Homecoming 2010

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Sandpoint High School

Volume 88, Issue 2

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September 2010

How FAN-tastic are you?

Jessie Webster Editor-in-Chief

With all the excitement of homecoming week, it is important to remember the reason we celebrate. This school has been loved by generations of students. Take this easy quiz to see how how you rank. Are you a Sandpoint super fan, or a suppressed supporter?

What is our mascot’s name?

SPIKE

Autotune the News: Bed Intruder Song

FIDO

Its Friday night, where are you?

Double Rainbow Guy Tommy Jacobs Graduation Rap

Football Game

Home Alone

Will you dress up for Homecoming week?

YES!

The Annoying Devil #1 Dude v. Wild The Desert

Movie Night

NO!

What is your favorite dress up day?

RED&WHITE

Dressing up is lame

G’d UP

And That’s Why I Chose Yale

Chad Vader [explicit]

Rejected Cartoons [explicit]

AWESOME! YOU ARE THE ULTIMATE BULLDOG FAN! SPREAD THE SANDPOINT LOVE

PRETTY GOOD! THERE ARE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES SO BE SURE TO HAVE FUN THIS WEEK

SO SCHOOL SPIRIT ISN’T YOUR THING, YOU CAN STILL ENJOY ALL THE TIMES WITH YOUR FRIENDS Dylan Vogel

No new ASB photos for seniors

Class of 2011 uses photos from junior year student identification cards Garrett Dunn News Editor

Charlie Bit My Finger

Pants Too Low

Feel like doing some clubbing?

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It’s a new school year, and with a new year usually comes a complete restart for

students. Their grades start at A’s, they have all new teachers, and they get a new ASB card photo to replace the one they had the year before.

This is not the case for the class of 2011 with ASB photo. This was mostly due to the antics of the Class of 2010. Some of them switched names so that

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their cards had a picture of their friend instead of themselves. Others took pictures together, and last but not least, some students of last year’s class even took their photos upside down.

This doesn’t seem like a huge deal, but if one were trying to take the pictures of more than a thousand students, and

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some were acting this way, you could see where the reasoning for the ban came from.

Some students don’t seem to mind it, and didn’t even really want to take photos in the first place. Others, such as Danielle Raymond, weren’t very happy about it.

“I think it’s pretty

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ridiculous,” Raymond said. “It isn’t fair that just because the class before us acted that way they treat us differently.”

The photos on the ASB cards will be the pictures that the class of 2011 had their junior year. Seniors who wanted school photos taken were given that option.

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Medal of Honor not for sale in military GameStops U.S. military bans a not-yet released video game from military bases Garrett Dunn News editor

A new Medal of Honor game set for release next month is causing a stir.

This game, a reboot of the popular Medal of Honor franchise, will not be sold at military base GameStop stores, because in the online multiplayer mode, you can play as the Taliban against the United States forces in Afghanistan. The game will not be sold at 49 GameStop stores across the U.S. This is quite a controversy among the gaming community and the military because games with terrorist characters are nothing new. Call of Duty: Modern War-

MUN hosts dinner Oct. 9

fare 2 had a mission in the game where you played as an undercover agent who was spying on Russian terrorists (the enemies in the game). In order to keep your cover, you had to help the terrorists slaughter innocent citizens in a Russian airport. This mission was optional to play, but was still present, making the banning of Medal of Honor seem a little extreme.

Whether or not this is the correct decision, it is the one the U.S. Military has taken. GameStop has said that they want to continue to respect the wishes of the military and agreed to not sell the game in order to maintain full respect of the men and women in uniform.

Business manager

The Model United Nations class plans to host an international evening on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Atrium at Panhandle State Bank.

Entertainment at the event includes presentations from SHS Model United Nations students, music from Holly McGarry, the SHS Jazz Band and a dinner with different ethnic cuisines.

Tickets are available at Eve’s Leaves, at the door, from Debbie Smith (room W17) or from any student in the class. Tickets are $20 each.

Students 16 and older can take part in a 6-week program to earn students pilot’s license Jule Paul

Staff reporter This fall, Scholarship Flight Training is offering SHS students who are 16 or older, the opportunity to take part in a six-week program to attain their student pilot’s license.

The mission of Scholarship Flight Training is “to make aviation accessible to all teens.” The

program will take place from September until October. The program includes 54 hours of Private Pilot Ground School, 6 hours of flight training and a flight bag with books and supplies. The cost for the program is $999.

During the ground school part of the program, students will have four 90 minute classes per week.

In addition to this, students will

be able to take one flight lesson per week in a Cessna 172. After completion of the program, students can take the Federal Aviation Administration or FAA written test to attain their license.

To get more information or to participate in the program, students can go to www.aviationed. org or contact Chris Rinehart at (208) 610-0868.

Teachers, students adapt to crowed classes Large freshmen class, 4 less teachers lead to adjustments

Model United Nations hosts annual dinner MaCKenZie Jones

Flight training available for area students

MaCKenZie Jones anD Jenna FauDe

Business manager and Staff reporter

Many students have noticed a change in their classes this year compared to last year.

They’re bigger. A lot bigger. Not only the classes, but also the halls seem to be swarming with new faces.

