The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

The Red Ledger

In a recent drunk driving case, North Texas teen, Ethan cough killed four in a drunk driving accident. He avoided jail time due to affluenza, a mental illness that seems to be an epidemic for the region.

Affluenza: a suburban epidemic

Caroline Smith, Managing Editor December 31, 2013

A combination of affluence and influenza known as Affluenza is defined as the psychological condition where prosperous young individuals are affected with a sense of guilt, lack of motivation, and a sense...

There can be a great emotional toll upon children in families with divorced parents. Often times, the holidays magnify the split.

When one home becomes two

Riley Laurence, Staff Reporter December 29, 2013

Many high school students think they’ll grow up, go to college, get married, and raise a family.  However, according to an article on family.com, one out of three marriages end in divorce.  No one...

The Allen Community Outreach center always receives a large amount of donations during the Christmas season.

Outreach expands for Christmas season

Tory Heruska, Staff Reporter December 26, 2013

With Christmas just around the corner, the Allen Community Outreach program is busier than ever. Citizens of the Allen community are coming together to make sure that every family can gather around a warm...

Volunteers stand outside in the cold temperatures ringing a handheld bell encouraging people to donate to the Red Kettle for Salvation Army.

Red Kettle takes holiday donations

Julia Vastano, Assistant Editor December 24, 2013

The wind is biting on this particular winter day. People rush into the comparatively warm grocery store from their heated cars, holding onto their hats as the wind fights to whip them away. Most would...

A recent law has limited what teachers and other school officials may say as holiday greetings.

Christmas greeting altered by law

Sydney Grissom, Staff Reporter December 23, 2013

Religion and public schools tend not to mix very well and where to draw the line can be questionable, however with Texas being the first state to pass a new Merry Christmas law which is now in act, students...

Many Target shoppers are concerned due to a hacker that has compromised many cards.

Target hacking worries customers

Olivia Griffin, News Editor December 20, 2013

Target shoppers beware as the company announced that 40 million customer credit card accounts were breached by an unknown hacker between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. “I’ve heard about it, but I’ve never...

Shopping center Watters Creek is planning new improvements, including this electronic billboard.

Popular shopping center plans for improvements

Olivia Griffin, News Editor December 19, 2013

Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm, a popular shopping, dining and entertainment destination for local residents, is undergoing a $2.5 million upgrade that will be completed between late 2014 and early 2015. The...

The Program for International Student Assessment is an international program that tests students from participating countries to determine the scores of the assessed students in subject fields, math being one of them. In the most recent assessment, America scored worse than 29 other tested countries in the percentage of tested students performing below the base proficiency standard in mathematics.

Math doesn’t add up in the U.S.

Noah Corbitt, Staff Reporter December 19, 2013

America’s education system has, in recent years, been struggling to keep up with the most well-accredited and achieving states of the world, but the most recent scores from the Program for International...

Graphic compares earthquake frequency, size, and destructive force

Quakes shake the region

Olivia Griffin, News Editor December 18, 2013

When many students think of earthquakes, they think of California, not Texas. However, a number of earthquakes in the region has increased significantly over the past few years, with several of these quakes...

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