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The Effects Sleep Deprivation can Have on Students

Allie Giroux, News Reporter April 21, 2023

Sleep deprivation is extremely common among modern teenagers. The lack of sleep can lead to many physical and mental problems during these important years of a person's life.  Some physical problems...

Graphic for how standardized testing affects students.

The Impact of Standardized Testing

Allie Giroux, News Reporter March 16, 2023

Standardized testing happens every year to check if students are meeting the state’s standards. This type of testing has multiple different effects on students and teachers.  Students seem to feel...

Golf Graphic

The Golf Season is a Hole and One this year!

Maia O’Brien, News Reporter September 26, 2022

The Blackman High School golf team has improved in many ways in previous years. Their scoring and individual stroke average have jumped in improvement.  “Both teams are leading our programs to winning...

COVID-19 made students burnout worse than they ever had before.

Excelling and achieving from inside and out: Student burnout at Blackman

Angel Perez-Escobar, Reporter April 7, 2022

As we approach the end of the year, students are starting to feel the pressure of exams from state testing to AP testing. Throughout our high school careers, some students experience student burnout, for...

Blackman has introduced a Dell Tech Crew comprised of students to assist Blackmans IT specialist.

Student Tech Crew is logging on with Dell certification

Angel Perez-Escobar, Reporter December 16, 2021

The Student Dell Tech Crew is Blackman’s crew of students, certified by Dell, that assist Carl Miller, our IT specialist.  As most of the students and teachers know well, Blackman and Rutherford...

Callie Wright, Kindergarten

From Sparks to Blaze

Maddy Williams, Editor in Chief April 29, 2021

Should Rutherford County Schools discontinue mask requirements in the classroom?

The Rutherford County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, April 6, to vote on whether masks should be required in county schools for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.  With...

Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic and how this past year affected us.

Discovering joy through shared hardships

The COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. On March 13, 2020, students exited Blackman High School, expecting a short break while the school was deep cleaned. However, students did not return...

Cheer goes country

Brenlee Goins, Reporter March 15, 2021

Thomas Rhett has been one of the most popular country/pop music artists of today’s time. Winning ten major music awards and having been nominated for four Grammy awards, he has slowly risen to the...

RCS’ Food Service Program

How the Coronavirus is affecting students

Jenene Grover, Managing Editor May 25, 2020

On March 5, 2020, Tennessee had its first confirmed case of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Williamson County. By March 12th, the number of confirmed cases in Tennessee reached 18. On that same day, Governor...

How social distancing affects students

How social distancing affects students

Mia Isom, Associate Editor May 18, 2020

Social distancing is recommended by the CDC to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This means you have to keep space between yourself and other people for everyone’s safety. The guidelines to social distancing...

Alex Garrott, junior, working out.

How to stay fit in quarantine

Andres Figueroa, Reporter May 15, 2020

No matter how the media spins it, many families, students, and workers have been asked to remain inside their houses (or at least not out in public) during the Covid-19 outbreak. Humans are social...

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