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“News of the North”
Published by the
Bayfield High School
P.O. Box 5001
Bayfield, WI 54814
Septentrion
Forensics: State Bound
By: Camille Bohnert
The district
competition for forensics
held on March 15th
was a success. District
was hosted by Ashland
this year and all of the
Bayfield students got
scores high enough to
move on to the state
level. The forensics kids
headed down to Madison
on Friday, April 18th
for the competition on
April 19th. At the state
level, each piece is read
only one time before
a single judge. No one
cracked under that intense
pressure, and students
cam home with bronze,
silver, or gold metals.
Before leaving fo
the competition senior
Forrest Howk said, “I
think we’ll do really
well” He was right.
The state trip is always
a blast for forensics
participants. Aside from
the long drive, the trip is
designed for maximum
fun. Getting the gold + a
day spent on state street +
dinner at Pedro’s + Rocky
Rococo’s pizza = the
recipe for maximum fun.
Not to mention the joys
of spending a weekend
with Mrs. Simon and Ms.
Ward.
Congratulations to
all participants.
Gold Medals:
Zach Boutin, Joe DePerry, Rita Carlson, Peter
Atkins, Kyle Newago
Silver Medals:
Forrest Howk, Malia
North, Steven Bresette,
Camille Bohnert, Mike
Montano, Nadine Teisberg, Gena Gephart,
Travis Thier, Stephanie
LaPointe, Jesse Flores
Bronze Medals:
Mary Thomas, Jordan
Barningham-Jeffords,
Jared Blanche, Billy Gordon, Justine Ringberg,
Alison Erickson, Lori
Barningham
Small Bronze Medals:
Tiffanie Hanson, Ashley
Duffy, Lena Ludwig,
Sasheen Goslin, Michael
Wynn
April 2008
Rube Goldberg:
Second to One
P. Atkins
It was a long,
bumpy bus ride to West
Lafayette, Indiana for
Mr. Erickson’s Advanced
Science class. On Friday,
April 4, they traveled to
Purdue University for the
High School and College
National Rube Goldberg
competition. High
schools and college teams
from around the country
gathered to show off their
complex burger assembly
machines.
The college
competition was held
in the morning, Purdue
University came in
first with a machine
that assembled a
hamburger in over 100
steps. Bayfield Rube
Goldberg team member
Weston Their said, “I
was a little disappointed
with functionality of
the college machines.
I thought the level of
workmanship of the
high school machines
was equal to that of
the college machines, I
wasn’t that impressed.”
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Rube Goldberg Continued
Eight high school teams from
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan
made the journey to West Lafayette for the
national competition after placing at the top
of their respective regionals. Teams ran their
machines three times for judges, but were able
to void one run before it was complete.
Bayfield’s machine ran with one
human intervention in the first round. The
team decided to void their second run that
also would have had one intervention. The
gamble paid off, the third run was perfect.
After much deliberation, the panel of judges
declared Bayfield the winner of second place
and the owner of a large, shiny trophy.
On the way back, they stopped
in Milwaukee to catch a Brewers game.
Milwaukee completed their sweep of San
Francisco with a 7-0 win. Ben Sheets
suffocated the Giants, pitching a 4-hit
complete game shutout, striking out eight. On
the offensive end, Ryan Braun was 3-5 with
a homerun. Gabe Kapler also added a solo
shot.
It will be a good season.
The Beatles Shoot for the Stars
By Forrest Howk
The Beatles are on their way to the North Star.
NASA broadcasted the Beatles’ song “Across the Universe” literally across the universe to the star Polaris,
otherwise known as the North Star.
The first beaming of a radio song celebrates the
40th anniversary of the song and the 45th anniversary
of NASA’s Deep Space Network.
The song written by John Lennon and Paul
McCartney will be traveling the speed of light and will
still take 431 years to reach the star Polaris. That’s because Polaris is 2.5 quadrillion miles away from Earth.
To broadcast the song, NASA loaded an MP3
of the song and transmitted it digitally from its high
powered antennae located in Madrid, Spain. But if
someone wanted to jam out to the Beatles on Polaris
they would need antenna and a receiver to convert it
back to music, the same way people receive satellite
television.
