By: Brooke Peterson With the school year coming to an end, so are most high school sports. For the seniors, this will be that last season of their high school sports teams. Sports are a huge part of a lot of students' lives. They meet so many great people and form a family within their teams. From soccer, football, baseball, softball, swim, track, cheerleading, high-steppers, and many more to list students get so involved and they form a lifestyle around their team. Some students will continue their sports dream into college, but many won’t. That last game and senior night is therefore quite emotional for many seniors.
Senior, Libbee Bennett, has been a cheerleader ever since she was old enough to participate in the activity. Cheer is something she values very deeply and she said it has made high school that much more memorable. Bennett loved performing at football games the most and said, “The crowd is so much fun to interact with while cheering.” Bennett's favorite performance was when Box Elder High School and Bear River had a choreographed routine together. She explained it was so much fun to meet new people and see friends from Brigham City. Bennett started cheering for the high school her sophomore year and it has been nothing but awesome memories all the way through to now. Bennett absolutely has loved traveling games to perform because of the thrill of going against another school and showing off Bear River’s amazing teams! Bennett stated, “Home games will always hold a special place in my heart. Being surrounded by people who supported the team was great.” Bennett was so sad, yet excited to start senior year because she did not want to see cheering come to an end, but she is also ready to move on with life and start her career. Bennett’s coaches made sure to have the seniors feel loved and appreciated all throughout the season. On senior night for the cheer team, Bennett felt so distraught that her last year had come and gone so quickly; she was not ready to leave the family the team and created with each other. Senior years are always hard because you are leaving everything you have known for the past 12 years. Some athletes start as young as four years old and go all into high school. Moving on from such great experiences and everything you have known is hard, but exciting.
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By: Gracie Marsh Now as we are nearing the end of our third trimester, many seniors are thinking about graduation. This column will highlight one senior each issue and his or her thoughts regarding graduation. This week Elizabeth (Annie) Harrah is being highlighted.
Harrah is on the Bear River Spirit Squad, specifically the Dance Company Team. Harrah is working at Everything Your Heart Desires and constantly hanging out with her friends. Harrah’s favorite classes have been art classes. She loves drawing, ceramics and painting. She also really loves the history of art. During school Harrah had many favorite teachers. A few honorable mentions are her art teachers: Mr. Hyde and Mrs. Fyffe. She likes them because they taught her so much and really helped her enjoy art. Harrah's favorite thing about graduating is “moving on and starting a new chapter in [her] life and all the new people [she is] going to meet.” Harrah’s least favorite thing about graduating is that she is not excited to leave her friends; she is also nervous to pick a career and choose the right path. After Harrah graduates high school, she plans to take a gap year so she can just have fun and live. During her gap year, she plans to get ready to serve her mission, go on a trip to Europe, and go to as many concerts as she possibly can. Harrah’s plans for a job is to be in the fashion industry either as a designer, brand owner, or a personal stylist. Harrah has a lot of advice for future seniors: “Future seniors, here are some things I wish I knew before I was a senior: I wish I knew how amazing people can truly be. Don’t waste your time and find your people. Next, senior year is amazing, but it does come to an end, so don’t hesitate on anything! Tell that person how great they are. I would try and compliment at least one person a day, take time to discover yourself, apply for that dream college, and spend as much time with your friends. If you don’t get asked to a dance, still go and make the best of it! You could go with a group of friends or even by yourself. You can have so much fun in any situation as long as you have a positive attitude. Next, apply for any and every scholarship! I wish I had because the worst that’s going to happen is that they say no. Next, don’t be afraid to be yourself and do things for yourself! Step out of your boundaries and try new things. You can do this through fashion, wear things that represent you, tell your story. Wear that weird jacket you found in your grandma’s basement, or that skirt, yes, even if you’re a boy, just be sure to wear shorts. Clothing has no gender and no rules. Wear whatever you want because they come off at the end of the day anyways. Plus, it will give the teachers something to talk about during lunch. Some people might call you weird for the things you do but others will love it. Stick to those who love you for you. Work hard, stay true to yourself, and treat people with kindness. All the love, Elizabeth.” By: August Jensen Outer Fiction is a student made band here at Bear River High School. There are five members total, and each member plays a role in making the band special. The five members of Outer Fiction include Logan Allen, singer, MaKane Huggins, drums, Holden Saunders, bass and the harmonica, Jackson Egli, drums, and Landon Dean, the newest member of the band, keyboard. Outer Fiction was created by Allen and Huggins during the 8th grade for the talent show. After that, they decided to keep the band going and added more members.
