http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Written by Kylie Alstrup--The Banner--Perspectives Editor--Wheat Ridge High School It’sthe biggest game of the year, you’re down by three points in the bottomof the fourth quarter, no time is left except for those seven smallseconds that are ticking by... With all of the pressure, c...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~20356.aspx9/23/2005 2:08:04 PMNatalie Bodo Written by Emily Bergren--The Banner--Staff Writer--Wheat Ridge High School. The 24 th annual Farmers 5000 took place on Sunday, Sept.18, raising about $20,000 that goes directly back to the school. This year, there were 644 participants that completed the 5K run. WR is one of the only...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~20368.aspx9/23/2005 2:16:10 PMNatalie Bodo Wheat Ridge High School will be hosting its annual fall showcase on Tuesday, November 5 from 7-9:00 p.m. All interested parents and 8th grade students are welcomed to attend for a night of information at the high school.http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~22719.aspx10/7/2005 4:16:11 PMNatalie Bodo By Hannah Hough, WRHS Editor-in-chief, senior After four deaths within two years, WRHS students and staff members changed grief into positive attitudes by starting the Power of One program at the school. With a successful first year, WR has come back with even more ideas to improve the p...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~27140.aspx11/1/2005 2:25:51 PMNatalie Bodo By Cheyne Heiny WRHS Sports Editor, senior 2004. 39-0 Homecoming. 1-9. At the end of the fall sports season last year, these numbers and stats put the entire school interested in sports in a state of depression. Not the depression that forces you to take special medication to overcome...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~27147.aspx11/1/2005 2:39:15 PMNatalie Bodo On Jan.20 every English class was shown another motivating movie related to the Power of One called, “Inside Out.” The Banner received a letter from a student giving his opinion on the video. The student questioned other peers about the video and then questioned himself on “Do we need the ‘Po...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~55388.aspx2/21/2006 2:11:59 PMNatalie Bodo First-day morning jitters, last-minute trips to the discount store for extra erasers and a box of Kleenex for the classroom and the frantic question of what to pack for lunch? These are all thoughts that go through the mind of a student heading off to the first day of school. But what they don't...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~113146.aspx8/11/2006 10:22:13 PMNatalie Bodo By Teri Incampo, News Editor for the Wheat Ridge High School Banner Every year WR students, parents and other community members have gathered to run a 5K (about 3.2 miles) dubbed the Farmers 5000, and this year's event marked 25 years. The Farmers 5000 is a fundraiser designed to benefit t...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~129661.aspx9/26/2006 10:19:38 AMNatalie Bodo By Chelsea Lofquist, Wheat Ridge High School Banner staff writer Ed Perlmutter, a former lawyer, is currently campaigning for Bob Beaprez's spot in Congress. A few students such as juniors Kylie Alstrup, Ashley Basta and Patrick Freeman, assisted at one of his last campaigning events during ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~129664.aspx9/26/2006 10:26:17 AMNatalie Bodo By Jenna Dowd, Editor-in-Chief of the Wheat Ridge High School Banner The high school sport that gets the most fan attendance is undeniably football. Games usually take place at night under stadium lights, with cheerleaders rooting, fans shouting and most importantly a rival team. However, thi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~129668.aspx9/26/2006 10:31:18 AMNatalie Bodo By Ashley Basta, Wheat Ridge High School Banner Editor-in-Chief One of the best aspects of school spirit is attending the games, dances, assemblies, etc. I think most would say that yelling, standing, mingling with friends and cheering our hearts out is one of the best feelings there is. One ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~129669.aspx9/26/2006 10:34:01 AMNatalie Bodo By Ashley Basta, WRHS Editor-in-Chief School. Sports. Jobs. Parents. Life in general... most would agree that it all gets pretty stressful sometimes. Any stroll down the main hall during passing periods and there's no question that there is a lot going on in all of our lives. "Oh my gosh, I ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~129670.aspx9/26/2006 10:35:12 AMNatalie Bodo By Jenna Dowd-Editor in Chief of the Wheat Ridge High School Banner For the past 12 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has put on Race for the Cure right here in Denver. According to www.womenof.com , the foundation was founded in 1982 by Nancy Brinker, whose sister, Kome...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~142629.aspx10/26/2006 1:47:22 PMNatalie Bodo By Teri Incampo, News Editor at Wheat Ridge High School Banner After a hostile and heart-pounding afternoon, the hostage situation at Platte Canyon High School on September 27 ended in bloodshed. After taking a total of six people hostage, 52- year-old Duane R. Morrison fatally shot 16-year-o...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~142630.aspx10/26/2006 1:49:02 PMNatalie Bodo By Jenna Dowd & Ashley Basta, Editors-in-chief of the Wheat Ridge High School Banner Recently the school administration began severe dress code crack down. With the start of the fall sport season, came a need for Farmer spirit and two seniors stepped up. Eric Kooima and Jason Lang designe...