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Norfolk High School Panther- 801 Riverside Blvd. - Norfolk, NE 68701 - Volume 72 - Issue 8 - May 17, 2017 Newspaper Does technology help or harm us People use the it also can make people internet for a variety of depressed. Recent studies thing like buying things from the University of online, doing homework, Pittsburgh School of and using social media. Medicine show that a Everyone has everything heavy use of social media they need at their can have a negative effect fingertips. But although we on your mental health. have access to a world of The report also states information, not everyone that multiple studies uses it to their advantage. have linked social media The internet has changed with declines in mood, how people stand up for sense of well-being, themselves, talk to each and life satisfaction. But other, and how we take those aren’t the only care of ourselves. From negatives that come with tablets to smartphones, technology; isolation, lack laptops to apple watches, of social skills, obesity, people have gained so poor sleep habits, lack much by the internet but of privacy, stress, lack of we have also lost a lot too. boundaries, and addiction “Whatever dating This chart shows the percentage of Americans that have each de- habits are all symptoms site you use, you ‘meet’ vice. Cell phones are most popular in America and tablets are sur- of being addicted to someone and immediately prisingly the least likely device. Chart by Statistics New Zealand. technology. start fantasizing about A l t h o u g h them, because it can be by Robyn Breen Shinn just having a phone visible intimacy and understanding technology has changed more fun than reality, I see says that technology in the room, even if no one during face-to-face time the way we communicate, people delaying meeting changes how we act in a checked it, made people with someone. some of the changes are in person for as long as relationship. Relationships less likely to develop a Not only does not for the better. Most possible, although we with others can already sense of technology of the negative effects know better.” says Bea be hard the way they are, distract are minor and can be Arthur, a mental health but adding in technology but fixed easily by simple c o u n s e l o r can create unnecessary disconnecting from your and founder problems for everyone technology for 30-40 o f P r e t t y in the relationship. minutes a day. Keeping Padded Room, an online A 2012 study your phone out of site therapy website. from the University while not using it will An article written of Essex showed that also help unplug from technology and keep stress levels low. Alexia Cardamone Feature Writer Inside Scoop 2 May 17, 2017 Chuck Norris is needed “What if? What if? What OC number two: if?” Letters to Julietis a great movie, Setting up a future is more and there is a solid lesson that can worthwhile than setting up a be learned from it. The “What if?” one-hour date. Enough said. quote written by Sophie makes There will always be viewers question their love lives. those students who do decide It made me ponder things, and to date, so this one is for them: having really thought them over, OC number three: A I have come to several opinion- student is deserving of equal conclusions (OC’s). I am going dedication compatibility. If a high- to share my senior wisdom achieving, straight A student thinks with students and help give he or she deserves a dating partner the spotlight on high school who puts in the equal amount of romance a good Chuck Norris effort into school, that is fantastic roundhouse kick to the face. and true. On the other hand, if a OC number one: If student who does not do as well it did not work out the first in school likes someone who does three years, it probably will a bit better, he or she should not not work out senior year. Think strive to be better for the romantic about it: even though students interest but for himself or herself. mature greatly over the four years, I believe that if commitment levels they will still be the same people are mutual in all areas of life, the come graduation day. Do not think relationship will work out better. there is something Students, to me, should when there has not get caught up in the “What been nothing. if’s” of dating. Ultimately, I believe that focusing on oneself and the future in high school is the best action to take. How much do we affect Earth? Have you ever thought The reason that is happening is about how much of an effect we because certain gases are blocking have on this Earth? We actually have heat from leaving the Earth. a big effect on the world around us. Ways we can prevent The world is changing climate change from getting any every day. The last few years, worse is by reducing energy and several records have been broken changing the way one thinks about for the hottest year. The weather transportation. Walk or ride a bike every year keeps getting whenever a person can, instead warmer and warmer. of driving a car; recycle, People are asking “Why and; plant new is this happening?” plants. These Well, scientists are asking the same thing. One of the possible causes of climate change may be because of pollution from cars and f a c t o r i e s . A n o t h e r reason is a r e b e c a u s e just a of human few of the expansion of the ways an “greenhouse effect,” individual which is warming that occurs when can help the atmosphere traps heat radiating save the from the Earth towards space. E a r t h . Inside Scoop 3 May 17, 2017 Little things can have big impact I remember bump for the first time. leading up to my surgery, to eat anything 24 hours Children’s Hospital, growing up having a At first she freaked out we talked with quite a I got really nervous weird bump on my left and almost screamed few people. All of them and almost did not go leg. I would occasionally about it. After asking me through with it. After tell my mom about it, and how long it was there, getting my brace for every time she would she called our doctor to my leg fitted and into tell me it was normal. I make an appointment the my gown, they put my would shrug it off and next day. At the doctor’s IV in and marked my ignore the bump. It was office, I got lots of x-rays leg with an OK. Right not that noticeable to and blood tests done to before they rolled me people who did not know see what was wrong. back to get the bone it was there, but if they We found out that the removed, they gave felt it, they would tell me bump was an extra bone me a medicine that to tell my mom. I used growth, and that it would Picture taken day of would relax me so I to tell them that it was have to be removed or was not as anxious. normal, just like what it would give me bone the surgury. July 13th After about three my mom said to me. cancer. I was really 2014. hours, I was all done While on a road scared when I heard the Demi Martin and I went home the trip in May with my family, news, but we got the next day. it has been my mom put her hand on surgery to remove it set prior to the surgery, about three years my left knee and felt the up for some time in July. told me that I was very which was pretty easy, since I had the surgery On the days brave. I was not allowed but once we got to the and I do not regret it. Interview leads to road trip to Missouri Congratulations, our two congratulatory time for the I loved conversing Ms. Goode! If I had been letters, interview outfits, interviews on day with other kids asked if I thought that two, we went who were just like I would make it to the down and waited me, but were from interview stage for the Alannah Goode in a big room distant places; I Hagan Scholarship, my with some of the felt like I finally eyes would have lit up other scholarship found a group with hope, but my hesitant candidates. The where I belonged. smile would not have been seniors were I am fully genuine. “I hope so,” from all over floored to be I would have responded. the mid-United c o n s i d e r e d My faith in myself was not States, and they but also about our way of for the Hagan that strong, but I knew that were definitely dressed to saying “pop” and his way Scholarship, and no if it was meant to be, God impress. The three of us of saying “soda.” Overall, matter what the outcome would allow it to happen. Nebraska representatives it was an extremely may be, I am honored to Sure enough, I received a took a seat at a table with surreal experience.