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STAFF WRITERS

Zach Winjum

news

Kenzie Foldes Scott Syroka

editor-in-chief

Taylor Mithelman co-design

Evan Culbert co-design

Lauren Coffey managing

Ian Dunshee photo

On the cover: photo by Kenzie Foldes

Mirza Besic

Paige Cramer backpage

Kristine Hayes opinion

Mallorie Goodale Sarah Margolin sports

Ashley Shay

health & fashion

Hannah Soyer feature

Taylor Joens

Monica Gagne

Wes Monroe

Laura Scieszinski

Ben Parsons

Lydia Sinclair

ILLUSTRATOR Lisa VanWiel

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November in photos words Monica Gagne Andrew Mills donates 1 Sophomore plasma at the blood drive on Nov. 8.

Earlier that day Mills also donated blood. Approximately 120 people participated in donating both blood and plasma.

Overton and Marc Brault 2 Andrew pretend to fight on stage during this

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year’s school play on Oct. 22. The show was a satire play on greek mythology titled The Iliad, The Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less.

Innovation show choir takes a 3 The candid shot while posing for their

season poster on Oct. 24. The poster will represent the second half of their show which is themed around the 1950’s.

gather at the second 4 Students Environmental Club meeting on Nov. Provided/Pat Ward

3. The club is planning a slide show to be presented to classes about the importance of saving paper. The group meets every Thursday at 3:00 p.m.

5Sophomore plays with

Elizabeth Schraeger instruments after the Horizon 10 year anniversary reunion concert on Nov 3. The class of 2014 was the first class that attended Horizon all six years.

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nov 2011

Summit hosts new satellite church words & layout Lauren Coffey

smaller,” V. Trost said. “We hope to start to

Around 500 people are attending Lu-

get to know each other, build relationships.

held at Summit Middle School. The church,

“You feel like you know more of the

theran Church of Hope’s Sunday service

It’s fun to start to recognize people’s faces.”

a satellite of the original location in West

congregation,” sophomore Sydney Hous-

The co-directors for the new satellite

know like half of them versus at Big Hope

Des Moines, began services on Sept. 25.

ton said. “With 500 people now, you can

are Fritz and Lora Trost, parents of junior

(the West Des Moines location) where you

very involved with the church and wanted

Smaller numbers have also made a chil-

Victoria Trost. The Trost family has been

know like maybe 10 people at a service.”

to take their passion to further their work

dren’s sermon possible.

“At J-G (Johnston-Grimes community,

with ministry.

“My husband and I have been very in-

the Summit satellite) my dad has all the kids

said. “Hope West Des Moines came and

demonstration related to the sermon,” V.

volved in ministry for 19 years,” L. Trost

come around and he does like a 10-minute

asked us if we’d be interested (in creating

Trost said. “At the West Des Moines one

they couldn’t do that because it would be

the new satellite).”

The West Des Moines church started

chaos.”

Lauren Coffey/BW

in West Des Moines. The church already

The ultimate goal for the satellite is to Fritz Trost leads a group of volunteers in prayer before the Lutheran Church of Hope’s service begins. A group of around 20 people arrive get a permanent location, which is already at Summit Middle School at 6 a.m. to set up for the 10 a.m. service. being discussed.

keny and another in Des Moines.

good location for the new satellite because

lite began in the winter of 2010. A commit-

rounding area.

the first service.

L. Trost said. “We love that it’s in a neigh-

ing but rewarding. “It’s kind of like being

they’ve walked to the church or rode their

these first few weeks,” L. Trost said. “There

seeds in the ground and you hope some-

The service itself involves around 70

alone. In January or February we’ll prob-

the satellite because it saw large growth.

About 2,500 people attend a single service

has two other satellite locations, one in An-

Although the church is small in at-

Planning of the Johnston-Grimes satel-

of the large open space and quality sur-

tendance in comparison to the West Des

tee of around 15 people started to plan for

“We were just looking for a good spot,”

filled with the amount of people attending

F. Trost says the process is challeng-

borhood. People have come and told us

a farmer,” F. Trost said. “You plant these

bike, the building has just worked perfectly.”

thing’s going to grow. The energy has been

volunteers to help set up, with around 25

great, people have a great passion for it.”

The Trosts thought Summit would be a

newsbriefs & stuco updates

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words & layout Kenzie Foldes

volunteers arriving at 6:30 a.m. and leaving at 1 p.m.

70th speeds up The Johnston city council approved a

Moines location, the capacity is almost the one service a week.

“We weren’t expecting 500 people in

are 100-140 children in the Sunday School ably go to two services.”

The smaller size attracts members to

the satellite. “A lot of people like that it’s

Who let the snake out Last month science teacher Kyla

speed limit increase on Northwest 70th

Burn’s pet snake, Spooky, escaped

3, 2011. Within the past few years, NW

opened the cage to feed her one Friday

Avenue from 35 mph to 45 mph on Oct. 70th Ave has undergone construction

that the federal government has helped fund. Since such a large amount of fund-

ing came from the federal government,

an agreement was made to keep NW 70th Ave at a speed limit of 35 mph dur-

ing construction as well as a period of

time after. Many complained about the speed limit but no change could occur until the deadline was met. According to councilman Robert Culbert, the city council agreed that raising the speed

limit would be appropriate and the change was agreed to on Oct. 19, 2011.

from her cage. Burn’s eighth hour class

last month. The cage’s lid failed to close and the Honduran Milk snake escaped.

In the near future the Trosts hope the

church can make an impact in the community and the families who are a part of it.

“For the future, I hope church can be appre-

ciable, meaning it can make some sort of positive impact in the community,” F. Trost said. “I hope to have personal change in the individuals that come here.”

“It’s been more than worth it,” L. Trost

said. “It’s been totally crazy, but God gives us measurably more, so that causes us to

need a lot of help to transform a cafeteria into a worship center and back again.”

Student council updates upcoming events the details november 15 Canned food

scavenger hunt @ 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Her absence was not noticed until the following Monday. Assuming Spooky

was somewhere in the room, custodians

Dan Golbuff and Jay Nikolish helped

Senior breakfast

17 @ 8 a.m.

Burns look for the snake. They were not successful. As two weeks went by, cus-

todian Sabahuden Okic found Spooky

and picked her up with paper towels.

Burns found Spooky the following day

in a container with a book over it on her desk. Thanks to Okic, Spooky is now safe.

Get a car of friends and help collect canned goods for our local food pantry.

Counts toward silver cord hours.

