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This Week: Wednesday:
Boys’ bas-
Wednesday:
Wrestling
ketball at Ben Lomond at Juan Diego
Thursday 7:00 pm:
Girls’ basketball at home vs. Spanish Fork
Thursday: French Club
movie night in Dr. Wright’s classroom.
Friday: Wrestling at Manti Tournament
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On the evening of November 22, during the cast party celebrating the final performance of this year’s musical, a small group of the cast members went sneaking up to the area above the auditorium, known as the catwalk. “We had no idea that they were up there,” said Tanya Roundy, North Sanpete’s drama teacher. Though many of the students in North Sanpete have gone up there without permission, something new happened on this occasion. One of the students in the group fell through the ceiling while walkk ing on a part of the catwalk away from the set path. Due to fast reflexes, the girl was caught before falling completely through the ceiling.
The students’ reason for being up on the catwalk is unknown, though Roundy has her own theories. “It was probably just a bunch of seniors trying to see a part of the school they hadn’t seen before,” said Roundy. The majority of the group had come down from the cat-walk when the incident happened, but they all are sharing the fine for the damage to the ceiling. Some of those students feel that it is unfair that they are being punished for just being on the cat-walk. “We weren’t the first students to be up there without permission,” said one of the students involved. In addition, some members of
Making cookies, jammin’ to N*SYNC and killing babies are just some of the activities the Preferred Men carried out last week. The candidates for the most preferred men were Ryan Aagard, Taylor Ricks, Jared Bailey, Spencer Henderson, Reggie Clawson and Cody Irons. These seniors, who were elected by the female population of North Sanpete, seemed a little shocked that they had been voted in. “Yeah, I was way surprised!” said Henderson. “I didn’t really consider myself to be the popular kind or the other type [of guy] that usually gets voted.” These boys had a series of activities to accomplish to help determine who would be crowned at the dance. Each of the boys had their legs, eyes and lips photo-
graphed. Each day, one of these pictures was set out during lunch and students had to guess which body parts belonged to which guy. They voted for the one they liked best by putting money in the specific jar. “It was weird having people vote on our many awkk ward body parts,” Henderson said. On Tuesday, the boys strapped on their aprons and sold the cookies they had made the previous day. They all considered it to be a big success. “My cookies were the best, even though they were in the back and no one could see them,” said Bailey. “It was easy cooking. Mrs. Brooks helped with it. We sold all our cookies,” Clawson said. Wednesday was the day they all learned their dance for the assembly on Thursday. Using a routine from Hen-
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BY JESSIE RICHMOND Richard Brotherson of Mt. Pleasant is one of the three new school board members, winning the election against Roy Ellefsen, former NS teacher. Brotherson says he was prompted to run because he believes that he has certain qualities that can help the students succeed. The qualities Brotherson speaks of are his financial background--including a master’s degree in accounting--,his familiarity with the schools, and his determination to ensure his three kids have a quality education. With his skills in accounting, he believes that he will be able to find better ways to spend assets within the district, something he is very concerned about. “I’m hoping we can find efficiencies that will reduce costs which will help save district money,” said Brotherson. Though Brotherson admits that he hasn’t had enough time to evaluate what spending needs to be reduced, the problem of how to pay for education is never far from his mind. He rates it as the foremost problem facing our schools, especially with the new cuts proposed by Governor Huntsman. “Fortunately, education received the smallest reduction, but we’re all going to have to get by with less funding as the economy is in a downturn,” said Brotherson. On a slightly different ff note, Brotherson supports the idea of Merit Pay, where
Seniors boys compete for the title of most-preferred man BY KATIE CARPENTER
Brotherson, hoping to improve school spending
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The holiday season is a time to give, a time to share, and for a group in Fairview, the season is a time to honor those who have been big contributors to the community all year. The North Bend Entertainers are a group from Fairview. These people provide community theater and entertainment. Most of the events are fund raisers, which are currently going to the restoration of the Fairview dance hall. Some of the events they participate in are For the Love of Chocolate, Fairview Follies and the Christmas Shining Star Award. The Christmas Shining Star Award is an award given to a male and female member of the community based on nominations from the community. A committee then selects the recipients based on service to the community, and the good things the per-
year. “I feel it is successful,” said Cliff ff Wheeler, a member of the North Bend Entertainers. Wheeler also says it is nice to recognize the good things people have done. This year the program will be a combined concert. There will be the Sanpete Community Singers, C-Minor, two Fairview Elementary school grades and more. A poem by Hazel Anderson was written especially for this event. Two Fairview Elementary students will be selected by their principal to read the poem while the awards are presented. This program also receives support from North Sanpete High. “We really like the students at the high school,” said Wheeler, “[They offer] ff good support.” The awards will be presented at the Fairview Dance Hall on December 19, at 7:00 p.m.
