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FHS students do more than listen to the radio
As an alternative to leaning over a grill, flipping burgers for a job, try to imagine leaning into a microphone in a studio filled with state-of-the-art technology. That's the setting for junior Toby Simensen when he spins the music for his radio program at B98, every Sunday from 10 p.m. to midnight.
How's this for an environmental fairy tale: a hunter, trekking through the woods, loses track of a herd of elk when it goes over a hill. He does, however, see an elk calf, caught in a fence. The hunter untangles the calf from the fence and sets it free, saving it's life.
Student rescuer meets the storm head on
Howling wind, frigid air, 21 inches of snow, and atrocious roads. Anyone living in the Flathead Valley in the last three weeks should be able to relate to that picture.
t fourteen, Laura East has a bright future ahead of her. Intelligent, energetic and motivated, she gets good grades, participates in extracurricular activities and serves on student council. She loves English and hopes to become a novelist. East used to dream of being a doctor - until she discovered that she hated math. And she's not alone.
When Linderman math teacher Steve Plympton looked at his class rosters last fall, he was surprised and a little excited. Though randomly computer generated, the list in Plympton's hand had unexpectedly assigned him an advanced math class composed nearly entirely of girls. Plympton now has the rare opportunity of leading a single- gender classroom.
Trying to put it out for the Great American Smokeout
Quiz: What is the number one killer in Montana? (a) car accidents? (b) hunting accidents? (c) the Unabomber? None of these are correct. Cigarettes and their side effects is the correct answer. The number one killer in Montana is not accidental; it can be prevented.
Juice is loose in the music department
Close-up has candy bars. Boy Scouts have popcorn. Alpine club has ski waxing. The music department has fruit - and lots of it. Around 82,390 pounds to be exact.
18-year-old students take their chances at local casinos
eno. Joker Poker. Deuces Wild. To the majority of students, these words may mean little. However, while gambling may be an adult pastime, for a growing number of students, it is not only a possible - but a popular - recreational activity.
'Star Trek: First Contact' proves artistic plagiarism works
At a time when Star Trek has become an overblown heap of Hollywood overkill, with two running TV series, movies in the making, and enough commercialization to make the Olympics seem like child's play, the writers needed to inject some energy back into the series - something far enough from the Star Trek norm to shock Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike. They've done it.