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Vol 81 Issue 9 East High School 815 E 13th St. Des Moines, IA 50317

Des Moines Public Schools

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Moonlight

Prom 2013

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Scary movie; again

Success ignored

Watch out, teens driving

Another sequel to the scary movie films was released, read a review on the movie from a Scroll staff member

The debate team does incredible work in their competitions, but doesn’t gain the right amount of support from school and the students

Teen drivers cause multiple accidents due to careless driving

More photos pg. 12

senior countdown

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days until graduation

Table of contents

Inside scoop on; Mrs. Frommelt pg. 5

Tattoos pg. 8

Pg. 3 -Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Breaking the stereotype pg. 5

Diversity at East pg. 6/7

-Dear Keesha Pg. 10 -Health and fitness tips

-Datebook; get updated on everything going on at East -Spring/Summer fashion tips; get the scoop on Pg. 4 -Blackboard wars; a struggling school what fashion trends are hot is turned into a charter school Pg. 11 -East High spring sports -NFL draft update Pg. 8 -East high students’ reaction to Steubenville rape case Pg. 12 -2013 Prom front page photo/Brian Chang Pg. 9 -Over-exposed court cases

STAFF

Co-Editors in Chief

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Tyler Vail Alex Underwood Joshua Dunigan Shareece Burrell Natalie Flores Jacquelyn Gabriel Staff Members Keesha Gaines Brianna Boner Jeilah Seely DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL Savanna Bullington Brian Rivera EQUALITY STATEMENT Darian Delaney Adviser The Des Moines Public Schools prohibits Micheala Hale Kendrew Panyanouvong Natalie Niemeyer discrimination in educational and employment Jordan Gerke Michelle Nouchanthavong programs and activities based on age, race, creed, Principal Chelsie Smith color, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, Chase Reynolds Ethan Rustan Steve Johns sexual orientation, or disability. In addition, the Steven Johnson Aaron Hosman Stephenie Gabriel

Photographer: Brian Chang

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The Scroll is a public forum for student expression.

May 3, 2013 / Page Editor: Stephenie Gabriel

District prohibits acts of intolerance or harassment toward employees or students that are not related to the individual’s employment or education.

LETTER POLICY The Scroll welcomes letters but reserves the right to edit for space as needed. Outside contributions are subject to the usual restrictions of libel and obscenity and must conform to general paper policy, which is available upon request. Signed commentaries represent personal opinions, not views of the staff. Also, your letter needs to include your full name and grade. Unsigned letters can not be printed. You can deliver your letter to Natalie Niemeyer in room 3060N.

NOTE: All contents are the product of the EHS newspaper production staff. Occasional stories are contributed from the Journalism Intern program.

News

Fellowship of Christian Athletes regroup New after school group enables religious conversation story/Chase Reynolds

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ast is used to having clubs run by students and teachers, but recently there has been a new addition amongst these groups.

The FCA, or Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is an after school group who meets once or twice a month. Christian athletes can join to share their faith with fellow students.

The mission of the FCA is to present coaches and athletes with the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as their lord and savior, and to serve him in their relationships and the fellowship of the church.

The vision the FCA

has is to impact the world through the influence of coaches and athletes.

Sophomore Katelynn Cox, who is on the FCA leadership team, was one of the students who started the FCA at East.

“Me and Maggie Long knew people from church camp and they had FCAs at their school, so we wanted to start one here,“ Cox said.

Monday April 15 was the most recent FCA huddle, where around 25 to 30 students attended.

“We had pancakes and eggs, played fun games, and listened to a great sermon from guest speaker

Joel Swanson,” senior Abbey Mendenhall said.

At every meeting there is a new speaker who gives a different sermon. Guest Speakers have included Coach Jamel Crawford, Ric Powell, Joel Swanson, and a few others.

T h e r e have been many posters around East promoting FCA huddles, as well as promotions through Facebook and Twitter.

If you’re looking for a way to share your faith with fellow students, keep your eyes and ears open for further information on future FCA events.

