April 2011

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in this issue april four Coach Rick Rynning will be

ten-eleven Read the stories about in-

inducted into the Foundation

volvement from JHS students,

to learn more.

National Guard.

hall of fame. Turn to page four

families, and teachers with the

fourteen Duct tape! The crafting pos-

nineteen Flip to page ninteen to learn

sibliities are endless. Read

about two juniors who are in-

own accessories and clothing

tive soccer. (Pictured above.)

about a senior who makes her from this versitile tape.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kelsey Kruse

News 3 4

Relive the past month through photos Rick Rynnning to be inducted into the Foundation hall of fame News briefs

Opinion 5 6 7

What Michael would have done differently That’s what Shi said: cameras Students need to have more respect Schools exempt from start date law Alarmism: Don’t sweat the small stuff Foreign language is uber important

OPINION Kristine Hayes

in this issue...

Be careful what you post online

EDITORIAL Zach Winjum

Review 9

Free places to have fun outside

Doubletruck 10-11 How the National Guard affects JHS students

Entertainment Health

13 Students get in shape

FASHION/HEALTH Spencer Vasey

Fashion 14 Innovative uses of duct-tape

SPORTS Ryan Smaha

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Ross Winget aspires to be a pilot Oringe earns playing time at after prom

BACKPAGE Ethan Meng

16 Rooming with friends vs. strangers 17 Get to know Taylor Burkhead

Sports 18 Borich wins CIML Central Coach of the Year Full Court Press: Government intervention in sports 19 Dicken and Jacobson win national title

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On the cover: Junior Josh Dicken goes for a header against an opponent during a JUSC soccer game.

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Standing up to tell his memories of the war, Viet-

nam veteran Richard Griffin shares his accounts with

the audience. Juniors in US History attended this presentation on April 6.

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Introduction to Woods teacher Josh Heyer checks

the work of sophomore Chris Barnhill as he glues the sides and back of a shelf together. “Students must learn to read plans and apply their knowledge of how each machine works to build the project,” Heyer said.

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Sophomore Allyson Veatch practices Cardiopul-

monary resuscitation on a CPR training baby. CPR certification is required for all sophomores to complete, this session took place on March 28.

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Ping-Pong club sponsor Jason Jauron serves a

ping-pong ball to start off a doubles match during the

club’s practice after school on March 31. “This is another way the school provides kids an opportunity to hang out and have fun after school,” Jauron said.

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Seated at a pottery spinning wheel, sophomore

Adnan Palic centers his clay form. “Centering clay on the wheel before building pottery walls is also about centering your kinesthetic intelligence,” clay teacher Kelly McGowan/BW

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Rick Rynning Remembered Teacher and Cross Country coach to be inducted into the Foundation Hall of Fame words & layout Hannah Soyer Teacher, coach, mentor, friend. We are here, our strength

to lend. So reads the back of the 2008 cross country T-shirt

that was made after the team’s much loved coach, Rick Rynning, passed away from lymphoma cancer in 2008.

Rynning joined the district in 1988 to teach math, and begin coaching seventh-grade basketball.

“It was definitely hard to hear,” senior Drew Jackson

to be a good person, be fair to others, don’t judge, etc...”

his seventh-grade science class. “I knew it was coming, but

Coaches and students that worked with him also were

said, who was a member of Rynning’s team and student in

Amanda said.

you never want to hear it.”

touched. Seventh-grade cross country coach Sara St.

Kelsey Kruse, Rynning will be inducted into the Educator

happy that his legacy is being celebrated this way. (When

Thanks to Drew Jackson, however, and his classmate

Hall of Fame on April 29 at the Hall of Fame Banquet. “He was the right person to be nominated,” Jackson said.

It all began when Kruse decided to embark on the pro-

cess of nominating her old cross country coach and got in touch with Jackson to see if he would like to help her.

When he agreed, the two began by filling out the nomi-

nation forms and mailing them into the Foundation (which selects the nominees) by Feb. 1.

Rynning’s selection into the Hall of Fame proved to be

John said, “I think he’s incredibly deserving and I’m so he passed away) I lost a mentor. You don’t have many of

those in life and losing Mr. Rynning was losing a light in an

overly serious world.” St. John said that Rynning always found ways to make life fun, often through his infamous

jokes and corny puns. When asked if he had gotten a hair cut, Rynning would always reply with “No! I got a hairs cut!”

Because, after all, who goes to the barber to just get a single hair cut?

Senior Alyssa Eaves, another member of his team,

emotional to many people, most of all his family. When his

agreed. “He made it fun. He made us love running before it

as a special education associate, discovered that her

long as we all enjoyed doing it and had fun together. [His

daughter, Amanda Rynning, who works at the high school dad had been inducted into the Hall of Fame, she was

shocked and proud among other things. “Besides teaching me how to ride my bike and drive, he taught me how

was a sport. It didn’t matter how the team did at a meet as death] hit us all pretty hard.”

Jodi Buchan, a seventh-grade teacher and cross coun-

try coach, met Rynning when she was a student teacher at the middle school in 1993, and remained close friends with him. “While I knew that Mr. Rynning would be telling jokes,

playing golf, and cheering for the Cyclones in Heaven, I Provided/J

was so sad for the void left in the community of Johnston,” she said.

To witness Rynning’s induction into the Hall of Fame,

son ordin Robin

tickets can be purchased for $25 per person by calling 278-

0470. The reception will begin at 6:00 p.m. at Summit Mid-

dle School, with the dinner and program beginning at 6:45 p.m. In the eyes of his friends, however, the ceremony is

Left: Rick Rynning holds a sign his team members made for him while he was going through treatment. Right: Members of the cross country teams gather after particpating in the Beaverdale Beaverdash run in honor of their coach.

The diversity club will hold a cultural

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Diversity club showcase

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merely a way of making something they already knew concrete. As Buchan said, “For the people who knew him, he was already there, and I’m glad it is being made official.”

Ping pong power

The school has a new ping pong club

fair April 28. The event is for people who

that started last month that

about foreign students and their

to every Thursday from 3 to

Lechtenburg, the club’s advisor,

ping pong club has been

students from foreign nations and

tables that the school owns.

are not involved in the club to learn

is open for anyone to come

cultures. English teacher Kate

3:30 p.m. after school. The

is excited to unveil a showcase of

using paddles and three

their cultures.

If a student wishes to participate in the club

“We are doing it to raise aware-

it is advised to bring your own equipment.

senior Nick Miller said. The event will be

enough paddles and balls to be used by

auditorium after school, although this may

in joining you can contact Jason Jauron for

ness of the cultural diversity in Johnston,”

This is because there are generally not

held either in Lechtenburg’s room or the

those who show up. If you are interested

be changed closer to the actual date.

more information.

Carpool to school Starting April 18, the

Environmental

Club

will sponsor a carpool week. The club is try-

ing to raise awareness of green house gases

emitted by vehicles. “We all know that toxic

fumes from cars pollute our environment,

so we thought we’d have a carpool week to counteract those effects and to raise aware-

ness,” senior Owen Ballard said. To be registered for the carpool each day students must drive by the gym doors and sign in.

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Do it all again words & layout Michael Knoedel

Grades

What I would have done to improve my college application if I could do it all again.

Rejected, the most humbling word in the Eng-

I would purposely not prepare myself for class so I

my favorite college. “What did I do wrong,” I asked

Take classes for the learning, not for the grade.

lish language, the very same word I received from

Classes like Intro to Engineering or Video Produc-

a valuable lesson that day; colleges want leader-

caught up in the AP class trap. I took so many AP

ship. ACT scores, good grades, extracurriculars,

they are all just prerequisites; they don’t set anyone apart from a crowd. If I were to do it all again,

I would worry less about what everyone else was doing and think more about what I could do.

