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Red & Black Newspaper 4.12.16 • Volume 85 • Issue 7 Jefferson City High School Jefferson City, MO

measuring ourselves With summer approaching, many students at JCHS have to deal with self-esteem issues

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CONTENTS

SPORTS

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NEWS

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Lady Jays welcome a new soccer coach

OPINION 24

Editorial: One high school vs two

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Head to Head: are athletes treated differently?

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JCHS mourns the loss of one of our own

season for Blues 13 This hockey

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Students and teachers get colorful for Paint the People

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Pick ‘em

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Keep volunteering voluntary

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Leadership class helps out at the animal shelter

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Track season off to a running start

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Condition of the buses in JC

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NHS inducts new members

The perfect swing in golf

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Freshman/sophomore readiness night

Featured athlete: Josh Morris

How many friends should we have?

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High school dress code

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Juniors prepare to take the ACT

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Hiking can be an enjoyable pastime

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Young Democrats hold mock election

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YMCA hosts the Luck of the Irish 5K

SPOTLIGHT 10

Students dance under the black lights

IN-DEPTH 18

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Students face dangerous disillusionment on body image

FEATURES 20

Southwest Early Childhood Center is a place of joy

Reed is an 21 Emily artist at JCHS

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Students learn sign language

their best for 22 Doing mother earth: the recycling team

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Students talk about their decision to graduate early

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A&E 28

Tips to create the perfect garden

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DIY: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

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Ways to spring clean

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Reviews: Miracles From Heaven, Entrepreneurship B Class Products, Zayn’s album

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Popular hair trends of 2016

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Instagram Contest

athletics, Young Democrats, Art Club, or even a publication like Marcullus or the Red & Black. Put all of yourself into one activity or pick two or three to keep you busy. High school sucks (tbh) but you should never succumb to that fact. Instead, you should make the most of your time here by actually doing something. Newspaper changed my life and I probably would not be the same person that I am now if I hadn’t taken the leap and signed up for the Red & Black. If you are looking for something to do, I really recommend the newspaper. You can even put it on your schedule for next year! We are truly a little family here. It has been an honor to be on the Red & Black and I can’t wait to see what they do next year. We still have one issue left though... the senior issue!

Thanks for reading JC. xo

FROM THE EDITOR

It is unbelievable that this school year is coming to an end. This is the last “From the Editor” that I will be writing for the Red & Black. As of today we (the seniors) have less than a month of school left. This is the time of year where we experience a lot of “lasts.” The last time we will walk through a certain set of doors, the last time we will see a certain teacher, the last time we will eat school lunch. Prom is past us officially, and now our next big event is graduation.

This has been a strange year for all of us with the new schedule and the alternating days, but we got through it (almost... we still have finals). For the underclassmen, next year should be a return to normal and life should be simpler. If I could give one piece of advice to any underclassmen it would be to find something in this school to be a part of. There are so many opportunities, including (but not limited to) Student Council,

-Jacob Worsham

Losing one of our own Brandon Eigenman

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n Monday Apr. 4, the Jays lost another one of our family members in a deadly car crash.

Eighteen-year-old junior Mathias Bennett passed away due to injuries sustained in a car accident after the car overturned and hit a utility pole.

Bennett was immediately ejected from the car alongside his passenger, junior Kristian Estes, and was pronounced dead when taken to St. Mary’s Hospital via ambulance.

Estes, on the other hand, was taken to University Hospital in Columbia in serious condition, but thankfully was upgraded to fair condition later Monday night.

The visitation service for Mathias took place at Union Hill Baptist Church in Holts Summit on Friday Apr. 8 from 4-6 p.m.

Mathias was a junior at JCHS and his passing is one in a string of tragedies this year involving

automobile accidents. Miriah McDaniel and Elizabeth Moses were lost in a deadly car crash near the beginning of the year, and before that, Jude Koenigsfeld, a graduate who still held many friends in the high school, passed away during the summer.

Due to the time of the Mathais’s accident, and how close it was to the printing deadline for our newspaper, the Red & Black didn’t have time to write a true memorial story, and the staff did not want to interrupt the grieving of the family or make a halfbaked attempt to honor Mathias.

It was decided, however, that the subject of his passing should be addressed, as it is important to us, and more importantly, it matters to many of our readers. The May issue of our paper will contain a full story and memorial for Mathias to the best of the paper’s abilities.

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April 12, 2016 Volume 85, Issue 7 Red & Black is a student-led newspaper which serves as a public forum for the school and the community. Opinions expressed in the paper are not necessarily those of JCHS nor the faculty, staff or administrators. These entities do not exercise prior restraint, nor do school funds go towards printing costs of the paper.

Editors: Jacob Worsham Madi Baughman Erica Overfelt Mackenzie Allen Website Manager: Brooklynne Propes Staff Reporters: Abbigail Gierer Ainsley Grey Ariana Pauley Brandon Eigenman Brenna Duncan Claire Shipley Dalton Wheeler Gillian Burks Kaylee Klosterman Maddy Bergstrom Madeline Moats Makenzie Baldwin Megan Cassels Megan Newton Taylor Johnson Veronica Townsend Advisor: Timothy Maylander Jefferson City High School 609 Union Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 (573)659-3193 redblack.jchs@gmail.com

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NEWS

JCHS students and teachers get colorful Erica Overfelt

At the color bash to promote this year’s Paint the People 5K walk/run, JCHS students and teachers got colorful together with powdered paints.

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[photo by Brooklynne Propes]

[photo by Brooklynne Propes]

Left: Juniors Karen Turner and Josh Jay attend to customers at the Playing For Paws stand for their Leadership class. Turner hands out a cookie, which cost $1. All proceeds went to the Jefferson City Animal Shelter.

Right: The sign for the Playing For Paws stand greets visitors to the ballpark. If customers brought a towel, they got 1/2 off their price.

Leadership class plays for paws Taylor Johnson

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ow can you turn down a pup that already mastered the puppy-dog eyes or a cat that is soft and cuddly? The animal shelter contains many adorable pets like these which were found stray or their owners could not keep them. The animal shelter takes in animals for free while taking care of them too. They wash, feed, fix and play with the animals. One may say money cannot buy happiness, but it could help. The shelter is always willing to take help from adults, money or any kind of donation - anything to help put the animals’ needs and wants first.

The leadership class was asked to complete a task that would better the community by using skills they

learned in the class. The class split into groups of people that shared the same interests. One group in that class came up with “Playing for Paws.”

“We decided we wanted to help out animals,” senior Taylor Dey said. “The purpose is to raise money and provide the animal shelter with towels for the cages while learning leadership skills.”

The group plans on attending many schools events this month. They include the Capital City Baseball tournament and the JC vs Rock Bridge girls soccer game. They will help out by collecting towels in return for a half-off admission to the game. They are also selling dog bone shaped cookies for $1 each. One event already occurred, which ended in a success. The event was at the

cross town rivals baseball game: JC vs Helias.

