Yuba City High Beat

- What does the future hold?
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- As a high school senior, one thing that is very surprising for me is how fast time has flown by. What's even more surprising is that next year I will be attending a four-year university where I have declared an area of study that will hopefully lead ... Full story

- Moving toward a closed campus?
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Yuba City High School is located very close to the center of the town. It is bordered by Franklin Street and Clark Avenue, some of the busiest streets in Yuba City. Between 7:30 and 8:00 in the morning and 3:05 and 3:30 in the afternoon, the traffic ... Full story

- The economics of homecoming
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Economics is the study of how societies distribute scarce or limited resources to fulfill humans' unlimited wants. If school is our society, then one of students' limited resources is time. Teachers and students are in a race against the clock every ... Full story

- The value of high school
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- November is an eventful time for many people. For the majority of high school seniors, it means for the start of college applications. As my fellow classmates and I begin to write our personal statements, calculate our GPAs and question what we want ... Full story

- The haunting of Yuba City High
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Aliens, the Loch Ness monster, Sasquatch and ghosts — these are myths and legends that people either love to believe or listen to as tall tale stories. Halloween is fast approaching, and in honor of this spooky holiday, I decided to investigate... Full story

- Welcome back, Honkers
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Classes have recommenced at Yuba City High School. As teachers and students have their own sets of goals to accomplish for the coming school year, our campus, as a whole, hopes to accomplish the goal of reigniting our Honker pride and spirit.
To hel... Full story

- Music benefits students
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Here at Yuba City High School, music plays a large part in daily life. When asked to name three musical artists at random, Brandon Taylor, a junior, said, "Lil Wayne, Drake and Led Zeppelin," but when asked to name three composers, he stuttered with ... Full story

- Reading fuels positive change
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- This week's column will be a little different than my previous ones because it is about a very special club at Yuba City High School. The Youth Literacy Club was started just this year by a very devoted English teacher. I had the privilege of experie... Full story

- Students struggle in the grip of senioritis
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- A mass epidemic has snuck up on the Yuba City High School campus this winter. It can be observed in teens enjoying Taco Bell breakfast on a Tuesday at 10:30 in the morning, or at the movie theater catching a midnight showing of "Star Wars: Episode 1 ... Full story

- Students placed second to politics
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- With finals quickly approaching, students at Yuba City High School are preparing to take on those last few days of the semester, which can make or break their entire year's worth of hard work.
This year, though, students are faced with another obsta... Full story