In this issue... news Updates on international, national, 04 local, and liberty north news arts and entertainment Portrayal of mental illesses in the 06 media 08 Streaming wars
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lifesyle trends that are making a 10 90’s comeback 11 Trendy thrift store flips eagle’s life 12 New changes to Liberty North
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Santana’s Story: A Personal Connection to Mental Illness
spotlight from different students 24 Highlights and teachers sports 28 29
The “Do’s” and “Don’ts” of the Student Section Updates on the brand new Cross Country Course
opinion 30 13 Reasons Why
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On the Cover / This issue focuses on Suicide Prevention Month, and contains multiple stories that go from the media’s portrayal of mental illness to a closer look at depression and how students and staff members handle it. Cover art by Harris Meyers.
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written by Kayl Auch | kauc5235@lps53.org orth Nation, let me changes made to the newspaper, start off by saying how some completely new things, excited I am to be and some things that the this year’s Editor-in-Chief for upperclassmen may have seen the eighth edition of the Eagle’s before. But all in all, this edition View Newspaper. My name is will be one to remember. Each Kayl and I am a senior here at month, we will have a big topic, North. This is my third year on sometimes controversial, that staff and I will be heading the we will cover in our In-Depth newspaper alongside my fellow section. This month’s main focus “Head Honchos” which includes: was on suicide, specifically Cici- Design Editor, Kenziesuicide prevention, since the Web Editor, Grace- General month of September is Suicide Manager, Paige- Business Awareness Month. We hope you Manager, and Mackenzie- Copy enjoy it and all the things that Editor. Together, we have an are to come. We hope you had a amazing paper lined up for you great first month of school and guys. There have been several we will catch you next month!
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cartoon by Harris Meyers | hmey3600@lps53.org This is the inaugural Eagle’s View comic. For the past couple of years, we have wanted to include a comic but have never had the chance. Harris got the idea from the cows who reside in the fields next to our school, and often make their presence known through “moo”s and occasional escaping.
Staff List Kayl Auch / Editor in Chief Cici Sheeks / Design Editor Grace Moore / General Manager Paige Nicewaner / Ads Manager Kenzie Eklund / Web Editor Mackenzie Thompson / Copy Editor Harris Meyers / Graphic Designer Photographers Colton Hammond Blair Garrison Section Editors Claire Henry / News Evan Hellner / A&E Karlee Kent / Lifestyle Daniel Harper / Eagle’s Life Kaylen Aldridge / In Depth Kari Tott / Opinion & Spotlight Ingrid Weaver / Sports Web Staff Precious Bennett Zack Zell Morgan Winkel Tally Hill Reporters Lydia Bolin Taylor Burrow Santana Cervantes Savanna Eads Karsen McCune Jake Mendoza Ella Pritchett Sophia Rulipana Adviser Jennifer Higgins
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September’s headLines written by Claire Henry | chen5256.lps53.org
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War on the Water
Iraq is currently in the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan while also trying to avoid being sucked into Syria. The effect of this may lead to a shift in influence these counties have on the Nile. “I think the change along the Nile will benefit Syria in the long run,” sophomore Josh Perks said.
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Strip Shopping
A new addition to Liberty is on its way! The Liberty Commons have been under construction for the past few months but new services and shops such as Hobby Lobby will soon be available. “I like to drive by the Liberty Commons to see which stores are going in,” Spanish Teacher Susan Lynn said.
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Hurricane Havoc
Over the course of September, Hurricane Irma and Jose have lead to mass destruction and loss of life across the Caribbean and Florida coast. “I think the hurricanes really affected our community despite not hitting us on a physical level,” junior Hunter Malott said. Massive efforts are now being put in place to repair damage.
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This year, Liberty North received a newly built football stadium. “I think the stadium really benefits our school because it gives that at home feeling,” freshmen Ashley Gibson said. So far, attendance of home games has increased significantly compared to previous years.
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Down The Rabbit Hole written by Lydia Bolin | lbol4648@lps53.org
A Weird Wonderland The book Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll is one of the more famous depictions of madness in a form of media. The mental illness protrayed is both shown in the Mad Hatter (possibly OCD) as well as the famous quote “We are all Mad here.” While the book shows signs of many mental diseases, the main focus has been on deppression. The book has gone on to inspire a Disney movie as well as two live action movies and a video game.