Seniors can come and enjoy a morning of food, teacher speakers and awards.

december 12 Intramural @ 1 p.m. in the big gym

Keep an eye out for the announcement of next month’s intramural.

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Combination helps city

Johnstons food pantry and clothes closet combine to one location to give provide city with better service words & layout Paige Cramer The local clothes closet and food pan-

“The city has agreed to give us the use

try combined to create a place where both

of this building, 5730 NW 64th Place, until

Both will officially be open on Nov. 15.

the fire station,” Shawna Beron, Project

food and clothes is offered to those in need.

The building facilitating the two services

will be 64th St. The Clothes Closet moved

from The First Baptist Church and the Food Pantry moved from St. Paul Presbyterian.

The clothes closet was started by the

the time next year that they start to build

Coordinator for the Johnston Partnership

Place said. “Once they start construction of

that, they will tear the building down and we will need to find another home.”

The new facility allows Partnership

Johnston Partnership in 2004 at Crown

Place to grow and add new resources to

was a need at the school for donated

eventually add health, rent, and utility ser-

Point Community Center because there clothes. In 2010 the clothes closet was expanded when there was a vision to add

help families out in the city. They hope to vices to better the community of Johnston.

The school district has been very sup-

a food pantry. The Johnston Partnership

portive of the efforts to get moved, as well

Religious Council, who provided the food

moving much of the supplies. “There have

collaborated with the Des Moines Area to serve the community. However, when

Crown Point needed remodeling a new lo-

cation was necessary to house their facilities.

In 2011 St. Paul Presbyterian opened

their doors to occupy the food pantry, and

First Baptist Church held the clothes closet.

Eventually the clothes closet clients began

to stop coming because of the distance away from the food pantry. The need for a centralized location for the both of them was brought up.

as the Johnston Varsity football team by

been a lot of people involved that are in-

strumental (in helping Partnership Place)

Provided/Shawna Beron

and that have helped us set up,” Beron

The Varsity football team moves boxes of canned foods and goods from the Presbyterian church to the new food pantry in preperation of its opening on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

said.

The Partnership Place will reach people

from Grimes, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston and West Des Moines. The facility has

helped about 300 people over all. It reach-

The Partnership Place is somewhere

urdays are good days to help. The Part-

teer at. They are approved for Silver Cord

willing to help with food operations and

that many students will be able to volun-

es out to various families, and even elderly citizens. Clients must live within the John-

hours and there are many options that stu-

ston residence and there are no income

dents can help out with.

requirements.

For students looking to volunteer, Sat-

nership Place is looking for those who are transporting food to the client area. Stu-

dents would also be able to organize the donated food and clothes.

Partner art class added for next year

words & layout Wes Monroe

Peer Partner Art, a visual art course de-

signed for students with special needs, has been approved for next year’s curriculum.

Senior Mason Rumpf paints in Teresa Francois’ art room during second period Essentials of Art class.

student’s potential for independence through

The original grant was a collective effort

cause it is an option that our students now do

program had to undergo.

visual arts. “I think this was really needed be-

The students that are enrolled will have a

written by a group of four teachers. The idea

ects. “The peer will essentially be the hands,

onto academic affairs. The requirements of

education student will do the thinking and be

school board for a final decision. “The board

founder Teresa Francois said.

cation teacher Mary Gipp said.

mensional and three-dimensional activities.

proved by the board and will take effect next

paint, pastel, charcoal, and pencil,” Francois

Although art classes are open for all stu-

used to screen students who are interested

signed for students in need of extra help until

Students interested in becoming a peer

peer who helps them with the various art proj-

for the class was approved and then sent

assisting them as needed, but the special

the class were then revised and sent to the

making many decisions,” Art teacher and co-

was very excited about the idea,” special edu-

The projects will consist of both two-di-

Helen Lagerblade/Dragon

proval involved many steps and changes the

On Monday, Oct. 24, the class was ap-

“Students will be creating 2-D projects using

calendar school year.

said. “In sculpture they will be using clay and

dents, there was not a class specifically de-

mixed media.”

The process of having the class approved

began with research being done. The ap-

now.

The class is an opportunity to enhance a

not have,” Gipp said. Senior Mason Rumpf is

one of the students that will have the oppor-

tunity to participate in the class. “I am excited because I am the only one that is in a wheelchair and in art class. I would like to be with other handicapped students,” Rumpf said.

The class will be offered as an elective to

all students. Like all other classes, they will receive an art credit for the course.

An application/interview process will be

in assisting.

coach also need to complete an application and submit to an art instructor for approval.

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nov 2011

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Your house, your gym

words & layout Mallorie Goodale Sarah Margolin

Turn off that TV, put down that bag of chips and get up and get moving!

Doing all of these exercises throughout your day you will burn 1,443 calories, which is about equivalent to a Big Mac, a large french fry and a large Coca Cola from McDonald’s.

1

Stairs

3

While on the stairs, stand on the bottom step with your heels

hanging off. With the balls of

seconds and back down. Repeat as many reps as desired

for a calf workout. Ten minutes of calf raises burns about 34 calories, which is about one serving of air popped popcorn.

2

Basement

Plug in your Wii, Kinect or PlaySta-

tion and start moving to the game Just Dance. Other video games like Wii Fit

Plus and even Zumba fitness games are fun ways of exercising without really

noticing it. These video games burn about an average of 640 calories for an hour and a half.

You could eat two slices of pepperoni pizza before this workout and burn off all the calories you just ate.

Kitchen

With the winter months

Take a second from snacking to try this

shoulder-width apart with hands on the

your backyard you can build a snowman

and bring chest within a few inches of the

ries. If you ate a plate of Kraft Mac and

snow that is starting to pile up. In

edge of the counter-top. Bend your elbows

for a fun way of burning about 285 calo-

counter, and back up. Move your feet far-

Cheese, which is about 259 calories, you

ther away from the counter for a more challenging

push-up. If you ate two Oreo cookies, you would

have to do about 15 minutes of counter top pushups to burn off the 140 calories.

4

Yard

coming, take advantage of all the

simple arm workout. Stand with arms and legs

your foot, move up to your tiptoe and hold for three

5

Living room

would

burn

plus 26 more.

