Tiger Stripes

HURON HIGH SCHOOL TIGER STRIPES Volume 17 Issue 6 18th and Arizona Huron, South Dakota 57350 February 22, 2019 Turning it off, (not) on again BY JASMINE SNOW What’s Inside? HHS has fnally met the said Mr. Radke. “The that everything is blocked, I end of times: YouTube (and majority of the students who spend so much more time on Pg. 2 ~ Dear seniors... Stick with other streaming services) had access to websites like my phone at school because has been blocked from the YouTube for their on-line I can’t do anything on my it internet network accessible classes were not using the computer.” to students who take dual less restricted access for their Evers’ complaints are credits. classes and were instead echoed by many other Pg. 3 ~ Cherry Prom dates: Is it a With recent restrictions watching movies and playing members of his class who go or no? added to the network, all games.” have been left wondering if technology handled by The new restrictions are this is a permanent change. students has been rendered mostly a hinderance for “Probably,” Mr Radke Pg. 4 ~ Tiger Briefs: hockey, swim equal — personal computers students taking dual credit said. “Our students taking team, gymnastics, and and school-issued dual credit courses, but specifcally dual credit classes provide computers now have the for seniors, who, since the an example for the rest of the wrestling same access as iPads. beginning of this year, have school . I want them in the Students may feel that been required to remain building to be role models Pg. 5 ~ Insight to Sideline Cheers these changes seem to have on-campus for the periods for the rest of the school . come out of absolutely reserved for their dual credit “I do not believe dual nowhere, but Mr. Radke classes. credit classes should give Pg. 6 ~ Bachelor(ete), the fnal would argue otherwise. Tanner Evers, a senior seniors an additional “Teachers and students who has taken eight dual privilege of being of campus rose were having issues with credit courses, agrees. “The for more than two periods network connections and computers are now as useless per semester.” Pg. 7 ~ Bringing Valentine boxes slow internet performance. as the iPads,” he said. “When Happy about the change The tech department looked I had trouble understanding or not, HHS is more than just back at several possible causes a concept in my ethics course, it’s internet access and it’s and one was the amount of I would go to YouTube and students will always fnd a data being used by students watch a video to help me way to carry on. Pg. 8 ~ February happenings taking dual credit courses,” understand it beter . Now Changes at Huron High School library Robots, tutoring, coffee, and more BY BETHANY LARSON Rachel Kary was hired so nice to be able to sit at last school year as a new the counter and see what’s librarian at the HHS. going on in the library- it During her frst two makes us more accessible years she has kept herself to students and staf when busy with remodeling, they walk in the library.” homework help, and Mrs. Kary still feels that various afterschool there is work to be done. “I programs. What’s more? am hoping to purchase a She doesn’t plan to stop high-top table for the area there. in the library behind the With the support of the couches. I am also looking student body, faculty, and at having a cofee bar the public, she has been area where students can introducing new ideas purchase a cup of cofee — and ways to execute them. kind of give it that cofee Currently, Mrs. Kary has shop vibe in the library.” been keeping busy with the Mrs. Kary hopes to new Makerspace Lab. PHOTO BY BETHANY LARSON initiate more ideas and Makerspace Lab is a Mrs. Kary and Mrs. Moser are hard at work in the library. They are also participating in the winter to provide opportunities program that includes blast dress up day, “pajama day.” Be sure to get a “blind date with a book” activity that is currently for the student body. activities related with going on. “I am always open to robotics, coding and art. “Mrs. Konechne has been it could be utilized even Mrs. Kary has also worked suggestions, so if anyone The library is also geting instrumental in geting further. “I would like to towards creating a more has ideas for things two Lego Mindstorm Kits this started and we are see more students using relaxed and inviting they would like to see from the Huron Public continually working to the homework help. environment, mentally and happening in the library, Library to add to the lab. grow the Makerspace It is a great way to get physically. please let me know!” Mrs. Kary is also hoping activities and more!” questions answered about Just this last summer, If you have any other to hold some after school Along with Makerspace assignments you might she and Mrs. Moser suggestions for our school workshops on coding as activities, the library be stuck on or confused remodeled the circulation or want assitence on well. has also been helping about.” desk, painting it and school related items you She puts a lot of work students on homework Apart from what she has geting a new countertop. are welcome to contact into these projects but she aid. Many students have done with the afterschool “It was a big project that Mrs. Kary at Rachel.Kary@ also gets some help from taken advantage of this activities and helping Mrs. Moser and I worked k12.sd.us. or Mrs. Moser other faculty members. help, but Mrs. Kary feels students with homework, on over the summer. It is at [email protected]. Tiger Stripes 2 February 22, 2019 Opinion Too cool for school? Letter to the editors No, you’re not. Dear Tiger Stripes staf: That would be of concern BY JEMMA KELEHER to Mr. Radke and the What is the purpose of administration. Instead of At HHS, there is a the crowds have slowly of it. At this school, we the Huron newspaper? addressing a “problem”, constant elephant in the been growing over the truly do have opportunities I am prety sure that the the newspaper staf room: the fact that a large season, they still aren’t that we take for granted newspaper’s purpose is members complain and portion of the student body great compared to the all the time. We have the not to act as the staf’s make inaccurate insulting refuses to participate in amount of people we have potential to be one of personal complaint box. assumptions about other school activities. Dress-up in the school. the funnest and peppiest That is what is happening students who may not days, themed basketball During Winter Blast schools around, and yet with the “Tea Time” have work to do in study games, and fun events week, some people dressed most of our student body articles. halls. are largely ignored. Sure, up for the themes, but a chooses to ignore the I previously wrote a Tiger Stripes is a this has been a problem chances we have to let leter to the newspaper newspaper that should in the past too, but this loose. about issues with the share the news, rather year, the problem has been When students don’t “Tea Time” articles, but than allow “Tea Time” amplifed. participate in the events clearly the concerns to be used as a personal Don’t get me wrong, we are given, they end up of other students and platform for certain I’m not saying that every fopping. For example, myself are ignored while staf members. Why single event this year student council plans the staf continues to not use the article as an has been bleak and sad. tons of exciting activities anonymously use the opportunity to highlight Homecoming, for example, throughout the year, and newspaper as a platform some of the positive was actually a huge success yet the numbers that to express their personal things about Huron compared to past years as participate in these events gripes about Huron High High School, such as far as dress-up and event dwindle. Key Club also School. the cross-country team, participation. The Dome sufers the blow from They claim that the which is the only Fall held tons of tiger fans participation. For the talent intent of the “Tea Time” sport not covered by the who all donned orange show this year, president PHOTO BY CONNOR MCCLOUD articles was to raise newspaper? and black in support of Sarah Christenson was left Abbie DeJong, Sarah awareness of items that The personal atacks in our football team. When it scrambling to fnd acts at Christenson, Katie Balcom, and impact Huron High the “Tea Time” article do comes to events after that, the last minute. Jemma Keleher pose in their School. However, no not refect the purpose of however, things tend to be pajamas for Monday’s dress Here’s my message to solutions are proposed a high school newspaper looking downhill. up day during Winter Blast. you today: just participate. This is what it fun looks like: to problems, it is just nor the opinions or If you’ve been to a Sure, you might look like participating in school events is an opportunity for concerns of students basketball game this year, a royal dork for a litle cool, kids.

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