Why is this? Well, one reason is the freshman class came in with an 30 more students than any other current class at SHS. Also, the school lost five full time equivalent faculty positions last year, of which four were teachers, due to budget cuts.

Some students feel overwhelmed

with the overthemselves sized classes, annoyed at including sethese circumnior Dakota stances.

Blaese.

“We don’t “There like it, and are way too we’re not many kids in happy with my classes,” GRAPHIC BY EVAN METZ it,” counselor he said, “there ■ PACKED LIKE SARDINES: Students and Jeralyn Mire just isn’t a lot teachers are adjusting to crowded classes this said. of one-on-one school year.

So if the learning.” over sized Natalie Charbonneau said the classes seem to be so unappreciatsituation has made it difficult in ed, why keep them? Well there’s an some classes. underlying reason for the new sizes.

“It’s hard for the economics “We’re the only district in the state teacher to control his classes be- of Idaho that has not declared a ficause of the numbers,” she said. nancial emergency,” Principal Dr. It isn’t only students who find Becky Kiebert said.

Save the dates: Regional colleges visit SHS The Cedar Post looked up the event, tour, and visit dates of four regional Montana colleges so you don’t have to State University:

Oct. 22, MSU Friday: Montana State is inviting prospective students and their families to come and learn all about scholarships, financial aid, the campus, and much, much more. To find out more and sign up, go to montana.edu.

Jule Paul

Staff reporter

Boise State University:

Oct. 16, Discover BSU: Campus tour, housing, scholarships and financial aid – everything you need to know about Boise State will be available to you and your family. To sign up for the tour, visit boisestate.edu.

School Visit:

Boise State: September 27 at 10:30

As the class of 2011 starts its last year of high school, seniors are making plans for what they want to do after graduation. Sometimes, however, it can be extremely overwhelming with all these dates to remember — not to mention all the homework they get from their teachers.

So, seniors, here are some dates to remember for four popular colleges and universities of the area.

Keeping the district in the best state possible requires making sacrifices, whether it be over-sized classes or laying off positions here at the school.

“We really owe a lot to the Levy too,” Mire added, “The money coming from that has really helped us in getting somewhere.”

So maybe instead of being annoyed at the over-sized classes at our school, we should be appreciative for what we do have Junior George Wood may have said it perfectly, “We really have to stop taking what our administration does for us for granted, they’re trying as hard as they can.”

Wa s h i ng ton State University:

Oct. 1, Fall Preview: Get to know every little aspect of the WSU lifestyle — learn about financial aid, check out the academic fair and walk around campus with a current WSU student.

Oct. 9, Game Day Tour: Love WSU? Love the Cougars? Get the best of both! Get to know the campus and go to a Cougars game. For more dates and to sign up, go to wsu.edu.

School Visit: Oct. 21 at Noon

University of Idaho:

Oct. 8, Envision Idaho: High school seniors and their parents get the chance to get to know the University of Idaho campus, learn about financial aid and go to an activities fair.

To sign up and to find out more, go to uidaho.edu.

Off the beaten path with a great vibe.

Monarch Mountain Coffee is Sandpoint’s local spot.

(208) 265 - 9382 208 N 4th Ave Sandpoint, ID

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Our View A

lthough it may be noble of our school to decide that the future will no longer contain any failure, it is entirely infeasible, unless perhaps they decide to discontinue grading.

The fact that there are kids who are failing is not the fault of the school, and it is not that any student is without the means necessary to succeed. It is that many just don’t try, and unfortunately, teachers giving extra care and attention does not compensate for the students who just don’t care at all.

How do we know that the kids who are failing are the ones who don’t care? Because in all honesty, high school is not very hard. Anyone who cares even the slightest bit should be able to slip by with a 60 percent. High school actually requires a fairly minimal amount of effort to achieve that somewhat depressing mark of success, the “D”, and making that effort is a choice.

It is because of these truths that an academic intervention system will help either few or no students, and potentially harm many others.

To assume that focusing enough on a struggling student will help them pass is an innocent enough idea, but in reality is not so simple.

The system seems more likely to force someone to pass, although somewhat against their will; otherwise, he or she would be passing in the first place.

Of course there are exceptions to every rule.

Sometimes students have legitimate learning disabilities or, in a display of trying a bit too hard, sign up for classes that are simply beyond a level for which they have been prepared.

It is these scenarios that can be aided or prevented, and for which programs should be created. Putting a student into a class of appropriate advancement, rather than forcing him or her through a “challenge” that will cause an inordinate amount of stress and anxiety is more pleasant for all parties involved.

Instead of spending energy on those who chose not to be a part of the school, time should be dedicated to the people who take advantage of their resources. Use funds to create a debate team or an AP chemistry class, not one-on-one tutoring with a student who doesn’t appreciate the attention.

Maybe anyone who doesn’t personally want to achieve high grades could at least try not to ruin the system for everyone else.

In school, and in life, failure will always be

a choice. No dedicated teacher should ever try to take that difficult decision away from a student.

Cartoon by eVan MetZ

The biggest risk one can take is also the most rewarding

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oving life is no easy task. It requires an open mind, an optimistic attitude and sometimes even a little pain that we have to keep fighting through until we see the light again. One thing I can promise you though, is that if you try to have the best character you personally can, life will be a lot more rewarding.

