Holiday with Lights Wild Waves/Enchanted Village 6-9 p.m. daily in December $16.99
Harvey Danger Crocodile Cafe Dec. 18 $10
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12405 184TH ST E SOUTH HILL, WA 98374
VOLUME FIVE ISSUE THREE DECEMBER 2004
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James – Just like the movie, I was dozing off by the minute. But the play was pretty good!
The Lion King
American Idiot
Lissy – Definitely my kind of music. It tells the truth. It gives me this want to just tap my feet and I want to take out some drumsticks and
Green Day
Lissy Bryan
Social and Economic Class
Contrasting Communities 11
Emerald Ridge was built in a fairly affluent community. The students who attend are – for the most part – children of middle or upperclass citizens. But what about the others? What happens to those who don’t fit in the mold? Does this affect their actions, and if it does, how so? JagWire delves deep into class distinctions and the reasons behind them.
A comparison between the Puyallup School District and several other districts reveals disturbing data.
Mikel – I love it! You can just feel the culture and it makes me feel good every time I listen to it!
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Broadway Musical Soundtrack
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Anna – It is something I’d never stop listening to ever! It reminds me of our homeland. Our soul is lifted into the sapphire sky with every beat!
James – A major musical achievment. One of their best albums to date. Their flow of lyrics and use of rhythm makes this CD both entertaining and original.
Anna – Painful, not my flow, yo. It takes some getting used to but the first song is one of those songs you never get used to.
Mikel – Its OK ... if you like listening to barf. All the songs sound the same. I might like it ... if I was deaf.
Sound Off Anna – This is the kind of thing that would kill your grandma. Anyway, I thought they stopped giving people who couldn’t sing record deals. There’s no way someone willingly paid to record this crap. These guys probably held a gun to someone’s
Lissy – They sound like they would be fun to watch in concert. The music is something I’d listen to. Mosh pit anyone?
Mikel – I feel like my ears are being shot repeatedly.
James Stanford
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Lissy – Not something I’d listen to every day but if I ever plan on taking a ride through the “pride land” I think it would be good.
James – Anna, music has changed in the world. These guys are the new Frank Sinatra of punk rock!
Underoath They’re Only Chasing Safety
See what happens when they come to the roundtable
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Curriculum specialist Sandra Mangan receives an award for her long-time behind-the-scenes service to education.
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James – The CD is not my cup of tea. The beatnik and bongo drums make me vomit ... with passion. Jump off a bridge Tracy Chapman. I am totally disgusted.
Mikel – It’s really soothing and relaxing. I definitely would listen to it a lot.
Lissy – This is really calming. Not something I’d usually listen to, but it would be good of I needed to sit for a while I guess. But I think after too much of it I’d have to stand up and put something else in.
New Beginning
Tracy Chapman
Anna Bofa
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Boys basketball jumps 14 | The straight from a team boys retreat into a focused, goal-driven season basketball with eyes set team on a bid in the focuses on postseason. Photo by Mikel Armstrong
04 |s Paint has been steadily disappearing from the Student art rooms and there vandalism may not be enough left for second and theft semester students to concerns art use. teachers
Anna – The CD is awesome. she has an amazingly beautiful voice. It would be great to listen to if you just needed a break. It’s really soothing, and the lyrics are really meaningful, which just makes it better.
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Christmas is more enjoyable without the Kranks This holiday season, the Kranks are spreading Christmas cheer by making audiences everywhere physically ill BY
MATT CLICK
REPORTER
There are but a few movies in film history that actually cause me to like the holidays less. Movies like “Jingle All the Way” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” really bring me to question the point of Christmas. The list is one stronger this holiday season with the release of “Christmas With the Kranks.” You’d think that Tim Allen’s failure to star in a good movie since “Galaxy Quest” would tip filmmakers off, but apparently not, because he’s at it again, and this time he’s coming for Christmas ... again. “Christmas With the Kranks” tells the story of Luther Krank (Allen) and his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis), who are faced with a depressing Christmas after their daughter leaves for Peru with the Peace Corps. After a very awkward dinner conversation that includes Jamie Lee Curtis unbuttoning her blouse (someone, please make it stop), the two of them decide to skip Christmas in favor of a Caribbean
REVIEW Unfortunately, the Kranks seemingly live on a different planet, where not celebrating Christmas is highly illegal. The entire town is in shock. “You’re not celebrating Christmas?” they exclaim countless times. They begin to shun the Kranks and even start pressuring them to decorate their house regardless of the cruise. The head-honcho of the neighborhood (Dan Akroyd) decides that he’s going to divert all of his attention to the Kranks and force them to celebrate Christmas at all costs. The premise of “Christmas With the Kranks” is just bizarre. I know dozens of families who travel during the holidays, and amazingly, none of them are shunned for it. I know several households that choose not to decorate, and guess what, they’re not hated for it. The entire message of “Christmas With the Kranks” seems to be “If you don’t celebrate Christmas, you’re a Scrooge.” Or, possibly, “If you do celebrate Christmas, you’re a big loser,” a conseuquence the filmmakers clearly didn’t anticipate I’m
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MATT CLICK
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“Ocean’s Eleven” was a slick, witty, retro con movie with an unbelievable cast and one of the most ingenious heists in movie history. The dialogue was quick and smart, the comedy subtle but effective, and the look and feel became a staple for such movies as “Matchstick Men” and “Catch Me If You Can.” “Ocean’s Twelve” follows closely in its footsteps, but it unfortunately doesn’t quite stack up. In “Ocean’s Twelve,” we are re-introduced to the original team of 11 conmen, lead by Daniel Ocean (George Clooney) and organized by Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt). The film is set three years after the climax of “Ocean’s Eleven,” and hotel billionaire Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) is out for some payback. About $190 million in payback, to be exact. They have two weeks to come up with the cash, and they jet off to Europe to pull an elaborate series of
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ELAINE RAYMOND
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Yes, Dan Akroyd is playing the accordian and those are cops with guitars. Please, stop the madness.
sure there’s a deep, meaningful message beneath that crazy plot, but I was too distracted by the absurdity of it to even take notice. I highly recommend that the Poison Control Center use this film as an ipecac, seeing as how it made me a little nauseous. In one particularly horrifying scene, Jamie Lee Curtis stands in front of a mirror in a tiny bikini and says, “This should be illegal.” Yes, it should, Jamie – it’s been a long time since “Halloween.” Not five minutes later, Tim Allen – in a Speedo, lathered with tanning oil – joins her. Oh, and that bloodcurdling shriek you just heard? Yeah, that was you. Screaming. The film goes from bad to worse when
‘Eleven’ plus one The cast of “Ocean’s Eleven” reprise their roles as Daniel Ocean’s cunning conmen in “Ocean’s Twelve,” but it fails to surpass its predecessor
Threat raises safety awareness Despite threats of violence at nearby Spanaway Lake, ERHS maintains cautious, yet normal approach
cruise. But they just don’t skip Christmas; it’s a total boycott. No decorations, no presents, no food, no who-pudding.
REVIEW heists and cons. There’s nothing glaringly wrong with “Ocean’s Twelve.” It’s not a bad movie by any means, but that’s the problem with sequels: you can’t watch them without comparing them to the prequel. The heist isn’t as genius as it was in “Ocean’s Eleven.” It simply isn’t as novel and original. As you might expect, it’s hard to keep track of 12 main characters plus three supporting characters, and it almost seems like the filmmakers forgot about some of them. For example, Bernie Mack’s character is arrested fairly early on in the film and an hour-and-a-half later, we are surprised to see him again, having completely forgotten about his character. Julia Roberts appears at the beginning and end of the film, but is absent from a majority of the movie. Andy Garcia has an equally miniscule role, despite being the antagonist in the previous film. If you were a fan of “Ocean’s Eleven,” then see the sequel. It’s a worthy successor to the genius of the first, just don’t expect it to be as fresh as “Ocean’s Eleven.”
the Kranks have to plan and throw a lastminute Christmas party. For the last 45 minutes of the film, Luther and Nora stumble around gathering the needed items. At this point, the film became so ridiculously terrible it ceased being a movie. Of course, the party goes off without a hitch and in the end, two cops, a guy named Marty, and Dan Akroyd join together for a Christmas song. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, though that may just be the bile rising in your throat. So this holiday season, the Kranks invite you to spend Christmas with them. Thanks, but I’d rather not. I have to… set up my Christmas tree.
❅Matt’s Top Five Holiday Flicks❅ ❅ A Christmas Story – “You’ll shoot your eye out!” This is the film about a boy and his BB gun that successfully infiltrated the American culture and became a classic. Who can forget the leg lamp? Or Flick with his tongue stuck to the flagpole? Or how about the Bumpus family dogs? This is without a doubt one of my favorites. ❅ A Muppet Christmas Carol – At least a dozen versions of “A Christmas Carol” exist, but this one is different. It’s the only one that features Gonzo and Rizzo as its narrators, for one. But it also sports Michael Caine as one of the best Scrooges ever and the whole cast of the Muppet Show as the supporting characters. Sound cool? It is. ❅ Plains, Trains, and Automobiles – Apart from “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” there aren’t a lot of choices when it comes to movies focused around Turkey Day. But this movie tells the story of a businessman and a shower-curtain ring salesman who get stranded and have to work together to get home for Thanksgiving. Simply hilarious. ❅ The Nightmare Before Christmas – People like this movie because it’s “trendy” or “non-conformist,” while they fail to see the pure beauty and genius of it. Mingle the directing expertise of Tim Burton with the amazing musical talent of Danny Elfman, and you have an awesome movie. ❅ It’s a Wonderful Life – Wouldn’t be Christmas without it, right? The story of a man who wishes he weren’t alive, and the angel that shows him a world without his presence. It might be cliché to add it to my list, but it’s there none the less. Deal with it, Scrooge! Happy holidays, everyone.
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In light of recent events at Spanaway Lake High School, the threat of student conspiracy and safety has become a concern. On Nov. 29, Spanaway Lake High School Principal Greg Eisnaugle received a phone call from a parent warning the school of a possible attack. The threat was investigated and three students were arrested for the crime of conspiracy. The three students involved in the alleged conspiracy will all be tried as adults for planning to commit first-degree burglary and first- or second-degree
kidnapping. The students, who allegedly were planning to attack the school with explosives and weapons, had been meeting and developing what appeared to be a violent plan. The students were arrested before the plan could be executed. Although Principal Brain Lowney feels confident in the safety of our school, he has become more cautious of the threat of conspiracy since the incident at Spanaway Lake. “It raises awareness to have it happen to a school 10 miles away,” Lowney said. Although recent events have added concern, the threat has never been overlooked. “We have always been on the lookout.” Safety procedures are in place for a variety of emergencies, leaving administrators feeling secure that if faced with a similar situation, Emerald Ridge would
be prepared. “I think we would be,” Lowney said. “Having a Pierce County Deputy on campus helps a lot. It feels pretty good.” To ensure that students and staff feel comfortable with safety procedures, Safety Days, in which hypothetical emergency situations are practiced, are held. In addition, Emerald Ridge has a Safety Committee that meets regularly to discuss recent issues and improve the safety of our school. The administration does not take circumstances or threats flippantly. If students or staff know or have heard a rumor concerning information about an attack, they should report it. “It is difficult for us to react if we don’t know,” Assistant Principal Dan Hull said. “That’s why we are here. We can’t fix what we don’t know is broke.” One of the mothers of one of the ac-
cused Spanaway Lake students said officials were overreacting. However, Emerald Ridge’s administration refuses to take any threat lightly. “You never know what rumors are true and what rumors are false,” Lowney said. The arrested Spanaway Lake students are accused of planning to attack to prove to Americans that we are not as safe as we think that we are. Authorities allege the attack was to be revenge for being picked on by other students. Emerald Ridge has taken steps to help prevent emergency situations. “This is part of why we have advisory,” Lowney said. Advisory is an attempt to make students feel connected to the school, hopefully preventing future crisis. “It’s hard to learn if you’re not in a safe and caring environment,” Hull said.
Missing paints result in loss of trust for students by JESSICA RITCHIE REPORTER
Amid the hodgepodge of artistic tools, artistic styles, and creative flow in Mrs. Candace Loring’s room C-106 is a case of theft affecting not only the students’ abilities to make art, but the way things run in the paint classes. In Loring’s fifth period art class, numerous items of paint and paint media are being stolen. Things are being destroyed. “A student carved ‘doom’ on one of the tables in the back,” Loring said – behavior not typical of Loring’s experiences teaching art. “After being here for four years and feeling that students are respectful of this space … it seems there just isn’t any appreciation of the fact that this is the nicest art space in the area.” The art classes are the most expensive classes for the
Catch Eyes and Smiles!
The theft of paint is becoming an expensive problem in C-106.
school to fund. This year, roughly $6,000 was spent on the supplies needed to run the classes. A single tube of paint costs $2 and paint paper costs $6 per sheet.
“It’s costing the art program a lot of money,” senior Kris Wernofsky said, “and it’s costing us a lot of quality in our work. Loring has gone through a year’s worth of paint already. If her second semester class, which works with acrylic paints – considerably more expensive -- has the same problem, the class may have to resort to Tempera paint and drawing paper. “And that’s just not what a high school art class is about,” Loring said. A number of students thought the paints were doomed to be stolen if they’re left out. “That shows an ethically flawed viewpoint of the world,” Loring said in response to this stance. “It’s true, but people should know better.” Wernofsky said.
