September 27, 2019: Hometown Sports

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Friday, Sept. 27, 2019

Opinion 3

Trump-Pence administration limits women’s rights

By Josie Hafer Opinion Editor In March 2017, Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote to repeal protection for Planned Parenthood patients who receive family planning care under Title X. In May 2017, the U.S. House passed a bill repealing the Affordable Care Act and defunding Planned Parenthood. The upcoming defunding would affect over 600 care centers around the nation as well as the 2.4

million people that use these clinics. Locally, the Planned Parenthood clinic located in Pullman would be shut down and patients all over the area would lose access to reproductive care and family planning.

Many politicians and members of Congress in the Trump-Pence administration are attempting to limit safe and reasonable abortion access and reproductive rights. This puts women all over the U.S. in danger.

Title X, also known as the Family Planning Program, is the only federal program dedicated to providing citizens with family planning resources and pregnancypreventative measures. Take into account the very name of this program: Family Planning.

Sometimes family planning means preparing to bring a child into the world. But it can also be quite the opposite of that. The goal of

family planning programs such as Title X is to educate individuals and give them more control over whether and when they start a family.

Abortion access comes into play here, as it may prevent an unwanted family or give individuals time to prepare for a family. Some say that the goal of a Title X gag rule comes from strict prolife efforts. But, according to istandwithpp.org, it’s really to force Planned Parenthood and pregnancy prevention measures out of Title X. Doing so defeats the very purpose of the federal Family Planning Program.

Taking away these resources is harmful in so many ways. While the main goal of cutting these is to limit abortion access, organizations such as Planned Parenthood clinics provide many other services. Defunding Planned Parenthood will block some women from receiving safe

and legal abortions, but it will also limit wellness checks such as breast exams, STI testing, pap smears, contraceptives and more.

To defund Title X would be especially harmful to minority groups. Low-income persons make up 78% of Planned Parenthood patients. Title X is a government program, which means it serves many who otherwise could not afford care.

People of color make up 35% of Planned Parenthood users; 15% of patients are black, and 21% are Latinx.

These groups are already marginalized due to racism and xenophobia, which can make it more difficult to receive equal healthcare. Take away a government-funded program, and these groups will suffer the most.

Defunding Planned Parenthood will start a cycle of trauma and malpractice.

If they are funded, these issues can be managed with

Women gather in support of women’s reproductive rights in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of newshub.com.nz.

family planning tools. These clinics offer comprehensive sexual education and, in some cases, contraception at reduced costs for people who are financially limited. Once these resources are gone, it is likely that unwanted pregnancies will steadily rise, therefore increasing the need for abortion access.

Without preventative measures, children must be born to parents who can’t support them, which means more reliance on welfare programs that are less than perfect.

If Title X funds vanish, unsafe methods of ending a pregnancy will likely increase, and from that, women all over the U.S. could suffer traumatic injuries or even death. This attempt to limit reproductive health care is incredibly short-sighted.

All in all, defunding Planned Parenthood will not put an end to abortion. It only puts an end to safe abortions.

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Brazilian president’s reputation up in flames fire pit and the dry ground outside catches fire and begins quickly spreading.

Nobody is prepared for this emergency, as in the past this was not something they had really had to deal with. Running inside, everyone but the father goes to retrieve water and call the fire department.

When the family gets back, the fire has spread through

By Krystal Barber the entire yard. The fire deOpinion Assistant partment can’t show up for another half hour, but news Imagine a family is having vans begin showing up ala party in their backyar. They most immediately. decide that as it gets later in In this time the entire house the night that they would like burns down and the surto have a fire to roast marsh- rounding houses have also mallows. The fire is slowly but caught on fire. While everyone surely ignited, getting bigger is asking for help the father as it gets going. But nobody is of the first house is refusing expecting it to grow danger- help from everyone outside of ously large, as it is inside a fire his own family. He’s blaming pit. everyone else for the destrucThe family starts roasting tion in the neighborhood. their marshmallows, not fully This story may sound ridicaware of the fact that the fire ulous, but it’s very similarly to is a little larger than it should the recent actions of Jair Bolbe. But nothing has happened sonaro. yet; it’s no cause for concern.

Since the Aug. 10 beginning They are just trying to do what of the ongoing Amazon Rainthey had originally planned. forest fires, Brazilian president Before long, one of the kids Bolsonaro has brought a bad accidentally knocks over the image upon himself while the world watches these devastating fires unfold.

He has d o w n played the severity of the damage created by the fires on many accounts.

The president has resorted to claiming that the fires were started

by NGOs, non-governmental Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org. organiza-

Amazon rainforest burns after fires set in early August. Photo courtesy of npr.org.

tions, to deflect the criticism.

According to The Washington Post, at no point has he tried to stop the fires, especially not in any way that did not provide him good publicity.

Bolsonaro has cut environmental funds by 24% since he took office Jan. 1, 2018. This year Brazil has seen 72,000 fires; an 84% increase from last year, according to Business Insider. Bolsonaro has claimed that the increase comes from the previously accused NGOs that have lost funding from the Brazilian government. According to The Guardian, the president has shown no proof that this is true, but seems to need a way to deflect all blame for these emergencies.

On top of his issues of deflection, he has also denied assistance offered from other countries. When the French president, Emmanuel Macron, offered the Brazilian government $22 million, Bolsonaro immaturely responded that he would only accept the donation if Macron apologized for his previous personal insults to Bolsonaro. Macron’s insulting remarks had nothing to do with the fires, but only Bolsonaro’s political ideals.

Bolsonaro also made claims, according to The Washington Post, that he cannot accept aid from a president that sup-

posedly made attacks on the Amazon. He claimed Macron used the G7, a conference of political leaders around the world, as a ‘disguise’. This can be found as untrue, as Macron has attempted to help as much as possible since the beginning of the fires. He has been met with nothing but disrespectful and tactless responses from Bolsonaro himself.

Following his rejection of French assistance, Bolsonaro pivoted and said Aug. 20 that he would accept France’s assistance if Brazil alone got to choose how to spend the money. This brought up worries such as his competency to control an emergency situation and worries about his morals and priorities in leadership. Who wouldn’t worry about money, considering that Bolsonaro hasn’t done much to end the crisis?

