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OCTOBER CONTENTS NEWS 4 Newsflash
FEATURE 6 Parking lot impact FEATURE 7 Case on coffee consumption FEATURE 8 The deciding factor 1/1600 10 Josh Hendrickson
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FEATURE Unachieving in A.P.
OPINION 17 Teacher not preacher OPINION 18 Respect for the flag EDITORIAL 20 We can make the school our own ATHLETE OF THE MONTH 22 Paige Horner SPORTS 24 Concussion conundrum ENTERTAINMENT 26 90’s trends for fall ENTERTAINMENT 27 iPhone through the generations
NEWSFLASH >>>>>>>>
Photo by Jack Lucas
The girls’ swim team faced Dowling on senior night earlier in the month, and competed at regionals Oct. 28 in their home pool. The teams’ fastest swimmer, Angela Cary ‘18, holds the fastest time on the team in five events.
Photo by Jack Lucas
Girls’ XC
The girls’ volleyball team put on their 10th annual Dig Pink Spike Blue event Oct. 10. Johnston was the first school in the state to hold the charity game, and has raised over $70,000 for breast and colon cancer awareness.
Girls’ Swimming
Finishing second in the state Oct. 8, the boys’ golf team tied two other years for the best finish in school history. Team leader Nick Pittman ‘19 closed out the season ranked third in the state for combined nine and 18 hole stroke average.
Photo courtesy of JCSD Golf Photo by Sierrah Mangra-Dutcher
Photo by Jack Lucas Josie Hovey leads the diving team in each category of diving, with scores of 250.00 and 427.35. She competed at the state diving meet Oct. 26.
The marching band performed at Valleyfest Oct. 7. The band placed third in the day show, winning the caption award of “Best Color Guard.”
Photo by Shabana Gupta
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The school play “You Can’t Take it With You” was a success, performing Oct. 26 and Oct. 28. The plot follows an eccentric family in the 1930’s.
Ranked a close second in the state, the boys’ cross country team won team districts and qualified five runners to the individual state meet. They ran Oct. 28 at the state meet.
Photo by Evan Newcomb
The girls’ Cross Country team brought home the district title Oct. 19 and are ranked first in the state. The team ran in Fort Dodge Oct. 28.
Photo by Evan Newcomb Rock Around the Clock was rained out during homecoming week, before being rescheduled for Oct. 16. Due to the weather delay, the event put on a Halloween themed costume contest.
Photo by Jesse Balmer
The football team enters the playoffs with an 8-1 record. The team battled the Southeast Polk Rams Oct. 27 in the first round of the state playoffs.
Photo by Lennie Norris
06 OCTOBER 2017 FEATURE
Police come to write a report for damages caused Oct. 11, when a student and parent were involved in an accident in the parking lot. Photo by Nick Irwin
PARKING LOT IMPACT
words | Kennedy Stone
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New high school parking lot sees number of accidents
layout | Kathryn Ikeda
CT. 11, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN THE SCHOOL
Kaylee Sly ‘18 believes that students can take measures to pro-
parking lot. “In our biggest accident yet, about three
tect themselves by paying attention. “Watch out for yourself, but
weeks ago, there was $6,000 in damages,” officer James
also watch out for others, because you can’t control how other peo-
Slack, school resource officer, said. “Luckily, all the ones we have
“
had so far this year, have only been small bumps, and not actual collisions.” There have been seven reports of car crashes so far this year. Most of the accidents have been minor scrapes and bumps while parking. The one that has happened recently was an actual collision. Last year at the old high school parking lot, there were nine accidents reported for the whole year.
Sly thinks the increase in accidents could have to do with the change in the layout of the parking lot. “At the new parking lot things are spaced out better, but people
“Watch out for yourself, but also watch out for others, because you can’t control how other people drive.” -Kaylee Sly ‘18
Some accidents still go unreported. Alex Simmons ‘18 hit a bicycle that was in a parking spot but did not make a report. “The bike was on its side and it didn’t do much damage,” Simmons said. “So, I didn’t report it.”
ple drive,” Sly said.
The state requires that accidents with damages over $1,500 will have a police report filed. When an accident occurs, a school dam-
definitely drive a lot faster in the new parking lot [compared to] the old one,” Sly said. The speed limit is the same as the old high school at ten miles per hour. There are speed limit signs on every other pole in the parking lot but Slack still sees students speeding. “If they hit
you, it’s their fault,” Slack said. “How fast you are going should not be dictated by how fast someone else is going.” Slack is concerned about the possibility of a pedestrian being hit. “In the parking lot, people don’t yield.” Slack said. “I’m worried that someone will be driving at excessive speeds and someone will be walking to their car.”
age report will be filed first. At the bottom of the school report
Collin Needham ‘18 believes that there are some things adminis-
form, there is an option to ask if the reporter wants a police report.
tration can do to help prevent speeding. “First we should give them
If ‘no’ is circled, then only the school report will be fired, and most
a big ole ticket, and after a while revoke their parking permit if they
parents settle insurance and payment between themselves.
continue,” Needham said.
CASE ON
COFFEE CONSUMPTION words | Mara Jendro layout | Andrew Maresca
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here is a growing plague amongst high schoolers.
sumption of coffee. “Addiction Resource”
With early mornings, long days, and consecutive late
states that along with drinking cof-
nights, high school students have turned to alterna-
fee comes anxiety, high blood
tive ways to stay awake. For some, coffee is the preferred surro-
pressure, reduced control
gate for sleep. Kendell Hostetler ‘18 has been a coffee drinker for
of motor movement, and
as long as she can remember.
more frequent urina-
“Both my parents and grandparents are both avid coffee drink-
tion.
ers, so I’ve always grown up in a coffee household,” Hostetler said. Her “passion” for coffee started during the swim season of her
“I think people
should
freshman year. She would have early morning practices followed
know
about
by a long day of school. These long days are what sparked her
the
need for caffiene.
drawal, it’s
Hostetler’s preferred drink is an at-home brew of black coffee
with-
basically
with just a little bit of cream. Every so often she strays from her
just like
usual at home brew. “[I go to] Friedrichs or there’s a couple down-
drugs,”
town I like to go to Smokey Row, Horizon Line, places like that,”
W i l -
Hostetler said. “If I can find little coffee shops to go and sit down
helm
in that’s where I usually go.”
said.
