Author: Riptide Editor

Tommaso Nigra, Reporter   Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Charged With Corruption Brazil’s Ex-President Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva from the leftist Workers Party is being charged with corruption during the “Lava Jato” investigation on the Petrobras scandal. Lula, the man who led the country from 2003 to 2011, was accused of being the “headmaster” of the enormous…

Madison McCann, Editor-in-Chief   Rant: Messing with the locks on lockers I recently overheard a kid telling a friend how funny it was when he put the lock from one locker onto another locker; this is not okay. The locks on the locker are school property, not a toy for people to mess around with; not…

Sophomore 15 years old First year on the Riptide staff   I have been interested in joining Riptide for a while now, and the reason I finally did is because I have always been really into design and creating and doing different types of art projects. So far, I have really loved being on the…

Sophomore 15 years old First Year on Riptide Staff   I grew up in a very liberal household, with a single mom who had a love for writing. So inevitably, writing and news have always been a passion of mine. My biggest passion is social justice, I loved the persuasive essays, and small little discussions…

Freshman 14 Years Old First Year on the Riptide Staff   Since middle school I have been excited about being part of the Riptide. I’ve always enjoyed writing, even before joining the Riptide, but writing for the newspaper makes it feel like there is more meaning behind what I write.  Before school started, my older…

  Sophomore 15 Years Old First Year on the Riptide Staff   Being part of the Riptide has always interested me, so Mr. Denlinger approaching me about joining was the last push I needed to sign up. I couldn’t be happier with that decision.  I love the environment and the people I get to work…

  Sophomore 15 years old First year on Riptide staff   Although I have never written much outside of school, I have always gotten lost in the process of writing, especially when I have time to deeply research my topic. I joined Riptide this year because I have seen many people come out of the…

Senior 18 Years Old First Year on the Riptide Staff   Since I started High School I’ve thought about joining the Riptide. I’ve always enjoyed writing, and thought that the newspaper would be a good place for me to expand my writing ability, but for one reason or another I never actually signed up to…