Boys v. Girls rally
April 24, 2011 • Alejandra Paredes, Student Life Editor
Filed under News
Students gathered in the gym on April 11 for the Girls vs. Boys Spring sports rally. The assembly featured the season’s featured sports and held fun filled competitions that would exemplify the winning gender. ASB came up with the theme and decorations, which covered the walls of the stadium. Because... Read more »
Art for knowledge
April 15, 2011 • Mercy Watkins, Writer
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment
Viking Poster Contest Winners seniors Irene Saavedra, Benjamin Garcia and Francisco Concha were announced on March 30. Prizes included a $100 Visa Gift Card, $50 Visa Gift card and $25 Visa Gift card. German teacher Pamela Mullen created the poster contest to advertise for the Viking Awards. The constestants... Read more »
Open house
April 15, 2011 • Roy Mendoza, Copy Editor
Filed under News
In order to initiate the Spring Season, the annual, school-wide Open House was hosted on April 14 across campus. For students and staff that participated in this event, it was much more then a chance to check up on current grades. With open classrooms of all kinds, the opportunity to observe the activities... Read more »
Harry Potter DVD Release
April 15, 2011 • Camerynn Chase, Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 DVD was released in stores on Friday, April 15. Since it is the first half of a two-part movie, the DVD will be lacking in special features. Still, DVD sales are expected to be high due to the enormous success of the movie when it was in theatres. Anticipation... Read more »
Remembering The Beatles
April 15, 2011 • Anais Hinojosa, Arts & Entertainment Assistant
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
The world was met with one of the greatest disappointments in music history on April 10, 1970, when Paul McCartney announced the break-up of the legendary band: The Beatles. Heartbreak spread, but people’s love for the undying sensation spread even further. Today, The Beatles continue to be alive in... Read more »
Recommended Reading for the “books are boring” high schooler
April 15, 2011 • Thomas Beltran, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Parents & Teachers
For some teenage students, reading is looked at as a punishment more than a pleasure; getting a student to actually enjoy a book is nearly impossible. Though reading is somewhat frowned upon, there are a few books in which a teen might actually enjoy. “When I read “Tweak”, I didn’t look... Read more »
Acceptance into the new World
April 15, 2011 • Mercy Watkins, Staff Writer
Filed under Parents & Teachers
With the coming of Spring, the anticipated college acceptance letters for seniors that applied to college in the fall have arrived. These acceptance letters determine the future of incoming college students. With endless choices of both schools and majors, seniors have unlimited possibilities to do what... Read more »
Garden forms into center for nutrition and home for animals
April 15, 2011 • Sarah Menendez, Editor in Chief
Filed under News
The farm-like garden secluded behind S-building adopted two pigs last week into the growing family of crops and animals on campus. What began as a collaboration between Mr. Houts and Botany and Biology teachers has turned into a school wide phenomenon. Numerous fruits and vegetables were planted as the... Read more »
Student’s family participates in German exchange program
April 14, 2011 • Sarah Menendez
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
In an effort to participate in a culture-filled experience, junior Faith Hundtoft and her family decided to host Erna Wieduwilt, a 16 year old exchange student from Germany. The Hundtofts agreed to host the young German after Faith involved herself in an exchange program named The Friendship Connection,... Read more »
Behind the Question: Prom
April 14, 2011 • Thomas Beltran
Filed under Seniors, Student Life
When asking someone to Prom, many consider it to be one of the most significant points in high school, but it is what leads up to the dance that has some senior boys nervous. As Prom is nearly a month away, the common conflict that has guys stumped is the idea of, asking whoever they want to ask, to... Read more »
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