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The Discovery of Alien Life might surface before the end of the Decade

What's scarier, that we're not the only ones out there, or that in the spans of the cosmos we're the sole beings of our kind who have ever, or will ever exist? Whatever you think, scientists say that according to our current knowledge of the universe

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70 Year-old Russian Woman rescued by Subway Passengers

According to a video posted to the Russian News website, LifeNews, Russian subway passengers stopped what they were doing to free a 70 year-old woman who tripped while exiting the train and got herself stuck between the train and the platform. Passen

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Instant Genius

Jason Padgett was brutally mugged and was close to death. Luckily, he lived but only after receiving many blows to the head. This particular mugging had a unique outcome; Jason became a math genius. Prior to his mugging, Jason was a college dropout a

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Pizza Delivery Guy is Tipped Over $2,000

Many people have heard about the car dealership employees who humiliated a pizza delivery man over what he had mistaken for a $7 tip. Well, here's a story that will hopefully restore your faith in the good of humanity.

An Ohio real estate company name

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Seattle Rock Banned in Milwaukee Ahead of Packers-Seahawks Game

Milwaukee has announced that they are going to have a "Say No to Seattle!" playlist. This means that their local radio station is going to refuse to play songs that come from bands originating in Seattle. This includes bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Ja

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With Downloads in Decline, Can iTunes Adapt?

Think of how many times a day you use streaming services such as YouTube, Spotify, and Pandora. Have you ever thought much to open your iTunes account? I certainly don't. That's where Apple is having problems. Their profit is declining because of the

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Typhoon slams Phillippines

On December 7 Typhoon Hagupit crashed into the Philippine coast, knocking out power and forcing nearly 900,000 people to evacuate. During the storm, more than three people died due to exposure. Luckily the city was ready and the storm wasn't very vio

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Reuniting Pearl Harbor soldiers

Yesterday, more than a dozen soldiers that survived Pearl Harbor attended the 73rd anniversary in Hawaii. Many of the surviving soldiers spoke and recalled their experiences. They visited the monument of the Arizona yesterday to commemorate their fal

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A Cancer Dream On The Court

Everyone is afraid of getting cancer, especially if your a freshman in college still with things you want to do. That is the case for Lauren Hill, a freshman at Mount St. Joseph University. She is an avid basketball player. During her senior year in

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Ebola Quarantine

Over the weekend some governors sat down to discuss an Ebola policy. The policy says that anyone that had direct contact with Ebola patients in West Africa but be quarantined for 21 days. So far this is only seen in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois

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11 Foot Python Found in Pipe

On October 22, 2014 a 11-foot python was found on a construction work cite. It had managed to get itself stuck in pipe. The pipes were delivered on the 21 and the snake was discovered the next morning. The man who found it grabbed it by the head to g

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Being short can be a good thing!

Amge is from Nagpur, India. She is 20 years old and weighs 11 pounds! At full length she stands at 23 inches tall! Amge says that she wants to be treated as normal as possible. She doesn't mind being treated by a baby but it gets annoying when people

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Chicago Flights canceled

Saturday afternoon, more than 660 flights scheduled to either take off or land at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport were canceled, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation. Another 120 had been canceled over at the city's Midway Airport. 

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Trooper shoots unarmed man on camera

       Trooper shoots unarmed man at gas station. The trooper pulled him over at a gas station for a seat belt violation. The man apparently didn't notice the cop behind him, and continued to go to the pump until the officer gets out of the car. Once

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A DESPERATE MOMENT

After a long time of job searching and moving her three children from one home to another, Shanesha Taylor was for sure she had found a job that would be good enough to stabilize her family. The interview went well but it lasted longer than expected.

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JACOB WETTERLING'S ABDUCTOR

25 years ago an 11 year old boy went on a bike ride with his brother Trevor, and his friend Aaron in St. Joseph, Minnesota. As they left Jacobs house Aaron grabbed a flashlight and they rode their bikes to the nearby movie store. On their way back fr

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Individual Semester Test Times-Fall 2014

Go here for HCHS's Semester Test Schedule-Fall 2014

Go here for US History Semester Test topics

Go here for CWI Semester Test topics.

Below are the individual semester test times. Be sure to check to make sure that your name is listed and that the t

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My Changes for Next Year Based on Student Feedback

Based on your recent feedback, here are the most common issues students mentioned about my class. I will respond with what I will do(or try to do) differently next year.

1. Daily Blogs

• by far the biggest complaint. Here are the changes:

1. Only requi

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Student Feedback-Up to 10 Extra Credit Points-Due by Friday, May 16

Most of what I do in my classes is based on feedback from students over the years. I truly appreciate student's opinions, both positive and negative, and actually use them to make myself a better teacher and my classroom a better place to learn.

Plea

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Captain Leaves Passengers to Die

The Sewol ferry sank (I'm not sure where). The captain was among the first to be rescued along with some other crew members. The passengers however were told to stay put which led to many deaths. There is no international law or rule saying that the

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