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C. M. Russell High School Great Falls, MT May 2018 Vol. 53 - Intro Class Issue 1 www.rustlernews.com

A fake person Seniors in real reflect on situations years at CMR

An open forum for student expression since 1965

A look into the messages of music

Student shares opinion on BLM movement

Freshmen look back on first year as Rustlers

Buley gets ready for retirement

Staff talks trash

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Freshman spends her time pretending to be someone else For freshman Irene Dunton, 5th period is her time to escape everything else. “I like to pretend I’m someone I’m not, It’s a way to escape reality”. Dunton is in Intro to Theater, one of the most popular classes at CMR. Dunton says after Intro, you go into Intermediate Theater, and then you can go to Advanced Theater for the rest of your time at CMR. “I’m going to continue in the class so hopefully I can letter in it”, she says. Dunton said the class was really fun, and her favorite part of it is the teacher, Mr. Evans. “Most people think it’s an easy A but it’s not, you have to remember a lot of monologues and learn theater lingo”, Dunton said. She said she would recommend the class to any student who likes to have fun during the school day.

5 Things to avoid doing as a new freshman

Walking up the wrong side of the stairs.

Being late to class every single day.

Ignoring your school work and failing classes.

Join the CMR Musical! The Sound of Music Fall 2018 Talk to Mr. Evans for more information

2. Strong together. This locker was decorated by the CMR golf team. A reminder to be a part of the team. Photo by Maddie Paul 3. An old tradition. Freshman Macey Sowers’ locker holds a decoration like many others at CMR. All sports team at CMR have been doing this for a long time. Photo by Maddie Paul

Freshmen offer advice on surviving the first year

Being loud and obnoxious.

1. Write it down! Freshman student franticlly tries to keep up with teacher. Jasper Steffes writes down notes in Dennis Mora’s World History Class. Photo by Maddie Paul

Standing in the middle of the commons after school when everyone is trying to leave.

From moving continents to learning to be yourself, every CMR freshman went through trials and tribulations during their first year. Most learn to make the most of their time and turn out to enjoy it. They all have favorite parts and advice for the students who will be taking their place the following year. Freshman Lily Groves said her experience in high school had a lot of differences compared to eighth grade. She said she had lived in Japan for the four years before coming to Great Falls and that made for a lot of adjustments. Groves said that one of the differences was opening up to all the freedoms you get in high school. Groves said, “My favorite part of freshman year is getting to meet someone new everyday either in the hallways or in class during activities.” Freshman Jasper Steffes also had his share of new experiences. He admitted his favorite part was meeting new people he never would of met otherwise. “I was really nervous about the people I would meet and whether or not they would like me but it turned out really well once I got over the initial hesitation.” Steffes said. He also admitted, “ I’ve When I first signed up for The class Spanish 1-2, it was simply to get started on my two language credits to go to out of state college. everyone I figured it would be a hard and class. However when I needs to take boring walked in the first day and met the

hilarious Mrs. Moore, or better known as Patrona, I knew I was wrong Having someone yell spanish at you and expecting you to

branched out a lot into different stuff and I like high school a lot more than I thought I would”. Kelsie Tadlock is yet another freshman who has a story to share. Tadlock say she thought her first year of high school was a lot better because of all the activities available to participate in. “My favorite part of this year was being involved in FFA and volleyball.” she said. Tadlock also shared her advice for new students at CMR. ”For new freshman, don’t take what other people have to say to seriously and find something you love here and get involved”. She said. Groves and Steffes also had some words of wisdom to share. Steffes said “Do not procrastinate. It’s the worst to get behind on assignments especially towards the ends of semesters.” Groves added on with “I would say if they don’t take the time to do their homework, they will be in trouble. Homework will eventually stack up. Also I would tell them to take advantage of their education while they can. Listen and learn rather than be on your cell phones.”

remember it may seem scary, but it’s actually really fun. We’ve done all sorts of projects and things to help us remember. It starts to come naturally after a while. It’s a cool feeling when you see or hear someone speaking spanish and you know what they said. It feels like your in on a secret that no one else knows. I think learning a different language is a skill that everyone

should try to have. That’s part of the reason I would recommend this class to all students at CMR. The other part is so that you can hear Patrona’s funny jokes.

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Teachers ready for summer

Working Hard Together

As the aerobics class works out, their teacher Lindsey Gustafson joins them. Gustafson is a health/P.E. teacher who likes to work out alongside her students. Photo by Beth Britton.

Summer fun in Great Falls, Montana Fun under the sun

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Go to pool with your friends and family • Camp out in the Monarch • Shop around town • Go mini golfing • Walk the River’s Edge trail • Fish along the Missouri River • Enjoy the Fair • Check out car shows • Attend a live music concert

Boxes are appearing and posters on the walls are disappearing. As school is quickly coming to an end, teachers are preparing for the summer break. Jon Davis, a biology teacher in room 319, is excited to spend time with his family this summer. Davis said he plans on going to his cabin. There is also a lot of school work to do over the summer, such as looking over the new biology curriculum. Despite summer vacation being relaxing and fun, Davis likes to keep busy. “I’m always ready to go back,” Davis said. Leann Williams, a math teacher in room 314, says she will also be looking over a new curriculum this summer. She plans on doing a lot of outdoor activities like hiking and swimming. Williams is excited to spend time with her kids as well. Although she is ready for summer, Williams says she will miss her students. She loves getting to know them and experiencing the year with them. “The interactions with the students, it’s fun,” Williams said. Lindsey Gustafson, a health/P.E. teacher, is also excited to get to be with her kids during the break. Her summer will be busy with two weddings and a trip to Denver, Colorado with her friends. Gustafson says she will also miss her students and fellow co-workers. She loves to build relationships with them. She especially likes when students come back and update her on how things are doing. Gustafson said this is one of the reasons why she became a teacher. “I love my students.”

Bateman has a passion for singing Each year the best singers from all the high school choirs on the northwest coast sing in a big concert in Oregon. Audrey Bateman, a singer in Charlie’s Girls Choir, was remarkably one of the few sophomores who got to go on the trip. Her passion for music and singing are unyielding. “I really love music,” Bateman said. Bateman talked about how there was always music playing in her house. Her mom played all sorts of music. “I grew up with music as a child,” Bateman said. “So it is super important to me.” Bateman said that in choir they sight read and sing all kinds of music. Sometimes even adding choreography to them. Next year she plans on joining the Chanteur Choir. Bateman recommends choir to everyone. “It’s fun, [I] love it.”

Students miss playing on the website Coolmath Games If you miss a platform, they fall off into oblivion. When I was in grade school, if you could beat the game you were pretty cool. I could play this game over and over again without boredom. By now, you would have noticed that I talked about the website in the past tense. Recently, the school has blocked Coolmath games and many other gaming sites. This has left many students with nothing do after they finish their online assignments. I understand if they are trying to keep kids from misusing the site, but what about the majority of us who are not. It doesn’t make sense to punish

everyone for what a small group of people have done. Maybe they took it away in hopes that students will be productive and do other assignments instead of messing around. That doesn’t make sense either because students would get out their phones and mess around on there instead. I know I would even as a straight-A student at CMR. There will also always be those students who can get around the blocks as well. I think the school should allow Coolmath Games again. It was one of the few fun things about school.

Play to Your Heart’s Content C

Coolmath games, we all know this website. It has tons of games ranging for Big Time Butter Baron to Papa’s Pizzeria. Some involve math skills, while others use timing and abstract thinking. It was the go to site after anyone finished an online assignment. One of my favorite games on there was Run 2. It is a little alien on roller skates that you have to get to the finish line to complete the level. The little guy can defy gravity and jump really far at breakneck speeds.

