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IS IT CONNECTING? Students and counselors evaluate after the first semester of Connections Hannah Fingel, News Editor Amanda Wikoff, Editor-in-Cheif
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s students look back on a semester of the new Connections program reviews on its effectiveness vary. The intention of Connections, as the name suggests, is to connect students to each other to draw strength from in tough times and to celebrate with in good times, however its implementation following four student suicides over two years cannot be denied. “The main focus of [Sources of Strength] is suicide prevention, however it also addresses strengths and other things just to help strengthen you as a person, so it’s not all just focusing on suicide,” guidance counselor Cindy Albertson said. Although Albertson cites suicide prevention as the main focus of Connections, many students feel that the topic of suicide has not been addressed by the program. “It seems like they’re just trying to play catch up,” senior Nathan Roe said. “There was no discussion of suicide or suicide prevention in my first two years of high
CONNECTIONS: A 30 minute class period once a month during which student mentors lead their peers in activities centered around the Sources of Strength wheel. Activities have included writing the name of a trusted adult on a cut-out handprint, brainstorming qualities of healthy and unhealthy relationships, and playing ice-breaker games. school, and then as soon as the first suicide happened they just sort of opened the floodgates.” As for the tangible effectiveness of the Connections program, students remain skeptical. “I don’t feel like Connections is actually going to be a very long-term beneficial thing,” sophomore Katya Keseloff said. “I feel like there’s a better solution, which is overall everyone working on positivity as a constant thing instead of just an every once in a while or once a month kind of a thing.” Albertson, on the other hand, said that the counseling department has already begun to see payoffs from the program. “The payoff that we can see right away is that kids are referring,” Albertson said.
“They’re breaking the code of silence and they’re referring their friends. They’re reporting more to counselors or to their mentors who then report to us.” Apart from uncertainty that Connections will have the impact desired by the administration and counseling department, students are hopeful that with some changes Connections could be what the school is looking for. “[Connections] absolutely could be a beneficial thing,” Roe said. “I think that people from different classes and experiences and backgrounds being able to come together and share ideas has potential to be really good, but I think that there needs to be some serious remastering of the way that it’s operated.”
Although upperclassmen are skeptical, many underclassmen are not as quick to criticize Connections. “I don’t really hate connections,” freshman Ethan Darling said. “It’s good to kind of get around and meet with people.” Still, the greatest benefit of Connections cited by all students was a break in the middle of the day to “unwind” and “not really have to think” in the words of Keseloff and Roe respectively. “Most of the time all we’re doing are generic icebreaker activities,” Roe said. While the future of Connections and the changes that will be made are uncertain, Albertson said she welcomes feedback and ideas for improvement from the student body. “Ideally, I would like [Connections classes] to meet more often so that [...] they would really know each other, and I think that’s kind of one of the downfalls this year,” Albertson said. “If you start as a freshman you’re going to stay in that same group for four years, so that’s going to add up to some pretty quality connections. If we wait [...] those connections can get stronger.”
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“Connections can be improved by more team exercises that have people communicate.”
“I think mentors should come in knowing what they’re going to be talking about more.”
“Mentors could get more involved with their mentees outside of class.”
Compiled by Amanda Wikoff, Editor-in-Chief and Mackenzie Packer, Asst. Photo Editor
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Senior Alicia Stiefel works on designing the 2017 class mural. | Photo by Mackenzie Packer, Asst. Photo Editor
MURALISTS MAKE PROGRESS The class of 2017’s senior mural is in the planning stages Chloe Edwards Multimedia Staff
“I would like the mural completed by spring break so that students can view the mural before they graduate”
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very class leaves a mark after they leave high school, tangible or intangible. Whether it is the memories they’ve shared with underclassmen or the trophies that are placed around school. Here, the senior class has the opportunity to create a mural that symbolizes them as a whole. This tradition that has been carried on from years past is no easy feat. Creating an art piece that large is a process on its own, not to mention planning and developing something that should be relevant to an entire class. To choose the artists students start the process with an application that is scored
HEATHER GUTHRIE, MURAL ADVISOR with a rubric and discussed with the administration. When that is finished, in order to begin creating the mural, artists must consider the proportions and elements they want included. Although when it comes to making a public mural, other parties are involved. Before the actual construction of the mural can begin, the administration must approve the design. This year, due to the lack of applicants, the mural is already a month behind schedule, yet advisor Heather Guthrie
hopes to have the piece completed by spring break. Guthrie has supervised the senior mural for the past four years and it has been a recurring theme for the artwork to be done a few days before graduation. “I would like the mural completed by spring break so that students can view the mural before they graduate,” Guthrie said. Although this may be difficult, the task has been placed on young artists Ashley O’Connell, Sam Tylor, Megan Foley, and Alicia Stiefel.
