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Oct. 24, 2014 Vol. 7 Ed. 1
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Mascot up for debate...again Community and school weigh in
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Top Left: Old beachers being demolished Bottom Left: Brand new bleachers
Old, worn out, and unsafe Eaton’s old stadium bleachers has been demolished and redesigned. Eaton High school’s athletic director Steve Longwell says he “doesn’t take full credit” but, much of the credit does belong to him. Longwell had brought up the idea of the new stadium bleachers because the old ones were unsafe and needed to be changed. One thing Longwell would want to change about the new bleachers is the size. “If we had the funds we would have made it bigger”. Already costing approximately $250,000 including the demolition series of the build. All in all, Longwell is proud of the new replacement of the Eaton bleachers. “Very nice” he says. Eaton also received new Varsity football jerseys. Longwell also stated that ‘Bringing in a new coach we wanted Coach Lemon and his football
program to have a new identity’ Both sets of jerseys, along with the new white pants costs approximately 5,000 dollars. Longwell says ‘I love the color scheme, I can’t say I would change anything about the uniforms’. The counseling office, located in the Sophomore hall, has undergone a remodeling session over the summer! The old peeling counter topsGONE, the pink chairs- GONE, the ugly cabinets-GONE. Now the counters are brown granite, the chairs are black, and cabinets are impersonating wood to match the doors. Steve Ehrlich was a major aspect in the remodelling of the office. He helped install the countertops, and bring in the chairs. Credit to students, Gavin Ledahl, Casey Edens, and Cole Edens for the assembly of the new black chairs as well. The bathroom also got remodeled with new countertops and tiles.
Top Right: New bathrooms in Freshman hall; Bottom Right: Gavin Ledall (15) showing off the new football uniforms
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Zac Lemon
Zac Lemon believes, “students have a good work ethic and high expectations of themselves.” This is his 11th year teaching. Lemon said that he “needed a change that included professional growth” and a future for his family. He wanted to be head coach for a football team with championship potential.
Robert Thorgeson
Robert Thorgesen has been teaching for a total of 28 years. He likes the community here at Eaton. He said that, although he is still learning a lot about the students and community, he has found many are friendly and willing to help. Robert came to Eaton to move closer to his sons’ family and a new daughter.
William Dawes
William Dawes spent his first year teaching in northeastern Nebraska, but he came to Eaton for the woodworking job. He heard many great things about the town and so that’s the reason why he came. So far he loves the people and the town and is very happy he came here.
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Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson said, “I grew up in Windsor and was always competing against Eaton with the utmost respect”. This is Michael’s first year teaching so as he says it “I am on the same boat as my freshmen. Their first day was my first day.” He loves the sense of community that takes so much pride in what they do.
Kelsey Hemenover
Kelsey Hemenover likes how Eaton is known for the success of each student. Kelsey said, “The students and staff show a great sense of school pride.” Kelsey also said “I decided to come to Eaton, because I have always known Eaton to be a strong school district.” This is her sixth year as a Physical Education teacher.
Katherine Gaber
Katherine Gaber said that she wanted to teach at Eaton due to the fact that EHS has a great reputation Gaber taught at Cameron Intensive Behavioral Program but said that her choice was also influenced by the fact that she also lives close. Gaber also said that “all of the students are very respectful.” The respect from her students makes her love her job.
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Excellent turnout for EHS Taste of Eaton Community helps support first-time event
kacijurgensmeier Staff Reporter Costing only $5 a ticket, families feasted on farm fresh goods for the high school clubs fundraiser called Taste of eaton, on Friday Oct. 17. Before the home football game, against the Valley Vikings, families gathered to taste organic hometown food donated by local locations. Three clubs participated in the fundraiser including Future Business Leaders of America, The Family Career and Community Leaders, and the Future Farmers of America. Each club did their part to help contribute to the fundraiser. FBLA advertised the events by making posters. FCCLA cooked the food provided, and FFA found the local locations to donate. All the clubs helped serve
and take tickets for the event. Local locations that participated in providing food were Harper Livestock with Lamb Meatballs. Meadow Gold supplied milk and chips and dip. The Colorado Dairy Women provided ice cream, Fagerberg Produce donated onions, pulled beef from Colorado Premium Double J. Packing, baked potatoes from Martin Produce, carrots and cabbage from Hungenburg Produce, cowpoke beans from Nothern Feed Bean, and pulled pork
from Brett and Tara Kaysen Valley Packing. This was the first time the Taste of Eaton had occurred. FBLA supervisor, Shelly Tregoning, said “The event turned out great. We didn’t know what to expect at first, but everything went well and we can improve some things for next year. The attendance was awesome, all the clubs worked very hard, and there was lots of community support.” The clubs will host the event again next year.
Grady Folot (17) and Peyton Fisher (18) show off their lifting skills with gallons of ice cream.
Bruk Teshome (16) serves carrots to Georgia Cross.
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Community member, Bob Dorsey attends Taste of Eaton, to help support EHS students at the first annual Taste of Eaton. Above: EHS students prepare to serve pulled beef.
Elise Cozzens (15) with her cousins.
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Homecoming 2014
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Coming Home
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Laughter and music filled the hallway as children dressed in halloween costumes went door to door to receive a special halloween treat provided by the clubs of EHS on Saturday Oct. 18. The annual event consisted of pumpkin carving, trains rides, face painting , pictures, and the Trick or Treat Street. Over 60 children, a variety of ages showed up looking for fun, candy, and a reason to wear their costumes a few weeks earlier than they were supposed to. Costume styles ranged from animals to superheros. The clubs at the school work together to give back to the community. Chris Love, the FBLA advisor stresses the importance of giving back. He said, “Anytime you
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Tyler Alm and Ciana Burroughs wait at their door to hand out some treats to the children from the Eaton Community. Six high school clubs decorated doors and waited for little trick-or-treaters to come down the halls of EHS.
