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In Brief Same-sex marriage DAFFODIL SELECTION

The Daffodil selection was an elegant yet entertaining ceremony with a side of humor. All the girls were stunning and confident in their answers to the impromptu questions. The winner, senior Cierra McMahon, was announced by last year’s princess, Katie ER Princess Della. McMahon was poised and confident, though shocked when she won. She said that she could not feel her hands because she was so excited and surprised.

Washington approves Referendum 74

The ASL holiday bazaar is on December 1st between 9a.m. and 4p.m. The event includes vendors, free parking and admission, and short term childcare that will take donations. The bazaar will have artwork, crafts, jewelry, decor, handmade and retail items. There will also be a deaf Santa called Signing Santa who will be there from three to four. All the money from the event goes to the ASL club for expenses, such as a guest speaker.

eferendum 74 knocked on “I am glad that the majority of people “I believe marriage is sanctified by God to Washington’s door for months and realize everyone deserves to have the same be between a man and a woman,” France said. now the voters have decided. rights,” senior Sierra Lanouette said, who is Senior Chris Calip voted to approve R-74 is a bill that allows same-sex couples to for same-sex marriage. R-74 in the past election. He thinks that not marry in Washington. Prior to the approval of allowing people marry because of their sexual The law also allows R-74, marriage was defined orientation is wrong. am glad that the clergy and religious as “a civil contract between a “I feel that everyone should have the organizations to refuse majority of people male and a female” according right to marry. It’s a civil right,” Calip said. to “perform, recognize, realize everyone to the Washington State “People have the right to marry the ones they or accommodate” any Voters’ Pamphlet. love. No government should be able to tell marriage ceremony. deserves to have the Marriage is now redefined you that you can’t marry who you love.” Students from around same rights Sophomore Zach Labounty thinks marriage senior without gender restrictions. the school voiced their “Equality is important changes the concept of a relationship and ierra anouette opinions and voted in altogether,” senior Ali Mineo starts affecting other people. the November election said. “The difference between “I think marriage has been around for a that led to R-74 passing. marriage and domestic long time,” said Labounty. The bill was signed into law on Feb. 13 by partnerships is the difference believe “It’s between a man and a Governor Christine Gregoire as Engrossed between dating and being woman, and I don’t think it is should change.” Substitute Senate Bill 6239, passed in the married. It’s just not all the marriage Senate by 28 to 21 and in the House by 55 way there. They will never sanctified by od The Washington Secretary to 43. It was to allow same-sex couples to have the sentimental value.” of State web-page states marry starting in June 2012. According to Mineo, a GSA member between a man and marriage laws will apply the Washington Secretary of State website, who supports same-sex without regard to gender a woman junior SB6239 qualified for referendum and was marriage, thinks that things starting on Dec. 5. It is put in the November elections with 247,331 like growing divorce rates estimated to decrease state aye rance signatures against it, more than double are redefining marriage revenue by $81,000 and the requirement. more than R-74. increase county revenue by $128,000 over 5 According to the Secretary of State website, Raye France is a junior who is against fiscal years. the law was officially counted and approved same-sex marriage because she believes that on Nov. 12, 2012 by 1,495,893 (53.27%) to marriage is a far step from the state’s previous { Chase Charaba - Reporter } 1,312,061 (46.73%). domestic partnerships.

KING OF THE JUNGLE

Where wishes come true

ASL BAZAAR

The King of the Jungle is a Jaguar tradition in which senior gentlemen who want to give a speech and show off one of their talents, which usually involve some comedic aspects. The event is somewhat similar to the Daffodil selection and has unfortunately been postponed this year. German teacher Tim Cirhan, who is in charge of the event, hopes to reschedule the event for a different night, but may instead make it into an assembly. { Krista Riccardi - The Beat Editor }

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Winter wishes assembly coming Dec. 18

ast year, the winter wishes assembly ones chosen have practical wishes. was elaborate; the dance team, A lot of sophomores are excited, since they cheerleaders and urban dance team all haven’t experienced the assembly. had performances, and there was a skit about “I’m so looking forward to winter wishes the Grinch. and I hope my wish comes true,” sophomore This year, the leadership class is working Patric Basley said. “My wish is for Mr. Dittus hard to pull together the winter wishes to sing a song at the assembly.” assembly once Every gift is again, on Dec. 18. important, but, if hen they were giving the “We are working it’s not reasonable, hard to make this wishes away last year was then it’s usually not winter wishes the granted. Students so excited just can t wait who wish for very best winter wishes ever by getting till this year s senior expensive wishes things done and like cars, iPods, odie arris getting donations and other expensive for winter wishes,” electronics usually senior ASB President Austin Kelley said. aren’t granted. The winter wishes assembly is usually made “I’m really anxious to see if I get picked or by the leadership class and by social studies not,” junior Tori Cox said. and psychology teacher Ben Muehlenbruch. The gifts are usually picked in an The wishes written on the forms handed out importance of unnecessary versus need, like in advisory are all looked through, but the a notebook for class as compared to a soda.

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However, sometimes people receive that unnecessary gift. “I got a Twix last year at the winter wishes assembly,” senior Robert Nelms said. Students are looking forward to the gifts but mostly they are all looking forward to the cheerleaders, dance team, step team, and the skit of winter wishes. “When they were giving away wishes I was so excited, but when I saw the dance team perform, that was amazing. And the Grinch skit was fantastic,” senior Jodie Harris said. “I just can’t wait till this year’s.” The ASB officers don’t currently have plans set up for winter wishes but will well before the actual event. { Alex Salas - Reporter }

