JagWire | Volume 7 | Issue 4 | Feb. 2007 by JagWire

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Snow Patrol Feb. 27 Key Arena $31

Music and Lyrics Feb. 14 Starring: Drew Barrymore Comedy/Romance

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Stephen Lynch March 8 The Moore Theater $27.50

Hannibal Rising Feb. 9 Starring: Gaspard Ulliel Thriller

The Number 23 Feb. 23 Starring: Jim Carrey Suspense

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Gerry – I swear, if you’ve heard one band like Hinder, you’ve heard them all. “Lips of an Angel” sounds identical to every other pop-rock hit single that has hit the airwaves in the last 10 years. The vocals sound exactly the same in every song without the slightest change in style.

Ali – Whoa. I usually love me some good rock, but I can’t even listen to the lead singer’s voice. The lyrics aren’t that interesting, and they seem to rhyme every line. The guitar is nice, but I can’t listen to something that doesn’t have feeling.

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17 Staying Awake

With sales of energy stimulants on the rise and hours of sleep on the decline, JagWire examines the reasons for sleep loss and its affects on everyday life.

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David – Jay-Z. What more do you need to know? One of the best hip-hop albums of this decade, and anyone that dislikes this album has no taste for good music. The lyrics and beats that Jay is known for are still there – and then some. Jay-Z is back with no signs of going away soon.

Gerry – Although I like many different genres of music, my home will always be with hip-hop. The day Jay-Z’s new album hit stores, I picked up a copy. This album contains everything anyone could ask for: great beats, smooth vocals, and, of course, incredible lyrics. It’s so relieving to finally hear a rapper that can actually rhyme. All the talentless gangster rappers out there can never compare to the lyrical genius that is Hova.

Ali – Hova! Okay, maybe I lied: Jay-Z is the king. He can do no wrong. Every song has fresh beats, and the feel for each song is different. It makes me want to shake it in a video. He even collaborates with Coldplay, which makes his music even more respectable. All that can be done is to just hold it up, Hova.

Sara – I guess the main problem here is I’m not a big fan of rap. The lyrics are different than most rappers, but I can see myself only listening to this CD as a whole when I’m hanging out with people.

Jay-Z – “Kingdom Come” Sara – Now, in the beginning, I really liked one of the songs by these guys, but as I listen more closely, I swear I’m hearing the Hanson brothers when Zach was about age 12. I guess the whole whiny/ squeaky voice doesn’t do much for me anymore. Not only that, these guys sound like they need a hug or something. Depressed much?

Hit with three losses this season, the boys wrestling team continues to train in hopes of competing in postseason tournaments.

David – The vocals are bad, the lyrics are bad. This CD sucks and I can’t believe this band got a record deal. They sound like Nickelback, only 10 times worse.

Hinder – “Extreme Behavior”

Sleep Deprivation

Power outages, snow storms, and school closures leave staff, students, and parents wondering what administration is planning to do and why.

Sara – Everyone knows they have sung along with “Lips of An Angel” at some point, and as a whole, you can’t go wrong with this CD. I love the acoustics and mellow voice of lead singer Austin Winkler. Bring on the metaphorical insults Gerry, but I will still love this band.

Gerry – As soon as The Scene Aesthetic came on I wanted to crawl under the table and curl into the fetal position. Throughout the entire album the singers sound like they are bawling. The singer’s voices do not harmonize at all. They sound like a bad duet at a high school boys choir concert. If you can get past the singing, the music is creative and they seem very ambitious.

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Ali – I’ve seen this band – which is just two guys – live so many times. Honestly, I can’t get enough. Along with their awesome, heart-filled lyrics, when they perform, the environment is awesome. When I listen to them, it gets me hyped for a good time. Every time I see these guys at a show, I know it’ll be awesome because they sing so well together, and just enjoy being on stage. David – Yes, another band that whines when they sing. This CD made me want to scream because my ears started bleeding when I heard this album. If these guys are happy, why do they sound so sad when they play?

The Scene Aesthetic – “Building Homes from What We’ve Known” Sara – The good news is all the songs have good beats. The bad news is none of the beats are theirs, and besides that, everything sounds the same to me. I’m tempted to leave it at that considering criticizing these guys could cause some awkward situations, and you have to give these guys some credit for trying to get themselves out there.

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From action-packed dramas to comedy, our insider has the rundown on the lastest and greatest TV shows you should be watching.

Gerry – KC and Mikey T are amateur artists and I didn’t expect great things from this mixtape. The first thing that I noticed was that the editing was nicely done. The music wasn’t choppy at all, and the vocals didn’t sound washed out by the beat. The rapping, however, definitely needs some work, and Mikey T needs to find his own voice.

David – This CD is great if you’re a fan of rap. The demo that mixes known beats to new lyrics is a great touch. KC and Mikey T bring an untouchable flow together and this CD is great to bump when you’re kicking it with you friends. Ali – The lyrics are uncreative and simple, but the beats are pretty awesome. I can’t stand rap, so maybe I don’t know anything about it, but these guys sound like every southern rapper coming out. The collaboration sounds good, but honestly I would never listen to this.

“Hott Muzic Entertainment Presents KC and Mikey T Volume 1”

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Tune your tube to top shows New bill would ensure press rights LAUREN SMITH

REPORTER

Television is an underappreciated art. Since childhood whims like “Are You Afraid of the Dark” and “Pokémon,” television has only ever been a way to convince your parents that homework could wait. But, rest assured, it’s not all your fault. There haven’t always been great shows out there, and the ones that did top the charts back in the day – for instance “Friends” (yes, I’m still crying about it being over) or “Cheers” – were much too adult for young minds to comprehend. Moreover, for young minds to even care. But, there is a reason to care these days. Primetime television is now even more jam-packed with shows that deserve viewers. And, though you probably have mounds of homework and don’t think you can spare an hour of time, for these shows, you can.

SCRUBS Genre: Half-hour comedy Starring: Zach Braff, John C. McGinley, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes Plot: Being a medical intern is no one’s idea of easy, but when, on your first day of work, you leave covered in liquid from a bulging woman’s abdomen, it’s darn hard to return. John “J.D.” Dorian (Braff) is one of the newbie doctors at Sacred Heart Hospital, along with his college buddy Turk (Faison) and neurotic resident Elliot (Chalke). Along with Dr. Perry Cox (McGinley) and attractive nurse Carla Espinosa (Reyes), they endure each wacky day at a hospital full of unpredictable staffers and patients. This bizarre spin on the medical life airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on NBC, and is currently in its sixth season. Newcomers, you can fill your evenings with humor on MyQ2 (Comcast cable Ch. 10) and Comedy Central (Comcast cable Ch. 60). But, if you would rather start from the beginning, head down to your local movie rental store, and have yourself a merry little marathon.

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House Bill 1307, proposing to protect high school and college news publications from censorship by administrators except in certain circumstances, was approved by the House Committee on Judiciary on Wednesday in executive session. It was passed by a seven to four vote along party lines. The bill will go to the Rules Committee where they will decide how and if the bill will be presented to the house. If the bill is passed into law, school administrators would only be allowed to censor student publications if content is libelous, obscene, or poses a threat to the orderly operation of the school. Interested parties testified before the committee in a legislative hearing on Friday, Jan. 26. The bill’s writer, Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines), introduced the bill by saying 49 percent of students falsely believe the government can censor the press. He also said California and five other states have similar legislation and have had few problems, emphasizing they have some of the best student papers in the country because students are prouder of their work. “One of the best ways to develop an appreciation of constitutional rights is to model and apply those constitutional freedoms in the school environment,” Upthegrove said. Many student journalists also spoke in support of the bill, including senior Upthegrove Summer Yates, a JagWire editorial board member. Yates said journalism is teaching her about adulthood. “I did not become an adult when the clock struck midnight on my 18th birthday,” she said, “but I am becoming an adult through the experience and how I learn from that.” Many student media advisors also spoke on behalf of the bill, including JagWire adviser Jeff Nusser. Those who oppose the bill worry whether student work will be held to enough scrutiny. Nusser believes it will. “These kids deal with scrutiny like you wouldn’t believe,” Nusser said. “When a professional journalist writes a story, it is to a bunch of faceless readers who might write a letter to the editor.

24 Genre: One-hour drama Starring: Keifer Sutherland, James Morrison, Mary Lynn Rajskub Plot: Jack Bauer (Sutherland) is a federal agent at the Counter Terrorist Unit office in Los Angeles. Apart from is- Keifer Sutherland, who plays federal agent Jack Bauer, stars in the FOX series “24,” Mondays at 9 p.m. sues at home, mainly with his daughter, Jack spends each Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC, and is currently in its third day trying to prevent domestic terrorist attacks. Typically, season. Reruns are already showing Sundays at 11 p.m. on the show follows Jack’s actions, as well as those of the ter- Lifetime (Comcast cable Ch. 51). Again, if you are unsatisrorists and higher political figures. The show takes place in fied, renting DVDs is “McAwesome.” ABC.com also has current a real-time format, and each season lasts the duration of season reruns available for no cost. one 24-hour period. However, there is usually a significant lapse in time between each season. This action-packed thriller airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on Genre: One-hour drama Genre FOX, and is currently in its sixth season. If you have never Starring: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, watched “24” and wish to engage yourself in some pulsatTerry O’Quinn, Naveen Andrews ing fun, reruns are aired on various networks such as Spike Plot: It’s one thing to have a layover for a flight. It’s (Comcast cable Ch. 57) and TNT (Comcast cable Ch. 54). If another when your plane crashes on a mysterious island that is not satisfying to your taste, again, trot on down to that no one in the outside world can see. Island hero Dr. the rental store and rent previous seasons, and enjoy the Jack Shepard (Fox), along with convicted felon Kate (Lilly) stimulating danger on your own watch. and southern con man Sawyer (Holloway), lead the efforts of the survivors to get off of the island. Each show focuses on one of the 14 main characters and flashes back to their pasts to reveal what led them to board the doomed Oceanic Genre: One-hour drama Starring: Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Flight 815. The sci-fi adventure airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on ABC, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T.R. Knight and returns with 16 new episodes on Feb. 7, and will have Plot: As if having a mother with Alzheimer’s disease no reruns for the rest of the season. “Lost” is in its third wasn’t hard enough, Meredith Grey (Pompeo) chose to follow season, and current season reruns can be viewed free at in her mother’s footsteps and become a surgeon. Along with ABC.com. Once more, if I have not yet convinced you yet four other interns, including compulsive brainiac Christina that renting is your savior, the first two seasons are now (Oh), former trashy magazine model Izzie (Heigl), arrogant available on DVD. Alex (Chambers) and charming basket case George (Knight), Meredith tries to diagnose her way through Seattle Grace See? There’s something worth caring about. And, these are Hospital. She encounters strange medical cases, such as only a few of the great shows out there. Just check the TV pulling apart life-long Siamese twins, along with guilt trips guide, and you’re bound to find some kind of program that from her unloving mother, and romance with off-and-on tickles your fancy. Yes, homework is important, and good flame Dr. Derek Shepard (Dempsey), more commonly known grades are what get you into college. Numerous teachers may as “Dr. McDreamy.” flog me for saying this, but seriously, put down your pencil, This 2007 Golden Globe winner for “Best Drama” airs and pick up the remote.

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“When these (students) write a story – it’s about the students they go to class with; it’s about the coaches they interact with; it’s about the administrators who might look at them funny; it’s about the teachers they now have to go and try and write an A paper for. That’s scrutiny, and that is responsibility.” Other provisions of the bill include prohibiting punishing advisors for refusing to censor protected student work. Additionally, school officials cannot be sued for things appearing in student publications unless they have interfered with the content. However, the Association of Washington School Principals is opposing the bill because it feels the greater level of control is needed for students to produce High school newspaper advisers Jeff Nusser and Vince DeMiero testify for HB 1307. strong journalistic work. AWSP Director of Education Association and the Washington State Office of Governmental Relations Jerry Bender – a former high school principal and father to a Centralia High School journalism the Attorney General. Other groups formally opposing the bill are the Washington Association of School Administrators,the student – also said that the bill is unnecessary. “We don’t believe there is any compelling need for the Washington State School Directors’ Association, and the Office change of the law for high school students,” Bender said. of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Upthegrove wrote the bill after Brian Schraum, a former “At this time, we believe the process in place under the U.S. Supreme Court decisions of Hazelwood and Tinker are editor of the Green River Community College and Enumclaw sufficient to guide administrators in student journalism High School newspapers, told him about issues facing student journalism, such as the inequitable application of the law practices in Washington high schools.” Under the 1988 decision of Hazelwood School District under Hazelwood. The bill was introduced for the first time Jan. 16. Nineteen vs. Kuhlmeier, administrators can censor student media in a public high school if it is related to a legitimate educational representatives co-sponsor the bill, including Rep. Dawn concern. HB 1307 more closely mirrors the 1969 decision Morrel (D), one of the two representatives of the 25th district, from Tinker vs. Des Moines School District. which includes the Puyallup area. Not all members of AWSP oppose the bill. Emerald “How can we teach students to value our freedoms if we Ridge Principal Brian Lowney wrote a letter for the hearing don’t value the freedoms of students, including the freedom of explaining how student publications work with administration speech?” Morrel said in an e-mail interview. “In a democracy, at the school. JagWire operates in a free press environment no freedom is more basic than the freedom of speech.” where students make all content decisions. California and five other states have similar legislation, but “Our students, with the guidance of competent and House Bill 1307 will be the most comprehensive legislation responsible advisors, must be afforded the opportunities if passed. outlined in the First Amendment of the Constitution,” There will be a public forum from 10 a.m.-noon tomorrow Lowney said. at The News Tribune. Yates will be one of the eight panelists, Groups formally supporting the bill include the Washington and admission is free.

