Volume 13, Issue 7

JAGWIRE MILL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | VOLUME 13 | ISSUE 7 |APRIL 19, 2013 | MVNEWS.ORG

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? 10-11 Current discrepancy in school policy allows for rising use of electronic cigarettes in school

NEWS 4

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON LOCAL WALMART

FEATURE 8

TEACHER SPEAKS MULTIPLE LANGUAGES

SPORTS 14

INAUGURAL GIRLS SWIM SEASON BEGINS

A&E 18

EASY OPTIONS FOR PACKED LUNCHES

NEWSINBRIEF

CLASS CUP REWARD CHOSEN

BY ANNIE CROUCH

LEFT: Student Leadership Team leader Erin Hayes discusses the Class Cup reward party for fourth quarter on Tuesday, April 9. The grand prize winner will be announced at the end of this month. Photo

by Baylee Owen

The seniors will celebrate their third quarter win on Monday, April 22 during fourth block and seminar. The party will consist of going to the track and field house to enjoy the weather and play games.

First quarter, the seniors won with the most class cup points of the quarter. They celebrated with a breakfast first block along with raffles, prizes and basketball.

The second quarter class cup winners were the sophomores who celebrated with a movie party, popcorn and candy.

Counselor Erin Hayes explained that the fourth quarter party is still up for grabs and there is still competition going on.

“There is no reason to give up even if [the class isn’t] the winner of the grand

prize,” Hayes said. “They will still be able to celebrate fourth quarter rewards party if their class wins.”

The class that wins with the most points from the whole year will be tailgating and attending the Royals game on Thursday, May 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays. The class will leave after their first block class to go to Kauffman Stadium.

The class that wins the reward will be announced at the end of April.

According to Hayes, students should not give up on the opportunity to keep earning class points because there is still room for each class to win the fourth quarter reward.

“There is still a battle going on for the fourth quarter party,” Hayes said.

“It’s still encouraged to keep trying to make it out to the games of the week and earn points for your class. Everyone should still be trying to win something for fourth quarter.”

WHAT’S INSIDE

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RESIGNS

3 School play 4 New Wal-Mart

BY SYDNEY WILSON

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News

Feature

6 Voyagers program 7 Student fosters dogs 8 Teacher is multilingual 10-11 Electronic cigarettes

Opinion

12-13 E-cigarette ban a good idea, education too focused on busywork, innovation should be valued, students should apply to out-of-state colleges, rape culture a problem in the U.S.

Sports

14 Girls swimming 15 Powerlifting

A&E

16 The Flipside 18 Alternative lunch recipes 19 Student-submitted comics

Photo Essay

20 Prom and After Prom

Cover illustration by Kristina Milewski

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Associate Principal Jennifer Smith recently announced her plan to resign at the end of the school year after working for the school for nine years.

Smith has decided to leave in order to expand her horizons in the educational community. “[I want] to allow myself to further pursue my education and to expand my experiences,” Smith said.

Smith plans to work for Greenbush, a non-profit “educational consortorium”

that helps smaller schools in southern Kansas grow and develop by raising funds to expand learning opportunities for people in the areas.

Smith said that she chose to work with Greenbush because it will provide her with a good opportunity.

“Most people go into education to make a difference and have an impact,” Smith said. “[Working with] Greenbush will give me the opportunity to make that impact.”

The school has already announced that learning coach Leah Vomhof will be taking Smith’s position next school year.

MONTICELLO ROAD TO EXPAND

BY REGAN JONES

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The City of Shawnee will start the Monticello North Corridor project between Johnson Drive and 66th Street beginning in June and will end by the start of the 2013-2014 school year.

According to the City of Shawnee’s website, there will be a roundabout connecting Clear Creek Parkway and Monticello Road, as well as a southbound right turn lane at the north entrance of the school. There will also be a left turn lane in both of the entrances of Clear Creek Elementary, and two left turn lanes on

61st street and Monticello Road, the stoplight intersection in front of the school.

Also, any ruined sidewalks and curbs will be replaced.

Junior Dona Gentry is indifferent about the project.

“I’m happy that they’re making a change, but I’m not happy about the way they’re doing it,” Gentry said.

Junior Eric Horton, however, thinks that it won’t help.

“Roundabouts look cool, but they slow down the traffic,” Horton said. “I think they should widen the road all the way.”

WHAT’S UP

CLASS CUP POINTS* SENIORS

SNOOKI Since she had her baby, she has lost a lot of weight and is looking fab

“THE VOICE” The new season’s ratings topped “The X Factor” and are the show’s highest

WHAT’S

22 JUNIORS

12 SOPHOMORES

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KIM KARDASHIAN The mom-tobe is getting a lot of negative attention for her weight gain

“AMERICAN IDOL” Ratings have gone down for the past two episodes, being the lowest of the season

Photos from MCTCampus, American Idol and The Voice

FRESHMEN

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*As of Monday, April 15

PREPPING THE PLAY ACTOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Sophomore Jesse Laning speaks about his role in the production of the annual spring play

What role do you play?

Paul Sycamore. He’s the father of the Sycamore family. He makes fireworks with his assistant, Mr. De Pinna.

What do you have to do to prepare for this role?

Not much, since I’m already a bit crazy. Mostly it’s just getting my lines memorized.

What is your ultimate goal during the performance?

ABOVE: Rehearsing Act 3 of “You Can’t Take It With You,” junior Tori Kilkenny practices her role of Penny Sycamore on Wednesday, April 10.

“At first I was nervous we weren’t going to get things together in time,” Kilkenny said. “But everyone’s dedication is making this into something extraordinary.” Photo by Miranda Snyder

Actresses play male roles in “You Can’t Take It With You”

BY RYAN FULLERTON

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Rehearsals and set construction have begun for the spring play, “You Can’t Take it With You,” described by director Jon Copeland as being about a “freespirited family full of artists and bohemians.”

There are several differences between this play and those from previous school years.

Most prominently, several females will have to perform male roles as a result of having a small cast and a larger amount of actresses than actors. Copeland attempted to change the genders of characters in the play to match the actresses but was denied by the publishing company.

“When I first heard from the publishing company that I couldn’t change the genders, I was suspicious of the idea [of having females play male roles],” Copeland said. “The actresses have an extra challenge doing it, but they’re doing a great job rising to the occasion, so it’ll be fun. When you perform, you’re already asking the audience to suspend their be-

lief, so it’s just one more thing we’re asking of them.”

Junior Kara Lewis, who will play the part of Mr. De Pinna, is one of those actresses.

