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Varsity Boys Basketball: Record last season: 18-4 Key Returns: Kyle Booth (Sr), Quintin Pelzel (Sr), Hayden Roberge (Jr), Ford Porter (Jr) Key Additions: Gus Obeldobel (Sr), Jordan Hawkins (So), Trevor Day (Jr), Josh Farber (Jr) Key Losses: Jackson Mccoy, Derek…
Hearing the crowd roar in excitement as you win a state championship is something that you will never forget. For the returning members of the U-32 ‘15-’16 Raiders, that memory is fresh in their minds as they return to the…
Krista Dy’s future in art was set in high school. “I didn’t think I could draw very well, but I took a class. I think it was Junior year. The first assignment was to make a portrait and it ended…
I was at a pizza place the first time it happened. My boyfriend at the time wanted to take me on a date, so we walked to the small Positive Pie a little ways away. After ordering we went to…
Recently students have started to question and debate the fairness of school dress codes claiming they can be sexist. Last year, our student council looked over our dress code, due to the complaint from a young woman who had been…
AP Astrology is new to U-32, but there are none who doubt the class’s usefulness. From reading a person’s future based on stars, to reading a different person’s future based on different stars, the class’s range of talent is truly incredible.…
A study done by the AP Stats class last week revealed startling information: 140% of all U-32 students and 110% of parents are unable to recognize satire or fake news. The study was part of a national data collection survey,…
Starting out with six high school students under the YATST umbrella three years ago, the group now known as Bridging The Gap are setting their sights on even bigger possibilities for our school’s future. The group, called “Bridging The Gap,”…
Principal Dellinger-Pate has made yet another divisive addition to his burgeoning administration, appointing a fellow Texan, twenty-six year old Kelsea Winston, as U-32’s next Snow Day Commissioner. Winston, also part-owner of a big game ranch near Dallas, has come…
A class of third graders watch a 68-year old woman with a monkey puppet. She’s teaching them how to stick burdock together to form statues. That woman is one of the most memorable teachers Washington county has ever seen: Mrs.…
Late last month, U-32 horticulture student Dakota Dunham was working on a project on the plant balcony when he became separated from his expedition. He discovered a treasure map underneath a pot that was printed on ancient cardstock. The map,…
Two years ago, the U-32 boys track team won the state championship title for the third year straight. Two of the students on the team were failing classes. The combined score of those two students was enough to make the…
Excited skiers flock to the slopes, skiing through the woods in fresh powder. Except not. This past year’s winter was rather disappointing. The overly warm weather coupled with rain ensured that snow on the ground was nearly nonexistent. U-32 nordic…
Ashley Mekkelsen, an avid player of soccer and lacrosse, never thought she would dance. In fact, she said “I would have bet a million bucks against it.” During her session at Governor’s Institute of the Arts the summer of 2016,…
The everyday experience of boating, fishing and traveling the water on the lake with his grandparents has turned into Connor Aitchison’s lifelong dream of pursuing maritime adventures on his own — or with his “team.” Aitchison, a senior at U-32,…