June 5 2018 - Vol 46 Iss 9

Ellensburg High School’s Newsmagazine Volume 46 Issue 9 June 5, 2018

Alutant The Year in Review Page 3

2017-2018 Elite Scholars Page 10

Senior Viewbook Pages 16-31

Senior Scrapbook

Pages 12-13

Editorial

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Alutant Staff Editor-in-Chief: Hayden Huffman Associate Editor: Melissa Hughes Business Manager: Michael Allison Staff Reporters: Imani Alexander Ava Anderson Olivia Anderson Ashley Andrew Emma Callender-Bohman Mikayla Freeman Jonathan Linares Deryk Marks Annabel Parker Chad Rinehart Carson Roberts Elizabeth Taylor Taylor Tennihill Makayla Utter Annabelle Vu Adviser: Jon McClintick Affiliations: Washington Journalism Education Association National Scholastic Press Association Quill and Scroll Honorary Society Special thanks: Lyle Hancock and Beth Brunson of ESD Printing Services Alutant is an Old English word meaning “bulldog.”

The Alutant is a public forum for student expression. Content is written and produced by and for students and does not reflect the opinions of Ellensburg High School or the school district.

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Cover photo: Senior Alutant Staff of 2018: From left to right: Makayla Utter, Ava Anderson, Chad Rinehart, Melissa Hughes, Hayden Huffman, Carson Roberts Photo by Deryk Marks

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Seniors, Stay Hopeful—the End is Nigh but the Future is Bright

A letter from the editor.

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Hayden Huffman

Editor-in-Chief

By the time this issue is distributed, seniors will only have two more days of school.

These last days are fueled with mixed emotions. Leaving the school once and for all brings joy to some and sadness to others. Entering the “real world” leaves some relieved and others fearful.

For those in the less-positive latter category—what you are feeling is natural. They are feelings that may plague your mind, but only for a moment. Over time, we will learn that our most genuine of friends will have our six beyond the extent of high school, no matter the physical distance. Wherever you head off after graduation, you are bound to meet new friends as well— some who will only have your back for a moment, and some who will have your back forever. They will bring you joy.

As for fear: the secret is not to be afraid of fear. When you allow yourself to be afraid, and you do not resist the experience of fear, then you are truly beginning to master

fear. However, if you refuse to be afraid, and you reject the experiences that would make you afraid, then you are simply setting up a vicious circle of being afraid of fear. That is precisely what British philosopher Alan Watts would tell you if he was here today.

It is natural to be afraid of change. It is also natural to be afraid of failure. However, change and failure are also natural processes of life. If your fear of change consumes you to the point that you no longer advance your personal development, then is that itself considered failure?

Mary Pickford meaningfully said, “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

Change is inevitable. Some of us will graduate and find a job. Some of us will graduate and go directly to college or some other form of secondary education. Some of us will do both and some of us will do something completely out-of-the-box. Some of us might not even graduate, and for those who do not, fret not.

My older broth-

er never attended high school. Our father presented him with the opportunity to refrain from enrolling, and so he accepted. However, he eventually earned his General Equivalency Diploma (or GED) and moved to Idaho to become an apprentice plumber. Now he looks forward to furthering his education in the field by going to a technical school.

My mother attended some of high school, but eventually dropped out for the same reason as my older brother—her mother let her. Through hard times, her work ethic developed positively throughout her life. Now she is the store manager of the Dairy Queen on University Way and she plans on going to college to educate herself in health once we find financial stability.

Through all of the “yuck” of life, there is always light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how dim it may be. Things will not always go as anticipated— life is still young, after all.

Despite this, there will always be something to look forward to, no matter how insignificant it may be.

Stay hopeful, for there is always hope.

Being the Alutant’s Editor-in-Chief has been a positive experience. I’d like to give my thanks to the following: Mr. McClintick for immersing himself into the journaling experience rather than looking in from the outside; Melissa Hughes for contributing greatly to the overall journaling process and utilizing her competence in writing and organization for the greater good; Michael Allison for his willingness to learn and inherit my responsibilities for the upcoming school year; the other members of the Alutant staff who try to exceed the bare minimum; and Salma Preppernau, the latest former Editor-in-Chief, for giving me a road to travel on. Underclassmen, I encourage you to join the journalism class if you enjoy (or seek to improve your skills in) writing, graphic design, photography, communication, and initiative, or if you simply seek an English credit.

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Review

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Ava Anderson

Staff Reporter

There were plenty of interesting events that occurred this school year. Here are the most notable memories of them: Two fire “drills” in the same day

On Jan. 23, 2018, there were two fire-related accidents at Ellensburg High School. The first one happened during the first period of the day and was caused by the malfunction of a piece of equipment in the boiler room. The school evacuated the building and waited on the football field for about 35 minutes.

The fire department arrived to the school to ensure that the air inside was safe to breathe because the malfunction consisted of an explosion that released potentially harmful gas.

