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Concerts Mad Caddies Graceland Time: 8 p.m. Nov. 20 Cost: $10 Contact: 253.381.3094 Barenaked Ladies McCaw Hall at Seattle Center Nov. 23 Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $35 Contact: 206.684.7200 Alkaline Trio, Reggie and the Full Affect Showbox Dec. 2 Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15 Contact: 206.928.3151 Wayne Wonder Chop Suey Dec. 3 Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $15 Contact: 206.324.8000 Mariah Carey McCaw Hall at Seattle Center Dec. 10 Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $49- $70 Contact: 206.684.7200 Jingle Bell Bash # 6 Tacoma Dome Dec. 12 Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $45 Contact:253.272.3663
Community Art Walk All Tacoma Museums Nov. 20 Time: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 206.621.8422 World Wrestling Entertainment Tacoma Dome Nov. 22 Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15- $40 Contact: 253.628.0888 Open Mic Night South Hill Borders Nov. 26 Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 253.845.8751 Japanese Tea Ceremony Seattle Art Museum Dec. 2 Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cost: $7 - $10 Contact: 206.654.3121 Bruce Lee Collectors Exhibit “The beginning of a legend, the story of a man.” Former Uwajimaya building, 519 6th Ave. S. Seattle Date: Every Wednesday Sunday Time: 10 a.m.-8p.m. Cost: $5-$9 Contact: 206.277.9437
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VOICESTREAM What has this world come to? A whole nickel! Seriously, I think I am going to go broke. I need to use that nickel for my pop. Hopefully I will have a nickel. > I am torn between both sides of this issue: Those who are mad and those who think it is a good idea. In a way I think it is really stupid and that this is just another way for the school administration to get more money out of us. On the other hand I think that it is good to restrict some kids from making an excess of copies for no good reason. > I am kinda riding the fence on this one. I can see the advantages of getting more money for the school, but it is still pretty dumb that we have to pay just to makes copies. Last year was a lot easier. > For some reason, I never have any nickels and I have to go around to the library tables to annoyed faces. They could have at least be able to make change. > I am going to milk this issue as Mr. Rosdahl taught us how, it is stupid for us to pay a nickel, who has a nickel. I leave all my change at home because it is so heavy in my purse.
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A new bowling team has been recently formed and players give insight about bowling.
FOUR INDIVIDUALS. FOUR CD’S. SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ROUNDTABLE
...and you will know us by the Trail of Dead
06 Ulises Nieto and Esteban De LaTorre from other countries come to find out what the American culture is truly like.
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Lauren: I really like the guitar. I like the lyrics too – some make no sense, and at the same it all makes sense. If you have a lot on your mind I would definitely listen to this. It’s really diverse; it doesn’t get old or boring. A.J.: Trail of Dead are the postpunk heroes we need. Since the Drivein’s death the world has been missing something to throw our own middle finger back at us, to sort of say it’s not possible to be as cool as we think we are. The aggressiveness of the band is perfectly contrasted by the band’s lovely music, and topped off by the lead singers raging vocals. Listen to this album. Mike: Good CD. Something I could really learn to like. Nice guitar rhythm, great beat, one of those types of music that seems to cause an involuntary tapping of the foot. Marquel: When you first listen to this, you are like “Mehh, it’s O.K.” But after you listen to a whole song and read the lyrics you start to understand where the band is coming from. It is an in-depth lyrical CD that makes you find the deeper meaning to what the band is singing. And if anything you respect them for that.
A Perfect Circle
Lauren: Well I’ve always liked A Perfect Circle, and since I’m not the smartest cookie and just now found out the lead singer is the same for Tool, I like them even more.With their powerful, thoughtprovoking lyrics, great instruments played to perfection, you have a CD you can’t stop rocking out to. A.J.: A Perfect Circle is the band you can listen to at night and light your incense, and they’re the band that you can listen to on the way to school every morning. They have a talent for filling the room with a loving dark atmosphere that almost makes you feel protected.As far as this CD goes, I think they lost something when they lost their old bass player, Daz, and picked up Marilyn Manson’s old bass player. Still, a solid release from one of the worlds best super groups. Mike: My second favorite band, bested only by Tool. I could listen to this CD night and day, day and night. With haunting music and lyrics, they provide you with, as A.J. said, “a protective atmosphere”. Marquel: It’s O.K. Honestly I am not a big fan of Tool, and A Perfect Circle is basically rooted from them. So basically they are not my favorite band.
Back in Black
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Lauren: I love this CD;AC/DC is one of my favorite bands. Classic Rock is one of the only types of music good enough to be called music! This CD is great for any day, anytime. ENJOY!
Lauren: It’s not bad; don’t really like pop-punk that much. It kind of sounds like something that would be in a chick flick, I guess the singer sounds pretty girly. Ummm… yeah, never mind…
A.J.: What to say about AC/DC. This is the epitome of balls-out rock, this particular CD especially.This is what you put on in the car when you’re on your way to a party with friends. It’s designed to be enjoyed by everyone.
A.J.: It sounds like they’re trying to stay one step ahead of the curve. “Congratulations, guys! You tried!” The thing about being pop-punk is you’re supposed to be able to sing along and tap your foot, but the songs on this leave you feeling like you’ve listened to one long, drawn-out song.
Mike: I’ve always loved their drumming. This is one of their best CDs and one of my favorites. However, I have found that it is not something I can listen to for more than an hour. And quite frankly, I am sick of “Back in Black”. But I will gladly take any of their songs any time over “Saves The Day”. Marquel: It is encouraging to see people listening to music from the past, and not just focusing on the music from today’s generation. I believe that taking a grasp on the roots of music is a very important part of life. And AC/DC is definitely one of those classic bands from the past.
Mike: Every track is the same thing: CRAP! Just “My Girlfriend...blah blah.” I don’t think I’d listen to it even if I were threatened with torture by hot fire-pokers and/or piranhas. I hate and despise this CD. Marquel: This seems like one of those annoying emo bands that need to be turned off as quickly as possible. All the songs just flow together in one large depressing, annoying track. I can’t even listen to two minutes of this, let alone the whole CD.
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Bowlers focus on fun
Gymnastics coach hired BY
TIM FIELD
REPORTER
Imagine training all year to get ready for a sport, only to find out that there might not even be a team for that sport this year. This scenario almost became reality. There was a serious scare that there would be no gymnastics coach this season, and thus, no season, after the previous coach, Stephanie Roy, took a teaching job in the California Bay Area last year. Athletic Director Dell Dittus has been working the past few weeks to find a coach, including sending out a district-wide e-mail November 3 asking for anybody who might be interested to apply. Elementary teacher Kristi Gisti responded, and should be on the job shortly.There is a possibility of another coach being hired.
Sophomore Ariel Haynes bowls during a team practice. The team doesn’t plan on sending anyone to state this year, but the next few years look better. BY
CARISSA CARTER
REPORTER
Rolling out from the jungle, roaming into Paradise, and picking Daffodils, the Emerald Ridge traveling bowling team starts the season with hopes of making an improvement this winter. When the year started, everyone that went to the first meeting got together to choose their own teams.“We all have a common interest,” senior Tino Carrido said. Coach Jerry Ledbetter, manager of Bowlero Lanes said, “They can improve on their games and have a good time.”
With a not-so-good chance of going to state because not many on the team have had much previous experience, the team focuses on more individual goals, according to Ledbetter. “Because they don’t play on other leagues, it’s a disadvantage,” Ledbetter said. For example, juniors Ashley Burdette and Sara Mack have an individual goal to break 200 as their highest game this season. According to Carrido, facing defeat is going to be the worst part of this year for the team because no one likes to lose. Even when the bowling team loses, the bowlers have a good time because of all of
their tremendous spirit, according to senior Dan Clark. They are out there to have fun. “When you get too competitive, you forget about what’s important, “ Carrido said. Although many bowl for fun, according to Ledbetter, bowling is very competitive, because it takes a lot of practice and natural skill. One of the perks is “going to different bowling alleys. They are all so different,” Burdette said. Another perk is only paying $20 for membership in the beginning, plus $7 dollars each week for shoes and six games. “It’s cheap bowling,” Carrido said.
When Dittus looks for gymnastics coach candidates, he usually finds people from the YMCA or other clubs around Puyallup, then looks to other teachers around the district. The worst-case scenario this season would have been that the team would be combined with another team, such as Rogers. Katie Nestor has been on the Emerald Ridge gymnastics team for the past two years, and is a co-captain this year. Nestor has been in gymnastics for six years and it is a major part of her life. She was very concerned, partially because Nestor liked the previous coach very much.
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NEWS The Store opens for fourth year BY
LINDSEY MAXFIELD
EDITORIAL BOARD
The new-school-year excitement that comes every year has faded, but now there is another thing for students to get enthusiastic about: The Student Store has opened. Previously a regular fixture before school and at lunch, the store opens with much fanfare and anticipation this year because of the late opening date. The late opening date is largely due to the small number of senior business and marketing students. Only nine students are enrolled in the Business and Marketing III class, as opposed to 20 in the Business and Marketing II class. Because of this, more students had to learn how to run a business, which took a long time. Not only will the store continue to carry smoothies this year at the espresso stand, but the grocery and general merchandise departments will also include old favorites such as Jaguar apparel. The Business and Marketing III class manages the student-run store. Senior Bridget Schramm is the general manager, and three vice presidents also contribute. “One of our major goals this year is to get the store back on its feet,” Schramm said.
“Last year, we had some restrictions placed on us (by the district) as to what we could sell, and we never really recovered from that. This year, we want to change that. Our biggest goal is to meet our sales quota, and by doing that we will gain experience in retail business.” At the beginning of last year, the store’s biggest sellers were pizza, pop, and cookies. However, in January, the Puyallup School District restricted the sale of these products. This decreased the average daily intake of the store by over 60 percent. The year’s store leadership hopes to change that. Their goal is to make $300 a day this year, said Randy Walden, the Business and Marketing teacher and Student Store adviser. This goal seems attainable after the first few weeks it has been open. Although the Store has come in under the predicted sales some days, other days have greatly exceeded this. A DJ was hired for Opening Day, and students flocked to the checkout lines in hordes. Some prices, such as smoothie prices, have been raised this year. This was necessary because prices on most foods have raised in the months since the store closed
Senior Megan Swanlund pays for her smoothie after the long awaited opening, as senior Evan Music helps.
last year, Walden said. Also, the Student Store consistently lost money on smoothie sales last year. The espresso stand sells various flavors of smoothies, as well as all the
Copy machine fee implemented
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KASSIE GREEN
REPORTER
Students and teachers found out this year that the school would be restricting the students’ use of the copy machines. Because of the impact copies have on the budget at ERHS, the school decided to have the students pay 5 cents for every copy made in the library. And teachers soon will have a password that will be typed in to track how many copies they make. The budget for the Xerox copy machines last year was $33,738.16, which covered paper and equipment costs. Last year, there were 1,679,313 copies made on all the copiers.This year, with the Ricoh copy machines, roughly the same amount of copies will cost around $23,500. However, having a price on the student copiers has really cut down on use, so the total number should drop. “It has really cut down on how much the students have used the copy machines, though,” librarian Doug Stull said. “Last year students would make copies of notes or make 10 copies of something they didn’t need. This has stopped Photography by Erica Bosnick
them from using the copiers so often.” Last year wasn’t the first issue with copies at this school. “The first year the school was open, the last month of that year, the school ran out of paper, so with the new rules, this won’t happen again,” Stull said. According to Stull, the amount of money that has been made by charging for copies since the beginning of the year is only $6. The money is going to go for buying paper and toner. According to Stull the price will not increase. “No, it will probably stay at 5 cents,” he said. “I don’t know, I never really use the copy machines so I guess it isn’t that big of a deal,” Stacie Lutz said. The impact on teachers is not known, but teachers seeking to avoid the copy counter by making more copies to printers should be wary. I don’t think that will be a problem, because there is a way on computers to see how many copies someone sends to any printer,” Network Technician Doug Bragg said.
traditional forms of coffee. The grocery department sells snacks, drinks, and candy, and the clothing store sells a wide variety of Jaguar apparel.
LAURA KELLEY
EDITORIAL BOARD
The Puyallup School District received a $1.5 million dollar grant on September 30 meant to improve advisories, provide professional development of teachers, and provide an after-school homework help center. The grant consists of three goals for the three comprehensive Puyallup School District high schools to work together. The goals of the grant are based on the three “new R’s” which are rigor, relevance and relationships. Rigor is meant to maximize each student’s intellectual potential in order to meet challenging academic standards. Relevance is to help each student connect school learning to their post-high education plans and future goals; and the goal involving relationships is to help each stu-
dent develop personal and social responsibility. “The three new R’s are for maximizing student potential in Puyallup,” said Leska Wetterauer, PSD executive director secretary of education. “The grant is meant to help students get more out of high school,” said teacher Cindy Watters, who helped write the grant while at Rogers High School last year. The writing of the grant was coordinated by former Emerald Ridge principal Linda Quinn, who was the director of development. “Ten people from the high schools gave good involvement in order for us to receive the threeyear grant,” Wetterauer said, “We never know what made the federal government give us the grant, but we are a very unique high school, and the advisory model, they liked that,” Wetterauer said.
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Ferry makes fourth trip to state
Veterans Day 2003
Assembly brings recognition to Emerald Ridge veterans BY
SARAH FRATONI
REPORTER
On November 10, students and faculty gathered to honor America’s veterans by holding an assembly in the school’s auditorium. The assembly reminded students of the teachers and staff who once served their country in the military. There are a total of five staff members who are veterans. They are computer technician Doug Bragg, custodian Al Corbi, counselor Mariano LeonGuerrero, Japanese teacher Carl Puckhaber, and P.E. teacher Lynn Wardle. As each veteran was honored, a student handed them a rose to show student appreciation. First Lieutenant Sean
Teague of the United States Air Force played the role of keynote speaker at the assembly. Teague is a graduate of Puyallup High School and works in the intelligence portion of the military. He shared a few stories of he and his colleague’s experi-
mances by students and staff. The Chamber Singers sang an a capella version of the National Anthem and Greg Perryea performed Taps. Students Steve Holland, Jordan Wilkins, Nick Barger, A.J. Gard, and Jesse Tiamson, along with science teacher Kenn Fidler, performed Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” and the Foo Fighters’ “Hero.” Throughout the assembly, a number of classic American images were displayed on the projection screen above the stage as speakers talked of the experiences of veterans. The assembly came to a close with a final note of American pride from Master of Ceremonies Katie Hargett.
EVERY ERHS VET WAS HONORED AND GIVEN A ROSE EXPRESSING STUDENT APPRECIATION
Students and staff play in assembly to honor veterans. From Left: Nick Barger, AJ Gard, Jordan Wilkins.
Families cope while soliders fight BY
SARAH FRATONI
REPORTER
Imagine, in the heat of war one of the people you respect and love most in your life suddenly leaves. Imagine waiting, watching, and praying for their safety, all as the world around you goes on normally. This is the experience that for a number of students, as family members continue to serve abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan. Junior Derrick Mcintosh just had his father return from the Middle East recently. He was gone for 10 months. “He was several places, such as Kuwait. It depended on where they needed him,” Mcintosh said. Mcintosh’s father is in the Army, the Explosive Ordnance Division. “Right now he instructs a class on bomb disposal. (In the war) he led a team of bomb disposal guys to destroy or disable weapons.” With live pictures of the war on television, Mcintosh said his family coped as well as it could. “It’s an adjustment,” Mcintosh said. “(It’s) weird without having a dad. It’s like having a part of your life taken away. You’re like ‘I miss it.’ You move on.” Mcintosh’s father returned in early October. After being gone for an ex-
tended period of time, the adjustment was surprisingly not difficult. “He just slid back into our family. Back the way things used to be,” Mcintosh said. Sophomore Justin Hamrick has a different story. Hamrick’s older brother is still currently stationed in Iraq, and his family is unsure when he’ll be returning home. “They keep changing it. (It was) November 1, but now it’s sometime in February,” Hamrick said. His brother joined the Army some two months after the 9/11 attacks and left for Iraq on September 19, 2002. “He wishes he hadn’t (joined) now,” Hamrick said. Hamrick’s brother does a lot in Iraq, including some of the more difficult jobs. “He drives the tanks and raids the houses. He doesn’t like to talk about it,” Hamrick said. With the stress being difficult, the family supports each other while waiting for the elder Hamrick to return. “His wife lives with us until he gets back. (She and) my mom are both really emotional. I’m sad and excited for when he gets back,” Hamrick said.
ences of being involved with Operation Iraqi Freedom. Teague was deployed twice to the Middle East, in 2002 and 2003, and said that soldiers’ families deserve as much recognition as the soldiers themselves. The assembly included a variety of musical perfor-
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SARAH FRATONI
REPORTER
The boys tennis team finished out its season in style, with a record of 11-2.This placed them second in the district for the tennis postseason. The team also won the SPSL sportsmanship award for the fourth time. While there were a few players who were close to qualifying for the sub-district and district tournaments, senior Greg Ferry was the only player to advance to districts. “This is the best we’ve ever done,” junior Adrian Ball said. Brad Medlock and his partner in doubles, Ball, nearly qualified for the post season. “If we had won two more matches, we could’ve made it districts.” In addition to Ball and Medlock nearly qualifying, singles player David Feltner was close to qualifying as well. Ferry will make the trip to state, which is held in May, for the fourth time. “My sophomore year it was a new experience, but by
A close call for girls golf team at every match BY
ERIKA FELT
REPORTER
The girls golf team finished up its season with a record of 1-9, but the girls improved with each tournament and tried their best to improve with every match that was played. “We are a lot better at playing our own strengths,” co-captain Angela Meyerhoff said. “We didn’t have to be great to still do well.” Alexi Colton qualified as a state alternate by placing 19th out of 116 SPSL entries. A two-day total of 188 (95-93) had her two strokes behind the state qualifying score. “The league this year has gotten a lot tougher,” said coach Jim
Meyerhoff. The girl’s golf team may have tried their best at each tournament, but it was always a close call to winning; they only seemed to miss by a few strokes at each match.The one match that they did win was against Bethel, 38-22. The team consists of mainly sophomores and juniors with hardly any experience of golf. Although there were seniors, the newcomers expected to learn more about the sport. “Knowing that this was a young team, our main goal was to just play our best and improve with each tournament,” Jim Meyerhoff said.“I’m very excited for next year because the girls will have a lot more experience.”
