Opinion: Farewell to Boulder, hometown and special place

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

By Cory Waltrip, editor-in-chief

Cory Waltrip

Cory Waltrip

What a journey, what a winding road, Boulder High has been. No matter, how much I’ve complained about how high school has been a struggle, I’ve come out a much wiser person. BHS has taught me lessons that I couldn’t have learned anywhere else. I’ve met amazing people, I’ve heard inspiring stories, I’ve constructed beautiful friendships, which have all lead me to this conclusion: Boulder High is a special place.

It struck me like a blow to the face when my friend Tomas, a Brazilian exchange student who spent a year here when I was a freshman, messaged me on Facebook the other night. He said, “Enjoy your last few days at Boulder High man . . . It’s a special place.”

Although he only spent one year at our creekside school, he was able to see the unique spirit traveling through the halls. There is individuality to Boulder students that I haven’t seen when I’ve met kids from other schools and other places.  Continue reading →

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Opinion: What journalism and writing about Boulder High has meant to me

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

By Loic Guegan, sports editor

As a junior, I joined Journalism not knowing what to expect and with little experience writing articles. Journalism has helped me improve my writing and helped me see the importance of news in all walks of life. I believe that writing is arguably the most important form of communication because it allows us to document our past and share our stories. 

News articles are for most people the only way they hear about many of the world’s most pressing issues and are a common source of information for the general public. Boulder High has given all of their students the opportunity to write for an online newspaper at this high school, which is beneficial for all students and provides valuable experience. I have cherished my time in Journalism and met tons of new people in the class and by writing stories. I hope that all BHS students will consider taking Journalism or Yearbook during their time here because it is such an important and fun class.  Continue reading →

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Boulder High economics students excel in Stock Market Challenge

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

By Ben Brown, staff writer

Boulder High seniors Aaron Wildman, Kristian Lupa and Erich Heimbach won the state Stock Market Experience for the spring semester. The students accepted their award, which includes a $300 cash prize, at the Denver Zoo on May 17.

The Stock Market Experience is an activity that gets students of all ages and ability to experience real-world investing and learn how the United State’s economic system works as well as learning academic concepts that relate to their overall core curriculum and align with Colorado’s new Personal Financial Literacy academic standards.

“Honestly I was surprised that we won. We invested at the beginning of the year, and due to busy schedules forgot to check up on our progress. Luckily our investments turned out well and we were able to make a sizeable profit,” Wildman said. Continue reading →

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Panthers boys swim team has strong showing against crosstown rival Fairview

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

By Loic Guegan, sports editor

The Boulder Panthers boys swim team was defeated by Fairview 158-141 on Thursday at the North Boulder Recreation Center in their annual meet. The Panthers had a strong showing, which should give their top swimmers momentum going into the class 5A state meet.

Boulder had the same number of first-place finishers as the Knights. Senior Geoffrey Longhurst led the Panthers with two individual first-place finishes (200 IM and 100 breaststroke) and was also on the winning 200 medley relay team that included sophomore Christian Feiler, freshman PJ Stapleton and senior Mitchell Rider.

“We’ve been working hard all year, and I think we showed that with our performance. Fairview was expecting a blowout, but we competed and had a ton of first-place finishes,” Longhurst said. Continue reading →

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Opinion: A diplomatic debacle with no happy ending underscores question of what international community should do about crisis in Syria

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

By Cory Waltrip, editor-in-chief

I have a nasty, aching feeling in the bottom of my stomach that chemical weapons may just be the start of an ever-growing international crisis in Syria. British intelligence is saying that they have limited evidence that Syrian forces, most likely Bashar al-Assad’s government troops, have used chemical weapons. But can we truly say we didn’t see this coming? In a conflict where increasing different factions, international and domestic, are battling one grand evil, the government, the gray area between right and wrong seems to be widening at a breakneck pace. If sarin gas, a chemical nerve agent, has been used, then it could be just the start of a degradation of an already nasty conflict that has killed over 70,000 people (although that number is likely even bigger). What we have reached as an international community is a diplomatic dead-end, a civil war without a solution that likely will incur grave side effects. Continue reading →

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Big-name players passed over in surprising first round of 2013 NFL draft

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

By Loic Guegan, sports editor

As the first round of this year’s NFL draft wrapped on Thursday, most fans were surprised after a majority of the big-name players were passed up. Even draft analysts were shocked when the first 32 picks left out college stars such as Geno Smith from West Virginia, Matt Barkley from Southern California, Eddie Lacy from Alabama and Manti Te’o from Notre Dame. Smith was projected to go early in the draft, perhaps even a top-10 pick, and was obviously disappointed that he was passed up.  Continue reading →

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Lady Panthers varsity soccer team rolls past Poudre

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

By Lake Brant & Ben Brown, staff writers

The Boulder High girls soccer team had to look to some of its younger players to secure a 3-1 win against Poudre on Thursday.

