CR Wash Surveyor January 2016

Volume 59

Issue 4

4 January 2016

Michael Mondays: Caleb Kleman Carries on the Tradition (pgs. 10-11)

Syrian Refugees (pg. 7)

School w/ Fam (pg. 13)

Fallout 4 Review (pg. 21)

Addi Westpheling

Anna Rizer

Betsy Smith

Billy Lemos

Brandon Cullen

Emily Burke

Emily LaGrange

Grace Kline

Gunnar Bosking

Jillian Gannon

Jonathan Melander

Matthew Andersland

Molly Hunter

Rielle Jones-Teske

Sam Wicke

Sarah Altemeier

Tyler McGuire 2

Staff box

The Surveyor staff and their spirit animals wish you a Happy New Year!

Multimedia Editor

Emma Nassif Rielle Jones-Teske

What’s Inside: Mission

News

#BlackLivesMatter - 4 Open Enrollment - 5 Realistic New Years - 5 Wash Reacts to Charlie Hebdo and Paris Attacks - 6

Opinions

Syrian Refugees - 7 Bathroom Etiquette - 8 Iowa Snapchat Story - 8 Guest Columns: Problems and Politicians - 9

Feature

Michael Mondays - 10, 11

Profiles

School with Fam - 13 Teacher’s Pet - 14 Fashion Moguls - 15 FBOM - 15

Sports

Sports Superstitions - 16, 17 Mr. Johnson: Resident Soccer Extraordinaire - 18 Warriors Hit the Slopes - 18

A&E

Of Mice and Men - 19 Raygun is Coming to Town - 19 PAM Slam Pics - 20 Fallout 4 Review - 21 MoBand - 21

Backpage

MOM - 23 Surveyor Staff Picks Playlist - 23 Student Comic - 23 Faculty Funnies - 23 Roses + Thorns - 23

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Table of Contents

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#BlackLivesMatter The Modern-Day Equal Rights Movement

Fatima Diop Guest Columnist Black Lives Matter is a movement similar to the Black Panthers in the 1960’s.

It is a group of people dedicated to the advancement of black people in response to the recent police brutality killings. It started in 2012 in response to Trayvon Martin being shot and killed by George Zimmerman for ‘looking suspicious’meaning he looked too black in a white neighborhood.

Black Lives Matter is the uprising of a people who, after all these years and generations of fighting, still have to fight twice as hard to have what their white counterparts can get with considerably less effort. Black Lives Matter is a group of people who are sick of being passively treated like second class citizens by some, and killed because they are black by others.

The Black Lives Matter movement is a pillar of strength for those who aren’t brave enough to rally and protest. Black Lives Matter means that the world is changing for the better.

Many black children aren’t treated as well as they should be, due to ignorance-- or perhaps lack of understanding-- by those that have power over them. According to 4

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an African American Policy Forum report, black girls are suspended six times more often than white girls, and black boys are suspended three times more often than white boys. In a U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights report, Black and Latino students accounted for 40 percent of enrollment at schools with gifted programs, but only represented 26 percent of students in such programs.

Even while in school it’s hard to escape from the harsh and soul-crushing realities of racial inequality. One study even showed that black children in pre-K are treated harsher in disciplinary aspects of school according to a report also done by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. To many black people, Black Lives Matter is significant because it proves that someone cares about them, and is willing to look at the problems that black people face with an unbiased opinion.

Much needs to change, but much of it can be changed by open minds and truthfulness when it comes to problems that black people and People of Color (POC) face in general. For example, #AllLivesMatter has been a recent Twitter movement attacking Black Lives Matter.

I say ‘attacking’ because the only time I’ve ever seen it used is to put down movements such as #BlackLivesMatter, #TransLivesMatter, or #LatinoLivesMatter.

It hasn’t been used for the better for those that suffer under oppression; it has been used to shut them up. Just recently, a Black Lives Matter protester was beaten by a crowd at a Donald Trump rally as they screamed “ALL LIVES MATTER”. This is a literal manifestation of my words. I believe that if people truly opened their hearts and minds, it would really help out those in need.

Many people honestly believe that

racism is over, and that POC shouldn’t complain and rally as much as some do.

Some black people and POC have decided to go down the route of hating white people, and becoming extremists. But most controversy has come from those who probably don’t understand this movement, or why we choose to go with it. Those who actively push back against it are probably a part of the problem that POC face on a daily basis. Most of the controversy is probably over police brutality. Some say that they are just doing their job, and others say that they take their jobs too far and cross the line. While we will probably never come to a unanimous understanding on this, it is great that people are starting to be more understanding and sensitive to racial issues.

Prominent #blacklivesmatter advocates on Twitter: Alicia Garza @aliciagarza Deray Mckesson @deray Patrisse Cullors @osope Opal Tometi @opalayo Nekima Levy-Pounds @nvlevy News Editor

Emily LaGrange

Open Enrollment for the Win! Open Enrollment Rules in Iowa: #1 for the first 90 days of open enrollment, the student cannot participate in varsity sports #2 Junior/senior rule: students that have left the district can return during their 11th and 12th grades tuition-free #3 A student that has been suspended or expelled cannot open enroll into another district Information from www.educateiowa.gov

Emily LaGrange

News Editor

Kaleb Donels Guest Columnist The summer between fourth grade and fifth grade, my family and I received a letter from the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). It stated that Wilson Middle School was classified as a School In Need of Assistance (SINA) and I had the option to change schools.