Doing activities only associated with the school

does not show a student’s drive and motivation. It

Intro to Engineering

Be One Thing

is like trying to impress someone by doing tricks

bon footprint and propose an idea to the school board. Be able to describe yourself in one or two words. Even if a student can’t find this one thing,

Architectural Design without taking General Draft-

ing first. So basically I’m going into college blind to what I want to be. It’s cheaper to change a future major in high school than in college.

Volunteering is one of the best things a student

colleges want to see leadership. Gather a group of munity. It doesn’t have to be big, it just has to be something. What sounds more impressive, going to

the Animal Rescue League and washing dogs for five hours a week or organizing a food drive for the poor in the Johnston community?

Don’t overreact to the ACT and SAT tests. They

they should start doing any idea that pops into their

are devices to test the knowledge accumulated

was on varsity sports, but the only two words I

by a few study books a month before the test. I wast-

mind until something clicks. I took AP classes and could describe myself as were “nothing special.”

There are hundreds of students in the gradu-

ating class that have A’s, grades alone don’t set someone apart. The main thing is, go for the grade, but if one were to miss the mark from time to time,

don’t think of it as a future breaker. Use the things

learned from those slip-ups to make future skills better. If I did poorly at something, I would

try to play it off like I didn’t try. Then in the future,

what

may want to become an architect, I couldn’t take

friends to help someone or something in the com-

Research ways how to improve the schools car-

That’s

was actually interested in. Then, when I realized I

wheels off. If the student is an environmentalist, be

a park or clean up a lake with a group of friends.

AP

classes that my schedule couldn’t fit any classes I

could do to boost his or her resume but, once again,

an environmentalist. Go out and plant flowers in

Volunteering

tion could be something to pursue in the future. I got

on a tricycle. Colleges want to see something that drives the student’s every action with the training

SAT

could blame my shortcomings on not trying.

them, but their only response was, “you just weren’t any different from our other applicants.” I learned

ACT

Camera conundrum

throughout a student’s life, not just what is learned

ed so much money buying review books and tutors when I could have used those same resources for

something better. I always wanted to organize an ultimate frisbee team for Johnston, but it was seemed to be too costly and time consuming. The thing is, if

I were to put even a tenth of the time and money I put into my ACT prep into starting this team, I could

have boosted my application much more than having an ACT score 3 or 4 points higher.

memories than actually experiencing them.

Cultures Club’s noodle club. Here it was,

wrong, but when we become too obsessed

eating noodles while I’m perched on top of

Cameras are a great thing, don’t get me

with taking a picture and fail to see what is really going on, we’ve lost our meaning.

Nowadays, pretty much everyone has a camera on themselves at all times, be it a

camera phone or a point-and-shoot. You go Illustration/Rosemarie Freymark

Click. Click. Click.

said words Mike Shi

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As I take some photos of the Asian Cul-

tures Club for newspaper, I can’t help but

think about the conundrums that are cameras. Here are these little machines designed to capture life and memories, and yet they

have done just the opposite. With cameras, we have become too focused on capturing

on vacation, you take a camera. Something

catches your eye, you take a picture. Some kids decide to sing an impromptu birthday

song in class, you just have to take a video.

We seem to be so caught up with preserv-

this club I’m a part of was having fun and stool trying to get a decent angle. Instead

of sampling some delectable ramen, I worried about how these pictures would turn

out. The same thing happens when I go on vacation. I look out and see these awe-

inspiring landscapes, instead of taking it in and basking, I’m too busy trying to capture

it with my camera, as if I could actually bottle this experience in a JPEG.

Cameras really have corrupted our ex-

ing our past that we fail to actually do so.

periences. A picture may be worth a thou-

roses than take a picture of them.

can’t possibly begin to describe what it’s

Sometimes, it’s better to stop and smell the Everyone is guilty of it, including me.

I remember taking pictures of the Asian

sand words, but those thousand words actually like to experience our memories without a lens.

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Students show disrespect words & layout Lauren Coffey

Open pizza boxes sprawled on the floor,

It is simple to keep the commons trash

sunflower seeds scattered all over, draw-

free with just a few seconds of your time.

ings on the furniture; no, this isn’t a college

(Better yet, if you’re the person leaving the

dorm room. It’s our commons. A few months

trash there, don’t).

ago, our commons underwent an overnight

What cannot be fixed as easily are all the

change, extreme-makeover style. Furniture

drawings that cover the chairs and couch-

suddenly appeared to “make the hallway a

es. If people want to express themselves,

place (students) would like to be,” Ann Wi-

join an art class. Adorning the furniture with

ley said. “It needed to be updated with new

pictures that middle school students would

furniture and some pictures-to make it feel

find funny isn’t cool, it’s embarrassing.

more homey and personal.”

Complaining about adults calling you an

But within a few weeks students decid-

immature high school student isn’t justified

ed to treat the furniture as if it was in their

when you act like one.

own homes. Actually, most people prob-

Most recently, students took it upon

ably don’t even treat the things in their own

themselves to break a table. There goes a

room like that. It doesn’t take much to show

few hundred dollars worth of furniture. No

a little respect.

I’ll walk past students eating their lunch,

and later that afternoon I’ll walk past their

one is going to earn an award for breaking Kristine Hayes/BW

leftovers still sitting out. The students, on

The commons got new furniture on Feb. 9. The furniture was purchased from Kimball Inc. and cost $19,000.

mind the fact that a trash can is always five

school isn’t the worst thing. It can be picked

picking up that five dollar bill on the floor,

upon ourselves and do just that. See trash

the table and popping into the garbage on

the other hand, have disappeared. Never

feet away. The whole point of getting furniture was to make the school look nicer;

yet that very thing has caused the school to look more trashed than anything else.

OK, so a few pieces of trash in our

Think of it this way, you get gratification from

up and thrown away. So we should take it

why not get some from grabbing that can off

on the new table. Pick it up. Trash in the

your way to class. Just treat the trash like

hallway. Pick it up. Catching a theme here?

money. Pick it up.

the most amount of furniture, the furniture

will all just be taken away. Anyone up for going back to the tables from the ‘90s?

If for no other reason, do it for the jani-

tors. And while you’re at it, it doesn’t hurt to offer a thanks to them either.

In the end, it all comes down to respect.

Those pillars we learned back in elementary school? They are still appreciated today.

Schools get an unlawful headstart Iowa law prevents schools from starting before Sept. 1, but most get an exemption anyway words & layout Mirza Besic As everybody knows, school will be starting a tad early

There were a few bills brought up in the Iowa legislation

next year, taking away some of our summer. But hold on a

that would make it harder to start school so early. Accord-

first day of school will be Sept. 1. So what gives?

that would prohibit schools from starting earlier than the

second. There is an Iowa law in effect that states that the The law also allows schools to receive waivers that al-

low them to start earlier, thereby stealing our treasured time

ing to Saveiowasummers.com, there was a bill, HB 179, fourth Monday of August and wouldn’t offer any waivers.

Legislators do not seem to be bothered by the point-

off. Imagine my fury when the news that school will start a

lessness of this law. According to Mike Thom, the clerk for

level for the knowledge that there is a law that is supposed

“funnel” in Iowa’s legislative process, which means that HB

week earlier. Now increase that tenfold to get my anger to start school at the end of August.

