Ashlynn Morgan
Social Media Manager 
  Black Friday creates an extremely chaotic time of the year, with in-person stores and online shopping having deals all month long. It can be an excellent opportunity to get exceptional deals for the upcoming Christmas season where shoppers can stock up for the holidays. Many adults and teens buy impulsively , convincing themselves that they need the product on sale. Questions arise about Black Friday; are there actual deals, or is it all just consumerism? 
  According to Yale School of Management, one in three shoppers will return what they bought during Black Friday. The deals on Black Friday create a sense of scarcity to people, making them think if they do not buy something, it will be gone forever. The time Black Friday starts is also different for many brands, with some starting from early October to a week before Thanksgiving. Due to that, it makes it a whole month and a half craze that hits the world, over 100 countries participate to some extent. 
  Black Friday can be extremely stressful for holiday shopping too. With all the deals and the stress of the holidays it can lead to violence from shoppers if they do not buy an item they want. Black Friday is a bit different from the previous decades where traditionally it would all be in-person shopping. When COVID-19 hit the world, it led to people buying online and picking up in stores, or ordering and curbside pickup. With online shopping now available, people get the items directly to their house, still leading to overconsumption and impulse buying in many cases. It can also lead to overspending, with some people spending money that they do not have in order to get a deal. Some deals at stores are scams, where they lower the price but the quality can also be lower. One way to avoid being scammed is planning what to buy beforehand and looking at prices and quality online and in-person before Black Friday. 
  Whether online shopping or in-person shopping, it is crucial to budget and enjoy the holidays. Students should research prices beforehand and set spending limits to avoid the chaos of impulse purchases.

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Ashlynn Morgan
Staff Writer
  The Duolingo owl was killed on February 11, 2025, when he was run over by a Cybertruck. When the official Duolingo Instagram announced his untimely death, they stated, “It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formally known as the Duolingo Owl, is dead.” On February 12th, Webtoon posted that they found out their ex passed away. Webtoon is a comic app for people to upload and share comics with people, and they had a past dating Duo. They were devastated with the news and stated that “[they] should [have] studied harder for [him]...” before it was too late. Wattpad, Webtoon’s current partner, was unhappy when they found Webtoon missing their deceased ex.
  Scrubdaddy, Duo's current partner, was crushed when they found out that the beloved owl had passed. On February 12th, after discovering what murdered their partner, they posted "not the Cybertruck" and said they were going to be sick. Scrubdaddy and Duo allegedly have children together. If the alleged rumors are true, Scrubdaddy and Duo have a baby together, leaving Scrubdaddy a single daddy. On February 13th, the official Duolingo Instagram posted once again, announcing that every character working at Duolingo had died with the hashtag #RipEveryone. According to the post, Falstaff was murdered by illegal hunting, Zari died by no bidet, and Lily died due to a sincere hug by a cute child.
  Co-founder and CEO Louis von Ahn, also known as “Duo’s Daddy” stated that Duo answered his one question: “Spanish or Vanish?” Commenting on the passing of the beloved Duolingo characters, Duo's Daddy stated, “it[is] our turn to stand together to continue his legacy.” 
With the gorgeous, tall, and green owl no longer around, he can no longer threaten to kidnap people's families if they fail to complete their lessons. 
  On February 24, 2025, the official Duolingo Instagram posted a concerning question: “You think [he would] let a Cybertruck take [him] out?” All in all, Duo's death was all a hoax, leaving the world protected by his infinite wisdom once more. As for the other characters, there has been no word of their condition or whereabouts. There has not been any further update on Duo, he has just returned to his mundane life as a language owl.

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Ash Merritt
Editor-in-Chief
“You smell like gravy. Yum.”
“Are you on your phone?” “No.” “What’s behind Garret?” “My Phone...” 
“I don’t want to call them. I’ll make Crawford call them.”
“Take her out on a date, but cut her steak for her. Like a true gentleman.”
“Why are you eating your sandwich like a squirrel?”
“If I eat eggs for breakfast, I can fart to the moon.”
“How is Yoshi alive if all the dinosaurs aren't?”
“Two Egypt-obsessed teenage boys use Italian voodoo to resurrect their mummy mommy.”
“I didn’t know if I could do Lebron Jace.”
“Why does it smell like that? It has that smelly smell that smells smelly.”
“I don’t have a moral problem, but I might have an immoral problem.”
“My head hurts so bad I think I can taste colors.”
“If I fall down the stairs and land on my feet, did I just successfully flip the water bottle?”
“That looks like pork.”
“If I am not getting paid for pooping, I must be really bad at it.”
“Oh sorry, I stepped on your eye.”
“That's not jellyfish. That's just wrong.”