6

those

calories

Bedroom A weighted Hula Hoop is a

good way to get an ab workout. To make

While watching TV take the time to do

your own get a Hula Hoop, cut it open

hands on the edge of the couch walk your feet out

Hoop back together with duck tape. Put

your elbows in to your sides and lower your

the whole song. Make a play list of ten

in your arms push up to straighten. If you want

burn about 225 calories. A small McDon-

an easy but effective triceps workout. With your

and fill it with sand. Then, tape the Hula

so your legs are parallel to the ground. Tuck

music on and try to hula hoop throughout

body to the ground. When you feel a stretch

songs and Hula Hoop the whole time to

a challenge, do the couch dips during a 30 minute

ald’s french fry is about 230 calories

Not liable if doesn’t work. If the sand goes flying, it’s not our fault.

TV show to burn 119 calories. In exchange you can

drink

Local gyms

chocolate

7 Flags

a serving of Swiss Miss hot for 110 calories.

Oakmoor

2822 Beaver Avenue. (515)689.1254 4731 Merle Hay Road (515)270.2222

Aspen ATHLETIC CLUBS

Seven Flags Fitness includes fitness classes

Oakmoor Fitness is a family-owned fitness

4100 Merle Hay Road. (515)270. 5860

like Tai Chi, yoga, water workouts, strengthen-

center that offers classes like Pi-Yo Fusion, which

Aspen Athletics offers many different group

ing classes and tennis courts where cardio ten-

is a combination of yoga and pilates, water aero-

nis is available. Cardio tennis is basically running

bics and yoga. Along with a four lane swimming

around while trying to hit tennis balls. There can

pool, a fully equipped weight room and cardio

be anywhere between six to 20 people per class.

machines, they also have 10 racquetball courts

They can play on more than one court depend-

and a full-sized basketball court. “(The racquet-

ing on the size of the class. “It (is) not so much

ball courts) are well kept, there are plenty of

about helping with your game than helping with

them so every time you go you can always play,”

your stamina, but stamina is an important part

sophomore Michael Hanstad said. “(Oakmoor)

of tennis,” senior Duncan Sinclair said. “I (would)

is family owned and everyone there pushes you

rather play the game but if you want to play com-

and wants you to do well in life. Their motto is

petitively it (is) a good way to build endurance.”

‘work well and have fun.’”

classes to take. Some of the classes include Zumba, Yoga, Tae Kwon Do and Pilates. At the

SE 14th Street location they also offer Aqua

Aerobics classes. The Aspen on Hickman has full tennis courts and basketball courts. Sopho-

more Mark Sauber works out at Aspen and has had a personal trainer before. “Instead of having one person for a bunch of kids, it was nice having

one person help you,” Sauber said. “He pushed

me pretty hard, if (someone) needs help I would recommend it.”

review

nov 2011

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Reign of the burritos Chipotle

Bandit Burrito

Locally-owned Bandit Burrito has es-

Pancheros

Walk into Chipotle at Valley West Mall

With 15 Iowa locations and counting,

tablished itself among the top burrito eats

and you will find yourself in an atmo-

Pancheros is developing a burrito empire.

fresh veggies, meats, and salsa make one

itself apart from more traditional settings

asked by employees is, “Rice and beans?”

in town. “[Bandit Burrito’s] wide variety of burrito a full meal that is above the rest,” senior Brad Gott said.

sphere full of edgy, modern steel that sets found in other restaurants.

Chipotle also differentiates itself from

Upon entering, the first question always With a simple “yes”, your journey begins.

Using a freshly made flour tortilla ball,

Heading to school or work and pressed

all the other burrito places out there with

the workers flatten it under a huge steel

fast burrito filled with potatoes, cheese,

cording to Chipotle, Food With Integrity is

very soft,” senior Jasna Blazevic said. “It’s

for time? Stop by Bandit Burrito for a breakand your choice of meat. I stopped in one

day and the service was faster than many fast-food restaurants during the morning

rush. The burrito was not only satisfying, but filled me up through lunchtime.

Speaking of lunchtime, for those of us

with short lunch schedules, Bandit Burrito can serve your needs. Unlike other plac-

es, they offer online ordering that allows

you to bypass the line and go straight to

its focus on “Food With Integrity”. Actheir commitment to changing traditional “fast food” culture by serving customers the very best ingredients, all raised with

respect for the animals, the environment

puffs to add some chocolate flavor to your normal rice krispie eats.

your home.

Another must-try menu item is the

senior Nolan Martz said. Pancheros’ que-

They don’t have queso but the chicken burritos are hard to beat.” Next time you

are in the Clive/West Des Moines area, be sure to stop by Chipotle for a taste.

With the ever increasing role the Internet has in

everyday life, it is important to use it efficiently and

safely. What most people do not realize is that the browser they use makes a huge impact on the entire

experience of surfing the web. Not only do they all differ

in speed and features, but some are more secure and reliable than others. Research on this is important.

They all get you where you need to be and some do it

5340 Merle Hay Road Johnston

in every bite.

guacamole uses 48 avocados, and each Johnson said, “Chipotle tastes so fresh.

Scott Syroka/BW

your burrito fillers together, ensuring you

queso. “[Pancheros’] queso and fresh-

Mirza Besic

with more style and elegance than others.

Pancheros’ claim to fame is the use of

In addition to their burritos, Chipotle

Battle of the browsers words & layout

you’d like are added.

get the perfect amount of each ingredient

possible, to purchase food grown close to

batch is mashed by hand. Senior Anna

are crafted from scratch and use cocoa

rice, beans, and whatever other fillings

good stewards of their land, and when

Don’t forget to try one of their huge (no,

around it) cocoa rice krispie bars. They

like heaven in my mouth.” From there your

the “bob”. With a simple tool they mix all

prefer to work with family farmers who are

fans love their guacamole. Each batch of

literally you won’t be able to fit your mouth

press. “The tortillas are always fresh and

and the farmers. Chipotle also says they

the register, leaving you plenty of time to make it back to school for class.

words & layout Scott Syroka

pressed tortillas put a smile on my face,” so is made with white cheese, pepper jack

cheese, and pico de gallo. Fresh cheese is used every day to ensure a great taste

and quality. The queso goes great in a burrito as an extra add-on, or grab a bag

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Valley West Mall 8759 Northpark Ct West Des Moines Johnston

of chips and start dipping.

Google Chrome

Pros Fastest to open (1.94 seconds) Very secure Quality Google product

Cons Newest to the market Some issues with compatibility Furthers Google monopoly

Mozilla Firefox

Easy to use Add-ons for advanced users, such as toolbars.

