Archive for February 2010

Sibling divers push each other

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By Chelsey Heinz | Category: Sports

Every team has a family-like atmosphere. The swim team actually has a brother and sister pushing each other to excel at what they do best. Haley Offutt and Tyler Offutt are rated in the top ten divers in the state, and they credited each other for their success.
On the swim team, these two [...]



Panther Pick: Mackenzie Wallace

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By Nathan Tinner | Category: Sports

How do you think the team has changed from last season to this one?
Well we shoot the ball a lot more than we used to. We play run and gun style as coach Schell would say. We shoot a lot more 3’s and try to get a shot off within 10-15 seconds of having [...]



Gambling becoming a problem among teenagers

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By Jacob Gibson | Category: Feature

Why has underage gambling become such a huge problem that it is today? Parents of the current generation of teenagers grew up knowing gambling was wrong and the consequences that came with it, so why are the adolescents of today different? The answer is simple: the media.
Teenagers today watch an average of four [...]



One year down, three years to go

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By Nathan Tinner | Category: News

It’s been a year since “change” was promised. 365 days, give or take, since we flooded the polls with record numbers and voted our way into the history books. We elected our first African-American president; and for a while there, that was the focus: he’s Black, and that was scandalous enough to talk about for [...]



Panther Bowling Team Takes 5th at State

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By John Wells | Category: News

The Reitz boys bowling team took 5th at the state tournament February 20.
Reitz bowled a 2866, just 337 pins behind the eventual state champions Michigan City.
On the way to state, Reitz won sectionals, regionals and semi-state. Going into the post-season, the Panthers were ranked in the top ten of the state over a 10 [...]