CMR Stampede April 2014

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c.m. russell high school great falls, mont. apr. 10, 2014 vol. 48, issue 7

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

1 - Cover photo by Peyton Fulbright 2 - Table of Contents NEWS 3 - Peyton’s column, District Music Festival, Choir and Band tours 4/5 - Boy and Girl Scouts 6 - Breakfast Club, Washington D.C. trip 7 - Revisions on school policy 8 - HOSA, Child hunger week OPINION 9 - Abby’s column, Editorial, Standardized testing 10 - FFA, Importance of core classes 11 - Speak your mind FEATURES 12 - Olivia’s column, Mr. Simon 13 - Teachers using technology CENTERSPREAD 14/15 - Prom FEATURES (cont.)

16 - Student teachers who are CMR grads 17 - Teacher’s coffee hubs 18 - Samantha Sipes ENTERTAINMENT 19- Greighsen’s column, Classic John Hughes Movies 20 - The change in television 21 - The best bands, New films from Marvel SPORTS 22 - Lindsay’s column, Girls spring athletes 23 - Mother Nature’s impact on sports 24 - Alternative spring sports 25 - Track science 26 - New tennis coach, softball seniors 27- How Well Do You Know Your Rustler Athlete?, Rustler Stats BACK PAGE 28 - A CMR Cowboy

2013-2014 STAFF editor-in-chief peyton fulbright

online editor zach pottratz

design editor kendra hix

visual content editor kim michelsen

news/opinion editor abby lynes

entertainment editor greighsen adams

features editor olivia rudio

sports editor

lindsay martinez

copy editor

stephanie mccracken

staff

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

adviser

beth britton

principal

dick kloppel

LEFT: Junior Quinn Hartman runs out of the batters box after making contact during the softball jamboree on April 5. TOP: Springing up, senior Tiffany Lefebre prepares to throw out a runner. BOTTOM: Sophomore Courtney Schroeder throws the ball back to the catcher during pregame warmups. RIGHT: Making her throw, senior Kylie Otis gets the out. Photos by Peyton Fulbright.

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NEWS Students improve musicianship at District Music Festival

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In preparation for his District Music Festival solo, senior Ben Colwell practices the xylophone on April 4. Students were rated on a scale of one to five, one being the best. Photo by Katelyn Smith.

CMR choir reflects on annual tour, band and orchestra to travel to SLC

by katelyn smith, staff writer For singers sitting next to junior Brady Bridgeman on the 642-mile bus ride to District Music Festival in Seattle, the trip might have felt more like it was 4,478 miles long.

Bridgeman’s dramatic talent came to life in the form of an accent, and the musicians were transported across the pond to the United Kingdom. “[I] talked in a British accent the entire bus ride there up until we had to sing,” Bridgeman said.

According to Bridgeman, he likes to “keep things fun and free.”

“I was trying to make the best out of a packed bus and lighten the mood,” he said.

Bridgeman was one of the singers from CMR who traveled to Seattle March 13 to participate in District. District Music Festival provides learning experiences to students who participate.

“It taught me a lot about my voice and how to use it,” Bridgeman said. “Solos taught me how to use my voice to my ability.”

Students can perform a solo or ensemble. The judges score the performance on technique, style and more.

“You should do a solo to push yourself and exceed your own limits,” he said.

Senior percussionist Ben Colwell agrees.

“You should do District to challenge yourself,” he said.

This is Colwell’s fourth and final year participating in District. According to Colwell, District is “an opportunity to learn about how to better yourself at music, and to learn about people that made careers from it -- as well as where you can go in life with music.”

Signing up for District, students choose what song to perform, as well as who to perform with. The biggest lesson Colwell learned was that “you want to find and practice with your accompanist ahead of time.”

“It’s really cool to accomplish something that you’ve been working really hard at and could not even think about doing a month or two ago,” Colwell said.

Junior violinist Breana Hylla also practices a lot, and she doesn’t get nervous.

“Solos aren’t as bad as everyone makes them out to be,” Hylla said. “It’s 17 minutes in a room -- you’ll get over it.”

Orchestra pieces are judged on a scale of one to five, five being the lowest score.

“Just don’t be nervous and practice. If you practice, you’ll be confident,” Hylla said. “Confidence is key.”

Editor-in-Chief

Take a look outside. Do you see those cars parked over the lines? Hanging into other spaces or into the drive lane? How about the kid who pulled in, jumped out, and while walking into the building stared at how they parked outside of their spot? That right there is what is wrong in today’s society.

I don’t mean sloppy parking. I’m talking about the bigger issue that it represents. The issue of laziness that isn’t exclusive to our generation. I used to not be able to comprehend the level of stupidity that it takes to function at to be capable of parking like you’re pulling a bank job in a movie. Then I realized that it has nothing to do with stupidity; it’s complete laziness. It isn’t that one gets out of their car and doesn’t realize how they parked. It is that they simply don’t care.

Mankind always thinks that rules just don’t apply to them, like they are some grand exception. I go get

by olivia rudio, features editor Senior Maverick Raile is looking forward to the annual band tour, but it’s a mystery as to what he’s anticipating more: riding roller coasters or playing the trumpet.

This year the CMR band and orchestra are combining for their music tour to Salt Lake City. While the main purpose of the trip is to perform music and participate in workshops, the trumpeter also is looking forward to visiting Lagoon, an amusement park.

The band visited the park last time tour was in Salt Lake City.

“We had a lot of fun there,” Raile said.

However, Raile also is looking forward to the music the band is playing this year, including a piece dedicated to the memory of Pearl Harbor and another one honoring Rosa Parks.

“The music has a historical connotation behind it,” Raile said.

“Most of it can be conveyed through the music, which is the beauty of it.”

This year, tour is taking place during the last weekend of April, unlike in years past when they were able to utilize critiques from the workshops before the District Music Festival.

Choir, however, was lucky enough to go on its tour before the festival.

Involved in CMR choir since her

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fast food and see someone using their phone while ordering despite a clear sign asking them not to because they think “oh, that’s because people are disrespectful. I can do it without being rude.” I see people blow through stop signs because they don’t want to take the five seconds to stop when traffic is slow, despite it still being the law.

The fact of the matter is that it wouldn’t be a problem if only one person did it. But in reality, almost everyone thinks they can do things because no one will notice. But if everyone blew through stop signs, a lot of people would die. If everyone parked terribly, there would be chaos 24/7.

So I’m asking you to park better.

Take the time to fix what you didn’t do right. When you get out and see that you’re hanging into another spot, do it over again. In school, take the time to try and get the math problem right.

Figure it out because it will pay off.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t care about it because you’re still learning how to apply yourself, and that is something that you can use anytime, anywhere.

freshman year, senior Emily Sullivan was happy to spend her last music tour in Seattle.

“I was super excited to go to Seattle given that last year was an in-state,” Sullivan said.

The only drawback, however, was how to get there. Sullivan and other singers boarded a charter bus for the long bus trip to Seattle.

“We had a few open seats, but it was pretty crowded,” Sullivan said.

“Especially when you’re tall.”

Aboard the lively bus, students played guitars, watched “Frozen,” and sang.

“It was a good bonding experience,” she said.

Their long bus ride was interrupted by a one-night stay in Spokane on the way over.

“The first day we woke up and toured Gonzaga and sang with the choir director,” Sullivan said, adding that working with the director was a cool experience because he was able to critique all their songs before tour.

“It was kind of like a workshop,” she said.

In Seattle, students toured Pacific Lutheran Universit, sang in the chapel and recorded their songs.

“It was definitely a much bigger sound,” Sullivan said.

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Boy Scouts Scouts’ extra efforts result in good deeds for community

Girl Scout junior to explore London by kimberly michelsen, visual content editor For junior Becca Rutledge, this summer is going to hold more than the typical trips to the pool. This summer is going to be filled with palace guards and breaking out of her comfort zone.

“I applied for a destination,” she said.

Rutledge took advantage of a program in the Girl Scouts that allows older girls to travel almost anywhere in the world to meet with other Girl Scouts and achieve higher goals. This trip is called a destination. Rutledge’s destination: London.

“We are going to go outside of Buckingham Palace,” Rutledge said, pointing out one of the highlights she looks forward to on her trip.

She said there were two main purposes for her destination: to learn to become a strong leader and to explore London, along with one day in Paris.

Rutledge describes herself as a shy girl, but she said that the biggest reason she wanted to go to London was “because I want to be a better leader than I am.”

One of the biggest inspirations Rutledge has is her older sister, Sierra. Sierra also went on this destination, and Rutledge said that her sister’s courage and ease was encouraging to her.

“I was really impressed that she could go out of the country her first year of Girl Scouts,” she said.

Following this experience, Rutledge said she worked hard to push past her fears. She described the first time she went on a destination. She said she had a stuffed bunny from her grandmother with her as the airplane took off and she reached for the bit of familiarity as she left her home behind.

“I pulled Mr. Bunnypants out of my backpack and squeezed him,” she said.

That was the first time she traveled with the Girl Scouts. Now, as Rutledge prepares to go on her third destination, she sets her sights overseas.

“I wanted to prove to my mom and my sister that I could do this and find a stronger leader in me,” she said.

The prospect of becoming stronger isn’t the only reason Rutledge is excited for this trip. She said that she looks forward to the changing of the palace guards in front of Buckingham Palace.

“They’re not supposed to talk to people, [but they talked to Sierra],” she said.

Rutledge prepares to fly across the ocean by leaving a little bit of advice for anyone who is trying to overcome obstacles.

“Always believe in yourself,” she said.

ABOVE: In a pavillion overlooking the soccer park, Zachary Nicholson’s completed picnic tables are available for all who visit the park. Nicholson said he put a few months into all the details. Photo courtesy of Zachary Nicholson. RIGHT: Providing a place for personal meditation and prayer, Anthony Formica’s project remodeled the courtyard at the chapel on base. Photo courtesy of Anthony Formica.

by kimberly michelsen, visual content editor, cori bonilla, jadon jennings, staff writers A group of boys gather in a circle in the dark of night. Only the stars shine down. A bit of friendly bickering rises from the group, but it quickly shrinks to nothing as an older boy takes charge. Within moments, a small spark flickers and a campfire spurts to life. Sophomore Anthony Formica grins as one of the younger scouts starts his first fire.

According to Formica, the best part about being a boy scout is “playing with fire.”

When he became an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, Formica realized a deeper reason to love the group.

“You get to help out the younger scouts, so that’s nice,” he said.

Formica is one of two Eagle Scouts who recently completed a final project. The mission of the BSA is to build character, learn citizenship and develop personal fitness. When a scout reaches the point of Eagle, it is a reflection of all the hard work that scout has put into earning merit badges and fulfilling the BSA mission. This same sort of organization is available to girls as well, through the Girl Scouts.

When a girl reaches her final level, she completes a project called a Gold Award.

Formica’s project was to build a prayer garden for the Air Force base.

“I hope it benefited them, to give them an environment to reflect,” he said.

A lot of work was put into the garden. Formica said that he had to contact the priest at the chapel,

Father Matt, as well as the base chaplain, the Eagle Scout Board, and his Scout Master. He said he talked to the religious leaders because of the different denominations that the base chapel serves.

“On base, the chapel serves three different masses,” Formica said.

After leaping over that hurdle, Formica went to Ace Hardware and Bundi Gardens to ask for support for his project. He said that their support carried him through it all. In particular, Formica said he received information about the types of flowers that grow well in Montana.