Slow to open (5.99 seconds) Often blocks useful popups

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Very compatible with most sites Simple interface Most widely used

Macs can’t use it Targeted by viruses History of security problems

Apple Safari

Works w/ PCs & Macs “Top Sites” page Highlights current text field

Slowest to open (7.73 seconds) Many basic bugs that the others have fixed

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school projects

nov 2011

Outside the Lines

Break the Social Norm in Sociology

Five different classes provide students with the opportunity to do projects that explore areas outside of the typical schoolwork.

Awkward moments seem

to be a common occurrence

words Taylor Mithelman, Ben Parsons, & Kenzie Foldes

in high school. The breaking social norms project for

sociology asks students to break a norm on purpose

layout Taylor Mithelman

Compose a song

in Music Theory

In Music Theory, taught by band director Patrick Kearney,

students craft their own composition. The song they create

is very open. Students can use anything at their disposal to showcase the musical progress they have developed over the

semester. Every project is unique to the individual writing it.

Draw a maze of architecture

The piece can be rock, jazz, classical, or any other genre. It is

In Daniel Weiss’ Drawing class students create a

just sat down at the piano, and tried to come up with ideas.

in Drawing

whatever inspires the student.

Senior Reed Iverson took the class last year as a junior. “I

to measure people’s reac-

to show how these unwrit-

named Horror Vacuii after the Latin word meaning

and we don’t even realize

‘horrible space’ out of parts and pieces of historic and

nale.

Coleman said. “The fear of

the class. They design a maze of historic architecture

that every skill learned over the semester can be incorporated

looks keeps us from break-

and dimension. Students start off the project by re-

it is and its originality.“You could tell who really worked at it

tions. “We do this project

drawing of chaos and order. The drawing project is

Then I would take the ideas that fit and use them.” Students

ten rules dictate how we act

“horrible space.” For the project students create a

write each individual note in a computer using the program Fi-

it,” Sociology teacher, Kelly

contemporary architecture as a part of their final for

The project, which is the course’s final exam, is designed so

could compose their song with instruments but eventually had

getting laughed at or dirty

that blends from one building to another using depth

in their musical creation. It is graded on how easily performed

ing them.” For this project,

searching a variety of architectural styles. They then

and who didn’t really care too much,” Iverson said. Iverson’s

62nd Avenue right after school going five miles an

hour. “It created a traffic jam,” Keech said. “I could

see five or six cars back and

Graduate Kerrigan Crotts poses with a shopper at Dahl’s grocery store.

For her breaking social norms project, in 2009, she approached random customers asking to take pictures with them because she liked their haircut.

The next step incorporates the “horrible space” forms of architecture into a maze like formation.

Smaha, and senior Elizabeth Mills promoted the Science DSM organization. “We were dedicated to increasing scientific proficiency among students fifth grade to twelfth grade in the Des

Smoldt-Saenz, a student who is current-

Moines area,” Dockum said.

ly in Drawing, said. “You’re suppose to

To help create their organization from the ground up, they

get lost in it and you can’t really see everything.”

The project takes a total of 5 weeks,

“

I went into target and

asked the lady working if I could ring the items up myself because I didn’t like people touching my stuff. It was really awkward because I scanned

and bagged them myself

”

and they were watching me really closely.

“

I went to the mall and I was dressed in my show

choir outfit, it was kind of jazzy. I went and sang

Christmas carols in front of the tree and in Starbucks. People were star-

tled and embarrassed for

”

me because I am an awful singer.

“

I bartered for a smoothie at Orange Julius. When

he told me the price I would ask to pay a lower

price and he just kind of

looked at me. The guy got really flustered and

”

so I finally just paid him.

“I probably spent 20 hours total working on it,” Smoldt-Saenz said.

The project strengthens the

creative mind of students and opens a broader range of cre-

ativity. “It subversively educes

many creative habits of mind

from the student like: a love of the

problematic, consequential think-

as emphasizing critical thinking skills, research abilities,

and resolving real-life problems. “Students learn a lot

about talents they might not know they have,” Cline said.

Alex Grieve took the core principles of the project to heart.

He created a racing simulator from scratch. “I sort of stumbled

upon the project by accident,” Grieve said, who is a big fan of

racing video games. “I was disappointed with the racing wheel

that I had bought because it was not very ‘real.’” After some

Senior Austin Smoldt-Saenz creates depth and dimension by shading in architecture for the Horror Vaucii Drawing project.

Smoldt-Saenz has put in a total of 20 hours into the project and continues to make progress during Drawing class and his free time. ing, fidelity, a continuity of perception and a sense of openness.” Weiss said.

“It requires ambiguous thinking, too.” The project is unique because it requires each students own creativity and commitment in order to complete such a proj-

ect with out many due dates or structure. “It is special to me because of the

amazing drawings that young people create studying all of this stuff,” Weiss said.

research on the Internet, Grieve realized that he could be the

first to design his own racing simulator. He spent a total of 170 re-

corded hours creating the simulator from scratch, which included making his own computer chips and learning to write com-

puter code. Grieve spent nearly $500 on the project. “The

racing simulator project was probably the greatest project

dedicated each part of the project to each person’s strengths.

I have ever done,” Grieve said. “I had t o

its own office from which to conduct work, which took many

complish my goal of a working

The project was specific enough that the group had to design

which includes the research period, drawing, and evaluation.

the class. Students even design the rubric they’re graded on, although they have to follow guidelines, such

Graduates Chris Dockum, Jacob and Alex Hjelmaas, Ryan

the drawing by going through doorways and

Erika Gebard Senior

is spent working on just one large project. “It’s ex-

tremely open-ended,” Sue Cline said, who teaches

still attainable.

rectly one could navigate their finger through

in ELP

“daily grind” school brings. The entire semester

(2.5 children, minivan, white picket-fenced house in the suburbs) is

actually organized into a maze. If drawn cor-

Pick your own Project

Many students take ELP for the break from the

is to get students to ponder whether or not the “American Dream”

the drawing it soon becomes evident that it is

you expand out from it,” senior Austin

Zack Robinson Junior

music theory.

Americans in need, completely from scratch. The goal of the project

staircases. “You start with one thing and

Joscey Minor Junior

still uses the skills he learned in

riculum. Students are asked to create their own fictitious plan to help

space in the picture has been horribly organized and turned into chaos. As one looks closer at

norms play an important role in society because they keep us in line,” Coleman said.

awesome result.” Iverson said he

The Grant project is part of the AP Literature and Composition cur-

The idea behind it is that at first it looks like the

but it was an awful feeling knowing everyone behind you hated you,” he said. “Social

lot of time into something to see the

in AP Literature

portion of the project. Students begin drawing their

from other people was one of frustration. “I didn’t think about it too much afterwards

for him. “I know it’s worth it to put a

Write a Grant

learn how to draw it.

they were all flipping me off.

