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POMEROY–Law enforcement is a career I think I would like to pursue because it helps people and communities. When I tell people I am interested in this field, they ask me why I would consider such a t...

POMEROY–Christmas is right around the corner which means "no School" and I am super excited. Being a teen around the holidays can be somewhat stressful when you have to shop for your parents w...

POMEROY–The summer before I went into third grade, my parents got a divorce. I thought my world was over. I cried all the time. Honestly, my little brother was there for me the most and he was only li...

POMEROY–Little siblings are good and bad. One minute they can be your best friend and the next, your worst nightmare. It’s the epitome of a love-hate relationship. When I was about ten and my bro...

POMEROY–Jr. Pirates took basketball team was victorious with a 24-32 win when they played Colton last Monday, November 18 at 4:30 p.m. Due to lack of junior varsity and varsity players, only one g...

POMEROY–When you have a best friend you want to hold on to them for as long as possible. Unfortunately, you can’t always be that lucky. I have a friend who was my other half. We did everything tog...

POMEROY– The Pirates Junior High Basketball games played against the Colfax Bulldogs were tough, which they fought hard but were kept at bay with a Pirate A team loss of 18-54 and B team loss of 14-22...

POMEROY–It seems the older I get the less appealing the whole birthday party with cake, ice cream and candles, party favors and games seem. It takes a lot of planning to get a date and time. These d...

POMEROY–The whole week of Homecoming was absolutely amazing and awesome. Dress-up days were so much fun and being able to be completely silly with all of my friends all week was great. Homecoming morn...

POMEROY–Homecoming is almost here! Everyone has expectations of how the week activities and dance are going to be, especially the freshman since it’s their first high school dance. In the movies, it...

POMEROY– Thanks to Muriel Bott, I recently met with some travelers from Finland and spoke with a thirteen-year old girl named Lina Kortejarvi. In our discussion, I learned she was from a village c...

POMEROY–The last couple of years I have changed, partially due to maturing, but also to fit into my peer group. It is sometimes difficult to make the transition into high school where friends, parents...

POMEROY–High school brings on a whole new level of stress to feel accepted. Some people are even changing themselves to be like others. What is so wrong with being yourself, even if that means b...

POMEROY–Many of you probably have siblings. I have a little brother, and he can be such a pain. It’s a weird thing about having siblings. There are times you want to ship them off in the mail, yet at...