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More Jag Time? Sophomore Corrina Mueller created a petition and gathered over 500 signatures in an effort to bring back more Jag Time BY
TAYZHA FOX
REPORTER
A Jag Time petition has been making its rounds ’round Emerald Ridge. Sophomore Corrina Mueller has collected over 500 student signatures for more Jag Time, evidencing high amounts of dissatisfaction with the current schedule. The decision to have more Jag Time is still unresolved, and many factors are yet to be addressed regarding this issue. Are students really using their Jags effectively? Would allowing more Jag Time only result in students taking more “double lunches?” To produce the best schedule to benefit students, a Jag Time council has been made, consisting of students with varying opinions on Jag Time, who meet regularly to discuss the scheduling of Jag Time. “The current schedule will be in effect until a decision is made, which will be at semester, after World Week,” Principal Brian Lowney said. The impending consensus may be more Jag Time, or the schedule may stay the same. This depends on whether students are effectively using Jag Time. “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t think there would be any outcome,” Mueller said. Meetings she had held with Lowney led her to believe that he is a firm believer in creating the most beneficial schedule for students at Emerald Ridge. “The philosophy of Jag Time is to allow students enrichment and remediation – this fits the philosophy of our school. It also allows students to learn and practice responsibility,” Lowney said. Responsibly is important when it comes to planning out Jag Time usage. With Jag Time offered only two days a week, many students plan out Jag Times in advance. “Students’ data suggests that we’ve been using more Jag Time than last year,” Lowney said. Last year, Jag Time was scheduled everyday, with the exception of Wednesday. Compared to last year, Junior Ben Cavarria actually uses his Jag Time. “This year I spend my Jag Time more on getting ready for the baseball season or catching up with classes, not like last year where I would take two lunches everyday,” Cavarria said. Students petitioning currently feel as if they are given too little Jag Time; but the question Jag Time council members inquire is this: Do students want more Jag Time for school related purposes or for their own free time? An extra Jag means an extra lunch for junior Andy Dyjak. “When life gives you apples eat them, when life gives you Jag Time, eat lunch,” Dyjak said. At the beginning of this school year, an accreditation meeting was held, where teachers and principals from various high schools came and toured Emerald Ridge. One thing students complained of was the loss of Jag Time. Accreditors noticed there were two groups of students who wanted more Jag Time: The students who use Jag for homework, and the group that wanted to take two lunches. If a student doesn’t use Jag Time and is failing, Lowney feels Jag Time isn’t doing its designated job. “We need to make it unacceptable for students to fail classes,” Lowney said. Lowney believes that “Everybody Reads” will help students perform better in many of their classes. “I’m totally committed to having ER [everybody reads] twice a week,” Lowney said. Some students may complain of the extra 30 minutes spent reading in advisory and would much rather spend it studying a textbook, getting help from a teacher, or talking with their friends. On the other hand, Lowney believes that Everybody Reads time is Jag time spent well. “It’s a building-directed Jag Time,” Lowney said. A reading survey distributed in advisories at the beginning of the year showed that only 24 percent of students read for pleasure. “Reading is a gateway skill – if you are struggling with reading, you may be struggling with math, science, history, etc. Reading will benefit in these areas,” Lowney said.
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NEWS BRIEFS Pack of coyotes spotted on school grounds There have been sightings of coyotes on ERHS grounds recently. Security guard Joe Porletto saw a pack of four coyotes on Dec. 12 at around 8:40 a.m. “As I was coming to school they ran out into the road and I almost hit one,” Porletto said. If any coyotes are seen again, Wildlife Ways will be called to see how to handle the problem. According to the Wildlife Ways Website, coyotes normally stay away from humans. They eat smaller animals so there is no real danger to any humans. Just use caution when walking though the forest because they may attack when provoked. Don’t agitate them by throwing things, or get in their way when coming in contact with a coyote. “I think why they are suddenly being noticed because their homes are being cut down so that the city can grow,” Porletto said. –KASSIE GREEN
Rossi named governor-elect; Gregoire demands recount Republican Dino Rossi has been named as governor-elect, but the winner of the closest gubernatorial race in Washingtons’s history will not be certain until all votes have been recounted by hand. In the first count of Nov. 2, Democrat Christine Gregoire trailed Rossi by 261 votes. When an automated machine recount was finished on Nov. 24, Rossi led by 42 votes. Rossi pressured Gregoire to concede. She is doing the opposite. The Democratic Party is anteing up more than $1 million for a complete hand recount of the 2.9 million ballots cast. Each county is conducting its recount in a different way. Pierce County has prepared 41 two-person teams, each consisting of one Democrat and Republican to recount the ballots, with a third nonpartisan observer acting as the teller. Each team will work an eight-hour shift. Some counties, even with nearly 300 volunteers, aren’t expecting to have all the ballots accurately recorded until the Christmas holiday. Others aren’t expecting to have them until early next year. Democrats also asked the state Supreme Court to recount several thousand ballots that were unrecorded in the last counts, but it ruled against this request on Dec. 14. However, King County may still count 573 ballots that were mistakenly left out. Both sides won’t rule out legal challenges if they lose the hand recount. If the court rules in the Democrats’ favor, Washington may not have a governor by the official inauguration day on Jan. 12.
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JagWire members win awards at National Convention Three students from JagWire won awards in the write-off competitions at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Atlanta, Ga. Senior Xander Knox won a “Superior” rating, the highest rating a student can receive, in the Sports Writing category for his story on former Major League Baseball players Jerome Walton and Scott Fletcher and their challenges in life after retiring from professional sports. The superior rating is never given to more than 10 percent of the students in a write-off category. Junior Matt Click won an “Honorable Mention” in the Review Writing category for his review of a skit called “Wendell’s Tale,” performed by a local group, and Jessica Ritchie won an “Honorable Mention” in the News Writing category for her story on a teenager’s death in a car accident. For write-offs, students are given a subject to write about and a limited time to write a story. The subject isn’t revealed until the write-offs begin. Other attendees at the convention included seniors Lindsey Maxfield, James Stanford and Drew Scott, sophomores Robin Stoyles and Sarah Graham, JagWire adviser Jeff Nusser and his wife Sarah. –DREW SCOTT
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What is your motivation in playWhat has been your biggest obing this year? stacle since you started playing? Having the endurance and keeping Making my teammates proud, and the opportunities it gives in the consistancy in my free throws. future. What professional athlete do you What is the biggest difference admire? you have seen between high school Isiah Thomas, because even when and junior high ball? his team was down, he always gave People play up on you on defense, 110 percent. the game is just a lot more rough. What do you look forward to durWhat are some qualities you ad- ing the rest of the year? I hope we’ll have a winning, sucmire in a teammate? Always keeping each other up and cessful season. having fun.
Stats through first three games: Total Points:38 Field Goal %:54 Assists:5
Steals:10
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Boys swim hopes to revisit state Growing numbers coupled with the return of many of last year’s most talented swimmers spells an improved season for team BY
last year, but tied once against Rogers. “I think we will be all right this year,” senior captain Trace Parks said. “We’ll probably win a couple (of dual meets).” Jendrick agrees.
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The boys swim team hopes to improve on last year and send two athletes back to state. “We want to bring out the best in every swimmer,” assistant coach Nathan Jendrick said. “Some guys’ goals will be districts, and there will be about two whose goals are state. There will be some guys whose goal will be to just finish a 500 (meter) freestyle.” This year’s team expects to improve on last year’s season because of a large returning group with more experienced swimmers. The team did not win any meets
events last year. “We’re really expecting Adam and Spud to go back to state, and perform well,” head coach Raymond Belleza said. Sturdivant anticipates returning to
THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SEASON I TRY TO RUN THEM INTO THE GROUND, SO THEY WEED THEMSELVES OUT. THIS YEAR THEY’VE ALL COME BACK … THEY ALL HAVE A LOT OF HEART.
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“This year, we really want to win more dual meets and have a presence at state,” Jendrick said. That presence at state is expected through Adam Sturdivant in the 100-meter butterfly and Justin “Spud” Mertlich in diving. Both went to state in those
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state where he placed 16 last year. “I want to rank higher in state this year than I did last year,” Sturdivant said. Jendrick believes that Sturdivant could have limitless potential this season, as long as he is willing to work hard. “Adam can do whatever Adam wants to
Numerous medical problems and surgeries prevent security guard Rick Burnley from doing the job that he loves
do, when Adam wants to do it,” Jendrick said. This year, the team has the best turnout it has ever had. Coaches feel this will help improve their record since many of them are returning swimmers, and they are happy that their athletes have not quit the team. “We’ve got a lot more bodies in the pool then we’ve had in the past,” Jendrick said. “It really shows that the returning guys have enjoyed themselves.” Belleza added to that. “We’ve doubled in size,” Belleza said. “The first week of the season I try to run them into the ground, so they weed themselves out. This year, they’ve all come back. That tells me that they all have a lot of heart.” Parks agrees that the team is a good group of people to spend time with. “It’s a really great environment to be around,” Parks said.
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Standing in the commons, walkie-talkie in hand, watching each and every student walk through the school is what security guard Rick Burnley loves to do. Burnley is a committed guy who is going through a difficult time right now. During Thanksgiving break, Burnley headed into Saint Joseph’s hospital for what he thought was minor surgery. It turned out to be a risk that has had him hospitalized for the past three weeks. The dedicated security guard is doing well and is mentally ready to come back to school, but physically his body just will not let him. “The surgery was supposed to be a minor surgery and they had some complications where the intestine came apart,” said Burnley’s wife, para-educator Tammy Burnley. “We came home from St. Joes and within the next few hours, we had to rush to Good Samaritan Hospital, because Rick was having major pain.” It didn’t take long for things to go south. “I was not even home for four hours, when everything busted in me,” Rick Burnley said. He was rushed into the emergency room for an emergency surgery, “which really did me in,” Burnley said. A week after the emergency surgery, Burnley was set up for a third one because of an “infection with a fever,” Tammy Burnley said.
Bowling team lacks an adviser, not fun or spirit Teams have fun despite struggles including no adult adviser and an all senior-heavy line up
“We want an adviser really bad,” senior Melissa Hanson said. “If anybody is interested come look us up, please.” There are two teams: ER 1 and ER 2. The teams basically grouped together with their friends and chose BY ROBIN STOYLES which team they would be. ER 1 has about six bowlers REPORTER (attendance varies) and ER 2 has four. Because the teams The bowling teams are having a great time represent- are all seniors, the bowling teams won’t be around next ing the school. Even though they aren’t the best in the year unless more people join. “We are all seniors so we need younger bowlers for league, their goal is to have fun. The team drastically needs an adviser. Some bowlers next year,” Weston said. Weston and Hanson have noticed some of the people from Emerald Ridge think that the teams are sporadic are there for only the free bowling, but in attendance many are out there because of their without an adlove for the game and are having a blast viser to keep playing. track of them. “We’re just out to have a good time,” The reason senior Ryan Joyner said. “That’s our they need an number one goal: To have fun.” a d v i s e r a nd Even without an adviser, the bowlers not a coach is — Senior Ryan Joyner are being watched by the people workbecause they ing in the alleys. Jerry Ledbetter is the aren’t a sport. Title IX specifies that there must be an equal number of manager of Daffodil Bowl, an alley in Puyallup on East participants from each gender. The ratio can vary by up Main. The High School Travel league is the league they to six percent, and having a bowling team would upset bowl in and Reggie Frederick is the Secretary/Treasurer. that balance. They practice on Wednesdays at Daffodil Bowl and have “Attendance is definitely an issue,” senior Katie matches on Fridays at a variety of other alleys. The bowlWeston said. “There’s always someone missing and some ers are thankful to people like Ledbetter and Frederick don’t even show up for practice. I think with an adviser, for the giving them the opportunity to do something we would definitely have better attendance.” they care about. Many of the bowlers are calling for an adult from the “It’s cool that Mr. Ledbetter makes it so we can face school to help out as an adviser. kids from other schools,” senior Charley Wilson said.
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Wilson is the best bowler with the highest average. Many of the bowlers this year hope that more students bowl next year and it will be taken seriously because they say it is an absolute blast. If you are interested in bowling look up the league on www.thelemonsong. com/bowling_guide.html or talk to Ledbetter at Daffodil Bowl.
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Don’t be alarmed BY
GRANT WOODRUFF
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Two unexpected fire alarms have gone off in the last month. The first was caused by a student pulling the lever, while mechanical problems caused the second. A female sophomore pulled the fire alarm near the Marine Resources Lab during first lunch on Nov. 22. The goal behind the prank turned out to be nothing more than a juvenile attempt to test boundaries. The student spent the rest of the day in ISS (in school suspension), and was subsequently suspended outside of school for an additional two days. Assistant Principal Dan Hull said that one to five days of suspension is the standard for this type of disruption. Hull also said that her honesty concerning the matter affected her punishment. “She’s a good kid,” Hull said. No legal action was taken. “We didn’t go that route,” Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Finley said. The second alarm on Dec. 1 was an automatic alarm set off by a smoking belt on a heat pump motor located above the upper gym. The problem has already been fixed. Sprinklers did not engage because the smoke detector did not sense heat. Though these surprise fire drills are a substantial disruption, it is district policy to have one fire drill per month, and both of these drills qualified.
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Burnley was expected to come back to work after Winter Break, but with the resulting complications, he will not return until the end of January. “Because of the problems I had, I have to go back to the hospital for a last surgery in a couple months to put things back together to make me a normal person again,” he said. When he returns back to school, Burnley still will be too weak to take on the full load he had prior to the surgeries. “I’ll just be stopping by to hang out and check up on things,” Burnley said. During Burnley’s stay at the hospital, he was weak from the surgeries. Nurses had to make sure his body was constantly pumped with fluids, which helped support his weak body. Burnley received many visits from staff members and friends which helped him through the difficult times he experienced. “People are used to seeing me as a strong and confident person,” Burnley said. “Leanne Tillman, who I know very well, was in shock when she saw me. It was during the Sonics game and she only spoke when I spoke.” Students miss him. “Burnley’s social personality and willingness to help has definitely impacted the staff and students with his absence,” senior ShannonChristian said. “Rick really misses school and worries about basketball because he can’t coach but he will be back soon with his recovery,” Tammy Burnley said. Burnley’s last day in the hospital was Dec. 14, and he will be back home to recover to a healthy state during the holidays.
