October 2012

the black and white. oct. 2012. volume 21 issue 3. 5152780449. 6501 NW 62nd ave. johnston, ia

The lowdown on energy drinks

October, 2012

Find out the truth about these popular drinks and alternative recipes that are healthy and boost energy

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Drugs &Alcohol Know your rights, find the facts on the drug bust and learn about breathalyzer. Also, read what to do if you have suspicion of someone under the influence.

A different view on purpose statements Purpose statements are meant to ultimately help the students.

Yet, they should not be directly given to students.

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The reasons behind the pasta dinners Students and coaches opinions on pasta dinners and what you can do to be ready for the next game

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Nurse says no

Excessive requests for medicine put to a stop

False info on the web A look at how unvalidated information can impact the world

Breathalizers, drug busts, the rights of the accused

Letter to the Editor As a former Homecoming Queen, I can honestly say that the title is absolutely meaningless . It really only serves to make that one person feel as Sally Field put it in her Oscar acceptance speech “You love me ! You really love me!” What is sad however is the number of people who are actually hurt by not being selected. At my 35th class reunion this year, there were women who commented on how they would have liked to have been selected for the title.

To be very honest, I was more concerned about what place our float was going to take, and was elated when it took first place. Please understand this is in no way meant to take away the joy and excitement felt by this year’s Homecoming Queen and King. I do remember how wonderful it felt for that one day and night. I for one think that Homecoming could be celebrated in a way that would be more meaningful to more people. Debra Kleckner

A unique teacher-student bond The truth behind energy drinks and recipes to energizing smoothies

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Purpose statements

Looking at the purpose statements differently Guest opinion on Bosco Sticks

opinion

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City looks into opportunities across the world

Golf tournament held in memory of student

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Less medicine

sports

Drugs and alcohol

Johnston plans new sister city

10 Room 211 11 Caffeine 12

Carico golf

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Carb loading

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Marching band competes at Valley Fest

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Limit the medication for ADHD for better results 10 Things on Pinterest that failed or succeeded

Do pasta dinners befor games do any good?

The latest scares, screams and treats.

meet the staff Editorial board

editors in chief Hannah Soyer Laura Scieszinski Paige Cramer design editor Kenzie Foldes sub-editors Sarah Margolin- Copy Anne Rogers- Sports Sarah Ross- Feature

Staff writers

Austin Busch Clare Farrell Jeremy Caracci Niki Ferguson Monica Gagne Aaron Gray Mollie Greenwood Myles Glandorf Taylor Joens Katelyn Lunders

PHILOSOPHY

Ethan Marshall Courtney Mithelman Sarah Ross Zoe Wilson

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The marching band competes at the ValleyFest marching band competition at Valley stadium on Oct. 6. layout Kenzie Foldes words Hannah Soyer and Austin Busch

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Freshman Loyal Ulm and sophomore Ethan Niu perform in the pit section at the Valleyfest Showdown. The band’s theme was music from West Side Story.

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Katie Landy leans back at the very end of the show for the closing song, “Tonight Quintet.” The marching band ends all of their shows by turning to the left, center, and then the judge’s box, before hitting their final note.

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Junior Sarah Birkett and the rest of the color guard members surround color guard captain senior Lauren Stephens as she changes flags.

Stephens played the part of Maria, one of the main characters, during the second song, “One Hand, One Heart.”

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To commemorate their drum line captain junior Joe Seda, juniors Amy Nihart, Riley Deutsch and Jeremy Williams preview the cookie cake they bought for him.

The cookie said “Happy Boss’s Day, Joe!”

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Seniors Laura Smalley, Katie Giles, Joe Dailey, and junior Andrew Boge (all drum majors) salute the crowd during the awards presentation at the end of the night. The band received fourth place during the day show and ninth place during the night show.

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newsbriefs words & layout Zoe Wilson

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Mayor Paula Dierenfeld and General Timothy Orr meet with Kosovar President Atifete Jahjaga at Camp Dodge. This meeting began a seach for a sister city in Kosovo.

words & layout Austin Busch

Sister city on the way A new sister city initiative for Johnston is in pro-

include Gjakove (President Jahjaga’s hometown)

partnership with an undetermined city in Kosovo (a

“I think you just feel comfortable around them,”

cess. Johnston city leaders have been planning a

and Peja, both on the Eastern side of the country.

newly formed country in Southeastern Europe) since

Mayor Dierenfeld said. “Even if you don’t speak the

cultural exchanges for students.

us. [Kosovars] share a lot of the same values. They

August. This could mean pen pals, trips abroad and

This sister city depends on Mayor Paula Di-

erenfeld’s

initiative

moving forward. Negotiations have been taking place between

same language, you can tell the similarities between

care a lot about their education, they’re hard work-

“It’s like meeting with

founding fathers of their the

ers and they’re agriculturally based.”

Kosovo is the new-

est democracy in the

Chinchilla gives birth Chubbs the chinchilla gave birth to three babies in Kyla Burns’

science classroom the first week of Sept. Burns purchased the chincilla from someone on Craigslist. “I am pretty sure the lady who

sold her to me did not know she was pregnant either, otherwise she probably would not have sold her,” Burns said.

Burns shares her classroom with science teacher Jennifer

Rollings. Rollings reported Chubbs was making odd noises. “I found

that odd because she never makes any noise,” Burns said. “I looked in her little house in the cage and saw extra legs in the box with her.”

Burns plans on selling the mother and

one of the two baby chinchillas because she does not have enough room or time to take care for all three of them.

New student rep.

Senior Dylan Johnson was selected as the stu-

world, formed out of

dent representative on the school board. Johnson

ter the Kosovar War

get to influence issues that are brought forth. “I will

became a democra-

dents best interests in a way that we didn’t really

similar to Johnston is approved, both cities will enter

Kosovo Declaration of Independence. It is recog-

position for his love of the school district and his interest in politics.

