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Studentinputon Discovery’sartfeescont.

Staffandstudentsexpressopinionsonart fees.

By:LarkenGrimes&SophiaPerian

McGuffin also explained how the fees worked and what students were giving to the school and district.

“Fees are typically paid at the first of each semester, and go towards the cost of the class,” said McGuffin.“So if it's an art class it goes to glazes and clay, if it's digital art it goes towards new materials and screen printing stuff.”

The art classes are not the only classes that have fees.The Makerspace also has a $20 fee that you would pay at the beginning of the year.With fees, you pay one for each class. For example, if you take two art classes you pay the art fee twice. In all, most opinions from students and staff say the fees make sense and have a point to being put in place so that students can have access to materials in class. However, if you are a student who isn’t able to pay these fees, you could obtain scholarship, or Linthwaite may not mind!

Editor’s Note: Students should not deliberately attempt to avoid paying fees.With budget cuts from the school being a prominent issue, it is imperative that we as students do our best to help our schools break even.

HowconsumingTVhas affectedteenagers’mental healthcont.

WatchingTVhasmanynegativeeffects,but therearealsopositivesontheyouthoftoday.

By:BeeLogan&IvanFrazee

“I would say that South Park is kinda making a comeback and everybody’s watching it—including myself,” Hope stated.

“Since [South Park] as a whole seems to be about anger, rage, and narcissism, it’s safe to say these kids could use some therapy,” said Dr.Ave Singler, author of The Essential Guide to the New Adolescence: How to Raise an Emotionally Healthy

Teenager

In a study by UCLA’s Center for Scholars and Storytellers, 62 of 68 teenagers who watched 13 Reasons Why—a show that deals with mental health topics such as suicide and bullying—looked for more information on the subjects online. Of that group, a “vast majority” reported having conversations with their parents or guardians about the subjects covered in the show.

Euphoria, a TV show intended for audiences aged 18 and over, also covered mental health subjects such as drug addiction and depression in teenagers. However, that show received criticism for the alleged glorification of its darker subjects.

It appears that the effects of TV on the mental health of teenagers can vary, with the level of moderation content within a given show has and how that show presents dark subjects being the biggest factors.

A common warning for pieces of media that present dark subjects to their viewers is: “viewer discretion is advised,” a warning which Digest believes its viewers should heed. It appears that the viewer’s predispositions have a bigger effect on how TV affects them than the TV itself.