Conversations chock full of filler nonsense
March 22, 2011 • Cora Jaeger, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion
They taint our word’s sincerity and meaning and they often leave us standing less than intelligent. They weave their way through speech and leave a path of destruction in their wake. Their tricky ways can often lead a good conversation astray, or even halt it completely. They’re conversation killers;... Read more »
Romantic comedy took stage last weekend
March 24, 2011 • Lauren Wright, Staff Reporter
Filed under A&E
Instead of a playing field, these kids work on a stage. They suit up in dresses, fedoras, ties and pumps. Instead of a ball, bat or racket, they all hold playbooks. These are the kids who dedicate their time and energy to the Spring Play. This year the Spring Play was “It Happens Every Summer,” a... Read more »
Red Riding Hood
March 25, 2011 • Jackie Balzer, Online Editor
Filed under Movie/Book Reviews
The tale of a girl traveling to her grandmother’s in a red cloak is one that parents have been reading to their children before bed for years. However, this probably isn’t the version that you remember hearing as a child. The movie “Red Riding Hood” had me hooked from the beginning. A mix of... Read more »
Don’t fret, there’s still your whole life
March 25, 2011 • Erica Staab, A&E Editor
Filed under Opinion
What do you want to be when you grow up? In kindergarten, the options seemed endless. I could be an astronaut, a wildlife adventurer, a ballerina, or a super star. I thought I could travel the world. I thought I could grow up and be a genius and come up with the cure for cancer. I wanted to spend a year... Read more »
On whining: no one wants to hear it
March 25, 2011 • Sami Hobson, Assistant Editor
Filed under Opinion
It’s been a while since I’ve ranted. A certain group of people have been getting on my nerves. They’ve bothered me for as long as I can remember, but their behavior as of last has pushed me to my breaking point. I can’t take any more. These people are whiners. It must be that time of the year... Read more »
New superintendent focusing on education
March 25, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
Many people around here know him as the man that calls the shots. Some may think of him as the man that decides the snow days. He sits at the center of the board meetings and his name is Dr. Will Roth. Roth was just recently named the new superintendent of the USD #489 school district after Fred... Read more »
Mac, PC: computer debate continues
March 25, 2011 • Alicia Johnson, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature
Warning: while typing away on the most important research paper of the year the night before it’s due, your computer may spontaneously combust and you will lose all of your hard work, research, and A+. Unfortunately, it is often too late to backup information once you realize that the black screen... Read more »
Boys lockers get upgrade, girls lockers upgrade in the works
March 27, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
Filed under Sports
A number of girls have been riled up lately about the changes to the boys locker room which recently received new carpet, lockers and a plasma television. The varsity girls locker room, meanwhile, has no new additions, but remodeling plans are currently in the works. “The boys locker room has a TV... Read more »
Are magazines becoming a thing of the past?
March 29, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
In the last few years, advertisement in magazines has plummeted, following a trend of Americans dropping their magazine subscriptions. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulation, subscriptions have dropped 10.9 percent since 2009 among Americans, and newsstands sales fell about 12.4 percent. Many people... Read more »
Homework puts a damper on life
March 29, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion
It seems like more than ever academics is controlling our lives. There is so much pressure to succeed and prepare for college and a career that it all but consumes our minds. But I think a line has been crossed. I can personally testify that I have spent at least three hours on homework a night on an... Read more »
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