Sean Gannon Portfolio 2017

Sean Gannon Portfolio 2017

Reflection 1

My most significant work this semester was the May issue.

This particular issue featured a large photo of a natural land bridge with a few journalism students on it, two articles, and a very unique drop-cap with a picture embedded into it.

The picture complimented the rest of the page very well because it took up a lot of the negative space that was left over after the articles had been place and gave the page a more pleasing natural look.

I took and was given many pictures of the bridge itself but I wanted something that showed the grand size of it so I chose to use a picture with students on top of the bridge.

Stories written on the page were fantastic and very informative. The article at the top of the page tells about the wonderful and miraculous land bridge that has formed in Sedona called Devil’s Bridge. The second article at the bottom of the page explains fun ways to cool off this summer in lakes and rivers around Arizona.

There was a “Man-on-the-street� conducted early on in the production process but I was unable to fit

everything onto one page.

I felt this spread was easier to produce than the ones I have done previously because I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience and I am more comfortable with InDesign. I feel that in issues to come, I can use the skills I have learned from my first experience to make more appealing spreads and improve the newspaper with my small contributions. There is still so much for me to learn about editing, producing the newspaper, using Indesign, and working with everyone in the class to make everything come together perfectly.

Seeing the finished product published on paper and handed out to the whole school is definitely a great feeling. Having the physical page in your hands and being able to show people is a huge accomplishment in itself but just seeing how well everything fits together, how it all falls into place perfectly. That's what really makes the newspaper such a special thing and that's why my proudest work is my May issue travel page. It all came together so well in the end and the entire process allowed me to learn so much.

Reflection 2 From the beginning of this school year, teamwork has been heavily emphasized by everyone in the class. If one person does not do the work that is required of them, then the entire team here could crumble.

I believe that working with others is one of my strongest attributes. Cooperation is a huge part of my daily life and is essential to making everything run smoothly in and outside of this class.

I may not have been an editor for very long but I do know that without a team, none of the production of the newspaper could be accomplished. As a leader, I felt in control of my page for most of the time. I plan to make these skills stronger in the following year. If I were to do anything differently, I would make sure that I was more informed about what was going on with the stories on my page. I wasn’t sure about the direction of some of the articles for my page, and this caused some confusion as production day got closer. Because I was new to the whole “editor” process, I know what to pay attention to so I can be better with it in the future and know the status of each article on my page.

For the actual production skills of the paper, I am still learning about InDesign, and I have a lot that I can improve on. Although I do feel that I have improved a significant amount since my promotion in December.

I plan on continuing this course next year as a senior so that I can further advance my skills as an editor and a young journalist. I have very seriously considered making a career out of this field so I may use this well into the future and make money from it.

Deadlines are an essential part of the production process. I need everything a writer has as soon as I ask.

This means interviews, research, a written article, photos, literally everything.

I learned that someone can BS all they want about having interviews and starting to write stories but when it comes down to the wire, some cannot provide all of this information that is essential to the production of the paper. This causes speed bumps and roadblocks for the editors because we have to be able to produce our pages at a set time no matter what.

In the future, I will enforce deadlines more strictly. I plan on following the set due dates of all information required by the writers. If a writer does not have his/her information done on time, I will threaten to cut their article entirely as a scare tactic, then hopefully he/she will be motivated enough by a crappy grade do the work that was initially asked of them.

Journalism ethics are one of the most important things to a journalist because if the absolute truth is not told correctly and factually, we are just spreading rumors and lies. A real life example of breaking this code of ethics was exposed earlier in the school year when a certain staff member took her articles from an outside source and claimed it as her own. This could ruin our chances to continue being an award-winning newspaper. To avoid this issue, I will copy and paste them into google and see if they are plagiarized.

I believe that I was very dedicated to the paper throughout this semester because I tried did all of my work on time and then some. Other people throughout the semester also asked for my help with little things like pictures or “man-on-the-street” interviews for certain small assignments.

I showed up to every single production day with my amazing girlfriend.

I have learned so much from this class and hope to continue learning throughout my high school journalism career. I want to become more familiar with InDesign so that I can help improve the overall appeal of the newspaper and teach other new editors the way of a true master. (I'm not a true master at all, I am probably the worst at InDesign)

Tear Sheets

NEWS

Travel

Debate swirls around Trump education secretary pick

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DRIVERS GO OFF THE GRID

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By CAITY BONINE g staff writer

RIZONA’S deserts

offer a wide array of off-roading trails for trucks, Jeeps, ATVs, mountain bikes, and dirt bikes alike.

Conditions that would normally be considered a driving nightmare to ordinary people are what draw in off-roaders. Bumpy, rocky, muddy terrain is ideal when driving for fun rather than simply by means of transportation.

“It’s fun to get out where phones don’t work, enjoy time outside, find new places, and explore wherever the trail goes,” said Dawson Ketchum, a senior.

There are various types of offroading. One specific type of off roading is mudding, which centers around getting dirty. Because it is not easy to happen upon mud puddles to drive through on any given day in Arizona, people must wait for rain storms, making this option less convenient than others.

Another more advanced and technical type of off roading is rock crawling. According to adventure.howstuffworks.com, “this activity requires precision, planning, and prior knowledge of the vehicle being used.”

Off roading is enjoyed by many because of its adventurous appeal. Going off the pavement and driving where vehicles are not intended to be driven is

By ANNALEE BARNETT g sports editor

Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s Secretary of education is a highly controversial choice due to her background in school choice and the voucher system.