Auditorium, continued from page 1 the tech crew were on the catwalk during the incident. Though they have permission to be up there, some of the other students feel that they should be punished as well. “They were the ones that led us off ff of the path,” said one of the students. Because of this incident, and to prevent a similar one in the future, the school is taking some measures to monitor which students go on the catwalk. “We are at-
taching some doors to the entrances with latches on them. Only the tech crew will be given the key, and only when I give it to them,” said Roundy. The roof of the auditorium has been fixed now, and life continues as usual in the drama department. “Accidents happen, and that’s life,” said one of the students. “The only difference ff is that a closer eye is being kept on students that go up to the catwalk.”
of the babies ‘died’, most of them did an excellent job, even though they hated it. “It was terrible, don’t remind me!” said Henderson. “It woke up twelve times in the night, and I only got three hours of sleep. There was one part where I had no idea what was going on.” “It’s a waste of time,” said Bailey. “The time I spent with it, it was annoying and I wanted to strangle it.” “The babies sucked. If it was a real baby, I would’ve cared,” said Aagard. Clawson, who received 100% in taking care of his baby, said all it took was a little tender love and care, but he still hated it. On Thursday, the assembly took place. First, the Student Body Officers put on a skit of Ultimate-Ping-Pong. Then, the boys came out
modeling their swimwear. Irons and Ricks ended up ripping their shirts off ff by the end of their posing. Next, an agility course was set up, and the boys we’re timed as they went through it. Lastly, the boys came out in their eveningwear, escorted by the girls in FCCLA. There, letters written by their mothers were read. The members of FCCLA, who are sponsoring the Preff erence Dance, have spent a lot of time with the boys. Percinda Anderson, the club’s president, learned a lot from this experience. “They’re just entertaining to watch,” said Anderson. “They’re such a laugh. It doesn’t matter what’s going on or what mood you’re in, they’ll always make you laugh.”
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their students. He supports this program because it is, to him, how most other job markets work. However, he sees the problems of how to introduce the system while still ensuring that the students have a well rounded education if the only focus is good test grades, and how to pay for this program. Money issues aside, Brotherson doesn’t have any changes planned for the district, wanting to “get a feel for things are workk ing now, and try to make improvements over time.” However, if any changes were to be made later, they would likely be made to increase the amount of technology in our schools. “I would like to see a greater emphasis on
Mt. Pleasant rec. center remodeled BY HUNTER ERICKSON
The Mount Pleasant City Recreation Center got a much needed sprucing up last summer when Dean Kleven and other artists painted a Veterans’ mural on the south side of the building. Kleven and Jason Quinn, both of Mount Photo byy Hunter Erickson Pleasant, presented the Q%1*&$*-)'5)5$0*'()$)"#$4*&&5$%7$:)9$R&#*5*()$1')6$-#1-#*)'%($1#()#-9$ idea of a new mural to the !"#$0*'()'(85$%7$)"#$5%&,'#-5$5)*(,$*5$*$.%(+.#()$)%$"%(%-$)"%5#$'($ C*(0#)#$1%+()6$4"%$"*3#$7%+8")$'($3*-'%+5$4*-59$!"#$-#19$1#()#-$'5$ city council who agreed. 3#-6$%&,$*(,$4*5$'($(##,$%7$-#.%,#&'(89 The mural represents the veterans of Sanpete County who fought in vari- in French. This style, which adding new front doors. They feel they have made ous wars, as the previous me- dates back to the Baroque pea significant contribution to morial suffered ff from years of riod, is what gives the paintthe city and to the veterans. deterioration. City council- ing a three dimensional statThe artists have no current man Mont Bona suggested ue-like appearance. plans to do any other muIn order for the painting that they paint it on the Recrals or paintings throughout to last a long time and endure reation Center. Other artists who worked the harsh weather, the artists Mount Pleasant, but hope with Kleven and Quinn to ordered and used automo- to