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How Do Vista Students Feel About AP Exams?

March 13, 2013

With AP exam registration forms already being turned in, it's just about the time that students taking AP classes start studying for and worrying about their exams. Some students aren't nervous at all for the tests, others are...

11 Mountain Vista TSA Teams Place At State Competition

March 13, 2013

The Mountain Vista Technology Student Association (TSA) did extremely well at their state competition last weekend. 11 groups were awarded for the top three places in their categories and four of them qualified to continue onto...

The Blue Bronco Dilemma

March 8, 2013

LOGAN CLARK Anyone who has been near DIA has likely seen the famous 32-foot-tall blue bronco that stands near the airport. It is a fiberglass sculpture that was created 5 years ago, and now it is the center of widespread contro...

Glance at Peace in Syria

February 19, 2013

MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN The civil war in Syria has finally shown the first signs of coming to an end after the first ceasefire of any kind was made in the town of Talkalakh last week. Rather than the pattern of stalemate and bipartis...

Largest Meteorite In 100 Years Hits Russia

February 18, 2013

The biggest meteorite to hit the earth since 1908 struck Russia last Friday. The explosion, twenty times more powerful than the nuclear weapons used in World War II, was picked up by sensors halfway around the world, as far away...

Pope Benedict Resigns

February 12, 2013

PETER LEONARD The world was shocked on Monday to hear about the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Citing age, the 85 year old Pope announced that he would be leaving office on February 28th. He is the first pope since the Middle...

Mysterious Blackout at the Superbowl

February 8, 2013

KATIE SIMON The Superbowl on Sunday Feb. 3rd between the 49ers and the Ravens was great, but the real buzz is about the unexplained blackout there was during the game. There have been numerous rumors about the topic. Of...

King Richard’s Return

February 7, 2013

MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN News outlets across the world are reporting on the discovery of the long lost body of Richard the Third, the last English monarch to die in battle. While momentous, the question arises over whether this will help his reputation at all. The remains were discovered under a parki...

United States Embassy Attacked

February 4, 2013

MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN The Senate has been abuzz with accusations over the death of the American Ambassador to Libya in September ever since the incident occurred. Now, another outpost of American diplomacy has been attacked in the...

27 Dead in Elementary School Shooting

December 18, 2012

AMANDA ELLINGSON If you were on Twitter early in the morning of Dec. 14, you may have noticed that “Conn” was trending. Upon investigating, you would have found that there was a school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Besi...