The
urveyor Volume 61
Issue 5
2 January 2018
The Hate U Give cover from Balzer and Bray, Finn Hall Pass photo by Alliyah Wilcox, Map photo by Gabe Greco, Joe Foreman by Gabe Greco, Ragnar photo courtesy of Sarah Altemeier, Marcus Gillis photo by Gabe Greco, Surveyor Logo graphic by Haven Henningsen
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Letter from the
EDITOR
Other Staff Members:
Lars Andersland ’20 - Staff Reporter Sydney Dusek ’18- Staff Reporter Isaac Gomez ’20- Staff Reporter Gabe Greco ’19- Staff Reporter Rielle Jones-Teske ’18- Chief Photographer Tyler McGuire ’18- Staff Reporter Paul Schneidermann ’19- Staff Reporter Alliyah Wilcox ’20- Photographer
What’s up WHS! Welcome back to school and Happy New Year! Anyways! I’m sure you’ve heard people talking about Iowa BIG around school. The feature of this issue looks at specific projects that Wash’s Iowa BIG students are working on, and hopefully gives you a better idea of what Iowa BIG is all about. In addition, you can check out the profiles section to see what it’s like for a number of students to go to school with their sibling. The cover of this issue is a shot of D’essence Morris ’18 taken by Gabe Greco. In the A&E section you can take a look at more photos of Morris and Marcus Gillis ’18 and read a story about their fashion choices. I’m excited to share this issue with you and hope you enjoy reading!
-Sarah Altemeier
News Editor
Opinions Editor Profiles Editor
Sports Editor
A&E Editor
Copy Editor
Quinn Wilcox
Seth Keppler
Ben Janssen
Araya Dunne
Becca Turnis
Kate McCartan
All photos of Gillis ’18 and Morris ’18 were taken by Gabe Greco
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Table of Contents
Find Inside >>
News
on the Big Stage 4 Warriors Snow Days 5 Green Team 6 African-American LIT
Opinions
Feature
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Iowa BIG Projects
Profiles
Pass? I’ll Pass. 7 Bathroom 14 Freshman/Senior Sibling Are Show Choir and Marching 8 Band Sports? 15 Duos Job Shadowing Editorial: Julie Cain Wins 9 Staff 16 National Japanese Teacher of the Year
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Sports Basketball Practice Schedule Running Ragnar Student Athletes From Around the World
A&E
Hole in the Wall: Tornado’s Grub&Pub FBOM: Zeke Novetzke Fashion Phenoms
News Becca Turnis Copy Editor
Warriors On The Big Stage
On Tuesday, Dec. 5, two Washington students got a fantastic opportunity. Orchestra players Anna Kolln and Ella Wolle, both ’18, played on stage with violinist Lindsey Stirling when she came to the US Cellular Center on her “Warmer in the Winter” tour. Stirling rose to prominence with her appearance on “America’s Got Talent” and her YouTube channel with over 10 million subscribers. “Lindsey was just so nice to work with. We got to take a picture with her and meet her, and in her different videos on YouTube and stuff she seems so sweet and nice, and she really is. She’s such a genuine person so yeah that was really cool,” said Wolle. Kolln and Wolle got to share
Paul Schneidermann Staff Reporter
A lot of resources go into deciding whether or not to cancel school. “The [Cedar Rapids] superintendent/designee will consider input from the Transportation Manager, Custodial and Grounds Manager, area superintendents, and information from local meteorologists and online weather resources… the final decision is made by the Superintendent/designee, [and] a decision is usually determined by 5:30 a.m. for both cancellations and delayed starts,” according to the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) Website. The DOT does not have any official say if whether or not school should be canceled.“There are no regulations for school cancellations that would come from the DOT nor does the DOT give any formal input for canceling school. However, schools may use our resources such as the road conditions
the experience with six other orchestra members from the Cedar Rapids area. “Mr. (Andrew) Steffen was asked to choose two students. [Stirling’s team] actually chose two students from Wash, Kennedy, Jeff, and Linn-Mar... so we were chosen,” said Kolln. The preparation for the show wasn’t as daunting as one might think. “We got the music like a week or two in advance, so I looked over it a few times. When we got there, everything was really relaxed, and we only had to run through a couple songs, then we waited for a long time, and then we performed,” said Wolle. The concert was very different from Kolln and Wolle’s usual performances. “I’ve never been more
nervous about any performance, even all-state. It was really exhilarating to be in front of so many people, that was really a great experience. I could see Lindsey dancing around and playing in front of me, it was so cool to see her up close,” said Kolln. The show wasn’t without challenges though. “It was a lot different than anything I’ve ever done before because there were dancers whizzing by me and my music kept like flapping in the wind. Lindsey Stirling was there dancing on stage right in front of me, so I got kinda distracted by her a few times. The light show was kinda distracting too, but it was so cool, and I was so in the moment, it was awesome,” said Wolle.
Snow Days on our 511 traveler information map or camera images from our snow plows to help determine what the conditions of the roads are like and whether it would be safe to get students to and from schools. ...School officials may also consult with road crews in DOT garages in their local areas to help determine whether they should or shouldn’t close schools. With this being said, these are only sources of information to help the schools make the decision to close or not to close based on their own criteria and policies,” said Andrea Henry, Director, Strategic Communications & Policy for the DOT. CRCSD Superintendent Brad Buck, who makes the final decision for cancellations and delays said, “There are a number of factors/criteria that play into the decision. The timing of the weather event (when is it predicted to begin and end), what amount and
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type/s of precipitation – ice, snow, fog, etc. – being predicted, the current temperatures and those that are being predicted (a few degrees difference can be a big difference in experience), and the timing of the changes in temperature, including the wind chill. Sometimes there can be a compounding event (for example, more snow on top of recent ice and snow, or something similar), feedback from the Transportation Director about the current state of the roads, as well as custodial/buildings
and grounds staff on the ability to clear parking lots and sidewalks. It is also in the forefront of my mind that we have a number of students who will be driving and they are less-experienced drivers than our staff members and parents/guardians”.
