B rah Senator VOLUME 55 | ISSUE VII | MAY 19, 2015 | 6001 CASSIA ST. | BOISE, ID 83709 | BORAHSENATOR.COM | @THEBORAHSENATOR
“The more students learn about each other, the better people they become, and the more friends they make.” Math and Bridge teacher Laura Boulton PAGE 3
“I’m just really glad I had the opportunity to grow with these people.” Senior Kassie Gillespie PAGE 9
See more art by Joseph Xie PAGE 2
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Borah Bio
May 19, 2015 By Hana Krogness
hkrogness@borahsenator.com
Student builds small buisness doing hair
Sixteen-year-old Kisha Binene, junior, is a young entrepreneur who has a small business as a hairdresser. “I started braiding grass, I practiced every day,” said Binene. “Then I started to do my sister’s hair, and people would ask her, ‘Who did your hair?’ Then she would say my sister did, and that is when people started coming to me.” Furthermore, Binene gave an example of her word-of-mouth marketing. “If you come to me and I do your hair, you take my phone number, and someone else asks you, ‘Who did your hair?’ Then you give them the phone number and they call me,“ she explained. “I want to be a hairdresser when I grow up, and own a big salon,” Binene said. She has approximately 100 clients who are loyal and always come back. “I
do older women’s hair, I even do guys hair.” “I can do box braids (long synthetic braids), cornrows, zigzags, dreads, and I can weave,” said Binene who also does her own hair. “I can do cornrows on myself, I can do a weave,” she added. Her clients buy the hair from Sally’s Beauty and Supply Store, and then pay Smith between $50-$100. “First I would do it for free, but then I started making them pay,” she said. “For box braids, it takes four hours; if they’re really tiny, five to six hours,” said Binene. This is an impressive time; as the same hair treatment, box braids, usually takes six to nine hours at a salon. Binene, who used to be a model in Africa, hopes to pursue modeling and acting here in United States in addition to attending cosmetology school after high school.
Senior artist receives scholarship for art institute
Staff
Head Honchos: Editor-in-Chiefs: Harmony Soto and Joy Wilson Assistant to the Adviser: Jake Fletcher Photo Manager: Kassie Gillespie Advertising Manager: Amanda Wester Web Editor: Edward Dunn and Sage Rogers Assistant Web Editor: Aurora Wellington Graphic Designer: Joy Wilson, Edward Dunn, Madalyn Parrish Editorial Cartoonist: Monica Alder and Abigail Roundtree Page Editors: Cover: Joy Wilson Borah Bio: Ashley Sagrero News: Jake Fletcher Opinion: Madalyn Parrish and Harmony Soto Life: Ashlee Gillespie Double Truck: Harmony Soto and Joy Wilson Sports: Amanda Wester Fun & Games: Hana Krogness Writers: Carter Spjute, Edward Dunn, Sage Rogers, Wes Loertscher, Kassie Gillespie Adviser: Michelle Harmon
By Sage Rogers
srogers@borahsenator.com Some do art to express their emotions, others for enjoyment. However, for senior Joseph Xie, he does art to simply make people happy. He said, “it’s what I like to do.” Xie is currently taking AP Studio Design and mainly focuses on drawing with pencil, but also uses water colors and pastels from time to time. Xie has been drawing since he was seven years old, and has been taking art classes for almost as long, he said. Xie moved to the United States from China about four years ago, and received a degree in Drawing while he was in China. In his AP art class, one of Xie’s main focuses has been a “lights at night” theme that consists of illuminated drawings on black backgrounds. One of his favorite drawings this year was his pop art wolf piece, he said. Xie said that all of his favorite art is
from his AP art class. In AP Studio Design, students work the entire year on their portfolios. “My main focus is my portfolio,” said Xie. At the end of the year students enter their portfolio online, which will go toward their AP credit for the class. Along with the digital art students send in for the AP test, students must provide five physical pieces for the test as well. In total there must be 24 pieces in all. This year Xie received 1st place in the Earth day contest, as well as receiving a 1000 dollar art scholarship. Xie plans on continuing his art career after high school he said, “I am applying to San Francisco Art Institute. Xie has received a 17000 dollar scholarship to attend the art institute. One of his greatest influences, said Xie, is his mother. “My mom wanted me to take art classes to become a more skilled artist.” His mother encourages him a lot, he said.
