InFlight March 2017 full issue

Auburn Riverside Student Voice Mar 21, 2017 • VOLUME 22 • ISSUE #5

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Spring events keep ASB busy PJ Sills Staff Reporter

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Senior Yeh-Sun Lee, junior Emily Morrow, freshman Drew Bates, and freshman Rayna Ojas thouroughly plan the details for this year’s Tolo dance and food drive.

The sunflowers and roses are in bloom with spring, and so is the work of ASB. Planning assemblies, dances, conventions, and decorating the entire school are tasks the student board has been responsible for so far this year.

One recent undertaking ASB dealt with was prepping the school for SPLASC, a leadership conference for several Puget Sound high schools despite the convention’s cancellation.

“We are continuing to make ARHS as beautiful as we possibly can,” junior Emily Morrow said. “It's nice to show how amazing our school is to fellow Washington high schools!”

ASB has also coordinated the annual food drive, which is currently undergoing with the hopes to be even more succesful than last year’s productive drive.

“Last year we did a bracket system

for our drive and it was really nice,” senior Yeh-Sun Lee said. “I think this year will be even better because the participation has increased a lot in recent years and people are getting more involved.”

With the food drive now underway, ASB looks to continue their year of events with the Tolo dance.

Tolo is a non-formal, girls-ask-guysthemed dance that has been going on for the past three years. Tolo takes place Friday, March 24 from 9 to 11 p.m.

Not much about the dance has been announced besides the theme, “A Night at the Beach.” The tickets will be $8 with ASB card and $10 without.

“Tolo is a low budget dance,” senior Makenzie Deshler said. “It’s very casual and inexpensive for students and for our budget.” Deshler said that, “as part of the Hollister donation, we’re able to use some extra money to make Tolo even better.”

“Pop couture” inspires charitable fashionistas Maya Martin Staff Reporter The prom fashion show takes place on March 25 at the Rottles store in downtown Auburn. Tickets are selling at $5 a person, and the event begins at 6 p.m.

The Fashion Club hopes to meet their goal of raising $2,000 through their show to donate to the Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program. “[The theme] is called Pop Couture,” senior co-president of Fashion Club Gwen Siviengxay said. “It’s a mix of a modern and eighties theme. We make our own dresses.”

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The club has been planning for the big event since January, and expects a relatively large audience due to their publicized win from Hollister of $10,000, new and customized track suits and a homecoming Snapchat filter. They’ve even included door prizes to reel in more people, as well.

“Short dresses are $25 and long are $50, which makes both the homecoming and prom fashion shows affordable,” senior Jessica Soerink said. “They were only used once, and it’s a great price for something you’d normally be paying up to $400 for.”

“I love putting on the fashion shows, and I’ve been doing it since I was a freshman,” Siviengxay said. “It’s a good experience and looks good on my resume.”

“Come support your fellow Ravens,” senior co-president Makenzie Deshler said. editor-in-chief Jessica Perez business manager Sara Koenig photographer PJ Sills social media editor Sasha Terry cover photo Jessica Perez

Greetings from the staff! We hope you enjoy our March issue, and check out our exclusive stories online at www.arhsinflight.com

adviser Patrick Swenson

staff reporters ZaReah Barren Bella Coronado Sierra Fox Alexus Jacobs Chloe Knox Sara Koenig Maya Martin Jessica Perez Alyssa Schrader PJ Sills Sasha Terry Bailee Youngren

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The first ever Prom fashion show will be held on March 25 at the Rottles located in downtown Auburn.

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Earth Day promises new initiatives Bella Coronado Staff Reporter Every year, Earth Day revolves around a specific theme in order to keep people focused on the needs of our planet. The 2017 theme is environmental and climate literacy.

Millions of people around the nation will celebrate the Earth by cleaning it up, spending time outdoors, and bringing forth environmental concerns. To protest the recent controversies of government decisions and to bring recognition to the climate, a science march is planned for April 22 in Washington D.C. Although many scientists and environmentalists are concerned that recent plights with politics are distracting people from real problems like global warming, pollution and logical reasoning, they also hope to integrate awareness into education systems. Hopes for greener schools and information about climate change are in the air this year.

In a new presidential era, involving many controversial beliefs, many scientists are fighting for the realness of climate change and the many implications it has on our planet’s future.

Inspired by the recent Women’s March,

the March for Science resonates with people around the world. Every community is encouraged to join the march and walk for the bettering of science awareness. However, they are clear to express that the march is not a political protest.

Some drastic measures are also taking place in accordance to the march. A number of female scientists have signed a pledge to encourage scientific reason in politics, in response to President Trump’s previous comments on science and women.

According to the Mercury News, the organizers of the march have a goal “to encourage scientists to reach out to their communities and discuss the research they do and explain why it matters.”

The march urges not only scientific professionals to participate, but also teachers or anyone else who is passionate about our planet’s climate.

The Earth Day Network is also planning on launching a three year program to initiate environmental and climate literacy in schools and among citizens. This initiative reflects the goals of the planned march. The network is also aiming to raise money this year for reforestation and endangered species.

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Earth Day is an annual event that has many different supporters nation-wide. Many marches happen in cities across the United States, and in other countries as well.

Third annual Tolo takes it to the beach Sasha Terry Staff Reporter

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Tolo with be beach themed and casual as always. ASB expects this Tolo to bring the school together, according to ASB president senior Kerry Dolan.

Tolo is back for its third year.

ASB is hosting the dance on Friday, March 24 and they decided on the theme, “A Night at the Beach.”

The dance is $8 with ASB and $10 without. The dance will be held in the small gym and it will begin at 9 p.m. and run until 11 p.m. Aspirit week will lead up to the dance.

Senior Kerry Dolan received great feedback about Tolo last year and got together with other students of ASB and decided to have another Tolo this year.

“Tolo is so much fun and brings the school together,” Dolan said. “I think it’s going to go great this year.”

Last year, ASB hosted Tolo and the theme was The ’80s. The dance is different this year from last year because the music will not be ’80sthemed. Also, in 2015, the theme was Glowlo Tolo, in which students dressed up in neon. This year the music will be beach-themed and fun to dance to.

Freshman Janalyn Lopez is excited to attend Tolo for the first

time with her boyfriend. She believes the dance would be fun and Tolo would be her second dance she has attended here.

“The atmosphere is fun and everyone has a good time,” Lopez said.

Tolo is inexpensive and the dance is not formal compared to Homecoming and Prom.

Junior Jett Dolan-Harrison might attend Tolo this year. She is excited to hang out with friends and dress up for the beach theme. “[We have] a small group of people who are there to have fun,” she said. “There’s no judgement.”

There will be inflatables, beach-themed decorations and a photo booth at the dance.

Junior Carlos Navarrete has attended Tolo for the past two years and is going to Tolo this year. “[Tolo] is not as serious as homecoming and prom,” he said. He is looking forward to seeing his fellow students dressed up to match the beach theme.

Sophomore Makena Metje is excited to dress up for the beach-themed tolo. She has not attended tolo in the past and believes it would be fun to go to.

ASB has been working hard preparing for Tolo, and hopes students attending will enjoy the dance.

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InFlight March 21, 2017

Women march against Trump Maya Martin Staff Reporter All across the United States of America, women grew upset and astonished that President Donald Trump became the new president, and decided to take a stand.

On Jan. 21, millions of women all over the country participated in the International Women’s March. According to The New York Times, the Women’s March in Washington D.C. had three times as many attendees as President Trump’s inauguration. “[I loved] making a difference and to physically be part of [a women’s march],” sophomore Riley McCarthy said.

This was a major event that will almost definitely be marked down in the history textbooks of the future, and will be remembered as a huge movement for women of the States. “[I liked] standing in solidarity with my constitutional rights behind me to protest and advocate,” senior Haley Parsons said.

However, President Trump argues “there were at least a million, a million and a half people out there.” He blames drone shots for being “photoshopped” to make his crowd appear way smaller.

