Faith Perkins

Faith Perkins is a staff writer for The Lion. She graduated from Missouri Western State University with a bachelors in convergent journalism.

Public Education
ā€˜God, let me make it there on time.ā€™ School Resource Deputy talks suicidal teen down from water towerĀ 

When law enforcement officers responded to a late-evening call about a teen climbing a water tower, they discovered a suicidal 8th grader near the top who only wanted to talk… Read More

June 1, 2023
Culture
Parents: High school trans athletes competing against our girls is unfair

As more transgender athletes rack up wins in high school girlsā€™ sports, more parents are speaking out against the policies that allow it, citing fairness. One such parent is speaking… Read More

May 30, 2023
Culture
Trans-identifying male advances to girls track and field championships in New HampshireĀ 

A biological male will face off against girls at theĀ state championship in two separate track and field events next week. Maelle Jacques, a freshman at Kearsarge Regional High School, placed… Read More

May 26, 2023
Christian Schools
Christian school enrollments continue to rise amid public school decline. Hereā€™s why

Christian schools around the nation are seeing continued growth in enrollment, even as public school attendance continues to drop. According to a recent study, eight out… Read More

May 26, 2023
Culture
WWII vet finally walks graduation stage 80 years after earning degree

After 80 years of waiting, a WWII veteran walked across the stage to officially be handed the diploma he earned in 1943. Fred Taylor was a senior at Cornell College… Read More

May 26, 2023