Fall is a great time of year- it’s lots of fun to go to the local pumpkin patch with a few friends, go to Friday night football games or hang out on campus. Many students hang out at the University of Illinois. It has lots of good shopping places like Urban Outfitters or food places like... »
Advanced Placement classes can seem daunting, stressful and way beyond overwhelming, but have no fear: AP classes can become manageable. AP courses provide a workload that students who aren’t willing to put in a little time outside of class for schoolwork probably won’t have the easiest time doing. Overall any student can succeed with... »
The play Edges creates a connection with different aspects in life that people are experiencing nowadays. These connections touch every emotional button from sadness to laughter, from deceit to redemption, and from making mistakes to learning about those mistakes. As the play develops, each cast takes their character to a new level, exposing their inner qualities not seen... »
Leadership position? Check. Service hours? Check. Varsity sport? Check. No time to sleep, brush your hair and inability to stop spewing random SAT vocab words? Check. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you are probably an overworked high school student looking to succeed in the growingly-competitive college race. Join the club. Actually,... »
On September 14, 2009 at Arthur Ashe stadium in New York City, Serena Williams was charged a $15,000 fine for racket abuse and abusive language during her tennis match against tennis player Kim Clijsters. During the match, Serena lost her temper and yelled abusive language at the lines woman and the match was given... »
Sixteen is a small team, but in swimming it seems even smaller. The Urbana High School Girl’s Swim Team is suffering the loss of many teammates due injury and sickness that’s going around the team. Having girls out of the pool in swimming is hard because that means teammates have to double up events, which can be... »
It has been three years since Laura Taylor became principal at Urbana High School . The school has certainly changed since then- overwhelmingly for the better. Truancy rates, referrals, the number of fights, and the dropout rate are all down. Learn more about Principal Taylor’s history in the school district and what she hopes... »
Are high school sports too competitive? Good question. “Year-round sports participation we see now at the Division One level has led to an increased occurrence of injury, and a ’survival of the fittest’ mentality among coaches when recruiting,” says William A. Grana MD. He also says that even his alma mater, Harvard, had been... »
On the morning of Friday, September 4, 2009, Urbana High School won the week-long school spirit contest between UHS and Central High School. The object of the contest was to boost school spirit for the upcoming game between UHS’s Varsity football team and the opposing Central Chargers. In order to win the contest, both... »
As I was coming home from a tennis match this week, something caught my eye outside of the bus in a rural town called Gilman. A lone fire truck was parked on the side of the road; firefighter suits, gloves, helmets and other memorabilia were affixed to the vehicle along with a crudely made... »
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