The student news site of Allen High School.

The Eagle Angle

The student news site of Allen High School.

The Eagle Angle

The student news site of Allen High School.

The Eagle Angle

5 Life Hacks You Should Know

5 Life Hacks You Should Know

Layal Zalkout, News/Feature editor February 5, 2016

Sometimes, we humans have the tendency to do things the hard way. To go down the tough road. To go through extra trouble to get simple things done. This is not done voluntarily - it’s because sometimes,...

Oscars too White?

Oscars too White?

Julia Zaksek, Staff writer January 26, 2016

On Jan. 14, the 2016 Oscar nominations were announced. Outrage was nearly instantaneous when a glimpse at the lucky nominees revealed that like the Oscars in 2015, every actor and actress nominated for...

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Felix’s Top 10 – Week of 1/11

Felix Kalvesmaki, Staff writer January 22, 2016

The first two weeks of the year didn't give a wonderful start. With how things are going, I'm a bit scared for how it'll go for the rest of the year. Let's get started. #10. Panic! At The Disco released...

Media is Destroying the Future

Farah Nashat, Staff writer January 20, 2016

A huge hit of the 21st century for young adults is media. Whether it is through a phone, laptop or TV, media is everywhere. Teenagers are significantly influenced by it, making it a huge part of their...

Increasing Apathy

Increasing Apathy

Julia Zaksek, Staff writer January 20, 2016

You get an alert on your phone, maybe from your news app, maybe from Twitter. You pick it up gingerly and swipe it. Your screen is lit with the following words: Just in: Shooting in (insert city) (insert...

Suspicion vs. Profiling

Kaitlyn Brown, Staff writer December 16, 2015

In terrorism it is hard to know who are the actual terrorists. It is not always made clear the intentions of terrorists. When looking for terrorists the police, the FBI, CIA, and the people in the town...

What We Have

David Bryant, Staff writer December 15, 2015

The average household income in Allen is around $100,000 per year. For the entire United States, this average is $50,000. Problems are still prevalent, as we are all human, but our struggle is menial compared...

A Sick Situation

Naomi Fluckiger, Staff Writer December 11, 2015

Rolling over with a moan and a grunt to peek at the glowing clock in your dark room. 3:57 a.m. The unfortunately familiar nauseated feeling in your stomach brings you to crawl out of bed to move the trash...

Felix’s Top 10 – The Year of 2015

Felix Kalvesmaki, Staff writer December 9, 2015

2015 was a dynamic year. We had ups, we had downs. We had a lot of downs. A lot. Too many to count. Really. A lot of downs. But let’s try not to focus on the downs. 2015 was a dynamic year, and today,...

Hate Over Heritage

Hate Over Heritage

Makayla Nerpel, Staff writer December 2, 2015

Twitter has been on fire lately with controversy over students wearing and flying the Confederate flag at school. Supporters of the flag claim it is a symbol of their heritage and Southern pride. Those...

Felix’s Top 10 – Week of 11/1

Felix Kalvesmaki, Staff writer November 20, 2015

Feminism. LGBTQ+ superheroes. An alleged “war on Christmas.” The last two weeks in pop culture were exciting, slightly annoying and downright shocking. Let’s get to it. #10 - Jennifer Lawrence...

It’s Just a Fight

David Bryant, Staff writer November 20, 2015

Every single fight at our school causes a major overreaction. This reaction is highly unnecessary, and immature in my eyes. Fights occur infrequently at AHS, so people do not know how to react to them....

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