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Ethan Hefel ‘22 placed 2nd in the IHSA State Three Point Contest held at Illinois State’s Redbird Arena. “It was nerve wracking to shoot in such a big arena,” said Hefel. “But when I got out there, I just did what I know how to do. It was a really great experience.”

GHS senior takes second in state

March 31, 2022
In her first career high school start, Ava Hahn ’25 proves that hard work pays off. “My expectations for the season is that everyone continues to give it their all and we try to win as much as possible.” says Hahn.

A menace on the softball field

Grace Hillard, Staff Writer
March 31, 2022
Putting in the Miles: Track newcomer Owen Murdock ‘22 competes at the Regional Cross Country meet in Oregon, IL on Oct. 30, 2021. This was Murdock’s first cross country season, and he found a love for running. “It was a very challenging experience competing at such a high level, but I am ready to do it again this track season,” he said.

Track tri-op sprints into new season: ED, Galena, River Ridge join forces

Sam Eaton, Staff Writer
March 31, 2022
Emma Blaum stands with her competition on stage before the regionals awards ceremony. At this ceremony, Blaum finds out she qualified for sectionals. She has been part of the speech team since her freshman year and has improved more as the seasons progressed. “I love competing on the speech team and hope more people will join the speech team next year!” Blaum stated.

Speech Team Post Season

Jenna Smith, Editor in Chief
February 15, 2022
Galena Superintendent, Tim Vincent enjoys his morning hard at work with hope that court case for lifting the mask mandate will get passed the next day. Vincent hopes that if the mask mandate gets passed, there will be a positive atmosphere that is presented at GHS. Im really hoping to see a positive impact here at GHS with the possibility that we may not have to wear masks anymore.

Galena School District Determined for Normality

Grace Hillard, Staff Writer
February 15, 2022
Mafè, Summer and America all class of ‘24 having their lunch break at Ground Zero.

FFA trip

Madison Belken, Staff Writer
February 15, 2022
The five seniors and their families take a group photo and reflect on the bittersweet moments during senior night. Sydney Einsweiler ‘22 said, “It has always been a super fun experience to play with my friends these past 4 years and I am glad everyone was able to play together one last time at home.”

Now or Never

Olivia Richardson, Staff Writer
February 15, 2022
Volleyball girls competed in Peosta, Iowa Community center on January 30th. Athletas won every match that Sunday and are proud of their accomplishments. “Winning our tournament was a great sense of achievement especially after coming off of such an amazing school season. Club Volleyball keeps us in shape for the fall school season,” said Julia Townsend ‘23. Girls have four tournaments left before the end of their season.

Athletes Compete Outside of School

Ava Miller, Editor in Chief
February 15, 2022
Caleb Soat ‘23 and his dad Ben wearing matching hoodies for the remote day.

GHS Turns on the Remote

Sam Eaton, Staff Writer
February 15, 2022
An exciting day for Hefel. Ethan Hefel is surrounded by his parents and new baseball coaches, as he signs to Clarke University to continue his baseball and academic career. On January 27, Ethan Hefel’s friends and family joined him when he made his commitment. “Having the people that are closest to me there, shows the great support system I had during my high school career,” he said. “It gets me excited for the years to come!”

Hefel Commits to Clarke

Julia Townsend, Staff Writer
February 9, 2022
A lasting impact

A lasting impact

Maya Dickerson, Staff Writer
January 20, 2022
Even with the food shortage, GHS is still offering the option for students to get a salad instead of or along with a hot lunch. Here, the cafeteria staff are preparing salads for students who signed up for them since there are limited food options available for the school. “We’re lucky that we’re having lunch at all,” said Anna Heller, “We don’t have much of a choice in what we get, but anything is better than nothing.”

School Lunches at Risk Due to Supply Chain Issues

Kennedy Trautsch, Staff Writer
January 19, 2022
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