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With just under two years of experience in the stock market, senior Cole O’Brien navigates the successes and failures of his investments.

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stohlmann’s success freshman phenom it’s child’s play highs and Lows behind the mask the scoop on kc ice cream

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Top Left: POE teacher Karen Stohlmann spent her summer traveling to different universities to spread her knowledge of engineering to fellow teachers (Photo by Gavin Mullin).

Above: Various ice cream tubs from Sweet Caroline’s, a local ice cream shop (Photo by Kanishka Mehra).

Bottom Right: Junior Natalie Williams’ summers are spent nannying and taking the kids she nannies to activities like jumping at the trampoline park Urban Air (Photo by Madi Allen).

Bottom Left: A chocolate-dipped vanilla ice cream cone from Twisters Frozen Custard (Photo

by Kanishka Mehra).

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succes s BVNW teacher Karen Stohlmann spent her summer teaching future engineering teachers in an organization called Project Lead the Way.

By: Anna cowden & olivia dowell

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nstead of taking a break from teaching during her summer, math and Principles of Engineering teacher Karen Stohlmann educates future engineering teachers through Project Lead the Way, or PLTW. Stohlmann said PLTW is a non profit, educational organization which focuses on setting the curriculum for engineering classes.

Jennifer Erbacher, the senior director of media and public relations at PLTW, said the organization offers programs for kindergarteners to 12th grade students.

“We are one organization, but we offer five programs,” Erbacher said. “We offer an elementary school program, a middle school program and three high school programs.”

Erbacher said the programs provide in-depth training for its teachers.

“We also provide training so all of the teachers that teach PLTW are trained by PLTW to not only be able to teach the content but also lead a project-based and engaging project environment.”

Stohlmann started teaching future engineering teachers in 2010 and travels to two different locations every summer.

Stohlmann has worked at the University of Tennessee,

“Every time the students were on a new topic, we had a project that allows them to apply what they’ve learned. So that piece is exciting to get to see the math and science in action.”

- Karen Stohlmann

University of San Diego, University of South Carolina and Oklahoma State University for two week intervals during the summer.

At these universities, Stohlmann said she incorporates a buffet of different engineering types, including electricity, static, kinetic and manufacturing.

Sometimes spending 15 hours a day teaching and helping her students in the summer, Stohlmann said her time spent with adults helps her appreciate teaching high school students.

“We pretty much work 7:30 in the morning to 10:30 at night where we’re available for our students,” Stohlmann said. “But as a teacher, you have so rarely the opportunity to get preparation time for something new with people who can help you. It’s a pretty amazing experience.”

Stohlmann said she enjoys watching her adult students master certain areas of engineering and applying what they learn to new projects.

“The thing that made me really want to be more involved in PLTW is every time the students were on a new topic, we had a project that allows them to apply what they’ve learned,” Stohlmann said. “So that piece is exciting to get to see the math and science in action.”

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During the school year, Stohlmann also works with high school female engineering group, the Femineers.

While Erbacher said Femineers is not directly associated with PLTW, clubs similar to Femineers are inspired by PLTW’s programs.

Sophomore and Femineers member Lindsey Crowell said the club forced her to reach out of her comfort zone.

“I’ve really learned a lot from [Femineers],” Crowell said. “There [were] a lot of projects that I normally wouldn’t do.”

Along with being a helpful and impactful teacher, Crowell also said Stohlmann is a great mentor.

“She’s really supportive, she’s really open to new ideas and she’s just a great teacher,” Crowell said.

Stohlmann also helps create the national end-of-course exam for the Principles of Engineering class and is involved in curriculum revision.

Stohlmann said she plans to continue teaching during future summers.

“I grow and experience new things and meet new people, but it still allows me to do what I love the most which is teaching in a high school classroom,” Stohlmann said. “So that’s the thing I love about stretching my wings with PLTW in summer.”

Top: Stohlmann demonstrates the construction of a miniature solar powered car to a group of engineering teachers. (Photo by Gavin Mullin).

Below: Members of the Femineers program constructed a robot titled “Wall-E.” (Photo by Gavin Mullin).

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FRESHMAN phenom Freshman J. Michael Sturdivant was invited to a selective, national football camp that occurs once a year, where he competed against other elite players from across the country.

By: walker Johnson & Jaelen Matthews

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ootball runs in the family for freshman J. Michael Sturdivant.

Coming from a family of multiple former professional players, Sturdivant was encouraged to begin football at five years old. Sturdivant, who plays wide receiver, said he continues to be passionate about the sport because of his father and great uncle’s previous professional football experience.

