Music, dancing, and bright lights-three things not commonly associated with the swash buckling crowd; however, students at Anoka bring pirates to life in their upcoming production. The Anoka High School Theater presents, Pirates of Penzance, a musical that follows the life of some intriguing characters.
The newly updated version of the original Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic [...]
By: Sarah Kobelinski
On Wednesday, December 7, seven Anoka students along with Mr. Orr, departed from the Minneapolis International airport and headed east to the “City that Never Sleeps.” Senior DECA members, Ashley Barthel, Chase Baumgartner, Anna Bendiske, Addison Czeck, Tony Palosaari, and Kristina Taggart went to New York through the DECA Internship Program, to see [...]
By: Jayme Weidell
Roy Juarez Jr. had to grow up rather quickly. At the age of fourteen he was homeless. He tried his best to make life all it could be for his nine-year-old sister and his two-year-old brother.
Roy grew up on the streets of San Antonio, Texas. He went from home to home every night. [...]
By: Jayme Weidell
Holidays are supposed to be a time gathered with loved ones; family. Over the holiday season, military loved ones don’t get the chance to be with the ones they love. Instead, they are over seas fighting for our freedom. With the holiday season here, there is a constant pain to the families with [...]
By Claudia Fernholz
The Hall of Fame was organized for graduates of Anoka High School who have made something of themselves. Some of the recipients were Olympic athletes, a band director and memorable coaches that impacted people’s lives greatly. They all made a big difference to someone, and that is why they were given this opportunity to remember the good times.
The [...]
On Friday, September 9th 2011 at 7:00 pm, the Anoka Tornadoes ran out onto the field holding a #7 jersey in memory of their team-mate, Dylan Witschen. It was the first game of the season, and they were ready to play.
The team started out the first half of the game with a touchdown, making the [...]
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 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, [...]
