The Hoofprint – February 4, 2020

As seniors check out, other students log in and register online at the Parent Portal/Infi nite Campus for next year’s courses. Students were able to register during their social studies classes or with their counselors in computer labs.

This is the fi rst year in which course registration has been available online, and many parents and students commented on the fact that it was much more effi cient and easy.

“It was a lot easier to do it online,” said Junior Beth Leipholtz. “When you change your mind like me, which is twenty times, all you do is click removed instead of having to do all of that erasing over and over again. It was also nice that you could just search the class instead of writing down the course number.”

Students were required to take home a sheet and have it signed by their parents in order to show that there was a collaboration between parent and student when choosing a schedule.

54% of Americans think he shares their same values 63% of Americans believe that he is tackling more diffi cult problems than George W. Bush 87% of Democrats approve of him 1 of 5 of Republicans approve of him 37% of Americans believe that the nation is heading in the right direction 3/5 believe he cares about the needs of the people

Wednesday, January 6th was a moving day for selected students who were tak- ing part in the New Wilderness Project. It was the second of three sessions where 44 students of all different cultures and backgrounds from Buffalo and Rogers came together to talk about the differences within their schools and how they can help build bridges between different ethnicities.

The session started by going over the “Community Agreements” that were made during the fi rst phase: be true to yourself, keep it real, and to be passionate and bring energy into the day

Culture was a key word that was talked about and clarifi ed a lot throughout the day. Being of a different culture doesn’t necessar- ily mean skin color, or specifi c race. Culture is defi ned as the different ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another. Education, religion, gender, ability, experi- ence, sexual orientation, and race can all be categorized as different culture factors.

Students also learned the three differ- ent types of leadership; Traditional: refl ects values, norms and behaviors of the predomi- nant group in power. Cultural: comes from power with the cultural groups but perceived to not have power with in mainstream power structure. Or Cross Cultural; the “bridge builder”, can make connections across cul- tural groups. Then the students were asked to decide which one they felt that they could relate to the most and refl ect on how they individually are contributing to their school.

Creative Resistance was talked about, and how to take action in the face of injus- tice. Everyone has their own “truth,” and if you feel like you need to prove yourself in a situation instead of arguing with “Yes, BUT” try to understand and turn it into a conversa- tion. Ask a question: why do you feel the way you do? Listen to their response, and if you still don’t agree speak your truth so everyone has a clear understanding of your thoughts and feelings.

Benjie Howard and Maketa Wilborn, o- founders of a Cultures United Organization, will come again for one last session in March to wrap up the year and talk about how students can continue to make an impact in their schools.

Following the devastation in Haiti, students stepped up in an attempt to help in any way they could. In conjunction with a group at Maple Grove High School, BHS’s own Globally Minded Student Activists, Student Council, and Green Team hosted a Hair for Haiti week from January 26 through January 29.

The goal was to reach $1000. If met, Seniors Graham Wyatt and Dustin Grage, and Junior Blake Solberg, would dye their hair in a vibrant, eccentric color. Other students had the opportunity to pledge to dye their hair as well.

Those who did not want to dye their hair had the opportunity to show their support by buying colored hair extensions (in red, blue, pink, and purple) that were put into a person’s hair and lasted anywhere from 3-12 weeks.

Overall, the Hair for Haiti team made $2,168.30 in throughout the week. All proceeds will go the American Refugee Committee.

Donation boxes were also set up throughout the community at 11 different businesses in an attempt to unify the town. The boxes will be out for the remainder of the week.

ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a condition that increases distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity*.

The term ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is a type of ADHD and a general term popularized by society, referring to the inability to focus on a specific activity. This is the definition we’re referring to in this issue of The Hoofprint. We have noticed people changing how they prefer to receive news, relying less on stories and more on pictures, charts, and other graphic art. The purpose of this issue is to experiment with different mediums for presenting news that are more appealing to our followers.

*According to the Attention Deficit Disorder Association

When you think TA (Teacher’s Assistant), what comes to mind? Perhaps the opportunity to spend a block with your favorite teacher, helping them correct papers and keep organized. Maybe, you visualize a free block of roaming the hallways, doing homework and socializing with other classmates.

