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H STARTING BLOCK: Art teacher Zabrielle Dillon starts to shape a block of clay. Although fees have been cut Dillon feels resilient and has creative ideas to continue to contribute to the success of the art departments.

Charging Changes

ave an itch for adventure? Want to go someplace you’ve never been? Go to a National Forest and simply follow the brown signs.

Many times these roads split off, go deep into the mountains and lead to hiking trails you never knew existed (and amazing views!)

With the elimination of class fees for the upcoming school years, Sandpoint High School has plans to accommodate departments most affected by it story by Cooper King, Editor-in-Chief

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n 2012 Russell Joki filed a lawsuit against the West Ada School District claiming that requiring class fees violates the constitutional right of a free and public education. Judge Richard Greenwood ruled in his favor.

“Where a class is offered as part of the regular academic courses of the school, the course must be offered without charge,” Greenwood said, according to Idaho Statesmen.

This means that charges for a class that are mandatory in order to pass are no longer allowed. If the fee does not prevent the student from getting full credit then it is acceptable.

“I have concerns, but I’m really excited kids can do this for free, some people $25 is hard to come up with and some kids take tons of art classes, so it adds up. I’d never want to price anyone out of their opportunity to do art,” art teacher Zabrielle Dillon said.

Lake Pend Oreille School District was advised to not charge class fees next year and has plans to help accommodate departments

Photo Illustration by Cooper King, Editor-in-Chief due to this lawsuit,” Albertson said, “We will find a way to do it [...] there’s a solution out there.”

Art teacher Heather Guthrie spends around $2,000 a semester on just art supplies. Guthrie plans on making adjustments to her teaching style as well as her curriculum. She also plans on being more conservative with materials and removing some of the more expensive projects such as print making.

“I’m going to have to be more creative on ways to conserve,” Guthrie said. “I can make it a fun challenge, but I just don’t want it to take away from studio time.”

Art teacher Zabrielle Dillon hopes that this change will bring more attention to the school board in regards to the importance of art.

“I’m overjoyed the school is going to take ownership over the art department. It will be a great benefit to us because arts sometimes get left behind,” Dillon said.

“We are not going to cut a class or cut a program due to this lawsuit.

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that will feel the repercussions from it.

SHS plans to tighten the budgets in other departments in order to support the arts programs more.

Costs have already been reduced in some departments by turning in assignments electronically rather than printing them out.

“The teachers aren’t paid enough to pay for the materials for their classes.

Art materials are really expensive,” senior Kyle Hertel said.

With such a broad variety of art courses available at the school ranging from glass to pottery, almost all of the art classes are full.

SHS will continue to offer every art course that is currently offered.

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Taking a Stand for Grandstand Design

The proposed design for the Memorial Field grandstand entryway has made waves with residents in Sandpoint’s lakeside community story by Megan Murray, Graphics Editor

MIXED REVIEWS: In contrast to the first photo illustration of student opinions (which ran in the Cedar Post’s October 2015 issue), students like seniors Ike Rogers, Ashly Busch, and Nick Rappoport feel more positively about the Chromebooks.

Chromebooks Conclude with Positive Reviews

A survey conducted by the administration at the close of the school year found the student opinion of the Chromebooks to be overall favorable despite their rocky start story by Jordan Spring, Staff Member & Sarah Wells, Photo Editor photo illustration by Cooper King, Editor-in-Chief

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his school year, 2015-16, was the first time that Sandpoint High had a personal device issued to all students: the Chromebook. At the beginning of the year, issues with the devices seemed to be a dominant part of the discussion.

However, as it nears closing, the administration surveyed students on the overall impact of the Chromebooks.

The survey questions focused some on the usage of Chromebooks, some on how students felt about their effectiveness or usefulness, and if any technical issues were experienced by students.

In terms of usage, 80 percent of students reported utilizing Chromebooks for essay writing, 77 percent for checking grades, 67 percent for research, and 63 percent for Schoology quizzes. A much lower percentage--36 percent of students--said they used the device in 2-4 classes, with an even smaller amount--29 percent--using them in 4-6 classes.

A dominant problem, however, has been the network issues at Sandpoint High School. From the dilem-

ma caused with the statewide IEN contract last spring, bandwidth and speed have taken a hit now that districts across Idaho are independently contracted.

“I cannot access my email from certain parts of the school. One morn-

“Our primary goal is to expand our network capabilities, so students are able to utilize the Chromebook effectively.

