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SHS students survive devastating crashes Car accidents plague the first month of school at Sandpoint High

Texting behind the wheel leaves lawmakers crashing into controversy

Jule PAul

Staff reporter

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surf the internet find cool new web sites

watch movies preferably disney ones, because they are the best and will take you back to when you were a small child

text your friends see how many phones you can get taken away by teachers while your friends are still at school

fool your family move around their essential objects and watch them freak out

do homework it’s lame, but you should do it anyway

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read the entire Cedar Post because it’s really wonderful

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50% according to suite101.com

number of teens who admit to texting and driving

The school year is less than two months old and several SHS students have already been involved in car accidents.

Juniors Kate Caldwell and Graham Cole and senior Michael Richardson were recently involved in car accidents.

Caldwell’s occurred in Sagle on Sept. 5. She was driving about 55 mph in her Suzuki Grand Vitara to Coeur d’Alene when another car passed Caldwell and was about one car-length ahead of her.

A white pick-up truck then crossed the center lane and hit the back corner of the other car and T-boned Caldwell’s car at about 60 mph. The driver of the white pick-up truck was 84 years old and died six days later in the hospital.

Caldwell obtained several injuries. She broke her left femur, her right ulna, three ribs and her pelvis in four pieces. She also bruised her liver and both lungs, lacerated her spleen and suffered internal bleeding for about 10 days.

Complete recovery will take about six to eight months, but Caldwell will be able to walk again in December.

Caldwell has learned a lot from this experience, like “how fast everything can be turned around” and how people take things for granted.

“I rely now on the people around me to help me do the smallest of tasks and that is a little frustrating at times, but fortunately, this isn’t a permanent situation,” Caldwell said.

Cole was in a car accident on Oct. 11 at approximately 1:09 a.m.

Cole was driving down a road with loose gravel, traveling about 30 mph, and lost control.

He did a 180-degree spin and was going backwards.

The Dodge Caravan he was driving then went off the side of the road and did a 1 1/4 spin. Cole had to lift the door against gravity to get out of the vehicle.

After getting out of the car, Cole called his Accidents continued page 2

Sydney MorriS

Basically Speaking What’s your opinion on texting and driving?

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that it would be appropriate for a law to address it Staff reporter specifically. There is cumulating research to support this, including a study done by Virginia Polytechnic Months before the Idaho State Legislature will Institute and State University that found truck even meet, lawmakers are already discussing drivers texting behind the wheel were 23 times more a new bill that would address a rising problem likely to get in an accident than those who were in the United States: texting while driving. The focused. Other recent studies are also beginning to tempting distraction is driving attention away from suggest that texting while driving may be even more the road and into accidents, a danger that many dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol.

Idahoans hope to reduce with a prospective ban.

Passing a law would be no easy feat; much “Texting while driving has really taken on a life of collaboration and discussion still needs to occur. its own, and it’s growing,” “[Enforcement] is one of the said Idaho State Sen. John things that we need to continue McGee (R-Caldwell), to talk about,” McGee said. who chairs the Senate’s Texting is a different distraction Some specifics of a bill are still Transportation Committee than we’ve encountered lacking and need to be discussed, and is a strong advocate of among them what exactly would a new bill. “Texting (while before.

-Shawn Keough qualify as texting and how its driving) is so egregious, would be ensured.

Idaho state senator prohibition that it’s really a place that I “I understand that not think we should draw a line.” everybody is going to He seeks to have Idaho obey every law, but that join 18 states and the District doesn’t preclude us from of Columbia in making texting behind the wheel illegal. trying to do the right thing,” McGee said.

Fellow State Sen. Shawn Keough (R-Sandpoint) is Were a bill to be proposed at the Idaho more reserved in advocating the potential new bill. legislative meeting in January, and subsequently “On the one hand, I believe that law enforcement approved by both the house and the senate, along already has tools to stop and charge a reckless or with being signed by the governor, the earliest it inattentive driver,” said Keough, who also serves on the could possibly be implemented is July 1, 2010.

Transportation Committee. “On the other hand, texting Ironically, both McGee and Keough is a different distraction than we’ve encountered before.” admit to having succumbed to the She refers to a current law that already allows a temptation of sending a text while driving. driver to be ticketed for reckless or inattentive driving, “I have,” McGee admitted, “but I don’t do it a category that encompasses texting while driving, and leaves some questioning if a new law is really necessary.

Texting continued page 2 Others feel that texting is enough of an issue

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“I think it’s bad.

My brother does it and I wish he wouldn’t.”

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Makenna Vissia freshman

“It’s stupid and you can die from it.”

Jack Carleton sophomore

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“It’s dangerous and stupid people do it.”

Erica McKay junior

“It’s probably not a good idea, but I do it anyway.”

Skyler Kernodle senior

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There’s just a trust between most of the students and teachers. Everyone stays chill if you don’t [mess] with them.”

-Brad Powers, CHS senior Read the differences of CHS and SHS on page 5

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News around SHS

60 turnout for annual blood drive The Sandpoint High School Blood Drive had about 60 donors each give one pint of blood on Oct. 8 during Homecoming Week.

The 7 1/2 gallons donated by the school has the potential to save as many as 180 lives.

The turnout was lower than last year when there was 86 donors. There will be another blood drive this coming spring, and the number of donors is expected to increase.

For donating their blood and time, each donor was given juice and snacks.

-Barry Wilson, staff reporter

Creator of Nazi fliers confessses A Bonner County man claimed responsibility for posting Photoshopped images in three different schools that illustrated President Barack Obama as a Nazi.

Matt Hathaway, 33, posted the pictures on the first day of school in protest of the president’s speech to students. The pictures included profile shots of President Obama, Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler with the president holding a Nazi flag.

“I believe that if Mr. Obama can contact our kids at any time he chooses, I should have the right to go ahead and place what I feel on the school grounds,” Hathaway said on KPND radio.

The decision of whether this is appropriate has been argued at the Supreme Court level. Despite Hathaway’s statement, his belief is not legally correct. Even with his confession, the school district decided not to press criminal charges, although Hathaway could have been charged with trespassing.

-Jennifer Prandato, editor-in-chief

Accidents from page 1 mother and the police. He only obtained a scratch on his arm and hand and felt sore after the accident.

“I’ve learned that I’m not invincible behind the wheel,” Cole said.

Senior Michael Richardson was in a bike accident on Sept. 18. He was riding his bike on Pine Street and his breaks were not working.