Although the senior mural had a lack of artist applicants for the job, over time the students rose to the occasion to help leave their legacy. Besides contributing their time and effort for this piece, it is also beneficial to the students hoping to go into an art major in college. “This will help with my experience with working with other artists on a huge project. I will be going straight into NIC after high school... majoring in Fine Arts and minor in History,” Megan Foley said. Currently, the group of students creating the mural is still in the developing stages of creating an idea. The inspiration sought out typically generates from milestones the class has accomplished over the year, significant events worldwide, or the overall culture of the graduating class.
CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTION What you need to know about the upcoming levy The Lake Pend Oreille School District supplemental levy will be voted on in mid-March, but many may be unclear on what they are voting for or against. Educate yourself on how the levy could affect your education.
What does the Levy pay for?
Interact c;ub member Aaron Cole shares a picture from Germany. | Courtesy photo
1/3 OF ALL DISTRICT STAFF
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The levy will also cover all professional training and curricular materials.
How does the new levy look in light of previous levy votes? 2015 SUPPLEMENTAL LEVY VOTE
2016 FACILITIES LEVY VOTE
70 percent voted for
35 percent voted for
30 percent against
65 percent against
District Superintendent Shawn Woodward predicted in Sept. that the failure of the facilities levy would have no impact on the upcoming supplemental levy.
How is it different?
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The facilities levy would have paid for an upgrade to LPOSD properties while the supplemental levy will pay to maintain the district’s necessary spending. Amanda Wikoff, Editor in Chief
GOING CLUBBING Interact club works to expand cultural horizons Sam Aguirre Sports Editor Sandpoint High School is very involved in foreign exchange and boasts a cultured learning environment, and a leading reason for this is the Interact Club. Interact Club works to bring cultural experiences to students by sending Sandpoint High School students to other countries, making Foreign Exchange Students more welcome in our school environment, and helping communities all around the world by fundraising. Logan Buckhout (student) is a member of Interact Club seeking cultural experiences through studying abroad in Europe next year. “(We want) to expand our cultural views of the world as well as bettering our community globally and locally,” Buckhout said. Every year Interact club takes on a new project, such as paying to create wells in Ecuador, raising money for cataract surgery in Ethiopia, and this year Interact took on the challenge of raising the literacy rate in Bonner County
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“[We want] to expand our cultural views of the world...”
LOGAN BUCKHOUT SOPHOMORE Interact club’s exchange officer Pierce Smith helps students such as Logan with their future or present exchanges and is at every meeting to talk to students interested in experiencing other cultures. The president of the club is Gabriel Burns, and the advisor is Erica Haynes. Both also are always happy to help students interested in joining Interact or in cultural exchanges. Those interested in joining can meet in Mrs. Haynes’s room Tuesdays after school.
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LEARNING LESSONS Millennials aren’t as bad as you think
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espite receiving criticism for being entitled, lazy and way too addicted to their phones, society has the opportunity to learn a lot of things from millennials about learning, changing and advancing. Although there are no set birth years for specific generations, millennials (or Generation Y) are born somewhere between the late 1980s and the early 2000s based on most definitions. Baby Boomers and Generation X, for the most part, are frustrated by millennials’ strong connection and maybe even addiction to phones and technology in general. Millennials’ strong draw to technology has influenced society greatly and helped more millennials become entrepreneurs at a younger age. Fifty-four percent of Generation Y either want to start a business or have already started one and approximately 27 percent are self-employed, according to the Kauffman Foundation and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce respectively. Millennials are often criticized for rejecting traditional values, but research by Bentley University’s Center For Women and Business shows that over 75 percent claim morality and unwillingness to compromise
family and personal values. Millennials tend to be much more tolerant of races and groups than older generations. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 47 percent of Generation Y are extremely tolerant of minority groups, as opposed to 19 percent of other generations.
