May 3, 2017: Prom's New Look, Underclassmen Edition

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CONTENTS Entertainment 2 - Finals Advice With finals coming up, here are some studying tips to help maximize scores.

SUMMER M

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Be sure to check out these four highlyanticipated summer films

(Summaries by Jake Price)

4 - Summer Activities Check out these great ideas of places to go and things to do.

News 8 - Prom Junior Delegates made some changes to the location and price of Prom this year.

9 - Vegetarian Club The club is fixing up a vegetable garden in the courtyard at school.

Features 13 - HOSA A HOSA team brings back the club’s first scholarship, which they won at State.

15 - Deters Manager Junior Alex Baker is a working manager at the ice cream shop Deters.

“Wonder Woman” June 2, PG-13 This first female-led DC comic book movie tells the origin story of Diana Prince, a warrior from a

land hidden from man’s world. She leaves her home, an island called Themyscria, to help a pilot end a war that is plaguing the world.

“I am looking forward to the movie because it’s the first female superhero in a long time.” - Ben Kohlman, 12

“The Mummy” June 9, PG-13 The remake of the 1999 film tells the adventure of a few archaeologists who explore a crypt in Egypt.

Then, they accidentally awaken an ancient princess named Ahmanet, and she starts to cast her terrors upon the humans as an act of revenge.

“I don’t want to see it because the story doesn’t look as good compared to the original.” - Marcus Carpenter, 10

Sports 17 - Roller Hockey The team has become closer after hitting the field this season.

19 - Girls’ Soccer The team heads to Districts next week, May 13.

Opinions 20 - Face Off Fans of two rappers, Drake and Future, discuss which is better.

21 - Phone Dependence Society needs to put an end to the overuse of cell phones.

On the Cover: The tent where

Prom will be held is located in New Town. This year’s Prom theme is Hollywood Night. Prom will start at 7 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. Unlike many of the other years, Prom is going to be held in this tent instead of the convention center. (Photo by Jared Kinnard, cover desgined by Sammie Herr)

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“Cars 3” June 16, PG With this movie being the third in the series, it continues the journey of Lightning McQueen.

This time he gets caught off guard by a new generation of race cars and has to learn the new rules to prove that he is still the best racer.

“I’m excited to see Lightning beat all of the other new, futuristic race cars…

Kachow!” - Alex Burbank, 12

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“Spider-Man: Homecoming” July 7, PG-13 After what happened in “Captain America: Civil War,” Peter Parker, Spider-

Man, tries to balance his high school life with his superhero life. While dealing with this stress, he ends up fighting his first super villain: The Vulture.

“I am excited because they have a new actor, and I’m interested to see how he does.” - Kimberly Brooks, 11

ANOTHER TEENAGE DAY Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

4 Ways to rock finals

(Comic by Jake Price)

With finals just around the corner, it’s important to have studying plans in order to avoid stress as much as possible

1. AVOID CRAMMING

3. STUDY IN GROUPS

-Breaking up work into shorter sections helps improve comprehension and retention.

-Cramming only allows the brain to retain 20 percent of the material, which means 80 percent of the material is being lost.

-90 percent of participants in a study by Nate Kornell at UCLA found that taking breaks between studying sessions was more effective than cramming.

-Study with people who don’t provide a distraction to the task.

-Learn something until you are able to teach it to someone else. Being able to teach a subject shows an understanding of it.

-The more times something is repeated, the stronger the memory of it becomes.

-Group studying allows several different perspectives and learning methods. “[Study breaks] are important so you don’t stress out too much by studying for hours on end.”

-Chloe Platter, 10

“I generally start studying a week beforehand, so I can get a better understanding of the subject.”

-Uma Upamaka, 9

2. STAY HEALTHY

4. TREAT YOURSELF

-Getting a good nights sleep.

-Skipping breakfast is associated with decreased alertness, attention, memory and problemsolving skills.

-According to a study conducted by a professor at UCLA, sacrificing sleep for studying will likely make the student have more academic problems due to a lack of energy.

-Sometimes a nice sugary snack is just the break the mind needs, but don’t overdo it.

-Stress eating is common for some students around finals time, but eating a lot of bad food will only make things worse.

-Walking around for a break helps gets blood flowing to the brain and replenishes some of the brain energy lost to studying.

“I think that studying in groups can help because other people may have different memory tricks that spark something with you.”

-Amy Stoker, Teacher

“[Students] should eat healthy [foods] before finals because they have no aches or pains from bad food and healthy food is just all around good for you.”

-Steve Kelly, Teacher (Photos by Sarah LaLonde)

Sources: time.com, ccollegeatlas.org, usanews. com, cdc.gov, ucla.edu

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GRADUATION GIFTS

With graduation less than a month away now, here are some present ideas for your favorite seniors WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

JAR WITH MONEY DIPLOMAS

*Glass mason jar

All high school graduates ask for money, so why not give it to them in a creative way they will always remember? With just four easy steps, you’ll have a great gift for a graduating friend or family member. First, roll the money (any kind of bill will work) from the top down until the bills resemble little diplomas. Then, tie them up with black string to keep them rolled up so they look like real diplomas. After that, put all the money diplomas into the mason jar and start creating a graduation hat out of paper. Work on it until you’re happy with the way it looks. Also, don’t forget to make a tassel out of the graduate’s school color. After that is made, glue it right over the top of the mason jar lid. Now you’re finished and have a creative gift for a graduate that they will be happy to receive.

*Paper money *Black string *Paper * Colored string * Hot glue gun

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COLLEGE CARE PACKAGE

SPECIALIZED BLANKET

CLEANING SUPPLIES

A care package is a great way to help a college student by giving them what they need to survive their college life. Collect things such as notebook paper, pencils and pens to help them start off their school year. Also, collect things they can snack on in class or on their long drive there, like gum, chips and candy. Get a nice basket and organize all the things neatly. It’ll be a great off-to-school gift.

Students can never have enough blankets, so why not give a student one that means something? Give them a blanket with their high school years on it (Francis Howell North 2013-2017) or even the college they are off to with the years they’ll be attending (Mizzou 2017-2021).

It’s a great keepsake that will last them a lifetime and, most importantly, keep them warm.

College can get messy, so give them the gift that no college student will think they need: cleaning supplies. Get them dusting spray, dish soap, bathroom cleaner or toilet paper. They may never know when these things will come in handy while they are away at college. Put it into a creative basket and organize the things neatly.