Kosovo is located between Serbia and Albania in

tions, and is still struggling for a national identity to

son said. If anybody would want to give any input you can see John-

the country of Kosovo

and the city of Johnstons’ civic leaders in an effort to find a good

match for this town.

Once a Kosovar city

country.”

- Mayor Paula Dierenfeld

the sister cities program.

Eastern Europe. Kosovo officially speaks Albanian,

although English is widely spoken. It is predomi-

a portion of Serbia af-

does not have a vote on the board, and does not

in 1999. It officially

be able to represent students and act for the stu-

cy through the 2008

nized as a democracy by 91 of the 193 United Na-

“I’m pretty passionate about doing what I can for the district,” John-

separate itself from the Serbian government.

son in the library once a week, or contact him through JDragonMail,

The high school already has its own partnership

nately Muslim. Relations began during a conference

with St. Etienne, France. Every other year, students

had previous military connections with the Kosovars,

tions and experience daily French life. “It’s a unique

held at Camp Dodge this June. General Timothy Orr and wanted to build those connections into peace

relations. The Kosovar president, Atifete Jahjaga, several ministers, and Johnston city leaders were invited to attend. “It’s like meeting with the founding

travel to France in the spring, to see tourist destinaopportunity to actually live with a family there,” Mary

Johnston. Shari Walling, Summit P.E. teacher and swim coach,

the relationship will be solidified. Although there is

cities are being considered. The forerunner towns

Nationally-known speaker and paralympian Melissa Stockwell

The next phase of the project will be contacting

exchange program with Kosovo.

In August, several ministers in the Kosovar gov-

leaders from the community. Currently, candidate

Celebrate Johnston will speak to the community Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at the middle school

the leaders from each candidate city, to help deter-

ernment came back to Johnston to meet with civic

Facebook, or Twitter.

Moermond said. There is a possibility of a similar

fathers of their country. They really want to learn,” Mayor Dierenfeld said.

have before,” Johnson said. Johnson wanted the

mine which city Johnston is more “kin” with. Then an official Sister City organization, Mayor Dieren-

feld is expecting our relationship to remain informal, stressing the ties between our towns in other ways.

auditorium. Her talk is the first in a series of events called Celebrate

started the community building program. “Its going to try to inspire

us and challenge us to be a community, and work together to weave

all the positive things together in Johnston and unleash a positive place to live, work, and go to school,” Walling said. If you want to be

a part of Celebrate Johnston, go to the Johnston Partnership website, find Celebrate Johnson, and donate.

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were taking up over half my budget. We’re talking hundreds of dollars on just over-the-counter medication

alone.” Spending so much money started to have consequences. “It got to the point where I needed other supplies, and my budget was too low.”

Just because Krebs is not purchasing as much medi-

cation, does not mean students cannot take it. “You can take any medicine you want,” Krebs said. “Just bring it

Nurse says

in yourself.”

Junior Amanda Chance has been bringing in her own

bottle since last year. “It works better for my back pain

and headaches,” Chance said. “I would go in there so often that I was using up a lot of the medicine she had.”

According to the school handbook, parents must sign

a consent form before their student can bring in a bottle of medication. “I knew from last year that I had to bring in my own (medicine) so I just brought back the bottle I

had before, and got my parents to sign the sheets that said I’m allowed to take it,” Chance said.

Krebs said the process is easy. “Just bring in your

Overuse of medication leads to new rules in nurse’s office

own bottle, and I’ll lock it up and put your name on it,” she said. “It’s the easiest and safest thing to do.”

Still, there are some circumstances when Krebs will

words Jeremy Caracci & Myles Glandorf Last year students at the high school consumed 6,000

Ibuprofen and 2,000 Tylenol. If you do the math, that’s over 8,000 pills taken in one year. School nurse Susan

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to every day,” Krebs said. Now Krebs won’t administer any medications unless necessary.

After going through so many pills, Krebs decided

Krebs said that it got to the point where it was just too

that she was not going to purchase anymore over-the-

medicine on top of the kids that I administer medication

medication was my biggest expense,” Krebs said. “They

much. “I was seeing 50 kids a day for over-the-counter

different schools different rules School nurses create own regulations on prescription and over the counter drugs.

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administer ibuprofen or Tylenol purchased by the school.

counter medication than she needed. “Over-the-counter

Southeast Polk nurse

Jennifer Wing

The nurse will give students two Tylenol or two ibuprofen.

She will give up to five doses a year with parental permission. Any other over the counter medication she has to have a doctors order for before she administers it.

Urbandale nurse

Brenda Ness Over-the-counter medications may be administered with written parent consent. The medications are administered by the nurse and students are not to carry medication with them. The nurse is not allowed to administer acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen. She can only give the recommended dose listed on the label. Students are allowed to recieve up to six total doses for the school year.

Waukee nurse

Nancy Minor (Former Nurse)

The nurse will give over-thecounter medications and prescription medication, but the student has to have a written or verbal permission from thier guardians.

“By last April,

we went through 6,000 ibuprofen & 2,000 Tylenol.

At that point

I just said

no.”

- Susan Krebs

“There is no way I’m going tell a student no,” Krebs said. “(I) don’t want to make a kid suffer all day when they’re

in actual pain.” Before, kids were not necessarily coming in for actual pain. “It’s meant for an injury or an actual situation, not headaches.”

Administering medication occupies Krebs’ time when

she is needed elsewhere. “I work on IEPs and healthcare plans. I help out with the Child-Serve nurse, and those are priority over giving headache medications,”

Krebs said. “If only parents and teachers saw how many kids come in for (Tylenol or Ibuprofen), when I have to

run and help a kid having a seizure or something like that. There is higher need outside of my room than giving a student Tylenol or Ibuprofen,” Krebs said.

