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InFlight May 3, 2016

Debate team brings awards home Kayna Kliewer Staff Reporter

The speech and debate team has started a new competition season and is now competing against other schools. Awards have recently been won by the following group of students, sophomore Kristina Pogosian, senior Katerina Zhuravel, and junior John Williams.

For many of the participants this is their first year in debate and they enjoy it for a lot of different reasons.

“I love going to different schools and universities for competitions,” junior John Williams said.

Other members of the team also explain that they enjoy meeting new people at competitions and just speaking in general.

Topics are chosen for a debate by the board of school debates but most students get to pick their category for competitions.

Kristina Pogosian said she would have

chosen the humor category even if Mr. Davis hadn’t recommended that she choose to compete in it.

Debate has been described by students as being busy and fast paced. Even though it is fast, they have plenty of time to prepare.

“During a debate, you just forget all about the things going on around you and you get into character,” sophomore Kristina Pogosian said.

Students on the debate team are not just serious competitors, they claim to have lots of fun in competitions and with their team as well.

“I remember that this guy competing told the judge he was attractive so he would get a better score,” Pogosian said. “It was really crazy.”

The speech and debate team has had competitions in the past that they have scored well in, and they hope to do well in the ones to come.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTINA POGOSIAN

This year’s debate team has been very successful and has won awards at their last few debates. Sophomore Kristina Pogosiian and junior John Williams placed in State for duo interpretation. Senior Katerina Zhuravel placed in State for interpretive reading.

ASB elections invite new faces for leadership Kira Kopcho Staff Reporter

PHOTO BY SASHA TERRY

These candidates for ASB went to a meeting on April 21 to find out what it takes to be a class representative and make Auburn Riverside a better place.

Greetings from Newspaper

editor-in-chief Jessica Perez business manager Sara Koenig photographer Kayna Kliewer social media editor Jessica Perez cover photo Jessica Perez

During spring break, the newspaper staff enjoyed themselves in Los Angeles at the National Journalism Convention.

adviser Patrick Swenson

April has been a busy month for ASB, with elections kicking off not only for exec. board, but many other positions as well.

On April 8 elections began with the exec. board positions. There were 13 candidates all competing for spots on exec. board for five positions and four more selected through interviews.

The candidates were very busy this month making posters, writing speeches, and working for their campaign. Of the 4 candidates running for ASB president, junior Kerry Dolan won.

“I want to make everyone feel like they belong,” junior Kerry Dolan said. “Riverside is pretty inclusive already, but I want to make sure everyone is fitting in.”

The newly elected exec. board officers not only created speeches to share with their peers, most of them have plans for how they will change Riverside

staff reporters ZaReah Barren Hannah Kazlauskas Kayna Kliewer Kira Kopcho Sara Koenig Trevor Little Jessica Perez Sasha Terry Tashana Williams

in their term. “I want to create a bus from Riverside to volunteer areas,” sophomore Seong Jeong said. “I want to strengthen our community, and create better fundraisers.”

A common goal of these students to create an inclusive space in ASB. The new officers share the view of wanting to strengthen the community of Riverside.

“I really want to work on creating a good group dynamic in ASB,” junior Makenzie Deshler said. “I want to include everyone, especially the underclassmen.”

Class officers were elected April 29, the final stage in finalizing next year’s ASB. The two LASC Reps junior Garett Miller and sophomore Clarissa Santiano. The RSVP Chair is junior Yeh-Sun Lee, the Spirit Chair is sophomore James Halford, and the AV Tech is junior Juliet Yu.

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Art class students debut year’s works Hannah Kazlauskas Staff Reporter On May 19, the art department will host an art show to exhibit student artwork as well as offer constructive criticism given by the judges consisting of the art staff and some experienced volunteers.

This event is constructed as an opportunity for students to present individual handiwork as well as bring recognition to a student’s abilities.

“The art show exists to show and display the artistic talent of ARHS students,” art teacher Christian Miller said.

There is a wide variety of different types of art displayed. The art program offers multiple forms of art that the students will be able to present, and publicize.

“All the types of art displayed can range from sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, digital art, fine arts, and also videos, or movies,” Miller said.

With all these individual skills being displayed, according to junior Gaebriel Wilson, viewers can expect a wide variety of different takes on the world, and opinions of life.

Students are working on developing their designs and creations into individual products. Using techniques and lessons taught by the art staff, students are using what they’ve learned and inputting it into their work.

“Art is something you can learn,” senior Moesha Parker said. “It’s not like a talent you are born with. Anyone can do if they just try.”

These artists use their own individual ideas and mes-

sages when portraying their opinions in their art work.

“Art is another way to express how you feel and say things that aren’t often spoken,” Wilson said.

The process one has to undergo to become involved with the art show, according to Parker, includes doing a rough draft, then some sketches of what you are planning, and then coming to a close with the final draft.

These students have spent the past year or so being taught various lessons from their art teachers, gaining experience that will soon be portrayed in this upcoming art show.

“We all worked super hard through the year,” Parker said. “It would be pointless if we didn’t display it. Mr. Miller inspires us every day.”

The art show is an opportunity meant to give recognition to aspiring artists, acknowledging their talents and efforts and, according to Wilson, it gets people’s artwork out before the eyes of their peers, and their school.

PHOTO BY HANNAH KAZLAUSKAS

Seniors Luis Navarro (left) and Arthur Garcia (right), sketch skateboard designs in graphic design. Graphic design is a category students can submit entries to for the art show.

Fashion show advertises affordable prom dresses Sasha Terry Staff Reporter

PHOTO BY SARA KOENIG

Junior Stephanie Picazo shows off one of the various dresses they had available at the fashion show on April 30. Proceeds went to various charaities and hospitals.

The fashion show took place on Saturday, April 30 at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rottles in Auburn. The theme this year was “A Fashion Night Out,” and the models wore prom dresses and suits this time.

The same prom dresses and suits the models wore on stage went on sale in between the three shows. There were also vendors and raffles in between each show. The event was open for all high schools in the Auburn community.

Junior Gwendolyn Siviengxay helped with organizing the fashion show. “The fashion show was a huge success and I am so proud of everyone that was a part of this,” Siviengxay said.

This fashion show determined whether the club made it to the national competition for fashion shows.

The fashion show was held in the empty space where Rottles apparel and shoes used to be. All the proceeds from the fashion show went directly towards Seattle Children’s Hospital, Mary Bridge, and Auburn Kiwanis.

The fashion show included many volunteers helping backstage and around the

set including junior Jessica Soerink, who helped with getting the models dressed into dresses and suits.