Split-ing Opinion Many movies like Split have been criticized by the media because they misrepresent what dissociative identity disorder (DID) is and what it entails. It has also been criticized by doctors because Kevin is portrayed as violent at times, which happens to be the opposite case for most patients with DID. Most of the movies DID is seen in, the disorder is used as a way to drive drama or create a twist to attract an audience. However, just because it may not be portrayed completely correctly, it does not mean that bringing a disorder into the public eye is all bad. “Split, I know created a lot of controversy on dissociative identity disorder, yet it still brought it into the limelight and it was still of educational nature, but yeah there were some issues,” psychology teacher Doug Davis said. There may have been bad press about the movie as a whole and the portrayal of DID, but some could argue that Split did bring the disorder into the limelight and started discussions about it that may not have happened without the movie being made.
Movie characters With D.I.D The Horde is the name given to the indivugual with 24 personallities in Split. He is also known as David, Kevin, The Beast, and several other names. Other charecters with Dissotive Identy Dissorder are: Gollem from Lord of the Rings, The Hulk, and Teddy Daniels from Shutter Island. The Horde (Kevin), Split Photo Curtost of Villians Wiki
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Terrffic TV Hollywood is not the only media using mental illnesses to catch the attention of the audience. Television shows like Criminal Minds, The Big Bang Theory, and Thirteen Reasons Why have woven mental illnesses into their storylines and plots. Criminal Minds, in particular, has been criticized for creating portraying mental illnesses as something that is to be feared. “In criminal shows they typically show psychological disorders and make any disorder out to be the worst version of that disorder possible,” senior Rachel Eaton said. In order to add suspense and drama, shows like Criminal Minds display much worse versions of mental illnesses, so much so that it drives the characters to do things like commit mass murders. While this put many viewers on the edge of their seats, it gives the wrong idea about what some of these illnesses actually are. Since the idea is to scare the audience, producers and directors have to make the condition extreme, when in the real world, most cases of these illnesses are mild and nothing like the portrayal that was seen on the silver screen. “There’s been several historic movies or tv shows that were really good and brought a lot of attention, positive attention to mental disorders as a whole. But overall, I think they tend to be exaggerative or not true,” psycholgy teacher Doug Davis said.
Monster Money How could a movie that made $100 million in the US box office be completely inaccurate? In Split, by M. Night Shyamalan, a movie specifically about dissociative identity disorder (DID), the main character Kevin has twenty-three different personalities that all come out spontaneously. One of his personalities ends up kidnapping three teenage girls, and they are the first to meet his twenty-fourth personality, the Beast. “I thought it was a bit Hollywood-Ified, kind of extreme to believe that somebody with that disorder would have that many different personalities,” junior Katie Wilson said.
Mental Illness in Video Games Video games have long been a outlet to portray mental illness. Silent Hill 2 released in 2001 is famed for its portrayal of a mental breakdown. More recently the game Hellblade has featured PTSD and grief, and has been praised by critics for the accuracy of the way it was shown.
Popular characters With OCD Spencer Reid is a principal character on the popular show Criminal Minds. The character has been portrayed to have possible Scizophira and/or OCD. Other characters with OCD are: Bob Wiley from “What about Bob”, Roy Waller from Matchstick Man, and Howard Hughes from The Avatior Spencer Ried, Criminal Minds Photo Curtosy of Criminal Minds Wiki
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Streaming To A Place Near you written by Savanna Eads | sead1243@lps53.org
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treaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime are becoming more popular everyday. These companies are changing the way people can watch their favorite shows or pickup on the original content. “I like that Netflix is starting to create their own shows because it gives me something new and exciting to watch that I haven’t heard of before. But it’s pretty irritating when I hear everyone talking about a new show that’s only available on that specific streaming source because its an original program created by that company, and I can’t watch it unless I subscribe,” sophomore Drake Deterding said. But it isn’t just the streaming services that are starting to pull away from originally televised programs. Some of the popular channels are pulling their own programs away from the major companies and creating their own streaming services. “I think it’s stupid Disney is taking their movies off Netflix because I love Disney movies and it’s really fun to be able to watch things from my childhood whenever I want. I wouldn’t subscribe to their new channel because it seems like something I would only use once every few months then that
would mean my monthly payment would be for nothing,” junior Maddie Grant said. Streaming sources are making a change and starting to get rid of originally televised shows and movies to make room for all of their original programs they have created themselves which is leaving some viewers concerned. “I think if my tv subscriber got rid of all their actual televised shows then they would do pretty poorly because a lot of people like to binge watch some of their older favorite shows. So they would lose a lot of subscribers due to the fact that they aren’t interested in the new ones,” sophomore Bryn Mattes said. Taking away old fan favorite programs and adding new ones which the monthly subscribers have never heard of is a big move, it could change the popularity of the specific source leaving their monthly subscribers at tight ends. “I think their company will go down in ratings if they get rid of unoriginal content because people would rather watch their favorite shows then something they have never heard of before. If they pull off their unoriginal shows then their amount of subscribers will eventually drop,” freshman Lily Reeder said.