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you should know about FCA

- Mission: “To present to coaches and athletes, and all whom they influence, the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church.”

- Values: Integrity, serving, teamwork, excellence - Locations: FCA has many location across the country. However, the organization has expanded internationally. They have partnered with ministries across the globe to increase their impact.

- History: Founder, Don McClanen incorporated FCA in 1954 along with other Pittsburgh businessmen.

- Hall of fame: FCA has many notable alum who have reached the professional level as either a player or coach. In 2000, former Indianapolis Colts coach and first African American NFL coach, Tony Dungy was inducted into the FCA Hall of Fame.

Updates and upcoming events LADY SCARLET SIGNS LETTER SENIOR ACTIVITIES OF INTENT TO IOWA CENTRAL May 9 Alumni Banquet/Alumni

FORMER ISU ATHLETE SPEAKS OUT ON MENTAL HEALTH

Scholarship presentation - 6 p.m.- gym Royce White was in Iowa last week May 14 Senior Meeting (including to speak at the January graduates) 8 a.m. - Auditorium State capital on mental health May 16 Senior Breakfast - 8 a.m. awareness. White Euclid Room made time to speak to a large group of May 17 Senior/Faculty Basketball East students on game - Block 9 his struggle with May 23 Practice for Class Day and anxiety. Pictured left: White poses graduation - After block 6 final with junior Whitney May 23 Awards Night - 7 p.m. Gulaco.

Pictured above, left to right: ICCC Head Coach Community Center Craig Carlson, Wise’s mother Barbara Wise, EAST RANKED AMONG TOP Senior Artichala Wise, Assistant coach at ICCC May 24 Class Day - 10 a.m. - Gym Jordan O’Brien, East Girls Basketball Coach Sam May 26 Commencement - 7:30 p.m. - IOWA AP TESTING SCHOOLS Powell and East Athletic Director Ric Powell.

Knapp Center - Seniors Report at 6:30 For the first time, East has is among the top 50 high Senior Artichala Wise signed a letter of intent schools in the Iowa AP index publication. The p.m. to Iowa Central Community College. Wise will attend ICCC and be one of the latest recruits for the school’s girls basketball team. “When I finally committed to a school it was a big relief off of my shoulders. I was constantly worrying about where I would end up,” Wise said.

publication ranks schools based on the number of AP exams taken compared to the number of graduates in Spring of 2012. The other four Des Moines Public high schools also ranked.

Page Editor: Aaron Hosman / easthighpublications.com

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News Blackboard wars

A struggling school in New Orleans is taken over by a charter school story/Darian Delaney

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ights, disrespectful students, angry community members, and even shootings are some of the things you might see if you tune in to the Oprah Winfrey Network on Saturday nights at 8 p.m. Black Board wars is a new reality television show about a newly transformed charter school John McDonogh High School. Before the school was turned into a charter school they had failing academic performance, and a history of violence.

Watching Principal Marvin Thompson guide these students in the right direction, and put all of his time in energy into this school is very inspiring. “I always

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knew I wanted to find from East was turned into something where I could a charter school. A former make a difference, trans- DMPS charter school emforming this school is the ployee described a charter biggest challenge, by far, school as a school that exists of my career,” Thomp- because the public sector son said in an interview. has difficulty being efficient The school started mak- and standardized. He said a ing drastic changes when charter school is much like the new principal, teachers, a hybrid between public and and higher private expectations schools.

“It seemed like a were brought They can to John Mc- hang out more than r e c e i v e Donogh. funding school.”

Test scores through have gone up, violence has the state, like public gone down, and the stu- schools as well as private dents now know that their funding from other doteachers truly care about nors like private schools.” them being successful.

Some of the students who In 2011 the Walker por- went to the charter school tables right down the street had to transfer to East

May 3, 2013 / Page Editor: Darian Delaney

when the school closed in 2012. “My experience at the charter school was very different than East. Most of the classes were very easy, and it seemed like a hang out more than school. In the end, I’m very glad I am now going to East,” sophomore Joseph Leach said.