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ELAINE RAYMOND

EDITORIAL BOARD

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Genre: One-hour comedy Starring: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Vanessa Williams Plot: Stereotyping and cruel gestures do not stop after high school. Betty Suarez (Ferrera) is no stranger to this. Throughout her life, she has been driven, hard-working, and productive, but never the best-looking young woman. Being a tad pudgy as well as lacking style in clothing and makeup, her looks have always over-shadowed her dream to make it in the fashion magazine industry. Despite recently being hired to “Mode” magazine, otherwise known as the Bible of the fashion industry, Betty is still apprehensive about her new position. However, nothing, including her dreamy boss Daniel Meade (Mabius), nor fashion diva Wilhelmina Slater (Williams), nor doubtful father Ignacio (Plana), can keep her from making it to the top.

Catch all the wildness of “Ugly Betty” (based on the popular Colombian telenova “Yo Soy Betty, La Fea,” starring Ana María Orozco) Thursdays at 8 p.m. on ABC. This 2007 Golden Globe winner for “Best Comedy Series” and “Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series” is currently in its first season, and reruns can be viewed free of charge on ABC.com.

Photos by Corina Cheever/The Hawkeye

Danielle McCarthy, a 16-year-old junior at Rogers High School, died Jan. 1 after attending multiple News Years Eve parties. The cause of death is still under investigation. McCarthy’s friends found her unconscious at a house in Edmonds, where a New Year’s

Eve party had been held. “That was the first time we’d ever done something like that together,” Rogers junior Kelsey Kerston said. To celebrate the New Year, McCarthy, Kertson, and others attended multiple parties, including the party in Edmonds. “At some point in the evening she also attended a party in the University District

of Seattle with friends,” said Sergeant Don Anderson of the Edmonds police department in a news release.

A memorial service for McCarthy was held the Saturday following her death at Puyallup Foursquare Church.

Kertson, who was with McCarthy the night that she died, was one of McCarthy’s closest friends.

“There were over 400 people there,” Pastor Chad Veach, who has been there to support the McCarthy family during their grieving, said.

“(Danielle) was always smiling and laughing and she didn’t care what anyone thought about her,” Kertson said.

“(The ceremony) was really nice,” Kertson said.

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Oh whether the weather be cold Oh whether the weather be hot we’ll be together whatever the weather whether we like it or not Oh whether the weather be cold Oh whether the weather be hot UP ONE MORNING AND MY we’ll “ I WOKE PILLOW WAS ALL FROSTED OVER. be together BY

Wishing ‘For One More Day’ In his new book, Mitch Albom takes a deeper look into what it would mean to have more time with a loved one

Unsuspecting Washington works diligently to bring power back to ALEX MESSNER more than 1,000,000 people

JENN WHITHAM

EDITORIAL BOARD

really remember,” he said, “but it got so cold at night. I woke up one morning and my pillow was all frosted over.” Mueller and Wilkins are only two of over 700,000 Puget Sound Energy customers who lost power that night. Sue McLain, senior vice president of operations at PSE, hired more than 420 crews and 2,000 workers from Washington to reestablish power as quickly as possible. She enlisted another 170 crews from Canada and Missouri. “After successfully restoring the backbone of our system – our high — Drake Wilkins, junior voltage power grid – we were able to restore power to 530,000 of 700,000 customers who lost power in the unprecedented windstorm,” she said in a phone interview. From there, crews had to clear debris in the hardesthit neighborhoods in order to rebuild the distribution system from the substation to customers’ houses. Power was restored to all customers nearly a week later, on Dec. 22.

After reading Mitch Albom’s first two books, “Tuesdays With Morrie” and “The Five People you Meet in Heaven,” I naturally was anxious to get my hands on his latest book, “For One More Day.” Once again I was not disappointed with Albom’s simple, yet creative, way of teaching readers about life’s hidden lessons. Albom captured my attention by taking the sometimes overlooked issue of being thankful for family and delivers it to the reader in a way that makes you stop and question, “What would you do if you were given another day with someone you loved

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but had lost?” Each page digs deeper into the significance of a mother’s love and what can happen when it’s taken for granted. The story revolves around Chick Benetto, a man who has lost everything: his mother, his daughter, and his wife. He now spends his days trying to keep his job and his nights passed out drunk. Seeing suicide as his last option, he attempts to kill himself twice but fails. After the second time (jumping off of a water tower) he is able to get up and begins walking. His steps lead him to a familiar place; his mother’s house. When entering the house, he finds his mother who had died eight

Many people are looking for ways to get healthier or to lose weight in the New Year. Here are 10 ways you can curb that strong appetite everyone seems to struggle with, so overeating can be a thing of last year.

HEATHER GORMAN

REPORTER

was out. Arizona saw its share of wacky weather when it snowed about a foot for the first time in 16 years. The weather also had an impact on New Mexico with nine inches of snow. San Marcos, Texas, was hit with a tornado that damaged 13 homes, several businesses and police headquarters. Afterward, there were fallen power lines that blocked a section of Interstate 35. The storm also brought along six inches of rain that flooded parts of Texas. Nevada’s weather consisted of temperatures dropping as low as minus-28 degrees in the northern part of the state. It has been a crazy winter for most people around America, as they experience storms, snow and freezing temperatures. The weather has affected almost every state in some way.

Exercise – Not only will exercise help burn calories, but research shows it also increases the brain’s receptors for pleasure chemicals. For those overeaters who have fewer pleasure receptors, this can help so you get the same satisfaction with eating less. Sleep – Getting enough sleep can help the disturbance of hormones that control appetite. Eat every three to four hours – If you spread out your daily consumption of food throughout the day your blood sugar won’t drop down as far so you don’t feel famished and binge. Photo by Ashley Vincent

rus crop, along with countless avocados and strawberries. California expects that because of the cold weather and freezing of crops, the prices of California citrus fruits will rise at the grocery store in the upcoming months. Avocados and strawberries are expected to rise in price as well. During the storm, California is estimated to have lost about $800 million worth of crops. There also is an estimated amount of $114 million loss in lemons that will interrupt the availability during the summer and raise prices. Growers are expecting that the extent of the damage to the crops could cost the state as much as $1 billion. In Buffalo, Missouri, a whole town lost its power. After 24 hours, their water tower had run dry and the National Guard had to hook a generator to the pumping station so that the town could access running water while the power

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Nation suffers loss after major weather conditions take their toll Storms, snow and freezing weather have affected many of states in the nation this January. The abnormal weather brought a massive storm which in turn brought ice, snow, flooding, and high winds that kept about 400,000 homes and businesses without electricity for several days in many states. While the power outage left people sitting in the dark, it was the business that suffered the most due to loss of sales. Due to hazardous driving conditions and power outages, multiple fatalities were reported nationwide, including 25 in Oklahoma, 14 in Missouri and 12 in Texas. Most of the deaths were caused by car wrecks or carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators in people homes. Cities around San Joaquin Valley in California had a five-day freeze that ruined more then 70 percent of its cit-

pieces of Chick’s life, such as a boy struggling to gain his father’s acceptance through baseball, a teenager disgusted with his mother and their life together, and a man who has given up on having someone care about him. By the end, the reader is left attached to the character and can’t help but relate their life to Chick’s challenges. Each experience in Chick’s life draws the reader closer to understanding his decisions and how choices can turn out differently than anticipated. But it offers hope that after realizing mistakes, people have the ability to fix them. Albom succeeds in conveying the feeling of regret and creating a magical world of possibility and second chances. Anyone who has ever wondered, “What if I could do it again?” is sure to take a deeper look at their own lives and what they have to learn about who they are to those they love and who they want to be.

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Western Washington suffered from the largest and most destructive windstorm in 14 years on the night of Dec. 14. Power outages and damaged houses were not uncommon in the following week. Social studies teacher Matt Mueller, who lives near Eatonville, was without power for six days, but luckily had a fireplace to keep warm and a camp stove to cook food with. Unfortunately, the water stopped working at his house, and he and his family had to make their own toilet out of water from a nearby creek and a bucket. They had to borrow a generator to clean the septic tank. “We have a fireplace so we weren’t cold and I kept myself busy chopping wood,” said Mueller. “I love chopping firewood. It’s an awesome way to get rid of pent up energy.” Junior Drake Wilkins lives near 132nd Street East and Meridian Avenue East and also was out of power for several days. “Our power was out for probably five days, I don’t

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years earlier, alive and everything appears untouched since the last day he spent with her. For one day Chick has his mother back, and is no longer alone. This one more day gives him the chance to focus on what was really important (family) when he had tossed it aside, giving him a new outlook on his future. Albom tells the story through a simple use of language that is easy to read, yet uses such detail that the reader never feels confused about events taking place. Included throughout the story are little past times of when Chick “didn’t stick up for his mother,” and “times his mother stuck up for him.” Each flashback brings more understanding to readers about Chick by allowing them to see the rocky relationship between mother and son and its progression throughout his life. The reader is able to relate the stories to their own and their mothers and how the smallest things can change a bond. Albom shows the reader so many different

Eat foods packed with fiber and water – These fill you up with low calories and are great for the last tip. (Celery and other vegetables work well and so does whole wheat bread.) Give yourself 20 minutes before you take seconds – That is how long it takes you brain to get the “I’m full” signals. Sit, talk and enjoy the company you’re with. Avoid food when it is not meal time – We naturally want to consume anything we can reach. Stay out of the kitchen unless you are cooking. If you are cooking, try water or a handful of nuts while cooking so you don’t eat what you are making. Eat variety – Make your meals and snacks a combination of protein, fiber-full carbs, with a little fat. A variety of flavors and types of food can satisfy you

both for more and for longer. Resolve emotional issues that trigger eating – Many of us eat when we are not hungry. Also find alternatives to eating when you are bored or upset, like talking to a friend or busting out your iPod. Have little snacks before meals – Twenty minutes before a meal have a handful of nuts or carrots with a glass of water so when the meal comes you aren’t as hungry. Water, water, and water – It is what our body needs, and this doesn’t mean pop. Many people confuse hunger and thirst because they don’t drink enough. Try drinking eight glasses of water a day and one before each meal. Other drinks, high in water, are fine, but stay away from caffeine because it severely decreases the hydrating power of drinks.

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Despite cancelled practices, the show must go on BY

NATE DUMLAO

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School days suffer with unusual amounts of snow this winter

Practice for the student winter play “Death Takes a Holiday” was disturbed by the unfortunate eight-day snow break, but the show went on as student director Angela Conti organized off campus rehearsals to keep it on track. “The problem with doing a play in the winter is that there are so many other things going on that it affects our practice schedule,” Conti said. Despite the snow disruption and the lack of line memorization, the actors performed on schedule, Jan. 25-27. “It’s really hard to rehearse movements when you are sitting in a house for half an hour trying to get peoples’ lines right,” said junior Morgan Gard, who played the lead role of Death. Sophomore Kristen Steenbeeke enjoyed the experience. “We really needed to pick up the pace when all the snow decided to come,” she said. “It was really fun to do that, though, because we had a lot more cast bonding time than if we’d just practiced at school.”

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Above: Princess Stephanie, played by junior Brittney Stout(left), listens fearfully to her daughter Grazia, played by sophomore Renee Owley. R ight: Duke Lamber t, junior Jeff Paine(right), speaks with Death, junior Morgan Gard, about his holiday. Below: Junior Erin Craven, Alda, being “swept beyond thought” by Death’s mortal form, Prince Sirki.