There are right and wrong times to go to the nurse’s

office. “If it’s just a way to get out of class, then it’s a problem to me,” Krebs said. “I just don’t wanna be made

the bad guy because I’m not giving out ibuprofen or Tylenol.”

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Obama words & layout Laura Scieszinski and Sarah Ross

Romney

O R

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If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists, all else is lost.

”

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America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.

Provided/ Gage Skidmore

Provided/ U.S. Congress

Education

Military

Problem:

With national unemployment

Problem: The U.S. spends approximately $666 billion on the military and defense. With the national deficit at 16 trillion the option has been brought up to cut our military spending.

rates at 8% many students can’t afford college without having student loans.

Solution

O R

“[....]We’ve got to make college more affordable for more young people. We can’t put the middle class at a disadvantage[...]”

Sophomore Reid Sinnett puts

ing tape on junior Paul Honold.

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Health Care

Solution

O R Mock Election

“[...]Take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business.”

an “I voted” sticker made of mask-

”

“Our military will be leaner, but the world must know the United States is going to maintain our military superiority,”

“The idea of cutting our military is unthinkable and devastating. And when I become president we will not.”

A mock election was held in the hallway to the cafeteria on Thurs-

day Oct. 11. The Polk County Election Office provided an official voting machine, ballots and even particular voting pens.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors were all encouraged to vote.

“It was just simple and easy and it wasn’t a huge, long process we

had to go through,” junior Carmen Vajgrt said, “Also, putting the

questions on it about our school helped too because it actually felt

like what you voted for mattered even though it was just a mock election.”

Student council provided workers throughout the day to keep

things running. A survey of five yes-or-no questions was added to the ballot. Student council received two of these questions.

“I think it’s great that the kids got to have an active role and see

how running an election actually works in terms of signing in voters,

some of the frustrations with the machine getting jammed and just

helping kids and recognizing what the voting process looks like,” student council advisor Chris Beguhn said.

Problem With the rising cost of health care many Americans cannot afford to pay for health insurance leading to many Americans being uninsured.

Solution

O R

“Everybody understands the desperation that people feel when they’re sick. Everybody[...]wants to make sure that we have a system that works for all Americans,” “Obamacare is bad law constitutionally, bad policy, and it is bad for America’s families, the federal government isn’t the answer for running health care[...]”

“I think both canidates want to make a change which I think we need in our country. But, I think both canidates need to take a step back look at the other side because I think right now everyone’s just kind of arguing.”

Kim Hughes, senior

“I don’t care for either of the canidates. I just don’t care for either of their ideas. If I don’t like them they why would I vote for them as the leader of our country? If it was a different canidate, then I’d vote. All the power to the people who are voting.” Connor Mackey, senior “Key thing is — be informed. I think lots of times if all you do is just see the commercials or listen to a few stories, that gives you a general idea. But, you should research it on your own in a more detailed view.”

Ethan DeGroot, senior I won’t be able to vote this year. I’m 18 but I still can’t vote because I’m not a U.S. citizen, so I’m forced to sit through hours of campaign ads knowing I dont have a choice for what happens in the future.

Bonnie LePage, senior

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THE INTERNET

Blogs, forums, false photos, voiced over videos —­with so few regulations as to what can be put on the Internet, unvalidated information often abounds.

words Hannah Soyer & Aaron Gray layout Hannah Soyer

Masters of their Domains

.com The extension for

commercial sites; the most common domain name you will find on the internet.

.org

Used for trade associations or non-profit organizations

.net

There’s no question about it - while the Internet pro-

to many things that cannot be validated. Sometimes, this false information can result in catastrophic events.

The 14-minute clip “Innocence of Muslims” was

first released on YouTube in July under the username “sam bacile,” now determined to be Nakoula Bassely

Nakoula, an Egyptian immigrant living in the U.S. Since

4chan

this initial upload, it has gained a lot of attention. The film portrays the life of Muhammad in a negative and

crude way. According to some of the actors, the video

Provided/Wikipedia

was voiced over. All the actors have claimed through

Also known as the “tourist guy,” this photo a statement to CNN that they were misled, and knew popped up on the internet shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade nothing about the edits that were going to be made.

This video has resulted in many protests around the Center. It supposedly showed a plane about to crash into the WTC, although it was later world, mainly in the Middle East, where Islam is promiproved to be photoshopped in. threats since the clip became popular and is seeking

Sketchy Sites

Notorious for trouble with the law, this anonymous forum is a hive for Internet trolls (a term for people who intentionally aggravate others online). Anyone can Forum where post things, with the most anyone can post recent posts appearing at comments and the top. share images

vides a bunch of factual information, it also is the home

nent. Actress Cindy Lee Garcia has received death

Provided/Wikipedia

Inconsistencies of the photo according to the Museum of Hoaxes website

legal action against Nakoula.

Bulletin board style forum where users vote stories to the front page

Reddit

plane: Used for internet proOn Sept. 11, American Ambassador Chris Stevens The planes that hit the towers were both Boeing 767’s. viders and intranet was killed along with four other Americans in the U.S. This plane is a 757. enterprises.

.edu

Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, by an extremist Mus-

weather:

lim group. There are many controversies about what On Sept. 11, 2001, the temperatures were in the high Website where 60’s, which is inconsistent with the heavy clothes the sparked this attack, although some people are claimfunny articles are man is wearing. posted by writers ing the clip “Innocence of Muslims” has at least incited

Sites used for schools, universities, or other places to get some of the violence, proof that false information can tower: The observation deck was closed at the time the plane information impact the world. hit.

of the site

Cracked

Categorized as a social news website, Reddit consists of posts made by registered users. Posts are voted on by other users to determine which posts are put on the front page.