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Greg Ferry plans to play tennis at college but isn’t going to go pro.
Although Ferry is planning to play college-level tennis, he has no plans to go pro. “There are other endeavors I’d like to pursue. Tennis prepares me for life,” Ferry said.
Series of consecutive losses keeps football team from posting more wins BY
KRISTIN WELLENTIN
REPORTER
Ending the season with a 2-8 record, the football team tied the school record for the most wins. The first win, against the Federal Way Eagles, was a great start for a good season. With team captains Kennell Smith and Steve Holland inspiring their teammates, they hoped for many more wins. Unfortunately, a series of close losses kept the team from posting more wins until the last game of the season, when they beat Kent-Meridian. “That game was very emo-
tional for seniors because that was their last game ever at Emerald Ridge,” Smith said. “We wanted to go out on top and in the locker room, we were willing to do anything to win that game.” Holland said they did it in regular dramatic style. “Our mission was to give Coach Susee more gray hairs because we would be losing, then we would come back to win,” Holland said. Smith said the games were more about character than the final score. “Even though we did not win many games, football is
not about the wins and losses,” Smith said. “Thirty years from now, no one will remember our records and the most important thing about football is the friendships that are made.” Although they ended on a good note, the season was not as perfect as the captains would have liked it to be. “The season was like a roller coaster with ups and downs,” Smith said. ”We had a few games slip away,” Holland said. Next year, the team hopes to break their previous win-loss record.
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junior year, I set higher expectations,” Ferry said. “For my senior year, (I hope to) place in the top two or three.” Poulin has great confidence in Ferry performing well. “He’s going to do exactly what he’s done in the past – do very well. He has about five to six months to practice,” said Poulin. Ferry says this season wasn’t his best, due to many conflicts, such as several illnesses and losing his first regular season singles match in his high school career. “I tried to die by natural causes,” Ferry laughs, listing off several illnesses, including the flu and a cold. “My friends and family have all been supportive. They’ve helped me through tough times.” Ferry seems very happy to be a senior and so close to finishing up his high school career. “He’s getting ready for college tennis,” said Poulin. “It’s a nice feeling, knowing you’re going to graduate and go to college, (then) get to play tennis at a higher level,” said Ferry.
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Butcherite makes mark at state BY
XANDER KNOX
REPORTER
The cross country team has improved by leaps and bounds since last season, sending senior runner Jessica Butcherite, to state for the first time. Another high point of the season was Butcherite taking 108th out of 150 at state. “I accomplished one of my biggest goals since I started running,” said Butcherite. “If I had the team there pushing me during training, I might have done better, but it still feels pretty good.” The boys finished the season placing 14th out of 19 teams at the league meet, and the girls finished 10th out of 14 teams at league. Butcherite is the first cross country runner Emerald Ridge has sent to state, but the
up and coming talent shows that she won’t be the last. She is confident that sophomores Tayzha Fox, Kaitlyn Golden, and Rose Velasquez will step up and fill the spots vacated by seniors graduating. With forty runners, this season had one of the best turnouts ever. Besides that fact, the weather this fall was ideal for running. Also keeping the boys and girls spirits up was the open-ended goal of coach Gary Osborne. “Even if we didn’t send anyone to state, as long as some people got personal records every meet, the season was a success,” he said.
Other inspirational leaders for the team were boys and girls captains senior Corey Stephenson and Butcherite. Stephenson did well, coming in 46th place at sub-districts, and Butcherite took 40th at districts, advancing her to state. “The hard work and determination paid off in the end,” said Butcherite. Part of this philosophy was the work of coach Shane Sliva, an art teacher from Stahl. “Coach Sliva really helped us during the season. He pushed us to be our best and always work hard,” said Butcherite. This year’s team, in addition to sending a
“THE HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION PAID OFF IN THE END.”
Girls soccer ends season with overall record 6-4-4 Four consecutive losses puts team out of playoff spot BY
XANDER KNOX
REPORTER
As the first sports season comes to an end, the girls soccer team finished its season with a 6-4-4 overall record and a 3-4-2 league record. Although the year ended with a winning record, the four straight losses in the middle of the season barely put them at a playoff spot. “The girls remained upbeat and used that attitude to turn the four-game skid around,” said coach Dan Stueckle “Everyone was positive, and as a team we worked through a tough middle of the season.” Even though the girls fell short of a berth in postseason play, there was an optimistic tone over the whole season that supported the team through several key player injuries and the rough mid-season losing streak. Inspiring the team through these difficulties were junior captain Monique Cornier and junior defender Amber Stokes.The way the ladies finished out the season showed how these girls contributed to the positive attitude that got the team through what turned out to be a heartbreaking last season for graduating seniors Brittney Beitel, Bridget Schramm, Myja Freese and Kendall Schwartz. During the middle of the season, the injuries took their toll on the morale of the team.The girls lost four straight games to teams that with the way the girls were playing earlier in the season would have been easy wins.After the third loss, Stueckle called a team meeting to adjust the players’ mental focus and resolve. “Dropping those four games was an error that affected the rest of the year,” said Stueckle, “If we had won just two of those games, we would have been into the playoffs
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without a problem.” A new twist on the season this year is the Meeker Cup, a girls soccer competition between the three high schools in Puyallup. The winner of the award will be announced later in the month. The contributing factors for the cup, including varsity and junior varsity scores, are the record of the team versus Puyallup and Rogers, team GPA, and sportsmanship. The team carried many talented girls this year that will fill the spots of the four seniors that are graduating. Supporting the team in their quest for the Meeker Cup this year, and next year as well are juniors Lindsey Turcott and Lauren Bair at midfield, sophomore Jen Brumbaugh at defense, and junior Rachel Malinen, who plays forward. “The season had a lot of ups and downs, but by the end of the year we fixed some things that needed fixing and proved to ourselves that had we not had such a long losing streak, we could have made the playoffs,” said Stokes. Although the girls didn’t make the playoffs, this season was another year under the belt of a new program that desperately needs experience to compete with teams such as Curtis, Decatur, and others in the South Puget Sound League.These schools have had girls soccer programs for much longer than Emerald Ridge, and it shows in the way they dominate their opponents. With the number of girls that will roll over to next year and hopefully contribute to a spot in the playoffs, the soccer program is setting a tradition of excellence at Emerald Ridge for the years to come. Although they are a young team this year, next season the majority of the team will be seniors, and this age advantage will surely show its worth in the way the girls finish next year.
runner to state, came within two spots of making districts as a team, a goal that both captains think will be attainable next year. The girls team took 10 out of 19 teams at sub-districts, falling two places short of a team spot at districts. th
The cross country team went above and beyond all expectations for this year’s season. Each coach had different ideas for how the season should go, but both agreed that coming close to districts as a team and sending a runner to state, on top of the great turn out, made this year the most successful season yet. “The team rose to the challenge of the gnarliest workouts,” Sliva said,“and prepared themselves for next season.”
Boys water polo achieves its biggest goal to date BY
ANDREW CLARK
REPORTER
The boys water polo team went to districts at the King County Aquatic Center on November 1, losing both of their games. The first ended in a 23-0 shutout against Bellevue, while the second game versus Rogers went into overtime but was lost, 9-7. The team finished on a positive note, however. They had accomplished their biggest goal: making it to districts. During the first game, Bellevue played more aggressively than the Jags. Bellevue had possession of the ball most of the game and their offense overpowered the Emerald Ridge defense. The Jags couldn’t hold them back, and Bellevue won out. The Jags put up a hard fight during their second game, though.They had the lead against Rogers up until the fourth quarter.The Rams tied with the Jags during the fourth, and the game went into overtime, where the Rams overtook them. “The game against Rogers was already our second game and we were worn out, and it was only Rogers’ first game so they were fresh and in the end they came out on top,” said junior Brandon Myking, another promising field player. “Our game against Rogers was really close, and it was a good game to end the season,” said junior Mikel Armstrong. “I was hoping we could win at least one game so that we could compete in a third game, which with a win would carry us to state,” Adam Altrichter said. Despite their loss, the members of the water polo team are optimistic and looking forward to next year. “Competing at district level we found out that we can make districts next year. I want to have fun and work hard. I think we did both this year, but next year we are going to work harder and we will work harder,” Altrichter said.
OPINION
Copy price: Five cents is not an inconvenience
Students and teachers throughout Emerald Ridge regularly print and copy papers, notes, and pages from books. Now, however, the process for copying has become more complicated, and for good reason: Students around school abused the reason behind the copy machine and instituting a price was a smart choice. All last year, and the previous years before it, students made many copies on the various machines around the school.Whether a poem for English, math notes missed, or something else, more than 1.6 million copies were made last year in this building alone. This number greatly exceeds the intended amount the copiers were budgeted for. The budget for the copy machines last year was $33,738,16.This was to cover paper, toner and equipment repairs.The copy number was inordinately high last year because many students made unnecessary copies when they could have easily hand-written or memorized the same text. Because the copy machines were so available, students took advantage of this and abused the privilege. Often students would make multiple copies when they only needed one, or copy items that had no relevance to school or their classes. Because of this, a 5 cent charge has been installed in the copy machine in the library. A slot not unlike those on a gumball machine takes nickels, and then the copies can be made. The copy machine does not work without inserting money. The 5 cent charge for each copy has been a great deterrent for student use. Few students carry around extra change, and the inconve-
nience has become too great. The number of copies made has greatly decreased since the new charge was introduced. Students’ minds can be put to good use finding ways to get information other than through a copy machine.When students have a copy machine, they aren’t made to think like actually reading an essay from a library book or studying those math notes will do. This new charge will also help the school out. It raises money and helps the copy machines be self-reliant. Although only $6 has been made since the new charge was instituted, all of this money will go towards buying more paper and toner for the machines. This allows the school to spend more money on things other than copy machine supplies such as books and classroom supplies. A few people might argue that students need to make copies for classes in special circumstances, and sometimes they cannot afford to spend their precious nickels there. However, an extra nickel in times of need is not too hard to come by. The additional charge for copies can be an inconvenience, but overall it was a good decision. It greatly benefits the school by providing extra money and preventing extravagant use of the copy machines, and the hassle towards students is minimal.After all, five cents will not make or break the bank, and you can often easily find that money lying on the commons floor. One person’s junk is another person’s treasure, is it not? Staff editorials are composed by, and are the opinions of, the JagWire editorial board.
THE FINE PRINT
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Puyallup School District No. 3 Student Publication Policy This is the PSD’s policy that JagWire newsmagazine has operated under in practice since its inception in 1999. 1. The Board of Directors recognized that school-sponsored publications, including newspapers, yearbooks, and magazines, are part of the District’s established courses of study and activities and are designed to assist students in developing skills in communication and preparing publications, and applying the rights and responsibilities of free expression within the school environment. 2. The goals of official student publications shall include the following: a) report information fairly and accurately to the school community; b) maintain the highest standards of accuracy, truthfulness, and fairness; c) promote scholarship and academic excellence; d) support school-sponsored activities and promote school spirit; e) encourage thought and/or action on pertinent matters in a responsible manner; f) promote the best interests of the school, not only through praise, but also through constructive criticism; and g) act as a forum for thought and comment by all members of the school community. 3. In accordance with the rights to freedom of speech and press granted students under Washington State law (WAC 180-40-215), the school newspaper staff accepts the right to express freely in writing their thoughts and observations, recognizing that this right carries with it certain obligations and responsibilities. These obligations include: a) reporting fairly, accurately, and truthfully; b) prohibiting publication of potentially libelous material, libel being defined as a defamation which unjustly holds a person up to ridicule, contempt, hatred or financial injury; c) refraining from publishing personal attacks on individuals or the mention of personalities with a malicious or cruel intent; d) refraining from publishing materials that are lewd, vulgar, or profane under community standards of taste for publications intended for general circulation (e.g. daily or weekly newspapers, family magazines, etc); e) refraining from publishing material that encourages unlawful or disruptive activities; f) publishing material suitable for the maturity, sophistication, and interests of the intended audience; g) publishing only letters to the editor that have been signed, provided, however, that editors may withhold names of authors; and h) reporting at all times in the best interests of not only the school community as a whole but also each individual Student editors will apply these editorial standards to student publications under the direction of the faculty adviser. Nothing in this policy shall be constructed to authorize censorships by District officials or employees.
EDITORIAL MISSION As Jagwire enters its fourth year, it is our continuing mission to serve as the official voice of the students of Emerald Ridge High school, and to provide them with a quality, thought-provoking, entertaining, and responsible student publication. Our magazine will continue to serve as an open public forum for student expression, and for the open exchange of thoughts, ideas, and opinions. The publication will act as a communication link between the students, staff and the community. Because the art of self-improvement is an ongoing task, our staff is committed to continually reflecting and assessing its impact as a publication, in an attempt to achieve the highest journalistic standards.
LETTERS POLICY Jagwire will accept unsolicited copy from students, staff and community members. Only signed and dated letters with address and phone number from community members, or grade level from students, will be accepted. Letters must be limited to 300 words and will be published as space is available. All letters are the sole opinion of the writers, and the staff reserves the right to edit any letter for space and/or clarity. We will not publish material that may substantially disrupt the school process. Letters to the editor may be submitted by mailing them to Jagwire c/o Emerald Ridge High School, or by e-mailing them to jagwired03@hotmail.com.
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FEATURE
Swanlund’s poise impresses judges BY
RACHEL ABRAHAM
REPORTER
Since its start in 1934, the Daffodil Parade has been a prestigious tradition in Pierce County. Princesses from each school in the area are chosen to compete for Daffodil Queen. This year, Emerald Ridge’s princess is Meghan Swanlund. The nominees from Emerald Ridge did a lot to prepare for the princess coronation. After the judges were picked by Cami Devereux, the girls had to create biographies about themselves for the judges’ booklets. Next was the Judges’ Tea. This was an interview process where the judges got to know the candidates a little better. The eight girls met at once a week to practice their speeches and were given a list of impromptu questions to prepare with. They practiced their poise and walking, and had three dress rehearsals. “It was a big month-long commitment for all the girls,” Devereux said. When Swanlund found out that she was chosen, she was shocked. “I wasn’t expecting to hear my name,” she said. “The other
Swanlund accepts the crown on coronation night.
seven girls were all really deserving. They were tough competition.” Although she doesn’t know why she was picked, people have told her it’s because of the way she answered her impromptu question.
When Swanlund was asked what the most important thing one gets out of high school is, she quickly responded with an explanation on the importance of individuality. Swanlund believes she is like any other teenager. She likes to hang out with friends, scrapbook, and dance, as she is on the cheer squad. Her favorite class is yearbook because it challenges her and is involved in her career pathway, arts and communications. One thing she is thankful for is the opportunity to meet new people. Some students she would have never ordinarily talked to, she has become good friends with. Even before running for Daffodil Princess, Swanlund did a lot for the community. Some of her volunteer work includes building houses with Habitat for Humanity and organizing fundraisers for the Susan G. Coleman Foundation. Next for Swanlund is the road to Daffodil Queen, which involves a lot of time. She isn’t overwhelmed, though. “You go into this knowing all the responsibilities you will have,” Swanlund said, “The only thing I would consider overwhelming is
knowing that I am representing the school.” After all 20 princesses are chosen from the other schools, there will be an orientation on Dec. 2 for the princesses to get to know each other. After that, they will attend royalty training to practice poise and etiquette every Saturday until the Queen’s coronation on Mar. 19, two days after Swanlund’s birthday. At the coronation, the judges determine the winner using a point system. The points are based on attendance of royalty training, the interviews with judges, and speeches. No matter who wins the title of queen, all the princesses get to participate in the parade, which will take place in April. After the parade, Swanlund will still have many commitments, such as appearances and volunteer work for schools and nursing homes. For all the work she has and will put in, Swanlund is guaranteed a $500 scholarship, and could win up to $3,000 in scholarships. No matter what, Swanlund has the support of her friends, family, and Devereux. “Meghan is awesome, she will represent Emerald Ridge very well.”