have a chance to in the fupaint the mural were Brian bile paint. The paint was ap- ture. Spencer of Mount Pleasant, plied with air brushes. “After the old memoriand Scott Gwynn and Karen Sorenson from Snow Col- al was taken down, we knew that Mount Pleasant needed lege. Including design and pho- a new monument, but noto work beforehand, along body knew how to represent with the actual painting, the veterans , and we thought the mural took about two that we could contribute,” months to complete, and was said Kleven. The group worried that completed on July 3rd. some might think the mu“We posed and took picral would not be a sufficient tures of ourselves at two o’clock p.m., in order to get tribute. “We thought some people the same shadowing for each would take it as an excuse for soldier.” said Kleven. The seven soldiers that a memorial, but we have only were painted represent in- received positive comments dividual wars that the peo- since,” said Quinn. ple of Sanpete County have Kleven also said that he is fought in: The Black Hawk stopped everyday and is War, the Spanish American complimented on the mural, War, World War One, World which was exactly what the War Two, the Korean War, city wanted. Since the painting of the Vietnam War, and the modmural, other improvements ern day soldier. The technique the art- have also been made on the ists used is a style of paint- building including extensive ing called “trompe l’oeil”, landscaping, painting the which means ‘fool the eye’, building inside and out, and
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cation and in the operations of the district,” said Brotherson. Brotherson emphasizes technology because, in his opinion, it “gives us the ability to do more with less,” and allow students to “…understand the uses…of technology so they can be successful and compete in the job market.” Though he may consider technology very important, the thing that students need to learn the most is Language Arts. “If you can’t write or speak intelligently, no one will take you seriously,” said Brotherson. As an afterthought, Brotherson also admits that he wishes he would’ve paid more attention to his language arts classes in high school.
BY ANA A RAMIREZ
N.S High is helping the ones in need again by doing a community food drive. The student body officers and class officers have done posters for the elementary schools and gone to the elementary schools and have posted them around the schools. The class who gets the most items will receive a donut party. The same goes here for N.S High whichever 1a class gets the most items they will receive a donut party as well. All the items are due by December 19. When most people think celebrate Christmas they have a table full of food, let’s try to make this for everyone and not most people. Let’s show our community that the Hawks are helpful and caring. The student body officer Valerie De Mill is thankful to all the people who are contributing to help out in this year’s food drive. “Everyone is being awesome and helping out so much and I want to give thanks to all the people who are donating for this years food drive,” sid De Mill So come on Hawks let’s help out the people in our community who are less fortunate than we. Just by donating a couple of cans, you can make a big difference ff in this food drive.
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Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Zabriskie Managing g g Editors Katie Carpenter p Chana Thompson Advisor Ben Cox News Brandi Peahl, editor Hannah Aldridge g Katie Carpenter Features Jesse Richmond, editor Naudia Dowland Ana Ramirez Jeremy Zabriskie A&E Chad McKay, editor Ethan Aldridge g Danielle Hardyy Rachael Howard Sports Valerie De Mill, editor Caleb Christensen Hunter Erickson Tori JJohnson Chana Thompson Layout y Sadie Ivie Jesse Richmond
How to submit letters Email: news@nsanpete.org Or Give letters to Mr. Cox Or Submit it in the Leter to the Editor Box in the front office. Letter Policy: The NS Times welcomes letters on any topic. (Appropriatemess will be determined by the editorial staff.) ff If published, work may be edited for length, grammar, accuracy and/or clarity. Letters must include writer’s full name and phone number though only name will be published.
