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Summer 2015 current events

3 What in the world

cover photo: Esmeralda Flores caption: Right before the Sub-state Tournament final against the East

Scarlets, Wednesday July 22, the Varsity baseball team come together in a huddle that was led by coach Michael Barta. The Dragons came close to making it to State, but the East Scarlets were able to win 4-2 after being neck-and- neck for the majority of the first half of the game.

opinion

8 Defining a loose definition

editorial

health

feature

photo essay

4 Prepare before you poll 5 Looking past the white board double truck

with the old and 6/7 Out in with the new

9 The pounding truth behind migraines 10 Softball ends their season at state 11 Baseball cuts close at state

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b&w philosophy

12 Cuisine critique

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meet the summer staff

Head editor-in-chief Carly Campbell

Opinion editor Casey Metcalf

Print editor Bryce Schulte

Photo editor Esmeralda Flores

Online editor Kate Lichter

Staff writers Kathryn Ikeda Michelle Kumar

Design editor Eileen Lagerblade

current events

summer 2015 p.3

Southern flag sparks widespread quarrel After the Charleston, South Carolina church

shooting June 17, the Confederate flag was raised

at the South Carolina state capitol grounds. The convicted shooter Dylann Storm Roof admitted to committing the shooting, that killed nine African Ameri-

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What does the confederate flag symbolize to you?

cans and wounded one, in hopes of igniting what he called a “race war.”

Almost as soon as the flag was raised, the country

was split into two sides: those who thought the flag symbolized southern pride and thought should be

Adam Friesth, Senior “I think of it more as a symbol, it’s part of our heritage. But it doesn’t need to be put on a podium, we can leave it in the past.”

ists made the effort to protest and demand the flag

Braden Cooper, senior “It represents both. It depends on what way you look at it and the era of time. It defiantly use to stands for southern pride but part of old fashion southern pride is slavery. I think now it takes away from the united states flag. “

be taken down.

The flag was taken down July 10 with crowds

gathering, some cheering and some booing the removal of the Confederate flag.

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What in the world?

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Two teens armed with a knife tried to rob a grocery store. The owner was prepared and pulled out a sword which caused the teens to run away.

Worcestershire, England

A squirrel was trapped inside a bar and caused hundreds of dollars of damage. It broke glasses, beer bottles, and spilled beer after drinking from the tab.

b Bad Blood by Taylor Swift c Honey I’m Good by Andy

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Grammar

What was the top grossing movie of summer 2015?

a Minions b Avengers: Age of Ultron c Jurassic World

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What was the most popular American city visited summer 2015?

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Who replaced Meghan Trainor for her performance at the state fair?

a San Antonio, Texas b Chicago, Illinois c Richmond, Virgina

a Charlie Puth b Beyoncé c Iggy Azalea

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Who was revealed as “A” in the TV show “Pretty Little Liars” summer finale?

a Charles b CeCe Drake c Mona Vanderwaal

July 21 August 18

events quiz

What was the most popular song in summer 2015?

JHS shares their opinion

left raised, and others who thought the flag symbol- Kate irwin, Senior ized racism and hatred and should be taken down.

During the Civil War, the Confederate flag was “It represents slavery and oppression. The used by Virgina as its battle flag, and as time pro- confederacy was darker gressed, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) adapted the flag time in our nations hisand used it as theirs, so it became a symbol of what tory and many people feel that it represents they stood for. slavery and injustice. It’s Since that, the Confederate flag has gained a disrespectful to have it negative connotation and many racial equality activ- plastered everywhere. ”

Current

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China

A chinese man tried to divorce his wife after she set strick house rules he did not want to follow. The court denined him the divorce because he could not prove that they no longer loved each other.