“My dad played football and my uncle is a Hall of Famer so I’m trying to be like them,” Sturdivant said.

Sturdivant’s dad, Mike Sturdivant, said he tries to introduce multiple sports to all of his kids.

“He’s played basketball, he’s played football, he’s played soccer, he’s played baseball, he’s taken gymnastics,” Mike said. “He has continued to gravitate toward football.”

“I feel like over the course of his high school career he can be one of those types of players that helps turn a program around.”

- Clint rider Over the years, Sturdivant said he focused on football and now spends six to seven months of the year and up to 12 hours per week playing. In each of the last three years, Sturdivant has been invited to the Top Gun camp, an invite-only, position specific camp attended by the top student athletes

from sixth grade to 12th grade.

Sturdivant’s 7-on-7 football coach, Samie Parker, who also played professionally, said it is his work ethic that has allowed Sturdivant to improve.

“He’s a hard worker,” Parker said.

“He accepts criticism and feedback and he goes out there and tries to take that criticism that we give him and [tries] to propel his game to the next level.”

In order to be invited to the Top Gun camp, a player must be selected by the coaches of regional camps around the country. Sturdivant traveled to Rock Hill, S.C., for the national camp on July 12.

Parker, who was a coach at the regional camp in Kansas City, said the Top Gun camp is for some of the highest quality players in each position.

“If you’re one of the more elite guys in your group at the camp that day, you get invited to the Top Gun camp, and that is pretty much the best of the best,” Parker said.

At this year’s regional camp, Parker saw Sturdivant train with other student athletes from the Kansas City area.

“He was better than everyone else at the [regional] camp… I feel like he should dominate the sport in every single way,” Parker said.

Mike said that he wants his son to learn the principles and values from the sport as well as the technical aspects.

“The Top Gun camps increase skill,” Mike said. “[Sturdivant] also gets to play against some top kids around the country...he’s got the chance to see

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Sturdivant lines up at wide receiver in a game for his travel football team, the Outlaws (Photo courtesy of J. Michael Sturdivant).

some kids that will, no question, be… potential professional players, if they choose to continue the sport.”

Parker said the camps are attended by kids from all over the country, who are all competing against each other.

“You get a chance to see the group of guys you will be competing with for scholarships or just competing with in general in your class from all across the country,” Parker said. “It’s a great chance to see where you stack up against other competition.”

As a wide receiver, Sturdivant does multiple catching and footwork drills to improve his game.

“It’s really fun, very competitive, coaches are really into it and you get a lot of good reps,” Sturdivant said. “I think I got a lot better as a receiver and I can bring my talent back to my team and make them better.”

Due to his performance at the camp, Sturdivant was invited to the Football University All-American Bowl later this year.

BVNW head football coach Clint Rider said he also wants to help develop Sturdivant for college football. Rider added that Sturdivant may have the opportunity to play varsity his freshman year, but he does not want to put too much pressure on him.

“If he can contribute to us at the varsity level then that’s an opportunity he’ll have if we feel like he’s ready,” Rider said. “[The other coaches and I] want to make sure it’s a good situation for him. Playing varsity football with 17 and 18-year-olds is just a little bit of a different game; it’s very physical and

obviously he’s just going to be a ninthgrader so his body is a little different.”

Although he may not be a varsity starter for BVNW this year, Rider said he believes Sturdivant has the ability to become a Division 1 college football player and wants what is best for Sturdivant as well as the BVNW football program.

“[Sturdivant] also gets to play against some top kids around the country...He’s got the chance to see some kids that will, no question, be…potential professional players.”

- Mike Sturdivant “We just want him to continue to develop as a player and be a good leader for younger kids,” Rider said.

“I feel like over the course of his high school career he can be one of those types of players that helps turn a program around, we are just really excited that he’s going to be a Husky and be a part of our team.”

Playing in college has always been a goal for Sturdivant, but his father wants to take it a step at a time.

“At this point, I really want him to enjoy the sport, and learn all of the principles and values that you can from the sport,” Mike said. “[Such as] hard work, being a great teammate, learning how to set goals and work toward achieving those goals.”

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By Gia shipman & Dan Edmonds Mackenzie Clark

Pros of nannying

Senior MacKenzie Clark nannies for three kids ages seven, nine and 11. Clark generally nannies three days a week and this will be her second year nannying.

“It’s really fun because you get really close with the kids,” Clark said. “On multiple occasions they have told me they wished I was their older sister.”

