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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

Applying to college: a modern epic poem

Applying to college: a modern epic poem

Liz Schasel, Editor-in-chief December 17, 2013

You don’t know procrastination Until you meet college applications. You set yourself some deadlines And assess your expectations.   The common app opens each year on August first. You think...

Make the best out of exams

Make the best out of exams

Katie Curry, Staff Reporter December 17, 2013

It’s the second year that we’ve had exams before the break. My freshman year and all the years prior that the school existed, exams were the second week after the break. It was those years that students...

Why the SAT trumps the ACT

Why the SAT trumps the ACT

Jessica Parrott, Sports Editor December 16, 2013

Everyone knows that you have to take either the SAT or the ACT to get into college. They’re long tests, they’re known to be pretty hard, (I mean come on, all we’ve really ever had to take is TAKS...

My religion, my words, my choice

My religion, my words, my choice

Darby Blaylock, Staff Reporter December 13, 2013

    Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to celebrate Jesus’s day. Christmas is the best time of the year for me. I was born and raised in a Christian home. I have a...

Safety behind the wheel

Safety behind the wheel

Katie Curry, Staff Reporter December 12, 2013

The concept of driving can be one of simplicity and ease. But is it really that simple? If it’s so simple, then why is it that the group highest in motor vehicle related accidents are aged in the range...

Power outages aren't fun

Power outages aren’t fun

Julia Vastano, Assistant Editor December 10, 2013

Thursday, December 5 was like a dream. “The Sound of Music” with Carrie Underwood was on live, I barely had any homework, and the best part, school was canceled the next day due to bad weather.  I...

Headed out of the game

Headed out of the game

Darby Blaylock, Staff Reporter December 3, 2013

Sports are the most important thing to me. My mom and doctor think differently. They say my health should come first. I get bumps and bruises every game and keep on playing, but one injury that no athlete...

Renew the spirit of Thanksgiving

Renew the spirit of Thanksgiving

Noah Corbitt, Staff Reporter November 25, 2013

Like many other holidays or celebrations, Thanksgiving has an aura of self-reflection behind it, for it encourages people to look around themselves and consider their lives, what they are thankful for,...

Shut your mouth, open your mind

Shut your mouth, open your mind

Catherine Hathaway, A&E Editor November 22, 2013

Everyone has seen guys elbowing each other in the hall and calling each other fags, or watched girls giggle and say “you are such a slut.” In some cases those terms aren’t meant to be hurtful, yet...

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