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Intro Edition -- NAME Savannah

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Art brings happiness to CMR student by Savannah Duke

Sophomore Kaila Dern enjoying Intro To Journalism. Photo by Savannah Duke.

Kaila Dern has a knack for drawing from a series of cartoons realistic lots of detail, and too little detail. “I am really proud of how far I came from scribbles and drawing outside the lines to drawing and shading great pictures,” Dern said. Dern’s favorite things to draw are mythical creatures like dragons. Dern said “That to draw well you have to keep in mind of the colors and details of a picture.” When it comes drawing or painting, Dern knows which one she likes better “I like drawing more because anyone can do it, and if you mess up you can erase your

mistakes.”she says. Her favorite drawings she did were from a long time ago. Art is a real inspiration with many colors and shades, and Dern said there are many different ways to make art. Her type of drawings and painting are from memory which means she looks at a picture and then tries to draw the same or different pictures. The reason why she draws mystical creatures is because“I thought it would be fun to work on because you can make your own perspective of a mystical creature like what you think they would look like.”

“Hanging out “Chocolate “Listening to with friends brownies with music when im when its been a chocolate chips upset makes stresssful week” in them” me happy” -Amiah Evans -Morgan Denegar -Hannah Baliey

What makes you happy? My heroes are my grandparents

by Savannah Duke Duke and sisters have grandparents as heroes. Throughout sophomore year of high school I have noticed that not a lot of students live with their grandparents. I, on the other hand, have been living with my grandparents since elementary school. I live with my grandparents and my two half sisters because my parents divorced when I was a baby. When I turned about six years old my dad wanted me to live with him in Atlanta, Georgia, but my mom wanted me to stay with her so a custody battle broke out. Since my half sisters and I have the same mom but different dads, there was a custody battle against my parents we were worrying who I was going to live with. I wanted to live with my mom so that I wouldn’t get separated from my sisters. Don’t get me wrong, my dad is a nice guy, but we don’t really have anything in common. My mom ended up gaining custody and we stayed in California until I turned eight. When I turned eight years old we decided

to live with my grandparents in Montana because being a single mother raising three children is hard enough. While living in Montana my mother got into bad situations and stuck in a rough spot. My grandma found out and decided that we are living with her from now on. My mother also agreed and decided that she is going back to California again while my sisters and I stay with my grandparents. Since then, living with my grandparents has been a blast. My grandparents have been taking very good care of us, and I couldn’t ask for anything more. My grandparents have been there for me even though I can be really mean. Since then my mom only talks to us on our birthdays. As the times have gone my grandpa’s heart has been getting weaker, and is now only working 15-20 percent; the doctors said he has less than two years to live. I am grateful to have them in my life even though they are getting old, and I’m just not ready to let go yet. My grandparents will forever be my heroes because without them my sisters and I would have been separated from each other and unhappy.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Kassidy Gates-Yost

CMR students love BAND

Part time teacher, full time mom

by Kassidy Gates-Yost Busy, but busy with purpose and passion. It takes a special kind of person to be a teacher as well as a good mother. Tammy Petzold, a C.M. Russell high school sophomore english teacher, prevails in all of her roles as a person. Respected and appreciated, she makes a difference in the community with all of her actions. Treating her daughters like young adults aiming for a full filled life. “Watching my kids’ eyes light up when they learn something new or see something really spectacular” she said. While teaching can be exhausting, Petzold uses her time wisely and has the rule to not being work to her home. Her and her husband are a team to conquer the schedule. With music lessons, T ball, dance, girl scouts and more, she enjoys every

second with her girls. Her smart, outgoing, and artistic daughters are the highlight of her life. And being a teacher adds on to the remarkable lessons and life-fulfilling experiences. “I love sharing stories and humor with my students and helping them navigate their lives. Teaching gives me an opportunity to help kids become confident, respectful, intelligent adults, which will lead to a better lives for them and better communities for everyone.” Petzold says. She admires her jobs and roles, and should be proud! Keeping her daughters happy, educated, respectful and loving, encouraging students as well.

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by Kassidy Gates-Yost Music is something that brings talented people together, helps people grow, and encourages good behavior. As C.M.Russell high school students know, Mr. Kellogg has quite the crew of band players and always blows away the crowd at concerts. There is a story behind every music player. Freshman Gabe Botti-Anderson plays the alto saxophone and has been practicing and performing since Emilee Vang playing the base drum during Crosstown for the fifth grade. In the durm battle at Great Falls High School in October, 2016. Photo Maverick class for the courtesy of Blong Vang. class and more, she put her all into what she students coming out of does, and that shows a true, passionate player. middle school, he is in the fourth chair. Junior Chloe Geary plays the clarinet and “Music and acting are my passion,” he says. “I just love playing instruments and learning has a wild heart appreciating every minute of her daily practice in class at CMR high school. new things about them.” “I like it because we do different things than Botti-Anderson believes that learning music is a lot like learning a new language and is a just sitting and listening to lectures. It’s a good great talent to have and pursue in. Putting in creative outlet” Geary said. Keeping the music savored and alive, she years of practice and effort is what makes the is proud to be a part of a team making great passion come alive in music. Freshman Emilee Vang is a percussion memories and wonderful friends in the long player, just like her older brother; the king of run. “The experiences I’ve had in band class the school, Isaiah Vang. The drums are the part that keeps the band together and in pace, very have been amazing, I’ve made so many new friends. Most of them are really cute people.” important players “The connection between all of the players” said Geary. Every music class, every time to practice, is one thing Vang loves about band. Being a part of a team, or drum line, is and every sound made in band, or even something to be proud of because you get to orchestra and choir, is what keeps these show your passion through sounds together in students happy and sane throughout their the group. Vang has hopes to travel in AA for high school years. To be involved, is a blessing band tour that the best kids in the state get to exposed, and the students appreciate and work for it every step of the way. experience. Playing for crosstown, assembly’s, games,

Furry love comes from all breeds

by Kassidy Gates-Yost “I have two pit bulls at home.” Say that in public and you will get a weird look like you’ve just committed a crime, but in your heart you know you’re more than proud to be able to say it. Coming home, I am prepared for about 90 pounds hopping up and down on me to show that they’re excited to see me, and I’m just as excited to see them wag their tails, try to lick my face and give me the world’s most amazing reunion, even though I saw them this morning. Pit bulls, Marley and Achilles behaving at Typing in Pitbull statistics on Google, home and posing for a picture. Photo courthe first thing that pops up is “attacks.” tesy of Chase Shanks. Unfortunately, there’s a bad reputation The pit bull breed is a blessing. The bad against this breed. They’re known as looks that people give us when we walk our vicious and dangerous dogs, but I love dogs to the park is absolutely heartbreaking my dogs; they make my life better. Let me because if my pit bulls walked up to them make it clear that it’s common for any dog the worst things they would do is cover to fight, growl, or snag your pizza off of the them with kisses and give them attention. counter. We’ve been suggested to keep a muzzle Yes, one pitbull of mine has been in a on our older dog, but we would rather just couple dog fights. Now that he has gotten keep him inside at home instead. older he has become more dog aggressive Stereotyped and judged, these and protective over our younger girl. But, I underappreciated animals that are filled know for a fact that my dogs are more well with love. When will their salvation come? behaved than some that I have met. I Pitbulls deserve much more than the can pet them when they are eating their negative feedback from people. They are food. I think that chihuahuas have more of born sweethearts, and just like any other a temper than my pit bulls, to be honest. dog, behavior is influenced by the owner.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Kyla Bennett

Happy to be home

photo by Kyla Bennett

Getting ready for a new life by Kyla Bennett Julie Graham, a longtime member of the C.M. Russel family has decided to retire after 30 years here at C.M.R. she has been here teaching a few different things, she started as a P.E. teacher and has finished her last years as a counselor. She has also taught health and drivers ed. “The best part was getting to work with the kids”, says Graham. Graham plans to travel, visit beaches and spend time with her family after she retires. She also plans to come back for the blood drives. “I’m going to miss the relationships most of all”, she explains. She said this year has made her look back on the rest of the years and made her see what she wanted to do. Coming into teaching she didn’t expect much, but she expected to have a good attitude and hope it helped others have a good attitude.

“I had the best kids in the world and I know I made the right choice”, she said with a smile on her face. Murry Medge, a funny teacher with a big attitude, and an excitement for leaving school. “This year has brought me so much closer to retirement”, the joker says. Despite how big of an attitude he has, Medge has helped a few kids out, he has taught drivers ed, and foundations of science. hes always able to make people laught, even when he caused the bad attitude. Medge plans to spend more time with his family, and travell. he might even go back to Canada. Medge has had a rough class but he has been able to pull through and show them whos boss, all with a smile on his face. Sadly, these teachers will not be replaced due to budget cuts.

by Kyla Bennett Storm St. Germain, a freshman here at C.M. Russell has become a large news interest when she ran away for reasons many others would have a hard time understanding. When she left she had put many people in stress, her friends, her family, and every mother and father that is capable of hearing about this. “I remember having people message me on facebook and telling me to come home, but i ignored them. I wanted my freedom”, Storm said. When she left, the people that cared had a hard time listening to her, they wanted her home. Her parents we worried sick, they started contacting her friends, people she had been seen with last and teachers at the school. “The fact that people cared that much really took me by surprise and i saw how much it hurt my

family, and it just hit me”, she explained. Though she had left multiple times in the past month, she has become very aware of how it hurt people back home. For reasons some people fail to see, Storm explains what she was thinking when she left. “I just wanted my freedom, I wanted to do things on my own and I thought it meant I would be able to spend forever with my boyfriend”, Storm says. When she left she caused grief, teachers were trying to put out “found rewards” and her parents looked non-stop, her friends tried to talk to her and everyone was worried. Now that she’s back, she has promised to stay and that has put all of the worry down, everyone is glad she’s back and here to stay.

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It’s time for a change in the world today by Kyla Bennett BULLYING. IT’S A PROBLEM. As a high school student I have seen bullies, and I have been the bully, but I have not seen anyone do anything to stop it. As a freshman I have seen the upper classmen pick on the “little guys” and we call it a tradition. We see it as a joke, we don’t ever think about how it’s really going to affect us and so it gets pushed to the side. Adults always say “it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt”, well I am hurt. Words can hurt you and it’s not something to take lightly, and especially living in Montana where we stand number 1 in suicide rates. It’s time to take a stand. It’s time

to stop the bullies. It’s time to get Montana off the list. It’s time to help someone in need. . I’m having a hard time understanding why when we think someone needs help we send them away, how is that ever supposed to help anyone? Why do we think that if we send them away that they will come back better? Because it doesn’t work. It doesn’t help anyone and most of the time it makes things worse. We need a new plan. We need a change. We need to help these people, not send them away. Be a voice, listen and make the change to stop bullying and help prevent suicide.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Andie Garrison

Ed McNamee loves what he does by Andie Garrison Ed McNamee has been teaching since 2001 and teaches government, sociology, and criminal justice. His interests lie in politics, conspiracy theories, and coaching swimming and baseball. These are both his jobs and his hobbies. “I’m fortunate to do what I do”, he said. Throughout three quarters of the school year he is able to go to either swimming practice or baseball practice, and he loves it. One of the top main things known about McNamee is his excitement about conspiracy theories. “It’s entertaining to me”, he said. The pursuit of these

CMR students Carter Storrusten, Joshua Reeves, Tyrell Hallan are all part of a band that more people should know about. Photo by Andie Garrison

Have you heard of them? by Andie Garrison C. M. Russell High School is a place for students to find some of their passions and explore their talents, some of which are sports, art, acting, and music. Some students attempt getting a band together they hope will last. That is what these four CMR students -- Carter Storrusten, Alex Massey, Joshua Reeves, and Tyrell Hallan -- are all part of the band. They hadn’t settled on the title “Strange As Always” until just last fall, when two of them tried to figure out the perfect name after the first show. “We figured we were strange enough”, Storrusten said. However, this particular line-up has only been together for about a month, the formation of this band started two years ago during Storrusten and Massey’s sophomore year. It was just the two of them for a while, and by the end of the year neither of them could find a bass guitarist so Storrusten switched to it and Massey stayed on the drums. After looking for a singer, junior Joshua Reeves asked to join last September and

he fitted in wonderfully. Then about a month ago Reeves asked Tyrell Hallan, a sophomore , to be the lead guitarist of this band. After going to practice with the guys Hallan enjoyed it. “It was great”, he said. “Strange As Always” has played at “Stuff” where many CMR students were showed off their own talents. They also played at Senior Celebration, which was great but they were considering calling it quits. After discussing it they decided to keep going and they were quite over. “Now things are better”, Storrusten said. The band puts a lot of work into what they do. “When it comes together we just know how to make it work”, Reeves said. They try to practice once every two weeks, but it all depends on their schedule. Sometimes they might have a bunch in a row; other times there’s more separation. Lately they’ve been saving up for recording equipment for music videos they’ll be doing themselves. Also they are working on an extended play named Emotion “less” and will be sending the demo to recording companies.

Opinions on “Strange As Always”

“I think it’s really cool that they put in the time to get this all together “They work hard and work together. It’s cook and practice. They put in so much effort, they put in a lot of dedication to see a group of friends do this” ~ Brianna and it’s really cool to see how well they do.” ~ Abigail Gronning Walker

theories began mostly in the 90’s, when a majority of people watched the X-Files and listened to an old radio channel called Art Bell that was on late at night that talked about the mysteries of aliens. There was also a movie titled “Oliver Stone” that was released in 1992 that was about the JFK assassination. McNamee enjoys many of the conspiracies out there, but his most compelling conspiracy is the JFK assassination. And although there are a few that many believe in, he doesn’t believe in any of them.

