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S tudent Spotlight
Photo reprinted with permission from Aubrey Soderland
While on Instagram, junior Jayshaun Foster stumbled
upon artwork on the account of musician James Blake.
Coincidentally Foster was listening to a song by Blake and decided to put his own spin on the Instagram work.
Foster’s signature style is with black and white art-
work, so he took the colored version and adapted it to his style. Foster completed the painting in an hour. Though
he holds no true inspiration, he wants to expose others to
Blake’s music with this specific work. “I just like the style of it how it’s not just exactly like him,” Foster said.
Originally starting out as mandala, senior Aubrey
Soderland’s found as she continued to work the art changed into an outline of a person which she came to
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title “Illustrated Lady”. Eventually Soderland decided
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can read the entire thing like a book,” Soderland said.
to create a self portrait of herself. “I want people to think.. I don’t want it to be a show and tell where you She believes each of her pieces holds a story however
she does not start with a set thought in mind when
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starting to draw. “It makes me feel like I can do anything when I do my artwork,” Soderland said.
Photo reprinted with permission from Sarah Nelson
Photo reprinted with permission from Jayshaun Foster
Positioning her phone on a
rock and sprinting to reach her
spot were the steps to creating this photo, taken at a state
park in Washington. While on a
mission trip sophomore Sarah
Nelson seized the opportunity to create the image. “Well the
whole of it was to show that this whole mission trip was an
adventure,” Nelson said. “Not really knowing what was going
happen next and being spontaneous.“ Nelson is interested in taking still-life photography and
is prefers to have a single subject even though she was unable to capture someone from her youth group to pose.
nov. 2015
current events
p.3
Current events quiz
compiled | Staff
1
When is the last “The Hunger Games” movie premiering?
5
How much was the Blue Diamond purchased for?
7
Which University is working on extracting CO2 from the air?
a
Drake University
a
$26.3m
a
Arizona State Uni.
Thursday Nov. 26
b
Hy-Vee Hall
b
$48.4m
b
Uni. of Michigan
Thursday Dec. 3
c
Wells Fargo Arena
c
$73.2m
c
University of Iowa
4
When did Caitlyn Jenner appear at Jordan Creek Mall?
a
Thursday Nov. 19
b c
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3
Who hosted the Democratic debate Nov. 14?
Why is Chipotle closing a majority of its locations by 2016?
a
Bankruptcy
a
Saturday Nov. 7
b
Reconstruction
b
c
E. Coli outbreak
c
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How many governers have said no to Syrian refugees?
a
7
Friday Nov. 13
b
Sunday Nov. 15
c
8
Who did Holly Holm defeat in UFC’s fight Nov. 17?
a
Paige VanZant
22
b
Ronda Rousey
31
c
Felice Herrig
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What in the world? Nov. 13
Nov. 17
ISIS committed a mass shooting and suicide bombing in Paris, France. The attack killed 129 and severely injured 433. Since then, France has carried through airstrikes in Syria, aiming to completely destroy ISIS. “France is at war,” president Francois Hollande stated Nov. 16.
On NBC’s “Today” show, popular actor from “Two and a Half Men” Charlie Sheen publically announced his HIV+ diagnosis, which he received four years ago. Sheen came out about his disease publically after people began to demand money to keep his diagnosis secret.
Nov. 12
A day after the ISIS attacks in Paris, the terrorist organization committed more mass shootings and suicide bombings in Beirut, the capitol of Lebanon. The attacks left 37 people dead and 181 severely injured.
Nov. 16 In the last four years, the country of Japan has had four recessions, the most recent one starting Nov. 16. The latest recession started from the country’s lack of public workers, keeping from public works being completed, which in turn hinders their economy.
photo essay
nov. 2015 p.4
Academic endeavors
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Words & Layout | Esmeralda Flores & Ben Lunn
Working on her abstract self portrait for Essentials of Art, an introductory class, senior Rosie Blair smooths out the top of her sculpture. “This class is my favorite one because you get to self reflect and art is my passion,” Blair said. For Blair, Essentials of Art is the class that helps relive stress while taking five AP classes.
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During Track Three physical education taught by teacher Lacey Fulton, junior Alex MacGregor throws a ball up to the hoop in team handball. “Kids who enjoy this track are ones that don’t want to be involved in the fitness center or personal fitness, but want to play a game with a team,” Fulton said.
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Junior Matthew Dolde welds with oxy-fuel in welding class. Welding students practice many different types of welding for real world situations. “Oxy-fuel isn’t used as much as the other types of welding, but it is easy to transport because you don’t need electricity and usually it’s on thinner metal,” Dolde said. Ben Lunn /BW
Sophomore Cooper Halder mixes flour, eggs and other ingredients with a pastry blender. Teacher Jennifer Smith’s seventh hour culinary class made pie crust the week before Thanksgiving. Halder orginally signed up for this class thinking it would be easy, has learned differently. “It’s not like you just show up and make a cookie,” Halder said. “It’s so much more than that.”
