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SKIING TO SUCCESS

After a landslide win, Shelby Rognstad took office Jan. 6 with many ideas to benefit Sandpoint.

within the city council Rognstad withdrew the bill Wednesday, Jan. 20.

The city of Sandpoint has also begun the five-year tax increase to rebuild the Memorial Field grandstands.

These facilities are used by the high school for many sports and the new stands will allow a much larger capacity, holding approximately sixty percent more people. The school will continue to use the grandstands regularly when construction is completed, as well as possibly allowing Sandpoint to bring more district and state tournaments into the area.

Mayor Rognstad said he would also like to increase the use of the field by the community, as well as other regional schools.

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after school, forcing most young adults to move away for work or school. If the school system continues to develop programs such as the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course and the new aerospace program, more students will get the knowledge and opportunities of professional expertise while still in school that will allow them to succeed immediately out of high school.

Rognstad acknowledged that currently, without the opportunities, there is little to hold young adults in Sandpoint, but he hopes to work with North Idaho College (NIC) to develop a fouryear degree program here, as well as create more job opportunities for graduates through high-tech companies moving into the area.

“It’s a bit of a long term goal, in terms of how do I see the high school’s role in the community here,” Rognstad said, “but continuing to support the high school and the workforce and education opportunities.”

When Rognstad was sworn into office he immediately proposed a tolerance resolution that Sandpoint is accepting of all groups, no matter their religion or race. There was a strong community opposition, and to avoid conflict

What would you do if you were the Mayor of Sandpoint?

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he Good Vibes Club is an offshoot of the Human Rights Club and is a response to the need for suicide prevention outlets at school. The club is a safe place for students to meet and talk about their life with their peers in a positive manner.

“I would add a good mall.”

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s finals week approaches, many students find their levels of stress increasing. Mary Johnson is a senior student artist who documents the life of Sandpoint High School through her artwork. Find more of Mary’s artwork on shscedarpost.com.

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n avid ski racer since first grade, Morgan Wohllaib continues to compete at a high level among other athletes in the Inland Northwest.

Wohllaib skis for Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (SARS), and travels all over the northwest to compete in Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G, and Downhill races.

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ith the new year comes changes in our lives and in our community. A new semester will bring new opportunities for students, but for Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad, it will be the beginning of his first of four years as head of the city of Sandpoint.

Rognstad has been on the city council for the past four years, served as council president for two years, and worked on numerous committees since 2007.

Rognstad is working to bring economic and educational opportunities to the people of Sandpoint.

Rognstad said he is looking to support postgraduation opportunities for students here in Sandpoint: “by continuing to develop and support and education opportunities, particularly higher education and workforce opportunities, for people who are coming out of high school or are still in high school and want to develop some some real skills; coming out of school to where they can go and immediately get employment especially at one of our new high-tech industries here in town,” he said.

Sandpoint is known to give students very few options for full-time employment or higher education immediately

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A new movement took root at SHS in December, focusing on kindness. story by Liz Marshall, Staff Member photo by Mackenzie Packer, Assistant Photo Editor

^ Sahar Paz visited Sandpoint High School in mid-January to speak to students.

Finding our voice Sahar Paz, a motivational speaker, life coach, and author, gave a moving presentation to each grade level individually in January. story by Julian Nizzoli, Opinion Editor and Mikayla Brennan, Lifestyles Editor photo courtesy of Sahar Pazirandeh

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andpoint is always a dark town in January. The sun barely stays over the horizon long enough to go to school. But every year the light within must hold strong, and fight the darkness away.

Sometimes we need a little help, and Sahar Pazirandeh (shortened to Paz), a life coach born in Iran in 1977, came to Sandpoint to be that help.

Pazirandeh suffered a difficult childhood, moved to the United States when she was eight, and tried to commit suicide three times before she was twenty-five. But she was brought back from the edge and given a chance. Now she has spent over ten years helping others find their inner voice.

