By Isabella Pena This is a recipe I’m writing for Thanksgiving in honor of my family’s home country, Cuba. This is a time greater than ever to especially remember the massive numbers of native peoples who have been nearly or entirely wiped out when the Americas were “discovered”, and why I make a point to embrace my heritage now more than ever. The recipe will be in only English, translated from a book passed down from my bisabuela (great grandmother) when she came from Cuba

Brettley Witte Veterans Day is a holiday to celebrate the veterans who served in the military. Veterans Day is different from Memorial Day in May. Veterans Day was created to remember the ending of WWI on November 11, 1918, at 11 AM (11/11/1918). The war ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Veterans Day is a day for celebrating the service of all who have worn the uniform, not just those who died in combat. It is largely intended to thank living veter

By Isabella Pena Armistice Day began after World War I ended in memory of everyone who died while serving during the war. After the deadliest war in history, World War II, Armistice Day was renamed to Veterans Day. Last Tuesday, it was celebrated on November 11th, the same day the First World War ended. Proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, honoring military personnel and veterans, Armistice Day was made to remember the armistice that ended World War I on Novemb

By Nathan Lambert      Celeste Hernandez, a young girl from California, who went missing in April of 2024,  was found in "D4vd's” the singer songwriter's car on September 8, 2025. With that, there is a lot we need to know beforehand here. First, she had many problems at home. Her ex-boyfriend and neighbors have stated multiple times that she had a troubled relationship with her mother. She had a number of times where she had run away from home, 11 times in the year leading up

By Isabella Pena    Estimated to be originally found in European folklore, will-o’-the-wisps have different origins depending on who you ask, each with their own slightly different names and stories. In Ancient Rome, they were called ignis fatuus  (foolish flame in latin), usually seen by travellers around bogs or marshy locations. In the UK, they are sometimes referred to as hinkypunks , a one-legged wispy figure that leads travellers towards treasure or danger. In Slavic fo

By Isabella Pena    For the poor, indecisive souls of Powell High School, this article will serve as a last resort for costumes for different-sized groups or just going solo. These will be the majority of media-related costumes, but of course, you can ask others or go online for more personalized costumes.    Costumes for one person could be a black cat, bugs (ladybug, bumblebee, ect), an alien, Pyramid Head, Wednesday, Jigsaw, Bob Ross, a ghost, Jack-o-lantern, Beetlejuice,

By Isabella Pena     Nobody knows what year it started specifically, only that it originated around  3,000  BCE and was celebrated as “Samhain” long before the ancient Celts, as a celebration of the beginning of the new year, winter coming, and the harvest season arriving.    609 CE, because of Martin Luther and his 95 Theses, the Roman Catholic Church made a new holiday called “All Hallows Day”; better known as All Saints’ day or All Souls' Day. It was made to be celebrated

By Isabella Pena Did the school take your driver’s license away, or can you just not find the time to take the test? There’s another answer that isn’t hitching a ride with a friend, and it lies in another Tennessee law. Under the law of Tennessee, class 1 to 3 bikes are recognized as vehicles and are subject to the same laws as motor vehicles, except for a few differences. For normal manual bikes, no license is needed to ride on the road; you only need to understand the r

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Jaiden Hemphill-Kron ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Some people think Santa Clause is a "made-up" Christmas character who is known for going...