“I have to do a man voice,” Lewis said. “I have to walk like a guy, which is the hardest part. I’m going to have my hair up and disguised and I have to have a mustache. It’s really fun because I’ve never done anything like it before and it’s a challenge and I like that.”

Sophomore Tessa Wahlmeier also has to play a male role.

“We have to make our voices lower and watch how we stand,” Wahlmeier said. “I think it’s challenging, but it’s really fun to do that.”

According to Copeland, the small cast is not affecting how he has to direct the play.

“In the play, whether you have a big cast or not, it’s not like you have a musical with a big ensemble and everybody on stage,” Copeland said. “In ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ it felt smaller even though the cast was not smaller.”

Copeland said one of the major differences between “You Can’t Take It With You” and previous plays is the era in which it takes place.

“The last couple of years, we’ve been

ancient,” Copeland said. “We’ve done Shakespeare, and ‘Pride and Prejudice’ was in the 1800s. [‘You Can’t Take It With You’] is more of our period. It’s in the 1930s, so it’s more contemporary.”

Another difference between this year’s play and previous plays is the use of a single set. This is because the setting of every scene never changes.

“Every scene takes place in the living room,” Copeland said. “With a set like this where you permanently build one set, you can add a lot more detail.”

Lewis thinks that the audience will respond well to each of the performances with both casts.

“I think it’s going to be really good and really funny and the two casts are going to do super differently with how they perform it,” Lewis said.

Copeland agrees, hoping that the audience enjoys the story as much as he always has.

“It will warm peoples’ hearts,” Copeland said. “My expectations are that it will be funny, thought-provoking, and heartwarming. I’ve loved the movie for a long time. I’ve directed it before [and] my wife’s been in it, so I just know it and enjoy it. It’s a nice, heartwarming story.”

Performances will run from Wednesday, May 1 to Saturday, May 4.

My ultimate goal is to entertain the audience, have fun and gain experience from the role.

Why do you enjoy being a part of the performance?

Because of the great people in them, and it gives me something to do with my boring life. I enjoy getting to entertain people.

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FUTURE WAL-MART CAUSES CONTROVERSY New Wal-Mart Supercenter worries Grey Oaks residents

LEFT: Construction company BRR Architecture Inc. works on-site on the 147,848-square-foot, nine month production of the new Wal-Mart set to open at the end of the year behind the Grey Oaks subdivision.

Photo by Amber Nguyen

BY KATHERINE WHITE

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Despite objections from nearby residents, a Wal-Mart Supercenter of 147,848 square feet is under construction at the southeast corner of Johnson Drive and Kansas 7 Highway. According to the Shawnee Dispatch, it is expected to open by the end of 2013.

The plan to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter was first announced in 2005, but construction has been pushed back several times due to various reasons, such as the economic recession and construction on the nearby Kansas 7 highway.

The main delay, however, was the uproar against the store from citizens of the Grey Oaks housing subdivision next to the building site.

Grey Oaks citizens were concerned with Wal-Mart affecting their neighborhood through possible traffic congestion, loss of property value and loss of small businesses. Lawsuits were filed against the city and the subdivision developer but were later dropped against the developer and won by the city.

Sophomore Beth Pfister, who lives in Grey Oaks, is concerned about having a new Supercenter nearby.

“It’s unnecessary because we have one in Bonner [Springs] and one in Shawnee already,” Pfister said. “It’s too big and in a bad location too. There will be traffic where kids are walking, and it will lower the value of our homes. I just really don’t think that we need it, or should have it.”

Sophomore Madeline Grube, who does not live in Grey Oaks, also finds it to be unnecessary.

“Honestly, I don’t think we need a Wal-Mart there,” Grube said. “It’s too close to the neighborhood, and it kind of ruins the area. It provides a place nearby to shop, but I think it will cause a lot of congestion. I think I just naturally dislike it because of the obvious reasons, like potential for crime, congestion, it’s ugly and right next to the neighborhood.”

On the other hand, Grey Oaks resident junior Joe Gunter said that the WalMart Supercenter will be a great addition and is excited to have the new store near his house.

“The area there is unused right now and it will bring more businesses around us, which will be good,” Gunter said. “It will provide another option to buy stuff at. There’s no place for us to buy technology immediately around us right now, so that will be cool. I don’t see why people wouldn’t like it.”

The Kansas City Star reported that

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citizens of Bonner Springs are also concerned about how the new Supercenter will affect their area. The new Wal-Mart will be only six miles away from the existing Wal-Mart there, and Bonner Springs residents are worried about the possible loss of business.

However, Bonner Springs Community and Economic Development Director Marcia Harrington said that the new Supercenter will not have any effect on the existing Supercenter that is in Bonner Springs.

“I don’t think that it will affect us at all,” Harrington said. “We do experience some shoppers from Johnson County, but the majority of shoppers are from Wyandotte County and Leavenworth County. I know that Wal-Mart has done extensive research and has seen that the metro is a very growing area, so I’m sure they’ve seen a market expert here, and that’s why they’ve chose to put the WalMart in Shawnee even though that makes it close to ours.”

Senior Cole Clay said that Wal-Mart Supercenters are harmful to neighborhood-based areas.

“It’ll drive traffic through the area and decrease home values throughout the area,” Clay said. “It will also squeeze out quite a few of the local businesses in the area. There won’t be any real revenue gain either, since Wal-Mart’s new profits will be cancelled out by losing small businesses. It’ll also drive away some of the potential new homeowners in the area since people moving into this area, aka those with kids, won’t want the increased traffic and reputation that having a WalMart brings.”

STRUCTURE STATS

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Years since the new Wal-Mart was announced

Months expected for construction to be completed

Miles between new store and existing Bonner Springs store

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CHALLENGE Voyagers program aids academically gifted students

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As the bell rang to signal the start of fourth block, four students made their way into the Voyagers room. Gifted services facilitator Carmen Shelly sat at her desk and began a pullout on creativity and ambiguity by posing the question, “How creative are you?”

Voyagers is a service that centers around providing opportunities for students who show an above-average potential for academics and whose needs aren’t met by the current educational classes.

All Voyager students must have an Individual Education Plan, or IEP, a legal document that states how the specific student will benefit from the special education program.

Each student sets an individual goal and Shelly offers pullouts during regular blocks that help develop the skills they set in their IEPs. Pullouts include topics such as critical thinking, creative thinking, decision making and research skills.

“We don’t have an actual Voyagers class in high school like they do at the middle school,” Shelly said. “Pullouts are my way of offering specially designed inABOVE: Pointing to an optical illusion on Thursday, April 4, freshman Nick Booth participates in the Voyager pullout on creativity and ambiguity. “The pullout helped me realize my creative potential,” Booth said. Photo by Connor Oswald

struction to help students meet their IEP goals.”

