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10101011010101010101010101010100101010101001110101001010100101010101011010001110101010101010110101010 Emerald Ridge High School 12405 184TH ST E PUYALLUP, WA 98374 10101010101011010101010100101010101010101010101010101110101010101101100001111010101010101010101010101 JANUARY, 2014 VOLUME XIV ISSUE IV
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VOLUME XIV ISSUE IV JANUARY 21, 2014
DECA STUDENTS ADVANCE TO STATE Several students in Emerald Ridge DECA classes are advancing to state following a competition at the Tacoma Convention Center Jan. 9. Seven students claimed first-place in their respective categories: junior Emma Jerome for Quick Service Retail Management, junior Austin Brands for Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan, senior Fernanda Ibarra-Buenrostro for Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan, senior Hunter Soto for Food Marketing, junior Jordan Koch for Retail Merchandising, senior Luke Palmer for Hotel and Lodging Management, and junior Audrey Saelens for Apparel and Accessories Marketing. DECA members advancing to state: * Melissa Arnold - junior * Jacob Bogue - junior * Austin Brands - junior * Jacob Britcher - junior * Johnny Burt - junior * Riley Clarke - junior * Gabrielle Coleman - senior * Madison Colley - junior * Calisa Cruse - senior * Gabriella Csuha - sophomore * Cassie Davis - sophomore * Taylor Delullo - junior * Tony Diloreto - sophomore * Fernanda Ibarra -Buenrostro- senior * Hannah Ingram - junior * Emma Jerome - junior * Jordan Koch - junior * Brenna Labriola - senior * Jake March - junior * Lubov Marchenko - sophomore * Nicholas Maurin - sophomore * Alec Meyers - junior * Marissa Modestowicz - senior * Jens Nielson - junior * Matthew Norawong - junior * Logan Olsen - junior * Haley Osteraa - senior * Nicole Paeper - junior * Luke Palmer - senior * Madison Payne - senior * Abby Pfeifer - junior * Makayla Reiff - junior * Codee Richards- junior * Daeja Rollins - senior * Regina Ryan - junior * Arturo Saavedra - junior * Audrey Saelens - junior * Mahala Smith - sophomore * Hunter Soto - senior * Ethan Stutz- junior * Taylor Yacobazzi - junior
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Eagle’s Nest, the precursor to Jag Air Academy, stands before an Alaska Airlines jet with their banner.
Aviation clubs continue to develop ER provides several clubs to further educate the students involved in aviation program
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fter hiring a new teacher last year, Emerald Ridge’s aviation program has expanded in involvement and depth. In the past year, two new groups have formed for people part of, or interested in, aviation. The Jag Air Academy (JAA) and Teen Flight are both groups that contribute to the growth and development of the aspiring pilots at ER. Teen flight is an after school program separate from ER held at the Pierce County Airport, Thun Field, Sunday and Monday evenings. The purpose of this program is to have a group of selected students through applying, build an airplane over the course of a year. “[Teen flight] really stepped up my knowledge… from engines to motors to stability and aerodynamics and making sure things go right,” said junior, Jake Higgins. Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Teen Flight meets in a hanger, a protective garage-like space for aircraft. They spend two hours working with six adult mentors building the airplane. “The idea is once they’re done building [the plane] they’re going to get their license so they’ll fly it,” said flight and aviation teacher, Marie Lynn. However, obtaining your pilot’s license after high school is an average cost of $15,000. Teen flight and JAA save students up to 3 to 4 thousand dollars. The program also works towards inspiring and helps kids to fulfill dreams early on. “Most pilots, including myself, we have a dream that later in life we’d be able to build our own airplane and have it,” said Lynn. “These kids are being able to do it right off the start which is an amazing deal.” Formerly called The Eagle’s Nest, JAA was founded
originally as a group to raise money, however Lynn decided to take a different direction with it. It changed direction to become a place for students that aspire to recieve their pilot’s license in the future. Meeting after school on Mondays and Thursdays during Jag, JAA trains the pilots for two hours on flight simulators and prepares them to study for their written test to get their pilot’s license. The amount of time spent in the simulators leads to students being more knowledgeable when they’re actually flying. Although the simulators do not contribute to the 40 hours of flight time needed to obtain a license, they train and educate the aspiring pilots further. Anyone is welcome to this club that is either in an aviation class or interested in it. The main purpose of the club is for those who would like to pursue a career in aviation or at least obtain their pilots license. “My goal would be to get my license and become an aircraft mechanic on all planes and be able to fly all airplanes,” said Higgins. Lynn would like to see the club making connections in the aviation industry and get scholarships for kids to pursue further flight training. “My big thing is that I really want kids to get placed somewhere in the industry where they really want to be,” said Lynn. “Whether it’s a mechanical job or Boeing or something like that, it’s helping students get somewhere.” Lynn said both programs are fairly new and continue to develop and “figure things out.” { Anna Palmer - Features Editor }
YouTube makes changes to censorship policy
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ecently, YouTube changed it’s copyright filtering program to more aggressively target content that is using “unauthorized” copyrighted content that was previously protected under Fair Use law. As a result, many videos previously monetized and uploaded for ad revenue on popular channels was automatically claimed by various content producers such as record labels and media companies like Square Enix, sometimes without prior knowledge. The effect of the changes have been devastating to the video review and video game “Let’s Play” community. Popular channels such as TotalBiscuit and Angry Joe have had up to 60 videos claimed by various companies, mostly for footage of game play on AAA games and songs playing in the background. While many of the strikes on accounts have been removed by those with media-backing from publications like the Escapist, smaller channels have been fighting, sometimes for months, to get their videos, and the revenue they generate, back under their name. “Over 62 of my videos are now claimed, ironically, most of the ones with the most views,” said YouTuber
AngryJoeShow in a video he posted on Dec. 11, 2013. “Have you never heard of Fair Use section 107 of US law?” Most of the videos seized were preexisting, such as Angry Joe’s review on Skyrim, and the companies claiming them have been slow to respond. Most of the videos using claimed content are defensible on the grounds of Fair Use, which states that copyrighted content like movie footage etc. can be used for the purpose of review and parody. But the YouTube copyright system is automatic, basing their seizures on audio cues and video cues that may or may not match up with copyrighted content. The video is then taken down, and if a channel gains more than three strikes on its account at a time because of this, the channel is deleted and all ad revenue ceases to go to the person making the videos. Many channels fear they will have to shut down without the money that powers their profession, as many YouTubers rely solely on ad revenue to support themselves. Youtube has responded with a message outlining why it made the changes, but did not make any apology to those who they effected and shows no sign
of taking down any copyright claims. They maintain that when channels use copyrighted content, the companies have every right to issue a claim based on their own standards. “While you might not recognize the owner [of the copyrighted content], this doesn’t necessarily mean their claims are invalid,” said the YouTube team in an email to YouTubers. YouTubers maintain that this new “draconian system” is working against those who monetize their video content on YouTube. Furthermore, many channels fear the new system will lead to fraudulent claims made by parties who do not own any content on the video, such as Angry Joe’s interview with a Tomb Raider executive that was claimed by the Tomb Raider channel, even though the trailer footage being shown was released for the purpose of advertising and republishing by media outlets like IGN. Many YouTubers feel that if this new system is not fixed, or reversed, they may stop making videos. { Doug Mayovsky - Copy Editor }
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Equity club spreads equality
Equity club members work to put an end to discrimination throughout South Hill
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o certain students in this school, the two words “do something” mean everything. Students in grades 10-12 have come together to spread love, equality, and put an end to stereotyping in the halls of Emerald Ridge first, and eventually throughout the South Hill community through Equity Club. Equity is the quality of being fair or impartial. Or, as the members of Equity Club like to put it, equity is love. “I moved here to Washington a few years ago,” said senior Nike Omomukuyo, the founder of Equity Club. “When I first came here I didn’t have any friends, I didn’t know anyone, and I felt really secluded.” Omomukuyo said she felt really alone, and began the club after getting past that rough time in her life. She saw others going through the same thing, and knew it was in her power to do something about it. “I feel like if we all love each other, no one would be afraid to be themselves, or to stand tall, and be bold, and be proud, and to smile,” Omomukuyo said. She feels strongly about her mission, and that doesn’t exclude the club members. Omomukuyo’s strength and devotion has rubbed off on them. “I think it’s important to discuss topics that nobody really wants to discuss,” sophomore Alexis Caruthers said, a member of Equity Club. Equity Club has already accomplished a Mix-It-Up week, Dec. 9-13, where students at all three lunches of all grades were encouraged to sit at different tables then per usual, talk, and get to know other kids they may not have spoken to otherwise. “We looked at different names, and we looked at equity as the best because that’s really what we want to achieve through the club,” said Joseph de Gorgue, Equity Club advisor. “That’s the objective.” De Gorgue was thrilled when Omomukuyo approached him about being the advisor for Equity club. “I thought it was great, because I really liked the whole concept.” On Friday Dec. 20, a few members of Equity Club took part in a dinner for military vets and their families at Edgerton Elementary by serving food and making sure everyone had a good time. “To be a waitress to people who have served my country, and who have died for me was an honor, so I was glad to do that,” said Omomukuyo. Junior Jada Calhoun from Equity Club also helped out at the dinner, and said
