Camryn Brakmann, Reporter
Camryn Brakmann is a senior who is excited for her first year with the Courier as a way to interact more with the world of writing. She is the president of the Creative Writing Workshop and is involved in theatre at the school. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, drawing and motorcycle riding through back roads.
![Over time, more people have begun to question the usage of pennies in the United States.
Photograph by cweyant from Syracuse, United States [CC0]](https://shscourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Pile_of_Pennies_2_25795536421-900x506.jpg)
![The United States started the new year with a government shutdown that is still in progress.
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![During research paper season, the work load can quickly build up, becoming an intimidating force that is difficult to handle.
Picture By Abhi Sharma from India (Books HD) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://shscourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/800px-Books_HD_8314929977.jpg)
![The Chromebooks are facing possible changes from this year into next.
Image By MichaelMaggs [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons](https://shscourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/800px-QWERTY_keyboard-1.jpg)
![Statues of Columbus honor the man across the world.
Photo By Kenneth C. Zirkel [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons](https://shscourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/800px-Christopher_Columbus_Statue-600x900.jpg)
