Why Should High Schoolers Know How to Cook? By Genna Catrett

Why is it better to know how to cook before your high school career is over? When you know how to cook it makes you look more mature and independent. Knowing how to cook is an essential life skill. If you know how to cook before college you will likely have a better college experience and save money. You will save money by not going out to eat. Food prepared by yourself always is better than take out. Besides you don’t want to burn your house down trying to cook Ramen Noodles.

Prom Tips

In less than a month prom is going to be happening. Mark your calendars for Saturday April 9th. Within the rush of finding the dress, shoes, hair appointment, nail appointment, altering your dress, finding a date, and just having the night planned it can get overwhelming. So here are some prom tips to get you ready.

Girls, finding "the dress" is hard. Especially if you go to places around here. You are bound to find someone who has the same dress as you. But talk to your classmates and see what they are wearing. If you are getting your nails done schedule the appointment about a month away, around prom seasons most places get booked pretty quickly, same goes for your hair. If you get a dress and you don't know what you should do for your hair here are some tips. If your dress is strapless have your hair all down, if you have a dress where there is one strap over the shoulder have your hair to the other side. If your dress goes up to your neck have your hair all up. If you have a dress with straps have your hair half up and half down.  If you want your make up professionally done go to place where you have gone before or someone you know has gone there before and are happy with their results. Talk to your date so you can get the right color tie.

Prom can be stressful but if you take the right steps and keep your cool you will be fine.

Constelations By Kylie Heumiller

Leo is one of the constellations of the Zodiac. It is in-between the constellations Cancer and Virgo. The ancient Greeks thought the constellation represented the Nemea Lion killed my Hercules. The lion’s mane and shoulder also represents "the sickle" or "backwards question mark". 

Zodiac Signs By Kylie Heumiller

Aquarius: January 21 – February 19

Pisces: February 20 - March 20

Aries: March 21 - April 20

Taurus: April 21 - May 21

Gemini: May 22 - June 21

Cancer: June 22 - July 22

Leo: July 23 - August 22

Virgo: August 23 - September 23

Libra: September 24 - October 23

Scorpio: October 24 - November 22

Sagittarius: November 23 – December 22

Capricorn: December 23 – January 20

High School’s favorite cereal By Kylie Heumiller

Here’s a poll of our high school’s favorite cereals. Fruity Pebbles has the most votes by a small margin.

Featured Senior: Carl Bruening By Genna Catrett

Q: What are you going to major in at college and where? Have you been accepted yet or waiting?

A: Mitchell Technical Institute for Power lineman and utility line maintenance. I have applied and been accepted.

Q: What sports/extracurricular activities were you involved with?

A: Wrestling

Q: What is some advice you have for upcoming seniors?

A: Plan your study halls around lunch you get more time to enjoy senior privileges.

Q: What are you going to miss most when you graduate/go off to college?

A: Knowing everyone, and being close to home.

Tatu Rebel Rally

Most of you have heard of Tatu. Tatu stands for Teens Against Tobacco Use. March 16^th 2016 on a Wednesday, the Montrose School District held the event Tatu Rebel Rally. There was 15 volunteers, to help work at the Rebel Rally. We all did an amazing job working the little kids. I hope that everybody that came to the Tatu Rebel Rally got the message, that tobacco is terrible for you, and I hope they never start with it. On March 16^th was also National Kick Butts Day. If you don’t know what that is it’s the day where young teens and adults get together and show the world how bad cigarettes are. We didn’t plan the Tatu Rebel Rally on the same day as National Kick Butts Day on purpose, but knowing that it was planned for that day and that my Tatu team could do something for that day. It was a great opportunity to get to sign up and volunteer for the Rally. I really recommend that as the years pass the younger kids should sign up and help people, from starting the bad habit. If you want to see a little sneak peak of what happened that day go and look on KDLT News.

Catfish: The Truth Behind the Screen

 If you watch T.V. or watch MTV you have probably have watched or heard of the show "Catfish." If you haven't seen or heard of it then as of right now you are probably completely confused. Catfish is a show in where people meet someone online and want to meet them in person. When they try to figure something out before the plans always fail. Two guys come in and do some private research to track the mystery lover. While the person is all too excited to meet the face to the profile picture, 9 times out of 10 they become heartbroken, mad, or in utter disbelief. I mean who could blame them? Falling in love with a person who they think could be "the one?" Don't get me wrong, it does sound a little crazy, but for some people it is the real deal.

