The costs of winter sports
January 16, 2019
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
The different sports played at Park in the winter have a wide variety of equipment with differing prices. Girls' gymnastics costs the least with gymnasts paying for warmups, leotards and grips according to freshman Sophia Romero. Hockey is on the opposite end of the spectrum with players buying pads,...
Girls’ swimming places second in Sections
Sophie Olmen and Hayley Westwood
November 13, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase
According to senior captain Claudia Stone, Park preformed well at Sections with certain individuals and relays qualifying for State. “Sections went very well overall. We were able to qualify two relays and three individuals to State. This is a huge accomplishment especially because it’s for class...
Meet the Girls’ Swimming Captains
Sophie Olmen and Hayley Westwood
October 11, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports
Girls’ swimming defeats Richfield
Sophie Olmen and Hayley Westwood
September 28, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase
According to head coach Joe Yaeger, the meet against Richfield Sept. 27 went well overall with challenging practices to prepare them for upcoming meets. “I thought the meet went very very well. The girls have had a hard last week, week and a half with the practices. They really came through and...
Sophomore multi-sport athlete works to improve golf skills
Nicole Sanford and Ruby Stillman
May 9, 2018
Filed under Profiles, Uncategorized
After participating in varsity girls’ swimming this past fall, sophomore Lily Rostal said she decided to continue playing golf this spring to further develop her abilities as a golfer. “To improve I’ve just been doing a lot of practicing — practice is the key to being better at golf,” Rost...
Fulfilling a sense of achievement
April 12, 2018
Filed under Sports Columns
Times mean a lot in swimming. I used to base my achievements based solely on them, and by comparing my times with some of the most talented swimmers in the country. In early December, when I began my senior year of high school swimming, I approached the season with the same mindset that my times defi...
Synchro prepares for a successful season
March 19, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
According to freshman Maya Lee, creating relationships with her teammates is crucial to having a rewarding year. “I want to do more team bonding activities, (and) I want to do some sleepovers with my team,” said Lee. “Because we are going to be writing our own routines, we will be able to spend ...
Boys’ swimming flies through State
Eli Curran-Moore, Hanna Schechter, and Tenzin Gyaldatsang
March 9, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Winter sports
According to boys' swimming head coach Amanda Forsberg, after section finals Feb. 24, five Park swimmers qualified for the State preliminary meet March 2 and State finals March 3 at the University of Minnesota Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. “(The team) did really well. Hayden Zheng won the 100 breast. I don’t...
Girls’ swimming ends season with State run
November 25, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports
As sophomore Hattie Kugler reflected on her final high school meet of the season, she said the team’s support at State encouraged her throughout the meet. “(The meet) was pretty good. We had a lot of cheering, and our team really came together like it did at Sections,” Kugler said. Coach...
Junior provides positivity for swim team
October 26, 2017
Filed under Profiles, Student Profiles
As junior Claudia Stone thinks about some of her favorite times on the high school swim team, she said her most memorable moments were those spent with her teammates. “I enjoy (swimming) because the team is really great and I like all the girls which makes it really fun,” Stone said. Stone...
Girls’ swimming wins last home meet
October 13, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase
When senior girls swimming captain Izzy Leviton heard the final score of the swim meet, she jumped and screamed as she realized the team took second place in the conference. According to Leviton, the girls’ swim team won 51.5-42.5 in their final home meet Oct. 12 against Bloomington Jefferson. Leviton...
Girls’ swimming clinches first home meet victory
September 11, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase, Sports
Amid a terrific roar of chanting from teammates and cheering from spectators, Park girls' swimming’s first home meet finished with a winning score of 48-46. Senior captain Nicole Sanford said a positive team attitude and a strong park spirit were factors in the team's performance. “I think our ...
Grace Farley, Abby Intveld, and Dani Orloff
As senior Sophia Davenport reflects on the surge of youth-led activism this past year, she said she believes it is important for student voice to be heard and acknowledged. “Since we can’t...
For senior Jack Ostrovsky, the government shutdown is more than simply a news headline. According to Ostrovsky, his father, a federal worker for the Internal Revenue Service, has been out of work for three...
Assistant coach Zach Strouts said despite the slow start the team showed potential throughout the third period. “I think the team had a good period where they competed because they wanted it more...
According to an email from District communications director Sara Thompson Jan. 15, high school students were evacuated from the building at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 due to an electrical fire in the cafeteria...
