February 2015 by Cedar Post

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

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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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DAZED AND CONFUSED: Parents and teens have different ideas of the dangers of underage drinking and drug use at parties.

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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March

Dates to remember

Writing Assessment Day

spring break begins

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News

SAT tips Caroline Suppiger| lifestyles editor Sarah Wells | Business Manager

ith the SAT (Standardized Achievement Test) approaching for juniors on April 15, here are some tips to get a better score.

screen replacements: senior anthony mione fixes handheld-device screens with help from technology teacher, mr. gray.

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Invest in an SAT Prep book or tutor. Make sure you bring a calculator. Eliminate answers you know are wrong. Always try to increase your probability of getting a correct answer by elimination. If you have no idea, leave it blank, as you will lose points for incorrect answers on the multiple choice sections.

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Bring water and a snack. Know what to expect on the grid-in math questions. You should expect to get at least one answer that is four digits, one that is a fraction, and one that can be expressed as a decimal.

Outline your essay. Within the first five minutes, read the prompt thoroughly and begin outlining. You can write your essay as four paragraphs with two more detailed body paragraphs.

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replacing santhony c rmione e efixesn s cracked cell phone and tablet screens at SHs

Mikayla brennan |staff member tudents at SHS have the opportunity to become skilled in a wide variety of topics, ranging from creating a yearbook to building an airplane. One student, Anthony Mione, has taken his technology based skills to the next level. Under the wing of teacher Alex Gray, Mione has learned how to replace the shattered screens on handheld devices like cell phones and tablets. There are many tutorials and videos showing students how to replace screens, which is how Mione learned how to

work with some of the devices. “My favorite device to work on is the iPhone 5C because it’s the easiest to take apart and put back together,” Mione said. To replace screens, both the glass and the display assembly have to be purchased. These can be purchased from many places. The cost varies depending on the device needing fixed. “My least favorite device is the iPhone 4S because there are small screws in the corner that are very difficult to remove,” Mione said. Mione is able to use a tool kit of Gray’s for the projects. The kit includes screwdrivers and a magnetic pad to store the minuscule parts that must be removed from the device. The tools help, but the job is still very tedious and requires a lot of attention. “The most important part is to keep from breaking the internal pieces and the logic board. Also, [it is important to] make sure all the pieces are there and in the correct position before you close up the phone,” Mione said.

off to nationals director lindner the clubs, classes at shs prepare to travel shs computer tech plans to make short film sadie nitcy| news editor

Select classes and clubs at SHS will travel the country to attend and compete at a national level. Here is a look at where they are traveling.

band Cedar post Monticola

MUN

BPA

acadeca

HOSA

Pace yourself. Try substituting numbers for variables if you get stuck on a math section. Don’t skim-read passages. Don’t stress it. Especially if this is your first SAT, take it as a learning experience. You will have several opportunities to take it again to raise your score, so don’t worry too much.

these tips have been validated as true by both writers

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Model united nations (MUN) National high school model united nations conference New York, NY March 3-7, 2015

band heritage music festival seattle, wa april 9-12, 2015

acadeca academic decathlon national finals garden grove, ca april 16-18, 2015

Cedar post & Monticola national high school journalism conference denver, co april 16-19, 2015

business professionals of america (BPA) leadership conference anaheim, CA may 6-10, 2015

Health OCCupations (HOSA) National leadership conference anaheim, CA June 24-27, 2015

