The
urveyor Volume 61
Issue 2
25 September 2017
Staffbox
Becca Turnis
Araya Dunne
Lars Andersland
Isaac Gomez
Ben Janssen
Paul Scneidermann
Gabe Greco
Rielle Jones-Teske
Bobble bodies drawn by Seth Keppler, assembled by Sarah Altemeier
Quinn Wilcox
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Sydney Dusek
Seth Keppler
Sarah Altemeier
Kate McCartan
Tyler McGuire
Table of Contents
What’s Inside? News
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Concurrent Conundrum Unrest in Venezuela Custodian Cuts?
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Making Assemblies Great Again
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mission The Surveyor is established as a school-sponsored designated forum dedicated to informing and entertaining its readers. The staff will report as fairly and well-balanced as possible. All activities and news will be covered to the best of the staff’s ability. The Surveyor accepts the Society of Professional Journalist’s Code of Ethics as the basis for good journalism. Readers are encouraged to express their viewpoints through guest editorial. The Surveyor also welcomes letters to the editor, with these guidelines: it is not libelous or obscene, it explains the material clearly, it is not longer than 500 words, and that it is signed.
Opinions
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PE Waiver Policy A Herbivore’s Perspective African-American Class not so LIT :Staff Editorial
Feature
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Drum Majors A Day in the Life: Homecoming King and Queen Krump Squad FBOM: Sam Cooper
Sports
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Double Trouble
It is the policy of the Cedar Rapids Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (employment only), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status (students/ program only) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. District employees with questions or a grievance related to this policy should contact the Executive Director of Human Resources, 319-558-2000. Students and others should contact the Manager of Student Equity, 319-558-2000. The District mailing address is 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405-1015.
affiliations
Top Golfers Baseball Back at State XC: Harder than it Looks
Iowa High School Press Association, Journalism Education Association, Quill and Scroll.
A&E
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non-discrimination policy
John Cline: Running the School
Profiles
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PHOTOGRAPHS
The Band with No Name Hole in the Wall Review: Bigg Daddy’s
Cover photo by Rielle Jones-Teske Back Page Graphic Design by Sarah Altemeier
DIY Vegan Recipe
Album Review: All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
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Concurrent Conundrum
Rielle Jones-Teske Chief Photographer
This school year, the school district has partnered with several Iowa colleges to provide a new opportunity for students wishing to have an advantage in college called concurrent courses. These classes offer students the chance to earn college credit while still in highschool that will be viable at colleges such as Kirkwood, University of Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI. However the year got off to a bumpy start when Washington was caught off guard by the existence of a prerequisite for its concurrent LA class. Composition 1 is taught at Washington by Mrs. Mauren, who says she only found out about the prerequisite one day before classes started. Mauren had 48 students enrolled in her class, but the prerequisite required the students, most of whom were too young to have already taken the ACT, to achieve an 18 on the ACT
Sydney Dusek Staff Reporter
or a score of 82 on the writing portion of the Accuplacer. As a result of this requirement, and the fact that only a handful of students had already taken the ACT, students had to test at Washington to qualify for the class. “As of today, it is still up-in-the-air about what will happen to the students who did not reach the 82 score requirement,” says Mrs. Mauren. “I would imagine that it is hard for students to be fully invested in a course when their future class standing is uncertain.” Whether or not the students passed the test requirement, they will receive the high school credit they need to graduate. Next year, the plan is to have students take the test in the spring prior to being enrolled in the class the following fall.
Unrest In Venezuela
A report released on Aug. 30, from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, states that the human rights situation in Venezuela is “increasingly critical” for anti-government protesters. Over the last several months, political tensions have intensified amid an economic crisis. In 2014, global oil prices plummeted. Because 95 percent of Venezuela’s export revenue depends on oil, the sharp decrease in oil prices left the country with an economic disaster. Venezuela has since been facing steep inflation, a rapidly increasing poverty rate, and severe shortages of food and medication. The dire situation in Venezuela led to a sharp decline in support for the socialist president, Nicolas Maduro. In 2016, Venezuelan authorities canceled a recall referendum that could have removed Maduro from office, and suspended all upcoming elections. This happened after polls suggested that Maduro’s party would not fare well in the upcoming elections. Opponents of the Maduro government saw this development as a power-grab, and have described him as a “dictator”. Regarding the indefinite delay of elections, Maduro said that economic recovery— not elections— was the country’s priority.
News Sydney Dusek Staff Reporter
Royal Baby
A baby will soon will be joining the royal household of Prince William and Kate Middleton. On Monday, September 4, Kensington Palace officially announced, “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child.” The statement came as the Duchess was suffering from morning sickness, and was unable to make a public appearance at an event that she was planning to attend. The Duchess was less than twelve weeks pregnant at the time of the announcement. The baby will be fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. Prince Charles is first in line, followed by Prince William. The baby’s siblings, Prince George (4) and Princess Charlotte (2), are third and fourth in line, respectively. Members of the royal family have expressed great joy regarding the expected arrival of their newest family member.
