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2013 PSD school bond shot down by lack of votes in favor, resulting in no benefits offered by bond

connection halls between buildings, some field upgrades, and more parking. All district schools would have also received technology updates like smart boards and computers for every classroom. Emerald Ridge would have received a 400-student addition to the far end of the building to replace the portables. The library would have been relocated to this new addition so that the commons can be expanded to allow more room during lunch time. A new bus loop would have been created in a new spot and a courtyard would be constructed between Emerald Ridge and Glacier View Junior High where the old bus loop was laid. The science lab also would have been expanded. “We can make do without it, but it is sad to see an opportunity be turned down,” senior Jerry Tang said. With the failure of the bond, schools will be

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faced with rising enrollment and lack of space. “Classrooms will continue to get fuller and lunches will get fuller. We are definitely outgrowing our space,” Principal Brian Lowney said. The bond would have cost the owner of a $200,000 home $12 more a month in taxes. “I can’t blame the voters because it comes out of their money, but I still wish it had passed,” sophomore Sydney Blankenship said. According to the Puyallup School District website the bond received 54.49 percent (12,888) votes for the bond and 45.51 percent (10,765) votes against. The bond needed a super majority of 60 percent yes to pass. This is the fourth time a bond has failed in Puyallup in the last six years. { Chase Charaba - Reporter }

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Semester stress leads to fights

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[Left to right] Security staff Ken Board keeps watch over the school. A security camera watches every move you make. Each of the doors coming into the school display this notice: if you’re locked out, go through the office to get in.

ately students fighting at Emerald Ridge has become more of a problem than it has been in previous years. “When you have a bunch of people crammed in a building, there will be issues. It’s going to happen,” said school security staff Ken Board. Nearly everyone has either witnessed or been directly involved in a school fight at some point. “You run to it in worry of if it’s your friend,” senior Taylor Hession said. Fighting is unfortunate, but in reality does occur in many schools. Although rates of school violence are rising, fighting is not a new development. Every fight is different, but some common fights are because of religion, gender, or even race. Other reasons students may fight are for reasons they cannot seem to control. “We are going through a phase: students are stressed at home; it’s almost the end of the year; grades just came out. This was expected to happen.” said Board. School causes a large amount of stress among

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oters in the Puyallup School District have rejected the proposed $279.6 million school bond on Feb. 12. The bond would have allowed the sale of bonds to fund construction projects and facility needs. A bond election is a public vote that allows or declines the school district to use bonds for construction and facility needs. The 2013 school bond proposed a wide range of projects that would have started in 2013 and ended in 2017. According to the Puyallup School District Connections newsletter, a number of expansions would have taken place in high schools due to the projections for increased enrollment. Rogers would have added two 200-student additions to replace its portables. It would have received a new practice gym, performing arts center, and field upgrades. Puyallup High School would have gotten a 200-student addition to remove some of the portables, new

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teens. Stress is what you feel when you react to pressure, either from the outside world - meaning school, work, after-school activities, family, or friends - or from inside yourself like by wanting to do well in school or wanting to fit in. “High school is a lot of pressure. It causes you to do things you can never see yourself doing,” junior Tori Cox said. Our school recently bought new security cameras as well. With this new system there are eyes on the school at all times to catch people in action and to make sure there is an adult to the scene immediately.

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Hard work pays off With a successful season, the Jags fight their way to state and grown as a team

isappointed sighs and sullen faces exited the gym on the evening of Jan. 29 as the Lady Jag’s basketball team ended the season with a fighting loss of 40-24 against Bethel High School. Meanwhile, the boy’s team headed to the playoffs. Despite these opposite outcomes for our Jaguars, both teams’ players agree the season has been a success. “I just love how close the team is. I mean a lot of us have been here since sophomore year,” senior team captain, Kendall McClain said. Being only his 2nd year coaching the Jaguars, head coach, Pat Mullen has really been a positive influence and great match for the team “[Mullen] is great. He’s very smart and he definitely knows what he’s doing,” junior Forward, Trey Darst said. Not only do the boys practice long hours after school and take the game very seriously, but they also simply have fun being with each other. Although basketball includes personal competition, these Jags stick together

as a team and support each other on and off the court. “[The team] is really a core group. They all brought something different to the table,” Mullen said. The Jags ended their regular season with a record of 12-7. Overall, the boys are ranked as 33rd in state. The playoffs resulted in the boys losing to Kentwood High school on their second game. The Jaguars played a tough, but character-building season and were able to reclaim respect from other teams. Their unity built firm and long lasting relationships among the team. “This year we were on the right track,” senior guard Donovan Fuselier said. “We worked hard to maintain our goals and kept pushing forward.” { Anna Palmer - Reporter } { Jane Doe - JagWire } { Photo credit to Sarah Barker }

Bowling season ends at state Pulling through a difficult season, the bowling teams makes it to state

