index
Letter to the editor
4&5 Half-time highlights 6Be aware of car care 7Hype for Hyperstream 8&9
Sparkle squad dazzles crowd
Backpage Sports Health Opinion Editorial 1 in 1600
3What in the world
10 Nathan Hogan 11 Liberty to learn
12 Inclusion not Exclusion 13 Varying Viewpoints: Immigration 14 Unhealthy hydrations in teens
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Soccer player aims for pro-league Smeared eyeliner
16 Homecoming happenings
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meet the staff
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Feature Photo Essay Current Events
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Website Manager Kitarrah Mangra-Dutcher Illustrator Kallie Beebe Staff writers Matthew Berry Erin Bockenstedt Grace Coleman Mackenzie Costello Sam Farrell Molly Hauser Dani Hindman Michelle Kumar Rahul Kumar Ben Lunn Will Reiher Ahmad Smith Kennedy Stone Anna Toot Olivia White
sept. 2015
Letter to Editor
current events
p.3 ing fact. In our country, the citizens
ton topic or not, it is very likely that
didate to elect and represent what
feels the same as you do.
have the ability to decide what canwe stand for. Frankly, if a person
influencing our decisions. More of-
Voting is a bipartisan issue. If we
parent’s party simply because that
only had one end of the spectrum
George
Washington
and not the other, there wouldn’t be warned
that political parties would divide
the country, and they have. Numerous people are on both ends of the
Our parents play a large part in
casts this capability aside, they are displaying bad citizenship.
Dear Editor,
there is a candidate out there that
a reason to exercise our freedom of
speech. The Bipartisan Policy Center reported that a disheartening
total of 38 percents of people aged
ten than not, a child sides with their is the norm for them. It is okay to agree with your parents, but it is not
okay to automatically take their side
simply because that is what they believe in.
Make yourself informed of the is-
18-24 voted in 2012.
sues facing our country; go out and
Yet some people aren’t even there.
future leaders of our country. We
stands for what is important to you.
dollars solely on their campaign,
to literally change the world. But if
spectrum. Some are in the middle.
Candidates spend millions of
and often times they chip into their own funds to pay for this endeavor.
It is logical to expect a large voter
turnout. Yet, in 2012 only 57.5 percent of all eligible people in the country voted.
This number is startlingly low,
That is disappointing. We are the
are the ones that have the power the future leaders are already apathetic to taking a stand for what they
standing for what you believe in.
Make yourself familiar with dif-
make the change we want, we must
believes what you do. If you find
future of our country? In order to take an active role in politics.
The point of this letter isn’t to tell
by the Bipartisan Policy Center, in
of educated voting. Chances are,
not vote. Honestly, this is an alarm-
ents. They will be proud that you are
ferent platforms and ideas. Com-
you to pick a side. The point is to
2012, 92 million eligible citizens did
It’s okay to disagree with your par-
believe in, what will happen to the
and it dropped from 62.3 percent
in 2008. According to a report done
do research. Find a candidate that
make you aware of the importance
there is something you are passionate about. Whether that is a hot but-
pare candidates and find one that a candidate you are passionate
about, volunteer for their campaign,
endorse them, and share your pas-
sion. Politics is what you make of it. Take a stand, be proud of your views, and change the world.
Sincerely,
Current
events quiz
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What day did Pope Francis come to the United States for the first time?
a b c
Sept. 18, 2015 Sept. 1, 2015
2 a
b c
Who is leading in the GOP candidate polls? Scott Walker Donald Trump
3 a
b c
Kate Irwin
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Sept. 22, 2015
What in the world?
Carly Fiorina Who is leading in the Democratic candidate polls? Bernie Sanders Martin O’Malley Hilary Clinton
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Where did Russia start launching drones in mid-September?
a
Ukraine
b
Syria
c
Pakistan
5
Which volcano in Japan erupted Sept. 21, 2015?
a
Sakurajima
b c
Mount Fuji Mount Aso
6
Who is the richest woman in the United States?
a
b c
Christy Walton Liliane Bettencourt Jacqueline Mars
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compiled | Staff
United Kingdom After a discussion in French class, a school interrogated a Muslim student on the extremist group ISIS. The student’s parents are taking legal action against the school for discriminating against their son.
Philippines Sept. 21, a group of tourists were kidnaped at gunpoint from a popular tourist resort. Four were Canadian, one hostage was Norweigan, and one woman was Filipino, the manager of the resort, among the mix of other tourists visiting.
United States Sept. 21, presidential candidate Scott Walker drops out of the race. He claims he dropped out to instead build what he called a group of Republican rivals to “unite against Donald Trump.”
photo essay
sept. 2015 p.4
Half-Time highlights
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Playing his sousaphone on the field junior Ethan Goux stands in the band’s’ first formation. Their iconic song theme includes compositions such as The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
Senior Drew Dotseth cups his hands and cheers for the football team. During half-time the student section goes through different chants and cheers to get the crowd and team filled with positive energy.
Sophomore Amy Hoellein cheers and laughs during the first quarter of the varsity game against Urbandale. The Dragons won 24-17 against the Urbandale Jayhawks.
Layout | Esmeralda Flores Words | Esmeralda Flores & Kate Lichter
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Junior Sydney Olson pirouettes during “Respect” by Aretha Franklin with sophomores Emma Garcia and Taylor Saluri by her side. “I think our first performance went very well,” Olson said. “We learned the dance not too long ago so I think as a team we did a great job and had a lot of fun while doing it.”