Exchange students discover American culture BY
KRISTIN WELLENTIN
REPORTER
Seniors Ulises Nieto and Mario Barrios and sophomore Esteban De La Torre all arrived to America wanting to experience the American culture. All three were determined to meet new people in a different country to help them learn more about it. Ulises Nieto When Nieto stepped off the airplane from Spain into the United States, the first thing he noticed was the fewer amount of tall buildings in America. In Spain, tall buildings make up the cities that tower above. Here, we have a few buildings where people work and live in, whereas in Spain all people live in the buildings because they have few houses. When he was greeted by his hosts Carol and William Stanford, he knew that he was going to have a great year. His host parents take good care of Nieto and are very interested in what he is involved in. The only thing that worried Nieto was he could not speak very good English. But he tried not to let that bother him because he knew he would learn. When Nieto arrived at Emerald Ridge, he was excited to meet new people and to discover American culture. With help from counselor Mariano Leon-Guerrero he was ready to go to class. ”I really like my classes, but I don’t like English and civics because we have to read and write a lot and I don’t understand English that well,” Nieto said. Nieto is currently in Advanced Spanish with Cami De-
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vereux, though, and that has helped. “Mrs. Devereux as well as my host parents help me with my English and I am also learning from the environment around me,” Nieto said. Nieto completed his sophomore and junior year in Spain and wants to finish his senior year here in America. He plans to go to a college called Salamanca in Spain after he learns how to speak better English. “In order to go the college I want to attend, I need better English skills,” Nieto said. Nieto also plays soccer. In Spain, he played year-round for his school and club team. Here in America, high school soccer is played in the spring. The one thing about being an exchange student in sports is that they can only participate at the junior varsity level. They are prohibited from competing in games or matches at the varsity level. Esteban De La Torre Barrios and De La Torre are exchange students from Guatemala here on their school break. De La Torre is staying with hosts Danielle and Jonathan Spencer. Unlike Washington, where school breaks are in the summer from June to September, in Guatemala, their break is from October to January. De La Torre is a sophomore and has experienced many new things. “The school here is different because you change classes, and in Guatemala you have one class with the same 24 students the whole year,” said De La Torre. Also, in Guatemala students are to wear uniforms without ever wearing what they want.
SPORTS
Volleyball places 4th at state BY
JOSH WALKER
REPORTER
The volleyball team placed fourth in the state by winning three of four games at the WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington 4A Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 14-15 at the Everett Events Center. “Our goal was to get top four in the state, so this was great,” senior setter Megan Kosel said. “We had great potential and great team leaders.” The team finished the season 24-7. The Jaguars opened the tournament strong by beating Kamiakin in three games Friday, but lost later that night to Heritage in the quarterfinals. However, they came back with a fire the next day, winning their final two matches of the tournament by beating Snohomish in four games and Capital in three. Things were not looking up for the Jaguars at the beginning of the Snohomish match. While Emerald Ridge won the first two games, Snohomish led for a time in each game, once even gaining a seven-point lead.
The Jaguars huddle before their match against Heritage at state in the Everett Events Center.
The Panthers won the third game before the Jaguars came back to win the fourth game. The last match versus Capital was tense as well. Emerald Ridge played and beat Capital in four games at the West Central District Tournament the weekend before. At state, Capital brought their best game against the
Jaguars, hoping for revenge. The Jags fought back though, and won decisively. “We had jitters entering the state tournament, but after we played our first game the jitters went away,” junior outside hitter Anna Bofa said. Another strong showing at state keeps
tradition alive for the volleyball team. It was their third consecutive trip to the state tournament, and an all-school record for the highest finish at state. The road to state was paved with difficulties, though. “Mentally, when we beat Spanaway Lake in the tournament earlier this year, we thought we could beat anybody,” coach Tanya Campbell said. “But when we lost to a few teams (during the regular season) it made us work harder to finish the season strong.” The team’s record put them at fourth in the south division of the South Puget Sound league. Competing at the league tournament, the Jaguars finished sixth, beating Kentridge and Kentwood but losing to Kentlake. This put them at a low seed going into districts. To qualify for state, the Jaguars had to win two games before losing two at districts. Beating Central Kitsap, Skyview, and Capital, Emerald Ridge made it into the championship match against Spanaway Lake. The Sentinels won in four, but the Jaguars kept the lead to a mere four points at the most in each game.
Girls swim and dive finishes year off strong Junior Bailey Kuestermeyer places seventh and eighth in events BY
JAMES STANFORD
EDITORIAL BOARD
ERHS exchange students Mario Barrios, Ulises Nieto, and Esteban De La Torre. Nieto said he is trying to work on his English skills.
“Here, students are lucky to wear what they want because in Guatemala, we have to wear uniforms,” said De La Torre. Since De La Torre arrived on Oct. 11, he has done many things to learn about our culture. He went to a haunted house at the Tacoma Mall. “It was really cool and scary,” De La Torre said. In Guatemala, they do not celebrate Halloween very much. “We just hang out with friends and we scare little kids by making our own haunted houses for them to go through,” said De La Torre. Also, they go trick-or-treating just like Americans. Nieto and De La Torre were willing to come to America to learn about American culture, and many people can learn about their culture as well by meeting them and getting to know them. Photography by Jim Meyerhoff and James Stanford
Bailey Kuestermeyer placed seventh in the state in the 200-yard Individual Medley and placed eighth in the 500-yard Freestyle at WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington swimming and diving championships at King County Aquatics Center on Nov. 14-15. “Bailey was awesome,” teammate sophomor Kirsten Byers said. “Competing in the finals and placing in the top eight is great.” Kuestermeyer also competed in the 200-yard Freestyle, placing 18th, and the 200-yard Medley Relay, where the team of Kuestermeyer, Byers, Caitlin Olmsted and Robin Hamilton placed 15th. “We all worked very hard to get where we were at,” Olmsted said. “We totally earned it.” Byers is a new addition to the team. She attends Bellarmine Prep, but has come to Emerald Ridge to compete.This was her first time attending state. She competed in
“WE ALL WORKED VERY HARD TO GET WHERE WE WERE AT. WE TOTALLY EARNED IT.” the 100-yard Butterfly, placing 11th in the 100-yard Butterfly. Sophomore Kate Ertman, the only diver from the team, competed in the one-meter dive and placed fourteenth out of sixteen divers. According to Kuestermeyer, one thing that made the team closer was presenting the hubcap award to their teammates. This award was given to a teammate after each meet for their dedication and team spirit. “Team spirit and encouragement is what motivates the team to go on,” coach Jennifer Schmitz said. “It was an awesome experience,” Byers said. “Everyone was great.”
Robin Hamilton, participant at state, swims the 200-yard Medley Relay
Photography by Mikel Armstrong
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Art Art Around the the Community By Lauren Obregon
Bridge to the Museum of Glass. Which display’s much of Chihule’s blown glass designs
Fine art and exercise – the two go hand in hand, at least at the Tacoma art walk. Every third Thursday of the month,Tacoma hosts its art walk, which is an evening where many of the area’s art galleries and museums are open to the public, free of charge, from 5 to 8 p.m. Stroll the streets of Tacoma gazing at all mediums of art. With sculptures ranging from the bizarre to photographs expressing extreme beauty and vulnerability, there is likely to be a little something for everyone. The exquisite Museum of Glass displays glass that has been molded into art with vivid colors streaked throughout their luminescent surfaces. The history museum gives a more National Geographic-type approach to things. One is never out of options as far as places to go things to see. The Art Walk is great for families with children of all ages. Candy sculptures displayed in the Tacoma Art Museum are made with every color in the rainbow that can catch the eye of any two year old. In other rooms of the museums, enjoy black and white photos from around the world, as well as paintings and sculptures depicting struggles we all encounter in our everyday dramatized lives. Many sculptures are displayed along the roads at crosswalks and intersections giving drivers something artistic to look at.
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Beading for a Hobby Celebrating Kristin Wellentin’s
Celebrating
the Creativity and Self-Expression of
Creative, Talented, Visual Art. By Laura Kelly
Many people love to wear beautiful glass bead bracelets and necklaces, but most people don’t realize the time and effort that goes into each and every bead. Junior Kristin Wellentin, has been perfecting her hobby – glass art – for three years now. “It’s really difficult. It takes so much time and you need to have a steady hand to create unique designs,” she said. Wellentin’s credits her aunt, Deidre Nelson, for sparking her interest in glass art. “We have always been really close. She’s so crafty. She has always been into making homemade soaps and art projects,” Wellentin said. Nelson lives on Fox Island, so Wellentin usually visits her every other weekend to check out her new art projects and to visit. “One weekend I was at her house and I went down to her shed and saw a torch with glass around it. I just stood there watching her make glass beads,” Wellentin said Ever since then, Wellentin has been hooked. She and her aunt bring homemade jewelry and beads to craft shows and bead fairs to sell. They call themselves Island Girl Studio. “We do well at shows and sell all different kinds of things made from glass art. We sell bracelet necklace and earring sets, single beads in a basket, and sterling silver bracelets,” Wellentin said. Pricing of glass art products is sometimes difficult because the price depends on how much glass is on the piece of jewelry. “Some things are expensive,” Wellentin said.“A sterling silver bracelet could cost $90, but a necklace with one glass bead with two side beads costs around $12.”
Student Art
The process of creating the jewelry for the shows is very extensive. The first step is to heat up the torch. Then the manderol, a metal pole, is dipped into a thick, gray liquid called bead release. Then another glass rod is heated up until it forms a ball. From there it drips into a teardrop shape.The glass is then rolled on the manderol to create a simple bead with one color. Wellentin is not one for simplicity and likes to get creative. “I like to make beads with dots on them,” she said. “I melt them down partially until it sticks out. I like using dichroic glass, a clear glass, because it sparkles. After that is done, the beads are put in a kiln for six hours and are then ready to be wired up into jewelry.” There are a few tips to keep in mind when creating glass art. “It is really easy to burn the glass,” she said, “especially if you don’t keep turning the bead – it could break. My uncle every once in awhile gets behind the torch and his beads turn out funny. They aren’t round. He adds his own personality.” Wellentin plans to keep glass art up and will create more pieces of jewelry. “It is surprising how long one bead takes to make,” she said. “People see $90 for a bracelet and don’t think how long it takes and how expensive it is to make. But it’s reasonable for the time and effort involved.”
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merald Ridge is full of talented artists. The art room is where many start but not where they finish, as the art produced is as diverse as the people who roam the halls. The visual arts are possibly the most recognized throughout the school, and with good reason.The art club provides these artists with a release for their inspirations, letting artists share their talents with other people and contribute new ideas. The musical arts also are a large part of the school fabric, as garage bands add to other groups at school by rocking the local scene. The dramatic arts stand out as well, as school plays always have a good turnout and keep audiences glued to their seats. The Hypocritz are widely known throughout the school as a hilarious group of students who thrive off laughter from their peers. Other forms of art sometimes go unnoticed. Poetry can push people to delve into their hidden emotions and reveal feelings. Glass art and body art both require intricate details to create the beautiful or unique product. The art created at Emerald Ridge portrays clear talent and pure creativity.Whatever the art form, the students seem to have it covered.
“MOST PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT GOES INTO EACH AND EVERY BEAD.”
Photography by Tyler Smart and Marquel Mussie
By Laura Kelley Photography by Tyler Smart
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Lights, Action g A Camera, e
Video Productions challenges students to discover a more interesting way to create movies and news
By Trevor Omoto The bell rings, but the classroom is still humming with conversation.Video productions teacher Gary Osborne challenges the kids to come up with new and more interesting ways to present the news or create movies, and they hurl the products of their creative minds onto him. “That’s inappropriate for school” and “It’s already been done” are common responses, in addition to “No time to do that” and “Not funny enough.” Idea after idea is given, scrutinized, and discarded. Finally, decisions are made, and Osborne sets them off to their tasks with the same saying every time: “Go forth and produce.” The students scurry to their different tasks. “It’s hard producing a video to please everyone.” senior Kennell Smith said. Although there are a few guidelines, the script and content of videos is entirely up to the student, and the students are entirely responsible for content. “Controversy is a big issue,” senior Sean Osmond said. “You have to be careful what you put in (your video).” Most of the videos produced are played in the cafeteria during lunch, and any offensive content is a potential disaster. Anything too controversial will prevent a video from being shown. Students constantly have to deal with issues such as racism, stereotyping and sexism – anything that could cause offense to anyone. Often times, entire scenes are cut because they are inappropriate, and a lot of hard work is left on the cutting room floor. However, video productions is also an entertaining class, according to senior Adam Firestone. “It’s a lot of fun, and I spend most of my time talking to friends” Firestone said.
“It’s not as easy as easy as everyone thinks,” Osmond said. “It’s like any other class if you procrastinate.” There are assignments and deadlines, and if you don’t schedule your projects properly, they will pile up on you. Videos vary in length and production time, averaging about ten to twenty minutes long and taking anywhere from one to two months to Junior Scott Perry edits his video for class. produce. Brant Duncan, a senior and Video Productions 3 student, has been working on his final project, a 60-minute video, for over six months, and doesn’t expect its completion for quite some time. Besides videos, students in video productions are responsible for the daily announcements shown every day during advisory. A crew of eight students is selected weekly, and they get to work immediately at the beginning of class to memorize lines, set up cameras and adjust lighting. Aside from scripting, the running of daily announcements is completely up to the student news crew Overall, students in video productions enjoy the class; it gives them a break from other more traditional classes, and allows them to be creative. “It’s a great class if you have a good imagination,” Firestone said. “Or if you just like to screw around and be funny on film. I’m not quite sure which of those two I fall into.”
“IT’S A GREAT CLASS IF YOU HAVE A GOOD IMAGINATION, OR IF YOU JUST LIKE TO SCREW AROUND AND BE FUNNY ON FILM.”
Graffiti...
more than just an act of crime an act of self-expression
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it’s just as easy to do his work at home Case said, “yet I’ve never been locked up. as it is out in the city, using paper and a Instead I’ve been given tickets or had people try to press selection of charges drawing tools against to make his me.” art instead H o w of painting do the powalls. lice react However, to Case’s just because w o r k ? Case doesn’t “They act mind using like we paper and have no pencil once respect for in a while, doesn’t mean anything at he doesn’t all.” Case A sketch of Dustin Case’s graffiti artwork. still like to go said “They out and work look at us on walls – which sometimes lands Case in like we’re stupid. It drives me up a tree.” a heap of trouble. Numerous calls by JagWire to the Taco“I’ve gotten in trouble too many times,” ma Police Department were not returned.
By Christine Meader and Sarah Gonderman
“It’s a comedy, not a musical,” said junior Elizabeth Davenport. Thursday, Nov. 20 is the opening night of “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.” The play is at 7 p.m., and can be viewed through Saturday. “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” by John Bishop is a humorous play that resembles, at least in junior Jocelyne Fowler’s eyes, the movie Clue. According to the advertising poster of the play, “Comic mayhem erupts while an undercover detective attempts to crack codes and identify the infamous ‘Stage Door Slasher.’ As the investigation progresses, accusations fly and after a good dose of sidesplitting, satiric wit the ‘Slasher’ is unmasked.” Senior Katie Ross said, “It’s one of those shows where you’ll be at intermission and you’ll not want it to stop.” Director Kristin Zetterstrom picked the play because she feels the student body is “in need of a comedy.” She is positive that the students will love it and find the play to be very entertaining. There is a romantic scene in the play, and Zetterstrom looked for chemistry between the students who tried out. By being willing to kiss in the audition, they showed the potential to make this play “bigger then life,” as Zetterstrom put it. Junior Lisa Christian said the cast is an energetic bunch that keeps laughing, making every day interesting. “It shows that we’re having a good time on stage,” she said. Sophomore Ryan McNamara looks forward to rehearsals and wishes that the already long ones lasted longer. He broke the piano bench one rehearsal trying to make the scene more intense by jumping on it. Shortly after that junior Aaron Orheim was wandering around with a sliver in his finger, exaggerating the pain he was in to the amusement of his cast mates. “Knock your socks off hilarious,” Orheim said, referring to the play and the many hours of labor and laughs that went with it. The cost is $5 with ASB and $6 without.
People of the city sometimes aren’t that positive about his art, either. “I’ve had moms, grandmas, and random guys off the street all come up and yell at me when I’m working,” said Case. Getting yelled at by people isn’t Case’s only problem either.“I remember one time I was working on a three-story building, and I was on a ladder, and I wanted to work on the whole wall but instead I fell down into a tree,” he said. Luckily for him, he didn’t break anything. Although Case takes great pride and joy in his work, he thinks there are some things that graffiti artists shouldn’t do. “I don’t think it’s right when people have done it at churches. That’s a holy place,” Case said. “Or when they do it in dangerous ways, such as hanging upside down on a rope to paint on an underpass, or when they do graffiti in hate.”
Photography by James Stanford
Juniors Aaron Orheim and Elizabeth Davenport rehearse a scene as they prepare for opening night of “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.”