The Defenders Review written by Evan Hellner | ehel5361@lps53.org
photo by Blair Garrison | email bbgar2908@lps53.org Watching movies is more available by using streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.Which is more available than the past where live tv was the only option. “I like watching movies on Netflix because I can watch old movies that aren’t on tv anymore and I can watch more current movies,” junior Mackenna Franssens said.
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The Defenders is the Netflix original tv show set in the Marvel Cinamatic Universe. The show is a continuation of the tv shows Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil, and Iron Fist. For people who enjoyed these shows, this is a great show for you to watch, as many previous plot lines are devolped nicely. I would not recommend it for anyone who has not watched any of the first shows. The Defenders has lots of amazing action and plot and is a really great continuation of the Netflix Marvel shows, I recommend it highly.
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A Blast from the Past 90’s Trends Then and Now; Making a Comeback written by Sophia Tulipana | stul8243@lps53.org rends from the 90’s are coming back more and more, and as time goes on people seem to participate in these trends. “I am so very glad some of the 90’s trends came back because I love all the 90’s trends,” sophomore Xander O’Hara said. Everything from scrunchies to Birkenstocks are back. There are many places to buy these clothes, but the most popular seems to be the thrift store. “Definitely shop at thrift stores, especially if you want things that look a little more 90’s,” sophomore Victoria Morelli said. With these trends coming back, stores are now selling these popular clothes. Some of these trends include Doc Martins, turtle neck shirts, and crop top shirts. “ You can get high waisted jeans pretty much anywhere, my favorite place to buy jeans is probably American Eagle, they sell a lot of high waisted pants there,” Morelli said. These are not the only recurring trends. There are many more trends coming back from the 90’s that people are wearing. “Denim skirts, jackets, and such are also seen fairly often. Chokers, you see those a lot and band tee shirts you see all the time,” junior Sam Wirt said. Some of these trends from the 90’s have not come back. Some people say the trends that have not come back should stay in the 90’s and not become modernized. “Like the big baggy pants, they are not gonna come back anytime soon or the low waisted pants, I don’t see those returning and I hope not,” O’Hara said.
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Clothes can display a persons personality.Thrift Stores are cheap ways to find great clothes for great prices. “I don’t like paying $30 for a shirt, and it sets you aside because you don’t look like everyone else, because you wear unique clothes that you can find,” junior Lily Brown said. written by Tally Hill | thil5413@lps53.org hrift shopping can be both an economical and stylish way for people of all ages to express themselves. The halls of Liberty North are full of students who vouch for the perks that come with shopping at your local second hand shop. Going out on a limb: the cheap price of clothing allows people to try a new style or color that they wouldn’t normally purchase. “I try to make my clothes unique. Jean material is easiest to paint on. I can also distress jeans… it’s a process,” senior Haley Austin said. Fit does not change: thrift clothes have already been washed, so they won’t shrink after a wash. “A couple of my favorite shirts are from Savers and the best part is that the size hasn’t changed since I bought them a year ago,” senior Colton Hammond said.
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Sales people don’t exist: no employee will try to convince you to spend more money than you already are. “There are so many times that we spend so much money because we are basically paying for the brand now a days, because that’s what society tells us to do, but honestly if you go to the thrift store and style your own clothes you’re wearing stuff that looks one-hunnit… but you only paid five dollars,” Austin said. Community: thrifting opens doors for community fundraising, relationships, etc.. “I have met some of my closest friends by taking a trip down the street to savers. It’s also an awesome way to participate in school spirit,” senior Alanna Donely said.
