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c.m. russell high school great falls, mont. feb. 13, 2014 vol. 48, issue 5

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The Stampede staff strives to produce a publication that is relevant to the CMR student body while maintaining journalistic standards. We help to provide a free exchange of ideas and establish a student voice in the school community.

1 - Cover photo by Peyton Fulbright 2 - Table of Contents NEWS 3 - Peyton’s column, Attendance Policy 4 - Indian Education 5 - Speech and Debate, Buffalo Wild Wings 6 - AA Band 7 - New classes next year OPINION 8 - Abby’s column, Editorial 9 - Acne opinion 10 - Speak your mind FEATURES 11 - Olivia’s column, Art in the Hallways 12 - Mrs. Erickson, BAM workshop 13 - Grading from a teachers perspective CENTERSPREAD 14/15 - Sleep for teens FEATURES (cont.)

16 - Mormon Seminary 17 - Chef Steve Olson 18 - Personality in classrooms ENTERTAINMENT 19- Greighsen’s column, Superbowl commercials 20 - Valentine’s Day 21 - Thespian Festival SPORTS 22 - Lindsay’s column, Wrestling nutrition 23 - Team Camaraderie 24 - Ski Patrol 25 - Winter Olympics, Special Olympics 26 - Swimming Strokes 27- How Well Do You Know Your Rustler Athlete?, Rustler Stats

editor-in-chief peyton fulbright

online editor zach pottratz

design editor kendra hix

visual content editor kim michelsen

news/opinion editor abby lynes

entertainment editor greighsen adams

business manager katelyn smith

features editor olivia rudio

sports editor

lindsay martinez

copy editor

stephanie mccracken

staff

cori bonilla drew brennan tom gruner whisper harris jadon jennings tony lynes laura marsilio elea roberts max roux jesse whiteman

adviser

beth britton

principal

dick kloppel

TOP LEFT: Sophomore Austin Hader swims during the meet against Great Falls High on Feb. 6. TOP RIGHT: Brandon Miller walks with his mother as a part of senior night at cross town on Feb. 6. CENTER: Isiah Yates wrestles as a part of cross town wrestling on Jan. 23. BOTTOM LEFT: UGF Argo wrestler Myles Mazurkiewicz helps coach the Rustlers on Jan. 23. BOTTOM MIDDLE: Senior Travis Brugman starts a match during cross town on Jan. 23. BOTTOM RIGHT: Doing the breaststroke, sophomore Megan Packer swims during Feb. 6. Photos by Peyton Fulbright.

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Counting up attendance Administration cracks down on truent students after tiered policy implemented by olivia rudio, features editor Although the attendance policy centrals around a green, yellow, and red colored zone, head attendance clerk Mary Breuer uses two different colors to describe the new policy.

“It’s black and white, and that’s what the parents wanted,” Breuer said.

Breuer said the limits of each zone allow a foolproof way of requiring students to be more responsible for their attendance.

“They know the importance of attendance,” Breuer said. “I think there would have been more skipping (this year) without it.”

Breuer said the policy has not only brought changes to how students handle their attendance, but also to the attendance office.

For instance, this year the attendance office has been more strict about students returning doctors’ notes to verify their medical absences.

“We have a lot of doctors’ notes,” she said. “We had to start a separate file.”

Another part of the policy that has infiltrated the time and attention of the attendance office is the automated calling system.

“We have Mr. Auto now so we’ve been super busy,” Breuer said.

“Mr. Auto” is a calling system that calls students’ homes to inform their parents or guardians of an unexcused absence.

According to Breuer, Mr. Auto has sent many students down to the office to clarify that they were in class, contrary to a text they received from an anxious mother.

Despite frequent hang-ups, Breuer is happy with the policy.

“I think overall I’ve seen a big difference,” she said.

Others may not be so happy with the policy, specifically the 88 students who received letters

informing them their “credit was withheld in one or more classes due to excessive absences.” On the back of the letter was the number of absences from the class that the credit was being withheld and the teachers’ recommendation on if the credit should or should not be reinstated.

In total, first semester, there were 78 credits that students reinstated.

For Records Clerk Nancy Rafferty the number of credits withdrawn this semester has kept her busier than usual.

“There was definitely an upswing this year,” Rafferty said.

Before the policy, credits were not often withheld from students due to absences.

“This year they’ve really been emphasizing the attendance policy,” Rafferty said. “Hopefully it sends a message.”

Another aspect of the policy Rafferty likes is that it makes students more responsible.

“Once I take away the credit, I’m done with it,” Rafferty said. “Then it’s up to the student.”

After a credit is removed, the student must pick up a Credit Reinstatement Form and retrieve signatures on their own.

“We’re not going to call them in,” Rafferty said. “And I like that. I think it makes them more accountable and responsible.”

Despite inevitable school-related absences, chemistry teacher Karen Spencer typically doesn’t encounter attendance issues with her higher end students, but she says it’s improved how students have responded to their abscences.

“I think it’s heightened the awareness that when you miss school you have to get things taken care of,” Spencer said.

“I definitely have less kids that decide they didn’t finish their English project so they stay home and work on their English project,” Spencer said.

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15 seniors acheived perfect attendance for the first semester, they will be awarded with reserved seats at graduation.

“I think overall I’ve seen a big difference.”

Editor-in-Chief

peytonfulbright

Mary Breuer

I remember picking out my outfit for the first day of kindergarten. I mulled over my options meticulously in the weeks ahead of my first day, perhaps more than I actually thought about school starting itself. Although I don’t remember what I wore on my first day, I remember how important it was for my outfit to look “cool.” In hindsight, it probably wasn’t.

That being said, if you define “cool” as what is widely accepted by your peers because it is how they look or how they act, you’re not cool in my book.

The idea behind being cool is that you should draw the attention of others and in return, make them want to be more like you.

Because of that concept, I can’t wrap my brain

around how people think wearing Nike shirts with sayings on them or camouflage caps and a truck will make them cool.

You can spend all the money you want on the clothes and the vehicles to fit into the image you want, but all it does is make you exactly like everyone else.

There is nothing unique about fitting into an image that is popular because half the kids you know are trying desperately to be a part of it too.

I think it’s incredibly important when you’re growing up to be surrounded by people you get along with and have common ground with, but I also believe it is extremely counter-productive to your growth as a human being to be surrounded exclusively by people who are the same as you. Or

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Of the 88 students who had some or all of their credit withdrawn, only 78 credits were fuly recovered.

Freshman

6.12%

Sophomore

5.17%

Junior

5.23%

Senior

4.95%

Freshmen took the lead for the amount of students who had perfect attendance by the end of the first semester.

should I say, are all trying to be the same way you try and be.

Clothing only scrapes the surface of how people try to be “cool.” One of the more popular ways seems to be straight up disrespect. Disrespect for rules. Disrespect for others. Disrespect of oneself.

I’m all for challenging authority for the purpose of reform, but challenging authority to belittle others is pointless.

So to those of you who are able to go through high school and life with the mentality that you are the only one you need to prove anything to, I applaud you. You’re a minority in this world, but maybe that’s a good thing.

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Cory Smith replaces Sandra Boham as director of Indian Education for Great Falls Public Schools by max roux, staff writer Sandra Boham, the recently retired Indian Education director, has helped countless Native American high school students, and new director Cory Smith is ready to fill in the big shoes Boham left behind.

Because of America’s history with boarding schools and the assimilation process, Native American families have been severely damaged, Boham said.

“Indians have a distrust for the education system. It’s really damaging,” Boham said.

This dark period in American history was not that long ago, and Native families still feel the effect.

“It may seem like a long time ago but my grandpa was in a boarding school,” Boham said.

Boham sees her work with Native Americans as “a good way of bringing kids back to education,” and “it gives the kids a sense of identity,” Boham said.

Boham recently moved on to a new position as the Vice President of the Salish Kootenai College, which is based in Pablo, Mont.

“I’ll be there to strengthen the need for tribal education and academic needs,” Boham said.

Unfortunately, the gap of difficulty for Indians in high school is the same in college.

“I hope to change that and increase the number of college graduates,” she said.

Boham herself graduated from a tribal school Flathead Gil St.Ignatious, and is enrolled in the confederate Kootenai Salish Tribes.

Teaching and helping is nothing new to Boham, who has been teaching for 30 years including in women’s prisons and multiple tribal universities such as College of the Red Woods in Eureka, Calif.

“I am passionate about education and social justice,” Boham said.

Boham was the first in her family to go to college.

“I saw a lot of natives I went to high school with not go to college, and I was always interesting in helping those on my reservations,” Boham said. “I am looking forward to all the possibilities of all the students I’ll be providing for, but I will miss the great bundle of people I’ve come to know in Great Falls, I hope I’llcross paths with

them in their next phase of education, whatever they pursue,” Boham said.

The new director of Indian Education is Cory Smith, former student support specialist at Sunnyside Elementary. Smith has taught for 20 years, and her jobs included special education, K-6 reading courses, and the Indian Education For All instructional course.