Opinion
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Celebration breaks cultural barriers
Student responds to editorial’s criticism All letters are left unedited
By Madalyn Parrish
mparrish@borahsenator.com The student diversity at Borah is unmatched by any other school in the district. Borah has almost 125 students who have been in the country for less than two years and also has an ELL program with almost 200 students. We also have around 23 languages spoken here at Borah. In three years at Borah, there has only been one Culture Celebration just like the one on May 1st, and there needs to be more. Culture celebrations, such as these, bring the student body together in a melting pot of colorful languages, life experiences, and music. As math and Bridge teacher, Laura Boulton said, “It’s awesome, it’s a great way to celebrate diversity and expose the American culture to the colorful ingredients of the refugee population.” The fact that there was a chance to bring everyone together in such a beautiful and successful way is a wonderful thing that Borah did. It really helped bring us all together to educate ourselves about how wonderful everyone at this school really is instead of hiding in our little box of friends. That’s why they need to be more common. “The more students learn about each other, the better people they become, and the more friends they make,” said Boulton, “Exposing yourself to these cultures lets you break out of this box
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Illustration by Abigail Roundtree | aroundtree@borahsenator.com
and gives you the ability to find new friends from all walks of life. You can become much more educated about the world you live in.” Our school has built up these cultural barriers that prevent us from associating with people that don’t share our same backgrounds and lifestyles. Having all the cultural barriers we’ve built up in our school can be damaging to the cohesiveness of the student body. Breaking those barriers would help us make all new friends and try new things people have never tried before. Another Cultural Celebration attend-
ee, sophomore Alexis Valle, believed it really helped people from America escape from the culture they are so used to. “It’s very cool and important. You get to see what they do and not only what we do in America,” said Valle. Binding yourself to only America’s culture and traditions can be very damaging. You have the ability to become more ethnocentric. This is how it is for anyone who binds themselves to one culture. That is why culture celebrations such as these help us experience the joys of other cultures and show that our traditions maybe aren’t the best ones.
The Article on the School Assemblies seems to be under the assumption that all assemblies are supposed to be pep rallies, which is true for assemblies such as Welcome to the Jungle, but the senator’s choice assembly for example is supposed to be a celebration of academic achievements not an inspiration of pep within the Borah student body. The article did bring up certain relevant complaints, but complaints such as the mispronunciation of names don’t amount to more than anything other then whining. You don’t blame the Academy for the mispronunciation of Indina Menzel you blame John Travolta. To Increase the attendance to the assemblies isn’t to make them more interesting it’s to make the student body care. When a house is built on poor foundation it makes more sense to fix that instead of trying to blame the walls. The Senator’s Choice assembly is supposed to be professional. The Pep Rallies are supposed to be fun. Constructive Criticism is always appreciated. Whining is sad. Also read Candide and look up Gilligan and Sullivan before you try to write any satire. From Junior, Adam Wester
Females need more access to hygiene products It can be embarrassing to have to ask someone for a pad or a tampon. There should be more access. By Amanda Wester
awester@borahsenator.com It happens every month for the female population. And, yes, all women have to deal with the monthly timing and its sometimes random onsets at that. It’s menstruation: the reality of female biology, and the simple ways to respond to it. The most common answer to menses is using pads and tampons. When a woman’s period happens unexpectedly
at a store or even at the movies, but she doesn’t have a feminine napkin with her, she can go into the rest rooms to purchase one for a couple of quarters. Why can’t we do that at schools? Girls have access to free pads and tampons in the nurse’s office, but that’s not as convenient as it seems. If one is already in the rest room, one must try and make it to the nurse’s office before an embarrassing accident happens. Women’s rest rooms on the BSU campus offer pads and tampons for free to females whenever they need them. The immaturity of high school students raises the thought that students might misuse them, but if the cost is about 25 to 75 cents, it lowers the risk of misuse.