Then you have a cleaning supplies basket for your soon-to-be college student.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: *Glue *Design paper (as much as needed) *Scrapbook *Old and new high school pictures *Stickers

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HIGH SCHOOL SCRAPBOOK For most students, high school was a blast, but how are they going to remember every good memory they had? A scrapbook is a great way to remind a college student of all the good memories they had in high school. So, if you’re a friend or a family member, a scrapbook is a good way to keep your great memories remembered. With three easy steps you’ll have a good book filled with great memories. First, glue the photos on the design paper of choice. Make sure to keep the pictures in order by date of occurrence to make it a fun trip down memory lane. Then, add a nice caption about the events that went on during or after the photos were taken just to remind your friend or family member of what happen. Finally, add some decorations, like stickers.

Give it to your graduate to have forever. It’ll be a great keepsake that will always remind them of you.

(Descriptions by Olivia Fetsch)

WHAT TO DO IN...

Places to Go:

summer

Grant’s Farm

Pools

If you love animals, this is a great place to visit.

Grant’s Farm offers many animal shows and petting zoos for you to enjoy.

“The best part about Grant’s Farm is feeding the goats and riding the camels.”

- Josie Santel, 9

A relaxing thing to do on a hot, sunny day is to hang out with friends at a local pool. The area offers many pools like Wappelhorst ($7 per adult) and Blanchette ($6.50 per adult).

“I like to lay out and feel the warmth of the sun and then cool off in the pool when I get really hot.”

- Kelly Burris, 10

Six Flags

Science Center

Have a fun summer day riding roller coasters like the Batman and Superman or going down waterslides at Hurricane Harbor. An adult ticket is $79.99.

“Six Flags is great because I really like amusement parks and roller coasters.”

- Rachel Pirrone, 11

The Science Center offers over 700 activities that cover a wide range of scientific interests.

Test laws of physics, examine the vast night sky, build a replica of the Gateway Arch and more.

“It has fun games about science. The activities about friction were the best part.”

- Sahaura Pauley, 11

Festivals: 36th Annual Fair STL

Race for the Rivers

LouFest

Art Hill Outdoor Film

Baconfest

Taste of STL

Enjoy kayak, canoe & SUP races, bike rides and cheer on paddlers and cyclists making their way from Washington or Weldon Spring to the finish line at Frontier Park in downtown St. Charles.

(Aug. 26)

Celebrate Independence Day with your friends and family by heading to Forest Park. Take part in a community celebration that offers local and national entertainment and activities to enjoy. (July 2-4) Take part in creative art activities, live music, food trucks, and the viewing of one of your favorite classic movies being projected outdoors on a giant screen. (July 14, 21, 28 and Aug 4)

Bacon, bacon and more bacon. Drive out to Kansas City to enjoy all kinds of bacon-related food, live music and much more. If you are a true bacon lover this short drive will definitely be worth it. (Aug. 27)

Concerts:

Luke Bryan 6/3 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Travis Scott 5/17 @ The Pageant

Trey Songz 5/5 @ The Pageant Kehlani 5/13 @ The Ready Room

The Shins 5/19 @ The Pageant

Somo 5/21 @ The Pageant

Chance the Rapper 5/14 @ Scottrade Center Tom Petty 5/12 @ Scottrade Center

The Chainsmokers 5/18 @ Scottrade Center

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Voted St. Louis’ Best Food Event by St. Louis Magazine’s A-List Readers’ Choice Poll for three years, Taste of STL offers all kinds of food and free, live music for you to enjoy. (Sept 15-17)

Green Day 8/14 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

All Time Low 7/18 @ The Pageant

Jimmy Buffett 7/6 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

One Republic 7/8 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Metallica 6/4 @ Busch Stadium

This music festival, taking place in Forest Park, offers 30+ local and upcoming bands and artists across four stages. There will also be food from local restaurants and vendors (Sept. 9-10).

Guns n’ Roses 7/27 @ The Dome at America’s Center

Zac Brown Band 8/27 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Ryan Adams 8/1 @ The Pageant Vans Warped Tour 7/26 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Lady Antebellum 8/18 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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HOSA TO GO TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE This summer, HOSA sponsors Matthew Riffee and Dawn Hahn and 12 student finalists are headed to an international conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference will take place June 21-24 and will include various exhibits, university lectures and individual competitions that students take part in. “[I’m looking forward to] getting to see the students actually compete at this level,” Riffee said. “It’s 10 times different than the actual State Competition.

There’s kids from all over the place. It’s just neat to get to see them interact, and we have special things planned.

And I’m of course excited for Disney World.”

To qualify to attend the international conference, students had to place first to third at the State Competition held back in March. The finalists who

chose to go, tested, performed and placed in different subjects. There were two teams of students that made up a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Some students who placed were senior August Wise who performed in behavioral health, junior Jamie Schwartz who tested in medical law and ethics and junior Erin Stock who placed in sports medicine athletic training.

“I heard that there are a bunch of seminars that you can attend,” Stock said. “A lot of schools only get to stay for a day or two, but we get to stay for five. I’m looking forward to that as well as just spending time in Florida. I just love to hang around people who have the same interest in these health professions as I do.” (Brief by Sammie Herr)

Members of HOSA pose after winning awards at state competition in Rolla, Missouri on March 28.

Nineteen members qualified for Nationals this year in Orlando, Florida. (Photo submitted)

French Club poses for a picture while on their last trip to France. While in France, students are able to experiance the culture that they have studied for many years. (Photo submitted)

A student walks down the empty halls during the school day. This summer, the hallways will not be empty because summer school will be hosted at FHN through June. (Photo by Sam Cary)

STUDENTS TAKE TRIPS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

SUMMER SCHOOL HELD AT FHN THIS YEAR

Students interested in Spanish, French and German are going on trips this upcoming summer. Spanish is going to Ecuador from June 10 -June 21, French is going to France from June 12 -June 20 and German is going to Germany from June 16 -June 26. Spanish teacher Brian Santos, French teacher Dave Fritz and German teacher Anne McPartland are sponsoring the trips.

“We’re off to Ecuador, and, obviously, we are going to be immersed in the language,” Santos said. “Just being surrounded by the Spanish language is going to really help the students reinforce their vocabulary.“ While being immersed in the country, the students also get to experience the country and its history, as well as its language.