Devos is a Republican businesswoman and education activist and is known for her position on school choice. Devos has campaigned for charter schools and vouchers as well. Vouchers are certificates of government funding for a student or parent that chooses a specific school.

However, putting Devos in the position of Secretary of Education is highly controversial.

“I believe that there were lots of other people that could have been more beneficial for Trump, especially since she [DeVos] has no experience in education, someone with a lot more experience about education could have been a lot more beneficial to our country,” said Kaitlyn Williams, a senior.

TAKING RESOURCES FROM SCHOOLS

DeVos’ critics worry that, by using vouchers, public education will lose resources, students, and money.

“I don’t necessarily have a problem with school choice or vouchers, as long as the playing field is even. If charter schools and private schools have to follow the same guidelines we do in public schools, than I’m okay with it,” said Steven Bebee, principal.

PARENTS CAN CHOOSE

DeVoss supporters argue that by allowing parents to choose where they want their child to study and learn, they are giving that student a better opportunity, “Betsy’s philosophy is that we ought to regard it as an opportunity to make sure that each of these families and each of these kids is better serve,” said Frederick Hess from the American Enterprise Institute.

The American Enterprise Institute is a research center dedicated to issues of government, economics, politics, and social welfare.

Another criticism is that DeVos also has very little experience with education, although some see that as an advantage.

“I think it could be beneficial, because she doesn’t have a link to the government. She’s not necessarily under the influence of any particular person. Many people that are linked to the government are very corrupted,” said Williams.

For 20 years in Michigan, Devos worked to change public schools into private charters.

However, the grades and test scores in Detroit charter schools ended below the state average, raising the question of whether or not schools of choice generate lower performance levels.

“I don’t think that it is affected by whether or not you go to a charter or public school.

However I do think it’s important that public schools are available so people who can’t afford it have somewhere to go,” said Alissa Hafezi, a junior.

Deserted desert

RUN-DOWN DOG RACING TRACK in Black Canyon City lies in disrepair over years of neglect. 4MIA GILLING

Ethan Penington, a freshman kisses a Nissan GT-R R33 Skyline.

Over 3,000 cars were sold at six auto auctions. 4 SEAN GANNON

By SEAN GANNON g travel editor

Barrett Jackson of Scottsdale was a car show and auction that hundreds-of-thousands of people attend each year to watch multimillion dollar cars be sold to public bidders. People and celebrities from all over the world attended this event to either bid on anything from iconic classic cars, to brand new supercars.

“They let you sit and look at all the aspects of most the cars that companies like Ford and Chevy bring to showcase,” said Ethan Penington, a freshman and Porsche fanboy.

On January 20, rockstar Steven Tyler sold his Hennessey Venom GT for $800,000. All of which he donated to his charity called “Janie’s Fund” which aids young women that have suffered from abuse or neglect.

The Hennessey Venom GT is a 7.0 litre V8 powered hypercar that produces roughly 1,244 horsepower delivered to the rear wheels. This car is capable of going from a dead stand still to two hundred miles per hour in just over fourteen seconds. According to venomgt.com, the Hennessey Venom GT currently holds the world record for the fastest two-seat sports car at a blistering 270.49 miles per hour.

Tyler's Venom GT is the fifth of twelve ever made and the very first convertible version produced.

“The most interesting thing about Barrett Jackson is the amount of cars that they present, which ranges from classics to modern day exclusives,” said Jimmy Flanagan, a junior and classic car enthusiast.

Justin Bieber’s custom built 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia F1 Edition sold at auction on January 21 for $434,500. West Coast Customs, a company that personalizes cars for celebrities such as Shaquille O’Neal, Tyga, and Mark Wahlberg, built a custom Ferrari 458 Italia wrapped in matte blue chrome with a full Liberty Walk widebody kit including a rear spoiler, fender flares, side skirts, and a front splitter. The interior was fitted with a 2,000 watt ten inch subwoofer.

In a paparazzi crowd in Los Angeles in 2014, Bieber was rear ended while driving his custom Ferrari 458. No airbags were deployed and there was no physical damage to his car, but Bieber got rid off the supercar anyways. Bidding lasted a mere three and a half minutes and Bieber added tickets to a U.S. show and backstage passes to the winning bidder.

Ferrari 458’s are equipped with a 4.5 litre V8 which produces 570 horsepower and 398 foot-pounds of torque straight to the rear wheels, tops out at 202 miles per hour, and has a seven speed dual clutch transmission that allows the driver to switch between a semiautomatic flappy-paddle

What’s up with your spring break?

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Going down to Mexico every spring break with a

big group of friends and family has become a tradition for some. From the beach to the hotels, many people love spending their time across the border.

One can lounge at the pool, walk the beach, or visit cities such as Coba that is home to an ancient pyramid called Nohoch Mul.

“We go to Rocky Point for the entire spring break from Friday to Sunday.

The whole nine days. We have an off roading vehicle that we will take out into the dunes and ride around on the beaches,” said Teresa Hall, a physics teacher.

Going across the border can be

dangerous and one should always be aware of their surroundings.

“When you're driving to Rocky Point and somebody tries to pull you over. Don't pull over unless it's a cop because they're trying to scam you,” said AJ Gallen, a junior.

