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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Common Core Coming to SHS

Understanding national policies for educational excellence Sam Levora Staff Member

SAVANNAH PITTS | STAFF MEMBER Senior Lucas Tonoff works as a busser at Mick Duffs in addition to being a full-time student at Sandpoint High School. A recent survey of 150 students showed that 34% working evenings during the school year.

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With the cost of living and college on the rise, students place a greater value on work in addition to school Staff Member High school students are adding another element to their everyday routine. A recent survey conducted

by Cedar Post found 37.5% of 150 polled work year-round, and an additional 32.5% of students work during the summer.

Whether the job is seasonal or year round, having a job as a student is a huge responsibility. Cassandra Cayson, owner of Forty-One South, currently has students employed at her restaurant. Cayson had a job as a student and said it taught her “valuable communication skills.”

Working a part-time job on top of swim practice left her little time for extra activities. However, this did not bother Cayson.

“For me, the packed schedule kept me on track with school.” The ability to balance both schoolwork and a job does not come as easily for all. There are students who believe that a job

can be an added element of stress.

“It’s hard because I get home late and I go to work right after school,” said senior Abby Quinn, who works as a busser four times a week or more.

Having an employer who understands that student’s studies take first priority allows for more flexible schedules, and Cayson is one such employer. Her experience as a working student allows her to relate.

Annalisa Armbruster currently is working two jobs, is preparing to attend college, and also participates in Cheerleading. “It’s hard, but I give my employers my class schedule and they work with me so I can manage to do it all,” Armbruster said.

A job has many perks. Not only are there opportunities for communication skills and financial gain, it’s a chance to step out of the high school world and into the work force.

Even if it’s just a glimpse, anything that can be done now to prepare students for what’s to come is said to be extremely valuable.

“I try to express to my high school staff that this is an environment that they can escape any high school or home drama and just keep it professional,” Cayson said.

Sandpoint High is very competitive in several different areas, especially sports, clubs and other electives that require extra time.

Though a large percentage of the student population works for some part of the year, 32.5% of those polled do not work at all.

“I’ll be working the rest of my life.

Why would I want to overdo it now?” said Senior Lauran Mathews.

For some students, having a job is simply not an option because of their already packed schedules. However, these students shouldn’t rule work out of the equation entirely, especially when employers are willing to work around schedules.

“Work experience is extremely valuable,” Cayson said, and stressed that it’s a choice that every high school student should consider.

Where do they work? 25%-labor 49%-other 26%-restaurants

Staff member Grayce Brunner polled 150 students at random

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The traditional approach to education has been “a mile long and an inch wide”. However, due to a collaboration of governors and state superintendents across the country, there will be a new standard for education and testing that will be instituted in Idaho, fall of 2013. Now, 48 out of 50 states have approved the Common Core standards.

The purpose of Common Core is to prepare students for college without having to add remediations to their education. The emphasis of this new national standard for education is going to be based on the four C’s; critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity. Another change will be an introduction to lessons sooner in education, such as fractions being taught in elementary school.

“We are teaching about a year behind. ... It’s a huge bump up and obviously we can’t do it overnight.

It’s probably going to take a good two or three years before we get a good trickle-down effect going,” said SHS English teacher, Barbara Crumb.

However, she also adds how huge an opportunity this is, stating that “For most of us [teachers] we are so excited. ... Instead of trying to get ten short stories in, it’s two or three and we’re looking at all the main things we need to do as readers.”

SHS Principal Dr. Becky Meyer emphasises that the Common Core addresses the need for students to become thinkers and investigators, saying, “If we teach people how to think more, research, and back up their theories, then they will be able to apply that learning to other circumstances in their life from that point forward.”

The Lake Pend Oreille School District and Sandpoint High School are working to form a long-range plan to implement Common Core.

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“Yes, because it teaches them responsibility and gives them money so they don’t rely on their parents.”

“It really depends on the age.

Upperclassmen should have one, it shows a sign of maturity.”

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“No, because it interferes with school and other activities.”

Apply to students in grades K-12 college and career readiness”

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GLANCE

Common Core State Standards Stress not only procedural skill but also conceptual understanding

compiled from corestandards.org

compiled by Desi Storks, staff member

Coroner -Sierra Kimball

Party Manager -Taylor Lunde

Surgeon -Nicole Edwards

Pro Artist -Hailey Combs

Architect -Lorenzo DeBernardi

Skydiver -Bradley Russell

Pro Athlete -Carson Paull

SNL Actor -Gabi Jones

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NEWS

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Homecoming 2012

Project-ing the Updates on senior projects reveals new information and requirements Madey Lynch Staff Writers

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s graduation day quietly approaches, seniors begin to start firming up their post-secondary plans. They will begin to further explore their passions and careers that they can expand on after high school.

