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A Christmas poem: 'Real Tree'

A Christmas poem: ‘Real Tree’

William Van Lannen December 18, 2024

Real Tree It was the week before Christmas and all through the class Not a student was stirring as they’d given their last. When what to my wandering eyes did appear Seniors Owen and Matt with...

New Art Room Sparks Learning

New Art Room Sparks Learning

Shelby Peterson November 12, 2024

Over the summer, the Tomorrow River High School had finished the expansion project. One component within the new building and expansion was the new and improved Art Room. Ms. Kaycie is the high school...

The 'reality' of the American Dream

The ‘reality’ of the American Dream

James Irish November 7, 2024

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is an exceptionally written modern tragedy that explores the concept of the “American dream” and how it can break people and families with its elusive nature yet...

The future is now in Fahrenheit 451

The future is now in Fahrenheit 451

Isabelle Dambroski November 7, 2024

In Fahrenheit 451, a world obsessed with entertainment and electronics eliminates books. Written in the 1950s, the themes feel like a warning for our society, where technology distracts us and affects...

Vander Laan jams National Anthem

Vander Laan jams National Anthem

Anna Olson November 7, 2024

Kayden Vander Laan is an aspiring guitarist, and recently, the school got the privilege to hear him perform his own rendition of the National Anthem at the girls varsity volleyball game. Vander Laan, 16,...

Art Club an opportunity to create art, make friends

Art Club an opportunity to create art, make friends

Angelina Wachowiak November 5, 2024

Countless students enjoy the chance to find people with similar likes and hobbies. Many schools allow students to use their voice, show off their creativity, and even offer the opportunity to be a part...

Foreign Exchange Students Settling In

Foreign Exchange Students Settling In

Ellie Laws October 28, 2024

Amherst High School has two new exchange students this year -- one from Austria and one from Sweden. Anja Zimmerbauer,  a sixteen-year-old senior from Austria, has two host sisters -- Madie and...

Wanted: animal photography

Wanted: animal photography

September 25, 2024

Do you have animal photography you'd like to share? A photo from the hunt perhaps or even a beautiful bird at your home's feeder? Send photos to [email protected]. (NOTE: Photos from...

Long exposures as digital art

Long exposures as digital art

Ellie Laws and Whytni Venne September 15, 2024

Aspiring photojournalists Whytni Venne and Ellie Laws experimented with light exposure while enrolled in photojournalism. Light exposure is largely a function of shutter speed which is the setting on the...

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