The former employee said the charter school failed because there were a lot of big expectations that could not be met under the public school umbrella. Also, the school was only given two years to operate and was riddled with other issues that detracted from teaching students. It can take several years to get a school up and run-

photo/ Brian Chang ning to peak performance and the start up for many charters takes 3-5 years.

Any student who chooses to attend a charter school is welcome; there are no regulations for who can attend. Many Americans think that more charter schools should be spread around the country, and others think they are not helping students in any way.

Whether you are for or against charter schools, you should all tune into the Oprah Winfrey Network and watch a school turn its bad reputation around.

Features

story/Kendrew Panyanouvong een moms; often the whole situation tried portrayed in the hiding her pregnancy for the media as irrespon- whole nine months from sible, and stupid from the friends and family, wearing mistake. Where girls come baggy sweats and hoodies from divided and unsup- most of the time early in the portive families with unsta- school year. Once she startble relationships with their ed showing, she was forced parents and partner. Usually to confess to her parents. known as the whores of the “I texted my mom while school that were too dumb we were both at home. I hid to care if they got pregnant. it for so long because she East junior Michelle would probably want me Nouchanthavong is not to abort it and I didn’t want only an East Scroll staff that. She didn’t talk to me member, former model, for a whole week after that,” spunky fashionista, animal Nouchanthavong said. enthusiast, or standout eduThroughout all the views cated scholar, but also a lov- on teen pregnancy, Nouching, supportive teen mom. anthavong believes she The soft and quiet junior breaks the stereotypes; had everything going for overcoming the obstacles her; she had many oppor- easier than she thought. tunities, until the moment Her thoughts on teen moms she discovered she was were completely different pregnant. Nouchanthavong, after she became one herself. who was very timid about “At first I thought ‘Oh,

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they’re just girls who don’t watch out for themselves.

I would never be in their position.’”

Now that she is a teen mom, her perspective has drastically changed.

“I know it’s not a good look on myself being a teen mom now, but I have to stand up for that. I made a stupid decision and I was smart enough to know better. I felt ashamed of myself, but I don’t regret anything now. Karsen (her son) is the world to me, everything about him matters,” Nouchanthavong said.

Unlike many teen parents, Nouchanthavong and her boyfriend, junior Kalvin Leauang have managed to maintain a strong two

Frommelt exposed

year relationship to support their son, although hitting a few rough patches along the way. Each coincidentally telling me that “Karsen is everything” to them.

“It’s more responsibility now for me. I can’t just go out and get in trouble anymore, someone’s got to take care of him. Before I do anything now I think about Karsen and ask myself if it would be worth it,” Leaung said.

Karsen recently turned 7

months old and they both are attending school regularly here at East, also holding jobs. Now that they are parents, Nouchanthavong and Leauang have realized with a child comes many responsibilities.

To read more of Michelle’s stories visit easthighpublications.com

A look inside her science-driven life

story/Jackie Gabriel

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or the past 18 years, East High School has allowed this Nebraska-born woman to express her love for science through teaching students.

Whether it be Botany, AP Biology, or Zoology, she has been making her classes interesting and exciting in every way she can. From cracking a simple joke here and there to convincing her students that she really is a nerd, Mrs. Frommelt makes class simply unique.

You could say she was destined to be a science teacher from the

beginning because since she was a child, science has always been Frommelt’s favorite subject. As she moved on to Ankeny high school , her passion for science stayed with her.

“I loved my biology teacher; I loved my biology class,” Frommelt said about teaching science.

Even as she moved on to college at UNI, she still had an immense amount of fascination for the subject. In addition to science, math and art were favorites of hers as well. However, in the end science won and

she became a teacher, starting out at Weeks Middle School where she taught for two years.

“I enjoy the subject matter the best; it never gets boring,” Frommelt said when asked what her favorite part about teaching was. “I like to make my classes halfway enjoyable and exciting.”

Part of the reason Frommelt is an effective teacher is due to the fact that she connects with high school students.

