Starbucks is reducing their plastic straw use with their new recyclable lids due to the waste of materials and how they harm ocean life. The lids are already in more than 8,000 Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada, and are making its way to China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
![Painting their pumpkins during FCCLA’s annual pumpkin painting meeting, juniors Aki Javier and Rizzael Maniego work alongside each other. The members were able to choose their own designs when decorating their pumpkins. “I wanted to win the best pumpkin [award],” Maniego said. “I tried painting Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and I feel that it turned out pretty good despite the short amount of time we were given.”](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/club_preview_nov_11.jpg)