Junior Michael Gedden plays the bass next to senior Carl Krause during the song “Wild Nights” by Frank Ticheli in wind symphony band. “Band is the only class in the school which I feel like I am there because I am doing what I want to be doing and not just there to get a grade for someone else,” Gedden said. The wind symphony and concert band both practice during first period every morning.
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Sophomores Matthew Jackson and Morgan Hough sand legs the of tables in woodworking. “I took woodworking to learn how to use power tools so I can use them later in life when I might need to,” Jackson said. The woodworking students are currently working on making small tables, which they can laser engrave their own designs on.
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Standing besides sophomore Val Boska, sophomore Taylor Canny rehearses during Women’s Choir for their Madrigal performance. The choirs will be performing for Madrigal Feast Tradition Dec. 2-3 at The Bridge Church. Seating will be begin at 7 p.m. and dinner will be start at 7:30 p.m.
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During a chemistry lab in science teacher Chris Siewert’s class, sophomore Natasha Dobson holds a funnel paper over a beaker. The chemistry classes were working in groups to learn different methods on separating mixtures. Dobson’s method was using a funnel and filter paper to help separate the water and salt. “Chemistry is unique on how they send you off and let you explore and come to your own conclusions,” Dobson said.
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Placing the pads from the AED (automated external defibrillator) onto the CPR practice manikin, sophomore Cecilia Hodson learns how to properly use it during health. “Learning this today, I thought maybe I could use this someday in the future and it is good to know it,” Hodson said. The health classes spent their time learning how to give CPR which is a requirement for graduating.
Looking down at her clay mask, junior Cali Prentice precisely glazes the details on her mask. “I actually did the duality three faced head which is on one of my favorite band’s album cover,” Prentice said. A unit in Clay 1 explored clay masks and their use in many different cultures.
feature
nov. 2015 p.6
ounds around school words | Mackenzie Costello
layout | Will Reiher
Many students play conventional instruments either
prove their skills at whatever instrument they play, Good-
ture outside of the traditional spectrum of sound. Looking
dulcimer is currently broken at its pegs, Goodson plans on
within the school or recreationally but some students venbeyond what the school offers, some students are self
taught musicians apart from what is found in the band room.
instrument.
Junior Cassidy Gabbert also plays one of the more un-
usual instruments that is still included in the school band.
across a dulcimer on Ebay, he knew he had to buy it. “It
six feet tall, It’s two octaves lower than a clarinet and it’s
was like a hundred bucks, so it was pretty cheap,” Goodson said.
pretty heavy.”
Gabbert has been playing the contrabass clarinet for
about a year after her ninth grade band director told her
heard of. “I was looking at instruments on YouTube and I
had lower notes that the bass clarinet can’t hit,” Gabbert
found the hammered dulcimer, then from there it took me
to a video of a mountain dulcimer and I was like ‘that is so pretty’,” Goodson said.
The dulcimer is a stringed instrument an individual most
commonly plays on their lap or on any type of flat surface.
“I found that playing it on a wooden table compared to playing it on your lap really increases the resonance of it and
said. “I remembered my band director saying they had a contra at the high school, so I asked Mr. Robilliard if I could try it and he said yeah so I’ve been playing since then.”
Contrabass clarinets have an unusual and unique
sound “It’s almost like if you could mix the sound of a string bass and a clarinet,” Gabbert said.
Since jazz band uses the contrabass as well, practicing
can sometimes be a challenge for Gabbert. “They play it
Goodson mentioned that there are different types of dul-
end,” Gabbert said. “When I do take it home I usually prac-
cimers besides the “mountain” dulcimer he owns. ”They
sound awesome but they’re really hard to play,” Goodson
in jazz band, so I can only take it home every other week-
new strings to be able to play it. “Dulcimers usually have
“Also, my stool is too tall so I have to put the instrument on
the melody on,” Goodson said. “So there’s a D an A and
either one or two high D strings to make the melody come out more.”
Unlike most musicians who take weekly lessons to im-
Dulcimer
nut
bottom joint
Because the contrabass is about six feet tall, it can be
difficult to play. “I have to sit on a stool so I’m taller than the
three or four strings, the higher D is what you usually play
bell
tice for a couple of hours.”
said.
When Goodson first bought the dulcimer, he had to get
top joint
about it. “In concert band last year there was a song that
gives it more body to the sound,” Goodson said. “It sounds like a weird mixture of a guitar and a banjo.”
neck
“I play the contrabass clarinet,” Gabbert said. “It’s about
There is no reason Goodson plays the dulcimer besides
just being interested in unusual instruments not many have
mouthpiece
getting it fixed soon so he can return to playing the odd
Several years back, senior Eli Goodson got the idea to
find a very unusual instrument. When he eventually came
Contrabass clarinet
son has learned everything he knows by ear. Although his
rest of the band which is kind of awkward,” Gabbert said. a book so it can actually reach my mouth.”
