May lunch menus are available in the high school office. DID YOU KNOW… There are an estimated 75.8 million dogs in the United States? That’s more than double the number in Brazil, the country with the second most dogs. Though the United States is home to less than 5% of…
DID YOU KNOW… Nine in every 10 Americans have eaten pizza in the last month? According to some estimates, Americans consume the equivalent of about 100 acres of pizza every day. Nearly 1/3 of all the land in the United States, or about 650 million acres, is federally owned? On…
DID YOU KNOW… The United States is the only country that has all of Earth’s five climate zones: tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polar? The United States is the 3rd most visited country by international tourists after Spain and France? The only people to have walked on the moon’s surface…
DID YOU KNOW… If Michael Phelps were a country, he’d rank #35 on the all-time Olympic gold medal list? He would be ahead of 97 nations! The average golf ball has 336 dimples? There are 18 minutes of total action in a baseball game? *Laker Sports* The baseball team travels…
DID YOU KNOW… Michigan has more miles of freshwater shoreline than any other state in the nation? About 3,000 to be exact! Michigan has the only authentic Dutch windmill operating in the United States? The De Zwaan Windmill in Holland is not only a historic attraction; it’s also a functioning…
DID YOU KNOW… Vietnam War protesters inspired Earth Day? Wisconsin Senator Gaylor Nelson started it in 1970, after he noticed people protesting the war, but not putting any pressure on government about the damage being done to the planet via contaminants like oil spills, pesticides, and deadly smog. The date…
DID YOU KNOW… Baby blue whales grow 200 pounds per day for the first year they are alive? They can move at five miles per hour when fully grown, but can get up to 20 miles per hour if need be. They can also hear up to 1,000 miles away…
Congratulations to Hunter Bentley and Leah Nelson! They are the Class of 2021 Valedictorian and Salutatorian. DID YOU KNOW… Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia? Australia originally had camels imported for transporting heavy loads or for riding. They were let loose when their work was done, causing an unwanted spike…
DID YOU KNOW… Koalas have fingerprints? In fact, koala prints are very similar to human fingerprints, even to expert crime scene investigators. Bee hummingbirds are so small they get mistaken for insects? Bee hummingbirds are the smallest bird in the world. The birds are just 2 ¼” long and weigh…
DID YOU KNOW… The U.S. and the Soviet Union used dolphins during the Vietnam War and the Cold War? Both countries studied the creatures for their sonar capabilities, but also trained them to detect mines, bring equipment for divers, find lost equipment, and guard submarines. Playing the accordion was once…
