ISSUE 02 | DECEMBER, 12 2013
Junior High Christmas Mission Basketball Update HLA’s Top 5 Christmas Happenings Dave Strom’s choir students enjoyed a brief break in the snow as they walked to Bethel LBC for rehearsal in preparation for the Christmas Concert.
Welcoming Winter
Liz Peterson | Staff Reporter
Hillcrest students greet old man winter in Minnesnowta The snow has certainly started to fall in full force this winter, adorning the Castle and everything else in sight with white. Several students stepped onto the steps of Hillcrest Monday afternoon, rushing to make the first snowballs and snow angels of the season. For some, winter may not be their favorite season. However, an obvious excitement builds throughout the school as some students experience snow for the first time, and others finally get what they’ve been waiting for since last spring. Many students are excited for the snow because they look forward to snowmo-
biling, snowboarding, skiing, ice fishing, and ice skating.
vorite thing about winter is when the sun shines on the snow, causing it to sparkle.
As snowmen begin showing up around campus, the sand volleyball court by the boys dorm is flooded and turned into an ice rink. All winter long, heated games of broomball take place here, typically as a weekend pastime.
Kelly Dzialo described how fun it is to see the beauty and fragility in a single fallen snowflake. However, Emma Royce said her favorite part of the snow is throwing it at people.
Connor Aasness said his favorite activity in the snow is snowmobiling. He mentioned he usually travels to Montana to snowmobile over Christmas break.
School cancellations due to snow are not out of the question in Minnesota. This past week, students already got to experience an early release and a two-hour late start because of the weather.
Laura Tungseth mentioned how the snow makes everything pretty. She said her fa|1