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Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online

Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online

The use of personal devices within schools provides many benefits.

Personal devices should be allowed throughout the school day

Paige Polifka-Denson, Staff Reporter April 17, 2019

Prior to returning to Hays High, I attended Cypress Woods High School (Cy-Woods), a high school of approximately 4,000 students in Houston Texas. One major difference between Cy-Woods and Hays High...

Gun control process needs to progress faster

Gun control process needs to progress faster

McKena McBride, Staff Reporter April 14, 2019

It’s been a little over one year. One year has passed since I sat on the lawn of Hays High with over a hundred fellow students, mourning the loss of students in Florida after yet another school shooting,...

There are also partial music bans in schools, such as banning explicit songs or rap music.

Schools should not ban music applications

Levi Weilert, Staff Reporter April 9, 2019

Recently, many different schools across the country are starting to pursue bans onto music applications, such as Spotify, Pandora or Amazon Music. They do this as a way of trying to minimize distractions...

At the 2018 prom,  three junior girls invited three freshman boys to attend with them. The 2019 prom will be held in the Ballroom in the Student Union at Fort Hays State University on April 13.

Students should not feel pressured to attend prom

Allison Hillebrand, Associate Editor April 5, 2019

Prom is commonly considered a necessity for high school students to attend and has become increasingly more elaborate as teenagers expect the night to be perfect. Although many believe it to be an American...

Some teachers have a punch card system that limits the number of times students can go to the bathroom each semesters. Students are then awarded extra credit for unused passes.

Students should not be awarded extra credit for unused bathroom passes

Alicia Feyerherm, Staff Reporter March 22, 2019

“May I go to the bathroom?” That’s a phrase heard almost daily during the school day. Teachers are constantly dealing with students leaving the class to go to the bathroom or grab a drink of water. Understandably,...

Print edition Guidon should continue

Print edition Guidon should continue

Kalyssa Boyle, Staff Reporter February 27, 2019

Keeping the paper edition of The Guidon is very important to Hays High. The Guidon has been printed for a long time at Hays High and traditions such as this should be continuously honored throughout...

With the advent of cell phones has come a myriad of issues. We are now constantly available and live in a last-minute society.

Advances in communication causing more issues than solving

Alicia Feyerherm, Staff Reporter February 6, 2019

Letters to telegraphs to telegrams to phones. Over the centuries, we’ve invented better ways to communicate with others. However, are these “advances” just causing more issues? With cell phones,...

Students should take appropriate classes

Students should take appropriate classes

Levi Weilert, Staff Reporter January 28, 2019

Honor and advanced classes are what most students strive to have throughout high school. It could look good for colleges and it could help students do better on the ACT, but is it really worth the extra...

The government shutdown needs to end

The government shutdown needs to end

McKena McBride, Staff Reporter January 24, 2019

A United States government shutdown began on Dec. 22 due to a disagreement between President Donald Trump and the Democrats. This government shutdown is affecting many more citizens than people would...

The GIVE project did a survey on what vegetables give the most protein. Most vegetables give a higher percent of protein than meat products.

School should provide more vegetarian lunch options

Addie Braun, Staff Reporter December 20, 2018

I understand that meat is a very important source of protein for everyone who eats it, but what about the ones who don’t? Many vegetarians I know, including myself, bring their lunches a lot of the...

Letter to the Editor: The Christmas Conundrum

Letter to the Editor: The Christmas Conundrum

Madison Weber, Online Editor-In-Chief December 20, 2018

By: junior Nathan Erbert In the final weeks of a politically and socially polarizing 2018, some notable members of the media have taken it upon themselves to destroy the last thing they haven’t yet—Christmas. The...

Anti-vaccination movement dangerous

Anti-vaccination movement dangerous

Kalyssa Boyle, Staff Reporter December 12, 2018

The anti-vaccine movement around the world is causing diseases once thought defeated, but today those diseases are again reclaiming victims. The anti-vaccine movement is dangerous. One of the claims...

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