The second accident happened at roughly 12:30 p.m., and

occurred in the girls’ bathroom on the first floor. The school evacuated again, though this one only lasted for 15 minutes. This incident was more isolated than the first, which is why the period of time was shorter. The accident was caused by a student, who was eventually found and held accountable.

There are automatic sensors that are part of the alarm system. They are sensitive enough to be activated by dust. Public service announcement: if you are a student who vapes or smokes, please refrain from doing it inside of the school. This can affect the safety of the students and staff. If the majority of evacuations are caused by students vaping or smoking, the alarm could lose its intended purpose.

Teams that made it to state

The sports teams that made it to state were volleyball, baseball, softball, as well as boys’ and girls’ Cross Country. The individual sports to progress were the wrestling and swim teams.

Along with those sports teams, some academic teams showed there skill as well. EHS FBLA students made it to Nationals, and the Knowledge Bowl team went to State.

ASB winners

Vice Principal Beau Snow, fire extinguisher in hand, during the the second evacuation. (Courtesy of Melissa Hughes.)

Elections were held in April for ASB Class Officers and the 20182019 Executive Board. The Senior Class officers include Mark Van Epps (President), Fisher BachmanRhodes (Vice President), Alice Miller (Secretary), Erick Epenesa (Treasurer), and Dawn Smith (Representative).

Junior Class officers in-

clude Nicholas Gleed (President), Macenna Perez (Vice President), Madi Briggs (Secretary), and Laura Wright (Treasurer).

The Sophomore Class officers are Eric Lee (President), Maddy Snow (Vice President), Kaylee Johnson (Secretary), Drew Bland (Treasurer), and James Fujita (Representative).

Freshman Class officers are Olivia Rieman (President), Joshua Wichers (Vice President), Reaghan Naboychik (Secretary), Ruben Munguia (Treasurer), and Lucy Altman-Coe (Representative).

Stoneman Douglas Memorial Walkout

On March 14, 2018, a nationwide walkout was organized at 10 a.m. as a tribute for the victims who died in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

The shooting previously happened on Feb. 14, with 17 people losing their lives. Our school participated by filling up the bleachers on the football field, reading the names of the victims of the Florida shooting, and holding a minute of silence for each victim. About 300 students were in attendance and the gathering lasted roughly 20 minutes. The memorial was lead by the leadership class of EHS.

Students walk out to the football field as part of the national walkout. (Courtesy of Melissa Hughes.)

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Heap of the Week HEAP KING: Jace Zempel A Chad Rinehart

Staff Reporter

Jace Zempel, senior, has been crowned Heap King. He has owned some of the worst vehicles we have ever seen.

To start it off we have his now-sold “drift car:” a 1995 Mazda Miata. Miatas are well-known in the drift world for being cheap, upgradable, and extremely light. Jace made an honest attempt at joining the drift life with his 500 dollar purchase of his Mazda Miata.

He bought it running but with no brakes or exhaust. He put brakes on it and started driving, although it wasn’t long before it started to break down. He busted the steering so he couldn’t drive it home and he had to trailer it back to his house and get it fixed. He blew up the rear-end while in a race, forcing him to trailer it back to his house again. The return line for the coolant popped off many times, causing the car to puke all the coolant out and overheat. After all that, Jace finally posted it on Craigslist and got someone interested...

...Then the next heap came.

A 1988 Honda CR-X Si: a front wheel drive “beater rig” that only has the perk of good gas milage.

In the short time Jace has owned the Honda he has had issues with it charging and starting.

He couldn’t leave it on for more than roughly 30 minutes without disconnecting the battery or it wouldn’t start. He replaced the alternator and that still didn’t fix the issue. He continued to disconnect the cables until he finally gave up

on it, and it has worked fine. The Honda was in a rear-end collision before Jace bought it, causing the back tires to have a slight amount of camber.

The Honda CR-X Si was replaced for the latest heap Jace has purchased: his beloved 1985 Dodge Ram W350.

Jace’s truck has been around for a few years and it is apparent that it has seen some bad days. Jace has came close to rolling it over; he bounced it over rocks, rallied it through the hills, blown out wheel bearings, and has blown the motor about 10 times. The first time it blew up was on the way back from Moses Lake after he had stayed at the sand dunes for a couple of days. He was almost to Vantage Highway when he bent a push rod for the first time. After that it seemed like anytime he took it over the Vantage bridge it would blow up coming home.

The truck is mostly reliable when it runs, but those days are few and far between. It has been

to the shop numerous times for a majority of different issues, mostly engine issues but some were on the drive train or the front end. Jace has big plans for the truck, though, as he has an engine down at Precision Engine Machining in Moses Lake. He plans to make it so it doesn’t blow up and it can reach a top speed over 80 miles-per-hour.

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How to Survive Senior Year A

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( Advice to Juniors From the Seniors of EHS )

Deryk Marks

Staff Reporter

“Take everything one step at a time. While it’s good to plan ahead for certain things, most things should be kept in the present to avoid stress!”

Hayden Huffman “Go to class, you won’t graduate if you don’t show up.”