Good character includes many factors, but one that high school students should adopt at the beginning of any school year is Do Your Best. We students, whether we’re engaging in academic, extra curricular, work or leisure ac-

tivities, generally function at one of three levels: (1) getting by, (2) doing pretty well, and (3) doing our “personal best.”

It’s easy just to get by; there’s little risk and virtually no pain. There’s more risk in doing pretty well; trying something, even half-heartedly, and not succeeding can hurt. But the hurt isn’t too bad if you don’t try too hard. The biggest risk is when you try hard, and don’t achieve your goal. That really hurts.

So why should your personal best be something you strive for all the time? Because you might succeed. And that feels really good. And even if you don’t succeed, the effort usually results in something positive.

As students, we are given opportunities to do our personal best on a daily basis. Every test we take, every song we sing, every play we make, and every piece of art we create gives

us a chance to do our personal best. We owe at least that much to ourselves - and to our school.

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The secret to why no one ever tries anything new

These are phrases Cedar Post staff members have heard from students of SHS. The views expressed in Word for Word are not necessarily shared by the Cedar Post.

Jessie Webster

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uch of what we do in life is motivated by fear. We fear the unknown. We fear anything that reminds us of situations that have hurt us in the past. We are afraid that if we act in a certain way, or a certain chain of events occurs, we will be able to throw our hands up and say “See? I knew this would happen. The world sucks and it’s never going to change.”

That’s the easy way out. Anyone can be surprised by a bump in the road and decide that a cynical attitude is the key to a painless life. But what you have to realize is that everyone gets hurt. Everyone learns. All of us have had experiences that have shaped us, and changed us.

Many of us just don’t know how to change

our fear into knowledge. We leave it shelved in the walls of our psyche, telling us what to do and what not to do. We all have a slew of things we just don’t do anymore, because they have hurt us in the past.

This isn’t healthy. For example, if you burn your hand on a hot stove, does it mean that cooking is dangerous and that you should never do it again? Of course not. It just means you turn the burner off and keep going. Or, if you’re trying to guess the combination for a lock and you don’t get it on the first try, it doesn’t mean you get frustrated and stop. You try something different. You learn. You adapt.

The world is not always a friendly place, and there are many circumstances that a person can be caught in that aren’t fun. They burn. But don’t stop moving forward, or you’ll never get to where you want to be. Face your fears; try again. Turn off the stove, try a different combination, and maybe this time you’ll succeed.

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he power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government.”

-Sir Winston Churchill When I was a young child at the tender age of seven, my father and I visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The most exciting attraction?

The touch pool of course. I was particularly enthralled with the mysterious blob of jelly I now understand to be a sea cucumber.

In my excitement I managed to commit murder. Yes, I loved that slippery creature to the point of squeezing it in half. What can I say, I only wanted to keep it from falling so I held it as firm as I could, successfully separating it into two completely different pieces.

Safety is a basic need for human existence, but what happens when security ends up polarizing the population? Students have this

feeling pegged to a science. The result is some perfectly behaved and therefore ignored students; or the rebellious, idiot children who demand so much attention.

Though nearly everyone has accepted this as fact, the entire population is punished as a means of prevention. Perhaps if the minority (immature kids who have the common sense of Brittany Spears) could behave themselves, the consequences wouldn’t affect so many: falsely labeling all peoples as criminals.

Just as all prisoners can reasonably not be completely trusted, apparently neither can students. The convicts may have it better off.

The food is most likely better and they had the luxury of an individual trial. The teenager is contained, packed into cells that lock from the outside. But at least in this facility there aren’t any bars over the windows.

So why the shackles? Are we all that bad?

Is it our “rebellious nature”, or will we have to wait until we are older to understand?

Personally, maybe if the choke hold was released, the school could live again. I’d hate to see another living thing “secured” to death.

Adviser

Editorial Policy The Cedar Post is governed by the same legal rights as the professional press. Under the First Amendment, we reserve the right to free expression and freedom of the press. The student newspaper of Sandpoint High School is an open public forum for the students of Sandpoint High School and the community of Sandpoint, Idaho, with its editorial board making all decisions concerning its contents; it is not subject to prior review by administration, faculty, or community members.

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.

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Classical Drama

FAMILY TALENT: Cameron and Bailey Brownell are performing music around Sandpoint.

The siblings call their music a cross between folk and soft rock.

Brownells take music to the street Winter bennett Staff reporter

Just about everyone in or around Sandpoint know that we live in a very artistic community, whether it’s visual, theatrical, written or musical.

There are many people in the school with these talents, and this article spotlights two in particular: Cameron and Bailey Brownell.

For people who are unaware, these two very talented musicians have been making

a name for themselves in local music. They have real drive and passion for what they do with their art. They both said that their genre is like “folk” or “soft rock” with a sort of mellow feel to it.

Like most artists, Bailey and Cameron said that they have somewhat of an idea for their future in music. Cameron said that “if things turn out, I mean, if we do end up going somewhere, we might go to Tennessee or L.A. for our music. “

Bailey said that they might go either place as well.