Sandpoint High School’s administration had been looking for a presentation on student voice to bring its students for over a year and a half. Several options had bounced around but no good time seemed to present itself. Then, in response to events in the past year, Principal Tom Albertson and the counselors at the high school decided on Pazirandeh.

“The decision was made that we would go [with Sahar] with more of

the inner voice and being your own advocate [theme],” Albertson said.

The school has been introducing more help for students into the classroom throughout the school year, and with the help of local non-profit Underground Kindness they hope to continue to provide students with the assistance they need.

“She was the right person at the right time [...] I think it’s going to have a lasting impact.”

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To cover the cost of this student support base a grant was written.

“The counseling department has written a grant to the Idaho State Department of Education called Sources of Strength and we did receive that,” Albertson said, “in February, the whole staff will be trained in a

two hour training on suicide prevention. After that, there’s going to be maybe six to ten staff, plus maybe our mentors, who will get an all-day training on suicide prevention in a school climate.”

Albertson said of Pazirandeh, “she was the right person at the right time [...] her genuine caring and spending time with students was awesome [...] I think it’s going to have a lasting impact.”

Pazirandeh felt she made good connections with students, but there was still a struggle with some classes.

“The sophomore boys were crying, I did not expect a response like that,” she said, “juniors were my toughest, they just iced me out.”

Albertson felt there was a much better connection with her message for the younger classes who were divided into smaller groups, and he plans on making future presentations more interactive and engaging for students.

Many students stayed after their class presentation to talk with Pazirandeh, and she shared her contact information with the entire school as a support option for anyone who wants to talk to her personally.

Members of Ten Seconds of Kindness meet in the foyer.

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en Seconds of Kindness, or TSOK, is a project that works to promote kindness at SHS and around the community. Members include students from SHS and other community members.

TSOK started in mid-December and members are now in the process of creating a formal club.

“We started TSOK because we wanted to get help for the students that are feeling depressed and also encourage people to be kind to one another so that it doesn’t even get to that point where people are depressed,” Calli Laybourne, a TSOK member, said.

TSOK members spread cheer before the winter holiday by giving out candy canes and serving hot chocolate at the entrance of SHS. TSOK was also featured in the December edition of The Reader and was on the radio stations KSPT and KBFI in January.

“I think it [TSOK] is awesome because it encourages people around our school to take a second and think about how they impact others. I really liked it when they handed out candy canes. It made my day way better,” Bella Hauck, a junior, said.

TSOK has a Twitter, Facebook and Instagram account. Students are encouraged to follow and share their ideas for the project.

“I think they’re [TSOK] helping. I know there’s been a couple of people that have already [come] in and [gotten] help. I’ve had people at school and also in the community reach out to us,” Laybourne said.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Cooper King NEWS EDITOR Sarah Wells

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Our View represents the majority opinion of the Editorial Staff on a particular issue.

Is Academic Recovery for the student or for the school? The truth behind the money, not the grades.

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s the second semester comes to an end, students might find themselves in Academic Recovery Program (ARP). A student will be given ARP if they have exceeded their allowable days of missed attendance.

Students in ARP are held after school or 4th period if they have late arrival to make up absences/truancies. Students are given the opportunity to make up missed work, but if they have no work to make up is it more for the ben-

efit of students or the school?

For many students life around school is busy, and many things come up during school hours that are difficult to avoid.

But for a 4.0 GPA student this shouldn’t cause a problem at school, there shouldn’t even be a hiccup if the student is responsible and makes up any work missed in their own time.

But this is not the case. No matter what your grades, after the fifth time you miss a class you must

go sit in an empty classroom for hours “making up” the class period you missed.

This seems like a meaningless waste of student time, but for the school and district it is necessary to meet the state’s attendance policies, which are partially responsible for the budget given the school.

This twisted system makes it more worthwhile in money terms for the school to have a student sit at a desk after school and waste their time than make up their work in their own time and be responsible about maintaining school work with absences.