“I’m super excited to see all the monuments and the museums,“ junior French student Leah Chaney said. “I’m also excited to travel and learn about the culture and go to the restaurants.” (Brief by Anna Lindquist)

Every year, summer school is hosted at a different FHSD school, and this year it will be held here at FHN. Summer school will be June 5-30 with teachers being chosen or volunteering to teach classes.

“It’s really beneficial for students to attend summer school,” Patricia Bartell, math and summer school teacher, said. “It helps people get ahead in their credits or helps them when they’ve fallen behind.”

Because it is here this year, it will be more convenient for the students who attend FHN. Some students will be here taking summer school classes, and other students will be taking online courses and taking the final at the school.

“It’ll be more helpful for me because of the proximity and more familiar because I go here,” junior Amber Pryor said. “It’ll be easier to take the final in a place I know because I’m more comfortable here.” (Brief by Anna Lindquist)

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Have you bought a yearbook yet? Check here: Yearbooks are $65. They are available in Room 105, the main office, or online at FHNtoday.com If your name isn’t on the list, it means you have not ordered your yearbook yet! The deadline is May 19.

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The tent that Prom will be held in sits on the corner of Galt House Drive and Shutten Street. This year’s Prom is going to be held outside in a permanent tent in New Town. New Town has plenty of places to take pictures as well as restaurants that students can go to eat at before Prom starts. Prom will include a variety of appetizers this year instead of a full meal. (Photo by Jared Kinnard)

DANCING INTO CHANGES

Another year, another Prom, but this year there are some new changes to the event that students attending should be aware of before hopping in to this year’s Prom festivities and dancing the night away

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his year’s Prom, which is May 6, will be the first year that FHN has held the dance in New Town. It will be in a permanent event tent instead of in the St. Charles Convention Center. Along with the location change, the full meal that has been provided to guests in previous years has been cut out and will be replaced by different appetizers from Frenchtown Catering.

“I think these changes will make setting up Prom way less stressful,” Junior Class Treasurer Audrey Forth said. “It will be really nice, and I’m excited for the changes being made.”

The changes were brought about after junior delegate sponsor Marissa Cohen received complaints from students who attended Prom in 2016.

Cohen said students thought the price of tickets were too high, at $60 to $75

per ticket, and they didn’t enjoy the full meal that was provided. So, to lower the price to make Prom more accessible for everyone, the location change was made, and a full dinner with assigned seating was cut out, making tickets only $50.

“After every big event, we need to reflect on what happened,” Cohen said. “Based on the feedback we received, people didn’t enjoy the food and the cost. So we are listening to this feedback to make Prom more enjoyable for all.”

The change in location was brought about not only to cut down ticket prices, but also to solve the problem of conflicting venue dates with other schools.

“For many, these changes are a piece of the unknown,” Cohen said. “Some people aren’t really sure what’s going on, but these changes will make Prom more accessible to a larger group of people.”

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Senior Shannon Towery holds a basil plant as she gets ready to place it into a pot. Vegetarian Club meets every other Tuesday and Thursday in room 19. “My favorite part about planting is just knowing that something will grow through your hard work,” Towery said. (Photo by Kamryn Bell)

GOOD NUTRITION, BETTER LEARNING

Vegetarian Club is planting a garden in the courtyard in front of the school in order to have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for the foods and nutrition classes, elementary school field trips, the cafeteria and more

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he Vegetarian Club has kicked off its first big project by starting a fruit and vegetable garden in the courtyard by the front lobby of the school. Sponsor and special services teacher Yvonne Kehoe pitched this idea to her Vegetarian and Recycling Clubs. The garden will contain foods like melons, squash, tomatoes, onions, corn, herbs and much more. It is expected to take up to three years for the garden to fully grow. Then, it can be used for the foods and nutrition classes. It could also possibly be used for elementary school field trips as well as the school cafeteria.

“I’m most excited to start something that is from a seed that ends up on a plate that is then eaten by a student,” Kehoe said. “I think just being a part of a community effort and making nothing into something is what the kids are most excited for.”

The goal for this garden is to teach students the importance of good nutrition and healthy eating.

They get to see the process of growing food from planting the seed to harvesting it. With help from Recycling Club and voluntary teachers, seedlings have already been planted in the greenhouse and the

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garden is already being set up.

“I think growing your own food is important,” Amy Barlow, volunteer and history teacher, said. “It teaches kids a skill. It’s very important that people learn what good nutrition is.”

Volunteers are needed to help plant seeds, as well as weed, set up and clean the garden. The more people helping, the quicker the garden can start and the quicker the foods and Follow this link to learn more nutrition classes can have information about fresh fruits and vegetables. the garden: The garden is purely volunteer goo.gl/eyOAeL work and donations, meaning the school does not fund the club for anything they do. Students and teachers have donated all the supplies that are going into making the garden. More donations would be greatly appreciated. The club meets Tuesday and Thursday every other week with Recycling Club. Both clubs discuss their plans for the next week or so. They also sometimes meet on the weekends, usually Sunday, to work on the garden and have dinners after school sometimes where they share new recipes.

“The garden is a good thing for the school,” senior and club member Sydney Weber said. “There are a lot of misconceptions about the vegetarian lifestyle that we get to teach people. We will be able to educate people on nutrition and get the vegetarian movement out there.”

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TOMATOES: Tomato

plants should receive six to eight hours of sunlight a day. They require 1-2 inches of water a week.

CORN: Corn plants

require soil temperature above 60 degrees. They need to be watered one to two times a week.

SQUASH: Before planting squash, work compost and organic materials into the soil.

They must be watered one to two times a week.

MELONS: Melons require full sun during the day.

They also require 1-2 inches of water each week.

LAST-MINUTE PLACES TO EAT BEFORE PROM With Prom coming up in a few days, many students still haven’t started planning for the dance. Here are some ideas for restaurants to visit before heading to the dance, none of which need reservations

HIBACHI GRILL This Chinese buffet has a variety of both Chinese and American food plus a Hibachi chef preparing fresh sushi.

“Hibachi Grill is a good place to eat because it is a buffet, their food is good and you get unlimited ice cream. It’s a good atmosphere.”

