Disappointment of an Olympics fan

During the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games, I was six years old and a budding figure skating fan, glued to the television watching not cartoons, but Tara Lipinski’s gold-medal winning performances.  I crayoned homemade signs reading “Go for the Gold, Tara!” and once she won that gold, well, anyone passing through our cul-de-sac knew, thanks to the posters plastered to the front windows of our house. The Olympics had me hooked. Fast forward 12 years. I’m 18, and the Olympics are on North American soil, turning Vancouver into Canada’s new capital for 17 days. No surprise,... Read more

Students tune in to Olympic events

American Lindsey Vonn won her gold in Ladies' Downhill skiing. Her medal would worth roughly $500 if melted down. At a time when gold is worth roughly $1100 per ounce, the value of an Olympic gold medal lies in both its physical worth and its symbolic meaning. That golden circle hanging around champion’s neck? It represents years of training and sacrifice, the pride of a victory, and the pure hard work of beating out every competitor and becoming the best in the world.   Cue up the Olympic theme song in your head.  The soaring notes work to showcase that broadcasting of exhilarating... Read more

Olympic thrills, spills, and surprises

Photo from www.vancouver2010.com The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games have not only brought together 82 nations to compete, but they also have brought a vast array of Olympic Moments. From the tears of near-misses and podium pride to the smiles and cheers of at-last victory and unexpected success, these Games have provided an outpouring of emotion from athletes and fans alike. Check out a few of these moments the Mill Stream has picked to showcase the latest Winter Games. The Thrills: -American snowboarder phenom Shaun White’s second gold medal in Men’s Halfpipe. The Flying Tomato lives up to... Read more

Junior Carson Wallace dies

Junior Carson Wallace passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9 during surgery at Methodist Hospital after receiving a gunshot wound at his home earlier Tuesday. Students wore camouflage and green in his memory on Wednesday. According to Principal Annetta Petty, grief counselors have been made available for students. The viewing will be held Friday 3-8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Monument St. The funeral will take place at the church on Saturday at 11 a.m., Petty said.  Read More →

Famous faces: influential people of the 2000s

Photo illustration by J. Klave Check out the names to the faces of the Mill Stream staff’s picks of some of the most influential people of the past decade. Don’t agree or think someone’s missing? Let us know by commenting below. Row 1: Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Patrick Swayze, Tony Dungy, Steve Carrell, LeBron James, Ellen DeGeneres Row 2: Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Al Gore, Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie, Arnold Schwarzenegger Row 3: Peyton Manning, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Jay Leno, Will Ferrell, Lance Armstrong, Kobe Bryant Row 4: George Clooney,... Read more

Athletics and sports square off

In the seventh grade, I had the pleasure of devoting hours of my gym periods toward stoking a lifelong passion for what were deemed “lifetime sports,” those that guaranteed participation even as I grew older. Among these included bowling, ping pong, and shuffleboard. A sprite, young thing now, as I age I won’t be able to keep up the running regime I currently put my body through. At that time, however, thanks to the seventh grade, I’ll be able to fall back on my shuffleboard skills. Timeless. I’ve come a long way since my ping pong table days, now though. Upon enrolling in high school,... Read more

Senior to receive possible 15 minutes of fame

Senior Jennifer Robertson may get her 15 minutes of fame Sunday May 17 with the airing of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition finale at 8 p.m. The show finishes the season building a home in Indianapolis, where Robertson volunteered on the worksite. She cited three places where viewers might catch a glimpse of her on their television sets: 1) One of the designers, Michael, explains to the camera that they were putting bricking on the house and Robertson was in the background handing bricks to other volunteers for background movement. “They shoot everything three times, so we had to hand these... Read more

Senior volunteers with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

“Put together one house, a deserving family, several opinionated designers, seven days and what do you get? The answer is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” ABC Television Network pitches for its hit Sunday night show. Add 4,200 Indianapolis area volunteers and you’ve got the season finale of the television show, shot in the downtown Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood March 28 through April 4. Senior Jennifer Robertson watches the show whenever she can win her family TV battle, so when she saw volunteer opportunities available for the Indianapolis finale while watching the news, she jumped... Read more

Improv team X-etra entertains students, public

The Improv team, X-etra, performed March 20 in front of a crowd of students and community members in their third show of the year. Skits ranging from “Columns” to “Dr. Know-It-All” entertained the audience for a great Friday evening of improv. Members performing included seniors Christian Fleming, Anna Buck, Andrew Hogg, Taryn Parker, and Tyler Anderson, as well as juniors Shannon Lavis and Ashley Galloway, and sophomore Nik Haney. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:... Read more

Fit for the Future offers chance to lose weight, stay in shape

Weight machines squeak along to the sound of upbeat music as both students and teachers work out along each other. It’s Fit for the Future, a club that’s in its second year, providing students and teachers the opportunity to exercise for an hour after school four days a week. The club is the brainchild of Dee Fowler, aerobics and physical education teacher at the main campus. Meeting Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the freshman campus weight room and cardio room, Fit for the Future offers the chance to get stronger, lose weight, or just stay in shape. Fowler’s... Read more

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