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Bowl for Kids Sake is an event that helps sponsor the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization.

This event is going on all through March. National Honor Socitey (NHS) members are going to be at the bowling alley in El Dorado on Mar. 6 from two to four. This is their fourth year attending the event.

“I am looking forward to having fun with my friends while donating to a good cause,” senior Sarah Base said.

Base decided to participate in the event when she learned about it, during a meeting and liked the mission of BBBS. NHS members are required to have a certain number of community service hours and bowling is a fun way for them to get their hours in, while supporting a good cause.

“I want to help the less fortunate,” Base said.

In order to participate in this event, a few students take on the responsibility of organizing a team and each team has to raise $200 in sponsors. Most the students in NHS get the money from friends, family or other businesses they can get to support the cause.

“I just ask some relatives, some people go door to door, usually people are willing to donate,” NHS Becky Pickert said.

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Pickert said Bowl for Kids Sake is a fun event, she attended last year and will be attending this year. She feels that it will be more successful this year than last because of the increase in teams.

The money raised goes to help fund the organization and helps set up the children with their big brother or sister.

“It is for a good cause and it is a lot of fun,” NHS sponsor Cathy McGuire said.

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Junior Renee Pederson practices bowling at Northrock Lanes for the upcoming Bowl for Kids Sake, sponsered by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Pederson and other NHS members will bowl in the event March 6.

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January experienced the lowest number of blood collections the Red Cross has seen in a decade. About 30,000 pints of blood have gone uncollected because of the weather and cancelled blood drives.

“Each donator saves up to three lives,” Student Body Vice-President Becky Pickert said. “Every donation counts because the blood banks are low due to the weather.”

At the blood drive on Wednesday, appr. 70 people donated blood.

“I think it is really cool because we put on this blood drive and help people in need,” senior rep. Evan Willford said.

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Junior Ronald Dubus gives blood at Wednesday’s blood drive sponsored by StuCo.

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Science teacher Jason Teeter gives blood during his planning period. “It can help, and the school makes it convenient to donate,”Teeter said.

-More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.

-The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O. -A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.

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Approximately every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion. StuCo hosted its annual spring blood drive on Mar. 2 to help the American Red Cross with that need.

StuCo members traveled to advisories to inform students about the blood drive. Members also hung flyers throughout the school and community.

“A lot of students were interested when we went to advisories,” freshman representative Jenny Hahn said.

Because of the weather conditions since the beginning of this year, the Red Cross has suffered an enormous loss in blood donations. The month of

Possible changes to advisory bring mixed feelings edenVIERTHALER features editor

Advisory is a 25-minute period students utilize to finish up last minute homework, study for upcoming tests or meet with teachers for various reasons.

The administration possibly aims to make changes to the existing schedule, wanting to move advisory to the end of the day and having it take place Tuesday through Friday. The administration, staff, student council and a small group called the Principal’s Advisory Board has talked about making the changes for a year and is now deciding to act on it.

“We want to make it better and more useful for kids,” Principal Bob Baier said.

Because students acquire homework throughout the day, advisory at the end of the school day would give students about 25 minutes to study.

“I would have time to do my homework,” sophomore Delaney Booth said. “At the beginning of the day there is less homework.”

In addition, the change deals with athletics, allowing student athletes to stay in class.

“As we grow in size we play schools that are further away and teams have to leave early,” Baier said.

“We are hoping only advisory is missed instead of seventh hour. This way, coaches and kids do not miss class.”

Students say they would appreciate the extra time advisory Tuesday through Friday would offer.

“Advisory helps me do assignments I would probably just put off at home,” junior Katie Hobble said. “It would give students more time to work and study, improving grades.”

Additionally, the changes to advisory bring a

more consistent schedule.

“I think the change would probably be good because it will make the schedule a lot less complicated,” junior Tony Supancic said. “It would make it easier on the students and faculty.”

With all the positives that exist, Baier recognizes some negatives in altering the schedule.

“By going each day you lose a bit of class time, about 35 to 40 minutes,” Baier said. “Also, we will lose senior leadership in advisory because of seniors with partial schedules.”

Some students disagree with the proposed changes to advisory.

“I like the time it is now because it is before some of my hard classes and I can prepare,” junior Julia Hilts said.

On a completely other spectrum, some students enjoy the positives that break on Tuesdays and Thursdays brings.

“I would rather have a break everyday instead of advisory because I think students would rather have ALEX DURANO time to hang out instead of being sent to a room,” Sophomores Joel Findley and Nathan Ralston work on homework during advisory time. Advisory time will be held at junior Katelyn Rose said. the end of the day Tuesday through Friday starting next year.

Spanish teacher Meredith Mendenhal has ideas for aspects to advisory she would like to see altered.

“I would like to give a grade for advisory because it is a way to hold students accountable,” Mendenhal said. “It seems like if you had a reason to work then you ould participate a little more.”

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Social media users at high risk for identity theft, stolen information robynHERBERT

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Turning seven usually includes cake, games and party guests, but not usually 1.5 million guests. On Feb. 4, Facebook celebrated its seventh birthday with a record number of 1.5 million users.

That means if Facebook were a country it would be the third largest in the world, right behind India and right in front of the United States.

With all these people, the risks of Facebook are bigger than ever. One major problem: privacy. In 2009, 11 million Americans were affected by identity theft, according to Identity Theft Labs.

With more and more information available on social media sites, it is easier than ever for the wrong information to fall into wrong hands.

Recently, a Bluestreak staffer experienced identity theft as a result of too much information posted online.

“On Tuesday (Feb. 8), at about 10:00 in the morning, some fool claiming to be me called my grandmother’s house, saying I was in Canada needing money,” junior TJ Rigg said. “I’m pretty sure he connected my grandmother and I from Facebook or MySpace; my dad has her listed as his mother and me as his son.”

On Oct. 18, Facebook acknowledged several applications were allowing outside companies to access User IDs. User IDs are unique numbers assigned to Facebook members that can be used to identify them.

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names. In a few cases, access to friends’ names was given to advertisers and Internet tracking companies,” a recent Wall Street Journal article said.

The risk increases dramatically for young adults, according to Identity Theft Labs. These people tend to use library computers or share computers in dorms or apartments with people they do not know very well.

By accidentally leaving themselves logged in, young adults can provide instant access to their personal lives to anyone using the machine.

“Always log out,” Rigg said. “Be sure that you don’t post anything online that you wouldn’t want other people knowing.”

Any person can become a victim of identity theft, especially when accepting friend requests from people they do not know, or only know online or through friends.

“People need to be very careful. They should make sure their profile is only viewable by friends and check out all friend requests before accepting,” Rigg said. “Even if Facebook says I have a lot of mutual friends, I don’t accept unless I personally know them.”

Idenity Theft Labs has estimated the risk of becoming a victim of identity theft in 2011 is one in four. Up to 18 percent of targets do not realize their identity has been stolen for four or more years. This can lead to serious, irreversible damage to credit or reputation.

“I’m at least glad that the guy pretending to me didn’t hack my bank account or anything,” Rigg said. “The only thing he wanted was money from a family member, and he didn’t get it.”

The average amount charged to credit cards or bank accounts when an identity is stolen is $92,893. Rigg feels fortunate that his thief wanted a compartively small amount.

“In my case, the guy pretending me said I was pulled over for a busted tail-light, then arrested for cocaine possession,” Rigg said.

“He claimed I needed $2000 to be expedited back to the United States.”

Depending on the severity of the case, it can take up to 5,840 hours (the equivalent of working a full-time job for two years) to correct the damage from identity theft, according to ITRC Aftermath Study.

“My grandmother lives in Arkansas, so she couldn’t check up on me. She ended up calling the police, then my dad,” Rigg said.

After confirming that the identity thefts were not calling from the Montreal Police Office, the police declared the number unregistered and untraceable.

“We will probably never know who it was,” Rigg said. “We were lucky, my grandmother was smart to call the police.”

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Saturday Academy offers extra learning opportunities alexHERNANDEZ staff writer

Saturday morning: wake up, leave the pajamas on, turn to the favorite show, kick back and relax; that is unless Saturday Academy is in the agenda.

“My friends go to it so I tag along,” sophomore Chelsea Kaiser said.

This six-week learning opportunity is on Saturdays from either 9 to 10:20 or 10:30 to11:50 in the morning. Classes range from a Crime and Punishment course to the Americas Response to the Holocaust. Other offered classes are AP review, the 1960’s, an economics class and DBQs. “You are learning more about today’s society because its comparing it [today’s society] to the 1960s,” sophomore Alec Willford said.

This course seems to be a favorite among students due to the fact that is taught by social studies teacher Joel Schaefer. He encouraged his students to attend Saturday Academy for the experience and DEVIN DYMKOWSKI opportunity to learn what teachers Social studies teacher Joel Schaefer teaches a class over the 1960s during Saturday Academy. Schaefer’s sophomores and juniors are offered extra credit for want to teach, not subjects required

by the state.

“I get to design whatever course I want so I try to number one get a topic that interests me and number two a topic that will interest the students, so hopefully they show up because it is a volunteer class,” Schaefer said.

The sessions are filled with videos, primary source documents and interesting not so well known facts on subject of the class they chose to attend. This allows the students the opportunity to learn in another way other than the classic textbook style of the school system, offering a more in-depth study.

“It’s like Mr. Schaefer’s teaching, but with no homework,” Willford said.

Saturday Academy is a program that allows dedicated students with a thirst for knowledge the chance to expand their comprehension through teachers that they don’t normally work with.

“I think it’s a wonderful program, students get an enrichment activity, free food and the teachers get to design a course that isn’t state required,” Schaefer said.

attending Saturday Academy. No homework is given with this Gilder Lehrman Institute program.