- Drew Lanig, 12

LINK Look at a map of where these restaurants are located: goo.gl/AkUmNH

PADAVAN’S NY

ROUX ROYALE

This New York-style pizzeria is located down the street from the dance location and serves New York and St. Louis style pizzas.

This cozy bistro is located right down the street from the dance location and offers flat breads, sandwiches and other bar foods.

Try their garbage pie, which has a little bit of everything on top.

If pizza is not your forte, there is sushi, chicken and sandwiches.

Try their chicken flat bread, which comes with either BBQ or buffalo sauce or try the blackened or grilled chicken sandwich.

APPLEBEE’S

OLIVE GARDEN

RAISING CANE’S

This is a restaurant that specializes in grilled pork, chicken and beef and offers a Carside to Go option for those in a rush.

This is a casual dining restaurant that focuses more on Italian-American cuisine.

Here, one can find a plethora of pasta options and bread sticks.

This is a fast food restaurant that offers dine-in or drive-through. Cane’s specializes in fried chicken and offers a slice of Texas toast with every meal.

“Olive Garden always has the best service ever and the breadsticks are amazing.”

-Maddie Oswald, 11

“Cane’s is a good place to eat before Prom because it is really quick if you’re in a hurry.

The people there are usually pretty nice.”

-Elizabeth Conley, 11

“I like Applebee’s because me and my friends are always hanging out there, so the workers know us and I think it would just be a fun place to go before Prom.”

-Daniel Borrelli, 12

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Juniors Taylor Poirier and Katie Henslee with senior Jesse George sit together after winning scholarships for their participation at the HOSA State competition. While the scholarships were a nice touch, the group is more focused on being a successful HOSA team. The trio’s next goal is to compete at Nationals at Disney on July 21-24. (Photo submitted)

A FIRST FOR HOSA Jesse George, Katie Henslee and Taylor Poirier’s Public Health team won a scholarship at HOSA State

overall approach to the problem contributed to the team’s victory.

“We started meeting at just at like Bread Co. about two months in advance heeral.patel03@gmail.com | @HeeralPatel12 to talk about what we’re thinking about doing, to brainstorm ideas about what It’s time for senior Jesse George and juniors Katie Henslee and Taylor Poirier to do,” George said. “This was, I think, the most important part to getting to a to give their presentation for the HOSA State competition, for the Public Health first place finish at HOSA. The question itself, I believe it was ‘How are you going category. It’s nerve wracking because they had found out that the presentation to combat Zika and future threats?’ and that’s such a broad question so the was to be just a 10 minute session, eliminating an additional brainstorming in the beginning was very important, so we four-minute presentation that they had prepared for, right could explore as many options as possible.” before it was time to present in front of the judges. They Their work put them in first place for their category had prepared a presentation unlike those of their fellow and got them a $1000 to Johnson and Wales University competitors, leading them to place first as well as win a was a surprise to the trio. Neither George or Henslee scholarship as a team, a first for FHN. Despite choosing not plan on using the scholarship, as it does not fit into the Hannah and Sarah Zimmerman to use it, this is still an accomplishment. future they have planned for themselves. Being a senior, Community Emergency Response 1st “Before we gave it, we were in a hallway, and we could George has already knows what college he will attend, and August Wise see all the other groups,” Henslee said. “Everyone was Henslee does not see herself going to Johnson and Wales Behavioral Health, 1st rehearsing. Just sitting there listening to everybody’s groups, University. Poirier intends to use the scholarship for online Erin Stock I felt like everyone had a different approach than we did courses from the university.

Sports Medicine, 1st because we turned our group into an organization and “We weren’t aware we were going to get one for our Jessica Jones, Drew Lanig, Sophia everybody else just gave out information, but we went into competition even before we had no idea there was money Couternis, Emma Eckhard, Gianna more depth. I was kind of stressed, thinking we did it all up for grabs,” Henslee said. “When we first found out, we Sulzner, Lydia Harms, Paige Highfill wrong and that we were going to come in last place because all thought it was kind of cool, but after reading about it Parliamentary Procedure, 1 we were like the only people who did what we did, but I felt doesn’t really interest me anymore.”

Jesse George, Katie Henslee, and good about it afterward.”

Still, they placed first, which qualified them for HOSA Taylor Poirier They were tasked with creating a plan to battle and Nationals along with 14 other FHN students. From this Parliamentary Procedure, 1 Juan Alega and Maggie Cox prevent the infection Zika. To present their plan, they made group, the Public Health team and Erin Stock were the Community Emergency Response, 2nd a website, a Twitter, a fake Instagram and a commercial, only ones to win a scholarship.

Jamie Schwartz all from their made up company, which contrasted the “It was really awesome, HOSA sponsor Matthew Riffee Medical Law & Ethics, 3 report-like presentations of the competing teams. They were said. “If you think about it, we took 54 kids and over a unaware of the scholarship opportunity and instead focused quarter of them qualified for nationals. I think that [the on qualifying for HOSA Nationals. With their eyes on the fact that they can win scholarships] is great. It would be prize, they started meeting and brainstorming about two months in advance really nice if they weren’t proprietary scholarships to a very specific university. It of the competition. From brainstorming to researching to writing speeches to would be nice if they were transferable, but it’s pretty good stuff and would help creating other elements of the presentation, the team attributes their focus and them out a lot.”

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FIRST LOOK AT NEW FACILITIES

Pictures of proposed renovations to Blanchette Pool (above) and Wapelhorst Pool (right) that are currently scheduled to open in May 2018. (Photo submitted)

IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO PARKS AND POOLS Ever since the passing of Proposition P in 2012, there has been talk and plans for change and improvements to the pools and parks in St. Charles and St. Peters, starting with Blanchette and Wapelhorst

TIMELINE OF MAJOR DATES OF PROP P Proposition P passes Aug. 7, 2012

Data Collection May-June 2014

Finalize Goals and Objectives July-September 2014 Finalize Options and Scenarios October-November 2014 Final Presentation and Report March-April 2015 Blanchette and Wapelhorst new aquatic facilities open May 2018

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ith summer coming soon, the concept of spending the hot Missouri days at a pool or a park with friends and family begins to become more prominent in people’s heads. With Proposition P’s passing on Aug. 7, 2012, adding a four-tenths of a cent sales tax increase for parks, trails and storm water management projects, there are many new renovations coming to the pools and parks of St. Charles. More specifically, new facilities at Blanchette and Wapelhorst park are scheduled to be opened in May 2018.