    By now you are probably thinking, "Well who would do that? Fall in love with a person they have never even met." To be honest as of September 18th, 2015, 49,250,000 people have tried online dating. Now this is mainly adults using eHarmony or Match.com. Now that was just adults. What about teenagers? Well, with today's media there is a lot of ways that teens can meet someone. There is Facebook (kind of old school I know), Instagram, Twitter, Kik, and a newer app called Tinder. Within these apps you can meet random people and get to know them. But are they really who they say they are? Statics say that 10% of people who sign up are sex offenders, again, this is only for online dating sites. But this doesn't mean you are off the hook. On a personal encounter there was a friend of mine who was in a group chat with friends and other people, a few months go by and turns out there was a pedophile in that group chat. You are never safe.

     So now you are reading this and are probably wondering how to know if you are a victim of a fake online love, well here are some ways to find out. First off if they seem too good to be true, more than likely it is. Now this may not be entirely true, but keep an eye out for these next signs. Second, if you meet someone online and they can relate to just about anyone then more than likely they are made up, you can't relate to everyone. Also, if the person you are talking to starts to get serious after just meeting you, you are more than likely involved in the scam, but you will begin to be blinded by love before you know it due to their sweet talk. Fourth thing, this one is probably the most obvious, if they can't video chat with you because "things came up" or that they can't get their camera to work then more than likely, you guessed it, you are being catfished. Number five on the list is if they are mainly traveling along the Middle-East or Africa for work or something then you should probably distance yourself. Next, if they begin to ask you for money and ask you to send it to someone else, then this is a catfish, so don't start falling for their sob story about their pets or family. If they find you out of the blue and you have no idea who they are, just ignore them immediately. If there is no pictures of their friends and people that seem like they don't know them, he is probably a catfish. Last but certainly not least, if they look like they should be a model, more than likely their pictures are just off of the internet.

     There you have it. Don't forget to always be careful and cautious when you meet someone you don't know online, you never know who they really are. If you follow these signs and don't fall head over heels in love you should be okay. Warn others about the risks if they are talking to an online stranger. You never know who it could be.

Superman vs. Batman: Debatable By Kylie Heumiller

Superman and Batman have been around for years, kicking crimes butt and protecting their cities. Although they’re made up characters for comic books, they’ve been gaining fans more and more as rumors of a movie showing them both started floating about. I’ve taken a survey throughout the high school just to see what our favorite is; Superman or Batman. Superman got the most votes; 38% and batman got the second most; 36%. Some people have chosen neither superhero, leaving that at 25%.

Cheesey Jokes By Genna Catrett

Q: What did one toilet say to the other toilet?

A: You look flushed

Q: What did the policeman say to his belly button? 

A: You're under a vest!

Q: What do you call a fake noodle?

A: An impasta

Q: Why shouldn't you write with a broken pencil?

A: Because it's pointless.

Q: Why did the man put his money in the freezer?

A: He wanted cold hard cash!

Q: What is the best day to go to the beach?

A: Sunday, of course!

Q: Why is England the wettest country?

A: Because the queen has reigned there for years!

Q: Why did the banana go to the Doctor? 

A: Because it was not peeling well!

How it is Transitioning between grades. By Jeanie

When you are transitioning between grades it feels good to know you have completed a year. At the beginning of each year it is a little scary because you don’t know how it will be until you get used to it, and get to know your teachers expectations. When you know how everything is and how it goes in the next year everything will become a whole lot easier.  Just listen to your teachers because if you do follow the rules and don’t argue or ignore the teachers expectations you will get far in high school. Although if you don’t listen or follow your teachers expectations you will not get far at all in high school, or life for that matter. Your teachers are the ones helping you succeed, however they cannot make you succeed because you have to do that on your own. The teachers are there to give you a little push if you need it. You have to try first in order to get that push from the teachers. If you listen to you teachers like it says in this whole paragraph you will not have any problem transitioning between grades.