“Despite all their flaws, millennials’ ability to adapt and persevere despite major doubts is something to learn from.” According to Millennial Branding, a site dedicated to conducting polling and studies about Generation Y, over 63 percent of Gen Y workers have a Bachelor’s degree. This means that millennials are on track to become the most educated generation in American history. This strongly suggests that millennials aren’t all as lazy as some in older generations stereotype them to be. Millennials can be very ambitious, determined to reach their goals and live the lifestyle that they want. Millennials
aren’t afraid of the status quo so they are more apt to choosing the careers and lives that they want. According to a INC. com poll, 64 percent of millennials would rather make $40,000 a year at a job they love than $100,000 a year at a job they think is boring. Almost all young people struggle and millennials are no exception. Despite all their flaws, millennials’ ability to change, adapt and persevere despite major doubts is something to learn from. Millennials are living in a constantly changing world for which they must be prepared to fight for themselves, for their futures and to hopefully unify an increasingly divided society. Millennials are likely to struggle through many crises like their combined one trillion dollars in debt and their doubt that Social Security will still exist by the time they are eligible. So next time your grandfather says that millennials have nothing to offer remind him that even though millennials aren’t perfect, everyone still has a lot to learn. Or next time you look down on someone younger, remember that once you were learning, growing and changing just like them.
Tackling Tampon Tax Teacher Did you know that you are taxed for your period?
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“Not only is the injustice Should students’ of the tax staggering, feedback be taken but its implications are more seriously? as well.” McCalee Cain Lifestyles Editor As a woman, I can say with utter conviction that menstruation is anything but a privilege. In fact, I have never known one woman in my lifetime who considers her period a “luxury”. Legislators (who, it should be noted, are comprised of approximately 75% men, according to a 2016 data consensus) across America apparently disagree. In 37 states including Idaho, tampons are taxed as luxury items, while other items, generally such as groceries, medical supplies, and even condoms, are taxed as necessities, meaning that they are exempt from taxation. While there is no specific law in these states mandating the taxation of feminine products (i.e. tampons, pads, and other products), these products are not classified as necessities, subjecting them to the state’s standard tax codes with no reduction or exemption. This taxation, coined the Tampon Tax, has garnered some national attention as state legislatures nationwide begin making steps towards abolishing it. Feminine hygiene products are already exempt from sales taxes in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Five other states have no sales taxes. And the U.S. isn’t the only country standing up to this gender-
prejudiced tax: worldwide, campaigns to eliminate it are being launched, and in 2015, Canada successfully scrapped the tampon tax. However, in the state of Idaho, no legislative action to abolish it has been brought up in the state government. Inarguably, women should not be penalized for their anatomy. Not only is the injustice of the tax staggering, but it’s implications are as well. Women pay, on average, seven dollars a month for feminine products, which makes a significant difference in the budgets of impoverished women. According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, tampons are not one of the provisions of food stamps either, making them even more difficult to get for Idaho women living in poverty. Being high school students, most young women of SHS probably do not pay for their own feminine products yet, and thus, do not feel the effects of the tax. However, within a few years, we will be away from home and these necessities will be ours to pay for. Personally, the idea of paying a tax on the bodily functions I cannot stop feels incredibly unfair and unjust. If you want to help bring awareness to this issue, the GEM Club (previously known as Fifty Point Eight Club) has been discussing the issue and planning a tampon drive to benefit women of Sandpoint in need of feminine products.
Women across the country are fed up with unfair tax placed on tampons. | Graphic by Mackenzie Packer, Asst. Photo Editor
LIFESTYLES EDITORS McCalee Cain Lydia Welp SPORTS EDITORS Sam Aguirre Sam Diercks DESIGN EDITOR Cienna Roget COPY EDITOR Erin Meek PHOTO EDITOR Lauren Sfeir ASST. PHOTO EDITOR Mackenzie Packer SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Liz Parsley BUSINESS MANAGER Jacob Aanes MULTIMEDIA EDITORS Patrick Rockwell Taran McLaughlin MULTIMEDIA STAFF Aubrey Stevens Chloe Edwards Preston Bunty WEB DIRECTOR Kelly Curtis ASST. WEB DIRECTOR Sarah Donnelly WEB STAFF Max Edmundson Sam Hendricks Brooke Holten Emerson Kanning Claire Keener Jade Neitzke Finnegan Treadaway Jacqueline Owens
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Mackenzie Packer Asst. Photo Editor At the end of each semester, teachers are required to turn in student feedback forms to the SHS administration. This is essential to teacher learning and accountability. However, teachers can choose which classes to give forms to and turn into the administration. This prevents teachers from receiving an accurate critique of their teaching skills and also prevents students from giving important, somewhat personal feedback to their teachers. Student evaluations need to be taken more seriously by not only teachers and staff but by students as well. It needs to be better emphasized by teachers and the administration that feedback is very important.
