The Courier 905 8th Ave. NW, Mandan, ND - Volume 27, Issue 3 - December 2018
CHRISTMAS CUTIES
KACHINAS KICK IT
Mandan first graders are interviewed about Christmas and the holiday season.
An in depth look at the Mandan High Kachinas’ current competition season. Page 22.
Pages 12-13.
From The Editor...
As I sat down to write this little letter to you, the students, I realized that it would be the last message I will give to you in 2018. So here is what I have to say as you go forward into 2019. Be kind to each other. I know this is something that you have probably heard a million times, but I feel like it is often overlooked. You never really know what is going on with the people around you, and sometimes all it takes is a kind face or a small compliment to make all the difference in their lives at the time. Live in the moment. You will hear this from any senior you talk to, but high school flies by and the next thing you know you are going to be crossing the stage at graduation and all of this will be just a memory. Value your friendships. Good friends are hard to come by, and they are not worth giving up for a relationship or over a silly argument. There is my little talk for all of you, but honestly just go enjoy your life. You only get one shot, so love every second of it. OP out.
Table of Contents
Cover photo by Riley Griffin
The high school keeps a Christmas tree topped by a star in the front entrance of the school.
Page 3............................................................................The Bell Page 4-5...................................................The Hypebeast Herald Page 6...................................................................The Real Piehl Page 7..................................................................Gartner’s Grub Page 8..........................................................Christmas Rankings Page 9...............................................................Courier Calendar Page 10.........................................................................Runnings Page 11.................................................JUUL Goes Up in Smoke Page 12-13........................................................Christmas Cuties Page 14............................................................Musical Mermaid Page 15....................................................................The Flipside Page 16......................................................................Yay or Nay Page 17...............................................................Advertisements Page 18..................................................Club Spotlight: LGBTQ Page 19.......................................................Soundcloud Students Page 20.................................................................Advertisement Page 21..............................................................Yoga and Sports Page 22...............................................................Sports Spotlight Page 23......................................................Athletes of the Month Page 24...............................................................Sports Roundup
Disclaimer: the article on page 19, written by a Journalism 1 student, features a member of the Courier staff, and was selected to be included in this issue by other editors based on the article’s merit.
Courier Staff and Editorial Policy Owen Piehl......................................................Editor-In-Chief Liberty Hurley..................................Assistant Editor-In-Chief Opinion Editor Ben Gartner..........................................................News Editor Madi Just...........................................................Feature Editor Courtney Entzi....................................................Sports Editor
Maggie Knoll..............................................Business Manager General Reporter Ryan Phelps..................................................General Reporter Riley Griffin..................................................General Reporter Nevaeh Quarry..............................................General Reporter Hannah Cahoon...........................................................Adviser
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Opinion
Please feel free to rip this page out and stick it in an English folder. Many a teacher will thank you.
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Assistant Editor-In-Chief
Commas
When to Use Commas:
1After an expression
1To separate parts of a date 1When two separate sentences are 1When a participle phrase is used (Of course, you can use the pen.)
combined
1When an adverb clause is used
Crash Course: Essays
If you have ever taken an English class (which we all have), then you know how hard it is to live Spongebob’s struggle of writing the word “The” and not being able to come up with the right words. Living in a world that shows no mercy to those who cannot come up with the right words, this Bikini Bottom tragedy is real. These helpful grammar tips and basic essay format should be usable in anything you need to write. Here are some tips and tricks to help any student through their next English paper.
Basic short essay format:
MY TITLE WILL BE CREATIVE AND IT WILL RELATE TO THE TOPIC To start my essay I would think of something to grab the readers attention (this is something that English students hear on the daily, but it is so worth it). I would not want to start my essay with anything along the lines of “in this essay you will read about.... blah blah blah.” That is boring, and even if your topic is boring, your essay should never be. So instead I follow my clever opening with a thesis statement. A thesis is the central idea I will explore in my essay. So, if I was arguing that black water bottles were the best kind, I would say “black water bottles are the best to have because they are a versatile fashion accessory, they keep water colder and they are the easiest to carry.” Whether or not these things will be believed is up to the facts that I have to support them in my body paragraphs. My first body paragraph will touch on my first topic in my thesis. Following my first paragraph, my next one to three paragraphs will touch on the other topics in my thesis statement. Every paragraph written will be set up like this: 1General comment
1Specific support for the topic
-Why is that specific support important?
1To set off quoted words
Differences between commonly misused words: THAN: A method of comparison THEN: A point in time EFFECT: Result AFFECT: Influence TWO: The number 2 TOO: Also or excessively TO: Indicates motion THEIR: It belongs to them THEY’RE: They are THERE: A place WHETHER: Joins two words of
phrases; similar to the meaning of the word “if” WEATHER: Relating to climate IT’S: It is ITS: Possessive of “it” WE’RE: We are WERE: Past tense of “are” WHERE: A place
Extra tips to become a pro essay writer:
1Read like a writer 1Keep your main points down to two or three
1Second specific support
-Why is that important?
1Always use six plus sentences per
1Final thoughts
-Remind readers what was just said, and then tell them what is coming next in your second body paragraph I will then follow this format until my two to three body paragraphs are complete with a clever transition sentence at the end of each paragraph. To start my conclusion I will NEVER say “In conclusion...” The reader knows you are concluding so this form of conclusion is outdated, overused and completely destroys all of the work I have put into my essay. Instead, I will say something like “Looking back at all of my evidence...”, “Understanding the importance of this topic is very important because...” or reword my thesis sentence to wrap up my essay. The first sentence of the conclusion is then followed by a wrap up of the importance of what my reader has just read. I will also leave my reader with something to think about or a challenge of some sort. If you follow the basic rules of this essay format, with a splash of your own style and sass, I promise you will have an essay that is worth turning in. So I challenge you—for your next essay make it one that your teacher can put down in disbelief at how wonderful it was to read.
Opinion
(Walking around, I could see the flowers.)