Mummies princesses, spidermen and more filled the halls of Eaton High School on Saturday, Oct. 18. FFA played host to six clubs and over 60 children with rides, games, pumpkins and candy.
can combine positive experiences that intertwines EHS students with community members, it is a good thing.” The students were able to interact with younger community members. Junior Megan Hawthorn was working the event and said, “The best part was seeing all the little kids in their costumes, and then when we gave them some candy, they got so happy. I was glad that I had the opportunity to participate this year.” Hawthorn also said, “Even though we are all in different clubs and organizations, it is really awesome that we can come together as a school and make an impact on the younger generations.” This annual tradition has become one of Eaton’s favorites and kids will look forward to the event next fall.
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very three or four years, EHS makes alone cannot change news all across the nation the world, but I can cast due to the fact that the mascot is a caricature of a stone across the waters a Native American. If you to create many ripples.” simply just Google search “Eaton Mother Teresa Reds Mascot History” articles are brought up from past years. In September, Re p r e s e n tative Joe Salazar Bradley proposed a bill that would force Colorado school boards to go before a Native American Community and ask permission to use an indian mascot to review the use. If the Native American Community denies the use of the a mascot, the school could lose state funding. We are known as the Fightin’ Reds and that name has given our school a reputation that is known across Weld County due to our sports and our overall academics. Schools around us know who we are simply because of our mascot. Our mascot has given our students and our town a sense of pride because we are proud of our town and our team. Our mascot defines who we are. We all suddenly become united by this mascot each and every Friday night at the football games. It gives us that sense of belonging. This unification shows other schools that we basically function as a whole. This even shows other schools that we are one and that no matter what we will always be there as a huge support group no matter what the event is.
In 2002 I was asked to help conduct a survey about the Eaton High School mascot. I called 44 people. There were four questions and I was to be neutral, no matter the answers. 1) How long have you lived in Eaton? 2) Do you like the EHS mascot? 3) Do you think it should be changed? 4) Why or why not? The results: the 23 Eaton residents who said that it was outdated and should be changed were either 58 years or older or they had lived in Eaton 5 years or less. The 21 residents who were adamant that it be retained had either lived here since birth or had moved away and returned. How do I know that, you ask. Amazingly, people shared information even when not asked. So I “get it.” Having an outside group come into their community and tell them what to do, made a
lot of folks mad. I am thankful that the students of Eaton High are now raising questions; true change comes from within. Through the work with Dan Ninham and the committee members, four of whom were from Eaton, I gained respect for the Native American point of view. They were not being “over-sensitive.” They were and still are truly concer ned about the effects of negative stereotypes. Mascots misrepreBindley sent Native Americans physically and mock sacred religious customs, family traditions and values: case in point, the Eaton Middle School mascot. Dan’s nine-year-old daughter, Simone, asked me, “Do people really think we are that mean and ugly?” She was a beautiful girl and is now a beautiful young woman.
This phrase has been put into our minds each and everyday since the day we all walked in here as freshman. Eaton 101 taught us that come into this school as friends and strangers but as we slowly start to move up grades, we start to become more of a family. Salazar wants to make us go before the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs to ask permission to use a Native American mascot or else we will lose our funding, and this bill is coming from Salazar who has no idea what EHS is like. We shouldn’t be forced to change our mascot. If we are forced to change our
mascot, we will have to change everything that has our mascot on it. We would need new athletic uniforms, new logos on our busses and in our gyms. And every sign promoting the Reds would have to be changed. And who would pay for all of these new changes? It more than likely would be the school district. People that are not from our community honestly should not be the ones who have a decision in our mascot. Our mascot is our mascot and honestly the only people that should be deciding on what our mascot should be and anything involving it should be our community and our school only.
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She is blessed with parents who built her self- confidence to deal with racist mascots. Her father has a doctorate degree; her mother is a middle school principal. Many children, both Native and non-native do not have parents with that insight. In 2005, The American Psychological Association called for an immediate retirement of Indian mascots based on studies showing the harmful effects of inaccurate racial portrayals on both Native American children and non-native children. Sadly, it costs money to change and people are stuck in tradition. “I graduated under that mascot and I pray that my sons will too.” So should we still have slavery, women unable to vote, and sexual harassment? Hurtful, inaccurate mascots need to join this list of the past. I pray that the Eaton School Board and the superintendent will step up. Change the high school mascot of a defiant “Indian” caricature with a misshapen nose and bare buttocks. Change the middle school mascot of a bow-legged, feathered “Indian” toddler wielding a tomahawk backwards, before legislation forces them to do so. Discontinuing these racially stereotypical mascots is the right thing to do. Let us be known as a progressive little town that loves and respects ALL people. Now that would be national news to make us proud. -PJ Bindley
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have been a resident of Eaton, Colorado for 80 years, and while attending high school, we were not fortunate to have a mascot; we were just the Eaton Reds.