Clark said she looks forward to nannying because they are always happy to see her. She said nannying is worth the time because she is really involved in the kids’ lives, helping them with homework, friends and boy troubles.

The children and Clark go outside to play, get ice cream or go to Deanna Rose to spend time together.

Clark said it’s nice to get outside right after a long school day.

“Nannying makes me feel like I’m making a difference in the kids’ lives,” Clark said. “I’m a person the kids can talk to that’s not a family member.”

Natalie Williams

Cons of nannying

Junior Natalie Williams is a nanny for two boys in fourth and seventh grade. This was her first year nannying. Williams said she is paid $10 an hour and only nannies during the summer right now.

Williams said she will have cheer practice at six in the morning and sometimes she is tired when she goes over to nanny them, when she wants to sleep instead.

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Nannying either during the school year or during the summer, three BVNW girls share their experiences and the pros and cons of nannying.

“It’s pretty easy because they’re older so I just have to keep an eye on them and keep them busy,” Williams said.

Williams and senior Dannah Fields share duties nannying the two boys, alternating every other week so they would each have breaks.

dannah Fields

technology

Nannying for four years now, senior Dannah Fields only watches children during the summer and nannied three boys for two consecutive years.

She said it is important to keep the kids busy during the day because it makes the time go by faster and it keeps the kids happy.

“My kids love to watch YouTube on the television so I have to make them get off and play outside a lot,” Fields said. “We usually try to do something that’s both fun and time consuming, like making homemade cookies or going to the pool.”

Fields said most kids love technology, trying to keep it in proportion is important. Fields said she does not limit the time her kids spend on YouTube or video games, but tries to make sure they do other activities throughout the day.

“I’ve taken the boys to Urban Air before,” Fields said. “I would recommend going there because it wore my kids out and you can spend a decent amount of time there, they obviously had so much fun too.”

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HIGHS And Senior Cole O’Brien began trading stock his sophomore year. Through success and failure in the market, his passion for stock investing prepares him for a future in business.

LOWS

By: Gabe Swartz & jack plank s his father rose from his office chair, senior Cole O’Brien approached the desk, sat down and stared at the screen. His father John, a financial adviser at Voya Financial, was having a good day on the market.

“I came home from school one day and [John’s] computer was sitting out on the kitchen table.

He was doing very well that day, which is why I’m guessing he had it out on the table for everyone to see,” O’Brien explained. “He was making a good amount, so I really got into it after that because I saw the amount of money he could make on it. Then the rest of the weekend I just researched stocks and everything about it.”

With his newfound interest in the stock market, along with the need to pay for his car, O’Brien began investing his own money into stocks.

After seeing the interest O’Brien had in the stock market, John opened a personal brokerage account for O’Brien which would allow him to use his own money to invest at his own expense.

O’Brien had reached the point where he would be in charge.

“I think it’s difficult to sit on the sidelines and talk about something or try to grasp a particular stock, but not have any money invested in it,” John said. “So as soon as you’re putting

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your own money on the table, and willing to lose it, that’s when you have more ownership of that decision.”

“There are three basic emotions that [volatility in the market] affects the most. That is fear, hope and greed. And most of the downside is related to fear, and it’s usually the fear of the unknown.”

- Rod Carson

Though John said he had to explain earning money through stocks was not as easy as it

appeared, it did not deter O’Brien from pursuing his passion for money. Now, John said O’Brien can be found watching CNBC to learn more about the intricacies of the stock market.

“He’s beginning to understand how something that happens overseas affects the United States, how things that happen with the federal reserve, how [those things] impact the stock market,” John said.

On some weekends, O’Brien can be found sitting in front of his computer for hours at a time.

“There would be a period where I would spend the whole weekend on the computer looking at various stocks,” O’Brien said.

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Top Right: Senior Cole O’Brien displays the 200-day moving average on his iPhone. O’Brien uses the 200-day moving average to determine what companies to invest in (Photo by T.J. Vore).

Bottom Left: O’Brien spends time watching CNBC to learn more about the market (Photo by T.J. Vore).

For O’Brien to determine whether or not he is interested in investing in a company, he looks toward the indicator of a 200-day moving average line. “[The 200-day moving average line is] an indicator, where if the stock is above it for a good majority of time and it goes to the 200-day moving average, there is a theory that it will bounce off the 200 day moving average and go back up,” O’Brien explains.

In the middle of June, O’Brien used this theory to help him decide to invest in the company Celgene, a biotech pharmaceutical company. As O’Brien began to move into the month of July he sought out a different company to invest in. After looking through stock margins and moving averages, he chose to invest in Disney, again influenced by the 200-day moving average theory.