Former students can consent that Frommelt is an exceptional and enjoyable teach-

er, even a favorite to some.

“Mrs. Frommelt treats her students like family, like her own kids,” Amber Hager, former East student said, “Years later, I still remember her.”

Within minutes of meeting Mrs. Frommelt, most people are able to realize her passion for science but don’t know much else about her until taking the time to get to know her.

To read more of Mrs. Frommelt’s story visit easthighpublications.com

Page Editor: Kendrew P. easthighpublications.com

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Gary Rourke was a 1971 East graduate.

He coached wrestling for 22 years at East and in 1999 became the Vice Principal up until 2009.

The beloved educator passed away on September eighth 2009.

Dan Conner replaced former East Principal Mike Zelenovich, who became the District A.D. As the new principal Dan Conner began to administer changes to improve East.

Freshmen 2009-10 Barack Obama was Inaugurated as the 44th President in January 2009. Obama became the first African American to serve as President.

Sophomore 2010-11 On January 12, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

An estimated 220,000 people fell victim to the destructive earthquake.

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he past four years have impacted the lives of not only the graduating seniors at East, but the entire world. From small successes to large tragedies, the class of 2013 has witnessed it all. Graduates are entering a world that has drastically changed from where it was four years ago. The United States has re-elected the first black president and has eliminated a global enemy with the death of Osama Bin Laden. East has also come a long way, welcoming two new principals and implementing challenges and policies to increase attendance. East has had success in athletics and academics. The softball team won the state championship in 2011 and in April East was named one of the top 50 AP schools in Iowa. Through it all, people and communities have created or maintained meaningful relationships.

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May 24, 2013 / Page Editor: A. Hosman/N. Flores

East became the Central champions of the Get Schooled fall attendance challenge. The school worked together to improve the overall attendance and won an all day movie premiere.

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Junior 2011-12

A suspicious fire in August destroyed the locker room and all the football equipment inside.

The community and other supporters helped raise money to replace the loss of the equipment.

Senior 2012-13 On the morning of December 14, a gunman opened fire to Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.

20 out of 26 victims were children.

The terrorist leader responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was killed during a raid on May 2, 2011. The raid was executed by Seal Team 6.

After seven years, couple remains hand in hand story/Darian Delaney

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igh School relationships hardly ever last, let alone middle school relationships. Aneglo Arreloa and Kaylee HilarioBahena are an exception to the rule, and have been dating since fifth grade, and still going strong. They will both be graduating this year, but they believe that they will continue to grow and the end of high school will not be the end of their relationship.

Do you think you will be able to hold the relationship that you have held for so long?

You guys are the longest lasting couple at East. Why do you think you guys have lasted and other couples haven’t?

Aneglo: There have been so many challenges that we have gone through, and we have overcome all of those challenges so I think we can make it work.

Kaylee: We have known each other since second grade and grew up together. We really understand each other.

Aneglo: I’m truly myself around her and I don’t try to act like someone I’m not. It’s hard to find someone you feel comfortable with at such a young age, so we just got lucky.

Kaylee: I moved away for two years and we still dated, so I don’t think distance will ever be an issue.

What do you think will be the hardest part of maintaining your relationship after high school?

Kaylee: Finding time to spend together with our busy schedules.

Senior year marks their seven year anniversary, pictured is Kaylee and Angelo before this years Homecoming dance.

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Features

My body,my art East students legitimize student body art S

How do you express yourself?

story/Jordan Gerke

itting in the chair with sweat streaming down your face, you are both afraid but excited at the same time. Your heart pumps once you hear the ‘zzzzz’ of the needle. As the needle gets closer you begin to shake. The needle penetrates your skin and you try not to yelp in pain. You didn’t think it would feel this way when you said, “I want a tattoo.”

This scenario is etched into the brains of teenagers daring enough to get tattoos.

Over time tattoos have become popular on kids at younger and younger ages. Although some of the tattoos they get don’t make sense.