“Sacrificing social status for a few good laughs” By Kristina Sorensen
By Blaine Rybacki It’s an activity the police categorize as malicious mischief and many adults see as merely defacement of property.That activity is graffiti, and for one student it’s become a big part of his life. “I started in 4th grade when I saw it around school,” sophomore Dustin Case said.“People do graffiti for different reasons. Some do it because they’re depressed, some for gangs, some because everyone else is doing it and some do it because they like how it looks.” For Case, it was “a good way to let go of my emotions and anger. … I see graffiti as my work, and I’m passionate about doing it.” When asked what he thinks about the stereotypical view that graffiti is only destructive, Case said, “I hate it when people only think that graffiti is dishonoring walls. Most people can just sit at home and draw on paper,” he said, shaking his head.To Case,
the art ofperformance
It used to be that when Emerald Ridge students heard the word hypocrites, the first thing that would come to mind would be ancient Greek actors that performed in great tragic plays, which is where the word originally came from. Now, when students hear the word, they automatically think of something completely different – original student comedy at ERHS. The original student comedy is written and performed by group of students who call themselves the Hypocritz. Their motto is “Sacrificing social status for a few good laughs,” so you can tell they’re all about taking any opportunity they can to make people laugh. They meet voluntarily every Wednesday after school to practice through improvisation games, original skits, and to bond over laughter. The club started about three years ago when ERHS graduate Scott Baxter needed Photography by Tyler Quinn
h y p o c r i t z an idea for his senior project. He got a group of students together and formed an unofficial version of the Hypocritz. Then, last year, after Baxter and the other senior Hypocritz had graduated, the leftover junior and sophomore members decided to make it an official school club.They then went to teacher Matt White, who agreed to be the club’s advisor. The club now has open auditions at the beginning of every school year for anyone who wants to join.The auditions are based on stage presence, dramatic and improv ability, and comedic potential.The new members are then decided on by the returning members. This year, about 25 students showed up to audition, and there are currently 14 members. Five of the members are seniors, seven are juniors, and two are sophomores. Although the students involved in Hypocritz are focused on making others laugh and having a good time, there is a serious
side to the club. “It’s a creative outlet where you are able to express yourself. People don’t realize how vulnerable you are when you’re in front of a crowd, and how much planning it takes to get there,” senior member Jordan Melin said. Lack of planning however, is a different story.This was the case in the school’s recent homecoming assembly when a few members of the Hypocritz were knocked down by the football team in an attempt to get the crowd ready for that nights homecoming football game. Things got a little out of hand when Leslie Brooks was knocked down a little too hard, and hit her head on the gym floor. “We didn’t think that would be the outcome, we just thought it would be funny, but we didn’t think things through,” Brooks said. Although Brooks is doing well now, at the time of the incident she did have to fill out some medical paperwork, and the club did
have to have a meeting with teacher Sharyn Mehner and administrator Conchita OliverMoore to talk about the quality of the club’s decision. However, the Hypocritz still take every opportunity they can to get in front of people. They perform at assemblies, make videos, original skits, and just focus on seeing the happier side to life. “Sometimes bad things happen, like world issues for instance, and we make a lighter subject of it by making fun of it,” Aaron Orheim said. Anyone who wants to experience the Hypocritz firsthand will have a chance on Dec. 18. They will be putting on an original show in the auditorium, with the time to be announced. “The art of performing is moving,” senior Brooke Steck said.“It’s amazing how the power of laughter and smiling can change someone for the better.”
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The Harvey Mulligan Band By A.J. Gard There’s something to be said for bands that can make people want to sing along, even if they’ve never heard their songs before.There’s also something to be said for bands who, when someone first comes up to talk to them, make them feel like they’ve been friends they’re entire life. The Harvey Mulligan Band is one of these bands. Consisting of lead singer/guitar player Tom Pearson, drummer/back up vocalist Nick Ferrucci and bass player/back up vocalist Steve Mintey, the band gives off a personality onstage that most bands at this level can only hope to have after years of playing.When bands usually go onstage, it’s all about how much they know they rock.With The Harvey Mulligan Band, it’s all about how much they know they want the crowd to rock. In the words of Pearson,“The Harvey Mulligan Band wants to rock you all day long”. The band started when Pearson and Ferrucci were friends, and realized it might be fun to start a band together. One day, while they were practicing, their friend Adam Zack just showed up and started playing bass.After he left for college, however, they recruited the ska-loving Mintey to take over bass responsibilities.
They describe their sound as rock-nroll with geek rock and hard rock influences. While the references to Weezer and other such bands are instant, they also draw on varied bands like The Presidents of the United States of America and The Beach Boys for inspiration. The mix is something that Puyallup hasn’t really ever seen (or heard) before. Hearing their music on their new demo just isn’t enough. To get the full Harvey Mulligan Band experience, it has to be heard live. There’s nothing like hearing their fist pumping song “Pathway of Righteousness” while everyone in the crowd is chanting the chorus and singing along with Pearson and Ferrucci. The main thing for them, they say, is to make sure they “put on a good rock and roll show” through interaction, good music, and general lunacy. While discussing the local music scene, Pearson starts to get a little bit more serious. “Right now, I think the music scene is kind of bleak,” Pearson says. “Nothing really sticks out. We need something out of the ordinary.” Maybe the Harvey Mulligan Band is the kick this stagnant scene needs.
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By Lauren Andre By this year’s graduation, a sculpture for the front of the school will be completed by professional wood sculptor Steve Jensen, who already has been hired to make use of money given to the school for public art. Jensen was chosen out of over 100 other artists by an art committee composed of staff and students that is overseeing this project. He was chosen because his intricate woodcarvings stood out to the committee. “We wanted something that fit our school. It’s surrounded by trees,” committee member Katy Cumby said. They wanted something big as well, so Jensen also appealed to the committee because he has done so much work previously with large-scale carvings and with high school students. “I’m really excited to work with this. Steve Jensen is an amazing artist,” Cumby said. Jensen started carving 20 years ago when his father gave him his grandfather’s chisels. He only uses cedar trees that are naturally felled or that are salvaged from burn piles for his sculptures. The sculpture’s original location was near the gym. However, a new location had to be chosen because the first choice was the site for the school’s future swimming pool. When facing the front of the school, its new location is to the left of the main entrance The carving will have three, 8-foot-tall cedar poles placed at each corner of a triangular concrete base.Approximately 20 cedar
tables or seating with different shapes will surround the main sculpture. Students interested in being involved in the carvings can help design the images to be carved by either drawing natural designs such as trees and mountains or designs related to the school. Jensen also is considering rolling out big sheets of paper and asking each student interested in helping to draw their idea of an assigned theme.With either method, the designs that will best translate into carving will be chosen. “It’s an amazing opportunity for the entire student body to be involved in a monumental piece of art,” art teacher and committee member Candace Loring said. A wooden time capsule will be placed in the middle of the main sculpture’s base. It will be filled with students’ thoughts and hopes for the future on pieces of fiber paper. An optional photograph may be included in the capsule. “It’s a cool thing to incorporate into projects, especially with high schools,” Jensen said. Along with coming up with designs, students will be asked to create ceramic tiles to go along the bases of all the pieces.They also can help lay the tiles, and hopefully stain
and seal the completed carvings. To organize the whole sculpture project art teachers Loring and Jami Malyon found six students whose career path was in arts and communications to be part of the art committee toward the end of last year.They needed students that were flexible and who had strong personal feelings for art. Seniors Kim Garver, Tony Ciocca, and Cumby, and juniors Amanda Ferguson, Allison Clark, and Cydney Anderson are the student art committee members. Other staff members involved are School Management Assistant Robin Rhodes and Assistant Principal Dan Hull. So far, the art committee has put in about 20 hours selecting an artist, finding a place for the carved sculpture, and coming up with the design. Though only the planning and the acquiring of 20 chunks of wood has been completed, the project is to be on its way shortly and ready to finish by graduation. Expect the art committee to present information to help with the sculpture in the near future. “This (sculpture) will become part of student culture and will be here while kids go on with their lives. They can bring their families back,” Loring said.
“THIS (SCULPTURE) WILL BECOME PART OF STUDENT AND WILL BE HERE WHILE KIDS GO ON WITH THEIR LIVES.”
This sketch, done by Steve Jensen, is of the “Jaguar Carvings” sculpture project, which is scheduled for completion by graduation.
Nick Ferrucci (drums, left), Steve Mintey (bass, center) and Tom Pearson (guitar, right) playing at the popular youth hangout, Club Impact.
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Celebrating
Practicing the gift of Art
Outstanding
By Marilyn Dixon
Student Artists Dave Schneider Cars. We see them everyday. For many, they don’t warrant a second glance, yet, whether we like it or not, cars have become a part of our culture. With his art, senior Dave Schneider helps us to see the beauty in these machines. Schneider loves the difficulty of drawing cars. He enjoys the challenge of “getting the surfaces right.” Schneider said, “You see cars all the time, so it’s easy to tell if something’s off.” His drawings are a personal challenge; he struggles to make them “feel right.” This piece was one of Schneider’s first experiments with markers. He likes it because it captures the reflective quality of the materials, yet he remains critical of his work. Looking back, there are several little things Schneider said he would have changed. This constant cycle of self-evaluation and improve-
ment is responsible for much of Schneider’s skill. “The back wheel is off,” he said, frowning slightly. Until he began art classes last year, Schneider was self-taught. Among his influences he counts magazines, M.C. Escher, and his father, who also is an artist. Although he has spent most of his life without artistic training, Schneider likes his studio art class. “You get the freedom to try new things, but help is there if you need it,” Schneider said. Schneider plans on attending college next year and studying some aspect of design. He doesn’t know exactly what he wants to do but definitely sees art in his future.
Celebrating outstanding visual artists By Tyler Quinn
Carolynn Fitterer Carolynn Fitterer painted this piece as a wedding gift for her new sister-in-law. “I like it because it’s more than skin deep,” she said, sitting crosslegged on a desk. “It’s my blessing.” She said she wanted her brother’s new wife to have something to physically represent her approval. For this senior, art as a gift is not uncommon. In fact, she has a hard time finding a piece of art to display, considering she gives most of her work away.This generosity and love of original paintings sums up Fitterer’s feelings about art as a whole. “Art is a great form of expression,” said Fitterer. “Everyone does it differently.” She personally gets inspiration from her family, her friends, movies, and other subjects she is passionate about, such as animal cruelty. “Art is about you,” she said, “and that’s what I like about it.” The one aspect she doesn’t like about the art world is how commercial it has become. “I would rather someone go to a high school art show and pay $100 for an original that moved them, than go to the mall and spend $1000 on a massproduced reprint,” she said. Although she loves to create, and has been doing so since she began art classes when she was 11, Fitterer doesn’t think she will paint for a living. She isn’t about “art as business,” or art for the sake of making money. She will, however, continue to paint in her spare time and thus continue to give her art as gifts.
The school bell rings signaling the end of the day. of people here, my students can learn from people who Students start pouring out of their classes to catch up have different talents and abilities, and it just really shows with their friends. Teachers and students alike are bent in the artwork that comes from being around a diverse on escaping the walls of school – everyone save for an group of talented kids.” exceptional few. “Everyone thinks that the art club is a place where As for the exceptional few, they stay for their own only dorks and nerds go to,” adds junior art club member reasons. Teachers stay Amanda Lampert. “Really there to grade, athletes stay is so much variety in the people to practice, and student that attend; there are students stay for clubs. But what from other clubs, students who kind of club would get are into sports – it’s just a big students to willingly stay diverse group of artists who all in school, for the sake of come for the same reasons. It’s learning? really cool because you get to Perhaps a place that meet so many different people.” teaches students that Some of the services that beauty is in the eye of the art club does for the school the beholder. A place are creating banners for schoolwhere it is easy to find related functions, nametags, the the constructive feedback stage for the Daffodil Selection, you’ve always wanted for The Art Club takes a few minuntes to pose for the camera and decorations for dances. your undeveloped talents. In order to join the art club, all Somewhere that teaches promising young artists to take you need is an interest for the arts, a desire to meet new their art up a level, thanks to the support of others who people, and $5. The money goes to a special project that all share the same passion. The art club is the place the is just one of the plans that Loring has for the year. serious art student refers to as a “second home.” “I wanted to give my students a chance to do some Candace Loring, adviser of the art club, is the person glass beading later on in the year, perhaps even some with the “eye,” when it comes to spotting art. other special projects,” Loring said as she gazed at a few “The art club is a place where people go to have fun of her hardworking art students. “I already have a varied with other people who share a passion for art,” she said. group of 15-20 members in the art club. It varies because The art club contains people who are different in so different people show up for different things. There are some contests later on in the year, but it is still too early many ways at school. “Some of my students take Japanese, are into computers to think about that this early in the year.We haven’t really and … business,” Loring said. “Because of the wide range had anything scheduled yet.”
During her sophomore year, Sydnee Stoyles found something others spend their whole lives searching for: her passion. She loves to sculpt. This senior has taken ceramics classes since her sophomore year and during the past three years Stoyles has found she needs this artistic outlet during the school day. “I’m really fidgety. I have to do something with my hands,” she said, “or else I’ll go nuts.” For Stoyles, sculpting is a creative release, a time where she can escape from the hustle and bustle of high school life and relax. Stoyles loves the unrestricted aspects of her ceramics classes. She has taken enough of these courses to have earned the freedom to let her art take her where it wants to go.
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“I can pick and choose what projects I want to do,” Stoyles said with a smile. Books, the artwork of other students, and Malyon, the ceramics teacher, are responsible for some of her ideas. This creative freedom allows her to follow those ideas to fruition. This zodiac urn started as an assignment. Stoyles was to create a “section pot,” or a pot that was a culmination of several smaller pots. After adding a blue slip (liquid clay), and carving images of the twelve astrological zodiac signs, it ended as one of the pieces that she is most proud of. “It took a lot of work,” she said, “(but) I love it.” Stoyles wishes to attend the University of Puget Sound next year, where she may or may not continue pottery classes because of time constraints.Whether she continues her artistic training, Stoyles plans on sculpting for a long time. “It would be really cool to have my own pottery wheel and kiln one day,” she said.
1. Pursuing an art career takes time, patience, practice and dedication.
2. The medium doesn’t matter. “Use any materials, they can be cheap.”
3. Don’t get discouraged. “Express yourself and don’t stop. It’s a part of you.”
4. Keep in mind that “art is a journey, not a destination.”
5. Always remember: “Art comes from the heart.”
6. Yes, there will be competition – embrace it. “All artists look at the world differently.”
7. Art supplies can get expensive. “Get a day job.”
8. Sometimes Community College is
better for artists. “Colleges with big names push you to see if you can do it.”
9. You don’t have to take art classes to
make it in the art industry. “I really think that artists are born, not taught.” Sherri also is involved with Seattle Co-Arts, a group of artist who give scholarships to high school seniors and college students. She can be contacted at 253-848-5209.
By Jessica Buckner
Red Rose by Jeff Hibbard Celebrating outstanding literary artists By Micheal Green
Quick is the world that lies around. Always moving, never sound. But why doth men exist at all? For all men eventually fall. Millions of lives spent in waste. Searching for nothing in great haste. Small and few originals are. Still they reach for beyond the stars. Those small and few who reach beyond, Give purpose to life of man at dawn.
“I try to express myself through poetry. It is hidden though; your eyes have to see deep. I see love in poetry. I see hope in poetry. Basically everything you can’t see in general society.”
Photography by Tyler Quinn, James Stanford and Erica Bosnick
Sherri Bails is a local watercolorist who has been painting since 1968 and has been selling her art since 1993.
Poetry shines through musical lyrics, unique speech and creative artwork.
Dreams by Nick Paterno
Sydnee Stoyles
Nine tips from local artist Sherri Bails
Red rose, Red rose. Your red represents Love, “I write poems when I can Without you, the world think of one. It takes imagination Wouldn’t survive Red rose Red rose. You reflect beautifully from the sun, which gives you life.
and certain words. But I think all poetry is great. Poetry gives soft images of things.”
Red rose, Red rose. Your Red pads float to the soft soil When the fall and winter comes And when the warm spring comes, your red pads are reborn. Red rose, Red rose. You are the circle of life.
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Celebrating
Practicing the gift of Art
Outstanding
By Marilyn Dixon
Student Artists Dave Schneider Cars. We see them everyday. For many, they don’t warrant a second glance, yet, whether we like it or not, cars have become a part of our culture. With his art, senior Dave Schneider helps us to see the beauty in these machines. Schneider loves the difficulty of drawing cars. He enjoys the challenge of “getting the surfaces right.” Schneider said, “You see cars all the time, so it’s easy to tell if something’s off.” His drawings are a personal challenge; he struggles to make them “feel right.” This piece was one of Schneider’s first experiments with markers. He likes it because it captures the reflective quality of the materials, yet he remains critical of his work. Looking back, there are several little things Schneider said he would have changed. This constant cycle of self-evaluation and improve-
ment is responsible for much of Schneider’s skill. “The back wheel is off,” he said, frowning slightly. Until he began art classes last year, Schneider was self-taught. Among his influences he counts magazines, M.C. Escher, and his father, who also is an artist. Although he has spent most of his life without artistic training, Schneider likes his studio art class. “You get the freedom to try new things, but help is there if you need it,” Schneider said. Schneider plans on attending college next year and studying some aspect of design. He doesn’t know exactly what he wants to do but definitely sees art in his future.