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Lowney rules the halls A recent rule change disallows students eating in the hallways during lunch

his year brought a change to Emerald Ridge’s hallways. There are no longer any people allowed to eat in the hallways at lunch. Though it has always been against the rules, students sat along the edges of the first floor D section hallways to eat their lunches for years. This created a large mess problem as students left the garbage from their lunches scattered about the hallway. That is not the only reason the school started enforcing this hallway rule more seriously. “It interrupts classes and crowds the halls. The main thing is the mess, though,” Principal Brian Lowney said. Students in the halls make a lot of noise and can distract students in nearby classes. Garbage left

in the halls also creates a burden for the janitorial staff and can attract rats, a problem those halls have experienced before. By getting students out of the halls the administrators hope to fix these problems. Staff have always tried to enforce this rule but have never had much success. This is the first time the rule was strictly observed. So far there has been a lot of success and the hallways have less trash and people. While students are following the new rules, though, many of them aren’t happy about it. Senior Kirsten Johnson used to sit in the hallways during lunch. “It’s wrong to sit in the hall because of garbage, it’s wrong to sit in the doorways because we are

in the way, and it’s wrong to sit any closer to the office,” Johnson said. But those students also don’t want to go to the Commons. Senior Sadie Ward prefers to sit in the hallway. “I don’t like sitting (in the Commons). It’s too noisy. And people throw things more often in the Commons.” Ward said. Besides the Commons, there are a few other places students can go to eat lunch. Some teachers allow students to eat in their rooms during lunch, and many go outside to eat. Regardless of where you eat, the rule will make an impact; even if it’s just less garbage to trip over. { Levi Dodd - Opinion Editor }

Freezing Nights Complaints from neighbors stirs community conflict

s the nights drop below 32 degrees, controversy arises “People are concerned about the poor behavior of certain among Puyallup neighbors about the Freezing Nights users [of FN]. Beer bottles on their lawns, public urination, program (FN), which gives shelter to the homeless for needles in the bushes, and homeless individuals wandering five months of the winter at various churches. Neighbors are around the community are a few of the neighbors’ concerns,” concerned about the effect it takes on the community. said Puyallup City Councilmember John Hopkins. Together, in the winter A few of the community members expressed their of 2004, four churches disapproval of FN tolerance of allowing drunk and e come under the same recognized the need to high users into the program, as long as they do shelter the homeless roof to work together not physically have drugs or alcohol with them and during the winter for the good of our behave appropriately. Certain users believe it would months due to the lack be beneficial to do drug testing at the program. chairperson Anderson, however, says that FN, being a Christian of an emergency center. community Since then, FN became organization, wants to live out their faith. Letting aula nderson a haven for the Puyallup people come as they are is a part of it. homeless from November through March. After eight years In an attempt to improve these issues the neighbors complained of little complaint from the community, several community about, FN made a few changes this year to their policy. They are members made public some concerns about how the program enforcing that the homeless ride in the FN van to the churches, is run and the impact it has taken on the community. limiting the people allowed to stay the night to approximately Although there are multiple programs 40, changing the pickup location in the greater Puyallup area that help the to the Armory, and if a user of the ith all due respect program is breaking the rules in homeless and low income, FN proves to be a more unique program. Now 11 churches to the hard working any way, automatically contacting volunteer their facilities and members to a police officer to remove them. In keep it running every night for five months. volunteers at this point this way, they hope it will limit the At 6:30 every evening, the homeless it might be an improvement homeless wandering through the gather at the Armory, a place that provides neighborhoods. the city without free meals every week day. They are then to “I don’t think the council transported in a van to the church that is is satisfied [with FN’s policies reezing ights just hosting that night. changes.] What the [coalition] did “FN is basically a mobile shelter for the because of the conflict was they just moved the problem homeless individual that provides shelter, that has resulted from from one place to another. The food, and fellowship,” said the chairperson restrictions were good but the ouncilmember ohn real issues were not addressed,” of the Puyallup Homeless Coalition and an it FN Coordinator, Paula Anderson. Hopkins said. opkins Although many of the users and volunteers Because of the conflicts with FN, of FN appreciate its ministry, complaints there seems to be an evident lack of from neighbors about a negative impact on the community unity in some areas of both the community and the homeless significantly escalated since April 2012. These led to a coalition. community meeting on Oct. 25 at the Church of the Nazarene “With all due respect to the hard working volunteers, at this to discuss these issues that have arisen because of FN. point, it might be an improvement to the city without FN, just

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Every night, Freezing Nights volunteers set up collapsable cots for the homeless to sleep in. because of the conflict that has resulted from it,” Hopkins said. Even though few seem to be satisfied after the community meeting, it is a place to start. Emerald Ridge has shown support by collecting blankets from students for Winter Warmth. Many neighbors do support programs for the homeless but their concerns are about how FN is run and its impact. “No matter the difference of our beliefs and philosophies,” Anderson said. “We come under the same roof to work together for the good of our community.” { Anna Palmer - Reporter }

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Jags to State Cross Country State

Sophomore Madison Colley - 26th Senior Keeley Davidson - 91st

Girls Swim and Dive Team Sophomore Alana Pries: 50 yard freestyle - 6th 100 yard freestyle - 2nd

Senior Elizabeth Clemens: Diving - 6th 400 freestyle relay: (all 19th place) Junior Madi Davis Senior Claudia Anderson Senior Jordin Barbre Sophomore Alana Pries Alternatives for 400 freestyle relay: Junior Melanie Douglas Sophomore Kimi Phan Senior Becca Hanson

Water Polo

Lost to Auburn Mountain View 10-17 Lost to Newport (24-4) Defeated Bainbridge Island (13-8) Placed 11th for State

Volleyball

Won SPSL South League Title and SPSL Division Title West Central District championships - 3rd place Defeated Newport (3-1) Lost to Jackson (3-1) Lost to Puyallup High School State - tied for 9th place

Golf Team

Sophomore Abby Pfeifer and Junior Daniel Stamper qualified for state. Junior Connor Lynch qualifying for state in West Central District Tournament (May) { Grace Amsden - Student Life Editor }

Sophomore Alana Pries competes for the title of 2012 NW section – Western Zone S.C. Age Group Championshion.