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outh Hill, Wash. is an unusual place. It might not seem so when driving past generic strip mall after generic strip mall, or when visiting a friend living in one of what seems like hundreds of nonspecific housing developments. South Hill is in so many ways the same as the rest of the world, but is unusual in one fundamental way. We’re rich! Our community is dripping with affluence. Emerald Ridge’s parking lots overflow with the types of cars commercials are made about. ER’s student body wears Abercrombie and Hollister, and many think nothing of dropping upwards of $80 for jeans. There is nothing inherently bad about this fact and, alone, it is not overtly shocking. OK, we’re rich. No big deal. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. What does shock, however, is that that this fact does surprise many. Many students and community members are blissfully unaware of just how wealthy this community is. People who have spent their lives here have become accustomed to its higher-than-average standard of living. It’s as if Puyallup is isolated from the rest of the world. But one needn’t look far outside this town to find a more realistic view of how the other half live. Take a drive down Pacific Avenue in Tacoma; take a turn around a corner (it doesn’t really matter which one), and enter into a world a lot of us have probably never known and hopefully never will. Houses with boarded windows and aluminum chain-link fences line both sides of the street. Then stroll down the cracked, overused sidewalks, covered in broken glass and scattered with cigarette butts. Stay a while; embrace the aura of despair and the disturbing silence only the ear shattering screams of gun shots and police sirens ever seem to break. This is when you realize you have no reason to complain, no reason to whine. It’s easy to take for granted our neatly waxed hallways, consistently flushing toilets and library shelves full of books. How many people in Puyallup leave their doors unlocked and their car windows rolled down? It’s the simple things, the things we never give much thought:
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What will I eat today? Where will I sleep tonight? Will I be spending my 48th birthday on the edge of a highway begging for change to get myself a cupcake? A few more hours and maybe you’ll have enough for a candle. These are the kinds of things most citizens of Puyallup don’t have to deal with. Think about the one thing that stresses you out on any given day, the one thing that keeps you up a little longer than you wanted to be. Girlfriend got you upset? Piles of homework to finish? Nothing to wear tomorrow? We are not trying to belittle these problems. They are legitimate. We are just trying to show that there is a world outside Puyallup – one that is not picture-perfect. Imagine adding poverty to your list of troubles. It’s not something most people on South Hill will ever have to deal with. Are you beginning to understand how lucky we are? This brings up another question. If we are so fortunate, so privileged, what are we as a school, as a community, doing for others? This is the season for giving, right? How many of us are volunteering at shelters, giving to charities, donating clothes? Should we pat ourselves on the back for dropping a few dimes into the canisters in front of grocery stores? How about bringing in a couple of cans for the food drive? Maybe a toy for Gift Givers? Most of the time, that little bit feels adequate. But is it really enough? Does mediocre cut it? Do we even care? It’s easy to excuse ourselves for not knowing; after all, we’re so young. Maybe next year, right? Or when we’ve made our fortune. Maybe then we’ll feel like it. Perhaps then we’ll have the time to care. The only thing is, will we ever? Will we ever feel ready to give a truly beneficial gift, one that could change a life forever? It’s a scary thing, taking that plunge. It feels safe to drop our change in the box, smile at the Salvation Army Santa, and walk on, largely guilt-free. But the real gifts often go unnoticed or worse, ignored. So maybe this Christmas, take the plunge. Stretch your horizons. And give a little more than you expect to get. You might be surprised at what you get in return.
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It might not be a Beamer, it might not be those $80 jeans from Hollister. But it will be something you can cherish forever, something you can take with you once your adolescence is over. We might not ever have to live on the streets of Tacoma, but maybe we can do something to make it a little easier for the ones who do. It’s up to you. Editorials are composed by, and are the opinion of, the JagWire editorial board.
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A returning coach and a large turnout are two things that the girls gymnastics team thinks will lead to a good season. “I really want to come up in the district standings,” coach Kristi Giste said. “I think we can do it, because we have some really good talent. Also, we have a strong group of 10th and 11th graders, and only two returning seniors.” Members of the team agree. “I think our team is going to do really well this year, and we’ve got a really strong group of girls,” junior April Moore said. The turnaround from last year, when the team had a losing record, is already obvious to junior captain Rose Velasquez. “This season has been very exciting and I think we’ll have a
lot of individual improvement, as well as great team performances,” Velasquez said. Turnout for the gymnastics team this year is at an all-time high. Last year, the team lost several members due to injuries and personality conflicts with the coach. “We have 27 girls out this year, which is almost triple last year’s turnout,” Giste said. “I want to do a lot of teambuilding, so they really come together. Last year we didn’t come together as much as I would have liked them to.” Senior captain Kayla Henke agrees that the turnout is great. “We are very lucky to have returning coaches to our team and a larger turnout then before,” Henke said. “The gymnastics team at Emerald Ridge is finally going to get a chance to shine.” In the past, the team has had the potential to excel, but coaching changes affected that.
The team is a lively group of girls that brings that energy into learning more about their sport. “They are really enthusiastic about learning. From the first day everyone has wanted to learn new moves and tricks,” Giste said. Members feel that the effort put forth by the team this season will help them improve their standings. “Everyone is willing to work really hard and that is going to make our season successful,” Velasquez said. Henke also can see the work being put in by her teammates. “Our team so far has put in a lot of effort and dedication into each practice. We are really looking forward to the season,” Henke said. Being around her team is an added bonus of coaching for Giste. “We’re just a bunch of fun girls with a bunch of energy and dedication,” Giste said.
Wrestling sets sights on state BY
JENN WHITMAN
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The wrestling season has begun, with goals set high – both individual and team. Practices started mid-November, and have continued ever since. Wrestlers are pushing hard to accomplish the goals they have set for both themselves and the team. “I just want to perform good as a team, by practicing hard and staying focused,” sophomore Julio Rodriguez said. “We also have really good leadership this year.” Junior Keith Schlecht is one wrestler that has shown leadership for the team, according to some. “When someone asks a question, I just try to answer it the best I can, and I try to help in any way,” Schlecht said. Most find practice fun, but not always, and having someone to help them out, can really change how some wrestlers look to practice. “Keith helps people more, when they need help,” Rodriguez said. Schlecht has wrestled six years and is working toward his biggest self goal as a wrestler, placing in state. After school each day, the team goes through conditioning after warming up and cleaning and setting up the mats. Then it moves on to live wrestling. “We teach them something, they watch, then they do it,” coach Jim Meyerhoff said. For some, this is their first year participating in the sport. After senior Brynsen Brown hurt his knee during football season, some wondered whether or not the athlete that wrestled his way to second at state last year would be affected him in any way.
“He’s fine, his knee is healed and his agility is fine,” Meyerhoff said. “It’s recovered, it doesn’t bother me much,” Brown said. Brown is a favorite in state this year. He was the only junior to place last year at state; the other top six finishers all graduated. He has a personal goal of being first at state, and hopes for the team to be first in league. However, Brown is not the only one going far this year. Other wrestlers, such as John Gallagher, Brown’s brother Aaron, and Julio Rodriguez, are working hard to push themselves to their best and it has been visible so far. “Julio, Aaron, Nick Webster, and John seem to be the ones who may make some noise this year,” Meyerhoff said. Others have also noticed the efforts being put forward by their teammates. “Julio and Aaron have a good chance of placing in state this year, and John to place in regionals,” Schlecht said. So far most of the team is determined to work hard to have a great season, according to Meyerhoff. “They have the attitude to want to work harder to do better,“ Meyerhoff said. In order to build the wrestlers into a team, teambuilding activities were used. I It helped make teammates more comfortable with each other and get to know other teammates. Though it is still too early to say how future matches will sway, so far practices are going well for the team. “Individually, my expectations are for everyone to perform at their best levels,” Meyerhoff said.
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Football After a successful season, the varsity football team garnered multiple awards. • Coach Kelly Susee was awarded “Coach of the Year” by the News Tribune • Junior kicker Kellan Holdener was named All-Area by the News Tribune • Senior Brynsen Brown was named first team All-SPSL as a wide receiver and defensive lineman • Junior Neko Doy was named first team All-SPSL as a running back • Junior TJ Smith was named first team All-SPSL for special teams • Sophomore Aaron Brown was named first team All-SPSL as a linebacker
Volleyball The girl’s volleyball team finished fourth in the state and received several individual awards from the SPSL. • Senior Anna Bofa was named first team All-SPSL as an outside hitter • Junior Kylie Marshall was named first team All-SPSL as an outside hitter • Junior Emily Powell was named second team All-SPSL as a middle blocker • Senior Lindsey Maxfield was named honorable mention All-SPSL as a right side hitter • Senior Ashley Brodie was named honorable mention All-SPSL as a libero • Senior Mikela Kiely was named honorable mention AllSPSL as a setter
Girls Soccer This year, the girl’s soccer team made it to state playoffs for the first time in school history, as well as earning SPSL awards for their accomplishments. • Senior Amber Stokes was named first team All-SPSL • Sophomore Jill Jensen was named first team All-SPSL • Senior Monique Cornier was named second team AllSPSL • Senior Kates Ginther was named second team All-SPSL • Junior Jen Brumbaugh was named Honorable mention All-SPSL
Boys Tennis The boys tennis team finished the year strong, and won the SPSL Sportsmanship Award. • Sophomore Brad Medlock was named honorable mention All-SPSL
Boys and Girls Cross Country In addition to the girls winning the academic state championship award, the boys team sent a runner to state. • Senior Rick Bogatay was named first team All-SPSL • Senior Curt Lockard was named first team All-SPSL
Girls Golf The girls golf team finished the season by capturing the SPSL South League title. This is the second time in school history the girls have claimed this title.
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Boys basketball focuses on defense BY
CARISSA CARTER
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The boys basketball team hopes for a chance at the postseason even as one of their starting players, senior co-captain Donnell Calhoun, sits the bench with a broken hand after hitting a door out of frustration during halftime against Beamer on Dec. 7. In that game, both teams had 15 fouls by the first half. Calhoun had two points. “I was frustrated about the game because we weren’t playing to our full potential,” Calhoun said. In his frustration, Calhoun punched the boy’s locker room door, but continued to play the rest of the game, finishing with 16 points. Later, Calhoun discovered he had broken his right hand. Despite the complication, the Jaguars pulled out a win, 62-58. When Calhoun will return is unclear. This will be the third year in a row that Calhoun has not played the entire season. He had a broken eye socket his sophomore year and a torn meniscus in his knee his junior year. The team has high hopes of going to the postseason with their defense-oriented style. The team plays full-court press with half man-to-man coverage and half zone, “to mix it up, get the other team confused and cause turnovers,” senior post Anthony Brennan said. In the first game of the season against Decatur on Dec. 2, defense held the Gators to 12 points in the first half. “The team could have maintained intensity throughout the game … we played extremely hard in the first half defensively,” coach Bob Horton said. The Jaguars went on to win, forcing 11 steals and 13 turnovers. The team had a total of 27 defensive rebounds to win the game 59-35.
“We really came together as a team, we thrive on defense … it’s the key to winning championships,” Jackson said. The game against Rogers on Dec. 9, the team played without Calhoun and lost 58-42 making their record 2-1. “The team is going to need to play better defense; people who don’t normally contribute need to step up and contribute positively,” Calhoun said. The team has players to cover all aspects of the game, including people to rebound, shoot, and make good defensive stops. “Everyone has a different role on the team,” Horton said. The team is composed of five seniors, five juniors and two sophomores. The Jaguars lost three seniors to graduation last season, Cole Davis, Nick Harris and Kennell Smith. “We only lost one starter from last year depending on which game,” Horton said. That team went 6-12 last season in the SPSL, leading many to expect improvement this season. Before the season started, the team went to a retreat at Cispus Learning Center to start off the year and set their sights high. “The team set some high goals for themselves – we would like to be playing in the postseason this year,” Horton said. At the retreat, the team also discussed how they want to be viewed by other teams and how they want to carry themselves throughout the seas on. “We want to be a defense-oriented team, be a team others don’t like to play because of defense,” said Brennan, who emphasized that they don’t want to be considered an easy win.
Recognized for her hard work, Sandra Mangan reflects on her experiences as a teacher BY
Sandra Mangan has been doing what she does for a long time, which she says explains why she has gotten so good at it. She’s been dealing with computers for over 25 years, going all the way back to the days of the very high-tech typewriter. “The first class I ever taught didn’t even have a printer because they didn’t exist yet,” Mangan said. Mangan is a busy lady. She is a business teacher at ER as well as the district curriculum specialist for Business and Marketing, Arts and Communication and Engineering and Technology in charge of career pathways. Somehow with all of that she still finds time to be the schools representative for Pierce County Careers Connection. In addition to being a computer whiz, Mangan also is a teacher. She’s taught at many levels, from Tacoma Community College to Bates Technical College and high school. She has been with the Puyallup School District since 1992. “The best part about teaching is seeing kids grow, it’s exciting,” Mangan said. Mangan’s favorite part about her job is that it’s hands on. “I like being able to interact with my students,” Mangan said. For all of her work Mangan was recently given the Merit Award, which is the highest achievement given by the Washington State Business Education Association. “It’s always nice to be recognized for
Junior Lloyd Jackson defends against Rogers’ Matt Besteman. The Jags lost 58-42.
In addition to Calhoun’s hand, a number of players have already had minor injuries. Senior Raymon Brennan and juniors Mike Medina and Kaelin Koppelman have all had injuries involving their ankles. According to Calhoun, the injuries have
affected their practice because when there is a player missing the team has to move players around to compensate. The team hopes to be successful throughout the entire season. “We need to work hard every play and treat every game like it’s our last,” senior captain Gerry Pickens said.
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and I am hoping to bring Emerald Ridge in that direction,” Farias said. Part of bringing the team in the right direction has come from stressing teamwork and unity. This has been accomplished by drills on the court and activities off of it. “Junior varsity and varsity do everything together and we now have team dinners before every game,” Logan said. All of these things are helping the team become closer and that has the girls believing that this season can be a positive one. “We are really working to end all stereotypes,” Farias said. The team believes that this will be the year that people change the way they look at the Emerald Ridge
girls basketball team. “We want to no longer be looked at as an easy win,” said junior guard Lynn Iversen, a second-year varsity player. “If we work hard enough we can be competitive.” So far, the team is pleased with its start. The Jaguars are 3-0 and have won their games by an average of 33 points, including a 58-30 win over rival Rogers. “Our wins can be attributed to our hard work, dedication, and our growing as a team,” Iversen said. Although the start is nice, the team still has many games ahead of it, and that means more opportunities to continue changing the way people look at Emerald Ridge basketball. “If we work hard we can win and compete,” Farias said, “Win or lose we want to be in a battle.”