In March 2017, Venezuela’s Supreme Court decided to take over the opposition-controlled National Assembly, sparking violent protests. Shortly thereafter, the Supreme Court backtracked on its decision to strip the National Assembly of its legislative power, but protesters continue to criticize the undemocratic actions of the government. Maduro then announced plans to create a constituent assembly, which would have the power to change the country’s constitution, for the purpose of stabilizing the country. The opposition held a symbolic referendum in protest of Maduro’s call for a constituent assembly. However, the socialist government claimed victory in the election for the National Constituent Assembly, held on July 30. The election has been criticized around the world. Just days after the election, two prominent opposition leaders were raided in their homes and imprisoned. NGO sources estimated that at least 5,000 people have been arbitrarily detained. According to the U.N. report, there have been at least 124 deaths resulting from the recent conflicts in Venezuela, and detainees have been subjected to “cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.”
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News Seth Keppler Co A&E Editor & Graphics Editor
Custodian Cuts?
In recent years the number of custodians working at Washington High School hasn’t changed much numerically, but the decrease is significant. This year on staff we have a total of 10 custodians to clean the whole school, compared to last year’s 11. When faced with tasks like keeping the whole school clean and prepping for volleyball games and basketball games, having just one less person
Mary LeClere empties trash after school. Photo by Kyle Phillips
can set you back exponentially. Ricky Veenstra, the Building Engineer at Washington High School said, “Right now for our second shift crew [custodians responsible for cleaning school after the school day] we have a total of four people, and we are shorthanded one person which really sets us back.” This shortage of custodians poses multiple problems towards the efficiency of the janitorial staff. This school year custodians had to reduce classrooms to just one trash can per room. These garbage cans are also located next to the door so custodians can stop in, empty it, and leave. “Instead of having one man circling around a room emptying multiple trash cans, limiting it to one can per room saves us a lot of time,” said Veenstra. Due to issues like funding, Wash has struggled to keep a large enough custodial staff. Other issues arise in the application process, and some applicants may not be completely qualified for the job. Associate Principal Darius Ballard said, “Funding is tough right now, and sometimes with the application process we can’t always hire people because they aren’t qualified.” The efficiency of the custodial staff is especially impacted during volleyball and basketball season. When there are home games at Wash, not only do second shift custodians have to empty the trash in every room, they have to clean the entire academic wing and main part of the school, and they have to prep and set up for volleyball and basketball games. Veenstra said, “[Setting up for games] can usually take one hour or an hour and a half out of our night, which really limits our time.” Students can do many things to help custodians keep Wash clean and make the lives of the custodial staff just a little bit easier. Some easy things students can do are to just pick up after themselves, and not leave
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messes behind, especially food, and do not vandalize. “Food is a big one. When students leave food, it can attract unwanted vermin like roaches and mice. Vandalizing is another one, it just creates more problems for the custodians,” Ballard said. If students do their part and clean up after themselves, it will help custodians tremendously, and in the long run, make Wash a cleaner school.
Bill Fiacco takes a call to prepare the building for the homecoming parade. Photo Kyle Phillips
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Making Assemblies Great Again
Quinn Wilcox News & Multimedia Editor
If you’ve been to a Washington pep assembly before, you’ve probably realized that our most recent assembly took on a new form. The beloved Blues Brothers were nowhere to be found and instead, a new team of determined seniors led the usual festivities. Where were the Blues Brothers? Mr. Witte and Mr. Lammers who have so valiantly served as the Blues Brothers and emcees of our pep assemblies for years felt it was time to retire their work and turn over the job of leading the assemblies to the students. Coincidentally, a group of seniors had been planning ways they could make the assemblies rowdier and more involved than in years passed. Thomas Corbett, ’18, saw that the assemblies were not as exciting as he
believes they could be and he said to himself, “I’m gonna talk to the people in charge and see how we can make this better.” He met with Chris Karamitros, ’18, Araya Dunne, ’18, Ashley Chipokas, 0’18, and Drew Christensen, ’18, as well as Mr. Phillips and Mr. MasonMarshall, who are in charge of planning pep assemblies, to make the changes. “We met five or six times like 30 minutes each and I had some after school meetings,” Corbett said about the planning that went into the changes. For those who have never been to an assembly at Wash before, Lammers and Witte would dress up like the Blues Brothers and come running out from the locker room tunnel during
the assembly to lead the school in the class versus class games. This role is now going to be held by seniors with a lot of class spirit. With the addition of the spirit stick at assemblies, competition has a whole new meaning. The class that wins the stick at the assembly earns the rights to the stick for that year and the right to adorn it with decorations. The goal is to pass the stick on for years and years to come with each class adding their own signature and character. “I hope the spirit continues to grow each year until our assemblies are the best,” Corbett said. It began with the class of 2018.