My school options were Truman Elementary, or Erskine Elementary.

Since I had known some kids through baseball that went to Erskine, my family and I decided that I would attend Erskine.

The summer between my sixth grade and seventh grade years, my family completed the appropriate documents to open-enroll into McKinley Middle School. The wait for approval was agonizing. It took such a ridiculous amount of time. Finally, I got the approval to attend McKinley.

Once again, the summer between my eighth grade and ninth grade years my family completed the appropriate documents to open-enroll into Washington High School. After a long wait, the approval came through.

I’m very happy with my decision to come to Wash because I’ve been able to accel academically, and with my sport.

Realistic New Year’s Resolutions Betsy Smith Webmaster

~Go to the gym at least once this month (take at least 15 selfies while there, just to document the occasion) ~Skip junk food one time, tweet about how healthy you’re being, feel a sense of accomplishment and reward yourself with the aforementioned junk food ~Be nice to that one bitch you hate by not rolling your eyes every time she breathes ~Start journaling (AKA go buy yourself a new journal to decorate your bedside table) ~Call your grandma, or estranged uncle - small talk until the awkward pauses exceed 60 seconds ~Find a cat, dog, small lizard or maybe even a rodent of some kind, pet it. ~Hug your mom ~Eat a salad with a vegetable you don’t eat normally in it (yes, spinach can be that vegetable) ~Watch a documentary on Netflix that you probably wouldn’t watch ~It’s ok if you fall asleep during it, you can still talk about it like you’re cultured ~Tell someone a really funny (or really stupid) joke (example: How are a grape skittle and a chicken similar? They’re both purple, except for the chicken.) ~Stop eating Panch every day; cut back to every other day ~Read the Surveyor cover to cover (meaning you can’t just look at the pictures) News

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Wash Reacts to Charlie Hebdo Anniversary and Paris Attacks Anna Rizer Opinions Editor Nov. 13, 2015, just over 10 months from the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris, will go down as another dark day in history.

France was rattled again, victim to 33 minutes of terrorist attacks. 130 innocent bystanders were murdered, 368 wounded, 352 hospitalized, and seven terrorists killed during the attacks, which ranged in scope from shootings to suicide bombings, Starting at 9:20 p.m., a suicide bombing took place outside of the France Stadium (stade de France) during a soccer match between France and Germany. This was only the beginning. Six total locations where hit in eight attacks: the stadium, three restaurants, one bar, and the Bataclan Theatre. At 9:40 p.m. the theatre was taken over by terrorists. The police stormed the hall at 12:20 a.m., killing one terrorist, which resulted in the other two detonating suicide belts. This resulted in the deaths of 89 people.

“I was scared at first, because I knew people...where there were attacks, but everyone came out alright, so that was a relief, but it’s not good either,” French foreign exchange student Amandine Leclerc, ’16, said.

For many, these terrorist attacks bring back the feelings of the Charlie Hebdo shooting that took place on Jan. 7, 2015, nearly a year ago.

“It did feel similar, but on a larger scale, obviously, because the death count was so much greater, and also the targets - but the Charlie Hebdo staff didn’t deserve the attack in any way… They had technically provoked the [terrorists], where here it’s so many innocent people that it’s just 6

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sickening,” a former French resident of eight years, Alice Tosi, ’16, said.

Charlie Hebdo is a satirical newspaper that was being criticized for its controversial depictions of Muhammad, sparking the motive for last year’s attacks. Two brothers, Saiid and Cherif Kouachi, who belonged to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, stormed the newspaper's headquarters and made their way to the board room with assault rifles, killing 11 members of the staff, one French

National Policemen, and injuring 11.

Related attacks followed, resulting in five more killed, and 11 injured. On Jan. 11, 2015, over two million people, including 40 world leaders, met in Paris as part of a rally for national unity, and the slogan ‘Je suis Charlie’ (I am Charlie) was adopted to show sympathy and support.

In the recent attacks, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that it was a retaliation for the French involvement in the Syrian and Iraqi civil wars. As a result of the events, a state of

emergency was announced for the first time since riots broke out in 2005, resulting in the temporary shutdown of the nation’s borders, and the arrival of 1,500 soldiers, who were brought in to help keep order in Paris.

On Nov. 15 the French launched the largest single airstrike in the anti-ISIL bombing campaign, sending 10 aircrafts with 20 bombs to Raqqa, the city where ISIL is based, and three days later, on Nov. 18, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, believed leader of the attacks, was killed in a raid.

“I think on a national level France has been able to move very quickly in taking action,” French teacher Kyle Woollums said.

The attacks may have taken place in France, but 21 countries were affected by the death toll, the U.S. included.

“This is sort of a new frontier...in warfare, where the enemy isn’t confined by borders,” Woollums said.

The question of how to further respond is still up in the air, along with what role, if any, the U.S. should play.

“I think that all--not just the U.S., not just France--but all of the governments [should work] together on how do we solve these problems with these Islamic radical groups and terrorism. How do we go about it? I don’t know--if I did I would be running for president,” French teacher Lisa Nicol said.