Before beginning the main part of the pullout, Shelly asked the four students to come up with an analogy about creativity, citing the example: “Mrs. Shelly is to creativity as a grain of sand is to a beach.” After creating their analogies, the students completed creativity tests.

Voyagers students have a specific number of minutes and days that they must meet in order to fulfill their IEP goals. Shelly feels that Voyagers students need time to talk to each other and that they “crave the intellectual banter that happens in [Voyagers].”

“Pullout services are what we offer to students in order for them to reach their IEP goals,” Shelly said. “There are [also] incidental scenarios where students can come down and interact [on their own initiative]. Peer interaction is one of the biggest reason why we have the gifted program.”

Junior Olivia Harding said Voyagers helps challenge her but that there are drawbacks.

“You have somewhere to go where you have an extra challenge and somewhere to talk with people about deeper questions,” Harding said. “But sometimes its hard to get all your required hours in and not miss too many regular classes. I’m in harder classes this year so it’s harder to miss some of my more difficult courses.”

If Voyagers students don’t meet time requirements that are set forth in their IEPs, they aren’t automatically ejected from the program, but it does factor into determining whether or not students really need Voyagers services.

In addition to meeting time requirements, Voyagers must write an exit pass about what they learned and how they grew after the pullout. Using the exit passes and self-reflections, they write progress reports at the end of every quarter. Shelly uses the reflections and her

own observations to score their progress towards their goal. Shelly then sends a report about students’ progress to their parents.

Most of the more than 60 Voyager students joined in either elementary or middle school when they were identified as academically ahead of their peers. From there, the students had their MAP scores examined and their IQ tested. While it is possible for students to be put in the Voyager program during high school, it is unlikely due to AP and advanced classes providing some of the challenges that Voyagers offers.

While gifted services offer intellectual challenges, it’s not always enough to keep Voyagers interested in school. According to a study done by The Huffington Post, as many as 20 percent [of gifted students in the United States] drop out of school.

“Research shows that gifted students are not always the perfect, high achieving students,” Shelly said. “They have learned to be class clowns or disruptive in classes when they are not challenged.

Some choose not to do homework when it is too easy, and then they do not learn good study habits for when homework becomes necessary.”

Other students are the opposite. “[Some] gifted students become perfectionists,” Shelly said. They have wonderful ideas of what they should produce for their general education classes, but they don’t have the time or energy to always complete those projects to that level. This “failure” causes stress and depression. They simply don’t turn in work that doesn’t meet their own standards.”

Freshman Jack Booth has been a Voyager since fifth grade and feels that the program has helped him stay focused at school.

“Contrary to popular belief we don’t just go [to Voyagers] to get out of classes,” Booth said. “Voyagers has kept me from developing a disinterest in [school].”

PEEK INSIDE

A quick look into some items found in the Voyagers room

COLLEGE CORNER

PLAY-DOH

The Play-Doh is used for stress relief because it emits a smell that the brain associates with childhood, which releases endorphins that relax the body.

This section of the room contains information on college planning.

It also includes interest and major assessments and research links about specific majors.

LAUGH STICK ABOVE: Junior Joshua Freudenhammer attends a pullout on Thursday, April 4. Freudenhammer feels one of the benefits of Voyagers is the counsel from gifted services facilitator Carmen Shelly and paraprofessional Debbie Likes. “The extraordinary advice [Shelly] and [Likes] give [is a big benefit].” Freudenhammer said. “They always know what to say.” Photo by Connor Oswald

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Paraprofessional Debbie Likes’ laugh stick emits a squeaking sound when shaken. It is from a robot-themed wedding where guest shook it as the couple kissed.

LAVA LAMP

The Voyagers room has lights strung up around the ceiling and a lava lamp. When kids are stressed they simply flick off the fluorescence and relax.

TO THE RESCUE Student devotes time to volunteering at dog shelter LEFT: Sitting with the dog Smiley on Saturday, April 7, senior Ally Garton fulfills her volunteer duties by giving Smiley a chance to get some outdoor time.

Garton enjoys the rewards of community service. “I know that I’m saving lives, and not only dogs’ lives, but there’s people out there that dogs do such incredible things for, and I know that I am helping people,” Garton said. Photo

by Kelsey Floyd

BY ANNIE CROUCH

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Walking into Unleashed Pet Rescue and Adoption on Saturday, April 6, senior Ally Garton comforts a skittish puppy named Cupcake. Garton does community service at the shelter weekly.

Garton began volunteering at the shelter because of her dog, Captain. She adopted Captain from Unleashed last June. Captain suffered from Parvo, a bacterial disease usually found in a dog’s stomach that can be deadly. The shelter sent him to a veterinarian hours away to treat him.

“Considering we are such a small organization, that just shows how much they care,” Garton said. “I just thought that was really touching. I love my dog to death. I figure if I can give somebody else what my dog gives me then that’s really awesome.”

Garton goes to the shelter to volunteer 2-3 times a week, and depending on whether there is an adoption event going on, she sometimes goes during the weekend.

On Mondays, the shelter is not open so Garton does lots of kennel cleaning and laundry. She also walks the dogs, washes the dishes, feeds the cats and helps out with adoption events. In addition, Garton holds dogs when they get shots and transports dogs to and from different shelters.

Garton’s favorite thing about volunteering at the shelter is when new dogs are brought in from Animal Control or from another pound, and seeing the transformation they go through once they get positive human affection.

“It’s awesome to see how a dog has been through so much and especially through humans,” Garton said. “A dog

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that has been neglected so much and hurt so much can still have hope and love us.

I think that’s something humans have a really hard time doing so I just think it’s awesome that they can do that.”

The difficult days at the shelter are the days when dogs get returned for senseless reasons. “[My least favorite days are when people bring a dog back saying] that they cry a lot or they are sick,” Garton said. “To me that’s the equivalent to taking a baby home from the hospital and bringing it back saying, ‘Well, it cries.’ Yeah, it’s a baby, it’ll do that. Or, ‘The baby is sick.’

You offered to take care of it, you take him to the doctor and make him better. I think those are just pointless reasons.”

The Gartons also foster dogs at their home, taking care of them as one of their own until they are at a more adoptable state. Since September 2012, they have taken in four dogs, including a pregnant one that later gave birth to five puppies.

Two dogs fostered by the Gartons last September were Jack and Jill, a pair of Beagle mixes found in a box on the side

of a street downtown.

