MILL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 16 ISSUE 2 oct. 22, 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS NEWS district directors make-a-wish club
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SPORTS new athletic director
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Who’s who IN Four new and five returning directors told the JagWire about their jobs and themselves
what he does: Transportation
STEVE DEGHAND DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES
and maintenance of grounds, I oversee those. I also oversee any new construction and/or capital outlay projects. why he likes his job: You never [know] what the next day [is] going to bring. fun fact: I have a beautiful wife and three daughters so I’m kind of outnumbered at home.
DR. RON WIMMER INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT what she does: I manage all
AMY DROEGEMEIER DIRECTOR OF STUDENT NUTRITION
the cafeteria operations for the district ... the lunch and breakfast programs, as well as anything else food related. why she likes her job: I love getting to work with students ... to hear new ideas and to provide great customer service. fun fact: I was in a band in college ... I sang and played keys.
what she does: My job is to
LEE A. HANSON DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES
oversee and administer ... special education services. why she likes her job: I have a son who received special education services all through school. He was actually diagnosed with autism. That led me [into] the field of special education. fun fact: I like to work on landscaping design.
ALVIE CATER ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES what he does: My role is ... to make sure that we remain focused on providing the best possible learning environment and learning opportunities for students.
why he likes his job: We have wonderful families, amazing students, and we have really strong teachers.
fun fact: I spent 15 years in television news before I decided to try ... education.
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responsibility is working with the Board of Education. In addition to that, I support the staff members that work here in the office, the directors primarily. I am a source of information and give advice and guidance. The superintendent’s job is to know a little bit about everything.
why he likes his job: I like working with people. That’s probably the main thing that I like.
what she does: It is the
TARA HARMON-MOORE COORDINATOR OF HEALTH SERVICES
coordination and the promotion of health and safety for all of the students and staff in order to facilitate student learning. why she likes her job: It’s never a dull moment. Every day is a challenge. You always learn something new. fun fact: I was born in Spain, on a U.S. Navy base.
fun fact: I was expelled from high school. I probably would have been voted least likely to be in education. what he does: About 25 percent
DR. LOWELL MARTINIE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
KEN LARSEN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS & OPERATIONS
what she does: [I] oversee
what he does: I handle all of the finances of the district.
why he likes his job: It’s just what I do; I love it. I’ve been in this type of work, accounting and so forth, my entire working career, many years in private business before I came to the school.
... is recruiting and selecting all staff necessary. The rest of your time ... you work with the staff we already have. why he likes his job: It’s people oriented. I work with people all the time, in all areas. fun fact: Both my daughters are teachers. That makes me pretty proud.
DR. STACEY YURKOVICH DIRECTOR OF TEACHING & LEARNING
curriculum and instruction, and selecting curriculum, and selecting teachers, principals and quality instruction. why she likes her job: I like the variety. I’m really enjoying the people I’m working with. fun fact: When I was in college, I won a donut eating contest. I ate a dozen donuts in 60 seconds.
fun fact: I love to golf. Unfortunately, I took it up a little bit later, about 20 years [ago].
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LEFT: After school on Tuesday, Oct. 6, junior Sue Kim and senior Camille Gatapia count money, which students raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by selling paper stars. Photo by Madison Ferguson
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Make-A-Wish club confirms officiality and begins progress towards year-end goal ith its recent conception as an official student organization, the Make-AWish club will raise money during the school year through fundraisers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Make-A-Wish Foundation provides children with life-threatening situations the opportunity to fulfill a “wish” of their choosing. These wishes can range from a trip to Disney World to a brand new bicycle. The club is trying to meet a funding goal of $2,000 in order to grant a child’s wish, according to president Sue Kim. Their first organized fundraiser, selling paper stars for a dollar over the course of a week, has already achieved almost half that goal with $887.80. “It’s awesome to see how students can step up and be a part of the club and this cause,” Kim said about the event. “Everything is going awesome. It’s more than we could have hoped for.” Although the club has been successful, there was some confusion as to its officiality at the beginning of the year, according to club sponsor Ashley Agre. “We thought that it hadn’t been approved last year because of the change of administration, but come to find out, we have been approved and we’re good,” Agre said. According to senior club ambassador Megan Feuerborn, this confusion prevented the club from carrying out its duties to work toward its goal early in the year, causing a delay in its first fundraiser. “It was kind of a struggle for awhile because we weren’t able to do anything,”
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Feuerborn said. “It pushed our fundraiser back for the stars and it made it difficult for us to actually do what we’re supposed to do.” Despite the initial trouble, the club now meets regularly, Feuerborn enjoys seeing club members’ passion for the organization and desire to help others. “My favorite part is probably just meeting with all of the people during our meetings and seeing how passionate everyone is,” Feuerborn said. “Everyone just really seems to love life and love what they’re doing. They want to make a difference.” For junior club member Jasmine Cousins, the Make-A-Wish club has a personal significance — when she was five years old, after being diagnosed with leukemia, she had her own wish fulfilled through the foundation and took a trip to Disney World. Cousins said her past experience was one factor that motivated her to join the club because she wanted other children to be able to have the same experience she did. “I mean, personally, just remembering everything that I got to do because of Make-
A-Wish really inspired me to help [raise] money,” Cousins said. “Since it was such a big impact for me, I could only imagine how it is for other children.” The significance of the club on former Make-A-Wish children is also motivating for senior public relations officer Camille Gatapia. “Being able to bring [the children] that joy and happiness from one wish … is awesome,” Gatapia said. “There’s even kids in our school or in our community that have … been Make-A-Wish children and I think it’s cool for them to be able to see that their school is participating in helping these kids with their wishes.” The club is important to Cousins because of the hope and joy it can bring to the young children affected by it. “For me, I guess it’s mostly to show that … your wish can come true,” Cousins said. “It eases their mind off the situation … and most importantly, it just makes the kid happy for getting what they want … just getting one more wish.”