Celebrating outstanding visual artists By Tyler Quinn
Carolynn Fitterer Carolynn Fitterer painted this piece as a wedding gift for her new sister-in-law. “I like it because it’s more than skin deep,” she said, sitting crosslegged on a desk. “It’s my blessing.” She said she wanted her brother’s new wife to have something to physically represent her approval. For this senior, art as a gift is not uncommon. In fact, she has a hard time finding a piece of art to display, considering she gives most of her work away.This generosity and love of original paintings sums up Fitterer’s feelings about art as a whole. “Art is a great form of expression,” said Fitterer. “Everyone does it differently.” She personally gets inspiration from her family, her friends, movies, and other subjects she is passionate about, such as animal cruelty. “Art is about you,” she said, “and that’s what I like about it.” The one aspect she doesn’t like about the art world is how commercial it has become. “I would rather someone go to a high school art show and pay $100 for an original that moved them, than go to the mall and spend $1000 on a massproduced reprint,” she said. Although she loves to create, and has been doing so since she began art classes when she was 11, Fitterer doesn’t think she will paint for a living. She isn’t about “art as business,” or art for the sake of making money. She will, however, continue to paint in her spare time and thus continue to give her art as gifts.
The school bell rings signaling the end of the day. of people here, my students can learn from people who Students start pouring out of their classes to catch up have different talents and abilities, and it just really shows with their friends. Teachers and students alike are bent in the artwork that comes from being around a diverse on escaping the walls of school – everyone save for an group of talented kids.” exceptional few. “Everyone thinks that the art club is a place where As for the exceptional few, they stay for their own only dorks and nerds go to,” adds junior art club member reasons. Teachers stay Amanda Lampert. “Really there to grade, athletes stay is so much variety in the people to practice, and student that attend; there are students stay for clubs. But what from other clubs, students who kind of club would get are into sports – it’s just a big students to willingly stay diverse group of artists who all in school, for the sake of come for the same reasons. It’s learning? really cool because you get to Perhaps a place that meet so many different people.” teaches students that Some of the services that beauty is in the eye of the art club does for the school the beholder. A place are creating banners for schoolwhere it is easy to find related functions, nametags, the the constructive feedback stage for the Daffodil Selection, you’ve always wanted for The Art Club takes a few minuntes to pose for the camera and decorations for dances. your undeveloped talents. In order to join the art club, all Somewhere that teaches promising young artists to take you need is an interest for the arts, a desire to meet new their art up a level, thanks to the support of others who people, and $5. The money goes to a special project that all share the same passion. The art club is the place the is just one of the plans that Loring has for the year. serious art student refers to as a “second home.” “I wanted to give my students a chance to do some Candace Loring, adviser of the art club, is the person glass beading later on in the year, perhaps even some with the “eye,” when it comes to spotting art. other special projects,” Loring said as she gazed at a few “The art club is a place where people go to have fun of her hardworking art students. “I already have a varied with other people who share a passion for art,” she said. group of 15-20 members in the art club. It varies because The art club contains people who are different in so different people show up for different things. There are some contests later on in the year, but it is still too early many ways at school. “Some of my students take Japanese, are into computers to think about that this early in the year.We haven’t really and … business,” Loring said. “Because of the wide range had anything scheduled yet.”
During her sophomore year, Sydnee Stoyles found something others spend their whole lives searching for: her passion. She loves to sculpt. This senior has taken ceramics classes since her sophomore year and during the past three years Stoyles has found she needs this artistic outlet during the school day. “I’m really fidgety. I have to do something with my hands,” she said, “or else I’ll go nuts.” For Stoyles, sculpting is a creative release, a time where she can escape from the hustle and bustle of high school life and relax. Stoyles loves the unrestricted aspects of her ceramics classes. She has taken enough of these courses to have earned the freedom to let her art take her where it wants to go.
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“I can pick and choose what projects I want to do,” Stoyles said with a smile. Books, the artwork of other students, and Malyon, the ceramics teacher, are responsible for some of her ideas. This creative freedom allows her to follow those ideas to fruition. This zodiac urn started as an assignment. Stoyles was to create a “section pot,” or a pot that was a culmination of several smaller pots. After adding a blue slip (liquid clay), and carving images of the twelve astrological zodiac signs, it ended as one of the pieces that she is most proud of. “It took a lot of work,” she said, “(but) I love it.” Stoyles wishes to attend the University of Puget Sound next year, where she may or may not continue pottery classes because of time constraints.Whether she continues her artistic training, Stoyles plans on sculpting for a long time. “It would be really cool to have my own pottery wheel and kiln one day,” she said.
1. Pursuing an art career takes time, patience, practice and dedication.
2. The medium doesn’t matter. “Use any materials, they can be cheap.”
3. Don’t get discouraged. “Express yourself and don’t stop. It’s a part of you.”
4. Keep in mind that “art is a journey, not a destination.”
5. Always remember: “Art comes from the heart.”
6. Yes, there will be competition – embrace it. “All artists look at the world differently.”
7. Art supplies can get expensive. “Get a day job.”
8. Sometimes Community College is
better for artists. “Colleges with big names push you to see if you can do it.”
9. You don’t have to take art classes to
make it in the art industry. “I really think that artists are born, not taught.” Sherri also is involved with Seattle Co-Arts, a group of artist who give scholarships to high school seniors and college students. She can be contacted at 253-848-5209.
By Jessica Buckner
Red Rose by Jeff Hibbard Celebrating outstanding literary artists By Micheal Green
Quick is the world that lies around. Always moving, never sound. But why doth men exist at all? For all men eventually fall. Millions of lives spent in waste. Searching for nothing in great haste. Small and few originals are. Still they reach for beyond the stars. Those small and few who reach beyond, Give purpose to life of man at dawn.
“I try to express myself through poetry. It is hidden though; your eyes have to see deep. I see love in poetry. I see hope in poetry. Basically everything you can’t see in general society.”
Photography by Tyler Quinn, James Stanford and Erica Bosnick
Sherri Bails is a local watercolorist who has been painting since 1968 and has been selling her art since 1993.
Poetry shines through musical lyrics, unique speech and creative artwork.
Dreams by Nick Paterno
Sydnee Stoyles
Nine tips from local artist Sherri Bails
Red rose, Red rose. Your red represents Love, “I write poems when I can Without you, the world think of one. It takes imagination Wouldn’t survive Red rose Red rose. You reflect beautifully from the sun, which gives you life.
and certain words. But I think all poetry is great. Poetry gives soft images of things.”
Red rose, Red rose. Your Red pads float to the soft soil When the fall and winter comes And when the warm spring comes, your red pads are reborn. Red rose, Red rose. You are the circle of life.
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The Harvey Mulligan Band By A.J. Gard There’s something to be said for bands that can make people want to sing along, even if they’ve never heard their songs before.There’s also something to be said for bands who, when someone first comes up to talk to them, make them feel like they’ve been friends they’re entire life. The Harvey Mulligan Band is one of these bands. Consisting of lead singer/guitar player Tom Pearson, drummer/back up vocalist Nick Ferrucci and bass player/back up vocalist Steve Mintey, the band gives off a personality onstage that most bands at this level can only hope to have after years of playing.When bands usually go onstage, it’s all about how much they know they rock.With The Harvey Mulligan Band, it’s all about how much they know they want the crowd to rock. In the words of Pearson,“The Harvey Mulligan Band wants to rock you all day long”. The band started when Pearson and Ferrucci were friends, and realized it might be fun to start a band together. One day, while they were practicing, their friend Adam Zack just showed up and started playing bass.After he left for college, however, they recruited the ska-loving Mintey to take over bass responsibilities.
They describe their sound as rock-nroll with geek rock and hard rock influences. While the references to Weezer and other such bands are instant, they also draw on varied bands like The Presidents of the United States of America and The Beach Boys for inspiration. The mix is something that Puyallup hasn’t really ever seen (or heard) before. Hearing their music on their new demo just isn’t enough. To get the full Harvey Mulligan Band experience, it has to be heard live. There’s nothing like hearing their fist pumping song “Pathway of Righteousness” while everyone in the crowd is chanting the chorus and singing along with Pearson and Ferrucci. The main thing for them, they say, is to make sure they “put on a good rock and roll show” through interaction, good music, and general lunacy. While discussing the local music scene, Pearson starts to get a little bit more serious. “Right now, I think the music scene is kind of bleak,” Pearson says. “Nothing really sticks out. We need something out of the ordinary.” Maybe the Harvey Mulligan Band is the kick this stagnant scene needs.
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By Lauren Andre By this year’s graduation, a sculpture for the front of the school will be completed by professional wood sculptor Steve Jensen, who already has been hired to make use of money given to the school for public art. Jensen was chosen out of over 100 other artists by an art committee composed of staff and students that is overseeing this project. He was chosen because his intricate woodcarvings stood out to the committee. “We wanted something that fit our school. It’s surrounded by trees,” committee member Katy Cumby said. They wanted something big as well, so Jensen also appealed to the committee because he has done so much work previously with large-scale carvings and with high school students. “I’m really excited to work with this. Steve Jensen is an amazing artist,” Cumby said. Jensen started carving 20 years ago when his father gave him his grandfather’s chisels. He only uses cedar trees that are naturally felled or that are salvaged from burn piles for his sculptures. The sculpture’s original location was near the gym. However, a new location had to be chosen because the first choice was the site for the school’s future swimming pool. When facing the front of the school, its new location is to the left of the main entrance The carving will have three, 8-foot-tall cedar poles placed at each corner of a triangular concrete base.Approximately 20 cedar
tables or seating with different shapes will surround the main sculpture. Students interested in being involved in the carvings can help design the images to be carved by either drawing natural designs such as trees and mountains or designs related to the school. Jensen also is considering rolling out big sheets of paper and asking each student interested in helping to draw their idea of an assigned theme.With either method, the designs that will best translate into carving will be chosen. “It’s an amazing opportunity for the entire student body to be involved in a monumental piece of art,” art teacher and committee member Candace Loring said. A wooden time capsule will be placed in the middle of the main sculpture’s base. It will be filled with students’ thoughts and hopes for the future on pieces of fiber paper. An optional photograph may be included in the capsule. “It’s a cool thing to incorporate into projects, especially with high schools,” Jensen said. Along with coming up with designs, students will be asked to create ceramic tiles to go along the bases of all the pieces.They also can help lay the tiles, and hopefully stain
and seal the completed carvings. To organize the whole sculpture project art teachers Loring and Jami Malyon found six students whose career path was in arts and communications to be part of the art committee toward the end of last year.They needed students that were flexible and who had strong personal feelings for art. Seniors Kim Garver, Tony Ciocca, and Cumby, and juniors Amanda Ferguson, Allison Clark, and Cydney Anderson are the student art committee members. Other staff members involved are School Management Assistant Robin Rhodes and Assistant Principal Dan Hull. So far, the art committee has put in about 20 hours selecting an artist, finding a place for the carved sculpture, and coming up with the design. Though only the planning and the acquiring of 20 chunks of wood has been completed, the project is to be on its way shortly and ready to finish by graduation. Expect the art committee to present information to help with the sculpture in the near future. “This (sculpture) will become part of student culture and will be here while kids go on with their lives. They can bring their families back,” Loring said.
“THIS (SCULPTURE) WILL BECOME PART OF STUDENT AND WILL BE HERE WHILE KIDS GO ON WITH THEIR LIVES.”
This sketch, done by Steve Jensen, is of the “Jaguar Carvings” sculpture project, which is scheduled for completion by graduation.
Nick Ferrucci (drums, left), Steve Mintey (bass, center) and Tom Pearson (guitar, right) playing at the popular youth hangout, Club Impact.
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Video Productions challenges students to discover a more interesting way to create movies and news
By Trevor Omoto The bell rings, but the classroom is still humming with conversation.Video productions teacher Gary Osborne challenges the kids to come up with new and more interesting ways to present the news or create movies, and they hurl the products of their creative minds onto him. “That’s inappropriate for school” and “It’s already been done” are common responses, in addition to “No time to do that” and “Not funny enough.” Idea after idea is given, scrutinized, and discarded. Finally, decisions are made, and Osborne sets them off to their tasks with the same saying every time: “Go forth and produce.” The students scurry to their different tasks. “It’s hard producing a video to please everyone.” senior Kennell Smith said. Although there are a few guidelines, the script and content of videos is entirely up to the student, and the students are entirely responsible for content. “Controversy is a big issue,” senior Sean Osmond said. “You have to be careful what you put in (your video).” Most of the videos produced are played in the cafeteria during lunch, and any offensive content is a potential disaster. Anything too controversial will prevent a video from being shown. Students constantly have to deal with issues such as racism, stereotyping and sexism – anything that could cause offense to anyone. Often times, entire scenes are cut because they are inappropriate, and a lot of hard work is left on the cutting room floor. However, video productions is also an entertaining class, according to senior Adam Firestone. “It’s a lot of fun, and I spend most of my time talking to friends” Firestone said.
“It’s not as easy as easy as everyone thinks,” Osmond said. “It’s like any other class if you procrastinate.” There are assignments and deadlines, and if you don’t schedule your projects properly, they will pile up on you. Videos vary in length and production time, averaging about ten to twenty minutes long and taking anywhere from one to two months to Junior Scott Perry edits his video for class. produce. Brant Duncan, a senior and Video Productions 3 student, has been working on his final project, a 60-minute video, for over six months, and doesn’t expect its completion for quite some time. Besides videos, students in video productions are responsible for the daily announcements shown every day during advisory. A crew of eight students is selected weekly, and they get to work immediately at the beginning of class to memorize lines, set up cameras and adjust lighting. Aside from scripting, the running of daily announcements is completely up to the student news crew Overall, students in video productions enjoy the class; it gives them a break from other more traditional classes, and allows them to be creative. “It’s a great class if you have a good imagination,” Firestone said. “Or if you just like to screw around and be funny on film. I’m not quite sure which of those two I fall into.”
“IT’S A GREAT CLASS IF YOU HAVE A GOOD IMAGINATION, OR IF YOU JUST LIKE TO SCREW AROUND AND BE FUNNY ON FILM.”
Graffiti...
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it’s just as easy to do his work at home Case said, “yet I’ve never been locked up. as it is out in the city, using paper and a Instead I’ve been given tickets or had people try to press selection of charges drawing tools against to make his me.” art instead H o w of painting do the powalls. lice react However, to Case’s just because w o r k ? Case doesn’t “They act mind using like we paper and have no pencil once respect for in a while, doesn’t mean anything at he doesn’t all.” Case A sketch of Dustin Case’s graffiti artwork. still like to go said “They out and work look at us on walls – which sometimes lands Case in like we’re stupid. It drives me up a tree.” a heap of trouble. Numerous calls by JagWire to the Taco“I’ve gotten in trouble too many times,” ma Police Department were not returned.
By Christine Meader and Sarah Gonderman
“It’s a comedy, not a musical,” said junior Elizabeth Davenport. Thursday, Nov. 20 is the opening night of “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.” The play is at 7 p.m., and can be viewed through Saturday. “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” by John Bishop is a humorous play that resembles, at least in junior Jocelyne Fowler’s eyes, the movie Clue. According to the advertising poster of the play, “Comic mayhem erupts while an undercover detective attempts to crack codes and identify the infamous ‘Stage Door Slasher.’ As the investigation progresses, accusations fly and after a good dose of sidesplitting, satiric wit the ‘Slasher’ is unmasked.” Senior Katie Ross said, “It’s one of those shows where you’ll be at intermission and you’ll not want it to stop.” Director Kristin Zetterstrom picked the play because she feels the student body is “in need of a comedy.” She is positive that the students will love it and find the play to be very entertaining. There is a romantic scene in the play, and Zetterstrom looked for chemistry between the students who tried out. By being willing to kiss in the audition, they showed the potential to make this play “bigger then life,” as Zetterstrom put it. Junior Lisa Christian said the cast is an energetic bunch that keeps laughing, making every day interesting. “It shows that we’re having a good time on stage,” she said. Sophomore Ryan McNamara looks forward to rehearsals and wishes that the already long ones lasted longer. He broke the piano bench one rehearsal trying to make the scene more intense by jumping on it. Shortly after that junior Aaron Orheim was wandering around with a sliver in his finger, exaggerating the pain he was in to the amusement of his cast mates. “Knock your socks off hilarious,” Orheim said, referring to the play and the many hours of labor and laughs that went with it. The cost is $5 with ASB and $6 without.
People of the city sometimes aren’t that positive about his art, either. “I’ve had moms, grandmas, and random guys off the street all come up and yell at me when I’m working,” said Case. Getting yelled at by people isn’t Case’s only problem either.“I remember one time I was working on a three-story building, and I was on a ladder, and I wanted to work on the whole wall but instead I fell down into a tree,” he said. Luckily for him, he didn’t break anything. Although Case takes great pride and joy in his work, he thinks there are some things that graffiti artists shouldn’t do. “I don’t think it’s right when people have done it at churches. That’s a holy place,” Case said. “Or when they do it in dangerous ways, such as hanging upside down on a rope to paint on an underpass, or when they do graffiti in hate.”