Juniors participate in research project katherineHARTLEY

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It is that time of year again: the junior class will start writing their English paper.

English teacher Elizabeth Miller’s students began the process this summer by reading their first book of a total of three books.

The book had to meet the criteria of being a contemporary work of literature with a copyright of 1980 or later.

“My students will write an argumentative research paper that says the book belongs in the American Canon, which means it’s a classic, although it hasn’t stood the test of time yet,” English teacher Elizabeth Miller said.

They also read a book during first semester and are currently finishing a third book; they will then pick one of the three to write about. One of these books also had to fit the criteria of the history department of the 1920-1975 time period for a history presentation in April.

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“I chose the Harlem Renaissance because it’s my favorite time period because there’s so much literature, music and art that I like,” junior Natalia Farfan said.

Every junior English class will do a research project, although some teachers do things differently.

Senior Trent Garman was in English teacher Jeff Roper’s class last year and he wrote a nine to 11 page paper over Muhammad Ali. “The hardest part was that it was time consuming. We worked on it [the paper] for like a month,” Garman said.

Many students probably are dreading the writing and time that will have to be spent on this research project, although some keep a positive attitude.

“If someone likes to read and can find a book this can actually be enjoyable for some students, but more difficult for those who don’t like to read of can’t find a book,” Miller said. “Fortunately, Mrs. [Sandy] Reed, the librarian, helps me out a lot during this research project.”

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Scholars bowl team places fourth at 5A competition ryanMINEAR staff writer

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Scholars bowl team members include Joel Findley, Andrew Burdick, Matt Dekoning, Evan Willford and Aditya Kulkarni. The team placed fourth at 5A State Scholars Bowl.

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Andover’s pride in the success of extracurricular activities continues this year with Scholars Bowl placing fourth at the state tournament at Wichita West High School.

“I was very proud of the success our team had,” Scholars Bowl coach Mike Bogner said. “We were a young team having three sophomores, a junior and a senior.

And to do that it was impressive. They were one question away from being champion.

They were some of the best at state even with their young age.”

The team competed in its second year at 5A competition. First place went to Blue Valley, second to McPherson and third to Kapaun. Bishop Carrol, Lansing, St. Thomas Aquinas and Shawnee Heights also competed at state.

“I was really happy,” senior Evan Willford said. “I didn’t think we would make it to state.”

Bogner credits Willford for helping lead the team to earn their fourth place victory.

As a senior, this was Willford’s last year with the team.

“Evan Willford sadly will be moving on,” Bogner said. “It will be tough to fill his shoes. He was our captain and leader. But I’m optimistic about our future. Having three sophomores to have so much early experience and success will help us.”

Willford has enjoyed the three years he has spent with the team.

“I’d have to say it’s fun getting to hang out with all the guys,” Willford said.

“Mr. Bogner is also pretty cool. It’s a fun

experience.”

Scholars Bowl started preparing in September and continued practicing on into February about twice a week. Scholars Bowl consists of questions involving foreign language, social science, science, health, mathematics and a year in review. The teams compete in pools with three to six teams trying to win in their pool to move on to the next round.

“I pick up on English, fine arts and a year in review,” sophomore Andrew Burdick said. “My weakness is math. I try for most questions.”

Being a sophomore, Burdick has high hopes and goals for the team’s future. “[Our goal is] to integrate the freshmen coming in like Yash [Kamath] but basically strengthen the team,” Burdick said. “We had three sophomores. We need Matt [Dekoning] to be a strong member on the team.”

Bogner also has goals for the teams future and growth.

“I’d like to see numbers improve,” Bogner said. “I’d like to get more people out for scholars bowl especially younger students so we can grow as a program.”

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Text messaging monitored by parents, administrators Students open up about parents reading through text messages tjRIGG

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Text messaging is one of the many ways teens socialize with their friends and family. Often, teens think of texting as private conversation, but ways exist for outside observers to read what people text.

One of the more popular ways of reading texts includes simply confiscating the phone and manually opening the messages.

Assistant principal Amanda Grier has not personally read any student’s text and said the administration only reads a student’s texts under special circumstances.

“We only have the right [to read student’s texts] if there is probable cause that a student is injured, hurt, or an illegal activity has or is taking place,” Grier said.

Sophomore Ashley Shepler’s parents monitor her text messaging. Shepler’s parents have done so ever since Shepler got a cell phone, about three years ago. Shepler is not too bothered by her parents reading her texts.

“Sometimes I do not care,” Shepler said. “I do not say any-

thing I should not, but there are some things I say that I just do not want them to see.”

Junior Mason Jenkins’ parents also read his text messages.

When Jenkins was in eighth grade, he received his first cell phone.

Since then, his parents have monitored his texting. Like Shelper, Jenkins’ feelings about his parents reading his texts are neutral.

“I do not really care,” Jenkins said. “I rarely text and plus, I do not say bad things.”

Shepler and Jenkins agreed that parents do have the right to read students’ texts but only under certain circumstances.

“If the [teen] is doing something bad like drugs or something, then yes they have the right,” Jenkins said. “However, if they have no reason, there is no point.”

Junior April Richardson argues that parents have the right to read students’ texts, but it is an invasion of privacy. Richardson’s parents do not read her texts, but said that if she gives them a reason to, they will. Richardson does not like the idea of parents reading student’s texts.

“I do not like the idea because they will read everything and take everything out of context,” Richardson said.

Grier said it is part of a parent’s responsibility to read student’s texts in order to keep safe.

“I think it is important,” Grier said. “They are working to keep their kids safe.”

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New Andover restaurant provides Cuban-Italian cuisine

When it comes to looking for a unique, fascinating restaurant to hit in Andover, Metro Grill, a restaurant that has only been open for a few weeks, is the place to go.

Metro Grill is located off of Andover road and Kellogg. It is frequently filled with customers eating Cuban-Italian food and enjoying their time. Metro Grill provides every sunday for VIP guests that pay $60 per person. During this time, they have live music and wine.

“It’s crazy here,” manager Roy Landa said.

“It’s almost always really busy, but we love it in Andover so far.”

Though orders seem to come quickly, they are mixed up very easily by the Italian impression.

“During the day, the restaurant serves around 320 customers,” Landa said.

The setting of the restaurant sparks a unique atmosphere with trendy chairs and decorations. While walking into the restaurant one is captivated with the smell of spicy gourmet food. The menu is filled with various choices from sandwiches to pasta.

Metro Grill has efficient cleanliness, keeping everything neat and in its place. The chefs

at this grill are friendly and keep everyone involved with their amusing jokes and sarcastic comments.

“Many have been very pleased to acquire such a product of a five-star taste, without a five-star price,” owner Michael Gonzalez said.

Watching the chef work their magic grabs everyone’s attention and keeps everyone entertained. Customers notice the enthusiasm in the employees and their love for cooking.

“Although Metro Grill has only been open for a couple weeks, it is growing in frequent customers,” Landa said.

The customer base is expected to expand in the future. The space for the grill seems a little small for all the customers it has per day.

“The Metro Grill is more convenient in Andover vs. being in the mall because it gets its own customers coming to try our food,” Landa said.

This is a better location to have Metro Grill in Andover instead of in the mall and customers just walking around the mall shopping, until a restaurant looks appealing. The menu provides several choices for its consumers.

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Television show recruits local home designer, volunteers hollyHEIRONIMUS copy chief

Across the nation, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” has revitalized the lives of people who have different stories, through extravagantly changing their homes.

Recently, the show had been brought to Wichita to feature a family whose house was built by Bob Cooke Homes and designed in part by David Shandy.

“My dad has his own company: Shandy Residential Designs,” freshman Kelsey Shandy said.

David was eager to participate in designing the house for the home-makeover group.

“I was really excited to be part of it, to help a deserving family. I wasn’t sure of the workload, but I was excited when they asked me [to help design the house],” David said.

David had assistance in the process of designing the house.

“I sat down with their designers and we throw out ideas and make sketches and preliminary plans with ideas,” David said.

The home makeover was surprised to the Carl Hall family, who lives in Southwest Wichita, around Maize. “[The Home-Makeover people] were attracted to his family because of his situation. He was active with younger athletes and a lot of people outside of his family helped a lot of people. He was a wellknown athlete, playing baseball at WSU.” David said.

Hall’s current situation is what mainly brought the “Extreme Make-over: Home Edition” to his family.

“He is a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down, because of an automobile accident,” David said.

Community volunteers were essential in helping build the house. Adults from Andover visited the house to help out and donate their time.

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“I saw on the news that there were volunteers for a first, second and third shift with 253 people waiting. I helped build a batting cage. Paul Driver’s company donated material for the batting cage and labor to help with it,” Bart Dick said.

The family was surprised by the television show approximately a month ago.

“We were excited and very thankful, the entire family was,” sister-in-law Amy Hall said.

The show will premiere within the next few months.

“The show will air sometime in May,” David said.

Dick believes that Hall will enjoy the design of the house as it accommodates to the family’s needs.

“I wasn’t in the whole house, but it was big and spacious. [Hall] will be able to look out the back window and see the batting cage,” Dick said. “He’ll be able to enjoy the things he enjoyed before the accident.”

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Local Wichita volunteers move furniture from the trailers into the newly built home. “Extreme Make-over: Home Edition” will air the showing of the process of the Carl Hall family’s new home being built on May 15.

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Students reflect on phobias, strange fears PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KAITLYN DEYOUNG AND JACOB HIGHFILL

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Fear and terrors of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people develop into phobias.

Students in Andover High experience a variety of phobias that are unique to each student.

“I am afraid of spiders,” senior Haley Belden said.

The commonly known term for the fear of spiders is known as arachnophobia. This phobia can lead to a variety of actions.