“The guy at Bundi Gardens was really nice,” he said.

One Boy Scout who chose a completely different topic for his project was senior Zachary Nicholson.

“My project was for the soccer fields,” he said.

Nicholson built tables for the fields because his sister played soccer in elementary school.

“I went to a committee and proposed it and they were happy to receive these tables because they didn’t have any,” he said.

Scouting has always been a family affair for Nicholson, whether it be choosing a project for his sister or following in his father’s footsteps.

“My grandfather was an Eagle Scout, my father was an Eagle Scout, and two of my uncles were involved in scouting when they were young,” he said.

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Girl Scout heading to Minnesota camp

SCOUTS [Continued from 4] After Nicholson, who is 18, finished building the tables, he said he took a step away from the Scouts.

“I’m kind of out of the scouting program now,” he said. Instead, he is focusing on finishing his senior year and getting into college. But he knows how valuable the time he spent in Boy Scouts is. He said if he chooses to enter the military, he could earn a higher starting wage, and colleges and jobs also recognize the experience.

“It has taught me a few valuable lessons,” he said.

Similar to Nicholson, junior Girl Scout Kyla Campbell learned a specifically good lesson when she completed her Gold Award.

“It’s taught me a lot of leadership skills,” Campbell said.

Campbell has been in Girl Scouts since she was in second grade. At that time, her parents were debating on whether or not to put her in 4H or the scouts. There was one deciding factor for the young girl.

“All my friends were doing it,” Campbell said.

Ten years later, this Girl Scout is attempting to earn a Gold Award: an award so prestigious that only 5 percent of Girl Scouts ever earn it.

The Gold Award is the highest achievement that a Girl Scout can get during her years with the organization. It a challenge to high school aged scouts to change the world around them for the better.

“Being a Girl Scout to me is standing up for what is right and being a lady of good character

and confidence so you can lead the community tomorrow,” Campbell said. Which is why she decided to change the lives of young, abused children in the community.

Campbell’s project was inspired, in part, by her youth pastor who heard about a program that gives children a backpack with a blanket in it when they are taken to a receiving home.

“I want to do something more than give a kid a blanket. I want to give something they could wear and hold onto,” Campbell said. She decided that her Gold Award project would include a way to help the children that are taken from abusive homes.

“That’s how Bags of Hope came to be,” Campbell said. Inside the bags are stuffed animals, pajamas, toothbrush and paste, underwear, socks, and two in one shampoo and conditioner.

“Essential things that they need to feel more at home during this transition,” Campbell said. Most of the children are taken during school or at night and have nothing with them but the clothes on their backs.

The project was not a breeze for the veteran Girl Scout. To start, one must apply before they can even start working on the project. The scout must have had earned a Journey and two other badges, gain approval, and find a mentor.

Along with these requirements, the Girl Scout must invest at least 80 hours into their projects.

“It’s exciting. There were times when I just wanted it to be over but I had to think of who the project was for,” Campbell said. She hopes that her program will never end but that it will continue to help the community.

“It teaches you selflessness.”

by kimberly michelsen, visual content editor When sophomore Tamara Miller thinks of Minnesota, she thinks of the Mall of America.

“I’ve wanted to go there for a long time,” she said. “I love shopping.”

On July 28, Miller will have that shopping opportunity as she heads to Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin for about a week as a part of the Girl Scouts. Once a Girl Scout gets older, she has the opportunity to apply for a destination – an opportunity to travel almost anywhere in the world in order to meet with other Girl Scouts. “[We] go out and do a new experience with girls across the country,” Miller said.

There were a lot of options for where Miller could go, but she said that she preferred to keep it close to home and less expensive.

“It’s my first one, so I’m happy that it’s simple,” she said.

Each destination has a specific focus, and Miller said that hers focuses on finding out one’s identity.

“I have to do a service project where you find out who you are,” she said.

Aside from the workshops themselves, Miller said that she is looking forward to the attractions she will be able to visit. She said that the Mall of America, a waterpark called Noah’s Ark, an aquarium, and the Wisconsin State Fair are all things she is looking forward to, but there is one thing that holds her attention a little bit more. “[I’m looking forward to] basically just traveling to a place I’ve never been and meeting new people,” she said.

The thing that Miller said was the hardest was preparing for the trip.

“I had to fill in the application, wait for it, and then fundraise,” she said.

Miller said that the fundraiser was a little tricky because it couldn’t be typical like a bake sale or an auction “The [leaders] want us to help the community while we’re doing it,” she said.

With all the hard work that she’s put into it, Miller said that her dreams are coming true.

“This destination seemed like something I’d want to do.”

DOMINANT: Surrounded by her bags of hope, Kyla Campbell grins as she tries to spread smiles to the children who are facing hardship. Photo courtesy of Kyla Campbell.

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CMR students cook for classmates in work setting, develop business skills by laura marsilio, staff writer For senior Brent Lalonde, serving students food is nothing new on his plate. Lalonde, along with five other students, works every morning cooking and selling food for their 7 a.m. independent study, Breakfast Club.

“Overall it’s a real experience for work experience in the real world as well as developing a relationship with other people, and a relationship with a boss or manager,” he said.

Working along with other students and being able to interact with different people is an exciting experience, but sometimes working in a small area can be difficult.

“Being a big guy, it’s an issue. But we learn to work together,” Lalonde said.

Breakfast Club, which is open every morning, sells food for those who come in early to school.

The students buy all the supplies at local stores, and the money from this goes to the Deca Store.

The class can be taken by any students who are thinking about going into business, or those who are just looking for great work experience. “[It’s an] everyday experience; you develop a skill set with people and you learn to relate to people,” Lalonde said.

Chase Schott, another senior, said that the class was a great way to learn about the social skills that surround having a business.

“It helps us get involved with underclassmen and the social aspect of business,” he said.

The students prepare the menu every morning and work together to sell. Teamwork is one of the biggest skills. Although the class is mostly student-run, they have to work hard and work together to get things done.

“It’s a laid back class, but when it’s time to do work you can’t slack,” Schott said.

Along with Schott and Lalonde, senior Tana Marble believes that the class gets students more into the realities of having a job, rather than just working in a classroom. This experience also creates a greater team bond.

“We get to know each other pretty well. In a math class there’s 25 people, and there’s only six in here,” she said.

Although Marble doesn’t plan on majoring in business, she believes that the experience she has gained can go into any aspect of the job market.

“I think it’s a fun class. You learn a lot. I Brent Lalonde socializes with another CMR student, senior Kylie Otis, as she waits for her didn’t know how to make a great French toast, food during one of the late-ins on Mar. 26. Photo by Laura Marsilio. but now I like to think that I do.”

AP government students tour nation’s Capital

in mock-congresses where they had the opportunity by tony lynes, staff writer to debate and see how government works.

Going from studying in small town Great Falls “You pick some major bills that are actually to touring the nation’s Capital provides once-in-abeing reviewed right now in Congress today. So you lifetime opportunities for students. CMR students broke into groups and debated whether you were got that chance last month when government for or against it, and then we decided the bills we teacher Brian Halverson took his annual group to wanted to pass, and got together into a big group Washington, D.C., to not only go sight-seeing, but and voted on it to pass,” she said. also get first-hand experience of the material they Even though they didn’t truly sit in Congress, have discussed all year. when the bill was being passed it was as if they “It’s the mother and father of all political science actually were. It proved to be a huge change in field trips. The kids get out there. There’s an energy perspective for all students that went. to the nation’s Capital,” Halverson said.

“It’s one thing to hear about what’s going on, but This year the trip took place March 15-22 and when you get to see and experience what actually required students to miss a week of school. The happens it’s completely different,” Kirkegaard said. absence is worth it, according to Halverson, who Along with the students learning a lot about says anyone with an interest in government should government subjects, Halverson said he also picks consider it. The cost was about $2,200, but students up on new things every time he goes. have a lengthy amount of time to fundraise as well “Originally, I really enjoyed the kids and as scholarship opportunities to help pay for the trip. interactions. As a teacher I’m learning a lot.”

“I knew it would be tough missing a week of Six students besides Kirkegaard and Berryman school, especially stats, but my thought process was traveled with him, and despite all the educational ‘how many times do I get to go to D.C.?’,” senior Seniors Teddy Kirkegaard, Cori Enseleit, Marissa Berryman, and Catherine Yturri sit activities, they went to a Washington Wizards Teddy Kirkegaard, said. on LBJ’s couch in Sen. Jon Testers office. Photo courtesy of Teddy Kirkegaard. basketball game against the New Jersey Nets.

Marissa Berryman agrees.

Additionally, they visited Capitol Hill and met the “I wanted to go because I wanted to take a senior trip, and D.C. sounded like a lot of fun,” Berryman said. “ I had friends who went, so I staff members of Montana Sen. Jon Tester and Rep. Steve Daines. “ I want to get into politics for sure,” Berryman said. “I want to be able to make thought ‘why not?’”

They didn’t travel across the country to sit in a hotel room and stare at the White a difference, and I’ve never wanted to do that before I went, and going I think really House. Each day was packed with activities to as many sites as possible, including war opened my eyes to how easy it is to get into politics, when I thought it was out of my memorials, museums, monuments, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Students participated reach.”

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Superintendent Lacey to head snow day task force Death of Samantha Sipes prompts officials to review snow day policy by drew brennan, staff writer

As a result of the death of senior Samantha Sipes there has been a lot of criticism about the public school’s snow day policy.

In order to resolve this, Superintendent Tammy Lacey has decided to assemble a task force with the objective of reviewing the policy.

Great Falls Public Schools has not had a snow day since 1989, when Lacey was teaching an elementary class at Valley View Elementary School.

“The wind was blowing and the temperature dropped 50 degrees in two hours. Meanwhile all of Great Falls lost power,” Lacey said. “The second half of that day everyone was sent home as well as the entire following day.”

According to Lacey, there are many factors that go into a snow day.

If school buildings are uninhabitable, the schools will not be open. If Great Falls businesses

are closed the likelihood of schools consider; I have to take into account closing increases; parents wouldn’t all students,” Lacey said. be able to supervise The weather is their children if the another big factor. schools closed and “We’re always “Not every kid who is businesses didn’t. keeping track of the Also, staff must weather,” she said. eligible rides the bus. If be able to be present A group of we assume that all 36 in order to have people, including school, she said. the assistant percent of kids eligible According to superintendents actually ride the bus Lacey, only 36 and the school percent of students principals, often there is still another are eligible to ride collaborate on 7,000 who don’t that the buses; the making the decision number of students to shut down the we must consider; I have who actually ride the schools. to take into account all buses is unknown.

In the end, the “Not every kid final decision is the students.” who is eligible rides superintendent’s. the bus. If we assume Lacey not only that all 36 percent collaborates with of kids eligible the assistant actually ride the bus there are still superintendents, but also with the another 7,000 who don’t that we must director of transportation.

Tammy Lacey

“There was a lot of community fallout around that,” Lacey said of Sipes’ death. “Various camps quickly came about. Every person looks at it from their own perspective.”

Lacey is going to head a task force with the goal of reviewing the snow day policy.

The task force will include 26 people: assistant superintendents, Director of Business Operations, principals, community representatives, parents, and CMR’s student representative, Katie Williams.

The first meeting will be held April 22; it will be one of two or more possible meetings.

“I’m hoping we can get it done in two meetings. We have to make sure we study the big picture of the situation; I believe we can always get better as a school district. I’m going into it with an open mind,” Lacey said. “I think it’s going to be a good process.”

