SEPTEMBER 2021
THE STARK STREET JOURNAL The latest news and updates from Central Catholic High School
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ELLA MCGILLIS BREAKS
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards Return to a Live Audience by Rachelle Hanna
CROSS COUNTRY RECORD AT ASH CREEK by Kyeese Hollands
OREGON TAKES STEPS TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH by Lauren Stemple
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The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards premiered on CBS and Paramount+ Sunday, September 19th. This year marked the Emmys’ return to an in-person audience after the COVID- 19 Pandemic forced the previous ceremony to adopt a digital format. This saw host Jimmy Kimmel host at Microsoft Theater with no audience and emmy winners deliver their speeches online. This year, comedian Cedric the Entertainer took over hosting duties at the event deck at L.A Live in downtown Los Angeles.
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Netflix’s The Crown ended up earning seven Emmys,
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Outstanding Drama Series. Josh O’ Connor and Olivia
the most awarded program of the night, including Colman ended up taking home the Emmy for
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, respectively.
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Story continued from the first page On the other hand, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso was also a big winner that night, taking home four Emmys: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Jason Sudeikis, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Brett Goldstein, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Hannah Waddingham. Meanwhile, RuPaul’s Drag Race received the Emmy for Outstanding Competition Program, while Last Week Tonight with John Oliver took home the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series. Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit ended up earning Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Other winners at the Emmys included Saturday Night Live, Mare of Easttown, and Hacks. The Emmys this year were filled with hilarious moments. Cedric the Entertainer led several members of the audience, including Rita Wilson, LL Cool J, Lil Dicky, and Anthony Anderson in a cover of “Just a Friend” in order to pay tribute to late singer Biz Markle. Later, when Seth Rogan came up to present the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, he immediately questioned the setting and whether or not the event was taking the necessary precautions to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. None of the guests at the event were required to wear masks, but they did require proof of vaccination and a negative COVID test. However, this did not stop Rogan from poking fun at the situation. He quipped “there’s way too many of us in this little room. They said it was outdoors. It’s not... Why is there a roof? This is insane.” Furthermore, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Catharine O’Hara, and Annie Murphy’s monologue prior to presenting the Emmy for Writing in a Comedy Series also received big laughs. During their presentation, they realized that some of their script was missing. Dan Levy responded to the situation by reminding his dad that he had “casually told a group of comedy writers to ‘lift [their] dialogue a little?’ To which Eugene revealed that the writers had taken away his lines. Many of the night’s speeches also proved to be some of the show's most memorable bits. When she accepted her award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel dedicated her award to “every single survivor of sexual assault.” She also stated “In a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others to help us better determine how we feel about ourselves, and to in turn feel the need to be constantly visible — for visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success — don’t be afraid to disappear from it, from us, for a while and see what comes to you in the silence.” Director Scott Frank, who won Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his work on The Queen’s Gambit, continued to give his speech as the music played over him several times. Debbie Allen, who was awarded the Primetime Emmy Governors Award, also talked through the music, even stating “Honey, turn that clock off. I’m paying no attention to it.” Sources: CBS News, Hollywood Reporter, EW.com, Vulture.com
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Ella McGillis Breaks Record at Ash Creek by Kyeese Hollands
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Ella McGillis, is a 4 time USATF Junior Olympic and an All-American in both the 3K and 5K run. Ella, a Sophomore at Central Catholic, broke the school record in the 5K at the Ash Creek XC Festival Track Meet. Ella finished the race with a time of 18:35. The previous record of 18:42 was held by Amara Christensen. Ella is ranked 12th in the state for high school girls, and she is also the highest ranked Sophomore in Oregon in the 5K. She first found the love of running in the 4th grade, and is hoping to continue her successful career in a College in the west or east coast on a college scholarship. Ella wants to major in Art Design or Psychology. During our interview, I had an opportunity to get to know the student athlete side of Ella. I asked her the following questions: (1) How does being a student-athlete make you a better person (2) What is one thing you want to say to your future self (3) What is something you always do as a pre-run or ritual prior to competing? Ella's responses encouraged me, also an athlete, to reflect further on my priorities on being a student first than an athlete second. Ella shared, “Being a student-athlete has helped me learn how to lift other people up and the importance of having an optimistic outlook on things. It helps me to check how my attitude affects my team and anyone around me. Overall it has taught me to be a more positive person and look out for others. One thing I always eat before races are lucky charms whether it’s for lunch or breakfast. As a student-athlete and overall person, I have learned to always stay true to myself at the end of the day.”