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Which of these was not nominated for Teen Choice Award’s “Social Media Queen”?

a Nicki Minaj

b Ariana Grande c Selena Gomez answers found on jhsblackandwhite.com

editorial

summer 2015 p.4

Prepare before you poll

Students need to be educated on the issues and candidates before they cast their ballot in 2016

Every vote counts

With the 2016 elections just around the corner, next

November, the senior class as well as a few juniors will be able to participate in voting for our next president. As

Voting statistics for citizens 18-34 years

some may, or may not have heard in government class, it is a citizen’s duty to vote. However according to census. gov, only 23.1% of people ages 18-34 actually voted in the

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2014 midterm election, making up the least percentage of voters out of all four age groups. The 18-34 age group

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responsibility on their shoulders it is imperative that they understand their choices and also that they are dedicated to making one.

While working on not only campaigning for Wisconsin

governor Scott Walker’s presidential campaign but also a staff member of Representative and Johnston graduate

Vote

Jake Highfill, junior Alexis Rivett has jumped into a world

full of political tension, learning about candidates from

both party’s platforms. Rivett believes as students who will be able to vote next year for not only the presidential

election but other elections in general, it is important to

keep up with political news. “As a person I’m a lot more

aware of what’s going on, I’m always making sure I’m up

with the State news,” Rivett said. She will be turning 18

*stats from census.gov

before the November 2016 election, meaning Rivett will

can do because you may complain but you’re not willing to

possible way to get involved is by applying for State of

dent. “That’s actually why I’m involved, because it’s my

one should research, form an opinion, then actually act

cuss political issues with others and expand their knowl-

have the chance to be apart of voting for the next presidecision now,” Rivett said. The campaign manager thinks

that voting is important for students to be thinking about, even now, because who wins the 2016 election will be making important decisions for the entire county.

After teaching social studies for quite some time, gov-

ernment teacher Tom Griffin finds that students are only skimming the surface of political news. “If you’re only reading the headline, not reading the stories, or if you’re only reading stories from certain sources, you may not

know as much about an issue as you think you do,” Griffin

change it.” Meaning if given the chance to vote, he thinks upon it. Church leans towards the conservative side, looking for a candidate whose main points address moving

towards a balanced budget and focus on military in the

United States. He believes everyone, not only students, should be looking at both sides of an argument even if one is more liberal or conservative. Church watches multiple

news channels, such as FOX, CNN and NBC for details and multiple views on an issue. “You have to be able to watch both and make your own point.” Church said.

Church is not the only person who believes one must

Iowa Youth Advisory Council, allows young citizens to disedge about what is going on in State legislation. Another

way to get involved is through Iowa Youth Congress, a

sister organization to SIYAC that is also through application that covers how the State government really works.

National campaigns, such as presidential campaigns, are

always looking for volunteers willing to support a certain candidate for any election. Depending on the type of election, these offices are typically located in the metro where one can sign up.

Getting involved is important, and it can be very easy.

said. He finds that in class, phrases from Twitter and other

be informed on both sides of the issue. “The only person

If you lack the time or resources to volunteer or get in-

ally have the evidence to support the claim. With this be-

working for Republicans however, she is not totally with

informed and well-read about the things that are shaping

social media will be thrown around but only some actuing said, details are key to actually knowing a politician’s

stance on an issue and whether or not a person truly believes the same ideas.

“If it’s time to go vote for someone and you only know

a little bit,” Griffin said. “You vote based on what you think you know, you may not know the whole story.”

Seeing that some of the student population will be able

to make their mark when voting this year and years to come with other elections or local issues, it is important to know every vote counts.

“Everybody’s vote matters,” Senior Cody Church said.

“Not voting at all, in some cases is just the worst thing you

I’m completely agree with is myself.” Rivett said. She is nor totally against either main party. Rivett votes on issues and not just with a party.

Making a change just by digging deeper into a head-

line or topic that you aren’t happy with, then using that knowledge to form an opinion and eventually an educated

vote could make a difference in the community and in the nation.

“If you’re unhappy with the system, you have to be an

informed participant and encourage others to be informed participants,” Griffin said.

