http://www.wolfpackpress.org Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:32:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cheers, music, and applause erupted from the Park High School auditorium on Wednesday March 3 as Park High School hosted Diversity Day. This special presentation, set up by Guidance Counselor Dr. Vo, was an opportunity for students to see a variety of different cultures through the art of dance.  Various ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/top-stories/diversity-day-highlights-unique-dancing-around-the-world/ On any normal day here at Park High School, chances are that you have been walking down a hallway and you find yourself having to dodge garbage, or even a puddle of some sticky drink. Day after day I see fellow students carelessly throwing their trash onto the floors of ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/viewpoints/oped/dirty-business/                               Usually, when the question of what is your favorite subject of the day is asked, witty students would reply with lunch. Even though lunch is technically not a subject, it is widely known for its popularity. It is where students satisfy their hunger while catching up on their social ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/viewpoints/oped/park-high-school%e2%80%99s-not-so-favorite-hour/           The public displaying of affection is an annoying issue at Park. School is not the appropriate time or place to express your feelings for one another. It is not a public matter. It is disruptive to the students who are coming to school to learn. We do not need ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/viewpoints/pda-go-away/                  High school students are fourteen to eighteen years old, we are not children anymore! We should be able to have a little more freedom then what we presently have at our school. For example only the seniors are allowed to leave during lunch and go out to eat, while ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/viewpoints/ellie-sylvia-and-dana-think-that-2/   The IB program will give students a head start into a music program. Students will be able to increase their knowledge of music while earning what could become college credit. Junior Lowell Hagberg states: “Being in a music based class is educational as well as a ton of fun”.  Statistics show ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/arts-and-academics/ib-and-music%e2%80%a6are-they-compatible/             Everyone knows that in the traditional stereotype college professors are: older, unapproachable, and completely heartless when it comes to personal conflicts.  Thankfully, not every professor in college personifies this stereotype, though I have to admit, a few come close.  The first important thing to know is while someone is ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/viewpoints/myth-buster-college-professors/ On February 8 2010, the Boy Scouts of America celebrated 100 years of outdoor campouts, merit badges, and teaching youth important life skills. While scouting first began in 1907 with Baden Powell in England, it was brought to the United States in 1910 and has been a huge part in ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/features/happy-centennial-boy-scouts/ Over the past three Saturdays, members of the Park High School Speech Team have been waking up early and representing Park very well at various meets.  Thus far, the team of approximately twenty students has competed in meets at Eden Prairie, Prior Lake, and Forest Lake, and after each meet, ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/arts-and-academics/park-super-speechers-off-to-a-great-start/      After a month of intense practices, hours of memorizing lines, and days of perfecting every detail, Park High School’s production of “Flaming Idiots” was ready for the annual One Act Competition. This competition is an opportunity for all of the schools in the Minnesota State High School League to ... http://www.wolfpackpress.org/arts-and-academics/park-earns-second-place-in-one-act-finals/