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LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Issue 8 || Volume 2 || October

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Table of Contents

Lifestyle DIY: Fall Home Decoration

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Eagle's Life Wastefulness at North

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Opinion Highend vs. Drugstore Makeup

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Staff Columns

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Indepth 2016 Election Scoop

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Throwback Movies Nelson Atkins: Behind the Scenes

Spotlight Teacher’s Pets

#MyPAGE

Check out the latest buzz at North

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Sports Rugby Spotlight Rising Football Leaders

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On The TOC Student digs through trash to find salvageable, unneccessary waste for AP Enviormental Science.

Catherine Hemenway: Editor-in-Chief Kendall Steinmetz: Design Editor Grace Moore: General Manager Anthony Whalen: Web Editor Isaac Keller: Business Manager Brandon Ditsch: Social Media Manager Frank Anthony: Photographer Emma Libby: Photographer Claire Gibson: Photographer Kari Tott: Section Editor Mattie Seley: Section Editor Kayl Auch: Section Editor Paige Nicewarner: Section Editor Evan Hellner: Section Editor

CiCi Sheeks: Section Editor Kenzie Eklund: Section Editor Shea Prather: Reporter MacKenzie Thompson: Reporter Jake Mendoza: Reporter Ingrid Weaver: Reporter Daniel Harper: Reporter Precious Bennett: Reporter Kaylen Aldridge: Reporter Morgan Winkle: Reporter Claire Henry: Reporter Zack Zell: Reporter Kathleen Harner: Reporter Karlee Kent: Reporter

Cover and table of contents photos by Kendall Steinmetz and Frank Anthony

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letter from editor

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n about two weeks, I will be heading to the voter polls for my first time along with a handful of other seniors.

It triggers me when people who have voted before say to me, “you millennials are not prepared to vote yet,” or “this election will go to hell in a handbasket because of young voters.” I truly believe that us young voters are ready to take this next big step that comes with being an American citizen. We have the resources to stay up to date on politics at Liberty North and within our community.

We chose to run a feature on the election this issue due to the rising pressure that is being placed on us, the young voters. Despite our differing opinions and political parties, whether we are Independents, Democrats or Republicans (or anything in between), we all are united in the fact that we are taking this step together.

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Lifestyle

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fall decor

Story by Morgan Winkel // Photos by Claire Gibson // Design by Kenzie Eklund

“The hanging pinecone decorations are super customizable for fitting your personal style and what you like,� junior Parker Overby said.

Fall decor Stores Pier 1 Imports HomeGoods Marshalls TJ Maxx

How To

Step 1: Paint the ends of the pinecones with the color of your choosing.

Step 2: Wrap the metal wreath in brown burlap while the pinecones are drying.

Step 3: After the pinecones are dry, attach them with glue to the brown burlap.

Step 4: Hang the finsihed wreath on your door!

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Materials You will Need

DIY Hanging Pinecones

1: Pinecones 2: Colored paint 3: Paint brush 4: Metal wreath 5: Brown burlap 6: Crafting glue

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Materials You will Need

DIY Flannel Coasters

1: Square coasters 2: Old flannel shirt 3: Modge Podge 4: Scraper 5: Scissors

“I think the flannel coasters are a good twist on keeping drinks in your room and it’s seasonal, so it ties into fall,” junior Katie Bruckner said.

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How To

Step 1: Cut squares out of an old flannel.

Step 2: Line up the flannel square on the coaster and use the Modge Podge to stick it down.

Step 3: Use a scraper to smooth the flannel down so there are not any bumps remaining.

Step 4: Cut off the extra fabric and leave it to dry!

DIY Store Options Michael’s Joann Fabrics Hobby Lobby

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It’s fall, y’all //photo by Claire Gibson

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Wastefulness at North

“I am shocked.

We should be ashamed,” junior Ashley Hoerl said.

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the woes of our waste Students weigh in on the wastefulness at Liberty North Story by Kathleen Harner // Photos by Frank Anthony // Design by Mattie Seley

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rom the food we eat to the paper we use, students and staff are beginning to question how wasteful of a school we are. Students continuously throw recyclable items away, along with their half-eaten food.