Coffee is not just a way to stay awake throughout the day. For
“ S o
some students, it is seen as a reward for staying awake through
every
a busy day. “Everyday I look forward to going and getting coffee
once in
after school,” Macy Thompson ‘19 said.
awhile
With coffee shops scattering Johnston and the surrounding
I
feel
area, students may use these as a cozy oasis, or a place to go and
the need
study. “Even though I want to, I can’t afford coffee everyday, so I
to go on
make iced coffee at my house and even if it’s just that it’s like my
a
favorite part of the day,” Thompson said.
cleanse and I
However, the benefits of being able to stay awake come at a
coffee
make it for like
cost. In addition to the physiological cost of relying on caffeine,
two days. You get
caffeine addiction can provide an economic toll as well. “In an
like really bad head-
average week I usually [drink] three to four cups a day,” Hostetler
aches and you feel ter-
said. “Sundays (I drink) four or five, so probably over $20 dollars.”
rible.”
Sloane Wilhem gets drinks about six times a week, spending
On average, it takes over
$30 on average. “I have three to four a day,” she said. “On the
12 hours to get caffeine out of the
weekends, it gets a little crazy, I just sit and drink coffee all day,
digestive system. If someone has become
so it’s probably like five cups a day.”
caffeine-dependent, they usually feel the effects for
Most high schoolers have a very limited budget. For avid cof-
much longer.
fee drinkers, budgets run even lower. “I spend about $4.50, rough-
According to Addiction Resource, 70 million Americans drink
ly four times a week,” Thompson said. “Because I used to get an
three cups of coffee a day. America, being the largest coffee consum-
Aztec mocha at Friedrich’s and a raspberry mocha at Twisted
ers, is filled with caffeine addicted adults and high schoolers. Even
Bean, but I cut back to iced mochas because they’re cheaper.”
with soda and other caffeinated beverages, 70 percent of caffeine is
Mental and physical effects may also occur due to the con-
consumed through coffee.
08 OCTOBER 2017 FEATURE
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ALKING
THE
ple know I make the money I make and
HALLS, THE MULTIPLE
because they think I’m rich, which I’m far
name-brands that students
from, that’s why I wear Lulu Lemon and
are sporting are quite visible: Lulu Lem-
drive an Infiniti, but that’s not the case,”
on, Adidas, American Eagle, etc. Not only
Atcheson said. “People want to be friends
does wealth determine clothing, it can
with you because you have money, which
determine college choice, experiences
is stupid and I hate that.”
THE DECIDING FACTOR
DOWN
and even popularity. At Johnston, it may
While some Johnston students do not
be possible that money can buy
have to worry about paying for clothes,
you happiness.
for even the basics. Erina Lee ‘20 is one
trum at Johnston, there
of three children that live with her single
are students that spend
mother, and has a conservative mindset
money like it’s their job,
when it comes to spending money. She ex-
and others that consid-
plained that after her dad left, she started
er every penny spent. Yearly in-
having a much tighter hold on not only
comes range from over $200,000 to under
words and layout | Brooklyn Dilley & Andrew Maresca
Whether they have it or not, Johnston students think about money
food, or activities, others struggle to pay
On the financial spec-
her money, but her mother’s as well.
$15,000, which creates a lot of different
“Whenever I get money, I have to keep
stances on money. Money is seen as an
track of it constantly,” Lee said. “If I spend
adult issue, yet it is still a large concern
it, I look at my bank account and see
among students.
what it’s at. If I want to do something that
At Johnston, money can be a decid-
costs money, I have to seriously consider
ing factor of an individual’s popularity.
it cause I don’t want to ask my mom for
Student opinion is gaged from what you
money if I can pay for it.”
wear and who you hang out with. Kayla
Lee is aware of their financial strug-
Bousum teaches financial literacy and has
gles, and she does her part to help out.
noticed a shift in the socioeconomic stand-
On the other hand, Atcheson knows she
point of the community.
doesn’t need to worry about money.
“12 years ago it was all just suburb
“I babysit my siblings and I get paid for
kids that were rich,” Bousum said.
that, which a lot of people say I shouldn’t,
“Now I think we’re getting more
but I babysit every week so I get money
diverse. Now there’s more socioeco-
from that and I use that as my spending
nomic statuses walking our halls, so
money more than my YouTube money,”
I think that’s good. But, I do see a lot
Atcheson said.
of kids that have to wear the Lulu-
When it comes to the money they
lemon, and have to wear the Under
worked hard to earn, many students stop
Armor.”
and think before they make a purchase.
Wearing name-brand clothing
They try not to spend money without a
can do more than just make you look
real reason, and instead keep it for when
nice. Other students take notice, see-
they might need it in the future.
ing this as a sign of wealth.
“I had to go through this process in
Maggie Atcheson ‘18 runs a
my mind,” Lee said. “How low would my
YouTube channel and makes
money go, and did I actually really really
more money than the average
need it. I had to think if I was technically
student. But with more money
wasting my money, if it was something I
also comes more responsibil-
just want and not really need.”
ity. Her parents support her
But when it comes to their parent’s
less and make sure she puts
money, there are more differing views.
her money into stocks, rath-
Some students keep as tight a hold as they
er than spending it freely.
do their own money, while others see no
“It’s annoying because peo-
reason why they should watch what they
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME
should watch what they are spend-
ery school district. There’s the ones
ing. Noelle Amiry ‘18 knows her par-
that are way up financially, all the
$94,821
ents are able to financially support
way to the folks that really have to work hard to cover all their bills.”
$
$84,349
her, and spends the money they give
$
$
$
$
$
her freely. “I’m like ‘eh, it’s not my
“
money,” Amiry said.
