Snow Days

Here’s a commonly asked question: Do we have to make up our snow days?... The answer to that is, maybe. The school board decides at a board meeting when and if we will make up any days we have had delays on or and school days completely canceled.

Student Spotlight: Catch Emily at State

Almost a week ago Regional Science Fair was held at University of Minnesota Duluth. Those who participated and placed at our local Science Fair that took place in December moved onto Regionals. There were 17 students that went to Regional Science Fair and 11 of them have the opportunity to go onto state.

Jr High Speech- Last Hoorah for the Year!

Last week if you didn't see students from all over the Great River Conference wandering the school halls last Monday then you probably wouldn’t know how big a deal the last speech meet was. Roughly 100 students were in the halls and classroom rehearsing and performing their speeches.

Robotics Assembles

Robotics is well underway and with only 3 weeks left until they head to the DECC in Duluth, they are working hard on their robot that they hope to win the FIRST championship with.
The Week of February 3-9 

It's I Love to Read Month

The weather has been all but gentle lately, the snowstorms and low temperatures have been a recipe for cabin fever. But don't worry the elementary school has found a perfect remedy, reading. February is I love to read month, and the elementary schools have been reading up a storm. They have packed each week full of fun reading activities to keep boredom at bay. Click here to continue reading.
The Jaguar Journal: January 28 - February 1

Student Spotlight: Justin's Season

 Justin Matson is a freshman and a varsity wrestler for the Pine City Dragons. Justin has worked from the bottom and has worked to show how hard he works and how driven he is. At the beginning of the season Justin said his goals were going to be hard but looking at where he is now, he has a good look of just how far out his goals are.

Student Spotlight: Jacob Grice's Goals

One Act Theatrics

 The One-Act Play Contest will take place Saturday, January 26th in the Pine City High School auditorium. Hinckley-Finlayson’s one act cast will perform at 11:00 AM. It is a free event and all are welcome to attend.  Click to continue reading.

The Jaguar Echo: January 9th - 14th

Was it always Snowmen and Scarves?

In the late 1800s the majority of winter wasn’t spent building snowmen and pushing ice off your windshield with a ice scraper. Back then it meant a lot of work had to be done, from keeping your home warm to keeping your family safe.

Bird Box: Thinking Outside the Box

On December 13th of 2018, Netflix released another original movie that is sparking inspiration, understanding, and idiocy amongst hundreds of people all over the country.

Honor Band Students Perform Among the Best

Last Saturday evening, the Hinckley Finlayson Honor Band went to Pine City High School where they would perform among the leaders in high school band from schools all over the great river conference. Click here to continue reading. 

Student Spotlight:
Sally and Speech

Sally Nelson is a junior at HFHS and is a great student and participant at the high school. She is a member of Speech Club and has worked very hard to get to where she’s at now. Sally has been in cheer since her freshman year in most seasons and has been theater since seventh grade along with Speech

Jag-o-botics launches into their Season

​The Hinckley-Finlayson Robotics team, also known as the Jag-o-botics started their first week of practice on Saturday, January 5th. Saturday was the first day of their six week building period; they attended the FIRST conference in Duluth where they learned about this years theme (Deep Space) as well as received parts for their robot.
The Jaguar Echo: December 3rd - 7th

Native Voices

Native American culture and heritage is a critical piece of our school’s identity.  During November’s Native American Heritage Month, Mrs. Sauter sent out a request to 1st generation Native American descendants or enrolled members of a Native American Tribe at HFHS.  Click here to view one student’s response.  It is a must-read and an exceptionally brave truth.

Jaguar Robotics Starts Up

Did you know that in March 100 teams will compete in a robotics competition in hopes of getting a spot in the FIRST championship. First is an acronym that that stands for.... Click here to continue reading.

What's all the buzz about Knowledge Bowl?

“I am really looking forward to getting them good points this year,” says Junior knowledge bowler Jacob Barstad, The Knowledge Bowl team officially began practice this week and they are preparing for their first meet of the season on December 20th in North Branch. Click here to continue reading.


Student Spotlight: Sophia Hopkins Receives an Outstanding Performance Award

If you didn’t go see the Aladdin Jr. musical you missed out on a great show! The performance was directed by Mrs. Clark. Sophia Hopkins, a Sophmore, was given an Outstanding Performance award for her role as Jafar.... Click here to continue reading.

Science Fair is Coming Up!

On December 10, the 9th and 10th grade classes are participating in the Hinckley-Finlayson Science Fair. Over the last couple months the students have performed experiments, made discoveries.... Click here to continue reading.
The Jaguar Echo: November 26th- 30th

Madison Lang Gives Back

Madison Lange, A tenth grader at Hinckley-Finlayson used her Science Fair Project as a platform to raise money for the HFHS Backpack program. Madison did her experiment on the effectiveness of different types of fundraising. Her question was whether actively sitting next to a donation box or setting out a donation box with no one next to it would generate more donations. Click here to continue reading.

