Vol. 90 Lewiston High School, Oct. 26, 2017, Vol. 90, No. 2
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Generation learns to disagree on social media By Annabelle Ady Opinion Editor
It was a Tuesday morning, and I made a quick post on social media expressing my opinion. By second period that school day, I had more than 20 notifications telling me that I was being petty, that I was attacking someone because I didn’t like them. The accusations devolved quickly into unrelated arguments about old fights, I felt that people were ganging up on me because my post was too direct. But they didn’t give me a chance to defend myself. Within minutes, people made up their minds. This kind of experience is becoming all too common. With social media, people become quick to judge and point fingers. An example showed up in the renewed discussion of gun rights in the wake of the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting. In recent weeks, on basically every social media outlet, one can see people posting
opinions about gun rights. Many comments below those posts are arguments between the people who are pro-gun and others who are against guns. Much of the time the arguments devolve into personal attacks, which are not an effective way of communicating. There are ways for people with differing points of view to have an effective discussion without insulting each other. According to Time.com, there are three ways to politely disagree: • Beware the Amygdala hijack • Approach differences with genuine curiosity • Model clarity and courage The Amygdala hijack has to do with part of the brain’s limbic system that can hijack the prefrontal cortex. When this happens it causes a fightor-flight response, making a person unable to think clearly. When those feelings occur, it is smart to take a step back to calm down before continuing the discussion. When scared, people often say things they do not mean. Approaching differences with genuine curiosity is something that I practice. Instead of coming into a conversation with my mind made up, I come in with an open mind and a willingness to listen. When approached that way an argument is more
constructive because both people are there to learn from each other. I personally like to ask questions about why a person believes a certain way so that I can both learn and also have a better understanding about where they are coming from. By coming into a conversation without preconceptions, both people can communicate more effectively. Lastly, model clarity and courage, “Call attention to acts of intolerance, both publicly and in your own daily life. Speak out against slurs and jokes that target groups of people.
It appears that with the new age of technology. people understand less how to connect with each other -perhaps, because it is too easy now to communicate without thinking. With one click of a button a message is sent, a comment is made, or a picture is taken, and it can remove the value from everyday interactions. It is almost too easy for someone to communicate. Gone are the days of physical mail, and no longer are meaningful messages written on paper, but more often on a smartphone screen.
The funny thing is that opinions cannot be wrong. They reflect an individual’s views and values. We should respect context and the past by researching and understanding our history of civil unrest,” says the recommendation at Time.com. It is smart to discuss current topics, especially tragedies, because it helps the nation grow and better understand both the cause and effect of an event. Sweeping things under the rug will not allow for positive growth and could cause larger problems. Respecting other, even with differences in opinions, is how growth of character occurs.
Yes, being able to quickly communicate with loved ones is important, especially with all of the disasters and terrorism occurring recently throughout the nation. But sometimes it is neither necessary nor constructive. There are times when posting an opinion or an argument online is unnecessary, and even more so when commenters disrespect and personally attack each other. There are constructive ways of criticizing people, and this does not include saying, “Your
opinion is wrong because I disagree with it.” The funny thing is that opinions cannot be wrong. They reflect an individual’s views and values. One can disagree with them but they cannot be wrong. Some people will never want to have a proper discussion or consider others' views. Arguments such as those come up every day. If someone disagrees with a company or a news outlet they are quick to say, “I disagree with this and the page needs to be shut down,” which makes no sense. The First Amendment, freedom of speech, press, and assembly, was created for a good reason -- so people can openly discuss issues without fear of being jailed. Yes, disagreement is good, but wanting to shut down a page or a person because of it does not make sense. With these three tips in mind, people who respect each other and listen with open hearts and minds will be able to have more effective conversations than those who refuse to acknowledge or respect outside opinions. After all, each person is raised differently and has different thought processes. Every person has something to offer and ways to learn from others. The world needs more kindness.
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THE BENGAL’S PURR Donaldson selected as Superindendent of the Year 2018
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and getting really close with seniors during that time.” Donaldson’s The Idaho School Sunomination perintendents Associawill go to the tion Board named Lewnational level iston Superintendent, in December. Dr. Robert Donaldson, He will attend a Idaho’s superintendent convention and of the year for 2018. award ceremony Donaldson received in Nashville, news of the award Tennessee, in while at a conference February, and this summer. then he will “I’m very flattered. Superintendent, Dr. Robert Donaldson, smiles as he discusses his participate in There were several very award. Photo by Amanda Egland. a local award deserving nominees, in intendent of the district. my opinion,” said Donaldson. “Being the principal of ceremony in August of 2018. “I think he is a very worthy Donaldson accepted his first LHS was my favorite job,” position in Lewiston at Jenifer Donaldson said, reflecting on recipient,” said LHS guidance Junior High as the assistant his career. “Not that I don’t like counselor, Neil Williams. “He principal. He went on to spend being the superintendent, I just worked very hard to get the six years as principal at LHS. He have some of the most special new high school bond passed.” is now in his fifth year as super- memories from graduation, Donaldson made the new
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high school a top priority of “I’ll hang around as long as the his the previous school year, board of directors will have me,” interacting with the community he said. on several levels including the famous Bagels with Bob meetings, as previously reported in The Bengal’s Purr. “I hope we can continue to make our district even better, that Lewiston School District will be considered the best district in the state, and everyone will want to send their kids here,” he said. As for the future, Donaldson plans on continuing to enjoy his job as Donaldson represents Bagels with Bob, earlier this Spring. Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Funk. superintendent.