Even through the challenges, Gabberts passion still re-
mains strong. “I also play the drums so I like to play things that are hard to transport,” Gabbert said. “I love that I’m the only one who plays it.”
frets
sound board
strings
bridge string pins tail block
strum hollow
tuner peg head
sound hole
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nov. 2015 p.7
Getting the job done
words | Sam Farrell layout | Eileen Lagerblade
Although they have been here longer than any student, very few know much about the school custodians and the work it takes for them to keep the school running everyday. As senior pranks go on year after year, no one re-
The two custodians do monthly and annual du-
ally thinks about who has to clean up the gag. “One
ties as well. Once a month, it is mandatory that they
school as a prank and so me and a few other guys
extinguishers all have a full charge and send it in if
year, some seniors let off a few baby pigs in the
were running up and down the halls trying to catch
check all 100 fire extinguishers, make sure that the
the student’s face and think that if this were to happen to my kids, I would hope someone would do the same for them.”
Nikolish and Golbuff have made choir teacher
they do not.
Hannah Ryan’s life easier as well. “They are really
always get a laugh out of this school.”
does preventative maintenance on all exhaust fans
there was a show choir riser that was broken, and
with cars, has been head custodian for 12 years. He
operations and replacing parts if needed.
them,” Dan Golbuff, head custodian, said. “You can
Golbuff, whose experience comes from working
works with Jay Nikolish, the general day custodian
Every summer, Nikolish replaces ceiling tiles and
on the roof. This includes checking them for proper
ish sees it differently. “Last month I had just come
great guys and they are people that this school could
Nikolish’s daily routine includes looking for any
in from emptying A-Lunch trash in a large dumpster
spills, etc.), burnt out ceiling lights, dripping water
coolers and doors not shutting properly. If these
things occur, he has to make a mental note to repair them as soon as possible.
out back when I noticed a visibly upset student and when I asked, I was told [she] had thrown their den-
I will have him go one way while I go the other and we’d just meet up in the middle,” Golbuff said.
Golbuff has dealt with many strange calls. “About
a call about a ring stuck inside a girl’s nose which
main piece to the retainer and gave it to the Student
building for the students and staff. “On the filter runs,
not realize how much they do for us.”
Nikolish retrieved the bags from the dumpster
stuff behind the scenes like heating and cooling and
Filter runs are done so fresh air can regulate the
not survive without,” Ryan said. “Yet most people do
10 years ago during the winter, there was a show
the large dumpster out back,” Nikolish said.
and poured the trash out on the ground. After sifting
filter runs three times a year,” Golbuff said.
zam, Johnston’s show choir competition. “They are
tal retainer in the trash cans I had just thrown into
Nikolish also assists Golbuff with maintenance.
“He helps me with a lot of the little things; lighting,
They have also helped her transport equipment
for big events like the Madrigal dinner and Show-
and not as involved with the student body, Nikol-
problems such as hazards (broken glass, liquid
the next thing I knew it was fixed.”
Although they may seem like they are quiet
of nine years. The two custodians make the building function, although their work often goes unnoticed.
quick at getting things done,” Ryan said. “One time
through the food remains for a while, he found the
Resource Officer (SRO), James Slack, who told him
choir competition and I was at the school when I got was now infected,” Golbuff said. “She could not perform with the infected nose and so I had to get my
tools and fish it out of her nose so she could go on.” Sophomore Harshini Abbaraju feels passionately
there was a second piece missing.
about the work custodians do. “Although the custo-
required to do things like that,” Nikolish said. “But
they have done helps me and everyone else every-
Nikolish then found the second piece. “I am not
it’s moments like this one where I see the anguish in
dians haven’t helped me directly, all the work that day,” Abbaraju said.
Logo reprinted with permission from Johnston Community School District
nov. 2015 p.8&9
How the Title I and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legations effect our district and how we test our students.
words & layout | Carly Campbell
Title I was created during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency as part of his war on poverty.
The nation’s oldest and largest federallyfunded program, it annually provides over $14 billion to schools across the nation.
Why
Who
What
It was started to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.
In Jan. 2001, NCLB, a 30-page legislative document, immediately became a focus for Congress. President George W. Bush later signed NCLB into law in 2002.
NCLB is the main law for K-12 general education in the United States. The law holds schools accountable for how kids learn and achieve. Schools must have
What
100% proficiency to avoid sanctions.
Why
Title I Basics Who
No Child Left Behind basics
Its goal is to level the playing field for students who may be at a disadvantage. This includes students in poverty, minorities, special education students and those who may not be fluent in English.
Schools are required to test students in grades 3-8 in reading and math annually. They must also test students in science once at all three levels.
States must bring all students to “proficien.” Individual schools must meet “adequate yearly progress” goals for population and demographic groups.
Schools are required to furnish annual report cards showing a range of information. Districts also provide reports showing school-byschool data.
State law requires each district to give what is known as Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) to 95% of students in grades 3-8 and the Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) to students in grades 9-11. The state changed the official name in 2011 to the Iowa Assessments.
Illustration /Kallie Beebe
No Child Left Behind had some serious flaws that are hurting our children instead of helping them. And in order to avoid having their schools labeled as failures, some states, perversely, have actually had to lower their standards in a race to the bottom instead of a Race to the Top.
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Every teacher in core requirement areas must be certified and demonstrably proficient the subject area. The federal government requires each state to test students multiple times, in multiple forms. It also requires states to meet NCLB standards by having their students test at 100 percent proficient.