When asked about the transmitting of the song
Paul McCartney said, “Send my love to the aliens.”
What did you do over spring break?
Z. Boutin
The Bayfield County Health
Department and the Bayfield School
are pleased to offer your child FREE
DENTAL SERVICES.
We will be at Bayfield School May
5th – May 7th providing dental
screenings, sealants and fluoride
varnishes for 2nd and 6th graders.
Please make sure your child has received
and filled out the forms sent home from
the school to receive these free services.
Every child who participates has a
chance to win a FREE IPOD donated by
Apostle Island Realty, Bayfield, WI and
Omer Nelson Electric, Ashland, WI.
Freshman, Faron B.:
Played basketball
Junior Jesse F.:
Went skiing
Sophomore Steven B.:
Went to see his brother
Senior Rita C.:
Went to Montana to ski
Ben Sheets is Back
By John Burg
Ben Sheets, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, has
found the right arm slot. This is great news for all
Brewers fans. He found it when he was throwing
against a wall. If Sheets can return to his 2004 form
when he should have won the Cy Young, the Brewers will make the playoffs. Ben Sheets has a rocket
arm that can chuck a mid to upper nineties four seam
fastball and a crazy 12 to 6 curve with a plus change.
On opening day against the Chicago Cubs, he went 6.1
innings while giving up two hits and two walks with
no runs and 7 strikeouts. After all that, he didn’t even
get the decision.
Where are YOU working this summer?
Lacie Defoe: Winfield Inn
Weston Thier:
Winneboujou Club
Joe DePerry: Living
Adventures
Malia North: Motion to
Go and The Pub
Eugene Gokee Rindal:
Rec Center
Michael Wynn: The
coffee shop downtown
Iditarod
Evan Erickson: Grampa
Tony’s and South End
Lawn Care
Josi Montano: The Inn on
Madeline Island
Forrest Howk: Madeline
Island Ferry Line
Emily Nourse: Portside
Restaurant
Harrison Nelson: Grampa
Tony’s
by Weston Thier
Alaska this time of year may seem to many
of us as nothing more than a really long ways away.
The reality is that with the winter we’ve had this
year to date, we can get a feel for what it would be
like to live in the 49th state and experience the activities that they have up there. Arguably the largest
of these activities is dogsledding, which is a more
competitive sport than many think.
The biggest dogsled race in the world is the
Alaskan Iditarod. The winner of this year’s race was
Lance Mackey, who won a thriller vs. Jeff King, using some late trickery to steal the crown.
At the final checkpoint, Mackey pretended to take a
short nap, triggering a break from King. While King
was resting, Mackey broke out on the trail for the
lead and never looked back. An exciting finish to a
race and sport that is often overlooked but has a major impact to the area with everything from tourism
to competitions.
Pakistani Government Sends World
Wide Web into Confusion
By: Forrest Howk
Last Sunday, the majority of the world’s internet users
lost access to YouTube for several hours after an attempt by the Pakistani government to block use of the
popular website. The attempt to block YouTube was
executed by the Pakistani government because of the
anti-Islamic messages and movies on the video sharing site, which is owned by Google Inc.
The outage highlighted yet another of the Internet’s
vulnerabilities, coming less than a month after broken
cables on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea caused
Egypt to go offline and partial loss of the web from
Middle East to India.
After these serious flaws with the Internet have
been uncovered, I think that the school should seriously rethink how strictly they are regulating the Internet.
I am no computer whiz, but what if the schools blocking somehow became the domino that started a chain
reaction bringing down the web all around the United
States? I’m sure the school would not want that kind
of publicity.
Washburn’s Woes
P. Atkins
On April first, Washburn voters
overwhelmingly rejected the recurring $900,000
referendum for the Washburn School District. This
is no joking matter for the School District who needs
the extra tax money to cover operational costs. If the
referendum had passed, Washburn taxpayers would
have had to pay an extra $2.88 per thousand dollars of
property value.
Though enrollment is declining, the spending
is staying steady. With Washburn’s current spending,
the district will become bankrupt in 2010 without
additional funding. The District may be forced to
dissolve or consolidate in the next couple years. The
other area School Districts, namely Bayfield and
Ashland, would have to absorb their students.
