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Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Sahuaro's Kitchen Staff Deserve Recognition Too
Sahuaro’s Kitchen Staff Deserve Recognition Too
Hope Hovinga, Reporter • February 17, 2026

Sahuaro High School's kitchen staff prepares our breakfast and lunch every day, and they deserve to be better known. They work hard to prepare...

Kalab Sulliven And His Future Career
Kalab Sulliven And His Future Career
Michael Thomas, Reporter • February 9, 2026

Kalab Sulliven is an inspiring actor with great talent, high potential, and experience performing at the Gaslight Theater. He is part of the...

Madi Jordan: The Face of Our Music Community
Madi Jordan: The Face of Our Music Community
Sarah Bol, Editor-In-Chief • February 9, 2026

Madi Jordan, a sophomore, has been intertwined with music since 6th grade. Starting with the cello, she excelled in the orchestra, and after...

Christian Marsh: Sahuaro's Wrestling Champion
Christian Marsh: Sahuaro’s Wrestling Champion
MacKenzie Comfort, Editor • January 29, 2026

Christian Marsh, a Senior wrestler at Sahuaro High School, recently competed in a talent-packed tournament this month, days before his senior...

Pink Day!
Senior Spotlight: Ashlynn de Madeira
Tessa Skillicorn, Reporter • January 28, 2026

Ashlynn de Madeira is one of Sahuaro's many memorable and outstanding students. If you know her, you know how kind she is and how she lights...

Remembering Evelyn Thomas
Remembering Evelyn Thomas
Sarah Bol, Editor-In-Chief • January 27, 2026

On December 26th, 2025, Sahuaro lost one of our very own. Evelyn Thomas was a treasured part of Sahuaro's history, serving as our culinary teacher...

What is The Future of Yearbook?
What is The Future of Yearbook?
Michael Thomas, Reporter • January 23, 2026

Ms. Good has been working on the yearbook for two years now, highlighting her experience in graphic design. When she was offered the role, she...

Jorge Romero
Jorge Romero
Mereme Touka, Reporter • January 20, 2026

Mr. Romero teaches science at Sahuaro High School. He has lived in Tucson for 26 years and became a U.S. citizen in 1999. He enjoys teaching...

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Mr. George
MacKenzie Comfort, Editor • January 16, 2026

Coming back in 2026, after Winter break, the Financial Math teaching job being filled was top news at Sahuaro High School.  Financial Math has...

Mrs. Gandee's Presence In Sahuaro
Mrs. Gandee’s Presence In Sahuaro
MacKenzie Comfort, Editor • January 12, 2026

Before winter break, the Sahuaro Cougars were hit with the news that a beloved teacher would be leaving the campus. Ms. Lange, an English and...

Lange Leaves
Lange Leaves
Marley Gandee, Editor-In-Chief • December 16, 2025

After over 23 years of teaching at Sahuaro, Ms. Lange’s time here has come to a close. If you know her, you know the effect that her leaving...

This I believe: Legos are a Treasure That Every Child Should Experience
This I believe: Legos are a Treasure That Every Child Should Experience
Trayvon J. Carroll December 15, 2025

When I look back at my childhood, LEGOs were not merely toys but the foundation of my world, which I developed closely with my brothers. We invested...

Broken Into Becoming
Broken Into Becoming
Adyanna Flores, Contributor • December 15, 2025

 I grew up with my mom, dad, and two older brothers. We were ideally a happy family, but ever since I was a kid, I knew my family wasn’t “normal”....

Music is Better than Therapy
Music is Better than Therapy
Christian Tidwell, Student • December 15, 2025

Throughout my life, I have been subjected to a heavy amount of trauma and depression. I've suffered mainly from social and familial problems...

This I Believe: Beyond Blood
This I Believe: Beyond Blood
Danitza Diaz, Contributor • December 15, 2025

Most people have at least one person they call family that is not related by blood. I have that person, in fact I have multiple. However,...