News Editor

Emily LaGrange

Syrian Refugees

Know The Facts About the Syrian Refugee Crisis

As a result of the war, more than 200,000 people have been killed, life expectancy cut by 20 years and more than half of the countries 21 million people have been displaced: 7.6 million within Syria and 3.8 million out of Syria CC by Freedom House

The United States have taken in just under 2,220 Syrian refugges since the war began in 2011

Surveyor wants to know your thoughts: Should we allow Syrian refugees into the U.S. and Iowa?

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Anna Rizer

Opinions Editor

The Syrian Civil war began in March of 2011, starting with protests over the arrest and torture of teenagers who painted revolutionary slogans on the walls of a school

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There are four main groups fighting in the country, those being: Kurdish forces, the Islamic State group, the government and other rebel groups

A big problem and hot political debate topic is what is to be done about the Syrian refugee crisis.

While many people express opinions on the matter, they don’t always know the facts. So, here are the facts...

Iowa is one of the 31 states that is NOT welcoming Syrian refugees; Iowa governor Terry Branstad ordered state agencies to halt any work on Syrian refugee resettlements because of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris

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Bathroom Etiquette

Iowa Snapchat Story

Tyler McGuire Staff Writer We’ve all been there.

You walk into the bathroom and all of the toilets are filled to the brim with human waste products--if you’re lucky, that is. This behavior has been going on for a while, and it needs to stop.

Now, some of you are thinking that it doesn’t really bother you, but I am not alone. Quinn Spivey, ’18, has experienced this first hand.

“I often walk in and see a very intricate toilet paper design on the toilets, and not to mention the sinks that are filled with paper towels,” Spivey said.

Since I am not legally allowed to go look in the girl’s bathroom, I had to rely on female sources for information. Luckily, Regan Heying, ’18, was willing to share her opinion on the matter.

“It’s really the same as the boys’ bathroom except there is sometimes used female hygiene products in the toilets, sinks, and on the floors,” Heying said.

I have a few tips to help fix the situation: 1. DO NOT FLUSH THE TOILET. This is vital. If you don’t flush the toilet then people will think you’re really cool and they’ll appreciate whatever you left there.

2. If the garbage can isn’t immediately in sight after you use a paper towel, then just throw it on the floor, because why take the extra five seconds and look for the trash can, right?

3. Always use the entire roll of toilet paper that way no one else will have any to use, AND it will clog the toilet and nobody else will be able to use it.

This way, you can kill two birds with one stone!

4. Final step. ALWAYS miss the toilet. Never hit it. People will love how shiny the floors look, and they’ll love the smell!

In all seriousness though, please be courteous of others, and please know that you aren’t the only one who uses the bathroom.

Matthew Andersland Staff Writer Dancing in corn fields, sitting around a campfire playing guitar and political candidates campaigning across the state at schools and public buildings. Tune into the Iowa Snapchat Story, if you want watch people wearing cowboy boots and flannel shirts partake in the activities listed above.

If someone were to watch the Iowa Snapchat Story who came from somewhere other than our wonderful state, it would merely reinforce the stereotypes that many people already have about the place we call home. It is my personal opinion, that the story should be much more representative of all people from Iowa, as the vast majority of the story is filled with people that live more of the country lifestyle in our state.

Speaking for myself, I can honestly say I have never had to feed the pigs or attended a square dance in the family barn, as I live in a house and go to school, with neither of my parents being a farmer by occupation. I am sure that many other people can relate to my life much more than the life of your average Iowan, as portrayed by the Iowa Snapchat Story.

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Opinions

Opinions Editor

Anna Rizer

Guest Columns: Problems and Politicians Feel The Bern Kiran Kearney Guest Columnist A t the age of 18, one is expected to become an “adult”.

Of course, this comes with benefits—one can legally get a tattoo without parental permission, adopt a child, skydive, and more importantly, vote. Voting is one way we can take part in the wild world of politics, and suffrage is more powerful than many think.

57.5 percent of eligible voters actually voted in the 2012 presidential election, meaning 42.5 percent did not. What is the point of being able to vote if you are not going to take the opportunity to do so? How are you to make a change?

Of course many can argue that voting is pointless—considering how much of politics is run by money, corporations and their endless funds—it won’t matter because the victor will only work for who is willing to pay them the most.

There is one candidate, however, who is actually using grassroots to climb his way up: Bernie Sanders.

Now, sure, he may be a very unlikely nominee in comparison to Hillary Clinton and people may consider him a communist—but they are obviously ignorant to the difference between communism and socialism. Canada, a well-known DemocraticSocialist country, doesn’t get associated with communism,

so why is Bernie? Socialism is not going to ruin the country; it is already in practice. Bernie Sanders is going to fix the inequalities that the nation faces.

I was born into the awkward socioeconomic grouping of “middle class”. This group is one Democrats often mention, saying they are going to help, while the Republicans talk about “trickling down” money and avoid talking about the real issue. Members of the middle class are disappearing.

What happens to kids like me who want to go to college but cannot actually afford it without loans and debt? Your parent’s income may be too high to get you the aid you need and you are forced to apply for loans that you may not even receive. Bernie’s plan for making college is fantastic and in the past it actually existed in America: affordable college for all.

I support Bernie Sanders because he has shown that he supports equality in the past and the present, from marching with Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., to voting against the Defense of Marriage act which defined marriage on a federal level as between only a man and woman. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, he has gotten the minds of teens like me thinking about change--and not just because I am a crazy communist hippie.