“Education has always been my passion,” Smith said.

Smith is an active tribe member of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Band of Indians, located in Belcourt N.D. She graduated from CMR in 1978.

“It was tough back then,” Smith said. “There were only two of us that graduated; now we are graduating over 20 Native American students every year.”

For Smith, the reality of assimilation schools and the oppression of Native Americans is not far down her family tree, and her mother was subject to the terrible treatment.

“They couldn’t leave those schools. They took the Indian right out of them,” Smith said.

“My mother never got a good shot at education, which inspired me to help my people. The educational gap is always getting smaller, and in time the gap will close.

Everyone needs to be a part and piece of education,” Smith said.

Smith brings her passion to work every day , and as a result she hopes to motivate every person she comes across. Smith is in charge of the Title 7 grant, which she considers to be very productive.

There are two main grants concerning education. One is the Title 7 grant, a federally funded grant working to support Indians and their families while simultaneously offering academic and cultural support. The other grant is the Indian Education For All (IEFA) grant, which is not exclusive to Native Americans, and can be awarded to anyone who qualifies for the grant.

“I hope to bring my passion, my goal we will be graduating our Indians with their peers, and we will close the achievement gap, and our big push is to help meet the unique and distinct needs of a natives and their families, we act as a bridge from school to home,” Smith said. “Everything I’ve done has led up to this, and it’s the next step in my journey. It’s my time.”

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Speech and Debate compete as family at State Tournement by cori bonilla, staff writer Kelsay Jensen, a shy curly haired freshman, joined a family that helped her branch out of her shell during her first year at C. M. Russell High School.

Her new family? The speech and debate team.

“I used to have stage fright. I’d get really nervous before speaking, and I thought it’d be good if I could get over that fear, so basically I joined to face my fears,” Jensen said.

The cheery, optimistic girl loves the cellos and decided to incorporate that love in her expository speech that she gave at the state speech and debate tournament on the weekend of Jan. 31 through Feb. 1.

“My posters are cut out like cellos. My speech is about cellos and music and how it has evolved,” Jensen said.

When she found out that she broke for semi-finals, one of her role models on the team, Logan Kropp, came and told her how proud he was.

“I mostly look up to Hannah Cubbage and Logan Kropp because they are both really really good, and they’ve been in it for a long time.

They know how everything works, and I just aspire to be like them,” Jensen said.

Coach Tom Cubbage is impressed with all the team this year.

“This year’s team is interesting because there is such a large number of seniors, so we have some great leadership,”Cubbage said.

Jensen has nothing but glowing praise for her fellow team members.

She said she was confident in their ability to compete at the state tournament.

“I’m pretty optimistic,” Jensen said.

Joining this family isn’t all fun and games according to senior Hannah Cubbage, who has been on the team for four years and knows how hard one must work to achieve what they want to at the state tournament.

“To prepare for state, we practice, a lot. We need two practices a week to travel, but for this tournament and the next there are some members that get upwards of 4 or 5 practices,” said Cubbage.

Buffalo Wild Wings to open in Great by jadon jennings, staff writer

WHAT PEG Development is planning to build a Buffalo Wild Wings in Great Falls this spring and it just so happens that it will be built by C. M. Russell High School.

WHEN Buffalo Wild Wings will be constructed in Great Falls this spring and will open this summer.

WHERE TOP: Seniors Hannah Cubbage and Megan Geary enjoy a meal at a Burger King in Kalispell surrounded by their team. BOTTOM: Kelsay Jensen and duo partner, Jordyn Voss, practice before a round at the state tournament on Feb. 1. Speech and Debaters are notorious for “talking to walls” while practicing. Photos by Jade Motschenbacher.

Cubbage has had a longtime connection to the team. In addition to competing for four years, her father, Biology teacher Tom Cubbage, is a coach for the team.

“My parents met doing Debate in college, and I grew up helping my dad with Speech and Debate tournaments, so it was a no-brainer that I would join,” Cubbage said.

The students involved in the club worked hard for the prestige they received at the state tournament.

“The students have been doing extra practices with other coaches, parents, and anybody who will listen to them,” Tom Cubbage said.

Preparation doesn’t stop with the students, however.

“Mrs. Stordal has just kind of prompted me through it and explained the process and has gotten me ready. Mrs. Clapp has done the same thing. She has helped me memorize. She has helped us add little pieces things and refine it to things that I never would have thought of doing,” Jensen said.

This family wouldn’t work if all the units weren’t there to lend a hand and some encouragement, according to Hannah Cubbage.

“Why join a team when you can join a family?”

Buffalo Wild Wings is being built in the Big Bear parking lot next to the Northwest Bypass.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING Dalton Sand, 9 “I think that Buffalo Wild Wings is a great supplier of wings.”

Alex Storrusten, 9

How THEY DID: Hannah Cubbage, 12: Placed 3rd in Impromptu Sean West & Gunner Mullins, 12: Placed 3rd in Policy Debate Morgan Schuler, 10: Placed 7th in Lincoln Douglas Debate C. M. Russell: Placed over all 8th

“Great Falls will actually finally have a place to eat good wings.”

Andrew Jensen, 9 “It will be a good thing for Great Falls, but not for obese people.”

Terri Jones, MEDIA CENTER SPECIALIST “I think Great Falls needs some different venues.”

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WATCH THE VIDEO Use this QR code to watch a video of the AA Band Festival as the Symphonic Band raises their sounds to higher possibilities.

RIGHT: During freetime, sophomores Brennan Martell and Joey Grasseschi practice some of the difficult passages on the first day of AA, Feb. 3. LEFT: For the third and final time, senior Drew Austin participates with the band, working on his timpani, marimaba, chimes, bells, wind chimes, bongos, and gong. Photos by Kim Michelsen.

Band members enjoy AA Festival, all that comes with it by kimberly michelsen, visual content editor On Super Bowl Sunday, football fans tend to sit down and watch the exciting game for two reasons: to watch football and to enjoy the commercials. Take someone out of this situation, put him in a stranger’s home and a Hug Fest Commercial comes on the screen. What happens next, only junior Edin Agamenoni can say.

“It said something about being surrounded by loved ones and to get up and give everyone a hug,” he said.

Agamenoni, a bassoonist in Symphonic Band, attended the AA Band Festival in Billings this year from Feb. 2-4. With travel and rehearsal time, the festival barely

overlapped Super Bowl Sunday, and most of the band was being housed by students from the three Billings schools.

During the festival the Symphonic Band combined their sound with that of Billings Skyview’s top band.

Guest conductors Mark Camphouse and Steven Bolstad took turns directing the combined band and helping them express themselves musically.

For Agamenoni, the main conductor was one of the best parts. “[Camphouse] was so cool. It was really cool working with the composer of the song we were playing.”

To sophomore clarinetist Lillian Zimmerman, the best part was getting to rehearse with different conductors and different band members, she said.

“I gives you a different perspective,” she said.

Zimmerman said she really enjoyed the rehearsals because they were challenging and she “learn[ed] a lot from them.”

Along with the rest of the Symphonic Band, Zimmerman and Agamenoni agreed that AA was a great opportunity to enhance their musical abilities.

“I just got to play more, and new music,” Agamenoni said.

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Departments offer students Spend valentine’s day new classes, opportunities with your loved ones New website showcases information this year. by lindsay martinez, sports editor Just a few taps of the keyboard and clicks of the mouse have made scheduling information for 2014-2015 more accessible than ever before.

This month, as freshmen, sophomores, and juniors make their plans for next school year, school administration has given students new resources to make the process smoother.

The school website now has a link under “Students” to give kids all the information they need. Included in this new link is a section on six brand new classes coming to C. M. Russell next year: one from the science department, two in math, one in business, and two in industrial technology. Not every department has decided on a teacher for its new class, but other information has been announced.

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Valentine’s Day is an impending holiday that singles love to pretend to hate.

I, too, have considered being bitter about the day, labeling it as a commercialized holiday controlled by Hallmark and candy companies. It would be easy to dismiss it as an overly-sentimentalized, meaningless tradition that ought to be treated as any other day of the week. The seemingly tough cynics, with their smart, snarky comments, may not appear to be phased, but, I don’t buy their cool façade for a second.

Truthfully, when Feb. 14 rolls around, most critics of Valentine’s Day are not having a fun, relaxing night out with a loved one; they are curled up on their couch with a pint of Chunky Monkey, a Toblerone bar, and sparkling cider, crying and watching “Dawson’s Creek” reruns on Netflix. They want chocolate, flowers, gifts, and mushy cards bestowed upon them; they want fancy food, rose petals, and red dresses, no matter how much they protest or pretend to be above it.

Hating Valentine’s Day is almost a national sport. People compete to come up with the wittiest tweets and funniest memes to satirize their loneliness, simultaneously

News/Opinion Editor

As students and teachers at C. M. Russell in our school. All too often are teachers and finished up their first semester school work students faced with the rebellious computer for 2013-2014, their counterparts or other piece of tech that refuses to representing the district have just begun From cooperate. There are teachers who have point of view computers that take minutes to start, working on plans for 2014-2015.