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This year’s girls basketball team is taking a different approach to the game. Instead of worrying about having one standout player, the 11 girls are working together as one team to eliminate past stereotypes with commitment and dedication. “This year we are actually a team, not individuals,” senior guard Heather Logan said. Much of this new sense of unity has to be attributed to the attitude of new head coach Greg Farias. Farias has spent his last eight years as the assistant coach of the Bethel girls basketball team and has seen his team make the state playoffs six times. “I have inherited some good girls with good attitudes
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Mangan was given the Merit Award by the Washington State Business Education Association for things like effectively helping students (below).
your efforts.” Mangan said. Mangan grew up in Maryland where she went on to attend the University of Maryland. She came to do her graduate work at Pacific Lutheran University. “I really liked it there, it was a nice change to get away from the East coast,” Mangan said. One thing many people would be surprised to find out about Mangan is that her talents go beyond the computer lab. She was a baton twirling majorette in grade school. She did it for nearly 10 years, and Mangan wasn’t just an average twirler– she says she was good. She placed in the top 10 at national competitions. But Mangan says her greatest accomplishment by far has been being a
mom and raising her two kids, Allison and Kevin. Kevin is studying at Eastern Oregon
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some,” Mangan said. Allison got the job through the Tacoma school district which set up the program. Her daughter has also traveled extensively throughout the world. Her tech job is constantly changing and Mangan says, — Sandra Mangan her life is too. “I am looking forward to the future,” Mangan said. That future holds something a little different than most because Mangan hopes to be following in her daughter Allison’s footsteps. “I also want to travel,” said Mangan. “I know there is more out there and I want to see it.”
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University. “He is into technical things like me,” said Mangan. Allison lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where she is a teacher at the American International School. “What she is doing is just so awe-
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A Class Divide Story by Anna Bofa
If people go to the same school, have the same teachers, and take the same where the impact of the gaps in economic status are seriously felt. High school classes it seems valid that one could say they should be considered equivalent, after graduation rates are one of the easiest ways a school and district can determine all this is the land of equality and opportunity right? It sounds like a reasonable how successful they are. While some would argue it would be nearly impossible to argument, but is it necessarily true? Does class divide? graduate every student in a district, it is a goal that is commonly reached for. It is crucial to first understand the impact of social class. Social class is more In that respect the Peninsula school district is doing Farley well with 89.6 important then one might originally think. A study done at the Carnegie Institute percent of its students graduating. The Puyallup School District is well above the found that a child’s future is largely determined by social status, not brains. 67 percent state average with 75.8 percent of students walking across the stage. Social and economic status is something that affects all communities, races, Bethel is also above the state average with a respectable 73.8 percent. and generations, and there can be no denying that the gaps, particularly in eduWhere the numbers take a significant dive is in the Tacoma and Federal Way cation, that come along with class are truly profound. Professor Edward Wolff of school districts. In Federal Way 55.7 percent of students made it to the finish line. New York University conducted a study that found inequality in the United States Tacoma once again turned in the lowest numbers. It barely saw over half of its has increased to the extent that the gap between the rich and poor is larger now than at any point in the past 75 years, greater than that of any other industrial71 % 71 % High Income ized nation. According to a government report, the wealthiest 1 percent of American households own nearly 40 Low Income* 39 % *Students receiving free or reduced percent of the nation’s lunches. wealth, and the top 20 50 % percent of American house47 % 48 % holds own more than 80 percent. These facts are compel13 % ling. However, they don’t
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state that economic status affects all communities. 24 % So, does it affect this one? An effective way to answer this question is to look at the backbone of society, education. This story takes a closer look at five local Science school districts, Tacoma, Peninsula, Federal Way, Writing Reading Bethel and Puyallup, to deMath termine if economic status class graduate on time with a meager 51.2 percent. is playing a role in education. To determine exactly how education was being effected, many different factors SAT scores, like graduation rates offer another angle for student achievement. were looked at. Poverty rates for each individual school district, median house- Mary Marklein of USA today said, “SAT scores of students from less educated lower hold income, and the percent of students on free or reduced meals were all used income families are falling further below the national average, while the scores of as factors. These numbers were then compared to, graduation rates, average SAT students from well educated families are rising further above the average.” scores, and WASL standards. The five school districts looked at seemed to represent this well. Peninsula had According to the 2002 U.S. census, in the Tacoma School District, 17 percent the highest average SAT score at 1061 while Bethel with a 942 and Tacoma with of young people ages 5-17 were living in poverty. Bethel and Federal Way shared a 969 were the lowest. the same number with 10 percent of their respective student populations living in So what does all of this mean? The Tacoma School District has the highest poverty poverty and the Peninsula and Puyallup school districts posted the lowest poverty rates, the largest amount of students receiving free meals and barely graduates half rates, Peninsula with 5 percent and Puyallup with 4.6 percent. Within the state, all low-income families qualify for free or reduced meal plans, of its senior class on time, while the Peninsula and Puyallup school districts took thus allowing some relief from the unfortunate burden of trying to figure out how home the best numbers in all categories. The districts had the highest graduation to pay for lunch. It makes sense that these numbers would mirror those of the rates and average SAT scores as well as the lowest poverty rates and the fewest poverty rates, and they do. The Tacoma School District again leads the pack with number of kids receiving free meals. It is hard not to look at these facts and say class doesn’t matter, because 52 percent of its students receiving free meals, Federal way follows with 37 percent, Bethel is in the middle at 34 percent, and Puyallup with 22 percent followed by clearly it does. Yes, it is true that they are just numbers, but the numbers offer insight into a Peninsula with 20 percent. Where the numbers become really alarming is student achievement. This is problem that seems to become greater with time.
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Is there a divide? JagWire takes an in-depth look at the privelege that comes with affluence, reveals the growing gap in education, and examines the impact of social and economic status.
“Today is my 48th birthday. All I want is some money to get a cake.” –Fred, a homeless man in Tacoma.
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Students respond to charitable causes Story by Lissy Bryan
Two sisters support the family life Story by Katina Mathieson Ask most high school students and they will tell you that they have a busy life. Some people play sports, some participate in extra-curricular activities, and some spend most of their time on homework. But if you ask sisters Nathaly Schalau and Lauren Woods, they will give you a completely different reason. Every day, Schalau comes home to baby-sit her 11 year old brother, Niclas, who is in fifth grade, and her five year old sister, Kaiyana, who is in kindergarten. Meanwhile, Woods works at McDonalds and their mother works at Sportco and goes to college. In their family, everyone does their part to help. Woods works three or four days a week and then comes home to do her homework and baby-sit. “When I get home,” Woods said, “I have homework and I have to help out with the kids and make sure I’m doing my job, and I also want to hang out with my friends.” Schalau also has her fair share to do around the house. “I cook and clean while my mom’s gone and Lauren goes to work.” Schalau said. For three hours a day on weekdays and nine hours a day on weekends, Schalau stays at home and watches her siblings, which leaves her little time for socializing. “I can’t go to my friends’ houses or anywhere after school at all,” Schalau said. “I can’t spend the night, really, because even on weekends, I still have to baby-sit.” The sisters both gladly sacrifice their time for their family, with most of their
Above; sisters Lauren Woods and Nathaly Schalau talk with the JagWire.
pay going towards paying the bills and buying groceries. “I get paid on Fridays,” Schalau said, “but I don’t get to keep the money. Only sometimes twenty bucks.” With South Hill generally known as a fairly well-off community, Woods believes Emerald Ridge students have the tendency to take things for granted. “It’s just so hard to go to school and hear people complaining about how they can’t buy new shoes, and I’m sitting here worried about being evicted,” Woods said. Now that the holidays are swiftly approaching, the sisters are feeling the pressure more than usual. “Now it’s so close to Christmas,” Woods said, “I’m freaking out about getting everybody presents, just in my family, much less my friends.” But through everything, the sisters persevere with help from their mother, friends, and even teachers. All the trials have made Woods respect and sympathize with her mother. “I respect my mom because seeing all the stuff she goes through,” Woods said. “I’m getting a little sense of it. It’s crazy, it’s so overwhelming.” When they’re done helping out, the girls look forward to moving out, but Woods insists that it’s not to escape from responsibility. “I’m an independent person,” she said, “so I can’t wait to be on my own and taking care of myself, even though it’s going to be the hardest thing.”
Economic class distinction evident at ER Story by Amma Bofa In America the educational system is based on the idea that education should be the key that unlocks the gates between social classes and creates equal opportunities for all. Education is supposed to enable students to rise above social class and economic status. Peer groups are an important aspect of a student’s life. Students usually join cliques of peers that are similar to them, such as a clique of the same social-class, age, or gender. A recent JagWire survey took a look at the link between economic status and social groups at Emerald Ridge. Socioeconomic status is based on family income, parental education level, parental occupation, and social status in the community. The influence of socioeconomic status affects and divides social classes. Economic class distinctions are evident at Emerald Ridge. In the JagWire survey 90 percent of students reported coming from average to above wealthy families while only 2 percent reported coming from poor families. Despite a high majority of well-off students, 73 percent of students reported that their family’s income does not affect who they hang out with at Emerald Ridge. “I think most groups at our school are not based upon how much money someone makes, but rather student’s interest,” said senior Briane Lowe. However, half of students reported that their family’s income does affect how they are treated, showing that economic factors do matter. “Our school has a lot of social classes divided by economic income, this is evident in the clothes, attitudes and cars of different groups of students,” said senior Michelle Falk.
Emerald Ridge has the reputation of being a rich school, and 78 percent of students polled agree. 83 percent of students also reported, that compared to other Puyallup schools, Emerald Ridge’s student population is the wealthiest. “Emerald Ridge is seen as a rich school because it’s new, has a wide range of technology, and the neighborhood in which we live is, for the most part well-off,” said senior Michelle Finkilini. “People think of Emerald Ridge as a rich school because it is newer and there are new housing developments. But just because we have a nice school, that doesn’t mean everyone is rich,” said Lowe. Senior Peter Phommavong comes from a community much different from Puyallup. Growing up in Seattle he experienced and saw more poverty than in Puyallup. “I think Puyallup is an affluent neighborhood. If you look around there are big houses and nice cars, there is not a whole lot of crime, it’s a good neighborhood. You don’t have to put your bike in the garage,” said Phommavong. “When I moved here from Seattle, I saw people in Puyallup leaving their stuff everywhere. They weren’t worried about it getting stolen. At Emerald Ridge kids leave their backpacks and belongings lying around, where I came from, you would never do that.” Phommavong also recognizes that economic income not only affects social class, it affects people’s perspectives as well. “In our school environment most people are on the same level. They haven’t seen or experienced poverty. There are homeless people in Puyallup but you don’t see that, they are not out on the streets, unlike Seattle, you see that,” said Phommavong. “Sometimes when you don’t see things like poverty, you can’t relate to it, and so to you it does not exist.”
The holiday season is when people are known to start getting into the giving mood. Emerald Ridge students are a great example of helping the community and other students in the Puyallup School District. Charities that the school supports are the food drive and new toy drive. These are just a couple ways the school gives back to the community and shows the type of leadership position that Emerald Ridge holds. “Helping the needy families in Puyallup School District to have a more joyful holiday season is a great way for ER students to give back,” a food drive coordinator sophomore Kate Gruver said. Last year the food drive brought in more than 22,000 canned foods and non- perishable items for Puyallup citizens from the school. The food that is raised by students is donated to the Puyallup Elks, who distribute it to needy families. Emerald Ridge students were no. 1 in the district at raising items and donating for the food drive. “We want to be number one in the district this year again. By doing this our goal is to bring in 12,005 cans and items, which most likely will be exceeded. This means we are number 1 in the year of 2005,” Gruver said. This year the food drive coordinators were curious to know why ER was so willing to give back. “Our school is good at giving because we have school spirit and pride for our community that we want to help others,” Gruver said. DECA classes at Emerald Ridge are in charge of
the canned food drive. They plan to meet the goal by setting high personal and class goals of numbers of cans. With no prizes this year, as there were in the past, this gives the coordinators a chance to see if students help for the prize or because they have a good heart. According to a survey at Emerald Ridge, 88 percent of students participate in at least one or more charities at the school. Junior Miah Kotulan said that giving back is something students are willing to do, even if nothing is given in return. “I like to give to people who do not have as much as I do,” Kotulan said. The canned food drive is not the only way Emerald Ridge gives back. Another way Emerald Ridge students help is the new toy drive which is run by students of the service council. The toys given by students go to the Gift Makers organization. “It’s an easy thing to do by going to the dollar store and buying little toys to help put a smile on little kids faces,” service council member junior Ryan Mills said.
Photos by Lissy Bryan
90%
of ERHS students consider their families average or wealthy*
73%
of students think their families income does not affect who they hang out with at ER
50%
of students think their families income affects how they are treated at ER
74%
of students think that the majority of the students at ER come from wealthy families. *Figures from JagWire survey of 12 advisories representing each grade level.
