The beginning of a new school year means student activities get turned up to high gear - and the football Bearcats have been turning up the heat and the action preparing for the Fall 2011 season. Early morning and evening practices have become the norm in the days before the start of classes next week. The Bearcats football season kicks into high gear on Friday, Aug. 19 with a Jamboree and the first contest of the season against Ste. Genevieve on Friday, Aug. 26. (SMT Photo by Annabeth Miller)