Swimming for the gold Sophomore Alana Pries hopes to swim in the 2016 Olympics

ophomore Alana Pries, who has been style race times. swimming since she was on a club team in “I went 24.01 for the 50 free and 52.14 for the Sumner at age seven, dreams of one day 100 free,” she said. going to the Olympics for the sport she loves. With her victory, she is already planning and Will she make it? Only time will tell. training to do better next season. “I have been swimming since I was seven “After a successful finish this year, with a years old,” Pries said. “It’s the only thing I second place finish in the 100 free, I’d say the really know.” obvious goal [for next year] is getting her to the Pries started swimming on a team called top of the podium in the 100 free,” Miller said. the Titans after her “I have a natural gift grandfather found out of being physically about the team and fter training hard for talented. When it thought it might be comes to sports, I’m something she would more than half my life naturally good, but like. Though she need results hat result out of swimming, wasn’t sure at first, track, soccer, tae she soon found that is going to the kwon do, ju jitsu, and lympics she loved the sport, boxing/kickboxing, the club, and the sophomore lana ries swimming is my best social aspects. and the one I have “It got more stressful when I was around 12. taken the most serious,” Pries said. The stakes are higher,” Pries said. Pries’ ultimate goal as a swimmer is to go to Though some of the fun has been lost in the the 2016 Olympics. competition, she still really loves the sport. “After training hard for more than half my “I really enjoy the [ER] team,” she said. “We life, I need results. That result is going to the all have a good time and make practices fun.” Olympics,” Pries said. Girls’ swim coach, Susanne Miller, had Though only a sophomore, Pries has already nothing but good things to say about Pries. proved her worth as a swimmer. She has come “She’s a real team player,” Miller said. a long way and put in a lot of work to be where Pries puts a lot of time and energy into her she is now, and will only continue to improve training in order to be the best. and excel. With luck, dedication, and talent, “[I practice] 6-7 days a week, three hours a perhaps the name Alana Pries will someday day and sometimes twice a day,” Pries said. “I be identified worldwide with an Olympic gold practice hard and put the effort in.” medal in swimming. All her hard work has definitely paid off, and will hopefully continue to. Pries has { Brynn Adams - News Editor } significantly improved as a swimmer. At state, Pries improved both her 50 and 100 meter free

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“Abby is really reserved at first, but once you dedicated and hard-working golfer, Abby Pfeifer, is headed to state this get to know her she’s really funny and sarcastic. May. As a sophomore this is a great She’s very modest about her golf skills too, not accomplishment. Pfeifer has been playing golf cocky whatsoever,” Butcherite said. Jim Meyerhoff, girls’ golf coach, agrees that for 13 years. “My dad played Pfeifer is a good golf before I feifer won every match golfer. was born, and “Abby is a very final standing no one in talented golfer who ever since I was wants to improve, interested. I’ve the league ever beat her and she is motivated been playing since I was three girls golf coach im eyerhoff to get better,” Meyerhoff said. years old, my The Emerald Ridge team was the South putter was as tall as me,” Pfeifer said. Even though Pfeifer has been playing golf Puget Sound League (SPSL) champions, and almost her whole life, the Emerald Ridge team Pfeifer won SPSL player of the year award. “[Pfeifer] won every match. 10-0 final is the only team she’s played for. Senior Jalyn Butcherite met Abby this year. She believes standing, no one in the league ever beat her,” Meyerhoff said. Abby is a great person as well as a golfer.

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Pfeifer is looked up to by all her teammates. “Abby definitely deserved this award. She placed eighth overall for girls,” Butcherite said. As an undefeated player, Pfeifer will be heading to state in May. She hopes to finish in the top ten. “As a sophomore, placing in the top twenty is a great goal, she’s very able,” Meyerhoff said. To be able to place high means constant practicing, and steady concentration. “She’s really self-disciplined, and that’s what drives her success, so I think she’ll go far in state,” Butcherite said. Although Pfeifer loves the sport, she also knows it can sometimes be challenging. “If you mess up you get really mad and sometimes it’s hard to control your emotions,” said Pfeifer.

Equality among athletes

hey say that everyone is created equal, but is that true when it comes to sports? People seem to suggest that there is favoritism among the athletes and their coaches. However, basketball coach Connie Richardson seems to disagree with this speculation. Also as one of the security staff at Emerald Ridge, he believes in giving everyone an equal chance at making the team. There are no favorites within the team, and expects the same from his players. “We expect our kids to come in working hard,” Richardson said. Richardson, along with the other coaches, tends to keep a closer eye on the sophomores than the juniors or seniors due to having joined the team so late in the game. This kind of behavior is only natural since it is easier to hone

“You can tell when she gets mad; she hits her club on the ground really hard. But she never takes it out on other people, only herself,” Butcherite said. Pfeifer has already made it far this season, and hopes to have a successful turnout at state and post high school. “I really hope I can make it to college to play golf there. I play because when you hit a perfect shot it’s a good feeling, you know you did something right,” Pfeifer said. The golf team continues to support Pfeifer as she practices for state. “Abby should just always remember how far she has come and that all the girls support her no matter what,” Butcherite said. { Sarah Allen - A&E Editor }

Favoritism between student athletes and their coaches becomes questionable

a person’s skills when they’re younger with time to grow. “I would take a sophomore because I have three years to help them develop,” said Richardson. But does this mean that there is no competition among peers? Do people miss the mark on who is holding whom up to certain standards? Senior Paul Allen, one of the players that made it on the basketball team, is held up to a very specific standard by his peers. “Everyone looks up to me,” said Allen. Allen says that playing basketball helps let him let out his more creative side. He compares basketball to Jazz, and believes that when he plays, it is more of an art form than anything else. For those who are just getting into sports, such as

Sophomore Connor Smith, he is just as casual about the team and coaches. Smith plans on getting back into basketball next year, as well as try out for the college league. Even though he is new to the team, Smith doesn’t feel any more pressure than the rest of the athletes. “There are no favorites between the coaches and other players,” said Smith. The boys’ basketball team has their first home game on Dec. 4 against Federal Way High School, and both the players and the coaches seem to be in the mood for some wins. { Sarah Barker - Reporter }

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Get involved in activites at ERHS December 8 Snowball Dance 8:00 - 11:00 pm December 11 ERHS Boys’ AND Girls’ basketball @ Rogers 5:45 & 7:30 pm December 12 ERHS choir concert 7:00 pm December 13 ERHS Orchestra/Band concert 7:00 pm

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•Know your deadlines •Give others at least two weeks to complete any forms on your behalf (letters of recommendation, school report forms, counselor forms, ect.) •The CCC can send transcripts to colleges at your request. Please allow for 48-hour turnaround time •Check out www.erhs.org - counseling for access and lots of resources •Attend a Financial Aid Info Session in December -Dec. 6 @ 6 p.m. – ERHS auditorium (Invite your parents!) -Dec. 11 during Jag Time – ERHS auditorium •Prepare to complete the FAFSA (for financial aid) in January – www.fafsa.ed.gov

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Different beliefs for end of mankind categorized from centuries ago

hen or if in 2012 the world ends, the world will still change dramatically. The world and its people will be affected by the events leading up to the end. The last events to take place in history are referred to as eschatology. The Oxford English dictionary defines eschatology as “the department of theological science concerned with the four last things: ‘death, judgement, heaven, and hell’.” It doesn’t necessarily compare to the end of the world. Eschatology is the act of a different reality coming forth. A new way of living for a different era of beings. Eschatology can be defined by a phenomenal event: war or change in the environment. This is the year everyone is predicting the world will end because of all the weather catastrophes and the history of the Mayan calendar ending. The idea for what happens next is almost up to a decided fate. It’s determined on one’s personal values of life itself. If one is optimistic of the future, the decided fate is heaven. If one is pessimistic, however, the decided fate is hell.