Soerink believes that the show was upbeat, and everything turned out smoothly. She was excited to help in the Auburn Riverside community, inspiring people with the “That's So Raven” theme. She hoped that many people would attend the fashion show, to raise money for charities and to buy dresses and suits. “[It’s nice to] be able to help people who need dresses, to buy dresses at an affordable price for prom,” Soerink said.

“I’m happy to support a place where a lot of people got help from the community and charities.”

There was also a live performance from an upcoming rapper and DJ, named Donny, in between the fashion show.

Senior Moesha Parker was a model this year and she was excited to represent the school. She believes that everything was put together well. “[I am] mostly excited for teenagers, it makes them feel included in the community,” Parker said. “Everyone needs to be taken care of.”

Sophomore Emily Morrow was a model and she believes that it was a fun event to help raise money for charity.

Morrow also believes that the show turned out well and they had a lot of support from Riverside students. “Walking the runway in the dresses,” she said, “will represent how Riverside helps others and supports our community.”

The fashion show took care of anyone in need for a prom dress and the proceeds will help people in need outside of the Auburn community.

Next year, the program will continue to grow and include more volunteers such as models and back stage staff.

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Opinion

InFlight May 3, 2016

LGBTQ+ media representation expands Kira Kopcho Staff Reporter

PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, WIKIPEDIA.ORG

Portia De Rossi and Ellen Degeneres are highly influential figures for the LGBTQ+ community due to their large amount of media attention.

In this day and age, it is becoming more acceptable to be in alternative relationships. People are becoming more comfortable with expressing their sexual orientation and gender identities. However, since the idea of being LGBTQ+ is rather new, representation in the media sometimes falls a bit short.

It is true that there are many books now that are coming out with LGBTQ+ characters. It seems that authors of books are often more open to the idea of sexuality and gender.

A notable example of a book with LGBTQ+ characters is I’ll Give You the Sun. This book made the top ten on the Rainbow List in 2015 and was a Stonewall Honor book.

The book features the tale of a coming of age story about finding love and getting through change. Another example of LGBTQ+ book is Beyond Magenta. This book features real life stories from transgender teens. This book also won a Stonewall Honor award and made the Rainbow List.

One category of media that is starting to make the shift towards featuring LGBTQ+ characters is television. There have been more and more shows recently that feature these types of characters. Modern Family, a show that has been airing on ABC since 2009, has featured an openly gay couple for years. However, on the flip side of this progress, there are 138, and counting, lesbian and bisexual deaths in television.

This phenomena is known as the “bury your gays” trope. This

doesn’t just happen in television though, it also happens in video games and other media types.

Animation and cartoons are also starting to become supportive. For example, The Legend of Korra, a cartoon airing on Nickelodeon, was confirmed by the writers to have an openly bisexual couple—Korra and Asami. Steven Universe, a cartoon airing on Cartoon Network, also features the openly lesbian couple of Ruby and Sapphire. In some cases, however, the channels that air these shows either deny the existence of the characters, or have to censor some of these characters due to airing in countries that prohibit any sexualities except heterosexuality.

Movies have also started to make the shift, but the response to this is often harsher than with TV and cartoons.

In the movie Deadpool, the main protagonist, Deadpool himself, has been confirmed to be pansexual. This has resulted in quite a bit of backlash from fans who aren’t supportive of LGBTQ+ people. In 2014, only 17 percent of the movies had characters who identified as LGBTQ+, and none of them were transgender. It seems as if when dealing with films, LGBTQ+ characters are often erased due to film companies not wanting to offend conservative audiences.

There has been great progress made in the representation of LGBTQ+ people in the media. You can find these characters in books, movies, television, animation, video games, and many more outputs. However, the fight is not over for representation, and hopefully it will continue to progress in the future.

Overly stressed teens becoming sleep deprived Kayna Kliewer Staff Reporter We’ve all heard it before. The typical phrase “I’m too stressed” said by a person who is obviously sleep deprived and upset. Taking a look at our daily lives as high school students, it’s not a big surprise that we experience this stress daily.

“My stress comes from the fact that I have so much to do in so little time,” freshman Kristina Doucette said.

Throughout our chaotic school days, many large assignments and projects are thrown at us at the exact same time, and in a short time frame we are expected to catch everything with our own two hands. It’s as if teachers plan for one week to hold every due date possible, just so we rip our hair out a little more.

Juggling so many things at the same time is not only bad for our grades, but bad for our mental health and our general well-being.

According to Fox News Health’s Margaret Moore, our brain isn’t designed to multitask, so when we do, it is less effective at being productive, strategic, and creative.

“Our brains cannot do more than one thing at a time,” a stress management expert and speaker, Leigh Anne Jasheway said. “The word that is more accurate is ‘attention switching.’”

Students can be stressed for a variety of different reasons, but especially because of the pressure we put on ourselves and other people put on us.

Between standardized testing, sports, clubs, AP classes, applying to colleges, music programs, and jobs, high school students have presumably more stress put on them than the average adult.

We are stressed not only because we have so much to do, but because other people put pressure on us to do well in all of it, and we put pressure on ourselves. It is good that students hold themselves to a high regard in school and other things, but with these regards come more inevitable stress.

According to Anxiety.org, “Rejection can be heartbreaking and devastating. Especially for high-achieving students who spent countless hours studying and preparing for assignments, exams and projects.”

Stress makes me anxious and I know I’m not the only one who wants to bang their head against a wall every time I get handed something else to do. It’s really no wonder that all of us are sleep deprived and have to carry the weight of our under-eye bags to school every day along with our many books and homework packets.

Our lack of sleep affects our ability to function in school, and yet we still try to stay awake in class, finish our assignments and do well in school.

I’m not saying that students need to try to be less stressed and not be as involved. I’m saying that the pressure put on all of us is more than we can handle. High school wasn’t created to be a battleground of tests, projects, quizzes, and presentations; it was made to give children and teens the freedom to learn.

PHOTO BY KAYNA KLIEWER

Not only is it stressful for students to manage all of their time and maintain good grades in their classes, but losing sleep over studying is also very draining for students, such as freshman Catalina Lemus.

Opinion

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DOG LOVE PREVAILS

Tashana Williams Staff Reporter

Dogs are pretty chill, you know?

They are man’s best friend, or in my case, woman’s best friend. I would rather have a bunch of dogs in my house than having to socialize with actual people. Dogs are nice, understanding, loving, and think that you are the light of their life, and that makes me feel pretty special.

