The media has long perpetuated the romanticization of mental illness to make it seem cool, desirable, or trendy. The rise in online communication about mental illness started as an effort to create a safe space online to destigmatize...
This summer will be the best time to take a trip into nature and take a break from your normal activities and everyday life! While living in...
Every two years, Sam Barlow students get to escape school work with Springfest. Springfest is similar to a miniature carnival, but in Barlow’s...
For years, the day you turn 16 and blow out the candles on your birthday cake has been the day independence begins. Those days have changed. “Between...
Born December 17, 1936, in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the beloved Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, ironically on Easter Monday. He passed by a stroke and irreversible heart failure but left behind a long 88-year legacy serving as the pope for 12 years. The Pope is a religious leadership...
On March 15, the Trump Administration deported 238 Venezuelans, many of whom were legal residents of the United States, to a mega prison in El Salvador known as the Center for Confinement...
On April 17, 2025, Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, endured a mass shooting. 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, the perpetrator, began shooting around lunchtime near...
Cell phones have become a constant in the lives of most students, but many Oregon school districts — and now state lawmakers — are rethinking just how accessible those devices should...
When OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released on November 20, 2022, the internet landscape changed forever. Now, as technology has improved, AI is increasingly utilized for short-form video content and...
On April 14, 2025, Katy Perry joined a crew of six women aboard Blue Origin’s new Shepard rocket for a brief, 11-minute trip to the edge of space. The all-female crew, called historic by many, included...
Summer is coming up fast. Summer is the season of sunshine, outdoor fun, adventure, and, of course, vacations. Barlow's summer break starts June 4 for seniors and June 12 for all other grades. We return...
The comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler have increased in recent years, especially between historians and political commentators who study authoritarian movements. While no serious analyst...
It’s September 26, 2003, 2:16 a.m. Sarah Miller is woken by the sound of fireworks outside. Knowing that her dad is gone, she walks over to the neighbor's house and goes inside. Then she sees her next-door...
Thunderbolts* released in theaters on May 2, and officially ended Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Starring Florence Pugh as Yelena, David Harbour as Alexei or the Red Guardian, Sebastian...
In ‘Beautiful Boy’, a father who was once close with his son sits across from him, barely recognizing him. Nic, once a bright, promising young man, is now consumed by addiction. This heart-aching scene...
Sam Barlow High School is home to award-winning Choir, Band, and Theatre programs. In the spring of 2025, these groups participated in state competitions that brought together high school actors and musicians...