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Beating the hunger Junior Annie Lewis helps organize, collect food for Fight Childhood Hunger Week by stephanie mccracken, copy editor In Cascade County 3,850 kids are considered food insecure, but one local organization sets out to end the hunger.

Being food insecure means that these kids don’t know when they will get their next meal. Fight Childhood Hunger is an organization that was started this year to help with this problem.

A proposal for grant money was made to get the program started. Out of the hundreds of proposals that came across Montana First Lady Lisa Bullock’s desk, she picked and endorsed Fight Childhood Hunger.

The program is a part of a nationwide program called Global Youth Service Day. Fight Childhood Hunger is a community organization fighting for kids but also trying to get youth involved.

“We’re trying to stress a lot of youth involvement,” junior Annie Lewis said.

Lewis has been involved in helping with the hunger problem ever since her mother, Debbie Lewis started the first food pantry at North Middle School.

“I’m highly involved in the food pantries,” Lewis said.

Fight Childhood Hunger week is trying to make that opportunity available by raising awareness in the community.

From April 7-13 there will be several opportunities for the community to get involved, including food drives, a food contest, and a battle of the bands contest.

“This is to create community awareness,” Lewis said.

During this week there will also be a chance for students to get involved. It is a dress-up week for GFHS and CMR. On Thursday, Lewis and other volunteers will be selling Italian sodas in the Commons.

“All the money will go to the food pantry,” Lewis said.

Along with money, the food pantry is need of volunteers, she added.

The food pantry at CMR gives out 45-60 boxes of food a week, and the number is even higher over the holidays.

“A lot more people have been using it since word has gotten around,” she said.

Over the summer, kids have to go to the Great Falls Food Bank for food, but they first have to be approved.

“It would be like that all year round without the food pantries,” she said.

Almost all of the Great Falls schools have food pantries. There are four elementary schools that do not have pantries.

The food pantries are of great help to families who are in need, and the school system believes it helps with attendance so kids aren’t coming to school hungry.

“I think it’s important that everyone has an equal opportunity to get food,” Lewis said.

Childhood Hunger Week - April 7-13

April 11 - Subway battle of the bands kickoff event, 6 p.m. at the Faith Center April 12 - 7Up 5K fun run, 10 a.m. at CMR High School track April 12 - Russell Country Federal Credit Union grocery store food drives, noon - 4 p.m.

April 13 - Pacific Steel and Recyling take it or leave it community swap meet, noon - 4 p.m. at the Montana ExpoPark

Earning medical medals in shades of gold and silver Seniors participate and earn place in their final local HOSA competitions for the last time the selling of T-shirts.

by laura marsilio, staff writer In senior Courtney Cousins’ first and final year of HOSA, she learned a lot about medicine and the process of treatment for those who are ill. Competing in two events, Nursing Assistance and Creative Problem Solving, and medaling in one of them was a great accomplishment for her.

“HOSA’s really fun. It’s a good way to meet people,” Cousins said.

Cousins is a part of a group of students that competed and medaled in this year’s HOSA state competition which took place March 13-15 at the Best Western Heritage Inn in Great Falls.

“The medical field is something I really want to do,” she said.

Cousins is planning on attending Montana State University in Bozeman to study medicine, and then she hopes to move on to the University of Texas to specialize in oncology, cancer treatment. Being in HOSA has opened up the opportunity for her to meet others who share her interests. She said that one of her favorite parts of the experience was the scavenger hunt.

“We had to break into teams of eight, and half of the team had to be from a different town,” Cousins said.

Like Cousins, senior Alisa Valdez medaled in two of the four events she competed in: Community Awareness and HOSA Rejoicing in the reward of winning a HOSA award, Bowl. In Community Awareness, Valdez and her partner, Caitlin senior Courtney Cousins leans against the bulletin board outside the HOSA room. Photo by Beth Britton. Engen, made the citizens of Great Falls conscious of Multiple Sclerosis. Together they fundraised money with a bake sale, and

“It’s cool being with a group of people with similar interests,” she said.

In HOSA Bowl, Valdez worked with teammates to beat the clock in an intense game of medical jeopardy. Also, she is planning on attending Montana State University, and she hopes to bring some of her medical knowledge with her. “[I joined this year] because I regretted not doing it previous years,” Valdez said.

For senior Alicia Fowler, this was her third year competing and being a part of HOSA. Fowler plans on becoming a physical therapist, and she said that being a part of HOSA helps her to achieve her medical goals.

“I was interested in the medical field,” she said.

Fowler has competed in a few events, including Extemporaneous Health Poster, Career Health Display, Creative Problem Solving, and Physical Therapy. Having to compete in these areas, however, can be difficult.

“There was a lot of tough competition this year,” Fowler said.

Doing this for the last three years has been a journey for her.

Getting to learn more for her future while having fun is a great thing for Fowler. HOSA has helped her prepare for the medical field.

“I only regret not doing it sooner.”

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A few weeks ago, one of the most despised public figures in America died.

His name was Fred Phelps.

In the wake of his death, many people celebrated.

Undoubtedly, hundreds of thousands of Internet memes were created, millions of tweets and Facebook statuses were published, and “Good riddances” were heard across the planet.

In the midst of all this, I couldn’t help but feel that there was something wrong with the lighthearted attitude the general public took.

I have always been taught to respect the dead, no matter how I felt about them when they were alive.

The Westboro Baptist Church maintains misguided, twisted, perverted, hateful beliefs. I hate the church as an institution, and I fundamentally disagree with its doctrines, but when dealing with Phelps’s death, that isn’t important.

The fact of the matter is that Fred Phelps was a member of the human race, and his death is not a cause for celebration. The Westboro Baptist Church will continue to exist under new leaders, and it will continue to protest funerals and beg for attention.

It’s difficult to grapple with the humanity of leaders of hate groups.

We want to automatically discount them as evil people, when morality is more complicated than that.

As much as the public hated him, there were people in Phelps’s life that loved him, and he wasn’t born a hateful person. His beliefs were bred out of ignorance and misguidance. Phelps was brainwashed, as were the members of his congregation.

Unity, kindness, support vital components following tragedy On March 5, dozens of purple balloons floated up into the sky and out of sight as students came together for a giant group hug.

Afterwards, hundreds of people gathered in the Commons in complete silence for more than 15 minutes, something its walls have likely never seen before.

Students spent the entire day at Samantha Sipes’s memorial, crying, hugging, From praying, and comforting one point of view another.

The school’s atmosphere that day was indescribable.

For many, it was their first time experiencing a major loss. As a teenager, death can seem distant and unimaginable, but that day, it was very real. In the wake of the tragedy, CMR’s student body came together in a way that many high schools wouldn’t; the way students showed love to one another and assembled together to mourn was akin to that of a family.

It was a day that most Rustlers will never forget.

Since the memorial, CMR has had time to grieve and move on (at different paces – some were closer to Sipes than others.) The initial grief and shock has worn off, and students may not feel as close to their classmates as they did at first.

It shouldn’t take a tragedy to bring a school together, but now that one has occured, remaining united seems to be the best course of action to pursue.

We at The Stampede want to encourage the student body to continue supporting one another

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with kindness and compassion. We hope to see Sipes’s legacy making an impact for years to come.

In order for this to happen, students must be proactive. Hugging, smiling at strangers, random acts of kindness, and genuinely asking people how they are doing all help.

Everyone experiences hardship, and often they don’t open up to others about their struggles. It is truly incredible how many people choose to remain silent. Every student walking the halls of CMR has his or her unique story; everyone feels pain.

We must continue to be a family to each other and learn to put aside our differences. We must show love, empathy, and patience with each other.

Let this be an opportunity to foster learning and growth.

Above all, we must treat every day as if it were our last. Every moment is a gift unto itself, and we should treat it as such.

Most people would hope that their last moments on Earth would be filled with joy, surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones.

No one knows when his or her moment to pass will come; we should be thankful for every breath and every day we receive.

Let’s work together to make CMR’s student body known more than it already is for being friendly, welcoming, kind, and respectful.

In the time following a death, unity is imperative.

To honor Sipes and her legacy, let’s make CMR a school she would have continued to be proud to attend.

Standardized testing: A thing of the past

by greighsen adams, entertainment editor I walk into the room, filled with 29 other students who want this over just as much as I do.

I’m armed with a No. 2 pencil and a book. I know I’ll be done with plenty of time to spare. The teacher takes attendance, hands out the LXR form, and then directs us how to fill it out; something we’ve done at least three times each semester.

Standardized testing is a way to compare each individual to others through a series of identical questions, and it’s a waste of time. The tests put us into narrow categories and they expect us to be OK with this.

A change must occur. We aren’t all the same. We’re told all the time that we are different or we’re special, but we’re graded on the same scale as everyone else.

Some of us can’t test well, or know information others don’t and we’re penalized for it.

To grade us all against one another leads to an increase in students dropping out becuase they aren’t given the same opportunities as those who score high on tests.

Testing like the ACTs prove to college’s, through your ability to retain information from three years ago as well as information you’ll learn four months down the road, not your ability to use this information in a “real life” situation. Most testing has nothing to do with real life, and is mainly based off of things like the Pythagorean Theorem or the boiling temperature of lead.

Standardized testing must go in order to benefit not just one student, but all students.

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by scott clapp, guest writer The fact that you can read this article is proof enough that English Language Arts matter. Math may be the universal language, but written and verbal communication provides the means to understand every other discipline.

In fact, English is so important that it is the only class required in all four years of high school. Imagine trying to understand math or science using only symbols or scientific notation. Without language there would be no Internet, no phones, no texts, no movies, no video games, no Harry Potter, no Hunger Games; all of those activities require effective verbal and written communication.

In today’s increasingly technology-driven world, the need for literacy grows by the same factor as drives that technology. It is not enough anymore to be able to simply read or speak, but to be able to identify and understand the messages, biases, and information that bombard us every day.

Companies spend billions of dollars each year to gain the edge in selling us goods and services we probably don’t need. The Internet contains scores of multi-media formats to entertain and influence us, but our ability to find meaningful information requires close and critical reading. Unlike book publishing, Internet information comes to us unfiltered, and outside of school, uncensored. The result? We have to be more literate, more critical, and more careful about what we read and view. English Language Art classes are the foundation that makes that type of thinking possible.

by brian halverson, guest writer To better understand the relevance of history in our daily lives, read and attempt to comprehend the following passage: The procedure is actually quite simple. First you arrange items into different groups. Of course one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. If you have to go somewhere else due to lack of facilities that is the next step; otherwise, you are pretty well set. It is important not to overdo things. That is, it is better to do too few things at once then too many.

In the short run this may not seem important but complications can easily arise. A mistake can be expensive as well. At first, the whole procedure will seem complicated. Soon, however, it will become just another facet of life.

It is difficult to foresee any end to the necessity for this task in the immediate future, but then, one can never tell.

Confusing? Try reading it again, but now think of the word laundry as you read it. Better? This seems the best way to communicate the importance of learning history and other subjects related to the human experience. These “soft” sciences are like the word laundry in the above exercise because they both provide context. Without a sense of history, humanity would be lost in time and space, without direction or purpose.

Life would be as meaningless as your first read of the passage above.