“Some teenagers want to get little stupid things. I think teenagers should get Drawing of tattoo artist Kat Von D

something sentimental; something that has a story,” junior Cindy Vela said.

Do teenagers get tattoos for good reasons, or is there something more to it? Dalton Lyons explains the tattoo he has on his arm and the reasoning behind it, “I’ve had two relatives die of breast cancer. The ribbon represents the breast cancer, and the anchor represents strength.”

There are individuals that judge people with tattoos before they understand the reasoning behind them.

“Someone who can be covered in tattoos and piercings can be a lot nicer than someone with nothing.

It’s don’t judge a book by its cover, basically,” Vela said.

The reason teenagers with tattoos may be looked down on is because of discrimination against tattoos in general. The

tattoos you have are a part of you, and you shouldn’t be discriminated against just because of the way you look.

“Tattoos are just a way to express yourself.

Just be yourself,” junior Skiler Vanhouang said.

Expressing yourself through tattoos can be similar to expressing yourself through art, music, or even the clothes you wear. In a normal day you don’t see someone discriminating against another person because of what they drew on a piece of paper, or what music they listen to.

Students live among teenagers strong enough to wear their hearts on their sleeves. They took the chance to show themselves to the world.

Will you take the chance?

“Tattoos are just a way to express yourself. Just be who you are,” Vanhouang said.

Junior Tyler Lake’s unfinished tattoo on his right arm.

Lake’s tattoo in memory of a passed family member.

Tattoo on junior Dalton Lyons’ right arm. The ribbon representing family members who have faced breast cancer.

The anchor representing Dalton’s strength.

by junior Skiler Vanhouang

What would you do? story/Darian Delaney

Students at East discuss the Steubenville, case in Ohio, and try to decide what they would have done on that terrible night

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teubenville drew international attention after two members of the football team were recorded and photographed raping a sixteen year old girl on Aug. 11, 2012. Several teenagers who witnessed the rape took photos and put them on social media, causing uproar around the world.

The victim testified in court that she had way too much to drink that night and doesn’t remember the six hour period in which the rape occurred. She woke up the next morning in a house that she didn’t recognize and no memory of the events of the night before.

Out of 300 people including peers and classmates who tweeted, retweeted, and put pictures on instagram of the intoxicated teenager…not one of them

reported anything to the police.

50 percent of East High students say they would report something illegal that they saw on the internet.

“If I saw an inappropriate picture online I would report it to the police or to the school.

No one should “Maybe if you don’t take pictures, let want to get raped, don’t get alone put them blackout drunk. Just a thought. on the internet #Steubenville.” where the whole world can see. I would do the right thing and make sure the pictures were taken off social network sites,” junior Kayla Christine said.

Some members of the community blame the victim for her own rape, and casting a photo/Brian Chang East students show what they would have done on the negative light on the football team. controversial night in Steubenville, Ohio.

The support was overwhelming To read more on the Steubenville case visit: easthighpublication.com for the two football players, and

Page Editor: Jordan Gerke / easthighpublications.com

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Features Teacher Retirement

East says GoodBye to two long time members of the Scarlet Family

Sid Gordon- 10 years

Q: What are you going to do when you retire?

Sid Gordon, a Career and Special Education Department A: “Take some time off, travel, and see people I haven’t teacher. After for working at East for ten years, he had seen in a while.” decided to retire this year. He Q: Where did you go to college? wanted to be a teacher and teach at East because he want- A: “University of Northern Iowa and Drake University.” ed to help students to learn and he was born and raised in Q: What are the best memoDes Moines, Iowa. Before he ries that you have here at worked at East, he had taught East? at North High School, Atlanta, A: “The spirit of student, administrators, and the comGA and Heartland, A.E.A. Q: What are you going to miss munity, as a whole.”

Q: What are some things that about working at East?

A: “Being contact with teach- you like/dislike about East? ers, students, and administra- A: Like: “Loyalty of the East high community.” tors.”

Dislike: “Nothing.”

By: Savanna B.