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News 5 Ozeran wins DYW scholastic award School board passes new truancy policy By Amanda Egland Co-Editor in Chief
Alex Ozeran stands with her parents Steven and Stephanie Ozeran. Photo courtesy of Alex Ozeran.
By Eli Thomas News Assistant Alex Ozeran competed in the state-level Distinguished Young Women’s Pageant in early October in Idaho Falls, winning the scholastic award and a $600 scholarship. Ozeran, a senior at LHS, qualified with her good grades and physical fitness scores af-
ter winning first place in the school competition last year. The state competition consisted of an opening act, talent show, fitness test and an interview. For her talent, Ozeran played the piano and sang a song. Her favorite part of the competition was watching other contestant’s talent shows, she said. The contestants also com-
pleted a community service project through the organizations Days for Girls, which creates toiletry kits for girls in Third-World countries. Ozeran said that she was nervous for the competition against 37 other girls from all over the state. In the end, she met a lot of interesting girls and had a good experience.
Students come together for dual of computer fates
By Jonathan Wilcoxson News Assistant
LHS students formed an esports club this year for competitive video gaming. The club already has around 20 members, according to adviser, William Autrey. The club plays a variety of competitive games among its members, such as League of Legends and Counter Strike. For the group’s vice The new LHS esports club plays video games such as League of Legends, shown here. president, Wyatt Photo courtesy of Stuffpoint.com. club. said Admire. Burgess, and its president, Michael Admire, “It’s a good place for people The club meets at 2:30 p.m. getting to know new people is who like competitive video Wednesdays in rooms 201 and what they enjoy most about the games to meet and hang out,” 105.
Until this school year, Lewiston students who were declared truant for a number of days in a year faced possible misdemeanor charges. But members of the Lewiston School District Board of Directors adopted a new truancy policy in September. According to Jessica Urich, Nez Perce County Prosecutor, the new policy will require students to attend attendance court. “Attendance court has been proven to be successful for a long time in Latah County, so the district sent some representatives to spend some time to observe their practices,” said Lewiston superintendent, Dr. Robert Donaldson. This program will serve as an alternative to the school district immediately pressing charges and criminalizing juveniles. “It can benefit the student because instead of being charged with a misdemeanor they have the opportunity to go through attendance court,” said LHS
assistant Principal, Chad Arlint. “We hope this will help families get the resources they need to get students back on track and in the school community,” said Ulrich. According to the district’s director of student services, Kimberly Eimers, some resources provided to students in attendance court include community services, mental health monitoring, transportation and housing. Meetings for attendance court will be held at the district office, with two hearing officers present. The attendance committee will include Eimers as well as Robert Massey, the LHS student resource officer, a juvenile probation officer, the juvenile prosecutor, and the secretary of the school board. The first hearing Sept. 19 addressed three students’ cases. The students will be expected to check in with the court once a month, according to Eimers. Once the criteria required is met, and they can be transitioned out of the system.
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Volleyball season ends at regionals
By Grace Eller Photo Editor
The varsity volleyball team has continued its strong performance this season, and had a standing record of 23-5 as of mid-October. “Our kids are doing a great job of being a team and supporting each other,” said Kelly Harwick, head coach. “We are at the point in the season where your record doesn’t matter because everyone in our league is comparable and
anyone can beat anyone on a given night.” Sept. 19 the team played Coeur d’Alene at Booth Hall and won three matches out of four. That same week the lady Bengals played against Clarkston High School at Booth Hall Sept. 21, and won in three out of three matches. Sept. 23 the Bengals traveled to play Sandpoint at Sandpoint High School and won three out of the four matches. The following week the Bengals played Lake City High
School Sept. 26 at Booth Hall, losing in three matches. The varsity Bengals also played Moscow High School Sept. 28 at Booth Hall, and won three matches out of three. “We work really well together,” said Ashlee Bachman, junior. “We are a very strong team personality-wise. We start fast and we have a lot of energy.” This month the Bengals traveled to Pullman High School to play Pullman Oct. 2 and won three matches out
of four. Oct. 5, the team went to Coeur d’Alene High School and played Coeur d’Alene, winning three matches out of five. Finishing that week, Sandpoint players traveled to Booth Hall to play the Bengals Oct. 7, and the Bengals won three matches The following week, the lady Bengals traveled to Post Falls High School to play Post Falls Oct. 10, but lost all three matches. This was the last regular game of the season, leaving senior
player, Mikiah Carpenter, with hopes for success at districts. “I expect that we will put up a good fight, and we will have the ability to go farther,” Carpenter said. Oct. 14 the Bengals played Post Falls in their first regionals game and lost in three at Booth Hall. Oct. 17 the team played Coeur d’Alene at Booth Hall and lost its second regionals game in three, which ended the season for the varsity Bengal ladies.