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To compensate for the eight cancelled school days, the Puyallup School District has made revisions to the originally scheduled school year, including extending the year by three days. Sophomores and juniors will be returning on June 21, 22, and 25 to finish out those days, instead of ending classes on June 20. Spanish teacher Cami Devereux will be having a substitute come in for her on the last day of school. “I’ve already bought my plane and cruise tickets to go to the Caribbean,” Devereux said. “Half of my classes are seniors and they will be long gone by June 25 and the juniors that I have will get along fine with a sub.” Seniors will be returning for June 14 and 15 instead of finishing on June 13. Graduation has not been moved; however, if the weather forces any more cancelled days, seniors may have to return to finish their last year after the graduation ceremony.

“I wouldn’t really mind coming back after graduation,” senior Torey Wambold said. “I’d pretty much sit around and talk to people, anyways.” Some students might be angry about the situation, but most really aren’t that dramatic. “I usually don’t come to school on the last day, honestly,” senior Claire Grove said. “Plus, teachers are telling us not to come. I probably will this year, though.” Regular classes will be running on Feb. 20, which was originally intended to be the last day of mid-winter break, and on May 29, a snow make-up day which was originally scheduled as another day off after Memorial Day. In order to make up for lost instructional time and the one day cancelled because of the wind storm, Wednesdays during the month of February will be full days. “It won’t really affect me, or the math teachers that meet on those days,” Jayne Hofstrand said. “It’s only that extra hour that we get to catch up on what each teacher is doing for the students in math lab so it won’t make that much of a difference.” Three days have been omitted from the school year due to the weather predicament that has rattled so many. Gov. Christine Gregoire declared a state of emergency in December, and the district has applied waive the final three make-up days. It is expected to be approved.

It wasn’t just the school day that was affected by the weather, but students as well. Many of them were unable to travel beyond a few streets of their own neighborhoods due to the ice. “My mom’s entertainment for a good part of the snow days was watching cars trying to get out of our neighborhood and fail,” said Kate Gruver, senior.

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The Puyallup School District has closed a total of eight times this school year due to the recent weather conditions, seven of those times being the result of snow. According to a letter sent home by Superintendent Tony Apostle, schools are cancelled when morning commutes have the possibility of being dangerous. The decision is made after two district employees drive every road in the area and report back to Apostle. A cancellation usually is made by 5 a.m. Because of the size of the Puyallup School District, dangerous roads in one part of the district can cause a closure for everyone else. Many students and parents expressed frustration when school was cancelled on the Wednesday morning of Jan. 17, when weather conditions justified a two-hour delay, but not a full day cancellation. Apostle defended the decision in a letter sent home to parents, where he explained the roads in the district “posed serious safety concerns for both students and staff.” It was also explained that elementary schools are on half-day schedules every Wednesday, and therefore a two-hour delay would be pointless. “Should the district encounter weather-related emergency days on early-release Wednesdays during the remainder of this school year,” Apostle said, “and if the nature of the emergency would allow for a safe two-hour late start, school will begin two hours late and will be in session for a full day. Students will be dismissed at their normal weekday release time.”

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Security tightens after Foss High School shooting In addition to the safety drills in place, the Puyallup School District has uniformed police officers around campus BY

ASHLEE PITIGLIANO

REPORTER

A shooting at Foss High School on Jan. 3 left one student dead, forcing administrators in the Puyallup School District to take further steps towards preparing our schools for the possibility of events like this in the future. Letters were sent home with students on Jan. 5 informing parents of precautions being taken and those that are already in existence in response to the shooting. Included among

the emergency precautions already in place are uniformed police school resource officers who will be stationed here, as well as at Rogers and Puyallup. Additionally, all the junior and senior high schools are already staffed with school security as well. “The biggest thing is that we are being vigilant,” Assistant Principle Troy Hodge said. “We are taking the things we hear and following any leads.” Principle Brian Lowney agreed he would like to see safer measures being taken, even if it means investigating the small rumors. “Of course I am concerned,” Lowney said. “But I know the best way to handle it is to make this place safer for the kids.” There will not be any random searches among students;

however, the administration will look into any accusations. According to Hodge, erring on the side of safety is the best way to handle the situation. Safety drills such as the one held a few months ago during a passing period also are being held as practice runs. There are safety meetings held once a month in which administrators discuss ways to improve safety. They plan to continue using school resource officers as well. “I was saddened by the story,” Hodge said. “It makes you question what you are doing.” Hodge hopes that the shooting will drive home the point that students need leadership. He says that if anyone hears rumors of something that could jeopardize the safety of students, they should report the incident to a school staff member immediately.

Will the Dream remain alive? The Martin Luther King assembly celebrates more than just his life, it represents sharing our differences BY

RACHEL WEBBER

REPORTER

“I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” These are the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Everyone knows about Dr. King’s speech. We learn about it all through school and every year we celebrate the contribution he made toward equality. In the 1950s and ’60s, racial equality was far from reality. Still, today, insensitive comments and hurtful words can be heard in the school hallways, in the media, and other public places. Every hour, someone commits a hate crime. Everyday, at least eight blacks, three Jews, three whites, and one Latino become hate crime victims, according to Tolerance. org, a Web site sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Tolerance.org is dedicated to eliminating hate crimes, promoting equality and helping to make Dr. King’s dream come true. “I don’t think the dream is alive. I mean it is to a point,” said sophomore Tarannum Dhillon. “Some people don’t like us because of our skin color, but yet they try to look like us by doing things like tanning. That’s really ironic.” Though discrimination still exists, people have come a long way in the past

40 years. “I believe the dream is alive,” Gerald Denman, Puyallup School District’s director of diversity affairs said, “It’s a journey, a path into the sunset. We’re on a walk and we have a long way to go.” In the Puyallup School District, students and the community are able to share their cultures through the annual Cultural Celebration, assemblies to remember Dr. King, and are supported by the Office of Diversity Affairs. Nearly 100 students came together to share Dr. King’s dream in a school performance through musical talents, acting and speaking. The performance was directed by seniors Angela Conti, Elaine Raymond, and Lizzy Davis. “We get to send a message to the students,” said Conti. “We are celebrating diversity, and sharing our differences.” Denman enjoyed attending Emerald Ridge’s MLK assembly this year. “I got to see a beautiful coalition of things happening to keep Dr. King’s dream alive,” Denman said. Although things are occurring to keep Dr. King’s dream alive, Tolerance.org says that by age 3, children can notice racial differences and most will perceive being white as desirable. The Web site also says by age 12, children can easily hold stereotypes about ethnic, racial, or religious groups. We talk about King every January, but his dream needs to be lived out all year long. “We are making progress and I am proud of it,” Denman said. “If we continue to move forward, we will realize King’s ultimate dream: Equality.”

RESTAURANT REVIEW

CHASE WAGNER

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With Casa Mia completely dominating the Italian/pizza restaurant circuit in downtown Puyallup, the idea of opening another pizza shop in the area would be a risky one. To succeed, it would take a fearless drive and pizza that’s not worried about competition. Enter Trackside Pizza. Located at 201 N. Meridian, right next to the train tracks, Trackside Pizza is slowly making its name known. Instead of trying to imitate the Italian pizza parlor scene, Trackside goes all American: The color scheme of the inside is red and black with brick walls and front windows plastered with neon beer signs. Plus, the inside is open with plenty of room to move around. Every 20 minutes or so, a train speeds by,

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adding atmosphere and shaking the whole building. Dim lights and loud music make this the place to spend some time next Friday night. A courteous waitress brought the menu, and Trackside seems to offer something for everyone. Big, meaty, man pizzas for the men, pesto artichoke pizzas for the vegetarians, and kid-sized make-your-own pizzas for my little sister are all found on the single side, laminated paper menu.

My table ordered a 16-inch pizza (a large) of half Empire Builder (which consists of pepperoni, prosciutto, salami, and Italian sausage toppings) and half The Broadway Limited (pesto, mushrooms, artichokes, and garlic toppings). The pizza had a thinner crust, but it made room for what was on top. The Empire Builder’s excess of meat had a smoky wood tone that was worth the wait, while the Broadway Limited side was Trackside’s stab at a more authentic Italian pizza and was great, but not quite Casa Mia. The service of the staff is great from the start, but definitely slow, which seems to be my only complaint. It took 30 minutes for the pizza to come. Despite the slow service, Trackside Pizza proved to be a worthwhile venture that you can share and appreciate with the whole family.

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– Ravioli Lasagna – If you’re a fan of Italian dishes, then you’re in for a surprise. The Ravioli Lasagna combines two of the best Italian dishes around and it tastes amazing. The ravioli combined with alfredo sauce adds a delicious twist to the meal, and the mix of mozzarella and parmesan cheese finds a simple but tasty way into the lasagna. It’s simple and fun to make, especially if you’re on a date. It goes well with any choice of drink, so you choose. Enjoy.

Ingredients: 8 chicken tenders 1 jar of Classico Creamy Alfredo 1 bag/container of ravioli filled with cheese and spinach

2 C. mozzarella cheese ½ C. parmesan cheese Serves four to six people

Blueberry Graham tastes delicious, and if you’re not a fan of blueberries, try strawberries or raspberries. The fruit mixes well with the graham crackers and the Cool Whip adds a soothing taste. This dessert goes well with vanilla ice cream and cookies, if you have them. Feel free to experiment with different ice creams, toppings and any other desserts that you enjoy. It’s a great dish with a taste that’s almost too good for how easy it is to make. It’s an awesome dessert to bust out when you’re done with dinner.

Ingredients: 1 box of graham crackers 1 Sm. container of Cool Whip and vanilla ice cream

1 can of blueberry fruit topping 1 Lg. and Sm. box of vanilla pudding

Preparation: •Mix pudding as directed on box and let thicken. •Add Cool Whip in mix. •In large baking dish, layer graham crackers to fit dish. •Add Cool Whip/pudding mixture for next layer (Continue Approx. 2 layers) •On top of last, Cool Whip/pudding layer, top off with blueberry toping and spread. •Refrigerate for an hour and then cut and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Preparation: •Pre-heat oven: 350 degrees •Season chicken with garlic powder and pepper. •Cook chicken tenders in pan in olive oil until browned. •Place on plate, when cool cut into bitsized pieces. •In a large pot add water and let boil. Add ravioli and follow cooking instructions on bag. •Drain water when done.

•In large baking dish, cover bottom ¼ lightly with Alfredo sauce. •Layer ravioli, chicken and cheeses and continue until all ingredients are done. •Place in oven and bake just as until cheeses melt. (Approx. 30-40 minutes) •Remove from oven and let cool for five minutes. •Slice and Serve.

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Giving math students a hand BY

JOEY CREEK

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New math classes will be added next semester to help students in need of help or stray students who have fallen behind in their work. During winter break, the math department, Principal Brian Lowney, and Assistant Principal Jeannine Medvedich assembled for a four-hour meeting debating what they should do about the decreasing grades and morale in students. After a deliberation period, the group de-

cided to add new courses to the curriculum: algebra 1 and geometry block classes, and Algebra 2/Pre-Calculus Aide. Certain people have shown pessimistic attitudes towards devoting up to two periods solely for the uses of math help and tutoring, but math teacher Tracie Shepard stands firm with her viewpoint. “I love the idea of keeping students from taking summer school. It’s like a big Jag Time,” Shepard said. “This program should also potentially help students from having to retake the WASL.”

Students from pre-existing math classes are being taken for the new classes. “I really think this will help out a lot of students,” algebra 2 and pre-calculus teacher Craig Fredrikson said. But it’s not just teachers’ schedules that are expected to change; many students’ agendas are changing promptly at semester as well. “I’m taking this class out of my own will,” senior Nick Glass said. “The end of the semester is coming up and I really need the help.”

While some students are happy to be finally getting the help they need, others are simply concerned about what the class is all about. “If I do straight homework it’ll work,” junior Colby Sokol said. “But if they try to teach me different things, it won’t work.” The administration is hoping these classes will begin to show an increase in students’ mathematical test scores, homework completion, and maybe even efforts and comprehension of the subject.

