Opinions Archives - The Declaration

Advice for surviving your senior year

November 20, 2018

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Senior year is the year where stress is overwhelmingly present. As everyone searches and decides where they will choose to call home for the next four...

Tips for first time voters

November 1, 2018

Every year there are more people in the United States that are eligible to vote. At eighteen, they have the right to vote at all upcoming elections. Not ...

Transgender memo is setting back society

By: Jada Davis, Senior Editor

October 26, 2018

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President Donald Trump's administration is considering eliminating transgender rights by limiting the definition of gender to the "biological, immutable ...

Dear the Class of 2022

June 14, 2018

Dear the Class of 2022, As my graduation slowly rolls around the corner and I prepare my farewell to Colonia High, I can't help but think of the Clas...

Fostering dogs saves lives

June 12, 2018

Fostering dogs is very rewarding and a great way to get involved. In addition, if you foster dogs you are saving a life. More people should start fostering...

Should you have to take a date to prom?

June 8, 2018

It's prom season, which means most high school seniors are stressing to find a prom date. The most frequent asked question around school is "Who are you...

We need to talk about mental health

By: Arianna Hernandez, Spring Reporter

May 30, 2018

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It's time to break the stigma around mental health. More than 90% of people who have died from suicide had a undiagnosed mental disorder. Some mental illnesses...