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Basketball season brings on kick fever |
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Friday, 13 November 2009 21:32 |
By Justin Davis
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
Teenagers love new kicks because it makes you feel good when your feet look good. There are so many different choices when it comes to picking out shoes. First a person has to decide if they want style, comfort or class.
Some shoes like Nike charge $50 more for plastic shocks on the back that raise the shoe. Some brand-name shoes are made just as cheap but cost twice as much because they advertise their product with an NBA player.
Nobody wants to pay $150 for a pair of shoes that might only be worn for six months, because the whole purpose of a shoe is to protect the foot. However, when it comes to low budget and cheap shoes, a person can still have “cool” options. Stephon Marbury’s basketball shoe is a cheap alternative, selling for around $15.
No matter what shoe a person chooses, it is always fun to look down and see what everyone is wearing. Shoes might be most important to high school students, there are quite a few “unique” pairs walking around daily at Hugo High School.
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Aging buildings a dangerous problem for Hugo’s students |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 20:12 |
By Weston Bates
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
Here at Hugo High School we have a great environment, but our building is starting to show signs of age. For example, one day in Mrs. Lampton’s English class a hole about the size of a softball opened up in the floor just where a desk sat. Although it was repaired, that is just one problem of many.
When it rains, the roof leaks water and we have buckets in the hallway that sometimes are knocked over. Although it is cleaned up, it still makes a mess in the hallway and slows down students on their way to class. Not to mention it could cause serious injuries. There are even classrooms with windows that won’t completely shut and the air conditioner units are old and rarely run correctly. And on top of that, we only have two bathrooms in the entire school, both of which are on the first floor.
Although our janitors work daily at keeping the restrooms clean, some toilets leak, which causes students to have to step through standing water. Try to imagine having a class on the third floor and needing to go down stairs and use the bathroom in five minutes.
I realize that building a new school costs a lot of money. I know that further procrastination will result in major consequences for the school and community. We need to consider the possibility of a major accident because of our building’s age and condition. The back stairwell actually moves sideways when walked on. There are large holes in the plaster of the west stairwell. Last year, while students were in the library, a portion of the ceiling fell in. We are fortunate that so far, no student injuries have occurred.
We have a classroom in the northwest corner that is partially underground and therefore leaks when we have heavy rain. Two more classrooms on the bottom floor always smell musty because of trapped air underneath from the old basement. We are one of very few schools that still rely on a functioning old boiler. This antiquated boiler has to be lit early in the morning to be able to warm up the building by the start of the school day. When it does build up enough steam for heat, the third floor is burning up while the lower floors freeze. It is not unusual to see kids wearing full coats all day while in classes.
These are just a few issues that we face daily at HHS. Don’t get me wrong, we love our school and take pride in being a Buffalo. However, we would love to attend assemblies in a real auditorium, which would also house plays, concerts, and maybe even graduation. We would also appreciate science classrooms with lab equipment, and many other amenities that most other schools enjoy. I don’t know all of the financial issues concerning passing a bond issue for building a new school. I would love the city of Hugo to work through the issues for the benefit of Hugo’s youth. We are not whining, we are stating the facts of attending school daily in a building that has major problems.
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Intermediate School Report |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 20:11 |
By Justin Davis
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
Imagine a scientist with test tubes full of bubbling liquid and steamy smoke arising in the air. We think of science experiments in this way.
On Nov. 17 a mobile science lab will be parked in front of the Hugo Intermediate School to allow the students to participate in hands-on science experiments. The mobile lab/museum is named “Science Matters,” and the students and teachers are extremely excited about this event. Each program includes supplies for up to 25 students and lasts about 45 minutes.
Principal Buchanan also reports that the recent fall festival was a huge success and had plenty of community support.
Hugo Intermediate School’s student of the week is Braxton Beuke. She is a fourth grader who likes to read and write. She is currently on the honor roll, and in her spare time she enjoys doing Tae Kwon Do. We congratulate Braxton Beuke for being the student of the week. |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 20:12 |
By Alexzandra Cantu
Hugo High School
Student Reporter
“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day (Veterans Day) will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations ...” President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed.
Veterans Day is a day to honor those who have fought for our freedom. It is a day to remember all those who have lost their lives for our country. We must always remember who they were and what they did for us.
Here at Hugo High we have many teachers who have served in the military. We show them our gratitude by having an assembly for them and other local veterans.
I want to thank all of our veterans for what they have sacrificed for us all. Hugo High School’s assembly will be Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the gymnasium. To all veterans, thank you and God Bless.
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Nov. 10 election has big impact on future Hugo Schools funding |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 20:10 |
By Preston Wells
Hugo High School
Co-Editor
On Nov. 10 the voters of this school district, I-39, will be given the chance to vote yes or no on the issue of Rattan School District acquiring 19 square miles of land that is located in Hugo’s school district and has been for quite some time.
If voters vote for the proposition — a yes vote — Rattan Public Schools will acquire this land from Hugo Public Schools. If voters vote against the proposition — a no vote — the 19 square miles of land will remain in the Hugo Public Schools district.
This area of interest is a very valuable piece of land for the Hugo school district. The Hugo school district would lose an estimated amount of $25,000 to $60,000 if they lose this land. An estimated $25,000 would be lost from the Army Corps of Engineers’ land, which accounts for nine square miles of the allocated land. These nine square miles of land are found on Hugo Lake. No one lives on this land, therefore the federal government pays Hugo Public Schools for the property tax of the nine square miles. An estimated $25,000 to $30,000 would be lost from property taxes paid by the citizens who live on the other 10 square miles of land.
By voting yes on this issue, Hugo Public Schools will lose funding that the school currently receives through property taxes from these 19 square miles of land. These students will live outside the district and will begin paying money to Rattan’s school district. By voting yes on this issue, the land will switch school districts. The majority of students living in this area do attend Rattan Public Schools. The reason for the vote is that these parents have to transport their child to Rattan, or a Rattan bus stop, every morning. School districts can provide transportation to students living within their district and provide transportation to and from their own respected school. Hugo Public Schools does provide transportation to students living in this area, but it’s only for the students who attend Hugo Schools.
When moving into a school district, that specific school is always a student’s first option. The parent’s property taxes go to that school. The parents do have an option of sending their child to a different school, but it is that parent’s responsibility to get their child to that school. It’s been this way in our state for a number of years.
These concerned parents have the right to bring this issue to a vote, but it is up to all voters to decide if they want Rattan Public Schools to acquire this land, or for it to remain in Hugo’s School District where it has been for a long time.
Don’t forget to go out and vote on Nov. 10.
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