Involvement within politics is possible even for high

school aged citizens, through multiple organizations. One

volved, simply talking about these issues can help. Being

lives in your country is an easy thing that is frequently overlooked. You can be active within the political world

without volunteering or campaigning. You can also be a better citizen by engaging in conversations and sharing

your ideas with those around you. Be informed, be engaged, and most importantly, be active.

As this election approaches, more of the rather vast

amount of Republican candidates visit and more debates are held, don’t just stare at headlines on Twitter. Read with an open mind, and remember that you have an obligation

to not only your country but to yourself to help shape a better nation to exist in - every four years.

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 6-0.

feature

summer 2015 p.5

Looking past the whiteboard With the start of a new school year, new staff and faculty arrive at the high school.

Take a look and find out more about them words & layout | Michelle Kumar

Jennifer Lehmann

credit recovery

anatomy/biology

Jennifer Lehmann has been teaching for

completed her undergraduate from OklaBaptist

University

and

principal

Provided/JCSD

Lisa Noe specializes in various academic

18 years. Originally from Oklahoma, she homa

Ryan Woods

Lisa Noe

Woods came to the district from South East

help for students. She completed her un-

Polk. “I think the whole transition to John-

One thing Noe would like students and

different kind of challenge because there’s

dergraduate from Buena Vista University.

completed

ston is very exciting,” Woods said. “It’ll be a

her Masters from Fresno Pacific University.

staff to know about her is her strong be-

welcoming atmosphere. “From the time I got

them,” Noe said. “Whether, it’s a staff mem-

would be to expect an overhaul of the cur-

both inside of school and outside of school.”

foresee coming in and changing every-

The most exciting thing for Lehmann is the

already so many great things happening.”

lief in an open door policy. “I’m here for

the job here, I immediately had two science

With

ber or student, I’m here to support them

teachers e-mail me,” Lehmann said. “They were so friendly and I was just blown away.”

a

new

principal,

the

tendency

rent system. However, Woods does not

Noe also wants wants to break the stigma

thing. A problem many students face with

Her favorite part of the job is feeling like

that while her title is credit recovery, that not all

dents to come back and say you were tough

class. Her favorite part of the job is the students.

try to find as many of those informal moments

Quick Facts:

Quick Facts:

Quick Facts:

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Color: Purple

Hobbies: Golf

Favorite TV Show: The Medal

Favorite TV Show: NCIS

she has better prepared students. “I want stu-

high school principals is approachability.

students are in there because they have failed a

but I really respected you,” Lehmann said.

Woods says that he has a solution to that. “I

“I like to say they keep me young,” Noe said.

Favorite Sports Team: Denver Broncos

to interact with students as I can,” Woods said.

Favorite Sports team: Kansas City Royals

Favorite Sports Team: the Cardinals

Favorite Food: Lasagna

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite TV Show: Big Bang Theory

New Teachers at JHS English Department Kristen Bramhall

Melissa Dale

Foreign Language (French)

Science Department

Math

Tamara Andrews

Jennifer Lehmann

Madeline Gage

Other

Music (Band)

Tech Department Cathy Burns

Jason Heeran

Special Education Chelsea Stone

P.E. Daniel Mennen

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summer 2015 p.6&7

Out with the old

new high school

in

Value Engineering

Value Engineering is the process of reducing the cost of producing a product without reducing its quality or how effective it is.

with the new

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you don’t see at the current high school now.”

FRK Architects + Engineers designed a school with these things, incorporating a lot of glass into the design. The front of the first proposed high school was all glass, something that the community had concerns with. Tornadoes and other safety issues were main reasons for the dislike. “They called it the Taj Mahal,” Sprague said.

Because of the concerns, a new model was made with less glass that looks like a more conventional school. They put in three courtyards between each classroom wing to incorporate more green space that can also be used as learning areas.

June 25, 2013, a bond was passed with a 66% approval rate for a $41 million of general obligation bonds.

This was half of the entire cost of the project. General obligation bonds raise taxes to fund public, non revenue producing facilities and are funded by taxpayers.