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ince 2008, the Jaguar bowling team has knocked pins down all the way to state. This season, the girls were off to a rough start and continued in that, just squeezing past to state where they took 8th place. Despite, their lack of usual success, the girls grew as a team and enjoy being together. “My favorite part this season was state. We came in last place, but we just had fun because we knew a lot of the other teams,” sophomore bowler Elisa Couch said. Although the girls did come in last, they became a very close bunch over the season. With practice every day after school, they grew into better bowlers and better friends. “I really love the family of it. We just have a lot of fun and work together,” sophomore bowler, McKenzi Lewis said. Alan Mccormack has been the head coach of the Jaguars for two and a half years. He has bowled for 35 years and continues to bring his talent into the lives of his team. Mccormack has really enjoyed watching the new freshman and the entire team grow in their bowling. “We are a very young team. They were always very nervous and through the season their confidence would grow with every match,” Mccormack said. The Jaguars finished up their season with a 6-6 record and finished second in the league. Their closest match was against Bethel High school. The Jags barely lost, with a score of 3-2, but made a fabulous comeback. Although it has not been as high scoring a season as in years past, it has been successful in the friendships made and the enjoyment taken from bowling. “This season I really grew as a bowler and my average went up,” Lewis said. “ As a team, we really grew up as a family.” { Anna Palmer - Reporter }

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Lady Jags win state

he girls’ varsity gymnastics team flipped, tumbled, and twirled themselves through an undefeated season and made it to state as a whole team and came out with a win. They practiced hard all season and kept everything on point as far as their routines went, but once state started to approach, their schedule became busier and more rigorous. Senior Elizabeth Clemens said that they spent a lot more time on their events and had to keep their focus on the bigger picture, state. “We pretty much had cut out all the crap that went on during practice and were strictly focusing on what we needed to do,” junior Shannon Cribbin said. Even though they still had to work hard and stay on track, being undefeated made going to state a little easier because they knew that really there was no team above them. With that in mind it took some of

the pressure and stress off of them and created more room for focus and success. “I think the biggest competition was ourselves because to stay on top we always had to be our best and everyone’s best can always be improved,” Cribbin said. There are always little things that can be changed when competing, but senior Abby Newby said that they enjoyed the moment and everything that came with it. She said that a lot of the underclassmen helped with that by bringing their “A” game and really stepping up and doing what was needed. “We were very consistent, we stayed on beam and bars, had fun on the floor, and finished on vault,” Newby said. { Krista Riccardi - Beat Editor }

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dmit it; almost every kid went through a period where they were obsessed with Pokemon. Even if your mom wouldn’t let you buy a pack of cards at the store, you had heard of them and thought they sounded pretty awesome. You secretly wanted to be Ash, and you wanted your mom to buy you all the Pokemon merchandise. And, you wanted to collect all the Pokemon cards you could find. To some though, Pokemon isn’t just a collector’s pride, nor a kid’s TV show. Sophomore Liam Williams was never really into it as a kid, but now, Williams would be considered a Pokemon Master in his own right. He doesn’t see Pokemon as an obsession for kids, but as an outlet for competitiveness and math-based strategies. “We’re trying to improve, as a community, the view of [Pokemon], [while] trying to show that it’s not just for kids,” Williams said. “Other people treat it like it’s not something serious.” Williams, who began competitively playing matches when he was 12 years old, placed 9th in the invitation-only 2012 World Championships in Hawaii. It was the second World Championship Tournament that he’s been to - the first taking place in San Diego. Williams has also been to Nationals in Indianapolis twice. “[It’s a] big deal just to be able to go,” he said. He explained that tournaments work in a Swiss pairing system style. Depending on how well you do in a match dictates who you’ll play next. At a certain point you begin playing single elimination, where the intensity increases. It’s just you staring down another guy, cards in front of you; it’s knowing that if you lose, you’re done. At the 2012 World Championships, Williams won every game in Swiss and then lost in single

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Competitive gaming: from a beginner to a tournament player in Nationals and the World Championships while still in 10th grade elimination, landing him in 9th place. More than happy to share his success with others, Williams offered tips to other players. “You shouldn’t play your favorite Pokemon just because it’s your favorite. You should play what’s good instead,” Williams said. “There’s a misconception that if you have a bunch of powerful cards you’ll win all the time. It’s better to have a few powerful cards and a bunch of smaller ones that will help you set up.” He got into the game when he was eight. He played non-competitively with friends for fun and appreciated the strategy of the game. After a few years, he chose to begin playing in tournaments. Although Pokemon is a good outlet, Williams is on a break from it except for big tournaments like State and World Championships. Between AP classes and being a member of the ER Robotics Team, Williams has decided that he didn’t have much time this year for Pokemon. “I can’t really do Pokemon because [AP classes and Robotics Team] are important too,” he said. After high school, Williams would like to study combinatoric math, the study of counting, in college. “[With combinatoric math], I can do all sorts of things that the school would tell me aren’t real career options,” he said. He said the stock market is the most probable option, but that anything in analysis, including high-stakes sports betting is an option.