President Barack Obama on Sept. 23 2011
he
tt e e m e How wements requir
typicalst take ITED or ITBS Grade levels 3-11 mu ts. meet state requiremen ly at the end of Jan. to
A competitive grant program was created called Reading First to help districts set up “Scientific reading programs for grades K-3.
Pro
Funds are redistributed to help kids who fall under a specific demographic group such as students under the poverty line.
Con
Schools have more qualified teachers.
Tests are bias toward one type of thinker.
Test scores have improved.
Teachers feel obligated to teach to the test.
The achievement gap has drastically been reduced.
Creative classes have been cut due to math and reading focus.
How this effects us
District does not meet 100% proficient rate
year. take MAP test twice a Grade levels 3-9 must r take MAP tests. Grades 10-12 no longe
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The state is considering switching from Iowa assessment to Smarter Balanced test for state wide testing.
A program must be created to address failure to meet NCLB
Sanction placed on Title I schools
to s a similar test given If a required class ha res. t can report those sco all students the distric
PASS
Testing regulations
What happens now that we are on the list?
Percentages
Life on the list
Standardized Testing
Elementary schools reduced or free percentages 28.68
20 15
Parents have the option for their child to switch schools
Program must be approved by the Dept. of education
18.3
19.19
17.9
15.52
10 5
Beaver Horizon Lawson Timber Wallace Creek Ridge *Johnston selects schools who are above the average reduced or free lunch to receive the Title I funds. A
A service provided by the University of California, Los Angeles.
B
$22.50-$27.30 per student
C
Estimated time for reading test: 3 hours Estimated time for math test: 3 hours
D
Tests are given in the last month of school
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
What is proficient?
41 percentile
used to be the standard to be proficient. You needed to test in the top 41 percent of the nation.
State by state
proficiency varies as each state is allowed to set their own standards for proficiency.
Specific scores
are selected for each subject of the Iowa assignments to measure proficiency.
feature
nov. 2015 p.10
1 in 1600: Jessica Orman
On a list of all students in the school, from sophomore to senior, one student was randomly chosen to tell their story
words | Michelle Kumar words | Eileen Lagerblade
Inhaling, Junior Jessica Orman steadies her breathing
listens, she’s a good shot. Most ladies are better shots than
she places her finger on the middle of the trigger, trying to
it a key reason for Orman to continually go back. “She
as she aims her gun at the target. Before she can shoot,
find the perfect spot. She finds it and pulls. A loud bang resonates, as the bullet flies outward.
Cross Roads has multiple ranges and a variety of ser-
vices making it is easy for Orman and her family to use
guys.” The range’s emphasis on personal safety makes comes in to be proficient and practices firearm safety,” said
Keithley. “We want people to be self aware. She’s excited to learn.”
hits the target, Orman enjoys the sense of control that goes
of women shopping around and looking at their husbands
you know what you’re doing, because that’s how you pro-
through the window, so when there is another girl, it’s nice,”
Orman said. “I’m ok with being the only girl on the range, I mean I’ve been next to plenty of guys shooting and they’re
along with shooting. “You feel very powerful, especially if tect yourself,” Orman said. “You have the gun and it’s all up Over the years, Orman has experienced many things
while learning to shoot. A moment that still stands out to
ily from a young age, and stemmed from her father’s love
his father. “I was hitting mostly the center of the target, if
of hunting. “Since I was seven, he’d take me with him and I got to carry around a BB gun and then a shotgun and
we just kept going from there,” Orman said. “I was a huge daddy’s girl, I loved it and just didn’t want to do anything else.”
The opening of Cross Roads gave the Orman’s an op-
portunity to spend time together, while doing something
they all love. “My dad and I will go, and sometimes my
her, occured while shooting next to a college aged boy and
tance but he wasn’t hitting crap,” Orman said. “His dad was like ‘Come on! The girl next to you is doing better than you
are and she’s younger and smaller than you.’ ” Orman continued to keep hitting the target and her skill proved too
much for the boy next to her. “He kept getting so frustrated and finally he just goes ‘I quit.’ That was pretty funny.”
will just come home and go ‘Hey you wanna go to Cross
the future as well. “As a police officer, I’ll have to know
Scott Keithley, the operations manager at Cross Roads
knows Orman and her family very well. “She is a sharp
gal, and she’s fun because she kids with us,” Keithley said. “She takes it seriously, when you tell her something she
The safety
Thinking about her future, she sees herself as a homi-
cide detective. Her need to help others drives her desire
Roads?’ and we just pack it up and go.”
The trigger
not around it, and the kid had his target at the same dis-
mom will come too, now we got it where we can take my cousin,” Orman said. “It’s a huge family thing. Someone
The trigger guard
to you and how the gun performs.”
all really friendly.”
Shooting as a hobby has been passed down in her fam-
The barrel
From the time she loads her gun to the time the bullet
the range for recreational practice. In a male dominated
area, she is one of few females shooting. “You’ll see a lot
Parts of the gun
The stock
and her target practice at Cross Roads will benefit her in how to shoot and use a gun. I always knew I wanted to
help people, I’ve known it my whole life,” Orman said. “I mean I’m overprotective of my friends and family and I was
watching Blue Bloods and they get to help people get closure. I like that idea.”
