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Sandpoint High School

Volume 89, Issue 1

Texting

Ten Years

Sandpoint City Council proposes plan to ban texting while driving in Sandpoint.

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NEWS

September 2011

Football

9/11 events shocked the nation, and ten years later we’re still rebuilding.

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A&C

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Fall Sports preview gives a sneak peak into this year’s sports teams.

SPORTS

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changes for the 2011/2012 school year

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Access Follow the green light

New Lunch Tables

Now only eight to a table so you can’t cram

Photo by dylan vogel

THE CURVE

n one curve, many changes: This intersection on Highway 2 and Boyer will be completely redesigned after the construction of “The Curve,” is completed.

Free SAT

State now pays for juniors to take test

Meschko for Stuco

Drafting teacher takes on new role as stuco advisor

Artists-InResidence

New program available for art students

Shop Online

City of Sandpoint proposes new design for busy intersection Mackenzie Jones Editor-in-Chief

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or students at Sandpoint High School, “The Curve” is more than just a geometry concept or an exercise spa. “The Curve” is the name that the City of Sandpoint and the Idaho Department of Transportation have designated for the proposed new Highway 2 connection between Boyer Avenue and Cedar Street.

What that means is that more than half of the SHS student body will be impacted by road construction as they travel to and from school each day while “The Curve” is being built.

More importantly, the project is intended to decrease traffic congestion, which in turn will make the school commute smoother and less

hectic for those living south, east and north of Sandpoint when the project is completed.

Dub’s, a favorite student hang-out, probably will not have to relocate because of the proposed project, but its parking lot may be affected, which in turn will affect access to the popular hamburger and ice cream restaurant.

According to Sandpoint Public Works Director Kody Van Dyk, Sandpoint businesses which may be required to relocate include Melody Muffler, Murphy’s Repair, and Frank’s Cycle Haus. Other businesses which may be affected by the project include Sun Rental, the Army Surplus store, and Wrenco Arms, at the corner of Boyer and Hwy 2, Van Dyk said. Under state

Now you can pay all your fees from home

law, businesses which are required to relocate, or which are negatively affected by the project, are given no choice, but they will be paid the fair market value of any loss they incur.

The majority of the cost of the construction for “The Curve” project will be paid by the Idaho Department of Transportation. The benefit of “The Curve” project to the City of Sandpoint is that it will allow ITD to relinquish control of the downtown streets back to the City. Van Dyk noted that the City wants control of its own streets, and it’s likely that as a result of “The Curve,” two-way streets will replace the one-way streets in Sandpoint’s downtown grid.

The City and ITD have joined forces with the

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Credit Cards Are now accepted by the bookkeeper

Reversal

The lunch halls switched

Admin Goals

n The Decision: Above are two options that the city council will vote on Sept. 7.

Unleash your potentia1

Sports

New teams, same goals

Graphic By Andy meyer

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New Law?

City council contemplates law proposal

Molly Rickard

PHoto By Dylan Vogel

News Editor

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Phone use while driving may be banned within city limits

andpoint City Council has recently if the driver has committed a primary offense.

According to the proposed ordinance the proposed that the use of mobile devices while driving be banned from fine for vehicular cell phone use will be an addiSandpoint. In mid July the ban passed its first tional ten dollars added to the primary offense reading, followed shortly by the second, how- fine. “This is only a small step of addressing ever, is still in the process of a third the prob” says reading before it can be an adopted law Texting while driving lem, Marsha in the city of Sandpoint. is blatant disregard for the Ogilvie, a When the ban was first proposed, it was to be considered that texting while safety of our friends, families m e m b e r of the city driving would be a primary offense, and neighbours. meaning that this alone can warrant council, Gretchen Hellar “but it is a traffic stop. However, after tweaking Mayor of Sandpoint and transforming this ordinance, the a begincity has proposed that all or any uses of ning.”

