Features – The Eagle Way

Why is Popcorn Associated With Movies?

April 17, 2018

Popcorn: the classic movie snack. It’s easy to make, cheap to distribute, and light to carry. Where there’s a film showing, there’s usually popcorn. How did popped corn kernels become so favorable in the cinema? Originally it became popular in the 1800s through fairs and carnivals, not actual...

The Door of Debt

Tino Martinez, Staff Writer

April 17, 2018

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Parents want their children to succeed in life: go to college, have a great career, or even support a family. However, with the increase costs for tuition in schooling, it will be hard to do that. After high school, about 69.7 percent (from data collected in 2016) of highschool graduates, go to college. The main reason is the cost of tuition. We encourage our youth to go to college, but what we f...

Teacher Madness: Who They Got…?

Jack Vanderberg, Staff Writer

March 22, 2018

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March Madness is entering the Sweet 16 Round this week, and the tournament is definitely living up to its name this year. Amongst the madness of the tournament remain 16 teams, and Broomfield High School teachers attended four of the remaining schools. I talked to a few of these teachers: Ms. Carro...

Fighting Against All Odds

Sawyer Giles and Sydnie Ho

March 12, 2018

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There is no way to define a normal life. The idea that there is some sort of ideal, palpable normal life is a lie. What we see as “normal” in people around us is usually a facade. We have no idea what they are actually feeling or experiencing. This dream of “normal” can change at any moment. For s...

Is Climate Change a Real Issue?

Hannah Belmont, Staff Writer

February 2, 2018

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From a young age we all study what a natural disaster is, their effect on Earth and on the people. We all know the detrimental effects of natural disasters but don’t often experience them. This year alone has been one of the most shocking years for the earth. From fires, hurricanes, and excessi...

Is it Worth it?

Jenna Burgesser, Staff Writer

January 30, 2018

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$2,500. The amount it required for Boulder Valley Schools to install a new audio enhancement system into every single classroom, not just in Broomfield, but for the entire district. The question is, was it worth it? Shortly after winter break, students and staff at were notified that the new network...

School: Learning to Play the Game

Steph Peterson, Staff Writer

January 18, 2018

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Every day you wake up for school around 6:00 am, get dressed, maybe eat breakfast, hopefully brush your teeth, then go to school. You spend seven grueling hours at school, get a ton of homework, and get told that you have yet another test coming up. Once you get home and start to work on your homework,...

Modern Mocked Music

Maggie Peck, Staff Writer

January 16, 2018

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“Rockstar, Rockstar, feel just like a rock, Rockstar, Star, Rockstar, Feel just like a.” That’s the current the number one song in America. It switches back and forth between two notes for the entire song without any sort of inflection. Music is something that will always be changing, trying to g...

Sulky Seniors

Claire Tetro, Staff Writer

January 9, 2018

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Senior year. After 11 years of school work and hours upon hours in the classroom, the time is finally here. We are seniors. We are graduating. We are moving on with our lives to bigger and better things. But throughout the years why does it seem as though our class is constantly cheated? Why are ...

Dreaming of the Future

Sidney Poulsen, Staff Writer

December 8, 2017

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You’re living your dream. Your whole life has been dedicated to getting into your dream college, becoming a pro basketball player, marrying your high school sweetheart, getting that record deal to be the next big singer. Nothing can come between you and your aspirations. Until something does. Because t...

Life Is a Road Trip

Jenna Burgesser, Staff Writer

December 7, 2017

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Life should be like a road trip. Are you living your life the way that you truly want it to be lived? Are you taking risks, going on adventures, and experiencing the world in a unique and individual way? Or, are you stuck, constantly going through the motions, living every day the same way with the same ...

What is Supreme?

Nate Sage, Staff Writer

December 1, 2017

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Supreme. A seven letter word you have probably heard all around the school. Supreme seems to be a brand known and owned by everyone and their mothers. But how did this little New York brand get so popular? Let’s throw it back to 1994, when the brand first started. James Jebbia created Su...