The Student News Site of Skyline High School

The Skyline Horizon

The Student News Site of Skyline High School

The Skyline Horizon

The Student News Site of Skyline High School

The Skyline Horizon

Great Salt Lake is Shrinking, and Why You Should Care About It

Great Salt Lake is Shrinking, and Why You Should Care About It

Tessa Morrison, Contributor April 26, 2022

 As water is being diverted to other sources, The Great Salt Lake is shrinking, which is bad for Salt Lake City residents’ health. On its own, the Great Salt Lake would spread out 2,100 square miles,...

Beijing Winter Olympics Start Off With a Bang

Beijing Winter Olympics Start Off With a Bang

Audrey Hall, Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2022

The Winter Olympics of 2022 began on Friday, February 4. This year they were held in Beijing, China, despite the running controversy regarding the potential genocide of Muslim minorities throughout the...

Les réparations de notre dame créer la controverse

Les réparations de notre dame créer la controverse

Audrey Hall, Editor-in-Chief December 15, 2021

Jeudi, le 9 décembre, la Commission d’Architecture d’Héritage National Français a approuvé un plan pour les réparations de Notre Dame. C'était en Avril 2019 que la feu a détruit ⅔ du toit...

Utahs Air Pollution at an All-Time High

Utah’s Air Pollution at an All-Time High

Paige Harmon, Contributor November 4, 2021

Fires all across the United States leave the western states stuck in thick layers of smoke and other pollutants. Notably, Utah valleys fall victim as the bad air quality becomes trapped in the deeper,...

Attempted Motel Murder in St. George

Attempted Motel Murder in St. George

Paige Harmon, Contributor November 4, 2021

28-year-old Megan Michelle Stewart was charged by Police on Aug. 27 for allegedly suffocating and stabbing her 8-year-old son with scissors in a Motel 6 located in St. George, Utah. The boy suffered multiple...

FanX Returns to SLC

FanX Returns to SLC

Cayde Dunn, Contributor October 4, 2021

As those who have seen the billboards and incessant online ads are probably aware, FanX occurred from September 16-18. The Utah comic convention was held in the Salt Palace Convention Center and brought...

AUSTIN, TX - MAY 18: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Photo by Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

Texas Governor Lifts Mask Mandate

Kaliope Sargetakis, Opinion Editor March 22, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order to lift the mask mandate starting on Wednesday, March 10. The goal is to open all businesses and states 100%. Texas already has a total of 2.68 million...

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Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot, Dogs Stolen

Erika Kruckenberg, staff March 22, 2021

On Wednesday March 3, Ryan Fisher, a dog walker for Lady Gaga, was shot, but not killed. The shooter ran off with two of Lady Gaga’s french bulldogs, escaping in a white Nissan Altima. Koji and Gustav,...

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Former Gymnastics Coach Found Dead

Alec Smith, staff March 22, 2021

On February 25, Former US Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert was found dead hours after being charged with 24 felonies associated with abusing gymnasts. Geddert, age 63, was supposed to be arraigned...

Utah Governor Signs Law to Allow Unpermitted Gun Carry

Utah Governor Signs Law to Allow Unpermitted Gun Carry

Mateo Earl, staff March 9, 2021

Spencer Cox, the Governor of Utah, has signed H.B. 60 “Conceal Carry Firearms Amendments” into law on February 5, 2021. Utah is now the 17th state to be considered a Constitutional Carry state which...

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Retail Traders Perform “Short Squeeze” on GameStop to Financially Harm Over-Leveraged Hedge Funds

Gabe Wong, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2021

January 27, retail traders shocked the financial world as GameStop’s stock price skyrocketed to $347. This massive increase in stock price came because of traders from the subreddit WallStreetbets banding...

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A Look Into the Paris Climate Agreement

Anja Cieslewicz, News Editor February 21, 2021

On January 20, as one of his first acts as president, Biden recommitted the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement. The urgent accord, focused on limiting global warming, will officially readmit...

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