The butt
nov. 2015 p.11
Special education continues to excel
editorial
The special education program we have is exceptional.
sure that they get the proper attention and learn in a way
tremely beneficial for teaching those students about social
municate in a way that is easily accessible and extremely
It prepares the students involved for the real world. It is exskills and being independent citizens of the community. It
also helps students with disabilities get a chance to have
that they can understand. The students are able to comhelpful for the students when it comes to doing their work.
Seniors Rosie McAninch and Aubrey Sesker are both
a formal education, and gives general education students
fairly involved when it comes to special education. Both
being a special education teacher gives them a chance
ing physical education classes. Although neither are heav-
a chance to volunteer to help their peers. For teachers, to expand their horizons as an educator. Mariette Nikolai
made the choice to become a special education teacher
when she was in high school. “I did a report on cognitive disabilities, and it got me to thinking that I wanted to work with students with Down Syndrome,” Nikolai said.
In her classroom, Nikolai focuses on making sure that
ily considering going into teaching special education, they
both have high praise for the way it is taught here. “It offers
[students] a chance to go on field trips and go out into the basic skills like cooking or doing laundry.”
“[The teachers] prepare them to be out on their own,”
for their good grades so they understand the importance
Johnston Schools, as well as Nikolai and the other special
students being prepped for the adult situations they will find
parents of their students in their child’s learning. Through
themselves in as they grow older. Nikolai uses this method of positive rewards as well as teaching the students proper social skills in order to properly manage her classroom.
The class does their assessments differently, as they
are hands-on in order to determine the students abilities in
counting money or telling time. This is an efficient way of making sure the student truly understands what they have
Vickie McCool, the director of Special Education at
education teachers, put a major emphasis on involving the
the parents, teachers are able to do the utmost effective job
when it comes to teaching their students. “I always ask the parents what their concerns and expectations are,” Nikolai said.
“One advantage to our district is that we have a wide
is often the last resort for special education teachers. By
aly... That makes parents very happy when they come and
be certain that the students understand what they learn.
work with a wide variety of students, they aren’t an anomvisit because [the student] isn’t singled out.”
Having more students in special education makes the
When it comes to handling a student who is being dis-
program more inclusive for them. This is a wonderful thing,
tion department follow similar protocol to general education
make rewarding friendships. The student doesn’t feel like
ruptive, Nikolai and the other teachers in the special educastudents. “We teach other students to ignore the disruption, or one of my associates will sit with that student and use proximity control to keep them quiet. If it’s a major disrup-
tion, we might have to do class removal, where the class leaves and the disruptive student stays back until they calm
down,” Nikolai said. Depending on their disability, a student
as they can interact with others in similar situations and they are under scrutiny and they have stories to relate to.
They don’t have to eat lunch or go to class alone, and have
a support system. This benefit, along with the Best Buddies program, helps special education students feel more included in the student body and school activities.
Many of us do not pay much attention very frequently
has the ability to be in an elective class, such as art. As a
to the special education aspect of our school. It can be
it comes to being in the same class as general education
with them in our daily life. It makes it even easier when
result, special education students are not excluded when students.
For the students who have difficulty speaking, Nikolai’s
classroom uses applications on the iPad, sign language, or
gesturing to words to communicate. The teachers are looking into the individual needs of the students, and making
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and how they learn. By getting the opinion and advice of
range of students,” McCool said. “Teachers are able to
using a direct approach to tests, the teachers are able to
Esmeralda Flores/BW
this, they are able to find out that student’s individual needs
learned. While it may be easier for a teacher to use a “hand-
holding” method that may be seen in other classrooms, it
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workforce,” McAninch said. “[The teachers] also work with
Sesker said. “They treat them like they would treat us.”
of working to earn payment. This is a great example of the
Esmeralda Flores/BW
are in Best Buddies and help students with disabilities dur-
her students are prepared for the real world. She uses positive reinforcement, giving her students “Scholar Dollars”
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easy to overlook things when we do not come into contact
those things come under close scrutiny like they have in the past month. But in taking an in depth look at the special
education program we have, it is undeniable that we have a program at this school that deserves our pride and our appreciation.
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1.) Junior Alyssa Frantz paints with Jerry Perry as his peer art partner. “I decided to do peer art because I had recently done something similar at a church event,” Frantz said. “I had really enjoyed it so I got involved in peer art.” 2.) During People P.E. senior Simone Miller assists junior Molly Martin while walking around the gym. “What I love to see is the peer interaction and I commend the special education program for their job,” physical education teacher Deb Nicholson said. 3.) Diligently looking down at her artwork, Eilise Murray works on the detailing during peer art. Peer art allows for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to work their peers in an art setting.