The varsity Bengal volleyball team huddles together for its second regional game against Coeur d’Alene High School. The Bengals lost Oct. 17 at Booth Hall. Photo by Gracyn Richardson.
Season ends on bad note, soccer players hopeful
By Grace Eller Photo Editor The Lewiston varsity girls soccer team started off late in August and ended the season before district-level competition, with a record of 0-15 as of early October. “The season could’ve been better than how it came out to be, but overall we had fun,” said senior, Kelsey Wilkins.
In the month of August the Bengals lost to Lakeland Aug. 22, Sandpoint Aug. 26 and Moscow Aug. 31. Sept. 2 the lady Bengals played at Walker Field against Chiawana High School, and lost 2-0. The games Sept. 4 against Shadle High School, Sept. 6 against Lake City, and Sept. 9 against Post Falls were all cancelled due to hazardous
air quality from forest fires in the region. Back in the game Sept. 11, the Bengals played Ferris High School at Walker Field and lost 4-2. Through the rest of September the Bengals lost to Coeur d’Alene Sept. 13 and Sept. 19, Moscow Sept. 16, Sandpoint Sept. 23, Post Falls Sept. 26 and Lake City Sept. 28. The team finished the month
losing 4-1 Sept. 30 against Clarkston High School at Walker Field. This month the Bengals lost to Lake City Oct. 2 and also Oct. 7. Oct. 7, the Bengals played at Lake City High School to play Lake City and they lost with a score of 5-0. That was the end of the Bengal girls varsity soccer season.
“[Next year] I want to take the drive we had, even though we were losing,” said McKenna Eisele, sophomore varsity player. “We wanted to continue to push ourselves and try hard, even if it was not going the way we planned.” The team’s head coach, Hailey Kirk, agreed. “I am proud of the girls making the best of our season in the end,” Kirk said.
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Cross country races to state
By Kaitlyn Hinkley Sports News Editor
This year’s cross country team started exactly where they left off last season. Having nine qualify for state in the 2017 season means the Bengals have a good chance of winning the state title again this year, as they did last season for the first
time in 30 years. Following in alum Austin Byrer’s footsteps, senior Joey Perez has shown great promise. “He has the potential to be the title holder as a state champion,” Coach John Potter said. “I’m glad I was able to step up and fill Austin’s shoes,” said Perez, who placed first
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Coeur d’Alene man addresses his concerns with Lewiston’s volleyball program, coaching staff also be working to adapt and get better. What I saw last Congratulations to the LHS night was a lot of inconsistent volleyball team on what has rotations, subbing some playalready been a successful ers that were making mistakes, season. Only four losses this yet leaving others in that were year and unless I am mistak- making as many or more misen, three of them to the same takes, and a lot of added stress team. Sadly a team within the from the sidelines placed on conference. So, hopefully you girls who were already quite make it to state again this year obviously stressed out. and won’t see them again until I can also bet that after the the championship match. game the team got the wellI have watched the HS play known speech of “you peed off and on again over the years down your legs” (using softer and always enjoy seeing them words here). Yet I would say play. I had the opportunity to that same criticism could be see you play last night, and used for the coaching as well. unfortunately it was one of There are some great kids on your three losses to Lake City. the team and it should be notIf I had any criticism it would ed that EVERYONE that is part be that is seems some things of the program is on the team. don’t seem to change in Lewis- If one of them peed down their ton and you are making some leg, then they all peed down of the same mistakes you have their legs, so hopefully the always made, both on the floor coach brought her towel too. and on the bench. In my opinI would encourage you to ion, it starts with the coaching. focus on the positives and acSome things are good and knowledge the areas of weakyou want consistency in what ness as places to get better, brings you success, but just like not just to criticize. the kids, the coaches should I only wish you the best and
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at the 2017 regional meet Oct. 19. Seniors Sakti Woodbury, Connor Turpin and Mirim Ames will join Perez at the state meet Oct. 28 in Boise. Juniors Noah Norwood and Matthew McCormick and sophomores Caden Byrer and Panji Woodbury will also accompany the seniors.