In 1964, our school was reorganized to Eaton RE-2 with Galeton, Colorado. The Indian was G a l e t o n ’s Mascot, and it then became the Eaton Reds Mascot. The Eaton Reds Indian Mascot has always been Donahoo a subject of pride and honor. It has never been used in a derogative manner. My two sons were very active in High School sports. My husband and I attended many sports activities and I have never seen the Indian Mascot used except as a very special emblem Those opposed to our emblem have said he is bow legged, and has a look of anger, but he is an Indian Mascot ready to help Eaton Reds win. Our Indian Mascot is not a disgrace to the Indian nation. Those in Eaton have always considered it an honor to have the Indian represented as our Mascot. If those opposed to using the Indian get their way, the Indian culture will soon be forgotten. -Nancy Donahoo The Red Ink is a public forum, school-sponsored and student generated, which encourages the free exchange of ideas and information. All opinions made in the exercise of freedom of speech or press are the sole opinions of the writers and are in no way to be considered the opinions of Eaton High School, administration, Board of Education, or Eaton School District. The Red Ink strictly adheres to School Board Policy JCEA and Colorado Revised Statute 12-1-120. The Red Ink is a member of the Colorado High School Press Association, Journalism Education Association, and Quill and Scroll. Letters to the editor and guest editorials are encouraaged. All work must be signed and can be submitted online to eatonredink@gmail.com.
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When School Hurts
High school bullying: It’s more common than you think emmaweaver Staff Reporter emmaweaver
just survived. October is National Bullying Awareness Month, and according to NoBullying.com, every year, around 20 percent of high school students admit to being bullied. Although many students feel EHS is free from bullying, surveys show Eaton is not immune from these national statistics. But awareness of the issue has allowed some students to begin speaking up. Joslyn Chapman (16) is one of those students. “I have been bullied my whole life, from the time I started school,” Chapman said. “A lot of it was about my weight or how ugly I was. It was all really hard on me.” She also said that many days she would go home crying because of mean things people said to her. Another EHS student Ciana Burroughs (18) recounted bullying from grade school, saying, “I remember in third or fourth grade I was swinging on a swing set and somebody pushed me out of my seat. I fell and hit my face on the gravel.” Science teacher Molly Maguire also had experience with bullying as a kid. “I got bullied for being too fast. I was in track, and there was another girl who was in track that was more popular than me, and I ran faster than her. It was really stupid, she started
talking trash about me with her friends, they all shunned me, and quit talking to me, but they talked audibly about me when I walked past them. A lot. I had PE with those girls too, and there wasn’t a female PE teacher to monitor the locker room, so every day of PE when we were in the locker room was really horrific because the bullying intensified there.” Chapman said she believes that schools should be more active in the way they deal with bullying. She said, “I think that teachers need to help be more on top of that. I understand that teachers don’t have the time or energy to make sure every single student isn’t getting bullied, but there are plenty of times I have witnessed a kid getting bullied, and they do nothing about it.” Some students feel that the responsibility lies mainly on the shoulders of students. “People need to realize one another’s worth and individual, unique qualities that make them who they are,” Burroughs said. “ People need to recognize these qualities and value them.”. Maguire said that social media, where a majority of bullying takes place (bullyingstatistics.org), makes it harder for teachers to find and stop bullying. “Bullying seems to be expanding, you don’t see it physically
as often anymore,” Maguire said. “Now it’s hiding in the social media where teachers are being told not to go. Teachers are told nowadays to not contact kids on Facebook, and to not let them see your Twitter account, and things like that.” The deeper question behind bullying, Chapman said, is “What are you getting out of bullying people? Does it make you feel better about yourself ? Do you feel more superior than the person you just bullied?” Chapman said sometimes kids may be going through some tough stuff themselves, “but that is no reason to treat people the way that you do.” Burroughs, too, has advice for the bullies: “Learn to respect your peers. We are all equal, and therefore we all deserve to be here if that’s what makes us happy.” Maguire’s advice for bullied students is to find someone to confide in. “When my PE teacher came back from maternity leave she was the one that put a stop to the bullying I was going through.”
Watch Emma’s documentary on high school bullying at dailymotion.com/docsbyemma
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’ll be over there soon. Can’t wait to see you :)” Normally this text would make a teenager in love feel that warm, fuzzy feeling inside, that feeling of ecstasy when you’re about to see the one person you truly love. However, for teens in abusive relationships, this text is likely to evoke fear. They feel terrified as they watch their abusive boyfriend or girlfriend pull up next to their house, and anxiously watch him or her walk up to the front door, awaiting what harm will occur the minute they are alone together. As sad as it is, many teens experience this feeling of fear every single day. Many teenage students look at people in abusive relationships and ask the same question: why would one stay in an abusive relationship? Although the logical action would be to leave the relationship, many factors can cause abused teens to stay in an abusive relationship. Recently, Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice was convicted of domestic violence
October 24, 2014 against his wife;however, she decided to stay in the relationship. She is said by NewsHerald.com and numerous other sources to be a victim of “battered spouse syndrome”, a mental condition acquired after multiple events of abuse. Because of battered woman syndrome, these people, women in particular, become emotionally attached to the abuser. People in abusive relationships should be able to get out of the relationship, but in some cases, they fear it would bemore dangerous if they left than if they stayed in the relationship, that the abuser will hurt them or threaten to hurt himself. Around the world, nearly one billion people are abused in relationships every year. That amounts to nearly 1 in every 4 people victimized by domestic violence. Say that you are sitting with your group of friends at lunch. According to SafeHorizon. org, a domestic violence advocacy site, half of them will be abused in their lifetimes. A study conducted by the Women’s Action Alliance reports that the number of instances of domestic violence has increased drastically in the past twenty years in concurrence with the increase in violence generally throughout society. Counselor Marcy Sanger said, “I’ve probably had two in the last four years” when talk-
ing about how many victims of abusive relationships the counseling office sees every year. Tara Kaysen said she has had “maybe two in the last three years.” Teen girls in particular have been affected by dating violence. EHS student Carla* claims that she was in an abusive relationship where she was verbally abused by her significant other. She said “It was mostly a lot of name-calling. He was also controlling, while I was with him all I could think about was what I had to change, and I had to change everything I was used to.” Carla* says although she never harmed herself, she knows old friends that have been affected by teen dating violence. “They take it out on themselves, like, they start cutting themselves, or they threaten to kill themselves because they’re so used to being with that person, and they’re so used to the nature of that person.” Ellen*, another Eaton student who was also in an abusive relationship, said “He controlled every aspect of my life. For example I had a phone from him and stuff, and it was like ‘You have this, I can check it whenever I want, and I can shut it off whenever I want, so if you want to be able to contact me, here you go.’ But his abuse was mostly verbal abuse, I
When It Doesn’t Stop
What happens when teens get into abusive relationships?
