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Thursday, March 26, 2015
VOLUME 33, ISSUE 6
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medicine cabinet Center-Spread
Read about prescription drug abuse and dependency among high school students in this issue’s C-spread, pages 6-7.
www.hopkinsrp.org SPORTS, page 11
Season wrap-up
Royals reign:
Boys basketball had their ups and downs in the 201415 season, recapped here.
reclaim state title
FEATURE, page 9
Alumni reporters
by Noah Kaplan and Jordan Zaroff Staff Reporters The Royals girls basketball team has won six state basketball championships, all of which have come since 2004. The espnW, ESPN’s branch for women, ranked the Royals girls basketball team sixth in the nation on their “25 Power Rankings.” The girls dominated other teams throughout the season, including 21 total 20-plus point wins. The Royals, led by Iowa State commit TT Starks, senior, started the season off hot, winning their first four games by a combined total of 124 points. In the fifth game of the season, on Saturday, Dec. 6, the Royals went up against Eastview at the Tip-OffClassic in the Lindbergh Center. The game went into overtime, but the Royals were not able to hold on to the lead and lost 70-75.
Several HHS alumni now work as photojournalists for the U’s MN Daily.
Top right: Nia Hollie, junior, goes in for a layup. Hollie scored a total of 26 points in the game. Top left: Evelyn Knox, junior, yells to her teammates as she dribbles down court. Bottom: TT Starks, senior, hugs Madison Zemlicka, senior, after the win. The Royals played in the state championship on March 21. photos by Ruby Krietzman
BASKETBALL cont. on page 10
Operation Glass Slipper
As prom approaches, local charity provides free dresses for girls who cannot afford their own by Haley DenHartog News Editor Smiling faces flooded through the doors of Southdale Shopping Center as hundreds of girls searched for their perfect prom dress. The Operation Glass Slipper Princess Event was held on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15 in an unoccupied corner of the mall in Edina. This year, seven girls from HHS par-
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ticipated. Operation Glass Slipper is a charity that specializes in distributing prom dresses and accessories to junior and senior girls who are unable to afford them. “If you have the money to buy a 300 or 400 dollar prom dress, you don’t understand what it is like to not have what you want. You don’t want to get something at a Savers or a Goodwill so I think we are a
wonderful option,” said Pam Phillipp, founder and director of Operation Glass Slipper. In 2007, a news story about a foundation in New Orleans that donated prom dresses to girls whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina opened Phillipp’s eyes to the need in her own community.
Mr. Owen extends his Spanish interest to salsa dancing and his own band. Read more on
hopkinsrp.org
Choirs sweep national festival HHS Choirs performed at the Heritage Festival in Chicago on March 21. They were named Grand
Champion of the event and received many other
awards for their performances. Concert Choir, Bel Canto, Geoff, and Midori received first place
in their divisions, along with other distinctions. Chamber Choir received a silver rating, and
Graham Hutson, senior, was named as an Outstanding Soloist. For more, read our article and see additional photos on hopkinsrp.org.
OPERATION GLASS SLIPPER cont. on page 3
“ “ ____”____” Being outside looking in and knowing that you can’t afford to go is really hard. - Pam Phillipp, founder of Operation Glass Slipper
Top: Graham Hutson, senior, sings in Geoff. Hutson’s solo earned an Oustanding Soloist distinction. Bottom: Concert Choir sings “Komm Süsser Tod” at the WorldStrides Heritage Festival in Chicago. photos by Josie Brott They received a gold rating for their performance at the national music event.