“The donations went really well,” junior Karen Turner said. “At the end of the night we had four trash bags full of towels that were donated. People were super generous and we made over $200.”

Having such success at the first event, the group hopes for even better turnouts at the upcoming ones. Helping out the shelter and animals is their main goal but the group hopes to collect 100 towels and $400 at the end of it.

“They left with a paw print cookie that made them think about the animals and how all they helped specifically,” Dey said.

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[photo by Madi Baughman]

[photo by Madi Baughman]

[photo by Madi Baughman]

[photo by Madi Baughman]

At the Miller Performing Arts Center, the National Honor Society inducted their 92 newest members on Mar. 21. Inductees walked across the stage to sign in and accept their pin and certificate. After that, they took the NHS oath to close out the ceremony.

NHS inducts their newest members Maddy Bergstrom

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n March 21, some of Jefferson City High School’s finest Jay Birds were inducted into the National Honors Society. These students walked across the stage to obtain their pin and certificate before taking the NHS oath to be sworn in.

“We have monthly meetings and conduct a fall and spring service project,” social studies teacher and National Honors Society advisor Charlie Ledgerwood said.

The National Honors Society was established in 1921 in order to create

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enthusiasm for scholarship, stimulate a desire for service, promote leadership, and develop character in students. “[Some] highlights of the program include being able to walk across the stage and get your pin and certificate,” junior Alexis Nelp said.

Students who met the National Honors Society requirements received an application in the spring.

Requirements include a 3.75 GPA for sophomores and a 3.6 GPA as a junior.

Students must also have traits for scholarship, leadership. character, and

service.

“NHS members are motivated, although busy and highly involved in other organizations, students who are fun to work with,” Ledgerwood said.

The induction ceremony took place on March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Miller Performing Arts Center, where proud parents and friends were able to recognize the qualities and hard work of these fine students.

“I enjoy just being a part of a group with the same work goals as I do,” Nelp said.

JCHS holds Sophomore Readiness Night Jake Worsham

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reshmen poured into the high school on March 31 for the first time in order to prepare for the next step in their high school careers.

This annual event called Sophomore Readiness Night encourages the current freshman to come to Jefferson City High School and look at all of the options they have when it comes to extracurricular activities for their next three years of high school.

“It helps them know what they want to do in high school,” DECA member Brandon Christian said.

Representatives from different clubs and organizations throughout JCHS set up tables in the cafeteria with posters, handouts, and even candy to persuade the incoming sophomores. Popcorn and soda were also provided by Student Council.

Clubs and organizations that were present at Sophomore Readiness Night included Yacht Club, Tabletop Gaming, Multimedia Club, Paint the People 5K, Student Council, Red & Black, Marcullus, Debate, FBLA and more.

Incoming sophomores were also able to roam the halls of the high school to get a better sense of how it is organized, and they could even visit with various teachers from different departments.

“I think tonight was a great opportunity for the incoming sophomores to have their eyes opened to the diversity of the clubs we have here at the high school as well as present them with an idea on the high school’s layout and feel,” junior Carson Ridgeway said.

[photo by Jake Worsham] Students and their parents visit the FFA booth at Sophomore Readiness Night on March 31.

This booth was only one of many available for incoming sophomores to learn about.

Juniors prepare to take the ACT Madi Baughman

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or some juniors, nearing the end of the school year can be a source of anxiety rather than excitement.

On Apr. 19, all juniors at Jefferson City High School are required to take the ACT as issued by the state. During this time, the sophomores will be taking the ASPIRE test, and the seniors will have their last recess.

While some students are taking the ACT for the first time with the school, many have already taken it independently. In addition, some students are also taking additional time to prepare for the test before they have to take it, whether it’s looking at a test prep book, answering sample ACT questions online, or attending prep classes.

“I will have taken a few prep classes before the school test for some help in

remembering old math equations as well as grammar rules,” junior Griffin Scott said.

There are a few differences between taking the ACT with the school rather than independently. While the test is normally $39.50 - which is raised to $56.50 with the writing portion taking the test with the school is free, including the writing portion, as it is mandated by the state for all juniors in public schools. Along with the free price, students will have the whole school day to take the test, rather than taking it on a Saturday like the usual standardized test.

“Taking the test at school is better in my opinion because I am not wasting a Saturday to take a standardized test,” Scott said.

No matter how you look at it, taking

the test with the school allows students to get an official ACT score without paying for it. If they plan to take the ACT again in the future for a higher score, this test with the school can be good practice. It may be more crowded than the usual test environment, but the tests will still be issued the same way.

“I do believe that taking the ACT at school will be a little bit different than taking it independently. It would probably be more crowded and take longer,” junior Jimmy Chen said. “But look on the bright side: there won’t be any classes on the day of testing, not to mention the perk of not having to waste your weekend or pay any money for the thing. At the end, isn’t it all of our goals just to make it to 2:55 whether or not there’s a standardized test?”

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A mock election with realistic results Abbi Gierer

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he 2016 presidential election has a wide variety of candidates, and the Young Democrats held their mock election on March 15 at lunch.

Students were given the options of a Democratic or Republican ticket, and either ticket had multiple candidates.

The red ticket had Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich, while the blue ticket had Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

This election is one for the history books because of the uniqueness of the remaining candidates. Clinton would be the first female president, Cruz would be the first Hispanic president, Sanders would be the first Jewish president and

Trump would be the first billionaire president (at time of election).

“This election is important because it allows you to see the opinion of those who cannot vote now and are going to vote in the future,” senior Alex Urbani said. “It can actually show the direction this country might be going.”

In the school election, the winner of the Republican ticket was Trump, and the Democratic winner was Sanders. In Missouri, the winners were Trump and Clinton. The school had an accurate representation of the Republican ballot, but the Democratic ballot was a little more complicated, with Clinton winning by a margin of .2 percent.

JCHS held a much higher margin of about 42 percent for Sanders. “(I voted for) Bernie Sanders. I agree with many of his ideas and changes,” junior Bri Bechtel said.

The students who do not get to vote in the presidential elections long to have their voices heard, and the mock election is a great way for them to get involved.

“This election gives students a chance to start practicing their civic responsibilities,” senior Delaney Anderson said. “The students have to make a decision on who they want and most importantly, why.”

[photo by Erica Overfelt]

Luck of the Irish 5k run/walk Brenna Duncan

O [photo by Erica Overfelt] Top: Participants line up to walk or run the 5K on March 12.

Above: Despite the rain, there were still 310 reported finishers of the 5K.

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n Saturday, March 12, the annual YMCA Luck of the Irish 5K started off with a bang at nine in the morning, and despite the rainy weather, the 5K walk/run had 310 reported finishers.

