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For the Senior class of 2011, this school year been a year of lasts.  Last homecoming, last Snow Daze, and last Prom. Finally, the moment every senior dreads but is also filled with excitement for: Graduation.  With a mere 45 days left, seniors have begun counting down, while trying to contain their emotions. “I am actually very excited for the year to come to an end, not because I hate school but just because I am very…

On March 21st, 2011, AAA Improv was going fine. The audience was laughing, the players were having fun, and the game (5 Things, explained below) was going well. But, at the end of the game, the score was tied at 2 – 2. Michael Patchen, one of improv’s greatest participants, and one of the players in this game, announced after the bell rang at the top of his lungs, “REMATCH!” This proclamation, this challenge, was…

Denny Smith, a former St. Cloud Tech teacher and now professional speaker, came into Todd Manninen‘s social problems class Monday March 28 to discuss LGBT and Civil Rights. “Marriage is not about sex,” said Smith, ” it’s about love and commitment.” Smith argued that marriage should be more about two people who love each other, and less about ensuring opposite-sex partnerships. “People always say that God intended for marriage to exist only for heterosexual couples,” said…

Students at Discovery Elementary School grew lettuce in their classrooms within a six week time period through a program called “Grow Lunch,” with the intent to promote healthy eating within the student body. Students grew and harvested the equivalent of two giant bowls of washed and cut lettuce, prepared by the school cooks for “lettuce day,” last Friday.  The day was highly anticipated by students and staff. When asked, overall, students were more excited to…

There are 700 BHS students that drive to school everyday. Besides school, they also have to get to work, sports, and anything else they have going on. With the gas prices increasing, its starting to take a toll on the students. 46% of students surveyed said they have to pay for their own gas.  On average, those students pay about $30-40 to fill up their tank every week.  Of those who pay for their own…

Senior Vinnie Menth returned safely home after a typical family vacation to Hawaii turned into a frightening experience. On Friday, March 11, alarms started sounding on Maui as a warning for an approaching tsunami. The Menth family left for Maui on March 7 and had what seemed to be a normal fun-filled week hanging by the beach and touring the island. Beautiful weather turned fierce Saturday morning as winds picked up and waves crashed over…

Incoming freshmen have many thoughts in their minds about high school, considering they are entering a whole new world.  Kids emotions can range from really nervous to extremely excited.  Their emotions depend highly on their attitude towards new situations.  Although, some students minds aren’t exactly focused on academics. “I was thinking about all the older high school girls,” said Freshman Tim Harkess. Throughout the year, kids experienced a wide range of opportunities and situations.  For freshmen,…

The papers are strewn everywhere, completely out of order. The panic sets in as student’s filter into English Teacher Joel Squadroni’s otherwise well-kept room. Before he can even begin to think about how to reorganize the mess that has now been made, he awakes, papers in order at school where they belong. Teacher’s often take their work home with them, but even when they attempt to get a break from work in sleep, it seeps…

A 5’2″ brunette freshman girl stood shocked as she was handed a dozen white roses in the hallway before school started yesterday. Her shock came from the fact that she had never before met the person who was now giving  her flowers. He explained that this was a random act, so she had little reason to feel uncomfortable, and walked away. “It started when people from my youth group and I were talking about flowers…

“When I walked into the hospital room I knew something was wrong,” said Senior Cody Otto. “I saw my friends and family crying, and that’s when it finally hit me that I had just lost my dad. I couldn’t believe it at first.” Otto is a part of the one in seven Americans that lose a parent or sibling before the age of 20. “After my dad died I was the only guy in the…