That’s right, while Rustlers studied while others must use sound systems for finals and tallied up final grades, the school that aren’t adequate when they show a video to board has been working on the budget for next their students. school year.

Some people might say that the school Budget meetings have included presentations already has enough technology, but the problem and projections thus far, with community is technology that doesn’t function well, members being encouraged to attend meetings. not a lack of equipment. Poorly functioning Now, there are only three meetings left, including technology wastes a huge amount of time that one March 3 for “Final Budget and could be spent covering more material or going Recommendations” and another deeper into subjects. Malfunctioning machinery March 10 for “Board Meeting,” can also introduce limitations on the creative according to information from a projects for students. We have all met that link on the Great Falls Public one computer that refuses to open Schools webpage. a program or show a student’s With that being said, masterpiece. The Stampede staff we as the Stampede is not saying the school needs would like to make to immediately purchase some of our own 500 ipads; we simply would recommendations like to eliminate bad technology for where we think the and replace it with tools that district’s money would be work, and, most importantly, best spent. don’t waste time.

First, our readers Finally, we believe our will already know about school needs to update some of the problems its temperature control. with the facilities here at At the beginning of school CMR, as referenced in our in August and September, October issue. We believe students were sweating that all members of the CMR and could hardly focus due community would agree to the heat and lack of air that updating our school’s conditioning. Now, on the bathrooms, especially the ones other side of the spectrum, used by visitors, would be a good students walk through the use of our money. Our facilities on halls shivering because the the first floor and in the fieldhouse school is not warm enough. are seen by community members Students and staff members who come to games, concerts, and should not have to be concerned other events. We don’t want these about how cold or hot it is while visitors to have to use facilities they are in school. Focus should not that will cause them to judge our be on uncomfortable temperatures; school harshly. it should be on teaching and Next, we would like to see learning. more money used towards These are just a few suggestions textbooks. Some of our about the budget, and, agree or school’s books are old disagree with the ideas we propose, or in poor condition, the Stampede urges students and and we have teachers and other community members too few of some to come up with their own ideas about books. Just this our school’s budget. We encourage all to fall, with the large participate in this important event. art by freshman class, our Attend a school board meeting at kendra hix, design school was not equipped with Paris Gibson Education Center from 5:30 enough books. In other classes, such editor until 7 p.m. on Feb. 20, March 3 or March as Advanced Placement (AP) U. S. 10 to offer your input on the budget History or AP Government, students process. Great Falls Public Schools have to purchase their own textbooks instead of encourages community members to having their books provided by the school. attend meetings, and you can ask questions Another good use of the district’s money or make comments at the conclusion of each would be towards fixing problematic technology meeting.

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scrolling through Instagram and “liking” the photos of their friends in relationships.

Everyone wants to like Valentine’s Day, because everyone wants love.

When one is not in a romantic relationship, the holiday is a blatant reminder. I would argue, however, that Valentine’s Day is not meant to be a romantic celebration, but instead, its purpose is to commemorate all types of love.

The best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day is not by going out for a fancy, expensive dinner for two at a dimly-lit restaurant. My favorite thing to do on Valentine’s Day is to make cookies, cards, and candy for all of my family and friends before going home to a nice steak dinner.

It’s a holiday for remembering why and how we love our friends, families, and partners.

In the dead of winter, when temperatures are below 0 and most people feel a bit burned out, cold, and tired, the holiday brings joy and warmth to their hearts.

When it seems as if winter will never end, Valentine’s Day gives us a taste of spring and a spark of hope.

To truly celebrate Valentine’s Day, we must do away with the idea that it should be centered around romantic relationships and promote the celebration of love between friends and family members.

Valentine’s Day love not living up to everyday love by cori bonilla, staff writer Ah, Valentine’s Day. The day is full of roses, chocolates, and teddy bears. I think this is one of the stupidest holidays around.

Before you label me as the bitter, lonely girl, hear me out. I have had my share of Valentines. However, I still think the holiday is lame.

If you only celebrate your love for your significant other on one day of the year, forgive me if I don’t believe you when you say it’s true love. Yes, there are other days you can celebrate your love: anniversaries, birthdays, holidays. But if you aren’t cherishing that special person every day and letting them know every day that you adore them then I have serious doubts about your relationship.

Yes, Valentine’s Day has its merits, too. You are free to express your love and affection for someone, be it a friend, family member, or significant other. Also, there are loads of cheap chocolate to buy at the stores ,and

you realize how many people care about you.

However, it’s still a made-up holiday. Think about it. Who is it named after? Why do we celebrate it? What is the story behind it?

Most people know the story behind Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year’s. Not many people know anything about Valentine’s Day. I know many couples, most of whom are married, that don’t celebrate the holiday with anything other than a simple rose or a box of candy and a kiss. A little more than normal days but still toned down and not too flashy.

So before you buy that huge teddy bear for your boyfriend or the half a pound of chocolate for your girlfriend, remember to keep it sweet and simple. The true test of a relationship isn’t what or how much you buy your significant other but rather how much you cherish them on all the ordinary days of the year.

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Common myths about acne

Acne causes unwanted problems in teen life by elea roberts, staff writer I have fought battles. I have the scars to prove it and no matter how hard I try, the war doesn’t end. Only my battles take place on a different kind of field. Just scratching the surface of the very place I call my home; my skin.

It started off small enough with a few breakouts here and there.

I was in elementary school when my mom started buying me facial scrubs. When one stopped working, we would simply move on to a different, new and improved face wash.

However, when I graduated to middle school my acne graduated also. No longer was it just a few red marks on my face, but my acne had progressed onto my chest as well as my back. It became more irritated and stubborn about how long it would occupy my skin.

My parents decided to take me to a dermatologist not long thereafter. My brother had problems with acne in the past and my parents wanted to catch the problem before it escalated beyond control.

Since then I have been on a constant cycle of antibiotics, retinal creams, and moisturizers that should help my skin. Most of them haven’t.

One of the most difficult issues is my peers’ insensitive comments on the subject. My face has mostly cleared since I started seeing a dermatologist so people don’t quite think about what they are saying when they are around me. I have had friends say things like “Haven’t they heard about Proactive?” or “Just wash your face, that would solve all of your problems” about people they don’t even know.

The comments would be helpful if true, but sometimes a simple facial cleanser from Neutrogena or even a super pack of Proactive does not do Junk food does not the trick. I have friends who, cause you to break after months of trying different out. The only type acne treatments, only found of food that has any relief through birth control. My scientifically tested brother had to result to Accutane, link to acne is dairy. the supposedly miracle working skin care treatment that is supposed to leave you without a single blemish for the rest of your life.

The problem

Simply drying out your skin or a zit is not the best solution for acne care.

This is because your skin will overproduce oils to replace the ones you got rid of.

Always pat your skin dry to avoid irritation. Never rub it dry.

with these treatments is that they have side effects.

There is a stigma that comes with saying that you are taking birth control, even if it is just for your acne. Suicidal thoughts that are common while on Accutane or the possibility of birth defects when sexually active women and Accutane are combined.

On the other hand, these methods of management are sometimes the only options that teenagers have. The benefits outweigh the cost for teenagers who wants to go swimming without worrying about the acne on their chest, teenagers who have to cover their face with makeup or facial hair or are worrying about wearing a strapless dress to prom.

Acne is a common problem, and one would think there would be easier solutions, and to be honest, sometimes there is. For every person that cannot find a solution to their acne no matter how hard they try, there is another person who simply doesn’t know where to begin or blames their problems on something else entirely.

Moisturizer is I have tried to gather the most relevant facts and actually OK myths about acne (within the circles) that people for oily skin. It might overlook, but the largest myth usually doesn’t helps stop the come from the people with the acne. It comes from overproduction their ignorant peers. They mistakenly believe that to of natural oils. have acne you must be unclean.

I cut people a little slack on this one. Acne does come from the clogging of pores, which can be caused by lack of personal hygiene, but it can also be caused by makeup, exercise and completely normal everyday activities. Just because you have acne or break out every now and then, does not mean that you do not bathe.

Understandably, I think most teenagers are hesitant to talk about their acne openly because of the backlash they might receive, but I do think they might find comfort in a dermatologist. Oftentimes, acne may be caused by simple things that only an outside eye would notice, such as the leave-in conditioner, that is causing your back to become oily.

The Internet is also not as bad a source of information as many skeptics think. Some of my favorite acne products I discovered through customer reviews. People need to remember that there is some trial and error involved in this process. There are many types of acne and often something that works on papules might not work on blackheads.

To be 100 percent honest, I will tell you that my face has gotten better as far as acne goes, but my chest and back have become worse. For the past year, I have been the teenager who doesn’t want to go swimming because of her acne, and I am still worried about the strapless dress I picked out for prom.

