Magic House offers enjoyable work experience
September 5, 2010 • Chelsea Coleman, Editor in Chief
Filed under Features, Through These Halls
While many high school student spend hours sitting tables, folding clothes in the mall or watching over kids at their neighborhood pool to pick up some extra cash, junior Abby Harbor finds her job a little more enjoyable than most. “This was my first summer working at the Magic House,” Harbor said,... Read more »
Burton’s hobby has put hoof prints on her heart
August 29, 2010 • McKayla Treat, Reporter
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The wind blows through her hair and the smell of hay surrounds her. The barn drifts away in the background as she rides away. This is how sophomore Makenna Burton sees the world while she is riding her horse. When Burton was in 5th Grade, she started riding horses and fell in love with it. “My... Read more »
Student’s most recent world travels take him to Egypt
August 19, 2010 • Grace Bueckendorf, Asst. Webmaster
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While the furthest many Lafayette students have ventured on summer break is Florida, sophomore Kevin Dick has been around the world– literally. He has been to 21 countries on four continents, including North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. In fact, his most recent trip was to Egypt where he... Read more »
Bracelets provide student with hobby and income
May 24, 2010 • Caleb Cavarretta, Reporter
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At age eight, junior Lauren Moll discovered a talent while learning to make friendship bracelets at her church. “I was pretty good at it, so I started experimenting with different, harder designs, and it just kind of went from there,” Moll said. Moll’s hobby eventually developed into a small... Read more »
Senior expresses feelings through tattoos
May 17, 2010 • D.Anne Vollmayer, Writer
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Freedom of expression is very important to senior Sarah Jeffery. She likes to express herself through body art - more specifically through her four tattoos. Jeffery’s tattoos are located on her left foot, lower back, inner right wrist and left wrist/hand. She got her first tattoo when she was... Read more »
Freshman makes US Continental Volleyball team
May 10, 2010 • Grace Bueckendorf, Reporter
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Although freshman Stephanie Campbell only started volleyball to fill in a missing spot on a recreational volleyball team, she has taken volleyball to a whole new personal level. She started on the recreational team when she was in 5th grade, and by 6th grade was playing club volleyball for Rockwood... Read more »
Staszak polishes unique skill of baton twirling
May 3, 2010 • Courtney McBay, Editor in Chief
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As a little girl, sophomore Megan Staszak saw an interesting flyer in her 3rd grade class. The flyer wasn’t for dance lessons or karate, but for something a little more unusual: baton twirling. “It just sounded like fun, so I just tried it one day,” Staszak said. Baton twirling involves routines... Read more »
Dedicated student competes for Rowing Club
April 20, 2010 • Kelly Bauer, Reporter
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Since September 2009, junior Sarah Lasini has committed herself to a sport many would only consider a seasonal activity. For her, rowing offers a whole body workout and bonding experience similar to that on a regular high school sports team. “My friend introduced it to me in Georgia, and I fell in... Read more »
Frail competes in unique sport of fencing
April 12, 2010 • Kara Campbell, Campus Editor
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“En guard, ready? Fence!,” is how junior Charlie Frail begins his favorite sport, fencing. Frail explained, “The sport combines speed, agility, presision, flexibility and balance. The goal is to land a touch on the opponent by hitting them with the end of the weapon.” Frail discovered... Read more »
Sophomore discovers unique sport, passion
April 5, 2010 • Alicia Mestre, Asst. News Editor
Filed under Features, Through These Halls
After a summer at Camp Lakewood in 2008, sophomore Maddie Bowman discovered a unique passion: archery. She took a clinic offered at the camp and said, “I fell in love with archery the first day. It’s a really unique sport. For the past two years she has been attending various clinics and... Read more »
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