Orchestra Room 602

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2018 Rustler grads look forward to life after high school Wasson

Osentowski

Vining

It’s time to get a summer job With school almost over, I have been hearing a lot of talk about summer jobs; whether people are complaining about not being able to get one, not excited about the one they have, or creating all these ideas in their head about what they’re going to do. In reality, your best bet is to get a job with as high of pay as possible and just grind it out for a few months. Hanging out with your friends all summer is a great idea in theory but in reality you’ll realize that your friends are most likely going to be busy(job, family, etc) and even if you do have the time to hangout you’re more than likely not going to have anything to do nor the funds necessary to do most of the things you want to. Just because you have a job doesn’t mean that you can’t still do fun things, you’ll still have plenty of time to hike, fly fish, camp, or whatever you like to do… the difference is that you’ll actually have the money to finance those things. Summer is short and if you decide not to get a job it’ll be over before you know it and you’ll have nothing to show for it. Moral of the story: if you get a job you’ll use CMR’s finest dining experience. your summer wisely; if Open A & B lunch every school day. you don’t, you’ll waste it.

The Cafe

Graduating high school is a bittersweet period in life. Some dread it and others can’t wait for it to come. After high school, life starts to get very real. No more free school, no more free anything. You are now truly an adult with real responsibilities and real problems. It’s not all scary though. After high school, many students go on to attend college which can be one of the most important and fun times in your life. Aubrey Wasson, a senior that plans on attending the University of Montana in the fall, said, “I’m anxious to graduate high school, but also nervous for what’s next. I think that college is going to be really fun and I’m excited to have more freedom.” Wasson plans on studying elementary education and minor in art education (her mother is an art teacher at an elementary school) after that she plans on getting a master’s degree in counseling. Part of the fun in being at this stage in life is that you have so many opportunities and choices ahead of you that will shape your life; you’re finally at the helm of the ship. Mckenna Osentowski is also attending the University of Montana. “I’m most looking forward to meeting new people and the new opportunities I will have,” she said. While at UM, she plans on studying prepharmacy. She was a successful student at CMR, excelling in academics and speech and debate as

Emma Tovson looks back Emma Tovson is a soon to be graduated senior that was a standout actor and academic here at CMR. She’ll be moving onto the University of Montana in Missoula after the summer; when asked what she’ll be doing in the meantime she said, “Working. And saving for college.” While she’s at college she would like to pursue a career in psychology; when asked what she plans on doing she said, “Something in criminal or addiction psychology but that could change.” Like most seniors, Emma is also in the process of narrowing down what she’d like to spend her life doing.

Reflecting on high school is something every senior does, some more than others. When Emma was asked what her favorite part of senior year was she said, “ All of the ‘lasts’. Like the last show for drama or my last time getting ready for prom.” For most people their “lasts” end in tears but Emma looks forward to what’s next. Emma has had a pretty great high school experience, when asked what advice she could give for incoming freshman she said, “ Don’t worry so much about everything. It’s just high school.”

well as dipping her toes into other things like golf and tennis. “I’m excited to graduate high school and start a new chapter in my life, but also nervous to leave the people and routine I know,” she said. Not surprisingly, this is a common opinion amongst seniors, change can be scary, but sometimes it’s necessary and it’s what makes life interesting in the first place. Sam Vining is another graduating senior, but his story is a little different. Vining was an amazing basketball player who not only ended his CMR career on a good note (state championship) but has earned the opportunity to continue it at Rocky Mountain College, where he’ll have the privilege of playing on the same team as his brother, Lukas Vining. “I’m excited to be moving on,” he said. Vining is the type of person that would thrive in almost any environment so college will more than likely be a place that he excels. Vining plans on pursuing a degree in history education while in college. Graduation brings up a lot of memories of the past but also brings excitement and hope for the future and all the possibilities that it brings with it. Whether you spent the last four years playing basketball or arguing on the speech and debate team you can both look back on the good and bad times over the years.

Top 5 summer activities • Camping- Nothing beats a

night under the stars and Montana is packed with camping spots.

• Hiking- If you like breathtaking

sights then you’ll love to hike. Montana has some amazing trails.

• Fishing- Perosnally I’m a fly fisher but there is endless opportunites for anybody to get out on the water for some of the world’s best fishing.

• Swimming- Sometimes you just need to cool down.

• Traveling- Montana is a huge

state; if you are the expolorer type, it’s a paradise for discovering new things.

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College: required or just a choice?

Taylor Jackson, Grade 12

How it feels to finally be done As Seniors in high school, approaching the final days of being a child, these can be some stressful days. With Senior Taylor Jackson it isn’t all that stressful. “I’m happy to be done with these 13 years of school. It has been super exciting, full of fun and procrastinating,” Jackson said. Jackson stated that he is not going to go to college and instead going to

work at Talcott Construction. ‘This could just be the beginning for me as I will be fresh outta high school and dealing with the adult kind of stuff,” Jackson said. For Audrew Milton, it is a different kind of story. With problems in the past she wasn’t always able to go to school or do the work. “It has been a pretty eventful year so far with coming back after everything

that has happened and finally be able to ring the bell and be done,” Milton said. Milton does not go to C.M.R. or Great Falls High but at Paris Gibson Education Center. “It really feels unreal to finally be here. To finally be done. I’ll really miss it in the end.” Milton said.

National parks that are a must if you hike Yellowstone

Glacier

This National Park is a 3 -hour drive from Great Falls, MT.

This National Park is a 4 hour drive from Great Falls, MT.

Gates of the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains

This National Park This National Park is an hour and a is a 7 hour drive from halfdrive from Great Great Falls, MT. Falls, MT.

Drama and stagecraft Are you

Dramamtic?

Do you happen to like

Are you

musicals?

outging?

Are you funny?

s Very hand Not afraid of what peopole think?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this might be the class for you!

With directors Chris and Lesli Evans, there is never a dull moment. Talk to your counselor today in the office for a spot in the best class of the year.

on?

Opinions can be pretty strong or not there at all. As people should know, everyone has their own. In my own opinion, college isn’t something everyone has to go and do. When not going to college adults can run their mouths and say it is the best thing for your future. In my eyes it can’t always be the best thing ever. Some teens or even adults don’t see anything after their high school world. Here in high school we are pointed in the direction of further schooling right after. This may be something you regret afterwards, but sometimes it can be the best choice. As for me, twelve years of school is enough. For others, it can be enough but not exactly what they want to do. Personally, school can interfere with a social life you’re supposed to have as a teenager. As soon as you turn sixteen you are expected to get a job and start on your future. For me, I went and applied to colleges like crazy, to go and be a teacher but now I’m not sure if that’s even what I want to do. In the end, college is a choice but it is something we are conditioned to do from a young age. This isn’t something we should stop doing, but lighten up on. College isn’t required for anyone who doesn’t want to go, it is simply a choice made by everyone.

What to expect in the following years

As a senior in high school, Alexis Kobasa has gone through a lot for in four years. With so much to expect and to say to the underclassmen who may go through the same things. Kobasa has been taking Advanced Placement classes to get ready for her future career at Carroll College. As Kobasa put her senior year into words it was a lot to take in. ‘There is a lot of everything going on. A lot is expected,’ Kobasa said. With early finals, making sure you pass your classes, and getting your required credits you can stress but there are always people to talk about it and those people are your counselors. One of the hardest things for Kobasa to think about is if this is real. With 12 or 13 years of school and to finally be done isn’t always something you think about. The best advice anyone could give you is to not procrastinate. ‘Take classes you need to get done before classes you

want,’” she said. Students should also try and get a balanced schedule of fun classes and required classes. “Never fail English,” said Kobasa. but you should try your hardest not to fail any classes,” To have a less stressful and fun senior year you might want to knockout required classes to take classes you want and to do leisure activities. As for being at Charles M. Russell High School, learn the rules of the halls and stick to them. With walking on the right side of the halls and stairs to not stopping in the middle of the hallways to talk to your friends. One more thing that you should never do as a student here is, please, do not have any PDA with your significant other in between classes. “It’s nasty,” said Kobasa.