Although all dogs are glorious, I do happen to have a few favorites. My overall favorite breed is the King Shepherd. Although they look like German Shepherds at first glance, King Shepherds are bred to be calmer, and be rid of hip dysplasia so they won’t have as hard of a time with arthritis. They get around to 120 pounds and stop growing at about year three.

I have two of these love muffins.

Our boy’s name is Sun Tzu, which we’ve had for a year, and our girl’s name is Artemis, which we literally just got. These dogs are kid friendly, cuddle monsters who love fun, and are super chill with anything. They’re just overall great companions.

Rottweilers are another great breed of dogs that make my heart sing, even if they are always portrayed as the evil dog in any animated dog movie. I believe if they are trained right, they can be good dogs. Rottweilers are just beautiful dogs in general, and a wonderful pet to have around the house. When I get older and have my own house, I plan on getting one.

Although I am not one for small dogs, Corgis make my heart skip a beat. They are small little stubby footed dogs that are just happy all the time. Well, usually all dogs are, but Corgis have a special place in my heart for their adorableness. I will definitely buy one along with my Rottweiler in the future.

All dogs are precious, but golden retrievers are royalty. When I was younger, Golden Retrievers were the only animal I ever drew. I’ve never actually owned one, but I’ve pet dozens.

Golden Retrievers were the exposure to my now strong love of dogs and hope for mankind.

Overall, dogs are man’s best friend and I can’t see myself moving on in the world without stopping and petting one dog at a time.

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“I love that my dog is gentle and doesn’t bark at guests, but at the same time will destroy anyone that tries to hurt me, whether it is a person or a squirrel.”

- junior Colin Wingate

“I love my dog because she is the sweetest animal you will ever meet. She is already 10 years old, but she has the heart of a puppy.”

- senior Amanda Bunger

“I love my dog Padme because she loves to curl up next to me and cuddle. She’s also the perfect sized lap dog.”

- senior Alex See

BRIEF HISTORY OF FUZZY FRIENDS Dogs are the most amazing beings on the planet: they love and care for you, defend you, and they love to cuddle. But ever wondered where they came from? Believe it or not, dogs didn’t come from heaven. The first species of domesticated dogs was Canis Familiaris. These dogs were first domesticated 15,000 years ago and are said to come from Eurasian gray wolves. Dogs were often used as hunting companions and for companionship in general. The Canis Familiaris, which means domesticated dog, had two groups to it: the pure breeds and the mixed breeds. That’s one way we began to get all the wonderful breeds of dogs that we have now.

The history of dogs is interesting, but dogs in general are interesting creatures. Female dogs can carry their first litter of puppies when they are six months of age and can have several litters of three or more puppies. If humans had several babies with every birth they would probably die, making dogs really cool.

Dogs are also five million times better than humans. Humans are whiny and have annoying voices, and sometimes you just want to duct tape their mouthes shut; while dogs can’t talk, they just listen to you, and even if they don’t always understand what you’re saying, they are very good at reading emotions.

Rottwheilers are the 10th most popular breed in America.

Originally bred to drive cattle.

One of the most popular guard dogs in the United States.

Agression is not in their nature, but they can be violent when threatened.

Golden Retrievers are the fourth smartest breed. Are they smarter than a fifth grader? I’d say yes.

They are instictive swimmers.

Golden Retrievers are often used in search and rescue teams because for their great noses.

They are a very calm breed of dog.

Corgi’s are the smallest breed of herding dogs.

They have big booties.

Queen Elizabeth II has owned more than 30 corgis since she was a young child.

Corgis are one of the most athletic breeds.

They often grow to only one foot tall.

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Opinion

InFlight May 3, 2016

America falls at hands of unworthy candidates Jessica Perez Editor-in-Chief This election has been a big defining factor of the two major political parties in the United States. The Democratic Party’s candidates have shown that they are determined to pass an immigration reform and establish more social programs to benefit the people, if either of them is put in office; while the Republicans have shown that they want to regulate immigration and get rid of healthcare. The media has made it seem as though it is the love spreading Democrats against the hate spreading Republicans, when in reality it is individual candidates fighting for a chance to be elected into the White House.

Each candidate has different beliefs, some similar to their opponents, but they each have their own unique views on things, which may or may not make them a popular choice.

That is why the American people should not vote according to which political party a candidate belongs to, but by what their individual beliefs are, and in the wise words of Dr. King, “by the content of their character.”

Donald Trump is a great example of people voting because of association with a political party, not because of the his ideals and character. At several of his rallies,

Trump has had peaceful protestors removed and at one rally encouraged his fans to beat a man. Does that sound like a Republican to you? Republicans don’t act this way. Look at past presidents for this party such as, Abraham Lincoln or Dwight Eisenhower. Abraham Lincoln talked about the Bible a lot in his speeches and always supported any decision he made with it. Tell me where in the Bible Trump’s actions or decisions are supported, because I have read the full thing and not once have I seen any justification for anything he does. Dwight Eisenhower believed in protecting our country and served as an army general in World War II. Both of these past Republican presidents promoted unification in our country while Trump is only trying to divide it. The majority of people who want to vote for Trump only do because he is a “Republican” and they are not thinking of all the damage he could cause if he actually won.

Hillary Clinton is another example of a candidate who is supported because of her party. Now don’t get me wrong, she has some good points, but the way she intends to achieve her goals is not very in sync with the Democratic Party’s views. The Democratic Party believes wealth should be evenly distributed among the American people, not that the top one percent should hold all the

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Even though there is an obvious choice on the way to vote, thousands of Americans vote for political parties, not our nation’s future.

wealth. Although Clinton says she agrees with that view and intends to fix this problem, her campaigns are supported by several corporations that are among the one percent. These supporters being banks such as Chase, or big corporations such as Emily’s List. Let’s be real, she is not going to disappoint her donors

by doing that. Hillary Clinton, although not the worst choice, may not be the best.

A president should be chosen because they are a good leader and because they plan on helping the country prosper. When choosing a candidate, personal beliefs should always be taken into consideration, not just their party.

Fight for $15

68%

Among our students is a sector who work.

Some of these students are for a $15 minimum wage across the country, though many students think raising the minimum wage is pointless.

Dogs Students share their opinion on current topics and pop culture

Democrat

Mother’s Day

89%

It seems that most of our Ravens think their mothers deserve the world and would love to give it to them.

78%

A vast majority of our school classifies themselves as something other than Democrat, including Republican and other parties as well as being non-affiliated. A positive for the mugwumps, we dare say.

