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FUNDRAISER SEASON

Hannah Buckner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:36 +0000

It is“Bend High’s Season Of Giving.” The holidays are soon approaching and so many of our fun fundraisers.

The DoernBecher children’s hospital fundraiser brings in unopened toys to the kids as a Christmas presents. Bring any unopened or store bought toys to the main office. Thanks for any Donations.

You also have heard of the No Shave November fundraiser that helps donate money to The Thankful Families Project. So if you see your teachers’ hairy face up in the main office window, be sure to drop in any extra change you have to help a needy family. The winner of No Shave November will be announced soon.

Bend High’s Dance Team

sierralarsen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:48:13 +0000

If it’s a pop or a lock, a spin into a leap, the Bend High Dance Team girls have it down. Starting out with only a few members, the team has now turned into nineteen dancers. There are nine seniors, two juniors, four sophomores, and four freshmen. Kelli Bailey is the head coach, Rebekah Hopkins is the assistant coach, and P.R. Love, a previous dance team captain, comes to help out. When the dance team first began a few years ago, they were not well known because the idea was new. Now, many students in the school acknowledge our Bend High dance girls.

Each week the group practices on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for two and a half hours. First, they start out with a warm up to stretch their muscles. Then, head coach, Kelli Bailey, sometimes has them work on technique by doing drills across the gym floor. From there the girls either learn a new dance or practice an old one. The team learns many dances to perform throughout the school year. Our dance team performs at assemblies, games, and even dance competitions.

Last year, the dance team had the chance to perform at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. The Holiday Bowl is a televised championship football game played between two different college teams. That year, U of O and Oklahoma Sate played each other. This was a huge opportunity for the Bend High dance team because the stadium housed 59,106 screaming fans. “Welcome to the Jungle” was the song they danced to during halftime. With sunglasses and cute expressions while dancing, they brought entertainment to a filled stadium.

This year, our girls are competing in Portland on November 7th. They’re performing a flamenco dance. Flamenco is a type of Spanish dance that involves sharp profound movements. Wearing flowing skirts and high-heeled character shoes, these chicas will flaunt their sassy flamenco style. Wish them luck!

Green Greatness

skoch — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:49:23 +0000

Many awards were given out during our Academic Assembly on Thursday, March 19th. One of which I know was absolutely deserved: after much hard work, our Environmental Club was awarded the title of being the only Oregon Green School in Bend. The club president, Skyler Nelson, received the award.
But what does Oregon Green School do? Well, the organization’s website states that their mission is to help schools, “set up and maintain effective, permanent waste reduction and resource efficiency programs that improve schools and communities.” But what does it mean to be an Oregon Green School? The site also says that an Oregon Green School should have valuable “programs to recycle, reduce waste, save energy and conserve water.”
There was a lot of work in becoming an Oregon Green School. The Environmental Club had to basically go through the garbage, plus a sizeable amount of paperwork needed to be filled out for the application. But their hard work has finally paid off and now we can truly say that we are the eco-friendliest school around (in Bend, that is).