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paragraph
1 Avoid long writing sessions
-Life gets in the way and you can not force a good essay
1Stop procrastinating 1 Never use contractions (not
using them will make an essay longer and it is sloppy when they are used)
1No one word sentences 1Use the whole word abbreviations)
(not the
1Do not force an idea -let it come to you
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THE HYPEBEAST HERALD RILEY GRIFFIN General Reporter
Disclaimer: This article is all my personal opinion and the ideas are not taken from any website, person(s) or other articles. This article of the HYPEBEAST HERALD will feature the top 4 albums and sneakers of 2018
Albums
Astroworld by Travis Scott. This song 1. Long awaited and heavy anticipated, Dear Reader, 3. had many consistent good songs and that my 2018 album of the year is Tha Carter is why it is at number V by Lil Wayne. I cannot thank you enough for taking three. No, not a whole lot Now, before you 3. the time to read my article, and if you are of them were complete get angry about my a previous reader, thank you and welcome back. The HypeBeast Herald is a new column for me this year and I was skeptical as fashion and hyped up news has not worked too well in the past. This, however, is now in the past because I have received such good feedback from this article and I cannot thank you enough. I will continue to do my best to make this article better and better for every issue. See you next year! Your writer, Riley Griffin
4. Beerbongs and Bentleys by Post Malone. This album offered hits like
“Rockstar”, “Psycho”, “Better now” and “Candy Paint”, it is no question that this album has the songs I have heard the most on the radio. These songs have been overplayed, but I think when they were not overplayed, they were not half bad.
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bangers, but as a whole, I think that the album was pretty good. Also, if you can get people saying “He’s on sicko mode,” after a song, it is a memorable song, and a memorable song is good for the album.
choice, hear me out. This album is no banger heavy album nor does it have the most top whatever hits, but this album was the most consistent with its songs. I feel like almost every single song Scorpion by Drake. Photo from en.wikipedia.org on this album This album is opposite of Cover art for Travis Scott’s was a great song. Astroworld, as Scorpion “Uproar”, “Can’t ASTROWORLD. has no good cohesion, Be Broken” and but its bangers toppled “Famous” were all other songs from this great songs. Lil Wayne is a veteran to the year. “Nonstop”, “God’s Plan” and “Nice game as this is Wayne’s fifth Tha Carter, for What” were Drake’s top three of the and he is still keeping up with the high year. All of these songs had a good amount expectations that have been attached to the of hype around them and deserve being in album’s wname. the Billboard Hot 100.
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Cover art for Lil Wayne’s new album “Tha Carter V”, which features an old family photo of Wayne and his mother Jacida.
Opinion
BEST OF YEAR EDITION
Sneakers
4. Coming in last is the Nike/ 2. Runner up for sneaker of the year is OFFWHITE Presto. Whether it be the the Balenciaga “Triple S.” The only reason Blazer, Air Force One or the Presto, nowadays it seems like there is always an OFFWHITE shoe in the mix. These do not spike too much interest in me. Yes, they are a nice shoe and deserve a number four spot, but they do not do anything for me. Maybe it is because I have seen them so much. Overall, the Nike/OFFWHITE Presto has been hyped up since it came out and that is why it is in the number four spot.
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this was chosen for the number two spot was because of their tremendous hype. This sneaker was the absolute joke of the year for sneakerheads, but somehow got the most hyped up as well. These bad boys had not one, not two, but three soles on them, hence the name “Triple S”, with the S standing for sole. Personally, these were not for me, as I like to have a single sole shoe that does not cost me $600-$900 for resale price. Honestly, I do not get how these got so hype, either them being Balenciaga or them being so ugly that people thought they would get hyped up because of the joke probably.
smile of the face being a Nike swoosh. Even the small wave on the tongue of the shoe adds so much story and character.
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Hype Scale
3. Number three for sneaker of the year is the Nike “React Element ‘87.” This
sneaker was a classic case of something ugly that got hype because people thought it was different. Take a look at the sole of these, they look like a rainforest frog’s fingertips. These are creative to say the least. From the transparent upper to the sole, the shoe screams creativity. I did not like these that much, but I can respect them for what they are.
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Opinion
1- So unpopular people do not know about it.
Photo from dznrspot.com
1. Well deserved and praised, the 2018 sneaker of year is the Nike/Sean
Wortherspoon 1/97. This grail among grails is in the number one spot because of the truly ingenious detail that went into the sneaker. Combining the two best Air Max models, the ‘OG’ Air Max 1 and the Air Max 97, into one shoe, then adding corduroy, making it multi-colored and having the owner of the popular store, “Round Two”, design it...crazy. Wortherspoon even added a smiley face on the heel portion of the insole with the December 2018
5- Most people heard about it, but they do not care enough to look into it.
10- Everyone has heard about this and has a good bit of knowledge about it
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The Real Piehl Poetry edition
OWEN PIEHL Editor-In-Chief
If you read this page, you know that I have been addressing serious topics the last two issues. I am kind of tired of always having a strong stance on something, and school has been stressful, so this issue I am going to dedicate this page to various styles of poems by me, (somewhat) relating to my favorite holiday, Christmas. I hope you enjoy them. To everyone reading: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Roll Braves.