There is an entire law that places the start date of

school at the week of Sept. 1, but next to no schools start

Representative Erik Helland, this law didn’t get past the first

179 won’t even be discussed this session. So the law won’t be changed any time soon.

As long as the school district holds a meeting to get the

that late anymore. The law (Iowa Code section 279.10(1.

opinions of the masses about starting early, the district can

the week of Sept. 1, the district must submit a request to

mission to start early.

4)), states if a school district wishes to start class before

the Iowa Department of Education and show that starting on or after the earliest start date would “have a significant negative educational impact.”

apply for the waiver and will almost certainly receive perThey should just set a universal start date for all schools.

It would eliminate all debate on when to start, and any scheduling conflicts between schools would be erased.

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Freshman Zach Peterson catches a ball punted to him by a friend. “I feel that law isn’t very assertive, and it is basically pointless.” Peterson said. “It’s gonna ruin my summer.”

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The boy who cried wolf words & layout Zach Winjum has been predicted countless times, and

Alarmism: blowing it out of proportion

each time it has been incorrect. However,

suddenly the predictions of the Mayans become credible.

We all know those people; the people

We relive the anticipated apocalypse

that take everything too far. They always have a story to tell, whether it’s drama

each time one of these predictions is made.

worry about. We listen to them because it’s

yans are not any more credible than those

assaulting the ears, we figure if we take

lieve that they knew something we didn’t,

about accurate.

some believe. The Mayans practiced hu-

something to get worked up about. Some

the gods, and they weren’t able to invent

in them. In the early 2000s, global warm-

history, the wheel. Once again we are re-

from last weekend, or the newest thing to

Nothing makes this time different. The Ma-

interesting. However, once they are done

that have made prior predictions. Some be-

it down about three notches, it should be

but in all truth they were not as bright as

No matter where we look, there is always

man sacrifice as a method of payment to

say our produce has dangerous chemicals

one of the most practical things in ancient

ing frightened everyone. Now that 2012

minded of how such a small prediction with

comes closer, some say the world will end.

I wonder if it is just a publicity stunt, or if the people that promote these things just want

Illustration/Austin Smoldt-Saenz

little evidence turns into the next scare.

Everyday there are things that must at-

change either doesn’t exist or doesn’t have

recently we have been confronted with the

tract our attention before scares that prob-

is the root that holds global warming beliefs

While there is growing regard for our

and the economy always must be the first

possible side effects of them.

ably aren’t real. Libya, natural disasters

to find something to worry about.

a big enough impact to affect us. Alarmism

that most things similar this turn out to be

together.

health, and criticism of our eating habits,

Remember when global warming was a

growing concern for the fresh food that we

the highest it has ever been. We are obvi-

is no need to add myths on top of it. It dis-

and there was a legitimate concern for the

as major problems. Some people have

Another less realistic scare is the predic-

everyone bought into these ideas we would

it is rarely taken seriously because many

ple have been drinking the same milk and

Looking back through history we find

smaller than we imagine.

huge deal? So many people bought into it

welfare of our planet. Five or ten years later finally acknowledge that man-made climate

Another example of alarmism is the

eat. Milk and produce have been targeted

the average life expectancy in America is ously doing something right.

turned to organic food as a reaction. Peo-

tion of the apocalypse. As 2012 creeps up,

eating the same produce for years. Just

Throughout history the end of the world

so does the panic of the end of the world.

America at a loss for words overseas There’s an old European joke that goes; What do you call

someone who only knows one language? The punchline;

State University, only 9.3% of Americans are fluent in two

they didn’t notice before.”

is that foreign language is challenging and time consum-

and have higher IQ scores when compared to their mono-

things is the point of education, learning another language

lingual counterparts.

If you don’t care about the benefits associated with

learning a second language then surely you can appreciate

understanding of the world and other cultures. It encour-

will hire a candidate with knowledge of a foreign language

ages tolerance. It raises self-esteem. It adds flexibility to your thinking, and people who know more than one language have a greater ability to think creatively and deeply

as they have at least two words to describe the same ob-

next big scare.

words & layout Elisabeth Lowe

dents have been found to do better on standardized tests

can be one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do.

The acquisition of a second language broadens your

the house for fear of the apocalypse or the

This isn’t a phenomenon only observed by Hollings-

worth. According to the University of Phoenix, bilingual stu-

ing. Other than the fact that being challenged to learn new

all become stationary blobs that never left

lingsworth said. “They were able to recognize patterns that

So why aren’t more students taking a foreign language?

One of the most common excuses that students give

tracts humans from the important issues. If

“I’ve had several students come back to me and tell me

‘hey, I improved my ITEDS,’” Spanish teacher Gerald Hol-

languages compared to a whopping 52.7% of Europeans.

With all of the turmoil in the word, there

ject or concept.

an American. It might seem like a bad joke but sadly, there is some truth to this stereotype. According to California

priority.

the advantage it will give you later in life. Many employers over a candidate without it.

It is also required by some universities that you study a

foreign language in high school and if you don’t, you have to pay to take a foreign language class in college.

Provided/Heather Lowe

Spanish teacher Gerald Hollingsworth poses with students in Madrid, Spain. Students were able to practice and use their Spanish during the Spanish trip over spring break 2010.

As a world leader, it is our responsibility to be educated

about other cultures and it’s difficult to understand a culture

without first understanding its language. Laziness is not a valid excuse for ignorance.

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. y l b i s n respo Students need to understand possible repercussions of social networking

After 10 years of voicing the famous Aflac duck, comedian

Gilbert Gottfried was fired without hesitation. Gottfried tweeted

leges make decisions when it comes to accepting students.

According to Kaplan Test Prep’s 2010 survey, 10% of college

a number of jokes on his twitter account aimed at the devastat-

admission officers said they look at social networking sites to

enced first-hand the consequences of today’s social networking

using Facebook when recruiting students. Think of it this way: If

ing tsunami and earthquake that shook Japan. Gottfried experitechnology. It can happen within seconds; one slip in judgment

may cause serious repercussions. Instances such as Gottfried’s happen all the time, whether you are a high school student or a famous voice for a major corporation.

Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are great

ways to organize events, connect and collaborate with friends, and keep in touch. Countless Facebook users at our school and

evaluate prospective students, and 82 percent of colleges report you have inappropriate content online, and it comes down to you

or another student getting accepted to a college or receiving a scholarship, who do you think they will take? Generally only the

more prestigious college’s admissions officers will look at social networking sites, but it certainly will not hurt to clean up your profiles and watch what you say online.

If you think bosses or potential employers do not check Face-

everywhere fail to realize that Facebook can significantly affect

book pages, think again. Businesses do not hesitate to search

ployment opportunities. What you post online could be attached

friend you. In a recent survey commissioned by Microsoft, 70 per-

school activities, chances of getting into certain colleges and emto your name and follow you for the rest of your life.

As high school students, many of us spend a substantial

amount of time on social networking sites; updating statuses or tweets, and posting pictures. The need to tell people everything

job applicants and employees online, and some may even ask to

cent of hiring managers in the United States have rejected an ap-

plicant based on information they found online. Many employers check applicant’s Facebook profiles prior to interviewing them.

Even if an interviewee shows up looking as professional as

that is going on in one’s life is constant. The lapses in reasoning

possible, with a polished resume and great references, the inter-

they post an inappropriate photo, or vent about what is on their

they got online. If an employer finds partying pictures, or inap-

take place when people fail to think through what may happen if mind for anyone to read.