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The morning hustle There are dozens of places that students scatter to in the morning. As with all things, some are more popular than others

The Library: This is the best

place for kids to finish homework, get some quiet time or just meet up and talk

The Commons: The Commons

are filled with students doing everything from listening to music to buying breakfast

The Bathrooms: This may

sound like a weird place, but it’s more common than you think

Transferring is scary at first, but it gets easier with time Freshman Journey Whitish has been part of the Rustler family for a few months, but getting there wasn’t as easy as she thought. Before January, Whitish was a proud Bison and she soon realized moving across town wasn’t as difficult as what was to come. “[Transferring] was bad. I didn’t know anyone and I had no friends,” Whitish said “[At Great Falls High] I knew my classes better. My sister goes there, and I know all the teachers.” Whitish’s experience wasn’t all bad and she soon got used to the Rustler life. “Honestly, I feel pretty much the same [at CMR],” Whitish said. However, Whitish noticed something that was entirely different. “Great Falls High was a lot more spaced out. We had two of everything,” she said. Not just the building is different, according to Whitish, the people are too. “I feel like everyone here is more mixed. There’s not too many cliques,” She said, adding that the people are nicer.

Rustlers thinking ahead to next year No matter age or grade level, almost all kids have a goal or goals for the new year. Freshman Ash Nielsen is no exception. “My goal for next year is to get better grades,” he said. Most students have goals, but sometimes they lack the motivation to achieve them. For Nielsen, motivation is simple. “I don’t want to retake the classes,” he said, adding that he wants to make his parents proud. He also said that he’s excited to have new teachers and classes he actually likes. Sophomore Jessica O’Toole experiences similar goals and motivation. “[My goals are] to not procrastinate and get better grades,” O’Toole said. “I want to make my parents proud.” Becoming a junior in the fall, O’Toole can’t wait to only have a year left. Even with goals and motivation, most kids need a plan to get there.

O’ Toole plans on paying attention in class and turning work in, while Nielsen plans to work harder. Freshman Zach Cooler, on the other hand, is one who lives in the moment. “At the moment, I don’t have any goals. I’ve had a pretty good year,” he said. With no specific goals in mind, Cooler is just excited for the new year to come. “I guess, I’m signing up for power tech so I can move on to auto workshop and work on cars,” Cooler said. Through all the goals and excitement, some kids are growing increasingly nervous about the new year. For Nielsen, it’s the threat of being separated from his friends. For O’Toole it’s assignments, “I’m scared about speeches or anything like that,” she said. Cooler, on the contrary, isn’t scared at all for when fall arrives.

Anymore isn’t just a word

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Anymore adverb: to any further extent; any longer. Anymore. To most people anymore is just a word used to describe everyday life; I don’t have time anymore, this doesn’t taste good anymore, I don’t work anymore. But for me, anymore, is deeper and has greater meaning. Anymore adverb: a reminder that nothing lasts forever. I first saw anymore used this way while listening to a song, ever since then it has always stuck with me. The song, Overdose by Grandson, used that definition of anymore to describe the high of drugs. More specifically how the high of drugs never lasts long. I use

it to describe similar things; nothing makes me happy anymore, this relationship won’t work anymore, I can’t live like this anymore. It may be depressing but it’s true. Nothing lasts forever. There’s only so much hope you can give, before that hope turns into a cry for help. There’s only so much happiness a thing can give you, before you become numb to that thing as well. But it doesn’t always describe such sad topics. Sometimes, something ending can be good. I’m not jobless anymore, I’m not insecure anymore, I won’t procrastinate anymore.

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High schoolers succeed with summer jobs As summer is approaching, more and more high school students are looking for ways to spend it, that are not only enjoyable, but beneficial as well. It’s hot outside and you might not have anything better to do, so why not have some fun, make some money, and get a summer job. Mary Seidlitz, Brooklynn Mayberry, and Madison Laverdure all have summer jobs. Seidlitz works as gymnastics mentor at GFGA, Mayberry works at the Farmer’s Market and Laverdure does catering with the Voyagers. They all are looking forward to a summer of work, and more importantly money. CMR freshman Mary Seidlitz has been working at GFGA since last August. “It [Gymnastics] was one of my favorite sports and I wanted to teach it to younger people,” Seidlitz said. After doing it for many years, Seidlitz decided to turn her hobby into a job, she says working with the kids can be hard but watching them succeed is worth it in the end.

3 nearby places to spend your summer days Giant Springs

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The Missouri River

“The best part is when one of my students got moved to the next level,” Seidlitz said. If anyone understands gymnastics, they would know that moving up is a big deal. She says, like any job, it has its perks and its struggles. “Having to teach multiple children with different personalities something that’s unnatural [is the hardest part],” Seidlitz said. All in all, she says she really has fun with her job, just like many other high schoolers can. Brooklynn Mayberry is a sophomore at Great Falls High who has had her job at the Farmer’s Market for quite some time. “The most fun part would probably be doing stuff with the cash register and money. I actually like doing that kind of stuff at the Farmer’s Market,” Mayberry said. She used to sell candied apples for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory at the Farmer’s Market, and now she makes lemonade and mini donuts at the Deck’s stand. She says that she likes it, though the

summer heat can be a pain. “The hardest part was probably having to be outside when it was hot because it was the Farmer’s Market,” Mayberry said. The heat was something that she said could be annoying. “I would’ve rather been drinking the lemonade instead of making it for people,” Mayberry said. CMR freshman Madison Laverdure is looking forward to having fun at her new summer job. “I wanted to have a fun summer job and a better way to spend it,” Laverdure said. With this being her first real job, Laverdure says she doesn’t know the downsides quite yet. “Knowing that you won’t get to spend as much time with friends,” Laverdure said. Though this may be hard, Laverdure says money is the main thing that will make her happy in the end.

The Voyager’s Stadium hosts baseball games and events of that sort. With its many food options catering is important, and a nice way to make money from tips. Photo: Creative Commons

Student prepares as end of 2018-19 school year is rapidly approaching Freshman year has been pretty good. I don’t really like school, but it wasn’t that bad. It helped that I participated in school activities and that I did a “sport”. The best thing about this year were my teachers. I liked most of them very much, and if there was anything wrong with the teacher, it wasn’t their personality, it was just how they taught. With that, I learned what I like in teaching ways, and what didn’t work for me. My favorite classes this year were Health and English. They were the easiest for me to understand, and I had very good teachers in those

classes. The classes that I disliked this year were Math and Science. Math was hard, but that’s nothing new. Science wasn’t difficult, but it was kind of boring so I wasn’t a fan of it. Some other things I liked this year were, my electives, leaving for lunch and the amount of people I’ve met. I am excited to be a sophomore

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Gibson Park

The Human Body Learn About It Take Care of It

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Your Local CMR P.E. & Health Department

The Great Falls Farmer’s Market, like the one pictured to the left sells everything from clothing to various food substances. Photo: Creative Commons

Unexpected teacher helps math students thrive Warren Mayes became a math teacher for some reasons, not many would predict. “It’s a great opportunity to use the skills I gained in the air force,” Mayes says. Teaching is something that he enjoys, and he says that is why he will keep going on with this profession. “This is my twelfth year [teaching],” Mayes said. He started work in Sims, but currently he says teaching at CMR is going well. The biggest struggle he faces, is one many teachers can agree on. “Cell phones should not be allowed in the classroom ever. They are the single most disrupter in the classroom,” Mayes said. Even though this may be annoying, Mayes says a lot of good comes out of his profession. “I receive a great deal of personal satisfaction knowing that some students will use their math skills to build for themselves a better and prosperous future,” Mayes said.

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Childish Gambino and other artists express their opinions through music

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Donald Glover, who is also known as Childish Gambino, has recently made waves in the musical industry. After releasing his new single, “This is America” people are awestruck by the official video accompanying the music. Social media is buzzing as people break down the true meanings of the intricately choreographed preformance. The lyrics itself are poetical as well, talking of the inequality among races. Donald Glover strikes poses and flashes facial expressions of one of the racist figures of Americas history. He also incorporates his opinion on gun violence, a few scenes of the video were gruesome but sadly relative to our world today. He incorporated the event of the Sutherland Springs church

shooting, and stalled the video with 17 seconds of silence for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting victims. He covered many issues America has, and opened some people’s eyes to the truth of it. Doing it all and still managing to incorporate amazing music into his points. Childish Gambino isn’t the only impactful artist in the mainstream. Logic, Alessia Cara, and Khalid produced the song,“1-800-273-8255”, addressing the issue of suicide among teens and adults. Logic talks about an outlet for the people plagued by this issue, someone who they can talk to, someone who can help. After the song aired the amount of calls this hotline received skyrocketed. It opened many peoples eyes to this issue. This song is also accompanied by an influential video, featuring a boy who is facing bullying because of homophobia from his classmates and family. Portraying the true stuggles of coming out.