The money will pay for taking care of parks and trails, as well as replacing and adding needed equipment.

“It has definitely been a lengthy process, and we still have a ways to go,” Director of Parks and Recreation Maralee Britton said.

“But we are starting to make some visible progress for people who are not necessarily involved in the behind-the-scenes aspect, and I am looking forward to that.”

In March of 2014, the Parks and Recreation Board contracted with designing firms Kimley-Horn and Counsilman-Hunsaker to complete an Aquatics Comprehensive Plan for the future of St. Charles Aquatics.

Currently, Wapelhorst and Blanchette Aquatic Facilities are in the process of being designed and engineered from the

conceptual drawings. ​The companies under contract spent the winter diving into the details of layouts, designs, amenities, slides, filtration systems, pumps, motors, spray grounds, shade structures and multipassenger rides.

“I think that the renovations to the parks will be really nice,” Drew Lanig, former St. Charles Parks and Recreation employee and senior said. “It will be a lot more fun for the families that come and will probably give everyone a better experience.” ​As well as renovations to the pools, there has also been playground research for the replacement of six different play areas. Later this spring, there will be more information about the playgrounds and timelines of the replacements. The planned improvements to several athletic fields around the city are also beginning to come together. Whether replacing field lights, dugout covers, enhanced playing surface or adding new lights to an existing facility, the city of St. Charles is preparing a detailed package of amenities to boost their visitors’ experience, while playing a variety of sports in St. Charles.

“We are all very excited for the progress that has been made and everything that is still yet to come,” Britton said. “I think that everything we are doing this will be a great improvement to the city. We have a lot more planned, and it will be exciting to see it all come together.”

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Baker scoops custard from the tub, getting ready to serve it to a customer. At Deters, you can order chocolate or vanilla custard and top it with many different kinds of toppings.

Baker points to employees hats hanging on the wall. Each employee is given a hat and assigned their own spot on the wall.

Junior Alex Baker collects money from a customer through the window.

As a manager, one of the many jobs Baker has to complete is taking orders from customers.

A SWEET-EARNED PROMOTION

Junior Alex Baker begins to manage at Deters Frozen Custard after a new promotion

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that he’s manager.

After being promoted at the start of this season, Baker also opens the shop and is larger a role model for other urn on the lights. Set the chairs down. Prepare the employees. custard machines. Turn on the signs. Wait at the “He’s super nice, very easy going, [has] helped me a cash register. Serve the customers. lot and [has] showed me how to work The to-do list as one of the new managers Top Three Flavors everything there,” sophomore and at Deters Frozen Custard includes taking on employee Dylan Brune said. “Sometimes new responsibilities for junior Alex Baker people get trainers that are super hard now that he’s been promoted to manage for and don’t do a good job at training Mill Creek this season. people, but he did a very good job at #1 “Right now, I have to train a lot of people, training me on what to do.”

Chewy Toffee so we are in charge of training them, By taking on new leadership, Baker #2 making sure everything is stocked up and is able to give suggestions on how to that everything runs smoothly,” Baker said. improve day-to-day functions. He is also Mint Chip “If anything goes wrong, it’s nice to have in charge of ensuring that all customers #3 control and make sure [everything] gets are content. done right. I like having more control and “He had a really good grasp on day-tonot in a bad way but good control, where day operations, and he knew what he I can make decisions and have an opinion was doing and was the type of person and be able to get a lot of the stuff done that could articulate that to other people that needs to get done.” and make sure what needs to get done With a fun environment and kind friends, gets done,” Deters owner Katie Simon Baker can enjoy managing at Deters, especially with a few said. “He’s very responsible and observant. He can see extra roles. On top of running the custard, ensuring the what needs to be done and how to do it. He’s really good toppings are made and speaking to customers, Baker also with people. When he’s there, I don’t have to worry about has the chance to oversee these functions of Deters now anything.” sarahezimmerman8@gmail.com

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Baker pours the chocolate flavoring into the mixer, preparing the chocolate custard for the day. The chocolate custard starts off as vanilla custard, then after flavoring is added, made into chocolate.

(Photos by Savannah Wandzel)

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Junior Hunter Collins protects the ball from CBC’s players. The game was held on March 30 ended with the team losing 10-83. The team is made up of student from Francis Howell, Orchard Farms and St. Charles schools and call itself the Francis Howell Force. (Photo by Savannah Wandzel)

A ROUGH START TO THE SEASON This year, rugby began the season in February with a difficult start. Since there aren’t many people at FHN who play rugby, they combined with other schools to create a team of 18, with the average team being 22.

“Since rugby is a new sport, it’s hard to get a lot of people to join,” junior Floris Kruger said. “It’s kind of hard to get a match since there aren’t many teams.”

With only a little amount of players this season, it has been a difficult start to it, but they don’t let that affect the way they play or their work ethic.

“This season we have a lot of new players, because most of our players graduated last year,” Kruger said. “So it does make it difficult to teach [the new players] a whole new sport in a certain amount of time, but our coach helps us.”

This year their lead coach, Trevor Locke, who teaches at Lindenwood, is out for the duration of the season. While he’s out, they have a replacement coach named Julious Johnson, who happens to be one of the player’s dad. Since rugby isn’t a school sponsored sport, they can’t practice on the lacrosse field.

Instead, they practice on the upper grass fields every Wednesday and Thursday, where the team can finally come together in solidarity.

“It’s been a tough season but we’re doing pretty good for our circumstances,” Kruger said. “Even though not everyone goes to FHN, our team is strong because everyone still comes to practices, and we don’t care if you’re from a different school.” (Brief by Myah Blocker)

PUTTING IN HARD WORK

Senior Kyle Dearing defends the goal from an attack by CBC’s offense. On April 4, the varsity boys roller hockey team lost 2-5 against CBC. (Photo by Savannah Wandzel)

ROLLING INTO THE SEASON March was the start of the roller hockey season where they lost against Desmet at their breakout tournament, a tournament they have at the beginning of the season at Matteson Square Garden. The start of this season wasn’t as easy as they thought it would be, according to junior Hannah Spain, but they are managing to make it through.

“We didn’t have much confidence, but when we actually got out there we learned that it wasn’t as hard as we thought,” Spain said. “Next year, we

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hope to keep trying and keep working hard, to have more confidence.”