Limericks Gifted Teachers
Got a gift for a teacher today Does not matter what I had to pay She teaches a class Which I barely pass So I hope that she gifts me an A
Gifted Students
MHS has no chimney, that’s cool Yet Santa comes, call me a fool? The great gift we receive Days before Christmas Eve Is a full 12 days without school
Free-Verse Freezing Thoughts “It feels like I’m being crushed And held, the brightness of day overwhelming even in my world of white The air rushes past, and I reflect on my short time on this earth My fall from the heavens The cold which enveloped me, freezing to my core This moment It all seems so simple, I think to myself I wonder where I am headed now I hope it’s somewhere ni-” *splat* A boy blocks the snowball and the fight continues
Shakespiehlian Sonnets Roll Braves
Let me tell you of a school I attend Now that I’ve seen it for years upon years And listen closely to me now, my friend As I write poems for my peers upon peers Phones out of the class, here’s iPads for all Now this assignment can be due at night Signs hanging up, don’t be dumb in the stall Or the SRO will give you a fright We have cowboys, rappers, all kinds of kids Different cars in the parking lots yonder Walking through the hallway, take off your lids Don thinking caps, there’s issues to ponder But while you work and feel like you’re a slave Always remember — be proud to be Brave
Santa’s on Vacation
Santa awoke in the morning with cheer And proceeded to make himself jolly He checked his calendar, “Christmas is here?” He wasn’t ready, by his own folly He hustled, bustled and ran to the barn To find Rudolph passed out with the others And the elves had not yet spun all the yarn To make coats for the sisters and brothers So Santa himself was left with a choice Either skip Christmas or put it on hold So he yelled and yelled ‘till he lost his voice “This Christmas and next, I’ll stay at the pole!” So the question, “Is Santa real? Is he?” He is real, he’s just always so busy
Real Piehl Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the school Not a sound could be heard, not even a Juul The students were home or all out for the night And Mandan was silent and covered in white But alas, what noise? now screams through the air Through the parking lot yonder, a drifting car tears They should leave and rejoice, for Christmas has come Appreciate time to relax and be dumb Be happy that school is put off for awhile Put on a coat, and maybe a smile Is it wrong to be happy, when school’s not required? When kids can sleep in when they’re groggy and tired Or should homework be first? And the rest of it next? And should life and our happiness rest upon tests? Must we study semesters which fill us with dread Or can visions of sugarplums put us to bed? It is easy to stress, it is easy to cry It is easier still to actually try But enough of the school, I am tired of waking Up early and walking outside to be shaking It’s cold and it’s dark and I’m sick of it all It’s only six p.m. yet night starts to fall North Dakota, my muse, how you change in your seasons Why do I miss summer? A million reasons It’s happy and nice, I can feel both my hands All this frozen water can’t mess up my plans But for now I am happy, for now we have joys With family and food and unwrapping our toys Christmas has come, and for now life is bright And I promise that everything will be alright Banana graphic by Shantel Jangula.
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Ga tne ’s G ub
This Gartner’s Grub is not like any before because I am making the food. These are a few of my favorite holiday treats. They are all pretty simple to make, besides the cutouts, as they are a pain to roll out and frost. I would highly recommend baking these cookies and having a fun time with friends or family making them.
Powdered Chocolate Cookies
BEN GARTNER News Editor
Photos by Ben Gartner
¾ Cup Shortening 2 Teaspoons Vanilla 2 Cups Sugar ¼ Teaspoon Salt 4 Eggs Powdered Sugar for Rolling 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 2 Cups Flour 1 8 oz. Box Unsweetened Chocolate Melt chocolate and shortening in microwave, add the sugar and vanilla and mix, then add eggs and mix, add baking powder, flour and salt, mix and chill overnight or at least four hours in fridge, after chilled, form balls and roll in powdered sugar amd bake at 350 for 12 minutes. After baked keep in a airtight container or they will get hard.
Christmas Cookie Cut Outs & Frosting 3 Cups Flour 1 Teaspoon Salt 2 Eggs 1 Teaspoon Vanilla 1 Cup Sugar ¼ Cup Milk 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda 1 Cup Shortening 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder Mix the flour, salt, soda and powder with shortening until fine and crumbly, beat the two eggs until light, add the sugar, milk and vanilla to the eggs and mix, add that mixture to the flour mixture, chill overnight or at least six hours, roll out the dough with a rolling pin on floured board (sprinkle flour on top of dough as well), cut out with cookie cutters and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Frosting 1 Teaspoon Vanilla 2 Tablespoons of Margarine ¼ Cup Milk 2 Powdered Sugar Red and Green Food Coloring Mix all of the above, might have to add more powdered sugar or milk depending on consistency and frost your cookies
Chocolate Walnut Fudge 2 1/4 Cups Sugar 6 oz. Evaporated Milk 3/4 Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 1 Stick Butter 1 ½ Teaspoons Vanilla ½ Cup Chopped Walnuts (Optional) Cook the sugar and evaporated milk for seven minutes on medium low to low until it comes to a boil, stirring constantly, add the chocolate chips, butter and vanilla and stir until smooth, add the walnuts if you want them and spread this into an 8x8 buttered pan and refrigerate
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Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer
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RYAN PHELPS General Reporter
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Courier Holiday Rankings
A compilation of holiday songs and movies Ho Ho Ho and a Merry Christmas! A time for joy, family, presents and if none of that pans out, cookies and milk. Everyone reading this will have a least one present though, one from the staff of The Courier to our readers. A ranking of Holiday themed songs and movies to help get you past the long days of break. Happy Holidays!
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
“Mistletoe”
“All I for t Wan Ester Williams #2 Christmas” and Ricardo Montalban Is You” “Las #4 Mariah Carey “Winter C hrist t #1 Wonderland” ma Justin Bieber
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Courier Calendar December ‘18 - February ‘19 BEN GARTNER
Photo by Maggie Knoll
News Editor
The Kachina’s perform their first place kick routine at the Mandan Kachina Invitational. Wrestling:
Jan. 3 TMCHS 7:00 Jan. 4-5 Bismarck Rotary Tournament Jan. 17 Minot 7:00 Jan. 24 Bismarck 7:00 Feb. 9 West Region - TMCHS Feb. 14-16 State - Fargo
Boys’ Basketball:
Jan. 5 Williston 4:00 Jan. 8 Jamestown 7:45 Jan. 12 Watford City 3:30 Jan. 22 Legacy 7:45 Feb. 2 TMCHS 4:00 Feb. 5 Dickinson 7:45 Feb. 15 Century 7:30
Boys’ Swim/Dive:
Dec. 29 Mandan Pentathlon 10:00 am Jan. 18 Bismarck 5:00 Feb. 1 Grand Forks 5:00 Feb. 8 Williston 5:00 Feb. 9 Mandan INvite 10:00 am
Photo by Nevaeh Quarry
Christmas trees are being sold by volunteers and Leo’s Club members for Lion’s Club.
