Mia Janke – The Hoofprint

What’s Your Favorite?

Mia Janke — Tue, 26 May 2015 17:10:45 +0000

We asked BHS students what their favorite thing to do in gym is. Here are their responses:

Privileges Around Our District

Mia Janke — Tue, 05 May 2015 17:19:48 +0000

As we all know, at our school when we are seniors we are able to get a day off, and to leave the school at 2 p.m during fourth quarter. To be eligable for this privilege you have to meet certain standards. You must have good grades, attendence, and behavior, then you must take the Student Climate Survey, and turn in your permission form in order to utilize your senior privileges. Seniors will be expected to carry their pass at all times, and show it to any adult supervisor when requested to do so on their way out. Seniors will not be allowed to transport any student that doesn’t have a pass off school property at this time, or stay in the parking lot
themselves. In other words, if they leave the building during AAA or Bison Time, they will be expected to leave the school property. If any senior abuses this privilege or demonstrates that he/she cannot handle this freedom, he/she will have this privilege taken away.
“I like the senior privileges we have. I mean, I don’t get to use them very much, but when I do I usually go get a banana and water before I go to track” said Taylor Spier

Ever wonder what other seniors get as privileges at their school?

Big Lake-
The whole senior year the seniors get to pick if they want two hours off in the morning or afternoon.
Buffalo-
Fourth quarter you are able to leave campus during AAA/Bison Time, also get the day before prom off.
Delano-
The last Tuesday of the year, seniors are not required to go to school the rest of the week.
Maple Lake-
They have a last hour study hall which they don’t have to go to fourth quarter. They get the last week off.
Monticello-
Seniors get off a week early.
St.Michael-
They get the last 30 minutes of school to go home.
Rockford-
The seniors are able to be TA’s. They get the last week off of school (before graduation.)

What school do you want to go to?

All or Nothing: School Email

Mia Janke — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:29:54 +0000

With the recent scandal with Hillary Clinton’s private email also being her government email, it raised some questions about whether or not school emails should be separate from personal emails.

Junior Sabrina Kumlin has her own thoughts on this topic, “it’s just an email, I don’t think it really matters, it’s not like I’m like ‘Hey, let’s hookup’.”

“I don’t think it matters all that much, but I think it’s just a privacy thing for schools to protect teachers from being accused of inappropriate relationships with students”, said Junior, Allison Roethke.

In the end, separating school and private emails is more a matter of protecting teachers against potential charges, and not about what email is used.

Bathroom Race Boys vs. Girls

Mia Janke — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:12:28 +0000

The rumor is that girls take longer in bathrooms than boys. We sat outside the bathroom doors and timed people from when they went in, to when they came out.

There are different factors that go into how long people take in the bathroom. Sometimes people go into the bathroom, but don’t actually use the bathroom, or maybe you have to wait in line, they could also just be going in to socialize with friends.

“I don’t go on my phone at school, but I do at home.” said Junior, Maddie Clubb

We took the times of eight boys, and eight girls.

Gender	Male	Female
Fastest time	30 seconds	34 seconds
Slowest time	6 minutes, 55 seconds	4 minutes, 25 seconds

“I get Snapchats from my friends while they’re in the bathroom, so I go meet up with them. Duty calls!” said Sophomore, Noah Evans

Turns out, the rumors may be true. The average female time spent in the bathroom was, 2 minutes and 46 seconds, compared to the Males average time of 2 minute and 31 seconds. They aren’t too far from each other, but this does prove that girls do, in fact, take more time in the bathroom.

Teens abusing adderall and other prescription drugs?

Mia Janke — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:58:11 +0000

Many BHS teens are prescribed Adderall, or Ritalin to help with lack of attention and to help them pay better attention during class. “Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a central nervous system stimulant. It affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control. Ritalin is used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Adderall (Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine) are central nervous system stimulants that affect chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control. Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine may be habit forming. Never share this medicine with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction.” (Information from http://www.drugs.com/adderall.html)

Although advised by the prescribing doctor not to share or sell these drugs, many student do so anyway. This warning by doctors is not only precautionary, it is to keep young adult out of legal trouble. Selling these drugs to people who do not need them is illegal, and could harm the person using without prescription.

If you are selling or sharing these drugs with friends or peers, you might want to reconsider your actions and evaluate the risks involved. Remember this could harm more people than just yourself, and could end up getting you in legal trouble.

Dance or Cheer leading: Which should be school funded?

Mia Janke — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:00:34 +0000

In 2013 Cheerleading was cut from being school funded only to be replaced by two title nine equalizers, Boys Swim & Dive and Girls Dance Team.

Since then there has been a small amount of tension between the recently school funded Cheerleading squad, and the new addition, Dance team. Both are considered sports by the athletes that make up the team, but for others who don’t know the first thing about them… not so much. Many in the school think that neither should be a school “sport” and should be replaced by another sport. Both require hours of training, and rigorous amounts of exercise, strength, and conditioning.

A sport is defined as, “any activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.”

“I think it is ridiculous that there is any tension between the two teams, they aren’t supported because of the MSHSL guidelines, not because the school just didn’t want them anymore. Things are getting better, but I still feel the tension from time to time.”