Our View: As a group of varied individuals, we here at the NS Times believe in tolerance, unity, and respect. Without these key things, our society would not be able to function. In high school, the ties that bind often tend to be barbed, and what brings us together also tear us apart. Stereotypes play a major role in this separation. Instead of being people, we are subdivided into categories that are dependent on clothing, social status, religion, etc. In literature, characters are often referred to as flat or round. Round characters are ones who change depending on events in the plot and experience complex emotions that make them indefinably unique, whereas flat characters are static and stereotypical. All living individuals are round and dynamic, and that quality of being multifaceted is what makes us interesting. Rarely will you find somebody who fits perfectly into a subcategory of society. Life isn’t societal Tetris, and we are not composed of carbon-based tetrads. Nearly all important people are definably “weird”. The characteristics needed to form human magniff icence include individuality, nonconformity, and having enough will power to question normalcy. In order for a person to do something monumental, he/she must question society and do something that hasn’t been done before, or somehow alter our perception of something significant. In our tight-knit community, homogeneity seems to reign supreme, and anyone who challenges that tangible comfort is socially exiled or ridiculed. One positive aspect of our small school is that everyone is aware of everyone else. Imagine what we could do if we would put aside our differences, ff and instead focus on our many similarities. Imagine a school of complete individuals who were not expected to be one thing, but instead were able to transcend expectation and instead focus on creating an atmosphere of complete respect and perpetual excellency. The idea is, admittedly, idealistic and Romantic, but it is possible to attain something at least comparable; all it takes is a little effort ff and a shift in perception.
The public forum I truly beleve that more people sould write in their opinion to the NS Times. This is a way of not only satisfying the staff, ff but it is also way to tell the administrators how you feel. It is a way to publish what you feel, and exhibit your desire for change in the school. Please? Thank you. -Jeremy Zabriskie
It’s hard to keep up with classes that give too much homework. Chances are that most students have more than one class that gives out homework almost everyday. And now with 8 classes, with at least 3 classes giving daily homework, it’s hard to keep up with it. Students also have after school activities. We come to school to be taught, that’s why we give seven hours of our day to learn. So the teachers should teach us what we need at school, not at home. -Tucker Morin
Your comments, questions and letters are appreciated!
As a concerned student, I feel like we don’t have enough choices of elective classes. I think that our shool should offer ff more athletic classes. All our school offers ff is PE and weights. I think we should offer ff classes that will help our sports programs. If we offered ff something like a soccer class, or volleyball, or football, then we would excel. Our students would have more fun while they get the exercize they need. Our sports programs would excel because students would learn more about the sports they love. -Haley Ence
Wouldn’t we all enjoy a longer weekend? The governor has suggested a fourday work week, which would mean that we would only have school four times a week instead of five. I think this is an excellent idea. WIth this extra day, we would be able to relax and enjoy ourselves so much more. I’m sure the teachers wouldn’t mind having an extra day on the weekend, either. The schools would be able to save so much more money if the busses didn’t have to drive students everywhere five times a week! This is something that would be very beneficial in so many ways.
I think we should have more date dances that are boys’ choice. Yes, I know guys hardly ever ask, and the attendance is low for boy’s choice dances, but that is why you have more! It’s usually the guy that is supposed to ask te girl on a date. Outside of high schoo,l that’s how it usually is. Our high school needs to help the young men to learn to ask girls, and to become comfortable with it. We need to have more dances, and more boys’ choices. Homecoming should also be a date dance. We need to have more fun and get into good activities.
-Larel Blackham
-Karen Crosland
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New foods teacher inspires students with experience BY KATIE CARPENTER
