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Black market for Spice could have been prevented through education

January 13, 2011

Illustration by Chris Lawson By Justin Kirkham With a flash of his pen, Gov. Butch Otter crossed the T’s in his signature, adding the chemicals found in Spice to Idaho’s controlled substance list in the same group as marijuana.  Before Otter’s final approval, Jamie Grey from KTVB.com wrote, “Board... Read more »

New policy puts unneeded halt on any degree of PDA

December 14, 2010

Illustration by Chris Lawson Staff Editorial It’s no secret that watching students’ intimacy in the hallways gets really old, really fast. One distracted, kissing couple can block a hallway from one end of the aisle to the other, and it’s a real pain while trying to get to class on time. With... Read more »

New dress code difficult to enforce

November 9, 2010

Illustration by Chris Lawson Staff Editorial The new dress code language in student agendas is revealing the struggle of enforcing such guidelines. Last Spring, the Leadership Team, a group of Borah faculty and administrators, decided that new dress code language was needed in time for the 2010-2011... Read more »

Lack of tact is to blame for Borah’s updated dress code.

September 21, 2010

By Sam Nelson Borah High School. A place filled with knowledge, with diversity and pride… but also with underwear-sized shorts and pants in danger of falling down. Until recently, the dress code stated in the front of our agendas hasn’t been taken very seriously by students. Now that enforcement... Read more »

Class size increase can be a downside to learning.

September 20, 2010

By Kristin Bracewell This year, due to budget cuts, classes have expanded to sizes of 30 students or more.  Big class size enrollment can be a challenge for teachers and students. Physics teacher Debra Gough explained how hard it is to involve every student. “I try to convince them (the students)... Read more »