Student cheer at the fall sports assembly Photo by Abby White
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Opinions
PE Waiver Policy Sydney Dusek Staff Reporter
Many Washington High School student athletes were surprised to find out that they would be required to take Physical Education (PE) this school year. In past years, students in all grades at Washington were able to get an athletic waiver for one term in which they were participating in a sport at school. This year, however, the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s PE guidelines are being enforced at Washington. These guidelines don’t offer athletic waivers to students in grades nine through 11, although students in grade 12 are still eligible for athletic waivers. Although this PE policy is a change for Wash students, those district guidelines have actually been in place for a few years. According to Dr. Valerie Nyberg, the associate principal at Washington High School, in 2013, the district was found to be not in compliance with the State of Iowa’s PE policy. “We gave out ‘blanket waivers’, which meant that we weren’t meeting the state requirements, so that practice was stopped,” explained Nyberg. “Since then, [the district has] been trying to put a system in place that clearly outlines how we are to use waivers.” Many student athletes are frustrated at the district’s PE waiver system because it requires them to take a PE class when they’re already participating in other physical activities, and it takes time out of their already busy days. Carolyn Mueller, ’19, participates in swimming and golf at Wash. For the past two years, she has been able to use academic and athletic waivers in place of PE. This year, she is required to take PE at Washington for the first time. “I guess I understand the policy and wanting kids to be healthy, but it irritates me how kids who work out twice a day still have to take a gym class and work out more, when kids who are in show choir or band don’t,” said Mueller. Mueller decided to take Performance PE during the second semester, which will change her schedule for that semester unless she takes it before school. “I thought about doing Walking PE, but that sounds like a waste of time. I could be doing homework instead of walking around in circles, so I decided I might as well use the time and build muscles,” said Mueller. It is clear that Washington’s administration is not to blame for the PE policy. Short of contacting members of the school board and of the Iowa Department of Education, not much can be done to change the policy.
Regardless of who is mandating the PE policy, it is unfair to the students in grades 9-11 who already dedicate a lot of time to physical activity.
Photo by Abby White
Gym Classes Offered: Personal Fitness Performance PE Team Sports Online Gym 7
Opinions
Araya Dunne A&E Editor
An Herbivore’s Perspective
When I became a vegetarian, I was surprised at how easy it was to quit “cold turkey.” I haven’t eaten meat in almost two years because of a New Year’s Resolution that I actually followed through with and after watching documentaries, reading books, and watching tons of the typical “meat industry exposé” videos that you probably have seen in a science class before, I quit and don’t miss eating meat in the slightest. You knew this was coming; the “blah blah blah SAVE THE ANIMALS” plea, but it’s so important. Animal cruelty is something that we as a nation take too lightly. Chickens are being filled with growth hormones to the extent that their legs can’t support the body on top of them, cows are producing over 10 times the milk that is natural per day in order to satisfy the demand of humans (MILK IS FOR BABY COWS NOT HUMANS THINK ABOUT IT WE ARE SO WEIRD), and mass practices of torture are used to get the animals to cooperate. Read “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer. This book is not a plea
for you to be vegetarian or vegan, but Foer explains his on and off relationship with meat through facts, exploration, anecdotes, and graphics to put it in a perspective for you to decide what you’re okay with. Most of us are ill-informed of the horrors of the industry and whether or not you change your eating habits after you learn about it, it’s good to know what sort of practices you support by giving money to the corporations that are abusing and re-engineering animals for profit alone. Besides “saving the animals” and “protesting the industry”, if you’re a person who’s interested in trying something new, maybe this is the way for you to go. I cook for myself most days and it has made me more independent from my parents. I find good recipes online or tweak recipes at home to make them my own. If you need some good recipes, ask Mr. Sloma or Mrs. Mauren! I’ve heard that Mrs. Mauren makes some KILLER vegetarian indian food. “Carnivores” might react to this by saying, “If you don’t eat meat, what do you eat?”
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and my response is LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE. When you haven’t eaten something in an extensive amount of time, you lose the appetite for wanting to eat it in the first place. What I mean by this is, for example, let’s say you decide to stop drinking soda. You haven’t had a glass of it in months or maybe years and then one day, you’re like “Screw it, I’ll have some” for no reason. You sip it and realize that it’s not nearly as satisfying as it once was. Not only is this a disappointment, but you’ll probably get a stomach ache and regret drinking it anyways. This same principle applies to eating meat. Most people can attest to this feeling physically and mentally; and what I’m trying to tell you is, it’s all in your head. The difficulty of quitting might be harder for others, but once you’ve gotten it out of your system and set your mind to it if need be, you feel better about what you’re doing. I encourage you get informed; do some research on your own because once you are, you can then pick a side.
Opinions
Staff Editorial: New AfricanAmerican Course Not So Lit...