Spring Sports

Jungle Book

62%

94%

Dogs, dogs, dogs! Incredibly popular at Riverside are our furry friends, dogs. Only a small section of our school population determined that they were not dog people.

The new live-action Jungle Book movie is getting mixed reviews from our Ravens, who think it’s not worth seeing. Though a few disagreed.

64%

Many students participate in Spring sports— one of our most popular sports seasons— yet they do not make up a majority of the school.

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Three million workers Fight for $15 Sara Koenig Staff Reporter The national minimum wage has not been changed since 2009. In that time, according to The Huffington Post, beef and gasoline prices have risen 45 percent. To be more specific, bacon has risen 67.8 percent.

When the federal minimum wage was changed in 2009, it was changed from $6.55 to a paltry $7.25. Recently, the debate of it being considered low was ended in a couple of states, California and New York, who both changed their minimum wage to $15 an hour gradually over the next few years.

The cost of living has steadily risen higher and higher, and minimum wage has only risen 70 cents. That is no longer a livable wage in a majority of states if not all which is displayed through storymaps.esri. com.

While $15 may seem dramatic to some, working 40 hours a week at a minimum wage job will earn you less than half of what the military will, and they don’t receive the benefits that the military gets, according to militarypay.org.

Above: The wage gap for families in King County shows a comparison of minimum and living wages.

Top Center: Minimum wage workers often strike in order to get the minimum wage raised.

At Right: A march outside one of Trump’s hotels illustrates the need for minimum wage to be changed and raised.

Top photo: Photo courtesy Creative Commons license, Flickr.com Bottom center: Photo courtesy Creative Commons license, Flickr.com Bottom Left: Photo courtesy Creative Commons license, Storymaps.esri.com

Raising the national minimum wage would increase pay from most jobs because it would cause a steady inflation. According to gokicker.com, in Washington DC the minimum wage is $9.60 but the cost of living for the average adult is $14.

In Seattle, according to Hot Air, they already have one of the nation’s highest minimum wage rates, and are on track to have everyone at fifteen dollars an hour by next year.

Half a million Americans with college degrees are working minimum wage jobs according to gokicker.com. Statistics from 2012 to 2014 gathered by NELP, show more than 42 percent of all workers make less than $15 an hour. Almost half the American population would have an increase in the income.

Republicans have been rejecting mini-

mum wage since the party was first established. That’s part of that party’s views, but the Democrats support a livable minimum wage. As Harry Truman put it, “Republicans are for a minimum wage. The more minimum the better.”

For the high schoolers whose wages would be raised, that would mean more money to save towards an education, transportation, and a home. Whether college should be debt-free or even free entirely is another discussion entirely, but raising the minimum wage would make it easier for a significant number of students to go to college without student loans according to rdwolff.com.

At the end of the day, raising the minimum wage would help American citizens have an increase in their wages and stimulate the economy.

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What is your personality What is your meaning of life?

A. To fall in love B. To be happy C. To gain knowledge D. To attain peace

Where would you like to live?

A. France B. New Zealand C. Japan D. NYC

What word describes you?

A. Dreamer B. Loyal C. Confident D. Creative

What would be your dream job?

A. Pilot B. Police Officer C. Therapist D. Psychiatrist

What is your favorite color?

A. Pink B. Blue C. Green D.Grey

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Feature

InFlight May 3, 2016

Phobias created by genes, environment Tashana Williams Staff Reporter The definition of a phobia is having an irrational fear of or aversion of something.

It’s not considered strange to have a phobia, but according to psychcentral.com, only about 5 percent of the U.S. population has a phobia of some sort.

The top three leading phobias in the world are arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes, and acrophobia, the fear of heights.

Phobias are created through genes and the environment of the person. Some people share the same phobias as family members, so genes play a huge part in the development of phobias.

The environment of the person also contributes to the phobia, such as a traumatic event. Almost drowning could lead to aquaphobia, the fear of water, and being stung by a bunch of bees could lead to apiphobia.

Sophomore Blessing Jarbah has experienced being exposed to an environment that caused her phobia. “My phobia is water,” Jarbah said. “I can’t swim. I went to a summer camp when I was younger, and there was a swimming test we had to take. I thought I could do it, so I jumped in, started drowning

and then someone jumped in and saved me.”

This is an example of aquaphobia, placing 22 in the top 100 phobias in the world.

Another environment phobia is with sophomore Luis Picazo. “My phobia is bees,” Picazo said. When he was playing with the hose, there were some bumblebees near him. “I sprayed them so they would go away,” Picazo said. “Instead, they chased me and I tried to run away, but there was a gate in the way. I couldn’t unlock it so I stood against the gate as I got stung.”

This is an example of melissophobia, which is ranked 49 in the top phobias in the world.

Both senior Andrew Garcia and Arthur Garcia, twins, share the fear of bees with Luis Picazo. With the twins both having a similar fear to bees, this supports that genetics are part of a phobia.

However, Andrew Garcia has another fear, which is the number one phobia in the world, arachnophobia. He fears spiders. “I don’t like the way the move. They move at such a fast pace with all eight of their legs.

Their eight eyes also freak me out. Overall, I just don’t like them.”

Overall, phobias are a part of some people’s lives and they’ve learned to live with them.

PHOTO BY KAYNA KLIEWER

Freshman Khue Nguyen has a strange phobia of . . . water bottles?

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Who’s behind locker #...

Ryan Hess 7332

InFlight: In a movie theater, which armrest is yours?

RH: All of them InFlight: Is mayonaise an instrument?

RH: Nope.

InFlight: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? RH: None. I take a bite.

InFlight: Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders?

RH: Neither, I’m moving to Canada.

InFlight: Does your milkshake bring all the boys to the yard?

RH: You know it does.

InFlight: Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?

RH: Gryffindor.

InFlight: How long is a piece of paper?

RH: 12x3 InFlight: Cats or dogs?

RH: Dogs

Symone Bolden 8172 InFlight: Where do you like to have fun?

SB: The arcade.

InFlight: Why doesn’t Patrick have a nose?

SB: The creators got lazy.

InFlight: What is in a can of Raid?

SB: Deadly chemicals that will destroy all of mankind.

InFlight: Donald Trump or Ted Cruz?

SB: Eww, neither. Bernie for life.

InFlight: What are you waiting for?

SB: More dank memes.

InFlight: Gryffindor or Slytherin?

SB: I haven’t seen the movies.

InFlight: Why is clear considered a color?

SB: Hmmmm.

