Andi Anthony

Have curly hair? Run straight to Rhyme & Reason’s quench and curl line

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Andi Anthony, Putnam City High School Through the years I’ve used hair products far and wide trying to find the perfect products. People with curly hair know the struggles, and that maintaining curly hair is a full-time job. For me, it just became a lot easier with the help of the quench and curl line from Rhyme & Reason! This company is a 10/10 rated performance brand that is eco-friendly. Their products are 92% naturally derived, cruelty/vegan free and the bottles are made of 100% recycled materials. The creators behind this amazing female owned brand are Christina Siden and Anne Trench.…

School Safety and Security

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By Andi Anthony, Putnam City High School Parents send their kids to school every day with the assumption they’ll safely learn while they are there, but for the past several years that assumption has started to fade. According to data from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, there have been more than 2,000 school shootings in the United States since 1970. The center is the Naval Postgraduate School sponsored by FEMA. In this era of school shootings, some people have questioned whether teachers should be able to protect themselves and their students with guns in school. Some states, including Oklahoma…

Nora Neville, gymnast turned dancer, will test agility next by managing social media

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By Andi Anthony, Putnam City High School Starting in competitive gymnastics at a very young age, Nora Neville quickly fell in love with the sport. Unfortunately, the physical stress of the sport started to cause pain so in sixth grade, she switched to dance, where she has spent the several years of her life training. Now a senior at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas, Nora dances with her school team, the Legacies, which made it all the way to the state championships. Her team won and went on to perform in Honolulu at Pearl Harbor. “Dancing gives me the…