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12/15/2004 9:13:58 PM
Students respond to charitable causes Story by Lissy Bryan
Two sisters support the family life Story by Katina Mathieson Ask most high school students and they will tell you that they have a busy life. Some people play sports, some participate in extra-curricular activities, and some spend most of their time on homework. But if you ask sisters Nathaly Schalau and Lauren Woods, they will give you a completely different reason. Every day, Schalau comes home to baby-sit her 11 year old brother, Niclas, who is in fifth grade, and her five year old sister, Kaiyana, who is in kindergarten. Meanwhile, Woods works at McDonalds and their mother works at Sportco and goes to college. In their family, everyone does their part to help. Woods works three or four days a week and then comes home to do her homework and baby-sit. “When I get home,” Woods said, “I have homework and I have to help out with the kids and make sure I’m doing my job, and I also want to hang out with my friends.” Schalau also has her fair share to do around the house. “I cook and clean while my mom’s gone and Lauren goes to work.” Schalau said. For three hours a day on weekdays and nine hours a day on weekends, Schalau stays at home and watches her siblings, which leaves her little time for socializing. “I can’t go to my friends’ houses or anywhere after school at all,” Schalau said. “I can’t spend the night, really, because even on weekends, I still have to baby-sit.” The sisters both gladly sacrifice their time for their family, with most of their
Above; sisters Lauren Woods and Nathaly Schalau talk with the JagWire.
pay going towards paying the bills and buying groceries. “I get paid on Fridays,” Schalau said, “but I don’t get to keep the money. Only sometimes twenty bucks.” With South Hill generally known as a fairly well-off community, Woods believes Emerald Ridge students have the tendency to take things for granted. “It’s just so hard to go to school and hear people complaining about how they can’t buy new shoes, and I’m sitting here worried about being evicted,” Woods said. Now that the holidays are swiftly approaching, the sisters are feeling the pressure more than usual. “Now it’s so close to Christmas,” Woods said, “I’m freaking out about getting everybody presents, just in my family, much less my friends.” But through everything, the sisters persevere with help from their mother, friends, and even teachers. All the trials have made Woods respect and sympathize with her mother. “I respect my mom because seeing all the stuff she goes through,” Woods said. “I’m getting a little sense of it. It’s crazy, it’s so overwhelming.” When they’re done helping out, the girls look forward to moving out, but Woods insists that it’s not to escape from responsibility. “I’m an independent person,” she said, “so I can’t wait to be on my own and taking care of myself, even though it’s going to be the hardest thing.”
Economic class distinction evident at ER Story by Amma Bofa In America the educational system is based on the idea that education should be the key that unlocks the gates between social classes and creates equal opportunities for all. Education is supposed to enable students to rise above social class and economic status. Peer groups are an important aspect of a student’s life. Students usually join cliques of peers that are similar to them, such as a clique of the same social-class, age, or gender. A recent JagWire survey took a look at the link between economic status and social groups at Emerald Ridge. Socioeconomic status is based on family income, parental education level, parental occupation, and social status in the community. The influence of socioeconomic status affects and divides social classes. Economic class distinctions are evident at Emerald Ridge. In the JagWire survey 90 percent of students reported coming from average to above wealthy families while only 2 percent reported coming from poor families. Despite a high majority of well-off students, 73 percent of students reported that their family’s income does not affect who they hang out with at Emerald Ridge. “I think most groups at our school are not based upon how much money someone makes, but rather student’s interest,” said senior Briane Lowe. However, half of students reported that their family’s income does affect how they are treated, showing that economic factors do matter. “Our school has a lot of social classes divided by economic income, this is evident in the clothes, attitudes and cars of different groups of students,” said senior Michelle Falk.
Emerald Ridge has the reputation of being a rich school, and 78 percent of students polled agree. 83 percent of students also reported, that compared to other Puyallup schools, Emerald Ridge’s student population is the wealthiest. “Emerald Ridge is seen as a rich school because it’s new, has a wide range of technology, and the neighborhood in which we live is, for the most part well-off,” said senior Michelle Finkilini. “People think of Emerald Ridge as a rich school because it is newer and there are new housing developments. But just because we have a nice school, that doesn’t mean everyone is rich,” said Lowe. Senior Peter Phommavong comes from a community much different from Puyallup. Growing up in Seattle he experienced and saw more poverty than in Puyallup. “I think Puyallup is an affluent neighborhood. If you look around there are big houses and nice cars, there is not a whole lot of crime, it’s a good neighborhood. You don’t have to put your bike in the garage,” said Phommavong. “When I moved here from Seattle, I saw people in Puyallup leaving their stuff everywhere. They weren’t worried about it getting stolen. At Emerald Ridge kids leave their backpacks and belongings lying around, where I came from, you would never do that.” Phommavong also recognizes that economic income not only affects social class, it affects people’s perspectives as well. “In our school environment most people are on the same level. They haven’t seen or experienced poverty. There are homeless people in Puyallup but you don’t see that, they are not out on the streets, unlike Seattle, you see that,” said Phommavong. “Sometimes when you don’t see things like poverty, you can’t relate to it, and so to you it does not exist.”
The holiday season is when people are known to start getting into the giving mood. Emerald Ridge students are a great example of helping the community and other students in the Puyallup School District. Charities that the school supports are the food drive and new toy drive. These are just a couple ways the school gives back to the community and shows the type of leadership position that Emerald Ridge holds. “Helping the needy families in Puyallup School District to have a more joyful holiday season is a great way for ER students to give back,” a food drive coordinator sophomore Kate Gruver said. Last year the food drive brought in more than 22,000 canned foods and non- perishable items for Puyallup citizens from the school. The food that is raised by students is donated to the Puyallup Elks, who distribute it to needy families. Emerald Ridge students were no. 1 in the district at raising items and donating for the food drive. “We want to be number one in the district this year again. By doing this our goal is to bring in 12,005 cans and items, which most likely will be exceeded. This means we are number 1 in the year of 2005,” Gruver said. This year the food drive coordinators were curious to know why ER was so willing to give back. “Our school is good at giving because we have school spirit and pride for our community that we want to help others,” Gruver said. DECA classes at Emerald Ridge are in charge of
the canned food drive. They plan to meet the goal by setting high personal and class goals of numbers of cans. With no prizes this year, as there were in the past, this gives the coordinators a chance to see if students help for the prize or because they have a good heart. According to a survey at Emerald Ridge, 88 percent of students participate in at least one or more charities at the school. Junior Miah Kotulan said that giving back is something students are willing to do, even if nothing is given in return. “I like to give to people who do not have as much as I do,” Kotulan said. The canned food drive is not the only way Emerald Ridge gives back. Another way Emerald Ridge students help is the new toy drive which is run by students of the service council. The toys given by students go to the Gift Makers organization. “It’s an easy thing to do by going to the dollar store and buying little toys to help put a smile on little kids faces,” service council member junior Ryan Mills said.
Photos by Lissy Bryan
90%
of ERHS students consider their families average or wealthy*
73%
of students think their families income does not affect who they hang out with at ER
50%
of students think their families income affects how they are treated at ER
74%
of students think that the majority of the students at ER come from wealthy families. *Figures from JagWire survey of 12 advisories representing each grade level.
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A Class Divide Story by Anna Bofa
If people go to the same school, have the same teachers, and take the same where the impact of the gaps in economic status are seriously felt. High school classes it seems valid that one could say they should be considered equivalent, after graduation rates are one of the easiest ways a school and district can determine all this is the land of equality and opportunity right? It sounds like a reasonable how successful they are. While some would argue it would be nearly impossible to argument, but is it necessarily true? Does class divide? graduate every student in a district, it is a goal that is commonly reached for. It is crucial to first understand the impact of social class. Social class is more In that respect the Peninsula school district is doing Farley well with 89.6 important then one might originally think. A study done at the Carnegie Institute percent of its students graduating. The Puyallup School District is well above the found that a child’s future is largely determined by social status, not brains. 67 percent state average with 75.8 percent of students walking across the stage. Social and economic status is something that affects all communities, races, Bethel is also above the state average with a respectable 73.8 percent. and generations, and there can be no denying that the gaps, particularly in eduWhere the numbers take a significant dive is in the Tacoma and Federal Way cation, that come along with class are truly profound. Professor Edward Wolff of school districts. In Federal Way 55.7 percent of students made it to the finish line. New York University conducted a study that found inequality in the United States Tacoma once again turned in the lowest numbers. It barely saw over half of its has increased to the extent that the gap between the rich and poor is larger now than at any point in the past 75 years, greater than that of any other industrial71 % 71 % High Income ized nation. According to a government report, the wealthiest 1 percent of American households own nearly 40 Low Income* 39 % *Students receiving free or reduced percent of the nation’s lunches. wealth, and the top 20 50 % percent of American house47 % 48 % holds own more than 80 percent. These facts are compel13 % ling. However, they don’t
Social and Economic Status
Percentage of students meeting standard on the WASL
state that economic status affects all communities. 24 % So, does it affect this one? An effective way to answer this question is to look at the backbone of society, education. This story takes a closer look at five local Science school districts, Tacoma, Peninsula, Federal Way, Writing Reading Bethel and Puyallup, to deMath termine if economic status class graduate on time with a meager 51.2 percent. is playing a role in education. To determine exactly how education was being effected, many different factors SAT scores, like graduation rates offer another angle for student achievement. were looked at. Poverty rates for each individual school district, median house- Mary Marklein of USA today said, “SAT scores of students from less educated lower hold income, and the percent of students on free or reduced meals were all used income families are falling further below the national average, while the scores of as factors. These numbers were then compared to, graduation rates, average SAT students from well educated families are rising further above the average.” scores, and WASL standards. The five school districts looked at seemed to represent this well. Peninsula had According to the 2002 U.S. census, in the Tacoma School District, 17 percent the highest average SAT score at 1061 while Bethel with a 942 and Tacoma with of young people ages 5-17 were living in poverty. Bethel and Federal Way shared a 969 were the lowest. the same number with 10 percent of their respective student populations living in So what does all of this mean? The Tacoma School District has the highest poverty poverty and the Peninsula and Puyallup school districts posted the lowest poverty rates, the largest amount of students receiving free meals and barely graduates half rates, Peninsula with 5 percent and Puyallup with 4.6 percent. Within the state, all low-income families qualify for free or reduced meal plans, of its senior class on time, while the Peninsula and Puyallup school districts took thus allowing some relief from the unfortunate burden of trying to figure out how home the best numbers in all categories. The districts had the highest graduation to pay for lunch. It makes sense that these numbers would mirror those of the rates and average SAT scores as well as the lowest poverty rates and the fewest poverty rates, and they do. The Tacoma School District again leads the pack with number of kids receiving free meals. It is hard not to look at these facts and say class doesn’t matter, because 52 percent of its students receiving free meals, Federal way follows with 37 percent, Bethel is in the middle at 34 percent, and Puyallup with 22 percent followed by clearly it does. Yes, it is true that they are just numbers, but the numbers offer insight into a Peninsula with 20 percent. Where the numbers become really alarming is student achievement. This is problem that seems to become greater with time.
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Is there a divide? JagWire takes an in-depth look at the privelege that comes with affluence, reveals the growing gap in education, and examines the impact of social and economic status.
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Boys basketball focuses on defense BY
CARISSA CARTER
EDITORIAL BOARD
The boys basketball team hopes for a chance at the postseason even as one of their starting players, senior co-captain Donnell Calhoun, sits the bench with a broken hand after hitting a door out of frustration during halftime against Beamer on Dec. 7. In that game, both teams had 15 fouls by the first half. Calhoun had two points. “I was frustrated about the game because we weren’t playing to our full potential,” Calhoun said. In his frustration, Calhoun punched the boy’s locker room door, but continued to play the rest of the game, finishing with 16 points. Later, Calhoun discovered he had broken his right hand. Despite the complication, the Jaguars pulled out a win, 62-58. When Calhoun will return is unclear. This will be the third year in a row that Calhoun has not played the entire season. He had a broken eye socket his sophomore year and a torn meniscus in his knee his junior year. The team has high hopes of going to the postseason with their defense-oriented style. The team plays full-court press with half man-to-man coverage and half zone, “to mix it up, get the other team confused and cause turnovers,” senior post Anthony Brennan said. In the first game of the season against Decatur on Dec. 2, defense held the Gators to 12 points in the first half. “The team could have maintained intensity throughout the game … we played extremely hard in the first half defensively,” coach Bob Horton said. The Jaguars went on to win, forcing 11 steals and 13 turnovers. The team had a total of 27 defensive rebounds to win the game 59-35.
“We really came together as a team, we thrive on defense … it’s the key to winning championships,” Jackson said. The game against Rogers on Dec. 9, the team played without Calhoun and lost 58-42 making their record 2-1. “The team is going to need to play better defense; people who don’t normally contribute need to step up and contribute positively,” Calhoun said. The team has players to cover all aspects of the game, including people to rebound, shoot, and make good defensive stops. “Everyone has a different role on the team,” Horton said. The team is composed of five seniors, five juniors and two sophomores. The Jaguars lost three seniors to graduation last season, Cole Davis, Nick Harris and Kennell Smith. “We only lost one starter from last year depending on which game,” Horton said. That team went 6-12 last season in the SPSL, leading many to expect improvement this season. Before the season started, the team went to a retreat at Cispus Learning Center to start off the year and set their sights high. “The team set some high goals for themselves – we would like to be playing in the postseason this year,” Horton said. At the retreat, the team also discussed how they want to be viewed by other teams and how they want to carry themselves throughout the seas on. “We want to be a defense-oriented team, be a team others don’t like to play because of defense,” said Brennan, who emphasized that they don’t want to be considered an easy win.
Recognized for her hard work, Sandra Mangan reflects on her experiences as a teacher BY
Sandra Mangan has been doing what she does for a long time, which she says explains why she has gotten so good at it. She’s been dealing with computers for over 25 years, going all the way back to the days of the very high-tech typewriter. “The first class I ever taught didn’t even have a printer because they didn’t exist yet,” Mangan said. Mangan is a busy lady. She is a business teacher at ER as well as the district curriculum specialist for Business and Marketing, Arts and Communication and Engineering and Technology in charge of career pathways. Somehow with all of that she still finds time to be the schools representative for Pierce County Careers Connection. In addition to being a computer whiz, Mangan also is a teacher. She’s taught at many levels, from Tacoma Community College to Bates Technical College and high school. She has been with the Puyallup School District since 1992. “The best part about teaching is seeing kids grow, it’s exciting,” Mangan said. Mangan’s favorite part about her job is that it’s hands on. “I like being able to interact with my students,” Mangan said. For all of her work Mangan was recently given the Merit Award, which is the highest achievement given by the Washington State Business Education Association. “It’s always nice to be recognized for
Junior Lloyd Jackson defends against Rogers’ Matt Besteman. The Jags lost 58-42.
