11/22/2019 0 Comments Veterans Day Q&ABy: Edward Roubinek
On November 12th Mrs. Becvar’s second hour class got the chance to interview a couple of our rural veterans. This event took place at the high school in the media center all week. We did this to get a feel of what it was like to be a veteran, and to complete a project. Clark One of the first vets that I got to interview was Clark. He was an Air Force radio operator. He never saw combat, but he had some very interesting stories. One of the many questions that I asked him was what his job was while he was in the service. He said that he was a radio operator and transmitted messages to different bases. He said, “I was a 293 radio operator. I transmitted messages to and from people. My information had to be precise.'' One of Clark's most memorable experiences was winning the Christmas Lighting Show Competition. Clark said that coming back into society was pretty easy. He says the Air Force was one of the best experiences in this life. I got some real positive vibes. Another veteran that I was lucky enough to interview was Mindy. Like Clark, Mindy was also a non-combat air-force veteran. She and Clark both agree that the air-force changed their lives for the better. Mindy was very talkative and informative the information she gave me was very eye-opening to the possibilities the air-force opens up. So here are some of the things that I learned from Mindy. Mindy “My first job was Swiss kc -135 is which is an air traffic River refueler,” this was Mindy’s response to my first question of what was one of your job in the air-force. Mindy worked with the aircraft. It was her job to inspect them and make sure they were intact. She was also an air-traffic controller she help the pilots in the air and on the ground by providing them with the information they needed for navigation and helping get the support they needed when on the ground. Mindy told me, “The most scary one to me was Korea, I had no idea of the language I didn't know where I was going” when I asked her what was one of her scarier experiences. Mindy had a lot to tell but none of them were as good as her story of being able to keep in contact with her friends. She said she made many friendships and she has been able to keep them throughout the years.
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11/22/2019 0 Comments Ski Club!By: Killeen Prater
Ski Club! This past Thursday Mr. LaFond hosted an informational meeting for anyone who is interested in being a member of ski club. Mr. Lafond’s goals’ for ski club were simply to get out and try something new this winter. Ski club is hoping to meet two or three days a week after school and one or two Saturday’s a month. Skiing will occur on the bike trail and back on the Grindstone reservoir when conditions are safe. If transportation is available, the ski club would like to go to Mora’s Vasaloppet area. The Vasaloppet ski area has snow makers so trails are always ready to go in Mora. Mr. LaFond is also looking for volunteers to help build trails in the Hinckley-Finlayson school forest. The forest is located behind the baseball field. The hope is to clear enough land so between 1 mile and 1.5 miles of trail can be ski-able once the snow flies! Trail building will be occurring after schools up until there is snow on the ground. No skis? No problem! Mr. Lafond is working to secure a number of skis for students to use and the school has a number of sets of skis to borrow. Mr. Lafond also advertised a ski swap occurring in Mora this Sunday where used skiing equipment would be made for sale. Students who are interested in joining ski club should see Mr. Lafond. Announcements for the club will be posted on Schoology. Let’s hope for snow soon so this club can get underway. 11/22/2019 0 Comments Gymnastics PreviewBy: Killeen Prater
The gymnastics season is off to a great start. With a great season last year having Livia Isacson-Rod going to state everyone has very high expectations for the upcoming season. With a new-old head coach Katie Johnson the team is looking to make major improvements. New goals have been set and the team is already preparing for their first meet. The RPHF Flamingoes is a coop team. This team is made up of Rush city, Pine City and Hinckley-Finlayson. There are two hinckley gymnasts this year; Killeen Prater and Violet Cox. Violet is a first year flamingo who has already made the Jv team and has lots of potential. Bringing many skills to the table she will be a big asset to her teammates. Killeen is a 4th year gymnast practicing with varsity and competing for varsity sport with her other teammates. Last year Killeen attended sections with the team competing beam and floor against some very high level gymnasts. The RPHF flamingoes first meet is December 7th. They will be returning to the becker invite. This meet consists of 8 team and is an all day event. There are many new and exciting things the flamingoes are looking forward this season. There is a tri-meet this year, these meets include three teams competing against each other. The teams attending this event are Granstburg, Northbranch and RPHF who is hosting. A major event for the RPHF Flamingoes is the hosting of the conference at the Rush City gym. This meet is an 8 team event on Saturday January 8th. There are a total of 13 meets this year, many at home so make sure you come to support your Hinckley Gymnasts! If you are interested in joining gymnastics talk to Killeen Prater or Cheryl anytime during school and they will get information to you. 11/22/2019 0 Comments The Girls Hockey Season has BegunBy: Raechel Painovich