Because of his reliance on the 200-day moving average, and his self-described confidence in his trading tactics, O’Brien’s success in the stock market comes with plenty of risks.

“My biggest gain is $1300,” O’Brien said. “My biggest loss was $999. I got cocky and went into a bidding stock. That was off a $1000 investment.”

Rod Carson, president of Spectrum Wealth Advisors, said many of the dangers or problems in stock market investing come

through emotional, rather than logic-based decisions.

“There is always going to be volatility,” Carson said. “Most of the short-term moves of the stock market are based upon emotion. There are three basic emotions that [volatility in the market] affects the most. That is fear, hope and greed. And most of the downside is related to fear, and it’s usually the fear of the unknown.”

O’Brien’s investments began with money originally earned

from refereeing soccer. While John said O’Brien’s willingness to invest large amounts of his own money in risky techniques is not something he would recommend to others in the financial trading market, he allows O’Brien to do what he chooses with his money.

“Cole really makes his own decisions regarding where he wants his money invested,” John said. “He spends a lot of time investigating it before he does it...

Cole is a very big risk taker, in the way that he invests money, maybe I don’t agree with it, because he does take a lot of risks, but it is his own money, so if he gains money or if he loses money he still endures the pain or the winnings of that decision.”

Whether or not O’Brien ends up making a profit at this stage of his life, does not matter to John.

But, learning about the market, preparing himself for a future in it, and experiencing success and failure does.

“I don’t really care that much as far as what he’s gaining or losing,” John said. “I’m more interested in him gaining experience.”

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behind the

MASK

This summer, the BVNW mascot program underwent changes involving rehearsals and choreography. Mascot coach Jeanna Repass hopes to continue these changes in order to bring about more school spirit.

By: Lauren Fischer & Ethan knauth

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hree Husky mascots walk out onto the gym floor and begin performing their hard-practiced dance routine. Immediately, students’ faces light up with smiles and laughter. They feel a sense of school spirit and joy from the mascots. This is mascot coach Jeanna Repass’s vision for the mascot program at BVNW this year.

“If you were to come to one of our practices, you’d probably hear me say ‘spirit’ a hundred times...that’s my number one goal is that people feel that sense of pride about being a Husky, they feel happy when we’re out there and they’re excited to cheer on our team,” Repass said.

This is Repass’s first year as the BVNW mascot coach, and said she has brought new changes to the mascot program, some of which are more strength and conditioning at practices and sign-flipping.

“We’re having a lot of fun, [the mascots] are going to be much more exciting and engaging with the crowd, and I think it’s going to make people not only laugh but feel really happy,” Repass said. “We hope we make people smile a lot.”

Freshmen Christian Chamberlain will be one of the mascots this year.

Chamberlain said he decided to try out because he thought it would be a fun activity.

“[Tryouts weren’t] painstakingly hard, but it was a little challenging considering that it was a new thing that I’d never done before,” Chamberlain said.

Try-outs consisted of a choreographed dance, sign flipping, a pantomime, a dance interpretation of a song, a question and answer session and a spirited entrance. Repass said she added several elements to try-outs.

“We have three of the best people to be mascots, people are going to be really excited when they get to meet our mascots, they’re pretty amazing,” Repass said.

Chamberlain has participated in theater in previous years, and said the skills he learned from being on stage translated over to skills he would need to be one of the mascots.

Repass said Chamberlain’s acting experience and creativity will benefit him as a mascot. “[Christian] has a really strong ability to interpret a character, and the mascot itself is a character, you are the spirit of the Huskies, and Christian has a great ability to do that,” Repass said. “He’s also extremely charismatic, and that will come through.”

Repass said all three students, despite never being a mascot before, adapted quickly to their new role as leaders of school spirit.

Kendra Christman, a 2016 BVNW

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graduate and former mascot, said the mascot program saw many changes during her years at BVNW. “There [used to be] only one mascot, she did everything on her own,” Christman said. “We had four [new mascots] come in the next year...we all put our own ideas into choreography, it wasn’t just one person doing it, we all had a part in that, it made it more unique, a little more diverse.”

Christman and Chamberlain said mascot rehearsals are used to prepare for later events in the school year, such as football games and the pep assemblies. Being a mascot not only gave Christman a chance to perform for others, she said it also helped her to express herself.

“I use the mascot as a way to increase my confidence, sometimes it’s just easier to start something behind the mask,” Christman said. “I was fairly confident to begin with, but I didn't

let my crazier side show really in high school, but when I was the mascot I could be as fun and crazy as I wanted.”