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ing, I couldn’t access my email at all unless I was in my room,” technology teacher Alex Gray said.

Gray also noted that it has taken him up to an hour to sync his Google Drive files, even if he was the only teacher in the building at the time.

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Students, likewise, have felt the effects of slow internet hindering the use of devices and online applications at school.

Jaelyn Martin, a sophomore, said “it takes forever to load Internet pages. And when they do [load], they skip around--going back to where I already was.”

Despite these network problems, the future of the Chromebooks is hopeful.

Mike Martz, Educational Assistant and organizer of the Chromebook survey, said “our primary goal is to expand our network capabilities, so students are able to use the Chromebook effectively.” The hope, according to Martz, is that with an expanded network, the primary issues with the Chromebooks will be solved.

The survey data seem to support this conclusion: 71 percent of students reported no problems with their Chromebook, with the largest issue reported being the trackpads at 11 percent. While this hardware is not necessarily fixable without an upgrade to the device, the network issue does have a solution in sight.

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n the beginning of May, the City of Sandpoint released plans for the new entrance to the Memorial Field grandstands. Despite support from the community in the design process, some backlash was felt, as some worried that the entryway was too large and obstructs the view and unity of the lakeside area.

On May 18, a city council meeting was held with the discussion of the Memorial Field construction on the agenda. Rob and Iris Harrison attended this meeting to express their concerns, as residents of Sandpoint who live only two houses away from the field.

“Iris and I both felt like there was a lot of community input for the design choice for the grandstands,” Rob Harrison said, “when the pictures first came out, they included such a huge entryway that we just felt wasn’t in-sync with Sandpoint the city or this side of town.”

At the meeting on May 18, the Harrisons and other community members expressed their concerns with the design of the entry at Memorial Field, requesting that the city “would take a step back from the entry way [design] to get some more feedback from the community,” Rob Harrison said. The city council complied with the community’s request to reassess the designs with consideration for the unity of the landscape and overall public opinion.

Proposed Campus Changes Designs have been released by the Lake Pend Oreille School District for the updated Sandpoint Middle School and Sandpoint High School campuses graphic and photos by Sarah Wells, Photo Editor

Check out the full campus design proposal online by scanning this QR code with a smartphone.

Some campus changes include: - 4 additional classrooms at Sandpoint High School to replace portables and Ms. Guthrie’s art building - Redeveloped athletic fields where the middle school currently sits - New middle school (due to current unsatisfactory rating) on Pine Street with new parent drop-off area and separate bus area

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on Pine Street land with separate bus and parent drop-off locations

The facilities measures will require a levy to move forward.

Community voting will take place on Aug. 30, 2016.

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Fighting Failure

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

With changing state policies, schools are pressured even more to raise their graduation rates.

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ith strict state and nationwide policies for school funding, there are many cases where schools must bend the rules to get by. It is not beneficial for students or schools to push those who are failing through the system.

Teachers bend their backs to help their students do well, but if a student isn’t willing to do the work, they don’t deserve to pass.

With recent changes in Idaho education rules, the definition of a high school graduate was changed to

exclude students who pass a General Education Development test (GED), as well as special education students who complete their IEP, but do not acquire 46 credits.

By setting passing rates that require schools to have extremely high graduation rates to maintain funding, schools are forced to push students who are on the border through classes, just to maintain their funding. This causes students to be lost in later classes, and deems failure upon them in a subject they are not yet ready to understand.

“This causes students to be lost in later classes, and deems failure upon them[later]” Schools have been under pressure from the state to achieve a Five Star rating, which in turn causes teachers to be forced into passing students who may not have earned that passing grade. As one teacher at Sandpoint High School said, “With pressure from

the counselors and administrators, some teachers feel failing students isn’t even an option” By giving schools additional funding for achieving a five star rating the state causes many students to be given a break on their grades, for the benefit of the school.

When the state of Idaho changed its rules on what students can be considered graduates, it did not account for the natural fall in graduation rates that will occur, since not as many graduated students are counted for a school. Consequently

counselors and administrators are forced to encourage teachers to pass students through the necessary classes required to graduate, in order to not fall below the unadjusted state requirements.

If the state altered its requirements of schools to reflect the rates found with the new definition of graduate, schools would not be as pressured to force students through the system. Changing the rewards system, or at least the policies governing it, could solve some of the budgeting issues involved with graduation rates.