“Student evaluations need to be taken more seriously by not only teachers and staff but by students as well.” In order to motivate students to provide better feedback for their teachers, students need to be assured that teachers are actually reading their feedback. If a teacher is giving evaluation sheets to their students but don’t take the time to look at them, the feedback forms are really just a waste of time and don’t benefit anyone. Student feedback is essential to the improvement of teachers’ skills and courses in general. Feedback forms allow teachers to both reevaluate their lesson plan. High school students don’t have many chances to make a change in the classroom, but they may be able to have an impact. Something so simple as a feedback form would help make students feel as if their voices are heard.
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YO U H AT E VALENTINE’S DAY Compiled by Lydia Welp, Lifestyles Editor
The top ten list will be a recurring element cataloguing the Cedar Post’s favorite things in pop culture. 1. Wear glasses so nobody will see you cry
2. Go to Joel’s Anna Mitton and her boyfriend Cole Hooper went on a date at Starbucks. | Photo by Lauren Sfeir, Photo Editor
THE DATING SCENE
What’s the difference between a date and hanging out? 3. Hike with a dog
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emember back in middle school when you looked forward to going on an actual date with your crush? You would imagine yourself sitting next to them, stiff from the uncomfortable movie theater seats, asking yourself, “Is this a date?” Your clammy hands and racing heartbeat suggest so, but how can you be sure? A quick google search will define a date as a social or romantic appointment or engagement. Thus comes the confusion: how does one identify the difference between social and romantic? The lines between dates and simple hang-outs are blurred. In society today, few couples go on dates. Many people say they are simply “talking” or just “hanging out” instead of labeling themselves as boyfriend and girlfriend.
“It needs to be alone; going to dinner, going to the movies...” JASMINE MEARNS SOPHOMORE However, for years, the only way a teenage boy could spend time with a girl he liked was to take her out on a real date: look nice, pick her up, take her somewhere, pay, and drop her off. What happened to this custom? Going on dates has evolved from that tradition to what it is today: both men and women initiate dates. They often share the cost, and it is no longer the guy’s responsibility to pay.
Nowadays for high schoolers, it is hard to know what makes a date a date rather than “hanging out.” Yet the purpose of a date still stands. “It needs to be alone; going to dinner, going to the movies...but hanging out at home isn’t a date, it’s just like a hangout,” sophomore Jasmine Mearns said. No matter how long a couple has been together, they will always benefit from time alone together. “It gives them time just to be together without other distractions, have good conversation, and get to know each other better,” counseling office coordinator Amanda Skinner said. When asked if dates are important, students agreed that they are necessary to keep a relationship strong. “You can’t really just think ‘oh yeah a relationship is gonna work just by hanging out’, you need to make time for special occasions,” senior Tyler Connolly said.
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VALENTINE’S DAY BARK Spread love this valentine’s day with a handmade treat 7. Go tanning
With Valentine’s Day coming up, the pressure to make the best Valentine’s sets in. Between the traditional standard box of chocolates to the extravagant edible bouquets, there’s an unlimited amount of treats to choose from. Of course, buying store gifts are a great way to show love. However, making something homemade is a special and unique way to spread love this holiday. In this edition of Meek’s Eats, learn how to make Valentine’s Day chocolate bark that will be the perfect way to show your love. Step 1: Microwave or double boil semi-sweet chocolate until smooth.
Step 2: Line a pyrex dish with wax paper, then place melted chocolate in dish, spread evenly. Place in refrigerator to chill for 5-10 minutes.
Step 4: Place white chocolate over the chilled semi-sweet chocolate, then dust sprinkles and M&M’s over the top.
Step 5: Chill for 5-10 minutes, then break into pieces. You’re done, enjoy!
INGREDIENTS: 8. Redecorate your room
• 2 packages of semisweet baking chocolate (bar) • 2 packages of white baking chocolate (bar) • Valentine’s themed M&M’s • Valentine themed sprinkles (optional) • Red food coloring
9. Go bowling
Step 3: Microwave or double boil the white chocolate until smooth. Then, add 1-3 drops of red food coloring, stir until a pinkish hue.