Finals Week: Friend or Foe

Come enjoy the blues. Discover your love for jazz at the next CMR Russtones concert. Come support our musicians! The magic happens in 601 during 7th period, directed by Mr. Kloker.

The 2017-2018 school year nears its end, and finals are upon us. The last week of school consists of longer periods and lunches, we get out early and feel the buzz of anticipation as summer rapidly approaches. All classes besides seniors come to school in the heat, after a night of studying or procrastination, prepared for the tests that will make or break their grades. “I’m just going to wing it,” freshman Madison Fuller says. She isn’t too worried, and is confident in her math and history finals. “[I] haven’t been through finals yet.” Fuller said, she is new to everything and is super excited for the combined and longer lunches. Students aren’t the only ones preparing for finals week. Erin Thompson, a math teacher on the third floor is excited for the longer periods. Allowing her more time to grade. She says her least favorite part of finals week is, “grading all of them”. She says math is particularly hard to grade because it isn’t multiple choice, but it allows her to give as much partial credit as possible. She tailors the test to be set for the students that put in an effort over the semester. Mariah Redford is a freshmen who isn’t extremely happy about finals week. “I like the lunch,” Redford says, it gives her more time to walk to Arby’s or some fast food restaurant and get food. Redford says finals week, “makes her salty”. She isn’t fond of her English final, but is going to study anyways to give herself a leg up.

Freshman says farewell to seniors C e a r a Mollohan is a freshman at CMR High School, and is feeling the impact of the a p p ro a c h in g farewell of the seniors. After making a few close senior friends Mollohan says she will, “Miss them for sure” when talking about her upperclassmen friends. She wishes they will do well on their own, but also hopes her relationships with them won’t be affected by their absence at CMR. She isn’t the only one having issues with their departure, “I know they are even a bit scared” Mollohan says. She is almost jealous of them seeing as they’re getting to move on, and entrance into another part of their life. Mollohan says, “[I] won’t ever forget their advice and memories” and hopes they do

HOSA sells flowers for Mother’s Day HOSA members sell beautiful flowers and balloons on the Friday before Mother’s Day.

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Rustler athletes develop friendship Different things motivate different people. Something that motivates one C.M Russell High School student to play tennis is simply a trait from his own personality. “Being a competitive person makes you want to work hard to win every match you play,” Kujala said. Junior Shane Kujala says he has been playing tennis for three years. He said his favorite part about tennis is the competition. While he enjoys competing he says there are certain challenges to it as well, such as the hot weather and playing matches against kids with a high skill level. “Playing really good kids [makes competing hard] ‘cause they wear you out,” Kujala said. Although it is challenging, he said that he enjoys the challenge of playing against other athletes. However, in sophomore Zach Stimac’s two years of participating in tennis, competing against talented athletes is not what he finds particularly challenging.

“[Playing is challenging] when my opponents are total jerks instead of having any fun playing the match,” Stimac said. He said that it is hard to play with athletes that make calls he does not agree with or even accusing him of making bad calls because it makes the matches not enjoyable. “[I enjoy] hanging out with my teammates at the meets,” he said. Stimac said that during tennis meets when him and his friends are not playing matches they play wall ball and four square and other games that they make up. However junior Juan Carlos enjoys bonding with his friends in a different way. “We cheer up the players sitting near the courts and after they are done we talk about their match,” Carlos said. “[Tennis] was awesome ‘cause I got time to practice my favorite sport.”

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Mitchell expresses her leadership skills For sophomore Madison Mitchell, realizing that sports were not her cup of tea was the start to an unexpected experience. “I used to do sports, then I realized I sucked and wanted to do something that I was good at.” Mitchell said. She said that student government is more about personality, which is more her lane. Mitchell also mentioned that it fills up her time which is nice. However there is more to contributing in this group that makes her enjoy it. “Homecoming is definitely one of my favorite parts,” She said. Mitchell said that although Homecoming is

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stressful, it takes the longest and is fun. She also said she enjoys planning the Powder Puff game. Primarily because she enjoys planning, and the experience as a whole. While she enjoys multiple things in student government, there is more to it for her. “I like to interact with new people,” Mitchell said. She says that developing relationships with peers in student government is another thing she appreciates. Learning to respect each others opinions and compromise is important she said.

Feminism. The belief that all genders are equal. Personally, I feel as though this term gets thrown out there as something toxic. Which is not what it should be considered at all. This is simply because people develop some sort of misunderstanding of the term. Regardless to what some believe, feminism is not the belief that women are more superior than men. Or that any true feminists goal is to overrule men in any way. However, the true goal of feminism is not that at all. Particularly intersectional feminism, which is essentially the exact opposite of the toxic stereotype some people have given feminism. Intersectional feminism is essentially those who fight for equality for all colors, genders sexual preferences, sexual identity, and minorities. For such an amazing thing, so little people genuinely know what the term “intersectional feminism” is. To my belief the best kind of feminist you can strive to be is an intersectional feminist since it fights for other topics that some mainstream feminists do not discuss. Such as, lgbtq+, people of color, those with mental illness, etc. This is not to say that mainstream feminists do not, just that intersectional feminists are more known for fighting for those topics.

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Staff frowns upon garbage in CMR parking lots “People drive by and see garbage and it reflects badly on our school,” Alan Burley, CMR’s head custodian said. As the years have progressed, so has the amount of trash that the students leave in the parking lot. Burley said that the main issue is the lunchtime garbage that students leave. As the temperature rises, so does the amount of drivers during lunch, and there’s not much the custodians can do after school hours. Not only is it a bad reflection on our school, it’s also a lot of extra work for the custodians that clean up the trash. Especially when the wind picks up and blows garbage onto neighbors’ lawns, and the custodians have to go pick it up. It’s not only students that are going out to lunch though, it’s also people who decide to loiter in the parking lot during the weekend. This not only produces food garbage, but also garbage from illegal substances like alcohol and tobacco. CMR’s SRO Nick Taylor said that he wishes kids made better judgements about theses kind of things during the weekends espeically since the students are aware of the punishments. “Students should take the lead on this,” Taylor said. The students and the community should be able to pick up their trash, and take pride in the school. It’s easy to throw away

Students leave trash for the custodians to clean up everyday.Photos by Miya Schmechel.

Finding a job as an adult is hard. But finding a job as a young adult is even harder. What’s worse is if they’re looking for their very first job. Writing a resume, cover letter, and reference page can be scary for a student, especially if they’ve never done it before. Not only that, but if they get called in for an interview and have no previous experience it can be nerve racking for them. When they finally do get a job, it can become stressful. Some students aren’t prepared at first for balancing out school, homework, sports, job, and a social life. As someone who is about to join the

your garbage, or pick up garbage that you see as you are walking in. Also encouraging other students to do the same can go a long way. Teachers and the administration even talked to students the previous year, according to Nate Achenbach. “Last year talking to students, they said adding garbage cans would help, but it hasn’t helped,” Achenbach said. Although the garbage cans in the parking lot haven’t helped much, community service done by kids in the Diversion Program does. The Diversion Program is for kids that get themselves into trouble, but steers them away from going to through the court system. Many times, these kids will be recommended to the custodial staff to help pick up garbage or clean the school. For students that get caught in the act of littering, they are usually sent to go pick up the trash that they threw out, or talk to the AP’s to correct their behavior. For the people that are caught loitering in the parking lot, a warning or ticket can be distributed by the Great Falls Police Department. in conclusion, it’s an easy act to throw away your garbage or pick it up on the way into school. Leaving our school a mess can cause a bad reputation.

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workforce, I’m a little worried. With homework always on my mind and trying to keep good grades, having a job seems like a lot. Not considering that I love to go out and be with my friends and go running. I have no need to fear though. If there is anything I have learned from my sister, my mom, and previous experience, is that you learn what your priorities are and also learn good time management. You begin to gain experience and learn how to balance out all the stressors of your life.