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Is summer break beneficial to the student learning environment?

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“With school out of the way, students are able to have more real-life experiences by obtaining jobs and traveling.”

fter many months of school, summer is looked at as a good time for recuperation. Students get to create their own daily schedules and work at their own paces.

Summer is also great for reconnecting with loved ones and friends. Having time off from school allows for family vacations, get togethers, and lunch dates without the nagging sensation of needing to do homework.

With school out of the way, students are able to have more real-life experiences by obtaining jobs and traveling. Whether working at a restaurant or touring Europe, students interact with different personalities and take on responsibility.

For those who are more interested in an academic vacation, pre-college programs and online courses are readily available and are a good way of keeping educational information fresh in one’s memory. If school went on all year round, students would not have many chances to visit colleges or take extra courses.

Not to mention, time off from school allows for students to enjoy the sunlight while they’re camping, hiking or participating in activities that typically cannot be done whilst classes are taking place.

Even though there are a few benefits of being at school, there is nothing wrong with a little time off.

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OPINION EDITOR Julian Nizzoli SPORTS EDITORS Oakley Pettit Madi Schoening LIFESTYLES EDITOR 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 EDITOR Logan Finney

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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.

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“Summer break has been cited as a huge source for the achievement gap between students from high and low income backgrounds”

hile almost everyone loves summer break warm days, cool nights, and all the fun in between - it is undeniably detrimental to the learning process.

Summer break has been cited as a huge source for the achievement gap between students from high and low income backgrounds, and students from low income families lose almost two months of academic knowledge over the break. The link is obvious: students who have the means to pay for summer education programs come out ahead while students who do not are set behind months.

Facing this achievement gap, educators and administrators are offered many possible solutions, though almost all of these solutions continue to operate inside the widely accepted

constraints of the nine month school year, actively setting students from low income families behind.

One solution to this problem is to take shorter breaks over a year-round school year, which doesn’t necessarily mean more than the 180 days students currently spend in school. Students could spend 60 days on followed by a 20 day break, which would decrease the learning gap.

If schools really want to decrease the education gap they will consider an alternative to the typical summer break schedule and take an active role in preventing students from low income families from falling behind, because while summer break affects everyone, it has the greatest detrimental effect on people who cannot afford summer education.

STAFF MEMBERS Carson Andrick Darien Bangeman Jordan Spring Liz Marshall Aubrey Stevens Jessica McPeek Lauren Sfeir Taran McLaughlin Lydia Welp Maleah Harshman McCalee Cain 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.

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Foreign Exchange Futures

Tanner Kohal and Aaron Cole are planning exchanges for the upcoming school year in The Netherlands, and Germany, respectively photo by Lauren Sfeir, Photo Editor story by McCalee Cain, Staff Member

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ultiple students from the school will be spending the next year of their lives in a foreign country as part of an exchange that will change their life.

Sophomore Aaron Cole is arranged to live in Oldenburg, a city in northern Germany, for a year.

“I chose my top five countries, but I got my first choice, which was Germany,” Cole said.

Sophomore Tanner Kohal also has foreign exchange plans, and will be going to Herrljunga, a small town in Sweden.

Kohal explained his interest in studying abroad stemmed from the exchange experiences of family members.

“My mom went to Denmark, my uncle went to Ecuador, and so I always grew up with stories of them going and I always thought it would be really fun, and then the opportunity came this year,” Kohal said. “...I think that influx of new opportunities and experiences altogether is going to be really exciting.”

Cole expressed his nerves going into the exchange.

“I’m, like, really nervous for the first day because… I’m not going to know what anyone is saying, and that’s gonna be awkward.”

Kohal contrastingly had none.

“I was pretty nervous at first because I didn’t really want to miss being here, but...meeting my

host brother, my host family, and then some of his friends just makes me super excited so I’m not really nervous.”

Kohal said that he would continue to participate in sports during his exchange.

“They have a couple different [soccer] club teams to pick from and they have a couple wrestling clubs to pick from.”

“I think I’m going to not want to come back, from what I’ve heard,” Cole said.

TRAVEL: Sophomores Aaron Cole and Tanner Kohal plan to study abroad next year in Germany and Sweden starting next fall.

