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  • Havenstein assumes role as STUCO adviser

    Thursday, October 26, 2006 By: Breana Work

    With around 40 members, and a new adviser, Student Council (STUCO) is off to a good start this year. STUCO had two major projects this month: Homecoming and the blood drive. They are also planning to

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  • German student experiences culture shock at Lamar High: Everyone Has a Story

    Thursday, October 26, 2006 By: Kaley Day

    Imagine coming from a school with no team sports, no dress code, where someone doing drugs is shocking and where you can’t drive until you’re 18. This is an example of the culture shock experienced by

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  • Kids, here are some Halloween tips from an expert

    Thursday, October 26, 2006 By: Daniel Hall

    A cold crisp autumn night. Kids running and playing all up and down the street. Candy from every house fills up bags of every goblin, vampire and super hero. That’s right, it’s Halloween.

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  • 10 Flicks of Fear: These movies will send a chill down your spine and not just at Halloween

    Thursday, October 26, 2006 By: Breann Nieschburg

    Halloween is upon us and it’s time to dust off the VCR and watch some freaky classics. Gather your friends and snuggle up, this could get scary.

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  • The Darker Side of Athletics: Several LHS athletes suffer injuries, face physical therapy

    Thursday, October 26, 2006 By: Daniel Hall

    “I think you did it again, Daniel,” the physical therapist said. “I think the ACL is gone.” The tears started streaming down my cheeks. “No, this is not happening again!” I thought. “I won’t let it.”

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  • Fall Sports Roundup

    Thursday, October 26, 2006 By: Biatriz Portillo

    The fall sports teams are ending their seasons, and all have had their ups and downs this year.

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  • Kelley looks to end career on good note: Athlete of the month

    Friday, October 27, 2006 By: Jason Veyna

    Taylor Kelley is a senior football player for the high school varsity football team. He has had a great seasonthus far and has racked up 16 touchdowns in eight games. With his 16 visits to the promise

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  • 100 Years and Counting ...: Lamar - La Junta rivalry reaches century mark

    Friday, October 27, 2006 By: Josh Kurtz

    What exactly is a rival? Almost all teams have opponents that they consider rivals, but these rivalriescome and go quickly. As for Lamar and La Junta, it just doesn’t seem to end. It is the second lon

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  • BREAKING NEWS: Power outage shuts LHS classes down for last two hours of day

    Friday, October 27, 2006 By: Savage Chieftain staff

    At about 1:13 p.m. Thursday afternoon, just three minutes before the change between fifth and sixth hours, a power outage forced teachers to enter into a temporary lockdown.

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  • Diva: Senior Catherine Yoon looks forward to a long career in opera

    Thursday, October 26, 2006 By: Nancy Delgado

    “When I was younger I wanted to be teacher, then I wanted to be a pediatrician because I love kids, and then I wanted to be an architect,” Catherine Yoon, senior, says, describing her once future goal

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BREAKING NEWS: Power outage shuts LHS classes down for last two hours of day
At about 1:13 p.m. Thursday afternoon, just three minutes before the change between fifth and sixth hours, a power outage forced teachers to enter into a temporary lockdown.
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Report shows one-third of LHS students are failing at least one class: Teachers, admin seek solution to fixing Report shows one-third of LHS students are failing at least one class: Teachers, admin seek solution to fixing
Thirty percent of Lamar High School students are failing one or more classes, according to a report from the attendance office. The number of students seems to fluctuate slightly from week to week, bu
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With around 40 members, and a new adviser, Student Council (STUCO) is off to a good start this year. STUCO had two major projects this month: Homecoming and the blood drive. They are also planning to
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Pad locks and finger scanners at the doors of every classroom or students having to scan their ID cards just to get into their classes are measures being takenaround the county to combat school violen
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Registration for spring semester dual credit classes will take place on Nov. 20 at Lamar High School from 12:30 - 3 p.m. Students will be called to the Commons

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Imagine coming from a school with no team sports, no dress code, where someone doing drugs is shocking and where you can’t drive until you’re 18. This is an example of the culture shock experienced by
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Lamar High School seniors are feeling the crunch of scholarship season. With piles of mail on their desks that just keep building and building, procrastination seems to be the norm when dealing with a
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