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school designed to help students, including: Credit Recovery, if a student is not on track to graduate, Academic Recovery Program, if a student has missed more than the allowable days, Study Hall, if a student struggles to complete homework and classwork, Wednesday School, if a student is truant to any class, and In-School Suspension, if a student skips Wednesday School or causes repeated rule violations.

Artwork by Mary Johnson

Should art classes be required for graduation?

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“From architecture to video games, not only does art build a well-rounded profile on a résumé, it is ubiquitous all around the world.”

“I love to take art classes, but art is not always something everyone can do. Students already have a host of other required classes they have to take to graduate.”

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SPORTS EDITORS Oakley Pettit Madi Schoening LIFESTYLES EDITORS Mikayla Brennan Caroline Suppiger COPY EDITOR Amanda Wikoff PHOTO EDITOR Sarah Wells ASST. PHOTO EDITOR Mackenzie Packer SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Kelly Curtis GRAPHICS EDITOR Megan Murray BUSINESS MANAGER Amanda Wikoff WEB DIRECTOR Ben Bristow

MULTIMEDIA STAFF Matthew Curtiss Nathan Faggard Patrick Rockwell

Point and Counterpoint is an opportunity for students with contrasting views to voice their opinions on a particular issue. These issues range from school-specific topics to topics of national significance.

through watching television, movies, or looking at artwork.

Furthermore, these activities can also provide outlets for stress because there simply is no truly “right” answer in the arts: a welcome departure for academically-oriented students.

Lastly, the arts communities are often very tight-knit, and for students who choose to pursue these classes beyond the introductory level, lasting friendships can be built on a shared appreciation for performing or visual art.

Is knowledge of the arts a vital skill for graduating students? No. Is it a worthwhile one? Absolutely. From architecture to video games, not only does art build a wellrounded profile on a résumé, it is ubiquitous all around the world.

OPINION EDITOR Julian Nizzoli

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Logan Finney

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ationally, requiring students to take a class in visual or performing arts varies from state-to-state. Some states require students take one credit in either visual or performing arts, some (like Idaho) also extend the choices to foreign languages and interdisciplinary studies, and some have no requirement whatsoever.

Encouraging students to explore visual and performing arts by requiring them to take at least one class during high school is a valuable opportunity because students may find a hidden talent, an outlet for stress, and a new community of friends.

Students who have never tried dance, theater, or studio art are missing out on possibly discovering a talent or interest and on building an appreciation for the media that they likely indulge in everyday

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, for one, do not think that art should be required in schools.

Personally, I love to take art classes, but art is not always something everyone can do. Students already have a host of other required classes they have to take to graduate, at SHS or in any other school.

Not all of those classes students enjoy taking, and adding a class to that list just makes the whole experience less enjoyable for the teacher and the student. When I took Art I and Art II, many of the students took it as an easy A class.

They came late, rarely did any work, and made it extremely hard for the rest of us who actually wanted to create something to concentrate. Forcing students who may not have an artistic brain to take the arts often makes them bitter or ir-

ritated that they are in the class. Even students who may want to take the class might resent the fact that are told they have to take it, making them less likely to have a good attitude for the teacher or to put in effort in class. It makes the experience miserable for the teacher who has a class full of students who could care less, and it makes it hard on the students who actually want to learn.

I do love the arts and I am a big proponent of having them in schools as an option for kids to take, but just because it’s in the school doesn’t mean we have to make it a requirement.

CARTOONIST Mary Johnson STAFF MEMBERS Carson Andrick Darien Bangeman Jordan Spring Brianna Jordan Liz Marshall Aubrey Stevens Roan Allen Jessica McPeek Lauren Sfeir Taran McLaughlin Kayla Palmer 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.

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While the Bonner Mall Cinema is known for playing new blockbusters, the Panida Theater chooses their films on a more global scale. Indie, international, and environmental films are more likely to be shown. Films such as “Pan,” “Casablanca,” “He Named Me Malala,” and “Max” are a few more recently shown.

