By Sarah Yang
The look of confidence on the Anoka boys’ swimming team was evident during the final minutes before their first meet of the season started. Blaine sat across the pool, less assured, but reluctant to throwing the towel in without a fight.
Throughout the night, the Tornadoes fought the Bengals neck-to-neck, later to be declared victorious, leading 99-84.
“They [...]
By Sarah Yang
The Anoka brawlers won against Blaine at last night’s wrestling meet. According to Keanu Phou, 10, the Bengals were no competition; their victory last night confirmed it.
Captain Kyle Begin, 11, wrestled well, as did junior Jeremy Beaman. The fastest pin of the meet was made by Brandon Krone, 9, against Blaine’s Johan Allen, [...]
By Sarah Yang
As you strolled past the IMC this morning, an unusally melodic sound caught you off guard. Before you could help yourself, you found yourself walking toward the open, welcoming doors, drawn magnetically, involuntarily. As you approached, your head began to bob to the rhythm of the Christmas songs ringing in your ears. After [...]
By Melissa Jensen
On December 17th, the Anoka High School theatre department performed the closing production of the holiday musical, Snow White.
Incorporating Christmas spirit into this renowned Grimm Brother’s fairytale was a must for this show as the musical kicked off just two weeks prior to the holiday. The show began in Santa Claus’s Mystic Magic [...]
By Sarah Yang
Anoka girls’ hockey won against the Andover Huskies in yesterday’s game, 1-0.
Team member Blair Parent, 9, boasts of sophomore Katie Johnson’s sniping throughout the game; Kayla McLaughlin, 10, made three breakaways, stealing the puck from Andover’s grasp. McKenna Parent, 11, also had good, steady passes over to Katie Johnson.
During the half-time teddy bear toss, [...]
By Melissa Jensen
On Friday, December 10th, 2010, all students and staff were called down to the field house during second hour to listen to the words of wisdom of world-renowned, motivational speaker Mark Scharenbroich.
After a rocky start to the 2010 school year, Mr. Scharenbroich’s inspiring advice and witty humor was just what AHS needed in [...]
By Sarah Yang
The Anoka boys’ basketball team lost to the Armstrong Falcons, 82-73, on Thursday night’s game.
The game started on a rough note, with the Tornadoes struggling to stay above water. Although they trailed the Falcons by 15 points by the end of the second quarter, the boys played well.
Spencer Specht, 12, Spencer Grow (captain), [...]
By Lizzy Yarges
Anoka’s orchestras kicked off the holiday season with their yearly holiday concert. The Varsity, Philharmonic, Sinfonia, and Concert Orchestras all preformed various traditional holiday songs along with three songs arranged by Anoka’s own Mr. Halstenson.
Ms. Griffin and Mr. Halstenson led each orchestra to wonderful performances that left the audience at the edge of their seats [...]
By Sarah Yang
Once again staff in the IMC rolled out the speakers, hooked up the microphones, pushed back the tables, and set out an assortment of donuts and hot chocolate. Morning cafes were an anticipated event, much more popular now than they were back then.
Behind the counter with cordial smiles stood not Amnesty International, however, [...]
By Sarah Yang
It seemed to materialize over the course of the week, this strange object that sat in the IMC. Triangle sat upon triangle, towering above the bookshelves and library users. As students and faculty stroll, they attempt to hide their curiosity, but the question can be clearly seen on their faces: What is that?
Mathematics [...]
