Sierra Summit

November 17, 2020

Starting on November 30th, the Monday after Thanksgiving Break, Sierra Middle School and Douglas County are going full-time remote. Remote learning will take place from November 30th to January 4th. On November 12th, Douglas County parents and teachers received an email informing them of the change due to the rising number of COVID 19 cases in Douglas County. The county’s...

BookDash

Madelyn Crosby, Editor

November 13, 2020

BookDash is a service that gives students the opportunity to check out library books in the safest way possible. Students can check out books online and get them...

Homework Club

Madelyn Crosby, Editor

October 29, 2020

Sierra Middle Schools homework club is taking place on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-4:15. Homework club was initially started to help students develop...

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Opinion

Yearbook Sponsors Pumpkin Contest

October 22, 2020 • No Comments

The yearbook staff is sponsoring a Pumpkin Carving and Decorating contest. This contest is open to all Sierra students. The winning pumpkins will be featured in the yearbook,...

The Benefits of Art during Quarantine April 7, 2020
Why You Should Use Remote Learning as a Advantage March 28, 2020
The Importance of Having a Daily Routine for Online School March 24, 2020

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Sports

Cross Country 9/29

Elie Yates, Editor

October 6, 2020 • No Comments

The Eagles competed against Cresthill Middle School on September 29th as their last regular meet of the season. The Eagle boys competed at home and the girls went to Cresthill...

Cross Country September 22nd and 23rd Meet October 6, 2020
Cross Country Meet 9/28 October 6, 2020
Cross Country Meet 9/15 September 18, 2020

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Student Life

People Profile: Malea Yoxsimer

Madelyn Crosby, Editor

December 15, 2020 • No Comments

1. What is something that you are good at? I am really good at drawing. I love using pencils and colored pencils to create cool pieces. It’s so fun to look back at...

Sierra is Going Remote November 17, 2020
The Sierra Video Game Club October 22, 2020
School From Home October 6, 2020

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Features

How Safe Will it be to Start School in Fall?

Elie Yates, Staff

May 18, 2020

Lets face it, there is one question on a lot of our minds, when is school coming back? It's obvious that this semester is over, we are within the final week of our 2019-2020...

Ways to Stay Social While Social Distancing

April 27, 2020

The Importance of Social Distancing

April 13, 2020

Things To Do At Home During COVID-19

April 13, 2020

Don’t Text and Drive PSA

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People

Personality Profile: Rainier Lapidus

Madelyn Crosby, Editor

January 15, 2021

Name: Rainier Lapidus Grade: 8th Grade Team: Torreys Peak What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I enjoy playing basketball and doing art. Why do you...

People Profile: Rylee Nelson

Elie Yates, Editor

January 15, 2021

Name: Rylee Nelson Team: Challenger Peak, 8th Grade What is something interesting that you love to do? I really love to play volleyball. I am a blocker for Relentless...

People Profile: Marcia O’brien

December 15, 2020

People Profile: Malea Yoxsimer

December 15, 2020

People of Sierra: Allie Hughes

April 21, 2020

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Recipes

Banana Breakfast Smoothie

Georgia Moran, Editor
April 27, 2020

I bet you’ve heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? Well, here’s a delicious breakfast smoothie that’ll just further prove that! Ingredients/Materials: 1 banana, sliced 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp peanut butter 2 tbsp vanilla yogurt ¾ cup almond milk Ice (optional) Blender The instructions are pretty simple. Just blend up all the ingredients, pour it in a cup, and enjoy! You can also add ice afterwards if you’d like.

Apricot Cookie Recipe

Madison Nesti, Staff
February 25, 2020

Ingredients- For the pastry: 2 ¼ cups of all purpose flour ½ teaspoon of salt 8 oz of cream cheese 1 cup of unsalted butter, softened ½ cup of granulated sugar for rolling For the Apricot filling: 1 lb of dried apricots 1 cup of sugar Instructions To make the apricot filling: Place 1 lb of dried apricots in a saucepan and pour in just enough water to cover...

Mini Cucumber Sushi

Emma Galesic, Editor
February 21, 2020

Ingredients- One large cucumber Carrots Turkey or other desired meat Cheddar cheese Steps- Get out all of the ingredients including a paring knife, cutting board, and plate. Chop the cucumber into one-inch slices and scoop out the inside cucumber with a small spoon leaving about ¾ or ½ a centimeter left at the bottom to form a bowl-like shape. Then Julianne...

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