“I don’t believe [the drone shots] were photoshopped. President Trump should listen to the women’s march supporters if he

really stands for women’s issues,” Parsons said.

The New York Times also stated that scientists said “[President] Trump would only have seen the tightly packed front third of the crowd, but not the back two-thirds, from his position at the podium.”

To be extra sure of their estimates, they monitored seven live feeds the whole day. So although the president believes he had “the most packed inauguration ever,” the one-million women’s marchers in D.C. clearly had more supporters there.

“Dude, no one likes you,” says McCarthy. “The majority [of the US] protested against him instead of listening to his insane views.”

Even though the marches occurred all the way back in January, women are still proving to the Republican president that he can’t take away their rights.

As of March 8, women shot back once again with the “Day without a Woman” protest that was held nationally in such places as in front of Trump Tower and Washington Square Park in Manhattan.

They even set up a symbolic statue of a girl facing the Wall Street bull head on. The bull is a symbol of male wealth and power.

The Statue of Liberty even lost power for two hours by accident, and women felt she was standing with them in solidarity.

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The women’s march in Washington D.C. on Jan. 21 had three times as many supporters there than at President Trump’s inauguration.

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Executive orders hold extreme significance Sara Koenig Staff Reporter President Donald Trump’s 34 executive orders thus far have included many controversial changes. These include the “Muslim Ban,” continued building of pipelines such as the Dakota Access Pipeline, and “the Mexico City Policy,” which refers to a ban on funding organizations internationally that provide abortions.

President Trump is only at the start of his first 100 days in office and he is already on a path towards a record number of executive orders and memorandums. This means that he is exercising his emergency right to make decisions without going through the legislative branch in non-emergency situations. Most executive orders in the past have been made as a last resort or in an emergency protocol. President Trump is not following this precedent.

President Trump is now also at the lowest approval rating of any president in the first 100 days according to AOL and the International Business Times. His approval rating is currently about 38 percent, according to the Pew Research Center.

The “Muslim Ban,” more formally named the Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, has easily drawn the most attention by people and the media. An appeals court has already overthrown the unconstitutional ban, which is unconstitutional due to the Establishment Clause within the First Amendment of the Constitution because President Trump has referred to the executive order as “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” It infringes on religious freedoms protected within the United States. This executive order has affected not only the seven countries it bans any entrance from, but has also led to profiling within airports across the United States. A British Muslim teacher, Juhel Miah, was barred from entering the

United States on Feb. 16 while with his class of students on a trip. A French holocaust historian and survivor, Henry Rousso, was detained at US Customs for 10 hours. He has been travelling back and forth between France and the United States for 30 years giving lectures.

Trump has also included a reverse of the Dakota Access Pipeline and Keystone Pipeline decisions made under the Obama administration, thus allowing both pipelines to be built. These pipelines must be built with American iron and steel, according to a third executive order. According to CNBC. com, “this comes at a time when some manufacturers are already struggling under the rising cost of raw steel.”

President Trump has also titled a recent executive order “The Mexico City Policy.” This executive order specifies that the United States will no longer send funding to international non-governmental organizations that promote or provide abortions.

This executive order is also referred to by many as the ‘global gag rule.’ This was first established by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and then rescinded by President Bill Clinton. It was reestablished by George W Bush, rescinded again by President Barack Obama, and again reestablished by President Donald Trump. The problem with the ‘global gag rule’ is that while it is meant to target abortions, 20 developing countries also lost US-donated contraceptives and many organizations were forced to reduce services, according to Engender Health.

He has also signed executive orders in order to direct funds towards his border wall, nicknamed ‘the Great Wall of Mexico.’ This puts him closer to a wall that 60 percent of Americans oppose, according to NBC News.

He also seeks to cut funding to sanctuary cities through the “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.”

According to Kiro 7, this means the city of Seattle could lose up to $85 million in federal funding by remaining a sanctuary city.

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Trump update: deplorable dysfunctional deceiver Sara Koenig Staff Reporter “Dictator [noun] A ruler with total power over a country” —Oxford Dictionary. It’s debatable whether this definition is fitting for our current commander and chief. However, in the last two months and three days, President Donald Trump has achieved a whirlwind of what many would call disaster.

Alternative facts, fake news, 34 executive orders and memorandums, the Muslim ban, cabinet nominations, and unconstitutional policies thrown about with wild abandon. We are facing a political climate that is far-reaching and inescapable. Personally, I find President Trump to be a hypocritical Cheeto, currently leading the country through a private email server, with a mouth as wide as his face that is spewing flippant fiction he calls “alternative facts.”

Let’s all just face the fact that President Trump is an idiot. I’m sure his followers hoped he was the man with the plan, and those against him thought at first that maybe he was a genius, even comparing him to Adolf Hitler, who had an IQ of around 125. But now, we’re all coming to the realization that he is a raging bull in a china shop with a brain that doesn’t have two cells left to rub together. He babbles nonsense about everything from the Muslim ban and the wall at the Mexican border, to how no one is better than him at respecting women, helping the disabled, or reading the Bible more than him. The only thing I think President Trump does better than everyone else is admiring himself.

President Trump may rule as if he is a dictator, but in truth he is not. He’s a demagogue—a rabble-rouser—a political leader who seeks power by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by use of rational argument. He refuses to go through the channels of government put forth by our founding fathers and becomes offended when his power is checked by not only the judicial branch but by the people themselves. We may live in an indirect democracy, but President Trump is not a King or a dictator, he is the new kid who just started an internship, and we the people are the boss.

President Trump inhales fake news and propoganda like an addiction, absorbing Fox News, Twitter, and talk radio broadcasts as if they are the all-seeing eye and ignoring the CIA briefings telling him that the Illuminati isn’t real.

Let’s review some of the false statements, fake news, and alternative facts that began with the Trump administration since he took office: First, there was the whole argument about crowd size, which can clearly be compared from the same vantage point between President Trump and President Barack Obama’s inaugurations. President Obama’s was easily larger.

“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe,” Press Secretary Sean

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President Donald Trump constantly takes the spotlight, his desire for attention making him an easy puppet to disguise background corruption on the Hill. A most recent example are the wiretapping claims.

Spicer said.

President Trump claims the media has misrepresented the number of people attending his inauguration. While at CIA headquarters President Trump said one of the networks had shown an empty field while he saw a crowd that looked like a million-and-a-half people and went all the way back to the Washington Monument.

The Trump administration went on to continually blame the media for the lie for the next few days. In a statement on Jan. 21, they attempted to say that more people used the DC Metro than during President Obama’s inauguration. Sean Spicer stated that that “420,000 people used the DC Metro public transit [on inauguration day], which compares to 317,000 that used it for Obama’s last inaugural.”

The DC Metro then released data over Twitter directly contradicting this. According to them, as of 11 a.m. 193,000 trips were taken on the day of President Trump’s inauguration.

As of 11 a.m. 317,000 on Jan 20, 2013, 513,000

on Jan 20, 2009, and 197,000 as of Jan 20, 2005.

So, while we don’t know that all of these people were going to the inauguration, we can see quite obviously that fewer people used the DC Metro for President Trump’s inauguration than even on the day of President George W Bush’s second inauguration.

I wonder why they used 420 instead of some other more reasonable number. Is it maybe because they’ve been smoking pot in their office all day?

Sean Spicer than came up with the argument that people were watching it on TV and not in person. This has also been proven incorrect. President Ronald Reagan holds the highest TV viewership ever of an inauguration with approximately 41.8 million total television viewers, according to Snopes. President Obama comes in second with approximately 37.8 million. President Trump has approximately 31 million.

The Trump administration together came up with three fake terrorist attacks in order to

support their unconstitutional ban on immigrants from several Muslim countries. The reason this is unconstitutional is because President Trump called it “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”

He then explicitly promised to “help Christians in the Middle East,” according to Vox. This violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution, which states that “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .”