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don’t think he ever hit me.” She also said that he would scare her if he got angry at her. “He’d pick me up from school for lunch, and literally go speeding down the road as fast as he can without touching the brakes one minute, and there was that fear of knowing ‘I could get killed at any moment because of him.’” For victims of teen dating violence, although the situation may seem hopeless, there is a way out. Ellen’s* advice for teens in abusive relationships is “tell someone about it. One of my biggest regrets is not telling anyone until after it was over. Even if it’s hard, tell a best friend, tell a teacher, tell someone, and they’ll help. Even the counselors ended up getting involved.” Carla’s advice is “you need to stay strong, and you need to find someone that will help you get out.” Do not worry about hurting your partner’s feelings, they are hurting you a lot more than you are hurting them. Think of what’s best for you, not about what your partner wants. Tara Kaysen of the EHS counseling department advises “[Be] willing to just come in and ask for help because I think part of it is that’s sometimes what happens in very abusive situations, the concept is to not have them reach out to other people, so if they even have a friend to reach out to, that friend could help them get the help that they need.” If it’s unsafe to leave the relationship for fear of being hunted down, there are domestic abuse shelters all over the country that are more than willing to help. The nearest shelter for women and children who have been victimized by domestic violence is A Woman’s Place in Greeley, CO. There is a way out, and no teen deserves to be a victim. *Names have been changed
To get help, do not hesitate to call the shelter’s crisis hotline at (970) 356-4226 option to call the National Abuse Hotline at 1-800-799SAFE (7233)
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To change or not to change is the question of the year. Should Eaton change it’s mascot? Since his first proposal in August, Representative Joe Salazar, from Thornton, has begun creating the outline of a bill that would make all schools with an American Indian Mascot get permission from the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs. However, if the group does not approve the mascot and schools continue to use that image, then state funding will be lost. Salazar stated to 7News “We don’t have to give funding to a school or public education institution that wants to engage in derogatory behavior.” This bill would basically leave the decision up the the Native American Community to decide if the mascot is offensive or not. The group will end up looking at dictionary-defined slurs to see if it is offensive. Other bills like this one, have been proposed to the state legislature but have not been passed. This bill would not only affect Eaton but other schools like Lamar High School Savages and Yuma High School Indians . If schools Just make the mascot go before the Commission of Indian Affairs before Red (the color). Changthis bill is proposed in January, they will not have to change anything ing it to the color red about their mascot and will be able to keep their in-state funding. According to would make it cheaper CBS Denver, Salazar stated that “You can’t have people who aren’t educated in the Amerito change things and all can Indian community make those decisions because they may not know that the imagery that sports wear would not they’re using, that the mascot that they’re using, is offensive.” Whenever the mascot issue arises, have to be purchased the question always comes up of how did Eaton get this mascot? According to research conducted by Chad Shaw for a graduate history class, in October 1962, Eaton and Galeton came together as one school district and were then known by the name Fightin’ Reds. At that time, there was no mascot per se but instead a large letter “E” that was red in color. As Eaton began competing in the Weld County league (WELCO) it was clear that they were one of the only teams that did not have a mascot whatsoever. The only thing that distinguished between other teams was the fact that they had the large, red letter “E.” P.E teacher and coach, Ken Ridgely, decided that he should be the one to find a mascot for the team. After thinking about what the It’s degrading to word “red” meant, he came up with the idea of an their heritage. Indian. However there are other ideas that the current mascot was the same mascot as Galeton and when the two schools came as one, the mascot from Galeton was just transferred to Eaton. The mascot was first under fire in 2002 and the issue was not resolved during a school board meeting that was held on May 2, 2002. It also came back up in 2010 when Senator Suzanne Williams proposed a bill once again. The bill, however, was not passed and the community retained its mascot.
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The Numbers
In a survey of 136 students using two advising classes from each grade level, with a majority 68 percent of students surveyed, said they; felt the Eaton mascot was not offensive “because the school takes pride in it” with another 21 percent saying the mascot was “absolutely, in no way offensive.” Only 2 percent said they felt the mascot “was offensive” in and of itself while 9 percent said they believed that “using the word ‘red’ in association with a Native American is racist.” Based on the proposed bill Representative Joe Salazar says he will present in the Colorado Senate, students were largely in agreement that if the Eaton school dis3% trict were required to change the mascot or give up state funds, the district should change the mascot. A majority, 51 percent, felt that the school should change the mascot while 30 percent felt that the name “reds” should be changed. Additionally, 20 percent felt that both the mascot and “reds” It is insulting should be changed. An overwhelming majority of students, 74 percent, felt that the District would choose to keep state funding rather than the mascot if forced to choose. On a scale of one to five, 47 percent of students felt “reds” when attached to the caricature of the mascot had “nothing wrong with it” at a level 1 while only 3 percent felt it was “insulting” at a level 5. In between the polar ends of the spectrum, 2 percent felt it was not very offensive, 14 percent were neutral, and 3 percent felt the mascot was offensive at a level 4. A majority of 57 percent responded that they “felt that changing the mascot would affect the school academics and sports” while 43 per- cent students said they “felt it would have no effect.” More students 66 percent felt that changing the mascot would “affect the community’s pride in both the sports teams and the school itself ” while 30 percent felt it would not.