The editorial is an opinion held by the editorial board of the newspaper. It needs a simple majority to pass. This month’s vote was 9-0.
opinion
nov. 2015 p.12
No thanks for Thanksgiving
Every year Thanksgiving lives in the shadow of Black Friday and we need to start putting Thanksgiving first If there is any time to be thankful, you would think
words | Kennedy Stone layout | Eileen Lagerblade
A person should be happy that they have a friend or
Illustration/Kallie Beebe
There are still people who are celebrating in good
Thanksgiving would be perfect. It is supposed to take us
family member that cares enough about them to prepare
ways. Ways that keep the true meanings of the actual
ing happy with what we have. This all seems like it is at-
happy they are going to make the other people. Not “it’s
come more important then other holidays, because it is
away from our everyday lives, and have us focus on betainable, until Black Friday comes around.
As the advertisements start appearing we are re-
minded that Black Friday is coming, and the stores will
food. The person cooking should be thinking about how
Thanksgiving, so I have to.” Yet none of us are thinking
about those things because we are too busy watching
holidays fresh. For some people, Thanksgiving has beeasier to come together with their families.
These are the kind of celebrations we need. The
shopping commercials.
simpleness of just being together and the joys of family.
practically begs us to put our plans for other holidays on
Then quickly throw together something for Thanksgiving
their hearts’ content. There is no reason to go on a stress-
“I think a lot of it is what the media puts on,” senior
Black Friday, when Thanksgiving should not categorized
be ready on the night before Thanksgiving. The media hold, and go shopping.
Lizzie Flint said. “I think it’s funny, like with Black Friday. Spend five (more) minutes with your family. You can go
So many people plan weeks in advance for this day.
with no thought. Now Thanksgiving is just associated with with it.
People do not realize that Black Friday will always trick
There are plenty of other times when one can shop to ful shopping spree for things you do not really need, when
you can be at home with your family, just enjoying each other’s company.
It is true some families bond while they are shopping.
shopping in the morning. You don’t need to go Thanksgiv-
us. We may go out and not get what we want. Then we
While each family does things differently, it is important to
Compared to all of the other holidays, Thanksgiving
again when the prices are different and the things we want-
groups go shopping, they end up going in different direc-
ing night.”
is probably the most over looked. The holiday is more
than just a day to rip into a turkey. This is the time to think about how fortunate our families are, and our community is.
It is crazy how the day that we are supposed to be
happy with what we have, is so close to the day when we
come back next year with more fortitude, only to be tricked ed before are considered a waste of time.
Even if you go out and actually get something you want,
that will only fuel your greed to keep coming back around
to get better stuff. It is a never ending vicious cycle on both sides.
“They promote it as ‘you can get a good deal,” father
make sure you actually stay together. Many times when
tions. Everyone has varying interests, so it is highly unlikely that the family will stay with each other. They only end up together on the car ride back from the mall. It is
usually much easier to keep everyone together around a dinner table.
“See how thankful you really are,” Flint said. “I think it’s
are obsessed with buying new things.
Greg Leach of Saint Mary of Nazareth said. “If you really
really important that we take a step back and look at the
each year. Stores start to open up earlier and stay open
times, but they advertise a few big name items. So, people
There will always be people who will not want to get
Black Friday is starting to take up more of our time
longer. Some businesses even make it mandatory for
pay attention you can probably find as good a price at other
real world.”
will sit in line all night to save a couple hundred bucks.”
into the spirits. If it is not your thing, then you do not have
you stay at home or go out, there will always be people
with full force. Even though we know the concept of Black
celebrate in a huge way to be happy either. Just do not
overrated day.
us until the day comes.
their workers to be on the job on Black Friday. Whether who are torn away from their own lives to take part in this
Just to make things worse the commercials come on
Friday, the advertisements feel the need to keep reminding
to celebrate the holiday to happy. Or you do not need to take for granted all the people you have in your life and what they give to you.
November holiday spending (2014) Nov. 1-26 $17,273,000,000
Thanksgiving day $1,009,000,000
Black Friday spending (2014) In-store $50,900,000,000
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nov. 2015 p.13
This month’s issue: police brutality
opinion
varying viewpoints
As the 2016 election approaches, each month two Black and White staff members will layout | Carly Campbell & Kathryn Ikeda explain their stances on a popular issue.
Victim-blaming is archaic and detrimental to society words | Casey Metcalf
dent’s phone camera. Fields grabbed the
had just done what she was told without
react to what attitude you put out. I can-
demic. As long as there have been crimes
and dragged her across the floor. This
ple are saying that she deserved it for be-
police officers will act respectfully to a re-
outcry when Fields was fired. People were
to a person with an aggressive attitude.
in support of the officer, quite the opposite
But upon taking the responsibility of
question, she would have been fine. Peo-
not debate this. I have no doubt that most
ing insubordinate. There was even a public
spectful person and will be less respectful
wanting him back on the force, coming out
As they say, ‘police are only human’.
of a justice movement.
becoming a police officer, you undergo
of our nation’s police force.
different crime that society tends to think
human. You must accept the fact that
South Carolina school district was as-
the above. Instead, the video was met
“maybe those girls should have put more
which people may be rude and uncoop-
student was disrupting the class and this
that the officer did nothing wrong. I saw
Victim-blaming has long been an epi-
that have been deemed “social” and “controversial”, there have been apologists. People claiming that terrible things would
not happen if the victims had “followed
the rules” in the first place. But this is a disease, this line of thinking is barbaric and it is setting us back.