Instead he has tried to make others look bad in the wake of destruction. The whole time Bolsonaro was rejecting France’s assistance, he was accepting offers from American president, Donald Trump, whom he is already close friends with.

Bolsonaro’s refusal of French aid contradicts his reasoning for he accepting Trump’s assistance. Since Bolsona-

ro began rejecting outside help, The New York Post reports, Trump has supported him and praised the way he has handling the situation.

As a response, Bolsonaro has thanked and praised Trump for his positive impact on the Brazilian economy and on his own personal image.

Bolsonaro has very blatantly shown that he cares more about his image than his country’s safety and preservation. His sole acceptance of assistance was due to the fact that Trump personally defended him. Even in his own country Bolsonaro was not even being defended. So this looks bad for him, looking for an ego boost rather than looking for help for his country’s struggling economy and ecosystem. This is only worsened by his unwillingness to accept crucial help based on a personal rift with Macron.

During this state of crisis in the Brazilian government and environment, Bolsonaro has responded in an unprofessional and immature ways. The fires could have had much more resistance earlier on, causing less damage.

Anyone with interest in finding ways to help the situation can start with www.rainforest-alliance.org or donate. rainforesttrust.org.

Friday, Sept. 27, 2019

News

Club activities kick off year Moscow hosts

By Taysia Mendenhall and Lindsey Sexton News Assistants

As the school year kicks off, clubs at Lewiston High School are swinging back into motion. The 25 clubs offer anything from Sign Language Club and Fantasy Club to BPA and DECA. BPA (Business Professionals of America) with Jennifer Stubbers, adviser: This club meets on Mondays at 2:30 p.m. in Room 209. They are now selling printing services and will have a Cinnabon Fundraiser later in the year in order to raise money for fu-

ture competitions.

Science Club takes place in Room SB4 with Amy Chase on Mondays at 2:30 p.m.: The club plans on taking field trips and doing fun projects.

FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) with Melinda Pals, adviser: This club meets on Fridays at 2:30 in Room 216.

They will be participating in BASIC (Building & Achieving Success in Idaho Chapters).

DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is advised by John Potter and Davey Steele: This is a club that does not have regular meetings, but has many fund-

raisers throughout the year in order to prepare for DECA competitions leading up to this year’s DECA Nationals taking place in Anaheim, California. Fundraisers include the Ford One Drive, which was Sept. 22, and cookie dough sales in November.

NHS (National Honors Society) is with Jamie Bakker: This club meets in Room 102 and holds blood drives multiple times throughout the year, the first one taking place on Oct. 10th.

For more details and clubs, visit the Lewiston High School webpage or contact advisers with any questions.

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music festival

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Editor

This weekend, September 28 and 29 in Moscow, the Humble Burger’s Modest Music Fest is the place to be. The event, Sept 28 and 29 in Moscow, includes performances from artists such as Horse Feathers, The Shivas and Seance Crasher. A weekend wristband is $30 and grants access to all performances. Tickets will be available at the door of certain venue locations, such as Humble Burger, Bitterroot Tattoo, Mikey’s Gyros, and more. As well as being a great place to hear some local music, 10% of sales will be donated to the Latah Recovery Center. For more information about the Modest Music Fest, visit humbleburger.com/modest-music-fest.

Patterson exhibits art at LCSC

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Editor Former LHS art teacher, John Patterson, is displaying an open art exhibit at the LCSC Center for Arts and History. Patterson taught at LHS since 1988 until his retirement last school year.

The exhibit will be available for viewing on Oct. 4, from 5-9 p.m. Works by John Patterson will be at The Center for Arts and History at 415 Main Street in Lewiston.

The Center for Arts and History will be displaying 20 new paintings, 25 early acrylic and watercolor paintings from the 1970s and a number of paintings from the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Patterson is also displaying art around the valley, in locations such as The Diamond Shop, Sylvan’s Furniture and the Lewiston Civic Theatre box office.

John Patterson

Horse Feathers will play Humble Burger’s Modest Music Festival this weekend. Photo courtesy of stereogum.com

John Patterson’s art pieces are featured in downtown Lewiston. Photo courtesy of John Patterson.

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News

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New high school on track for 2020 opening

By Abby Bower News Editor

The Lewiston community is buzzing with excitement as the 2020 opening of the new Lewiston High School grows nearer.

“We are running on schedule” for the opening of the new high school, shared Dr. Robert Donaldson, superintendent.

He also shared news about the layout of the new high school. The main building will cover over 200,000 square feet, with the east wing mostly for humanities classes and the west wing for math and science. Science classrooms will be bigger than others, Donaldson said, because they will include a classroom space, plus a place to perform lab experiments.

Overall the main building will have 73 classrooms on two different floors. The current high school has 32 classrooms on three different floors in the main building, according to

Lance Hansen, assistant superintendent.

Another building on the campus of the new high school is the A. Neil DeAtley Career Technical Education Center. It will cover 38,000 square feet, and will hold classrooms for nine specialized programs: auto mechanics, business, construction, health occupations, hospitality and tourism, marketing, pre-engineering, precision machining and Journalism.

Donaldson also shared that the new campus will offer about 650 parking spaces.

Traffic improvements are ongoing to meet the increased demands at the site. These improvements came from the recommendation of a traffic engineer and were approved by the city of Lewiston.

Unlike previous rumors, Donaldson reports that the new high school will not be closed campus, but it is expected that students will eat in the new cafeteria by choice.

This CGI rendering shows the new LHS campus that will open in 2020. Image courtesy of lewistonschools.net

The new high school also has a state-of-the-art auditorium that can seat up to 1,000 people. And its new gymnasium can seat 2,000 people and has three basketball courts.

The new high school is set to host grades 9-12. This is differ-

ent from the current set-up at Lewiston schools, which dates back to the fall of 1914, according to Dr. Steven Branting, a local historian. Since then, ninth-graders have attended school with seventh- and eighth-graders at Lewiston’s

two junior highs. In moving freshmen to the high school, the plan is to provide freshmen with new opportunities for classes and extracurricular options.

President Smith takes on third year

By Elsa Munster Features Assistant

Harrison Smith, an LHS senior, is the 2019-2020 ASB president. Smith has already been in leadership for two and a half years, with this year being his last.

