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Uber, a place where people are able to go from place to place may be leaving for good because of what the ride-share bill has said about Uber and Lyft. The bill is still going today to make final decisions, but there has already been many changes to what will happen to Uber in the future.
Ride or Goodbye, Colorado
While Snapchat has been a very popular app since its release, it is starting to become less popular. Less users are starting to use Snapchat and have started using other apps instead. Courtesy of Snapchat
The Rise and Fall of Snapchat
TSA agents check for no allowed items and may follow through pat-downs or checking bag if anything appears out of the ordinary.
Real ID Now Required for All US Flights
Photograph of Bishop Robert Prevost upon his appointment as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo in 2014. Prevost was elected to to succeed Pope Francis and emerged from conclave as Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025. (Frayjhonattan/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA)
Conclave Elects an American as Pope
A child of a New York area Coast Guard service member waves the American Flag while marching in New York City's Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2013. The Parade honors all eras and branches of military service, with special recognition given this year to the history of American Women in Uniform. (Robert Harclerode/U.S. Coast Guard, PD)
Trump Wants to Rebrand Veterans Day
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat’s performances of Pharaos Story, which pulls the whole show together.
A Dreamcoat to Remember
Junior Joseph Summers has been named one of the new State Thespian Officer, which is a great accomplishment. Joey has accomplished many amazing things throughout his years of being a high schooler, and will continue to accomplish many more. Courtesy of Addy Bowers
Joey Summers is New Lead for Colorado State Thespians
The characters in Clue: On stage listening into a conversation, adding to the mystery of the show (Courtesy of Christopher Tone)
The Theatre Department Gets a Clue
Sophomores Odin Wridt and Orion Freeman and junior Erik Esqueda-LeRoi jam in front of the gym doors in the commons during second lunch on December 10, 2024. All three are members of Frederick High's School of Rock class, which elected to perform during both lunches as a final for their class. In School of Rock, Mr. Liss teaches students how to cover and create their own rock, pop, country, and hip-hop songs.
Lunch Sacks and Amp Stacks
As the passengers believe they know who the snowman thief is, they set out to look around the train to look for them.
Unified Theatre Chases a Frosty Fiend
Air pollution affects people all over the United States, especially young children due to the impact it can have on their growth and development. Currently, there is a vote in Congress on whether companies should be able to release certain pollutants unregulated. "Pollution" by akeg is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.
Dear Congress: Why Do You Want to Poison Us?
The end of the school year has come so soon, and while students are happy the year is ending and summer is here, it’s a bittersweet feeling. The school year went by very fast, especially for seniors, who will now start a new chapter of their lives. Courtesy of Chris Tone
In The Blink of an Eye, A Year to Remember
Summer break has finally come and there are many ways to spend it. Whether students decide to spend it with friends, family, or by themselves, there are so many activities to do
Top Ways to Spend Summer Break
Lotti Kroeger, Giorgia Terzi, Johanna Koelling, and Maria Pintori smile for a selfie at the Homecoming tailgate. The homecoming experience was many of the exchange students favorites and was a good way to start their American experience. (Courtesy of Lotti Kroeger)
Time to Say Goodbye
Frederick High School has started to slowly implement phones being banned in class, but now next year phones could possibly be banned completely. Phones have been seen as a distraction for some students, and the school is now going to put an end to it.
Will FHS Implement a New School-Wide Phone Policy?
Heavily involved in extracurriculars, Rolando was able to connect with his fellow classmates and his community. Alongside this, he used those opportunities to further his academic career and get closer to his dream of being an aerospace engineer at NASA. Courtesy of Rolando Mijares Miranda
ROLANDO MIJARES MIRANDA: SHOOTING FOR THE STARS
Brinley has accomplished a lot in her four years. From being an academic scholar to taking center stage on multiple occasions, she never failed to make people proud. As she moves on from high school, she will be attending Southern Utah State study early childhood development. Courtesy of Brinley Weingardt
BRINLEY WEINGARDT: TAKING CENTER STAGE
Senior Camden Pacheco has finished high school finally and while he won’t miss the classes and the work, he will miss the memories and friends he made. He says high school has been a whirlwind of emotions for him.
CAMDEN PACHECO: FROM CHAOS TO COSMETOLOGY
MIA SALAS: MOVING ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
MIA SALAS: MOVING ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
Senior Lucas Howell has gained so many new memories and experiences throughout high school. He was involved in track and cross country, as well as being in choir and the student advisory council. (Chris Tone)
LUCAS HOWELL: SPRINTING TO SUCCESS
Air pollution affects people all over the United States, especially young children due to the impact it can have on their growth and development. Currently, there is a vote in Congress on whether companies should be able to release certain pollutants unregulated. "Pollution" by akeg is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.
Dear Congress: Why Do You Want to Poison Us?
Luigi Mangione sitting in court, patiently awaiting to see of the court rules if guilty or not guilty.
Dear Reader: Luigi Deserves Care but Not Mercy