They passed me even though it was illegal.” Keech said it was obvious the reaction

commitment was completely worth it

final creation Covers took about 20 hours to complete. The

pursue one specific architecture style and explore and

junior AJ Keech drove down

Senior Reed Iverson plays the drums for jazz band.

Iverson’s preferred playing style-jazz-is reflected in his Music Theory final.

hours.

Much of the project takes place outside of class with team-

mates. The Grant project has a heavy emphasis on working together. “Soon came the first 12-hour work session,” Dockum

said. “I can’t remember what time we started or finished, but it was probably at least 1:00 in the morning before I left.”

Despite how much work it involved, the group enjoyed the

whole process. “I really loved the grant project. We set out to

make a great project, and I think we succeeded.” Dockum said.

The group, after presenting their finished product in front of a

board, received $143,576.23 in theoretical “funding” for their project.

draw on my entire skillset to ac-

simulator, and in the pro-

cess I learned more than I

thought I would. ELP class/

independent study is abso-

lutely worth it. It gave me an

opportunity to explore things

that I am interested it, and ultimately solidified

my

career path.”

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nov 2011

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Members of student council vote on the name of the collective events they will be hosting for a chosen charity. These events will include a pancake breakfast, talent show, and possibly something at a basketball game. The money raised will be given to the American Cancer Society. The events will be called “Johnston’s Big Give.” Student council members are required to actively participate in the group’s activities.

Students take credit without participating Lots of us are guilty of it: joining a club and then never partici-

matched with,” club president senior Anna Pierce said.

will never know who shows up to meetings, so what is the big

bers. “We don’t need warm bodies, we need people willing

pating. It will look good on a college application, and the college

Student Council is also affected by non-committed mem-

deal? Some seem to think that being a part of the Facebook group

to work and make JHS better,” advisor Chris Beguhn said.

There is a voice somewhere in our head that tells us join-

Not showing up to rehearsals or not being passionate about

state schools in Iowa do not take extracurricular activities into

brings everyone down. We have to waste time worrying about

beneficial when applying for scholarships, The University of Iowa

junior Olivia Guns said. “That just makes everyone suffer.”

involved. Most scholarship applications require one to write about

pose of looking good on a college application, and that noth-

ricular activity, it is clear if the student did not actively participate.

small groups of students, usually all friends, that meet after

is no place for those that are in the extracurricular because it

they do have an official club name, their meetings have noth-

is Best Buddies, which pairs students with other students that

anyone to say that they are part of one of these clubs, and

club requires to keep up a friendship with your buddy, whether

On average, each school-sponsored club meets once

is enough to be considered an active participant, but it is not.

Drama is another example that requires full commitment.

ing for a college application is a bad reason, and it is. All of the

your part is obviously a huge let down to the rest of the club. “It

consideration during the application process. While they may be

everyone else’s performance so we lose sight of our own,”

admissions office claims that it is obvious if someone is not really

It is true however, that some clubs exist solely for the pur-

their experience, and if the scholarship is based off an extracur-

ing substantial goes on during meetings. Many times it is a

Some clubs depend on commitment. That being said, there

school for 10 minutes just to gossip and eat cookies. While

will sound good on their resume. One example of these clubs

ing to do with their would-be mission. Sure, it is easy for

have intellectual or developmental disabilities. Being in this

do nothing. But in doing so, they sell themselves short.

that be through writing, eating lunch with them, or just hang-

a week for varying lengths of time. Whether 15 min-

ing out together. So what happens to those who slack? “In

utes or an hour, this could be time better spent elsewhere.

ing yourself and the club, you’re hurting the buddy that you’re

towards, use that time to do something meaningful to you.

Best Buddies, if you’re not participating, you’re not only hurt-

Instead of participating in something you have no passion

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enjoy the now.

Left to right: 1. Team tan competes in tug-of-war at Rock Around the Clock.

2. Freshman Dawson Kerr chucks a duck for osteosarcoma at a girls’ swim meet. 3. Senior Amelia Medici paints windows for the first day of school.

4. Senior Shane Abbott walks the runway for Mr. JHS at the homecoming pep assembly.

Students need a new attitude towards high school this may be the case for a few students, many have had a

words & layout Evan Culbert

good experience. Although many have enjoyed their time

get Jimmy Johns while we eat school food.

these comments, which are generally negative, has clearly

elementary age. For the majority of those still involved in

In reality, once May comes around, senioritis will surely

team. Four years of countless hours of practice and hard

into the year, seniors need to relax, and enjoy the time they

towards a final competition. While it may feel fantastic to

any other senior, but it has gotten to the point that if I had a

down the road. Savor the final season and finish strong so

in high school, I could probably get through college without

Finally, you get to be the oldest, and are entitled to se-

here, the outlook portrayed towards high school through

It has become nearly impossible to get through a day

without hearing a complaint about being stuck in high

school. Whether it is a facebook status, tweet, or just a

remark, it seems that just about everyone cannot wait to escape Johnston and go on to college. Complaining about

high school will not make graduation come any faster. If students take a minute and focus on what is going on now, they may be surprised and actually enjoy it.

What used to accompany senioritis, the negative atti-

tude towards high school is no longer felt solely by seniors.

Just the other day in the lunch line, a group of sophomores

were discussing about how they can not wait to get high school over with and go to college.

It is understandable that, as seniors, being here for a

third year and seeing many friends leave to experience col-

lege can be difficult. Upperclassmen’s eagerness to move on is often portrayed as hate towards high school. While

Research projects can be a real pain

in the neck. EBSCO sure doesn’t make

it any easier. Clicking through dozen of articles that are only vaguely related to your search term gets annoying very

quickly. And yet, teachers insist on us-

ing it for almost any research project. The only thing EBSCO is really useful for is

incredibly specific quotes and stats. For

everything else, we should use Wikipedia.

Wikipedia, for anyone who lives in a

cave, is basically an encyclopedia online.

