Seasons don’t really have a first, second, and third. They go in a cycle and keep going round. The first is when leaves hit the ground. Then, when presents and spirits are high, the season when snow falls from the sky. And, then comes the time when new life is born, it is when we […]

The new season of basketball at Tripp Middle School has arrived. I am so happy that so many people have signed up for it. The sign-up pages for boys and girls were going crazy. We had about two pages for both. Both teams are having tryouts this week. The people who have already tried out […]

River Valley Hornets Cheering is a combination of Leeds, Greene, and Turner cheerleaders. The Super Stars are sixth and eighth graders, mostly students from Tripp Middle School. River Valley Hornets represent Tripp Middle School because most of the people who are on the team are students of Tripp. River Valley keeps the school well informed […]

Flex Days was a program I viewed on the news a week ago. It was an idea proposed that in the winter, schools shorten the school week to four days instead of five. The school board would do this because it saves money for heating schools. It saves gas for buses. The idea would be […]

Eight teams, dozens of games, but one victor. This year was a very challenging soccor year for every team, and every team had their fair share of wins and losses. By the end of each game, both teams were always sweating, for every game was as intense and tiring as the last, leaving many players […]

During my school’s red ribbon week, the eighth graders watched a video on drugs and alcohol. This video affected me greatly and I thought that I would be sick from some of the facts and graphics of the video.I think that it was necessary that we watched this video because it taught us a lot […]

Did the economy affect Christmas? If so, how? Between the high oil prices, the gas prices, the loss of jobs, air travel prices, food and the economy so bad right now, how did average people afford their regular Christmas traditions? After Wall Street’s recent crash, the economy has plummeted and people all over the nation […]

Winter is here! For the next four to five months you will most likely be waking up to frosty windows, white covered cars and fast falling snow. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Now, if you’re like me, your answer would be a yes, but that isn’t everyone. I know plenty of people who say, ” I […]

The movie “Twilight” is a great movie. “It’s starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. It’s truly magical and I would love to see it over and over again,” said Mardea, a seventh grader from Elm Street School, who is a huge fan of “Twilight.” “It’s about a 108 -year-old vampire who has been lonely for […]

Get to know your LHS students.Christine BelangerSophomoreSchool Activities: Outing Club, LacrosseFavorite Subject: Latin IFavorite Music: Anything but country and rapFavorite Book: TwilightFavorite Food: PizzaFavorite Movie: Charlie Bartlett Favorite TV Show: That 70’s ShowRole Model: Friends and FamilyMost People Don’t Know: That I have a twin brother.Future Plans: CollegeMy Dream Vacation Would Be To: HawaiiFavorite Quote: […]