News Quinn Wilcox News Editor With climate change and the sustainability of Earth becoming central topics of concern and debate in today’s society, a new group of Warriors are ready to join the fight. Green Team was an idea Kate Hogg, a Washington staff member, introduced to students earlier this year. The idea really gained momentum at the Leadership Retreat. Students also expressed their concerns about campus beautification at the Leadership Retreat. Hogg is the district liaison for the Green Team and noticed a need for greater involvement at Wash. The combination of the need for greener habits at Wash and concerns about campus cleanliness led to the creation of the Green Team. Though it was recently started, Green Team has already begun their work on making Wash a greener place. “We began with a simple campus clean up, and now we are working on spreading the word about what can and can’t be recycled in the blue bins and getting more recycling bins for the school. Isabel [Hogg] and her mom [Kate Hogg] and I met with a woman from Iowa 350, a local branch of an international organization aiming to reduce carbon emissions. We talked about future plans regarding collaboration between the clubs and what direction Wash’s
Green Team Green Team is headed,” said Nathaniel Burke, ’18, one of the team’s leaders. Isabel Hogg, ’18 is looking forward.“(Green Team is) working on making people aware of how their habits are affecting the environment and even others around them while also giving those who want to learn more about environmental solutions and how doing simple things like turning off lights or recycling have greater effects,” Hogg said. You may have seen posters going up around the school with ways you can help make Wash a greener place. For those who eat lunch at school, recycling your milk cartons, plastic silverware, composting food scraps, and making sure not to litter are great ways to help. “Students can recycle more, especially their milk cartons at lunch, not throw away their fast food stuff in the parking lot, go out to eat less and bring their own lunches to reduce driving, carpool with friends, ride bikes or walk to school, turn off lights, close doors at school to help reduce geothermal costs, bring their own water bottles instead of buying plastic ones, and join Green Team!” Hogg said. The faculty sponsors for the Green Team are JP Graham and Kate Hogg. They meet Fridays right after the early out in Graham’s room 156.
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How Can You Help? Recycle your milk cartons! Reduce driving!
Going out for lunch less, carpooling, and riding your bike can all reduce carbon emissions.
BYOB!
Bring a water bottle frome home to reduce the use of plastic bottles.
Turn off the lights!
Shutting off classroom lights when they’re not necessary can save money and energy!
Keep the heat in!
Closing the door during classtime can actually keep the heat in, and save money and energy!
Join Green Team! New members are always welcome!
News Araya Dunne A&E Editor
African-American Lit
This year, the Cedar Rapids Community School District offered an African American Literature course and an African American History course to all of the high schools within the district for the first time. Although these courses have been very successful in other schools, there has been a lack of enrollment in the courses at Washington High School, even though the school takes pride in high percentages of minority students and overall diversity as a whole. At the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, students claimed that they were misinformed of the class existing at all, due to lack of encouragement to enroll in these courses, and they also were unaware that these courses were designed as electives rather than a social studies course and a language arts course. Many students at Washington who learned this after enrolling in the course simply decided that the lack of LA or social studies credit was enough of a reason to drop these courses without hesitation. Many in the Cedar Rapids community
are aware of the rigorous academic schedules of Washington students, so although the African American courses have not met the expectations of the impact they thought these courses would receive, many feel as though this lack of enrollment in these courses is justified. Last May, The Surveyor published a news story in an attempt to inform the community of the current status of these courses at the time, and the community response was tremendous in opposition of the district’s decision to format these courses as electives. In response to that opposition, CRCSD has now started the process of practically re-creating these courses to fit core curriculum guidelines like the community has made clear that they wanted and giving them the full language arts credit which you can use towards the four years of LA credit needed to graduate. Akwi Nji, Director of Communications at CRCSD, was once a teacher here at Washington and taught a course similar to African-American Literature.
Nji, a poet and educator in the Cedar Rapids area, spoke of the development of these courses with praise. “I was very pleased when I heard, last spring, that CRCSD would be creating African American Literature and History courses that would be available in all of our high schools. A similar course was offered at Washington many years ago, first taught by Dr. Ruth White and Carter Bradshaw. I then taught it for several years. As I understand it, [Washington was] the only high school in the school district to offer the course. In those years, even when only elective credit was offered, I believed it was a valuable offering, and it was a popular course. Though there is still work to be done, given that the course once existed and was eliminated, I see the course being offered now—and the superintendent’s proactive support of its inclusion in all of our high schools—as significant progress and the reintroduction of this offering as one that should be celebrated.”
Linn Country Supervisor, Stacey Walker, talks to Omarr Hatcher, ‘20, in African- “The Hate U Give” is one of the two whole American Lit taught by Kyle Phillips. Photo by Kyle Phillips. class novels read by the African-American Lit class. Published by Balzer + Bray.