The state of Idaho passed a law mandating that all seniors complete a senior project. This will include a written report on a career or a passion, and an oral presentation. The seniors will be have a career fair where they will be fulfilling the oral report requirements.

Students will be presenting

their careers or passions in the SHS Commons, which will be open to the community and parents in the morning, and the student body in the afternoon. This is a very informal presentation where the people attending the fair will be asking the questions.

In years past, Sandpoint High has required seniors to write a report on a field in which they would like to pursue. Never before, though, has it been entirely mandatory.

With this new requirement many schools in the state of Idaho have had to reconfigure their project criteria.

For example, this is the first year that Bonners Ferry seniors will be required to create a project. BFHS students will

need to have a statement of intent, 15 hours of shadowing a mentor, an essay that displays writing strength and comprehension of their project, and a seven to ten minute oral presentation in front of a panel.

Clark Fork seniors will have to complete a research paper and a presentation. Students must submit a proposal to their counselors pre-project.

Sandpoint is one of the few schools that required senior projects before they were mandated this year.

“We don’t want this to be intimidating, we want teens to feel comfortable to launch into their career.” Counselor Cindy Albertson said.

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SENIOR PROJECT: high school, and what the project will look like when the details are annouced.

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SHS Receives 5 Stars Within the past few months, our very own Sandpoint High has been labeled as a 5 Star School based on standardized testing scores. Using calculated averages over the past three years, Sandpoint High School’s ISAT scores surpassed the state averages in all three categories of reading, math, and language usage, along with showing adequate growth in each content area.

The percentage of proficient/ advanced scores received a 4 out of 5 score overall, and the growth standards that were met received 3 out of 5 in math, and 4 out of 5 in both reading and language. In the post secondary category, SHS received full points in graduation, advanced opportunity, and college entrance placement. Combined, SHS earned a total of 84 out of a possible 100 points.

“I am extremely proud of the dedication of our staff to increase rigor and high expectations for all students,” stated Dr. Becky Meyer, Principal, “A focused and engaging learning environment is what has made the difference.”

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Rumors of a new tardy policy have been rescinded by Sandpoint High’s principal. According to Dr. Meyer, the tardy policy has remained the same: One free tardy per quarter, but upon acquiring a second tardy, lunch detention ensues.

With school starting at 7:50 a.m. this year rather than 7:55 a.m., the five minutes has thrown off some students’ schedules.

“There should be two free tardies a month,” said Kailee Stevens, senior. Although this subtle change may be an issue for some, the tardy policy is set for now.

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Tardy Policy Rumors are Proved Untrue

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From Saturday to Wednesday Although the tardy policy has remained the same, Wednesday is now the new time for Saturday School

Kelly Omodt Staff Writer

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ith a new year, comes new changes in all areas of school life; including the location and day of Saturday

School.

Yes, parents’ and students’ dreams have come true. Waking up early on Saturday morning?

Don’t even think about it! And parents, now you don’t have to take time out of your day to pick up the kids on a beautiful, Saturday afternoon. In this new school year, students who violate the tardy

policy above ten counts or skip lunch detention are obliged to stay after school on Wednesday afternoons until 5 pm.

Bill Kent, located in W7, is new to Sandpoint High and has taken over the supervising of Wednesday school, something he states is just “part of the job.” As supervisor of this in-school suspension, Mr. Kent oversees the after school hours of silent reading and homework with easy access of school computers.

“It doesn’t inconvenience the students in any way, and it’s just a few extra hours to do homework with internet accessibility,” stated Sammy

Goding, senior.

Some students believe that this new system will be very beneficial. For example, Brian Gift, senior, did admit that this new schedule “is probably easier for the parent’s work schedule.” Instead of interfering with sports schedules that frequently have events on Saturdays, students appointed Wednesday School will most likely be missing a portion, if not all, of their sports practice.

Many other events in peoples’ lives occur on Saturdays that have restricted kids from meeting the Saturday School requirement in the past.

