Turning the pages: books guaranteed to keep you warm this winter

December 16, 2011 • Paige Allen, Junior Writer  
Filed under Opinions

As the hundreds of titles stare up at me from the shelves at the book store, my mind feels like it might burst from all the different choices I could make on which ones to buy. For me, winter equals reading.As the snow begins to fall, I think of it this way: play outside and get hypothermia, or stay... Read more »

Sam’s Top Five Christmas Songs (This isn’t as lame as it sounds)

December 16, 2011 • Sam Pownell, Junior Writer  
Filed under Rampage Jampage

5. The Charlie Brown Theme This song is just really, really fun. If it wasn’t affiliated with the Christmas special it definitely wouldn’t be as popular as it is, but its quality deserves the attention regardless of what time of year it is.   4. Carol of the Bells – Trans Siberian Orchestra Starting... Read more »

The ultimate last-minute gift guide

December 14, 2011 • Lea Whitmer and Alyssa Johns, Senior Writers  
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

$5-$10   For grandma, obviously. They usually make more than one of these mugs, so there will be others out there buying these for their grandmothers. It’s tough to say whose grandma is actually the world’s best, since there really isn’t any sort of organized ranking system or... Read more »

Hero? Nope, just doing my job

December 13, 2011 • John Thomas, Senior Writer  
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories

December 8, 2011. I was tired of watching the Browns get beat by the Steelers once again. The third quarter was winding down, and I really didn’t feel like watching the rest after Colt McCoy almost got his head knocked off by James Harrison. As I went to bed and fell asleep, I had no idea what would... Read more »

‘Tis the season for giving

December 13, 2011 • Felicia Flesch, Junior Writer  
Filed under Opinions

Christmas is the happiest time of the year, with so many great things to look forward to: your family, the food, the music…and of course, the presents! No matter how old we get, we never seem to outgrow the excitement of unwrapping gifts on Christmas morning. But we also can’t forget that it... Read more »

Geocaching is the ultimate seek and find

December 12, 2011 • Paige Allen, Junior Writer  
Filed under Student Life

Are you ever bored out of your mind? Pacing your room, staring at the wall, or talking to your dog for fun? Problem solved. It’s time to start Geocaching. Geocaching is a global treasure hunting game where participants, you and me, locate hidden physical containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then... Read more »

Nashville comes to Mineral Ridge this January

December 8, 2011 • Emily Ayers and Jenna Colburn, Senior Writers  
Filed under News, Top Stories

Winter boredom. The misery of being stuck inside as the temperature drops and the snow falls.  The cure for it all has arrived, as a very special Sadie Hawkins dance is planned for January. The dance will include a grand hoe-down, country music, karaoke, and refreshments. Because the school can no longer... Read more »

Weathersfield Local on the web in a new way

December 7, 2011 • Sam Pownell, Junior Writer  
Filed under News

The new website for the Weathersfield School District is up and running. The site went live on Friday, December 2. It is definitely a visual improvement, changing from a cluttered, orange page that was a relic of the early 2000’s to a sleek, clean, modern, white layout with plenty of visuals, graphics,... Read more »

Scenes from the showdown with McDonald

December 7, 2011 • Rampage Staff  
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports

The rivalry continued on Tuesday night when the Rams squared off against the McDonald Blue Devils in a battle of boys basketball squads. The Devils edged the Rams 73-70 in an overtime thriller. Here are some pics from the game. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ... Read more »

A cashier’s guide to the quick change

December 6, 2011 • Chris Dirando, Junior Writer  
Filed under Student Life

This is the single most important guide that a new cashier must read. People try to quick change young cashiers everyday, and many have been very successful, earning thousands of dollars duping food service and retail employees. So what is quick changing? Quick changing, or short changing, is when a... Read more »