Everything newsworthy is thus decided by readers, whether or not it is completely factual.

With a slogan of “America’s Only Humor and Video Site, Since 1958,” it is clear that much of the information put on here is often twisted for comical reasons. While things may be based on true facts, just about everything is opinionated, and thus may be skewed.

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The deal with drugs and alcohol words & layout Katelyn Lunders & Clare Farrell

Breathalyzers at school dances words

Katelyn Lunders

Walking into the high school students hand

the chaperone their ticket and walk right in.

But at Dowling Catholic High School they are handed a breathalyzer before they can enter the dance.

At Johnston High School students are only

breathalyzed under “probable suspicion that

someone is under the influence,” Jerry Stratton, associate principal, said. This is determined

by sight or smell; someone may be stumbling

the past students have reported suspicious

activity and concern to the administration at

both school dances and games. “If you know

something is going on, let an adult know so we can prevent something like that from happen-

ing,” Stratton said. “There are negative consequences for the students who were under the

influence, but at least they will be safe and back in school sometime.”

At Dowling Catholic they use breathalyzers

or smell like alcohol. If students refuse to take

at their three major dances. “We hope that this

administration proceeds like they are guilty. The

their guest is asked to pass the test before en-

a breathalyzer they are guilty at the time, and

administration always try to contact a parent to

have them present due to the fact that most students at the dances are minors. If they cannot find a parent they still have to proceed.

“I don’t think our philosophy has ever

up close

& personal A closer look at a breathalyzer and its components.

Close-up

promotes healthy choices as each student and tering,” Grant Bousum, dean of students, said.

Birds Eye View

DEA finds drugs in Johnston

Know Your Rights The 5th Amendment At no time can you be required

to be a witness against yourself.

You do not have to answer questions from police officers that

could incriminate you. You do not have to answer if asked if you

have had anything to drink. Your

refusal to answer cannot be used against you.

You have a statutory right to call,

Right to An Attorney consult and see an attorney or family member once a police

officer has restrained your liberty.

You are permitted a reasonable

number of phone calls to secure an attorney. You also have the

right to see and consult with an You do not have to take this test.

ago and have found the use of breathalyzers to

Despite this being an unreliable

be very successful.

Whether a school uses a breathalyzer on ev-

eryone, or only those students they believe are

ence.” No one was breathalyzed at the home-

ing people safe. But they can’t see everything

instrument, the results can be

They need help to prevent students from getting

public intoxication. There are no

coming dance in September, but Stratton can recall one from the prom of 2012.

A risk that presents itself when all students

are not breathalyze is that some students may choose to drink before entering the dance. In

under the influence, they share the goal of keep-

Preliminary Breath Test

that goes on before dances or during dances.

used against you in court for

legal adverse effects to refusing

hurt. “Could you live with yourself,” Stratton

this test.

asked, “knowing you could’ve prevented something from happening to them?”

http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/teen_drivers/index.

The six states where teenage drinking and driving rates were higher than average were Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

Sept. 19, when he was forced to stop. He sat

watching as the cars stopped at his neighbor’s

house, 7323 Longboat Drive, Johnston. Harlow witnessed two people going from their cars to the sidewalk. They were holding hand-guns,

and proceeded to walk up to the door. “It was exciting. It’s not everyday you see the Drug

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Enforcement Administration (DEA) break into somebody’s house,” Harlow said.

Then they entered the house to find a white

male later identified as Timothy Michael Lantz. marijuana plants. The agents found approxi-

mately 150 small marijuana plants in a bedroom on the first floor. Once they investigated the

basement they found 400 potted plants. There

were numerous large plastic containers containing harvested marijuana. In addition there were scales, packaging material, loose marijuana,

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and blenders containing marijuana residue.

Based on the evidence the agents found,

they believe there is probable cause to issue an arrest warrant for Lantz for the charge of Manufacturing a Schedule I Controlled Substance.

Top: The residence located at 7323 Longboat Drive.

Bottom: The fence still stands after the DEA broke through it so a truck could enter to pick up the marijuana.

Drinking and driving among teens in high school has gone down by 54% since 1991. Still, high school teens drive after drinking about 2.4 million times a month.

Q. What do you think is the best way students should go about telling an adult if they see someone under the influence at a school event?

A. “If it is at school or a school event they should talk to a teacher, administrator, or Student Resource Officer. If it is outside of school they should contact police. The reason for this is safety. If a student is under the influence they could be a danger to themselves or others, especially if they are driving.” -SRO Officer Jessica Jensen

The breathalyzer shown above is one that belongs to the Johnston Administration.

They are used if the administration believes there is probable suspision to do so.

1 in 10 or nearly one million students a month are reported driving after consuming alcohol.

his driveway at approximately 8:10 a.m. on

Harlow believes the overall reaction of the

been to test everyone,” Stratton said. “We only test the people we believe are under the influ-

Katelyn Lunders

Senior Ryan Harlow was backing out of

There were no other occupants, but there were

attorney in private at the jail.

They started this process eight or nine years

words

1 in 5 teen drivers involved in fatal crashes had alcohol in their system in 2010. Most of these drivers (81%) had BACs* higher than the legal limit for adults.

A.“If you know something is going on let an adult know, so we can prevent something from happening. Could you live with yourself knowing that you could have prevented something from happening to them?” -Associate Principal Jerry Stratton

Q. What are the consequences if someone gets caught under the influence?

A. “If a student is caught under the influence there are several things that could happen all depending on what they are doing at the time and what they under of the influence of.”

-Jensen

Q. What do you do since they are drunk, but a minor?

A. “If a minor is intoxicated their parents are called and charges could be referred to juvenile court. If it is at school or a school event there are also school consequences.” -Jensen A. “There are negative consequences but we know they will be back in school sometime.”

