Band is successful at music festival

April 23, 2012 • Jackie Balzer, Co-Editor-in-Chief  
Filed under A&E, Top Stories

Band participated in the Fort Hays Music Festival on April 19. They received straight I ratings from all three judges. “We performed ‘King Cotton’ concert march by John Phillips Sousa and the first three movements of ‘Puszta’ (gypsy dances) by Jan van der Roost,” band director Craig Manteuffel... Read more »

Soccer hands Garden rare WAC loss

April 17, 2012 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor  
Filed under Sports

For the second time since 2005 the Garden City girls soccer team lost a WAC game. Hays handed them the 2-1 defeat in overtime. Junior Taylor Herman had both goals for the ladies. Garden had the first goal of the game in the 20th minute. Herman then tied the game in the 29th minute with a shot going off... Read more »

Misuse of the word “gay” offensive

April 11, 2012 • Delphine Burns, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Opinion

They’re displayed expansively and you’ve seen them a billion times. “Eliminate the R word” posters can be found in nearly every classroom. The posters attempt to make students aware of the disrespect conveyed when using the word “retarded” as a synonym for stupid or inferior. While I think... Read more »

Concert Choir students attend Blue Man Group performance

April 9, 2012 • Eryn Johannes, Staff Reporter  
Filed under A&E, Top Stories

The choir students left on Saturday, April 7 to Wichita to see the Blue Man Group. “I saw the Blue Man Group in Chicago,” sophomore Amy Jordan said. “They were awesome and I was really excited to see them again.” Blue Man Group is an organization founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton.... Read more »

Girls soccer stunned in home opener

April 4, 2012 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor  
Filed under Sports

The girls soccer team played host to Dodge City on Tuesday, April 3, which they lost 3-0. It was the first time the girls lost to the Red Demons at home since 2003. The ladies were without junior goalkeeper Laura Truman for the game and junior Megan Bird played in her place. Throughout the game junior... Read more »

Baseball starts off season 2-0 after wins against Kapaun Mt. Carmel

April 4, 2012 • Kylee Filley, Assistant Sports Editor  
Filed under Sports

The boys baseball team has a winning record of 2-0 after winning the double-header against Kapaun Mt. Carmel. The score of the first game was 7-3 and the second was 3-0. In the first game, senior Trevor Henningsen and juniors Hayden Hutchinson and Jake Sedbrook had one double each. Henningsen also hit... Read more »

Bossypants Book Review

April 4, 2012 • Delphine Burns, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Movie/Book Reviews

From a very young age, Tina Fey was witty and ambitious. She set goals early and strived to reach them, never stopping to rest. Her autobiography “Bossypants,” was fascinating and inspiring. However, it was also very comedic. Fey begins the book by addressing the reader directly and evaluating his... Read more »

Girls soccer takes second in tournament

April 1, 2012 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor  
Filed under Sports

The girls soccer team competed in the McPherson Invitational over the last week and claimed second place on Saturday. In the first round the girls played Topeka High and had an easy 6-0 victory. The second round game was much closer as the girls played host McPherson. The game went scoreless through... Read more »