The first attack they came up with was the Bowling Green Massacre, by the President’s counselor Kellyanne Conway. She said, “I bet it’s brand new information to people that President Obama had a six-month ban on the Iraqi refugee program after two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green Massacre.”

First off, President Obama only slowed giving visas to people from Iraq for six months.

This was in response to two men in Bowling Green, Kentucky who were caught attempting to sell weapons back to Iraq after receiving visas. Conway accused the media of never covering the massacre. Well, Kellyanne, they never covered it because it didn’t exist. It’s also been revealed that Conway dropped this same bit of false news on three different media networks before it took—that doesn’t read manipulative at all.

The second made up terrorist attack was mentioned when President Trump was attempting to defend his Muslim ban at a rally in Melbourne, Florida. He referenced the consequences of refugees in Europe through an unspecified event “Last Night in Sweden.” Except nothing happened the previous Friday night in Sweden. Daily news in Sweden quickly compiled as many events as possible that President Trump may have been talking about. The worst appears to be a drunk driving incident. The hashtag #swedenincident went viral internationally in a matter of days.

The third made up terrorist attack came from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer who said, “what do we say to the family that loses somebody [to] a terrorist—whether it’s Atlanta or San Bernardino or the Boston bomber? Those people, each of whom had gone out of the country and then come back.”

Except there hasn’t been a terrorist attack in Atlanta. The last attack in Atlanta was the Centennial Olympic Park bombing which occurred 21 years ago according to CNN. Also, that bomber was Eric Robert Rudolph, a radical right-wing domestic terrorist from Florida.

Sean Spicer mentioned the Atlanta bombing two more times and then after almost a week we found out that he supposedly meant to say Orlando.

All in all it’s hard to trust your government when they keep telling you lies. If you’re going to call falsehoods ‘alternative facts,’ then we may as well rename the fiction section of the library the ‘alternative non-fiction.’

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InFlight March 21, 2017

“King of Hearts” event royally heterotypical Gaebriel Wilson Guest Reporter

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When people are flaky when trying to make plans, it makes them so much more unattractive.

#wastetheirtime2017 Bella Coronado Staff Reporter In today’s day and age, it is normal to be “talking” to multiple people at once. It is considered okay to ignore someone after months of excessive texting, snapchating, and phone-calling.

We have grown accustomed to the unassuring reality of being in a relationship with someone. How do you intentionally waste someone’s time just for the heck of it?

One obvious answer is to constantly make plans with someone and then cancel last minute. This shows that you intend to spend time with them but can’t actually make the effort to do so. I’m sure it will cause the other person to want to be with you even more. Flaky people are mysterious right?

Potential relationships are always clouded by the thoughts of mutual feelings and misunderstandings. Before establishing your role with a possible contender, let them know you are available, but show no interest in them. I’m sure they will continue to see you as an incredibly attractive and caring person. Continue to spill out your hopes and dreams with the person, but never talk about feelings. This will guarantee wasting their time.

The act of bluntly ignoring someone without explanation, or “ghosting” as some know, is the worst possible way to end a po-

tential relationship. At least come up with a reason for dropping them instead of leaving them out on the deep end. Tell them that you have too many distractions or you’re “taking a break from your phone.”

Another common way to waste someone’s time is “mooning,” or putting your phone on the do not disturb setting to purposely dismiss their messages. Although this is believable and practical, the intentions are opposite.

In actuality, wasting people’s time is not cool. Before doing so, think of the demeaning aftermath it can have on the emotions of others. It can cause some to withdraw from trusting new people with their feelings.

Feelings are not a joke. They are not something to be messed with. If I want you to waste my time, then I will assure you of it.

If you are a victim of any of the above, don’t let someone’s sweet-talking convince you. Be assertive and recognize the signs of meaningless chit-chat.

Being something that affects this generation every day, it is important to remember that everyone reacts differently to these situations. If you enjoy taking advantage of people’s time, then go ahead and have fun, just know the consequences.

Wasting someone’s time like that is rude and before you decide to do so think about how crappy a person that makes you. I guarantee you won’t want to after that. Unless you enjoy being crappy.

ASB created a campaign this Feb called the “King of Hearts.”

This involved the female population of the school receiving paper hearts and, after decorating it to their liking, giving it to a male who they love, whether that be platonically or not. This male student would then wear it for the rest of the day. At the end of said day, the boy with the most hearts would be titled “King of Hearts.”

The girls were also promised a day like this in March in which they would have a chance at being “Queen of Clovers.” This, on the surface, is a harmless and fun way to celebrate love on Valentine’s Day. But, if we dig deeper, which I’m guessing the ASB did not, this is an exclusionary and heteronormative act that left out about a fifth of our student-body: the LGBT community.

First and foremost, let us start with the L and G of the LGBT community. Only the born-women population of the school were allowed to receive a heart that they were to specifically give to a member of the

opposite sex that they loved, platonically or otherwise. This denies those who identify as lesbian to give a heart to the person they truly love. This also denies those who identify as gay to receive a heart, let alone to give.

How is this fair to our peers? Simply put.

It’s not.

Furthermore, what about those who identify as transgender? Those who do not identify with their birth gender were not allowed to truly express themselves and their love.

A friend of mine who identifies as female, who has also asked not to be named, stated that she felt as if she was not accepted as a female, after not receiving a heart to design and eventually pass on.

Our country has struggled with gay rights and the acceptance of sexualities other than what is “normal,” our school should not have to.

If this event had been all inclusive, where anyone and everyone could give to whomever they liked, then it would have been perfect. I appreciate what the ASB was trying to put together, but as a member of the LGBT community, I am disappointed.

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The LGBTQ community at Riverside got their hearts broken when they were left out of the “King of Hearts” game on Valentine’s Day, and will most likely see a repeat with the “Queen of Clovers” on St. Patrick’s Day.

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Trump’s “fake news” causes controversy Sasha Terry Staff Reporter President Donald Trump’s fake accusations against news and media websites has caused citizens to wonder if the news is giving deceptive information. Journalists are covering the truth in politics to inform the public of what decisions are being made in the government that will affect our daily lives.

Fake news is false information or propaganda published with the intent to mislead people and spread misinformation. President Trump has been misleading people by portraying fake news as reality. For example, Twitter can be misleading because it is not a credible news source and is based on people who post their opinions on a situation. Rather than using social media as a news source, search out credible and reliable news.

ILLUSTRATION Conservative news sources such as Fox news and Breitbart tend to sugar coat by providing “fake news” on Trump’s presidency instead of informing the public with credible facts. Liberal news sources such as CNN and the New York Times give accurate information, including a little bias leaning to liberal views, while staying neutral on covering news.

A controversy that Breitbart has reported on is a conspiracy theory that past President Barrack Obama wire tapped President Trump during the election. Trump then tweeted about this propaganda on his Twitter account: @re-

alDonaldTrump on March 5. “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!”

President Trump did not have any evidence to back this claim. Many government officials involved in the Obama administration denied this claim, and President Obama never ordered a wiretap on any citizen’s phones in the United States according to them. This false news could be a distraction from the FBI investigation into the Russians hacking the presidential election and if the Trump administration—including President Trump—were involved.

this: “Don't believe the main stream (fake news) media.

The White House is running VERY WELL. I inherited a MESS and am in the process of fixing it.”

Any media that President Trump finds negative towards him, he calls “fake news.” President Trump has also convinced his supporters not to pay attention to the media and label the media as “fake news.”

Journalists should be offended and disgusted that President Trump has put down their articles. Journalists spend a significant amount of time searching for reliable facts about politics and spending time interviewing and asking questions at press conferences. Journalists are just doing their job, writing stories about their opinions in politics and covering all news that is important for the public to know.

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution gives freedom to the press to write their opinions in print without censorship by the government. President Trump can call news sources fake news all he wants, but he cannot take away journalists’ First Amendment rights to produce news material.