“Jill was older and definitely in charge of everything,” Garton said. “She was so sassy and she reminded me of myself, which is probably why I liked her so much.”

Volunteering makes Garton grateful for all that she has.

“Even though it’s not a homeless person that is living with me, there are still people and things out there that go through a lot more than I do,” Garton said. “So God forbid I have a lot of homework; at least I’m not starving [and] tied to a tree. It just really puts things into perspective.”

While Garton is attending college in Oklahoma, her parents will continue to foster dogs. She plans to visit the shelter on weekends when she comes home.

“Not only am I attached to the animals there but I’m also attached to the people [at Unleashed],” Garton said. “A lot of them are not near my age range and we have nothing in common at all, but we are all constantly there and we are all fighting for the same cause.”

JUNE 2012

SEPT. 2012

CAPTAIN: LABRADOR Sent to vet hours away to be cured of parvovirus and later adopted into the family by Garton’s brother

JACK & JILL: BEAGLE MIX Rescued from a street in order to help cure them of ringworm and bring them to an adoptable state

LEFT: Walking a dog at the Unleashed Animal Shelter on Saturday, April 7, senior Ally Garton participates as a volunteer. “It’s just amazing how much dogs have a personality and how much they feel.” Garton said. “You get that sense that they are grateful for what they have.” Photo by Kelsey Floyd RIGHT: Bleaching the laundry, Garton makes sure that the shelter has clean and sanitized blankets for the dogs to use in their shelters. Photo by Kelsey Floyd

DEC. 2012

FEB. 2013

HAVEN

A timeline of each dog senior Ally Garton has fostered in her home

Photos submitted by Ally Garton

TAFFY: CORGI Saved from kill shelter while four weeks pregnant; gave birth to five under Garton’s care

BRITA: HOUND MIX Found neglected and tied to tree; rescued 12 hours before she was supposed to be euthanized

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LEARNING THE ABOVE: Foreign language teacher Tamara Carrell is interviewed in her classroom on Tuesday, April 9. “[She] is a good teacher because she understands what she is teaching,” sophomore Brady Franklin said. Photo by Ashley Kitchen

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Teacher shares knowledge on a variety of languages

BY SYDNEY WILSON

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How did you come to teach here?

I was teaching [in Virginia] last year, but my father became ill. He lives here, so I wanted to move to be closer to him because I was told that he didn’t have much longer to live. [My family and I] moved here and I looked for a job. The whole process happened very quickly because they had an opening.

You also used to be a professor?

Yes, I taught at Indiana University, which is where I did my graduate and Ph.D. studies. I taught some literature classes and some beginning and mid-level French classes as well.

How many languages do you speak?

That’s a tricky question because I speak a little bit of many languages, but speaking fluently is different. Obviously, I speak English. I have a degree in German, which was actually my first other language that I learned; my bachelor’s degree is in German. I have two master’s [degrees] and a Ph.D. in French. While I was at grad school I had to take several other language [classes] in order to do my graduate work, so I took Latin and Mandarin Chinese. I speak some Italian, Spanish and Dutch. [Also,] I don’t know if you would count computer languages

[as languages, but] I was a computer programmer for a while and I programed in SQL [Structured Query Language] and PL/SQL [Procedural Language/Structured Query Language].

Did you learn any of these languages for fun, or were they all for your studies?

Well, German I learned on my own when I was in middle school. I decided that I wanted to learn another language, but they didn’t have any other languages in the school I was attending. So I went to the library and looked up the card catalogue and found a book on teaching yourself German. I checked it out and I would sit at home and read the pages and try it out. Dutch was for fun, as was the Italian, but I do use the Italian when I study my primary interest, which is Medieval and Renaissance literature. The Latin comes in very handy with Medieval text, since most of it is written in Latin ... or there is a mixture of [Latin and French] while Italian is useful for Renaissance studies.

What got you into Medieval and Renaissance literature?

I’ve always had an interest in all thing historical, but specifically my dad used to make up stories to tell me as a child.

They were always sort of “Knights of the Round Table” and he would change and adjust them, put in my brother’s name for one of the knight’s, make his own stories from it. Ever since then it’s sort of interested me.

So you only speak French to your son?

Yes, my youngest son. We only communicate in French and gestures. He’s 19 months old and I’ve been speaking French to him since the day he was born.

My husband does speak to him in English and sometimes in Italian, but mostly he speaks English with him. We’re hoping that he’ll get at least two of the languages.

We have French story time every night where I read a book to him in French or he might sit in front of the computer and listen to something in French so he gets that input every day.

How does computer programing fit with Medieval and Renaissance literature?

It doesn’t, really. After the birth of my first daughter I thought I would do something that would make me a bit more money than doing nothing or being a student. I stopped being a student for a while to work for this government company. [Programing] is just like any other language, really; it’s not much different.

I was really good at it but I hated it. I sat in front of a computer all day in a dark room in the basement of some concrete building. It was horrible. I couldn’t talk to anybody and I felt trapped.

Have you tried to speak different languages with your other kids?

I’ve spoken to them [in other languages] but not entirely in one language. We used to sing songs and do some nursery rhymes in German and French. My older son is again catching on to my youngest one, he’s actually picking up quite a bit now. This is sort of a new experiment.

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Rising use of electronic cigarettes in school brings policy discrepancies to light

Sitting quietly at his desk, senior Alec Donn slips his hand into his pocket and pulls out an electronic cigarette. He quietly lifts the e-cigarette to his mouth and bends his head down to blow vapor at the ground.

“Everyone is smoking them,” Donn said. “There are so many people who already have them and who are smoking them at school.”

E-cigarettes have recently been growing in popularity among students at school. The e-cigarettes have been advertised as healthy, tobacco-free alternatives to cigarettes.

The studies are not conclusive, however, and some point to the fact that very little is known about the side-effects of e-cigarettes.

Some students like Donn, who is 18, claim that the device has helped them quit smoking regular cigarettes. But other students use them for social reasons.

“It sounds kind of bad to say, but [I use them for] popularity,” a junior source said. “It’s a hot topic right now and they looked interesting ... It’s been going on at least for the past year at Mill Valley without anyone noticing.”

The source wished to remain anonymous because he is underage, and, as of July 2012,

smoking e-cigarettes is illegal in the state of Kansas for those under 18. A citation would include a $25 fine for those in possession and a minimum $200 fine for those furnishing to a minor.

According to a JagWire survey of 305 students, the fact that e-cigarettes are illegal isn’t stopping underage students from using them. In fact, 25 percent of the students surveyed who were under 18 admitted to having smoked an e-cigarette.

