The Bengal's Purr Valentine's Day Issue

Lewiston High School February 12, 2016 Vol.89 No.4

David Bowie remembrance, page 11

Mr. LHS results, page 6

Questions with Katie: Couples edition, pages 8

Editorial

Friday, February 12

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Editorial: Young voters motivated at the polls The young generation knows negative attention, often being described as overly privileged and easily offended. This group also knows technology and tends to get news from non-traditional outlets, such as the internet and television. These outlets, such as Twitter, often lace news reports with intense satire and liberal perspectives that appear to have influenced the political attitudes of young people.

There are currently 19,628 registered voters in Nez Perce County, the majority of whom identify as Republican or conservative.

To vote in Idaho, one must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age, an Idaho resident for 30 days prior to the day of the election, and must have not been convicted of a felony.

Voting is exercising one’s rights

as an American citizen and really can make a difference. Many young people think that their vote won’t matter, or that they don’t need to be concerned with politics, but many decisions that the government makes will affect young voters the most.

When young adults vote they are changing the social agenda and letting their voices be heard.

The 2016 presidential candidates are listening, and trying to reach out to these young voters, or give them the political revolution they’ve been waiting for.

Why would a politician with a college degree and steady income care about the struggles of many American young adults trying to pay off student loan debts with a faulty job market?

Perhaps these politicians understand that these students are the

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Beware senior citizens, millennials are taking over the polls.

Millennials, the people born between 1981 and 1999, consist of 80 million Americans and make up one-fourth of today’s total voters. This the largest generation in 100 years, and a larger voting block than current senior citizens.

The influence of this generation showed in the 2008 election of President Barack Obama.

Many young people saw him as the young, cool candidate.

However, this does not mean that all millennials are leaning left and voting Democrat. A survey in The Washington Times shows that while 53 percent of millennials would prefer “Bigger government, more services,” still 38 percent prefer “Smaller government, fewer services.”

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future for the nation and want to help them by addressing the corrupt economic system, or maybe some candidates are just trying too hard to be cool, i.e “Chillary Clinton.” Whatever the case, young people are taking notice and taking a stand. High school and college students shielded themselves against the cold and hit the streets in Iowa to help gain support for their favorite presidential candidate, and the results showed what an interesting election year this will be.

Almost every news outlet reports a different outcome of the Iowa caucus, partially because of the incredible voter attendance.

While the exact numbers are unclear, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were within 0.3 percent of each other, while Donald

Trump didn’t have the extraordinary support he was predicting and came in second place behind Ted Cruz, causing mixed emotions all over the country.

With the primary candidates almost set, it is time for voters to go get registered, hit the polls, and start a political revolution.

There are three ways to register to vote: •Appear in person at the County Clerk’s office located at 1230 Main Street in Lewiston with picture identification.

•Mail a voter registration form to the County Clerk.

•Bring proof of residency (e.g., driver’s license, power bill, phone bill, etc.) that shows Idaho residence of at least 30 days, along with picture identification, to an assigned polling place and register the day of the election.

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Bacon Bits: Students’ cell phone Can we talk about... usage turns disrespectful Pressure on high jaceybacon opinioneditor

Jacey Bacon

Looking around a room full

of my peers, I notice something very disturbing -- no one is showing any interest in what is happening anywhere other than on their cellphone screens.

There are many varying degrees of cellphone use in the classroom, including the kid in the front row with the screen face down on the desk as a comfort item. Then there’s someone discreetly snapchatting in the back of class, and don’t forget that one person whose phone is a gold mine of gossip and test answers at any time.

The absolute worst of these instances occurs when someone dares challenge a teacher by clearly paying no mind to the rules, or not showing a shred of respect for someone whose only job is to teach inconsiderate youth.

To put this in perspective, imagine a scenario where someone asks a person for directions. Remember, the person being asked doesn’t have to be nice and help them, but they find some type of wisdom within them and think of the perfect directions. They muster up the courage to help this person, and suddenly, as they are almost done giving the directions the realization hits that... the person they’re trying to help has had headphones on the entire time.

Do they care that there was a possibility that this person wasnt listening to anything and maybe could hear a slightly muffled version of what they were saying? No. What they do care about is the fact that their time was wasted and now, because the inconsiderate person wasn’t paying attention, they might get lost along the way, end up in a bad part of town and die.

This is the intensity LHS teacher, Golden Steele, uses to deliver his anti-phone lessons. Some students may not like being called out for in class cellular communication but teachers such as Steele are important in teaching teens that the rules apply to everyone, and it’s better to just pay attention in class than to get called out in front

of peers.

Perhaps this scenario is a bit exaggerated but the thing to consider is how disrespectful it can be to be glued to a cell phone at any time. Why would so many people rather stare at pictures of other people and read worthless gossip when there is so much happening right in front of them?

According to growingwireless.com, 33 percent of teenagers, ages 13 to 17, list texting as their favorite form of communicating with their friends and a typical teen sends and receives 30 texts per day. A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the University of Michigan in 2010 found that in schools that permitted students to have cell phones, 71 percent of students sent or received text messages on their cell phones in class.

It may not seem possible to miss much in a classroom, but knowledge is much more important than clever captions and high trivia scores, and the small things happening in the world around that could put a smile on your face for the rest of the day.