Richardson hit the car’s door on the driver’s side.

He broke off the side-view mirror and hit the road. His helmet cracked in half and Richardson lost all his senses.

“I started seeing black and red and had no control or feeling left in my body,” Richardson said.

Some injuries he got from the accident included a concussion, a bruised lung, a road rash and a fractured rib. Most of the injuries were internal.

“I was very lucky,” Richardson said, “My wrists should have been shattered.”

He was brought to Kootenai Medical Center by a helicopter. This was Richardson’s first bike accident where he was hospitalized, but he has been in a bike accident before, where he hit his head on the road, but did not suffer any major injuries.

Richardson does not remember how fast he was going, but said he was going “pretty decently fast.” Richardson said since his accident, he has forgotten random things, such as people’s names.

Texting from page 1 anymore. It’s too dangerous. It’s not just about the driver; it’s about all the other cars on the road.

Keough added: “I recognize that (texting while driving) is dangerous, and now if I feel the need to text, I pull over off the side of the road.”

Regardless of whether it will become illegal, research shows that texting behind the wheel is dangerous and causing accidents.

“Never forget that you are behind the wheel of an extremely powerful machine that is capable of horrifically damaging, and in the worst case, killing yourself and other people,” Keough said. “Our first and only focus should be on driving with both hands on the wheel and on getting from point A to B safely.”

Swine Flu hits Sandpoint High H1N1 is a serious threat throughout the area, especially SHS Tala Wood Copy editor

H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, has reached Bonner County and Sandpoint High School. Absences at SHS are 7 percent higher than normal, and the Lake Pend Oreille School District is reporting a 5-6 percent increase in absences overall.

Free vaccines, with the choice of either a shot containing a dead virus or a nasal spray with a live virus, will be given on Monday, Dec. 7, at SHS. Panhandle Health District, as well as several other heath organizations, recommend you get a vaccination if you are: n pregnant n in close daily contact with children under six months of age n a health or emergency medical services personnel n a baby, a child or a teen ages six months through 18 years n a young adult ages 19 through 24 n between the ages of 25 and 64 and have a health condition associated with higher risks of medical complications from influenza, such as heart disease, lung disease and certain types of cancer.

Half of those categories don’t apply to high school students, but it does apply to the families of SHS students. Students and teachers interested in receiving the vaccine must return a consent form prior to Dec. 7.

Getting vaccinated is expected to help slow the spread of swine flu, officials said.

Production of the vaccine is taking longer

than expected, according to a PHD press release.

“The companies manufacturing the vaccine are finding it takes a while to manufacture it,” said Cynthia Taggart, public information officer for the Panhandle Health District.

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The companies manufacturing the vaccine are finding it takes awhile to manufacture it.

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-Cynthia Taggart

Public Information Officer

There have been 18 confirmed cases of swine flu in the five Northern Counties since Sept. 1, but Taggart said the real number is probably much higher, even in the hundreds.

Confirmation is difficult for the PHD because the test they use to detect swine flu only checks for Influenza A, which is also the seasonal flu.

H1N1 symptoms usually start out like normal flus, with a fever, sore throat, cough, sneezing, headache, body aches, chills and fatigue. Some people, predominantly children, have complained of diarrhea and vomiting.

Like other flus, it is spread by infected people coughing and sneezing into the air. The PHD recommends to stay about six feet away from sick people, and if you are the sick one, stay home, cover your cough and sneezes with your sleeve or tissue, not your hand. Whether you are sick or not, wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer, and get lots of rest.

Swine Flu is not new, but H1N1 is different from other flus in that it has not been caught enough by humans to allow most people to have any immunity. People have caught it before, mostly people who work with pigs occupationally, like veterinarians. However, no strain of swine flu has ever spread so easily and quickly before, so most people’s immune systems do not, as a rule, have immunity from it.

Even though not everyone who is infected with H1N1 is going to die, anymore than everyone who is infected by seasonal flus dies, the difference with swine flu is that the rates of severity and death is expected to be higher in the developed world than the normal flus. And a different age group is expected to be affected: young adults and teens in their healthy years.

President Obama has declared it a national emergency.

“The 2009 H1N1 pandemic continues to evolve,” Obama said in a statement. “The rates of illness continue to rise rapidly within many communities across the nation, and the potential exists for the pandemic to overburden health care resources in some localities.”

SHS switches machines to diet options

Federal government begins to promote diet soda in schools to fight obesity Jules luTz

Staff reporter The sweeping waves of change throughout Sandpoint brought new and improved vending machines right to SHS’s door step. Not only was the upgrade made on the technology of the machines but another “improvement” was also introduced- diet soda.

The federal government now requires schools to carry “healthier” choices to reduce obesity in teens. These choices include flavored water and diet soda. Sandpoint High now holds two vending machines that sell diet soda, one in the front doors of the main entrance and one in the teacher’s lounge.

The name diet soda can often times be misguiding. Yes, it is lower in calories than a regular soft drink; yes, it is sugar free; what many people don’t know is that drinking diet soda can actually raise the chance of gaining weight up to forty-one percent.

When artificial sweeteners are thrown into the mix, the body sends appropriate sweet signals to the brain but then never delivers the sugar punch. This then causes the body to crave additional sugar, resulting in eating more later on.

Other health risks are also related to artificial sweetener intake. The main ingredient that gives diet soda its sweet flavor is aspartame.

Aspartame is one hundred-eighty times sweeter than regular sugar (you can imagine how this effects craving), a few common side effects include: dizziness, memory loss, headaches, anxiety, abdominal pain, and nausea. Health studies have also linked aspartame to contributing to lymphoma disease.

“I don’t agree with promoting diet soda in our school. There have been many studies, proving it to be unhealthy. We should treat high school students like young adults, if they want to drink soda they will find the means whether we sell it or not. Its better for our society on a whole if we allow choice,” said Dr. Kiebert.

In an attempt to lower obesity in teens, the federal government could inadvertently do the opposite. It’s important to remember that drinking diet soda or any soda for that matter in moderation is not detrimental to the body.

The body is very capable of sifting through unneeded substances and replacing them with ones that build. Moderation is the key.

Sydney MorriS

n Forcing Diets: SHS recently replaced their old soda machines to accomodate federal regulations.

MTV films in SHS student’s home MTV’s Teen Cribs chooses SHS senior Kipling Pedersen’s house for TV filming GarreTT dunn News Editor

Two Sandpoint High School students recently had a popular MTV reality show film at their home.

