michelle murray brittany klutzke features editor SPECIAL ISSUE opinion editor Good News travels fast in WI collaboration of Good News up,” Jordee said. The group Brittany Klutzke First. Arguably the most released an online-only cover Opinion Editor exciting show they played of the popular Katy Perry While other students this summer was an opening song, I Kissed a Girl, which were busy getting a sun tan, slot for Boys Like Girls, attracted a large amount of hanging out with friends, Good Charlotte and Metro attention online. “That song and doing what most would Station July 9 at The Rave in got so popular with our fans consider normal summer Milwaukee. “That show was that we added it to our set for activities, local female- a blast, we made a lot of new a lot of shows,” Jordee said. fronted, pop-punk/ indie friends,” Henkelman said. Not stopping there, the band quintet Good News First was Not missing a beat, decided to record an acoustic on the road. Busy promoting Good News First played a version of the fan-favorite And their debut EP More Than Just hometown headlining show in the Morning... which they Talk, they continued to make at The Loft in Madison, put up for free download on a name for themselves all Wisconsin with good friends their MySpace page. “We got over Wisconsin. The Story Changes. They a great reaction to the free Good News First kicked then headed out to Fond Du download. It was awesome to off the summer with a bang Lac, which Aalid said, “Has see so many people enjoying Dylan, TC, Kacey, Kjell, and Chris get together before their show at The by playing to a crowd of been a bit like a second home that song and passing it Rave. Good News First met with members of Boys Like Girls, Good Char- thousands during a day of to us.” along,” Aalid said. lotte, Metro Station, and The Maine later that night. (Photo submitted) Bratfest on The Onion’s stage, Green Bay also got its share A few more minutes into Currently, they are easing shows and branch out even and due to the overwhelming of the band over the summer the interview, the band had up on the amount of shows more, as well as play locally response, were invited back when they headlined a show a chance to elaborate on they are playing for a short whenever they can. to play the next day. The in the heart of its downtown what they enjoy most about time, but it is by no means a In the end, the band does group also lent its talents district. “That was a really fun playing shows. “I’d say all of break. “We’ve been keeping not consider anything about to the local Relay for Life show, we had a super sexy it. It’s a fun experience riding extremely busy writing their busy summer hard fundraiser in DeForest, during crowd,” Jordee said. “That’s in the van. It’s an adventure, new material,” Aalid said. work. “It’s the best summer the event into the late hours the furthest north we’ve really,” Henkelman said. Aalid However, the band will not I’ve ever had,” Jordee said. of the night. gotten since our micro-tour said, “I really enjoy meeting give any other details about Henkelman agreed and said, The vocalist, DeForest in February, which took us new people at our shows, what they are planning to do “We have so many awesome senior Kacey Henkelman; the all the way to Rhinelander,” it’s really great to make with any of it. “We also have stories from this summer, it’s drummer, DeForest graduate Aalid said. connections with people, on some songs that we recorded been amazing. This is what Kjell Bakke; the bass guitarist, The small time that Good the stage and off the stage.” over the summer, which we love to do.” And is that senior TC Clark; the rhythm News First spent at home was “Connecting with fans is all might just end up as free not, after all, what summer guitarist, senior Dylan not any less busy than when natural for us,” Clark said. downloads in the very near is all about? *For more Jordee and the lead guitarist, they were out on the road. “We Good News First does not future,” Jordee said. They will information and to hear music senior Chris Aalid make up spent a lot of time recording plan on stopping their busy continue getting on the road from the band, go to myspace. the seemingly legendary in our home studio set- schedule any time soon. as often as possible to play com/goodnewsfirst Bienvenue à France! Clubs go to nationals Michelle Murray students’ trip was a celebrity Cassie Venske team. Mrs. Michelle McGlynn Features Editor sighting. Junior Kyle Breunig Entertainment Editor said a rewarding part is, claims he was the first to spot “Seeing [students] succeed On July 9, 2008, the French basketball star David Robinson. This past summer two at their competitive events, Club made up of three adults Senior Keegan Parrott, junior Waunakee High School seeing them grow in their and sixteen students set forth Mitch Vandenbrook and Breunig organizations were successful leadership abilities and being across the Atlantic Ocean to all agreed spotting Robinson in at their state competitions able to see them come out of Paris, France. They stayed Nice was incredible. “The girls and continued on to compete their shells”. in Nice, Normandy, Paris and didn’t understand how amazing at the national level. Future The Skills USA team also Dinard; and took day trips to it was seeing a member of the French club members standing in Business Leaders of America thrived at state competition Monaco and Giverny. 1992 Olympic Dream Team,” a mini bomb shelter at Pointe du took students to nationals in and went to national Students enjoyed traveling Parrott said. Hoc Beach. (Photo submitted) Atlanta, Georgia. SkillsUSA competition. Seniors Jake to Normandy Beach to Seeing Robinson was not out onto his balcony. “He had students participate in Schneider, Jason Paulson see historical World War II the only unexpected event walked in and out of his room the national competition in and Tom Furbee made up the bunkers, Nice for its tranquil to occur on the French trip. multiple times and bent over, Kansas City for a weeklong team. Mr. Jim Staskal, this beaches and the Palace of Breunig and Parrott both naked,” Parrott said. event with students past year’s advisor said, “The Versailles. “Versailles was vividly remember a naked France is one of the fashion competing. team had some very creative amazing, and had such man on the hotel balcony. capitols of the world, so of FBLA was successul during entries.” Furbee said, “It was interesting detailing and The group was waiting on course the group hit the shops. competitions at both state an eye-opener. I never thought landscape,” junior Jessica a charter bus outside their While the girls went shopping and nationals. To prepare it was so big.” The team put a Strang said. hotel when a man, sporting in high-end boutiques, the for the competition, many lot of time into preparing for The highlight of some his birthday suit, walked guys tagged along. Parrott participants went to a two- competition, working during splurged on an 11 Euro Nike day workshop called Institute fourth quarter and into the Speedo, which later that day for Leaders. Juniors Bethany first two weeks of summer. he could be seen wearing on Annen, Brianna Buroker, Furbee said the best part of another hotel balcony. Michelle Murray, Kyle competing was, “finally being The adventures did not Breunig and alumni Mitchell able to do a presentation in stop there. Breunig and Meffert and Angela Schneider the end because of the hard Parrott enjoyed every night went to nationals. Students work we had to put into it.” they stayed overseas—at participated in team building There are over 80 Vandenbrook’s expense. “We activities with students from categories in which students toilet papered his bed, drew around the United States and may compete. Categories on his face, and put shaving learned from speakers and include welding, web design, cream on it. We even plotted workshops. television production, with people outside of our There are more than 50 technical drafting, robotics, room, but those plans fell areas in which students can prepared speech, and The entire group at Mount Saint-Michel. (Photo submitted) through,” Parrott said. compete, individually or as a cosmetology.

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