Staying home in Arizona can be as exciting as traveling to another state or country. Places such as Sedona and Flagstaff are some options to stay in state while still traveling to places with different weather and views than Cave Creek. Many people head north to hike or sight see all the mountains covered with snow.

The Grand Canyon is another option to visit while also staying in state. There are many different areas to stop and view either the north or south rim of the canyon.

“Sometimes my family will go up to Sedona for a day trip. It's a good way to spend time with family and not have to worry about school,” said Katie O’Connor, a junior.

One does not have to travel to stay at a resort.

Places such as the JW Marriott at Desert Ridge and the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess are some places near Cave Creek to relax, sit by the pool, and experience fine dining.

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mode and an automatic mode. This modern supercar accelerates from zero to sixty miles per hour in almost exactly three seconds.

“The prices for the most part mentally put you in the servant class. There were a few deals and if you're passionate about a type you could focus on putting resources toward a purchase. You have to educate yourself on today's values before going to understand what you are witnessing,” said George Schetter, a first time visitor to Barrett Jackson.

This year’s most expensive car to sell at auction was a completely original 1964 Aston Martin DB5. Truly one of a kind, this car was built in 1964 at the production plant in Newport Pagnell, England.

Six days after completion, it was delivered to an Aston Martin dealer in Paris, France on March 19, 1964. All the serial numbers on this classic Aston Martin are matching and the black paint and black leather interior are all original. Selling for $1.485 million, this car is the most expensive car to be sold at a Barrett Jackson auction in 2017.

Equipped with a smaller 4.0 litre straight six cylinder engine. It produces a modest 280 horsepower and achieves zero to sixty in 8.1 seconds. The five speed manual transmission allows this sleek car to reach a top speed of 142 miles per hour.

Arizona is filled with abandoned places that people venture into. From places such as an old dog racing track, to the Casa Grande Domes, to just an old abandoned building.

Some teens search for abandoned places to take pictures. Locals use these spots to take photos and capture history. Each site is vastly different from the next, but each one is deserted like the last.

“At By the abandoned dog tracks, all these CAITY BONINE g staff writer plants and cacti had grown over the track and there was floor toUniversity ceiling windows with Arizona State has been sigbroken glass allinvolved over theinplace,” Korie nificantly spacesaid exploration Kerr, asince senior and adventurer. the 1970s.

According to asunow.

Adults, too, love the adventure of finding asu.edu, the college has assisted in 25 abandoned areas.

Withdifferent each place having missions to eight planets, three asteroids, two moons, the sun. their unique qualities, thereand is always some“The ASU space program interests me thing new to see. lot because participate in athat lot of “I’d asay the mostthey interesting place important space missions,” Hallie I’ve been, legally, would be thesaid Devil's Wooldridge, a senior.

Chasm Ruins, which has one of the toughThe of Earth Space est hikes withSchool rope climbing.

Nearand the cliffExploration from was the established in still 2006, side, handprints natives are however the space program technically began much earlier. Long before ASU was building spacecraft, their future space program was simply a general geology program. With the help of Ron Greeley, who was one of the founders of planetary geology and worked at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) selecting landing sites on the moon for the Apollo missions, and Phil Christensen, a Regents Professor of geological sciences at ASU. According to asunow.asu.edu, Christensen is the “founder of what the program has become.”

Now, ASU’s space program makes instruments for NASA.

imprinted in the clay bricks on the walls,” said Dan Schetter, a thrill seeking film student at Arizona State University.

A big part in trying to see these abandoned places is finding them. Most of the time, if one searches for an abandoned place, a map gives them the general area it is in.

“Finding them is kind of tough. Since they are abandoned they aren’t necessarily trying to be found and are just kind of sitting“A there,” Sam Kulliver, a junior.how lot said of people don’t realize Sites are visited to experience effects involved ASU has been withtheNASA. ofThey’ve natural participated decay on buildings the hisin a lot and of signifitorical contributions. cant projects and the work they do is very “I find thesesaid places by outside sources, impressive,” Chrissy Steele, Cactus natives, exploration old ASU. satellite Shadowsand alumni who now of attends imagery.

Thea main objective of going to ASU has long history of partnering up with NASA spacecraft that these places is to to build capture their history would it’s travel to the moondestroyed. and Mars. Every But before permanently in 2015, college program built place has the a story,” saidspace Schetter. aFor 30 pound spacecraft to orbit moon. the most part, teens and the adults alike was a significant project because it goThis to experience the past of what was once was the and first now one that they occupied left in thewere opendirectly to decay in charge of and would be operating. over the years.

“ASU’s space program is very impressive. They’ve done a lot of fascinating work with NASA like Mars exploration rovers, for example,” said Rachel Dutcher, senior.

In January, NASA announced that ASU will lead its first deep-space mission, called 16 Psyche, to a distant asteroid. According to azcentral.com, the multi-million dollar mission will launch in 2023. The mission will be unmanned and take four and a half years to arrive at the asteroid. The goal of the mission is to study the metal core of the asteroid in hopes of gaining a better understanding of how planets are formed.

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Travel

FEATURES

ASU reaches out of this world University takes a leading role in space exploration.

