What if you didn’t have a choice? What if you didn’t have a choice in what you wore? What you eat, what you say, what you can own? Who you love? When you die? What if you weren’t allowed to write and your favorite poems, paintings, music was taken away from you? What would you [...]
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Channel 97 News: May 7
The 2012-13 schedule gets finalized, the girls basketball team earns statewide recognition for academics, and we find out about local frolfing options.
Advising program assists students through high school career
Throughout their high school careers, students meet new people, encounter new challenges and face more responsibilities. The advising program has been around for several years, aiming to help students through these challenges. “I think the advising program can be looked at as a way for us to find connections for kids to the school, and [...]
Channel 97 News: February 13
In this week’s show, four students talk about their tattoos and Sydney highlights the holocaust survivor presentation from last week. You’ll also hear about registration, Hoops for Hope and Alex Johnson’s college sports plan.
Channel 97 News: February 6
Channel 97 News is back for the new semester with a new look! This week, we’re featuring the BLAST program, Digital Learning Day, social media tips and the Danz team.
Students plan for the new year
While some haven’t given a thought to New Year’s resolutions, others have everything planned out. “This year, my resolution was to not watch as much TV because it affected my time with spending time with family and my homework,” said sophomore Cheyenne Iverson.Watching too many MTV shows like Parental Control and Tough Love, Iverson has lost [...]
Tracks of note: Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is an American country singer and song-writer. Her songs and albums are famous all around the world, winning fans of all ages. Her newest work, and the third in her career, named Speak Now (2010), is one of the best sellers in 2011.Songs like “Mine,” “Back to December,” “Mean,” “The Story of Us” [...]
Teacher Spotlight: Mary Byrns
Mary Burns moved to Black River Falls with her family for a new environment and has lived here for twenty-eight years. She started teaching here last year, working at both the middle and high schools. “I teach Introduction to Business. It was a course that didn’t have a teacher, so I was assigned to be [...]
Teacher Spotlight: Paul Rykken
Paul Rykken has been a social studies teacher at BRFHS for 22 years and has received many awards for his teaching abilities. Rykken teaches AP American History, American Politics, 21st Century World and Law and Society. Beside teaching, he is also the head of the Falls History Project and directs the student senate. “He’s a good [...]
With Class: Intro to Business
“I would really recommend taking Intro to Business, or any classes that Mrs. Finch or Mrs. Byrns offer because they’re both really great teachers,” said former Intro to Business student, senior Kaitlyn Dvorak.
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