Smith is responsible for organizing events such as Golden Throne, Homecoming, ASB meetings, and more. With this, he also has the responsibility of giving student leaders tasks to make sure school events are well-executed and enjoyable for other students.

Old friends, such as alum Drew Fenter, inspired Smith to join the ASB -- he enjoyed watching Fenter participate in big school events.

Harrison Smith

Smith said Golden Throne is his favorite event to plan, since it’s one of the biggest activities at LHS. “All of the behind-thescenes work is more than meets the eye,” said Smith.

Friday, Sept. 27, 2019

Features 7

New teachers join the LHS family Niemela learns block scheduling

By Kimberly Neri Features Assistant

April Niemela

Darlene McCann

Scout Larson

Dr. April Niemela is an English teacher who joined the Bengal family this year. She has been teaching for 20 years and previously taught 7-12 English, speech, Spanish, creative writing, and a humanities survey course that included sign language, Chinese literature, art, and poetry. She has also taught graduate level courses for teachers through Michigan State University and the University of Idaho, as well as professional development sessions. For the last seven years, she’s worked exclusively teaching educators.

Her first teaching job was at Homedale while student-teaching in Kendrick, She moved to Highland Jr.-Sr. High School in Craigmont and then to Jenifer Junior High School in Lewiston because she wanted to return closer to family.

“Now I’m teaching at LHS! Go Bengals!” said Niemela.

Niemela said that LHS is the first school she has taught in that adhers to a block schedule. But so far, she likes being a teacher at LHS. “It’s been an incredible experience ,” she said. “The students and staff are friendly, kind, and welcoming. The energy and joyfulness is contagious and the support, empathy, and camaraderie between students both in class and in the hallways creates an atmosphere of connectedness and community.”

Niemela said would be happy to move to the new high school campus in 2020.

“I’ll happily serve wherever the district sees fit to place

me. Teaching at the new high school would be a privilege and a joy,” she said.

The students who are currently taking or planning on taking her classes should expect to learn a lot of things, she said.

“In addition to the requisite literacy strategies, I hope my students discover confidence in themselves as writers and readers and develop a love for language,” said Niemela.

“For those students who are already confident in their skills, I hope they’ll find themselves both nurtured and challenged as creators and consumers of text.”

McCann joins Bengal family

By Skylar Raymond Features Editor This year, LHS welcomes Darlene McCann as a sophomore and senior English teacher. McCann has been a teacher for the past 30 years, first at Culdesac and then at Sacajawea Junior High School.

She grew up in Weippe, Idaho, surrounded by the wilderness.

“In my summers I enjoy being outside as much as I can,” McCann said. She added that this year she completed a trail ride from Pierce to Powell.

McCann is excited to be part of the Lewiston High School community, and the spirit it inspires.

“I’m really enjoying being at LHS -- the staff and students have all been amazing,” McCann said.

Larson teaches importance of art

By Kimberly Neri Features Assistant A new art teacher, Scout Larson, has joined the LHS staff after John Patterson’s retirement last year.

Larson is in her second year of teaching full-time. She taught U.S. history and world history at Moses Lake High School in Washington, and was a substitute teacher throughout Lewiston schools before that.

“LHS is a great place to be.

Students and staff are friendly and courteous to one another anywhere you go on campus,”

said Larson.

As an LHS alum, she also proclaimed her love for LHS: “Once a Bengal, always a Bengal!”

Larson looks forward moving to the new high school campus in 2020.

“I can’t wait to be part of the finished product,” she said.

Students who are taking, or will be taking Larson’s classes, should be prepared to challenge themselves and makes effort to try new and exciting things, she said.

“Art isn’t about having natural creative talent. It’s about taking risks and learning from mistakes,” she said.

“Taking an art class allows you to see problems and solutions from multiple perspectives and gives you the chance to experiment with new ideas and techniques. Plus it’s just fun!” she continued.

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Jacobs goes from math teacher to full-time biker

By Skylar Raymond Features Editor

Brent Jacobs stands in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, on a cloudy day in August. Photo courtesy of Jacobs.

This summer Brent Jacobs, a math teacher at Lewiston High School, continued his biking journey across the country.

This was Jacobs’ second time biking across the U.S., starting from Portland, Maine, and ending up in San Francisco, California.

“I really found a passion for [bike riding] and decided since I don’t have anything else to do in the summer, why not?”

Jacobs said.

Jacobs has been at LHS for five years teaching algebra, consumer math and statistics.

During the summer, he leaves his clean-shaven look behind as he becomes a full time biker.

“One of my favorite things

“I started biking anywhere from 90 to120 miles a day.” about going on these trips is meeting new people everywhere I go,” Jacobs said. “I met this one woman in Niagara Falls who kicked everyone out of the elevator so I could fit my bike in with me. She even said I could stay with her son when I got to San Francisco.”

It took 47 days for Jacobs to make it back to the West coast.

He started off with two people coming along on the journey,

but about 700 miles in they decided they did not want to continue.

“Most of the time I was by myself. So I started biking anywhere from 90-120 miles a day because I didn’t have anything else to do,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs documents his rides on a biker blog called Crazy Guy on a Bike. A lot of people on this blog document where they bike, so people they know can catch up on their travels.

“I mainly do the biker blog [posts] so I can go back and read them and know that I always have them. But I also do it so people I know can see where I’m at for the day,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs’ biker blog is at crazyguyonabike.com/jaco7457.

Lewiston High School students take on 2019 rodeo

By Wendy Guo Features Assistant At least six LHS students competed or served as royalty for the 85th annual Lewiston Roundup, which took place Sept. 5-7 at the Lewiston Roundup Grounds.

For amateur girls barrel racing, McKenzie Triplett, a senior, won first place and $176 with her time of 18.18 seconds.

Chenzi Woods, a sophomore, won 11th place with 19.94 seconds; Hailee Peterson, senior, won 14th place with 20.28 seconds; and Anella Tucker, senior, won 15th place with 20.48 seconds.

Rodeo royalty were part of the festivities, including Amie Greenfield, LHS senior, and Mya Dammon, a junior.

Both Greenfield and Dammon agreed that strong verbal and social skills are major factors in becoming and serving as princesses or queens.

Royalty for the Lewiston Roundup are chosen through try-outs, Greenfield said.