While glancing off to the distance senior Anahi Morales holds up her arms and color guard flag during the finale of their performance. “Honestly, I try not to think about anything while I perform, except about the choreography,” Morales said. “I just smile as much as I can and just let the adrenaline take over.”
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Junior Kyle Burgess stands front and center for his saxophone solo while senior Johanna Miller performs her color guard routine. The marching band show consisted of three parts, displaying different songs of different eras. A few of the songs were “Fantasy in the Stone” by Earth Wind and Fire, Etta James’ version of “God Bless the Child” and “Fool on the Hill” by The Beatles.
During the marching bands’ decades performance, senior Mema Kecco twirls her flag around during the show. The marching band performed during halftime on Sept. 11.
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Varsity cheerleader seniors Kallie Beebe, Beth Boksa, Emma Sirfus and Anna Logsdon help cheer along with the crowd at the first home game. “Sometimes I’m not paying attention to what cheers we’re supposed to do,” Boksa said. “I’m either watching the game or I didn’t hear so as soon as we turn around to do one... I’m trying my best not to mess up.”
While up above the whole marching band senior Drew Hendrickson conducts during their performance. Hendrickson was one of the four drum majors who helped guide the rest of the band. The other drum majors included seniors Brogan Kearney, Adam Dostalik and Loyal Ulm.
Sophomore Olivia Gorsche and Makenna White raise their arms towards their head as part of the routine to “Respect” by Aretha Franklin. The game against Urbandale was the dance teams’ first performance of the season. “I’ve had a fun time dancing with our new team this year, we had a good first performance,” White said.
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sept. 2015 p.6
Be aware of car care
Several drivers ed programs neglect to teach teens on the basic care, maintenance words & layout | Eileen Lagerblade & Ben Lunn of cars, leaving them unsure of what to do and how While driving to help a friend in a nearby neighborhood,
Ehm and Rothmeyer are not alone. According to us-
juniors Jessica Ehm and Olivia Rothmeyer experienced car
news.com, two in three teens don not know how to change
by The Bridge Church near Summit Middle School, they
Car maintenance is not even discussed in most drivers
trouble in which they were left with a flat tire. Left stranded
thought back to their Drive With Cops classes on how to change the tire. “It’s gonna be awesome,” Rothmeyer said before they attempted to change it. Then after five minutes
they came to the conclusion that neither of them were sure what to do or how to change the tire.
a flat tire, check or change the oil, or jumpstart a battery.
ence with accidents, road obstructions and how to react
how to do that.”
To add basic car maintenance to the Johnston Drivers
things do you take out,” associate principal Jerry Stratton
people don’t know how to put gas in their car.”
Drive with Cops, another drivers ed program in the area,
Maintenance teacher Mitch Eagles said. “You should know
they don’t change a tire for drivers ed anymore,” Basic Car
retrieved by the girls’ parents. Since the incident, there has
“There’s something as simple as gas,” Ehm said. “(Some)
class course or not meeting the curriculum.
teaches more than just classroom instruction and behind
Ed course would be difficult because of the already full
been an understanding with the girls on knowing their cars.
hours from one of these would result in either a longer
education programs. “I was surprised students tell me that
Ehm and Rothmeyer gave up after failed attempts at
changing the tire and called for help. Later, the car was
discussing railroad safety instruction. Taking out a couple
the wheel. They use simulators to give new drivers experiin emergency situations, like having a flat tire and other common problems.
Teens that do take drivers ed but not Drive with Cops
agenda. “If you add [basic car maintenance], what safety
can always take Eagles’ class to learn how to do these
said.The program’s agenda already has 30 hours of class-
Tech, the class has seen an increase in students signing
room instruction, six hours of behind the wheel driving,
four hours of substance abuse instruction and 20 minutes
things. After changing the name of previous years, Auto up. “I think (it) scared a lot of kids away,” Eagles said. “They thought it was more rebuilding the engines.”
How to change a tire
Step 1 Place the jack in the
jacking points (check the manual to find
Step 2 Remove the wheel’s
Step 3 Screw in
Mount the spare tire.
they touch the
nuts and the flat tire.
where located).
Raise the the vechicle
until the tire is off the
the
wheel nuts until stop. Lower the
vehicle and re-
ground.
move the jack.
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4
3
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1
Step 4
Tighten the nuts in
the order indicated.
Do this in order two 5
to three times.
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What to know about your car engine Engine Oil Dipstick Remove the dipstick and wipe it with a paper towel. If the oil level is near or below the lower mark, slowly add oil and be careful not to overfill. Engine Oil Fill Cap Unscrew and remove the engine oil fill cap. Add oil slowly. Reinstall the engine oil fill cap and tighten it securely. Washer Fluid Lift up on the washer fluid cap, then look down the tube to check the amount of fluid, if the level is low refill to the “MAX” line. Engine Coolant Check the amount of coolant in the reserve tank. If the coolant level is below the “MIN” mark, add the specified coolant until it reaches the “MAX” mark.
Brake Fluid The fluid level should be between the “MIN” and “MAX” marks on the reservoir. If the brake fluid is at or below the “MIN” mark, have a dealer inspect the vehicle as soon as possible. If you replace the fluid yourself, make sure you do not use the wrong fluid or you could serverly damage your vehicle. Battery You should check your battery for corrosion monthly. When charging the battery diconnect both battery cables and always disconnect the negative cable first and reconnect it last.