A: I wouldn’t have stayed if I Long time teacher at East, didn’t like it. What I love about teaching is that every day is Ron Borstad, is retiring after 20 years of service at different. Every student is difthe school. Borstad teaches ferent. Every day every student World Literature, English is different.

II, Radio Film and TV, and Q: What was the best moment of teaching?

Shakespeare.

Q: How long have you been A: Well here’s the thing. I don’t judge my performance teaching?

A: 41 years. The seniors I as a teacher by how the school taught my first year would beyear went or how the well the students did in class. I judge 59 years old.

Q: Was teaching your first it by what happens with those students down the road, later choice? in life. 5 or 10 years later when A: I sort of fell into it. A friend in college told me I a student comes back and should the education block. talks to me and tells me how I was a theatre major so I they’ve been doing, that’s when had no clue what I would I know I did a good job. When do with that. What’s really a former student stops by and cool is that I started teach- tells me that they get reminded ing before I even graduated of me or that something I’ve college. A teacher at the high taught them has helped them, school was partying with the students that’s what makes what I do so she got fired and they needed some- special. one super fast. So I taught for the rest Q: What are your plans after of that year then I went back and fin- retirement?

A: My wife has already moved ished my degree.

Q: Have you ever had a different job? and is living in Nashville right A: I’ve been an assistant butcher, radio now and as soon as school ends on June 5th I’m getting announcer, graphic artist, carpenter, plumber, lighting technician, and I’ve in my car and heading down there. All of my possessions worked on a farm.

Q: What was your favorite part about are in Nashville with my wife.

All I have right now are my teaching?

By: Chase Reynalds

Ron Borstad- 20 years

May 24, 2013 / Page Editor: Jeilah Seely

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Features

Spring and Summer

F A S H I O N

“in”

What’s

this Spring and Summer?

photo poll/Michelle Nouchanthavong

“Don’t worry about what others think. As long as you

“Fashion is an art of personal self-expression.”

think it’s fly, that’s all that matters.” Shawn Jarrett, 12

Brooke Nouchanthavong, 9

snapbacks

cut off t-shirts

bandanas

bustiers

gladiators

belts

vans above-knee shorts

Snapbacks: Capz $25+ Vans: Journeys $40+, $12 for look-alike vans at Target!

Cut off t-shirts: Cut up an old t-shirt!

Bandanas: Walmart $3+ Above-knee shorts: Cut up an old pair of jeans!

high-waisted shorts

Gladiators: Wet Seal $12+ High-waisted shorts: Forever 21 $17+, Go thrifting and make your own shorts!

Belts: Forever 21 $3+ Bustiers: Charlotte Russe $4+

Three healthy tips story/K.Hale/S.Burrell

“Eat right, or you’re in trouble. You have to exercise which includes walking for about 30 minutes a day, and doing other productive exercises. Surround yourself with good people that work out and do things that could help you stay in shape.” –Willer, softball coach, PE Teacher In order to be a healthy person you have to have the right mentality. You have to actually want to be fit and in shape. Not only do you have to do physical things in staying in shape but you have to be able to use mental and social skills as well.

“Go through with the plan. If you follow through with staying fit, you’re going to get results. Work on your cardio and eat right.”

– Coach Schoon, weightlifting, football coach, track coach “I stay involved in sports all year round and have a daily workout plan I do. I try to do something active for at least 45 minutes a day and watch my diet. Eating right and being healthy is significant as an athlete.” – Christina Syhavong, 12

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When it comes to being healthy and fit it’s the little things you do every day that can make a difference. Drink lots of water, get lots of rest, eat healthy, and exercise as much as you can. Your body doesn’t depend on itself; it also depends on you and your willingness to stay fit and healthy.

May 3, 2013 / Page Editor: Michelle N.

Sports Updates

NFL UPdate

Track & Field

The East 4x2 team competed at the Drake Relays on Friday, Apr. 26. Craig Taylor, Terrence Karlar, Malique Ziegler and Skyler Knutzen ran for a combined time of 1:30.6. The team placed 8th overall. “It’s exciting seeing all the people there and being able to run on the same track as Olympic athletes,” Knutzen said.