InFlight: Fish or turtles?

SB: Turtles.

InFlight: Thor or Loki?

SB: Loki, because villians are always better.

Sara Sinclair

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Casey Jones

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InFlight: What is your favorite song?

SS: “Ex to See” by Sam Hunt.

InFlight: Is this the Krusty Krab?

SS: No, this is Patrick.

InFlight: Was she born with it or was it Maybelline?

SS: She was born with it.

InFlight: Hilary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?

SS: Neither.

InFlight: Is it too late to say sorry now?

SS: No???

InFlight: Slytherin or Hufflepuff?

SS: Hufflepuff.

InFlight: Why am I asking you these questions?

SS: I don’t know.

InFlight: Tigers or lions?

SS: Tigers.

InFlight: Captain America or Iron Man? SS: Iron Man.

InFlight: Which emotion is stronger: hate or love?

CJ: Anger. I get angry.

InFlight: What do you call a snail on a ship?

CJ: A snailing ship.

InFlight: Chips and dip or dip and chips?

CJ: Dip and chips.

InFlight: Bernie Sanders or Ted Cruz?

CJ: I don’t care.

InFlight: What is love?

CJ: My bank account.

InFlight: Gryffindor or Ravenclaw?

CJ: Gryffindor.

InFlight: Why you answering these questions?

CJ: I was volunteered.

InFlight: Apes or monkeys?

CJ: Apes.

InFlight: Deadpool or Spiderman?

CJ: Deadpool.

InFlight: Cotton candy or ice cream?

CJ: Ice cream.

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Feature

InFlight May 3, 2016

Mother’s Day has variety of activities ZaReah Barren Staff Reporter Kayna Kliewer Staff Reporter Mother’s Day is a time when the mothers that raise and care for their children are appreciated.

This year for mother’s day, a movie titled Mother’s Day, came out April 29. This follows the story of three ladies. One of them tries to connect with her daughter, the other is looking for love, and the last one wants to reconnect with her mother.

Many Americans celebrate Mother’s Day. Eighty-nine percent of students here at celebrate Mother’s Day, and most teachers celebrate too.

“I usually end up cooking for my mom and my husband’s mom,” language arts teacher Jennifer Czarnowski said. “It’s not my time yet. That’s okay.”

There are plenty of things to do on Mother’s Day with family, such as going to one of the 140 Washington State Parks that will be free to get into.

Certain restaurants will be free and many restaurants offer several discounts for

Mother’s Day breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner.

A comedy Improv show at 7 p.m. will take place in Pike Place Market if families or mothers are in the Seattle area and wish to entertain themselves with a comedy show.

If families want to go out and get some fresh air on Mother’s Day, they can attend a Color Run Tropicolor 5k. Participants wear a white shirt and run in glittery style at Seattle Center. If moms don’t want to excercise, there are plenty other activties for mothers to go enjoy with their family, or by herself.

People across the country make it a tradition to go and spend time with their mothers. “We go to my mother’s house and have brunch with her, and then we have dinner with my husband’s mom,” Czarnowski said. “We either cook or go out to eat.”

Popular Mother’s Day gifts are homemade gifts. Students can go on YouTube or look online to find easy ways to make them.

Other popular ideas are shown in the image to the right.

Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 8 this year, and dedicated moms everywhere are waiting for the day they get to sleep in and feel special.

Arts & Entertainment 11 Huntsman: Winter’s War action-packed Auburn Riverside High School

ZaReah Barren Staff Reporter Huntsman: Winter’s War was a great, actionpacked movie. If you didn’t like Snow White and the Huntsman, which Winter’s War is the prequel to, or if you didn’t see it, it doesn’t matter! This film was its own separate being. It did have some ties to Snow White, but not many; Snow White’s face is never shown, but she is spoken of throughout the movie.

This movie was about getting the magic mirror back to Snow White were she can keep it safe from others, like the Queen and the Ice Queen.

I like this movie because right off the bat, you see who the villains are, but it takes almost 30 minutes to get to know who the protagonists will be. This confused me in the beginning, but after I found out who they were, I instantly liked the idea of taking a new twist on introducing the antagonist and the protagonist.

After the start of the movie, you soon discover that Freya, the Ice Queen, is the antagonist. She goes through her own trials and tribulations that turn her into a villian.

In the beginning, I thought she was going to be the protagonist because her baby died and she discovers her powers. After she flees the castle in despair and anger, she uses her newfound powers for evil instead of good, which I wasn’t expecting.

The protagonists in this movie were introduced soon after you find out Freya is the antagonist. They

are Eric and Sara, who are star-crossed lovers, even though Freya’s one rule was that no love is allowed. The other protagonists that help Eric and Sara in the fight against Freya and her sister, the Queen, are Mrs. Bromwyn, Gryff, Doreena and Nion, and they are all little people who are very brave.

The special effects in this movie were amazing. Since they live in a magical world, they use their powers a lot. Every time they did it looked so real. The mythical creatures also seemed very real.

My favorite scene was when Eric, Sara, and their short friends defeat the gremlins. I felt like everything in this movie was real, even though I know it wasn’t.

This movie challenged my emotions in different ways.

The beginning was really sad and depressing, but it got happier soon after finding out who the protagonists were.

After that, there’s a group that finds out there’s a trader in the mix, and the trader leads the Ice Queen and her army straight to them. Freya then freezes two people, which I thought was very mean. I think it was a very clever play on emotions because that, mixed in with the action, creates a thrilling, daring ride that you won’t want to stop.

I liked this movie a lot, but according to Fox411, this movie cost $115 million to produce, and only made $20.1 million opening weekend, and is hovering around 17 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

Overall, this movie was amazing because of the visual, and emotional aspect of it. I would definitely watch this movie again and I recommend seeing it.

Popular student apps

Kayna Kliewer Staff Reporter

Twitter Twitter is an online social networking site that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called “tweets.” Users can retweet and like tweets, follow twitter moments, and use direct messages. This app has become increasingly more popular and now has 320 million users according to about.twitter. com.

Tumblr Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website that was founded by David Karp in 2007, and owned by Yahoo!

The service allows users to post all types of videos, pictures, messages, and more.

It allows users to have their own blog-type web page, and gives them access to following other users blogs.

Pinterest Pinterest is a social network that allows users to share and discover new interests by posting or “pinning” images or videos to their own or others' boards. Users can maintain several boards, usually of different themes or ideas, as well as follow other users boards and profiles.

Pinterest is used all over and has recently created messages for you and other users to chat and send pins to each other.