“I flip out whenever I see a spider. I cannot kill it,” Belden said. “One time I cried and hyper-ventilated.”

Another common phobia is the fear of heights.

“I am scared of heights because when I was little, my dad would take me on airplane rides and go really fast; it always terrified me,” junior Jack Miller said.

Miller has attempted to get over his phobia.

“I began the process by going off the high dive last summer,” Miller said. “I also am now able to fly on planes if I sit on the inside with the window closed and holding my mom’s hand.”

Not everyone has common phobias and fears.

“I have a phobia of cotton balls,” sophomore Lexy Fox said. “They feel and sound gross when you

pull them apart.”

Avoiding the object is a way Fox copes with her phobia.

“Whenever I would need to use cotton balls, like to take off nail polish, I use toilet paper or wash cloths,” Fox said.

Sophomore Sarah Clark has another commonly known phobia. She is afraid of water. This phobia has restrictions on her summers.

“I am afraid of drowning in pools when I can not touch. Because of this fear I only swim a few times each summer,” Clark said.

The fear of water often is because of childhood experiences with seeing a friend almost drown or almost drowning themselves according to way2hope. org.

“I never learned how [to swim] when I was little so the fear developed when I almost drowned,” Clark said.

Sometimes phobias are only temporary and are grown out of. However, some of the time, they stay for a while.

“I attempted to get swim lessons, but it is impossible for me to learn to swim. If I swallow water, I tend to freak out,” Clark said.

Shoplifting becomes epidemic throughout area kathrynSILL staff writer

Last year, senior Abbi Ingram witnessed a wealthy woman in an expensive fur coat strolling around the Women’s Fair at Century II. Moments later, the woman was escorted by security for shoplifting.

“The stereotype for shoplifters it often that they are poor, but [I find that] shoplifters are usually wealthy, ” Ingram said.

Ingram has been an employee of Hallmark in Bradley Fair since Sept. 2009. Since working at Hallmark, Ingram has witnessed suspicious behavior of some customers.

“We have regular shoplifters that will come in. They will be looking at candles and stand up before I walk towards them and pretend to look at another candle. One time I watched an incident back on camera and saw a woman shoplift,”

Ingram said.

Parent Lynne Schneider has witnessed shoplifting firsthand about seven or eight years ago.

“I was [going into] Dillard’s at Towne East Square and this lady came running out of the store with 15 or 20 jeans. Before I could do anything, she got in to a getaway car,” Schneider said.

Student Resource Officer Lance Parker said when people shoplift, they can be charged with theft.

If the item, the shoplifter stole is worth $1,000 or more, it can constitute a felony; everything under that is considered a misdemeanor. Administrative assistant Pat Sprenkel has experienced shoplifting from the other side of crime.

“When I was five years old, I took a piece of bubble gum from the store and when my mom and I got to the car I started to unwrap it, and my mom asked me where I got it from. When I answered, my mom made me go back in to the store, and pay for it, and then she took the bubble gum from

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me,” Sprenkel said.

According to the state, a child younger than 10 cannot be charged with shoplifting because they cannot distinguish between right and wrong.

“I think people shoplift because they need [the item] or for the rush. It is addicting and they might be bored and looking for an adrenaline rush,” Ingram said.

Stores find that security cameras help prevent shoplifting. Junior Dakota Swanson, who has worked at Dillon’s since Sept. 2008, finds that having a lot of employees on the floor can help prevent shoplifting.

“If [a customer] sees something suspicious, talk to staff members,” Parker said. “The best practice is to not intervene, but report everything you see.”

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Revolution in Egypt reflects courage, patriotism

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trinaBhattarai Lately, every time I open up my homepage, AOL, an update about the situation in Egypt always greets me. It’s not just AOL; it dominates every search engine, headline and blog.

At first, I dismissed it as pointless political arguments that politicians settle out through deceiving speehes and fake promises. However, I stumbled across an Egyptian girl’s blog that updated the world about how the revolution affected her life.

In her blog, she mentioned the complete chaos that surrounded her city and the constant fear that she felt, contradictory to the carefree life she once led. Soaking in this information, I realized that she was a teenager like me, living in a situation that I cannot begin to fathom.

This disturbed and motivated me to begin a mini research project in order to investigate Egypt’s current state. Through the research, I finally understood the importance of the phenomenal revolution that took place in Egypt.

A single Facebook page ignited the revolution. In contrast to the thousands of senseless pages made about Justin Bieber, this one actually made a difference.

Wael Ghonim started the Facebook page after the police force of Egypt brutally beat a 28-year old businessman, Khaled Said to death.

Apparently, he was not the only one who felt fed up with the injustice served by the cops, because soon the group accumulated thousands of followers.

Many Egyptians learned details of the widespread torture in their own country due to

this Facebook page. Thus, it became a rallying point that led to the biggest revolution Egypt has seen in three decades.

On this Facebook page, the members planned to hold a large peaceful gathering on Jan. 25. Ghonim expected few people to show up; however he found thousands of Egyptian peacefully protesting against injustice, poverty and corruption in their country.

The security force initiated the violence by firing water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas into the crowed. Chaos consumed Egypt. Nevertheless, the crowd refused to negotiate until president Hosni Mubarak agreed to step down from his 29 years of unfair ruling.

The crowd finally rejoiced when the president handed the power to the military on Feb. 11. Now, Egypt is on its way to democracy.

Though the whole revolution shows courage and patriotism of the people in Egypt, the real beauty of this revolution is that a simple Facebook managed to demolish 29 years of dictatorship.

I think this supports the idea that anyone can make a difference. I can’t speak for everyone, but I know I sometimes feel discouraged whenever I think about the enormous obstacles I will have to face if I wish to make this world a better place. For every “good guy” with peace sign in this world, two “bad guys” stand with heavy ammunition.

However, Ghonim made a tremendous difference by doing what the young generation does best: Facebook. It is difficult not to feel like an ant asking to arm wrestle with an elephant, but with raw passion and dedication, anything is possible.

EVAN WILLFORD

Moving on means more than growing up

GenGAUDREAU I’ve tried for the past year to figure out how loneliness works. What am I so longingly looking for? Friendships? Relationships? Comfort? I can’t really decide.

But I did, however, figure out, that I found myself when I was least expecting it. There comes a weird point in your life where you’re young and stupid and you feel invincible.

At least, I assume that’s what a lot of high schoolers feel like. (Let’s be honest, for the past four years I’ve felt like I’ve been on top of my game.) I feel like a lot of the time no one in high school thinks about things other than high school things.

What am I going to do after high school?

Will I be okay if I don’t go to college? I’m in the boat of “I have no idea what in the world is going to happen to me after May.” Which isn’t a bad thing, but it can cause unwanted stress and

anxiety.

Realistically, I think it’s impossible to know what you want to do with your life when you’re 18. I haven’t the faintest idea, and I like that. If my entire life was planned out for the next four years, I might die.

Where’s the living in that? I applaud anyone who is attending college in the fall, I couldn’t be more proud of the kids I grew up with going off on their own.

But I’m not sure that’s really how I want to spend my youth. I just want to live, and I want to wake up each morning smiling and breathing in and thinking “This is exactly what I want to be doing in exactly this moment.”

And although I realize that a lot of people don’t agree with me on the whole not going to college right after high school thing, I think that’s what is right for me.

In all honesty, I’m doing what everyone should do. I’m doing exactly what I want to do.

Not for anyone else, but for myself. I have so much self love, and I feel empowered by the decisions I make.

You need to make decisions based upon yourself, because in the end of the day you matter to yourself more than anyone should. Do what you love, and don’t let anyone tell you any differently.

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Communication through technology creates lack of social skills I have had countless encounters with my friends going back and forth about what a girl has said to them over text and they don’t really know how to get a read on the person, whether they are serious or sarcastic. Emotions can’t be picked up on easily and often time will lead to nothing but frail confusion and mixed reactions.

ryanLAKE Text messaging has become a pivotal part of anyone’s life in this day in age, however, that doesn’t mean it’s always a good thing.

Texting can be the perfect way to be able to get to know somebody better and is an easy gateway to be able to break down the barrier to become better friends and see what the other person is about, but they need to help you out in that regard.

By that; you have to be able to be good at texting—much like a real life relationship. There’s nothing more frustrating for a person then when you are trying to invest your time getting to know a person better through texts and they only have the dreaded one to two word responses.

Your response to that: “Okay, this sucks, they obviously don’t care to talk to me.” Simple text messages will wrap around your mind and will have you only thinking of what they said to you and questioning whether it is good or bad.

For instance, if a guy texts a girl and asks how her weekend went or what she’s got planned and she responds with “nothing, just hung out”, that’s when you know you got a bit of a problem.

She obviously doesn’t care to spend the time responding and asking about yourself so it’s almost as if you might as well go ahead and kill any sort of hope with this girl if this is your situation.

If a girl wants to invest time with you and ask you the questions, then you might be in a little better situation, because you’ve accomplished what you want from the start—a girl that shows she cares and there’s no effort on your part as a guy to go after this lady when she’s pursuing you.

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Texting has opened up loopholes in our social lives which allow us as people to avoid direct confrontation with one another.

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Hush Hearts Feb. 14

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Hush hearts was an enjoyable activity that allowed students to get in the mood for Valentine’s Day.

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The impressive girls team victory was overshadowed by the lack of school spirit by the student section, who failed to wear green, to support the cause, or cheer.

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Inservice Day Feb. 21

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Students felt relieved with a day off of school in order to relax and finish up last minute studying.

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Seniors were honored on Senior Night when they stood in front of the crowd with their families. Their dedication and hard-work within activities was recognized.

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These reactions can sometimes be seen as leading on a person.

All the time, you could be having great conversations with a girl; you think she may be interested in you and the moment you think you reach the point where it’d be safe to reveal how you could feel about the person.

