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Head to Head: Required Community Service is Good

Head to Head: Required Community Service is Good

Help is help, it doesn’t matter if it’s forced or voluntary.
Max Earl, Sports Associate Editor March 21, 2025

When it comes to helping those in need, help is help. It doesn’t matter if it’s forced or voluntary. It is hard to get people to give time out of their busy schedules to go out and volunteer. As a...

Head to Head: Required Community Service is Bad

Head to Head: Required Community Service is Bad

Forced community service is not a good deed.
Luke Viviano, News Editor & Business Manager March 21, 2025

One time my dad gave me and my sister $20 dollars and told me to go get a gift for my mom’s birthday. Of course I did what he asked me to, but as I watched her smiling as she opened the gift, I did not...

Crafting Community

Crafting Community

Students, teachers, and philanthropists discuss modern community service, from youth engagement in it to the impacts it has on both the giving and receiving ends.

The Editorial Board consists of the senior Journalism III class.

Staff Editorial: In High Demand

The Editorial Board voted 13-1 that service hours should be a graduation requirement.
Spark Staff January 23, 2025

“Democracy dies in darkness” is the official slogan of The Washington Post, the meaning being that a society governed by the decisions of the people will only function effectively if it is informed...

Farm Fresh Frenzy

Farm Fresh Frenzy

Full of vendors with a variety of items to sell and customers to buy them, the Lebanon Farmers Market was held outside Bicentennial Park in downtown Lebanon for its opening day on May 16.
Ashley Skinner, In-Depth Editor August 5, 2024

STORY AND PHOTGRAPHY ASHLEY SKINNER The savory aroma of fresh baked sourdough, bright hues of blossomed flowers, sweet taste of apple cider donuts, and the strong musk of a lavender scented candle can...

Adena students have recess on the newly renovated playground.

Updated Playground Brings Community Together

Andie Madding December 1, 2020

story by Andie Madding | photography by Audrey Allen | infographic by Emily Taylor Although Adena Elementary's playground was completed in 2018, nobody could have predicted just how important it would...

Through "Asian Food Week", Asianati worked to celebrate Asian food culture and promote Asian restaurants in the Cincinnati area.

Spreading the Good News

Natalie Mazey November 18, 2020

story by Natalie Mazey | photography by Ianni Acapulco Asianati has hosted “Asian Food Fest,” an event with vendors from Asian restaurants across the Cincinnati area,  in downtown Cincinnati for...

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Busing Brought Back to Lakota Freshmen

Alexandra Fernholz January 18, 2020

story and photography by Alexandra Fernholz | additional photography by Riley Higgins Jan. 18, 2020 marks the ninth year since busing was available to Lakota high schools. However, due to a recent board...

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An Evolving Thrill

Brayden Barger December 23, 2019

story and infographic by Brayden Barger | photography fair use Lining the skyline of Mason, Ohio with 364 acres of steel and wood, Kings Island is the premier source of entertainment for locals and travelers...

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Holiday Cheer at Chesterwood Village

Emily Hormann December 14, 2019

story and photography by Emily Hormann Local nursing home Chesterwood Village was open to the public to spread some holiday cheer to the residents through a family-friendly Christmas celebration. Chesterwood...

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Largest Ghost Hunt in the World

Olivia Rigney October 22, 2019

story by Olivia Rigney | photography by Riley Higgins Hamiltucky Paranormal Investigations started in 2009 as just a Facebook page. They are a company committed to investigating the unknown with their...

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