Singer, killer chili maker and a dirt digger are just a few of the characteristics you’ll find in NSH’s new teacher Auralee Brooks. Although this is Brooks’s first year as an official teacher, she’s been a teacher’s aid for four years at Juab Jr. High. She applied at North Sanpete High and Juab High School but an opening appeared at North Sanpete first. “I really wanted to teach junior high, so I was a little bit nervous; but when I got here I found that the students were so nice. I might like teaching high school more!” said Brooks. She teaches adult roles, Teen living and foods I. Next semester she will also be teaching interior design. “I really want to help grow the program here soon,” said Brooks. Brooks has the typical hobbies that come with being a home-economics teacher. Even though it’s hard to find the time for it, she loves to decorate and scrapbook. She also loves gardening, whether it’s with flowers or vegetables. “I really love to be working in the yard, just digging in the dirt!” said Brooks. Cooking is a specialty of Brooks, and she cooks at home often. Her favorite things to bake are desserts. “My specialty is apple pie, but I also have a killer, awardwinning chili,” Brooks said. “Soup is my all-time favorite though. You can add or replace anything to it to change what it becomes.” Traveling is also another passion of Brooks. She’s been all over the United States except for the Deep South and northeast parts. Her favorite cities are New York and Seattle. “New York is definitely one of my favorite places. It’s so alive. If I had a different ff life, I could be a New Yorker,” said Brooks. Brooks was raised in Lehi and went to high school there. She said she lived out in the country on a farm three miles from town. There she participated in choir and the school’s musicals. “One year, we did Kiss Me Kate. I got a callback and the director was the kind to type-cast. So since I was the nice girl, I didn’t get to play Kate. Instead I played characters like Tituba from the Crucible,” said Brooks. She was also a heavily-involved member of the Zod Squad, a group very similar to NSH’s Esteem Team. “I even won a trip to Disneyland for supporting drug and alcohol prevention,” said Brooks. After high school, Brooks graduated from BYU with a Bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Science. Now Brooks currently resides in Nephi with her husband and three children. “Being a full-time teacher is a little life changing. It’s bee-
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hard juggling that and my family,” said Brooks. This year, Brooks has taken charge of the FCCLA. Percinda Anderson, a senior and the president of FCCLA, loves the change Brooks has brought to the organization. “Mrs. Brooks is cool and gives us a lot of ideas,” said Anderson. “She even took us to Rodger’s and had shakes after we painted windows for homecoming.” Anderson isn’t the only student who enjoys being around
Mrs. Brooks. Dakota Roach, a sophomore from Mt. Pleasant, is currently in her Foods I class. “[The class is] pretty chill. If anybody has the opportunity to take foods class, I recommend it. Mrs. Brooks makes pretty bomb food,” said Roach. Brooks’ arrival this year has influenced a lot of students. “I just really enjoy having her as our new leader and teacher. I think we can expect a lot from her,” said Anderson.
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BY CHAD MCKAY When the school doors reopen in late August, students look forward to seeing old friends, teachers and faculty member. This year, however, there was a new student among us.
Carly Chapman is a junior; this is her first year attending school in North Sanpete, though she has lived in Spring City for most of her life. And although she has been living in Spring City for the last 15 years, the reason most have never seen her
before is because, for most of Chapman’s educational years, she went to school in Manti. Then last year she moved from Spring City to Alpena, Michigan. “We just moved out there,” says Chapman. “The winters
were really bad. You couldn’t see the ground from November ‘til June.” While living in Michigan Chapman went to an arts camp called Interlochen. At Interlochen she played her violin for up to eight hours a day. She recalls how much she learned while attending the camp. “It was a really big camp with a lot of really artistic people. I love playing the violin, it’s the real beauty in life,” said Chapman. She has been playing the violin off ff and on since the fourth grade. In this year’s production of Seussical the Musical, Chapman played the violin, which was a lot harder than she expected. “I had to play all of the string parts on one violin, which is a lot harder than it might sound.” says Chapman. Many felt that the Chapman’s violin playing made this year’s musical very spe-
cial. “It was so beautiful. I fell in love with her playing; I was so impressed.” says Tanya Roundy, the director of the musical. And this was the first year in a while that the musical orchestra had a real violin in it, and Chapman was honored that she could play. Others think that the violin made the musical. “The violin is the LSD of the orchestra, it’s small and effective,” ff said Cody Sanders, senior from Mt. Pleasant. Playing the violin is not the only thing Chapman likes to do. She enjoys reading, acting and watching movies. Chapman is also an active member of the Esteem Team. Chapman feels that books are a good way to escape from everyday life. Her favorites include classics, like Arsenic and the Old Lace and fantasy novels such as Lord of the Rings. Chapman explains
even though she enjoys reading, she loves to watch movies. “My family watches crazy movies like Willow and Monty Python,” said Chapman. And being crazy and noncomforming is how she describes herself. “I wouldn’t put myself into a stereotype. I’m just differ ff ent,” said Chapman. “I mean I listen to the same music as other people, I wear clothes that others have worn, I just don’t like to conform to others. Everyone here at North Sanpete is all the same” Even though Chapman believes that North Sanpete students are all alike, she says that she does like going to school here. And being here in North Sanpete, Chapman says that she enjoys having good friends, great teachers and being in a good school with students that have good morals and standards.