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hat will the 1718 school year be remembered for? It is a question I have asked myself quite a bit. It is of course my senior year, but truth be told, I feel like I have thrown-away my first three years of high school, I was not involved in much so I ask myself a lot of “what if’s”. None of that matters because one can not change the past, it is done, set in stone. One can, however, affect the present with our actions. Let’s talk about the changes the school has made and how it has affected students, and trust me I will as I am obligated to write the story, but what is the point of writing a story about change if we don’t force change ourselves? Why would I waste my time writing a story about their being “A New Era at North” if at some point in the year we will fall into a routine and the new will start to feel, well,
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not new. I have made up my mind that I will do everything in my own power to take control of the present, step out of my comfort zone and try new things to make my last year of public education make up for the dull, forgettable ones I have had. I am not saying we have to do new exciting thing every day, but we have the opportunity as North is growing and changing to set the golden standard of what a fun, productive year or school is like. Let’s make the culture at North not feel like every other high school, or fall into dull routines that make the year just seem, well uneventful. Let’s get involved in school, do things that makes the environment at school feel fresh, let’s make kids from other high schools want to be a Liberty North Eagle. Most of all, together as a community let’s make this school year the year of the Eagle.
The new stadium provides an exclusively Liberty North environment to boost spirit. Students have enjoyed the shorter drive and athletes have enjoyed using the field. “It’s great that we don’t have to drive over to William Jewell anymore, and there is actually an Eagle in the center of the field instead of a Cardinal,” senior Justin Knebel said.
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A NEW era at North
With so many changes at Liberty North, this year is different from any before it written by Jake Mendoza | jmen5684@lps53.org
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erhaps the most talked about change that has happened to Liberty North are the differences in the football team and the brand new stadium. After a long time, head coach Ken Clemens announced he would be leaving the program and going to take a job at Oak Park, North announced they would bring in straight-shooting state winning Coach Greg Jones. “We are trying to get across creating a new attitude where it’s more of a business-like approach
there to keep us in line, last year we were all out of sorts and this year I feel like we are doing a better job at getting focused and getting done what we need to get done,” varsity quarterback Taylor Bayton said. A new coach isn’t the only thing the football team got, they have a brand new 2.5 million dollar stadium called “Zaxby’s Field,” The stadium finally gives North a field they can use for numerous sports and other activities. “I think as the year goes on and
“Looking into the rear-view mirror ain’t gonna help us out any,” head football coach Greg Jones said. to football. I’m done comparing one place to another I’m here now so I’m not worried what it was like here or there. We are here now ready to move forward so looking into the rear-view-mirror ain’t gonna help us out any,” head football Coach Greg Jones said. Jones, in his short time here, has made an impression on the team, players that were on the team last year especially see the difference. “I feel like this year’s team is more experienced. We have a lot of returning players, we matured a lot from last year, it’s great that we have Coach Jones because he is
as it sinks in it’s going to mean more and more to the kids that have their own stadium because they start understanding that this is “my home” and that I gotta protect my home. It’s like when you buy a house, it means more to you, so the more time that they put into that place it’s going to mean more and more to them and it will get to where you have a home field advantage because they understand that you don’t let anyone come into your home and beat you, those are just things that we are trying to teach and build,” Jones said. Continued on the next page
The stadium has been the focus of much of the year at North.While most students have enjoyed the stadium, some believe that the money could have been spent differently. “The money for the stadium could have been spent better. I liked the art gallery; it was unique. Now it’s replaced by the athletic offices,” junior Blake Murphy said.
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Advice fom a Senior: Taking Advantage of High School column by Grace Moore gmoo3928@lps53.org My past three years of high school have been one for the books. I can honestly say my overall experience here at North has been pretty good minus the inevitable stress that comes with it. My biggest piece of advice for those to come is to get involved. The high school experience only happens once for four years, so take advantage of it when possible. Try new things, you will never know if you like it or not until you try. Also, do more than one club. Find those friends with the same passions and help spread that joy to make a better environment.
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here are approximately 1,800 hundred students roaming around North, and a large portion of those kids are underclassmen. “The school feels really different from previous years. There are four lunches, no Eagle Hour, and a lot of new faces. This year has the potential to be the best North has ever seen. There are a bunch of seniors that are involved with the school, making things happen. It just feels a lot better than last year,” senior Chase Mason said. STUCO is doing their best to get everyone involved at North, with a large turnout at the annual “Black Light Blowout” dance, and various other events that are being planned for the future. “Stuco feels different now in the case that we’re now the senior class so a lot of people who have taken the leadership roles have graduated and those are the people who really shaped Stuco and the way we do things.