As I write this, I realize my battle is far from over. But for the approximate 80 percent of teens with acne, I know someone might be reading this who is dealing with the same issues I am. And for that person, their battle has just begun.

Even though makeup might say it helps acne, most makeup actually clogs pores, making it worse.

Using toothpaste as a zit zapper does not tend to work well.

Do not wash your face more than twice a day or it will get irritated.

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TOP LEFT: This interesting sculpture hangs by the water fountains on the third floor. TOP MIDDLE LEFT AND MIDDLE: Art is displayed across the brick walls between the northeast and northwest stairwells on the third floor. BOTTOM: This giant canvas hangs in the third floor northeast stairwell, barely noticed by anyone.

TOP: Photography students show their work in the main display case in the Commons. BOTTOM: Current Art Workshop projects are in display cases in the Bill Will Hall breezeway. These are switched out throughout the year.

Photos by Stephanie McCracken.

New breezeway gallery started while past art still decorates third floor hallways

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by stephanie mccracken After the bell rings it’s a mad rush to get to the next class, and the art hanging throughout the school from stairwells to hallways is passed by without a second glance.

“If they take the time to look at it it’s really beautiful stuff,” art teacher Jackie Van Heel said.

In the third floor hallway between the northeast and northwest stairwells there is an arrangement of all different types of artwork. Since Van Heel has been at CMR she cannot remember that the artwork has ever changed.

“It’s a permanent collection,” she said.

The artwork was put up because the art rooms used to be on the third floor. The art rooms moved down into the feildhouse around 13 years ago, but the collection never has.

“We’ve talked about moving the gallery some place where it can be viewed by the public,” she said.

They’ve thought about moving it into the hallway between the elevator and media center because the walls are completely bare, and while it would be nice to having something on those walls, the work would be unprotected.

She said the works are valuable, and up on the third floor they are protected as best they can. All the work is either from past AP art students or art that was donated.

“It would be nice to have additions,” she said. “[We] haven’t added anything probably in the past 20 years.”

While that gallery hasn’t been touched in years, the art teachers have been working on making a new gallery where it can been seen by the public.

They are hoping to create the gallery in the breezeway by the auditorium.

“We’re trying to make it a beautiful gallery where people can view the artwork,” she said.

They are hoping to install special lighting to create an atmosphere of a little

I’m a big fan of Will Ferrell. He’s one of the few comedians that can make me laugh so hard until I cry, but my favorite Will Ferrell phrase of all time? ELE: Everybody Love Everybody.

In high school, it’s easy to shuffle down the hallway, head down and avoiding everyone, but is it any harder to look up and smile? Earlier in the year, I suffered through many days where I always thought “I don’t want to be here.” When I noticed others around me held a similar attitude I thought-why suffer alone?

I don’t want to just begrudgingly trudge through high school because that is not a fun way to go through life.

Opening up and engaging with people around me not

more glam, she said. They may even get some tile work done.

“Our gallery would be the entry into that performing area,” she said.

It would be all student work, but they also want to host artists in the community.

“We thought about starting with our own art,” she said of herself and two other art teachers, whose work is rarely displayed in the school.

The work would change like it does now so several different student projects that they do in art workshop and the studio classes will have a chance to be seen. This work is currently displayed in the main case in the Commons and the cases in the breezeway, which has already started the gallery.

“We would like to move the cases into the breezeway,” she said.

This will allow the breezeway to become more of a gallery and so all the displayed work will be in one place.

While the breezeway is the main focus

only makes me happy but it makes my environment a more positive place to be.

For the longest time I had strong reserves in order to keep my cool and not embarrass myself by standing out of the crowd. It wasn’t until I started going against those inhibitions that I realized there’s nothing cooler than being polite and friendly. It’s hard to admit that not too long ago I was living superficially and was only pleased over my own personal gains. But after I began making attempts to go out of my way to make someone else smile I realized the happiness that comes with it is one of the most fulfilling.

As it is February, the month where the love in the

for upcoming projects, the art teachers have also discussed other creative ideas to liven up the brick walls of CMR. “We talked about doing each floor a different color,” she said.

She said students would be able to refer to which area of the school they are in because the hallways would be painted different colors. It would make the halls more interesting, and students would never forget which wing their classroom is in.

They also want to get some kind of name plate on the art in the Commons so students know who the artists are. The canvases that hang above the doorways by the office and media center were both done by artists in residence in collaboration with students, but no one knows it because there is no name plate to give them credit.

“We’ve talked about all these things.

It’s just a matter of getting students involved,” Van Heel said.

air and profits of greeting card companies are typically at its highest, we should all show a little more love and kindness to those around us because acting aloof isn’t going to draw fascination from anyone, and a clever subtweet isn’t going to make the world a better place.

Instead, take notice of the people you sit next to in class every single day because more often than not, investing your time in interactions with another human being can be more satisfying and certainly less frustrating than investing time into Flappy Bird. So this Valentine’s day, don’t forget-ELE.

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Subbing forlife

by elea roberts, staff writer She has traveled to Japan and back, worked a job since before high school, and is an adoptive parent, yet Joyce Erickson is still able to find time to do the other multiple, things she loves.

“I love people, never met a stranger,” said Erickson, a longtime substitute teacher for the Great Falls Public Schools.

And it seems as if this might be true. Having taught in the school district since 1963, Erickson says she has taught “everything from shop to the top” and regularly catches up with some of her past students when she is in town.

“Young people love to be remembered.” Erickson said. “I have fun with my kids.”

So much fun, in fact, that there is hardly a person at C. M. Russell High School who doesn’t recognize the tall, elderly woman in the pink jacket. But behind her delicate exterior is someone more robust, who constantly talks about her grandchild runs three miles in 24 minutes or less and believes all a student needs is a little bit of reassurance.

“I like to suggest things. [Students] need to have encouragement,” Behind this sense of encouragement is a long history of experience. Since graduating high school, Erickson has spent four years in the Army, worked as a home demonstration agent, managed a motel, and worked in hospice as well as volunteered at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and the Civic Center.

Even with all she does in the community, Erickson is still able to keep up with her social and home life. She participates in water aerobics, talks to her sister often (she is the oldest of four children), and has built close relationships within the school.

“I’m a Montana girl, love Montana,” Erickson said.

Born in Conrad and graduating with the Cut Bank Wolves, Erickson has done just about everything that can be done in Montana as well as spent time in Idaho and Japan. But behind everything she said it was obvious that there was something more to the story. But when asked about her crazy life, Erickson explained the conclusion that her and her sister came to when talking about writing an autobiography.

“In the first place no one would believe it, and those who remembered it would sue us.”

Describing what it’s like to be a journalist, Great Falls Tribune education reporter Kristin Cates gave a presentation for high school students at Great Falls College MSU on Feb. 11. Photo by Brady Bridgeman.

CMR students attend BAM workshop

by peyton fulbright, editor-in-chief and kendra hix, design editor Workshops for high school students are common, but not all of them feature 15 speakers from different backgrounds.

“With the Ad Club, we have all of these people and resources at our fingertips,” Julie McCamley said.

On Feb. 11, McCamley, an employee at Embark Credit Union—a sponsor of the event -- and the Great Falls Ad Club put on the business, advertising, and marketing workshop with speakers from radio, accounting, newspaper, television, and advertising.

McCamley and the Ad Club planned the event with the objective of strengthening the connection between a teacher’s job and the realworld applications.

“In classroom instruction, there can be a disconnect between teaching and real work. We’re hoping to help bridge that gap,” McCamley said.

One of the speakers was Carey Gray, the owner of CAT Graphics.

“I’m an ex-teacher, and I wanted to help out the kids at school any way I can,” Gray said.

During her time on stage, Gray emphasized the importance of different jobs.

“I think the kids need to [learn] from every job and every volunteer opportunity they can. They need to learn. My employees help at the rescue mission and the homeless connect program,” she said.

McCamley’s goal for the day was simple.

“My hope is that anything learned in the classroom is enhanced.”

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Making the grade Teachers perpetually swamped with grading

by abby lynes, news and opinion editor When students grumble and complain about homework before, during, and after being given an assignment, most do not realize that teachers spend a seemingly endless amount of time grading them.

“I always have something in my basket,” Jamie McGraw, who teaches Junior Honors and Senior Project English, said.

According to Biology teacher Jon Davis, there are usually only two times a year when teachers have nothing to grade.

“I don’t know if a teacher is ever caught up except on the first day of semester and the first day of school,” he said.

The time that teachers spend grading varies from

week to week.

McGraw said she spends about two hours during the school day grading.

Then, after her children go to sleep at 8:30 p.m., she goes on a walk or run. It clears her head before coming to school or going home to grade papers until 11:30 p.m.

The next day, she wakes up at 5:30 a.m. and repeats the process over again. She said her schedule is even more packed after students turn in their research papers.

“Grading research papers is the most difficult time.

The turnaround is about two weeks.”

McGraw spends an hour grading final drafts alone.