Heather Hickman “Focus on your grades, and make time to be with your friends. After graduation, not all of you and your friends will ever be in a same room together.”

Makayla Utter

“Apply for colleges in the fall instead of the spring! You’ll get more scholarships and have more time later.”

Audrey Piacsek “Don’t procrastinate. You’re gonna have to do the work/assignment anyways, you may as well not be rushed the whole time you’re doing it. Work your hardest and be proud with who you are and what you’re accomplishing!”

India Mabbutt “Just do what you’ve done the past three years.”

Kali Schmidt

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“Don’t give up on your grades just because ‘it doesn’t count.’

Finish strong!”

Melissa Hughes “Do your work and try hard for good grades, also the year will go by way faster than you think.”

Rebecca Ridlon “Stay alive...”

Kale Edwards “Try to do things you’ll be happy you did, and remember that you’re only going to have these experiences once.”

Hadley Lavalley Drawn by:

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Senior Musicians Highlight

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Mikayla Freeman

Staff Reporter

There are many talented musicians at EHS, and the senior class is not lacking.

Melissa Hughes, a member of the Chamber Choir and a senior at EHS, has been singing for her whole life.

“As a little kid, I would sing at the top of my lungs. I joined choir as a sophomore when I got into Chamber Choir at EHS. I sang with my church choir growing up, too, because my dad was the director and my mom played the piano for it,” Hughes said.

Throughout Melissa’s life, she always attended the choir concerts and winter musical performances that her sisters were in.

“I would look up and just be like, ‘that’s what I want to do.’ That inspired me to do it, so when I got into high school and I had the opportunity, I took it.”

Because Melissa is so passionate about vocal performance, she’s planning on continuing singing after high school. Her plans are to join a choir at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she’ll be attending, along with getting a minor in music.

She is also hoping to eventually apply her major to music as well.

Melissa went on to talk about how choir has affected her high school experience.

“It’s been one of my favorite parts of high school. It is something that I would never want to take back because the people, the learning, and the singing have all been beneficial to my high school experience. Choir has been my place to be for the last three years of high school, and I’m going to miss it. I’m excited to see what music opportunities come Melissa Hughes singing next for me at BYU.” in the Winter Musical.

Thomas Snedeker playing the xylophone at State Solo and Ensemble.

Thomas Snedeker plays percussion in the Wind Ensemble (advanced band) here at Ellensburg High School.

He officially started music in an organized setting in Lincoln Music Club his fourth grade year. Thomas joined band in sixth grade and has been in it ever since.

“I will be getting a degree in percussion performance and I want to continue to perform for my whole life, whether freelance, or as a part of a group. I’ll also be fusing that with a business minor to then, hopefully, find a way through the music industry,” Snedeker explains.

He comes from a musical family, so he’s been involved with music in one way or another his whole life.

“What really caused [music] to stick was me seeing myself excel in that area, and that motivated me to put more time in on my own, rather than just at school; also, seeing the professionals I’ve had contact with, and seeing them enjoy what they do. I enjoyed having fun playing in a bunch of different venues and getting experiences that maybe many other careers wouldn’t give you.”

Thomas chose to do percussion because as a child he liked loud noises. When he saw that it could be something to do for fun, he decided to go for it! His parents didn’t really mind, so long as he had rhythm.

Thomas won multiple class awards in high school. He won Best Mentor once, Most Valuable Player once, Most Outstanding Player three times, and Most Inspirational five times.

“Find a way to enjoy [music].

Try and make it a treat rather than a task, which is hard. It comes in different ways, like say, jam out to a pop song. I’ve definitely done that to make it feel like it’s actually fun. Play a song you know backwards. Things like that to make it new each time you play it.”

Camille Bruya is a violinist in the orchestra program here at EHS.

She has been involved with music for basically her whole life, due to her dad being a music professor at CWU. However, she didn’t start playing violin until fourth grade.

Bruya officially started in the orchestra program in fifth grade, and started playing bass in the jazz band in eighth grade. She has been participating in these two activities ever since.

Camille is planning on continuing music after high school in college by minoring in music.

“My fondest memory of music was when I went on a music trip the summer before my freshman year. I played bass in the Washington Ambassadors of Music Jazz Band. It was a group of a couple hundred high school musicians around Washington state and we went to Europe for about two and a half weeks, touring and playing music. I met friends that I’m still friends with today and I’ll probably be friends with for the rest of my life. This trip gave me the chance to travel outside of the country to places that I’ve never been. I got new experiences, new friends, and new perspectives of the world.”

Being involved with music has given Camille the opportunity to meet many new people around the world that she is still friends with today.

There is something that Camille would like others to keep in mind.

“Music is great and I feel like a lot of people don’t appreciate it as much as they should. We listen to music all the time! It’s a very important part of all of our lives. Imagine listening to a movie without music, or just having no music at all. I think it’s important to remember that it is everywhere, and life would suck without it,” Bruya explained.

Camille Bruya holding her violin.