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FFA brings opportunities, friendship by reena roberson, guest writer When you hear FFA you may think cows, sows, and plows. FFA is way more than any of that, and I have three reasons how FFA is far from simply a farming organization. First, the competitions we do are different from what most people imagine. There is a wide variety of what we can do, including prepared speaking, vet science, creed speaking and parliamentary procedure. In each competition we learn something different. In vet science I learned how to give sheep shots, how to prep for surgery and the right way to restrain a cat.

In parliamentary procedure I learned how Congress runs meetings and how they put a bill or motion out for discussion.

Second, when you come or go to competitions and conventions you meet a lot of new people. All the people you meet want to help you. All the people in FFA are nice, outgoing, happy, and fun to be around. One of the nicest and funniest people I have met in FFA is our national Western Vice-President Jason Wetzler. He came to state convention this year in Great Falls. Jason talked about how Montanans shake hands. “It’s like you guys have a swing dance in your shake,” Jason said. He also talked about how FFA partisans are all so kind and willing to give something up for someone else.

Finally, FFA is just one of those clubs you never see yourself in, but then you join and everything breaks loose. It’s like you slowly go crazy from it. It starts with you just signing up. Then you go to the

meetings. At those meetings you meet all the people in your chapter and you notice how weird and funny they are, and you just know you’re one of them. Then they hand you your national blue corduroy jacket. In that second you realize how much love, passion, time, and respect is in that jacket. You know you’re going to be in this jacket for the rest of your life. You also know you’re going to have the same love, passion, time, and respect for it.

What I’ve learned from FFA is having courage to do something. I would never have been able to talk to someone, but since I joined FFA and started doing speaking I can have the greatest heart-filled conversations with people.

CMR FFA Results These CMR seniors and Electric City FFA members were given FFA degrees.

Requirements for this degree include more than two years of membership and 360 completed hours of agriculture education class. Students have invested or earned $1000 or worked 300 hours on an approved project, demonstrate FFA and parliamentary procedure knowledge and have satisfactory scholastic records.

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member on each slate must have prior government experience.

“Good leader, good grades, sociable, good worker. Has a good vibe.”

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“Somebody who’s got a passion for it. Somebody who What do you expect from your student government officials? wants to work for us.”

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“Swag, good people skills. 25 percent of their iTunes playlist must be Kanye West.”

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“Somebody who’s really intrested in fixing some of the problems we have at CMR.”

James Pollock, 11 Patrick Hodges, 11 Student Senior government plans members

“People that are willing to do work. Improve the school environment and people that will represent their class well.”

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of student government make the orientation video for incoming

freshman.

“Strong leadership but balanced and willing to listen. Not a dictator. Gives a voice to everyone.”

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Blood drives and the

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“Students that care about CMR. Commited to A three fourths their obligation majority is needed to CMR.” Homecoming week Morp Prom

to impeach a student body officer.

Ryan Anderson,English “A person who’s Each year, dedicated; in to school 4 senators & general: and activities, all of 6 representatives it.”

are elected to CMR’s student government. Jordyn Voss, 10 Student body officers represent the whole of the school “I expect the student government to whereas class officers represent their respective class. support the students’ need and to provide “Someone that is actually serious about it, doesn’t the students what is required for success do it for the title or the label.” inside and outside of school.”

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War veteran delves into GFPS with substitute teaching

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by drew brennan, staff writer Amidst the seemingly chaotic clutter of guns and antiques, there was but one man who knew exactly where everything was and where it came from; Scott Simon, otherwise known as Mr. Simon, has spent nearly his entire life working as a teacher to educate America’s youth.

Even today Simon fills his spare time as a substitute.

“I cannot stand to sit around all day,” he said.

Simon was born in 1938 in McCook, Neb., a town of less than 1,000 inhabitants. His mother passed away before he turned one, leaving his father to take care of both him and his older brother, Brett. To provide for them, Simon’s father taught school and coached sports from 1938-1940.

When World War II broke out, his father, who was enlisted in the Army Air Corps, was reassigned to Headland, Ala. Both Simon and his brother worked on their grandfather’s farm during the war.

“I remember the horse pulling the wagon and grandpa snapping the corn. I’d follow grandpa up and down the rows of corn,” Simon said. “He would sharpen his sickle with a red brick.”

Simon said he learned everything he needed to know in life from his father.

“Back then you had to memorize things. You didn’t have the Internet to look them up.” He never drank, either. “That’s why I will never get drunk. I have to be ready to do my duty,” he said.

His high school years were spent in Gothenburg, Neb., playing sports such as football, basketball, and track.

After high school Simon attended the University of Nebraska for five years majoring in electrical engineering, geology, and zoology.

“They were hard on us back then. We had to memorize everything,” he said.

Simon graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1963 and immediately joined the Air Force. He finished sixth in his class of 135 students in flight school.

“Flying was always easy for me,” he said.

He flew several aircraft such as the B-47 Stratojet, the KC-135 Stratotanker, and the F-15 in his two Vietnamese tour of duties.

“Vietnam was hot, sweaty and humid. It was always wet, and it stunk. Things were always rotting. What I remember most is seeing the bomb craters from overhead.

I’ll never forget that,” he said.

Simon described himself and his crew as a well-oiled machine; they came back from every single mission unscathed.

“The best teamwork comes from working with the same people. Our boom operator had a dirty mouth, but our navigators were always great,” he said.

His life changed forever one night in August of 1966 at Bergstrom AFB in Texas. Simon said he noticed a girl sitting at a table with an older, grey-haired man. He wrote a note asking her to dance and gave it to the waitress to

Photo courtesy of Scott Simon.

deliver it. Simon’s future wife, Karen, took notice of the gesture and accepted.

“I just wanted to irritate the grey-haired guy she was with. It turned out to be her father,” Simon said.

A few months later the two of them we’re married in Austin, Tex. A month later Simon got the call for his first tour of duty in Vietnam.

“We didn’t even have time for a honeymoon,” he said.

The newly married couple found time for the honeymoon immediately after Simon’s first tour. The Simons went to New Orleans to celebrate their marriage; a month after that Simon was sent back to Vietnam for his second tour.

He returned to the United States in March 1969. Upon returning, Simon and his wife decided to start a family, forcing Simon out of the active duty military.

He was kept in South Dakota for six months as active duty, but luckily was never deployed again.

“A major once told me to do what you want; the only thing is, you can never look back,” he said.

Simon left military service just months away from being promoted to major. In Dallas, Simon found a job as a teacher in 1969. Although he’s been teaching since then,

How much greener is that grass on the other side? Well, I took the high jump right over that fence and found myself participating on the CMR track team. I had horrible anxieties going in to it, like do I even have enough sports bras to pull this off? Do I really have to commit every afternoon after school to running laps? But I made a promise to my sister that if she joined I would too, and there I was throwing my very first discus through the net of the cage. Oh well. Despite my initial failure, I was not discouraged.

The second day I tried shot put and was not much better, and just when I thought I had it down, my form regressed back to where I started. I experimented practicing with sprinters and enjoyed a more vigorous practice, yet I wasn’t ready to give up throwing alltogether because while it was something difficult, it was something new.

he said he didn’t like Dallas.

When Great Falls Public Schools called Simon in June 1994 offering a job teaching shop he quickly accepted.

Simon retired from full time teaching in 2010, but he has continued to work as a substitute teacher.

Building cannons and muzzle-loading rifles are two of Simon’s favorite activities. If you want to know anything about muzzleloaders or ballistics just ask Simon. He has been studying ballistics for close to 40 years and is an avid gun enthusiast.

Above all, Simon said he loves God, his family, and his country.

“We were a Judeo-Christian free enterprise country where people come to build a better life,” he said.

Simon’s love for his country is evident at first sight with his U.S. belt buckle and strong opinions on the country as a whole.

He sums up the United States with: “Have you ever tried to crack an American Black Walnut? No way, they’re tough. You can crack an English Walnut but not an American. The USA is the greatest country in the world.

If you don’t think so, try living somewhere else and see if you like it more.”

March gave spring a timid welcome, and since springtime is notorious for being a time for a fresh start and trying new things I’m donning the fashion forward CMR track suit with pride. Even though most would describe me as “not very athletic,” considering the number of hurdles I’ve knocked over, I’m still willing to give it all I’ve got--even if that means going door to door trying to sell coupon booklets.

Nonetheless, this spring I’m determined to branch out and try new things, such as taking my dogs on a walk or tending to a garden of cayenne peppers, whatever it may be that will get me out from my room. I am done hibernating from the comfortable cushions on the couch in my basement and am thoroughly enjoying being fully involved in the opportunities spring has to offer.

Besides spring is just one step closer to summer, and what better way to express my excitement for the future than living fully and vigorously in the present?

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From chalkboards to smartboards Teachers incorporate varying levels of technology into their classrooms Other than “Leap Motion,” Hibbert also links his by olivia rudio, features editor Although he teaches geology, Chris Hibbert is iPad with the projector with the front of the class in order for him to walk around the classroom while he’s looking to recruit good pilots in his class.

A self-acclaimed tech geek, Hibbert incorporates lecturing.

“It’s more efficient delivery,” Hibbert said. “Class varying levels of technology to make his class more management becomes a lot easier when you’re not fun and efficient.

One of those tech tools is a gadget called “Leap stuck in the front of the room.”

Math teacher Terri Dahl also Motion.” Hibbert uses the device to uses tech gadgets to develop a control the PC in the classroom by simply waving his hand over the small “No one cares as much more efficient classroom, although at a more basic level of technology. rectangular box. as Dahl cares.”

“It’s awesome having a “I usually use it for flying on Google smartboard,” Dahl said.

Earth,” Hibbert said. “I like to hire pilots Dahl makes Smartboard notes to fly us around.” for when her students are gone.

Using an active way to get students “I take and make a PDF and send it to them,” Dahl involved, Hibbert said the tool aids in helping the students study structures they discuss in class, said.

Dahl also uses the notes for when she will be particularly glaciations in Glacier National Park. absent for the class.

“Kids get excited whenever there’s tech,” he said.

“I feel bad when I’m gone,” Dahl said.

Hibbert said the students’ interest in the device Dahl teaches high level math classes that also opens up other opportunities to expose them to the science behind the technology of the tool, and substitutes typically are not able to cover if she is gone.

“Sometimes seeing the notes doesn’t help a lot,” while it may not be related to the content it is entirely Dahl said. relevant to other general sciences.

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In order to present a more animated example for times when she knows she will be gone for a longer period of time, Dahl creates video lesson plans for her subs to show her students.

After her most recent absence, she said the kids “came back in good shape.”

Students enjoyed the video lessons, particularly senior Rebecca Maki.

“The second day I clapped, and the sub thought I was crazy,” Maki said.

“The best part is when she pushes play and has to walk around (in front of the camera),” Maki said.

“They make fun of me,” Dahl said.

Maki disagrees, claiming Dahl critiques herself when reviewing the video harder than the students do.

“I make a lot of mistakes,” Dahl said, “I have a lot of redoes.”

In total, Dahl said she spent about 15 hours working on the videos.

Although a time-consuming commitment, her students appreciate her dedication.

“No one cares as much as Dahl cares,” Maki said.

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Graduates return to the hallways of CMR with a new role by tom gruner, staff writer Six years after leaving CMR in 2008, student teacher Cramer Caouette returned to the halls in hopes of impacting lives.

“Teachers are huge figures in students’ lives,” Caouette said. “Hopefully you have some sort of impact when you’re done.”

Caouette came to CMR as a freshman and he said not much has changed since his graduation in 2008.

“There’s a few small changes,” Caouette said.