Many people build experience with smaller royalties, such as saddle clubs, and work their way up to pro-rodeo or state titleholders.

The rigorous tryout process includes horsemanship patterns, interviews, impromptu questionings and giving speeches. The woman with the highest score becomes a queen, and the second and third best scores become princesses.

This was Greenfield's first year as a Lewiston Roundup princess. Being Rodeo Royalty entails traveling the Pacific Northwest, representing the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley and the Lewiston Roundup.

Other responsibilities include having a friendly persona, participating in parades, signing autographs and motivating aspiring cowboys and cowgirls.

Growing up, Greenfield participated in multiple events such as roping, parades, o-mok-sees and other horse shows. She was no stranger to

any of this, riding horses since she was three. In fact before joining the royalty, Greenfield had just finished her last year in 4-H with horses.

Additionally, in the past three years, she took up roping, which included breakaway and team roping. “[I enjoy] being able to represent such an amazing association and my hometown,“ Greenfield said.

“Within this year, I’m glad I inspired little kids wherever I went.“ Dammon is one of the princesses for the Chief Joseph Foundation. The nonprofit helps kids keep out of trouble by providing clinics that teach them how to ride and take care of horses. Dammon has been part of the association for five years, ever since her grandpa presented the opportunity to join.

Being of Nez Perce descent, as a CJF princess Dammon helps in the representation of the Nez Perce Tribe. She dresses in regalia, traditional cloth-

Senior, Amie Greenfield, stands next to her horse for the 2019 “She’s Wild” Lewiston Roundup Sept. 9. Photo courtesy of Greenfield.

ing tribes would wear, as a sign of respect and pride at events such as the rodeo, parades, fundraisers and other social events.

“You have to be nice and not get too offended when

somebody calls a regalia a costume,” Dammon said. “You have to inform them nicely about what it is.”

Friday, Sept. 27, 2019

Features 9

Two seniors plan for great futures helping others

By Elsa Munster Features Assistant

Two LHS seniors trained for their futures this summer -Donovan Hammond with the U.S. Army and Logan Hunt with One World Center and the Peace Corps.

Hammond said he has always wanted to join the military.

“It has always been a dream of mine to defend this country that I love so dearly,” he said.

“I’m proud!”

He will enlist in the Army on Nov. 3.

Hammond’s basic training lasted 10 weeks. There were three stages to the training, being the red, white, and blue phases.

During the red phase, Hammond learned about tactical movements, mass casualty situations, Army life and the values of a soldier. In the white phase, he got his weapon and learned how to shoot, clean and take it apart.

He also had to take part in an 8-mi. march while carrying a 35-lb. backpack.

Finally, in the blue phase,

“I knew right when I put those boots on that it was for me.”

-- Donovan Hammond

Hammond learned all of the drill commands and practiced for the last march. It was a fourday, 40-mi. march at night.

Another night course required him and the other trainees to crawl with all their gear and weapons for 300 meters.

“I learned a lot about myself and how much it really takes to push through to the end and get home,” he said. “Working as a team is super-important in any situation.”

The next step for Hammond is to wait until he can serve on active duty and make it his career.

“I knew right when I put those boots on that it was for me,” Hammond said.

For Hunt, the plan after high school is to go to the One World Center and eventually into the Peace Corps.

The training Hunt attended at One World Center (OWC) is a for people who want to do

volunteer work around the world. Hunt's chosen program does not require a college degree, while the Peace Corps does.

“I’ll be doing this to get some volunteer work under my belt before going to college and hopefully eventually [into] the Peace Corps,” said Hunt.

Training involves fundraising and learning about the cultures of different countries that may need help. While overseas, Hunt could take part in projects like building schools and teaching, or just offering help to people who need it in their daily lives. To prepare, Hunt has done volunteer work and has been saving money.

Hunt decided in the last year or two that he wanted to be an international volunteer.

“I really look forward to being able to give back, meet new people, and gain really good experiences,” Hunt said.

Donovan Hammond practices a mass casualty situation. Photo courtesy of Hammond’s Company Executive Officer, Second Lieutenant Ausan.

for another death. None took place until September.

After a hiking accident, Luis Diaz from Deary High School was found dead near Elk Creek.

Neil Williams, an LHS counselor, said that teenage deaths have been happening in the valley for quite a few summers now. He has seen teen deaths reported almost every year.

The losses are caused by a variety of reasons, he said.

When deaths like these occur in such small communities, Williams said, everyone is bound to be affected in some way, but especially the peers of the deceased. With recent deaths, Williams has seen students taking the initiative to look after themselves and their friends.

“When I heard about the

death at Buffalo Eddy, I was scared,” said Liliya Admire, an LHS junior. “It may have not affected me much, but it did increase my wariness of the water, and I don’t think I’d go to Buffalo Eddy by myself anymore.”

Parents also did their part in ensuring the safety of their children, physically and mentally.

“My mom made [a friend] and I call a suicide hotline even though we both weren’t suicidal,” said Erin Kammer, a 2019 LHS graduate.

Williams said that teen deaths happen for a variety of reasons. The school works to help prevent such tragedies by holding suicide awareness events, and the LHS Student resource officer, Rob Massey,

provides insight to students on safe driving. Meanwhile health teachers emphasize personal safety and reminding students to be attentive to anything they are doing.

“I just think there’s more awareness within the staff and even the students themselves,” Williams observed after the tragedies that happened in 2018. “I think people are taking care of themselves and others a little better.”

There also has been an increasing amount of students bringing up concerns for the welfare of their friends.

“We want the students to be more aware of telltale signs that their peers exhibit,” Williams said.

According to Williams tragedies like these are probably

Community works to prevent summer teen deaths

By Kimberly Neri Features Assistant Last summer, the Lewiston-Clarkston valley was rocked by the deaths of three local teens: Luke Christopher, Liz Kruger, and Jared Lee. Their deaths brought an onslaught of concern over teen safety.

So this summer, the community felt wary anticipation

Neil Williams

“People are taking care of themselves and others a little better.”

going to happen again in the LHS community. “[Our work] doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen again, although we want it not to,” he said.

LHS is running a grief group, which is open to any student.

The group gives support to the people left behind, Williams said.

“Anything that impacts our students here, we try to [help] with,” said Williams.

