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Katy Mayfield is a junior and the Viewpoints Editor for the ODYSSEY Newsmagazine. She performs at Canopy Studios, tutors at Barrow Elementary, is a member of Yoga and Interact Clubs, and founder of the Young Democrats club. This is Mayfield’s third year on the ODYSSEY staff and and she’s thrilled to spend it writing about local and national politics and helping staffers do the same.

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    Dear male friends

    by Katy Mayfield August 14, 2017

    Viewpoints Editor Katy Mayfield urges guys who genuinely care about women to use their access in exclusively male spaces to steer their friends away from coercion and assault.

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    Hailee gets a hit with “Most Girls”

    by Katy Mayfield May 5, 2017

    Viewpoints Editor Katy Mayfield is sick of the phrase “I’m not like most girls.”

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    Chasing (and making) history

    by Katy Mayfield April 25, 2017

    All his life substitute teacher Edward Stephens has followed his love of history wherever it takes him: from the University of Georgia to the jungles of Ethiopia and Vietnam.

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    Read, read, read

    by Katy Mayfield February 16, 2017

    To combat below-average literacy at Clarke Central High School, English department teachers Ian Altman and Christian Barner are teaching Lit/Comp 9 from a new angle.

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    Nesexary education

    by Katy Mayfield January 3, 2017

    Clarke County revolutionized its sex ed, but the job’s not done.

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    Our take: We’re with Her

    by Katy Mayfield November 7, 2016

    The ODYSSEY editorial board endorses Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton.

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    Head to Head: third party candidates

    by Katy Mayfield November 4, 2016

    This year’s Presidental candidates’ unusually high unfavorably ratings are leading many voters towards minor parties. Should they vote third party or pick the lesser of evils?

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    On the issues: Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton

    by Katy Mayfield November 3, 2016

    Print Viewpoints Editor compiles Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton’s stances on Immigration, the environment, gun control and other controversial topics.

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    Yuran named Clarke Central High School principal

    by Katy Mayfield September 2, 2016

    Interim Principal Marie Yuran was chosen as Clarke Central High School’s principal by school and district level selection committees.

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    If you can’t read this it’s too late

    by Katy Mayfield May 17, 2016

    Clarke Central High School teachers and administrators are seeking to counteract current illiteracy and poverty trends with extensive reading initiatives. Will they work?

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    Big shoes to fill

    by Katy Mayfield January 7, 2016

    Former counseling department secretary Jenny Vargas replaced former attendance secretary Anna Lumpkin, who retired after 28 years at Clarke Central High School.

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    Review: Sisters

    by Katy Mayfield December 20, 2015

    Comediennes Amy Poehler and Tina Fey add to their list of cult comedy TV series and movies with Sisters, their latest film, in which the duo play a set of adult sisters determined to throw one last party in their childhood home

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    Oktobertest

    by Katy Mayfield October 12, 2015

    On Oct. 14 Clarke Central High School will administer the PSAT to sophomores and juniors.

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    Conversation at Clarke Central

    by Katy Mayfield February 24, 2015

    Recent widespread national news coverage covering sexual assault, harassment and consent has sparked conversations of the issues within the Clarke Central High School community.

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    Review: Elevate

    by Katy Mayfield February 5, 2015

    The app Elevate provides users with a fun and attractive way to improve their logical skills.

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    Democalypse Debunked – Vlog by Katy Mayfield

    by Katy Mayfield January 17, 2015

    Story by KATY MAYFIELD – Staff Writer Video by NICHOLAS BYRNE – Broadcast Managing Editor Last…

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    Readers ready for battle

    by Katy Mayfield December 6, 2014

    Clarke Central High School’s Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl team prepares for the upcoming competition, where it will once again face last season’s rivals: Cedar Shoals High School

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    The crossover queen stumbles

    by Katy Mayfield October 30, 2014

    Taylor Swift’s newest album misses the mark in transitioning the star from country to pop.

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