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Dear LHS Volleyball,
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hope that your successful season continues at state and I get a chance to watch you play here in Coeur d’Alene later in October. --Robert Johnson
Dear LHS Volleyball, Congratulations to the LHS volleyball team on what has already been a successful season. Only four losses this year and unless I am mistaken, three of them to the same team. Sadly a team within the conference. So, hopefully you make it to state again this year and won’t see them again until the championship match. I have watched the HS play off and on again over the years and always enjoy seeing them play. I had the opportunity to see you play last night, and unfortunately it was one of your three losses to Lake City. If I had any criticism it would be that it seems some things don’t seem to change in Lewiston and you are making some of the same mistakes you have always made, both on the floor and on the bench. In my opinion, it starts with the coaching. Some things are good and you want consistency in what
Freshman swimmer, Cora Nedrow (above) and the LHS swim team (below) practice at the Asotin County Aquatic Center in Clarkston. For updates on the new Lewiston High School swim team, visit bengalspurr.com. Photos courtesy of Logann Martin.
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A grand, appropriate time
LHS football crowned victorious Coeur d’Alene High School to take on the Vikings, falling 18-55. “It was a hard loss, but I think we really learned from it and it got us prepared for [the Oct. 13] game against Post Falls,” said Zane Rudolph, senior linebacker. “I hope we come out on top and I believe we will.” As it turned out Oct. 13, Post Falls beat the Bengals 1228. This loss means the Bengals will not The Bengals line up in offensive positions ready to gain yards. Photo by Grace Eller. partake in the 2017 Idaho state-level score made it less stressful By Kaitlyn Hinkley to keep the Bengals' winning football tournament. Sports News Editor “I feel like we played hard, Homecoming streak. Any high scoring football The previous Friday, Sept. but [it] didn’t come out the game can be offensive, and 22, the Bengals traveled way we wanted it,” said junior that's just what Homecoming to Sandpoint and beat the and free safety, Conor Albrich. was. The Lewiston Bengals Bulldogs, 33-26. Although the Bengals knew varsity football team kept “We played a super-sloppy its three-year winning streak first half,” said senior offensive the Oct. 20 game against for its annual Homecoming lineman, Tyler Grim, “but we Lake City would be the seacame out in the second half son’s last, they still put in all game Friday, Sept. 29. their effort to beat the Tim At the Homecoming and dominated the game.” Following Friday’s berwolves 54-21. game, the Bengals beat the Moscow Bears 38-7. Keeping Homecoming game, the the opponent at such a low Bengals made their way to
Members of the LHS student body dance the night away in high spirits and in hopes of making one last Homecoming memory. Photo courtesy of LHS Yearbook.
By Parker Phelps News Assistant
Homecoming royalty crowned
Sitting on their thrones: Sophomores Carlos Arteaga and Audrey Parkey, juniors Tyson Wallace and Madelynn Murphy, and seniors Mitchell Miller, Alyssa Ralstin, Matthew Hersh and Madison Stoddard all take their crowns as princes and princesses of LHS Homecoming royalty Sept. 29. The king and queen of LHS, Bryn Cornelia and Nicholas Blume, smile proudly as their crowns glow with leadership. Photo by Grace Eller -- Gracyn Richardson.
Man on the street: Why does Homecoming matter?
Billy Autrey
The Bengals focus on their offensive techniques to get the ball to the endzone. Photo by Grace Eller.
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“Homecoming matters because it sets the tone for the rest of the school year.”
Maddy Morris
“It’s a chance for people with smilar interests to get together for a night.”
Lewiston High School’s Homecoming dance occurred at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Elks Lodge. Around 400 students were estimated to have attended, according to James Silvestri, LHS teacher, and a large number of those attendees were estimated to be upperclassmen. This number dropped by approximately half around 9 p.m. and the lights were turned on due to inappropriate dancing, according to
Mason Bartholomei, ASB President. Many students did not like this choice, including senior, Reillee Roy, who voiced her disapproval. “It was ridiculous and ruined the whole night,” said Roy. “There’s absolutely no way to stop inappropriate dancing in high school” said senior, Karlin Schlafman, “Regulation is OK, but turning the lights on? Come on, that’s no fun.” Another cause of frustration among the students was the music at the dance, and at one point dancers booed the DJ.
“Some songs you think are going to be fun but then they aren’t,” explained DJ Jim Stuck. “I know the booing was also because I was playing music that [involved] inappropriate dancing. I wasn’t willing to continue to play [that] music … after administration tried to enforce the rules and then turned the lights on.” However, many students still enjoyed the night and felt that Stuck played decent, good music. “The dance was better than last year,” concluded senior, Madison Casey.
Jamie Morton
“It matters because communities matter. Part of that is ritual and tradition.”
Students of LHS “drop it low” all night at the Homecoming dance Sept. 30. Photo courtesy of LHS Yearbook.