Once it’s been done, there is no going back, and what many

students do not realize is that it can get them into trouble. If ath-

viewer has already formed an opinion based on the impression

propriate posts, they will be biased against you, and more likely to choose another candidate.

Hired employees are not in the clear either. Look at what hap-

letes or students involved in extra-curricular activities have a pho-

pened to Gottfried. The main asset of Aflac’s advertisements, Got-

subject them to the good-conduct policy, as well as get them in

pany did not hesitate to fire him. It is not difficult for a boss to be

to showing them drinking online, it might be enough evidence to trouble with the law.

“It’s evidence, it isn’t black and white, but if a credible source

turns (a photo) in we investigate it,” Athletic Director Gary Ross

said. “If we deem it’s a violation then yes, we have used that al-

tfried had voiced the duck for ten years. Nonetheless, the comnotified by an employee or find a post themselves of a worker

complaining about the job or about a manager. Believe it or not, plenty of bosses are social networkers themselves.

Do not put anything online that might get you in trouble, even if

ready where students have put things on Facebook that shows

something is questionable, get rid of it. Better yet, don’t post any-

With over three million students in the United States graduating

thing you may regret, or whining about your job, think through

what they’re doing, and that has been a violation.”

each year, there is no doubt plenty of competition when it comes

to applying for colleges. Student’s Facebook pages may help col-

thing questionable in the first place. Before commenting somewhat outcomes may come of it, and if it is really worth venting to a computer. Use Facebook responsibly.

The editorial board votes on the opinion behind the editorial. A simple majority is needed to pass. This month’s vote was 8-2

review

april 2011

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Get up and getout

With the weather getting warmer and warmer each day, everybody wants to be outside. Here are some parks around Des Moines that do not take up all your money and just might be worth a try.

Crown Point Community Center The only thing to do here is play

tennis or walk around the trails.

However, considering that the courts

are all cracked and have weeds growing out

of them, anyone would be better off finding different courts. For all the walkers and the bikers, the trails are scenic, well-kept and they also

start from Johnston and can go all through-out

Dewey Park

Des Moines.

Here, there are things

Location: 6300 Pioneer Parkway, Johnston

not in very good condition. There is some

to do, but most of it is

dirt/grass for soccer, but it can be used for ultimate frisbee or football as well. The basketball courts are mainly just a slab of

concrete and a hoop that’s good

enough for a game of “pig” with some friends.

Grimes South Sports Complex

Location: NW 64th Place,

Johnston

Located right in Grimes, this sports

complex really hits the ball out of the park.

There are three softball fields, four baseball

fields, 12 soccer fields, two tennis courts, two basket-

ball courts, three sand volleyball courts and a skate park. In the winter there is even an ice skating rink,

but skating is at your own risk. The park is well-kept,

and all the fields and courts are in excellent condition.

Location: 300 South James Street, Grimes

Paige Cramer/BW

Junior Gabe Renken and sophomore Elle Scott play in an intense game of ultimate frisbee on the soccer field with their church youth group at Dewey Park.

Cenntenial

Walnut Ridge

With two sand volleyball courts, three ball

This disc-golf course is right near the Say-

disc golf course and a creek to go explor-

that make it an excellent place to play. It’s

room to have a picnic, play some soccer,

course has all the bells and whistles with blind

diamonds, a basketball court, a nine-hole

lorville Lake with open and wooded fairways

ing in, this park is one of the best. There is

in great condition and is very well kept. This

or just do whatever with the large area of

pins, tunnel shots and more. Whether you’re

grass. Being in Waukee, it’s close and surely worth your time.

Location: 1255 Warrior Lane, Waukee

a beginner or a pro, this course makes everyone feel like an expert.

Location: 5600 NW 78th Avenue, Johnston

words & layout Paige Cramer

the military

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y t u s r D e h c f a te o d n a l s l nt e e r a h a t p , n i s C t es en v l d e u e t s S m e the Th Guard. involv

Kuehn family

When he was little, senior Nick Kuehn spent a lot of time

in front of his grandfather, Al Chrystal, in awe. Chrystal would

tell him all about his adventures while aboard a battleship in

the navy during WWII. He was a radio operator and got to

see much of the war. Because Kuehn grew up listening to these stories constantly he has decided to make his own.

As many may expect, living with this type of family has

had a big affect on Nick. These stories as well as having a strong military tradition in the Kuehn family have influenced

Nick into choosing a career in the armed forces. Planning on

joining the National Guard, Kuehn believes that entering the military is the greatest of all patriotisms. “America is always in need of soldiers,” Kuehn said.

This type of mentality is exactly what sets this family

apart; it can be seen throughout the Kuehn family for generations. Nick’s uncle, David Kuehn, is an army helicopter

pilot. And before them were Nicks two grandparents, Gene Kuehn and of course Al Chrystal. Gene was in the Navy during WWII and Al was a doctor in the army during the 1960s.

The Kuehn family tree is full of patriots.

Nick’s biggest influence is his father, Lieutenant Colonel

Mike Kuehn, who is currently enrolled in the National Guard, like father like son. And like Nick, Mike has a strong sense

of patriotism. “Being in the military is a more quiet form of

patriotism,” Mike said. “Unlike some forms of patriotism, the military can ask you to give your life.” And that is exactly

what Mike believes makes the military such a great form of patriotism.

Story by Chris Coble

l

a Nation

O’keefe family As the O’Keefe family sits around the Christmas tree

they seem just like thousands of other families, however, it will not be long and the family will be short one member.

1.

1. Sophomore Craig O’Keefe and his father, Brian see each other again after one of many deployments. This is Brian’s last deployment. 2. Mike Kuehn waits for his turn to shoot on the small arms range at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

3. Shawn Roland’s medevac team does a pre-flight check on a Black Hawk helicopter. The process must happen before any team can assume responsibility for an aircraft for 24 hours.

4.Roland (right) and his crew return from a mission in Iraq.

The next day, Brian O’Keefe will leave his wife and children

3.

Provided/Craig O’Keefe

to fly back to Kuwait for his job with the National Guard.

2.

Being able to see a parent twice a year is something

most have a hard time imagining, but for freshman Craig O’Keefe it’s something normal. His father, Brian O’Keefe,

has been a member of the National Guard for 29 years. ”He

[was] deployed to Africa when I was about six and then another time he was deployed to Kuwait, Afghanistan,” Craig said.

Having a person from the family gone often can be tough,

getting to talk with them while they are gone, can be even

harder. “We can either talk to him early in the morning or late at night,” Craig said. “Sometimes like almost two weeks go by without communication.”

A soldier coming home can be one of the most emotional

parts of a military family. “I get goose bumps when I get to see him again everything just seems like nothing happened and everything’s normal again,” Craig said.

“He got to come home a day before my birthday this

year and two weeks off from his hectic life back in Kuwait.”

O’Keefe said. “It was the best birthday present.”

Brian plans on retiring when he comes home from the

military for the last time in May.

Having a family member in the military has both its up

4.

and downsides. “I feel like he’s made me stronger as a

person, but if he wasn’t in it [National Guard] than there would be less worry and

stress in my life.” Craig said,

“I don’t think you can ever really get used to people

being gone. You just count

the days they are and hope they will be back soon.”

Provided/Roland

Story by Sarah Margolin

Shawn Roland Asleep in his bunker in AL Taqqadum, Iraq, Black Hawk

aviator Shawn Roland, a substitute teacher for the district,

and his medevac unit are awakened by the radio. There is an emergency in the field and they need to decide if it is safe enough to fly and pick up a soldier who has been

critically injured. “That night the weather was really bad,” Roland said. “It was very, very stressful as we were talking with leadership and determining whether or not it’s safe to take off, land en route to pick up the patient and then

actually fly to the location of the greater surgical care that

can be provided. The decisions have to be made fast and this one took us a total of about five minutes.”

