Boys’ basketball season preview

By on December 2, 2011 in Boys' Basketball, Sports

The crowds will pour in, players will warm up in team gear and the band will play familiar songs to rally the fans for the first game of the season. “We want to keep things as simple as possible, offensively and defensively, nothing too fancy right now because we’re having to replace a lot of [...]

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The Coin-Op: Why you will never be the controller [Part 1]

By on December 2, 2011 in Blogs, The Coin-Op

Does anyone else remember the Dreamcast?  No, of course you don’t; that’s why Sega has been reduced to making the gameplay from Sonic Adventure fester and rot in an experiment to see just how much money they can make from fanboys alone.  Anyone who did play with it will remember how the corner would dig [...]

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Environmental Education teaches fourth graders [Photo of the Day]

By on December 1, 2011 in Academics, Photo of the Day

Environmental Education teaches fourth graders [Photo of the Day]

Senior Drew Creighton and junior Tiffany Jordan teach 4th graders from Merriam Park Elementary school during their 4th hour Environmental Ed class. Photo by Mikala Compton

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Papa John’s hosts SMSD fundraiser

By on December 1, 2011 in News

Dec. 3 through Dec. 9 order pizza from Papa John’s and 20 percent of the order will be donated back to an individual SM school of your choice. When placing your order, you must mention your school code in order for your school to get credit. School codes: Northwest: SMSD46 Trailridge: SMSD41 Benninghoven: SMSD03 Broken [...]

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Throwback: Metal Evolution brings classic rock back to TV

By on December 1, 2011 in Blogs, Throwback

Metal Evolution might be a new show, but its all about classic rock. It also happens to be my favorite show that the vast empire of VH1 has to offer. In fact, it’s the only show they offer that is truly entertaining, and it’s actually about music. I can watch a whole episode without seeing [...]

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Spirit Week: Luau Day [Photo of the Day]

By on November 30, 2011 in Photo of the Day

Spirit Week: Luau Day [Photo of the Day]

Junior Brett Skillet shows his school spirit on Luau Day. Photo by Monica Castellon.

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Poetry Out Loud [Photo of the Day]

By on November 29, 2011 in News, Photo of the Day

Poetry Out Loud [Photo of the Day]

Junior Paige Cook, senior Isabel Zacharias and junior Clayton Henderson perform recitations of famous poems for the Poetry Out Loud competition in the Little Theater on Nov. 29. The competition was judged on the performance and memorization of the poems; Zacharias was the winner. Photo illustration by Brittany Bonsignore

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Boys Swim [Photo of the Day]

By on November 28, 2011 in Boys' Swim & Dive, Photo of the Day

Boys Swim [Photo of the Day]

Senior Jonathan Volker swims laps at practice. The boys have been training for their first swim meet against Washburn Rural on Dec. 2.

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