“Around the beginning of the day, I pull off paper from the printer and put it in the recycle bin. Usually, around 500 sheets of paper are wasted on a daily basis as a result of people not coming for their papers,” librarian Sue Kellermeyer said.

Around the end of last year, the library printer ran out of paper due to student wastefulness.

To solve this problem, the library started using recycled paper.

“To make the paper last longer, we just turn it over and use the back sides,” Kellermeyer said.

Some students and teachers will print off extra papers that they don’t end up using. The library and office deals with this problem frequently.

“We get a ton of junk paper. There are so many copies that come in that are unnecessary,” receptionist Heather Anderson said.

Paper is commonly found in the trash or left on the printer, along with uneaten food in the

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cafeteria trash cans. Gretchen Hubinger’s AP Environmental Science class ran a test to see how much food is wasted at lunch on a daily basis.

“We had gloves on and sorted through trash.

We looked through plastic grab and go boxes and milk cartons, and then weighed them to see how much we were wasting,” junior Jake Hall said.

When the students were done, they found out that during 1st lunch period on a given day, 210 lbs of food and other items were wasted.

Students in the environmental class were shocked by the results.

“It was pretty disgusting even being near the trash, because it was mostly just food. It’s kind of sad how wasteful we are when others, including people in our school, are starving,” senior Erin Simpson said.

Many solutions to this issue have been offered, including some involving the lunch trays. Some students have suggested using reusable lunch trays to cut back on styrofoam waste.

“I think that a lot of people just don’t care.

Being able to buy extra stuff just adds to the waste,”senior Madie White said.

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Trash by the numbers (First and Second Lunch Combined)

32 Lbs Fruit

14 Lbs Uneaten Food

27 Lbs Styrofoam Trays

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“It was very eye opening seeing how much waste is leftover after lunch,” senior Haylee Levin said.

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Opinion

Drug store versus high-end makeup

Design by Kari Tott//photos by Claire Gibson

Column by: Kendall Steinmetz

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on’t get me wrong, I love the whole #treatyoself with some quality makeup, but dude, that stuff gets real expensive real quick. Buying products from a drugstore allows for a lot of positive growth including the potential to try lots of new items for less. For example, if one were looking for a certain color of eyeshadow to pair with a singular outfit, instead of dropping $70 on some palatte, the more frugal idea is to buy the nearest shade from the closest cheap provider (like E.L.F.!).

Easy peasy! In addition, drugstore makeup allows for experimentation of different shades, perfection of techniques, and opportunities to formulate a solidified opinion before buying the more expensive counterpart. There are, yes, a few things I splurge on, but for whatever reason, I cannot bring myself to pay so much for so little difference. But hey, if you’re reading through these differing opinions and would like to decide yourself, I recommend trying something Kenzie and I both love, Ipsy! “Ipsy” is a monthly subscription of personalized beauty products sent right to your door for ONLY $10! FIVE products ranging from $10 - $75+ per individual product! Seriously, it’s a must. I won’t go buy anything expensive unless Ipsy has sent it first for me to test and try and like or leave! All and all, I love a wide variety of makeup, regardless of the price as there are definitely benefits to buying both. That being said, I’d recommend buying cheaper brands as a test run and then try the pricier counterpart once you are sure you love it!

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Column by: Kenzie Eklund

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eing a highschool student I don’t have an abundance amount of money, and the money that I do have I tend to spend on food. So when I do splurge on a high end makeup product, you best believe that it is worth it. Now when I look at my makeup collection it is primarily high end just because I genuinely enjoy makeup. I don’t think that the main point of makeup is to conform people to be someone they’re not but to bring out who they really are. Because I enjoy makeup and I am comfortable spending more money on different products. Don’t get me wrong- there are some gems in the drugstore and when I find these gems, it’s amazing to spend half the price of a high end product for virtually the same quality.

But when all you want is a good eyeshadow palette and there is just nothing that can compete with the quality of say one of the Urban Decay palettes or a Marc Jacobs palette, then why not give yourself a pep talk, go into Nordstrom or Sephora and buy that makeup that you want! Now for me personally, I can only do this 1 to 2 times a month because of the steady income of a minimum wage job. But often times you don’t have to pay for everything yourself. If you have a birthday coming up or maybe it’s something you as for a christmas gift then you don’t have to put any money towards it.