“It’s more strict—[the] cellphone policy and backpack policy are the only things that have [changed].”

Caouette said most things seem generally similar.

Although Caouette is taking the role as a teacher, he is still found in a student position.

“Being a student teacher is part of the process to becoming a certified teacher,” Caouette said.

To become a teacher, education students must participate in student teaching. It spans over many weeks that are divided into three parts. The first part is observing the classroom they’re assigned to and shadowing the teacher. Second, they take over the classroom as the teacher. Lastly, they are given a week to wander and observe different classes that aren’t necessarily a part of their student teaching subject.

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“[I] take care of all of the responsibilities a normal teacher has,” Caouette said. “Lesson plans, daily adventures, making sure you get grades in, and communication is a big part of the process.”

Caouette is a student teacher in two classes: Josy McLean’s biology class in the morning and one of Christine Sundly’s biology classes in the afternoon.

Like Caouette, 2010 CMR graduate Kira Bigler chose to return to Great Falls.

“I like the culture CMR has,” Bigler said. “It has a really good set of students and teachers. It’s nice being back.”

Bigler’s plan after student teaching is to pursue a career in teaching. The degree Bigler is earning covers social fields as well so it will allow her to teach both history and psychology classes.

Right now, she’s shadowing history teachers: Aaron Jensen for junior U.S. History and Kate Poulin for World History.

Bigler said student teaching provides a great opportunity to meet new people.

“I’ve met so many new people,” Bigler said. “I love networking and having people to turn to with questions.”

The experience also plays a large part in the job, Bigler said.

“I got into it because I really enjoy seeing that spark or lightbulb when you learn something new.”

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CMR Coffee Hubs by abby lynes, news and opinion editor

Aaron Jensen, 205

For history teacher Aaron Jensen, coffee is a readily available commodity.

“If I don’t make coffee, I can always bum off of someone else,” he said.

BRAND Located in the classroom Folgers next door to Burke Allen, ROAST Jensen is more of a secondary, albeit important, Dark coffee hub for the second POTS PER DAY floor, catering mostly to 1 himself and students.

“I always make it available,” he said.

He said there has been a huge shift in coffee culture since he was a teenager.

“It’s amazing to me how many students do drink coffee,” he said. “When I was in high school, it was just something old people drank.”

Now, Jensen said he drinks coffee daily.

“It’s one of those things that get me going,” he said.

He said he isn’t picky when it comes to brand or roast.

“I usually buy whatever is on sale,” he said.

No matter the brand, Jensen said he is happy as long as he can obtain coffee.

“If I’m running low, I’m looking everywhere to get it.”

Mike Henneberg, 505

Consistency is what keeps people coming to Mike Henneberg’s office, he said.

“I think we got the reputation because there’s always a pot there.”

BRAND He said that visiting about the newspaper and Folgers/ Hawaiian Sports Center over coffee before school in the mornings Hazelnut is engrained in the athletic department staff’s daily routine.

ROAST “We don’t go without coffee,” he said. “I think it’s Medium kind of a morning ritual.”

POTS PER DAY “[Coffee] is pretty important,” Henneberg said, and if he doesn’t get it in the morning, he said he tends to get 1-1 ½ a bit cranky.

“I’m not quite as pleasant of an individual as I usually am.”

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Providing her students with hot chocolate makes school feel a little more like home, English teacher Tammy Petzold said.

“Students will sit by the space heater and drink hot chocolate like it’s a fire,” she said.

BRAND The beverage also helps students on days when the Swiss Miss weather is bad.

“On cold days, they’re looking for something to ROAST warm them up,” she said.

Milk Students will go a long way for hot chocolate.

CUPS PER DAY “If they’re willing to do all this work for one cup of hot chocolate, it shows me that they’re pretty desperate 5-10 for it,” Petzold said.

She also offers tea and coffee, and she said she tries to make it healthy.

“I think kids are drinking a lot of caffeine, so I try to switch them to decaf.”

Burke Allen, 203

Each day, the first thing history teacher Burke Allen does is turn on his computer and make a pot of coffee.

“It’s part of my daily routine,” he said.

“It’s probably the way I’ll do it until I retire.”

Allen is the main coffee provider for the north side of the second floor; BRAND six to seven students and several teachers, Kirkland including Aaron ROAST Jensen, Anne Bulger, Dark and Brian Halverson, stop in throughout POTS PER DAY the day to fill up their 1 ½ -2 coffee mugs. Depending on weather conditions, even more people could come to Allen’s classroom.

“More people want coffee on a cold, dark winter morning,” he said.

Most people take one to two cups of coffee, and Allen said he limits himself to the same amount to avoid growing too dependent on it for his energy.

“I can live without it,” he said.

The same can’t be said for all who enter Allen’s classroom for the sake of obtaining coffee, he said.

“It was like they were lost. They had to go find their caffeine fix elsewhere.”

Jon Davis, 319 For the living unit that is the science department, one could say that the coffee pot in Jon Davis’s classroom is the nucleus that holds everything together.

BRAND “If I forget to make it, it’s funny to see Seattle’s Best people frantically ROAST trying to get coffee,” Dark Davis said.

Located on the POTS PER DAY south side of the 2 third floor, Davis’s classroom is the biology department’s primary coffee hub. Everyone who takes from the coffee pot pitches in for grounds and creamer, and Davis prepares the pot each morning.

“I’ve got to have my coffee,” he said.

Being a coffee hub also allows substitute teachers to meet staff members from around the building “It’s a nice ice-breaker for substitutes, and people like that,” he said.

Davis said that providing coffee invites people to come together.

“If you give it, they will come.”

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Macoy McLaughlin

Put the Commons memorial and balloon ceremony together “Eme and I had a friend commit suicide in September. We went through that alone and we didn’t want anyone else to feel like that. So we decided to get this stuff together and make everyone love each other. We became more than a bunch of different groups -- we became one big group.”

Dawn Vernon

Started a memorial bank account at First Liberty for money to give to the family

LEFT: On March 8 students, family and friends were invited to a candlelight vigil for Samantha.

Russell Ayres choir members sing “Amazing Grace” for the first time. RIGHT: Senior Brent Parker addresses members of the student body in a memorial service for Samantha on March 7. During the memorial, students were asked to share stories about Sipes. According to Parker, “She was important to my life. She was the only one I could talk to.”

“I know how her aunt and uncle took her and her sisters in. I know how fantastic they are to their nieces. I figured they didn’t have the funds--funerals are very expensive.

[Donations have been from] Alaska to Bozeman, just all over. It was amazing how the community rallied together.”

Erika Lankford

Bought shirts and had them printed to raise money for the family “I first decided to buy the shirts because I figured everybody could contribute and be a part of Sammy and representing her. But with the money, I know how much funerals cost and how it’s a financial burden and that any money helps even if it’s only two dollars a shirt.”

Sammy Lewis

In charge of the raffle to raise money for the family “Well, when Sam passed I just didn’t know what to do with myself, and I was upset so I wanted to help. So, I called my mom and she got the raffle tickets and the gift card and brought them to me at school. Sam’s passing taught me so much, and knowing the expenses for the funeral made me feel happy that I could help out, even if it wasn’t very much.”

Bryon Gustavson

Sold purple bracelets to raise money for the family “Essentially what happened was I woke up Friday morning after losing one of my youth students, and I knew I had to do something.

So I ordered them Friday morning.The T-shirts and other things fade. I wanted something that would last.”

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LEFT: After the girls basketball game on March 7, everyone met on the court for a group shot. Senior Macoy McLaughlin holds a “For Sam” sign. For the game, students were asked to wear purple in support of Samantha Sipes. RIGHT: Senior Brent Lalonde helps fellow students light their candles. ABOVE: Senior Bridger Scholten releases his balloon for Sipes at the balloon ceremony on March 7. Photos by Peyton Fulbright.

Saying goodbye coming together Loss, tragedy, ladybugs create support throughout the student body

by elea roberts, staff writer For Samantha Sipes, a ladybug was more than just an insect whose black polka dots and loveable nature made up for the fact that it is related to a beetle. A ladybug symbolized promise, that things would be OK and that after a person died, they would always be with you.

So it is understandable that after Sipes’ passing, the ladybug would be a symbol not only of grief, but of acceptance over her death. At a time of year when lady bugs weren’t common, the small creature could bring comfort to anyone who knew her.

“We all wore a ladybug pin on tour every day,” choir teacher Lynn Ryan said. “The kids wanted [to remember] that we had a tragedy and lost a special girl.”

This small token of remembrance has not been the only one since her death. Students, friends and family of Sipes have stepped up to the plate in order to help one another get through this heartbreak. The day after news was released about her death, the C.M. Russell High School hallways were home to overlapping rivers of students wearing purple. A candlelight vigil was held that Saturday, money has been raised, and a memorial was set up in her honor.

“Everybody deals with things differently, [and we are] blessed not to be alone,” Ryan said. “[It’s] easier to get through because we have each other.”

Associate Principal Susan Quinn also was impressed with

the way students gathered to remember Sipes.

“Obviously, it’s heartbreaking, but I feel like students came together and supported one another,” she said.

Quinn, who had met with Sipes on only a couple of occasions, also said that she was amazed by how students who didn’t even know Sipes joined in to support their peers who did. She said she heard nothing negative from students and that she was surprised by the support of students from outside the school, especially the Butte Bulldogs who supported by donating money at the basketball game.

“I was impressed with the organization and the fact that it came from a great place. Just because you don’t know someone well, it doesn’t mean you don’t treat them well,” Quinn said.

Counselor Patti Ashmore said she believes that the coming together of students also helped them to move on.

“It doesn’t mean people aren’t sad she’s gone, but life does go on,” she said.

And while friends of Sipes might be able to go throughout their day without the grief of her death, they will always remember her.

“She was independent, her own person, a little mysterious.

She was polite, she was driven and she had a beautiful smile,” Ashmore said.

Ryan said that neither she nor the choir will ever forget Sipes.

“We all remember her when we sing [her favorite] song.”

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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off I think every kid has the fantasy of skipping school, having a crazy adventure, and getting away with it.

Nobody actually crashes parades and has to race their parents home while trying to avoid the principal.

Instead, days home usually consist of watching TV until your eyes burn. Regardless of the truth, John Hughes made “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” into the classic movie about an adventure while skipping school.

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Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter.

-Ism’s in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, “I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.”

Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I’d still have to bum rides off people.

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Breakfast Club

In case you’ve ever wanted to go to Saturday school --not that I imagine you would-this movie will only make you want that experience more. With it’s funny one-liners and awkward, sterotypical characters it is the epitome of what everyone thought high school would be. In addition to the funny phrases that keeps this classic interesting, the Breakfast Club’s final words and subtle messages are ones that speak to every teenager, sullen or not’s, heart.

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Sixteen Candles

Pretty much every great John Hughes movie tackles a different scenario that teenagers are familiar with, and “Sixteen Candles” takes feeling ignored head on. Hughes takes the idea of all the stereotypical teen girl “crisis,” but makes them happen on one day of her life. It doesn’t hurt either that there is the quintessential and memorable Hughes character who adds comedic relief without adding much to the story. On paper it doesn’t sound great, but Long Duk Dong gives the film the final touch it needs.

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That’s why they call them crushes. If they were easy, they’d call ‘em something else.

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Relax, would you? We have seventy dollars and a pair of girls’ underpants.

We’re safe as kittens.