Wouldn’t that make a nice Snapchat story?

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Whether we like it or not, I think all of us secretly, subconsciously get ready for someone else when preparing for the school day. That person may be your friend, a pretty girl in your class or someone you want to think you’re cool.

The hardest thing for every one of us to get over is the fact that the specific person you’re subconsciously getting dressed for is not paying attention to your efforts, but is more worried about what the person they get ready for thinks of them.

In reality, they’re probably not thinking about your outfit whatsoever. You’re the person who is the most worried about your outfit.

High school is ridiculously nerve-wracking. It seems as if everyone knows your personal life, even if you don’t know your own “personal life.” Every day the terrifying thought of people judging your every move haunts you.

If high school hasn’t

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taught you to not care about people’s opinions, it hasn’t taught you anything.

It’s so pointless to compare yourself to others. In the wise words of Cynthia Johnson, an LHS psychology teacher, “It’s like comparing an armadillo and a pineapple” -- two unlike things that have zero correlation in the first place.

Everything and everyone doesn’t need to fit into tiny labeled boxes. Break the mold. Surprise everyone, every day. Stop worrying about what the pretty, popular girl in your classes thinks about you; stop worrying what anyone thinks of you except you.

Let your actions and morals define you, not others’ thoughts. Many of us are all worried about classes, work and life in general, but we all really need to slow down and soak it all up. Life happens so fast and it’s too short to take advantage of good experiences.

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Friday, February 12 Bengal cheerleaders start season strong kaitlynhinkley staffreporter

The Lewiston High School cheerleaders started off their competition season by winning the River City Rally competition in Post Falls, Saturday, Feb. 6.

Along with winning grand

champion, Josie Clark, Jessica Earle, Dawson Murphy and Makenzie Syverson placed first in “The Longest Lyb.” Paige Dickenson, Amanda Egland, Jessica Earle, Mary Ingrim, and Kylie Logsdon also took first in “The Highest Basket Toss.”

Murphy placed first for high-

est male jumps and Josilyn Watson took first for highest female jumps.

The Bengals will compete at the Vandal Cheer Challenge Saturday Feb. 13, Orofino High Schoolo/Girls Basketball State, and the district cheer competition at LHS on Saturday, Feb. 27.

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Boys and girls regular basketball season closes trevanpixley sportsassistant

The hype and excitement over Golden Throne has died down because of the victory by Lewiston by only one point. Now it’s back to straight basketball without distraction.

The lady Bengals were rolling with a four-game win streak that came to an abrupt end after a 48-39 loss to Lake City Saturday, Jan. 30 However, the 11-point defeat seemed to light a spark for the lady Bengals who went on not only to win the Golden Throne but to an-

other four-game win streak with wins over Clarkston (4843), Sandpoint (60-57 OT), Coeur d’Alene (55-30) and Post Falls (57-49).

The girls postseason started Feb. 5 as the varsity team took on its Inland Empire League rival Post Falls for the second time around. The Bengals went on to lose this game 5245. The Trojans outscored the Bengals 9-4 at the line, and a costly missed five free throws in the first half seemed to kill the Bengals early.

The Bengals are still alive for the state tournament.

They will take on fourth seed Coeur d’Alene Feb. 9. It’s sim-

ple -- they win and they’re in. They lose and they’re out.

Meanwhile, after the Bengal boys’ suffering defeat to Clarkston in the Golden Throne game Jan. 15, the varsity team has been 3-2 with victories over Sandpoint, Coeur d’Alene and Moscow. They suffered losses from Coeur d’Alene as well as Post Falls.

In their regular season, the boys have two games remaining against Lake City and Post Falls (senior night).

Their district tournament that takes place Feb. 19 and Feb. 23 in an undetermined place.

THROWBACK: In the January 1984 edition of the Bengal’s Purr, the Bengal girls fight for the ball in their game against Moscow. Despite losing the ball in the picture, the girls went on to win 52-34.

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Wrestlers win match in Lake City haileysorenson sportseditor

Thursday Feb. 4, Bengal wrestlers went against Lake City and won 30-36.

Individual results: -- Loss, 11-0: Dawson Luther (106) --Win, by pin: Trevor Rigney (120) --Win by pin: Colton Jones (126 lb.)

--Win 10-6: Kaleb Tipton (132 lb.)

--Win 6-4: Zac Taylor (138 lb.)

--Win: Max Hill (145 lb.)

--Loss 11-0: Emma Lawrence (113 lb.)

--Win by pin: Kyle Wensman (285 lb.)

--Loss by pin: Kyle Cook (152 lb.)

--Loss: Blake Callahan (160) --Loss: Sam Cromer (170) --Win by pin: Cody Cromer (182 lb.)

--Win 9-5: Trevan Pixley (195) --Win by pin: Mitch Miller (220)

UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS Girls Basketball • Saturday, Feb. 13: 5A Regionals, 7 p.m.

Location TBA • Thursday, Feb. 18, 19, 20: State @ Idaho Center in Nampa. Time TBA Boys Basketball • Friday, Feb. 12: Post Falls Senior Night Booth Hall 7 p.m.