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resenting projects for class has been a tradition for teachers for years and can even start as early as kindergarten.

This can be dreaded for some students and even give them anxiety. So should students be forced to present in front of their peers?

I believe students should not be required to present/speak in front of their class if they do not wish to. Students can put their heart and soul into a project that clearly deserves an A, but doesn’t receive the proper grade because they are terrified to talk in front of their peers. No one should be forced to talk in front of their friends or even bullies and strangers if they don’t want to. I do believe that students should have basic public speaking skills but there are many ways to learn and practice skills besides humiliating students. For example, giving two separate grades on projects, one for presentation skills and one for the project alone. Or even just having to present to the teacher themselves. No student should be pressured into presenting in front of the class.Teachers should really take into consideration how tough it can be to a student to present in front of their peers.

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alloween is the best holiday hands down.

It’s the only holiday where it’s not only allowed but encouraged to dress up and scare the socks off people. Trick or Treating brings back so many memories from the past, from walking around my neighborhood past my bedtime to eating an unhealthy amount of candy. I remember that my first costume I wore was the blue power ranger suit and I felt like the coolest kid on the block and I was.

Nowadays I celebrate Halloween pretty much the same; my friends and I get together, stay past our bedtime and watch old cheesy 80’s horror movies and just hangout and have a good time. Another huge upside to Halloween is that you can go through haunted houses and pretty much pay to go into cardiac arrest!

One of my favorite all time memories is when I first went to a haunted house with my family.

The day started off with my 8 year-old eyes watching “Halloween” with Michael Myers; great parenting, Mom and Dad! At the haunted house, my older cousin brought along some attractive older friends for the adventure and I was totally playing the cool kid. I lasted literally 5 minutes before I went balling to my mom with a wet spot in my shorts. And now the whole school knows… Can’t wait for Halloween though!

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Scholar Bowl trivia night “It is our third or fourth Trivia and Treats event and it is the one fundraiser/program showcase that we do. We invite members in the community in to form teams of four to six players and we ask them a series of trivia questions that we are going to read to them and/or play audio or video clips for them. Then they’re going to attempt to answer questions about that,” Scholar Bowl Sponsor Rosemary Camp said.

“Our team was the Underachievers, which included Leigh Ann Zerr, Lisa Nicewaner, Jennifer Higgins and Precious Kurth. We knew we wouldn’t do well, but we wanted to support Scholar Bowl and have fun. Out of 100 questions, we got 50 right,” science teacher Misty Black said.

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Election 2016

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illary Clinton was born October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Wellesley College, graduating in 1969.

After college, she attended Yale Law and graduated in 1973.

She served as a congressional legal counsel for a while, before moving to Arkansas and marrying Bill Clinton in 1975. In 1993, her husband became president and she became the First Lady of the United States until 2001.

“She was one of the more active First Lady’s. One of her major projects was a healthcare reform, but it never went through.” government teacher Kurt Gates said.

As First Lady of The United States she addressed issues of adoption, foster care, and family safety. In 2008, she ran for president, winning more delegates than previous female candidate, but she lost the democratic nomination to Barack Obama. She was Secretary of State in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013, but left office after Obama’s first term.

“I think Hillary Clinton is more qualified because she’s a career politician and some people might see that as a negative thing about her, but I see it more as beneficial because she understands how United States politics works and Donald Trump only seems to understand what he’s been told,” senior Cami Smith said.

In 2016, she announced her second presidential run. In the 2016 Democratic Primaries, she received the most votes and primary delegates. She formally accepted her party’s nomination for President of the United States in July with her vice presidential running mate, Senator Tim Kaine. She is now the first female candidate to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. ““It is important that Hillary is the first female nominee, because it is taking the first step towards having our first female president, which would be a big step for feminism.

While it is only one woman, it is still saying that we can actually have a woman in a place of power and we can do that without struggle,” junior Katie Sokol said.