Although principal Tobie Waldeck said that he has dealt with e-cigarettes only twice in his 23-year career, in the same JagWire survey, almost 50 percent of all students said that they had seen someone smoking an e-cigarette during school.

“I’ve seen them a lot,” junior Alex Lauderdale said. “I think it’s a stupid way to get bad attention.”

Junior Lydia Archibong has also seen a student using an e-cigarette at school.

“I only saw it one time,” Archibong said. “The teacher was totally oblivious. I think teachers should just pay more attention to what kids are doing.”

Even if a student is caught smoking an e-cigarette by a teacher, the policy for punishing that student is unclear because the current school handbook bans “smoking, chewing or possession of any tobacco product,” which does not technically include e-cigarettes, as they contain nicotine but not tobacco.

After being informed that e-cigarettes are illegal for those under 18, the administration quickly took steps to change the school policy and ban them in the handbook for next year. Before the change in policy is finalized, it will have to be approved by the school board.

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• “[They are] comparable in toxicity to conventional nicotine replacement products.”7 • “Nicotine, compared to tobacco ... is relatively benign ... The harm [in smoking] comes ... from the inhaling of tobacco smoke.” 8

WHAT STEPS CAN YOU TAKE TO QUIT? AVOIDING CAFFEINE

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Avoid any products with caffeine.

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Play a game on your phone when you normally go out on smoke breaks at work or at home.

The distraction keeps you occupied.

AT SCHOOL NEXT YEAR:

If the new handbook is approved by the school board, e-cigarettes will specifically be prohibited by school policy.

This change would take place for the next school year.

By passing a steady stream of nicotine into your blood, you can eventually wean yourself off it by decreasing the doses from this patch.

Curve nicotine cravings by increasing the dopamine levels in your brain, which is what nicotine does.

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IN SHAWNEE CURRENTLY:

All those under 18 years old who are cited for possession of electronic cigarettes will be fined $25. Those providing e-cigarettes to minors will be fined a minimum of $200.

FEATURE 11

SPEAK OUT What should be the policy on e-cigarettes at school?

E-CIGARETTES CAUSING PROBLEMS Trending cigarette alternative should not be allowed in school

BY JAGWIRE STAFF

jagwirenewspaper@gmail.com

“E-cigarettes shouldn’t be allowed because they’re the same as regular cigarettes.”

FRESHMAN WESTON WALDRON

“They say it’s like a cup of coffee but people shouldn’t be smoking at all and I think it’s promoting that.”

SOPHOMORE ELI SHEAHAN

Glancing over in class, you see vapor emerge from someone’s mouth, and what appears to be a cigarette in his hand. However, it’s actually an electronic cigarette, and the use of it is becoming a problem during the school day.

While it seems it’s common knowledge not to smoke in school, there are currently discrepancies in the school policy when it comes to e-cigarettes. Although tobacco is prohibited, there is currently not a policy banning nicotine. However, shortly after beginning our story on the issue, administration has requested that the school board approve a policy change for next year, banning e-cigarettes from school.

This quick reaction is exactly the step the administration needed to make, as we believe the ban is the best course of action for our school in order to prevent e-cigarettes from becoming a larger distraction.

This issue is not confined to only our school, though. As of July of 2012, e-cigarettes are illegal for those under 18 years old in the state of Kansas. But according to our survey, 30 percent of students had no idea this was the case. This lack of knowledge is largely due to the fact that e-cigarettes are not

STAFF VOTE

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widely acknowledged by adults and educators in our society as a problem for teenagers.

In addition to the legality of e-cigarettes, emphasis should be placed on the health aspect. While e-cigarettes can be used to help smokers wean themselves off smoking tobacco cigarettes, many students are using them to look cool. It appears that students fail to understand that there are indeed health risks, such as continued nicotine addiction.

When it comes down to it, e-cigarettes are recognized as a good method to quit smok-

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ing, if used correctly. But using e-cigarettes to be rebellious in front of friends and classmates doesn’t make you look cool; it will only leave you sucking on a metal tube.

Students must recognize that there is no cigarette or drug that is “good for you,” regardless of advertisements. Kudos to the administration for catching onto the increased illegal use of e-cigarettes. With a better understanding of e-cigarettes and a modified policy in place, we will now be able to focus solely on enforcing this policy.

ABSENT

2

RAPE CULTURE: AN IGNORED TRUTH “I don’t think they should be allowed. It’s the same thing as smoking at school.”

JUNIOR KRISTA BREWER

Growth in violence towards women is aided by ignorance

BY ALANA FLINN

jagwire.alanaflinn@gmail.com

“I really don’t care. As long as they’re not stinking up the place I don’t care. It is a bit awkward though.”

SENIOR CJ HOPKINS

12 OPINION

As numerous rape trials have captured people’s attention through the media recently, it has become obvious that America is turning a blind eye to our own rape culture problem.

While millions of Americans demanded justice for the Indian woman who was gang raped and murdered on a New Delhi bus in December, it seems as if when rape occurs closer to home, it is ignored. In that same month, The New York Times published an article about two high school football players from Steubenville, Ohio, who allegedly raped a sixteen-year-old female classmate.

The focus of the story was less on the destroyed life of this girl, but instead on the “ruined promising football careers of the players.” In January, a California court of appeals ruled that since a woman was raped while sleeping, her rapists could not be convicted due to a law stating she was unmarried, therefore the rape was illegitimate.

The list goes on. While the media is quick to report of the horrors of rape around the world, they are slow in printing the truth about our country. Examples like the Times article show that as Americans we are more focused on the portrayal of high school heroes instead of the girl who was raped.

A report published by the U.S. Department of Defense states that there has been a 64 percent increase in violent sexual assaults since 2006, proving that rapes in our country cannot be ignored any longer. On top of that, only five out of every 100 rapes lead to felony convictions. It is as if the truth of the rapidly growing mistreatment of women is simply overlooked.

We have to stop painting America in such a nonviolent light. Only in 1993 did marital rape finally become illegal. Indiana senate candidate Richard Mourdock stated during a debate that “[rape] is something God in-

tended to happen.” The countless examples of the way people make excuses for rape validates the ignorance of Americans towards the way we downplay rape.

For men, consent is key. Just because a girl was flirting with you all night or has had a few drinks doesn’t allow you to take advantage of her. Don’t place blame upon the female for the wrongdoings of males. A woman’s dress being “too short” is not a reason to rape; it’s a sorry form of an excuse for the rapist.

For women, we have to live in caution.

It is one of the worst things about being a female, but it must be done. Always have a friend watch the drinks, never be alone at night and be aware of one’s surroundings. It is unfortunate that we must go through life in this way, but until America acknowledges our rape culture problem, it’s going to be like this for awhile.

