Published by the Bayfield High SchoolP.O. Box 5001Bayfield, WI 54814

“News of the North”

Septentrion March, 2008

Children’s Dental Health Month By: Camille BohnertOn Wednesday, February 13, Bayfield’s K-3 students had a visit from the Red Cliff Dental. Dr. Pat Brown and two nurses from the dental office came to take a look at the kids’ teeth in honor of Children’s Dental Health Month. “We just take a look, and if we find

anything wrong we’ll let parents know,” said Dr. Brown. Afterward, the three went to each classroom to give a short presentation on how to care for teeth. They did a few demonstrations that showed what drinking pop does to teeth and why flossing is so important. Every student was given their own bag of goodies with all the necessary

items for proper tooth care. One of the most exciting things in the bag was the packet of disclosing tablets. These are little pink tablets for the kids to chew that show them where the plaque is by turning it pink. They chew one before brushing to see

where the plaque is, then they brush it off and chew another to see if they got it all. The bags also included a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash and a three minute timer for brushing teeth. Dr. Brown said they try to come every year, and he hopes it gets the kids excited about taking care of their teeth.

Toothpick Bridge ContestBy: Lacie DefoeOn Friday, February 15th, Mr. Erickson took students from his physical science and advanced science classes to Duluth to compete in the toothpick bridge contest. Mr. Erickson and his students left the school at 7:45 and did not return until 3:20. The students involved in the toothpick bridge contest were Malia North, Camille Bohnert, Jesse Flores, Rita Carlson, Forrest Howk, John Burg, Weston Thier, Evan Erickson, Lacie Defoe, Jared Montano, Lena Ludwig, Shane Basina, Andrew Chevalier, Esme

Martinson, Jade Peltonen, Kianna Bear, Elvira Moreno-Salido, Emilia Nelson, and Devon Gordon. Bayfield had three teams place in the whole competition. John, Weston, and Evan won 2nd place for strongest bridge; Jesse, Malia, and Camille won 2nd place for lightest to hold 10kg, and Forrest, Rita, Lena, Elvira, and Peter took 1st place for most aesthetically pleasing category. Camille Bohnert said, “My group tried to go for the record of lightest to hold, but ended up getting 2nd place.”

Most aesthetically pleasing bridge winners!

It’s that time of year again…along with so many other wonderful things (baseball, end-of-school, etc.) this is the time when the anadro-mous form of onchorhyn-cus mykiss, otherwise known as steelhead, begin ascending the rivers to complete their annual ritual of spawning. It is also the time when a select few crazy anglers brave the elements and give up other spring activities to chase these creatures. If you’ve never experienced this type of fishing then it may seem a bit strange, but you won’t hear a steelheader call their sport anything of the sort. Steelhead runs up area streams have been fairly good in recent years. Rivers such as the Brule, Sioux, and Fish Creek all experience predictable runs of spring

The Time For Steelheadby Weston Thier By A. Butterfield

On Tuesday, February 11th, the middle school and high school choirs traveled to Ashland for a large group contest, and left with top scores. Each choir presented three songs. Schools from all over came and performed at the large group contest. They were Northwestern, South Shore, and a few others. There were a total of three judges. The middle school performed first. The songs they sang were “pie Jesu” written by Mary Lynn Lightfoot. The second song was “The Arrow and the Song” Music by Lon Beery, and is based on a poem by the great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In this song, Marita Thier accompanied them by playing the flute. The last piece was called “J’entends Le Moutin” (I

Hear the Windmill). This is a French Canadian folk song arranged by Emily Crocker. The middle school performed great and from each judge they received one two and two ones which put them in first. The high school choir followed Northwestern. The high school choir sang three song. The first was “With a Voice of Singing” by Martin Shaw. The second was “The Wind” written by Neil Ginsburg and is based on a poem by Robert Luis Stevenson. The third song was called “Cantate Domino,” a Latin song was written by Earlene Rentz. The high school choir performed amazingly well and the judges had great stuff to say. The judges came up with their final decisions and gave the high school three ones, which put them in first as well.

High school and middle school choir participate at contest

steelhead from Late March through the middle of May. If you have the chance, don’t miss this wonderful spring-time ac-tivity. Even if you don’t latch on to a big “steelie,” the time spent on a river in a spring is usually time well spent. If you go, here are the steelhead regulations imposed by the WDNR for most of the streams around Bayfield:Open Season- March 29, 2008Size limit- Rainbow Trout (steelhead) must be 26 inches to keep.-Only one steelhead per day per angler must can be kept for the frying panCheck the Wisconsin Trout regulations for regs on specific waters before you go.Remember, trout are fragile. Release them with care and keep them in the water as much as possible.