Now the school board is looking into why
the referendum failed. They will probably propose a
revised referendum. Perhaps taxpayers would be more
exceptive of a nonrecurring referendum. The school
board is also trying to figure out ways to decrease
spending, which might mean cutting staff and certain
programs.
Baseball Schedule
Lardy Lunches
P. Atkins
Obesity is a growing problem. More than 72
million Americans are considered obese. Food choices
and eating habits account for much of the weight gain.
Twenty-three percent of students 10 to 17 are obese.
School lunches have a huge influence what kids eat,
some school lunch programs are good while others are
just plain greasy.
Bayfield’s lunch program is so-so health wise.
Electrathon Sponsors
Some of the food is prepared from scratch, but most of it
By . Joe Newago & Shawn Hanson
is canned, packaged, or already prepared. It is possible
The Bayfield electrathon team is looking
to eat a balanced and somewhat healthy lunch, but that
for sponsors to get money to fix the cars and go to
is up to the students. The other day we had chicken
races to try to regain the grand championship title.
nuggets, hash browns, carrot sticks, and milk. Bread,
We also had to purchase new helmets and race
butter and peanut butter are also always an option. Some
communication systems to keep in contact with the
students took the carrot sticks, but even fewer actually
drivers which is leaving the team low on money to
ate theirs. Five servings per day of fruit and vegetables
go to the races. Sponsors will have a vinyl decal
are recommended, but for many students it was just
put on our trailer and the cars. Any donations are
the fatty nuggets and hash browns. It would be a nice
greatly appreciated by the team. Please contact Dave
improvement to include a salad bar each day so students
Doering at Bayfield High School. His Phone number
have the option of getting some more leafy greens.
is 715-779-3201 ext.300.
It is scientifically proven that people with a
proper body mass index are happier, healthier, and
live longer. Eat your fruits and vegetables, watch your
portion size, and make sure you dab off that extra grease
by Derrick Crozier
with your napkin.
This year’s Final Four
by Weston Thier
ended up being UCLA,
It’s hard to imagine, looking out over the water that lies between Bayfield and
Kansas, UNC, and
LaPointe,
that only a couple of short weeks ago there were cars driving across the ice.
Memphis. Each one
was also a number one While free transportation in your own vehicle is an easy and enjoyable way to reach
the island, all good things must come to an end. In the case of the ice road, “the end”
seed, which has never
happened in Final Four meant the first ferry run of the year.
Many people rely on the ice patterns of winter on the big lake. In winter,
history. Kansas played islanders
are not dependant on ferry schedules and the island seems like just another
UNC and crushed
accessible place to travel to. For kids living on the island and going to school in Baythem with a 84-66
win. Memphis took on field, the ice road makes it possible for them to stay later at extra curricular activities
or events and is a useful commodity while it lasts.
UCLA and won
So although many of us are anxious for spring to come and the rain and sun
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melt
our plentiful snow, we hold back the tears and say farewell to one of our best
up being Memphis
winter friends. Until next winter, enjoy the ferry.
and Kansas for the
Championship.
Memphis was favored
to win by lots of people
in Bayfield, but that
didn’t happen. Kansas
ended up winning in
over time 75-68.
DATE
GAME
TIME
April 24
AWAY @ Butternut/ Glidden 4:30 April 28
HOME vs. Drummond
4:30
May 1
AWAY @ Hurley
4:30
May 5
HOME vs. Mellen
4:30
May 8
AWAY @ Solon Springs
4:30
May 12
HOME vs. South Shore
4:30
May 23, 27, 28 Regionals
Final Four
Farewell,
Ice Season
Indianhead All
Conference Boy’s Basketball
Z. Boutin
This year’s All Conference team was full of talented
basketball players. Bayfield was able to contribute
to the team with Matt Gordon as All Conference and
DJ Bressler as Honorable Mention. Matt was chosen
for his 3-point threat. In conference play he shot 167
three’s and made 71, the most in the conference. This
was DJ’s second consecutive season as Honorable
Mention. He was a great defensive man and a huge
scoring threat.
