An Open Letter to the Girl With A Broken Heart
Ashli Key, Junior Writer
April 17, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Dear Beautiful Girl, I know you feel as if your world is falling apart. I know you’re at a loss of words because nothing you say or think will take this pain away. I know you feel as if you lost the one person you could count on being there for you. I know how it feels and I’m sorry. I’m sor...
Should We Keep Libraries?
Brannyn Spencer, Junior Writer
April 16, 2018
Filed under Courier Top Opinion Article, Opinion
As technology improves, many people have quit using local libraries. Many would rather sit at home reading off a cellular device than to go check out a book at the library. Some ask if we should even continue to have libraries. I believe libraries have a positive impact on communities, and we should c...
The Truth About Gun Control
Kaleb Lewellen, Sophomore Writer
April 16, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Safety is and has always been a driving priority among many people whether it be highly advanced scientific minds, or the common, everyday person. Many of us see our safety as the first priority. This is closely followed by the safety of those we love. Throughout history, violence has been evidently pre...
No Regrets
April 13, 2018
Filed under Courier Top Opinion Article, Opinion
As I have known for a while now, my senior year will be an ending to so many adventures. One of these experiences was one that had only just begun… tennis. I did not play throughout high school to play tennis my senior year. Once my final year at Cass had begun, it became clearer each day that I won’t...
School Uniforms: Self-Expression or Bullying?
Ashli Key, Junior Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion
When anyone brings up this issue about school uniforms, she doesn’t know the correct answer. Anyone can understand that some schools have uniforms and some follow a dress code. Many different views get thrown around, but none of them are wrong. After I have considered both sides, I agree with each of them, b...
Should Immigrants be U.S. Citizens?
Brannyn Spencer, Junior Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The topic of immigration is one of the most controversial subjects today in America. The two sides, supporting and disliking illegal immigrants, has grown stronger over the past few years due to Donald Trump’s ideas and opinions. I personally believe that immigration has caused our nation to become...
To the One Who Created My Darkness
Josie Woolever, Junior Writer
April 9, 2018
Filed under Courier Top Opinion Article, Opinion
To the One Who Created My Darkness, You may not realize what you had done at the time, you were quite young, but what you placed on me wasn’t easy for me to handle. Looking back on it now, I’d say it was a blessing in disguise. If it weren’t for that particular hard time, I probably...
The Book vs The Movie
Bodie St.Clair, Sophomore Writer
March 30, 2018
Filed under Courier Top Opinion Article, Opinion
Have you ever read a book that was also created into a movie? I feel like the movies are hardly ever as good as the books. An example of this is the Harry Potter Series. “The Harry Potter movies made me mad because they didn’t have as much detail as the books,” said Hannah Young. Like The Harry Po...
Coach Marschand
Brady Hammond, Senior Writer
March 21, 2018
Filed under Courier Top Opinion Article, Opinion
“Don’t just do the right thing when someone is looking. Do the right thing all the time. This will make you a better employee and father someday.”- Coach Greg Marschand. This is one of the many quotes that Coach Marschand repeats over and over again to his 33 baseball players. These quotes are part ...
To the One Who Broke Me
Morgan Miller, Senior Writer
March 19, 2018
Filed under Opinion
I’m going to try to be the bigger person here. I’m still bitter about how you treated me and how you changed me, but I’m going to try to put those feelings behind me like you so easily did. Even though you’ll never read this and don’t regret what you did to me, I’m going to write this hoping...
Gilbert’s Humorous, Strong Stance Against Suicide
Christian Lewis, Senior Writer
March 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
A Ballade of Suicide- by G.K. Chesterton The gallows in my garden, people say, Is new and neat and adequately tall; I tie the noose on in a knowing way As one that knots his necktie for a ball; But just as all the neighbours—on the wall— Are drawing a long breath to shout "Hurray!" The...
Of Human Bondage
Olivia Salyers, Senior Writer
February 28, 2018
Filed under Opinion
People say that love stories warm the heart, and in the words of country singer Maren Morris, “I could use a love song.” As readers, most of us love the surreal. We love to watch beautiful people live a beautiful life, but the truth is, none of this happens in real life. Throughout the early twen...
