4/12/2019 0 Comments HFHS Blood DriveBy Samantha Bostrom Wednesday, April 10th was donation day here at Hinckley-Finlayson High School, and many students and staff took time to take part in the Blood Drive. To some people, the idea of giving away their own blood has seemed scary. In order to get the facts, HFHS’s Mathematics teacher and Blood Drive coordinator, Mr. Linden, was eager to answer a few questions.
Q: Why should we donate? A: People should donate blood because this is a real, genuine way to help another person. Each donation goes into Memorial Blood Center's blood bank and is used to help local patients in Minnesota hospitals. Q: What Scared you the most when you first decided to donate blood? A: I donated blood for the first time when I was 17 and was scared of being poked with the needle. I have donated blood about 26 times and I am still scared of being poked with the needle. Q: What causes people to possibly change their minds about donating? A: Most people are scared to donate because of being stuck with a needle which I admit is not fun. I can get over this because I know my donation makes a difference and can be used to help an accident victim or cancer patient. Q: Who benefits from these donations? A: As mentioned, patients are the true beneficiaries of blood donations. Blood cannot be created artificially, blood can only be collected through donations and blood drives like what HF hosts. Q: What happens when you donate? What is the donation process like? A: The donation process takes about 45 minutes and includes a simple mini-physical (pulse, blood pressure, temperature), a simple questionnaire, then the actual donation process itself. I have found most staff are friendly and work hard to make the experience as pleasant as possible. Q: Who could we talk to for more information? A: HF hosts Memorial Blood Center for our drives. More information about Memorial Blood Center can be found at mbc.org. Donations are important, and a great way to give back to the community as well as other people who may really need it. When you give blood, you give hope.
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4/11/2019 0 Comments Golf PreviewBy Kenidy Cessna While most spring sports are able to take place in one area. The space needed for a golf meet the can extend up to 150 acres in some cases, therefore making it difficult to find a playable course in the weather we’ve had to deal with in the last couple weeks. The Varsity golf team’s first scheduled meet was a scramble Wednesday and Thursday at Bulrush Golf Course but due to the weather they were cancelled. They are hoping to get out onto the course by this upcoming Monday and would like to get outdoor practice in before their first meet. Since the golf season began, indoor practices, bright and early in the mornings. But in the last few weeks they’ve been working really hard on fundamentals and learning the game of golf. It is hard to coordinate all the spring sports and since the softball and baseball fields have gotten better the golf team is now able to practice in the gym after school. Not only have they practices only in the gym but they have also traveled to the Meshakwad Center to use the golf simulator. The simulator allows all the golfers to have the experience of hitting and making good contact with an actual golf ball.
The golf team has high goals for their season and high hopes for some of their younger athletes that have joined this year such as, having some golfers make all conference, a few individuals making section finals, and maybe even some qualifying for state. This year there are no seniors so everyone has time and the ability to see their improvements. There are many different reasons to join golf. It is a very unique sport, it is something anyone can do, no matter age or skill. Golf is a very social sport too and when you play a course it doesn't always have to be competitive. It is a great way to make new friends and get outdoors during the day too! “What makes golf unique is the fact that you're playing against the course. Each hole has a designated par assigned to it, so a golfer is always striving to get par on every hole and even under par for the better golfers.” says golf coach, Steve Grimm. The next Varsity Meet for the team is Tuesday, April 16th, Bulrush Golf Course, in Rush City. Feel free to go and support them, they've been working hard and have high expectations for themselves! Golf is a tough sport to master but with practice and determination anyone can do it. Head on out to Grand National Golf course and watch the home meet April 30th. 4/10/2019 0 Comments ML Indian Museum and Trading Post.By Kenidy Cessna Different cultures on our area are often discussed but maybe not understood as well as they should be. Every year the seventh grade class takes a field trip to the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and learns about either their culture or their peers’. In our area there aren't many large and different ethnic groups but one of the better known around here is the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. In Mille Lacs Minnesota there is a museum dedicated to their culture and educating everyone about their history.