Afterwards, they then reveal to you that they don’t feel the same way which you do, all tying back to how the person was perceived through their texts and what could be seen as occasional flirting to the girl, could be seen as her wanting to be “more then friends.”

If you are on the other side of the conversation where you’re in a relationship, it’s important to not have one of those “texting relationships” where all the conversation you will have is 50 text

messages through the day sent between you and the other person, phone calls are so much better if you’re looking for good communication and it also represents that you have good communication in general which is the strongest root tying back to any sort of relationship.

Texting constantly in a relationship may be easy and less stressful on the anticipation of the conversation you will have with your boyfriend/girlfriend but it also proves one of two things: that you are too lazy to put in effort to make your encounters more special or you just are simply afraid. 10 years ago, the only way to speak was through the phone (or IM—but at least that was cool.)

The key in texting relationships is to watch what you say; many of us have ruined beautiful and potentially great relationships through texting somebody something stupid—such as the typical “drunk texts” or “sleepy slurs” and the effects can be detrimental.

It is always hard to gauge anger, sincerity, or sarcasm in a text and people might perceive what you say in the wrong way. Make anything important you have to talk about an in-person encounter or at least face-to-face, you never know what somebody could do with a text message you send him or her. Watch what you say though because it could always bite you back.

Another issue with texting is ending a relationship over a text message. It is stereotypical, and it is plain wrong.

Being told that you don’t want a relationship to continue over the communication of a text message is a slap in the face for the recipient and it just proves that whomever is ending the relationship is a coward not being able to face the person.

Texting has opened up loopholes in our social lives, which allow us as people to avoid direct confrontation with one another; this is unfortunate simply because in our lives there will always be confrontation, whether we like it or not.

It’s not like you can just text your boss and tell them “hey, sorry but I am going to quit my job.” Quitting at a job is never fun but you can’t honestly tell me that you could see it acceptable to be able to simply up and quit without reasoning. For that, actual communication is a necessity.

I know it comes across as me just hating on texting as a whole, but believe me, I use it all the time and love the tool, it’s just frustrating for me seeing people use this great resource for means of them simply not dealing with confrontation, it shows weakness and laziness on everyone’s behalf.

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Spanish teacher Meredith Mendenhall

She makes Spanish easier to learn.

She assigns fun projects, like making videos.

She has personal experience with speaking Spanish because she has traveled to many Spanish speaking countries.

She goes beyond just learning the language; she delves into culture including art, movies and music.

She loves penguins and has part of her collection in her classroom.

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Teachers should allow food, drink, if handled properly staff

Whether or not students can eat food in the classroom position: Stance: should be at the discretion of the teacher.

Vote: 30-0

Recently, teachers received an e-mail reminding them that students are not permitted to eat lunch in the classrooms. Though this rule has always been in place, students were upset with the reminder because it seems contradictory to the current open lunch policy.

Currently, students are given 30 minutes for lunch and juniors and seniors in good standing are permitted to leave the school to buy lunch elsewhere. However, it is often difficult to travel to a restaurant, buy lunch and eat before the thirty minutes is up.

One staff member even timed how long it took to get to lunch and back one day. The result: 23 minutes and 36 seconds.

This time consumption keeps students from taking their time in food consumption. So many students need to finish their lunch in the classroom, or else waste their money and end up with an empty stomach. However, a crackdown on eating in class could cause more and more students to waste their time and money at open lunch.

Principal Bob Baier said that students being “belligerent in class” with their food has provoked the crackdown, but that there are several reasons why students need to eat in the lunchroom.

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“In winter especially, there are a lot of mice trying to come inside and having food is going to attract them,” Baier said, “Also it helps with the overall cleanliness of the school.”

Despite this, it should still be a judgment call by the teachers whether or not they allow food in their rooms. Teachers are the ones that would have to enforce the rule after all.

Baier did recognize that three thirty-minute lunch periods does not seem as practical at the high school level as two forty-minute periods would. However, that is not likely to happen as the district policy on lunch only allows for thirty-minutes.

There is always the solution to just stay at school for lunch, but for a lot of students open lunch is still the better option. As a result, we need teachers to be understanding of the open lunchtime predicament.

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Solid season ends bitterly for Lady Trojans chrisJONES

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The State tournament at the Topeka Expocentre. 60 minutes of basketball for the Lady Trojans to prove themselves and continue their impressive season, but as quickly as the state tournament began, the teams season had ended.

“We just played a better team than us.

They were strong and made shots,” senior Alexa Fritz said. “We didn’t necessarily miss

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Senior Alexa Fritz, junior Kelsey Dick, and senior Amy Williams run off the court after the loss to Blue Valley Stilwell

shots or play bad and we had a few injuries that affected us.”

The team suffered a 59-32 loss at the hand of Blue Valley Stilwell, who would eventually advance all of the way to the championship game. Just reaching the state tournament after last year’s crushing loss in the sub-state.

“I feel like we finally got over a hump and we finished the season where I think all of us girls wanted to,” Fritz said.

Despite the tough loss, the team’s success this past season cannot go unrecognized.

“It was a great season,” Tilson said. “We worked really hard and played to the best of our abilities.”

Head coach Max Hamblin agrees that despite the loss, this was still a very talented team.

“This year, we had a strong team talent wise,” Hamblin said. “We had a good mix of senior leaders and young talent and they all worked hard.”

Now as the program looks towards the future, five senior players who played significant starting minutes for the team will graduate, leaving a relatively young team for the next season.

“The younger players on our team played a major role during the season this year,” Tilson said. “The program definitely has a bright future because of the experience they have gotten.”

The team nex year will be led by junior

Audrey Meisch, Kelsey Dick, and the Larsen twins, along with sophomore Sydney Tilson.

Despite the losses that the team will endure due to the loss of this year’s seniors, Hamblin believes there is still talent in next year’s team “We have a good overall team,” Hamblin said.

As the final buzzer has sounded for this year’s seniors, reflections, memories, and thoughts of what could have benn now fill their minds.

“At first I was really sad (that it was over), but then I thought about it and I’m so glad I was a part of it with the girls on the team,” Fritz said. “I think this year has been the best memory. Being able to compete in the state tournament was definitely an awesome experience.”

With all of the success that the seniors have accrued throughout their high school playing careers, there is one man behind the scenes that is to thank.

“Coach Hamblin is the best,” Tilson said. “He has always been there for me on or off the court for anything I would need.

He was like a father to me.”

With the winter season ended, along with the basketball season, there look to be good things on the horizon for the girls basketball team.

“They (future teams) have the talent to DEVIN DYMKOWSKI win a state championship,” Tilson said. “I Senior Catherine Cranmer is helped off the court by freshman Maddie Routhier really do believe that.”

and sophomore Dion Hallmark.

Uh huh. You know what it is. [Insert team colors here] Popular Wiz Khalifa song provides rallying cry for sports teams with lyrics change

chrisJONES Its incredibly catchy tune surrounds sports arenas around the nation since its first release, but all around the internet, want to-be artists have put their own creative spin on the hit song, using simple lyric swaps to turn it into an anthem for their favorite sports team.

The song “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa is meant to represent his support for his hometown teams in Pittsburgh, all three happening to have the colors black and yellow. Knowing this,

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fans across America began that this song could simply be used for their own respective team.

From then on, hundreds upon hundreds of different remixed versions of the popular song have swarmed YouTube and the rest of the internet world.

Fans expressing their incredible, and sometimes obsessive, love for their team has reached a new and different level.

The Green Bay Packers had “Green and Yellow” during their Super Bowl run, and Kansas University and Kansas State have “Red and Blue, KU” and “Black and Purple” respectively.

Although the remixes may stray from the beat, remake the original meaning of the song, and, in most cases, are not even good, having a song about a popular sports team creates an immediate following from the respective fan base.

Personally, whenever anything comes out about my favorite sports team, I want to know everything about it.

Around YouTube, there are hundreds of re-

mixes for sports teams around the nation, from football, to baseball, to college sports, to even hockey teams.

For the lucky few teams whose colors just happen to be black and yellow, such as the Pittsburgh Steelers and, more local, the Wichita State Shockers, this song just fell into their lap as a song they can follow and a pre-game pump-up song for the fans to enjoy.

These dedicated sports fans have put their egos, as big as they may be, to show their complete love and dedication through song, even though in most cases it means completely embarrassing themselves. To credit these brave, yet mostly lyrically challenged individuals, there passion for their team is commendable.

The song can be easily manipulated into multiple remixes because of its simple lyrics.

With such intense and lyrical verses as “Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is” and the actual term “Black and Yellow” being repeated numerous times, the replacement of those words and oth-

ers in the song to create a makeshift anthem for your favorite sports team is not the hardest thing to do in the world.

Now I’m sure the artist did not intend to have his song remixed throughout the nation, maybe he is even annoyed by it, but he must respect and be proud of the fact that his song, albeit different lyrics, has a tremendous following across the country and his voice will fill sports stadiums and YouTube for many years to come.

This fact has to subside any anger that may exist In short, America’s long living obsession and dedication to sports and support for their favorite team will not waver or die, and people will continue to do anything in their power to show their support and their devotion, despite a lack of talent and without fear of embarrassment.

These new remixes are just a microscopic dot in the large history of American fan hood.

Golf completes season with place at state ryanMINEAR staff writer

When you are on the bottom of the totem pole, you realize that the only direction to go is up. That is what sophomore Chad Phillips did this past season. Phillips faced a difficulty with tryouts in the previous year.

“I barely made the team last year and I had the position as the JV alternate,” Phillips said. “[Now] I have worked my way up to playing varsity.”