that even though she was “slaving away at the dishes”, it was a good experience and she would definitely do it again. “Everybody’s nice,” said senior Gurpreet Kaler. “It’s, like, a nice place to be.” Equity Club has reached out to students here at school, too. During the Winter Wishes assembly, Equity Club members stood by the entrances to the gyms and passed out candy canes to all the students. “I liked it, it was fun,” said senior Keiara Jones. Senior Elijah Williams said that he thought the students enjoyed it, too. Both said they would do it again. The club has held a few pot lucks, enjoying homemade food and watching inspiring movies like Freedom Writers. Once the members arrive every Tuesday in de Gorgue’s room after school, the members hold a small discussion that they call “Getting Real”. They talk about their day, their week, rough patches, happy memories, have laughs, and steady, serious conversations about what needs to be done. Recently, Equity Club has decided that since their mission is ultimately equality for all, that instead of having one leader forever, everyone would get a chance to be president, and vice president. All members are broken into factions subheading the most prominent theme, discrimination. As each member gets a round on the big chair, they get a chance to get together with their groups and teach the club about their topic, and how to begin preventing and stopping it in Emerald Ridge and the community. “It’s a great club, some great people. And I wish there were more people like that in the world and around our school,” said junior Shaidaja Wilson, who’s been elected president for the first round. Omomukuyo really would love to see every single person give compliments and love with little-to-no reservations. She’s hoping to have a day each week where people in the halls give as many hugs as they can during their passing periods. “I want us to, like, just to be walking in the hallway one day,” said Omomukuyo, “and all of a sudden you hear this voice on the intercom that says, ‘Hey guys you have thirty seconds to give as many people hugs who you don’t know’.” { Jiannaka Limonta - Reporter }
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(Left): Skit at Martin Luther King, Jr. assembly showed the arrest of two blacks who refuse to move out of the “whites only” section. (Right): MLK directors Taylor Vetter and Madi Payne following the final showing of the production Jan. 16.
MLK production features special performances Variety of ER extracurricular groups make appearances at MLK assembly
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very year Emerald Ridge holds a Martin Luther King, Jr. production that protests racial discrimination. This production is a fast moving project that took a lot of sacrificed time from seniors Taylor Vetter, Madi Payne and English teacher Monica Harris. The MLK production was held for three showings Jan. 16 during school in the auditorium, as well as an evening showing for parents. This is Harris’s first year at ER, and also the first assembly she played a part in at ER. “I’m really excited to be a part of this,” said Harris. Harris, Payne and Vetter were looking for a more cohesive story line than last year. Payne said last year the MLK production was more jumbled around, not organized and just thrown together. Payne also said this year was more chronologically in order and a lot more organized. “There are not too many difficulties having this assembly,” said Harris. “On Nov. 22 we held auditions for the MLK assembly, and it was great to see all the talent we have at Emerald Ridge.” According to Payne during the MLK auditions,
there weren’t too many people who tried out. A lot of people had to double up on parts. Also, Payne claimed she was nervous about finding a great singer. “There were a lot of great actors, but the singers made me nervous,” said Payne. “We didn’t have a lot of great singers, but now we have great ones!” Payne said time management can be a problem. She confirms it’s hard to work with people who sometimes don’t take practices too seriously. The 40 minute MLK production had a lot of old and new faces. Groups like ASL, Choir, Step Team, GSA and the Jazz Band performed along with a special music performance and a poetry performance. The ASL performed the song “Imagine” by John Lennon, which caught the audience’s attention. When GSA performed their goal was to show the LGBT community that they are accepted and their rights are recognized. “I’m so excited for this assembly and to celebrate how far we came in America with equality,” said Vetter. “We want to celebrate those who fought to bring us this far and those who are still fighting because we still have a ways to go.”
Payne was the director for the second half of the show. She runs the crew, helps run the show and she was above the audience in the booth. During Payne’s junior year she was the light coordinator. Payne said after the show was over last year, Paul Hill asked her if she wanted to be the director. Hill is a former ER math teacher that left last year to go to Rogers High School to be a Drama teacher. He was the old director that use to help with the production of the MLK assembly. “I’m really excited to see the reaction people take away from this assembly,” said Payne. “I want people to come and be like ‘wow that show was amazing, I want to see it again.’” According to Harris, Payne and Vetter everyone worked with were great. They are thankful to have such a wonderful crew. They believe that this was a fast moving project that was hard to keep up with but everyone has done a great job. { Hannalie Stevens - Reporter }
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VOLUME XIV ISSUE IV JANUARY 21, 2014
Frank takes basketball court as only senior
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ayla Frank is the only senior in a for in young people.” Berbert agrees, saying varsity basketball team comprised that Frank is supportive and encouraging, and predominantly of juniors. Basketball is that she’s always there for the team. a big part of Frank’s life, but there is more to Frank says that on the court, she needs it than that. to improve on her offensive. She believes she Frank has played basketball since she needs to be more aggressive, as she passes the was five. Originally, she wanted to do dance. ball a lot. Berbert begs to differ. However, she was kicked out of ballet. “It’s really cool to win, it’s always nice and “I wanted to do dance and my mom wanted Kayla, she plays a big role.” said Berbert. me to do basketball,” said Frank. “I love “She’s our post player, one of our really good basketball now.” post players, so Frank was a always there “She’s our post player, one of our she’s part of Emerald to catch a rebound, Ridge’s basketball really good post players, so she’s getting the shot team since her down low.” always there to catch a rebound, up, Frank sophomore year. isn’t just Bradley Mirk, the getting the shot up, down low.” a part of Emerald head coach of the Ridge’s basketball girls varsity team, - Sophomore Sunni Berbert team. She just has watched Frank grow. finished her last year of outside-of-school “Her sophomore year, she was playing on basketball in Seattle, she is a part of Interact a team dominated by seniors, so she had a and Key Club at school, and she volunteers for pretty important role but it was a role that, Special Olympics Track. you know, she wasn’t one of the key players, Frank and Mirk both agree that though it in that sense,” said Mirk. “Where a lot of is odd that Frank is the only senior, there isn’t responsibility was placed on her. Now this anything special about. Frank believes it’s year as a senior she’s got a lot of confidence, because they are all working as a team. she knows what she can do, she knows what “I think that, since we have a number of she can do well and she’s really focused and girls who are back, so they all have played confident in what she’s doing.” together before, and because she is so good at Frank has been designated the “basketball working with everybody, the newer players fit mom” by the other members of the team. right in and feel comfortable and felt like part She usually has extra necessities in her car. of the team,” said Mirk. Sophomore Sunni Berbert, a member of the In the end, the win the team had on Dec. team, said that Frank is the “fun mom, the one 7 versus the Federal Way Eagles was a team you always want to be around.” effort. Not one person out-trumped the others. Both Mirk and Berbert agree on several As Frank said the night of the win, “I’m just points in Frank’s personality. To Mirk, Frank happy we won as a team.” is caring and conscientious, the one he can go to with information and be sure it will { Catherine Mann - Reporter } be relayed to the rest of the team, a girl who “exemplifies all those positive things we look
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rom the tennis court to the soccer field, taekwondo mats to the open road, Algebra 2 teacher James Hart has always lived an active, sporty life. “I have played soccer and taekwondo and have won a medal in taekwondo as a green belt,” said Hart. After lots of little injuries and some surgeries regarding his knees competing in sports and working out he realized he needed a better alternative sport that would give him less injuries. “I had many injuries and I realized that I needed to stop competitively playing the sports I liked because the injuries were adding up to being more serious,” said Hart. Hart started a new hobby in 2008 with bike racing. He was in thirty five races that consisted of three different styles which are road racing, Cyclo Racing and Criteriums. Road racing is usually like tour de france esque bike race that has a lot of hills and its long distance. Cyclo Racing is like cross country which is long distances and dirt pathways. Criteriums are timed races on small courses mostly about speed. “I had been in the top 10 for Road racing and got second place in Cyclo Cross and in Criteriums I got in the top ten twice,” said Hart. Hart rides with a team called “Fissure Plumbing”, which is their sponsor for the team. Teammates are necessary for races cause if one teammate gets tired or is saving their energy they can go in front of there and block the wind friction from
them so that teammate can be more fresh for the other half. “Teams are very helpful in the long run because they could dictate you being in the top ten or not,” said Hart. Races generally require a lot of concentration and precision. For example, if you lose concentration for a split second you can crash into somebody, that usually can make a pit full of racers crash, which can become a tragedy. Also if you don’t elevate your self on the bike you can tire yourself out later in the race. for example if you’re going uphill you would put your head and your chest more up it can increase your climbing speed and potentially make you go up faster. “You must have total concentration while racing cause anything can go wrong,” said Hart. For training Hart rides his bike from his house to the school everyday for endurance training. He also eats very balanced meals everyday. “I don’t really eat super healthy but I do eat balanced meals and a lot of protein,” said Hart. Aside from racing, Hart teaches Pre AP Algebra 2 and has a great reputation as a teacher from the students. “Hart is a very understanding teacher and loves to make some puns here and there and is one of my favorite teachers,” said sophomore Dawson Cory.
