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Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by webmaster2.
The snake was five feet long. “We were hiking on a trail and we were coming up to what looked to be almost like a creek bed that was dry. It had rained previously, and it was probably really wet then, but over the past week you know it was really dry,” physics teacher Don Pata said. “The trail actually went around, but I was just gonna cut through. It got halfway between me and what I thought was just a giant crack in the creek bed.”
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Guest columnist: No matter what, we should be equals
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by webmaster2.
Athletes are held to a higher standard than our president – our class president, that is. This is all because of the athletic code of conduct. The Michigan High School Athletic Association requires all participants in athletic activities for their high school to sign an athletic code of conduct. The athletic code of conduct includes attendance procedures, identifies behavior expectations and disciplinary consequences for all high school student athletes. It says that any student who makes the decision to act in an unacceptable manner is disciplined by the school system as set forth in this code of conduct and is offered rehabilitation as indicated.
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Formspring: Say it to my face
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by webmaster2.
Formspring.me, the new Internet phenomenon, allows users to ask and respond to questions posed by others. These can be posted anonymously or with a user name attached to it. The intent of the site is for questions such as “What is your favorite color?” and “Why did you name your gerbil ‘Minty’?” but recently, many people have begun to take advantage of the mask of anonymity to harass users.
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Editorial: Survey too broad?
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by webmaster2.
Neutral, agree, disagree, neutral, neutral, neutral. We all know the survey that students were required to take Thursday, June 3. “The survey was planned and organized by the district’s central administration at the direction of the Board of Education,” Assistant Principal Matt Outlaw said. “This data will be used to develop district goals, to determine fiscal priorities and to identify areas of need.” But don’t you think it may be a wee bit difficult to identify “areas of need” when no specific areas are actually identified?
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Instrumental students honored
Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by webmaster2.
Instrumental students received recognition at this year’s Instrumental Awards Banquet for their contributions to the band and orchestra program. Special recognition goes to 12 students who received the most prestigious awards at the banquet.
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Accept, trust, overcome: Guest speaker challenges ‘Be the Change’ students
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
Local radio celebrity Lisa Jesswein stood at the front of the Student Union, holding a large silver platter of oven-fresh cookies. She smiled contentedly at her eager audience, the Be the Change tutorial, while the smell of melting chocolate and soft cookie dough wafted through the room.
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Five Minutes with math teacher Brad Armbruster
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
They don’t care what you know until they know that you care.” These few words of the wise spoken to Brad Armbruster by his Introduction to Teaching professor, Ron Pokley, have molded his method of teaching. But teacher was hardly his first occupation title.
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China offers possible career opportunities
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
For most students, career-decision is based on the classes that they take in school. However, junior Alexis Cobau is going to live in China from June 30 – Aug. 14 with minimal outside contact and a host family, under the program of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth, sponsored by the State Department.
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Teens who don’t get enough sleep might be at risk for packing on the pounds
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
Obesity has been linked to several lifestyle factors, including sleep. Studies have shown a connection between lack of sleep and higher body mass index in adults and children, but that relationship may hold true for teens as well.
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Quiz Bowl takes state’s top prize
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
Ten students made North history as the Quiz Bowl team buzzed their way to the state championship title at Michigan State University. They edged out second place at Detroit Catholic Central by 100 points at the close of the second final round.