Head golf coach Ryan Harshaw has taken notice of Phillips’ great improvement over a year. “[Chad] has improved a lot,” Harshaw said. “He was an alternate last year and has worked hard throughout the summer. He went from being number 18 on the team to the top six.”

Phillips credits his success on the green to his hard work to strive to improve.

“I worked hard on improving my chipping and iron shot,” Phillips said. “Also, being in weights class this semester has increased my distance a lot.”

Due to the effort Phillips has put into his game, he has been able to see signs of improvement.

“It feels great to see how much I have improved over only one year and see my hard work paying off,” Phillips said.

Phillips continues to work hard to improve his game so he can reach his full potential.

“I have to work hard at playing consistently in every tournament,” Phillips said.

Not only is Phillips making progress, but his team as a whole has won their league championship.

“Going in [to the league tournament], we thought we

had a chance to win and we played well,” Harshaw said.

“It felt great because our last league championship was in 2007.”

The team will attend the state competition in Newton on May 23. On a team that is making huge strides, Phillips looks to one day to become on of the main contributors for the team.

“I think he will keep improving and next year he will be in the top four on varsity and contribute a score every tournament,” junior Ryan Hoover said.

Senior Corbin Mihelic placed 5th at the state tournament while he team placed 7th overall.

Kansas 5A State Golf Corbin Mihelic 71 Ryan Hoover 77 Ben Hotaling 84 Evan Clopine 89 Chad Phillips 90 Michael Morris 92

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Junior Ryan Hoover swings his golf club during a golf meet. Hoover has been on the varsity team since his freshman year.

Sports bring America together through tragedy, triumph chrisJONES

The singing of the national anthem is an event that happens before every sporting event around this country. The American flag is flown around the stadium and everyone, no matter what team they are rooting for, takes off their hats and puts their hand over their heart.

This one small act of patriotism is a small example that outlines the big picture that sports are what truly bring America together; through triumph, tragedy, and everything in between.

At the time of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, America was in a state of turmoil.

Conflicts with the Soviet Union, an energy crisis at its pinnacle, along with many other conflicts had led to unexistant American pride throughout the nation. America needed something to take their attention away from the countries current state. They needed something to believe in.

Enter the United States Olympic Hockey team.

A group of amateur and collegiate hockey players, assembled by Herb Brooks, would even-

tually shock the world and revive some of the American pride that laid dormant at the time.

Heading into the Olympics, the Soviet Union team were overpowering favorites, being considered by many to be the best hockey team in the world. They had outscored their opponents 175-44 in 29 previous matches, going 27-1-1 during that time.

The Soviets were an elite, professional hockey team. The Americans were amateurs.

Defying the odds, America continued to win throughout the Olympic tournament. Momentum was being built and America started to recognize and follow the team.

Then came the night of Feb. 22, 1960. The United States faced off against the juggernaut Soviets. Due to the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union were natural rivals. It was considered the Cold War on ice.

The field house was filled with American flags waving and chants of “USA, USA” ringing throughout. American pride seemed to have returned.

Americas stunning victory, capped off by a late go-ahead goal by Mike Eruzioni, was a massive upset that echoed throughout the world. It was truly the “Miracle on Ice”.

This victory brought the country together once more, and for one night none of Americas mattered. We were once again victorious.

Although this hockey game paled in comparison to the rest of Americas problems at the time, it gave America something to cheer about and gave them a reason to be proud of their country once again.

Not only do sports bring America together

in times of triumph, they also work in times of tragedy. This was no more prevalent than the weeks after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.

Major League Baseball and the National Football League postponed their scheduled games because no one wanted to be out watching sports. People were scared and only wanted to be home with their families.

A total of 91 baseball games and a whole Sunday of football were postponed for the week after the tragedy.

Games resumed the following week and the country rejoiced. The main example was at the New York Mets game against the Atlanta Braves on Sept. 21.

Security was at an all time high for this game and rightly so. The Mets’ players wore caps and badges commemorating the efforts of the FDNY, NYPD, and other organizations aiding in the relief effort.

Rudy Giuliani, who was the mayor at the time, was honored for his actions during the dark time for the city. Despite being a Yankee fan, he received a roaring standing ovation.

Before the game, American flags flew throughout the stadium, mixed with the tears and cheers of the New York faithful, who for the first time since the 9/11 attacks, had a reason to cheer.

The Mets accomplished a late inning victory behind the home run by team leader Mike Piazza. The win was a microcosm for how New York, despite the horrific tragedy that they had experienced a short week ago, were on the way back to normal.

Later in the season, then President George

Bush threw out the first pitch in one of the World Series game between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks. As he walked to the mound, he gave a thumbs up to the crowd and pitched a perfect strike. The crowd went into an uproar.

The game ended in a walk-off win for the Yankees and the entire city erupted in celebration and rejoicement.

After the horrific acts of terrorism brought upon America on Sept. 11, mere baseball games caught the attention of the entire country, brought them together, and gave them a reason to cheer together in the midst of tragedy.

Ten years later, at the stadium of the Philadelphia Phillies, American pride sprung up once again in the form of the death of Osama Bin Laden.

The Phillies were playing the New York Mets on the nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball game on ESPN. Towards the end of the game, the network broadcasters interrupted their analysis of the game to announce that Osama Bin Laden, mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, had been killed.

As the news spread throughout the stadium, chants of “USA, USA” spread.

The announcement was how I personally found out the news, and seeing the entire stadium showing their American pride in chants gave me chills.

In the midst of triumph and tragedy, simple sports games throughout history seem to bring America together and give us a reason to cheer and rejoice.

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Girls basketball success goes unnoticed chrisJONES

staff writer

CHAD PHILLIPS

The attending crowd watches as the Lady Trojans take care of the Ark City Bulldogs on Feb. 22. “ It’s the reason most girls basketball teams don’t get any support. people think it’s boring to watch girls play,” senior Amy Williams said.

It is Tuesday night game night at the gym, and halfway through the fourth quarter of the Lady Trojans’ victory vs. Ark City the crowd and band finally begin to fill in the stands.

“It is a little annoying that we have been successful this season, and no one shows up to cheer us on,” senior Catherine Cranmer said.

Despite the team’s impressive season and their high hopes of going far towards a state championship, a lack of fan support really has taken a negative toll.

“It’s always been this way,” Cranmer said. “Students just don’t really care to show up for the girls games. When the boys were really successful, we tend to have more fans because they show up earlier but we have never really had fans, and I don’t know the reason for it.”

Even though the team tries to adapt to playing in a quiet game environment, the team knows that a good crowd can completely affect a game.

“A good crowd can really pump us up,” senior Amy Williams said. “When we have a good play and the crowd goes wild, it really makes us just that more excited.”

Even though the girl’s team has been more successful for the past couple years, people could not tell by the number of people in the stands.

“It is kind of unfair,” Williams said.

“Both teams have been working hard this season and the boys deserve the support they get, so how come we don’t get the same

support?”

With the fact that it has been this way for a while, the team has tried to adapt to the situation.

“It kind of annoys us that we have no fans when we’re pretty successful,” Cranmer said. “Our coaches just tell us to go out and win and prove we deserve to have more fans at our games.”

Even an act of kindness towards the student body has not garnered any support at games.

“We even got the school dilly bars and still no one supports us,” Williams said.

When the majority of fans file into the gym for the boys game as the girls game ends, it acts as slap in the face to the hard work they have put into the season.

I do not think it is fair,” senior Alexa Fritz said. “A lot of people like watching boys basketball instead of girls.”

Both teams have worked equally and extremely hard during the current season, but the crowds during games does not show it.

It has even turned into a joke for the girls on the team.

“We joke around about how many fans we have each game,” Williams said. “We would love more support.”

As the team heads into the playoffs with hopes of a state championship, fans or not, they have a positive attitude and are prepared to win.

“I believe we have a very good chance of making it all the way because we have a team filled with talent all around,” Fritz said.

“We just need to stay focused on our ultimate goal and finish the season out strong.”

Wrestlers compete at state meet chadHAMMAN staff writer

This past weekend the wrestling team sent three competitors to the state tournament for the second consecutive year. Hunter Weddington placed fourth overall in the 171-pound weight class, while Cole Gumeringer and Jordan Ray also competed.

“We should have qualified two more, could have qualified four more. So now all of a sudden instead of taking three we’re taking seven,” head coach Brett Fiene said.

All three of the state qualifiers placed third at the regional tournament in Arkansas City on Feb. 18 and 19. Weddington faced the defending state champion, Devon Keith, from Bishop Carroll both in regionals and at state.

He lost at regionals, but pulled out a 3-2 victory over Keith. “[Beating Keith] was actually a lot bigger of a deal to me than any other match I’ve ever had because I’ve been sort of teammates with that kid for about six years and this is the first time I’ve beaten him out of six years,” Weddington said, “It’s just this year I closed the gap and actually beat him.”

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Fiene shared Weddington’s excitement about the match, saying it was one of the best matches he’s ever had the pleasure of watching.

“It was probably the most exciting match I’ve ever been apart of and I’ve wrestled in college, in high school, been a part of all sorts of cool stuff. That was by far one of the coolest things I’ve seen,” Fiene said.

Despite taking down a returning state champ and placing fourth overall in the tournament, Weddington was still disappointed with the results. His goal from the outset of the season was to be a state champion.

“I’m happy I did better than last year but it’s not what I wanted,” Weddington said, “It’s made me want to work harder next year and be a state champ next year.”

While this was not Weddington’s first go-around at the state tournament, it was for Andover’s other two qualifiers Gumeringer and Ray. Gumeringer, who was excited to qualify as a freshman, was surprised he made it as far as he did.

“I actually did not think I’d be close to getting that far because I wrestled 125 the whole year and that was a really tough bracket,”

Gumeringer said.