Other schools that contributed to the team were Mellen, Hurley, Solon Springs, Mercer and Washburn.
Mellen put three players on the team with repeats
Sam Pearson, Jared Neibauer and new comer Tim
Marincel. This is Sam’s third consecutive season
on the team. Hurley added two with repeat Daulton
Levra and new comer Michael Sebjl. Statistically,
Daulton was the biggest scoring threat in the conference. Washburn also added two with Kyle Spurlock
and Tyler Olson. Mercer added Kelly Ervin and Solon
Springs added Ryan Slivensky.
Is It Spring or Winter?
By: Forrest Howk
I am not sure whether the weather this year could be
called spring. It seems as if every week brings a new
surprise.
I thought we were finally leaving winter behind
us when the potential snow storm dumped 20 inches
of snow in northern Minnesota and we were enjoying
40 and 50 degree weather. We had it made, the baseball field and the soccer field were on the way to being
clear of snow and the temperature was steadily rising.
Then El Nino said no to baseball in northern Wisconsin.
We got a storm that stretched from Colorado
to Maine and bent back to us dumping 12 inches of
snow.
I personally am very upset with the roller coaster type
weather we are having so far. All I want to do is enjoy
my senior year and play baseball. So this is an official
warning to El Nino, if we receive any more snow or
not melt off the baseball field, I will personally use as
much fossil fuels and give off as much green house
gasses as possible. I will drive my car more, leave
the lights on and breathe more. So beware El Nino,
beware.
Good Thyme Bistro burns down
By: Camille Bohnert
The Good Thyme
Bistro in Washburn
was destroyed by a
fire this march. On
Tuesday March 18th
people crowded around
as fire fighters tried to
control the flames. Renee
Holman, the owner, was
on vacation in Mexico at
the time of the fire. “The
restaurant was closed this
week for cleaning and
maintenance,” said Gary
Holman, Renee’s father.
The cause of the fire is
unknown but it was found
to have originated in the
kitchen.
The fire was called in
just after five o’clock
that evening. Members
of Ashland, Mason, and
Bayfield fire departments
responded to the scene.
The fire was extinguished
but sadly, the Good
Thyme was a total loss.
The crews worked hard
to contain it and the
surrounding businesses
suffered very little
damage. The community
has of course experienced
a horrendous loss, the
Good Thyme restaurant
was a favorite business of
everyones. “I had a good
time at the Good Thyme”
said Peter Atkins, a
devastated customer.
Bayfield students will
miss the business. I
know that plenty of
students not only ate at
the restaurant but bought
their sandwiches too.
Earth Day
By: Derrick Crozier
Earth Day was
founded by Senator
Gaylord Nelson to put the
state of our environment
in the limelight. He
wanted to draw attention
to the idea of helping
our Mother Earth. The
idea was first introduced
in 1962 but didn’t really
kick off until 1969.
On Earth Day,
Jim Ramsdel, and his Our
Shared Planet program, is
coming to our school. He
will be presenting three
programs to our students.
You can visit his website
oursharedplanet.org to
learn more about his
presentation. Jim will
be staying for two days
at our school; on the
second day he will be
with the high school
students. Funds for his
two-day visit have been
provided by the Bayfield
Community Education
Foundation.
Some ways
all students can get
involved is to pick up
litter, carpool or walk,
recycle, plant a tree,
shut down computers or
other appliances when
not using them, and use
florescent bulbs (they use
75% less energy).
Law Day
D. Peterson
On Wednesday
April 2nd, Mr. Hay took
seven sophomores to the
Bayfield County Courthouse to take part in
“Law Day.” The students included Ashley
Duffy, Erik Nelson, Kasie
Gokee, Michael Wynn,
Steven Bresette, Travis
Their and Richard Topping. In addition to our
students Ashland, Washburn, South Shore, and
Drummond schools had
students as well.
The students
witnessed a “mock” trial.
Although none of the
Bayfield students took
part in the actual trial,
they all expressed their
opinions. The students
also got information
about “Teen Court” and
how they could join, if
they where interested.
“Teen Court” is when
teens are the jury and
they recommend what
happened to the child that
got in to trouble.