With this kind of experience one would think that Ro-

land always wanted to be a pilot, however, he began his college career at the University of Iowa with the intent of

Provided/Shawn Roland

Provided/Mike Kuehn

becoming an art teacher. During his sophomore year, he

if we don’t take off right then, they will surely die.”

Roland finished his schooling and entered as an officer.

Roland from the intense trips across parts of Iraq, occa-

switched over to ROTC and found the world of aviation.

He had to do even more studying to be an aviator on a

medevac team because he would not always be flying in

perfect conditions. To decide if flying was possible under

the conditions in Iraq, which tend to be bad due to low visibility because of sand storms, an aviator like Roland had to weigh his options.

With the weather being a primary obstacle, even more

so than the gunfire, he has to quickly condense the information and make a decision. “[It depends on] whether you feel comfortable enough to launch the aircraft or not, on

top of that you have to think of the safety of your air crew.

Then you’re also considering there is someone dying and

The whole experience has made quite an impact on

sionally under small arms fire- to remembering those he saved, and finally to those that did not make it. “I decided that day I was going to watch that guy coming home. I’ve seen a lot of gore and things but that day for some reason

the blood on the boots just caught me. You know? It was like one day you’re here and the next day he’s….not.”

He flies a Black Hawk helicopter to get into war zones

with a medevac team for the National Guard. “Flying low and fast over the desert and major metropolitan areas in Iraq in order to help get a wounded Marine, Soldier, Sailor or Airman to a surgeon,“ Roland said, “is something I will always remember.”

Story by Kristine Hayes

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review

april 2011

E-Readers uncovered Turn pages, no more! With the sweep of E-readers now hitting bookstores, find out which is bound with the most benefits

iPad Alas! The thinnest, heaviest E-Reader yet.

Just released in March, the iPad 2 is Apple’s

latest creation. Although it carries a hefty fee of $499 for 16 GB, this laptop crossover will manage your life. All the goodness of a com-

puter at the touch of your fingertips. Not only does the iPad come equipped with any app imaginable, it is also geared up with two built-

in cameras, one of each side for convenience.

As you make a Skype call to someone, why

words & layout Ashley Enger

not play some games. At about 9.5-by-7.3

inches, it might as well be considered another

Nook

notebook in your backpack. Go ahead and

explore the iPad 2, before Apple comes out with the iPad 3.

Presented by Barnes & Noble is the Nook.

It has a sleek design much like its competitor, the iPad. To the right is the part touch screen

E-Reader Readers

E-Reader priced at $149. The lower half is the

touch technology in color to easily navigate from book to book. With a battery life of 10

days, it’s perfect for going on vacation without the worry of charging constantly. It also

Freshman Lydia Sinclair

comes equipped with free wi-fi. Considering

the price, which is a third of the iPad’s, you get what you pay for. Not to mention the ben-

“I don’t like reading off of the [iPad]

comes with the LendMe program, allowing

while. I think I will stick to paperback.”

screen. It always makes me sick after a

efits of having friends with the Nook, which

to share books. For the avid readers who fill

up their 1,500 library capacity, go ahead and pop in a memory card and keep on reading.

Kindle

Junior Whitney Graves

For those simplistic people out there, the

Amazon Kindle was made for you. If there

“I like [the Nook] because it’s smaller than a

was an E-Reader that did only what it was

book and easier to carry around. I love working

supposed to, this would win. Not to mention

out and reading, so it’s also great for that. I don’t

the very reasonable price of $139. With a

really dislike anything about [the Nook].”

full keyboard as buttons, the Kindle is forgiving if you have a clumsy finger. When

reading a book, you won’t read color, so why make things so complicated? In all black and white, it isn’t a disappointment.

Although the navigation for this E-Reader is like a puzzle, the fact that it so clean-cut is,

well, clean. Perfect for the less tech savvy, the Kindle’s battery will run for one month with wi-fi off, three weeks with it on. Enjoy

one less hassle and hole in your wallet if purchasing the Kindle.

Senior Nick Goss “The Kindle is better than a book because it can

store tons of books in a small space and it’s easy

to carry around. It’s so realistic that you forget it’s not a real book.”

health

april 2011

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Uppingthe intensity words Spencer Vasey layout Evan Culbert

three students get fit through intense workout programs

Farrell’s: Julia Henning

Farrell’s: Mitch Sparks

As senior Julia Henning stands

Senior Mitch Sparks gets a spray tan, pulls on his span-

in front of a class performing

dex shorts, flexes his muscles and smiles for his “after”

she sees herself in many of

posing for his before picture.

various

kickboxing

moves,

the men and women in the pro-

picture. A long 10 weeks and 32 pounds earlier, he was

Sparks began his 5:00 a.m. Farrell’s routine in January

gram. Henning is no longer here

when he signed up for the Farrell’s eXtreme Body Shaping

completing the 10-week program

“My dad started Farrell’s two years ago,” Sparks said. “I

as a student. After successfully

a year ago, she began training to

become an instructor and now

takes pride in helping people be-

come more active and healthy in-

dividuals.

As a coach at Farrell’s eXtreme

Body Shaping, Henning oversees the

program and has continued with it six days-a-week since. decided to do it this winter to get in better shape and lose some weight.”

He completed the program in March with astounding re-

sults. “I lost 32 pounds in 10 weeks,” Sparks said. “I went from 30 to 84 push-ups and from 35 to 60 sit-ups in a minute. I also went from running a 7:56 mile to a 5:40 mile.”

Sparks credits the atmosphere at Farrell’s for keeping

progress of the many men and women

him motivated during his program. “It’s a very inviting group

cle. “I like getting to see all the people and

with it,” Sparks said. “They do random things like ’80s day,

working to lose weight and build mus-

meeting people I wouldn’t normally meet,”

Henning said. “Getting to help them is my favor-

ite part of working at Farrell’s.”

atmosphere that keeps you motivated and helps you stick where everybody is encouraged to dress in ’80s workout gear. They try to keep it fresh and keep it fun.”

Sparks is now training to be a coach at Farrell’s so that

Henning is inspired by the many success sto-

he can help others become healthier. “It’s interesting to see

tor, she leads people in cardio-kickboxing and

uary so I’m excited to see how they can change. Hopefully,

ries at Farrell’s, including her own. As an instrucresistance-band training. Although she admits that

getting the motivation to join a program like Far-

everybody just starting,” Sparks said. “That was me in JanI can be motivating to them.”

Sparks feels that the program has helped him to be-

rell’s can be difficult, she believes anybody can

come a healthier, happier person. Along with working out,

“Get someone that supports you,” Henning said.

“They teach you how to eat right,” Sparks said. “Since fin-

complete the program with the support of others.

“People there expect to see you and want to see

you everyday.”

Before

After

the Farrell’s program also includes a nutrition component.

ishing the program, I have more energy and feel better about myself.”

Spencer Vasey/BW

CrossFit: Samantha Philiph Hand-over-hand, junior Saman-

climbing, rowing, weight-lifting, jump-training, flipping tires,

gram to CrossFit head coach Mike Brown. “The trainer,

thick rope hanging from the ceiling.