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Homecoming

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Homecoming fun keeps spirits high

11 Student royalty crowned Homecoming

Left, Kooper Baldwin, senior, wins the Effie Burger Challenge. Right, John Potter, teacher, sings his heart out. Photos by Josie Hafer.

By Jazmyne Hartogh Business Manager Above, the LHS football team tears through a banner held up by Bengal cheerleaders at the beginning of the Homecoming game Sept. 6. Photo by Josie Hafer.

The 2019 Homecoming Royalty sits atop a float built by LHS Leadership. Photo by Josie Hafer.

An early LHS Homecoming date kicked off the school year with fun-filled events in September.

During the Homecoming game Sept. 6 at Bengal Field, the varsity Bengal football team lost 21-28 in a rough couple of hours playing against Shadle Park High School.

But before the game, Bengal Field was busy with many school clubs with booths for community visitors. In a new community event, the pre-Homecoming celebration included live music performances, food and drinks, and performances by Lewiston’s Dantz Dynamix.

Following Homecoming tradition, leadership and ASB students organized spirit days, hallway decorations and Bengal Olympics. This year’s spirit days consisted of Decade Day, Country vs. Country Club Day, ¨-er¨ Day, and finally, Purple and Gold Day. The hallway decoration themes were Area 51 for the seniors, Christmas for the juniors and Back to the Future for the sophomores. After consideration of each hallway, a set of judges concluded that Area 51 was the best theme, and seniors won.

Also following tradition, on Friday, Sept. 6, all LHS students lined up in front of the school’s main building. The cheerleaders took the lead as the student body walked to Bengal Field. Following the cheerleaders came the marching band, the Homecoming float, and then the student body. On arrival, students then separated into sophomore, junior, and senior classes on the bleachers for Bengal Olympics.

Bengal Olympics began with ASB president, Harrison Smith, leading multiple events that challenged teachers and members of each grade against each other. These events included an obstacle course, the Effie Burger Challenge, karaoke, jousting and even arm wrestling. After plenty of wins and losses for each grade, the final points came to 480 to the seniors. Juniors came in a close second with 400, and sophomores had a final total of 265.5.

Students attended the Homecoming dance Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Moose Lodge in Clarkston.

Above, LHS football coach, Mike Jones, reviews a play with one of his athletes. Photo by Josie Hafer.

By Kimberley Neri News Assistant

Left, Amanda Rudfelt, junior, races off a slip-n-slide obstacle course. Right, Wade Ahlers, senior, tests his arm wrestling skills.

Photos by Josie Hafer.

The LHS cheerleaders keep fans energized in the fourth quarter of the Homecoming game Sept. 6. Photo by Josie Hafer.

Two players take a tumble in the first quarter of the Homecoming game Sept. 6. Photo by Josie Hafer.

The Homecoming court was announced in a flurry of trucks and a float during the halftime of the football game Sept. 6 at Bengal Field.

Selected by LHS student athletes, seniors Joey Thomasson and Annella Tucker were crowned 2019 LHS Homecoming King and Queen. Logan Hunt and August Williams were crowned senior Homecoming princes, and Hally Wells and Callie Bernatz were crowned senior Homecoming princesses. Duke McFarland was the junior prince, alongside Allison Jacks, the junior princess. Lastly, Elijah Sabo and Elle Wagner Uhling were hailed sophomore prince and princess.

Thomasson said that he did not expect the crown, but that the honor made him loved and cared about. Tucker agreed with him.

“I don’t think anyone expects it!” Tucker said. “There are lots of potential candidates.”

She felt nervous when she was announced as queen.

“I felt nervous to walk on the float in heels! My dress was long, so tripping was a big possibility,” said Tucker.

Thomasson and Tucker both said they felt extremely thankful for the support from their peers. “[They] will never know how much it truly meant to be thought of for Homecoming king,” Thomasson said.

12 Sports

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After college success, LCSC Warrior goes to bat for MLB

By Eli Thomas Co-Entertainment Editor Former LCSC Warrior Seth Brown made his professional MLB debut Aug. 26 with the Oakland Athletics, who were taking on the Kansas City Royals at home.

It only took him one atbat to record his first career hit as Brown singled off of Jorge Lopez. Brown went on that night to bat 2 for 6 while scoring two runs and batting one in himself. He has since had a .424 batting average with nine total runs batted in.

Brown played one season at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, where he had an average of .386 while hitting 23 home runs and driving 82 RBI. Second in the NAIA for runs batted in and third for runs scored at 78, Brown was instrumental in the Warriors winning the NAIA World Series in 2015.

Seth Brown bats his second triple against the Los Angeles Angels at the Okland Coliseum Sept. 3. Photo courtesy of the San Fransisco Examiner.

Gayler leads soccer, study hall

By Isaiah Schmidt Sports Editor The Bengals began another season of soccer with a new coach at the helm for the varsity girls team.

Richard Gayler has been playing soccer since he was in high school, and has coached for several years. He joined LHS this year as a soccer coach and also as the study hall monitor.

He commented that his favorite part of working with kids isn’t the success, or the winning on the field, but their smiles. “[I like] seeing them come in, -- [they’re] groggy mostly in the morning, but they’ve got warm smiles,” he said He previously coached the JV boys team at Pullman and

Varsity volleyball at a glance

By Sophie Hunter Entertainment Assistant

Richard Gayler smiles in his study hall classroom Sept. 26. Photo by Isaiah Schmidt.

spent seven years with a varsity program at Moscow.

“The players are very hungry for information and develop ment,” Gayler said. “If you have a squad that is very eager to grow, it makes it really easy.”

He’s already looking forward to regional-level competition.

“We’re going into playoffs in a right position in development, peaking at the right time -- everything is building up to that point,” he said.

Gayler is also ready to bring the team to state competition, carrying a competitive and optimistic attitude.

• Bengals vs. Moscow Bears, Aug. 29. Bengals won 3-2.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, Sept. 3. Bengals lost 2-3.

• Bengals vs. Clarkston Bantams, Sept. 12. Bengals won 3-0.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans, Sept. 19. Bengals won 3-1.

• Bengals vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs, Sept. 21. Bengals won 3-0.

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IT Chapter Two scares up box office hit

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Editor Director Andy Muschetti released IT Chapter Two Sept. 6.

