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Volume 22, Issue 6 • May 2014
OPINION sparknotes page 3 CENTERSPREAD senior snapshot pages 12-13 FEATURE senior section pages 8-17
Red Trail Elementary is on time
mikaela HERBERG
- General Reporter Mandan’s new school Red Trail Elementary is on schedule to open for the 2014-2015 school year. The walls and roofing have been placed and the exterior is nearly completed. The construction process has been lengthy but is on time. “Right now the major push is the flooring and ceiling tile,” said Mandan facilities director Ryan Lagasse. “In June we hope to start the finishing touches. In early August we hope to have an open house to show the school off to the public.” The student population of Mandan has been showing a consistent growth pattern since early 2007. Throughout the 20122013 school year, MPS gained over 250 new students with the number rising again this year according to the MPS School
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Board. next fall. Because of that the board proposed the “As of now we are on budget, and I don’t construction of Red Trail Elementary. see us going over,” Lagasse said. “I can’t This new school is being built on land wait for the upcoming school year.” currently owned by the school district north When Red Trail is completed, all west of the intersection of Lewis Road and kindergarten through fifth grade class sizes 37th Ave. NW. will be reduced to This site was under 25 students. This chosen due to will give the students the large amount a better learning of students that environment as well currently live as reducing the stress north of I-94 and placed on teachers. west of Sunset This smaller Photo by Mikaela Herberg classroom size will Drive. The exterior of Red Trail Elementary is The new also be more attractive finished. elementary to potential Mandan school will be similar in size to Mary Stark residents. The School Board hopes this will and Roosevelt elementary. The two section cause more families to stay in the Mandan school is estimated to cost roughly 12.5 community and help it thrive for many million dollars by the time it is completed generations to come.
MHS gets own girls’ softball team
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kaitlyn SCHELSKE
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For this year’s spring sport season, Mandan High School has added a new sport, Girls’ Fastpitch Softball. The team, led under Head Coach Abby Thomas, was created due to enthusiasm expressed by students. “We had quite a bit of interest in it,” said Thomas. “We had some kids that asked about it and were wondering if we were going to get a team started for another activity to do in the spring.” The team’s enthusiasm is represented by their 24 members. Most of the team consists of eighth-graders and seventhgraders, but there are also three juniors
and two sophomores. Although having a young team may be hard for some coaches, Thomas has no worries. “The girls have really good attitudes and they’re willing to learn,” Thomas said. “We learn a lot together and it’s wonderful to see them improve.” “It’s pretty exciting knowing that we get to start the team’s legacy,” junior Shelby Anderson said. “Softball is just such a fun sport to play, and I absolutely love the atmosphere of being outside.”
So far the JV team stands 2-14 this season. On April 8 the girls shut out Century 21-0. They were victorious again on May 1 as they beat Jamestown 21-14. The team practices on a daily basis, but does not have a home field. “Hopefully next year we will be able to have home games,” Thomas said. “We are looking at the field by Ft. Lincoln Elementary to Photo by Mikaela Herberg be renovated and become Above junior Emily Bendish ours.” The girls will end their practices her swing in the season on May 16 with a batting cage. tournament in Dickinson.