AP English teacher Scott Clapp said he also spends around 40 to 50 hours grading research papers.

Though grading can be tedious, he views homework as a part of the learning process, helping students grow.

“My job, as a teacher, is to make you go beyond what you think you are capable of,” Clapp said.

It’s the teacher’s job to give students the tools to be successful; it’s the student’s job to earn their grade, Davis said.

“It’s about you, not me,” he said.

Clapp agreed.

“The whole purpose of education is to better yourself as a person,” he said. “Responsibility for grades has to fall on students, not teachers.”

Though it can be discouraging when students don’t use teachers’ feedback, McGraw said she feels it is her

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responsibility to provide it nonetheless.

“I feel like it’s my job to give the feedback. I’ve done my part, and if the student chooses not to read the comments, it’s on them,” she said.

Ultimately, every teacher’s goal is to help their students improve, McGraw said.

“I try to meet you where you’re at and make you do better.”

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Church class commences before morning bell rings Students embrace early morning class to share beliefs, gain strength by tom gruner, staff writer Sleepy-eyed teenagers scamper into the room, beginning the morning with a hymn.

Mormon seminary allows students to study scriptures as well as connect with other students from school.

For junior Abby Miller, her attendance to Mormon seminary mainly is for her choice in college.

“I have to go to seminary for four years to go to BYU,” Miller said. “To go there, I have to pass four years of seminary. I want to attend BYU because people there are nice, and they understand your standards and where you come from.”

Mormon seminary is a before school course for teenage members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Seminary is offered two times in the morning -- one at 6 a.m. and one at 6:50 a.m. They study the New and Old Testaments, The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. But that’s not all seminary is limited to.

“We sometimes do fun activities, and we do different activities even if it is just in the classroom,” Miller said. “Fridays, we play scripture mastery games. [It’s my favorite part] because we do something other than sitting in a chair like school.”

Miller said her biggest pro for seminary is learning more about scriptures, and a con would be having to get up at 4:30 in the morning.

Sophomore Roya Blake looks at her experience with seminary as more of a time to both learn and appreciate her mornings dedicated to the class.

“I really enjoy the things we study. Like the Book of Mormon; it has a lot to do with history. I like studying what people went through,” Blake said. “Also, in the Bible it includes history, and I like learning about that.”

Seminary has more meaning than just the history, she said.

“Seminary is basically a church class we go to [in order] to better understand our church doctrine and the Bible. We also study the Book of Mormon, which is what we believe to be another testament of Jesus Christ,” Blake said. “It’s practically an institute class to help us with the understanding and help better prepare us.”

Even though Blake is passionate about such a class, she still finds cons in it.

“Getting up in the morning is hard,” Blake said. “But it’s worthwhile because we get to hear and learn more about what we believe. I wouldn’t give it up for anything.”

With this class comes actual goals students need to achieve.

“We have to memorize these scriptures and we play games to help us with them,” Blake said. “We have to memorize 25 per year.”

Blake said this year she hopes to learn more about the doctrine of her church because there’s so much to know.

Unlike Miller, Blake isn’t attending seminary just to go to a Mormon church school.

“To me, I feel like even if I didn’t need four years of seminary for a school, I’d still go because it really helps me learn about the people before us, and if we learn about their mistakes, it helps us prevent from them being repeated,” Blake said. “It just helps me prepare for the day ahead of me.”

Although Blake thinks seminary prepares her for the day ahead, seminary teacher Laura Crist says the time she spends preparing for the class is a perfect closure for the day.

“My favorite part is each day when I pray about my lesson,” Crist said. “I feel how much God loves all these students, and God really cares about these kids.”

Crist said even though getting up early may be a con, she still enjoys her time spent at seminary.

“I get to experience this everyday,” Crist said. “And I think that is a gift.”

TOP DOMINANT: Seminary students race back to the finish line with their answers in a Mormon seminary version of the winter Olympics on Jan. 31. LOWER PICTURES: Simultaneously competing and studying their scriptures, early morning seminary students enjoy a fast-paced break from their usual routine. Photos by Tom Gruner.

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by jesse whiteman, staff writer Racing around Culinary Arts room 224, orchestra teacher Steve Olson challenges the swiftly-moving clock.

“I’m really nervous,” Olson proclaimed while his heart slowly accelerated.

Before him were three food items: banana chips, creamy peanut butter, and chocolate chip cookies.

“There’s no way I’ll finish this in 30 minutes,” Olson said to himself.

Tossing the banana chips into a pot of boiling water, he begins preparing a block of chocolate to melt into an adjacent pot.

Olson recently signed up for the competitive cooking show “Chopped,” and his experience in the kitchen at C. M. Russell High School offers just a taste of what to expect if he is chosen for the show.

“Chopped” is a cooking show on which four chefs compete against each other.

The contest is divided into three rounds — appetizer, entrée, and dessert — with a contestant being “chopped” after each round.

During the rounds, the chefs are given upwards of five “mystery ingredients” that must be present in each dish.

For judging, four plates must be made — one for each of the judges and another “beauty plate” to be judged off of presentation. The dishes are scored by the three judges in the following categories: taste, presentation, and creativity.

“Give me 10 more minutes?” Olson asks, reasoning that sometimes on the show more time is allotted for the dessert round.

The chips lay on a cutting board while Olson grabs a knife to slice them.

He mixes the cookies into a mixture of chocolate, eggs, and milk. Pouring the concoction into a pan, he opens the oven that he learned to operate minutes earlier.

He rushes around the room and struggles for a blender to mix together the

bananas and peanut butter.

One minute remains.

Olson grabs a plate, the freshly cooked brownies, a spatula, and the banana-peanut butter puree.

He pours the puree onto the plate.

10 seconds.

He places a singular brownie on top of the sauce.

Five seconds.

He sprinkles some crushed banana chips over the plate.

Time.

The chef who outlasts the other three wins $10,000.

“If I would win, I would put the money aside for graduate school,” Olson said. “Or a Steinway grand piano.”

Cooking has been a passion for Olson since he was a child.

“Ever since I was little, I’ve always liked being in the kitchen,” he said. He started taking a more serious interest in cooking his junior year of college in 2008.

The University of Montana, Olson was involved in the university orchestra.

“The artistic side of the musician comes out in all aspects of life,” he said. “In a way, we’re perfectionists.”

Being more of a perfectionist, Olson said that when he cooks, he prefers using recipes but “going blind is fun, too.”

He said that when he experiments, he overthinks, which causes him to make mistakes.

“It’s sad,” he said. “But that’s part of the fun of it.”

Looking past the potential sorrows of mistakes, Olson reminisces about his preferred style of cooking; on the grill.

He said that grilling is “a more fun way to cook” and that “everything tastes better.”

“The grill was my best friend; we did everything together,” he said. “It’s my favorite thing to do in the summertime.”

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TOP LEFT: Looking for a plate, Olson stumbles through cabinets. BOTTOM: Powering through his time limit, Olson powers up a blender. TOP LOWER RIGHT: Olson tests if his brownies are ready to be plated. TOP UPPER RIGHT: After 40 strenuous minutes, Olson successfuly dished up his dessert. Photo by Jesse Whiteman.

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Teachers set up classrooms to feel like home by abby lynes, news and opinion editor To many students and staff members, C. M. Russell High School is a home away from home, their second place, and the place where they spend the majority of their waking hours, and CMR simply wouldn’t be the same without its teachers’ uniquely decorated classrooms.

Special education teacher Nancy Carter has inspirational posters, artwork, and Modge Poged puzzles lining the walls of her classroom; she said she wants the room to feel homey.

“We consider ourselves a family. That’s why this looks like a home,” she said.

Carter teaches in a non-categorical room specializing in behavior challenges. She said the décor is a reflection of the students’ goals and accomplishments.

“There’s always a way to honor the people who have graduated—by leaving their mark on the room,” she said.

Carter’s students do art therapy; she said that doing puzzles and painting is a calming activity.

“We work with our hands to express ourselves,” she said.

Every year, juniors in her class pick out the next year’s color scheme for the room, and Carter decorates accordingly. Students also cook and work on homework, creating a relaxed, home-like atmosphere.

“We’re developing a community,” she said.

Biology teacher Jon Davis said he also feels at home in his classroom, and he hopes his students learn from the unusual objects ranging from animals preserved in formaldehyde to monkey skulls that can be found around the room.

“If they’re not paying attention, at least they’ll be learning something,” he said.

He said the décor brings life to the classroom.

“If I’m teaching about life, we have to be in a living classroom.”

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Now, that’s a scary and awesome thing, but I am more frightened than anything else.

In high school, we’re watched over and the “adults” know best. I’m excited to have the freedoms that come with living on my own, but I know adjusting to the lack of parental oversight is going to be a challenge.

Don’t get me wrong; I can’t wait to escape my parents’ constant overprotective view on life. But, again, the difficulty will be more in accomplishing my homework, or studying for a test, rather than dealing with a curfew.