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Sahuaro's Winterguard Kicks Off Their 2026 Season
Sahuaro’s Winterguard Kicks Off Their 2026 Season
Sarah Bol, Editor-In-Chief • February 18, 2026

Sahuaro Winterguard is back for its second season, and this time, they get to represent only Sahuaro. Last year, Sahuaro students had the pleasure of working with Cholla and...

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Sahuaro Boys Soccer: Heart, Hustle, and Highlights
Alonzo Willie, Reporter • February 6, 2026

This year's boys' soccer season at Sahuaro High School was a journey defined by unwavering Cougar pride and the pure joy of the game. For the players, the season was not...

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A Spidey-Sembly
A Spidey-Sembly
Nya Brown, Editor • January 29, 2026

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Movie Night with BSU
Movie Night with BSU
Naomi Porter, Reporter • December 17, 2025

On Friday, December 12, 2025, the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a movie night to give students a break during the stress of finals week. BSU often plans events like this...

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Unfiltered
Unfiltered
Trejhon King, Contributor • December 16, 2025

One major barrier is the stigma around mental health. Many teenagers worry about being judged or labeled if they admit they are struggling, fearing it could hurt their...

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The Traumas of a Trauma Nurse
The Traumas of a Trauma Nurse
Annabelle Rivette, Contributer • December 16, 2025

Nursing is a very popular career option, but many either fail to commit or just don't have the "want" to actually be what a nurse is. They also don't know the effects nursing...

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Adrian Stubbs: High School Basketball Player Makes History
Adrian Stubbs: High School Basketball Player Makes History
Alonzo Willie, Reporter • February 11, 2026

Adrian Stubbs made Arizona high school basketball history when he dropped 100 points in one single game for Maryvale High School in January 2026. This outstanding performance came in a 109-25 win over Kofa High School. Stubbs is described as "soft-spoken," but on this night, he let his skills speak for themselves: at halftime, he had 70 points on his own and continued to play his best in the third...

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Top Sports Moments from 2025!
Top Sports Moments from 2025!
Ylena Gross, Reporter • December 17, 2025

       

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This I Believe: Running is the only sport you need
This I Believe: Running is the only sport you need
Jacob De Filippo, Contributor • December 15, 2025

The firing of the race gun takes my mind to a state of peace. The pitter-patter of my race shoes on the concrete; the breathing of the other runners behind me, pushing me to do better. Getting that runner's high, finally finishing the race, feeling like I have done everything in the world. I believe running is the only sport you need. Running has helped me in so many ways. It has helped me mentally....

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Psychology of Identity
Psychology of Identity
Michael Thomas, Reporter • February 2, 2026
I am sure that everyone has gone through a time in their life where they felt lost and didn’t know who they were or what they were put here to do. Some of us could be having that problem right now, and you may feel like there’s no one you can talk to for help...
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Dystopia of AI
Dystopia of AI
December 16, 2025
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 13: Bad Bunny accepts the Best Urban Music Album award for "DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS" onstage during the 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Latin Recording Academy)
The life of Bad Bunny
February 23, 2026

Before Bad Bunny became one of the biggest artists in the world, he was Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Born on March 10, 1994, he grew up in a regular household with his two brothers, Bernie Ocasio and Bysael Ocasio. His mom was an English teacher named Lysaurie, and his dad, Tito, worked as a truck driver. As a kid, he lived a pretty normal childhood; he loved watching...

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Smudge: More Than the Music
December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30:  
Actor Eric Dane has been diagnosed with ALS, He is photographed at the St. Regis in Washington, DC on September 30, 2025. 
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Beloved Actor Eric Dane has passed
MacKenzie Comfort, Editor • February 23, 2026

Beloved actor Eric Dane, who is most known for his roles as Dr. Mark Sloan in ABC's show, Grey’s Anatomy, and Cal Jacobs in HBO's Euphoria, has...