For many high school students, summer means air conditioning, pool-side fun and family summer vacations. For a lot of summer activities, a teenager is going to need some spending money. Although a lot of students will ask their parents for money, many have to work to get the funds for the things they want...
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Change is coming to the BRFHS advising program 2010-2011 school year. Students will meet with their advisers during focus period every Monday. “It’s been a work in progress since we started it , and I think we’ve come a long ways,” said Spanish teacher Jennifer Rukavina. “And we’re still trying to tweak...
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This year’s newspaper has seen many changes this 2009-2010 year; from paper to gloss to going online. In the past years the newspaper has been–a newspaper. But this year the editors and staffers decided to take a different approach, and ended up with the news magazine. “The news magazine is more stylistic,” senior Ryan...
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The school year is coming to a close, and we all know what that means– SUMMER!  If you’re looking to have a great day relaxing in the sand and going for a swim you should be thankful you live in Black River Falls.  Our area boasts some of the most well-maintatined and busiest beaches in...
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One day, I was playing with my iPod Touch and I decided to go to the App Store. The first thing I found while in the App Store was a free game called We Rule. I decided to check it out, since it was free and all. We Rule is a newly-developed game for...
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Since spring of last year, a new show has been sweeping the nation–and the high school. It’s full of singing, dancing and drama, all based in the fictional William McKinley High School in Ohio. It’s on every Tuesday and is on the same channel as American Idol. Give up yet? The show is Glee....
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Imagine giving a three-minute speech in front of thousands of people who you need to impress in order to achieve your goal. For junior Elizabeth Cook, this is just one of the many hurdles she needs to jump to get a spot on the FCCLA National Executive Council. Cook has been in FCCLA since...
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When they were kindergarteners, many students believed that teachers lived in the school and never left. However, as they got older, students realized that some teachers did the unexpected. Well, at least what students consider to be the unexpected. After her fifth child was born, special education teacher Ghislaine Franko felt the need for...
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To inform the community of what exactly TIC does, the group held a luncheon on May 19 at the Skyline Golf Course. At the luncheon, TIC president junior Jake Perner and vice-president senior Cory Roseth presented to community members. Community members enjoyed a lovely meal of food and partook in a game of ‘guess...
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There’s a pop-fly out to center field and as the runner nears home base, the outfielder has to throw the ball home. But somebody has to be there to catch the ball and that somebody is none other than junior Jacob Perner. Perner has had a love for sports ever since he was a...
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