grantingwishes To reach their overall goal of $2,000, MakeA-Wish raises money through fundraisers
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ABOVE: Sophomore McKenna Harvey rehearses one of her solos after school on Tuesday, Oct. 6 for her lead role in “Oklahoma!” Photo by Nick Precht s the cast for the fall musical, “Oklahoma!” rehearses in preparation for their performances, the spotlight is put on sophomores McKenna Harvey and Simon Stewart. The pair find themselves in unique roles for this year’s show. Lead roles are usually awarded to upperclassmen, due to their multiple years of experience. However, this year, Harvey and Stewart were cast as the lead roles in “Oklahoma!,” the first time two sophomores were cast as leads since “The Wizard of Oz” in 2010. The goal for any audition, according to director Jon Copeland, is to push an actor’s limits and fit the best part to the right actor. When choosing the leads, he always gives the role to the most talented individual, regardless of the student’s age. “When we’re looking at actors for roles, as a teacher in educational theater you want to have two things: you want to have a high quality show so your kids are experiencing high quality performance but you also need to stretch people at certain times in their careers,” Copeland said. “If we feel like there’s one who’s more of a fit for the part, even if there’s someone that’s older, if the younger person is more suited for some reason [we’ll choose them].” Stewart, cast as Curly McLain, was surprised by the decision based on previous
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FAR ABOVE: Senior Megan Feuerborn and sophomore Simon Stewart work on their dance moves at rehearsal on Monday, Oct. 12. Photo by Karissa Schmidt ABOVE: During rehearsal on Tuesday, Oct. 6, senior Gabby Saunders and sophomore Simon Stewart run blocking outside director Jon Copeland’s room. Photo by Karissa Schmidt
castings. “It usually doesn’t happen. It’s usually more based on year and talent [of a more experienced actor],” Stewart said. “If a senior and sophomore were the exact same talent level, the senior would get the part.” Along with Harvey and Stewart, seniors Gabby Saunders and Andy Sloop are also appearing as lead roles for the same characters. The opportunity to act in front of his fellow students motivates Stewart as he prepares for the show. “I was pretty excited. I thought I was going to get a smaller role,” Stewart said. “But I’m happy about it … I’m looking forward to performing in front of my peers.” Having a lead role involves memorizing more lines and practicing both during rehearsal and at home. Although Harvey, cast as Laurey Williams, has previously been in about 15 shows at Christian Youth Theater and Measurement Productions, she finds more difficulties in the tasks she has to face this year than in previous shows. “It’s more challenging because you have more responsibilities and there’s more weight on you,” Harvey said. “[This role] is just a way that I can prove to myself that I can do this.” As Harvey rehearses for the role, she hopes to prove that casting based on talent instead of solely on experience will help to give underclassman a better chance at securing lead roles. “I think that it’s just going to show people that it’s OK, even though the seniors and upperclassmen are so talented, to give underclassmen a chance,” Harvey said. Especially with the young leads and newcomers to the stage every year, Copeland has faith that Harvey and Stewart can succeed. “We always have a mixture of kids that have done lots of shows and kids that it’s new to them. There’s always kids that have not even had drama class that just try out,” Copeland said. “So just because they’re sophomores doesn’t mean they’re not totally ready to understand the terms we use and hit the ground running.”