-Stratton

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Caricos dr ven to remember Cameron words Mollie Greenwood

layout

Sarah Margolin

When Cameron Carico and his three cousins used to play golf,

their goal was to win the “traveling plate,” a simple gold plate that went to the winner of the latest round.

“The gold plate was created as a joke between the four of us,”

Michael Cameron, Cameron Carico’s cousin, said. “Whoever won

would get to keep the plate until the next time we had a foursome.” The cousins proudly displayed it on their mantels, took it

on family vacations, and even glued it back together when someone broke it.

Michael’s goal is no longer to win the gold plate. His goal is to

prevent what happened to Cameron from happening to others.

Last year, the 15 year-old freshman took his own life. Now, the

plate that traveled between the four cousins is buried with him.

“The day after we lost Cameron I brought my golf clubs and

balls over to my grandma’s,” Michael said. “Justin, Tim and I just

hit. We talked, cried, hit some more and the idea to have a tournament for Cameron just came out.”

The idea evolved into the Cameron Carico Memorial Classic

golf tournament. The event was held Saturday, Sept. 22 at the

Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines. Participants played 18 holes of golf. A special “19th hole” included tailgating games.

The Carico family created the Cameron Carico +10 Founda-

tion to help fund the Iowa Health Student Assistance Program

through Iowa Health-Des Moines. The program helps students who are experiencing problems such as anxiety, depression, bul-

Juniors (from left to right) Grant Riessen, Joe McGinn, Tyler Blackburn and Zack Brandt wait their turn to take their first shots. The tournament was done in groups and each group would take turns hitting while the others warmed up their swing. The event was held at Grandview Golf Course.

lying or grief.

“When Cameron said something out of left field (while golf-

ing), we would dock him 10 points,” Cameron’s cousin Michael

said. “On the flip side, when he said something correct or funny he would earn 10 points,” Michael added. “So it just made sense that the foundation include the ‘+10’ because of all of the positive ways the foundation and Cameron will help students and families in central Iowa.”

One-hundred and forty-three golfers paid $65 per person, or

$260 for a foursome. The event, which also collected donations

from non-golfers, raised more than $9,000. “It was amazing how many people were close to Cameron and came to the golf classic to raise money for the charity,” junior Tyler Blackburn said.

Junior Grant Riessen, a friend of Cameron’s, participated. “It

was fun to play with friends,” Riessen said. “But also, in the back

of your mind it’s rough when you look for [Cameron] and he’s not there.”

Cameron’s father, middle school principal Brian Carico, said

he was gratified by the large number of people who supported the

tournament. “I wanted people to understand there are people out there to help and support you,” Carico said.

Michael agreed. “A little golf event matured into a foundation

that will forever work to raise mental health awareness and suicide prevention,” he said. “We will overcome our sadness and heartache to make the world a better place.”

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An unbreakable bond words Anne Rogers layout

Kenzie Foldes

Special Education teacher Andy Cashin

holds up a card with the word “Thursday” written on it in front of sophomore Aaron

Harvey. “Is today Thursday, Aaron?” Andy asks. Aaron makes no response.

Then, she holds up the “Friday” card. “Is

today Friday, Aaron?” Aaron starts laughing, his way of saying yes.

“That’s right, Aaron. Today is Friday,”

Andy says. She then picks another student to help count the days until they land on today’s date. “We call it opening; it’s a relaxing way to get each day started,” Cashin said.

Cashin is the head teacher in room 211,

the severe and profound classroom. Stu-

dents in this classroom show a wide range of characteristics that limit them from participating in general education classrooms.

Five adults work with seven students in

wheelchairs. Because of the teacher to student ratio, room 211 has a closer connection than any other classroom. “It gives us

a chance to spend more time with the kids, and we are able to develop a one-on-one relationship with them,” Cashin said.

Cashin always wanted to be a teacher,

but never felt the connection with other students. When she went to Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside, a summer camp in Des

Moines for adults and children with disabilities, she knew that working with kids with

disabilities was the right job for her. “We

room 211 at the beginning of the school

organization helping children with dis-

never a boring day. “Communication is prob-

like just a job, they don’t just go through

“Johnston makes it a point for everyone to

to the kids about their needs is a challenge,”

year. “The teachers in there don’t treat it the motions,” Kramer said. “They make each day in there worthwhile, and I love

seeing the strong connection between them and the kids.”

Students here learn more about people

live their life to the fullest potential,” Tharrington said.

Student helpers see the connection as

well. “Whenever I’m in here I can see that this room isn’t like any other classroom in

ally, and I can see that the kids make the teachers happy.”

Senior Karsen Kramer started helping in

to communicate with the students besides

talking, and every day the teachers and

helpers learn something new about one of the students. “Whenever I see one of the kids succeed in doing something they

couldn’t do before, that’s what makes this job worthwhile,” Cashin said.

in room 211

Aaron Harvey sophomore Loves loud noises, laughing, and sensory objects

Amanda Wilber sophomore

Loves Disney music, princesses, and relaxing

Donna Petry senior

Loves country music, makeup, and girly things.

senior clothes, and make-up

Neiman Clinton senior

Loves lights, noises, and Wheel of Fortune

Missy Brown senior

Loves food, being outside, and being a cheerleader.

this school,” sophomore Danielle Wright

said. “The teachers know the kids person-

challenge is worth it. Cashin and the other

Cashin said. However, there are other ways

Gang

Tharrington works in room 211 as well,

watching them succeed and helping them

Even though teaching kids with these

ably the hardest part. Not being able to talk

Meet the

Loves classical music,

and love life like any normal kid, and I love

interact.”

teachers love what they do, and there is

important.”

the kids. “The kids in here deserve to learn

room, and it’s really cool to see everyone

credits in rooms like 211. ChildServe, an

Rachel Christ

and has also developed relationships with

ston are exposed to the kids in this class-

types of disabilities can be difficult, the

reason being the option of taking service

said. “The kids give us new perspectives on

Special education associate Chanhom

be equal,” Cashin said. “Students at John-

with disabilities than at other schools, one

learn so much more from them,” Cashin

things, and they make the little things in life

abilities, is also close to the high school.