10. Host an I Hate Valentines party
STUDENT LIFE
EARLY AMBITIONS Seniors share their plans for early graduation
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Trash Accounts Trending A look into one of today’s biggest social media trends of SHS
Emily Navarra, Logan Temple, and Madeleine Albertson are a few seniors graduating at semester. | Photos by Mackenzie Packer, Asst. Photo Editor
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does not always fit a student’s commitment level and can create added stress, an F on the final transcript, the need to retake the class, and feelings of inadequacy,” Albertson said. For Navarra, the decision to graduate early came easily after her return from a semester as an exchange student. “I chose to graduate early because after I returned from Colombia, I just really felt done with high school and wanted some extra time to enjoy life before going off to college,” Navarra said.
take a break and work, and an opportunity to save money before starting college in the fall. eet Emily Navarra (12), one of a Albertson plans to travel to Cabo San Lunumber of seniors graduating a secas, Todos Santos Mexico, and Cape Town mester early. While most students South Africa during the spring and sumgraduate within four years, there are other mer before she starts college at Vancouver routes, and graduating early has become an Island University studying Interior Design. option that many students now consider. “I would recommend it due to in some The process is relatively easy but requires ways you can get started on college courses self motivation, shared Cindy Albertson, that are paid for within that second semeswho deals with students who are graduatter,” Madeleine Albertson said. ing early. Temple plans to work and take some on“Students must meet with line classes after he graduates, their counselor first and go over and later attend the University all credit requirements to see if of Denver. “I felt done with high school, and it is feasible. They develop a “The advantages of graduatwanted some extra time to enjoy plan with their counselor which ing early would be to give kids life before going off to college,” includes online classes they will an opportunity to take a break, need to take,” Navarra said. and actually be out of school EMILY NAVARRA Albertson works with stufor a little bit before they go on dents to create strong plans so and start the grind of college,” SENIOR they can have a feasible idea of Temple said. what they’d like to do during Albertson and Navarra both their semester before starting college. Navarra, who wants to study viticulture decided to graduate early as sophomores, However, she shared that graduating and is undecided regarding college, felt but Temple made the decision the summer early can create added stress on the student that the process was easy enough and rec- before his junior year. if they don’t have a strong idea of what they ommends early graduation to anyone who Thinking about graduating early earlierwould like to do. wants to work, travel, or take time off be- in a student’s career gives them some time “Online classes, though they sound ap- fore starting college. to make a final decision, which is good for pealing, require total self-motivation to For Madeleine Albertson (12) and Logan those who are undecided on whether or not complete within the given timeframe; this Temple (12), early graduation offers time to they really want to graduate early.
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WHAT’S UP WITH THE WINTER BLUES? Many suffer a decrease in mood during the winter but don’t realize it is an actual condition
Photo illustration by Lauren Sfeir, Photo Editor
McCalee Cain Lifestlyes Editor For many, the months of wintertime bring a gloomy funk. The winter blues are not uncommon, but unbeknownst to many, they are an actual condition. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a depression correlated with the changes in
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seasons. People afflicted with SAD become depressed during varying specific times of the year. Symptoms include decrease in mood, lethargy, and limited willpower. Most people with SAD experience symptoms in the fall and winter months, and studies have indicated that most people with SAD are teens and young adults. “I definitely go from being super happy like I am in the warmer times of the year to really down all the time in the winter,” sophomore Emma Dreier said. “The weather and the shorter days just really kill my mood.” “Happy is associated with summer, I feel like, and gloomy is associated with winter. I feel so lazy in the wintertime,” junior Shelby Reif said. Determining the difference between the winter blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder can be very difficult, and is disputed in the medical field. The most reliable way to
know if it’s SAD is with a diagnosis from a therapist. While many really feel down in the dark months of winter, some also experience just the opposite effect on their moods. “I think my mood does change in the winter, but...it changes for the better,” junior Finan Lund-Andersen said. “In the wintertime, I get a lot happier because I have a lot more things to do, and I just get to ski all the time.” Biologically, our bodies and minds cannot help but be changed, even slightly, by the shifts in seasons. While the lack of sunlight can put you into a funk, there are still steps that can be taken to boost mood. “I try not to let [the winter blues] affect me,” senior Desirae Samph said. “I don’t think something like the weather should affect how someone views life.” *No subjects interviewed in this article have been diagnosed with SAD
