Training Wheels

Everyone who has rode a bike, probably started somewhere. We all have memories of falling off of our bike but who would have though that training wheels may be the cause of our skinned up hands and busted knees. It’s unclear when training wheels became popular, although historians suggest the early 1900s seem most likely. But it’s apparent why they became popular. They were an obvious solution to an obvious problem: How do you convince someone to climb onto something that is obviously going to fall over? So it isn’t surprising that aspiring riders wanted some greater stability, especially when bicycles were still an amazing sight.



By: Kendra Mounsey

Raves while on lunch break?

Lol what?

The Swedish are known for quite a few things, inventing Skype, the pacemaker, and many other awesome things, but recently, I read something that even cooler then those. Apparently they rave during their lunch breaks at work. Yep, some Swedish companies have big dance parties in the middle of the day. It all started in 2010 when 14 or so friends would dance their lunches away in their garage. They called it "Lunch Beat." Rumors of this spread around the underground of Swedish pop culture and it soon caught on. Now many popular venues and clubs offer midday fun. Most workplaces allow workers an hours to let loose and have fun and dub it "the most important hour of your week." There are even a list of rules that are kind of like the ten commandments of clubbing. 

It's interesting to see how differently people do things on the other side of the Atlantic.

Angry Chimp

When I go to the zoo, I always seem to hurry to the Elephants, the Zebras, and the chimps. Santino the chimp has gotten meaner by the day. The male chimp has continued to chucking zoo visitors with rocks and other weapons. While no one is watching, he is preparing for his next hit. He thinks like a military mastermind. He continues to hide his weapons in his hay until a group of unsuspecting visitors arrive. Scientists are overwhelmed with excitement but zoo keepers and visitors try to stay as far away from Santino as possible.

By: Kendra Mounsey

School Misspelling!

We all laugh about if a teacher or peer spells a simple word wrong but what if our school did it? And what if it wasn’t noticed for 9 YEARS! The Texas school was intending on the front sign to say “Sunrise-McMillan," but actually has "Sunrise-McMillian” this involving the lettering on the  school, printed signs, vinyl congratulatory signs, logos and even on Facebook. The lettering was changed on Monday. "You know how we say there's no 'I' in team?" teacher Jouet Dotson brainstormed. "We could say, 'Well, [at] Sunrise-McMillan, we're a team, so there is no 'I' in the last part of McMillan" So see even schools make mistakes too! But theirs are probably more embarassing.

By: Kendra Mounsey

Parkview Field is the sight of the Raiders 2nd Conference Win!!!

The Southern Wells Raiders took on the South Adams Starfires in a battle royal in the second ACAC game of the night. The Raiders got out to a quick lead early on, after the second inning the score was 3-1 Raiders on top. Seth Biberstine recorded the win for the good guys from the hill, holding the Starfires hitless through 5 1/3 innings. Solid Defense and timely hits were the key to the Raiders picking up the 2nd ACAC win of the year. The Raiders are currently 7-9 overall and 2-2 in the Conference. They are just over half way through the season and the future looks bright for the Raiders.

By: Lucas Miller

What's this about the zombie apocalypse?

With all this recent talk on social media sites, like Facebook, about the zombie apocalypse, talking about what you would do and where you would go, you can't help better "What would I do?" "Where would I go?" For me it all comes down to five questions.

1. Where would I go and why?

2. How would I arm myself? What weapon would I use?

3. How am I going to get supplies?

4. Am I going to try and survive alone or in a group?

5. Am I ready for Z-Day?

My answers are as follows:

1. I would attempt to gain access to a distribution center (DC) for Walmart or Kroger or some other big name store that sells groceries. Think about, I'm where they keep all of the supplies that go off to their many stores in the region. One person alone could survive at a DC for well over a year or two. Afterwards I would try to make contact with FEMA or the CDC as they will likely be the ones handling the containment of zombies.

2. I would arm myself with a Colt M4A1 Assualt rifle with a silencer, grenade launcher, 100 round magazine, ACOG sight (Advanced Combat Opitical Gunsight). For my sidearm I would have a Beretta M9 9mm Handgun and for a melee weapon I would keep an Army KA-Bar handy.

3. I've answered this in my answer to question one.

4. At first I wouldn't trust anyone, for obvious reasons, but eventually I might ask for the help of people but I would only travel with 2, maybe 3 other people.

5. I'd like to think so. Maybe not right now, but given time to prepare, I think I'd make it.

Let us know your answers to these questions to blog, this always an interesting topic to discuss and we'd love to read your feedback.

From Norwell to NFL

Chandler Harnish graduated from Norwell High School in 2007. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the 7^th and final round of the 2012 NFL Draft. The last man picked every year is known as Mr. Irrelevant. Harnish will join the first overall pick Andrew Luck at Training Camp. Mr. Irrelevant has a week all to himself in California, which was started in 1976, just to do something nice for no reason. Harnish has been at Northern Illinois the past 4 years tearing it up, setting many School and National Milestones. Congratulations to Chandler on a great college career, and best of luck to make the best of his NFL years.

By: Chet Owens

ECA Testing

ECA testing is up to bat before the “Big Break” for summer. Next week Algebra 1 and English 10 ECA testing is happening. So for all you people who haven’t hit the books yet better start! Remember you have to pass these tests to graduate and you don’t want to have to re-take them so my suggestion is don’t try and cram info down the night before the test make sure you do your assignments and review this week and weekend! Im not saying you have to do nothing but study (because you wont even if I did.) Just take 15-30 minutes to go over the topics you need help on. Lets just say these tests aren’t a walk in the park but as long as you study and stay on top of the work then you will do fine! Good luck fellow test takers.




By, Chet Owens

Prom 2012!!!

This year, the prom was held at Timber Ridge Golf Course, and the theme was “Hollywood Premier”. The King and Queen were Lucas Miller, and Sadie Herr, who were joined on prom court by David Haigh, Clayton Hamilton, Seth Biberstine, Lillian Hartley, Kaitlin Bonewit, and Mallory Preston. All-in all it was a great prom to attend, and few people were there that didn’t have a smile on their face. Post Prom was held at the Gym, and the theme was “Medieval Times”, which included a drawbridge, and a jousting center. It was easy to stay busy, and everyone was handed $40 cash, and a commemorative “Prom 2012” mug as they walked out the door, at 2 a.m. Another year in the books, and another set of royalty enthroned for the next year.




By: Lucas Miller

Turning Signal Neglect

We all know distracted driving causes about 950,000 accidents a year, but there is a greater and more dangerous car crashing agent out there! This fiend causes more than 2 million car crashes a year! He has just know been revealed by studies that show people are not using their turn signals enough. That’s right more than half of the car accidents in America are due to lazy drivers or bad training, but this is a serious problem. Even if you are just turning onto a little dirt road or into your own drive way you must use your turn signals! I don’t care if there is no one behind or near you use your turn signals. Using your turn signals constantly will make it so using them becomes a habit and you will forget to use them less. Over 45 % of drivers either neglect the usage of their turn signals and 25% just forget to use them! This means that 2 billion drivers don’t use their turn signals daily! That’s a stupid reason to get into a car crash and possibly cripple or kill your self out of laziness or a bad habit.




By, Chet Owens