4 4 Orchestra should be able to have more self-funding by Andie Garrison I believe the orchestra department should be able to fundraise for itself and go through the process a bit easier. At CMR our orchestra classes are only allowed to fundraise once and that is quite early in the school year. The students in the class have four weeks to sell as much fruit, and a few other items, to raise a bit more money to be used throughout the year. Many students are busy with other classes and afterschool activities, making it difficult to sell a lot. Don’t get me wrong. The school does give the department money, but it is simply not enough. If the department could fundraise more, then things like purchasing a cello wouldn’t basically drain most of the account. It is possible for there to be more fundraising events, except it gets pretty complicated. It

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has to go through different channels to be approved, then overall approved by the board. This can be quite a lengthy process. However, with this added money the orchestra would be able to have better instruments, which is great to expand a student’s talents. The money would be used for purchasing new instruments or fixing them up such as basses, cellos, violas, and violins, as well as specific bows for each instrument. Also music can get very expensive, especially since it is being purchased for the entire class. There are four orchestra classes, two that are specifically for freshmen, then the middle and top group. Each of the three orchestras have multiple different pieces they need throughout the year.

German Class

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They celebrate many holdidays!!

(You can cook your own German meal for the class)

Oktoberfest (started as a wedding anniversery celebration in September) Weihnachten (Christmas, the real celebration starts on December 5th) Karnival (Started November 11 at 11:11pm, the start of the event. A king and queen is selected and people act weird)

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Zach Smith

Being President...What’s it like?

by Zach Smith

Madison Mitchell is a freshman, soon to be sophomore, at C.M.R. High School. Her freshman year she was elected as class president and she ran again for her sophomore year. She was elected again and she was ecstatic about it. “It’s a great feeling!” Mitchell said, “It is an honor to be elected not only once but two years in a row. Having the experience and knowing how to do the job. I hope I can do even better next year than I did this year.” I asked her what some of her plans to improve the school were for next year were, and this is what she had to say. “This coming year, I want to get more participation from our class. Like doing more for homecoming and more communication within the school.” Madison has planned on running or the same Photo by, Zach Smith position junior and senior year win or lose. She said that she thinks it will be a great experience and she enjoys it so much she wants to do it every year.

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2016-17 in review

by Zach Smith

I interviewed Jackson Howell, a freshman at CMR, and he told me his favorite part of the 2016-17 school year was the middle of the year. He said he was used to everything having to do with the school and had his routine down. He also said that around the beginning of the year he was confused about what to do and where everything is. I also talked to Jadon Jennings, a graduating senior at CMR, and he said that his year was amazing. “I can’t wait till I graduate.” ,he said “I am going to have a lot of fun in college and high school was a great experience for me and i’m waiting

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to see what happens after college but i’m hoping to be a carpenter and i’m going to Highland college.” Ananye Woodard, freshman at GFH, told me that her favorite things were football games, pep rallies, performances, and school activities overall. “I enjoyed these things because it was a great way to interact with other students and teachers.” Chloe McSwain, another freshman at CMR, told me she liked the beginning mostly because she met new people and she couldn’t wait to make more friends. Also, she said she likes it towards the end because she can’t wait for school to be out and she is doing stuff over the summer.

Future Farmers of America

Government discussing legalizing marijuana in the U.S. by Zach Smith

Marijuana. Some people are against it being legalized. Some are for it. Anyways, it’s a very important topic in today’s media with celebrities using the drug or voicing their opinions on it. Some argue that it is bad for you. They say that is causes cancer, cardiovascular disease, or can mess with your brain. But, it has a lot of good uses too. Some of the good uses are spiritual, medical or recreational. For spiritual uses it is very important because if the people that need it stop doing it or using the drug it could come with massive consequences in certain cultures. Medical use is important too, Marijuana can treat disease or improve symptoms.There is also evidence suggesting cannabis can be used

to reduce nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy, to improve appetite in people with HIV/AIDS, and to treat chronic pain and muscle spasms. Also, some celebrities have spoken out about this topic and certain doctors have agreed that marijuana should be legalised. Snoop Dogg has been quoted by saying “They legalized tobacco and alcohol. What’s it gonna hurt to legalize this medicinal, medical marijuana that’s used for purposes of cataracts.” Another person who has spoken about this was Bernie Sanders. He said, “It’s time to regulate and tax marijuana like we do alcohol. It’s time to end the arrests and the destruction of so many lives for possessing marijuana.”

May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Jackson Howell

Freshman year

Students learn the ups and downs, but mostly ups by Jackson Howell Freshman year for some is time of new experiences and a new environment. For these freshmen it was pretty good overall. “I feel like the first semester was the best. Mostly because of how new it was,” Mayer said. Maddie Mayer said that she liked that everyone was trying to pump up the freshmen. She said that the first year was pretty good overall and that she was excited for her next year. She said that her favorite part was the pep assemblies because they were so exciting and fun. “It was far better than middle school, my favorite part was having a lot more freedom, a lot more choices,” Hawley said. Mathew Hawley said that he is excited to come back next year and see his friends again as well as how people have changed. He liked his first year overall, and he can’t wait for more. “I enjoyed seeing friends,” Patterson said.

Jaylon Patterson said that he enjoyed the increased challenge and difficulty compared to middle school. He said that he too enjoyed his first year of high school. Ryan Winter said that he kind of enjoyed his first year. He also said that spring break was his favorite part. He said that he can’t wait to come back. “It was pretty nifty, the classes were more fun and engaging,” Smith said Zach Smith said that the lunches were “40x better.” He said that he likes that you can actually go different places and do more stuff for the classes. He said that it was quite the change because he did a lot more in his classes this year than all of middle school. He said that the classes were much harder and he had to work to not have bad grades. Zach told me that his favorite part of the year was the beginning. He said it was his favorite part because it was the start of a new year and he got to see more people and meet new teachers.

Ryan Anderson: English teacher extrordinaire by Jackson Howell kids play the parts and learn the writing Ryan Anderson is an English teacher styles. He also likes that the kids like it. at C.M.Russell High School. He has been “The beginning of the year with teaching for 13 years, and is freshmen is really fun.” also certified to teach History. He says that it really sets the He wouldn’t give up teaching tone for the rest of the year. He English though because he loves said that he loves it when you’re it so much. helping a student and then he “English is a great subject, just gets it. He says that it’s a and I enjoy teaching it.” wonderful feeling. He really enjoys when “It’s always been great to Photo by Jackson students are understanding be with such smart students Howell things and getting the concepts. everyday.” He said he really likes helping students to His favorite part about teaching is when understand as well. students just blow you away with their “Teaching Romeo and Juliet is my work. He said that it tells him he’s done his favorite part.” job right. He said that it’s fun for him to watch the

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Ryan Anderson’s Honors English class 5-19-17 has a bit of free time before the bell Photo by Jackson Howell

American opinion, a wonderful concept, if approched right by Jackson Howell

I don’t want the voice of someone who doesn’t know anything to out shout me and drown those of us who care enough to gather an educated opinion out. I believe that having an opinion is the You should know that if you vote without cornerstone of American society. To have knowing what your candidate stands for an opinion is to have your that your ignorance has cancelled voice heard. This segways State voting out someone’s vote who knew into the topic of voting, and percentage what they were doing and voted I wholeheartedly believe for their opinion. Montana that every American with an If you can, always remember 74.44% opinion should vote so that that your opinion is no greater or their voice can be heard. To less than anyone else’s. If you live Texas not vote would be to waste a in the United States of America 46.45% perfectly good opinion and not you live in a unique and wonderful have the ability to complain nation where your voice can and New York validly when an election should be heard. 57% doesn’t go your way. It is the duty of our government If you have an option to voice your opinion, and if they California that’s all fine and dandy don’t well in two to four years 75.3% until you start to tell me that they won’t get their job back. If my opinion is wrong. It is my opinion that something doesn’t go your way with regards having an opinion means that you need to to an election especially a presidential one be able to respect other people’s opinions. you don’t get to just say, “It doesn’t count, I If you are uninformed but you have an didn’t vote for that one.” opinion about something which you know The way our system works is that you nothing about,then it is your job to be able get a chance in four years to change it if you to at least back up your opinion with facts. don’t like it.

“There is no group in America that can withstand the force of an aroused public opinion.” Franklin D. Roosevelt.

May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Holly Spragg

Teachers head off to North next year by Holly Spragg Next school year, CMR will loose some amazing teachers and band director Russ Kellogg is just one of them. “To simplify my life a little bit,” Kellogg said about why he is transferring to North Middle School. Kellogg made the decision to go to NMS himself. Kellogg said that his parents are getting older and that he would like to take care of his daughter more and transferring to NMS would make that possible. Kellogg said that he is looking forward to many things next year. “I hope I can get some enthusiasm for music and playing at a younger age,” Kellogg said about what wants most at NMS. Kellogg isn’t the only one leaving CMR next year, Kasi Thompson will also be heading off next year as well. Thompson will be a seventh grade english teacher on the TAG team. “Teaching seventh graders, I haven’t taught kids that young,” Thompson said about what she is looking forward to learning at NMS.

Not only is Thompson looking forward to learning new things but also getting to know her co-workers because she was once a student there as well. Freshman Reagan Bishop is a student of both of these teachers. Bishop said that she is sad but knows why both teachers have to leave. “I know that they are said but it is to help kids at a younger age,” Bishop about the departure of these two teachers. There are certain qualities that Bishop said made these two teachers stand out. Thompson makes english interesting and exciting and Kellogg has a great teaching style and is very fun. Both of these teachers said that they will miss many things about CMR. “Mainly the students I have already gotten to know,” Kellogg said about what he will miss the most. He said he will also miss the award banquet and all the events Freshman english teacher, Kasi Thompson and band director, Russ Kellog are just two of the that take place throughout the year. “Oh my gosh, the kids, it breaks my teachers leaving for North next school year. Photo by Holly Spragg heart I won’t see what they become,” Thompson said about what she is going to by Holly Spragg Spring said. be missing about teaching at CMR. 1,964 people participate in the Spartan Race Being able to run, carry buckets full of each year. Quinton Spring, a freshman was water and sand, and crawl under barbed wire just one of them. requires being in great shape. Spring said that “I was kind of nervous and I was wondering it was wrestling that kept him in shape for the how well I would do,” Spring said. race. Barb Wire Crawl- Any length of barbed wire This was his second Spartan Race “Wrestling kept me in good enough close to the groud with mud shape to run something like this,” and he was able to improve his time Spring said. by two hours this race. that you must crawl under Water bucketsSpring has been wrestling for about Spring came in 59th for the male Lugging buckets of six years and hopes to continue through category and 63rd overall. Spring’s 3-14 miles of runningwater for any distance to college. time was three hours, 32 minutes and Depending on the “I hope I can wrestle in college and I three seconds. Do you have want to coach after that,” Spring said. Spring said that his favorite part of level , you may run 3-14 No matter how many races Spring the race was the ending. what it takes? miles up a mountain runs or how often he wrestles, he still “The ending is my favorite part because of the T-shirt and the medal and the has those little things that bring more joy into life. feeling of finishing a race like that,” he said. “I love cinnamon rolls and Reeses and Running a race like that isn’t something that you can do alone. Spring was joined by Mountain Dew,” said Spring. by Holly Spragg Spring also enjoys many outdoor activities You know that feeling when you get on a roller coaster and you really want to get off, his father, Jason Spring, and sophomore Kai such as hunting, fishing, and exploring the but then the ride starts and you sharply inhale and hold your breath. Soon you realize, Stewart. “Kai and my dad ran the same race as me,” state of Montana. you are stuck for the long ride. That is what happened to me in the eighth grade with a person named Grace Steffy. We met in summer music and we, to say the least, were absolute polar opposites. I was too preppy, and she didn’t want to be there. In fact, she was forced to. Art workshop She was a new student and didn’t know anyone except me in basically the whole Photography school. We ended up in the same English class, and I will admit, I didn’t really feel like we would work well together. Printmaking Later on that day, we discovered we were in the same relative arts class. Little did we 501 know, that we would soon find out that we were duplicates of each other. Graphic design We bonded over stories of dysfunctionality, such as exploding bean bag stuffing all 502 over Shopko, tripping over absolutely nothing, and the mess that was us in cooking club. Drawing 503 Soon the time came to watch Netflix and stuff our faces with some good ol’ Pizza Baron pizza after searching where to eat for two hours and calling Dominos three times. Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, From discovering our love for Disney songs, how genuinely involve me and let me particate and I understand strange our families are, being dragged (halfway willingly) to a different state, and our existential crises at three a.m about how --Benjamin Franklin to bake turkeys, I must say that dysfunctionality is our personality.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Raiden Kruckenberg

Trans youth gives insight about daily life By Raiden Kruckenberg

Most transgender people do not live past the age of 23. P.o.c transgender people die every year from hate crimes. More than 20 in 2015 in the United States. Murders derived from these crimes. Now imagine living your life with those statistics. It would be hard, wouldn’t it? For Jasper Jones, the need to go back to sleep falls heavy all mornings. Mental disorders extract from this gender identity. Depression, dysphoria, anxiety, are all things Jasper spends his time with. He finds it hard to focus, during class, with the constant fear of his peers judging him. “I know a lot of people don’t respect me or my identity.” Jones said when asked how he deals with these disorders. Finding an utmost apprehension in daily interactions he finds it very hard continuing. “Binding isn’t really good for your body.” Female to male transgender person Andrew Crouch said when asked on how he passes. Paired with “masculine” clothing. Binding too tight causes breathing problems. Where your ribs start to bend, where your lungs can’t fully expand. Binding becomes a social thing. “There’s a lot of teasing during school hours.” Jasper says, when asked who supports him the most he responded with his mother. Reporting that there is a common ground,

and she makes him feel better during these mental spaces. Yet, she won’t let him go on testosterone. Testosterone, commonly known as T, is a hormone prescribed when transitioning from female to male. “It’s hard at home because I don’t have a lot of support at home.” says Andrew Crouch. Realizing their true gender identity becomes a challenge. Coming out is a definite challenge. Getting the hormones to support them are even harder. “I’m planning on saving as much as I can so I can get on T as soon as possible.” Jones said when asked where he saw himself in the future. Street testosterone is something all trans people think about, but really don’t try it. Some wait until they’re out of high school. The dangers amount more than the benefits. T can be laced, it would be hard to know you’re own dosage, without proper prescription. Although it can be and seem like a good thought, it isn’t. “I want to take a dull blade to my chest on bad days.” Jasper said. There are violent thoughts that come on those bad days. He also reported that it gets better with time. Both men having dysphoria, some days are better than most. “I’m excited for the future.” Jones said hopefully. He hopes that other kids can get out of these thoughts and situations. That “there’s a certain light at the end of the day.”