Oakley Pettit| staff member

lthough he is their parents for the day. known for his tech- “It’s their opportunity to nological savvy, SHS tech be free from censorship, support Rob Lindner to be free from any sort also has another passion of rules and regulations that he is pursuing: film. that they’re used to and Lindner is directing, get out and have their last producing and writing blast before they become his own short film in- adults,” Lindner said. spired by a 2011 Radio“It will be a fun exhead song, “Give Up the perience,” junior cast Ghost.” He has already member Justin Marks cast a number of SHS stu- said, “especially since dents to be actors in his my role includes playindependent film. Cur- ing Ultimate [Frisbee].” rently the film is in the The movie will have pre-production stage. no dialogue, so LindLindner was inspired ner hopes to see that his to make this cast bring film when he “the joy “The more I heard theof youth” thought about song for the to the tait, the more the ble. “This first time. “I heard this characters began project is song and a to come to life.” really immediately labor of started seelove. It rob lindner| filmmaker ing images is somein my head,” Lindner thing that has been said, “and I saw a whole rattling around in my story unfold. I started head for a while and albuilding on those im- though I am busy and ages and making it more have a full-time job, I of a reality, and the more am making time for this I thought about it, the [project],” Lindner said. more the characters Lindner is currently began to come to life.” working on getting liThe film, likely to last censing privileges to use around 5 minutes, follows the song in the film. If all the interaction between goes as planned, all shootseven friends as they go ing and production will out and get away from commence in the spring.

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levy legislation

the replacement levy vote is coming up on march 10 O

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. The replacement levy will fund one third of district staff members, all academic and athletic extracurriculars, all curriculum materials (books, et cetera), and technology upgrades and staff. Some parents in attendance pointed out that the ‘supplemental’ levy title is “misleading,” as this levy is anything but simply ‘supplemental’ to the district. The sheer amount of activities that this levy funds and staff members that it supports is huge; imagine what Sandpoint High School would be like without any athletic or academic extracurricular programs. Beyond the well-roundedness

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Cedar Post EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Preston Cole School Funding: The Replacement Levy will fund all curriculum materials (books, etc.), among many other school-necessities. that having athletic and academic options for students provides, one third of staff members throughout the district are paid for by this levy and all books, classroom materials, and a majority of technologies are too. Should this levy fail, significant changes would have to be made to the district in order to keep schools open at a minimum, which would be hurtful to student achievement and the learning environment in general. Overall, the success of this levy will depend on the voters on March 10. Community members may also

vote in room 124 on the first floor of the Bonner County Administration Building at the corner of U.S. Highway 2 and Division until 5:00pm on March 6. “Until March 6 people can walk in and vote prior to election day instead of going and getting that absentee ballot, filling it out [...] you can vote,” Stacy Temple, a Sandpoint High School parent and C.A.R.E. founder, said. “We know next year that every school will be open. If we don’t pass a levy, that’s another story,” Woodward said.

3D Printing Takes over

engineers make great medical and technological advances with 3d printers austin laiche| social media editor

reation is a job to some and an art to others. One of the newest ways to create something in today’s age is through 3D printing. This is any process to making a three-dimensional object. Recently, this hobby is pressure limited for good reasons. After a 3D printing company based in Texas posted schematics for a fully functional gun besides the firing pin, the file had been downloaded 100,000 times in two days. That’s equivalent to two sold out Seahawks games. Being able to print so many different useful things sounds awesome but if anybody can have a gun that’s not registered, most would feel uneasy walking down a street

anywhere in the country, let alone big cities that already have crime problems such as Chicago, Detroit or New Orleans. There’s another page to this book though. Some companies are

“It is essential for Congress to do something [about 3D printed guns].” kristin hawkins | government teacher beginning to print artificial and functional organs. In the future, this could shorten many of the waiting lists for transplant sur-

geries drastically. Most recently a doctor was seen holding a working, 3D printed pancreas during a TED talk. Today’s technology is past what most are even dreaming of and it advances every day. Like most topics, there will always be two sides. Limiting the printing of gun parts in today’s age is nearly impossible and worrying to many. On the other hand, there are huge benefits in printing organs to revolutionize the medical field. As this technology develops more with time, decisions will have to be made on who gets printing rights. This can prove to be difficult, but only time will determine the future of 3D printing.

point and counterpoint

should students be required to take six classes to walk at graduation?