Photography by James Stanford
Juniors Aaron Orheim and Elizabeth Davenport rehearse a scene as they prepare for opening night of “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.”
“Sacrificing social status for a few good laughs” By Kristina Sorensen
By Blaine Rybacki It’s an activity the police categorize as malicious mischief and many adults see as merely defacement of property.That activity is graffiti, and for one student it’s become a big part of his life. “I started in 4th grade when I saw it around school,” sophomore Dustin Case said.“People do graffiti for different reasons. Some do it because they’re depressed, some for gangs, some because everyone else is doing it and some do it because they like how it looks.” For Case, it was “a good way to let go of my emotions and anger. … I see graffiti as my work, and I’m passionate about doing it.” When asked what he thinks about the stereotypical view that graffiti is only destructive, Case said, “I hate it when people only think that graffiti is dishonoring walls. Most people can just sit at home and draw on paper,” he said, shaking his head.To Case,
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It used to be that when Emerald Ridge students heard the word hypocrites, the first thing that would come to mind would be ancient Greek actors that performed in great tragic plays, which is where the word originally came from. Now, when students hear the word, they automatically think of something completely different – original student comedy at ERHS. The original student comedy is written and performed by group of students who call themselves the Hypocritz. Their motto is “Sacrificing social status for a few good laughs,” so you can tell they’re all about taking any opportunity they can to make people laugh. They meet voluntarily every Wednesday after school to practice through improvisation games, original skits, and to bond over laughter. The club started about three years ago when ERHS graduate Scott Baxter needed Photography by Tyler Quinn
h y p o c r i t z an idea for his senior project. He got a group of students together and formed an unofficial version of the Hypocritz. Then, last year, after Baxter and the other senior Hypocritz had graduated, the leftover junior and sophomore members decided to make it an official school club.They then went to teacher Matt White, who agreed to be the club’s advisor. The club now has open auditions at the beginning of every school year for anyone who wants to join.The auditions are based on stage presence, dramatic and improv ability, and comedic potential.The new members are then decided on by the returning members. This year, about 25 students showed up to audition, and there are currently 14 members. Five of the members are seniors, seven are juniors, and two are sophomores. Although the students involved in Hypocritz are focused on making others laugh and having a good time, there is a serious
side to the club. “It’s a creative outlet where you are able to express yourself. People don’t realize how vulnerable you are when you’re in front of a crowd, and how much planning it takes to get there,” senior member Jordan Melin said. Lack of planning however, is a different story.This was the case in the school’s recent homecoming assembly when a few members of the Hypocritz were knocked down by the football team in an attempt to get the crowd ready for that nights homecoming football game. Things got a little out of hand when Leslie Brooks was knocked down a little too hard, and hit her head on the gym floor. “We didn’t think that would be the outcome, we just thought it would be funny, but we didn’t think things through,” Brooks said. Although Brooks is doing well now, at the time of the incident she did have to fill out some medical paperwork, and the club did
have to have a meeting with teacher Sharyn Mehner and administrator Conchita OliverMoore to talk about the quality of the club’s decision. However, the Hypocritz still take every opportunity they can to get in front of people. They perform at assemblies, make videos, original skits, and just focus on seeing the happier side to life. “Sometimes bad things happen, like world issues for instance, and we make a lighter subject of it by making fun of it,” Aaron Orheim said. Anyone who wants to experience the Hypocritz firsthand will have a chance on Dec. 18. They will be putting on an original show in the auditorium, with the time to be announced. “The art of performing is moving,” senior Brooke Steck said.“It’s amazing how the power of laughter and smiling can change someone for the better.”
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Art Art Around the the Community By Lauren Obregon
Bridge to the Museum of Glass. Which display’s much of Chihule’s blown glass designs
Fine art and exercise – the two go hand in hand, at least at the Tacoma art walk. Every third Thursday of the month,Tacoma hosts its art walk, which is an evening where many of the area’s art galleries and museums are open to the public, free of charge, from 5 to 8 p.m. Stroll the streets of Tacoma gazing at all mediums of art. With sculptures ranging from the bizarre to photographs expressing extreme beauty and vulnerability, there is likely to be a little something for everyone. The exquisite Museum of Glass displays glass that has been molded into art with vivid colors streaked throughout their luminescent surfaces. The history museum gives a more National Geographic-type approach to things. One is never out of options as far as places to go things to see. The Art Walk is great for families with children of all ages. Candy sculptures displayed in the Tacoma Art Museum are made with every color in the rainbow that can catch the eye of any two year old. In other rooms of the museums, enjoy black and white photos from around the world, as well as paintings and sculptures depicting struggles we all encounter in our everyday dramatized lives. Many sculptures are displayed along the roads at crosswalks and intersections giving drivers something artistic to look at.
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Beading for a Hobby Celebrating Kristin Wellentin’s
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Creative, Talented, Visual Art. By Laura Kelly
Many people love to wear beautiful glass bead bracelets and necklaces, but most people don’t realize the time and effort that goes into each and every bead. Junior Kristin Wellentin, has been perfecting her hobby – glass art – for three years now. “It’s really difficult. It takes so much time and you need to have a steady hand to create unique designs,” she said. Wellentin’s credits her aunt, Deidre Nelson, for sparking her interest in glass art. “We have always been really close. She’s so crafty. She has always been into making homemade soaps and art projects,” Wellentin said. Nelson lives on Fox Island, so Wellentin usually visits her every other weekend to check out her new art projects and to visit. “One weekend I was at her house and I went down to her shed and saw a torch with glass around it. I just stood there watching her make glass beads,” Wellentin said Ever since then, Wellentin has been hooked. She and her aunt bring homemade jewelry and beads to craft shows and bead fairs to sell. They call themselves Island Girl Studio. “We do well at shows and sell all different kinds of things made from glass art. We sell bracelet necklace and earring sets, single beads in a basket, and sterling silver bracelets,” Wellentin said. Pricing of glass art products is sometimes difficult because the price depends on how much glass is on the piece of jewelry. “Some things are expensive,” Wellentin said.“A sterling silver bracelet could cost $90, but a necklace with one glass bead with two side beads costs around $12.”
Student Art
The process of creating the jewelry for the shows is very extensive. The first step is to heat up the torch. Then the manderol, a metal pole, is dipped into a thick, gray liquid called bead release. Then another glass rod is heated up until it forms a ball. From there it drips into a teardrop shape.The glass is then rolled on the manderol to create a simple bead with one color. Wellentin is not one for simplicity and likes to get creative. “I like to make beads with dots on them,” she said. “I melt them down partially until it sticks out. I like using dichroic glass, a clear glass, because it sparkles. After that is done, the beads are put in a kiln for six hours and are then ready to be wired up into jewelry.” There are a few tips to keep in mind when creating glass art. “It is really easy to burn the glass,” she said, “especially if you don’t keep turning the bead – it could break. My uncle every once in awhile gets behind the torch and his beads turn out funny. They aren’t round. He adds his own personality.” Wellentin plans to keep glass art up and will create more pieces of jewelry. “It is surprising how long one bead takes to make,” she said. “People see $90 for a bracelet and don’t think how long it takes and how expensive it is to make. But it’s reasonable for the time and effort involved.”
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merald Ridge is full of talented artists. The art room is where many start but not where they finish, as the art produced is as diverse as the people who roam the halls. The visual arts are possibly the most recognized throughout the school, and with good reason.The art club provides these artists with a release for their inspirations, letting artists share their talents with other people and contribute new ideas. The musical arts also are a large part of the school fabric, as garage bands add to other groups at school by rocking the local scene. The dramatic arts stand out as well, as school plays always have a good turnout and keep audiences glued to their seats. The Hypocritz are widely known throughout the school as a hilarious group of students who thrive off laughter from their peers. Other forms of art sometimes go unnoticed. Poetry can push people to delve into their hidden emotions and reveal feelings. Glass art and body art both require intricate details to create the beautiful or unique product. The art created at Emerald Ridge portrays clear talent and pure creativity.Whatever the art form, the students seem to have it covered.
“MOST PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT GOES INTO EACH AND EVERY BEAD.”
Photography by Tyler Smart and Marquel Mussie
By Laura Kelley Photography by Tyler Smart
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FEATURE
Swanlund’s poise impresses judges BY
RACHEL ABRAHAM
REPORTER
Since its start in 1934, the Daffodil Parade has been a prestigious tradition in Pierce County. Princesses from each school in the area are chosen to compete for Daffodil Queen. This year, Emerald Ridge’s princess is Meghan Swanlund. The nominees from Emerald Ridge did a lot to prepare for the princess coronation. After the judges were picked by Cami Devereux, the girls had to create biographies about themselves for the judges’ booklets. Next was the Judges’ Tea. This was an interview process where the judges got to know the candidates a little better. The eight girls met at once a week to practice their speeches and were given a list of impromptu questions to prepare with. They practiced their poise and walking, and had three dress rehearsals. “It was a big month-long commitment for all the girls,” Devereux said. When Swanlund found out that she was chosen, she was shocked. “I wasn’t expecting to hear my name,” she said. “The other
Swanlund accepts the crown on coronation night.
seven girls were all really deserving. They were tough competition.” Although she doesn’t know why she was picked, people have told her it’s because of the way she answered her impromptu question.
When Swanlund was asked what the most important thing one gets out of high school is, she quickly responded with an explanation on the importance of individuality. Swanlund believes she is like any other teenager. She likes to hang out with friends, scrapbook, and dance, as she is on the cheer squad. Her favorite class is yearbook because it challenges her and is involved in her career pathway, arts and communications. One thing she is thankful for is the opportunity to meet new people. Some students she would have never ordinarily talked to, she has become good friends with. Even before running for Daffodil Princess, Swanlund did a lot for the community. Some of her volunteer work includes building houses with Habitat for Humanity and organizing fundraisers for the Susan G. Coleman Foundation. Next for Swanlund is the road to Daffodil Queen, which involves a lot of time. She isn’t overwhelmed, though. “You go into this knowing all the responsibilities you will have,” Swanlund said, “The only thing I would consider overwhelming is
knowing that I am representing the school.” After all 20 princesses are chosen from the other schools, there will be an orientation on Dec. 2 for the princesses to get to know each other. After that, they will attend royalty training to practice poise and etiquette every Saturday until the Queen’s coronation on Mar. 19, two days after Swanlund’s birthday. At the coronation, the judges determine the winner using a point system. The points are based on attendance of royalty training, the interviews with judges, and speeches. No matter who wins the title of queen, all the princesses get to participate in the parade, which will take place in April. After the parade, Swanlund will still have many commitments, such as appearances and volunteer work for schools and nursing homes. For all the work she has and will put in, Swanlund is guaranteed a $500 scholarship, and could win up to $3,000 in scholarships. No matter what, Swanlund has the support of her friends, family, and Devereux. “Meghan is awesome, she will represent Emerald Ridge very well.”
Exchange students discover American culture BY
KRISTIN WELLENTIN
REPORTER
Seniors Ulises Nieto and Mario Barrios and sophomore Esteban De La Torre all arrived to America wanting to experience the American culture. All three were determined to meet new people in a different country to help them learn more about it. Ulises Nieto When Nieto stepped off the airplane from Spain into the United States, the first thing he noticed was the fewer amount of tall buildings in America. In Spain, tall buildings make up the cities that tower above. Here, we have a few buildings where people work and live in, whereas in Spain all people live in the buildings because they have few houses. When he was greeted by his hosts Carol and William Stanford, he knew that he was going to have a great year. His host parents take good care of Nieto and are very interested in what he is involved in. The only thing that worried Nieto was he could not speak very good English. But he tried not to let that bother him because he knew he would learn. When Nieto arrived at Emerald Ridge, he was excited to meet new people and to discover American culture. With help from counselor Mariano Leon-Guerrero he was ready to go to class. ”I really like my classes, but I don’t like English and civics because we have to read and write a lot and I don’t understand English that well,” Nieto said. Nieto is currently in Advanced Spanish with Cami De-
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vereux, though, and that has helped. “Mrs. Devereux as well as my host parents help me with my English and I am also learning from the environment around me,” Nieto said. Nieto completed his sophomore and junior year in Spain and wants to finish his senior year here in America. He plans to go to a college called Salamanca in Spain after he learns how to speak better English. “In order to go the college I want to attend, I need better English skills,” Nieto said. Nieto also plays soccer. In Spain, he played year-round for his school and club team. Here in America, high school soccer is played in the spring. The one thing about being an exchange student in sports is that they can only participate at the junior varsity level. They are prohibited from competing in games or matches at the varsity level. Esteban De La Torre Barrios and De La Torre are exchange students from Guatemala here on their school break. De La Torre is staying with hosts Danielle and Jonathan Spencer. Unlike Washington, where school breaks are in the summer from June to September, in Guatemala, their break is from October to January. De La Torre is a sophomore and has experienced many new things. “The school here is different because you change classes, and in Guatemala you have one class with the same 24 students the whole year,” said De La Torre. Also, in Guatemala students are to wear uniforms without ever wearing what they want.
SPORTS
Volleyball places 4th at state BY
JOSH WALKER
REPORTER
The volleyball team placed fourth in the state by winning three of four games at the WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington 4A Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 14-15 at the Everett Events Center. “Our goal was to get top four in the state, so this was great,” senior setter Megan Kosel said. “We had great potential and great team leaders.” The team finished the season 24-7. The Jaguars opened the tournament strong by beating Kamiakin in three games Friday, but lost later that night to Heritage in the quarterfinals. However, they came back with a fire the next day, winning their final two matches of the tournament by beating Snohomish in four games and Capital in three. Things were not looking up for the Jaguars at the beginning of the Snohomish match. While Emerald Ridge won the first two games, Snohomish led for a time in each game, once even gaining a seven-point lead.
The Jaguars huddle before their match against Heritage at state in the Everett Events Center.
The Panthers won the third game before the Jaguars came back to win the fourth game. The last match versus Capital was tense as well. Emerald Ridge played and beat Capital in four games at the West Central District Tournament the weekend before. At state, Capital brought their best game against the
Jaguars, hoping for revenge. The Jags fought back though, and won decisively. “We had jitters entering the state tournament, but after we played our first game the jitters went away,” junior outside hitter Anna Bofa said. Another strong showing at state keeps
tradition alive for the volleyball team. It was their third consecutive trip to the state tournament, and an all-school record for the highest finish at state. The road to state was paved with difficulties, though. “Mentally, when we beat Spanaway Lake in the tournament earlier this year, we thought we could beat anybody,” coach Tanya Campbell said. “But when we lost to a few teams (during the regular season) it made us work harder to finish the season strong.” The team’s record put them at fourth in the south division of the South Puget Sound league. Competing at the league tournament, the Jaguars finished sixth, beating Kentridge and Kentwood but losing to Kentlake. This put them at a low seed going into districts. To qualify for state, the Jaguars had to win two games before losing two at districts. Beating Central Kitsap, Skyview, and Capital, Emerald Ridge made it into the championship match against Spanaway Lake. The Sentinels won in four, but the Jaguars kept the lead to a mere four points at the most in each game.
Girls swim and dive finishes year off strong Junior Bailey Kuestermeyer places seventh and eighth in events BY
JAMES STANFORD
EDITORIAL BOARD
ERHS exchange students Mario Barrios, Ulises Nieto, and Esteban De La Torre. Nieto said he is trying to work on his English skills.
“Here, students are lucky to wear what they want because in Guatemala, we have to wear uniforms,” said De La Torre. Since De La Torre arrived on Oct. 11, he has done many things to learn about our culture. He went to a haunted house at the Tacoma Mall. “It was really cool and scary,” De La Torre said. In Guatemala, they do not celebrate Halloween very much. “We just hang out with friends and we scare little kids by making our own haunted houses for them to go through,” said De La Torre. Also, they go trick-or-treating just like Americans. Nieto and De La Torre were willing to come to America to learn about American culture, and many people can learn about their culture as well by meeting them and getting to know them. Photography by Jim Meyerhoff and James Stanford
Bailey Kuestermeyer placed seventh in the state in the 200-yard Individual Medley and placed eighth in the 500-yard Freestyle at WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington swimming and diving championships at King County Aquatics Center on Nov. 14-15. “Bailey was awesome,” teammate sophomor Kirsten Byers said. “Competing in the finals and placing in the top eight is great.” Kuestermeyer also competed in the 200-yard Freestyle, placing 18th, and the 200-yard Medley Relay, where the team of Kuestermeyer, Byers, Caitlin Olmsted and Robin Hamilton placed 15th. “We all worked very hard to get where we were at,” Olmsted said. “We totally earned it.” Byers is a new addition to the team. She attends Bellarmine Prep, but has come to Emerald Ridge to compete.This was her first time attending state. She competed in
“WE ALL WORKED VERY HARD TO GET WHERE WE WERE AT. WE TOTALLY EARNED IT.” the 100-yard Butterfly, placing 11th in the 100-yard Butterfly. Sophomore Kate Ertman, the only diver from the team, competed in the one-meter dive and placed fourteenth out of sixteen divers. According to Kuestermeyer, one thing that made the team closer was presenting the hubcap award to their teammates. This award was given to a teammate after each meet for their dedication and team spirit. “Team spirit and encouragement is what motivates the team to go on,” coach Jennifer Schmitz said. “It was an awesome experience,” Byers said. “Everyone was great.”