The girls hockey season has begun, Julia Matson and Raechel Painovich are the only two girls at Hinckley-Finlayson High School making the long commute to Moose Lake every day whether it’s for practices or games. The varsity team is 2-3 as of right now and played the St. Francis Saints last night and pulled out a hard fought victory with a score of 4-3. Their coach, Chris Gamst explains that this year the team gained a lot of young girls from the 12u team, and sustained 4 highly competitive seniors which makes the team an all around very skilled and a fun team to coach. So far this season the team as played a total of 5 games, and has competed at a high level at every game. Losing 3 out of the 5 games but with close scores such as, 2-1, 4-2, and 2-1. Raechel Painovich has played defense for the past 4 games and switched to forward last night as a center and gained a point by giving an assist to their power play goal. Julia Matson plays on the JV squad, and their season hasn’t been as successful, as they have a lot of new skaters joining the team. Last night, there was not a JV game because St. Francis didn’t have a team. In the future, both teams are looking to come out with more victories as their game schedule is getting more difficult as they are facing teams that don’t usually appear in their schedule. This weekend the girls Varsity and Junior Varsity play at 1:00 and 3:00 against Litchfield/Dassel Cokato at their home arena in Moose Lake. This team is 2-1 and will be very good competition for the Moose Lake Area Rebels. The assistant coach, Nate Painovich, comments that this game is very important as their record will either be 3-3 or 4-2 which will make a huge difference in making the season a losing or tying one. Although the 30 minute drive may seem long to spectators, the team is going to put fourth a hard fought game that will be fun to watch. The girls would greatly appreciate if fans would come out to support their game. 11/15/2019 0 Comments A Christmas CarolBy: Emily Bradshaw
A Christmas Carol is coming to our HFHS theater this Friday and Saturday ( 11/15, 11/16 ) at 7:00 P.M and Sunday (11/17) 2:30 P:M. Regular admission $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. The plot of the play is that it is based on the based on the classic “Scrooge” play but set in modern times. In this modernized Christmas carol Scrooge is a teenage girl Merideth astray from the Mean Girls. Merideth is visited by a ghost warns her if she doesn’t straighten up then she will be eternally damned. She is visited by three Christmas ghosts, the ghosts of the past, the ghost of present and the ghost of the future. In an interview with the director, Mrs. Clark was asked what has it been like to direct this play. In response, “ It’s very challenging “ as a high school director she has to do everything and make sure every single student is where they need to be and has everything they need to put on the production. “Lights, techy stuff, sounds, costumes, the blocking” Clark explains “ I spend hours finding soundtracks to go with the play to set moods” which typically the plays do not come with a soundtrack so she puts a lot of time into finding some for scenes. A Lot of time is put into the production and the cast is excited to see the crowd on opening night. 11/1/2019 0 Comments Positive Jags Field TripBy: Killeen Prater
Last week on Friday the 25th Positive Jags took a field trip to the Askov History Museum. This field trip included team building, planning for the year, and leaning what Positive Jags is all about. The Positive Jags group met up with East Centrals ETA (a group that does the same things Positive Jags does). Positive Jag is based off of a grant that the schools in the Pine county area received. East Central and Hinckley decided to start these groups to help prevent teen drinking. Positive Jags uses positive messages to reinforce that teens shouldn't drink or use drugs. During the Positive Jags field trip they did lots of planning for the upcoming year, one of the main events is a drive in movie happening Halloween night at the Highschool. Lots of ideas were given for fun events throughout the school year that involve students. Much of the time was spent focused on planning but the students also had time to meet and learn more about the students from their own group and the students from East Central. Getting involved. If you want to be involved in positive jags, learn more about what it is about, or give fun ideas for events for the upcoming school year contact Mr.Lafond or join one of the meeting,anyone is welcome! 11/1/2019 0 Comments Cell Phone PolicyBy: Killeen Prater