In addition to Calhoun’s hand, a number of players have already had minor injuries. Senior Raymon Brennan and juniors Mike Medina and Kaelin Koppelman have all had injuries involving their ankles. According to Calhoun, the injuries have
affected their practice because when there is a player missing the team has to move players around to compensate. The team hopes to be successful throughout the entire season. “We need to work hard every play and treat every game like it’s our last,” senior captain Gerry Pickens said.
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and I am hoping to bring Emerald Ridge in that direction,” Farias said. Part of bringing the team in the right direction has come from stressing teamwork and unity. This has been accomplished by drills on the court and activities off of it. “Junior varsity and varsity do everything together and we now have team dinners before every game,” Logan said. All of these things are helping the team become closer and that has the girls believing that this season can be a positive one. “We are really working to end all stereotypes,” Farias said. The team believes that this will be the year that people change the way they look at the Emerald Ridge
girls basketball team. “We want to no longer be looked at as an easy win,” said junior guard Lynn Iversen, a second-year varsity player. “If we work hard enough we can be competitive.” So far, the team is pleased with its start. The Jaguars are 3-0 and have won their games by an average of 33 points, including a 58-30 win over rival Rogers. “Our wins can be attributed to our hard work, dedication, and our growing as a team,” Iversen said. Although the start is nice, the team still has many games ahead of it, and that means more opportunities to continue changing the way people look at Emerald Ridge basketball. “If we work hard we can win and compete,” Farias said, “Win or lose we want to be in a battle.”
Photo by Erica Bosnick
This year’s girls basketball team is taking a different approach to the game. Instead of worrying about having one standout player, the 11 girls are working together as one team to eliminate past stereotypes with commitment and dedication. “This year we are actually a team, not individuals,” senior guard Heather Logan said. Much of this new sense of unity has to be attributed to the attitude of new head coach Greg Farias. Farias has spent his last eight years as the assistant coach of the Bethel girls basketball team and has seen his team make the state playoffs six times. “I have inherited some good girls with good attitudes
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Girls basketball works on team philosophy BY
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Mangan was given the Merit Award by the Washington State Business Education Association for things like effectively helping students (below).
your efforts.” Mangan said. Mangan grew up in Maryland where she went on to attend the University of Maryland. She came to do her graduate work at Pacific Lutheran University. “I really liked it there, it was a nice change to get away from the East coast,” Mangan said. One thing many people would be surprised to find out about Mangan is that her talents go beyond the computer lab. She was a baton twirling majorette in grade school. She did it for nearly 10 years, and Mangan wasn’t just an average twirler– she says she was good. She placed in the top 10 at national competitions. But Mangan says her greatest accomplishment by far has been being a
mom and raising her two kids, Allison and Kevin. Kevin is studying at Eastern Oregon
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some,” Mangan said. Allison got the job through the Tacoma school district which set up the program. Her daughter has also traveled extensively throughout the world. Her tech job is constantly changing and Mangan says, — Sandra Mangan her life is too. “I am looking forward to the future,” Mangan said. That future holds something a little different than most because Mangan hopes to be following in her daughter Allison’s footsteps. “I also want to travel,” said Mangan. “I know there is more out there and I want to see it.”
THE BEST PART ABOUT TEACHING IS SEEING THE KIDS GROW, IT’S EXCITING.
University. “He is into technical things like me,” said Mangan. Allison lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where she is a teacher at the American International School. “What she is doing is just so awe-
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Affluence breeds indifference Too much Hollister, not enough holiday
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outh Hill, Wash. is an unusual place. It might not seem so when driving past generic strip mall after generic strip mall, or when visiting a friend living in one of what seems like hundreds of nonspecific housing developments. South Hill is in so many ways the same as the rest of the world, but is unusual in one fundamental way. We’re rich! Our community is dripping with affluence. Emerald Ridge’s parking lots overflow with the types of cars commercials are made about. ER’s student body wears Abercrombie and Hollister, and many think nothing of dropping upwards of $80 for jeans. There is nothing inherently bad about this fact and, alone, it is not overtly shocking. OK, we’re rich. No big deal. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. What does shock, however, is that that this fact does surprise many. Many students and community members are blissfully unaware of just how wealthy this community is. People who have spent their lives here have become accustomed to its higher-than-average standard of living. It’s as if Puyallup is isolated from the rest of the world. But one needn’t look far outside this town to find a more realistic view of how the other half live. Take a drive down Pacific Avenue in Tacoma; take a turn around a corner (it doesn’t really matter which one), and enter into a world a lot of us have probably never known and hopefully never will. Houses with boarded windows and aluminum chain-link fences line both sides of the street. Then stroll down the cracked, overused sidewalks, covered in broken glass and scattered with cigarette butts. Stay a while; embrace the aura of despair and the disturbing silence only the ear shattering screams of gun shots and police sirens ever seem to break. This is when you realize you have no reason to complain, no reason to whine. It’s easy to take for granted our neatly waxed hallways, consistently flushing toilets and library shelves full of books. How many people in Puyallup leave their doors unlocked and their car windows rolled down? It’s the simple things, the things we never give much thought:
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What will I eat today? Where will I sleep tonight? Will I be spending my 48th birthday on the edge of a highway begging for change to get myself a cupcake? A few more hours and maybe you’ll have enough for a candle. These are the kinds of things most citizens of Puyallup don’t have to deal with. Think about the one thing that stresses you out on any given day, the one thing that keeps you up a little longer than you wanted to be. Girlfriend got you upset? Piles of homework to finish? Nothing to wear tomorrow? We are not trying to belittle these problems. They are legitimate. We are just trying to show that there is a world outside Puyallup – one that is not picture-perfect. Imagine adding poverty to your list of troubles. It’s not something most people on South Hill will ever have to deal with. Are you beginning to understand how lucky we are? This brings up another question. If we are so fortunate, so privileged, what are we as a school, as a community, doing for others? This is the season for giving, right? How many of us are volunteering at shelters, giving to charities, donating clothes? Should we pat ourselves on the back for dropping a few dimes into the canisters in front of grocery stores? How about bringing in a couple of cans for the food drive? Maybe a toy for Gift Givers? Most of the time, that little bit feels adequate. But is it really enough? Does mediocre cut it? Do we even care? It’s easy to excuse ourselves for not knowing; after all, we’re so young. Maybe next year, right? Or when we’ve made our fortune. Maybe then we’ll feel like it. Perhaps then we’ll have the time to care. The only thing is, will we ever? Will we ever feel ready to give a truly beneficial gift, one that could change a life forever? It’s a scary thing, taking that plunge. It feels safe to drop our change in the box, smile at the Salvation Army Santa, and walk on, largely guilt-free. But the real gifts often go unnoticed or worse, ignored. So maybe this Christmas, take the plunge. Stretch your horizons. And give a little more than you expect to get. You might be surprised at what you get in return.
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It might not be a Beamer, it might not be those $80 jeans from Hollister. But it will be something you can cherish forever, something you can take with you once your adolescence is over. We might not ever have to live on the streets of Tacoma, but maybe we can do something to make it a little easier for the ones who do. It’s up to you. Editorials are composed by, and are the opinion of, the JagWire editorial board.
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KAITLYN GOLDEN
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A returning coach and a large turnout are two things that the girls gymnastics team thinks will lead to a good season. “I really want to come up in the district standings,” coach Kristi Giste said. “I think we can do it, because we have some really good talent. Also, we have a strong group of 10th and 11th graders, and only two returning seniors.” Members of the team agree. “I think our team is going to do really well this year, and we’ve got a really strong group of girls,” junior April Moore said. The turnaround from last year, when the team had a losing record, is already obvious to junior captain Rose Velasquez. “This season has been very exciting and I think we’ll have a
lot of individual improvement, as well as great team performances,” Velasquez said. Turnout for the gymnastics team this year is at an all-time high. Last year, the team lost several members due to injuries and personality conflicts with the coach. “We have 27 girls out this year, which is almost triple last year’s turnout,” Giste said. “I want to do a lot of teambuilding, so they really come together. Last year we didn’t come together as much as I would have liked them to.” Senior captain Kayla Henke agrees that the turnout is great. “We are very lucky to have returning coaches to our team and a larger turnout then before,” Henke said. “The gymnastics team at Emerald Ridge is finally going to get a chance to shine.” In the past, the team has had the potential to excel, but coaching changes affected that.
The team is a lively group of girls that brings that energy into learning more about their sport. “They are really enthusiastic about learning. From the first day everyone has wanted to learn new moves and tricks,” Giste said. Members feel that the effort put forth by the team this season will help them improve their standings. “Everyone is willing to work really hard and that is going to make our season successful,” Velasquez said. Henke also can see the work being put in by her teammates. “Our team so far has put in a lot of effort and dedication into each practice. We are really looking forward to the season,” Henke said. Being around her team is an added bonus of coaching for Giste. “We’re just a bunch of fun girls with a bunch of energy and dedication,” Giste said.
Wrestling sets sights on state BY
JENN WHITMAN
REPORTER
The wrestling season has begun, with goals set high – both individual and team. Practices started mid-November, and have continued ever since. Wrestlers are pushing hard to accomplish the goals they have set for both themselves and the team. “I just want to perform good as a team, by practicing hard and staying focused,” sophomore Julio Rodriguez said. “We also have really good leadership this year.” Junior Keith Schlecht is one wrestler that has shown leadership for the team, according to some. “When someone asks a question, I just try to answer it the best I can, and I try to help in any way,” Schlecht said. Most find practice fun, but not always, and having someone to help them out, can really change how some wrestlers look to practice. “Keith helps people more, when they need help,” Rodriguez said. Schlecht has wrestled six years and is working toward his biggest self goal as a wrestler, placing in state. After school each day, the team goes through conditioning after warming up and cleaning and setting up the mats. Then it moves on to live wrestling. “We teach them something, they watch, then they do it,” coach Jim Meyerhoff said. For some, this is their first year participating in the sport. After senior Brynsen Brown hurt his knee during football season, some wondered whether or not the athlete that wrestled his way to second at state last year would be affected him in any way.
“He’s fine, his knee is healed and his agility is fine,” Meyerhoff said. “It’s recovered, it doesn’t bother me much,” Brown said. Brown is a favorite in state this year. He was the only junior to place last year at state; the other top six finishers all graduated. He has a personal goal of being first at state, and hopes for the team to be first in league. However, Brown is not the only one going far this year. Other wrestlers, such as John Gallagher, Brown’s brother Aaron, and Julio Rodriguez, are working hard to push themselves to their best and it has been visible so far. “Julio, Aaron, Nick Webster, and John seem to be the ones who may make some noise this year,” Meyerhoff said. Others have also noticed the efforts being put forward by their teammates. “Julio and Aaron have a good chance of placing in state this year, and John to place in regionals,” Schlecht said. So far most of the team is determined to work hard to have a great season, according to Meyerhoff. “They have the attitude to want to work harder to do better,“ Meyerhoff said. In order to build the wrestlers into a team, teambuilding activities were used. I It helped make teammates more comfortable with each other and get to know other teammates. Though it is still too early to say how future matches will sway, so far practices are going well for the team. “Individually, my expectations are for everyone to perform at their best levels,” Meyerhoff said.
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JAMES STANFORD
EDITORIAL BOARD
Football After a successful season, the varsity football team garnered multiple awards. • Coach Kelly Susee was awarded “Coach of the Year” by the News Tribune • Junior kicker Kellan Holdener was named All-Area by the News Tribune • Senior Brynsen Brown was named first team All-SPSL as a wide receiver and defensive lineman • Junior Neko Doy was named first team All-SPSL as a running back • Junior TJ Smith was named first team All-SPSL for special teams • Sophomore Aaron Brown was named first team All-SPSL as a linebacker
Volleyball The girl’s volleyball team finished fourth in the state and received several individual awards from the SPSL. • Senior Anna Bofa was named first team All-SPSL as an outside hitter • Junior Kylie Marshall was named first team All-SPSL as an outside hitter • Junior Emily Powell was named second team All-SPSL as a middle blocker • Senior Lindsey Maxfield was named honorable mention All-SPSL as a right side hitter • Senior Ashley Brodie was named honorable mention All-SPSL as a libero • Senior Mikela Kiely was named honorable mention AllSPSL as a setter
Girls Soccer This year, the girl’s soccer team made it to state playoffs for the first time in school history, as well as earning SPSL awards for their accomplishments. • Senior Amber Stokes was named first team All-SPSL • Sophomore Jill Jensen was named first team All-SPSL • Senior Monique Cornier was named second team AllSPSL • Senior Kates Ginther was named second team All-SPSL • Junior Jen Brumbaugh was named Honorable mention All-SPSL
Boys Tennis The boys tennis team finished the year strong, and won the SPSL Sportsmanship Award. • Sophomore Brad Medlock was named honorable mention All-SPSL
Boys and Girls Cross Country In addition to the girls winning the academic state championship award, the boys team sent a runner to state. • Senior Rick Bogatay was named first team All-SPSL • Senior Curt Lockard was named first team All-SPSL
Girls Golf The girls golf team finished the season by capturing the SPSL South League title. This is the second time in school history the girls have claimed this title.
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last year, but tied once against Rogers. “I think we will be all right this year,” senior captain Trace Parks said. “We’ll probably win a couple (of dual meets).” Jendrick agrees.
