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Riggs Coble and Deco Espiritu, Platte Center preschoolers, are battling leukemia. A Red Cross blood drive will be held May 8 in their honor at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. Courtesy photo

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Emerson Krings, a senior at Humphrey St. Francis, signed a letter of intent last week for track at Southeast Community College. The SCC track team and Coach Phillip Duncan welcomed Emerson to his signing. Pictured, front row, left to right, are his mother, Ashley Krings, and Emerson. Back row, Emerson’s father Steve Krings, and SCC coach Duncan. Courtesy photo

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St. Francis made itself at home, winning the Flyers Invitational Thursday. Pictured, left to right, are Tyson Wietfeld, Carson Wessel, Matthew Brockhaus, Andrew Kosch, Jacob Keller, Wyatt Brandl and Jett Dunn. Courtesy photo

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Sophomore Phillip Keller

Sophomore Phillip Keller uses the cement in front of the St. Francis gym lobby as a canvas for his latest art project; an original piece done with chalk that will last only until it rains or someone turns the sprinklers on. When asked what it is, Phillip said, "An alien, just a made up alien." Courtesy photo

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Humphrey High School graduate

Humphrey High School graduate Caitlynn Gronenthal has signed a letter of intent to bowl at Peru State College. Pictured, front row, left to right, are Nathan Stone, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family bowling coach, Caitlynn Gronenthal, and H-LHF coach Dustin Christiansen. Back row are her parents, Jason Gronenthal and Brandi Gronenthal. Democrat photo

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Paige Nolan teaching about pigs from Parks of Nebraska.

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Allison Bystrzynski with her duck Coco.

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Alisha Dahlberg with her horse Dakota.

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Kalli and Brendan Brooks kitten.

Ag in the Park

The FFA hosted its annual Ag in the Park FFA event May 11. Robyn Graham, FFA sponsor, said, “We made some changes last year putting our barnyard and ag in the classroom activities together in one event. This year we added some farm equipment. We are hoping to add more farm equipment next year and some additional activities,”

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Abilyn Schneider

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Andy Frisch

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Olivia Keller

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Dalton Weidner

Building healthy relationships

An anonymous author penned, “A healthy relationship, whether it is romantic, brotherly, familial, or friendly, is when a person is allowed room to grow, unjudged, and still loved.” Going through adolescence feeling judged, alone and unloved, as we often do, can be difficult. Sometimes we gravitate toward those who are popular or try to fit in with the “it crowd” when we really should be looking for people who allow us to be who we are without trying to change us. So, just how do we adolescents (and adults) build healthy relationships in our lives?

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