The most exciting part of graduating is finally being able to say, “I graduated.” Then, packing up my room and all my childhood belongings and taking them to my dorm room to start a new chapter of my life.

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Beth Britton, journalism between two girls. Yes, there are single rooms, but they’re just as cramped.

Another frightening part will be meeting my roommate.

I’m a picky person and I’m afraid that will rub off on my roommate, making us pretty irritable. Honestly, most of my fears are only in my head. I know I can grow to like my roommate, but a gut feeling tells me she’s going to be just as awesome as me. We will just have to learn to share the limited closet space we’re being offered.

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by kendra hix, design editor It’s been two months.

Two months of waiting, anticipating and unanswered questions spinning around in my brain.

What happened to them? Are they alive? Will they survive apart? Will they find one another?

On Feb. 9, some of those questions were finally answered and the waiting was over.

This past weekend AMC’s “The Walking Dead” season four returned after two months of break.

This is a reoccuring theme that has happened in the past three past seasons.

Typically, the midseason finale is intriguing enough to keep you thinking throughout the break. However, the season four finale was mindblowingly insane.

Let’s just say, I had no idea what to do with my hands.

I’m not going to give away spoilers or say who dies, but I will say: If you haven’t seen this show, go home, turn on Netflix and be prepared to stay up throughout the night.

It’s that good. It’s drama-filled and thought provoking. It’s life.

After your zombie binge and you’ve reached season four, be ready to spend your Sunday night sitting on your couch at 7 p.m. awaiting, in anticipation, for the unvealing of your favorite post-apocalyptic world.

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Junior Dallas Flemming gets her face painted prior to her performance in “Circus” on Feb. 6. Photo by Peyton Fulbright.

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Overnight drama excursion brings excitement, opportunities to students

of theatre. by kendra hix, design editor “They have the seniors audition to Like a clock ticking down to the final hour, this is what senior Hannah get a scholarship,” she said. “I’m not going for any scholarships this year Ragland has been waiting for.

“I’ve been waiting to get a lead because I’m not majoring in drama.”

Fellow thespian and senior Samantha role for three years and it has finally Tracy was awarded a Technical happened,” she said.

Ragland was named the lead role scholarship based on her design abilities of “Leah” in CMR Drama’s Thespian on Feb. 8. The set design, also designed Festival performance, Circus. The by Tracy recieved the Outstanding Set Thespian Festival takes place annually Design award.

Tracy has worked on sets for at the University of Montana. This year thespians from around the state spent various CMR plays including 1940’s Radio Hour, The Feb. 8-9 at the and Missoula campus.

“It’s almost as if the other schools Foreigner, Circus. It wasn’t This year CMR are starting to cross the line with until her junior brought home the Outstanding their plays because we’ve been over year when she became involved Ensemble Award the line for so long.” in stagecraft. for the fourth “I felt like I year, as well as was much better Outstanding Set at designing than Design.

“Everyone always looks forward to acting,” Tracy said.

Tracy is head of the stagecraft design CMR at Thes Fest because they know we for plays. will be really good,” Ragland said.

“I get to be in charge of everything.

She has attended the Thespian Festival since her sophomore year and Mr. Evans just tells me what he wants then I get to make tweaks and change she said, CMR is the school to beat. “[Other schools] have been stepping it,” she said.

According to Tracy, the set for up their game with the goal of beating us,” she said. “It’s almost as if the other “Circus” was difficult for Evans and her schools are starting to cross the line with to get a consensus on. “[He wanted] so many different their plays because we’ve been over the things,” she said. line for so long.”

The end result was an entire clown, During Ragland’s sophomore year, CMR performed “One lane Bridge” mouth open, meant to be scaring the then her junior year they performed audience.

“I did the clown and Alicia Fowler “Emotional Baggage.” “[Emotional Baggage] was a play did the other two flaps,” Tracy said.

Tracy said she enjoys her time in that didn’t have any words. It was complete actions,” she said. “Last year stagecraft.

“It lets me work at my own pace. we got awarded Best Creative Piece because they didn’t really know where Here I am free to do my own thing and I to put our silent piece. They made a new get credit for it,” she said.

Like Tracy, Ragland takes enjoyment group for us.”

Besides the awards, the University of from the Drama Department.

“It gives me a chance to become Missoula rewards multiple scholarships to students who participate in all areas somebody else by being more of myself.”

During period six stagecraft, seniors Samantha Tracy and Debra Thomas paint a tent for the Thespian Festival performance “Circus.” CMR won Outstanding Set Design. Tracy designed the set.

Photo by Beth Britton.

Hannah Ragland

Senior Matt Bronson helps put up a sign for “Circus” set.

The Thespian Festival took place Feb. 8-9 in Missoula.

Photo by Beth Britton.

Prior to her performance, senior Hannah Ragland puts the finishing touches on a prop mask. Photo by Peyton Fulbright.

Actors Doug Dishman, junior, and Kaylee Osentowski, sophomore, act out Circus for first period students on Feb. 6. The play was performed all periods for classes that could attend. Photo by Peyton Fulbright.

Senior Guil Polsema, performs during the first period showing of “Circus” on Feb. 6. Polsema was awarded the Outstanding Dialect Work Award during the Thespian Festival. Photo by Peyton Fulbright.

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weighing in Junior Chase Marmon squares off against a Great Falls High opponent in the annual cross-town showdown. CMR went on to lose to the Bison. Photo by Peyton Fulbright.

Wrestlers reflect on reputation of wrestling, nutrition habits

Sports Editor

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by tony lynes, staff writer Jared Dickson loves eating candy, or anything unhealthy he can get his hands on when he isn’t wrapped up in wrestling season. During the grueling stretch that lasts just over three months of non-stop practice and matches, he knows he has to make sure he’s consuming the right things.

“A lot of people from other schools cut a lot. If you don’t cut the weight, you will be the smaller guy.”

This means that slacking off and eating

McDonald’s on a daily basis will cause him to be matched up against the bigger guys that weigh similarly, but will be the tougher match.

Fortunately, once a wrestler weighs in, they can eat a hardy meal that day, and snack throughout to keep their energy up. It can be the difference of being super energized, or super tired, according to Dickson. Just like getting sluggish from eating too much, cutting back takes a toll as well.

“Sometimes I get tired so I sleep a lot

What do a green headband, a pair of Nike socks, a yellow hair tie, a pillow pet named Lucky Duck Quackers, Luna Bars, and the way I wear my soccer uniform have in common?

Each one of these hodgepodge items has a special place in my sports superstition.

For example, I wear a certain headband during every sports season, each matched with a complementary hair tie representing Rustler colors. Lucky Duck Quackers, a miniature duck pillow pet, is my faithful companion on every sports bus trip. When I can, I try to always eat a Luna Bar before a competition. And of course, I roll my socks up to the knee and adjust my shorts with only

and drink a lot of water,” Dickson said.

Coach Aaron Jensen feels strongly about his wrestlers’ nutrition.

“I am not an advocate of kids losing weight,” Jensen said.

He says wrestling can go a long way in supporting nutrition, but kids should wrestle their natural weight and focus on practicing and getting better, rather than worrying about what class they are in. Most athletes on the wrestling team compete at their unaltered weight, focusing more on the sport.

a single roll of the waistband (never a double roll), even though they are still a bit long.

Never ask me to wear a different headband, leave Lucky Duck at home, or fold my socks instead of rolling them. To me, each item is a key to a personal and team victory.

You may think I’m silly for believing that an energy bar or a special hair tie will bring me luck, but for me it is a matter of being comfortable.

My special colored hair accessories and cuddly pillow pet make me feel at home wherever I am, and bring a sense of uniformity to each game or match. Even though I may be in a different city playing a different game, I feel like things are more the same than different.

And don’t say for one second that my lucky objects don’t actually work. For example, I once discarded my

“I’ve seen kids that are potential champions lose because they don’t have [enough] energy,” Jensen said.

He said the idea of losing crazy amounts of weight is a black eye to the sport. If he sees that one of his athletes could potentially move up a weight class, then he will encourage them to gain some weight in order to compete at a higher level.

“I never cut weight when I wrestled, and my kid won’t be doing it when he starts wrestling.”

usual white soccer headband for a green one during my sophomore soccer season. My team then lost a 7-3 decision to Billings Senior in one of my least favorite sports moments of high school. And how am I supposed to nap on the bus when I don’t have a pillow pet to rest my head on?

The point is, don’t let any person tell you that the way you like to do things is wrong or that you should stop carrying out the tasks that make you the most happy and comfortable. No person should ever feel like he or she should have to change their ways because someone else doesn’t like the way that person lives their life.

Live your life (and have your superstitions) that make you feel the best. And, as long as you’re hurting no other person, don’t change for anyone.

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Teams bond in the midst of long, hard sports seasons by drew brennan, staff writer Being in the middle of a seemingly ritualistic war chant is one thing sophomore Tianna Stevens looks forward to in the foreseeable future.