The season started off rough for the girls after they lost two of their first few games, but they have recovered well and are now 5-2 in league play and looking good for the future.

“We got a roll going, and we have to keep it going if we want to continue to be successful this season,” said defender Abby Burridge, a senior. Continue reading →

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Lady Panthers varsity soccer team slides past Monarch with last-minute goal

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

By Lake Brant, staff writer

The Boulder High girls soccer team looked to extend their win streak to four games as they took on rival Monarch. It took the Panthers all of regulation and stoppage time to get a goal.

With 50 seconds left in the second period of overtime, sophomore Elsy Segovia was able to put away the game winner. A beautiful through pass from junior Kelly McQuillen found Segovia as she calmly put the ball past the Monarch keeper. The 1-0 victory could prove to be important to the Panthers as they try to get into the top four of the Front Range League, which brings a guaranteed spot in the playoffs.

“It was a very frustrating game, especially playing defense. I was doing my role as a defender, but I couldn’t help us out in our attack. Still coming out with a win is great, and it showed great character in our team to not get overly frustrated and to keep on attacking,” senior defender Abby Burridge said. Continue reading →

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Gatsby-themed prom promises to transport party-goers back to the Roaring ‘20s

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

By Keile Kropf, staff writer

Junior Brandon Jacobs asks Nola Gehring to prom by setting up a glow-in-the-dark sign down her driveway. Boulder High’s prom is this Saturday at the Boulder Theater from 9-12 p.m. (Photo by Brandon Jacobs)

Junior Brandon Jacobs asks Nola Gehring to prom by setting up a glow-in-the-dark sign down her driveway. Boulder High’s prom is this Saturday at the Boulder Theater from 9 p.m.to midnight. (Photo by Brandon Jacobs)

With prom, the biggest dance of the year, approaching this Saturday, major preparations have been underway at Boulder High for weeks in anticipation of the big night. With the prom committee fundraising, girls dress shopping, groups party-bus planning and boys brainstorming date ideas, it’s hard to get a break from all the excitement. However, a more pressing dilemma for some is the high cost of the dance itself, not to mention party buses, limos, dinner, after-prom and expensive attire. The list never seems to end. Despite this, suspenseful energy is charging high with excitement for this Gatsby-themed dance.

Coinciding with the premier of the movie The Great Gatsby based on the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this year’s theme will surely be one to remember.

“We chose the theme because we wanted a classy theme that would be really fun. By junior year, almost everybody has read The Great Gatsby and knows about the big party scenes in the book. It sounded like a great prom idea, and we just ran with it,” junior class president Ryan Butler explained.  Continue reading →

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While standardized tests offer a good baseline, too much emphasis can also be a bad thing

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

By Chandler Baker & Keile Kropf, staff writers

Junior Chantal DeRoos stresses about taking the ACT. The ACT was adminstered to all juniors in Colorado on April 23. (Photo by Nola Gehring)

Junior Chantal DeRoos stresses about taking the ACT. The ACT was adminstered to all juniors in Colorado on April 23. (Photo by Nola Gehring)

The ACT, SAT, TCAP and AP — these are a few of many standardized tests given to high-school students that set the bar of learning criteria in schools. Standardized tests are created because they are the only numerical component of students’ college applications that are constant throughout the nation. While these tests are certainly necessary measurements, who is to say that they should place such a large emphasis on whether or not one can succeed in life?

“I am not a good test taker, plain and simple. It is really hard for me to see my scores on the PSAT and PACT and think that  is the limit of where I can go to college. No matter what my scores are, I feel like they are telling me what kind of life I am going to have,” junior Kylee Worthington said. Continue reading →

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