In January when students began to sign up for classes to take for the next fall, they might have noticed some new classes that sparked their interest, but especially among our AfricanAmerican students. These new classes were called, “AfricanAmerican History’ and “African-American Literature and Culture”. We didn’t know much about what was going to be taught exactly, but the idea of a class with curriculum that surrounds these topics excited many students. Before you know it many Warriors were writing down that they did indeed want at least one of these two classes in their schedules for the upcoming school year. Washington High School, the number one high school in Iowa, is known for keeping its students busy with vigorous Advanced Placement classes, full academic schedules, and many extracurriculars. Heavily involved individuals find themselves without an open hour. When some signed up for this semester long African-American Literature class, they planned on taking a different LA class second semester to fill the four-year LA requirement needed to graduate, but were stopped in their tracks. The school district had decided to make this AAL class an elective, which means that it will not and cannot count toward the required LA credit that all students need in order to get to walk across the stage and finally receive their diploma. So, if a student wants to take this African-American
Literature class, they will have to also take another LA class on top of it that can fill the requirement. Suddenly, student interest in this new class had dropped significantly. Many students were in the same boat. They just didn’t have time for two LA classes at once. Many school administrators heard about frustrations regarding this school district level decision against allowing the African-American class to count toward LA credit instead of elective credit. The building administration responded with support for the students. They understood the frustrations and reassured us that they too, were disappointed by this decision. Adam Witte, head of the LA department at Washington, perfectly put these feelings into words. He said, “[The district] Not allowing this class to count toward LA credit even though it is an LA class, makes it seem as if African-American literature isn’t important or ‘good’ enough. The only difference in this class from others are the fact that the authors are black.” At the end of last school year, Araya Dunne, who wrote a web story, “New
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African-American Course Generates Controversy,” on this subject last year, was in contact with six of the main district staff members regarding this problem. The lack of ethically thoughtout reasoning from the district was sadly, the district’s only defense. In the end, the district didn’t follow through with the process that is necessary to ensure that this class would be given the credit it deserved, despite opposition from the community. As of today, there are seven students enrolled in African-American Literature. SEVEN. Although we didn’t win this fight technically, who did?
African American Lit Books Photo by Tyler McGuire
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Sarah Altemeier Editor-in-Chief
John Cline:
Photo courtesy of John Cline
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Feature Cline’s Past Principal John Cline was originally born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but grew up and has spent most of his life in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before graduating from high school in 1993, Cline was very big into cross country and track. He also was a member of the interact club, a science olympiad team, and a group called the Odyssey of the Mind. After graduating, Cline went on to attend the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where he would not just continue to run cross country and track, but do it successfully. His senior year, 1997, Cline placed 19th at the NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country Championship, earning an AllAmerican title. He ran a 10k, 6.21 miles, in 30 minutes and three seconds. Cline went on to become a teacher, coach, and administrator at Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools. He is now married and has three kids, Mary ’22, Elizabeth (8th grader), John (3rd grader) and a dog named George.
Cline’s Connection with Wash It seems to be a reoccurring theme that the Cedar Rapids School District hires principals from North Carolina and they may be even more connected than one might think. Cline said, “The principal at Kennedy is a really good friend of mine. We actually used to teach social studies together, many,
many years ago at the same high school. Mr. [Jason] Kline came out here several years ago, I’ve always had a lot of respect for him as a teacher and an administrator. We kept in touch, and he mentioned that there was a job at Washington which was also his rival school. It was just a great opportunity and it is very similar to the school that he and I previously worked for many years, Myers Park High School.” Cline has put his coaching years aside and is ready to be a spectator, “I am happy to just be a parent and a fan after so many years of being an athlete and a coach. It’s nice to just go and cheer for my kids.”
Check out https://bit.ly/JC_CWR to read more about Cline’s running career
Cline poses for a picture in some UNC gear Photo by Abby White
Get to know
Mr.Cline
Favorite music artist: Blake Schwarzenbach Favorite book: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Favorite fruit: Oranges Favorite sports team: “Tarheels, of course” Favorite restaurant in CR: Edith Lucille’s Pancakes over waffles Hamburgers over hot dogs Beach vacation over a ski resort Ideal meal: Filet Mignon Biggest fear: Snakes If stranded on an island would most want to be stranded with: His family Hobbies: Anything sportswise, Cline is game for 11
Feature Cline’s New Chapter at Washington High School When asked what he has planned to change and implement at Washington High School Cline said, “I want to continue everything great that Washington does already, maintaining the strong academic, performing arts, athletics, and extracurricular activities, making sure that we continue to be strong in all of those. We can improve in all of those areas because we want to be the best, not just in Cedar Rapids or Iowa, but the best anywhere. I think we have the faculty, the students, families, and the leadership to make that happen. I think continuing the great successes that we have and even getting better in each area. Washington High School is already
a well-oiled machine with a strong reputation, so I’m just looking to continue that and grow it. That is what I’d like to be able to do.” One can only imagine what it would be like to pack up and move over 14 hours away from your home over summer for a new job, but Cline seems excited for this new beginning, especially to see the growth at the end of the year, “There are so many activities. There is always something going on that is exciting so it is hard to pinpoint one thing. If I had to say one thing, I would say the end of the year because that’s when, you know, graduation is and seniors are able to see the results of their work. Also, each of our teachers and our students are able to see the growth throughout the year and reflect on that. So, I think that will be an exciting time. Every week there is something to get excited
about; last week was the big week against Kennedy. We also had the Fall Sports Assembly. We’ve got the big homecoming week coming up with so many activities. We’ve got academic assemblies.” If there was one thing that Cline would like everyone to know about him it is, “Helping people to achieve goals they never thought were possible in the first place is what motivates me. So, helping, whether it’s students, or teachers, or really anybody to achieve what they thought was unachievable. To think big and to work towards that goal. To just see that in people’s’ eyes is what motivates me. It motivated me as a teacher, as a coach, and as an administrator. It’s a lot of fun to see people overcome obstacles and to achieve their goals. Seeing people succeed is what drives me.”
