Journalists place at regionals, qualify for state
February 25, 2010
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The following journalism students placed in the 3A/4A regional journalism contest on Thursday, Feb. 25. They are now qualified to go to state at KU on the first Saturday in May. First Place Winners Kylie Miller – yearbook copy Kadi Suarez – student life photo Drew Porter -yearbook sportswriting Zach... Read more »
What’s Happening in FCCLA
January 26, 2010 • Victoria Harshaw
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Family, Career, Community, Leaders of America (FCCLA). FCCLA is a National Organization that helps promote growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences education. The local Holton High School FCCLA group is currently working on STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition)... Read more »
Oldehoeft’s students work up hunger for cooking
October 23, 2009 • Victoria Harshaw, videographer/photographer
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Upon entering the school early in the morning, early-risers smell freshly baked biscuits. They hear the sizzling sound of sausage frying, eggs scrambling and students working. Where is this ruckus coming from? Why are these students here so early? They are here for the FCCLA Breakfast Café. The FCCLA... Read more »
New club+new ideas= positive change
October 23, 2009 • Victoria Harshaw, videographer/photographer
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Parties? Booze? Crazy times with crazy people? If you don’t get wasted then what’s the fun in life? In high school you’re supposed to let loose on the weekends, have a little fun right? But when did the fun turn into getting drunk and making a fool of yourself? JCYC (Jackson County Youth Coalition)... Read more »
Fall Festival attracts crowd despite freezing temps
October 21, 2009 • Jordan Beightel, News Editor
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Even though the thermometer on the bank sign across the street said it was 31 degrees, the people of Holton still donned their heavy coats and gloves and came out to support the annual Fall Fest. There was a chili cook-off, which came in handy when people couldn’t feel their fingers any more, and a... Read more »
Who’s the new guy?
October 1, 2009 • Jordan Beightel, News Editer
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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 »
Schools make snacks healthier
September 29, 2009 • Nelson Bontrager, Cartoonist
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Holton High students are going to be forced to be healthy this year. Not only has the school taken most of the unhealthy snacks out of the vending machines, but it’s turned off most of them during school hours. Although the closing of the vending machines make some students upset, most of the teachers... Read more »
H1N1 prevention urged
June 6, 2009 • Aleesa Suarez, Copy editor
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Commonly referred to as the “swine flu” by the public media, this new strain of influenza has swept through the US and is now settling in Kansas. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak, starting in Mexico, a pandemic. “Although testing for H1N1 has been put on hold, H1N1 patients... Read more »
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