For your favorite indie directors or learning about new and more global films, the Panida is the place to go.

TRUE BROMANCE Brothers Brett and Kevin Hutchens bring a new perspective of staff and student relationships to Sandpoint High School. story and photo by Mikayla Brennan, Lifestyles Editor

Festivals

The Panida is famous for showing films from festivals, like the Banff Film Festival. Festivals show a variety of short films in a 1-2 hour time period. Topics of film festivals have been mountaineering, the environment, hunting, skiing, sailing, kayaking and other sports.

Concerts

There are a number of places musicians can perform in Sandpoint and the Panida is one of them.

Music reaches almost every genre: country, bluegrass, chamber, orchestra, rock, indie and many others.

The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has also held events there involving local orchestra musicians and the SHS band has played there as

Events

The Panida holds a number of fundraisers each year, depending on which organizations rent the space.

Angels Over Sandpoint hosts Holly Eve there, and other organizations such as Scotchman’s Peak and Backcountry Skiing have also hosted events at the Panida.

Dance Performances

The Panida plays host to several local dance studios’ bi-yearly recitals, as well as the Nutcracker performance hosted by an outside dance company based out of Montana every year. In addition, the Nutcracker has auditions for any local dancers who wish to play various parts in each act.

Plays

Plays performed at the Panida are put on by a variety of different organizations. The performances range from musicals to children’s perfomances, most of which are community-based.

teacher Kevin Hutchens teaches his brother Brett about the balance of owner’s ^ Student equity during Accounting.

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mong the changes that the end of semester usually brings, a new face will be hanging out at the school. Kevin Hutchens, who graduated from Sandpoint High School with the class of 2012, is finishing off his requirements for his teaching degree by being a student teacher in John Nitcy’s classes.

Student teaching is a college-supervised instructional period, usually the culminating course in a university or college undergraduate education or graduate school program leading to teacher education and certification.

Kevin got to request which school he was sent to teach at and he chose SHS because he already knew a lot of the teachers and some of the students. Kevin will be at the high school for the entirety of the third quarter.

“It’s a ten week internship but I might do some substituting at the end just to do some

more teaching,” Kevin said.

Kevin took Computer Business Applications I and Accounting (which is what led him to being a teacher) while he attended SHS, and now Kevin is going help instruct the classes Nitcy teaches second semester.

“I’m looking forward to working with someone younger who has fresh ideas and is in line to be in this profession,” Nitcy said.

Taking business and computer classes from Nitcy and Melinda Nieman helped to spark Kevin’s interest in teaching. He hasn’t decided what age group he wants to teach specifically, though.

“I really like doing stuff with kids so I was thinking how I could combine that [with] computers and business to have a fun career, and I ended up going into teaching,” Kevin said.

One of the challenges Kevin will be faced with while working at SHS will be having his younger brother

in his classes. Brett Hutchens is a senior and is taking Nitcy’s Accounting I class.

They both have slight hesitations about being in a teacher-student situation with one another, but they are excited to have this experience.

“If I get in trouble he’ll probably take it home and tell our parents or something,” Brett said, “but we’re pretty good friends so I think it will be fun.”

They are expected to have a more professional relationship at school than the normal relationship you would see between two brothers.

“At first, I was a little weirded out because I expected him to be a terror and do things just to irritate me,” Kevin said, “it’s a pretty small class and he’s actually a pretty nice kid in the class setting, so I’m excited to get to teach him. I’ve watched him grow up and now I get to teach him at the end.”

Two Clubs, One Goal

Although having minor differences, both the Interact and Key Club aspire to help the lives around them. story and photos by Lauren Sfeir, Staff Member

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o-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ponderay Centennial and the Sandpoint Rotary Club, the Interact Club goes by the motto “service over self.”

