Falls High Ink

Saturday April 1:

Girls Track & Field @ UWS Indoor Meet

Tuesday April 4:

Boys & Girls Track & Field @ BSU Indoor Meet

Bus Leaves @ 8am

Friday April 7:

Baseball @ Stillwater vs. St. Croix Catholic

Bus Leaves @ 8:30am

Monday April 10:

Baseball @ Warroad High School

Tuesday April 11:

Softball @ Mesabi East (4:30pm)

Baseball HOME vs. Cherry (4:30pm)

Thursday April 13:

Boys/Girls Track & Field @ Chisholm

Saturday April 15:

FHS Speech Team @ Duluth for Section Meet

School Event Calendar:

April 7- NO SCHOOL

April 10- NO SCHOOL

April 15- PROM

FHS MCA CALENDAR:

April 4-5: 6th Grade Reading (Hours 1-3)

April 4-5: 8th Grade Reading (Hours 5-7)

April 12-14: 10th Grade Reading (Hours 1-3)

April 12-14: 7th Grade Reading (Hours 5-7)

April 18-19: 6th Grade Math (Hours 1-3)

April 18-21: 8th Grade Math (Hours 4-5)

April 25-27: 7th Grade Math (Hours 5-7)

April 25-26: 11th Grade Math (Hours 1-3)

May 2-3: 10th Grade Science (Hours 1-3)

May 2-3: 8th Grade Science (Hours 1-3)

By: Jillian Bilben

Prom is coming up fast! Anyone attending needs a signed permission slip that can be turned in to the office. If anyone still needs to purchase tickets, sign up for Grand March or pictures, this can still be done with Mrs. Line. Students that are bringing out of town guests must have a permission slip signed by the attendees school. If anyone is still looking for a dress, Kacie’s Kloset is open in Mrs. Line’s room, and has over 125 dresses to choose from! You can stop in anytime and check it out anytime. Grand March is in the FHS gym at 7:00 pm, the dance is at the Elks Lodge from 9:00 pm-12:00 am, and Post prom will be held in Bronco Arena from 12:30 am-3:30 am.

A couple of FHS teachers worked together with the Northeast Office of Job Training to bring in a speaker and active workers from the 218 Trades Program. Over 35 students attended the training on current and future apprenticeship programs offered in Minnesota in the trades industry.

Any students who missed the presentation or need more information can still contact Alysa Hackenmueller @ Alysahackenmueller@nemojt.org or 218-735-6130.

MHS students are excited to offer the "Egg My Yard" Fundraiser to the community again this year. Students in MHS fill eggs with individually wrapped candy and hide the eggs in yard within a 5 mile radius of International Falls. The students will hide the eggs the Saturday evening before Easter. To sign up, please email kline@isd361.org. Limited spots available- sign up soon!

By: Ellen Windels

Bullying in school is always a serious and concerning issue, for students and parents alike. Recently at Falls High, publicized incidents have made this problem even more noticeable. Any time young people are thrown together, with all of their strong emotions and emerging maturity, conflicts will arise. But, when do these interpersonal conflicts become causes for concern? How does a simple disagreement transform into bullying? And what can our community do to prevent and treat this issue?

The Falls High Ink will be tackling all of these questions, and more, in a special upcoming newsletter. While we intend to investigate the prevalence of bullying within the walls of Falls High, we will primarily focus on the ways that individuals can support struggling students. “Part of growing up is learning how to navigate through these challenging social situations,” said Dean of Students Lisa West. More serious issues will require adult intervention, but there are also benefits for students to learn how to handle interpersonal issues and resolve conflicts. As West put it, “we don’t learn to read well in one year,” and social and conflict resolution skills must be built up over time.

There can be a misperception of the prevalence of bullying in schools because kids will conflate a conflict, which is a disagreement where both sides express their views, with targeted bullying. The definition of bullying is negative behavior directed by someone exerting power and control over another person, and while it happens frequently enough in schools, conflict makes up a majority of incidents. Both are important problems that require a supportive and healthy school environment to ensure they can be fully resolved. However, “when conflict escalates to bullying, adult intervention is absolutely necessary,” explained West, and “one of the difficult aspects that I see time and time again, is that students wait to report conflict or bullying issues.”

We hope to draw more attention to what our school community is currently doing to support students, as well as ways that students and staff can improve. Current issues like social media and the effects of the pandemic have exacerbated social problems among youth, making it all the more important for our community to proactive and encouraging when it comes to bullying within Falls High.

By: Landan Snyder & William Ginter

The boys and girls track team’s season has recently started.

There are 12 boys on varsity and 24 girls on varsity.

The captains for boys varsity are Braden Skifstad, Josh Wherley, and Ezra Mcgonigle.

The captains of the girls team are Summer Hesseldahl, Bailey Herberg, Dianne Lavoy, and Nora Sullivan.

Here are some highlights from the boys team:

• Wyatt Jantzen placed 4th in the 60 meter hurdles

• Breyden Skiffstad placed 5th in shot put

• Wyatt Janzten placed 6h in high jump

• Breyden Skiffstad, Ezra Mcgonagle, Wyatt Janzten, and Josh Wherely placed 3rd in the 4x200 Meter Relay

Here are some highlights from the girls team:

• Lola Wade, Kendra Kalstad, Lila Wood, and Nora Sullivan placed 3rd in the 4x800 meter relay

• Olivia Thostsuson placed 1st in the high jump

• Abbi Hutchinson placed 1st in the long jump

• Piper Tomczak placed 4th in the 200 meter hurdles

• Lauren Basaraba placed 5th in shot put

The Girls next track meet is tomorrow, Saturday April 1st.

The boys next meet is Tuesday, April 4th at Bemidji.

The FHS speech team was in action for their last regular season meet this past Saturday at Grand Rapids. The team placed 10th overall and finished the season off with personal growth.

In the category of Discussion, Karlyann Bennett received a 4,5,5 and placed 16th overall.

In the category of Duo, Eve Hemstad and Chloe Hufnagle received a 1,2,3 and in finals, 5,3,2 and placed 3rd overall. Alaina Gates and Hannah McGonigle received a 5,3,5 and placed 10th overall.

In the category of Humor, Joe Sullivan received a 3,5,2 and in finals 2,4,2 and placed 2nd overall. Max Youso received a 5,4,5 and placed 11th overall. Kourtney Talley received a 4,5,4 and placed 11th overall.

In the category of Prose, Linnaea Yount received a 4,3,3 and placed 11th overall. Leah Boe received a 3,5,3 and placed 14th overall.

The team will compete at sections on April 15th in Duluth.

By: Emma Saxton

If anyone is still looking for a dress for prom Kacie’s Closet is open in Mrs. Line’s room! There are over 125 beautiful dresses to choose from as well as an assortment of formal shoes. Kacie’s Closet is open to anyone looking for a dress and is completely free. If you have shoes or dresses you would be interested in donating, drop them off in Mrs. Line’s room. Olivia Line and Karsen Korpi have been working extremely hard to make Kacie’s Closet available for all, and they have dresses at hand in an extensive range of sizes and styles.

Email: fallshighink@isd361.org
Website: isd361.k12.mn.us
Location: 1515 11th Street, International Falls, MN, USA
Phone: 218-283-2571