Due to the immensity of the production, the project gained nationwide attention from construction companies. The district asked the companies to send in their bids for how much it would cost them to build the everything in new high school except for the new track, turf, and furni-

new school by the numbers the

Savings

Sewing machine storage rolling doors

$22,000

Paving alternate

words & layout | Carly Campbell & Kathryn Ikeda Ten years ago, it became apparent to administrators that the district’s incoming classes would be too large to fit in its current buildings. This instigated a discussion for how it was best to expand, such as building a second high school and having two. However, the district is not large enough for that as Johnston is a landlocked district, and growth will plateau eventually. Another option would be to combine the middle and high schools to form one school. “There’s trouble getting to lockers now during passing times,” Director of Communications, Laura Sprague, said.

“What happens when you make that a mega school?”

It was decided that the best option would be to build a new, larger high school and move other schools to new buildings. The high school would become the middle school, and Wallace Elementary would move into the empty middle school. Wallace’s old building would be the new administrative offices.

A committee was formed to gather feedback on what community members, teachers, and students wanted to see in the new high school. “The overwhelming response was a sustainable or green building,” Sprague said. “They wanted a lot of light and open spaces which is something

Product

FRK Architects + Engineers created multiple mock up models for the district to present to the community.

ture. All the bids came in too high and over-budget.

The Board of Education had to decide if they wanted to go in over-budget but have the school done earlier, or lower costs and finish later. They decided to attempt to lower costs, so they did ‘value engineering,’ which lowers prices as much as possible but still keeps up appearances. That included looking at different flooring options, and taking out storage spaces that weren’t necessarily needed. This process moved the date the school would open from fall 2016 to fall 2017 to ensure that there was extra time. “[To start the school year in the fall of 2016] was pretty much that nothing could go wrong [during the construction phase],” Sprague said.

“We couldn’t have a big storm and take out a wing.

It was a lot of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ and crossing fingers.”

August 14, 2014, the Board of Education approved a base bid of $74.64 million to Stahl Construction, who also built Ankeny Centennial High School.

The project is currently on-budget and on-time, with expected completion of the 369,000 square-foot school to be April 2017. This leaves time over the summer to do some touch-ups and make sure that everything works correctly for the 2017-2018 school year.

parking spots 1,200

The new high school has become a point of controversy in the community. Some believe the expensive of the new high school is just part of a growing district. Teachers are being shifted from classroom to classroom each period and classes sizes have increased. Counselors are struggling to keep class sizes low due to the limited space.

“We have a million kids and our facility is no longer big enough to handle our growing community,” junior Trent Wignall said. “Our class sizes are too large which causes teachers to pay less attention to each individual student which negatively impacts our learning directly.” Wignall was part of a committee made up of current high school students to give input on the new school.

Others in the community feel the new high school is a want and not a need. It is understandable that people in the district who do not have kids in the schools or are not aware of the conditions in the current high school who not be in support of the higher tax to afford the project but they are students who are currently in the building who do not feel the new school is necessary. “I feel as though our current high school has accommodated for our needs,” senior Sarah

time to build 2.5 years

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$240,000

Goodman said. “It’s not like we’ve been stuffing 30 or 40 kids in a room for a class. And there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with the building. It’s safe and very functional. I think there’s better things we could have done with the money being put into this new school.”

One area of concern community members have with the new school is the construction of a stadium on the new campus. Some feel that a new stadium is not necessary due to the fact that our current stadium is only ten years old and is currently getting brand new turf. A new stadium, although commonly thought otherwise, is not in the current construction plans.

