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Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

Student News for Horizon Honors Secondary School

The Horizon Sun

Lauren Bander

Lauren Bander, Columnist

After her first year of Journalism, Lauren Bander is excited to be back for another, this time in Journalism 3-4 and the 8th grade. This being her third year at Horizon Honors, Lauren is a member of NJHS and Middle School Student Council and looks forward to putting more time into charity work. She loves the Horizon Honors Drama department and hopes to continue performing with them after discovering being a part of the production team was so much fun.
Also an avid reader and writer, Lauren takes Journalism to expand her knowledge on the world of nonfiction and news writing. She writes to share her opinions and creativity with people other than just herself and close friends. But she hopes to someday share her writing with the world through books as a published author. When not writing, she doesn’t mind having some downtime to watch shows like Doctor Who on Netflix or reading and fangirling over her favorite books. She also loves her two cats and spends time trying to get them to sit on her when she wants them to, which rarely happens because they have minds of their own.

All content by Lauren Bander

Average Adverts

Advertisements show pictures of photoshopped people and give us unrealistic expectations for our own bodies. Why isn’t the average person shown instead?
Lauren Bander, Columnist
May 15, 2015
Candles in Bloom

Candles in Bloom

Have fun creating three different flowery candles out of duct tape and getting into the spring spirit. All three flowers are super simple, taking less than five steps to make each.
Lauren Bander, Columnist
April 11, 2015

Germanwings Flight 9525

On Mar. 24, a Germanwings commercial airplane with 150 people on board crashed into the French Alps. The investigation is currently ongoing.
Lauren Bander, Columnist
April 10, 2015
Seniors Zach Boledsoe Downes, Bryce Pharr, and Garrett Leake are ready to finish out their senior year with a new baseball season

Touching Base With Senior Athletes

Three seniors, Zachary Bledsoe-Downes, Bryce Pharr, and Garrett Leake, have all been on Horizon Honors’ baseball team since their freshman year. The boys recount all their years of playing since they began and give us a glimpse of the future.
Lauren Bander, Columnist
March 4, 2015

Not Quite Goodbye

Principal Nancy Emmons has been a large part of Horizon Honors and is now stepping down from her position, but she may not be gone as long as we think.
Lauren Bander, Columnist
February 14, 2015
The members of the honors ensemble sing their signature holiday classic, "Sleigh Ride."

A World of Wonderful Music

Bella Voce and Cantabile had their second choir concert of the year on Tuesday, 9 Dec. The concert brought fun holiday music for people of many different cultures.
Lauren Bander, Columnist
December 13, 2014
As teenagers we are faced with finding schools and scholarships, the question remains, how young should you start?

ECAP Too Excessive?

ECAP is Arizona’s Education and Career Action Plan, but it can be seen as going too far and starting too young. Is this effective or excessive?
Lauren Bander, Columnist
December 9, 2014
We've all experienced it, those first moments of a paper when you can't figure out how to start, but what should you do?

Bearing the Block

Writer’s block is a constant struggle for people who have a habit of jumping from idea to idea. Sometimes having too many can be a problem.
Lauren Bander, Columnist
October 31, 2014
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