I was one of the hundreds of thousands of children who grew up on Sesame Street. It was a daily ritual for me to sit at my little green table, enjoy my peanut butter and jelly sandwich cut into quarters, and soak in the knowledge provided by my friends on Sesame Street. Sesame Street was the perfect program for all children, familiarizing them with numbers and letters before they were enrolled in kindergarten. But it now appears that Sesame Street is not politically correct enough for the 21st century. The executives of Sesame Street have recently announced some changes that will occur on Sesame Street before the start of the show’s 33rd season. The first victim of these mindless adaptations is the lovable Cookie Monster. Cookie Monster is now curbing his addiction for cook-ies due to the looming threat of obesity. Instead of singing the catchy and

timeless song of “C is for Cookie” Cookie monster will now sing “Cookies are a Sometimes Food.” In what kind of sick world does a three year old think about their calo-rie intake? The second deformity inflicted upon the show is the split up of the great duo Bert and Ernie. According to the executives, Bert and Ernie have been split up to avoid any accusations of the friends being gay. This fear is so utterly ridiculous I can’t even begin to comprehend how brainless it is. The third and final move involves the loca-tion of Oscar the Grouch. Oscar will soon be leav-ing his beloved garbage can and be relocated to a halfway house where he can receive psychiatric help. A halfway house on Sesame Street, I wonder if Sesame Street can even qualify as a children’s show anymore?

A Politically Correct Sesame StreetBy: Forrest Howk

The Trial of The Big Bad WolfBy: Derrick Crozier

Every year Ms. Ward’s 6th grade class does a play called The Trial of The Big Bad Wolf. It is a combination of Boy Who Cried Wolf, 3 Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter and the Wolf. The entire story takes place in a court room where the 3 Little Pigs are charging the wolf with assault, battery, and trespassing. The characters present are the judge, bailiff, boy who cried wolf, all 3 little pigs, little red riding hood, Peter, Grandma, the wolf and his lawyer.

The other characters that have been assaulted by the wolf in the past are there to back the pigs up. In the end the wolf is found innocent with a little help from Grandma, who claims that the wolf was at the disco with her. The students get 3 weeks to memorize the play, and no costumes are to be worn until their lines are memorized. They perform for elementary students and their parents, and the play which lasts about 15 minutes. All the students enjoyed putting on the play.

March Birthdays Camille Bohnert 3/3 Matt Gonzalez 3/7Peter Atkins 3/12 Josh LaFernier 3/13Faron Beaulieu 3/17 Kyle Newago 3/18Alexander Butterfield 3/22m Tamara Montano 3/22Nadine Teisberg 3/22

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!

Underpaid and unappreciatedBy: Kevin WigginsHave you ever thought of the poor treatment of our high school staff? If this question catches you a little off guard I totally understand, but don’t think of the teachers or principals who seem to know every way to anger the student body. Try to think of the less noticed yet much more active staff members.:the custodians. The people who walk with us in the halls waiting for the same thing, the end of the daunting day. The people who clean up after all of our messes no matter how big or small. I believe that these poor

backbreaking mainly middle aged men deserve something better. Like ummmm I dunno, a pay raise and a heartier lunch to help the throbbing pain of those teenagers. I mean seriously, how many janitors do you think sign up for strong sleeping medication or profesional help at the end of each school year. It just seems as though the hardest working people in this building deserve some recognition and time away from the kids that I’m sure they hate and get a chance to prove to whoever that they are the cat’s pajamas.

