Many avoid reciting the Pledge of Allegiance due to one word: “God”. It has been argued that this word violates their rights, specifically their First Amendment rights; however, the truth is that our...
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Spradling has chosen to venture into...
Mrs. Rikelle Berry is a talented person with a big heart. She loves her students and treats them with kindness.
Mrs. Berry went to Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. She studied music education...
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Erickson is unsure of what exactly she would like to do after high school. She had plans of...
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Cooper plans on attending Colorado State University (CSU) and majoring...
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Some students in the United States refuse to stand for and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. One example of such a person is a sixth-grader from Florida who told a substitute teacher that he would not stand...
Adah McMillan, Copy and Design Editor
• January 20, 2021
The daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance violates the separation of church and state, a keystone of our nation’s foundation.
The First Amendment of our Constitution states, “Congress shall...
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