Seniors see satisfaction, sentimentality at the end of the educational road BY JESSE RICHMOND
Senior year has pain in it. The somewhat “dark side” of the year has already been exposed, as seen in the last installment. However, where there is darkness, there is also light. Seniors seem to enjoy their last year in high school. There are various reasons: they have fewer classes, they seem to have power over the student body, etc. For whatever the reason, it seems that the plusses of the final year outweigh the minuses, even enough that these leaders of tomorrow may miss their last year once it’s gone. The things that the seniors will long for vary from student to student. For Landon Carter, it’s the laid back feeling of senior year—for Nichole Gordon, her friends. Cody
Irons will miss his friends too, but he delves deeper. Irons says that he feels like he can still play more football, but he regrets that he can’t play with his high-school buddies. Some of his best memories come from this year of football, where Irons scored his first touchdown, and the Hawks prevented Emery from scoring on the first yard line. Gordon shares her nostalgia for sports. Gordon states that some of her favorite times were going to state softball games, especially the bus rides. During these trips, she and other teammates would tell “random, funny stories” to each other. Irons also claims to have memories from sports, but those “can’t be shared with the general public.”
Aside from memories, many seniors have their own reasons for enjoying senior year. Jill Coombs said she likes being a senior because they are the oldest, and she knows that life will move on after high school. Hillary Workman and Weston Butler like it for the sense of pride that comes from all the hard work they’ve done, though Butler adds that he also enjoys his power over the underclassmen. Additionally, Irons enjoys everything he does with his friends. “I pretty much do whatever I want to,” said Irons. He says that his parents are rather lenient, so that he and his friends can go do “crazy stuff.” ff Mostly, though, he enjoys staying out late and hanging out with Reggie Clawson. The students aren’t the only ones who are
enjoying their last year; teachers like it too. “It’s good to get to know them in their last year,” said Brad Bentley. Bentley, the senior class advisor, says that the seniors differ ff from other classes due to their maturity, and to the fact that many of them have “discovered who they are.” Additionally, Bentley says that seeing students whom he has worked with graduate is an endless source of pride for him. So, this is the light. Senior year seems to be fun and filled with experiences that will be remembered for ages. However, whatever stands in the light also has a shadow. There will be stress, there will be work. There will also be fun and excitement. With this in mind, the lower classes can prepare themselves for their final year. Meanwhile, the seniors will look back, possibly even with a smile.
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Ladyhawk basketball off ff to good start with returning senior and underclassmen BY CALEB CHRISTENSEN CHANA THOMPSON
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The Ladyhawks have started the season with a 3-2 lead because they work together to play in unity. “It has been one of our better starts, “ said senior Jessica Lindow from Spring City, “There are still a lot of areas we could still improve on though.”
An area the girls struggle with is their free throws. They can make them in practice, but they often struggle in practice. According to Kathrine Kendall senior of Mt. Pleasant, the team relies on the positive attitude of leader Nichole Gordon, senior from Mount Pleasant. “She’s very positive and vocal,” said Kendall.
Kendall also commented on silent leader Jessica Lindow who contrubutes to the team through her playing. Strong leaders always help the team to excel, but being good friends help them to be more comfortable and play well together. The girls have beat Juab, Uintah and Park City and look forward to playing Spanish Fork on Thursday,
and Union December 23. The girls played Manti yesterday, but results were not availabe at press time. According to Coach Hadley Gordon is the leading scorer, Erika Draper, junior of Mount Pleasant and Kendall rebound well, and Kara Anderson junior from Fairview leads in steals. According to Hadley the team is
starting to play better, they’re getting things going, offense ff is running smoother and they are getting more in shape. The Ladyhawks have been improving and its visible in their stats. They played recently in a tournament which wasn’t as successful as hoped.