Cline receives state runner-up trophy from Ty Sherman ’19 and Rami Scheetz ’19 at the fall sports assembly Photo by Abby White
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profiles
Drum Majors Lars Andersland Staff Reporter
Photo by Kate McCartan
Dusk falls on Kingston Stadium as halftime commences. You’re overjoyed to finally have an opportunity to sit down and rest after cheering for the best high school football team in the state. As you begin to relax and converse with your friends, you see a stream of blue and silver uniforms making their way onto the field. Marching band is preparing to serenade you with their marching and musical abilities. This year, Washington’s award-winning marching band will be performing a wide array of music from Led Zeppelin to Coldplay. Behind the complex workings of the band are dedicated drum majors. Majors Jax Ripoll and Kendall Stenseth are crucial to the success of the band. As junior drum major, Kendall keeps Jax in tempo, learns from her, and helps with extensive amounts of organization. Although her position
may bring on stress at times, she enjoys what she does. “I love getting to know everything about everyone in the band,” explained Stenseth. “Before I became a junior drum major, I knew all the people in my flute section, but not everyone else.” Don’t let the title drum major fool you. Although both are avid musicians, neither Jax or Kendall play percussion. Kendall has played the flute for over seven years, and Jax has played the saxophone for six. Both utilize their musical knowledge to help each other and the marching band as a whole. Besides drum majoring, Jax is very active in many areas of the fine arts department. She participates in jazz band, Mo band, wind symphony, and krump squad. Out of all these activities, drum majoring tops the list. “It [drum majoring] allows me to see music from a perspective different from
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anything else I’ve experienced,” said Ripoll. “It’s incredible having the best spot for watching it all happen on the field.” At 4’11, Jax stands above everyone in the marching band as she carries out her most important job, conducting. To the audience, she may just be flailing her arms randomly, but to her band, she’s keeping tempo, giving cues, and making sure nothing disastrous ever happens. If marching band sounds interesting, seek out Kendall’s curly hair and glasses for any questions you might have. And, if you happen to see a 2004 baby blue Hyundai Exit pull up on your way into Kingston, make sure to wish Jax good luck in her performance.
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A Day in the Life: Homecoming
King
5:00 am: Wakes up, listens to music, and gets ready for school 6:00 am: Goes to Mom’s work 7:00 am: Walks to school 8:00 am: Language Arts 9:00 am: Math 10:00 am: P.E. 11:00 am: Lunch 12:00 pm: Basic Government 1:00 pm: Daily Living 2:00 pm: Does some community work 3:00 pm: School is over! 4:00 pm: Football practice 5:00 pm: Goes home, showers, eats supper 6:00 pm: Hangs out with his older brother 7:00 pm: Goes home 8:00 pm: Helps his Dad with some work 9:00 pm: Goes to bed 10:00 pm-4:00am: Sleeping
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Kyree Harrison
Queen 5:00 am: Wakes up 6:00 am: Gets ready for school 7:00 am: iJAG 8:00 am: Physics 9:00 am: Open hour 10:00 am: AP Lit 11:00 am: Lunch 12:00 pm: Econ 1:00 pm: Online class 2:00 pm: Math 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Volleyball practice 6:00pm-10:00pm: Works at Axels, hangs out with friends and boyfriend Riley, or does homework (depends on the day) 11:00 pm-4:00am: Sleeping
These two seniors were voted by their peers the 2017-2018 school year King and Queen!
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Photos by Sarah Altemeier
Krump Squad
If you are a recurring Wash football game attendee, there is no way you can stay seated during the funky beats presented by Washington’s poppin’ pep band, Krump Squad. Krump Squad is a decade-old tradition with the Wash marching band. Drumline section leader Paige Pridgeon, ’18 said, “Krump Squad is a good, engaging, and fun activity. No other schools have anything like it. No other schools play current and cool songs.” Krump Squad has a vast array of songs, including but not limited to: “Mask Off” by Future, “All I do is Win” by DJ Khaled and “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne. All the songs that they play are composed by members of the squad. Krump squad leader Michael Muhlena, ’18 said, “I love Krump Squad because it is the only student-led group in the band department.
Krump Squad plays for the student section at the first football game against Prairie High School on August 25th. From left to right: Paul Linville, Caleb Kleman, Michael Muhlena, Marcellis Gillis, Jackie Ripoll, Justin Moore It’s dope because we arrange all the music and can pick whatever songs we want. We usually do more hip-hop/trap music because it gets the student section going and it also is the only opportunity we have to play cool music like that.” Krump Squad was established by senior Roland Harte in 2006. “It was completely student driven, directors had nothing to do with it. Students tried to piece together popular songs and eventually asked to play at a football and it’s been passed down year by year ever since.” Mr. Miller Krump Squad brings a lot more than just music to Wash. They bring something cool and unique that the students and fans can bond over during half-time there really is nothing like it.