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{ Alexander Salas - Sports Editor } Hart preparing for cyclo cross.
Athletics
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Senior Castro pins competition “ Pin the guy. Don’t get pinned, pin the guy.” Sweat drips from every inch of skin on your body, but is ignored in your mindset. All that matters is evading being taken down and pinning the guy. Cheering sounds in the background, crushed to a dull roar under the weight of your concentration. Nothing matters, right now, except not ending up on the ground and pinning the guy. For most people, this scenario isn’t familiar. For senior Bevin Castro, though, it’s a position he’s been in many times. Castro is a wrestler. “Being an islander, you get picked on from older siblings or cousins,” said Castro, who claims ancestry from both Guam and the Philippines. “I figured if I learned how to wrestle, I’d be able to become tough.” With that goal in mind, and because he came to love the sports, Castro has wrestled for 5 years and done Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing, each for 2 years. “They literally and figuratively shaped me into a
mentally and physically tougher person,” he said. Though this season has been spent on the bench because of an injury earned in jiu-jitsu, Castro would be out on the mat if he could be. “I’m pretty stubborn. I have a separated collarbone right now and I just wanna wrestle,” he said. “I wanna wrestle so badly. That’s it.” Castro remembers fondly his last wrestling season, and one particular take down stood out to him. There was a match last year, at one of the tournaments we had on a Saturday. I was down by like 10 points and this guy was just killing me. Then I decided in the third round to step it up, and then it ended up turning around,” he said. “I ended up pinning the guy. That was a big accomplishment for me. I was like, this guy’s going to state, then I pinned him. I was so happy. He was a Samoan kid too. Another islander. I was like, ouch.” Besides having practices all the time and frequent
meets and tournaments, wrestling takes a level of commitment that goes past many other sports. Not only does Castro need to be physically fit, he also has to constantly be aware of his weight, in turn affecting diet, exercise, hydration, and sleep. “[As an islander], our diet isn’t the best. Coming from our culture we eat some pretty good stuff, and it’s hard. Cutting weight is big in wrestling, if you need to meet weight,” Castro said. “So you make a commitment at a weight class. You pretty much need to change your ways. It helps getting to bed early too. It’s hard to cope with wrestling in my culture.”; With hopes to go on wrestling through college, once he’s healed there’s no chance he won’t be right back out on the mat { Brynn Adams - A&E Editor }
Boys dive to victory
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merald Ridge boys’ swim and dive team continues their season with a fantastic win against Olympia High School on Tuesday, Dec.17, at Rogers High School. “It was great teamwork,” said senior Josh Hurter. “We came together and did our individual events the best way we could to win and we came out.” Starting the season off with a tremendous win and some close-matched losses, the boys feel that finding that special bond and learning to work together is crucial in competing in the sport. Senior Leo Smith shares what it’s like to be on the boys swim and dive team. “It’s a great way to hang out with your friends and you get to form those bonds with your team,” said Smith. “It keeps you on track in school as well as giving you a good reason to get good grades.” Along with keeping up with academics, the boys need to stay in shape in order to perform in their meets. Practices consist of training that requires hard endurance, enormous strength, agile speed, and the capabilities to withstand being underwater for more than a minute. “One of the games we do in practice is called the ladder where coach will write on the board 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, and 300,” said senior diver Darren Roscoe. “We have to sprint all those lengths up to 300 and generally back down. We
do get a big break between the sprinting though, but we have to continually sprint all of it or we start over.” Although their practices can be tough, senior Zachary Bauer loves participating on the boys swim and dive team. “I love doing Superman sprints during practices,” said Bauer. “I’m looking forward to when we have team dinners together.” The Jags competed in a swim Holiday Relay on Dec. 6 and placed 6th at Rogers High School facing off against all the teams in the SPSL. “I think we did well and swam well but it’s just a matter of how big our team is compared to theirs,” said junior Mitchell Washburn. Coach Susanne Miller and their assistant coach Steven Washburn has helped motivate the boys and train them in competing in their last five meets. Roscoe said they have definitely pushed them to their limits during practices. “Anytime Coach Steven wears his superman shirt we know it’s going to be hell,” said Roscoe. The Emerald Ridge team hopes to make it to districts and continue to train hard this season while overcoming the obstacles that stand in their way. { Meagan Beardemphl - Reporter }
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Exchanging needles
Staff Editor-in-Chief/Focus Editor................................Claire Benson News Editor..........................................................Chase Charaba Sports Editor......................................................Alexander Salas Opinion Editor.................................................Cheyenne Reeves Features Editor.......................................................Anna Palmer Arts & Entertainment Editor.................................Brynn Adams Student Life & The Beat Editor............................Grace Amsden Copy Editor.........................................................Doug Mayovsky Photography & Graphics Editor..................................Ellie Luzzi Reporters....................................................Meagan Beardemphl ..................................................................................Dana Brown ........................................................................Leighanna Ingram .........................................................................Jiannaka Limonta ............................................................................Catherine Mann .............................................................................Adaire Noonan ..............................................................................Andrew Norris ..........................................................................Hannalie Stevens .................................................................................Melina Stone 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 raise awareness while covering a wide variety of issues effecting our readership. We will publish an engaging newsmagazine which will entice, excite, and engage. 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. Letters to the editor may be submitted by mailing them to JagWire c/o Emerald Ridge High School or emailing them to brackets.jagwire@gmail.com. Advertising Mission JagWire publication staff accepts advertisements for most products and services available to the public. However, the staff reserves the right to reject, edit, or cancel any advertisement that the staff deems offensive in light of normal public standards. Ads identifying students as athletes by photo or text will not be accepted (WIAA 18.20.0 and 18.20.1). The staff will not accept advertising that is racist, sexist, or illegal for high school students. Advertisements do not necessarily reflect the views, endorsements, and/or positions of the staff of JagWire, student body, faculty, administration, or school board. Corrections JagWire staff values accuracy in every aspect of our publication. We wish to correct the errors that we do make and extend an apology for any inconvenience to our readership. If you believe that we have made an error, please contact us at brackets.jagwire@gmail.com.
