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Great Wolf Lodge a big hit for Boys & Girls Club board members’ families |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 19:42 |
By Jeff Rabon
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
Sometimes life takes you in fun directions. The Boys & Girls Club Board members were fortunate enough to attend the annual Boys & Girls Club board meeting. This year it was held at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. I was part of this group and was amazed by all I saw while staying there. For instance, the Great Wolf Lodge houses a huge indoor water park. Can you imagine enjoying a water slide, wave pool and other various water rides in the middle of January — without freezing to death? The temperature was like that of a sauna. All the kids had a blast while all the parents attended meetings and took care of business.
When the water park closes, you can still have a great time. There is an arcade with many games that you can enjoy, and many restaurants including Pizza Hut Express, The Loose Moose Cottage (the hotel buffet), Camp Critter restaurant, Spirit Island Snack Shop, Starbucks and Bear Paw Sweets and Eats.
The price of the rooms are separate from your meals. The cost is around $100 per person and does not include meals and snacks.
The water park does not cost extra to get in, but you must have your room bracelet to enter.
Maybe now you have an idea for a great place to spend your spring break. The Great Wolf Lodge is definitely one of the best places I have visited in a while.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 19:40 |
By Reya Burnett
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
I believe in probability but, in all reality, it is our preparation that brings us our good fortune; but with the good comes the bad. Our preparation could also bring us “bad luck.”
Say for instance a person won the lottery. It is the determination of the player that drives them to keep playing until they’ve won. Some people may believe that good things happen by chance on occasion. A $10 bill floats out of the sky from nowhere. You just happened to be in the right place at the right time. How many times does that really happen? On the other hand, you might have felt the reason to get out and take a walk.
The point is that no one person is “luckier” than anyone else. Don’t be a sore loser. Prepare for what life throws at you.
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Consider a career as a pharmacy technician |
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Friday, 22 January 2010 18:02 |
By Kiera Jones
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
Pharmacy technicians are not commonly talked about today. Most teenagers consider being a nurse, doctor or psychiatrist.
A pharmacy technician is a person who works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and does many pharmacy-related functions. They usually prepare and package prescriptions.
Job opportunities are expected for full-time and part-time work, especially technicians with formal training or previous experience. Salaries for pharmacy technicians depend on what job you do or how much experience you have.
The early stage techs receive $25,000 - $35,000. Once you have seniority (10 years of experience), you will make around $40,000 yearly. The hourly salary is about $10 to $17 per hour. The median expected salary for a typical pharmacy technician in the United States is $24,954.
Although a pharmacy tech is rarely talked about, it is a good job and should not be passed up. There are colleges that have pharmacy tech classes. If you have decided not to go to college, there are a variety of vo-techs that have classes in this field. So learn and explore.
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Hugo High hosting night of drama and Italian cuisine |
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Friday, 22 January 2010 18:03 |
By Kiera Jones
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
Imagine yourself watching live theatre while enjoying Italian cuisine and homemade dessert. This opportunity can be yours in the Hugo High School cafeteria on Feb. 23.
The 2009-2010 drama class of Hugo High School is “on a roll” and we are excited about the upcoming event, “A night of monologues and scenes.”
Our monologues and scenes will be taken from various classic plays written by many great playwrights, such as Tennessee Williams and William Shakespeare. We will start dinner at 6:30 p.m. and begin our production at 7:30 p.m. This will be an evening of intimate dinner theatre. Tickets may be purchased in advance from Hugo High School drama students.
The production is being directed by Cara Dominick. Dominick is in her ninth year of teaching English and her third year of teaching drama. This is also Dominick’s first year to teach at Hugo. She has a strong love of theatre and is excited at the opportunity to showcase the talents of her students.
“I am very proud of my drama students. They have worked very hard this year to explore their own creative talents and each is in the process of learning how to express those talents,” Dominick said.
Adult tickets will be $8 and children under the age of 12 will be $5. If you are in need of tickets you may call: 580.513.1113 and leave a message, or e-mail
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and you will definitely receive your tickets.
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Presidents Day a part of national history |
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Friday, 22 January 2010 18:01 |
By Daniel Zhang
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
Washington’s Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February. It’s more commonly known as a Presidents Day.
This holiday was started by the U.S. Congress in 1880. As the first federal holiday to honor an American Citizen, it was set on Washington’s actual birthday. Due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, the federal holiday was shifted to the third Monday of February, on Jan. 1, 1971.
In 1951, the Presidents Day National Committee was formed to create a Presidents Day. Their purpose was to honor the office of presidency not any president in particular. The bill was not passed because it was placed too close to Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays.
In the mid-1980s, the term “Presidents Day” began its public appearance. Feb. 12, Lincoln’s birthday, was never recognized as a federal holiday, but dozens of state governments began renaming Washington’s birthday as “Presidents Day” and “Washington and Lincoln Day.” |
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