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opinions
Bathroom Pass? I’ll Pass. New school policy requires students to take bathroom passes when nature calls
A student walks into the bathroom, cautiously avoiding the puddles that mark the floors. The student then tentatively pushes open the door of a vacant stall, assesses the scene, and likely tries a couple of stalls more before finding one that is acceptable. The student seems to have decided on a stall but hesitates. What is the cause of the poor student’s uncertainty? The question of what to do with the laminated piece of paper Sydney Dusek (or in some cases, novel object) that Staff Reporter they are required to bring with them to the bathroom as a means of preventing shenanigans in the hallway during class. The defeated student perhaps settles on placing dreaded “bathroom pass” (or, as I would argue, vile germ conveyor) on the repulsive floor; or on the back of the sink, where it will inevitably be splashed (this is probably the least offensive option, as it implies that the student at least intends to wash their hands), or god forbid they just hold it in their hand. Bathroom passes are absolutely disgusting. While most objects at school that are handled by multiple people daily are undeniably disgusting, bathroom passes are especially objectionable. Proximity to fecal matter, exposure to fluids of different sorts, and immediate contact with soiled hands that too often are not adequately washed are characteristic of bathroom passes. It is not the fault of the bathroom passes; they are inherently disgusting. To be fair, proponents of bathroom passes do have a reasonable argument for the purpose behind the passes. Principal John Cline explained, “When a student is out of the classroom, folks know where that person is headed, so adequate supervision in the hallways can be provided. We all want to provide a safe and orderly learning environment for students.” Bathroom passes may effectively serve their purpose of maintaining an orderly environment, but they are also effective transport devices for germs and icky things. Mark Hilton, a language arts teacher at Wash, is also disgusted by bathroom passes. “Conceptually, I totally understand the need for them. From a hygiene standpoint, I find them revolting,” said Hilton. Despite the ickiness of bathroom passes, Hilton does comply with the bathroom pass policy. “I do require my students to use hall passes because it allows us, as staff members, to hold students accountable for their whereabouts and movement during class time,” explained
Hilton. Sure, there is a rationale behind bathroom passes, but I still object to the concept of requiring students to carry such detestable items with them to the bathroom. High school students should be mature enough to walk between class and the bathroom without causing a ruckus. However, the reality is that some unruly students apparently cannot behave like functioning human beings and and behave in a civil manner when given an ounce of freedom. These obnoxious hooligans are justification for the concept of bathroom passes, and therefore, I object to them too. In short, students, please be responsible. Don’t be stupid. And administrators and teachers, please stop requiring students to carry bathroom passes. Nobody should be forced to come into contact with such loathsome things.
Wacky Passes Lab saftey goggles are used as the bathroom pass in Mrs. Finn’s class
A block of wood is used as the pass in Mr. Callahan’s class
An air freshener is the pass in Mr. Witte’s classroom
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Are Show Choir and Marching Band Sports? Alex Slattery Guest Columist
Ben Jassen Sports Editor
Marching band and show choir are two popular groups at Wash, they each have over 100 participants, but gather scorn from athletes at Wash. Students in show choir and marching band now get sports waivers while more traditional sports don’t. Athletes don’t understand why these things sports. According to dictionary.com the basic definition of a sport is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.”It is often debated, do they require skill and physical prowess. While in marching band, the majority of members are playing an instrument and marching at the same time. This requires a large amount of skill, not only are members required to memorize difficult music and perform it at a high quality, they have to march in a specific way around the field, in unison with others. Marching band is also physical. Marchers spend up to 10 hours rehearsing the show, in Iowa summer heat. During that time marchers can march up to 12 feet per second or 8.18 miles per hour, while simultaneously playing their instruments, (which sometimes can weigh up to 35 pounds.) according to Austin Fit Magazine. Come performance time, the band has to act as a whole for at least 15 minutes in thick, hot uniforms, without a break. Baseball however is considered a sport. A baseball game has no clock, so the athletes could play for hours. However, every half inning everyone gets to sit down and take a break, when running is involved its in short bursts and once you stop running you get a break. You could play an entire baseball game where the only physical thing you do is run from the dugout to your spot in the field. Show choir is similar to marching band. They have to memorize difficult music and perform it at a high level while dancing and moving around the stage. That takes a tremendous amount of skill. The ability to be in constant motion while belting out notes takes a certain level of physical prowess. Swimming is widely regarded as one of the most difficult sports. Often times swimmers are only in the pool for thirty seconds then they can sit down and rest. Show choir, performers are on stage for around 20 minutes performing with little time to take a breath. Ultimately, show choir and marching band are sports. They meet everyday during school and are physical activities that requires skill.
I’m going to make this short; I don’t care whether show choir and marching band are considered sports to you or not. I’m here to voice my opinion and my opinion only. I think that if someone wants to put singing and dancing around a stage in the same category as having a 250-pound linebacker run you over and have that happen numerous times a game, as happens in football, then I don’t know how to convince you to be rational with this topic. I’ve been in both show choir and marching band as well as involved in athletics. Being in show choir and marching band never required having to wake up at 5 am, practice twice a day, condition, or even put in extra hours outside of scheduled practice. You will find those characteristics in most every single athletic sport. Show choir is not recognized as a sport by any athletic association or national organization which makes it hard for me to give them a title as such. Since it is not recognized by the NCAA, that means there are no athletic scholarships for show choir. So the NCAA is telling everyone that show choir participants are not athletes but rather artists. The lack of recognition leads to show choir and music scholarships to be located under the “fine arts” category, not athletic. Another perfect example is the fact that our own school is indirectly defending my argument. If you go to the Washington High School website, you will find both show choir and music bands under the “Fine Arts” tab. The rest of the physically demanding sports can be found under the “Athletics” tab. If the school and state don’t consider it a sport, it’s not a sport. While show choir and marching band are essential parts of the fine arts department and have both done well in competitions, they simply are not and never will be athletic sports and nor should be considered as such.