“There’s a record company in Tennessee called ‘Curb Records,’ we might end up getting a deal with them if we’re good enough,” she said.

Even with the both of them having high goals for themselves as musicians, they have made it clear that it’s not about getting famous, it’s about their love and passion for the music they create.

Bailey said singing is “what I love to do, I sing for myself.”

Said Cameron: “It’s my love for music, it’s kind of in my blood, like something I just have to do.”

When asked where they might play next, both were unsure. They have given out demos of their music to several local restaurants, but so far there is no set place or time for their next performance.

If you would like to know what they sound like, take a look at their Facebook page for playlists of their songs and when they will perform next.

Drama, Music departments team up for silent movie

Winter bennett Staff reporter

The Drama Department will only perform one play this year. Despite people’s slight disappointment, there is another alternative that is coming soon in place of another play: a silent film.

Jeannie Hunter, the head of the drama department, and Aaron Gordon, the band director, collaborated on the idea for the upcoming silent movie. In a quick summary of the movie, Hunter said it would be like “one unfortunate event after the other for the main character.

“It’s this guy’s first date with a girl and anything that can go wrong, does,” she added.

The movie is supposed to be comedy with a Charlie Chaplin twist to it, somewhat having and old 1920s feel to it.

Along with the film being directed by Hunter, the music will be directed by

Gordon. As far as what genre of music he was planning to put in this movie?

“I’m not really sure yet,” he said. “It’s a work in progress by this point, but it’ll be an older style of music, for sure.”

Gordon said that he is “unsure, but it seems like they’re [the band] pretty excited for this.”

With the new collaboration of the band and actors, the results of the silent movie are definitely looking good. Both Hunter and Gordon say they look forward to completing the film. Both Hunter and Gordon stated it should turn out great and both agreed that it would b a new and exciting challenge for both the band and the actors.

If anything, this mix of talent will definitely impact everyone involved in the most positive way, both musically and theatrically.

The movie is scheduled to be released in January.

Video Game Club hosts tournament Jule Paul

Staff reporter The Video Game Club.

“VGC” meets Mondays from 3-5 p.m. each week to play games, including Halo and Magic: The Gathering.

One of the upcoming activities for the Video Club is the Halo: Reach tournament.

The tournament will take place on October 9 at 1 p.m. in W13.

Teams will consist of four players. Each team has to pay a $20 entering fee and register with Mr. Miles or senior Gavin Quinn.

Students who are interested in participating need to get a permission slip signed before they are able to play.

These permission slips can be picked up in Dave Miles’ room, W13, or can be printed out from his School Fusion page.

Join the club Staff writer, George Wood, explains the various clubs at SHS Mime & Masque

Interests: Acting, Being center stage Once again, the famed SHS Mime & Masque club is coming to a venue near you, offering entertainment of the theatrical canon. If you’ve ever even dreamed of being an actor/actress, and maybe want to pursue that dream, there are plenty of “characters” in this club that will make that path to national acclaim a little more enjoyable. Count on the local crowds, M&M is known for the productions they put on, and they are sure to impress SHS and the Sandpoint with their talent once again this year. Talk to Jeannie Hunter in the Auditorium if this is your destiny.

HOSA

Interests: The health/medical world, a career in medicine HOSA is a good example of a club that provides education that the standard school curriculum is unable to give, and help students with career specific viewpoints. If you’ve ever been interested in anything legitimately medical, and maybe want to dig deeper then freshman health, this club, (and possibly the Health Occ. classes), is for you. The highlights of this club are movie nights, and the HOSA competition near spring break, prizes include scholarships and good college cred for that expensive med school. Leading up

to that are raucous study nights with the friends and people you meet in HOSA, sometimes barbecues, chips and dip, and good times in general.

Talk to Kathy Holm in the W15 if interested.

Math Club

Interests: The appreciation and pursuit of.. take a guess This is the club to be a part of if math is your thing, and you wish to subtract sometimes suppressive classroom environments to further celebration of math. You’re sure to meet many friends with similar interests to yours, and opportunities to volunteer, fund raise, and pit your mathematical knowledge against other students in state competitions. Talk to Nachele Search in room E4 if you are piqued by the idea of a club devoted to the great numerical pursuit.

Video Game Club

Interests: L33tness, Pwnin n00bs The Video Game Club is back for students wanting to get their afterschool fix in Dave Miles room, W13.

This is the place to go when you’re wanting to pick up some matches on a variety of hardwares and games.

Whether it be with some of your bros or going in solo, you’re sure to make some friends and have a good time.

Also, look out for the occasional tourney sponsored by the V.G.C., see how you stack up against classmates for cash prizes.

National Honors Society

Interests: Volunteering, Juicing up that College App Boasting one of the largest club enrollments in our school, NHS is the club to join if you’re interested in making connections with many of your classmates, as well as your community. This club is all about volunteering, from working at Panida shows, to restoring the Pack River Delta, you never know what opportunities may come up. Bonus if you can get shifts with your friends. Talk to Wendy Auld in room E2 if you’re interested in joining the ranks.