Radiator Cap Make sure the engine and radiator are cool. Then turn the radiator cap counter-clockwise to relive pressure. After that push down on the cap and twist counter-clockwise to remove. The coolant level should be up to the base of the filter neck. Add coolant if it is low. Twist the radiator cap back on and tighten it fully. information from a Honda Accord Manual
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Sparkle Squad
Sparkle Squad dazzles crowd Participants of the Sparkle Squad
layout | Kathryn Ikeda words | Michelle Kumar & Kathryn Ikeda At home football games it is standard to see varsity cheerleaders stunting, jumping and cheering. This year, an additional cheerleading squad has been introduced. A national program for cheerleading squads and dance teams, the Sparkle Effect program aims to include students with disabilities while helping them learn skills they can use later in life, like learning to be more confident and working together. Originating in Bettendorf, Iowa, the first sparkle squad cheered for the Pleasant Valley Spartans. Bettendorf varsity cheerleaders Sarah Cronk and Sarah Herr saw that the special needs students at their school did not have any activities to participate in, so in 2008 the first Sparkle Squad was created. Initially the squad had no intention of branching out until other high schools reached out wanting to know how to start their own squads. Johnston is team 145 in the nation. Through the efforts of junior Caroline Ludwig and her family, the program came to Johnston. Ludwig first decided to inquire about a Sparkle Squad in Johnston after seeing it in Pleasant Valley, where she used to go to school. “I thought it was really cool how welcoming the student body was with it and just the community as a whole,” Ludwig said. “So I wanted to start that here.” While the originating Sparkle Squad had less participants and mentors, the programs are basically the same. “I’m very impressed,” Ludwig said. “It wouldn’t have gone so well if I didn’t have awesome peer mentors.” As soon as participant senior Katie Regan heard about the opportunity, her excitement was immediate. “I felt completely shocked honestly, I said I wanted to be apart of something special,” Regan said. Through Best Buddies, Johnston makes an effort to include students with disabilities. However, the one place inclusiveness was lacking were in our extracurriculars. The program emphasizes “person-first language,” or putting a person’s name first before their disability. “It’s actually really important, not just in Sparkles,” Ludwig said. “Their disability shouldn’t define who they are.”
Sparkles
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Top five states with the most Sparkle Squads photo by KT Menke
Tai Gunn
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Erin Gardner
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Each student with a disability has two to three mentors. Each mentor had to write an essay outlining why they wanted to be in the program, and after the first practice they were paired with a student with disability based on who worked well with who. They tried to pair winter and fall cheerleaders together so that the mentors could also meet new people. Sparkle Squad brings students, some with disability and some without, together by promoting teamwork at practices. Their practices
photo by KT Menke
Sveta Huntrods
began mid-July this summer and take place on Sundays and Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:15. They practice stunting on Tuesdays and jumps on Sundays. They do different stretches, cheers, and then close with a game. All mentors went to a training session held by the national program to learn how to run practices. “They need structure, so we learned how to do an icebreaker, then a warm up, and then stretch, and then we do cheers and jumps and finally we do a game at the end,” Cresta
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John Kyhl
said. “We always end with a game because then they know it’s almost time to go.” While the goal of the mentors is to teach movement and words, there is a strong focus on independence. The goal is to be a support system rather than have the students be dependent on their mentors. “We help with cheers, stunting, jumps and make sure they get involved instead of just telling them what to do,” mentor senior Samra Vatres said. Through the program, the mentors have
photo by KT Menke
Molly Martin
learned to look past disabilities and accept the students for who they are. “They come up to you with a smiling face and they’re ready to learn and they’re always excited about something,” mentor senior Sophia Cresta said. “It’s hard to look at them and not be happy as well.” While promoting physical and verbal skills, the Sparkle Squad also emphasizes building relationships and breaking out of comfort zones. The bonding that takes place at practices is seen on the field as students are re-
luctant to leave. “They’re only supposed to cheer for the first quarter but John didn’t want to leave so he ended up cheering the entire game,” Cresta said. The squad is always eager to participate and are very excited about every aspect of cheerleading. “They interact with us more now and laugh and make jokes,” Vatres said. “like Katie wanted to run out onto the field with the cheerleaders but had to tell her to come back, which wasn’t fun.”
Sparkle Squad has already had a profound impact on the participants. “It means a lot to me that I got on the sparkle squad because this is my first time being apart of something that I really like,” Regan said. For Ludwig it is affirming to see the Sparkle Squad accomplish its goal. “I can already see a difference in their confidence,” Ludwig said. “These are students are quiet and much more introverted and they’re coming out of their shell, which is awesome.”
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sept. 2015 p.10
1 in 1600: Nathan Hogan words | Mackenzie Costello layout | Eileen Lagerblade
Sophomore Nathan Hogan shares his home with a few
was really little, and that was when my really big rooster
tain chicken feed, but we’ll also give them seed and grain,”
a time. It is not just the numbers that are unusual though,
and he was charging me for just walking past him, and
ghetti, then we’ll feed them that. They eat anything.”
more tenants than most students do, 40 or so of them at as his roommates happen to be chickens. Being raised around chickens day in and day out has affected him from
attacked me,” Hogan said. “He was almost as tall as me he pecked me to the ground.”
Hogans recently decided to being eating them. “We don’t
when he was just a baby chick, we had taken him to
decided we hate these roosters anyway, so we might as
cident vividly. “The rooster’s name was George, and
Hogan’s family has raised chickens since he can re-
school for show and share, and he was very gentle until
member. “We raise them, they lay eggs, then we collect [the eggs] and we give them to people,” Hogan said. “Then
we don’t need to buy eggs which is nice. I can’t have store bought eggs. They taste nasty to me now.”