Boys’ Hockey:
Jan. 5 Bottineau/Rugby 4:30 Jan. 8 Jamestown 7:30 Jan. 15 Bismarck 7:30 Jan. 24 Minot 7:30 Jan. 26 Pierre T.F. Riggs 1:00 Feb. 14-16 West Region - Minot
Girls’ Basketball:
Jan. 5 Williston 2:00 Jan. 8 Jamestown 5:45 Jan. 12 Watford City 1:45 Jan. 22 Legacy 5:45 Feb. 2 TMCHS 2:00 Feb. 5 Dickinson 5:45 Feb. 14 Century 7:30
Girls’ Hockey:
Jan. 8 Dickinson 5:15 Feb. 2 WIllison 2:00 Photo by Courtney Entzi Feb. 5 Jamestown 7:00 Feb. 8 Fargo Davies 7:00
Junior Jaxton Wiest drives into the paint in the win against Bismarck High School.
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Kachinas:
Jan. 5 @ Minot Jan. 12 @ St. Mary’s Jan. 19 @ Legacy Jan. 25-26 State - Grand Forks
Gymnastics:
Dec. 21 Mandan Meet 5:30 Jan. 17 Jamestown 5:30 Jan. 18 Mandan Meet 5:30 Feb. 15 West Region - Jamestown Feb. 22-23 State - Jamestown
ACT:
Jan. 5 Practice ACT Test with Sylvan Learning Center at the high school (8:00am-12:00pm) Feb. 1 Works Key Test (Periods 1-5)
Scholarships: December: Principal’s Leadership,
Elks National Foundation “Most Valuable Student” Scholarship, North Dakota Jaycee Senate/Lisa Burdolski Memorial Scholarship, North Dakota School Counselor Association January: Minnesota Dakotas Kiwanis Educational Foundation, North Dakota Farmer Union Scholarship, West Dakota Chevy Dealers Scholarship February: Academic All-State Team, Bank of North Dakota Real Deal, Buick Achievers Scholarship, MorGran-Sou Electric Coop Scholarship, North Dakota Crop Improvement and Seed Association, West Dakota Chevy Dealers Scholarship
Band:
Jan. 5 All-State Auditions
Leo’s Club:
Everyday after school/weekends volunteer to sell Christmas Trees for Lion’s Club
Choir:
Concert February 4th 7:30pm
News
Central Market is located on Main Street in Mandan, and is currently vacant.
RILEY GRIFFIN General Reporter
Runnings Through the Market
Runnings to move into old Central Market Building. “I wouldn’t put something like a Vacant for years, the Central Market building will now be given a new face, as community center in there,” Selzler said. “It sounds good in it has been bought theory, but people out by Runnings. are going to go in “I think its going there for the first to be a really good couple months, improvement then it’s just for the business. going to die off Runnings has and it’ws going to been in the be a wasted space. building that It’s not going to they’re in now increase revenue for many years,” for the city as said MHS senior Photo by Riley Griffin much as a retail and Runnings employee Jarrett The Thrifty White Pharmacy building store would.” Students who is located to the Southwest of the main Selzler. The building Central Market Building and will also are residents near Central Market was up for sale be utilized by Runnings. do not seem to to the public. be thrilled about Students seem to have some ideas on what they believe having the new store. “Honestly I’d rather have Central Market should have been put into the building.
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Photo by Riley Griffin
back, or something like Central Market. Walmart is not that far away, but [Central Market was] more convenient for me and the people who live around me,” junior Kobe Poitra said. Some students seem to feel Runnings is not for them and will not affect them in anyway. “I don’t think I really need anything, but I think my parents might go,” Poitra said. There are pros to the building despite the feelings of some students. Traveling was a previous issue that will now be even shorter. “Its good because now people don’t have to haul everything from Bismarck,” Poitra said. Bigger is better, or else that is how it seems to be for the store moving into a much larger building. “Getting a new building and a bigger building to get more business in will work better for the city and the company,” Selzler said.
News
JUUL Goes Up in Smoke JUUL and the new rules surrounding it
LIBERTY HURLEY
a JUUL, stopping their usage about 17,000 civil money takes work. penalty cases.” Teachers and students alike They have stopped flavored Alongside the FDA and know that JUULing is openly JUUL pod sales to over 9,000 JUUL, Mandan High is trying happening around the school. retail stores and are only selling to take action to stop JUULing “JUULing in the high those flavors on their website in its halls. There are now school is what I would call an that you must be 21 or older to signs in the bathrooms around epidemic,” School Resource buy from. campus warning students Officer Michael Breid said. To prevent people from about the danger of JUULing. Because the JUUL has been buying in bulk and distributing “I think [the signs in the proven to cause harmful to minors, JUUL has limited bathroom] are good because effects, especially to youth, the buyers to two JUUL devices people need to understand that Food and Drug Administration and 15 JUUL pod packages per that is not going to be tolerated (FDA) has decided to crack month. in the school because it is down on JUUL selling to Along with JUUL, the FDA illegal and the school is trying youth. has made an impact on other to stop it,” Mandan Student “We’ve got to step in to e-cigarette distributors. Jemma Watkins said. protect our kids,” said the 2018 “This isn’t the first time Aside FDA press announcement Minors often get from what we’ve taken action against regarding JUULs. retailers for selling these JUULs by buying the school The JUUL Students often try to hide e-cigarettes them from older is doing company and and other regarding their JUULs by placing students or friends. JUULs, the FDA share tobacco them inside of clothing products With such easy access, Officer the same goal— “preventing youth and backpacks. to minors, it is easy for students Breid has from initiating on and it to get addicted. other ideas nicotine.” won’t be the last,” said on how to JUUL states that their the press announcement. “In reduce this intention was to never fact, the FDA has conducted “epidemic.” let youth start JUULing, 908,280 inspections of retail “I think one of but to help adults switch establishments that sell tobacco the bigger things from cigarettes to using products, issued 70,350 is just changing e-cigarettes. As it is so warning letters to retailers for the culture around easy for youth to obtain violating the law and initiated it. The students who don’t agree with it, to help them spread that [it is not good for you,]” Breid said. As of now, the only step the school is taking to stop JUULing in its halls is informing students with the signs in the Photo by Liberty Hurley bathroom.