Ogila cellular device while operating a vev i e , hicle, with the exception of a hands free device, will be a secondary offense. This means whom is currently running for the new that the secondary offense will only be cited Sandpoint city mayor and is up for elections

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cont’d from front page Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency in designing the project. The design challenge for those working on the project has been to blend community desires with state and federal design policies. ITD prefers wider lanes, whereas the City of Sandpoint has requested narrower lanes to shorten pedestrian crossing distances and to help calm traffic.

How the project will affect community livability is also a major consideration, so visual appeal and how bicyclists and pedestrians can be accommodated are being considered as well as smooth traffic flow. SURA representative Eric Paull is quoted in a recent SURA press release as stating, “There is no perfect solution, and the consultants are trying to strike a balance between highway through-put and community needs.” Van Dyk noted that the consultant in charge of the design of the project has

had a meeting with the police and fire chiefs of Sandpoint, and they “are on the same page.”

Three design alternatives are being considered: a three-lane scenario, a five-lane scenario, and a mini-couplet scenario suggested by a citizen.

The plans also include a possible round-a-bout at the intersection of Boyer Avenue and Highway 2.

The public is being given the opportunity to provide input, and according to recent newspaper reports, the public is favoring the mini-couplet alternative. The alternatives will be considered by the Sandpoint Public Works Committee on September 7 followed by the entire City Council on September 21. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2013, which means that “The Curve” will be completed by the time this year’s freshmen and sophomores graduate from Sandpoint High School.

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in November, feels that this ordinance would improve the driving conditions in Sandpoint and decrease the number of deaths, injuries and accidents.

Current Mayor, Gretchen Hellar agrees that “texting while driving blatant disregard for the safety of our friends, families and neighbors” however she does not feel that this particular situation requires an ordinance.

“If there should be a texting law,” she said, “it should be statewide.”

This item will be on the next council agenda for its third reading. If passed there will be a ninety day grace period before it comes into effect. This council meeting will be held on Sept. 21 in the council chambers. The meeting will be called to order at 5:30 PM and will be open to the public.

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states, including DC, have passed a law to ban texting while operating a vehicle. states, including DC, prohibit all citizens to use cellular devices while driving.

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of car crashes are a result of cell phone use while driving.

6,000+

drivers a year are killed in a texting while driving related accident in the U.S. alone.

Statistics from Governers Highway Safety Association

Q & A: with dr. becky meyer Tyson Bird Web Editor

Entering her sixth year as Sandpoint High School principal, Dr. Becky Meyer has seen many changing policies, attitudes, and students come through Sandpoint High.

As the 2011-12 school year kicks off, Dr. Meyer shares her thoughts on the year ahead and provides insight to the SHS

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student population. For students, perhaps the largest change in the coming year is the addition of the 38-minute multipurpose ‘Access’ time period, in which students can catch up on work, meet with teachers, or participate in other clubs and activities.

Building on the path left by the previous Response to Intervention (RtI) mandates, the SHS Administration is confident that Access will be a benefit to all students.

Last year’s ‘catch phrase’ for the year was “212- increasing your potential one extra degree”. Does the Administration have anything in mind for this year’s motto?

PHoto By Brooke Rockholm

Nothing final yet. We are considering something that combines our relatively short mission statement with our other SHS motto from few years ago: Unleash Your Potential. This year we are really focused on building community and spirit, so the motto will likely involve building a community at Sandpoint High.

What are you looking forward to the most in this coming school year?

I am excited that this year students will have an incentive and a motivation to follow SHS expectations. Even students who are academically unmotivated can get the help they need to succeed during the new Access Your Potential time period. Sandpoint High School now has a way to give support to students who both want AND need it.

Are there tools in place to monitor the success of Access? If so, what will happen if success is not found?

Our first indicator of the success of Access will come in the form of progress reports and report cards. SHS has a total of eight times that grades are finalized, and we will hope to see in increase in student performance. The second indicator will be teacher feedback. The Administration is expecting there to be some bugs and things to work through in the first year, but we hope that as Access is implemented more fully, the ultimate goal of students wanting to get help will be achieved.