The plan is to build a track and turf for teams to practice on and P.E. classes to use but not build the entire stadium. There are plans for the track and turf to be converted into a full blow stadium but that plan is for ten to fifteen years down the road. “In June they approve a $2 million dollar functional tracks and turf which is basically and a practice and learning facility. ” Whether community members want the new school or not the building is coming. The school is currently on track and on budget and big enough to hold Johnston’s biggest classes.

cost of building $81 million

capacity 1,800 students

opinion

summer 2015 p.8

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Defining a loose definition

All over social media, people are sharing what they view as “real” bravery and here is why bravery has more than one use words | Casey Metcalf layout | Eileen Lagerblade

Arthur Ashe Courage ESPY Award Winners 2015

Caitlyn Jenner

There are several words in the english lan-

rank everything. Who has the best beach bod, who won

2014

Michael Sam

ent things to different people. Not due to language

championships, the list goes on and on. In some of these

guage - okay, more than several - that mean differbarriers or faulty language arts courses in elementary school, but simply because each person has their

own life and their own experiences and therefore a different perception of the world around them.

the oscar versus who got nominated, class rank, sports

2013

Robin Roberts

situations, a ranking method is necessary. But the prob-

2012

Pat Summitt

it becomes a strong habit to break when really needed.

2011

Dewey Bozella

2010

Jan Thomas, Aaron Thomas, Todd Thomas

2009

Nelson Mandela

2008

Tommie Smith, John Carlos

lem with listing everything in performance order is that

Human struggle or bravery is not a rank-able

For this reason, the word bravery doesn’t bring

phenomenon. No one gets the number one prize. No

word obnoxious or funny does not either. We all have

cer patient. A single mother working three jobs is not

the exact same image to everyone’s head just like the different ideas of what prototypes categorically follow a

descriptive word like the ones mentioned. However, the

important thing to understand is that while not everyone sees a particular event or action as courageous or obnoxious does not mean that it was not those things.

A man in Southern USA who believes that

being transgender is nothing more than having a few

screws loose in the head and needing them to be locked back into place is not going to see Caitlyn Jen-

ner as a particularly brave person. He may look at the

one gets the oscar. A soldier is not braver than a canbraver than a child struggling against bullies at school.

A brave action is a brave action - no matter what someone else is doing somewhere else on the planet. Saying Caitlyn Jenner is not brave because someone else

is “braver” is like saying someone cannot struggle with clinical depression because there are starving children

in Africa. Each human has their own struggle and this

asinine idea of pain-ranking and tragedy tally marks we cannot move forward into a better and brighter world.

A glowing example of this is someone who

pictures on Vanity Fair and say, “How is THAT brav-

does not agree with a person changing their body, but

wars and watched his friends die in battle. THAT’s

way it is perceived in society. Senior Carissa Dobson

ery nowadays? My grandfather fought in wars upon brave.” He may think this because like stated before, we all have different experiences and different ideals that shape the way we think about the society

around us, and this particular person does not believe

that Caitlyn Jenner did something brave back in May.

But herein lies the problem - some things are

inherently brave, whether one personally believes them

to be or not. A child with leukemia proceeding through treatments and trials and tribulations without losing their

sense of humor is brave. A soldier powering on through

difficult training and harsh conditions is brave. A teenager struggling with depression and still managing to get

still sees that it is a brave thing to do because of the

is that person, devoutly Christian, she believes it is

wrong to change God’s design and believes that if He

has created you a certain way then it is to go against Him to change that. “As a Christian, I believe that the temptation to reject God’s design for our lives is some-

thing that all of us face in our own way, and we have to figure out how we’re going to respond to it,” Dobson says. Still, she acknowledges the hardships that Jenner has gone through. “Even though I disagree

with Jenner’s choices, I’m going to react with grace

and know that it is a legitimate, difficult struggle.”

Caitlyn Jenner is brave in her own right just like

to school, go to each class and finish their assignments

anyone else. Being transgender is something that is not

some, and this is why: society is in the habit of trying to

a transgender celebrity only makes it harder. But what

on time is brave. This is not not comprehensible to

widely understood or accepted in today’s society. Being

Caitlyn Jenner did when she came out as trans, being a

celebrity, was brave simply because of all the hate she knew she was going to receive, and did receive. She

knew the storm she had coming and she was brave and

faced it head on anyway, giving trans youth a voice and

raising much needed visibility. She opened her mind to

a media volcano that exploded after she came out, allowing them to do interview after interview, photoshoot after photoshoot. Partly because she wanted to be who she was and be open about it, and partly - as she has

said - to raise visibility and awareness for trans people

and to let trans youth know that there is someone out there like them, no matter how alone they may feel.