Pep Club

Interests: Sandpoint Bulldog Lovin’, Spirit-y activities The SHS Pep club is dedicated to spicing up events at SHS, rallying our home game crowds to cheer and support our teams and generally make every day, “A great day to be a Bulldog.” They are responsible for our mascot, concessions and most notably, putting the “Mad” in Moose Madness.

Talk to Nancy Miller in room E10 to catch the spirit, and have a hand on the heart of the school. Dawgs fo’ life.

Key Club

Interests: Good Samaritan-ship, Doing your part for the world Helping the children of the world,

and serving others, this is the objective of the Key Club. In the process, friends are made, values are taught, and good times aplenty. Both clubs have sizable membership and do volunteer work, though. While NHS rewards its volunteers with hours that add up to a sharp graduation mantle, Key Club is more based around that satisfied sigh when you get home and know you did your acts of kindness for the day.

Key Club does food drives to help less fortunate children in other countries, they volunteer at Headstart and the Festival of Trees, supply scholarships, and so many other events.

Connie Kimble in room W14 is the one to talk to about joining up.

Creative Writing Club

Interests: Flexing that literary expression muscle, storytelling If you enjoy making stories, poetry, or think you can make an art form out of words on paper, this club might be a real enjoyable thing. Finally, a time devoted solely and soulfully to molding the imagination.

You can become a better, more fluent writer through practice and there is a whole group of people that are possible sounding boards and have in common a similar passion. They occasionally have contests with cash prizes, writers workshops, and many other activities. Room E14 is where you’ll findBarbara Crumb, and that’s who you’ll want to talk to if harnessing those creative juices to flow onto

paper appeals to you.

Venture Club

Interests: The Great Outdoors, Life to the EXTREME

By far the most active club on the list, Venture Club is that once-amonth retreat from the constrains of society, to chase what Adviser John Hastings calls, “high adrenaline adventurous pursuits.”

Venture Club meets once a month to make plans for the activity of the month — past examples include mountain biking, rock climbing, and river rafting — and then meeting once again to carry out those plans. If you love adventure, this is your club.

Chat with Hastings way over in Portable 6 or Mike Martz in room S8 if you feel the call of the wild.

French Club

Interests: The French culture, yummy food and movie nights

A real youth group feeling club, but instead of celebrating Jesus, you’re celebrating the French, and not necessarily the language, but the culture — past and present. A culture celebrated through experiencing good times with tasty food, friends, and flicks, also look for the upcoming Tour de Dover, all French-related.

Guranteed, chill times will follow, and all that school stress will be forgotten.

Swing by room W8 and ask for Mademoiselle Stockman if this sounds like your baguette.

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Foreign exchange programs brings international students to North Idaho saDie WilliaMs Staff reporter

This year Sandpoint High School is playing host to a wide variety of students from different cultures. The five students are Leif Gruener and Anna-Katharina Felgentreu from Germany, Caique Lima from Brazil, Gyulee (Amelia) Kim from South Korea, and Brecht Minnen from Belgium.

There are a wide variety of ups and downs that come with exchanging countries for what is most students’ last year of high school.

Everyone benefits from learning about a new culture but for the first few months the language barrier is a hard thing to break down.

Making new friends is also a challenge for some Foriegn Exchange students.

Some accents can be hard to understand on both sides and that may intimidate a lot of people.

There are a lot of things for people from far away

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to come to like, or maybe even love, about Sandpoint.

The scenery, the people and the programs offered at the school are just a few.

Some don’t realize just how different the United States is from other countries.

In Belgium it is considered impolite to bring food into someone else’s house. If you go to Germany and bring your hostess flowers, make sure they’re not lilies or chrysanthemums, as they are used at funerals. In South Korea, remove your shoes before entering a house. And in Brazil, if you are invited to dinner, arrive 30 minutes late. And for a party, arrive an hour late.

Culture shock can be common among people who move to a far away country for a year. It can help a lot just to invite one of SHS’ guests to eat lunch with you or sit next to you in class.

Welcome to Sandpoint Foreign Exchange students of 2010!

International pen pal website receives mixed reviews from students open for countless other kids to see. Right on the site, it lets you know that teachers Staff reporter monitor what students write, but keeping As we delve further into a more tech- a Web site safe can be next to impossible. nologically advanced and dependent lifeStudents of the World can be perceived style, we are becoming more comfortable as a two-sided story. Most of the students with putting ourselves out in the open. seem eager to meet anyone that can speak Though most of our parents have the same language as they do. e-mails, cell phones, and These users often write on other ways of comtheir profile that they municating elecare interested in tronically, we are learning culture. truly the “FaceBut if you look I guess it probably depends book Genat more proeration.” We files, you will on who you get. Some people are also the see scattered are relatively safe, but others “Mysp ace here and Kids” and there the are kind of sketchy. the “Tweet“c r e e p e r ”.

-Michelle Rockwell ers.” If getMany boys Junior ting in touch ask for pretty with friends girls to e-mail and family via them promiscomputers seems cuous and flirty like your jam, messages and picmaybe you would like tures. No doubt many meeting kids around the lonely girls would be desworld through a safe Web site perate enough to sell their self essimilar to Facebook. teem to someone they have never seen or Studentsoftheworld.com is a teacher- heard of. A couple students have shared monitored Web site that lets you get in their stories and opinions about studenttouch with thousands of people from softheworld.com. virtually every country. You can create “I feel like it’s a safe enough Web site,” your own profile and browse countries junior Emily Curtiss said. “My experience for your ideal pen pal. It’s just a matter of with it has been nothing but safe. I would letting your personal business out in the recommend it to a friend. It’s a great way

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to learn about other countries and meet people from around the world.”