The film is second part to IT (2017), and follows the adult “Losers Club” back to Derry, Maine. It’s 27 years after they thought they had destroyed the killer clown that was terrorizing their hometown. Turns out, Pennywise is back, and the Losers are the only ones who can stop him.

Overall, the movie is well-made, with a good story and touching themes. However, some of the CGI de-aging effects were cheap-looking, and the film wasn’t as scary as it should have been.

The film opens with a scene straight from Stephen King’s book IT, which the movies were based on. In this scene Adrian Mellon and his boyfriend are visiting the Derry town fair, where some local teens taunt them. The teens follow them to a bridge where they beat

The actors of the Loser’s Club stand as their characters for a promotional image from Entertainment News. Photo courtesy of IMDb.

an asthmatic Adrian to neardeath before throwing him over the bridge into the river below.

Pennywise then retrieves his body from the water, and, to the horror of Adrian’s boyfriend, brutally kills Adrian.

There has been a bit of backlash due to the nature of this scene, and according to Slate.

com, viewers feel the director exploited a real killing for shock value. The scene is identical to the real-life killing of Charlie Howard, minus the killer clown.

Howard was murdered in King’s hometown of Bangor, Main, and his death deeply affected both King and the town.

As far as storylines go, IT Chapter Two has a good one.

It is well-written, with strong and touching themes. A major theme of the film is love and friendship, which may seem out of place in the horror genre, but actually feels natural. As adults, members of the Losers Club have to overcome more fears and trust in each other like never before.

Occasionally, the movie flashes back to 1989. But several years after the filming of the first movie, the child actors have grown up a bit. The most noticeable example of this is Finn Wolfhard, who plays Richie Tozier. In post-production, his face was edited to make him appear younger, but the effects were overdone, looking like an outrageous beauty filter. Other than that, most of the editing and CGI are very clean.

Bill Skårsgard, who plays Pennywise, deserves a story all on his own. His dynamic performance truly makes the movie memorable. No one thinks they’ll feel

sympathy for a psychotic clown, but Skårsgard makes it happen with no trouble. IT Chapter Two delves more into the truly manipulative nature of Pennywise. (Spoilers ahead) In one scene a little girl, Victoria, tells Pennywise, “You’re scary.

You’re not my friend.” He breaks down into tears, explaining to her that no one wants to be his friend because of the way he looks. Victoria feels bad, explaining to Pennywise that she has a birthmark on her face, so no one is friends with her either. Pennywise explains that he can get rid of the birthmark, but she has to come closer to him. Of course, she believes him and complies. Bad move, kid. That's why you don’t talk to creepy clowns hiding under bleachers. To be fair, Skarsgård’s acting is so compelling, you can’t really blame her.

The casting director for the adult Losers Club deserves a quick nod. Andy Bean and Jay Ryan are both spitting images of their child counterparts, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Wyatt Oleff. The team asked all of the child actors children who they would want to play their adult characters, but only Sophia Lillis and Finn Wolfhard’s choices, Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader, ended up in the cast.

Compared to the first movie,

this one ups the scare factor, but that doesn't mean much when IT wasn’t scary by a long shot.

There were scary moments, sure, but nothing to keep people up at night. There are many more jumpscares in the second film, and the exaggerated gore can be appreciated by horror and slasher fans alike. The new bloodiest scene in movie history takes place in IT Chapter Two, as well. Formerly, the unofficial title was held by The Shining, with the elevator doors and the two rivers of blood gushing through them.

Unfortunately, three weeks after release, IT Chapter Two is almost $100 million behind its predecessor. All things considered, though, the movie has been a success. IT Chapter Two is a well-made movie with a great story and phenomenal acting. It has minor mistakes made, but they don’t detract too much from the film as a whole.

IT Chapter Two deserves an 8/10.

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Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding fails to deliver

By Eli Thomas Co-Entertainment Editor American rapper and singer Austin Post, better known by his stage name Post Malone, released his third studio album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, Sept. 6. He has been one of the biggest names in the industry since his 2015 breakout single, “White Iverson.” Post has followed this single with a pair of very successful albums where he delivers a mix of trap, pop and R&B styles with features from huge stars such as Justin Bieber.

This time around, Hollywood’s Bleeding also has many high-profile guests, such as Young Thug and metal legend Ozzy Osborne. Yes, that’s right.

If that pairing seems confusing, the song itself is even more so. Who would have thought that Ozzy Osborne, Post Malone and Travis Scott would not work well together? Oh, that’s right, everybody.

Some features are decent, such as DaBaby on “Enemies” which is a fun, catchy tune. But Post is outshined by his guests on numerous other tracks, mostly because it is not hard to outperform him when he his falling so short of his full potential. Like it or not, Post Malone is one of the most talented rappers out there due to his musicianship. But he fails to manifest these skills in a good majority of these songs. The only other highlight on this album is “Wow.” But “highlight” is a generous term, and this song only really acts as a tolerable finish to the album after the mess that precedes it.

Lyrics are a big problem in this 51-minute mess. One of the cheesiest lyrics of the year appears in “A Thousand Bad Times” when Mr. Malone sings, “I’m gonna need some thicker armor to spend another knight with you.” Nice one, Post! Tracks such as “Saint-Tropez,” “On the Road” and “I’m Gonna Be” are blatant lyrical

flexes -- for lack of a better word -- about his fame, money and power. Another lyrical lowpoint comes with “I Know” where Post Malone delivers cliche lines about relationships and ex-girlfriends and blah blah blah. It all sounds predictable.

The musical direction of this album is more rock-inspired than previous releases, but that is not necessarily a good thing. It is admirable that Post is venturing into new styles and genres, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. This is obvious from the title track, which is one of the worst on the album. The first half of this song sounds like a cheesy pop rock band from 15 years ago. Other moments such as “Circles” and “Allergic” further prove that making alternative rock is not Post Malone’s thing.

The former tune is disgustingly clean and sanitary, like it was hand-crafted to play over the radio at Macy’s or something.

The only tolerable rockflavored song found here is “Myself,” which has a catchy bassline and decent vocals.