Who Needs Fractions? By F. Howk Mr. Rogers is infuriated. Dennis DeTurck is the professor of mathematics at he University of Pennsylvania, and he is trying to persuade the mathematic community to abolish fractions. Professor DeTurck claims that fractions are as obsolete as Roman numerals are in the modern age we live in today. DeTurck has been campaigning since last year for his beliefs that fractions should not be

taught to students until they accomplish a high level Calculus course. Mr. Rogers claims that “Fractions are key to the survival of mankind, fractions are used in mechanics, carpentry and cooking. It would be ridiculous to get rid of them.” I wanted to see if anyone really cared about fractions, so I asked fif-teen people their position on the matter. Are you in favor of the destruction of fractions?YES: 0NO: 1I Don’t Care: 14

by Weston Thier

As the school year is winding down, students have a chance to think about the seasons past and the sum-mer ahead. Below is an assortment of sports that students say are their favorites to play or do. Each number indicates the number of votes for that sport.Basketball-4Skiing-1Bull Riding-1Hockey-1Lacrosse-1Snowmobiling-1Golf-1Fly Fishing- 1Baseball-1Wind Surfing-1As you can see, from golfing to snowmobiling, this is a very diverse list of athletic activities, attesting to the many interests of Bayfield students. Even though Bayfield may not have the social atmosphere that larger cities offer, it has things to do aplenty if you’re willing to try something new.

Calling All AthletesDID YOU KNOW?

by S. Cadotte

A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites.Apples are more effective at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine.The female lion does ninety percent of the hunting.

The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.

Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year

Brushing your teeth regularly has been shown to prevent heart disease.

40% of all people who come to a party in your home snoop in your medicine cabinet.

Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

The average person laughs 15 times a day.

High School Girls Soccer Schedule DATE DAY GAME April 3 Thurs. HOME vs. Northland PinesApril 8 Tues. HOME vs. ConserveApril 15 Tues. AWAY @ WashburnApril 17 Thurs. AWAY @ Lakeland (5:00 pm start)April 22 Tues. HOME vs. Three LakesApril 24 Thurs. AWAY @ Phillips (4:30 pm start)April 29 Tues. AWAY @ ConserveMay 5 Mon. HOME vs. SuperiorMay 6 Tues. HOME vs. Washburn (5:00 pm start)May 8 Thurs. HOME vs. IronwoodMay 13 Tues. AWAY @ Three Lakes (4:30 pm start)May 15 Thurs. AWAY @ Ashland (5:00 pm start)START TIME @ 4:30 pm unless specifiedRegionals: May 22

Support the Trollers!! Go see a soccer game!

THE BOOZE BOTTLE MYSTERYBy: Kevin Wiggins

How many of you have heard of such atrocity as drinking in school? I know, I know, it sounds totally surreal, but it may, in all actu-ality, have happened within the past few weeks. Now some of you may be asking yourselves what the heck I’m talking about or wondering if I have some sort of proof or evidence. To answer that question I must say yes, not to mention two other eye witness-es who were with me. This is how it all played out. One fine Tuesday morning while I was attending Mrs. Eid’s wonderful art class, two of my fellow classmates walked in the class just a few moments after I did. They were both carrying garbage bags filled with recyclables to be used for an art project. The two young men in question needed my help with the next run to the recycling bin outside near the ramp exit door; naturally I complied with their request. We made it outside when I suddenly no-ticed an immense grin on both Tanner Bresette’s and Joe Newago’s faces. Of course I didn’t think much of it; that is until I leaped into the recy-cling bin. There I found about thirty beer bottles and cans, a few empty bottles of tequila, and an empty bottle of vodka. I know, you’re probably just as shocked as I was when I first found out, but because of that shock and surprise, I have started my own investigation of these mysterious al-cohol containers and how they ended up in the schools recycling bin. If you have any information concern-ing these events please contact either meor the principal.

By J. Lafernier The time for the senior class trip is fast approaching. The seniors were planning on going to Chicago at first, but they had forgotten that their class has to pay for the

What’s going on witht he senior class trip?yearbook. Paying for the year book cut into their savings big time. It brought them back $5,000, and now they are planning on going to the Twin Cities. They are just waiting to find out how much more

money they will make between now and the time they leave. At the moment they are just putting together odds and ends such as finding what hotel to stay in and what is on the agenda when they go.

Repair and maintenanceBy. Joseph NewagoRepair maintenance is a class in the technology education building. The teacher is Dave Doering. The class teaches students basic repair skills like welding, refinishing benches, putting screws in concrete, and basic small engine maintenance to keep motors up and running. Right now the class has mostly been doing welding and working on some small engines. They also put new taillights on a trailer and built machine instruction sings in concrete.

