Lasting Impressions

Finally a story with no sports...unless you consider technology and teaching a sport, and some may :) Technology Teaches in the Classroom Sitting alone at the bottom of the hill, in a quaint rural town near Alexandria is Garfield Elementary. A building known for its salmon-pink tin siding and the abundance of learning that provides for approximately 100 students. However, inside there is something that is hard to find in schools these days. Her classroom is unique compared to most elementary classrooms in a typical elementary school. Garfield Elementary arranges their classrooms centering around the media center, which is sunken in the middle of the school. Kindergarten through sixth grade surrounds the media center. None of the classrooms have closing doors to shut out noise or students walking outside the classroom. Andrews shares a sink with the neighboring third-grade classroom which open the room even more, and allows more noise to travel into the second grade classroom. The...

It's another hockey story, but taking the perspective of the player... One Step to the Ultimate Goal This is it. Sticks drawn at center ice, like a duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Only one can win, but it isn’t good versus evil, but the United States Hockey League vs. North American Hockey League. The Fargo-Moorhead Jets need to fend off the Force and keep up the fight. However, with a name like the USHL, and a reputation of top players, and likely National Hockey League draft picks, the Jets have met their match. A winning record and fan support isn’t going to guarantee to get them off the bench. Thousands of miles spent on gas-guzzling buses, with team logos painted on the side, has brought them to Fargo-Moorhead to play hockey. The junior hockey league is an opportunity for young hockey players to continue to develop their skill, and earn a college scholarship, and continue on with their dream of playing in the NHL. The rink is pac...

This is my first story- and one of three about sports. Enjoy...... USHL & NAHL Face-off Ice, snow, and blustering winds don’t keep these fans away from a hockey game. SUVs, trucks, and mini-vans of all sorts fill the parking lot. A line of 50 people stretches from the ticket window out to the sidewalk. It’s game time at the Coliseum, for the Fargo-Moorhead Jets. But the Force is coming into town, and plans to heat things up. Hockey isn’t something new to the Fargo-Moorhead area. From little mites to hockey elites, this town is filled with hockey. Currently, Fargo is the host to the North American Hockey League team known as the Fargo-Moorhead Jets. With the new Urban Plains facility planning to open its doors for the 2008 season, many people worry the Jets are going to be grounded. The Urban Plains Facility will be the home to the Force, a United States Hockey team elite tier 1 team, will likely blockade the hopes of the Jets continuing next season. T...