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Senior Mia Pirrello, Senior “I’m going to vote for Hillary Clinton. She seems that she knows more stuff about government since she’s been in it. Donald Trump just seems stupid.”

Jeremiah Warren, Senior “I am not voting, because I don’t like either candidate.

I’m tired of people identifying themselves by what party they are in. For my civic duty, instead of voting I’m going to help sort votes with the old people.”

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Thoughts Emily Griffith, Senior “I’ll probably be voting for Donald Trump. I just feel like she’s more lying about things and even though Donald Trump might mess things up,he’ll be straightforward to our faces about it.”

Lindsey Downey, Senior “I haven’t looked into the real facts of the candidates, all I’ve seen is the stuff on social media.

Once I look into actual facts, I’ll pick who I want.

I’m going to vote; I want that sticker.”

onald Trump was born June 14, 1946 and grew up in New York City. At the age of 13 his parents sent him to New York military school to discipline him, and he graduated in 1964. In 1968, he received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He worked in his father’s real estate and construction firm, and in 1971, he was given control of the company, naming it “The Trump Organization”. During his career, Trump has built many developments across North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

“He is a very good business man, and people can say he’s not, but I mean he does have this business, it seems to be very successful. Economically, that’s the only thing that he has a lot of substance on, anyways.” Junoir Eion McKenna said.

Trump married a Czech fashion model named Ivana and they had three children, before their divorce in 1992. They had 3 children Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka and Eric. He married Marla Maples in 1993 and had a daughter, TIffany, and divorced in 1999. He sought the Reform Party (an alternative to Democrats or Republicans) presidential nomination in 2000 but dropped out of the race before voting started. Trump married model Melania Knauss in 2005, and they had a child named Barron.

“I feel like Trump’s relationship is a good model of am American family who works together to raise their children to make the country great.” sophomore Michael Fuller said.

They are still married as of today. He got into the business of reality TV and received a star on the Hollywood “Walk of Fame” for co-producing “The Apprentice” from 2004 to 2015. He owned the Miss America Pageant from 1996 to 2015 and appeared at them from time to time.

In June of 2015, Trump announced he would be running for president as a Republican. In July, he was formally nominated for president at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

“I will probably be voting for Donald Trump. I’ve always been on the Republican side of things and while I don’t fully support all of what Trump believes in, I just believe in his policies more than Hillary Clinton’s,” senior Peyton Linn said.

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In depth

{They've Got Issues} Clinton

Story by Zach Zell // Design by Evan Hellner {207 LNHS Students Surveyed}

“I believe we need to protect access to safe and legal abortion, not just in principle but in practice.”

September 23, 2016 “No future generation of LGBT Americans should live in a country that doesn’t embrace their full and equal rights” September 23, 2016

“I want everyone to be able to refinance your student loans so you never have to pay more than you can afford.

September 23, 2016

“We have a lot of evidence now that the death penalty has been too frequently applied, and too often in a discriminatory way. So I think we have to take a hard look at it.”

July 1, 2016

“We should be honest that to be successful, airstrikes will have to be combined with ground forces.”

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For - Against Pro-Choice 42.6% . 47.4%

LGBT Rights 66.7% 33.3%

Student Loan Reduction 66.1% 33.9%

Death Penalty 51.6%

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War on Terror 43.5% 47.5%

“I’m pro-life, but with the caveats.

It’s: Life of the mother (very important), incest and rape,” October 15, 2015 “I think I’m evolving, and I think I’m a very fair person, but I have been for traditional marriage. I am for traditional marriage, I am for a marriage between a man and a woman.”

November, 2013

“I’m a tremendous believer in education, but education has to be at a local level.”

September 23, 2016

“Civilized people don’t put up with barbaric behavior. Would it have been civilized to put Hitler in prison?

No-it would have been an affront to civilization. The same is true of criminals who prey on innocent people. they have declared war on civilization --A life is a life” July 2, 2000

“I would knock the hell out of ISIS in some form. I would rather not do it with our troops, you understand that.”