• Friday, Feb. 19: 5A Regionals, 7 p.m. Location, TBA. • Tuesday, Feb. 23: Regionals, 7:00PM. Location, TBA. • Thursday, Feb. 25: Regionals, 7:00PM. Location, TBA. • Saturday, Feb. 27: State, Grangeville High School 3 p.m.

• Thursday, Mar. 03: State, Idaho Center in Nampa. Time, TBA • Friday, Mar. 04: State, Idaho Center in Nampa. Time, TBA • Saturday, Mar. 05: State, Idaho Center in Nampa. Time, TBA Wrestling

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26, 27: State, Holt Arena, Idaho State University. Time, TBA. Dates courtesy of the LHS website

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Teen photos spark concern Safe and Sober jonikaringling newseditor

In mid-December at Jenifer Junior High School (JJHS), staff, parents and teens experienced a problem with explicit photos of students in circulation throughout the freshman class.

At least 12 students participated in having, sending or saving the photos, said JJHS Vice Principal Quinn Aldous.

A student informed the administration of the explicit photos. Administration then individually called in the students who were allegedly involved, continued Aldous.

“It’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said JJHS School Resource Officer (SRO) Brian Birdsell. “There is so much we don’t know” that goes on with social media.

Students sent the pictures through Snapchat, Kik, text

messaging and other smartphone applications, according to Aldous and Birdsell. The students hid or stored the photos through apps such as Calculator Plus and Photovault.

These types of apps pose as non-threatening but allow users to lock or hide photos behind a pin or passcode.

“Snapchat photos are not as simple as a picture that just disappears after 10 seconds,” said Birdsell. “If I had access to the phone it’s incredibly easy to access sent Snapchats.”

What many junior high and high school students do not realize is that those photos are illegal, said Birdsell.

In a Powerpoint presentation that Birdsell has shared throughout the school district, David Gomez, SRO at Mountain View High School in Meridian, Idaho, brought the legality issue to light.

Gomez writes, “[It is a] misdemeanor/felony crime to solicit for sex and or send nude pictures of persons under the age of 18.”

The presentation goes on to explain that both the sender and receiver can receive felony charges for sending nude photos, even if both parties consent.

“I think that you need to monitor cellphones,” said Lisa Kokernak, an LHS school technologist who also has a son in junior high.

“I installed a program to look at his texts. I love him to death but I just don’t trust him.”

Kokernak went on to explain that it’s different for parents today because they never had cellphones as teenagers.

“Parents need to wrap their heads around what their kids could be doing. It’s about safety,” stated Kokernak.

won swimwear, Dawson Murphy won the talent portion, Purcell won composure, Chase won the best interview and Caleb Kessler won for Spirit of LHS. “It was good. This year was hard because they were so deserving,” said Heidi Hagen, event coordinator and cheerleading coach at LHS. Her favorite act was Chris Young’s “Rach-o-matic” where

he had his sister, Rachel Young, chew food items up for him and he ate what she chewed.

Tony Havens, an eighth grade history teacher at Sacajawea Junior High and a former Mr. LHS contestant, said the event included a great variety of talent.

“I cried four times because I laughed so hard,” Havens said.

Jim Stuck, a host along with Seth Smith, has hosted the competition for at least four years. “[I’m] really proud of the guys,” said Stuck after the show. He added that his favorite part was the dancing.

The LHS cheerleaders coordinate the annual event, and proceeds help raise money for their competitions.

Ulrich wins Mr. LHS anabelleady reporter

The annual Mr. LHS competition for senior boys took place in the LHS auditorium Jan. 29 at 7 p.m., and Mason Ulrich won first place with the title of Mr.LHS. The first runner up was Logan Chase and the second runner up was Noah Purcell. Dillon Vopat

Caleb Kessler rips his shirt of and tosses it into the crowd during the swimwear portion of Mr. LHS. Photo by Annabelle Ady.

donations needed amandaegland reporter

The Safe and Sober Graduation party committee will hold a “Clothes for the Cause” fundrais er through March 31.

Donations of clothes, linens, shoes, sheets, curtains, stuffed animals and more are all accepted, according to committee

leader Brandee Reynolds.

Clothes for the Cause will give the LHS Safe and Sober Graduation party a donation for every pound of items collected. Students and community members can bring donations to Reynolds’ office at Jenifer Junior High in Lewiston, or to the donation truck at the Feb. 12 LHS basketball game in Booth Hall.

BPA goes to State jaceybacon opinioneditor

Twelve members of the LHS BPA club, advised by Jennifer Stubbers, will travel to the BPA state conference in Boise later this month.

“BPA is a club that focuses on technical elements of business such as Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop,” explained Maghan Dougherty, junior.

Dougherty will attend the state competition for her work in the graphic design promotion prepared event, in which she designed a

flyer that promoted the national conference for 2016-2017.

“BPA allows members many opportunities to improve useful skills and go to the the state or national competitions with prepared events, open events, or the Torch Awards,” Dougherty said.

Dougherty said she looks forward to this season’s competitions and went on to add that “BPA is a great club with many opportunities and it helps you find what career fields you would most like to be involved in in the future.”

Elections to take place in March, April amandaegland reporter

Students will have several opportunities to vote this coming spring, as student council elections will fill up access hours.