Political Awareness Logan Coppess Guest Columnist The 2016 election will have a significant, long-term impact on the United States and the issues we face. Unfortunately, we’ve seem to become increasingly divided as a nation, which ultimately has corrupted our efficiency and progress.

With the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, many have questioned the safety of our own citizens. Much of the discussion has revolved around the Syrian refugee crisis and the United States’ responsibility in welcoming these refugees. While Americans should feel compelled to assist those in distress, we cannot risk the lives of our own citizens. We need new foreign policy that will keep both the United States and its allies safe.

Another issue is the misconception of the word “free”. It’s common to hear people cheer on “free college”, “free health care”, and other appealing government benefits. While there are many programs that America needs, such as Social Security, the question is: how do we pay for them? Many will argue to raise taxes or have the wealthy pay up. The problem will continue to escalate if the wealthy decide to relocate from the US, or the government destroys any motivation to succeed with high taxation. There is no point in raising taxes if the government refuses to cut spending.

For now, our government should be focused on balancing the national budget, creat-

ing economic growth, and fostering national security, rather than carelessly spending money they don’t have. This is not only problematic for the government and our economy, but it will also come back to haunt us and our future generations. The national debt is currently piling up to over $18.5 trillion, and will not stop unless Washington’s irresponsible spending spree is stopped.

I support Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)--who is currently third in the majority of GOP polls--because he has the most optimistic message and the most realistic solutions to the problems we face. He is the son of two poor Cuban refugees who accomplished the “American Dream” through hard work and determination, inspiring his ambition to revamp the “American Dream” mindset to make the 21st century the greatest American century. A few of his goals include: simplifying/ reforming the tax code, creating a balanced budget without raising taxes on YOU, bringing down outrageous costs of higher education, and exploring new energy that is economical ecological, environmentally friendly while innovating those that are not.

If we can reunite as a nation, there could be potential for the United States to reestablish itself to become great once again.

To see the full versions of each column, go to crwashsurveyor.com Anna Rizer

Opinions Editor

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Michael Mondays

Caleb Kleman Carries on the Tradition Molly Hunter Editor-in-Chief Maybe you’ve never asked--maybe you were too afraid--but you’ve probably wondered. Is he crazy? Did someone dare him to do it? Is it some kind of inside joke? A prank? Possibly the result of a lost bet?

There must be some reason that kid is dressed up like that… If you’re especially observant, you may have noticed that every Monday, you can depend upon Caleb Kleman, ’18, to be wearing something at least mildly outrageous. But, why?

MICHAEL JANSSEN The answer to that question begins with alum Michael Janssen, ’15. In 2013, near the end of his sophomore year at Wash, he began/christened/created Michael Mondays. “There was a fashion show for German,” he explains, “and I decided to wear a dress for that. And then, the next couple weeks, I just wore little items, like socks with capes… My junior year, I just decided: ‘You know? I’ll just do this.’”

And so began the weekly tradition of dressing up in some wacky way each and every Monday. Why Mondays? For the sake of alliteration, of course.

Another part of doing it on Mondays,

Janssen says, was that everyone hates Mondays. “Mondays suck. So, don’t let Mondays suck.”

At first, he says, people were very confused. “I just kind of played it off as like…

‘Nothing’s wrong.’ But people eventually caught on, and then mostly the comments turned from ‘Why are you wearing that?’ to ‘That’s cool, I like it.’”

Throughout his junior and senior years, as more people were exposed to the hilarity of Michael Mondays, the shock factor began to wear off. “I think most of the band definitely knew what it was, and I think they probably spread it around when people asked. Like, ‘Why is that kid wearing something goofy?’ And then band kids would be like, ‘Yeah, it’s a thing.’”

Eventually, he explains, “In most of my classes people knew what...to expect, but the underclassmen in the hallway would be like, ‘Oh my gosh, what’s that guy wearing?!’”

Of course, some costumes stood out.

“[A] big hit was Elvis--people really liked when I wore Elvis… Peter Pan was a fun one--I did that one on Halloween, though; that wasn’t really a Monday, but it was kind of like a side addition… And then the very last one I wore [was] a dress and a tiara.”

Janssen’s widely varying costumes and costume pieces came from all sorts of places--some were borrowed from family friends, some of them he discovered in his basement, and other times, he says, “My mom would just go to Goodwill and grab a whole bunch of stuff.”

He kept everything he used, and was careful not to repeate costumes. “Sometimes I’d reuse pieces, like a vest, or something like that, but never full costumes.”

Now that he’s graduated, however, he’s passed the Michael Mondays Mantle to Caleb Kleman, ’18.

Photo courtesy of Michael Janssens’s Instagram

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Molly Hunter

CALEB KLEMAN

In Kleman’s own words, Michael Mondays means “dressing up weirdly for the entertainment of other people, and myself.

It’s kind of like a fun way to start off the week, and it is now a tradition at Washington High School--starting, of course, with Michael Janssen.”

Kleman took over the tradition near the beginning of the year, sometime in October.

“I thought Monday’s had gotten really boring, and Monday’s are hard anyways, and I just thought it would be kinda fun to just carry on this tradition. I think I’m the one doing it right now because I was the first one to ask Michael,” says Kleman.