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{Fun Facts, Fun Faces } Story by Kathleen Harner // Design by Evan Hellner • • • • • • • • • •

Won a grammy in 1997 for “Best Spoken word Album” for her book “It takes a village” Hasn’t driven a car since 1996 Mom didn’t think she was pretty enough for Bill Worked at a Salmon Canning Plant in Alaska From 1986 to 1992, she served on the Board of Walmart . Earned $18,000 a year and $1,500 for every meeting she attended Turned down Vogue in 2007 because she didn’t want to appear too feminine Her and her Husband have different religions she is a Methodist and he’s a Southern Baptist Most traveled secretary of State in US history Secret Service code name: Evergreen She was once a Republican before she was a Democrat

Hillary Clinton

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Received Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2007 for producing NBC’s Apprentice Parents sent him to military school at 13 because they thought he needed more discipline He was a varsity football player in high school Trump ran for president and won the California primary for the Reform party in 2000 Made 375,000 an episode for his own show “The Apprentice” His father left him a large amount of inheritance Is in the WWE hall of fame because he has hosted many events at the Trump Tower Doesn’t like to shake hands with people because he is dislikes germs Won razzie for worst supporting actor in 1990 for “Ghost Can’t do It” Eats his pizza with a knife and fork

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THROWBACK MOVIES

Story by Shea Prather // Design by Kayl Auch

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) "I liked this movie a lot because he made a big elaborate plan just to skip school for one day and it was exciting because he almost got caught so many times. It's a good throwback movie because it's very realistic with following the time period of the 80's," senior Collin Bishton said.

The Breakfast Club (1985) "Everybody loves The Breakfast Club! This movie is one of my favorites of all time and every time it comes I have to continue watching it no matter how many times I have already seen it," senior Mia Pirrello said.

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Sixteen Candles (1984) “16 Candles is the perfect throwback movie to watch with a group of friends. It really shows what life was like back then with the different clothes and cars," freshman Sage Lagud said.

Clueless (1995) "Clueless is one of those movies to watch on a girls night with all of your friends. It's one of my favorite throwback movies and I can watch it over and over again," sophomore Sydney Goss said

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Dirty Dancing (1987) "Dirty Dancing is one of my all time favorite movies. It's a classic romance plus drama movie and I don't know anyone that dislikes it," junior Ava Curry said.

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A behind the scenes look at one of Kansas City's most popular museums Story by Mackenzie Thompson // Photos by Emma Libby // Design by Kayl Auch

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t is easy to expect nothing but pipes, walls and nothing special to be in the basement of an art museum.

The reality of the Nelson is more than expected. There many intricacies that are behind the scenes and that are unknown to the general public.

“I think behind the art piece is a wall or some lights that shine on the painting,” junior Tyson Cathy said.

The tunnels were not the scary.

Cobwebbing, creaky noises wasthe expectation, but they were close knit and crowded with pipes and the setting from behind the art pieces.

“There are millions of secret tunnels, I’ve been working here for 5 years and haven’t even seen them all,” Scott Foulk said.

The museum has lots of storage in its basement. From a storage for lights, to boxes, to frames, to old paintings, and to new paintings. Although the expected pipes, there is much more that goes on behind the artwork.

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“To get the lights just right for the painting we have to make sure the lighting factors are good based on how much natural lighting there is. But we decided to do a LED swop over with the lights so we have to take all the lights down and change them to LED. Which means we have to get above the artwork, very dangerous, and we have to get it to portray correctly to where it lights it up but doesn’t damage it,” Foulk said.

The Nelson Atkins is not just full of big rooms filled with paintings, there is more to the museum than just the artwork and the designs. From getting the design to building it to painting it to putting it together, the process to just get one piece open to the public is long.

“It takes a lot of instruction on where what goes, around a day and a half to get the piece just out there. Usually the artist has a vision and sets it up and how it’s designed then the architecture team will then begin building it,” Foulk said.

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worked for almost three years as a graphic designer and realized pretty quickly that it wasn't giving me the fulfillment I was looking for. I like being around other people. I like the idea of being able to help other people achieve their goals. I'm a soccer coach, and it gave the opportunity to keep pursuing that. I played collegiately.

It gave me the opportunity to stay in the game that way.