I think that, especially this year, our Senior class has stepped up and really carried out all of our traditions and have had a lot of new ideas that the younger Stuco members will use next year. We’re trying to get more involved with school events by really advertising on social media and just trying to get everyone involved. A big thing Stuco does every year is SEC competition and that really
“This year has the potential To be the best North has ever seen,” senior Chase Mason said. is meant for the students to look forward to and get involved with. We are putting a lot more focus into it opposed to previous years,” senior Olivia Daugherty. Last year, there were two lunch shifts, and a 35 minute block of time where students could go to a certain teacher to get help, make Continued on the next page Students are adjusting to the new lunch schedule, which eliminated Eagle Hour in favor of four lunch shifts.The shifts have been met with mixed reactions by many students. “It makes sense, but without them they would be way too crowded.This way, however, I can only sit with a fourth of my friends, instead of half like last year,” junior Levi Anderson said.
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up tests, or get work done. This year, Eagle Hour is just a study period, and there are four lunch shifts instead of two. These changes are mainly due to a larger student body than in previous years. “I don’t think that the lunch shifts themselves are the problem or one at all. They seem to be going more smoothly, and students are getting their food faster. I personally miss Eagle Hour because I used to be able to touch
base with students that missed a day or needed extra help, I think we will navigate it just fine and it will be something we forget we even had,” English teacher Mrs. Penner said. Never has there been this many lunches; the lunch room was, after all, built to accommodate the small population of students that went here in 2010. It is especially new for the students that have been used to two lunch shifts and a
35-minute time for Eagle Hour. “I kind of like having four lunch shifts, it is not as crowded as last year. I have first lunch and I like is because it is earlier so I am not starving by the end of the day. I will say that I do like the 20 minute study halls, but I liked having Eagle Hour more because it was more time for me to actually get stuff done and talk to a teacher if I needed extra help,” junior Grace Roberts said.
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“The student section is one of the biggest keys to the team. We [the team] feed off their [the student sections] energy and they give us a huge advantage at home or away games,� senior James Perry said.
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1-800-273-8255 World Suicide Prevention Month 2017 Written by Karsen McCune | kmcc9473@lps53.org Each year, 30,000 Americans are lost to suicide and even more people will attempt it, according to Mental Health America. “Being a police officer, we deal with cases of suicide almost on a daily basis. We unfortunately get called to the same situations over and over again into the same addresses,” LPD Detective Kristan Paulson said. To people without mental health issues, it can be hard to imagine someone wanting to take their own life. Depression is the major underlying factor for most suicide attempts. According to Mental Health America, up to 70% of suicide victims have depressive disorders, such as major depression or bipolar disorder. “People are usually supposed to be taking some type of medication for their depression or some kind of mental health, and they either choose not to because it makes them feel worse, or they can’t afford it. When they go off that medication, it really drops their ability to handle a situation,” detective Paulson said. Depression, just like any other serious mental or physical illness, needs to be professionally treated. But many people do not seek help for their depression. Since depression and anxiety are two of the most common mental illnesses, it is likely that any given person either has, or knows someone who has suffered from one of these. With these illnesses often comes suicidal thoughts or tendencies. “[Suicide] affects everyone just with the thought of someone killing themselves because of how depressed they were and they didn’t receive any
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help for it. Suicide is a very touchy subject to talk about because you never know what someone is going through or what they’ve gone through,” senior Sydney Scholl said. Although suicide can affect anyone, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) says that in most places, as of 2015, the middle aged to elderly are at the highest risk of committing suicide. It is still important to raise awareness about suicide to young people because they can also have trouble coping with everyday life. “I would say the most common that we see is probably late teens to mid-twenties. I think the reason for that is that’s kind of a time where people have a hard time handling the stress and pressures of their lives, and they don’t know where to turn for the resources to help them. We’ve seen as young as 14 and as old as 90, but for the most part, people we deal with on a regular basis are older teens to early twenties,” detective Paulson said. Recently, suicide rates for teenage girls doubled by 30% more than teenage boys. That’s 5 girls committing suicide out of every 100,000. (Centers for Disease Control). Many people don’t know the resources they can go to or do not want to talk about mental issues. “If you think of [your brain] like the heater in your house and your thermostat is broken. It gets really hot, but you can’t cool it down because your thermostat is broken. Sometimes people need help, whether that be mental health counseling or medicine or whatever that might be