Is Eaton’s Mascot Offensive?
If the Eaton School District were required should it change the mascot or Yes: Using a Native American as a the name “Reds”? mascot is offensive (2%) Yes: 70 No: 41 Both: 28 Yes: Using the word “red” in association with a Native American is racist (9%) No: We take pride in being the “Eaton Reds” (68%)
If it had to choose between keeping state funding or the No: Absolutely not (21%) mascot, which would the District would choose? State funding: 101 Mascot: 35
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Longboarding Tricks and Tips from students Dancing
History of Longboarding kacijurgensmeier Staff Reporter
“Dancing” is a much harder trick to master, but can only be successful with at least 45 inches. The trick consists of riders walking up and Alie Hodgeson- When you down the board while still maintain- fall, because you will, fall ing control over the board and the booty first. speed.
The longboard was invented and first began to trend in Hawaii in about 1959 when the surfers on the island could not surf because the the waves were too risky or too low. The longboard was a close resemblance of a surfboard on the wave. Because of the close resemblance of the two activities, longboarding was first originally called sidewalk surfing. Notable longboarders during the 1970s include Tom Sims and Brad Stradlund. Over the years, the physical appearance of the longboard has changed. The original longboards were often bought as toys, the decks of the boards were very small and many riders outgrew them after a few years, so they began making their own. Metal wheels were placed onto wood planks, creating a new, larger board. These new boards made the activity more dangerous, yet more
Slaloming After mastering “carving” (see Longboarding Lingo) the next trick to learn is called Slalom- Conner Untiedt- When in ing. Slaloming by definition is avoiding obsta- doubt, skidd it out cles by weaving in and out. This trick can be as easy or as hard as the rider makes it. The more speed makes slaloming more challenging.
thrilling. The metal wheels were more dangerous to riders as opposed to rubber wheels It was not long before the new product could be found in stores all across the United States. Longboards today are made out of rubber wheels and can be found in many different forms according to the style of the rider. Lengths and designs may vary. As skateboarding influenced longboarding, longboarding influenced snowboarding. More skaters as well as surfers have been introduced into the snowboarding community.
Free Riding “Free riding” is a mixture of multiple tricks which include carving and grabbing onto the bottom of the board. Free riding is whatever the rider wants it to be! Be creative with it, and you may even create a new trick!
Eli Grossenbacher- Ride. The only way to get better is to practice
Shelby Margeson- Wear Protctive shoes. Learn to stop before you biff it and fall on your face.
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Surfing on Concrete October 24, 2014
Students relax, hit the streets kacijurgensmeier Staff Reporter
question as to why students continue to pursue the dangerous activity. Junior Eli Grossenbacher said, “ I still longboard because of the adrenaline rush you get from bombing a hill.” Senior Ira Smith-Lopez continues to longboard because of the happiness it brings him. He said, “There’s no better feeling... than the wind blowing in my hair as I’m surfing on concrete.” These longboarders at EHS agree that longboarding is worth the risk of injury and as long as they keep riding, more people will want to as well..
Chatter fills the halls of Eaton High School as more and more students discover the new thrill of longboarding this year. The activity may be trending because longboarding is easier than skateboarding. Although longboarding and skateboarding are very similar, the two activities are very different from one another. Senior Jake Sell said, “Longboarding is much like skateboarding except for the fact that there are not as many tricks and less skill.” Longboards have a bigger decks, making them easier to control, and are designed to cruise over long distances at faster speeds, while skateboards have smaller decks making it easier to trick skate. A longboards appearance will vary depending on the rider’s style. Generally, longboards will be a larger board of about 32-60 inches, but the color, shape, wheels, and style will change. Many students, like Junior Conner Untiedt, describe longboarding as a relaxing activity that can“get your mind off of things.” Even though it is often described as relaxing, the activity has many risks. Injuries that longboarders often get, include scrapes, bruises, cuts, stitches, burns, and many more. A few incidents have occurred where riders have collided into parked cars or cars have hit riders in the street. With so many risks, many people
Longboarding Lingo “Bombing
a hill”-cruising down a hill at a rapid pace Pedaling- using one’s foot to gain speed by pumping it on and off the ground Deck- the part of the board where the rider stands
Wobble- a movement from side to side that a rider performs in order to try and regain control
Jake Sell (15) and Ira Smith-Lopez (15) take a group of students to the University of Northern Colorado to hit the streets on their longboards.
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Road Rash- when skin is exposed to the road while riding at faster speeds Carving- riding down a hill in a “S” formation in order to maintain speed and control or simply just for fun
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October 24, 2014 The Dangling Lanyard For years the guys of EHS have let their key lanyards dangle from their pockets to show their fellow students that yes, they are their own transportation. Lanyards can also be a lethal weapon when snapped at another person. Sometimes guys will even start a lanyard war, so beware. This a traditional trend that may come back every school year.