Similar to his love for Pokemon, high level math is what he wants to focus his career around. Williams loves a good challenge. “Life is a series of puzzles that must be solved,” Williams said. { Brynn Adams - News Editor }

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Congratulations Emerald Ridge Gymnastics! 2012 - 2013 4A STATE CHAMPIONS! “I felt incredibly proud and excited for them. 12 girls made the post season roster and all of them contributed to our team winning a state title. It was a whole team effort and they did an amazing job working together,” said gymnastics coach Bobbi Jones.

CCC and Counseling Events Event Date Curriculum Fair

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Community Service Fair

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Senior Exit Interview Training

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College Fair

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Senior Honors Training

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HSPE/DAPE Testing

Mar. 12 - Mar. 15

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Student in AP classes are required to take AP Exams in May. Please return your AP Exam instruction form to the Bookeepers’ office ASAP, but no later than Friday, Mar. 22

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Homosexuality is not the question we face in this issue. However, homophobic bullying is not an answer that one can resort to. To target a student and conclude to bullying based on sexuality has negative impacts that creates struggles of pain, isolation and hatred.

Student rights on bullying A national issue that locally affects Emerald Ridge is not tolerated as shown in high school policy

omophobic bullying, the act of bullying because of one’s actual, or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, can include acts like name calling, offensive jokes/comments, rumors, threats, public humiliation; even hitting or punching. Any high school will have consequences for this as it won’t be tolerated. “I have the expectation that all students are treated fairly and can feel safe in school,” Karey Johnson, assistant principal at Emerald Ridge, said. “That means there is no tolerance for any student to be harassed for any reason.” Starting on page 25 in our Emerald Ridge planner marks the section on harassment, intimidation, or bullying (HIB). Homophobic bullying falls into this category as this is what it is classified as. The consequences ultimately result from the case and severity of a bullying incident. It could be anything from a suspension to being reported to law enforcement, if it is criminal. Progressive steps are taken, though an immediate threat or harm will usually result in an emergency expulsion. The Puyallup School District has the goal to “apply discipline or other corrective action that ensures harassment ends and does not reoccur” and the action will be “appropriate and responsive” (page 26). At Federal Way High school, there are many opportunities that offer support such as school newsletters, HIB presentations, counselor lessons, “Community Cafe” meetings, and the school’s

H.O.P.E. club creating an “Ally Wall” with the names of students that support those who have experienced HIB. “Our process is more than just consequences,” Lisa Griebel, principal at Federal Way High School, said. “It is a holistic approach starting with district policy and school rules. We use education to make sure students know the rules. We revisit the rules as well. We also use our own students to inform students about the rules - and share the consequences of what it feels like to be bullied. Our students train other students on how to stop bullying when they see it and to report bullying.” Rogers High School treats this the same way as any type of bullying and the consequences are generally the same as our school’s. Rogers also sticks to the handbook for the recommended discipline. “Here at Rogers, we treat all harassment/ intimidation/bullying (HIB) the same - we do not differentiate between whether it is based on gender, disabilities, race, homophobia, etc., or whether it is physical, verbal, through others, or via social media,” Guy Kovacs, assistant principal at Rogers, said. “These are ultimate forms of disrespect that can be very damaging to the victim and we take such matters very seriously.” Today, one of the most common types of homophobic bullying is done over electronic devices, text or the internet, which is cyber bullying. “Bullying has always been around but it is easier in today’s society with all of our technology and

social media,” Johnson said. “When I was growing up, if you were bullied, it was said face to face. Now kids can sit at home and text, tweet, or post horrible things... things they may not have actually said to someone’s face.” Also on page 26 in our planner, it says that harassment in any electronic form that “disrupts the educational process” will “be subject to discipline or suspension.” “I would say the biggest issue we deal with is ‘cyber bullying...’ words exchanged via texts, Facebook, Twitter, etc,” Griebal said. “Technology is a wonderful thing... but it can be misused.” Emerald Ridge assistant principal Mark Harris says that a solution to the bullying issue is to let the statement be known that this should not be tolerated, and to send the message out about bullying so it becomes less and less. “Those students who are ready to be courageous stand up and be courageous,” Harris said. A few things our school does to prevent this issue is by having anti-bullying lessons in advisory, and “ally week” held by Mr. Hill and Mrs. Parks where students raise awareness of how we treat one another. “I think overall we have a pretty phenomenal school and when we start seeing each other as people and accepting people as who they are, this would change our whole climate,” Johnson said. { Grace Amsden - Student Life Editor }