Barbara Thomas, Borah’s school nurse, said that she would like to see the dispensers in at least the nurse’s office. “The Capital (High School) nurse has this and uses the money from the dispensers to replenish the supply,” said Thomas. The feminine hygiene products come out of the Health Service Supply budget which is a tight budget to begin with, according to Thomas. She said she would like to see the money used for other legitimate medical needs. The dispensers would eliminate the feminine products out of the budget, and money earned from them can be used to refill the supply. Physical education teacher Linda
Plew said if girls had access to dispensers they would definitely use them. “The only reason I have feminine products is because certain manufacturers will send free samples to me for advertising,” said Plew. Plew also mentioned that the girls need to learn to be prepared, but the dispensers would be beneficial for those who may have forgotten. Dispensers in the women’s rest rooms would be beneficial to not only the female student body, but also the female teachers. They don’t have to be free. Having them cost a couple of quarters can also help ensure that there will be some money to keep them supplied in the school bathrooms.
News Year to year club membership fluctuates as students move on
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By Madalyn Parrish
mparrish@borahsenator.com As the school year goes by, participation in clubs seems to be dwindling. Club advisers, who see the trends from year to year, see reasons for inactive clubs. German club adviser Barbara Beautrow said, “Times have changed. We can’t sell stuff at lunch anymore so it’s harder to make money for activities, so kids stop coming to clubs.� With the new food regulations placed, it has made it much harder for clubs to fundraise. “Clubs are pretty active first semester,� Beautrow said. “Once second semester starts, kids slowly stop coming.� At second semester, work starts piling up on students and they become busy at lunch. They have to make up homework whenever they have the chance.
The Japanese club adviser, Sheila Miller, thinks long lunch has an effect. “Long lunch eliminated our Thursday club days,� said Miller. “Clubs now have to find other days to have clubs and most have been Wednesdays, which creates conflict of interest.� Many clubs have chosen to have their meeting days on Wednesday, so any student who wants to be in more than one club may struggle with attending meetings. Students running the club also have a large impact on whether the club keeps running. “We like to keep our clubs up to the students. Sometimes we have a really energetic club leader that pulls everyone in who leaves,� Miller said, “When they leave, the club goes with them.� Disappearance isn’t only because there are lazy members. There are factors such as timing and student energy that keeps clubs alive.
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Junior Voices “I want to change my wardrobe, and get straight A’s. I also want to start a dance team here at Borah. Overall, I want to just continue being positive and overcoming issues with myself and others.� Keondra King
“I plan on taking easy classes to improve my level of discipline. Work hard, Play hard. Katelyn Powell
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News Ceramics students play in clay all day during Raku fire
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Photos by Kassie Gillespie | kgillespie@borahsenator.com
Former Borah student Kyle Bieker and junior Cody Sullivan focus while throwing bowls against each other in the “Speed Bowls” competition.
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Senior Gillis Kinney competes in “Speed Bowls” a competition during Raku day.
Senior Catalina Bu Morrisroe throws a small bowl on the wheel to compete in “Speed Bowls” with her team.
Theatre performs multiple plays, showcase for seniors from the 1920’s to the modern day, with each scene placed in a different decade. “Mutually Assured Destruction,” Borah’s theatre department has put on is Zolidis’ new play, and the Theater 4 a series of plays from April to May. class had the opportunity to be one of The first of the plays, put on by the the first theatrical groups in the country beginning Theatre 3 sophomore class, to produce it. was two one-acts performed April 16“It was kind of cool that we got to per18. Senior Jake Hart directed “The Most form his new play for him,” said senior Unusual Pencil” about a boy named Haley Hazen, who played a sister in the Dax, played by sophomore Roland Wag- 1980’s. “He let us use it for free, without oner, who discovers a magical pencil having to pay for production rights or that can bring any of its drawings to life. anything.” “I had to really learn that people work The next weekend, April 28-29, the at different paces,” said Hart. “Not ev- Theater 3 class showcased a full-length eryone works on the same level, and I play called “The Seussophication of learned that it was super important to Romeo and Juliet,” written by Peter pay attention to the individual.” Bloedel. The play is a parody of the origThe second one-act performance, inal Shakespeare play, with sophomores “The Velocity of Sin,” was about six peo- Jake Mickel and Hailey McFarland playple with criminal pasts who, stuck in an ing the main characters. alternate dimension together, wonder The theatre department concluded how and why they got there. “It’s very with the Senior Showcases May 8-9. The much like ‘No Exit,’ by Jean-Paul Sar- senior showcases were a compilation of tre,” said theatre teacher Heather Pirus. scenes, monologues, and duets that paid The following weekend, April 23 - 25, homage to all the projects done by the the intermediate Theatre 4 junior class advanced Theatre 6 senior class since showcased “Mutually Assured Destruc- their sophomore year. The show feation,” written by Don Zolidis, the author tured snippets from past productions of the theatre department’s February such as “Promedy,” “Box Steps,” and play “The Matchmakers.” the “Two Dunnit?” series, as well as stu“Mutually Assured Destruction” tells dent-written scenes dealing with topics the evolution of sibling relationships such as school shootings.