Because of the wide financial spectrum in Johnston, financial
$79,909
$
$75,069
$ $
Lee does what she can to refrain
literacy classes are very import-
$
$
$
from asking for money. She knows
ant. “We’ve been saying for years
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
ment class
$
$
$
$
should
be
$
$
$
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required,”
$
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$
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$ Johnston
$
$
$
Waukee
Ankeny
Urbandale
her mother struggles with their financial situation, so she tries her best to be conscious of her spending. “I
don’t
think she’d
the money manage-
“SHE HAD DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. SHE SAID, ‘I REALLY SHOULD HAVE PAID ATTENTION.’” -Kayla Bousum
Bousum said. “It was like a broken record. Finally, state
say no if I asked, she’d give me what-
legislature said through social
ever she could to help me out,” Lee
studies standards that financial
said. “Or if I wanted a dress or some-
literacy needs to be included.
thing, she’d probably pay for the
The social studies department
whole thing, but it’d be my guilty
said ‘We’re not teaching those
conscience making me not want to
standards.’ That’s why they
ask her. If she gave me money, I feel
came to us and why financial
like I’d be obliged to save half of it,
literacy is a required class for
and maybe not even use the oth-
graduation.”
er half, maybe buy like one or two things.” Considering the “rich kid” repu-
While some students do not take the class seriously, others acknowledge
tation that Johnston is often given,
the importance of what
it isn’t surprising that the district has
it teaches. Each year,
a high median income of $94,821.
students do a simula-
Johnston is followed by Waukee
tion called the H&R
($84,349), Urbandale ($79,909), and
Block
Ankeny ($75,069), but this large
Challenge.
number is distorted. About 13 per-
sum
cent of the Johnston population
one girl that re-
makes over $200,000 yearly, which
fused to pay any
raises the median income and does
bills
not represent the lower class in
formed poorly on
Johnston.
the simulation.
Amy Ziegenhorn, school ther-
Budget Bou-
mentioned
and
“She
per-
kept
saying
apist, has noticed that money is al-
‘This isn’t how real life is. I
ways an issue in schools. “There’s a
wouldn’t pay my bills online in real
refugee population in Johnston, and
life.’ So a year later I saw her and she
that changes things completely,”
was working at a fast food restau-
Ziegenhorn said. “That’s a huge cul-
rant here, locally. She had dropped
tural dynamic that changes things. I
out of high school. She said, ‘I really
think that there’s a continuum in ev-
should have paid attention.’”
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JOSH HENDRICKSON FROM SOPHOMORE TO SENIOR, ONE STUDENT WAS RANDOMLY CHOSEN TO TELL THEIR STORY words & layout | Evan Newcomb
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USIC IS MORE THAN JUST AN INTEREST FOR JOSH HENDRICKSON ‘19. Making music has a greater meaning to him
and when he is with either the marching band or jazz band making music is special for him. “It’s the feeling of we are doing something important,” Hendrickson said. “It is just cool to be apart of a bigger picture and have something we made together.” Hendrickson has been a musician since second grade, “I started playing piano in second grade,” Hendrickson said. He also knows how to play the guitar but drumming is where his interest turned into a passion. “I’ve been a percussionist since fifth grade band and I just picked up the drums along with that,” Hendrickson said. Hendrickson had been interested in playing the drums because a family member played. “My older cousin Toby played drums and I thought that was cool,” Hendrickson said. “The first parts of my drum set were actually hand me downs from my cousin and I sort of looked up to him when I first started playing drums.” The intensity of Hendrickson’s drumming interest really started with the beginning of high school jazz band. “I started taking drumming more seriously as a freshman because I was in the highest jazz band that a freshman could be in,” Hendrickson said. “That was when Robilliard started considering me for Syndicate and I said to myself, ‘okay I’m not bad at this.’” This sparked Hendrickson to have a greater respect for jazz and drumming. “I’ve always enjoyed playing but since I started jazz band I have had more of an appreciation of what jazz music is and what the musicians are doing,” Hendrickson said. He also learned more about jazz by going out and watching some professional gigs. “I went down to a jazz club and watched a professional jazz performance and they make it sound so relaxed and easy but everything that is going on in the instrumentalists head, whether it is a drummer or somebody else, to create that improvised
music is so cool,” Hendrickson said.
Hendrickson has some fond memories of Jazz Syndicate from
Last year was his first year of Jazz Syndicate. He really clicked
last year and he remembers going to the Iowa Jazz Championships
with the members of the band and he remembers something he
at Iowa State University last April. “That was the last judged perfor-
loved the most about it. “Making the music is fantastic, but not just
mance with the seniors and it was really fun getting to go out for
that though,” he said. “Being a part of that ensemble and getting to
one last set with them and place fourth out of the entire state for
know guys like Kyle Burgess and Michael Gedden along with Spen-
jazz band,” Hendrickson said.
cer Wolfe and Jesse Balmer, who I have drumline with, and Jesse and I are really good friends now because of that.”
Robilliard believes that the jazz championships have an even greater meaning than just their placement. “The Iowa Jazz Champi-
Hendrickson thinks that playing music with his friends helped
onships is a great event because my students really learn a lot from
them grow. “So you get closer together but at the same time the
seeing other students perform and even though it is competitive it
music you’re making with these people and looking back and get-
is also a really good learning experience,” Robilliard said.
ting to say we did that and seeing how much we’ve grown is awesome,” he said.
Outside of Syndicate, Hendrickson is a part of a combo to learn more about advanced jazz. “The rhythm section and some of the
Director of Jazz Syndicate, Jeff Robilliard, has really liked what
saxophones and trumpets are in this combo that Robilliard set up
he has seen from Hendrickson. “Josh, being a new member of the
and we basically just rehearse weekly and go over jazz standards
group last year, did a great job of absorbing what the seniors were
and get the feel of what an actual jazz gig would be like,” Hendrick-
all about and learned a lot from them,” Robilliard said. “He really
son said.
got a lot better. He grew leaps and bounds in his playing and has really turned out to be a killer drummer for this group.”
They can also get paid for doing live jazz shows. “In a couple of weeks we are getting paid to play some shows and it is just picking
Robilliard also believes Hendrickson has a lot a good qualities
out a jazz standard and being able to play it and just have some
as a member of the team. “He is a hard worker, he is really good at
structure on what a real jazz show would be like and we get some
setting up and tearing down and doing the things that are above
money out of it too which is nice,” Hendrickson said.
and beyond, he always has a great attitude and is always smiling, and he is a real positive influence on the group,” Robilliard said.
Music is important for Hendrickson and he is ready to keep working hard to not only improve in jazz band but as a musician.