OPINION

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As we get older, it’s important to assume more responsibility in order But that’s not to say that a high school student should never get a job. to prepare ourselves for life after high school. Part of assuming more re- Working during the summer and saving money to budget during the sponsibility means paying able to pay for ourselves, whether it means school year is a fantastic plan. It’s sort of a double whammy strategy; it buying food, concert tickets or clothes. In other words, assuming more teaches both financial responsibility through careful budgeting and good responsibility means getting a job. old fashioned responsibility too. Don’t like working during the summer?

Now for some people, this is an easily Suck it up. Summer break does not, believe it or not, achievable goal. For some, balancing a job, last forever. While it is an important time to enjoy the schoolwork and sports is as easy as falling A student with a weather, travel and spend time with friends, summer asleep. But for most of us, keeping the three of is also an important time to work and get lots of cold, those in concert is difficult, if not impossible. job.... is not doing what hard cash. It’s true that colleges may be impressed at But is maintaining a job really worth all the they need to be... your ability to juggle school, work, sports and a social stress and sleepless nights that come from putlife by having a job during the school year, but they’ll ting off homework and rushing between, say, a be equally, if not more impressed, by the dedication job at Subway and football practice? and perseverance it takes to work during the summer Cedar Post Editorial Board In our opinion, no. Not one bit. A student while everyone else is enjoying themselves, not to menwith a job during the school year is not doing tion impressed at your decision to not work during the what they need to be doing: studying. Right school year which shows mountains of dedication tonow we are students, not employees. Our job as students shouldn’t be wards your future. making sandwiches at Subway or flipping burgers at McDonald’s, our But, of course, not every single student at Sandpoint High plans to go job should be studying and preparing for the future where a minimum on to college. However, this doesn’t lessen the importance of good grades wage job at McDonald’s means about as much as that gold star you got and knowledge in the least. Solid grades could be the difference between in second grade. While a job might teach someone financial responsibil- a well-paying, even a management level job in the future, and starting at ity and prepare them for the “real world,” at the end of the day proper the bottom level. However, poor grades and a minimum wage job will schooling is invaluable, while your after school job is only worth $7.25 likely only prepare students for constant struggle against the people who in the long run. decided to put education first.

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America needs a fat tax.

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SAM LEVORA KAITLIN WALLIS or the first time in two centuries, our generation hoices. One word that means so much to many has a shorter life expectancy than our parents. within today’s society. There is the choice to do America is ranked among the the fattest nations homework or sleep, to go to Bab’s or Joel’s, and in the world with a 35.9% obesity rate. what to wear in the morning.

Much of this has to do with the poor choices that So shouldn’t the choice to drink a soda or eat an apple many Americans make when it comes to their diet. The still remain within everyone’s rights? According to govU.S consumes 40 gallons ernment officials, the anof soda per person swer is no. However, the in a year and one paradox of this matter out of five children is that while we demand drink three or more that everyone substisweetened beverages tutes their Twinkies for a day. Not only carrots we are holding that, I have heard of protests on the rights blatantly unhealthy of a woman to choose new fried snacks whether or not to abort across the nation, her baby. Does anyone such as fried Cokeelse see the hypocrisy a-Cola, Twinkies and of this matter? Why is even butter. One way it okay for the governin which we should ment to allow women combat this rise of to choose an abortion unhealthy choices is but not to choose drink by instituting a “fat a soda? tax.”

Nevertheless, let’s put Adding a fat tax the issues of freedom JAMES JONES | Cartoonist could slow down the aside, and contemplate growing rate of obesity and fight things such the new what would be considered unhealthy? rising epidemic of type two diabetes. Studies showed that The definition is different according to who you ask, to sharp tax increase on cigarettes in 2009 has contributed some anything not organic is unhealthy, while others feel to a dramatic decrease in the number of smokers in the that anything not eaten in moderation is unhealthy. For an U.S. This same effect could easily be applied to things example, let’s look at cheese. Cheese is high in fat, but also like fast food, soda and foods high in saturated fats. high in protein and dairy, so would cheese be considered Some say that a fat tax could be costly and ineffective a taxable item, especially when it is headed for something to American citizens. However, our current obesity unhealthy like pizza? problem has cost the U.S $70 billion. The approximate Finally, on the subject of money, the tax would be a healthcare cost per person in the U.S due to obesity great revenue boost but that revenue would end up comrelated diseases like type two diabetes, hypertension ing from the poor who traditionally buy unhealthy food and heart disease is $8,233. because it is cheap.