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Our Future Heroes A

Elizabeth Taylor

Staff Reporter

As we get older, we’ll think about what we want to do when we are adults or what purpose we want to serve. We’ll figure out how to live independently, solve complex issues, work, have families, pay bills and go to college, but a few of us may join the military. Risa Eldridge and Elaine Budschat have sincerely devoted their time to their work and plans as to benefit the United States in this way—these are their stories. First, I interviewed Risa Eldridge: What made you want to join the military? “I want to fly helicopters.”

What branch do you represent? “The Army/National Guard.”

Tell me about yourself and your high school career. “I really enjoyed high school. I always leaned towards the military [and I] didn’t want to go to college.”

What is training like? “Really hard. One weekend out of the month, getting the people prepared for boot camp.”

What pushes you the most to try your best? “It would be a huge accomplishment to rank up in the military.”

How long have you wanted to join? “[I’ve] always thought about it. This year I made the decision.”

What was your first day like?

“Really intimidating. They know that your new. They scare you.”

What are the benefits? “Money, free health care, [the] best life [insurance], financial aid, plus I already get a 16,000 dollar scholarship.”

Part-time or full-time? “Parttime currently. [I’m] still unsure as for full-time.”

I then interviewed Elaine Budschat: What made you want to join the military? “My mom is a captain and ever since I was little the Army really provided for our fam-

ily. I want to commision as an officer when I’m out of college and because they help out with financial needs.”

What branch do you represent? “The Army/National Guard.”

Do you have other family in the military? “Yes, my mom, and my grandpa was also a Vietnam [veteran].”

Tell me about yourself and your high school career. “Freshman year I was involved in a lot of school activities like the ASB, Alutant, [Klahiam] Yearbook, and AP classes, but I really didn’t like it, and in the 10th grade it was pretty average. I was always super focused on getting straight As and working was always super important to me.

I also played soccer all four years of my high school career.”

What is training like? “It’s really difficult. I’m in a program called RSP (Recruitment Sustainment Program). Only the National Guard has it and it prepares us for boot camp. Each training we have different things we learn, so the first time [included the] repel tower and winter survival.

“We get there on Friday afternoons and check in to make sure that we are “in-line” to stay in the military. We get weighed, get shots if we need them, and they make sure that nothing is different about us.

“Saturday mornings our wakeup call is 4:50 a.m., [after which we] do a fitness test: two minutes of push-ups and sit-ups and then a two-mile run. Then we do more training. Next Saturday we’ll hike up the mountains and spend the weekend there. Sunday we wake up and do it again.”

What pushes you the most to try your best? “I want to be successful and I want to get a perfect O.T. score and you have to be the best of the best. I also want to make my mom proud.”

How long have you wanted to join? “I wanted to join since my freshman year of high school.”

What was your first day like?

“My first training was really nerveracking because I didn’t know what to expect and it’s the most physical work I have ever done in my life.

When I got back home on Sunday I was so sore.”

What are the benefits? “Selfdiscipline and responsibility. I have to work out everyday even if I don’t have training. I’ve learned a lot about myself and everything we have done seemed so intimidating, but it’s shown me that I can do so much more than I thought I could.”

Part-time or full-time? “[I’m currently] part-time and once I graduate I’ll be full time. I’ll be in South Carolina for six months training, then when I come back I’ll go to college and then I’ll go one weekend out of the month. When I commision I plan on being full-time.”

These two have motivation like no other. We will miss having them at Ellensburg High School, but we also know that they are going to do something amazing.

Elaine Budschat (left) and Risa Eldridge (right) pose for a “military man” stance in their Army Combat Uniforms.

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Career Fair: Thinking Ahead A

Ashley Andrew Staff Reporter

Physical Therapy and Athletic Training class. Picture taken by Melissa Hughes.

The Career and College Fair has been an annual tradition at Ellensburg High School since 2013.

The fair provides an opportunity for students to find an interest in colleges and careers. This year, there was an array of options. One of the many provided classes was the Counselor/Mental Health Therapist, which was very informative. The speaker shared information about her job as a

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therapist, such as how much schooling was required, her wages, as well as the quality of her lifestyle while being occupied as a mental health therapist.

There were nine classes on colleges and two classes on academies.

Many classes talked about the importance of a college education, and to tie in with that, they talked about what jobs students were able to acquire after earning their degree.

The University of Washington talked about regular life in a dormitory and the convenience of where the college was located. The representative told us about her experiences and what the school is like. She told us the estimated price for the University of Washington, including tuition, dorms, cost of food, books, etc. The estimated price for an out-of-state student is 50,874 dollars and a in-state student is between 19,707, and 26,310. This shed some light on the nature of college and how to plan for it.

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Most of the careers mentioned were careers that could be practiced in the Ellensburg community, such as agriculture, counseling and therapy, physical therapy, nursing, firefighting, law enforcement, powerline tech, etc.

Mr. Botten explained the purpose of the Career Fair and College Fair is intended to expose students to the many different types of jobs in this community, to show the link between education and finding a career, and to motivate kids to continue their education and find a job that they will enjoy.

Graphic and Web Design class. Picture taken by Melissa Hughes.