Robin Hamilton, participant at state, swims the 200-yard Medley Relay
Photography by Mikel Armstrong
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Butcherite makes mark at state BY
XANDER KNOX
REPORTER
The cross country team has improved by leaps and bounds since last season, sending senior runner Jessica Butcherite, to state for the first time. Another high point of the season was Butcherite taking 108th out of 150 at state. “I accomplished one of my biggest goals since I started running,” said Butcherite. “If I had the team there pushing me during training, I might have done better, but it still feels pretty good.” The boys finished the season placing 14th out of 19 teams at the league meet, and the girls finished 10th out of 14 teams at league. Butcherite is the first cross country runner Emerald Ridge has sent to state, but the
up and coming talent shows that she won’t be the last. She is confident that sophomores Tayzha Fox, Kaitlyn Golden, and Rose Velasquez will step up and fill the spots vacated by seniors graduating. With forty runners, this season had one of the best turnouts ever. Besides that fact, the weather this fall was ideal for running. Also keeping the boys and girls spirits up was the open-ended goal of coach Gary Osborne. “Even if we didn’t send anyone to state, as long as some people got personal records every meet, the season was a success,” he said.
Other inspirational leaders for the team were boys and girls captains senior Corey Stephenson and Butcherite. Stephenson did well, coming in 46th place at sub-districts, and Butcherite took 40th at districts, advancing her to state. “The hard work and determination paid off in the end,” said Butcherite. Part of this philosophy was the work of coach Shane Sliva, an art teacher from Stahl. “Coach Sliva really helped us during the season. He pushed us to be our best and always work hard,” said Butcherite. This year’s team, in addition to sending a
“THE HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION PAID OFF IN THE END.”
Girls soccer ends season with overall record 6-4-4 Four consecutive losses puts team out of playoff spot BY
XANDER KNOX
REPORTER
As the first sports season comes to an end, the girls soccer team finished its season with a 6-4-4 overall record and a 3-4-2 league record. Although the year ended with a winning record, the four straight losses in the middle of the season barely put them at a playoff spot. “The girls remained upbeat and used that attitude to turn the four-game skid around,” said coach Dan Stueckle “Everyone was positive, and as a team we worked through a tough middle of the season.” Even though the girls fell short of a berth in postseason play, there was an optimistic tone over the whole season that supported the team through several key player injuries and the rough mid-season losing streak. Inspiring the team through these difficulties were junior captain Monique Cornier and junior defender Amber Stokes.The way the ladies finished out the season showed how these girls contributed to the positive attitude that got the team through what turned out to be a heartbreaking last season for graduating seniors Brittney Beitel, Bridget Schramm, Myja Freese and Kendall Schwartz. During the middle of the season, the injuries took their toll on the morale of the team.The girls lost four straight games to teams that with the way the girls were playing earlier in the season would have been easy wins.After the third loss, Stueckle called a team meeting to adjust the players’ mental focus and resolve. “Dropping those four games was an error that affected the rest of the year,” said Stueckle, “If we had won just two of those games, we would have been into the playoffs
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without a problem.” A new twist on the season this year is the Meeker Cup, a girls soccer competition between the three high schools in Puyallup. The winner of the award will be announced later in the month. The contributing factors for the cup, including varsity and junior varsity scores, are the record of the team versus Puyallup and Rogers, team GPA, and sportsmanship. The team carried many talented girls this year that will fill the spots of the four seniors that are graduating. Supporting the team in their quest for the Meeker Cup this year, and next year as well are juniors Lindsey Turcott and Lauren Bair at midfield, sophomore Jen Brumbaugh at defense, and junior Rachel Malinen, who plays forward. “The season had a lot of ups and downs, but by the end of the year we fixed some things that needed fixing and proved to ourselves that had we not had such a long losing streak, we could have made the playoffs,” said Stokes. Although the girls didn’t make the playoffs, this season was another year under the belt of a new program that desperately needs experience to compete with teams such as Curtis, Decatur, and others in the South Puget Sound League.These schools have had girls soccer programs for much longer than Emerald Ridge, and it shows in the way they dominate their opponents. With the number of girls that will roll over to next year and hopefully contribute to a spot in the playoffs, the soccer program is setting a tradition of excellence at Emerald Ridge for the years to come. Although they are a young team this year, next season the majority of the team will be seniors, and this age advantage will surely show its worth in the way the girls finish next year.
runner to state, came within two spots of making districts as a team, a goal that both captains think will be attainable next year. The girls team took 10 out of 19 teams at sub-districts, falling two places short of a team spot at districts. th
The cross country team went above and beyond all expectations for this year’s season. Each coach had different ideas for how the season should go, but both agreed that coming close to districts as a team and sending a runner to state, on top of the great turn out, made this year the most successful season yet. “The team rose to the challenge of the gnarliest workouts,” Sliva said,“and prepared themselves for next season.”
Boys water polo achieves its biggest goal to date BY
ANDREW CLARK
REPORTER
The boys water polo team went to districts at the King County Aquatic Center on November 1, losing both of their games. The first ended in a 23-0 shutout against Bellevue, while the second game versus Rogers went into overtime but was lost, 9-7. The team finished on a positive note, however. They had accomplished their biggest goal: making it to districts. During the first game, Bellevue played more aggressively than the Jags. Bellevue had possession of the ball most of the game and their offense overpowered the Emerald Ridge defense. The Jags couldn’t hold them back, and Bellevue won out. The Jags put up a hard fight during their second game, though.They had the lead against Rogers up until the fourth quarter.The Rams tied with the Jags during the fourth, and the game went into overtime, where the Rams overtook them. “The game against Rogers was already our second game and we were worn out, and it was only Rogers’ first game so they were fresh and in the end they came out on top,” said junior Brandon Myking, another promising field player. “Our game against Rogers was really close, and it was a good game to end the season,” said junior Mikel Armstrong. “I was hoping we could win at least one game so that we could compete in a third game, which with a win would carry us to state,” Adam Altrichter said. Despite their loss, the members of the water polo team are optimistic and looking forward to next year. “Competing at district level we found out that we can make districts next year. I want to have fun and work hard. I think we did both this year, but next year we are going to work harder and we will work harder,” Altrichter said.
OPINION
Copy price: Five cents is not an inconvenience
Students and teachers throughout Emerald Ridge regularly print and copy papers, notes, and pages from books. Now, however, the process for copying has become more complicated, and for good reason: Students around school abused the reason behind the copy machine and instituting a price was a smart choice. All last year, and the previous years before it, students made many copies on the various machines around the school.Whether a poem for English, math notes missed, or something else, more than 1.6 million copies were made last year in this building alone. This number greatly exceeds the intended amount the copiers were budgeted for. The budget for the copy machines last year was $33,738,16.This was to cover paper, toner and equipment repairs.The copy number was inordinately high last year because many students made unnecessary copies when they could have easily hand-written or memorized the same text. Because the copy machines were so available, students took advantage of this and abused the privilege. Often students would make multiple copies when they only needed one, or copy items that had no relevance to school or their classes. Because of this, a 5 cent charge has been installed in the copy machine in the library. A slot not unlike those on a gumball machine takes nickels, and then the copies can be made. The copy machine does not work without inserting money. The 5 cent charge for each copy has been a great deterrent for student use. Few students carry around extra change, and the inconve-
nience has become too great. The number of copies made has greatly decreased since the new charge was introduced. Students’ minds can be put to good use finding ways to get information other than through a copy machine.When students have a copy machine, they aren’t made to think like actually reading an essay from a library book or studying those math notes will do. This new charge will also help the school out. It raises money and helps the copy machines be self-reliant. Although only $6 has been made since the new charge was instituted, all of this money will go towards buying more paper and toner for the machines. This allows the school to spend more money on things other than copy machine supplies such as books and classroom supplies. A few people might argue that students need to make copies for classes in special circumstances, and sometimes they cannot afford to spend their precious nickels there. However, an extra nickel in times of need is not too hard to come by. The additional charge for copies can be an inconvenience, but overall it was a good decision. It greatly benefits the school by providing extra money and preventing extravagant use of the copy machines, and the hassle towards students is minimal.After all, five cents will not make or break the bank, and you can often easily find that money lying on the commons floor. One person’s junk is another person’s treasure, is it not? Staff editorials are composed by, and are the opinions of, the JagWire editorial board.
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EDITORIAL MISSION As Jagwire enters its fourth year, it is our continuing mission to serve as the official voice of the students of Emerald Ridge High school, and to provide them with a quality, thought-provoking, entertaining, and responsible student publication. Our magazine will continue to serve as an open public forum for student expression, and for the open exchange of thoughts, ideas, and opinions. The publication will act as a communication link between the students, staff and the community. Because the art of self-improvement is an ongoing task, our staff is committed to continually reflecting and assessing its impact as a publication, in an attempt to achieve the highest journalistic standards.
LETTERS POLICY Jagwire will accept unsolicited copy from students, staff and community members. Only signed and dated letters with address and phone number from community members, or grade level from students, will be accepted. Letters must be limited to 300 words and will be published as space is available. All letters are the sole opinion of the writers, and the staff reserves the right to edit any letter for space and/or clarity. We will not publish material that may substantially disrupt the school process. Letters to the editor may be submitted by mailing them to Jagwire c/o Emerald Ridge High School, or by e-mailing them to jagwired03@hotmail.com.
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Ferry makes fourth trip to state
Veterans Day 2003
Assembly brings recognition to Emerald Ridge veterans BY
SARAH FRATONI
REPORTER
On November 10, students and faculty gathered to honor America’s veterans by holding an assembly in the school’s auditorium. The assembly reminded students of the teachers and staff who once served their country in the military. There are a total of five staff members who are veterans. They are computer technician Doug Bragg, custodian Al Corbi, counselor Mariano LeonGuerrero, Japanese teacher Carl Puckhaber, and P.E. teacher Lynn Wardle. As each veteran was honored, a student handed them a rose to show student appreciation. First Lieutenant Sean
Teague of the United States Air Force played the role of keynote speaker at the assembly. Teague is a graduate of Puyallup High School and works in the intelligence portion of the military. He shared a few stories of he and his colleague’s experi-
mances by students and staff. The Chamber Singers sang an a capella version of the National Anthem and Greg Perryea performed Taps. Students Steve Holland, Jordan Wilkins, Nick Barger, A.J. Gard, and Jesse Tiamson, along with science teacher Kenn Fidler, performed Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” and the Foo Fighters’ “Hero.” Throughout the assembly, a number of classic American images were displayed on the projection screen above the stage as speakers talked of the experiences of veterans. The assembly came to a close with a final note of American pride from Master of Ceremonies Katie Hargett.
EVERY ERHS VET WAS HONORED AND GIVEN A ROSE EXPRESSING STUDENT APPRECIATION
Students and staff play in assembly to honor veterans. From Left: Nick Barger, AJ Gard, Jordan Wilkins.
Families cope while soliders fight BY
SARAH FRATONI
REPORTER
Imagine, in the heat of war one of the people you respect and love most in your life suddenly leaves. Imagine waiting, watching, and praying for their safety, all as the world around you goes on normally. This is the experience that for a number of students, as family members continue to serve abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan. Junior Derrick Mcintosh just had his father return from the Middle East recently. He was gone for 10 months. “He was several places, such as Kuwait. It depended on where they needed him,” Mcintosh said. Mcintosh’s father is in the Army, the Explosive Ordnance Division. “Right now he instructs a class on bomb disposal. (In the war) he led a team of bomb disposal guys to destroy or disable weapons.” With live pictures of the war on television, Mcintosh said his family coped as well as it could. “It’s an adjustment,” Mcintosh said. “(It’s) weird without having a dad. It’s like having a part of your life taken away. You’re like ‘I miss it.’ You move on.” Mcintosh’s father returned in early October. After being gone for an ex-
tended period of time, the adjustment was surprisingly not difficult. “He just slid back into our family. Back the way things used to be,” Mcintosh said. Sophomore Justin Hamrick has a different story. Hamrick’s older brother is still currently stationed in Iraq, and his family is unsure when he’ll be returning home. “They keep changing it. (It was) November 1, but now it’s sometime in February,” Hamrick said. His brother joined the Army some two months after the 9/11 attacks and left for Iraq on September 19, 2002. “He wishes he hadn’t (joined) now,” Hamrick said. Hamrick’s brother does a lot in Iraq, including some of the more difficult jobs. “He drives the tanks and raids the houses. He doesn’t like to talk about it,” Hamrick said. With the stress being difficult, the family supports each other while waiting for the elder Hamrick to return. “His wife lives with us until he gets back. (She and) my mom are both really emotional. I’m sad and excited for when he gets back,” Hamrick said.
ences of being involved with Operation Iraqi Freedom. Teague was deployed twice to the Middle East, in 2002 and 2003, and said that soldiers’ families deserve as much recognition as the soldiers themselves. The assembly included a variety of musical perfor-
BY
SARAH FRATONI
REPORTER
The boys tennis team finished out its season in style, with a record of 11-2.This placed them second in the district for the tennis postseason. The team also won the SPSL sportsmanship award for the fourth time. While there were a few players who were close to qualifying for the sub-district and district tournaments, senior Greg Ferry was the only player to advance to districts. “This is the best we’ve ever done,” junior Adrian Ball said. Brad Medlock and his partner in doubles, Ball, nearly qualified for the post season. “If we had won two more matches, we could’ve made it districts.” In addition to Ball and Medlock nearly qualifying, singles player David Feltner was close to qualifying as well. Ferry will make the trip to state, which is held in May, for the fourth time. “My sophomore year it was a new experience, but by
A close call for girls golf team at every match BY
ERIKA FELT
REPORTER
The girls golf team finished up its season with a record of 1-9, but the girls improved with each tournament and tried their best to improve with every match that was played. “We are a lot better at playing our own strengths,” co-captain Angela Meyerhoff said. “We didn’t have to be great to still do well.” Alexi Colton qualified as a state alternate by placing 19th out of 116 SPSL entries. A two-day total of 188 (95-93) had her two strokes behind the state qualifying score. “The league this year has gotten a lot tougher,” said coach Jim
Meyerhoff. The girl’s golf team may have tried their best at each tournament, but it was always a close call to winning; they only seemed to miss by a few strokes at each match.The one match that they did win was against Bethel, 38-22. The team consists of mainly sophomores and juniors with hardly any experience of golf. Although there were seniors, the newcomers expected to learn more about the sport. “Knowing that this was a young team, our main goal was to just play our best and improve with each tournament,” Jim Meyerhoff said.“I’m very excited for next year because the girls will have a lot more experience.”
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Greg Ferry plans to play tennis at college but isn’t going to go pro.
Although Ferry is planning to play college-level tennis, he has no plans to go pro. “There are other endeavors I’d like to pursue. Tennis prepares me for life,” Ferry said.
Series of consecutive losses keeps football team from posting more wins BY
KRISTIN WELLENTIN
REPORTER
Ending the season with a 2-8 record, the football team tied the school record for the most wins. The first win, against the Federal Way Eagles, was a great start for a good season. With team captains Kennell Smith and Steve Holland inspiring their teammates, they hoped for many more wins. Unfortunately, a series of close losses kept the team from posting more wins until the last game of the season, when they beat Kent-Meridian. “That game was very emo-
tional for seniors because that was their last game ever at Emerald Ridge,” Smith said. “We wanted to go out on top and in the locker room, we were willing to do anything to win that game.” Holland said they did it in regular dramatic style. “Our mission was to give Coach Susee more gray hairs because we would be losing, then we would come back to win,” Holland said. Smith said the games were more about character than the final score. “Even though we did not win many games, football is
not about the wins and losses,” Smith said. “Thirty years from now, no one will remember our records and the most important thing about football is the friendships that are made.” Although they ended on a good note, the season was not as perfect as the captains would have liked it to be. “The season was like a roller coaster with ups and downs,” Smith said. ”We had a few games slip away,” Holland said. Next year, the team hopes to break their previous win-loss record.
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junior year, I set higher expectations,” Ferry said. “For my senior year, (I hope to) place in the top two or three.” Poulin has great confidence in Ferry performing well. “He’s going to do exactly what he’s done in the past – do very well. He has about five to six months to practice,” said Poulin. Ferry says this season wasn’t his best, due to many conflicts, such as several illnesses and losing his first regular season singles match in his high school career. “I tried to die by natural causes,” Ferry laughs, listing off several illnesses, including the flu and a cold. “My friends and family have all been supportive. They’ve helped me through tough times.” Ferry seems very happy to be a senior and so close to finishing up his high school career. “He’s getting ready for college tennis,” said Poulin. “It’s a nice feeling, knowing you’re going to graduate and go to college, (then) get to play tennis at a higher level,” said Ferry.