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LUNCH,
Silkin believes there are two types of
STUDENT A RECEIVED A
cheating. “One kind is when the student
LINK FROM A FRIEND TO
genuinely thinks that this class is a very
a website with the answers to an Advanced
high-stakes environment, they didn’t study
Placement (A.P.) test they would take later
enough for a test or something like that,
that afternoon. The test was comprised of
and they really want to get an A,” she said.
questions from actual old A. P. tests. “It had
Another kind is when “the student has no
about maybe half of the questions, and I
respect for the teacher or any moral code.”
was excited,” they said. “A bunch of us got
A.P. World History teacher Sue Cline said
together and were looking at it. It definite-
sometimes students get overwhelmed. “I as-
ly helped us prepare for it, but it probably
sume any kid who cares about their grade is
wasn’t the most ethical way to help us pre-
susceptible, simply because pressure is scary
pare, and I think we were aware of that but
and stuff happens,” she said. “I wouldn’t nec-
pushed that to the side because it was a hard
essarily say that’s a character flaw, I think
class.”
it’s a bad decision, but usually I think that
A.P. classes are meant to be equivalent to a college class. Most consist of more rigor-
decision is made on more of a short term, spur-of-the-moment decision.”
ous workloads and harder material. John-
Because A.P. classes’ difficulty is different
ston offers 14 A.P. courses. Jesse Dowell, who
than other classes, Silkin believes some stu-
teaches A.P. Psychology, said students trying
dents are unprepared. “In many A.P. courses,
to get into competitive schools sometimes
a lot of these kids are being challenged for
resort to unethical tactics. “AP students have
the first time and they can’t handle a lower
so much pressure put on them,” he said. “If
score than they’re used to,” she said.
they didn’t have the time they needed to
Student A agreed. “There’s a higher
prepare, they will do whatever they have to
pressure to do well in AP classes, and that
to get the grade.”
might push people a little bit more to be in-
Nika Silkin ‘19, who has taken 10 A.P.
clined to cheat,” they said. “You’re surround-
classes, thinks A.P. students have a bad rep-
ed by other people who are really smart, so
utation. “I think kids get a bad rep of being
that makes you feel like you need to do even
cutthroat, ruthless and stressed work-ma-
better than you normally would.”
chines, especially from teachers and stu-
Some students take measures to save
dents who aren’t familiar with A.P.,” she said.
time. “Tests are just like, who’s done the
homework, because the question on the test
can be looking at someone’s paper or using
is just like the one on the homework,” Stu-
their phones to scroll through material, text
dent B said. “Which is [crap], because the kids
friends or look up answers.
who are taking all of these difficult classes
Silkin believes that cheating happens on
don’t have time. And, yeah, I have time to do
every assessment in an A.P. class. “I think a
all my homework if I really wanted to, but
lot of kids are on their phones during tests
I literally wouldn’t have a social life, or my
or taking pictures with their iPads and shar-
sanity. I’d rather just cheat.” Student C does not see the value in tests, so they decide to cheat. “What’s the point even?” they said. “Like, to show colleges what you understand? Because a year after you’re done with the class, you forget all of it. So who gives a [crap]? What’s it for?” The frequency of cheating can depend on the subject. “A.P. History classes are hard to cheat in,” Student B said. “I’d say math classes are the biggest culprits for cheating because it’s so easy to ask people what’s on it.” Student B will ask friends about test content. “I don’t think asking kids from an earlier period is cheating,” they said. “If my friend says, ‘you have to know this, this, and this,’ and then if the teacher asks if there are any questions before the test, I’ll be like ‘yeah, how do you do this specific [crap] [they were] just talking about?’” Some do not believe sharing tests questions is an issue. “Cheating is a really bad way to prepare yourself for the future, but as far as in high school, I think grades are really over stressed and I don’t see a huge deal in getting 10 percent better because you found out a few of the questions ahead of time,” Student A said. “It’s so easy to cheat now with the blocked schedule, because you have an entire day to figure out what was on the test.” There is a discrepancy between what students and teachers consider to be dishonest. “We have to define cheating,” Dowell said. ”For example, I almost never give assignments that students email their assignments
AS YOU GO FURTHER IN HIGH SCHOOL, YOU REALIZE THAT MAYBE IF I GOT A LETTER GRADE HIGHER BECAUSE I USE THIS ONE METHOD, IT DOESN’T MATTER. LIKE, IT HELPED ME, I’M MOVING ON. -STUDENT A
ing them,” she said. “I’ve never seen pictures, but I’ve heard of them existing.” When she learns a classmate cheats, Silkin loses respect. “They have violated his moral code that everybody else has agreed to uphold,” she said. “And then I start to feel bad for them, because how much are they putting this grade above themselves that they’re stooping to cheating?” The methods of cheating can be broad. In math classes, Student A puts formulas in their calculator. “When teachers want you to memorize 10 formulas, I’m a little more likely to just put them in my notes sheets,” they said. “I think that’s emerged more as I take harder math classes, less so than with the basic ones.” For a general education class, they have also received pictures of a test taken on an iPad. “It doesn’t always give the teacher a notification if you screenshot the test,” Student A said. “So, I’ve had that happen where I had the test eighth period, and someone had it earlier, and I was able to receive a few screenshots from the test. I had a different teacher, so the test was different. It’s not like it directly helped me cheat, but it gave me an idea of the type of questions.” Some students do not believe that cheating in high school has many consequences. “I don’t feel like I’m cheating my way to scholarships,” Student B said. “I think I’m learning the stuff. The main thing you’re learning in these classes is how to critically think. You’re not gonna remember 90 percent of the information later.”
back. And if I do, it’s a completion grade.
Student A’s ethical perspective has
I’ve had students who would send the study
changed over time. In eighth grade they
guide (to each other) and just turn it in.
thought cheating was horrible. “As you go
That’s cheating, even if the students don’t
further in high school, you realize that may-
think that it is.”
be if I got a letter grade higher because I
Administration defines cheating as any-
use this one method, it doesn’t matter. Like,
thing that gives a student an advantage. As-
it helped me, I’m moving on. I don’t think
sociate principal Jerry Stratton said cheating
it’s a huge deal.”