What does every sterotypical high school student dream about? That’s right. Prom. This film, though a little slow to start out, is the 80’s. From the outrageous outfits to the interesting choices in personality this movie is sure to keep your attention. Duckie is sure to make you stop and take notice from his not-so-white shoes and individuality. As you watch this movie, I’m sure you’ll see John Hughes’ signature theme of Be Yourself.

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You know, it’s so insane that someone you’ve never met, never talked to can be your enemy.

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Drinking and driving don’t mix. That’s why I ride a bike.

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I think you’re all fooled up in the head! We’re 10 hours from the fun park and you want to bail out. Well I’ll tell you something, this is no longer a vacation, it’s a quest. It’s a quest for fun, I’m gonna have fun and you’re gonna have fun, we’re all gonna have so much fun we’ll need plastic surgery to remove our smiles! You’ll be whistling Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah out of your mouths! I gotta be crazy; I’m on a pilgrimage to see a moose! Praise Marty Moose! Holy smokes! Blue Blistering Barnacles! We would also end up on an out-of-control Fire Engine Ladder and in a Prison Hospital!

My prom dress was perfect in some places, too tight in others, and too loose in all the wrong spots.

I hate trying on clothes and having them fit everywhere but one place.

Pants fit me well enough, but there are times when they fit in the waist and are too short or they are just the right length, but are too tight in my waist.

I hate this for one simple reason: I have to stay this small size I am. Society views body image as one thing. You’ve got to be thin with a large bust if you want to make it in life. I cannot believe I’m viewed because of the width of my waist.

We’ve been groomed from a young age to be thin. All of the television shows portray women who weigh no more than a grape, but always get their man.

I’ve only noticed in a few shows or movies as of late that personality trumps body weight or facial features.

As women, if we don’t look the same way as our favorite actress, we can try to take drastic measurement in order to ensure the end result is identical thus leading to eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia.

Society pushes us to get smaller, and ever if we’re a size zero, we’re still not small enough. The problem is, they’ve come up with this body shape that no one can attain, nor should anyone want to. It’s unrealistic to attempt becoming a negative size, because most of what we see is so altered that it isn’t even attainable.

Then there’s the issue of fashion that coincides with body image. We’re selling tight-fitting clothes that are supposed to be “chic” and “hip” but honestly makes even me feel uncomfortable and partially naked. The clothes are a way to make you want to become invisible if viewed from the side, but are awkward and much too revealing.

My solution for the need to look exactly like everyone, which by the way is as boring as it gets, is to do what you feel is comfortable. Plus size girls are just as sexy, if not more so than skinny twigs who look like they could be blown away by a stiff wind.

Making yourself sick actually ruins your body and no amount of weight loss is worth it if we’ve got to become sick in order to get thinner. No, I’m not saying losing weight will ruin you. There’s a difference between healthy and sick. It’s your body. If it makes you happy, then no one worth being around is going to stand in the way of your happiness.

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Alright, maybe you didn’t strap your dead grandmother to the roof of the car. Maybe you didn’t kill her dog when you forgot it was tied to the bumper.

Maybe your dad didn’t go skinny dipping with a woman he just met. But you can relate to going on a family road trip.

John Hughes doesn’t get the credit for “National Lampoon’s Vacation” that he does for a lot of the other films on this page, but he nailed what it’s like to pile into a car with your family for the longest week of your life.

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Television over time Network humor becomes more sexual, darker as time progresses

by greighsen adams, entertainment editor Back in the 1950’s, women stayed at home in cute dresses with their hair and makeup done to perfection. The show was comedic, don’t get me wrong, but it was a sheltered TV show with very little of the sexual innuendo we see on today’s popular shows.

In my household, we all sit around the living room, excited for one show: “Two and a Half Men.” It doesn’t get any more inappropriate than that, but it’s how we bond. In the reruns, Charlie Harper is palyed by Charlie Sheen. He has a dry sense of humor, beds more women than a hotel room, and drinks alcohol in place of water.

Then there’s Alan, the socially awkward grown man who’s afraid he might be gay. My point is, channels like Fox can produce shows like this because we live in a society where things like divorce and sex is as common as vanilla and chocolate ice cream.

Back in the 80’s and 90’s, a different picture was painted on TV. Dad was the head of the house, women were beginning to break away and attain their own jobs, but they were still seen cooking and cleaning while the men were the disciplinarians.

Channels such as Starz and HBO can show nudity and sex as well as extreme violence on their shows because they are private channels unlike TNT or TBS. As we move forward in time, cursing and nudity are becoming more common. We see couples in the same bed, which was unheard of on TV in the 1950’s.

Times have changed. Jokes go from innocent with underlying innuendoes, to straight sexual or crass. We

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must admit though that both make us giggle just a little bit. Shows today are based more off of what actually occurs in American households than shows like “Leave it to Beaver” or “The Andy Griffith Show.”

Every Saturday night, I’d sit down and watch “Friends” hoping I’d be able to turn out like them. They still have sexual scenes, but the humor is more at the expense of each other, and not their sex lives.

Crime shows have evolved as well as comedies.

My new addiction, “The Blacklist” is dark, sinister, and keeps you on your toes. It’s one of those shows where

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you’re rooting for the bad guy the whole time, and you’ve got your suspicions about certain characters, but you’re still shocked when they’re confirmed.

Shows like “The Amazing Mr. Malone,” a detective classic, is as predictable as any other crime drama, but back then, it was the crime show to sink your teeth into.

New plots like having the ex-criminal as a cop or FBI agent make it as interesting as a woman being the murderer does. There’s always a plot twist to keep you guessing, that’s why “The Blacklist” is such a blood-coursing, adrenaline-coursing TV series.

A new genre of television that has busted from the ground in the 90’s is reality television. Those “actors” are paid to glamorize their lives for the entertainment of viewers, but in reality, their lives are as boring as the rest of us.

Reality TV wouldn’t have existed in the 60’s and 70’s for one reason: people didn’t care about other people’s problems unless they could relate. Most reality TV is really petty problems and can’t be related to.

We live in a day and age where nudity and profanity are accepted on TV and stations even children watch.

Networks like HBO and Starz are allowed these freedoms because they pay for the right to do so and their viewers also have to pay extra to get the channels.

As time progresses, our shows are less and less of the “perfect” American family chasing the idolized “American dream” and more of the average family doing average things, but with better looking people in place of your average Joe. And that is how Hollywood has always marketed their shows.

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Marvel expands, releases new movie Turn up the

leaves theaters. by lindsay martinez, sports editor I also recommend you see the first Captain America film Thought the Marvel Cinematic Universe was huge (or read some comics) in order to have a solid understanding already? Thought you enjoyed “Phase One” of its movies?

Think again, as the Disney-owned franchise has of the backstory. The new Captain America still excites expanded and continued into “Phase Two” by releasing without the backstory, but flashbacks and multiple references to the first film could be confusing if the viewer is “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

The film, chronicling the life of super soldier Steve new to Captain America movies. Even if you don’t have time Rodgers after the events of “The Avengers,” was released in to see the first film before heading to theaters for the new one, at least take a gander American theaters on April over a plot summary of 4 and is in theaters in Great upcoming films from “Captain America: The First Falls. It’s Marvel’s ninth Avenger” to get an idea of film to be released, and the characters and events of the third of “Phase Two.” Captain America: the first film.

Other Marvel films in the The Winter Soldier In theaters After you have seen vast movie universe include the movie, I imagine you “Iron Man,” “Thor,” and Guardians of the Galaxy Aug. 1, 2014 will have a new interest in “The Avengers.”

Marvel movies. You’ll be Even if you aren’t an Avengers: Age of Ultron May 1, 2015 happy to hear that Marvel is “Avengers” fanatic like planning two more movies myself, or haven’t seen all in “Phase Two,” and more of Marvel’s movies, it would July 17, 2015 Ant-Man in an upcoming “Phase be well worth your time to Three,” which will include take a trip down to Carmike Cinemas to see this new picture, yet another Captain America film. directed by Joe and Anthony Russo.

The first of the “Phase Two” upcoming films, according The film doesn’t take long to make its way into action, as Captain America/Steve Rodgers, played by Chris Evans, to Marvel’s website, will be released Aug. 1, and will be titled teams up with the now straight-haired Black Widow/ “Guardians of the Galaxy.” You should see the trailer for this Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) to tackle a mission upcoming release during the previews of “Winter Soldier.” assigned by spy agency S.H.E.I.L.D. However, soon after the 2015 will see the release of a sequel to the first Avengers mission the Captain realizes something is up with S.H.E.L.D. film and will be called “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and yet and its eye-patched, black-coated director Nick Fury, played another film will introduce the title character of “Ant-Man,” to be played by actor Paul Rudd. Marvel

by Samuel L. Jackson. is nowhere near finished making Rodgers soon learns that there are few people left he superhero movies. can trust, and he recruits Romanoff and newfound friend Still, until those movies Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), a veteran of the military, to mentioned above finish production discover what is going on and escape from new pursuers. and make their way to theaters, Highlighting the group chasing the Captain and company I recommend seeing “Captain is the Winter Soldier, (Sebastian Stan) an expert assassin America: The Winter Soldier.” with a metal arm and impressive set of fighting skills. The The film runs 136 minutes, Winter Soldier proves a formidable enemy and a good fight and I have to for Captain America. believe it will However, something is off about the Winter Soldier, and get you before the climactic battle of the film, the Captain comes hooked on to a rather horrifying realization regarding the Winter Marvel Soldier that causes him to think back to his World War movies II experiences. Despite this, Rodgers must still fight for years the final battle against the Winter Soldier and other to come. enemies with a limited number of allies. Wilson comes through with some awesome moves of his own, and the Captain’s trademark star-spangled shield leads the way.

The movie ends with the typical Marvel cliffhanger that is sure to rock the world of upcoming movies, as well as the characters of this film. It is unclear how the Avengers, S.H.E.I.L.D., or Captain America will be able to continue.

They will continue, of course, so be sure to stay at the theater through the credits for scenes that tease to future Avengers and Captain America movies, as is Marvel’s style. There will be one mid-credits scene and one post-credits that set the stage for later films.

The movie was certainly action-packed, if a bit scarier than previous Marvel movies like “Iron Man” and “Thor.”

The villains are creepy, there is intense fighting, and Nick Fury even takes off his eye patch, earning the film a PG-13 rating. The action definitely makes the movie worth seeing on the big screen, so I recommend seeing the film before it

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Chris Evans in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

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music

by tom gruner, staff writer

Up-and-coming artists who are sure to satisfy all music tastes

Local

Jeffrey Brockman GENRE: Acoustic rock SIMILAR ARTISTS: Daughtry --Jeffrey Brockman is a one-of-a-kind artist.

His music covers vast range of sounds that are entertaining from song to song.

American GENRE: Pop-punk

SIMILAR ARTISTS: 5 Seconds of Summer -- Originally from Los Angeles., Artist vs. Poet is a band with a smooth sound that’d be great for a day spent driving around town.

GENRE: Pop-rock SIMILAR ARTISTS: All Time Low, Paramore -- Coming from Orlando, FL., Before You Exit offers a sound that shows great variety that could provide enjoyment for many music lovers.

International

GENRE: Indie SIMILAR ARTISTS: The Black Keys, Bastille -- Shy Nature is band from London composed of five friends. Definitely a good “garage” band.

GENRE: Pop-rock SIMILAR ARTISTS: Coldplay, Walk Off The Earth -- Keywest is a five-man band based out of Dublin, Ireland. They’re the classic coffee shop acoustic band that can easily mellow the mood.