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an you imagine coming into a classroom everyday, and being verbally abused by the same person over and over again? Can you imagine being looked at with disgust because of something you cant change? Have you ever thought about being on the other side of things? Many people would have answered “no” to all of those questions. While others are going through it everyday of their lives. Junior Thomas Miller and Sophomore Claudia Smithmeyer are two of many open bisexuals who have experienced negativity because they’ve accepted something they can’t change. “A lot of people think its a choice, but it’s not,” said Smithmeyer. Sexuality is one of many things that no one can change about themselves. A lot of times people look over that factor, or maybe they don’t understand. This alone is a problem. So is it education, or maybe even fear? oth have “People think of you differently because been told to they’re scared. They don’t burn in hell want you to be gay,” said Miller. Few open bisexuals, or any homosexual in general, know why people are scared, and ashamed. Miller thinks it’s because people are unwilling to change; what’s not familiar around them, they can’t accept. Because it’s not normal through their perspective. So instead of acceptance, many lash out and or use verbal abuse. Miller and Smithmeyer are both victims of verbal abuse, and both have been told to “burn in hell”. This has effected the way they look at others. Although both Miller and Smithmeyer have accepted the fact that they are bisexuals and have learned to not care what others think, it still has a large effect on their lives. They both have to put up with harsh words; bitter comments, and negative directed thoughts. A lot of doubt is also put on bisexuals. People seem to believe that bisexuals are thirsty for attention. This has lead to Bisexuals being bullied by other Homosexuals. Gay and Lesbian persons seem to believe that being bisexual is a skeptical orientation. “You’re either gay, straight or lying,” a quote taken from and article by Benedict Carey, of New York Times. Because of this bullying is lashing out from all directions. When asked how to deal with all the negativity, doubt, name calling, dirty looks and isolation Smithmeyer and Miller both answered that they’ve learned not to care what people think. So ultimately they learn to take it, because their incapable of changing the opinions of others.

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merald Ridge, the Puyallup School District, and most would call her a slut or whore when they passed by. of the nation’s high schools have always been hotbeds Over the next couple of years, Fortier began dating men for insecurity and discrimination. Chief among these less until she began exclusively dating women around the troubles of late have been the ever growing, or shrinking, tenth grade. She said that her mother thought it was just number of anti LGBT bullying scenarios in which a student a phase, and that the majority of her family troubles in the either bullies or otherwise torments a person they either matter came from her father, who would make comments know or suspect to be homosexual. Senior Shantina Fortier such as “That’s so gay”, and target them toward her. Since has experienced this firsthand, then, the troubles have gone away. and people’s attitudes toward her “My family is pretty accepting now,” he kind of ran away changed with their knowledge of her Fortier said. screaming and wouldn t sexual orientation. In truth, Emerald Ridge has a fairly “I came out in 7th or 8th grade change around me in gym low amount of homophobic bullying on the way to gym class. I told my target towards lesbians. The frequency best friend for about four years that for weeks of lesbian couples is relatively high, and I was bisexual. She kind of ran away, enior hantina ortier reported cases of any harsh bullying are screaming, and wouldn’t change almost nonexistent, being so few and far around me in gym for weeks,” Fortier said. between. Also, according to national surveys, Washington Fortier says that people who didn’t know her closely didn’t State has many of the county’s “gayest” cities, the first place notice much change at first, but her close friends stayed away spot going to Tacoma. from her for at least a year. The changes to swimming and the school locker room attitude were the largest, and many men { Doug Mayovsky - Copy Editor }

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How Emerald Ridge compares nationally

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B Life beyond school ER Graduate Joseph Magin shares posthigh school bullying life

eing called names constantly as a child can make a person grow up believing the words being thrown at them. They get pushed into it. They can’t run from it. Bullying has a major effect on someone’s life. Sometimes being bullied can help turn someone into a stronger individual, and other times it has serious side effects on one’s self image and ability to communicate well with others. “[Homophobic bullying is] mistreating someone in any way, even if it’s a boy who’s feminine or a girl who’s masculine,” 21 year old, ERHS graduate, Joseph Magin said. “[It’s also bullying people] who are straight. They’re not gay at all, they just act a certain way.” Beginning even before he reached maturity, Magin was harassed for the way he wasn’t the so-called “average boy.” He was called derogatory names like queer and faggot. This happens much too often in a young man’s life. Young men feel they have to prove something of themselves, or have to live up to some unspoken expectation. “I really knew [I was gay] when I was 17. All my life I had been called gay or fag. [I discovered my sexuality because] I went through all my memories and thoughts growing up. It was due to personal reflection more than anything,” Magin said. Magin has dealt with the ups and downs of his sexual orientation. It’s like people respond to it in a really negative way or a really positive way. There’s not really an in-between. “Like in elementary school for being feminine. In junior high, it was less name-calling, and more ignoring. In high school, it was flat out ignoring,” Magin said. There’s many ideas of why being gay is wrong. Wrong as in “socially unacceptable”. Some have multiple perceptions of same-sex relationships being a negative thing. “Because it’s weird [to them]. It’s different. It’s kind of uncomfortable. It’s not normal. I guess that’s how it is for anyone that’s different,” Magin said. Being attracted to the same sex can be both physical and/or emotional. Magin said that being gay is what someone is born with, and they just might not come to the realization until later on. For a gay adult, they’re