Kasie Gokee said, “It was
fun, and I liked eating
the hamburgers,” Erik
Nelson added, “Yeah, I
would participate again if
asked.”
Overall the students all had a great time.
All of them walked away
with more information
about the judicial system.
Giving Blood
By: Derrick Crozier
Bayfield High
School will be having
a blood drive on
Wednesday, May 14.
If you are planning on
giving blood there are
few things you should
probably know. To
donate blood you need
to be in good health, at
least 17 years old, at least
110 pounds, and have
not donated blood in the
last 56 days. Some other
good tips to know when
donating blood are…
1. drink lots of water
2. eat a good breakfast
with lots of protein
3. bring photo ID
unless you a blood card
4. you should know
information for the test
such as recent vacations,
tattoos, piercing, etc.
Horoscopes
aries
You’ll be focused on getting your message across
to other people as the
moon makes its way to
Gemini today. This could
be a good time to explain
your point of view to a
classmate who seems to
think you need an immediate supervisor. Be
gentle here.
taurus
Pay attention to your
finances now, and don’t
let your friends talk you
into spending money you
can’t afford. With Saturn
and the moon squaring
off today, you could come
to the conclusion that a
certain person you hang
with is bad for your wallet.
gemini
This could be a great day,
as long as you keep a
positive attitude about the
folks at home. The moon
will be in your sign these
next few days, so polish
up your image and make
sure you look as powerful and pretty as you feel.
Venus and Mercury will
inspire your friends to
gather around you.
cancer
It’s okay for you to take
a backseat today, because
the Gemini moon wants
you to pay more attention to the thoughts that
are running through your
own head today. Don’t let
pushy friends make you
feel bad for wanting to be
left alone.
leo
You’ll love working with
others when the moon
slides into Gemini today,
but be careful with your
money. Something that
others want you to do
could be painfully expensive. No matter how
much you want to feel
like part of the crowd,
busting your budget
won’t help you in the
long run.
virgo
With Saturn in your sign
you have been working
even harder than usual.
Now you may begin to
see some good results.
This might not be the
right time for you to take
on the responsibilities of
leadership.
libra
Use the sharp mental talents you were born with
to make the most of the
Gemini moon’s helpful
vibe. You could stun other
students and teachers
with the quick thinking
you can show off today.
scorpio
Close relationships will
sizzle now. If there’s a
boy in your life, he’s going to ask you to prove
how much you care for
him. This doesn’t mean
you should do anything
you don’t want to do.
sagittarius
If you haven’t been paying enough attention to
your relationship life yet,
the Gemini moon will
sure change all that! An
urge to merge might seem
to take over your consciousness for the next
few days.
capricorn
The Gemini moon will
put you in the right mood
for working. Take advantage of this forward-pushing energy to move ahead
with pesky end-of-theschool-year projects.
aquarius
The Gemini moon will
offer you some chances
to build up your social
connections and add spice
to your dating life. Try to
let a relationship unfold
slowly rather than pushing it too hard, too fast.
Mystery Students
By: Lacie Defoe
Senior
The accomplishment
I’m most proud of:
Getting into a college.
Most of my teachers
would be surprised to
know: That Jesse Flores
and I are best friends.
The fictional character
I’d like to meat in real
life: Katie from Horton
Hears a Who.
My favorite excuse
for not turning in
homework on time:
Jesse Flores ate my
homework.
I like to spend my free
time: Frolicking in a field
of flowers with Jesse
Flores.
My biggest regret about
high school: Not learning
how to touch my tongue
to my nose.
What most adults don’t
seem to understand
about kids: That we
usually know what we’re
talking about.
Three words or phrases
that describe me best:
Spontaneous, athletic and
humorous.
When I was younger, I
used to imagine myself
as: Jesse Flores.
The biggest change I’d
like to make in myself:
To look more like Jesse
Flores.
Junior
The accomplishment
I’m most proud of:
The art painting I did last
semester.
Most of my teachers
would be surprised to
know: I really do forget, I
don’t just say that.
The fictional character
I’d like to meat in real
life: Wonder Woman
because she is freaking
amazing.
My favorite excuse
for not turning in
homework on time:
I didn’t know it was due
I like to spend my free
time: Listening to music,
drawing, and sudoku’s.