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Program for free exchanging of needles and injection syringes divides public opinion
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ith countless rehab facilities across America to cease drug use, the issue persists. Unlike facilities that try to stop usage altogether, the Needle Exchange (also known as The Syringe Exchange) actively recognizes that many users will not stop. This is a great program to be used as a preventive measure, and is a necessity that should be implemented in drug affiliated areas of cities around the country. The Needle Exchange is a community program that provides injecting drug users (IDUs) the opportunity to exchange potentially contaminated syringes for sterile ones, usually on a one-for-one basis.They have the the hope of decreasing the circulation of contaminated injection equipment, overall reducing the spread of bloodborne pathogens like HIV and Hepatitis B and C. David Purchase gave birth to what is now a nationwide health movement in 1988. The program started in Tacoma when Purchase sat on a street corner with a borrowed TV tray and a folding chair, just steps away from a heroin den, giving out syringes. Later, Purchase went on and founded the North American Syringe Exchange and Point Defiance Aids project. This year marks the 25th anniversary of this program making a difference in communities worldwide. Some may argue that this is an unacceptable program,“blatantly” supporting the use of illegal drugs; I disagree. This program clearly understands that those who cannot or will not cease the use of these drugs, primarily heroin, are willing to do whatever they need to get their fix. This can lead to addicts sharing needles with one another. This is a big welcome mat for diseases. Injecting may even cause abscesses (a painful skin inflammation) that, in turn,
may result in blood poisoning. Although the idea of stopping overall heroin-use would be ideal for eliminating the spread of disease altogether, the idea is unrealistic. The implementation of Needle Exchanges sounds great, so why do people continue to knock the program? Failure to help pay to implement such programs is based on reluctance by the government to allow an “immoral” activity. Understandably so, giving money to go toward syringes may seem wrong in their eyes, but the outcome in the end is saving a life. A clean syringe costs only 10 cents. “Give them all dirty needles and let them die,” said TV’s Judge Judy Sheindlin when asked what she thought about Needle Exchange programs. How does someone respond to this? She claims that these programs do nothing but encourage drug use. Numerous public health and medical communities find themselves on board with these programs since it was found that syringe exchange programs actually reduce the transmission of HIV without increasing drug use. The urgency of needing to provide IDU’s sterile equipment is apparent since there is a direct connection in injection and HIV. According to UCSF.edu 63.5% decrease in HIV being spread since the implementation of this program, the facts outweigh the opposing sides “cons”. Though some may be trepidatious about letting drug use persist, if giving out needles makes even the smallest difference in stopping the spread of incurable diseases, I’m pro Needle Exchange. { Ellie Luzzi - Photography & Graphics Editor }
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This issue addresses the invasion of digital privacy by government agencies and privately owned organizations
How is your technology being invaded?
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any people in the US have gotten too comfortable with the new technology that is being produced. People are taking risks of storing personal information on devices such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, phone numbers, and etc., where people we don’t necessarily want to access. Luckily there are safer ways to protect the information being stored on the devices such as creating passwords and putting information on encrypted websites which can convert information into codes to prevent unauthorized access. But, a person being careless isn’t the only factor of invasion of technology. Browser cookies, a piece of data that can be stored in a browser’s cache, can track your online activity, which has raised concern for privacy issues. Not only do these browser cookies have the ability to track online activity, they are also capable of saving personal information. There are even technologies being used to invade our privacy. For example,
infrared cameras can be used to spy on people in their homes, and it’s perfectly legal to use a device that can see through walls and spy on people without a warrant. GPS tracking devices can be used to find an exact location of a person. It is legal for any government official or agent to place any GPS device on any vehicle. Facebook accounts are used for data harvesting. The data is being saved into a file that an unknown person has access to information. Add the fact that you can’t delete a Facebook account, because you can only deactivate it. But, the account still remains. Also, the FBI can easily track Facebook and Twitter accounts. Google Earth has pictures of every house and businesses on Google, it’s very easy for a criminal to find a house and learn how to approach the property before they even commit the crime. Certain apps on Smartphones can allow the user of a smartphone to actually turn on the camera, microphone, and GPS. Furthermore, the government can access
your text messages and listen in on your phone calls. So if you think you’re having a “private” conversation, think again and be careful about what you put in writing or what you send to your friends. But the government isn’t the only factor of the invasion of technology. Hackers can hack into your computer and even your web camera, but there are ways to prevent your computer from getting hacked. Always have antivirus software installed onto your computer, don’t talk to strangers, and don’t click onto any suspicious websites. So is it just the government invading our technology? Or is our carelessness getting us in trouble too? We need to be smart about our technology and not entirely dependent on technology in general. If not used wisely, technology can be the cause of trouble. { Leighanna Ingram - Reporter }
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ocial media has conquered the minds of people across the globe. Whether it be Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, it has become a part of the daily routine for most of the world’s population. It’s a simple way to interact with friends and family across the globe, appearing harmless to those who use it. Most people don’t realize that some of the policies of these sites give away your privacy. Say someone logs into Facebook, and then leaves the window open while they roam other sites, Facebook’s system is able to see what they’re browsing. Being able to see what their subscribers are interested in allows Facebook to reel in businesses that want to advertise on their site. If someone was logged in and started to browse WalMart’s site for a new TV, an opposing store like Target could pay for an ad about their TV sale, and have it posted specifically on that person’s page. The same thing can be done with “Liking” or “Tagging.” If a person were to tag themselves at Applebee’s, the restaurant could have menu ads forwarded to that person. When users forget their password, Facebook is able to put these individuals through a test using facial recognition software. This test has the people name individuals that they know in a group of photos that are displayed. Facebook knows the correct answer,
showing that they know who you interact with, and who they have on file. The servers take in all the information that you put onto the site, and uses it for their own purposes. Even Instagram has its own special use for photographs. Any photo posted on Instagram becomes their property, and they have the right to do with it as they please. If someone took a picture of themselves shopping in Costco and posted it on Instagram, Costco can buy the photo, and use it as an advertising piece. If the person who took the photo didn’t like how they looked in it or didn’t want to be seen in a public ad, they wouldn’t be able to get it back. This is all just a marketing technique, but it shows the potential that these sites have to get more personal information out of you. These policies may sound like they break the law, but they’re completely legal. Only because people decide not to read the fine print. When people first sign up for these websites, they ignore the final contract piece, and just scroll to the bottom and click, “Continue.” When they get updates for these various sites, they just let it download without seeing for themselves what the system changes are. Without reading the rules and regulations, people are giving up their rights to keep their information private. { Dana Brown - Reporter }
The statistics below are based off 259 students surveyed 71% of students believe the government should not have access to our phone records to fight terrorism
98% of students blelieve search engines should not be able to sell your personal information
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In school How the Puyallup School District can access your data but does not often use it
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n the modern age of information storage and sharing, where borders are nearest to nonexistent and everything about somebody can be found at a push of a button, many have always feared that Government agencies or hackers would pry too far into their personal information. As schools now become high tech, many now wonder, is my child’s information safe at school? The only real form of technology surveillance here at ER is to be found on the school computer servers. The PSD owns all property rights to the computers and servers at the schools, and like any other network provider - such as microsoft - have the right to observe your internet histories and digital data that passes through their network and potentially use them as evidence of wrongdoing with their technology. This does not mean, though, that students are constantly being spied on by someone trying to nail them for possessing data they don’t want you to. “Schools have the ability to spy for liability issues,” said librarian Mark Wilson. “ If you are reported to have looked at inappropriate things, the school can track that.” The Puyallup School District’s guidelines say that improper use of the internet connection or district materials is prohibited, and that the district is aware that questionable material may be available to “inquisitive searchers” even though the filtering algorithms are in place. This does not mean that there is a district representative constantly skrying for improper use. According to the student handbook, “the valuable information and interaction available on the Internet outweighs the possibility of harm from users procuring material that is not consistent with the educational goals of the Puyallup School District.” As for data outside of the school networks, such as website data
48% of students have had their technology hacked