The program, “Teen Cribs,” goes to different extravagant houses of teens across the U.S. and films them, showcasing their splendor, while telling the story of the teens that live in them. The program will soon feature the home of Kipling and Rio Pedersen.

Kipling Pedersen said he was very happy about having MTV shoot the program at his house.

“I’m really excited to be on TV, and I think it will be fun,” the senior said.

The producers of Teen Cribs heard about the Pedersen’s house and then e-mailed the family to ask if they were interested in having the show film their home. After responding to MTV’s email, Kipling Pedersen said the only thing the family had to do was fill out an application, and then wait for a reply. Eventually, the family was told it would appear on the program and a crew would come to Sandpoint to shoot in the near future. A while later, the MTV film crew came to the Pederson residence to record the footage they needed for the show.

“There were, I think, two directors, and about six (to) eight other cameramen,” Pedersen said.

The crew took about seven hours worth of

video, but got all of the shots done in a single day.

Pedersen wasn’t the only star of the show. His sister Rio and many members of the cross-country team were also there to enjoy the experience. Despite the fact that everyone was told what to say by the crew, Kipling Pedersen said it was a great time.

“I just liked the fact that they came to my house in the first place,” he said.

Now that filming is through, all that’s left to do is wait for the final product, leaving the ultimate question: When will MTV show off the Pedersen’s crib?

“It should be on MTV sometime in February,” Pedersen said.

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Our View Thank you, for your thoughtful contribution.

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o, you’ve decided not to get the H1N1 vaccination. What a considerate and insightful choice. You have successfully evaded a free opportunity to remain healthy and keep a pandemic from spreading.

Congratulations are practically in order.

Perhaps you don’t think you need the vaccine because you aren’t that concerned about getting the virus. After all, it really is just like the regular flu, which isn’t that worrisome.

Here is the big difference: “swine” flu is a global pandemic.

H1N1 is really contagious. Studies show that it can spread across gaps of 10 feet. A report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology says that up to 50 percent of Americans will become ill with “swine” flu and that this will result in up to 90,000 deaths in the United States alone.

Yes, H1N1 is different from the typical seasonal influenza.

But there’s also great news. You are entirely capable of protecting yourself from such a fate and helping prevent this projection from becoming a reality. There is a safe and effective vaccine — and it’s available to you!

It has been tested. It was not rushed. The vaccine isn’t going to give you the virus. People fear the vaccine because they fail to understand it, but getting vaccinated is not even a risk.

Avoiding vaccination is where your real fear should lie.

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am going to do something that is unthinkable for me. I am going to talk about a sports story.

Rush Limbaugh, a conservative talk radio host, was an investor in a group interested in buying the St. Louis Rams. He has since been dropped from the group.

Now, this is the United States of America, and technically he has the right to buy anything that he is able to afford. Does that mean he should?

I disagree with Limbaugh 100 percent politically, personally and morally. I just don’t find making fun of Michael J. Fox because his Parkinson’s disease makes him jerk and twitch on television funny, entertaining, mature or even called-for.

The fact is, Limbaugh is nasty to anyone who disagrees with him in any way, be it political, moral or personal. He is the bully of the media world. And while he is consistently mentioned

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

• It’s on the bottom of my boot. Want a straw?

• We got the same amount of sleep and I got less than you.

Jules lutz

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say it’s not dangerous. On what plausible grounds could you possibly question their authority?

Don’t believe in shots? Perhaps you never got the vaccine for polio, and that hasn’t been a problem so far. Before you celebrate, you should really thank everyone else. Polio is no longer feared because we all chose to get vaccinated, not because you are immune due

to your genetic superiority.

Maybe you still prefer not to hassle yourself with making time to get vaccinated. That’s fine if you choose to become ill, but is above all inconsiderate to everyone who would prefer not to be. By exempting yourself you put everyone in danger.

Do yourself and the rest of earth’s population a favor and just get the vaccine.

• I would just sit on his lap and get the best Christmas present.

by others in the media, no one ever does anything. Continually, he spouts his immature, unintelligent, sexist and racist comments, and all anyone does is mention that he said something else today that no one in their sympathetic minds agrees with. No one stands up and calls him out for his cruelty.

I don’t believe in censorship in any form; I can’t — I’m a writer. If Limbaugh wants to make a fool of himself and ridicule everyone else, as far as I’m concerned, he has every right to.

His unfathomably horrible statements are so great in number that if I were to list them all, it would fill this entire opinion page and probably spill out into the rest of the paper and other papers to follow. So instead of all of them, I will give you a few.

He tried to say that the US has more forest land in present day than in 1492. On the contrary, the U.S. Forest Service believes about 250,000,000 acres have been removed since then. I seem to remember vaguely from about first grade that if you subtract two numbers, you get an amount that is less than the original.

But then, I’m not taking a math class this year, so I might be a little fuzzy about numbers.

He has also said on his radio program that

James Earl Ray should be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. James Earl Ray is Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassin.

When talking about the Abu Ghraib prison and the abuse the Iraqis suffered there at the hands of U.S. Military personnel, Limbaugh chalked it up to the guards “blowing off steam” and “having a good time.” Think he’s right?

You know what they did to the prisoners? They dragged them around with dog leashes, poured phosphoric liquids on them, beat them with broom handles and chairs, threatened them with military working dogs, and poured cold water on them while they were naked, to name a few.

Sports breaks prejudicial barriers faster than almost any other human activity. Sports paved the way for racial tolerance, and has given women an equal place beside men while they are still struggling in the workplace.

I’m not saying Rush had no right to be part of the group that wants to buy the team. This is a capitalistic society, and he can buy whatever he wants.

But if the Rams had chosen to play for him?

Sports would have given up everything they have struggled to achieve.

• Don’t ever tell me to pull hair out of my nose again.

• See how my expectations have fallen?

Walmart is my mall!

• Nice double-doubles! No, I meant the burger!

• Ah, I’m allergic to dollar store feathers.

• He was too busy raping his tuna fish sandwich.

• Whoa, dude, watch your hands! You’ve gotta leave room for the Holy Spirit!

• My pocket smells so bad.

Jennifer Prandato Editor-in-Chief

Jessie Webster Assistant Editor

hannah meek Graham Cole

Her View with Jules Lutz

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f you are a teenager living in Sandpoint, I’m sure you have had the wonderful experience of the Friday night ritual of police patrol. Whether you have personally been pulled over, heard horror stories, or just witnessed their elusive lurking, the presence is infinite and ever-reaching.