Sophomores take the stage as lead roles in this year’s fall musical “Oklahoma!”
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LEFT: Senior Hanna Ceule waits as a co-worker fixes her makeup on Saturday, Oct. 10. Photo by Margaret Mellott MIDDLE: Crawling towards people, senior Savannah Praiswater prepares to scare them on Saturday, Oct. 10. Photo by Margaret Mellott RIGHT: Standing in The Boneyard at Worlds of Fun on Saturday, Oct. 10, senior Jordan Wooton hides in the fog to scare bystanders. Photo by Victoria Wright
prepare to scare Seniors work as actors in the Worlds of Fun Halloween Haunt t’s another day at the office for seniors Hanna Ceule, Savannah Praiswater and Jordan Wooton. They walk into work together and head to a table to check out uniforms, only their uniforms aren’t what most would expect – for Ceule, it’s a zombie costume; for Praiswater, it’s a clown suit and mask; for Wooton, it’s a green mask and shirt designed for a monster. Unlike most other students, these three work at the World’s of Fun Halloween Haunt. After reading about the position for “Screamster” at the Haunt online, Ceule encouraged her friends Wooton and Praiswater to apply for the job, despite her lack of experience with haunted houses. She wanted to step outside her comfort zone and try something new. “I’ve never actually been to a haunted house,” Ceule said. “They scare me to death, but I’ve always thought it would be fun to work at one.” For Praiswater however, participating in the Halloween Haunt is something she’s considered since a young age.
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“My family’s always made Worlds of Fun the vacation spot while staying in town,” Praiswater said, “so when we were little and saw all of the haunted house stuff, they would say, ‘Oh, are you sure you want to do that?’ and we would be like ‘yes.’” Following their completion of an online application, the three went for a group interview where they were asked to complete creative thinking exercises, such as creating survival plans for a zombie apocalypse and detailing an original haunted house design. The purpose of these exercises, Wooton said, was to demonstrate their teamwork and communication skills to their prospective employers.
erally avoids eye contact with anything, and I’ll go after that person. Usually they’ll be smushed in between two people or grasping someone’s arm or hiding behind someone’s shoulder,” Praiswater said. “It is so satisfying … because they either scream or they run.” Like Praiswater, Wooton utilizes certain methods to scare visitors. “I sit right in front of a fog machine ... I wait for people to come by who aren’t paying attention and I just yell right in their face and they fall, screaming,” Wooton said. Having limited experience with haunted houses, Ceule had to learn effective scare tactics by observing returning cast and gaining experience in her haunted house. “You just kind of talk to other people who have worked there before and learn from them,” Ceule said. “I think the hardest part is just trying to be scary. I don’t really think of myself as a scary person. Sometimes I feel bad when I scare people. I’m going to have to get over that one.” For Ceule, working in a haunted house has stretched her in a variety of ways, whether that be to step outside her comfort zone, think more creatively or make new friends. Wooton agrees that being bold is a must when it comes to success at the Halloween Haunt. “You have to be very outgoing and eccentric to an extent,” Wooton said. “You can’t be reserved and shy. You have to be putting yourself out there every day.”
“You have to be putting yourself out there every day.” SENIOR JORDAN WOOTON
“We went in and they had us play some games and team building activities,” Wooton said. “They judged us based off how well we interacted with other people as a leader.” After earning the jobs, the three attended “scare school” where they learned the best tactics for scaring effectively. “What I’ll do is find the person who lit-
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“A flat white is my favorite thing to make ... It takes a little more skill.”
“A macchiato is just a latte flipped upside down.”
“It tastes like black coffee, but it’s stronger.”
“I describe it to people as the adult hot chocolate ... but it’s just coffee.”
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he met him over spring break. After hanging out a couple times, he invited her to a party. Although she hadn’t known him long, he seemed like a nice guy, so she agreed. He picked her up with a couple of his buddies. Once at the party, this senior girl, who wishes to remain anonymous, started drinking beer and taking shots, while he stayed sober enough to drive her home. When she got home that night, she received a text from him. “Hey,” his message read, “You might want to get a Plan B pill. I’ll pay you for it.” She has no memory of what happened at the party, and was shocked to later find out from someone else that she and the guy had sex in his car. Initially, she blamed herself. “First it didn’t really bother me. I was kind of thinking it was my fault and that I shouldn’t have gotten that drunk with him,” she said. “I told my friends and they were like ‘You were raped. If you don’t know what happened then you weren’t able to say yes or no … You couldn’t have known what was going on.’” Her friends were correct, and she’s not alone.
