By Heather Woodward, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. May 20--Black Hills High School senior Erin Green started getting ready for prom a day early.

By Heather Woodward, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Mar. 1--Kevin Wimsett doesn't always have to rely on textbooks when he's giving his classes a civics lesson. The Black Hills High School social studies teacher can draw from his own life.

By Heather Woodward, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Oct. 31--Most South Sound high school students' scores on the SAT college preparatory test were higher than their peers across the nation, according to 2006 results.

By Heather Woodward, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Oct. 21--There isn't a physical education class that Lisa Summers is afraid to teach. Sure, the Black Hills High School PE teacher might have to work late into the night at home, practicing unfamiliar dance moves, for example.

By Heather Woodward, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Jun. 15--The world looks quite different at home and abroad from how it did when Black Hills High School's graduating seniors were freshmen.