RACHEL DUTCHER drives

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revving, exhaust ba at car meets across Every Saturday n restaurant at the S Stick Resort to sho became a tradition of car enthusiasts Indian Bend road e Everything from to brand new, custo and showing off w completely open en absolutely no cost a “The best part of getting to see cool two years now beca a senior and Germa Once a month, th

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officially signed the voucher bill, SB 1431, aft lature with a 31-28 vote The bill originally Empowerment Schola gram, or ESA, to every ESA allows parents to pay for the expenses o schools. Currently, the fied to use vouchers a children who are failing living on tribal lands, who have participated and some others. This students in the program Due to concerns abou dent in the state to pa ment was added to t amount of students allo by 2020.

Principal Steve Bebe

through a mud pudddle.

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Camping: a how to

By ALEX LAGGREN g editor in chief

Haining, a senior and avid ence life outside the usual camper. fast paced society that we from the busy and technoCamping has allowed all are used to,” said Christian logical world is what makes ages to put down phones Pershina, a senior and fan of camping so popular. Arizona and experience the outdoors the outdoors. holds many beautiful spots around them.

The popularity of campto reconnect with nature.

“I used to go camping ing has decreased slightly Camping can be enjoy- down in Havasupai Falls, due to the popularity of able with the right equipment, but dangerous if cerCooking Supplies - $76 at REI Freeze-Dried Meal - $7-10 at REI tain items, like food, water and Backpacking Tent - $250 at REI some sort of shelter are left behind. It is always important to bring enough food and water to last the Sleeping Bag - $110 at REI entire trip, as well as telling someone about the trip.

Backpack - $300 at REI A tent or hamCollapsible Pillow - $27 at REI mock is the most Camelbak - $80 at REI traditional shelter used by campers, foodie 4 SEAN GANNON but RVs and trailers have become more popular overtime due down the Grand Canyon, luxurious vacation spots. to the convenience that probably one of my favorite But there are apps for comes with it. Backpacking places. But I’ve been campphones, like Yonder, ‘What’smobile for lunch?’ is a question cafeteria staff areGeocaching regulaly considering is one of the most popular ing all over Arizona,” said and AllTrails, variations of camping where Russell Delgrosso, a math that can assist with campBy MADDIE HOWARD food are quicker than the lines inside. all equipment for the trip is teacher. ing or make it more enjoyIT IS LUNCH TIME AND STU- If the inside lines were quicker, I to the cafeteria to claim would probably get a sandwich somepacked into one large backThere are a variety dents of rush able.

Geocaching is a poputheir food. Most students reach for times,” said Sabrina Lazo, a freshman. the pizza instead of considering activity. the “The Local Wellness pack and carried on a hike. locations to camp at that lar outdoor This is Policy” also healthier option. allows students and parents, upon The cafeteria staff has a policy request, to see the A backpack full of all the cost less than $50 for entry. done by finding objects ornutrition facts called “The Local Wellness Policy” about the food in the cafeteria. necessary equipment can Many spots only require that else that refers trinkets to the knowledge of a someone “I haven’t asked the lunch ladies healthy environment for the stu- about the nutrition facts because I’m weigh up to 50 or 60 pounds. payment for car parkingdents. to Thishas left behind policy includes that the notfor reallyanyone that worried about it,” said staff should know how to put together Jessica Marencic, a freshman.

“You don’t have to worry be able to camp. find. They are most coma healthy meal and to help the stuThe cafeteria staff is also aware of dents make good choices with their the student needs regarding the types about what’s going on in the “It’s important to enjoy monly found on ofhiking trails eating. food that they need to eat for lunch.

“Some of The elementary school cafeteria stays rest of the world,” said Ryan the outdoors and experior campgrounds.

DISCONNECTING

Elon Musk goes rogue

The Martian, Star Wars, Star Trek, Treasure Planet, Guardians of the Galaxy. All of these fictional events could be made possible by private companies investing in space exploration.

Elon Musk, an entrepreneur, inventor, and engineer famous for founding the groundbreaking electric car company, Tesla, has been leading the caravan of private space exploration since 2002 when he founded the fastest growing private spaceflight company on earth, SpaceX.

WHO?

SpaceX has two goals in mind when it comes to space travel: reduce the overall cost of space transportation, and colonize Mars. Making a life on Mars is usually only seen on a television screen, but Musk, the man behind it all, is closer than one would think.

In 2006, Musk decided that to get this new company on it’s feet and operational as soon as possible; he would need money, and lots of it. So Musk invested 100 million dollars of his own money into the company based out of California. This money would be used to build the company’s first inexpensive and reusable rocket.

“I know that they’re looking to eventually commercialize and fully privatize space travel and to make it a norm of society and

the human experience,” said Zack Paul, a junior and Elon Musk follower.

After four years of construction, Musk’s first rocket was space-ready. He would name his new rocket the Falcon 9, which only cost 62 million dollars. This is significantly less expensive than anything NASA has ever built, including NASA’s newest rocket, the SLS that costs 500 million dollars per launch.

WHAT?

Attached to the top of Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket is the Dragon. The Dragon is the pressurized capsule that contained both the crew and their cargo.

Records were broken on December 8, 2010, when the Dragon became the first ever privately developed spacecraft to successfully orbit the earth and reenter the atmosphere. After safely crashing into the Pacific Ocean, the unmanned spacecraft was recovered and refurbished for later use.

19 months after the Dragon had successfully orbited and reentered earth’s atmosphere, SpaceX sent it up into space again on a Falcon 9. This time with the intent to make history yet again. May 25, 2012: the Dragon becomes the first commercial space vehicle ever to dock at the International Space Station. Once again proving that Elon Musk’s dreams of making space travel

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spotlight editor

“I haven’t asked the lunch ladies about the nutrition facts because I’m not really that worried about it,”

the requirements that are put into place are no frying food, half of the food has to be Jessica Marencic, a whole grain, freshman. have fiber, and low sodium,” said Shanon Quinn, director of the Child Nutrition Department for Cave Creek Unified School District.

