The Sage Publication is the student news site of Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, CA

The Sage

The Sage Publication is the student news site of Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, CA

The Sage

The Sage Publication is the student news site of Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, CA

The Sage

Opinion

Opinion: Putting Arms in the Right Arms

Opinion: Putting Arms in the Right Arms

Maxwell Yang, Copy Editor May 8, 2018

Arming teachers to stop school shooters has been described as fighting fire with fire; it’s been speculated to be hardly effective against shooters and would only worsen situations. I don’t entirely...

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An Open Letter From a Senior: What Makes a True Leader

An Open Letter From a Senior: What Makes a True Leader

Darius Rahmanian, Copy Editor May 4, 2018

Selflessness, passion and the willingness to change their community. These traits are fundamental to becoming not only a great student leader but a great leader in general. High school “politics”...

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These are the current factions fighting for control and which part of the land they own. ISIL has been pushed back to a fraction of their previous size.

The United States Needs to Step Back

Drake Trent, Feature Editor May 3, 2018

Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Libya, Lebanon, Somalia, Bosnia, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Sudan, Kosovo, Yemen, Pakistan and Syria. 14 countries. The United States has bombed or occupied all of these countries since...

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Senior Gabe Vecchio prepares to start his stick shift. This is Gabes first car where he learned to drive a manual.

Why Everyone Needs to Drive Manual

Driving a manual transmission provides the driver with a multitude of different benefits over driving an automatic, and the benefits outweigh any negatives that come with the gearbox.
Jake Nipper, Staff Writer May 2, 2018

Every morning, you get in your car and drive to school, or work, or wherever you go. You sit in the driver’s seat, turn the ignition key (or press the push button), take the parking brake off (if you...

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A finance class offered in high school would increase the success of students after graduation. Learning about key concepts in finance enables students to make financially responsible decisions.

It’s All About the Money, Money, Money

Fawziyah Khatri, News Editor Apr 27, 2018

Leaving high school is like being hit with a tidal-wave of relief; with this relief comes the dawning realization that we have to be adults now. Uh-oh. That means: credit cards, loans, mortgages, taxes,...

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Minecraft Story Mode encourages children to practice satanic worship through the summoning and fighting of the Wither. This game should not be played by the religious youth of America.

Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite? Oh My!

Darius Rahmanian, Copy Editor Apr 24, 2018

The purpose of any game is ultimately the same. Whether it’s a card game, a board game, a tabletop game or a video game, the purpose is to achieve victory by playing and outwitting the other players...

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Consoles and PC: What To Buy Or To Move To

Consoles and PC: What To Buy Or To Move To

Darius Rahmanian, Copy Editor Apr 19, 2018

Video Games are the fastest-growing forms of entertainment in the media industry, coming in at $30.4 billion. In the video game market, there lays a divide between competitors in the form of video game...

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Polite Political Discourse Episode 3: Religion in Politics

Tyler Overbey and Dakota Coddington Mar 21, 2018

Join hosts Dakota Coddington and Tyler Overbey in Polite Political Discourse, as they engage in intellectual, bipartisan, conversation. The two intend on attempting to understand each others political...

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Civilian ignores vape epidemic and continues to keep taking hits

Vaping On Campus

A Problem That Affects More Than Just The Smoker
Kamden Miller, Staff Writer Mar 13, 2018

Vaping, as all high school students know, is a trend that has become increasingly popular across the nation. Now, the inconspicuous pens students use to partake have made their way onto our high school...

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The detriments of cell phones have caused students to be distracted in class, leading to frustrated teachers and grades dropping.

Cell Phones: More Harm than Good?

Drake Trent, Staff Writer Mar 13, 2018

Cell phones have rapidly changed the way our everyday lives appear. There’s not a second that goes by where you don’t see someone whipping out their phones to check some app or another. Never before...

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Teens for Gun Reform, a student group in the Washington D.C. area, demonstrates in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas high school shooting

Partisanship After Parkland

Critical thinking, understanding, and compromise has been pushed aside in favor of emotionally-charged, unproductive argument and closed-mindedness in the wake of trauma and unrest.
Jake Nipper, Staff Writer Mar 8, 2018

Tragedies such as the Parkland school shooting don’t just affect their community. They don’t just affect their state. They affect everyone in this country. Their effects ripple into spheres far beyond...

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