Innovative technology helping students learn BY

DEMI CRAIG

REPORTER

A number of teachers have started to use new whiteboards and microphones in the classroom, called the SMART board and the Soundfield Amplification System. Because a technology bond was passed in February 2004, the school received money to spend on items such as new computers for the library, portable labs, the SMART boards, the Soundfield Amplification Systems, and more. The SMART boards went mainly to math classes because those teachers are focused on finding ways to help students prepare for the math portion of the WASL in the best possible way. “The boards went to the most needy classes because they were limited,” math teacher Joel Ramsey said. “I love it, use it everyday.” Certain students believe that the SMART boards are a good thing. “I really like them – they are so cool,” sophomore Alyssa Smith said. “It’s like learning on a big screen TV, plus you

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can draw some cool pictures on them.” SMART Technologies believes they are easy and efficient to use. “The touch-sensitive display connects to your computer and digital projector to show your computer image. You can then control computer applications directly from the display, write notes in digital ink and save your work to share later,” according to the SMART Technologies Web site. Teachers are finding the boards helpful. “I like the SMART board – it’s fun,” psychology and Advanced Placement Government teacher Matt White said. “It allows for a lot of interactive stuff.” Although the SMART boards are being praised, the Soundfield Amplification Systems seem to be getting a mixed reaction. “At first they were weird, but you get used to them and it’s good for when the class is loud,” junior Stephen Washburn said. According to the Soundfield Amplification System Web site, the system makes sure that the teacher’s voice is audible

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them on track. Although many people don’t keep their goals for the whole year, http://www.proactive-coach. com says that 46 percent of people who make resolutions keep them longer than six months. It is better to make changes for six months than none; sometimes goals aren’t made, but progress makes it worth it. Goals also are great to have because they help you accomplish things – they are a prize in sight. Also, if you break your resolution, don’t think it is the end of world. If you give in and eat a few candy bars, don’t give up and go binging on everything in sight. Instead, look at the progress you have been making and get back on that horse, because that is the only way to accomplish what you set out to do. This is a great time to make your goals for the year, whether it is about your health, grades, or something else. Everyone wants to do things in their life; why not start with 2007?

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STAFF “Torey has really learned how to lead this year. I’ve been very impressed with his ability to play through injuries and adversity, and find a way for us to win games. Plus, he is leading the league in scoring (281 points), and you can’t argue with that.”

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Have you competed in tournaments or leagues outside of school? I played on a club team for awhile, and we traveled to a few big tournaments, including one in Las Vegas and one in San Diego.

How much of your life is dedicated to basketball? I spend at least three hours per day playing, and if I’m not at the gym working out even more, I’m usually watching it on TV. What is your favorite part of the game? The most rewarding thing is making a nice, crisp no-look pass. What do you do to physically and mentally prepare for a game? I like to listen to music, mostly rap and rock. My favorite band to listen to in order to get pumped for a game is Led Zeppelin. Music helps me to not think about it too much so I can focus and just let it go when I’m on the court.

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What was your best moment in Emerald Ridge basketball? It was really exciting and rewarding when we beat Rogers twice last year.

Who is your inspiration? My brother Jase because he’s been through everything I’m going through, and he always has a better answer.

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When did you start playing basketball? I started when I was about five or six because my brother played, and I wanted to be like him.

Do you plan to continue playing in the future? Yes. I hope to play at a four-year school such as Seattle Pacific University or Western Washington University.

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When you’re at the foul line, what runs through your mind? Can you hear the opposing teams’ fans yelling? I’m always thinking, “These shots are free, so I’d better make them,” and I usually can’t hear anything around me. The last two minutes are the most critical of the game. How do you keep calm? I like the pressure, and use it to my advantage so that I can excel. I just keep playing the game the best I can. When it comes to March Madness, who are you rooting for to come out on top? The UW Huskies, without a doubt. I love to watch them play, and my parents are both alumni. Photos by Ashley Vincent

very New Year, resolutions are made, followed for about a week, and then completely forgotten. Things like eating healthier, not procrastinating, and doing more to help those in need all are common choices. Let’s face it: These aren’t always fully achieved, but they’re all good ideas because they help people shape their lives into what they want. If you’re one of the many who have made a New Year’s resolution, JagWire can help. Start small. Make attainable goals, and figure out how to measure them. If you can see progress, that will continue to motivate you. Also, make resolutions that can be translated into habits, because humans are habitual and that will help you repeat the action. But keep in mind that it takes 28 days to make a habit … and three days to break it. Also, find a friend with their own resolution as well – maybe even the same one – so you can hold each other accountable and give each other moral support. There is strength in numbers. And friends shouldn’t be scared to bug their buddy about their resolutions; that’s what friends are for, and they should thank you later for keeping

Who is your favorite NBA player and team? My favorite player of all-time is “Pistol” Pete Maravich because he was achieving difficult moves like the no-look pass 20 years before everyone else. My favorite team is the Miami Heat because I enjoy watching Dwyane Wade play.

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Gymnastics team finds success after building year Setbacks such as injuries and weather problems have only mildy caused issues this season, as there is still hope for state qualifiers BY

ASHLEY VINCENT

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The gymnastics team has improved scores significantly from last year, and is seeking more success in the future. At each meet, there are usually two or three other teams to compete against. Last year, Emerald Ridge was placing third or fourth, this year that record has improved. The Jaguars have consistently placed second in almost all of their meets, and continue to improve individual and team scores as the season continues. “We’re happy with the way the season is going,” coach Bobbie Jones said. “This is the best season so far that ER has had, and so all we can do is keep working towards improving individually and as a team, so we’re very happy with the team this year.” The team’s success is credited mainly to the fact that it not only has top scorers, but enough strength overall to back these scores up. “It gives us an advantage that other teams don’t have,” captain Stephanie Tsuru said. “Like Tahoma, they have a really good main contributor but no back up. We have our one top girl and four to back her up, so we’re pretty consistent.” The single tarnish on their record occurred when they took third in a meet against Bonny Lake, Kentlake, and Todd Beamer. “We were ahead at the end of all three events, and we lost it on bars,” Jones said. “We were in first by over three points, but we ended up in third. It’s just a matter of taking that situation and making it so it doesn’t happen again.” Bars have been one of the team’s most challenging aspects of competition throughout the season, and coaches

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continue to work on perfecting skills during practices. Weather has also been a problem; because of school closures, meets have had to be rescheduled, and gymnasts have had to compete two or three times per week in order to make up for the lost time. “The snow has been a big problem,” Tsuru said. “The team is more tired, and it’s really stressful on your body having two meets per week.” Because of the rescheduling and with the added problem of injury and illness, the full potential of the team has yet to be reached. Sophomore Brianna Howe will be an all-around competitor at the district meet on Feb 10. “I think right now as a team we were hoping for a better record,” Jones said. “We have two in which she placed third. She feels stronger this year a lot of potential and it’s just making sure that it all just and hopes to qualify for state, and finals. comes together at the right moments, which hopefully will “Sometimes you can go into a meet really confident and be districts.” just miss or fall and ruin your routine or your chance of going Districts will be held on Feb. 10, and the top six to state,” Howe said. “So you never know, depends on your competitors in each event from ER will attend. In gymnastics, focus. I’m just going to go in there and have fun and do SPSL titles don’t decide who goes to state, districts do. The the best that I can do, and that’s all I can do.” two top competitors, sophomores Whittney Sidor and Brianna To prepare for districts, the team continues to practice Howe, hope to qualify for state. at Puget Sound Gymnastics once a week. Sidor, who has been injured and unable to compete most “We go down there every Friday,” Tsuru said. “It’s very of the season, was one of the top competitors on the team helpful because they have more equipment, 10 beams, four and went to state last year. Her pre-season knee injury has bars, and a spring floor. The spring floor will really help caused her to be unable to contribute to the team scores us to get ready for districts because we will have a spring during the season, but now she is back on the floor and floor there.” adding significantly to team scores and hopes to do well The all-city meet took place on Jan. 31 against Puyallup at districts. and Rogers. It was supposed to be the final meet of the Howe, who also competed at state last year, has placed season, but due to all of the rescheduling the girls still have first or second overall in all of the meets this season except two meets to make up before districts.

he reason you are reading this editorial is because we can write it. We can write it because we have an amazing advisor and administration that don’t try to censor us in any way. Not every school is as lucky. Many schools are being inappropriately censored; some who refused to be censored have either resorted to litigation or lost their publications entirely. House Bill 1307, written by Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines) and introduced in the state legislature a few weeks ago, proposes to solve these problems. It will protect student media from being censored by administrators, except in situations where the content is libelous, obscene or could severely interrupt the educational process. If JagWire didn’t have Principal Brian Lowney, who received the 2006 Washington Journalism Education Association administrator of the year award, the issues that students want and need to hear about could be censored, as they are at other schools. That’s why JagWire supports the passage of HB 1307. Our publication’s mission statement states that our top priority is to raise awareness on issues that

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Public Forum On Student Press Rights

Senior guard Megan Block, averaging nine points and three assists throughout the season, has shown great leadership and great effort in each start this season. Sophomore forward Shannon Byrne also has shown great skill, averaging 11 points this season. “We’ve worked a lot harder than we ever have this season,” Block said Each game, the girls bring a poster with them, signed by each member of the team, and they hang it up in the locker room. It’s a poster of Lady Lucy from World War II with the saying, “We can do it!” Each girl hits it before leaving the locker room for a game. A noticeable difference has been the

team’s defense, which has improved over the last few games. “Our defense has shown good signs recently, but we need to be more consistent with our defense and offense within a game,” Farias said With an average of 23 defensive rebounds per game, the team has improved immensely. “Actually, our season, not counting wins and losses, has been very smooth,” Farias said. The girls played their last game at Curtis on Thursday. The results of this game were not available as of press time.

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The girls basketball team has struggled with problems this season, but it has also grown as a team. The team has a 4-15 record thus far, which was not what the Jags were hoping to achieve. Giving up too many points – mainly due to the number of fouls and turnovers – has severely hurt the team. “We continue to commit too many fouls, and put our opponents at the free throw line too often,” coach Greg Farias said. Despite the lack of wins, the team has

shown teamwork and sportsmanship. “Our team has always been in great frame of mind during our practices, and has approached each game with great effort and energy,” Farias said. “We might not have pulled off a win, but it is not from the lack of effort and hard work.” Though the team has been shadowed with problems, the girls have shown hard work and commitment in each game. “We seem to battle every game, and have stayed positive through our tough times,” Farias said. Despite the scoreboard, the girls have shown perseverance throughout the season.

Emerald Ridge. Students should support it because other schools should have that opportunity, too. We commend Rep. Dawn Morrel (Democrat), one of the two representatives of the 25th legislative district (which includes the Puyallup area), for co-sponsoring this bill with 19 other brave legislators. She believes in student free speech, and so should Rep. Joyce McDonald (Republican), the other representative of the 25th district who has not yet taken a public stance on the bill. Students should be allowed to talk about content that affects them – without the interference of overzealous administrators.

Editorials are composed by, and are the opinion of, the JagWire editorial board

If you feel so inclined, e-mail your representative regarding HB 1307. To e-mail them, visit their home pages and click the “e-mail” link. For those who live in the 25th district:

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affect students. Whether it is drugs, sex, racism, pornography, or First Amendment rights, JagWire talks about issues that affect students in a manner that is journalistically responsible. HB 1307 will make it so every high school has the same opportunity. Should Lowney ever leave Emerald Ridge, The bill also would protect JagWire from the whims of a new administrator. With this bill, students won’t have to worry about having their voices silenced. The student journalists at JagWire are solely responsible for the content of the publication and, frankly, sometimes we make mistakes. But we learn from those mistakes. And, in turn, the rest of the Emerald Ridge community learns from JagWire. If the dangers of anorexia were unknown to some at Emerald Ridge, they aren’t now. If students didn’t know about the attitudes around campus towards interracial relationships, they do now. If students didn’t know there were active drug dealers on campus, they know now. But those are touchy subjects that some schools can’t talk about. Students here should support this bill because they benefit from the environment of free speech at

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For those who live in different districts: visit http://www1.leg.wa.gov/legislature/ and click on “Find Your Legislature” link on the left-hand side.

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As long as you know the material, it’s not cheating. If I listened to a book and understood it, it would be the same as reading it. It’s all good. Kendall Beckstead, Beckstead senior -Kendall

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No, because it is like your teacher reading you the story, only it is someone else. -Ansley Ansley Torwek, Torwek junior

No, because it is just like studying, and if you study out of a book it is the exact same thing. -Ryan Ryan Keehnel , sophomore

Some people are auditory listeners, so if you read the book and listen (to it) side by side, then it’s not cheating. -Molly Molly Susee, Susee AP Senior English teacher

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H a s s H a n a s H M s a a e Hassssaan n a d M nM e a Me d eaadd

Politics matter to students, and students can matter to politics

Good guys don ’t always finis h last

This former ER student has become one of the top cross country runners in the nation

Superintendent Tony Apostle to Representative Dave Reichart, about issues you feel strongly about, as long as you edit and are informed on the issue at hand. For national issues, Cantwell can be found at http://cantwell. senate.gov and Murray at http://murray.senate.gov. For more local issues, such as WASL, find your state district’s representatives and senator at http://www.leg.wa.gov. Nothing is going to change, including the misconcep-

tion that politics doesn’t care about young people, until someone does something about it. Voting, writing letters and just keeping up with the news are simple and easy ways to stay informed. America is a democracy and was founded on the ideal that a tyrannous dictator would never rule the country. The only way to ensure that never happens is to participate in the process of democracy and stay informed.