We’re standing in the hallway outside of Mr. Duer’s sixth hour class while I interview him. It is, of course, a Monday. You’d think that a six-foot-something teenage boy decked out like a 1960’s pimp, standing in the middle of a mostly-deserted hallway would be hard to miss--and you’d be correct. Throughout the interview, multiple passers-by comment on Kleman’s outfit, or stop to talk to him.

“You look fabulous,” comments one

student.

“I like your outfit!”

Someone else whistles,, while another says, “Supah fly!”

“Damn Caleb! Why you so sexy?” calls Gunnar Bosking, ’18, as he walks by.

According to Kleman, these kinds of responses are not unusual. As it turns out, when you bestride the hallways of Washington High School like a colossus and make it your business to dress up every Monday, you end up attracting a lot of attention--especially during passing time.

“There’s just people I don’t know, and they’ll be like: ‘What is he doing?’”

Thankfully, however, people are usually positive when they give feedback--but not always.

“I was told I needed Jesus today,” Kleman says. “I didn’t hear it, but somebody else told me that I walked by and [someone] said I needed Jesus.”

These reactions are similar to those that Janssen first encountered.

“I think people...think I do this for some suspicious reasons, but I’m not exactly sure,” says Kleman. “Some people do [ask what I’m doing], but I think a lot of people just look at me and look away awkwardly.”

As for his family, Kleman says, “they think it’s pretty goofy, and pretty weird.”

“I think my dad enjoys seeing me looking stupid,” he adds with a grin.

Like Michael, Kleman has taken to costume-shopping at secondhand stores, or otherwise borrowing clothing items. “Recently, I got some stuff that Michael had worn before.”

As of yet, he hasn’t reused anything, and he’s kept every costume item that he’s used.

“It’s all over random parts of my house right now,” he says.

Kleman says he best remembers Janssen’s final costume. “[Last year], the last Monday, [Michael] wore a dress and a tiara.”

Already, Kleman also has his own favorite costumes.

“I’ve been a doctor… I had this weird pajama thing and it was kind of footy pajamas but not really, and it like a poop-shoot thing in the back. I wore a grass skirt one week! [As he says this, two girls walking by burst into giggles.] I wore some running shorts [underneath], but there’s a fair bit of leg that could still be seen… I tried to do something out of the seventies one week, and I had this grey flared pants, and like a cotton jacket, and some ugly tie and a bigcollared long shirt.”

About passing on the tradition after he has graduated, Kleman says, “I think I probably will. We’ll have to see.”

Finally, the answer to the question everyone’s been dying to ask--is it okay to take pictures with him?

“Yeah,” Kleman says, shrugging.

“As long as it’s a fast selfie.”

Photos by Molly Hunter, Rielle Jones-Teske, Tyler McGuire, and Emily Laverty

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Nothing is worse than the basic, “How was your day” after getting home from a long, boring day of school. Good. It was fine. The same as usual. School sucks. Bad. School SUCKS. I have so much homework. SCHOOL SUCKS. Sometimes I just wish you could go to school with me for a day to see what it’s like, maybe then you would stop asking. 13 students at Washington High school, Nathaniel and Emily Burke, Caleb Kleman, Tyler Cruise, Jared Scherrman, Rielle Jones Teske, Travis Metzger, Jackson Smith, Jeremy Throndson, Mara and Emma Westphalen and Ryan Miller have parents who work here and get to experience what it is like to be in the high school setting every day. Not to mention, Mr. Johnson (the science teacher) and Mr. Johnson (the administrator) are related. Could you imagine working with your parents?

Not one of these students or teachers who was interviewed could really think of many negatives to going to school with their parent or child.

“The only bad thing is probably some stories I hear about my dad or his class. One day when my dad was gone, his sub didn’t show up. I guess he had an answer key on his desk so everyone took it and used it. I heard about it awhile after it happened, and I didn’t know if I should tell him or not. Well, I didn’t. Maybe that shouldn’t be printed,” said Nathaniel Burke ’18.

Jared Scherrman ’18, whose baby book was most likely the AP European textbook, has his dad for his third hour class.

“One time we were in class and he told a joke that probably wasn’t that funny at all, but I thought it was because we have the same sense of humor and we both laughed for like five minutes while everyone else just sat there. And I had to have the sex ed talk during his class which he thought was hilarious.”

Dr. Amy Jones really appreciates having her daughter Rielle at the school with her.

“There’s been plenty of funny stories here and there, but mostly what I think is really cool is that we get to share those funny stories. If something happens during the day, we see each other frequently enough that we can tell each other, where maybe other parents and kids, by the end of the day, are tired, or they forget, or their onto homework and other things.”

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Q: What kind of pets do you have?

A: “I have two dogs. They’re both labs. I have a [yellow] male and a [black] female.”

Q: What kind of pets do you have?

A: “I have [nine] snakes… [one] scorpion, and a couple of little tarantulas.”

Q: What are your pets’ names?

A: “I named these two [snakes]… after the Bronte sisters, Charlotte and Emily.”

Q: What are your pets’ names? Why did you name them that?

A: “Gunner and Ella. Ella has her name because I like Ella Fitzgerald the singer… and Gunner is just a big dog with lots of energy, so I thought that name fit him.”

Q: Why did you decide to get dogs?

A: “…I’ve always wanted to raise lab puppies…Ella has had 5 litters but she is retired now from having puppies.”