We often forget — as it is an inconvenience to our valuable time and “fun” — that when questioned or pulled over, a police officer is merely doing their job. It is their task to keep an eye out for mischief for the safety of others.

More often than not, teenagers are pegged as being “up to no good,” when many times we are just trying to get home, playing 4square at the fountain or going out for a late night snack. Just because we have long hair and listen to loud music does not mean we are bound to criminal acts.

Teenagers, however, are not the only ones who are stereotyped. We also commit this heinous crime towards police officers. We call them by demeaning nicknames, we perpetuate disrespect (even if it is shown first), and we expect them to hurt us instead of help. By hurt, I mean give the worse possible sentence, even if it is assumed or unnecessary.

Both sides stereotype the other, and in both cases it is wrong.

Just this last weekend I was driving home from Moscow and was pulled over for speeding 22 miles over the limit, without my driver’s license on hand and without proof of insurance. I’m sure I looked completely ridiculous searching frantically throughout my car, throwing things around with no luck on my side. Not to mention, I was also wearing an undergarment over my shirt because I was too lazy and tired to change.

Call it a fluke of luck or plain pity, the officer held up the law by writing me a speeding ticket but didn’t penalize me further.

I was surprised at the respect and patience he showed me throughout the whole procedure.

He had room to extend a full, and completely appropriate sentence, but chose not to. In the worst possible situation, grace was chucked my way, and for that I am extremely grateful.

Sometimes teenagers are “up to no good,” and sometimes police officers will find reason to pull you over based more on a hunch rather than justified cause. If you demonstrate respect and cooperation towards the other, it is far more likely for it to be shown to you as well.

Letters to the Editor The Cedar Post encourages you to voice your opinion. This is where your thoughts go. Feel passionately about something? We are your public forum. Drop a letter with your thoughts and name in room E8 or e-mail shscedarpost@gmail.com

Polite Police: Respect works both ways

Arts & Culture Editors

Garrett dunn News Editor

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layer: (n) One who is romantically involved with a person, but without the emotional attachment of a real relationship.

Players: The reason high school girls get their hearts broken. Without them, school would be so much easier. They plague the halls with their fake compliments and unrealistic promises.

The most common line being, “I used to be a player, but I promise babe, you’re different.”

Lies, lies, lies ... You want to believe them because they make you feel special for a small moment of your life, but it is so unbelievably FAKE. If you ask them why — why they won’t be in a real relationship with you — they NEVER have an articulate answer.

“Uh, umm, yeah, well, ya know..... I just don’t want a girlfriend... I really like you though, and I don’t want you to, uh, well, ya know, not be with me?”

Seriously, what the heck does that mean?

From that point on, all they do is avoid your questions. Those slimy, manipulative creatures crawl from under their rock and somehow make you forgive them for not being devoted.

The second they aren’t around, you know you are an idiot for believing them time and time again.

They are selfish, womanizing, disgustingly fake creatures that know better than to do that to people. They should all feel ashamed for how they mess with a girl’s feelings.

Players are the most irritating creatures known to man. Worse than leeches, killer wasps or mosquitoes, they are blood-sucking irritants that should take a good look at what they are doing. Players, stop doing what you are doing and leave the innocents alone. Or better yet, be decent people. If you like the person, don’t hurt them in the end.

eddie oGle Sports Editor

Connor Griesemer Photo Editor

meranda Carter Graphics Editor

tala Wood Copy Editor

brooke Williams Advertising Manager

mikka nostdahl Office Manager

William love Adviser

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STEREOTYPES

Arts and Culture editor Hannah Meek explores the different stereotypes that plague Sandpoint High School

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jock |jäk| noun- a slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength.

Cody Hecker, a senior at SHS is the epitome of a jock. “I fit into the jocks cause I play sports and I’m not bright,” he said.

Obviously, not all jocks are regarded as being unintelligent and only into sports. “We have feelings too,” Hecker said. “Some of us aren’t dumb, like Ben [Fisher] is really smart.”

One thing Hecker wants the students of SHS to know is that “we aren’t all dumb, ape-like kids.”

hippie |hip| noun- a person of unconventional appearance, one who rejects conventional values.

Geneieve Pugesek is a new senior from Bozeman, Mo.. Automatically, she was stereotyped as being a hippie.

“I’m really into other cultures. I like, think a lot about different religions and how we all need to be at peace with each other,” she said. “I am completely anti-war, I think we need to go green, I think everyone should eat organic food all the time, I’m kind of a health nut, I used to work at a health food store.”

nerd |n rd| noun- a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious

Take time away from technology-

It’s important to separate yourself from technology every once in a while. Whether it’s 30 minutes or 30 days, it can help you unwind from the stress of everyday life and appreciate the small things in life.

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Freshman Tim Redford is in AP Calculus this year. “I have a love for learning so I am always looking up random stuff,” he said. However, he’s not the conventional ‘nerd.’

“Earlier there was a competition about who could name the most Pokemon, and everybody’s like ‘oh yeah, Tim could do that!’ But I really don’t know anything about Pokemon. And personally, I don’t play video games.”

Wear your shoes-

Many people have at least one pair of good sneakers, like Vans Era’s, the classic Chuck Taylors, and so on. Pretty much anyone will agree that these shoes are way fly, but in order to rock them, you need to respect them. The spirit of sneakers lies in every day reliability. They are supposed to look scuffed, torn, and dirty. People are supposed to be able to tell that you wear your sneakers every day, and that they are a part of your life. Those sneakers get you through everything, from gym class, to the skate park, running from the cops, then back again. So please, for the sake of everyone who isn’t a poser, use those sneakers. They are like pets. They need your attention. So don’t bother to keep your sneakers looking clean like you just bought them. It is far from authentic.

— Evan M.

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hick |hik| noun: a person who lives in the country, regarded as being unintelligent or provincial.

Bryce Shreffler, a senior at SHS is classified as being a hick. “I guess I fit into the hick lifestyle,” said Shreffler. When asked what his favorite things to do were, he replied: “I like to go mudding. It’s where you take a big truck and drive it through the mud. It’s tons of fun cause you take a big truck and watch tons of mud fly really high in the air.”

One thing Shreffler wants people to know about the hick lifestyle is: “We’re not all inbreds.”

prep |prep| noun: a person who favors or is viewed as favoring clothing style or behavior associated with traditional preparatory schools.