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more accepting of who they are as a being. They want to be in a relationship and be themselves with that person, just as anyone who likes the opposite sex would want. “It’s more of a burden to pretend [that you’re straight] than to put up with people [harassing you],” Magin said. Many homosexuals find it hard to come out because other people already have a preconceived notion about them and who they are. “Just because of stereotypes that are created, people assume that they fit in them,” Magin said. “Like a blonde girl assumed to be stupid, or a black guy who wears baggy clothes who is expected to be a thief. But they’re not, they’re human.” People mature after high school, they don’t always focus on targeting individuals. One’s sexuality is just like another trait they have. It’s nothing to look up to, and it’s nothing to look down to. “[The way you’re treated is] different than being in high school or at home [living with your parents]. You can just be yourself,” Magin said. People that come out in high school know that they’re going to be judged and there’s a strong possibility of everything they’re used to on a daily basis changing. “A lot of my male friends [that identified as straight in high school] came out in college. And, they asked me why I came out in high school. My family wasn’t initially supportive but they grew to it,” Magin said. “Not everyone is fortunate enough to have a group of friends or a family but the best thing is to just be you and then everyone else will be drawn to you. And, they will love you.” It’s easier to judge people based on their clothes and how they act rather than to take the time to get to know them. “You can tell when someone’s uncomfortable with you. You don’t choose [to be gay],” Magin said. “Cause I can look back and think of 6th grade or 4th grade, and know I was attracted to guys. Now that I know what those feelings were when I was young, I know that I’ve been gay my whole life.” { Asha Taft - Features Editor }

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nowing where you stand in any debate is important, but to many people showing your pride and support towards your side is just as important as well. Students have expressed their pride for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders at school in many ways. Senior Lindsey Mudd stated that one way students have recently expressed how they felt was in the MLK assembly last month. Set to the song ‘Same Love’ by Macklemore, students held up signs with gay slurs on them, such as “faggot”, “that’s so gay”, and other hurtful words. As the song progressed, the story on the signs did as well. The volunteers held up good things, places to go if you were in need of help or advice, and events from the past, as well as laws or court cases won in favor of GLTA (gay, lesbian, and transgender allies).

“[The change in the signs] represented that the hate was starting to end and good thing were happening,” said Mudd. Students wanting to show their support are encouraged to join ER’s GSA (gay straight alliance) club, whose name has recently been changed to GLTA (gay lesbian transgender allies). The GLTA has tried to stay as active as possible, involved with the gay community as well as involving students at the school. One event GLTA has planned to participate in is the Day of Silence--a nationwide event set on Apr. 19 where participants keep silent to call attention towards silencing the bullying and harassment of LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). “This is to get everyone aware that bullying in any type of group isn’t okay,” said senior Ali Mineo. Another idea in the process of being created right

now is a panel. The club hopes to recruit a gay person, a lesbian person, a transgender person, a straight person, and a bisexual person. The idea is then to line them up and ask them all the same questions, listening to their different answers. Although not every idea and plan works out, they stay positive and keep on supporting what they believe. If you’re looking to join, you can talk to adviser Paul Hill. GLTA is just one way to show your support to stop gay bullying. { Sarah Allen - Arts and Entertainment Editor }

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Staff Editor-in-Chief/Focus Editor................................Virginia Van Keuren Athletics Editor/EdBoard..............................................Claire Benson Features Editor/Ed Board....................................................Asha Taft News Editor...................................................................Brynn Adams Opinion Editor...................................................................Levi Dodd Arts & Entertainment Editor..............................................Sarah Allen The Beat Editor............................................................Krista Riccardi Copy Editor................................................................Doug Mayovsky Photography & Graphics Editor........................................Sarah Barker Student Life Editor.......................................................Grace Amsden Reporters....................................................................Chase Charaba ......................................................................................Allison Hust ........................................................................................Ellie Luzzi ................................................................................Kaitlyn Moriarty ......................................................................................Anna Palmer ..................................................................................Austin Roberts ..................................................................................Haven Thomas ...................................................................................Brett Connelly ..................................................................................Erica Reynolds .................................................................................Alexander Salas ..................................................................................Savannah Todd ...............................................................................Cheyenne Reeves Adviser...........................................................................Kevin Smyth The Very Fine Print Editorial Mission As a limited forum, JagWire exercises student expression rights under the jurisdiction of the Puyallup School District. We pursue an unbiased truth while maintaining the highest journalistic integrity. Our top priority is to enhance society by observing, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment so we can serve as an outlet for student expression. Letters Policy JagWire will accept unsolicited copy from students, staff and community members. Only signed and dated letters with address and phone number from community members, or grade level from students, will be accepted. Letters should be limited to 300 words and will be published as space is available. All letters are the sole opinion of the writers, and the staff reserves the right to edit any letter for space and/or clarity. We will not publish material that may substantially disrupt the school process. Letter to the editor may be submitted by mailing them to JagWire c/o Emerald Ridge High School or emailing them.

