A beloved game made by Nintendo coming to Stow High School in the form of an exciting single elimination bracket style tournament hosted by the student council.

Mario Kart is an exciting racing game starring a cast of well loved Nintendo characters racing through complex maps. Lilia Baker, one of the students helping to set up this exciting event said that “We picked Mario kart because it was something new and different that we were certain people would be interested in!”.

Open to all highschool students at Stow in the library the student council hopes that this will be an exciting event going outside the general events.

Alongside the exciting event there will also be some surprise prizes for the winners adding an extra layer of excitement to the event. There is a sign up cost of only five dollars but Lilia says “It will be used for more student council events like Mario kart that benefit the school and students. Everything is poured back to the school and community” when asked about where the money made will go.

With a turnout of 28 people last time and Lilia hopes for there to be a good turn out again she said that she is most excited to watch and see who wins and to see students enjoying a well beloved game across the world.

Overall the tournament will be both a fun and exciting event enjoying Mario Kart with fellow students but also the chance to win gift cards is always exciting, The student council hopes to see you there!”

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Half of the population speak over 23 languages. About half of the world is bilingual. The languages Sumerian language is the oldest language in the world. Chinese Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world.

     While English is the most dominant language in the world with 1,132 million speakers. Mandarin is the second most spoken language in the world with 1,117 million speakers.

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Feb. 9 the high school was open to 8th graders for Preview Night, a night to welcome eighth graders who will be starting at the high school next school year.. Preview Night included tours, presentations and learning about the school and activities.
One of the most significant aspects of this event was the information being presented in the gym and commons. about sports, classes, clubs and extracurricular activities.
Freshman Mentors gave tours to the eighth graders and showed them around the school. After the tours, there was a club and extracurricular activity fair where the students were able to see the clubs and activities that would be offered for them.
Senior Alisandra Zurzolo, a member of Club Interact, noticed a high amount of incoming students signing up for different activities. “I think it went really well, we had a lot of sign-ups for Club Interact, I’m really excited for next year,” Zurzolo remarked.
Sophomore Makenna Varner, a Freshman Mentor, helped tour the students and direct them to the activity fair after tours.
“I think it went well, I find it was organized well and people saw what they needed to see. Lots of 8th graders go to go around and experience new areas they haven’t seen before,” Varner said.
Eighth graders had the opportunity to go around the school and talk to their potential teachers and extracurricular advisors as well as students in clubs.
Eighth grader Madigan McLaughlin noticed the different chances at the high school and the potential for her
future here. “I am very excited, I feel there are more opportunities for me at the high school than there are at Kimpton,”
McLaughlin said.