According to local law enforcement officials and high school administrators, criminal gang related activity is on a rise in our community. “Gang activity is building in our school and community,” said Assistant Principal Mark Weddig. “According to our information, the gang within our community may even be affiliating with national gangs and has expanded outside [...]
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Saved by the Donor
With next year coming up fast, the administration and staff prepare for incoming freshman. Next fall, there will be fewer students coming into the high school, which means that there will not be as many kids to fill classes. “At a point next year,” said Chambers, “We still need math and science teachers, we still [...]
It’s Scholarship Time!
Going to college is fun and exciting, but paying for it is not. There are various opportunities out there to keep your piggy bank from being empty. One opportunity would be scholarships. Students get the chance to get help for paying college costs. “It is a gift that they get so the expenses[of college] are [...]
Parking at school becoming a luxury?
At the February regular meeting, the school board discussed raising the annual parking permit fee at the high school from $10 to $50. This change is expected to bring in $6,750 more than the current parking permit fee. This translates to approximately 170 parking spots. The purpose of raising the fee is to help alleviate [...]
Internet filter affects teachers, students
We have all had run-ins with the school’s internet filter. An internet filter of some sort has been in place in the Black River Falls School District for the last decade, but in the last few years, the filter has become more prominent. “Within the last four years, we’ve had three filters,” said LMC Director [...]
Traditional vs. Block Scheduling
Ever since the 1999-2000 school year BRFHS has been under the block scheduling format. This gives us our four class day we’ve become accustomed to. However, recently the school board has been doing research to see if we should move back to a traditional schedule. This would give us a seven hour day, similar to [...]
Trend of the Moment: Snowball Dance
With the annual FCCLA Snowball dance coming up, many students are rushing to get last minute things done. Whether it be hair and nail appointments for girls or just finding a shirt for boys, everyone has something to get done before attending the Club Energy: Rebellion dance, this years DJ. The Snowball dance was started [...]
FCCLA Regionals
FCCLA members spent Friday, February 5 presenting their projects on how they are choosing to better their community. “[Our project was on] Interpersonal Communications …like family mealtime communications,” said sophomore Riley. “We sent fliers out to elementary kids about what they can talk to their family about at mealtime.” Other projects that were presented included [...]
Athlete Spotlight: Christina Griggs
Swish! goes the net as sophomore Christina Griggs made the shot. At the girls basketball game on February 5, Griggs scored 22 points out of 33. The game ended with the Tigers losing by three points. Griggs has played basketball and many sports for four years and claims volleyball is her favorite by far. “[It is [...]
Trend of the Week: Flannel
The flannel shirt and jacket have been worn by rugged outdoorsmen since the early days of the lumberjack. Now those same flannel shirts and jackets have been turned into the new fashion statement. Flannel shirts and jackets are now a common sight in retail stores around the nation. Keeping up with trends can be expensive, [...]
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