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Spring brings new beginnings, triumphs for senior girls

tiffany lefebre catcher Tiffany Lefebre spent much of the girls basketball season behind a table doing stats, as a manager but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t as invested in the game as the players.

“I saw how hard all the girls worked every single day and even though the record didn’t totally show their full ability, they are

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Kirsten Kaste’s senior track season is starting full of hope.

Of course she played basketball earlier in the year which delayed her track season.

However that sport season didn’t exactly end the way she wanted it to.

“Obviously I was a little disappointed,” Kaste said about the basketball season. “I don’t think our record showed how good we were.”

a really great team,” Lefebre said.

While Lefebre enjoyed her time as a manager, she is excited for the start of spring and her favorite sport: softball.

“It’s been a part of my life so long, and I love every second of it,” Lefebre said. She has been playing softball since she was in T-ball.

It’s been about 13 years.

Lefebre is a catcher for the CMR softball team. She has been on the team since her freshman year.

“I love playing catcher, being able to direct the field and have everything laid out in front of me,” she said.

Lefebre believes that the team has a good chance of a successful season. The team has a 4-0 record already after the first weekend of games.

Lefebre also played summer travel softball over the years. However she doesn’t plan to play after high school.

Kaste is really looking forward to her second sport of the year.

She has been participating in track since she was in sixth grade. Kaste’s track season started in March after the end of her basketball season.

“I’ve been looking forward to it since last August,” she said. She feels optimistic about their chances for state this year.

The hardest part of this being Kaste’s senior season is saying good-bye, she said.

“I’ve been around them for four years now. It’s going to be hard to say good-bye,” Kaste said.

The track seniors don’t get a senior night, but they do get to become close with their teammates through team bonding games.

Every day before a track meet, kids play games to win prizes, Kaste said.

Kaste’s love for track is her driving force this year.

“It’s something I like to do so it’s nice to be able to end my senior year doing something I love to do.”

These are times that try Rustlers’ souls.

After a frustrating state basketball tournament that noticeably missed the Lady Rustlers and saw the C. M. Russell High School boys fall to nemesis Billings West, CMR’s tough times of late were highlighted.

CMR has not been fortunate enough to capture a team state sports championship in about two years. The last Rustler team to win it all was the 2012 softball squad, which captured the state title at the expense of rival Great Falls High School. Earlier that school year, the girls swimming team captured state.

Since then, Rustler athletes have found themselves in a bit of a championship drought. We have been lucky enough to have several relay teams or individuals earn state

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For senior Kylie Otis, basketball has been a lifelong sport. However, her spring sport, softball, has always held a special place in her heart.

“I’m always looking forward to it,” Otis said. The transition from fall basketball to the spring filled with softball isn’t a hard one for

maggie reilly 100m dash Senior Maggie Reilly enjoyed a fun basketball season this year.

“Overall our season was a fun one,” Reilly said.

However, she is looking forward to the new track season.

“It’s a whole different atmosphere,” Reilly said. The transition between sports was quick for this dual sport senior. There was a week between the end of basketball

championships in track and swimming, but no team has brought home a trophy or hung a rug in CMR Fieldhouse in what feels like quite some time. Teams have brought home bronze, even silver, but no gold.

As school namesake Charles Russell turns 150 years old this spring, it feels like a perfect time for the Rustlers to go back on top in the world of Montana high school sports.

With that, I would like to wish best of luck to all of CMR’s track and field, softball, and tennis athletes with their spring season, with special emphasis on a wish for yet another CMR state championship. I recognize that it is a bit of a hefty request to ask for a state title, but I think our school is certainly due for a title and I feel confident in all our athletes’ abilities. I especially wish luck to the seniors, who I don’t want to exit CMR without experiencing a state championship since their sophomore year.

I encourage all to put forth their best efforts in their

this dedicated shortstop.

“It’s always been my favorite sport,” Otis said.

Rainy, muddy games and practices spent indoors due to the wet weather outside doesn’t get her spirits down because she’s been playing the game since she was about six years old.

“The bulk of our team has been together for eight years,” Otis said. They are a close knit bunch who find can easily find a friend in their teammates.

“We don’t like to emphasis classes that much,” Otis said. The only time class is emphasized is on senior night when all the seniors will be honored for their dedication to the team. It’s a tradition for the juniors to make the senior boards.

Otis’s optimism for her final season on the Rustler softball team is high.

“We just have to see where the season goes.” and the start of track, she said.

The difference between basketball and track lies in the way participants compete.

Basketball is more of a team sport while track is more about the individual, Reilly said.

“You can control what your own outcome is,” Reilly said. She started her track career in seventh grade and continued through middle school. Reilly didn’t start track in high school until her sophomore year.

“I think it’ll be fun,” Reilly said. She and her fellow track athletes are looking for a state championship this year.

Reilly will be running the 100, 4 by 100 relay, 4 by 400 relay, triple jump, and throwing the javelin a little bit. She will be busy for her senior season of track.

“This is all I’ve ever done in extracurricular activities,” Reilly said. This is her last year on the track team. She doesn’t think she will go on and do it after high school.

The track season is giving Reilly a second chance to go out with a bang for her senior year, she said. by cori bonilla, staff writer Photos by Peyton Fulbright.

respective sport, and let there be no doubt in your mind that I will be smacking tennis balls right and left and working hard as I try to contribute to our school’s efforts.

At the same time, I want to encourage the CMR student body as a whole, along with our teachers, to support Rustler student-athletes down the final stretch of spring sports. Attendance at football and basketball games is no doubt always great, but it’s not very often crowds of fans come to support spring athletes.

Whether you are a senior whose opportunities to watch your classmates are numbered or an underclassman looking for something fun to do, take advantage of this time to watch a softball game, a track meet, or a tennis match and cheer for your classmates. These athletes work very hard to represent your school favorably, and I think they all would appreciate your support and positive vibes as they work towards their ultimate goals.

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Weather brings challenges to spring sport athletes by tony lynes, staff writer Mother Nature hasn’t been kind to spring sports at CMR this year, but that is something familiar to Montana athletes. The biggest challenge is not getting outside to practice because although it’s “spring,” it still reaches freezing temperatures.

Softball and tennis are reliant on good weather, which doesn’t always happen in early April.

The only thing left to do to prepare is practicing inside, which can make achieving the same results difficult.

“There are some things we just can’t do indoors-- the field events and things like that. There’s just no way to re-create inside what we do outside as far as jumping, pole vaulting, and that kind of stuff,” said Mike Henneberg, head track and field coach.

Running circuits around the school can condition athletes, but it doesn’t quite yield the same results when weather is an element.

“It’s a huge factor because when the weather isn’t conditioned to working outside, we have to try and alter our plans, alter our workouts to accommodate 125 kids indoors so it really changes what we are able to do as far as a workouts,” Henneberg said.

Junior shot-putter Casey Cleveland said that the environment is so different, it’s hard to prepare when you can’t get outside.

“When it’s cold outside, we usually just work on form inside,” Cleveland said.

According to junior Quinn Hartman, the softball team has more of an advantage because it’s easier to do drills inside, including batting off tees, pitching, batting cages, and working on infield.

“We usually don’t go outside for the first two weeks. It’s kind of hard to get ready for the Jamboree when practicing in the gym,” Hartman said.

CMR won all four of their games in the round robin game pool, sweeping the field on April 5.

In the past, there have been instances of games being canceled due to the continuously changing weather.

“A couple years ago at the state meet, we had snow, and wind and cold, and the temperature was in the 30’s when they ran the finals of the 100 meter dash,” Henneberg said.

This happened in Butte in 2012, and when it comes to state, it doesn’t matter how cold it is. They have to compete, he said.

What’s even worse is driving all the way to a game and having it canceled.

“One time last year we drove to Bozeman, and it was raining the entire time on the bus. When we got there they said the game was canceled,” Hartman said.

Once the fields get turned to mush, it’s hard for the coaches to salvage them.

On the tennis courts, it can get too slippery for players to compete.

With a 50 percent chance of rain this Saturday, it looks like the struggles will be around for a while more.

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Students find camaraderie, passion in extracurricular pasby max roux, staff writer Tough work laid the way for junior Hunter Stoebe’s favorite spring sport.

“I bought my first horse when I was 8 for $500 and had to scoop dog poop to pay for it; it turned out to be a bucking bronco and I gave it away,” Stoebe said.

Stoebe barrel races, which is an extension of rodeo, and she trains four to five days a week for a 45-second race.

A barrel race consists of a single lap race around a clover-shaped track, and the rider can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour.

“Every lap is a different size,” Stoebe said. “Every division is separated by a half of a second.”

Because each division is separated by such a small amount of time, every second has to count, and working on the little things such as getting the horse to work its hind end can mean the difference between a win or a loss, she said.

“The little things are the things that make the 500th of a second count,” Stoebe said.

Even when it’s not rodeo season, Stoebe spends up to 18 hours a week with her horses.

“If you don’t have the bond you don’t have anything,” Stoebe said. “In most sports people focus on themselves; in horse racing you need to become a team.”

Stoebe’s sister is the person who got her into rodeo, as she had gone to college on a full scholarship for the sport. Stoebe qualified for the Montana state championship this year and last year, and she won a Halloween race in October.

“In the sports world people are out for themselves. In rodeo it’s like a big family,” Stoebe said.

Senior John Johnson is into a different kind of horsepower.

He races Wisota Street Stock Cars.

According to Johnson, they are “actual cars” that include a full protective cage around the driver that is in accordance to the rule book.

“They’re not tuned up, and are wired to the track,” Johnson said.

Each race consists of eight laps, while events are 20 laps.

“Each lap doesn’t take long, and we are usually finished before the noise curfew,” he said.

Johnson reaches speeds of 70 miles per hour and between 40-45 miles per hour on the turns.

To Johnson, stock racing is more than a sport. It’s a gathering for his friends and family.

“Everyone comes together with their family to have a good time, [and] we all have our own way of doing things,” he said.

Johnson hopes to continue his passion for the sport after high school.

“It’s what I love to do. I just love to

ABOVE: Hunter Stoebe competes in the 2011 JJK finals. Photo courtesy of Hunter Stoebe. LEFT: Ryan MIllhollin casts his fly on the Missouri River. Photo by Max Roux.

tinker with cars,” Johnson said.

Junior Ryan Millhollin prefers an environment much quieter than a race track. Millhollin fly fishes on the many creeks and streams Montana has to offer.

“It’s very relaxing and takes your mind off anything. It’s also so quiet,” Millhollin said.

This time of year Millhollin finds himself using his favorite streamers -- the wooly bugger and the bitch creek, on his favorite rivers: the upper Missouri, the Madison, and Jefferson Creek.

“The season never stops -- unless the water is too high,” Millhollin said.

Fly-fishing is not the only sport Millhollin engages in. “[It’s] a good break from football. I fish the most in the mid-summer and whenever I’m not playing football,” he said.

Millhollin was introduced to fly-fishing by his dad.

“My dad gave me his first fishing rod that he bought when he was 11 for my eighth birthday,” Millhollin said.

“I love fly fishing. It’s a part of who I am.”

4.10.14 The Stampede

Track, field coaches explain technicalities of respective events by jesse whiteman, staff writer

A step, a turn, and a release.

“It is all technique,” track coach Burke Allen said.

The discus throw, as Allen said, is a high energy throw based off of twitch motion and muscles.