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Freshman Bachelor of the Month:
Sam Cooper
Are you a female? Are you tired of being single? Does the thought of going on a date with a 5’4” marching band drummer make your heart flutter? If you answered yes to any of the preceding questions, freshman Sam Cooper might be the one for you. If you don’t find Sam practicing the drums or marching with the band at halftime of Warrior football games, you’ll probably find him watching sports on TV. His favorite animal is a “tiger because it’s fierce but adorable which represents my soul.” When asked to describe his perfect date, Sam answered “probably going to the Outback Steakhouse because it’s got good stuff but it’s not a fast food restaurant.” His perfect girl is someone who he can relate to and has a close personality to himself. If you also love Outback Steakhouse, and you fit Sam’s description, track him down in the hallway or peak your head inside the band room and scoop him up. Make sure you act quickly, however, as this class of 2021 stud won’t be on the market for much longer!
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Double Trouble
Freshmen Twins make a splash on the swim team Tyler McGuire Opinions Editor For most people, swimming with your sister seems like a nightmare, but Lila and Elsie Novak, ‘22, twins on the Washington Women’s Swim Team, make the absolute best of it. Hard work coupled with determination and fun makes this pair a major force to be reckoned with. Both of the Novak’s have been swimming since age 3, and they are both still enjoying it to this day. “I love the team bonding and the family atmosphere that the team brings,” said Lila. “It makes swim practice much more fun!” said Elsie. As varsity swimmers, the girls have a lot of competition in their respective events this year. Lila swims the 100 butterfly as well as the 100 freestyle. “I like those events because they’re quick and easy!” said Lila. Elsie swims the 200 butterfly and the 400 individual medley. “I like my events because I’m good at them!” said Elise. Megan Lewis, the head coach of the women’s swim team, couldn’t be happier with the Novak twins’ addition to her roster. “They are a good addition to our already talented team. They allow us more options,” said Lewis. It looks to be a promising year for the now 4-0 (as of press time) swim team. Hopefully, a district or a state title is in the works for the team this year. The Novak twins both appear to have bright futures ahead. Elsie hopes to swim in the Olympics and Lila wants to swim in California. Both swimmers also hope to podium at the state meet this year! With numerous years of club swimming under their belt, there isn’t much the Novak twins can’t handle when it comes to the pool. Years of CRAA 2-aday practices have prepared them for almost anything an opposing team could possibly throw at them. Could this be the year for the women’s swim team? Well, with the help of Lila and Elsie Novak added to the already stellar wash swim team, anything is possible.
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Top Golfers Quinn Wilcox News & Multimedia Editor The Warrior Golf season is well underway, and top varsity golfers Connor Neighbors ’19 and Alex Slattery ’18 have been leading the way with confidence. When asked about how he and his teammate Neighbors have been playing, Slattery responded, “We’re playing better than last year. If I beat him by one, he’ll work hard to beat me by one next time. We push each other and make each other better while also maintaining a good friendship.” The Warriors took second place in their most recent meet at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls. They were edged out by Cedar Falls while beating Iowa City West and Dubuque Hempstead. “We’re seeing improvement throughout the season though. Even if our results aren’t as good,” Slattery said about the overall team performance. The Warrior Golf team still has a number of matches to play before the season ends. On Sep. 19 the Warriors travel to Beaver Hills Country Club in Cedar Falls. Following the meet in Cedar Falls they also have meets on Sept. 25 and 28 before the state tournament on Oct. 6-7. When asked about how he believes the team will perform at the state tournament Slattery said, “Well we lost Frank which was huge because that was always an easy par at least. I think we’ll be able to hold our own” The complete varsity lineup is Alex Slattery ’18, Connor Neighbors ’19, Whit Heafner ’19, Ben Skogman ’19, Tate Peterson ’19, Will Sturms ’18, Kyle Neighbors ’21.
Baseball Back at State
Isaac Gomez Staff Reporter
It had been eight years since the Washington Warriors Baseball Team made it to Des Moines for the State Tournament, and this past summer the dry spell ended. The Warriors made it to state on July 26 with an impressive 24-16 record. When asked about the team’s strongest spot the Head Coach Scott Brune said, “It’s the depth we have, we have the depth for offense and pitching”. They punched their ticket to state with a dramatic finish in their sub state game. In the last inning with the Warriors up by one, a line drive was hit to Lincoln Riley ’19, who dove for the ball. It went in his glove and out, and while he was laying on the ground he caught the ball with his bare hand, recording the out. If Riley didn’t catch the ball, the game would have been tied. A hard ground ball was hit to Brady Bunten ’18 who stopped the ball from going into the outfield, and he was able to get the out. Those two clutch plays sent the Warriors to the state tournament. The Warriors were seeded sixth and played Iowa City West, the third seed. Brune said the team arrived in Des Moines at 11:30 am for a 5 pm game. There were
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four games scheduled and because of the rain every game was pushed back. The Warriors were the last game of the day, the team didn’t play until 10:40 pm and left Des Moines around 1 am. The game was on an professional field and it was a great experience. “Yeah the atmosphere was different, we’re playing on a bigger field, and it was fun playing that late at night, I’m proud of the team”, said Bunten. The Warriors will always look back at the summer of 2017, the year they went to state and had one of the craziest endings to a baseball game. One thing Brune could take away from this year is “the amount of work they put in, always improving every day and how everyone was dedicated to the team.”