Q: How did you get your pets?

A: “I’ve bought them from other people.

I’ve gotten them at [reptile] shows.”

Q: What do you feed your snakes?

A: “I feed them mice…dead… and alive.”

Q: What is your favorite memory with your pets?

A: “When I got the first one (a snake) it was hilarious…Julie was still up in the office… [the snake] came UPS and they brought it to the office…I had to come get it because she wouldn’t go into the office until I took it out.”

Q: What bad things have your pets done?

A: “I did catch one [snake] about halfway under the wall…going into Ms. Mooney’s room.”

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Q: What bad things have your dogs done?

A: “Ella likes to take things off the counter – bacon and butter are some of her favorite foods to steal…Gunner…sometimes gets in fights with skunks and gets sprayed…”

Q: Are there any other interesting things about your dogs you would like to share?

A: “Ella likes toothpaste a lot… She likes to eat it… When you’re brushing your teeth she’ll come over and wait patiently for her toothpaste and every time you give it to her she licks her left front paw afterwards.”

Q: What kind of pet do you have?

A: “I have a black lab.”

Q: What is your dog’s name. Why did you name it that?

A: “His name is Hayden. He is named after Iowa football coach Hayden Fry.” Q: What activities do you like to do with your dog?

A: “We play fetch a lot… every day after school. We always hunt together too, in the fall.”

Q: What is your favorite memory with your dog?

A: “Probably the first day that we got him… He had seven brothers and sisters and they had all gotten taken home the night before and the breeder had left all the food in the kennel with him and he had eaten all the food for the 7 or 8 dogs… his belly was touching the ground when we picked him up.”

Q: What bad things has your dog done?

A: “When he was a puppy…he chewed everything – recliner handles, carpets, the corner of our couch.”

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Parker Muller:

Q: “What are your favorite places to shop?”

A: “Daniel Patrick, Stamped.”

Q: “Favorite item of clothing?”

A: “Shoes.”

Q: “Style Icon?”

A: “I guess you can say Justin Bieber, I’m gonna get made fun of, but I don’t care.”

Q: “Worst fashion trend?”

A: “Cargo shorts.”

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Q: “Favorite place to shop?”

A: “Online.”

Q: “Describe your style in three words.”

A: “Kanye, Justin-Bieber, Macklemore.”

Q: “Favorite clothing item?”

A: “Shoes.”

Q: “Style icon?”

A: “Kanye.”

Q: “Favorite clothing season?”

A: “Fall.”

Q: Worst fashion trend?”

A: “None.”

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Q: “Favorite places to shop?”

A: “Lazy Oaf...because I’m obsessed with unisex pieces of clothing, and changing gender roles around, and I love cartoons and bright colors that make me look sort of childlike… [Also] UNIF. I like there because I can access my goth side and sometimes I like to feel really dark and intimidating… [Finally,] consignment or vintage stores… These are the best because you can find them in virtually any city and the clothes will always be different. it takes some time to dig but if you go to the right places you can find gems and also save some money.”

Q: “Favorite item of clothing that you own?”

A: “I have a long sleeve collared shirt that I got from a store called Carousel in San Francisco. It's cropped and baby pink with celestial images in the fabric. It contains intricate peach lotus flowers, and castles floating in open space and these ethereal swans that I adore. It's a silk fabric with really loose sleeves that have form fitting cuffs.

It reminds me of how happy I was when I was in California and fits my personality.”

Q: “Who’s your style icon?”

A: “I have many, but Grimes is probably my favorite. She embraces her past juvenile trends with a weird gothic-anime look. She captivates me, I think I might be in love. She experiments with her style and music, which makes her my ultimate fashion and artistic icon.”

Q: “What’s your favorite season for clothes?”

A: “Summer in places where it's 60-70 degrees. Everyone's outside and it's so much more lively than the winter. And if you're in a place where it's not extremely hot you can mix cold and warm weather clothing, I love layers. Sometimes in the winter I feel restricted, like I can't wear bright colored clothing and those ‘guidelines’ really bother me.”

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January’s freshman bachelor of the month column features none other than the brown-eyed, 4-foot-8-inch Cameron Trimble. Many Warriors may recognize Trimble from his stellar marching band performances at the football halftime shows, however, band is not the only activity that he is involved in at Washington.

This winter, Trimble is taking part in both bowling and basketball, in addition to band. Although this is Trimble’s first year participating in school bowling, he is quite the stud. You can catch him at Lancer Lanes participating in the Wasington bowling meets on Tusedays and Thursdays.

To all of you lovely ladies out there looking for the man of your dreams, Trimble is also interested in finding the girl of his dreams.

Trimble says that his ideal date would be going out to a resturant over lunch break and eating food with someone who can hold a thought-provoking conversation.

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Anne Visser, ’16 Q: Do you do/ wear something that you think makes you better or gives you luck for a game?

A: Well I usually straighten my hair and put a braid in my hair but that’s just because my hair is annoying to deal with unless it’s straightened. [I do this] so like I don’t have to deal with it during games and stuff. I [also] listen to classical music before games.

Q: Why classical music?

A: It calms me down kinda, like I need my nerves calmed before I play, not hyped up.

You feel?

Q: What do you do in the preseason to get ready?