The course started in front of Arris’ Pizza and went around the front of the capital onto Capital Avenue. It went past the State Penitentiary and up Riverside Hill, then back to High Street, where they finished in front of the Supreme Court building.

“I love running in the rain, but the pouring down rain made it a little hard to see,” Jefferson City High School Cross Country coach Amanda Buhr said.

For some, like Buhr, it was not their first time racing this 5K, and probably will not be their last. However, for others, it was their first time participating. Regardless of whether or not they had participated before, the 5K ended up being a success, despite the weather.

“I haven’t run the race before, but me and my mom wanted to do something active together,” senior Sarah Martin said. “At the beginning of the race it was like a light drizzle of rain, and then towards the middle of it it started to just full out rain, so by then I was completely soaked. But the rain was what I think made the race the most fun and entertaining.”

d u o r p nd a d e t era p o 1!

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Black Light Dance

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[photo by Madeline Moats] [Top] Students dance to the music under the black lights. [Bottom Left] Senior Keran Nkongolo gets his face painted. [Bottom Right] Senior Haley Watson shows off her face paint under the black lights.

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[photo by Taylor Johnson]

[photo by Madeline Moats]

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[photo by Taylor Johnson]

[photo by Taylor Johnson]

[Top Left] Juniors Cole Halcomb, Josh Jay and Matthew Kaiser have fun under the techno bubbles. [Bottom Left] Face paint was avaliable for students to use. [Top Right] Lillian Tharp poses under the black lights. [Middle Right] Ryan Curtit poses with his face paint. [Bottom Right] Junior Carson Ridgeway busts a move on the dancefloor.

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SPORTS

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Lady Jays welcome new soccer coach Erica Overfelt

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he Lady Jays Soccer team played their first games with new head coach Thomas Guinn behind the bench this season. This is the third coach the team has had in the past few years; however, the team and new coach are optimistic about the change.

“The Lady Jays soccer program has a rich tradition of success and excellence, especially in recent years. In 2014, the team went to a final four, and placed third in the state. Some of our current team members were part of that remarkable experience,” Guinn said. “Considering all of this, I am very gracious and humbled to be the new head coach of this soccer program, and I look forward to the opportunities and challenges that it presents.”

Guinn previously coached at Springfield Catholic and has brought this experience to the Lady Jays. No matter the sport, the coaching styles of any coach will always be unique compared to previous ones. Guinn focuses a lot on the fitness of the team, and conditioning at practice is an important key.

“Our new coach is very devoted to the team and puts in a lot of time to make the team better,” senior outside midfielder Grace Haarman said. “He is very disciplined and pushes everyone to do their best.”

Although Guinn may be new to the team, he has already made countless memories with the girls.

“At practice coach kept saying ‘leave a gem,’ meaning leave a good ball for the next player,” freshman outside midfielder Morgan Jordan said. “No one knew what he meant by that, so Halle said, ‘who’s Jim?’”

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[photo by Erica Overfelt] Top: Head Coach Thomas Guinn watches game against Osage. The Lady Jays won 8-0.

Bottom: Senior midfielder Grace Haarman goes for the ball against opponent from Osage. Haarman has played soccer all four years.

Although soccer districts are over a month away, the team still has a lot to look forward to. From a cross-town rivalry game against Helias to a tournament in Iowa, the team is hopeful for the future.

“At this early point in the season, it’s difficult to determine detailed, specific expectations for our team in terms of wins and losses and a post-season prediction,” Guinn said.

“However, I expect that our team will play with a high level of sportsmanship, class, and integrity while exceeding expectations in regards to character and Jay Pride.”

STL Blues: Missouri’s hockey paradise Veronica Townsend

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ear after year, the Blues have no problem making it to the playoffs, but they continue to perform poorly when they get there. This leads to early playoff exits and disappointed fans. This year, the Blues are hoping to bring home their first Stanley Cup, the trophy awarded to the NHL playoff winner.

One of the Blues’ best players, TJ Oshie, was traded to the Washington Capitals in the off-season. While the Oshie trade made most fans upset, other fans are looking forward to having younger talent, like 22-year-old Colton Parayko and 20-year-old Robby Fabbri, on the ice. Parayko is fifth in the NHL in plus/minus, meaning he has a high percentage of being on the ice when the Blues score a goal. Fabbri has produced ever since his debut where he scored his

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first goal.

“The younger players are more inexperienced leading them to act more professionally and have more speed on the ice than the veteran players,” junior Tim Campbell said.

The Blues started out the season with a two-goalie system where Jake Allen and Brian Elliott shared time in the goal. After a lower body injury to Allen, the Blues resorted to a onegoalie system. This made Elliot, who is currently the NHL leader in saves and goals against average, the sole goaltender. After Allen’s first game back from injury, he immediately became the sole goaltender, and Elliot went on injury list with an lower body injury. Both goalies have been injured numerous times this year to the point that the Blues had to make trades at

the deadline to ensure they always have a backup goalie.

“I prefer a one-goalie system because if a goalie starts, he should finish the game,” junior Bethany Farris said.

Through four years under head coach Ken Hitchcock, the Blues have been able to get first and second in their division every year. The farthest the Blues have gone in the postseason in four years is the conference semifinals.

Although the Blues fans are hopeful for a Stanley Cup, most fans believe that it will be two to three years before they will earn the trophy.

“The Blues get past the first round if they play smart and not fast,” Farris said. “The Blues will win the Stanley Cup if Hitchcock makes them work together, and they do not become cocky.”

Each issue a random JCHS student, faculty member and Red & Black staffer is asked who they think will win the sporting event. The record is kept all year to see which group wins overall.

Kansas City Royals VS. Los Angeles Angels

Jays Tennis VS. Helias Tennis

Student Record 8-4

JCHS Staff

Michael Ottoline Staff Record 8-4

Red & Black

Melanie Walsh R&B Record 6-6

Jake Worsham

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JCHS track is off to a running start

[photo by Taylor Johnson] Junior Addison Brown races against Hannibal in the 400 meter dash. Brown finished second in the race with a time of 56.3 seconds. [photo by Madeline Moats]

[photo by Madeline Moats] Sophomore Landon Stockman comes off the block in the 400 meter dash. He won his race against JV teams from Battle, Hickman and Rockbridge.

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Freshmen Caden Smith jumps over the high jump bar at the JV meet against Bettle, Hickman and Rockbridge.

[photo by Taylor Johnson]

[photo by Madeline Moats] Sydney Crawford shares a smile on the sidelines before her next race. Crawford is one of the jumpers for the team.

Senior Haley Watson finishes jumping over a hurdle in the girls 300 meter hurdles. Watson won the race against Hannibal opponents.

[photo by Madeline Moats]

Varsity boys line up on the blocks for the 100 meter dash. Both boys and girls won the meet against Hannibal on March 29 at Licklider Track.

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The perfect golf swing with Gabe Trowbridge Kaylee Klosterman

1. Backswing: The first movement made when hitting a golf ball begins with the golf club at the ground before your arms pull the club backwards.