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Jagtime Tutorials Is the new Jag Time system reasonable?

emember sitting in advisory and your advisor telling you that in order to go anywhere for jag time you had to fill out a tutorial? You might also remember either yourself or your classmates complaining about how “ridiculous” it was. “The idea of it is good, just both teachers and students need more training on it,” math teacher Martina Leonard said. Thinking about it, the tutorials are only meant to help the students keep on track with their studies, and are not meant to harm you, or for you to complain about. Jag time tutorials was an idea built up from results of a senior class survey form 2012. Many seniors answered that time management and keeping organized was what made it most difficult to succeed. Well, jag time is supposed to help with that. There has technically always been some sort of a jag time tutorial. It just wasn’t like this new question sheet; before you just had to sign out of advisory and say where you were going. After the site council meetings, decisions have been made to keep the idea of a jag tutorial; we just have the option of just adding or taking away items on the sheet. “[Jag time tutorials are] pointless. They’re going to go where they want to go. They can track it, but students can change it. Teachers don’t sign it, so nobody would know they changed it,” said senior Garret Mann Since we know a majority of the people who leave

their advisory do not end up to a place they should be at, administrators tried to come up with a solution; they wanted some way to make jag time more effective. Having students answer reasonable questions in order to make sure the student knows exactly what their plan is. This plan is to help the students to go places, but also to help the students who regularly attend a class to get work done or get questions answered. This makes it so the students use Jag time for the purpose actually intended for it. Students who leave advisory and “chill” in another classroom with their friends and just gossip are major disruptions to students actually trying to do work. All in all, jag time tutorials are not as dumb as people think they are: they’re actually pretty reasonable, and useful, for the kids who actually need the help. Its not meant to be inconvenient, and complaining about it will only make it a worse experience, rather than the helpful opportunity it is.

“The idea of it is good, just both teachers and students need more training on it.”

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Sexting is a Felony A new way of sexting through the smartphone app Snapchat

ou could say I’m addicted to my phone. My white iPhone 4S is my baby. I’m constantly on Twitter and Instagram and Pinterest and playing my friends in Fun Run or Ruzzle. Currently one of my favorite apps is Snapchat. The purpose of this app is to send pictures or videos with a message typed on them. The pictures can only be seen for a max of 10 seconds until they can never be opened again; the picture basically self-destructs. For this reason according to the article “Inside Snapchat, The Little PhotoSharing App That Launched A Sexting Scare,” written by English Literature major Jordan Crook, Snapchat has become a tool used to “sext” explicit pictures to one another. Originally sexting was the act of sending sexual images primarily between mobile devices, it has since then grown. Sexting through messaging or any social network isn’t worth what could possibly follow. According to the app store Snapchat is currently the most popular app among Smartphone users. “Snapchat is currently sending over 50 million snaps per day, with over 1 billion sent in total,” said Jordan Crook. I solely use the app to send funny faces to my friends, this way they can’t blackmail me. I wouldn’t dream of posting more than half of the pictures I send over Snapchat to my Instagram or Facebook. Although the app seems safe enough, I would never use it “sext”. “Snapchat wasn’t built for sexting, which seems clear from the fact that pictures self-destruct in less time than it takes to fully enjoy a nude pic,” said Jordan Crook. “But some see this as a security feature for sexting, which is a matter of opinion.” No matter the reason behind sending a naughty picture or whether

it is morally wrong or right it is illegal. Sexting can result in a felony or misdemeanor criminal charge. The sexting of minors is child pornography. In some cases “sexters” have been placed on a registered sex offender list. These offenses can stick with you the rest of your life. Sending a nude Snapchat is not worth risking future job opportunities. “Consequences can be severe,” said assistant principle, Mark Harris. “Harassment and child pornography can be a whole variety of problems for the student and the school.” It has become almost socially acceptable to send and receive these sort of pictures. Often we overlook the consequences of sending sexually explicit pictures. Perhaps it is to impress your significant other or to gain attention from a boy or girl you’re interested in. Asking a girl or anyone for a picture exposing themselves is beyond demeaning. “It’s disgusting,” said junior Jordanne Laky. “I think it’s immature.” “Sexting” has gone passed just a single conversation between two people and evolved into new Twitter and Instagram accounts. As a high school Twitter user, I see provocative pictures retweeted on my time line at least twice a week. “Just because you’re able to do something doesn’t mean you should,” said Harris. It’s basically porn. Sending or receiving or posting an explicit picture is not worth the risk of the photo circling the school or becoming a registered sex offender. { Claire Benson - Athletics Editor/ EdBoard }

Statistics from a 2012 survey conducted by The National Campaign 20 percent of teenagers have sent nude or semi-nude pictures/videos of themselves, 11 percent of girls 13-16 years have as well.

