JV Looks to Finish Strong
October 21, 2009 • Drew Porter
, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
Holton’s Junior Varsity football season is about to come to a close with only one game remaining in the season. After starting out the season by crushing Perry-Lecompton and Royal Valley, they took a stumble against Topeka High. After the Topeka High game, their remaining four games were at home. Their... Read more »
FCA plans activities,events; welcomes new members
October 21, 2009 • Kylie Miller, videographer
Filed under Features, Student Life
FCA has many goals intended for the student body. It’s about students coming together to share their love for Jesus Christ, but also it gets them involved with the community, and helps them to expand their social activities. It can even help students through the stresses they encounter in their life. “Today,... Read more »
Students, staff celebrate Halloween in different ways
October 21, 2009 • Nelson Bontrager, Cartoonist
Filed under Features
Halloween is a holiday meant for the enjoyment and sheer horror of children and adults alike. We’ve celebrated it for as long as we can remember, but do we know why? According to the book, American Holidays, Halloween originated from ancient Europe. People used to light bonfires atop hills to worship... Read more »
Excitement, murder thrill reader
October 19, 2009 • Kenny Zawlacki, Editorial Editor
Filed under Opinion, Student Life
Edward Glapthorn might seem like an innocent lover of books or maybe even a normal scholar, if only that were his name. The Meaning of Night is set in London, England during the 1800’s and is told from the mind of the main character. The book opens up with our main character Edward. He is walking along... Read more »
Laptop bags, less help, more trouble for students
October 13, 2009 • Jill Lutz, Junior
Filed under Opinion, Student Life
A question that a lot of students want answered is, why do we have to carry our laptops around separately this year? When I spoke to Technology Assistant, Mr. Vermillion, I found out the real problem is money. (Shocker!) He says, “Too many laptops are being broken, and last year alone we had roughly... Read more »
Notables experience New York’s Carnegie Hall
October 13, 2009 • Christa Hill, Asst. Features Editor
Filed under Student Life
Schools just begun, and everyone has their stories to tell about how there summer went. What’s your story? Well if you were one of the notables of 2008-2009. You got to go to New York and sing at Carnegie Hall. The notables group arrived in New York on Thursday, the 25th around 9 A.M. They stayed... Read more »
JV Football
October 7, 2009
Filed under Sports Scores
Holton 8, Nemaha Valley 6 Read More →
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
October 1, 2009 • Lindsey Yonke, Co-Editor- Features, Asst. Copy Editor
Filed under Sports
Lacing up your tennis shoes, looking up at parts of the course you can see, feeling your heart starting to pound and stomach starting to hurt from being nervous, you look at the surrounding competition. The sport is Cross Country. The season is underway and expectations are still high. “My expectations... Read more »
JV, freshman dominate games
October 1, 2009 • Skylar Bond, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
The JV football team has come out to a roaring start into the season, beating the Perry- Lecompton Kaws, 33-0 in their first game and annihilating the Royal Valley Panthers, 60-0. Throughout the first part of the season, the JV has had a very strong defense and a productive offense. Until Topeka High.... Read more »
Who’s the new guy?
October 1, 2009 • Jordan Beightel, News Editer
Filed under News
Five thirty a.m, the fog rolls around his ankles as he stretches on the curb before jogging in the still darkness of morning. After jogging, he drives the entire hour from Olathe to Holton. He walks in the school; it’s a new day as principal at Holton High. Every morning thirty-one-year-old John Ernst... Read more »
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