Photo illustration by Lauren Sfier, Photo Editor
McCalee Cain, Lifestlyes Editor
Trends widely popularized by teens are typically foreign to other age groups, but not often are they actually risky. Such is the case for the most burgeoning social media fad of SHS today: trash accounts. Trash accounts, or finstas (fake instagrams), are secondary social media accounts created by people for posting material not suitable for their primary account. Many use them to post partying with alcohol and other drugs. “My trash account is basically just me being confident about my body and me partying,” junior Scarlett Harper said. “I just like expressing what I’m up to, and the people that I’m comfortable with that view [my trash account] are pretty cool with it.” While some teenagers are into socializing with trash accounts, others could care less about the fad. “I’ve seen some that I think, ‘you should probably not do that’, but I don’t really care about them. People can do what they want,” junior Jennie Maddux said. Teens documenting parties is no groundbreaking phenomena, and the trash account trend shows the movement of this activity to the internet. “The misnomer is that...taking photos at parties and stuff like that is a new thing. It’s not …we just had to develop the film,” journalism teacher William Love said. “Based on that, if I was younger today I might have had [a trash account].” Trash accounts featuring drugs or drinking can be risky for their owners, as their illegal content solicits them to legal and other consequences if found by adults. Recently at the school, a few soccer players’ trash accounts were brought to the attention of coach Connor Baranski. Because these athletes were technically not in season, no official consequential actions were taken. “In this case, it didn’t result in any quick, specific punishments, there are some natural punishments that could happen,” Baranski said. “It is a stupid idea to use a trash account to have this alter-ego because...a simple, five second search allowed me to see all the people involved with that incident.” Read more at SHSCEDARPOST.COM
4 TIPS FOR FRUGAL FASHION
Good news for your money-saving New Year’s Resolutions: having a luxe, versatile wardrobe that you love doesn’t have to break the bank! Here are some tips on how to fill your closet without emptying your wallet. Story by McCalee Cain, Lifestlyes Editor, Graphics by Mackenzie Packer, Asst. Photo Editor
LOAD UPON THE BASICS
ACQUIRE ACCESORIES
SEEK ONLINE DEALS
THRIFT IT UP
By creating a solid foundation of basic pieces in your wardrobe, you create many new possible outfit combinations and add versatility in your style. By saving on the necessities, more room is left in your budget for other, more expensive or fun pieces. H&M and Forever 21 have a wide, affordable range of basic styles for both guys and girls. Building your wardrobe minimaliststyle creates endless possibilities.
It is surprisingly easy to expand what already exists of your wardrobe with a few accessories! Breathe new life into a tried-and-true outfit by adding a scarf, hat, or jewelry piece. You can create the illusion of a wider, more diverse wardrobe with different combinations of pieces, further expanding your outfit options! Use accessories to really develop your personal style. Plus, these accessories can be affordable!
Utilizing the internet for efficient shopping is essential for any bargain-seeking shopper. Make the most of your favorite stores’ email programs to stay on top of any sales and deals that occur, and keep an eye out for promo codes to save some money. Consider getting a rewards account with your favorite stores if they offer them, and save up points through the program for discounts!
Thrifting around is a great way to find amazing deals to save some cash. It can take some effort at times, but the payoff is big when you score. Hit up thrift and consignment stores in Sandpoint, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane - the larger your radius, the more potential you have for finding great things! The key to successful thrifting is perseverance, so stick to it for some incredible steals.
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Trinitry Golder quickly dribbles to the basket while avoiding an opposing player| Photo by Lauren Sfeir, Photo Editor
A GOLDER OPPORTUNITY Junior basketball transfer Trinity Golder is making the most of her move to Sandpoint Brooke Holten Web Staff
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edicated to both school and sports at the same time? Most students would say that is unlikely because of the time, effort, and dedication that being part of a sports team requires, but Trinity Golder is doing just that. Golder moved to Sandpoint due to both the academic and athletic opportunities for both herself and family. Although she enjoys playing basketball, making the team was not one of Golder’s top priorities. “I tried not to think about it, I just wanted to play the game and be myself,” Golder said. Golder credits much of her success to her parents who have been impactful in her life. “I love my parents dearly, and without their love and support I would not be who
“I am truly grateful for the opportunities I have, and I appreciate the support I have received from Sandpoint.”