By Harmony Soto
hsoto@borahsenator.com
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Learn simple strategies for keeping animals out By Kassie Gillespie
kgillespie@borahsenator.com Keeping your camp site safe from pesky animals is easier than you may think. It takes a little work, but you’ll be glad you put in the effort to keep the animals away. First things first, find an open area away from dense bushes or right underneath trees, and set up your kitchen and relaxation area away from your tent to make sure if animals do show up, you won’t be in danger. According to the Center for Wildlife, it’s safest if animals do show up that you make sure to give them sufficient space. A scared animal is an aggressive animal. Just back away and wait until they leave. Don’t try to scare them off. Next, never keep any food in your tent. Even though it’s out of sight, animals have a keen sense of smell and they can still find it. The smell of food attracts skunks, bears, raccoons, ants, and other critters that can make a mess. Hanging food doesn’t always mean that it’s out of reach. Your best bet is investing in a critter proof container because it will be well worth the investment. That way bears can’t crush them and chipmunks can’t chew
through them. CampingTips.com suggests putting fruit pits, crumbs, bones, and any other leftovers in a trash bag instead of discarding them onto the ground. That will help to avoid drawing in animals. Also remember to throw away trash bags at the end of the day so they aren’t left out over night. Make sure to clean up after eating by washing your dishes and camp stove and storing them in bins, which can be kept in your car over night. Wipe down tables with rags and make sure there is nothing left from your meal. Burning your food or trash may seem like a good idea if you are willing to watch and make sure it all gets burned. However, the smell draws in animals straight to you. Other smells that may attract unwanted guests can be scented deodorant, soap, and lotion. If you’re going to bring these along, make sure they are kept in ziplock or scent proof bags. Also, store them with your food so everything that animals could be attracted to are all together. Protecting your food, smellables, and trash (even micro-trash) will help keep all wildlife wild. It will also help avoid the development of food attraction in local wildlife, which prevents critter interaction in the future.
Check out these camp sites By Jake Fletcher
jfletcher@borahsenator.com Camping is an activity like no other. It’s natural, creates close friendships, and allows for people to unplug from life. If coming up with places to camp is difficult, here is a variety of places to camp.
Priest Lake: Biking, hiking, camping, and adventuring, Priest Lake will create memories. Its size accommodates many activities. According to Idaho Parks and Recreation, this spot is 517 miles from Boise, so it will be a road trip. Costs include $5 per vehicle, a fee of $12-$21 per night for a standard campground, $24-$30 per night for a serviced campground, or $50-$60 for a cabin. Boise National Forest: If you’re looking for an expansive location to hike and tour, this is the place. There are many campgrounds here with creeks and rivers. Boise National Forest spreads from
Mountain Home to Emmett, and has camp sites that range from free to around $15 a night.
Ponderosa State Park:
This park provides campers with close access to McCall for whatever one would needs from a local town atmosphere. Furthermore, people who register here can launch in Payette Lake at any time. This spot is 107 miles north of Boise, and costs $5 per vehicle, and anywhere from $12-$21 per night depending on the campsite.
Hell’s Gate State Park:
In North Idaho, this recreational area supplies an entrance to the Snake River and its survey of surrounding nature. Hell’s Gate also has grassy fields and bike paths for people to ride and play on. It costs $5 per vehicle, and camp fees of $12-$21 per night for a standard campground, or $24-$31 per night for a serviced campground.
“We were camping on the side of this mountain and my uncle ditched my brother and I in the middle of the woods.” Junior Reed Elsworth
“One time we were playing tag and my cousin didn’t see the clothesline and he got caught by the neck when he ran into it. It was pretty scary, but funny.” Senior Lisa Alcala “When I was really little, a whole bunch of my friends got really big sticks and were marching and screaming ‘We are the Champions’
“We were hunting and I got stocked by a cougar. Birds stop chirping, everything stops moving and you can
around the campsite.”
only hear footsteps.”
“I was running down a mountain, and you know that moment when you know that you can’t stop running? I just dove into a bush.”