March 16 is ASB elections, where current sophomores and juniors will vote for school officers for the 2016-2017 school year. March 30 is

junior elections, where current sophomores will vote for class leaders, and April 13 is when current juniors will vote for senior officers.

Petitions to run for office are available at the LHS main office, or from student council adviser Jim Silvestri.

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Lewiston wins Throne haileysorenson managingeditor

Paper chains have been demolished, the silly string has settled and the friendly animosity between two schools has relaxed. In other words, the Golden Throne -- the annual rivalry event between Lewiston and Clarkston high schools -- is over.

With the Lewiston girls varisity basketball team winning 4843 and the boys losing 47-52,

this long awaited basketball game came to a close. What was to come next was what most of the students looked forward to the most -- learning which school would take home the throne.

With a final tally of 118-119, LHS claimed the throne by only one point and returned it to the purple and gold halls for the third year in a row.

However, this year’s Golden Throne was unlike that of any other before it, with its

College is quickly approaching for many students at LHS. With so many schools to choose from, multiple events associated with college information will take place this semester.

For Feb. 29, the LHS counselors have scheduled a trip to Washington State University in Pullman and the University of Idaho in Moscow.

This will allow students to gather information about these universities and decide whether or not to add them to their list of college choices.

Students will be able to experience campus life, and to compare it to others around the northwest, according to LHS couslelor Christina Cahill.

Higher Education Day March 25 presents another opportunity for aspiring students to learn about different colleges around the area. Seven or eight school representatives will present information at LHS, followed by a period for student questions.

For sophomores, a trip to Lewis-Clark State College has been planned for April 12.

Students will tour the campus

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total money donated at an impressive $15,367.36, up about $5,000 from the January 2015 game. Clarkston students raised $5,353.36 worth of paper spirit links this year while Lewiston brought in $10,014, according to Kay Andersen, adviser to CHS associated student body leaders. The money was donated to Homes for Hope, Quilts of Valor, Hunt for Huntington’s and the Willow Center according to Logan Chase, ASB President at LHS.

Counselors plan college visits cassiewilliamson staffreporter

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during the school day to experience what life is like for the average college student.

This event will also help with making the decision on which college to attend, according to Cahill.

Students can sign up for these trips in the counseling center, Cahill said.

Golden Throne filled with confetti after bengal victory. Photo by J. Ringling.

Massey wins officer of year

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LHS Student Resource Officer (SRO), Rob Massey, won the Officer of the Year award from the Lewiston Police chief’s office. Photo courtesy of the City of Lewiston Police Dept.

Please submit your problems or dilemmas to “Dear Purrtricia” by March 27 at bengalspurr@lewistonschools.net

8 LHS lovers and musical couples let t Questions with Katie: Allie & Clay Edition

Allie Dominy, 17, and Clay Hatfield, 16, are both juniors at LHS. They have been a couple since May 26, 2014, about 1 year 8 months. They were selected for

Clay Hatfield

Q: What is your favorite thing about your girlfriend?

A: My favorite thing about my girlfriend, without a doubt, is her laugh!

Q: What is your idea of a perfect Valentine’s date (or just a regular date)?

A: My idea of a perfect date would be a stroll by the beach when the sun is setting, then afterwards an amazing dinner.

Q: How does she make you feel?

A: She makes me feel happy and wanted 24/7.

Q: Your favorite memory with her?

A: My favorite memory with her was [from] before we were even dating but I really liked her. It was when I asked her to [the] freshman [dance]. I walked to her house and stood outside waiting for her grandma to wake her up because she was still asleep, and it took 30 minutes to wake her up!

Q: How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? A: To me it’s basically a day of love and I feel that it’s a perfect opportunity for couples to have oneon-one time.

Now I am going to ask you questions about her, and we will see if you get them right when I interview her.

Q: How would you describe her personality?

A: Humorous, silly, loving.

Q: Her favorite color?

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A: Blue, but her favorite color combo is pink and blue.

Q: Her favorite movie?

A: Finding Nemo.

Q: Her favorite food?

A: Shrimp.

Q: Her favorite song?

A: Anything by The Weeknd.

Q: Her favorite T.V. show?

A: As of right now it’s The Vampire Diaries. It changes about every three weeks.

Q: Her favorite animal?

A: Pomski (Pomeranian Husky).

Q: If she could travel anywhere in the world, where would she want to go?

A: She always wanted to go to Brazil.

Now answer these for me so I can compare your answers w i t h A l l i e’s a n swers about you Q : H o w would y o u d e scribe y o u r p e r sonality?

A: Funny, sarcastic, happy.

Q : Yo u r favorite color?

A: Blue.

Q: Your favorite movie?

A: White Chicks.

Q: Your favorite food?

A: Chicken parmesan.

Q: Your favorite song?

A: Anything by Drake or J Cole.

Q: Your favorite T.V. show?

A: The Office.

Q: Your favorite animal?

A: German Shepherd.

Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you want to go?

A: Russia.

Allie Dominy

Q: What is your favorite thing about Clay?

A: There’s no way I could choose just one, so my favorite things about him are that he is always there for me, he always knows how to make me laugh, and he’s honest with me.

Q: How does he make you feel?

