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Star Wars Battlefront forces into action

Star Wars Battlefront forces into action

Nathan Novotny, Social Media Editor December 5, 2015

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars made its debut to the world. The day was May 25, 1977 when the famous series first hit the theaters. An immense 22 years later, the prequels debut and...

Giving thanks for Black Friday

Shenyn Gale, Photographer December 4, 2015

When thinking of Thanksgiving, most would think of family, food and being thankful. In recent years, the mindset has changed and the main focus is no longer giving thanks, but about shopping and who has...

Team managers help coaches get organized

Dylan Foster, Read and Watch Field Reporter November 18, 2015

Every high school has its sports team and every sports team has its coach. However, if a coach needs an extra hand for the team, they may hire a team manager, sometimes an adult and other times a teen. A...

Sadie Hawkins Dance, held for first time

Oliva Weirtz, In-Studio Anchor November 18, 2015

High school dances are a long-lasting tradition, and in the wake of these events comes the awkward question of dates. Oftentimes, the pressure to find a date lies with the boy, however Sadie Hawkins dances...

Valley Bookseller puts on Authors after Hours

Valley Bookseller puts on Authors after Hours

Kai Knudson, Advertising Editor November 17, 2015

In the era communication, technology and connections, the personal lives of the media class has become a part of our society's social lives and entertainment. Our magazines are almost entirely focused...

Halo 5 Guardians

Chris Faffler, Read & Watch Video Editor November 13, 2015

Chris Faffler Hour 1 607 Words Halo 5: Guardians Released October 27th, people worldwide lined up to buy the latest installment in the popular Halo series, Halo 5: Guardians. The famous RPG has...

Slader app gaining students’ attention

Emma Brandt, Copy Editor October 27, 2015

The new Slader application that many high school students are taking advantage/making use of is potentially impacting their learning.  This app can come in great use for both teachers and students if...

Photo by: Kaitlyn Wylie 

The Patagonia sign from the street.

Patagonia outerwear gaining popularity

Kaitlyn Wylie, Fashion Blog Editor October 27, 2015

A new trending store called Patagonia is making its way to the fashion table. In case people did not know Patagonia is a store much like the brand North Face with backpacks, sweatshirts, shirts and much...

Fantasy football keeping fans updated on sports

Fantasy football keeping fans updated on sports

Austin Dowall, Social Media Editior October 26, 2015

Information Graphic by Austin Dowdall NFL football has always been a very popular sport, but with fantasy football becoming more popular in the past couple of years, due to an increasing fan base. Even...

The brand new popcorn machine that was going to be used this year. Students don't want to see the popcorn machine go. Senior Erica Oren said, "I definitely think they're [the students] are going to miss popcorn... its very popular and everyone likes it".

Amnesty International finds healthy alternatives

Cassie Hanson, Photographer October 15, 2015

A new policy regarding the sale of unhealthy foods may impact student groups and their sales. As Amnesty International found out after attempting to sell popcorn as a fundraiser, there is a new...

Pictured here is another adaptive football athlete.  The kids were taught the basic of football like catching throwing and scoring touchdowns. Football Coach Beau Labore said, "Our program started in 2006 to basically spread the joy of football making the connection that we do have some adaptive sports but we don't have adaptive football."

Football players assist in adaptive football game

Grace Donner, Visual Arts Managing Editor October 15, 2015

On Sept. 19 a football game was held in the Miller stadium but it was different than the average one. In this game kids with special needs got to work with the football team and play their own game. This...

A Thursday morning student led meeting

Key Club reaches goal of largest student participation

Alex Schwarz, Distribution Reporter October 13, 2015

Key Club lots of people don't know what it is, and no they don't make or collect keys. The club is striving to be the largest club this year, even surpassing NHS, and they're already at 80 members...

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