Organ Donations

January 12, 2010  
Filed under Random

Nobody is promised a second chance or another breath. Life-threatening things can happen to anyone and can happen at any time. According to house.gov, over 79,000 patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant and nearly 3,000 new patients are added to the waiting list each month. Every day,... Read more »

Boys have bad luck at TOC

January 25, 2010 • Kellen Griffin, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

The Hays high boys’ basketball team played at the Dodge City tournament of Champions this last weekend. Overall the boy’s team didn’t do very well losing all three games during the tournament. They played Hutchinson on Thursday, Manhattan on Friday, and Wichita East on Saturday. In the first... Read more »

Indians take 7th at Bob Kuhn Classic

January 25, 2010 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

The Indian wrestling team fought hard on Jan. 22 and 23 at the Bob Kuhn Prairie Classic held at Hays High. Junior Casey Sedbrook ended the day with a title under his belt, going 8-0 in his final match against senior Paul Starr of Goodland. Sedbrook competed in the 171 weight class with a record of 15-3... Read more »

Self defense tactics prove to be valued skills

January 27, 2010 • Erica Staab  
Filed under Feature

The street is dark and chilly. Your hand moves to zip up your jacket as you make your way to your car parked a few blocks down. Thinking back on the night you just spent hanging out with your friends, the fact that you don’t know how to defend your self doesn’t even cross your mind. Then from out... Read more »

Boys basketball still undefeated at home

January 27, 2010 • Sami Hobson, Sports Editor  
Filed under Sports

The boy’s basketball team picked up a 64-49 victory Tuesday night against Abilene. Their team record improved to 9-4, and they are 7-0 at home this season. Senior Dexter Pfeifer led the team in points and assists with 14 and 5, respectively.   Junior Zach Gaughan had 10 points and 3 rebounds while... Read more »

Positives and negatives of birthdays

January 27, 2010 • Sami Hobson, Sports Editor  
Filed under Opinion

I know, I know, birthdays happen every year.  Usually they come and go with a few presents and maybe a party.  Then the next day you’re “one year older” but really only two days older than you were before your birthday.  That always confused me. And for about a month after said birthday, you... Read more »

Prestigious Academic Award

January 29, 2010 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter  
Filed under News

Hays High has achieved the standard of excellence criteria numerous times. While it may seem like a simple task, every year the expectations are raised a bit higher. The standard of excellence is an achievement based on how well the majority of a school does during a series of tests generally taken during... Read more »

Senioritis beginning to set in

January 29, 2010 • Kit Schwarz, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Feature

Wake up, go to school, sports practice, go to work, complete homework, pass out in bed, do it again. This is the most common and redundant schedule for your typical high school student. Of course, each student has his or her different variations of busy school-week schedules. For example, some students... Read more »