Eric Rehm, a building inspector at the Community De-
velopment Department, said as of 2007 no more than two
he got older and got really protective of the hens,” Lisa
said. “The first time he chased after the kids was kind of
my dad’s friend really wanted one.”
Out of the 40 or so chickens roaming around his yard, a
out, they would yell and run for their lives.”
“You can only have one rooster so we keep the one that’s
Though even after that incident, Hogan still cares for
2007, they were grand-fathered into the provision.
but it’s usually him back there,” Hogan said. “I go back
they know some can be worse than others. “Well when I
well eat them. The first time we butchered one was when
small percent of them are roosters. “We don’t have a lot of
when they had friends over and they saw that he was
the chickens whenever he’s asked to. “I take care of
Because the Hogans have had chickens for a while now,
want to just give them away to anybody,” Hogan said. “We
a shock but then they got used to him being that way so
chickens can live in an area of 20,000 square feet or more.
Since Hogan’s family owned the chickens long before
As much as they have become a part of the family, the
Nathan’s mother, Lisa Hogan, remembers the in-
how he feels about store-bought eggs all the way to aggressive roosters.
Hogan said. “Then if we have any left over lettuce or spa-
roosters, but every batch we get three or four,” Hogan said. the nicest because they don’t attack us.”
“[We got the chickens] because we just thought it was
them when my dad is out of town or he’s coming in late,
fun when the kids were little to have baby chicks as pets,”
there a couple times a week to collect eggs and stuff.”
and we got attached, and they’ve been with us for a long
The chickens eat a variety of things. “It’s like this cer-
Chicken facts
Lisa said. “We taught the kids how to take care of them time now.”
Chickens are not completely flightless, they can get airborne enough to make it over a fence or into a tree.
It is believed that chickens were probably first domesticated for the purpose of cockfights not for food.
There are more chickens than any other bird species in the world. There are 25 billion chickens in the world.
Chickens are omnivores. They eat seeds and insects but also prey on larger animals like small mice and lizards.
Information provided by: http://www.smithsonianmag.com
editorial
sept. 2015 p.11
Liberty to learn
Students should appreciate the education they receive at Johnston From inside the walls of the high school, it can be easy
them.” Here, there simply are not the kind of safety con-
high school. There is loads of homework, too many peo-
worry about whether or not there will be enough cookies
to be close-minded and just focus on the negatives of ple in the lunch line, not enough parking spots and only
one door open to the building after third period. But from the outside looking in, there are people who will never be
cerns as there are in plenty of other countries. More kids on cookie day at lunch than worry about getting assaulted in the halls.
Because Ssozi has lived in a different country and
fortunate enough to go to a school as nice as ours, and
has gone to three different schools in Iowa, including
Senior Denise Ssozi knows this fact first hand. She
a unique perspective on education that many students do
we should be thankful that we go to a school like this.
was born in Uganda and lived there until she was five years old. Ssozi started attending school in Uganda at the age of one. “I went to preschool through first grade there, so when I came here (to Iowa) I was already ahead,” Ssozi said. “They put me in kindergarten because of my
age. It was just a breeze and I’ve kind of been ahead ever since then.”
However, school in Uganda is a lot different than
schools in the United States. “It was basically preschool
West Des Moines, Waukee and now Johnston, she has
not have. “The fact that I’ve come from a different country, I’ve seen both sides,” Ssozi said. She recognizes part of the privilege comes from the iPads, but she also sees the
other side - communication. “We have teachers that we can contact at the click of a button rather than waiting a
couple of days like it is in Africa. They could be sick, they
could be gone. We have direct contact with them and I feel like we take it for granted sometimes.”
The most basic things that most students take for
through senior year all in one building,” Ssozi said. “It
granted here would be a privilege at many other schools
all on one long level. It’s nothing like getting involved with
negatives, like how much homework we have, but it’s for
went by levels, like preschool through fourth grade was
the technology we have here. They didn’t really have that
in Uganda. It was more like ‘I’m gonna give you a book, you’re going to read it, and you’re going to learn from it.’”
across the country and the world. “We just focus on the
a good reason,” Ssozi said. “They’re directing us towards a better path, unlike other countries might.”
Chemistry teacher Dave Oldham has a similar per-
Living in Johnston, many of us do not think twice about
spective on education as Ssozi. Oldham has taught in
year. It has become somewhat expected to have teach-
that the education students receive at Johnston is one of
the technology we carry with us all through the school ers e-mail us throughout the day with study guides and
homework help. The “dark days” of paper assignments
seem long gone to the students that roam these halls, but to people coming from other parts of the world, it is a bit of a culture shock.
Although Ssozi had lots of fun while she lived in Af-
rica, she says she wouldn’t want to go back to Uganda to
Texas, Germany, Colombia and here in Iowa. He agrees
the best among the places that he has taught. “In Hous-
ton, there was no quality of education,” Oldham said. “It was survival. It was a 99 percent free or reduced lunch
school. Teachers got fired monthly, new ones came in, some didn’t even have their teaching license. It was rough.”
Students as a whole have a responsibility to check
live there. “It’s not as safe to raise kids in Uganda,” Ssozi
our privilege from time to time. Though it may be hard at
so we came and lived with him, then started moving all
or overworked, that is when it is most important. The fact
said. “It’s a dangerous place to be. My uncle is over here, these different places. It’s just not as safe.”