Nate Navigates NOLS story by Nathan Faggard, Multimedia Staff

After Graduating from high school a semester early, Nathan Faggard spent the next three months throughout the Rocky Mountain back country in Wyoming and Utah exploring the wilderness

CEDAR: Faggard reads the Cedar Post in the Utah desert. spent this past semester with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), living, traveling, and learning throughout the Rocky Mountain backcountry in Wyoming and Utah. I was in a group of only 11 people and by the end of our 90 day expedition we were bonded like family.

A typical day for us might looks something like this (depending on where we were at the time):

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Wake up after sleeping out under the stars, make breakfast on our ultralight backpacking stoves, pack our gear into our bags, walk, ski, rock climb, or canoe to our next campsite, break camp and cook dinner, and finally ending the day with a class or meeting of sorts.

Our classes ranged from discussing environmental issues prevalent to the area we were traveling through to history of the area as well as learning new technical skills like building rappelling anchors or digging avalanche test pits.

My favorite part of everyday was waking up in a new and amazing place, whether that be in a snow fort high up in the mountains of Wyoming or deep down inside a canyon in Utah; I was alway excited for the adventures that were to come that day.

To sum up an experience such as this in just a few short sentences is challenging to do. What I can say about this experience however was that it was extremely fulfilling. It was both a mental and physical challenge to live in the backcountry for such an extended period and to be disconnected from society and family for so long.

I would also say that experiences like these

POST: Faggard brings the Cedar Post to the mountains of Wyoming. change people for the better, one is truly able to find one’s self and resort back to the basics of life without any distraction from the outside world.

My NOLS experience did many things for me, besides all of the college credit and wilderness certifications, I feel like a stronger person mentally and physically as well as a more confident and capable individual.

INTERACTION: Spanish Teacher Mary Imaz and Sophomore Hadley Marshall display what it can be like for students and teachers to meet outside of school.

Out of Context

Seeing teachers and students outside of the normal routine at school is not what many students or teacher expect

story by Maleah Harshman, Staff Member photo illistration by Caroline Suppiger, Lifestyles Editor

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veryone has those awkward moments at the grocery store, or walking alone on the sidewalk when they see a student or teacher outside of school and don’t know how to act. Students see only one side of teachers, making the odd realization of them having their own individual lives, even more significant; while teachers see many sides of students except for the one no one likes to show to adults. This can be equally as odd, as everyone knows the unorthodox and wild nature of a teenager. Then again, there are some amazingly resilient student-teacher bonds that invite not awkwardness, nor negativity.

John Humrich, an employee at Jalapeños, as

well as a senior here at SHS claims that seeing teachers outside of school is ordinary “It is definitely not weird. When I see a teacher at work I just treat them like a regular customer,” said John Humrich.

This can be said for many students because many students have local jobs at restaurants.

Other students have reported one common sighting: Mr. Henkel cruising bare-chested around town. It seems to be his preferred method of getting around, just like any other resident of this town.

Sarah Donnelly reported a situation in which she saw Mr. Randles at the gym.

“He just sort of ignored me and it was really

awkward,” said Donnelly.

Many students at SHS go to the gym and see individuals who have had a lifetime of experiences and have met a myriad of people just like our teachers, so it is bizarre so many students feel uncomfortable in these situations.

Whether awkward or inviting, both students and teachers have many opportunities to witness the real lives of one another outside of school. So teachers, the next time you see a student outside of school, give them a smile or a wave; diffuse the awkward tension. Students, remember that teachers are real people with real lives outside of assigning you homework and lecturing about World War II, and try the same.

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Farmers’ Market

Fundamentals

As summer approaches, the Sandpoint Farmer’s Market is a great place for members of the community to interact and exchange foods, ideas, and culture story and photos by Logan Finney, Mutimedia Editor

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he Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint takes place downtown at Farmin Park on Wednesdays from 3 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market hosts a variety of vendors that sell local farm goods, food,

and fine arts & crafts.

Typically Wednesday markets feature just the standard food and produce booths, while Saturday markets attract the colorful variety that the farmers’ market is known for.

PAELLA: The farmers’ market is home to many great foods, like this paella from Two Lakes Catering Co.

There’s something for everyone at the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market, whether you’re looking for a quick bite to eat or some locally grown produce for a recipe, handmade jewelry for a unique gift, or a cute little succulent to brighten up your

MARKET: Ashly Busch, senior, prepares samples of salmon for Thunder’s Catch Seafood

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Start off with a pastry from a fresh baked good venders and a cup of Evans Brothers coffee.

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Take a look at the multiple arts and crafts vendors along Oak street.