Rae Perry junior

Loves Nickelback, people, and the color purple

Provided/Andy Cashin

Special Education teacher Andy Cashin reads a book about leaves to sophomore Aaron Harvey outside. Cashin tries to incorporate the five senses in the lessons she teaches to the students.

A Helping Hand For the last four years, ChildServe nurse Megan Nikolish has been travel-

trained to stay with them at all times.

Since Nikolish is always

ing back and forth between

with the kids during the school have at Johnston.”

ChildServe and Johnston

day, she is able to form a

High School. Two students

bond unlike any other special

the connection Nikolish and

that attend Johnston have

education teacher. “I get to

the severe and profound

a tracheostomy, which is a

see the kids in a different

students have as well. “For

surgical construction of the

setting, both here at the

the last four years Megan

opening of the trachea for the

school and at ChildServe,”

has been the best nurse I’ve

insertion of a tube to facilitate

Nikolish said. “I love to make

ever worked with,” Krebs said.

breathing, and Nikolish’s

it possible for the kids to leave “She gets to know the kids

job is to help those students

ChildServe and help them

personally and is the best

attend normal school. She is

have the experience they

advocate for them.”

Nurse Susan Krebs sees

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Purpose statements should not be put on the board when they aren’t directly affecting students Throughout the district, “purpose statements” are being

implemented in every classroom. These new statements are posted for the students but have no meaning for them.

Although not technically required, it is “expected” of

teachers to post their statement everyday for their students. “Ultimately the test is at the end of the period is:

can you tell me what you learned today?” Principal Brent Riessen said. “And if you can put that into your own words, that’s a heck of a lot more valuable than you being able to read it off the board.”

Teams of administrators are taking “learning walks” to

take data on if teachers are doing them and if students know the purpose of class.

“The biggest thing about purpose statements is they

need to be beneficial for our students,” science teacher

Brad Jacobson said. “If they’re not beneficial for our students than we need to rethink how we’re writing them.”

Yet, these statements do not affect students enough

to post them. They are not beneficial. Students learn by

the lesson plan created by the teacher, not a purpose

statement. “I’d rather the teacher tell me rather than it just being a requirement,” junior Jordan Boge said, “it is just unnecessary and teachers have better things to

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This posting “expectation” is taking a large amount of

time for teachers who could be using this valuable time for more important aspects like engaging with their students.

The elementary teachers are particularly having a hard

time trying to relate these to students who are just starting

purpose statements),” Debra Cale, director of teaching

and learning said, “If you don’t know the learning target it’s kind of hard to hit. And it also targets in on what the teacher needs to provide instruction on.”

But students do not look to the board to do these

things. Good teachers will incorporate the focus of class

ture of teachers all having a common instructional plan.

to read and write.

to help teachers with this model. “I hope that I’m working

program, the kindergarten teachers are working on relating

Sarah Wessling said.

that could be more appropriately used. We’re trying to jug-

ment and put them in a folder on the server would allow

model. Although teachers need to have a focus of learning

energy where it is most useful,” Beaver Creek kindergarten

are there. Better yet, instead of learning walks, which

Some say that purpose statements can be used for

a familiar face walk in sometimes. If the principal or an

to it when working to get the main concept and possible

for the day, then they will know if there is a purpose and if

There have been many professional development days

While handling a new math program and new character

throughout — purpose statement written or not.

There are other ways to hold teachers accountable for

toward it becoming a student resource,” English teacher

these unnecessary statements to the students. “It’s energy

using the instructional plan. Having teachers write a state-

The purpose statements are only a small focus of the

gle a lot of things, using a lot of energy, and want to put our

these “learning walks teams” to see purposes for lessons

teacher Janette Seybert said.

make everyone nervous no matter what intention, have

students to start with a main idea of the day, look back

associate checks up on these teachers, and their lesson

review material. “Students know the focus of learning (with

the teacher is implementing learning throughout the day.

for the lesson, there is no particular need to post the statement for students.

Purpose statements are zooming in too deep. The in-

structional model as a whole makes sense. However, taking a small part of it out of context will not do any good.

Growin’ boy gotta eat guest opinion

Give me Bosco Sticks or give me death

Mitch Corbin

School lunches tend to have a bad rep. In the past, I

personally have never had a reason to complain because

cut in half. And frankly, that is an outrage.

Why should I have to pay twice as much for just two

hungry or overspending at lunch. The government should

the American youth has a weight problem? We always will

eat less.” I should decide for myself that too much is too

to me anything cheese stick related and melted is delicious;

cheese-filled bread sticks because the government decided

Bosco Sticks have always been my splurge items. But

have a problem! And if the individuals with said problem

the kings of this category being the great Bosco Sticks.

recently the government decided that this simply was not acceptable. The Child Nutrition Bill that Michelle Obama

wish to help it, they can find a healthy way to do so.

We live in a country where we have the freedom to

adults and have to start making life decisions for ourselves.

fat and we can help.” I am thoroughly disappointed in their

the requirements was how many grains could be allowed

How is the government reinforcing this message by playing

amazing to be legal. The result is that the serving size was

much.

choose many a thing. And high school is far too critical of

used to the idea that we are growing into independent

per serving. And of course, Bosco Sticks are naturally too

not tell me “Your peers have a weight problem, so you will

In high school, we are told that we will have to start getting

pushed for was passed and placed new nutrition standards

on the foods that can be served as a school meal. One of

I as a student should not have to decide between going

mommy and telling us that our food servings should be smaller so that we get smaller?

a transition period for the feds to say “JK, eat less. You’re short-sighted initiative and outraged that they’re limiting my food. That is all. Rage spent. Until I have to order extraentree Bosco Stick(s) again.