Summer Things To Do

Annabelle Vu Staff Reporter

Not looking forward to another boring summer week? Try one of these locations or low cost programs! If you want more details, visit: https://ci.ellensburg.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/2381/EPR-Quarterly-Program-

Drop In PickleballCome try out the sport of Pickleball.

It’s a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis for a fun activity.

Dates: Mondays Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Summer 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm) Fee: Court Fee ($23.00) Youth Group Tennis LessonsTennis is a great lifetime sport that is healthy and fun for all ages, so sign up for this low cost tennis lesson program.

Ages: 5 and up Date: Monday – Thursday (varies according to skill level) Time: 9:00 am –

Noon (varies according to skill level) Fee: $7.50 per hour Instructor: Dennis Roberts Where: Ellensburg Racquet & Recreation Center In Line HockeyTry the fast paced fun of in-line hockey at the ERRC. All levels are welcome, and it’s co-ed.

Age: 16+ Date: Wednesday & Sunday Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Fee: $3.50 or 10 Visit Punch Pass $28.00 Summer Location: Lions/Mt. View Park Rink from May 1 through

September 26 Friday Summer MoviesPack up the lawn chair, get some munchies, and come down to watch some fun movies with all your friends.

There are a variety of movie options and some new venues.

July 6 – Coco (G) July 13 – The Little Mermaid (G) July 20 – Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (PG) Dates: July 27 – Field of Dreams (PG) August 3 – The Breakfast Club (R) August 10 – National Lampoon’s Vacation (R) August 17 – The Warriors ®

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Summer IS On The Way! A Annabelle Vu

Staff Reporter

The countdown to summer has began! EHS students already have plans that they can’t wait to take place. Many other students don’t have big plans but are just excited for the end of school. July weather is predicted to be around the high 80’s but I’m sure the the weather has been under-estimated.

Freshman Amy Boe: “My summer is going to be boring, but I’m going to go camping and do some running.”

Freshman Blake Johnston: “I’m going to Texas, and the Grand Canyon. This summer, I want to run a couple 5k’s.”

Freshman Felice Bello: “I don’t have any real big plans, just hanging out. For goals I guess, I want to go outside more. I only for a bucket list for really big things, like I want to travel to a number of places.”

Freshman Olivia Berthon Koch: “I’m going to cross country camps, I’m going to Italy, hanging out with friends.

My goal is to drink more water. My best summer memories are going to cross country camps with my friends.”

Freshman Kaylee Johnston: “This summer, I am going camping. I want to work out over the summer because I never work out.”

Freshman Robert Crimp: “This summer I am going to play lots of golf. I’m going to this cabin, at Lake Cle Elum, relaxing basically, that is my plan. My favorite memory would be going to a Mariners game with my family, they won.”

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Sports Shorts Baseball: League 16-2, Overall 18-3 Baseball has had a great season. They just won their second 2A State title at the championship game.

Golf: League 6-3, Overall 7-3 Golf had a great season, finishing with a strong record of 7-3 Soccer: League 3-6, Overall 6-8 Soccer had a rough season but manage to leave everything they had on the field every single game Tennis: League 4-5, Overall 7-7 Tennis was one win short in league to having a winning season in league. Overall, they had a great season Track: League 5-4 Track finished with a 5-4 record and have plenty of people going to state this year Softball: League 17-1, Overall 18-2 Girls softball ended the season on top (where they should be).

They placed 2nd at the State 2A Competition!

Written by Carson Roberts

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EHS Elite Scholars 2018

Staff Reporter

The Elite Scholars is a new way of recognizing students this year. In previous years it was called Top 10%, which was 10% of students who had the highest GPA. This year it changed to Elite Scholars so more students got recognized for their hard work they put into school. There are 251 students in the 2018 grade so the top 25 students with the highest GPAs were added, then the students that were really close and took rigorous classes (AP and advanced classes) got points added to their GPA to be apart of the Elite Scholars. The Elite Schoars are:

Madison Arlt Zoe Bright Camille Bruya Neave Carroll Madeline Douglas Emily Dittmer Henry Donahue Langdon Ernest-Beck Amanda Ferris Kalli Fahey Avery Fisk Jesus Flores

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Samantha Goveia Uhuru Hashimoto Heather Hickman Ashley Higdon Aubrey Higdon Elliot Hougary Cierra Howell Melissa Hughes Elora Irby Emma Ihrke Hadley LaValley Elijah Lonowski

This or That

Ryan Lubinski Sidney Moore Priscilla Perez Audrey Piacsek Mia Reynolds Diana Rodriguez Benavidos Aaron Rosser Kali Schmidt Thomas Snedeker Cade Stevenson Raine Tenerelli Elliott Weiler-Boyer

We asked seniors to choose what they liked the best:

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English

History

IPhone

Android

Netflix

Amazon Prime

Marvel

D.C.