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Staff Editorial: Julie Cain Wins National Japanese Teacher of the Year
Ambitious. Brave. Energetic. Fabulous. Yes! These interactions with more kids and positively impact all kids. I adjectectives all describe our very own Julie Cain, who think part of why I am successful with my students is that has been teaching Japanese at Wash for 20 years. Cain I treat them like adults, but adults who still have things was recently recognized by The American Association to learn. I share with them that I’m still learning and that of Teachers of Japanese and was named the National they’re still learning. Maybe not adults, I treat them as Japanese Teacher of the Year. humans like they have feelings and they have stressors in Cain got her undergraduate degree at Grinnell College their lives, and I try to figure out how we can work around and masters from the University of Iowa. She student those things that they perceive as barriers and get what taught at Wash and walked right into her job in ’98. This needs done, done. I care about them as individuals and year, Cain only teaches Japanese what they do, who they are, how two periods a day and the rest they feel. I genuinely care,” Cain of her time is spent being an IDS said. which stands for an instructional Cain’s positive attitude design strategist. She is assigned doesn’t go unnoticed amongst to teachers and helps excellent her students either, “I like how teachers become even better. Cain Sensei is always positive “I love the variety of students no matter what is going on, I get. I love that, in my particular especially since I know a lot of job, I theoretically get them the students in the classes can Photo by Alliyah Wilcox all four years, this is changing be negative. She really just tries because I have a different job to stay happy to bring up the • Favorite Shows? Stranger now, but I see the kids grow up. mood,” said Mia Rampaul ’18. Things, Orange is the New Black, They come in as babies, and Another unique feature of Gilmore Girls they leave as young men and Cain includes her commitment women. It’s a real privilege to to taking students on a three • Favorite Holiday? Japanese be apart of that and help form week trip to Japan. This started Holiday- Tanabata and Christmas who they become. I know that the very first year she taught. A job she’d be terrible at: only like 5% of my students will • Cain has been to Japan 11 times, ever study Japanese outside of nine with Wash students and is Any job in the medical field my classroom and I’m okay with • planning a trip for this summer Usually early or late? Late that because I love being able as well. On her trip in ’16, as A luxury that she couldn’t to share my passion and love of • many Wash families know, live without? Gazette Subscription the culture and language with one of the students who was my students, to maybe give attending the trip, Glenna Houtz, • If she didn’t have to sleep: them a piece of that so they can was diagnosed with Leukemia, She would spend more time outcarry that with them. Teaching “Julie is basically family to me. side and her house would be a foreign language, I love that The compassion and help she I can impact students that may showed my parents and I while clean never leave Iowa, may never in Okinawa is something we will leave Cedar Rapids, some of my never forget. When I think of students, that’s just not their family dynamic that they can Julie, I think of a kind, hard-working woman who would be do that. So I can show them that the world is bigger than there for anyone in their time of need,” said Houtz. what they experience here at the Southeast side,” said Houtz’s mother took it upon herself to nominate Cain Cain. for about every teacher award that is out there. Although Cain works to get to know her students, which is an this particular award that Cain received celebrates her admirable attribute. “I think I get to know not just my accomplishments as a teacher, the Surveyor staff wants to students, but I try and learn all the students which is also acknowledge that Cain should be celebrated for so much why I went the leadership route. I want to have more more than that.
Get to know Julie Cain
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Sarah Altemeier Editor-in-Chief
Iowa BIG is a project-based learning program that works to implement students’ passions and interests to drive learning. Students deal with real life problems and have opportunities to work with people and businesses in our community. While seminars about topics like statistics, economics, and psychology are offered for high school credit, students are also able to develop and join projects that reflect students’ interests and our community’s issues. Thirty-seven Washington students attend Iowa BIG and participate in a multitude of projects. The next few pages look further into depth on the following five projects; Bots for Tots, Developing Refugee Curriculum, VR War Train, C3 Coe Campuswide Compost, and Community Dinners. Read to find out more about the hard work of a handful of BIG students.
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Bots for Tots The group who work on Bots for Tots include Ethan Traugh ’18 and Kellen Ochs ’19. This project is essentially a computer robot that snags online apparel and resells them for a higher price, much like a hypebeast, but to donate to charities rather than for personal profit. “Bots for Tots is a non-profit that takes advantage of a poisonous street brand secondary market. We build computer programs to buy clothes instantly and resell them for ridiculous profits that we can then give to charities of our choice,” said Traugh, a third-year BIG student. “Clothing companies will release their clothes in scarcity to help
grow the hype around its’ brand. This scarcity helps fuel a secondary market where people will pay two to three times the amount of items retail cost. The hive-minded hype helps then to fuel the demand of the clothing,” he added.
Developing Refugee Curriculum Ava Klopfenstein and Elizabeth McDermott, both ’18, joined Iowa BIG this school year and are working on a project to help refugees in the community and, more even: around the world. “Our team is currently working to create a curriculum that informs high school students about the
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plight of refugees and, more importantly, helps the students take action to help refugees in their community and around the world. This curriculum is in conjunction with Rock Your World. RYW is a curriculum centered on educating students on human rights and then helping them become young activists. It has been used by over one million students in 72 different countries. Working with the foundation that created this massive curriculum is absolutely incredible. The best part is that every time we talk to them, they reassure us that, once finished, the curriculum we create will become an integral part of their website. Many of my passions lie in the realm of human rights, and I love
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that my project at Iowa BIG helps me tap into those passions every single day,” said McDermott.