18 percent of teenagers who have sent or posted nude or semi-nude photos sent them to someone they only knew online.

44 percent of teens say it is common for sexually suggestive images or texts to be shared with more people than the intended recipient.

51 percent of girls cited pressure from guys as their reason for sexting, 18 percent of boys cited pressure from girls as theirs.

44 percent of teen boys and girls say they sent sexually explicit messages in response to similar messages sent to them. { Illustrations by - Levi Dodd }

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Newest installment to band’s collection leaves fans wishing for more.

he wait for the new CD had Bullet fans gnawing at studio doors with anticipation. Singles ‘Temper Temper’ and ‘Riot’ meet the progressive value of songs like ‘Your Betrayal’ and ‘Pretty on the Outside’ from the previous album, “Fever”. And while many either love or hate the album, Bullet quickly makes it up with melodic vocals and their original, and authentic, “Bullet” sound. The CD was released on Feb. 12th and is filled with energy, although some of the sound seems slightly recycled. But this album has a different vibe to give off. Eliminating the pre-writing and demo process, they wrote everything as they went along, keeping that “in the moment” energy that is sometimes lost when done otherwise. “This album is an angry record, but not in a bad way,” rhythm guitarist and band frontman Mat Tuck said in an interview with Sony Entertainment. Many long term Bullet fans are not happy about the album. Rather than seeing the

positive, they quickly point out the differences between songs released in the 2003 album Poison and the 2013 album “Temper Temper”. As heard in this album, their usual ear catching formula that is always sewn carefully into their songs begins to fade, channeling frustration from many long time listeners. Opening Track “Breaking Point” is there to set the theme of the overall album-Anger. Songs like “Livin’ life(on the edge of a knife)”,” Temper Temper”, “Riot”, “Dead to the World” and “Tears Don’t Fall Part 2” prove this completely. With songs that have an intro only Bullet could give, their music has the ability to pull you in and make you a part of the song. The album as a whole is fairly average in most areas; in the end, it probably not overwhelm or underwhelm you. For people who are new to “Bullet for my Valentine”, it is a good place to start listening, but if you were expecting the next “big thing” in Emocore music, you are better off looking elsewhere for now. { Ellie Luzzi - Reporter }

Explore the epic new donut shop Space themed donut shop, “Epic Donuts”, opens soon in Puyallup.

ith a taste for space and a guide to the galaxy, Epic Donuts is hitting the industry with some of the universe’s greatest treats. Tom and Erin Dobrinski are the owners and creators of Epic donuts and they’ve been working since around April of last year to try and make Epic donuts happen. Epic Donuts is designed and inspired by Disney with a space theme also inspired by Space Mountain. Disneyland was visited about five times by them in the past year to get more ideas for their shop “Tom did his research about doughnuts and it’s a fun concept , it’s relatively simple compared to a full blown restaurant,” said Erin. There are three main types of doughnuts; the tasty treats, which are the classic doughnuts, the Epic donuts, which are the fancy donuts, and the Epic Eddie, which are the flagship donuts. A few of the different kinds of donuts are the bacon maple bar, the apple fritter, and the ‘you got peanut butter on my chocolate’. All of the donuts are freshly made as opposed to being bought frozen. Tom and Erin also have some fun ideas planned out such as every week there will be a doughnut made that is inspired by a song by The Beatles, including the classic song Penny Lane. Their donuts can also change with the season. For example, a St.

Patrick’s Day doughnut could be made to fit that day. “The other thing that’s really neat about what we’re doing is we can change at any time,” said Tom. Since Krispy Kreme Donuts went out of business and the Happy Donuts place is downtown there has been a demand for a doughnut shop here in Puyallup which is one of the reasons why they decided a doughnut shop would be a great choice as well. Another reason is they know people in Puyallup and they grew up locally. They wanted to create somewhere and something fun for people in the community. “If you’re going to splurge on something, let’s make it something fun and unusual,” said Erin. They are unique because there are very few concept shops and the atmosphere is welcoming when you walk into the door. They really want to please their customers, provide great service, and get to know everyone that comes in. They want you to feel likes it’s worth coming in to buy and eat one of their donuts. { Haven Thomas - Reporter }