Wrestling Season Preview

On Monday November 19, the JV/Varsity wrestlers from HFHS headed over to Pine City to join them in their wrestling season. The Dragons and Jaguars combine athletes and practice in Pine City. Hinckley Finlayson has three wrestlers Luke Knudson, Justin Matson who compete JV/V, and Brian Barlow... Click here to continue reading. 

Conservation Corps of Minnesota Visits HF School Forest

On November 12th-15th Hinckley-Finlayson High’s forestry class met with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota (CCM) to clean up our school forest removing invasive species. Click here to continue reading.

Gymnastics Begins

“So far I've gotten my skills back super easily and no injuries,” says Senior gymnast, Christeva Perrotti who began her season last week. Gymnastics has started up... Click here to continue reading. 

Hallie and Chief Take
​the Gold

Last weekend Hallie Rootkie showed her champion short horned steer Chief in Watertown South Dakota at the Jordan Mack Memorial Show. They took home the gold and placed first in his age group. Click here to continue reading.

What is a One Act?

There has been a lot of buzzing around about the one act here at HFHS. So as a reporter I went and tried to figure that out for you. So below we have a little Q”s and A”s... Click here to continue reading. 
The Jaguar Echo: November 12th-16th

Junior High Girls Basketball Season Preview

The girls JH basketball teams started their season with a bang! Practice for them began on October 29, since then it’s been focus and drive. Coaches Brad Hopkins and Tom Linden with their second year coaching together looks like it’s going to be a successful year for the two teams. Click here to continue reading. 
The Jaguar Echo: November 5th-9th​

Cross Country Season Reaches the Finish Line

On October 16, the HFHS Cross Country team ended their regular season. During that time the girls varsity team placed first in conference and Cedric Lafave moved on to state. After the girls celebrated their victory the boys celebrated with second place in conference; the boys season was a fierce competition. Click here to continue reading.
The Jaguar Echo: October 29nd- November 2nd
The Jaguar Echo: October 22nd - 26th 

Jaguar Football Advances to 2nd Round of Playoffs

Last Tuesday the Jaguar Football team began their playoff run. They faced east central at Berquist Field. The two teams fought back and forth right up until the end. With the Jaguar losing 42-26 and only seven minutes to go, the outcome seemed inevitable. Click here to continue reading. 

Volleyball Season Comes To An End

The Jaguar Volleyball Team traveled to Ogilvie where they would play their first playoff game against Braham. They battled hard through five sets with a lot of effort and heart but to no avail.  Click here to continue reading. 

HFHS Blood Drive is Huge Success

Last year HFHS ranked within the top ten for units of blood collected in the state of Minnesota, an impressive feat for a school our size. Then last Wednesday -October 17th- HFHS hosted this years first blood drive. Click here to continue reading. 

Congrats Cedric!

Congrats to Cedric LaFave who qualified for the state cross country meet!  Cedric placed 8th overall finishing in a personal best time of 16:58.  Cedric will compete next Saturday at St. Olaf college.
The Jaguar Echo: October 15th - 17th 

News Team, Assemble!

By: Mrs. B Anderson
Here at the Jaguar Journal, we are taking a break from The Echo this week and the Monday Morning Jag next week given the short week.  And in reality, the kids behind this production need a break because they have been working their tails off, short-staffed and over-burdened, for the past 7 weeks straight.  They deserve a breather, as well as some serious recognition. That’s what I’m here for today, while they chow on doughnuts and take a few collective breaths.  Click here to continue reading.
The Jaguar Echo: October 8th-12th

Jaguar Football Takes On The Tigers

Last Friday night, October 7th, under the lights, the Jaguars faced the Walker-Hackensack Wolves to bring a close to homecoming week. Click here to continue reading. 

Kaden Stensrud to Perform in Play at Bethel University

Kaden Stensrud, a graduate of Hinckley-Finlayson High School is currently attending Bethel University in the Twin Cities. Kaden is going to be performing in the play Fuente Ovejuna that starts on Thursday, October 25,  at 7:30 p.m. Click here to continue reading. 

XC Team or Powerhouse?

On Tuesday the Jaguar Cross Country team traveled to Royalton to wrap up their regular season, they begin their post season this upcoming Tuesday. Click here to continue reading. 

Volleyball Beats Eagles This Week

Big games this week for the Jags. On Tuesday they ventured to their rival’s school, East Central. Wins taken by the varsity and Jv teams. C-team lost in a hard fought battle. Click here to continue reading.