I signed up to be a teacher’s assistant because I thought of the latter situation. And luckily, after being placed with an unfamiliar teacher who rarely needed my services, I was able to do just that. Most days, the teacher gave me corrected worksheets to file away and a list of other simple projects that could be complete long before the hour ended; afterward, I often paced about the physical education department or spent an unusual amount of time trying to log onto Facebook via the school computers.

Throughout that one quarter of being a teacher’s assistant, I spent nearly 40 minutes a day wasting time. Other people I talked to professed that they loved being a TA; their teachers had them running errands, filing, and interacting with students for the entire block; truly making a difference in the class. In my opinion, those teachers are the exception, not the rule.

There are many issues of confidentiality regarding grades and other student information, and because most printing these days is sent to the print shop over the computer, the TA’s are left with nothing to do. In those prevalent circumstance, who is benefiting?

A teacher with plenty of work to do, little of which can be delegated, is given a TA who would be better off taking a class from the curriculum.

I realize that there is a scheduling issue, and many students find themselves with an open block that cannot be filled. However, there are different solutions our school can use instead of swamping our staff with too many TA’s.

Teacher’s assistants can be on a need-only basis, where the staff request an assistant and get to choose who it is. The school can offer more one-quarter classes that appeal to senior students so their options aren’t limited to being a TA; College and Career prep is one example.

If I could do it over again, I don’t believe I would have signed up to be a teacher’s assistant. I feel that it was wasting an opportunity.

Regardless of the class, there are many positive externalities from class assignments, homework, and all the classes in our building that are more beneficial to my education than wandering the halls.

When the Speech season came to a close last year, my team and I were extremely worried. Since the activity was put on the cutting board after the levy failed once again in the 2009 election, we didn’t know whether or not the team would exist in the upcoming season. Our only idea was to join St. Michael-Albertville High School as a combined team.

“The STMA coaches approached me early last season and proposed a co-op between the two schools,” said Speech Coach Mike Worcester. “Their rationale was simple: the two schools were geographically close, the coaches know each other well and the kids know each other well. It was a nearly perfect fit.”

It was official--in the fall the Speech team would be co-oping with STMA. We were so relieved to find out that there still would be a team, but we were not out of the water yet. As the team could not be fully funded by the BHS, we knew there would be a pretty steep price tag.

Only two weeks before the first meet of the season, Activities Director Tom Bauman announced to us that the total fee for each member would be $400. Everyone thought that was completely outrageous. The coaches’ salaries, judges’ fees, entry fees and transportation fees all had to be paid from our pockets. Originally, the fee would have been around $700, but Bauman and the STMA activities director argued to find a better fit for the members. The price tag still was not pretty, and our parents were still unsatisfied. After more meetings between Bauman and STMA, the price was lowered to $200. Though the price is the highest activity fee in the school, the team is grateful that they can still participate.

Without Speech, I wouldn’t have become a better public speaker or have the confidence I have today. Even though there are many changes this year, we are still happy that we can bond as a team while having fun competeting and spending time together.. That’s worth fighting for.

School did not teach me to count

One can't take it all on

I am the oldest Durst girl

I am one of four identities

I was born with three siblings

Gun Safety taught me to kill

Oh, but we were wrong

Team one is obviously doing the best, but the rest of the teams are often neck and neck during practices. Last meet showed that we are all close in ability.

Our publishing company picked our yearbook as a national sample. They will print 200 extra copies of this year’s book to be sent to other schools and workshops throughout the country to show them what they can do through the publishing company. It’s a really big honor and a compliment since we haven’t even fi nished it yet. All our hard work is already paying off.

58% of students have seen Avatar

$1.84 billion made in box office revenue

Avatar Blues: A feeling of depression that arises after watching the movie Avatar. This depression is due to the realization that Earth cannot measure up to Pandora.

On Tuesday, January 19, families and students fi led into the PAC to view the Arts Magnet Showcase. Outside the PAC the steps were lined with drawing and paintings, which were all completed by students. Inside, parents viewed dances and poetry that had also been created by students as a part of the Arts Foundations Class.