3. Contact: Following the backswing, the golf club comes back down towards the ground, touches the golf ball, and puts the ball in motion.

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2. Top of backswing: With the backswing, the golf club reaches its highest point, which is above and behind your head.

4. Follow through:

Directly after contact, you complete the swing by continuing the clubs movement across the front of your body.

[photo by Erica Overfelt]

Take a hike. No, literally I

FEATURED ATHLETE:

Josh Morris

Sport: Tennis Grade: 12 Years on team: 4 Background: “Family played tennis and I loved the sport.”

Favorite part: “The challenge and strategy involved in winning a point.”

Role model: “John Wright (cousin).”

Favorite memory: “Freshmen year tennis road trips.”

Least favorite part: “Psychological challenge involved in playing well and lack of popularity in America.”

Fun fact about the team: “The team’s size has more than doubled since my freshman year.”

Interesting fact: “I’ve been playing tennis since I was nine.”

Awards: 2nd place trophy at the Nancy Duggins Tournament, Scholar Athlete Best game: “Sophomore year I was down in a match tiebreaker 2-8. I then won 8 consecutive points to win the match 10-8.”

Future: “Going to college on the east coast.”

Jake Worsham

n 1995, Cheryl Strayed took a 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail on a journey of self-discovery. In 2012, she published a book titled “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” that reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list and was in turn made into a movie in 2014. This is a recent example of something that has been around forever: hiking. Hiking by definition means walking for a long distance, especially through nature settings such as the woods.

“My definition would be going out to a peaceful place in nature and just walking around observing it all,” junior Adam Walker said.

Hiking serves many different purposes for many different people. Centuries ago it might have been a necessity in order to get from place to place, but today it is often a source of pleasure, exercise, or even “self-discovery” for many people.

Simply the act of getting away from the stress and anxieties of day-to-day life can be quite refreshing, as the only thing to focus on is the beautiful sights and putting one foot in front of the other.

“I like being able to escape for a little while. It helps clear my mind,” senior Sydney Vogel said. “It is a great stress reliever.”

There are many places to hike locally, such as the Runge Conservation Center, Binder, or by the river. Missouri is full of state parks that offer unique hiking trails for people looking for this escape. Walker has hiked at Taum Sauk Mountain, Niagara Falls, Johnson Shut-Ins, Arrow Rock, Timber Acres, St. Joseph, Forest Park, Elephant Rocks, and Rockbridge State Park. Vogel has hiked in upstate New York and in Mexico, as well as at HaHa Tonka and Logan’s Valley. “[Hiking is about] getting outdoors away from society and all things media and just enjoying the scenery and taking it all in, but also putting in the effort that exercise requires and breaking a sweat,” Vogel said.

People around the world looking for a long-term hiking trip often tackle the challenge of trails like the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail. These are both trails that span for thousands of miles across the country. In order to hike the entire trail, one would have to walk for a couple of months. This takes a lot of preparation but is something that thousands do every year, usually starting their journey around this time of the year in April.

As the weather continues to warm, hiking is a viable and enjoyable activity where you will be able to find exercise, fun, and maybe even yourself.

“I enjoy hiking because it relaxes me from the stress of school and it just makes me feel good,” Walker said.

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The picture-perfect ideal body Brandon Eigenman Mackenzie Allen Madi Baughman

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teenage girl sits watching the same fashion show that she has for the past 5 years. She likes to say that she’s just interested in the dresses, that she enjoys watching it for the fashion itself. The truth, however, is that she watches the show to see the models. She watches and envies the skinny bodies and perfectly proportional parts that she feels are completely unattainable for her. She is one of many girls who is influenced by the view of society that in order to be pretty you have to be skinny.

“Honestly, the majority of people I see, both genders, have some variance of body-related issues, ranging from self-esteem issues to severe traumarelated issues and eating disorders,” licensed professional counselor Charlotte Jones said.

This problem becomes even more prevalent during the summer, where everyone wants to look great in a bikini or that special swimming suit. Almost every teenage girl is familiar with the term “summer body.” They see it as their goal to be the most beautiful they can be. While this is something almost all people strive for, and it’s good to want to be the best that you can be,

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some people take this to the extreme and try so hard to be this perfect image of a person that they put their health at risk. Many people will go on diets which restrict the consumption of nutrients their body needs to function in order to get skinnier. A study showed that 34% to 57% of adolescent girls take part in crash dieting, fasting, self induced vomiting, laxatives or diet pills.

“Your body is your responsibility, and you need to take care of it,” senior Rylee Rimiller said. “However, taking care of it means nourishing it properly and exercising for at least thirty minutes a day, not obsessing over a certain image and over-working your body.”

While media is partially to blame for the rise in insecurity among teen girls, it’s by no means the only factor causing discomfort in one’s own skin.

Almost 20 million women and 10 million men in the world suffer from a significant eating disorder at some point in their life, such as bulimia or anorexia nervosa, with there being a noticeable rise in incidence of anorexia among girls between 15 and 18 each decade. Of course the media brushes this off as being just another fad, but eating disorders can cause major health problems such as gastric ruptures, tooth decay, osteoporosis, and even electrolyte imbalances that can lead

Consume healthy foods and do not skip any meals.

Eat snacks throughout the day. Try eating fruits and vegetables, not candy or chips.

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to irregular heartbeat and potentially death.

“Folks with eating disorders often suffer from a sort of fanaticism,” founding pastor of Table of Grace church Michelle Scott Huffman said.

“Where exercise should be healthy, they sort of let it take over their lives almost in a very unhealthy way.”

With everything in the media and all of the pressures that face young girls and young people, these statistics come as simply another scary reality for parents and kids alike. If one really believes that their body needs to change though, there are healthy ways to do so. These could include working out because it gives you more energy and not because you want to be skinny, and eating foods that give your body the nutrients that it needs. While one takes care of the body though, they must also take care of their mind as well and try not to let themselves get sucked into negative self images.

“To me, the perfect body is not necessarily an appearance type thing. I think a perfect body is one that you feel comfortable in, and one that you treat right,” Rimiller said. “A perfect body is not, in my eyes, a defined six pack that shows when you’re not flexing, or leg muscles that have obviously been worked for hours on end. A perfect body is one that you love and care for.”

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Drink at least 8 glasses of water each day.

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Exercise 4-5 days a week and try to burn off your calorie intake.

Do you think teens are too obsessed with their body image?

“Teens are affected by what they see. Models aren’t realistic and clothes are never shaped to fit real people.”

-Patty Doerhoff, School Nurse

“They are obsessed because society tells them what they should and shouldn’t look like.”

-Kelsey Prenger, junior

“We’re worried about being judged; everyone judges.”

-Cole Ahrens, junior

“I think it is because of what media portrays.”