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Madison Haas scores goal with full-ride scholarship By Braeden Keane Sports Features Editor
Senior Bengal varsity soccer player, Madison Haas has signed to play with the University of Idaho. After playing soccer all the way through her high school career, Haas will play for the Division 1 team starting next Fall. “ I was on the fence of going to Gonzaga University, however University of Idaho offered me a full-ride scholarship, so that is what made me hop to the other side,” said Haas. Haas has played soccer for 14 years and finished out her senior season this Fall with LHS. Playing center mid-fielder, Haas looks forward to the higher level of competition that goes with college sports. “It’s completely different
medicine. Haas highlighted her favorite parts of playing for the LHS team. “It was really fun to spend time with the girls. I grew up with most of these girls, and that’s a bond you can’t deny,” said Haas. While the familiarity of knowing everyone on the team helped Haas build longlasting friendships, she expects that the fresh start with college teammates, will be an exciting task. Senior, Madison Haas finishes a healthy lifestyles assignment in study hall. Haas will play “It’s going to be soccer for the University of Idaho next year. Photo by Braeden Keane hard to move on, from playing on the high wants to venture further but everyone has to,” said school team,” said Haas. from Idaho towards the Haas. She plans to attend medical Seattle and Portland area school after going to UI, and to specialize in emergency For incoming LHS soccer
players, Haas wishes the best and hopes they play well and are able to build a strong connection. “Enjoy the time you have in high school. It goes fast so don’t take the long bus rides and countless hours of practice for granted,” said Haas. With respect toward her LHS coaches and team, Haas looks forward to moving on to a bigger adventure. “Thank you for everything, especially the current coach Hailey Kirk, because you put a lot of heart and meaning into everything you did,” said Haas. Kirk, the varsity girls head soccer coach, wished Haas the best as she moves forward. “We will miss [her] on our team next year. But we are glad to see [her] play!” Kirk shared.
nine years. He is highly involved in the LHS community, attending sports events for the school while overseeing the athletic department. “I think he is just a great representative for us, not only here at the school, but for other schools and out in the community,” said Kevin Driskill, LHS principal. Williams spent the first four years here teaching health and P.E. while coaching boys basketball. He knew he enjoyed that work, so when he was initially offered the position of athletic director and assistant principal, he turned it down. Williams said that at the time he didn’t know if he would be good at the job, or if he was qualified for it.
“He's there for us. He's caring, he wants to talk about the games and everything, and talk to us even if it's not about school,” Beckman said. Williams also taught and coached in Nevada for 14 years, but family led him and his wife Since his and his wife to look for jobs in Idaho.
Young athletes thankful for all-star athletic director
By Grace Eller Photo Editor
In the middle of his fifth year as LHS athletic director, players and coaches know Corey Williams as an approachable person -- always willing to help and to do everything he can to make sure he truly has helped. Dave Cornelia, a math teacher and girls basketball coach, described Williams as kid-oriented. “He would do anything for the kids at LHS,” Cornelia said. Williams has worked at LHS for
Corey Williams, LHS athletic director
After a year, Williams decided he liked his new role, and was happy for the opportunity. If no one would have asked him to do it, he said, he would have never known that he liked the job. Garrett Beckman, senior football player, sees Williams as supportive.
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Rhea’s caring personality impacts students
By Loretta Tuell Features Assistant
Alex Rhea’s humorous personality shines through when he jokes about how he landed in Lewiston. “I threw a dart at a globe, and it landed on Idaho” he said. Rhea loves the valley for the weather, lack of humidity, and not having to fear of a tornado sweeping him away. He moved to the LewistonClarkston Valley this summer and started his career at Lewiston High School in the 2017-2018 school year. He always liked to help others, and found his inspiration to teach when
he was tutoring a group of students for a challenging class and his pupils all aced the test. After teaching for five years in Augusta, Illinois, Rhea packed up and moved 1,370 miles west to arrive in Lewiston, Idaho. Being in a school that has a greater population than his last town, he appreciates how welcoming and helpful the staff and his students have been. Molly Hendrickson often works with him for consumer math and believes he is a great addition to the staff. “It’s great having a positive male role model,” Hendrickson said.
