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

Twas the night before finals

‘Twas the night before finals

Kaylin King, Multimedia Reporter December 15, 2014

T’was the night before finals And all through the town Not a teacher was stirring not even a hound The computers were on and open with care In hopes to finish studying before dawn to appear The...

Ode to moms

Ode to moms

Rachel Jackson, Staff Reporter December 12, 2014

Who do we usually see at all of our school competitions? Who makes an effort to take part in your extracurricular school boards? Who usually puts their issues aside for you? And who has been there for...

The recent low gas prices are caused by political tension.

Low gas prices about more than the cost of oil

Noah Corbitt, Staff Reporter December 11, 2014

Within the past several months, the world has watched the price of oil fall steadily  to its lowest point in five years. Many reasons are behind this, including shale oil production in the United States....

Equality for extracurriculars

Equality for extracurriculars

Pierce Goddard, Staff Writer December 10, 2014

About three out of five days a week, I spend an average of about 12 hours at school a day. As high school students, we are passively obligated to take part in extracurricular activities by our parents,...

The need for time management

The need for time management

Rachel Jackson, Staff Reporter December 9, 2014

Recently I timed an average day in school for me, measuring from the first stroke of my pen to the moment I finished the excessive amount of homework. When glancing at my timer I was met with disbelief....

Life without a phone

Life without a phone

Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter December 8, 2014

Hello everyone, today I take you on an adventure. The possibility to engage in such an adventure was only brought up recently, due to an unfortunate series of events. No matter the outcome now, it would...

The need for feminism

The need for feminism

Nathalie Kroll, Staff Reporter December 5, 2014

I spend a lot of time on Twitter, which I probably shouldn't do because more often than not it upsets me and causes me to lose faith in our generation. Especially after the creation of a meninist page....

The real side of mental illness

The real side of mental illness

Riley Laurence and Jordan Toomey December 4, 2014

“Pre-cal makes me want to kill myself.” While walking in the halls recently, I heard this statement accompanied by the laughs of the speaker’s peers, and it shocked me. Well – it should have...

From science secrets to video game walkthroughs; one may find themselves clicking away for hours on the increasingly popular video site, YouTube.

Gamers, gurus, and goofy videos

Courtney Reid, Staff Reporter December 2, 2014

A lot of people have heard of, and been a part of, the YouTube time suck, including myself. It goes something like this: You go home, curl up in a blanket and decide to watch one video from your favorite...

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