The Morning Jag: October 8, 2018

Credits
Produced by: Anders Prater, Abigail Painovich and Kenidy Cessna.
Filmed and edited by: Conor Romans and Nick Olander
"Jag Journal" Logo: Jayde Haugen 

This is a collaboration of Mrs. Anderson's Journalism course and Mrs. A Johnson's Creative Media course.
The Jaguar Echo: October 1st-5th

The Morning Jag: October 1st

The Weekly: September 24th-28th 

The Jaguar Journal Gets a Makeover

The Jaguar Journal, as most of you know is the student run news organization that brings you the daily news each day, as well as the weekly. Each week we recap sporting events and run articles about the important things going on at our school. Click here to continue reading. 

Seventh Grade Can't Escape!

HFHS seventh grade Social Studies class had an interesting class on Tuesday. Perhaps you’ve heard of an escape room before? Click here to continue reading.
The Weekly:  September 15-20

Football Takes on the Warriors

The Jaguar Football team came out strong against the Braham Bomber last Friday night but were unable to their offensive push. The team sustained many injuries and fatigue due the hot and heavy air under the friday night lights. Click here to continue reading. 

Jaguar Volleyball Fights Through the Week

The volleyball team took on the Mora mustangs in Mora on Monday. Varsity and Jv both lost but C-team took an exciting win. All the teams worked hard and never gave up. Click here to continue reading.

Cross Country Leads the Pierz Stampede

On Monday the Cross Country team traveled to Pierz to compete in the Pierz Stampede. The course was a very nice and the day for running was great, not too windy, not too rainy, just the perfect day to run. Click here to continue reading.
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​Luke Chapman is Netting His Science Fair Project Early

Science Fair is still a long way down the road for 9th and 10th graders at HFHS (Local Science Fair is taking place on December 10th, 2018) but for some the experiments have already begun. Tenth grader Luke Chapman started testing the water of the Grindstone river this month. ​Click here to continue reading.

About Our Office Staff

There have been many stories about the new staff at HFHS, and on the first day of school the teachers tell us about themselves. But we haven’t had a chance to get to know the office staff. Click here to continue reading.
The Weekly: September 10th-14th

German Students Take the Trip of a Lifetime

On June 11th, 2018, a group of Hinckley-Finlayson students departed on the trip of a lifetime. They headed from Minneapolis- Saint Paul International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany. They were traveling with students and chaperones from four other schools (East Central, Pine City, Braham, and Mora) who all take a trip to Germany together every two years. They spent 17 days together exploring Europe. Click here to continue reading.

Meet Charlotte Rieker

Charlotte Rieker is an exchange student from Cologne Germany. In Cologne she lives with her mother and older brother. She is in 11th grade here at Hinckley Finlayson High School. Click here to continue reading.

Volleyball Weekly Recap

To start off their week the volleyball team traveled to Isle. Both the JV and Varsity teams took a win. Being that Isle has no C-team our girls came with, cheered and kept stats. Click here to continue reading.

Just Run With It

On Tuesday, September 11 the HFHS Cross Country team had a meet in Mora. Jaguar cross country competed at last night's Mora Invitational. Instead of ribbons and medals at this met the have what they call cookies. Click here to continue reading.

Meet Mihoko Shimizu

Mihoko Shimizu is one of the foreign exchange students at Hinckley Finlayson High school this year. Mihoko -age 18- is from Japan she had been in America for less than a month, so we at the Jaguar Journal asked her a few questions about herself. Click here to continue.

Jaguar Football Take On Braham

Tonight, the team is hoping to end their two game losing streak and seek revenge on the Braham Bombers. The Bombers have ended the Jaguars’ season in the conference something for three years in a row now. Click here to continue reading.
The Weekly: September 4th-7th

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another great school year. We at the Jaguar Journal hope you had a great summer break and are looking forward to this year. Click here to continue reading.

Cross Country Weekly Recap

With 2 weeks of practice in the rear view mirror, the Jaguar Cross Country Team came out strong in their second meet of the season. Yesterday evening the team competed at the Pine City Golf Course. Click here to continue reading.

Volleyball Weekly Recap

On Tuesday to kick off the school year the Hinckley-Finlayson volleyball team hosted their first home game. C-team, JV and varsity were all defeated by the visiting Rush City Tigers. Click here to continue reading.

Meet the New Staff

To kick off the 2018-19 school year we wanted to get to know the new staff who came to work at HFHS this year so we at the Jaguar Journal did a little Q & A with the latest editions to the High School.  Here is what we learned about the new staff. 

A Special Thanks to Our Janitors and Student Helpers

This past summer a few students, Hinckley graduates, and a couple staff members assisted the janitors at both the elementary and the high school. The janitors at the elementary greatly appreciate the help that everyone gave. Click here to continue reading.