Sour

Sweet

Math

Science

Cats

Dogs

Fortnite

PubG

Orange Juice

Apple Juice

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Best of Class of 2018

Entertainment

The best and worst things to remember Best T.V. Show

Best Meme

The Office Friends Stranger things

All Spongebob Memes Yodeling Walmart Kid Do you know da wae

Best Phone App Snapchat Instagram Spotify

Trends

Clothing

Most Ridiculous Trend

Birkenstocks Male Rompers Skinny Jeans with Crop Top

Tidepods Mullets

Best Hairstyle Bald Buns Braided

Best Drink

Food

Best Lunch Place

Cuba Libre Water Extreme Bulls

Craig’s Hill McDonalds Pita Pit

Best School Food None Water Pizza

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Senior Scrapbook Feature

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We of the Alutant staff surveyed the senior class to find the best of EHS and to pick up some predictions for the future of members of the class of 2018.

Best Smile

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Annabel Parker

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Best School Spirit

Melissa Hughes and Wyatt Hillemann

Elliot Hougardy and Macee Tamez

Best Dressed

Most Athletic

Greyson Mcleod Hadley LaValley

Uhuru Hashimoto and Gage Gibson

Best Car

Macartney Brunson and Andrew Campbell

Most Likely to Succeed Langdon Ernest-Beck and Emily Dittmer

Most Likely to Become president Henry Donahue and Aaron Rosser

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Most Likely to Cure Cancer

Most Likely to Become a Teacher at EHS

Ryan Lubinski and Iden Bottcher

Luke Michel and Addie Klucking

Most liked by parents Austin Smith, Aubrey Higdon, and Eli Lonowski

Most Likely to Become an inspirational Speaker Ashley Higdon and Melissa Hughes

Most Likely to Become famous

Kale Edwards and Allison Cleman

Most Likely to Talk your ear off Iden Bottcher and Chandra Gerdes

The Cutest couple that never was

Mia Reynolds and Henry Donahue

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Everett Community College Elaine Budschat

Bellevue College University of Washington Sidney Moore Hadley LaValley Aaron Rosser Samantha Goveia Henry Donahue

Brennan Celver Samantha Magdlin Baylee German

Adelphia Bible College Grant Hollar

South Seattle College Austin Smith

Western Washington University Spencer Green Kali Schmidt Ryan Lubinksi

Bluestone Academy Rebecca Ridlon

Central Washington University Erin Richins Zoe Bright Diana Lopez-Kirkham Tia Hill Adri Kingston Connor Wing Greyson Mcleod Codie Sullivan Jack Taylor Jacob Holdeman

Madison Arlt Trevor Carlton Brenner Hall Luke Michel Nathan Boots Thomas Snedeker Vicente Hall Ashley Higdon Aubrey Higdon Manuel Pena Isabelle Williams

Our seniors at EHS are off to accomplish amazing things out there. See where they will be next year!

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Wh ere The Will yG o?

Perry Technical Institute

Washington State University

Makayla Utter

Hope Vanguilder Adrien Donji Lauren Coons

Yakima Valley Community College Rebecca Packett Elizabeth May Jenna Reyes

Walla Walla Community College Mikhayla Perez-Emerson

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Arizona

Arizona State University Camille Bruya Taryn Weber Sonoran Desert Institute Zachary Kunkle

Utah

Brigham Young University Melissa Hughes Dixie StateUniversity Carissa Burgess

Virginia

Southern Virginia University Mia Reynolds

Oregon

Willamette University Audrey Piacsek Chemeketa Community College Rose Sitton Western Oregon University Larissa Burnum University of Portland Elijah Lonowski Elliot Hougardy Paul Mitchell Technical India Mabbutt

Colorado

University of Northern Colorado Macee Tamez Heather Hickman

California Whittier College Amanda Farris

Philippines

LDS 2-year Mission to Cebu Benjamin Andrew

Montana

Frenchtown Fire Station Carson Roberts Montana State University Langdon Ernest-Beck

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Dalee Adams

Madison Arlt

Kristopher Anderson

Danae Alcaraz “Go big or go home....

More like go home or go home.”

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Benjamin Andrew “Well guys, its been fun, and it’s been real, but it definitely hasn’t been real fun...”

Jonathan Barr “I’m tired.”

Quincy Bender

Yvonne Amaya

Christian Arias

Nathan Boots “I wumbo, you wumbo, heshe-me wumbo. Wumboing, wumbology, the study of wumbo! It’s first grade Spongebob!”

Ava Anderson “Juniors, join Journalism next year so you can pick your photo for the view book.”

Kody Aronica “We all may go, but we leave a mountain range of memories behind.”

Adreana Auckland

Katelynn Bacon “Anything Frank Ocean says, ever.”

Giselle Arias

Courtney Bennet

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Camille Bruya “Can I get a waffle? Can I please get a waffle?”

Iden Bottcher

Blake Berge

Zoe Bright “The ‘e’ is not silent.”

Felipe Bernal

Jesus Briseno Santos “Will re-spawn in three days or more because of lag.”

Macartney Brunson

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Thomas Burkell

Andreea Burress

William Blazina

Larissa Burnum “If you can’t see me, dont worry, I’m probably there.”

