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      Review: Chick-fil-A’s Spring Menu

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      Around Athens

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      Reacting to “Adolescence”

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Taking it day by day
Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps (left) and sophomore Charlotte Foggin smile under the sea. Balancing school and a social life is a constant task as Ripps and Foggin are both swimmers for the Athens Bulldog Swim Club as well as the CCHS Varsity Swim and Dive team. “Swimming has taught me a lot about paying attention to the small details and (it’s) another way to exert that energy because it gives you a place to put your anxieties and worries,” Ripps said. Illustration by Antonio Starks

 

Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps and CCHS varsity swimmer and sophomore Charlotte Foggin discuss their experiences as student athletes and the constant act of balancing their lives in and out of the pool.

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Jane Ripps is a senior at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia and Managing Editor for the ODYSSEY Media Group. Ripps hopes to strengthen her writing and inform readers of the magazine about ongoing topics that play a big role in society. She has attended and presented at multiple journalism conferences including the Georgia Scholastic Press Association conference, the Southern Interscholastic Press Association conference, and the National Scholastic Press Association conference. Through journalism, she hopes to meet new people and form new bonds with fellow students. Some of her interests consist of swimming, shopping and traveling.

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