Assistant Editor-In-Chief
News
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Some think the school should be looking further into this epidemic. “I think we need police going through the parking lot,” math teacher Melissa Olson said. “I don’t think we are talking to kids about how truly awful it is for you. There needs to be education.” Although some students avoid JUUL usage, some school faculty have noticed an increase in younger students abusing the device. “Since last year JUULing is going up because now we are getting to some of these lower grades that are middle schoolers that have been doing it more and more,” Breid said. Since last year, the amount of students JUULing in class has gone up as well. “I see [JUULing in class] as an issue because they are more drawn to that than learning about the actual school work,” Watkins said. According to school policy, any high schooler that gets caught with a JUUL in class should get reported to the office, and those who are reported do not get a light punishment. “The kid will get two days of in school suspension,” Breid said. “State wise it is a twenty five dollar citation and it is a state citation that will stay on your record forever.” Some students would see a permanent mark on their record as bad. And when students all around campus are taking that risk, it can get just as dangerous as a JUUL. “This is what someone told me… it’s not the matter of if you get caught, it’s when you get caught,” Breid said. *Names have been changed to protect students privacy.
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Christmas Cuties 1st graders at Custer Elementry share some Christmas knowlegdge
MADI JUST
Feature Editor
What did you ask Santa for this year? “I haven’t asked him for anything yet, but if I do, I’m gonna ask him for Nerf guns.” What is your favorite thing about Christmas? “Opening presents.” What is your favorite Christmas movie? “The Grinch.”
Daxton Schweigert
What does Christmas mean to you? “Playing at my friends’ houses and eating.”
What is your favorite Christmas song? “Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, the BatMobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away.” What is your favorite Christmas cookie? “The Santa kind.” What are your most excited for this Christmas? “Presents.” What is your favorite Christmas movie? “The Grinch.” What does Christmas mean to you? “Everything.”
Baya Hamilton
What did you ask Santa for this year? “I haven’t really thought about it yet.” What is your favorite christmas cookie? “I like the kind of Christmas tree ones. You know the ones shaped like Christmas trees.” What are your most excited for this Christmas? “Presents.” What is your favorite Christmas movie? “Frosty the Snowman.”
Taelynn Clayton
All photos Madi Just
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What does Christmas mean to you? “It means a lot.”
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What did you ask Santa for this year? “A hamster. I would name him Cutie.” What are your most excited for this Christmas? “Christmas Eve.” What does Christmas mean to you? “Jesus.”
Grant Hehr What did you ask Santa for this year? “A Nerf Gun.”
Xavier has a really cool purple mohawk he wanted to show everyone.
What is your favorite christmas cookie? “Chocolate Chip.” What are your most excited for this Christmas? “Toys.” What is your favorite Christmas movie? “I haven’t watched like any.” What does Christmas mean to you? “I think it means about loving and stuff.”
Xavier Becicler
What did you ask Santa for this year? “An LOL Doll.” What is your favorite thing about Christmas? “Giving Gifts.” What does Christmas mean to you? “All about Jesus.”
Kylee Volk What did you ask Santa for this year? “A tablet or riding horses.” What is your favorite Christmas cookie? “Christmas Trees.” What is your favorite thing about Christmas? “Santa gets to bring us gifts.” What does Christmas mean to you? “Happy.”
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MHS Goes Under the Sea Sneak Peek of the MHS Musical RYAN PHELPS
provided by students. “The costumes look amazing, especially the big octopus one of Ursala,” said Musical Director Keri Hess-Bolte. The costumes are not the only interesting visuals in the musical. The set design is being handled by Austin Geltel and senior Amber Daniel. “This year is the first year we have had to build the set offstage and bring it in,’ Hess said. There are many reasons to see the musical this year, but the most important one may be to support the students who are participating. Photo by Madi Just “I challenge students to Senior Sam Kat, juniors Anne Kessler, Landrey recognize who is on stage. A Yantzer, Kam Leingang and freshman Medora lot of people are having big Mallum must perfect and memorize their singing, parts for the first time, and lines, and character movements. they need a lot of support,” Hess said.
General Reporter
This year, “The Little Mermaid” is more than the story of a mermaid wishing for her legs, rejecting her father and learning to be content with herself, it is also the story of teenagers learning lines, building sets and working stage lights. On January 17-20 “The Little Mermaid” is being performed as the MHS musical. Playing the musical’s lead character Ariel is Sophomore Karley Cermak. “I have really liked theatre and Broadway, and I love performing, so I thought why not put them together and try something I really loved,” Cermak said when asked why she tried out for the musical. This year’s costumes are being made by Sleepy Hollow instead of
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NEVAEH QUARRY
The Flipside
General Reporter
If you could have one wish If you were Santa Claus, granted at Christmas, What Christmas song what type of cookie would makes you cringe? what would it be? you want to be left out?
Freshman
For everyday to be Christmas.
Juilan Baron
All of them.
Oreos. Photo by Nevaeh Quarry
Sophomore Reese Baker
To be in Hawaii.
All of them.
Snickerdoodle. Photo by Nevaeh Quarry
Junior
Receive a Gucci Kambree Perkins belt.
Any country version.