President Trump is taking the “fake news” definition out of context and he is lying to American citizens. The media reports on politics by explaining what is currently happening in the government. Journalists are using facts and quotes from government officials to inform the public, not just making it up to make Trump look bad, as he so desperately wants the American people to believe.

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BY JESSICA PEREZ

President Trump’s tweets are annoying and have created a huge controversy in the government. Though many government figures have social network accounts, President Trump has used his Twitter in an immature way. He calls some news sources, “fake news” even though he is constantly tweeting non-credible facts and giving out false information to the public.

According to President Trump’s Twitter account, @ realDonaldTrump, on Feb 18, President Trump tweeted

Pressure to dress fancy is judgemental Sierra Fox Staff Reporter

In high school, there’s a lot of pressure to fit in. You can look around and see many students wearing the same brands and styles of clothing.

The clothing you wear has become a big part of how people see you. Based on your clothes, you become defined within. There’s a certain style you need to follow, or you’re not good enough. If you don’t have the cool shoes or the fashionable shirts everyone’s wearing, you’re not worthy of having effort put in towards getting to know you.

This pressure is just another cruel reality of today’s society. People are becoming too obsessed with appearance. The emphasis being put on the way you dress is making students feel like they have to dress to impress. This discourages them from expressing themselves openly with their clothing.

It couldn’t be more true when people say “it matters what’s on the inside, not the outside.” This well-known phrase holds great value, and people need to follow this concept.

Someone may not be wearing the newest, coolest Nike’s or Jordan’s, but that doesn’t make them worse or better than the rest of us. In the end, we’re all human. We all live on this earth together, and we all have a brain and a heart of our own. Even if someone’s not wearing “trendy” clothes, they still deserve an equal chance to be known. The most kindhearted, generous and overall incredible person you could ever meet could just be the person you don’t want to give a chance because you see their clothes and immediately judge

them.

We should all begin to spread equality and love throughout the school, and not assume what people hold on the inside, based on what they’re wearing.

Take a chance to talk to someone you wouldn’t normally talk to and you might just make a great new friend.

Most of the time, when someone doesn’t dress up it is because they cannot afford it and that shouldn’t determine whether or not someone makes a good friend. Economic status, along with clothes, should not divide us.

Let’s all pitch in and start a war against society’s judgemental nature, to create a joyful environment for students. You don’t necessarily have to compliment people’s outfits every day, just don’t make them feel bad or like they are something less because of the clothes they do choose to wear. AT LEAST THEY ARE WEARING SOMETHING. When people arrive at school, they shouldn’t have to feel judged for their appearance. They should feel accepted and wanted for who they are.

This school should be a welcoming place for students to come and receive an education without negativity being thrown towards them for something as irrelevant as clothes.

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People should be able to wear whatever they desire, even if others hate on their dress style. It shouldn’t matter what people wear. What matters is a person’s character.

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InFlight March 21, 2017

Annoying selfies spam social media Chloe Knox Staff Reporter Scrolling through Instagram—more like scrolling through selfies. One from this angle, one from that angle, and one from above. Posting an occasional selfie is one thing, but posting six at a time, or one hourly, is the most annoying thing one can do on social media. Looking through one’s feed and seeing nothing but selfies on the same wall, same bad lighting, and same greasy pigtails gets old real quick.

When someone brings up the topic of someone spamming selfies, I think of a sixth grader who just made her first snapchat account, and is putting every filtered picture of herself on her story. I do not think of a high school student posting 17 selfies a day and not even getting any likes on them, but it happens.

Hear me out: I try to be a rather nice person, but I cannot stress enough, no one wants to see that much of you. I’m sorry, but how about you pick your favorite one to post, and not post all 23. Or maybe make a spam account and post them all to there.

That way people know what they’re signing up for by pressing the follow button.

I’m not sure why students feel so obligated to show us every picture in the “Selfie” folder on their phones. Maybe it’s more for their own enjoyment? Maybe they feel good seeing themselves on a form of social media. I’m not here to take away that feeling of confidence, but maybe, warn me before I hit “Follow.” Maybe put a nice note of caution in your bio. “Warning! I post 87 selfies a day and they’re all taken in my bathroom!!” That would be appreciated.

What’s even worse is when all I can see is best described as “desperate middle school

student,” sporting a duckface, throwing up a peace sign, or exposing some part of your body. Believe me, we don’t need to see that.

This isn’t even just girls. There are guys out there who do the exact same thing. They usually do what I call the “blank stare look,” where they either just creepily stare right at the camera, or somewhere off into the distance beyond the camera. Thank you for making me feel mildly uncomfortable.

The worst is the Mom-Selfies. Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. It’s one thing to have her take snapchat pictures with filters and send them, sure. But it’s completely another to have a Facebook timeline full of the too-close, half-smiling pictures of themselves. Do you not have any other pictures to post? Do you not spend time with your kids? Or does “spending time with your kids” mean “taking selfies” of you?

The good thing about our older population not having access to a selfie-taking device, is that we aren’t blessed with grandpa selfies. Envisioning that in my head brings lots of cringe, mixed with a little fear. Up close and personal, added to a half-shaven moustache. That’s pleasing to the eyes.

Moms contribute to this selfie diffusion, as do teens, and sometimes some of our senior citizens even get involved. Dads, on the other hand, don’t add much to the selfiestash the same way others do. One gets a once-a-month double chin selfie from their father, no need for more.

Want to avoid any of this awkward selfie drama? There’s an easy solution . . . just don’t do it! Easy as can be. Save your selfies for your grandparents. I’m sure they would love to see them. But for the rest of us, don’t make us waste our precious time scrolling through your selfies or having to unfollow you.

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Freshmen Kari Holte, Lani Marshall, and Delanie Seehafer take a selfie at lunch to show their friendship to the online world. Selfies such as these are acceptable if posted periodically, but when posted every passing period, it gets old.

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In the movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you meet a spoiled, impatient girl named Varuca Salt.

Behind her is a a meter of good and bad eggs. In the case of Varuca, a bad egg, the dial should be on ‘BAD’.

Impatient self-centered people are highly rude Alexus Jacobs Staff Reporter Picture driving or riding in the car, waiting at a redlight, and just as it turns green, the person behind you honks their horn.

Better yet, picture everyone is pushing in the halls just as class lets out. Does it make you want to sit at the light a little longer, or yell for others to get the hell out of your way? Both of these situations are examples of people being overly impatient.

These momentary self-centered outbursts are the start of a out-of-control chain reaction of impatience. People of the 21st century seem way more impatient and selfcentered than people ages ago.

We can blame all of the advances in technology nowadays for this. Google and other internet companies are at our fingertips whether it be on laptops, smartphones, or tablets. Nowadays pretty much anything we want or need is just a click away.

I too find myself getting impatient from time to time. I do get frustrated when the pizza delivery app says my order will be at my house in 30 minutes, when in reality, it takes an hour for it to arrive.

I get peeved when the person walking in front of me in the halls is walking at a snail’s pace when there’s only five minutes to get across the school. We all get annoyed by the inconvenience of time every now and then, and that is perfectly fine.

I tend to be irritated when people are

just downright rudely impatient because that’s not okay. It’s those kinds of people who make me afraid when my mom takes a little too long deciding what she wants from McDonald’s, because I know they’ll have something to say. Well, I have something to say to them: I’m sorry that you’re in a rush and my mom can’t find anything that looks appetizing on the menu. That doesn’t make it okay to be rude by rolling your eyes or making comments under your breath. It just makes you a rude, self-centered person, especially if that is how you normally are.

According to PersonalitySpirtuatity. com, “The main characteristic of impatience as I experience it, though, is a constant nagging fear of not being able to get enough done before I die.”

The reality is that impatient people are only thinking of themselves. They are willing to do anything and everything just so they can get what they want when they want. These are people who can do irrational things if something gets in their way.

Take road rage for example. The most stated reason people give for getting agitiated while they’re driving is impatience.