Within religions, different beliefs in eschatology so it leaves Christian eschatology thinks the last events are death, room for multiple opinions on the subject matter. heaven or hell, the return of Jesus, the end of the world, the last Bahá’í eschatology thinks creation has no start or end. The judgement, and a new heaven and a new earth. religion believes human time is marked by a series of progressive With the world changing and becoming more transformed revelations by messengers from by the day with each of its living God. Each messenger is the day of schatology is the act of creatures, people have thoughts judgement. Those who accept the of judgment day. This relates to messenger are sent to heaven for a different reality coming eschatology because there’s an end to believing. Those who denounce forth new way of living everything. Sooner or later all species the messenger are sent to hell for will die as well as the earth. These two for a different era of beings denying. events are not likely to happen at the Buddhist eschatology believes the same time. But people speculate with human lifespan changes in cycles because of human nature. eschatology being a prime example of why the human race will Humans used to live up to 80,000 years with beauty, wealth, end in 2012. and strength. Because of people not acting as they should, their life shortened to 100 years, gradually decreasing their beauty, { Asha Taft - Features Editor/Ed Board } wealth, and strength. In the future Buddhists believe the human lifespan will be 10 years: gaining maturity at the age of five.

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he Mayans were a Mesoamerican civilization in the future, so I think the Mayans did admirably.” throughout Southern Mexico and Central America The modern 365 day calendar we use today stops at Dec. known for their highly advanced knowledge in a wide 31, and then a new one begins. It’s the same thing with the variety of capabilities from mathematics and architecture Mayan calendar, but it stops on the 21st. There’s no actual to astronomical systems and proof that suggests the end understanding of of the world from this. t s the same thing with the calendars. “Just as the calendar Along with two you have on your kitchen ayan calendar but it stops other calendars, wall does not cease to exist here s no actual after Dec. 31, the Mayan the Haab, 360 days, on the st and the Tzolkin, calendar does not cease to proof that suggests the end 260 days, the Mayans exist on Dec. 21, 2012,” used the Long Count, which of the world from this NASA said on its website. approximately begins on Aug. 11, 3114 “This date is the end of the B.C. It represents a cycle of about 5,000 years and Dec. 21, Mayan long-count period but then - just as your calendar 2012 is said to be when the calendar ends at the 13th cycle. begins again on Jan. 1 - another long-count period begins “The apocalypse isn’t going to happen; the Mayans just for the Mayan Calendar.” didn’t want to write their schedule that far ahead,” junior According to Carlos Barrios, a historian and Jacob Emerson said. “I can’t even plan my calendar a week anthropologist who has studied the Mayan calendars, he

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believes that people make up their own variations of stories due to a misinterpretation of information. “Other people write about prophecy in the name of the Maya,” Barrios said to Chiron Communications. “They say that the world will end in December 2012. The Mayan elders are angry with this. The world will not end. It will be transformed.” The Mayans believed the end of the Long Count would mark the beginning of a “New Age” where the Earth undergoes a spiritual or physical change. They were very religious and based their calendars off this. “They’ve got it all wrong,” a Mayan elder in Belize said. “Our ancestors didn’t believe in death or the end. They celebrated events like these by building new monuments, venerating ancestors and doing festivals.” { Grace Amsden - Student Life Editor }

Theories Nostradamus

Born in the 1500s this apothecary (Healer) published a number of predictions and prophesies which lead up to his book “Les Prophecies” this widely know book has predicted Hitler’s up rising and 9/11 . “From the depths of western Europe, A young child born of poor people, He who by his tongue will seduce a great troop, His fame will increase to the realm of the east,” Healer said in his book. Just one of his many predictions, he has also predicted of 2012: “A very bright, previously unknown comet will appear and coincide with great geological troubles, with earthquakes and volcanoes and disrupting weather systems. This will cause widespread famine and drought, and social upheavals in unexpected places. Nations that are considered prosperous and powerful, particular western nations will be weakened.”

Web Bot

A man in 1990 made a device used to predict stock market changes. This technological advance is able to predict such things by using “spiders” and “web crawlers.” These spiders search for key words and read content around it searching through thousands of web sites to create a solid prediction. The Web Bot made the most reliant prediction relating to the 2012: “There will be an untimely demise for millions by 2012, brought upon by some combination of pandemics, economic collapse, break down of health care and unknown energies from space.”

Revelation

At the end of the Bible is the Book of Revelation, a central part of Christian eschatology. The prophecy in the New Testament has many events that are supposed to occur, although none knows when these events will take place or whether it’s a metaphor. The end revolves around the second coming of Christ, where Jesus comes back for the souls that didn’t deny his existence and the souls that already are saved. There is a generic timeline of the era leading up to this. First will be the Antichrist taking over, leading into warfare, famine and a plague, as described in the Seven Seals presented before the throne of God. Then the Seven Trumpets describe the disasters the world will go under, such as earthquakes, darkness and water turning into blood. The second coming of Jesus occurs, followed by the Battle of Armageddon, the 1000 year reign of Christ and Judgement day. The world wouldn’t be destroyed but rather become, as the Bible describes, a new Heaven and a new Earth. { Austin Roberts - Reporter }

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New theory if the world doesn’t end

ir Isaac Newton defined the laws of gravity and his theory from. The book of Daniel suggests that the the solar system. His famous mind predicted world will end, but not when. “It says in Matthew 24:36 that ‘no one knows about the end of the world as well. In the late 1600s, this English physicist, astronomer, mathematician, the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor alchemist, natural philosopher, and theologian has the son, but only the father’,” senior Ashley Graham said. “The book of Daniel been “considered by many has many metaphors that to be the greatest and most ccording to the letter he can be perceived a multiple influential scientist who ever lived.” also stated confidently that of different ways, but there are numerous verses that “He was a very smart ible ultimately proves directly state that no one but guy,” sophomore Griffin the the father will know our last Meyers said. “He had the world will end in day.” important ideas and made Though in the letter Newton doesn’t specifically important statements that are still around today.” Newton believed the Apocalypse would come in state which chapter or verse he pulled his theory from, 2060 according to a recently published letter from he did make a correct prediction when he interpreted 1704. It’s clear from the letter that the theologian biblical prophecies to say that the Jews would return based his theory more on religion rather than on to the Holy Land before the end of the world. He believed that he was a part of a special group actual scientific studies, as he has in the past. The book of Daniel in the Bible is where Newton pulled chosen by God to understand biblical scripture.