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Linken Newman
Staff Writer
“I have a booger in my nose, and that little man keeps tickling my brain.”
“The back of my head is nobody's business.”
“If I have more tests next week, I'm going to CRASH OUT!”
“If it's not Geraldine’s sugar cookies, I don’t want em.”
“Pushing you further into the grindstone.”
“LAAAAAAA!”
“If you put the pink and green together, it’s gonna look like Wicked threw up on the stage.”
“My hair looks good, I just don't like it’s freaking yellow.”
“The world is your oyster.” “Wait, you have an oyster?”
“I feel like Kirby in this pink jacket.”
“I give you food, and this is how you repay me? You steal my candy?”
“You can’t judge a movie based on if the suits cool.”
“The Lego fandom won't ever die.”
“What are those birds that deliver babies?” in sync “Storks.”
“Who needs a magic carpet when you got magic diamonds?”
“NOOOOO!”
“Why does the éclair look like poop?”
“The bats have our phone numbers.”
“Why do you smell like baked beans?”
Chaotic noises coming from room 204
Loud BOOMS from commons!

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Kirra Houpt 
Staff Writer
“That's great; I've been singing the Monk theme song in my head this whole time”.
“The closest descendant to the T-rex is a chicken … top of the food chain to the bottom.”
“What is Children of the Corn?” “It's about evil children in the corn.”
“What if I craap on the floor?”
“Ewww — relationships are gross, yuck!” “I know, right? All married couples need to break up… RIGHT NOW!!”
“I like gore; it's cool.” “Would you like to eat my intestines?” “Ew, no.”
“If you want to one up a conspiracy theorist, when they say ‘The moon landing is fake,’ say ‘Oh, you're one of those guys who believe in the moon?’”
“You look like a bird.” “Hey, birds are government drones.”
“You look fat, not pregnant.” “Well it's just a fake one, I'm a dude.”  “A short one.”
“Is that Polly Darton?”
“Get that worm out of my soup.”
“For my senior prank, I’m going to make the wifi work.”
“If I apply for the Mayor’s Scholarship, does that make me the mayor?”
“I'm in love with myself.” “Does that count as self love?” “No, I'm quite literally attracted to myself.” “Oh… ew.”
“I miss my grandma, she always made the best cookies.” “Awe, I'm sorry for your loss.” “She fell down the stairs, she's not dead.” “Oh..” “Yeah, she was laughing hysterically.” 
“You look like an angry bird.” “Like which one?” “The one with the big eyebrows.” “I don't have eyebrows.” “I know.” 

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Anna Kidd
Assistant Editor 
Praises to growing up - Punches to having responsibilities
Praises to school breaks - Punches to senioritis 
Praises to ducks - Punches to them not being a legal pet
Praises to energy drinks - Punches to little sleep
Praises to water bottles - Punches to school water
Praises to BHS janitors - Punches to public bathrooms 
Praises to earning money - Punches to working a job
Praises to naps - Punches to not being able to sleep at night
Praises to midnight snacks - Punches to the microwave being too loud
Praises to cats - Punches to licking noises sounding gross
Praises to sunlight - Punches to not being able to see
Praises to closet cleaning  - Punches to being distracted by knick knacks.
Praises to free money - Punches to having to write an essay
Praises to writing praise and punches  - Punches to trying to find new ideas
Praises to messaging people - Punches to them taking three to five business days to respond
Praises to gaming - Punches to eyes hurting after
Praises to legs - Punches to random aches and pains
Praises to winter - Punches to flu season
Praises to keyboard clicks - Punches to having to know how to type
Praises to legos - Punches to stepping on one