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The boys swim team hopes to improve on last year and send two athletes back to state. “We want to bring out the best in every swimmer,” assistant coach Nathan Jendrick said. “Some guys’ goals will be districts, and there will be about two whose goals are state. There will be some guys whose goal will be to just finish a 500 (meter) freestyle.” This year’s team expects to improve on last year’s season because of a large returning group with more experienced swimmers. The team did not win any meets
events last year. “We’re really expecting Adam and Spud to go back to state, and perform well,” head coach Raymond Belleza said. Sturdivant anticipates returning to
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“This year, we really want to win more dual meets and have a presence at state,” Jendrick said. That presence at state is expected through Adam Sturdivant in the 100-meter butterfly and Justin “Spud” Mertlich in diving. Both went to state in those
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state where he placed 16 last year. “I want to rank higher in state this year than I did last year,” Sturdivant said. Jendrick believes that Sturdivant could have limitless potential this season, as long as he is willing to work hard. “Adam can do whatever Adam wants to
Numerous medical problems and surgeries prevent security guard Rick Burnley from doing the job that he loves
do, when Adam wants to do it,” Jendrick said. This year, the team has the best turnout it has ever had. Coaches feel this will help improve their record since many of them are returning swimmers, and they are happy that their athletes have not quit the team. “We’ve got a lot more bodies in the pool then we’ve had in the past,” Jendrick said. “It really shows that the returning guys have enjoyed themselves.” Belleza added to that. “We’ve doubled in size,” Belleza said. “The first week of the season I try to run them into the ground, so they weed themselves out. This year, they’ve all come back. That tells me that they all have a lot of heart.” Parks agrees that the team is a good group of people to spend time with. “It’s a really great environment to be around,” Parks said.
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Standing in the commons, walkie-talkie in hand, watching each and every student walk through the school is what security guard Rick Burnley loves to do. Burnley is a committed guy who is going through a difficult time right now. During Thanksgiving break, Burnley headed into Saint Joseph’s hospital for what he thought was minor surgery. It turned out to be a risk that has had him hospitalized for the past three weeks. The dedicated security guard is doing well and is mentally ready to come back to school, but physically his body just will not let him. “The surgery was supposed to be a minor surgery and they had some complications where the intestine came apart,” said Burnley’s wife, para-educator Tammy Burnley. “We came home from St. Joes and within the next few hours, we had to rush to Good Samaritan Hospital, because Rick was having major pain.” It didn’t take long for things to go south. “I was not even home for four hours, when everything busted in me,” Rick Burnley said. He was rushed into the emergency room for an emergency surgery, “which really did me in,” Burnley said. A week after the emergency surgery, Burnley was set up for a third one because of an “infection with a fever,” Tammy Burnley said.
Bowling team lacks an adviser, not fun or spirit Teams have fun despite struggles including no adult adviser and an all senior-heavy line up
“We want an adviser really bad,” senior Melissa Hanson said. “If anybody is interested come look us up, please.” There are two teams: ER 1 and ER 2. The teams basically grouped together with their friends and chose BY ROBIN STOYLES which team they would be. ER 1 has about six bowlers REPORTER (attendance varies) and ER 2 has four. Because the teams The bowling teams are having a great time represent- are all seniors, the bowling teams won’t be around next ing the school. Even though they aren’t the best in the year unless more people join. “We are all seniors so we need younger bowlers for league, their goal is to have fun. The team drastically needs an adviser. Some bowlers next year,” Weston said. Weston and Hanson have noticed some of the people from Emerald Ridge think that the teams are sporadic are there for only the free bowling, but in attendance many are out there because of their without an adlove for the game and are having a blast viser to keep playing. track of them. “We’re just out to have a good time,” The reason senior Ryan Joyner said. “That’s our they need an number one goal: To have fun.” a d v i s e r a nd Even without an adviser, the bowlers not a coach is — Senior Ryan Joyner are being watched by the people workbecause they ing in the alleys. Jerry Ledbetter is the aren’t a sport. Title IX specifies that there must be an equal number of manager of Daffodil Bowl, an alley in Puyallup on East participants from each gender. The ratio can vary by up Main. The High School Travel league is the league they to six percent, and having a bowling team would upset bowl in and Reggie Frederick is the Secretary/Treasurer. that balance. They practice on Wednesdays at Daffodil Bowl and have “Attendance is definitely an issue,” senior Katie matches on Fridays at a variety of other alleys. The bowlWeston said. “There’s always someone missing and some ers are thankful to people like Ledbetter and Frederick don’t even show up for practice. I think with an adviser, for the giving them the opportunity to do something we would definitely have better attendance.” they care about. Many of the bowlers are calling for an adult from the “It’s cool that Mr. Ledbetter makes it so we can face school to help out as an adviser. kids from other schools,” senior Charley Wilson said.
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Wilson is the best bowler with the highest average. Many of the bowlers this year hope that more students bowl next year and it will be taken seriously because they say it is an absolute blast. If you are interested in bowling look up the league on www.thelemonsong. com/bowling_guide.html or talk to Ledbetter at Daffodil Bowl.
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Don’t be alarmed BY
GRANT WOODRUFF
REPORTER
Two unexpected fire alarms have gone off in the last month. The first was caused by a student pulling the lever, while mechanical problems caused the second. A female sophomore pulled the fire alarm near the Marine Resources Lab during first lunch on Nov. 22. The goal behind the prank turned out to be nothing more than a juvenile attempt to test boundaries. The student spent the rest of the day in ISS (in school suspension), and was subsequently suspended outside of school for an additional two days. Assistant Principal Dan Hull said that one to five days of suspension is the standard for this type of disruption. Hull also said that her honesty concerning the matter affected her punishment. “She’s a good kid,” Hull said. No legal action was taken. “We didn’t go that route,” Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Finley said. The second alarm on Dec. 1 was an automatic alarm set off by a smoking belt on a heat pump motor located above the upper gym. The problem has already been fixed. Sprinklers did not engage because the smoke detector did not sense heat. Though these surprise fire drills are a substantial disruption, it is district policy to have one fire drill per month, and both of these drills qualified.
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Burnley was expected to come back to work after Winter Break, but with the resulting complications, he will not return until the end of January. “Because of the problems I had, I have to go back to the hospital for a last surgery in a couple months to put things back together to make me a normal person again,” he said. When he returns back to school, Burnley still will be too weak to take on the full load he had prior to the surgeries. “I’ll just be stopping by to hang out and check up on things,” Burnley said. During Burnley’s stay at the hospital, he was weak from the surgeries. Nurses had to make sure his body was constantly pumped with fluids, which helped support his weak body. Burnley received many visits from staff members and friends which helped him through the difficult times he experienced. “People are used to seeing me as a strong and confident person,” Burnley said. “Leanne Tillman, who I know very well, was in shock when she saw me. It was during the Sonics game and she only spoke when I spoke.” Students miss him. “Burnley’s social personality and willingness to help has definitely impacted the staff and students with his absence,” senior ShannonChristian said. “Rick really misses school and worries about basketball because he can’t coach but he will be back soon with his recovery,” Tammy Burnley said. Burnley’s last day in the hospital was Dec. 14, and he will be back home to recover to a healthy state during the holidays.
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More Jag Time? Sophomore Corrina Mueller created a petition and gathered over 500 signatures in an effort to bring back more Jag Time BY
TAYZHA FOX
REPORTER
A Jag Time petition has been making its rounds ’round Emerald Ridge. Sophomore Corrina Mueller has collected over 500 student signatures for more Jag Time, evidencing high amounts of dissatisfaction with the current schedule. The decision to have more Jag Time is still unresolved, and many factors are yet to be addressed regarding this issue. Are students really using their Jags effectively? Would allowing more Jag Time only result in students taking more “double lunches?” To produce the best schedule to benefit students, a Jag Time council has been made, consisting of students with varying opinions on Jag Time, who meet regularly to discuss the scheduling of Jag Time. “The current schedule will be in effect until a decision is made, which will be at semester, after World Week,” Principal Brian Lowney said. The impending consensus may be more Jag Time, or the schedule may stay the same. This depends on whether students are effectively using Jag Time. “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t think there would be any outcome,” Mueller said. Meetings she had held with Lowney led her to believe that he is a firm believer in creating the most beneficial schedule for students at Emerald Ridge. “The philosophy of Jag Time is to allow students enrichment and remediation – this fits the philosophy of our school. It also allows students to learn and practice responsibility,” Lowney said. Responsibly is important when it comes to planning out Jag Time usage. With Jag Time offered only two days a week, many students plan out Jag Times in advance. “Students’ data suggests that we’ve been using more Jag Time than last year,” Lowney said. Last year, Jag Time was scheduled everyday, with the exception of Wednesday. Compared to last year, Junior Ben Cavarria actually uses his Jag Time. “This year I spend my Jag Time more on getting ready for the baseball season or catching up with classes, not like last year where I would take two lunches everyday,” Cavarria said. Students petitioning currently feel as if they are given too little Jag Time; but the question Jag Time council members inquire is this: Do students want more Jag Time for school related purposes or for their own free time? An extra Jag means an extra lunch for junior Andy Dyjak. “When life gives you apples eat them, when life gives you Jag Time, eat lunch,” Dyjak said. At the beginning of this school year, an accreditation meeting was held, where teachers and principals from various high schools came and toured Emerald Ridge. One thing students complained of was the loss of Jag Time. Accreditors noticed there were two groups of students who wanted more Jag Time: The students who use Jag for homework, and the group that wanted to take two lunches. If a student doesn’t use Jag Time and is failing, Lowney feels Jag Time isn’t doing its designated job. “We need to make it unacceptable for students to fail classes,” Lowney said. Lowney believes that “Everybody Reads” will help students perform better in many of their classes. “I’m totally committed to having ER [everybody reads] twice a week,” Lowney said. Some students may complain of the extra 30 minutes spent reading in advisory and would much rather spend it studying a textbook, getting help from a teacher, or talking with their friends. On the other hand, Lowney believes that Everybody Reads time is Jag time spent well. “It’s a building-directed Jag Time,” Lowney said. A reading survey distributed in advisories at the beginning of the year showed that only 24 percent of students read for pleasure. “Reading is a gateway skill – if you are struggling with reading, you may be struggling with math, science, history, etc. Reading will benefit in these areas,” Lowney said.
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NEWS BRIEFS Pack of coyotes spotted on school grounds There have been sightings of coyotes on ERHS grounds recently. Security guard Joe Porletto saw a pack of four coyotes on Dec. 12 at around 8:40 a.m. “As I was coming to school they ran out into the road and I almost hit one,” Porletto said. If any coyotes are seen again, Wildlife Ways will be called to see how to handle the problem. According to the Wildlife Ways Website, coyotes normally stay away from humans. They eat smaller animals so there is no real danger to any humans. Just use caution when walking though the forest because they may attack when provoked. Don’t agitate them by throwing things, or get in their way when coming in contact with a coyote. “I think why they are suddenly being noticed because their homes are being cut down so that the city can grow,” Porletto said. –KASSIE GREEN
Rossi named governor-elect; Gregoire demands recount Republican Dino Rossi has been named as governor-elect, but the winner of the closest gubernatorial race in Washingtons’s history will not be certain until all votes have been recounted by hand. In the first count of Nov. 2, Democrat Christine Gregoire trailed Rossi by 261 votes. When an automated machine recount was finished on Nov. 24, Rossi led by 42 votes. Rossi pressured Gregoire to concede. She is doing the opposite. The Democratic Party is anteing up more than $1 million for a complete hand recount of the 2.9 million ballots cast. Each county is conducting its recount in a different way. Pierce County has prepared 41 two-person teams, each consisting of one Democrat and Republican to recount the ballots, with a third nonpartisan observer acting as the teller. Each team will work an eight-hour shift. Some counties, even with nearly 300 volunteers, aren’t expecting to have all the ballots accurately recorded until the Christmas holiday. Others aren’t expecting to have them until early next year. Democrats also asked the state Supreme Court to recount several thousand ballots that were unrecorded in the last counts, but it ruled against this request on Dec. 14. However, King County may still count 573 ballots that were mistakenly left out. Both sides won’t rule out legal challenges if they lose the hand recount. If the court rules in the Democrats’ favor, Washington may not have a governor by the official inauguration day on Jan. 12.
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JagWire members win awards at National Convention Three students from JagWire won awards in the write-off competitions at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Atlanta, Ga. Senior Xander Knox won a “Superior” rating, the highest rating a student can receive, in the Sports Writing category for his story on former Major League Baseball players Jerome Walton and Scott Fletcher and their challenges in life after retiring from professional sports. The superior rating is never given to more than 10 percent of the students in a write-off category. Junior Matt Click won an “Honorable Mention” in the Review Writing category for his review of a skit called “Wendell’s Tale,” performed by a local group, and Jessica Ritchie won an “Honorable Mention” in the News Writing category for her story on a teenager’s death in a car accident. For write-offs, students are given a subject to write about and a limited time to write a story. The subject isn’t revealed until the write-offs begin. Other attendees at the convention included seniors Lindsey Maxfield, James Stanford and Drew Scott, sophomores Robin Stoyles and Sarah Graham, JagWire adviser Jeff Nusser and his wife Sarah. –DREW SCOTT
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What is your motivation in playWhat has been your biggest obing this year? stacle since you started playing? Having the endurance and keeping Making my teammates proud, and the opportunities it gives in the consistancy in my free throws. future. What professional athlete do you What is the biggest difference admire? you have seen between high school Isiah Thomas, because even when and junior high ball? his team was down, he always gave People play up on you on defense, 110 percent. the game is just a lot more rough. What do you look forward to durWhat are some qualities you ad- ing the rest of the year? I hope we’ll have a winning, sucmire in a teammate? Always keeping each other up and cessful season. having fun.
