Amber Veches
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Years as speech jock fondly remembered
If sports, or in my case academic activities, become an important part of your high school life. Monday, April 17 was my last ever high school speech banquet. For those of you who don't know me very well, I've been a...
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Interests speed up
Last issue, Ami Miller wrote on the abundant problem of Senioritis. To this, I can relate, and can honestly say I suffer from the downside to this responsibility. When registering for my classes last year a teacher...
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Knowing teachers while young; impression on life
Ever notice when you grow up that there's always that one teacher you remember? That one teacher that put a little extra time in for you, trying to help you learn something, or finish something? Then there are...
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School days, vacation days, just creative moving
The first month down, eight more to go. As a young child, I remember many things about school. Most of all I remember how we would start most often the week before Labor Day and we were out the Friday after Memorial...
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Circle of life; changes from freshmen to seniors
The “Lion King,” the great Disney movie of the summer, talks about “the circle of life.” In a way, the term very much applies to high school, as well as the food chain. In the great society in which we live, there...
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Individuality stressed : yet not always accepted
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Barney the dinosaur is a great teacher. Honest. Not that I sit there and watch him all the time, but my little sister is the queen of T.V and she watches him. One day over MEA, we were watching the show, and he...
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Pet names: are they affectionate or hurtful?
The use of nicknames and endearments is very common around the school campus. It's something that everyone does at least sometime in their life, whether they know it or not. Most of the names are inside jokes,...
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Doctor's advice to cure cold requires rest
For the last two weeks, I have walked around school wheezing and coughing, barely making it alive from class to class. The ever present fear of falling over and dying a lonely death in the middle of the hallway,...
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Overcrowded halls getting worse through years
Columnist Remember last year when the halls ran smooth and fast, and they were only half as crowded as they are now? Remember how much you complained about them? Now wouldn't you give almost anything to have those...
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Research paper writing narrowed to four steps
Midterms have come, and it's about that time where you have to write your first official paper of the year. I, myself, dread doing this because, believe it or not, I have the worst time. Teachers always tell you...
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UNITED WE STAND
When you leave your familiar surroundings and come to another country it can make you think just a little bit differently. 12 different students from eight countries have become foreign exchange students to our...
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Peer Helpers give support by helping, tutoring, friendship
Peer Helpers
Mary Lynn Leff, adviser for the Peer Helpers. Training is given to Peer Helpers to help them understand what their job is and how to do it. “Peer Helpers go to a retreat every year, to find out how to help others...
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Labors of school start before labor day
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Have you ever noticed how fast the rest of the summer goes after you get your school schedule? It seems like two days between getting your schedule and the first day of school. In reality it's about a month, or one...
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Connecting two different worlds in one
Staff Writers Special needs students, at times, may seem different from the rest of the student body, but they really have the same needs and frustrations as everyone else. “I get frustrated when people bud in...
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Valentine relation: opposites attract
“H e r hair, her i n t e l ligence and her smile,” said freshman Paul Minkler. “[He] has to be cute, and he has to be sensitive. Also understanding about what I want,” said freshman Angie Gruber. By Amber Veches...
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Making college decisions a reality
the next step... College Decisions; they may apply to you some future date
For many students, college is lurking in the near future. Seniors are in the process of applying to perspective colleges juniors are deciding which avenue of post secondary education if any, to pursue. There are...
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The next step... College Decisions; they may apply to you some future date
For many students, college is lurking in the near future. Seniors are in the process of applying to perspective colleges juniors are deciding which avenue of post secondary education if any, to pursue. There are...
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Throughout history, freedoms threatened
Staff Writer The Bill of Rights means something different to everyone. “The Bill of Rights means to me, that no matter who you are in America, everyone is equal. Our country is very unique in this way,” said senior...
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Section captains assist to improve marching appearance
Stressing Self-discipline and commitment...
In every company there is a boss. One boss can’t be everywhere at once, so he appoints supervisors, one for each section. Each does the same job, for their section. The captains of the BHS marching band are like...
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Stressing Self-discipline and commitment... Section captains assist to improve marching appearance
Staff Writer In every company there is a boss. One boss can't be everywhere at once, so he appoints supervisors, one for each section. Each does the same job, for their section. The captains of the BHS marching band...
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