A: Clay makes me feel on top of the world. He treats me like a princess and that’s what I love about him. He still gives me the butterflies that he did a year and a half ago.

Q: What is your idea of a perfect Valentine’s date (or just regular date)?

A: My idea of a perfect (Valentine’s) date would be just

hanging out with my boyfriend and watching a movie or going to dinner.

Q: Your favorite memory with him?

A: Again, there’s no way I could choose just one. I guess it would have to be this one day that I was in a very bad mood, so Clay made a unicorn horn out of construction paper and put it on his head and then brought me ice cream, all so he could get me to smile.

Q: How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? A: I’m not obsessed with Valentine’s Day, but I do think it’s a nice day for celebrating with your boyfriend or girlfriend.

Now I am going to ask you questions about him, we will see if you get them right when I interview him!

Q: What would you describe his p ersonalit y as?

A: Goofy, h o n e s t , sweet, kind, outgoing Q: His favorite color?

A: Blue Q: His favorite movie?

A: I don’t know Q: His favorite food?

Juniors Clay Hatfield and Allie Dominy show their love for eachother in a photoshoot with the Purr. Photo A: Steak by of K. Swift

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Musician couples create lyrical love tonymurillo entertainmenteditor

Q: His favorite song?

A: Sober Q: His favorite T.V. show?

A: Too many Q: His favorite animal?

A: Dog Q: If he could travel anywhere in the world where would he want to go?

A: Russia Now answer these for me so I can compare your answers with Clay’s answers about you: Q: What would you describe your personality as?

A: Goofy, honest, shy sometimes, outgoing, weird Q: Your favorite color?

A: Blue and pink Q: Your favorite movie?

A: Nemo Q: Your favorite food?

A: Seafood Q: Your favorite song?

A: Don’t have one Q: Your favorite T.V. show?

A: Vampire Diaries Q: Your favorite animal?

A: Elephant Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you want to go?

A: Brazil

Love always finds its way into music. Throughout music history, there have been many couples making music together.

Love often has a positive impact on music.

Married couples have played a large role in music. When two lovebirds get together, the song they sing is often quite blissful.

Alternative rock band Sonic Youth thrived during an in-band marriage. Founding members Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore were married for 27 years until their divorce in 2011.

The group disbanded after the divorce. While the two were together, Sonic Youth broke new ground in the 1990s with its distinctive and influential sound.

Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes released only one album while married but achieved smash success after their divorce in 2001. Jack White even kept her last name after the divorce (he took her last name in the marriage). He also kept her last name after remarrying. It is worth noting that they told the public they were twins before clarifying they were a married couple.

Even when not married, some couples have put out some quality tracks.

Before marrying in 2008, Beyonce released “Crazy In Love” in 2003, featuring her future husband, Jay-Z. As a married couple, he was also featured on Beyonce’s 2013 track, “Drunk In

Love.” “Crazy in Love” stands as a classic Beyonce track.

While the two were dating, Rihanna was a featured vocalist on Drake’s 2013 song “Take Care.” This is one of Drake’s most popular songs and was a radio hit upon release.

The power of love can even bring together two very different people. Since 2006, member of the rap group, Beastie Boys, Ad Rock has been to married to Kathleen Hanna. Kathleen Hanna is an activist and lead singer of a feminist punk band.

Music brings lovers together, and lovers can make sweet music together.

Rhianna and Drake embrace during the fiming of their “Take Care” video. Photo courtesy of E! Online

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Graduation cords for all? Boxing throwback: gabbyaustin copyeditor

Coming up Friday, Feb. 26, LHS will work with Red Cross to host a blood drive for students for the second time this year.

Earlier this school year, on Oct. 23, LHS worked with the Red Cross to host its first blood drive of the year. Students who donated or volunteered were informed that if they met certain requirements they could acquire red cords to wear at graduation. However, red cords are not the only cords graduates can obtain.

Other areas in which cords are available include Advanced Placement (AP) courses, National Honors Society (NHS), Spanish IV, Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), Distributive Education

Clubs of America (DECA) and for senior Bengal’s Purr staff.

Other than the NHS and blood donation cords, such graduation cords are likely unique to Lewiston High School, according to Kevin Driskill, principal.

Clubs and staff members propose cords to Driskill, and he takes them to the school’s Academic Council to be approved.

Driskill mentioned that sometimes it is hard to choose which groups should receive a cord because, “They want it to be an honor, but they have to decide what is too much and what is too little.”

No new cords have been added for LHS graduates in the past two years, he said. According to Rhonda Wilson, LHS administrative secretary, the amount of people wearing cords over

Seniors at LHS can earn graduation cords, for a variety of activities such as: DECA, HOSA, and senior Purr staff. Photo by R. Conover

the years has increased as “more clubs add to the mix,” she said, and people become more aware of opportunities.

DECA cords have been common in the past, she said, as well as those of National Honors Society and AP courses.

In preparation for the Oct. 23 blood drive, Cynthia Johnson, psychology teacher, provided information on how to obtain red cords for graduation. Students can either donate blood three times with the American Red Cross (one donation must be between June 1 and Aug. 31 or Dec. 15 and Jan. 15) or recruit five first-time donors and record the recruits under the referrals section of the dashboard.