Sophomore Abby Boesiger
Junior Tyler Goodsell
Sophomore Mia Dizdarevic
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How backpacking and hiking differ By Eddie Dunn
edunn@borahsenator.com From Geocaching to simply hiking, the possibilities are endless in the great outdoors. A couple of ways to experience nature in its most natural state is to either go backpacking or camping. Backpacking and camping both require the participant to stay in the wilderness one or several nights.
Backpackers hike through the wild and set up camp wherever they are at the end of their day, while campers find a spot to settle and stay. Backpackers are forced to bring whatever they can carry on their backs, forcing them to take only the essentials. Camping, on the other hand, allows people more space for supplies because they don’t have to worry about carrying anything with them.
Satire Creature goes on killing spree near Bear Lake By Madalyn Parrish
mparrish@borahsenator.com It was a night like any other night up in Bear Creek woods where my friend and his family were camping. There had been recent sightings in those woods of people turning up torn up in shreds. My friend’s family didn’t believe the hype, though. It had been their favorite camp site for years so they decided to go anyway. They were roasting marshmallows like any normal family would when camping when suddenly, they heard this blood curdling scream followed by what sounded like bones cracking. My friend’s father told them to go to their tents and turn off all the lights and he grabbed a hatchet and went off to see what happened. 30 minutes passed and there was no sign of their father. The mother decided to come out of her tent and
go looking as well and the same instance repeated. 30 minutes. No sign. My friend and her brother just thought they were simply lost, or so they hoped. They decided to go to sleep and maybe they would be back in the morning. The next day when they wake up, there was still no sign of their parents, so my friends older brother went looking. After about ten minutes, my friend hears a scream from her brother. She rushes toward the sound. When she gets to the source of the scream she finds her brother over her dead parents, torn to shreds. Immediately they run to the car they came in and drive to the nearest ranger station. On the way there, my friend sees a large figure covered in blood, carrying a human arm in its mouth. It looks her dead in the eye, causing her to pass out.
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Graphics by Madalyn Parrish, Joy Wilson |mparrish@borahsenator.com, jwilson@borahsenator.com
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Life
The Borah Senator
Senator seniors bid farewell to newspaper class part of a team.” - Wester “Newspaper has changed my life completely. It has improved my work ethic drastically, and I’m a much better person because of it.” - Parrish “The reason I joined journalism and newspaper is that I strive for truth, and I feel that being a journalist gives me the power to educate and speak truth to all who choose to read it.” - Fletcher Photo by Hana Krogness | hkrogness@borahsenator.com “This class has taught me how Pictured from left to right: Ashley Sagrero, important it is to manage your Kassie Gillespie, Carter Spjute, Monica Alder, time and get things done. LearnEdward Dunn, Ashlee Gillespie, Sage Rogers, ing teamwork has also been Amanda Wester, Wes Loertscher, Madalyn huge. I’m just really glad I had Parrish, Jake Fletcher, Joy Wilson, Harmony the opportunity to grow with Soto these people.” - K. Gillespie “Being a member of the News“Being on the Newspaper staff was paper staff comes with great honor incredible. It was incredibly difficult, and a feeling of entitlement. I’ll miss incredibly rewarding, incredibly edu- all of the fun times I had while being a cational, incredibly silly, and above all, member of the Borah Senator family.” incredibly fun.” - Wilson - Spjute “I never expected to get much out “I have been with Mrs. Harmon and of joining the journalism team. I only a lot of the newspaper staff since Jourjoined at the urging of a science teach- nalism class, sophomore year. I had no er, and even then, I never thought I’d idea what to expect out of Journalism make much of an impact. Flash forward and Newspaper, but it turned out to be to today, and I’m Editor in Chief of the one of the best adventures in my short paper, I met Gov. Andrus, and I won a life.” - Dunn state-wide Youth Activist Award for my “Not only have I grown as a writer, writing.” - Soto but I’ve learned to be a better team “I like how newspaper can show peo- player. I will always remember the exple a certain side of a situation which periences I have had in this class and I usually isn’t seen or might have been will always know what it truly means misinterpreted. My dream job is to be to be a journalist.” - Rogers a writer for the National Geographic or “I just joined newspaper this year something of that sort.” - Sagrero and it impresses me to see the hard “Being a part of The Borah Senator’s work and dedication put into every isnewspaper staff has been the most re- sue. Even though it is stressful, it’s still warding and amazing experience. I will just a bunch of guys being dudes.” miss this class more than anything next Loertscher year and will forever cherish the mem“I experienced things that I never ories I have made in Room 501.” - A. would’ve imagined here and it helped Gillespie me get out of my comfort zone. I’ll miss “As a writer you are an individual, as the fun conversations that surrounded a staff member in newspaper, you are a me while I was drawing.” - Alder