Junior Michele Rockwell has a different view. Rockwell has been a member of Students of the World for a little more than three months now, and has experienced some rather uninvited affection.

When she met her African pen pal, Jeffry, all seemed well. But after she spent more time writing him, she began to grow uneasy.

“He seems like he really, really wants to come to America,” Rockwell said, “And he is doing some weird things to try and make me get him here.” She believes it may be a cultural difference that makes her pen pal seems to be okay with asking her strange questions.

“I would recommend that you not add anyone from Africa. I knew nothing about him and he literally asked me if we were dating. He comments on my friend’s pictures on Facebook and assumes that I’m funny and respectful even though he has never talked to me in person. I don’t know, it’s just really weird,” Rockwell said.

Though Rockwell struggles with deciding how comfortable she is with Students of the World, she would like others to try it out. Her words of Wisdom? “I guess it probably depends on who you get. Some people are relatively safe, but others are kind of sketchy. And do not ever add any of your pen pals on Facebook. They will be able to see too much about you.”

Pop singer Justin Bieber has a lot of growing up to do

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ince his birth in approximately 2006, Justin Bieber has grown to be a very notable figure in the world of pop music. Ever since his debut album in November 2009, Bieber has climbed higher and higher on the proverbial “ladder of fame.” On Sept.

12, 2010, Justin Bieber even performed live at the Video Music Awards.

Although his music career is undeniably

exceptional, Bieber could have been more graceful and less preteen-like in his rise to the top. Groups of people throughout the world even profess to hate the singer. Unfortunately, most pubescent Americans are not susceptible to the “Bieber Fever.”

Along with dog lovers and those suffering from sensitive hearing, many Americans find Bieber’s incredibly high-pitched voice unpleasant. In fact, while touring in California a female fan threw a water bottle at the babyfaced star. The water bottle hit him in the face.

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Also, many Facebook groups are devoted to the defamation and demise of Justin Bieber.

Even still, instead of reflecting on why these events have occurred, recently Bieber allegedly threw a water balloon at a state trooper. Assault on a state officer, or anyone for that matter, is illegal. Although hilarious, this bombing will undoubtedly lead to a barrage of more hateful feeling toward the young performer.

No criminal charges were filed against Bieber.

If advice could be offered toward such a developed pop singer (career-wise, not bodywise), Justin should know to act like more of

a human. He is in the public eye after all. So does this column writer approve of Justin’s recent actions and overall style of living? Like baby, baby, baby no.

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enior Danny Pfeifer is the No. 1 runner for the cross country team. He recently broke the school’s 3-mile record by two seconds with a time of 16:26.

Q: When did you start running?

A: I started running in seventh grade.

Q: Did your brother inspire you to compete because you wanted to beat him?

A: Yeah, he did, especially when I got to high school.

He was always ahead of me,

the team and yourself this year?

Q: Were you a naturally A: For the team, I want to good runner? place [at State]. The top four A: I was never great for teams place and we haven’t the first couple years, but done that for something like when I made it to State my 10 years, so it would be a freshman year, that was my huge feat. As for me, I want breakthrough. But it’s always to keep my No. 1 spot on the been hard work in training. team, finish in the top five at state, and break the school’s Q: Do you feel pressure 5K record. being the No. 1 runner for two years in a row?

Q: With you chasing the A: Yeah, I definitely feel the 5K record and coach Matt pressure. I just don’t think Brass at the No. 2 spot on too much about it; I just that list, are you working run. harder for it?

A: Yeah, it would be pretty Q: What are your awesome to beat my mentor, expectations and goals for so I’m working hard for it. then I finally beat him.

Unlikely addition to team

Nicole Alamillo makes a presence on the gridiron A: It was last year in 8th grade.

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Nicole Alamillo is a lineman on the freshmen football team.

She is the only girl in the football program at SHS. The Cedar Post caught up with her at Sandpoint Junior Academy, where she goes to school, to ask her about her experiences with the sport.

Q: What position do you play?

A: On defense it’s nose guard and on offense it’s guard. Yeah, I’m on the line (laughs).

Q: What inspired you to play football?

A: I wrestled for a while. I wrestled with my cousin and everything and my uncle and cousin were saying, “Oh, you should play football! You’d be really good at it.” The first year I couldn’t because I was late for the sign-up but the next year I did and the coaches were really nice and I was pretty good. And I started and everything, so it was really fun so I just kept doing it.

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■ ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?: Nicole Alamillo telling a story about her football experiences. She is a lineman on the freshman football team.

Mayweather steps over the ropes

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n Sept.

10, Floyd Mayweather was jailed for Grand Larceny, after allegedly stealing his ex-girlfriend’s iPhone. While released on a $3000 bail, the district attorney’s office in Las Vegas said they were reviewing more charges.