Stats through first three games: Total Points:38 Field Goal %:54 Assists:5
Steals:10
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Christmas is more enjoyable without the Kranks This holiday season, the Kranks are spreading Christmas cheer by making audiences everywhere physically ill BY
MATT CLICK
REPORTER
There are but a few movies in film history that actually cause me to like the holidays less. Movies like “Jingle All the Way” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” really bring me to question the point of Christmas. The list is one stronger this holiday season with the release of “Christmas With the Kranks.” You’d think that Tim Allen’s failure to star in a good movie since “Galaxy Quest” would tip filmmakers off, but apparently not, because he’s at it again, and this time he’s coming for Christmas ... again. “Christmas With the Kranks” tells the story of Luther Krank (Allen) and his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis), who are faced with a depressing Christmas after their daughter leaves for Peru with the Peace Corps. After a very awkward dinner conversation that includes Jamie Lee Curtis unbuttoning her blouse (someone, please make it stop), the two of them decide to skip Christmas in favor of a Caribbean
REVIEW Unfortunately, the Kranks seemingly live on a different planet, where not celebrating Christmas is highly illegal. The entire town is in shock. “You’re not celebrating Christmas?” they exclaim countless times. They begin to shun the Kranks and even start pressuring them to decorate their house regardless of the cruise. The head-honcho of the neighborhood (Dan Akroyd) decides that he’s going to divert all of his attention to the Kranks and force them to celebrate Christmas at all costs. The premise of “Christmas With the Kranks” is just bizarre. I know dozens of families who travel during the holidays, and amazingly, none of them are shunned for it. I know several households that choose not to decorate, and guess what, they’re not hated for it. The entire message of “Christmas With the Kranks” seems to be “If you don’t celebrate Christmas, you’re a Scrooge.” Or, possibly, “If you do celebrate Christmas, you’re a big loser,” a conseuquence the filmmakers clearly didn’t anticipate I’m
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MATT CLICK
REPORTER
“Ocean’s Eleven” was a slick, witty, retro con movie with an unbelievable cast and one of the most ingenious heists in movie history. The dialogue was quick and smart, the comedy subtle but effective, and the look and feel became a staple for such movies as “Matchstick Men” and “Catch Me If You Can.” “Ocean’s Twelve” follows closely in its footsteps, but it unfortunately doesn’t quite stack up. In “Ocean’s Twelve,” we are re-introduced to the original team of 11 conmen, lead by Daniel Ocean (George Clooney) and organized by Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt). The film is set three years after the climax of “Ocean’s Eleven,” and hotel billionaire Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) is out for some payback. About $190 million in payback, to be exact. They have two weeks to come up with the cash, and they jet off to Europe to pull an elaborate series of
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ELAINE RAYMOND
REPORTER
Yes, Dan Akroyd is playing the accordian and those are cops with guitars. Please, stop the madness.
sure there’s a deep, meaningful message beneath that crazy plot, but I was too distracted by the absurdity of it to even take notice. I highly recommend that the Poison Control Center use this film as an ipecac, seeing as how it made me a little nauseous. In one particularly horrifying scene, Jamie Lee Curtis stands in front of a mirror in a tiny bikini and says, “This should be illegal.” Yes, it should, Jamie – it’s been a long time since “Halloween.” Not five minutes later, Tim Allen – in a Speedo, lathered with tanning oil – joins her. Oh, and that bloodcurdling shriek you just heard? Yeah, that was you. Screaming. The film goes from bad to worse when
‘Eleven’ plus one The cast of “Ocean’s Eleven” reprise their roles as Daniel Ocean’s cunning conmen in “Ocean’s Twelve,” but it fails to surpass its predecessor
Threat raises safety awareness Despite threats of violence at nearby Spanaway Lake, ERHS maintains cautious, yet normal approach
cruise. But they just don’t skip Christmas; it’s a total boycott. No decorations, no presents, no food, no who-pudding.
REVIEW heists and cons. There’s nothing glaringly wrong with “Ocean’s Twelve.” It’s not a bad movie by any means, but that’s the problem with sequels: you can’t watch them without comparing them to the prequel. The heist isn’t as genius as it was in “Ocean’s Eleven.” It simply isn’t as novel and original. As you might expect, it’s hard to keep track of 12 main characters plus three supporting characters, and it almost seems like the filmmakers forgot about some of them. For example, Bernie Mack’s character is arrested fairly early on in the film and an hour-and-a-half later, we are surprised to see him again, having completely forgotten about his character. Julia Roberts appears at the beginning and end of the film, but is absent from a majority of the movie. Andy Garcia has an equally miniscule role, despite being the antagonist in the previous film. If you were a fan of “Ocean’s Eleven,” then see the sequel. It’s a worthy successor to the genius of the first, just don’t expect it to be as fresh as “Ocean’s Eleven.”
the Kranks have to plan and throw a lastminute Christmas party. For the last 45 minutes of the film, Luther and Nora stumble around gathering the needed items. At this point, the film became so ridiculously terrible it ceased being a movie. Of course, the party goes off without a hitch and in the end, two cops, a guy named Marty, and Dan Akroyd join together for a Christmas song. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, though that may just be the bile rising in your throat. So this holiday season, the Kranks invite you to spend Christmas with them. Thanks, but I’d rather not. I have to… set up my Christmas tree.
❅Matt’s Top Five Holiday Flicks❅ ❅ A Christmas Story – “You’ll shoot your eye out!” This is the film about a boy and his BB gun that successfully infiltrated the American culture and became a classic. Who can forget the leg lamp? Or Flick with his tongue stuck to the flagpole? Or how about the Bumpus family dogs? This is without a doubt one of my favorites. ❅ A Muppet Christmas Carol – At least a dozen versions of “A Christmas Carol” exist, but this one is different. It’s the only one that features Gonzo and Rizzo as its narrators, for one. But it also sports Michael Caine as one of the best Scrooges ever and the whole cast of the Muppet Show as the supporting characters. Sound cool? It is. ❅ Plains, Trains, and Automobiles – Apart from “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” there aren’t a lot of choices when it comes to movies focused around Turkey Day. But this movie tells the story of a businessman and a shower-curtain ring salesman who get stranded and have to work together to get home for Thanksgiving. Simply hilarious. ❅ The Nightmare Before Christmas – People like this movie because it’s “trendy” or “non-conformist,” while they fail to see the pure beauty and genius of it. Mingle the directing expertise of Tim Burton with the amazing musical talent of Danny Elfman, and you have an awesome movie. ❅ It’s a Wonderful Life – Wouldn’t be Christmas without it, right? The story of a man who wishes he weren’t alive, and the angel that shows him a world without his presence. It might be cliché to add it to my list, but it’s there none the less. Deal with it, Scrooge! Happy holidays, everyone.
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In light of recent events at Spanaway Lake High School, the threat of student conspiracy and safety has become a concern. On Nov. 29, Spanaway Lake High School Principal Greg Eisnaugle received a phone call from a parent warning the school of a possible attack. The threat was investigated and three students were arrested for the crime of conspiracy. The three students involved in the alleged conspiracy will all be tried as adults for planning to commit first-degree burglary and first- or second-degree
kidnapping. The students, who allegedly were planning to attack the school with explosives and weapons, had been meeting and developing what appeared to be a violent plan. The students were arrested before the plan could be executed. Although Principal Brain Lowney feels confident in the safety of our school, he has become more cautious of the threat of conspiracy since the incident at Spanaway Lake. “It raises awareness to have it happen to a school 10 miles away,” Lowney said. Although recent events have added concern, the threat has never been overlooked. “We have always been on the lookout.” Safety procedures are in place for a variety of emergencies, leaving administrators feeling secure that if faced with a similar situation, Emerald Ridge would
be prepared. “I think we would be,” Lowney said. “Having a Pierce County Deputy on campus helps a lot. It feels pretty good.” To ensure that students and staff feel comfortable with safety procedures, Safety Days, in which hypothetical emergency situations are practiced, are held. In addition, Emerald Ridge has a Safety Committee that meets regularly to discuss recent issues and improve the safety of our school. The administration does not take circumstances or threats flippantly. If students or staff know or have heard a rumor concerning information about an attack, they should report it. “It is difficult for us to react if we don’t know,” Assistant Principal Dan Hull said. “That’s why we are here. We can’t fix what we don’t know is broke.” One of the mothers of one of the ac-
cused Spanaway Lake students said officials were overreacting. However, Emerald Ridge’s administration refuses to take any threat lightly. “You never know what rumors are true and what rumors are false,” Lowney said. The arrested Spanaway Lake students are accused of planning to attack to prove to Americans that we are not as safe as we think that we are. Authorities allege the attack was to be revenge for being picked on by other students. Emerald Ridge has taken steps to help prevent emergency situations. “This is part of why we have advisory,” Lowney said. Advisory is an attempt to make students feel connected to the school, hopefully preventing future crisis. “It’s hard to learn if you’re not in a safe and caring environment,” Hull said.
Missing paints result in loss of trust for students by JESSICA RITCHIE REPORTER
Amid the hodgepodge of artistic tools, artistic styles, and creative flow in Mrs. Candace Loring’s room C-106 is a case of theft affecting not only the students’ abilities to make art, but the way things run in the paint classes. In Loring’s fifth period art class, numerous items of paint and paint media are being stolen. Things are being destroyed. “A student carved ‘doom’ on one of the tables in the back,” Loring said – behavior not typical of Loring’s experiences teaching art. “After being here for four years and feeling that students are respectful of this space … it seems there just isn’t any appreciation of the fact that this is the nicest art space in the area.” The art classes are the most expensive classes for the
Catch Eyes and Smiles!
The theft of paint is becoming an expensive problem in C-106.
school to fund. This year, roughly $6,000 was spent on the supplies needed to run the classes. A single tube of paint costs $2 and paint paper costs $6 per sheet.
“It’s costing the art program a lot of money,” senior Kris Wernofsky said, “and it’s costing us a lot of quality in our work. Loring has gone through a year’s worth of paint already. If her second semester class, which works with acrylic paints – considerably more expensive -- has the same problem, the class may have to resort to Tempera paint and drawing paper. “And that’s just not what a high school art class is about,” Loring said. A number of students thought the paints were doomed to be stolen if they’re left out. “That shows an ethically flawed viewpoint of the world,” Loring said in response to this stance. “It’s true, but people should know better.” Wernofsky said.
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James – Just like the movie, I was dozing off by the minute. But the play was pretty good!
The Lion King
American Idiot
Lissy – Definitely my kind of music. It tells the truth. It gives me this want to just tap my feet and I want to take out some drumsticks and
Green Day
Lissy Bryan
Social and Economic Class
Contrasting Communities 11
Emerald Ridge was built in a fairly affluent community. The students who attend are – for the most part – children of middle or upperclass citizens. But what about the others? What happens to those who don’t fit in the mold? Does this affect their actions, and if it does, how so? JagWire delves deep into class distinctions and the reasons behind them.
A comparison between the Puyallup School District and several other districts reveals disturbing data.
Mikel – I love it! You can just feel the culture and it makes me feel good every time I listen to it!
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Broadway Musical Soundtrack
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Anna – It is something I’d never stop listening to ever! It reminds me of our homeland. Our soul is lifted into the sapphire sky with every beat!
James – A major musical achievment. One of their best albums to date. Their flow of lyrics and use of rhythm makes this CD both entertaining and original.
Anna – Painful, not my flow, yo. It takes some getting used to but the first song is one of those songs you never get used to.
Mikel – Its OK ... if you like listening to barf. All the songs sound the same. I might like it ... if I was deaf.
Sound Off Anna – This is the kind of thing that would kill your grandma. Anyway, I thought they stopped giving people who couldn’t sing record deals. There’s no way someone willingly paid to record this crap. These guys probably held a gun to someone’s
Lissy – They sound like they would be fun to watch in concert. The music is something I’d listen to. Mosh pit anyone?
Mikel – I feel like my ears are being shot repeatedly.
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Lissy – Not something I’d listen to every day but if I ever plan on taking a ride through the “pride land” I think it would be good.
James – Anna, music has changed in the world. These guys are the new Frank Sinatra of punk rock!
Underoath They’re Only Chasing Safety
See what happens when they come to the roundtable
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Curriculum specialist Sandra Mangan receives an award for her long-time behind-the-scenes service to education.
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James – The CD is not my cup of tea. The beatnik and bongo drums make me vomit ... with passion. Jump off a bridge Tracy Chapman. I am totally disgusted.
Mikel – It’s really soothing and relaxing. I definitely would listen to it a lot.
Lissy – This is really calming. Not something I’d usually listen to, but it would be good of I needed to sit for a while I guess. But I think after too much of it I’d have to stand up and put something else in.
New Beginning
Tracy Chapman
Anna Bofa
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Boys basketball jumps 14 | The straight from a team boys retreat into a focused, goal-driven season basketball with eyes set team on a bid in the focuses on postseason. Photo by Mikel Armstrong
04 |s Paint has been steadily disappearing from the Student art rooms and there vandalism may not be enough left for second and theft semester students to concerns art use. teachers
Anna – The CD is awesome. she has an amazingly beautiful voice. It would be great to listen to if you just needed a break. It’s really soothing, and the lyrics are really meaningful, which just makes it better.
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Holiday with Lights Wild Waves/Enchanted Village 6-9 p.m. daily in December $16.99
Harvey Danger Crocodile Cafe Dec. 18 $10
Zoolights Point Defiance Zoo 5-9 p.m. daily in December $4.50 A Christmas Carol ACT Theatre Nov. 28-Dec. 26 $32-$36
Handel’s Messiah Symphony t r s Benaroya Hall Dec. 16-19 e C $16-$55
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Pacific Northwest Ballet Nutcracker l McCaw Hall a Nov. S 26-Dec. 28 n e$19-$85
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a Seasonal ChristmassShip l Festival Many Puget Sound Locations oa Dec. 1-23 n Free Trans-Siberian Orchestra KeyArena Dec. 26 $29-$44 Winterfest Seattle Center Daily in December Most events free
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$28-$79
o s Concerts Dolly Parton n t Everett Event Center c rDec. 19 $39.50-$59.50 e Scissor Sisters Paramount Jan. 27 $17.50-$20
The Lion King Paramount Nov. 30-Jan. 16 $22.50-$125
o Sports Seattle Seahawks r s Qwest Field vs. Arizona tDec. 26
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Seattle Sonics KeyArena $10-$149 Beyond the Sea Rated: PG-13 Starring: Kevin Spacey, John Goodman Lemony Snicket’s A Series of sUnfortunate Events Rated: PG e M Starring: Jim Carrey, Maryl i o Streep
Mov Chaps! e Tacoma Actors Guild t r Dec. 1-19 a T $19-$28 The h Theater Late Night Catechism eACT Theatre r a e Mar. 26 Through t$29.50
v Movies The Aviator i s Rated: PG-13 e Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett Flight of the Phoenix Rated: None Starring: Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson
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