Not only is the crowd benefited from the mascots, Repass said being a mascot helps students come out of their shell.

“It gives you the freedom to be as energetic, goofy, funny as you want to be without judgement,” Repass said. “It’s like putting on a Halloween costume and getting to become anyone you want to be, but this is something that’s going to make people smile and bring them joy.”

Chamberlain said mascoting gives him an opportunity to showcase his true personality, which is very outgoing.

“I’m mostly looking forward to just being able to be myself, and sure it’s in a big suit, but it still is just something fun to do.”

Balancing mascoting with transitioning to BVNW may pose a

challenge, but Chamberlain said he is confident that he can be successful in both aspects, despite this being his first year at BVNW. “It’s some pressure, I have to keep up the spirit even though I don't know anything about high school,” Chamberlain said. “It’s going to be a little hard, but I’m ready.”

Freshmen Christian Chamberlain poses in a mascot outfit and stands on the DAC track, where he practiced every Wednesday morning (Photo by Ellen Bruce).

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The scoop on KC ice cream By: Ellie druten & Anna Levine

twisters

8675 W 135th St.

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Single scoop cookie monster ice cream from Sylas and Maddy’s in a cookies’n’cream waffle cone.

(Photo by Kanishka Mehra).

wisters Frozen Custard is a classic, go-to ice cream place in the southern Johnson County area.

They have a large menu with a variety of options offering the customer to make their own custard creation.

Twisters also offers a monthly special where they create new flavors and combinations of toppings.

The custard is very smooth and offers a lot of flavor. My personal favorite ice cream flavors from Twisters are the Java Lava and a classic Dough Boy. The Java Lava has a sweet but coffee-like taste to it with some caramel, so I would highly recommend it if you are a coffee lover. I have not seen a flavor like this at many other ice cream places.

The Dough Boy is a chocolatey masterpiece and has chunks of cookie dough in it, making it tasty. If I am ever questioning what I want to get, this is what I always fall back on.

By: Ellie Druten

Twisters is perfect for a late night sweet-tooth craving.

There is a drive-through and outside seating, making Twisters the perfect spot to enjoy the custard.

Overall Twisters is always my top pick for ice cream.

5 out of 5 ice creams

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Sweet Caroline’s 7723 W 151st St

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weet Caroline’s is a candy and ice cream store that has been around since 2005. They offer 28 flavors of ice cream.

My Kansan roots ultimately led me to settle on tasting ‘Rock Chalk Jayhawk.’ This flavor has bits of chocolate fudge with brownie pieces mixed in and a fudge swirl.

The ice cream was incredibly dense, which is perfect for those who do not want the ice cream to melt all over the floor within a few minutes. When I got the pieces of chocolate, they provided a great crunch and burst of cocoa that helped give the ice cream some flavor.

Apart from the chocolate

By: Anna Levine

pieces, the ice cream was flat in flavor and was not very exciting. I was disappointed in the taste because it was bland and the overall flavor was that of just milk.

The service from the staff was helpful and it seemed as though I was treated like family. I would recommend Sweet Caroline’s for its fudge and candies, but suggest a different store for ice cream.

3 out of 5 ice creams

sylas and maddy’s

By: Ellie Druten

11925 Strang Line Rd.

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ylas and Maddy’s originally opened in Lawrence, Kan. in 1997, then two years later they opened in Olathe, Kan. They are a family owned and operated business and offer over 70 different flavors of ice cream.

Sylas and Maddy’s is approximately a 15 minute drive from BVNW. Going there for the first time I had high hopes and right as I pulled into the parking lot, the place was packed.

At first I was very overwhelmed with all of the different options. They have everything from ‘Gold Dust’ to ‘Green Apple Sherbet’.

I felt very rushed by the workers and the line was very unorganized. The ice cream

came in very large portions and was sweet, but the workers came off salty. They didn’t seem to be very patient even though it was my first time there, but the ice cream was amazing.

In a rush I decided to try the cookie dough flavor. It was a heap of vanilla ice cream with cookie dough chunks scattered throughout the ice cream. I got a single scoop but it was way too much ice cream for me to finish.

The atmosphere of Sylas and Maddy’s feels like a stereotypical ice cream shop.

I would recommend this place more as an adventure when looking for something different to try, not as a place to frequently visit.

Single scoops of cotton candy (left) and Rock Chalk Jayhawk (right) in front of the Sweet Caroline’s shop.

(Photo by Kanishka Mehra).

2 out of 5 Ice creams

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