Claire Ash – OIDJ

Meaning behind the songs in Shawn Mendes 2020 album ‘Wonder’

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By Claire Ash, Edmond Santa Fe High School Shawn Mendes released his album ‘Wonder’ Dec. 4, 2020. Within the first week it had a total of 46.92 million demand streams. The album contains 14 incredible songs. The audience rating is a 4.8 on Google. In its second week, ‘Wonder’ descended to 25 on the Billboard 200 dates, with 28,300 units sold Wonder is essentially a concept album, the concept being Camila Cabello. The first song on the list is Intro, a song where Shawn is basically saying how we all have different “faces” and how we change when were around…

Why I think 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote

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By Claire Ash, Edmond Santa Fe High School Should people under the age of 18 be allowed to vote? That question rose in my mind this spring in connection to an election in my hometown of Edmond in which a position on the local school board was in voters’ hands. Two candidates were running for District 2, Cheryl Williams and Courtney Hobgood. Williams campaigned against diversity in schools. “The political indoctrination in the classroom has to stop,” she said on camera in a Feb. 8 school board meeting. “We have seen LGBT flags, paraphernalia and stuff in a classroom, that…

Losing a limb, deepening determination: Athletes with prosthetics fight through added challenge to compete in sports they love

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By Claire AshEdmond Santa Fe High School Chris Smith remembers skating down the ice, throwing the perfect pass or scoring the game-winning goal. Then it all took a drastic turn. He, like athletes all over the world, competes in the sports he loves, just differently: with a prosthetic limb. The 37-year-old lost his right leg at age 16. A few weeks before his sophomore year at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah. Smith was going street luging with some friends when he attempted to put his feet down to decelerate. The board’s wheels hit an unknown object on the road and sent him…

With two jobs and goals to start a business, Jose Sanchez’s work ethic sets him apart from peers

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By Claire Ash, Edmond Santa Fe High School While Jose Sanchez is only 17, he knows where he wants his life to go. He is driven to achieve his goal of becoming his own boss. He wants to own his own electrical business, having people work for him while he’s the head honcho. “I never wanna work for someone else,” Jose said. Jose was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He is currently running his dad’s business: Bros Professional Audio, which installs sound and lighting systems for concerts at local night clubs and churches. Jose has been doing this type…