How Long Does the Farmers Market Run?

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Most market days, there is a local musician or band playing under the pavilion at the east side of the park.

More information about the market can be found online at sandpointfarmersmarket.com

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Stop and take a second to enjoy the live music at the pavilion in Farmin Park.

12pm Pick up some produce so it stays nice and fresh before is goes home.

The Wednesday markets focal point is the produce where as the Saturday market includes arts and crafts as well.

1pm Before the market closes get some lunch from one of the local food trucks.

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GENTLEMEN: Juniors Avery Woodward, Jethro Shorman, and Qamrin Leonard hold the doors open after school for students in the senior hall.

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s the day reaches 2:38 and students rush to leave the school, three stay put and hold the doors for their peers at the end of the senior hall.

Juniors Qamrin Leonard, Jethro Sherman, Avery Woodward started holding the senior hall doors open last winter and have so almost everyday since. They started as a way to get away from the cold during winter as they waited for the bus.

At the start, they received weird looks which soon changed as people became more accustomed and appreciative of the three.

The three enjoy spending time together while doing a good deed for other students.

“I have a life goal to become a gentlemen, so this is just one part of becoming one,” Leonard said.

“It gives you a feeling of accomplishment, that you did something to help the school,” Shorman said.

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Adam and Crosby Tajan are both departing from Sandpoint High School to teach elsewhere story by Taran McLaughlin, Staff Member Photo by Cooper King, Editor in Chief

ext year teachgirls soccer at SHS for 13 ers, coaches, and years. Next year he plans Sandpoint High try something new and School alumni Crosby and teach Health at the SandAdam Tajan will be leavpoint Middle School. ing their roles at SHS. The Adam Tajan studentbrothers, who have been taught at SMS when he was teaching together for 13 in college so he is comfortyears, will be taking differable with transferring over ent paths to try and create to the middle school. a spark in their lives.

“I did really enjoy the Crosby Tajan has taught middle school when I physical education for 17 student taught there, so it years and coached boy’s is an age group that I have basketball for 10 seasons, experience with in the football for 12 seasons, and past,” Adam Tajan said. track for three seasons.

While Adam Tajan is Next year he plans to move switching his roles as a to Wyoming to create a teacher he is still going to new life for himself and his TAJAN: The brothers pose together in front of SHS for the last time after 13 years of teaching together. coach the varsity boy’s socfamily. cer team at SHS. At SMS, the “This has been such a tough decision for my “I have taken many summer vacations in the final bell rings at 2:20 PM so Adam will have more wife and I. I love this school, the students and the area and have always had a great time out there,” time after school to prepare for practice. staff, but this is a leap of faith for us and we’re Crosby Tajan said.

A Tajanless SHS will not be the same, but to excited for the adventure,” Crosby Tajan said.

According to the US Census Bureau, in 2013 Adam and Crosby Tajan, it is being around family While living there, Crosby Tajan would like to Wyoming was ranked seventh in money spent per that matters most. invest most of his time raising and coaching his student. Crosby Tajan wants to take advantage of “It has always been nice to work with my daughters and spend more time with his family. the higher salaries to provide for his wife and his brother; it is always nice being around friends and Adam Tajan has been teaching health and two daughters. family,” Crosby Tajan said. physical education along with coaching boys and

Cody Walker has been dirt biking for eleven years and enjoys the adrenaline rush it gives him

Bella Huack, Junior

What inspired you into dirt biking?

“My Papa got me into it because he was ripping around on his dirt scooter, so I got one.”

What is your most memorable moment?

“One time I was riding and hit a triple step up and I crashed and my handle bars went through my stomach and I had multiple surgeries following that.”

What do you do to get better?

“I race our track we have out in Sagle and one out in Hope, then I also go to different races.”

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Soccer

Bella Hauck has been playing soccer since she was four and has refereed soccer games for three years

What made you start refereeing?

“I needed a way to make money, and my dad used to do it so I went with him to the training and I kinda just started.”

Do you ever have conflicting games?

“Not really, here in Sandpoint the assigner is really friendly and helps me get games to ref around the games that I have to play, so I have never really have had any issues.”

What is a difficult part of Strikers?

“Tournaments, because I’m running a lot and I’m playing so it takes a lot of me energy wise and I have to be able to keep up with it.”