Latest trends we’re seeing in high school
EHS a fashion parade ground karaleekothe feature editor
Purrrfect Cat Shirts
Sassy Sock Bun Buns in general are a popular hair style for girls, but sock buns take it to a whole new level. By rolling a sock up in their hair, girls achieve a nearly perfect, circular bun. Topknots and ballerina buns are also popular, but the sock bun is the easiest, and does not require too much hair. Celebrities Kate Bosworth, Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Conrad all helped the bun trend gain popularity among teens and young adults.
Strolling through the halls of EHS, many students can be spotted “feline” good while rocking a cat shirt. Whether it’s a cat pattern, or a hilarious cat pun, cats are definitely the most popular animals to dominate a clothing trend this fall. Two years ago, animals such as the foxes and wolves appeared on sweaters and t-shirts. Since then, a variety of animals have had their fame, but the cat wins the contest for being the most popular for the longest amount of time.
Gucci Greatness Gucci is a famous Italian fashion brand. However, the Gucci hand symbol is a huge selfie trend, too, thats gone viral. 2014 marks the Gucci brand’s 90th anniversary, yet now its mostly known for the hand signal, which was started by Gucci models. People picked up on it and started to use it to make fun of the models.
Snazzy Slip-on Shoes Sperrys or a similar style are one of the most comfortable and fashionable shoes at EHS. They come in a variety of colors, but the leopard print is especially edgy. In the 80s, Sperrys were apart of a preppy look. By the 90s, the style became uncool alongside the new grunge look. Recently, Sperrys and other slip-ons have made the complete cycle from popular prep to yesterday’s news to preppy again with the hipster vibe of today.
Classy Cardigans
Forever Flannel
Its always sweater weather at EHS, and cardigan sweaters know what’s up. Stay cozy and stylish at the same time with these sweaters. Add a cool aztec print for a ultracool look. Originally, Mr. Rodgers made the cardigan sweater popular, on his show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on PBS, from 1968-2001. Recently, all the popular stores from Urban Outfitters to Forever 21 are stocking the sweaters as a throwback to the Mr. Rodgers era and a beginning to a new fashion trend.
Dress flannels up or stay casual, either way, flannels are here to stay. Both guys and gals at EHS are keeping it chill with the good old flannels this fall. There was a flannel flare in the 90s as a part of the “grunge” look. Flannels are back and better than ever because fashion eras always repeat themselves. However, now rather than the grunge look, flannels are great for chilly days and creating a rugged style.
October 24, 2014
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ALS Challenge takes on real meaning for Lemon and Thorgenson undergo teachers “the plunge” for purpose
karaleekothe Feature Editor
As the new school year rolled around, ice bucket challenges dominated social media. Students, teachers, and teams at EHS recorded themselves taking the icy “plunge,” then nominated others to participate. The number of challenges grew exponentially. As one of the many of participants, football coach and science teacher, Zac Lemon, said, “Even through the national craze of the ice bucket challenge, I don’t know that people even realized why they were doing it.” But for Lemon and math teacher Bob Thorgensen this disease hits close to home. Five years ago, Lemon’s grandmother died from ALS. He said, “It was frustrating because doctors really don’t know much about treatments, and our only goal was to make her more comfortable while coping with the disease.” Lemon said he feels the ice bucket challenge has helped the public recognize this terrible disease and the need for research to find a cure, as well as develop treatments to help people like his grandmother. Thorgesen said he was willing to participate because he had a student a number of years ago who was diagnosed with ALS the year after graduating from high school. While students of EHS envision that shining day when they walk across the gym to receive their diplomas and start their paths to a bright future, this was not the case for Thorgesen’s student. He became increasingly weak and run down until he could not get around without a wheel chair. Less than two years later, he died from ALS. Thorgesen said, “Having seen ALS first hand, I know that this debilitating affliction takes a huge toll on the family of ALS patients. It is one of those afflictions we
would really want to get rid of. I hope that the funds raised by these types of programs will bring about a cure sooner.” ALS claims people both old and young, and leaves in its wake a grieving family. Thorgesen and Lemon are a few of the many people who have felt the first hand effects of ALS. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. This progressive degeneration of the nerve cells eventually leads to death. According to the ALS Association, the ice bucket challenge originated with Pete Frates, a former Division 1 college baseball athlete, and his family from Beverly, MA. Since 2012, Frates has battled ALS and started the challenge to spread awareness while raising money. The act of dumping icy water is a shock to anyone’s system, simulating how the disease affects a person’s nerves. According to the ALS Association, the ice bucket challenge generated $100 million in the month of August alone. EHS also contributed to the money raised for the disease when Lemon and Thorgesen participated in the ice bucket challenge at school, Sept. 18. Many students as well as the cross country and volleyball team also participated in the ice bucket challenge. Jehna Powell (15) said, “It was cool that so many people were super into the challenge. I wanted to do it too since everyone else did it.” The millions of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos that swept the nation this fall, only scratch the surface of a dreadful disease that needs a cure. The ALS Association website said it was overwhelmed with the amount of funds raised this fall and thanks all who participated in the ice bucket challenge.
Nick Schreiber (15) dumps a bucket full of icy water on math teacher, Bob Thorgenson, for the ALS challenge.
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October 24, 2014
Sportmanship Trumps All After stellar season, Golf team lands fifth at State in Sterling amyphillips opinion editor
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Reed Hodgson (15) watches the golf ball after a strong drive down the fairway. Hodgson placed ninth overall at the state tournament for 3A.
Jordan Stromberger (15) lines up a short putt. Stromberger says he is hoping to play golf in college.