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re you ready for the zombie apocalypse, or for another day of sitting on the couch? Many people are preparing for mass destruction, while some are preparing for the destruction of their chip bags. Only time will reveal what comes to pass.

hile some are relaxing, others are prepared for the worst. However, some find it hard to believe that this phenomenon will happen. This seems to be more of a joking matter than a situation to truly stress over. “Illuminati take over and mass genocide,” junior Serena Falton said. “After all that, ‘New World Order’ will rule w i t h olar flares t will zombies. I plan on blow out the electricity living in for at least a year here a tree.” A will be utter chaos and majority t h i n k mayhem about a sophomore aleb arris “Zombie Apocalypse” when the world ends in December. Why is this? “Zombies are going to be everywhere,” junior Marshall Webber said. “I mean, it’s already happening in Florida.” Is this the beginning of the zombie outbreak, or is this unrealistic? There are possible scientific explanations for the end. “Solar flares. It will blow out the electricity for at least a year. There will be utter chaos and mayhem,” said sophomore Kaleb Harris. Does this add up to unprecedented catastrophe? Are we going to have to watch the world fall where only the prepared survive?

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Growing up, Newton became secure in the Church of England, not unusual for a child growing up during this time. According to the letter, he also stated confidently that the Bible ultimately proves the world will end in 2060. Newton stated that “it may end later, but I see no reason for its ending sooner.” “I don’t think the world will end in 2060 because all the other predictions about the world ending haven’t been true either,” senior Austin Manifold said. Newton also wrote, “This I mention not to assert when the time of the end shall be, but to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fanciful men who are frequently predicting the time of the end, and by doing so bring the sacred prophesies into discredit as often as their predictions fail.” “Honestly the world isn’t going to end,” junior Kensie Clearman said. “It will end when God wants it to end. End of discussion.” { Claire Benson - Sports Editor/Ed Board }

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“It’s not going happen because there are Ignoramuses all over the world and because ‘YOLO’ AND ‘#SWAGG’ exists. People just over exaggerate. It’s like me saying an iPhone with a mustache will arrive to earth on an asteroid and kill us all,” said sophomore Jacob Chavez. Most people agree that absolutely nothing will happen, that people are simply driving themselves crazy over just another day. “I honestly think that everyone is going to go nuts! I don’t believe in it, but what happens, happens. We don’t know the future,” said junior Jordan Clark. People believe that hen really we have the Mayans had the an unlimited amount of ability to see into the time but only so much future and stone to carve into predict the worst for our world to come, which they show by the famous Mayan calender. When really, we have an unlimited amount of time, but only so much stone to carve into. Maybe they ran out of stone? “The Mayan calender is wrong. It didn’t count leap years, therefore, I disagree with this phenomenon,” said sophomore Cameron Parks. The Mayan calender failed to count leap years thus the world would have ended years ago. Plus, most us seem to be prepping for our favorite late night snacks, rather than becoming one. “Yeah, zombie take over, it’s not very likely,” said sophomore Bryanna McGann. Most people at our school and in the world, at that, believe that nothing will happen. So either a lot of people are right, or a lot of people are wrong.

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Poll What influences your opinion? Religion: 44 percent Family: 14 percent Friends: 16 percent Media: 26 percent

What will you miss most? Loved ones: 30 percent Food: 19 percent Electronics: 8 percent Pictures/memories: 5 percent Other: 38 percent

How will the world most likely end? Natural disasters: 5 percent Plague/disease: 34 percent Machine takeover: 3 percent Pole switch: 1 percent Extraterrestrial: 17 percent Other: 40 percent

As the world ends

Students and staff share what matters to them, and if the world was to end, the preparations they would take

t could be the end of our times as we know it: no more texting late at night on your iPhones, showing up to your friend’s house with a cup of steaming Starbucks, racing at 7:25 a.m. to get to your designated slab of concrete at school. If the world ended as predicted on Dec. 21, how would you spend the last of your time? How content are you with your life now? High school is spent preparing for the future, as the Puyallup School District’s mission is “to inspire students to reach their full potential.” These four years are dynamic, molding to ready us for the world that we will live our dreams in. But what if school’s out forever? “I don’t think it’s gonna end because they’ve been wrong before,” junior Jake Bean said. “Just because the calendar doesn’t continue doesn’t mean the world will stop. They just didn’t have a big enough rock.” A general consensus is that the world will continue with another hype of a doomsday. “It’s not likely because there’s really no indication that it’s going to happen.” senior Kat Foy said. “It’s just a myth, a rumor.” However, this is a moment to step back and evaluate yourself. As a high schooler, how would you spend your last days? “I think I’d tell people things I never had the guts to say,” senior Ruthi Decker said. Many of the checkpoints on student’s bucket lists are not accomplishable due to age restrictions. But there are a few things students can do that can make a last moment meaningful. Although many wouldn’t prepare for surviving the disasters of the 2012 phenomenon, students have expressed ways to feel satisfied before the end.