As a society, we must stop holding victims accountable and forgiving the rapists.

We must stop making excuses for why the rape happened, which leaves women alone and isolated from the horrors of what happened to them. For a society so quick to judge the rapes in other countries, we are equally as quick to overlook our own faults.

SCHOOL CURRICULUM OUTDATED High school curriculum must incorporate innovation

BY JACK LOPEZ

jagwire.jacklopez@gmail.com

With the rise in technology and the overall progression of our nation, there has also been a shift in the demand for unconventional careers: jobs that defy the traditional mold of a nine-to-five desk job. Very few adults that I have asked work jobs they thought they would be

when they entered college. Even fewer say that high school prepared them for what they would do to find, even create, their careers. This lack of preparation is why, in order to keep up with the changing world, schools should be transitioning from a knowledge-based curriculum to one focused on creativity and innovation.

In the current digital age, what you can do with the information you have is more important than what you know, things you can find with a quick internet search. It is no secret that in high school, we are given information that, while valuable to the academic future of some, is forgotten by most soon after the test.

This redundant and tedious routine leads to a decrease in motivation of high school students over time. Instead of drudging through this enormous waste of time and energy, during which

most of us lose focus (and see the results in our grades), students should be focusing on topics that both interest them and are relevant to potential careers, and given periodic tests that will analyze both their progress in selfdirected learning and their ability to take in, analyze and use information.

While students still need to be taught basic, essential knowledge, the skills that they will acquire through a curriculum centered on innovation will be far more valuable than any history lesson (no offense to the social studies teachers reading this). Not only will it teach students to use information efficiently, it will also teach them to become intrinsically motivated – the desire to improve oneself for improvement’s sake – but also to adapt and use what is set before them, a skill valuable in any career field.

CONSIDER OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGE Out-of-state schools offer chances in-state college can’t

BY CONNOR OSWALD

jagwire.connoroswald@gmail.com

When I was little and heard about college, I always dreamed that it would be an adventure. I believed that college was the time to move far away and enter a brand new environment, where you could experience different places and meet differ-

ent people. Who will you become when you’re miles away from everything you’ve ever known? Now that I’m older, I know college won’t be a grand voyage, but it’ll still be a time to venture out of my comfort zone. When my parents ask me where I want to go to college I always say “Far, far away from Kansas.”

One of the primary goals of education is not just to teach you new material.

Yes, that is important, but in all honesty, you will find that many careers do not require you to know the distance formula or that racy 1920s women were called flappers. Instead, to succeed in most careers, employers look for someone with an open mind and the ability to think of new, novel ideas. College teaches us just that. Living in a new region exposes us to different walks of life. Part of our

thinking process draws upon our experiences, and if we have only lived in Kansas for our entire life then that’s all we can take ideas from. It makes it harder to see things from a perspective different than a Kansan’s.

While there are negatives to consider when going out-of-state for college, the price being the major one, there are also a plethora of benefits. Don’t choose to skip applying for a college just because it’s not in Kansas and doesn’t offer the cheapest cost. Going out-of-state can help you develop new ways of thinking and gives you a wider range of experiences to draw from. Even though college isn’t what my childhood self imagined it to be, it has the potential to be an experience unlike anything you’ve ever had before – which is what an adventure is all about.

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MANY TEACHERS ASSIGN UNNECESSARY BUSYWORK Busy work doesn’t teach students effective study skills

BY HANNA TORLINE

jagwire.hannatorline@gmail.com

I don’t mind when a teacher assigns homework. When an English class has to read a chapter of a book over the weekend, it’s understandable; it would be nearly impossible to read the entirety of “To Kill a Mockingbird” during a few 83-minute classes. But what I can’t stand is generalized busywork.

On top of all the pressure to be a well-rounded student, many teachers at our school seem to think that more work is better than less. For example, there are better things I can be doing with my time than blindly filling out multiple worksheets about the same topic, and I cringe when a teacher tells us to cut pictures out of a magazine and glue them to a poster.

Please explain to me how a roughly cutout picture of a shovel contributes to my education and understanding of North Korea. (No, I have never been given this assignment, but it’s not a far stretch).

Instead of being treated as children, students need to be held accountable for their own education. I understand that the goal is to accommodate every type of learning style, but teachers should be giving us more flexibility with the assignments that are supposed to help us learn material. Instead of forcing everyone

to spend an hour coloring a map with crayons, give students the option to do that or copy down their notes on another sheet of paper. Within a few years, the students at this school will be in college, where no one will tell them how to study.

No one will call our parents if we fail a test and no one will force us to fill out a study guide.

We will, however, need to know to take the initiative ourselves. We will need to know that, if we are a read-write learner, we need to rewrite our notes before the test, and if we are an auditory learner, we need to read them out loud. We will need to know that we, not our teachers and not our parents, are responsible for ourselves. We will need to take ownership of our own lives and decide how to spend our time to best benefit ourselves instead of relying on teachers to give us busywork and tell us how to study.

Cartoon by Riley McDonald

OPINION 13

LEARNING THE

LANES

Inaugural girls swim team works to improve abilities

BY JACK LOPEZ

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Consisting of 35 swimmers from Mill Valley High School and 15 from De Soto High School, practice started for the new girls swim team on Monday, Feb. 25, despite an impending snowstorm that resulted in a two-day inclement weather school closure.

For head coach Amy Hanna, the most important thing is to see improvements in individual results over the next several weeks from the relatively inexperienced team members.

“A lot of them have never competed before, so just focusing on having a team next year that has competed before will be a big step toward forming a great swim team,” Hanna said. “We aren’t looking to win every meet, but we are looking for the girls to improve on their own individual times.”

As a coach, Hanna said that the largest obstacle to overcome in the season thus far has been the limited practice time.

“Swimming is a very time-consuming sport that needs a lot of endurance and, RIGHT: Senior Marcela Leão discusses the meet with assistant coach Alissa Ruffin at Blue Valley West High School on Monday, April 8. “Swimming is not a sport everyone can do,” Leão said. “It takes a strong body and mind to succeed.”

Photo by Devynn Harris

14 SPORTS

DIVING IN

without a pool, we struggle to improve our endurance as of right now,” Hanna said.

The lack of experienced swimmers has also been another issue for the team in its infancy. Of the 50 total swimmers, only about one third of them have previously been on a competitive swim team in the past.

One of the swimmers who has had former experience on a swim team is standout freshman Sherry McLeod. According to Hanna, McLeod “shows up for every meet and is looking to make state in several events.” McLeod, swimming competitively since she was 8, is one of the most seasoned swimmers on the team. “[Swimming with inexperienced swimmers] can be aggravating,” McLeod said. “But it can make you feel good because you can help the other people.”