My biggest regret
about high school: Not
doing my homework and
turning it in on time.
What most adults don’t
seem to understand
about kids: No matter
what you say to us, we
are going to think we are
right.
Three words or phrases
that describe me best:
Understanding, stubborn,
and ticklish.
When I was younger,
I used to imagine
myself as: Jasmine from
Aladdin. I had a costume
and everything.
The biggest change I’d
like to make in myself:
Having more
independence and not
being so scared about the
future.
Sophomore
The accomplishment
I’m most proud of:
Keeping my good grades.
Most of my teachers
would be surprised to
know: I like to read
The fictional character
I’d like to meat in real
life: Spongebob. He’s
funny but yet he’s kind of
a loser.
My favorite excuse
for not turning in
homework on time:
My mom threw it in the
garbage.
I like to spend my free
time: Hanging out with
my sister, when she’s
home and listening to
music and reading.
My biggest regret about
high school: Not trying
the best I could when I
was a freshman.
What most adults don’t
seem to understand
about kids: When we
say something mean we
don’t mean it, it’s just
something we do.
Three words or phrases
that describe me best:
I am smart, active, and I
talk a lot!
When I was younger, I
used to imagine myself
as: A librarian
The biggest change I’d
like to make in myself:
Is to make my grades a
little bit higher.
Freshman
The accomplishment
I’m most proud of:
Staying out of trouble.
Most of my teachers
would be surprised to
know: I’m not perfect.
The fictional character
I’d like to meat in real
life: Patrick off of Sponge
Bob, because he’s a star
and so am I.
My favorite excuse
for not turning in
homework on time: I
forgot it at home.
I like to spend my free
time: Hanging out with
friends.
My biggest regret about
high school: Not doing
work.
What most adults don’t
seem to understand
about kids: They don’t
like the word NO.
Three words or phrases
that describe me best:
Mean, pretty, and
outgoing.
When I was younger, I
used to imagine myself
as: A princess.
The biggest change I’d
like to make in myself:
Nothing, I’m fine the way
I am .
Answers are
posted outside Ms.
Peterson’s room
Solo Ensemble
were involved in the
high school’s triple trio
were Lori Barningham,
Skarlette Newago,
Andrea Peterson, Britany
Bonney, Sasheen Goslin,
Justine Ringberg, Gena
Gephart, and Alex
Butterfield. With triple
trios, there are three
parts: First sopranos,
second sopranos and
altos. First sopranos
were Lori, Skarlette and
Alex Butterfield. Second
sopranos were Andrea,
Britany and Sasheen, and
the altos were Gena and
Justine. We performed
two songs from the
piece Three Mountain
Ballads and they were
by Alex Butterfield
On Saturday,
April 5th, students from
Bayfield High School
and Bayfield Middle
School rode all the way to
Solon Springs to compete
in “Solo Ensemble.”
Students choose whether
they wanted to do vocal
solos, triple trios, or
duets or play instruments.
Nine students from each
middle school and high
school competed in solo
ensemble, singing in a
triple trio, eight more
students did solos and
two students played the
flute.
The students who
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BUMBLEBEE
CENTIPEDE
CRICKET
LADYBUG
DRAGONFLY
MAYFLY
WASP
“He’s gone away, and
Will he Remember.”
The middle school triple
trio consisted of Shania
Leask, Ally Hoopman,
and Autumn Charette
who sang first soprano,
Emma Dalzell, Ali
Gephart, and Faith North
who sang second soprano,
and Leanna Smith and
Amanda Gary who
sang the alto part. The
song they sang was “All
Through the Night” by
Welsh Tone.
With the
performing of solos,
there are different classes
of solos that differ on
difficulty. Class A solos
are commonly the most
difficult, Class B are
medium difficulty and
Class C are the easiest.
Students who perform a
class A solo are eligible to
go to state, but the others
who performed class B or
C are not.
Students who
sang class A solos are
Andrea Peterson, Lori
Barningham, Gena
Gephart, and Justine
Ringburg. In order to
advance to state, they
needed to get a star one.