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ooking in the paper and seeing headlines proclaiming low gas prices caused by the discovery of a renewable energy source would be such a satisfying feeling, knowing that it would be $1.50 spent per gallon instead of the current $2.55. It won’t happen tomorrow, but Chelsea Harris hopefully someday. Now that the Commentary Democrats have control of Congress with any luck they will fulfill their promise to increase funding for those researching and working toward the discovery of the renewable alternative to America’s dependence on oil being purchased from the Middle East. Changes like that are exactly why students should care about politics. Representatives will never know what issues students and young adults really care about unless they are informed. Something simple, such as writing a letter or an e-mail, may be all it takes for a politician to gain insight into the opinions of their constituents and vote accordingly. Washington State’s Democratic U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are two connections Washington State citizens have to Capitol Hill. It is their job to relay our opinions, needs and desires in order for things to change or stay the same. In order to effectively and accurately do that, they need letters, e-mails and even phone calls. Contrary to popular belief, politicians do care what students think. Students, especially high school students, are prospective and potentially unclaimed votes and the only way Murray and Cantwell can be reelected, so winning over as many votes as possible is a necessity for them. While Cantwell and Murray strongly believe in the causes they endorse, knowing which ones to emphasize is often tricky. Fighting for issues that pertain to and affect the Northwest is their job, and they need students and adults alike to tell them what those issues are. It doesn’t take being a library of political knowledge or hours of research to be able to write a letter; just an issue that can be backed by a legitimate opinion. If a student has a passionate opinion about the WASL, it is possible to write a letter only about that one issue. The only necessary things are an address verification form and hitting send. A respectful and grammatically sound letter expressing the experience and impact of a law (or lack thereof) could really make an impression. I encourage you to write an e-mail to Cantwell and Murray, or any official from Puyallup School District

Bring up the name Hassan Mead and chances are anyone within earshot will have a similar reaction. “I just love that kid,” Spanish teacher Cami Devereux said. As Mead’s former advisor and Spanish teacher, Devereux knows the one-time Emerald Ridge student well and remembers him fondly. “He was one of the most loved students that was here.” Mead, who transferred to South Senior High in Minnesota midway through last school year, seems to have left that impression on a lot of people. “I still have a lot of friends (at Emerald Ridge),” said Mead, now a senior, via phone interview. “I keep in contact.” His gentle personality easily attracts the friendship of his peers as well as his competitors. As a one of the top cross country runners in the nation, Mead makes friends everywhere he goes. “I like meeting people,” Mead said. “At the same time, I like to win.” And win, he does. Mead found success while running for the Jaguars and has only improved since his move to Minnesota. He placed 10th in the Washington state cross country race last year and first in state this year in the Minnesota race. Mead left Emerald Ridge to live with his parents. Prior to the move, he had traveled back and forth while completing citizenship papers. Originally from Somalia, immigration officials required several meetings with Mead. “I had to be here for the process of the papers,” Mead said. “My parents said it was enough and I needed to stay here until the paper process was over, which took forever. My parents and I didn’t know how long it was going to take, so my parents said just stay here and go to school here until this thing is over.” Now, a year later, the process is finally complete. “It’s over,” Mead said. “I got my citizenship papers a couple of weeks ago.” Despite the move, Mead has been able to maintain many relationships. “He’s caring,” said Mead’s cousin, Nasia Mead, an Emerald Ridge sophomore who considers Mead to be her brother. “He’s pretty funny. We’re really close … We were always talking and laughing.” It seemed that Hassan Mead was always happy, so when

he took his contagious smile with him to Minnesota to Devereux said. “He just appreciates.” Perhaps this trait is the result of his past. live with his parents, his advisory and friends missed him “He went form extreme poverty, having nothing and instantly. not knowing the language, and he came here and he stood “It was heartbreaking,” Devereux said. “People were out,” Devereux said. really upset.” Mead doesn’t plan to stop here. Yet, as much as he has been missed, the sorrow has been “If everything goes right, I plan to run in college and overshadowed with admiration for Mead. Not only is he a plan to go to the Olympics if I’m healthy at the time,” lovable person, but he also is an extraordinarily talented Mead said. athlete, recently placing fourth nationally in the Footlocker From life on a farm in Somalia, to dominating the cross Cross Country Championship. country scene in America, it is certain that no matter where Drive and talent have earned this second-year cross in the world Mead ends up, he will find success – and those country runner a memorable season. whose lives he has touched will support him all the way. “I was looking forward to a good season, but it was beyond what I expected,” Mead said. “I went undefeated.” Mead understands that rewards do not come without hard work. “I ran twice a day, everyday,” Mead said. “Getting up at 6 a.m. everyday this summer was tough. I ran seven miles in the morning and another 10 or 15 in the afternoon.” Dedication has paid off for this humble athlete. “I got offered full rides to about 10 colleges,” Mead said. “I chose to go to the University of Minnesota.” Without the scholarships, Mead’s future may have looked very different. “My dad said that if I didn’t get a scholarship I would have to get a job right away because we didn’t have the money for college,” Mead said. Ten years ago, Mead never would have dreamed of this life. He was born in Somalia, Africa, where he lived and worked on his family’s farm. “Hassan would tell us stories in advisory,” Devereux said. “During World Week one of the questions was ‘Have you ever gone hungry?’ and Hassan said, ‘Yeah, I have.’ There were nights in Africa when his family would share one bowl of rice.” Mead would never complain. He simply appreciates what he has. “He gets excited about … things I think kids here take for granted,” Hassan Mead has laid claim to many titles in his career, including placing fourth in the nation.

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Boys swim sends six to league Despite a small team and a no-win season, the postseason looks promising with nearly half of the team advancing BY

LINDSAY NOLAN

REPORTER

The boys swim team completed the season with a 0-4 record. Despite the lack of wins, the team was able to keep up on goals and enjoy the short-handed season. “The only reason we weren’t as good this year as last year is because of all the seniors we lost,” junior Jacob Baudin said. “We didn’t win any meets, but we still had fun.” With the majority of the team improving on individual times and getting personal bests, the first two meets against Puyallup and Rogers went smoothly. The meet against Curtis was an overwhelming meet, but the boys were able to stay strong and try their hardest. The last and final meet of the season was a doubledual meet against Beamer and Rogers. With captain Robin Stoyles taking first in the 500-yard freestyle, captain Nick Humlick taking first in the 50-yard freestyle and second in the 100-yard freestyle, and junior Chris Humlick taking

first in the 100-yard breaststroke, it was definitely a meet that they were proud of. “(Competing against two teams instead of one) seemed to work out fine,” senior Trevor Clark said. “It wasn’t really that different with our team size, but we all still had good swims.” Overall, having a small team was more of an advantage to each individual swimmer. It was a tough season points-wise, but the team was able to improve tremendously. “Since we didn’t have as many swimmers, we had more independent help,” Clark said. “The coaches were able to spend more one-onone time with each of us, which Senior captain Robin Stoyles will compete in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle at the league meet. was really nice.” Within these first few meets, several boys reached their time for league. Joining him at league will be senior Kendall goal and made it to the league meet. Stoyles made it in the Beckstead in the 500-yard freestyle. Beckstead took the win200-yard and 500-yard freestyle, Nick Humlick in the 50-yard ning title in this event as well. As for diving, junior Zac Tran and 100-yard freestyle, Washburn in the 200-yard individual took sixth overall and will now advance to league. medley and the 100-yard butterfly and finally Clark in the Competing Thursday, these few boys tried their hardest in 100-yard backstroke. making their final improvements of the season. Results were At the junior varsity dis- not available as of press time. There still was hope that Nick trict competition on Jan. 26, Humlick could make it to state in the 100-yard freestyle. junior Chris Humlick took “We did what we wanted to do,” coach Ray Belleza said. first in the 100-yard breast- “We put our focus on individual improvement and I think stroke and got a qualifying the boys pulled it off pretty well.”

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This English teacher not only loves to read, but also enjoys writing. She is currently in the process of writing two books. One is a fiction novel and the other is on the topic of intellectual thoughts and feelings.

Rebecca Fulton is consistently counting down the hours until the big day when day when she will become Mrs. Waller BY

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Nothing compares to having a teacher that understands, cares, and has faith in her students. Believing in her students and knowing that they recognize they are capable of achieving their highest potential is what English teacher Becky Fulton said is her favorite thing about teaching. Her happy attitude towards life and her outgoing personality makes her an interesting person. She loves Star Wars, and watching the Hypokritz. “It’s important that they know that,” she said about the comedic group, smiling. Passion and wanting students to succeed like she does is hard to find in teachers, but Fulton captures teaching in all its beauty. Not only does she want her students to know that they are capable of gaining knowledge, she also has an essence about her that makes it difficult not to listen to what she has to say.

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“There are not many teachers that can say they’ve changed their students’ lives. Ms. Fulton has,” Evan Berger said. “I can honestly say I wouldn’t be the adolescent I am today, had I not met her.” Alongside her teaching passion, Fulton does everyday activities. Right now, she is planning the moment every girl dreams of: her wedding. “Everyone says wedding planning is hard, but I must be good at it,” she said. She and her fiancé, Mike, are eagerly waiting for the day of their small, traditional The wedding ceremony will have about 30 people. It will be traditional, but it also will hold a communion during the ceremony. They will go on their honeymoon in Scottsdale, Ariz., then, shortly after, a reception with about 400 people will be held. After the wedding, they will move in together, and hopefully get a house. “I’m the only teacher not having a baby. They all are,” she said, explaining that they will wait until they have a house for a child. They want a dog before a child, but they don’t know exactly how it will play out. “We might end up with a dog and a kid at the same time,” she said, thinking of the

excitement. As she continues to plan, and await her special day, she still motivates and looks forward to teaching her students. She loves to read, which acts as an enormous factor in why she teaches English. “I wanted to do something to stay around education, people, and books,” she said. Something else she is working on is her writing. At the moment she is writing two books. One is about intellectual thoughts and feelings, and the other is a fiction novel. Fulton also is an activist who is strongly against Wal-Mart and McDonalds, and takes pride in that. She also is an activist for political injustices, and her books cover those things. “I guess I’m kind of a hippie,” she said, smiling. She has a passion for human rights, and for people that can’t stand up for themselves. Women’s rights, racism and animal cruelty, are all problems she believes in fighting for. She just joined the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and she’s very excited about that. Among her “hippie” tendencies, she enjoys to travel, and get out into the real world. She believes if she ever did leave teaching, which she hasn’t really thought about,

she would continue to write, and even travel. Fulton has already been to many places, including London last year with students for 10 days. She also lived in the United Kingdom for three months while she was in college. She’s well traveled in the United States; and she believes that Phoenix, Ariz., is her favorite. “I want to see. I want to get out of my comfort zone,” she said. There are a number of places she still wants to go to, and she basically wants to break away from Washington. She has adoration for her profession, and takes it to the next level with her students. She can get away on an airplane, or in a car, but the classroom is always home to her. “She’s the coolest teacher at Emerald Ridge,” Alesia Winters said. When a student has trust and an understanding with a teacher, nothing could be more beneficial. Dedication and truth in her students is what makes her unordinary.