TRINITY GOLDER, JUNIOR I am and where I am today,” Golder said. On the basketball team, Golder is averaging 16 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists per game. Golder scored a season-high of 25 points at Lakeland battling for the paddle. Golder rounded out the game with seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks making it one of her best all-around games of the season. When Sandpoint played Golder’s former team, Bonners Ferry, she did not know what to expect and could not mentally prepare
herself for the game. “The best part was the support and unity from my new team,” Golder said. “I am truly grateful for the opportunities I have and I appreciate the support I have received from Sandpoint.” Golder’s teammates are also thankful that Golder made the transition to Sandpoint. Golder’s dedication and hard work do not go unnoticed. “She’s done really well adapting to the team and she has become one of our goto shooters,” sophomore teammate Grace
RIDGE RUN RECREATION Brock Browning leads snowmobile tours on Schweitzer Mountain
Hicks said. Golder has been playing basketball for as long as she can remember, but middle school was when she officially started playing on a team. She remembers always having a ball around her while growing up. When summer rolls around and it is off season for basketball, Golder bikes and hikes during the day and often has a small fire, listens to music, and stargazes with friends on summer nights- some of her favorite things to do. While she plans on playing basketball in college, Golder is also planning on becoming a concept artist and a creative writer for video games as her career. She likes the idea of being able to put her imagination on a piece of paper and truly values both imagination and creativity. No matter what Golder chooses to do, she knows that she will be successful at it.
BETTER LUCK
NEXT YEAR Lakeland’s last-second shot sinks Sandpoint in the first Battle for the Paddle
The basketball team huddles in preparation for the game.| Photo by Lauren Sfeir, Photo Editor
Sam Hendricks Web Staff
Browning stands with coworkers who also lead tours. | Courtesy Photo from Brock Browning
Hannah Fingel News Editor Senior Brock Browning works at Selkirk Powder Company giving snowmobile tours in the winter. Browning worked as an intern last year and is now being paid to give snowmobile tours. He has snowmobiled off and on through the years but has not gone consistently until this year. A normal day on the job consists of catching the 7:00 am bus up to Schweitzer, gathering all the gear and lunches for the
tours, taking the Great Escape Quad up to their lodge, getting the snowmobiles warmed up and ready, and waiting on the summit until the guests come. Once the guests arrive, Browning fits them with their gear, teaches them how to ride a snowmobile, and then actually takes the guests on the tour. There are two tour options: The Ridge Run which is along the ridge of Schweitzer and down into the West Bowl, and a tour that goes all the way into Priest River. The Ridge Run tour is typically an hour and half, but the long tour is five hours. The employees are trained in different
things such as in avalanche rescue before they begin working. The clientele is typically from states such as California and Texas and do not have a lot of experience with snow. In fact, one of Brock’s favorite memories is giving a tour to a family of eleven from California. “They took pictures and stuff, and all of a sudden they were up to their armpits in snow,” Browning recalls. Browning enjoys the job and the responses of the clientele. “It’s pretty cool just to see their reactions,” Browning said.
Lakeland High School won the first annual Battle for the Paddle on January 20, but they did not dominate all of the sporting events. The event started off with a dominant 60-41 victory for the Bulldogs’ girls’ varsity team, which has now beaten both league opponents. After that, however, Sandpoint failed to muster another victory in either wrestling or boys’ basketball. Lakeland had a dominant showing in wrestling, posting a 54-30 win. In the boys’ varsity game, Sandpoint overcame a seven-point deficit ending the 4th quarter, but they could not secure the win after senior Patrick Rockwell’s missed free-throw went the other way for the goahead three point shot by the Hawks with 2.5 seconds left in the game.
SPORTS
EARN YOUR TURNS Outdoor adventure club takes on back country skiing.