Due to an injury to 130-pound wrestler Kieran Ritchie, Gumeringer moved up a weight class, giving up some size but staying in a bracket he thought was easier.

“It’s not much strength and size, but technique that got me through,” Gumeringer said.

Gumeringer also said having a coach and teammate at the tournament who had been there before helped him prepare.

“In between matches [Weddington] would warm me up, give me talks and stuff. He just kind of helped me through it,” Gumeringer said.

The team does lose state competitor Jordan Ray and one of its team leaders Darrion Ray next season, but Fiene thinks the team will just continue their improvement.

“All in all we had a great year. From an outsider looking in, probably not, but to see where we started and where we finished is phenomenal, especially where we were at two years ago,” Fiene said, “We’ve come such a long ways, and we’ve gotten way better than any team in 5A. We’re on our way up.”

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Junior Hunter Weddington performs a single leg into an inside trip takedown against his opponent at state. Weddington placed fourth at State in the 171 lb weight class.

Athletes open up about sports enhancer usage alex LEFF

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A recent study done by Cornell Medical College in New York showed that 44 percent of high school athletes use sports supplements.

The study showed that teenagers that play football are highest use with 19 percent. When somebody says the word sports supplements, the first thing people think of is often steroids.

Steroids are not sports supplements they are sports enhancers, sports supplements are supposed to help athletes but they are not illegal. Sports supplements include, protein shakes, weight gainers, creatine and many more.

“It comes in a powder and I add water to it and drink it,” sophomore Kade Baker said.

Sports supplements come in many different forms and size for example you can go down to the nearest GNC store and but weight gainer in a powder and buy it in a tub. One can also buy a protein shake in a 20-ounce bottle.

So why do athletes take sports supplements?

“I take it to gain muscle to excel in sports,” senior Taylor Spencer said. “It just makes me a better athlete,” Sports have changed and evolved over the years, and are still evolving. If you look at a baseball player or football player from the 70’s they will look a lot different to the players of the modern age. You can see a noticeable change in the body types. Athletes in this age are buff with six packs and their veins looks like they are going to break out

of their skin. This is what players see on T.V. and that’s what they want to be like. So there are three ways to do this and that is to work out hard, two take sports supplements, and three to take illegal enhancers. But again only two of those are acceptable.

“I spend about 40 bucks on supplements a month,” sophomore Alex Olson said.

The cost of supplements can be bit costly depending on what you buy. But 40 dollars is cheap compared to others.

“I spend about $100 on supplements,” junior Will Murfin said.

100 dollars is a lot but there are people out there that will spend anything from $500-1000 on supplements. $500 may sound a bit much but that is what athletes want to do to get to the next level.

“I take them to get big,” Baker said.

Sports supplements are not only for athletes. Some people take supplements for their looks. There are some products on the market that will help a person get the body they want. For example, and person that wants to burn fat will take a fat burner supplements or vice versa, a person that wants to gain weight will take a weight gainer.

Taking sports supplements may sound like a simple way to get ahead of the game or a easy way to get the body you want. But that is just the positives; there are also negative side effects to sports supplements. According to the FDA you should check with your doctor before you take a heavy dose of a product.

“Make sure you know how to take

it and make sure you follow directions,” Spencer said.

Taking supplements the wrong way or too heavy of a dose is unhealthy for your body, and is very dangerous.

Some side effects of improper use are digestive issues like stomach cramps and constipation. Another side effect is hormone imbalance; this can cause mood swings, depression, and stunted growing. Supplements can also damage cells in your body and organs.

For example creatine can put a lot of stress on your liver which will result in urination problems and damage to the liver. These side effects will not affect you if you use it right. The FDA recommends that a person using supplements eat a “three meal diet” and drink a lot of water. The biggest thing to stay safe and not get hurt using supplements is not to over dose on it.

“Make sure you ask an expert before you buy,” Spencer said.

Another thing a person should watch out for is, that some products are “fake”. Some places sell supplements that are not what they say they are. The only way to get the “fake” product off the market is to get an investigation done by the FDA. It is very simple for a person to make a “fake” product. All a person needs is money and substance for example flour. But in the end if people buys the right stuff and takes the appropriate amount, they should get the results they want.

“You see a huge difference in your body and performance,” Spencer said.

Boys basketball manager duo add help to coaching staff henryHOOK

staff writer Kristin Morgan and Lauren Fahsholtz are two game attendees that don’t just stand in the bleachers. Instead, they take stats for every varsity game while cheering on their team.

Morgan, a stat taker for almost two years enjoys being able to watch one of her favorite sports and also bond with the players.

“Some of the best parts [of being a stat manager] are team dinner and the bus rides, we have a lot of fun hanging out with each other,” Morgan said.

The stat takers enjoy their job.

For Fahsholtz, it’s a way to keep her involved.

“I stopped playing basketball and [managing] kept me involved in something I’ve been a part of for such a long time,” Fahsholtz said.

Fahsholtz has been a stattaker since her junior year and loves going to the games. She said it gets hard sometimes when the games run late and also because of dance that she has on Tuesdays, but enjoys being able to spend time with her friends who are on the team. “[The best part] is that we get to go to all the basketball games and I get to spend time with Kristin,” Fahsholtz said.

The stat-takers have to pay attention intently to the game in order to write everything down for the opposing team. Getting distracted is not an option for these team helpers. They need to stay on task and help with all the equipment.

“They boys make it fun, goofy, and enjoyable to be around,” Fahsholtz said.

The stat-takers are a great help

to the team according to basketball coach Ryan Harshaw. They write down where the opposing team shot and if they made it.

“The only bad part is feeling down when the team loses, even though I know I don’t feel as bad as they do,” Morgan said.

Morgan said she has grown many relationships while being a stat-taker and has grown closer to the underclassmen. Being a statmanager is not just about taking stats, but it’s being a part of the team.

“Lauren and Kristin are very helpful to have on the bench helping the stats because it allows my assistant coaches to help me make coaching decisions,” Harshaw said. “They are reliable and do an excellent job each and every day.”

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Senior Lauren Fahsholtz and junior Kristin Morgan intently watch the game in order to record stats on their clipboards for the coaches to later read. Fahsholtz and Morgan have been boys basketball statistics takers for two years.

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New softball coach brings college experience to team chrisJONES

staff writer

ALEX DURANO

Jenny Moore prepares for the 2011 softball season by scouting out the turf. Moore previously spent a few years coaching at Kansas Wesleyan University before becoming the coach for the school.

As the last remains of winter begin to disappear and spring begins to rise, so do the hopes of a new season for the Andover softball team; and with the changes of the season comes the change of coach for the team as new coach Jenny Moore will head up the team.

“This season I think the coaching change will affect the team by giving the team a fresh start,” junior Maddy Randall said. “In past seasons we have worked hard to do well but didn’t win as many games as hoped for, this season I fell like people will work harder knowing they need to prove themselves to the new coaching staff.”

Moore became aware of the vacant coaching position through her husband who is a coach at Andover Middle School, the offer, for Moore who had spent the past couple years coaching at Kansas Wesleyan University, was too good to pass up.

“I didn’t know too much about the team, but I did know I wanted the job,” Moore said. “I believe I can take my coaching experience to better the Andover program.”

With a new coach comes a new playing philosophy, and for Moore and the team, winning is key for this season.

“Coach Moore seems to be excited and driven to improve the softball program at Andover,” junior Hayleigh Rider said.

The team finished the 2010 campaign with a disapointing 6-15 record, including a stretch of eight straight losses. For the 2011 campaign, there

is no place to go but up.

“As far as improving I believe that we just need to recognize the talent that our team has and put it to good use,” junior Jessica Turley said.

With the loss of coach Max Hamblin, the team is attempting to adapt, and it doesnt hurt to have a coach such as Moore coming in to replace him.

“I have not really had the opportunity to be around coach Moore yet,” Turley said. “But from the couple times i have spoken with her she seems like a very nice person and it should be fun to get to know her better.”

For both the team and Moore, chemistry between the coach and their team is important.

“She seems like a nice person to be around and easy to get along with,” Rider said. “Im not sure what kind of coach she will be like yet but I hope she is tough and brings hard work and discipline to the team.”

For Moore, building a program foundation now is key to winning in the future.

“We are getting a fresh start,” Moore said. “If we realize our talent and stay disciplined we will have a good team. We just have to go game by game.”

WIth practices started, and the season approaching rapidly, the team must get to work now in order to compete.

“We need to work more together as a team,” sophomore Becca Butts said. “Having a new coach will give us more motivation and hopefully will lead to victories on the field.”

The team will begin their season on March 29 at Winfield and will have their home opener on April 4 where they will face Campus.

English teacher becomes track team’s throwing coach henryHOOK

staff writer

Adding an additional experienced coach that has both taught and ran track will hopefully help provide the track team with the added boost they need.

Coach Kenneth Dusenbury will hopefully be that push in the right direction.

“Students respect him, they want to perform well for him [because] he has a knack for bringing an enjoyable atmosphere to everything around him,” head track coach Mike Lee said.

Soon to be Coach Dusenbury participated in highschool track.

“I was a two miler, but by the time I was a senior I was throwing shot put, Dusenbury said.

Dusenbury will be taking the position of Brent Reidy, the previous throwing coach. The throwing coach is essentially in charge of teaching and instructing javelin, discus and shotput.

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Senior Alexa Fritz, one of the most talented javelin throwers will be returning this year attempting to go and win state “Having a new throwing coach will be nice because it is good to have a new perspective,” Fritz said.

Coach Dusenbury previously was a hurdler coach at Southeast High School and sent someone to state.

Since then, he has taken a break and become a Football coach.

“[The difference between] being a football and track coach is that in track you get more one on one time.

You are helping one person trying to reach their best, it is more personal,” Dusenbury said.