from Facebook or Blogspot, those sites fall under public domain, and can be viewed by anyone, school staff included. one case of a blog backfiring on a student was a case in where a student named Avery Doniger called an administrator a douchebag, and was subsequently disciplined for it with her being removed from the student council. Avery claimed her first amendment rights were violated, but courts disagreed, saying that her blog was inappropriate for a school council officer, and that there was no privacy invasion. Donniger’s case is now being pushed for the Supreme Court. However, the data students seem most protective over, phone data, is not beyond the reach of school staff either, given that the student’s phone data is found to be damaging to the safety of school staff or students. On Nov. 22, 2013 at Brown Middle School in Hillsboro OR, teachers confiscated cell phones from five students seen taking video of a confrontation between a staff member and a student that turned physical. Student Khloey Siegel said that when given back her phone, previously unopened messages were opened without her consent, and alleged that staff members were trying to delete videos taken by students from their cell phones. School staffers maintain that they did not try to delete any student’s private data, and that they followed all district safety policies in their investigation into the matter. The truth is, student’s information is relatively safe while on school grounds and servers, and any paranoia over the school encroaching too far into your personal life is for the most part misplaced. Very few examples of school staff invading student’s digital privacy have ever been reported. { Doug Mayovsky - Copy Editor }
68% of students believe PSD’s filter of the internet has hindered their completion of school work
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Federal agencies invade privacy
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verhearing a conversation about the government invading privacy and rights tends to make one think of extremist conspiracies. Events occur frequently that show credibility in these conversations whether one sees them as moral or not. Two of the biggest examples of the government keeping an eye on US citizens lie in the National Security Agency (NSA) and in drones. The NSA is a federal agency that has been around since November 4, 1952. It was originally established, essentially, to encrypt and decrypt secret messages. These could be messages sent between government departments containing sensitive information, for example. In June of 2013, a former CIA agent named Edward Snowden released to several media outlets up to 1.7 million classified NSA documents. The documents have been gradually released, but have revealed, besides a lot of other information, the NSA collecting the caller information of US citizens. A common argument supporting the government looking through private information is that, if one has nothing to hide, it shouldn’t matter what they find. If one does have something to hide, the government should know about it. On the other hand, there is a concern with personal privacy, that such extreme surveillance threatens democracy. It’s been said that James Madison, proponent of freedom, would be appalled with the extreme
lack of “liberty” the government is allowing us. Besides that, representative of the NSA General Keith Alexander admitted in court that the policy stopped only three terrorist plots (as compared to the 52 originally claimed), whose names he refused to release. Despite how some people have misunderstood the leak, this access is to who calls are to and from and when they occur, rather than being wiretaps (where conversations are actually listened in on). The revelation has been controversial, and as of December 17, 2013, US District Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that the policy of phone data collecting is in violation of the 4th Amendment (which demands probable cause and/or a warrant for searches). Leon described the incident as “almost Orwellian”, referencing George Orwell’s novel 1984. The ruling has not yet stopped the NSA’s program, as Leon is giving the federal government time to appeal. Phone tapping is not the only possible breach of civilian privacy. Drones are another controversial topic. As defined by Dictionary.com, a drone is “an unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control or beyond line of sight”. Potentially, they could be used as everything from taking pictures for paparazzi, to search and rescue for forest rangers, to surveillance for police. They could be hugely beneficial to society - but
they could also completely encroach on our liberty. Seattle Police Department planned in 2012 to start using drones. They’d been using helicopters and airplanes for years, but Seattle reacted with outrage to the suggestion of using drones. In Pierce County in June of last year, Pierce County Councilman Dan Roach proposed an ordinance that would ban drones being used by law enforcement, unless they had a warrant. The law is now in committee. “Somehow, it’s okay to have cameras on light poles,” said co-founder of Washington drone developer Aerovel Dr. Tad McGeer. “Somehow, if you put it on an unmanned aircraft, it’s something totally different.” Whatever it is, many people see drones as a violation. “Right now police can’t come into your house without a search warrant,” said Ohio Representative Rex Damschroder. “But with drones, they can come right over your backyard and take pictures.” As the land of the free, Americans tend to be wary of anything taking away any freedoms. Whether the government is justified in accessing phone records or in filling the sky with drones or not, they’re two things that those who value freedom should look into themselves and keep a close eye on. { Brynn Adams - A&E Editor }
Breaking the code
Defining the rules and repercussions of hacking
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he invasion of personal privacy has been a very controversial dilemma for quite some time. Many are skeptical of government spying, search engine tracking, the act of phone tapping and many other forms of technological invasion. However, many don’t seem to include hacking in the list of serious and or dangerous invasion. Though it may not be the most high-risk invasion, it does seem to be the most common. According to The Free Dictionary by Farlex to hack is to ‘To gain access to (a computer file or network) illegally or without authorization.’ Hacking can be as simple as getting your way into another person’s social media account or email. However it can also be as extensive as hacking into government accounts and files. Today’s society is filled with the usage of social media, therefore allowing countless opportunities for identity theft and vandalism to personal accounts.
A great number of teens deal with the hacking of social media accounts and/ or replication of personal profiles.When this happens a stranger obtains personal information and photographs. Junior Ashley Smith is one of those teens who have experienced this misfortune. “During freshman year my facebook was hacked. Not too long after I had discovered that whoever had hacked my account had made another profile in my name with the information they had taken,” said Smith. “This person began to post inappropriately and harass my friends.” Although no criminal act was made by this stranger in her name, Smith did have to repair nearly destroyed friendships and outraged family. Washington State holds for itself a few individual laws against hacking, or ‘Unauthorized access”. RCW 9A.52.110, or ‘Computer Trespass in the first degree,
states, ‘A person is guilty of computer trespass in the first degree if the person, without authorization, intentionally gains access to a computer system or electronic database of another; and (a) The access is made with the intent to commit another crime; or (b) The violation involves a computer or database maintained by a government agency. With any illegal activity comes a legal repercussion. Hacking of a computer is typically followed by a four to ten year jail sentence and set fine, but this may vary. Every case has a different outcome depending on the judge, jury, and situation. Hacking in the first degree is a penalty of B felony (up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $15,000, or both), though hacking in the fifth degree will penalize you of B misdemeanor (up to six months in prison, a fine of up to $1,000, or both). { Cheyenne Reeves- Opinion Editor }
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St. Vincent de Paul Meridian Thrift Bargain World
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he scent of cozy grandpa sweaters, oldies playing lightly in the background, and bright sale tags everywhere is perhaps some of the best things about Bargain World. No thrift store has ever made me feel more at home. I would recommend this little place before any other thrift store. Located in Spanaway off Pacific Avenue, Bargain World provides the perfect balance of outdated grandpa sweaters (which are fabulous) and cute, stylish, sometimes name-brand finds. Three dressing rooms equipped with mirrors are available, which I’ve rarely had to wait for.
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rom chipped pianos, musty glass figurines, old videotapes, drawers, dressers and antique plates, you will find beauty in the cluttered piles at Treasure Quest, also known as Meridian Thrift. Although the thrift store has a very low sense of organization, it is like entering a treasure chest of excitement. The store has a relaxed, flexible feeling to it. When it was founded 20 years ago, its purpose was to provide lower prices for the poor and needy compared to more expensive places such as the Goodwill. The prices vary item to item. Because its mission is to help the lower income
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he mission of St. Vincent De Paul is beyond a fabulous thrift store with great prices and wonderful clothing. The entire Catholic Society of St. Vincent De Paul (sVdp) is dedicated to helping the poor in the community whether it be through housing, clothing, food, compassion or thrift stores. With many locations statewide, (the Parkland location being the best) the mission of the sVdp thrift stores goes deeper than what meets the eye. At the Parkland location, racks are arranged neatly with clean, quality clothing. Usually, a set price is given for each section of clothing. For example, all the womens and men sweaters are only 2.49. When I last went the entire store was 50% off, making them only around 1.25! Most of
With the regular prices half of the overpriced yet thriving thrift store, Goodwill, sales are always taking place at Bargain World. Often, the entire store is 50% off for holidays or special occasions. Everyday, a selected price tag color is 50% off, every Monday any tags of the selected color that are 18.99 and under, are only a dollar, and every Sunday the entire store is 30% off. However, the Spanaway Bargain World is limited on men’s clothing. While three-fourths of the store is packed with great, cheap finds for women, only four racks of various articles of men’s clothing exists. The small abundance of men’s clothing includes racks of
cheap T-shirts, sweaters, and button ups. When in need of other thrift items besides clothing, Bargain World can give you coffee mugs but any furniture or house decoration is a questionable find. The small thrift store not only creates great prices for the community but is a sponsor of the Phoebe house for abused women and children. If you’re looking for somewhere, quiet, small, cheap and absolutely wonderful, Spanaway Bargain World is definitely the place to visit. There’s not a better feeling than walking out with an arm-load of clothing and only a few dollars lighter.