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Bowling does well at districts

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JULIA SERVIA-DELMONTE

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With an upbeat start, the girls bowling team has also had a positive finish. At districts on Jan. 27 the Jags placed 10th, while team players Jessica Edwards and Rhiannon Hughes placed in the top 10 individually to continue to state Feb. 2. While at the SPSL league tournament, the Jags scored a total of 2726 pins, tying with Curtis for forth place, but beat them at a bowl off, which enabled them to move on to districts. According to the SPSL rules, only the top four teams can make it to districts. Courtney Crane finished as one of the top five players at the league meet, and Rhiannon Hughes finished in the top 10. The girls bowling team ended the year with an even 6-6 record. “Individually I was extremely confident,” senior Cortnee Crane said. “There was some pressure but I knew I had to do what I’ve been doing all season to help the team.” As a whole, the Jags aren not disappointed with how they have performed

i The sophomore varsity wrestler puts his heart into the sport as a way to BY NIKKI SEADER commemorate his late father. REPORTER Wrestling is his passion and doing his best is his motto – characteristics learned from his father, Tad Zanoni, who mentored him in athletics and supported him in all activities. But if you ask sophomore Brandon Zanoni if he remembers his father, he simply will reply: “It was a long time ago.” It seems to Zanoni that it was a long time ago when his father passed away of a heart attack. It was the day before his 10th birthday, a day that has affected every aspect of his life. “I pretty much had to start new again,” Zanoni said. This tragedy is what brought Brandon to Puyallup. “When my dad died, we couldn’t afford the house, so we ended up moving,” Zanoni said. Even with the move and the death of his father, Brandon has continued with his passion. “I don’t have as much moral support as I used to, but I’ve become a better wrestler through him,” Zanoni said. Although he loves wrestling, Zanoni feels like the time he has put in it and the connection with his dad through it is his inspiration for the tough sport. “This is my 11th year wrestling. Wrestling has been my whole life – my dad coached me, my brother wrestled,” Zanoni said. “(My dad taught me how to do it) he’s always been there for me during matches and so in a way when I’m wrestling I feel like my dad’s with me. It’s really hard to describe.” Sophomore Tyler Crane, one of Zanoni’s best friends, describes Brandon as a beast when it

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comes to wrestling. “He has some pretty sweet moves and amazing (arms),” Crane said. Brandon wrestles on the varsity team in the 130-pound weight class. He was on the wrestling team all four years of junior high. In sixth and seventh grade he attended Olympic Middle School and wrestled; in eighth and ninth grade he wrestled for Ballou Junior High. Zanoni has a shot to make it to regionals, but he doesn’t think it is a realistic goal to make it to state. “My weight class is really hard. If I take fourth place or higher at league I’ll go to regionals,” Zanoni said. “If I take fourth place or higher at regional I’ll go to state. I think I’m good enough to go to regionals, though.” Crane also described Zanoni as a good guy – a tough, yet good, guy. Crane said that he and Zanoni are best friends because they can laugh at a lot of the same things – things other people wouldn’t normally think are funny. Brandon’s brother, Jake Zanoni, graduated from ER last year. He is a linguist, currently studying Korean in the military. “I don’t want to follow in the footsteps of my brother,” Zanoni said As an adult, Brandon wants to work with airplanes. It’s a far cry from wrestling, but something he definitely wants to pursue. “When I’m older I want to be an aircraft mechanic,” Zanoni said. Brandon’s mother is now happily re-married, and he will continue wrestling throughout his high school career to remain close with not only his father, but his coach.

(My dad has) always been there for me during matches, and so in a way when I’m wrestling I feel like my dad’s with me.

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The girls wrestling program continues to slowly evolve, but hopefully with the help of recent endorsements, more schools will participate. Although the team only has five wrestlers – senior Krysta Perozzo and juniors Samantha Caldwell, Madeline Hyatt, Leah Welch, and Shareena Wilhelm – they have become a strong team throughout the season. “This is a new thing for all of us, so we’ve learned together,” Hyatt said. “At some tournaments, they have all of us wrestling at the same time so we warm up together and get each other motivated. Then when it’s all over we’re there for each other to say good job.”

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this season, without them. “I think it’s going to be weird because we started the program. There’s going to be a lot of new blood that will have to fill in, but I’m sure they’ll do fine,” Crane said. Senior Amber Cote feels that the juniors will have no trouble filling in the shoes of the seniors. “Juniors were just as good as the seniors on the varsity team. We had a good mix,” Cote said. During practice, the bowlers perform drills and bowl according to the rules of their next tournament. However, every year’s practice varies because the coaching varies. “To be an effective coach, you have to look at what skills your kids have and you look at their weaknesses. Every year is different,” Mueller said. Although bowling is a team sport, a bowler also plays as an individual. “It’s such a mental game. You’re either on or you’re off,” Mueller said. Having certain strategies to playing also helps their performance. “I don’t look at the pins, because if I do,

I’ll throw a gutter.” Cote said. Playing mentally affects the team just as much as how they play physically. If one player is down, it brings the rest of the team down as well. “It’s like a domino affect,” Crane said. While playing individually, playing for the team is something the Jags know they must focus on as well. “You’re always concentrating on your own scale and knocking down as many pins as you can because one pin can make a huge difference in the team total,” Crane said. If a player doesn’t put in her 100 percent, there could be consequences in the team score. “You could come up against a bowler who’s playing very good that day and if you don’t knock pins down, the other team gets the points.” Mueller said. As for next year, hopes for new team players and another positive year are in the agenda. “Bowling is a great sport. There is a lot of camaraderie and we always love to have people come (join),” Mueller said.

Girls wrestling hosts first all-girl tri-dual in the state On Jan. 19, the five girls hosted the first-ever, all-girl, tri-dual meet in state history. “The other teams enjoyed it and we got a lot of good comments and press,” coach Jim Meyerhoff said. “It was a good start to what will hopefully develop in a few years.” Although the girls gain experience at tournaments, this was the first meet in which they competed alone. “It was so much fun,” Welch said. “It was really exciting to have a full girls tournament, with no guys.” Hyatt, who wrestles in the 125-pound weight class, led the Jags with two pins on the night. “Winning was really liberating,” Hyatt said. “I felt pleased with the way I wrestled; it was a great victory moment for me. I thought about how much I have accomplished since

my first day. The whole experience has been very rewarding, and I know so much more now that I didn’t know before.” The girls also accompanied the junior varsity boys to a tournament in Kelso, Wash., on Jan. 6, and came home with satisfying results. Hyatt placed third in the 130-pound weight class, and Caldwell second in the 125-pound bracket. According to Meyerhoff, apart from some minor setbacks, the girls had a successful season. “It was hard to get all (of the girls) healthy at the same time, because there was some illness and minor injuries,” Meyerhoff said. “I don’t know if they learned as much as I’d hoped, but I’m happy with how they toughed it out.” There is hope that with more promotion the program will continue to develop in the next few years.

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throughout the season. “We bowled very well in the beginning,” coach Matt Mueller said. “We had a dip in the middle of the season and ended very strong.” This being their second year as a team, the Jags have been affected by the loss of one of their best senior bowlers, Jessica Dolan; however they gained another player to fill her slot. “The biggest difference between last year’s group and this year’s group is we lost one lady but won another,” Mueller said. The absence of Dolan resulted in a drop in the team’s average scores this year. “You wouldn’t think one player’s scores effects the average, but it does,” Mueller said. With nine seniors leaving the team, Mueller hopes to add more girls to the team next season. “I hear there are a few ninth graders who bowl, league play, and enjoy the sport. So I’m hoping,” he said. The senior bowlers are confident that their successors will bowl just as well as they have

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A passion burning as bright as the stars themselves

Playoffs no longer a priority DALLAS M. WELKER

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The boys basketball team has struggled to improve a 5-13 record before the season comes to a fast close. A low shooting percentage could be the root of some of those losses. “If you look at our shooting percentage, our shooting percentage isn’t exactly very high,” coach Ben Muehlenbruch said. While the shooting percentage is low, Muehlenbruch thinks it is not a matter of the team taking inadequate shots but the opposing team posting strong defense. “Shooting percentage often times is directly related to the other team’s defense, and some teams have really created some good jobs of making us take tough shots,” Muehlenbruch said. “For the most part we are shooting and getting good shots, we’re just not always making them.” Junior Joey Williams thinks a high turnover rate and new coaches also contributes to losses. “We have new coaches and we’re adjusting to their systems. We need to work on not turning it over too much,” Williams said. “Injuries have affected the team too.” The loss of key senior guard Patrick Thomson also has affected the team. Thomson suffered a knee injury during a game against Stadium, putting his season to an early end. “We’ve lost one of our main scorers on the team, so our game productivity has gone down and we’ve lost a senior leader,” senior Torey Wambold said. Muehlenbruch agrees that losing Patrick’s ability to control and handle the ball has affected the team as a whole. “Taking him away from the team changes how we play,” Muehlenbruch said. Rivalry games have left players and fans distraught. Two losses against Rogers were “just like football,” as said by taunting Ram supporters. A surprising victory against Puyallup was short-lived when the Jags returned to play the Vikings on their own court. The Jags led at the end of the first quarter by 12 points, but the early lead was soon squandered as they trailed at the end of the remaining quarters,

ultimately receiving a loss of 83-57. “I think during rivalry games you can expect every team to be playing top notch,” Wambold said. “We weren’t expecting them to come out with that much firepower.” Passion during games has added to the Jags’ losing record. “Basketball is an emotional game. Anytime you get caught up in what is actually happening in there sometimes you don’t make the right decisions as to what was the problem and what’s the solution,” Muehlenbruch said. Playoffs are no longer a priority for the team, and seem highly unlikely. “I try not to have too much focus on it. Our goal is to win each game that is ahead of us. We’re just going game by game. Sophomore MIchael Guimond scored 13 points in the Jags’ victory against Graham-Kapowsin last Friday. At this point, if a whole bunch of outside things go our way there might be a chance,” just left it on the floor.” Muehlenbruch said. Muehlenbruch believes that improving the team will reDespite a notable losing streak, players have shown great quire hard work during the off-season, as well. From participating in strength programs to playing games, he is working improvements and competed to the best of their ability. “Regardless of wins or losses, every practice and every hard to develop players individually for next season. game we’ve really come out and competed,” Muehlenbruch The Jags ended the season with senior night on Feb. 2. said. “While things haven’t always necessarily gone our way, against Curtis. Results for this game were not available as I really think for the most part the guys have gone out and of press time.

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Svoboda ‘s love of the stars began with his first telescope.

The newest club at ER gives students opportunity to try rock climbing, paint balling and whale watching BY

ALEXA BROCKAMP

REPORTER

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Brian Svoboda has no limit, in fact, he plans on studying physics and geology alongside biology

Over the course of every person’s life, dreams will sit idle and never come true, opportunities will come and go and people will wish they had done things they’ve passed up the opportunity to try. Emerald Ridge’s newest club – the Adventure Club – is here to give students a chance to do things they otherwise might never have had the opportunity to try. “There are so many opportunities, because we’re sponsored by the Boy Scouts, that other clubs don’t get,” junior Kate Gibson said. “So far we’ve already gone rock climbing and it was amazing. It offers activities that other clubs can’t offer. Being outdoors and being active.” Co-adviser Shannon Ross wants students to know that the club is open to everyone. “I want people to know that just because the club is a branch off of the Boy Scouts, it’s not just for boys,” Ross said. “Surprisingly there are more girls than boys right now. I’m surprised there are not more adventurous boys at our school.” The Adventure Club is a student-led club

At first glance, Brian Svoboda would not seem to be the stereotypical scientist: No permanent lab coat, Einsteinlike hairdo, or nerdy demeanor. His infatuation with the science world is hidden under his comedic presence and quirky persona. However, he does have all that is required of him – a passion for science and astronomy that started with a gift. “Three years ago, I got a telescope for Christmas,” Svoboda said. Awhile later, he received an even better telescope and continued to watch the stars, learning from his own book of astronomy. His interest was inspired by his

own curiosity and on his own he began to study the stars. For the past few years Svoboda has been occupying his free time with constellations. Sometimes he studies them from his own yard, or often times in Graham where the pollution is less and the stars are more visible. The subject of astronomy fascinated him, so he decided to sign up for the astronomy class available for the first time this year. However, since he has already studied the subject, Svoboda says the class is a breeze and supports the statement with one of the highest grades in the class. He admits that activities in the class are a little “old school” for him. Astronomy’s not the only class Svoboda is interested in. As a junior, he also takes honors chemistry and plans to continue on this pathway next year with physics, honors biology, and geology. Planning to be a scientist since he was younger, Svoboda is beginning to prepare for his future. He doesn’t have any exact

plans, but knows that science will be part of his future career. He aspires to work for NASA, but admits that he would settle for working with giant telescopes in Hawaii. Svoboda’s career is definitely supported by his family and friends. His parents support his interest in the field and his friends recognize it. “Yeah, they definitely do (support me a lot). I got the looks and brains in the family,” Svoboda said comically. Currently, his focus has shifted from astronomy to biology. “Biology and genetics are where it’s at,” Svoboda said. Working in this field is something Svoboda aspires to do. He acknowledges his love for astronomy, but realizes that jobs in the field are few and far between. Jobs are much more abundant in the field of biology than in astronomy. “I want to be a scientist,” Svoboda said, “as nerdy as that sounds.”