Humans are naturally impatient, which makes sense. There are only 24 hours in a day and sometimes tasks take a bit longer than they should. So it is completely understandable to get irritated when someone is taking a long time to do whatever they are doing. But it is really rude to make a scene and be a brat.

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Sweat pants make life more comfortable Jessica Perez Editor-in-Chief Sweatpants are the thread that hold our society together. They are a soft heaven that keep our legs warm. We would be nowhere in Washington State if it weren’t for our sweatpants keeping us warm and comfortable throughout the day.

When getting out of bed in the morning, most people don’t really want to get dressed up, because they are tired. This is where sweatpants come in and save the day.

Sweatpants allow you to stay comfortable and warm without you having to put in the effort to put jeans on. Wearing jeans can restrict the way you move and they constantly slip down when you walk, and leggings are constantly getting lint on them; whereas, sweatpants are stretchable and easy to move in. Who would want to walk around uncomfortably when they can just wear sweats?

Sweatpants come in a variety of styles: there are baggy sweats that are nice for when you just want to roll out of bed, there are thinner sweats that are nice for working out, and my personal favorite, sweats that are fuzzy on the inside and good for unexpected naps.

“Sweatpants are comfortable but ugly,” senior Ethan Bolger said. Some people may say they are ugly, and most are, but some sweatpants have designs such as little drawings on the leg or bows in the front. Wearing pants like that is a nice way to look stylish, while remaining comfortable.

Sweatpants are the best choice in clothing because you can wear them anywhere.

You can wear them when you’re going to school and want to stay comfortable, or when it’s snowing outside and you want to be prepared to slip. Another appropriate time to wear sweatpants is when you are going to work in a dirty area and don’t want to get your nice pants ruined. Whatever the reason, sweatpants help make the experience better.

Another reason to wear sweatpants is if you’re a guy and want girls’ attention. Girls find gray sweatpants on guys irresistible. “It compliments their body,” junior Miami Bird said.

Overall, sweatpants are really great to wear because of their many styles, and because they keep you comfortable. Sweatpants are nice for naps and also great for going out on those days when you just want to chill and look like a hobo. Sweatpants are, and always will be, the best pants.

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Sweatpants, such as the ones worn above, are nice enough to wear. You don’t want to look like a hobo and you can be comfortable while walking from class to class.

April Fools Jokes

76% Students share their opinion on current topics and pop culture

Selfies

91%

The twenty-first century craze of snapping selfies is one that basically every teen has done before. Most of the school claims they’re against selfies, yet I think they’re just too embarrassed to admit they still snap away in secret.

Women’s March

86%

A majority of the school has voted against people marching for women’s rights and protesting the current president. Seeing the massive number of people who have attended the variety of protests this came as a surprise.

April Fools is almost here, and it seems one better watch out for pranksters and tricksters, because most of the school appears to love practical jokes.

School Musicals

84%

42nd Street is a big success, but it appears most of the school doesn’t enjoy school musicals, either for the music, the dancing, or some other unbeknownst reason.

Sweat pants

72%

When one’s lazy, it’s not uncommon to resort to pajamas or the never dissapointing sweat pants. They’re comfy and soft, so it’s no wonder students voted that they are one amazing creation.

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Less stress, more productivity gained with organized life Chloe Knox Staff Reporter Life can be stressful. School can be stressful. Many students find it difficult to balance school with their other activities.

On top of that, they have a challenging time figuring out how to still incorporate fun into life with everything going on. Managing time can be problematic, but once it’s figured out, everything will seem clearer.

If people cannot find time to themselves, they will become unhappy. They need to know how to take care of their emotions and handle stress.

In a CNN article about why happiness is important, Laura Kubzansky, a professor of social and behavioral sciences at Harvard School of Public Health said “being able to manage the emotional ups and downs is important for both [the] body and mind.”

Organize your time, allow yourself maximum time for homework, work, and other places in your life that need attention.

But maybe ride home with your friends and go through the drive-through, taking the food to a park. You can spend minimal time there, while still getting home in time to tackle whatever needs your attention that night. All while still adding a little fun to your afternoon.

Wake up 30 minutes earlier before school and take your little sister to get coffee and a doughnut. It’ll be fun, and you’ll spend quality time with those who are closest to you. You’d still be able to have all your time at the end of the day to get work done, but sneak a little relaxation into the morning.

Fun doesn’t have to take up your whole evening. It doesn’t have to occupy your entire weekend. Fun doesn’t have to be a big vacation, or a big party with 50 people you

don’t even know that well. Fun can be the small things, like going for a run with your BFF, or driving your dad to the grocery store. Fun can be the little everyday things you don’t always notice, and easy to make time for.

Take some of your work outside. Grab a blanket and plop down on the grass. This allows you to get outside, breathe some fresh air, while still allowing yourself to focus on your work. Sit on the porch, if it’s raining.

Under a tree if it’s sunny. Take time for yourself, but still know you need to devote maximum amounts of your time to staying on top of your work.

According to Life Hacker, “a number of studies have shown that just spending time with nature—not just outdoors, but in a park or on a hike—can boost your creativity and cognitive function.” This proves that being outside while working will aid in creating good ideas, and help one concentrate on the task on hand.

Setting goals for your life matters too.

Knowing what you want and how you want it keeps you looking for what you think you deserve. Code of Living said, “by setting goals you give yourself mental boundaries.

When you have a certain end point in mind you automatically stay away from certain distractions and stay focused towards the goal.”

Having these mental boundaries keeps you away from stressful situations, keeping your happiness in check.

Spending a bit of time organizing your life can be beneficial in the long run, but sneaking fun into your life is extremely necessary. Fun is spending time with those who you love most, or using some time clearing your mind. Worry about what will help you in the long run, but realize, that fun is beneficial.

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Working outside is proven to boost brain function and creativity. Working outside can potentially make work more efficent, but allow for a breath of fresh air while enjoying the outdoors. This allows for work to get done and fun to be had simultaneously.

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Jedi Religion: Rise of the Jedi Alyssa Shrader Staff Reporter

The Star Wars series may have come out a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, but no one has forgotten about it.

“I was about nine when the first Star Wars film came out,” vice Principal Frank Ramirez said. “It was a cultural phenomenon, so everyone heard about it on the news.”

“I saw Episode IV with my parents when I was eight,” Principal David Halford said.

“After that, I got into the books, games, cartoons, toys, and even joined a fan club!”

Every franchise has a hero, and that role falls to the Jedi: noble and wise heroes that continue to inspire fans today . . . maybe in more ways than one. Some fans were so inspired by the Jedi that they created a religion based on the Jedi principles of bettering oneself and contributing to society in a positive way. Jediism, as most call it, became an official religion in the UK in 2001 for meeting the general definitions of a religion.

However, the idea is still relatively new, and even some of the older fans haven’t heard of it before. When asked, most said

that their knowledge of Jediism was limited to what they knew from the franchise. Furthermore, due to the religion being based on a fictional franchise, its credibility is still questionable.

“I don’t think anything’s wrong with its principles of right and wrong, but it’s silly to associate a fandom with religion,” senior Spencer Hochwalt said.

The followers of Jediism focus on the religious aspects of the Jedi Code, such as using compassion over violence and being wary of attachments. While they draw the line on the fictional aspects of using the Force to read minds and move objects, they acknowledge that it is the higher power that binds all living beings together. The only churches for Jediism are online at the moment, but according to Daily News, there is a university in Turkey that has made demands for a Jedi Temple to be built on their campus.

That aside, the main purpose of the religion is to better the mind and spirit with wisdom, tolerance, and compassion so that one can contribute to society in a positive way. In some ways, it is more binding than other religions.

A day in the life:

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Star Wars inspired a new religion, giving rise to “modern” Jedi in the early 2000s.

The government may acknowledge Jediism as a real religion, but that doesn’t mean that the public does.

