Berkley Pope
Staff Writer
  For students who are eager to change the world in the fields of science, technology, energy, and more, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) offers more than just a glimpse into its cutting edge innovation. From internships and apprenticeships to full-time positions, INL provides an array of opportunities for students who want to gain significant work experience and develop valuable skills. 
   At INL, students not only learn about science, they move through programs that are designed to help high school and other undergraduate students thrive. INL offers hands-on experience in fields ranging from nuclear engineering to cybersecurity and environmental science. Lynn Pope, a cybersecurity project manager for the lab, explains that “interns gain practical experience by working on real projects, using advanced research facilities, and collaborating with experienced professionals.” What truly sets INL apart is the rare chance it provides students to work alongside world-class scientists on projects that are changing and benefiting everyday lives. 
Regardless of what areas they are working in, students are treated as a part of the team. INL is not only an environment that challenges students academically, but it additionally inspires them to pursue their future in STEM. For many students, working at INL is much more than just a summer job, it is the beginning of a career. With a strong focus on mentorship, professional development, and networking, INL provides students with ways to build the skills and connections they need to succeed in the competitive job market. The lab’s partnerships with universities and industry leaders create opportunities that extend well beyond just the internship period. Some of the partnerships include the University of Tennessee and the University of Michigan, as well as working closely with government officials. 
  As the world faces increasingly complex challenges in energy, security, and sustainability, the need for skilled, passionate professionals has never been greater. Pope elaborates: “INL is poised for growth in areas like advanced nuclear technologies, renewable energy, and cybersecurity.” As well as stating that “students are an integral part to this vision.” INL is helping prepare the next generation to meet that demand by offering experience, as well as a sense of purpose and possibility. Whether or not students go on to work in national labs, INL opportunities for students provide them with the confidence and skills needed to shape the future. 

Ashlynn Morgan
Staff Writer
  The Duolingo owl was killed on February 11, 2025, when he was run over by a Cybertruck. When the official Duolingo Instagram announced his untimely death, they stated, “It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formally known as the Duolingo Owl, is dead.” On February 12th, Webtoon posted that they found out their ex passed away. Webtoon is a comic app for people to upload and share comics with people, and they had a past dating Duo. They were devastated with the news and stated that “[they] should [have] studied harder for [him]...” before it was too late. Wattpad, Webtoon’s current partner, was unhappy when they found Webtoon missing their deceased ex.
  Scrubdaddy, Duo's current partner, was crushed when they found out that the beloved owl had passed. On February 12th, after discovering what murdered their partner, they posted "not the Cybertruck" and said they were going to be sick. Scrubdaddy and Duo allegedly have children together. If the alleged rumors are true, Scrubdaddy and Duo have a baby together, leaving Scrubdaddy a single daddy. On February 13th, the official Duolingo Instagram posted once again, announcing that every character working at Duolingo had died with the hashtag #RipEveryone. According to the post, Falstaff was murdered by illegal hunting, Zari died by no bidet, and Lily died due to a sincere hug by a cute child.
  Co-founder and CEO Louis von Ahn, also known as “Duo’s Daddy” stated that Duo answered his one question: “Spanish or Vanish?” Commenting on the passing of the beloved Duolingo characters, Duo's Daddy stated, “it[is] our turn to stand together to continue his legacy.” 
With the gorgeous, tall, and green owl no longer around, he can no longer threaten to kidnap people's families if they fail to complete their lessons. 
  On February 24, 2025, the official Duolingo Instagram posted a concerning question: “You think [he would] let a Cybertruck take [him] out?” All in all, Duo's death was all a hoax, leaving the world protected by his infinite wisdom once more. As for the other characters, there has been no word of their condition or whereabouts. There has not been any further update on Duo, he has just returned to his mundane life as a language owl.