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“You don’t alway see the fruits of your labor right away,” said Brittany Light, a counselor at CMR High School. When it comes to working in schools, being a counselor can be difficult. Many people don’t understand their jobs and the things they have to go through. Counselors are paid on a teacher contract, but don’t rely on the bell for their work. Also, during specific times of the year it can be extremely busy, especially during the beginning of the year. “We don’t have constant business,” said Light. Not only do they have difficulties with how busy it is, sometimes they also have difficulties with the students they are trying to help, especially students who don’t want to change their behaviors. She even has difficulties with seniors some. “It’s hectic for seniors hanging on by a thread,” Light said. Not only is it difficult for the student that needs the credit, it can also be stressful for the teachers too. In the end, although sometimes challenging, it can be a rewarding profession, and she enjoys keeping in touch with some of her past students.

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I have a strong feeling that I was meant to graduate high school, just like my mother and her mother. I grew up with two brothers and neither of them graduated from high school, due to family issues or criminal issues. Ever since I was a little girl, I always wanted to be a high schooler and graduate. I saw myself walking on a stage and getting my diploma, wearing a cap that was beaded by my aunt. I saw my parents in the crowd looking at me, proudly. I pictured my whole family proud of me. My entire life I have always had graduation on my mind. When my grandfather passed away in September I made a promise to him that I would not give up and that I would graduate and walk on that stage, hopefully his spirit will be with me. I may get super close to giving up, but I always try my best to catch back up. Sometimes when you have a goal it is hard to reach, but eventually you get a hold of it. Graduation will always be my goal until I achieve it and show everyone I did it.

Math teacher recalls various college experiences Warren Mayes, a current math teacher at CMR, said his college years were fun. “College classes are actually pretty fun,” he said. He had to take evening classes because he had a job and worked during the days. He had no real problems as a senior; the only problem he faced was trying to make the choice on which college he wanted to go to. The way he got through senior year of high school, Mayes said, was forcusing on his core classes before the others. Mayes went to three colleges, including the University of Great Falls,

Montana State University and the South Dakota school of Mines. He said advice he would give upcoming seniors is to make sure they major in what they love best and to have fun in college.

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A transitions teacher at CMR, Mike Lins went to three colleges. University of Montana, Montana state University, and Lesley University. “I liked college; it was fun.” he said. Lins was the partier type of student, but he still got his school work done. Classes were easy to him, they could go by in a breeze in you pay attention in classes. Some great experiences that Lins has faced were the first baby steps into adulthood, and meeting new people and making new friends. A student that is on his way to MSU is Nathan Dorr, a current graduate of

CMR. He is on his way to college in the fall. For Dorr his last year of high school was fairly easy. He had no complications overall. “I didn’t really have any problems, except for math.” Dorr said. He feels pretty excited to start his life at MSU. Another former graduate feels differently about college, this graduate is Uriel Tatsey. He is not excited for college but he feels ready to start his new life at University of Montana. “I feel confident; like they are gonna accept me,” Tatsey said. Deciding which college to go to was the main problem for him this senior year. He didn’t have much complications except for math class, everything else just flowed perfectly throughout the school year. He starts his new life experience in the fall. Colleges are a main part in your life if you choose to go. Mike Lins watches over his students in Transitions in room 324. Photos by Ronnel Guardipee.

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Student speaks out about the Black Lives Matters movement I get that everybody has different kidnapped me or he’s going to rob them. opinions on different subjects, and I get When there is a police officer that we all have different perspectives of around, my entire family is scared, even the world. What I don’t get is why people though multiple members of my family think that others don’t deserve equal have served in the U.S. military. It’s rights because of the color of their skin. not because they’ve done something As a daughter of a biracial father and wrong, but because you hear all the time a caucasian mother, I have learned a lot about people being killed for no reason. of things about the world. I’ve learned That’s why when I hear people say that people viewed my mom differently that they don’t agree with the Black Lives after they found out she had a kid with a Matter movement, I get aggravated. Yes, black guy. I’ve learned that people look at people take things too far, but you don’t me like I’m crazy when I’m walking down characterize a religion by their terrorists, the street with my dad so there is no reason because he is brown and you should characterize When we walk I am not. And I’ve learned a movement by the that in the world we live times things went down the street, I can in now, skin color (for a step in the wrong feel the stares. some reason) matters. direction. We don’t call The most important Christians members thing that I’ve learned, Jayla Mitchell of the KKK, do we? though, is that a lot The goal of the Black of people don’t know the things that Lives Matter movement is to get equality I do because they haven’t had the for people of color. Yes, all lives matter, experiences I have had in the world. that is so unbelievably true, and that is I have not experienced racism directly, the point of the BLM movement. People because a lot of people just see that my skin of color are viewed only for their color. is freckled white, but I do know what it feels This movement isn’t to demean people of like to have the people I hold dear be attacked different race, it’s not to hurt anybody’s because they are of a darker complexion. feelings, it’s to make sure that people like When I was eight, my dad was going to my dad aren’t shoved onto the ground for the store to buy himself something to drink parking in a handicapped spot. It’s to make and to get me a muffin. After he parked sure that all of these people who are being in a handicapped spot, he was targeted killed for no reason aren’t losing their lives. not by one, not by two, but by a group of I know that my skin is white and that police officers who nailed him to the ground I come from a partially white family, but I and handcuffed him. Instead of just giving also come from a partially black family and him a ticket for illegally parking, they felt I have experienced things that a lot of kids they needed to physically assault him, and in this school will never experience because I believe that it was due to his skin tone. of their privileged lives. So, when people When we walk down the street, I can want to talk about movements for equality, feel the stares. I can see the fear in the I would ask that they try to view the world eyes of people who think that my dad from an underprivileged point of view.

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CMR High School, built in 1965, is home to over 1,400 sutdents. After being open for 53 years, the high school has graduated about 21,000 students, including the graduates of 2018. Photos by Jayla Mitchell

Rustlers learn valuable lessons as they make their way through high school With two years of high school out of the way, sophomore Aspen Lucero has learned valuable lessons that can be passed on to all of the future sophomores. “Don’t slack off. Even though it’s your freshman year, or just your sophomore year, don’t slack off on anything,” she said. It’s all going to add up and become very stressful, she added. Especially when you’re someone like Lucero, who is taking many honors classes. Although honors and AP classes can get stressful, “they’re worth it” for her. They will provide her with “extra opportunities in the future.” Lucero also advises to “do as many extracurricular activities that you’re comfortable with” and don’t overdo yourself. Getting involved is important and fun, but nobody should stretch themselves out too far. Overall, she has enjoyed her sophomore year and is looking forward to the new adventures coming her way. “I’m excited, but I’m worried for all of the testing,” she said. Because of the ACT and how hard junior year seems to be, she’s a little nervous. Unlike Lucero, junior Taylee Lehman is ready to be done with school.

“I’m looking forward to leaving school and moving on with my life,” she said. She feels as though her senior year is going to be exactly like her junior year because it will be filled with just as many difficult classes. “I’m feeling anxiety,” she said. The workload for Lehman seems overwhelming, but she does has some advice for people who are feeling the way she is. “Always do your homework,” she said. “Don’t procrastinate and pay attention.” Like Lehman, Andie Garrison is excited to be ending high school and moving onto bigger things. “I’m planning to go to Great Falls College for a couple years and then down to Utah for their criminal justice program,” she said. What she’s not looking forward to is not being able to see her friends. “I’m probably not going to see a lot of my friends for a while,” Garrison said. She will try to keep in contact, but they’re all going in different directions. As for her past four years, “It’s been pretty good,” she said. “It’s been tough, but I’ve learned a lot because I really like my classes.”

