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H.J. Roberts Cup: The combined Capital and Helena High School senior classes won for the greatest amount of class participation, with 46.23 percent. Juniors came in second, with 43.98 percent, followed by sophomores at 35.98 percent and freshman at 33.69 percent.
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Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. signals the beginning of Daylight-Saving Time (DST), when children across the country will have their clocks turned ahead and lose an hour of much-needed sleep each night – and making the morning routine, daily school activities and extra-curricular commitments that much more hectic.
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Students at Capital High School have just published their second edition of “Pen & Ink”, a literary magazine containing artwork, photography, poems and short stories by both CHS and Helena High School students.
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Students in Sarah Alling-Huber’s poetry class at P.A.L. include ShayLee Perry, Jason Rushford, Courtney Smith, Rachel Riitano, China Wendell, Jay Watson and Rowdy Wysocki. Here are some of their poems:
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When Taylor Cowan and her younger sister, Jordyn, recently walked through the front doors of Haven's candy factory in Westbrook, Maine, they had just one question on their mind: "Where are the Oompa-Loompas?"
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Students in Sarah Huber's poetry class at the Project for Alternative Learning (PAL) were inspired enough to come up with these poems.
‘The Secret of a Poem’
by Ashley Steed
What a creative
Thought
Lots of
Writing and description
Inspirational sounds
And voice
Stanzas that rhyme
What a beautiful
Vision of art.
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While most kids his age are playing video games and hanging out at the mall, 15-year-old Wil Racicot and his best friend Argus are walking the neighborhoods of Helena’s South Hills raising money to help protect local trails and open space.
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Three local kids won the top three awards in the 10th annual “Adopt a Species” art contest sponsored jointly by the Montana Wildlife Federation, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Helena National Forest, Montana Discovery Foundation and the Foundation for Animals. The theme this year was “Montana: My Big Backyard.”
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The Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) is recruiting members for their MontanaYES program this summer. MontanaYES (Youth Engaged in Service) is recruiting members 14-16 years old for environmental conservation work crews. MontanaYES is a 5-week outdoor summer experience.
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The fair started on July 27th and ended July 31st. Our experience at the fair was great, and we had a blast going on all of the rides.
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A local boy’s artwork sent to his father in Iraq has inspired a decorative toy box for use by Iraqi children at a hospital near the Balad Air Base.
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Capital High School students Clayton Goodhart, Gus O’Keefe, and Jared Pasma, placed fifth in international competition at the 2005 DECA International Career Development Conference held April 27-30 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
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Nearly 40 students from Frederick’s American Taekwondo Academy recently gathered in the parking lot by the Good Samaritan Thrift Store in a benefit for Helena Industries.
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Fourth- and fifth-graders in Katie Meyer’s class at Central School are doing a beautification project that also recognizes the long history of the school, the oldest operating grade school in the state.
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“Eye See Wrong and Right”
by Sarah Cassidy
Is there an eye watching you,
An eye full of lust and love?
Is there an eye peeking behind the curtain,
An eye red and teary?
Is there an eye staring at your soul,
An eye of happiness and compassion?
Is there an eye mimicking your moves,
An eye from which you behold?
Is there an eye stalking your mood,
An eye fearing desire and bliss
Is there an eye where ever you go,
An eye for those who sin
If there’s an eye falling from the sky,
An eye seeing righteous people
There, is an eye fearing for life.
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“Corpse”
by Andrea Fagan
Covered in stains.
Too far gone to notice.
Violence in my head.
Violence in my heart.
Covered in fear.
Too far gone to care.
Confusion in my joints.
Confusion in my voice.
Covered in denial.
Too far gone to remember why.
Ache in my head.
Ache in my heart.
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Baseball players practicing and playing games at the Clancy School baseball diamond will benefit from a project recently completed by Trevor Lane, 14, of Clancy, a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 211 in East Helena.
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For Helena figure skaters Aislinn Munck, 14, and Jacquie Pembroke, 15, years of hard work are about to pay off. On Sunday, August 1, they will be the only skaters from Montana who have qualified and will take the ice in the 2004 National Showcase Figure Skating Championship in Dallas, Texas.
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Katie Dykgreve of Helena recently competed for the first time in the Miss Montana Pre-Teen Achievement Program in Billings on July 9-11, 2004. She was awarded First Runner-up and invited to compete in Orlando, Fla., in November for the title of Miss Pre-Teen National Princess. Montana has never had a Miss National Pre-teen title awarded.