Two days, dubious weather conditions, and the ever-present nerves characterized the 3A state golf competition in Sterling at the Northeastern 18 Country Club for four Eaton competitors. Reed Hodgson (15) said, “The course was a bit shorter [than Eaton’s] and the trees cut it off a bit so it was probably harder.” Hodgson and Jordan Stromberger (15) led J.D. Truax (16) and Andy Geisick (17) to state as the team took first at regionals September 17. On September 31, the golfers experienced their first day of competition against 82 other golfers. Confidence turned out to be the unseen factor in the game. Truax said, “This was my second year going to state, but the hardest thing for me was to find the confidence to play like my normal self.” Three out of the four golfers competed at state in 2013. The team went in hoping to place in the top three if not the top four, coach Gino Maio said, “We had higher expectations because we had some experience.” After the first day of competition, Eaton was on track to be second in the competition, but after the second day the team had placed fifth, just out of reach for that top four finish, with a score of 654. Maio said the competition was a “roller coaster of emotions.” Hodgson led the team with a 152, placing him in ninth
place for individual golfers, and was followed by Stromberger (158), Geisick (168), and Truax (176). Hodgson’s ninth place finish marks the second time anyone from Eaton has placed in the top ten at state golf, but Hodgson said, “I don’t want to be remembered for placing ninth at state, I want to be remembered for being the nicest guy on the green.” For Hodgson, golf is about competition, but mostly it is about having a good attitude and trying to not just better oneself but those around you. Truax said, “Team encouragement is huge, usually checking in with each other helps out, mostly to know how everyone is doing and get some strong encouragement words.” Hodgson said he has to give a lot of credit to Stromberger. Hodgson and Stromberger have golfed together since freshman year. Stromberger said, “If Reed beat me in a tournament, it would put fuel on the fire for me to go out and beat him.” The competitive sportsmanship between the two seniors inspired the other team members, Truax said, “Reed and Jordan were great leaders. They were always there to put the mind at ease.” Losing the senior duo will be tough for both the seniors and team. Hodgson said, “I would do it all over again to play golf a couple more years.” Through the four years, Hodgson and Stromberger were leaders on and off the green, “I’m going to miss their leadership.” Maio said. Both Hodgson and Stromberger want to play golf in college. Stromberger said, “I already have three schools looking at me and planning on offering me some scholarships to play golf. Hopefully it goes into the pro’s but I’ll let God handle that part.”
J.D. Truax (16) finishes in perfect form. Truax says he will be returning next year for the Reds and has some big shoes to fill.
October 24, 2014
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Band marches into state competition After taking first in Regionals, band has a ticket to State
Since the middle of the summer, marching band members have been waking up early for a 7 a.m. practice every day. Last week their hard work and dedication paid off when Eaton came home with a first-place finish and a trip to the State Competition. The win at state has now placed the Reds marching band fourth in the state for 2A bands. Regionals were held the weekend of Oct. 11, at Centarus High School in Lafeyette, where the band faced off against other 2A schools. Director, Logan Doddridge, now in his second year of teaching said, “From last year, the band improved 110 percent. They’re a completely different band on the field.” Doddridge also says, “They worked hard, I just guided them through it.” Trombone player Tristan Brady (17) said he is confident about state and is impressed “just from how much we’ve improved from the Legend Competition to Regionals.” After last year’s placement of second-tolast in the Regionals competition, this year’s third place finish is described by Stefan Gerkin (17) as, “Amazing.” State competition will take place Monday, Oct. 27 at Legend High School in Parker. Marching band plays at a home football game. (middle) Kiana Kieler (16) practices the bass at a summer practice. (right) Zane, Jake Augustine and Lauren Gerkin polish up their moves for performance during a summer practice.
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EHS Marching Band prepares to perform in front of a crowd at the Regionals competition. Above: Color Guard performs along with the EHS Marching Band at the first home football game
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October 24, 2014
Volleyball team lives up to media hype
Reds finish regular season undefeated on their home court dariusduran sportseditor A lot of hype followed last year’s volleyball team and this year’s team has lived up to to it all, defeating every team that has come to their home court, and only one loss on the season to a top-ten 5A volleyball team in Aurora. The Reds last game against the Platte Valley Broncos (147, 9-6) ended in success taking the game in four sets. The reds took the first set 25-18 quickly getting to a head start attempting to finish the game early. With the momentum of the first game finished, the Reds were able to take the second set 25-20, unfortunately for the Reds, the Broncos were able to retaliate taking the third set of the game, 25-21. The Reds had to take the final set to end the game early, that was when the team rose to the challenge and took the last set
25-11, sending their amazing student-section superfans home early. There were many key plays from the team including Kortney Lockey’s (15) 13 kills on the night, as well as the performance of sophomore, Tarynn Sieg stepping up to combine for 12 kills, and 3 blocks to help the Reds get the win over the Broncos. This is only one of the games that the Reds have dominated this season, with their league record being 14-0, they are currently 20-1 on the season combined. The only loss this season for the Reds has been to the Grandview Wolves (12-6, 5-2) a 5A class team in Aurora that’s currently ranked third in their class. The Red’s are hopeful to return to the state championship and bring home the golden ball for a second year in a row, following the loss of three senior players, Karen Sigg, Brittany Pierce, and
Ryleigh Haynes. This season has been highlighted with great performances from the team against it’s patriot league rivals, losing only four sets to their rival teams this season by no more than seven points each, one set to the University Bulldogs (146, 11-3), one to the Platte Valley Broncos, and two to the secondranked Valley Vikings (19-2, 131) who trails right behind Eaton in the rankings only two games behind the Reds in the state.
The Reds are currently only two games from the end of the regular season, with a league record of 14-0, and a total record of 20-1. The team hopes to return to state and their momentum will carry them far, once the regular season closes, having won 12 straight games, it seems like deja vu, having a coincidentally similar finish to last year’s team.