Hailey Finch makes Symphonic Band at last The first time for Hailey Finch didn’t go so well. The second time, however, she nailed it. Although Finch didn’t get into Symphonic Band when she auditioned her freshman year, she was able to work hard and make it into the elite group of band players. “I practiced a lot,” she said. The audition materials were the same for the Montana All-State Band, and as a perfectionist, she wanted to make sure that her performance was the best it could be. Being a part of the Jazz Band this year helped her with achieving her goal of improving, giving her a better chance at getting into Symphonic Band. “I have issues with being incredibly nervous and being so nervous I’m shaking and I forget what notes are,” she said. Being in the Jazz Band, she had to play a lot of solos and do individual work, which helped prepare her for playing an audition all by herself. As for the next year, she is really excited. “There are a lot of benefits to being in the top band,” she said. “I’d love to be in a group of people who work as hard as I do.”

Summer adventures In addition to curriculum work and required classes, CMR’s teachers have time during the summer to pursue other interests and activities. Some stay at home with their kids, while others travel the country or even the world, then others have a summer job. Chemistry teacher Caitlin Kimmet is not planning on sittting on the couch all summer. She wants out of the house, but for her that means traveling everywhere.

“I escape the state”, she said. Everywhere from Seattle, all the way to New York. However, as she travels around she gets a feeling of sadness at the thought of leaving her dog Biscuit. German teacher Anne Bulger, on the other hand, has a rehearsal dinner to plan. With 150 people attending, she has her work cut out for her. However, she has three other weddings to attend.

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Keaton Jarrett going on 9th year wrestling Keaton is a sophomore(10) and a varsity wreslte for CMR. He’s been doing wrestling for 9 years, and is really good at what he does. “I had a friend who did it, and it looked like a lot of fun so I gave it try”, saidJarrett. Ever since the first day at wreslting he was hooked, and never looked back. In wrestling Keaton expressed that he loved the sport because, your on a team but it’s still an individual sport. You must take responsibility for what you do in the ring. “Really fun being around everybody because after were done we’re still friends out side of practice”, Keaton said. Everyone on the team are close to one another, there like a family. Many guys on the team play other sports like football and track, to keep in shape till next season. Keaton is currently doing track for CMR to keep himself busy and in shape for the summer. For Keaton, wrestling is his life, he wants to pursue a career in it one day.“This is what i plan to do till I’m out of collage. I’d like to go to college for wrestling”, Keaton said. He’s been wrestling since he was in the 3rd grade hoping to be at the top.

Hugs not drugs for a healthy life As time goes by, more and more kids are exposed to toxic substances. For expamle, cigarettes, marijuana, and alcohol are typically the subtances of choice going around school. Not every kid is a “stoner” or a “boozer” in high school, but you’d be suprised how many are. Cigarettes, one of the more popular choices, is slowly being taken over by vaping. They both have the same effects, the only real difference is some juices for a vape have nicotine. However, at the end of the day you’re still destorying your lungs and increasing your chances of lung cancer. If your eyes are glowing red, you’re higher than the sun. Marijuana is coming on the rise fast, and

it’s becoming easier to get it. The effects of it all depends on what kind of bud you get. Some buds have THC, and that’s the chemical that gives you the high. Others have DHT, which is like a muscle relaxer. This chemical is often used for people with pain. Drugs are a bad habit your kids should never start, but you can’t be with them 24 hours a day. No matter what your teen is doing, you should get them help immediately. Every time you hit a blunt or take a sip of alcohol, remember everything wonderful in your life you could be throwing away.

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Students reflect on their freshman year

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Maggie Petersen, Teagan Tabacco, and Sidalee Stenson talk about how their freshman year went and what they expect next year. Petersen gained more independence. “I am proud of the fact that I was able to complete Driver’s Ed” she said. “I can now be trusted with new responsibilities.” Petersen’s highlight of the year was competing in District Music Festival. She looks forward to being part of CMR’s Chamber Orchestra. Unlike Petersen’s year , Tabacco’s year went better than she thought. “I had a lot of fun this year,” Tabacco said. She definitely had some stressful times with all of the tests. Tabacco says her favorite part was being able to leave campus during lunch. Tabacco also looks forward to making new friends and “being able to welcome the new freshman.” She thought high school was better

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than elementary and middle school. Tabacco thought the upperclassmen would be overpowering but she was wrong. Tabaccos favorite part was leaving campus but Stenson liked the dances. “It gave everyone a chance to socialize with people,” Stenson said. She says it makes students feel more like a community. Stenson would also like to improve her studying skills to get an even better test scores. “The teachers are really easy to talk to,” Stenson said. “I also really appreciate that you rarely will see bullying around the school.” She says that almost everyone is very kind and friendly. Stenson does have a stressful part as well. Her most stressful part was preparing and presenting projects. Petersen, Tabacco, and Stenson had an overall great year and have new goals for next year.

Why is the school a waste land? The campus is becoming a waste land. Everyone does want to pick up for themselves and have some else do it for them. They don’t know how to take responsibility for their actions. During the day people miss the trash, stick gum under desks or spill something and dash. At night janitors clean, clean , and clean. Picking up trash to mopping, to cleaning the toilets, to taking all the trash out.

We do not give enough thanks to our janitors. People pick up after us disgusting high schoolers and we need to respect that. I saw someone miss the trash and walk away . You know how terrible that is. It might not seem like anything but it is something. It only takes you about 5 seconds to pick it up and throw it away, it’s not that hard. The school is not a barn, it’s not a wasted

land, its not your home, where you might have someone waiting on you. It’s a school a place where you go almost everyday respect it. If you see a janitor say thank you for cleaning after me. Do a little more than just being lazy. Look up from your phone and pick up the trash you just passed by. Remember the janitors are not your mom and the school is not your home. Pick up after yourself.

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Nichole Hurley talks about specific things about her freshman year experience. “Freshman year was way better than I expected” Hurley said, “I was able to meet new people.” She says she faces new challenges and learn in new environments with multiple teachers. Other then her experience freshman year she goes in a little more detail about her freedom. “I was able to have more freedom with what I wanted to do,” Hurley said. She says the classes made her feel more free. She also says it’s the small things like more than one teacher, open campus lunch, and teachers acting like we are adults and not children. Overall she loved her freshman year and is looking forward to a whole new experience sophomore year.

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Teachers share the highlights ofFor journalism their 17-18 school year teacher Beth Britton, being district for a long time. a teacher has been quite a challenge, but it has also given her a love for her job. “So for me when it comes to yearbook and newspaper, the best part is watching students being creative,” Britton said. Britton said teaching at CMR has been an enjoyable experience. “I’ve been here for fifteen years. It’s my twelfth year doing yearbook,” she said. Even though Britton has enjoyed working on yearbook and newspaper, it also has some complications. “For me I think this year more than almost any other year [is] getting students to meet their deadlines has been difficult,” she said. Britton said that it’s like pulling teeth when it comes to deadlines, and she said that the publications could be a little bit better if students worked harder at meeting their deadlines. Another CMR staff member who loves her job is Terri Jones, a librarian who is retiring this year. Jones said the highlight of her year was when Velma Jordan, a credit recovery teacher, was interviewed by the Great Falls Tribune. Like Jordan, Jones has been in the school

“I’ve been at CMR for 15 years,” Jones said. “I’ve been in Great Falls Public School system for 30 years, and I’ve been teaching altogether for 37 years, so it’s time I retire.” Retiring is not easy, however. “Knowing that I’m retiring and I’m going to miss the teachers and students [is a big challenge],” she said. She said that it’s difficult knowing that they’re going to replace her and it’s the finality of teaching. Like Jones, Math teacher Jon Seekins will miss the seniors. He has loved seeing all the seniors graduate and move on. Seekins said that watching seniors graduate and earn their diplomas is the highlight of this year. Seekins loves being a math teacher, even though he despised the subject as a child. “I’ve been teaching for almost a decade, and I’ve been at CMR for three of these years,” he said. Teaching can be quite fun, but it can also have its downfalls. Seekins said that he’s happy to see seniors graduate and pursue their dreams, but it’s also hard for him to say goodbye.

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Video games can make us feel scared , make us laugh, and angry (a lot!). The reason I have a love for video games is because they are entertaining. My favorite category of video games would be sci-fi, action, adventure, and fiction. One of my dream jobs is to become a game developer. Some of the games I’ve played have showed me all different styles of games and how game companies work so hard. That’s part of the reason why I would love to become a game developer, they love what they do.