Many students have been involved in athletics since the

spread to a fraction of underclassmen.

sports, high school is the last chance to participate on a

have set in for many seniors. But at this point, a quarter

work is a lot of time to dedicate towards a sport, all building

have left. Believe me, I look forward to college as much as

finally be done with a sport, many will end up missing them

dollar for every complaint I have heard about being trapped

there is nothing to regret.

spending a dime.

nior only privileges. Although it may not match the fun col-

lege, or whatever post-secondary plans one may have.

offers, it is a step up.

one chooses to go. No matter how eager students are to

go, make the most of the time left here. College will come

After years of standardized tests, eating cafeteria food,

make that day come any faster. Take the time now to enjoy

Don’t get me wrong; it is great to get excited about col-

Opening an acceptance letter feels awesome, wherever

lege will bring, or the freedom and independence college

For now, whether a senior, or still have a few years to

head off to college, it is still possible to enjoy senior year.

when it comes, and complaining about being here will not

and sitting in the back of the student section, it is finally our

the remainder of high school, so you can look back on a

last year. No more MIALTS. No more ITEDS. No more sit-

kcaB2Besic words & layout Mirza Besic

ting in 8th period study halls or watching upperclassmen go

With over three-and-a-half million articles in English alone, it has more information

good experience.

people looking for information. Articles on

saving, the article was back to its old self.

only by their employees, but by count-

start on the information. A bibliography cit-

to be as accurate as possible for users.

at all. Wikipedia should be the place stu-

Wikipedia are monitored constantly, not

less good samaritans that want Wikipedia Sure, a small article about a 600-per-

than any book on the planet. It is the fifth

son town in Wyoming might be edited to be

only to giants like Google and Facebook.

way for a few weeks. However, those ar-

most visited site on the Internet, losing

The only difference between Wikipe-

dia and a print encyclopedia is the “wiki.”

All that means is that anyone who has something to add can edit articles. That is where most teachers claim lies the

danger. If anyone can edit articles, then no article can be counted on for accuracy. This is not at all fair. Not everyone

who makes edits is a teenager trying to get a laugh out of messing with innocent

factually incorrect, and they might stay that ticles aren’t the ones students will be using to do projects. Pages that students might actually visit, pages that get thousands of

views a day, are being monitored, and any

The best use of Wikipedia is to get a

ing a single source is hardly a bibliography dents go to get a feel for the vocabulary

and background surrounding their topic,

and then turn to publicated works for their fact checking. Every legit Wikipedia article

has a list of references with links to the

website at the bottom of the page, so that is a great place to continue with research.

Wikipedia should not be the bane of good

false information is quickly corrected. I my-

research. It probably is not reliable enough

random information on an often-read page.

cess pool of lies. Use it to get a start, and

self tested to see if people could just throw

After quickly creating an account, I went

straight to the creationism page and made

a huge change. Less than five minutes after

to trust 100 percent, but it definitely is not a then go reluctantly scroll through EBSCO. At least after reading Wikipedia you will

know what you are looking for on other sites.

opinion

nov 2011

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Blowing smoke

Overzealous activists popularize a new kind of discrimination words & layout Ian Dunshee

“Um, excuse me, there are children here.” The

journal. The researchers used portable electronic

nerve to come yell at me as I smoked while on a col-

cise measurements of a common cigarette toxin

famous first words of a concerned mom who had the lege visit. There are more of these moms than you might think, and what they choose to do is omit the

fact that there is a solid 50 feet between their kid, and me. Now before we all get ready to jump on our horse

monitors placed around real smokers to make pre-

700 state and local governments have passed laws

known as Particulate Matter-2.5 in 10 different sites

smokers outdoors can expose my children and I to

near the Stanford campus spread out to simulate

conditions that would occur in everyday settings.

The study found that sitting within 18 inches of

and join the anti-smoking crusade, I need to men-

a smoker could expose you to the same harmful

and well… pretty much everyone else; I’m outside.

This isn’t a surprise. In simpler terms for those

tion the detail often overlooked by scientific studies I’m a smoker (could you tell?), and I stand be-

side my usual rivals to tell you that smoking is extremely harmful to everyone. I avoid smoking around non-smokers, not only out of principle and common courtesy, but also because I know that smoking indoors can expose non-smokers

to harmful levels of cigarette smoke that can be equivalent to two cigarettes per hour, according to

studies done by the University of Minnesota. But I don’t need to tell you that, because you could

type the word “smoke” into your Internet browser and be barraged by anti-smoking based “facts.”

A majority of studies conducted by reputable

effects of being inside with smokers for an hour. that don’t know about intimate space from speech class, this means you would have to be some-

sider the harmful effects of the addictive caffeine in the grande latte she has each morning, the fact that

she is contributing to obesity and malnutrition when

she brings home McDonald’s or pizza, or the carcinogens and pollutants she puts in the air just by driving.

I appreciate the fact that fast food, coffee,

with all the other concerned moms, have the right

posure decreases drastically the further you are away from the smoker, with toxin levels becoming

negligible at around six feet. Granted, the number

American culture and your lifestyle. You, along to do them. But smoking is a part of my life and

the lives of about 46 million other Americans.

While I never expect the curriculum in health

of smokers in the area increases your risk of being

class to change, I wouldn’t mind getting rid of igno-

area. How many non-smokers do you know that

common sense. It has been ingrained into the edu-

exposed, but this study used 10 cigarettes in one

would willingly be around more than 10 smokers?

The study also found that second hand smoke and

ticulate Matter-2.5? It is also common in things that

to ever be published in a peer-reviewed scientific

your community. It is ironic however, when you con-

pect, the study concluded that the severity of ex-

smoker to be severely affected. As you might ex-

second hand smoke outside. Luckily, for the sake has produced the first study on outdoor smoking

harmful levels of toxins,” says the concerned mom in

and driving a Hummer are all important facets of

its oh-so-terrible carcinogens disappear rapidly once

of a balanced presentation, Stanford University

banning smoking in outdoor public areas? “Because

where in the neighborhood of snuggling with the

institutions support these facts, however one thing

they neglect is the subject of the dispersion of

So why is it that, despite such evidence, more than

a cigarette is put out. And that common toxin, Par-

aren’t banned in public such as wood-burning stoves,

diesel engines, and many other forms of combus-

rance and replacing it with a little bit of tolerance and

cation of our communities that smokers are inconsiderate and uncaring, and while some may be, they certainly aren’t the majority. So feel free to yell at the

parents smoking in the car with the baby, or the man

smoking in a restaurant with non-smokers at the next table; they deserve that; just leave me out of it.

tion, which in many situations means everything fun.

I’m so tired of being just like everyone else!

I want to be unique!

But I’m scared of what people will think...

Nobody knows I exist!

In Plain Sight Illustration Lisa Vanwiel

I have an idea! Let’s all be different together!