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Lucky Dog Assembly goes through changes, updates By Joy Wilson
jwilson@borahsenator.com Online voting for Lucky Dog brought students out of the stone age and into the modern era. Lucky Dog is a Borah tradition that recognizes outstanding seniors. Students are nominated for legendary titles by the senior class using paper ballots, and those nominations are tallied. In the past, paper ballots would also be distributed and students would vote on the nominees. However, this year, there were some changes to the process. Instead of paper ballots, student council used an online platform, Google Forms, to count votes. According to student council member Chloe Fender, the new system went off without a hitch. “The new way of counting was so much easier, more accurate, and more accessible to students,” she said. Junior Abbie Linford, student council’s special events
coordinator, is in charge of Lucky Dog, the Senior Slideshow, and a new event, the Senior Breakfast. “Last year, there was a really complicated process to get the results,” she said. “This year, we used Google Forms, and sent it out to the students’ school emails. We got a lot more responses.” Student council plans to continue using Google Forms for Lucky Dog in the future. Linford said student council changed a few of the categories, and even thought about scrapping Lucky Dog altogether. Linford said that there had been many complaints in previous years that Lucky Dog was simply a popularity contest, and that many of the categories were embarrassing or offensive. Student council removed any category that had to do with the shape or size of a person’s body, or their attractiveness level, with the exception of categories that recognized people’s faces.
Activities to spark up your summer By Ashlee Gillespie
agillespie@borahsenator.com Summer is the time to let loose, be free, and have fun. Make the most of your summer by knowing where to go and what to have. Take a trip downtown and head over to Goody’s Soda Fountain for an endless array of ice cream options. You can either sit at their ice cream bar, their outside tables while soaking up the sun, or take a short walk to Camel’s Back Park and feel the grass in between your toes and the sun on your face as you enjoy your ice cream. Another place to go to this summer is Lucky Peak. Create a summer playlist on the music app Spotify and take a road trip to the lake with your friends.
Pack sunscreen, snacks, and pool floaties and you’re sure to have some fun in the sun. The annual Boise Music Festival (BMF) is June 27. According to their website boisemusicfestival.com, this year’s lineup includes Nick Jonas, Plain White T’s, The Ting Ting’s and many more, including local artists. Rock out to your favorite artists all day long, but first get your perfect festival look together (see ideas on Fun & Games, Page 12). A fun accessory to sport at this year’s BMF is flash tattoos. They work the same as any regular temporary tattoo but are metallic and give a bright sheen when applied. They come in a variety of Aztec patterns, feathers, and many others.
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Sports
May 19, 2015
Senior awarded football honor for work ethic By Wes Loertscher
wloertscher@borahsenator.com Senior Colter Mann was awarded The Jason Mann Most Inspirational Athlete of the Year Award for his service and leadership in Borah football, despite a serious knee injury his junior year. Coach Darren Corpus said, “It’s impossible to understand just how big of an impact on the team Colter had before and after his knee problems. He was an exceptional athlete that had a sharp tenacity and attacked every day. There were days he would work out three times a day or more, just to prepare for his football season.” In a dramatic first play of the season his junior year, Mann tore his ACL as well as his meniscus in three places. Doctors predicted a seven to nine month recovery after the first surgery. That was an eternity for someone who lives and breathes football and determined to play senior year. Although he was optimistic after surgery, he woke up several days later with a “Ginormous!” knee and splitting stitches.
To drain excess fluid out of his knee, doctors stuck “a thick needle under my knee cap and fluid would drain out.” Mann returned weekly to the doctor, who eventually discovered multiple blood clots in his knee that would require another surgery to remove them. Days later on the operation table, with the blood clots removed, doctors discovered a bacterial staph infection in his knee. Perhaps more seriously, Mann did not wake up from his anesthetic until three hours after the second surgery. Sick, in pain, and in a haze from medications, he remained bed ridden for months, unable to move his knee, even unable to get up to use the rest room without assistance. Lack of activity and the two eggs he could keep down for breakfast resulted in his losing more than 40 pounds. In physical therapy, excessive scar tissue made it impossible for him to bend his knee. To rip through the scar tissue, Mann said, “Two huge dudes would try to bend my knee. One would hold my leg while the bigger one would push down with all his weight until it tore through the scar tissue.”