CrossFit is a national chain of training facilities that aims to

get that last rep in, he really pushes you to get two more

tha Philiph moves slowly up the

Her arms burn and her hands begin to slip as she nears the top. She hears a voice from below urging

and forces herself

Provided/Farrell’s

and many more activities are included in the program. provide a challenging environment for anybody who wants to improve their fitness.

selves,” Philiph said. “The workouts are very challenging

about yourself,” Philiph said. “You get addicted and want

to finish the climb.

and combine both weight lifting and endurance training that

For Philiph, this is an average day at CrossFit Des

Philiph believes that there is more to the program than

losing weight. “It’s great to get in shape and shed some

and wants to get into shape or feel better about them-

Moines, where she regularly works out. Running, rope-

in,” Philiph said.

“CrossFit is for anybody who enjoys intense workouts

her on, “Two more and you’ve got it! Don’t quit now!” She digs deep

Mike, is very motivational and when you feel like you can’t

really bumps it up to the next level.”

Philiph said she credits most of her success in the pro-

pounds but more importantly it makes you feel way better to continue with that healthy lifestyle. You never walk away (from CrossFit) feeling disappointed. You feel accomplished and proud that you have pushed yourself that hard.”

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fashion

april 2011

DY

accesories! wallet

bracelet

Duct-tape it yourself.

Provided/Malli

words Mike Shi layout Kelly McGowan

Step One: Getting an idea

festive bow

1. Get an idea of what you want to make out of duct tape 2. Take an old garment that resembles your idea 3. Find some scissors and break up the garment. For example, if it’s a collared shirt, take apart the sleeves, the body and possibly the collar

Step Two: Making the fabric 1. Get a lot of duct tape, to get enough for a T-shirt, you’ll

bow-tie

need at least 2 rolls of 2inx60yd duct tape 2. Start by laying out the clothing templates 3. Measure how wide the templates will be.

4. Take a strip of duct tape a few inches longer than the template and lay it sticky side up 5. Take another strip the same width and lay it over the

funky fresh headband

other strip, sticky side to sticky side, aim to cover about half of the length of the duct tape with the new strip 6. Flip over the duct tape sheet 7. Repeat step 5-6 until the sheet is long enough to cover

purse

the template 8. Once the sheet is long and wide enough, make sure there is a little extra on all sides, tape over the sides so nothing sticky is showing.

9. Be sure to go over the sheet and cover up all showing

Provided/Malli

sticky parts

Step Three: Putting it all together 1. Trace and then cut out the templates 2. Before taping it all together, have someone model it to make sure it all fits together and isn’t too big or small 3. Tape the parts together, use little parts on the outside so it is still aesthetically pleasing, for the real bulk of the tape, do it on the inside where it will go unseen

>>Try colored or patterned tape available at Fareway, Hobby Lobby, Target and hardware stores. leopard

zebra

plaid

tie-dye baroque hello kitty

Nicole Malli: Duct tape diva For senior Nicole Malli, there’s more to duct tape than it

just being “the best temporary fix for anything.”

Headbands, dresses, skirts and more, Malli can, and

has, made pretty much anything out of duct tape. For Malli, creating duct tape couture started just for fun with Halloween costumes. Last year, Malli made a Lady Gaga cos-

tume out of black trash bags and black duct tape. These creations have evolved into much more.

When Malli makes her clothing, she starts with a design

and builds on from there. Malli first sketches out a design

and then gets something to build her creations out of, be it

cardboard or an old garment. Malli then sticks on the duct tape to the base.

$3.99 $3.99 $3.99 $3.99 $3.99 $5.99

When making duct tape clothes, Malli believes money

and time are the most important things. “The more time you

spend on it,” Malli said, “the less likely it will fall apart the

night you wear it.” Furthermore, Malli recommends using at least 10-15 rolls for a quality piece.

With a duct tape dress, problems are sure to arise. “Al-

ways have a roll of duct tape and safety pins when wearing

one,” Malli said. Duct tape dresses aren’t guaranteed to last, and Malli knows so first hand. When wearing a duct

tape dress one night, the whole back of the dress fell off.

Malli had to quickly go to the bathroom and repair the dress with a whole ton of safety pins. Be wary, most of the stuff falls apart after one night said Malli.

Though it might seem to be hard to create your own

duct tape clothes, it’s possible for everyone. “If you want to do it, it takes time and some money to invest into it,” Malli said.

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april 2011

Winget earns wings words & layout Mallorie Goodale

Bungee jumping, sky diving, fly-

Winget can fly by himself, he just

per-hour, scuba diving. Sound cra-

“He gives me an assignment, he

just his bucket list, with one already

do it,” Winget said.

ing flying lessons with 10 hours

Winget wants to do? After getting

ing a plane, driving over 140 miles-

needs help with landing the plane.

zy? For junior Ross Winget, this is

shows me once and then I have to

crossed off. Winget is currently takdone, 30 to go.

The thought of taking flying les-

sons came to Winget while he was

Ethan Meng/BW

Another

adrenaline

activity

his pilot’s license this summer, Winget wants to fly a helicopter.

Being a pilot had crossed Wing-

on a plane to Texas going to visit

et’s mind, but he ultimately decid-

ple, this decision could take years,

lot of time away,” Winget said. “If I

think it over. “I’m not really a plan-

be hard.”

his sister in college. For many peo-

ed not to become one. “It takes a

Winget took only a few months to

wanted to start a family that would

ner, that’s for after,” Winget said.

The scariest part of flying for

The only type of pilot Winget

would consider becoming a test

Winget is when air hits the plane

pilot, which is a pilot hired to test

He takes the lessons at Anke-

“I’m kind of an adrenaline junkie,”

from the side, it moves it five feet.

out planes to ensure they are safe.

ny Regional Airport through Exec

Winget said.

hour at a time for $200 per lesson.

gret for Winget, “It’s the best thing

instructor, Erich Koehne, except

said. “You get a whole different

iPod while I’m flying,” Winget said.

whole different experience.”

One Aviation, usually flying for one

Taking flying lessons is no re-

Winget’s generally likes his flight

I’ve ever done with my life,” he

for one factor. “He’ll listen to his

view on the world, so I like it. It’s a

After-prom presents: Oringe words & layout Ashley Shay High school band, Oringe, gets the chance to share its hardwork and talents during after-prom Senior Tim Gates and juniors Cole Giu-

dicessi, RJ McGrew and Jeff Pavelka put

There were many steps Oringe has

because we’re focusing

after-prom. Originally, the band started off

ed,” Gates said. Oringe’s

knew RJ was an excellent drummer, so we

songs the group has writ-

dicessi said. About six months later Brian

There are people who

taken before they got the job to play at

on getting a demo record-

with Giudicessi and Gates’ brother, Brian. “I

demo will include 8 to 10 of

started that up and then had Tim sing,” Giu-

ten themselves.

left the group. This led the band to have to

ask the band why they call

“We auditioned Jeff Pavelka for bass

time. “It’s supposed to be

ing strong since,” Giudicessi said. Oringe

there’s really not an inter-

hold auditions for some new members.

themselves Oringe all the

while Giudicessi plays guitar, McGrew

and it was a perfect fit and we’ve been go-

like orange but with an “I”,

bass. They get opportunities to perform for

has been together for about two years now.

esting story behind it, just

on prom night to play the keyboard. Oringe

bered.” Giudicessi said.

during Bike to School Week.

Tim Gates, as a senior and with graduation

ning on keeping the band together. “Tim

creating their own original songs. “We don’t

change a little. Gates plans on still being a

it,” Giudicessi said, “so we’re not going any-

together their different talents to form the band, Oringe. Gates sings for the group plays the drums, and Pavelka plays the

school and local events such as their upcoming performance at after-prom.