The sign on page for the Bluebook application, which is the app that students now must go through to take all online standardized tests. This includes the PSAT, the SAT, CMAS, as well as many College Board AP tests which are moving towards digital testing.
Dear CDE: Juniors Have Too Many Tests
Parent teacher conferences can be useful at times, but most of the time, they are pointless. These conferences take up a lot of teachers time and add stress to students lives, which is unneeded.
Dear Parents: Don’t Waste Your Time With Conferences
A mural of 14-year-old Native American woman Sage Deal towers over the corner of Tejon St. and Pikes Peak Ave. in Downtown Colorado Springs. This 77-foot mural, called "Take Back the Power," was painted by Deal's father Gregg to bring awareness to the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women across the US. The red handprint over the mouth is a national symbol that these victims are being silenced and that those who keep their victimization quiet have blood on their hands. (Courtesy of Raven Payment)
Dear America: No More Stolen Sisters
7 Movies to Look Out For This Summer
Final Destination Bloodlines is a must watch for any Final Destination movie lovers. The 6th movie keeps the watchers on the edge of their seats throughout the whole movie, with many plot twists and special effects added throughout as well. Courtesy of Warner Bros
Final Destination Bloodlines is Finally Here
Beach Bunny performing with her band in Denver, Colorado on May 18th, 2025
Beach Bunny Rocks Denver
The Minecraft Movie, which has been waited on for a while, has blown up in theaters. The movie is similar to the game, with a few differences here and there, but is overall a good watch for any Minecraft lovers. Courtesy of Warner Brothers
Minecraft Movie Frenzy
Joe Goldberg returns to New York City with his wife Kate for the finale of You. This season brings plot twists, and excitement, guaranteeing to leave the watcher interested. ( Courtesy of Netflix)
You Ends with a Killer Finale
7 Movies to Look Out For This Summer
Final Destination Bloodlines is a must watch for any Final Destination movie lovers. The 6th movie keeps the watchers on the edge of their seats throughout the whole movie, with many plot twists and special effects added throughout as well. Courtesy of Warner Bros
Final Destination Bloodlines is Finally Here
The Minecraft Movie, which has been waited on for a while, has blown up in theaters. The movie is similar to the game, with a few differences here and there, but is overall a good watch for any Minecraft lovers. Courtesy of Warner Brothers
Minecraft Movie Frenzy
Joe Goldberg returns to New York City with his wife Kate for the finale of You. This season brings plot twists, and excitement, guaranteeing to leave the watcher interested. ( Courtesy of Netflix)
You Ends with a Killer Finale
“Well, the film is actually pretty genre fluid. It actually pushes into a lot of different genres but yes, vampires are one of the elements of the movie but that is not the only supernatural element” (Ryan Coogler)
In Sinners, Every Choice Comes with a Price
In this photo they are getting ready for a challenge of tug a war to determine which teams they are going to be on. The Battle Camp is made up 18 contestants from different shows like Too Hot to Handle, Love is blind, The Cheer, The Mole and among others. The show was premiered April 23, 2025 and consists of 10 episodes. Courtesy of Netflix
Netflix’s Newest Adventure Show
The new Netflix documentary series, American Murder: Gabby Petito really shows the story of Gabby’s life and helps viewers understand what she went through. The series includes body cams from the police of Gabby and her boyfriend, who went on a roadtrip together. Courtesy of Netflix
Netflix Uncovers Gabby Petito’s Truth
The newest and final season of Cobra Kai is filled with many emotions and is promised to leave the audience satisfied. The ending to the show was perfectly executed, leaving the fans satisfied and happy. (Netflix)
Cobra Kai Never Dies
Warner Bros./Max
Gunn’s Creature Feature is Great
Moana 2 brings back Moana and Maui for another adventure. Moana has to go on another journey across the ocean to find the lost island of Motufetu. (Disney)
Setting Sail on Another Adventure
“Over the past like year and a half, I’ve been in the studio, I have a project that is the most personal and powerful music project I’ve ever done”-Will Smith. Courtesy of Universal Music Group
Based on a True Story is a Bust
The Weeknd’s final chapter, Hurry Up Tomorrow captures his feelings of heartbreak, addiction, and loss. There are multiple features on the album as well, which help capture the emotion he is trying to show. (Republic Records)
A Nice End to The Weeknd
Ballonerism, Mac Miller's latest posthumous release, captures the turbulence he experienced in 2014 as he moved to a major label and became re-addicted to drugs. While a great album overall, Miller's experiments with different genres and sound effects may put off some listeners.
Balloonerism Soars to Uncomfortable Heights
Pop superstar Billie Eilish sits on a blue cling-wrapped oven in a blue cling-wrapped kitchen on the poster advertising her sold out Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour. The tour kicked off in Quebec City, Canada on September 29, 2024, and will end in Dublin, Ireland on July 27, 2025. (Universal Music Group)
Billie Hits Hard in Concert
Chromakopia is Tyler, the Creator's eighth studio album, which was released on October 28, 2024. The album explores Tyler, the Creator's process of getting through the hurdles of adulthood with many tracks including the voice of his mother. (Columbia Records)
Chromakopia Ushers in a New Era
"Sing me to sleep with your saccharine whisper, and let us lay about as cats of no mothers."
Suther
"The air is crisp, the nights are long, with winter's charms inside a song." (Bernhard Friess/Flickr)
Winter’s Talent
"The sound of my mother’s voice did not bring comfort to me; instead, this bad feeling grew... it was late, and my mother never cooked this late."
Mom?
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Sarah Hayes, Staff Writer