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sexual assault before she or he reaches 18, according to Safehome peer education coordinator Monica Phinney. Safehome, an organization aimed at “supporting survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence,” visits Mill Valley family and consumer science classes three times throughout the school year to educate students on issues such as bullying, dating violence and sexual assault. “Sexual assault is any sexual contact … that happens without consent,” Phinney said via email. “Sexual assault is an ‘umbrella’ term that includes other terms within that category, like rape and sodomy … Sexual assault includes all other sexual contact as well, such as fondling, touching and kissing without consent.” Sexual consent means that both people consciously agree to a sexual action, according to Phinney, and is only valid when both participants are not threatened. “If a person didn’t feel safe to say no, then their ‘yes’ doesn’t actually mean anything, which means it’s not always consent just because they didn’t say ‘no’,” Phinney said.
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This senior girl encountered sexual assault because she was not able to give consent to the sexual actions; one in four girls and one in six boys will have a similar experience with
Several factors, including alcohol and age, can directly affect the presence or lack of consent. According to information from the Met-
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ropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, there are certain instances which plainly signify that sexual assault has occurred. One cannot give consent if he or she is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, scared or threatened, blackmailed or coerced, physically forced, sleeping or passed out. Furthermore, those with disabilities who have guardians or those who are under the age of consent cannot give consent. Approximately one-half of sexual assault cases involve alcohol consumption by the perpetrator, victim, or both, making it the number one drug to facilitate rape, as reported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. “Drugs and alcohol also limit the ability to make decisions, physically resist, and fully comprehend what’s going on around them,” Phinney said. “If someone doesn’t have their full decision making capabilities, they might appear to be okay with something they would normally not be okay with.” The anonymous senior girl’s experience at the party shows alcohol’s detrimental effect on decision making. “I didn’t want anybody to be mad at me because I don’t really know what happened,” she said. “I met him the week before, I never would have said yes [had I been sober].” Along with drugs and alcohol, age also limits one’s ability to give consent. In Kansas,
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the legal age of consent is 16. According to Phinney, those younger than 16 cannot consent because “they are too young to fully understand all the consequences” and therefore their consent is not valid. Although the consent is not legal when one is younger than 16, 29 percent of sexual assaults are of victims ages 12-17, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Health teacher Amy McClure feels as if age has a large impact on a teenager’s ability to give consent. “For example, if a senior boy shows an interest in a freshman girl and the girl thinks for a second that that senior boy is interested, that might have an impact on her decision [to have sex],” McClure said. “He may or may not want a relationship but yet puts that pressure on that person because they’re younger.”
THE CONSEQUENCES Sexual assault frequently results in psychological harm for the victim. Studies done by the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization centered around ending sexual assault and violence, have shown that the overwhelming effect sexual assault can have on a victim can be staggering and may impact the way the victim perceives other people, situations and intentions. The anonymous senior girl said the incident at the party has affected her ability to
trust others. “Now I’m really scared to drink or [do] anything around anybody,” the anonymous girl said. “I’m just scared to be around people now because I just don’t know what’s going to happen.” According to the RAINN, those affected by sexual assault are three times more likely to suffer from depression, 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol and 26 times more likely to abuse drugs. Legal consequences for the perpetrator can differ, and potentially be life-altering. Judges in Kansas have the power to choose a sentence based on both Kansas’ sentencing guidelines and the perpetrator’s prior criminal history or the lack thereof. Circumstances vary, but sexual assault of a minor can result in life in prison and $500,000 in fines.
AFTER THE FACT: HOW TO REPORT IT Kansas law states that for both aggravated sodomy and rape, there is no time limit in which a perpetrator can be charged with the crime. However, for other sexual assault cases in which the victim is 18 years old or older, one has 10 years to give a police report after the assault has occurs. In cases where the victim is younger than 18, the victim has 10
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story continued from page 13 years to give a police report after the assault has occurs. In cases where the victim is younger than 18, the victim has 10 years after they turn 18 to report the assault. While physical evidence is not necessarily required to make a report, it aids in building evidence against the perpetrator. To give a report, one can directly call the police, seek help from a sexual assault agency, such as Safehome or MOCSA, or contact a hospital. “[Safehome] recommends that people don’t shower, don’t change clothes and just go straight to get an examination done,” Phinney said. “In the examination, it is helpful for people to consent to as much of it as they are comfortable with — that includes collection of possible DNA, pictures of any injuries, etc. The examiner also asks questions about the incident, so the victim can put down on record their side of the story.” At Mill Valley, student resource office Mo Loridon recommends that students who need to report an instance of sexual assault should address either him or school social worker Debbie Gudenkauf. “I hope that the students at Mill Valley feel comfortable enough to talk to me but if they don’t, then I will find them someone else they can talk to,” Loridon said. Social worker Debbie Gudenkauf says that she is always open to talk to students about sexual assault situations. “Just sign out on your agenda and come see me,” Gudenkauf said. “I’ve worked with quite a few kids who have been survivors, and eventually thrivers.”