Brady Bunten ’18 swings at a pitch at a Wash baseball game Photo by Scott McWherter
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XC: Harder Than it Looks
Paul Schneidermann Staff Reporter
Cross country is like most sports, you don’t have a true appreciation for it unless you take part in it yourself. Unless you put on a pair of running shoes, some very tiny shorts and go out for the sport, you will never understand the feeling of triumph, the pain you must fight to get there, or even the sense of community you begin to feel with your teammates. I started running when I was in first grade with the Grant Wood Running Club. I followed that path of running all the way through elementary school, middle school and now high school. Running only becomes more difficult, but more fun the longer you do it. In elementary school its was just fun; I ran with friends in the morning, and we had contests to see who could run
the most laps. As I began to run in middle school, I ran for a purpose. I ran to compete in races. I worked much harder in middle school, but never really pushed myself to my limits. Finally came high school, where I became serious about running. I would begin to learn the ins and outs of training. I learned that you must have easy workouts and hard workouts, and that diet and hydration matter. I learned to break through my boundaries and push myself harder than I ever thought possible. I began to crave success, only feeding my desire to work even harder than before. I also have created unbreakable bonds with teammates, who also share a passion for not only running, but for competition too. Our cross
country team will run upwards of 12 miles some days, and over time, learn to love each other and the time spent with them. They will push you through what you think are unachievable splits just so you can try to hit them again, all leading up to the team’s goal of getting top five at state. Running isn’t all labor-intensive, however, as it is as much of a mental workout as it is physical. You must convince yourself that it’s worth it to push through the pain, exhaustion and the voice in your head telling you to stop. What I know now, is you can only improve and succeed in this sport by pushing your limits and giving every workout your best effort, convincing yourself if you do that every workout you will reap the benefits.
Paul Schneiderrmann ’19, describes his favorite routes to run. Check our Twitter @crwashsurveyor for directions if you are intrested in taking these routes. Noelridge Difficulty: Easy Distance: 5.5 miles Description: This is a flat run with few hills. There are sidewalks for most of the run, but you will have to run on the road. It is an out and back loop so you come back the same way you came. For a bit of an extra Lakeside loop workout, you can run around the gravel trail, each lap Difficulty: Medium is an extra .8 miles Distance: 8.1 Description: This run has a few bigger hills, but Otis road loop nothing too grueling. You will be running on the Difficulty: Hard road the entire time for this run. There is little Distance: 9.5 miles shade for the majority of this run and you really Description: This long run is very hilly. This run is feel the sun on lakeside road. Make sure you are challenging for almost all people, but the triumphant well hydrated for this run. feeling at the end makes it all worth it. You will be road running for 90 percent of the run. It takes you to a more rural side of Cedar Rapids, running past small farms with chickens, sheep, horses and cows.
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A&E
Kate McCartan Profiles Editor
The Band with No Name
If you can call yourself an avid alt-rock listener, there is a likely chance that you have heard about the current local band, KMB, which is made up of your fellow Wash students. Consisting of seniors Michael Muhlena, Scott Griffin, and Quinn Wilcox, in addition to sophomore Joe Jonasson, and Xavier senior Keaton Maier, the band is quickly on its way to fame. It began as five simple individuals who shared a love for music and performing, and soon they were doing just that, but together. “It all started earlier this summer when Izzie Wilcox, Quinn’s little sister, wanted a group of Quinn’s friends to play some live music at her 16th birthday party bash,” said band member Michael Muhlena. “We banded together and decided ‘heck why not, sounds like a fun
time. Music with friends; what could go wrong?” He was right, as they went on to play at a local arts and music festival called 319fest, St. Matthew’s Church, and more birthday parties. But as their acclaim grows, the group is also growing to realize that the original name they picked for their band is not what they want anymore. “It was KMB, which was a joke and unofficial, but we want to change it. It’s in a transition phase,” Muhlena said. Whatever the next name will be, it is undeniable that the band has a big future. This became common knowledge between Wash students when they wowed the crowd at the Homecoming bonfire with their original songs. Scott Griffin, ‘18, can be mainly attributed to
the writing of these songs, though the art and process of songwriting is one that takes much practice. “With most of our original songs, I will write up the lyrics and come in with chords and a structure so that the other members can understand it,” Griffin said. “At the beginning I would just write lyrics without music to go along with them, which made it very hard to describe to the other members what I had in mind for the song.” As far as future goals, Muhlena mentioned Lollapalooza jokingly, but after only a very recent rise to popularity, the future could have anything in store for these young men. “Our main goal right now is just to keep making good music and making people happy and hopefully get better,” said Muhlena.