By: C.Gorman The Crimes Against Children Preven-tion Conference was held in Baraboo, Wisconsin at the Ho-Chunk Hotel/Ca-sino. There were lots of Native American people there who were involved in prevention groups: (ICW) Indian child wel-fare, officers and many more. I went to this conference because I am involved in a First Ameri-can Prevention group that involves younger children. This conference gave me a little bigger idea of what to tell the children about differ-ent things and people to watch for. The conference lasted for three days. The first day we talked about the different laws that

Crimes against childrenIn Native American Country

are named after children that got abused and killed in different ways. The second day we discussed that the relationships between officers, fire-fighters, social workers, and so on, should be very trusting and open. Then, we all separated into breakout sessions that were about an hour and a half long that talked about different crimes. The last event was another discussion and breakout session. This conference had some very disturbing information and photos of children that thought their own neighbors were good people. I’m glad I went so I can tell my group, family, and friends to never be in denial about that stuff because it could happen to anyone.

Age of DeathBy J. BurgTwenty-seven: the age of death. Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain have all died at the tender age of 27. They were all musicians. Think of that. 27. Imagine all we missed out on. All that tal-ent gone. They had so much left to give. Everyone of them died of a drug overdose. Robert Johnson, a musi-cian in the twenties, died at 27 from poison, so I’m not going to include him. Hendrix man, Hendrix. Too bad he had to die, huh? He could have taken the guitar to even new heights. He revolutionized guitar playing in the three or four years he was around. If he had been given thir-ty or forty years, he could have completely changed music.

On Tuesday March 5, 2008 one of the best NFL quarterbacks, Brett Favre, retired from the NFL. Brett is widely known for his achievements and his seventeen seasons as the Green Bay Packers #1 quarterback. Many of his fans from Bayfield are very angry because of his decision. Zach Boutin, 18, says the he is absolutely enraged by the fact that his favorite quarterback has retired. Brett Favre will be remembered for what he has done for the Green Bay Packers and so will his team.

Favre GONEby Josh Lafernier

Dumb TV showsBy M.Gordon

A random sampling of students came up with the following list as the top 20 dumb shows on tv.

1) Soaps2) Big Brother3) My Dad Is Better

Than Your Dad4) That’s Amore5) Flavor Flav6) Colbert Report7) Dr. Phil8) Judge Judy9) Fishing Shows10) Antique Shows11) Fitness Shows12) Larry King Live13) Everybody Loves

Raymond14) The Apprentice15) The Bachelor16) Real World17) Survivor18) Pro’s VSJoe’s19) That 70’s Show20) The X Effect

Electrathon fundraising plansBy. Joseph Newago The Bayfield team electrathon is planning on going to two races in the spring in an at-tempt to regain the grand championship. In order to make it to these races, the team needs money. Each race costs the team about $1500 to attend, but due to gas prices it may

be more. The team is planning on having some bingos and cookouts after school. They are trying to think of other ways to make money and are open to any other money mak-ing ideas in order to meet their goals.

Who Invented Tax Forms?By F. HowkI don’t know if I am the only one, but I am utterly fed up and infuri-ated with the federal tax system. I mean getting your money back that the government took is great and everything but who came up with tax forms? I’ve been told by my parents and others that I am lucky because my form is one of the “easiest and most straightforward.” It took me two hours just to figure my one sheet form out! I would hate to see a more complicated one. I want to give you a little preview of what my form consisted of. It started out fine with name, address and all that jazz. But then it got interesting. Tax form: “Please insert

amount from Box 1 on W-2”

A W-2? What is that? Was it in a Star Wars movie?

Tax form: “Please total amounts from Boxes 1A through 6C, divide by # in Box 112 then multiply by the square root of the value in Box 24.”

What kind of sick test is this? After I turned the page things started get-ting really crazy.

Tax form: “Please mul-tiply the number of teeth you lost before the age of ten by the number of times you’ve sneezed since last Thursday.”

Present tax forms are a joke, please, all I want is my money back.

Here’s what’s upBy: Camille Bohnert

Ok, just a quick question. How did four rows of parking turn into three? Snow covering up the parking lot is definitely bad news. You would think we could still figure it out, but it’s pretty obvious that we can’t. I’m not sure where the problem lies. Is it the snow bank on the left side causing people to park farther back? Maybe it’s just the fact that we get disoriented without

What the parking lot should look like

What the parking lot does look like

the lines there to guide us. It doesn’t help that so many people drive to school this year. “I hate everyone,” says Zach Boutin on the subject of the parking lot. “It’s the first person who parks,” says Peter Atkins “Some people should go back to drivers ed and learn to park.” As you can see, the student body gets pretty worked up about it. My advice; get to school early and claim your spot for the day.

