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 »

Season wrap-up for Scholars’ Bowl

February 1, 2010 • Jessalyn Allen, Online reporter  
Filed under News

After two months of preparation and competition, seven students recently completed their Scholar’s Bowl season. Students competed at tournaments in Norton and Phillipsburg, although there were two others to choose from, including Colby and Great Bend. According to sponsor Jessica Butte, Scholar’s... 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 »

DECA raises awareness for the Ronald McDonald House

February 1, 2010 • Amaris Morin, Online Reporter  
Filed under News

Throughout the month of January DECA has been raising awareness and collecting products for the Ronald McDonald House as a part of their annual collaboration involving charity work. All throughout this month, the organization has been asking for donations involving usable products like toothbrushes,... Read more »

Allied Health students to work in hospital

February 1, 2010 • Jewel Gottschalk, Online Reporter  
Filed under News

About 25 Allied Health students will be going to the hospital to help patients for clinical from Feb. 1-May 11. The students will be working on getting their CMA and working in different areas of the hospital. “Students will be breaking up into different groups and be working in different areas of... Read more »

True friendship forged in high school

February 1, 2010 • Shelby Staab, Editor-in-Chief  
Filed under Opinion

Friendship tends to carry different meanings at different ages. In kindergarten, your best friend may be the person who shared their glue with you. In middle school, your circle of friends might include teammates or neighbors. Freshman year, the circle might have expanded to people with similar likes... Read more »

Zero Hour helping athletes

February 1, 2010 • Rycor Reese, Online Reporter  
Filed under News

The weight room is running low on space with athletes being crowded into a small area during zero hour. Zero hour is a weights class before or after school that is designed for athletes who want to excel in their sports. In the class, athletes work on speed, agility and strength. Working with the athletes... Read more »