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  • New coach pilots young team

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011 By: Megan Quick

    As they pass the halfway mark in their season, saying the girls’ basketball team is sporting a winning attitude would be understatement.  With their 14-1 record, 6-0 in the CIML, the team is finding

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  • Snow’s a positive for some athletes

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011 By: Kyle Stackpole

    Many people worldwide are enticed by the magical art form of snowboarding. Even those who have never set foot on a snowboard find it engaging.  Everybody knows about the phenomenon that is snowboard

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  • Parental ‘hovering’ may weaken students’ skills

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011 By: Ryan Nolan

    Television shows like “Saturday Night Live” often portray scenes where parents learn of teenagers corrupting society and engaging in scandalous activity which leads the parent to believe her own child

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  • Dinner Theatre showcases vocal talent

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011 By: Emily Hart

    On Jan. 14 and 15, family and friends of the choral students were graced in the beautifully decorated Commons area with music, dancing and costuming of the greatest kind.  The area, which was dresse

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  • Music answers to all tastes

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011 By: Kendall Higday

    Many people like different types of music, ranging from rap to hip-hop to rock to country. In those genres, some artists are admired more than others.  Lil’ Wayne (Weezy), Eminem, Wiz Khalifa and Dr

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  • Duo set to perform with singer

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011 By: Whitney Blakemore

    Two senior dancers will be performing at a live concert with musician Christina Perri in Arizona this Saturday.  Seniors Audrey Holland and Brenna McDonald will have an opportunity of a lifetime afte

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  • Kaizen students launch airplanes while learning business strategies

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011 By: Courtney Brown

    Last year, the school adopted a new class, Kaizen: The LEAN Business Model, as a career/tech credit.  Kaizen was offered second semester and was only supposed to take in 10 students. With over 20 st

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  • Exchange students enjoy temporary home

    Monday, March 07, 2011 By: Megan Quick

    Foreign exchange students come here from all different countries and this year we landed two boys, both from Europe, both living under the same roof.  Seniors Gojko Perovic and Dmytro Kubrak are here

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  • Dirty Dancing: Students view area uproar over "grinding" as overplayed

    Monday, March 07, 2011 By: Whitney Blakemore

    It’s not new that the “older” generation” would view certain habits and behaviors of younger people as being shocking and sometimes inappropriate.  “Grinding,” a current dance style, has hit the rada

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  • New categories expand speech opportunities

    Monday, March 07, 2011 By: Jessica Wade

    Many have heard their shenanigans ringing through the hallways after school, but few know the truth about what Speech Club really is.  If you think that these kids stand behind lecterns all day givin

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At-a-glance

Being a freshman on a varsity team is not an everyday occurrence, but for Nick Jefferies, it is a great way to start off high school.    Jefferies has been playing basketball for the past 12 years an
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As they pass the halfway mark in their season, saying the girls’ basketball team is sporting a winning attitude would be understatement.  With their 14-1 record, 6-0 in the CIML, the team is finding
full story 
Many people worldwide are enticed by the magical art form of snowboarding. Even those who have never set foot on a snowboard find it engaging.  Everybody knows about the phenomenon that is snowboard
full story 
Television shows like “Saturday Night Live” often portray scenes where parents learn of teenagers corrupting society and engaging in scandalous activity which leads the parent to believe her own child
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It seems as though all our country, state and school district wants from students is to better health and fitness.  We’ve seen changes in the lunch menus and physical education classes annually for
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We know that it’s Tuesday night when all everyone’s talking about on Facebook is “Glee.”  But what, exactly is “Glee”? According to imbd.com, “Glee” is about a Spanish teacher,who becomes the direct
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On Jan. 14 and 15, family and friends of the choral students were graced in the beautifully decorated Commons area with music, dancing and costuming of the greatest kind.  The area, which was dresse
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With just a couple of short weeks until Valentine’s Day, many couples are looking for ways to spice up their relationship with cold weather activities.  Many people become sluggish during the winter,
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At the beginning of the year the cheer squad chose “One team, one dream” to be the motto on the top of their poster.  Those words gained a new meaning when the group made its way to the National Che
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Many people like different types of music, ranging from rap to hip-hop to rock to country. In those genres, some artists are admired more than others.  Lil’ Wayne (Weezy), Eminem, Wiz Khalifa and Dr
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