VR War Train Three Wash students, Madie Baird, ’18, Imanuel Rowland, ’19, and Ochs are apart of a project called, “VR War Train.” To make a virtual reality world, the team uses different softwares to program and formulate a model to provide people with an experience on a war train. “VR War Train is a partnership with the Czech and Slovak Museum. They want us to create a virtual reality experience for what life was like on a war train during World War 1. It’s really cool. There is a book, “The Dreams of a Great Small Nation”, that we’re basing our story on,” said Ochs, a secondyear BIG student. This exhibit will be on display during the Spring of 2018, so make sure to check it out.
C3 Coe Campuswide Compost In this project, students analyze the waste flow of the Coe Campus and give their input on how to deal with it. Jill Hughes, ’19, Max Stark, ’18, and Olivia Kennedy, ’19, all participate in this project. “We are responsible for designing and presenting a project proposal for
composting facility at Coe College. We’ve researched composting thoroughly, and we’ve taken steps at Coe, for example, we did a waste audit where we counted the amounts of trash, recyclables, and compostable materials, in Coe’s dumpsters, to put together the best idea for Coe regarding what to do with their organic waste,” said Kennedy, a first-year student. “I really like that I get to work with high schoolers on something of this scale and importance to Coe. It’s crazy to think that they trust high schoolers with this major project,” she said.
Community Dinners The project, “Community Dinners” was an idea by Sophie Fox ’18, and Serena Eck ’18 is also a member of this project. “So I decided to create monthly community potluck dinners. The goal of these dinners is to foster a better sense of community among a diverse crowd of people. I created the project because I feel like we don’t always have much contact with people who are different than us, whether those differences are race, religion, or how you’ve grown up,” said Fox, a second-year BIG student. These dinners are scheduled to start mid-January and hopefully taking place at the Catherine McCauley Center.
If you are interested in being apart of Iowa BIG or simply want more information on what it is all about, you can check out their website IowaBIG.org. 13
Wash’s Iowa BIG students: Skyla Atkins Madie Baird Laura Black Bennet Blumenthal Ashley Chipokas Olivia Christensen Ethan Cooper Ethan Dix Serena Eck Jay Flowers Will Foreman Sophie Fox Alex Haggin Mae Harney Regan Heying Jill Hughes Chris Karamitros Olivia Kennedy Ava Klopfenstein Grant Knutson Anna Kölln Elizabeth McDermott Carolyn Mueller Rahel Nshimirimana Kellen Ochs Lydia Offt Angelina Papakee Jack Peckosh Mariah Rodriguez Imanuel Rowland Alex Slattery Max Stark Claire Stevens Delaney Thoma Ethan Traugh Quinn Wilcox Brayden Wright
Refugee Airport Greeting photo courtesy of Elizabeth McDermott and the rest of the BIG photos are by Gabe Greco
Profiles
Senior/Freshman Sibling Duos
Rowan (’18) & Jack (’21) Meyer-Boothby
Q. (to Rowan): How do you like having your brother at Wash? Rowan: It’s alright as long as I don’t see him too much. Q. (to Jack): What do you admire most about your older sister? Jack: She’s got a lot of drive and she knows what she wants. Q. (to both): What is your favorite memory/activity together? Rowan: We don’t have phones, so we have to figure out a way to communicate throughtout the day about when we are leaving.
Will (’18) & Joe (’21) Foreman
Q. (to Will): How do you like having your brother at Wash? Joe: I like it because I can beat down on him. Q. (to Joe): What do you admire most about your older brother? Joe: He puts in a lot of work and I want to follow that. He is a good role model for me. Q. (to both): What is your favorite memory/activity together? Both: We skateboard and then make videos of it.
Photos by Gabe Greco & Ben Janssen
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Profiles Bailey (0’18) & Sydney (’21) Engledow Q. (to Bailey): How do you like having your sister at Wash? Bailey: I like it because if I ever need money I just tell her I need 10 bucks and then I come and grab it. Q. (to Sydney): What do you admire most about your older sister? Sydney: She drives me places. Q. (to both): What is your favorite memory/activity together? Both: We eat popsicles and then make houses out of the sticks.
Emma (’18) & Will (’21) Parker
Q. (to Emma): How do you like having your brother at Wash? Emma: At first I was nervous to have him here, but I feel like we have a better understanding of each other now that he is in high school too. Q. (to both): What is your favorite memory/activity together? Will: All of the teachers think I am going to be a good kid because they remember her. Q. (to both): What is your favorite memory/activity together? Emma: I practice ear wax extractions on him.
Mikhael (’18) & Joey (’21) Elessais Q. (to Mikhael): How do you like having your brother at Wash? Mikhael: It’s nice have someone looking up to me. Q. (to Joey): What do you admire most about your older brother? Joey: Is this a joke? Q. (to both): What is your favorite memory/activity together? Both: We play basketball together in the driveway.
