Deborah Uecker
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Making the grade: Don’t wait until the last minute to prepare college choices
Students face difficult questions about the future; such as what to do after high school. Several students decide to go to college and don’t know where to start. Last year at BHS, 37% of the graduates went to four...
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Seniors reminisce first years at BHS
For seven years some of BHS' students went to this school. "I remember walking through the halls and it would be the biggest deal when you would look between the lockers and there would be people standing their...
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What is your opinion of Sassy magazine?
Jennifer Schmitz, freshman "I would buy it because it deals with teens and what they're interested in." Tammy Leff, junior. "I like it, I'd probably buy it. The clothes are really cute. It looks kind of like 'Teen...
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Teen magazine, district curriculum address sexuality, create controversy
Both aim to 'tell it like it is'; the tone is like two different animals
Sassy, the magazine that claims to "tell it like it is," came out like a lion last March amid the roar of controversy and praise. At the same time, the newly revised Responsible Human Sexuality Curriculum for ISD...
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Sexuality: disspelling myths, giving facts about pregnancy, birth control
Fact: During their teenage years nearly 70% of American teenagers become sexually active. Fact: About one in ten American girls become pregnant. The number is more than double that of other Western countries. In the...
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Scrunch down in your seat, Freddy keeps coming back
Five of us. Going to the movies, a horror movie. And not the In-the-safety-of-your-own-living-room-VCR variety either. Sheer terror with Nightmare on Elm Street (part III) at the Delano Theatre. The credits roll and...
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The quest for money turns students into employees
Things are getting more expensive these days. Like gas, cars, pizza, notebooks, button-down oxfords, pencils (teachers charge 25 cents for only one), and college to name a few. Even going to the movies, at $3.50 a...
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Minimum wage increases to affect jobs, prices
"... They're going to be working for four dollars ... they're going to be giving us their all." Starting at the beginning of this year, minimum wage has risen for everyone and will continue to rise for the next two...
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BHS teachers switch: taking on new challenge
Five teachers at BHS are wearing new hats. In grades seven through twelve what classes students register for determines a teachers schedule for the next school year. "The original registration is to meet the needs...
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Court rules education miles from classroom
According to the First Amendment everyone in the United States has the right to free speech and the freedom of expression. But according to the Supreme Court, this doesn't include students. According to John Ause,...
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Special Olympians strive for success, achieve pure sport
Whether it's a medal or a few seconds off their time, athletes all try to meet their individual goals.
From the Olympics in Calgary to BHS's own teams, purity in sport is tough to find. Most of the time. The Special Olympics, however, is a year round training program for handicapped or mentally retarded individuals...
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Juice machine enters BHS
The tale behind the Motts machine began with the removal of the milk machine as described by Principal Nick Miller, "The milk machine was not selling any milk. Our food service director came to me and said, 'We're...
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Snowmobiling accident injures freshman
Ryan Mills, a freshman at BHS, was in a snowmobile accident causing internal injuries, last December 4, on a trip to pick up a pizza. While Ryan was on his way to pick up a pizza he was headed towards one of the...