-Teshura Rogers, Guidance Counselor

A Barbie doll, which is a common toy for young girls, portrays a body type that is physically impossible for humans to attain when the doll’s dimensions are scaled to human size.

Waist-Hip Ratio

Neck

average woman has a WHR of 0.80.

Barbie would be incapable of lifting her head.

With a neck twice twice as long and six inches thinner than the average woman’s,

Barbie has a waist hip ratio of 0.56. That means her waist measurement is exactly 56 percent of her hip circumference. The

Legs

Waist

inches of girth.

has room for half of a liver and a few inches of intestines.

With a 16 inch waist (smaller than her head) Barbie only

The average woman’s legs are 20% longer.

Barbie’s are also much thinner, at only 16

Feet

Wrist

With 6 inch ankles, a child’s size 3 foot, and top heavy weight distribution, Barbie would have to walk on all fours.

Don’t ask Barbie to do any heavy lifting. She has 3.5 inch wrists and

would be completely incapable of lifting things.

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[photo by Madeline Moats]

Southwest gives young students hope Madeline Moats

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he Southwest Early Childhood Center is a place full of joy, growth and sweet smiles. This is a free program for children who show educational and financial need such as being eligible for free or reduced lunch and show low premature test scores.

It is for children between the ages of 3 and 5 and is meant to prepare them for school. Ranging in age, they also range in personalities, from the quiet and sweet girl to the rambunctious but cuddly boy. These students are different from others because they love to be at school 100% of the time.

“It gives them a place to go and get their mind off of whatever is going on outside of school,” frequent volunteer Jayme Baumgartner said. “It makes them look forward to learning and gives them opportunity to grow.”

Each day they have a similar routine that includes picking jobs, singing songs, watching educational videos and learning about manners. Little do

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they know while they’re having fun, each thing they do is secretly entwined with educational concepts. Picking jobs teaches them responsibility, every song is teaching them literacy, and manners is just as it sounds. They are learning skills not only for school but for everyday life.

“Seeing the growth of our students, their parents/family, and also our staff is celebrated and is one step closer to a more positive future,” Southwest Early Childhood Center principal Nicole Langston said. “Our halls are lined with student, family and staff goals, and when those goals are reached a sticker is placed on the written goal and then celebrated.”

Another interesting and notable program at Southwest is their Special Education Department. It serves children who meet the same requirements as stated earlier but also have an evaluation process before being accepted. Students in these classes follow around the same schedules but have uniquely defined procedures that

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fit with each students certain needs and gives them the opportunity to learn at their own pace. Students in this program will also be offered therapies if needed and will be given tools to help them with everyday life.

Southwest Early Childhood Center gives children with tough situations an opportunity to find an environment with safety, joy, and a learning experience. They are given high expectations and pushed to do things, in hopes that it will give them the drive to succeed. Kids in this program get a jumpstart on education that will prepare them for school and life in general.

“It gives an opportunity for children who are already at a disadvantage to have more hands on learning,” frequent volunteer Mara Busch said. “I think it’s really important for these kids to have this experience so they can catch up with other kids at their age that aren’t having the same struggles these children are.”

An aptitude for art

Makenzie Baldwin

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efferson City High School is filled with a variety of talented students and staff.

One in particular, sophomore Emily Reed, has a passion for just about anything artistic.

Reed has been practicing art for as long as she can remember. She says she uses it as a way to express herself.

“From the moment I could hold a pencil, I would just start drawing,” Reed said. “But it would just be little kid stuff.”

Reed is now very involved with art, and does it in several different ways. From pottery to paintings, she has pretty much tried it all.

“My favorite form of art is probably colored pencil because you can make so much detail,” Reed said.

Reed has participated in a total of four chalk drawing contests downtown during the Capital Street Art Fairs. Last year, she won second place and received a prize of $30.

This year, Reed helped paint the backdrop for the Winter Sports assembly and she is currently helping work on the backdrop for the prom assembly as well. “[The backdrop] was so beautiful, the colors were so soft and blended so nicely,” senior Bryanna Goins said. “I think Emily is truly artistic. She has an amazing talent when creating a painting.”

Reed is currently taking Art II with Mrs. Snow. She thoroughly enjoys it and appreciates Snow as a teacher. Snow thinks very highly of Reed, and believes that she could go far with her talent. “[Reed] is just phenomenal. She needs no help at all and I think it is just a natural ability,” Snow said. “It is really fascinating to watch.”

Reed says that she wants to continue with art and sees herself doing it in the future.

She says she hopes to make a career out of it and loves the aspects of it.

“I’m thinking about art school, but I want to go to a college with a good art program at least,” Reed said.

Snow hopes and believes Reed could be very successful in the future as well.

“I think Emily could and definitely should do something with her art in the future. She is probably the most talented student that I have had,” Snow said.

[photo by Makenzie Baldwin]

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“I”

“am”

“a”

“Jay”

Sophomore Madison Behrens displays how to sign “I am a Jay.” Behrens believes that sign language is important. [photos by Erica Overfelt]

A different kind of language Ariana Pauley

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eople listen throughout most of their day. Whether they’re tuning in to teachers, their peers, music or just the ambient noise of the world, hearing is relied on by a large amount of the population. The deaf experience is a different way of communicating that many people with the ability to hear and speak without obstruction view as a type of foreign language.

Sign language provides a way for the deaf and others to hold conversations.

Jefferson City High School senior Chelsie Hart has been signing well enough to hold a conversation for six years and believes it is important to take the time to communicate with the deaf. Hart attends a church with a deaf ministry and has taken classes there for years.

“In America it’s the most ignored

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group of people,” Hart said of the deaf community. “It’s a great culture to get involved in and it is fun to talk with deaf people.”

Madison Behrens, a sophomore at JCHS, has never taken a sign language class, using different methods to learn, and stresses the importance of sign language.

“It’s just as important as French or Spanish or the most common languages, it’s just not used as much,” Behrens said.

Behrens’ methods of learning, while not conventional, act as a way for her to gain the ability to communicate with the deaf community.

“I watch the TV show ‘Switched at Birth’ and I got inspired because there are some people that don’t understand our language and I want to make it a more comfortable world for them,” Behrens said.

Behrens said she learned many of

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the signs that she knows by watching the show for the last two years. Time and availability of classes can hinder one’s ability to learn sign language, but Behrens has shown that it’s possible to do things during daily routines to gain some of the knowledge necessary to sign in conversation.

Both Behrens and Hart encourage those interested in sign language to take the initiative and learn.

“If you’re interested just go for it, because it is fun,” Hart said.

Taking the time to stop and look, rather than listen, can be the difference between oblivion and recognition when noticing the deaf community.

“Sign language is important because they can not choose to learn a different language. You can choose to learn Latin or Spanish but you have to reach out to them in order for them to communicate with you,” Hart said.

The green team is budding at JCHS Gillian Burks

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he topic of environmental consciousness has seemed to die down in the past few years.