The band will be playing a mix of their

own songs, along with some popular covers. They are thinking of taking a vote on

Facebook to see what songs students going to after-prom would want to hear.

Senior Kyle Naig will be joining the band

was also asked play in the high school gym

something easily rememWith the bands’ singer,

Provided/Jake Swesey

Tim Gates (left) and Cole Giudicessi (right) practice at Giudicessi’s house where there is a full studio set up for the band to work in.

The band has recently been working on

right around the corner, Oringe is going to

said whatever the distance we will shrink

have any other shows then that set up now

part of the band and they are all still plan-

where soon.”

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your

Space

Graduates give their take on the ups and downs of college roommates

words & layout Taylor Mithelman

Random Roommate

Rooming with a friend

“Sometimes you just don’t get a good roommate match, if you end up just

“In general, as long as your not really good friends with the person,

I guess one dislike would be the fact that sometimes the strangers can

we ended up hanging out with a lot of the same people and ultimately

rooming with a stranger. Not everyone has good roommate chemistry, so

there isn’t much of a problem. But since we already knew each other

be not cool.”

getting sick of each other after a while.”

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completely opposite from me. We learn from

“If you room with a friend in college you can

each other and help one another grow. It’s really

have trouble meeting new people because you

nice because since my roommate and I aren’t best

are comfortable staying in your own room togeth-

friends we can just do our own thing and not always

er. Rooming with a friend can also really put a strain

have to worry about including one another.”

on the relationship because you are around them al- ‘09

most all the time.”

completely different opinions and ideas, as well as networks of peo-

“I like rooming with someone that I previously knew because

ple I probably wouldn’t have met otherwise. There were tons of people

going to college I automatically knew that I wasn’t going to have

who came to Iowa State from my grade at Johnston, and it is definitely

roommate problems since we have known each other for a long

hard to move beyond that same group of friends you had in high school.

time. Since we weren’t best friends there was a lot of room to grow

However, I’ve found that doing so is really beneficial socially.”

closer. I think rooming with a best friend would be hard because

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other so well”

they knew. I actually ended up moving out from him before second

“Rooming with a friend from high school almost gave me a safety

his personality. We just couldn’t room with each other and we real-

back to a room where I was still sort of in my comfort zone”

kota State), and most I knew in my hall weren’t rooming with people

net for all the new things that I was experiencing, to be able to go

semester because we just didn’t work as roommates. I did not like ized this before second semester so it was nice that way. I have enjoyed rooming with the friends I made last semester. We know each other a lot better and are nice and we actually go to class, my old roommate did not at all”

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Taylor 5 things to know Burkhead words & layout Ethan Meng

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Last summer, Ragbrai bikers witnessed Burkhead and ten others from team

“Kum and Go” dressed as either monkeys or bananas. “There was the banana bunch and one day I was a monkey, I lost my tail though,” Burkhead said. During Ragbrai Burkhead enjoyed being able to pass the “drafters’” who passed him while in his suit because of the dirty looks that he would get.

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After high school Burkhead plans to enlist in the military to use his passion for

different languages. He wants to become a linguist or a translator for a career and believes that the military will be a great fit for what he wants to do. With

there being such a high demand for translators in the military, Burkhead will

always have an opportunity to have a job doing something that he loves. One

thing that Burkhead likes about wanting to enlist in the military is that his college will be paid for once he is done.

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Every Monday and Wednesday, there is a group of choir students who regularly play ultimate frisbee. Burkhead himself loves to join them at the gazebo

near Green Meadows West. Besides the amount of running and exercise he gets from playing, Burkhead enjoys how it is a nice way to relax after a long

day at school. “You’re only thinking about ultimate frisbee and nothing else,” Burkhead said.

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During the off season of cross country and track Burkhead still enjoys running

for fun. Even when not running for a school event he still manages to get in between twenty to thirty miles each week. While running that much may seem

boring, Burkhead uses this time to do things like practice his French and thinking about things that happened to him during the day. “One week I could not run at all and then another week I can get up to 35 miles.”

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This next fall Burkhead plans to participate in a 100-mile bike ride to raise

awareness for juvenile diabetes. The event is through Hy-Vee, where Burk-

head works, and he will participate alongside two of his managers. The HyVee store must raise $3,000 for each employee to participate in the event.

Once the goal of $9,000 is reached, all three employees will be able to travel to Madison, WI., this August.

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april 2011

Borich wins coaching title words Wes Monroe Vickie Borich has been coaching bowling six years now

and teaching for 21. The bowling team started when graduate Brandon Thompson and a couple of other students asked her to be their coach.

“Her number one concern for kids she teaches has al-

ways been that students give their all and she will always

go out of her way to help them succeed,” Thompson said.

“I knew that her being coach would not only translate over, but her constant positive attitude would appeal to kids that would have never considered bowling otherwise.”

At first she declined because she didn’t believe she

has enough bowling experience to succeed. Over and

over they asked her until eventually she accepted the task.

“They kind of conned me,” Borich said.

Borich had a basic knowledge of bowling when she first

became coach. Over the years she has attended the United States bowling congress and other sessions to help her get a better feel for the game.

Borich recently received the honor of being CIML Cen-

tral Conference coach of the year. This is the second

straight year she has claimed this title. To become coach of the year you have to be voted on by your peers and other

Provided/Vickie Borich

Coach Vickie Borich poses with the boys’ bowling team. The boys’ team finished 15-4 overall with a 6-2 conference record and produced four All-Conference members, helping Borich win her second straight CIML Central Coach of the Year title.

coaches around the district.

have four bowlers make all-conference.

much of your work,” Borich said.

cancer. “I’ve never wanted it to define me,” Borich said. “I

ally about me,” Borich said. “I give tips, set goals, and they

She had a stem-cell transplant three years ago and is cur-

“It’s very humbling to know that your peers think so She sees her role as coach to be a mentor. “It’s not re-

other,” Borich said. When Borich began her tenure, the

understand and am encouraged that everyday is a gift.”

for golf. “We just have fun together and play some good

meet them and it’s really exciting.”

rently cancer-free.

6-2 conference record, and four bowlers made all confer-

coaching for the past six years, took notice and decided

for the girls,” Borich said. The girls finished 4-19 but did

selling T-shirts with the slogan, “We Play Fore You.”

The boys’ varsity team finished at 15-4 overall with a

ence. “It was a great year for the boys and a rebuilding year

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Should the federal government get involved in sports?

As the baseball season begins, the all-

time home run leader, Barry Bonds is on

trial for lying to Congress. Another great, Roger Clemens, is in for the same deal

“This represents the mutual respect we have for each

About three years ago Borich was diagnosed with blood

The girls’ golf team, which Borich has also been

to help. They raised money for their coach by making and

come this summer. The lie? They testified

in front of Congress that they had never used performance-enhancing drugs.

girls’ golf team only had seven girls. Now, 40 girls are out golf,” Borich said.

Sophomore Anthony Denny views her as a great moti-

vator. “She is a great inspiration and always keeps us motivated,” Denny said.

“Personally, Mrs. Borich was my biggest influence

throughout high school,” Thompson said.

athletic conferences to take away their tax-

of resources spent by our government on

The state of Utah is also heading a anti-

better used funding another organization

exempt status.

correcting problems within our sports be

In a world where the American national

trust lawsuit to end the way college football

government needs to focus the almost $10

ing the BCS in violation of the country’s an-

all have governing bodies designed to cor-

the BCS would have to disband in favor of a

and make any changes needed. The gov-

debt rises almost $4.7 billion per day, our

million they could conceivably spend on the

Bonds’ trial alone on something more important, like funding the missiles we have launched into the African desert.

