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Administration slams on brakes for driver’s education
September 20, 2011 • Austin Barnes
When many students returned from summer break to pick up their schedules, looks of disappointment were exchanged all around. In the slot where driver’s education should have been, there lurked the all too familiar life PE. It turns out that although over 500 students signed up to take the course, it...
Students donate in a united way
September 20, 2011 • Riley Wallace
United Way volunteers found a unique opportunity for donations this year in the form of a group of dancing teachers. In past years donations to the non-profit organization came from faculty payroll deductions or football game collections, but this year students got the chance to pitch in by means of...
Overcrowded parking lot continues, students wait for decals
September 20, 2011 • Sierra Fridelle
In the weeks leading up to the start of school, approximately 200 eligible juniors and seniors were infuriated to discover they would be refused parking decals. The administration gave out a limited amount of parking stickers this year as opposed to last year when anyone who asked for a decal received...
Counselor will say goodbye in May after 30 years of service
September 20, 2011 • Meghann Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief
The very first day and the last first day of high school are the most exciting days of one’s life. For students, it lasts just four years. For teachers, it lasts just as long as they want. College and career counselor Roger Hillis, decided to make his last 33 years. Since 1979, he has taught at four...
Student auditions for “American Idol,” advances to Hollywood
March 9, 2011 • Alison Bartel
In Ryan Justice’s second block choir class, senior Wade Brown analyzes music in terms of pitch rhythm, but over the years Brown has discovered that music is an entity all its own that sometimes cannot be bound by a set of notes on a page. After an explosive “American Idol” audition in Nashville,...
Final exams provide preparation for university study
October 27, 2010 • Kelly Walters
Just a year ago, those with good grades and attendance could only spare a laugh for final exams. This year, the system is being overhauled and the dreaded finals are hurtling towards unwary students. Starting this year, final exams are mandatory in every class. “Even nine-week classes have to have...
Females enroll in construction class
October 27, 2010 • Michelle Jeffries
Of the many skills that are associated with women, building construction is usually not something that comes to mind. Nevertheless, in a new class offering these skills, the assumed gender restriction no longer applies. Starting out, building construction teacher Matt Oldacre almost did not expect...
Male students petitions to join color guard
October 27, 2010 • Chandler Shields
There are no females on the football team, and no males on the dance team. But the cheerleading team is co-ed. Sophomore James Mckee is stepping out to pursue what he desires: to represent the male gender on the color guard. One student’s decision affects the individual and the people surrounding them....
AP students celebrate qualifying scores on exam
October 25, 2010 • Kelly Walters
After a year of challenging homework, difficult tests and more studying than sleeping, the diligent AP students have reaped their rewards. The AP Celebration took place Oct. 15 in the gym, where the students who received qualifying scores on the AP exam finally received their monetary prizes and certificates. “I’m...
Passion leads to creation of young adult book club
October 25, 2010 • Amber Brettel
During the summer, English teacher Crystal Hodgens conspired a way to get students more involved with a subject matter unfamiliar to nowadays’ crazy internet fanatics—reading. Hodgens had already known that she wanted to start a book club that would reach not only the teachers at school, but also...
