By now, everyone has probably noticed that gas prices have yet again skyrocketed. This would quite directly affect high school students. Teenagers drive to friend’s houses, to Mason, take road trips, do lake laps, and anything else that involves pointless driving. So, whose driving habits have changed? “Mine have not, because I don’t drive enough to have to pay for gas…I only use my mom’s car about once a week.”…

The girls’ track season is underway and off to a big start. The two biggest competitors for the Lions are Alana Enabnit ’11 and Rea Faber ’11. Both girls began their seasons at the UNI State Indoor Meet. Enabnit took first in the 3000 meter and third in the 1500 meter. “This meet always gets me excited for the rest of the season,” said Enabnit who had a good reason…

As the school year’s end is in sight, it seems that people’s schedules become busier. And with spring time on the brink, it seems to be harder and harder to find motivation to get things done. Spring sports beginning, seniors finishing scholarships, working, and doing homework assignments get in the way of students having any time to enjoy te warm weather. Some of the tricks I have used to try…

The School Board has made many decisions at their meeting on April 4 that will have a large impact on the high school during the 2011/2012 school year. Due to declining enrollment and money received by the state, the budget needs to be reduced by $626,523 over the entire district. Clear Lake’s enrollment has dropped by one hundred students in the past two years and that means the school will…