CONSENT CLUES Statistics about sexual consent and assault
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KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE While there has been a decrease in sexual assault across the nation, approximately 49 percent since 1993 according to RAINN, the topic has become increasingly popular because, according to Phinney, people “are just more willing to talk about it.” Some colleges are now implementing programs that teach students about the importance of sexual consent and the dangers of assault that are necessary for lives on campus. For example, the University of Central Missouri has enforced an online course that is required for students to live in its dorms, according to UCM freshman and 2015 Mill Valley graduate Kylie Tennis. The course, deemed Haven, teaches students about sexual assault, how to avoid sexual assault and how to help someone if you see them sexually assaulted. “[Students] have to [take the course] so that there is awareness of sexual assault on our campus,” Tennis said. “We’ve actually already had a few sexual assaults on campus, so we had to retake a part of [Haven].” According to the anonymous source, her encounter with sexual assault might have been prevented had the other person involved been aware of the signs that validate consent. “If he would’ve known that it’s not legal,” the anonymous senior girl said, “he definitely wouldn’t have done anything.”
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S R E B M U N E N O H P FOR HELP Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault:
(913) 642-0233 National Sexual Assault line:
(800) 656-HOPE(4673)
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Emphasize consent education Educating students on the importance of sexual consent should be reinforced in the classroom and at home hroughout high school and college, students will likely be faced with experiences involving sexual consent, either directly or indirectly. Because of the role consent plays in health and well-being, the JagWire decided to report on sexual consent and assault as its main story for this issue. We believe students should be more educated about what consent is and its importance in sexual activity. According to the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, consent is is only present “when one person asks and the other person freely says yes.” Any sexual action done without consent is sexual assault. To better inform students about what consent is, the school needs to further its efforts to teach it. Just as schools don’t expect students to learn concepts like math from outside sources, they shouldn’t expect students to learn about consent the same way. As part of increasing its efforts to teach about consent, the school could incorporate consent education more into Health classes, emphasizing consent as an aspect of healthy relationships and making it a heavier tested topic. Additionally, annual assemblies, hallway and classroom posters and increased efforts from the counseling department and clubs such as jagPRIDE could make consent a repeatedly discussed topic. Incorporating MOCSA and Safehome presentations into Health and FACS classes is a step in the right direction, but the school should invite these organizations to extend their focus to all students at the school continuously. If representatives from these organizations and health teachers offered additional resources and education to juniors and seniors, it could reiterate points these students may have forgotten from Health class. In teaching about consent, there are many things students need to know. In addition to knowing the definition of consent, students should be taught how to apply it to their lives and decisions. They should be taught how to acquire proper consent and what to do if a partner does not acquire proper consent, including how to report incidents of sexual assault. Being informed of what consent is, how to be consensual and the consequences of not following consent could prevent future cases of sexual assault. If you have been sexually assaulted, we encourage you to report it to school resource officer Mo Loridon, social worker Debbie Gudenkauf, your counselor or a trusted
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school staff member. You can receive additional help by contacting the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network at (800)-656-4673. If you have a friend who has been sexually assaulted, you should encourage him or her to report the assault and offer support when the friend reports it. Additionally, MOCSA and Safehome should teach students about how they can help friends who have been sexually assaulted. Not all of the responsibility to teach about consent needs to fall upon the school. Parents should supplement what students are taught in school by discussing consent at home as well, beginning when their students are in middle school and experiencing adolescence. Also, if parents make themselves more willing to talk about topics like consent, students may be more apt to report cases of sexual assault to their parents or simply ask for advice about consent. Although talking about anything sexual has potential to be an awkward conversation, it is necessary. A student’s high school years are meant to prepare and teach him or her how to use good judgement and make decisions. If students are taught about consent, they can go into their lives with more confidence to make decisions involving it.
