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  • With April showers come soccer games

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Courtney Brown

    Sport evolves from kids toted by Moms in minivans to full-fledged varsity pursuit

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  • Student riders compete on national level

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Trista Tidball

    Here, students are involved in numerous activities and athletics. For a few select students, a majority of their time is spent in the barn at the crack of dawn and completing the necessary chores for

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  • It’s all about the ‘Benjamins’

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Ryan Nolan

    Empty wallets become a trend for both teenagers, adults

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  • Volunteering changes lives of needy, helpers

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Faith Gachii

    Being able to contribute is a huge part of being a good community member. Most schools require students to contribute some hours in the community before graduation.  With the state that the world is

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  • Share the love with ‘yo momma’ on May 8

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Madi Chicoine

    Your mom.  This is a fun phrase to insult someone with, but when it comes down to the bare bones of it, moms are the last people to be messing with.  If the father is the head of the household, mot

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  • ‘Leaving Iowa’ has strong cast chemistry

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Faith Gachii

    Three months of rigorous rehearsal paid off for this year’s spring play. Malaura Werling and the cast “knocked one out of the ballpark” with “Leaving Iowa: A Comedy about Family Vacations” by Tim Clue

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  • Song, dance pull actors to musical theatre

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Jessica Wade

    When music, songs, dialogue and dancing fuse together for a performance, the outcome is often something many theatre-goers describe as magical.  Musical theatre is a type of stage art similar to a pl

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  • ‘Drama’ permeates high school existence

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Amanda Bartlett

    Learning to not ‘play’ when others are stressing leads to peace,comfort in relationships

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  • Students feel pressure as AP tests near

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Madi Chicoine

    With the finish line in sight, just a mere two weeks away, students in Advanced Placement courses are fighting their natural urge to throw in their hypothetical towels for the year.  Not only must t

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  • Harkin talks education

    Tuesday, May 03, 2011 By: Jessica Wade

    Senator Tom Harkin outlined some of his ideas for improving America’s budget and its schools at a meeting here March 24.  Approximately 100 students and staff were invited to the afternoon session wh

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Sport evolves from kids toted by Moms in minivans to full-fledged varsity pursuit
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Students are in a new state of mind and even a new physical state with 23 days left of school and “spring fever” setting in.  According to odysseyware.com hormonal and chemical changes occur in stude
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Here, students are involved in numerous activities and athletics. For a few select students, a majority of their time is spent in the barn at the crack of dawn and completing the necessary chores for
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Empty wallets become a trend for both teenagers, adults
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Earth Day is a very underrated international observance. In fact, most people can’t identify the date of this elusive day.  Started on April 22, 1970, Earth Day was conceived to spread awareness of t
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Being able to contribute is a huge part of being a good community member. Most schools require students to contribute some hours in the community before graduation.  With the state that the world is
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The youngest mother ever recorded was in 1939. Lina Medina from Peru had her 6½ lb. son while she was only 5 years and 7 months old. The oldest known mother is Rajo Devi from India. She had her first
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Your mom.  This is a fun phrase to insult someone with, but when it comes down to the bare bones of it, moms are the last people to be messing with.  If the father is the head of the household, mot
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Whatever it’s called—weed, pot, Mary Jane or any of its other slang names— marijuana is the most widely-used illicit drug among teens today.  After nearly a decade in decline, it is making a strong
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Each year when April 20 rolls around, many speak of the origin and meaning of “420.” There are many different stories related to the history of this date and most are myths. Here’s a list of some of t
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