What would you say to a senior about to enter their last year at SHS? Don’t get ‘senioritis’. Take advantage of opportunity while you can, because this is your last year for free education and fun. Enjoy your last moments of your youth, and enjoy your community.

Relish this last year before everything changes.

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They are carrying the burden of a large stack of paper. The stack is set on the floor, and the arms, shoulders and head retreat, followed by the slow close of the door. “Cedar Posts!” a student jubilantly cries. The news causes the slouching student to snap his head up, and he is soon requesting to read the paper. As the teacher obliges, a rush of children towards the door evaporates the pile quickly. The student unfolds the stiff paper, the sound of crinkling pages diverting his attention totally to the information he now holds in his hands. The headline, bold in its black thick lettering, draws in his

Cartoon by Nichole Pagano and George wood

once sleepy, stinging eyes. He follows the text, reading the array of stories nestled in the paper and studying the pictures layed out before him. Wow, what a school we have, he thinks, there is a lot more going on around me than I thought! There’s a game tomorrow! A chess tournament on Saturday too! Prom’s gonna be on Schweitzer! This guy is right, Charlie Sheen IS a tool! He turns to his neighbor, pointing to the sports page, intent on discussing the baseball team donating jerseys to children in Nicaragua. SHS doesn’t seem like quite the monotonous black pit to him anymore. There is a light in the tunnel, showing him the bigger and better things in the small world of a Sandpoint teenager. Cover to cover, the Cedar Post brings the student interest, entertainment, news, and a fresh view on what the school really has to offer. A shrill sound through the halls signals the end of class.

He folds his paper, tucking it under his arm and picking up the rest of his belongings. As he walks through the threshold of the door into the rushing crowds amongst him, the school halls seem a little brighter.

New ersStyle for SHS had taken jackhammers to it,

Driving down Division, headed toward a friend’s house I glanced over Paula Reed at the high school. It was different. I slowed down and pulled into the parking lot, not being in any particular hurry. I pulled in front and thought about how soon I would be spending the majority of my days there. Yet I immediately noticed the lack of huge, tire-swallowing potholes.

Feeling a silent cheer burst forth at the smooth paved-over area, I recalled the way that the holes had looked last winter, as though mischievous construction work-

leaving rubble in its wake. It had been a frustration to me and many other students who had to carefully drive around them everyday.

Finally the school fixed them, hallelujah! But what was going on with the doors at the front entrance? They painted the glass red, another ploy for yet more school spirited bichromatic agendas? Perhaps, and merely the fact that the way it was painted almost appeared ... friendly, inviting?

Also, there was a huge difference with the landscaping. It seemed a strange contradiction for the once hyper-surveillanced, dim florescent lighted SHS to have big welcoming doors and pretty greenery.

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t’s that time; a student, slouching over a small contsricting desktop, supporting the weight of his drooping head with his two fists, wonders why time can seem like an eternity during an uneventful week. The clock begins to fuzz over as his eyes stare so intently at the little hand, an addiction he knows he is not alone on. Oh, the monotony, he thinks as he sighs and burrows deeper into the protective layer of his desk. A slight knock is suddenly heard, sharp against the teacher’s lecturing. The door opens. A head, shoulders and a pair of arms appear through the door.

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Our View

Thought

Mackenzie Jones

The Funny Thing About Love Perhaps the most phenomenal moments of our lives, the most emotional, and the most ‘real,’ are enveloped all within relationships, whether it be best friends, family or lovers.

Relationships are undeniably the best when they’re consumed by passion, whether it’s the concealed passion, or the all too evident kind. Concurrently however, passionate relationships can also be the most painful. Continuous thoughts of people we love, but want to forget, can’t be erased from our memory. One thing I have never understood, but have experienced all too often, is why when someone hurts us, we want them so much more.

I suppose an easy solution to avoiding this inevitable pain is to approach all relationships with nothing more than ambivalence. It would be significantly less stressful if we didn’t really care.

Let us not forget though, caring is what makes relationships fun.