Johnson plays a big part in recruiting students for the blood drive and informing them of red cords.

“Graduation cords, personally, I don’t think are just a focus on academics. I think students should be able to be recognized for a lot of things,” Johnson said.

“Red cords, for example, so many students are willing, and brave enough to become donors. Giving blood is a huge deal.”

rewind to 1984

Shawn Larson of Clarkston defeats John Lowman of Lewiston in Lewis-Clark State College athletic department fundraiser

Varnardo takes over mid-year as tech teacher kinseyrichardson editorincheif

Terri Varnado, originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been teaching for almost three decades and has recently joined the staff of LHS at the beginning of second semester, replacing Dr. Will Jones, who retired in June 2015.

Currently she is teaching manufacturing, technological design and advanced design applications.

She has taught in schools from Colorado to Virginia, including Virginia Tech and North

Carolina State University.

“Terri [Varnardo] has a wealth of experience. She has taught at the college level, most recently at North Carolina State University. She has also taught at the high school level in Louisiana and Post Falls,” said Kevin Driskill, LHS principal in an email.

When asked what excites her most about her new position at LHS, Varnardo replied, “Purple and gold Bengals!

[It] reminds me of [the] LSU Tigers.”

In addition to school spirit, she said, “Really, I’m excited about teaching robotics. That’s what I love to do and it’s going to be

fun getting that program up and running,” she told The Bengal’s Purr in an email.

Varnardo’s favorite part about teaching here so far has been the sense of support and excitement running through LHS’ halls.

“Everyone has been so supportive. I feel like I’ve been here a long time. I love the enthusiasm LHS students show. It’s been a perfect fit for me,” said Varnardo. “Thank you to everyone for welcoming me into the Lewiston family. I look forward to meeting all the teachers and staff and especially working with the student body.”

Varnardo practices hands-on teaching in new classoom. Photo by G. Eller

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11 World mourns loss of international icon David Bowie jaceybacon opinoneditor

Bowie on Lift off in 1972(Left), Live USA in 74(Middle) and Soul Train in 75(Right). Images courtesy of www.davidbowie.com

On Jan. 10, 2016, the world not only lost an amazing musician, actor and artist, but also his array of unique characters, which has inspired five generations of music lovers and outcasts.

David Bowie, born David “Davey” Jones, passed away peacefully at home after an 18-month battle with cancer, his publicist released to CNN. Bowie’s career notably began in the United States with his release of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972. His

first number one single came in 1975 with “Fame.” Bowie went on to sell more than 130 million records and influence modern musicians including Lady Gaga and also Kanye West, who tweeted, “David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative. [He] gave us magic for a lifetime.”

Only two days before his passing Bowie released his final album, Blackstar, on his 69th birthday. The album topped the charts in the U.K. and the U.S., leaving fans with a beautiful and mystical final memory of the artist. The album is extremely powerful

and shows that Bowie wanted to take his fans to the very end of his life, and inspire them even further.

David Bowie was a voice that set a new standard for what music could be. Creating theatrical characters tailored to his unique voice, he spoke to the unconscious emotions of fans through the generations. His genius was praised by critics for an effortless combination of musical elements and transitions between genres, and his presence appreciated by non-fans for being timelessly cool. He will be missed and appreciated for generations to come.

The Bengal’s throwback: 1990 As a sign of the times, The Bengals Purr tackled AIDS in it’s Feb. 2, 1990 issue

Bowie must listen to list

“Modern Love” from Let’s Dance, 1983 “Rebel, Rebel” from Diamond Dogs, 1974

“Moonage Daydream” from Ziggy Stardust, 1972 “Changes” from Hunky Dory, 1971 ”Young Americans” from Young Americans, 1975

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Senior projects take on make-up, radiology, dementia lydiapowell staffreporter

Lauren Ireland: Cosmetology improves self-esteem Q: What is your senior paper topic?

A: How cosmetology improves a woman’s self esteem.

Q: Describe your senior project and its effects on the community.

A: My project is focusing on women and what makes them feel beautiful.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish with your senior project and paper?

A: I hope to be an amazing hair dresser, and make people feel good about themselves.

Q: What is your personal reason for picking this topic?

A: My personal reason for this topic is to be amazing and accomplish what I want to.

Q: Please tell me some of the most interesting facts that you have found on your topic.

A: I found out that 87 percent of cancer patients like to put a wig or makeup on to make themselves feel like they are [more] beautiful.

Q: Does your topic have anything to do with a career you might pursue when you get older?

A: Yes. I like to play with people’s hair and I like to make them feel better about themselves.

Lauren Ireland, senior, studies cosmetology

Tesa Phillips: Radiology offers job opportunities Gavin Smith: Dementia and Q: What is your senior paper topic?

Alzheimer’s treatments

A: The significance [and] importance of radiology

Q: Describe your senior project and its effects on the community.

A: My topic is part of the medical field [that] helps diagnose and treat people [with] illnesses like cancer, or [to] see if a person has a fractured or broken bone.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish with your senior project and paper?

A: I hope to know that I want to stay in this field and continue pursuing a career as a radiographic technician.

Q: What is your senior paper topic?

A: How to ward off Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, primarily through mental processes.