in order to get their thermostat to work again,” counselor Emily Presser said. A popular resource to help mentally ill people is To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA). To Write Love On Her Arms is a nonprofit organization founded in 2011 by Jamie Tworkowski. It started as a blog entry of the same name. It was written about his friend, Renee Yohe, who, at the time, was struggling with addiction, depression, self - harm and suicidal thoughts. He wrote about her journey from struggling with mental illnesses to going to rehab. “I really love To Write Love on Her Arms. It really helped me through all my struggles and made me realize that staying here was worth it,” junior Santana Cervantes said. TWLOHA provides resources and support on their website for anyone that is struggling with mental illnesses, abuse, and many other issues. On top of providing resources, almost every day they write and share different blog entries about suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, self-harm, body image, and many others. Recently, founder Jamie Tworkowski compiled a book of blog entries he’s written over the years called If You Feel Too Much. Each entry he wrote has a different meaning and is about a different topic along with documenting his journey to founding TWLOHA. “I think we’ve found out a lot more about students that are struggling than we ever would’ve known before because I think some of it has to do with there
has been awareness for so long now,” Presser said. There has been more awareness in recent years on TV and in music. Musical artist, Logic, recently released a popular song focused on suicide. Its title is the national suicide prevention lifeline (1-800-273-8255), and has brought awareness to the support source. Students at Liberty North can also help. “I would tell high schoolers to be on the lookout for or just be very aware of your surroundings and of your friends. When you notice any little change in someone, reach out to them, give them support, ask them if there’s anything you can help them with. If it gets to a point where you know they are feeling suicidal and they have the options to take those steps, reach out to a responsible adult who can help. If not someone there at the school, contact your local law enforcement agency to see if they can help intervene with that person,” detective Paulson said. When it comes to preventing suicide, asking for help can make a huge difference. It can be hard for some people to admit they need help, but it can save someone’s life. “I feel as if teens feel more comfortable to say something it could prevent something horrible like a teen committing suicide,” Scholl said
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signs of suicide Talking about being a burden Displaying extreme mood swings Sleeping too little or too much Increaased use of drugs or alcohol Withdrawl from social groups Acting recklessly Changes in personality and/or appearance *according to suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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“New music comes out every minute- and to finish all of the Nancy Drew books” -Blair Garrison
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“It will hurt other people more than it hurts you” -Daniel Harper
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Santana’s Story
written by Santana Cervates | scer3994@lps53.org health and encouraged people to find the help they need until I found TWLOHA. After reading founder Jamie Tworkowski’s book If You Feel Too Much, I was inspired to pursue writing more than I had ever wanted and I began writing songs as well. My big dream is to become a musician and showcase my songs, voice and guitar playing. When I listen to music, play my guitar and write songs, I’m in my happy place. Music is my safe haven, the place I hide and show my emotions. Music is my whole life and my first love. I would not still be alive today if it weren’t for music. As I sit here writing this, I realize that no matter how hard things have been or even how they are now, I’m still human. My scars don’t define who I am. I want to make an impact with my story and want to help people not to hurt. My pain isn’t who I am. My goals are what I’m trying to achieve.
My name is Santana Cervantes. People view me as quiet, content, lost in music or just one girl you saw that one time. But really I can fight a war in my mind sometimes. I have been Santana recently started a blog on Tumblr posting struggling with depression for four years now. her writings daily.You can read it at My anxiety is horrible. I’m a self-harm and tanaslovelyamericanlife.tumblr.com suicide survivor. That’s why I’m quiet. I didn’t believe I was good enough to be the person I am. I was at a huge rough point in my life where I felt like I didn’t have anyone who cared about me and I felt as if I couldn’t trust anyone. I hate hearing drama in all my classes, I’m sick of hearing everyone’s lies. That’s why you can always catch me listening to music. I’m a big advocate for suicide prevention and mental health awareness. I never want anyone to end up in the hole I was in. Coming out of a hard point in my life, I became closer to my faith in God more than I had ever been before. Early last year, I discovered To Write Love On Her Arms Infograph by Harris Meyers | hmey3600@lps53.org (TWLOHA), and my life changed. TWLOHA was there for me through my whole journey. I never had found an organization that valued mental
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Spotlight
Kristina Nguyen
If I could go back in time and change anything, I would go back and not befriend some people because I’ve realized that there are just some people who are not good for you. [If I got enough money] I would travel the world and try to give back to society as much as possible. [Something crazy I did was] I thought it was a good idea to skate down a hill, but I couldn’t stop so I decided to lower my foot onto the ground and I ended up rolling down the road.