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~142634.aspx10/26/2006 1:52:01 PMNatalie Bodo By Rachel Lee, Staff Writer at Wheat Ridge High School Boys: Cross Country: Up and running, the boys cross country team dominated not only the league and the state but even the entire western U.S. The team placed sixth at the Cherry Creek Invitational, third at Liberty Bell, first at the...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~142644.aspx10/26/2006 1:57:22 PMNatalie Bodo Ashley Basta & Kylie Alstrup- Editors-in-Chief of The Banner newspaper As the snow fell and excitement drenched the cold air, the Farmers broke from their huddle and assumed position on the line of scrimmage. It was a day long awaited, for the fans and the school almost as much as for the...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~161085.aspx12/14/2006 3:02:07 PMNatalie Bodo By Rachel Lee, Staff Writer of The Banner, WRHS Former Wheat Ridge High School counselor Judy Hindman was recognized as Counselor of the Month in November by CollegeInvest, the Colorado Council on High School and College Relations and Denver's Channel 7, who are all founders of the Counselor ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~161088.aspx12/14/2006 3:05:59 PMNatalie Bodo By Katie Teece, student at WRHS My experience with smoking tobacco was a "real life changer". I started smoking not only because of peer pressure, but because of friends too. My best friends were doing it and I wanted to be cool like them so I tried it. It was the most disgusting taste that w...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~161090.aspx12/14/2006 3:07:55 PMNatalie Bodo By Emily Downing, Sport Editor of The Banner, WRHS "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal assistance." These words, t...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~161092.aspx12/14/2006 3:09:59 PMNatalie Bodo Rachel Lee, Sports Writer for The Banner, WRHS Girls: Basketball: Coach McAdams The lady Farmer basketball team's 2005-2006 season did not go as well as many had hoped, but this season shows more promise, as the girls have already won their first three games. What was your team's greatest ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~161095.aspx12/14/2006 3:12:29 PMNatalie Bodo Emily Downing, Sports Editor, WRHS Since she was seven years old, sophomore Andrea Donegan's love for skiing grows continually with each run downhill. Although she was not completely interested in it for the first few years, she started racing at the age of 11, when she was living in Park City...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~161097.aspx12/14/2006 3:13:59 PMNatalie Bodo Blair Eckelberg, Staff Writer, The Banner, WRHS Even though sophomore Ashley Anderson says, "There is really no particular reason as to why I began dancing," there is no doubt that she is extremely good at ballet. Anderson began dancing at the age of two, and she has been dancing for a total ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~161100.aspx12/14/2006 3:17:25 PMNatalie Bodo Ashley Basta, Editor-in-Cheif of The Banner Every teenager has his/her own definition of high school, fun, friends, et cetera. Here on the Farm, just like anywhere else in the world, there are very many very different people- people with differing goals, expectations, efforts and histories. W...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~161105.aspx12/14/2006 3:22:58 PMNatalie Bodo Ashley Basta, Editor-in-Chief of The Banner Phew! Finally done with pre-calculus. I should be able to finish that chem. worksheet within half an hour, and then I can quickly skim that English short story. Oh, shoot! English can wait, I should probably concentrate on Spanish homework; I reall...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~161108.aspx12/14/2006 3:24:15 PMNatalie Bodo Natalie Bodo "Holidays are among the hardest times for those who have lost a loved one. They are so fraught with family ritual, the layered memories of years."-Martha Whitmore Hickman, from Healing After Loss Christmas lights, holiday jingles, and Mom's delicious fudge. Who doesn't love this...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Write-a-Column/Story~161112.aspx12/14/2006 3:26:18 PMNatalie Bodo By Teri Incampo, News Editor for The Banner, WRHS News of a sexual assault rocked the school and WR community last week when an unidentified female student reported to police that she was assailed on her way home from school on April 8. The attack was reported as taking place in the area of...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~296424.aspx4/18/2007 1:06:18 PMNatalie Bodo DJ Macri -Staff Writer of The Banner, WRHS The beginning of April always means opening day at Coors Field, where the Rockies seem to take the spotlight no matter what. What about the Wheat Ridge baseball team who had their first game against Monarch on March 8? According to Coach Adam Mille...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~296428.aspx4/18/2007 1:08:05 PMNatalie Bodo By Tessa Pegg, Staff Writer--The Banner, WRHS The engines roar with hunger as the race is about to begin. This is it. Along the course, the four-wheeled demons ride. The air is filled with mud and dirt. There is but one thought in mind: "A concentration to start off, not crash, and to never ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~296440.aspx4/18/2007 1:12:59 PMNatalie Bodo Ashley Basta, Editor-in-Chief of The Banner, WRHS You step into the boxing ring and suddenly the rest of the world vanishes. Faint cheering can be heard while you prepare to challenge the talented athlete in front of you. The pressure is on. In a school of such talented youth, few are aware ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Sports/High-Schools/Story~296445.aspx4/18/2007 1:15:16 PMNatalie Bodo