Stella A Capella members Grace Yoder, Ava Frazier, Emy York, Grace Myers, Benedicta Johnson, and Annika Armstrong, perform at the first fall concert on Oct. 12.

The male volleyball game was Penny Gardner’s favorite event as the spirit stick holder so far this year. “Getting to compete against your own school is just a fun environment,” Gardner said. “It’s fun to run that student section when the boys are playing and it honestly gave me more confidence too, because I realized that I can be outgoing and that I can run a crowd.”

Senior Reese Mitchell racing at the 2023 Bloomington High School Invite. Photo by Charles Green courtesy of Reese Mitchell

Freshmen find study and socializing space in the library.

“Leading the student section, getting everyone hyped up for the games and making sure everybody comes out and supports the sports teams” is the way that senior Cameron Clifton describes a spirit stick holder to have.

The male volleyball game was Penny Gardner’s favorite event as the spirit stick holder so far this year. “Getting to compete against your own school is just a fun environment,” Gardner said. “It’s fun to run that student section when the boys are playing and it honestly gave me more confidence too, because I realized that I can be outgoing and that I can run a crowd.”

One of senior Devan Tupper’s favorite memories as the spirit stick holder so far was the homecoming football game. “We weren’t supposed to win, and we pulled off the upset,” Tupper said. “The crowd was really loud, so that was also awesome.”

In the last Orchesis recital held in Stroud Auditorium in Spring of ’22, Sarah Jacobs performs a battement in her recital with sophomore Gabbi Walker.

Orchesis recital, Spring 2022

Club volleyball shapes a significant amount of the game toughness junior Levyn Snow brings to the volleyball court as a Pioneer.

“Our Town” is set in Grover’s Corners, small town America and is written by Thornton Wilder.

Mike Troll retired in 2019 after sixteen years of teaching and coaching at U-High.

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Evy and Emy York.

Sophomore Shreya Nallamothu worked with Senator David Koehler to craft and pass legislation protecting child influencers from parental exploitation.