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Limit the meds words & layout Paige Cramer

opinion

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on pinterest that worked (or didn’t work) words & layout Paige Cramer

fan forts

It was supposed to be an epic fort where the fan blows

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Susan Krebs keeps the ADHD medicine in the shelves all lined up and ready to give to students daily. Although most students take their medicine before school, she still has many students who come and take it during.

Doctors and scientists have developed new medi-

cines to better our world. However, these advancements

selves.”

Senior Kara Ganzer has experienced the side effects

have made us become too reliant on quick-fix medicines.

of ADHD medication. Ganzer has had ADHD since she

cation rather than seek alternative methods.

rently takes, seems to work. Concerta, a medicine she

Sometimes it is easier to quiet an active child with mediAt a camp I worked at this past summer, I spent time

with kids that deal with ADHD and have extreme troubles

settling down or focusing. Some of my relatives become

was in elementary school. Focalin, the medicine she curtook for a week, made her feel irritable and caused a dry mouth.

Ganzer legitimately needs medication. School nurse

quite fidgety and have trouble winding down about 9 p.m.

Susan Krebs believes most students she administers

ADHD is a legitimate disorder that affects kids, teen-

“It is kind of a Band-Aid for what is really going on,” she

when their medicine is wearing off.

agers and adults. The Centers for Disease Control reports that between 3-7 percent of school-aged children have it.

Dr. Michael Anderson, a pediatrician for many poor

families in Atlanta, admits to prescribing ADHD medication when children living in poverty are not performing

ADHD medication to need it, but some students do not. said. Besides diagnoses that are legitimate, parents seem to want students grades to be better, for them to

settle down, or make it easier to deal with them. “Where are the parents to talk to the child and counsel them?”

Krebs said.

Krebs worked at a camp this summer In Boone. Some

well at school. In a recent “New York Times” article he

children were taking eight medications. Maybe all those

to modify the kid’s environment. So we have to modify

For example, some ADD medicine leaves people feel-

said, “We’ve decided as a society that it’s too expensive

the kid.” Modifying the child, however, has consequences.

Two of the most common medications for ADHD are

Ritalin and Adderal, which are stimulants. The Drug En-

medicines could be doing more damage than helping.

ing depressed so they take depression medication. Then

the depression medication makes it hard to sleep, so they take sleeping pills. It can be a never-ending cycle.

Lots of teenagers have troubles focusing, sleeping,

forcement Administration classifies them as Schedule II

and controlling their moods, but using medicine right

tive. It does not seem like a good idea to prescribe ad-

School psychologist, Kelly Petersma, said most doc-

Controlled Substances because they can become addic-

away is the wrong approach.

dictive medication to people, especially teens, who do

tors recommend a multi-faceted approach. This means

The medications also have side effects. They can

ing strategies and skills to help at school. Coping skills,

not need it.

make people feel restless and jittery, cause sleeping dif-

ficulties, depression, racing heartbeats, mood swings and more.

A lot of times, medicine will make students feel fo-

cused but also leave them feeling different. Audrey Bell,

they recommend medicine to the child, while also learntherapy and even getting involved in activities help teens

to focus their energy on something they enjoy. These

strategies should be the first approach, whereas medicine is added if really needed.

Whether or not adults grow out of their ADHD or they

guidance counselor, works with students with ADHD.

learn to handle it better, many adults have fewer prob-

have an appetite, do not feel outgoing or have troubles

is the case, why not focus on coping strategies at an

Bell has seen the medicine’s effects. “Some also do not

sleeping,” she said. “Those are two crucial needs for

teenagers,” Bell said. “I feel sorry for them because the

medicine does work but it makes them feel not like them-

lems as they grow older. If learning how to deal with it earlier age.

Like with many problems, working it out instead of try-

ing to find the quick-fix tends to work better.

head and a fan blowing on you. Not cool.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

fruit taco

This semi-worked. If you skip the whole taco shell and just stick to a cookie with whipped cream and fruit it tastes just as good. If you try to make it into a taco bowl, it falls apart.

chocolate bowls

You are supposed to be able to dip a small balloon in

chocolate, chill it, pop the balloon and now you have a bowl to put your ice cream in. Wrong. It melts within 10 seconds, falls apart and doesn’t work as a bowl.

bouncy balls

If you are looking for silly putty instead of a bouncy ball, this is the one for you. It probably bounces about a foot and after an hour it just is a big blob. Don’t try it, not worth it.

baked cinnamon apple

This one was actually successful. Baking an apple with cinnamon and sugar and putting vanilla bean ice cream in it makes for a good fall treat. And everybody loves fall.

t-shirt scarves

These work just as they say you should. Of course,

you can kind of tell you cut up a shirt and made a scarf out of it, but it’s easy to do! Go try it.

sock bun

You have to have the right length of hair, but if you

find a good tutorial on Youtube, it works well. Good for lazy days.

marble nail polish

They are supposed to give that cool multi-color effect... do not even try it. Nail polish is just all over your hand and it is a waste of your time.

mini smores

Nothing bad to report here. They are yummy, easy, and another good thing for fall! Again, everyone loves fall so go make them.

yarn and wire art Unless you can create a beautifully written word out of medal wire, it looks ridiculous. I had to give up halfway through it was so bad. You will too.