Abigail Bodenman

Eddie Burress

Elaine Budschat “Blackout or back out.”

Jace Bumpus

Carissa Burgess “Stop, you’re annoying me.”

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Efrain Caballero

Neave Carroll

Mckinley Duvall “Luck to me is lots of determination, hard work, faith in myself, and in Brennan Celver god.”

“DANGGGGG BROO!!!”

-Lane Frost

Andrew Campbell

Chavez Casiano

Kale Edwards “He’s so greasy he glides when he walks.”

Braeden Cooper

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Trevor Carlton “Got to get up to get down.”

Henry Donahue “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; And I’m not sure about the universe.”

-Albert Einstein, maybe

Joseph Cotta Christian Castro

Hayley Cantu

Joshua Clark

Ashlyn Cox

Allison Cleman

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Madison Coleman

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Yara Elish

Emily Davis Emily Dittmer

Juliana Ebinger

Heather Davenport Ty Denner Adrien Dondji

James Engeland Lauren Coons

Madeline Douglas

Jared Forbes “You can retake an assignment that you missed, but you can’t retake a party.”

Risa Eldridge

Hanna Dickinson “This wasn’t like High School Musical at all”

Olivia Ewald “Wow, you’re such a white girl.”

Amanda Faris “I said that if an alien came to visit, I’d be embarrassed to tell them that we fight wars to pull fossil fuels out of the ground to run our transportation. They’d be like, ‘What?’”

-Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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Holden Gimlin

Langdon Ernest-Beck

Ryker Freeman

Brittney Goertler

Sage Francois

Kalli Fahey

Matthew Gatley

Steven Gorden Ignacio Garcia Avery Fisk

Chandra Gerdes

Jonathan Garcia Gage Gibson

Colby Gage

Editor’s note: All submitted quotes and facts were inappropriate. Sorry for your convenience.

Samantha Goveia “Be good to people for no reason.”

-Post Malone

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Brady Gibson Lindsay Hamlin “I just wanna spend the rest of my life laughing (as I’m laughing).”

Laila Hatebur

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Aubrey Higdon “You might not remember my face but you will remember my blue dog blanket.”

Logan Halaapiapi Heather Hickman “Where are my crocs?”

Karlee Hansen

Brenner Hall “Stay goofy.”

Esmeralda Hidalgo Michael Harris

Ashley Higdon “Darn it all to heck.”

Spencer Green “Hi buddy!”

Uhuru Hashimoto

Tia Hill “Got any cats?”

Wyatt Hillemann

Brianna Holt

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Dyllon Hosak

Nathan Hotaling

Elliot Hougardy “Simple but effective.”

Cierra Howell

Jacob Holdeman “Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.

The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did.

Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself.”

Hayden Huffman “Failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

- Mary Pickford

Melissa Hughes “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

Vicente Hall-Galvan Grant Hollar “Don’t ever miss a chance to shut up.”

Amy Hummel

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Zachary Kunkle “I am not lazy I just enjoy doing nothing.”

Peyton Lanning

Madelyn Langevin Morgan Kapaska Adri Kingston “Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?”

Elora Irby Adeline Klucking

Amber Koss

Katrina Jefferson “I’m here for a good time not a long time.”

Linnea Krusenberg

Zackery Johnston

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Hadley Lavalley Fun Fact; She was born in Texas.

Elijah Lonowski Fun Fact; He is bilingual.

Ryan Lubinski “My strategy for life has been, “Ignore it and see if it goes away.”

I have had rather mixed results so far.”

Riley Mace Ariana Martinez

Diana Lopez-Kirkham “I have no clue.”

Samantha Magdlin Yakelin Lazcano

Devon Melella

Kaitlin Leader-Bird

Oliver Lutz

Trinity Lyghts “Shoot for the moon and if you dont make it you’ll land amongst the stars.”

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Dominic Mathias

India Mabbutt “When it is your passion it becomes your life.”

Trevor Miles

Elizabeth May Yakelin Lazcano Zamora Landon Miller

Trevor McCracken Nicholas Martin Sidney Moore “I only set the bar low for limbo.”

Greyson McLeod Fun Fact; He has a gnarly tongue.

Kendyl McNeight Holli Morfield

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Haley McLaughlin

Samuel Overton

Emilee Myers Fun Fact: She wants to be a teacher.

Elissa Nash

Rebecca Packett

Jasiel Medina

Danya Nelson

Mikhayla Perez-Emerson

Cade Lyyski

Anders Ott Trent Pflug

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Matthew Phillips “If I can’t scuba, then what this all about? What have I been working toward?”

-Creed Bratton

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Erin Richins “Everything will be okay in the end, and if its not okay, its not the end.”

Jenna Reyes “I would not miss it for the world.

But if something else came up, I would definitely not go.”

- Michael Scott

Rebecca Ridlon Madelynn Olson

Mia Renolds “Have courage and be kind. For where there is kindness there is goodness, and where there is goodness there is magic.”

- Cinderella

Chad Rinehart “You can’t fix stupid.”