What the heck Oatmeal. Photo by Nevaeh Quarry
I would want to go Sabin Vandal- ten for ten on the billboard hot 100. Albertson
Senior
Grandma got ran over by a reindeer
Sugar Cookies. Photo by Nevaeh Quarry
Teacher Julie Fleck
To win the lottery, so I can quit teaching.
How big do you think your backpack is? “Medium.” Which seniors do you look up to in the school and why? “Young Sabiin - rap god and Megan Zander - hard worker.” What would you like students at MHS to know about you? “I will tell you how it is.” Why do you deserve to be Noob of the Year? Photo by Nevaeh Quarry “I’m different, yeah I’m Donovan Taylor different.”
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Noobs of the Month
Noel, that annoys me.
Sugar cookies. Photo by Nevaeh Quarry
How big do you think your backpack is? “It weighs as much as a semi.” Which seniors do you look up to in the school and why? “Kaylin Kraft lmao.” What would you like students at MHS to know about you? “I am fun lol hit me up.” Why do you deserve to be Noob of the Year? “I don’t, but I’m a nice person.”
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Kaia Wiese
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Jason Martin
Sophmore
First, the wonderful smell of pine is so nice and really brings out the mood for Christmas. Second, one of the best family traditions is actually going to choose what tree to cut down and put up in our home. Besides the smell and fun of picking out the tree, I just overall enjoy natural rather than manmade. I guarantee waste from factories is produced when making fake trees. So, I think it’s clear to see that I would always choose a real tree over a fake tree.
Greg Buzey
Yay
Senior
Yay! Real Christmas tree all the way. I moved here from Washington state, and we always had a real Christmas tree, every year as the holidays roll around, we go out as a family to a Christmas tree farm and chop down a real tree. Once we brought that tree home, the first thing you will notice is the distinct smell the pine trees give off, and it fills your house with a nice Christmas scent.
Yay or Nay
COURTNEY ENTZI Sports Editor
Are real Christmas trees better than fake trees? Harley Simonson Wendy Schultz
Senior
Fake trees are just so much less hassle, like you don’t have to worry about pine needles all over your living room or what to do with it once Christmas is over. Fake trees are one of the few things in life where it’s buy once and done scenarios, unlike with a real tree where you have to buy one every year, fake trees are so simple to put together and to take apart. I mean a real tree isn’t the same as a tree that you’ve had since you were a kid and seeing it get put up again and again every year, it’s a feeling that a real tree just doesn’t have, memories from years prior of what you found under that same tree. It’s just something a real tree will never be able to replicate.
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Freshman I think why we should use fake trees instead of real is because it kills tons of trees that we use for oxygen. It kills a lot of animal habitats so they may die because they wouldn’t have a home. Every year you have to buy a new real tree which is a lot of money and a fake one you can use every year and they could even have Christmas lights on them already. Real trees have to be cared for by watering them and picking up pine needles. Just the cash you save from getting an artificial tree can get you more presents and food for your family for the holiday season.Real trees can be a fire hazard if not taken care of and can be hard to dispose of.
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Queer Straight Alliance Back in Business
Club Spotlight
COURTNEY ENTZI
environment through acceptance. “The more exposure we have to it here and the more we start that acceptance process the easier it will be for these students,” Gieser The Queer Straight Alliance has been revamped and is hoping said. “I live in a unbiased world like whatever works for you might to bring some changes to the schools’ climate. They will create an not work for me but, I am not going to judge you and I think that’s outreach for students to help them deal with issues they may face. the kind of mentality that they are trying to get through especially “We had a club a few years ago, and it ran for a couple years and in our school.” then it just fizzed out,” club advisor John Gieser said. “I think it [the Gieser is very proud of his students and the maturity they have club] will bring awareness. The idea [of the LGBTQ community] shown is becoming considerably more prominent these days.” “A lot of people have that mentality, oh well you are 16 what do Junior club member Kam Leingang, who helped start the club, you know about that stuff, I disagree with that mentality,” Gieser wanted to help said. “I don’t know create a place for everything at my age, students to have but I think if people are an enviroment that comfortable to go where they could out there and do stuff be themselves. and talk about it and “I think it will have outreach about it I give an outlet think that’s a clear sign for people who of adulthood.” identify with it, The members are and they will have going against the status a place to feel quo to create a safe safe,” Leingang place for diversity and said. “They can be individuality to grow. who they are and not “By them doing this be judged.” I find it’s a very mature The student run way of going about it meetings are held as opposed to the whole about once a month closet gossip,” Gieser and are normally on said. “I give them a Mondays. lot of credit for being “We mainly just very open and opening hang out or talk if themselves up to a lot of anyone needs advice ridicule and criticism.” on anything serious,” If a student would Leingang said. like to be apart of this Photo by Nevaeh Quarry The club will create club, they can talk to John Gieser a judgment free zone for students The club has monthly student led meetings held in or Kam Leingang. There are no share and relate to each other. room V-152. requirements for the club but they “The premise of it is to give do ask that the meetings are kept individuals of a different persuasion a place to go that is a safe confidential. place to talk about issues, talk about problems and outreach and “The main thing we follow is everything is confidential so no that kind of awareness,” Gieser said. outing people,” Leingang said. “Everyone is welcome as long as The club hopes to help educate students and create a safe they are respectful.”
