The tradition of corporal punishment has pretty much flown under the radar since the majority of states now ban this practice.  However, this form of punishment is still a legitimate practice in 21 states across America.  These schools have been facing more opposition to their age old...

Music on-the-go has become almost a necessity for many people. Until now, you had to either stream music from the Internet or load it onto an MP3 player or other device. Now, you can listen to your own music form the Internet with the help of Amazon’s new Cloud Player. The Cloud Player is an...

For these past couple of weeks the weather here in Dixon has been acting pretty strange. We have had days when there is sun, days where the wind reaches about 30 mph, and days where it is just pouring down rain. Why has there been so much rain this past month? I thought March is when Spring is...

On Tuesday March 29, 2011, the JV went up against West Campus at their field. The final score was 1-1. The opponent team scored during the first half within the first 20 minutes. The Lady Rams didn’t let them get into their head and turned it around. When the second half came along we had...

At Dixon High School, it wouldn’t be too far of a stretch to say that everyone has a cell phone.  The majority of students own cell phones and use them daily, but how many actually know how much their cell phone bill is?  This article will be comparing the prices of some of the most...

   Track and Field  There was a track meet at Mesa Verde on Wednesday the 30th of March. Here are a few pictures from the...

Henna tattooing, otherwise known as mendhi came from a tall, shrub plant that grows in hot, dry climates. It is grown mostly in Sudan, Egypt, India, most North African countries and Middle Eastern countries. The leaves of the plant are crushed and ground into powder and turns into a paste...

Dixon Rugby played Stockton on March 28, 2011 in Dixon. The experience of Dixon paid of when they played Stockton. Most of the kids on the Dixon team have been playing together for 5 years. Dixon killed Stockton 48 to 0.That was the  last game for Dixon before they leave for their second big...

 Today many young and fresh people hit the big screen, more than ever, we have children in the show business and music industry. Some of the most famous movies today have young teens as the main character.  The Karate Kid, starring Jayden Smith and Jacky Chan, when a single mother has to...

The week of March 21st through March 25th was a very busy week indeed. With news varying from the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, to more from Libya, even news about Apple suing Amazon over the “app store” name! Here is the Week in Review. Monday On Monday night, two American pilots in...

This past Friday on March 25th, the Seniors took on the Staff of our school in the annual Senior Vs. Staff Basketball Game. The staff was unfortunately unable to gain the win as the Class of 2011 won 67-64. The seniors were up by over 20 points entering the fourth quarter but chose to make the...

For decades and decades people have created and worn all kinds of different high heels. There is the flat heel, low heel, chunky heel, kitten heel, stiletto heel, cone heel, spool heel, wedge. All kinds of different people wear these heels from the youth to elderly people. Even though not...