Snapchat Snapchat is a social media app that allows users to take a picture or video, also known as a “snap” and send it to another user. After receiving a “snap,” one can see it anywhere from one to 10 seconds. After this time frame, the snap will disappear and become unable to be opened. One can also send snaps to their story, which is a collection of their snaps from the past 24 hours or less. Along with sending “snaps,” users can chat with each other.

Stop Stop is a fun and clever turn based game you play with friends. Randomly select a letter to start and type a word for each of the 5 different categories that starts with that letter. The player that gets most correct words wins! Stop has become much more popular and widespread since its debut in 2014. Download this game if you literally have nothing else to do and wish to discontinue your boredom with a rad game. Make sure to put sound effects on -they’re super groovy.

Instagram Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos. Users can also share them either publicly or privately. Users can post and follow other peoples’ feeds. They can also use direct messages between other users. Instagram currently has about 300 million active users.

In April of 2012, Facebook bought Instagram and now owns it.

Spotify Spotify is a music app where you can browse all genres of music and create your own playlists or “star” songs. Users can follow playlists or stations, as well as other users and their playlists. In the search bar one can browse all types of albums, artists, songs, and top charts.

A new feature is the running station, which senses your tempo and plays songs to match it. Users can also browse by mood, and follow or add songs based on how they are feeling.

Netflix Netflix is a service that globally provides movies and TV shows to members. Netflix began its debut by mailing DVDs to members, but now this mailing service is an added cost because it is not the primary source of movies and TV shows to members. The Netflix service exclusively streams media to members for monthly costs. Members can have access to Netflix on tablets, computers, phones, and TVs. Users also can create as many profiles as needed to create “lists” of favorite movies and shows.

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Arts & Entertainment

InFlight March 3, 2016

Jungle Book delivers happiness to inner child Hannah Kazlauskas Staff Reporter It all began in 1967 with the first airing of The Jungle Book, a film based on a Rudyard Kipling children’s book, and ended on April 15, 2016 with the premier of the second production of Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book. As a result of the excellent storyline between the main character’s Baloo, (Bill Murray), Mowgli (Neel Sethi), and Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), the movie produced a promising review of eight out of ten.

Director Jon Favreau wasted no time in getting into the plot line of the story, which I liked not having to sit through pointless scenes until it actually got to the point. He began the opening with an intense scene of Mowgli, a human boy sprinting through the forest being chased by what appears to be a predator. It ends up being Bagheera, a black panther who was the one responsible for bringing an abondoned Mowgli to live with a pack of wolves residing in the forest.

This served as the hook and drew the attention of the crowd right away.

What astounded me most about this movie was the accurate display of special effects with the extreme detail used on the animals. It was so realistic looking that it had me second guessing whether or not they were actually real or not.

It had the intended effect of transporting the audience into the story, and making them emotionally invested.

Then the plot thickens, and a severe drought in the forest forces the jungle animals to call a truce so that everyone

is able to drink from what remains of the water. This serves as the introduction to the main antangonist Shere Khan, a tiger.

An extremely sad scene that brought forth a quick outburst of emotion from the audience was when Mowgli makes the tough choice to leave in order to protect his wolf family, leading into a sorrowful goodbye between him and his mother wolf. This had the impressive affect of making me cry very soon into the movie.

What I did not like about this movie was after Mowgli had defeated Khan, and was with Baloo and Bagheera in the forest, they drifted from the original storyline. Instead of Mowgli returning to the man village to live amongst his own kind, he stays in the forest, which is a happy ending, but Mowgli didn’t seem the least bit interested in learning about his family, and the humans. Mowgli’s past, and the reason why Khan was out for revenge was underplayed, and seemed rushed into a brief scene, not seeming to affect Mowgli as much as I would have excpected.

In the grand climax, which I enjoyed greatly, Mowgli is left vulnerable in front of Khan, until his pack, Baloo, and Bagheera step up in his defense. This scene gave me chills. It was a show of a sacrificial love where all of these animals were willing to give up everything in order to protect Mowgli, and stand by him.

Overall I really enjoy this film and would recommend anyone to view it.

Artist of the Issue: Lecrae Jessica Perez Editor-in-Chief

PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE, CHRISTIANPOST.COM

Lecrae has been nominated for several music awards since his career began in 2013, and his songs have been featured at the top of the Rap Album Chart.

5 songs you should know:

1. Welcome to America 2. Take me as I Am 3. God is Enough 4. Boasting 5. Unashamed

Lecrae is a Christian rapper who began his career in November 2013. He dropped his first mix tape called Church Clothes that month and it reached number three on the Rap Album Chart. Lacrae began coming up with new music more frequently after that. His most recent album is called Church Clothes 3.

Lecrae’s music has deep messages such as emphasizing that your past does not define who you are.

He touches on a majority of topics such as abuse, drug addiction, society, and much more. Rap is not my favorite genre of music; I actually can’t stand it most of the time, but his music is fantastic. The messages in his music definitely make him an artist worth listening to.

My favorite song by Lecrae would have to be “Welcome to America.” This song is so deep it blows my mind every time. In this song he touches on immigration, the ungratefulness of Americans toward veterans and American society’s lack of morals. Another song that is definitely worth mentioning is “Take me as I Am.” This song highlights all the reasons a person should not feel like they are too dirty to come to Christ or turn their life around. Honestly, this is a song I recommend to anyone who has these kind of doubts.

Lecrae’s music is very intense and he hits some hard subjects, but he mentions things in his music that I strongly believe people in our society need to hear.

Sports

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Fastpitch travels to California, maybe playoffs Sasha Terry Staff Reporter

PHOTO COURTESY OF ASHLEIGH WILSON

The girls fastpitch team recently traveled to San Fransisco, California to play against other teams there.

They fought hard for a win but mostly bonded on this trip, as they prepare and work toward the post season.

The girls had a blast playing in San Francisco, California during spring break and they were 1-1 at a playoff tournament.

The team bonded well during the trip and they became a stronger team after the experience.

Senior Ali Hand is the varsity catcher and she contributes to the team by her enthusiasm and team mentality. Hand thought the San Francisco trip was amazing and she thought her teammates bonded well.

“It’s good exposure for the softball team and good bonding for teammates,” Hand said. “We all are like best friends, funny and diverse.”

The team works together as one big family to do well in games and score. The team is 4-5 in the season so far, and they are ready to compete in district playoffs.

Sophomore Riley Mehl plays third base. Her goal is to be more confident and do everything smoothly. She believes her teammates make the team environment better by being nice and funny. She contributes to her team by playing hard.