A national soda tax alone could be used to offset Being healthy shouldn’t be a decision forced upon the these huge expenses. A fat tax on food could be the first closet chocoholic or obsessive soda drinker; it should be major step on halting our growing obesity rate in this a personal decision with personal gains or consequences. nation and better health for the future.

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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.

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Sound Bites Compiled by Emmett Jones, Opinion Editor.

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andpoint High School students, teachers, and staff share their opinion on a variety of matters ranging from the absurd to the serious.

TIGERS

GAY MARRIAGE

“I think tigers are cool animals because they’re frisky. However, I prefer lions, because they have crazy hair like I do.”

Lexi DeMers - JUNIOR

“I am for gay marriage. I think that the government has no right to restrict a legal union between two loving people.”

Sam Levora - JUNIOR

THE HUNGER GAMES

THE OLYMPICS

“I thought they would make me hungry, but they didn’t. I wasn’t disappointed though.”

William Love -TEACHER

“They were pretty good. Women’s Beach Volleyball won the gold medal, which was pretty cool.”

Levi Speakman - SENIOR

KENDAMA

THE ELECTION

“They’re super cool. They are impressive when people do cool stuff with them.”

Nathan Faggard - FRESHMAN

“I would vote for Obama because I don’t think Romney really knows what he’s doing.”

Chris Cordova - SOPHOMORE

THE HOBBIT MOVIE

“I’m afraid it’s going to make me start bad ‘hobbits’ .”

Kristen McPeek - SENIOR

HOMECOMING

“I’m going to dance a lot and wear fancy clothes.”

Kayla Kassa - SENIOR

The opinions reflected in Sound Bites do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Cedar Post Staff as a whole.

Politics 101

A collection of information about the 2012 election.

Left Wing

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Right Wing

Cymbre Martin & Shelby Baughn | Staff Members

The Mission of the Cedar Post Editorial Board, through the Opinion Page, is to provoke thought and discussion among the student body regarding issues of social, political, and educational concern.

ARTS & CULTURE

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Homecoming 2012

Stepping into a new culture

Students travel near and far to enroll in Sandpoint High

Kennedy Search & Madey Lynch Staff Members

De Bernardi said. Damiani also had a very unique thing to say about SHS. “ I love the lockers. In Italy we don’t have lockers, so having lockers here is really cool,” Damiani said. Damiani and De Bernardi also enjoy many activities at SHS, including tennis and volleyball.

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he school year begins, Sandpoint High School students will notice many familiar faces but also some not so familiar. These not so familiar faces may be the new foreign exchange students of SHS. 10 students from different countries all over Europe are embracing our culture for the next year. These students are very excited for this year and hope to make the best out of their experience here.

Spain Alvaro Garcia is the lone Spanish students here at Sandpoint High School.

Garcia also expressed his enjoyment for Germany the fields here at SHS. He also enjoys There are 4 German exchange students the scenery of Sandpoint, such as our that attend SHS. These students are Mia lake, and enjoys running and being on Schroeder, Justine Schindler, Swantje the cross country team, which isn’t a Haeger, and Teresa Martiny. Many of sport in Spain. Living in North Idaho, these girls enjoy different activities such he wants to try skiing. Garcia didn’t as handball and dancing. Schroeder get to pick where he landed here in the participates in cross-country at the United States but he is happy with the high school, which she says she enjoys outcome of ending up in Sandpoint. very much. “My favorite thing about “The difference between here and Spain Sandpoint High School is the people,” SHELBY BAUGHN | STAFF MEMBER is the schedule.” School schedules in says Haeger. Haeger is also an avid INTERACTING: Foreign exchange students pose at a interact club BBQ. The event was held at the Meyer resiSpain run longer till 4:30pm. He came to handball player, which she says is one of dence on a Sunday afternoon to kick of the year and meet everyone in the club. the United States to learn better English. her favorite sports. Not only do these girls love SHS, they also enjoy the scenery of Sandpoint. Schindler said that she thinks SchDenmark weitzer Mountain is her favorite thing about Sandpoint.

Once again we have another lone student, Nanna Kielsrup, who is from Denmark.

Kielsrup said she enjoyed classes offered at SHS and really enjoys playing soccer. She Italy also expressed how she enjoyed the small town atmosphere. “I love how everybody Irene Damiani and Lorenzo De Bernardi are the two Italian foreign Excahnge students. De Bernardi expressed his love of the SHS fields as one of SHS’s finer qualities. “ knows everybody else here,” Kielsrup said.