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“I would do everything that I want to do in my life, like try new things, spend time with my boyfriend, say goodbye to my family, because those are the things I value,” Foy said. “And if you go with the idea that you only have one life, I want to do these things now.” Realize that if the world does end next month, walking across the stage to receive a high school diploma has been taken away. However, graduation is not the only thing students would miss in life. “I’d kinda feel cheated. I want to turn 21 and experience having my first drink with my family. I want to experience college, do those things that I can’t do now. I can’t really have that now because I’m not old enough,” said Decker. “But later on in life, it just happens; it comes with the territory.” Junior Cameron Schmidt doesn’t believe that this time will be any different, but wouldn’t be remorse over the end of the world. “I have most of the things I want. All the things I want are years away,” Schmidt said. “Being able to vote, to gamble. It’s all years away. Well, if I can’t do them, I can’t do much about it. I can’t scream at the world, ‘Give me back my vote!’.” Are students happy with their lives now, even though age restrictions have not been lifted? “I am pretty happy. I’m pretty content. I’d be disappointed because there’s so many possibilities that life’s cut short,” Decker said. “Your life’s cut short and you can’t and you can’t experience an entire life before the world ends, if it’s to end in December.” So, what do high schoolers have to say about this in general? “I spent 12 years in school. There’s no way in hell that I’m dying before I graduate,” Foy said. { Virginia Van Keuren - Editor-in-chief }

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How will the world most likely end? Natural disasters: 5 percent Plague/disease: 34 percent Machine takeover: 3 percent Pole switch: 1 percent Extraterrestrial: 17 percent Other: 40 percent

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Chemistry teacher Kenn Fidler

Eat an entire pizza to myself.

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arijuana, also known as the hemp plant or cannabis, has been used for different things around the world for thousands of years. During 7000 - 8000 B.C.E., the first fabric is said to have been woven from a dried hemp plant. The use of cannabis then later spread throughout the Arab world. By the 1200s, smoking cannabis had become popular in the region. It was also popular among Muslims, who are not permitted to drink alcohol. In 1908 using hemp plastic and hemp ethanol, Henry Ford created his first running model-T car. I-502 frees our law enforcement to deal with more violent crimes. The law enforcement of our state has been having to use most of their time imprisoning marijuana users and now with I-502 will be able to focus more on violent crimes. Regulating and taxing marijuana will also generate over a half-billion dollars annually in revenue for our state and local government. With the debt this country is already in the tax and money brought in from the sales of cannabis our country should be able to start getting back up on its feet. From the new revenue that will be brought in there will be a new found budget that will be used for new medical research and healthcare. Some of the cons of marijuana in the form of I-502 are that cannabis patients will not be protected under I-502. As a cannabis patient you will no longer be protected as of Nov. 6. I-502 will not protect medical

marijuana holders any longer this has caused slight confusion and worry with marijuana patients. Under I-502 sharing marijuana with another adult over the age of 21 will constitute as felony delivery, when it was just illegal before. The measure will do nothing to reduce the black market presence and may even increase it because it will be highly taxed and people will not turn to the government to buy but instead turn to the organized crime to buy. I-502 creates a situation where state employees can be charged with distribution of cannabis, conspiracy, and money laundering because of self-incrimination. It also implies that marijuana use will also be treated like alcohol use when that is not the case. Although there is a great disagreement about this, the consequences are costly in effect. In the opinion of the entire newspaper staff we applaud the passing of initiative 502. We believe that this will lower the organized crime in Washington, due to the fact that by passing I-502 profit will be taken away from organized crime and be put in the hands of the government. It should also decrease the presence of drugs in schools. With the semi legalization of I-502 people will no longer have to tell their kids they can never do marijuana but that they can do it when they reach the age of 21. { Allison Hust - Reporter }

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About “Mama Stout” Julie Stout devotes countless hours into volunteering

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any people are concerned with only themselves and what will make their lives better. It’s rare when someone selflessly loves to help others and gives their all into their community. Julie Stout, also known as “Mama Stout”, is that person who gives a lot of her time to help our school and the community. “I guess it just comes naturally. If you’re giving love and you have to work at it then there’s a problem,” Stout said. “You just have to love them. It doesn’t matter background, where they’re from, what they look like, it just comes naturally.” Stout was the Puyallup School District’s volunteer of the year in 2012 for all she does around Emerald Ridge. “It was an honor but it was also kind of embarrassing. You had to be there,” Stout

said. “One of the reasons I volunteer is very emotional. Anything she puts her mind because I like it, not to be recognized.” to will get done,” McKee said. “She doesn’t Stout didn’t get the volunteer of the year require payment, she doesn’t need a thank award just for helping stack some chairs you, she does it because that’s who she is. You after lunch. She has put a lot of time into can always tell when she walks in a room.” the hallways of Emerald Ridge. From being The students at ER also have lots of respect extremely involved with choir, to helping on and appreciation for Stout. Challenge Day, and “I think Mama Stout everything in between. is one of the more ne of the reasons It’s fair to say she has dedicated parents I’ve left a lasting impression volunteer is because like ever known. She does on the students and it not to be recognized so much for this school, faculty of ER. and for her kids, and ulie tout Kurt McKee, the choir for people she doesn’t teacher, has benefited a even know. She just lot from the volunteer work of Stout the last dedicates herself to people.” senior Maveryke two years in the choir class. Hines said. “She is an ER mom that is absolutely involved With her giving heart and a passionate in her kids’ lives and the lives of so many people desire to help kids, Stout has gone above and here,” McKee said. “She sees things that need beyond what she is asked to do to make the to be done and does them. She’s super helpful, lives of others easier. very in your face but kind.” Stout has two twin daughters that attend The faculty thinks very highly of Stout and Emerald Ridge, seniors Sydney and Lexi Stout you can tell that they really appreciate her “She started helping out here around being around to help out. ‘06 when my oldest sister, Symone, was a “She takes on all kids’ joys and pain. She’s sophomore,” said Sydney. “I think my mom is

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Standing next to ERHS Principal, Brian Lowney, Julie Stout accepts Volunteer of the Year award last year.