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open to anyone ages 14-21. Junior high students and high school graduates are welcomed, as are parents, who are allowed to come along for adventures. Joining the club requires a small fee. At the beginning of the year the membership fee was twenty dollars, but it has now dropped to $19.35. At this point, there is no way around the fee, but Ross and co-adviser Kenn Fidler would like to raise funds to sponsor students who cannot afford the membership fee. “We’re trying to build up funds to help alleviate that cost so that it’s something that everyone can do,” Ross said. All activities are based on student suggestion. During meetings, the members brainstorm ideas about what they want to do for the year. Together they’ve decided to go paintballing, snow-shoeSophomore Anna Gibson climbs the rock wall at the REI Center in Seattle. This was the group’s first outing. ing, biking and whale watching. at her high school and realized that Emerald “There are some members who want to not interested in, you don’t have to go.” She also says not to worry about joining Ridge could benefit from one as well. take us sailing,” Ross said. “They’re part of this organization where they sail these late in the year, as the group would love to “I remembered how much fun I had in the Adventure Club when I was in high school,” amazing boats and they want to take us have everyone involved. out on one.” “You couldn’t find a better group of kids,” Ross said. “It’s always fun when we get Although all members brainstorm adven- Ross said. “They’re very inviting. We would students who have never done something before. That’s what this is all about – to tures as a group, it is not required to attend love to have more kids involved.” all adventures. Getting kids involved is, after all, the give them the opportunity to do that is “It’s great that you can pick and choose,” reason the Adventure Club was brought to really cool.” Ross said. “If we’re doing something you’re here. Ross remembered the Adventure Club

Exploring activities indoor and out

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SPORTS

FEATURE

TANNING TRENDS: The Risk of Beauty ASHLEY VINCENT

EDITORIAL BOARD

As a teenager growing up in southern California, Erin Shook worked hard to get some color from the sun. She spent time from early spring until late fall basking in the sunshine, and slathering on the baby oil. Being tan was part of her social life, part of looking beautiful, part of fitting in. When Shook moved to Washington to attend college, she noticed that her peers looked much younger than her. At 18, she already had wrinkles near the edges of her eyes, and noticed that her skin had already begun to age from her time in the sun. Back then she thought the only health risk was premature aging. Now she knows better. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared that UV rays that come from both the sun and artificial sources, such as tanning beds, are known carcinogens (substances that cause cancer). However, indoor tanning has become a $5 million industry employing more than 160,000 people, much of that thanks t o h ig h

school students. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, nearly 30 million people tan indoors every year, and more than 2.3 million of them are teenagers. Every day, more than 1 million people tan in a tanning salon, thinking their actions to be harmless. “I’ve never personally known anyone who ever got it (skin cancer),” sophomore Samantha Sanfield said. “So I don’t think it’s that much of a risk. I guess I just don’t think it will happen to me.” When skin tans, UV rays cause cells called melanocytes to produce a brown pigment, melanin, which darkens the cells of the epidermis, the top layer of skin, causing the change of skin color. Both dermatologists and those in the tanning industry agree that this process is the body’s natural defense against sun burn. What they don’t agree on is whether it is healthy. According to the Indoor Tanning Association, tanning in a tanning bed is a healthy way to tan without the risk of a burn. The association claims that because time in tanning beds can be regulated better than time in the sun, it is safer. Also, exposure to UV light is a proven source of

EVERYDAY,

TEENS PILE INTO TANNING SALONS,

NEVER REALIZING WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THEIR SKIN.

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Junior Kyler Koppelman is awarded two points for taking down Rogers opponent Zac Nix in the 189-pound weight class. Koppelman went on to win the match with a minor decision score of 8-4 in first overtime. BY

LAUREN SMITH

REPORTER

Photo by Brittany Gentile

Vitamin D, which recent studies have show, has psychological benefits. Though it is true that beds are a more controlled form of UV light, they aren’t by any technical standard safer. According to the National Cancer Association, women who use tanning beds more than once a month are 55 percent more likely to develop malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Another study published by Dartmouth Medical School found that tanning bed users were 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma, an abnormal growth in the surface cells of the epidermis, and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma, a growth in the deepest layer of the epidermis than those who did not tan regularly. Neither is malignant. Shook didn’t realize what she was doing to her skin when she laid out in the sun because the risk factors weren’t known at that time. Now, there isn’t a day when she doesn’t think about them. She is in constant worry that one day she will have to add skin cancer to the list of ways her time sunbathing has affected her life. Luckily, that day has not yet come, but her life will never be the same. In addition to older skin and yearly visits to the dermatologist, Shook has had to deal with sun spots, and wrinkles. Now, she wears sunscreen every day and does her best to say out of the sun. She has passed her sun-safe attitude on to her three daughters who, like her, have fair skin. “I am extremely careful with my girls,” Shook said. “I’ve always been. Actually, with the older ones the tanning bed scene in high school has always been a big deal and they’ve avoided it and they have beautiful skin.” Shook’s daughters, Allison, Kate, and Taylor, a 6 grade Pope student, all are careful when it comes to the sun. Watching the experiences of their mom has taught them that being tan isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. “It’s not worth it at all,” said Kate Stevensen, Shook’s daughter. “I remember girls in my high school who three, four days a week went tanning throughout the year. It’s just not worth the repercussions in the future. It can significantly shorten your life. “I don’t think people understand. Young kids now live in the present, live for today and they’re thinking, ‘Oh, I’ll be old I won’t care, I want to live for right now and have that bronze look.’ I don’t think they’re understanding that it affects you health-wise – not just the look of your skin later on, but actually your heath.” Using a tanning bed doesn’t mean cancer is guaranteed – it just increases the chances. So, you have to ask yourself: Is being bronzy really worth risking your life for? Shook knows it isn’t. “What is perceived to be beautiful in your high school years is not worth the damage that it does later,” Shook said. “Now people know it’s dangerous, and it breaks my heart to see that people are still damaging their skin.”

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Shattered undefeated streak pushes wrestlers further

Even with the shock of its first losses in two years, the Jaguar wrestling team finished with a dual meet record of 4-3 to place fourth in the SPSL, and is now focusing its attention toward success in the postseason. “We want to advance as many people as we can to the state tournament, and some state placers would be nice,” coach Jim Meyerhoff said. The first of the three losses was a bit of a shock to the team. The 37-34 loss to Curtis on Jan. 4 was the first since the 53-13 loss to Rogers in the 2003-2004 season. “It was tough to comprehend (the loss) at first, and none of us could really swallow it,” junior Erik Halsey said. “But, the next day we just went to practice with good attitudes, and figured that everyone has to lose sooner or later.” Curtis earned 18 points in the last three matches to secure victory over the Jags. Junior David Weaver was pinned by opponent Owen Williams in the 112-pound weight class in the last match of the night, leaving the Vikings ahead by three. “At first I felt like I had let the team down,” Weaver said. “But the next day at practice everyone told me I did a good job for this being my first year of wrestling and first varsity match. Now I’m just looking to keep improving, and lately

I have done better and gotten a few pins.” The other dual meets that left the Jags short of a victory included falling to cross-town rival Rogers 43-19, and Graham-Kapowsin, 44-31. “It didn’t feel too good to lose after coming off of two undefeated seasons,” senior John Gallagher said. “We were hoping for our class to not lose so our class could leave undefeated, but it happens.” According to Meyerhoff, injuries have been a contributing factor to difficulties throughout the season. “For the most part we’ve been trying to keep everyone healthy,” Meyerhoff said. “Injuries have been a challenge for us this year, especially with Braedan (Binkiewicz) cracking his rib.” Binkiewicz, who wrestled in the 215-pound weight class before suffering his injury, was one of the varsity wrestlers hoping to make the regional and state tournaments. “The rib is completely under the other rib from when I got kneed by an Everett wrestler at the Everett tournament,” Binkiewicz said. “It will be seven weeks until the rib is healed, but then I’m having knee surgery, and will be out for the next seven months.” Lack of experience and depth in the bench also has been problematic for the Jags throughout the season. “Inexperience hurt us this year,” junior Kyler Koppelman

said. “We still have wrestlers that have been competing for a long time, but some who haven’t, especially in the lower weight classes.” With the regular season wrapped up, the Jags are now working toward achieving goals in the postseason. “We want them to keep advancing as far as regionals and state, and take a big number to state,” Meyerhoff said. “The emphasis is more on individuals now, rather than the whole team.” The postseason kicks off with the SPSL 4A South sub-regional tournament held at Rogers today and tomorrow. The Jags will host the regional tournament on Feb. 9-10. Regional competitors will include those who place in the top five of their individual weight classes at the league tournament. Those who place within the top four of their individual weight classes in the regional tournament will advance to the state tournament on Feb. 16-17 at the Tacoma Dome. The individuals expected to excel in the post season and make it to the state tournament include seniors Gallagher and Kevin Wills, as well as junior Gabe Weber. Weber and Wills each competed at state last year, while Gallagher was an alternate. “It’s the postseason now, so we’re just trying to fulfill goals for ourselves,” Wills said. “Whatever happens, happens. We’re just going to push ourselves as far as we can go.”

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Insomnia

Many have trouble falling asleep at night, but 30 percent of adults suffer from clinical insomnia. Evan Berger tells of how this affliction has drastically affected his life. BY

SARA CARSON

REPORTER

In the winding down hours, after homework, school activities, or even just watching TV, most students settle down and get ready for another night’s sleep. For a few, this isn’t exactly the case. For senior Evan Berger, this kind of normality hasn’t existed for years. He makes up some of the 30 percent of adults who suffer from insomnia. Most people have this occurrence for a small period in their life, but nothing like what Berger experiences on a day-to-day basis. Four basic kinds of insomnia are known, including difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, waking up too early, or poor sleep quality. Some causes of insomnia are due to other sleep disorders, medical conditions, or even medication use. Berger was diagnosed as a result of another medical condition: fibromyalgia. Specific symptoms are body aches, but secondary symptoms as a result are depression, anxiety, and stress. Berger was diagnosed his seventh-grade year, and his parents trusted his sense of judgment regarding medication. “I just knew, and my parents left it up to me about treatment,” he said. The experience of this disease is unlike any other, and Berger reports he has gone up to two weeks without sleeping. “Typically it will be once a week that I don’t sleep throughout the whole night,” Berger said. His normal night of sleep doesn’t evenstart until midnight and only lasts until around 4 a.m. “Sometimes I just choose not to sleep because I feel like I have things to do for school, or I need time to myself, and sometimes I draw, write, or do recording,” Berger said. Some nights he has found himself casually wandering, or even running. “I live right by Rogers, so sometimes

I’ll go up there and run the track,” he said. “Every once in a while, I will see my friends that are graduated or something, and they will pick me up and we go hangout or whatever.” But choosing to stay awake will take its toll, as Berger knows all too well. “I was on my 11th day without sleep besides a two-hour nap on my best friend’s couch,” he said. “At this point I was almost afraid of what insomnia can do to a person, if I was at risk of dying or getting an aneurism or something. When I came home, I was basically leaning on my counter eating and I just passed out on my kitchen floor.” Berger shifted in his chair nervously while remembering the events of that

day. “Since then, I haven’t gone that long without sleeping. I kind of told my parents that I had only gone four days that time, when explaining the whole ‘kitchen sleeping’ incident,” he said. Aside from not being able to sleep at night, insomnia has affected Berger’s life in general. He explained that he has trouble staying awake in class on a day to day basis, and falls asleep in school regularly. But Berger opts not to use any

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MIMI SISON

REPORTER

In any number of classrooms, there are more than one in four students who report sleeping in class, according to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). An absurd picture, yes, but an accurate one pointing to the growing epidemic of students not getting sufficient amount of sleep. A recent poll by the same organization uncovered that 62 percent of high school students are not getting the magic number of nine-and-a-half hours of slumber a night. The reasons, according to numerous studies, point to social distractions, biological tendencies and habitual enslavements that students are surrounded with, consumed by and have become accustomed to. “I find it hard to finally wind down to go to sleep until it’s well past my bedtime,” junior Don Lee said. Students like Lee find it difficult to fall asleep before 10 p.m. because once puberty hits, the body’s sleep/wake patterns – called circadian rhythms, a kind of internal biological clock – is reset, according to the Journal of Circadian Rhythms. At this time, the adolescent brain begins to function on later schedules, causing teens to fall asleep later at night and to wake up later in the morning. In extreme cases, this adjusted biological urge comes with a medical name: delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS). While it is known to affect adults, the Sleep Disorder Channel reveals that DSPS – which occurs when circadian rhythms are out of sync with environmental factors – usually develops in early childhood or adolescence and affects approximately 7 percent of teenagers. Those with DSPS sometimes describe themselves as “night owls,” or “not being morning people” by others. Some may not even realize that they have a sleeping disorder or even be aware of the existence of