“I’d say people with an established religion like Buddhism or Christianity would take offense to Jediism being called a religion,” his-

tory teacher Glenn Dickson said.

Even some longtime fans are questioning this new religion. That said, it would appear that only one question remains: to trust in the Force, or not to?

Kevin Warnick Whether it be expressing his personality through acting, singing, writing, or constructing pillow forts with his girlfriend Julia Seligman; junior Kevin Warnick is a good and easy going guy. “Having an idea of where you come from, and where others come from, what they're going through, will create a sympathetic and understanding person out of you.” Kevin values perspective in life and the importance of consideration. “It's important to think before speaking, because you never know who could be juggling what,” Warnick said. The junior will look to continue helping others and live a fulfilling life for himself going forward.

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April Fool’s pranks Alexus Jacobs Staff Reporter

If you are feeling nervous about what kind of prank you should pull on your friends this April 1, don’t look any farther than this list. While keeping things light to avoid years of hurt, these are school-friendly pranks that will keep you from getting in any trouble.

Classic Sticky Note Prank Posting several sticky-notes on your friend’s locker (if they have one) all saying different things such as: “Gotcha!” “Happy April Fools,” “Punk’d,” “You should see your face right now,” and other fun, lighthearted-and school appropriate-things.

Dress Mess Dress differently than how you normally do. So, if your style is usually really laidback, try wearing a nice dress or a polo shirt. If you wear blouses and button-ups, go for sweats and Nike slides. Your friends will be wondering why you are finally changing the way you dress.

The Homework Scare For your friends who get all their homework done weeks in advance, ask them for the assignment, make two copies of it, then mess up the second copy. When it is time to give back their paper, give them the replica. They’ll be horrified to find the assignment in ruins. Just as they are calming down, hand them the original.

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Ridiculous tweets of 2017 Maya Martin Staff Reporter

The year 2017 has arrived, and hilarious tweets are already blowing up the Twitter universe. Some are just too absurd to ignore, so I’ve done intense but somehow satisfying research to deliver to you some of the more ridiculous tweets of 2017.

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“Great Wall of Mexico” would increase illegal immigration Sara Koenig Staff Reporter

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Immigrants deal with ICE raids Jessica Perez Editor-in-Chief Donald Trump recently changed the United States immigration policy, which was previously changed under the Obama administration, so that it stripped away the restrictions on who can be deported. Trump said this policy would make it top priority to arrest and deport people who have committed crimes. Under this policy, however, it is also legal to deport people who aren’t charged but are “believed” to have committed “acts that constitute a chargeable criminal offense.”

This policy change has opened the doors to immigration raids by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Such raids have brought panic among the Latino community because of the methods used to conduct these raids.

According to Univision, “Residents of raided facilities are forced to sit in a central location, and others who are suspected of being undocumented are also arrested—a legal practice rooted in and leading to racial profiling.” Racial profiling in these cases determines your citizenship status by what is “visibly inscribed on bodies rather than ‘probable cause.’” In other words, if someone looks like an immigrant, they are one to the ICE police and can be arrested in one of these raids.

Last month, Seattle resident Daniel Ramirez Medina was arrested in a raid at his father’s house. Medina was protected under the DACA program, which was created by the Obama Administration. This allows people who were brought to the United States as children to legally live, study, and work in the United States. Medina reportedly showed his documents to the officers three times, but according to The Los Angeles Times, one officer said “It does not matter, you were not born here, so we are arresting you.” Medina has since challenged his

arrest, and according to Univision, the officers are now claiming they arrested him because they believed he has ties to a gang, because he has a “suspicious” tattoo. His hearing was held on Friday Feb. 17, in a federal court where a judge ruled that Medina would not be released immediately and that he required a hearing in immigration court within a week. However, according to The Seattle Times, his lawyers are not giving in.

They are saying the claims of Homeland Security against Medina are “are unequivocally false and irresponsible.”

Donald Trump gave a statement to CNN explaining the immigration situation and the raids taking place saying “We’re getting really bad dudes out of this country, and at a rate that nobody’s ever seen before.

And they’re the bad ones. And it’s a military operation.” A White House spokesman later clarified that Trump is not using the military to deport undocumented immigrants, but that the manner being used was what he was describing “Orderly and professional.” However, according to a survey done by Kiro 7, one in four people arrested in the raids are documented. This has lead to several people questioning, whether this initiative is constitutional. Several Washington certified immigration attorneys are working on the situation and claim to be looking for a solution for their clients.

One attorney, Jessica Dominguez, wants to let the immigrant community know that they shouldn’t panic. “As long as you don’t have a deportation order on you, you are not a priority.”

With all this happening, lawyers suggest that one should know their rights in case they are arrested. These rights consisting of one’s right to an attorney, as described in the constitution. If one has questions about their situation, they are urged to call an attorney.

According to the Rasmussen Reports, 51 percent of the American populace believes illegal immigrants are stealing jobs and 11 percent are not sure. 28 percent do not think illegal immigrants are stealing jobs at all. This belief has led many Americans to the conclusion that we need stronger border security and enforcement or that illegal immigrants need to be deported and promptly. Because of this, President Donald Trump’s proposal of a wall across the Mexican border was met with mixed emotions.

Many Americans felt it was overdue, and many also felt it was the very embodiment of their worst nightmare.

Whatever Americans may feel about President Trump’s wall, it has no hope of coming to fruition for a variety of reasons.

According to CNN, initially it will cost between $15-25 billion, and then there would be the annual cost of maintaining and staffing the wall. It will cost approximately $3.9 million per mile for the taller stretches of fence.

President Trump has said “I will build a great wall . . . and I will make Mexico pay for it. Mark my words.”

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said, “I regret and condemn the decision of the United States to build the wall . . . I have said time and again; Mexico won’t pay for any wall.”

The discussed wall would have to pass through the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, as well as the Rio Grande. It would also ever

split villages, properties, and even houses along the border.

President Trump has said, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

However, according to The New York Times, “several studies [conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research], over many years, have concluded that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than people born in the United States.”

In actuality, building a wall would actually increase illegal immigration. According to Jorge Ramos, a journalist, and politifact, 40 percent of illegal immigrants come here by plane legally and overstayed their visa, so a wall wouldn’t prevent them from coming here.

Besides forgetting to take into account other modes of transportation to make it into the United States, circular flow has not been taken into consideration.

Think about the Mexican-American border as a circling door, Mexican immigrants come to America to fill agricultural jobs which Americans don’t want and then go back to Mexico. When that flow is stopped rather than stopping illegal immigrants from coming in it stops temporary immigrants from going back and they simply stay in America.

Building a wall would not only cost Americans billions of dollars in the long and short of it all.

Rather than stopping illegal immigrants from entering the United States it would stop them from going back.

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Trump’s wall would be huge as he has said. Current estimates believe the cost alone would prohibit its construction.

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42nd Street surpasses expectations Bella Coronado Staff Reporter This year’s school musical, 42nd Street, by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, was staged in a 1950s city scene, featuring many jazz ensembles and tap routines.

With only two months to master lines and the complexity of tap dancing, the entire cast succeeded in wowing audiences.

Junior Rhyonna Rosales played the part of Peggy Sawyer, a young, aspiring broadway star. She comes head to head with the popular and vivid Dorothy Brock, played by senior Jerena Layacan.

Love triangles, scandals, and lost hope are all factors that made 42nd Street the beautifully dramatic show that it turned out to be. Rosales’ performance was absolutely stunning, and the dynamics of the cast on stage were almost flawless.

As expected, there was much comic relief in the musical. From the songs, to the personalities of the characters, laughs were heard throughout the audience.

The set design was simple, but worked accordingly to the city atmosphere. It was very versatile, which kept things interesting.

The most entertaining part of the show was the constant entrance of the chorus girls, who continued

to bring in the spirit of Broadway theater. Their elaborate costumes were spot on and the tap routine during “We’re In The Money” was remarkable.