Love is what makes them meaningful.

Sometimes I get the urge to hurt people I love, emotionally, just so they can’t hurt me. But as I knock people away, striving for protection, I too feel myself fading. I feel myself becoming unimportant and insignificant in the lives of those people I respect and love. I had a friend tell me that he didn’t like getting close to people, because then their faults become readily apparent, and then he’s no

longer interested in the once mysterious relationship. I find these sentiments gravely unfortunate, but extremely valid.

If you look back several years, are your friends the same? If they are, do you look at them differently? Maybe they look less mysterious, or less glorious, maybe now they just look like people, like peers, easy to criticize. Another funny thing about friends is that they’re constantly changing. Like the Fray put it, “You find a new friend and you discard.” How long will they last? I just wish sometimes relationships could last forever. It’s a golden wish, but its not unachievable. But at the same time, if they did last forever, would the moments of pure ecstasy and the seconds of mutual affection fade? Would they lose their meaning? It has become readily apparent to me, as of late, that nothing lasts.

Not even us.

Although the flame may burn out, the feelings can never disappear. They happened, they will have always happened.

Often, all that growing apart from people , is growing up. Its hard and painful. However, the moments were still conquered and the love is still there. It’s just life.

Photo by Dylan Vogel

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Please don’t hesitate to write to

us! All letters to the editor must be signed. Please e-mail us or drop your letter off in room E8.

Your voice will be heard!

Debt ceiling? More like dead feeling!

For those that follow the news, word of the recent struggle over the United States debt ceiling likely stuck in your mind as a major national Tyson Bird issue. I know it did for me. After reading articles, watching videos, and reading charts, I thought I finally understood what happened in Washington, DC. And little of what I concluded had anything to do with increasing the United

States debt limit. My ultimate conclusion was this: politicians, regardless of their political party, are no longer looking out for the American people. Instead, the people that we elect are supporting decisions and making choices that are supposedly ‘liberal’ or ‘conservative’ policies, depending on whether their name is followed by a (D) or an (R) on the ballot. The debt ceiling debacle was interesting because it showed how our policy makers would rather point fingers at each other than make a decision to support the public. As their deadline

to submit a budget crept closer and closer, it still appeared nothing would get done. A decision was finally reached, and the country kept running, but at what cost? A downgraded credit rating? A continually growing national debt? An increasingly large and extremely diverse middle class? As citizens, we need to tell our policymakers that we have had enough.

Republicans need to see that the only way to get out of debt is to increase revenue AND cut spending. Democrats need to work with republicans to find something that really works

for the United States. Whether it be a low-cost or no-cost healthcare system, a more powerful education system, or ways to rely less on foreign oil and more on ‘Made in America’, I am ready for things to get done. I will be ready to ask what I can do for my country as soon as my country and politicians are ready to ask what they can do for the citizens. Until then, the semi-socialist economy of Sweden looks pretty nice.

Editorial Policy

Photo Editor

Dylan Vogel Editor-in-Chief

Mackenzie Jones News Editor

Molly Rickard Opinion Editor

Graphics Editor

Andy Meyer Web Editor

Tyson Bird Copy Editor

Maria Guida

Kelsey Anderson

Arts & Culture Editor

Nichole Pagano

Jenna Faude Sports Editor

Bill Meyers

Finance Manager

Advertising Manager

Allyson Armstrong

Staff Writers

George Wood Paula Reed Katie Gustafson Brooke Obaitek Nick Nelson Kristin McPeek Photographers

Brooke Rockholm Savannah Pitts

Adviser

William Love

Sandpoint High School 410 South Division Sandpoint, ID 83864 (208) 263-3034 shscedarpost@gmail.com

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Unsigned editorials express the views of the majority of the editorial board.

Letters to the editor must be signed, although the staff may withhold the name upon request. The paper reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and all letters are subject to law governing obscenity, libel, privacy and disruption of the school process, as are all contents for the paper.

Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of the staff, nor should an opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as opinion or policy of the administration, unless so attributed.

