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March 17!! The Luck of the Irish!! Leprechauns and a pot of gold!! This date means Shamrock Shakes at McDonald’s (for a limited time), lucky four leaf clovers, and pinches for those not smart enough to wear green. It marks the 60th anniversary of the day that Chicago dyes their river green!
Read moreAHS juniors are especially excited for the approaching end of the year, and for their “year of tests'' to be over. In October, the class took the ASVAB, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. According to their website, this is “a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. It is administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students.”
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On March 21, band director Mataya Larsgaard took selected students from the 7th through 12th band to the Area Band Festival at the Scotland High School. Throughout the day they performed a variety of jazz, lyrical, and march music with a variety of schools such as Viborg-Hurley, Parkston, Menno, Bon Homme, Alcester-Hudson, Armour, Irene-Wakonda, and Scotland.
Read moreThe Great Gatsby, an American classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was recently read by the junior English class. After weeks spent reading the book, answering the questions, and taking the test, the class watched the 2013 movie version starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. Jessica Streit said, “The book was dry, but I didn't really like the movie either because of who played the main characters.”
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As spring rolls around, so does Prom…and a lot of responsibilities for the junior class. The theme of this year's 2022 Prom is Unlock the Enchanted Night. It is March 26 with the junior and senior class banquet at 6:00 p.m., Grand March at 7:30 p.m., and the dance from 8:30-11:30 p.m.
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Trinity Chaisson was born on January 13, 2003, to Jaime Poignee and Erik Chaisson. She has four siblings, Tristin Poignee, Jessica Streit, Alexander Chaisson, and Iris Newman.
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Rachael DeJong was born on December 4, 2003 to Dean and Christa DeJong. She has two brothers, Jason and Riley DeJong.
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