As for the music, the pit orchestra brought the show’s Broadway characteristics to life. Being an extremely stressful part of any production, their work was very exciting. Every one of the songs had deep jazz roots. The pit’s hard work definitely paid off.

The second to last dance number, “42nd Street Ballet,” was probably the show-stopper of the whole performance. The build up to the thematic song was chilling. Every character had a place. It was so well executed and impressive. Tap is a very hard style of dance to learn, but not one person was out of step.

Without a doubt, director Katy Nuttman, along with all the actresses and actors, put on an amazing show.

Flourishing in entertainment and a wow-factor, 42nd Street is high on the list for favorite Riverside productions.

Anticipation is surely stirring for next year’s musical.

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Juniors Julia Seligman and Denver Rogers, freshman Jocelle Pham and Maya Martin, and senior Tara Benebid danced their hardest during their opening show.

Artist of the Issue: Adam Levine PJ Sills Staff Reporter

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Adam Levine captivates the New York City crowd above with another one of his notorious electrifying performances.

5 of his best songs 1. Payphone 2. This Love 3. She Will Be Loved 4. Sugar 5. One More Night

Adam Noah Levine is a talented American vocalist, multiinstrumentalist, and record producer. Levine is best known as the lead singer and frontman of the pop-rock band Maroon 5.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Levine was already exposed to the music business. He began his illustrious career in 1994 when he co-founded the alternative rock band, Kara’s Flowers. The band split up after their third album, The Fourth World (1997) and never managed to attain considerable notoriety.

However, the band reformed in 2001, adding guitarist James Valentine to the mix and changing their name to Maroon 5. In 2002, the group released their first album Songs About Jane under their new band name. This record produced some of the more critically acclaimed singles from the band, including “This Love,” “Sunday Morning,” and “She Will Be Loved.”

Levine’s charismatic presence has not only achieved stardom through his own singing, but coaching other dynamic and growing singers on the reality TV show, The Voice. The show gives singers the chance to compete for a cash prize and a record label signing. Adam has been a coach for these singers since the hit show’s first season in 2011. Along with these accomplishments, Levine recently received a star on the notorious Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Adam and his band have won three Grammys out of nine nominations and several other awards as well. Levine will continue to wow his audiences with his stage intensity and hilarious demeanor, and perhaps will receive even more accolades and awards with Maroon 5’s upcoming album, which does not currently have a title announced.

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Bailee Youngren Staff Reporter The 18-year-old Shawn Mendes, born on August 8, 1998, will be here in Seattle on July 9. The performer is on tour for his second album Illuminate.

In the Billboard Top 100 his song “Treat You Better” was featured as number six and his song “Stitches” from his first album Handwritten featuring at number four.

Shawn started his singing career by posting covers of songs that he enjoyed.

With his Adele cover of the song “Hometown Glory” becoming a hit, he continued with his passion of singing.

All is going very well in the long run for Mendes.

With a Billboard song before he even graduated high school at the young age of just 17 years old, Mendes sure isn’t missing any life moments.

He always finds a way to catch the young adults’ attention with his music and turning heads all over the world.

“Treat You Better” and “Stitches” have both shared the number one for Adult Pop Songs, “Treat You Better” being number one as of October 22, 2016 following “Stitches” that hit number one on Febuary 6, 2016.

Other hits that the world has

grown to love are “Mercy” that hit number nine on March 4 a year after his hit “I Know What You Did Last Summer” peaked to number 28 on March 5, 2016.

Still a teen, he is making his way up the Billboard and keeping the mark made two years ago on young adults everywhere with his voice and meaningful songs that have a different outlook than other pop songs in this day of age.

Shawn is definitely not lacking any talent in societies’ view of today’s top pop music. He continues to connect with teens all over the world with their love for someone who is not much older than them.

He is a great inspiration to young adults who also want to be known all over the world, since just the small accees to the internet and social media made him that way.

With the way things are looking for Shawn right now, he is definetly on the road for a very successful career. I’m sure Canada is proud to call him one of their own.

For being so close to Mendes’ hometown, tickets are said to go fast.

Make sure you get yours before they are gone.

Tickets are still available all over the internet.

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Shawn Mendes inspires impressionable minds by partnering with the Do Something foundation for the “Notes from Shawn” campaign.

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Divide, Ed Sheeran’s new album, shaped beautifully Sasha Terry Staff Reporter Ed Sheeran released the Divide album, produced by Atlantic Records on March 3.

The 16-track album has a mixture of different genres, with folk, pop and a little Latin.

Divide is also a follow-up from the studio albums Sheeran produced, including Plus (2011) and Multiply (2014).

Compared to Sheeran’s past albums, Divide doesn't mention drinking or smoking as much. The album focuses more on enjoying life with loved ones and helping others. Each song on the album tells a story from Sheeran’s life, and the songs have a mixture of emotions with happiness, forgiveness, love and sadness.

Sheeran also took a break from social media for a year from Dec. 2015 to Dec. 2016 to spend time writing songs for the Divide album. Sheeran posted pictures of the album and the songs list leading up to the Divide album’s debut.

According to Billboard, Ed Sheeran postponed the Divide album until March 3 because of other events happening in the world including the presidential election in the United States.

"It feels like a clean start this year not like any time I've come out, there's always been another person," Sheeran said. “The plan was to come in September and then the album was meant to come in November, but the week the album was coming out was the week of the presidential elections.”

Before the Divide album was released, Sheeran started out the year with two songs,

“Castle on the Hill” and “Shape of You,” which was part of the top 10 songs on Billboard Hot 100 songs. Sheeran performed a medley of the two songs on the iheartradio awards that aired on March 5. The “Castle on the Hill” music video was released on January 23. Sheeran told iheartradio that the music video depicts his childhood and the video also portrays a redheaded lookalike of Sheeran. The “Shape of You” video was also released on Jan. 30 and the video portrays Sheeran boxing and falling in love.

Sheeran also performed this song at the Grammy Awards, which aired on Feb. 12.

A couple of weeks before the Divide album was released, Sheeran released a couple other songs leading up to the album’s debut.

“How Would You Feel (Paean)” was released on Feb. 17 as a live music video. This song had a similar style compared to the song off of the Multiply album, “Thinking Out Loud.” Sheeran debuted “Eraser” on Feb. 28, where he performed the song live on Smokeybarz television (SBTV).

Sheeran also released lyric videos of all the songs off of Divide on the same day the album debuted.

Many of Sheeran’s Divide Europe and Latin America tour tickets were sold out within a couple of minutes. Sheeran will perform at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, July 29. The Divide tour will kick off on March 16 in Turin, Italy.

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SPORTS ALERT!!!

Baseball Baseball is starting off the season with a home game against Olympic High School on March 11. The team will continue at home on March 13 against Bethel, and on March 15 against Mountainview.

Being new to the 4A division, the baseball team is pretty confident on how this year will turn out.

“We should be able to win as long as we play hard and play as one,” sophomore Ryan Kvamme said.

Kvamme started last year on JV but shortly after got moved up to varsity. As of right now, Kvamme is planning on continuing with the sport for the rest of

his high school career and his excited to see how this year plays out.

One of the differences between the past two years is that health teacher Marcus Evans is coaching the team now, which has impacted the way that the boys have trained. The style is a little different from the way previous teams have been coached before.

Kvamme says that the attitude is completly different and he has high hopes for this 19 game season.

The boys baseball team hopes to improve from last year and to improve their skills throughout the season.

Their next game will be on Mar. 22.

Softball With another year just around the bend, the softball team is hoping for a competitive and spirited season.

The girls are just getting started and have a number of seniors on the team, including Taylor Carstens and Hayley Parsons. This team has been together for the last couple of years and promises success this school year.

Their first game was March 15 against Tahoma held at our home field after the paper went to press.

Their next game will be on March 22 against Kentwood High School at 4 p.m.

Their first rivalry game will be

against Auburn High School on March 30 at 7 p.m.