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DO seniors need to be spirited? Senior year marks the last opportunities to take part in high school past times and these should be taken advantage of
Seniors should not have to be pressured into participating in school spirit activities solely due to their grade level
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igh school may not be the highlight of your life, but senior year should most definitely be the pinnacle of your high school experience. If there was ever a time to participate in spirit week activities, senior year would be it. We’re less than a year away from leaving the comfort of high school and “If there was becoming actual functioning members of society. This is our last year before we’re expectever a time to ed to be adults. Who knows the next time you’ll participate in spirit pretend to ride on an imaginary roller coaster after we graduate? week activities, I’d be lying if I said I’ve always been the senior year would school-spirited type, though. Honestly, I spent my first three years of high school somewhat be it.” indifferent to school spirit. For me, shortened classes on the days of pep assemblies were more anticipated than the pep assemblies themselves, football season was too chilly to be spent outside cheering for a sport I didn’t understand and spirit days always slipped my mind until walking into school “The notion that I that morning. This year however, as the first of the last high have to conjure up school activities seniors will enjoy for the last time, I some school spirit find myself putting in way more effort to participate than my previous three years combined. just because I’m a For my final homecoming week, I went out of my way to dress up for each of the Valleywood themed senior seems fake spirit days, even going out on several occasions to buy and insincere.” clothes and other articles to complete spirit day outfits that weren’t already in my closet. While this is totally not necessary, some sort of participation is not only encouraged, but expected. It was super frustrating this year to see people “forget” every single day. Failing to participate in spirit week results in having to face the wrath of your entire class and reasonably so. Participation is as easy as stopping by WalMart for a $5 Superman T-shirt or texting a friend to borrow one.
omecoming week was an interesting ordeal this year. On one day, I failed to come up with any superhero gear to wear. Like the three previous years, I was sure I could fly under the radar. Instead, my regular clothes were a hot topic, specifically in my AP Literature and Composition class. Many in the class felt it was necessary to bring attention to my blatant lack of school spirit. I was shocked by the sudden change in behavior of my classmates. I was also told to “not be that person” by a classmate. You know that person: the one who refuses to participate in school activities and ruins it for the entire class. That was an interesting line, considering I had always been that person. School spirit has never been my thing. Although I do love Mill Valley to an extent, I feel I have better things to do than spend Fridays screaming about the football team. Plus, I’ve seen people participate in school events when they really don’t want to. It’s annoying, and I don’t want to be that person. For the past three years, I was able to live like this in peace. I was able to politely clap at pep assemblies before staying home from the football game later that night. I did not think this year was going to be any different. The notion that I have to conjure up some school spirit just because I am a senior seems fake and insincere. I’m of the belief that high school will not be the greatest four years of my life, and suddenly becoming a spirited classmate probably won’t elevate the experience much. I don’t have a problem with school spirit. When someone goes all out for spirit week, I have huge amounts of respect for that person. I just don’t feel I should be forced to participate in activities that I’ve never cared for before this year. I don’t believe it is a right of passage for seniors to participate in activites. Don’t take it personally, I’ll be spending the next four years acting exactly the same.
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being informed isn’t UP for debate
Watching the presidential primary debates helps students develop factual political opinions
by nora lucas reporter and photographer jagwire.noralucas@gmail.com ately, it seems everything on my Twitter feed is filled with misinformed rants concerning Donald Trump and honeyed infographics about Bernie Sanders. No one can escape the looming shadow of a presidential election soon approaching, even though it is more than a year away. It’s no surprise that political interest has been on the rise, since the email scandal of Hillary Clinton and the infamous name that is “Deez Nuts” have dominated the press for months. This is a good thing. Participation plays a crucial role in a
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equal screen time. The front runners and the underdogs go head-to-head on the same show. This means whether someone has taken a backseat on the campaign trail or has been chillin’ in Cedar Rapids, you have the opportunity to see them both and can be introduced to lesser-known candidates. I’m not saying that watching a debate will solve your problems, but it can take away the stress of a high-strung election and make you feel comfortable when expressing your political opinion. Using a debate as a jumping off point for further discussion is one step towards deciding the biggest question of the next year: Who will be the next President of the United States?