Safety is among the many things we, as students at
a successful high school in America, manage to take for
granted. Living here and walking into our building, it can
be assumed that not many - if any at all - students are concerned about their safety. Sophomore Joseph Puia
agrees that safety is something that students at Johnston take for granted. He has gone to school in both Bur-
times to appreciate what we have when we feel stressed, that we can feel stressed about things like homework or
an upcoming test is a signal in and of itself that we have it pretty good. We can sit at home and stew over thesaurus pages, deciding which descriptive word will get us
the best essay grade while people in countries not so far
away from us have to focus their worries on other more pressing, more dangerous issues.
We have been given the gift of being able to finish up
ma and Malaysia, which are southeast Asian countries.
math assignments on Friday nights, e-mailing our teach-
you could be arrested at any time,” Puia said. “To not
time to go to the football game. Not to mention, the foot-
“When I lived in Malaysia, if you didn’t have an ID card get arrested, we had to give the police money to bribe
Illustration/Kallie Beebe
cheering obnoxiously for our team rather than violence in the bleachers.
Before you tweet something crude about your teacher
ers when we are confused and receiving a response in
who dared to give you homework on a weekend, reflect
ball game will be safe and secure and we can focus on
privilege, and more so, appreciate your stress. It is a gift.
on how lucky you are to get that assignment. Check your
The editorial is an opinion held by the editorial board of the newspaper. It needs a simple majority to pass. This month’s vote was 9-0.
opinion
sept. 2015 p.12
INclusion NOT EXclusion words & layout | Bryce Schulte
Illustration/Kallie Beebe
This past summer, the district unfortunately lost student
the female student body in 2013. The Kind Campaign was
in spreading mental health awareness. Carico has trained
counseling was open for people to come to the school and
personal experiences with bullying and suicide. Because
plans to soon meet with superintendent Corey Lunn about
Matt McCulley to suicide. In the weeks before school, grief
talk about how they felt if they wanted. Then, once school started, it seemed as if nothing ever happened.
The school has not said a thing of his passing, and pos-
sibly even worse, no measures have been taken to prevent
this from happening again. Senior Mitch Benson, a close
founded in 2009 after two women decided to share their that campaign was exclusively for girls, none of the male student body was allowed to attend. Afterwards, nothing
ever came for the male students. No speakers, no assemblies, it was just the girls.
Other schools in the metro area, however, do have sui-
teachers at S.E. Polk where Goodrich works, and he has
bringing more awareness to the district staff in hopes that teachers will be more likely to pick up on the symptoms on multiple different mental disorders besides depression (anxiety, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, etc.).
Administration cannot aim for just the girls and ignore
friend of McCulley’s, got a tattoo in honor of the friend he
cide programs and/or groups. S.E. Polk is one of them and
the boys. When covering such an issue, all sides needs
life, Mitch.” “I really wish Matt would have told me what was
any other club. If that says anything, it is that it is easier
more than a 30 minute-long assembly to make people re-
lost with a quote McCulley told him saying, “Live the good going through his head that night,” Benson said.
In the past three years, the district has lost two addi-
tional male students besides McCulley to a worldwide epi-
demic - suicide. While Johnston has attempted efforts to raise suicide awareness for all students in the Big Give assembly that went awry and in advisories where students did not pay attention, it does not seem to have done any
more to educate students than the required 10th grade health class has.
One thing my health class did touch on was the fact
that in Iowa, for the group of people ages 10-25, suicide is the second leading cause of death. People were surprised,
it is built of a club sponsor and student members, just like
than some want to think to get a group like that started
here. Their high school brought Stand for the Silent, an
anti-bullying/suicide prevention group based out of Oklahoma, founder Kirk Smalley who lost his son to suicide in
2009 to speak on the importance of suicide awareness.
“Absolutely more schools should have groups like this in
to be addressed. The school can still do more. It will take alize the severity, the importance, all the facts of suicide,
suicidal tendencies, etc. “They don’t need to straight up talk about the topic of suicide,” Benson said. “But they should
try some techniques that help kids manage stress, anxiety, and depression.”
Benson has a good idea on what the school can do.
their schools,” Stand for the Silent’s S.E. Polk high school
“You have students take a personality survey and match
ticipated in several anti-bullying events, including a recent
ality traits,” Benson said. “Talk about what’s good in your
chapter advisor Heather Goodrich said. Goodrich has parregional conference on the importance of mental health awareness.
More than just the Stand for the Silent group are taking
them with students and a teacher that have similar personlife and things we can do to manage our feelings.”
Suicide is not going away. It will take more than tempo-
rary grief counseling and once a year 10-minute-long as-
asked “how, why, when,” but none of them asked, “How
action. As a part of the Cameron Carico +10 foundation,
single parent and school administrator, then I do not know
teachers around Iowa on mental health when not working
Or maybe the district brings in more experts on the subject,
Cameron passed away after committing suicide in 2012
We have nothing to lose as a school from educating and
can we fix it?” If that does not throw up a red flag to every what will.
The only success found in reaching out to students
seemed to be when the Kind Campaign came and spoke to
Information from cdc.org
former middle school principal Brian Carico trains other at Waukee as an associate principal.
and his father, Brian, has since then carried on his legacy
4x
Men are more likely to commit suicide when compared to women
semblies to make things better here.