Stevens said that before every meet all of the swimmers would stand in a circle, arms on each other’s shoulders. The seniors stand in the middle, leading the cheers to pump everyone up before the meet.

Stevens, a member of the C.M. Russell High School swim team, loves the time that she spends with her family away from home; this family just happens to be underwater. Families, though, are not in complete harmony all of the time.

“There is some tension,” she said.

That doesn’t get in the way of the one goal shared by every member of the team. That one goal, of course, is winning.

The team has looked decent thus far, but will need to turn it up as the season begins to wind down, Stevens said.

Four teams make up the practice squad, all of them under coach Ed MacNamee. There is the Great Falls High boys and girls, as well as the CMR boys and girls. All four teams participate in joint practice.

Their motto is “four teams, one family.”

Although they are one big family, they still compete individually, for the most part.

As a freshman, Stevens said she was taken under the wing of 2013 graduate Shelby Sechena.

“She taught me things that I’ll never forget,” she said.

Stevens also said she hopes to take home a state title

this year and next. Perhaps, Stevens said, she is most looking forward to working with freshman swimmers next year, and beyond.

“I hope to impact the younger swimmers, in the coming years, and lead them down the right path.”

Looking up to the older girls is one of the reasons Taylor Edwards plays basketball.

“Everyone looks up to each other,” she said.

Edwards explains that the older girls keep an eye on all of the younger girls; they also keep them under their wing almost.

“They’re really encouraging. They help me out a lot,” she said.

She’s looking forward to next year when she will be the one who can help out the entire team, on and off the court.

“I want younger girls to look up at me and think they want to be like me. But with that comes a lot of pressure,” Gathering for a pep talk, the girls basketball team prepare for the she said. game against Bozeman on Jan. 25. Photo by April Hummel.

Edwards said a lot of girls already do look up to her, and it’s an amazing feeling. She has cherished every understands his players, she said.

“Our coaches are amazing. Crosby just puts us all in a moment of it.

“You create memories and friendships that last situation to have fun and be successful; he really just sets the tone,” Edwards said. forever,” She said.

She said the coaches have taught all of them about The basketball season for Edwards has been a success so far, in her eyes, with or without looking at the team being united and playing as a team. The coaches have shown them the right way to play basketball and to work record. hard together.

“We’ve won a few and lost a few,” Edwards said.

“We might not have the most talented team, but we Edwards is a shooting guard for the varsity team and work harder than any other team out there.” it’s a responsibility she said she doesn’t take lightly.

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“The National Ski Patrol is a member-driven professional organization of registered ski patrols striving to be recognized as the premier provider of training and education programs for emergency rescuers serving the outdoor recreation community.”

Nsp.org Founded in 1938 Total of 27,000 members, 23,000 of them are volunteer Represented at 98 percent of U.S. ski areas 85 percent of NSP members patrol because of love of winter sports There are 4,000 paid patrollers 59 percent of NSP members patrol with another family member NSP is based in Lakewood, Colo.

Of NSP members 94 percent alpine ski 24 percent cross country ski 17 percent telemark ski 14 percent snowboard The highest Honor of the National Ski Patrol is the Purple merit star, which is awarded for saving a life

Avid skier and ski patrol member, senior Gwen Malisani poses in her ski patrol uniform at Showdown with her family members, who also are Ski Patrol members. Photo courtsey of Gwen Malisani.

Outdoor emergency services

Malisani talks training and experiences while on Ski Patrol In order to be on ski patrol, Malisani took a class that taught by whisper harris, designer After skiing seriously since third grade, senior Gwen Malisani her the vital skills, such as first aid and being CPR certified.

She also had to be trained in OET, or outdoor emergency wanted a new way to get involved on the ski hill. transportation. “[You need to have] a lot of “I wanted something new to do,” she said. ski skills,” she said.

Malisani is a member of Showdown Part of the reason that Malisani got Montana’s ski patrol team, and this year is her “[I enjoy] seeing people involved in ski patrol is because her “whole fourth year. family is in it.”

She describes her duties as mountain out on the hill, and She said that what she enjoys about being maintenance, making sure that no one is alone helping people. ” on ski patrol is “seeing people out on the hill on the mountain, emergency response, and and helping people.” helping out with events.

The greatest lesson Malisani said that she According to nsp.org, Ski Patrol is a has learned in her time in ski patrol is “how “member-driven professional organization of registered ski patrols striving to be recognized as the premier to deal with adults in emergency situations.”

One of the biggest things that she wants to be an outcome of provider of training and education programs for emergency her time on ski patrol is, “we want people to be safer, so we don’t rescuers serving the outdoor recreation community.”

After being founded in 1938, the National Ski Patrol remains have accidents.”

In order to prevent accidents, she said that the ski patrol is a nonprofit organization that “adheres to the creed of ‘Service rewarding people for being safe. and Safety,’” according to nsp.org.

“We will give you a cookie,” she said. “It’s an incentive for Malisani is required to be at Showdown two Saturdays a people to be safer.” month from 8 a.m. to 4:30 or 5 p.m.

Malisani said that she hopes to continue on with ski patrol “There is always something to do,” she said.

According to showdownmontana.com, “Showdown has a in the future.

“I would like to find another ski hill wherever I go to college.”

National and Pro Ski Patrol to assist anyone who may take a hard fall.”

Gwen Malisani

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Russian city of Sochi welcomes Olympic Games by lindsay martinez, sports editor The NFL, NBA, and college football and basketball have owned the headlines for the past six months, but, for the last week, sports lovers and non-sports lovers alike have been able to enjoy one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

The Winter Olympics have returned to the spotlight this February, and are taking place in the city of Sochi, Russia. Viewers won’t see one second of football or basketball, but will be wowed by the world’s greatest skaters, skiers, boarders, bobsledders, and more.

The games began Feb. 6 with qualification rounds in snowboard and freestyle skiing, while the opening ceremonies were on the night of Feb. 7. Starting on the 8th, medals have been awarded every day to athletes from a range of sports.

If you missed the first week of the games, have no fear.

You still have 10 days to enjoy the world’s greatest winter athletes until they go their separate ways, out of the spotlight until the Olympics roll around again in four years. Here’s some strategies for enjoying the back half of the games.

Team to watch

If you have ever seen the movie “Cool Runnings”, you know that Jamaica is no stranger to having bobsled teams, despite their tropical climate. This year, the two-man team of Marvin Dixon and Winston Watts will represent their country at the games in bobsleigh (the official name for bobsled.) Teams from Jamaica have competed five times in bobsleigh, and are looking to win the country’s first-ever medal. Dixon and Watts will be competing Sunday and Monday.

Random sport to watch

As for the weirdest sport in the Winter Olympics, many sports fans would cite curling. Biathlon, however, makes a serious argument for the title. The sport is a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting rifles. Biathlon developed in Russia in the early 1900’s and now includes five events for men and five for women at the games. Competitors cross-country ski and shoot at targets, with penalties added for missed targets. The athlete with the fastest time is the winner.

Biathlon will take place today, Friday, and five other days during the games. The US will bring 10 athletes to compete in biathlon.

Athletes to watch

Many Americans know the names of Shaun White, snowboarder; Bode Miller, alpine skier; and Lindsey Vonn, who will of course not be skiing in the games due to a knee injury. However, team USA has other fantastic athletes who you would enjoy watching.

Shani Davis is one of the best long track speedskaters in the world. Davis, an African American, has won two gold medals in his career and is looking to break the record for the most long-track speedskating medals won by an American male. Davis will be competing this Saturday in the 1,500 m, his last event of the games. He also competed in the 500m and 1,000m

Apps to get

Many applications are available to get more information about the Olympics. You can download the Sochi 2014 app from the app store for free to get complete schedules for the games. Also available for free is the team USA app, with biographies of our country’s athletes and other information. Finally, the Sochi 2014 Guide has many features, including photos from the games and top Olympic news.

Enjoy the Olympics and remember to tune in from now until the games wrap up with the closing ceremonies on Feb. 23. Be sure to watch for Shani Davis, the Jamaican bobsleigh team, and the interesting sport of biathlon.

The Winter Olympics air on NBC.

Winter Special Olympics brings new experiences to athletes by laura marsilio, staff writer The Winter Special Olympics come with many physical challenges. Training for the events and going through the courses can be a difficult task.

But for Cinthia Payan, the hardest part is putting on the snowshoes. Payan has participated in the Spring Special Olympics and basketball, but she has never trained to be in the winter games. Payan decided to participate in snowshoeing.

The Winter Special Olympics consist of three events: snowshoeing, downhill skiing, and crosscountry skiing.

Not only are there events, but there also is an aftergame dance, dinner, and carnival. The carnival is one of Payan’s favorite parts of the Olympics.

“I love the face painting,” she said.

Payan is one of 100 to 175 athletes that participate in these games. Max Pearson is another one of these athletes. Pearson, who has competed in the winter and spring games, said that he really likes downhill skiing.

“I like going downhill, but I go slow so I don’t crash,” he said.