This isn’t the first time that the federal

decides a national championship by declarti-trust laws. If the state were to win the suit, different way of deciding the national champion for college football.

Now, I’m against the BCS as much as the

that could be cut in the next five years?

The NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB

rect the sports that they are in charge of

ernment does not need to be another governing body to these sports.

As the government goes ahead with the

government has intervened in the sports

next rational college football fan, but these

Bonds’ and Clemens’ trials, they will con-

major realignment that could result in four

And with our world currently facing one of

versies. As they go forward however, they

world. In fact, when college sports faced a “superpower” conferences, Senator Chuck Grassley threatened to take action against

kind of suits take a lot of money and time. the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression, couldn’t the vast amount

tinue to spend tax dollars on sport controshould use this as a learning tool.

Let the sports run themselves.

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National

Champions For the first time in Iowa Olympic Developmental Progam soccer history

Iowa is up 1-0 against Illinois in the final game of the regional tour-

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nament, for the opportunity to advance to the National Olympic Development Program (ODP) tournament. Illinois has a free kick out of

Iowa’s box. Junior Josh Dicken dives to head the ball out, but despite

his intentions the ball hits the front post of the goal and goes in, scoring for Illinois.

“Oops,” Dicken said.

Fellow teammate junior Cody Jacobson wasn’t worried. “It was in

the first half, so there was a lot of time left.”

“But then, when we got scored on again, I was really nervous,”

Dicken said.

But, Iowa scored to tie up the game, and went on to win the game

in penalty kicks, filling one of four spots in the national tournament.

The regional tournament was held in the summer of 2010, giving

the team until March of 2011 to prepare for the national tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. The Iowa 1994 Boys ODP team consists of boys

from all over Iowa, who, according to the ODP web site, are selected through the process of open tryouts by Iowa soccer coaches who are qualified to identify and train highly-skilled players.

ODP teams are meant to compliment club play, which both Dicken

and Jacobson are involved in. The ODP team, because players are so

spread out, does not have the opportunity to practice a lot in between the regional and national tournaments.

Dicken said the team practices about three or four times a year.

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Jacobson said they had a tournament a month before nationals and two practices after that.

After arriving in Phoenix on March 3, Dicken said the team prac-

ticed to get the jet-lag out of their legs and played their first game

against Florida the next afternoon and won. They spent the next day at the mall, bonding as a team and resting up in preparation for the championship the following day against Cali South.

This was not the first time they had faced Cali South. Although, the

2010-2011 ODP season was Jacobson’s first, it was Dicken’s third and his second time playing in the national tournament. ODP teams are eligible for nationals only two seasons, when they are 16 and when

they are 17. In 2009, Dicken’s team was the first Iowa team to go to Nationals, and was defeated by Cali South in the first round, 3-0.

And now they were up against Cali South once again, but this time

to win at all. “We knew we could beat California,” Dicken said. “We

had only seen them play one time, so we couldn’t really prepare for them but we could prepare ourselves as well as could.”

Iowa let out their signature cheer, “One… two… three… CORN,”

and preparation met opportunity to create success. Iowa beat Cali

South 4-1. The boys all met in the middle of the field, dove and piled on top of one another in celebration.

“We’re the first team to ever make it to nationals from Iowa and the

first team to ever win nationals for Iowa ODP,” Dicken said.

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a picture after winning the national championship game against California South.

2 Junior Josh Dicken kicks the ball during the Iowa State Cup game for his club team, JUSC.

3 Dicken and junior Cody Jacobson pose with the ODP National Championship trophy.

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Trading Spaces: Substitutes Christopher Hankenson

Linda Susic

words & layout Isabella Engblom and Alexa Anderson Outside of school:

Hankenson loves anything to do with art. He has his own studio in his house with a

darkroom, a kiln (for ceramics) and tons of space to paint, which is one of his favorite

things to do in his free time. He also loves to travel and to go to concerts for some of his favorite bands. He is a manager at Jason’s Deli in WDM, and is also the weekend manager at TCBY (The Countries Best Yogurt) in Clive.

Favorite thing about subbing:

“I learn something new every day, it might be about the subject, or a just particular

student/teacher.” “My least favorite thing about subbing is probably not finding out I am needed to sub until 5:30 in the morning.”

About Mr. Hankenson:

“I used to play in a punk rock band in junior high school all the way through high

Outside of school: “I love to read and I enjoy travel-

school, The Horseshoe Spatulas, pretty much until I left for college,” Hankenson said.

“The band is still together, just with a new guitarist and bassist, we still get together and ‘rock out’ occasionally.” Hankenson is often told he looks like the actor Justin Long. “It

ing to Colorado and Arizona to visit my

ing a single Justin Long reference, either that I look like him, or a quote from a movie he

Favorite thing about subbing:

grandchildren.”

doesn’t really bother me when people say I look like him and if I go 24 hours without hav-

Being able to stay productive and ac-

was in, I consider it a strange day.”

tive while having freedom.

In Hankenson’s free time, he likes to roller blade. “I was in a couple videos for it, Corn

fed: A Midwest Skate Video, and Nickel and Dime 2 for roller blading. I was required to go

About Mrs. Susic:

worth it. They sent me free clothes, stickers, hats, backpacks, etc. and even new skates

High school after subbing for about a se-

“I started teaching full time at Sadel

to at least two competitions every 6 months to maintain my sponsorship, but it was well

mester,” Susic went to school at Waldorf

when I destroyed mine.”

his two other grandchildren.

Favorite thing about subbing: Harswick finds great enjoyment in

subbing. “I like being able to sub at

Brown works part time at a Wine

shop in West Des Moines. She loves

to read and attends a book club at the local library to discuss literature.

Favorite thing about subbing: “Since I retired from teaching at

Outside of school:

Beeding bar tends at the restaurant the

Tavern, and he like to golf and spend time with his fiance.

Favorite thing about subbing: “I like being able to get to know a lot of

different students.”

Johnston High School, the kids are

Johnston I enjoy being able to continue

About Mr. Beeding:

About Mr. Harswick:

the high school. There is nothing that I

time I went to get a pop and the janitor

super to work with.”

“I retired in 2001 and I decided I

to see the students and the teachers at don’t like.”

was too young to just sit around, so I

About Mrs. Brown:

active.” Harswick was previously the

grandchildren and has her masters

Johnston.

University.

thought I would start subbing to stay assistant principal and a coach at

Brown has five children and two

degree from Virginia Commonwealth

“I get mistaken for a student a lot, one

told me I wasn’t allowed, because stu-

Phyllis Caswell

and recently born grandson as well as

Outside of school:

Dan Beeding

Harswick enjoys visiting his children

Pam Brown

Marty Harswick Outside of school:

Junior College before transferring ISU.

Outside of school:

“I like to read, tutor, and I spend

time with my twin grandchildren”

Favorite thing about subbing: Caswell loves subbing at Johnston

High School, she thinks students are polite and courteous. “When I was a

full time teacher there were so many

more papers, and now as a sub I don’t have to do that and I can enjoy being with the kids.”

dents couldn’t have pop.” Social studies is

About Mrs. Caswell:

everyday between Johnston and Waukee.

in Johnston in 2005. Caswell, who has

his favorite subject, and he usually subs

She retired from teaching English

substituted for Rollison in her old room, had her as a student years ago.