Noticing little progress and continual reoccurrence of scar tissue, therapists strapped Mann to a machine normally used to test leg strength. In another turn of bad luck, the machine unexpectedly jerked Mann’s leg from a straight extended position to a 90 degree angle. “It was about 100 times more painful than the actual injury in the game,” Mann said, recalling how he screamed and almost lost consciousness. “I didn’t even have the thought to cuss! All I could do was scream.” Mann was told that several patients in the clinic left because his screams were so frightening. A third surgery ensued, and Mann did not wake from it for five hours. Mann continued to fight the buildup of scar tissue between physical therapy appointments. Mann sat every half hour in his homemade “torture chair.” He tied a string around his ankle and pulled it behind him to bend his knee. In addition, Mann rode his bike five miles to school, worked out, went to classes, worked out in weight lifting class, and worked after school until 8 p.m. He pedaled home another five
miles. Mann’s doctor cleared him to play football at the beginning of the season, but opponents sometimes targeted his knee by diving directly at it as he played from his defensive end position. Doctors recently discovered a cyst on the bottom of Mann’s knee. For surgery without anesthesia, he was put on pain meds and had a nerve block. “I couldn’t feel pain, but I could feel them touching everything, as they removed the cyst and some scar tissue.” Because the infection had spread into the bone marrow of his leg, doctors pumped tons of medicine into his body with a “pick line,” which is similar to an I.V. only it goes through the main vein under the armpit. It’s so long it almost goes directly to the heart. So much medicine is needed to be put into Mann, that every day during lunch he has to go and gets the “pick line” stuck into him. He will have to do this every day for a couple of months. The award Mann received is named after Colter’s uncle, Jason, who was killed in an accident during his years at Borah many years ago.
Photo provided by Doug Loertscher
Photo provided by Doug Loertscher
Mann #45 plays wins with team against Centennial
Mann stands with his father, Vince Mann
Photo provided by Doug Loertscher
Mann defends himself against Nampa
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Lacrosse heads to state ranked third By Carter Spjute
cspjute@borahsenator.com The boys lacrosse team is 10-4 and in a solid position heading into the district tournament. Senior and first year goalie Ian Gagnon said, “We have played consistently well defensively, and our offense has gotten better and better as the season has progressed.” Gagnon added, “It’s been a blast playing with all of the other seniors in our last year playing together.” With it being Gagnon’s first year as the goalie, it has come with some challenges. “Replacing Josh Nett was definitely challenging,” said Gagnon. The team hopes for a district championship for the second year in a row. This year’s team has had a lot to overcome, however, after losing some leading seniors from last year’s squad. Junior defender Miguel Cervantes
said, “It’s gone pretty well for the most part; we struggled at first, but then we started winning and playing well.” Furthermore, Cervantes believes that teamwork has helped with the team’s success. “This year’s team uses each other, we play more together than we did last year,” said Cervantes. Junior attacker Owen Greeley said this year’s team has overcome a lot of early season struggles. “We had a rough start, but we’ve won 10 out of our last 12 games,” said Greeley. This year’s team is much younger than last year’s team. A lot of positions needed filled. “The differences between this year’s team and last year’s team are our ability to win a lot of games, and having younger players step up,” said Greeley. Senior defender Jake Selvage said this year’s team is almost as good as last year’s team. “It’s just about as strong as
last year’s team,” said Selvage. “We’ve pulled through some tough situations, but it’s very impressive.” Team goals for district tourna-
ment are in sight. Selvage said, “We should win our first game against Emmett, but our next game against Capital will be really tough.”
