Seniors attending out of state colleges 2015

Zane Muzzillo
Staff Writer

Seniors attending in-state colleges 2015

Zane Muzzillo
Staff Writer

Wake County Schools add a new sport

Jo Gatlin
Staff Writer


Stunt is a new and growing sport that is very similar to cheerleading. Both cheerleading and stunt have the same athletic skills.  Its competition format and scoring systems are what makes stunt different from cheerleading. Although cheerleading is both a male and female sport, stunt only allows females to participate. Every year the USA Cheer Stunt Competition Committee develops routines and publishes them. Teams compete side by side and participants are awarded points by a panel of judges. The teams are judged on mastery of a set routine, not creativity. Stunt is being considered for NCAA Emerging Sport status and has been designed to meet Title IX's requirements for intercollegiate sports.

WCPSS tests "Bring Your Own Device" program

Alex Sands

Student uses tablet to study

Staff Writer

In first period AFM, I pulled up my Blackboard account on my iPhone and studied the notes my teacher had posted before my test began.

In second period Holocaust and Genocide, Mr. Moncelle paused his lecture, to have students pull out their phones and google the definition of unrecognized words he had used.

In third period journalism, I scrolled through my Twitter timeline attempting to find potential headlines and learning about what was going on in school.

So, what’s the big deal with the “Bring Your Own Device” program? Why is the local media talking about this and why are parents concerned?

Tillis wins Senate seat in recent election

Zane Muzzilo
Staff Writer

House Speaker Thom Tillis narrowly took the U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina from the Democratic incumbent Senator Kay Hagan. Tillis won a close race getting 49% of the vote while Hagan received 47% of the vote. The independent, Sean Haugh, took 4% of the vote, which helped swing the election in Tillis’ favor.

Tillis’ career began in 2003 as commissioner to the town of Cornelius North Carolina. In 2006 he was elected to the General Assembly of North Carolina and in 2011 became the speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives. 

Democrats sweep Wake County Commissioner elections

Michael Lyday

Editor-in-Chief

Democrats swept the 2014 Wake County Commissioner election, and now hold all seven seats on the Board of Commissioners. Candidates Sig Hutchinson, Matt Calabria, Jessica Holmes, and John Burns all defeated Republican incumbents in their respective elections. The board was formerly controlled by a 4-3 Republican majority which was under fire for its handling of issues with public transit, and its lack of cooperation with the Democrat-led School Board. Criticism even came from within the county’s Republican Party itself, with many conservative mayors of Wake County towns voting Democrat in the election.

With their unanimous control of the Board, Democrats look to increase spending in schools and infrastructure to coincide with the area’s rapid growth. 

Orchestra hopes to keep the music playing in the face of budget cuts

Michael Lyday
Editor-in-Chief

The Wake County Public School System will decide the future of orchestra program funding in its November 18 board meeting. At this meeting, parents and orchestra representatives will present to the school board in hopes of improving funding for the program. Due to budget restrictions, there is a chance for all school orchestras to be cut completely.

Upcoming Concerts: Spring 2014

Nicholas Chupka
Staff Writer

Definitely check out some of these exciting concerts coming to the triangle in the next few months: