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

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

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A school you once thought was a safe space for learning has now turned into a warzone between you and students who constantly fire negativity your way. The public school system’s way of handling bullying, on multiple occasions, has caused students to pack their backpacks with Tec-9s and sawed-off shotguns instead of notebooks.   

Why Students Are Choosing Tec-9s Over Textbooks

Julia Araujo, Staff Reporter May 30, 2019

Imagine you’re walking through the halls to get to class when students you barely know walk by and throw trash at you, call you degrading names and shout inappropriate slurs directed right at you. A...

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Your typical school bell on the Sage Creek campus is run through the PA system. Although unassuming, on the roof of every classroom, its screams can damage students ears on the daily.

The Benefits of Banishing Blaring Bells

Riley Hull, Staff Reporter May 30, 2019

The bell rings. They head out of their rooms. In the quad, they spend time with their friends. The bell rings. They go back inside, not to classrooms but to prisons. The school has become...

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A woman carries a sign in a protest to protect the right to her own body. Women have been marching in protest for various rights they have been denied for over a hundred years now.

Women’s Reproductive Rights Are Not Up For Grabs

Taylor Riley, Staff Reporter May 21, 2019

Whether you are anti-abortion or pro-choice, there is one thing that is clear — women should have full control over their own bodies — and here’s why. Roughly 200,000 teenage girls get an abortion...

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Students that travel abroad have many options of where they can study. Many have chosen specific places all over the world that offer the best education for their specific topic of study or future career path.

Students Should Be Required to Study Abroad

Emilie Anderson, Staff Reporter May 20, 2019

A fourteen-hour flight? Uncomfortable plane seats and unappetizing airport food? Traveling without your family for the first time? All of these describe the experience of a student traveling to...

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With the rise of YouTube and the decrease of television use, kids are now tunning the latest and greatest YouTuber rather than watching the newest television episode.

Lose the TV, YouTube Is Replacing It

Is YouTube the New Disney Channel? Not Clickbait!
Tristin Hoffman, Staff Reporter May 16, 2019

Imagine this: it’s 2010 and you’ve just gotten home from school. You flip on the television, sit down on the couch with a few snacks (Gushers, anyone?) and tune into the newest Wizards of Waverly Place...

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The rise of households across America switching to organic has increased immensely throughout recent years. This way of living includes fresh, pesticide-free produce instead of conventionally grown produce.

Buying Organic Isn’t as Healthy as You Thought

Juliana Renert, Staff Reporter May 9, 2019

49.4 billion. That’s how much money organic sales in 2017 made in America alone, which set a new US record. Up 6.4 percent from the previous year, more and more consumers have been turning their...

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Military grade weapons such as the AR-15 and other semi-automatic weapons, were not made for civilian use. Preventing civilians from gaining access to them leads to a safer environment.

A Modern Age of Guns

Riley Hull, Staff Reporter Apr 30, 2019

On March 16, a gunman opened fire within two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Three days after the attack, New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced plans to tighten gun...

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Body hair or no body hair is allowed to be a question. This article discusses why women should choose for themselves to save or shave their body hair.

Destigmatization of Women’s Body Hair

Taylor Riley, Staff Reporter Apr 29, 2019

I look down at my legs and I feel embarrassed. I forgot to shave and threw on a pair of shorts as I flew out the door, already late for school. All day I glance down, examining and wincing at the sight...

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Strict parents force their kids to be sneaky in order to have a social life. Most parents keep their kids excluded from social activities in order to make them study for tests or to ensure that all their homework is done.

Strict Parents Make Sneaky Kids

Summer Fitzgerald, Staff Reporter Apr 26, 2019

Ever since I was young, my parents have always told me stories starting with, “when I was your age…” and a funny anecdote that shows how times have changed. One such story of my dad is how he used...

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This is the first real image of a black hole. Although it may not look like much, this image took eight telescopes, four continents and over two years to create.

Why that Fuzzy Orange Photo Matters

Riley Hull, Staff Reporter Apr 19, 2019

This past Wednesday, April 10, scientists from the program Event Horizon released the first actual images of a black hole, the celestial object, up until now, a mere hypothesis. In eight simultaneous...

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The NASA insignia, nicknamed “The Meatball,” is the main face of the agency. Each part represents a technology or innovation used in space travel.

Hold for Liftoff, We Don’t Have The Money: NASA’s Budget

Riley Hull, Staff Reporter Apr 16, 2019

Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has looked to the stars for guidance, for inspiration, for a boundary. Now, in our modern age, the heavens are not the end-all-be-all. Armstrong's famous...

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A parent and an admissions officer exchange money for a college degree. It is a representation of only one of hundreds of rich parents who have faked their child’s skills, grades and test scores in order to gain easy admittance to a prestigious school.

The College Admissions Scandal and the Darkness it Revealed

Jenny Tucker, Staff Reporter Apr 12, 2019

Acceptance rates for universities are getting lower and lower each year while prices increase drastically on an annual basis, and it’s not just a coincidence. As the same handful of schools are increasingly...

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