There is a new cell phone policy being implemented! You already know that the school has created a new cell phone policy for 2019-2020 school year to try and combat overuse of cell phones during class time. This has helped immensely with distractions during class, but we have still been struggling with cell phones in the locker rooms. It used to be enforced that cell phones were not allowed in bathrooms or locker rooms but it became very hard to enforce with growing technology. Every student seemed to have a phone. To try and reinforce part of this rule the school has decided to ban cellphone use in the locker rooms. This is to make sure that everyone feels comfortable in the locker rooms and to ensure that no pictures are being taken. Some students don't feel comfortable leaving their phones in the classroom when they leave, but there are other options. You can lock your phone in your locker. You could keep you phone in your backpack when you walk into the locker room for after school activities. As long as it is not being used in the locker room. Thanks for your cooperation :) 10/31/2019 0 Comments Halloween Drive-In-MovieYou've been summoned to attend the HFHS Drive-In-Movie on Halloween October 31 at 8 Pm. This spooky event will be held at the HFHS Main Entrance Parking Lot. Free admission and Concessions will be available for Purchase. All Profits go towards Prom.The movie that will be playing is ”Insidious” and will be projected on the side of the school. Due to limited space they are asking students to carpool. The Positive Jags are the ones running the drive-in, setting it up, and for the most part working it. They are also teaming up with the prom committee and FFA for concessions. Positive jags have put a lot of time and hard work into preparing for the drive-in and making sure everything goes smoothly. They have put a lot of thought process and problem solving as well as using teamwork and work ethic. They are hoping to have the parking lot packed with eager horror movie fans and are excited to see how everything turns out. See you tonight! 10/29/2019 0 Comments HFHS Blood DriveBy: Raechel Painovich
Tremendous thank you to our blood drive donors! The blood drive at Hinckley-Finlayson High School was held last week on Wednesday, where 68 units of blood were collected which can potentially help 204 people. The goal at HFHS was 53 units which was greatly surpassed with this latest blood drive. Mr. Linden a teacher here at HFHS is the head of the blood drive and along with him are Hannah Davis, Jaeyden Brigan, Haley Risley, Ean Chose, Seth Davis and Grace Balut the blood drive coordinators. Donors must be 16 years of age or older to donate blood. Donors can choose between two donation types: whole blood or double red blood cells. With a whole blood donation, one pint of blood is collected. The process takes anywhere from about five minutes up to ten minutes. This is the more common donation method. A double red cell donation on the other hand counts as collect two units of blood. This occurs because the red blood cells are separated and collected while the remaining part of the blood, plasma, is returned to the donor. The process takes about twice as long as a whole blood donation. Hinckley-Finlayson is one of the few schools in the Northland area (approximately 50 extending from Pine City to International Falls) who host four drives a school year. This is only made possible because of our dedicated students, staff, and community members who volunteer for this great cause. The next blood drive at Hinckley-Finlayson is Wednesday, December 18. If you are 16 or older, consider becoming a donor or continuing to donate. 10/25/2019 0 Comments Speak for the TreesBy Kenidy Cessna What is Forest Degradation and Deforestation? Forest Degradation is a part of a forest that is permanently damaged by one of a combination of biological factors. A lot of forest threats are caused by illegal forest degradation. Deforestation is the clearance of forest area by cutting/logging trees for non forest uses.
Deforestation and forest degradation are huge threats to climate change, animals and the environment. 31% of our planet are forests according to World Wildlife (WWF). Every minute 18.7 acres of forest is being destroyed, that is equal to 27 soccer fields. Raising awareness for this cause is important and cannot be over exaggerated. Rain forests are home to most biodiversity, they are in the most danger. In the last 15 years roughly 17% of the Amazon rainforest was lost due to deforestation for cattle ranching. In studies WWF has done they predict forests equal to double the size of Texas to be destroyed. If no action is taken they believe some of the well known species they hold such as tigers, orangutans, and elephants will become extinct. As some people still use fuel wood for heat and cooking they think about half the illegal logging is being taken for those uses. Taking action and protecting our forests are vital to all living beings environments. Small things such as donations, speak out against illegal logging, speak out about smart decision making when it comes to building, mining and other infrastructure. It doesn't take one person to do a single great thing, it is a million different people being educated and taking action |
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