This year, the club has been working on sponsoring cataract surgeries for individuals in poor communities in Ethiopia and has already managed to raise about $850 by selling Krispy Kreme donuts. That amount is enough to pay for 17 surgeries and will be matched by both the Ponderay and Sandpoint Rotary Clubs.

In addition, Interact aided with a benefit dinner for Community Cancer Services that was sponsored by the Ponderay Rotary Club in November and participated in two hospice events.

“One was the offering of roses for a donation to hospice in the fall and the other was the Tree Lighting Ceremony held by hospice in December,” Nanci Jenkins, President of the Ponderay Rotary Club, said.

The members of the club have also enjoyed working to make the foreign exchange students feel more at home through holding a harvest party on Halloween and by baking them cookies for Christmas.

At the end of the day, being able to serve their community and making a difference is what makes joining the club worthwhile.

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s part of Kiwanis International, the Key Club works by the motto “involvement makes a difference and brings out the best in all of us.”

Throughout this year, the Key Club members have volunteered to help with Ready! For Kindergarten, have aided the Relay for Life team, which supports the American Cancer Society, and donated a tree for auction at the Festival of Trees that supports Kinderhaven.

In order to support the club’s activities, members have sold cotton candy at football games and school events. They have also sold Krispy Kreme donuts and have helped manage the concession booths.

Club members volunteer for other community needs such as bell ringing through the holidays and parking cars during Lost in the 50s.

Having members that are open to new challenges, the Key Club is able to accomplish a wide variety of tasks and manages to draw in new members throughout the year.

“I am proud of our group this year. They are a great bunch of kids, who are excited about getting out and doing things [...] I think that we have an array of personalities and interests, and that we represent a good cross section of Sandpoint High School. The best part is that we have fun,” Luera Holt, Key Club’s advisor, said.

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The Art of Conserv- Carol’s ing Food: SHS Style Column The lunch ladies at make sure to conserve as much food as possible. story by Amanda Wikoff, Copy Editor photo by Aubrey Stevens, Staff Member

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appenings behind the lunch counter are a mystery to many students at Sandpoint High School, and while many students throw away exuberant amounts of food, others are concerned about the seemingly high amounts of food waste.

The kitchen team has it down to a science. It is the science of guessing, but they’re pretty good at it.

“You just make an educated guess of how much you need of something,” Dottie Davis, kitchen supervisor said. “We came within six [lunches] today.”

“You can look at a past menu and see how many servings of something we served last time, [...] but there are a lot of variables that play into food counts.”

The presence at school of sports and academic teams account for one large variable, but even the weather can throw off a solid estimate.

“If it’s sunny outside and everyone wants to be outside, that might affect our count,” Davis says. “But you come pretty close, at least on the hamburgers and chicken patties.”

Leftover meals from the kitchen are offered to the custodial staff to eat during their shifts after students have left, excluding the food items that can be utilized again.

story by Caroline Suppiger, Lifestyles Editor

Lifestyles Editor Caroline Suppiger shows you how to truly enjoy your Instagram experience.

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food can be seen in the trashes at Sandpoint High ^ Leftover School.

“Fresh produce, if it’s still good, can be used again. If we’re serving fresh carrots or celery we can use that again another day or use it in the salads tomorrow.”

Davis says.

Food waste in the kitchen is sparse, but once it is in students’ hands it becomes a different story.

“We throw away a lot of stuff,” Vice Principal Derek Dickinson says.

“There’s stuff that gets left out on tables and [the kitchen] can’t take it back once it goes out, just for food safety purposes, so that’s really unfortunate.”

Part of the reason for this is that students are required to take one fruit or vegetable in each

tray meal they purchase but often don’t actually eat the fruit or vegetable provided.

“We encourage [students] to put extra sides on the condiment bar to give someone else the option,” Davis says.

“I know there are a lot of students here who don’t have money and they don’t bring a lunch and so there are some that take advantage of that, but we don’t monitor it.”