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Berkley Pope
Staff Writer
  For the past years, the Bonneville Boys Basketball Team has struggled to find success. With a 11-56 record from the past three seasons, the team faced loss after loss. However, the 2024-2025 season sparked a change for this team. Although the Bee’s secured a spot in the 5A state tournament for the first time since the 2016-2017 season, the team's journey to state was riddled with obstacles. The team began the season with many doubts surrounding them due to past failures, however a newfound determination and resilience helped push them to one of their most successful seasons in years. Through grit, teamwork, and standout performances, the Bees overcame adversity and surprised their district opponents.
  Heading into districts, the Bees had something to prove; they knew this was their chance to change the story. Game after game, they battled, pulling off big wins that put them on the map. By the time the district tournament came around, they were playing their best basketball of the season, catching teams off guard and proving they were not the same Bonneville squad people had written off before. “No one really picked us to do well in districts, let alone make it to state, so it feels good to prove people wrong,” senior Keaton Trane explains. As the final buzzer sounded in the district tournament, confirming Bonneville’s state tournament bid, emotions ran high. For the seniors, it was the culmination of years of dedication and perseverance. For the underclassmen, it was proof that Bonneville basketball was heading in the right direction.
  A major factor in their success was the overwhelming support from their school and community. Senior Kayden Carson expressed his appreciation for the BHS community stating   “First, I would like to thank the students, teachers, and community members that came to support us …Having that support really gave us an extra boost.” Bonneville’s student section, known for its energy and enthusiasm, showed up in full force, creating an electric atmosphere at games. 
The Bees started off the state tournament on a high note, upsetting the number four seed Middleton, and advancing to the second round. Unfortunately the team was then knocked out by the number one seed Preston. The boys fought hard throughout the game, but ultimately could not pull off a win, losing 55-74 to the now state champions. Junior Kade Littlewood expressed  “We had a great season, and I’m looking forward to getting back to it next season,” With confidence at an all-time high and a season of hard work behind them, Bonneville basketball is on the rise. As they prepare for their state tournament and the coming seasons, one thing is clear—the Bees are not just here to compete. They are here to make a statement.

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Ash Merritt
Editor-in-Chief
  A new Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Club has been formed to bring students together to enjoy a game that originated in 1974 while connecting with others who share their interest. The club comes together on Thursday nights from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room 204; however, occasionally the group has stayed a little longer than expected.  
  Miss Martindale chose to give the students the club because she had played DnD, and she was delighted to hear students, or as she would phrase it, nerds, still played the game now. She brought to light that “[she] had a lot of student requests for DnD, and [she is] an old nerd from the 80’s who played DnD.” She could not fathom “nerds still play it. And she explains that she calls them nerds with all the love because she was a nerd.  Martindale was excited to give the students a club for themselves. She had to go through a plethora of paperwork to obtain approval for the club through the administration. Fortunately, she pulled through and did obtain approval a few weeks ago. Martindale explained that there should be some posters and announcements out for the club soon. 
  At the start of this club, the members worked on character development and doing one shot campaigns. These one shot campaigns were ideal for the start of the club when there were a few members. However, now the club has more members and they are in the process of longer campaigns and now have 12-25 players. The club has two campaigns that are running constantly; on the other hand, one of the campaigns only runs when the Dungeon Master (DM) is available. A campaign consists of a DM, players and a world; however, not all eight players show up. The DM controls the non-player characters and creates the fantasy worlds the player’s characters traverse through. These worlds can be created by the DM or they can choose a premade one. The club has two full time DMs: Everett Ficker and Evan Nelson. 
  For those looking for a new experience Martindale explains that “our club is a rather flexible bunch of kids who just love to be creative. Some of the story lines are hilarious. I highly recommend that anyone who is interested should stop by. We have players who have never played and players who are experts.” This new and thriving club welcomes new members and encourages them to contribute their unique ideas and talents.

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Grisel Gonzalez 
Assistant Editor
  Journalism, for me, started out as just any class. As a freshman, I was completely clueless about what journalism entailed, and I was just worried about having the required amount of classes. However, on the first day of class, Mrs. Wagner immediately provided her students with such a comfortable and positive atmosphere. Even though all the chairs in her classroom were not filled, she still tried her best to make us want to stay in journalism and contribute towards Bonneville High School. From that day forward, journalism became my most loved and one of the most beneficial classes I have had thus far. 
  I am now one of three editors in my journalism class. Being an editor, I have learned incredible, lifelong skills such as time management, communication, responsibility, and social skills. Before journalism, I was the definition of an introvert. I only spoke if I was spoken to, and having to present in front of the class gave me major anxiety. However, after being in journalism for almost three years, I can confidently call myself an extrovert, depending on the day. Having to conduct in-person interviews and talking to my peers about their articles played such an important role in my blossoming as a person. Along with that, having deadlines and scheduling interviews has helped with my procrastination and time management issues. Journalism has not only served as a class but additionally as a vital spark in my self-improvement.
  Ultimately, I would encourage anyone and everyone to join journalism. Not only because of all the long term skills it provides, but furthermore because of the incredible teacher and students involved. Mrs. Wagner successfully provides such an inclusive and nonjudgemental environment in her class where students can freely express themselves in every way. In the end, I want to inspire others to join this community of writers to experience this unique and enriching class.

