South Manitou’s Cedars
Phoebe Walker, EMS Press Reporter
October 3, 2018
What once used to be the tallest white cedar tree in the world was on Michigan's own South Manitou island. Over the past summer I explored the island and learned a lot more history than I thought I would. While I was there, I learned what Michigan was like before people turned it into the state we know...
Students Talk About Washington DC
Sam Mcdonough, Aidan Gollan, Trojan TV Staff
June 5, 2018
Students share their opinions on the recent 8th grade DC trip
Alcoholism
Mallory Swope, EMS Press Staff
May 16, 2018
Filed under News
On April 30, the Traverse City Police Department received a call from an employee working at Deerings Market on Barlow Street. It was about a two-year-old boy who walked into the store, alone and obviously terrified. When law enforcement arrived, they were able to find the child’s house on Baldwin ...
Deadly Plane Crash Near Savannah, Georgia
George Parvel, EMS Press Staff
May 7, 2018
Filed under News
On Wednesday May 3, 2018, a Puerto Rican airplane plummeted out of the sky in a twisting nosedive that killed all passengers onboard and caused a large explosion that could be seen from miles away. Nine passengers were confirmed dead, all working for the Puerto Rican National Guard. The cause of the crash i...
Mark Zuckerberg: Reptile vs. Robot
Lily Jenkins, EMS Press Staff
April 30, 2018
Recently, we came upon one of the greatest debates in American history. As a warning, this is one of the most serious and intense questions ever asked, and it could cause you to experience emotional outrage. After Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before the Senate, a series of memes poking fun at (and in s...
#MeToo: A Voice for the Voiceless
Lily Jenkins, EMS Press Staff
April 25, 2018
In the past 20 years, 17,700,000 women have reported sexual assault. The height of this number is truly upsetting, especially considering that there are undoubtedly even more women who have endured such violence but have not been able to speak up. After all of the injustice, Civil Rights Activist Tarana Bu...
Strong Women Strike Back
Lauren Stallman, EMS Press Staff
April 19, 2018
Filed under News
It isn’t an overstatement to say that women have historically been looked down upon by society. Throughout history this became our status quo. Many of us became accustomed to men leading not only our homes, cities, and countries, but our world. Now of course, times have changed. But maybe not as m...
Cape Town Africa Running Out of Water
Sophia Simon, EMS Press Staff
April 12, 2018
Filed under News
“Zero Day” sounds like a day where the world ends. In Cape Town, South Africa, this day will occur. No, the world isn’t going to end, but it’s the day when the taps run dry. Cape Town is in a serious drought. This has been the worst drought in more than a century. The prediction for this day was April 12,...