To become closer, the team goes to different events together like hockey games and other gatherings just for fun. This gives them the chance to get to know each other and expand on their shared interests in playing hockey.

“It’s just a good group of people together.” Spain said. “We are all friends outside of hockey, which makes it easier to bond with people.”

(Brief by Myah Blocker)

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Starting the season with 1-3, the boys’ golf team has been having a tough time in tournaments but are slowly trying to increase their skills during practice.

“We have been getting better each time we play,” golf coach Mark Wright said. “We have some newer guys this year so they’re still learning and getting better.”

Although golf may seem like an individual sport, they work together as a team to encourage one another and help them to reach their full potential.

“Being around great teammates that I know really has my back throughout the season, [helps me grow as a better player],” senior Fletcher Dietrich said.

Dietrich and junior Thomas Bell both scored a 40-41 on April 7, which helped them beat their opponent, Troy, which was the teams first win.

“A highlight of the season I think was when we beat [Troy],” said Dietrich. “And beat the other two guys on the teams, we scored pretty good.”

Coach Wright plans on taking the things he’s learned this year,

Senior Avery Bond walks to the next hole during the meet on April 25th. The Knights lost the meet 195-175, and junior Thomas Bell placed second overall. (Photo by Kyra Peper)

failures and wins, and instill them into upcoming players for the next season.

“I plan to continue to be a golf coach next year,” Wright said. “I think my students show a great work ethic, being able to be resilient; golf is a game of many failures, but you have to be able to stay at it.” (Brief by Myah Blocker)

Junior Noah Pingle pitches the ball to the batter.

Pingle is one of the pitchers of the varsity baseball team. He has played baseball for many years, and then later on joined the FHN baseball team. (Photo by Michal Basford)

Senior Gianna Sulzner works on her jumps while at practice on Tuesday, April 25. Sulzner has competed in high jump for four years now and she has goals of making it to State this year. Sulzner is also working to break the school record this year. (Photo by Sam Cary)

JUMPING BACK IN Senior Gianna Sulzner has been doing track and field since her freshman year, but this year she decided to try out for the goalie position on the FHN girls’ soccer team. After tryouts, Sulzner made the team but decided to go back to doing high jump.

She went back because she had done it before and has a chance at going to State with it, whereas soccer was more for fun.

“I joined track and field originally as a way to stay in shape for volleyball and like keep moving, and

then I found out I actually kind of enjoy it,” Sulzner said.

From soccer tryouts, Sulzner believes that she is able to think on her feet better, which helps her in high jump. The current track and field season has been going well for Sulzner, and she believes the team is doing well too.

“So far [the track season] is going really good, lot of people placing which is always good,” track and field coach Kimberly Martin said. (Brief by McKayla Bogda)

SWINGING STRAIGHT TO DISTRICTS

Senior Adam Quigley runs to the tennis ball to hit it across the net to his opponent. On Wednesday, April 12, the varsity boys’ tennis team played against St. Charles High School and ended the game with a win of 6-3. (Photo by Kyra Peper)

Boys’ tennis heads to Team Districts next week after their 4-2 season. From there, they have the chance to advance to Team Sectionals on May 20 and then Team State on May 25.

“It’s kind of unclear this year [how we’ll do] because we’re in a new district with schools we’ve never played before, so I’m hoping to just go out there and all play our best and just see what happens,” sophomore player Sachin Milli said.

The team has had practice every day after school from about 2:30-4:30 to prepare for tournaments throughout the season, which began on March 20 with their first match. At practice, they work on different skills depending on what the players need to improve. According to Milli, there’s also a lot of strategy. They pay attention to what other teams do and adapt their playing accordingly, all in the hopes of making it as far as they can.

“For the team, I think we’re doing pretty good,” Milli said. “The fact that we’re doing not that bad is a good sign.” (Brief by Noah Slaughter)

MUDDY MOUND

Spring is known for having unpredictable weather, and with outside sports, weather has been an issue with practices and games.

However, for baseball, it hasn’t been as big of a problem as it could’ve been.

“As long as it’s not a total mudpit, we can play,” Assistant Varsity Coach Mike Freedline said. “We also have a batting cage we can practice with, though we would like to practice outside.”

Despite having had a canceled game in their week-long baseball tournament called the Midwest Classic, the morale of the team has been high lately.

“We’ve struggled at times, and we’ve had a lot of good times that are promising too,” junior Josh Wagner said. “We’re 2-1 in the second half of our season, and things are going a lot better.” (Brief by Anna Lindquist)

UPCOMING BASEBALL GAMES 5/3/17 - 4:15 p.m. FHN vs Ft. Zumwalt West (Home) 5/6/17 - 11:00 a.m. FHN vs Lafayette (Away) 5/6/17 - 1:00 p.m. FHN vs Lafayette (Away) 5/9/17 - 4:30 p.m. FHN vs Christian Brothers College (Home) 5/12/17-5/20/17 - TBA Districts 5/23/17 - TBA Sectionals 5/25/17 - TBA Quarterfinals 6/1/17-6/3/17 - TBA State

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Senior Jake Oppenborn and his mom Michelle Oppenborn, assistant volleyball coach, pose together. Jake has played volleyball for eight years, and Michelle played in high school.

(Photo by Michaela Erfling)

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON Sophomore Bria Hamilton races down the field with the soccer ball. The varsity Lady Knights were losing to the Troy Trojans 1-2 during the first half.

The Lady Knights have a record of 8-5-2 as of April 26. FHN eventually lost 1-3 on March 30. (Photo by Rachel Kehoe)

Senior Jake Oppenborn’s mom is the assistant volleyball coach for his final season on the team At the end of a long school day and practice, most players get to go home and leave their teammates and coaches behind.

Instead, senior Jake Oppenborn goes home to his family and his coach. Jake’s mom started coaching this year as the boys’ varsity volleyball assistant coach.

“It’s different,” Jake said. “It has its pros and cons. At home, she can tell me what I am doing wrong and help me fix it, but also, I feel like sometimes she is harder on me than anyone else. It’s hard to see her as my coach and not my mom. A lot of times I get caught talking back.”

Since she started coaching in 1993, Michelle Oppenborn coached some of her other kids as well as Jake. Unlike his sister, who was coached by their mom all four years of high school, this is Jake’s first year with her coaching.

