Chugiak’s NJROTC riflery team qualifies for national championships

February 24, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor  
Filed under Activities

The Chugiak NJROTC riflery team–consisting of team captain and junior Matthew Martin, senior Jimmy “Iceman” Zaken, senior James “Lil One” Klepzig and junior Alan Mulcahy–just returned from the Secretary of the Navy Three Position Air Rifle Shoulder-to-Shoulder Championship in... Read more »

College of the week: Colorado College

February 23, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor  
Filed under Beyond High School

College of the week: Colorado College Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Mascot: Tiger Established: 1874 Institution: Private liberal arts college Tuition: $37,278 per year. Enrollment: 2,000 undergraduates Alumni: Ken Salazar, U.S. secretary of the interior; Lynne Cheney, wife of former U.S. vice... Read more »

Ten weekly ways to cut weight the right way

February 16, 2010 • Grant Sullivan, Guest Contributor  
Filed under Opinion

Tips for wrestlers concerned about making weight Never cut out water until 24 hours within weigh-in Eat something light every two hours Keep in mind that starving yourself will only make you lose muscle Do not let your weight jump around too much (for example, cutting 20 pounds a week qualifies as way... Read more »

Fast food frenzy

February 16, 2010 • Ashley Brenton, Guest Contributor  
Filed under Opinion

Why is it that fast food has taken over the life of the average American? As the population increases, fast food industries grow just as fast, if not faster. As a result, obesity rates have sky-rocketed during these past few decades.  Home-cooked meals and family bonding seems to no longer be a part... Read more »

Battle of the books team earns 5th at district competition

February 16, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor  
Filed under Activities

On Thursday, February 4, the Chugiak High School Battle of the Books team competed at the district-wide competition.  After battling 11 teams representing different schools in the Anchorage School District, the Mustangs came in 5th place.  While some members who were on the team last year felt... Read more »

WACKO: 2010

February 16, 2010 • Kimmie Tabor, Reporter  
Filed under Events

WACKO: WACKO stands for “Wild And Crazy Kid Olympics.” And for the past two years the class of 2010 has dominated the WACKO games. Now that the Class of 2010 is graduating they wanted to end the year with a bang. Their goal was to win the WACKO games for the third consecutive year, and pull... Read more »

“Choices Program” provides education and career direction to off-track students

February 8, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor  
Filed under Academics, Top Stories

One piece of information that the students of Chugiak High School might be surprised to hear is that we have representatives from the National Guard visiting the school every Monday, and they stay the whole day.  While the National Guard members are designated recruiters, their focus at Chugiak is community... Read more »

College of the week: Scripps College

February 3, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor  
Filed under Beyond High School

College of the week: Scripps College Location: Claremont, California Mascot: La Semeuse (“she who sows”) Established: 1926 Institution: Private, women’s college. Tuition: $38,700 for yearly tuition and fees, $11,850 for yearly room and board Enrollment: 898 undergraduate students Average class... Read more »