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Skyline grad seeks to change conversation about rape By Lillian O’Rorke
still had several days before she would return to Sammamish After handing in her blue book for spring break. That Tuesday for her Japanese final March 19, in her dorm, she created a stoSamantha Stendal returned to her ryboard and called fellow film dorm and got to work on a video student Erin Blancon to see if he that she hoped would change the was interested in helping with conversation about rape. her video. He was. It took about The 2011 Skyline High School an hour-and-a-half the next day, graduate is now a sophomore March 20, to shoot the 27-seccinema studies major at the ond video she titled “A Needed University of Oregon. For months Response.” Stendal worked into she had been following the the night Thursday editing it and Steubenville uploaded it rape case, to YouTube in which in the wee On the Web two Ohio hours of teenagTo view Samantha Stendal’s video Friday ers were visit www.SammamishReview.com. morning, found guilty March 22. March 17 “Its very of raping natural for a 16-year-old girl while she was me to think of making a video for intoxicated. anything,” she said. “I wanted to “The main thing about it was make something positive to put how the case was being covered online and just to have someby the media and the response thing that shows an act of kindonline,” Stendal said. “Also there ness.” was some victim blaming online The video was picked up by and conversations about what the website Upworthy and by she could have done differently, Friday afternoon, Stendal said instead of how it was a horrible she found out her project had event.” already been viewed more than To change the direction of the 300,000 times. discussion, she set out to create a The following week, the video positive message. The Japanese was on CNN, along with an interfinal had been her last and she view with Stendal and Blancon.
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Samantha Stendal takes a break from filming. The film student recently produced a viral video about sexual assaults. By April 2, more than 2 million people had watched the video that begins with a man setting up his web cam. Behind him,
a woman lays on her stomach, slumped on a sofa. “Hey bros, check who passed out on the couch. Guess what I’m
Rocket designed by Skyline Physics and Rocketry Club blasts off for national competition Skyline High School’s Physics/Rocketry Club is headed to the Team America Rocketry Challenge National Fly-Off May 11. The club’s design is one of 100 rockets that were selected from the 725 entries from around the country for the contest. As well, Skyline is one of two clubs that will represent the state of Washington at the altitude and duration competition in Washington D.C. next month. To qualify, Ian Walp, Crystal Liang, Kieran Dong, Griffin Johnson and Pan Zheng, all juniors at Skyline, worked together to design, construct, test, and successfully launch their model rocket carrying a raw egg. “I’m extremely proud of their hard work and their accomplishments,” wrote the clubs advisor, Becky Fowler in an email.
going to do to her,” the man says into the camera. Then he slides a See VIDEO, Page 9
Dating violence survey
Skyline student Nicole Imbroglio is working on a survey about the awareness and prevalence of dating violence of teens in the area for a class project. She has developed a survey that she estimates will take students about one minute to complete. To fill out the 15-question survey, visit www. SammamishReview.com, find this announcement and follow the link.
RIT announces dean’s list Madison Rose and Adrian Tiliacos, both of Sammamish, were named to the dean’s list at Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology for the winter 2013 quarter.
Taylor Jones n dean’s list Photo contributed by Becky Fowler
Pan Zheng, from left, Kieran Dong, Crystal Liang and Ian Walp prepare to for a test launch.
Taylor Jones, of Sammamish, was named to the dean’s list at the Savannah (Ga.) College of Art and Design. To qualify, students need a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
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Skyline boys and girls track speed past Roosevelt By Lillian O’Rorke
The rain and wind didn’t let up April 4, and neither did the Skyline track and field team as it bested Roosevelt in both girls and boys events. The girls 800-meter relay team, composed of Alexis Daugherty, Dorie Dalzell, Kaylie Greninger and Brandy Hughes, started the Skyline Spartans with a win by edging out Roosevelt by a 2-second victory. With the precedent set, the Spartans went on to win 10 of the 17 girls events, including the 100-meter dash, in which Skyline freshmen dominated the top three finishes. At the sound of the starters’ pistol, Stephanie Lunde took the lead over her ninth-grade cohorts. However, it was classmate Nicole Cox who crossed the finish line first with a time of 13.5 seconds; two-tenths of a second behind her was Megan Namba, also a freshman at Skyline, and nipping at her heels was Lunde with a time of 14.2. “It felt good to catch up,” Cox said. “My start wasn’t that good,
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Nicole Cox (right), Skyline High School freshman, dashes to the 100-meter finish line for the win during the Spartans’ track meet April 4 against Roosevelt. Teammate and fellow freshman Stephanie Lunde (left) races close behind. but then about 50 meters in, I passed her.”
Cox explained that the pack of newcomers to the team are all
good friends and end up taking turns winning.
Also taking first place on the track for Skyline was Daugherty with a 2:18.9 finish in the 800; Samantha Krahling in the 3200 with a time of 11:54.7; and the 1600 relay team (Mckenzie Deutsch, Daugherty, Greninger and Dalzell), which beat Roosevelt by 19 seconds with a time of 4:10.8. Krahling was on her way to grabbing another victory, this time in the 1600, when Roosevelt’s Grace Hodge caught up with her on the fourth lap and steadily pulled ahead to take the race by 3 seconds. Except for shot put, the Skyline girls won all their field events. Kelly Garret won discus with a throw of 86 feet and 2 inches. Jennifer Uomoto threw the javelin 89-02, beating the closest competition by more than 20 feet. Marissa Fortier won the triple jump with a leap of 32-05. Roosevelt didn’t compete in the high jump, leaving senior Skyline captain, Lindsay Coutts to beat three of her own teammates with a 4-10 jump. See TRACK, Page 13
Eastlake tops Issaquah by 9 strokes on the golf course By Lillian O’Rorke
The weather wasn’t fooling around April 1 when the sun gleamed over the Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course as the Eastlake girls golf team grabbed its fifth win of the season. “This is as nice as we’ve ever had it on April 1.” said Eastlake’s coach Pat Bangasser. “We’ve been really happy with the progress. Everyone is getting better. Some take big strides early; some take big strides late. Sometimes, just little steps all the way along, and we’ve had some good scores.” So far this year, the Eastlake Wolves have stayed out in front of the KingCo 4A pack with a 5-1 record. The team’s only loss this year was the result of tying 207-207 with Newport March 25. Because one of Eastlake’s scorers had an X on their card, the victory went to Newport, who now leads the league with an undefeated record. The Wolves rebounded though, and returned to beat Roosevelt 229-274 on March 28 and Issaquah 214-223 on April Photo by Lillian O’Rorke
Eastlake freshman Maddie Nelson chips onto the fifth hole green at Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course April 1.
Fools Day. with the 39 she shot April 1 on “We got one loss on the the par 36, explaining that her record and that was just on an short game was off that day. The X,” Bangasser said. “There is a high school freshman, though, target on our back every week, said she is just happy to be playand that’s OK. That’s what makes See GOLF, Page 14 you good, is being able to handle that.” Shooting 39’s across the board, were the Wolves’ top three scorers: returning junior Jamie Midkiff and freshmen Ashley Fitzgibbons and Maddie Nelson. While the two 14-yearolds are new to the Eastlake team, they are certainly not new to competitive golf. In recent years, each has had a strong showing in the Washington Junior Golf Association, including last August when Fitzgibbons won the association’s 2012 state tournament in the Girls 12-13 age division. As of April 2, Photo by Lillian O’Rorke Fitzgibbons, who shot Ashley Fitzgibbons eyes her ball after a 34 against Newport, was No. 4 in the league taking her second shot from hole No. 7’s fairway during the April 1 match against for points earned. She Issaquah. wasn’t that pleased