Yes

ou should be required to have six classes senior year to walk at graduation. Why six classes? To keep kids productive and prevent them from falling behind. With 6 classes you are given the opportunity to learn more and get better prepared for college. Also, you’re already given the opportunity to have a late arrival or early release so you aren’t in school all four periods of the day both A and B days. The requirement to participate in school activities is to be enrolled in 6 out of 8 classes. Also if you are participating in school activities the full day of school gets your brain flowing and ready when the time comes to participate in whatever you may be participating in. When applying to colleges the more classes you have, the better it looks. Also if you are an aspiring student then these extra classes you are taking can boost your GPA. It also keeps you off the streets where you can run into trouble and in a place to find yourself on the road to becoming successful. All in all taking six classes helps students further their education and helps them to become more productive people.

63 percent of students said no 37 percent of students said yes

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EDITORIAL POLICY

SHS SURVEY dylan Kuzmich| staff member

opinion

Sarah Wells| Business Manager

n the 2014-15 Sandpoint High School Student Handbook, the Commencement Ceremony Participation Policy states that “All seniors who wish to participate in the commencement ceremony must be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) full credit classes at Sandpoint High School, three (3) each day during both semesters.” While it is understandable that SHS is attempting to increase school attendance rates and is doing so by increasing student accountability, since most seniors are legal adults at some point in their school year, I believe they should be treated as such and given more freedom to choose. If a senior is on track to have enough credits to graduate, why shouldn’t they have the option to have an early release and late arrival on a single day, let alone design a schedule that is most effective for them? Overall, while there are good intentions behind holding students accountable for getting an education, I think that senior-level students need to be allowed the opportunity to make choices (and possibly mistakes) in terms of how to manage their classes at Sandpoint High School.

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guitar building hero lifestyles

senior Zale Filce builds guitar from scratch Caroline suppiger| lifestyles editor

or many people, free time is spent playing sports, painting, or perhaps playing an instrument. However, Zale Filce seems to be one of very few individuals who spends their free time building a guitar completely from scratch. Before he started building this particular guitar, he built a box guitar which consisted a box with three strings and no frets. “It is very crude but it turned out really well and I was able to sell it. Now I have some cigar boxes that I am going to turn into box guitars pretty soon because I think they are pretty cool,” Filce said. He stated that box guitars actually inspired him to build a traditional guitar because he tried it out and really enjoyed it. Filce really enjoys handcraft works and spends a lot of his time making art. This is the first guitar Filce

has built and he started constructing it around New Years. So far, he has spent around 90 hours building and expects to spend around 45-90 more hours until the guitar is completely finished. He hopes to have the guitar completed in March. Filce said that his favorite aspect of building a guitar is “the practical use of it; building something that you can use. I like music so it’s just another way for me to express myself.” After Filce was asked if he plans to build more guitars in his future he said: “yeah, right now I wouldn’t say I’d do it as a profession but definitely a hobby. It’s hard to make a living building instruments because you have to have the market for it. I think it’s really cool; it’s definitely really cool and it’s definitely hard. It would take me awhile to get familiar and comfortable to do it on my own.” Filce has found an amazing niche to express his creativity. It may not be the most typical pastime, but it is a unique and very memorable talent.

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handcrafted: Zale Filce precisely aligns and works on his guitar.

Sky’s The Limit Aviation Programs take flight at SHS jordan garrett | Lifestyles Editor

his school year, aerospace programs have taken f light at Sandpoint High School. An aerospace class and club are available for students to take and explore the field of aeronautics. The aerospace class is an excellent opportunity for students to experience aeronautics within a classroom setting. The first semester in the class was used as an overview towards different careers and opportunities in an aerospace field. The class had guest

Club of Excellence of Sandpoint (ACES) is working on building an aircraft donated by a member of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at Sandpoint Airport. The club meets Mondays and Wednesdays after school at 3 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m. The club has about 25 members and is hoping to gain more participants. At this point, the students involved in the club are working on

their own task that they are dedicated to in building the aircraft. The fuselage was donated prebuilt, and upgrades on the wing will soon be underway. Student Amber Taylor is involved with the ACES program. Taylor wishes to be a rocket scientist, and the club is helping her along the way to achieving her dream. She said that much of the terminology and mechanics of the plane are transferable to rocket engineering. Taylor expressed that anyone

ON A ROLL

basic rolls for all types of sushi lovers

jordan garrett | Lifestyles Editor Sarah wells| graphics

Er vEGGI OLL

Veggie Rolls are the rolls to have if you don’t want any meat. Veggie Rolls can come with a variety of ingredients, but typically you will see cucumber, avocado, sushi rice, nori and maybe asparagus. Different restraunts have their own way of spicing up a Veggie Roll.