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Oregon Takes Steps to Support Mental Health by Lauren Stemple The state of Oregon has received a $1,000,000 grant to fund teams of mental health workers that will be available to respond in an outdoor crisis. Oregon is actively trying to move away from sending police to scenes where a person’s mental health is the issue. With this grant, Oregon will be able to kickstart programs focused on providing support to individuals having mental health emergencies instead of worsening the situation by sending the police. The reason for sending a mental health professional is that seeing the police often makes people feel like they are in trouble, therefore making them get defensive.
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What these individuals need is support from a psychological expert to de escalate the conflict rather than an armed officer. The funding for the mental health response teams is not long-term. The goal of the grant is to build a backbone for the new response program as well as fund the training the mental health professionals will need to be first responders. In addition, the grant money will be used to support Oregon’s current service structure for providing behavioral health training. Recently, Portland launched its first mental health response team, which included a paramedic, a mental health clinician, and two community health workers. Due to the team’s success, Portland city leaders are looking to expand the program city-wide, with the goal of being able to respond to emergencies 24/7. As of 2019, Portland had already approved a budget of $500,000 to pilot this new response project. More recently, in June of 2020, the Portland city council increased the budget to $4.8 million annually. A pressing question surrounding the mental health response program is whether or not it should be run by the city or a non-profit institution. City officials are divided and are working to come to an agreement on how the program should be run.
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Texas Couple, Denied Service LOSE YOUR MASK, OR LOSE YOUR FOOD
by Lakely Doht-Barron A couple in Texas, went out with a group of friends to a restaurant and bar on a Friday night. Natalie Wester and her husband Jose are new parents with an infant who has cystic fibrosis, so they make sure to be safe and use masks when they should. The manager of the restaurant, Hang Time Sports Grill and Bar, said that they have a NO-mask wearing policy. Natalie was not aware of this policy, she was only trying to protect herself, and most of all, her newborn baby. KTVT had a short interview with the manager and he said, "I spent my money on this business, I put my blood, sweat and tears in this business and I don't want any masks in here, I feel the overall reaction with the masks is ridiculous in the United States right now." Because the state of Texas does not require masks to be worn, many restaurants stopped asking for masks. But being denied service just for wearing one..is not common. Natalie said that a waitress came up to their table and told her she could not wear her mask because unfortunately their manager was not very nice and he did not believe in masks. Natalie explained to the waitress that they had a child with a lifethreatening disorder and that they already paid for their food at the restaurant. The waitress said that if she didn’t take off her mask, they would have to close the check, and Natalie did not feel comfortable without her mask. "We didn't want to make a scene," Natalie told KTVT. In that same interview she added, "We didn't want to walk out on our tab or anything. I just paid and we left." She handled the situation in a calm way, she does not want to take legal action, and she understands that they are a small business so she wants to respect them. But she also thinks that the way the manager handled the situation was unprofessional. The couple doesn’t think it’s worth it to go out to restaurants anymore, because trying to find a babysitter just to be confronted by anti-maskers is not something they want to deal with. Sources: CNN
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SEPTEMBER 2021
Meet Our team OUR 2021-2022 YEARBOOK AND JOURNALISM CLASS
This school year, our yearbook and journalism classes have combined to form one single collective team. Each class's individual goals have remained, however this new opportunity to collaborate has created space for creative pursuit and skill development. While students originally had an interest in either journalism or yearbook, this new combination has given us all an opportunity to dabble and try out new skills, interests and creative endeavors. This school year, we will be putting together a yearbook that not only documents the photos of the year but also the stories of the year. We are a class made up of individuals who are ready to push the boundaries of what a yearbook can be. As the year goes on, we will continue to update you all on the process and development of the yearbook. Stay tuned for our reveal of the yearbook theme. We would love to hear your thoughts.
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