Bayfield Table Tennis TourneyBy John Burg On a great afternoon in March, the genius that is Ronald Peckham got the idea that Bayfield should have a all school table tennis tournament. Anybody can enter, anybody can win. If you win, eternal glory is yours. It is going to be a random draw tournament. If you win, you sign your name on the trophy and the year you won. It should be pretty awesome. I know table tennis heavyweights Weston Thier, Peter Atkins, and Darryl Penner have already signed up, but don’t be discouraged. As I said it is a random draw, they might wipe each other out in the first couple rounds. Hope to see you there and good luck.

Leap years are years with 366 days, instead of the usual 365. Leap years are necessary because the actual length of a year is 365.242 days, not 365 days, as commonly stated. Basically, leap years occur every 4 years, and years that are evenly divisible by 4 (2004, for example) have 366 days. This extra day is added to the calendar on February 29th. However, there is one exception to the leap year rule involving century years, like the year 1900. Since the year is slightly less than 365.25 days long, adding an extra day every 4 years results in about 3 extra days being added over a period of 400 years. For this reason, only 1 out of every 4 century years is considered as a leap year. Century years are only considered as leap years if they are evenly divisible by 400. Therefore, 1700, 1800, 1900 were not leap years, and 2100 will not be a leap year. to different months of the year to create the 365 day calendar. Every fourth year following the 28th day of the month.

Leap YearBy: Lacie Defoe

Ski team ends successful yearP. Atkins

The Ashwabay ski team finished their great season on the cold, icy slopes of Mount La Crosse at the State High School Ski Championships on February 17 and 18. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams finished in the top three in the Northern Ski League, earning them a state appearance for yet another consecutive year. The Aswabay boys’ took first in the NSL while the girls finished third.

The conditions and competition at the state meet where tough. Even though the Ashwabay boys’ won the Northern Ski League, they didn’t have their best meet at State. They couldn’t escape the carnage and bobbles, finishing in the middle of the pack of twenty-five teams. The girls’ also suffered crashes and came in near the bottom.

Hopefully the Ashwabay Ski Team will be able to continue their domination next season. They are losing seniors Weston Their, Peter Atkins, John Burg, and exchange student Elvira Moreno, but are expecting to pick up a large group of freshmen.

By:J SoriaThe NBA trades have taken place and had affected a lot of teams. Some teams were in improved and some teams had a loss of there talent when there star players were traded brought some variety to certain teams and more options. So far the teams that had received new players were, New Orleans and they received Bonzi Wells and Mike James, Phoenix obtained Shaqulile O’Neal, L.A Lakers has Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza, San Antonio has Damon Stoudamire and Kurt Thomas, Dallas has Jason Kidd which is great outcome, Utah has Kyle Korver, Houston has Bobby Jackson and Gerald Green, Golden State has Chris Webber. These are some of the trades that had happened in the NBA and are going to change a lot of the teams that are going to show up in the NBA finals this year for 2008. As some people say the greatest outcome of the whole trade is going to be the phoenix suns receiving O’Neal and Dallas a maverick receiving Jason Kidd and this is going to affect a lot during playoff time. Overall the NBA trades have come to contact and have made some teams great and some worse.

NBA Trades

What type of candy do you like to get for Easter? By: Lacie Defoe

Hayleigh - Reese’s Pea-nut Buttercups

Ashley - Reese’s Peanut Buttercups

Jesse - Peeps Malia - Any kind of chocolates and jelly beans

Mrs. Simon- Dove choco-lates

Forensics: On to StateBy: Camille Bohnert The sub district meeting for Forensics was held on Monday March 3rd in Ashland. The district meeting was Saturday, March 15th. A total of twenty nine students from Bayfield participated in forensics this year. Twenty eight of

them will be performing their piece at the state level. Students entered in seven different categories: prose, group interpretation, four minute speech, solo acting, extemporaneous speaking, radio speaking, and poetry. Group interp is a prose piece read by a group of people

whereas the others are done by one person alone. A solo acting piece must be memorized, a four minute speech or extemporaneous speaking piece is done with the help of note cards, and the rest are read from a script. The following is a list of the categories and students who participated.