Photo from boys lacrosse Facebook page
Boys lacrosse played Mascow Apr. 4 with a 11-1 win
Coaches, players give advice to upcoming athletes By Amanda Wester
awester@borahsenator.com Trying out for a sport for the first time can be very scary for some people. Some worries that go through people’s heads are whether they are good enough, fit enough, and would bet along well with other members of the team. Junior Varsity Basketball coach Manny Varela said that the best thing to do when you’re considering trying out for a sport is to introduce yourself to the coach. “It’s good to introduce yourself because it gets you on the coaches radar,” said Varela. He also mentioned that it shows how dedicated you are for the sport and it’s good to show your interest even before the season starts. Varela also said that it is a good idea to go the open gyms. It shows your skills before the season starts and you can work on any problem areas before it really starts to matter. Jason Burton, defensive coordinator for football, said to have a positive attitude and to work hard every day. He said that a great athlete is someone that “works hard when no one is watching
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them.” A great athlete is “A student of the game, so they watch film on their opponent, themselves, or improvement videos. They watch where they can capitalize on a competitive edge. Last they are a leader on and off the field (classroom), do they set the example for all of their peers?” Burton wants his athletes to not only stand out when on the field, but also when they are practicing
on their own, and in other aspects of school. Senior Lacrosse player Dakota Duran said that you just have to be confident in yourself. “Know your abilities and don’t push yourself too far. Have fun with it, it’s just a bunch of guys being dudes so don’t worry too much,” said Duran. Duran said that the hardest part about first trying out for him was the
transition to a high school sport. “I was a freshman when I first started Lacrosse and it became less about having fun, and more about getting to a championship.” Duran also said that because the Lacrosse program doesn’t have a JV program anyone who tries out gets a spot on the varsity roster, but he said that anyone who doesn’t make a varsity team can still be stand out on a JV team. “If you don’t make varsity, you can still be a stud on JV and then transition to a stud on varsity.” Varela said that the hardest part about being a coach is having to tell them they didn’t make a team. He said, “Don’t measure who you are on whether you make the team or not. You can still do great things at Borah.” An athlete who doesn’t make the varsity team doesn’t mean they aren’t a great athlete. A great athlete is someone who is first a good student, coachable, and dedicated according to Varela. Duran also agreed that a good athlete is dedicated, but also practices more than anyone else and is willing to put in the time to improve his or her skills.
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Fun & Games
May 19, 2015
HIKING IN BOISE Aurora Wellington
awellington@borahsenator.com
Camel’s Back Park - A trail that’s around 2.5 miles long, it’s a fun hike
close to home.
Red Cliffs/ Nature Center Trail - A three-mile moderate hike near Boise
filled with wildlife.
River Pointe Park- In Garden City, this three-mile hike passes along the Boise River and is filled with intriguing scenery. Table Rock- A moderate three- to four-mile round-trip hike with a very
scenic route.
Shafer Butte Loop- A 12.5-mile moderate hike just north of Boise. Cottonwood Creek Trail- A 12.9-mile trail located on the Military Re-
Directions: Each row, column, and block must have numbers from 1 to 9 in them. No number can appear more than once in any row, column, or block. Difficulty: Easy
Floral, bohemian, crop tops are go-to looks this summer Ashlee Gillespie
agillespie@borahsenator.com As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, the summer style amps up. Florals, sheer white, and bohemian fashion are only a few of the trends you’ll want to be sporting this summer. What’s a summer outfit without some sort of incorporated floral pattern? It’s an annual occurrence that is sure to brighten up any look. A flowy floral dress, skirt or top will make your outfit pop in the midst of a sunny day. Pair any of these looks with a pair of sandals and shades and you’re ready to go. Another look that is perfect for
the summer months is a sheer white combination. Throw on a sheer top over an intricate lace bralette for a minimalistic and pretty look. White is an angelic color that will make any outfit seem effortless. Whether it be a simple white kimono, dress or top, it’s sure to shine in the summer sun. Bohemian looks are making a statement this summer and giving the perfect festival atmosphere to the season. To obtain this look, pair a simple white crop top with a soft floor-sweeping skirt and a bold statement necklace. To play up the look even more, add some heart-shaped sunglasses and a floppy hat and you’ll be the epitome of festival ready.
serve.
Warm Springs Trail- A 13-mile rugged hike near Idaho City, great for mountain biking as well. Greenbelt- A 25-mile trail in Boise that follows the river through the city; great for walking, hiking or biking. Central Ridge- A dirt trail on the Military Reserve that is surrounded by many other trails, such as Bucktail Trail and Three Bears. Veterans Memorial Park- A tree-filled hike near Boise that has a pond among many other bodies of water.
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