Hole in the Wall Review: Bigg Daddy’s
Seth Keppler Co-A&E Editor
This day and age it seems almost everything you can eat that is appetizing is loaded with too many carbs, too many calories, and too many cancer causing substances. But life is short so every once in awhile it’s okay to eat food that may clog your arteries. If you’re looking for a succulent hot dog or burger loaded with calorie stuffed toppings, Bigg Daddy’s Dogs & More just may be the perfect hole in the wall restaurant for you. Located right next to Metro High School, Bigg Daddy’s is a hidden gem restaurant that absolutly defines hole in the wall. I will be reviewing ‘The Mexican’ which is a 1/2pound mouthwatering all beef hot dog, doggy-piled with sour cream, tangy sweet salsa, spicy jalapeños, savory ground beef, shredded cheddar cheese, and flavorful Doritos sprinkled generously throughout. On first bite ‘The Mexican’ has classic American flavors that make me reminisce of eating a ballpark hot dog at Wrigley
Field, and a spicy but sweet authentic taste as if it came from Guadalajara, Mexico. Savory flavors of hot dog and cheddar cheese dance on your tongue with jalapeños, sour cream, and salsa. The sweet crunch of the jalapeños adds an oomph of spiciness that flip flops with the classic ballpark flavors of the hot dog. Hints of nacho cheese flavoring from the Doritos conjoin with flavors of ground beef and cheddar cheese creating a toothsome walking taco-like essence that merges with the rest of the hot dog. A Wholesome bun is the humble cornerstone of the hot dog that secretly holds it all together, with this much flavor on top you’d need something of equitable taste to support it from below. The way all of the different tastes and flavors harmonize together truly make this hot dog a Mexican-American favorite. All beef hot dog, ground beef, and cheddar cheese, alongside salsa,
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sour cream, and jalapeños makes for an unlikely match that was made in heaven. I would highly recommend this to anyone who doesn’t mind some extra calories inside their blood stream, to anyone who enjoys a good ballpark hot dog, and especially to anyone who needs to take a break from all the kale and wheatgrass in their life.
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• 1 tbsp coconut oil • 1 onion diced • 4 cloves garlic minced • 1 tbsp peeled and grated ginger • 2 tbsp curry powder • 1½ tsp ground coriander • 1 tsp ground cumin • 6½ cups vegetable broth • 1 cup dried red lentils rinsed and drained • 1 medium cauliflower chopped into bite sized florets • 1 medium orange yam (technically a sweet potato), peeled and diced • 2 large handfuls baby spinach • ¾ tsp salt • black pepper to taste
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All We Know of Heaven,
Becca Turnis Web & Copy Editor
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All We Need of Hell
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“I think we were cursed from the band was touring for their first album, start…,” This is the first line of “Heaven”, “White Noise”, and the issues she dealt the lead single and first track on “All with during that era. The line, “Don’t We Know of Heaven, All We Need of need a metaphor for you to know I’m Hell” from PVRIS (pronounced paris), an invisible” is referencing the extended eclectic rock trio from Massachusetts. metaphors used in the lyrics of “White The album as a whole focuses on frontNoise” that hid her true feelings. In this woman and songwriter Lynn Gunn’s album, Gunn is no longer hiding behind struggle with depression and isolametaphors. She’s telling us exactly how tion, as well as the aftermath of a toxic she feels. This song also talks about relationship that Gunn was in for three how despite her increased public image, years. This track references Gunn’s roshe refuses to “sell her soul” or abandon mantic partner emotionally draining her, her morals. These ideas are also promiand depriving her of happiness. This nent in the 10th track, “Nola 1”. theme is continued in the third track Musically, this album is a slight de“Anyone Else”. When Gunn started writ- parture from “White Noise”. While still ing this song, it was focused on love, based on rock influences with heavy blaming herself for keyboards, this album (which 1 “Gunn is the broken relationwas actually recorded in an H e a v e n ship and for leaving allegedly haunted church, no longer 4:14 her partner alone. It according to Alternative hiding behind Press) puts more emphasis 2 was after she ended h a l f metaphors. the relationship and on guitarist Alex Babinski 4:29 realized its toxicity She’s telling us and studio drummer Chris that she revisited this Karmada. Bassist Brian 3 exactly how MacDonald’s contributions A n y o n e E l s e song and let her true emotions come out. are less pronounced but she feels.” 4:35 Gunn’s dependence still present. He particularly 4 on her partner is referenced again in shines in the eighth track “No Mercy”. W h a t ’ s W r o n g the fifth and ninth tracks, titled “Walk Throughout the album Gunn’s delivery 4:58 Alone” and “Separate”, and there’s a is powerful and ethereal. It’s no sur5 specific dig at her partner's coldness in prise why she won Best Vocalist at this W a l k A l o n e the seventh track, “Winter”. The fourth past summer’s Alternative Press Music track “Same Soul” references Gunn’s Awards. The album also features three 5:12 lover trying to find another person beautiful harp solos from featured mu6 similar to Gunn to be with. The eighth sician Mikaela Davis. S a m e S o u l track, “No Mercy” is about Gunn’s emoLyrically, there are multiple references 3:46 tions towards her relationship. Despite to PVRIS’s first album. Several songs 7 everything her partner put her through, reference ghosts, mirrors, and fire, all of W i n t e r she feels guilty for how things ended. which were lyrical motifs and coinciden3:46 The other theme of this album, Gunn’s tally, track titles on “White Noise”. It was 8 depression, comes into play early on in a nice callback and it connects the two N o M e r c y the second track, “Half”. The lyrics talk albums very well. 3:59 about how her sudden rise in fame has All in all, I loved this album and its 9 made her uncomfortable in her own messages about dealing with these body and how she struggles to even struggles. I applaud Gunn’s vulnerability S e p a r a t e be present in her own life. The fourth and I can’t wait to see what she and the 4:18 track, “What’s Wrong” references her rest of PVRIS do next. 10 struggles with depression while the N o l a 1
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