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Is Plasma Donation Right for you?

Darren Vargas-Holmes, Staff Reporter May 9, 2024

If you’re 18 and looking to make some extra money twice a week, then consider donating plasma. Plasma is the liquid part of your blood without your red and white blood cells. It’s also necessary to...

Help for Self-Harm

Darren Vargas-Holmes, Staff Reporter May 9, 2024

In a study conducted by BMC Psychiatry, one in six adolescents aged 12 to 16 engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NNSI), or self harm. Only 18% of them sought professional help. For Mental Health Awareness...

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How Project 2025 would Take the United States Back Decades

McKenna Novak, Opinion Editor May 9, 2024

Project 2025 was created by Donald Trump’s allies at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative activism group, along with over 100 other conservative groups. Last year, they released a 920-page document...

SHS AP Classes: Which are the Best of the Best?

SHS AP Classes: Which are the Best of the Best?

Arianna Armiger, News Editor April 17, 2024

A survey was conducted to find out what our Sentinel’s favorite AP classes are. 99 students participated in the survey: 23.2% being freshmen, 46.5% sophomores, 17.2% juniors, and 13.1% seniors. The top...

Diet Soda is not Healthier

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Zero Sugar Soda Tastes Better than Diet

Lily Rehburg, Staff Reporter April 17, 2024

In 1962 the worse soda in the world was created, diet soda. Intended to help people not have to give up sodas while being able to eat healthier it replaced the one ingredient that had the most...

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Pepsi VS Coke

Gabriel Ortiz, Online Editor April 17, 2024

Coca Cola versus Pepsi has been a years long debate of the American people’s favorite sugary beverage. Out of 100 responses 53% of students choose Coca Cola and 19% choose Pepsi while 28% would drink...

Month of the Military Child

Liam Buoniconti, Staff Reporter April 17, 2024

The feeling of dread leaving my friends behind but with that I knew I was never going to see them again so I could blow up everything there, spill secrets, start rumors, make people hate each other and...

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High School on the Spectrum

Darren Vargas-Holmes, Staff Reporter April 16, 2024

When I tell people that I’m autistic I often get told “Wow! I couldn’t even tell.” because the vast majority allistic (non-autistic) people misunderstand the manifestations of autism. Characters...

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