But Jenner is just an example. Much of the

hate stemming from her coming out was people angry

that others were considering her to be brave and courageous. Photos quickly went viral of soldiers carrying

others on their backs, the folks sharing them giving de-

scriptions of “THIS is real bravery”. But this kind of hate

does not need to exist. Learn that there is more to life

than what you think. There are more people than just you on the planet. Those people have thoughts and beliefs of their own and they are not any less valid. Ones

ideas of bravery do not equal another’s - child with depression or cancer patient. Soldier or a transwoman.

All is valid, all is true, and no one should get to

say otherwise.

health

summer 2015 p.9

The pounding truth behind migraines A look on how migraines affect people on a daily basis

words & layout | Eileen Lagerblade

Migraines affect one in six women and

example migraines tend to be pulsating in

aren’t really able to get up and do much,”

“The nerves around the meninges which

suffer from them. “A migraine is a really

they affect one side of the head or temple

Migraineurs can experience the pain

ent hormones and signals to other parts

one in 18 men so it is not uncommon to bad headache is the simplest way to think

quality, they often are unilateral meaning

He said.

is part of the brain probably send differ-

more than the other,” Zadeh said.

in a different place from other migraineu-

is a migraine,” Dr. Wendy Zadeh, Section

chronic migraines.

pressure on my forehead that doesn’t

cal Center said.

count 30 days in a month half of those

from migraines it is all based on what the

and maybe eight or more of those days

periences migraines since she was in

you get a pattern like that it’s fair to call it

something stabbing you over and over

been conducted doctors still have un-

Doctors are still unclear about what

mysteries and unknowns in the world of

of it, but not every really bad headache Chief of Neurology at Broadlawns MediThere is no test to tell if people suffer

patient says. “It’s totally a clinical diagno-

sis there’s not blood test, or a picture that you can take to diagnosis it,” Zadeh said.

However there are many signs that

point to someone having a migraine. “For

Senior Spencer Feinberg suffers from “There are some people who if they

days they have some type of migraine they have a really bad headache when a chronic migraine,” Zadeh said.

Feinberg experiences this form of

migraine. “It’s a pretty awful feeling you

rs. “Usually [the pain is] just pounding

go away for sometimes days at a time,” Feinberg said.

Sophomore Haley Dostalik also ex-

elementary school. “Migraines are like from the inside out,” She said.

causes migraine and why they happen.

Headache vs. Migraine vs. Chronic Migraine Headaches, migraines, and chronic

many different reasons. “Migraines tend

difficult to tell the difference. “Migraines

care of with a rescue medicine then that’s a pretty well controlled episodic migraine

vomiting, and light sensitivity and sound

pattern,” Zadeh said.

sensitivity, so if you have a really bad

A couple of years ago the term chronic

headache and many of those other fea-

tures then you may well have a migraine,” Zadeh said.

Headaches usually cause less pain

[sinus]

than a migraine. “Headaches are just a dull ache in your head that annoys you,

ways, with a lot more pain,” Dostalik said.

Migraines differ from headaches for

Botox Botox shots are a type of preven-

tive therapy for people who suffer from

use botox. “In order to get botox for mi-

cines are taken to reduce the amount and

harshness of migraines. Whereas aborin progress and rescue medicine is taken Some migraineurs like Feinberg take

Preventive Therapy more than one type of medication.

“Often [preventive and rescue medicines] are used together, because even with prevention, there are break-through

migraines. If that happens, you would need rescue [medication],” Zadeh said.

Dostalik is one example of a mi-

fail one or two regular types of preventive

graineur who only needs rescue medi-

therapies,” Zadeh said.