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Guys and Dolls

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merald Ridges up and coming play, Guys and Dolls, reveals the hustle and bustle of New York through gambling, relationships, and the crazy situations a single crap game can cause between two couples. Based on the stories and characters by Damon Runyon, the musical takes place in New York in the 1920’s. Nathan Detroit, gambler and 14 year fiance to nightclub performer Adelaide, wants to set up an illegal crap game with three small time gamblers, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, and Rusty Charlie. The only place he can hold the crap game is the Biltmore Hotel garage, but the owner wants $1000 from Nathan to hold it. Nathan thinks that he can get the money by making a bet with Sky Masterson, a man willing to bet on just about everything. Nathan bets Sky that he can’t take a doll of his [Nathan’s] choice to dinner in Havana, Cuba. After Sky agrees to the bet Nathan chooses Sarah Brown, leader of the save-a-soul mission, to be the doll Sky takes to dinner. “It’s a good title for the play, it shows how guys and girls interact and the stupid things people do when they are in love,” said Chris Tavern, drama teacher and director of Guys and Dolls. The play features numerous songs performed by both the men and women in the cast with multiple

performances by the pit orchestra. The cast is made up of 44 students, with 15 students on the crew. “[The audience should expect] a cartoonish style, we have big characters and bright colors. There’s a lot of dancing with the guys and the girls,” said Tavern. A lot of time and dedication has gone into this play, the cast and crew rehearse everyday after school until 5:00 and on their own time. “We’ve had some evening choreography in January. And some set work on weekends,” said Tavern. But its not all hard work, to ease the stress of constantly rehearsing the cast has a little fun of their own behind the scenes. “There’s a little bit of goofiness, we like to blow off steam with jokes,” said senior Jacob McCallister, lead role as Nathan Detroit. The cast, crew, and orchestra is made up of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, many of which Mr. Tavern has worked with before. “Working with various talents in the group is a lot of fun,” said junior Nicolas Roycroft. In order to be in the play, the actors had to endure a rigorous audition process by preparing a one minute monologue, singing, and dancing. Out of the 80-90 students who showed up to audition, only about half of them got a role in the play.

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Last year Emerald Ridge’s drama department put on a fabulous rendition of the musical Footloose. McCallister assures that Guys and Dolls will be different compared to last years musical, “It’s very different, Footloose was a more modern show, Guys and Dolls is more classic and has a pit orchestra, Footloose had a band,” said McCallister. With Guys and Dolls we can expect the same great quality from this years earlier play 1984, without all of the doom and gloom. “[The audience can expect] a jolly good time. The thing that’s cool about this play is that the characters on stage are really not that great of people but the way that they interact with each other is so enduring and cartoonish that the audience can’t help but to fall in love with them,” McCallister said. The musical will be performed in the Emerald Ridge auditorium at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21-23 and Feb. 28March 2. It is $8 with ASB and $10 without ASB and for adults. This musical fable of Broadway isn’t one to miss! Come see Emerald Ridge’s musical, Guys and Dolls!

Senior Nathan Norawong, who is Nicely-Nicely Johnson, started theater through film acting in junior high. “I encourage people who want to try acting not to test the waters. Just jump in the pool you will be happy with what you find,” said Norawong.

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“I love being able to escape and be someone else,” said senior Kayla Walker. An active participant in drama starting in sophomore year, Walker portrayed Miss Adeliade. She states that the goal of acting is not trying to convince the audience that you are that character, it is making yourself truly believe you are that character.

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Run 4 her heart 5k

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ER holds race to bring awareness about women’s heart health

The Run 4 her Heart 5k was held at Emerald Ridge on Feb. 9, 2013 . The proceeds made benefited the organization “Go Red For Women” which educates the causes and prevention of heart disease in women. It also benefited HOSA, the Emerald Ridge High School Future Health Professionals Organization. The event was successful and another one is already planned for next year. {Sarah Barker - Photo Editor}

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Captions: 1. Racers posing for a photo at the start of the race 2. Starting the race 3. People eating at the concession stands 4. Friends getting ready for the race 5. Friends and family finishing the 5k

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The Beat - Feb/Mar.

Giving you the lowdown on the South Sound 22 Guys and Dolls @ 7

5 Exit Interviewing Training in Auditorium

11 Maroon 5 & Owl City concert

17 St. Patricks Day

6 Spring Band Concert

12 Boys JV soccer @ Graham Kapowsin

13 HSPE/DAPE Testing Senior Write Night #3 -CCC

19 Portfolios due for seniors Fastpitch @ TBD

20 Fastpitch vs. Rogers Girls Tennis vs. TBD

23 Guys and Dolls @ 7

Guys and Dolls @ 7

Speech & Debate @ Federal Way

7 Honors Training in Auditorium Deca State Competition

8 Area Band contest

15 Boys Soccer vs. Puyallup

Girls Tennis @ Rogers

Varsity Baseball @ TBD

Track and field vs. Bethel Boys Soccer @ Rogers

Area Band Contest

Deca State Competition

Fastpitch @ TBD

16 Speech and Debate @ UPS

22 Spring Orchestra Concert @ 7p.m.

Senior Jerod Johnstone Johnstone specializes in line drawings that personify the thoughts in his mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I draw what most people are afraid to,â&#x20AC;? Johnstone said. { Art by Jerod Johnstone }