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Bowlers focus on fun
Gymnastics coach hired BY
TIM FIELD
REPORTER
Imagine training all year to get ready for a sport, only to find out that there might not even be a team for that sport this year. This scenario almost became reality. There was a serious scare that there would be no gymnastics coach this season, and thus, no season, after the previous coach, Stephanie Roy, took a teaching job in the California Bay Area last year. Athletic Director Dell Dittus has been working the past few weeks to find a coach, including sending out a district-wide e-mail November 3 asking for anybody who might be interested to apply. Elementary teacher Kristi Gisti responded, and should be on the job shortly.There is a possibility of another coach being hired.
Sophomore Ariel Haynes bowls during a team practice. The team doesn’t plan on sending anyone to state this year, but the next few years look better. BY
CARISSA CARTER
REPORTER
Rolling out from the jungle, roaming into Paradise, and picking Daffodils, the Emerald Ridge traveling bowling team starts the season with hopes of making an improvement this winter. When the year started, everyone that went to the first meeting got together to choose their own teams.“We all have a common interest,” senior Tino Carrido said. Coach Jerry Ledbetter, manager of Bowlero Lanes said, “They can improve on their games and have a good time.”
With a not-so-good chance of going to state because not many on the team have had much previous experience, the team focuses on more individual goals, according to Ledbetter. “Because they don’t play on other leagues, it’s a disadvantage,” Ledbetter said. For example, juniors Ashley Burdette and Sara Mack have an individual goal to break 200 as their highest game this season. According to Carrido, facing defeat is going to be the worst part of this year for the team because no one likes to lose. Even when the bowling team loses, the bowlers have a good time because of all of
their tremendous spirit, according to senior Dan Clark. They are out there to have fun. “When you get too competitive, you forget about what’s important, “ Carrido said. Although many bowl for fun, according to Ledbetter, bowling is very competitive, because it takes a lot of practice and natural skill. One of the perks is “going to different bowling alleys. They are all so different,” Burdette said. Another perk is only paying $20 for membership in the beginning, plus $7 dollars each week for shoes and six games. “It’s cheap bowling,” Carrido said.
When Dittus looks for gymnastics coach candidates, he usually finds people from the YMCA or other clubs around Puyallup, then looks to other teachers around the district. The worst-case scenario this season would have been that the team would be combined with another team, such as Rogers. Katie Nestor has been on the Emerald Ridge gymnastics team for the past two years, and is a co-captain this year. Nestor has been in gymnastics for six years and it is a major part of her life. She was very concerned, partially because Nestor liked the previous coach very much.
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NEWS The Store opens for fourth year BY
LINDSEY MAXFIELD
EDITORIAL BOARD
The new-school-year excitement that comes every year has faded, but now there is another thing for students to get enthusiastic about: The Student Store has opened. Previously a regular fixture before school and at lunch, the store opens with much fanfare and anticipation this year because of the late opening date. The late opening date is largely due to the small number of senior business and marketing students. Only nine students are enrolled in the Business and Marketing III class, as opposed to 20 in the Business and Marketing II class. Because of this, more students had to learn how to run a business, which took a long time. Not only will the store continue to carry smoothies this year at the espresso stand, but the grocery and general merchandise departments will also include old favorites such as Jaguar apparel. The Business and Marketing III class manages the student-run store. Senior Bridget Schramm is the general manager, and three vice presidents also contribute. “One of our major goals this year is to get the store back on its feet,” Schramm said.
“Last year, we had some restrictions placed on us (by the district) as to what we could sell, and we never really recovered from that. This year, we want to change that. Our biggest goal is to meet our sales quota, and by doing that we will gain experience in retail business.” At the beginning of last year, the store’s biggest sellers were pizza, pop, and cookies. However, in January, the Puyallup School District restricted the sale of these products. This decreased the average daily intake of the store by over 60 percent. The year’s store leadership hopes to change that. Their goal is to make $300 a day this year, said Randy Walden, the Business and Marketing teacher and Student Store adviser. This goal seems attainable after the first few weeks it has been open. Although the Store has come in under the predicted sales some days, other days have greatly exceeded this. A DJ was hired for Opening Day, and students flocked to the checkout lines in hordes. Some prices, such as smoothie prices, have been raised this year. This was necessary because prices on most foods have raised in the months since the store closed
Senior Megan Swanlund pays for her smoothie after the long awaited opening, as senior Evan Music helps.
last year, Walden said. Also, the Student Store consistently lost money on smoothie sales last year. The espresso stand sells various flavors of smoothies, as well as all the
Copy machine fee implemented
Grant awarded to Puyallup School District BY
BY
KASSIE GREEN
REPORTER
Students and teachers found out this year that the school would be restricting the students’ use of the copy machines. Because of the impact copies have on the budget at ERHS, the school decided to have the students pay 5 cents for every copy made in the library. And teachers soon will have a password that will be typed in to track how many copies they make. The budget for the Xerox copy machines last year was $33,738.16, which covered paper and equipment costs. Last year, there were 1,679,313 copies made on all the copiers.This year, with the Ricoh copy machines, roughly the same amount of copies will cost around $23,500. However, having a price on the student copiers has really cut down on use, so the total number should drop. “It has really cut down on how much the students have used the copy machines, though,” librarian Doug Stull said. “Last year students would make copies of notes or make 10 copies of something they didn’t need. This has stopped Photography by Erica Bosnick
them from using the copiers so often.” Last year wasn’t the first issue with copies at this school. “The first year the school was open, the last month of that year, the school ran out of paper, so with the new rules, this won’t happen again,” Stull said. According to Stull, the amount of money that has been made by charging for copies since the beginning of the year is only $6. The money is going to go for buying paper and toner. According to Stull the price will not increase. “No, it will probably stay at 5 cents,” he said. “I don’t know, I never really use the copy machines so I guess it isn’t that big of a deal,” Stacie Lutz said. The impact on teachers is not known, but teachers seeking to avoid the copy counter by making more copies to printers should be wary. I don’t think that will be a problem, because there is a way on computers to see how many copies someone sends to any printer,” Network Technician Doug Bragg said.
traditional forms of coffee. The grocery department sells snacks, drinks, and candy, and the clothing store sells a wide variety of Jaguar apparel.
LAURA KELLEY
EDITORIAL BOARD
The Puyallup School District received a $1.5 million dollar grant on September 30 meant to improve advisories, provide professional development of teachers, and provide an after-school homework help center. The grant consists of three goals for the three comprehensive Puyallup School District high schools to work together. The goals of the grant are based on the three “new R’s” which are rigor, relevance and relationships. Rigor is meant to maximize each student’s intellectual potential in order to meet challenging academic standards. Relevance is to help each student connect school learning to their post-high education plans and future goals; and the goal involving relationships is to help each stu-
dent develop personal and social responsibility. “The three new R’s are for maximizing student potential in Puyallup,” said Leska Wetterauer, PSD executive director secretary of education. “The grant is meant to help students get more out of high school,” said teacher Cindy Watters, who helped write the grant while at Rogers High School last year. The writing of the grant was coordinated by former Emerald Ridge principal Linda Quinn, who was the director of development. “Ten people from the high schools gave good involvement in order for us to receive the threeyear grant,” Wetterauer said, “We never know what made the federal government give us the grant, but we are a very unique high school, and the advisory model, they liked that,” Wetterauer said.
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INSIDE >>> STAFF EDITORIAL BOARD................................ JEN CURTISS ..................................................................LAURA KELLEY ......................................................... LINDSEY MAXFIELD .............................................................MARQUEL MUSSIE ........................................................ JAMES STANDFORD EDITORIAL BOARD TRAINEE ..........TYLER QUINN REPORTERS ................................. RACHEL ABRAHAM ............................................................... LAUREN ANDRE ................................................................ ERICA BOSNICK ............................................................ JESSICA BUCKNER ..............................................................CARISSA CARTER ............................................................. ANDREW CLARK .............................................................. MARILYN DIXON .......................................................................... ERICA FELT .............................................................................TIM FIELD ............................................................... SARAH FRATONI ............................................................................. A.J. GARD .................................................... SARAH GONDERMAN .................................................................... KASSIE GREEN ...............................................................MICHAEL GREEN ..............................................................CRYSTAL HELLIER ................................................................ XANDER KNOX ........................................................ CHRISTINE MEADER .........................................................LAUREN OBREGON ............................................................. TREVOR OMOTO ............................................................... BLAINE RYBACKI ................................................................ ERIK SHOWACY ...................................................... KRISTINA SORENSEN ............................................................. MIKE THOMPSON .............................................................. JOSHUA WALKER ....................................................... KRISTIN WELLENTIN BUSINESS MANAGER ..................... KAILEY FIEDLER ADVISER ..................................................... JEFF NUSSER
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VOICESTREAM What has this world come to? A whole nickel! Seriously, I think I am going to go broke. I need to use that nickel for my pop. Hopefully I will have a nickel. > I am torn between both sides of this issue: Those who are mad and those who think it is a good idea. In a way I think it is really stupid and that this is just another way for the school administration to get more money out of us. On the other hand I think that it is good to restrict some kids from making an excess of copies for no good reason. > I am kinda riding the fence on this one. I can see the advantages of getting more money for the school, but it is still pretty dumb that we have to pay just to makes copies. Last year was a lot easier. > For some reason, I never have any nickels and I have to go around to the library tables to annoyed faces. They could have at least be able to make change. > I am going to milk this issue as Mr. Rosdahl taught us how, it is stupid for us to pay a nickel, who has a nickel. I leave all my change at home because it is so heavy in my purse.
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JAGFOCUS >>> 4.2 PAGES 07-14 ART HAS A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON STUDENTS. IT CAN SOOTHE, COMFORT, CREATE AN OUTLET, AND SO MUCH MORE. AS STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT, JAGWIRE CELEBRATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE BUDDING ARTISTS.
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A new bowling team has been recently formed and players give insight about bowling.
FOUR INDIVIDUALS. FOUR CD’S. SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ROUNDTABLE
...and you will know us by the Trail of Dead
06 Ulises Nieto and Esteban De LaTorre from other countries come to find out what the American culture is truly like.
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Focus Reporting >> LAUREN ANDRE >> MARILYN DIXON >> JESSICA BUCKNER >> A.J. GARD >> MICHAEL GREEN >> LAURA KELLEY >> CHRISTINE MEADER >> LAUREN OBREGON >> TREVOR OMOTO >> TYLER QUINN >> BLAINE RYBACKI >> KRISTINA SORENSEN
Graphics + Cover + Focus >> JEN CURTISS >> A.J. GARD >> MARQUEL MUSSIE
Lauren: I really like the guitar. I like the lyrics too – some make no sense, and at the same it all makes sense. If you have a lot on your mind I would definitely listen to this. It’s really diverse; it doesn’t get old or boring. A.J.: Trail of Dead are the postpunk heroes we need. Since the Drivein’s death the world has been missing something to throw our own middle finger back at us, to sort of say it’s not possible to be as cool as we think we are. The aggressiveness of the band is perfectly contrasted by the band’s lovely music, and topped off by the lead singers raging vocals. Listen to this album. Mike: Good CD. Something I could really learn to like. Nice guitar rhythm, great beat, one of those types of music that seems to cause an involuntary tapping of the foot. Marquel: When you first listen to this, you are like “Mehh, it’s O.K.” But after you listen to a whole song and read the lyrics you start to understand where the band is coming from. It is an in-depth lyrical CD that makes you find the deeper meaning to what the band is singing. And if anything you respect them for that.
A Perfect Circle
Lauren: Well I’ve always liked A Perfect Circle, and since I’m not the smartest cookie and just now found out the lead singer is the same for Tool, I like them even more.With their powerful, thoughtprovoking lyrics, great instruments played to perfection, you have a CD you can’t stop rocking out to. A.J.: A Perfect Circle is the band you can listen to at night and light your incense, and they’re the band that you can listen to on the way to school every morning. They have a talent for filling the room with a loving dark atmosphere that almost makes you feel protected.As far as this CD goes, I think they lost something when they lost their old bass player, Daz, and picked up Marilyn Manson’s old bass player. Still, a solid release from one of the worlds best super groups. Mike: My second favorite band, bested only by Tool. I could listen to this CD night and day, day and night. With haunting music and lyrics, they provide you with, as A.J. said, “a protective atmosphere”. Marquel: It’s O.K. Honestly I am not a big fan of Tool, and A Perfect Circle is basically rooted from them. So basically they are not my favorite band.
Back in Black
in reverie
Lauren: I love this CD;AC/DC is one of my favorite bands. Classic Rock is one of the only types of music good enough to be called music! This CD is great for any day, anytime. ENJOY!
Lauren: It’s not bad; don’t really like pop-punk that much. It kind of sounds like something that would be in a chick flick, I guess the singer sounds pretty girly. Ummm… yeah, never mind…
A.J.: What to say about AC/DC. This is the epitome of balls-out rock, this particular CD especially.This is what you put on in the car when you’re on your way to a party with friends. It’s designed to be enjoyed by everyone.
A.J.: It sounds like they’re trying to stay one step ahead of the curve. “Congratulations, guys! You tried!” The thing about being pop-punk is you’re supposed to be able to sing along and tap your foot, but the songs on this leave you feeling like you’ve listened to one long, drawn-out song.
Mike: I’ve always loved their drumming. This is one of their best CDs and one of my favorites. However, I have found that it is not something I can listen to for more than an hour. And quite frankly, I am sick of “Back in Black”. But I will gladly take any of their songs any time over “Saves The Day”. Marquel: It is encouraging to see people listening to music from the past, and not just focusing on the music from today’s generation. I believe that taking a grasp on the roots of music is a very important part of life. And AC/DC is definitely one of those classic bands from the past.
Mike: Every track is the same thing: CRAP! Just “My Girlfriend...blah blah.” I don’t think I’d listen to it even if I were threatened with torture by hot fire-pokers and/or piranhas. I hate and despise this CD. Marquel: This seems like one of those annoying emo bands that need to be turned off as quickly as possible. All the songs just flow together in one large depressing, annoying track. I can’t even listen to two minutes of this, let alone the whole CD.
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Giving You The Low Down On The South Sound Stage Over the Moon Seattle Rep. Theatre Nov.18 - Dec. 6 Time: Vary; call for details Cost: $15- $46 Contact: 206.443.2222 Musical Comedy Murders of the 1940’s Emerald Ridge High School Nov. 20 - 22 Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $ 5- $ 6 Contact: 253.435.6300 The Wizard of Oz Tacoma Little Theatre Nov. 20 - Dec. 13 Time: 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Cost: $16 - $20 Contact: 253.272.2281 A Christmas Carol ACT Theatre Nov. 30- Dec. 27 Time: varies, call for details Cost: $18 - $20 Contact: 206.292.7676 Tacoma City Ballet: The Nutcracker Pantages Theatre Dec. 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, Time: 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20-$40 Contact: 253.591.5894 Forbidden Xmas Tacoma Actors Guild Dec. 4 - 21 Time: Vary; call for details Cost: $12.50 - $28 Contact: 253.272.2145 A Magical Tea in Oz Tacoma Little Theatre Dec. 14 Time: 5 p.m. Cost: $15 Contact: 253.272.2281
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Concerts Mad Caddies Graceland Time: 8 p.m. Nov. 20 Cost: $10 Contact: 253.381.3094 Barenaked Ladies McCaw Hall at Seattle Center Nov. 23 Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $35 Contact: 206.684.7200 Alkaline Trio, Reggie and the Full Affect Showbox Dec. 2 Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15 Contact: 206.928.3151 Wayne Wonder Chop Suey Dec. 3 Time: 9 p.m. Cost: $15 Contact: 206.324.8000 Mariah Carey McCaw Hall at Seattle Center Dec. 10 Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $49- $70 Contact: 206.684.7200 Jingle Bell Bash # 6 Tacoma Dome Dec. 12 Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $45 Contact:253.272.3663
Community Art Walk All Tacoma Museums Nov. 20 Time: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 206.621.8422 World Wrestling Entertainment Tacoma Dome Nov. 22 Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15- $40 Contact: 253.628.0888 Open Mic Night South Hill Borders Nov. 26 Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 253.845.8751 Japanese Tea Ceremony Seattle Art Museum Dec. 2 Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cost: $7 - $10 Contact: 206.654.3121 Bruce Lee Collectors Exhibit “The beginning of a legend, the story of a man.” Former Uwajimaya building, 519 6th Ave. S. Seattle Date: Every Wednesday Sunday Time: 10 a.m.-8p.m. Cost: $5-$9 Contact: 206.277.9437
Extra Events Winter Talent Show Emerald Ridge High School Dec. 11 Time: 7 p.m. Cost: TBA Contact: 253.435.6300
Teen Late Night Puyallup Recreation Center Every Friday and Saturday Fri. 7-11 p.m., Sat. 8 p.m.- Midnight Cost: $1 Contact: 253.841.5542
student art
Laser Light Show Pacific Science Center Date: Every ThursdaySaturday Time: 8 p.m. – Midnight Cost: $7.50 Contact: 206.443.2850
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Late Night at the Y YMCA Every Friday Time: 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Cost: Free Contact: 253.841.9622 AN OPEN FORUM FOR STUDENT EXPRESSION
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