The fields are very spacious and there are many of them. I don’t have that back home,”

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Past youtube star teaches at SHS Madey Lynch Staff Member

Former SHS student, Jill Jacobs, has come back to Sandpoint and is now a new math teacher. But what many don’t know is that back in her high school days she was also a YouTube star.

Jacobs, her brother and her cousin all starred in the YouTube video “Sandpoint is a Walking Town.” Jacobs explained how her and her brother had tossed around the idea as a joke in the beginning.

“We just thought it would be funny to make a rap about Sandpoint. Just as a joke, you know?” Jacobs said. It ended up becoming something more. Jacobs explained how her and her brother would just think up different ideas when they were in iconic places in Sandpoint. In the end they decided to put it all together and make the video. The video, made in 2009, ended up getting 3,628 views.

“We just made it to have fun and to be able to share it with family and friends. We didn’t really think anyone else would really view it.” Jacobs laughed. Jacobs has been interested in acting since her freshman year of high school and was on the improv team at Gonzaga University in Washington state. She has also started an improv team here at SHS. Jacobs came back to Sandpoint because she received a job here at SHS. But she says she is very glad to be back.

“This is a great school and a great area. I like teaching here because I have been through what these students have. I have had the same teachers and been in the same clubs and I feel like that makes me a better teacher.”

Rock spirit week

College Day

Sport your team or school of your dreams! Put on your fan-wear and show school spirit.

Maddie Russo & Lexi DeMers Staff Members

USA Day “Oh say can you see...” ing the halls? Show pride with stars and patriotism!

Superhero Day Spidey senses are telling us that Grab your tights and save the world!

Denim Day Denim on denim on denim. Back to the 90’s! This get-up should be easy, so dig in your closet and grab anything jean!

Red and White Day What about your color shout?

Red, red, red,red, ahh, white, white, white, white!

Homecoming 2012

ARTS & CULTURE

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Pinteresting Spanish Spent Summer With a trends on the rise people use pinterest to stay updated

Karlee Peterson Staff Member

The fashion board is currently the number one visited page on Pinterest. the students of Sandpoint High. Many students now invited to the site show extensive pins related to this trend. highlighted in their boards.

No longer is facebook the largest growing trend for the selling of merchandise. Over the last year Pinterest has contributed to 40% of social media

Fashion likes

repins Teresa Young “I like to look at the newest styles and prom dresses.”

Another trend sweeping the web is Pinterest’s long list of followers who share their love of crafts. This board user interests. The DIY projects range over a wide spectrum of unique ways to use and reuse products.

Over 10 million unique monthly views No wonder Pinterest is estimated to hold one’s attention longer than Face-

DIY & Crafts likes

repins Aubrie Perry “Pinterest gives me inspiration to try unique crafts and DIYs.”

“Your life is your messgae to the world. Make sure its inspiring.” This is a quote that was posted on the Pinterest quote board. Millions of people

Quotes likes

repins Sam Landrum “I was able senior quote.”

and links. Just like any other blog or their healthy regimens that keep them Not only can this site be used for million posts based on healthy foods and recipes for the whole family.

Health and Fitness likes

repins Brighten Miller “Pinterest makes it easy to get ideas to motivate me to be healthy.”

Pinterest offers users more linked commended. This allows users with and interest in traveling an photography to the world. With images of far away places and extravagant hotel rooms its hard to say that Pinterest wouldn’t inspire those to travel.

Travel/Photography likes

repins Autumn Armstrong “There are so many places to see and I like putting in all my aspirations into a bucket list board.”

Senior spends summer helping Guatamala Kristen McPeek A&C Editor

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tudents look back on their summer thinking about sleeping in, warm weather, and assignment free days, but for Senior Eliana Pignot reminessing on her summer is just a touch different. Spending time on a volenteer trip was a life changing experience for her.

The date June 25 hit, Pignot was on her flight to a colorful, market lined, culture filled Guatamala. Warm 80 degree weather filled the country along with some daily rain. “The thing that stuck out to me most there was the people. They were so gracious.” Spending five of the 10 days working in a deaf and blind school, Pignot helped build a maze for the blind to learn how to walk in, and a garden for people to smell.

“Although what we did may seem like little things, it ment so much to the people”, said Pignot. Upon working she also got to spend time at a preschool, explore old mine ruins, and visit one of the top ten most beautiful lakes, Lake Atitlan, that was surrouded by a couple of volcanos. One of her most memorable experiences was spent with a Mayan leader, who conducted a ceremony for the volunteer team Pignot was with.