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there isn’t just one right way
If multiple methods to complete a task lead to the same result, one shouldn’t be favored over another
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well-functioning democracy, and the social media response to the upcoming election shows that young people are sincerely invested in these candidates. Since teenagers have established a true political presence, more students should go old school and watch a presidential debate on TV. Whether you plan to vote or not, debates offer credible information regarding issues that actually matter and help you form opinions that can impact the rest of your life. These debates are a lot more reliable than Twitter and are less clouded with factually incorrect information that has no benefit in the long run. For one thing, there is little room for error when it comes to well-established news stations such as CNN and NBC, who are hosting a total of six debates over the next few months. People are employed to fact check every opinion, statistic and plan shared by candidates, which are then recorded by the network and can be instantaneously accessed online. There is no guesswork involved or any questions of where the candidates stand. Although some candidates are notorious for going off on tangents, a lot of their seemingly irrelevant answers can reflect what the candidate cares about. For example, someone who talks far too much about immigration is demonstrating the extent to which this issue will be pushed during their presidency. Most importantly, everyone ideally gets
tween two loops earlier that block. While most of them said they did it the socially accepted “right” way of using one loop and wrapping the other lace around, a few said they tied theirs like me. Asking people about tying their shoes made me wonder — why does society support one way of tying shoes over another? Or, if multiple methods of doing something lead to the same result, why should one be forced upon people? If someone doesn’t understand how to do something using one method, they may understand another, and would benefit from learning multiple methods. Case in point: the only reason I tie my shoes with two loops is because I still, to this day, cannot tie them with one. But, if one method is widely favored over another, the person may feel singled out for using the less-favored method — like I did while tying my shoes. My seventh-grade brother recently had a similar experience. He was learning about working with negative numbers in math, and was having a hard time with adding and subtracting them. He told me his teacher taught his class to keep, flip and change the
signs when adding and subtracting integers, and he didn’t understand it. I explained a different way to him, and he understood right away. Afterward, he asked, “Why didn’t my teacher teach us this way?” All I told him was that she should have. Math isn’t the only instance when one method of doing something is favored over another, though. In my Physics class last year, I found ways to solve certain problems that seemed easier than the way I had learned, and it made me question why the teacher didn’t teach the class both ways, as opposed to just one. Even as the editor-in-chief of Mill Valley News, I found another extremely easier way to create a photo gallery online, and had no idea why our hosting service had pushed the harder way of creating galleries instead. As long as someone gets the same results, it shouldn’t matter how he or she got them. As such, there shouldn’t be a societally favored method of doing something that ostracizes other methods. After all, the ends still justify the means — shouldn’t that be what matters?
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a new InninG Athletic director Jerald VanRheen explores his new career as an administrator after coaching middle and high school sports for 19 years
fter spending his whole career as a high school coach, associate principal Jerald VanRheen switched gears and took on the task of being the new athletic director. Throughout his life, VanRheen has been involved in sports to some degree, particularly baseball. This led to his desire to coach and eventually oversee high school athletics as a whole. VanRheen pursued his coaching career at Eudora High School for two years and at Gardner Edgerton High School as a varsity baseball coach for 17 years and varsity football coach for seven years. VanRheen then wanted to move on to a new challenge. After coaching, he spent a year as an administrator at the online school Insight of Kansas and an athletic director at Anderson County High School. “It was just time [for me to become an athletic director],” VanRheen said. “I had made a promise to a former player’s grandmother that I wouldn’t leave Gardner until he did. He graduated and it just seemed like the right time to try something different.” VanRheen said competing against Mill Valley in baseball helped familiarize helped him familiarize with the school and its district. “It’s a really good school district and I’d heard a lot of really good things about Mill Valley as a building,” VanRheen
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said. “It just seemed like it was the right fit for me.” Although VanRheen has new responsibilities, he finds that coaching still plays a big part in his everyday life. “Part of my role is to help coaches be better coaches,” VanRheen said. “We have tremendous coaches here, across the board. But it’s not that much different, you’re just coaching different people.” Mill Creek Middle School science teacher Nick Pierce was a summer baseball league player of VanRheen’s in high school. He remembers VanRheen as a relaxed and laid back coach. Although the transition surprised him at first, Pierce believes that VanRheen’s new position fits him well. “Seeing him as an administrator — it’s very natural for him as I watch him in what he does,” Pierce said. For this school year, VanRheen’s objective is to take it day by day, observing the students and staff, so that he can help improve the school in whatever ways possible. “My main goal is just to try to get through the year. I want to focus on — as much as I possibly can — just watching,” VanRheen said. “I want to see how it’s done and I have some ideas about what we can tweak and change some things to make [the school] better moving forward.”