people in the community, often customers offer their own prices and the person working can decide from situation to situation. If you are looking for clothing, the options are limited but you may find something. I discovered several flannel shirts and a couple nice pairs of boots. Many of the items did not have price tags and the shoes were also unpriced, which is highly agitating when you wish to thrift in peace without having to holler at the clerk every 5 seconds. When taking a trip to Meridian Thrift, clothing is not its finest quality but for those who enjoy knick knacks, it is perfection. Sports equipment, videos,
furniture, and other items are strewn about in the small area for one to scavenge through. Though nothing is guaranteed to be found amongst the piles of neverending items, when you have time on your hands and a few dollars to spend, Treasure Quest may be worth dropping by. That said, don’t make visiting Treasure Quest be your first priority. Be sure to first check out St Vincent De Paul and Bargain World. Treasure Quest is not a store for all, but when the right customer wanders in, a whole new world may open.
the shoes tended towards smaller sizes but mostly in good condition, including several pairs of sturdy hiking boots. As you browse among the clothing, be sure to head towards the upstairs. The place opens up to a large, attic like upstairs, lined and stacked with various different items. Walls are lined with novels and book series of all kinds, which all were .10 the day I visited. A corner is reserved with different sports equipment, including cleats, ski boots and golf sets. Everything you could think of lies up here. If you’re looking for bedding or fabric, there is more than enough. A section of the upstairs is dedicated antiques and old collectables. I also found a piano, guitar and a drumset in this section, all in seemingly decent condition.
Not to say that all of this causes it to be cluttered or packed. On the contrary, there is plenty of room to shop in an organized fashion. Although sVdp is not always 50% off the entire store, they always have some sale happening. Solely running on volunteers, sVdp offers volunteer opportunities through the thrift store. All the employees are volunteers through the Catholic church or some other organization. Spanaway is not the only place sVdp has thrift stores. All over the nation, little sVdp nook in the wall thrift stores exist. Living up to its mission, St Vincent De Paul provides great clothing and great prices for the community and continues to be my on the list for my top thrift stores.
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Art show features student talent
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rt is a way of expression; it is a chance to let go of all inhibitions and flaunt individuality. Sometimes it’s hard to find opportunities that allow one to do so, but Emerald Ridge happens to have not just one--but two chances for art students to present their talents. The first art show was Jan. 15-16 from when students began to arrive in the morning to three PM in the ER library, and is open to anyone and everyone. All art displays from photography, music, drawing, painting, and pottery were accepted. The bigger show is in May. Students who display work in the May art show have the chance to apply for, and hopefully win, an art scholarship. “I just think the clay relaxes me,” said senior ShaRaya Quinn. “So it’s nice to get away.” Quinn has done art for two years, all ceramics, and put in two of her ceramics pieces. One titled, “Movie Night” and another, “Skull Princess.” “That skull is the best so far!” she said. Quinn doesn’t really feel the need to sell her work because she does her art for fun, and gives most of it to her grandma. All students taking an art class are urged
to put in at least two pieces. Seniors have the privilege of showcasing and selling their work at their own tables. Students are also encouraged to vote for their favorite projects in the two categories: 2D and 3D. The winners get $50 worth of art supplies. “I think it’s a cool opportunity to show off your artwork and what you’ve done through the year,” said senior Tori Cox, who has put her work in the Jan. show. It’s her second year showcasing her projects. She’s well-prepared for the job, having taken ceramics, painting, and drawing. Cox will be putting in one of her drawings and her sea creature project. Sophomore Alex Whitney, who has been in art for almost four years now, has put in a few pieces of her own, as well: an oil pastel of a scenic sunset, and a hand-drawn portrait of actor Joseph Gordon. She said that as far as materials go, charcoal is her favorite because “it’s really easy to blend,” and do shading with. Whitney’s sunset piece was put up for $35, and she is looking forward to participating in the May show. Another sophomore, Jayden Roberts, has also entered a few things in the show. A clay cultural mask titled, “Anubis,” is her
favorite piece. “I can express myself freely!” she said. There is always staff around the school who make time to check out the art. “It’s a pretty big event,” said assistant librarian Sylvia Snow. “And I know that there are several staff members who have bought and look forward to it.” Snow has unfortunately not had the chance to stop in and look at the displays in past years, but hoped to this year. To let everyone know when the shows are, a school-wide email is sent to all staff members, then announced to the students via the staff, announcements, Jag TV News, and posters around the school. “It’s open for everyone to come. I know there are several office people who come in also, and look around,” said Snow. Unfortunately, no photography was entered this year, but hopefully there’ll be some to see in May. “Sometimes you see pieces that strike you,” said librarian Mark Wilson, who’s seen four years’ worth of ER art shows. “And they’re really outstanding.” { Jiannaka Limonta - Reporter }
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Above: The cast of Shrek The Musical gather daily after school to create their show. Right top: The part of the cast involved in the dragon dance warm up with their choreographer. Right bottom: Crandall, Budzinski, and Maher rehearse on book.
Shrek comes to ER stage
Emerald Ridge Theatre Department prepares to perform Shrek: The Musical for the spring performance. Actors and crew expect a smash hit that shows the true meaning of “Happily Ever After”
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repare yourselves for a wild journey starring or “Bad Reputation.” teen, and her current state before she meets Shrek. an ogre, a donkey, a princess, a dragon, an “I really like this one song called “When Words She has been in choir for eight years and has been evil ruler, and many other creatures taking Fail”, and I think it has a true message. It is about acting for six years. Absher has four roles in Shrek, place in an imaginative fairy tale land. The musical Shrek trying to come up with the courage to tell but her favorite is teen Fiona. at Emerald Ridge this year will be Shrek, adapted Fiona his feelings for her, but he can’t find the “I’m most excited for my part as teen Fiona from the 2002 Dreamworks computer- animated right words,” Crandall said. “The way the lyrics are because I get to sing with a 7th grader from GV and film starring Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz. written are very true to what most people probably one of my good friends, Bethany. That part has my Shrek is about an ogre with green skin who go through when they try and talk to their crush.” favorite song in the show and I have the privilege of lives on a swamp aside from the rest of the world. Senior Bethany Budzinski plays the role of having a solo in that song,” Absher said, who also He’s greatly feared and doesn’t have any friends. Princess Fiona. In her theatre background, she plays a rat, blind mouse, and is the dragon tail, as it One day, his entire home is flooded with fairytale was in the ensemble for Footloose. She’s been has to be featured in parts. creatures, sent by Lord Farquaad, fully involved in music and did There are all kinds of dance numbers in the ruler of Duloc. He tells Shrek “I know that Tavern orchestra in elementary/junior Shrek, some of which feature fairytale creatures. that he will return his swamp believes in me, so I high, made it into concert choir Pinocchio, the Three Blind Mice, the Big Bad Wolf, if he goes and rescues Fiona, a her junior year, and this year the Three Pigs, the Three Bears, Peter Pan, and princess who is locked inside a believe in myself.” she’s in concert chamber choir. the Mad Hatter and others will make appearances. tower, who Farquaad has decided “Like I had thought about the There is a dance number by the ‘Duloc dancers’, - Senior Kyle Crandall to take as his wife. part of Fiona, like, ‘oh that would who welcome Donkey and Shrek into Duloc, the The story covers the journey of Shrek’s mission be so cool,’ but I’m not the drama kid they usually land where Farquaad rules. to save Fiona, alongside his rather talkative and go to,” Budzinski said. “But I love to sing, and it’s Senior McKenzie Dent is one of the Duloc annoying traveling companion, Donkey, who just a really cool part.” dancers. They get to sing and dance and dress like wants to be friends. Once they rescue Fiona, the The role of Donkey is played by junior Gavin a doll and wear a wig. But besides that, she takes on story takes all kinds of surprising twists. Maher. This will be his second show, as he was a few other roles. Drama, social studies teacher and director Chris previously in the Man Who Came to Dinner. He “My biggest role is probably Mama Ogre. She Tavern chose this musical with band teacher, John enjoys the cast and the whole theatre experience, sings a duet with Papa Ogre at the very beginning Fry, and choral director, Kurt McKee. At first they and is currently in chamber choir in which he of the play as part of “Big Bright Beautiful