Adelaide Adams (Kelsey Clark) and chorus girls (front) Stephanie Malloy, Alli Jo Lloyd, (back) Molly Tullis, and Elizabeth Sturgeon sing one more chorus of Harry. In Calamity’s cabin, Lt. Danny (Alex Wimmer) attempts to tell Katie Brown (Lindsey Carothers) his true feelings for her. Susan (Jessica Bruning) sings A Woman’s Touch during the finale as Francis Fryer (Nate Sadler) looks on. Page 2, The <strong>Ram</strong> <strong>Write</strong>-<strong>Up</strong>, <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Anthon- Oto <strong>Schools</strong> Calamity Jane Wild Bill Hickock (Derek Dougherty) teaches Calamity Jane (Noelle Uhl) a lesson by roping her to the chair.
Sticky Fingers By Sylvia Pedersen Perfect. Perfect grades, perfect relationship, perfect boyfriend, perfect life. That is how Jenna Kassarian, the main character in the book Sticky Fingers, feels her life needs to be. By the middle of her senior year of high school, Jenna has her entire life in order. She has the perfect boyfriend, early admittance to Harvard, a best friend who knows everything about her, and the life she has always seen for herself. She gets her early acceptance letter just before Christmas vacation, which, for most people, would make it easier to relax, but not for Jenna. She still has to make sure she still gets at least second or third in her class at graduation; she has to make sure she stays focused. This doesn’t seem easy when the “perfect” boyfriend is beginning to pressure her into being more loose about everything. She doesn’t realize just how far he would go to get her to loosen up. To her, he is the perfect boyfriend. He’s naturally smart (he doesn’t have to study for anything), he helps her with her homework when she needs it, he’s a study buddy, he is a popular jock, and on top of all By Jeff Koithan Imagine you and your family are driving across the country. Soon, you are in the desert and you get into a terrible crash, but everyone is OK. Then, all of the sudden, psychotic cannibals are attacking you and your family! The film The Hills Have Eeyes, directed by Alexandre Aja, is remake of the 1977 version. The movie begins with some footage of an old nuclear test sight where the government did many nuclear tests. The government was forcing people to leave the prop- Page 3, The <strong>Ram</strong> <strong>Write</strong>-<strong>Up</strong>, <strong>Maple</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Anthon- Oto <strong>Schools</strong> of that, he is really cute. What more could a girl ask for? Jenna’s best friend, Courtney, has always been there for her, but around Christmas, she begins to change. She gets more involved with her South American boyfriend, gets caught stealing nail polish by Jenna, and finds out her parents are splitting up. She pretends to be fine, but with everything that happens, especially her dad moving out, the pressure starts to get to her. Courtney overhears Jenna’s boyfriend, Scott, behind the store they both work at, talking to a guy that works the dock. Scott’s conversation involved a type of drug, so Courtney decided to talk to Scott about it, and in return, he ended up blackmailing her. In the end, Scott turn out to be nothing more than an insecure boy, and Courtney and Jenna’s friendship is tested, but remains strong. Jenna ends up in a loving relationship with someone who means a lot to her. Sticky Fingers discusses the relatively hidden world of a certain type of drug. It is very important to young people to be informed of this, and Sticky Fingers helps do this. Read the book to find out what drug was being abused. Horrifying thriller proves to be a “must see” erty, but some didn’t leave at all. The radiation from the tests caused a family to have deformed children. Now the children are grown up, alone in the desert, and in search for food. That food is people! This movie will surely have you screaming your head off, and then you’ll want to see it again. There are not many famous actors or actresses in this movie, but the people in the movie do a very fine job. This is a must see! I rate this horrifying thriller with four out four <strong>Ram</strong> heads. Speech students attend district and state competitions Back row: Stephen Phillips, Chris Sadler, Nate Sadler, Jeff Bruning, and Alex Wimmer. Front row: Alli Jo Lloyd, Elizabeth Sturgeon, Kendra Perkins, and Lindsey Carothers. Missing from the photo is Amy Bruning. By Jesse Nielsen March 4, Mrs. Conover and several students went to Storm Lake to attend district Speech Contest. Two or the students that went were Chris Sadler and Stephen Phillips. When asked about the contest Stephen said, “It was pretty fun. I liked the surprise or the Improvisation and met some cool people.” Chris said, ”It worked out good and Mrs. Conover was a good coach. It wasn’t to hard and didn’t take much practice. There were different categories in which the 10 students competed. Here is a list of the students and their categories. Chris Sadler-improvisation Nate Sadler-improvisation Stephen Phillips-improvisation Amy Bruning-Radio news, Literary Program Jeff Bruning-Story Telling Alex Wimmer-Expository Address Lindsey Carothers-Literary Program Elizabeth Sturgeon-Story telling Ally Jo Lloyd-Story telling Kendra Perkins-Poetry On the 18th the continuing students went to the State Level at Algona, Iowa. They needed a I to continue to this point. Here is a list of the students and their rankings (I being excellent II being good) Alex Wimmer I Stephen Phillips I Amy Bruning I Jeff Bruning II Lindsey Carothers II Mrs. Conover said, “ They were a great group and I enjoyed it.” Any one can compete in the competition because no special classes are required. If interested, see Mrs. Conover next year. “They were a great group and I enjoyed it.” -Mrs. Conover
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