Construction workers ripped out the back walls and total knocked down the wall that would separate the copy center from one of the study hall rooms. The library that students were lounging in before school and during passing time just a week before has now taken on a totally different appearance. Various things are hanging from
“Can I borrow a pencil?” The teacher looks at the student in complete amusement. “Why didn’t you bring your own pencil?” “I lost it,” the student quickly retorts. The argument could easily continue until finally the teacher gives in or another student is willing to lend a pencil. To most high school students the need
Why? Why is learning a different language so important? Shouldn’t other countries realize that English is important and that they should learn it? English is a language that connects people of different countries. It is a meeting point, common ground. But does that mean all native English speakers should assume others will know English? No.
Bedtime stories are being read from iPads, e-books are outselling their printed copies two to one. According to The New York Times the Kindle is Amazon’s bestselling item of all time. Barnes and Noble is the last major bookstore chain left standing now that Borders has gone out of business. What does this mean? Is
The central administration building has passed the halfway mark and will be completed by the end of the school year. Numerous additions are being added, including ceiling tiles, cabinets and the bathroom wall and floor tile. The sinks and other plumbing still need to be added. High school administrators will move into the building on May
Construction workers ripped out the back walls and total knocked down the wall that would separate the copy center from one of the study hall rooms. The library that students were lounging in before school and during passing time just a week before has now taken on a totally different appearance. Various things are hanging from
continue readingAs a high school student, summer is all anyone looks forward to after spring break. Having two and a half months off school is every student’s dream. No homework and no schoolwork means no thinking and not having to wake up early. “My favorite part about summer is not having school,” a freshman, Gracie TouVelle,
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“Can I borrow a pencil?” The teacher looks at the student in complete amusement. “Why didn’t you bring your own pencil?” “I lost it,” the student quickly retorts. The argument could easily continue until finally the teacher gives in or another student is willing to lend a pencil. To most high school students the need
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The Bettendorf High School boys tennis team has just welcomed their new coach of the 2012 school year. Lindsy Blair, the new high school geometry, algebra, and pre-algebra teacher, has taken place of the former coach, Al Takemoto, who is now acting as her assistant. Jon Himmelman, a senior, said, “It was not hard to
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Construction workers ripped out the back walls and total knocked down the wall that would separate the copy center from one of the study hall rooms. The library that students were lounging in before school and during passing time just a week before has now taken on a totally different appearance. Various things are hanging from
“Can I borrow a pencil?” The teacher looks at the student in complete amusement. “Why didn’t you bring your own pencil?” “I lost it,” the student quickly retorts. The argument could easily continue until finally the teacher gives in or another student is willing to lend a pencil. To most high school students the need
Why? Why is learning a different language so important? Shouldn’t other countries realize that English is important and that they should learn it? English is a language that connects people of different countries. It is a meeting point, common ground. But does that mean all native English speakers should assume others will know English? No.
Bedtime stories are being read from iPads, e-books are outselling their printed copies two to one. According to The New York Times the Kindle is Amazon’s bestselling item of all time. Barnes and Noble is the last major bookstore chain left standing now that Borders has gone out of business. What does this mean? Is
The central administration building has passed the halfway mark and will be completed by the end of the school year. Numerous additions are being added, including ceiling tiles, cabinets and the bathroom wall and floor tile. The sinks and other plumbing still need to be added. High school administrators will move into the building on May
All construction is moving along nicely and progress can be seen easily just by looking at the high school. The auditorium panels were completed on April 10. The panels provide a look at how large and amazing the new stage will be as it towers over the current auditorium. The steel structure is beginning to
As construction workers begin renovating the high school from the ground up, complications have gotten in the way of the finished project. Vibrations and drilling noises throughout the school have been a problem. Due to some of the noise issues some classrooms have temporarily moved their locations. The cost of the construction comes to about
In the LGBT, or Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender, community, the pink triangle, the pink lambda, and the rainbow have become prominent and well known symbols of LGBT pride and the LGBT community. However, their origins and meanings have been lost in parades, pride, and merchandise. I find that the more I learn about the origins
On March 23, 2012, “The Hunger Games” premiered in theaters across America. I was lucky enough to get a ticket to see the film at the midnight premiere. As a fan of the books, I was extremely excited for the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ award winning novel. I arrived at the movie theater at
A group of friends decided to change the way music is portrayed. The girls created a group and called themselves Pitch, Please. Pitch, Please is an acapella group made of ten girls in which each girl sings a unique parts. Pitch, Please was started when ten girls got together and picked a song. The girls listened to the