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Isaac Gomez Staff Reporter In 1999, Washington decided to introduce something new to the school when they decided that it would be a great idea for high school students to participate in job shadows. Kirkwood Community College offers what is called the Workplace Learning Connections (WLC) gives Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors six fields they can choose from: Agriscience/ Natural Resources, Art and Communications, Business/Info MGMT/ Marketing, Engineering/ Industrial/Tech Science, Family and H u m a n Services, and Health Sciences. S o m e freshmen may wonder why they aren’t able to participate in job shadows. “Freshman year is a big transition year for students. Waiting until sophomore year allows these students to transition and give them more time to think about their potential career paths. Transportation is often a hindrance for these students as well,” said Mariann Ryan, the WLC representative who works with Wash. I had the opportunity to complete a job shadow at the Cedar Rapids Gazette along with a junior from Prairie High School, and a junior from the Marion homeschool program. We spent the day with J.R. Ogden, the sports editor of the Gazette. He gave us a quick tour of the building and then we sat down to talk about his typical work day and his responsibilities at the Gazette. After
he covered everything, he opened the floor for questions. I can safely say that job shadows pay off. The experience gave me a clear picture of what journalists have to do every day and what kind of people work at the Gazette. This undoubtedly played a role in my future planning, and since I’m able to continue with job shadows throughout the rest of high school, I will participate in more. The studies are there to prove it too, according to many surveys from Ryan, 97 percent of students who completed them said that it provided g r e a t information about their c a r e e r interests. 78 percent of students that the experience influenced them on their career choices and interests. Harrison Akers ‘20 was one of many students who completed a job shadow. He is interested in engineering, so it wasn’t a hard decision for him to choose a field to shadow. He believes that job shadows are also very useful. “It’ll help me in the future, and it’s good to get the experience,” said Akers. Ryan says there are three different outcomes for students who complete a job shadow: “One, it confirms a student’s career interest, two, it helps narrows down the scope of a career interest, or three, it affirms this is not the right career path for the students. Regardless of the outcome, its valuable.”
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Zeke Novetzke Tyler McGuire Opinions Editor If any of you single ladies are looking for a “supreme” male, a cut above the rest, look no further than Zeke Novetzke ‘22. This hype-beast has a lot to offer and is currently on the market. Novetzke is involved in swimming, show choir, and choir. He enjoys thrifting and skateboarding and has quite the collection of “Supreme” brand clothing. “My favorite Supreme wear is probably my Blade 5-panel camp hat,” said Novetzke. It doesn’t take much to be with Novetske. When you’re with him, you’re the center of attention. “I really don’t have a ‘dream date.’ As long as the girl is with me,” said Novetzke. Novetzke describes his dream woman as “someone who has time for me and is willing to put up with me.” Novetzke is extremely flexible and willing to do whatever it is that your heart desires. It seems to me that Novetzke is one of the most low maintenance, caring, and most talented people in the school. If I were you, I’d snatch this bachelor up before someone else catches the idea.
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Isaac Gomez Staff Reporter
Basketball Practice Schedule
Athletes who play basketball wait all year for the season to start, and with winter right around the corner, boys and girls have already started practicing for the upcoming season. Parents and players make sure that they can fit the practices in their already busy week. There is more work in making the practice schedule than most people may think, considering the fact that there are three boys teams and three girls team, and only two gyms. Athletics Director Grant Schultz, Girls Basketball Coach Chris James, and Boys Basketball Coach Justin Decker come together and they try to make a fair and even schedule for all six teams. “[Scheduling the practices] can be very stressful, to be honest with you... The teams
need the gym and want the gym,” said Schultz. James who helps Schultz tremendously, says “We will practice about two to two and a half hours each day the first week, and then about two hours a day the rest of the year. Roughly 12 hours a week.” James thinks that there is enough time for each team to practice and thinks they make a schedule well enough for the year. “There aren’t any foreseeable issues as far as scheduling goes, but things may pop up as the year goes on,” James said. There’s no set rule saying that certain teams practice in certain gyms. Every team practices in both gyms, it’s just the matter of availability. The varsity teams generally practice in the new gym more than the other teams, but every team gets a chance to practice in the new gym. Schultz has the freshmen
Jayla Johnson ’18 and Nolan Potter ’18 Photo illustration by Ben Janssen
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boy’s team practice in the morning and has the freshmen girls team also practice with the sophomore girls team. That makes it a little easier for Schultz to schedule the practices for the upperclassmen. Schultz wouldn’t go through all of the stress and wouldn’t put in the work if he thought it wouldn’t pay. He obviously knows that it will pay off this season, and it has shown that it has paid off in past seasons.
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Lars Andersland Staff Reporter
Running Ragnar
Picture this: you’ve gotten two hours of sleep in the last 24, and your legs are incredibly sore from the six miles you ran the previous day. It’s precisely 3:30 a.m. and you’re expected to run another seven miles. As you begin this arduous journey, a suspiciouslooking white van starts to follow you from behind. This is Ragnar. Although every aspect of this situation seems unappealing, Ragnar provides an array of unique experiences and showcases the power of teamwork. The first Ragnar Relay was held in 2003; 188 miles from Logan, Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah. Today, Ragnar has over 25 locations throughout the United States and one in the United Kingdom. It consists of running 200 miles over the course of two days and one night. Obviously, this would be an impossible feat to accomplish alone. Two types of teams are offered: normal which consists of 12 runners and extreme which includes six runners. Distance is divided into teams, some members running longer distances than others on varying terrains (road and trail). From Wash, a team of six girls and six guys attended a 200 mile long Ragnar from East Winona, Wisconsin to Minneapolis, Minnesota from Aug. 18-19. Two flamboyantly
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decorated vans, each carrying six runners, were used for both transportation and lodging. When a runner ran a leg of the relay, there was always a van full of teammates close by for safety and motivation. While awaiting their next chance to run, members tried to get some sleep, though it was very challenging given how high paced Ragnar was. “It’s a really crazy experience, not being able to sleep wasn’t very fun,” said Serena Eck ‘18. Don’t be deceived, Ragnar has way more ups than downs. A lot of bonding occurs between teammates throughout the experience. “It’s a really fun experience, and you get to know new people,” said Sophie Fox ‘18. Ragnar presents something unique that can’t be experienced through a typical Graphic by Ben Janssen cross country team or running on your own. “Running with my friends nearby at 2:30 in the morning was the best and most memorable part of my experience,” said Campbell Mitvalsky ‘20. It also displays the immense power of teamwork by running 200 miles in 36 hours. Next summer, another group of runners will travel to Ragnar. Students interested in the Ragnar experience should seek out Fox, Mitvalsky, Eck, or anyone else who ran in August.