“The Arts Magnet Showcase is a place for students to show their families and peers what they have learned during their Arts Foundations Class,” said Senior Cora Fox. “During the class, they learn a wide variety of things. Different volunteers will come in and teach the students skills such as beat boxing or dancing. Then, the students combine all their talents when they perform the showcase.”

Every year, the showcased is based around a different theme. This year, the theme was Imagination: The Next Generation. Each of the performing students wore black t-shirts with the theme printed on the front.

Receiving minimum wage as a high school student isn’t bad pay. You’re able to pay for your gas money, buy your new favorite tunes, and even have a little extra to spend on outings with your friends. However, living this way as an adult can be diffi cult when your parents aren’t there to provide food and shelter for you.

For their One Act production this year, theater students performed the play Nickel and Dimed by Joan Holden. The play centered around Barbara, a writer who lives a fancy life in New York City. Her editor assigns her to go undercover as a minimum wage worker. She soon fi nds out that working as a waitress, house-cleaner, and salesperson requires both mental and physical effort, and supporting herself on a minimum wage salary becomes nearly impossible. The story of the play is educational, but has twists and turns and incorporates comedy as well.

The cast competed in their conference but will not be moving on to the Section 2AA Contest at Willmar High School. The public performance of Nickle and Dimed was held Monday night at 7:30pm in the PAC.

Girls’ Hockey Mississippi 8 Girls Hockey standing North Wright County: 6-0-2 in conference, 14-2-4 overall Mound-Westonka: 6-0-2 in conference, 13-4-3 overall Buffalo: 5-3 in conference, 10-8-2 overall Orono: 5-4 in Conference, 11-6-1 overall Rogers: 4-4-1 in conference, 11-7-2 overall Princeton: 1-6-2 in conference, 5-9-6 overall Cambridge-isanti: 0-6-1 in conference, 2-15-1 overall Lichfield/Dassel-Cokato: 0-4 in conference, 1-17 overall

Boys’ Hockey Mississippi 8 Boys Hockey standings Rogers: 2-0-1 in conference, 7-5-2 overall Cambridge-isanti: 2-0-1 in conference, 5-8-1 Buffalo: 3-1 in conference, 4-9-1 overall MAML: 1-1-1 in conference, 6-8-1 overall Princeton: 1-2-1 on conference, 6-5-4 STMA: 1-2 in conference, 7-8 overall Becker/Big Lake: 0-4 in conference, 2-9-1 overall

Girls’ Basketball Mississippi 8 Girls Basketball standings Buffalo: 7-0 in conference, 13-2 overall STMA: 7-1 in conference, 11-3 overall Cambridge-isanti: 5-2 in conference, 11-3 overall Rogers: 5-2 in conference, 11-5 overall Becker: 3-4 in conference, 6-7 overall Princeton: 3-5 in conference, 10-6 overall Big Lake: 2-5 in conference, 7-8 overall Monticello: 1-7 in conference, 4-11 overall Zimmerman: 0-7 in conference, 3-12 overall

Boys’ Basketball Mississippi 8 Boys Basketball standings Rogers: 5-0 in conference, 8-6 overall Buffalo: 4-1 in conference, 7-5 overall Monticello: 3-2 in conference, 6-8 overall Zimmerman: 3-3 in conference, 8-4 overall Cambridge-isanti: 3-3 in conference, 7-6 overall STMA: 3-3 in conference, 6-8 overall Big Lake: 1-4 in conference, 6-7 Princeton: 1-4 in conference, 5-9 overall Becker: 1-4 in conference, 4-9 overall

Boys Swimming Buffalo: 4-0 in conference, 7-0-2 overall Cambridge-isanti: 3-0 in conference, 6-0-1 overall Orono: 2-4 in conference, 7-4-0 overall Monticello: 1-0 in conference, 2-0-2 overall Princeton: 0-0 in conference, 0-1 overall Watertown-Mayer: 0-0 in conference, 0-0-2 STMA: 0-1 conference, 1-1 overall