Such individuals.

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opinion

nov 2011

The cost of security Safety is important. This is true at school, at home and

in public places, however, sometimes security measures go too far.

Nearly every step students take during the school day

can be monitored. Cameras are placed in all hallways, the lunchroom, and even the parking lot. The cameras were first installed in 2007 and have been used to monitor students and secure the building ever since.

words & layout Zach Winjum

saying that classroom success should be the primary con-

cern of the district. Instead of worrying about what students do in the hallway, perhaps the classroom is a better place

to invest in. Holding teachers accountable and giving students the best opportunity to learn should be emphasized

over monitoring a given student’s every action during his or her free time.

Granted, safety and security are important concerns,

While security cameras are no new idea, it seems

but where will it end? At some point we must put our foot

The cameras are intended to keep the school secure as

we survived fine without cameras, however, security and

somewhat odd to think that they belong in a high school.

well as help with discipline. It is good to keep the school secure, but security cameras seem to be excessive at the high school. We do not have a hidden stash of money and

we are not a private business trying to prevent theft. The purpose of a high school is to educate, not to monitor students’ every move.

Having devoted resources to all of these cameras, it

is natural that the school must pay people to watch them.

That is where the security staff enters the picture. Currently

the district spends $245,271 annually for four employees

down and decide that there is too much. Before 2007 monitoring seem to be a one-way street toward more sur-

veillance and less freedom. There never seems to be a relaxation of security measures. Yes, there is crime. Yes,

school rules will be broken. But this will always the case, no matter what security measures are taken.

Let’s focus on common sense. One simple solution to

reduce theft is for students to keep their belongings locked

up. Bringing large amounts of money and iPods unattended at school is just asking for them to be stolen.

Even though the intention of the large amount of secu-

that among other duties, play a role with security. These

rity is good, it almost seems like there is a lack of trust for

pline, and make sure that the high school is safe. As many

am trusted by the “higher ups,” but having cameras, a po-

are the employees that watch the cameras, handle disciknow, along with these four employees we also have a

school resource police officer that takes on a major role in the security of both the high school and middle school.

Despite time and money spent on security, there is al-

ways a push to succeed in the classroom. It goes without

the student body. As a student, I would like to know that I

lice officer and a campus monitor gives me the impression this is lacking. There always will be students that cause

problems, but the answer is not to monitor everything stu-

dents do. Decreasing security and eliminating cameras will make the school feel more like a school and less like a jail.

Hitting the wall:

Illustration/Lisa VanWiel

The upside to facing tough situations in high school

words & layout Kristine Hayes

It came in the mail. I thought it would

hit the wall while they are [in High School],”

one big, fat B. In math. This was my sev-

where they really really have to work.” This

That one “bad” score in seventh grade

college because a college professor will

have had. I have had plenty of less-than-

will happen eventually and it is best to have

learning how to deal with not getting what

they do not have parents to lean on or a

most important things students should learn

not learn how to compromise to fix an is-

have all A’s but to my surprise there was

Cline said. “They have got to hit a situation

enth grade report card.

is a beneficial experience to have before

was one of the best experiences I could

not be as lenient as high school teacher. It

perfect grades since then of course, and

people to learn from and lean on. When

was expected out of a situation is one of the

teacher who will work with them they will

before graduation.

sue, whether it is a bad grade or handling

Senior Alyssa Vukelich came across this

same situation when she entered march-

ing band her sophomore year. “I didn’t think

a new activity.

Illustration/Lisa VanWiel

[marching band] would take as much physi-

give up on something because it’s hard, it’ll

ticipated in other sports and show choir so

One example of this is the ever-present

cal activity as it did,” Vukelich said. She par-

still be rewarding if you stick with it.”

she thought that marching band would be

straight A student. These students get per-

Vukelich said. “It taught me that I shouldn’t

high school. Then, college comes. They

easy. “I guess I just had to get used to it,”

fect grades all throughout elementary and

Having support makes getting through

something hard a million times easier. Hit-

find that one professor that makes it impos- ting the wall hurts pretty bad the first time, sible to get an A and suddenly they do not come on, I cried over a B, now when I see know what to do. that on a report card, it hardly phases me.

ELP (Extended Learning Program) and Getting past that first bump can be rough, AP Psychology instructor Mrs. Cline has but after pushing through and working it seen this before. “I think everyone needs out, the next challenge seems easier.

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feature

nov 2011

A career in volunteering Retired Johnston resident spends her time giving back to the community words & layout

Ashley Shay

Many tend to think that they are “just

one person” and there is no way they

could make any impact in their community. Johnston’s own Judy Anderson

proves that idea wrong. “You just look around and see what needs to be done,” Anderson said. She is a part of four ma-

jor volunteer programs, including work-

ing on the Central Iowa Shelter Board of Directors, being the morning volun-

teer coordinator for The Salvation Army, a member of The Lions Club, and run-

ning part of Johnston’s Farmers Market.

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The Salvation Army

Anderson works as the morning

volunteer coordinator at The Salvation Army.

Every week she has to

find a way to get 120 breakfast casseroles to give to people with no

homes or are struggling. “I’ll call my friends so much to help that they’ll

this was an emergency and put to-

gether a system that allowed people with no homes to stay the night in dif-

ferent downtown churches. “I remem-

ber it like it was yesterday because it was so wonderful.” Anderson said.

Since it worked so well they decided to

break ground for a permanent building,

which is now the Central Iowa Shelter.

The shelter allows for people with

no homes to check in and spend the

night and get a meal. Anderson is

the one who makes sure there is a

meal every night for every month.

Anderson

meals. When volunteers forget or call to cancel, Anderson has to plan

a meal to bring at the last second.

Being on the board of the shelter is

full of stress and responsibility, but it is something Anderson finds reward-

ing and has always been apart of.

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job a lot of the time, especially in the

vation Army and might soon suggest

it to Johnston’s silver cord students.

The Salvation Army focuses mostly

on adults who need help. “My heart is probably more with kids and youth, but more people are willing to do that. There is never enough people

to take care of the older people,” Anderson said. “It’s kind of my niche.”

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Central Iowa Shelter

Twenty years ago, Anderson was

a part of a brown bag lunch program

that several downtown churches put

together in case there was an emergency in the city, such as a fire or flood.