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SoundCloud Students A look at Mandan’s rap scene
The main aspect Schauer looks at is the aesthetics of the song, like how good it sounds and the emotions put into it. General Reporter “A good rapper thinks about their lyrics, has good flow, and a good voice,” Schauer said. Talent can be found almost anywhere, and nowhere is this more Vandal thinks “a good rapper has feeling in their lyrics, having evident than in the rap scene at Mandan High School. meaning to them is important. Also, having clever metaphors, North Dakota is a country music state, but three seniors at similes, etc.” MHS are going against the grain and showcasing their talents on When it comes to rap names, it is hard to find original ideas Soundcloud, a free music streaming app. that also are catchy. Owen Piehl and Karter Schauer started rapping in their Schauer came up with his rap name from the word Czar, sophomore/junior years. Sabin Vandal started freshman year meaning a Russian leader, but with a twist. with a music video. He spells it as Kzar, because he spells his first Piehl started rapping because of his name with a K. background in music and his admiration for Schauer uses his rap name to express how he famous rappers and their abilities. Schauer feels powerful or as a king while he raps. started rapping because of free time at lunch Piehl’s rap name is not as original or creative with his best friend. as it is just his initials, OP, but he likes it and “The way to become a good rapper and has not felt the need to change it. It does its make good songs is to sit down with a beat job by expressing who it is and that’s what it and just start writing,” senior Owen Piehl is mainly for. said. “It’s going to sound really bad at first “I try to go as myself, Owen Piehl, but my but eventually when you keep doing it, you’ll rap name would be OP. That’s what I always get better.” say before songs,” Piehl said. They all started at the age that most rappers Vandal, like Schauer, has a more creative rap Photo submitted by Karter Schauer do, but they kept at it. Some may hope for a name. Kzar and OP are working on future within the rap industry, but most just “My rap name is Young Sabiin, I came up new music together. want to have fun with it. with it because I’m one of the youngest in my “I hope I get places with my craft, maybe class, and do you know anyone else with that name?” Vandal not anytime soon, but I will get somewhere with it,” Vandal said. said. “I would tell you how, but real G’s move in silence.” While the three rappers are currently on good terms, it was Schauer uses his songs as an outlet to express good vibes and not always that way. In fact, towards the end of summer the his lifestyle. Another upside for him is that “chicks love it.” three were a part of Mandan High’s first rap beef. “I do it for fun, I have more aspirations in life “I was listening to ‘Back to Back’ by Drake than rapping,” Schauer said. and I thought, ‘why can’t I drop a diss track?’ Piehl has similar thoughts regarding a future and that’s when the beef started,” Piehl said. in rap. Piehl posted “Seeing Stars” on his Soundcloud “I mostly do it for fun,” Piehl said. “I’m dissing Vandal, who quickly came back with a going to college next year, I got other stuff I’m diss of his own, “owe”. The two went back and doing.” forth, with Schauer joining Piehl for his second He uses rap to express himself creatively and track. to entertain others. After two rounds of back and forth disses the “When a person comes up to you in hallway rappers made peace, and a few days later were and tells you that they listened to your all freestyling together. soundcloud and they liked it, that’s the best “Obviously we were dissing each other so part” Piehl said. Photo submitted by Sabin Vandal things got a little heated, but in the end it was Even though the three agree on similar Young Sabiin currently has 110 all in good fun,” Schauer said. qualities in what makes a good rapper, each While Mandan, North Dakota is not the followers on Soundcloud. artist is unique with his lyrics and the delivery place one might expect to find aspiring of his music. rappers, these three are showing that you can showcase talent Piehl mainly focuses on the lyrics and how it is delivered, no matter your background. which is an important thing when it comes to good songs. “I use rap as a creative outlet and that’s why I love doing “A good rapper has flow, lyrical ability, good at rhyming, and it,” Piehl said. “I would encourage anyone who wants to rap is able to create good hooks,” Piehl said. “In my opinion creating to try it, and anyone who just likes listening to watch our the hook is the hardest.” Soundclouds for some new music.”
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Yoga: Bettering Your Mind and Body How yoga benefits your mental and physical health MAGGIE KNOLL General Reporter
“I really enjoy Buti yoga. It is a super high intensity class that is yoga mixed with cardio Yoga is known for its benefits in strengthening muscles, dance,” senior Lexie Keller said. “It is super increasing range of motion in muscles, increasing flexibility uplifting.” and help mind-body Keller has been awareness in an doing yoga for individual. about three years Yoga is practiced by and uses the many types of people workout to help from young to old. benefit her in sports Athletes also do yoga to as well as her increase flexibility and overall health. awareness of muscles “Yoga is really in the body and to good for stretching decrease the risk of and preventing injury caused by sports. injury,” Keller “It is extremely said. “It uses a ton beneficial for athletes,” of core strength yoga instructor and and makes your Mandan English Photo by Maggie Knoll muscles just shake.” teacher Candice Brannan said. Yoga helps in the “You can open up those sore spots improvement in energy level in your body to help prevent and For those interested in taking yoga classes, there are and helps with mental benefits heal injury.” Brannan started taking classes classes offered at the BSC Aquatic Center and Capital such as decreasing stress and in 2011 and recently became Racket that Brannan teaches, along with other gyms increasing motivation. “My instructor gives a a yoga instructor at the BSC the area. motivational pep talk that aquatic center and Capital Racket really leaves me inspired and in 2017. empowered,” senior Kenzie Ulrich said. “When I first started, I thought it was the most boring Yoga is also used as a relaxation method that uses breath workout of all time,” Brannan said. “I ended up in this yoga control patterns and certain meditation techniques to relax class, and it was the most invigorating yoga class of all time. an individual. I got to the last pose, called Savasana and it was the most “It was the first time my brain felt calm,” Brannan said. relaxed I’ve felt in a long time.” “For once my brain wasn’t running a mile a minute.” There are many yoga Practicing yoga is an activity that can be beneficial to classes offered around almost every individual. It is a form of a workout that Mandan and Bismarck focuses more on stretching and breathing rather than high including a form of yoga called Buti intensity strength training. yoga taught by Lindsay Masset at “It makes me focus on the year now and not the 100 other DanceWorx. tabs that are open in my brain,” Brannan said.
