Nestled in the historical downtown of Fort Smith is a little independent book store. With two locations downtown, Bookish has succeeded as a locally owned bookstore by becoming a place of comfort and security for those who read. The locations of Bookish are located around either a restaurant or a coffee...

GameStop, an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer, has flooded the news. In just six months, GameStop’s stock price has skyrocketed by over 8,000 percent in the stock market. GameStop is a video game reality and this company has had its share of struggles with...

Both virtual and in-person school can have their ups and downs. In this article, we will be talking about the benefits and drawbacks of in-person school and virtual. Virtual has many benefits such as being at home, but being at home isn’t the only good thing. When you're at school, you are in a...

Since the Capitol Hill violence on January 6th, steps have been taken to prevent the riot again--even when the origin of the attack traced back to Donald Trump. Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice in one term after he incited violence, causing the Capitol Hill to be breached...

Cupid Grams - Candy Grams and carnations! Many people have been excited to buy them. The last day to order Cupid Grams is this Wednesday, February 10th.  The Student Council is offering Candy Grams and carnations. You are able to purchase them during your lunch for two dollars each. They will be...

The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States took place on January 20th, 2021 before noon, marking the commencement of the four-year term of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President  Trump left the White House for the last time and is said to have left a...

Everyone knows - or has heard of - Cinderella. Whether it comes from the original “Brothers Grimm” stories or Disney’s version of it, Cinderella has always been a classic part of fairy tales. Hundreds of retellings have been made about classic stories, one of the largest types being classic fairy...

“We thought we had such problems. How were we to know we were happy?” -Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale     “We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of the print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between...

So much of a teenager’s life revolves around school. From preschool or kindergarten to high school or college, teenagers spend what feels like forever in school. But why would this be an issue? School is what people need to get that job in the medical field or to learn about what they’d want to...

As the pandemic becomes more difficult, so has this school year. Both high schools within the FSPS district have experienced an increase of students currently failing one class or more since FSPS was forced to close down on-site learning in March. To decrease the large amounts of students risking failure...