Enlisting In the Navy
Uriah Riemenschneider, Senior editor
February 15, 2019
Filed under Student Life
Coming into the school year, I had so many different options on what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go after high school. This different ideas and thoughts all jumbled together really had me stressing. Questions like “Which college should I attend” “What major should I pursue.” These thoug...
Ice Causes Long Commute
Dixon Collins, Senior Writer
February 15, 2019
Filed under Student Life
Driving is one of the most dangerous ways to commute. According to cars.com, 1 in 77 percent of drivers will die from a fatal car crash. Fatal accidents happen each and every day of the year with approximately 3,287 deaths occurring each day. This past Monday, my dad and I ventured ...
Valentine’s Day
Kelsey Wise, Senior Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Student Life
Valentine’s Day is the day in which couples and loved ones celebrate their love for one another. People show their love on Valentine’s Day through chocolate, stuffed animals, clothes, pictures, food, and more items that significant others love to receive. We all have that one favorite candy or choc...
Going Back Home: Part 3
Bella Panmei, Sophomore Writer
February 13, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Uncategorized
My birthday was on January 3rd, so my grandparents wanted to throw a party for I have not celebrated my birthday there and with my whole family for about 12 years. Everyone wanted a taste of American food so my parents had to work hard and long because no one else knew how to make deviled eggs, mashe...
Going Back Home: Part 2
Bella Panmei, Sophomore Writer
February 13, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Uncategorized
It does not snow at all in India so not even the elders had ever seen snow. The only real snow they have seen was in pictures and movies or photos that my parents send to them. Over there, we celebrate Christmas for three days and three nights. Each day we go to church and sing songs and have differe...
Going Back Home: Part 1
Bella Panmei, Sophomore Writer
February 13, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Uncategorized
Vacations and holidays are easily a favorite for everyone. We all just want a break from work or school or just life in general. Honestly, school, life, work, and everything is just so stressful, and for us to really work to our best potential is to take breaks to freshen ourselves. A quote a good frien...
My First Tattoo
Annie Daily, Senior Writer
February 7, 2019
Filed under Courier Top First Person Feature, Student Life
February second was my eighteenth birthday, so as many do, I decided that I wanted to get a tattoo. I didn’t decide to do this on a whim; I’d been thinking about getting this tattoo for about a year and a half. For quite a while I knew that this was something I wanted to do on my eighteenth birthday...
A Weird Experience
Alex Myers, Senior Writer
February 6, 2019
Filed under Courier Top First Person Feature, Student Life
When I was young, my father hunted deer, and with that venison we would make tubes of dehydrated links, basically jerky links. We never marinated them in a lot of sauces because we didn’t know which ones to use. This winter my mom, my dad, and I were at Sam’s Club when my father bought a slab of...
A Story Beyond the Limits
Ashli Key, Senior Editor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Courier Top First Person Feature, Student Life
When I look at my life, I normally start to overthink my work ethic and my ability to achieve certain goals, accomplishments, or qualities. I go about my day in the way of thinking that others live as the way I do. I never think of what others may be struggling with in different areas that I have nev...
An Insight of Female Boot Camp
February 4, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Uncategorized
This past weekend I attended a poolee function in Indianapolis along with many other girls. This function was not like our usual functions with our entire PT crew going against Lafayette’s. This function was better. I had an opportunity for a sneak peek of what female boot camp would hold for me. Be...
February 2019 Playlist
Annie Daily, Senior Writer
January 31, 2019
Filed under Courier Top First Person Feature, Student Life
In October I made a playlist for people who don’t particularly like mainstream music or are just tired of it and want to listen to something new. People seemed to like it, so here is my playlist for February of 2019. These are just some songs I’ve been listening to lately and would recommend. The...
Winter Driving Reflection
Lauren Hileman, Junior Writer
January 30, 2019
Filed under Courier Top First Person Feature, Student Life
Jan 28, 2019, was an interesting morning for me, and I’m sure it was the same for many others around the surrounding area. Monday morning, as the time was ticking down as school was about to start in some time, I was about to drive into Walton on 218 when I started to slide on the thick ice below my...