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Key Club arranges feed for education

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Carlee Parsley, Staff Writer
February 16, 2012

The country of Kenya has, in recent years, taken steps to better life for its citizens. One new addition is the installation of a public school system, but despite the fact that these schools are public, many children are unable to attend because their families can’t afford the $30 uniforms for students.... Read more »

Boise-based fashion designer creates custom prom dresses

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Carlee Parsley, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012

What started with a feather tutu experiment has become a designer studio based in Boise, catering to the public with original custom couture dresses. Designer Kristen Morton got her start in the fashion business from a picture.  “It was this picture of a tiny baby in this fluffy feather tutu, and... Read more »

Valentine’s Day Tips

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Ari Anchustegui, Staff Writer
January 31, 2012

That’s right Lions, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! For those of you who aren’t hopeless romantics, you may be having some trouble scrambling together cute ideas for that Valentine of yours. Don’t get your candy hearts in a bunch. Here are some tips that will make this February a success!  If... Read more »

Distance places strain on high school partnerships

Samantha Whittaker, Staff Writer
January 31, 2012

Look around you. How many people do you see holding hands? Imagine not being able to see that special someone every day. That is the case of seniors Erica Taylor and Rachel De Voe. They both have long distance relationships.   Taylor has been in a relationship for a year with someone in Austin,... Read more »

Few teen couples reach for early matrimony

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Brandie Cichy, Staff Writer
January 31, 2012

The seriousness of teen relationships is a topic debated frequently.   There are three different kinds of opinions on marrying at a young age. The first being the firm believers that any marriage started that young will fail. The second would be that the marriage depends on the couple in whether... Read more »

Relationships prove beneficial, foolish

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Kristin Bracewell, Editor in Chief
January 31, 2012

Walking the halls at any high school, it is almost impossible to avoid seeing couples, either politely holding hands, or awkwardly making out in the middle of the hallway. It seems as though the amount of couples in high school have doubled in the past few years, and the physical interaction has become... Read more »

Far from staple singers, students practice original and exotic talents

Justin Kirkham, Associate Editor
January 31, 2012

When it comes to talent, Borah is home to multiple original or even exotic individuals.  Between sliding colored cubes into place in record time and an emotional sway to Shakira’s latest single, the interests and hobbies of the students span a wide spectrum. Whether he is sitting in pews at church... Read more »

Decisions rattle minds of prospective mothers

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Justin Kirkham, Associate Editor
January 31, 2012

Brushing the stray hair from her eyes and cheeks, she stares into the white, plastic rod.  She cringes and bites her lip as the result materializes: positive.  Her face flushes in crimson, and her heart sinks into her stomach.  “What now?” she mutters. When facing the prospect of pregnancy, teenage... Read more »

Artist turns dreams into abstract drawings

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Ari Anchustegui, Staff Writer
December 20, 2011

“Everything is a self portrait.” Such wise words spoken by author Chuck Palahniuk, influence Patricia “Patty” Bowen’s art a great deal. Bowen said her take on Palahniuk’s words are that It’s sort of like everything anyone does or says, or draws for instance, can reflect yourself. And reflect... Read more »

Teacher sends list of “good” to KTVB

Joe Czykoski
December 14, 2011

Upon hearing that he was going to be interviewed for a feature article, English teacher Rod Wray simply replied, “No comment. Those charges were dropped years ago.” But all joking aside, Wray has gathered some attention to himself over the past month about how he went up in arms against the local... Read more »