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Brielle Loveland
Staff Writer
“I have more rizz than you.”
“If I don't get Wingstop soon, I'm gonna die.”
“Your shoe’s untied.” … “I'm not wearing shoes.”
“WAIT, THE MAIN CHARACTER DIES?”/
“The low taper fade meme is still MASSIVE.”
“I played Roblox all weekend.” … ”What game?” …  “Mega noob simulator.”
“He’s just a chill guy.”
“You kinda walk like an elf.”
“Why does he sound like a dude from cool runnings?” … “He sounds like Sebastian from The Little Mermaid.”
“Did you just say your chocolate is synthetic rubber?”
“I'm slow.” … “Wait, I thought your name was stone?”
“Just take a nap” …”Where?” … “On the floor.”
“SPONGEBOB!”
“I hate Mondays.” … “Today is Wednesday.”
“I want a mega-sized hamster for Christmas.”
“My good friend dimension.” … ”You have dementia!?!”
“This is wrong.” … “What’s wrong with it?” … “It’s not right.”
“Who needs a double jump when you have double kill?”
“If I can't end a paragraph, what can I end on?” … you mean a quote?”
“Leave me and my naked mole rat hoodie alone.”
“Don’t worry, I didn’t spill ya.”
“Spilling the Sperry with the tea”
“I’ll drag by your toes back to your house”

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Natalia Vega 
Staff writer
  Bonneville High School’s Foreign exchange students come from many different places. The school always welcomes them. Ines Ferrin Ropero is one of the many exchange students Bonneville has this year. Ropero is from a little town in Spain. The school in Spain for Ropero is “the worst thing ever” because there are no school sports or activities, and they cannot choose their desired subjects. The teachers in Spain were really exigent, so Ropero used to study five to six hours every day to maintain her grades. During the weekends in Spain, Ropero would study even more instead of going out with friends. Since school was her priority, she did not go out much on the weekends or spend time with friends. Here in the United States, Ropero absolutely loves school here. Ropero’s favorite thing about school in the U.S are the teachers because they are really nice and care about the students. Ropero could not choose the school neither in the country because she got a scholarship. Half of the scholarships were for Canada and half for the U.S. When Ropero first came to the U.S, she thought that people were not going to be that nice, but then she realized they are the kindest people she had ever met. Ropero’s favorite subject at BHS is biology because they do plenty of different activities. Her least favorite subject is math because she has already learned everything. Here in the U.S for the weekends Ropero hangs out with her friends, and they all love doing different things like laser tag, ice skating, and bowling. During her freetime she likes to go to the mountains or go on walks here in Idaho. In Spain, Ropero has one younger brother, and here in the U.S she has four host siblings.

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​Ash Merritt
Editor-in-Chief
“Emy’s bald.. you're going to stay bald.”
“Bell work it quickly.” 
“You look dead, more than normal.”
“Keep your eye there until I strangle.” 
“You're going to spot treat your eyes!”
“I'm moving to Canada!” *starts singing Canada song* 
“Guess who may or may not have gotten a new cat.” 
“How did that go in backwards? That doesn't make sense.”
“People just memorize things.”
“She’s everything and rambled.” 
“Are you adopted? No. Well, your brother told me.” 
“Of course she likes the taste of her enemies’ tears.”
“Don't leave your standards here!”
“Are you a Benadryl dealer?” 
“They don’t need context. I am the context.”
“He’s the epitome of a white man without being white.”
“I have rizzem with the tism.” 
“I got these new mints. They taste like Florida. They are kinda gross.” 
“I want taverns built into preschools.” 
“Your personality is like decaf coffee. You are there, but nobody wants you.”

Aaliyah Garcia
Staff Writer
“I don’t listen to the IRS.”
“How does this relate to sketchbooks? … It makes you emotional.”
“Mmm, synonym rolls just like grammar used to make.”
“Your hair is fuzzy … I like your hair.”
“It’s called the golden spiral ... I’m on a spiral, and I’m golden.”
“Mother, I identify strongly with that bee.”
“I can read cursive because of the swoops.”
“Barry is in the body bag.”
“It’s fuzzy, and it flies, Mom, so I don't know how it got in there.”
“He has sticky fingers.”
“You're such a doll, with no Ken though.”
“Someone crashed into my new Tesla.”
“I left my dump truck on the side of Walmart.”
“She looks like Faze Rug’s mom.”
“I have a fear of cotton balls.”
“Why are you going in there like you're a snack?”
“I need a Katina bowl from Taco Bell.”
“I need a break after working with slimy rodents.”
“In the club, we all fam.”
“Can you help me with my homework?… No, I'm watching TikTok.”
“Can I steal the Grinch … No, he’s not for sale.”
“I can bite my whole cheek, and I would not feel a thing.”
“No computer for a month … But what about my chromebook?”
“I will pee on your keyboard if you don’t move the seats back.”
“So a relative pronoun is like my grandma?”

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