She added that, ”students seem to love having him as their teacher because he is easygoing and upbeat.” LHS counselor, Christina Cahill, also occasionally works Rhea and mentioned that he is able to connect to teenagers through his sense of humor and caring personality. When working together, she feels they are planning success for their students. While in Augusta, Rhea taught history and worked with Special Education students, and after moving to the valley, he continues to work with special education Alex Rhea sits at his desk, smiling because of the weather and staff at LHS. Photo by Loretta Tuell. students.
sports. Fantaccini is from Italy. As a junior this year, she misses her friends and family, as well as the country of Italy itself. “I’m beginning to realize that Italy truly is the most beautiful country in the world,” she said. Fantaccini enjoys horseback riding in her free time, and hopes for the chance to ride her host-mother’s horses. Jacqmin is from France, and is also a junior this year. She, along with Fantaccini, enjoys horseback riding. “School in France is very different,” Jacqmin said. “Our school days are eight hours, and instead of [students] moving classrooms all day, the teachers come to us.” But some students enjoy that difference. Rueangritwattana, or Preme, is from Thailand, and is also a junior, and said her favorite thing about LHS is all the moving students do throughout the day. “I like the walk to classes, because in Thailand everything happens in the same classroom” she said. Wentz, a sophomore, comes from Germany. In Germany he loved being active, and
often found himself playing badminton. Similar to France, school in Germany is quite different from America, Wentz said. “School isn’t harder in Germany, it’s just very different. Tests in Germany require more thinking of the students’ part, whereas in America you can study and get good Three of the foreign exchange students experience the LHS Homecoming dance along with different activities of LHS Homecoming week. Photo courtesy of LHS Yearbook. grades.”
Exchange students create lifelong memories in Lewiston By Sandra Kinney Co-Editor in Chief
Six new foreign exchange students from different walks of life have joined the Lewiston High School family this year. These students are Jonas Brochhausen, Aukrarachai Chatchaidet, Virginia Fantaccini, Aurelie Jacqmin, Pitchayapa Rueangritwattana and Milan Wentz. Brochhausen, or Johnny, as most students know him, is a junior this year. He has come from Germany, and said he sees many differences between German and American schools. “Here is more fun. There are organized sports, and people come together more often,” he said. Brochhausen is also a member of an alternative rock band in Germany and said it is the thing tha the misses the most about home. “I’m always down to jam!” he said. Chatchaidet, otherwise known as Kanoon, is from Thailand, and is a sophomore. His favorite part of being at LHS is basketball class. Chatchaidet loves being active and being involved in
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Democracy is at work By Lisa Lannigan Reporter I have never been to a religious revivel. I don’t know what it would be like there. The closest that I’ve ever come was going to the public hearing over the “Tammany Annexation” issue. Sitting there, surrounded by many a Tammany mother (who made up the majority) I felt like the weak little outsider about to be squashed by a swarm of holy-rollers. It seemed as if at any moment there might be a shout of “hallelujah” or “amen.” Most, if not all, of those Tammany mothers were dead set against annexation and were bent on letting everyone of heaven and on earth know it. Anyone with opposing views took the risk of being tarred and feathered. I’m not saying that these women were a religious organization with a heaven-sent mission. Actually, religion had nothing to do with it. It was the way that these women (and a few good men) stood by their belirfs against annexation that was like a person standing up for their faith. If annexed, the Lewiston School Board has decided to not use the Tammany school building. Over all, there was a concern about the number of students now attending Tammany who would be squeezed into the already crowded Lewiston Portable classroom units. On one hand, the Tammany school building has worked thus far and, with some renovations, could be made to house all 350 (and growing) Tammany students. Most of the people at the meeting didn’t want to see the building go, but instead be brought up-to-date at the level of the Lewiston schools. The Lewiston School Board has weighted the costs of improving the Tammany building to those of vusing students and putting up portable school rooms for the influx of students. In the long run, bussing students would be less expensive so the Board has decided to go with that. One word about bussing students: All students of Tammany are bused to school already, regardless of how close they live, because of the way Tammany is situated with busy toads, steep hills, and other factors which make walking to school unsafe. As it looks now, the debate to annex or not to annex is a heated one filled with emotion. Although the majority of the Tammany residents who spoke at the hearing were against, I have come to find that they in no means represent all of Tammany’s voters. The sides seem to be split evenly, so the vote on Nov. 16 will probably be extremely close. My advice to the Tammany patrons? Vote no on annexation and vote yes on a new school levee to improve the condition of the Tammany building. After all, I would rather have my own school.
