Volume 92, Issue 6 | February 2015
Replacing Screens | Page 2
guitar building hero | Page 4
spring sports | Page 7
style guide | Page 8
party problems Students share the realities of partying and parental misconception preston cole | editor-in-chief sarah wells| business manager photo illustration by| Sarah Wells
director lindner page 2
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lthough he is known for his technological savvy, SHS tech support Rob Lindner also has another passion that he is pursuing: film. Lindner is directing, producing and writing his own short film inspired by a 2011 Radiohead song, “Give Up the Ghost”. He has already cast a number of SHS students to be actors in his independent film. Currently the film is in the pre-production stage.
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levy legislation
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DAZED AND CONFUSED: Parents and teens have different ideas of the dangers of underage drinking and drug use at parties.
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arties in high school are a dras- teens on the harm that it can cause and me, because it portrayed every bad sittic departure from the days finding ways to get them to find better uation that could happen in a party, but of childhood get-togethers and curricular activities versus partying.” it was realistic in the sense that these parent-arranged playdates. Alcohol, In the 15 years that Mock DUI events do happen in real life, maybe not marijuana and other substances are has been an event at SHS, there all in one night, but they do happen.” notorious for being present at such has not been a single serious inAnonymous Sandpoint High School parties, and many high schoolers are jury accident the week of graduation. students with experience at these parpresented with the choice to attend, Several student actors at SHS also ties also expressed their doubt about and to partake in, these activities. had the how parents perceive modern partying. A 2009 survey by the National InA senior said, “parents, usustitute on Drug Abuse found that 72 ally, aren’t in a position where percent of students had consumed althey can truly view their child cohol by the end of their high school for whom they are as a person. [...] career, and the U.S. Department of Many things that are said [...] go toHealth and Human Services reported tally misunderstood by both parties.” that the current marijuana use rate In addition, several students exfor youth aged 12-17 is 6.7 percent. pressed that peer pressure specifiWhile these numbers may seem subcally isn’t as big of an issue as many stantial, in a survey conducted by the parents and adults interpret it to be. Sandpoint High School admin, 60 “I think that if the people around of SHS students in A percent of students reported having you are drinking that you will be more consumed alcohol in the past year. socially inclined to drink. But it’s always survey by the Of course, this prevalence of illicit your choice and nobody is making administration activity raises concern amongst parents you do anything,” another junior said. in the community. “Teen Reality Parties” Overall, the biggest concern of reported having are put on by the Community Coalistudents surveyed was the way their consumed alcohol in tion for Substance Abuse and Drug peers acted under the influence. compiled by Prevention (CCSAP) in Sandpoint “[The] decisions that are made the last year sarah wells that has enlisted the help of Sandby my peers at a party are by & this survey point High School student actors to far the scariest thing to me. Austin laiche was conducted replicate scenarios that may hapI find myself watching them anonymously in pen at parties for parent audiences. become completely differpartnership with Officer Spencer Smith, the Seent people,” a senior said. opcCsap curity Resource Officer at Sand“There are always kids who point High School is a member p o r t u n it y get super smashed, but not evof this organization along with a to participate in the Reality Party. ery kid goes to a party to do that. “There were a few scenes we por- A lot just like to socialize,” a junior said. Mock DUI committee member. “[The community] puts on a teen trayed. I took part in the scene of a girl Whether in the way that peer pressure party, a mock reality party, to show- who drank too much and got sick [and] is interpreted or how parties in general case and show parents that things have a scene where I was pressured to drink are perceived by parents, it is clear that changed over the years and to educate out of a beer bong [and] where a few some disconnect exists amongst teenthem on what they can be looking for girls passed out drunk and one got car- agers and adults, but that the SHS and in their students and throughout the ried away by a boy,” one of the student Sandpoint community work together community,” Smith said, “we are always actors, a junior, said, “[the scenes] ob- to promote education and awareness. trying to find better ways to educate viously seemed a little exaggerated to
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Editor’s Note: Both student actors and real student party attendees remain anonymous in order to preserve privacy.
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n Feb. 18, Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent Shawn Woodward met with parents and community members at Sandpoint High School to present information about the 2015 Replacement Supplemental Levy. The upcoming vote on March 10, 2015 is for a two-year levy which totals $15,767,484 split evenly over 2016-17 with a total of $7,883,742 each year. The current instructional levy is for the same total of $7,883,742 for 2015.
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rdinarily, when one thinks about art classes, the first classes that come to mind are painting and drawing. However, Sandpoint High School offers unique classes such as glasswork, welding, and pottery which allow students to physically manipulate materials to create art. Sophomore Maddie Albertson is a student in the beginning glasswork class.
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March
Dates to remember
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Writing Assessment Day
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spring break begins