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“It’s hot, it’s cold, it’s cloudy, it’s sunny, now it’s raining…” This seems to be the trend of the Midwestern weather through the past couple of weeks. We’ve had warm days at nearly 90 degrees with sunshine and we’ve had 50 degrees with tornadoes roaring through. So let’s enjoy the sunshine before the rain clouds come back dark and mean. “I sit in my porch and listen to the rain on the metal roof or I go outside and splash…

With the final countdown hung in the senior hallway, the 2010-2011 school year is coming to an end. For seniors, this is a bittersweet time. While getting ready to graduate, making summer agendas, and finalizing future plans, seniors are reminiscing on their last year of high school. These are the top five memories that seniors enjoyed the most about their final year. 1. Prom. The prom theme was “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” and was held…

The day all of BHS students and staff wait for is coming near. Yearbook distribution day will be held on June 3rd this year along with student appreciation day hosted by the 2010-2011 Student Council members. “Distribution day is the day that everyone in yearbook looks forward to the most because you get to show off what we’ve been working on through the whole year,” said Senior Lauren Wilson. “It’s really cool to see everybody’s…

BHS Showcase Concert 2011 by TheHoofprint The Music Department put on one of its last concerts last Friday. Several Band, Choir, and Orchestra groups performed a variety of songs, some from earlier in the year that they wanted to do again, and others that they had wanted to do for some time. These groups include: Concert Orchestra, Chamber Strings, Concert Choir, BHS Singers, Concert Band, and Jazz 1. In addition to the multiple songs performed…

Standing by the Senior staircase at 7:40 on Tuesday morning, seniors reunited with their former eighth grade teachers Mrs. [Jan] Heyerdahl and Mrs. [Natasha] Leach as they distributed “Got To Be Me” books that were written by the students four years ago.  In eighth grade, students who had Heyerdahl or Leach for English were given a journal entry-type book in which they were instructed to do a specific amount of journal entries each week. After…

Most people let the college they’re attending pick their freshman  roommates for them, but some prefer to choose their own roommates as people they have known their entire life.  “I am rooming with my sister Sarah [Senior Sarah Durst],” said Senior Megan Durst. “I figured since we are going to the same college we might as well room together. We already know what it’s like to live together and she’s the sister I get along…

Last Monday, Principal Mark Mischke presented the Hall of Fame awards to Seniors Andrew Ortmann and Rachel Mussell at the Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony. These two seniors have accomplished many things during their four years of high school and now their pictures will remain in the front foyer next to all the other Hall of Fame winners throughout the years. There were 10 Hall of Fame candidates, 5 boys and 5 girls. Michael Deisting, Michael…

As the first scene of Godspell, full of singing scientists and philosiphers, comes to an end, the lights dim. Silhouettes of ten foot tall giant shelves roll onto the stage as the screen in the middle of the stage is retracted back to its original place, out of sight. Though the obvious eye-catchers are the impressive voices and outrageous costumes, none of the show is possible without the help back stage. Set crew and shift…

While some seniors are still waiting anxiously to find out who their roommates will be next year, others have already known who they will be living with for a while. “I filled out an interest survey asking things like how late I stay up, how often I’m on the Internet, and if I drink or smoke,” said Senior Colm Macnab. “I wasn’t notified when my roommate was chosen, but one day I just went back…

The bell rang, cuing the exit of Hoofprint and Tatanka yearbook advisor Ryan McCallum’s fourth block class. The Hoofprint staff filtered into the room, beginning a typical Wednesday Triple-A on May 11. As McCallum got the Hoofprint meeting started, many administrators and friends, teachers and students alike, waited patiently outside his door. Minnesota High School Press Association Executive Logan Aimone , who previously had visited to deliver the Hoofprint.net’s Pacemaker Award, was one of the…