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Runners ready themselves for State Girl’s XC Team places third at Regionals, goes back to State dariusduran sportseditor Cross Country this year ended in a successful season, although the boys team fell just short of making it to state this year, the girls cross country team will return to the state championship meet for a second year running after taking third at Regionals which was held at Platte Valley on Thursday, Oct. 16. After making it to state, sophomore runner McKenzie Reiher said, “It was a cool feeling, it was a really good race, I know that I worked hard so I deserved making it to state again.” The girls cross-country team
finished the 5K meet with an average time of 21:50. The top placers were Reiher (20:58) who came in fourth place, Abby Schott (17) (21:32) who came in 10th place, Tayler Hays (14) (22:09) who finished in 20th, Leah Garcia (16) (22:19) came in 23rd, and Karalee Kothe (16) (22:40) who finished in 30th. Reiher also said, “I’m nervous [about state], I hope to get in the top-twenty at state hopefully so that I can go to Arizona for another meet, but I’m definitely excited.” Although the season is over for the boys, they also had a great season this year. Conner Untiedt (16) said, “I wasn’t really happy, because I had higher expecta-
tions, with myself included… but as a team, I felt like we all had a great race, but we could’ve just done a little better during the season.” The boys finished at regionals in eighth place, with an average time of 19:16, the top-five placers were Untiedt (18:29) who came in 27th, Michael Garcia (16), Elias Munoz (17) (19:06), and Josh Gregory (16) (19:07) who finished in 37th, 38th and 39th, and Tucker Goodwine (15) (20:31) who came in 61st. The girls will race at the State Championship meet which will be in Colorado Springs at the Norris Penrose Event center on Saturday, Oct. 25.
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McKenzie Reiher (17) and Abby Schott (17) lead the pack, Reiher finished fourth, while Schott finished 17th
Softball falls just short to Sterling Tigers In third consecutive trip to state, Reds lose heartbreaker to old foe, Sterling Tigers
kacijurgensmeier Staff Reporter
Eaton Reds Softball team made it to state for the third year in a row on Oct. 17. Leading up to the state competition, the Reds had a record of 15 wins and 6 losses. Seated fifth going into the tournament, the Reds played against Rocky Ford, seated twelfth, and came out with a victory of 8-3 for their first game. The Reds advanced onto the next round against the Sterling Tigers, whom they have lost to, two times before in league. The Tigers, ranked fourth, stole the victory from the Reds, ending their season with a score of 9-4. Highlights from the tournament include Taylor Renaud, a junior from Highland, and her outstanding weekend at the Aurana Sports
Park where she hit three home runs out of 5 hits in 8 attempts. Kayla Frink (15) finished her season with two doubles, four RBIs, and one homerun. Jenna Frink (15) batted three doubles, one single, and one RBI. Eaton has five seniors graduating from the squad this year, including Emily Willier, Jayla Jarnagin, Laynee Hager, Kayla Frink, and Jenna Frink. Jarnagin said, “The overall season was unforgettable, I will never forget the memories made. We may not have won state, but I would not have changed a single thing. We always give 100 percent and our effort can never be questioned,” The Reds finished the 2014 season with a state ranking of 5-8 with a record of 16 wins and 4 losses.
Chad Shaw gives players Emily Willier (15) and Kayla Frink (15) a high five as they round third base after Frink hit a homerun.
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Senior, Casey Edens pushes through Platte Valley Bronco defenders into the endzone to score for Eaton.
Reds Football defeat Valley Vikings Reds head into last game of the season 6-2 under new head coach dariusduran sportseditor
A new era has begun, has been the motto for Eaton’s football team this year, and with the disappointing finish to last year’s season going 4-4, and missing the playoffs, the football team has made its slogan true thus far. With a record of 6-2, and a top-ten ranking moving closer and closer into playoffs this season. They have had an immense turn around under the leadership of their new head coach, Zac Lemon, as well as the 12 senior players stepping up into their roles this year. The Reds were very underestimated prior to the start of the season, predicted to finish the season outside of the top-15 teams, but despite their bleak pre-season predictions, the the Reds have dominated this season and are currently ranked
eighth in state. The Reds pulled off a blowout against the Valley Vikings (3-4, 0-3) on their home field, on Friday, Oct. 17. They opened up the game by kicking off to the Vikings, but after a few quick stops from the defense, the Reds took possession and scored a touchdown within the first quarter. After warming up, the Reds came out in the second quarter scoring three times, turning the game into a one-sided match making the score, 28-0. Out of the half the Reds came out looking to secure their win. The players were able to finish off the Vikings in a blowout with a final score of 400. After the game Casey Edens said, “I feel that we played hard, tough, and we have the momentum we need... our mentality is to be more of a family, to connect
together as one unit.” The Reds, along with Edens himself, were able to do just this during one ot their last games on their home field. Some highlights of the season have included big wins for the Reds, including their homecoming game against They have only suffered two losses this season, both to top-ten ranked teams, one to the Sterling Tigers (5-2, 3-0) with a final score of 21-14, as well as an unfortunate loss to the defending state champions, the Platte Valley Broncos (4-3, 2-1) with a final score of 38-14. The Reds’ final game will be against the number-one team in the state, the Brush Beetdiggers (7-0, 3-0) in what will arguably be the toughest game of their season at Eaton High School on Friday, Oct. 24.
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Its a brotherhood, we have a brother kind-of bond. Being on the team is like having a second family. -Nick Schreiber
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Jehna Powell