Bailey Brownell is a sophomore at SHS. “I’m a prep because I don’t play sports, I don’t wear carhartts, and I don’t skate,” she said.

Brownell also stated that preps have “pretty hair, pretty clothes, are skinny and maybe a little bitchy.”

Preps tend to pay attention to more material items. “I shop at Buckle, Hollister, Forever21, American Eagle, stores like that.”

punk |p ng k| noun: a ruffian, young hoodlum

Senior Heather Green is known as being into punkrock and making a fashion statement. “Punk is the idea that you shouldn’t just do what you are told and you should question everything.

It’s more of an attitude,” she said.

Green dislikes it when poor judgements are cast upon the punk stereotype. “We’re not all a bunch of satanists, sitting around smoking pot talking about how like, we’re going to take over the world.”

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Tyra ‘Holla Girl’ teaches me how to smize in delight

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oday I came home from Yoga practice and instead of working straight on my homework, I decided to turn on the television and watch some good trash TV. This is something I haven’t done in a long time because I believe that there is nothing good on TV worth loosing brain cells for. However, that’s besides the point. Oh yeah, people, I’m talking about the greatest of great trash TV. I’m talking better than Rock of Love Bus or My Antonio. I’m talking about the Tyra Show.

I’m thinking that maybe I turned it on on a bad day.

Because today was a day were it was “ALL ABOUT TYRA.” I don’t know why I kept watching it; maybe because I was enthralled by her superior egotism, or maybe because I really did want to know EVERYTHING about Tyra Banks. But then I remembered the time about a year ago when I was watching the show, and a couple was having relationship difficulties and Tyra was trying to help them through it and asking them questions. However, she didn’t really help them. Instead, she

switched the whole topic of the couples problems, and turned them into her own problems like everyone wants to hear about them.

Don’t get me wrong, I think Tyra is a great role model for younger girls, but she seriously needs to get over herself.

Girls in the audience were asking outlandish questions like, “What color do you like to paint your toes,” and “Who was your first kiss” and “Can you teach me how to ‘smize’” (For those of you who aren’t HUGE Tyra fans like me, “smizing” is a word she made up meaning “smiling with your eyes”) I couldn’t help but laugh and think, “Wow, she is a supreme idiot.” Who makes a show where all you do is talk about yourself? But oh!

How I love Tyra “Holla” Girl because her ego is so huge no one can compete with it. Not even a news anchor on CNN. That’s right, Tyra was invited onto a CNN political newsroom a couple weeks ago when I was looking out for some current political events. Thinking that maybe I might hear something about the new health care reform, or some other major political

event, I stumbled across Tyra Banks on Larry King Live!

Sure, he did try to talk to Tyra about current events in the world, but you know Tyra, she didn’t really know anything and started to teach Larry King how to “smize.” I think this was the time I had to turn off the television because I was so embarrassed for her. I love how she tries to teach people how to “smile with their eyes” but really, it’s just the same look over and over. Kind of like “Magnum” off Zoolander. Seriously.

When it comes down to it, I love Tyra “Holla” Girl because no one in this world can compete with a hugely inflated selfesteem like hers. Everyone should watch the Tyra show! (and maybe you can pick up a few pointers on how to smize!)

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Drama competition slated for Sandpoint High Students from across the district will travel to SHS to show off their acting talent tala Wood Copy editor

The SHS Drama Department is known for its plays, classes, club and even for its improvisational team, the “1/2 Second Heroes.”

What it is not so known for is the District Drama Competition that is held every fall.

Sandpoint High School will get its turn to host the event, which was last held at Lakeland High School, on Nov. 21. Hosting has been a cause of great joy in the department since SHS has not hosted the district competition in five

years.

“It’s a great opportunity for Sandpoint High School to host the entire districts here,” said Jeannie Hunter, the head of the SHS Drama Department. “It allows them to see the improvements we’ve made at the high school, and for us to welcome all of the drama students.”

There is, of course, the honor factor that has the Drama Department excited, but it is also always easier to attend when it is in your school since districts begins early in the day and ends late in the afternoon. If you add transportation

time to the mix, you’re spending an entire day for the activity.

SHS is allowed four entries per category in acting, and six entries total for technical theater, which constitutes things like props, costumes, make-up and set design. Acting has nine categories, which include Humorous Solo, Humorous Ensemble, Humorous Original, Serious Solo, Serious Ensemble, Serious Original, Solo Pantomime, Ensemble Pantomime, and Solo Audition. Original pieces are written as well as performed by the actors.

Judges come from all over the district, but

since it is hosting, SHS will contribute the most.

Despite her assertion that hosting will be a lot of work, the only worry Hunter has is the logistics.

“I don’t want it to take away time for the preparation for competition for the actors,” she said.

The students don’t seem to think about getting ready, so much as participating.

“Last year was a little bit terrifying because it was my first time. But this year I’m pretty excited because I really want to try a little harder and try to enjoy the experience,” senior Amanda Barnett said.

A new type of yoga relaxes students

n Tree Time: Junior Markie Franck holds the tree position.

Several SHS students are participating in the fad in Sandpoint of hot yoga.

More and more students stay limber with hot yoga Molly Burgstahler

Kuntz, the owner of Sandpoint Hot Yoga and a yoga instructor.

About 20 Sandpoint High School students participate in hot yoga classes.

There seems to be a new fad sweeping “It’s one of those things that while you do it, you feel like crap through Sandpoint: hot yoga. but when you’re done it feels amazing,” Hot yoga is an “exhilarating workout junior Markie Franck said. done in a heated room to help the muscles It’s one of those things that Classes are all beginner and open to stretch safely and detoxify the body while you do it, you feel like all levels, ages and health conditions. through sweating,” according to the local Classes vary in size, the smallest being studio’s Web site, sandpointhotyoga.com. crap but when you’re done it three to four people and the largest being The studio, located on Michigan Street feels amazing. about 20 people. Class participation in Sandpoint, offers two types of yoga, the -Markie Franck generally drops off in the summer and Bikram style and a flow style. All of their back up again in the winter. classes are in varying degrees of heat, from Junior picks There is a $12 drop-in fee to 90 to 100 degrees. The classes range from participate, but most people choose class 60 to 90 minutes in length. p a c k a g e s because they include a discount. There “The heat helps warm your muscles to stretch safely, reducing are five-class, 10-class or 20-class packages. You can also take the chance of injury and allowing you to go deeper. The heat also increases circulation in your body, boosts metabolism, which burns unlimited classes in one month for $75.

