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By: Taylor McNitt Seven years ago, English teacher Heather Tierney began an uncommon project; writing a book. Her book is called The Freedom of a Tangled Vine, and it is a fictional family drama about a woman named Alina in the 1960s who secretly placed a child up for adoption, and then goes on with her life; she always remembered that situation, and years later that child has grown up and makes contact with her.…
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Yesterday [Tuesday] students who are in band, choir, or orchestra went on a Music Trip. They will be performing for different audiences and also having fun during the trip. Juniors Lucas Leiferman and Joshua Nevala are both going on the trip. They give a more in depth look at what the [musicians] will be doing when they are in Nashville, TN and Chicago, IL.
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The district technology staff undertook significant upgrades over Spring Break to the district’s network and internet connection. Servers and other network equipment were upgraded to provide for a 10 Gb Wide Area Network (WAN) between all the district buildings instead of the old 1 Gb connection, as well as four times faster internet speed[1]. This was to help resolve many of the issues encountered earlier in the year and to replace aging equipment. “The day…
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Rumors of prom security have been spreading like wildfire throughout this school. Words like “Airport security” are being tossed around left and right. In an earlier hoofprint story on the snow daze dance Activities Director Tom Bauman mentioned this, “Kids get that we are really tight at prom, almost like you are going through an airport.” The truth on the security is that there really is no truth to it. Our school does not control…
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Snowing in April? With the crazy weather that’s been going on around here, it is becoming a problem for Spring sports. “Baseball has a five game week next week. They’ll be playing a game, so the practices are kind of going byebye, because we have to get the games rescheduled, and same thing with lacrosse,” says Activities Dierector Tom Bauman.”I have to schedule a game for lacrosse for boys, and the dates to get it played…
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In eighth grade, Senior Nicholas Soden joined marching band, not expecting to continue marching outside of high school. As a couple years went on, Soden realized that this was a huge part of his life and something that he wanted to do in the future. The opportunity came to try out for one of the top 12 drum corps, the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps. “They’re one of the drum corps that gets to…
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We’ve all been there. We didn’t get the “doctor recomended” 8 hours of sleep the night before, we are bored in class, or we decide to take a mental health day. Playing hookie: nurses office edition. But are the nurses on to us? Mrs.Brainard gives us the inside scoop on what she sees day in day out. “Body language. The eyes give everything away” Brainard explains. “I have to take every child’s word for what…
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If you are ever in the pizza line you have probably looked in the awards case before, but have you ever noticed that one academic plaque is completely spelled wrong. Apparently we are the Minnesota Academic Sectinoal Champions for Boys Basketball in the 2001-2002 school year. When we brought this to Principal Mark Mischke’s attention he responded with a laugh and said “classic”. “It is ironic how there is a misspelling on an academic award,”…
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With spring, comes prom. Some students at BHS have been frantically searching for dates, while others are pondering how they will ask their significant other. The boys of BHS have set the bar high. From simple and sweet promposals, to big and extravagant, Each way is special. “I made a parking ticket (that said ‘Prom”) and put it under her windshield.” said Junior David Glen While some kept it sweet and simple, others had a…
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Minnesota High School Golf is always presented with obstacles early in the season as players struggle to find somewhere to practice. Oftentimes practicing outside doesn’t become an option until late in the season, considering it’s hard to find your golf ball when it’s buried in a foot of snow. However the players have been very fortunate this year, getting the chance to compete in their first meet at Pebble Creek on April 15th. “It was…
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