Wrestling Mississippi 8 Boys Wrestling STMA: 6-0 in conference, 17-1 overall Cambridge-isanti: 4-1 in conference, 16-2 overall Princeton: 3-1 in conference, 8-2 overall Monticello: 3-2 in conference, 15-5 overall Becker: 2-3 in conference, 3-9 overall Big Lake: 1-3 in conference, 4-8 overall Buffalo: 1-3 in conference, 4-12 overall Zimmerman: 1-4 in conference, 5-7 overall Rogers: 0-4 in conference, 1-5 overall

In 1977 an invention that radically changed the world was created by a man named John V. Atanasoff. This creation was the first digital computer.

It was around this time, and many things computers are capable of now would no less make him feel accomplished. Forty years after the first computer, IBM produced the personal computer, but its flaw was based on mathematics, not languages. Since then, the computer has advanced faster than any other invention in the history of mankind. An invention that lets you literally in seconds talk to a person that may be continents away. What used to be an entire system that was the size of a washing machine is now portable, and what used to be one program single function green screen is now hundreds of mega and gigabytes of memory. The P.C. is one of the fastest evolved items of our century.

Internet Explorer users: 65% Mozilla Firefox users: 24% Opera users: 4% Google Chrome users: 2% Netscape users: 1%

93% have at least one computer

of those 93%: 85% use 1 or more hours a day

Use of computers survey on use and social networking

SHOULD NOT BE BANNED: 62%

SHOULD BE BANNED: 28%

SPLIT VIEWS: 10%

should social networking school be banned?

Age: 36 Eye Color: Blue-Green Shoe size: 13 Favorite movie: Hoosiers Favorite book: Miracle of St Anthony Favorite color: Blue Dream vacation: Mexico Music Genre: 80’s Hair/Country Favorite moment: Birth of Children Favorite food: Pizza/Italian Favorite sports team: Vikings Dream job: College basketball coach Reincarnated animal: Black Panther Favorite ice cream: Cookie dough

Age: 36 Eye Color: Green Shoe size: 14 Favorite movie: A Few Good Men Favorite book: Michael Jordan Book Favorite color: Purple Dream vacation: Mexico Music Genre: Country Favorite moment: Birth of Children Favorite food: Italian Favorite sports team: Vikings Dream job: College basketball coach Reincarnated animal: Greyhound Favorite ice cream: Vanilla

Age: 36 Eye Color: Brown Shoe size: 13 Favorite movie: Hoosiers Favorite book: Beyond Basket Favorite color: Green Dream vacation: Mexico Music Genre: 80’s Rock Favorite moment: Birth of Children Favorite food: Pizza Favorite sports team: Twins Dream job: College basketball coach Reincarnated animal: Hunting Dog Favorite ice cream: Vanilla-Fudge

Age: 36 Eye Color: Brown Shoe size: 11 Favorite movie: Hoosiers Favorite book: The Cat in the Hat Favorite color: Blue Dream vacation: Hawaii Music Genre: Country Favorite moment: Getting Married Favorite food: Steak Favorite sports team: Vikings Dream job: College basketball coach Reincarnated animal: Cheetah Favorite ice cream: Cookie dough

Age: 36 Eye Color: Brown Shoe size: 13 Favorite movie: Hoosiers Favorite book: Miracle of St Anthony Favorite color: Blue Dream vacation: Mexico Music Genre: 80’s Hair/Country Favorite moment: Birth of Children Favorite food: Pizza/Italian Favorite sports team: Vikings Dream job: College basketball coach Reincarnated animal: Black Panther Favorite ice cream: Cookie dough

It’s a warm afternoon in 1950. As school dismisses for the day, one student climbs into his Chevrolet and heads to his job as cashier at the local soda fountain. The rest of his day is spent making ice cream cones and selling candy.

60 years later, students’ jobs are similar to those teens had two generations ago, but factors such as wages have changed drastically in the last few decades.

“Jobs themselves haven’t changed very much since our parents were our age,” said Junior Kelsey Hane. “It’s little things like the way that teens do those jobs and how much money they make that has changed.”