Students who will travel to Madison April 18-19 for the State Forensics meet:

Prose: Malia North, Alison Erickson, Camille Bohnert, Forrest HowkGroup Interp: -Jesse Flores, Nadine Teisberg, Gena Gephart, Stephanie LaPointe, and Travis Thier-Peter Atkins, Rita Carlson, Zach Boutin, and Joe DePerry-Lena Ludwig, Ashley Duffy, Michael Wynn, Sasheen Goslin, and Tiffanie Hanson-Mary Thomas, Billy Gordon, Jordan Jeffords, Justine Ringberg, and Jerred BlancheFour Minute Speech: Kyle NewagoSolo Acting: Steven BresetteExtemporaneous Speaking: Eugene Gokee-RindalRadio Speaking: Mike MontanoPoetry: Lori Barningham

By W. Thier Hand sanitation---some consider it a waste of time. What these people do not realize is that not washing your hands after using the bathroom is one of the best catalysts for the spread of bacteria and other infectious organisms. A waste-discharge station (public restroom) is a nasty place. The coliform and fecal matter that is present in these disease havens is enough to make even the strongest of stomachs lose their lunch. If only they knew…. For all you who insist on being so ignorant as to contaminate the public with the classless act of not wash-ing your hands, here are a few easy steps that I urge you to comply with.1. Use warm water when washing.2. Lather soap (preferably antibacterial) on both sides of you hands.3. Work it around your hands, wrist and forearms, rubbing profusely. Make sure to get in between your fin-gernails and any other hard to reach places.4. Rinse with water after at least 20 seconds, or as long as it takes you to sing “Happy Birthday” twice (sing it in your head).

A Do Or Die Matter

By A.Butterfield

Ms. Hulses’ fourth grade class went on a trip to town hall. They went to see how the voting process worked and what was required to vote. David Goode, the speaker, told the students pretty much everything they needed to know, such as how it’s done, what is needed, how to register, and so on. I went and asked the fourth grade class some questions about their trip, and to my surprise they remembered more than I thought they would. I could hardly keep up writing down their answers because they were talking so fast. The class was pretty excited for me to come down and talk to them, or at least that’s what I was told. I asked the fourth grade a total of six questions. Most of the students answered with eagerness and enthusiasm. Their hands rose quickly with the desire to answer. As I pointed to each student, they each gave me an interesting answer. Some answered the same question more than one time, but with a different response than the first time. The questions

I asked the class pretty much covers what they learned and what they liked. The first question was “Did you enjoy this trip?” Every response I got was the same. They all agreed they had fun. After all had answered they patiently sat in their seats waiting for the next question.

Question two asked “What was your favorite part of this trip?” Some students gave the same answer as others, but some of them said that looking at the voting papers and learning how to fill them out was their favorite part. Some other students said that learning about the voting process was the part they liked the best.

The third question asked them who they would vote for if they were old enough. The majority of the students in that class said they would vote for Obama, and just one said McCain. As I asked them why they would vote for Obama, they answered, “Because he would help stop war and take care of the environment.” Another student said “Because he is just awesome.” I asked the student who said he would vote for McCain why he chose that, and

he said, “People might change their minds before voting, and Obama might not have a very good chance.”

The next question asked them what other kinds of interesting things they learned on this trip, other than the voting process. More hands went up on this one than any other question. The students all answered with different things. A few of the things they learned were that people have to register before they vote, and they have to be eighteen. They also learned that voters have to go into a booth and there are only certain people they can vote for. A student pointed out that there is a handicap booth for people who need more room. Some students thought it was cool that voters have

to put the ballot in a machine when they are all finished, people who choose to vote also have to be an American citizen, and there are certain places that are designated voting areas, according to where one lives. A few students said that people are not able to vote if they’re in jail, but when released voting privileges are given back unless the crime committed was a felony. These students gave tons of information. I asked the students if their parents went and voted. A few said they weren’t sure; a few said yes. I asked the students who answered yes if they went with their parents. Only one student went with their parent to vote.

The last and final question I asked was “Who do you think is going to win?” And again, the majority of the students answered Barrack Obama.

Fourth grade students learn about voting

Rube GoldbergP. Atkins

Tuesday was an early morning for Mr. Erickson’s Advanced Science Class. After spending months building a complex machine to complete a simple task, they left at 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday to compete in the regional Rube Goldberg competition at the University of Wisconsin Stout.