Tesa Phillips

Q: What is your personal reason for picking this topic?

A: I already did a paper on it so I know more about it now. I also want to have a career in this field.

Q: Describe your senior project and its effects on the community.

A: My senior project will hopefully benefit the community by making people more aware of these terrible diseases and how to stop them.

Q: Since you started in the fall, have you changed anything about your senior project?

Q: What do you hope to accomplish with your senior project and paper?

A: Learn as much as possible about these diseases and help myself and others to prevent them.

A: I’m doing it more on jobs now, than really the significance of it -- about how different people do different jobs, the wages [. . .] and how to do a certain job you have to have a certain criteria and education.

Q: What is your personal reaGavin Smith son for picking this topic?

A: I have lost two of my grandparents to this disease.

Q: Please tell me some of the most interesting facts that you have found on your topic.

A: That there are many different specialties in Radiology, MRI Tech, Ultrasound Tech, X-Ray Tech, etc.

Police hold active shooter briefings annabelleady staffreporter

Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m., the Lewiston Police Department will host a briefing regarding active shooters and how to respond to them.

The briefing will take

place at the Lewiston City Library, 411 D St. Police hold briefings the first Thursday of each month. The location of the briefings as well as the topic changes each month, according to Student Resource Officer Robert

Massey “Active shooter crimes are something that happens everywhere in our nation and Lewiston is absolutely not immune to one of these events happening here,” Massey said.

Q: Please tell me some of the most interesting facts that you have found on your topic.

A: These diseases start by MCI, but slowly progress.

Q: Since you started in the fall, have you changed anything about your senior project?

A: Absolutely. I originally thought that I was going to be learning more about medications and whatnot, but being that there isn’t much out there, I’ve been working at Life Care Clinic. I’ve been doing a lot of work there, talking to the patients, playing music for them, playing games with them, and taking care of them to the best of my abilities. Music actually tends to trigger a lot of memory to come back.

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Snazzy jazz action 88th oscars excite movie goers carlsnyder staffreporter

The LHS choirs and jazz band will perform at the annual University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow later this month.

The LHS Gold Voices jazz choir will perform Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m The girls-only choir, “Grace Notes” will perform on the 26th as well, at 3 p.m. Various vocal soloists from LHS will compete from 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. Feb. 26.

On Saturday, Feb. 27 bands will compete. In Moscow the LHS jazz band will

perform at 11:20 a.m. at the Lionel Hampton School of Music building. Soloists will perform from 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. at the same place. “The band came long way,” said LHS band director Brendan Burns.

“People will be surprised to see how far the band has come.” Meanwhile students are performing in Pocatello for an All State band/choir competition. The students that are performing are Faith Bigler, Marshall Fisher, Talia Howey, Mackenzie Lorton, Austin Rose, and Emily Tomason.

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With the 88th Academy Awards right around the corner, global actors, actresses, directors, effects masters and many more movie makers are in the race for the holy grail of the movie industry, the Oscar.

The nominees for the best motion picture include The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room and Spotlight.

For the award of best actor in a leading role, the nominees are Bryan Cranston for his role in Trumbo, Matt Damon for his role in The Martian, Leonardo DiCaprio for his performance in The Revenant, Michael Fassbender for his role in Steve Jobs, and Eddie Redmayne for his performance in The Danish Girl.

The nominees for the best actress in a leading role are Cate Blanchett, for her performance in Carol, Brie Larson, for her role in Room, Jennifer Lawrence, for her performance in Joy, Charlotte Rampling, for her role in 45

Years, and Saoirse Ronan, for her performance in Brooklyn.

For the best actress in a supporting role, the nominees are Jennifer Jason Leigh, for her performance in The Hateful Eight, Rooney Mara, for her role in Carol, Rachel McAdams, for her role in Spotlight, Alicia Vikander, for her performance in The Danish Girl, and Kate Winslet, for her role in Steve Jobs.

For the award for best directing, the nominees are the directors of The Big Short, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Room and Spotlight.

The nominees for the best original screenplay are Bridge of Spies, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Stoplight and Straight Outta Compton.

The nominees for the award of best adapted screenplay are The Big Short, Carol, Brooklyn, The Martian, and Room.

For the award of visual effects, the nominees are Ex Machina, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, The Martian and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

For the award of cinematography, which is the art, process, or job of filming

movies, the nominees are Carol, The Hateful Eight, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant and Scario.

Nominees for the best animated movie, Anomalisa, Boy and the World, Inside out, Shaun the Sheep Movie and When Marnie was There.

Picture of an Academy Award.

Photo courtasy of wikipedia. org.

Images of Mad Max and The Revenant courtasy of imbd.com

Junior Mattie Owens jamming out on his upright bass. Photo courtasy of Will Wilson.

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Friday, January 15

LHS Drama department having Fitz over retiriee willwilson entertainmentassistant

With the end of the year approaching, the ever-awaited spring musical comes along to provide students and community members with some ever-needed entertainment.

The production Anything Goes, as selected by LHS English teacher and theatre director Beth Fitzgerald “Fitz” Atkinson, choir teacher Julie Burke, and band teacher Brendan Burns, will feature a “comically colorful assemblage of passengers” but will more notably stand as the last production by Atkinson at the high school before her retirement in June.