The CP strongly encourages you to voice your opinion through the student paper.

E-mail your letter or bring it by E8.

BIG IDEA

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9/11 A decade of change

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September 2011

These are ideas that the Cedar Post staff thinks are just great

Jenna Faude

Arts & Culture Editor

Ten years ago the events of September 11 left our nation in devastation and forced us to rebuild the security we once thought we had. In the wake of destruction, our country has fought many battles seeking peace within and outside of our borders. Many changes have taken place since then and are continuing to effect the way America is run on a dayto-day basis. The following are some of the more substantial adjustments.

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Created after the attacks, the TSA is now in place in airports across the country to screen all commercial airline passengers and their baggage for extra safety.

INTOLERANCE

Certain races, ethnic groups, and geographical regions have now become the brunt of American prejudices. Rooted in fear and uncertainty about other cultures and stereotypes, the intolerance is usually unprovoked.

Loser Lap

Don’t knock it until you try it, the loser lap just gets better every time.

No matter how many times you insist that you are too cool to drive around the loop at City Beach, you are not too cool.

It makes logical sense to use the location that was built for changing your direction and on the plus side you get to see if there are any people you would like to say hi to at the beach. - Jenna F.

Secret Facebook Groups

The new way to connect with your “group” has never been more convenient, and consequently, exclusive. Whether the target purpose is a clique, a brotherhood or a team, you can invite only the people that matter without making the others feel left out.

No kid likes the feeling of being the only one not invited to a birthday party. If you are suspicious you may be one of these people, don’t give up on social integrity just yet - simply create a new secret group and make the best of your newly established exclusivity! Eye for an eye. - Maria G.

Feathers

It doesn’t matter that we’re not “birds of a feather” with our avian friends, and it doesn’t matter that few of us have a claim to Native heritage. People just cant seem to get enough of the “airy” look that this protein structure gives.

A significant fashion item, the feathers can been seen on clothes, tied in our hair, or hanging off of our undesirable culturally appropriated dream catchers, hanging from our rear view mirrors. -Dylan V.

NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

The Department of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and the Total Information Awareness programs, are all examples of new security measures that members of the United States government have adopted for added strength and support to the foundation of our nation.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARC AUMARC

Anti-jokes.com

Q. What’s worse than biting into an apple and finding a worm?

A. The holocaust.

Weren’t expecting that answer were you? With the ever increasing popular website anti-jokes.com you can now put a twist on a classic joke that people never see coming! Beware though, only certain humor is applied.

- Nichole P.

Sandpoint deserves some love

Jenna Faude

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his July I was lucky enough to be able to visit the East Coast. My thinking was that I was going to get away from Sandpoint and experience the places where life is better.

As I sat down to breakfast in my hotel in Williamsburg, Va., I picked up the morning edition of USA Today. Flipping to the “LIFE” section I noticed a large photo of Sand Creek in the middle spread titled “Most Beautiful”. In a recent competition,

five teams set out to explore the best of “small-town America” and ours had won! All the way from the other side of the country, I figured out that my small town was the best one.

Many kids growing up in Sandpoint take the beauty for granted, accepting that it is just a mundane place that we are forced to live in because our parents do.

But people all over the nation are starting to recognize our community as a destination for awesomeness, and it’s about time that we do too.

Ever since I started high school I have anticipated the day when I can get out, see the world and have more fun than I could ever have here.

Now that I’m in my last year here before college, I realize how incredibly wrong I have been.

I live in a place that people travel to specifically because it’s a dream vacation location. We have Schweitzer Mountain, Lake Pend

Orielle, the Arts and Crafts Fair, the Festival, awesome restaurants, and a great community feel that is hard to find anywhere else.

Don’t get me wrong, the rest of the United States is amazing as well, but our community is special. We ride two miles across a really long bridge to get to school, ski for PE, and spend endless hours floating Pack River.

Our town is not a place to feel trapped, but a place to learn about all of the beauty the world has to offer us. It’s a place to explore, discover, and grow until we do have the opportunity to search elsewhere.