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Kayden Azevedo I wanna be that old fat guy on a scooter. I wanna have big speakers on the side of it. In all seriousness, I want to be successful. I want to leave my mark on the world, something economical. [I’m most scared of] growing up or spiders. [The best music is] probably country. 10
Ellie Allman I would describe myself as very outgoing and very opinionated. [My best trait] I don’t know if it’s a trait, but I try to make the best out of every situation possible. I guess that’s optimistic. [In the future] I want to do something to help children. 11
Amber Barron I think I’m mostly unstoppable when I’m listening to music or even writing. Basically whenever I’m happy I feel like I can do anything. I feel misunderstood sometimes, but I would like to see myself as a creative person. I’m hilarious, very introverted, and friendly.
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My goals are to make someone of myself, travel the world, and to make myself and other people happy.
Athlete
Cross Country
Jack Morgen
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My dream job would be to work as a genetic engineer. I love that I get to run with my friends. Running also helps me to clear my mind, so I really enjoy it because of that.
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If I can go back in time I wouldn’t change anything because of the possible repercussions. I’ve tried multiple times [ to solve a Rubix Cube] but the most I could ever get was two sides then I gave up.
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M o n t h
40 sec mile time drop in a week
“He might not always be the loudest guy, but when he talks,people definitley listen,” Cross Country coach David Chatlos said.
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Teachers
[My goals in life] are to be the best mom and teacher I can be.
[I would discribe myself as] outgoing, bubbly, and I love to teach. [If I could go back in time] I would probably appreciate my parents a little more. They’re both passed now and as an adult, I wish I had some more of that time when I was younger to bond.
Science
Misty.Black [If I could go back in time] I don’t think I would redo anything. I’m a firm believer that what happens to us makes us who we are and determines where we end up. I don’t think I ever need to be famous. I would like to be remembered.
English
Katie.Mitchell
[I would discribe myself as] bossy, more bossy and I like to think that I’m fairly observant.
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“We definitely have a younger team this year. I think getting the younger girls this experience now will work to this team’s advantage in the future,” senior Hailey Giboney said. photo by Harris Meyers | hmey3600@lps53.org
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Do’s & Don’t’s
•Be loud Scream and chant until you lose your voice; the team needs you. •Support your team Support the team no matter the score or the record- it really doesn’t make a difference. •Wear themed attire Dress crazy in the student section- just make it appropriate. •Stay after and pick up trash At North we know how to party, but we also know how to clean up, and respect the stands we cheer from. •Listen to seniors The seniors have been here the longest, and want the team to win the most. Do what they say and don’t ruin it for them in their last chance to cheer for our team from the student section- you will get your chance to lead someday.
•Leave early if the team is losing And definitely don’t be the first- the team notices. •Say derogatory things towards other teams or players Just don’t do it; you could get our team a penalty, or even get yourself thrown out. •Talk when a player is injured It’s extremely inappropriate no matter who it is; have some respect. •Socialize Sit by your friends and talk at halftime and when appropriate, but if you sit in the student section, you cheer.
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Volleyball “I think we could do so much better with a student section.Volleyball is a game with runs and momentum and having a loud crowd behind you really helps,” sophmore Sydney Macaluso said.
Football “We have a great group of people who love to come together and cheer on our boys, and this year it feels like there is a new atmosphere. We’re louder, more creative, and more passionate that we’ve ever been,” senior Alec Powell said.
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sports
photo by Kari Tott | ktot6200@lps53.org Students dress up for the Liberty North vs Staley game with a Hawaiian theme. This was the first game ever played in the new stadium. “The energy students bring keeps everyone on the sideline excited and really helps with the momentum of the game and keeping the energy there,” senior Chris Hampson said.
