Monthly Archives: November 2013

Teens plans for Thanksgiving break range from skiing and sunbathing to catching up on school work and squeezing in college visits

Posted on November 27, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Hayleigh Criss & Kelley McQuillen, staff writers As Thanksgiving break approached, students at Boulder  High prepared for a fun week off from school, many with plans ranging from going skiing/snowboarding or laying on the beach soaking up the blazing … Continue reading →

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Boulder High girls celebrate No Makeup November

Posted on November 27, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Eris Hollingshead & Zoe Dulchinos, staff writers Boulder High girls took off their makeup last week to support No Makeup November. The idea of No Makeup November is to promote natural beauty and reject the social standard of caking … Continue reading →

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Opinion: It’s time to put an end to ‘thigh gap’ phenomenon

Posted on November 18, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Chandler Baker, editor The “thigh gap” is the space between the thighs, and the “gap” is what’s desirable for teenage girls across the world. The idea is the bigger the gap, the better.  The thigh gap is a new … Continue reading →

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Overtime deflection goal sinks boys soccer team’s run at second-consecutive state title

Posted on November 18, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Chandler Baker & Keile Kropf, editors Coming off an 11-game winning streak, losing was seemingly unheard of for the Boulder boys soccer team. However, Pine Creek’s overtime golden goal deflection that squeezed by Boulder High goalkeeper Henry Huettel, a … Continue reading →

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Boulder High staff crushes Fairview staff in basketball fundraiser

Posted on November 18, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Eris Hollingshead & Zoe Dulchinos, staff writers Last year, a group of Boulder High School and Fairview High School staff members came together to start a rival staff basketball game to raise money for the schools’ basketball teams. The … Continue reading →

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Opinion: My journey as an exchange student in Brazil begins

Posted on November 14, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Eris Hollingshead, staff writer During December of 2011, my dad brought up the idea of becoming an exchange student. I had never considered leaving my home for a year to go off to an exotic place. But as I … Continue reading →

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Following fashion do’s and don’t’s is the difference between being ‘in’ or ‘out’

Posted on November 14, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Kelley McQuillen & Jacque Szarmach, staff writers High school is a time for expressing yourself, and one of the main ways teens do that is through clothing. However, in high school, there’s a lot of judgement about your outer … Continue reading →

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Members of Teens4Oceans participate in worldwide projects to restore endangered ocean environments

Posted on November 14, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Jacque Szarmach & Kelley McQuillen, staff writers Jake Blackmer and Lindsey Cooney, both seniors, are the presidents of Teens4Oceans, a nationwide club at Boulder High that helps clean and restore oceans across the world by experimental learning and research … Continue reading →

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Opinion: 17 years later, the tragic death of JonBenet Ramsey still haunts us

Posted on November 14, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By Zoe Dulchinos, staff writer Little girls in Boulder grow up hearing the stories of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. I was nine months old when she was killed, but it seems like even now, 17 years later, I can’t … Continue reading →

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Boulder High theater’s Black Box performances begin today

Posted on November 14, 2013 by boulderowlnews

By  Jayden Simelda-Longe, editor Black Box is coming to Boulder High today through Saturday. Unlike musicals, Black Box performances center only on students’ acting with “minimalist theatre” where actors themselves set the scene without embellishment from props or music. “There … Continue reading →

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