Student B believes that even though they may cheat occasionally, they still learn what is important. “I would definitely say that I’ve learned how to critically think and problem solve from school,” they said. “But ultimately, all the the information you learn isn’t going to stay with you unless that’s what you specialize in.” If
students
receive
scholarships
or
awards for their grades, Student B believes it will only harm them if they cheated their way to it. “With scholarships and stuff like that you need to maintain a certain grade point average, so if you’re cheating really that hardcore, you’re not gonna keep the scholarship,” they said. Some cheating is also a result of prioritizing which classes to work on. “I think A.P. students cheat more, but probably in their easier classes,” Student C said. “I cheat more in regular classes, so much. I just don’t feel bad in regular classes because it’s all [crap]. They are [freaking] dumb classes.” Student C also thinks that the reason more A.P. students appear to cheat more frequently is because they are willing to work harder to do so. “Non-A.P. kids are pretty lazy, but that’s why they don’t cheat, they’re
to a teacher and we discuss punishment on
IF YOU’RE REALLY CHEATING THAT HARDCORE, YOU’RE NOT GONNA KEEP THE SCHOLARSHIP just too lazy,” they said.
what is fair and appropriate when cheating is happening,” Stratton said. “The more seasoned teachers already know the discipline process and don’t include us but give us a heads up after.” Most of the time for major issues, teachers will write office referrals. Stratton said when he has had discussion with students, they are having trouble balancing many activities and resorted to cheating. “So that’s when you have the discussion if you can balance everything going on,” he said. “Part of the educational process in high school is how you balance activities to sports, to
-STUDENT B
marching band, to taking an A.P. class.” Because teachers discipline students in
Dowell believes that because so much is “googleable,” students do not value the ac-
different ways, there is no accurate record of how often cheating is caught.
quisition of knowledge. “It’s, ‘why do I have
A.P. Statistics teacher Adam Paulson has
to memorize when I can just google it?’” he
strict consequences for cheating. “I have
said. “There are things you should just know
the philosophy that if you truly don’t want
and not have to google. I still think there is
something to happen, you hammer the ones
value in knowledge.”
that do it,” he said. “So if I catch cheating,
Consequences for cheating range from
I will make the punishments extremely se-
Saturday school to suspension, depending
vere if the administration allows me to, and
on the severity and the number of times it
I will fight to have them allow me to do so.”
has happened. “Many times we leave it up
Cline encourages her students to lie to
BY THE NUMBERS...
IN A SURVEY EMAILED TO ALL STUDENTS, 219 RESPONDED HAVE YOU EVER SHARED OR COPIED HOMEWORK?
HAVE YOU EVER SHARED OR RECIEVED TEST QUESTIONS?
HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED OFF A NEIGHBOR’S PAPER DURING A TEST?
YES 86.2%
YES 44.7 %
YES 57.5%
NO 13.8%
NO 55.3%
NO 42.5%
I THINK ESPECIALLY WITH A.P. KIDS, THEY’LL REALIZE THAT THIS ISN’T SOMETHING YOU SHOULD CHEAT ON BECAUSE IT’S AN ASSESSMENT OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING. THIS ISN’T JUST A GRADE. -NIKA SILKIN ‘19
Dowell can spot signs students show while cheating during a test. “I worked customer service at the mall and they always said if the customer spends more time looking at you than the merchandise they’re thinking about shoplifting,” he said. “So if the student is looking at me every time I look over, teachers’ intuition builds.” Plagiarism on papers is less common than on tests or homework. “I do think that kids are understanding better that plagiarizing writing is cheating,” Cline said. “For a long time, when the Internet was fairly new, there were a lot of kids that convinced themselves that copying and pasting chunks of things into a paper and then listing the sources in a bibliography meant
HOW OFTEN DO YOU CHEAT? NEVER
1 2 3 4 5
31.1% 48.9% 13.7% 5.5% .9%
ALWAYS
they weren’t cheating. I think we’re doing a lot better of communicating that copying of any sort is cheating.” Stratton wishes students would commu-
ARE YOU MORE LIKELY TO CHEAT IN A:
nicate with their teachers instead of cheating. “I’d love to have students go up to a teacher and say, ‘I’m buried, I’m not ready, give me 24 hours,’” he said. “I’d much rather have a student and a teacher have a discussion like that and show what they can do.” While Silkin believes the responsibility to stop cheating is equal between teachers and students, she thinks teachers can make
their peers about what might be on the test.
the effort to accentuate progress. “If teach-
“I tell them that, flat-out,” she said. “What I
ers emphasize the learning that needs to
want to do is at least instill a seed of doubt
happen, and that these assessments, while
that if somebody tells you something, it
graded, are more of an assessment of how
may or may not be relevant.”
you understand the concepts, then I think
If many students miss a certain question,
especially with A.P. kids, they’ll realize that
Cline will accept alternate answers if stu-
this isn’t something you should cheat on be-
dents can argue for it accurately, or will take
cause it’s an assessment of your understand-
the question out. If students share answers,
ing,” she said. “This isn’t just a grade.”
it could prevent hard or confusing questions
She also believes that teachers should
from being removed. “This year especially I
focus on tracking scores. “It’s gotta be hard
was really pushing the ‘you don’t want to tell
because you have a student who basically
the other class what’s on the test’ because I
has a false grade,” she said. “By no means do
won’t throw questions out if they get them
test scores encompass the entirety of what a
right and you get them wrong,” Cline said.
teacher’s impact is, but it’s good to know if
Cline tries to prevent cheating during the test by administering two versions of the
EASY CLASS 4.6% NO DIFFERENCE 30.7%
HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED UP ANSWERS DURING A TEST?
your kids are scoring at a 60 percent and not an 80, especially if these kids are cheating.”
same test with the questions in a different
Silkin learned that if she focuses on the
order. “So if you’re sitting near someone it’d
content, a good GPA can often result.“If the
be harder to figure out which letter to copy.
learning comes, the grade might follow,
And I’ve now got them working under little
and for me, that happened,” she said.
screens.”
HARD CLASS 64.7%
NO 70.2% YES 29.8%
17 OCTOBER 2017 OPINION
Teacher not preacher words & layout | Andrew Maresca
W
HEN MOVING TO THE
The fact that church and youth group are
by the principal, who was Mr. (Brent) Ries-
SIXTH
reasons that events are not held on certain
sen at the time, he made a comment when
GRADE, ONE OF THE
days of the week is in complete opposition
asking me questions about the club, ‘I’m
FIRST THINGS I NOTICED WAS HOW
to public school. Part of growing up is figur-
just playing devil’s advocate, no pun intend-
MANY
CHRISTIANS.
ing out where priorities lie, and the school
ed,’” Campbell said. “Which made it clear
I went from a school district that did not
is not responsible for accommodating to
how little people in Johnston knew about
focus on religion much to suddenly being
peoples’ religious services. It should be stu-
religions other than their own.”
surrounded by it everyday. Besides being
dents’ discretion if they are willing to miss
“recruited” to join churches, I felt a societal
church for a school event and vice versa.
DISTRICT
PEOPLE
WERE
IN
pressure to believe in something.
