Kaelie Lund

extreme MOVIES

The coming year’s movie season is filled with superheroes and apocalyptic screams--but is it too extreme?

2012: the year the world is supposed to end. Movie makers must have decided only to scare the living crap out of people by throwing the supposed apocalypse right in the face of their viewers, or to comfort them by...

Feature Hero: Leif Nelson

Voted as the school's #1 Heroic Student, Junior Leif Nelson shares his thoughts on heroism, bravery, and how to survive high school.

Junior Leif Nelson doesn’t picture himself as a hero (“You mean--like Batman?”). In fact, he blushes when he finds out he was voted the number one heroic student by his peers. Though “hero” isn’t listed on his...

Crazy Enough to Fly

The day I jumped out of an airplane, 8,000 feet in the air, was the day I took success into my own hands.

As I sit on the edge of the airplane’s door, my legs dangle 8,000 feet above the ground. I am firmly––almost painfully––strapped to Dan, a man I met thirty minutes ago. Dan is now in charge of whether or not I...

Feature Artist: Mike Bischoff

Art doesn’t have to be physical. Senior Artist Mike Bischoff spends his weekends in bars playing gigs as a drummer in the band Unleaded.

Q. How do you know when a gig is going really well or sucking? A. Well, the best for me to tell is if the members of the band are either inactive, tired, distracted, or pissed at one another--or if the place is...

Strength from Weakness

Burdened by a weakening disease, Alex Larson still strengthens his life

“The problem with me is simply that I have no limits, the sky holds nothing on me, thus I feel the subconscious need to set up temporary barriers,” said Junior Alex Larson, “Thinking that I can’t get past these...

Bald Girl, Party of One

One student’s simple act created an unintentional identity

I was in McCallum’s classroom a few weeks ago where the Journalism 2 class was discussing and creating six-word memoirs. A six-word memoir is basically trying to sum up who you are in a simple, six-word sentence....

Stepping out of the Spotlight

“When I heard the guy doing lights for the booth was a retired farmer, I was extremely nervous.” said Director/English Teacher Tracy Hagstrom-Durant. “Then I met him, and I knew I was going to have the pleasure to...

Gaining a host sister

Junior Kaelie Lund recalls her experiences hosting a French student.

Day 1: We wait anxiously at the airport with a huge sign with “FLORE BOIVIN” emblazoned in glitter. After she arrives, we go to Chipotle for her first “American meal.” There, we talk with the manager, and he finds...

Facebook and Teachers and Students, Oh My!

When the 2:20 bell rings, school’s out and personal time begins. Whether time is spent with friends, in an activity, on homework, or at work, students are away from their school lives. Social networking is changing...

Bauck leaves for Chaska

School District 877 Superintendent James Bauck will be transferring to District 112 (Chaska) on June 1. The school board announced that they will soon begin the process of seleccting a new superintendent and are...

Working at perfect

Why the tratitional grading system hampers student learning

Grades are a big deal for students. Our culture constantly reminds us to be successful in life, we must do well in school. And by doing well in school they mean get A’s and B’s in class. How do you get into a good...

Beauty

In a survey about Body image, conducted by Dove, 90% of the women they polled around the globe admitted they want to change some part of their appearance, and when asked if beauty is too narrowly defined by physical...

The life OF A WHO

Student actors embrace their parts as Whoville hits Buffalo

Morning in the Life of Twin 1, a Who... “I wake up, look at the clock, and oh dear! Twin 2, Twin 2, if we don’t get going, we’ll be late, I fear!” I jump out of bed, into the shower and back out to eat, while Twin 2...

Seussical Performances

Whimsical Happiness

The music starts, the curtain goes up and--wait, is that the Cat in the Hat? Welcome to Seussical, the musical that is 100% rhyme and made up entirely of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters. “This musical is bright,...

What is $20?

What is $20? 2,000 pennies, 400 nickels, 200 dimes, or 80 quarters. A $20 donation to Heifer International could provide a poverty-stricken village with a fl ock of chicks, ducks or gs eese; the fl ock then grows and...

The Music Comes to Life

Orchestra Students work hard to gain the recognition they deserve

In an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data on more than 25,000 students, researchers found that students with experience in music scored higher on the SAT: students scored 57 points higher on the verbal, 41...

Walking Kerry Ann

An unlikely bond forged on a mission trip to Jamaica leaves a lasting impact

I recently went on a mission trip to Jamaica where we visited the local orphanage, Westhaven Children's home. The other missionaries and I were prepped on the behavior of the kids that some where able to communicate...

Les Misérables Hits Theatre

Buffalo High School actors hit the stage for Spring Play auditions...

Students buzz about the spring musical, Les Misérables. Even though this classic is quoted in shows such as Family Guy and Scrubs, has over 30 songs, and has 50 cast members, most students don’t know what it is. This...

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