Playing Varsity as a young Freshman By Raiden Kruckenberg

There’s truth to be said about making it varsity as a freshman. Kiely Gunderson, a ninth grader at C.M. Russell High School, has done just that. Starting softball five years ago, Kiely has progressed most definitely. Yet there are always things to work on. So far, Gunderson has hit 3 consecutive home runs. With a plethora of RBI’s, watching her come up to bat is always exciting. Her main position on the field is being the catcher, with utmost control on the field, she works it well. Although, there’s always something to work on as an athlete. Her biggest thing is fielding. While being behind the plate, much fielding doesn’t particularly happen. So, improving on that is something she feels as if she needs the most work on. Especially playing both Junior

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This picture above was taken before last year, during coming out and the picture to the right is now.

Help me help you cool the world

By Raiden Kruckenberg Have you ever had that certain sinking feeling? Well, so have animals in the Antarctic. Climate change is something serious and both prevalent in our world today. We witness it everyday. Yet, everyone looks it over. Not only are animals dying, our world is dying at the same time. Carbon emissions are at an all time high. Causing a definite raise in our global temperature. With that resulting in very detrimental weather patterns. Floods, fires, droughts, and havoc. Our world is being heavily impacted. These burning fossil fuels are burning up our world. From the 80s to now, 2 million acres is now almost 8 million acres burned from wildfires. Fires moving at a rapid rate of 14 mph, they consume everything. All life and vegetation. Homes are ruined. For both Photo by Kyle M. humans and animals. Environments as the The atmosphere is trapping the unnatural heat overly produced by Burke Allen 268-6236 us. Which can easily be John Cislo 268-6232 With pestisides reduced and cut by being Brian Halverson268-6240 chemicals healthy. Take the transit, Scott Hartman 268-6233 avoid driving, use your insecticides bike and legs for once. traps Ta lk Driving 20 fewer miles and more to us per week saves 1,062 an lbs. of CO2 and $175. yt im These are easy things, ea ny our way to life attainable at that. day Diminish your carbon ! Disclaimer: footprint by going green. not during summer Recycling takes a little out of your day, we can

Varsity and actual Varsity, she feels “So far behind everyone else.” When asked where she liked playing more, she explained that there are both advantages and of course disadvantages. Them being that it’s more faced paced on varsity. She loves the team, and playing with them.The challenge of it all is enticing, too. Although, it still is very “nerve racking” and she has to put in more work than she would over in Junior Varsity. She also believes it’s for the greater good. When asked if she wanted to play college ball, she remarked, “that’s the plan” with a smile. She’s putting in the work, both on the field and in school. It isn’t easy, but perseverance and hard work has proven to put her through it. It’s exciting seeing where this ninth grader can go.

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also get growing. Forget the extra paper! Opt for sustainable goods. Manufacturing adds a heavy amount of CO2. Coal releases over 1,200 million metric tons of carbon yearly. We can put this imminent problem to rest. There just needs to be an actual belief in this destructive world pattern happening today. There are facts to back it up. There are things to see, but we may not see them anymore if we keep going on like this.

May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Sienna Cherry

“I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.” -Nan Goldin

Thoughts on budget cuts targetting the art department

Budget cuts have been targeting the art department for about seven years now. Approximately 30% of staff has been cut and there is very little accommodation to the number of students able to attend the art courses. Theresa Jacobs, an art teacher at CMR said that there are 393 requests for art workshop, but there are only 120 positions available for students. She said there used to be five studio classes available to students, and they are now down to three studio classes which are photography, graphic design, and painting/sketching. “Art is the most ancient language, and we take it for granted because it’s all around us,’ said Jacobs. Jacobs said the reason why art isn’t appreciated is because there is a lack of art education. And although the district does recognize little need for

art, cuts have still been made. It may not seem like it, but she said budget cuts affect students just as much as the staff. “It teaches problem solving in applied knowledge,” said Jacobs. Art can be applied to almost all the classes students are to take at some point in high school. There’s art in history, math, english, science. Because it can found heavily in most subjects, she said it only make sense that it be held just as high as our core classes. Jessica Haldenwanger, a student teacher at CMR in the art department, shows concerns about budget cuts in art. Because Haldenwanger is only a student teacher, she worries about being able to find a job being an art teacher in the near future. She said art is always the first to be cut because of the mere fact that people don’t value it. It’s going

to be a challenge but Haldenwanger said she knew this going into an art career. A freshman attending the painting and sketching class at CMR, Ellie Mccune says art is cool to be able to express yourself and she said she thinks she’s creative enough to make her art really interesting and enjoyable for other people. Because she’s in painting, she has experience with the materials provided by the school. She said a big down fall to budget cuts is that students have to use old materials such as paints and canvases. Mccune said that even though budget cuts are targeting the art department, she’s not too worried because even if you have a bad art department, you still have an art department. Adding to this, cuts don’t seem to affect her as much because she said the teachers are good a majority of the time.

Sarah Ljunggren shows admiration for writing

Sarah Ljunggren, a senior at CMR, has been in the journalism program for the past two years. She said she’s in both yearbook and newspaper and is the student life editor. Ljunggren wishes she would have joined journalism earlier for various reasons. Although Ljunggren enjoys both her classes, newspaper and yearbook, one thing she would change is only taking one class at a time. It’s a lot of work,m and she said the most dreadful thing about journalism is deadlines. However this may be, there are a lot of bright sides to being in the writing department. “My favorite thing about journalism is being able to get involved in the school,” Ljunggren said. The writing world allows students to insight all over the school. Along with this, Ljunggren said that she receives a lot of love and support from her writing staff. They’re more like close family, not peers. By being a part of this writing unit offered at CMR, Ljunggren has not only gotten close with her staff, but closer with the school altogether. It’s true that Ljunggren enjoys both newspaper and yearbook, but she said that she likes yearbook just a bit more. This is because the end product is a whole year’s work from a great bunch of students. Not only this, but it’s

a historical document, meaning that unlike the newspaper, it’s something that everyone will see. Journalism in CMR has made an impact on Ljunggren. She said that she possibly sees herself making a career out of journalism. Whether it be photography journalism in Bozeman or journalism in Missoula, writing might be a big part of her life. “Newspaper and yearbook have been a great opportunity; they’ve allowed me to see CMR in a way most students aren’t able to,” Ljunggren said. She said everyone should be in journalism because it’s the most rewarding class you can take.

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Is “Just say no” the way to go?

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Abstinence only sex education is a form of sex education that revolves around not having sex outside of marriage. This excludes other forms of sex education such as safe sex, birth control, and further options that are available. An absence of such information is both ineffective and inaccurate.Sex education should be taught in public education. Beginning the thought against “just say no,” I think abstinence-based education is ineffective. Rates of sexual activity, unplanned pregnancies, and HIV rates have not decreased since abstinence education has been put into place. When compared to sexual education, abstinence teaching is basically worthless. Because rates of sexual activity are not decreasing, this means that students are not only proving abstinence ineffective, but may possibly be showing an increase in unsafe sex. Clearly, education including

contraceptive information and HIV prevention is essential knowledge that the students should be learning. Someone from the other side might feel that this subject should be taught at home by parents Not to bash on the whole idea of receiving all of our sex education from our parents, but it may not be the best idea. There are a lot of myths about sex, and because not all of our parents have licences in teaching, we might receive incorrect information. Which is why schooling, public or not is completely fit to teach sex education. In addition to this, not all children are willing and/or comfortable to go to their parents. Yes, abstinence is the most ideal choice, but it’s so unlikely that people will follow this system of teaching. For the reasons previously stated and more, I am and will always be for sex ed.

May 31, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Jalyn Lundy

Netflix show glorifies the subject of suicide Charles M. Russell High School cheerleaders Emily Grooms, Cheyenne Hall, and Garrity Wright think about the past memories of their last cheer season. Photo by Jalyn Lundy.

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by Jalyn Lundy As the school year comes to an end, seniors begin to think about the past. For seniors Emily Grooms, Cheyenne Hall, and Garrity Wright their senior year meant it was the last they got to participate in the sport they love. Cheerleading is the sport that brought these three girls together since freshman year and brought them many memories that they will never forget. The memories that these girls have made them who they are, and when asked what memory they will never forget each of them knew exactly which one they would say. “Cheering underneath the Friday night lights on the boxes next to my best friend” is the memory that Grooms will hold close in her heart forever. Unlike Grooms, Wright’s memory has to do with her freshman year at her very first pep rally. “The excitement of walking into the gym floor for my first pep rally was incredible,” Wright said. Hall’s favorite memory has to do with another cheerleader. “When Vicki Brown,” a former Charles M. Russell High School cheerleader “dislocated her shoulder doing a push-up because she was so excited that

we [the football team] were winning,” Hall said. Along with memories, each of the girls has great advice for incoming cheerleaders. All three girls said to have fun, stick with it, and be confident. Those three things will get you through your high school years. Groom’s advice is “be confident and have fun. It’s an amazing opportunity that will change your life if you let it. Push past the difficult practices, drama, and the temporary pain you may feel and replace it with a smile, good attitude, and willingness to work. Not only will you have an incredible experience, but you will learn lessons far past high school.” Like Grooms, Wright agrees that you need to stay with it and have fun. “Stick with it. It gets better every year,” Wright said. According to Hall, smiling and the team are the most important things that you can have. “Smile. Cheer has some rough moments, but those girls are your family. When it’s all said and done you will miss the team the most.” Hall said. Everyone always wishes that they can go back and do things all over again and usually seniors feel this the most, so when asked

if these girls could go back and do one thing over again they knew exactly what they would say. For Grooms this meant she would be more outgoing. “I would be more bold,” Grooms said. “I spent a lot of time in the background trying not to upset anyone, but I think if I tried to stick up for myself and my teammates more and such the year might have gone differently.” Hall would go back to the very first pep rally and the stunts all over again. “They [the stunts] worked the best with our team, the stunts showed our strengths and the music was super fun,” Hall said. Wright, on the other hand, would go back and do something that doesn’t necessarily have to do with cheer. Wright would like to be Homecoming royalty again. “Walking down the middle of the football field as Homecoming royalty during the performance [is what I want to experience again],” she said. Although their senior year is coming to an end these three girls will forever hold memories in their hearts and never forget what the CMR cheer team gave to them.

by Jalyn Lundy Did the new show “Thirteen Reasons Why” give kids the wrong idea of suicide? I believe that the show glorified the subject rather than have children and adults think it is wrong. Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely loved the show, but it gave people the wrong idea about the subject. “Thirteen Reasons Why” showed that once the character Hannah Baker committed suicide she got more attention than when she was alive. The show also showed the character actually committing suicide, which can put the wrong images and ideas into people’s heads. Suicide is a very serious topic, and it needs to be handled the right way and not by showing that people will care more after it has already happened. I believe the show could have done a better job at showing the bad effects of suicide rather than the attention. In the show you see that other students started to put up suicide posters after Hannah Baker killed herself, which should have been talked about before it happened. In America about 30,000 people commit suicide every year and on top of that statistics show that suicide rates are highest in the springtime. The show came out in the spring of 2017, which does not help the statistics. In my experience with suicide, it has a horrible impact on friends and family in the long run. The pain will lessen, but it will never go away, and it will always have a lasting impact. So in conclusion, I believe that the show “Thirteen Reasons Why” gave the wrong idea of suicide.

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Cheerleader takes on Dallas, Texas by Jalyn Lundy Not many high school students can say that they have been to Dallas, Texas to compete in one of the biggest cheer competitions in the nation or say that they have Photo by Casey been to a red carpet party. Schearer For Junior Leeanna Schearer this is another thing that she gets to tell people in her everyday life. Schearer went to Texas May 11-15 to compete in the Title cheer competition, which is one of the biggest competitions of the season. The competition wasn’t the only fun part of the trip however, there was so much to do while in Dallas. For Schearer’s favorite part was the red carpet party that all athletes went to. “It was really cool to get to see the “cheerleberties” and spend time with my team outside of the competition mat,” Schearer said. Although the party was fun, the cheerleaders still had a job to do and that was to hit all of their stunts and leave it all on the mat. Schearer gave us some insight on how they do that. “We circle up and have a pep talk,” Schearer said. “Our coach has a saying and we have a cheer we do.” Even with all of the encouragement it is still fairly easy to get nervous about the stunts, and Schearer knew what she was nervouse about. “Just one stunt I was a bit freaked out about. They are called 180’s, and it’s the stunt my group struggles with the most. Other than that there wasn’t a worry in the world,” Schearer said. For Schearer this is just another day in the life, and she plans on continuing it as long as she possibly can.