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Kirra Houpt
Staff Writer
Young Living classes are popular among students because they offer engaging activities and hands-on labs, making learning both fun and interactive. A few of the more well-known classes are foundational foods and Parenting and Child Development, which are taught by both Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Child. Both teachers attended the same college together and received the same degree: Family and Consumer Sciences. Mrs. Hall has been teaching at Bonneville for 19 years. Mrs. Child has dedicated her 32-year teaching career to Bonneville. Shortly after graduating, she was offered a job there and has been teaching ever since. Both Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Child teach the Family and Consumer Sciences classes, which revolve around applicable life skills. One of the most engaging projects for the young living classes is the Baby Think It Over unit; the project involves an electronic baby designed to simulate the actual experience of taking care of a real child.The Baby Think It Over project assigns various caregiving tasks to the participant, requiring them to care for the simulated baby over a set period, typically one full school day and two nights or an entire weekend. To pass the project, students are required to complete a certain amount for the baby,such as feeding, burping, rocking, and changing, as well as keeping the head and body stable, avoiding any sudden or shaking movements. Parenting and Child Development teaches a variety of students how to properly care for a baby, the stages of prenatal development, and much more to give an understanding of caring and being a responsible parent. Foundational foods is an enlightening class students can take that teaches about the safety and sanitation of being in the kitchen, alongside participating in a variety of labs to cook or bake meals with an assigned group. At the end of the trimester, students are required to take the Food Safety Exam which consists of a diverse amount of questions from what students learn in the classroom. A 75% or higher is required to pass and with doing so you earn a safety in food sciences certificate. 
Although some of the classes can be a real struggle for students to complete, Mrs. Child talked about how they were not necessarily difficult to teach though, gathering material could take awhile. All of these courses provide a large range of ideas for future career paths. 

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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.

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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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Almaise Le Gall
Staff Writer
  On November 16, 2024, Miss Bonneville took place at the Hillcrest Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. 14 girls competed for the crown of Miss Bonneville; however, only one girl won, and this year it was Preslie Arfmann. Arfmann previously cheered for Bonneville High School (BHS), but joining the Miss Bonneville competition was a new challenge. After seeing an Instagram post for the pageant, Arfmann decided it was time for a new experience. She and her mom attended the first Miss Bonneville meeting. Besides, she knew plenty of girls who were engaged in Miss Bonneville, so they all exclaimed, “Let’s do it together!”. Arfmann knew she was ready for this competition. 
  She decided to sign up in advance and establish her talent for the competition: singing. In July, she started preparing  for the event by meeting and rehearsing with a vocal coach. To help her prepare for the questions on stage, Arfmann’s mom and uncle worked together to plan and ask her questions. Her uncle would ask her a new question each day and help her correct her answers. Arfmann tracked her answers on flashcards and practiced to increase her confidence on the stage. After enjoying the competition, Arfmann believes her accomplishment and knowledge will serve her as an advantage for her future. This opportunity will help her be more aware of people next to her.
  She thought she did a pretty considerable job on the stage, but she did not really expect to win. When Arfmann heard her name called, she was truly surprised and excited. After the competition, Arfmann spoke with the Miss Bonneville director, Trina Dahkle, before the winner was announced. Dahkle already knew that Arfmann had won, but she chose to keep it a secret to really surprise Arfmann. Arfmann ended the conversation a bit disappointed, but she was ultimately shocked when they announced her win. Going against other talented girls, Arfmann thought Erin Bake, Lilian Mickelsen, Chelsea Hansen, or Isabella Cheney would win.
  Arfmann believes that Miss Bonneville is important for the community because she can organize or participate in activities to build the BHS community. For example, she’s planning to help people make friends and meet new people by organizing activities to build the BHS community. Since being crowned Miss Bonneville, Arfmann has worked within the community to shop for the holidays and spread Christmas cheer. Moreover, she plans to participate in local parades and give gifts to the less fortunate. Next year, when Arfmann will serve the community as Miss Bonneville, she is going to explore new experiences and be more aware of the world around her.