Hollywood’s Bleeding really serves no purpose other than to prove that Post Malone is still one of the most run-ofthe-mill rappers and songwriters today. Even his attempt at a new sound doesn’t save the album from its terrible lyrics and stale instrumentals. It all comes off as too commercial and overdone. For these reasons, Hollywood’s Bleeding gets a 2/10.

Post Malone grins in a cover photo for his Spotify profile. Photo courtesy of spotify.com.

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Entertainment 15 Taylor Swift’s newest release offers variety and light

By Abby Bower News Editor Taylor Swift shared her seventh studio album, Lover, with fans all over the world on Aug. 23. Within the 18 songs on the album, she sings about friendship, sickness, love, heartbreak, and even politics, in a way that only Swift could.

Fans were quick to let everyone know how much they love the album, and, according to billboard.com, they landed every single song on the Hot 100 chart following their release. With the highest-ranking song, “You Need to Calm Down,” ranking at No. 4 and the lowest, It’s Nice to Have a Friend, at No. 92. This caused Swift to break the Billboard record for most songs in the top 100 at once, and she didn’t stop there.

She also broke the record for top album debut in the history of Amazon Music, the record for most No. 1 albums by a single artist, and a handful of other records.

With an album so highly acclaimed, it's hard to believe it could be anything less than impressive.

The track that ranked the lowest on the Hot 100, “It's Nice to have a Friend,” is a style of songwriting/making that we've never seen from Swift. The sort-of interlude has almost a Tim Burton feel to it, with a strong sense of storytelling that paints a picture of childhood friends who turn into a married couple. With a darker sound, and a strong poetic feel, this is one of the most mature love songs that Swift has put out to date.

Swift only explores that style of songwriting once on this album. All of the other songs, except for two, are forms of soft pop ballads, or possible chart-topping pop anthems.

The two that stand out are “Soon You'll Get Better,” and

Taylor Swift released her seventh studio album, Lover Aug. 23. Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia.com

“Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince.” The first is a collab with the Dixie Chicks and has a slow folk feel, similar to other songs from the trio.

After the first few lines of “Soon You’ll Get Better,” it is clear that this song is very personal to Swift. «The buttons on my coat were tangled in my hair. In doctor’s office lighting, I didn't tell you I was scared. That was the first time we were there,” she sings about her mother's second battle with cancer.

This heart-wrenching song is one that most did not expect from Swift, especially now that she's left country music in the past. This is possibly the most vulnerable and raw Swift has ever been in a song, and many fans have noted online that they can't listen to it without crying.

The second of the two, “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince,” has the pop elements that fans know and love, with the same strong storytelling that listeners hear in “It’s Nice to Have a Friend.” This time the plot follows a high school girl who doesn’t fit in and falls in love with a boy who doesn’t have an excellent reputation.

Many critics have said this song is too immature for Swift since the lyrics are almost all about high school, but fans have fought back online saying that this song is an obvious metaphor.

While Swift hasn't clearly stated what that metaphor is, there are hints to it being about the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The lines, American glory. Faded before me. Now I'm feeling

hopeless,” are just some of the ones quoted in defense of this metaphor. Swift also said in an interview with DPA, a German radio show, that the album has “political undertones.”

As for the songs that had the go-to pop sounds that Swift and her fans love, they still had elements that are new from Swift. “The Man” shows a sense of feminism that Swift has never written about before. “I'm so sick of running as fast as I can, wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man,” is a line of the chorus that she sings while a synth beat plays behind it.

This track is an anthem that many women can relate to, whether firsthand or through someone they know. “False God” has a soul/jazz saxophone intro that is brand

new in Swift’s repertoire, and Paper Rings has a fast-paced tune that can only be compared to “Shake It Off.” Another catchy pop tune, “I Forgot That You Existed,” opens the new album. With this song she seemingly alludes to either ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris, or Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, whom she had public drama with in 2016. She sings the lines, “I forgot that you existed. It isn't love, it isn't hate, it’s indifference,” in-between verses that teach fans it’s best to leave the past in the past. While the production and lesson shown throughout the song do live up to the high acclaims of the album, there’s a particular pop element in it that makes it seem a little elementary for a 30-year-old. This isn’t the only example of that flaw on Lover.

The second single from the album, “You Need to Calm Down,” as a whole is much more immature than Swift has proven she can be. The song uses a lot of fad language that gives the song a short shelf life. YNTCD isn’t the only song like that -- “London Boy,” “ME!” and “I Forgot That You Existed” also have lines that probably won’t make sense in 30 years.

While some songs on the album have a childish feel, one that it's time for Swift to outgrow -- the rest of the album has a delicate balance between her more mature songwriting and her newfound love for synth-pop, with just the right amount of hints to her country roots.

For those reasons, this album earns an 8/10.

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José’s Tacos serves fresh authenic Mexican food

This review will cover José’s fish tacos and super burrito.

The fish tacos are three for $6 and come with grilled tilapia, cabbage and pico de gallo sour cream. The super burrito is $7.74, A friendly sign outside José’s Tacos welcomes patrons. Photo by Sophie Hunter. made with cheese, rice, beans, tomaBy Sophie Hunter ent lights and playful painted Entertainment Assistant designs. The small lot has only toes, avocado, sour cream and outdoor seating with picnic a choice of meat.

Despite the simple presenJosé’s Tacos, sitting at 908 benches.

Bridge St., is an authentic MexAlthough the selection is tation, the food is beyond ican food truck in Clarkston, limited, the food is reason- phenomenal. It is flavorful Washington. ably priced. With a less than and fresh, and even though it At first impression, the place a 15-minute wait and friend- is prepared quickly, it’s clearly is well-maintained with cute, ly customer service, the food made with thought and attenwelcoming decorations such arrives with single-use plates tion. The plated food is very true to the pictures on the as colorful umbrellas, ambi- and cutlery.

menu.

The cream on the fish tacos is homemade and delicious. Unlike other Mexican establishments in the Lewiston-Clarkston valley, the food here is not gimmicky or Americanized. It has an excellent selection for people who like spice.

Even though the overall selection is small, José’s does offer options for kids or picky eaters, such as cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets. The drinks available include on-brand Mexican sodas such as Jarritos.

The bathrooms at this food truck site could be cleaner, but they aren’t horrible. And although José’s offers outdoor seating, it’s still better suited for a grab-and-go experience. The busy Bridge Street location is convenient, but degrades the relaxing and immersive ambiance.

