Boys track strives for a strong season and State run

Heads shaved to show cancer patient support By Blythe KramerOpinion Editor Supporting a charity is more than just donating money; with the help of one charity, people can show support with their hair. St. Baldrick’s is an organization that raises funds for research to find a cure for childhood cancer. Unlike many organizations, people do more than just donate money for St. Baldrick’s; they shave their heads. The concept is simple: people shave their heads for donations, and these donations go to research. In 2014 alone, according to the foundation’s website, the organization raised and donated over $39 million towards finding a cure. ....[Buy the Stinger to read more!]

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Ivory not worth the cost of extinctionBy Amelia LarsenEditor-in-Chief Within the next decade, elephants are expected to go extinct. I am an elephant enthusiast. I think that they are easily the coolest living creature right now, and I cannot imagine one day having children who never get to see an elephant even in a zoo. African elephants are being hunted for the ivory in their tusks. Poachers corner them, shoot them, cut off their tusks, and leave them to die. This has to stop. Their numbers have fallen from almost 3 million to 300,000 in less than 80 years. ...[Buy The Stinger to read more!]

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By Austin Weber Staff EditorThe boys track team may have a new look with their roster, but they still have the same goal as every other season, which is to have everyone perform his best and send as many athletes to State as possible. Though the season has just begun, the team has been training throughout the winter. The team has not been hindered by harsh weather, as they have been running inside, and the distance crew has been doing their big mileage runs outdoors as well. ....[Buy the Stinger to read more!]

By Nayliece GerenaStinger Reporter Mr. Art Hollabaugh, director of environmental services, started working at Zion-Benton 18 years ago after retiring from the Navy. “Experience, I’d say, qualified me for this job.” Mr. Hollabaugh said when talking about how his job in the Navy helped him get and exceed in his work here at Zion-Benton. In his past years at Zion-Benton, he has overseen many construction projects such as the south cafeteria,

Retired Navy man now keeps environment services sailing

New ‘Stinger’ choir gives joyful performancesBy Caroline StewartLayout Editor Attention is being drawn to the six-month-old ‘Stinger’ choir here at Zion- Benton. This choir is made up of students from the Special Education program. So far they have participated in two concerts. The winter concert was their first performance. They sang “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” with the other four choirs, and then they sang ‘Let It Go’ with only a few helpers from the other choirs. One of the ‘Stinger’ choir memebers said, “Frozen (‘Let It Go’) is my favorite song to sing because it makes me feel very happy.” They also performed “Happy” at the pops concert in February. When they were done singing “Happy,” one of the choir memebers exclaimed, “didn’t I do a great job?” ....[Buy The Stinger to read more!]

Z-B faculty respond to U.S. terrorist/hostage policyBy Samantha Neargardner Business Manager It’s hard to go anywhere without being blasted with news about the latest threats to national security. Having immediate access to videos of U.S. citizens being beheaded and seeing extreme terrorist groups constantly threaten our national security makes citizens very conscious of strife that the Middle East is currently undergoing. Often, it makes people question if the U.S code regarding the treatment of terrorist threats is effective. ....[But The Stinger to read more!]

industrial art wing, east gym edition, New Tech High renovations, and the renovations at Pearce campus for the ZAP program. “I make sure they (students) have the best environment for educational purposes,” Mr. Hollabaugh said about things he’d like Z-B students to know about him. ....[Buy The Stinger to read more!]

Videos of terrorist killings brings ‘no bargaining’ stance to forefront