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Letter from the Editor
As another school year draws to an end, graduation makes an appearance yet again. For the class of 2014, it seems like fun. Getting to order graduation announcements, handing out senior pictures, or receiving a tassel. But then the worry and anxiousness set in. Where am I going to college? What is my major going to be? Where did the time go? Or more importantly; What happens with my life now? Many students may have sleepless nights pondering over this, and some may not. Either way, growing up is going to happen. Even while you want to be young at heart, you’ll be thrust into a new role of being an adult and that in turn will be scary. My point is for seniors, while you venture into your adult life, don't forget that as though you are moving forward, it doesn't hurt to take a look back. Look back on your childhood and maybe even do things you did as a child. Go out for ice cream or visit your old elementary school. Get in touch with old friends. In the long run, it will be worth it. Truth be told, growing up is scary. A lot of pressure is on your shoulders at this time, and reflecting on your childhood could ease some of that fear. All in all, as new young adults venturing out into this world, seniors should take a step back this summer and try and do the things that were done as a child. Either way, stay gold. Sincerely,
Kaitlyn Schelske
Opinion
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Students need a real spring break Throughout the school year, folks debate upon whether or not snow days should count, how long breaks should be and how strategically they should be placed. As a staff, we’ve discussed this numerous times as well and believe it is most logical to extend the school year, making it end in the very beginning of June. This would allow for an actual spring break instead of an extra day for the weekend, and a later start after Labor Day in September. Spring break is called a break for a reason. One extra day is certainly not going to cut it for high school students; we always want more. This “break” then becomes nothing more special than other three day weekends. Where’s the fun in that? Allowing for students to recover after the strenuous and stressful nine weeks testing would be more beneficial than giving them another three-day weekend. Families will be able to actually go on a vacation during this time instead of pulling their children out of school. Since there would be an actual designated week for a vacation, there would be no days missed and less chance for students to fall behind on their academics.
Of course there will be controversy in extending school into June. After all, graduation is during Memorial Day weekend, but as seniors, the time is crunched between graduating and open houses the way it is. The extra time would allow for students to attend more open houses before their time in high school is up. If school was pushed back into June, families would be able to enjoy more than a three-day weekend together without the stress of graduation. Since it would be a couple weeks later, the weather would more than likely allow for the graduation ceremony to be held at Faris Field for once. Of course there will be some students who complain about being in school when it is starting to get nice outside, but in our opinion, gaining a true spring break because of this is completely worth it. It is said that high school goes by quickly and is the best time in a person’s life, so why not allow for even more memories to be made by having an awesome spring break week, instead of a basic three-day weekend?
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MAC is more than just a job
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Over the course of my junior year here at Mandan High School, I have learned many lessons, inside and outside of the school building. I started off hating the idea of being a junior because of all the things I have heard about it, including the difficult classes and the dreaded ACT Test in the spring. As much as those thoughts are true, no one told me how much you can learn about yourself over the course of the hardest academic year of your life (so far). At the beginning of September, I decided to take a chance and apply for the MAC
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Program Activity Assistant position open at Lewis and Clark Elementary School. At first I thought it would be a job where I would be able to see if I wanted to pursue a career in education, but now I see it as a job that has changed the rest of my junior year in countless ways. The task of learning the names of more than 70 kids was overwhelming, but it was even worse when you had to learn what kids respected you and what ones didn’t care who you were or what your job title was. I felt intimidated being thrown into a new school not knowing a single kids’ name and only knowing four of my coworkers. From my first day until now, seven months later, I have taught myself the name of every child enrolled and what their personality is like. It is crazy how much your memory and heart expands over a few months time with these energetic children. This job has reassured my original desire to pursue a degree in elementary education. The fulfillment you get from getting to know a child and getting them
to like you and respect you is greater than anything I could imagine so far The feeling of knowing exactly what you want to do in the future and knowing that it is a fulfilling career has taken a large portion of the stress of the future for me. This job has also taught me about how much respect teachers deserve. I expect my kids to treat me with a large amount of respect because I am spending my freetime to help them out and have fun with them. Now I realize I should expect the same out of myself. I have gained a newfound appreciation for all of my teachers and the effort they put in to bettering my education. With that being said, I would like to thank all my current and previous teachers for helping me become the person that I am. If it wasn’t for some of them pushing me to try my best at everything, I wouldn’t want to become a teacher. They are my inspiration for the future and one day I hope to help my students as much as they have helped me.
Sparknotes for high school
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- Asst. Editor-In-Chief The transition from middle school is a frightful one to say the least. As a wee preteen, many questions come up regarding where classes are, where to sit, which crowd to hang out with and which teachers to stay away from. Those are the easy ones, but what they don’t tell you are what I find to be the most important ones. These are things that impacted me the most over the long run, but as a senior, I hadn’t realized it until now. These are the untold secrets of high school, the things you might not have been told about but had to deal with first hand.
