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2016 presidential election approaches

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With less than a week to the 2016 presidential election, many people are still figuring out what they want to mark on their ballot. While most high school students do not yet have the opportunity to vote, they have provided information on third-party candidates and separately expressed their opinions through the links below.

To watch a video of students expressing their opinions on the candidates, click here.

To learn more about Jill Stein, check out this infographic.

To learn more about Gary Johnson, check out this infographic.

For an opinion piece on the election & voting, click here.

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CLOSED – October’s Community Spotify Playlist Submissions

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SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED Using the contact form below, tell us what your favorite song(s) is(are) right now, so you can be a part of a Community Spotify Playlist.

We hope to release a new playlist at the end of each month consisting of the songs the Stow community has been listening to for the past month.

Songs marked explicit by Spotify, songs unavailable on Spotify or songs determined inappropriate by our staff/policy will not be used. Your name will not appear publicly with your submission.

Follow this link to October’s Community Spotify Playlist

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Physical activity is very important for high school students

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By Mya Cannon

Today’s generation seems to be either completely motivated to exercise and work out or completely against anything that requires any form of physical activity.  

According to Mayo Clinic, there are many benefits to working out including maintaining a healthy weight, helping fight against health problems such as heart disease, and also can increase one’s mood, boost their energy and help acquire better sleep.

It is recommended that an individual receives a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity a day to maintain good health. If one is seeking to increase their health or lose weight, it will most likely require more than 30 minutes of physical activity a day.

Playing a sport for the school gets one out of taking a gym class, making room for other classes, and it also gets students into the habit of exercising. Getting in the habit of working out at a young age has a huge benefit for one’s health in the future.

If one does not wish to dedicate their time to a sports team, a gym class at school is a great replacement. Unlike sports there is no extra time required outside of school to take a gym class and the type of activity is constantly being changed so one is not likely to get bored of doing the same thing everyday.

According to James Clear, a writer for The Huffington Post, in 1950 Doctor Maltz, a plastic surgeon, conducted a study on how long it took the average person to form a habit. The minimum amount of time it took for a habit to be formed was 21 days but the average time was 66 days.

There are endless ways to get exercise with today’s ways of living. There are gyms to join that have classes, sports teams for schools or community leagues that can be joined, gym classes at school or one could even go online to find an exercise routine that can be completed during some free time. Just going on a small walk after school can greatly benefit one’s health and way of living and is highly recommended.