“I have a positive attitude, block every

ball and make every play,” Mehl said.

As of press time, the varsity fastpitch team is 5-5 in the season right now. The girls hope to double their wins from last season and make it to playoffs.

Junior Haley Parsons plays as an outfielder and catcher. Parsons contributes to the team by cheering all her teammates on and high-fiving them. She hopes that students will come and support the team by watching the games. Parsons loves playing in the games and being surrounded by her teammates. “My teammates are really funny and very supportive,” Parsons said.

Coach Bryce Strand has been coaching the softball team for four seasons and his goal is to have the team make it to the district playoffs. He believes that the team is ready for playoffs and they are ready to achieve their ultimate goals.

“I like that the team seems to have fun improving together,” Strand said. “I love the fact that Riverside fastpitch is becoming a destination sport; a more popular sport for students to play.”

There will be a varsity home game on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. against Auburn Mountainview. There will also be an away game on Thursday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. against Lakes.

Baseball’s spirit swings high despite losses Kira Kopcho Staff Reporter The boys baseball team has had a tough season. They have had three wins and six loses. The boys have had some tough competition, but they are still fighting. The boys are still holding on, despite the rocky start to the season. They still have many games to play, and are hoping to turn things around.

“It’s been pretty good since we’ve come together as a team,” sophomore Kyle Bates said. “Our record is not as good as we had hoped though.”

The boys have agreed that the toughest competition they’ve had so far is against two of our rival schools. “The competition is def-

initely against Bonney Lake and Sumner,” junior Garrett Miller said. “We fought hard, but in the end we just couldn’t pull through.”

The players have been trying to stack up to the competition this season, but they are outmatched in some aspects. Their rivals are tough, but the boys keep fighting. “Sumner and Bonney Lake are definitely tough,” sophomore Alex Sugi said. “There are a lot of juniors and seniors compared to what we have.”

The team has goals for the season, and are working towards achieveing them. “I just want to make sure we’re working as a team and having similar goals,” Bates said. “I hope we are all working to achieve our goals.”

Through hard work, the boys are pushing through this season and preparing for

the next. “I want to at least get better this year,” Sugi said. “We need to get better prepared for next year, because it’s going to be a big year.”

The aspect of teamwork seems to be a common goal on the team. Most of the boys stated that teamwork is imporant not only for this year, but the upcoming years as well.

“I really just want to play as a team no matter what the outcome,” Miller said.

The boys’ last game is on May 3 at 7:00

p.m. against Enumclaw at Osbourne Field, and they hope do to well at this meet to prove that they have been working towards their goals and making progress.

BELOW: Sophomore Brandon Rydberfg practices with his team for the upcoming games. The boys team is working hard to imporve their scores for the remainder of the season.

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Sports

InFlight May 3, 2016

Track teams race towards finish line Trevor Little Staff Reporter The boys track team is 2-4 as of press time. They’ll have their last home match of the regular season on May 5 against Bonney Lake. The SPSL district meet starts the following week on Wednesday and Friday.

Some of the players on the boys track team have been doing track for a good while, including senior Chris McGraw. “Since seventh grade, so six years,” McGraw said.

Although their team is not off to a great start, freshman Noah Elwell has hopes for the rest of the season. “I think we are a good team, I think we have a good chance of beating everyone we play,” Elwell said.

Every player has a team they believe was toughest to play. “I would say that Lakes was our harder meet,” McGraw said.

Elwell agrees. “For me personally I would say Lakes. They have a really fast four by four team,” he said.

According to boys coach Bill Sumner, the 4 x 100 relay team is currently ranked in the top ten in the state 3A division.

Also, senior De’Shea Blanchard is ranked top 10 in the 100 meter dash.

The top atheletes for this year’s team,

according to Sumner, are seniors De’Shea Blanchard, Darrien Rivera, Rashon Miller and Dennis Beard, juniors Elliot Crawford, Evan Polkow, and freshman Marcus Sutrick.

The girls are also off to a rough start, and haven’t won a contest as of press time.

The girls team has had many injuries this year. “Our top sprinter pulled her hamstring and has not been able to fully compete this year,” coach Noe Yzaguirre said. “Also, we had a newcomer hurt her knee requiring surgery playing soccer in the off season.”

Sophomore Aulane Mpouli looks to do well in the 100 meters and has done well in the shot put. Junior Katelyn Brown has been scoring a lot of points in the shot put and looks to be advancing to Districts.

The relay teams are also doing well.

Yzaguirre mentions Jhordin Prescott, Olivia Denton, Blessing Jarbah, and Jessica Wilform as valuable members of the relay teams.

Junior Mckenzie Williams has posted a top state hurdle time in her first attempt running.

Senior Amanda Bunger still has high hopes for the team. “I think we are really strong. We have a lot of underclassmen who are really building,” Bunger said. “I think we will do well.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL HARRIS

Senior Chris McGraw, who has been running the 100 meters this season, has been involved in track for six years.

Water polo improves with young talent ZaReah Barren Staff Reporter

PHOTO COURTESY DHC PHOTOGRAPHY/USED WITH PERMISSION

Junior Grace Dorn is a strong player both offensively and defensively on the team.

The girls water polo team is composed of 15 girls. Only one freshman is on the team, and her name is Shae Fairchild. She expressed that she really enjoys being on the team. “It’s fun,” Fairchild said. “I have made new friends, but it’s also kind of scary.”

Varsity coach Mike Van Eaton has noticed that Fairchild stands alone, too. “Shae is the lone freshman.” Van Eaton said. “She is a quiet force in the water. As she learns the game she becomes more of a threat with her speed and awareness.”

So far in the season they have not won any games, but they are continuing to work at improving and staying positive.

At their first game they scored 3, while their opponent, Enumclaw, scored 15.“We lost all of our matches [so far], but we’re working really hard,” Fairchild said. “Some people on the team are beginners.”

At their second game against Enuclaw the girls lost 5-18 on March 31.

They are also working to improve together.

“We have improved so much as a team,” junior Grace Dorn said. “We’ve come a long way, and we’re starting to work well together.”

Dorn has also been noticed by others too.

“Grace is a driving force both offensively and defensively with her fast reaction to get back

and forth in the pool,” coach Van Eaton said.

They are staying positive for the future of the team.

“I think we’re doing pretty well,” Fairchild said. “We’re improving a lot.”

They are working hard to bond together to create a more unified team. “We like to have dinner and we’re going to start having sleepovers,” Dorn said.

