The exact measure of education
February 1, 2010 • Jackie Balzer, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
The four long, never-ending years complaining to parents that you shortly would be moving out have finally passed. Life is now yours to live however you want, but you may realize later that you were not fully prepared for the real world. At our school there are classes that are provided, taught by a... Read more »
A new addition to the band
February 1, 2010 • Anna Shippy, Online Reporter
Filed under News
The everyday stress of organizing music and preparing for concerts can be a handful. The HHS band now has a new face to help relieve some of that stress. FHSU student Austin Barnes has stepped up to help out the band this semester as a student teacher. Barnes has much band experience, as he started... Read more »
High school kids learn from little ones
February 1, 2010 • Jordan Dietze, Online Reporter
Filed under News
The day is just starting, and kids are starting to fill the high school class room. The class isn’t filled with the normal high schoolers; however, they are preschoolers. The class high school students do to help out preschoolers is called Child Development. Instructor Kathy Kuhn said students learn... Read more »
Don’t Step On That Crack: Superstitions, wives tales generally far fetched
February 2, 2010 • Cora Jaeger, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
Do you ever cringe when a black cat crosses your path or someone opens an umbrella in your house? What about when you swallow your gum, do you worry about how long it might be in there? “I used to believe that every time you step on a crack, you’d break your mother’s back.” junior Julia Jordan... Read more »
Girls take 7th at McPherson Tourney
February 2, 2010 • Kellen Griffin, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
The girl’s basketball team took 7th place in the McPherson tournament over the last weekend. In the tournament the girls lost in their first round game to Olathe South, in their second round game to Buhler, and they won their third round game against Valley Center. They lost to Olathe South 75-37 with... Read more »
No Name-Calling Week
February 2, 2010
Filed under Random
No Name-Calling Week was featured January 25-29 to help start off the new year. According to nonamecallingweek.org, it is an annual week out of the year in which educational activities are targeted at ending the negative name-calling of all kinds. This website provides the option of purchasing a resource... Read more »
8th graders to visit on Feb. 17
February 2, 2010 • Jackie Balzer, Staff Reporter
Filed under News, Top Stories
That time has come again. This school year is in its final semester and the now eighth graders will become known as next year’s freshman. On Feb. 17 the eighth graders of both Felten and Kennedy Middle School will attend Hays High to get a tour of the school and have a chance to hear from the counselors... Read more »
Boys basketball beats South in thriller
February 4, 2010 • Kellen Griffin, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
The boy’s basketball team won 55-51 on Tuesday against Salina South. At half time of the game the Indians were leading 26-15, outscoring South by six in the first quarter and five in the second quarter. The Indians were outscored in the second half of the game 36-30; South outscored them by two in... Read more »
The tip of the cup
February 4, 2010 • Micayla Greathouse and Jackie Balzer, Staff Reporters
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
Vomiting, slow breathing, hypothermia and mental confusion are just a few symptoms of someone who has had alcohol poisoning. Drinking five or more standard alcohol drinks for males, and four or more for females within a short period of time, is the exact definition of binge drinking. “Binge drinking... Read more »
Girls Basketball loses to Salina South
February 4, 2010 • Sami Hobson, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
The girls basketball team suffered a disappointing loss to Salina South on Tuesday, losing 71-36. Salina only led by one point at halftime but went on a 29-2 run in the third quarter to pull ahead. The ladies were lead in points by sophomore Paige Lundsford with 11, followed by junior Lindsey Schmeidler... Read more »
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