ABOVE: Before school starts on Tuesday, Oct. 6, athletic director Jerald VanRheen talks to secretary Lynn Bath. Photo by Madison Ferguson LEFT: From the sidelines, athletic director Jerald VanRheen watches the football game against Staley on Friday, Oct. 3. Photo by Karissa Schmidt
Going Pro A few facts about VanRheen and his experience with coaching
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VanRheen has coached two players who were later drafted in the MLB
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F O O T B A L L Fantasy football serves as a competitive outlet for students
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Senior Nick Vitale tells his top draft picks
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by braden shaw sports editor jagwire.bradenshaw@gmail.com s the Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch ran into the end zone for a touchdown, senior Ben Gillig cheered. Gillig usually wasn’t a fan of the Seahawks, but being a part of a fantasy football league changed his rooting interest momentarily. Seniors Ben Gillig, Spencer Boaz, Connor Julian, Hunter Canning, Luke Leininger, Derrell McLemore, Brian FitzSimmons, Spencer Hamilton and Logan Harvey make up one fantasy football league of Mill Valley students. Gillig has the league football as a competitive way to keep up with the NFL. “It’s a good way to have fun with friends,” Gillig said. “It’s fun to take football an extra step and [get] more involved with the NFL and specific players.” In fantasy football, each participant
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drafts a team of a set number of NFL players, which becomes their initial roster for the season. Within the league, teams are put up against each other. League members gain points based on their lineups’ performance in NFL games. The team that receives the most points in a matchup wins for the week. Along with Gillig’s league, seniors Nick Vitale, Clay McGraw, Nick Lecuru, Cameron Hite, Shane Calkins, Brock Miles, Tyler Shurley and Joe Wilson formed their own league last season for friendly competition. In preparation for the season, participants vary in their draft strategies. While some base their picks on prior knowledge of players, others spend significant amounts of time researching players in order to make the best selections on draft day. Vitale said some of his top prospects included “the greatest of all time” Devonta Freeman, along with Eddie Lacy, Le’Veon Bell and Randall Cobb. “I spent about an upwards of about six hours on the computer looking at players,” Vitale said. “I really wanted Le’Veon Bell but I couldn’t get him.” After seeing other students form leagues,
juniors Daniel Archibong, Jansen McCabe, Blake Montgomery, Draek James, Jack Cooper, Ryan Younger and Joey Pentola decided to begin a league this season. With the goal being to score more points than your opponent’s team, running backs and quarterbacks are the most important to draft. “I usually draft a plethora of quarterbacks,” Archibong said. “I also have a lot of running backs — [both are] main sources of points.” Participants have different levels of dedication once the season begins. Vitale’s strategy throughout the season is to “wing it.” FitzSimmons, on the other hand, checks on his roster frequently, proving to be highly dedicated. “I spend about half an hour every day checking the waiver wire to see if I can make the right picks for this week to see if I can win,” FitzSimmons said. “Game day is very stressful. You’re constantly checking and refreshing your lineup throughout the day.” With all of the competition, Gillig and his fellow league members use fantasy football as an opportunity to “cheer for certain teams or certain players that [you] normally wouldn’t” — even if it is only momentarily.
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Athletes stick to routines before games to perform at highest level
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With a new student behind the face of the school and a new costume along with, the new JJ is making his debut JagWire: What specific jobs do you have being the mascot? JJ: I’m supposed to interact with the community and … I’m supposed to really focus on the little kids more than the student section because they’re the ones who get a kick out of it the most. Jw: Why are you important to the school? JJ: I’m important to the school because it gives a face, in a way, to the school. So just someone to recognize Mill Valley by. Jw: What is it like being the face of the school? JJ: It’s kind of nerve wracking, like the first time I did it I was kind of nervous, but basically if you just act as goofy as possible people pretty much get a kick out of it and everyone has fun. Jw: In what ways do you get involved with that students at events?
jj: During the homecoming pep rally and stuff, I just kind of danced during the fight song and I honestly just act as dumb as I possibly can and it usually ends up being pretty good. jw: Why was it necessary to get the new suit? jj: The old one had been around since the school opened, so it was 15 years old and it was musty inside, very musty. jw: What is the new suit like? jj: Its honestly not that hot, the jersey makes it really hot, but it’s got a fan in it so it’s not bad. jw: What are some drawbacks of the new suit? jj: Its full body. The last one was just a head, so it gets a lot more sweaty. jw: What are some positive things about the new suit? jj: It’s a way nicer suit than the last one and it’s professionally designed.
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SENIOR TYLER SHURLEY VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYER “I wear the same wristband before every game and don’t take it off until the game starts.”
SENIOR DALTON SIEPERDA VARSITY SOCCER PLAYER “I won’t serve while I’m warming up. That way, it’s a suprise and the other team doesn’t know how I serve.”
JUNIOR ALEA ASHFORD VARSITY TENNIS PLAYER
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destroyeR or destroyeD?
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Three students race against the clock to finish the Destroyer, a one-pound, three-meat “mega sandwich” from Papa Bob’s barbecue in Kansas City, Kansas
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Glenwood Arts 3707 W 95th St rriving at Glenwood Arts can be a confusing experience, as it is located in the basement of a Leawood strip mall. Inside the actual theater, the theme is an old-fashioned movie theater, outfitted with neon lights and multi-colored carpet. The theater was a little dirty, with a sewage-like smell to it. Still, the theater offers both mainstream and indepedent films. With working facilities, it gets the job done.
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