World,” couldn’t decide on a musical to do, until suddenly knows a majority of the cast. Maher got the role sending their son, Shrek, off into the world at the the production rights to Shrek became available. that he wanted. age of seven,” Dent said. Prior, it wasn’t even a show you could produce. “Everything about Donkey is just great. He’s Though a fairly new musical, Shrek is bound to Tavern decided to do it. annoying; he’s very flamboyant; be a hit. Some of the themes in “All of a sudden it became available. And so we he’s a bit feminine, but in a more “I love that everybody this musical include acceptance, were thinking about it, and I talked to Mr. McKee aggressive way than you would appearance, friendship, and figures out that happily love. What takes place at the and Mr. Fry about it, and they thought it sounded normally think,” Maher said. like a lot of fun,” Tavern said. The role of Lord Farquaad of Shrek is likely to warm ever after looks different end In casting for the character of Shrek, Tavern is played by senior Sam your heart. looked for someone who could play both of the Brown. He’s thrilled to play for everybody.” - Drama “I love the end, that Shrek sides to him: the harsh, mean side, and also the this character, which requires learns to care for someone and Teacher Chris Tavern softer and heartfelt side. And of course, he looked that he be on his knees each allows himself to be cared for,” for someone who could sing the part, and senior time he goes on stage, because Tavern said. “And I love the fact Kyle Crandall fit that criteria. Farquaad is very short. Brown looks forward to the that everybody figures out that happily ever after Crandall has been in choir for many years and is opportunity to sing a little bit more than he has in looks different for everybody. I think that’s a pretty currently in choir ensemble and choir concert, and the past. cool message, and the musical even more so than performed in four school productions in the past. “I am in love with the character. He’s a very the Dreamworks animated movie.” “I’ve never done a big role kind of like that before, flamboyant man who tries his best to be intimidating The show will run on Thursday, Friday, and but I know that Tavern believes in me, so I believe and diabolical,” Brown said. “Being on my knees Saturday for two weeks from Feb. 27 - Mar. 8, in myself,” Crandall said. the entire show isn’t the most comfortable feeling starting at 7 PM, with a matinee on Mar. 1 at 2 PM. The musical numbers are something that by any means, but when you’re working with people It costs $8 for ASB students, senior citizens, and Crandall really looks forward to. This show will like the ones I’m working with, it honestly makes it elementary students, and $10 for adults. have a newer style of music unlike the classic all worthwhile.” broadway-type musicals, such as last year’s Guys Junior Karly Absher plays the role of teen Fiona { Grace Amsden - Student Life Editor } and Dolls, but the songs from the Dreamworks in one of the musical numbers called “I Know It’s Shrek won’t be included in this, like “Hallelujah” Today.” It’s a trio of Fiona singing as a young girl, a
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Shining the spotlight on Skippy Since sophomore year, senior Calisa Cruse or “Skippy,” has been stage manager for many of the plays produced by Tavern
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Senior Calisa Cruse spends much of her time as stage manager up in the tech booth, in charge of lighting, music, and effects
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mid the numerous Saturdays the stagecraft department spends at Emerald Ridge building stairs, 8x16 flat, and prop coffins, there are many times when an inexperienced carpenter needs help making those stairs, or painting those flats; and every time, a call for help rings out: “Skippy!” And around the corner, there comes Skippy with a helping hand. “She’s very nice. She does seem intimidating at first but once you get to know her she’s really nice,” said junior and assitant stage manager, Hollie Woods. Senior Calisa “Skippy” Cruse got her unusual nickname from Chris Tavern’s father on one such Saturday her sophomore year. Tavern found it difficult to remember her real name, so he asked if he could call her something else, which she respectfully went along with, and even embraced. “I was happy since [Skippy] was my first nickname,” Cruse said. “It felt weirdly special.” Cruse gained notoriety as a dependable stagecrafter when she started assisting the drama department her sophomore year. Although she only had prior experience as an actor, she quickly rose up to the challenge of set designing and ascended to awssistant stage managetr by the time of the fall play in her sophomore year, despite not being enrolled in Tavern’s class. “She quickly went from learner to leader,” Tavern said.
Now in her senior year, Cruse is Stage Manager for the upcoming production of “Shrek the Musical”. As stage manager, she is left in charge of much of the building supervision and light-cue writing for the show, as well as training her replacement for next year, junior Hollie Woods. She says she has every confidence that Woods will do well as stage manager. “I feel like Hollie can handle herself,” Cruse said. “She’s still really new, but she’ll get the hang of it next year.” However, drama is not the only thing in Cruse’s life. With her father being an officer in the Air Force, Cruse grew up being called “Military Brat”, and she plans to join the Air Force herself after high school as a desk worker. “[I want to join] because I like the safety and structure of being part of something bigger,” Cruse said. Cruse says she will join ROTC next year so she can enter into training to be an officer. She also said that she would have this year, but health issues prevented it. As the curtain closes on her high school drama career, Cruse says that she has enjoyed every moment of it, and will miss being involved with Tavern and the theater department. “There’s going to be some memories I wish I could live longer,” Cruse said. { Doug Mayovsky - Copy Editor }
Growing up with military parents Sophomore Rachel Fetcinko moved more than average teenagers when parents are stationed around the world
“Because of Fetcinko’s love for Oklahoma, moving from mountainous, seasonal Korea was a positive experience for her.”
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Living Marine to the extreme Gary Hibbs incorporates caring into teaching
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Marine biology teacher, Gary Hibbs leans on his fish tanks in room E111
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s marine biology teacher, Gary Hibbs, walks down the halls of Emerald Ridge, he sees beyond a wave of empty faces. He sees graduating seniors, he taught as fresh sophomores, teachers he’s taught with for 12 years, kids who have been inspired, encouraged, and shaped by him, and most of all people he genuinely cares for. Since youth, Hibbs has had a love for fishing and hunting. Raised on a farm with three brothers, he was always surrounded by animals . He came to realize a balance between using animals as food and survival, and loving and appreciating them. “ It’s really a spiritual thing for me...We’re all connected, all living things are connected in some way,” said Hibbs. When Hibbs first met his wife, Edie in his junior year of high school, he wanted to become a veterinarian. After much thought, he realized how much time away from family, becoming a vet would take. He then decided to follow his wife into the world of teaching. Hibbs passionate values for family primarily sprang from his grandparents who were Native
American and belonged to an Indian tribe. “ Being part Native, I watched my grandparents tribe care for each other,” said Hibbs. Because of the care he saw in this tribe, Hibbs continues living striving to care for everyone. He brings this philosophy into his teaching, creating lasting relationships and bonds with students. “It’s not just students I teach, but students I come in contact with everyday,” said Hibbs. “ I treat my students like my family.” Hibbs likes to compare ER to a tribe. Everyone at ER is a family and should care for each other; watch out for one another. Through the experiences of his childhood and family, he is able to incorporate those in the way he lives and his teaching. For 12 years Hibbs has been teaching Marine resources at Emerald Ridge. The things his students have continually found most enjoyable is the fun and humor he incorporates into his teaching. “He’s fun and will sometimes shout random things in class,” said junior Autumn Elbert. Much of the class centers
around dissection and caring for different fish, crustaceans, and snails. Hibbs takes a lot of enjoyment in opening up these opportunities to his students. “It’s all just a lot of fun,” said Hibbs. Through his goofiness, unique personality, and continuous success in student relationships, the staff members at ER look up to Hibbs as a role model. Counselor, Brian Maxfield, has worked with Hibbs from the beginning and has seen his growth and capabilities increase. “[Hibbs] really cares for his kids,” Maxfield said. Other staff members, such as Spanish teacher, Cami Devereux, agrees with Maxfield, saying that Hibbs has a great sense of humor and she carries a lot of respect for him. Continually, Hibbs cares for his students, his work, his family and his values. Through the good and bad, Hibbs continues to develop relationships with students and impact the lives of many. “We’re all family [at ER],” said Hibbs. “ We need to start taking care of each other.” { Adaire Noonan - Reporter }
Interacting to make a difference
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Seniors and Key club presidents, Jordan Barnes and Megan Horton stand in front of the key club banner sophomore year. The two have been involved with Key club since their sophomore year and continue their journey of Interact.