“His skills have grown a lot,” Michelle said. “I have been very impressed. I think he is probably the best out of all my kids, in terms of the way he plays the game.”

(Brief by Hannah Wilson)

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SHOOTING STRAIGHT FOR THE GOAL Girls’ soccer looks ahead to Districts on May 13 with a record of 8-5-2. Throughout the season, the team has been preparing for Districts so that they can be ready to play against some tough competition.

“I feel as if we’re a very talented team, and we just need to find our groove,” sophomore Bria Hamilton said. “I think we will do really well in Districts if we just stick to our game and not try to play the other team’s game.”

Before Districts, the team will face some old rivals, such as FHHS on May 11 and Marquette on May 21.

“I think we will continue to grow,” Assistant Varsity Coach Larry Scheller said. “We will continue to grow as a team, and we will continue to get better and that’s the big thing. We just need to get better every single time we step on the field.

I think if we do that, we will do pretty good.” (Brief by Hannah Wilson)

JUST STICK WITH IT

Girls’ lacrosse hit the field with their first game on April 4, beating Incarnate Word Academy 8-6. Since then, their record stands at 4-5. This first game was particularly important for the team, since they are returning after their first season last spring.

“It feels kind of nice because we already have a sense of what’s going on,” sophomore goalie Madeline DeGraw said.

“I know what I have to do now, and I know what to expect.”

According to DeGraw, this season has been easier because this isn’t the team’s first year. Now, they’re using this confidence to prepare for the rest of the season by holding practices every day after school and on Saturdays.

“I really like seeing everyone improve because we were kind of like a joke last year,” DeGraw said. “We would get crushed every game, but I’m seeing how we’re playing and there’s just so much improvement. It feels kind of nice to feel like we’re actually competition.” (Brief by Noah Slaughter)

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Sophomore Autumn Schrader attempts to keep her opponent from scoring on April 10. Schrader scored the first point of the game.

FHN won the game against Notre Dame 9-5. (Photo by Kamryn Bell)

FACE OFF STUDENTS’ THOUGHTS

DRAKE REIGNS SUPREME

by Ashya Roberson

“Drake always gets people hype and he is the only one to drop a fire album.”

TREVOR BOHNERT, 12

“Everything Drake does is amazing. By far my favorite song is ‘Summer Sixteen’.”

ALEX HENSON, 11

“In 2013 maybe Drake was considered a rapper. But now he’s a male version of Rihanna.”

DERRICK BAKER, 9

“Drake’s music is not rap, it’s more like hip-hop. He really shouldn’t even be considered a rapper.”

CODY HOUGHTON, 9

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We all know that Drake is the better rapper and performer compared to Future. Drake has better lyrics and style. He has greater influence over our generation. At his concerts, like Coachella, he has a large amount of crowd involvement over the audience and creates an atmosphere that everyone can enjoy.

Most hip-hop artists stop making music by the time they’re 30, but Drake has stayed in the industry and has never even taken a hiatus. He also makes songs back-to-back, like his diss track, which he made in just one day. Future has nothing comparable.

Drake has been in the spotlight since Degrassi, a Canadian T.V. show that shows talent for singers and dancers, which helped mold him into an artist and into an actor. Drake is better on many levels because of his lyrics and ability to act and sing as well. He raps about his life and struggles and how

that helped him become a better performer. Future only raps about inappropriate content like drugs, guns and violence, which he said he does to sell more music. Drake’s music speaks to teenagers, unlike Future, whose music is inappropriate for young audiences. Listening to Drake will make your day better.

Drake gives people a chance to have an emotional side, but if someone needs a banger, they can listen to his album “What a Time to be Alive” featuring Future. Drake shaped Migos when he did their song “Versace,” giving everyone a chance to listen to other rappers who are great, but not as great as Drake. Yes, Future may have a few good songs like “Mask Off” and “Low Life,” but his songs are the same: drugs, violence and his life.

Many YouTubers and singers, such as Dinah Jane, Normani Kordei and Somo, have done covers of Drake’s music, giving the original songs more popularity and new fans a chance to listen to his songs. Drake is a trend and has been since he left Degrassi and started his first album, “Room For Improvement”. All in all, Future can’t top Drake because Drake will always be 10 steps ahead.

DRAKE IS NOT THE FUTURE

by Ronald Joel

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Let’s get down to the basics. Future is simply better than Drake. Future has been around longer, which means that he has more experience. He’s gone from the bottom to the top and has reflected about it in his songs. He raps about real life experiences that actually matter to listeners. If rap was high school, Drake would be the guy that always talks about drama, the drama king. Future would be the kid everyone associates with because he actually talks about things people want to listen to.

Future raps about his life and the hard struggles he’s been through, unlike Drake. Songs by Future such as “Mask Off,” “Purple Reign,” “Stick Talk,” “Low Life” and “Selfish” reflect

on the struggles in his life. Future got himself into trouble by getting shot as a teenager and running from the cops. His mother didn’t like what he was doing, so he lived on the streets from 17 until the age of 24. Future got his stage name from members of the musical collective The Dungeon Family, who called him The Future.

Future is at the top for being the most hardworking rapper alive, as he produces his own music. Although the beats are similar between them, Future is original with his. Drake’s newest album “More Life,” which was released on March 18, 2017, had a song “Portland” where it had a very similar flute ripoff as Future’s hit song “Mask Off,” which was released on Feb. 24, 2017, almost a month before Drake’s album. When the flute is played in rap music, it’s very distinctive. Ending this off, Future is better than Drake.

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STUDENT TAKE:

DO YOU THINK PHONES ARE A DISRUPTION IN CLASS? “Yes. The texting and the cheating is big. And now, the mindless diversion of games and Snapchat are really distracting, and it pulls away from the engagement. It really just annoys me, which is not a good thing to have for classroom harmony.”

RYAN JOHNSON, TEACHER

“I think phones are not a distraction because they help me with my school work and when I listen to music, it helps me focus.”

HANNA ALEXANDER, 10

“Yes and no. Some people don’t get their work done because they are on their phones all the time, but some people use them as tools.”

T.J. OLSON, 11

“It can be. It can be used constructively. I think it’s up to student’s discretion. If they are being quiet and their grades aren’t suffering, then I don’t think it matters.”

CORINNE STEVENS, 10

“I think phones are a distraction because no one can multi-task, and so when you get a text or play a game, you can’t focus on your work.”