The cafeteria also gets their ideas on what they serve based on what the students tend to lean on for lunch.

“The fruit platter came from a students wanting fruit with their lunch.

If students request something and we have the capability to prepare it, we will make it,” said Quinn.

There are many different choices in the cafeteria such as salad, makeyour-own sandwich, but the most popular items that the students reach for would be the pizza and fries.

“I usually go for the pizza and the fries because the outside lines to get

Sedona in a day

away from more typical allergies, such as peanuts because the students do not know what they can and cannot eat yet. For the older middle and high school students, the cafeterias are able to serve more items because the students are aware of what they are allergic to.

“If someone that is allergic to gluten or gluten free wants to eat school lunch, we have to provide that lunch for the student,” said Quinn.

Some of the healthier food on the menu would be the fruit platter, salads, grilled chicken sandwich, and the whole grain pretzel. The cafeteria staff also strives to reach a healthy environment for the students by bringing in healthier beverages as well, such as Naked Juice and Propel.

“The healthier foods that are offered here would be the ones that we actually prepare, which would be our cold foods,” said Quinn.

If students have any suggestions for items that should be offered in the cafeteria, e-mail Shanon Quinn at squinn@ccusd93.org.

Zinburger does a really tasty burger

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By SEAN GANNON g travel editor

RESH foods, an energetic atmosphere, outstanding customer service, and a wide variety of meals are all things that you would find at Zinburger in Scottsdale Quarter.

Zinburger brings the idea of a classic cheeseburger back into modern times with a fresh twist. All the beef served at the restaurant is grass-fed and all toppings for burgers are cut fresh that day and never frozen.

This restaurant, being in a wealthier part of Arizona, has some astoundingly high prices. Their least expensive cheeseburger, the “Plain & Simple” consists of a bun, patty, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and another bun, is priced at $9.50. Add a side of small, hand cut fries to that and the meal ends up being $12.50. Pile one of their milkshakes on top of that and the entire meal comes out to a total of $18.

Now, if someone was looking to blow a significant amount of money all at once, they would go all out and order the “Grass-Fed” burger which is topped with aged white cheddar, lettuce, roasted mushrooms, caramelized onions, and mayonnaise, amounting to $15.50. Then add to that with an order of loaded fries with bacon, cheese, sour cream, and chives for an additional $7.

Rounding everything out with an ice cold root beer float costing $6. In total, to eat all that, it would cost a whopping $28.50.

Availability and seating did not seem to be a problem at all. You could walk in, ask for a table for the desired party size, and be seated all within two or three minutes. Booths, tables, a bar, and window seating allow for comfortable dining for any amount of people.

Walking through the front door, there is a gigantic mural of healthy cows grazing on a huge green meadow with a vibrant blue sky in the background to the left. On the right, a wall of clear, open windows. These, combined with the natural looking, lightly colored wood floors and tables, gives the entire restaurant a very open and welcoming vibe.

When greeted at the door, every employee smiles wholeheartedly and welcomes the guest in. Waiters and waitresses are easy to converse with and can be very helpful if a meal cannot be decided on. Each individual seems to genuinely enjoy working in such a relaxing and open environment.

9:00 a.m. Depart Cave Creek 9:45a.m. Stop for coffee and a piece of pie at Rock Springs Cafe 10:45 a.m. Arrive in Sedona 11:00 a.m.Drive to Devil’s Bridge 11:30 a.m. Arrive at Devil’s Bridge 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Hike to Devil’s Bridge 1:30-2:00 p.m. Drive back into town 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eat a late lunch at the Hideaway House 3:00-5:00 p.m. Shop around Sedona, check out local art galleries at Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village or Hyatt Pinon Point 5:00 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Drive home U MIA GILLING

out of a survey of the CSPress Staff

\ OLIVIA STICKEL PLAIN AND SIMPLE, or Zinburger’s least expensive burger, consists of just meat, tomato, and lettuce.

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affordable, were becoming reality.

Having proved they could safely dock one of their spacecraft, NASA hired SpaceX to run supplies to the ISS’s crew 12 times since October 2012. Paying SpaceX 1.6 billion dollars to do so.

“Elon Musk finally landed, I think two rockets now. So he’s getting it down so they can use the same rocket to lower the cost significantly and allow us to travel further and further into space,” said Russell DelGrosso, a math teacher and SpaceX enthusiast.

SpaceX, launching one Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon capsule attached, costs an average of 57 million dollars. NASA’s equivalent, the Shuttle, costed an average of 1.5 billion dollars per launch. NASA’s launches of supplies and crew members to the ISS costed 26.3 times as much as SpaceX. In NASA’s case, they are saving billions of dollars.

WHY?

In 2014 NASA realized that they could save so much money by hiring SpaceX to build rockets for them and send crews to the ISS. NASA was spending 1.5 billion dollars of taxpayer money to send one Shuttle to the ISS. By hiring SpaceX, for only 2.6 billion dollars, they are saving the federal government billions upon billions of dollars.

In 2016, SpaceX released an official time-

line that illustrates exactly what steps will be taken and when they will be taken, in order to reach Mars and colonize its surface.

