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The Last of Us Review by Matt Maushard

The Last of Us Review by Matt Maushard

Lily Liao, Editor March 10, 2023

Rarely does a film or television show make me think about the vast possibilities of storytelling. We live in a time where many large studios and production companies choose not to take risks in their entertainment;...

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Review of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Cailyn Bell, Writer March 6, 2023

Released in December of 2022, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was the sequel to the 2011 Puss in Boots movie that no one expected; it was a surprisingly delightful watch with a deep story. Like the first...

Students and chaperones posing in front of an I heart San Juan sign in Puerto Rico.

PPS Students Take a Trip to Puerto Rico

Kamryn Ragains, Editor in chief March 1, 2023

Peoria Public School students and teachers pose for a picture in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On January 12th, 2023, Richwoods students accompanied by six Peoria High students two Manual students, and five...

An Ongoing Saga: The Arab-Israeli Conflict

An Ongoing Saga: The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Yonah Oliver, Writer March 1, 2023

In 1947, the Partition Plan, Resolution 181, was adopted by the United Nations. This divided Palestine into two states, on Arab and one Jewish (Israel). Thus, creating many issues such as the instigation...

Richwood’s Athletes Pursue Excellence in Higher Education

Richwood’s Athletes Pursue Excellence in Higher Education

Andi Potts February 28, 2023

The college that a high school student decides to go to will often determine the course of their life. This is especially important for athletes who have a promising chance of going professional after...

And the Oscar goes to…

And the Oscar goes to…

Ayannah Garcia, Writer February 24, 2023

The Oscars. The Big Leagues. The Academy Awards. It goes by many names and hosted iconic moments in award history, even Will Smith's notorious slap! Every year in January, the lives of actors, directors,...

Beetlejuice: A Brief History

Beetlejuice: A Brief History

Kenzie Strickler, Writer February 24, 2023

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beeeeeecause it closed on Broadway on January 8th, 2023, let’s talk about Beetlejuice the Musical and its far-from-normal Broadway run. Based on the 1988 movie of the same name...

Review of The Woman King (2022)

Review of The Woman King (2022)

Cailyn Bell, writer February 24, 2023

The Woman King is an epic movie that features the Dahomey tribe's Agojie, a historical all-female military unit. At the film's beginning, these women save fugitives from various tribes in Western Africa...

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover

Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover

Warda Elmi, Writer February 24, 2023

On October 26, 2022, Elon Musk, owner and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and recently Twitter, walked into the social media giant's office in San Francisco holding a porcelain sink, announcing, "Let that sink in!"...

NCAAs NIL

NCAA’s NIL

Lindsay Wales, Editor in Chief February 6, 2023

The NCAA's permitting the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy has revolutionized college athletics. Previously, athletes' only form of monetization was through athletic scholarships. But on June 30,...

Richwoods Basketball

Richwoods Basketball

Andi Potts January 22, 2023

The Richwoods varsity boys' basketball team started their basketball season with wins against Rockford Boylan, St. Charles North, Chicago Marshall, and Freeport. The Knights participated in the annual...

NFL: The Injuries and The Injured

NFL: The Injuries and The Injured

Larry Batton January 22, 2023

As we all know, football is a physical sport that requires a lot of mental strength as well as physical strength and sometimes during the season, players break. Starting the 2022-23 season, there...

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