Her “like minded” team with whom she became very close was another part of her trip that she enjoyed. Each team had group leaders, that helped other high school students, all part of a program called Global Leaders Adventures.The program’s mission is to inspire the next generation to realize their potential to transform the world and their role in it.

After applying and writing two essays Pignot was accepted on the trip.

Aside from a delayed flight and spending the night in San Fransisco, the trip went smoothly. “I am a lot more appreciative of everything” remarks Pignot after mentioning a story of a nine year old blind boy with a brain tumor. The tumor could not be removed because the chance of living was three percent. Pignot said what made him so special was the fact that he was so appreciative, and loving.

Pignot isn’t stopping now. Her next destination? Africa. Her next summer trip will be different because she learned from her

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Guatamalen experience that “you have to be open minded. You are going to have to go through things you are not comfortable with”.

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8-12 Spirit Week

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Homecoming Game Memorial Field

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Harvest Fest Farmen Park

Powder Puff Game Memorial Field

Homecoming Dance

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School Wide Testing

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Health and Safty Fair BC Fairgrounds

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Choir Fall Concert SHS Commons

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Warren Miller Films Panada Theater

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Senior Finance Fair Coldwater Creek

Scarywood open Silverwood Themepark

How much is too much?

The truth about homework and your studying

Cymbre Martin Staff Member

did enough homework to get by, not really caring about how it might affect my future.” Senior Coral Edwards states. The ur high school years have multiple purposes. We are grades we earn right now either set limits on our options after educated both in and outside the classroom. While graduation, or open up new opportunities. all areas of education, both social and academic, are Experts suggest 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours of homework and studyvital to our development as human beings and ing combined a night for high of students never participate members of society, it is important for us to foschool students. “When students in academic clubs cus on the intellectual aspects of the high school better rememberence if reviewed spend more than three hours on experience. Many adults compare high school to homework a night the positive info within 24 hours a job. While some students are not employed outconnection with student achieveminutes a week students use side of the classroom, this metaphor is very applimoble study devices, on average ment diminishes.” The Center for cable. Our responsibility as students, is to get the Public Education states. However; Students who listen to music while studying best education possible, in order to succeed when Fact: have less remeberence on the subject some students don’t do any at all. we leave this institution. For many, the goal after “Sometimes I don’t have time for high school is college, others to obtain a steady homework, or I just don’t feel like it because it seems pointless.” source of income. Either way, doing the best you can in these Sophomore Cooper Spalding states. four years is essential.

Experts suggest teachers assign the minimum amount of Some students learn their lesson the hard way. homework that will have the maximum benefits on students “As a Freshman I didn’t put much value into studying. I education.

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SPORTS

Homecoming 2012

the PROFILE

unior Captain, Megan Rockwell, has been a key player on the Sandpoint High School volleyball team for three years. Her presence at middle blocker/hitter and left side attacker has helped propel the team to two state tournaments. This season she looks to lead her team to the eigth volleyball dirict title in a row.

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The hardest part is the competition between each of us, and the mental aspect of the game.

Q. How long have you been playing volleyball? Q. What inspires you to succeed and play better on the court?

I have been playing since the third grade.

Q. What are your pregame rituals?

Before games, my team and I pray together, we have a chant, we have dance parties in the wieght room, and we put on tatoos.

Q. What has been your favorite volleyball expe-

I play better because of the competition to get playing time and to get more experience for playing in college.

Q. How has the volleyball team changed in the three years that you have been playing?

This year we have a lot more talent, but the team closeness is still the same.

rience?

My favorite expeience has to be either our whole team playing a prank on Isaiah Lutz at 3 a.m. or the poop stain on my hotel bed at our Crossover Tournament. I got free ice cream for that!

Bulldogs vs. Bears Coaches add insight to game against Moscow

Q. What are your hopes for the rest of the season?

I want us to win Districts and place at State.

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EMADS:

Kevin Hill Dean Knaggs Staff Writers Homecoming: the week where students show their school spirit and how great it is to be a Bulldog. The Moscow Bears are entering the “dog house” this year and the leash is being broken. This week the “EMADs” take their game to Lake City in order to better prepare themselves for Homecoming.

Junior Ian Breuner says, “I am looking forward to playing Lake City before Homecoming. It will be a good rehearsal for the big game because they are similar teams.” October 12, the football team is looking to grab a league win to put themselves in a position for state, as well as giving the fans of Sandpoint a night of spectacular fun.