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Jawbone Flats Cafe’s chicken sandwich shows potential
By Carl Snyder Entertainment Editor
Jawbone Flats is a cafe located in Clarkston that serves a plethora of different foods, from breakfasts to dinners. The cafe offers breakfast foods such as pancakes, skillets, omelets, French toast, and various combination plates. It also has lunch and dinner meals such as burgers, salads, sandwiches, chicken strip and breaded fish baskets and bite-size steak. All items can be purchased at any time of day, meaning that breakfast can be for dinner and vice versa. The item analyzed in this review is the ranch chicken sandwich. The ranch chicken sandwich is a sandwich that has a two chicken strips, bacon, Swiss cheese, ranch dressing and
lettuce on it. Sounds good, right? The ranch chicken sandwich has a French roll for the bread. This is an interesting choice, as French rolls are not used often in the art of sandwiching. However, it works quite well for this sandwich. The only problem was that the bread was a little bit hard, but other than that the bread worked for the sandwich in every other way. The chicken strips on this sandwich are another interesting choice. The obvious choice would be to use grilled or sliced chicken, but this restaurant decided to use chicken strips instead. Texturally, these chicken strips could have been a lot better. The breading was not tender, and the chicken was dry. Had these chicken strips been in a non-sandwich
setting, these textural problems would be excusable. But since the chicken is in a sandwich setting, the tenders need to be tender and juicy. However, these strips of fried chicken contain incredible flavor. They are loaded with spice, and the flavor of the chicken itself was quite pleasant. With these things considered, the chicken is good, but there is room for improvements. The bacon and cheese on this sandwich definitely enhance the sandwich. The bacon is crispy and packed full of flavor. Nothing special is done with the bacon -- it is just average bacon. That being said, bacon has incredible flavor that can improve anything it is put in. That is exactly the case for this sandwich. As for the cheese, it doesn’t add much flavor. The
cheese does, however, add a nice texture to the sandwich. It is almost rubbery, but in the best way possible. These toppings improve the sandwich exponentially. The only condiment on this sandwich is ranch dressing. The ranch dressing is what makes this sandwich a “ranch” chicken sandwich, so the assumption to be made is that the ranch dressing is a heavy component of this sandwich. That is not the case, though. There is barely any ranch dressing on this ‘wich. However, extra ranch may be acquired. After the extra dressing is applied to the sandwich, the flavor it creates is excellent. It is creamy, and makes the chicken seem less dry. The ranch actually provides a melt-in-the-mouth type texture. The ranch works in every sense of the sandwich.
That being said, the initial lack of ranch does take the sandwich down a couple notches. The lettuce on this sandwich does not add much. It adds no flavor, nutritional value, or joy in the sandwich. All it does is make the sandwich a bit crunchier, but the bacon made the sandwich crunchy enough. The lettuce is not needed for this sandwich -- it could be missing, and nobody would care. All things considered, this was a good sandwich. The chicken mixed with the bacon and cheese created incredible flavor. When the ranch was added to that already excellent flavor, the sandwich really came together. The dry chicken became less noticeable and the sandwich became creamy. Overall, this sandwich receives a 7.8/10, even with the useless lettuce.
THE BENGAL’S PURR Lewiston Buzzfeed writer speaks out about feminism
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By Leah Schmidt Co-Managing Editor
and now works for Buzzfeed, where she focuses her writing on today’s culture, poli-
Published June 20, Anne Helen Pe t e r s e n’s n e w e s t book, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, is the second by the Buzzfeed writer, her first being Scandals of Classic Hollywood. The Anne Helen Peterson, an LHS alum, authored the book book cen- Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud. Photo courtesy of Charles ters around Aydlett. the stereotypes of women and which tics, celebrities and feminism. of their behaviors qualify as Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud acceptable or not. presents a unique spin on Petersen was raised in feminism as Petersen adLewiston and graduated dresses the characteristics from LHS in 1999. Petersen of women that most peohas a PhD in media studies ple find “unruly.” To achieve from the University of Texas this, Petersen analyzes
10 celebrities who are well- person’s life. Petersen shows known for being “too much” how each individual has of something. Some of the taken these labels and turned celebrities include Nicki Mi- them into positives in their naj, Hillary Clinton, Serena lives. Williams and Madonna. Pe- For example, the first chapter, tersen gives each celebrity a “Too Strong,” is represented specific characteristic (i.e., too shrill, too strong, too old, etc.) and then expands upon how this characteristic plays a role in each one’s career or life. The characteristics that Petersen highlights are often used to discriminate against women and show that they are “less” than other people in society. She then spins them around and shows how these labels The cover of Anne Helen Petersen’s book, were useful in published June 20. Image courtesy of Buzzfeed. progressing each
by Serena Williams. Society has often thought of her as too masculine and she used this to her advantage in order to get ahead in her athletic career. True to her theme, Petersen is uncensored throughout her book. If she has something to say she says it, even if it might be considered vulgar or inappropriate. Still, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud is well written and provides a new look at feminism and how it fits into today’s culture. Based on this criteria, this book receives an 8/10
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Muschetti’s It remake not clowning around By Mikey Vidovich Entertainment Assistant
Directed by Andrés Muschietti and released Sept. 8, It is an adaption of Stephen King’s 1986 novel by the same name. The story was also recreated as a T.V. mini-series in 1990. The film takes place in 1988 instead of 1958 as in the book. The plot takes place in Derry, Maine, a town where many kids have gone missing. An evil clownlike entity, who identifies as Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), lurks in the sewers of the town, targeting Bill and his group of friends, the Losers Club. The kids must come together to survive the dangers thrown at them. The film wisely left out the story
of the kids as adults coming back to Derry years later, and that storyline is set to be the premise of the second film. The small-town setting, along with the adult characters’ unwillingness to believe that something is wrong, creates a creepy and vulnerable feeling throughout the film. The pacing of the story is perfect, and there is never a moment to feel bored. The Losers Club members are constantly haunted by their fears, which Pennywise knows and uses against them. The members of the Losers Club include: Bill (Jaeden Lieberher), Beverly (Sophia Lillis), Eddie (Jack Dylan Grazer), Richie (Finn Wolfhard), Stanley (Wyatt Oleff ), Ben (Jeremy Ray Taylor) and Mike (Chosen Jacobs). Not only does Pen-
nywise torture the kids, they also have to watch out for town bully, Henry (Nicholas Hamilton), and his gang. The movie ends without completely wrapping up the story, clearly left open for the sequel. Compared to the mini-series, this film is of a much higher quality. The mini-series was low-budget T.V., and the film feels remastered, rather than like just a remake. The effects are great and the score created for this film is chilling. The movie contains a few cliché horror jump scares, but the difference in the scares used over others from different films is that the jump scares are all real, ending with
the appearance of Pennywise or some sort of creature that is actually frightening. Everything the director chose to do in this film was outstanding. This is one of the best horror films created in a long time, and It earns an 8/10.