AND NOW?

The company claimed they would launch the Red Dragon program, in 2018 although they announced February 21, 2017 that the program would launch in 2020. This program was designed to test every single aspect of the trip.

Flying extremely large payloads over such an enormous distance, identifying resources that crews could use on the surface of Mars, landing rockets safely and mapping other potential landing sites.

“I think that in ten years, we may have a man on the surface of Mars,” said Ryan McQuiston, a sophomore and space fanatic.

Using their newest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, SpaceX claims they can successfully send a crew to Mars. SpaceX now breaks another record with the world’s largest and most powerful rocket ever. The liftoff power is equivalent to 18 Boeing 747 planes at full power. That is 5.13 million pounds of thrust.

Elon Musk and SpaceX plan to send the first flight to Mars by 2023 if all tests go according to plan.On February 27, Musk announced his plan to send two private individuals on a trip around the moon aboard SpaceX’s new Falcon Heavy. Round trip, the two people would spend a week in the Dragon 2 capsule.

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Sean Gannon dives into the private space exploration company, SpaceX

Hotel? Who needs one, just grab a tent and a sleeping bag...

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what captivates people. It is also methodical and requires thought and planning to pull off difficult stunts.

“I like the fun ride, being able to take my car on cool trails, and race around with other friends,” said Stefan Gustafsson, a senior.

Not all vehicles can be taken off roading. Depending on the trails and types of terrain, a vehicle needs to obtain certain qualities. Tires, suspension, and bumpers are some examples of what needs to be taken into consideration before off roading.

“Depending on where you go you might need four wheel drive, a winch, and a lift,” said Ketchum.

Off roading is not exclusive to cars and ATVs. Many people go off roading on dirt and mountain bikes. There are hundreds of trails that can be found in the deserts all around Arizona where bikers go off roading.

“I think people sometimes don’t realize how much of a variety Arizona offers as far as terrain. There are so many trails that wind up into the mountains and they aren’t far from where we live,” said Cave Creek local mountain biker Ryan Suess. Suess rides with the Flat Tire bike shop in Cave Creek.

AZoffroading.com has a complete list with over 75 trails for off roading and includes level of difficulty, trail conditions, time and distance, and location.

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The ear-ringing blare of gunshots and pained cries cut through the air. A boom echoes as a cannon fires, and limp bodies of Americans lay scattered across foreign soil. Those now-empty faces once held proud smiles formed under the illusion that they were fighting a necessary war. Throughout history, thousands of American citizens have marched into an unnecessary battle and fewer have returned home.

By getting involved with foreign affairs, the United States does nothing but waste resources, whether it be money, time, or actual human lives. A perfect example By getting of this is the Vietnam war, which began in 1955 involved with and lasted twenty years. According to the the Defense Casualty Analysis System, 58,220 United foreign affairs, States military members died as a result, and for the United States what reason? Even now, there is debate over who does nothing but exactly won. Some people believe that the United avel editor Cars and Coffee at the Scottsdale 101 shopping center off the automotive universe. states lost entirely; others claim that the US milwaste resources, of Scottsdale road and Mayo boulevard. This event began “My passion for cars is really driven by my love for the itary won, but politicians involved dropped the whether it be F FRESH GASOLINE, ENGINES at 7:00 a.m. on April 1 and ended at roughly 10:00 a.m., cars themselves and getting to meet other people that ball. ackfires, and loud music was all found and was open to the public and completely free of charge. share my passion,” said Kevin McCaw, a senior and BMW Whether or not Vietnam was a victory, there money, time, and s the valley.

Scuderia Southwest, the organization that hosts this event, motor sport fan. were still 58,220 people who lost their lives fightactual human night, people gather at the McDonald’s claimed that they had reserved 500 parking spots just in Other alternatives to the weekly and monthly car meets ing a war that proved nothing. A war that accomlives.

Scottsdale Pavilions near the Talking case they did not have enough room. Scuderia Southwest are sponsored car shows such as the Off-Road Expo preplished nothing. A war that took everything from ow off their cars, bikes, and trucks. This claimed that all 500 spaces had been filled within the first sented by Nitto on March 18 and 19. At this expo, compathose who died, with a gun in hand and hazy n back in the late ‘90s when a group 20 minutes of opening the event. nies such as King Off-Road Racing Shocks, Dirt Alliance, claims of freedom on their lips. For every one perbegan meeting at this McDonald’s on “I was inspired to put these small car shows together and FOX Racing reserved a space on the showroom floor son who died in Vietnam, there were dozens of each Saturday of the week. because of all the fantastic vehicles I see driving around of Westworld and presented their latest innovations in the people who knew them, or loved them, and lost them. m fully restored 1950s Chevrolet Bel Air’s Cave Creek. I thought ‘You know what, everybody around off-road vehicle world.