Fewer people discuss it on a regular basis, perhaps as a way to simply ignore it. A common practice most people do to reduce issues such as pollution and the ever-growing size of landfills is recycling. Recycling is defined as “to make something new from something that has been used before” by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. It’s a process in which the only step you need to complete is as simple as separating your plastics and papers into a different waste bin than your trash.

Almost every classroom in Jefferson City High School has a recycling box that is easily filled with used papers throughout the day, alongside empty bottles and containers. But what we don’t see is the small group of students

that make their way through the school emptying the boxes every other day. These silent workers are part of a group that is self-proclaimed as the “Green Team.” This team is a voluntary service provided by Melanie Fraga’s F.A.S.T. class.

“The purpose is to help with the environment and keep the place clean,” Khang Tran, president of the Green Team, said.

This job was taken on by Ms. Fraga’s class two years ago. There was a class that handled it three years ago, but some issues were disrupting the actual efficiency, such as the boxes were being throw away as well as the recycling. So the classrooms would no longer have recycling bins at all, and therefore the classes would no longer be recycling.

This meant that most of the building’s recycling was being combined with the trash, and therefore was not using the recycling service the school has been and is paying for to its full advantage.

The recycling bins were there, they were simply not being used.

“Four stories, here we are at the capital, and recycling isn’t even happening. I just think it was criminal,” Fraga said. “Places that use large amounts of paper, such as schools, create a lot of recyclable waste.

If it weren’t for our Green Team all of that would simply be put into the waste bins, and therefore be transported to a landfill.”

Although the Green Team is small with big hopes at the moment, there are great dreams for future years. Ideas that have yet to be put into action are already being thought of.

“I’d like to take on a challenge at the cafeteria. It used to be that they had plastic trays and wash them, and now, if you notice, everything is Styrofoam,” Fraga said.

Growth of the Green Team and its supporters could mean newer, more eco-friendly choices at JCHS.

Checking in on the early graduates Brenna Duncan

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ost seniors have gotten to the point where they regret not graduating early, and dislike still having to come to school.

Some seniors might have friends who graduated from Jefferson City High School in December who they are completely jealous of.

Many of these students have spent their months out of school working.

James Luther graduated early and got a job. “I’ve been working at the luxurious local Kmart, taking courses online through Moberly and recording streetfights for worldstar,” Luther said.

Each student has a different reason as to why they graduated early.

“I graduated early because I had plenty of credits and didn’t want to be stuck in school if I didn’t have to

be,” Morgan Moffat said. “Since I’ve graduated I’ve been working full time and traveled a little here and there.”

Other students chose to graduate in December because of the changes that came to JCHS this school year.

“Originally, I wasn’t planning on graduating early. I chose to because the ten-block schedule was very stressful to manage and keep up with on top of having a part-time job,” Reve Theroff said.

It can be a strange transition for those who are out of school since most of their friends are still at Jefferson City High School, but they are happy to have a lot more independence.

“It’s nice to have more freedom,” Moffat said. “It’s really weird having some friends still in school. Our schedules don’t always match up so

it’s difficult to find time for each other sometimes.”

There are also a few seniors who are already in college full-time and working full-time.

“I have been attending college and working. I attend State Fair full time and I also work full time as a preschool teacher,” Theroff said. “I also still work at my part time job.”

There are both pros and cons for those few seniors who graduated early and for those who are still in school and wishing for May to come sooner.

“I graduated early because I could, like I had no idea that was an option so I kinda just went with it,” Luther said.

“It’s more inconvenient than weird.

My schedule doesn’t really match up.

I work a lot on weekends and am free during regular school hours.”

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The Red and Black Editorial: One high school vs two high schools

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ot too long ago, the Jefferson City Public Schools school board made the decision to keep one high school, rather than dividing the current student population between two. Instead, the academy system was put into place with the intention of being a way for students to more easily take classes tailored to their interests. However, the academy system can’t solve all of the current student population problems. A lot of students and teachers alike feel like two high schools would be a better solution, but some aren’t convinced yet that the issues with one high school are bad enough to make the switch.

For years now, the students and staff here at Jefferson City High School have felt the squeeze of a high school that may be too small to accommodate its entire facility. With a teacher-to-student ratio roughly around 19:1, class sizes over the past decade have been bigger than ever. Even with classes tailored to academies, many students will find themselves in less personalized relationships with teachers and other classmates due to the larger classes. While this doesn’t sound like too much of an issue on paper, studies have found that the decrease in personal relationships between a student and their peers/ teachers leads to the widening of the achievement gap, which is dangerous

of the Nichols Career Center, the influx of incoming students proved to be so drastic that there was the necessity of mobile classrooms to hold everyone.

Additionally, with the addition of the sophomores’ iPads this year, the school’s WiFi is also becoming increasingly hard to access. If the curriculum is experiencing a shift to the digital realm, how will students be able to access their work when the network is so unreliable? By next year, all students in every grade will have iPads. Is this new shift to paperless learning possible with the increasing amount of students? Significant changes would have to be made to the network to keep the curriculum running as smoothly as possible.

Though the current high school has served us well over the years, it’s just becoming unfit to hold so many students [Cartoon by Ainsley Grey] and faculty members.

If there were two high schools that could divide the same number of students students in it to keep up with every currently attending JCHS, many of problem at once. With five lunch the problems we’ve been experiencing shifts overlapping, there’s barely any over the past few years would be time to clean up in-between lunches, monumentally less of an issue. If the which gives the cafeteria staff a amount of students wasn’t as big, difficult job to do. Every day, there then one high school would suffice, are students who leave messes all but it’s in the best interest of the over the bathrooms, which becomes JCHS community to allow for more a huge hassle for janitors. Even with room for students to prosper. the construction over the summer to create new classrooms in the building and the additional space to the futures of students all over the JCHS community.

Another concern of the JCHS community is the physical status of the current high school. The fact is, the high school has simply too many

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head TO head Student athletes do not get special treatment

Athletes vs Non-Athletes

Megan Newton

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ne thing a lot of students like to do is to try to pull the “that’s not fair” card. Students will look for any excuse they can for not turning in their homework. A lot of non-athletes try to say that those students in sports get special treatment. Sure, not every due date is going to be the exact same for every student, and there are going to be deadline extensions, but that doesn’t happen because someone is an athlete.

If a student is missing school for an excused reason, such as an extracurricular activity sponsored by the school, then they obviously don’t have to turn it in the same day everyone who was in class does. If something like a family emergency happened, and a student came to the teacher and asked for an extension then the teacher is most likely going to show some compassion and give them an extra day to do the assignment.