Girls Soccer

The Lady Scarlets just suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 loss against Roosevelt on Monday, May 29th.

The team is 3-7 but their record does not show for their work ethic. The Lady Scarlets are looking for a fresh start against ADM on Friday, May 3. The game will be played at Williams Stadium.

Boys Soccer

The Scarlets just came off of a win against Roosevelt to up their record to 5-8. The odds are with them as the team will travel to Ottumwa on Monday to take on the Bulldogs.

The Scarlets next home game is on Friday, May 10 against Lincoln.

Brian Rivera on...

Jamie Reynolds (12)

Maggie Long (11)

Rebuilding the legacy

story/Alex Underwood

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s winter melts into spring, lines are being chalked, grass is being cut, and Bob Savage field begins preparation for another season of Scarlet’s softball.

Over the past three the Scarlets’ season has come to an end in Fort Dodge at the state tournament. The teams were able to clinch one state championship along with placing second twice.

After graduating seven seniors from last year’s team along with head coach Bob Ligouri, who took on a full time coaching job at DMACC, the ladies will be in a rebuilding stage this season with but still have potential to get back to the state tournament.

“It’s going to be different and possibly difficult but I think that the team will get stronger and stronger throughout the season and there will

be no worries about anything,” said Senior Megan Belcher.

Thana Heller is entering her first season as the head coach of the softball program, replacing Ligouri from his successful reign. Heller has served under Ligouri as an assistant for many years and has built relationships with this year’s team over the years.

Nothing has changed as far as winter workouts go. Though the Scarlets lost great pieces, more talent is starting to emerge from the younger classes.

“I think we will surprise a lot of people. We have a lot of talent. The girls are buying in and they have worked hard all offseason. I believe we are ready to go,” said Coach Lowell Long.

The Scarlets are scheduled to open the season May 24 at Valley.

2013 NFL Draft

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or many college football players their dreams of becoming professional athletes came true as they were drafted into the NFL on Apr. 25-28. The NFL draft was held in Radio City Music Hall. Your team’s future depend on how well they draft.

Here are the biggest winners and losers of the 2013 NFL draft. The biggest winners of the draft are the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, and the St. Louis Rams.

These teams drafted the best because they covered all their areas of need and drafted the best players available.

The Minnesota Vikings managed to get three first round picks on great players and that is always going to be a great draft. One of the biggest losers however was the Chicago Bears who reached for an offensive lineman in the first round, in which they could of easily got in the second round instead of picking up one of the great players that were still there for the taking. In the next rounds they drafted two linebackers to solidify an already top ranked defense and ignored a very shaky offense that lacks talent other than Brandon Marshall. To see more on the NFL draft you can go to NFL.com and see every player your team picked.

The 2013 Quill yearbook

0 will be distributed starting the week of May 6 $6Come to 3060N before or after school to get your copy!

May 3, 2013 / Page Editor: A. Underwood/J. Dunigan/T. Vail

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Photo Spread

Prom

2013 a night to

remember Prom committee members mess around with the crowns before announcing prom queen and king.

Left to right: Abbey Mendenhall (12), Nick Sayavong (12), and Hannah Bailey (12).

The prom court anxiously waits to find out the results of prom queen and king.

Left to right: Zach Nieland (12), Katie Glover (12), Principal Steve Johns, Hanna Hoskins (12), Xavier James (12), and Lauren Holmes (12).

Top: Being crowned prom queen is senior Hanna Hoskins. “I didn’t think I was going to win. Once Aaron’s name was called I was sure Lauren had it in the bag. When they called my name I was really happy, but really surprised at the same time,” Hoskins said about how she felt when she found out she won prom queen.

Bottom: Seniors do the cha-cha slide during Prom.

“It (prom) was awesome. I had a blast, it’s one of those things I will miss next year,” senior Brandon Leach said about his last high school dance. photos/Brian Chang

Page Editor: Stephenie Gabriel / easthighpublications.com

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