A: I lift weights, you know, get extra buff. I shoot a lot - I have double lunch so I go in and shoot sometimes over lunch. I played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) ball for Attack (a travel team) this summer and that helped me a lot. Basically, I practiced a lot.

Q: Are you planning on playing basketball in college?

A: More than likely! I’ve been going on some visits and talking with coaches that are looking at me!

Hunter Strait, ’18 Q: How long have you been playing basketball?

A: I started playing when I was four.

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Q: Do you do/wear something that you think makes you better or gives you luck for a game?

A: Well, I usually try and do the same thing every game day, I’m super superstitious. Like I eat the same lunch, shoot during 7th hour, eat the same pregame meal, always go in early to the locker room just to walk around and get ready for the game, walk by the front area just to see all the fans.

Q: What do you usually eat on game day?

A: For lunch usually something like some chicken and pregame we always go to HyVee and have pizza.

Q: What types of things do you do before the official season starts to get ready?

A: Well [I play football], but I work out with a trainer after my practices and basically seven days a week with him, working on stuff to get ready for the season.

Brittany Hoeger, ’17 Q: Do you do/ wear something that you think makes you better or gives you luck for a game?

A: We don’t really do anything for luck but we like to all look united so we will all wear our warm-up outfits or all dress nice.

Q: Do you, personally, do anything that gives you luck or makes you better?

A: Not really. Sometimes I will talk to my teammates about who they think will do well and how well they think the team is overall.

Q: What types of things do you do in the preseason to get ready for the basketball season?

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A: I don’t do a lot because I am playing volleyball right before the season starts, but they offer open gyms to anyone who can go.

Jayla Johnson, ’18 Q: Do you do/ wear something that you think makes you better or gives you luck for a game?

A: Before every game I Iisten to music with my team and we all dance.

Q: What do you practice before the season starts?

A: I practice things that I feel that I can and should get better at, like my three point shot is a thing I focused on.

Ian Thomas, ’17 Q: Do you wear or do something that you think gives you luck before/during a game?

A: I have Subway for lunch. And the night before, I do my player on “[NBA] 2k” and stay up till 10:37 PM then I go lay down.

Q: What types of things do you do to get ready for basketball season?

A: Nothing, just shoot around a lot in the morning and before our game.

Q: Do you think that playing football helps you with your basketball skills?

A: Yeah. In some ways.

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Mr. Johnson

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Science Teacher and Soccer Extraordinaire

The U.S. Cellular Center, the home of the Cedar Rapids Titans indoor football team, is now home to another team for an indoor sport here in town. The Cedar Rapids Rampage, an arena soccer team, will be the other sports team that will be using the turf field of the Cellular Center as their home field. Many members of this team come from all over the world, some of whom have backgrounds in professional soccer, and one of these members even

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Johnson said that once he caught the coach’s eye, he was in.

Johnson plays as a midfielder for the Rampage. This is a position similar to most positions in arena soccer, in that the player does not only play on one side of the field.

Because it is just a six-verse-six arena, everyone has to be moving all around the field at full speed, because everyone’s role is constantly vital. This leads to an extremely fast-paced game situation. Because there are open substitutions, most players will sub after about two minutes of play--this is necessary because, once you start tiring out and slowing down, it’s time for a sub.

Anyone interested in checking out the Rampage can do so at their next home game, where they will be taking on the Harrisburg Heat on Jan. 15, at the U.S. Cellular Center.

Warriors Hit the Slopes

“It was about four years ago, we had just gotten off the lift at the top of the mountain and I saw Nick and Dane and I was like, ‘What the heck?’” said Brett Visser ’16.

What began as an unplanned coincidence blossomed into a yearly tradition.

Every year for the past five years Dane Van Antwerp, Nick Nassif, and Brett and Anne Visser have gathered at their shared condo at Keystone Ski Resort in Dillon, Colorado.

They meet there the whole week of spring break, hiking and skiing all the bowls and shoots around the area.

“My favorite part is skiing the bowls.

When you’re out there, it’s all you, you’re the only one in control,” said Dane Van Antwerp, ’16.

“My favorite part is just skiing the shoots at the top of a mountain after you hike all the way up there” said Nick Nassif.

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comes from our very school.

Jacob Johnson, a teacher of Earth Science and Ecological Problems here at Wash, has a position on the 16-man team. Johnson has a long history of soccer at Wash. Although it is only his second year teaching here, he has helped out with the men’s soccer program for the past five years, beginning during his sophomore year in college.

Prior to this coaching experience, Johnson himself was a player on the Wash team during his time in high school.

“As soon as I found out there was going to be a team here, I immediately knew I had to get involved,” said Johnson.

To get on the team he played in an open tryout with around 80 other hopeful players. According to Johnson, this was the method which gave him the lowest chance of landing a spot on the team. However,

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Skiing the “bowls” or “shoots” usually consists of hiking anywhere from one to

“When you’re out there, it’s all you, you’re the only one in control.” three miles, or even farther, with all your gear packed on to you, and then skiing down the sides of mountains with no groomed snow or cut trails.

“One year we were hiking to go ski the bowls, and Nick and Dane picked a run with a ton of trees. I snowboard so it’s

harder for me to turn quickly, so I kept hitting trees all the way down,” said Anne.

This yearly journey that started out as an unplanned day of skiing together is a way for these four Warriors to reconnect in the middle of each school year, and a great way for them to be lifelong friends.