I love how games show different points of view, what the theme is, and the attitude it has towards a certain subject. The games where you get to make choices are the kind of games I prefer. I also love how they show you the outcomes, whether it be good or end with consequences to your actions. These are only some of the reasons why video games are awesome.

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Spanish teacher Sara Buley gets ready for retirement For a wonderful teacher like Sara Buley, she has taught her kids well of the culture of Spanish and the language that they speak. “I like for students to learn Spanish and the culture of the language they speak [ it also] gives them an understanding of the world,” Buley said. Buley has loved her job for a long time. Now she’s going to focus on what she enjoys. “I’ve taught here for 25 years and it has been a great experience and career. I really enjoyed helping students and helping them learn Spanish. It’s also been great to work with my fellow Spanish teachers,” Buley said. After she retires, Buley is going to miss her job. “Yes, you could say it’s bittersweet and I’m looking forward to retirement, but [I’ll] also miss my students. You know, you don’t just close the door on this job and forget about it,” she said. Buley has her retirement plans laid out. “I like to hike. I’m involved with Montana Wilderness association and Girls in Glacier. We like to go snowshoeing in the winter. Also I like to travel, so I plan to do more traveling,” she said. All in all, Buley has enjoyed her time as a teacher and now it’s time for her to move on.

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Students struggle to get to class on time after lunch In his two years at CMR, Associate Principal Nate Achenbach has discovered that tardies have no simple solution. “For some students they get lunch detention and they hate that,” Achenbach said. Lunch detention is the first step to try and get students to get to class on time, but there are many other consequences such as ISS, Saturday school, and OSS if things really get out of hand, but that is the last solution. Even if a longer lunch was a thing that could happen, he says that there will always be students who are going to be late because they will try to go to places that are farther away and some will just be late anyway. Being late is not just something that affects the student -- it can affect the whole class because then everyone gets disrupted and that student has to be given instruction again, Achenbach said. A class incentive might be a good way to get students to class on time because then they would have the whole class to support that student to get to class on time, he added. Orechestra teacher Steve Olson has a different experience with tardy students. Olson says that he never has students late after lunch in his 5th period class. Olson say that students even with a longer lunch are going to be tardy because they will be tempted to go to further places with more time because the time will temp them and then they will be late. “If they’re going to be tardy they’re going to be tardy,” Olson said. When a student is constantly late they are going to miss out on the critical information given at the beginning of the period and eventually

get more and more behind, he said. Some student are just some students that will be late to class even with more time, he said. Attendance clerk Shawna Miller says that even with a longer lunch that there are still going to be the students who are late. “Kids will be late no matter what,” she said. A longer lunch is not necessary because the attendance wouldn’t change, she said. There are always going to be the students who are skippers, she said. A longer lunch would do more harm than good, as it would temp students to travel to restaurants further away because they like them, she said. If you were to ask most students if a longer lunch would help then your most likely going to get the same answer: yes -- because all kids want to have more free time, but they would still have to give more time in school as you have to have a certain amount of minutes in a school day. Even when there is more time at lunch like where Nate Achenbach worked previously in Choteau there was a longer lunch students were still late because they get distracted talking to their friends so the extra time isn’t worth it for the extra time spent in school.

Student Officers 2018

Jayson Ingalls Student Body President

Carly Cushman: Senior Class President

Madison Mitchell: Junior Class President

Joe Stevenson: Sophomore Class President

CMR music department a home for passionate students I strongly believe that every student at CMR should experience the music program in some way -- whether it be guitar 101, choir, orchestra or band. It has been a wonderful addition to my freshman year as it is first period of the day and Steve Olson’s energy is sure to wake you up, and if it doesn’t I don’t know what will. If it’s not orchestra that

you are interested in then try something else out. After all, it is a requirement to graduate ,and you never know you might fall in love with the program. You become a family when you are in a program for four years with great people. Even if I’m having a bad day, orchestra seems to always put me in a better mood. Music just in general brightens my mood if I’m

doing math homework, and I’m getting frustrated I’ll put my music on and just relax to take the tension off. Being a part of something that could help others the way it has helped me. It just gives you an amazing feeling. All that matters is what is on the sheet music in front of you. As Mr. Olson says, you become a “slave to the page.”

Photos by Garret McClain.

Freshman history is sure to be super!!!

Ms. Johnson room: 210

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Last concert emotional for all in choir

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE The Chanteur

choir rehearses during period 4 on Jan. 24 in room 604. They are directed by Lynn Ryan and Peter Wilson. Photos by Makenzie Robertson.

Hassell only male to represent CMR of hoping to get to play Sean for that match.” Hassell said that both Robinson and Kujala are very good players, which made him nervous for the match. He defeated Robinson and went on to earn a 6-4, 6-4 win against Ethan Hawkins of Flathead, allowing him to enter his first state tournament as the #3 seed from the northern division. Although he lost out on the first day of competition, Hassell remained positive. “It’s actually really neat, because I didn’t expect to make it, and it’s just been really fun.”

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Max Magers, a sophomore also in Chanteur, said he will likely feel similarly when he is a senior. “It’s going to be a lot harder, and I’m probably going to cry a lot more,” he said. “Even when Russell Ayres was up there, I knew I’m not super close to a whole bunch of people in there, but that’s who is going to be gone next year. All those people that I got to know this year, they’re out of here.” Magers said that put-up chairs, another one of the choir program’s endof-year traditions, made him realize how much some of those seniors meant to him, even ones he didn’t think he was close with. Ryan said that they have boxes of tissues at hand during the week of put-up chairs. “In our classes that have seniors, we’re spending some time right now where we put each of the seniors into a chair at the front of the room and the class goes around and just gives them compliments,” Ryan said. “We take the last couple of days just before the seniors are gone and we just build everybody up. That’s also one of those points where you know it’s the end of the year.”

which teacher or class

did you really enjoy from the freshman perspective during your first year at C.M.R.?

at state tennis tournament Dustin Hassell, a junior, was the only boy from CMR to advance from tennis divisionals to the state tournament, in either singles or doubles. His qualifying match, on May 10, was against Great Falls High’s Sean Robinson, a round after he had defeated Shane Kujala, CMR’s #1 player in boys singles. “Shane and Sean were playing, and I was going to play the winner of the two for state,” Hassell said. “I didn’t really want to play Shane, since he was on my team, you know, and I had already played Sean once and beaten him, so I was kind

CMR’s choir program’s POPs concert, held on May 15, was emotional to say the least. But the on-stage hugs and tears were nothing new. Lynn Ryan, one of the choral directors, said the POPs concert is the point where it sets in that everything is wrapping up. “We say goodbye, the seniors have their farewell rose ceremony at the concert, and everyone is really emotional. Reading the bio of where everyone is headed, I think that’s the big moment,” she said. Senior Maura Hodges, who was part of the Chanteur and Russell Ayres choirs, agreed. “The POPs concert was really good. The rose ceremony was really sad. Everyone got emotional,” she said. Hodges described her senior year in choir as an emotional rollercoaster. One of the highlights was the POPs concert. “All of the Russell Ayre girls did a song together, and we all wore matching denim on denim outfits, and we all just got to sing together. That was probably my favorite part,” Hodges said. “It really hit me that that was my last time performing with all of these guys.”