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Student-athletes from around the world Paul Schneidermann Staff Reporter
1. What is your name, and where are you from? 2. What sports did you play in your home country? 3. What sports have you played or do you plan on playing in the future? 4. How are the sports played here different than in your home country? 5. What sport most intrigues you?
1. “I’m Filipe Rocha, from Lisbon, Portugal.” 2. “In Portugal, I played both tennis and basketball.” 3. “I have already done cross country, I am doing wrestling, and I plan on doing soccer in the spring.” 4. “All the sports in the U.S. have the same rules as the sports I watched and played in Portugal.” 5. “Wrestling is definitely the most interesting and cool sport I’ve experienced while in the United States. It is just so different than anything that’s in Portugal.”
1. “My name is Alan Perez, and I’m from Guatemala.” 1. “I’m Tresor Dajani, and I’m from Togo in West Africa.”
1. “Ghyslaine Nagkani from Burundi Africa.” 2. “I played African soccer in Burundi.” 3. “I want to play soccer in the spring, and if I have time, I would like to also try tennis.” 4. “There isn’t really a difference, all the sports in Burundi have the same rules and same ways of play.” 5. “The coolest sport I have played in the U.S. was Floor Hockey in gym class. It was really fun and unlike anything in Burundi.”
1. “Jennifer Garcia from Guatemala.”
2. “I did soccer, basketball volleyball, and fencing.”
2. “I played soccer, basketball, and volleyball when I was in Guatemala.”
3. “I played soccer, basketball, and sometimes I play football.”
3. “I went to Kennedy last year, and while I was there, I played soccer.” 4. “Once you come out of the field of play in Guatemala, you cannot play again for the rest of that game.”
5. “Football, it’s attractive and just the way it’s played is cool, but it still not as good as soccer.”
5. “I am most interested in swimming.”
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4. “Here it’s more competitive, it’s more organized, there are less injuries, but it is way more physical.”
2. “I played American soccer, basketball, and volleyball in Guatemala.” 3. “Right now, I’m wrestling, but I plan on playing soccer and football.” 4. “In Guatemala, you only practice three times a week with a club. Here, with the sport, you practice every day. Also, there aren’t as many pickup games of soccer or other sports here.” 5. “Wrestling, because I’ve never seen it before, it’s really fun, and you get to slam people.”
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Seth Keppler Opinions Editor Across the street from a previously reviewed hole in the wall, Little Bohemia, Tornado’s Grub & Pub looks like a hole in the wall from the outside, but on the inside is a lively pub sure to amaze.
“The Crazy Burger” at Tornado’sPhoto Courtesy of Emily Slaughter
Located at 1600 3rd St SE in Cedar Rapids, Tornado’s was named after the table football game of Foosball by the owner Tom Slaughter, who was a professional Foosball player. In Foosball, a tornado is the area of the table where the player inserts the ball, hence the name, “Tornado’s.” Tornado’s isn’t just a bar and grill you could go to for a quick burger; there are a multitude of things to do while waiting for your food. Tornado’s has a plethora of foosball tables available for play anytime, darts board, and an array of flat-screen TVs. A charismatic and welcoming staff also contribute to the great atmosphere of the pub This burger joint proudly boasts, “Best Burger in 10 States!” on its menu, and it certainly lives up to the motto. The majority of the burgers on the menu are cleverly named using the Fujita scale, the scale used to measure
the intensity of tornadoes, designated F1, F2, F3, and so on. The mozzarella sticks are just fantastic. Like an appetizer from a dreamlike world, these delightful pockets of cheese have a crispy breading seasoned and fried to perfection on the outside and are wrapped around gooey mozzarella cheese to make the perfect starter to a fantastic entree. The Bigger Mac is a tangy burger with a perfectly cooked patty, cheddar cheese, crispy lettuce, sweet tomatoes, crunchy pickles, chopped onions, mayo, and tangy 1000 island dressing served alongside seasoned
dressing is the cornerstone of all flavor for this burger and is the only thing that separates it from being just another burger. 1000 island dressing gives the burger a tangy and sweet Hawaiian flavor that provides freshness and a break from standard bar-food flavors. It combines perfectly with the texture of the burger, these two tastes combined to give a smorgasbord of flavors and
“The Bigger Mac” at Tornado’sPhoto by Seth Keppler “The Hamburger Dip” at Tornado’sPhoto Courtesy of Emily Slaughter
french fries and a long spear pickle. The burger itself has A-1 strong American flavors that coincide harmoniously with the cheddar cheese and chopped onions. The lettuce and pickles add a nice crunchy texture which balances out from the soft but chewy texture of the burger and bun. Aside from conventional tastes, the 1000 island
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will leave your taste buds dancing. The french fries make the perfect side for any dish. Seasoned with salt and pepper, these fries are a crinkle-cut dream with a delectable crispy outside that will surely make your mouth water. A warm potato inside tastes pairs classically with a dollop of Heinz ketchup. Overall Tornado’s is a great place to go to for an even better burger. With an inviting staff, great atmosphere, and plenty of options to satisfy the ever-growing American appetite be sure to make Tornado’s Grub & Pub the next stop for your next night out in Cedar Rapids.