Later they found out homeless peo-

ple were freezing to death in parts of

the city because they had no places to stay. Anderson and others decided

happen

one she can get a hold of to donate

It’s hard to find help with Anderson’s

from Drake to volunteer at The Sal-

this

by calling family, friends and any-

just hang up on me,” Anderson said.

summer. Anderson has gotten students

makes

As

ston to

The Lions Club a

Lions

member

improve

munity

of

the

John-

Johnston

com-

Club, Anderson the

through

service

helps

projects.

She contributes to making the John-

ston football game programs by sell-

ing advertisements. Anderson and the club also go to Johnston day cares and

preschools to do free vision testing for children six months to four years old.

One of the most important services

Provided/Judy Anderson

Anderson holding Johnston Farmers Market poster with Dennis Meyers, senior Emma Meyers dad, for the celebration of the markets 20th anniversary.

Anderson is involved in with the Lions Club is the transportation of skin tissue. Once every month Anderson and other members of the club go to

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Johnston Farmers Market

the Lions Club headquarters down-

town where Greeley Hospital meets to give them a box of skin tissue. The tissue is donated from people who are now deceased. Once Anderson

has the box they drive to Ames to deliver it to another Lions Club team, who then takes it to Iowa City where

the tissue can be used for transplants.

Aside from Anderson giving all

her time to the community, she also

has her masters in gardening. With her experience of the subject, she

thought of starting a farmers’ market

in Johnston. Anderson suggested the idea to the Lions Club, and eventually

got the club’s support and sponsor-

ship. Every Tuesday, May through Sept., Anderson goes early to the

corner of NW 62nd Avenue and Mer-

le Hay Road to set up for the farmers market. She is now the market manager of the event, and her job is to make sure everything gets set

up, taken down, and runs smoothly.

sports

nov 2011

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karen could. karen did.

Freshmen girls who run in honor of local community leader, Karen Coaldrake, hit their stride.

words Taylor Joens layout Kenzie Foldes

When one takes on a sport it is usu-

ally because there is a passion for it. For a group of girls on the cross country team,

however, inspiration came before passion.

one mile, Rogers continued to increase her

said. “Yes, running sucks sometimes, but

and the 5K for Karen.

pier. I’m so glad I got the chance to start

mileage as she trained for the Beaverdash

The 5K for Karen was set up for Coal-

once you push through you can’t be hap-

up my running because I can’t imagine life

Freshmen Anne Rogers, Amy Keech, and

drake’s loved ones who wanted to follow in

death. On March 23, 2008, Karen Coal-

run the 5Ks or when I go watch the mara-

team, Rogers and Puk got the opportunity

said. “I do these runs not for the glory, but

she hadn’t inspired my friends like Anne

Abby Puk were inspired by a close friend’s drake, mother of freshman Tristan Coaldrake, passed away from an unexpected

brain aneurysm. “Karen’s death was a huge inspiration to me,” Rogers said. “She

was a huge runner; she literally ran all the time. I thought that was so cool.”

her steps and run for the joy of it. “When we

thons, it’s a great atmosphere,” Rogers for the joy of seeing all these people gath-

ered together to just do what Karen loved most: run and be with friends.”

They found themselves enjoying run-

without it.”

Besides earning their spot on the JV

to be alternates for districts and state. “If

and Amy to run, I honestly don’t know if I would even be involved in cross country and track,” Puk said.

Rogers has such a strong love for run-

The girls decided what better way to

ning so much, that with the encouragement

ning that she hopes to be able to extend

loved — running. “Running for me has al-

drake in their hearts, they soon joined the

with the team,” Rogers said. “If I can’t make

honor her than to do something that she ways just been something I enjoy, and do-

ing it for Karen makes it ten times more worth it,” Keech said.

For Rogers and Puk, running was a new

experience. “I wasn’t even interested in

running before Karen died,” Rogers said. “I first did the Dam to Dam. I think for training we ran like a mile or two.” Starting at

of their parents and friends, and with Coalcross country team. After joining the team,

the girls worked hard enough that soon

her running career. “I hope to run in college the team, I know I will run on my own.”

No matter the impact, Coaldrake has

some of them were toward the top of the JV

inspired people to run for pure enjoyment

running, these girls may not have had the

Coaldrake as my inspiration,” Rogers said.

team. Without Coaldrake’s dedication for

opportunity to experience what the sport of running is all about. “I can’t explain the feeling I get when I run, it’s too great,” Rogers

and personal improvement. “I still credit “I know she’s always there with me when I’m running, whether in a meet, at practice, with my dad, or just by myself.”

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nov 2011

History There are many rumors about who started this trend and why. Ac-

cording to quakercampus.com, the custom started in Australia in 2003

where all men were encouraged to grow moustaches for prostate cancer

no shave NOVEMBER

awareness. However according to noshavenovember.com, “No Shave November” began as far back as the middle ages when it was believed

that growing a beard in November would keep away evil spirits and bad luck.

Whatever the origin, talk of “No Shave November” has spread na-

tionwide through social networking and word of mouth. Over the course of this month, guys will grow long beards and mustaches. Even girls are welcome to participate by not shaving their legs. Participants are en-

couraged to take pictures and post them online so others can compare.

A month dedicated to hair growth

Some may have a particular reason for wanting to participate, but others

just do it for the fun of seeing how hairy they will be at the end of one month. The month long challenge has only two known rules:

Rules Participants must shave on Oct. 31 Participants cannot shave until Dec. 1

There’s an app for that The Movember iphone app allows you to take a picture of your face every day. The app will automatically create a stop-motion video that allows you to see the rate at which your beard is growing. You can also share your pictures on Facebook, Twitter, and email. Plus it’s free!

What’s the deal with no shave Novermber?

Austin Bowen ‘12

Joe Scanlan ‘12

“I want to go down in his-

“We have to shave (our

beards like Osama bin

I like having it. I have had

Abraham Lincoln.”

year.”

tory as one of the best

beards) for wrestling, but

Laden, Jesus Christ or

one

Allie Wignall ‘12

since

sophomore

cancer

awareness.

I

have to wear sweatpants

Tim Brickley

Jasmin Muratovic ‘14

in ‘No Shave November.’

winter, it’s like a blanket

month I think it’s fine. I

it’s more like ‘No Shave

one word: awkward.”

November) for prostate

painfully gross.”

“I don’t really participate

wouldn’t do it as a girl. In

“I am doing (No Shave

in PE. After a while it’s

I don’t personally like facial hair, but for one

Millie Varley ‘14

Forever.’”

“(Beards) are good for on your face.”

words: Lydia Sinclair, Laura Scieszinski layout: Evan Culbert