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y r ol l l l i h p speakers come in to introduce students to the wide variety of careers available, including American aerospace engineer, Burt Rutan. Now, in the second semester of the school year, the class has been split into beginning and advanced aerospace CAD programs. Some students work with instructor Ken Larson on the more advanced programs, and others work with Malia Meschko. The aerospace class is only a semester long, but students have the option to take it as a year course. The aerospace club, known as Accelerated

p u tt i n g together the parts of the donated kit plane, and hope to begin construction within the next three meetings. They also received an engine from a crashed plane at the airport that they are working on taking inventory of. When the building process begins, a group of three or four students will be assigned their own part to work on at a time. Everyone is assigned

is welcome and encouraged to join the club. She explains the club provides a basic knowledge that can help in technical training if someone is interested in being a pilot, or going into mechanical- or eng ineering-related field. “Even if you’re not interested in that as a career, it’s still a fun class,” Taylor explains with much enthusiasm towards the club. The ACES club has helped bring Taylor one step closer to her dream of being a rocket scientist, and the aerospace programs at SHS have the potential to help many more students reach their goals.

Sandpoint has a couple of different options when it comes to sushi. Here are some rolls to get you started.

BOW ROLL N I A r

nIGIRI ROLL

If you are just a sushi starter, or prefer not to eat raw fish, this is a perfect roll for you. It has crab, avocado, cucumber, sushi rice and nori. The Cali, or California Roll is the perfect roll for beginner sushi eaters. It’s always a safe choice.

Philly Rolls are the happy medium between a raw fish lover and someone who is just starting with raw fish. The Philly, or Philadelphia Roll has smoked salmon, cream cheese, cucumber, nori and sushi rice. The Philly Roll is a great roll to start the transition toward more raw fish rolls.

If you like super raw fish, then the Rainbow Roll is for you. Rainbow Rolls have a wide assortment of raw fish in order to create the rainbow color effect. The roll includes tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado, sushi rice, nori and other choices of fish.

Nigiri rolls are for the raw sushi lovers. Nigiri is a slice of raw fish over rice, with a little wasabi for flavor. The type of fish used is up to personal preference. This roll is not a suggestion for novice sushi eaters.

Miniclip 8 Ball Pool Quite possibly the most frustrating game on the App Store, Eight Ball Pool could cause loss of sleep, hair, and your beautiful new iPhone screen. However, the timeless games against random opponents and rival friends serve as the perfect waste of time we all need. Overall, it’s a five star game that only puts your time on the line in the gamble.

Lifestyles

snapchat update The new Snapchat came as a surprise to many. The new “watch ads for fun” feature seems to act as a distraction to the angry girlfriends who can no longer snoop on their bae’s top snap buds.

trivia crack Trivia Crack was a popular game for about a month or two before quickly dying out. It is a fun take on trivia classics.

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Quirks Most students only see or get to know their teachSarah Almeida| copy Editor Madi Sleyster| Photo Editor

ers in a classroom setting. But, all teachers have more to them than meets the eye. Here Are a few things about some teachers you may not know as well.

Mamie Brubaker Science

“I used to shock fish for a living. I worked for the forest service in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We did abundance and distribution surveys for the cutthroat trout there. I basically got paid to camp and fish.”

Damien Gooding

Terry Christianson

History

Science

Jill Jacobs

“I am terrible at multi-tasking. This fact is most noticeable when I’m driving and talking with people in the car. I easily become so focused and engrossed in the discussion that I frequently miss the street or exit of my destination. Embarrassingly, a couple times I have even missed my own house.”

“I’ve worked and lived in 80 below zero. I have lived in the middle of a coffee plantation with absolutely no water, no electricity. I’ve hung out in Israel; been on the Syrian border when all the stuff started happening.”