There are just a lot of factors that led me back to school.

I like M. C. Escher and I like Salvador Dali. I tend to be drawn towards stuff that is a little bit weirder.

I don't get a whole lot of opportunities with my schedule to create much, but when I was working, I liked colored pencil quite a bit and I liked acrylic paint. Most of the work I do now is on the computer.

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onestly, I prefer pencil. I love the technique of pencil. The shading, and manipulating it, creating really detailed work with it. So that's probably my favorite by far.

I love kids and I love art. It’s funny though because first I was a math major and when I got to school, I took a five hour calc class and I decided that my passion was in art. It was easy to figure that out when I couldn't figure out the equations on the board. So, I switched to art and I'm happy every single day that I did that. I love everything about art. I love the creativity.

I’ve done some drawings of my own kids. They are probably the ones that I prefer. I also like to create the same things that my students are creating.

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lay is my favorite medium for sure.

I really like this moroccan hand, I really like this earth-water-air-fire plaster piece, I like my Artichoke. I do like my self-portrait bust.

I love kids. It just makes me want to wake up every morning and come back a teach them. I absolutely love the kids. I completely love art, too. That's why I teach art, it's a marriage of the two things.

One of my favorite artists is not a sculptor, but a painter. Michael Basquiat is kind of like a graffiti artist, but very famous, and I love his story. I really love Edgar Dega. He did Little Girl Ballarine, Age Fourteen sculpture, he's also a painter. I would be remiss if I didn't say I love Michelangelo. He's also a painter and sculptor. I love Rodin.

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ne of my favorite paintings is a watercolor piece that I created showing my two brothers sitting under a tree looking at the famous rock relief, "The Lion Monument," in Lucerne, Switzerland.

My family is filled with computer scientists and engineers, and while I also pursued a similar field in college, I've always possessed a talent and interest in art. For as long as I can remember, I've been proud that I had that unique artistic quality in my family. So in addition to a computer science degree, I pursued a graphic design degree. I chose to become a teacher because my mother eventually became a computer science/math teacher, and she’s always been my inspiration.

My favorite medium to work with watercolor.

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Teacher’s Pets spotlight

spencer fish I have more pictures of my cat than my wife.

Obesessionn Level: 11 out of 10

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sara langford I have one dog. My son, Seth I picked out our dog, Jack when Seth was in the 5th grade. A kennel that kindly breeds dogs, not a puppy mill had some of them in the Freddy’s parking lot, so we stopped. I heard some whimpering from a kennel and saw the cutest white, furry face with sad dark eyes and we bonded.

Obsession LeveL: 6 out of 10

jeff braden I have a dog and a cat. My dog, Watson is my constant companion when I am at home. He sits on my lap at night, and if he isn’t on my lap then he is laying by my chair. The cat is fun to have around because she is constantly up to something, chasing bugs, playing with the kids, etc.

Obsession LeveL: 8 out of 10

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Eagle Teachers Show off their Spunky Pets Story by Ingrid Weaver // Pictures provided // Design by Paige Nicewaner

jennifer jenness I love my dogs, because they are like kids to me. When I come home from being gone they are always excited to see me. They have that unconditional love that no human has to give. As my kids have gotten older, it’s harder to get them to sit and “be” with me, but my dogs fight over who gets to sit on

Obsession LeveL: 5 out of 10

sara turner I have a cat and two dogs.

You’ve heard of your dog eating your homework? My dog, Lucky literally ate some of my students’ homework one time a few years ago when he was just a little puppy. I am much more careful about keeping any schoolwork out of my pets’ reach now.

Obsession LeveL: 10 out of 10

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At home I just have two dogs, but at school I have two turtles, one bearded dragon lizard, two mice, one trantula, and several hundred cockroaches to feed them all. At home my pets are for pleasure, companionship, and my children. At work they are for my Zoology students.

Obsession LeveL: 7 out of 10

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“I would have to say my favorite soccer memory was when Quinton Kaiser used his hand to stop the ball from going past him in the Liberty game, which caused them to get a penalty kick and score,� junior Zach Schipper said.

