With stores slowly stocking up Valentine-themed gifts, we are torn with the idea of, “Do I have a Valentine?” We may have a significant other, a group of friends, or even just ourselves with a pizza box, but regardless, many of us are either in love or hate the idea of Valentine’s day. With that being said, how will you be (or how did you) spend the holiday?
RULES:
- Comment on this post your plans for Valentine’s Day.
- Entries must be school appropriate.
- Students must log-in to comment (make sure your username is your first and last name)
- The winner will be chosen randomly by the staff of the Southwest Shadow. Entries will close on February 28 at 11:59 p.m.
Prize: $10 Starbucks gift card
![Increasing issues with carbon emissions have students worried about the future of the Earth. An article written by the NCEI predicts that there’s a 22 percent chance that 2024 will be the hottest year, and there is a 99 percent chance that it will rank in the top five of the hottest years. “Where I live there’s a whole area where people just dump their trash, and who knows, in 10 to 30 years it might get so bad that we’ll just see trash everywhere,” sophomore Eliza Pangilinan said. “Even that small piece of trash went through a factory, and those factories produce a lot of gas [emissions].”](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/carbon_footprint-1-1200x900.jpeg)