They are probably the only thing teachers didn’t try to drill into your brains day after day. First and foremost, teachers are actually your friends. They may not be as “hip” and “cool” as you think they are, but they are definitely on your side. Don’t start off senior year, or any year for that matter, with an attitude that stinks. It’s a recipe for disaster. As Mrs. Saur once told me, “You don’t want a surgeon operating on your grandpa’s heart that barely passed med school, do you?” Well said, Mrs. Saur. Bottomline: Do you work. For them, for us, and especially for your grandpa! It’s only hard to finish when your mentality towards it is negative. Along with that, it’s not a bad thing to ask questions when you don’t understand, either. Believe it or not, teachers want to see you succeed, therefore, they will spend time outside of class if you need a little extra help and they won’t hold a grudge.
You’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times. Enjoy the little things! Here I am, senior year, still feeling like I’ve got so much time left to have a little fun and make the most of high school. In reality there’s a week or so left! My Friday nights were spent at work serving food and making money. In the end, embrace things that never quite seemed enjoyable to you. Like the long wait in the lunchline that landed you next to the cutest kid in school. Or the fact that little to no parking when you get to school in the morning teaches you how to parallel park like a boss in almost any situation. In fear of being tardy a million times, I’ve also taught myself to get up, shower, eat and get to school in under 20 minutes (I’ve cut down my time considerably in the past two years). All in all, high school actually has been some of the best years of my life so far. But these points in particular are things I wish someone had told me and I hadn’t ignored.
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MHS Courier Opinion/News Diversity Rally differs with new performances
kaitlyn SCHELSKE
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Of the numerous qualities that Mandan High School can claim, diverse can be one of them. At the annual Diversity Rally, most of the performances are usually music based. This year, MHS students included a call to action, various music, taekwondo and hula hoops One of the most memorable moments from the Rally was senior Tanner Hostetter. Though he did not actually perform, he had a list of students who he would call on to help save the world. While the list was long, it was heartwarming to know that in a time of crisis, MHS had students who could save the world. There were numerous musical pieces and the style in which they were performed varied. One of the most impressive of the bunch was the guitar solos of senior Sam Ravnaas and sophomore Erik Velasquez. They played at different times yet they both wowed the crowd with songs that
Finally, the rest of the talents performed they had composed themselves. energized the crowd since they had never Another impressive aspect of the Rally been performed at the Diversity Rally was the variance in age that performed. before. Sophomore Sophomore Ashlyn Audrey Wilhelmi with Quintus sang a rendifreshmen David Knoll tion of “Bitter Heart”, and Kaelen Reedy and was backed up each displayed Taewith freshman Johan Stenslie on the banjo kwondo moves and and junior Jackson broke wood planks, Murphy on the trummuch to the crowd’s delight. Later sophopet. more Paige Michal A group of all seniors plus a freshended the show with man, the Findon Lads, Photo by Sarah Kovash a lighted Hula Hoop followed up with Freshman Kaelen Reedy breaks a wood routine in the dark “Holiday” and “The with Matisyahu’s plank while performing taekwondo. Middle”. Even one “Live Like a Warrior” senior, Adam Michal, performed his own playing in the background. beatboxing. One of the last performances Overall the Diversity Rally was a success. was performed by freshman Jennifer Hilde, Although there weren’t a lot of groups that singing an acapella solo of “You and Me”. performed, MHS greatly displayed talent Although the performances were different, and overall, diversity. they were well sung and executed.
