October 31st not only marked the exciting American holiday Halloween, but it was also the beginning of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a Mexican holiday of remembering and celebrating loved ones who have died. November 1st is Dia de los Inocentes, the day when everyone honors the children who have pa...

 According to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a day. When asked about their amount of sleep per day, several Shawnee students of all grade levels  answers ranged from five to eight hours, less if they have heavy homework assigned that day. Lack of sle...

  Juul is simply one of many e-cigarettes available for purchase. Until e-cigarettes entered the mainstream, the amount of teenagers using tobacco products actually decreased significantly. According to the CDC, the amount of teenagers smoking cigarettes declined among middle and high school st...

The massive juggernaut of a franchise, Call of Duty, is back with another installment. Call of Duty is still the same point and shoot military action game that it has been for years, so let's get into the new things in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 developed by Treyarch. The Multiplayer. The gameplay in mult...

A new year here at Shawnee means another group of new Renegades joining us. A new addition to the Social Studies department, Mr. Maira was interviewed about his previous experience, and what he brings to the table here at Shawnee. Where did you go to College? Maira: "I did my undergrad and masters at t...