“I make math videos where I play all the characters. So I play the teacher and I play the students, like I dress up and put wigs on and stuff. It’s pretty cool.”

Math

basically speaking | what is your favorite class? Sarah Wells |Business Manager

costa gomez| freshman “Mr. Search’s class is my favorite because he is sweet and kind and lenient.”

AIlsa Beggs| Sophomore “My favorite class is A&P (Anatomy & Physiology) with Mrs. Yost.”

Corinne Mcclelland | JUNIOR

anthony mcfarlane| senior

“Statistics is my favorite class because Mrs. Auld is a super fun teacher.”

“Welding is my favorite class because we get to make our own projects.”

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Art

more than just paintbrushes and pencils

madi sleyster | photo editor Cooper king | photo editor

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 glass-work class. “I like glass-work because it is always iffy if my project is going to work out. You have to settle into a state of concentration so that you don’t get upset and impatient.” The glass-work classes get to make many interesting projects such as stained glass, candle holders, beads, marbles, and even pendants. The students work with all sorts of glass types and learn how they react under different circumstances. In the welding classes, students learn how to work with different metal types and how to fabricate different projects. Brady Lux, a senior in the advanced welding class, says, “Welding is an amazing deal. It’s a practical and artistic skill to know and it’s rewarding to see a project come to fruition.” Students are combining their efforts to create an aluminum boat as a class project this year. Throughout the course of the pottery class, students are taught basic moulding skills for different types of clay starting with forming projects by hand and progressing to throwing on a wheel and making bowls, plates, platters, and cups. Students also learn to trim, glaze, and fire their work in the kiln. In the last few months, the pottery classes have been tasked with producing 250 bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraiser benefitting the Bonner County Food Bank. Courtney Rust, a senior in Pottery II, says, “It was fun to make these bowls because we were allowed to just sit down and start making as many bowls as we could.” The fundraiser is slated for Saturday, Feb. 28 at Columbia Bank. Attendees pay ten dollars and receive a bowl of soup, bread, a chocolate truffle, and a ceramic bowl of their choosing created by local artists as well as Sandpoint High’s very own pottery classes.

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competition season

SPORTS

both the cheerleaders and dancers are in full preperation to compete in their upcoming competition season

dance team

cheer team

andpoint High School has in the end, improved their many extracurricular activ- performances this year. ity options for students and one The team received a new coach, of the athletic programs avail- Alyssa Remsen, who is fairly new able is Sandpoint’s dance team. to coaching. She was the assistant In the year 2012-13, the dance coach under Coach Smith for one team placed third overall at state, year and then took the head coachand is a program steadily grow- ing job in 2013. She performed on ing towards the goal of becoming Sandpoint’s dance team when state champions she was in high in the future. school, making “She understands the it an easy transiAfter diswell and dedi- tion for the team. tricts the team team will cates so much time to “I like our new then attend coach, it has been the Pacific the team as a whole.” an adjusting proNorthwest JOrdan Garrett| Dance team co-captain cess for us all, but (PNW) comshe understands petition which gives the team a the team and routines well and chance to experience a ‘practice dedicates so much time to the state’. The team uses it to make team as a whole,” explains Garrett. a few changes to their routines Teams are judged on perforbased off what the judges say to mance, meaningful energy, facial improve their chances at state. expressions, technique, choreog“The competition at state is raphy and many more elements. much more difficult than districts They pay attention to the diffior PNW. I would say Skyview is culty of the routine, the style and our main competitor because they timing, and even how well the have won state the past two years.” team executes the movements. Co-Captain Jordan Garrett says. The dance team plans to go to state The dance team has faced this year and compete against some challenges that have, Skyview for the first place trophy.

