Junior Darby Lacey to hit slopes, train in Vail, Colo.
November 12, 2010 • Meg Smith, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
When the snow starts falling, most people dream of sugar plums dancing in their heads, but it is visions of skiers racing down the slopes that crowd into junior Darby Lacey’s head this time of year. Lacey is packing up and heading to Vail, Colo., over Thanksgiving break to hit the slopes and train... Read more »
Peer optimistic about volleyball season
November 12, 2010 • Meg Smith, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
Despite a season with a less than perfect record, junior Jenni Peer is ready to believe that a little more practice could make perfect. Peer, 16, just finished a third season on the CMR volleyball team, and her attitude remained optimistic since day one. “I think it’s that every game is an opportunity... Read more »
Students apply agricultural skills, knowledge to real world activities in new course
November 12, 2010 • Austin Lahr, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
For CMR’s agriculture teacher Jodi Koterba, agriculture involves much more than just farming. “It is a huge industry that we are trying to incorporate into our school,” Koterba said. “It’s been very interesting to talk to the community because most of them think of agriculture as cows, plows... Read more »
Second year at CMR proves to be right choice for Sweden’s Kajsa Backman
November 12, 2010 • Haley Mortenson, Staff Writer
Filed under Student Life
When most exchange students leave Great Falls at the end of the year, it’s a sad experience not knowing if they will ever return to Central Montana. For 18-year-old Kajsa Backman, however, the end-of-the-year goodbye was easy because she knew she’d be back in only a few short months. “When I left... Read more »
Teen girl obsesses over Harry Potter
November 12, 2010 • Jennifer Verzuh, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
The first thing on most teenage girls’ minds when waking up is usually what should they wear today, what are they going to do with their hair, or what will they do when they see that cute guy in their science class. But not for senior Ashton Olson. Her waking thoughts are of a different man. Harry... Read more »
Thespians to perform condensed works of the Immortal Bard for first production of season
November 12, 2010
Filed under News
Traditional Shakespeare doesn’t typically include puppets, raps, or Sean Connery as Macbeth, but CMR’s drama department strongly believes that it should. All of these elements will be present in the drama department’s upcoming play, “The Complete works of Shakespeare ‘Abridged,’” is being... Read more »
Key Club volunteers rake in hours helping others in need
November 12, 2010 • Caitlyn Aakre, Staff Writer
Filed under Student Life
No, Key Club is not about collecting different kinds of keys. It’s about helping people, and CMR’s club has been doing it since 1965. The club is famous for helping out other organizations, but this year, they’ve started one of their own. “[We’d like to] let people know about kids who need... Read more »
Students learn true meaning of service with parents deployed overseas
November 12, 2010 • Katie Hodges, Staff Writer
Filed under Student Life
Everyone has seen the “Support your troops” bumper stickers on the backs of cars driving around town. Some might even have them on their cars. But they’re not just an adornment for junior Corey Allen. For Allen, they are a reminder that there is a reason his father fights overseas. “They make... Read more »
An inside look at Speech and Debate
November 11, 2010 • Hannah Ragland, guest writer
Filed under Features
Long bus rides, card games between rounds and hanging out in hotel rooms. No CMR Speech and Debate meet would be complete without these things. Members of the C.M.Russell speech and debate team, The Talking Rustlers, have a lot going for them this year. “I believe we are doing well. There is definitely... Read more »
Band, orchestra, choir members perform in statewide ensembles
November 11, 2010 • Christina Christianson, staff writer
Filed under Features
The top music students from all over Montana converged together to perform at the 2010 All-State concerts Oct. 20-23. There were 15 CMR students from band, six from orchestra, and two from choir. The young musicians where given a few practices together before the finale, all practicing before had to... Read more »
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