May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Kaylebb Stahmer

Leader considers next year of Rustler Allies by Kaylebb Stahmer With the topic of what the colorful club Rustler Allies will be doing next year, Echo, the leader of the club, has much to say. “I have big plans for next year”, Echo said when asked about what steps Rustler Allies will be taking next year. They hope to incorporate 3 different types of lessons; discussions about current issues, lessons meant to strengthen one’s identity and skills, and activities meant to help those bond with others in the club. Alongside these

usual lesson plans, they hope to arrange a game month for every 4th meeting in a month, if there is one in hopes that this helps members have a time to relax and just enjoy themselves. Sadly, Rustler allies is inactive for the remainder of the school year, but with such headstrong ideals leading the club, there is no way this amazing club could fall into disarray.

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Meaning of a word filled with hate

by Kaylebb Stahmer Homophobic. A word that labels you as a hating bigot, scum of the earth. Such a word Echo Sundstrom Nancy Beston could make people think of you Shadean Noah Durnell as mean and hateful, but in a Western worrisome number of cases the ones subjected to this label are anything but. Sadly, I have friends who label many as homophobic for Jazz ? Heavenlyee Diaz some minor transgressions, which doesn’t seem right. Sure, Ian Kaiser there are some who are truly Miranda ? homophobic and deserve to be labelled like this, but many others don’t. by Kaylebb Stahmer I hate how people When it comes that that one special thing everyone just clicks with, Ronni Kelleher found hers in Room 325. “I feel like key club has been one place where I actually belong”, said Kelleher. This thing Kelleher managed to find in her freshman year was Key Club, thanks to her dear friend at the time, Faith Demaris. She really enjoyed her time there and just fit in. “I don’t know what i’m going to do about not having it next year”, she said when asked about what she will miss. She wishes she could put into words what Key Club has done for her. This year Ronni managed to become Key Club president which she thought she didn’t deserve her other years, though considering she won the Austin Sampo award, which is the highest award you can get, she Photo by definitely was one of the better president’s key club has had. Nancy Beston

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overuse this term so much, believing that they are truly a 100 percent homophobe when really, they are just uneducated and uncomfortable with gay people, say something they meant a certain way but if it’s misinterpreted or just have religious views that don’t support the LGBT movement, even if they are completely cool with people being gay. I once had similar views, and lost a dear friend of mine because of it, so hopefully this will help you understand what homophobia really means.

The proper definition of homophobic is showing dislike or prejudice against homosexual people, nothing more, nothing less. Not supporting the cause doesn’t equal homophobic. Just simply being uneducated about the topic doesn’t equal homophobic, either. Heck, being uncomfortable around homosexual people doesn’t qualify someone as homophobic, either. There are so many people being called homophobic who really don’t deserve it, and it needs to stop.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- isabella Croston

MONTANA STORM

places fourth at competition in Dallas,Texas by Isabella Croston When junior Jalyn Lundy hit the red carpet earlier this month, it had nothing to do with Hollywood or an Academy Award. Instead, Lundy and her teammates traveled to Dallas, Texas to compete in The TITLE cheerleading competition. Even before the trip, Lundy knew what she was looking forward to. “The red carpet party because we get to dress up in pretty dresses and spending time with teammates because we actually get along.” Lundy said. This party was hosted by the competition sponsor. While Lundy was looking forward to the party, Leeanna Schearer (junior) looked forward to all of the energy at

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Pledge of Allegiance at schools By Isabella Croston Do you think that standing and reciting the pledge should be required at all schools? I think the answer is yes. Regardless of where you are from or what your religion is, you should be required to stand for the pledge. The pledge is a nation wide tradition that everyone should respect. I think that the pledge is something that everyone should want to be apart of. Being able to recite the pledge is honestly such a privilege. However, not everyone agrees. Reciting the pledge is not required in most schools. This is entirely so sad. The pledge is part of our history and by not reciting it, it sets a bad image. I think that if you live in the United States, you should always be required to stand and

this new competition. “Im most excited for the atmosphere that this competition is going to have, it’s the first time they are hosting this competition and everyone is extremely excited about it, so it’s going to be cool to be apart of that excitement .” Schearer said.” We know we can hit it and we know we can hit it well.” For Montana Storms’ Elite team, the girls were mostly worried about the pyramid. The pyramid is at the end of the extra long and tough routine. “ It’s hard to push through and get the energy to complete it.” Schearer says. ” We know we can hit it and we know we can hit it well.” It’s normal for competitive sports to have rivalry but in this competition, that wasn’t the

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recite the pledge. According to CNN, the pledge of allegiance is “A promise of loyalty to the United States” and if you are not able to make that promise then why are you here? “Students are provided the opportunity to recite the pledge at least everyday however, students cannot be forced to.” says CNN. Standing and recitng the pledge is an important aspect of the United States history. Its terribly wrong to sit and not say the pladge when its right to do so. Please be sure to shows respect for your nation and stand and recite the pledge when told to do so. Thank you!

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case. “We don’t really have any rivals because we were the only team invited from Montana that competed there.” said Journey Snyder. Even though they didn’t have any rivals in Dallas, their home rivals are the Helena Mustangs. While being the only team from montana, they still were worried about their routine but having a team pep talk befor hitting the mats really helps. Although they didnt place first, the Montana Storm cheeer leaders olaced fourth palce at this competition, but the only thing that matters is that they had the oportunity to enjoy such an amazing trip like this.

Never give up on something you love

by Isabella Croston Alyssa Hauge is a 14 year old who has a passion for gymnastics.Hauge started gymnastics at the age of three. Her mom knew Coach Diaz, who was the one to introduce her to gymnastics, when she started to love it. Hauge had the idea of taking a break from gymnastics until she got the offer of a lifetime. Alyssas’ coach (Coach Diaz) offered her to help out with the Buddie Starz introductory gym which is 4 years and under. Hauge wasn’t going to accept the offer but she thought long and hard about it and she ended up taking it and she claims it has been “such an amazing experience.” Hauge said that she has never been so happy in her entire life until taking this job and she wouldnt trade it for the world. Her favorite part of her job is simply spending time with the little ones because they love her and she loves them. Teaching the younger kids is a once-in-alifetime opportunity to Hauge.

May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Rylee Mitchell

Mental Health Awarness Month

Hannah Pate, 12, Madison Mitchell, 9, Seth Boggs, 10, Jordann Lankford Laughing while telling stories . Picture by Rylee Mitchell

Intertribal strong Pride by Rylee Mitchell Joining intertribal strong is a commitment, having meeting every other week, following through with your responsibilities, and coming through and working together with others to improve your community. “What it means to me, it’s a very important thing to take place in.” Madison Mitchell, 9 said. Madison mention it’s not dreadful at all, it’s a second home and it makes her feel comfortable to take pride of her culture in a urban city, she finds it important because it helps her not lose sense of her culture. “Intertribal strong means to me, all tribes coming together in the GFPS system, to help our community.” Seth Boggs, 10 said. Also saying it reminds him of his home town, Browning, Montana. Having him join it last year it made him miss Browning less. “Intertribal strong is a group where GFPS Native American students meet and discuss important community activities.” Hannah Pate, 12 said. She mention that it is important that we discuss the future of Native American students in Great falls, to make a positive impact on the community. Joining intertribal strong for them was not only a commitment it’s improving their town, and making new friends.

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by Rylee Mitchell save more lives, help more people out, Bipolar, depression, anxiety, and let everyone know mental health insomnia: all are disorders that affect is as important as physical health. people’s lives daily. These four disorders Having a mental health month helps are the most common disorders people people know more about mental illness. hear about. These disorders are portrayed It also helps encourage people who most in the media, whether it be on a do have mental health problems get commercial trying to sell medication help with their disorder if they already or a social media site. haven’t. Our co-workers, “Going green peers, neighbors, for mental health or family members month.” May is mental #mental health may be fighting health awareness awarness month battles we cannot month, and some see, some examples participants across the would be thoughts or country wear green to show support, attempts of suicide, anger, violence, while others light up buildings. episodes of depression, drug abuse. Each year America takes a stand Everyone handles it in different ways. with a different theme to help I believe that if you’re suffering spread awareness. According to with a mental illness it is important to mentalhealthamerica.net, 1 in 5 U.S adults know that you’re not alone. There are will experience a mental health problem. many resources to help you through it, People experience and handle including the suicide hotline and family mental health in different ways. some members. The most important thing seek help, while others don’t. Having to do is to talk about it and address it. a mental health awareness month can

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Lankford stance on Education

by Rylee Mitchell Jordann Lankford has been teaching for five years as an American Indian academic achievement coach. Having inspiration for becoming a teacher to having it every day with the job she loves. “My eighth-grade teacher Ms. Warva inspired me to become a teacher,” Lankford said. She made class fun while making me understand it. She said. I wanted to help other students like how she helped me learn. Lankford said. All students loved her even the troublemakers, Lankford said. “I want to make students successful, and you need education,” Lankford said. Going to the University of Montana and

took a Native American studies honor course. She said. Learning lots new information everything started making sense for my family and life. Lankford said. “Students tell me, I make a difference in their life,” Lankford said, adding that the American Indian dropout rate is 60 percent higher than other races. I just don’t want them to graduate I want my students to live past the age 40. Lankford said. She said the positivity of younger students keeps her going. Helping her students with school success, also helping her students be successful with education.

May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Sarah Sylva

How to train your chicken by Sarah Sylva ove over Chris Pratt. There’s a new kind of trainer in town, and we’re not talking about velociraptors. We’re talking about 144 newborn chickens. Every year, the sophomore biology classes get to train a chick to recognize colors, patterns, smells, even sounds. Tom Cubbage is responsible for incubating and hatching the baby birds. He has been doing the chicken project for 24 years. “It’s been going on at least 10 years before I got here,” Cubbage said. So, the chicken project has been with CMR for a long time. Students at CMR have a wide variety of opinions when it comes to the chickens. From loud to absolutely adorable. “I think they’re cute and fun”, biology student Sophia Kluge said. Kluge is training her chicken to go to a yellow box. There is a blue box present as well, which acts as another manipulated variable. She and her group are using mealworms to reward their chicken, Papas Fritas, for going

to the right colored box. Since they are newborn chickens, they lose attention fast and are tough to train, but as they grow, they will get smarter and will respond well to the tasks they are given. Another biology student, Savannah Duke, and her group are training their chicken, Chickpea, to recognize and go to an orange rectangle and avoid other shapes. “[Chickpea] is very stubborn,” she said. Despite the chicken being cranky during some sessions, Duke still enjoys spending time with Chickpea. The chickens will find a new home after their training, ready for the world outside of the biology classrooms. They will be sent to a local farm or students out- Newborn chicks in room 321. These birds are being trained by Nathan Gregier’s biology classes. They started side of city limits instead of to hatch on Monday May 15th, 2017. Photo by Sarah Sylva going to Jurassic Park. While it will be sad to watch the chickby Sarah Sylva said that the Missoula ens go to their new homes, at least they will Few people would ever think about Avalanche is her favorite know how to recognize or juggling the responsibilities of choir, band, opponent. National Junior Honors Society and softball Sylva plans on playing at the same time, but Christina Sylva, an softball for the Rustlers upcoming freshman and outfielder for the during high school. 14U Mitchell Selects, will do just that to find Outside of softball, a bright future. Sylva is in 8th grade Of the responsibilities she handles, she preparing for the transition to CMR. She is has the most fun as a softball player. currently a member of the National Junior #4 A Series of “As a little girl, I always loved watching Honors Society at North Middle School. my cousin play softball,” she said. “National Junior Honors Society is a great Unfortunate Whenever she steps on home plate, she opportunity to help around our community, Events thinks about getting the timing right, finding and I’m proud to be a part of it,” she said. her “groove” and knocking the dirt off of the For her freshman year, she plans on #5 House of Cards concrete filled ball. continuing band and choir while taking On May 26, she and the teammates will an online medical course. She has even travel to the Memorial Day Tournament in considered joining theater and journalism. Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho. Sylva said she likes the Sylva is excited about the more options #6 Bill Nye tournament because there’s a wider range and courses to certain careers, but is a of competition from Idaho and Washington. bit nervous about the higher reign of Saves the World Her favorite place to go for tournaments, responsibility. When asked, she said she does however, is Missoula. She likes the good not know the consequences for stepping on competition and the C’mon Inn. Sylva the Commons skulls.

“I think they’re cute and fun,” -Sophia Kluge

Softball player tackles responsibilities

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Live action remakes are a hit and miss

by Sarah Sylva Recently, there has been a big boost in live action remakes of animated movies. Not sequels like “Jurassic World,” but taking an old animated film and putting live actors into it. It started with remaking popular anime shows such as “Dragonball” and has spread like a wildfire. Soon after “The Jungle Book” was released in 2016, we had “Power Rangers” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Live action films are not a new concept, but the live action remake trend seemed to come out of thin air. What do I think? Most of the live action remakes are absolutely phenomenal, while others aren’t as groundbreaking.

The CGI(computer generated imagery)in these movies are usually well done, and the animators work hard to bring a Megazord into the live action world. The hard work put into a film alone makes it great. The actors do excellent when they get into character, whether they’re playing the part as The Red Ranger, or providing a voice for King Louie. While I think that live action remakes don’t have the “charm” that the originals had, they are still just as amazing as the originals. Seeing live actors (unless, of course, it’s TMNT) come together and reenact a cartoon from the 90’s give me a feeling of nostalgia. I look forward to the upcoming live action remakes for “Mulan,” “Fullmetal Alchemist” and “Voltron.”