Maybe our school follows in the footsteps of S.E. Polk.
like Carico, to educate those that need it.
helping each other. We can only save lives.
sept. 2015 p.13
This month’s issue: illegal immigration
opinion
varying viewpoints
As the 2016 election approaches, each month two Black and White staff members will layout | Carly Campbell & Kathryn Ikeda explain their stances on a popular issue
Undocumented immigration puts us in danger words | Will Reiher
When I first heard about the shooting of Katherine Steinle I was confused, appalled and just generally felt unsettled. Illegal immigration hadn’t really worried me and still doesn’t directly effect me in many ways. The way I saw it these people were coming here to escape their dangerous or difficult lives elsewhere. It was giving them a second chance to get their lives together. Now I do not know how I am supposed to feel safe in this country when an illegal immigrant with previous drug convictions is able to return after five deportations, posses a firearm and kill an innocent person on United States soil. Steinle was shot and killed on July 1, 2015 after Francisco Sanchez, an illegal immigrant living in San Francisco with seven previous convictions and a history
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of deportation opened fire in a seemingly unmotivated shooting. These aren’t isolated incidents either. Julio C. Saravia is to be deported after he finishes a 29 year prison sentence paid for by our tax dollars after he pled guilty to rape of a minor in May. Illegal migrants only make up around four percent of the population, however they represented 30 percent of federal sentencings following convictions of kidnapping, nine percent of murders, 12 percent of assaults and seven percent of sexual assault convictions in 2013. Even after events like these with serious convictions, sanctuary cities hold their open to illegal immigration stance. There are over 200 cities and counties in the United States that disdain federal immigration laws like Miami, Washington D.C, San Francisco, Boston as well as Polk and Story County. All of the above and many more have policies allowing il-
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legal migrants to stay there without removal. While the illegal immigrants do fill jobs they also pose a proven threat to society. In 2014 Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed over 200,000 people attempting to cross the border into the United States illegally. But it doesn’t stop there - another 102,224 were removed from the interior of the United States and nearly 85 percent were previously convicted criminals Criminals apprehended inside the United States and on the border fall into three categories. Level one is someone convicted of an aggravated felony like murder or kidnapping, level two is any crime punishable by more than a year in prison and level three is people convicted of simple misdemeanors such as petty theft or vandalism. Last year there were 20,835 level three and 22,191 level two removals. Iowa has been projected to have an illegal immigrant population of about 65,000
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which in comparison to our population of 3.1 million places us below than the national average of four percent. However it does still annually cost taxpayers around $349,687,464 according to The Federation for American Immigration Reform. Multiple counties in Iowa have policies protecting illegal immigrants including Polk, Jefferson, Marion and Dubuque county. These policies state that even if ICE is aware of an illegal migrant they cannot be moved unless a judge has issued a warrant for probable cause. Granting amnesty and citizenship to people attempting to shortcut immigration regulations is expensive and in many cases can be dangerous to legal citizens and the immigrants themselves. On July 1, two parents lost their only daughter to a completely avoidable act of violence by an illegal immigrant. With stricter immigration policies America can impede crimes like these in the future.
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Illegal immigrants should be welcomed
words | Kathryn Ikeda
I stand in a hot, humid room in Nogales, Mexico. There are 12 men, two translators and all 15 people in my church group. Alfonso is talking a few feet away from me, the room as quiet as it could be. He speaks rather good English, a side effect from living in Phoenix for 20 years prior to his deportation. He tells us that he has not been able to contact or see his wife (who has a legal visa) or his three children, all US citizens, in a year. He says that they probably think he is dead. He begins to weep. Alfonso will attempt to cross the border in three days. We asked him why he was willing to risk his life again. “I would rather die than never see my family again,” he said. About a year ago, I traveled to Arizona and spent time on the border. I talked to undocumented citizens in the US and people planning to cross the border in
Mexico. I learned names of their families, and how old their kids were. My youth group leader asked us to think of a word that we thought described these immigrants. Instead of ‘criminal,’ I said ‘hopeless.’ Mexico is not the United States. There are significant issues with drug cartels, a corrupt government and poverty. People illegally migrate for a reason. The legal process is long, expensive and ultimately a broken system. There are restrictions on certain countries, hefty fees, strict eligibility requirements and a processing time that can take from nine months to more than 15 years. According to the American Immigration Council, 98 of undocumented citizens would prefer to live and work legally in the U.S. if they could. There needs to be a faster, more efficient way that’s not discriminatory based on race. Most undocumented citizens are here
to work, but they do not work the same jobs as U.S. citizens. They are filling the holes in our society that nobody else wants to. According to The New York Times, the number of U.S. born citizens without college education has gone down five million since 2007. Between 2007-2014, the number of working age U.S. citizens decreased by 1.9 million, while the number of immigrants increased by 1.7 million. Immigrants, illegal or not, are replacing workers in jobs that we need done to keep our country running at our usual standard of living. “There’s a lot of misunderstanding on what immigration does bring to the U.S.” said senior Anahi Morales, whose greatgrandparents were immigrants. “We focus a lot on the negatives instead of talking about all of the good things that [immigration] is bringing us.” Some immigrants are bad people – it is the way life works. But a lot of white Americans are bad people, too. Crimes commit-
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ted by a few immigrants does not mean that the entire population should be held at fault. If that racist logic worked both ways, there would be no Caucasians in this country due to the 70 percent of federal sentencings following convictions of kidnapping, 91 of murders, 88 of assaults and 93 of sexual assault convictions in 2013. We need to welcome immigrants. A man in Nogales said to us, “God gave us America for a reason, but they’re not sharing.” The Statue of Liberty was gifted to us by France because they believed we would have an open-borders policy. A plaque mounted inside the statue boasts a sonnet written by Emma Lazarus. Part of it reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
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health
sept. 2015 p.14
Unhealthy hydration in teens Even though it is fairly common to see students carrying large jugs of water around during school, they do not realize the potential harm they are causing their bodies words | Kitarrah Mangra-Dutcher & Molly Hauser People often hear about others becoming dehydrated,
layout | Eileen Lagerblade & Kitarrah Mangra-Dutcher Coaches are also encouraging students to stay hydrat-
While over hydration is not common, dehydration is.
but not many know about hyponatremia, also known as
ed. “During practices we schedule one or two, depending
Signs of dehydration can include increased thirst, swol-
especially if they are in a sport or other physical activity,
sistant varsity football coach, Tony Kruse said.
weakness, dizziness, confusion, sluggishness and faint-
over hydration. Students are taught to always drink water, because otherwise they could become dehydrated.