Oct. 26, a young black student in a
saulted by police officer Ben Fields. The caused the teacher to call the Student
Resource Officer. The female student refused to give up her phone, non-violently
and non-aggressively and what happened next was caught on a fellow stu-
student’s hair, flipped her over her desk blatant showing of grossly excessive force should be enough to make anyone
cringe. There should be movements, there should be big conversations about
what we will do about this systematic god-complex that runs through a portion
Peculiarly, though, there was none of
with thousands of responders that claim them on every article’s comments shared
all over social media, I even saw the articles themselves agreeing that nothing would have happened if the girl would
have just forfeited her phone. That if she
I just cannot help but be reminded of a
training to ensure that you are not only
this way about. The same people who cry,
you will be faced with tough scenarios in
clothes on before leaving the house” and
erative.
sented with girls dressed like that”, are now
the challenge of keeping your cool where
twisted ethics to address these police bru-
the police to keep public safety a priority,
“men cannot help themselves when pre-
But in these cases you must accept
using their elitist soapbox to use the same
others would not. It is the responsibility of
tality cases.
and that includes when their feelings get
Some may say that police officers only
View-sharing candidates: Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton
hurt and their egos is bruised.
Martin O’Malley
Problems lie within the people, not the police force
words | Ahmad Smith
After a black female student was
roughly thrown from her desk by a school
resource officer Oct. 26, the nation ex-
ploded with posts on police brutality. When she refused to cooperate with his
move. If an officer tells you to do some-
like they know the law better than a police
have the right to say no if police demand
stops you, do what you are told and you
thing, do it. People might argue that they
to search their property, which they do. But if there is nothing to hide, then the people shouldn’t have to worry about the
We were able to avoid being forced
officer. If you get pulled over, or an officer
into handcuffs or roughly thrown into
should be fine. Do not argue with them to
stayed calm, did what we were told and
try and get a reaction out of them.
There was a time me and my friends
the back of a police car - all because we
left. Just listening to an officer the first time without attitude will help you avoid
officer conducting a search.
were skating in front of a synagogue. We
of it has since gained nationwide atten-
vated for seemingly no reason at all. Just
heard a loud voice scolding us. Our heads
watching viral videos of an officer taking
brutality.
them an attitude.
curity guards staring at us with sour looks
that person did to put themselves in that
orders, the officer responded violently and flipped her out of her desk. The video
tion, revitalizing the argument of police
Before being rude to a police officer,
Sometimes officers may be aggra-
stay calm if possible and try to not give The officer who ripped a teenage girl
make sure you are in the right. Most po-
from her seat maybe should not have
voked. I have talked with several officers
strength, but I bet if she just obeyed the
lice do not just react violently unless produe to skateboarding incidents and very few have been rude.
If an officer tells me to move, then I
View-sharing candidates:
skated for about thirty minutes before we
whipped around to see these two large seon their faces.
We simply told them we were skating
confrontation.
Before you jump to conclusions while
someone to the ground think about what situation in the first place.
Police officers usually do not react ag-
taken her down with such force and brute
and filming for a video part. The security
gressively unless provoked. Avoiding be-
officer, he probably would not have re-
called the police. We calmly gathered our
their news feed is as easy as respecting
acted the way he did.
People just need to stop pretending
Donald Trump
yelled again to tell us to leave before he things and, left and told him to have a good day.
Ben Carson
Marco Rubio
ing the next video everyone is sharing on the authority of the cops who try to keep you safe.
Ted Cruz
health
nov. 2015 p.14 per eight ounces
Caffeine (milligrams)
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Sugar (grams) Calories
per eight ounces
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23.3 27 97
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per eight ounces
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83.6 15.3 80
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caffeine words & layout | Kathryn Ikeda
On average, sophomore Brock Moore spends four hundred dollars annually on Mountain Dew Kickstart, an energy drink that is marketed as a healthier alternative to other drinks on the shelves. “It gives me more energy to do good in school,” Moore said. “[Drinking caffeine] will give you more energy throughout the day so you can focus more on stuff and do better in classes.” He has drank a can every day for the past year and a half. Moore is aware of negative effects of caffeine, but believes it is not harmful in moderation. He has occasionally felt mild side-effects of his caffeine consumption, such as the jitters and headaches, however he is not worried. “People have brought it up to me,” he said. “But I feel right now that the benefits outweigh the harms later.” The amount of caffeine a person consumes may affect another person very differently. Side-effects may vary depending on a person’s height, weight, and genes. However, it is recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adults to consume no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine per day. There is no recommendation for children or teenagers. “[The effects of caffeine] depend on the individual,” Nancy Anderson, coordinator of Iowa Lutheran Hospital’s Employee Health and Safety, said. “The amount they’re taking, when they’re taking it, and any underlying health conditions they have or any medications they’re on.” Caffeine is a stimulant, meaning that it temporarily increases alertness and energy. “It will help people be more awake,” Anderson said. “It’s not good to drink that late at night as it will make it hard to sleep.” Short-term effects may include stomach aches, headaches, muscle tremors and a faster heartbeat, even if the consumer has less than the recommended maximum amount. Long-term effects of constantly drinking over 400 milligrams per day can consist of high