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Matt Gange

Media repeats news by Matt Gange The media feels like the same thing and the same story everyday. Whenever I hear news it deals with the same topic nonstop, and that topic is usually politics. The media tries to bash Trump and mock him every second of the day. It’ll be three months into Russia being involved with the election, and it’s still the head story on every newscast nightly. I think to myself that there has to be different news -- News that is important and relevant now. The jokes about Trump on the late night shows get old. I don’t find them funny anymore. He is the President of the United States, and he is bashed and disrespected like no President before. I know other things have to be going on in the world and things that are

Field maintenance crew at Centene Stadium gets the field ready for game action on May 23. Photo by Matt Gange.

important. Trump and Russia being involved in the election is no longer important news. I wish the media and other shows could show some creativity and talk about something other than politics. The media talks about the problems with airlines far too often. They talk about airlines even when the situation is three weeks old. It’s over and done with. We should be hearing about other news that is happening all over the world and not about stale subjects. Even if the media happens to be covering something new I tend to space out when the news anchor says the same tagline as he has said for the last month. Also the news anchor will repeat the same info through the course of covering the story. The news should be up to the minute with topics that are important and interest me.

Friends take the Diamond Student goes branding by Matt Gange “It’s hard to manage school and how busy the baseball schedule is”, Lowery said. The lives of young baseball players are far from glamorous. The dog days of summer and long nights can take a toll on these athletes. Even with the extreme grind of the baseball season these three kids chose that path. Braden Hirst is a Junior at Great Falls High School who is currently playing for the Chargers A team. He plays the outfield, catches and can pitch. He has played since he was 7 and his favorite part of baseball is just being out there and competing. This year he just wants to compete with the guys and enjoy the game. He is looking forward to going to the Spokane tournament the most. “We get to go to Silverwood and play quality baseball teams”, Hirst said. Josh Lowery is a Sophomore at Charles M. Russell High School who is playing for the Chargers A team. Lowery looks forward to overnight trips and having a good time. He’s played since he was 5 years old. “I like to win games”, Lowery said.

His favorite part is playing the game he loves with his teammates, but he admits the baseball schedule can get a little overwhelming. “It’s hard to manage school and the busy baseball schedule”, Lowery said. Tucker Pietrykowski is a Sophomore at Charles M. Russell High School. He plays for the Chargers A team. He has played for 12 years and says the mental aspect of the game is the most challenging. “You fail a lot in baseball”, Pietrykowski said. He prepares for the season by going to open gyms in November. He then has tryouts in March. “Baseball is team oriented but individuals need to do their part to help the team”, Pietrykowski said. He has had some great baseball moments in his career but nothing will top the run the Chargers A team had in the Miles City Tournament. “Miles City is the best moment of my baseball career”, he said. The game may be tough but their love for the game keeps them going day in and day out.

by Matt Gange Life can take you in many different directions. Your life can be drastically different from others all over the world. Wyatt Tanner, a junior at Charles M. Russell High School never imagined he would be branding cows once a year, but when his sister married a rancher that is exactly what happened. He has now been doing it for about seven years with more responsibility each year. He called it a family event as they gather family members to help so they can brand the cows in a reasonable time. It can be a long day in the field and is never easy. I usually lasts an average of 5 hours. “It’s definitely a humbling experience.” Tanner said. Whether it’s isolating the cows, giving vaccinations or doing the actual branding of the cows the grind of branding is never easy. You can be defecated on and kicked by calves or cows. You are on your feet for Photo by Matt Gange a long time and that will take its tole on the human body. He loves the lunch break where they can kick back and enjoy a good family meal before the grueling process starts again. “It is a good life experience, i’d tell others to try it out.”

Key Club

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Mikaila Dern

Death impacts in different ways by Mikaila Dern

Alex Peterson

Savannah Duke

“Will I greet death like an old friend, or will I fight with every last fiber of my being?” asks Alex Peterson. Death truly impacts many families differently. Whether it’s a shrug of the shoulders and blowing it off like it happens every day, or having an emotional time before accepting the fact that, you can’t stop it. Without having a certain religion, Peterson deals with loss like it happens everyday. She lost someone very close to her a few years ago and she still stays strong. “All I can do, it tell myself that they’re in a better place and they’re as happy as they can be,” Peterson said. There are hard times for Peterson where she missed that certain person but she has kept herself strong throughout this whole experience. “Loss impacts different people in different ways, for me I guess it doesn’t really bother me like it does most, but if I were to try and help someone I would say that, time doesn’t heal all wounds but time does give you strength to push toward through it.”

“Death influences people in different ways, for me it doesn’t really bother me, if it happens it happens,” Sophomore Savannah Duke said. Death doesn’t really bother her until the shock sets in, and she realises that it is actually happening. For Duke it depends on how close she is to the person. If she isn’t really close to them she just feels bad that it happened to them, but if she is very close with the person she feels sad. Duke says that she gets over death a little too quick, but she is glad that they’re in a better place and no longer in pain. Duke lost her uncle from colon cancer about two years ago. She wasn’t very close to him so she felt a little sad because she was related to him. Duke tries to use many ways to help someone else going through a hard time dealing with. She uses humor to try and get the person to laugh to try and forget about a little about what is happening at that point in time. She also tries to comfort them and tell them, “Remember all the times you’ve had with them.”

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“My favorite memory of high school is the chick project in Biology that we did in my sophmore year,” -Savannah Duke

Long distance relationships aren’t for everyone by Mikaila Dern

“In the beginning of my dating life I was never the long distance person because it was too much stress to deal with, with always over thinking about if they’re lying or cheating, but when it came to her, she changed everything for me, and she changed me for the better and to better myself,” Zane Dern said. One of his biggest struggles in his long distance relationship was trust. He said it was hard to know what their doing or if they’re lying or cheating on you’re or not. His views on long distance relationships can open the eyes of many people going through the same thing. “Do it at your own risk because you don’t know what might happen,” he said. For long distance relationships, it takes a long time to be able to see that special person, in person. But for Zane it took only a year, to be able to see his girlfriend in person. “It was awesome, it was so exhilarating.

Got a Yearbook?

Yearbook is very big when it comes near the end of the school year. Although, it might be heavy and full of pictures, it’s worth every page of memories. C.M.Russell has been making yearbooks for over 50 years. They just celebrated their 52nd anniversary this year. There are many books full of shapes, colors, and even glitter. Yearbooks help you remember all of the friends, enemies and even crushes that you had throughout your high school years. Buying yearbooks may be one of the best decisions of your senior year. “Yearbook is a great thing to be apart of. You gain relationships with friends and they really end up being part of the family. After (406)-268-6178

“When you’re climbing the stairs and you look over and the most athletic person is just as out of breath as you are so you dont feel as out of shape,” -Mary Brown

Wendy Truax

Death changes your views on life after you lose someone close to you. Math teacher Wendy Truax says, “ it influenced how I treated others knowing there are more important things going on in students lives other than math sometimes.” Truax also lost her father last year and has been grieving for almost a year. She deals with the loss of her dad by looking at pictures or items that were important to him when she is missing him or she talks to someone about him. When she sees someone going death in a hard way she says, “ Time does help. The pain doesn’t ever go away, but the wave of heartache that hits you gets smaller each time and Sophmore Savannah Duke Photo by longer in between times,” she said. Beth Britton. Math teacher Wendy “I’d also tell someone to let yourself Truax Photo by Mikaila Dern. grieve, cry and remember. Don’t try and hit it away.”

the deadlines and the twist and turns of the yearbook poise. It’s really a great thing to be apart of.” - Yearbook poise Whether you’re a fresh freshman straight out of middle school or a royal senior ready to get your life started, the yearbook can save your memories one page at a time. Beth Britton has been doing yearbook since 2006. C.M.Russel High School has been doing yearbook since 1966, and they have yearbook classes every year. “It captures the year for you in a small space, and we put it together for you! It has great photography and design and really engorage you to get one to remember your high school years,” Britton said. Room 326

It was like my heart was on fire,” he said One of his favorite memories of being able to meet her in person is riding the rollercoaster with her at Darien Lake, New York. Zane and his girlfriend have been together for almost two years, and they have overcome many obstacles and goals. One of his biggest struggles was very hard to overcome. “One of the struggles we overcame was when we took a short “break” and she ended up leaving me for someone else, but we overcame all the trust issues and the doubts when it came to that situation,” Dern said. Dern and his girlfriend have many goals that they have accomplished and are still trying to accomplish as the relationship grows stronger. One of their biggest goals within the relationship in the past was to be able to meet each other in person. Now another goal that they set out to accomplish is to make it through high school together and to build their future step by step.

Photo courtesy of Zane Dern

ATV crash scares CMR sophomore by Mikaila Dern

Looking up at the ceiling of the ambulance trying to ask myself, “What just happened?” as I hear my best friend, Katie, yelling and screaming in pain. My first ride in the back of the ambulance isn’t as soft and sweet as many might think. As a best friend hearing your friend say, “I can’t feel anything,” can be very emotional, especially after a four wheeler crash in the middle of nowhere. My first experience in a crash was way more dramatic that I thought it would have been. Before I could think about myself and my injuries, I was worrying about everything else like, the fact that we just bought the four wheeler and it’s already ruined, that I was really sorry that the crash happened, if my mother is going to be mad or if i’m going to get grounded, what others are going to think of me, I was more worried about if my best friend was okay, and if she was able to

make it, and if she still saw me as a friend, if her mother was going to be super mad, and things like that. I thought I would have been in and out of the hospital but there was way more work to be done. I thought that cleaning the wounds would be painless but the nurse proved me wrong as I was clenching onto the bed sides as tears roll down my face. I never thought something so small would hurt so much. All I know is that I never want to go through that experience and that pain ever again. Although, I thought that I would be able to get up and walk right out of there like nothing happened. In the end, that wasn’t the case, I rolled out of there in a wheelchair with some really bad scrapes, bruises, pulled muscles and torn ligaments in my knees. However, it wasn’t my first trauma. In the end, my experience was very life changing and I learned a lot. One of i’m glad we both came out alive and breathing.

Teacher juggles teaching, coaching, and fatherhood

Justin Jackovich and Kaidin Schneiderhan pose out side on the C.M.Russel football fild on May, 24 by Elizabeth Marko

CMR football athletes preparing for the football season by Elizabeth Marko

Many students take summer off and want to do nothing that involves school. However, there’s a selected group of athletes that will be working hard to make their football team, Kaidin Schneiderhan is one of those athletes. Schneiderhan played football for C.M.R. freshman year as a tight end and would like to continue as one. Schneiderhan is excited to play for C.M.R. because he gets to play with friends and it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for him. Making the sophomore team will be alright for him, but a higher level like junior varsity would be great also. He plans on lifting a lot this summer to keep fit. Schneiderhan is going to the CMR football camp, where many of his friends are also going for training. Justin Jackovich is one of Kaidin Schneiderhan’s friends that will be going to the camp too. Jackovich plans on doing difficult workouts throughout his summer and practice throwing to be ready when football season arrives. Jackovich will be playing for the sophomore team and he is very excited because it is going to be his first time playing since 8th grade. Justing Jackovich is trying out for quarterback, alongside his competitors. Brennan Clements is currently a freshman trying out for Sophomore quarterback. He plans on lifting and practicing during the summer so he is ready for the football season that is soon to come. Clements wishes to make the Sophomore or Junior Varsity team. He is excited to be playing next year because he anticipates that it will be a good football season.

Geometry. easy as Room 309

Periods:1,3, and 5

. Joe Agostinelli

Joe Agostinelli helping students in his 7th period study hall on May 25. Photo by Elizabeth Marko

by Elizabeth Marko Joe Agostinelli is a math teacher at C.M.Russell High School and a hard working dad of three young kids. He has to juggle many things, but he loves what he does. Agostinelli has a way of taking care of everything and still be in control. “I enjoy being a parent,” Agostinelli said. Agostinelli is a parent of three kids, an 8-year-old, a 4-year-old, and a 2-year-old. Joe has a tight schedule to follow with the three kids. After he gets off work, he rushes to get his oldest son from Sacajawea then he’s off to Fox Farm to pick up the little ones from daycare. Agostinelli’s wife is home for dinner and when the kids go to bed, but leaves for work soon after. His wife works late hours and Agostinelli does most of the cooking and caretaking of the children. “Do things that make you happy.”Agostinelli said. Being a dad, a football coach at North Middle School, a math teacher, and spending time with his wife are all things that make Agostinelli happy. There are rough times, but he doesn’t let them get to him. Agostinelli likes to stay organized and he does that by keeping a schedule with everyone’s jobs and appointments on it. Agostinelli and his wife try to get out without the kids for awhile and just have a night for themselves. Agostinelli also enjoys taking his family camping and boating when things get a little stressing. He said all you have to do to not stress so much is to just stay organized.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Elizabeth Marko

green and match the grass, so when we get tackled, there it a noticable stain.

-Kyla Bennett

Lunch time being robbed from you

by Elizabeth Marko The school lunch time is only 30 minutes long. The students and staff are rushed to eat their meals. This was not the amount of time it has always been. Students have such a low time now because students years before them got in trouble and got punished, but the kids now are different than other years. They should go back to lunch being the same length as a class for a number of reasons. First of all, I think that if the time is raised again, there won’t be as many kids that are late to their class after lunch. Students don’t have much time to go out to lunch, be back, and eat their lunch. There are many teachers that won’t let students finish eating in their classroom so they don’t get to have lunch. Students who drive to lunch usually have to eat in their vehicle on their way back to the school. This can cause accidents because the students are distracted. In my opinion, it isn’t healthy to have to eat fast; this makes you overeat because your stomach doesn’t register that it is full. Overeating is a leading cause for

obesity. In addition, students don’t have that much free time. When you go into high school, you don’t have a recess or time to socialize. Yes, you have five minutes between classes, but it’s not enough time to socialize and be on time to your class. Lunch time for these kids is their only chance to hang out and be with their friends. They also are stuck in a class for almost an hour, half of the time just sitting in a chair. Students need to be able to move around and get their blood flowing. Students should get a lot of movement in during lunch if there was more time. 30 minutes isn’t enough time to go walk around and take your time. In conclusion, having longer lunches will benefit a number of people. I think it’s a good way to get kids to class on time, reduce obesity, and for kids to socialize. Students should not be rushed to eat because classes before them ruined it for them. Lengthening the time for lunch will encourage other schools to do the same.