“The best deal is for first time students — $30 for 30 days of more calories, promotes detoxification through sweat, and just unlimited yoga,” Kuntz said. gives you a cleansing feeling. Heat is very therapeutic,” said Kerri

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An unfettered look at life at one of Sandpoint High School’s biggest rivals evan Metz Graphics

The students of Sandpoint High School seldom know anything about rival schools except what their gyms look like and how much skill their athletic teams possess. For the first time, a member of Cedar Post has changed this.

With a Photoshopped press pass and a camera in tow, I managed to weasel my way into the dark under-workings of CHS for a day, undetected by the faculty. A labyrinthine wasteland of a school, echoing with dark mutterings and fleeting shadows, the school is a stygian spawning pit of filth that is, remarkably, not so unlike our own.

In fact, one might go as far as to say that some aspects of CHS surpass those of our beloved SHS. Many of the differences between our schools, though, are neutral — neither better nor worse than the way we go about things here. For example, rather than a block schedule, CHS has a schedule similar to that of Sandpoint Middle School with six periods a day and no distinction between A or B days.

“I think having a block schedule would be awesome,” CHS junior Richard Boss said. “It would give you an extra day to do your homework, and you would have more time to settle into your class periods and really learn.”

Not all of Boss’ peers agree with him, however.

“I actually like having the same classes every day; it’s harder to forget [your homework] when you always have the same schedule,” senior Brad Powers said.

The daily schedule is not the only difference between the two schools.

Open campus is available to all grade levels at CHS, and all grade levels take advantage of it. MP3 and iPod use is allowed in most classrooms, and despite strict cell phone rules, many teachers don’t seem to mind the use of them so long as they are not noisy.

Hats and other headgear are also allowed in all CHS classrooms.

“It’s always been this way,” Powers said. “There’s just a trust between most of the students and teachers. Everyone stays chill if you don’t [mess] with them.”

CHS’ hallways ‘dead, dark, maze-like’

Most SHS students have seen the exterior of CHS, but its insides are a mystery. Since going in, it is plain in this aspect of the school, SHS has a leg up on the competition.

The hallways of CHS are — like the beginning of this article stated — dead, dark, and maze-like. The senior murals familiar to SHS’ students are nowhere to be found inside CHS. From floor to ceiling there is nothing but off-white concrete. Even the mangy carpet SHS used to rock had more life in it.

There’s really not much to look at behind the impenetrable walls of the Vikings’ fortress — not even the video game or pingpong club posters that grace the doors of SHS. On the other hand, the technological aspects of CHS are ahead of Sandpoint’s in many ways. The morning announcements are actually presented live by a special news team class on a

television in every classroom. The computers have more upto-date software, such as Adobe CS4, and they have advanced natural science courses such as Forestry and Aquaculture.

SHS’ art department ‘far more advanced’

Where their science and technology classes excel, though, their art classes are weak. There is a basic art equivalent, accompanied by a drawing and painting class, and one advanced art class.

Thanks to the time and energy put forward by Sandpoint’s Dan Shook and Heather Guthrie, SHS can proudly say its art department is far more advanced than that of CHS, with more than twice the amount of classes offered.

But most of these issues are based in budgeting.

“The school only has so much money, and they decided to put it toward this system instead of other [programs],” Boss said.

CHS’ drama department has far more members than Sandpoint, but whether or not their skill can match up to the legendary SHS Mime and Masque is another unanswered question.

“Oh yes, I’m familiar with Sandpoint’s drama department.

Jeannie Hunter is a really great teacher,” CHS drama teacher Helm said.

Despite differences, end goals are the same

CHS is a far cry from the familiar corridors of SHS, but when you look past the obvious differences, we are really all in the same situation — the same age group, the same appearances and feelings, and in the end, the same goals.

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Bulldogs reign at state championships Sandpoint boys and girls varsity soccer teams bring home titles eddie oGle Sports editor

Last weekend both boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer teams came home from the state championships with victory over all 4A teams in Idaho. While going head-to-head with other district champs from all over the state, the teams played well and advanced throughout the tournament. After starting practice in August, a long season of hard work payed off for the soccer athletes.

Some of the victories came after very exciting, stressful overtimes, which showed the teams’ endurance and aggression.

“My favorite part about state was probably beating Bishop Kelly in overtime,” said freshman Meghan Pagano.

With three games, most players had an opportunity to contribute to their conquest.

“I scored five goals at state. Two of them were in the Bishop Kelly game,” continued Pagano.

Both the boys and girls had to power through two games to reach the championship game.

After edging out the other competition the outcome of the season was to be determined by the final game. The boys had a tense game against Bonneville, winning 2-1. The girls had an exciting game as well, winning 7-2 over Kuna.

Michael Vick’s dogfighting raises controversy on sports scene

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n ViCtory Celbration: Girls varsity players celebrate after scoring a goal in the semi final match.

Cross Country

Football

Swimming

Volleyball

Sandpoint Invitational: The boys had a successful home meet, placing second although short-handed.

Juniors Danny Pfeifer and David Marineau placed fourth and sixth, respectively.

Sandpoint 34, Raymond 14: Senior QB Daniel Charvoz picked apart previously undefeated Raymond (Alb.) with 139 passing years and 3 TDs in the Homecoming game.

Sept. 26 at Lewiston: Sophomore Chris Mann took first in the men’s 200 free with a 1:58.64 at Lewiston’s home meet.

Spokane Crossover Volleyball Tournament: The Sandpoint girls got 2nd out of 64 teams, only losing to Mead High School out of Spokane in the championship match.

Regional Meet: The Sandpoint Boys varsity team won the regional cross country meet at the Circling Raven Golf Course in Worley.

The Bulldogs were led by regional champion David Marineau, who ran a 17:00. With the girl’s varsity, girls JV, and boys JV finishing 2nds, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively, this was a great way to round out the season, even with so many sick.

State Meet: Circling Raven Golf Course in Worley will host the state championships on Oct. 31.

Sandpoint 36, Lewiston 0: Ben Fisher ran for 155 yards and 3 TDs to lead the Bulldogs to shut out a strong Lewison team.

Sandpoint 33, Moscow 0: Junior Luther Morgan punished Moscow with three huge touchdown runs on only eight attempts in the Bulldogs shut out of Moscow. On the other side of the ball, senior Sean Hogan ignited the tough Bulldog defense with three interceptions, tying the mark with the previous school record.