Campbell said the worst part of creating the club was the community. Both she and
This event brought up some other areas
her parents received backlash from parents
This pressure is still something evident
of concern regarding religion interfering
and students, some of whom did not know
in the school system today. With Christian
with school. Fellowship of Christian Ath-
her personally.
groups advertising themselves in the school
letics (FCA) and Catalyst are two examples
“I was basically known as that atheist girl
and policies accommodating to church
of religious groups that meet or advertise
until I graduated,” Campbell said. “I know
nights, it is hard to avoid. The district is
events in the school. The school does not
parents in the community who still refer to
creating an environment in which students
sponsor or organize the two groups.
me using atheist as my identifier.”
may prioritize religion over school.
“Catalyst is a student-run organization,
Johnston has been so Christianized that
Rock Around The Clock (RATC) was
which means that the school district is not
it is hard for individuals in the community
postponed from Sept. 25 to Oct. 16, due to
running or endorsing the organization,”
to accept others and their choice to believe
unsafe weather. Many students were an-
teacher sponsor Matt Jaschen said. “We are
something else or anything at all.
gered that they had to wait three weeks,
providing a safe space for students to gather
when the Wednesday of homecoming week
if they are interested in Jesus.”
“There were some issues where some kids were harassing someone on social me-
had no other events scheduled. The school
These groups gain quite a bit of support
dia,” Marianne Aldrich ‘19 said. “Harassing
district has a policy in place prohibiting
from the district and the community, while
because of their religion and calling them
school events on Wednesday in order to
other belief systems are not accommodated
a bunch of horrible names and suggesting
“keep good community relations.”
for and looked at as an oddity. When Carly
threats to them.”
Last year RATC was on a Wednesday, but student council advisor Kari Gray was informed that moving RATC to a Wednes-
Campbell ‘16 created an atheist club she received a lot of backlash.
It’s evident that Christianity is the religion that the majority of community mem-
As long as a club has a teacher sponsor,
bers follow. However, the school has made
the club can meet. Campbell had trouble
the divide between church and state fuzzier
“When I asked to do it this year they did
finding a teacher to support a club with such
due to school policies and the treatment of
say they needed to stick with policy, and
a negative connotation from the communi-
religious clubs. A public school is supported
that’s why we can’t do it on Wednesday,”
ty. That was not the only trouble she had
by tax dollars and should create an environ-
Gray said. “The best day that there were no
with the creation of atheist club.
ment that parents feel comfortable sending
day was a one-time thing.
other activities going on was Oct. 16.”
“When I went in to get my club approved
their student, regardless of religion.
18 OCTOBER 2017 OPINION
RESPECT FOR THE FLAG words & layout | Joe Kronberg
Over the past couple years, Americans have become upset with others disrespecting the American flag. They are offended at forms of peaceful protest, especially for members of the NFL, and in many of my classes, I’ve heard my peers describe those who use such methods as un-American and bigots, angerly stating that “too many people have died in the name of that flag,” and saying that these actions should be outlawed. “I think that athletes have clearly given their approach a lot of thought,” Patrick Hennes, governtment teacher, said. “If they’re willing to engage in a form of protest during the national anthem, and they certainly have that right.” Not everyone agrees with this philosophy however. “I think it’s disrespectful,” Nolan Bristow ‘19 said. “I understand that they have the right to kneel, but the way I see it is they are saying that they don’t care that people have died for that flag. Just because you can do something, that doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. I’m fine with people expressing their opinions but I think that athletes should just say how they feel about something and keep it off the field.” A rather lengthy set of rules and guidelines exists from the U.S. flag code, however I will be focusing on the main ones I see broken: “It should never be placed, stored, or displayed in a way that it can easily be damaged, soiled, or tattered.” This means that the flag must be cared for in the best way possible, keeping it clean and undamaged by all means. The ground can obviously be dirty, making it hard to keep the flag clean, and getting it wet can
Staff Sgt. Eddson Vilca, McChord Field Honor Guard NCO in charge, salutes the flag during a flag retirement ceremony Aug. 13, 2014. Provided by U.S. Air Force. cause the flag to tatter or become stained,
covered in the flag, and I can’t help but
lines of the flag being neglected entirely,
making our flag seem less righteous. I see
shake my head.
and I can’t help but shake my head. The
tattered flags being flown in many neigh-
When the flag is in such condition
fact that these things happen despite the
borhoods in Des Moines, and across Ameri-
that it is no longer a fitting emblem,
rules is ridiculous, and that makes me more
ca. Even some public schools, which are gov-
it should be destroyed in a dignified
angry than athletes.
ernment buildings, will fly flags that aren’t
way, preferably by burning. It seems
up to standard, which I find to be ridiculous.
ironic given things seen throughout
unaware of the proper flag etiquette and
If even government officials won’t show
our media, but the burning is a way of
should get educated in it if they are want-
the proper respect or attempt to educate
the flag to finally rest peacefully, after
ing to fly the flag or represent it,” Sergeant
others, how can anyone expect to get re-
serving its purpose. Of the rules I have
Amanda Hardy of the National Guard said.
sults in true and proper respect?
referenced, this one is perhaps the most
“It is hard for people to get away from
“I believe that a lot of people are
“The flag should never be used for
taboo because it is seen as more disre-
some disrespect when they are trying to be
any advertising purpose, nor embroi-
spectful than any other form of protest,
patriotic.”
dered on any portion of a costume or
but if a flag cannot serve it’s purpose, I
“I see disrespect all the time,” Kenzie
object.” This is a way of keeping the flag
believe this is the most fitting way to re-
Stanlet ‘19 said. “The rednecks at school
seem like a joke or simply an object,
spect a flag, even after it can no longer
constantly wear apparel and stuff that are
rather than an emblem that represents
be displayed properly.
marketed with the flag.”
our country. I find this to be one of the
At sporting events, parties, and Inde-
If we as a country are going to attempt
most commonly broken rules, because
pendence Day, millions of Americans
to make a change about the respect of a
especially around holidays such as Inde-
can be seen wearing the flag as a cape,
symbol, the first steps should be to end all
pendence Day, I see this standard being
their outfits and swim-wear covered in
disrespect, not just one issue.
disregarded almost everywhere I look.
the image of the flag, napkins being used
T-shirts, shoes, sunglasses, plates, beach
to clean ketchup and mustard, etc, all to be
please learn and acknowledge the other
balls, capes, and many other objects are
patriotic, while being unaware of the guide-
rules, before criticizing only one form.
So to all of those angry about disrespect,
20 OCTOBER 2017 EDITORIAL
WE CAN MAKE THIS SCHOOL OUR OWN
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O
N
THE
FIRST
DAY
OF
cool stuff.”