MHS says farewell to five staff members
kaitlyn SCHELSKE
- Editor-In-Chief
At the conclusion of the school year, five Mandan High School teachers and staff will be retiring. Art teacher Susan Boyce, Correspondence and OdysseyWare teacher Len Stanley, Administrative Assistant Helen Arenz and Paraprofessionals Marlys Balkowitsch and Donna Weiler are among the staff retiring. While it was their job to teach, they in turn have learned something from their students. “You never know what may be happening in a student’s life that impacts their ability to function successfully in school,” said Boyce. “Most students want to be challenged and they rise to their best if that is your expectation of them.” Although they will not return for the next school year, their impact will still remain over the students and staff for years to come.
“Seeing students discover their (sometimes) hidden ability to create meaningful “I will miss visual art.” “I will miss all the staff - Boyce being around and students young people I am in every day.” contact with What will - Weiler every day.” you miss? - Arenz “I will miss not having a team to coach for the first time in 41 years.” - Stanley
“My co-workers and the gains the students make.” - Balkowitsch
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receives help from Student Council sarah KOVASH - News Editor
Mandan High School Student Council organized three fundraisers to help three alumni bike from Bismarck, North Dakota to St. Petersburg, Florida to raise money for the Bismarck Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society and to raise cancer awareness. The first fundraiser raised just over 1200 dollars to donate to Bike 2 Believe. In order to motivate students to donate money, faculty members agreed to perform various tasks if a certain amount of money was collected. After raising 500 dollars, choir teacher Keri Hess-Bolte agreed to dye her hair a funny color. For surpassing 1000 dollars, chemistry teacher Dewitt Mack will wear a dress and makeup to school for a day, Latin teacher Daniel Cahoon will grow a beard and English teacher Jann Andring and science teacher Annette Bender will wear “unique” makeup for a day. Student Council also held a dance in the gymnasium on Saturday, May 10 with an admission fee of 4 dollars in advance or 5 dollars at the door. Finally on Monday, May 19 they will host a Dodgeball Tournament welcoming all students and staff to participate in and attend the event. With the donation from Student Council and other sponsors, Bike 2 Believe has raised over 110,000 dollars.
Seniors, graduation practice is Wednesday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. All students who want to be in the ceremony at graduation must be in attendance. Do not report to your sixth period class. Instead go to the auditorium.
Mathletes
Mathletes had 13 students participate at the University of Jamestown Math competition. The team of Brandon Schaner, Braden Hausauer and Alex Belohlavek placed third out of 21 Class A teams.
DECA
DECA had 13 people qualify at state in March to make it to the International DECA Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. It was May 1-7 and they competed against 16,000 other participants.
Spanish and French classes
Spanish class had several students place in the National level of the 2014 National Spanish Examinations. Senior Hannah Schlosser and Sophomore Shae Skager got honorable mentions for level two and senior Brandon Schaner received an honorable mention for level four. Senior Alyssa Oppegard got bronze for level four at the National level and honorable mention at the State level. Freshman Alec Stork received an honorable mention for level one at both the State and National levels. French class had multiple students place in the State level of the 2014 National French Examinations. Freshmen Hannah Heinze took ninth and Emily Schmidt took tenth for French 1 and senior Jill Roth took 10th for French 4.
French club
French club had a hat day on Wednesday, May 7 to raise money to send school supplies to a school in Togo, Africa.
Speech
Speech coach Annette Bender was elected by peers as the 2014 State A Speech Coach of the Year. Photo from Mandan DECA’s twitter page
Members hold up their DECA diamonds in Olympic Park in Georgia.
National Honor Society
National Honor Society will take their yearbook photo on Wednesday, May 21 during third period.
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Last Wills and TestAment of the Senior Class of 2014 “I would will my little brother Alden Halverson to the school.” – Adaer Halverson
“I will my amazing soccer skills to my little cousin, Maddy Zander. ;) lol.” – Shayne Keller “I will my caring personality to the next “I will my sister the ability to cook up some person who can sit and listen well into this school.” great puns or at least be able to improve – Zach Nicholson them with thyme.”