he entire cheerleading just for fun.” The team has also cut team has been working back on the games they perform hard in the commons after school at in order to prepare for districts. for almost six months now, to As they prepare for the comprepare for districts and hope- petition they are adding harder fully the state championships. stunts that takes a lot of time and With a larger team they are able talent. The work that they are to work the floor and add more putting in by not cheering at some diverse moves to their routines. games allows the cheerleaders “Well our to stay foteam is a lot cused on “Practices are lon- the routines stronger this year than it has ger and we no lonand making been in previthe best ger spend time do- them ous years and they can be. we’ll kick off ing things just for fun.” “At comwith Lakeland petition the Reagan rockholm| CHeerleading senior and they are the team will be only team we’ll be competing judged on various categories and against for state. We do expect they will receive an individual and to do very well. I think this is the an overall score,” said Ty Wilson, a first year we have more of an op- back spot and base and a student portunity to go to state due to our at Forest Bird Charter School. talent, its stronger this year than The cheer team has four boys this its been other years. We’ll have year, more than ever in recent histo place first at districts to go to tory. With the extra practice and state,” said Coach Chloe Gedrose. more time being spent on new In order to prepare for dis- and exciting routines, the memtricts, senior Reagan Rockholm bers of the cheer team have been said, “We have practice a lot working hard and pushing their more. Practices are longer and we boundaries in hopes of making it no longer spend time doing things to state in the upcoming weeks.

MADI SCHOENING| Staff Member

Ben Bristow| Staff Member

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COMPETITION SEASON: DANCE TEAM IS WARMING UP IN PREPARaTION FOR THEIR UPCOMING COMPETITION.

COMPETITION SEASON: CHEERLEADERS practice in the shs cafeteria to prepare themselves for their district tournament.

FEATURed Student athletes TROY OLIVER-MITTON

1. She’s been dancing for 15

basketball player, senior

1. When his team is down he tries to keep a positive attitude and cheer his teammates up.

2. Troy listens to music to get himself pumped up for a game.

3. His favorite position to play is wing.

4. He doesn’t have any superstitions about the game.

5. He has been playing basketball for 10 years.

6. He hopes to play a sport in college next year.

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years.

2. Her favorite part is when the crowd cheers after dancing.

3. Her favorite style of dance is Lyrical and Jazz.

4. Her favorite dance is “Unchained Melody, A Travis Wall” performed by Audrey Case and Matthew Kazmierczak.

5. She prepares by getting all her costumes to-

gether and getting her hair and make-up done.

6. She prefers studio dance over dance team because she can focus on what she needs to improve on.

GABRIELLE EARLE

dancer, Senior

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spring sports

SPORTS

things you should know about the upcoming season Darbey scrimsher| sports editor delia boyd| staff member PHotos by| Cooper king and katie flood

Baseball

The head varsity coach this year is Scott Fitchett. The first home game is Thursday, March 12, at 4 p.m. Vs. Coeur d’Alene.

Coach Fitchett’s team goal is: “To win the league title and of course become better people.”

softball

Track

The head varsity coach this year is Elizabeth Hawkins.

The head varsity coach this year is David DeMers.

The first home game is Thursday, March 12, at 4 p.m. Vs. Coeur d’Alene.

Coach Hawkins says, “Our ultimate goal is to go to state.”

The first home meet is Wednesday, April 15, at 3 p.m. Vs. multiple teams.

The head varsity coach this year is Kent Anderson. The first home match is Friday, March 27, at 3 p.m. Vs. Lakeland

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Golf

Tennis

Coach DeMers hopes to, “Fill out our relays and throws to go along with the strong distance program.”

Coach Anderson states that his goal for the team is: “Always to qualify as many as possible for state.”

inside look:life skills p.e.

The head varsity coach this year is Thomas Tharp. The first home tournament is Friday, May 1, at 9 a.m. Vs. multiple teams.

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Coach Tharp is wishing to: “Win, leave and go to state like last year.”