Botox can be helpful to migraineurs

works for them. “I use to get maybe in a

getting [botox] shots for about the past

cine. “I’ll take a few ibuprofen, drink some

EXCEDRIN

caffeine, and sleep if it’s bad enough,”

MIGRAINE

Dostalik said.

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are pretty good migraine rescue [medica-

or three a month,” Feinberg said.

tion],” Zadeh said.

Doctors still are not sure why the bo-

a month these are a small percentage

afferent sensory nerves are muted by the

works is speculative. One thought is that Botox,” Zadeh said.

There are certain types of rescue

medication made specifically for migraine. “Even medicines like Excedrin

year and a half and now it’s down to two

tox prevents migraines. “The way Botox

of migraineurs and they usually have to

Capsules

a chronic migraine,” Zadeh said.

graines you have to have a history of migraines with 15 or more headache days

migraines,” Zadeh said.

to healthcentral.com preventive medi30

you get a pattern like that it’s fair to call it

month up to 10 (migraines) but I’ve been

However, few magraineurs actually

anwsered questions. “There’s just a lot of

if the abortive medicine does not work.

more because the treatment of botox was for chronic migraines,” Zadeh said.

Even with all the research that has

count 30 days in a month half of those

that have not found anything else that

sort of the first FDA approved treatment

escalates to more pain.”

each has a different purpose. According

“Now there are some people who if they

chronic migraines. “The terminology for (chronic migraines) really came about

a reflex cycle that’s difficult to stop and

tive medicine is taken to stop a migraine

they have a really bad headache when

Migraine

migraine those hormones seem to signal

migraines until they started to use botox.

and maybe eight or more of those days

graines affect more of the body in larger

lar medicine, but with somebody with a

use when suffering from migraines and

Cardizem

cal world. Doctors just thought of it all as

days they have some type of migraine

but you can still get on with your day. Mi-

stops pretty quickly after you take a regu-

There are three types of medicine to

migraines didn’t even exist in the medi-

Headache

person with a headache that signal sort of

Medication for migraines

Where migraine migraines all differ from each other but and headache pain to be episodic, so if somebody gets a miare similar in enough ways that it can be graine every few months and it’s taken occurs can be accompanied by nausea and

of the brain,” Zadeh said. “So a regular

Sometimes medication is not neces-

Rescue Therapy

sary if the right steps are taken to prevent them. “Drinking enough water helps prevent them usually,” Dostalik said.

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Softball ends their season at State

Softball takes second at state while playing against Waukee at Fort Dodge.

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Sliding down to the ground, junior Hannah Berger saftely makes it to third base. The girls varsity softball game against the S.E. Polk Rams as well as senior night was held Wednesday July 1, on the home softball fields. With a final score of 2-8, the Dragons lost, but it did not stop them from making it to state.

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While in the outfield, senior Mercedes Worsfold catches a ball and then rushes to return it back to the pitcher. The girls varsity softball team finished this year as runner-ups during the state tournament in Fort Dodge.

Senior Haylee Towers winds up as she sends a pitch towards the catcher against the Ankeny Centenial batter. “I just try to take one pitch at a time and not to get ahead of myself,” Towers said. “You want to throw that ball perfectly and not to think of what you are going to throw next.”

During the Softball Varsity Regional Tournament against Ankeny Centenial, graduated senior Addy Pender hits an incoming ball. “It was really intense at first today, but we pulled it out and we knew that we could win,” Pender said. The Dragons defeated Ankeny Centenital allowing them to move on forward to state.

Junior Brooke Wilmes describes to her mother the last few seconds of the game against Ankeny Centnnial as part of the Softball Varsity Regional Tournament. “Today’s game was very nervewrecking for everyone here, but it was awesome once we got into the flow of things and it was so much fun,” Wilmes said.

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cuts close to state

During the Sub-state tournament Final the Varsity Baseball team lost against the East Scarlets almost making it to state.

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Senior Nolan Monthei takes a swing during the Varsity Sub-state Final against the East Scarlets Wednesday, July 22.

