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The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

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Mikayla Erf

Mikayla Erf, Photographer

Mikayla Erf is the daughter of David and Kathy Erf. She is currently active in 4-H, serving as a County Federation Officer. She is also active in FFA holding multiple officer positions locally and regionally. Mikayla lives on a registered Brown Swiss dairy farm, where her family actively shows them at local, state and national levels. She is a competitive swimmer, competing on her club and high school swim teams.

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Social problem with labeling girls as ‘plus size’

Social problem with labeling girls as ‘plus size’

Mikayla Erf, Photographer
May 12, 2016
The trap shoot team had success being the Class 4A Conference Champions, members who competed in Minnesota State High School Clay Target League are pictured above. From left:  Justin Thomas, coach Eric Wahlstrom, Calvin Doyle, Eric Stack, John Stack, Emma Germundson, Danny LaQua, Cole Wahlstrom, Luke Simcik, Mathias Hoefferle, Alexis Wahlstrom, Jake Simcik, coach Matt Simcik.

Trap Team shoots through successful season

Mikayla Erf, Photographer
April 5, 2016
Students will have the opportunity to end their weeks in France with a couple days in Paris. Seeing the Eiffel Tower, visiting local sites, the shops and restaurants as well as see the beautiful museums in Paris. One of which will be The Louvre museum, which is the most visited museum in Paris. “We will get to climb to the top of the Eiffel tower, and get to see many gorgeous museums in Paris,” Parr says.

French students prepare to say au revior mid June

Mikayla Erf, Photographer
February 24, 2016
The students participating in the trip will step into a culture they have never been in before, and have to communicate and function thoroughly. “Their country is more traditional than ours, but they are also more expressive and willing to tell you their opinion, even if they don’t know you,” Eisenbrandt says.

Spending over two weeks in France requires a lot of luggage and a lot of suitcase room. Traveling in groups, especially with 22 students and two teachers can be extremely difficult to meet everyone’s needs. “Learning how to work together as a group, support each other and also table manners,” Parr says.

The flight to Nice will take over 11 hours with multiple layovers, and jet lag kicking in high gear. Despite the long flight to and from, the experience and memories is worth it all. “I am most excited to go kayaking in the Mediterranean, it’s a really unique adventure that we won’t ever get the chance to do again,” Senior Margaret Eisenbrandt says.

The plane leaves for Nice, France in mid-June and the students will stay in France for a little over 2 weeks. “We’re going to spend most of our time in Southern France, flying into Nice and staying along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea for a little over a week,” French teacher Madam Parr says.

When Hoyem is not out running in the streets of Chicago or New York, he teaches high school math classes. “I talk about my running to my students and how much I like it, we talk about possibly racing each other at the end of the school year,” Hoyem says. “I’ll give race updates to my students, and ask kids that I know who run, ask them about how it’s going for them.”

“A group of people or an organization, that brings justice to our community,” senior Tyler Tix said.

Personalizing Social Justice

Mikayla Erf, Photographer
December 3, 2015
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