Keys to the Game

Despite a slow start to the season, Coach Puailoa is confident that if they stick to their team principles his EMADs will pull through. Assistant Head Coach, Cris Lassen says, “I expect the offense to get off the ball hard low and fast so the quarterback can pass the ball, and the runningback can move the chains with ease.” The defense have become masters of

turnovers which has helped set up the offense to become a scoring machine. Against Moscow, the defense looks to continue their prowl with zonal coverage. As a whole, the team wants to come out with high intensity and finally ring the victory bell.

A “Must Win” Game

This particular game is a league game. That means the football team must win to advance to districts and potentially to state. With a cobweb covered victory bell, the town has been patiently waiting to see the football team succeed at home for the first time in almost two seasons. “If the bell rings on October 12th, it validates our success and guarentees us a date with Lakeland at the end.” Lassen says.

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elcome to The View from the Stands. This will be the place where you can get your fill of the latest and greatest sports news. Here we will give our educational and professional opinion on certain sports related topics, issues and ground breaking stories.

It seems that there is prevalent amount of animosity between the football players and soccer players of Sandpoint High School. It’s not necessarily a feeling of hate amongst these male athletes but a matter of superiority. While the soccer boys remain seemingly modest about their believed superiority, the football players are more vocal.

In past years soccer has usually had a winning record that they have maintained throughout the years. While the football team is still “rebuilding” for its third year in a row.

However, neither team has not made it to state for two years

Oct.6

SHS @ Riley Creek Campground

Oct.10

SHS @ Round Lake

Oct. 20

Regionals @ Hellsgate State Park Lewiston

Oct. 27

State @ Hellsgate State Park

Football Oct. 12 vs. Moscow High School @ Memorial Field

The Homecoming Game has always had immense school spirit and community support behind it. The coaching staff says that this emotional hype could both help and/or harm the team. The adrenaline rush from the intense atmosphere can aid in performance on the field. However, this powerful influence can be a distraction for the players, causing them to lose focus on what is important: winning the game.

The View From the Stands Nathan Schwartz Sports Editor

Cross Country

running. The soccer players talk about their prized seven state championship banners in the gym, yet only two players on this season’s team played on a state champion team. But in this community there is an expectation for the soccer team to be victorious, and the football team is expected to “try” to win.

Now what about the fans? You could say that people like to watch games when their team wins. So you would expect there to be large crowd watching soccer games. But thats not completely true. It seems people like to go watch football, because it’s football. This may be due to the fact that football is one of the nation’s most popular sports and high school football has been a Friday night tradition for a long time.

People like to watch the thrill of touchdowns, interceptions and helmet on helmet collisions.

But it is hard to compare these two sports. Each has different strategy and tactics. Each plays different opponents.

Each has different players. But both current teams don’t have state titles. So why don’t we all get along, and stop trying to prove which team is better.

Oct. 19 vs. Clarkston High School @ Oct. 26

Memorial Field @ Lakeland High School

Swimming Oct.10 Oct. 13

Moscow/Lewiston/Clarkston High School @ Clarkston

Oct. 20

@ District Championships

Volleyball Oct. 6

Crossovers Classic @ Spokane

Oct. 9

@ Lakeland High School

Oct. 11 Oct.17

vs. West Valley High School @ Les Rogers

Oct.20

District Tournament @ Les Rogers

SPORTS

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Homecoming 2012

WE’VE GOT SPIRIT,

YES WE DO! Pep Club and Cheerleading are two student groups at Sandpoint High School who devote their time to promoting spirit and pep at sporting events and other SHS activities. Though cheer is a sport and pep is a club, their goal is the same.

The two work both cohesively and independently to promote “Bulldog Pride”.

Y-E-L-L EVERYBODY YELL

What’s It Like to be Spike?

Alexus Aherns Copy Editor Spike the Bulldog is the face of Sandpoint High school and a symbol for all pep, but what’s it like to be in the costume? Representing all that is cheerful about SHS in the name of anonymity? “Fun I guess. Exciting and really hot.” Says our current mascot. Although it is not typical Cedar Post policy to grant anonymity to our interviewees, it was granted this time to keep in line with the cloud of uncertainty surrounding what goes on in the Spike suit.

The current Spike has been played by the same enthusiastic student since 4th quarter of last year after being asked by Mrs. Haynes to play Spike.

Spike, responsible for cheering and pumping up the student body, is always played by a student. But as any faithful bulldog may have realized, the current Spike is a newcomer. So what happened to old Spike?