With the personal approach to the track team and the experience of a football coach Dusenberry will add a new twist to the team.

Two years ago, the track teams were state champions but after the change to 5A the team is struggling to adjust.

“I don’t think the way we did things last year was a problem, it was just a physical and psychological adjustment to compete against 5A schools,” Coach Lee said.

With the help of Dusenbury, the throwing competitors will hopefully be led to a state victory.

“With the help of [soon to be] coach Dusenbury I plan on improving my javelin distance,” Fritz said.

LAUREN SOKOLOSKY

English teacher Kenneth Dusenbury watches track practice. Dusenbury previously served as a hurdler coach at Southeast High School, bringing his experience to the track team.

inDEPTH << YEK state champion speaks up about taking YEK ryanMINEAR staff writer

It all starts with an idea. An idea that turns into a creative, flourishing business that becomes a successful empire. For most people, this starts after they have completed their business degree but at Andover, it can start as soon as you take YEK [Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas]. Senior Jordan Haas has already shown signs of success after he created a business that won state.

“I feel amazing that I did win,” Haas said. “I worked really hard and I missed a lot of classes so it felt good to win. It was really cool because I got to go to Koch Industries where my dad works. It was an interesting experience.”

Haas created a business called Up Beat Instruct which is a music tutoring business. Haas won $100 in the school competition, $1,000 at the regional competition and $2,500 at state competition.

“My mom gives music lessons at our house so I expanded what she did by getting licenses and registration for running a business,” Haas said.

Fellow YEK students said that Haas’ idea was a great thought.

“Jordan has a great business,” sophomore Derek Paris said. “It was a good idea. He was in band and he based it off what he is good at.”

Winning the state competition was a big accomplishment because this was the first year for business teacher Julie Bailey to teach the class.

“I was extremely proud of Jordan,” Bailey said. “He was so deserving of it and he worked so hard. He did amazing job at regional and state.”

The winner of state competitions usually would move onto the national competition in New York City but Haas does not qualify for the competition.

“I would like to go to nationals but I can’t,” Haas said. “YEK is run by the state and the national competition is run by NFTE [Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship] and our school does not qualify,” The YEK competition is a partner with NFTE. NFTE was founded in 1987 by Steve Mariotti in New York City. Mariotti was a former entrepreneur who became a math teacher in the Bronx. Mariotti founded NFTE in hopes of preventing students from dropping out in low socio-economic schools. To qualify for the competition, school must have at least 43 percent of their students on reduced lunches.

Haas could not compete at the national competition because Andover does not meet this requirement.

“I don’t think it’s fair because it shouldn’t matter what your background is,” Bailey said.

“Every kid should have a chance. Jordan didn’t have any advantage over any other kid. He worked just as hard as anyone else did.”

Haas plans not to let this setback stop him from being successful. He plans to attend Wichita State to study economics and help others with their music.

“I’m planning to tutor in music but not to continue the business,” Haas said.

“I would highly recommend the class to anyone interested in business, “ Haas said. “ It DEVIN DYMKOWSKI teaches you to think in new ways like an entre- Senior Jordan Haas explains his business ideas to a group of students during Trade Show. Several YEK students participated in preneur.”

Trade Show to present their various businesses. The Trade Show was held during fourth hour on May 17.

Metal, autos teacher retires after long 38 years of teaching ericaANDERSON staff writer

ALex Durano Shop teacher Dean Lindteigen is retiring after this year. He ihas been helping Andover students on the way to success for many years.

For the past seven years, metals and autos teacher Dean Lindteigen has devoted his teaching career to Andover High; however, he has decided that the 2010-2011 school year would be his last year teaching. This is the second time he has retired in his 38 years of teaching.

“Surviving 38 years with these kids, that’s an accomplishment,” Lindteigen.

Junior Hunter Weddington connected with Lindteigen on a deeper level than some students. He would call him his mentor and a person he can always talk to.

“He always says his phrase. Then he asks if he made you feel stupid, and if you say yes, he says well good, that’s my job,” Weddington.

That is one of many favorite memories Weddington has with Lindteigen.

He is also going to remember all his advice that helped him develop into a

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man.

“How to successfully make my own projects and how to do things on my own,” Junior Devin Blose.

Lindteigen has taught many students how to properly and successfully weld their own projects in his class for many years. Most all his students say he is always jolly and always has a big smile on his face.

“If a student does something incredibly stupid the next day I start out fresh and that student starts out fresh,” Lindteigen.

He never holds a grudge against a student because he understands they are still in high school and have growing up to do. Helping the students is something Lindteigen enjoys to do as well as update the equipment they get to use.

Autos teacher, Mark Cross, has been working in the same building, isolated from the rest of the staff with Lindteigen since he has been teaching at Andover. He will miss having to share the building with him.

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“I’m gonna miss all his humor and all his wisdom he has brought with him,” Cross.

One of Cross’s favorite memories with Lindteigen is when they went to a convention in Salt Lake City and they got stuck in Phoenix for a day and Lindteigen got very irritated. He also feels that Lindteigen has taught him how to be a better teacher.

“I hope he enjoys his retirement, he deserves it, it’s time for him to get a break,” Cross. said.

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Cargill taste kitchen keeps food safe at popular companies Cargill Products:

eggs, steak, chicken, bacon, lunch meat, hot dogs

Supplied by Cargill:

McDonald’s, Outback, Burger King, Dillon’s, Sonic, Applebee’s, Walmart

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At this current location since September 2010 In the Cargill Taste Kitchen, supplies for major food companies such as McDonald’s, Sam’s and Brurger King are tested to make sure the food is of proper taste and quality.

trinaBHATTARAI staff writer

Most high school student’s love the juicy hamburgers from McDonald’s, the mouth-watering steaks from Outback or the sizzling bacon found at Dillon’s. Yet, most high school students are unaware of the amount of analysis, experiments and dedication that takes place in order to produce that mouth-savoring hamburger.

Cargill, a major meat company, supplies companies such as McDonald’s, Sam’s, Burger King and Sonic with meat products that satisfy the consumers’ expectations. Cargill achieves this by focusing time and money on sensory science.

“Sensory science is part of the food science degree. Food science is basically the study of chemical, the microbial and the physical makeup

of a food product,” R&D analytical laboratory manager, Susan Jaax said. “Flavor, tenderness, texture, odor and visual, are all attributes of a food products that makes it acceptable or not acceptable to the consumer. That is what we measure in sensory science.”

In order to construct products acceptable to the majority of consumers, Cargill holds sensory tests that allow the Cargill’s scientist to get an insight on the consumer’s opinion. During these tests, the workers of Cargill are placed in booths and given some crackers and water in order to eliminate already existing flavor in their mouths.

Then, they are presented with a product or products and asked to state their opinions about them.

“A red light is placed over each booth to eliminate bias about color, so they can focus more on flavor,” Jaax said.

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After the collection of data, statistical analysis takes place. Through this analysis, scientists shape the product to fit the consumers’ satisfaction. For example, if Cargill wants to produce a product that tastes the same as the product of their competition, then a sensory test is performed in which individuals are asked to pick out the product that tastes different. If the individuals fail to pick out the different product, then the product is successful. However, if the test fails, then the scientists have a little more work ahead of them.

“Also, through sensory testing, we can prove to consumers that our product is just as good, if not better than [the other companies],” Jaax said.

Along with flavor, tenderness and texture, the presentation of the product also affects the sale of a product. In order to test this, line of the same item with different color packaging is

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“Everyone has bias; we all have different biases. So what I think is perfect isn’t necessarily perfect. That’s why sensory testing is useful,” Jaax said.

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get gone jordanDUSENBURY

Staffer expresses hatred for hit TV show Glee “Don’t Stop Believing”…is the name of the song that led that show “Glee” to high places, and then, as stated in a song from the musical Spring Awakening it “crashed and burned.”

The plot summary of the show is high school students who find themselves in their voices, or something cheesy like that. It’s like the show has been a force of inspiration, which is a major buzz-kill for so many viewers.

I could bet on my position as a journalist that this show is not going to last more than two seasons.

To be fair, I thought that were was enough actual plot dilemmas that the series could face, like the issue with Rachel’s mother, or the relationship with Kurt and his father. However, the problem is, the writers resolved the issue too early.

So much was cleared up way too much in the first season and it really shows. It reveals to the point where the viewer does not even care anymore about the characters. All the show is anymore is a statement about the issue of sexual orientation, really.

All the show has got going anymore is the music, and most of the glee versions are not better than the original version. I mean come one…do you honestly think that the “Glee” version if “Don’t Stop Believing” is better than Journey’s original version?

The actors tend to make the songs so teen and “poppy” to the point when one listens to their songs, they are just a fake, one-dimensional tune.

I will give credit to one Sue Sylvester. I believe Jane Lynch is the only worthwhile

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“I like the iPad because it is easy to use. It has a very long battery life and you can get a lot of games on it,” Bretty Nelson said.

“I like (The Streak) by Dell because it has a cell hopne built into it. It kind of reminds me of an iPhone, but you can have the tablet abilities, but also have a cell phone too,” Larry Perry said.

“I prefer the (Samsung Galaxy) because it is a full tablet. It is a lot better for browsing the web and for playing games,” Ryan Saindon said.

reason to view the show anymore, but it does not appear to me that she is as active a character anymore. However, Lynch knows how to be funny to the audience and still obtain true characterization.

Another thing, the actors can try to be so inspirational to the point that the idea of the show is just an inspirational message through politics and the essence of youth. I mean, there are so many speeches about how “Glee” touches the children who watch the show.

“Most importantly, to all the amazing kids that watch our show and the kids that our show celebrates, who are constantly told ‘no’ by the people in their environments, by bullies at school that they can’t be who they are or have what they want because of who they are.