So if people are going to try to say that athletes get special treatment in school, then so do a lot of other students. Some [Photo by Mackenzie Allen] students may also think teachers favor athletes because of the amount of attention they are getting, but once again that’s not true. As an athlete you’re encouraged to become close with your teachers. Depending on what sport you play you miss different amounts of school for your sport, but I think every athlete here has missed school at least once for their sport. Each student can dictate what type of relationship they have with their teacher though, so when someone tries to argue that athletes get “special treatment” from teachers because of how much attention they are given, that’s irrelevant.

Some athletes may seem to be treated differently compared to others, but that could have something to do about what’s going on in their home life or the type of personality they have. I can honestly say that as an athlete at JCHS I have never felt that my teammates or myself have been treated any differently than the rest of the students here.

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Favoritism is based on athletes at JCHS Dalton Wheeler

here’s no doubt that JCHS is considered a sportsorientated school; that’s something you could even say about the city as a whole. Even if a school is more focused on sports or journalism or whatever they may be big on, they are expected to still treat every student equally and fairly, something that it seems JCHS lacks when it comes to student athletes.

The problem is this: coaches are also teachers. These coaches spend many days of their lives with these athletes, training them, learning more about them, and getting on a more personal level with them. It’s the same concept with how people treat other people in general. If I’m friends with someone, or know them a lot more than someone else, I will no doubt treat them differently.

Now, coaches may not be considering their players as “friends,” but they are around them a lot more and have a deeper relationship than a teacher has with a normal student. Ranging from being more lenient with their grade or simply looking the other way when the athlete is seen doing something that could’ve gotten them in trouble, coaches treat their athletes differently.

It’s not only athletes either.

I can speak from experience that students that are involved with an activity that can link back to academics will be treated differently. There has been multiple times where my teacher “doesn’t need to edit my rough draft” or when I’m “expected to write well” just because I’m in the journalism program.

Unfortunately, this is an issue that may never be fixed. It’s a form of stereotypes. Just because some guy is in debate doesn’t immediately make him smart or right on certain subjects. I’m not saying that most people in debate aren’t smart; in reality they are, but we use the fact that they are in debate to be the cause of why they are smart. This can be applied to almost any sport or activity. Rather than seeing that person as a football player or a choir singer, we need to see them as just another student that participates in said activity.

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Dear JCHS: Keep volunteering voluntary Jake Worsham

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any high schoolers have been required to do hours of community service as a punishment for a variety of misdemeanors. Even for adults who face charges, community service is often a substitute for jail time.

However, is this the most effective form of punishment?

Whenever we describe community service as a “punishment” it degrades the act of the practice altogether.

Community service should be something highly praised and regarded, and it should viewed as something that students should want to do. However, when it is regarded largely as a punishment issued by a court, it can make others less likely to do it to avoid the stigma of being thought of as a criminal.

Volunteering literally means doing something willingly, so when one is forced to do it to by a court it takes willingness out of the equation. It often leads to unhappy volunteers who do not take their punishment seriously.

The basic principle makes sense -- when a person commits a crime of some sort, they are taking something away

from their community, so by volunteering they can give something back.

However, is giving back to a community something that should be compelled? If volunteering needs to be compelled it makes it seem like it is an unpleasant thing to do. It can often be a very pleasant experience to volunteer and to give back to one’s community.

Some people believe that it is better to have criminals be issued hours of community service rather than to spend the money to house them in jails. Forced community service also takes away the feeling of selflessness and, all in all, will help the community is some way.

Despite this, community service is too important to be viewed as a punishment issued out to low-grade criminals.

It should be a positive experience without a social stigma.

Those who are volunteering should be held in high-esteem rather than being seen as being forced to do what they are doing.

Students at fault for poor bus conditions Dalton Wheeler

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lot of things come to mind when you ask about what is wrong with JCHS. One thing that many people don’t think about is the things that aren’t necessarily inside the school, such as the school buses.

There are a variety of school buses at JCHS, some that are in decent condition and some that are completely trashed. These buses have issues ranging from seats being torn up to trash covering the floor. Whether people realize it or not, this is an issue that needs to be fixed, especially since the solution is so simple.

There’s no doubt that if you put a ton of teenagers in a room with minimal supervision, something is sooner or later

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going to get torn up. The students are the main cause of this problem. Holes don’t just appear in the back of bus seats and trash doesn’t materialize right under people’s feet.

With previous problems, administration hasn’t seemed to be on top of their game with them, but this is a problem they cannot really control. They don’t have the time, or money, to repair the countless number of buses that have been trashed.

The buses are trashed because of the students, simple as that. It is a form of disrespect to the school and is considered vandalism. What is the point in stabbing a hole in the back of a seat? But hey, at least the bus can get from point A to B, right?

Best friends or just acquaintances?

Kaylee Klosterman

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hroughout our life, we are faced with millions upon millions of obstacles which range from microscopic to considerably extensive. A microscopic hurdle that many students at Jefferson City High School jump everyday is whether or not it is better to have a lot of acquaintances or a couple of close friends. Honestly, this argument does not have a set answer due to the numerous pros and cons of both sides. It may be very complicated for some people to choose which option is best for them; however, it may be both.

There are a lot of positives to being friends with everyone.

One reason may be that you will always have friends in class. Also, it’s morally right to get along with everyone even if you have had problems with them in the past.

Junior Arielle Guitard sums this up by saying that “having friends in every class makes school a little more fun and I love talking to people in the halls.”

Although having a lot of acquaintances seems like the best idea, you may change your mind. Having a lot of acquaintances instead of having a few close friends doesn’t give you anyone to talk to about the problems you face throughout your life. Another reason it may be hard to be friends with everyone is because a lot of us tend to be really good at holding grudges. Someone could upset you in the smallest way, but depending on your mood, it could

completely change the way you feel about them.

Many people believe that it is important to have a couple close friends and I couldn’t agree more. Sharing your secrets and good times is an essential part of friendship that you can’t get with just anyone. But more importantly, it’s nice to have someone to lean on through the hard times. It’s impossible to push through rock bottom without anyone there for you.

Now that having a couple close friends seems like the best route, it may not be. What if you only have a couple close friends and they all end up stabbing you in the back? Maybe that’s just a girl thing and guys don’t really have to worry about that, but it happens. If that happened and you weren’t friends with a lot of people, you’d basically have to start over and find new friends.

So what is the best option? Maybe it’s both. Maybe you should have some friends that you keep close, but still be friends with everyone. What’s the point of hating people and holding grudges anyway? What’s done is done and should be put in the past. Maybe mistakes were made or maybe they weren’t mistakes at all, but why should it matter if you can’t change what happened? So be cool with everyone, get rid of the pettiness in your life, move on, and keep the good friends close.

High school dress code: Dress cool, be cool W Brooklynne Propes

ith spring and summer in our midst, everyone is anxious to get right into shorts and tank tops. However, we should keep in mind that we are at school, which is considered a professional environment.

