Red disrupts norms and gives us a breath of fresh air
November 2, 2010 • Jimmy Goss, Staff Writer
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Movies today rarely have fresh ideas. Moviegoers have become used to seeing the same old twists in the same old plots, day in and day out, since about the mid-’90s. Every so often, though, a film comes along that disrupts those norms and gives us a breath of fresh air. Red is one of those movies. Starring... Read more »
Kansas Sampler Foundation selects Eight Wonders of Kansas People
November 2, 2010 • Maddy Mikinski, Staff Writer
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Thousands of Kansans logged onto the Kansas Sampler Foundation website recently to vote on the Eight Wonders of Kansas People. This week, they announced the winners. They are: Amelia Earhart (Atchison). Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic in a plane. Buffalo Soldiers (Fort Leavenworth).... Read more »
Select Young Life members to travel to Tan-Tar-A Resort for fun weekend
November 2, 2010 • Hannah Kenton, Staff Writer
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On November 13-14, kids from all over the Kaw Valley area will board onto charter busses and head to Tan-Tar-A Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks for a weekend of fun. They will join kids from other Young Life groups in the Kansas City area, such as Blue Valley Young Life, Shawnee Mission Young Life and... Read more »
Three freshman vocalists make Kansas Music Educators’ statewide choir
November 2, 2010 • Express Staff
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Three BLHS freshman students were selected through competitive audition to the Kansas Music Educators’ Statewide Middle Level Choir. Those selected were Rebecca Carroll, Bret Fritz and Nick Genz. They will perform in Wichita on February 25, 2011, at the state music convention.
Runners fail to crack top 30 in either race at State XC meet
November 1, 2010 • Express Staff
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BLHS cross country runners Jonathan Oliva, Ally Laney and Hannah Tush competed in the State 4A cross country meet on Oct. 30 in Wamego. In the boys’ race, Oliva finished 57th in a time of 18:37.85. In the girls’ race, Laney was 39th (17:09) and Tush 71st (18:20). Thus, none of the three was... Read more »
Wall Street sequel a great movie
November 1, 2010 • Sam Tady, Staff Writer
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Although Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has been out for a while, it is still worthy of mention as it was a truly spectacular film. This sequel to the 1987 film entitled Wall Street, brings back Michael Douglas as white collar criminal Gordon Gekko. After a prison sentence... Read more »
The Sims 3 not worth the $30…maybe half that
November 1, 2010 • Sky Morrell, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Controlling the lives of people is a dream for most, and The Sims has always delivered in one way or another. You can make the little data people fall in love, skip work, or even just kill them off. This may seem like some hum-drum video game compared to the fast action of more popular game titles, but... Read more »
Prepare for college visits NOW
November 1, 2010 • Sam Tady, Staff Writer
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
With the first quarter over and November already here, many seniors are becoming anxious about what college they want to go to. A good method of choosing the right college is actually visiting the college you wish to attend. Almost all colleges have campus visits where an aspiring student can get the... Read more »
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