In addition to the team’s overall inexperience, McLeod said the biggest challenge as a member of the swim team was having the endurance to make it through every practice.

“You get tired and you want to quit,” McLeod said. “Swimming takes a lot out of you and you want to quit after the first lap or so and you just have to remind yourself to keep getting better.”

Senior swimmer Molly Miller explains swimming equipment “At first I was nervous to dive off the block, but now it’s OK. It’s just like diving off the edge of the pool.”

“Pull buoys keep you from using your legs.

They make you work your arms.”

“Swim caps reduce resistance. At first I didn’t want to wear it because it pulls my hair.”

“Kick boards make our legs stronger and they help us to improve our kick form.”

TOP: Competing in the 200 IM, freshman Julia Wheeler swims the breaststroke on Thursday, April 11. Wheeler’s time of 3:37.02 excited her as it was her first time swimming in that event. “I did pretty well for my first [200 IM race] but there is still room for improvement.” ABOVE: Swimming at the Blue Valley High School Invitational, freshman Lilly Lutz races in the 400 Free.

Lutz competed in the event for the first time and earned a time of 6:54:03.

Photos by Kelsey Floyd

“We use fins for drills.

They help with form and also with speed.”

WORKING THE WE GHTS Powerlifters compete at state competition, win state titles

BY CALLEE LINTON

jagwire.austingillespie@gmail.com

Following up on months of training, seniors Knute Holden, Kendall Short, junior Ryan Smith, and freshman Christian Jegen each placed at the state powerlifting at Kapaun Mt. Caramel High School in Wichita on Saturday, March 16.

Powerlifting started with football Coach Joel Applebee talking to his football players about a powerlifting meet at Basehor-Linwood High School.

“I started lifting in eighth grade to get ready for high school football and then coach Applebee introduced [the players] to powerlifting,” Holden said.

With competitive powerlifting being new to the school, athletes at school have regularly competed in meets and pushed their way through to state placements and setting state records.

Short currently holds the state power-

lifting record in hang clean. At his first state appearance, Short was impressed with how he did and was glad to have become involved with the sport.

“Powerlifting helps me get through obstacles in my life that I didn’t think I could get through before,” Short said.

Short placed third in squat and set the state record for hang clean at 365 pounds and got second overall at the meet.

Among other state competitors, Holden captured the third place title at the meet. He received second in bench and squat and placed third in hang clean, as well.

Jegen and Smith also made state appearances this year. Jegen holds second place in his weight class while Smith placed first at state and was the heavy weight division champion.

According to Holden, preparing for a meet seems simple, but getting to state and being able to lift as much as powerlifters do is not as easy, he said. Working out every day, eating lots of protein and putting in effort is very time consuming. Despite attending Zero Hour every morning, working out beyond that is beneficial to a lifter. Working out approximately 10-12 times a week, Short goes beyond the mandatory Zero Hour practices every morning.

“[I work out so much] so I can compete with other athletes and continue to grow as a player and make myself the best I can be at what I do,” Short said.

All the power lifters agree that lifting not only makes you stronger physically but their personal lives are affected as well. Learning to work harder, being motivated, taking on big life challenges, and becoming more competitive are a few benefits of being involved in power lifting, according to them.

“I definitely think power lifting helps me in every day activities,” Holden said.

“It teaches me good, hard work ethic.”

As a Basehor-Linwood High School transfer, junior Brooklyn Hogfoss didn’t compete this year, but has a unique story of being a girl that powerlifts.

“I get treated really different by many people,” Hogfoss said. “A lot of them don’t believe [that I powerlift], but it remotivates me to prove people wrong.”

Hogfoss, being one of only a few girls in the state to be involved in powerlifting, took this season off but competed the previous year.

“It’s such a big rush,” Hogfoss said.

“It’s really nerve racking doing your lifts because everyone’s eyes are on you and you don’t want to mess up. But that’s motivation and it really helps.”

HOGFOSS’HOBBY

Junior Brooklyn Hogfoss’s three competitive events and her maximum weights

SQUAT

Bending at the knees and supporting the weight on your shoulders

255 pounds

HANG CLEAN

Consists of the lifter moving a weighted bar from the hips to a racked position across their chest

135 pounds

LEFT: Freshman Christian Jegan prepares to dead lift at Zero Hour on Thursday, April 11.

Photo by Stephanie Hudleston

LEFT: Warming up at Zero Hour, junior Ryan Smith hang cleans to start the practice on Thursday, April 11 in preparation for State. ”Being able to compete is the best part,” Smith said.

Photo by Stephanie Hudleston

LEFT: Junior Brooklyn Hogfoss squats her maximum weight, 255 pounds, at practice on Friday, April 12. ”[Powerlifting] started off as just a sport, but it’s become my life,” Hogfoss said.

Photo by Devynn Harris

DEAD LIFT

The bar and weights are on the ground and you pick up the bar from a stabilized, hunched over position

220 pounds SPORTS 15

FLIPSIDE

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suspense of hunting down the killer. The characters are welldeveloped, interesting and full of hidden depths. It is obvious that Bray did her research as well: 1926 New York City comes to life on the pages of this novel. The story does occasionally lose focus when the attention shifts off the main plot, and the romantic sub-plot hits you over the head with a brick with its force and suddenness. Even so, the book is an excellent read and perfect for a gray afternoon.

end of the year spirit week (pg. 24)

a marine mammal with a snout (pg. 7)

an irregularity in someones’s speech (pg. 18)

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being of pleasant nature, agreeable, friendly (pg. 7)

A person with a short temper (pg. 11)

Used with cars and other mobile items (pg. 19)

Twitter and Instagram are overrun by Throwback Thursday posts

CHILD STARS

There is no better way to spend a rainy day than curled up with a good book. If you are into mysteries or the supernatural, Libba Bray’s new

book “The Diviners” may be the perfect one for you.

Set in the middle of the roaring ‘20s, the story follows 17-year-old flapper Evie O’Neill. After her ability to learn people’s secrets from their possessions causes trouble in her small town in Ohio, she is sent to New York City to live with her uncle Will, who runs a museum for arcane artefacts. When her uncle is called in to consult on a series of murders with ties to the occult, Evie tries to use her power to stop the murderer.

For the most part, the book is very well done. The supernatural elements add an interesting layer to the

Twitter and Instagram are overrun by Throwback Thursday posts

THROWBACK TREND SWEEPS XXX

Students participated in the project blah blah blah blah

CHILD STARS

Go on YouTube and look up introduction videos to playing an instrument that you have always wanted to play.