“The throws are all mostly lower body,” Allen said.

Discus is a throw using a disc with the weight distributed either evenly or along the rim. During the throw, one’s hand maintains minimum contact with the discus.

“The speed of the discus keeps it in your hand,” Allen explained.

The rotation of the disc not only keeps it in the palm of the thrower, but it also helps to catch the wind and deliver a longer throw.

Having a “high moment” discus with the weight on the outer edge allows the disc to catch more wind than that of a normal one. It comes at a consequence, however: it is more difficult to throw, Allen said.

Allen also coaches the shot put.

“It’s a strike instead of a throw,” Allen said, adding that “you’ll blow out your shoulder” if thrown.

“It’s called a shot put, not a shot throw,” he said. “Like the disc, it’s all technique.”

The shot put is released after resting on the thrower’s shoulder at the beginning of the throw. The thrower turns and pushes his or her hand up, giving the shot put its height and horizontal velocity.

With an even greater focus on forward velocity, head coach Mike Henneberg teaches runners the art of sprinting.

“There’s a lot of different elements,” Henneberg said about the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes.

“There’s different phases of a race. It depends on the individual,” he said.

Henneberg added that for running, an all-weather track – like the one at Great Falls High School – is a better track to run on.

“As far as our purposes, that’s the best to train on,” he said.

Jumps coordinator Brian Greenwell works on transferring horizontal momentum into vertical energy.

“I look for jumpers. I look on the basketball court,” he said. “I don’t make jumpers, I find jumpers.”

Greenwell has been using the same method of coaching for two decades.

“I have a formula that’s worked for 22 years,” Greenwell said. “Teaching them technique, speed.

Teaching them the different parts of the events.”

The focus of Greenwell’s practices are repetitionbased. He said he wants people to be better than the first day they come to practice.

“That’s something you can hang your hat on,” Greenwell said.

He coaches the high jump and the triple jump.

“No one knows how to triple jump when they come to high school,” he said.

The triple jump is comprised of a hop from one foot to the same foot, a step from that foot to the other, and the jump. Greenwell said that ironically the step is the most difficult component of the event.

“It separates the good from the bad,” he said. “It’s the hardest part.”

The high jump consists of an approach and a jump over a bar set at varying heights.

“It’s not very long,” Greenwell said. “You’ve got to control a lot of things.”

The key component, Greenwell said, is the “Fosbury Flop.” The Flop is when the jumper turns so that his or her back is facing the bar while he or she is going over it. The jumper’s hips are raised so that the center of gravity is shifted over the bar.

“Some people never figure it out,” Greenwell said.

He said that while the jumper is in the air, he or she can be easily deceived.

“It’s an illusion. You think you’re over, but you’re not,” he said.

The C. M. Russell track and field team had its first meet April 4 at Memorial Stadium for the CMR triangular. The girls team came in last with 57 points, and the boys came is second with 59 points.

The stadium is set to be used on April 12 for the next meet.

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the science behind

TRACK&FIELD The mass of a jumper is negated when in the air.

The “Fosbury Flop” keeps the center of gravity lower on a jumper.

Photos by Peyton Fulbright.

Spinning builds velocity for a discus to float farther and longer.

The optimum angle for a throw is 33 degrees.

A sprint by the thrower propels the javelin farther.

The average height of a hurdle is 33 inches for girls and 36 for boys.

A runner takes the same number of steps between each hurdle.

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The Stampede 4.10.14

Six to graduate, play final season of CMR softball by lindsay martinez, sports editor After coming off a 2012 state championship in softball, last year’s squad was met with an unsatisfactory result.

“It was super disappointing, and it was not the way we expected to end it,” Madi Mahoney said of last season’s fourth place finish in the state tourney.

This year, the team is optimistic about its potential, and after four victories on April 5, the team is off to a strong start.

“It’s supposed to be a good season. We are a good team. All these girls have played together since we were little,” Mahoney said. The senior has been playing softball for about nine years, most of which have come with the other five seniors on the 2014 Lady Rustler softball team.

Mahoney was an All-State pick at centerfield last season, and she said this season will be her third playing on the varsity team. The varsity will likely play about 12 athletes, according to Mahoney. Looming before the Lady Rustler squad, however, is defending state champion and across-theriver rival Great Falls High School.

“I think they are coming off a state title and they’re going to think they’re the best,” said Mahoney, a centerfielder.

Billings West also will provide competition, according to Mahoney. She said that “being really close with each other and having that family mentality” is crucial for success.

The team will have just that with its six senior girls, and Mahoney said that is one of her favorite parts about softball.

“You’re with the same girls you’ve grown up with,” she said of senior teammates Erika Lankford, Tiffany Lefebre, Kaydee Parsons, Kylie Otis, and Shelby Vernon.

Still, Mahoney is confident about next year’s team, even though they will have lost the six seniors to graduation.

“I think the [current] juniors will do a good job leading [the underclassmen] and being good role models for them,” Mahoney observed.

According to Mahoney, she will not be pursuing softball after high school, and she is deciding between attending college at Montana State University or the University of Montana.

One softball senior who will be playing college softball after high school is Shelby Vernon.

Vernon, a second baseman, will be playing next season for the University of Great Falls, although she never expected to be a college softball player.

“I didn’t even look into UGF until the coach talked to me,” Vernon said.

Before moving on to the Argos, however, Vernon has one more season to play for the Rustler team that includes girls she has been playing with for several years. Vernon said she didn’t begin playing softball until she was 12, but then began playing for the Selects club softball program that competes around the state in many tournaments.

The team camaraderie developed from those years together will help the Rustlers this season.

“We are all super close. We all trust each other. We all can talk to each other and help others,” said Vernon.

A goal for the team is to win a state championship, but players don’t feel an abundance of pressure to win state, even if some expect the Rustlers to win a state title.

“I feel like if we just have fun there’s no pressure,” Vernon said.

The senior said she has personal goals in addition to her goals for the team.

“I want to stay positive most of the time and help out my teammates,” Vernon said, adding that if given the opportunity, she would change one thing about her softball career.

“I wouldn’t have gotten down on myself,” she said of her previous years playing in green and gold.

Before Vernon leaves CMR, graduating with the class of 2014, and heads off to play for the blue and gold of UGF, she gets to enjoy one final season playing alongside her CMR teammates and fellow seniors. And when senior day rolls around towards the end of the softball season in May, “Yeah, I’m going to cry,” Vernon said.

“I feel like if we just have fun there’s no pressure.”

Shelby Vernon

TOP: Preparing for an upcoming match, the tennis team practices in some of the most decent weather they have seen so far. BOTTOM LEFT: Tennis members warm up before going to their individual courts to practice. BOTTOM RIGHT: Talking with team members, tennis coach Bailey Lagge and new assistant coach Anne Bulger lead practice on April 1. Photos by Stephanie McCracken.

Tennis season starts off with new coaches, bad weather by stephanie mcracken, copy editor The tennis team this year, while holding the same tradition of bad weather in the beginning of their season, has gotten two new coaches.

“A whole new year, all the way around.”

Anne Bulger, the assistant tennis coach, is referring to the fact that both she and the head coach, Bailey Lagge, are both new to coaching CMR tennis this year.

They are not new to the game, however.

“I played tennis in high school and college,” Bulger, CMR’s German teacher, said.

Lagge competed here at CMR. Bulger said she has wanted to coach the tennis team but hasn’t had time until this year.

“I was hired by Park University to teach some [tennis] classes at Malmstrom,” she said.

They recently cut the tennis classes there, giving Bulger the opportunity to coach the Rustlers.

Lagge, on the other hand, just got her first teaching job this year. She teaches second grade at Roosevelt Elementary School.

“It’s a little tough for [Lagge] because she has to come from Roosevelt, ” Bulger said.

Lagge arrives about 15 minutes after practice has already begun because of the commute, so the team warms up at that team.

Even though it’s a lot of traveling, it’s well worth it for Lagge. She said she was looking forward to getting back outside and into spring sports.

“We’re all going to be working hard. It’s going to be a great year,” Lagge said.

While the coaches are new, bad weather in spring sports is nothing surprising.

“We’ve been out in 27 degrees,” Bulger said.

They have had to cancel practices due to the weather. That isn’t good for the team because they need at least 10 practices to be able to compete, she said. “[Lagge] is setting up some extra practices on Saturday,” Bulger said.

Their first competition was on April 5 in Kalispell, and only people with enough practices could compete.

“We’d love to see some warmer weather so we can enjoy tennis,” Bulger said.

2.13.14 The Stampede

How well doyouknow your

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

Karly Thompson

Brooke Gowins

Maddie Russell

Do you have more fun playing singles or doubles?

Doubles.

Doubles.

Favorite set of courts?

Billings.

Billings, probably.

Rather play on clay, grass or hardcourt?

She has more fun with doubles.

She likes the courts in Billings.

Clay.

Clay courts.

Proudest tennis accomplishment?

Starting sophomore year and getting most improved.

Lettering her first year.

Clay if she has the chance.

Going from never touching a racket to becoming our number two girl this year.

Karly Thompson, 12 Would you rather be the best at volleyball or track and field?

Your proudest track and field accomplishment?

Favorite sports movie?

Your favorite ever you’ve never done before?

Adrianna Hennessey

Christian Rodriguez

Trisha Carlson

Volleyball.

Vollebyall.

Volleyball.

Not tripping on Taking first the hurdles. place in my first meet.

Coach Carter

Secretariat.

No idea.

I don’t know.

RUSTLER STATS CMR grad Josh Huestis and Stanford ranked 10 in the south region of the NCAA tournament Stanford, with Huestis, made it to the sweet 16 in the tournament after multiple upset wins Junior Ashleigh Lehotsky benchpressed a state record 225 pounds at the High School Powerlifting Championships The softball team opened its season with 4 victories on April 5 in the annual Jamboree

Pole vault is really fun but super challenging.

The triple jump.

McCall Enott

Easton Enott

Madi Mahoney

Softball.

Softball.

Softball.

Favorite baseball movie?

The Sandlot.

The Sandlot.

The Sandlot.

In the long jump, senior Shane Mann had a leap of 20’ 8”

Favorite position that you’ve never played?

Shortstop.

First base.

Shortstop.

April 5 to win the event at the CMR Triangular

Taking state in 2012.

Winning state softball.

When we won state.

The hurdles.

Adrianna Hennessey, 11 Would you rather watch softball or baseball?

Proudest moment in softball?

McCall Enott, 11

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Girls tennis opened its season with a 8-0 duel victory over Flathead April 5

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The Stampede 4.10.14

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he sun won’t rise for a few more hours, but senior Carson Sand is already looking at the sky. “It should be a nice day out,” he says. After checking on his horse, he begins the drive out to the Stephens Ranch near Choteau on March 15. As soon as the sun rises, the day of work begins with gathering more than 500 calves for the state’s first branding of the year.

TOP: During the gathering of the cattle, Sand chases after a calf that escaped from the herd. MIDDLE LEFT: Wrestling a calf, Sand holds down the legs in preparation for the branding. BOTTOM LEFT: After he stopped wrestling, Sand surveys the scene from atop his horse before entering the pen to rope calves. BOTTOM MIDDLE AND CENTER: The smallest calf was seperate from the rest of the herd. The calf required constant attention through bottle feeding and shots of penicillin. Mother cows would come to it to see if it was theirs. BOTTOM RIGHT: Inside the pen, Sand ropes a calf to be branded. Photos by Peyton Fulbright.