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“I will my 75 SPF sunscreen to
“I will the frustration of having a locker the girl’s track team.” that never shuts to the poor Senior who - Kelly Davis gets locker #1-5. Enjoy!” – Madison Jansky “I would will my volleyball # to Kristi Hermanson because she’s adorable. Or my rad go-to dance to my couple crush: “I leave the rest of my cheat sheets to my Kennedi and Trevor.” cousin Justin Pfliger, even though he’s too – Sara Aune lazy to use them.”
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“I will the nickname of Papa Gravy to King Rich on the D-line.” – Travis Keller
“I will nothing, keeping it all!” – Derrick Markel
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“Enjoy every moment, you don’t get them back.” - Vanessa Eback “Let seniors be seniors. You’ll get your chance.” – Shaelynn Purvis
“Join the wolf pack and wear a wolf shirt every Wednesday.” - Shana Geiger
“Get your stuff done, you don’t want to play ketchup.” - Caitlin Heinze
“Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.” - Curt Zachmeier
“What ever you do, don’t have to take semester testing for APUSH.” - Rachel Ford
“There’s a fine line between being nice and being a pushover. Stand up for yourself, be smart, and don’t let people take advantage of you.” - Hannah Stork
”Smile; spread positivity; everyone you walk past is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” - Isabelle Renner
“When trying to think of good senior advice, don’t ask Google. Also, follow your dreams. Also, take all of Mrs. Saur’s classes. Because she is a lovely lady.” - Benaiah Simburger “Have fun, don’t get caught.” – Derrick Markel
“Take advantage of every study aid for the ACT test. It will be worth the time.” - Arista Bergquist
“Don’t take crap from Allan. Dish it right back. If everyone comes together, you may take him down.” – Sydni Schmidt
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Hannah Schlosser You will always be our Princess, Hannah. We love you so much! You make us very proud parents. Love Mom & Dad
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Isabelle Renner Our little squeaker is all grown up. Congratulations Belle Love Mom & Dad
McCallie Willows McCallie, you have the ability to achieve whatever you want in life. All you have to do is believe in yourself. We believe in you and love you, always. Dad, Mom & Braylen
Zachary Nicholson Congrats Kiddo!! Hope all goes well for you at NDSU... Love Mom, Damon & Sabrina
Tanner Hostetter
Kayla Rafferty “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.� - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Love Mom, Dad and Kasey
Go conquer the world, Tanner! Congratulations! Love, Dad, Mom, Hannah, Mollie, Maggie, Hallie, Ben Will & Sam
Congratulations Tessa! We love you! Love Mom and Dad
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rom This year’s p e theme was th e ti s! Roarin’ Twen Swing music this played from ts era as studen walked down . Grand March
The 2014 Prom Co urt. From left to rig ht: Zach Krush, Matt Popp e, Tom Belohlavek , Connor Leingang, King Je rry Carlson, Quee n Hannah Stork, Shayne Ke ller, Maddy Jansky , Hannah Schlosser and Ha llie Longtin.
MHS FFA State Parliament at the Capitol. From far left: FFA adviser Heidi Reiter, senior Hunter Kleinjan, junior Cullen Gress, seniors Tanner Gress, Sydni Schmidt, Jessica Fleck, Tessa Keller and FFA adviser Dylan Zubke.
FFA placed 4th in Parliament, ranking them gold, while also getting Chapter of the Day at districts. Their chapter has four students advancing from state this year.
The student section never fails to show immense support. There is nothing more empowering than cheers from your peers.
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The 2013 Homecoming Court. From left to right , in back: Curt Zachmeier, Zach Krush, Gage Wolt Sadie , Aune Kristian Stenslie, Shayne Keller, Sara Larson, Hannah Stork. Front: King Benjamin Wanner and Queen Chelsea Peterson.
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Senior Girls’ Cros s Country. From to p to bottom: Tara Helfr ich, Carli Defoe, Ke lly Davis, Chelsea Pe terson, Brianna W ilson, Adilene Benitez, Alyssa Nardello, Kayla Helbling and Ashl ey Vander Wal
Students were relentless in showing their support both at home and away games all year. We love our Braves. Drum Majorette Caitlin Heinze prepares to conduct the Marching Braves for the Homecoming halftime show.
ountless classes later, we are way to start the rest of our lives.
