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What Lies Beneath: Senior faces wide variety of life-threatening ailments
By: Billie Ann Albert By just looking around a room full of people you do not know, you could never guess what lies beneath.My life...
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App-solutely Stunning: Wide variety of photo editing apps give mobile users creative freedom
By: Sierra Steen Whether you’re looking for the perfect filter or a way to up your cellular photography game, these favorite editing apps deliver strongly....
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Walking the Blues: Biology teacher shares passion for roots music in, out of school
By: Allie Taiber Shallow fluorescent lights shine down on biology teacher Jeff Hartman as he takes the front stage of room 135, ready to execute...
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Biology teacher adds bees to her list of farm animals
By: Cam Grubic Early last year, science teacher Debbie Paulsen added another branch to her agricultural background of sheep, pigs and horses: the world of...
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Farm life: Pigs provide biology teacher with real life genetic projects
By: Cam Grubic Entering the warm exterior building on Pheasant Ridge Farms, the farrowing crates are full of piglets. The overwhelming sound of squealing piglets...
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Trial by Fire: Three Congolese immigrants face loss of home after leaving everything behind in Africa to pursue American dream
By: Nathan Hoy Head ducked low, arm covering his eyes, Junior runs back into the small two story apartment that is now blanketed in heavy,...
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Laugh Tracks: Tigers, Panthers polishing crafts for bigger laughs
By: Sarah Stortz Inside a dimly lit club in Chicago, senior Grace Gubbrud firmly shakes the hand of the emcee and proceeds to make her...
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Student turns dumplings into taste for land of the rising sun, promise of persistence
By: Mia Blair I have always been interested in learning foreign language. In 2010, I was in my second year of Latin and my first...
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Actress Discovers Character Both On And Off Stage
By: Sommer Danielsen Senior Ariella Vernon walks the halls donning a graphic tee advertising the phrase, “Gypsy heart” and her destroyed blue jeans meet her...
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Locks of Love: Students donate hair for wigs
By: Emma Gerdes Imagine the smile on a little girl’s face when the strange stares finally stop. Finally setting an alarm a half hour earlier...
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Science club preparing for upcoming Olympiad
Every Thursday after school, the science club fills with students designing, building, testing and experimenting as they prepare for the Science Olympiad. The club focuses on teamwork and problem-solving,...