Atkinson has been teaching for 30 years, starting with a year in Grangeville and a spring semester Jenifer Junior High before coming to LHS. Despite her excellence in directing, her own participation in high school drama was quite minimal.

“I auditioned for shows, but I didn’t get make a show until Godspell, the second semester of my senior year,” Atkinson said. “I was in what they called jazz choir, in drill team, and the managing editor of The Purr.”

With a whopping total of 61 productions directed, Atkinson’s favorites include a variety of plays for different reasons.

“Fiddler on the Roof is a great show because it helps the kids step into the shoes of people from another time and place,” she said. “Oklahoma kind of does that but it’s still American unlike the European roots of Fiddler. I love the message and vaudeville fun that’s in Godspell. Anything Goes is great because it’s a tap show. I prefer musicals over straight shows but The Diviners is one of my favorite straight shows.”

Atkinson left marks on previous students’ lives, boosting them into the drama world.

Katie Strohmaier, a previous LHS graduate, has gone on to perform professionally in Seattle, Minneapolis, and on cruise ships. Jared Helm, another LHS grad, “…is not only an accomplished actor and director, he is the lead drama director at Coeur d’Alene High School,” Atkinson said.

In all of her years of directing drama, Atkinson’s favorite moment is seeing a student recognize an error and changing it.

“I love the ‘Ah-ha!’ moments -- seeing the excitement in kids when they finally get something, such as learning tap-steps,” she said.

Without doubt, Atkinson’s objective in teaching drama is teaching students how to succeed on their own. Skills that students pick up at LHS will be applicable throughout the drama world and in other professions, she explained.

“For me this program has not been about showcasing me or my talents, but to empow-

er students and show them what they are capable of -teaching them to take different roles,” Atkinson said.“They can lead, they can do lights, they can stage manage, they can do costumes, they can choreograph, they can direct a show, they can do all of it.

Ultimately they don’t need me.”

Anything Goes shows at 7 p.m. March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12 in the LHS auditorium.

Admission costs $1 for LHS activity card holders, $5 for adults and $4 for students and senior citizens.

Beth Atkinson prepares the set of the upcoming play, Anything Goes. Photo courtesy of T. Murillo.

Purrcussion: Dystopia nears status of Utopia tonymurillo entertainmenteditor Megadeth has released Dystopia Jan. 22. Image courtesy of Megadeth.

On Jan 22, thrash metal icons released their latest album.

From its debut album in 1985 and into the early ‘90s, Megadeth was one of the most dominant forces in metal. Since then, the band was in a stale period of weak albums until the mid 2000s when a comeback was on its way. This wave of success halted with 2013’s subpar release, Super Collider. The band underwent yet another lineup change, enlisting drummer Chris Adler and guitarist Kiko Loureiro. Is this thrash metal giant entering another comeback?

Album opener, “The Threat is Real,” makes it clear that this a leaner yet heavier Megadeth.

This is the band’s heavi-

est sound since 2009’s Endgame. Dystopia is a return to the thrash metal that defined the band but still remains current.

On album highlight, “Poisonous Shadows,” Megadeth experiments while still keeping its ferocious sound in tact.

Adler and Loureiro, from Lamb Of God and Angra (respectively), prove to be excellent additions to the band. Dystopia contains savage riffs that hit hard. The guitar work is fierce and Loureiro’s solos prove to be a highlight.

Adler’s drumwork impresses with its precision and explosive power.

Lead vocalist, guitarist and founding member Dave Mustaine once again speaks his mind on this album. The lyrics here are well written and full of aggression. That being said, the dystopi-

an themes and constant paranoia feel rather suffocating by the end of the record. This album could have benefitted from lyrical and thematic diversity.

Dystopia, a cohesive effort, proves that Megadeth is on the right path.

While it doesn’t push any envelopes for the metal genre, this release is the band firing on all cylinders. For that, Dystopia earns 8 out of 10 stars.

The old five-star rating system has changed to a 10-star system to help specify the critics score without sounding too generous or too harsh.

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Timeline of today, Feb. 12 Events in history: •

2008 –– Hollywood’s longest work stoppage since 1988 ended, when members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted by a margin of more than 90 percent to go back to work after a walkout that began the previous Nov. 5.

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2002 –– Iranian passenger jet crashes into the side of a mountain, killing all 117 people on board.

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2002 –– Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic went on trial at The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of genocide and war crimes in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo.

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1999 –– The five-week impeachment trial of Bill Clinton came to an end.

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1988 –– Two Soviet warships bumped two U.S. navy vessels in waters claimed by the Soviet Union.

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1976 –– Actor Sal Mineo was stabbed to death in Hollywood, California.

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1917 –– Austrian submarine U-35 bombed and sunk the American schooner Lyman M. Law in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Cagliari, Sardinia.

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1912 –– Hsian-T’ung, the last emperor of China, was forced to abdicate following Sun Yat-sen’s republican revolution.

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1865 –– The Rev. Dr. Henry Highland Garnet, the first African American to address the U.S. House of Representatives, delivered a sermon to a crowdz, including those that forbade slavery, to forcibly return slaves who escaped from other states to their original owners.

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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), U.S. President

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