This years’ task was to assemble a hamburger. The hamburger must consist of a top and bottom bun, a precooked patty, two vegetables, and two condiments. Nine high schools from around the state entered the competition, all with machines with unique steps to assemble the burger. Entrees ranged from duct taped, jerry rigged machines to sleek, efficient, and well oiled machines, such as Bayfield’s.

Bayfield’s Rube Goldberg’s machine is pin ball themed and assembles the burger (most of the time) in well over the required minimum of 20 steps. After two rounds of judging, in which the judges watched the machine run, reset and run in nine minutes, Bayfield advanced to the finals. Each of the four Rube Goldberg machines in the finals was run, reset and run for a third set of judges. With only one human intervention in the two runs, Bayfield took second.

With the second place finish, Bayfield qualified for the National Rube Goldberg Competition at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. The top two teams from the regional competition will travel to Purdue on April 5. “I’m happy with how our machine worked and how well we did,” said senior Zach Boutin, “I’m really excited for the national contest.” If you would like to see how complex assembling a hamburger can be, stop by Mr. Erickson’s room for a demonstration.

What’s Up With This Weather?By: Zach Boutin

In the years past, Mother Nature has given us some pretty bizarre weather, but this is the craziest winter yet. One day it will be 30 degrees and sunny outside. The next day it’s blowing 40 M.P.H., snowing like crazy, and its -50 degrees. What the heck! “It sucks compared to my 85 degree weather when I was in Las Vegas,” says Kevin Wiggins. “Stop teasing me with this 40 degree weather. I want it to be summer,” says Camille Bohnert. Steven Bresette says, “I love it cause of all the snow!” However, the benefit from the very cold weeks is that there’s lots of ice this year. Islanders are pleased to have an ice road. Evan Erickson says, “I’m happy that we have an ice road and that it’s lasted so long. I get to sleep in and not get up so early.” There are good and bad things about the weather. Some people love it so that they can go snowmobiling, ice fishing, snowboarding or skiing. Others hate it because of the snow and the cold. They just want it to be warm again. Lucky for them, spring is just around the corner and before you know, you’ll be wishing it wasn’t so hot outside.

Have a safe and happy

spring break everyone!!

Would You Rather…P. Atkins

Here are a few questions for you to ponder. A few students were asked what they would prefer. Their results were recorded and a reason why. Would you rather… Have no bones OR be in solitary confinement forever? 40% 60%-Camille Bonhert- “No bones. Even though you would be like jello, with today’s technology you could live a normal life.”Work at a fast food restaurant OR a gas station? 70% 30%-Zach Boutin- “Gas station. I would get a discount on gas.”Eat nothing but oatmeal for a month OR eat three live frogs? 45% 55%-Forrest Howk- “Oatmeal. I like oatmeal. Have Matt Holiday OR Vladimir Guerrero on your Fantasy baseball team? 75% 25%-Weston Thier- “Matt Holiday. Although both are super stars in their own right, I believe Holiday should have received the NL MVP award last season. Vlad is awesome, but I think Holiday will put up astonishing numbers this year.”Move to Paris OR Jamaica? 60% 40%-Lena Ludwig- “I would rather move to Jamaica, I like it hot.”

Boys’ BaseballBy: Zach Boutin

With the boy’s basketball season ending, spring is right around the corner and so is the baseball season. The season gets under way March 17 with the first game on April 3. This year the baseball team should be very strong with five returning seniors and lots of other returning under classmen. Last season the Trollers played fairly well and finished around .500. However, this year the Trollers hope to have a better season than last year and be contenders for the confer-ence title. There will be a couple of challenges along the way including Mellen and Hurley. Both teams are tough to play against, but the Trollers plan to beat them this year. God luck guys!

Boy’s Baseball Schedule4/3 Away @ Shell Lake4/14 Home vs. Phillips4/17 Home vs. Washburn4/24 Away @ Butternut/Glidden4/28 Home vs. Drummond5/1 Away @ Hurley 5/3 Home vs. South Shore (tournament)5/5 Home vs. Mellen5/8 Away @ Solon Springs5/10 Away @ Washburn (tournament)5/12 Home vs. South Shore5/15 Away @ Drummond

HorticultureBy. Shawn Hanson

This year’s horti-culture class includes Shawn Hanson, Derrick Crozier, Matt Gordon, Matt Bresette, and Erika Defoe. There are a lot of projects for this class this year. Right now the class is building a struc-ture to plant seeds that has an automatic water-ing system. The class is also going around to apple orchards and prun-

ing apple trees. While pruning apple trees, the students learned why you want to prune the trees and they learned a vari-ety of different ways to cut the old and wore out branches. The best time to prune apple trees is in the winter because you can’t spread infections or diseases in the trees. The students are also planning on planting apple trees so

the students that take the class in following years can do surveys on the trees. This spring the stu-dents are going to work on building a greenhouse next to the tech ed. build-ing. The only problem with the greenhouse is in the winter the snow that comes off the tech ed. building will fall directly onto the greenhouse and could break something.