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students at shs are involved with p.e. program geared toward life skills students Taylor martin| staff member

uring second period every B day, P.E. teacher Karen Alsager gets the opportunity to work with 13 adaptive students, 13 other peer models, and several middle school students that help out as well. The class was first brought up three years ago when Alsager requested it to our last years principal, Dr. Becky Meyer. “I felt those students were not safe in the regular P.E. classes and were just another number getting lost in the shuffle,” Alsager said. So with the help of Renee Lorden, Director of the Life Skills program, and Dr. Meyer, she created a class that has impacted many lives here at SHS since it first began in 2011. As Lorden states, “Burning energy is good for any kid, but is especially good for kids with disabilities. Some students have a super high energy level and P.E. helps them to burn off energy and regulate their bodies and mood for the rest of the day. I see great improvements in pre and post physical condition and endurance because of P.E.” “I love the spirit of the class and watching those kids succeed and be a part

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Life Skills P.E: coach crosby tajan leads Both life skills students and student athletes warm up together in the p.e. class of games they enjoy such as roller ball,” Alsager goes on to tell. Rollerball is a form of dodgeball, but instead of throwing the balls at each other

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they roll them on the floor. All of the games and activities they participate in are very safe and suitable for their specific needs. Peer model, Michaella

Gemmrig, has been a part of it since the beginning of the 2014-15 school year and goes on to describe just how extraordinary it is to watch those students

enjoy such a class. “The one thing I would like to add into the class, however, would be more boy peer models because the boy students would love to have someone from the same gender to work with them,” Gemmrig states. Currently, there is only one boy peer model, but for future years to come they hope to engage more gentlemen to join the class. For several of the peer models that hope to go into special education later on, this class is a perfect stepping stone. Not only will it be a good item to put on their resumes and college applications, but it will also be a perfect way to test out the field of special education. When asked if there is a personal level involved with the students outside of the class, Gemmrig replies, “I am constantly engaging in conversations with them outside of the class as well by saying ‘hi’ and asking how their day is going.” “This class helps to build confidence in my students and encourage social acceptance of all students, regardless of their ability or disability,” Lorden states.

BASEBALL (BOYS)

SOFTBALL (GIRLS) TRACK (CO-ED)

March 12 @ 4 p.m. March 21 @ 11 a.m. April 7 @ 4 p.m. April 21 @ 2 p.m.

March 12 @ 4 P.M. March 21 @ 11 A.M. March 28 @ 11 A.M. April 7 @ 3 P.M.

April 15 @ 3 P.M. for more sport dates, refer to shscedarpost.com

| SPOTLIGHT | lydia Welp, equestrian Lydia Welp is a sophomore who rides horses in her free time. Galen may| web director

How did you get involved with horses? “My mom used to compete and

wanted me to try it out, so I did around age five and ended up loving it!”

what is your favorite part about riding? “My favorite part is the interaction with the horses.”

What is your greatest accomplishment? “I went from barely being able to canter comfortably in a saddle, to being able to ride without any tack and use all four gaits with just my legs and seat for control.”

What shows have you competed in?

“We’ve done the ‘Last Show of the Season’ in the past couple years, the spring ‘Hunter Series’ in Post Falls, and some at ‘Spokane Sport Horse.’”

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jaredcooper

grade 12 senior style

1. a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field. 2. a Post Script article featuring the fashion and style of students at Sandpoint High School.

briannajordan

grade 11 vans collector

kellycurtis

grade 10 fashion blogger

why do you wear suits to school?

“Because my sister also collects Vans and I decided that I have to be better than her.”

“I always thought that the classy look was dying; I thought maybe I could bring it back.” What’s your favorite part of your style?

“Eighth grade. They’re blue. They’re god-awful.” how many pairs do you have?

“I’m all about being as hip as possible, and uh, I was going for that Southern Water Tribe look.” do you thrift or buy items new?

“I’d say buy it new, actually.” what’s your favorite part of your style?

“Probably my pants.”

grade 09 suit & Tie

why do you collect vans shoes?

when did you get your first pair?

why did you decide to cut your hair?

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“Thirteen pairs.”

what is your fashion blog about?

“It’s about my daily style and different inspiration things.” what inspires you?

“Street style and celebrities.” what’s your favorite part of your style?

“It’s different; it changes everyday.”

“I enjoy the compliments I get from people. I wear anything formal, really, suit and tie is the main one.”