Warrior’s Best Friend J
written by Sophia Tulipana | stul8243@lps53.org
oe Jeffers and his daughter Samantha Jeffers have recently built a new cross country course located at in Kansas City. The cross country team seems to enjoy the new course and new place to run. “The warrior’s best friend course is nicer to run on than North’s course because it’s mostly downhill and the ground is even making it easier to run,” sophomore Ally Fisher said. But this course wasn’t just about running, Jeffers wanted a way to showcase his dogs that are trained to help veterans. He does this through cross country races on his new course. “In January, Warriors’ Best Friend began the development of the cross-country course. We wanted to find a way to bring people to our facility to see what we do and learn more about our mission and how they can ge involved,” Samantha Jeffers said. This course has brought many new opportunities to the school as well. Liberty North is now able to practice on the course as well as race there. “Since it’s been opened and is opened to us now, we are allowed to go there and we’re going to start practicing there next week,” Stenner said. The course was mainly made to showcase
photos by Asia Witherspoon Cross country runners take to the new course for their meets.This course was built over the summer and was generously offered to the team through Joe Jeffers. “The course is one of the nicest that I’ve ever ran on, it’s smooth with nice hills,” junior Chloe Johnson said.
Warriors’ Best Friend dogs for veterans and to raise money, but everyone can appriciate running on the new course with new opportunities. “The race last week was very exciting. A lot of effort is put into building and maintaining the course to make sure that it is safe for runners,” Jeffers said.
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Opinion Staff Editorial
written by Kari Tott| ktot6200@lps53.org
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s “13 Reasons Why” is bringing in major publicity for Netflix, it’s also causing a controversy in society. Anyone with a Netflix account can watch the drama infused show. “13 Reasons Why” is all the talk throughout teens today because the cliffhangers throughout the show. The show is a story about suicide and confronting the people who pushed the young teen, Hannah Baker, to her death, using tapes she sent and recorded before she passed. These are the shows that are going to make the most money because of the controversy and edgy topic. That’s fine, until the question becomes of how far is too far with these TV shows. Some parents have shown concern when seeing their high school students or younger children watching a show where suicide is in the spotlight. On the other hand, some parents think that it is doing no harm and it is just a TV show made to make money. This debate has us wondering if this type of content should be allowed on Netflix, as the Eagles View looks at it as an open website that anyone can use. We, the Eagles View staff supports the decision to keep showing the drama on Netflix.We believe the show is harmless to the viewers and is doing exactly what is was made to do, bring in fame and money like any entertainment outlet. We believe the show also bring attention to the heart break of suicide and showing us signs of suicide prevention. The decisions should be left to the parents of the teens whether they allow their kids to watch the show.
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13 Reasons Why
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lright, first of all, “13 Reasons Why” is a show that goes very in depth on how teen Hannah Baker’s suicide affects her school and community. That being said, this show’s first season that came out at the end of March, 2017, brings up some very positive and helpful topics such as the door of a teen’s life in the twenty-first century being burst open. This has shown the social pressures that happen with some people’s lives, being the topics of bullying, cyberbullying, social injustice, suicide, and sexual assault. “13 Reasons Why” had catapulted the matter of suicide to the forefront of conversations, whether that be between written by Morgan Winkel | mwin8090@lps53.org teenagers, families, schools, or even entire communities. The show has also sparked surges know that the Netflix show “13 Reasons of calls worldwide to suicide prevention and Why” is very popular right now. I think it mental health hotlines, maybe helping viewers is a horrible concept of a show and should that they need professional help, which is good. be taken off. If you think about it, the idea of With most teens, the pressure of school, their someone committing suicide is very sad and social issues, and other topics, it’s usually a matter of telling someone, may that be an adult, terrible but to take the time to film “tapes” and a friend, or a counselor. When people let have them delivered to lots of people their emotions get bottled up without basically saying they are a reason you killed talking to someone, they tend to blow up yourself is awful. To put that onto anyone at someone that is near them when they is going to affect them the rest of their life. do blow up, which can lead to that person Throughout the T.V. series, I always thought losing friends, contact with family members, and Hannah Baker was kinda rude towards people. lead them further down a dark path in life. Also, it is a part of being in high school.You will always have people say mean things to you or not like certain people and that is okay. I don’t think in anyway it is okay to send people tapes saying “welcome to your tape,” you are a reason I ended my life. There are many other ways to express how you feel rather than doing that. In today’s society this is such a touchy subject and the way they portrayed suicide was not effective. In my opinion the show should just be taken off Netflix, and if they really want a show to display the effects of suicide prevention, they could have done it in a different way.
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