Playoffs: The Bulldogs will host their final regular season game at Memorial Field Friday, Oct. 30 against the Lakeland Hawks.

Oct. 10 at Lake City: Shannon Curran placed second in the women’s 50m free with a 31.21 at the Lake City hosted meet in Clarkston.

Oct. 17 at Sandpoint: Sophomore Keeley Pearlstein dominated the girls 200 meter IM with a 2:47.82 to lead the girls to a home victory.

Both the boys and girls had victories over CDA. District Meet: Moscow will host the district meet at the University of Idaho athletic center and pool.

State Meet: The Boise YMCA will host the state swimming championships on Nov. 6th and 7th.

District Tournament: The ladies finished out their league opponent Moscow 3-0 in both games they played at Les Rogers Court to seal their 4-time district championship run. Senior Piper Wahlin marked down 12 kills to go along with senior Koko James’ 14 assists in the final match.

State Tournament: Sandpoint will open the state tournament Friday, Oct. 30, in Post Falls. As the reigning state champs, the Bulldogs will have a target on their back. They have won the last two out of three state titles.

Students gear up for winter season Many students are anxious for Schweitzer’s opening Jasper Gibson Photographer

Old Man Winter is on his way, and that means it’s almost time to bust out the planks and boards.

There is a dusting of snow up on Schweitzer and it’s starting to tease the die-hard riders.

Our local mountain is boasting the third best tree skiing in North America and just recently, Stella, Schweitzer’s six pack chair lift, was named the best-themed chairlift in the United States.

Junior Dylan Martin is an avid skier who you can find him up skiing every weekend in the wintertime. When asked what Martin’s favorite part about Schweitzer is, he said “the short lift lines and the nice tree skiing.”

Schweitzer is a great place to ride for intermediate level riders, but if you’re going to be looking for some steeps or a more intense park, you’re going to have to travel.

Maybe you should plan a trip with some of your friends to go to a dif-

ferent resort.

If you’re running low on cash, just live out of the back of your car for a weekend — be a bum. If you get hungry, make yourself some ski bum soup — ketchup, water and crackers, it’s free and mighty tasty.

Sophomore snowboarder Noah Armstrong is planning on traveling this year.

“I’m going to go to Mount Hood this summer and I’m just going to bro it up,” Armstrong said.

Martin said he will also be traveling this year to the USASA (United States of America Snowboarding/Skiing Association) competitions at Whitefish Resort, 49 Degrees North and Mount Spokane.

The forecast is calling for another epic year of snow for skiers and Jasper Gibson boarders, so gear up in your outerwear and start doing your snow n Snow SportS: Sophomore Noah Armstrong slides a rail at a fairgrounds rail jam last winter season. Armstrong will be active in snow sports again this year. dance.

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lthough the news of Michael Vick’s dog fighting ring is old news to the public, the repercussions for his actions continue to come into play more and more now.

It’s obvious that what Vick did was going to outrage many organizations, such as the NFL and the public in general. However, some people were not very bothered by his actions, making it into a joking matter. But what they might not have heard was all the details of his illegal activities.

Just seeing picture evidence of the dogs that Vick fought is grueling enough to understand how serious he and his associates were about it. It was reported that the police confiscated 66 dogs, a dog-fighting pit, bloodstained carpets and other equipment associated with dog fighting from one of his homes in Surry County, Va., where he was hosting the operation. A source said he was “one of the heavyweights,” betting “$30,000 to $40,000” dollars regularly. The story goes that Vick’s dogs would fight to the death, or if not, would potentially be drowned, electrocuted, hanged, or shot.

With all of this evidence presented, many think it was very bold move for Vick to claim his guilt, saying, “… that was the reason I cried so many nights. And that put it all into perspective.”

With years of dog fighting activities under his belt, an 18-month sentence in prison seems as though it wouldn’t have scratched the surface of realization to his guilt. Not only that, but for Vick to completely flip around and become enlisted by the Humane Society to “battle to end the widespread abuse of dogs in the inner city,” raises eyebrows.

Some are convinced that he’s on the path to a better person, seeing as how he was reinstated to the NFL and signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was given the opportunity to have another go at the privilege he lost in 2007.

Some aren’t convinced at all by Vick’s change of heart after he was caught. The owner of Slates Prime Time Bar and Grill, Steve Coffman, refuses to play any Eagles games in his restaurant because of Vick’s signing. This is a significant decision considering the huge crowd that Slates typically draws to watch Monday Night Football, which the Eagles played on Oct. 26.

People are even more shocked by the fact that Vick will also have his own eight-part television series called the “Michael Vick Project” which will come out in 2010. This shows the public he is making more of his millions off of his crimes. Additionally, there had been talk of Nike re-signing him to another shoe deal, which wouldn’t have hurt his checkbook either.

Even with his ridiculous behavior, he seemingly has gotten a second chance to every wrong he has written. This doesn’t surprise many, seeing as how he is a millionaire athlete, second opportunities were expected. With that said, there is always the other side to the story, which Vick can only prove to be true with time and dedication to his real sport: football.

Correction

A photo published in the last issue of the Cedar Post was identified as being taken by Connor Griesemer. It was actually photographed by Dylan Vogel.

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Quick Facts Kortney James Team: Varsity volleyball Position: Setter/Right side Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 140 lbs

Barry Wilson Staff reporter

Senior Kortney “Koko” James has been a key player in the Sandpoint High School Volleyball team for the past four years. The younger sister of SHS alumni Kelsey and Jenny James, she has continued her sisters' legacy of success and will continue her volleyball career in college.

Q. When did you start playing volleyball?

“Fourth grade, competitively.”

Q. Do you have any plans for volleyball after high school?

“Yes, I am playing for University of Montana.”

Q. Do you do any off-season camps or practice to stay in shape?

“Yeah, I go to the Montana camp, and then we have off-season volleyball, club volleyball.”

Q. What is your favorite part about volleyball?

“How it takes the whole team to play well, to win.”

Q. How has the volleyball team changed over the four years you have been playing?

“The girls have changed, the team has changed.

Every year has been great.”

Q. How did you make the decision to play for University of Montana?

“They were really interested in me, and I took a visit there and liked the team and the coaches and the campus.”

Q. Why did you start playing volleyball?

“Because both of my older sisters did.”

Alcohol and athletes Students who disobey school policy face suspension

eddie Ogle Sports editor

When athletes get involved with illegal activities such as drinking alcohol or taking drugs they can suffer in their sport as well as face other consequences from the school, coaches and parents.