They have a team dinner once a week and they try to bond with the time they have together, in and out of the water.

Every teammate has their own special qualities, and the girls know what theirs are. “[They are] welcoming and we’re able to play well and communicate together because we are friends,” Fairchild said.

The girls have been getting along well together so far this season. “Everybody’s so positive,” Dorn said. “We have no drama, and that makes things easier in the pool.”

The team has also had the time start to get to know each other. “Everyone’s fun and nice,” Fairchild said.

The girls’ next match is on May 5 against Auburn at Auburn’s pool. They have another one on May 10 against Tahoma which is also at Auburn High’s pool. These will be their second games against both Auburn and Tahoma, so the girls are keeping a positive attitude, and hoping for a postive outcome.

The girls are hoping to do well at regionals and make it to State this year. If they qualify, May 21 is when the girls water polo regionals happen, and May 26-28 is State for the girls. These events take place at the Curtis Aquatic Center in University Place. State is also when the regular season ends for girls water polo.

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Girls and boys lacrosse improve Tashana Williams Staff Reporter The optional practices started up earlier in the school year, but the official lacrosse season started on February 29.

Girls lacrosse doesn’t have a JV; they all play as varsity. Their head coach is Kelsey Mitchel. This year’s team captain is Kerry Barber who attends White River High School.

So far in the season the girls team is 8-2. Their last game was on May 2 against Graham-Kapowsin before the high school state championships on May 20.

Boys lacrosse has a JV and varsity team coached by Lou Lucchesi. This year’s team captains are seniors Nick Derouin and Rian Keirce. In the boys’ season, the varsity is 2-3.

Their next game is on May 6 against White River High School. At their next game, they plan to bring their best effort to lead them to victory. However, there are some conflicts. “As a team, I think we could improve on getting along on the field,” Derouin said.

These players have goals to finish off their season and continue playing next year.

“My goals are to be able to play in another

game. I haven’t been able to because I’m also taking driver’s ed,” sophomore Olivia Roble said. “I also plan on playing again, full time, next year.”

As the season progresses, there is bound to be improvement. “At first, the team to me felt like individuals would play for themselves,” sophomore Jarren Diolata said. “Then we had our first loss and realized that this sport is more like a brotherhood.”

Roble and Diolata can agree that they themselves have also improved as first year lacrosse players.

Both the boys and girls lacrosse teams will continue improving with their captains, and new players and fight their way to victory. They are all very hopeful of what the rest of the season brings and they hope to beat the rest of the teams they play against this season.

PHOTO BY TASHANA WILLIAMS

PHOTO COURTESY MADISON LORTON

LEFT: The boys lacrosse warms up during practice before they go over some of their game plays. The day before was their game against White RIver.

RIGHT: Lacrosse girls sophomores Peyton Bruher and Madison Lorton play during the match against Klahoya High School.

Girls tennis team prepares for Districts Jessica Perez Editor-in-Chief

PHOTO BY JESSICA PEREZ

Sophomore Ana Maracich practices for the tennis team’s next meet on May 4 at Auburn High School

The girls tennis team is in the middle of their season and they are preparing for Districts, which begins May 20 and goes to May 21. The week after Districts, if the girls make it, they will go to State.

The team has closely bonded over this season and they hope to go far with their doubles partners and as a team. “[My goal is to] make it to State with Callie, or at least districts,” sophomore Anna Maracich said.

“We will try to make it as far as we can.”

Senior Alexandra Mey, captain of the girls tennis team, describes her teammates as “very kind, always super happy to see me and to be on the courts, and they are super down to Earth.” She also believes they have bonded a lot over the season and work well together.

The girls tennis team is young this year and are still learning the ropes, so the girls said they don’t expect more wins than losses. “[I expect] more losses than wins this year, but more wins next year because we have a young team,” sophomore Victoria Cegielski said.

The girls lost 2-3 against Peninsula at their match on April 25, and mostly recently played against Bonney Lake on April 29.

Their last seasonal match will be on May 4 against Auburn High School and their first districts match will be against Peninsula.

The girls plan on winning their last seaonal match, since they beat Auburn the last time they faced each other. They also want to “scare the competion at Districts,” if they win that match.

The girls tennis team doesn’t expect to make it to State, but according to coach Diehl “they are doing better now and figuring it out.” Diehl also mentions that he is looking forward to next year’s team because they will have the experience they gained from playing this season. The majority of the girls on the tennis team agree with that statement and expressed enthusium for their future team.

The team hopes to do well in Districts and go as far as their skills will let them this season. Catch them at Disticts on May 2021, or at their next game at Auburn High on May 4.

InFlight May 3, 2016 Sports Lexi Mey serves her way into team’s heart

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Sasha Terry Staff Reporter

PHOTOS BY JESSICA PEREZ AND SASHA TERRY

Senior Lexi Mey’s leap of faith brought her to the top of the varisty tennis team as captain and as a friend to all her teammates.

Senior Lexi Mey started playing tennis her freshman year, and this year is her first year on varsity as a senior. She tried out for tennis because she believed that tennis would be a fun sport.

Mey is often seen on and off the court, smiling and having a cheerful, encouraging attitude. She plays doubles on the court and she believes that teamwork plays a big role in successfully winning matches.

“I enjoy the intensity of the game and relying on my teammates,” Mey said.

While Lexi Mey is the only senior on the varsity team, she loves to cheer people on and encourage her teammates to work hard to achieve their goals.

Mey contributes to the team by being a captain and leader. She is also cheerful and nice to her teammates.

“I communicate with everyone on all of the tennis teams including varsity, JV, and C-team by trying to make them unite,” Mey said.

Head varsity coach Bruce Diehl has been coaching tennis since the school

opened in 1995 and he hopes the girls on the tennis team make it to postseason. Diehl likes that the girls on the tennis team are always ready to practice whether rain or shine.

Diehl believes that Mey contributes to the team well with a positive and enthusiastic attitude on and off the court, which encourages her teammates to try hard.

“She has spirit before matches and is a team leader,” Diehl said. “She is one of the captains and a spark plug to the team.”

Mey hopes that more students will come to the matches and support the tennis teams. Although she and her teammates are tired of the rain cancelling matches, they still work hard at practice every day.

She hopes to attend Western Washington University and major in something in the technology field. She is deciding between majoring in electronic engineering or computer software. Mey also plans on playing recreational sports in college.

Mey’s last match before post season is scheduled on Wednesday, May 4 away, against Auburn at 3:30 p.m., and districts begin May 20.