High school

Almost everyone has been affected by cancer, some more than others. Some people enjoy helping the cause, some people choose not to. I am the kind of person that likes to help the cause, and the past few years I have thoroughly enjoyed it. When I got to high school, I joined the High...

The Rosemount High School class of 2013 will celebrate after its graduation ceremony with a party put on by volunteers. As they head back to the high school one last time for their class party, they will also be asked to donate goods for the local food shelf. The senior party is...

If the members of Rosemount High School's site council are good salespeople, Irish football games, plays and other school events might soon start showing up on television. Thanks to a deal with fiber-optic provider Fiber to the Home, if parents can sell enough subscriptions and upgrades...

A few weeks ago, I was bemoaning the fact it was Labor Day. Lo and behold! It's now Memorial Day weekend. My favorite weekend, beyond a doubt! I have fond childhood memories for this holiday weekend. I remember there was always a parade and a carnival at a place in my town we...

I did not used to have an issue with waking up for school. However, as the school year has progressed, my inability to be up in time for school is dwindling rapidly. I think a lot of people share this experience. Instead of going to bed earlier, which seems to be a logical an-swer...

Rosemount High School is one of two Gold Star Winners of the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals 2012-13 Star of Innovation Award sponsored by Horace Mann which provides insurance and annuities for Minnesota educators.

It's Prom weekend here. Probably the second most popular social event of the high school year, with Homecoming taking first place. It's truly an event around here and I do mean an event. I remember my own Proms. Nothing like around here. We actually had it in the gym. First, there...

Selling, promoting and pricing in the world of business are competitive to say the least. Rosemount High School students John Herron, Nicolette Sorenson, Virginia Norder, Tate Zemanovic, Amelia Volkert, Savannah Burr and Grant Jackson were able to prove they have what it takes to...

Last weekend, my mom found some old photos and gave them to me to go through. I went through them and found pictures of my best friend Ericka and me from when we were around 8 years old. As I was going through all of them, I realized that ever since I started school, I have never...

We hear again and again that we often don't get it. We don't know what it's like to be our students. Regardless of the fact we were their age once, we just don't get what it's like to be their age today. Consequently, I thought I'd ask them. In today's world, what is one of the...