“Usually on a given day you find maybe a couple drinks, [...] unopened milks, some fruit, and a bag of chips or so, which obviously that adds up quite a bit,” Dickinson says.

ollowing celebrities on Instagram and Twitter is all good and fun but all the good stuff comes from the non-celebrity Instagram pages.

One famous account with 1.3 million followers is @itsdougthepug. Doug The Pug is an Instagram account based out of Nashville, Tennessee featuring, as the account name suggests, a pug named Doug. All the photos include Doug in different locations wearing different outfits. For all the photos, the captions are quotes by Doug.

A quote for a photo depicting Doug wearing a red coat with a Powerball ticket in his mouth and sad face is captioned, ‘“Didn’t win the Powerball, guess I’m still broke” -Doug.’”

Another account that has 344,000 followers is @jerryoftheday. The bio says, “A Jerry is an individual who exhibits a true lack of understanding for their sport, or for life in general.”

Jerry of the Day is mostly filled with ski wrecks, people wearing ski goggles upside down, and even a man with a old school camcorder taped to his helmet. If you enjoy watching hilarious ski crashes, I would recommend you give @jerryoftheday a follow.

One of my favorite accounts called @biddythehedgehog has 587,000 followers and only portrays absolutely adorable images of a hedgehog in different places, and with different people.

Sometimes @biddythehedgehog even gives its followers some inspirational quotes like, “Don’t forget to stop and enjoy your surroundings,” along with a photo of Biddy the hedgehog standing on a rock overlooking a lake.

Next time you are scrolling through Instagram and see your favorite celebrity or racecar account, go and take a gander at @itsdougthepug, @jerryoftheday, @biddythehedgehog, and @pitimeallthetime.

Fixing Foreseeable Problems No need for any experience to join the Cyber Patriot Club, just motivation to learn. story and photo by Mackenzie Packer, Assistant Photo Editor

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ophomore Ron Korn is a member of a new club here at SHS, the Cyberpatriot Club, which was started in October of this school year.

The Cyberpatriot Club allows students to learn about cyber security, which includes finding vulnerabilities in computer operating systems and programs in order to fix problems.

“People think we’re hacking but we’re not. All we may be doing is moving a folder [on the computer] and they think we’re hacking a system, but we’re doing the opposite: we’re trying to fix the problems,” Korn said.

Korn was recruited by other club members and learned a lot to get ready for their first competition.

“I joined because of a misconcep-

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The Cyberpatriot Club works together at their last competition (courtesy photo).

tion [with hacking] and wanted to learn more about computers,” Korn said.

Korn had to learn a new operating system, Linux, in just a few weeks.

“I kind of volunteered to learn the Linux operating system for competition; it was a lot of work and studying on my part,” he said.

“He’s a very good user of Linux, probably better than 90 percent of

people who use Linux and he made himself more employable now,” Alex Gray, the club’s adviser, said.

The club will continue to grow and get more members as it gets more exposure and interest.

“It [the club’s content] is very cool stuff and when you see it take place it’s not as bad as it seems because it’s unfamiliar at first,” Gray said.

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Keeping the Score Progress Report Midseason

The Moore family has a rich history of running the score board. story and photos by Cooper King, Editor-in-Chief

by Oakley Pettit, Sports Editor photos by Cooper King, Editor-in-Chief

All three winter sports are in prime shape and are looking to make that final push for district competition for state title contention.

WRESTLING ^ Ryan and Robert Moore keeping score at a home basketball game.

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n essential part of any basketball game is the scoreboard, however many times it is overlooked. The scoreboard keeps all of the stats in check and time on point. Running the scoreboard is a two man job that requires keen focus.

Ryan Moore has been the man behind the scoreboards at football and basketball games for the past 6 years. Ryan splits the work with his father, Robert Moore, who has been running scoreboards since 1987. The Moore legacy extends beyond that to Robert’s father, Bobby Moore, who kept time of foot-

ball games for over 50 years and basketball games for over 30.

