Wi-Fi to be offered next school year

Chris Hodge, Staff Writer

Cactus Shadows, and the rest of the district, will be receiving Wi-Fi by next year. With the help of cable companies and tech support, the school has been able to create a heat map (a map showing the best and worst places for Wi-Fi transmitters) to ensure the best connection... READ MORE »»

CCUSD riffs 19 teachers

Cody Inglis, Writer At Large

Since last November, there has not been a great amount of news about the failure to pass the Maintenance & Operations Override needed to maintain the 2011-2012 budget for next year’s students. But now, information has been released by the Cave Creek Unified School District... READ MORE »»

Jumping the gun

Jamie Scatterday, How To Editor

The gun law proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee failed to pass on March 27. The law would have allowed students to bring concealed guns on campus.If Senate Bill 1474 passed, anyone over the age of 21 would be allowed to carry a concealed weapon with a permit on any University... READ MORE »»

Virtual school is a reality

Tiffany Feller and Adam Chmurzynski, Editor in Chief and Writer at Large

These days, people can go to online school for just about anything. Online colleges offer degrees in under a year. At Cactus Shadows, students can take classes online that count towards graduation. This does not include the menagerie of websites and organizations offering online... READ MORE »»

The budget axe falls

Cody Inglis, Writer at Large

The Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD) will vote on proposed cuts for the 2012-2013 budget on February 14. This budget will account for roughly $2 million in spending cuts due to the failure of last November’s override initiative – a property tax increase that... READ MORE »»

News

Seniors occupy the night

Seniors occupy the night

Rachael Long, staff writer

A group of Cactus Shadows seniors camped out at the school as a senior prank. The students arrived with sleeping bags, blankets, tents, and pajamas. Although no damage was... read story

May 17, 2012 • 0 comments

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Opinion

Report Card

Jaena Johnson, Staff Writer

Senior Prank B Most underclassmen and faculty were shocked when they walked onto campus Monday morning and discovered a number of seniors camped out on the grass field.... read story

May 17, 2012 • 0 comments

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Sports

Baseball team falls short of goals under first-year head coach

Rachel Kazemi, staff intern

As the end of the school year approaches, plans for next year start to come together. It seems that the majority of high school students will opt to stay in state and pay,... read story

May 16, 2012 • 0 comments

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Health

Healing the Harm

Emilie Ruich, Staff Writer

A unique project has been discovered that may increase recovery among teens that self-harm. This project is called The Butterfly Project. In 2005, a support group called the... read story

April 23, 2012 • 0 comments

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How-To

Tanning Designs

It is tanning season so while lying out under Arizona’s scorching sun, you might as well look good doing it. A trend that has been coming up for a few summers is tan designs.... read story

May 16, 2012 • 0 comments

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