Recently there have been students who walk around
with gallon jugs of water throughout the day or who are constantly filling their water bottles. Research has shown
that this can be just as unhealthy and more dangerous
on the heat, we schedule water breaks throughout,” asSports drinks are another good option for staying hy-
drated when used correctly. If a person exercises a lot or is
len tongue, feeling like the heart is jumping or pounding, ing.
While the coaches are setting aside times for water
in any sport, a sports drink like Gatorade is a great option
breaks some students feel like there aren’t enough. “Dur-
However if a person is not in a sport, they probably
mean there’s probably a drink break every 30 minutes to
for helping you stay hydrated.
ing the season at practice you don’t get a lot of time, I
because you can become over-hydrated.
should not drink two Gatorades everyday due to the ex-
water that the kidneys cannot get rid of it. This could cause
drinking is sports drinks and you’re not an active person
water than the time given during practices allows that is
and all that kind of stuff,” middle school nurse, Whitney
and get a drink, they won’t get mad at you for that,” Stiles
Over hydration can occur when the body has so much
an excess of water in the blood off putting the balance of water to sodium, which can lead to the swelling of cells.
According to Healthline symptoms of over hydration in-
clude many things such as nausea, vomiting, headaches,
tra sugar. “I say ‘everything in moderation’ so if all you’re
it’s a lot of sugar and it’d be no different than drinking pop Overton said.
Other drinks with caffeine like tea, coffee and soda are
an hour,” junior Adam Stiles said.
However if students feel like they need to drink more
okay. “If you’re feeling dehydrated you can always just go said.
For the students that carry around and drink a gallon of
confusion, a lack of appetite, and fatigue. In extreme cas-
not great choices for staying hydrated because they will
water a day that may be a little more water than you need,
death.
“Water is always the best drink of choice,” Overton said.
you drink 64 ounces of water total, but in a gallon has 128
es over-hydrating can cause seizures, comas, and even
It is not common for people to become over-hydrated,
cause your body to release water instead of absorb it. Drinking eight straight glasses of water a day or drink-
but that does not mean it is not a serious condition. “It can
ing sports drinks is not the only way to get the recom-
ful condition,” Johnston Hy-Vee dietitian Kari Page said.
eating fruits and vegetables because they have a naturally
be really hard to over-hydrate, but it is a potentially harmIt is recommended that a person drinks eight, eight-
ounce glasses of water a day, but depending on how ac-
ounces.
Sometimes students may not be aware of how much
mended daily amount of water. “You can be hydrated from
water they are drinking. “If you want to drink maybe a gal-
high water content,” Page said.
Kruse said. “But I don’t think you need to do a gallon in the
Some other sources of water include soups, milk, fruits
tive a person is they may need to drink more or less water.
and vegetables that have naturally high water content like
hydrated,” Page said.
and tomatoes.
“Different people need different amounts of water to stay
but it is not going to be too much. It is recommended that
lon of water a day it’s easier for them to keep track of,” morning, (and) a gallon in the afternoon.”
watermelon, strawberries, grapefruit, cucumbers, celery =1 ounce
Strawberries contain 4.8 ounces of water in a serving. One serving of strawberries is one cup.
Cucumbers contain 1.8 ounces of water per serving. One medium sized cucumber is equal to one serving size.
Apples contain 4.1 ounces of water per serving. One serving size is one regular apple.
Grapefruit contains 4.0 ounces of water per serving. A serving size is one regular sized grapefruit.
Watermelon contains 5.2 ounces of water per serving. One serving size is one cup of cubed watermelon.
Red tomatoes contain 4.1 ounces of water. A serving size of tomatoes is equal to one medium tomato.
Information provided by myplate.gov
sept. 2015 p.15
Soccer player aims for pro-league
sports
words | Sam Farrell layout | Eileen Lagerblade
Former U-17 national team player returns to graduate Most people have goals of playing varsity as a junior,
ing the most of senior year”, I have decided I need to step up my school spirit. I typically try to avoid school-sponsored
events (even though yes, as I student council member I
only once and not fall victim to the senior overall trend. I
morning from January to the end of May. “The training
feel I have done a great job avoiding the cliche high school
sessions were way harder and we’d train everyday with
experience. My mother on the other hand, feels I need to
the best players in our age group from around the county
not just survive high school but also enjoy it. So in an effort
and being with all of them has made me a better player,”
to be a better daughter and high schooler, I have challenged
Ibisevic said.
myself to attend as many school activities as possible. Al-
This past summer, Ibisevic was not able to stay for
though you will not see me in a gross dress and ridiculous
the residency program but the coaches are still keeping
heels on Oct. 3, you will see me at as many sporting events
an eye on him.
