Hailey Schmit, an eighth-grader competing in girls' synchronized swimming, is maintaining a winning streak this season, placing first in all three-figure meets. Her team placed well altogether in routine...

With school wrapped up, seniors have graduated and decided on their future paths. While some seniors have planned on attending traditional four-year schools, some students have also planned on going to...

The federal minimum wage has been $7.25/hour since July 24, 2009. For many citizens across the United States, this is not a livable wage. Although some believe that the federal minimum wage should stay...

Although cutting other countries off from U.S. trade of oil and gas sales and letting the U.S. make their own oil would be an effective strategy to become more self-sufficient as a country. The U.S. should...

Bang! A shot fired into the air and track members zoomed down the field. Junior Kyle Och's feet pounded on the ground as he had his eyes on the finish line. Och inched his way to the front of the group,...

Rapidly growing in high schools, colleges and at adult levels, Ultimate Frisbee flies across America. Minnesota has the largest high school Ultimate Frisbee league in the country. At the state tournament,...

The "Don't Say Gay" bill introduced in Florida is working to restrict discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity within public schools. The bill has passed in the state's House and Senate, and...

From age five to eighteen, a kids' job is to be a student. Students spend eight hours a day, 5 days a week, 23 weeks a year, "working" in a building called a school. For 165 days a year, parents send their...

The school bell calls as students settle into their desks. “Please prepare for the Pledge of Allegiance,” crackles across the loudspeaker.  Every Tuesday morning during first hour, students are...

"As co-present and as a leader, I try to be the one that always makes myself involved first," junior Mason Borchardt explained. Mason is one of the co-presidents for NASA, the Native American Student...

Throughout history, English classes have challenged students to look deeper at the texts that surround them, analyzing the stories that form our world; but for some, this analysis only brings discomfort...

The girls varsity basketball thrives in the new season, led by new head coach Tim Peper, the team currently holds a record of 19-3 as of Feb. 14. All grades are represented on the team this year, however,...