Pearson, like Payan, always looks forward to the fundraiser, which includes the carnival and the dance. He said that one of his favorite parts is the food. Downhill skiing for Pearson comes with little challenge, although there is one. “[The hardest part] is getting off the chairlift,” Pearson said.

Many volunteers and family members help out with the games, which were scheduled for Feb. 8-9, but were

canceled. The state games will be held at Whitefish on Feb. 23-25. The volunteers include head coach Jen Imlay, who coaches many of the athletes. Imlay, who has been coaching for 16 years, says that she loves to watch the kids train and compete. The athletes are required to train for eight weeks, but sometimes they train for more because they are unable to train in the extreme temperatures.

“We try to fit in 10 weeks because sometimes we cannot do it because of weather,” Imlay said.

Although the training lasts for weeks, Imlay wishes she could spend more time with the athletes. Imlay said that watching the kids compete and win medals is probably the most rewarding part of being able to work and help the athletes train.

Shay LaVallie, an athlete, thinks that the most rewarding part is working with the other athletes and being in the games. LaVallie, who is participating in downhill skiing, likes being able to be around the other athletes and just helping out. “[I like] just helping out the other athletes and helping them improve in their sport. I like making them feel good about themselves,” LaVallie said.

Sportsmanship, to LaVallie, is probably the biggest part of the Winter Special Olympics. He said it’s not about a reward or a medal. The games are more about having fun.

“It gives an opportunity to kids who can’t do high school sports. It makes them feel like they can do anything,” he said.

Special Olympic athletes Jacob Erickson, Zail Frey, and Cinthia Payan are three of six Rustlers competing in the winter games. Photo by Peyton Fulbright.

Swimmers, take your mark

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Girls, boys swimming practices four styles of stroke, fluctuating in diffuclty

Swimmers take position on the starting block for the meet on Jan. 18 at Great Falls High School.

Photo by Greighsen Adams.

TOP LEFT: Dawson Grunzweig, breast. TOP RIGHT: Macie Dunn, freestyle. BOTTOM LEFT: Caitlin Soltesz, back. BOTTOM RIGHT: Patrick Brennan, butterfly. Photos by Peyton Fulbright.

by greighsen adams, entertainment editor

BUTTERFLY BREAST

BACK

FREESTYLE

“It requires the most training, strength and endurance,” sophomore Patrick Brennan said about his most known for stroke: the butterfly stroke.

“You just really need those muscles that people do not normally [use],” he said.

From going to the swimming pool at Great Falls High School at six in the morning to hitting the weight room, Brennan’s commitment and dedication to perform such a rigorous stroke is obvious.

“Butterfly is the stroke that requires the most strength and endurance,” he said. “Mental toughness is one of my favorite parts of it. Butterfly is the sexiest stroke.”

Although he is strong in butterfly, Brennan also performs the 200 IM. “I’m third in the state,” he said. “It’s 50 [meters] of every stroke.”

According to Brennan, he has been practicing the butterfly “religiously since I was 13.”

During his first race performing the stroke, Brennan’s performance was less than stellar.

“I got seventh place out of seven kids,” Brennan said. “I worked harder and harder.”

Sometimes, it’s the easy way out that pays off the biggest in the long run.

For junior Caitlin Soltesz, choosing the swimming stroke that came easiest proved to be the best for her.

“I’ve tried [the other three strokes] and I love them, but back stroke is easiest,” she said.

Through many drills, she becomes stronger and better about fixing the one thing she sometimes catches herself doing.

According to Soltesz, keeping her hips up and her arm placement are her biggest weak spots. She practices building endurance to better her performance.

“The hardest part for me is keeping my head and hips up.”

During a meet, swimmers surge through the water on muscle, practice, and adrenaline. While in the lanes, Soltesz can see the other swimmers from her peripheral, pushing her to swim faster.

“It makes me want to go harder and beat them,” Soltesz said. “[It] gives me an adrenaline rush.”

Her biggest accomplishment was the team effort she saw in Great Falls at State.

“Winning state my freshman year,” Soltesz said. “I was in awe the way the team worked.”

Swimming is more than an extracurricular activity for junior Morgan Shaw.

Shaw started swimming when she was just eight years old. She began in club swimming and joined the swim team when she got into high school. She was pushed to join the high school team by those who pushed her hardest in club swimming.

“It was my swim lessons teacher,” she said. “I passed all the swim lessons really fast.”

When deciding what stroke worked best for her, she left that decision up to the coach.

“Mac chose it,” Shaw said. “[Freestyle is] the stroke I’m best at.”

According to her, freestyle is a lot easier and much faster.

“Unless you’re Patrick Brennan who’s crazy fast at everything,” Shaw said.

On top of freestyle, Shaw also practices butterfly, but knows it’s much more challenging.

Butterfly’s a lot more difficult; it’s harder,” she said.

Family, to Shaw is the main important reason of why she’s swimming.

“My dad was the jock when he was in high school and I want to live up to that,” she said. “[And] I think about my

Patrick Brennan, 10

Dawson Grunzweig, 10 Caitlin Soltesz, 11

For sophomore Dawson Grunzweig, there’s a balance while he’s in the water.

Breast stroke, his stroke of choice, means working hard and learning how to balance his tempo.

“It’s not the faster you do it,” Grunzweig said. “You have to balance how hard you kick and push [with] how many strokes you’re doing.”

In order to improve, Grunzweig pushes himself to go farther: 200-meters to be exact.

“Longer distance sets in practice [push me],” he said.

Though he swims breast, Grunzweig also performs other strokes.

“Breast is my main one, but I also swim IM, which is [a combination of] all four [strokes],” he said. “I swim everything.”

He’s been performing the breast stroke since sixth grade, and for good reason.

“It’s something that I’ve been good at,” Grunzweig said.

Though it’s become easier for him, he’s noticed that it’s not right for everyone.

“Not very many people are [good at breast],” Grunzweig said. “[It’s all about] trying to balance between tempo and power.”

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How well doyouknow your

Rustler Athlete? by peyton fulbright, editor-in-chief To be the best, an athlete has to spend countless hours working their hardest in the gym and on the field. Because of those amassed hours of practice, athletes spend a lot of time alongside their teammates. At the Stampede, we observed this and decided to answer the ultimate question: who knows you better; your teammates or your friends? We asked a winter sport athlete a question about themselves. Then, we asked one of their teammates and one of their friends what they expected the athlete to say. We put their answers as well as the athlete’s response in this handy-dandy chart for your convenience.

Rather dunk over someone or nail a half court shot?

A nickname you would give yourself?

If your life was a TV show, what would it be?

Would you rather be the best at basketball or baseball?

Gabe Kuntz

Eric Dawson

Lucas Poitra

Dunk over somebody.

He’d rather dunk on someone.

Definitely dunk on somebody.

The locksmith.

His nickname is the locksmith.

The sniper.

Breaking Bad.

Breaking Bad.

Workaholics.

I’d be the best at baseball.

Baseball.

Baseball.

Gabe Kuntz, 12 Noah Danielson Go-to takedown?

Would you rather be the best at wrestling or football?

Nickname you would give yourself?

Biggest wrestling accomplishment?

Jared Dickson

Isiah Yates

Underhook to a The flying cobra, Underhoot to a an alteration of single leg. single. the flying squirril Football

Football.

Probably football.

The black mamba.

Incognito.

I’m not sure.

Improving from last year to this year.

Being asked into the junior Olympics.

His big match at the Havre duals.

Noah Danielson, 10 Would you rather be the best at basketball or softball?

Biggest basketball accomplishment?

Nickname you would give yourself?

If your life was a TV show, what would it be?

Courtney Schroeder, 10

Courtney Schroeder Softball

Rilee Peterson

Courteney Shovlin

Her goal is to Softball is where go to college for her heart is. softball.

Helping our JV team win our game against Butte.

Making JV as a freshman.

Making JV as a freshman.

C Schroe.

Court.

Schroeder.

Sports Center Top 10.

Sports Center.

Sports Center Top Plays.

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RUSTLER STATS Taylor Edwards, a junior, scored 22 points in the Jan. 14 crosstown game Junior wrestler Jared Dickson won the 152 pound division at a Missoula tournament Jan. 18 Sophomore Patrick Brennan won the 200 IM in 2:05.49 at the Missoula Invitational Swim Meet Jan. 25 This week of basketball brings us 2 Crosstown games, boys Thurs. and girls Fri. CMR teacher Ed McNamee coaches 4 swim teams, boys and girls from GFH and CMR In Eastern AA, boys basketball has 5 conference wins, putting the team in second place

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art students’

imagination

in various mediums At CMR, students are Art by Larissa Fugere Art by Sammi Tripp

encouraged to express themselves. The art department gives them the opportunity to do so in a wide range of class offerings.

Photo by Drew Austin

Art by Megan Davis Photo by Padyn Humble

Art by Alyssa Herrick

Art by Megan Davis

Photo by Padyn Humble