Mayweather has been charged with battery domestic violence, as well as three charges of harassment. Police reported that he threatened to kill

Josie Harris and her new boyfriend on Sept. 9. Along with this, Koraun Mayweather, Floyd’s oldest child, said he witnessed Mayweather “hitting and kicking” his mother. He tried to get out of the house, but James McNair, Mayweather’s associate, allegedly blocked the back door.

Finally after escaping, Koraun told the security guard at the front gate about the violence. After the

crime, Harris went to the hospital and was treated for her minor injuries.

Police also said Mayweather has threatened to beat his children if they leave the house or call police. Even though his lawyer denied all accounts, odds are against him when he goes to court on Nov. 9 to face these serious charges. Floyd Mayweather is obviously a disaster of violence, and should be punished fairly for his actions.

Q: And what year was that for you?

Q: So what’s it like being the only girl on the team?

A: It’s OK actually. I thought it would be worse because of all the guys, but they respect me so it’s pretty cool.

Q: Yeah, I asked what they thought of you and they said you kick butt.

A: (Laughs) It’s really nice when they do that.

Q: Does it drive you to beat the boys on the team, you being the only girl?

A: Oh yeah. I don’t want to be bad and have them think, “Oh, the girl’s on the team, she must be really bad.”

Q: When you go out on the field, are the other teams surprised to see you?

A: Yeah, kind of. The whole team doesn’t usually see me but when one does, the sideline is like, “There’s a girl on the team!

There’s a girl on the team.”

It’s funny to watch because everyone comes up to me and says, “Did you hear them? They were talking about you.”

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Q: Did you have more of that on the first day of practice because the guys respect you more now?

A: Kind of. The guys who played with me last year knew I was pretty good and that was most of the kids on the team.

Everybody else I knew from wrestling or something else, so it was OK. Q: What were the coaches like on that first day?

A: I knew one of the coaches and he knew that I was pretty strong and everything but the other coach, the head coach, wasn’t really sure how I would play or not. And Coach T’s not very impressed but it’s all good.

So those two were kind of like, “Oh, this is a girl.”

Q: Do you plan on sticking with it through high school?

A: I’m not sure yet. I don’t know, it depends on how this season goes.

Q: Do you like it so far this season?

A: It’s OK. I don’t get much playing time, which kind of sucks but it’s alright.

Locker room talk

nes Sainz, the self-proclaimed “hottest sports reporter in Mexico,” is at the heart of a controversy with New York Jets coaches and players. Allegedly, Rex Ryan ran pass plays towards Sainz to grab her attention, where the coach and players made comments to her. After practice, she entered the locker room where she was allegedly verbally harassed by the players, who reportedly cat-called and made other sexual references.

The Jets owner called her to apologize for her inconveniences, in addition to NFL

Commissioner Roger Goodell sending a memo to all 32 teams reminding them that female reporters should be treated professionally and with respect.

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis commented on the issue, saying that athletes are naturally going to want to say something to a woman in the locker room and, “I don’t know what kind of women won’t [want somebody], if you get to go and look at 53 men’s packages.”

Whether the comments in the Jets’

locker room were appalling or G-rated is up to opinion, but if Ryan really altered the course of his team’s practice to heckle Sainz, there’s need for real intervention. Ryan, who is known for coaching the Jets as if they were in a frat house, is a typical subject for the controversy.

Sainz, who also poses in bathing suits on her Web site, does bring up the question of how much she was provoking, although she reports she wasn’t.

This incident could bring future problems for a Jets team hoping to reach the playoffs.

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War on Memorial Field

Local group wants to renovate historic sports and concert venue A look at what’s planned

A lot of work and money is needed to renovate War Memorial Field. A five-year fundraising effort is under way to give the sports and concert venue a face-lift. Here are some of renovations planned and their estimated costs:

Lights $175,000 is needed to replace the lights. Fundraising is under way on this phase.

Jenna FauDe Staff Reporter

War Memorial Field has been kind to the town of Sandpoint for the past 82 years, but it is now wearing out.

From the Festival at Sandpoint to Friday night football games, many people have enjoyed its ambiance and the movie-like setting it provides. However, because of the facility’s age, many renovations will

have to take place within the next five years.

In 2006, the community raised over $60,000 to “patch” the grandstands for the next 10 years. Today, the city and some prominent citizens led by Doug Hawkins Jr. hope to raise nearly $250,000 per year until 2016, when the “patch” will expire. An estimated total of $1.4 million is what it will take to succeed in the restoration process.

“No plans are final, but we are basically starting from scratch as a community,” vice principal Tom Albertson said.

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Grandstands

Nearly $1 million is needed to replace the grandstands. It will increase capacity by 20-30 percent.

Scoreboard About $30,000 combined with the field improvements is needed to replace a multi-sport scoreboard.

Field $30,000 had been allocated to improve field conditions, with possible turf renovations.

Bulldogs host Bengals for Homecoming

9/28

Girls Varsity Soccer - Vs. Mos-

cow High School, away. 4:30 p.m.

Girls Varsity Volleyball - Vs. Lake City High School, away. 7 p.m.

9/29

Boys and Girls Varsity Swim

- Vs. Coeur de Alene High School, away. 5:30 p.m.

