A Mission Bay Talent: Napolean Joel Lange
May 14, 2012 • Malou Vittrup, Staff Reporter
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Mission Bay High School has for decades been a place where a lot of talented young students have had their skills and passions discovered. Talents are expressed in many different ways and can be really anything. In some cases it will be influenced by diverse history, life as a teenager, education, etc.... Read more »
How Unemployment Affects Teens
March 30, 2012 • Marilyn Cervantes, Staff Reporter
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As of February 18, 2012, 7.4 million people have been receiving unemployment checks, it has gone down since the week before. Imagine having a job for many years and being able to pay your monthly bills and being financially secure, and then the security being stripped away from you. As of now, the unemployment... Read more »
Cyber-Bullying
March 26, 2012 • Norma Martinez, Staff Reporter
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Cyber-bullying has been a growing concern over the last few years. With the creation of social networks such as Facebook, Myspace and other sites, cyber-bullying has become more frequent in the lives of some teenagers. Cyber-bullying includes harassment, humiliation, torment, embarrassment, or degrading... Read more »
Texting While Driving: Keep Your Thumbs on the Wheel
March 23, 2012 • Megan Allison, Staff Reporter
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You get in your car and the checklist starts running through your head: adjust your seat, check your mirrors, check your surroundings, look over your shoulder, back out slowly, ease out onto the road, and check your phone? Texting and driving has become very popular the past few years; except, this is... Read more »
Happiness: Yes, Please!
March 22, 2012 • Malou Vittrup, Staff Reporter
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We all know the feeling – the feeling of being happy. But what is happiness, actually? What does it mean to be truly happy? Knowing those questions have a lot of different answers, the Beachcomber gives you it’s best shot at discovering this great state of mind – happiness! Happiness... Read more »
What Is St. Patrick’s Day Really About?
March 16, 2012 • Abigail Potvin, Staff Reporter
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Saint Patrick’s Day: vibrant shades of green, streets and people showered in clovers, leprechauns and pots of gold… But perhaps there is something more to this holiday than the generic American portrayal? Typically celebrated on March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day is a day that holds different meanings... Read more »
Think Before You Ink
March 6, 2012 • Shakema Martin, Staff Reporter
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Stars like Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Tyga have a tattoos just about everywhere and have helped to make tattoos a nationwide trend among many teens and young adults. 10% of teens have a tattoo, and many more plan on getting one. Tattoos are no doubt trending in today’s youth. But what these teens... Read more »
The Battle of Yogurt: Yogurtland, Yogurt on the Rocks, Bogart Yogurt
February 14, 2012 • Meg Deitz, Staff Reporter
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Frozen yogurt has quickly taken over ice cream in popularity. It’s slightly tarter than ice cream, as well as lower in fat (due to the use of milk instead of cream). Frozen yogurt is usually self-served and also offers an assortment of toppings such as fruit, cereals, cookie dough, brownies, etc.... Read more »
The New Mission Bay Robotics Team
February 13, 2012 • Shalaya Johnson, Staff Reporter
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Mission Bay High’s first and only robotics team has joined together this year. It is run by engineering teacher, Alex Canon, and they have been working on a robot for 3 weeks now and they hope it will win tournaments against other schools. Since this is the team’s first year, what to expect is unknown,... Read more »
London 2012 Olympics
February 13, 2012 • Lauren Boulger, Staff Reporter
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The 2012 Summer Olympics are planned to take place in London between July 27, 2012 and August 12, 2012. As of today, 146 nations have qualified at least one athlete to compete in the Olympic Games this summer. The London 2012 Olympic bid was announced as the winner of the bidding process on July 6, 2005.... Read more »
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