SAT misconceptions revealed

It seems the time has come to mix things up for the class of 2006. In March of 2005, the College Board will unleash the new SAT. What can be expected of this monster that will no longer be scored out of 1600, but instead 2400? For starters, a student-written essay will be included, analogies will be eliminated (hooray), and shorter...Click to read more!

(Click to expand/collapse) April 2004 Headlines

Designer purse fad comes at high price Many female students and even teachers at Lassiter High School are unknowingly supporting organized crime and terrorism. The popular trend of knockoff designer handbags has served as a seemingly innocent way for those without Hollywood-style budgets...Click to read more!

Liar liar A trend at Lassiter is quickly on the rise, and I’m not talking about the hemlines of those fabulous spring skirts. Now more than ever, students are taking it upon themselves to receive their grades in the easiest way possible—and with the least amount of work possible—by cheating...Click to read more!

Danielle the tiny dancer Most people at Lassiter who know of sophomore Danielle Berke would never guess that she has a fondness for the good old days of listening to Raffi, that she has been known to play in the creek behind her house with her dog, Max, or that she has a mouth like a sailor. To many, she is the quiet, hardworking scholar who is never less than humble...Click to read more!

Society's Sexual Tolerance When Britney Spears posed on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1999 in a push-up bra, boyshort underwear, and a sweater while holding a telephone and a Teletubby, many onlookers were shocked and even outraged that a teenager would pose so provocatively on a mainstream....Click to read more!

D-I-V-O-R-C-E It’s no secret that the gender roles have undergone countless changes since the good old days. Whereas women were once expected to fulfill household duties, monotonous as they were, modern men are often the ones to stay home to care for children, clean,and cook...Click to read more!

Ross Arney, Lassiter's Epitome of Bass Perfection “The headstock of my Hohner 6-string was broken in a car accident…I was actually more upset about my bass being broken than my car being totaled,” admitted Lassiter’s resident bass addict. This statement is a typical one for Ross Arney, who has been teaching himself...Click to read more!

Lassiter prom will make history at Fernbank Between group planning, dinner reservations, picture parties and so much more, many of you guys have heard us girls complaining more than usual which normally means it’s that certain time again. Prom is right around the corner. For many juniors and seniors...Click to read more!

Barbie's new man? So it turns out Barbie has a new beau. Barbie was introduced to children all over the world by Mattel in 1959, and her boyfriend Ken made his debut two years later in 1961. Their relationship must have dulled, because after 43 years, Barbie has a new man in her life...Click to read more!

The Dark Side Consider the consequences of reading this article. It’s pretty safe. This is just a little something to make you think. And so the story begins. Friday, December, 26 my boyfriend, Dan, arrives from Wisconsin to visit for a few days. That night, my family and relatives go on an outing to Stone Mountain...Click to read more!