Andrea sang her solo in
German and it was titled
“Bist du bei mir” by
J.S. Bach. Gena’s solo
was Italian and it was
titled “Gia il sole del
Gange” by Alessandro
Scarlatti. Lori solo was
in Italian also, and it was
titled “Bel Piacere” by
G.F. Handel. The Song
“If Music Be the Food
of Love” was sung by
Justine. Two students
sang Class B solos, and
they were Shania leask,
who sang “My Lord
What a Morning.” And
Amanda Gary who sang
“The Water is Wide.”
And Alex Butterfield sang
“Caro mio ben”, which
was Italian by Giuseppe
Giordani. Class C soloists
were Marita Thier and
Sophie Howk who did a
flute duet. Emma Dalzell
and Ali Gephart sang a
duet called “Didn’t My
Lord Deliver Daniel”
Two students
from Bayfield are on
their way to state for
their solos. They are Lori
Barningham and Gena
Gephart. The high school
triple trio is off to state as
well. To compete at state,
students will travel to Eau
Claire on the first of May
and compete on May 2nd.
Zach Albert 4/19
Lee Balber 4/4
Tanner Bresette 4/23
Courtney Defoe 4/13
Rusty Defoe 4/22
Trevor Gary 4/25
Gena Gephart 4/17
Kasie Gokee 4/23
Melody Hanson 4/22
Tiffannie Hanson 4/25
Ethan Hyde 4/24
Jade Peltonen 4/21
Justine Ringberg 4/4
Christine Silvernail 4/11
Mary Thomas 4/24
Britni Zagorski 4/13
April Birthdays
College Basketball
by.J. Soria
There were
many upsets in this
year’s March madness
tournament. The outcome
was also very upsetting
for many people. Kansas
and Memphis are the
two teams who came out
on top of the bracket.
Kansas had to play North
Carolina to make it to
the end, and they were
planning on putting the
game away early with a
40-12 lead in the first half.
At the end of the game
North Carolina had one
of the greatest comebacks
but ended up losing 8466.
Memphis had
to play UCLA in order
to make it to the end.
Memphis overcame
UCLA at the end
with a score of 78-63.
People say that because
Memphis has won 38
games and only lost one,
they deserve to win a
championship.
Kansas defeated
Memphis 75-68 for
the NCAA national
men’s basketball title
championship. It was
one of the most rare
match ups where both
were favorites. This was
a upset because of the
Memphis’s Grizzlies
almost perfect record of
38-1 through the season.
Kansas came out stronger
and with more power
to win. The tournament
has come to a end, and
Kansas is now national
college basketball
champions.
Firemen’s Brunch
Z. Boutin
Every year right around the start of spring the Bayfield Fire Department has a brunch at the Northern
Edge Bar and Restaurant. It’s a buffet style breakfast
with eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, fruit, muffin and
coffee or juice. Once you’ve decided what you want
to eat you’re able to sit anywhere you want and talk
to other people while you eat. There are also prizes
that people of all ages can win. There’s a 50/50 raffle
at the register and this year there were two big prizes.
They were a grill and a 12 gauge shot gun. Most of the
department helps out and a lot of their family members help as well. They work in the kitchen, sell raffles
or clean the tables after people are done eating. The
turn out was good this year despite it being a couple of
weeks earlier than it normally is.
Brewers
By John Burg
The Brewers are great. The so called experts are expecting them to finish third in the division behind the
Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati
Reds are good, I’ll give them that, but to place them
ahead of the Brewers, crazy. I think the Cubs will have
a good year and maybe even challenge the Brewers for
the NL Central but I don’t see a team with Lou Pinella
as manager going anywhere for real. The Cubs, the
Reds, and the Brewers are the only three teams in the
NL Central worth mentioning so I think that we’ll be
seeing the Brewers in October.
Tomorrow’s Techs
By. Joseph Newago
Hybrid auto technology
is changing the way
people train for repair
careers. The new hybrid
cars get the attention of
people who want great
gas mileage and cleaner
air, but with this new
technology there comes
more training for people
who are looking to get
into the auto repair
industry. For example, to
work on a car you have
to understand how it
works and to do that now
takes training. Because
everything is electronic
and computerized not like
older cars when just about
anything could be fixed
yourself, you have to take
it into a shop to get fixed.
