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Linken Newman
Staff Writer The HoneyBees, Bonneville High School’s dance team, got more coaches! Old head coach, Jason Coles, stepped down as the head coach. The new coaches are Ruby Gorr and Emma McGriffin. Gorr took his spot and now McGiffin is the assistant coach. McGiffin was a dancer when she went to BHS as a HoneyBee for most of her high school experience . She has been coaching for a few years after being thrown into it a few years ago, she has coached for a different school and recently this year joined the BHS team. She truly enjoys coaching because she can see the dancers grow and improve. She thinks the hardest part about dancing is adapting to the different dancers' personalities. Her favorite routine is hip-hop, because “of all the different dynamics, and the music is really good.” This is her first year as the assistant coach, with Gorr, who is the head coach. Their plans for the future of the dance team is to eventually make it to state. The dancers are assessed by a point-based system. One of the dancers on the team is Ashlyn Briggs; this is Briggs second year on the dance team. She does not have any prior experiences, only her friend telling her that they should both join. Briggs stated, “I think between this year and last year, I am being pushed more to get my goals because of the coaches this year.” She has extremely positive things to say about the coaches helping her whenever she needs and being all around supper supportive. A second dancer on the team, Alexis Ruesch, had this to say about the new coach: “I really respect her and want to do my best for her so we can go to state soon.” The two dancers have a ton of respect for the new coaches. Their next competition is at Jerome High School , and after that Preston High School . The final dance competition is at Ford Idaho Center. The team would most definitely appreciate students showing up to support them at the next competitions!
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Brielle Loveland
Staff Writer TikTok faced the threat of a ban in the United states, where over 170 million United States users supposably will lose access on January 19th, 2025. The TikTok ban has been a continuous issue in recent years with significant political, social, and economic implications. In 2020,the Trump administration had concerns over national security and data privacy, arguing that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, could potentially share user data with the Chinese government showing a threat to the US National Security. This sparked the debate on the balance between National Security and freedom of expression. The Supreme Court recently brought up the decision to weigh in on the tiktok ban; this was a movement on the ongoing idea from 2020. Ultimately, they decided to block the ban citing insignificant evidence of an intermediate threat to National Security and expressed concerns over the potential violation of First Amendment rights. The Supreme court brought up the issue again and brought in the CEO of the company, and he decided to just temporarily ban the app until Trump entered office to “save TikTok.” Many users online were upset about this decision and stated that it was a violation of their first amendment rights. Others were just upset that they were not going to be able to use the app in general, while some users genuinely did not care at all. UPDATE: On January 19th, the app sent a notification declaring a temporary ban around 8:00 p.m. That night the app was unable to be used. On January 20th, about 12 to 15 hours later the app was made accessible by American users. Many people have experienced that if they have deleted the app they will not be able to find TikTok in the app store, due to unknown reasons this caused a multitude of people to start selling their old phones that still have tik tok installed and putting them on ebay and other websites. Aaliyah Garcia
Staff Writer Shred the slopes, make memories, and discover the thrill of a new winter hobby! Bonneville High School has started a ski club! The club officially started January 13, and it will make its last trip to the slopes February 17, 2025 before the end of the season. Michael Strobel, a history teacher at Bonneville, is one of the advisors for the ski club. He states that he was introduced to the idea by Mrs. Brown, a math teacher at Rocky Mountain Middle School. According to Strobel,“Mrs. Brown talked to me at a basketball game and said Rocky Mountain was doing it. Some kids from Bonneville told her they wanted us to do it too.” In the ski club, there are a total of 130 students from both Rocky Mountain and Bonneville; Bonneville alone has 69 students participating. Bonneville is the only high school in the district that participates in a ski club. The ski club meets at Rocky Mountain Middle School every Monday at 2 o’clock. The plan is for the buses to come back at eight pm. While the plan is for the buses to return by 8 p.m., Strobel states that was not what happened on their first trip to Kelly Canyon. He says, “As [the bus] was leaving the parking lot, it wouldn’t shift gears.” Eventually, they left and sent another bus back to get them, but those students did not return to Idaho Falls until 11 p.m. that night. Strobel expresses that in the moment, he just thought, “buses break down, it happens.” It was not as alarming as it sounded; Strobel kept cool under pressure. Strobel explained the costs of the club: “175 for 5 tickets to Kelly Canyon, and the bus is about 15 bucks per time[bus ride]” Along with those fees, rentals are 25 dollars, and lessons are 20, but lessons are optional. Strobel brings to light his main priority is to help students who are struggling at the top of the mountain. He then states, “I’ve skied my whole life.” One of his favorite things about the ski club is that the chaperones ski for free, so he can enjoy an old hobby with no added fee. The only requirement to join the ski club for the students is to ensure that they can cover the fees to start. The ski club offers a memorable and adventurous time in the winter. It allows students to connect with others and improve their skiing skills. In the words of Strobel, “if you hate winter it's because you don't have a hobby in the winter, so you might as well get one.” So get a hobby, and find a reason to enjoy the snow! |
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