Sidney Ford, Contributor

"Around 33% of all babies born in the United States will be born with a birth defect", the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website writes. Although these children are different from most, they still deserve a chance to participate in normal activities. Darby Jones is one of those babies born in the 33% category. She was born with Down Syndrome, a heart defect, and leukemia in Huntsville, Alabama. Darby started dancing in the hospital where she was treated for many of her illnesses. She enjoyed dancing more than anything but wasn’t able to be apart of a dance team. This led to...

Jaeden Betz, Contributor

 “When I first left the country to study abroad, I was a political science major,” Wagner said, “But I was always interested in history -- Never in a million years thought I would be teaching it though.”  Mr. Ryan Wagner is an AP World History teacher at Prior Lake High School. During the school year, he works hard to prepare his many sophomore students for the forthcoming AP World History exam, but when school ends and summer begins, he’s ready for a long and hard-earned trip abroad.  Mr. Wagner has traveled all over the world, learning about people and cultures, but places...