May 31, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Ayla

Art getting

Art gallery shows students’ work

another chance

by Ayla Cartwright The art program is there to let students be creative, but in the past five years, the art department has been cut by 30 percent. Art at C. M. Russell high school is a useful elective. Tess Jacobs is an art teacher at CMR who teaches students that they can create anything they want to. She’s a very passionate teacher and believes that the art program is needed. Jacobs pushes all her students to achieve greatness. “She pushes us to give our best,” freshman Kelsi Hemry said. Sophmore Jess Lemaster also agreed that he achieves his best in art class. “My favorite project was clay because it was challenging,” Lemaster said. Jessica Haldenwanger is a teacher who has a lot to say about the art program because it has had such a huge impact on her life. “When I was in school, elective classes were really what got me out of bed every day and is where I made most of my friends,” she said. To graduate in Montana, you

must have one fine art credit, and art is one of them you can choose from. “If the school had to cut something they should cut the programs that do not have full size classes,” Jacobs and Haldenwanger said. At C. M. Russell high school there are classes with fewer than 15 students in them that aren’t needed for a credit. As art teachers, Jacobs and Haldenwanger love to see the students who are passionate about art. There are 140 students that will not get their requested art class because CMR doesn’t have enough space. Jacobs and Haldenwanger can agree that art is not respected by many people which makes it hard to show that learning art is an important thing we should all know. “Cutting back on sports would help save money but would result in outrage because our society values athletes over artists,” Haldenwanger said.

Teachers demonstrate passion for art

Art students make masks in art workshop. Photo by Ayla Cartwright

Art is neccesary for creativity by Ayla Cartwright

Art Club is a community of art-minded students whose goal is to work together on art projects for school spirits, be an art resource for C. M. Russell high school, donate time to the Great Falls community, and educate Art Club members through field trips and meetings. This year the Art Club has painted windows for the holidays at a retirement home, taught classes in art for elementary students, helped students with art-related projects at Homecoming, glazed tiles for installation in the Seltzer Art Gallery and toured the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. One of the best events that they have done is face painted for the Arts on Fire

event at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. The Art Club is a fun club that gives students opportunities to see art at different places and to let students be creative. With the art classes always being full it’s nice to add another chance for students to get involved in school activities. The club does different projects all the time, including clay, painting, drawing and more. Art Club is a great opportunity for students at CMR. Most of the art classes are full so having another chance to get into art is a good idea for students who really want to get involved. I like all the things that art class is doing, and I’m glad that having an Art Club helps out the school.

C. M. Russell high school has played host to 7 diffeent art shows including the O. C. Seltzer Art Gallery Stampede photos

The colors and how to mix them by Ayla Cartwright

Tess Jacobs is a passionate teacher who likes to do her job every

day. “My favorite thing is seeing my students come back to me and tell me how my class helped them and what they are doing now,” Jacobs said. She likes to give her students the resources they need to make them have more experience in art. She involves all of her students in each project to make sure they understand what she is teaching. She doesn’t have a favorite lesson because she likes them all, but she likes the ones that are the most challenging to her students.

Jessica Haldenwanger grew up loving school so she decided to become an art teacher. “I like to enjoy seeing the difference that I make in the lives of my students and seeing them impact the future of our world,” she said. “My favorite lesson is the paint matching project because it was challenging for the students but ultimately very successful. The students enjoyed it and the amount of creative freedom they were allowed. Even though they were unsure of it in the beginning,” Haldenwanger said.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro EdItion -- Sophie Kluge

Teachers who make an impact by Sophie Kluge Sarah Buley, who teaches Spanish 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8, has been teaching at C. M. Russell High School since 1991. In 1991, she taught freshman social studies, but starting in 1993, she taught Spanish. “I really like teaching Spanish not only because of the language but because of the culture, and I like to share that with my students,” Buley said. Although she said teenagers can be annoying at times, she loves to teach them. They are fun to talk to, they keep her updated on the latest trends, and everyone has different points of view, she says. “It’s interesting how people see the world, especially teenagers,” she explains. Bulley did not know she wanted to be a teacher.In fact she has a major in anthropology. Like Buley, Janelle Munson wasn’t planning on being a teacher, either. In high school, Munson wanted to be a behavioral scientist. She has been teaching English at CMR for two years but has taught for 16 years. Like Buley, she said she likes teaching high schoolers. “I think they have different perspectives sometimes, and they surprise me sometimes with their answers,” Musun says. She also likes to help freshmen “acclimate” as she put it, to the new school and environment, and she likes to see the seniors realize that they are almost done. There’s one teacher who is only at CMR for the first period of the day, but she has already made an impact on her students. Jennifer Wasson teaches sign language at CMR then goes to the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind for the rest of the day. From the get go, Wasson knew she wanted to be a teacher for the deaf. “A big misconception about being a sign language teacher is that you teach deaf kids sign, but you’re just communicating with them,” she says. Through the semester, she takes her students to the MSDB to give the students an experience to use their new language first hand.

Tom Cubbage takes a big role in teachers union

by Sophie Kluge Tom Cubbage has been teaching for 25 years, but he has done more than educate students. He has been part of the teachers union for as long as he has been a teacher. Cubbage is very active in the committee, he serves as the Vice President. “I came from a state with no union. I wanted to ensure that I as a teacher was treated fairly and equally,” Cubbage said. He came from Wyoming. The state had regulations against the teachers union meeting so they had to jump through hoops just to meet, he said. The teachers union helps inform teachers about opportunities for extra training, discounts such as auto and health insurance, and negotiating teaching contracts like getting paid fairly. Cubbage deals with issues like these at a school and district level. Not only does he participate in the union, but he is also part of many other committees. Cubbage says he loves being part of the union, but he does not want to be more than the V.P. “I like where I am at. If I were to become the President, I would have to quit teaching, which I do not want to do,” Cubbage said, and he does not plan on leaving until he retires.

The solution to global warming lies in solar

Spanish teacher Sara Buley poses in front of her students’ art work in room 233. Photo by Sophie Kluge.

She loves to see this experience, she says and that’s a reason she loves teaching high school students. “High schoolers are a very diverse group of individuals and they’re eager to learn”, she says. But Wasson doesn’t have a favorite grade. At MSDB, she teaches a lot of combination classes with all different grades ranging from middle schoolers to seniors. “You can really see everyone use their different skill sets and their diversity,” she says. These three teachers love being part of the CMR community and the students love to have them here.

Speech & Debate

What is it? A team where you can make friends who share the same interests as you while you get to argue with people and work on public speaking skills. You get to travel the state to compete. You also have the chance to go to Nationals!

When?

After school on Thursdays in room 313.

Are you interested? Talk to Mr. Hurin or Jessica Banks

by Sophie Kluge Solar energy is a booming industry, but some people have trouble grasping what will soon take over fossil fuel energy. With climate change becoming such a controversial topic, you would think people would be more open to helping the environment. If we decide to change to completely renewable energy, climate change related issues would be drastically reduced. The use of solar energy does not emit greenhouse gases nor does it produce water or air pollution (www.eia.gov). When we get oil, we run the risk of the oil leaking into streams or bodies of water, and those instances have become a reality in the past. Getting a clean source of energy should not be so controversial. Solar energy runs no risk of causing harm to the surrounding environment. To me, it makes no sense why we would continue to pursue something that hurts every aspect of our planet. What people do not realize is when climate change hits hard, and it will, things will change. Our ocean levels will rise, causing floods on coastal cities. Temperatures will rise, killing plant life, animals, and ocean life. With a simple precaution like putting solar panels on business roof tops, we can reduce the risk of

the temperature rising. Renewable energy does not emit large amounts of poisonous gas into our environment, stopping the warming of the atmosphere. Solar panels are inexpensive. Most run from $7 to $9 per watt (www. solarpanelauthoritycom). With the abundance of natural energy we have at our fingertips like water, wind, and the sun, it blows my mind we always go back to fracking and drilling into our home. But this planet is not only humans’ home, it is the animals’ home, the insects’ home. Let’s be aware that what we do for our own benefit, does not benefit us nor the wildlifes life. I understand this is the way humans have been doing things for a long time, but sometimes the old way to do things is not the right way. I care deeply about the wellbeing of our planet. We do not have a “plan B” planet as much as we wish so we must make our home liveable and healthy. The hotter our planet gets, the harder our lives will become. Disease will spread, food will be diminished, the air will be polluted. I know no one wants a life like that, so let’s do what is needed and take care of Mother Nature.

“It’s a good alternative sourse of energy.” - Cody Wilkes 10 “Solar energy would be super benefical and I’m all for it,” - Ally Dube, 10

“In the long run, its benefits will help society.” - Braden Stremcha, 11

May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Sarah Adams

Star coach and father resides in room 324 by Sarah Adams Coach and father Mike Lins has a pretty busy life outside of his school career. When he isn’t in school, Lins likes to fly fish on the Blackfoot river, Pike fish on the Missouri lakes, as well as coach his daughters’ sports teams. Lins is a pretty crafty man. He has built two garages for his cabin. Four years ago Lins built his house on his own. In his free time Lins likes to do projects.

This summer he plans on starting up a new business for T-ball. Lins has many summer activities that keep him busy. “Watching his daughters play.” is his all-time favorite thing to do. Lins did a very noble thing for the kids who graduated his Transitions program. Once school was out he took all the kids up to his cabin for a fun weekend of fishing, hiking, floating the Blackfoot river, and of course campfires. He did it for almost 10 years before having to stop. The number one thing Lins is looking forward to when school ends is spending more time with his wife and kids.

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High school is the ride of your life by Sarah Adams Start of high school was a little rough. I was a young freshman to whom high school did not matter. Sophomore year you learn a lot, you start to figure out who your friends are, you start to realize how important high school really is. During your second year of high school you learn everything from academics to life lessons. Then Junior year hits and your high school career is almost over. You are starting to figure out your life and where you want to end up. Your senior year goes by so fast. You go through and learn so much by this time in your High School career. This is your last stepping stone before you are pushed out into the real world. Take your time in High School, don’t try to grow up so fast, learn as

much as you can , and don’t forget to take part in your school and have some fun, enjoy yourself. Before long you’re a senior and you’re done. You have your college picked, you passed all your classes and you’re getting ready to walk the stage. It gets a little scary at this point. You finally realize it’s time to be on your own and make a place in this world for you. They always tell you once you hit high school it goes so fast, you never understand that until you are in your last couple weeks of high school and you wonder where the last 4 years went.

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Teachers reminisce about their years at CMR by Sarah Adams Velma Jordan is one of the longest working teachers at C.M.Russell High School. Jordan has worked with all five principals, with a total of 44 years at CMR and 50 years in the education system. She started out going to school for med-prep, which is what her parents wanted her to do, but she always had a longing for teaching and educating young minds. She has a degree in English and journalism. After graduating from her first college, Jordan worked on the sports section for Cash Valley newspaper for two years. Jordan loves helping out the minds of our youth. She loves to see students become successful and move on to bigger and better things. “For some people there is a great fear of doing it, and I never had that fear,” she said. With all the years of experience Jordan has had she still learns new things everyday. There is never a dull day for her. “I always thought I would be a good teacher; no two years are the same,” Jordan said. Jordan has no intent of leaving anytime soon, she feels right at home here at CMR helping the youth. Jill Showen, a junior and senior English teacher, has never dreamed of doing anything else but teaching. Even with all the grading and kids that test her patience, she still wouldn’t trade her job for anything. “The relationships with the kids, and seeing them get excited about the material i teach is what keeps me going,” Showen said Showen has worked at CMR for 10 years, and spent some of her time in Georgia teaching English and journalism for 11 years. “Teaching English is like starring in your

English teacher Jill Showen has been at CMr for 10 years. photo by Sarah Adams

own play,” she said Showen was introduced to her love for teaching when she was spotted by one of her professors during one of the plays that she was in. “Teaching takes a lot of patience; you really have to love what you’re doing, you need to have a love for kids.” she couldnt see her self teaching anything else.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Ally Dube

Keystone XL pipeline is put into action

Varsity tennis team members, Paige Kujala and Andrea Lane, play a doubles game against the opposing team. Photo by Sarah Cherry

C. M. Russell tennis athletes support each other by Allyson Dube Most people don’t know the feeling of being up 40-love in a game of tennis. Most people don’t even know what that means. However, players on the C. M. Russell tennis team know the feeling. Seniors Erynn Murphy, Tyler Patrick, and junior Mackenzie George are all players on the team. Murphy and Patrick are doubles player, mostly, and George is a singles player. CMR tennis offers both singles and doubles. It also offers a lot of excitement and enjoyment. Everyone has different opinions about tennis, but when you’re on the team everybody seems to have a similar opinion. “I like the competitiveness of the sport and the travel trips,”

Murphy said. The travel trips tend to be the most fun part of the tennis year because you get to hang out with all the other members. “My favorite part is the people around me,” Patrick said. “I get to play individually but still have a team to cheer me on,” George said. She likes how motivating the sport can be, and she thinks it’s even more motivating when you have encouragement from the crowd. Making it to state is the whole goal of the year. When you make it to state you have to play many teams in order to place. You can only lose two games and then you’re out so it puts a lot of pressure on the players. “Having a second

chance to beat some of the teams we came close to beating earlier in the season,” Murphy said when asked about what she was looking forward to at state. She said she likes how it gives you a second chance. Patrick said cheering for the team was the most enjoyable part at state for him. Athletes miss a lot of school throughout the tennis season, but the players don’t seem to mind too much. “Schoolwork can be made up, memories can’t,” George said. She says it’s definitely worth it because the trips are a lot of fun. Patrick also shares that it can be very hard to catch up, but that it’s definitely worth it.

