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MESURE UP: It would take 453 of me, stack foot to head, to reach the top of the Burj Khalifa standing at 2,716.5 feet and shown lit up at night. (dont look too closely, Ive been skipping leg day)
Travel log: Dubai
FAIRYTALE: While visiting Europe over spring break with the school group, senior Chelsea Hoopes stops to take a picture of the Mont St. Michel Castle in Normandy, France. Hoopes loved visiting France during the trip, and it was a very cool experience for her. The Mont St. Michel Castle in Normandy, France was sort of a place out of a fairytale, and it was so cool to walk around the castle and go to the souvenir shops and food shops! Hoopes said.
Spring Break in Pictures
Hayden Morgan: Costa Rica Im excited to eat the exquisite fruit they have.
Student Spring Break Here We Come!
Sadie Hulse and Lucy Strasburg capture the fun nature of stagecraft class between set crafting. These two girls loved to help build sets for the play guys and Dolls with friends and the amazing Mr. Balls. It was such a fun class, and I loved being able to see our visions work out and just to be with my friends, said Strasburg.
Phone Snaps Capture SVHS Life
Arie Kilroy goes to find the sun in Orlando, Florida. She spent her vacation going to the beach and Disney World. It was really nice to get out of the snow and into warmer weather, said Kilroy.
SVHS Holiday Happenings
WORD SMITHS: Junior Emma Wolfley, sophomores Taggart Ivie, Lily Keith, and Jaden Edwards, and freshmen Symi Hepworth hang out in the library before school starts. Lily and Jaden recently won second place in the district young authors writing contest while Symi, Emma, and Taggart won first place and are awaiting the results from the state competition. Writing brings me a happiness like no other, said Taggart.
Meet the Young Author Contest Winners!
Jaden Robinson, Kailey Merritt, Chacelie Shumway, and Cody Nelson take a 0.5 highlighting their MIB identification cards. The four seniors got fired up during the famous rival game. Not sure why the cops got mad, but if I had to rate that game out of 10, Id rate it lets go braves, said Robinson.
MIB vs Black Hole
STUDY BUDDIES: Students work in the Library on Tuesday morning during academic support time.
New Academic Support Tuesday Gives Students Choice to Make
DIAMONDS (above) The Treble Tones preformed with style and diamonds! These girls really had to get into the performances and just let loose. “I love being able to represent our school at events like this with such an amazing group of singers! I just love all these girls,” stated senior Ali Hoopes.
Treble Tones Valentine’s Day Show
Cam Mackey, Kimball Hulse, Arie Kilroy, Hayden Morgan, Big Country, Sheridan Coles, Smith McClure, Ambrey Nelson, Will Linford, and Riplee Veigel all strike a pose before heading to the dance while the lights of Burger King burned in the background. The best part of the date was during dinner. We decided to go around the table and tell everyone something about us that no one knew, Coles said.
SVHS Savors Sweethearts Soiree
LISTEN UP: Mr. Wetzel standing in a place he knows well: the head of the classroom. He has taught at SVHS for 32 years and is the teacher who has been here the longest.
Wetzel Longest Tenured Teacher at SVHS
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Los Tres Amigos
STUDY BUDDIES: Students work in the Library on Tuesday morning during academic support time.
New Academic Support Tuesday Gives Students Choice to Make
MR. CLEAN: Custodian Todd Welker stands in one of his halls. Welker not only keeps his areas of the school spic and span, but also tells dad jokes to people each day. What do you call 2 birds stuck together? Velcrows.
Meet Custodian Todd Welker
JEFE: Mr. Balls rules over his domain. He teaches the popular stagecraft class. It is as much fun as it is work for those who take it, said Balls.
StageCraft Affords Hard-Working Students Freedom
Chilling with Lady Braves Soccer
Chilling with Lady Braves Soccer
HOME ON THE RANGE: This picture is of the University of Wyomings team locker room I took on my tour of their facilities. Playing football at the next level has been one of my biggest dreams since I was a kid, so being able to see college facilities in person was really exciting. I cant wait to be able to play football in college, and this visit gave me an awesome insight to a little bit of that dream.
University of Wyoming Offers Next Level Football Experience
Micd up with Coach Roniger
Mic’d up with Coach Roniger
FOOTLOOSE: Freshman Carter Bagley passes the ball through heavy traffic. Carter is one of only a few freshman on the boys soccer team. Its going pretty well. Practice is well-rounded and the conditioning is hard but worth it, said Bagley.
Braves Soccer Back Despite Cold, Snow
MY THREE SONS: Coach Lancaster coached not one, but three of his boys a few years back.
Fathers Find Satisfaction in Coaching Their Boys
The Adventures of Zephyr Dupont
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Marvel Through the Ages
The Hotbox Girls introduce the lead Doll to the crowd. The hardest thing for Emma Almanza was practicing for the play. She said, Believing that I am good enough to be my role was honestly the hardest part. After lots of practice in front of people I started gaining more confidence and it helped build my character to be where I am today.
Spring Play Hits Big
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Unappreciated Books
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All Conference All State Basketball Conversations
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March 20, 2024
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Hayden Morgan: Costa Rica “I’m excited to eat the exquisite fruit they have.”
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MESURE UP: It would take 453 of me, stack foot to head, to reach the top of the Burj Khalifa standing at 2,716.5 feet and shown lit up at night. (dont look too closely, Ive been skipping leg day)
Travel log: Dubai
FAIRYTALE: While visiting Europe over spring break with the school group, senior Chelsea Hoopes stops to take a picture of the Mont St. Michel Castle in Normandy, France. Hoopes loved visiting France during the trip, and it was a very cool experience for her. The Mont St. Michel Castle in Normandy, France was sort of a place out of a fairytale, and it was so cool to walk around the castle and go to the souvenir shops and food shops! Hoopes said.
Spring Break in Pictures
Sadie Hulse and Lucy Strasburg capture the fun nature of stagecraft class between set crafting. These two girls loved to help build sets for the play guys and Dolls with friends and the amazing Mr. Balls. It was such a fun class, and I loved being able to see our visions work out and just to be with my friends, said Strasburg.
Phone Snaps Capture SVHS Life
Arie Kilroy goes to find the sun in Orlando, Florida. She spent her vacation going to the beach and Disney World. It was really nice to get out of the snow and into warmer weather, said Kilroy.
SVHS Holiday Happenings
Lucy Strasburg, Cooper Lawson, Sophie Lamunyon, Smith McClure, Riley Erickson, and Sam Wood gather as friends to take their Winter Formal pictures in a casual but classy format. “Having close friends in the group definitely made it a really fun night. It was by far one of my favorite dances because I was able to spend time with them and make special memories,” said Erickson. For their day date, Riley and his squad made pizzas blindfolded under the direction of the girls.
Frosty Festivity at Winter Formal
DIGITAL DISCOVERY: Miguel Gallego Mena sits in the hallways, immersed in his phone. He was delving into a world of Twitch during a brief break from his class. I just need a tiny break from class from time to time, to rest my mind, Gallego said.
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