SCHOOL, WE WERE TOLD
Abby Watkins ‘19 misses the murals and
that this school was made for us.
hand print walls and feels these items made
The building was ours and all of the money
the old school personable. “Walking into the
and work put into it was for the betterment
(new) school is like walking into a corporate
of our education. But that is not how it feels.
building and there is really no connection
Do not get us wrong. The facility is out-
with it,” she said.
standing, better than most high schools and
Watkins feels like the school is missing
even some college campuses. But it is sterile.
the connection that the old high school had.
No posters pertaining to the school’s
“I know this is a new building and this is our
clubs and activities hang on the walls and
first year in it so this building doesn’t have
no artwork is displayed.
any history with Johnston,” Watkins said. “I
It’s similar to moving houses. When
feel like we should have a way to remember
somebody first moves, there are no pictures
those who came before us and made John-
and everything is clean. It is a house but it is
ston the school district and community that
not yet a home.
it is. I feel like that’s what’s missing, is that
At the old high school, trophies, posters, hand print walls and murals made the building unique and were the work of students.
we have no connection to who we were and where we came from. We’re just here.” It goes further than just artwork.
At this school, we are Dragon patriots.
Student council was unable to chalk the
A Johnston painting stretches the length of
sidewalks for the first day of school, nor
the commons. A fiery “J” welcomes people
hold the stadium painting at the new stadi-
as they enter each door. Another one towers
um. Both were long-held traditions.
over the activity complex so anyone driving Highway 141 sees it. We like these features. No doubt we are Dragons. But what does that mean? We are a diverse group with differing interests, opinions and ideas, but the build-
The courtyards are also impersonal. We are locked out of the two of them. Those two have no tables, no chairs. They seem more like a decoration. They are gorgeous, why can we not enjoy them? Hopefully, we can change this.
ing does not reflect this. If we put any other
The art department might be the first. No
group of students in the shell of the school,
plans are in place, but they have had discus-
no one could tell a difference.
sions about artistic additions.
The hand print walls have been disposed
Teacher Rick Brooks took two tables and
of and the murals at the old school were
chairs out of his room to the end of the sec-
painted over during renovations.
ond floor hallway for people to sit and enjoy
Principal Ryan Woods plans on having
the view out those wonderful windows.
the history of the hand print walls and mu-
Even we here in the journalism lab have
rals immortalized through the use of kiosks.
added our own personal touch – a purple
“Maybe two to three [kiosks] around the
light up bat that looks over one of the un-
school,” Woods said. “So maybe somewhere
used courtyards.
in the commons. People can come by and
There can be a balance between personal-
push on year of 2010 and find pictures from
ization and pristine. We were told the school
their yearbook and find pictures from the
is for us. As the students the building is sup-
hand print wall, find articles written in the
posed to reflect, it is ultimately our respon-
“Black & White.” We can have clips from
sibility to propose new ideas. The school is
“Dragon TV” in there, we can have a lot of
new but we can still make our mark.
22 OCTOBER 2017 SPORTS
PAIGE HORNER
ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
words | Will Reiher & Jacob Kim layout | Will Reiher
“
love at first sight. She was not initially fond of them, but continued to compete anyways. She did not enjoy running until she was in seventh grade. When she was around eight years old, her mother used to make her and her sister run three miles after swim practice. She would drive along next to them, and once they had covered the designated distance, they would get in the car and go home. At the age of five, Horner began swimming. She started to competitively swim for Central Iowa Aquatics a year later when she was six, and did so until she opted to run instead of swim. However, she still trains with CIA in order to continue developing as a swimmer. Horner now competes on an Iowa-based triathlon team with teammates located all over the midwest. The team competes in five to six triathlons per season, which generally
“When my sister quit, I wasn’t really even thinking about quitting, I was just surprised she did. So I’ve never really thought about stopping.” -Paige Horner
P
lasts from March to late July or early Aug. Horner competed all the way into mid-Sept. this season when she was selected to be on the United States international team. This season’s world championship was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands Sept. 14 to Sept. 17. Horner placed with a 34th overall finish out of 65 competitors, while placing second out of Americans competing. She topped it all off by finishing first in the 16-year-old division. She also competed in national competitions around the United States in Ohio, Iowa, Virginia and Florida. Horner’s current training regimen varies throughout the
AIGE HORNER '20 HAS BEEN RACING IN TRI-
year. She typically runs 30 miles a week, swims 3000 meters
ATHLONS RANGING FROM LOCAL RACES TO
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and bikes during the
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL COMPETITIONS IN
time she isn’t running cross country. She also makes sure to
THE NETHERLANDS. Horner was first introduced to triath-
eat right while training and during the season, although she
lons by her sister when she was eight years old. “When I first
does not keep her diet too strict.
started, I didn’t really like it, but it grew on me,” said Horner.
In addition to competing in triathlons, Horner runs for
Although her sister quit competing in triathlons years
the school’s cross country team. She has competed on varsity
ago, Horner has continued on and competed in roughly 42
for both years in her high school career, and was a part of the
throughout her career.
team who won state in 2016. At the end of last season, she was
Horner built her foundation for triathlons at a young age.
the seventh ranked runner in the state.
She started swimming at six and swam competitively until
Horner hopes to continue competing in triathlons at a
she had to choose between swimming and cross country.
collegiate level, as competitions have recently been inte-
“Last year I tried to do both, and it was hard,” Horner said.
grated into college athletics. The popularity will be analyzed
“I didn’t do a ton of swim meets. I mainly ran cross country.
over the next five years, and it’s future as a college sport will
I’m a better runner than swimmer,” she said of her decision
be determined from there.
to run rather than swim.
Her aspirations to compete in higher level triathlons are
Despite the early running and swimming experience, the
already coming into fruition. She has already qualified for
third phase of her race was not developed until a couple of
a pro card, which allows athletes to compete in more presti-
years later. When she joined the triathlon team at age eight,
gious competitions.
she did not even know how to ride a bike. However, she de-
Although she has excelled at the unique sport she’s in-
veloped the skill on the fly and has been able to excel. “It
volved in, Horner has enjoyed more than just the triumph.
took a ton of time,” Horner said.
“It’s been a nice way to meet new people outside of John-
Horner’s first exposure to triathlons was not a story of
ston,” Horner said.
