Articles by Sarah Cowgill

A pipeline off the coast of California leaked over 25,000 gallons of crude oil into the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The accident is affecting fishing, marine life, and beach and sporting activities. The leak is still being investigated due… Read More

Scientists, researchers, and many more have wondered who were the first people to arrive in America? It appears a 2009 discovery in White Sands National Park, New Mexico, is suggesting a timeline of around 23,000 years ago, during the time… Read More

Homecoming is a time for current students, staff, and former students to show appreciation for the school. Kids and advisors spend hours creating floats for the traditional parade. Each day leading up to the football game is meant to bring… Read More

The United States (U.S.), the United Kingdom (U.K.), and Australia (A) recently announced the intent to share nuclear submarine technology. In the security agreement, called AUKUS (for Australia, U.K., and the U.S.), the three countries promise to work united in… Read More

The Founding Fathers and their heroic actions helped form the United States, where freedoms are first and foremost protected. But the men did not establish this nation without the help of women. Women were warriors, nurses, couriers, and seamstresses. Many… Read More

Dogs have always been a human’s best friend: they are loyal, playful, can whiff out explosives, and help find missing people. But researchers now say these loyal canines can tell whether humans have the same good intentions for them. In… Read More

Since the Taliban has regained power, the future for girls and women is more uncertain than ever in Afghanistan. For 20 years, Afghan females have grown up with limited freedom to do what other girls and women can do by… Read More

Just like humans, apes use manners in social situations and signal to one another niceties like “hello” and “goodbye.” Ape social manners had not been seriously studied and recorded until now. A new scientific study has found that, like humans,… Read More

Martha Washington was an educated woman, skilled business manager, a clever hostess, and the only woman to appear on U.S. paper money. Before she even married George Washington, she was the wealthiest woman in Virginia. Martha Dandridge was born June… Read More

When we think we know all we need to know about the first people in America, along comes man’s best friend to teach us yet another lesson in history, loyalty, and, surprisingly, immigration. For generations, scientists and researchers believed the… Read More

A lot of people don’t really understand the process of impeachment. It is a simple legal process including a formal accusation of wrongdoing, followed by a trial. Impeachment can be brought against many public officials, but the most high-profile cases… Read More

The Electoral College is one of America’s top political discussion topics, as well as how we pick our president every four years, yet it still isn’t very well understood by many. What is the Electoral College, and why do we… Read More