Fortunately, the staff are very accommodating with to-go orders and will even bring food

to a customer’s car. The small parking lot, which only allows for four or five vehicles, causes some concern, as visitors have to back out onto Bridge Street with little visibility.

Even so, the experience at José’s is one to return to, especially for a chance to try other menu items such as the flautas or Walla Walla tacos. Even though it isn’t a fancy sit-down restaurant, José’s Tacos works well as a grab-and-go food truck, and earns an 8/10.

47 Meters Down: Uncaged lacks depth and strong plot

By Sophie Hunter Entertainment Assistant Directed by Johannes Roberts and released Aug. 16, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged is the sequel to the original 2017 47 Meters Down. Although the two storylines are virtually unconnected, they still share plenty of cliches, jumpscares and predictability. While Roberts directed both movies, Uncaged received a budget of $6.4 million more than its prequel.

The plot follows four teenage girls who go on a secret getaway to cave dive in abandoned catacombs. Unfortunately for them, blind greatwhite sharks live in the caves and have evolved with heightened senses to make up for their lack of sight. The majority of this 90-minute film is spent in dark, maze-like tunnels following the girls’ attempts to

escape from a worst-case scenario.

(Spoiler Alerts) Eventually, two out of the four girls make it out of the tunnels and into the open ocean. Here they encounter a tour boat churning the water to attract the infamous sharks. After a nearly hopeless struggle, the two girls are brought up and tended to them on the boat.

Sadly, the ending is open-ended due to unresolved character conflicts at the beginning of the film. The only real closure provided is the fact that the girls are now on the boat and the sharks are still in the water.

The CGI here is not anything spectacular or engaging. The poorly made sharks are a frequent reminder that the audience is only watching, not experiencing, a scary event with the characters.

Meanwhile the SCUBA gear,

the continually changing setting and the characters’ pulsing red flashlights combine to create a confusing scenario where viewers can’t tell which character is which.

After the first 30 minutes, it’s easy to detach from the characters -any of them could be replaced with little or no effect The girls in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged get ready to go on a fun vacation in some on the plot. underwater caves. Photo courtesy of IMDb. The acting, espevantage due to their setting. cially of the four main teen actors, feels very Although dark, murky water forced, cheesy and scripted. with little visibility adds susThe plot has no direction, and pense, it doesn’t allow for viit’s weak in foreshadowing sual stimuli and is more often while it misses opportunities than not just confusing. For these reasons, 47 Meters Down: for character development.

Off the bat, both the movie Uncaged deserves a 3/10. and its prequel are at a disad-

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Technology reaches new levels of advancement

By Isaiah Schmidt Sports Editor The tech industry has come out with some pretty cool stuff over the years. Technology has progressed from the personal computer to the portable computer, to the even more portable computer you can control with your finger, to the ridiculously small computer on your wrist. But that’s not slowing down. Here’s a quick recap of the smart tech industry:

History of computers:

1936: Most rudimentary computer invented by Konrade Zuse.

1946: The first digital computer is introduced to the world, under contract to the U.S. Army.

1971: First personal computer invented by John V. Blankenbaker is put on the market.

1981: First “portable” computer was released as the Osborne 1, weighing 24 pounds.

1992: IBM releases “Simon”, the first portable communicator, though it had few of the features considered basic for a smartphone.

2007: The iPhone is released

by Steve Jobs, and faces competition two years later with the first Samsung smartphone.

Smartphones:

With that history in mind, there are a couple smartphones just released by two of leading competitors, Apple and Samsung. The Galaxy A50s was released Aug. 22 by Samsung, at $349.99 with updated features, including a 512 GB capacity storage with Micro SD card and 35-hour battery life.

Apple, on Sept. 10, dropped two new smartphones, the

Apple releases iPhone 11 with all new colors on September 10, 2019 worldwide. Photo courtesy of trustedreview.com.

iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro. And while it’s possible to comment on the more technical improvements, (battery life, processing capacity, etc.) all that needs to be said is that you can take “slofies”- Slo-mo selfies. That’s Apple’s term.

Also, the prices range from $699 to $1,449.

For those interested in music, or just looking to have some fun, the Jamstik Smart Guitar is a mini guitar that operates electronically. Instead of recording in WAV files, for every note you can edit its placement, volume, and other aspects of sound (available for $249.99).

Smart new gad- Future Tech: But what’s next? Numergets out now: ous new technologies are on Besides smartphones, there are some new gadgets like smart self-heating mugs by Ember ($74.89 on Amazon), audio sunglasses by Bose (starting at $199) and a reusable electronic notebook from Rocketbook (sold on Amazon for $30).

the verge of making it to the mainstream. Data speeds will hopefully eliminate the “buffering” symbol that garners such hate, improving connection to virtually all wireless streaming. Wireless charging is approaching a more affordable and widespread platform.

Smart homes are also on their way, becoming cheaper, common and more effective as the months go by.

For anyone looking to go down a massive rabbit hole, google “graphene,” which is set to totally change everything from smartphones to airplanes.

Interesting fact:

Bugatti recently broke speed records with a car runs at 305 mph. But Casa Bugatti also recently released a smart cooker for £1,849 that clamps food between two sheets of glass.

It has a temperature that you can control with your phone.

And you thought the cars were impressive.

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Hints Across: 4. Provides the music for the game, two words 5. The loudest section at the game, two words 7. The song that is played after every touchdown, two words 9. Students who sit in the front row of the student section 10. Players wear these so they don’t get hurt Down: 1. Where people sit at the game 2. The type of shoes players wear 3. A three-word-phrase that people sometimes use to refer to a football game 6. The way to score the most points at once 8. Makes the calls at a football game

Sports Word Search Word Bank BASEBALL BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING CROSSCOUNTRY FOOTBALL GOLF MARCHING BAND SOCCER SOFTBALL SWIMMING TENNIS TRACK AND FIELD VOLLEYBALL WRESTLING

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Each year on the Friday of the Homecoming game, the LHS student body participates in Bengal Olympics. This tradition pits students from each grade against each other in a series of games include a relay race, a tea chug, and jousting. On the cover, Gabby Johnson, senior, is pictured after beating Evan Potter, senior, in the jousting competition.

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