The scoreboard in the gym was named the “Bobby Moore scoreboard” in honor of his service and Ryan took over after his grandfather’s passing.

“I think it’s one of the most unique things in all of sports in the region, to have that multigenerational family keeping

score,” Athletic Director Kris Knowles said.

“I really enjoy spending the time with my dad,” Ryan said about his favorite aspect of the job.

With two kids attending Sandpoint High, Ryan recognizes many faces in the gym.

“Knowing kids since they were little, and now seeing them play in high school has been fun,” Moore said.

“We never have to worry about them not being there.

They’re always there; most dependable family ever,” Knowles said.

The wrestlers are on track with their goal of overall improvement, as the varsity is sitting pretty with an 11-5 record, and have scored 60 or more points on at least five occasions. At the JV tournament, Sandpoint outscored all 5A and 4A schools in the area.

The team is looking forward to the regional meet at Lakeland High on Feb. 20.

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“We need to improve on a lot of things,” boys basketball coach Kent Leiss said. “We need to develop a second and third scorer to go along with Davan Norris. We also need to become a better defensive team in the final five weeks.”

The boys basketball team is sitting with a 4-10 record, which is a result of a rough start to the season. The basketball players who also play football missed the first ten practices of the season due to the late state championship run. But with a recent win over Moscow, things are starting to look up for the Bulldogs just in time to make a late season push at districts and pursue their state tournament bid.

Peek into the Future story by Patrick Rockwell, Staff Member photos courtesy of Colten Engel

Colton Engel on his official visit at Montana Tech located in Butte, ^ Senior Montana.

With national signing day right around the corner, student athletes explore all their options.

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ave you ever wondered what it is like to step out onto the field under the bright lights in front of a crowd of thousands of cheering fans?

This feeling was not felt for the last time for many seniors on the Sandpoint High School football team, as some make the next leap into collegiate athletics.

For senior Colton Engel, his dream of playing college football is becoming reality. This weekend he visited Montana Tech University.

After attending workouts Engel said, “I really liked the school and I thought it had a really great environment and great

people.”

He went on to say that the visit to the school had swayed his previous opinion and now he is considering his future at Montana Tech. However, getting there will not be as easy as just signing a contract.

At this point Engel still needs to improve his SAT scores in order to receive the WUE at Montana Tech. With no scholarship offers yet, at least until after spring football is over, it is important for Engel to keep working hard in school as well as outside of school. Engel logs many hours a week in the weight room and in coach Puailoa’s strength class,

both of which will prepare him for the 2016 fall season.

Senior Kyle Perry is another athlete who is looking to continue his football career in college, with offers from schools including Carroll College and College of Idaho. Perry has even been offered a full ride scholarship to the University of Idaho. He is looking to either play running back or linebacker in the upcoming season. He remains in sports and lifting weights in order to stay in shape and remain competitive, and to keep gaining size in preparation for the upcoming football season.

GIRLS BASKETBALL “We just need to play hard, smart, and together,” girls basketball coach Duane Ward said. “For the most part we are already there. We just need to be a little more consistent.”

With a 9-9 record the Lady Bulldogs have really come together. They have already beat both district opponents Lakeland and Moscow once each, and had a close loss to Washington powerhouse, Bothell, who was ranked 3rd in the state. The team has retained 4 players from last year’s third place state team, and they hope that that experience as well as new talent will bring home a state title.

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nior Mary Kovalchuk said, who is one of three captains on the dance team.

However, Kovalchuk also explained that she would be exhausted throughout the day if it wasn’t for going to bed early.

“There have been times where I have had to wake up at 4 am for practice,” senior Ben Reich said, a state qualifier for the boys swimming team.

“Most students are night owls so I think after school practices would be easier on them.”

The positives and the negatives of early morning practices are outweighed by the fact that there is not any other time for the practice during the school day. That is the challenge that is presented by being a SHS athlete.

