Prom King & Queen crowned.

By: Jocelyn Arends

The 2012 Prom King and Queen were crowned Saturday night during Grand March. The theme this year was "New York! New York!" and everyone came out and looked their best. In the middle of the Grand March Abby McCaslin was crowned the 2012 Rockford Prom Queen while Issac Schwantes was crowned the 2012 Rockford Prom King. Candidates for Prom King and Queen were Jocelyn Arends and Carson Riley, Justine Arends and Craig Freidman, Kelli Wood and Wes Winters, Mercedes Tynan and Kolton Shultz, and Schwantes and McCaslin to round out the group. Overall the night was fun and memorable and everyone enjoyed Prom.

King Issac Schwantes &

Queen Abby McCaslin.

Prom

The year has gone fast and it is now time for Prom. Prom is one of those times of the year when everyone is so excited to dress up and how off their dresses and tuxedos, get to ride in limos and show how good they look. Along with the dance after grand march, when everyone can show off some of their dance moves, and dance with their dates. Then head to after prom where everyone wins prizes and just has fun, wether its bowling, karaoke, playing blackjack, or just talking with friends.

Easter Facts

1. When taking a bite into a chocolate bunny, 76 percent of Americans prefer to bite off the ears first.

2. During the Easter season, Americans buy more than 700 million Peeps - making Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy.

3. Adults prefer milk chocolate (65%) to dark chocolate (27%)

4. The Easter Egg roll on the White House lawn has been a tradition since 1878

5. 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter.

6. 88% of adults carry on the Easter tradition of creating Easter baskets for their kids.

7. It takes 24-26 for a hen to complete the process of laying an egg.

8. Red jelly beans are kids favorite.

9. Easter is the second top-selling confectionery holiday behind only.

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New 3d Titanic Movie

The new 3d Titanic movie came out on the 4th of April and has sold over 2.8 million tickets in the first week! You can watch it in Mason City and experience the old time movie in the new feature in 3d form. I have heard from friends and family that the movie didn`t change, everything is the same but its now in 3d. They are trying to get more movies that can be seen ion 3d in the theaters to how what the new technology can do to make these old movies stand out and be an interest in your life. They decided on making the movie in 3d because of the fact that the 100th anniversary was last week, and they wanted to show it in a new form and see how many viewers they have been able to attract.

Santorum steps down as the Republican nomination becomes clearer.

By: Jocelyn Arends

On Tuesday April 10, Rick Santorum, a Republican nomination candidate stepped down from his campaign for President. Santorum was right behind front runner Mitt Romney but with Romney’s much wealthier campaign and constant victories, Santorum just could not match up. Some say that Santorum not only stepped down from his campaign do to Romney’s wins but also because of the toll the campaign has spent on his family, especially his special needs daughter. Others say since Santorum did not necessarily quit but rather suspended his campaign, that he could swoop in later this summer but the odds of that happening are slim. Political analysts believe that though Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are still in the Republican race for President, it is clear that Romeny will represent the Republican party at the polls this November. President Barack Obama seems calm and ready for this election and is ready to take what Romney and his campaign has to offer. No matter what, your vote matters, so if you can vote head to the polls this November and select your vote for President. You never know how much one vote can count to our country.

After Prom

The time of year for all the high school students to dress up and parade around. April 14 is the date set and the students will dance till around mid night, and continue the night at the rose bowl in mason city for after prom. After prom will consist of many events and prizes such as bowling, a hypnotist, blackjack, gift cards, mini fridges, and many other activities and games. To some this is the most fun, or best part of high school, many may disagree, either way it wil end up to be a good time had by all.

2012 NCAA Final

By: Jocelyn Arends

The 2012 NCAA tournament has had its upsets and twists through out “March Madness” but the NCAA final had two power houses participating in this years final. The Kentucky Wildcats led by coach John Calipari and super freshman Anthony Davis versus Kansas and another college superstar in Thomas Robinson played in a head to head match up. Last night the two teams went head to head but in the end Kentucky won the title with a rapid running first half winning it 67 to 59. Anthony Davis didn’t score much but had many other stats to his name to help his team win the National Championship. The stats stuffer was named player of the game, which made him just the third freshman in history to accomplish such a high honor. Davis was also honored with the Naismith award which projects the best player in college hoops. Davis is said to be a no doubt lottery pick in the june NBA draft. He will be projected to go number one to the Charolette Bobcats. Kentucky and Kansas are expected to reload with upcoming freshman and other high quality players. Expect both teams to be in the mix again in the 2013 NCAA tournament.