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game time, they would feel heavy and lethargic.”

load’, socialize and connect better with their teammates

loading, is that athletes get too caught up in the pasta and

is more of a mental thing,” sophomore JV cross country

balanced amount of not only good carbs, but also protein.

before games or meets. “I think the effect of pasta dinners runner Max Culbert said. “You think the carbs are helping you, so you perform better. The real question becomes whether or not these pasta dinners are actually beneficial to the performance of an athlete.”

bread carbohydrates, where they should eat and drink a

“A moderate amount of lean protein is also important to include with the pasta meal because protein will help reduce soreness after the game,” Ries said.

Along with pre-game meals, athletes should also be

The actual goal of carb-loading, also known as glyco-

thinking about what they are eating after their competi-

is being stored in the liver and muscle tissue. The body

carbohydrates after the game, too,” Ries said. “ If possible

gen-loading, is to increase the amount of glycogen that

can then use this stored glycogen and break it down as a source of energy. This is why athletes need a sufficient amount of glycogen in their bodies at the start of a game or meet.

Whether or not these “carb-loading” diets benefit an

eat within 30 minutes to an hour of the game finishing.”

Eating carbohydrate and protein rich foods after the physical activities can help replenish the glycogen lost, and also rebuild damaged tissue in muscles.

before, because it gives the body an opportunity to store

lean protein, whole grains, and low fat dairy,” Ries said.

Moines Hy-vee dietitian Ellen Ries said. “If an athlete were

-fat free yogurt -10 wheat crackers -one apple -cranberry juice

-brown rice -1 cup of pasta -steamed broccoli -fat free milk

The real key to making sure carb loading really works,

is to have an overall healthy diet. “An athlete should al-

the carbohydrate for the game the next day,” West Des

Plan -2 pieces of wheat toast -1 tbsp honey -peanut butter -fat free milk

tions. “ It is important to eat a combination of protein and

athlete, solely depends on if the diet is being performed correctly. “It is beneficial to have a pasta dinner the night

Carb

Another issue that can become a problem with carb-

Breakfast

that comes to mind is pasta dinners. Teams gather to ‘carb

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to eat an excessive amount of carbohydrates too close to

Snack

When sport teams think of team bonding, the first thing

Dinner

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Meal

Load up on athletes’ carb diet

ways focus on getting a good balance of fruits, vegetables,

“The right nutrients are important for keeping your body functioning well and able to perform at the highest level.”

“If athletes are doing it (carb loading) on a routine like basis it can be very beneficial to their performance. If they miss a pasta dinner I think that it’s okay as long as they aren’t eating unhealthy foods instead of the carbs. As long as their body gets what it needs, like meats and proteins, they will be okay.

Trevor McCauly

“Carb loading does affect your performance but only if done properly. It is really only necessary for a high-intensity endurance athletic event that will be lasting 90 minutes or longer. Assuming someone gets their normal recommended amount of calories from carbohydrates it does not need to be done for shorter athletic events. Also, in order to get the most benefit it needs to start several days before that high intensity endurance athletic event, not just at the pasta dinner the night before like a lot of our athletic teams do.”

“I don’t think that they (pasta dinners) affect our performance in the game on Fridays. It is more of a team bonding event rather than affecting our performance in the game. If you miss pasta dinner is doesn’t necessarily affect your performance in the games. Before each game I usually eat a rotisserie chicken and rice but every player is different. You need to eat enough to last you until 10 o’clock but not to much so you throw up. You have to find the happy medium.”

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Coaches’ Opinions Athletes’ opinions

“I think they help your performance to an extent, but I don’t think if you miss a pasta dinner it will ruin your swim meet for the next day. For me, I know carbs and carb loading are somewhat important, but honestly I think it’s more focused on team bonding and being together as a whole team outside of the pool. When I’m at pasta dinner, I’m not thinking I need to carb for my performance. I’m thinking about hanging out with my team and getting pumped up to complete.

Photo by Taylor Joens

Junior Adam Johanson eats pasta at a team dinner Oct. 10 before the conference meet. The dinners typically consisted of fettuccine alfredo, lasagna and spaghetti.

Drinks and fruit are also a regular part of team dinners.

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between this world and the next fades. This is

lbs. (Twice the weight of the aver-

into its hibernating state and the veil

Halloween, the day that the departed roam amongst

us once more, or at least that is what the ancient Celtics be-

age human skull). The skull is cherry flavored and ready to be devoured.

taken for the Catholic All Saints day which is also known as hallowmas.

when pagans took stock of their supplies and prepared for the coming winter with a grand feast.

They believed that on Oct. 31 the boundaries between the world of the living and the dead over-

lapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as damage to the crops.

The druids (Celtic priests) believed that the dead would go from house to house threatening a

devious trick and in order to be spared it was the common belief that a treat was required, which is

where the idea of Trick-or-treating came from. The ancient Celtics felt as though demons, witches and

entities that caused natural disasters or diseases would be scared off if townspeople masqueraded around as fiendish creatures on Halloween night, though not all believed.

Along with this fear came the Jack O’ Lantern. A candle was placed within to illuminate

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the face in the darkness that followed the festivals. These Jack O’ Lanterns were supposed to

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dition. The term jack comes from the fact that the townspeople would deceive the spirits with the illuminated faces in the night. These traditions have

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“Well as a kid I loved M&Ms. I

didn’t even realize it was a girl M&M when I picked it. I just loved green so I picked that M&M.”

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since been moved to Oct. 30 now known as Beggar’s Night.

Nowadays the American tradition allows kids to dress up in costumes and go from house to house asking for treats. In Iowa all that stands between candy and a child’s bag is a simple joke told on Beggars’ Night.

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twentieth Century when Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of these traditions

over with them. Halloween has origins to the ancient Celtic festival Samhain (Sah-win), a time

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lieved. Halloween is a shortening of All Hallows Eve, not to be mis-

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