Sarah Hayes is a senior at Frederick High. She is studying Agriscience and Technology at the Career Development Center so that she can accomplish her lifelong dream of becoming a veterinarian after she is out of school. Along with these classes, Sarah spends her time as a writer for The Scout and takes photos for the school’s yearbook. In Sarah’s spare time, she enjoys doing arts and crafts and playing with her dogs.

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People ages 12 and up can get vaccinated!

Lower Vaccine Age Brings Lower Restrictions

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A new bill, SB 21-116, bans the use of Native American mascots and imagery in public schools, which would affect Frederick High greatly.

New Colorado Senate Bill Will Force Frederick to Change Its Mascot

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Thomas Beeker playing Mike Dillard as a construction worker. His scene was so moving to watch.

The Art of Working

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Ethan Ahlstrom posing beside one of his plant tables.

Senior Spotlight: A Passion for Plants

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Maddie and her favorite horse, Lucky

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: A Competitive Spirit

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[Photo] Turn a New Leaf

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Graduating Seniors of 2021 are getting a prom!

WE’RE GETTING A PROM!

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Everything freaky, scary, and weird can be found on this show and it’s a really entertaining to watch casually. While some things may be pretty graphic about this show, it’s a wonderful masterpiece.

I’M A FAN: The Connections of American Horror Story

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How to find a Cheater

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The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (Hardcover, 256 pages)

The Echo Wife Review

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March 20th, 2021 a day with meat or a day without? A very questionable day but will it be a good break from meat for one day

[Photo] No Meat- Day or All-Meat day?

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[Photo] How Can She Still Get Under My Skin?

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The stimulus bill has passed!

[Photo] New Stimulus Check Coming Soon

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Today is the anniversary of when every single one of our lives would change forever. Everyone’s got a story to tell about where they were when they found out things were shutting down and the range of emotions differed heavily. We’re coming back after spring break alright, just one year later.

[Photo] COVID @FHS One Year Later

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This Senior year has been feeling really crummy however, Mr. Young and the Booster Club along with Student Council are here to provide us with information about Graduation and more to make this saddening year better.

[Photo] Senior Sadness Is About To Be Cured!

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This quirky TV show is fun to watch for people all ages.

Kid Cosmic and This Review

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This is what the schedule has looked like as of recent and for most of the year. Previously, the school has always done, ABABA one week and BABAB the next week. Keeping this schedule is beneficial to a lot of students around FHS, but what about everyone else?

[Photo] OPINION: Four-Day School Weeks (and One Asynchronous) Sticking Around

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[Photo] Not so Mug-nificant

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[Photo] All Because of a Firefly

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[Photo] Sarah Hayes

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The Key Club works hard, and they have helped the community in many ways, for example making cards to help teach kids.

The Key to Helping Out

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A new ship sails happily on the sea of popularity. This new trend is singing sea shanties as passionately as possible on Tik Tok. It’s a trend among lots of people and not just a specific group, but why is all of this happening now?

[Photo] A New Ship Has Docked

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An email was sent on January 20th confirming one case of COVID-19 at our school.

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In the next few years or even in the next few months, The Great Gatsby could have fan fictions on shelves with some of the most creative rewrites ever. It wouldn’t be just books though, there could be a ton of film and other media adaptations coming just as soon.