While the seventh graders were there they were taught about how the tribe moved around and adapted to the different types of weather that Minnesota gave them. During the day they got to learn about their different types of languages, play with the different things that they had to keep busy, their music, powwows, and get the tour of their popular Four Seasons Room. The Four Seasons Room consists four parts, each part has a different setting in a different season, a tour guide will bring you through their way of life and how they lived their life with the good and harsh Minnesotan weather. The things that student are educated on at this trip consists of, why their ancestors did what they did, understand the history around this area and understand all the traditions and events, some of which still happen today. The tour also is a great way to see how far the culture has come and how it has brought together many different people. It benefits some students on how their ancestors lived, how they adapted and grew as a ethnic group, and how others around the have grew with them. It is an overall great learning experience for everyone and is definitely an opportunity all people should take advantage of. 4/5/2019 0 Comments Jags Run the TrackBy Samantha Bostrom The Girls Track team has taken on three meets so far this season starting at Foley High School on March 30th, First Light Wellness Center/Mora Elementary on April 2nd and another on April 4th at Braham High School.
The team took on their first meet at Foley with a short-handed crew, Hallie Rootkie and Kendyl Von Ruden being the lone representatives for the Jaguars while the rest of the athletes were on spring break trips. Hallie earned a point in the triple jump earning 5th place. Altogether the team has seven athletes this year, five of them are returning athletes from last years team. Girls Head Coach, Ben Vickstrom says, “[The strengths that the team are bringing this year are teamwork and their] willingness to try new events and stay positive.” and that some goals for the team are “[f]or the athletes to have fun, try their best, and to have no serious injuries.” Coach Vickstrom is really looking forward to practicing outside and watching all of the hard work pay off at the end of the season when the athletes perform at bigger meets. With that said, so far this season the weather has been switching it up frequently with a little snow here and there, but the forecast so far for their next meet on April 9th is looking a bit chilly. Come on out and support the Jags, but remember to stay warm in this Minnesota weather. 4/5/2019 0 Comments Washington D.C. TripBy Kenidy Cessna While you may have been on a beach in Florida, working for summer cash, or even sitting on the couch binge watching the latest season of your favorite show over spring break; the Juniors and Seniors eligible to go on this trip went to Washington District of Columbus, better known as Washington D.C. Every year Hinckley-Finlayson High School Upperclassmen travel to Washington D.C. for a fun, educational trip. All of the students able to go left the weekend before spring break began. Bright and early on Saturday morning they all awoke to board their flight to D.C. at 5:00 a.m. and arrived back home in the afternoon of that upcoming Wednesday. While they were there they had the opportunity to tour the Smithsonian Museum, the Capital, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and ate out at restaurants… a lot. Not only did they just tour the monuments and museums but the also went to go see the play “Shear Madness” many students said that was their favorite part of the entire trip. When they had the chance to go to the buildings they not only learned about our nation's history but they also got to see ancient animal fossils, earn more about the holocaust, and learn top secret information about the FBI. The first day they spent on the trip consisted of mostly touring those places by foot and on the metro traveling place to place. You may think the trip is all educational based but you spend it with your friends and you get to relax more than you think. Students interviewed said they would never forget this experience and they would recommend lower classes to work hard and do their very best to go and make memories with your classmates.
By Anders Prater
Over the week of spring break, the speech team stayed busy with two very important meets. The first of which was the Great River Conference meet on Monday, March 25th at Oglivie Highschool. Lillian Sarvela started off the meet placing 4th in Humorous. Matthew Masterson brought home a 4th place ribbon as well in Extemp Reading. Maddie Dutcher got 3rd in Storytelling. The team rounded out the day with two 1st place winners: Brooke Bjerke in Discussion and Sally Nelson in Extemp Reading. Coach Lisa Hodena was very excited with the performance saying, “We had a great time and did very well.” To follow up their exciting GRC performance the team traveled to Wrenshall on March 29th for the sub-section meet. Each member performed well and as a result, the entire team is moving on to the section meet on April 6th at Duluth-Marshall. Brooke Bjerke will be competing in Discussion, Sally Nelson and Matthew Masterson in Extemp Reading, Lillian Sarvela in Humorous, Jenna Bina in Informative and Maddie Dutcher in Storytelling. The top 2 in each category will have the opportunity to participate in the State meet in Wayzata on April 12th. Good luck to all of the members of HFHS speech. 3/22/2019 0 Comments Jaguars Take The FieldBy Samantha Bostrom