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hidden sport at liberty north

Story by Jake Mendoza // Photos by Claire Gibson and Brooke Grubbe // Design by Cici Sheeks

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lthough rugby is not a very well-known sport in America, for a handful of students Rugby plays a big part of their school year.

“I really enjoy the sport. It was completely foreign to me, and when some friends approached me about joining the team I was a bit skeptical.

But it turned out to be to be a thing I have enjoyed doing,” sophomore Olivia McCune said.

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line-out is when the ball goes outside the field of play. Then a “touch judge” signals what team has the ball and that team then throws the ball into play. Then, the team sets up a play where they lift up a specific, designated player, called a jumper, to catch the ball and distribute it to the back line to set up a play.

“Rugby is not really as complex as most people would make it out to be, but, like most sports a newcomer is going to look at the sport like it’s a little weird,” freshmen Preslee Becker said.

When opposing teams are in a fight to get the ball on their side, they go into a position called a scrum.

“Basically a scrum is when six people get together and fight for the ball. It get it out members kick it with their feet,” junior Selma Taylor said.

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“The weirdest thing from a newcomer to the sport is probably either the line-out or the scrum,” senior Monroe Pruett said.

“It’s honestly a really fun sport and if anyone’s interested in it they should check it out. It would really help if anyone wanted to come to the games too,” sophomore Anita Hallman said.

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“Even though it’s intense and we get mad at each other, at the end of the game we’re really happy and proud of what we’ve done on the field with a win or a loss,” senior Samantha Dillion said.

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“I’m pretty excited for state this year. I’m really proud of each other. My favorite part is probably the team because we’re all really close. We’re all friends,” freshman Preslee Becker said.

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Infographic shows some of the reported injures by athletic trainer Jeff Snow during this football season.

“During one of our plays, I ran the ball and got slammed down on my head.

I’m out for two weeks,” junior Andy Burkhalter said.

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“I tore my ACL in football practice. I’m out for 7-9 months,” sophomore Jaxon McCann said.

“In the first play of a game, I fell on my left ring finger.

It bent back and broke. I’ve sat out for three weeks,” junior Taylor Bayton said.

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Torn ACL

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broken fibula “Somebody landed on the side of my leg and snapped my fibula in the game against Raytown. It’s going to be a tenweek recovery,” senior Drew Geiser

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No Pain, No game The football team has experienced numerous injuries throughout the season.

Story by Precious Bennett and Kaylen Aldridge // Photos by Claire Gibson // Design by Cici Sheeks

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ftentimes diversity in age, height, and ability can lead to a stronger team overall. The Eagles football team is made up of all players, ranging from freshman to seniors. With that being said, all of the pressure is divided among the age groups.

“We’ve started a lot of young kids originally because they were the best ones for the position, and then we had quite a few injuries that brought even more younger kids in. I would say that our younger ones have just exceeded our expectations in every way,” coach Ken Clemens said.

There have been many injuries this season for the Eagles, and the team has lost some valuable players.

However, the Liberty North Eagles football team doesn’t let that rain on their parade.

“We’ve lost count on the injuries, but they’ve had a huge impact. We’ve only had one game where we played all eleven starters on defense and we haven’t had a game this year where we play all eleven starters on offense, so that always has an impact, but we have good players replacing them so it’s no excuse for our losses,” Clemens said. northnationmedia.com

Being on the team can be hard work.

The struggle goes deeper than physical strength, but stems into the mental aspect as well.

“One of the biggest mental challenges I’ve faced this season is going up against somebody three times your size,” sophomore Trevor Rukstad said.

Leadership makes itself known in the Eagles football team. The players are sure to express their gratitude to one another and help each other in any way they possibly can.

“I’ve taken initiative this season by watching the kids in my grade, the sophomores, and I’ve stepped up to be a leader to the kids who don’t have a leader,” sophomore Peyton Boman said.

A player must truly be dedicated to the game. When a player really knows their position and that they’re the best that they can be, they are able to play and perform to their true ability.

“I stay dedicated to the sport by doing the right things in and out of school, as well as off and on the field and keeping the same mindset throughout the entire season,” junior Barrett Rodgers said.

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