“I imagine we’ll keep skiing with Nick and Dane after high school as a way to keep in touch,” said Anne.

Nearby Ski Resorts

Sundown Mountain (Dubuque) 16991 Asbury Rd, 52002

Chestnut Mountain (Hanover, IL) 3577 South Blanding, 61041

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Of Mice and Men

Jillian Gannon Staff Writer Whenever someone hears the phrase ‘Of Mice and Men’, most associate the name with the famous novella by John Steinbeck.

Others, thinking in the realm of music, confuse it with “Of Monsters and Men”, an Icelandic indie band. However, few have heard of the California metalcore band, Of Mice & Men. Of Mice & Men was started by Austin Carlile (the main singer) and Jaxton Hall in 2009. Carlile was originally from the Ohio metalcore band “Attack Attack!” before breaking off and starting “Of Mice & Men” with Hall. However, after being featured on bass guitar in the band’s first album, Hall quit the band in 2010 to work on a side job and his personal life.

The band looked for other members, but only Phil Manansala (as the lead guitarist) and Valentino Arteaga (on drums and percussion) have stayed constant since 2009.

The first album, “Of Mice & Men”, showcased the band’s most metalcore sound. Shortly after writing the album’s songs, Carlile

left the band and Jerry Roush was on unclean vocals for the band’s tour. What is regarded as the band’s most famous song, “Second and Sebring”, came from this album, as well as “Those in Glass Houses”.

OM&M’s sound drastically changes over their albums.

“The Flood” is widely considered the hardest metalcore of the albums, and a good example is the song “The Depths” on the 2012 Deluxe Reissue. The song is almost entirely composed of Carlile’s unclean vocals.

“Restoring Force” is the band’s most recent album, and the band’s sound changed drastically: from metalcore into numetal. With Aaron Pauley on clean vocals, songs such as: “Never Giving Up” and “Another You” are some of the ‘softer’ rock songs of the band.

In short, if Of Mice & Men don’t ring a bell, they are worth a listen, even if hard metalcore isn’t your genre of choice.

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Raygun is Coming to Town Addi Westpheling A&E Editor It is finally happening. That’s right: Raygun is coming to Cedar Rapids, and bringing all it’s witty and hilarious t-shirts with it.

Raygun is a retailer based in Des Moines with shops in Iowa City, Kansas City, and soon Cedar Rapids as well. Raygun is a shop known for their hilarious, largely Iowa-based-humor screen printed tees.

They will be opening a two-story shop in March as a part of the brand new NewBo Station development.

Raygun is perfect for the NewBo area due to the fact that they are a locally based business that strives to use all-American supplies. All the paper they use is from Wisconsin or Des Moines and all their tees are cut and sewn in California. Also,

all their designers and screen printing operations are located in Des Moines.

With great business in both Iowa City and Des Moines, Raygun is going to be a huge hit in the NewBo area. It will make a strong business anchor for the developing NewBo Station opening in February for commercial and residential business.

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Fallout 4

Gunnar Bosking Sports Editor The game has been five years in the making. The last edition, released in 2010, called New Vegas, had been a goliath seller in stores. Now, Bethesda Studios’ latest installment of the Fallout series, “Fallout 4”, which was released on Nov. 10, has been just as huge of a smash.

The game received critical acclaim from video game review websites, such as GameSpot.Com, where critic Peter Brown gave it a 9/10 rating, calling it an “excellent addition to the open world series,” with a “thought-provoking narrative to the story.”

The game is a single player, first-person role-playing game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic America in the year 2287, 210 years after a devastating nuclear war, as does the entire series.

In this particular installment, the map is centered in Boston. The player of the game is meant to explore around the map, go on and complete various quests, and earn experience points to level up their character. Above all, it’s a game and a series that is heavily enjoyed by students here at Wash.

“I think it’s definitely one of my favorite games ever,” said Kenny Plume, ’16, who, as of mid-December, has logged over 200 hours on the game.

When asked what his absolute favorite part was, he replied, “Yes. I love everything about the game, the weapons, the map, everything.”

So whether your given choice of gaming is on a PC, an Xbox One, or a Playstation 4; if you choose to buy a Pip-Boy copy,

a collector’s edition, the disc, or a digital download; the choice is clear. “Fallout 4” is on the market, and according to Plume, “Everybody should have a copy.”

MoBand Makin’ Music

Billy Lemos Staff Writer Historically, Washington’s Momentum band has been very successful over the years, but it still feels as though they do not receive enough recognition.

Every year, the band receives numerous awards from the various show choir competitions they compete in. Our band succeeds in outperforming other bands that start practicing earlier in the year.

The level of musical talent in our student body is much greater than in other high schools.

Many Momentum Band members participate in numerous other musical activities at Washington High School.

For example, Alec Meyer and Marcus Coleman compete in both MoBand and the upper level Jazz Band. Although the music in jazz band may arguably be more challenging, there’s still a high amount of finesse required to play the music in MoBand.

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“On a scale of one to ten, the difficulty of the music is a five. The music this year is not as hard as it was last year,” said Meyer.

Meyer started playing guitar when he was 13 years old, which is probably the main reason this music is becoming less problematic and difficult for him personally.

So remember, the next time you’re watching Momentum perform, clap extra loud for MoBand.

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