Seniors in the student section chant their school year at ou r homecoming game against Minot.
Here’s to you, Class of 2014! Let the journey begin.
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May all your dreams come true! We are all so very proud of you! We love you! Your Family
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To our talented Miss “C” - it has been a joy following you through your school years. Thanks for the adventure! Love, your family
Austin Geltel Congratulations and good luck at wherever life’s journey takes you! Love, Mom, Dad & Nicole
Chelsea Condon
You have grown up so fast and the future is so bright. We are so proud of you and look forward to your new beginning and all that you can accomplish. All Our Love, Mom, Dad, Jacob & Drew
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Congratulations Alyssa Nardello Alyssa, continue growing and moving forward in your future with confidence as we know that you will accomplish great things. Love Mom, Dad and Steven
Erin Rector Congratulations! We are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad & Thane Chance Norton Time to start buying your own Mtn Dews! Congratulations Chance. Love Mom, Dad & Reese
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As one door closes may many more open. So proud of you “Sweet Tea” Love you! Mom
best, follow your dreams and enjoy the journey.
So proud of you! Congrats— well done!
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Congrats and Good Luck Sadie!! Mom, Dad and James
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Jacob Hanson Jacob Have fun...work hard... dream big! Your biggest fans, Mom, Dad, JoDee, Chuck & Hannah
Sam, for goodness sake, go change the world, but don’t let the world change you. Well done! M, D, H
Nichole Bloom Nichole, My fond memories of you will always be pressed between the pages of my mind. Love Dad
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mikaela HERBERG
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Mandan has changed drastically over the past year due to the birth of new businesses and the loss of others. The Mandan community has gained a few new places to dine and shop, but lost irreplaceable businesses that helped shape the face of Mandan’s yesteryear. The Mandan Diner and Soda Fountain, formerly Mandan Drug, reopened this year to a community that had missed it dearly. With a fresh coat of paint, the diner looks just like new and serves up sandwiches, shakes and malts to any hungry customer that walks through its doors. Located on Main Street along with Mandan Diner and Soda Fountain, Brazilian Harvest and Station West are both relatively new eateries in town. The Brazilian Harvest offers a wide array of Brazilian barbeque grilled over a wood charcoal fire while Station West offers a straightforward menu with many burgers to choose from. To help compete with the large amount of shopping centers located in Bismarck, a Wal-Mart was built in northern Mandan. This business has helped the community grow as more individuals can do their shopping in town without having to travel across the river. Wal-Mart has also offered a large amount of jobs to better prosper Mandan
First Lutheran Church Last LAF Thursday, May 15 Grilled hot dogs, refreshments, cookies and chips.
residents. As for the businesses that left the community this year, Central Market and Adventureland are far from forgotten. Central Market’s closing left more than 70 of its employees without jobs and many faithful customers having to find a new grocery store. The closing of Adventureland’s doors left many without a store to supply the movies that they spent many a Friday night watching. Express Yourself Salon has now moved into Adventureland’s old building; the salon was previously located on Main Street. Thrifty White Drug will be undergoing an upgrade in the near future. The store will be moving to northern Mandan closer to WalMart and will become just a pharmacy. Thrifty White has been in its current location for many years and its absence will leave an even sadder mark on Mandan’s
current downtown. It is a mystery as to what will go into the vacant Central Market and Thrifty White buildings. A new grocery store is preferred by many Mandan residents according to a recent article published in the Mandan News. However, the future of the building is ultimately left in the hands of the private sector. Mandan will also be getting a new elementary school to help keep up with the growing student enrollment rate. To read more about the progress of Red Trail Elementary check out the article on the front page. The transformation that Mandan has experienced in the past year has permanently changed the community. Mandan residents continue to look forward to the changes that the town will undergo in the future to help make their hometown an even more enjoyable place to live.
