After graduating three state qualifiers from last season and acquiring new Head Wrestling coach Tucker Weber. The Rams look at this year as a rebuilding year.  There are currently 20 wrestlers on the squad compared to last years 35 wrestlers on the roster. Senior Dalton Book credits the sport's difficulty for the decline.  “Ninety percent of wrestling is mental and the other 10% is physical because you have to want to get better,” said...

The Lady Rams Basketball Team is currently undefeated, winning their first 12 games and are ranked fourth in 4A and first in the Hawkeye 10 conference. The fearsome threesome of junior Elle Scarborough, sophomore Madison Camden and freshman Jenna Hopp traded off as leading scorers. However, the entire team contributes to the team's success.  On January 14, the Lady Rams traveled to Harlan to defeat the Cyclones (81-45). Scarborough scored 20 points...

The Ram’s Dance Team continues practicing, performing and improving. Almost everyone on the team is involved in countless activities which fills their schedules every day. The team practices from 6 to 7 every morning and occasionally meets on weekends from 6 to 8. The selected dance members were excited to compete at state on December 6 and felt a sense of honor and pride in doing so. Dance teams from across the state gathered to compete and...

Tray, played by Tracy Morgan,  spent 15 years in prison for selling drugs. He was released early on good behavior and now lives in a halfway house, a home that helps ex-convicts and addicts get back on their feet by providing a place to live in. The Last OG is a comedy TV series created by Jordan Peele and John Carcier about the realistic life of an ex-convict from old school Brooklyn trying to reconnect with his family after spending over a decade...

Welcome to this week’s comic strip presented by yours truly, Tanner Williams. Each of these comic strips are made and developed by me to represent my opinion on things that happen around the school and community. Stay tuned for more comics every week and information on my array of characters!   – Tanner

This article is the fourth installment in a series about domestic abuse. This article has mentions of rape and sexual assault. This is a true retelling from a Midwest high school student. All names have been changed to protect the individuals involved.   “Portia, you were raped.” That was what Portia’s best friend told her over the phone on a breezy August morning. Portia, a high school student who uses she/her pronouns, had been...