Kristen Raustein

Trevor Rice

Austin Reid

Isabel Rivera

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Carson Roberts

Jordynn Shelton

Seth Rohbaugh

Grace Roberts Melisa Sisco

Aaron Rosser “I will leave tomorrow’s problems to tomorrow’s me.”

Audrey Piacsek “And I cant stop smiling. I mean, there are times its actually more work not to smile.”

-Simon Vs the Homosapiensa Agenda.

Rose Sitton “Boys will be girls, and girls will be girls, so everyone will be girls!”

-Hayden Richard Savina

Kali Schmidt “I have no idea what I’m doing but I know I do it really, really well.”

- Andy Dwyer

Austin Smith Christopher Schilling

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Thomas Snedeker “It’s way less work to be passively kind than it is to be actively mean.”

Mikayla Stevenson

Maxwell Tacher

Trace Townsend

Macee Tamez “I am Beyonce, always.”

-Michael Scott Jack Taylor “Gotta have opposites dark and light, light and dark in painting. It’s like in life. Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come. I’m waiting on the good times now.”

-Bob Ross

Cade Stevenson

Codie Sullivan “The future belongs to those who believe in the future of their dreams.” - Elenor Roosevelt

Patricia Ramirez

Manuel Pena “FUN.”

Sarah Vlahovich

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Makayla Utter “Loyalty isn’t grey, it’s black and white. You’re either loyal completely, or not loyal at all.”

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Benjamin Vick Taryn Weber “We can’t direct the wind but we can adjust the sails” -Thomas S. Monson

Treyvn Whitney

Haley Warren Jacob Varnum “What are you talking about?”

Distin Wilhite “Can we go eat?”

Krista Wilson

Shaylee Weed Michael Wilson Christopher Warner

Micah Wirth

Hope Vanguilder “I’m here for a good time, not a long time.”

Ramsey Watts

Isabelle Williams “Your vibe attracts your tribe.”

Connor Wing “I’m not superstitious; but I’m a little stitious.”

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Greggory Cole Isaiah Colwell Mark Wragge

Tyler Couvion Lillian Crankovich

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Julie Lauer Jaylynn Leadercharge Austyn Larsen Litzy Lopez Jorge Martinez

Christian Ellinger

Luke Michel “Raisin cookies that look like chocolate chips are the reason I have trust issues.”

Juliana Ebinger

Jonathan Munguia

Sean Eischens

Kiana Davis

Jace Zempel

Ashton Faither-Wood

Joshua Nowak “Depression? Isn’t that just a fancy word for feeling “bummed out”?”

Seniors with no EHS picture available:

Bailey Fischer

Joseph Orvalla

Baylee German “The most impressive thing I can do is to be myself .”

Seanna Ruvkun Diana Rodriguez

Zachary Bahmiller “Luck to me is lots of determination, hard work, faith in myself, and in God.” -Lane Frost

Lucerio Galvan-Ceja

Priscilla Perez

Jensine Gardner

Raine Tenerelli

Anastasia Goebel

Joshua Turnage

Rosa Barrera-Nieto

Kolton Grasher

Elliot Weiler-Boyer

Kixcia Barrientos-Morales

David Gutierrez

Alexia Winingham

Jarret Bement

Bianca Gonzales

Tyler Bolles

Ian Howard

Walker Waggoner “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyways.”

Quentin Berkey

Emma Ihrke

Kasidee Radich

Zachary Brogard

Travis Ingalls

Destiny Burke

Kenya Jones

Nicolette Anderson

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Imani Alexander Staff reporter

Supa Hot or Nah Marvel Movies

Coachella A music festival.

Beyoncé was there. Be jealous you weren’t there.

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From Black Panther to Infinity War, Marvel has yet to disappoint with a movie, unless we’re talking Thor: Ragnarok. Am I the only person who felt a little let down with that one?

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Fortnite

K-Pop

The video game of the century. It is like MineCraft and Call Of Duty all over again. I wonder what next year’s video game craze will be.

I think by now we all realize the recent obsession that is K-Pop, especially with the BTS comeback and their second appearance on both Ellen and at the BBMA’s. Am I the only one getting 1D vibes again???

Youtuber Scandals From Jake and Logan Paul, to James Charles to Shane Dawson, we all know the scandals. We all have that love/hate relationship with them and we all keep up with #DramaAlert to know the deal.

Thanks, Keemstar.

(8 out of 10 people admitted to keeping up with the show).

Slime It’s sticky, wet, and colorful; what’s not to like? EVERYTHING. Get it on your clothes? Garbage. Get it on your carpet?

Your mom is forever hateful of the fact that she brought you into this crap of a world.

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Yodelers I was asked to put the Walmart kid in this. So……. here you go.

People who think they’re cool, but they’re not You’ve seen the title. I don’t know if you can relate, but for me, a few…. hundred people immediately come to mind.

People touching my hair Yeah. I get it. My hair is fun, bouncy, curly, and everything your hair isn’t; but stop coming up behind me and trying to yank it from my scalp.