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Hometown boxer Duran Duarte Caferro recently returned home from the Invitational International boxing tournament in Brownsville, Texas, where he received a silver medal.
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Attention, all you cardboard boat builders out there: It’s time to begin building your cardboard boat. This summer’s Cardboard Cup Regatta is only 10 days away!
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(Editor’s note: Ten high-school students from Konotop, Ukraine, visited Helena High School last fall for a three-week exchange visit funded by the U.S. State Department. Among other activities, they interviewed World War II veterans. In return, nine HHS students and two teachers flew to Kiev on April 4 for a three-week visit. They are: Lauren Unsworth, Jon Tweeten, Kevin Connolly, Liam Satre-Meloy, Bridgett Espeland, Hannah Grotbo, Kyle Tatchell, Abby Potterf and John McEwen. They are accompanied by HHS science teacher Jim Schulz and librarian Niki Whearty, who coordinated the exchange project. Below is an email Whearty sent back to Helena after first arriving in Konotop.)
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Capital High School sophomore Kyler Ernst’s fall semester art project turned into a comic book that he’s following up on with a sequel this semester.
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I’m a fan of comic books, and just like your average comic book guy, I like your typical ones such as “X-Men,” “Gen 13” and, of course, “Spiderman”!
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My brother has been harping at me to listen to this guy for quite some time. He claims that Charly Garcia is an Argentine rock legend. After listening to the album “La Hija De La Lagrima,” I must agree.
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During a discussion I had among friends the other day, a question came up that made me think: Am I jaded? The question is reasonable to ask, what with the apathetic nature of today’s teenagers. I had to think about what disgusts me, offends me, or what I am against politically and socially.
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Five graduating seniors from the Helena area (of a total of 44 from Montana) have been named candidates for this year’s 2004 Presidential Scholars Program. Approximately 2,600 candidates were chosen from nearly 2.8 million students graduating this year from high schools across the country.
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As a student today, I take for granted that in general, people are treated equally regardless of their race. However, it hasn’t always been that way. Forty years ago in the south if anyone black or white protested against the Klu Klux Klan, they might be murdered, burned or have their property destroyed. In many cities in the south over half the population was black, but all the elected officials were white. Black people were only allowed to protest in groups of three. If blacks tried to cross a police barrier in protest, the police would put on masks, spray them with tear gas and beat them. When blacks were arrested, they had few rights. Black police could not give tickets to white people or arrest them, but white police could arrest blacks for no reason. Before blacks could register to vote, they had to take demeaning tests. These were very difficult times for blacks.
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I have been studying the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s by watching “Ruby Bridges” and “Selma, Lord Selma” and the Voting Act. I learned that many people didn’t have much freedom and wasn’t treated equally. I also learned that there was two different water fountains saying colored and white. I also learned that people marched for a long long long time.
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Many years ago, people who were not white were treated very unfairly, merely because they looked different. The reason they were treated so poorly stems from racism, or the believe that one race is better than another. For along time, whites had regarded themselves superior, and had forced blacks to work for them as slaves. In 1863, during the middle of the Civil War, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This decree said that it was illegal to not grant anyone in the U.S. their freedom. Slavery largely stopped, but blacks were still treated unfairly, especially in the South. Even as recently as the 1960s, many southern cities were segregated, meaning all the races were separated. This drastically changed in 1964 with the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Basically, this law stated that you cannot discriminate against people based on race, gender, or religion. I agree with this law because I think everyone should be treated the same, regardless of differences. Nobody should be treated differently based on skin color.
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Debaters from Helena and Capital High competed in the Carroll Tournament of Champions December 5-6 hosted by the Talking Saints.
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The Helena High School Speech and Debate team took top honors in Class AA on Saturday, November 15, at the Great Falls Tournament. Leading the way for the Bengals were winners in Varsity Policy Debate (Ross Andre/Jennifer Hudson and Robert Funk/John Fine tied for first); Novice Policy Debate (Laura Funk/Clark Carlson-Thompson and Kevin Connolly/Sean Morrison tied for first), and Humorous Oral Interpretative Speech (Clint Wilson took first).
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Students from Helena and Capital High competed in the Garden City Invitational November 7 and 8 in Missoula.
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“It’s a wonderful city.” “HHS is bigger than our school.” “The city is bigger here.” These are some first impressions of Helena from 10 Ukranian high-school students aged 14-16 who arrived here Sunday on a three-week visit to work on a unique grant-funded exchange project.
