North Vietnam intended to have all of Vietnam and to govern it under communism. South Vietnam had another plan. So did the United States and other free countries of the world that feared communist expansion....

Everyone knows what it’s like to be a student, being in the classroom for hours on end, dealing with constant studying and homework. But what about the kids whose lives have always revolved around...

Have you ever heard of Brown v. The Board of Education? This landmark decision by the US Supreme Court, labeled segregation in schools unconstitutional. Yet even after the ruling, non-white students still...

Have you ever been told that “failure is not an option?” This simple phrase has been Day Creek’s motto since the school’s inception in 2004. The original principal and staff instituted it the...

Imagine waking up at 6:45 a.m, going to school until 2:40 p.m., going home for just long enough to finish homework, then to track practice, working out, practicing basketball at home and finally getting...

Have you ever seen someone using AirPods in class? Have you ever used AirPods in class? Although they’re generally not allowed, many students argue that they should be. Can the privilege of this technology...

Read this article and you get a reward! If this was the app Habitica, it would definitely be true.  Many students of all ages wish for a world where chores and work would simply disappear. It may...

i-Ready. CAASPP. Two names the majority of Day Creek students dread to hear. It is the season of standardized testing, a time of long hours on a computer, forced silence, and teachers milling about watching...

Editor's note: The names of the juveniles in this article have been changed to protect their privacy. Juvenile delinquency, the frequent breaking of laws by a minor, is a major problem across the United...

As Black History Month came to an end, many people around the country were encouraged to take a real look at African-American history and culture. Perhaps they also reflected on more recent tragic events...

Ring! The bell goes off at 8 AM. Time for another day at school. While walking down the hall, some notice a student in a wheelchair and wonder, Where do they go for class? A wide variety of students...

A new AI program has caught the attention of the general public, trending on Twitter and reaching 1 million users within five days of its release, at the same time increasing its holding organization’s...

Spirit days have always been a fun and exciting time for Day Creek Intermediate students. Kids show their creativity while matching the school's enthusiastic energy of a fun school-wide theme. Some even...

Imagine working through countless challenges, until finally, out of hundreds of competitors, you receive news that you’ve been chosen for the final competition in the world. This trial will test your...

Have you noticed the new food waste barrels that popped up in our school cafeteria before Thanksgiving break? They are the result of a new law here in California that’s made them a common sight in schools...

Like a relic from a bygone era, most middle school students don’t know much about drive-in theaters. They may soon never have the chance to visit a drive-in due to housing developments, smaller families,...

This story was originally published on The Day Creek Howl on December 20, 2022.

A new app has entered the social media circle, collecting over $3 million with 1 million active daily users in three months. What is this new competitor? Directed towards adolescents, Nikita Bier, Isaiah...

A new, controversial Tennessee law aims to remove books from school libraries across the state if parents don’t approve of them. This law’s goal is to remove “age-inappropriate” content from school...

The rate of absences before Thanksgiving Break was growing in the weeks leading up to the break. Although not all of the absences were marked as being related to the flu or even sickness, many of them...

Avah is a Stage 4 cancer survivor. She is also a curly-haired, jovial 6th grade student. Just two years ago, doctors informed Avah that she had Stage 4 nephroblastoma, a cancer that attacked her kidneys....

You have two minutes to read this article. Hurry up. This would definitely be the case if BeReal were in charge of the Howl. After many years living under the social media dominance of Instagram,...

Up until Thursday afternoon, Duncan Middle School students had no idea that the lockdown drills they practiced may potentially save their lives. Although Duncan Middle School students and teachers practice...

Football is a very popular sport that most everyone enjoys to watch or even play. Research has shown that football poses some dangers to kids who decide to play the game when they are young. Although most...

There’s a shortage of substitutes in Kingsport City Schools. Like many schools across the nation, KCS has a hard time finding people who want to work as substitutes. There isn’t just one reason people...

Drones have made a big impact on society. The military uses them to fight wars. Amazon and other companies have begun to use them for deliveries. Many people love flying drones as a hobby, but there are...

The story of “El Loco Taco” is inspiring. The local restaurant rose from humble beginnings as a food truck to one of the most popular Mexican restaurants in Kingsport. Daniel Lopez is the son of...

Sarah Elizabeth Matheny- D’Errico. The strongest woman I know, and will ever know. She fought every day until she could no longer. All she wanted was to come back to my dad, brother, and me to live normally...

The past two years introduced a struggle unlike any other for students across Day Creek’s campus. While everyone seems to have a story connected to Covid, few may have considered the impact on our special...

Janelle Cummins is an illustrator and designer who currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Cummins is from Barbados and is a first-generation immigrant. Cummins has worked with big...

She started playing when she was five. He’s been teaching for 20 years. Now she’s the head softball coach and he’s the assistant. Their names? Alyssa Fasolo and Scott Berardinelli. Fasolo’s...

The smart, the diligent, the successful. The “Model Minority.” Stereotypes like these have been thrown around to Asian Americans, both in jest and in complete seriousness. These stereotypes are...

Pixar’s new 2022 film Turning Red has brought audiences a myriad of emotions. This coming-of-age film directed by Domee Shi was cast with actors Rosalie Chang, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Sandra Oh, Addie...

Imagine getting the email of a lifetime. You are going to the Olympics. Then during a softball game, tragedy strikes. You tore your ACL, a couple of months before you are planning to take the biggest athletic...

Tragedy struck the night of February 1, 2022. 20-year-old Specialist Alex Joseph (AJ) Ram of the US Army was pronounced dead while deployed in Syria. Soldiers die in the service of our country nearly every...

Martin Luther King Junior. Harriet Tubman. Rosa Parks. Barack Obama. Medgar Evers. These are just a few of the many African Americans who have made a significant impact on the country. Black people haven’t...

This story was originally published on Livewire on February 1, 2022.

For several years now, Sevier students have gotten free meals in the cafeteria thanks to a federal grant. Students, however, have to get the required food for each meal. Some students may not like all...

Seventh-grader Dakota C. gets to the gym at 9:00am. She heads toward the benches and begins to warm up. She starts off light. When her group, called a flight, is announced, she waits for her number to...

There are many homeless people in Kingsport. Some of them walk around without coats or without warm clothes. All of them have no place to go. Although many people don’t think twice when they see a homeless...

It is said that the tipi represents the earth on which we live, the walls represent the sky and the poles represent the trails that extend from the earth to the spirit world, according to some Dakota teachings....

John Sevier Middle has an unwritten rule for teachers: students cannot get a grade lower than a 60, even for missing assignments. This policy has caused a major controversy to erupt among students and...

This story was originally published on The Day Creek Howl on January 24, 2022.