Junior Kara Smiley expresses her individuality through what she wears

lot of people use the way they dress to express Of course, not all people are accepting of the way themselves. Their clothes can define who Smiley dresses. they are, what they are interested in, and their “A lot of people have made fun of me, mostly individuality. For junior Kara Smiley, her style of younger people and students, because it’s different clothing expresses her own individuality. and they’re not used to it,” Smiley said. “But older Smiley started dressing up and wearing wigs to school people like it. I enjoy that people actually like it and six years ago because of her love for cosplay. Cosplay say it looks nice.” stands for costume play; a type of performance art in What makes Smiley even more unique is that after which participants wear costumes and accessories to school she continues to expand her closet by sewing. represent a specific character or idea. “I make a lot of my own accessories like bows,” “It actually took the Japanese teacher one month Smiley said. to realize she was wearing wigs,” Smiley’s ever-expanding closet junior Breanna Styles said, a contains around 30 wigs, 15 Lolita ut only miley friend of Smiley’s. outfits, 30 cosplay outfits, and She prefers to stick to a certain wears her wigs and numerous accessories. style called Lolita. “She made a huge headpiece unique clothing to “[Lolita style is] cute little food by hand for this monster girl prints like cupcakes on little poofy school everyday costume,” Styles said. dresses,” Smiley said. When she’s not expanding her Smiley only dresses as a specific character when she closet or participating in cosplay, she’s attending is cosplaying or it is Halloween. She plans to continue conventions like Sakuracon, the largest anime dressing this way for as long as she can. convention in the Northwest, or Akicon, another “I might tone it down when I’m older, which will be anime convention. hard to do because I really like it, but it’s expensive,” Many other students at Emerald Ridge participate Smiley said. in cosplay but only Smiley wears her wigs and unique Like many hobbies and passions cosplay can be clothing to school everyday. costly. Smiley said that one wig costs around $20, “Even if people hate it, I’ll still do it,” Smiley said. a nice Lolita dress cost about $50, and shoes are around $60. This isn’t including the cost of props and { Savannah Todd - Reporter } accessories for cosplay.

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The sounds of winter Three of the Sound’s most anticipated shows

eattle is renowned for its musical shows, and pop fans are eagerly anticipating the “Born this Way Ball” held on Jan. 14 at the Tacoma Dome. This night long event will feature artists Madeon, Lady Starlight, and headlining the event will be popstar Lady Gaga. Attendance numbers are expected to swell for this event. However, Gaga’s lack of publicity in recent months has chiseled down much of her fanbase, making this concert relatively unknown to most of the Seattle area’s pop fanbase. The pop scene, still, is relatively quiet in Washington around this time. If you truly wish to see most of the pop stars or hip hop artists, you will have to wait for spring or summer to see them. Ticket prices are around 60 dollars. In a lively addition to the northwest Metal scene, American phenomena Lamb of God will be performing on Dec. 16 alongside international hit artist from Sweden “In Flames”. Held at Showbox SoDo, the concert is nearly sold out, and it will mark the first show that Lamb of God has held in Washington since their recent canceled tour

following singer Randy Blythe’s arrest in Prague, making up for the missed performance last August. Junior Chloe Caldwell will be witnessing these world class acts taking the stage upon their arrival. Being a longtime fan of the Swedish Metal act, she purchased her tickets months in advance. “It’s probably going to be super-explosive,” Caldwell said. “The crowd is pretty hardcore, but anyone can go to the Showbox and feel like a part of the crowd.” Despite the violent reputation of metal concerts, this show is expected to be relatively safe. Even so, mosh pits, crowd surfing, and the usual antics that surround these intense performances will still occur. Very few tickets remain, so all who wish to attend must either pay an increased price, or buy tickets on resale. The Indie scene is largely inactive around this time, however some shows and festivals will be put on by various indie outfits. In particular, the Deck the Hall Ball at Key Arena, featuring notorious indie acts Of Monsters and Men, The Killers, and Passion

Pit”is already a near sold out event. One of the lucky few to attend this indie takeover is junior Huntre Brocx, who is attending primarily to see Passion Pit and Group Love. “I’m expecting it to be pretty epic,” Brocx said.“There’s probably going to be a lot of hipsters and a lot of lights, like every concert I go to.” Other independent artists will be performing in the sound outside of the Ball. These artists include Pinback, who plays at the showbox on Jan. 23, Ty Segall on Dec. 11 at Nuemos in Pike’s place, and Death Grips at the showbox on Nov. 29. The Deck the Hall Ball will be held Dec. 4 at the Key Arena located in Kent. Junior Josh Mock is also planning on attending an indie festival. “I’m guessing it will be an 8 out of 10,” Mock said.“Maybe I’ll mosh if it is called for. I’m mostly going for Passion Pit.” { Doug Mayovsky - Copy Editor }

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Psychology teacher meets his idol performer

he flash of strobes behind the stage, fog rolling over the Cooper is continuing to perform after decades of being one floor, massive speakers and trembling base shaking the of Rock’s most memorable theatrical performers. earth, these are common sights at any musical show. The concert featured a mix of Cooper’s older hits, as well Among the list of elite artists who have already rode through as more recent additions to his track list. Among these was a the Seattle Area is renowned Rock song that has not been heard live for sensation and one of music’s most many years, “He’s Back,” featured t was so fast just purely on the movie “Friday the 13th VI.” memorable acts Alice Cooper, who played his most recent show on Nov. instinct my second favorite This track came as a shocking 17 at the Emerald Queen Casino. debute to O’Reilly. Seizing an opportunity to meet this band getting his prop it was “It’s one of my favorite songs legendary figure was psychology/ by Alice,” O’Reilly said. “I never awesome eamus eilly sociology teacher Seamus O’Reilly, expected to hear it, so I went nuts who managed to meet face to face when he started to play it.” with Cooper, and walk away after his 11th time seeing him with The fanbase was also a healthy mix of different people. a one of a kind keepsake: Cooper’s own cane, which O’Reilly O’Reilly said that many of the fans were both young, as well as caught when Cooper threw it off stage. a number of decades old fans. “It was so fast, just purely instinct,” O’Reilly said, “My second favorite band, getting his prop, it was awesome!” { Doug Mayovsky - Copy Editor }

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Boy meets tiger in new movie “Life of Pi” Ang Lee’s novel becomes a box-office hit