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by Allyson Dube Keystone XL pipeline is a 1,147-mile long pipeline that will stretch from Alberta to Illinois and Texas. When Obama was President he rejected Keystone, but now Trump has put the plan into full throttle. The pipeline has caused a lot of controversy and protests. I personally feel that Keystone should not be put into action because I think it can cause more potential damage than good results. Keystone will carry about 830,000 barrels of oil each day. Let’s say the pipeline burst or got a leak. The pipeline crosses over many rivers and lakes so if it were burst then it would affect all of those natural bodies of water. That also means it would affect the Sioux tribe if it were to burst. They are also worried about it going over burial grounds and disturbing them. Also if the pipe were to burst the cost for cleanup would be extremely high and good take a long time to clean up. The pipeline can also cause a great pollution threat. Since the pipeline will be carrying so much oil then it can cause the emission of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 1.3 million to 27.4 million metric tons annually. This will greatly affect our environment. On the other side of things, Keystone will create more jobs and will help create higher personal income. An estimated 20,000 well paying jobs will pop up during construction and manufacturing. Personal income will increase by $6.5 billion during the project. I think that we should not put Keystone in because the damage it can cause could seriously affect our environment and our people.

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My favorite moment was the senior celebration because it was cool seeing all the seniors up there

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Having a courtside fire and then the bus driver joined in on it.

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Going to state and playing other lefties because its different playing them because im also left handed.

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From cross country to science by Ally Dube Most people finish high school and then never look back. Nathan Gregier, a science teacher at C.M.Russell High School, returned to his high school and now teaches students. Gregier is a biology teacher and first became interested in biology during his sophomore year. He said biology is relatable. “The topics we talk about have real world connections,” Gregier said. He thinks the students can use all this information to understand the world better. Gregier’s favorite part about teaching is watching kids grow. “I like the energy you get from kids or teens,” Gregier said. He also shares that

there is never a boring day. Gregier also runs the cross country team at CMR. Doing cross country is one of his favorite parts of the day, he said. G r e g i e r started running throughout all four years of high school. His coach was Branch Brady which is the assistant coach now. Gregier is very active in the school and really cares about what he’s doing.

May 26 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Melissa Purdy

Mike and Ikes of CMR

Photo by Melissa Purdy

The world is our garbage can

by Melissa Purdy Your kids’ futures, your grandchildren, nieces, and nephews -- their eyes will never see snow fall, ice, glaciers, and cold due to our abusive actions in the world. The world is a holy grail of our solar system. It is beautiful and majestic, but the brawl we permit in the world has great hazard for our environmental structure. Since 1969, our oceans temperatures have been rising 302 degrees fahrenheit causing oceans to feel warmer than usual. About 150 to 250 cubic kilometers are melted away in Greenland and Antarctica per year. In effect, we may never see a beautiful glacier from Antarctica in the next couple centuries. The world is turning into its own personal garbage can. The amount of pollution

we produce on an annual basis is destroying the planet that was once beautiful for society. Climate change affects high schoolers because we feel as if we are destroying the world everyday. The hopeless actions we make affects the world. Our financial stability that oil and petroleum holds for us may be payment for the government but polluting the air we breathe. Our nations are being destroyed every single day. The one vehicle we turn on, the one light we turn on, and the one change of oil puts our lives in danger more and more per day. Our lives will be entirely different in the next 40 years. We will never see bright blue oceans, ice, snow, warmth, and summer. It will all be gone due to the hazards we cause in the world.

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by Melissa Purdy What’s better than Mike and Ikes? Well, the Mikes of C. M. Russell High School. “When students finally understand a new concept. The look in a student’s eye when they finally understand something is priceless,” Mike Beck said. Beck is a freshman science teacher at CMR. With tasking between two jobs, the military and being a teacher, he finds ways to multitask to continue doing the careers he loves. “When you are in the army you eventually have to teach new soldiers. I found that I enjoyed this,” Beck said. Teaching soldiers gave him the inspiration to pursuit teaching. Teaching for Beck is similar to training his soldiers, which makes his teaching unique compared to other teachers. “The biggest thing that makes teaching an exciting profession is the fact that it is everchanging,” Mike Henneberg said. Henneberg is another teacher here at CMR who teaches Health and Physical education. He devotes his career to fitness and health. “My favorite part of teaching is when you get to witness students have success -whether that be improvement, or gaining knowledge, or even just thinking on a higher level it is rewarding, “ he said. Teaching to him has been a dream since he was little. Growing up with adults who worked in the school district set a model to become one eventually. “It just seemed like a natural profession to pursue.” Henneberg said. He is certified

K-12 but prefers older kids due to the impact their choices and decisions make for the rest of their life. Sometimes his students are troubled but, he still tries to give them an education that they will not forget. “If I can impact just one thing that may make them more active or health conscious as they age, then maybe they can live their lives with a higher degree of wellness,” he said. Mike Beck is a very intriguing teacher here at CMR who has a passion for teaching. “Everyday is different,” Mike Lathrop said. Lathrop is a physics teacher at C. M. Russell high school. He has a passion for teaching kids and showing them that you use physics in your everyday life. What made him decide to become a teacher was a friend who thought he would be good at the job. “It was a way for me to get a job, and then I figure out that I loved it,” he said. He found that teaching high schoolers was more fun because of the content. The part that he truly likes about it is when he teaches his kids something and a light sparks and their head. For Lathrop, watching his kids mature in physics is something he enjoys. Mike Lathrop is a Physics teacher who devotes his time to the children he teaches. So, what’s better than Mike and Ikes? Well, the Mikes of C. M. Russell High School.

Math gives you options for success

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by Melissa Purdy Joe Agostinelli is a Math teacher at C. M. Russell high school who devotes his time to his students. “I wanted to start in engineering, but my professor turned me to math,” Joe Agostinelli said. Throughout college he wanted to be an engineer, but his professor who always told them just to work on their problems turned him to math due to his inconsistent teaching skills. He once even thought about becoming a physics teacher, but instead became a math teacher. “I wanted to teach older kids because of the contents in math,” Agostinelli said. Agostinelli has a passion for high school math because there is always a way to do math. With graphing you have several ways to solve making math awesome. “Math always works. There is no ambiguity in it,” he said. This makes math confusing for students but something to look up to as a math teacher. Agostinelli loves teaching Algebra one and geometry and someday hopes to teach algebra 2.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Emilee Vang

Russ Kellogg enjoys his final year at CMR by Emilee Vang

Kellogg Facts

After teaching at C.M. Russell high school for 16 years, Russ Kellogg the band director is leaving. Kellogg has been teaching for 35 years and many more years to come. He graduated from Great Falls High school and also went to school in Idaho and Kansas. Throughout the years Kellogg has developed many friendships with the students attending CMR high school. Kellogg has said that he is going to be working at North Middle school from now on. He is going to work there for personal reasons and because his daughter, Emily Kellogg a senior this year will be graduating. He wants to be there for her when she goes off to college and help her financially. Kellogg also adds that when teaching at North all he has to do is teach the students. At CMR he’s a bit more stressed with many things going on throughout the year and attending a lot of meetings. Moving to North he says will open his schedule more and give him time to try and live a simple life. He admits that it’s going to be hard to leave the high school. Kellogg says he’ll miss teasing kids and seeing many of them come and eat in the band room for lunch. “High school band is like a family.” Kellogg enjoys teaching altogether though

and will miss CMR. He is very excited to teach at North next year and looks forward to a new year. This year has been a really fun year for him and he’ll miss planning and doing fun things with the students. One of the event’s he plans is the symphonic band tour every year, but since he is moving to North he won’t be the one planning anymore. “I like band tours and I feel bad about not being able to plan that anymore.” There are plenty of students who aren’t happy at all that he is moving to North, but wish him well. Freshman’s from CMR, Ashton Conklin and Zach Carmean describe their first year of the CMR band very fun. “Mr. Kellogg’s teaching is interesting and is always making you involved in things.” Conklin says. They are both very upset that he will be leaving next year and wish they could spend all four years with him. “What I like about his teaching is that he’s not always so serious and knows when to have fun. He’s not very strict and always makes sure that you understand what you’re learning before you move on.” Carmean says Kellogg has made a great impact on the school with how well he teaches. Everyone wishes him well as he starts a new chapter in his life at North Middle School.

- Kellogg’s instrument is a Trumpet - Kellogg played in band at Chief’s game - Kellogg rides a motorcyle

Are Band People Nerds?

by Emilee Vang “Being a geek just means you’re passionate about something.” - Olivia Munn Have you ever been passionate about something and people call you a nerd or geek because you like it? Well, that’s exactly what I feel. Whenever I talk about my passion for band to others they make fun of me and call all of us nerds. Although we may be a little strange, “nerd” isn’t the right word to describe us. We are very good at what we do, and without the band, pep assemblies and sports wouldn’t be cool. Do you really think that people are just going to watch the game the entire time? Probably not. Lots of people enjoy the band the most because we’re the ones who pump up the crowds and are the ones playing during half time. I don’t think it’s appropriate to make fun of a big group of people because they like something a lot. Making fun of band is like me making fun of something you like. What if you really like swimming? It’s like me saying swimming is stupid because all you do is swim -- anyone can swim. Or if you like football. Football players aren’t very smart people.

The thing is everyone is stereotyping band players as nerds, and it’s like us stereotyping everyone else. I feel it’s not necessary for each other to make fun of what others like. We shouldn’t think that band players are nerds because we’re the opposite of nerds. You don’t ever hear people saying “Oh, I liked watching the swimming meet and football game.” It’s usually “Wow the pep band was awesome during half time.” Some people just come to watch the band so we are not uncool or nerds or losers and I think I speak for all of us that we are all offended. That’s why I don’t understand that when you’re a freshman coming to high school you think the band people are all strange and weird. Maybe we can be a bit odd, but that’s what makes things fun and that we’re all friends. Usually when you’re a junior or senior you then find the band awesome. If you ask juniors or seniors they say the pep band is the coolest. So the new freshmen who think band is stupid you’re the ones who really aren’t cool because the pep band is one whole and we’re the ones that make everything fun.

On Septemeber 17, 2016 a former CMR soccer player takes the time to relax at the South Central soccer park in Billings Montana Photo by Emilee Vang.

Forget glass slippers -- these CMR princesses wear cleats by Emilee Vang

When every girl is little they always want to be a princess and wish to have glass slippers. Well, forget glass slippers. These CMR princesses wear cleats. These three girls have enjoyed playing soccer their whole lives and play for the high school. Freshman Jadyn Frahm, started her first year playing for the school. “I really liked the soccer season and had a lot of fun.” she said. Frahm has been playing soccer for 9-10 years and wants to play soccer for CMR for her four years. She said that in the summer she’ll work on playing better. Even though the season is over she still stays in shape by running. She also plays basketball after the soccer season and really enjoys playing that sport as well. “I like soccer because it keeps me in shape and prepares me for basketball in the winter” Frahm said. Since Jadyn runs a lot her positions in soccer require a lot of her hustling. She plays as forward and midfield. Jadyn loves soccer and wants to continue playing it. Kaelyn Frahm, Jadyn’s older sister, is a sophomore. She has been playing soccer for 12 years and started when she was six. “I thought the season this year was fun because we got to look up to the older girls again and I felt more comfortable than when I was a freshman.” Kaelyn said. Kaelyn’s favorite memory she says is when they played under the lights in Bozeman for the varsity soccer game. Frahm plans to play for the rest of her high school years. To stay fit she goes to the gym and works out. She also plays for the travel soccer team in

Great Falls. She says that her favorite year of soccer was her freshman year. “It was a new experience and it was more challenging.” Ayse Mehmke is a junior at CMR high school and has played soccer since she was in second grade. She was introduced to soccer by her friend and said that she fell in love playing it afterwards. Mehmke thought the new soccer season was fun with the incoming freshman’s and that it brought a new atmosphere and new personalities to play with. Ayse had moved to Great falls during her junior year in high school and skipped playing soccer during her sophomore year due to her moving. Although it may have been tough to move to a new school and meet new people, that didn’t stop Mehmke. She decide to play for the high school as a junior and is finally back to doing what she loves most, soccer. Mehmke stays fit by doing other sports such as, track. She also played in the soccer for Montana United, another travel team. “My favorite memory of this year is making new friends on the field.” She said. Her soccer positions are outside midfield and forward. Even though Mehmke isn’t going to continue soccer after high school she plans to enjoy it now during her high school years and wants to play next year as a senior. Soccer isn’t just a sport. It’s also a place where you make new friends and make new memories. It’s pretty safe to say our school is decked with good players and with the three passionate girls playing soccer for CMR there’s no team that we can’t beat.

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Austin McIntosh

Game of Thrones is worth your while, and here’s why by Austin McIntosh Back in 2011, HBO aired the first episode of “Game of Thrones”, a series based on the book series ‘a song of fire and ice’. It garnered lots of viewers in the following years, and today it is one of the most popular TV shows to date. The hit series is set in the fictional countries known as Westeros and Essos, where summers last decades and winters last even longer. In Westeros, there are seven kingdoms, and the show focuses on the battle for power and the ruler of the throne, which is known as the Iron Throne. The show’s other main focus is the

approaching winter, which is predicted to be the longest winter that Westeros has ever seen, and the terrors that come with it. The show airs on Sundays when new episodes are out. With the HBO NOW app, you can watch it from season one. With an all star cast including Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, and Kit Harington, the cast depicts many different characters that bring this show to life. The soundtrack for each season is produced by Ramin Djawadi. The show has been airing for seven years and counting. After binge watching “Game of Thrones”, I fell in love. The political side of the show,

which focuses on who will become the leader of the seven kingdoms, is probably my favorite part of the entire series. I also enjoy the magical aspect of the series, as dragons are involved and mythical creatures appear. The costumes are designed perfectly for each character. The soundtrack is flawless. There are many tear-filled moments in the show and moments where anger controls you, but overall the whole series is a masterpiece. With help from the author, the producer brings the world of “Game of Thrones” to life, and it couldn’t be any better than it is.

