Kamala Harris Running in 2020
Tia Hunt, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2019
During her time as a former Attorney General of California, Kamala Harris attends a San Francisco Pride event. Her participation in this event helped her gain more left wing support.
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Oscar Nominations 2019: Did your favorites make the list?
Summer Anderson, Features Editor
January 23, 2019
Shining bright, these trophies are waiting to be claimed at the 91st Academy Awards in February. This year's nominees were just released, so make sure to check if your favorite celebrities have a chance to take home the Oscar.
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Remembering the infamous MLK
Taylor Jones, Entertainment Editor
January 21, 2019
Waving to the hundreds of thousands of people who marched with him, Martin Luther King, Jr. finishes up his famous “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, D.C. King was a profound leader during the Civil Rights Era, demanding equal rights to African Americans as those given to whites.
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In state vs. out of state college
Grayson McClendon, Sports Editor
January 20, 2019
2018 Millbrook graduate Bria Bryant chose to stay in state and attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill because it was always her dream school while growing up in Raleigh. Read up to see the pros and cons of going to college in or out of state!
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Who moves onto the big game?
Robbie Cicciari, Co Editor-in-Chief
January 20, 2019
Getting ready to throw to their receivers, these NFL quarterbacks will lead their team into the Conference Championships. The Rams will be facing the Saints, and the Patriots will be facing the Chiefs tomorrow for the right to go to the Super Bowl.
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The people’s champion is born
Robbie Cicciari, Co Editor-in-Chief
January 17, 2019
Throwing a punch at Ernie Terrell, Muhammad Ali fights in one of the 56 matches that he won. Muhammad Ali is an all-time great in the sport of boxing, as well as in the fight against racism.
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The Real Deal: Birds are actually government drones
Margaux Hunter, Editorials Editor
January 16, 2019
Resembling a bird, a man is preparing to launch his drone. Although the alleged bird-drones made by the US government would have looked much more realistic than the one pictured, the drones are used for stealthy surveillance.
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Justine Hooker, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2019 • No Comments
A picture of an egg posted on Instagram shocked social media users when it beat the record for the most likes on an Instagram photo, taking the title away from the previous...
Raleigh officer shot multiple times
January 10, 2019
Fresh out of surgery, Officer C.D. Ainsworth is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds, including one in the neck. The young officer was responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle involved in a robbery at an apartment complex on Western Boulevard near Schaub Drive. He was driven to WakeMed in...
Ex-felons can now vote in Florida
January 10, 2019
As of January 8, convicted felons have regained the right to vote in the state of Florida. A ballot initiative was approved by sixty-four percent of Floridian voters in the 2018 midterm elections, creating a new constitutional amendment in their state. This amendment, named Amendment 4, restores the...
Local woman killed by escaped lion
January 1, 2019
Intern Alexandra Black was mauled by a lion Sunday afternoon while cleaning an enclosure at the Conservators Center in Burlington, North Carolina. The recent graduate of Indiana University worked as an intern for about two weeks prior to her death. Black was originally from New Palestine, Indiana,...
December 19, 2018
Millbrook, along with many other schools in the county, offers the National Achievers Society program. The goal of this program to is make academic achievement not only something to strive for, but something that is seen as respectable and cool by students’ peers. This honor society seeks...
December 19, 2018
Millbrook High School is home to many different academic and extracurricular activities of which students can participate. One fine example is Millbrook’s very own Digital Media Career Academy. The DMCA program provides a wide range of new skills and opportunities students can benefit from, such...
Mikayla Davis, co Editor-in-Chief
January 15, 2019 • No Comments
With the recent handful of seniors selected to be recognized as outstanding, a common question amongst much of the student body is what exactly does it mean to be an outstanding...
Exploring the lost art of etiquette
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Jonah Manuel, Staff Reporter
January 8, 2019 • No Comments
This day seventy-two years ago was the birth of one of rock's most memorable icons, David Robert Jones, more commonly known as David Bowie. From his first album, David...
January 5, 2019
Things to look forward to in 2019
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Tia Hunt, Staff Reporter
January 10, 2019 • No Comments
The United States makes up five percent of the world’s population, yet we have twenty-five percent of the world's prison population. Though crime rates have steadily...
Individualism continues to be overlooked
January 6, 2019
Why we should be setting screen time limitations for children
December 19, 2018
That’s What She Said: The early bird gets the worm!
December 19, 2018
Taylor Jones, Entertainment Editor
January 9, 2019 • No Comments
For four straight years, we have seen Clemson and Alabama meet in the College Football Playoffs. For the third time in the last four years, Clemson and Alabama ran onto...
Sport of the Month: Men’s Basketball
December 19, 2018
As the basketball season is gearing up, the Millbrook men are looking stronger than ever. Home to...
Changing sports one hit at a time
December 19, 2018
Concussion, one word that no athlete ever wants to hear. A concussion is also known as a mild traumatic...
Looking into the college football playoffs
December 19, 2018
Ah… college football, the best way to spend your Saturdays. Kicking back the recliner or chilling...