I had to travel clear across the country to realize how amazing Sandpoint is. Don’t let that be you.

Go to the other side of the country, but when you arrive home be grateful for the amazing place we get to live in and take advantage of all it has to offer.

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n Dark nights,bright lights: The marquee at Panida Theatre lights up the inviting downtown community. The Panida is an iconic local landmark.

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The Profile: Kendall Stratton

Senior Kendall Stratton is the starting sweeper for the Sandpoint High School girl’s soccer team. She has been playing varsity soccer for the bulldogs for four years and plans to play at the Division III level in college. She looks to use her talent and experience to lead her team to a state championship this season.

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When did you first start playing soccer?

A. I started playing SSA when I was 5 and when I was 8 I started playing for Sandpoint Strikers. Once I got into high school I started playing for the bulldogs and two years ago I started playing for Spokane elite.

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How did you decide that you wanted to play defense?

A. Actually, I really hated it in the beginning. I played forward my whole life until eighth grade then my coach put me on defense and I’ve been playing there ever since.

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What’s your favorite memory of your soccer career so far?

Lakeland game my Sophomore year, she was really cute and we called her Maya.

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When you were young, was it difficult playing on a few different teams?

A. It was a big change but I love soccer so much that I would just work on it. I remember going from SSA to Strikers, our first game we lost 23-0.

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player?

How has overcoming a knee injuring made you a better

A. I realized that I needed to keep myself in good shape year round and I learned how to watch the game and understand it better.

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What are your hopes for this upcoming season?

A. I hope we take the championship at the end of the season, we have a very strong team this year and I know we can do it.

Text and Graphics by Bill Myers and Nick Nelson

A. Sneaking a little Black Lab puppy home with us after our

Fall Sports Preview Coaches, players excited for teams’ state prospects Girls Soccer

Sports editor and staff writer

With a win over Post Falls in the season opener and a few draws since then this year’s team aims to continue their past success. With a strong group of seniors and talented underclassmen, they set out to retake the state title this season.

Head Coach Julie Pitre said, “The goal for this year’s team is to create a positive, healthy environment for the players and to avenge our loss in last year’s state championship game.”

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andpoint has developed a reputation as a premier sports town, and this year nothing has changed. With several teams already off to a hot start and more teams just starting their seasons, this fall sports season appears to be one of the most exciting in recent memory.

Football Having won three straight 4A Inland Empire League Championships, this year’s football team looks to build upon their past success this season. With a group of experienced seniors and talented young players this team looks to win their fourth consecutive title and make a run into the state playoffs.

“We have a great quarterback and one of the best offensive and defensive lines I’ve had coaching here and I think our team’s going to get better each week,” head coach Mike Mitchell said.

Swimming This year’s swim team has a lot of young impressive swimmers, led by freshman Maddi Contor. This year’s team will look to rebuild after losing several seniors last year.

“I would like to increase the state competitors this year and I expect great individual performances at state. I am also excited our team’s captain, Michelle Rockwell, to exceed anyone’s expectations,” coach Mike Brosnahan said.

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Cross Country

Photo By dylan vogel

n Fall Sports: Sophomore Mariah Kluver waits to serve the ball. The volleyball team beat Lake City in four sets last Tuesday.

Boys Soccer Coming of a 2-2 tie in the first game against Coeur d’Alene, the boys soccer team came back to impress many with a decisive 5-1 win over Lewiston, and they haven’t slowed down since. With high expectations from both the coaches and the players, the team adamantly believes that they will hang another banner in the gym this season.

“I’ve been impressed with this team’s hard work and commitment and the emergence of a talented core of sophomores that are young but experienced,” head coach Adam Tajan said.

After losing several top runners from last year’s team, this years cross country team looks to rebuild with a group of hard working, young runners. One runner who has stood out this season is Sophomore Sam Levora who ran the seventh fastest 3.1 mile time in school history clocking in at 16:41.