[Photo] Even Greater Gatsby’s

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Homelessness is a big thing in our world, and we need to know how to prepare for the worst, if it happens.

A take on Homelessness

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High School Senior Mollie Hervey: “Being in Orchestra, you get a wide variety of music you get to play. A lot of what we play is typical High School/ Middle School repertoire, it’s not as difficult as Classical Western pieces, but it’s not quite Pop. It’s just learning basic rhythms and stuff like that, and learning how to blend as an orchestra.”

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Planning Through Passion

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While this film does have some minor issues in terms of sound and characters, the overall story and action are a really big eye opener.

Mental Stability is Overrated

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In this edited screen shot of an Apple calendar, the green circled day is when we’ll come back to online learning and back from break as a whole. The red circled date is when students will be returning to hybrid.

BREAKING NEWS: January Will Bring a Mix of Online and Hybrid Learning for FHS

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While board and in quarantine or even during winter break, there are tons of things that you can do to still have your fun during quarantine. This list also includes things you can do indoors too, so you don’t have to go out into the terrible terrible cold.

[Photo] Quarantined and Spiritless? Here are 10 things to do while quarantined and bored at home.

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This is what started all of the craze. A mysterious monolith that just appeared out of nowhere one day in Utah with no warning and no one to come forward as to who put it up. More began to sprout up as time went on with no one coming forward. This was quite an interesting event.

The Mysterious Monoliths

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While there are many different versions of A Christmas Carol, the one adapted for this Frederick performance will be modern and fresh. The FHS theatre department would love for you to attend their live reading on December 22nd.

[Photo] Frederick Drama Gets into the Holiday Spirit

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Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library is based around the concept of having parallel lives

The Realm of Parallel Lives

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It’s one of the most heated debates in existence. Does pineapple belong on pizza? It depends on who you ask.

[Photo] An Opinion on the Oldest Debate

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Thanksgiving will be very different this year but will be a year to remember.

[Photo] A Different Kind of Thanksgiving

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Many people are wearing masks wrong, here’s how to fix that.

How to Wear a Facemask

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Winter brings great times to show off your cozy fashion!

[Photo] Winter Fashion Coming In Hot

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Everything has been weighing down students these days. Their jobs shouldn’t be that much of a weight, but sadly for some, it is.

[Photo] Not Enough Pay and Little Enjoyment: Students Suffering Under Unethical Employers

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Jostens is an overpriced grad shop that likely scams its customers.

Jostens Just Isn’t Worth It

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Kinsley Lindhardt is a Junior at Frederick High School

It’s All “Good Times and Tanlines” with Kinley Lindhardt

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One of the biggest challenges from beginning drawing at the moment is value. This is a sphere that I’ve spent about an hour and a half on just slowly shading it in. It’s oddly relaxing.

[Photo] How I Slowly “Sketched Out” Bigger Realizations

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”I hate when I’m on a flight and I wake up with a water bottle next to me like oh great now I gotta be responsible for this water bottle.” One of many reasons Kanye West will, thankfully, not be our next president.

At Least It’s Not Kanye

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After long and combative months of campaigning, it’s unclear at this point if Joe Biden or Donald Trump won the 2020 election... Meaning we’re entering overtime into our divisive political season.

[Photo] ELECTION RESULTS: Presidency Too Close to Call

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Halloween 2020 is going to have a full moon, which could lead to werewolf encounters

Howling at the Moon

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Think about it like this: if you go out and vote, you’ll get a cool sticker. Who doesn’t want a cool sticker for filling out a piece of paper?

Get Your Vote Out!

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Proposition EE is looking to raise taxes for nicotine products.

[Photo] Proposition EE Brings Conflict

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As seen here, Georgia Boys like many other businesses, are doing what they can during the pandemic. When you go to one of these local businesses, make sure you respect their rules as an outbreak among staff could be detrimental.

[Photo] How to Support Local Restaurants During COVID-19

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Welcoming the New Teachers at Frederick High

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Power the Polls a organization that helps to get more people in on working on the polls during an election.

Powering The Polls

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Senior Photos and Quotes from Frederick’s 2017 Yearbook

[Photo] Figuring out your senior quote and senior pictures!

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Inktober is an annual art event that everyone can participate in. With all kids of promo lists and lots of ways to go about it, Inktober is one of the most hyped community events every year.

Dip in to Inktober 2020

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SVVSD is opening up schools to in-person through a hybrid learning schedule.

October 5th: Introducing the Hybrid Model

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