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Students have become prone to have trouble falling asleep at night, which is causing many to resort to non-conventional means to falling asleep. Some of the methods that students use to get to sleep are unsafe and detrimental. If you are having problems falling asleep at night this might be a nice guide to you getting a better night’s sleep:

ing, and moodiness, according to sleepdeprivation.com. However, there are some recent studies that show that lack of sleep can also lead to early diabetes. “Lack of sleep is a possible factor of diabetes, but it’s not a proven cause,” said Dr. Victor Mysliweic, medical director of pulmonary sleep service at Madigan Army Medical Center. “Sleep apnea, which is a cessation of breath while sleeping, is strongly linked to high blood pressure. But I think that that’s more of a stronger connection than lack of sleep is to diabetes. It’s definitely a factor, but not a cause.” Not getting enough sleep may also cause road rage, a decrease in core temperature, a decrease in release of growth hormone, and risky behavior. “When you’re sleep deprived, your moods are definitely not in order,” Mysliweic said. “You become more temperamental and crabby.” Lack of sleep is the second-leading cause of car accidents and vehicular homicide next to drunk driving, according to recent studies by the University of Colorado. Sleep deprivation affects students more than they are aware of. When students don’t sleep well, their ability to learn verbally is impaired. Students become unable to focus and participation decreases. They also have problems recalling what they have learned, which affects how they do on homework later in the day, according to The Better Health Channel, an Australian health Web site. Not getting enough sleep also can affect athletes’ performances. A recent study tested athletes by varying the amount of sleep they got and observing their behavior and athletic performance after sleeping. The study showed that the average male high school athlete’s athletic ability decreased 30 to 40 percent when the athlete got just six hours of sleep for 12 days. Z Sleep isn’t something that students should disregard. Students should be aware of how much sleep they are getting, and the consequences of not getting enough.

An inside look at energy drinks

Many students drink some form of caffeine everyday, mainly coffee and energy drinks. However, the amount of caffeine in a student’s drink affects how their body will react to it. Many students look for a stimulant with a high amount of caffeine that will make them feel “awake.” “I drink (the energy drink) NOS,” sophomore Justin Patterson said. “It’s the only one that works and makes me feel awake.” According to Coffee-break.org, it takes 90 minutes for caffeine to start affecting the body and, in moderate uses, about four hours to wear off. The amount of caffeine found in the NOS energy drink is 400 mg. Caffeine intoxication – central nervous system over stimulation – occurs in excess of 400 mg. Therefore, it would take the body longer to wear off the effects of the caffeine. With 70 percent of students at Emerald Ridge having troubles falling asleep at night, this might be a reason why. In moderate uses caffeine does reduce physical fatigue and restore mental alertness. However, overuse of caffeine can lead to addiction. Students who drink stimulants with high amounts of caffeine like the NOS energy drink, may not know the long term dangers of caffeine intoxication. Caffeine is an addictive drug and operates on the same mechanisms as amphetamines like cocaine and heroin. Long term overuse of caffeine can lead to caffeine dependency. The effects of this include nervousness, irritability, anxiety, muscle twitching, insomnia, and headaches. Although it can be unhealthy if misused, caffeine when taken in moderation can increase levels of serotonin which will result in a positive attitude change. With a wide variety of energy stimulants to choose from, the amount of caffeine varies greatly between each, which will change the effect it will have on you.

Ways to fall asleep naturally: • Melatonin hormones are a natural tranquillizer and will help the sleep process along. Getting enough sun and sleeping in the dark are both ways to boost that melatonin level. • Taking a hot bath or shower before bed will sooth the nerves and help the body relax. • Reading or writing just before bed will help clear the mind and make you sleepy – provided, of course, that the literature you are reading is not stimulating to you. • Listening to soothing and relaxing music will calm your nerves down and help you to slip into a deep sleep. • GO TO BED EARLY!!

Things that keep you from falling asleep: • Avoid eating bed-time snacks, especially sugars and grains. These things will raise your blood sugar and cause sleep to become much more difficult than necessary. Later on, when the blood sugar drops, it may cause one to wake up and possibly inhibit falling back to sleep. • Removing the clock away from view is proven to lessen anxiety and keeps the nerves from becoming tense from worry.

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Insomnia

Many have trouble falling asleep at night, but 30 percent of adults suffer from clinical insomnia. Evan Berger tells of how this affliction has drastically affected his life. BY

SARA CARSON

REPORTER

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SPORTS

FEATURE

TANNING TRENDS: The Risk of Beauty ASHLEY VINCENT

EDITORIAL BOARD

EVERYDAY,

TEENS PILE INTO TANNING SALONS,

NEVER REALIZING WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THEIR SKIN.

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LAUREN SMITH

REPORTER

Photo by Brittany Gentile

Photo by Ashley Vincent

Shattered undefeated streak pushes wrestlers further

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FEATURE

SPORTS

A passion burning as bright as the stars themselves

Playoffs no longer a priority DALLAS M. WELKER

REPORTER

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SHAY WILHELM

REPORTER

Svoboda ‘s love of the stars began with his first telescope.

The newest club at ER gives students opportunity to try rock climbing, paint balling and whale watching BY

ALEXA BROCKAMP

REPORTER

Photo by Ashley Vincent

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Brian Svoboda has no limit, in fact, he plans on studying physics and geology alongside biology

Adventure Club:

Exploring activities indoor and out

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SPORTS

FEATURE

Bowling does well at districts

everyone has a story

JULIA SERVIA-DELMONTE

REPORTER

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(My dad has) always been there for me during matches, and so in a way when I’m wrestling I feel like my dad’s with me.

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FEATURE

SPORTS

Boys swim sends six to league Despite a small team and a no-win season, the postseason looks promising with nearly half of the team advancing BY

LINDSAY NOLAN

REPORTER

M ove rs Mike Wa L = y k c e B ller Mike + Mrs Waller ller a W ecky B rs Waller M s & r r M M

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Rebecca Fulton is consistently counting down the hours until the big day when day when she will become Mrs. Waller BY

ALI GRUVER

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SPORTS

OP/ED

H a s s H a n a s H M s a a e Hassssaan n a d M nM e a Me d eaadd

Politics matter to students, and students can matter to politics

Good guys don ’t always finis h last

This former ER student has become one of the top cross country runners in the nation

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ELAINE RAYMOND

EDITORIAL BOARD

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OP/ED

SPORTS

Gymnastics team finds success after building year Setbacks such as injuries and weather problems have only mildy caused issues this season, as there is still hope for state qualifiers BY

ASHLEY VINCENT

EDITORIAL BOARD

Protect student press rights

DAVID CHISA

REPORTER

Public Forum On Student Press Rights

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Saturday Feb. 3, 2007- News Tribune, 10 a.m. - noon

the voice of the people: Do you think listening to audio books for a class is cheating? Photo by Ashley Vincent

Editorials are composed by, and are the opinion of, the JagWire editorial board

If you feel so inclined, e-mail your representative regarding HB 1307. To e-mail them, visit their home pages and click the “e-mail” link. For those who live in the 25th district:

Struggling to make the shots BY

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Rep. Dawn Morrel (D) Http://www1.leg.wa.gov/house/Morrel Rep. Joyce McDonald (R) Http://www1.leg.wa.gov/house/McDonald

For those who live in different districts: visit http://www1.leg.wa.gov/legislature/ and click on “Find Your Legislature” link on the left-hand side.

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As long as you know the material, it’s not cheating. If I listened to a book and understood it, it would be the same as reading it. It’s all good. Kendall Beckstead, Beckstead senior -Kendall

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No, because it is like your teacher reading you the story, only it is someone else. -Ansley Ansley Torwek, Torwek junior

No, because it is just like studying, and if you study out of a book it is the exact same thing. -Ryan Ryan Keehnel , sophomore

Some people are auditory listeners, so if you read the book and listen (to it) side by side, then it’s not cheating. -Molly Molly Susee, Susee AP Senior English teacher

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OP/ED

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THE FINE PRINT Emerald Ridge High School 12405 184th St. E. South Hill, WA 98374 253-435-6300

EDITORIAL MISSION

Editorials are composed by, and are the opinion of, the JagWire editorial board

Write a letter to the editor and drop it off in Rm. E -157, or let us know your ideas by emailing us at:

Ben Muehlenbruch, coach

Have you competed in tournaments or leagues outside of school? I played on a club team for awhile, and we traveled to a few big tournaments, including one in Las Vegas and one in San Diego.

disrupt the school process. Letters to the editor may be submitted by mailing them to JagWire c/o Emerald Ridge High School, or by e-mailing them to jdnusser@puyallup.k12.wa.us

What was your best moment in Emerald Ridge basketball? It was really exciting and rewarding when we beat Rogers twice last year.

Who is your inspiration? My brother Jase because he’s been through everything I’m going through, and he always has a better answer.

JEA, NSPA, SPJ, WJEA, WSJA

When did you start playing basketball? I started when I was about five or six because my brother played, and I wanted to be like him.

Do you plan to continue playing in the future? Yes. I hope to play at a four-year school such as Seattle Pacific University or Western Washington University.

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A&E

NEWS

Security tightens after Foss High School shooting In addition to the safety drills in place, the Puyallup School District has uniformed police officers around campus BY

ASHLEE PITIGLIANO

REPORTER

Will the Dream remain alive? The Martin Luther King assembly celebrates more than just his life, it represents sharing our differences BY

RACHEL WEBBER

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A&E

Despite cancelled practices, the show must go on BY

NATE DUMLAO

REPORTER

School days suffer with unusual amounts of snow this winter

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A&E

NEWS

Wishing ‘For One More Day’ In his new book, Mitch Albom takes a deeper look into what it would mean to have more time with a loved one

Unsuspecting Washington works diligently to bring power back to ALEX MESSNER more than 1,000,000 people

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Tune your tube to top shows New bill would ensure press rights LAUREN SMITH

REPORTER

UGLY BETTY

LOST

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ROBIN STOYLES

EDITORIAL BOARD

Community mourning death of Rogers student BY

ELAINE RAYMOND

EDITORIAL BOARD

Photo courtesey of Baltimoresun.com

Photos by Corina Cheever/The Hawkeye

of Seattle with friends,” said Sergeant Don Anderson of the Edmonds police department in a news release.

A memorial service for McCarthy was held the Saturday following her death at Puyallup Foursquare Church.

Kertson, who was with McCarthy the night that she died, was one of McCarthy’s closest friends.

“There were over 400 people there,” Pastor Chad Veach, who has been there to support the McCarthy family during their grieving, said.

“(Danielle) was always smiling and laughing and she didn’t care what anyone thought about her,” Kertson said.

“(The ceremony) was really nice,” Kertson said.

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16 No Time For Sleep

17 Staying Awake

With sales of energy stimulants on the rise and hours of sleep on the decline, JagWire examines the reasons for sleep loss and its affects on everyday life.

Storm Effects

Hit with three losses this season, the boys wrestling team continues to train in hopes of competing in postseason tournaments.

David – The vocals are bad, the lyrics are bad. This CD sucks and I can’t believe this band got a record deal. They sound like Nickelback, only 10 times worse.

Hinder – “Extreme Behavior”

Sleep Deprivation

Power outages, snow storms, and school closures leave staff, students, and parents wondering what administration is planning to do and why.

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30 McTV

From action-packed dramas to comedy, our insider has the rundown on the lastest and greatest TV shows you should be watching.

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Presidents of the United States Feb. 16 The Showbox $18

SuperSonics vs. Sacramento Kings Feb. 10 Key Arena Price Varies

WIAA Mat Classics ‘07 Feb. 16-17 Tacoma Dome $14-16

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Buddy Feb. 13 - March 14 5th Ave. Theatre $35

The T V Killers Feb. 18 El Corazone $10

Snow Patrol Feb. 27 Key Arena $31

Music and Lyrics Feb. 14 Starring: Drew Barrymore Comedy/Romance

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You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Feb. 22 - March 3 ERHS Auditorium $5-9

Stephen Lynch March 8 The Moore Theater $27.50

Hannibal Rising Feb. 9 Starring: Gaspard Ulliel Thriller

The Number 23 Feb. 23 Starring: Jim Carrey Suspense

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Breach Feb. 16 Starring: Ryan Phillippe Action

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