Holiday Youth Basketball Camp
December 10, 2010 • Anna Shippy, Staff Reporter
Filed under News, Top Stories
On Dec. 18 the boys and girls basketball teams will hold the 10th annual Youth Holiday Basketball Camp. The camp will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to children from grades first through fifth. The cost is $15. For a sign-up form, go to www.hayshighindians.com and click on the Kids Basketball... Read more »
Gaughan leads Indians to victory
December 13, 2010 • Kellen Griffin, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
Senior Zack Gaughan has been a man among boys in the basketball games for the Hays High Indians, averaging 21.8 points and 11 rebounds per game. Gaughan did it again on Tuesday in the Indians match at Colby, where he put up 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds. The Indians defeated Colby, 69-46, and coach... Read more »
Decorating for the holidays
December 14, 2010 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion
It’s now the week before Christmas and it has become one long Christmas season, starting the day after Halloween. The one thing I always cherished about the Christmas season was decorating the day after Thanksgiving with my grandparents. But to be honest, I don’t even remember the fall season this... Read more »
Indians win home dual against Russell
December 14, 2010 • Jordan Dietze, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
Thursday’s meet started off on the wrong foot. The Indians trailed 21-7 through the 140 pound weight class. Freshman Preston Weigel, 145 pounds; won by forfeit with an open. Senior Dylon Braun, 152 pounds; pulled off an amazing tech fall winning 19-2. Winning the match left the Indians trailing... Read more »
Boys basketball wins thriller in overtime
December 15, 2010 • Kellen Griffin, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
The boys basketball team won in thrilling fashion on Tuesday night, beating Junction City in overtime, 63-61. In the middle of the third quarter the boys were down by 13, when the team came storming back to force overtime. Senior Trey Herman hit two big three-pointers in the fourth quarter, helping with... Read more »
School considers laptop options
December 16, 2010 • Kendall Kandt, Online Reporter
Filed under News, Top Stories
While most of us are looking forward to the winter break, the USD 489 Board of Education is looking for what we will need next year. Due to our current lease with Dell for the Latitude D520 Laptops ending at the end of this year, the USD 489 Technology Committee has begun the search for new laptops. “We... Read more »
Sleep deprivation harmful to teens, but fixable
December 16, 2010 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
It’s now 1 a.m. and there are still five more pages of math to do. Instead of listening to the body pleading for sleep, the pencil keeps writing. Semester tests are closer than ever, and for some students that means giving up sleep. “On a daily basis, I would say I stay up until midnight just... Read more »
‘Not A Fun Time’
December 16, 2010 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
The recession started in 2008 but its lasting effects are felt to this very day. To some students the effects have been very mild. Most students say that it hasn’t even really affected them. While many towns and cities are reeling from the aftershocks, Hays seems to be spared from the worst. “The... Read more »
Teens: the dumber generation?
December 16, 2010 • Erica Staab, A&E Editor
Filed under A&E
“When I was your age, I walked two miles in the snow, uphill, both ways to get to school.” Every generation seems to think they had it so much tougher than the ones to follow. Parents and grandparents seem to look down upon this generation of kids. Elders say they are lazy, they don’t know how... Read more »
Demands keep teens stressed
December 16, 2010 • Erica Staab, A&E Editor
Filed under Opinion
As students, we have many things on our plates. School is the main dish, all the classes jumbled together taking up the majority of our time. Then there are the side dishes, consisting of work, youth groups, sports and clubs. These take up any extra time we have not spent doing homework. And that small... Read more »
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