BRENDEN MOLLETT, 12

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Most teenagers have the tendency of texting and driving, the thought of setting down their phones being unheard of. Phones have had some negative impacts on teenagers in their daily life. From decreasing grade point averages to deaths from distracted driving, the usage of phones can have major impacts. (Photo by Rachel Kehoe)

THE PROBLEM WITH PHONES today

Phone dependency is an epidemic that is sweeping the nation, hurting the young and old, and it has to end now

by Hannah Wilson

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W

e have become a nation of zombies.

We are all aimlessly walking around, possessed by a small contraption that never leaves our hands. Things like Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram have stripped us of concentration and quality conversation. People would rather talk via their phones than put it down and talk to the same person sitting next to them. Lives have been ruined in car crashes because someone had to reply to that Snapchat or that text. This epidemic of phone dependency needs to stop before we’re left to wonder what has happened to the world.

According to The National Safety Council, “an estimated 1.6 million crashes each year involve drivers using cell phones and texting.” Also, “21 percent of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were the result of cell phone usage.” This is expected to grow a percent every year. The fact is, no matter how good of a “multi-tasker” someone may be, they aren’t 100 percent focused on the road, which could end in deadly consequences. Texting while driving not only affects you, but also the person who is on the other end. You may walk away, but they might not.

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Dr. Lee Hadlington of De Montfort University Leicester asked 210 people aged 18-65 to rate their behavior in areas linked to perception, memory and motor function. He found that “the more times a person used the internet or mobile phone, the more likely they were to experience ‘cognitive failures.’” Attention and concentration is essential to everyday life and even more important in the classroom.

According to a study done by Kent State University College of Education, it states that “cell phone usage was negatively related to students’ actual grade point average and was positively related to anxiety”. Phones in class have had the opposite effect that was intended. The goal of technology integration in the classroom was to increase student involvement and to boost students’ grades. Students in class are more worried to hear the phone ding than actually paying attention to their teachers and their classwork. Now, students’ grades are suffering due to phones in the classroom.

The phone craze has been going on for too long, and it has had negative effects. The dependency has not only destroyed lives, but what scientists call “conversations.” At the end of the day, there’s only one thing this nation can do to improve the quality of life, which is to put the phone down, and to live our lives without looking at a screen.

pro-woman and pro-life

Someone can be a feminist and fight for equal rights and can stand up for the rights of the unborn at the same time

Pro-life supporters march in Washington D.C. on Jan. 27. They were protesting the outcome of the abortion case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion throughout the U.S. They marched for two miles for two to three hours, starting at the Washington Monument. After the march was over, there was a rally held at Constitution Avenue. There were 10 speakers, including Kellyanne Conway, Senior Counselor to President Trump. This year, it was the 44th annual March For Life. (Photos by Mia Kristensen)

by Mia Kristensen

mnj.kristensen@gmail.com

“All men are created equal.” As a country, we’ve struggled to understand that since 1776, and today, women’s rights are still overlooked. Women have come together and stood strong in the fight for equality, but, even among women, we are separated: pro-life versus pro-choice. Some of the pro-choice community have come to the conclusion that pro-life means anti-women.

While women came together for the Women’s March in Washington D.C. and around the U.S. on Jan. 21, according to articles from CNN and the Washington Post, there was still a separation between them. Many women disapproved of pro-life women participating in the march, believing they didn’t stand with women and didn’t deserve to be there for their views on abortion. Many pro-choice feminists believe that someone can’t be pro-life and be a feminist. Many people say it’s the woman’s right and her choice, but the fetus doesn’t have a choice. We are fighting for the fetus’ rights. Believing that doesn’t mean we aren’t feminists. We all believe that women deserve more than what we’ve been given. We believe that we should have more female figures, and that we aren’t just sexual objects as portrayed by the media. We believe in equality.

The March for Life, a pro-life rally, was held later that week on Jan. 27. There were hundreds of thousands of people who filed into Washington D.C. to take a stand for life. I walked beside them. There were dozens of adoptive parents using signs to thank their children’s birth mothers for choosing life over abortion. There were also women holding signs stating they regretted their abortion, and many people had signs reading they were feminists for all life. The pro-life movement is here to protest abortion, not to challenge women’s equality.

Pro-life means we believe that abortion shouldn’t be an option. We think that women are strong and smart enough to care for a child on her own or that they have the compassion to put their child up for adoption, to give their child to a family who desperately wants one. As women, we deal with our society telling us we aren’t good enough in so many ways. We need to come together even through our differences, to stand up for our rights as one.

You can be pro-life and pro-woman. We have so many of the same values yet, because we have different views on abortion, we are told we aren’t true feminists. Being against abortion is not what determines if you are a feminist or not.

Standing up for women is.

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NORTH STAR TAKE:

SEIZE YOUR SUMMER

With the school year’s end approaching quickly, students need to remember to make the most out of their summer break On Behalf of the Editorial Staff yourfhn@fhntoday.com | @FHNtoday

Here we are. We’ve finally made it to the last stretch.

Only 12 more early wake-ups of the year. Only 12 more late nights studying for finals or AP Exams. Only 12 more days of eating school lunches, sitting in class and lugging around a backpack that’s bound to cause us back problems in the future.

Only 12 more school days left.

Whether it’s your freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year, we can all feel relief with the year coming to a close.

Summer is so close we can taste it: warm nights, getting ice cream with friends and staying outside until we’re sunburnt.

So applaud yourself for completing this year of your high school career. Work to finish this year strong; you owe it to yourself. It’s easy to give up and say that you’re “so done.” We all are, but we must find it within ourselves

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to do the best we can, to get the grades we know we deserve and to make the most of the rest of year. Summer is just around the corner, and you can hang on for just a while longer.

Once summer finally arrives, though, enjoy the fleeting beauty of it. Cherish moments of sleeping in and staying up late for a reason other than just doing homework.

Hold on to memories of road trips and vacations across the state, the country or even the world. Refrain from remaining in your room for summer’s entirety. Challenge yourself to experience something new. Explore the city, discover a new book, find a new passion. Learn something you’ve always wanted to know. Summer contains endless possibilities, so take hold of them while you can. We only have so many high school summers and only a few years left to experience being teenagers.

When that final half day comes to an end, remember why you waited so long for this. Grasp your freedom the second it arrives. Seize your summer.