n cold nights, Puyallup’s homeless find their way to churches participating in Freezing Nights to be fed and guaranteed a night’s stay. Volunteers take to serving the homeless and play games like bingo, receiving “thank you”s and warm smiles. Among those volunteers are the Key Club Presidents, seniors Megan Horton and Jordan Barnes. Interact and Key Club is Emerald Ridge’s community servicedbased club in association with the Puyallup Rotary and Kiwanis. The club participates in events such as March Gladness, the holiday Police Prowl with the Puyallup Police Department, Freezing Nights and various other activities. “As President, I plan the club meetings and make the agendas,” said Horton. “I meet with the other officers before meetings and go over the plan for upcoming meetings.” Barnes said that there is a lot of communication involved in being President. They have to meet with Rotary and Kiwanis and have to have a good communication with the Key Club members, as well as prepare the President Elects who will take over next year. “Its a whole bunch of kids who have a whole bunch of fun together doing wholesome things for the community,” said Barnes. Horton said that she enjoys serving with others who have the same desire to better the community through participation
in Key Club. “My favorite activity is Freezing Nights where we feed the homeless,” said Horton. “I enjoy baking cookies for this event that go along with the season.” Barnes was the Vice President for the Ferrucci Junior High Builder’s Club, a junior high level version of Key Club. This and his desire for increasing community service hours led him to apply for being President Elect during his sophomore year. “After about the first two weeks I realized, well, I’m actually a pretty good leader and I grew into the position,” said Barnes. “I’ve kind of taken on what it means to be a leader.” Horton hopes that being President will allow her to pass on the opportunities of Key Club to its current members to help them develop a passion for helping others. She held presentations at the junior highs during the past two years to inform them on the importance of community service and to inspire them to become more involved. Horton has lettered in community service with over 800 recorded hours in her high school career. Groups such as Key Club and her positions as district lead for March Gladness and being on the Communities in Schools Board of Directors have allowed her to reach this. Barnes has lettered with over 1060 recorded hours of community services over the past four years.
“I turn pretty much anything I do into community service,” said Barnes. “You can make any passion you have into community service.” Lettering in community service is like receiving a varsity letter in athletics. The United Way of Pierce County honors students with a varsity letter if they have completed over 145 hours of community service in high school. In her spare time Horton coaches and refs for RAGE volleyball and also coaches a summer league to continue her love for the sport. “I have played volleyball for ten years, but suffered four concussions and am no longer able to play so I have coached younger volleyball players where I share my love for the game,” said Horton. Horton also has a passion for teaching. She tutors and mentors elementary students in reading and math and also tutors for the Sunrise Math Superstars program. “I have worked in a first and second grade class tutoring students along with sixth graders,” said Horton. When not performing community service Barnes plays the guitar and participates in a variety of sports, such as freestyle wrestling and participating with track and the golf team. He also loves to travel and listen to Jazz music. Horton enjoys scrapbooking, baking, and participates on the Nordstroms Fashion Board. { Chase Charaba - News Editor }
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Student Life VOLUME XIV ISSUE IV JANUARY 21, 2014
Granting wishes at ER
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1. Seniors Michael Overhulse and Tyson Senner lead the annual Winter Wishes assembly on Dec. 20, 2013 2. The ERHS cheer team performing a routine 3. Sophomore Sarah Berndt received her { Ellie Doe - JagWire } { Ellie Luzzi - JagWire }
winter wish: for the whole school to sing happy birthday to her. She also got a custommade cheer jacket with her name on it 4. American Studies teacher Bob Frey dressed as a gingerbread man and lead the assembly { Ellie Luzzi - JagWire }
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Taking a look inside Youth Alive and Card Club
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hen the club ‘Youth Alive’ is brought up to numerous ER students, you often get a blank stare followed by a confused ‘What?’ or ‘Who?’ But indeed, students gather to discuss, explain, and explore their faith in God. The Youth Alive club meets for JAG on Thursdays in the classroom of AP U.S. history teacher Bradley Mirk (D220). His daughter, junior Abby Mirk, is the leader of this club and welcomes anyone to come see what it’s like in Youth Alive. “Our club is place where we can express our Christian beliefs and what you believe without being judged or made fun of,” said Mirk. Youth alive is who is dedicated to expanding out to anyone who is interested. Their meetings consist of talking about topical events in life relation to Christ, each meeting is ended with a prayer usually lead by Mr. Mirk himself. “I’d like to see our club grow a lot, get more involved in school, more leadership roles within the school,” said Mirk. Youth Alive is a strong bonded group of students who are looking to make a change in the school by
reaching out and helping anyone who is in need of help. In the club, they have worshipping, singing, guest speakers as well as testimonials from students, and parties, too. “I think a lot of people don’t support us because we’re Christian,” said Mirk. “I hope we can come across as people trying to make a difference.” One of the students in the club is sophomore Nina brown. She went to youth alive for her first time and said she really enjoyed it and is going to come back. “This is way more personal of an experience, people are connected here,” said Brown. Youth Alive is for anyone who is looking for any explanation or interested in being educated by the word of God. One quite popular club at ER causes quite a commotion in English and Newspaper teacher Kevin Smyth’s classroom on Tuesday’s during JAG time. What is the cause? Card Club. The uprising of this club is dwelling in E157 and is gaining more and more interest from students around Emerald Ridge. Kyle Ziegler, senior, is the president of the club.
“Card Club is the largest club at ER, the classroom is filled with kids and on average there is 35 kids there every meeting,” Ziegler said. It includes the largest collectable card game, Magic the Gathering. It’s arguably the most strategic card game there is, all the way to a basic card game like Go fish. “Card Club is different from any club because we’re practically able to do whatever we desire as long as we are playing cards,” said Ziegler. “Nine out of ten people at Card club are playing Magic.” The premise of the game is there are two wizards, you and your opponent; your cards are the spells you can perform. The standard card deck is 60, but players can play with more but having more cards gives you less of a chance of getting a card you need. Whether it’s Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, or just Go Fish, Card Club is turning heads of kids who are interested in playing games and having a lot of fun during and after school. { Drew Norris - JagWire }
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Senior Kyle Ziegler and senior Drew Norris playing a game of Magic the Gathering.
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The Youth Alive club. Back row (left to right): Grace Amsden, Marissa Espino, Meaghanne Marzolf, Abigail Mirk, Michael Overhulse, Kieran Jackson Front row: Nina Brown, Sarah Wheeler, Brooklynn Brown, Kassidy Dent
Chocolate candy cane cookies Ingredients:
*1/2 cup salted butter at room temperature *2/3 cup packed light brown sugar *1/2 cup granulated sugar *One large egg *1/2 cup all purpose flour *1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice *1/2 teaspoon baking powder *1/2 teaspoon baking soda *1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips *1/4 cup crushed red or green candy canes (four to five candy canes) { Recipe provided by Alexander Salas }
Directions:
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. *Add butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar. Blend on high until clump are less visible and mixture is fluffy (about four min). *Add egg and blend on low until mixed. *In a separate bowl, add flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda. Stir with fork. *Scrape sides of mixer bowl and add half of flour mixture. Mix on low, scrape the sides again, add other half of flour and mix again. *Add chopped chocolate chips and crushed candy canes and mix on low until just combined. *Scoop dough balls (one tbsp each) and place three inches apart on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. *Bake until edges set and center is cooked through but still soft (1315 min.) *Cool two-three min. and transfer to wire rack to finish cooling
What’s good, what’s not? Here’s raves and rants Rave to how excited I am for Shrek the Musical...
RANT to all the PDA in the hallways by the portable doors...
RAVE to the Seahawks... RANT to semester finals...
RANT to the girls that wear patterned leggings every single day...
RANT to having to have my homework done for all six classes on Sunday night.
Rant to the two centimeters of snow we had...
Rave to the MLK assembly...
Rant to Team Sports...
Rant to having to finish my portfolio in less than two months... { Written by Claire Benson - Editor-in-Chief }
Hallway quotes Anonymous quotes taken from the hallways of Emerald Ridge This morning, my mom told me French was just Canadian Spanish.
If you don’t come with me to math, I’ll unfollow you on Twitter.
I was once a bird in another life.
I wish Taylor Swift would stop dating my friends.
The stairs! There’s so many! No!
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I don’t like girls with boyfriends.
Who keeps throwing their pants in the toilet?
They scare me. { Quotes collected by JagWire staff }