Many religious holidays are well known in America, however the Muslim tradition of fasting during the month of Ramadan often passes without notice from the general public’s eye. Sophomore Heelai Ahmadullah is part of the Muslim faith and participates in Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calender. It is considered by...
For senior Monica Voth, the holiday season brings trips to stores, to visit family and to a barn. Every year, Voth takes part in the Night in the Barn pageant put on by the Tabor Mennonite Youth Fellowship, the youth group of Tabor Mennonite Church in rural Newton. “We tell the Christmas story, usually...
Senior Ben Kreider and freshman Mark Kreider do not just receive treats at Christmas every year. The Kreider family also celebrates Sinterklaas, a holiday celebrated traditionally in many countries in Europe. “We set out our shoes, often wooden clogs, at night, along with some food for St. Nick to eat and some carrots and...
Today, Spanish teacher Evelyn Gregg will begin the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. Hanukkah is an eight-day, eight-night celebration. Each night participants light a candle on the Menorah. The candles represent the Holy light in the Holy Temple. The Holy Temple was rededicated after the Maccabees defeated the Assyrians and reclaimed the Holy Temple. Gregg said...
The house that sophomore Morgan Welch lives in had some frightening things happen in it in the past. Years before Welch and her family moved in, a man who lived there shot and killed himself. Welch said the ghost of the man now roams and haunts the house. “He got on the phone, called the...
I had this dream in 6th grade that I was sitting in my living room watching T.V. and instead of my neighbor’s house that’s actually across the street, there was a liquor store. The T.V. was in front of the window. Everything in my dream was silent. All of a sudden a black jeep...
When he has been at his dad’s house, junior Jake Bevan has had some scary encounters. One night, Bevan fell asleep on the counch. When he woke up and looked into the kitchen, the moonlight was shining on the floor. There was a silhouette of someone in the kitchen, but he didn’t know who...
As a home inspector, Brent Voran, father of 2009 graduate Paul Voran, sometimes gets into strange situations in people’s homes. One house in particular was stranger than the rest. The woman who lived at the house was showing Voran around when she warned him that a ghost lived in the house. She told him...
The obsession started nine years ago, but since then Mycah Westhoff has only become more involved in and obsessed with music. ”Music is pretty much my life,” Westhoff said. With the numerous musical activities Westhoff is involved in, she really does not have time for anything else. Her extensive list includes Choraleers, Railaires, Music...
Every year, junior Tim Regier knows exactly where he will be for the first hour of the school day before he even receives his schedule. Regier spends first and second blocks in Area 4 for band and jazz band. Since sixth grade, Regier has been playing the French horn. He considers this his...
