Trees of Glory
December 21, 2011 • Chris Orton
On Dec. 9th, the Junior Civitans traveled to the Expocentre for the Festival of Trees. This is one of the favorite trips of the clubs members. “It is just a great experience, being able to interact with the other students and to be able to see the entire selection of beautifully decorated tree,”... Read more »
Going to a family reunion
December 20, 2011 • Makayla Bailey
In the summer my family and I went to a family reunion in Topeka, KS. The first day at my auntie’s house we made fish tacos for everybody who was there; the parents were talking and having fun in the living room while all the teenagers where in the kitchen cooking. The next day everyone went to Shawnee... Read more »
Uhl’s Biology class
December 20, 2011 • Kirsten Pelc
In Kimberlynn Uhl’s biology class, we always learn new and exciting things. She finds creative ways to make biology fun. It is a great class because we get to do many cool activities. One activity we have done was a pill bug lab. Our class brought in our own pill bugs to experiment on. We built... Read more »
Romeo and Juliet
December 20, 2011 • Colby Slaughter
In teacher’s Brittany Alves Accelerated English class the students are reading Romeo and Juliet. Each student has to read a line of a different character. The class started the movie 2 days ago, and it was great. The movie was present tense so students can understand it. The students also had to... Read more »
Black worms
December 20, 2011 • Ashleah Metcalf
This week on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Borjon’s first hour Biology received a special surprise, Black worms. Borjon teaches a college class and two of her students got to lead the class in an experiment while Borjon got to sit back at watch. The experiment was with black worms: little, dark aquatic worms. The... Read more »
No money
December 20, 2011 • Morgan Montgomery
In Aaron Dechant’s Freshman English class the students are learning about the Great Depression. Dechant told them that they were going to do a fun activity and that they had to live like they were in the Great Depression. The class had to be married to someone, and they had to have a family and live... Read more »
Experience of a dance competition
December 20, 2011 • Peyton Lewis
Dance competitions are difficult, but yet they are enjoyable and fun. To compete with a team like Dance Factory, the dancers must have experience, flexibility, and talent. Girls from this studio are fun to watch because they are so good, and they know what they are doing. At these competitions girls... Read more »
Mrs. Ward’s Project
December 20, 2011 • Kayli Grace
Our English teacher Terri Ward gathered together a project for our 7th Hour senior English class. We all split into small groups and started working with mythology. On this project we had plenty of time in class to do what needed to be done. We separated into groups and had sections to read in the... Read more »
McDreamy
December 20, 2011 • Haley Slusser
In May 2011 country singer Scotty McCreery won season 10 of American Idol. He is the youngest male winner to have ever won. McCreery is only 18 and has a super deep voice that many older men don’t even have. McCreery was just an average teenage boy until he quickly became famous. He worked at the local... Read more »
Love for the Game
December 20, 2011 • Kelsey Morgan
Pass, set, hit! Spending time on the volleyball court is something junior Cassie Steuart is very passionate about. Steuart has been playing volleyball from a very young age and has loved it ever since. She started playing at the age of eight and started playing club volleyball in fourth grade. A goal... Read more »