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The student news site of Troy High School

The Chariot

The student news site of Troy High School

The Chariot

Marvin the axolotl swims around his tank

Pet Therapy

Katelyn Peaslee, Staff Reporter October 25, 2020

Most people agree that quarantine is miserable, stressful, or boring, so what if there was a way to alleviate those negative feelings? Pets, dogs especially, may be the solution. While many are distancing...

The Rules of Zoom

The Rules of Zoom

Andy DeGrand, Print Editor in Chief October 22, 2020

Since the start of virtual learning, it is mandatory that teachers record lessons everyday during class. Many students think this can be helpful, but some consider it an invasion of privacy.  Although...

The 2020 seniors lives have drastically changed due to the global pandemic halting their final stretch of high school.

Senior Let Down’s

Kaitlyn Piggott, Print Editor-in-Chief July 2, 2020

The class of 2020 is getting used to the supposed to’s. They were supposed to be getting all dolled up to go to a big banquet hall to dance awkwardly together, just so they could pull out those pictures...

Students discuss the idea of perfectionism and how it affects them and the world around them.

What is Perfection?

Grace Johnson, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

Perfect. A very simple, but complex word. A word with one and many meanings. According to the Oxford dictionary, the word “perfect” means, “having all the required or desirable elements, qualities,...

Are Memes Really That Funny?

Are Memes Really That Funny?

Andy DeGrand, Staff Writer February 21, 2020

Many students are familiar with the short-form video hosting service called Vine. Vine was an entertainment network where users could share six-second looping videos. After Vine was shut down on Jan. 17,...

During the holiday of love, students weigh in on the difficulty of getting over a relationship breakup vs. a friendship breakup

Relationship Gone, Lingering Pain

Kaitlyn Piggott, Print Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2020

It’s a breakup. It is severed, no communication, that’s supposed to be the point. Yet, they still pull out their phone and scroll through old pictures, still rack their brains to figure out how to...

Junior Sidharth Rao thinks race is an important part of politics.

Divided on Diversity

Murryum Farooqi, Body Copy Editor February 19, 2020

When the 2020 presidential elections kicked off late last year, the American populace was met with candidates like Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. With this, the typical status quo category...

Troy High and Athens students discuss the rivalry and the culture, as well as their own respective traditions, at their school

Crosstown Rivalry

February 19, 2020

It’s a love-to-hate scenario. Between the two schools, they each are constantly competing. It’s normal: the two major high schools in the same city, arguing over which sports team is better, which...

Photo by Gabby DeRose

Reaching Nirvana

Gabby DeRose, Staff Writer December 18, 2019

Meditation has been shown to reduce stress, enhance self-awareness and promote emotional health. While many people meditate for religious purposes, others meditate for its spiritual, emotional, mental...

English Teacher Jodie Duda assists students during their class time.

No Two Are the Same

Rory Knauss, Staff Writer December 16, 2019

Snowflakes are very similar to students. Each are differently shaped, and no two snowflakes are the same, just like every student has their own way of learning. Education is delivered in distinct categories,...

Basic human rights are for everyone and the 12 Literature and Composition classes explore the importance of these laws.

Learning Outside the Bubble

Kaitlyn Piggott, Print Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2019

Behind the second door to the left in the English hallway, English Teacher Lisa Knudson stands in front of her 12 Literature and Composition class. She pulls out a marker and writes the word “poverty”...

AP students often face more homework causing them to be more stressed.

Are APs Always the Right Way to Go?

Andy DeGrand, Staff Writer December 16, 2019

Advanced Placement is a program created by the College Board that offers college-level curriculum to high school students. AP classes can give college credits to students that do well on the exams in May. With...

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