blood pressure, dehydration and heart damage. Long-term consumption can also lead to dependency in which case if consumption is stopped, the drinker will go through withdrawals. Five ago, instructional coach and track coach Jodi Buchan formally drank a pot of coffee every morning. “I remember I was running a race and I was trying to figure out when I could get my coffee,” Buchan said. “If I didn’t have it before a certain time I would have a throbbing headache at the end (of the race).” That summer, Buchan attempted to quit coffee cold turkey for two weeks. During this time, she experienced migraines that couldn’t be helped with pain killers. “It was kind of like having a nonstop headache for almost two weeks,” she said. “From my experience, it felt like a different kind of headache.” Buchan gradually added caffeine back into her diet as the school year started. At the time she was teaching seventh grade social studies and English. “It was something that had become a habit,” she said. “I always loved having my coffee in the morning, which made it hard when school started and I was back in my routine.” Buchan currently drinks caffeine, but it is consuming less than previously. She has no plans to limit her coffee consumption in the future as she is very active with running, and tries to eat well as often as she can. “If I stay healthy, I think I’ll keep drinking it,” she said. Caffeine can be utilized in a positive way. It is used in numerous medicines such as pain relievers, because it helps dilate blood vessels. In moderation, it can be used to stay awake or be more energized without much penalty healthwise. Consumers should be more worried about what else is in the drink, not just the caffeine. “The acid in pop affects the enamel of your teeth, along with the sugar is not good for the body,” Anderson said. “Too much consumption of sugar can lead to diabetic issues, also with weight gain.”
nov. 2015 p.15
Returning during retirement
words | Grace Coleman layout | Eileen Lagerblade
Coach Dave Beason continues to coach archery club after his retirement.
Esmeralda Flores/BW
Archery coach Dave Beason consults with assistant archery coach Doug Trail during the 2015 state archery competition. Beason and Trail led the archery team to sixth place out of the 14 competing teams on March 7 at Hy-Vee Hall.
Archery club will continue this year after retired
kids for so long, he knows each and every one of
ed to return to coach. Beason started the archery
already knows how I shoot and how other shooters
pysical education teacher Dave Beason, has decid-
club in 2006, but wants to see the club continue after his retirement.
Archery Club meets before school everyday
starting in December in preparation for their tour-
their skill sets and ability levels within shooting. “He
shoot so he can help us in that situation, whereas a new person would have to learn how we shoot and then figure out how to help us,” Hobson said.
Beason’s expertise in archery helps him build
naments that begin after winter break. “I was kind
strong relationships with his shooters. “He is car-
because there really isn’t anyone else who knows
up and take full responsibility if you aren’t doing
of worried that he wasn’t (going to coach archery)
how to teach archery or shoot,” junior archery club member, Nicole Hobson said.
Beason arrives at school around 6:30 A.M. every
ing about how well you do and will actually stand
[something] correctly,” junior archery club member, Matt Terrell said.
His commitment to the program is also evident
day during the season in order to help around 40
in the amount of time he spends helping the club.
will still be around this year,” Beason said, “Maybe
said. “In the summer he started a lot of new pro-
kids prepare their bows and arrows for practice. “I not as much as in previous years, but I am still the head of the program.”
“He takes a lot of extra time to help us,” Hobson grams up,”
The archery club has grown and gained new
Since the program has been around for many
shooters under the direction of Beason. “We’ve got
see the program come to an end, but it is a chal-
at Johnston,” Beason said, “Those that are return-
years, the students of archery club do not want ti lenge to find a long term sponsor and coach. “I’m trying to give the program a chance to survive,”
Beason said, “I’m really trying to give it time to find
a history of having some really good shooters here
ing have some work to do and some big shoes to fill
The state tournament, which takes place in
March, has historically been very successful for the
ber or parent must step up and takeover archery
both the girls and boys divisions, but the team lost
club. Beason will be working with senior Sarah
Trail’s parents, Doug and Kathy, to coach the team for this season. The Trail family got involved with the archery club when Sarah’s older sister joined during her junior year.
Because Beason has been coaching the archery
How to play the game infromation provided by NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program)
All NASP archers must have the same type of bows and arrows. Archers are assigned a shooting time. When it is their assigned time, archers form a shooting line and all shoot at the same time when the whistle blows. A shooting line can have anywhere from 20-30 students, depending the size of the room. The archers shoot 30 arrows total; 15 arrows 10 meters away from target and 15 arrows 15 meters away from the target. The archers are given two minutes to shoot a set of five arrows. They then score the arrows, remove them, and repeat with another set of five. Each target is assigned two archers from different schools to score each other in order to prevent cheating. Archers turn in score sheets then find out placing at the end of the tournament. A perfect score is 300 points.
from some of the seniors that we graduated.”
somebody else to take over.”
In order for the program to continue, a staff mem-
sports
club. Johnston has had multiple state champions in
many talented seniors last year. “This is kind of a rebuilding year for our team,” Beason said.
Beason is discussing the possibility of changing
archery club to a community education program
rather than a high school club. But for this year, Beason will continue to coach.
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