The girls hope to play well and bond as a team throughout this sports season before graduating or leaving for the summer.

They hope to win lots of games, and even though it’s too early to tell, they hope to make it to post-season.

For now they plan on practicing hard and preparing for their games.

After so many successes in athletics as a school this school year we have high ambitions for all of our teams and aspirations for their success.

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Lacrosse The boys and girls lacrosse teams have been practicing hard for the 2017 spring season.

The first boys game was on March 15 at Sammamish High School, and the girls team’s first game was on March 16 against Holy Names Academy. The girls team’s first match was a home game.

The first home game for the boys team will be on March 22, against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars.

Coaches Lou Lucchesi and Kelsey Mitchell are back for another season, and back on the practice field.

Since spring sports just started, most of the sports teams have been participating in practices after school to prepare for the season and face their 4A competitors.

The boys and girls lacrosse teams had a successful season last year, but they plan to go further this season.

Both teams hope for a good season. With the chance of a challenging league, it will only encourage both teams to practice harder for their ultimate goal.

Boys Soccer The boys soccer team is excited and prepared for this season. Their first match happened after press time, on March 14 against Bonney Lake.

Their next game will be on March 24 against Thomas Jefferson. This will be a home game starting at 7:00 p.m.

The team this year is already thinking about what they need to do to get to the post season.

“We need to think positively to get to playoffs and State,” sophomore Reis Macneil said.

They are working to achieve minor improvements from last season, and get even farther at State than they have in past seasons.

“I don’t think we have to make a lot of changes, but we’re going to be more prepared, because of returners,” coach Robyn Saarenas said.

They do feel that the ultimate goal for this season is the state championship, as they have been close to the prize many times before. They went to State last year, placing in the top 16.

The team is significantly older this year than in the past. They hope this will help them fare better during the season.

“We have a strong pool of seniors,” Saarenas said. “Three out of four captains are seniors.”

InFlight March 21, 2017

Track & Field Although they haven’t entered the main part of their season yet, the co-ed track and field team have been giving their all at the practices that go on after school. The team has been given the chance to get to know one another during practice, which could lead them to success.

Junior Ryan Hess considers the team to be just a second family to him. “The team is definitely great,” Hess said. “We are a tight team of friends.”

And it makes sense that the team is close-knit. Most of the members have been doing track since middle school.

“I’ve done track since my eighth grade in middle school,” Hess said.

According to Hess, one of the reasons for joining track and field was that a few of his friends were doing it. Given that there hasn’t been a meet yet, track and field has time to improve on any current flaws they have.

“Well, [I need to definitely work] on times. I’m hoping times will advance to Districts and at State,” Hess said. “I’m kind of out of shape, so it’ll be kind of hard to back up there, but I’m excited for a new season.”

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Girls Basketball The girls basketball team had a great season ending with 13-1 in the conference and 19-5 overall. They won both of their playoff games and went on to State. They lost to Sunnyside in a loser out game.

They were happy and prepared to compete for the championship. In their conference season before playoffs, they scored a 13-1, which is also what Todd Beamer finished their conference season with. The girls believed that they could achieve success with the right mindset.

“I feel that anything is possible as long as we give our best effort,” Prescott said. “We’re capable of doing anything.”

They worked as a team to play the best they could , so they could be proud of any outcome.

“Any team has a shot at [first place] as long as they try their best and don’t take any other teams or games for granted,” senior Katelyn Brown said. “[We came in] with a cohesive attitude, and we’re one unit rather than a group of individuals,” Brown said.

Girls Waterpolo The girls water polo team hope to play well this season and bond as a team. The first meet happened after press time, on March 14, against Enumclaw. A match against Kentridge takes place at home today.

Freshman Jennifer Bell hopes to use her speed to score and earn points for the team.

Bell tried out for water polo because she wanted to try a team sport because she has been doing swimming, which is more of an individual sport.

“I wanted to try a new team sport with a team environment,” Bell said. “My teammates seem really cool and fun. Go Ravens!”

The girls have been practicing hard and they hope to do well throughout the season.

Senior Grace Dorn is the captain and she is excited to play water polo with her teammates.

“I hope that we are more competitive and that we improve from last year,” Dorn said.

“I contribute to the team by providing positive leadership for the team and direction in the pool.”

Coach Mike Van Eaton has been coaching the team for at least five years and he believes that the team is always working hard.

“I want the team to keep learning the game so they can make it to regionals,” Van Eaton said. “The experienced returners are leading the game and the new girls learning and supporting, will help the team do well.”

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Wrestling After winning the title of League Champions, the boys wrestling team continued to impress, fighting for more. The boys won their league on January 25, which gave them confidence entering their next matches. Only a few selected boys got to go to State, including sophomore Yusef Nelson and freshman Jaden Cassel. Other boys went to State as well, representing the school. Both Nelson and Cassel felt as if they didn’t do very well. They each placed 7th for their weight class, Cassel in 113 pounds, Yusef in 106.

Cassel was mentioned by numerous boys as one of the best on the team. Backing this up is the fact that he went to State. “[At State I did] not do well,” he said. “I wasn’t up to my expectations. I wanted at least top five.”

Nelson also was competing at State, and felt similarly about his placement. “[If I had done well] my hard work would’ve paid off.”

What both Nelson and Cassel believe helped them get to State was their confidence.

Cassels said he got his confidence from the fact that he won League and Regionals.

They both said they were nervous when they first got to State. Nelson said the environment calmed him down when the match began.

Boys Basketball With the boys’ basketball season ending with a 7-7 league record and 14-10 overall, the guys remain optimistic for next season.

Their season unfortunately ended February 11 with a 69-61 loss to Mount Rainier.

After their big 81-68 victory versus South Kitsap on February 8, the boys expected more.

However, it just simply wasn’t the team’s year.

“We gave our best effort,” senior EJ Taylor said. “Obviously we could’ve done better but I’m still proud of our guys.”

The boys are poised to make a run next year with promising young talent on their roster. Despite the inevitable losses of seniors Austin Kirby, EJ Taylor, Robert Fields, and Julian Gulchuk next season, the guys believe they can plug and play athletes with their coaching.

“If everyone trains in the offseason for basketball and stays focused on getting to State next year, I feel like they can make a run,” Taylor added. “People need to become vocal leaders, not just by example. People need more emotion.”

Ultimately, the guys just couldn’t string together enough consecutive wins to stay alive in the hot playoff race of the 4A Division this year.

Hopefully the team’s optimism will transfer into stellar play and a more successful postseason run next season.

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InFlight March 21, 2017

Girls Tennis Girls tennis started on Monday Feb. 27. The girls are trying out and meeting their teammates. Their first match was on Wednesday, March 15, against Enumclaw.

This game was before press time, and scores can be found on npslathletics.org.

Many girls are returning this season, and many are playing for their first season.

Freshman Audrey Chang is in her first season and she hopes to play other tennis players around her level, or play tennis players who are better than her, so she can improve.

“I’ve been recreationally playing tennis since I was 8 but started taking tennis seriously last year,” junior Victoria Cegielski said. Cegielski has received varsity letters the past two seasons. “[This season I hope for] a good season with lots of fun, laughs, memories, and wins.”

Regular season matches will continue into May, and their last match will take place on May 1. Post season matches begin May 5, if the girls qualify.

Dance The dance team is getting ready for their competition at District and they are hoping to go to State later in the year. The team has had four competitions so far.

Junior Kyla Poquis says that she is really focused on making sure the whole team is all on the same page and making minimal mistakes. The biggest things the team wants to do are go out and show everyone their ultimate best and “create a wild fire on the dance floor,” as Poquis says.

Throughout their season they have overcome several hurdles because they are the first dance team at Riverside.

Junior Kamal Jhajj joined the dance team in hopes to gain some more friendships and stay connected with the school.

“My favorite experience was going to a football game and performing,” Jhajj said.

“It was an amazing spirit radiating from the team and school members.”