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The student news site of Amarillo High School

The Sandstorm

The student news site of Amarillo High School

The Sandstorm

Students Face Obstacles in the Hallways

Students Face Obstacles in the Hallways

Sarah Garrison, Writer April 30, 2025

Between classes, school corridors transform into a stage where everyday interactions reveal more than just hurried steps. In these fleeting moments, students embody unspoken labels that both simplify and...

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Should High School Start Later in the Day?

Should High School Start Later in the Day?

Mya Carpenter, Writer April 16, 2025

Right now, school starts at 8:05 a.m. and ends at 4:03 p.m.. The early start causes students to wake up anywhere from 5:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m., some even earlier if there is a zero-hour class or morning sports....

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Moana 2 Review

Moana 2 Review

Sarah Garrison, Writer February 27, 2025

“Moana 2,” staring the voice actors Dwayne Johnson, Auli’i Cravalho, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temuera Morrison, Rose Matafeo, Hualalai Chung and David Fane, a family adventure Disney animation directed...

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Epic the Musical Review

Epic the Musical Review

Ella Mullin, Assisstant Editor February 13, 2025

EPIC the Musical, composed by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, tells the story of Homer's Odyssey in music form. It consists of 9 concept albums, called sagas, with the quantity of songs varying from 3 to 5 songs...

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Sleep, Who Needs It Most

Sleep, Who Needs It Most

Hazik Aiyan, Writer December 19, 2024

Sleep, everyone needs it yet most individuals receive less of it than they would like to admit. The average human spends a third of their life in sleep, and yet there exists many misconceptions and misunderstandings...

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The Inheritance Games Review

The Inheritance Games Review

Ella Mullin, Assistant Editor November 6, 2024

The Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, brings readers into the life of Avery Grambs. Avery lives with her sister, and they are struggling to make ends meet financially. However, one day Avery...

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Election Analysis and Predictions

Election Analysis and Predictions

Aidan Anderson, writer November 5, 2024

Today is election day. Thousands of Amarilloans, millions of Texans, and hundreds of millions of Americans will have their ballot counted today and tune in to see the results. Before the polls close however,...

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Rent Review

Rent Review

Axel Willis, Writer March 8, 2024

DISCLAIMER: Rent is a rated-R musical that is intended for mature audiences. Amarillo Little Theatre (ALT) performed the award-winning musical, “Rent”, by Johnathan Larson at the ALT Adventure Space...

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review

Ella Mullin, Writer February 2, 2024

The Hunger Games franchise continued with “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” coming out as a movie. The original book by Suzanne Collins, released on May 19, 2020, gained popularity and sold over...

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School Book Bans

School Book Bans

Ella Mullin, Writer November 27, 2023

Over 1 million books are published each year, yet we are unable to access all of them. Banned books are becoming more and more common, even for classics such as “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee...

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Spider-Man 2 Game Review

Spider-Man 2 Game Review

Aidan Barnes, Writer November 8, 2023

October  had many good game releases with Spiderman 2(2023) as one of them. After its release on Oct. 20, people started praising it for its incredible graphics and smooth gameplay. On the first day...

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Sinister Review

Sinister Review

Aliana Bryant, Writer October 27, 2023

Both the creepy and the crawly come out in the dead of night to spook the innocent and scare the nation. This Halloween is the time to bring out the scares and terrors of this spooky season. The movie...

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