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At 15, Duran Caferro looks like most high school students. He doesn’t look overpowering; in fact, he’s on the small size. He likes baseball, stays out of trouble and works hard in school. But when Caferro leaves school and heads for the gym in the basement of the Eagles Lodge. he changes. Instead of being an unassuming freshman, he becomes one of the best boxers in the nation and has the belts to prove it.
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Q: My 13-year-old thinks that she should be able to start dating. Any advice?
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Q: I am the mother of two children, ages 6 and 9. Recently I married a man who also has two children, ages 5 and 7. We spend a great deal of time together as a family. However, the children do not get along with each other and are constantly vying for our attention. Any suggestions?
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So Wednesday, the 28th of May, rolled around, and a large group of Helena high schoolers were very excited for one thing: Pearl Jam. When school ended and four months of anticipation finally caught up with us, we did our last-minute preparations and hit the road for Missoula’s Adams Center.
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If you didn’t like “The Matrix Reloaded,” you didn’t understand it. That could be for a number of reasons: 1) you didn’t see the first movie, 2) you watched the movie as though it was your mundane, beginning-of-summer high-priced action flick, or 3) you’re into more satanic shit, like “House of 1000 Corpses.”
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Q: What are some tips for parents to enhance their child’s self-image and encourage healthy eating habits?
A: Statistics continue to show some very grim news. It seems that about half of today’s youth are unhappy with their body. Because of the media and our (adult) feelings about our bodies, children at younger and younger ages are becoming aware of their body.
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Senior All-Night Party tickets go on sale this week at Helena and Capital high schools. Tickets are $45 each until May 1 and will be available April 23, 24, 29 and 30 at the two schools.
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Eight local middle-school and high-school students, plus some from other Montana communities, will take a three-week trip to Australia and New Zealand this summer as part of the People to People Student Ambassador Program.
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Q: How can we answer our children’s questions about war?
A: Depending on the age of your child, I would start by limiting their exposure through TV. It is much too graphic and repetitive. The images we are seeing and the information we are hearing today is greatly upsetting to adults as well as children! I believe that children basically want to hear from their parents that they are safe and loved. Give extra hugs and reassurance that many people are working to keep our city and nation safe. Keep to your routines, and if questions do come up, try to answer them in simple, honest terms. I don’t think anyone has all the answers to this dilemma. If you and your children want to write a note to a serviceman or woman, visit Operation Dear Abby.net.
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Helena High School science students got a chance to show what they know at last weekend’s annual Science Circus.
They showed parents and kids how a vacuum works, how to launch a rocket (or not), what cat and mouse innards look like, and all kinds of other fascinating scientific stuff.
Proceeds from the Science Circus go to fund the annual coast trip for students in HHS teacher Steve Thennis’ Senior Science Seminar.
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Q: When is a good age to start giving my child an allowance and how much is appropriate?
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Q: How can a parent engage a teenager in an actual conversation?
A: Teenagers seem to be in a constant state of ambivalence. Oftentimes, in order to engage in a conversation, parents feel like they are trying to drag information out of their teen.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of the “beloved community” is important to all people, “black, white, Jews, Gentiles, Protestant and Catholic,” people of all races and religions. His message of being equal, being caring, and using nonviolence to make a change and to make a difference in our way of life is crucial. If we hold hands, if our love and trust are raised to a higher level, we will be able to accomplish so much more: not in the way that we will be able to build more, want more, have more, but in the way that all people in this new community will be brothers and sisters. All people in this community will be transformed into a colorful vision. Black and whites will not be separated into groups but will become part of a colorful rainbow.
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Q: I think my teenage child may be taking drugs. Are their indicators I should be aware of?
A: Perhaps the greatest fear a parent has is that their child is using drugs. Therefore, parents need to start early talking to children about drugs, giving them the facts and explaining the consequences associated with drug use as well as your expectations that they never under any circumstances try any drug or drink alcohol. If you do not give them correct information, I will guarantee they are getting the wrong information from their peers.
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When Christopher Paolini was 15, he had already graduated from his home-schooled high school program in the Paradise Valley and was looking for something to keep the boredom at bay. So he started writing and illustrating a book.
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Confronted by an operating deficit of more than $70,000 for middle-school athletics, the Helena School Board voted two years ago to entirely eliminate all extracurricular sports programs for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade students at C.R. Anderson and Helena middle schools.
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