“Mascots need to be replaced every 2-3 years, but our old one was from like fifteen years ago.” Says pep club advisor Sarah Miles. “He was crazy beat up.” But not to worry, the new Spike is an exact duplicate.

Interested in playing Spike someday? Contact Carli Giard, president of Pep Club to be put on the list.

Want to be a part of this whole “school spirit” thing?

Below are two easy cheers that you can start yourself, or follow the lead of Pep Club or Cheerleading!

let me hear you clap your hands! Now that you’ve got the beat, let me hear you stomp your feet! Now that you’ve got the groove, let me see you bust a move!”

RED! WHITE! When I BULLDOGS! FIGHT!

Year of Cheer: Lori Gedrose Desi Storks Staff Member Lori Gedrose is the 2012-13 head coach of Cheerleading at Sandpoint High School. She has raised two cheerleaders for the last 19 years, and was a cheerleader herself all throughout high school. She came across the SHS coaching opportunity after “watching the program develop for the last couple years.”

Q. What are your expectations of the team this year, and what do you want to see happen differently?

A. “I would really like to see us grow in numbers. I feel like we are already taking the ability of the team to a higher level. I would love for kids to start out as freshman (or sooner) and have them be dedicated enough to finish out all four years.”

Q. What do you enjoy most about coaching so far?

A.“I love the positive attitudes I get from the team. They are always willing to learn new skills, and as we grow into a bigger squad, I see more of my experienced girls really stepping up and helping me out.”

Goals for Goals

Conor Baranski takes on Varsity squad An interesting mix of frisbee and golf

Desi Storks Staff Member

Kevin Hill and Dean Knaggs Staff Members

Coaching anytime, especially a high school sport, is all about passion; passion is the trait that stood out the most when Sandpoint native Conor Baranski was interviewed. Baranski, the new soccer coach for the varsity girls, grew up playing soccer as a Sandpoint Striker and all throughout high school.

After beginning college at Gonzaga University, Baranski began his coaching career.

He volunteered to assist in coaching the Sandpoint Strikers and not long after, went to coach in Vietnam. He came back to the States and started coaching in Portland, Oregon for the Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club. After Baranski coached in Portland, he went to coach varsity girls in Molalla, Oregon.

Baranski has been extremely lucky to travel and coach all over the world, though it’s always been his goal to end up back in Sandpoint.

Baranski is ecstatic for this new season and a few of his goals are to win state and build on the success of Adam Tajan and Julie Pitre. Besides to grow as a team, Baranski’s philosophy for this season is simple: “If we have the ball, the other team can’t score. Possession is key.”

Even though Baranski has only been coaching the girls for a short period of time he has already noticed that they are a very well STAFF MEMBER rounded team.

HARD AT WORK: Girls Varsity Soccer coach Conor “I am excited for them! They are a very Baranski focuses closely on a play during a recent game good team. There isn’t just one stand out playvs. Ferris High School. er.” Baranski said.

What is frolf you may frolfing career this ask? Frolf is simply a mixsummer and has ture of Frisbee and golf and kept at it since. “I therefore it’s frolf. The game enjoy the calm and is played the same as traserenity of throwditional golf but instead of ing frisbees at lugging around a 400lb golf chains and holes.” bag you carry a smaller versays Diercks. sion of a Frisbee, or as most Looking for a players would call them: local spot isn’t that discs. To play the game, hard either since players first begin at the tee we have two spots box and hurl the disc toright here in Sandwards the chain link basket point. Schweitzer and try to make it into the Mountain Resort basket for a score. By the offers their course end of the round, the playfor free, and the er with the least amount of University of Idaho points wins.

Agricultural buildLike golf, there are severing off Boyer Road al different tools that players plays 18 holes for have in their arsenal. The one dollar. Farraputters are used for short STAFF MEMBER gut State Park also range shots, mainly for go: Senior A.J. Burrato carefully has a course for ing around course obstacles throws his frisbee golf disk into the baset. five dollars if you such as trees. Mid-range discs are thicker so are looking to expand your skills. If you really they fly further than the putter and are ver- want to make it in the league, Coeur D Alene’s satile for beginners. Finally the driver is used Panhandle Kiwanis DGC (Disc Golf Course) mainly for long distance shots. The driver has at Cherry Hills is a professional course for free. hard edges so it can cut through the air quicker Frisbee golf is available to all and definitely and covers more ground on the fairway. worth it.

Local frolfer, Austin Diercks, started his

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