Powderpuff - 6 p.m.

Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Boys and Girls Varsity Swim- Vs. Lakeland High School, home. ming - Invitational, at Clarkston.

1 p.m.

Noon.

10/12

10/5

Girls Varsity Volleyball - Vs.

Boys Varsity Soccer - Vs. Coeur Central Valley High School, home. de Alene High School, home. 4 p.m.

Girls Varsity Volleyball - Vs. Coeur de Alene High School, home. 7 p.m.

Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball - Vs. Coeur de Alene High

9/30

School, home. 5:30 p.m.

Moscow High School, away. 7 p.m.

Girls Junior Varsity Soccer - Vs. Lake City High School, home.

Girls Varsity Volleyball - Vs.

4 p.m.

Lewiston High School, home. 7 p.m.

Boys Varsity Football - Vs.

10/2

Girls Varsity Soccer - Vs. Lakeland High School, home. 3:00P.m.

Boys Varsity Soccer - Vs. Lakeland Highschool, home. 5 p.m.

Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball - Vs. Central Valley High

School, home. 5:30 p.m.

10/13

Boys and Girls Varsity Swim

- Vs. Lake City High School, home.

4:30 p.m.

10/7

10/1

4:30 p.m.

10/14

Girls Varsity Volleyball - Vs.

10/16

Boys Junior Varsity Football - Vs. Lakeland High School, home.

1 p.m.

10/19

Girls Varsity Volleyball - Vs. St. Maries, away. 6 p.m.

10/21

Boys Junior Varsity Football - Vs. Lake City High School, home.

6 p.m.

10/22

Boys Varsity Football - Vs.

Lake City High School, away. 7 p.m.

10/8

Lakeland High School, home. 7 p.m.

10/23

10/9

home. 5:30 p.m.

10 a.m.

10/15

10/29

Boys Varsity Football - Vs. Post Girls Junior Varsity VolleyFalls High School, home. 7 p.m. ball - Vs. Lakeland High School, Boys and Girls Varsity Cross Country - Invitational, at Riley Creek. 9:30 a.m.

Boys Varsity Football - Vs.

Lakeland High School, away. 7 p.m.

Boys and Girls Varsity Swim - Vs. Lake City High School, away.

Boys Varsity Football - Vs. Moscow High School, home. 7 p.m.

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The homecoming game will take place at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.

The game is against Lewiston, which Sandpoint beat 36-0 last year.

The halftime show will include a dance team performance as well as a cheer routine. The Homecoming Royalty will also be announced at halftime.

“I think we’ve got a great chance of beating them [Lewiston] again ... I’m expecting a great game,” athletic director Tom Albertson said.

— Barry Wilson

Sadowski joins sports staff

Kelsey Sadowski has joined the ranks of SHS staff members.

A graduate of the University of Idaho and the University of Hawai’i, she has degrees in sports science and an entry level masters in athletic training.

Sadowski is at the high school every afternoon from two to six p.m. except on days when there are home games, in which case she leaves the school an hour before the game. She also travels with the varsity football team to away games.

When asked what athletes and coaches can expect from her, Sadowski said, “They can expect a hard working athletic trainer whose main goal is to get athletes back on the field as safely and quickly as possible.”

— Molly Burgstahler

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*Homecoming Guide* RAINBOW DAY

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LUMBERJACK DAY

Grab your boots, hard hats and plaid shirts. This day is all about getting in touch with your inner lumberjack. Warning: do not bring any weapons to school, this includes fake axes and chainsaws.

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Seniors wear pink Juniors wear yellow Sophomores wear green Freshmen wear blue Teachers wear orange

SENIOR CITIZEN DAY

Because we love our old people!

POWDERPUFF GAME

Cheer on the girls in your graduating class!

G’D UP FROM YO FEET UP

Find your best bling and get your thug on. Just don’t let your pants be so loose they fall off.

RED AND WHITE DAY

Show your school pride by dressing in the school colors

HOMECOMING GAME

Football game vs. Lewiston High School at 7 p.m.

HOMECOMING DANCE

The theme is red and white so come dressed appropriately.

Remember the new dance policy and please keep it clean.

This tandem story will be continued every editon by a different staff member.

This edition’s author is Elaina Arriondo

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he jagged rocks dig into my fingers. I pause momentarily, wiping the sweat from my forehead, and shift my pack higher over my shoulder.

It’s contents are precious.

My arms burn, but rest is not an option. They have

been chasing me for some time now, and every second I gain is necessary if I am to keep the contents of the leather bag on my back safe.

I continue my weary ascent up the cliff. I have no idea what I will encounter at the top; they could be waiting

for me there as well.

I know it’s my imagination, but I feel I can almost smell them, their beady eyes flashing, thirsty for information; their sucking breath hot on my trail, as if to siphon every last clue as to my

whereabouts. I have to keep it safe. I have to.

The face of the cliff looms over me, never-ending, but as overhanging grass and bushes from the summit grow more distinct, I realize that I am almost through with my ordeal.

As I close in on the last stretch of the climb, I hear the clatter of rocks above me. A sense of dread diffuses through my body; are they waiting for me? With one last heave, I pull my aching body over the edge and see...

To be continued...