The name of the band wasn’t always Outer Fiction, though. There were many names for the band before they decided on one that perfectly suited the band. Allen said, “I like space and when I went into the library I looked and saw the next word that I could and found ‘fiction.’ I put ‘outer’ and ‘fiction’ together and it clashed really well.” Outer Fiction currently has six songs out on Spotify, and they also have Instagram to keep their fans updated when new songs will be released. A new album of theirs called “Live, Laugh, Love” will be out to listen to by July of this year. Their first song was inspired by an organ bought at the DI by Allen and Saunders. They burned it in their backyard, and it inspired the first song they ever made together as a band. The members of Outer Fiction want to keep their band going beyond high school saying that “we would like to keep the band together and keep producing music, but if that doesn’t happen that's okay too.” Every member of the band has different goals they want to accomplish after high school. Allen just wants to be successful and be happy after he graduates. Saunders also wants this dream for himself. Huggins wants to pursue his djing career and become an influencer. Dean wants to move to Hawaii or Florida and also become an influencer after high school. These wonderful students have been able to make a super well developed band together, and they deserve a lot of recognition. Go listen to their songs on Spotify, and support them! By: Dustin Smith Photo Credit: BRHS Yearbook Staff Sterling Scholars are a group of 14 students that each specialize in a certain academic category. The categories include dance, mathematics, visual arts, business and marketing, family and consumer science, social sciences, world languages, instrumental music, vocal performance, English, skilled & technical sciences, science, computer technology, and speech/theatre arts/forensics. Sterling Scholars create portfolios that include work or samples of their accomplishments in their specified areas. On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, the school board took the time to recognize and congratulate the Sterling Scholars. Mark Johnson, a member of the school board, said, “We like to take the time to congratulate the students for all of their hard work during the school year, and to finish strong to the end!” All of the students received a letter from Box Elder School District saying, “Dear student, good job on being your school’s sterling scholar. Keep up the good work.” Heidi Jensen, the English Department Head, is the school’s sterling scholar coordinator and has held this position for the last five years. Mrs. Jensen began to get involved with Sterling Scholars when she wanted to better help the English Sterling Scholar. Of this, Mrs. Jensen said, “Years ago I was trying to help my English Sterling Scholar create a portfolio that would make it to state finals. But I didn't know much about the program, so I wasn't very much help. As I did research to learn more about Sterling Scholars, I realized the program offered scholarship opportunities and opened doors for my students who were college-bound anyway. When I talked to the coordinator, he expressed the idea that he was running out of time to really give the program his full attention and was hoping someone could help or take over, so Mrs. Hewlett and I talked and decided to take on the program.” The Sterling Scholar program is unique to Utah and reaching the state level is a great accomplishment. As this is the highest level, Mrs. Jensen strives to prepare students and takes great pride in her students: “I have had a total of eight [students go to state] since I took over the program. This year we had three, last year two, and one the year before and two the year before that. It has been wonderful to have my kids reach state.” Mrs. Jensen enjoys seeing students excel and be creative. One of her favorite experiences was when “one year...the Sterling Scholar for family and consumer sciences...used her skills the most when she taught little kids how to water ski. The judges just soaked that up and loved it.” Mrs. Jensen wants to encourage students to consider the program and said, “Becoming a Sterling Scholar is hard work, but the recognition and scholarships that come with Sterling Scholar are worth every minute.” The Bear River High School Sterling Scholars for 2020-2021
Dance: Noelle Meeds (Regional Runner Up) Mathematics: Nathan Kay Visual Arts: Cierra Macfarlane Business & Marketing: Jenna Haws (State Runner Up, top 10) Family & Consumer Sciences: Dustin Smith World Languages: Bailey Bjorn Instrumental Music: Madyson Mickelsen Vocal Performance: Carisa Epling English: Skyy Schuffenhauer (State Runner Up, top 10) Science: Jefferson Kowallis Computer Technology: John Coker (Regional Runner Up) Speech/Theatre Arts/Forensics: Kolten Cutler (State Runner Up, top 10) One of own our bear river students rizzing up the school mascot in a amazing outfit. A Lost TraditionThe Mr. BR assembly is a forgotten event from Bear River’s past mixed with ideas from other schools that bring back some of our history, and bring us some new traditions. The student council started planning in December. It was, and hopefully will continue to be, a fun assembly that brings people together, watching others around them enjoy some mindless fun. The student council holds Mr BR during school so people start to become aware of it and hope to eventually make it an after-school event where any member of the community can come. In fact they hope it will be free to everyone in the community but as Olivia Bailey said, “We don’t know what choices future student council members may make, and we don't claim that it will be”. At the same time when several students asked before, they seemed to either not know about the event or had premade opinions on the assembly, such as Matthew Smith who said, ”I have no idea what that is,'', or as Nova Anderson put it ”it’s just going to be a mock drag race.” In reality the Mr. BR assembly, is a scripted show that playfully mocks dating shows like bachelor and their absurdity. It starts by introducing several male students where they walk down the runway. They then do 3 unique “challenges'' in front of three judges such as asking them opinions on random or hilarious topics like their opinion on baked beans. Later they test out their “rizz” on the school mascot, and finally they mimic random noises such as a donkey. The student body votes for their favorite student using a ticket they received while entering the auditorium, and the judge’s cast their vote. Everyone in the crowd seemed to enjoy the assembly as many participated. A bear river student next who wished to stay anonymous said, “This wasn’t half bad. I mean it was fun but I wouldn’t come if it was an outside of school event.” which is an understandable as many students have after school jobs or work.This could become a tradition at our school to have this assembly, if our student council continues to receive support from the students at our school. Article Written by: Pedro Junyr Solis |
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