Baseball season is firing up with a total of 22 athletes on the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams combined and eight of which are returning letter winners from last years team. There are six returning senior players this year- Anders Prater, Adam Bridenstine, Dion Bearstail, Jacob Rensvold, Ethan Alleman and Ryan Knudson. They are all hoping that the snow will melt fast and the playing can begin. Last season started later due to the long winter but was overall very successful for the Jags, finishing the season off with a 15-6 record also qualifying for the state tournament. The team beat Braham to advance into the Subsection 5A Championship, defeating the Pine River-Backus. They also happened to be the Great River Conference Champions. Coach Kreger says that goals for this season include “[H]aving fun, learning how to play the game right, how to work as a team, and grow into well rounded young men.” The team will be focusing their strength towards pitching and defense, with the help of several pitchers with varsity experience and state tournament experience. Overall the boys could be capable of conquering this season as long as they have great teamwork, hard work and determination. Don't forget to come on out to support the Jags as they take on the 2019 baseball season. By Anderson Prater
Last Thursday Night the HF Band held a performance in the fine arts center. The HF Jazz Band opened the concert with an exciting piece called Brain Sprain. Then Holly Sybrant and Conor Romans each played a solo during the second song, Green Onions. Then during the Jazz bands final piece, Evil Ways Conor and Holly each soloed again. Senior Adam Borash spoke after the concert about the last few weeks of work paid off saying, "We worked a lot on staying together and articulating our notes during the last weeks of practice. I think we managed to do it during the concert." The Jazz band left the stage after their three pieces as the Jaguar Band came on. The Jaguar band began with a piece titled Excalibur and followed it up with Castles and Dragons, which featured a flute solo by Adriana Dematti. Band Director Emily Bengston noted that the Jaguar band played Castles and Dragons, "with great focus and contrast between the slow and fast parts of that piece." The Jaguar Band then finished their portion of the concert with the songs Barbarossa and All the King's Men. The final division of the concert was performed by the senior high concert band. They began with a piece titled Canto, followed by The Lord of the Dance which included a flute solo by Courtney Hart. They then played salvation is created. And to finish the concert Concert band played what Ms. Bengston called, "their strongest piece" Blue Ridge Saga. Bengston added, "[Blue Ridge Saga] was an excellent demonstration of their energy as an ensemble and their ability to play a variety of styles." Overall each ensemble performed well and ended the night successfully. 3/22/2019 0 Comments Family Fun at the HESBy Kenidy Cessna On March 7th the HES PTO (Hinckley Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization) hosted an event known as Family Literacy Night. During that time an author Every This night has taken place many time before but the HES PTO hopes to continue on the annual event. Nancy Carlson came to visit the kids and later that evening families and students were treated to a meal and fun activities.
Nancy Carlson is known for writing children books and her cartoon doodles and was raised in Minnesota. She went to the elementary school and spoke to the students about drawing her well known dog doodles and she talked about her childhood. Carlson also read and signed books for the classes. Later that evening Family Literacy Night took place, all families Pre-K through 6th grade were invited and treated to a delicious meal form the HES PTO. After the meal the families could roam the halls and search for fun literacy events they were interested in partaking. One of the activities was making your own story, the student or person would roll the dice and the dice would give the setting, in this case the monster, and the conflict; then the student or family member made up their own story with the given subjects. “When she explained how the colors made up the character’s emotions in the book I found it interesting, like when the page’s theme color is blue it means the character is upset or sad about something. I liked hearing about her books and I want to read more of them” says Abby Cessna. Many different organizations and businesses helped and/or donated certain objects to the HES PTO to use during the eventful night. Teachers volunteered to help with the literacy events, 7th and 8th graders also went to the Literacy Night to give their time to help with the events and PTO serve the meal. Thank you to all that made this a successful event...HES and FES PTO, Comm. Ed., Grand, Cinema, Lion's Club, Ausmus Carpet, Daggetts, and Tobies. By Kenidy Cessna Ms. Anderson’s seventh grade english classes they are creating board games. Each student is making a board game according to the book they read last month. February is also known as “I Love to Read Month”.
Ava Cessna is a seventh grader in the class that made the board games and finished up her board game. Her there was Candy Land and the expectations of the board game consist of trivia cards, themess, and rules. Every time you would roll the dice and move there was a chance you would land on a square that you would have to draw a trivia card. The object of her board game is to finish first. “It's a fun opportunity to do games and learn more about your classmates.” said Ava Cessna In Ms. Anderson’s class they are now moving into reading small plays. In each play they have different characters and specific students read the lines of the character they are assigned. There are many other classes that were seventh graders were asked to make other projects. For example, in Mr. Boxrud class the seventh grader had to make a DNA sculpture, this project was a big part of their grade and many student look forward to it. Any sculpture that is safe and school appropriate can be handed in, after they are handed in they are judged and put into different categories. After they are put into different categories they are graded and put into first, second, and third place. Ava made her DNA Model out of pipecleaners, beads, and set up lights to make the sculpture looks like a spotlight was hitting it. I guess the first year in the high school isn’t so bad after all. |
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