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Bill Skarsgard stars in It directed by Andres Muschetti, released Sept 8. Photo courtesy of imdb.com.
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1990s fashion makes abrupt comeback
By Gracyn Richardson Co-Media Editor From flannel to velvet, it’s true that fashion from the 1990s is making its mark yet again. Theorized by different online surveys, the fashion appeal may come from the hit television shows from the decade such as Friends, which now streams on Netflix. Big named brands such as Gucci and Prada have taken on that ’90s look, and today’s teens have produced outfits that look like they walked out of their parents’ closets. “I like the way that I dress. It’s my own style,” said LHS junior, Lane Vanhorn. Pictured below, Vanhorn sports a Hawaiian-like button down, with khaki pants. The type of diversity the 1990s had plays into the “odd” appeal of its fashion, according to members of older generations. What makes the 1990s so special? Why do so many people love dressing like
(Above) In 1995 Wynter Spencer, Sarah Scott, Missy Boswell, Missi Middleton, Christian Morgan and Bill Scharnhorst pose for a picture. Photo courtesy of the 1995 Bengal’s Purr archives.
Former LHS Students model their outfits for a photo. Photo courtesy of the 1995 Bengal’s Purr archives.
the land before their time? After the new millennium struck, everything changed. According to quora.com, “The youth culture of the 1990s (Generation X) tended to be characterized by cynicism, skepticism, and a taste for irony. Today’s youth culture (the Millennial Generation) tends to be much more optimistic and trusting of societal institutions.” “Mobile phones were still considered a luxury item, primarily intended for business use. I graduated college in 1998, and I do not recall a single one of my classmates having a mobile phone,” explained quora.com writer A. Terrejon. “We made do with landline phones and payphones.” So what is it that makes the ‘90s so desirable today? It’s simplicity. There weren’t any iPhones or any terrorist attacks to keep track of. The 1990s are now the good old days, which new generations are trying to raise from the grave.
Current junior, Lane Vanhorn, and senior, Jessica Leckie, pose in their nostalgic apparel. Photo by Gracyn Richardson.
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Co-Editors in Chief......................................Amanda Egland, Sandra Kinney Co-Managing Editors...........................................Leah Schmidt, Carl Snyder Entertainment Editor....................................................................Carl Snyder Features Editor.........................................................................Sandra Kinney News Editor............................................................................Amanda Egland Opinion Editor.........................................................................Annabelle Ady Sports Features Editor……….....………………………….....Braeden Keane Sports News Editor.................................................................Kaitlyn Hinkley Copyeditors...................Sandra Kinney, Gracyn Richardson, Leah Schmidt Photography Editor……………………………….....…………... Grace Eller Co-Digital Media Managers……………...Josh Asmus, Gracyn Richardson Entertainment Assistants…………….…..Gracyn Richardson, Eli Thomas, Mikey Vidovich, Alexx Wren Features Assistants................................................Loretta Tuell, Alexx Wren News Assistants.................................Grace Eller, Parker Phelps, Eli Thomas Opinion Assistant……………………………………… Jonathan Wilcoxson Sports Assistants………...…..........................Grace Eller, Aaliyah Vaughns Business Assistant .............................................................. Melina Ramirez Adviser..................................................................Charity Thompson Egland
Flashback: ’95 Homecoming
(Above, left) Varsity football player Ryan Deyoe escorts Kim Cattron, crowned queen of LHS royalty during the Homecoming assembly at Bengal Field. (Above, right) Students prepare for the 1995 Homecoming dance. Images courtesy of The Bengal’s Purr newspaper archive.