December 2017

School News: From Nov. 30 through Dec 1, a schoolwide blood drive took place in the MHA building for those in need. If Blackhawks wish to earn a red cross badge on their graduation cap, a blood donation of at least three times is required.

Local News: On Dec. 2, the 25th annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights parade took place, drawing over 100,000 attendees to Palm Canyon Drive in Downtown Palm Springs. The parade featured local celebrities, local and international marching bands and floats.

National News: President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, plead guilty to lying to the FBI about two conversations he had last December with Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak. These conversations, with the help of Trump’s aides, were an attempt to create foreign policy with Russia prior to the Trump presidency.  

International News: On Dec. 5, the International Olympic Committee announced that Russia would be banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea due to manipulating anti-doping rules in the games. The ban resulted from a 17-month investigation by the former Swedish president Samuel Schmid, who investigated whether or not the Russian government covered up the doping of Russian athletes during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Russian athletes can still participate in the event if they prove that they’re “clean.”