Now the students have to design a structure that will make the snow not fall onto the greenhouse. If you are interested in doing any of this then I recommend taking this class sometime in your high school years.

Easter Word FindBy M.Gordon

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basket easter lily bunny eggs pastel candy grass peeps chicks ham spring

chocolate hide sunday church hunt toys

dye jellybeans

Easter Word Scramble By: M Topping

1.) sgeg

2.) yacnd

3.) taskbe

4.) yunbn

5.) taersE

6.) yed

7.) geg uhtn

8.) cocoaleht

9.) shicck

10.) tahch

11.) tunh

12.) barbit

13.) lelyj saben

14.) sasrg

15.) dihe

16.) nifd

17.) tens

18.) yill

By. M. Gordon

Senior 1) The accomplish-ment I’m most proud of: Getting into college.2) The fictional character I’d like to meet in real life: Spiderman. Because he’s my favorite superhero4) My favorite excuse for not turning in homework on time: Betty ran it over and it got stuck in her tires.5) I like to spend my free time: working out, reading or listening to music.6) My biggest regret about high school: Slack-ing off as a freshman.7) What most adults don’t seem to understand about kids: Everything entirely possible?8) Three words or phrases the describe me best: small, loud, friendly9) When I was younger, I used to imag-ine myself as: A power ranger10) The biggest change I’d like to make in myself: more self confi-dence and discipline.

Junior 1) The accomplish-ment I’m most proud of: Finally getting my license.

2) Most of my teach-ers would be surprised to know: that I’m not nice all the time.3) The fictional char-acter I’d like to meet in real life: Superman, so he could sweep me off my feet and take me flying high above the clouds.4) My favorite excuse for not turning in homework on time: What! You didn’t tell me I had to do this!5) I like to spend my free time: driving around, playing basketball, hang-ing out with my man and friends.6) My biggest re-gret about high school: SLACKING OFF.7) What most adults don’t seem to understand about kids: we’re more responsible than they think.8) Three words or phrases that describe me best: funny, athletic, out-going.9) When I was younger, I used to imag-ine myself as: A gym teacher, then as the next Layla Ali.10) The biggest change I’d like to make in myself: I’d like to be fit for volleyball and basket-ball next year.

Sophomore1) The accomplish-ment I’m most proud of: making it to 2006 indig-enous games and starting.2) Most of my teach-ers would be surprised to know: I don’t do any of my work outside of class.3) The fictional char-acter I’d like to meet in real life: Dory, on Finding Nemo, because she seems like a lot of fun.4) My favorite excuse for not turning in homework on time: I had a rough night.5) I like to spend my free time: Playing basket-ball at the hall or hanging out with friends and fam-ily.6) My biggest regret about high school: Slack-ing off my freshman year.7) What most adults don’t seem to understand about kids: That it’s really them who make the mistakes, not us.8) Three words or phrases that describe me best: short, quiet, happy.9) When I was younger, I used to imag-ine myself as: A wild life person.10) The biggest change I’d like to make in myself: Do my school work to the best of my ability all the time.

Freshman1) The accomplish-ment I’m most proud of: Making it to high school.

2) Most of my teach-ers would be surprised to know: I’m actually pretty smart.3) The fictional char-acter I’d like to meet in real life: The animaniacts because they’re crazy, and funny.4) My favorite excuse for not turning in homework on time: I didn’t feel like doing it at the time.5) I like to spend my free time: Playing basket-ball6) My biggest regret about high school: None, yet7) What most adults don’t seem to understand about kids: we’re cooler than they are.8) Three words or phrases that describe me best: I’m really athletic9) When I was younger, I used to imag-ine myself as: A profes-sional basketball player.10) The biggest change I’d like to make in myself: to be at least 6’0 foot.

Answers are displayed outside Ms. Peterson’s room.

Mystery Students