Probably choir, because we get to talk a lot. We spend quality time with other people and make music together. - Aubry Smith

I hate this whole school. - Gabbie Stull Photo by Nancy Beston

Mrs. Johnson’s. It’s the best out of all the others. - Jake Lacasse

My favorite class was art, because you get to express yourself in your artwork. - Ally Will

Anderson. I just like the class. - Steven Nguyen My favorite class is passing period, because I can walk around and see cute boys. - Kynsie Schmidt

AD should take more initiative and responsibility for students

CMR’s very own Mike Henneberg was named as Gary DeGooyer’s successor as Athletic Director (AD) of Great Falls Public Schools. I would like to not only congratulate Henneberg, but challenge him. The Great Falls Tribune’s May 2 article stated that, while the new AD would be paid less than DeGooyer’s current salary, he (as the five finalists were all male) would not be assuming some of DeGooyer’s duties, specifically oversight of the drivers ed program and HPE teachers in the district. Instead, Henneberg will be focused on supervising coaches and maintaining athletic facilities,

as well as scheduling athletic activities and managing the budget for athletics. Because of this, and the fact that he is currently a coach, it is my hope that our new director will be willing to spend the time and make the effort to ensure that the student athletes of Great Falls have the opportunities and leadership that will allow them to excel. There is currently much to be wanted. Instead of concerns and repeated guidelines about the athletes of CMR wearing black, which not an official school color, on the court, the athletic director should be checking to see if their practice time is being put to good use, with productive

drills and constructive coaching. When the forecast calls for a 60% chance of snow the night before a team’s overnight trip, an athletic director should make a call, and not leave the decision until noon the next day. If a coach is newly hired, an athletic director should follow up with his or her kids, and make certain that everything is going well. It is a coach’s job to run his or her practices as they see fit, and manage their fundraising budget in the same way. But it is an athletic director’s job to confirm that the students are given the tools and equal chances to succeed in the sports of their choosing.

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All the talk about the 2018 Russellog Every school big and small has his same book that is given to the students each and every year. “Yearbooks are the best part of the end of the year,” freshman Mariah Redfern said. She said she loved the surprise of what it will look like when it first gets handed to her. Which makes her very excited and very eager to get it as quick as possible. This year she loved how the title and the headlines match. She also says the textured cover the cleverness of making it look like a blueprint really ties it all together. “In little ways every page correlates with one another making it very nice and neat,” Redfern said. Yearbook adviser Beth Britton agrees. In the 12 years of overlooking the yearbook this is her all-time favorite by far. The cover and contents in the book looks very strong, as well as the blueprints made it have the perfect look this year. She said some years the staff tries to find ones that work well, but some years has make it be difficult in the past. ”The yearbook takes a tremendous amount of work,” Britton said. She said people who aren’t in yearbook just have no idea for what it takes to make one every year.

School lunch times are fine the way they are

Most students would easily tell you that the lunch break at or school is too short, and should be extended. I personally don’t believe that it should be changed. We have have had our school lunches limited because past students have shown to be responsible and disruptive in the community around cmr when they left school campus. With shorter lunches this makes sure cmr students stay in a general area around cmr and don’t drive too far off so they can get back to school on time. If the school gave students

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a longer lunch period, they would use that time to then drive further away from cmr to go to different lunch destinations then stay at our everyday lunch stops. Therefore making a longer trip causing those students to once again ask for more time to they are not late to their next class.

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This year’s yearbook like every in the past is edited as well as it can be, but there will always be mistakes. She said she thinks the construction coverage really added to the book overall. “Our goal is to make an even better book in the upcoming years,” she said. Anna Ewalt has a slight different opinion on the yearbook. The theme has a very good message that can be interpreted in many ways, she said. “For me it takes the thought of starting something from rock bottom and watching it grow,” Ewalt said. This year’s cover has a very aesthetic look to it. Throughout the year book you can many through backs throughout the year. “It makes you think back about the year,” Ewalt said. She said she will never forget about all the dressup days and how bad she said she looks in her student photo.

Andrew Bursiaga aims for acting career Andrew Bursiaga said,“The important tip is to have a lot of fun while you do it otherwise why are you doing it?” He has made it his life dream to pursue being an actor. When he was 12 years old, Burisaga made his first video where he learned that acting was going to become his favorite hobby as a kid. As he grew up that hobby never changed. Going through four years of CMR he has not only learned not to skip school on his birthday, because it results into detention, but also most of the students at CMR are pretty nice and mind their own business. Although Bursiaga wouldn’t take anything away from CMR, he says that students need even more positively to others at school. His heart has put most of his time of high school into being in drama. “The CMR Drama program showed me different methods to be apart of a character and how to bring out my emotions better when acting,” he said. Bursiaga’s advice to upcoming drama students is, “Be prepared to pass your comfort zones because the only way to become a better actor is to push your abilities a little further everyday.” As he is now almost an adult, and only having so very few high school days left, he made the decision of what he wants his lifelong dream to be. He hopes to go to college in California to become an actor the rest of his life.

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Community service a good way to pay it forward Some do community service out of the goodness of their hearts, some get in trouble and have to do it. “I think it’s a good teacher and it helps kids learn from their mistakes,” freshman Miya Schmechel said. For instance, Schmechel got three weeks of community service for giving someone ibuprofen in a private school. The school gave her community service for illegal distribution of drugs. In this case, she didn’t learn anything from it because she didn’t see anything wrong with giving someone ibuprofen. In another viewpoint Anna Ewalt does not agree that community service is helpful when you get in trouble. “At the end it’s pointless because you’re not getting

paid,” she said. Ewalt thinks community service is unnecessary because when people get done with it, they’re just going to do the same illegal things they were doing. She also states that it’s just a hangout spot. Some community service comes out of the goodness of people’s hearts. Scott Clapp a senior English teacher at CMR, has done much for the community. He was a part of the April clean-up, he judged the speech debate, and he also refereed the Special Olympics. “It’s great to watch young people’s faces light up,” Clapp says talking about the Special Olympics. He says he volunteers to pay it forward. “Do a good turn for others,” he said.

Water-fountains not a sanitary choice How clean are water fountains? Really. Think about when you come up the stairs after lunch. You’re on the third floor, finally after running up those stairs and you’re exhausted and thirsty. You go to the water fountain that you now have to wait for. The kid in front of you has his mouth around where the water comes out. Suddenly you aren’t thirsty anymore, but you

want to try the smaller water fountain since no one is there. You go to drink out of it, and you’re looking at where the water comes out. You notice it looks green and can obviously be cleaned off, you’ve never seen something dirtier in your life. There is dirt around the spiget and a tiny hair stuck in the dirt. In the actual fountain there is food, a cheez it that someone spit in the fountain. They are

disgusting who wants to drink out of those. You can get many illnesses from a water fountain because they are unsanitary. Just because you were so thirsty, you needed a drink from the fountain. Now you have Mono because someone with Mono put their mouth around the spiget a week ago.

Head engineer Alan Burley, right, and janitor Gary Lowery, left, take a break in the basement during a hectic day at CMR. Photo by Mariah Redfern.

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Crawley lives for basketball When it comes to basketball, there are two things that senior Ky-myie Crawley especially appreciates. “The sound and feeling of the ball bouncing off the ground and back into your hand [is great],” Crawley said.The sounds make him love the game, but that’s not all. “The sound of the crowd cheering, and the sound of the net when you make she shot, but overall the teammates you play with,” he said. Crawley says that the teammates are the best part because they become your family. “You don’t only play for yourself, but you also play for them.” He admits that as the seasons move forward the team goes through good and bad times but in the end you get what you worked for.

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What I’m really going to miss about Great Falls

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by Georgia McCard-Urry Great Falls has been a wonderful experience, and I am certainly going to miss it. My family and I are going to be moving to Missoula in the upcoming weeks. My mother and I have completely remodeled our house down to every little detail. From the baseboards to the ceilings. To the frontyard to the backyard. From the trees to the grass. Being the only one left in the nest at home, my brothers and sisters are all grown up and living elsewhere. It’s just me and my mother. I’m going to miss every friendly face I have met. I will miss every person I have built a relationship with. Most of all I’m going to miss knowing every corner, where every house is, where every back road leads to I am going to miss the familarness of the way the town is layed out. I’ll miss knowing the best places to get food, where all my friends live and all those little back trails that I have taken my dog walks on. But in all the things that I miss I’ll miss my home the most. My first Forever home. The place where I have stayed the longest. Four amazing years in our two story house, with the little back porch and the bouncy trampoline. The little pokey plants in the grass and the yellow sticky things that get stuck to your socks. I’ll miss it all. And I will never forget the memories I have made here. And I am excited for al the new experieces I will get to enjoy.

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Germophobe, this is for you. This can be used to clean a desk, chair, or even a toilet seat!

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