The Dragons and the East Scarlets went neck-and-neck in the first half of the game until the Scarlets were able to make a comeback, winning the game 4-1.

Senior Drew Dotseth sprints down the baseline as he heads towards third base, making a safe finish during the game against North Polar Bears. During the first round of districts graduated senior Clayton Holcomb ended the night by throwing a no-hitter.

While in the outfield, graduated senior Sergio Alaniz prepares for an incoming baseball while the North opponent is batting. The boys varsity baseball team played against the North Polar Bears Friday July 17, at the home baseball fields, which was the first round of district competitions. The Dragons beat the Polar Pears with a final score of 14-8.

Junior Derek Hackman looks above from his catchers position, hoping to catch the ball and get the batter out. “The season went well,” Hackman said. “It did end a bit disappointing, but overall it was one of the top records we had in Johnston history. It wasn’t a bad season by any means. It was a good year all together and hopefully next year we get that last Sub-state win.”

As the starting pitcher, junior Jack Dreyer pitches to his opponent who’s batting for East during the Sub-state Tournament final.

When pitching, Dreyer is concentrating on one thing which is the game itself. “I try to get all thoughts out of my head when pitching. Just focusing on the next pitch, you don’t show emotion or react to anything that happens,” Dreyer said. “The fans shouldn’t be able to know whether you are winning or losing from what you are doing.”

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Cuisine critique

Downtown Des Monies has recently become a hot spot for students to spend time and dine out. A staff member traveled to some of JHS’s favorite restaurants to see if they live up to their reputations

Zombie Burger

Java Joes

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Although the concept of this

Tacopoclypse

burger joint is unique and very

Unlike the hectic chaos of other

original, their location downtown

coffee shops like Starbucks, Java

in the East Village has several is-

Joes has a much more relaxed

sues. First, the wait can be ridicu-

feel to it. Instead of premade

While it does not live up to it\’s

lously long, sometimes being up

drinks, this coffee house has a de-

hype, this fusion restaurant brings

to three hours. Second, several of

cent selection of coffee beans to

it’s own unique flavor to the table.

the burgers are just too much to

choose from, as well as multiple

The casual atmosphere, like many

eat. But overall, the atmosphere of

kinds of flavorings. The place is

other places in the East Village,

this location is great when looking

much more cozy and relaxing than

goes for a more industrial theme

for a different experience down-

other coffee shops, and the selec-

but misses it with a too small din-

town.

tion of board games for customers

ing area and is just overall dirty.

The tortilla itself is the most cause

to play with make it more than just

for complaint with it being more

somewhere to go, drink coffee,

grainy than your traditional flour

and work on a laptop.

tortilla. Despite it’s shortcomings,

the food and flavor is what keeps the customers coming back.

Dos Rios Dos Rios is not the typical

American-Mexican

Court Ave. Brewery

just tacos and burritos, including

a Mexican play on seafood, which

In this dinner restaurant, the in-

gives it an edge compared to other

terior would remind most kids of a

Mexican restaurants. One thing

Panera Bread, with the exception

that makes it very unique is that

of this place serving more than

a server will make guacamole in

soups and salads. An individual

front of a guest, but only if they or-

could easily get a good amount of

der it. It is mostly casual but more

food during their lunch hours, but

expensive than other Mexican res-

the prices raise exponentially dur-

taurants due to the upscaled envi-

ing dinner, leaving it less casual

ronment of the restaurant.

than other places.

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“I really like Lucca. Its down kind of by Tacopocalypes on Locust Street. It has really good sandwiches and pastas. I really like carbs so its defiantly my favorite place to go Name: Bernardo Duarte downtown.

Grade: Senior

restaurant.

Their menu is more diverse than

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Students favorite places “Spaghettiworks because I love Italian food. Their Alfredo is really good, also their salad bar is amazing.”

Name: Ally Warnell Grade: Senior

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“ My favorite place to eat downtown is Le Mei because they serve mostly pasteries and breads, it’s just a quality breakfast place.”

Name: Jesse Balmer Grade: Sophomore