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Sports Spotlight Mandan Kachinas: Back for More MAGGIE KNOLL General Reporter
A teams’ goal is often to finish and St. Mary’s High School, the the season with a bang, girls are ready to take on the which is exactly what the competition just as head strong Kachinas did last season as they did the previous year. as they took a second “We are looking forward to place state title, making it working hard to accomplish the first time the Kachinas amazing routines this year,” have taken a state title in Kuntz said. “The season has started nine years. out great.” It was a successful end A new addition to the Kachinas to a great season of second dance team is the new coaching and third place finishes in staff which has been working with high school competitions. the girls since this summer. The team is hoping for a “We have great coaches this repeat in success coming year,” Yunker said. “Our coaches into competition season this are exactly what we need in order Photo by Maggie Knoll to succeed.” year and have nothing short of high hopes. The new Head Coach Alicia Allie Fleck, Marnie Barrios and Olivia Obrigewitch “We all became super close Ripplinger was a previous coach for kick high in their first place kick routine at the Mandan last year in the middle of the the Mandan middle school dance Kachina Invitational. season making it a great team and is spending her first year season,” senior dancer coaching varsity with the Kachinas Summer Kuntz said. “It is a and is looking for a year filled lot of fun being together and with positivity. becoming so close.” “My biggest goal as a coach The dance team had their is for the girls to have a positive Mandan Kachinas home experience this year,” Ripplinger invitational December 1, and said. “They have had a new finished with three places: coach for several years, and that first place in kick, third place makes it hard to get into a routine in Pom and third place in hipof things.” hop. The rest of the season is looking “Century is one of our good for the Kachinas, who are biggest competitors and we determined to make it to state in beat them in kick which is Grand Forks. fantastic,” senior dancer “I want the girls to take Lexie Yunker said. “We something positive out of it,” Photo by Courtney Entzi are definitely a force to be Ripplinger said. “At the end of reckoned with. The Kachinas perform their third place pom routine at the day if they feel like they’ve With competitions coming done the best they can do then the Bismarck Mandan boys’ basketball game. up at Bismarck, Legacy, Minot that’s our job as a coach.”
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Athletes of the Month
MADI JUST
Feature Editor
Is there anything your coach said that really stuck with you? “One team, one heartbeat.” Who’s the mom of the team? “Kiana Haug— you need a band aid, she’s got it. Granola bar? She’s got it. Life advice? Got it.”
Lexie
What was the funniest thing that happened this season? “The funniest part was when everyone started calling eachother ‘Dad.’”
Kelle
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Photo submitted by Lexie Keller
Is there anything your coach said that really stuck with you? “Work hard. It will pay off.” Who’s the mom of the team? “August Fleck, he’s always making sure we have everything.” What was the funniest thing that happened this season? “Probably when we were rap battling on the bus coming back from the Rapid City meet.”
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Brayd
Is there anything your coach said that really stuck with you? “Tackle Tuesday.” Who’s the mom of the team? “Keaton Meschke.”
Elijah
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What was the funniest thing that happened this season? “Brad Treiber getting an interception.”
Klein
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Sports Round-up BEN GARTNER News Editor
Wrestling
Mandan Boys’ Wrestling took fourth place at the state tournament last year and had a fifth place finish at the Lions Tournament this season. “We plan on working hard throughout the season regardless of a win or a lose,” Head Coach Luke Mellmer said. The team has won duals against Legacy and has lost to Century and Dickinson. The Braves’ also competed in the Rapid City Invite with senior Jacob Boehm placing first and the team placing 12th.
Girls’ Basketball
our team is pretty young we have a lot of talent ranging from shooters to shot blockers.” Their goal this season is to make it to state again and compete for a championship title.
Girls’ Hockey
Mandan Girls’ Hockey qualified for the state tournament and are hoping to do the same this year. “This year, we are really focusing on the team aspect,” Head Coach Steph Hoard. “We win and lose as a team off and on the ice.” The team is current 1-6 with the state tournament at the end of February.
Boys’ Hockey
The Mandan Boys’ Hockey team started their season out with a win against Jamestown in a shootout. “Our team has learned how to play confidently with the puck and transferring it to offense,” Head Coach Leif Mattson said. After not qualifying for state in the ‘17/18’ season, this year they are looking forward to placing top in the WDA. “We want to continually work on skill development in practice,” Mattson said. As of December 11 the boys are 3-3.
Boys’ Swim & Dive
With two relay teams and diver Johnny Mindt winning state last year, boys’ swim and dive is looking Girls’ Basketball started the season forward to a successful season. off strong with a 23 point win over “The sky is the limit this year, we West Fargo Sheyenne. want to end up where we were last “The team is focused and doing a year,” Head Coach Ralph Manley great job at practices,” Head Coach said. “We are going to have to push Abby Thomas said. “They are harder this year because we lost a working hard and playing very well few seniors.” together. They push each other in Swim and dive was the last sport to practice to get better each day.” start practice this winter, starting a After taking second at the state week later than last year. This means tournament last year, the girls are Photo by Courtney Entzi they had to squeeze more in and hoping to make it back again and Senior Keshawn LaFramboise brings the ball up ended up having a few athletes get take the championship. “We know if we focus on the day- the court in a home court win against Bismarck sick. to-day grind of the season, our goal High School. for playing our best basketball at the end of the season will hopefully take care of itself,” Thomas said. On December 1 at the Kachina The girls are currently 2-1 with a couple Mandan Gymnastics took third place at Invitational, the Kachinas took first place months left in the season. the Dickinson Milo Dullum Invite at the in kick and third place in pom and hipend of November and had a fifth place hop. finish at the Bismarck invite. The team has had a new coach every “[Our goals] are to qualify as many year for the past four years, so they are Mandan Boys’ Basketball is back this athletes individually for state and increase focusing on having fun and getting to season after a third place finish at the state our average team score,” sophomore Rylee know each other this season. tournament last year. Bowers said. “We want our girls to enjoy their season The Braves started the season with a loss Gymnastics has a healthy team this year and if they walk away feeling like we against West Fargo Sheyenne and a win and are looking forward to the rest of their made a difference then our job is done,” against Bismarck High School. season with the state competition at the Ripplinger said. “I think that we will go to state this end of February. See page 22 for more information. year,” senior Trey Wiest said. “Although
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All statistics and information comes from wdasports.org and the respective coaches. Sports up to date as of December 12.
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