Athens High School is a tundra. Coming outside from the hot air, it is nice to cool off a moment. But freezing all day in chairs that completely absorb every ounce of cold air? No, thank you.
Opinion
An epidemic of apathy
by Holly_Li • • 0 Comments
We teenagers today have reached a reckless level of indifference.
Matrix sound off: What are we not allowed to say?
by Emma_McLaughlin • • 0 Comments
What is the Matrix allowed and not allowed to say? Is this censorship an infringement of rights, or a measure taken to protect students?
Are you being challenged enough in class?
by Lauren_Thomas • • 0 Comments
Students at AHS may not be as challenged by their classes as they would like to be.
The administration’s gift: backpacks, dirty dancing.
by Holly_Li • • 0 Comments
What liberties do students at AHS have that students elsewhere don’t?
Rainy day thoughts and reflections
by Anne_Li • • 0 Comments
I’m writing this piece on Monday, March 12, 2012. I woke up today exhausted; an inconvenient daylight savings took place yesterday, and at 6:30 a.m. it was cold and dark and rainy. I went to school, took a French test, then freaked out with my classmates about how hard that test was and how much I needed a good grade.
Support KONY2012, but be informed while you’re at it
by Matrix • • 0 Comments
Matrix Co-Editor in Chief Volume XXXVIII: Issue 5: Page 2 About three weeks ago, a video produced by Jason Russell, a co-founder of Invisible Children, went viral in one night on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. The Video, titled Kony 2012,…
Chocolate and puppies: Our quest for happiness
by Holly_Li • • 0 Comments
What is happiness? Due to my philosophical profundity, I have found an appropriate and startlingly accurate definition of happiness to be the fuzzy feeling inside achieved through two pints of Ben & Jerry’s, the complete last season of Gilmore Girls and no homework.
Movie The Hunger Games not as good as the book, but it’s pretty close
by Emma_McLaughlin • • 0 Comments
Matrix Feature Editor Volume XXXVIII: Issue 5: Page 3 First came Harry Potter and the stories of magical wizards living right under our noses. Then there was Twilight; vampires and werewolves running wild across the West Coast. Now, the hype…
Athens High speaks out: Healthy foods are not wanted
by Lauren_Pach • • 0 Comments
From Jan. 3 to Jan. 16 a salad of dark, leafy greens was offered to Athens High School Students. The salad was an experiment; the School Board wanted to know if students would actually buy healthy lunches. To my dismay, the “experiment” failed due to lack of support. Athens High students are offered tater tots, nachos, pizza, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and iceberg lettuce salads daily for lunch. If that doesn’t raise eyebrows, I don’t know what will.