Hello!! My name is Ava, I’ve been in smoke signal for two years this year serving as a writer/editor. I enjoy reading, and writing. I’m excited for this year’s Smoke Signal.
The winter season holds plenty of popular traditions for families all around the world. For the United States, the most celebrated tradition is Christmas. The magic of the holiday begins from the moment...
Walking in the theater we didn’t know what to expect. Sitting down and staring at the gory scene of a family being murdered playing from the projector, we didn’t dare blink as we didn’t want to miss...
In June 2016, the world mourned the loss of a student from Mountain View High School (MVHS) to suicide. Since then, Tara Lowery, Jake’s mother, along with the Lowery family have worked hard to organize...
Our social media persona is often very different from who we are in real life and the line between the two is blurring as our generation becomes more digital by the day. How does our school fit into...
All across the country, animal shelters continue to help animals survive creatively and efficiently. From helping the underfed to giving teens work experience in a realistic environment, The Old Dominion...
Over time, fashion has proved an overwhelming amount of change, especially in shoes. Within society, there is a dominant influence that fashion has when defining our worth. It has been this way for centuries....
During World War Two ( 1940), when Jews were fleeing Germany into surrounding areas, population began rising in many Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. This was due to the immigration policies...
About 10 minutes into fourth period on September 12th, an alert was sent to all teachers phones sounding an alarm similar to the Amber Alert. The alert was quickly followed by a familiar overhead voice...