Pictured above a current view of Main Street, Mandan
Photo from Google.
Student Life
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Generic products beat brand name mikaela HERBERG
- General Reporter
Everyone has been there, standing in the shopping aisle deciding on whether to purchase the name brand or the generic brand. Is quality being sacrificed for price? The consumer must decide if spending the extra money on name brand products is worth it. High school students often will choose generic products just to save a few bucks, but is there any harm in that? There’s usually little risk in trying the cheaper product. Most stores offer a moneyback guarantee if their products don’t meet the buyer’s expectations. Name brand companies usually give unsatisfied buyers coupons, but the process is often not worth the consumer’s time. According to consumerreports.com, almost any generic product is worth a try. Not only does purchasing generic products save the buyer a few dollars, but there’s also the satisfaction of not giving in to all the hype that a company creates to promote its name brand products. To many consumers, there are times when buying the generic product is the better option and times when it’s not. When it comes to orange juice and milk,
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cording to a separate survey conducted by generic is the way to go. These beverages consumerreports.org, generic cereals may are usually produced regionally so there’s less processing and transportation involved not look the same, but they taste almost identical with half the price tag. than with name brands, which impacts Even though surveys like these say that quality. generic cereals taste the same as their On the contrary, generic interpretations name brand competitor, there are some of popular soft drinks often vary in quality and taste. It’s not that the sodas are that statistics show don’t even come close. made with different ingredients, it’s the fact In 2003, Nabisco spent $34 million alone that consumers will on its Oreo cookie. In many ways, this camnotice the paign paid off as Oreos remain one of the subtle most recognizable cookies around. differHowever, many grocery stores sell their ences own generic versions of the Oreo cookie. in taste While these generic cookies appear physicomcally similar to Nabisco’s Oreo, they are not pared to marketed on a national level and receive the name little marketing support. brand The amount of Oreo cookies sold indisodas con- cates that people are purchasing Nabisco’s cookie in much greater quantities than any sumers are grocery store’s generic version. A bag of used to. So what is exOreos is also more expensive than a generic pected of generic brands to compete with bag. With this information, consumers can the name brands? As stated on cerealfacts. infer that people are buying Oreos more org, the than generic cookies. average The physical apGreat Value’s Fruit Spins cost $2.24 preschoolpearance of the while Kellogg’s Froot Loops cost $3.88 generic cookie as well er watches about as its nutritional con650 ads for breakfast cereal each year. This tent makes it a strikingly similar product. website states that even with colorful masWith these facts, consumers can infer the cots and clever catch phrases, name brand true cookie difference is unimportant and cereals don’t beat out the generic. Acdoes not alone justify the noticeable price difference. Food isn’t the only product that buyers can sacrifice the name brand for. Clothing is often something that consumers, especially teenagers, crave to be name brand. If a customer is willing to spend more time searching for clothing similar in appearance to those of name brands at stores like Target or Wal-Mart, they will be able to purchase more articles of clothing for the same amount of money. Based on these facts, name brands seem to be easily replaceable by cheaper generic versions. However, the decision on whether a consumer is willing to spend more money is their own.
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MHS Courier
Athletes of the Year The MAR Club hosted the Annual Most Valuable Athlete Awards night on Monday, April 14th, 2014 at the Mandan Middle School. This event recognized all the Most Valuable Athletes from the 2013-2014 as well as other awards within their respective sports. The event concluded with the announcement of the Senior Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards. The nominees for this award were: Sara Aune, Adilene Benitez, Rachel Ford, Kayla Helbling, Chelsea Peterson, Jacob Hanson, Derrick Markel, Brandon Schaner, Benjamin Wanner and Curt Zachmeier.
Senior Chelsea Peterson
The Female Senior Athlete of the Year was awarded to Chelsea Peterson and the Male Senior Athlete of the Year was awarded to Curt Zachmeier. They will each receive a $500 scholarship which is sponsored by NISC/iGEAR and the MAR Club.