Connecting With Their Zest

Many students at SHS have been turning to yoga as a new activity for stress relief and athletic training story by McCalee Cain, Staff Member photo by Lauren Sfeir, Staff Member

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oga is the connection of movement and breath. It requires focus, improves flexibility, and promotes relaxation. For athletes, it offers many physical and mental benefits that can translate into sports.

Katie Fitzgerald, a yoga instructor of nearly seven years, has been teaching off and on at the Zest hot yoga studio for five years. Fitzgerald said that athletes can gain flexibility, concentration, and a deeper connection with their breath

through yoga.

“You guys [teenagers] live such a young, active life... so, I mean, yoga is just such a beautiful balance to kind of bring it back down, and remember what’s really important,” Fitzgerald said.

Though she meditates daily for about an hour in addition to her classes, Fitzgerald stated that one wouldn’t have to dedicate that much time in order to reap the benefits of yoga. “If you could get a practice in three days a week, I think that you would really start to see the benefits.”

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Lunde can also be regularly seen at Zest. She practices hot yoga two to three times a week, as well as regular yoga once a week at home with her mom.

“I love the flexibility aspect of doing hot yoga and I also notice that it helps me control my breathing more when I do other physical things,” Lunde said. “I believe it has helped me be able to run further...because I now have more control with my breathing.”

Yoga is offered at many locations around Sandpoint in many varying forms, catering to all levels of expertise. On early release Wednesdays, yoga is offered by Underground Kindness as part of the PE program.

YOGA: Students experience yoga in a tree pose on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille.

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HORSE RIDING: Bailee Corless, sophomore, barrel races on her horse, Blue. story by Lydia Welp, Staff Member

“I’ll be hitting in the offseason and lifting weights.”

TYLER STEWART BASEBALL

Photo courtesy of Bailee Corless

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unior Chloe Bass and sophomore Bailee Corless reveal that competitive horseback riding is a rewarding, yet challenging sport.

Bass and Corless both discovered their love for horses at a young age, and have grown up riding and competing. Both girls barrel race in rodeos regularly.

“I’ve been rodeoing since sixth-grade. This includes barrel racing, goat tying, and breakaway roping,” Bass said.

Most riders in north Idaho

ride western. This gives them many opportunities to compete without traveling too far. Bass and Corless take advantage of competition in the area by taking part in rodeos nearby.

“I compete for team Washington and plan on competing in the National High School Rodeo Finals next summer,” Bass said.

Corless has made accomplishments in riding as well.

“I am actually a rodeo queen.

My title is Miss Teen Bonner County Rodeo. I travel to rodeos in order to represent Bonner County,” Corless said.

Each girl has multiple options as to where they will go with riding the future.

“Rodeoing is my passion and it’s a great chance to earn money and meet new people. I plan to participate in college rodeo for Montana State University,” Bass said.

While Bass plans to use her passion to help her through college, Corless hopes to turn her love into a career.

“I plan on riding throughout my whole life and I want to travel to Texas and become a horse trainer,” Corless said.

The Karate Kids photo by Patrick Rockwell, Multimedia Staff story by Matthew Curtiss, Multimedia Staff

JIU JITSU: Chase Baillie executes a takedown as he practices.

SHS students use jiu jitsu and karate as a way to stay in shape and learn self defense

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s you all know, there without having to go through the are many people that do commitment of going to an orgasports such as basketball nized sport everyday after school. or football for hobbies, but there Rather, they can just go once or are also a few students who would twice a week to participate. rather choose to use their free time Many challenges come with participating in martial arts. martial arts such as achieving difKarate and jiu jitsu are ferent belts: going from white, just two of the various to yellow, to even as high forms of martial as black. Sophomore arts. Both are very Mason DeCecchis has “Jiu jitsu is more good alternatives achieved a junior challenging than to school sports black belt in Taeother martial arts...“ that keep you kwondo, however active and in he is unable to gain shape, yet also an official black belt Senior, Chase teach self-defense until he reaches the Bailee in a fun way. Marage of 16. tial arts can also be a To get your official great way to bond with black belt it is very difficult people of your age. and takes lots of dedication, DeCecOne person who logs multiple chis explains. “To get my junior hours a week doing jiu jitsu is seblack belt I had to run five miles nior Chase Baillie. “Jiu jitsu is more and spar with some people. Getting challenging than other martial arts your black belt is far more intense, because there are less belts and, you have to run ten miles,” DeCectherefore, it is harder to get the chis said. next belt,” Baillie said.