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added. A big part of the movie was cinematography. You could definitely tell that the animals were animated and some of the parts seemed a little far fetched, like how his father came to find Pi with his hand in the tiger cage. Pi and the tiger just stared at each other. In real life i doubt that a tiger would willingly wait to tear your arm off if it got the chance. “I can’t put it in words. It’s too much. It was emotionally and spiritually and physically exhausting. I would never be able to tell people what I went through exactly, but hopefully it will come through in some ways,” said Sharma to The Review. Ang Lee has directed a lot of movies, and he approached creating a movie that people were weary of making because of the detail and content that was needed from the book. Lee was able to make the movie and still keep small and important details locked in. Such as how Pi discovered that he wanted to be more than just one religion. I liked how Ang Lee was able to create so much detail in a movie that seemed really hard to do. You are still able to follow everything well with what he’s produced and how he’s gone about making it. A couple of details were changed or added. When Pi saw the boat in the book it actually came straight toward them and

almost ran them over, but that was changed so that the boat was far away. They gave Pi a girlfriend who to me seemed insignificant overall to the theme of the story. There was no girl that existed in the book and I think she was added to show that Pi was losing just another thing when he left. Something that was added for an emotional appeal was when in the movie Pi moved Richard Parker’s head onto his lap to pet him when he was sad. Pi was never actually supposed to touch the tiger because when he was younger his dad showed him how vicious wild animals were by making him watch Richard Parker kill a goat. Overall, to me the details that were added and taken away were to have Pi appeal to an American teenager. This is the kind of movie that I would watch with family or friends if there aren’t really any other movies that look like they’d be as developed as this one. { Haven Thomas - Reporter }

Emerald Ridge in the spotlight ER staff and students get involved with local theater

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The six leads, Paul Hill (far left) of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” local theater troupe.

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n 1986, Spotlight was born. Although starting off as a choir, are currently taking part in either cast or crew. the group quickly transformed into a theater troupe. The “We have thoroughly enjoyed working with all folks from Spotlight Players Theatre Troupe is an accumulation of ERHS, they always have such a phenomenal attitude and are locals who find joy in performing. The cast and crew vary from eager to help out wherever they can. This is a tremendous and Emerald Ridge high school student and parents to many other asset blessing to Spotlight Players” director Ellis said. adults in our area. Drama teacher Christopher Tavern believes Senior Jenna McRill joined Spotlight just this year, and so far in the vast acceptance that all theaters provide. is enjoying the experience. “I think you just have to be willing to be yourself. So much “I really like getting to work with people I haven’t worked about school and life, for that matter tells you who to be and with before, because part of this theater system is that we’ve all how you have to act. I hope the theater department gives been working with each other for the past several years. Its nice students a place where they can be to work with other directors, and real,” Tavern said. teams,” McRill said. e have thoroughly enjoyed Math teacher Paul Hill has been McRill has worked with theater a part of Spotlight for the past two director Christopher Tavern for working with all folks from the past six years. years and has taken advantage of the theater leeway. “I’ve been working with Tavern they always have such “Selfishly, it’s kind of nice, for so long that I can go into an because students see me in a a phenomenal attitude and are audition knowing partially what different way. I’m a pretty up tight eager to help out wherever they he will expect, I don’t have that teacher,” Hill said. advantage [with Spotlight],” irector athan llis Hill and his wife, Hali are also can McRill said. both in the performing cast of the But having the upper hand isn’t present show, “It’s a Wonderful always vital. Theater is a place that Life”. In this play they pursue the characters, Jake Laurents gives you an opportunity where you can grow whether through and Sally Applewhite. school, or the community. And because Spotlight is a local Spotlight performs four shows a year, and is working towards environment that provides a welcoming atmosphere to each expansion. It’s a non-profit community theater that earns their individual, you will be accepted to take part in the experience money for productions through ticket sales. Spotlight’s main despite your intention to perform. mission is to build, improve and finally branch out in order to “There are two good ways to improve as an actor: be in further entertain the family setting. shows, and watch them. Spotlight Players provide both of those “We’re hoping to get to the point where the company is well options for some students,” Tavern said. So no matter what role known enough to start featuring new artists.” Hill said. you play, there is always room for you in the Spotlight. Many individuals, including ER students have already joined in this journey to reach the success that Spotlight has been { Cheyenne Reeves - Reporter } working towards. Present students, alumni and staff have and

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Junior Levi Pack “I do it for men’s health awareness and also because I can,” Pack said.

Q: Why are you participating?

Senior Garrett Metz “I do it for competition with my friends,” Metz said.

Drama teacher Chris Tavern “When I shave, I look like a high school student. Having a beard is a way they can figure out I’m a teacher,” Tavern said.

German teacher Tim Cirhan “I’m doing it because it’s men’s health awareness month and it saves time not having to shave. And, a beard is good for the winter month,” Cirhan said.

Eavesdropping in the halls

These anonymous students had some “interesting” expressions { Quotes by Kaitlyn Moriarty - Reporter}

“All

these teachers expect

so much, it’s my senior year

I want to have fun.” “I’m going to do what I do best tonight...stalk people on Facebook.”

“I’m

excited

“Boys should have loved me when I was fat, because now that I’m skinny I don’t want them.”

Black Friday; I’m going “Sorry I didn’t text you “I’d eat that to spend my lollipop right off last night... I dropped entire paycheck the ground - for my phone in on myself.” five bucks.” the toilet.” for

The Beat - Nov./ Dec.

Giving you the lowdown on the South Sound

30 Boys B Ball @ Puyallup Girls B Ball VS. Puyallup

3 Girls Bowling VS. Graham Kapowsin Food Drive

Girls Bowling @ Rogers

Jack Reacher & This Is 40 Premiere Food Drive

Boys B Ball Vs. Federal Way Girls B Ball @ Federal Way

10 Food Drive

Boys Swimming @ Curtis

No School Christmas Eve

5 Gymnastics @ Auburn Riverside

12 Winter Choir Concert 7:00 p.m. Wrestling @ Federal Way

Boys and Girls B Ball @ Rogers

18 Boys B Ball VS. Curtis Boys Swimming @ Federal Way

Christmas Day

Les Miserables Premieres

13 Orchestra and band Winter Concert 7:00 p.m.

Winter Wishes No School Assembly Zoo Lights and Early dismissal Fantasy lights on last day are open

Zoo Lights and Fantasy Lights Still open

Asl Holiday Craft Bazaar @ ERHS SAT Test

6 Boys Swimming VS. Curtis

Speech and Debate -Auburn Riverside

14 Save The Date Premiers Food Drive

8 Winter Formal ACT Test

15 Girls Basketball VS. Spanaway Lake

No School Zoo Lights and Fantasy lights are open

Boys Basketball @ Decatur Tourney

{ Art by Alicia Gregory }