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Abby Gronning has many plans for the summer

Abby Gronning swimming, rafting, and hiking in 2016. She plans to go do all of these things again this year with her family and friends. Photo courtesy of Abby Gronning

Mrs. Dougherty on retiring in 2017

by Austin McIntosh When Pamela Dougherty started teaching 36 years ago, she never looked into retiring, but it’s time she did. “I never wanted to retire,” Dougherty said, “But it’s that time.” Dougherty has taught at numerous schools in her years of teaching, and started teaching Culinary Arts / Embroidery at CMR 5 years ago. Dougherty took the time to explain her favorite part of teaching at CMR. “My favorite part is the kids.” Dougherty said. “They’re taller [than me] but that’s okay.” Dougherty said that she looks forward to throwing away the alarm clock and kicking back with her husband and relaxing for a little while.

by Austin McIntosh When school releases on June 8, junior Abby Gronning has some big plans for the summer. “Over the summer I am pretty busy,” Gronning said. She has many traveling plans, including going to Denver, Colorado two days after school lets out. She is leaving for Denver for training for swim team. She said she will be training and competing with other teams. Denver isn’t the only place Gronning is planning on visiting during the summer. She said that she is going to Oregon in August to visit some family and go on a hike, and that the hiking is pretty exciting. Gronning is also planning to go to Missoula this summer to compete in a swim meet called the ‘Missoula Firecracker’. “I heard at night, the ‘Missoula Firecracker’ reserves the waterpark for swimmers, and it’s pretty cool,” she said. Visiting places is one of the many plans Gronning has for the summer. “I’m going rafting with friends on three occasions that I know of,” Gronning said. She is excited to go rafting with her friends. Gronning revealed what she is most

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Intro Edition -- Trinity Chesterfield

Stock Cars keep Hannah Racing by Trinity Chesterfield

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Seniors reminisce on final year This is their final year, senior year. The final year this group of students walk down CMR halls to go to class, the last time they’ll go to the school assemblies. Seniors are on lap 4/4, their last lap of high school. This is a student’s favorite year, but hardest goodbye. Three CMR seniors, who will be graduating with the Class of 2017, share how this school year went for them. “My senior year went by really fast. I honestly feel like this has been the fastest year of high school. Even though it went fast I had a blast; My last year was amazing,” senior Katlyn Lane said about her senior year. As for some seniors their senior year wasn’t the best.

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Kolby Hannah, a sophomore at C. M. Russell High School, loves stock car racing. Hannah races every Friday and Saturday at the Electric City Speedway, as long as the weather is nice. But he isn’t the only CMR student you can find out on the track. Two other CMR students also compete in stock car racing. When asked about how he feels about stock car racing, and being in front of everyone racing, Hannah said, “It’s fun. I enjoy doing it.” May 5 was Hannah’s first race of the season, and he placed second in his heat. The race was 20 laps around the

track, and he started in the eighth spot. As the race went on and was going on the last lap, Hannah was neck and neck with another racer, both going for first place. The sophomore ended his race in second place. “I get very nervous. I usually just close my eyes and zone out and focus,” Hannah replied with when asked if he gets nervous and if so how does he dea l with it. Despite being nervous, Hannah does not let that get in his way. The sophomore is doing great things.

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“Senior year was ok, it could’ve been better. I got through it by keeping my Drumline head up and not falling behind, staying practiced their on top of my work made it easier to get martial arts during to this point, and I enjoyed it (senior a pep assembly year) for the most part,” senior Ryan Hannah said. The teachers Some seniors graduated a little early, one of our early grad students, take a win against CMR Cheerleaders Kassie Garrison shared with us how the students at performed for that was like for her. Pep Assembly the Basketball “My senior year went by faster Pep Assembly. than I thought it would. Doing my photos by Jessica Banks homework everyday definitely helped with grades. I enjoyed senior year, but I wish it didn’t go by as fast as it did, keep in mind I did graduate earlier by Trinity Chesterfield Nobody truly understands the time longest season; it’s not just a one than the others,” Kassie Garrison said. and dedication devoted to CMR Cheer, month commitment. It’s a year long until you’re actually a cheerleader for commitment, with the season lasting CMR. from May until March, then back on Cheer is extremely time again in May. consuming. It’s a huge commitment, Whether it be 90 degrees or 20 and the cheerleaders cheer in degrees, all of the cheerleaders are any weather, whether it be always still cheering, with big smiles good or bad. Cheer is a full-year and loud voices. During football commitment rather than a season. season I remember it was 30 degrees, Just like any other sport, being and us cheerleaders had to wait until bad with time management makes halftime to put on our warm-up gear. the season rough. Having poor time It was a very long and chilly night. management and not being organized Despite the cons of the season, is what allows students fall behind, cheer is actually really fun. Everyone • Peppy and as a cheerleader all of that means on the team just became a huge • Loud more laps to run during practice. family, which is pretty nice, and feels As a cheerleader, we have the like a second home. • Spirited

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro Edition -- Grace Carr

Students living in Montana share their love for the outdoors by Grace Carr Montana earned its nickname, Big Sky Country, for its overwhelming landscape and unobstructed view. Our vast number of glaciers, lakes and mountainous views provide a beautiful glance into nature. And the great state has so much more to offer. Hunting, fishing, hiking, and other activities are some of the opportunities to pursue in Montana. Glacier National Park and access to the Rocky Mountains are just a few examples of things Montana has to offer. Three freshmen at C. M. Russell High School share their love for the outdoors in the Big Sky. “Hiking, fishing, and hunting are a few of my favorites,” Aine Brady said. Brady has been enjoying the outdoors since she can remember. Some of her favorite places in Montana include Lincoln, Cascade, and Glacier National Park. “(Montana) gives me the opportunity to spend time with family,” she said. Talon Kristenson also enjoys the great outdoors. He prefers hunting, fishing, ice-fishing, boating, and hiking. Kristenson says he been in the outdoors “since I

came out of the womb.” As a family, it is the main thing everyone has in common and can participate in together. Especially since Kristenson believes there isn’t much to do in town, the outdoors offer more opportunities. “Most of (my favorite places) are lakes like Fort Peck and Holter,” he said. “For dry-land areas, probably Augusta and Stanford.” Emma Bergman’s outdoor passion is during a cold and frightful time: Winter in Montana. Bergman loves to ski and has been doing it since she was three years old. “Everybody in my family skis,” she said. “And I’ve always done it.” Her favorite place to ski is at Showdown Ski Area. Quinton Spring is also a fly-fisherman with a strong love for the outdoors. His favorite places to visit in Montana are Sun Canyon and Benchmark. “Being outside is my favorite place to be and it’s relaxing,” he said. These individuals all feel there are many things to do in the great outdoors of Montana and it offers opportunities to spend time with family.

“(Montana) gives me the opportunity to spend time with family.”

CMR junior captures the moment

“Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.” --Dave Barry Mrs. Moore Room 202

by Grace Carr When CMR junior Sarah Cherry first picked up a camera, she never imagined it would be the first step towards her future career. Cherry discovered her love for photography at a very young age. “I got my first camera when I was eight,” she said. “Somewhere along there, probably around the age of 12, it turned into a passion.” Cherry is an experienced photographer and has learned all the tricks on her own. “Most of what I do is selftaught,” she said. She improves her skills by reading books, magazines, taking seminars, and a photography class. The young photographer takes a wide range of photographs. However, her preferred subject is the state of Montana. The huge landscapes and other special features give Cherry great photo opportunities. “I really enjoy the ghost towns and the feel of it,” she said. In the future, Cherry hopes to pursue a career taking photographs. Possibly working as an outdoor or freelance photographer.

photos by Grace Carr Willow Creek Reservoir

Phones are making us more alone by Grace Carr Cell phones were once created to connect us with the rest of the world. They were meant to help us communicate with others, become more independent, and change how people think about technology. When Martin Cooper invented the cell phone in 1973, he had all these possibilities in mind. However, he didn’t predict the social impact it would have on today’s society. Phones have become our lifeline, and we depend on them for the simplest of tasks. With every click, tap, and swipe, we move farther away from a cell phone’s original purpose. According to a poll conducted by CNN, 50 percent of teens and 27 percent of parents feel that they are addicted to their phone. These people check their gadgets hourly, scrolling through social

media, and playing video games. We are still able to communicate easier, and technology has certainly expanded since the invention of the cell phone. We even have the power to stay connected with the entire world. But by staying connected, we are becoming more separated from the world around us. Teens and adult spend hours on their phone everyday, avoiding face-to-face contact with the people right next to them. Family and friends are losing the bond they have with every text sent to an unpresent guest. In the end, our social skills and ability to speak in the real world are deficient. We are becoming less and less capable of communication with those right in front of us. We are becoming more alone than ever.

How often do you use your phone? CMR freshman were asked about their cell phone usage

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38% 2 - 3 hours

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May 26, 2017 rustlernews.com

Intro EdItion -- Nancy Beston

Isabella Pinocci dances her way through life by Nancy Beston Isabella Pinocci is the dancing queen, even though she may not be seventeen. Pinocci is a freshman at C. M. Russell High School, and she has fallen in love with dance. “My favorite thing about it is that there is an endless way to put together pieces so it never gets boring,” she said. She first realized her love for dancing when she joined a ballet class at the age of 11. This was the first dance class she had ever taken, and just like all the other girls she was super excited. “I was always very impressed in what dancers could do,” she said. Now, four years later she is still super excited everytime she enters her dance classes and is motivated to get better and

better. Pinocci doesn’t focus on one type of dance. In fact she now dances for Sole Dance Company and enjoys mostly every moment of it -- especially the people there. “I love the people I dance with; they are like a second family to me,” Pinocci said. She works with her fellow dancers and her coaches four times a week, so dance definitely takes up a big chunk of her free time. She says this does not affect her social life or grades though. “I wouldn’t say that dance really limits my social life, but it does make me more busy than others,” Pinocci said. Though dance can be really time consuming and hard for her at times she still really enjoys it and wouldn’t trade it for anything else.

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by Nancy Beston Ding. My phone goes off, notifying that one of my acquaintances has posted something on their social media account. I click on the notification and it comes up to a post with a message that I don’t necessarily agree with. I decide to unfriend that person because “I don’t want to see that type of stuff on my feed.” I then continue to scroll through my stream of posts, all of which happen to agree with my personal beliefs. I have just sheltered myself. I am not the only one who does this. In fact, you have probably done it yourself. Most likely, without even realizing it. You are definitely not the only one who has done this. A study was done by The Guardian in east London, testing to see if this was in fact happening. They took five liberals and five conservatives. They then had the test subjects give up their normal social media accounts for a month. All of them were given a new account containing posts from the opposite political view. Most of them didn’t last the month. We as a society could easily fix this problem. To begin, we could begin to access professional news organizations. Next, we could stop blocking or unfriending those people with whom we don’t agree. Instead, we could talk to them and get their point of view, which would make us more educated. Finally, instead of just looking at posts with similar views as you, we should n o t only use real news organizations but also look at both sides of each story.

(Left) On Feb 27, Heavenlyee Diaz empties the slushie machines after a season of working the basketball concessions boot.. (Right) Ian Kaiser and Amiya Williams blow up balloons for the MS Walk on May 13. Photos by Nancy Beston.

Key Clubbers inspire smiles by Nancy Beston Have you ever impulsively made a decision that changed your life? Well Ronni Kelleher, Ian Kaiser, and Amiya Williams made a small decision and it has completely changed them as people. “[Key Club] has opened a bunch of different opportunities for me, and I have met very interesting people through the club,” Kelleher said. In Kelleher’s freshman year, her best friend convinced her to join the club. She was not sure about it at first. Then, she started to become friends with other members, participate in the club, and fall in love with volunteering. “I love actually helping people, it helps me deal with everything else that is going on in my life, and makes me feel better about myself,” she said. She is not the only one that has had this club impact

her life. In fact, Kaiser felt the same way. He joined because he loved the feeling of making people happy and when people smiled because of him. “Making a difference in someone else’s life is an amazing feeling. Like you don’t think serving food or working concessions is a big deal until someone comes to you and thanks you” Kaiser said. Though Kaiser may like getting the smiles and thank you’s in concessions, Skyline Christmas Party is one of his favorites. “The party is fun because you get to watch all the kids meet Santa and then open their presents from him, and they all love it. They love seeing us dressed as elves too,” he said. Not only did Kaiser love the MS walk but so did Amiya Williams. “You got to see so many people and just how happy

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they were when you fed them,” Williams said. Williams is one of the many freshman members, but she didn’t let her youth stop her from getting places in the club. In fact, she is vice-president of the club next year. Even though she has only been in the club for about a year, she hasn’t found a moment she dislikes yet. “I don’t think there is anything I dislike because all of it is really fun and everything you do just brings a smile to people’s faces and it makes them really happy,” she said. Though there was no dislikes for any of them, all of them had one main concern on mind. There are barely any members left. “The fact of the matter is that Key Club is dying. Since joining my freshman year, I’ve watched our numbers slowly decline, all the way from 30 kids to 5,” Kaiser said.