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Phad Thai takeout Review

September 23, 2020

Phad Thai takeout Review Last night my family ordered Best Thai from takeout apps. It's better to go in and do curbside pickup because they will serve the people there before they deliver it to you. When the food got here it was bad. We were originally super excited. The food came fast and right on time but the downside was the food was flavorless and the egg rolls were burnt. We had to use what we had in our kitchen to doctrine it to provide flavor. What's even worse is that it was a waste of $60. We were practically forced to eat this food because we did not want to waste the money. I would not recommend this place for Grub hub and Door dash users or any other app that delivers takeout . The issue with...

U.S Government to Reduce Number of Troops in Iraq

September 18, 2020

For most people, 2020 has been nothing but a consistent harborer of bad news- rather raging wildfires, the ever-looming tension of a tumultuous political election in the US, and of course, a pandemic of such unprecidence and calibre it still feels unreal to most. However not every event to have occurred this year tells of despair and strife. One such gem in an array of daunting stories is the long-awaited decision by the U.S government to reduce it’s amount of soldiers located in Iraq. ...

Frisco ISD, Upcoming Testing Opportunities

September 16, 2020

As the school year carries on, tests are indeed coming up. Such as, the SAT, PSAT, and even the ACT exam, provided by the college board and the ACT organizations. Now, the SAT will indeed be offered on August 29th, September 26th, October 3rd, November 7th and even on December 5th. While the PSAT exam will occur strictly on October 14th, during the school day. Then, the ACT exam will be offered on September 12th, October 24th and even on the 12th of December. The College Board and Khan Aca...

Patriot Day – September 11th

September 10, 2020

FISD Sporting Events; In Person and Online Guidelines

September 8, 2020

The start of the Frisco ISD football season has been delayed, but each team still has 10 regular season games planned, with games beginning on Thursday, September 24th, at 7pm. The Current University Interscholastic League COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Guidelines state that spectators are now allowed to attend the games, only if appropriate social distancing of 6 ft can be maintained. In order for that to happen, stadiums can not be filled to capacity and are now only allowing 50% capacity to be at the g...

Touch Deprivation: The Unexpected Side Effect of COVID Safety Protocols

Lauren Adkins

September 4, 2020

A warm embrace. A handshake. A comforting pat on the back. All are forms of physical touch that were once an ordinary, taken for granted, piece of daily life. Now, physical touch has been temporarily shunned due to COVID-19 from society’s routine, resulting in a phenomenon called “touch deprivation.” In 1990, 2 scientists visited understaffed orphanages located in Romania. Upon observation, it was discovered that the children in these orphanages were extremely sensory deprived. They were physically and emotionally underdeveloped, which scientists were able to trace back to a lack of physical touch. Without physical contact, these children were experiencing lower levels of cortisol and growth dev...

How to Have a Wedding, COVID Style

August 31, 2020

When a little girl or boy dreams about their future wedding, usually they envision a beautiful venue surrounded by friends and family, topped off with a reception filled with celebratory dancing and energetic music. Never would one picture their significant other designated to a hospital bed surrounded by hospital staff- but this was the reality for one Texas couple as they tied the knot in the most unconventional way. Despite the oddity of the circumstances, Carlos Muniz and Grace Leimann went on...

The Impact of Covid 19 on Athletics

August 27, 2020

Due to covid-19 many things have changed this year, including the athletics programs. First off, football, cross country, volleyball and team tennis will have a delayed start to their seasons, concluding in the first day of practices being September 8th. Also due to covid, students that are not a part of the athletics programs or drill team will not be allowed to attend these games. Students are indeed allowed to watch these games live online though on the NFHS network for about $10.99 a...

Saved by the Bell

August 27, 2020

If the apprehension towards the new school year could be compared to COVID cases, they would both be skyrocketing through the roof. The current global pandemic situation has taken a toll on almost everything and school was not an exception. During the last two months of summer, school districts scrambled to figure out a plan for the next school year. Trying to accommodate both virtual and face2face schooling, administrators developed a new bell schedule to make the transition back into school...

School Wages On, Even in a Pandemic

August 19, 2020

No matter how heart-shattering, soul-crushing, happiness-depriving a situation may be, life goes on. That is just one of the many lessons the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic has taught us this past year. Frisco ISD is no exception to this rule as the district learns how to move forward with the school year despite the unprecedented circumstances. With coronavirus cases rampant across the country, Frisco has set up an efficient system to deal with the oncoming influx of students. “S...

Time Killers – a Podcast with Hosts Nicholas Dembla & Wesley Abbe

May 13, 2020

Local Teen Acts Globally

Gracie Fillet, Staff Writer

May 9, 2020

Through the troubling times, there are people that rise to the occasion and volunteer to help others in our communities. Emelie, currently a freshman at Memorial, has put her 3D printer and her interest in the STEM field to considerable use. During this pandemic, Emelie has used her time to truly serve her community by creating adjustable face mask buckles that are much more comfortable to wear during long hours than elastic. Recently, Emelie has been exploring the world of healthcare as a profession in the future, creating these buckles were her contribution to serving medical professionals on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Adjustable buckles that could fit into surgical face masks seemed an opti...