Well, screw that, kids,” Chris Colfer said…right after he won the Golden Globe this year for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for the role of Kurt.

“I think the great thing about “Glee” for me anyway, the greatest thrill, is that I get these 14 year old kids coming up to me vibrating out of their bodies, saying how happy “Glee” makes them. And when I have the time, and I’m not eating and don’t want to be bothered, I’ll give them a moment of my time,” Jane Lynch said after also winning her Golden Globe too for Glee”.

You see how they act like the show has revolutionized youth’s society? Well, at least the ‘Gleeks’ do, but as you’ve already concluded…I am sure not a ‘Gleek’.

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‘Shh Shh Shamrocks’ anticipated within school laurenQUAM staff writer

On Valentine’s day, students participated in an activity called Hush Hearts. This consisted of the girls wearing hearts around their necks. The objective of the game for girls was to keep their heart all day by not talking to any boys. If a boy talked to one of the girls, then that girl would have to give her heart to the boy. The boy who got the most hearts at the end of the day won the game and got a prize.

“I got Merriah Endsley’s heart [on Valentine’s day]. I haven’t played this game [Shh Shh Shamrocks] since freshman year,” senior Ben Raehpour said.

On St. Patrick’s day, the roles will be reversed.

Boys will wear shamrocks around their necks and the girls will try and get their shamrocks by talking to them.

“I am excited [for Shh Shh Shamrocks] because I think it will be fun to get all the boys’ back,” junior Melissa Douglas said. “It will be nice to not have guys talk all day.”

Some boy students are also looking forward to the lack of communication on that day.

“This will be fun because I won’t have to put the effort in to talk to girls because they’ll come to me,” sophomore Chase Ogden said.

Various girls are already scheming in preparation for the event on St. Patrick’s day. “[I am going to] act like what I’m saying is really important and that I’m desperate,” sophomore Tayler Herzberg said.

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“I would wrestle them and play one-onone basketball with them for it,” sophomore Claire Christopherson said.

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going to tease them with lies, just 2) 2) “likeI’mthey did to us. Girls always win,” junior Melissa Douglas said.

could always steal it. Being nice gets 3) “You it,” senior Tessa White said.

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“Tape your mouth shut and wear earplugs,” sophomore Chad Phillips said.

“Ignore distractions, keep your eyes on the prize. Texting is good, it doesn’t count and carry a notepad around if you really have something to say,” senior Josh Woody.

have cooties. They wouldn’t talk 3) to“Girls me anyways,” sophomore Zach Baker said.

“Catch them off guard, ask them a question that they have to answer to,” senior Abbi Ingram said.

ticklish guys, you just have to tickle 5) “With their sides and they’ll make really funny

faces and they’ll eventually tell you to stop,” senior Jenny Spencer said.

going to ignore girls and run away 4) “I’m from them,” junior Matt Bohannan said.

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“Eat all day, don’t even open your mouth unless you’re taking a bite of food. Don’t even talk to “guys” because they could be a girl,” junior Josh Sprenkel said.

Frightful beginnings lead to legitimate endings, horror critique

jordanDUSENBURY So last week I went to see a film at the 13th Avenue Warren called “The Roommate,” and I thought it was going to be terrible, and, as it turns out, it was. However, in the strangest way I have respect for it…kind of like Kevin Spacey’s character in “American Beauty.”

“The Roommate” is a recently released horror film about this college woman who is obsessed with her roommate. The movie was trying to be good, but at the same time it wasn’t trying to be something it wasn’t. “The Roommate” put forth a good effort to be a horror movie and an enormous amount of viewers did not appreciate it. But at the same time, it wasn’t your typical horror flick.

By that I mean it has extra sex, violence, drugs, nudity, or in shorter terms “pulp fiction and the good stuff ”. Nowadays, even if you do have an enormous amount of naked people or

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gut-expulsion which I will fairly admit I am in the mood for from time to time.

People still will see it as added “torture porn“ to pop culture. Those kinds of flicks don’t even last more than a month at the 13th Avenue Warren.

Very few times in a horror movie have I actually seen good writing mixed with necessary scenes that contained sexuality and graphic violence. For instance, “The Shining” accomplished this goal.

“The Shining” needed some violence to describe the rational intensity of such themes and motifs of cabin fever, isolation, captivity and even the weather. Danny, the kid possessed with “the shining,” had an ability and you don’t know why, but the movie even made it ok to pursue Danny’s gift without an explanation of why he’s possessed with “the shining.”

Any horror movie needs good writing if anything else…because the ultimate feeling of horror films is fear. If a filmmaker wants to make a viewer uncomfortable, that’s fine, but I think there also needs to be a good reason to make your audience feel that all the discomfort was worth it.

Take “The Ring” into consideration. That was a disturbing movie, but it was a well-crafted film. It had a surprising ending; it was creepy; all the characters had a background and a legitimate feel behind each of them and since it was a wellwritten flick it made me jump, even during the

times I felt that the filmmakers weren’t trying to scare the audience.

The premise of the story does not call for any sexuality and there is no sexuality. The fact that there is no pulp fiction and it stays true to the horror aspect of the story is probably the reason why “The Ring” is one of the most memorable horror movies of our generation.

On another note, one good horror film to argue about is “Jennifer’s Body.” That movie is written by Academy Award Winner Diablo Cody who also wrote “Juno.”

A lot of people argue that the kissing scene between Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried is proof that Megan Fox is trying to appeal to the teen audience as a sexual symbol.

My argument is that as a succubus, the goal is to seduce to get what you want, which is parallel to Jennifer’s character whom is insecure and feels the need to prove to others and herself that she is irresistible...even to her best girlfriend Needy.

Honestly, I think we can learn a lot from horror movies, and so can actors who are still in their amateur stages. Naomi Watts was in “The Children Of The Corn IV”;Renee Zellweger starred in “The Return Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”; and one of Johnny Depp’s earliest films was the original “Nightmare On Elm Street.”

Bottom line, The Roommate didn’t have “the cheap stuff ”. If someone has some of “the cheap stuff ” in a movie, then the work needs to

prove there is no pulp fiction by providing reasons as to why has that scene in the movie.

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Any horror movie needs good writing if anything else... because the ultimate feeling of horror films is fear. If a filmmaker wants to make a viewer uncomfortable, that’s fine, but I think there also needs to be a god reason to make your audience feel that all the discomfort was worth it.

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Looking back at music and how it has evolved over the past 10 years is very disappointing to say the least— that is of course if you are a fan of rock music.

In general terms, it seems as if rock music as a whole has really died out in our culture’s society musically. And by that, I don’t mean in record sales, that industry has been done for years now.

You may well be able to play along just fine with a Weezer or the new My Chemical Romance single, and you’ll have a good time doing so, but in all seriousness, is either My Chemical Romance or Weezer really going to save this once booming genre of music? The answer is no.

By save I just mean to make it popular again. I’d love to see a sales comparison between rock music and hip hop over the past 8 years. I bet it’s pretty one-sided.

Going back through the decades in music, you always know you had The Doors in the 60s, Pink Floyd’s in the 70s, BonJovi in the 80s, Nirvana in the early 90s, and a boom of punk rock acts such as Blink-182, Green Day, Sum 41, and Simple Plan in an absolute takeover of the music industry in the late 90s and early 2000s; which leads me to say that this was last known revival of Rock music.

What do you hear now, present day on the radio or burning up on the Billboard charts? First thing that

comes to mind—Justin Bieber. It makes me sick that people will actually invest their money and take up this whole new Bieber fad.

The rock scene is dying and it makes me sad to see.

Sure, 2011 is going to be a big year with the return of Blink-182, re-introducing kids who are now in their late 20s to early 30s (who at the time were in High School during the punk rock rush) back to one of the bands who influenced the “we don’t give a crap about anything” attitude to kids, as well as bringing in a brand new audience to a genre that is now next to dead. But is it enough to change our culture’s mind?

What new (and I do mean brand new) rock music have you heard of late that made you think, “Hey, this band is pretty good. I’m gonna buy their album from iTunes and buy a t-shirt from their Web site?”

Hard to answer that question without thinking that there’s really nobody new to listen to in the rock world, but more just the same old stuff that we’ve been listening to for years like the All-American Rejects or 30 Seconds To Mars. (Both of which are awesome) My intention of writing this article is to spread awareness that what our society listens to is complete garbage. Music is what shapes the kind of person you are.

It would be nice to be able to see the rebellious side of kids once again that punk rock influenced in everyone, where the attitude’s we all have are based off what we want and not what others try to make of us; because that’s all punk rock is anyways, is just a form of awesome sounding rebellion, if that makes sense at all.

Hopefully we’ll be able to say goodbye to our new so called “punk” acts like “All Time Low” and bring back the good times. Be prepared friends; let this year mark the start of a new era of rock music.

Mar. 4, 2011

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Both schools wear green to support Jimmy V. Foundation The varsity boys’ team stands at attention during the national anthem. Despite a valiant effort, the boys fell to Central with a final score of 67-42. Each member of the team sported green laces and shirts for the Jimmy V. Foundation.

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Senior Catherine Cranmer dives for the ball. Cramner was the leading scorer for the entire season with 23048 points. The girls’ varsity team had a winning season with a record of 14-6.

Senior Landon Oberg catches a pass between two Andover Central defenders. Oberg was leading in scoring at the half with seven points and finished the game with nine points.

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Freshman Austin Beahm attempts to score while being guarded.

The varsity boy’s team had a record of 9-11 for the reg. season.

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Senior Lucas Linder throws a ball during the game. All the proceeds of the lime green shirts went to the Jimmy V. Foundation.

Coach Max Hamblin speaks to the girls’ team during a time-out. The Lady Trojans won the game with a score of 53-38. The game was played on Feb. 18.