Cheer

Ryleigh Groat, Junior

| What made you want to start cheer? |

“I used to go to clinics that they had at the high school and I did little cheer things at my church.

| What is your favorite part as a flyer? |

“It’s always an adrenaline rush. I don’t know if I’m going to get caught or not but just going up and trusting the people below me and hitting the stunt is really exciting.”

| What is the most difficult part about cheer? |

“Competition because it’s always nearveracking because you never know what’s going to happen.”

| What inspires you to keep cheering? |

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ost people are either before a big game. The same an early riser or a concept can be applied to edunight owl, but to be cation. The more sleep you get, an athlete, it may not be up the more your brain can comto you. Athletes at Sandpoint prehend.

High School ofWhile there ten times are are many faced with an sports that early morning have practice “There have been practice, but the after school, times when I had early morning there are also to wake up at 4 practices make a few that get a bigger differto work early a.m. for practice.” ence in their in the mornschool day than ing. There are it seems. both positives BEN REICH According to and negatives PBS, the brain for the athletes practices what who have pracis learned during the day once tice as early as 6 am. asleep. This means that sleep “I notice a difference in my after a practice is as important alertness at school after an as getting a good night’s sleep early morning practice,” se-

“I have always wanted to be someone to look up to and be positive.”

Dance team works on routines at an early morning practice (photos by Cooper King).

Dance

Sarah Brown, Sophomore | What made you join the dance team? |

“My sister was on the team two years before me and my cousin was also on the team, so I thought it would be fun to join because I like dancing.”

| What is your favorite part of the team? |

“I just like being around people who love to dance and learning the competition routine.”

| What are you most proud of in dance? | “My improvements over the year.”

| How do you feel about early morning practices? |

“I like it because it doesn’t conflict with after school things like friends and homework, but I also don’t like getting up early because I’m so tired.”

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Skiing the Trails

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techniques. Now Meek participates as a hobby and conditioning for her other sports.

“I competed in the PNSA [Pacific Northwest Ski Association] region in the past two years. This year I decided to just have cross country skiing be a hobby, while it is a great cross train for cross country running and track,” Meek said.

Lund Andersen focuses his training on improving his technique or his fitness and still competes in races today.

Lund Andersen is traveling to Utah for a competition on January 29th.

Before nordic skiing, Lund Andersen and Meek also participate in cross country running in the fall season.

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Peik Lund Andersen skiing on a trail at Schweitzer Mountain.

hen most people think of the winter time in Sandpoint, they generally think of downhill skiing, snowboarding, or even sledding. But not everyone gives much thought to the sport of cross country skiing.

Sandpoint High School doesn’t have it as a school sport, but there is a club called the Sandpoint Nordic Club available.

Sophomore Peik Lund Andersen and Junior Erin Meek are both students at the high school that participate in cross country skiing. The club has sessions for a Wednesday ski group at 9:10 a.m. and a Saturday ski group at 8:40 a.m.

Meek prepared with a lot of biking and weight training and especially her bounding

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Running makes it an easy transition into skiing season.

“Both cross country and nordic skiing are aerobic sports, but they work different muscles. A person with less upper body strength would have a harder time than a person with more upper body strength,” Lund Andersen said.

Sandpoint Nordic Club has availability for both youth and adult programs that go up to Schweitzer and also ski on Boyer. If students are looking for a new sport to try in the winter, for a fairly low fee, cross country skiing would be a good choice to stay active, make some new friends, and enjoy a new weekend activity.

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BY SARAH WELLS, PHOTO EDITOR

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freedom of expression

Ms. Guthrie and Mrs. Dillon’s art classes participated in a human rights art exhibit that opened on Jan. 8 at the Little Panida.

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the declaration of human rights and student artwork The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on Dec. 12, 1948.

Students were encouraged to choose one of the Declaration’s 30 articles to create their artwork around and a current event that related to the article. The refugee crisis, reproductive rights, gun control, and women’s rights were only some of the current issues represented in the pieces displayed at the Little Panida theater.

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