“Our goal this years is for both the boy’s and girl’s team to win the regional title, and our motto this year is, ‘All it takes is all you got,’” head coach Matt Brass said.

Volleyball This year’s team looks to defend their spot as the perennial champions of the 4A Inland Empire League.

Having lost a few key players from last years team they look to rebuild with a group of talented young players and strong senior leadership.

“My goal this year is to get as much out of them as I can get and I expect this team to get back to the state tournament,” coach Karen Alsager said.

CALENDAR

Photo by Brooke Rockholm

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By Bill Myers and Nick Nelson

Sport Date Girls Volleyball 09/06

09/15

09/17

09/20

09/27

09/29 Girls Soccer

Boys Soccer

Football

Time 7 p.m.

7 p.m 1:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Opponent Location Cd’A Les Rodgers Lakeland Les Rodgers Lewiston Les Rodgers Post Falls Les Rodgers Lake City Les Rodgers Moscow Les Rodgers

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5 p.m.

5 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Lakeland Central Valley Cd’A Lake City Moscow Newport

Memorial TBA Centennial Memorial Centennial Centennial

09/06 09/14 09/22 09/24

7 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

Lakeland Moscow Lake City Post Falls

Memorial Memorial Centennial Memorial

09/16 09/23

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

West Valley Cd’A

Memorial Memorial

8:30 a.m.

9 a.m.

Silverwood Invitational Farragut Invitational

Cross Country

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September 2011

Dearest freshmen, High school is great. I don't care what anyone tells you, so far learning experience and I know it has been an awesome that as much as angsty teen agers protest, it is still a fun part of life. Of course, as with anything, it has its ups and dow ns let me tell you. Junior year was the worst of my life, but now that I'm months awa y from the end of high scho I realize how much I've grow ol, n not only as a person but also as a student eager to learn as much as possible.

I'll only give two tips right now on how to get to the end with style. One, reme mber all of the big moments. Whether you create a scrapbook, keep a journal, or make a bunch of YouTube videos; do something to record all of the good times. If you're not into all of that wor k, just make a bunch of CDs throughout the years. I guarantee that those songs will take you back in time faster than any journal, and they'll be a whole lot more fun 10 years from now. Two, take advantage of your free education while you can.

Take as many classes as you can, discover your passions, and build off of thos e. I can't even begin to describe how important an education is to your future, so work hard now to be rewarded l a t e r . Your freshman year Dylan Vogel does matter three years dow n the road.

Most of all, enjoy these years!

You 'll neve r get them back so pack them much fun as possible and you with as won't be looking back with regr et! Sincerely, Jenna Faude

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Dearest freshmen, As you begin your long four year journey to somewhat success, I’m already four years ahead of you basking in the glory of knowing I only have nine months left in this “institute.” And yes, I could tell you to do your homework and listen to your parents … but that’s a l little cliche don’t you think? I’ll just tell you the straight honest truth. If you don’t do your homework you won’t pass. If you don’t pass yaou’re stuck in classes next year with kids you really don’t want to be with and you might get so lost in your dysfunction of failing that you may not be able to graduate. If you think ditching your friends for upperclassmen is cool, you’re wrong. You’re friends are the ones that will be walking with you through graduation so don’t screw it up. And don’t even begin to fathom that dating a senior boy is praiseworthy, sorry but you and I both know what’s going to happen and all us upperclassmen will say is “I told you so.” This is the beginning of the end, and you have the power to choose what sort of ending you want. I’ve been through it all, the older boyfriend, the senior friends who ditched me for college, losing some of my best friends since elementary school, and partying till it bit me in the butt. I barely pulled my you know what together in order to graduate while working the education system to pass tests. So why waste your time trying to play catch up while you could be ahead of the game and spend a little more time laughing with friends then stressing if you can even graduate? Which ever path you choose know that at the end of your four years you’ll be wishing you could have tried harder. So why don’t you try and stand out and be an individual and try your hardest from the start?

Love always, Nichole Pagano

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