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Two Worlds - OPINION

Two Worlds – OPINION

Integra Christensen, Cartoonist November 11, 2025

Do you act differently online than you do in person? If yes, this may also be the case for many other individuals. Without a face to define you, words alone sculpt who you are as a person. This lack of...

Mindless Scrolling - OPINION

Mindless Scrolling – OPINION

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist October 24, 2025

How often do you find yourself scrolling online? A couple of minutes daily? Hours? What was once a harmless way to kill time has dissolved into an addictive habit for many. Consumption of fast-paced media...

Catching Votes

Catching Votes

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist October 19, 2025

Atlantic Community School Board elections are underway. For the 2025 election, there are four candidates. A returning candidate looking to renew his term, Josh McLaren, and three new candidates, Chet Meneely,...

A Flawed Sense of Security - OPINION

A Flawed Sense of Security – OPINION

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist October 10, 2025

An estimated 600 citizens are killed annually at the hands of law enforcement; a position esteemed for the rights they swore to protect. The order they promised to keep. And yet, many citizens report feeling...

Ban Wave - OPINION

Ban Wave – OPINION

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist October 6, 2025

It started with books. Works deemed "unsuitable for children" may contain mentions of race and racism, people of color, LGBTQ+ representation, and/or explicit content. As such, the US government has increased...

From Feathered Heroes to Flying Rats - OPINION

From Feathered Heroes to Flying Rats – OPINION

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist September 26, 2025

When radios and telephone lines failed, the couriers of the sky swooped in to transport vital messages across air, land, and sea. These feathered messengers are known as "carrier pigeons." A handful of...

Mysterious Mess - Opinion

Mysterious Mess – Opinion

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist September 19, 2025

Despite its dissolvability, toilet paper vandalism is not a pleasant sight. The lingering residue paints us in a negative light. Work together to keep trash off our campus, not contribute to it.

Every month, every quarter. Students attempt to absorb information while they're told to recall it. Knowledge they’ve just learned, coughed up for none to see. Not even themselves. And often, we ask ourselves, what is the point? Is it testing for the sake of testing? It’s draining.

Spill My Brains – OPINION

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist September 10, 2025

 

A student and teacher discuss the allowance of phones in school. Comic by Molly Harris.

If The Phone Ban Got Stricter

Molly Harris, Editorial Cartoonist February 4, 2025

By Molly Harris.

“Sign My Yearbook Before You Go?”

Molly Harris, Editorial Cartoonist December 13, 2024

Link to Purchase the Yearbook: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1072152/Atlantic-High-School/2017-Yearbook/2016082404581126767/CATALOG_SHOP/?REF=A02277200&rc=150  

Two people talk about their newly owned "banned books." They discuss which ones they each bought.

Because of the Book Ban–OPINION

Molly Harris, Editorial Cartoonist November 14, 2024

"Fatigue" — OPINION

“Fatigue” — OPINION

Molly Harris, Editorial Cartoonist October 30, 2024

Math homework. AP class essays. History projects. As students, we can't help but feel fatigued from all of our homework. It follows us like storm clouds and weighs on our minds like bricks, which makes...

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