Martial arts can be a way for students to get to know each other

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“I will be putting up shots in the gym with Coach Liess.”

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compiled by Oakley Pettit, Sports Editor photos by Lauren Sfeir, Staff Member

Counting on Courts photo by Lauren Sfeir, Staff Member story by Caroline Suppiger, Lifestyles Editor

TENNIS: Sandpoint tennis team groups up on an court off of campus

The upcoming levy does not include the construction of tennis courts

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andpoint Tennis Coach, Kent Anderson, Sandpoint Tennis Kent Anderson believes Coach said.

Sandpoint is the only 4A With the upcoming levy plan to or 5A school within the state of build a new middle school, among Idaho that does not have their own other changes, no tennis courts are tennis courts. SHS and the middle included in the immediate plan. school both have a tennis team that The middle school is proposed to be practices in the spring and moved and fields and parking fall and they rent tennis will need to be redone with courts from the city. plenty of room for ten“Campus courts During these times, nis courts that are not would allow the JV taxpayers and included in the $55 property owners million levy. and Varsity teams to cannot use the Recently, Lakepractice together as city tennis courts. land High School a cohesive unit.”

Travers Park, added five new where varsity tentennis courts and Tennis Coach, nis practice is held, received a grant from Kent Anderson is not an ideal locaUnited States Tennis tion. If the courts were Association, USTA, for closer to the high school, PE around $25,000. The same classes would be able to use them grant would be very possible for to teach what is known as a lifelong Sandpoint High School. Steve Kirby, sport. a tennis advocate in the community Junior Varsity is forced to pracbelieves that the net cost for six tentice at Lakeview Park next to Memo- nis courts would be about $50,000. rial Field, which is not near varsity “Having courts on campus could practice at all. not only save money for the school “Campus courts would allow the but could be a revenue source if we JV and Varsity teams to practice are able to host tournaments and together as a cohesive unit. This other programs,” Stacy Temple, would vastly improve the team who has had two sons play on the experience and allow for a much Sandpoint Tennis Team said. improved coaching opportunity,”

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SANDPOINT HIGH SCHOOL cedar post

DRESS CODE

story by Kelly Curtis, Social Media Editor story & photos by Liz Marshall, Staff Member photos by Lauren Sfeir, Staff Member

Staff Members

Double Standard or Fair Application?

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ith warmer weather, more revealing clothing for both boys and girls becomes more common at the high school. However, some students contend that the dress code is not always enforced fairly.

The Cedar Post explored student, staff, and a Cedar Post member’s opinions about the application of dress codes for both sexes at Sandpoint High.

Derek Dickinson

“It’s a gender neutral dress code policy. It applies both to boys and to girls. We apply the policies fair and equally based on the referrals we get.”

Students

Lisa Barton

“I don’t think policies are sexist. I would say that girls’ wardrobes have more variety, and are a reflection of what we are seeing in the media, whereas, guys have pretty square, clean-cut wardrobe. [...] With both genders, we try to stick to the policy that clothing should be appropriate, and not distract from the educational process.”

Tyler Haynes

“I think that the two genders are held to separate standards. I think that our society’s expectations for women are often about their appearance, and for men it’s about what they have accomplished. I feel this double standard shows up in dress codes.”

Social Media Editor, The Cedar Post “Dress codes are something we all will have to follow if it is at work, funeral, wedding, or school; however, it is important to realize that girls are disproportionately being called out for how they dress at our school and across the nation.”

“I think it can be unfair. I think that teachers, depending on if they like the student or not, they’re going to be more lenient or less lenient--based on how they feel about the student individually.”

Emily Branham

Emilio Walters

“I definitely feel like it’s kind of equal and not sexist. I don’t feel like boys wear short-shorts to school, but if someone does, I think you should just let them be.”

“I have asked both guys and girls to change their attire. [...] I don’t think it’s enforced as well as it should be. Across the whole school, if all teachers had the same standard, that would make it easier.”

Silas Gaddie

Ellie Allen

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Mary Bird

“I don’t think that the dress code in the school is sexist because generally boys clothes aren’t as revealing as girls, and it [the dress code] is generally fair because we should promote professionalism in a learning environment.”

“I’ve seen in the announcements all the dress code stuff, and I think it is directed towards girls a little more. I’m not quite sure why that is because I’ve seen a fair amount of guys wearing not appropriate clothes for school.

So I can see it’s kind of sexist a little bit.”

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