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Brooke Weyandt

Brooke Weyandt, Co-Activities Director

Hi I’m Brooke!! This is my second year in journalism, and I am the C0-Activities Director. I love to spend time with my loved ones whenever I am free.

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Sleep Sixteen

Sleep Sixteen

Brooke Weyandt, Co- Activities Director
February 10, 2026
There is not enough time in a day for teenagers to balance academics, sports, work, as well as their personal life, causing them to lose sleep, and push important events.
Halloween Fun Is Fading Away

Halloween Fun Is Fading Away

Brooke Weyandt, Activities Director
October 30, 2025
In recent years, adults have been limiting the candy they hand out on Halloween, trading chocolate bars and gummies for sugar-free, fat-free, fun-free “treats.” It is draining the joy out of a night that is supposed to be about sugar rushes and excitement, not calorie counts.
Handkerchief or Homecoming?

Handkerchief or Homecoming?

Brooke Weyandt, CO-Activities Director
October 6, 2025
On the social media platform TikTok, many men have been judging young women's outfits for their high school homecoming dances, claiming the dresses are the size of a "handkerchief."
In the last seconds of a 1998 regular season game, quarterback Vinny Testaverde ran to the endzone on a 4th down play. The play ended in Testaverde being inches from the goalline without crossing. However, in a strange turn of events the the play was declared a touchdown, despite the ball never crossing into the endzone.

[Photo] Are NFL referees ruining the game?

Andrew Baier, Staff Writer
January 14, 2025

In the last seconds of a 1998 regular season game, quarterback Vinny Testaverde ran to the endzone on a 4th down play. The play ended in Testaverde being inches from the goalline without crossing. However,...

No Phones in The Classroom

No Phones in The Classroom

Brooke Weyandt, Staff Writer
January 9, 2025
School districts have started to ban the use of cell phones in the classroom. Although sometimes used for inefficient reasons, they can also be utilized for digital notes, and other assignments.