Change the look in your room.

Rearrange anything that you can move and redecorate the room if you want.

Make a scrapbook for a family member or friend. You can go buy scrapbook design stickers and paste photos.

If you are tired of all the board games that you have in your house, make up your own game that you and your friends can play.

If you love to read then make some soup and pick out a book you haven’t read in a while and start reading.

Host a movie or TV marathon with your friends. With the marathon you can make brownies, cookies and much more.

CHECKLIST Cut it out. Do it. Check it off.

rainy day

Your sideways glance at Throwback Thursday

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Answers: 1) Impediment 2) Dolphin 3) Mayhem 4) Tire 5) Spitfire 6) Congeniality

16 A&E FRESHMAN JACKSON THRONHILL

“I was getting home from a long run and it started raining, so I laid down in the gutter.”

SOPHOMORE ERIC MARQUADT

“While, my friends and I were camping out in a tent a storm came in and took out all of our tents.”

SOPHOMORE BETH PFISTER

“Sophomore Spencer Adams and I put popscicle sticks in the curbs on the road and watched them float away.”

JUNIOR MADISON THOMAS

“I was inside of a restaurant and watching the people without umbrellas slip around and sprint to their cars.”

What’s your best memory from a rainy day?

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PERFECT

THE

BY ASHLEY KITCHEN

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BY AMBER NGUYEN

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SALAD ROLL INGREDIENTS:

2 Romaine leaves 1 tsp mustard 2 slices cheddar cheese

4 slices smoked turkey 2 dill pickle spears

FOR A LIGHTER LUNCH

Remove ribs from lettuce leaves, wash thoroughly and slice off ends. On the lettuce leaf, spread a thin layer of sweet mustard. Then, place two slices of cheese on top of the mustard. Top the cheese with two slices of turkey and then top with pickle spears. Roll the lettuce leaf tightly and secure with a toothpick. Repeat steps for another serving.

MACARONI AND CHEESE

POWER FOR SPORTS

Boil the pasta according to the instructions on the bag. Drain out any excess 1/2 pound water and set aside. In a medium sauceof pasta pan, melt the butter over medium heat until it bubbles. Whisk in the flour for 2 tbs butter 1-2 minutes until the mixture turns gold2 tbs flour en. Whisk in the milk until combined 1 1/2 cups milk well. Cook 1-2 minutes or until the mixture is thick. Stir in cream cheese until 2 tbs cream cheese melted. Remove from the heat and stir in

the grated cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup at a 1 1/2 cups time, until melted. grated cheese

Pasta is a good boost of energy because it contains both complex carbohydrates and a moderate amount of protein. Carbohydrates make glucose, which is crucial fuel for your brain and muscles. It also contains vitamins and minerals that are necessary for everyday life, these include iron and several B-vitamins. Also, pasta is low in sodium and cholesterol-free.

CHICKEN CAESAR WRAP

ENERGY BOOST

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken is a good choice for an extra energy boost; it is a smart choice as it contains a high amount of protein, which is essential nutrient for growth and development. Foods high in protein, such as chicken, help overweight individuals lose weight faster. Also, chicken is a good source of niacin and phosphors.

INGREDIENTS:

4 tortillas 4 tbs softened

cream cheese 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1 bag ceaser salad kit

2 cups chopped chicken

Place tortilla on a clean working surface. In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and garlic powder, and spread over tortilla. In a separate bowl, toss together the salad kit and place the mixture on the tortilla. Distribute chopped chicken onto the tortilla. Pour dressing onto the tortilla, then fold in both sides of the tortilla and lift the end closest to you and tightly roll up the tortilla in a forward motion. Place on the seam and slice in half at an angle.

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Find the best lunch to bring to school based on your needs

WHAT YOUR LUNCH BAG

SAYS ABOUT YOU See what your lunch container says about your personality

CHARACTER BOXES: This says that you still choose to live in your childhood past. You love to have fun and go on adventures like your character does.

LUNCHBAGS WITH DESIGNS: This kind of lunch carrier says you like to make a statement.

You make a lasting impression and care about what’s in style.

BROWN SACK:

Photos by Stephanie Hudleston

Nails Mirage

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This makes a light, healthy and simple lunch and is easy on your diet. Composed of healthy greens, protein and dairy, this lunch is only 129 calories, barely making a dent in your calorie intake. Even having seconds would not impact your diet greatly. The lettuce replaces the extra calories that would normally be consumed with a tortilla.

LUNCH

This says you are an Average Joe who is often in a rush or on the go. You follow a strict schedule and have little time to pack a lunch

COMPARTMENT BAGS: This style of lunch carrier says you are detailed-oriented and precise. You function well and are typically very organized.

Photos by Kelsey Floyd and MCT Campus

HOW HAVE YOU

GROWN

SINCE THE

BEGINNING OF

HIGH SCHOOL? JagWire asked students to submit comics based on this question

FAR ABOVE AND MIDDLE ABOVE: Illustrations by senior Kristin Casper

ABOVE: Illustration by senior Kelsey Winscott

RIGHT: Illustration by sophomore Aislynn Quinn

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EVENING IN THE ORIENT Students attend Prom at Club 1000 and After Prom at Dave and Busters on Saturday, April 13

LEFT: Junior Joe Vincent dances with senior Tyler Dubas on Saturday, April 13 at Club 1000. “[The most memorable moment for me] was when [senior] Kayla Hamner won Prom queen,” Vincent said. “It was special because we have been friends and neighbors for over 10 years and it was good to see her win.”

Photo by Asley Kitchen ABOVE: Having just been crowned Prom King and Queen, seniors Kayla Hamner and Tyler Dubas celebrate their win on Saturday, April 13. “I was very surprised [that I won],” Hamner said. Photo by Miranda Snyder

ABOVE: Senior Ryan Bath plays Speed of Light at Dave and Busters during After Prom on Saturday, April 13. Photo by Amber Nguyen ABOVE LEFT: Senior Lincoln Benson and his guest Kennedy Jones slow dance together at Club 1000 on Saturday, April 13. Photo by Ashley Kitchen ABOVE: Senior Eleanor English plays Jumping Jackpot at Dave and Busters at After Prom on Saturday, Aprill 13. Photo by Amber Nguyen RIGHT: Senior Jason Hogard and junior Emily Leonard play a shooting game together on Saturday, April 13 at Dave and Busters.

“We loved the Terminator game and [Leonard] won three prizes that night,” Hogard said. Photo by Stephanie Hudleston

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