*All information and photos from MAR Club
Senior Curt Zachmeier
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Athletes of the Month
February
Senior Curt Zachmeier
Senior Carlie Defoe
Sophomore Reed Bergman
March
Junior Colten Stoltz
Senior Shaylynn Mack All photos were submitted
Sports Roundup Former MHS student wins national basketball tournament
Previous MHS graduate Michael Kaip and his University of Wisconsin-Whitewater teammates are at the top of the collegiate wheelchair basketball world. Kaip, a freshman secondary history education major from Mandan, N.D., helped the Warhawks bring home the title after defeating the University of Texas-Arlington 55-54 on March 8 at the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Arlington. This title marks the Warhawks’ 11th national championship in the program’s history.
*All information from Mandan News
Girls’ and Boys’ Track and Field So far into the season the Girls’ Track and Field team has attended six meets where they placed either fifth or higher. On April 22, the Girls ran in the CocaCola Meet in Dickinson, where they finished in first place. For the Boys, in five of their six meets they have placed either fifth or sixth. Upcoming meets will include West Region in Bismarck on May 17 with State following a week later from May 23-24.
Girls’ Soccer The Girls’ Soccer team has a record of 0-4-1 in the season. The Girls played in the E/W Crossover held in Mandan on April 11, where they lost to the Fargo Davies and tied with Fargo South. The Girls tied their May 6 game against
Jamestown with the score 0-0.
Boys’ Baseball
The Boys’ Baseball team holds a record of six wins to two losses. The Braves will head to West Region on May 22-24 in Dickinson and State the following week on May 29-31.
Girls’ Tennis
The Girls’ Tennis Team has advanced in the season with a 0-6 record. West Region will take place in Bismarck on May 15-17, where three singles players and two doubles teams from Mandan will compete.
Boys’ Golf
Boys’ Golf as a team has placed at eighth or above at all of their five meets so far in the season.
THE sarah KOVASH - News Editor
PILF SIDE Photo by Colton Justice
Freshman Connor Wieland
Sophomore Margaret Green
If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done?
“You fail because you succeeded at failing.”
“Neither, you’re over thinking it all. You either fail or succeed. No in between.”
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a picture of a thousand words worth?
“It’s still one picture so obviously it’s a thousand.”
Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
“A rain drop is a thing. Rain falls just like snow.”
“Pie π”
“Snow is clumsy.”
Noob of the year
Photo by Hannah Schlosser
Freshman Brady Bohl
How does it feel knowing that you are the biggest noob in the school? “It feels good knowing I’m good at something.“
Has your backpack gotten any lighter from the start of the year?
“Yes my backpack is a little bit lighter. Now I can’t block the football team!”
Is the high school still as scary as it used to be? “No, because the high school is scared of me now.”
Junior Ryan Blotsky “You have successfully failed at failing.”
“$14.95 plus shipping and handling.”
“I don’t know, ask Mr. Mack.”
Senior Parsheana Adams
Math/Physical Education Teacher Brandon Schafer
“You flunked.”
“Well if you wanted to fail and you succeed then you failed miserably at failing, but now you are a success.”
“Depends on the artist.”
“Not very much. Who buys a picture with a bunch of words on it? That is why it is a picture, you look at it!” “I am sick of snow falling, I would much rather have rain dropping. Does that answer your question?”
“Snow drops and rain falls.”
Noob of the year
How does it feel knowing that you are the biggest noob in the school?
Freshman Makayla Hickman
“It feels good. I guess every freshman has to feel noobish at one point during the year.”
Has your backpack gotten any lighter from the start of the year? “Yeah, I have a different one from when school started.”
Is the high school still as scary as it used to be? “Not at all, once I got to know more upperclassmen, it got to be easier.”
For the final issue of the school year, the Courier features two noobs from previous issues to be the noobs of the year.
All other photos by Sarah Kovash