7 SPORTS SCHEDULE Feb. 2 - Feb. 16 Boys Varsity Basketball @Home Vs. Post Falls Feb. 2 7 p.m. Varsity Wrestling @Home Vs. Moscow Feb. 3 6 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball @Moscow High School Feb. 4 TBA Girls Varsity Basketball @Moscow High School Feb. 4 TBA
Finan Lund Anderson catches some air near Downing Mountain lodge. | Photo by Max Edmundson, Web Staff
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or those interested in a leisurely ride down the slopes, back country skiing is out of the question. Often involving hours of hiking and minutes of actual riding, back country skiing is not for the faint of heart. For the SHS Outdoor Adventure Club however, this challenge was met with excitement. Thanks to a donation by SOLE, a local outdoor leadership program, SHS Outdoor Adventure Club was able to experience two days of back
country skiing in the Bitterroot Mountains. Located near Hamilton, Mountain, a snowmobile ride up a few miles of road was required to get to the terrain the group wanted to ski. While they spent most of the time on the snow, the nearby Downing Mountain Lodge provided a place to sleep and relax. Complete with a full size kitchen, three bedrooms and a hot tub, the dozen club members were more than comfortable. Each morning, the group was greeted by the smell of sizzling bacon and a view of the town of Hamilton. After breakfast, the fire would be stacked with
logs and club members would gear up for a day of skiing. Unfortunately, a two hour hike was required before any turns could be made. Following a skin track in the snow made by the previous occupants, they made their way up the mountain. As for the skiing, many were blown away by their first back country experience. Both days brought blue skies and pristine snow. Before their arrival, the area had received nearly a foot of snow on top of the already untouched accumulation. The avalanche conditions were also very safe and stable, giving the group access to steeper, more
exposed terrain. Despite these stable conditions, the group practiced avalanche awareness by conducting regular beacon checks and stayed off of slopes that were wind-loaded or dangerous. By the end of their stay, the group had completed six runs and skied a total of 8000 vertical feet (equivalent to roughly four top to bottom runs down Schweitzer). Outdoor Adventure Club plans to return in the summer to cut firewood and assist with other winter preparations in exchange for a chance to relive their fun times next winter.
Boys Varsity Basketball @Lake City High School Feb. 8 7 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball @Coeur d’Alene High School Feb. 11 6 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball @Home vs. Lakeland Feb. 16 7 p.m.
Sam Aguirre, Sports Editor
ATHLETE PROFILES OWEN STEBBINS SENIOR
AHNA GROAT SOPHOMORE
Students join new group to support fellow Bulldogs. | Photo by Lauren Sfeir, Photo Editor
BULLDOG ARMY What exactly does the new program do for you? Patrick Rockwell Multimedia Editor
The bulldog army is a club that brings together students who are interested in sporting events. This club was created to promote good sportsmanship, and to cheer on our fellow bulldogs in the process. This club also has exclusive privileges reserved to it’s members at many home games, including reserved seating. This can come in handy at the especially packed league and conference games. When you join the club you receive a t-shirt, water bottle, lanyard, and food card. This card can be redeemed at select home games for free food. This is one of the many advantages to being in the Bulldog Army. If you want to join the Bulldog Army forms are in the office, or contact Mrs. Hawkins for more information. There is a fee of $25 to join, but the swag is far worth the price and excitement of being part of such a spirited group.
What Bulldog Army includes:
Photo by Mackenzie Packer, Asst. Photo Editor
Photo by Lauren Sfeir, Photo Editor
What is your favorite wrestling memory?
What is your favorite dance memory?
Wrestling in Reno and meeting Danny Hodge.
Last year, dancing at Moose Madness in front of such a pumped up crowd was the best feeling I’ve ever had.
Who are your favorite wrestling coaches? Mike Randles and my Dad.
Who was your favorite dance coach?
What has wrestling taught you?
Laurie Buck, I learned the most from her.
To never quit no matter how hard something is and to love the battle for success instead of backing down.
Why did you start dancing on a team?
What is something that you want people to know about wrestling?
Graphics by Cienna Roget, Design Editor
Wrestling is a year round sport that takes more hard work and dedication than any other high school sport I know of to be successful.
I love dancing and thought dancing with other people who also love it would make the experience more fun.
What has dance taught you? Teamwork and to never give up even when it seems like you are going to break.
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Valentines for Your Pal-entines With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, these clever cards pair ordinary items with clever puns in nine valentines that your friends will love! By Cienna Roget, Design Editor
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orange
puzzle piece you complete me I love you to pieces you’re my missing piece
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candles
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you blow me away you make my heart melt you warm my heart
you’re my main squeeze you are a cutie orange you glad we’re friends
succulent plant one on me you’ve grown on me you don’t succ
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matchbox
tea bag
you set my heart on fire you are hot a match made in heaven
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key
your love is major key you unlock my love you’re the key to my happiness
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playing card
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you are royalty we’re two of a kind you’re “2” sweet
toy car
you’re beau-tea-ful you’re my cup of tea you are quali-tea
you drive me crazy I wheelie like you I’ll never tire of you
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