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FASHION In this day and age, it seems all people care about is their outer appearance with all new hair and clothing trends that never seem to end. When everyone is starting to dress and do everything the same, it’s nice to stand out. Two warriors who to change up the way they dress are D’essence Morris and Marcus Gillis, both ’18. They described their favorite, most impeccable outfits and gave some tips for anyone who wanted to “cop” their style. Morris describes her style as “‘90s grunge”. She takes almost all of her inspiration from Aaliyah, a famous American R&B artist from the 90s and early 2000s. “Aaliyah, she is one of my inspirations along with other fashion icons of the ‘90s because she could literally pull off any look and still look comfortable, confident, and cute,” Morris said. Comfortable, confident and cute are Morris’ top three words to live by when picking a ‘fit. “Hoops are a necessity for me. I love to wear poppin’ earrings and rings I usually get from thrift shops (Morris’s self-proclaimed second home) or downtown Iowa City.” Morris’s first go-to outfit consists of a tube top (all-year round), classic mom jeans and a pair of Doc Martens. “It definitely isn’t always warm out so you could always pull this look with an oversized jacket or flannel which, you guessed it, are also best when thrifted.” Morris’s second go-to look is one she referred to as Cute Lil Bill. “I say, Lil Bill, because you can literally catch a boy rockin the same thing. So I wake up late a lot, so I’m basically always rushing but make it a priority to slay… most of the time. It is an oversized tee for me that usually has a grunge” look then either a tight pair of black skinny jeans or mom jeans, just depends on the day. Oh and a dope accessory with a look is a bandana kinda like how Aaliyah wore them in the ‘90s,” Morris sais. Sometimes when students are in a hurry, they will not be able to put together the best outfits, but Morris says do not fret. “Confidence is really the main accessory you need to really pop out like it’s so important to love yourself when you look like a model and when you look the opposite. Also with the ‘fits, I would advise no one try to dress to impress others, but honestly just to feel cute for yo self only.”
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PHENOMS Gillis distinguished style is very ‘80s/’90s inspired he also takes a lot of inspiration from Will Smith’s ‘90s sitcom “Fresh Prince of Bel Air. “Most of what I wear I get is from thrift stores… I love thrifting because it is super cheap and I can find things that nobody else has. I love how I can alter them to ways that look good on me,” Gillis said. Gillis also enjoys a nice Jay Versace inspired urban streetwear look. “When I am not thrifting I go to stores like H&M, Rue 21 or Forever 21 Mens..” Gillis said. Pants can really take your outfit to the next level, and Gillis agrees. “I love high waisted baggy jeans and/or mom jeans… Every pair of jeans that I wear, I roll up to my ankles, and most of my shirts are tucked into my pants because that’s what I like,” Gillis said. Jackets can be a big accessory for the fashion minded. “My favorite vintage jacket is my Tommy Hilfiger that was actually passed down to me from my mom which is (at least) 15 years old. I always over the top of my shirt [when tucked in] like one of my jean or vintage jackets,” Gillis said. “Believe it or not my hair style contributes to my look as well. I get my haircut at the Men’s Room on Mount Vernon Road and get a bald fade which is simply that my sides are cut very very short to where you can to barely tell there is even hair there and then I leave it as it is.” Whenever Gillis wears jean pants, a belt is a must. He also tops his look off with fake glasses solely for the rim detail. Gillis wears very basic colors and clothes, but makes them his own just simply by tucking his shirt in, rolling his jeans, or adding any other stylistic choice that feels right to him. Gillis stays away from flashy colors or patterns and prefers to stick to solid colors to keep the look simple, clean, and put together. According to the two Warrior fashion experts, the ‘80s/’90s styles are back in fashion. Always remember though there is no right or wrong way to dress. You are the only person with the right to say you shouldn’t wear a particular piece of clothing. “At the end of the day your the one in the outfit so you should feel good about because you like it [not that because everyone else likes it],” Morris said. So remember, according to Morris, confidence is key to stand out, so wear what you want and go crazy.
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Roses & Thorns -Write for Rights -Winter break -Doc Huntington’s class raising over $800 for Hacaap -Christmas Lights -Jim Swim -Seniors Last Final -Getting core credit for the African-American LIT class next year -3 Cruises at Wash -No school on January 15th or 16th -Spotify “Year in a Review” playlist -Santa -Dwight Schrute -Buddy the Elf -Fat pigs racing -Star Wars -New Years Eve -Recliners in the movie theatre -Vine 2 -Wool Socks -Advent Calendar -The sound when you step on ice and it crunches -Skiing and snowboarding
-Icy Roads -Only 7 days off for winter break -Runny noses -Hat hair -Shoveling -Finals -People not coughing into their elbows -Roy Moore -Scraping off your windshield -People playing Christmas music AFTER Christmas -Trays getting thrown - “Water is wet” people -Krampus -Lockdowns -John Smitt -New Years Day -Forgetting to warm up car -When snow gets inside your shoe -Vine 2 -Netflix raising their prices -Movie spoilers -Having school on January 2nd -Black ice -Hypebeasts
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