Emotional appeal aside, imagine the cost it takes to make one tank. om built Toyota GT86’s were rolling in here has a cool car that needs a place to go and a reason To start off the morning and wake up the crowds, proNow, think of the amount of tanks whose wheels meet enemy ground. what they had to offer. All of this was a to stretch its legs. Why not create a car friendly event so fessional Freestyle Motocross riders performed several Not a big enough number? Imagine hundreds of planes dropping hunnvironment that anyone can get into for people can roll through, say hello, and have a nice mocha stunts in a closed course. Later that afternoon, the crew dreds of bombs, the equipment it took to protect US military members, at all. latte?’” said James Chapman, host of Cave Creek Cars and from Dirt Alliance brought all the trucks they had on site the cost of medicine, etc. According to The Defense Department, the f the Pavilions is being with friends and Coffee. to the course and demonstrated to the crowds the brute overall cost of the Vietnam war was $173 billion. On top of that, veteran's cars. I’ve been going there for probably Cars and Coffee began in 2001 almost the same way as power that these vehicles generated and how each truck’s benefits and interest would add another $250 billion, resulting in a total ause it’s a lot of fun,” said Josh Rudister, the Scottsdale Pavilions car meet. A group of people set a suspension and power delivery was finely tuned to the cost of $423 billion for one war. an performance car enthusiast. date to get together every week or month just to show off driver’s exact liking.

The harm that US intervention causes is not only reflected in Vietnam. here is a car meet known as Scottsdale their cars and talk about everything that had gone on in With terrorism being a very prevalent issue, many people claim that intervention is the only way. However, intervention does nothing but put more lives at risk. Claiming that war is the only option is similar to toddlers throwing toys at each other because they cannot think of any other way to solve the problem. Terrorism is, and remains to be, a great threat to American people, however, war threatens the American people, resources, and economy. writer about school choice. He supports it as long with empowerment scholarships, relative to think the same thing goes [with teaching], if Recently, President Trump launched 59 missiles at a Syrian airbase, as all of the private and charter schools have its size, than any other district. The nearly you do not have a teacher who is well trained at an estimated cost of at least 47 million dollars. Many have questioned NOR DOUG DUCEY to play by the same rules as public schools. $500,000 in By ESA awards from the district on how to deliver instruction, then they are why this action was taken, and if it will affect outcomes in Syria at all. g sports ANNALEE BARNETT editor controversial school “So I guess in that case I am not happy with ranked 23rd in the state, far higher than its not going to be saidold Bebee.

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“I think the money that is used for fund- at ASU, Arizona has the lowest teacher salgoing to continue to give private and charter campaign, but by intervening in other country’s affairs, America’s need gunslingers, Arizona is home to multiple western get up,” said Jones. expanded Arizona’s schools an advantage over public schools,” ing schools should not be used for attending ary in the nation. This is causing a teacher old western towns such as Tombstone, Another popular western town is are being put on hold. arship Account pro- said Bebee. a private school. In my opinion, we should shortage, leading to 2,100 open positions This decision may have been made for the protection of Syrian citBy KEELY DORAN g staff writer Jerome, Bisbee, and many more. Some of Jerome, a mining spot, to ghost town, to The lawmakers who pushed for this bill raise the salary of teachers before we do any- statewide, according to abc15.com. student in the state. izens, but the outcome will be the same. As history repeats itself, it these towns date back to the 1800’s, while booming hotspot. Filled with old fash“I definitely think there should be a ceruse public money to say that it will give every child an oppor- thing else,” said Tara Prager, a junior. shows that United States involvement does no good to anyone but debt ORTH of Phoenix, in the Another education others are relatively new. Nevertheless, ioned saloons and bars, Jerome is a flash of private or religious tunity to succeed, and pick where they bill that Governor Doug tification process, and my experiences with collectors and funeral homes. middle of rolling fields and each town is rich in history, culture, and to the past. only students quali- would like to go to school. The idea is that Ducey is supporting is to make it easier to all my teachers have been pretty good. I drop offsschool lays an the oldby fashioned spiritteacher of the west. cool, they’ve [Jerome] got a lithave learned “It’s everything that I needed to, but low-performing are disabled children, students stuck in sheer become a teacher streamlining towntodesigned “Get a feel for the history that Arizona theatre and there's if they are tle not movie certified I do not think they historithe opportunity go certification requirements. g in schools, children districts will haveexperimental Ducey wants by Paolo Soleri.

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“We like to go and see all places” St. Louis. is home Arizona’s 8 ■ May 12, 2017 WS PRESS APRIL It17, 2017 to ■3 Arcosanti rambles over 25 acres of the cool buildings, we like first golf course, the state’s first Taylor Strasser, a land and is intended to partially susto go on ghost tours there, community library, and possisenior. tain roughly 5,000 people. Currently, the history is cool and I bly the nation’s oldest baseball the structure is only about five percent liked hearing about all the baseball field. of what Soleri originally designed. In old gun fights and all of the different peoClose to home, in the midst of Cave about 700 years, the entire edifice will ple,” said Samantha Jones, a junior.

Creek, lies Frontier Town. Old shops, a finally be complete.

Tombstone is best known for its gun- wedding chapel, a cemetery, and a gal“I think Soleri was trying to go for a fight at the O.K. Corral and had a movie lows practically turns back the hands of self-sustaining city… I think he sucbased off of the famous event. time. cessfully designed it but it’s not built all the way,” said Griffin Adams, a senior.

Primarily designed by Soleri, there are bronzed and ceramic bells sold, as well as other artistic products like handmade jewelry, or paintings. One of the reasons this urban laboratory does not have as much exposure is the slow trickle of money.

The framework of Arcosanti was inspired by the inner workings of a living system. As a living system matures and evolves it becomes more complicated and compressed. Ideally, a city should function in the same manner, increasing quality of life while decreasing pollution, food scarcity and natural resource depletion.

“Designing all buildings like this would have a big impact because you take away all the pollution and emissions that come off,” said Adams.