Sometimes people get angry at administration for disciplining them about their clothing choices. They say things like “my mom let me leave the house like this” or “I’m just trying to dress for the weather.” While I agree with the fact that shoulders aren’t provocative and my legs should not distract a boy from learning algebra, I probably should not wear a tube top and short shorts to class. There are plenty of ways to look cute and not look like you are going to a party at 3 o’clock. Girls can wear dresses (of the appropriate

length) and maybe a cardigan to go over it. Another option is shorts that have an inseam of 3 inches with a nice shirt.

Though guys don’t have many dress code rules that pertain to them, the handbook does say that shirts cannot advertise or suggest inappropriate messages such as alcohol, tobacco, weapons, profanity,or sexual innuendos. So instead, you could wear a nice solid shirt or anything without the examples above. There are always options to anything you dislike.

Some may say that the dress code is enforced very strictly while others say staff is very lenient. Even though some may not agree with the dress code, or the staff member correcting your dress, that is how it has always been and always will be.

[Cartoon by Ainsley Grey]

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Quick tips for a green thumb Gillian Burks

Now that spring is underway, here are a few last minute tips to help you with creating the perfect garden.

with stunted growth in 1. No one likes getting dirt caked 2. Plants 3. the new leaves, roots or new under their fingernails, and sometimes you just can't seem to find gloves. Worry not!

Simply take a bar of soap and run your nails over the surface so that it collects beneath them. When you've finished your gardening simply wash the soap and away, and your clean nails will be right there waiting for you.

sprouts can be a sign of a calcium deficiency. An easy way to give your plants a quick calcium-rich fertilizer is by blending down your old eggshells and then spreading them in the dirt around the plant.

Eggcellent!

4.Some plants like to treat the

garden like they own it by growing in every direction, quickly taking over the whole area. An easy solution to this is to take a normal sized plastic pot and cut out the bottom of it, dig out a circle in the soil and place this circular barrier down into the ground before planting the invasive plant.

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Instead of putting those roses you got in a vase and letting them eventually wither away, snip off the buds for your own keeping and reuse the stems to grow your own rose bushes.

Cut a hole into a potato and poke the rose stem into the potato.

This provides the needed moisture for the stem to grow, then plant the entire potato with the stem into the ground so that one the stem pokes out of the soil.

you hate when you water easy green way to start 7. An 6. Don’t your indoor plant and the soil your seedlings is to plant just seeps out the bottom? A helpful tip to fix this issue is to just place a coffee filter on the bottom of the pit before filling it with soil. That way the filter will catch the dirt and keep it from going everywhere while still allowing the water to drain.

Clay pots may be a cute decoration to hold your beloved plants, but they can sure be a hassle to move around once they’re full. Instead of filling the entire pot with soil, fill half of it with packing peanuts. Don’t forget to put a layer of landscaping fabric over top of the peanuts so that your top half of dirt doesn’t fall out. This lightens your load, but still provides a great drainage system.

them in the used citrus peels from oranges or other fruits.

Just take the empty half of an orange(or whatever fruit you eat) and fill it with a bit of soil. Then plant the seedling.

When the time comes, you can just plant the entire thing in the garden, after making a hole in the bottom of the citrus peel to allow drainage.

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you’ve boiled vegetables 8.After (maybe even from your own

garden!) instead of just dumping all that nutrient rich water down the sink, let it cool, and then just use it to water your garden. All the nutrients lost in the boiling process will be replaced back into the soil for your plants to enjoy.

[Photo by Erica Overfelt]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip Mackenzie Allen

Ingredient: • 1/4 c butter • 1/4 c brown sugar, slightly packed • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract • 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature • 1/2 c confectioners’ sugar • 1 c mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar, Whisk together over medium-high heat until dissolved for about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla extract. Set aside and let cool, if you can, stick in the freezer for 15 minutes.

• In the meantime, mix together the cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar for 1-2 minutes . Slowly pour in butter and sugar mixutre. Beat on medium-high until the mixture is combined and not seperated.

Stir in chocolate chips.

• Recommended to serve with Graham Crackers, Nilla Wafers, and/or Animal Crackers

Spring cleaning: creative ways to declutter your life this spring Abbigail Gierer Coordinate your car • Get a small plastic tub • Put your essentials in it (such as tissues, baby wipes, sunscreen, first aid kit)

Stockpile Bobbypins • Get an empty tic tac container (remove the wrapper) • Fill it up with stray bobby pins • Decorate to your heart’s desire

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Did you see a good movie? Read an interesting book?

Hear a great song that’s stuck in your head?

reviews

Stop by room 141 with your suggestion.

Brooklynne Propes

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iracles From Heaven, which stars Jennifer Garner and Kylie Rogers, is an emotional film based on true events of the Beam family. Anna Beam (Kylie Rogers) is diagnosed with an incurable stomach disease which leaves her family in great distress.

The family is left with nothing but hope and faith in God. The mother and father have to make difficult financial decisions to keep their daughter alive. The movie shows how difficult it is for not only the

person who is ill, but the how much it affects those around them. I strongly recommend seeing this movie if you haven’t already. It is a film for everyone of all ages. You will laugh and cry, but mostly cry.

The movie shows the journey of Anna Beam and how she struggles daily with simple things like eating and the digestion of food due to her disease. Miracles from Heaven is eye opener for people of all ages.

Erica Overfelt

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ay Pride can sometimes amount to the number of Jay merchandise someone owns.

Thankfully, the Entrepreneurship B Class at Jefferson City High School has the entire community covered. So, let’s list off the product sold so far this year: charcoal grey long sleeve, white crew neck, the black quarter zip and the slate blue t-shirt. Obviously each product was different than the last, but I was disappointed in this year’s designs.

Of course it is going to be difficult in

finding a creative design since they all have to be about the high school or community, but I feel like I have seen all the designs before. I mean, is a red and white JC with Jays in cursive underneath it creative?

However, that doesn’t really matter since record breaking sales occurred all year. I am a happy owner of the slate grey t-shirt. Compared to the other merchandise this t-shirt was cheap, and light for summer wear.

Veronica Townsend

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ayn’s first words in “PILLOWTALK” are “Climb on board. We’ll go slow and high tempo.” This is a great way to describe his first solo album “Mind of Mine”. A person can always expect Zayn to hit the high notes perfectly, to have a beautiful voice and to have a more grown up look from his One Direction days. Zayn’s high notes are predominantly featured in songs like “PILLOWTALK” and “fOoL fOr YoU”. Songs like “TiO” and “dRuNk” may need parental supervision. One thing Zayn needs to work on is having

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the tempo of his songs match his beautiful voice. He sings slow with a high tempo beat in the background.

The beat drowns out his voice. His best songs that demonstrate a great balance of both are “BeFoUr” and “sHe”. I believe X-Factor made the right choice of grouping Zayn with One Direction, and I liked him better in One Direction. However, I believe this album is a great alternative to listen to while fans impatiently wait for One Direction to come back from hiatus.

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