This costs you more
money because they have
to be trained in all the new
technology.
Bayfield takes first in Washburn 3X3
By. M.Gordon
On April 13 2008 the
Washburn school district
hosted a 3 on 3 tournament with the other
schools in the area like
Ashland, Bayfield, Odanah, Drummond, and
Washburn. The Bayfield
team did really good
because we won the
championship game and
took first place overall.
The players that played
for Bayfield was Matt
Gordon, Zach Boutin,
DJ Bressler, and Kurtis
Gordon, Bayfield won
their first game easily by
a score of 18-2, then we
had to play Washburn
it was an intense game
because we were losing
most of the game and
then came back and won.
The last game Bayfield
played was against
Drummond in the championship which Bayfield
smoked them by a score
of 18-8. The players
received t-shirts for first
place
Global Warming
By John Burg
Global warming
is currently on the top of
the list of environmentalists everywhere. It is
caused by the emission
of green house gases that
are trapped in our atmosphere. When the sun
enters the atmosphere it
some of its warmth are
absorbed by the earth
while some of it bounces
off and leaves our atmosphere. When the atmosphere is full of green
house gases it traps the
heat like a green house,
hence its name, and the
temperature rises changing the climate. Also the
polar ice caps melt and
change the temperature
and the salinity of the water. This changes the currents of the ocean which
also causes changes to
the weather patterns. So,
we need to start thinking about changes we
can make. Turn out your
lights when you leave the
room, car pool, plant a
tree. Plant a tree for the
love of all that is holy. It
is a serious problem and
we need to start trying to
change this before things
get too bad.
3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Grade 12 High
Honors
Grade 10 High
Honors
Grade 12 Honors
Grade 10 Honors
Grade 11 High
Honors
Grade 9 High
Honors
Grade 11 Honors
Grade 9 Honors
Peter Atkins
Camille Bohnert
Zach Boutin
Rita Carlson
Alison Erickson
Forrest Howk
Malia North
Christine Silvernail
Weston Thier
Kahlil Williams
John Burg
Charlene Ludwig
Allyssa Gordon
Britany Bonney
Lacie DeFoe
Joseph DePerry
Michael Montano
Justine Ringberg
Jared Blanche
Evan Erickson
Jesse Flores
William Gordon
Jasmine Montano
Andrea Peterson
Elvira Salido-Moreno
William Soulier
Mary Thomas
Steven Bresette
Ashley Duffy
Genevieve Gephart
Eugene Gokee-Rindal
Gabriella Gordon
Kasie Gokee
Stephanie LaPointe
Erik Nelson
Nadine Teisberg
Richard Topping
Kayla Gordon
Kristi Holmes
Ethan Hyde
Kyle Newago
Travis Their
Ian Atkins
Taylor Gurnoe
David Pratt
A-Rodge: “One Crazy QuizBowler”
by Weston Thier
Alan Rogers, commonly know as “A-Rodge”
among his many admirers, has put together quite
the brainiac dynasty over his reign at Bayfield
High School. In case you don’t know, Rogers is
the current Bayfield Quiz Bowl Coach.
Although this dynasty has not always
been a winning one, A-Rodge is not one to be let
down. It is his intense coaching behavior and
obsession with trivial perfection that picks his
team up in the bleakest of circumstances and sets
him apart from other quiz bowl coaches. In their
latest quiz bowl tournament in Gogebic, Rogers
and his team fought for every question and never
backed down, the mark of a true competitor.
Many adjectives have been used in describing the aura of Rogers. Team captain Forrest
Howk calls him “One crazy quiz bowler.” You
need only watch Rogers step onto the quiz bowl
turf to see his eyes go ablaze with the fury of his
competitive nature. Watch out, area quiz bowl
teams. With Rogers at the helm, Bayfield Quiz
Bowl could turn into a serious quiz bowl threat in
the near future.
Lori Barningham
Nissia Dietrich
Allissa LaGrew
Trei Laroche-Theune
Esme Martinson
Emilia Nelson
Congratulations and
keep up the good
work!!
Rogers at his day job.