24 OCTOBER 2017 SPORTS
CONCUSSION CONUNDRUM words & layout | Rachel Vaughan
C
RACK! The sound of helmets smashing together filled the crowded stadium as running back Brock Studer ‘18 collided head-to-head with an
Urbandale player. Both players jumped to their feet, seemingly fine, but the hit gave Studer a concussion. “I got up and felt dizzy, and was just like ‘woah, that was kinda weird,’” Studer said. His coaches called him off the field, and he tried to shake it off for about seven minutes of game time (which took about thirty minutes of “real time”) during which his teammates and coaches noticed that he was acting strange. Eventually, trainer Chris Wiedmann pulled Studer aside to test him for a concussion. The diagnosis was announced after a series of tests. First, Studer had to test his balance. Unable to walk in a straight line with his helmet on, Studer failed the balance test. Next, the running back was asked to remember two words that
“
I got up and felt dizzy, and i was just like ‘whoa, that was kinda weird.’”
-Brock Studer ‘18
Wiedmann told him at the beginning of the testing pro-
Then, if the athlete starts showing symptoms of a concus-
cess. He failed that test as well. However, Studer was able
sion, they take the test again, and the computer compares
to successfully count backwards from 100 to 70 by sevens.
the results and the amount of time that the athlete took to
Wiedmann also tested Studer’s eye movement and visual
take the test. If the results from the second test are worse
tracking before diagnosing him with a concussion. Studer
than the first, or the test took longer, than it is likely that the
doesn’t remember any of the other tests he completed that
athlete has a concussion.
night, but other common tests include reading numbers
A test that is similar in theory to SCAT3 is called the
and letters off of an index card, a reflex test, various types
King-Devick test. The King-Devick test evaluates visual
of coordination tests, and MRI scans. Many of these tests
tracking, rapid eye movement, and other cognitive respons-
can be done without a medical professional, but can be per-
es and functions. Before the season starts, coaches have
formed instead by players’ parents or their coaches to self-
their players read numbers off of a note card, starting at
test their physical and mental state. These are often done by
the top and moving from left to right. The spacing between
coaches or parents on the sidelines or at home in order to
the numbers should vary. The coach should use a stopwatch
assess whether or not they should go seek medical advice.
to keep track of how long the players take to read through
One common home or sideline test that can help discov-
the numbers. If the time it takes to read the card increases
er concussions with increasing accuracy is called the Sport
the second time the athlete takes the test, he or she likely
Concussion Assessment Tool, or SCAT. SCAT has been re-
has a concussion. The King-Devick test is often paired with
vised twice since the original test to improve its ability to
balance test, in which the athletes must walk as fast as they
detect the injury. The newest version, SCAT3, is a comput-
can along a straight line of tape.
erized test that athletes take before the season starts. The
Many athletes, like Studer, try to keep playing after re-
results are saved under each athlete’s account on the site.
ceiving a concussion. This is why coaches, trainers, and
teammates often are the ones to recognize the warning signs and pull the players off the field. “They actually made me take off my shoulder pads because they knew that I would try to go back on,” Studer said.
Concussions by Position 1 Helmet = 4 Concussions
Cornerbacks:
He also said that his teammates kept coming up to him and asking if he was alright, and telling him that he seemed
Safeties:
dazed and “out of it”. Immediately after the initial hit, Studer was dizzy and couldn’t walk right. After a little while,
“
Receivers:
some of the dizziness faded, only to be replaced by head-
THEY ACTUALLY MADE ME TAKE OFF MY SHOULDER PADS BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT I WOULD TRY TO GO BACK ON.
-Brock Studer ‘18
aches. Other symptoms of a concussion can include loss of consciousness, trouble concentrating, sensitivity to light
Tight Ends: Linebackers: Running backs: Defensive Ends: Off. Guards: Off. Tackles: Quarter back: Centers: Def. tackles:
and noise, and more. Symptoms of a concussion can fit into four main categories.
Thinking and remembering: Since a concussion can af-
fect the way thoughts are processed, someone with a con-
cussion. Some people sleep much more than usual, while
cussion may appear to not think clearly. Their thoughts
others sleep much less after the injury occurs. It can also be
may be slowed down, and it may be difficult to concentrate.
very difficult to fall asleep.
It may also be difficult to remember new information,
A person with a concussion may not display all of these
which explains why Studer was not able to recall the two
symptoms, but displaying one or more of the symptoms
words that Wiedmann had asked him to remember during
mentioned above is a red flag and an indicator that they
the memory test.
should be checked for a concussion, whether it is by a medi-
Physical: Many symptoms include physical pain or discomfort like the headaches and dizziness that Studer felt.
cal professional, or they decide to take one of the tests mentioned above before going to see a doctor.
Many times, people experience blurry vision and a lack of
Once a person is diagnosed with a concussion, there are
energy, as well as vomiting and nausea. Athletes very com-
certain precautions that they are supposed to follow. They
monly have trouble balancing, which is one reason why a
are advised to avoid bright lights, loud sounds, screens and
balance test is a common part of the diagnosing process for
technology, and strenuous thinking. In some cases, a per-
a concussion.
son may even be told to stay awake for long periods after
Emotion and mood: Often times, people with concus-
the concussion, or wake up after every few hours of sleep.
sions can have mood swings. They may become easily up-
Many times, they are given painkillers to help with the
set or angered. They may become more nervous or anxious
headaches, but they do not help the brain heal any faster.
and overall more emotional.
The recovery takes time and rest to ensure that the person
Sleep: Sleep is another area that is affected by a con-
avoids damage to the brain.
26 OCTOBER 2017 ENTERTAINMENT
Skirt found at Pacsun
90’s trends for
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ecently, 90’s pieces have been popping up all over fashion magazines such as Vogue. From denim-on-denim to platform shoes, there’s no denying this era of fashion is back. Here’s a short list of some of the most sought-after trends for the cooler months. Flannel: Although flannels are always a fall staple, the right tones can transform this classic piece into the perfect 90’s tribute. Green and purple tones accompanied by an oversized fit make a grungy statement, especially when paired with dark denim. Denim skirts: This year, denim skirts have been popping up everywhere. Pairing a dark wash denim skirt with a tied flannel and black sneakers is an effortless way to transition this summery staple into a casual look for cooler months. Chokers: Once again, chokers have been quick to reappear to the fashion scene. The endless styles make them the perfect staple accessory for any occasion. This style of jewelry is an easy way to dress an outfit up, or even down for a more casual look.
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