as possible and I ask you to do the same. Now it’s important
His club coaches made Sporting Kansas City aware of
to clarify what I’m talking about here. I don’t mean just going
Ibisevic and through their affiliation were able to recom-
to the football games and crushing the “eat ‘um up” cheer.
mend him for the team. Last year the Sporting Iowa U-18
I want to see my JHS peers at all events, not just football.
team played the Sporting Kansas City U-18 team and
I have never understood why people obsess over the
Elvir scored a hat trick (3 goals). This made the Sport-
football games. Yes I enjoy football as well, but why do we
ing Kansas City coaches take note of Ibisevic. “(Playing
obsess over high school football? I mean zero disrespect
with) Sporting Kansas City was very difficult for his family
to the football players. I’m not saying football players aren’t
for him to be away all the time,” Graceland University
important or don’t matter as a team. I don’t want an angry
women’s coach and Ibisevic’s JUSC (Johnston Urban-
crew of football players egging my car. All I’m trying to say is
dale Soccer Club) coach Darryn “Ozzie” White said.
that we care so much about football when they rarely make
Ibisevic is graduating early in December and playing
the state tournament. I seriously don’t know when the last
for UNO (University of Nebraska Omaha). If he contin-
time we made a state tournament was. If a football player
ues to progresses as a player, White thinks that he will
would like to inform me on when the last state tournament
be able to go back and play nationally or in MLS (Major
run was, please do. You can find me in room 413.
League Soccer), the highest professional soccer league
But luckily we have found success in other areas. Bas-
in the U.S.
ketball is a little better because I can at least recall our last
Ibisevic was a part of the ODP (Olympic Development
state appearance. I feel I shouldn’t have to explain about Provided/Anne Rogers
competing against other regional teams in the Novem-
Then sophomore Elvir Ibisevic goes up for a header and tries to beat an Iowa City West player for the ball.
and they expressed interest in Ibisevic. “The thing that
rently playing with his old club team, Sporting Iowa. “He’s
my teammates because we were with each other 24-7,”
sevic’s former high school and Sporting Iowa teammate
Along with the constant hours of practice and team
practice and he demands the best from everybody, so
ber 2014. A few National team coaches were at a game
myself to try something new as well. In my attempts of “mak-
three years, seen our award winning show choir perform
where the players would stay in dorms and train every
Midwest regional ODP team. The team was in Florida
With the start of the new school year, I have challenged
on homecoming, attend three basketball games in the past
for the U-17 US national team. It’s a residency program
this program, Ibisevic then got the opportunity to join the
words & layout | Carly Campbell
only attend one school dance, only go to football games
invited down to Florida in the December of 2014 to play
ers in a certain age group and forms a team. Through
Step it up JHS
plan a majority of them.) I have successfully managed to
meanwhile senior Elvir Ibisevic has other plans. He got
Program). The Iowa ODP team takes the best 20 play-
Smeared Eyeliner
stuck out most to me was the bond that was formed with
already lead me to be a better leader on the team,” Ibi-
Ibisevic said.
Cade Wegner said. “He wants to see high intensity in
bonding, national team members also receive some of
I think with him having the aspect of playing with highly
especially cleats. About every month, the national team
His current sporting Iowa coach, Greg Velasquez,
the other perks. Players were gifted with equipment,
skilled kids definitely helps us improve.”
received a new shipment from Nike including new gear,
also has nothing but positive things to say. “His ability to
After training in Florida, Ibisevic is now back at John-
don’t see very often in a player, but when you do, you
like, shirts, shorts, socks amongst other items.
get past defenders and his level of play is something you
ston and trying to go back to his old lifestyle. He is cur-
know it’s something special,” Velasquez said.
our state winning cross-country teams and bowling teams.
Our soccer team makes state basically ever year. Baseball is pretty decent. Softball deserves some recognition
even though this season didn’t finish how expected. The girls’ basketball team was really good last year. But all we seem to talk about is football and boys basketball. I realize I haven’t mentioned volleyball yet but that’s because I feel in the past we have done an okay job of showing support. I recently went to a volleyball game and was embarrassed
that Ankeny had a larger student sections then we did. Did
you even know we had a swimmer break a school record
at the end of August or that Jessica McKee is placing top five at cross country meets as a sophomore. Yes they aren’t
always as conveniently placed at our high school but I see
you travel for football. Try to give credit where credit is due. I hear the boy’s golf team has some pretty talented kids right now. Maybe go support them. And remember, we are all Dragons.
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A breakdown of the different costs associated | Esmeralda Flores with homecoming week words layout | Eileen Lagerblade
omecoming happenings Homecoming court 2015
Price of homecoming Boy vs. GIrl
Hair $40 Makeup $30 Dress $99 Nails $25 Shoes $55
Tie $15 Dresshirt $35 Pants $40 Shoes $55
Back row (left to right): Glen Nagel, Adam Dostalik, Peter Lo, Bernardo Duarte, Karl Rasmussen Front row (left to right): Sophia Cresta, Jessica Battani, Ellie Henry, Maddy Bradley, Anne Wallace
Item
Cheese Balls
Vanilla Pudding
Chocolate Pudding
Rock around the clock costs Pork and Beans
Fruit Cocktails
Soap
Corn
5
6
3
6
Whole Tomatoes
Quantity
3
110
75
Unit Price
$6.46
$4.88
$4.88
$7.68
$3.35
$3.88
$5.98
$3.28
Total Price
$19.38
$563.80
$366.00
$38.40
$20.10
$11.64
$35.88
$19.68
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Grand Total: $1,047.88