Different Workload, Same Work Ethic

November 8, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

Imagine walking into the restaurant, department, or grocery store where you are currently employed. You clock in like normal and set everything up so you can work hard the next few hours. You have lots of energy and you are ready to greet all of the customers coming your way. Then your boss unexpectedl...

Are Students Struggling with Screen Time

Peter Massura, Staff Writer

November 8, 2018

Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life

With the new Apple update IOS 12 comes a new feature in the settings: a gadget known as screen time. which displays the total time spent on the phone for the day and the average for the week. This is supposed to help smartphone users to reduce or manage screen time. After collecting data from over ...

Business Booming in Virtual Enterprise

Abby Stone, Editor

November 7, 2018

Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life

Imagine a class that is run by students instead of teachers. Initially, this might sound like a recipe for disaster, but it is nowhere near that in the Virtual Enterprise (VE) class. Virtual Enterprise is a course new to Rochester Adams High School as of the 2018-2019 school year. The class is run by T...

Spotlight on AP Capstone

Kristen D’Souza, Staff Writer

November 7, 2018

Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life

Walking into the AP Seminar class at Adams is a new experience every time. On a given afternoon, students might be gathered in a circle for a conversation on gentrification. The next day, the class could be having a discussion on the Myers-Briggs personality test, organized into groups based on t...

Does Parental Pressure Play a Role in Career Choice?

Samantha Moilanen, Editor

November 7, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Student Life

Should every high schooler have his/her whole life planned out by the time he/she turns eighteen? How involved should parents be in making these major life decisions? During the last few years of high school, students often face an enormous amount of pressure as they wrestle with major life decisio...

Vine Loops Back

Maddy Fleury, Editor In Chief

November 6, 2018

Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life

After a long day of educational endeavors and extracurriculars, one of the most trendy ways this generation has chosen to spend its free-time is on the once-popular app known as Vine. Whether users chose to make hilarious seven-second clips goofing around with their friends or simply enjoyed watching wha...

Student Spotlight: Lisa Lohner

Grace Antonelli, Staff Writer

November 6, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

Swimming is by far one of the most vigorous, time consuming sports. It is the only high school sport that has mandatory practices in both the morning and afternoon. Spending the past four years as league champions, the Rochester Adams Swim & Dive team carries a heavy weight on its shoulders as it fights to win a fifth first place trophy.   ...

All-Day, All-Year Schools

Amanda Mazzuchi, Staff Writer

November 6, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Student Life

The discussion of year-round school is a big conversation point for many schools across America. The anticipation for summer is exciting for all students and teachers. However, a long summer can be damaging to a student’s education. Many schools in the United States have chosen to integrate year-...

American Youth and the Lack of Life Skills

Samantha Moilanen, Editor

October 31, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

Youth in America are lacking the skills needed to be successful in life. What are schools doing about this issue, and how can this change in the future? Upon leaving high school, many students face the common challenge of being unaware of how to survive and take care of themselves in the real worl...

Student Spotlight: Claire Donohoe

Josie Wenzell, Staff Writer

October 30, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

Rochester Adams offers dozens of extracurricular activities for students. One student in particular is very involved in the school, and is willing to provide an inside look on her life and what she does for the school community. Sophomore Claire Donohoe is quite the scholar with the rigorous advanced clas...

Student Spotlight: Bailey Pease Rows Her Way To MSU

Abby Stone, Editor

October 26, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Sports, Student Life

Bailey Pease is known at Rochester Adams High School for her outstanding volleyball skills, but next year she will be known at Michigan State University for a completely different sport. The senior captain of the Adams girls volleyball team has recently verbally committed to join the Michigan State Wome...

More Than Just Brown and Gold

Josie Wenzell, Staff Writer

October 24, 2018

Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life

Adams High School gets a running start to the year with its annual 5k Color Run as students and family are welcome to take part in an event full of smiles, fun, and color. “What is the Color Run? The Color Run, also known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet, is a unique paint race that celebrates heal...