A phrase coined by Soleri is “lean alternative”, which is the antithesis of hyper consumption. This lean alternative is comprised of seven design principles, the key three being proximity, the urban-human scale and ecological envelope. Proximity dictates that all aspects of life can be experienced in a close space. Learning, living, leisure and working should all be interchangeable in a communal open space. In a typical city, the amount of space used is unproportional to the need of citizens.

“We should prevent urban sprawl because of land availability. They don't mark the ringing of make anymore of it, reusing land that lls forged at Arcocloser to the urban core benefits us all l product of this over time,” said Roger Gannon, an archin. 4JAMES MONROW tect.

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Wars are waged because of three very simple ideas: money, religion, and territory. The United States became involved in Middle Eastern affairs because of all these reasons. We have benefitted from several of these causes.

Oil is an extremely precious and abundant resource in the Middle East that is exported to nearly the entire world. Most of the modern civilized world runs on this oil from this region. Over the past fifteen years, the United States has stationed roughly 35,000 troops in the Middle East, 18,000 of which are split between Kuwait and Bahrain, with four goals. Each of these goals relates back to the main idea of protecting the oil in this region from falling under control of a group that intends to restrict access to oil and to protect the Strait of Hormuz from falling into the wrong hands which, according to nationalinterest.org, exports 30 percent of the world’s seaborne oil.

Religion also tends to dictate the actions of many people in this world.

For instance, a study conducted by pewresearch.org in 2014, discovered that this region has the highest levels of religious conflicts in the world -- over four times the global norm. For several years, while these wars were waged, Islamic extremists groups such as Al-Qaeda were able to gain power through religious sympathy.

Three prominent religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, claim to have originated in this region of the world and each group believes that this is their Holy Land. After World War Two, millions of displaced Jews sought a new country where they could all go and live in peace. Thus, Israel was created on May 14, 1948. This newfound Jewish state led to even more unrest in the Middle East. Muslims in this region did not take fondly to this newly formed Jewish state because they believed that these displaced people had no right in taking their Holy Land away from them.

Recent terror attacks across the globe from the Islamic State, ISIS, and the Syrian government using sarin gas on 80 civilians in Syria, have caught President Trump’s attention. Trump took it upon himself to show ISIS that they cannot go around killing innocent civilians by launching 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airbase on April 11. Secretary of Defense James Mattis claimed that these strikes had taken out 20% of the Syrian air force.

In 1996, Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, declared war on the United States because we occupied two Islamic holy cities, Mecca and Medina. Bin Laden did not capture the attention of many citizens until the attacks on September 11, 2001. After bin Laden attacked completely innocent United States citizens, the Middle East became a huge concern.

This region of the world is currently one of the most significant areas when it comes to resources. The Middle East has something that Trump took it upon everyone needs; oil. Without oil, the globe would himself to show ISIS shut down, worldwide trade would cease, your that they cannot car would not move from it’s spot in the driveway. Havoc has spread across this section of go around killing the globe and it needs to be stopped. The United innocent civilians States has banded together with several countries including Australia, the European Union, by launching 59 the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, and the Tomahawk missiles United Arab Emirates to suppress the civil wars at a Syrian airbase in the Middle East, keep the oil industry functioning at full potential, and attempt to keep the on April 11. Secretary rest of the world safe from extremist groups such of Defense James as the Islamic State.

Mattis claimed that these strikes had taken out 20 percent of the Syrian air force.

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{ALL ABOUT ME} Sean Riley Gannon was born April 8, 2000 to his mother and father who were not crazy about cars. Sean, on the other hand, is extremely passionate about cars and pretty much any motor vehicle.

Cars have completely consumed Sean’s life. Ever since he was a wee lad he was obsessed with cars. It all began in 2008 when he got his first car video game Need For Speed: Carbon. He played that game nonstop for about a year.

Once he had outlived that game he started watching a great television series known as Top Gear. This show is what laid the foundation for Sean’s extensive knowledge of motor vehicles.

Mr.Gannon could rant about cars for hours no matter who he was talking to. He knows everything there is to know about cars, but like everything else, they are constantly changing. He still has much to learn.

Sean then analyzed the art form that is the world of cars. He became very interested in photography specifically.

Sean became the greatest car photographer in the history of forever and spent all of his time in newspaper writing, talking, and photographing cars.

Sean Gannon then met Katelyn Reinhart, the most beautiful and wonderful girl in the world.

She first talked to him because she needed an interview for an article in newspaper. They talked for a while about life and themselves and at the end of their first conversation, Sean said, “I will talk to you tomorrow,” and he did. From there, they became best of friends and they fell in love. The End.

{Car Photography Life}

(Sean’s Seven Favorite Cars)

1: MKIV Toyota Supra Turbo 2: 2003 Toyota 4Runner 3: 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo 4: 2012 Ford Raptor SVT 5: 2015 Subaru BRZ (RocketBunny V2) 6: 2017 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 7: 2016 Kia Soul (Katelyn’s Bean-Mobile)

{The Best Parts of Dating Katelyn} She loves me unconditionally She can write really cool stories She has big beautiful green eyes She is really good with memes She has pretty pretty hair She is the cutest girl alive She wears soft clothes She makes some really good baby sandwiches She snuggles me sometimes She lets me talk about cars She likes the same type of music She steals my clothes and wears them She never hits me She gives me kisses She gives me back massages She rubs my head when I’m tired