There is a specific policy dealing with drug and alcohol use by students involved in athletics and activities at Sandpoint High School. The policy is set up in part to help SHS athletes understand how important their health is in performing their best during competition and in the classroom.

“Alcohol and drugs can inhibit performances, and therefore can cause some concern for our students and athletes,” said Tom Albertson, assistant principal for activities and athletics.

SHS’ policy states that after the

first violation (using controlled substances) the student will receive a two-week suspension from games.

This is the minimum punishment for the student, and their coach is allowed to add on to the suspension if they choose to do so. Even if the student does not partake in the use of controlled substances, they can receive the same punishment for being “knowingly present” or attending a gathering where controlled substances present.

After the second violation, the student has to forfeit the privilege to participate for the remainder of the season and the next two consecutive athletic seasons.

A group of SHS students violated the policy earlier this fall, and suffered consequences along with the rest of the team. It was only the students’ first violation, so they were still able to participate for the remainder of the season

after serving the suspension.

Virginia Faulkner-Monks, a junior on the cross country team, was one of the many student athletes who was punished after the incident.

“I was suspended from the cross country team for three weeks,” Faulkner-Monks said. “It was hard for the first couple of days because our team thought less of us and our coaches were mad.”

Faulkner-Monks, along with other cross country runners, admitted to their mistakes and regret being involved in activities worthy of suspension.

“Teenagers are going to experiment with substances, but I do think there is less use by athletes because being involved with an extracurricular activity in high school has a certain code of ethics and rules you have to follow,” Albertson said.

Club ‘Ventures’ into the wild Former Foresty Club blossoms into Venture Club

Tala WOOd Copy editor

Do you like adventure? Does doing something other people are afraid to do send a thrill through you?

Then maybe Venture Club is for you.

Previously, this was known only as the Forestry Club with members typically in Sandpoint High School’s forestry class. Last year, however, it became known as the Venture Club.

Some may remember the club by the photos of courageous individuals doing daring activities like rock climbing flashing on the televisions in the cafeteria and the lobby.

The club changed to Venture

Club when they officially became a boy scout group. This allows them to buy liability insurance so they could go on trips without having to take school buses. This made all members have to pay an entry fee of $10, but it covers the participant completely and saved money in the long run.

“Venturing is an offshoot (of Boy Scouts),” said Mike Martz, the co-adviser for the club. “(Venture Club) is not affiliated in any way with the school, [but] it is officially still a club.”

This group has done things such as hiking, mountain climbing, mountain biking and indoor rock climbing. Last year they had planned to schedule a white water

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rafting trip, but it didn’t happen.

“It’ll definitely happen this year,” co-adviser John Hastings said. “I would like to see (the club) do an extended trip, like backpacking through Yellowstone.”

They don’t just go on adventures.

They have also done service projects, like tree planting. The owner of some extensive property wanted it forested last year, so the club went out and planted around 500 seedlings.

Feel like you might fit in with this club? It is not completely set up yet, so you must contact either Mr. Hastings in room P6 or Mr. Martz in room S8 to find out when the next meeting or event is taking place.

Briefly:

Sports around SHS

Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

The Sandpoint High School Hall of Fame committee has chosen 13 former athletes and coaches to be inducted this year.

The athletes are Leonard Plaster (Class of 1953), Bill Bloxom (1953), Mike Brown (1965), Kevin Downard (1977), Pam Bradetich (1977), David Parker (1983), Erin Mcgovern Roos (1993), Jason Campbell (1998), Jillian Sturm (2001), Tony Hook (2002) and Amy Dyck (2003).

The coaches who were inducted are Jeff Hurst, who coached volleyball from 1994 until 2002, and Satini Puailoa, who coached football and track from 1994 until 2004.

Greg Taylor of Taylor-Parker Motors and Ed and Doug Hawkins of Litehouse will also be honored.

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n balancing act: Sophomore Andy Meyer shows off his unique talent on the streets of Sandpoint. Meyer has been riding unicycles for about five years.

One wheel enough for some students Unicycles gain traction among SHS students Jule Paul

Staff reporter Unicycling has recently become more popular, including at Sandpoint High School. Several students are joining in on the new-found trend.

Sophomore Andy Meyer is one of the students at SHS who rides unicycles. Meyer has been riding for about five years. One of his neighbors had a unicycle and he “just had to try it.”

Meyer has two of them: a small 20-inch unicycle used for tricks and a 26-inch unicycle used for riding around and commuting.

At the beginning of the school year, Meyer rode his unicycle to school every day.

“It’s getting too cold (now),” Meyer said.

A unicyclist can go anywhere from four to 22 mph, depending on the unicycle’s size. There are several different styles, such as freestyle, trials, street, off-road or mountain, touring or commuting, flatland, gliding and coasting.

In addition to these styles, there are also other ways to ride unicycles.

Some of the team sports played with unicycles are unicycle basketball, hockey and handball.

The rules are mostly similar to

regular basketball, hockey and handball rules; however, there are certain restrictions. In unicycle basketball, when in-bounding the ball, the players must have at least one foot on a pedal.

In unicycle hockey, the rules are similar to ice or in-line hockey, but the players are using a tennis ball and ice hockey sticks. Unicycle handball is played with a regular-sized handball and has allegedly been played since the 1970s in Poland.

Meyer does not regularly play sports on it, but he once tried playing basketball while riding it.

Meyer has not been in any major unicycle accidents, but one time he sprained his wrist. He said he can go about 7 mph on it and has also gotten sophomore Johnny Prandato to ride unicycles as well.

The 15th International Unicycling Convention and Championships will be held in New Zealand in 2010. In July 2002, the 11th UNICON was held in Washington state. Some of the categories include 50 meter One Foot, 10 meter Backward Slow, High Jump, 50 meter Juggling Race, Obstacle Course, and Walk the Wheel 30 meter. The UNICON is held every two years.

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Taste of the Town:

SHS student’s select the best food in Sandpoint Best Mexican Food: Joels 122 votes out of 226

Best Breakfast: Hoot Owl 178 votes out of 268

Favorite Restaurant: Jalapenos

272 votes out of 350 Best Pizza: Babs and 2nd Avenue 70 votes each out of 270

Best Burgers: Dubs 128 votes out of 207

It’s great to call Sandpoint home.

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Best Ice Cream: Dubs 136 votes out of 212