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Lindow succeeds through athleticism and academics BY VALERIE DE MILL
ln(x/y)=lnx-lny. When some people see this jumble of letters and symbols it looks like the writing of a different ff language. For others math is another language, but for Jessica Lindow it is a lingo that she understands very well. As the Math Sterling Scholar, Lindow has been improving her math skills by taking some challenging math classes, including college algebra and calculus. Her math teachers have noted Lindow’s excellence in the subject. “There are only 14 [students] in that class, and she’s getting an A,” said David Harris, Lindow’s calculus teacher. “She picks up things really fast, and that’s what you call the cream of the crop in mathematics.” Not only has Lindow enhanced her own knowledge, but she is willing to share her math expertise with others. On Monday afternoons when most students are in a rush to leave school, Lindow and some other students head into Harris’ classroom. They devote their time to help students who struggle with their math. Lindow also tutors the first grade and kindergarten students at Mt. Pleasant Elementary. Over the summer Lindow was the math teacher for Spring City Elementary’s summer school program. “She is amazing,” said Shawn Ledingham, Lindow’s former college algebra teacher. “She’s intelligent, helpful and friendly.” Along with her math classes, Lindow has excelled in all of her other classes. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA all through high school, and is ranked number one in her graduating class. Because of her good grades, she was inducted as a member of the National Honor Society, where she is currently serving as the secretary. However, Lindow’s intelligence isn’t the only thing that Lindow has had success in. Her athletic abilities have helped her make the girls’ basketball and soccer teams for her four high-school years. She is also the cur-
rent state champion in shot-put and discus throwing on the track and field team. Although she is involved in three different ff sports, Lindow says that basketball is probably her favorite. “It’s a blast!” said Lindow. “You have to outthink the other player. It’s a mental sport.” She has shown her dedication to basketball by going to summer camps and playing with the team twice a week throughout the summer. Her coaches have noticed how hard she practices as well. “She’s very dedicated. She does a lot of shooting on her own,” said head coach Cheryl Hadley. “She’s our strongest player. I’ve never realized how strong she was until I had to go up against her under the basket. She pushed me out-of-bounds quick.” Not only is Lindow just a physical asset to
the team, but teammates say she is a great example. “She’s amazing, not only on the court, but she’s amazing off ff the court as well,” said fellow basketball teammate Kathrine Kendall, senior. “She’s loved by everyone on the team.” Kendall is also a thrower on the track and field team with Lindow. “She’s pretty much my coach in track,” said Kendall. “I look up to her.” Lindow is a team player and says she loves the “team aspect” of basketball. “I like working with other people for a common goal,” said Lindow. “[By playing basketball] we get to know each other very well.” Because of her good grades and athleticism, Lindow was awarded Academic AllState for girls’ soccer.
Drill team performs well despite minor mistakes BY VALERIE DE MILL
Before the judges called team number seven to the floor, Jorie Davis, one of the team captains of the North Sanpete Spiriteers, stood with tensed muscles and butterflies dancing in her stomach. Her teammates were experiencing the same feeling. When the team first stepped onto the floor at Delta’s Great Basin Competition with their matching blue, black and silver attire, they didn’t look as nervous as they felt, according to many team members. They were ready to perform their military routine for the first time, even though it was in front of a panel of judges, not just at a basketball game. “We were all confident about dance, but we weren’t sure about military,” said Davis. The team had just learned military less than a month ago and didn’t have much time to perfect it. This competition was the first one of the season, so the team didn’t know what to expect from the judges. “The first competition is always a learning experience,” said Ashley Cheney, the assistant advisor. There were few errors in each routine, but it was enough
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to make a difference ff in their scores. The team had anticipated getting higher marks, especially in dance, but ended up taking fifth in both dance and military because of certain penalties. What hurt them the most was the safety penalty they got in their dance routine. Apparently they shouldn’t have had some lifts in the dance while wearing gloves. “I wasn’t given a rulebook so I didn’t know about some of the rules,” said Alisa Cheney, Head Drill Team Advisor. “We would’ve beat Emery if we didn’t have those penalties.” The Emery Spardettes are the Spiriteers biggest rival in Region Eight. Not only was it the first competition for many of the new team members, but it was the first competition for Cheney as an advisor. Even though they didn’t receive the marks they were aiming for, Cheney said, “The season is actually going really well.” Though it can be hard to change advisors, the team members have welcomed something new. “We’ve learned a lot of new things,” said Cheyene Nebeker, the team’s co-captain. Others, like Nebeker, agree that Cheney
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has brought a good change to the drill team. “[Alisa] is good, she gets us motivated,” said Davis. However, along with the new changes came a lot of hard work. This sport is very physically demanding and goes almost yearround. This team has been pulling early morning practices since the middle of summer and sometimes been doing some doubleday practices. Even with their busy schedule they have somehow managed to squeeze in an extra technique practice every Thursday. They have to practice so long
and hard just to keep up with the competition. “It’s been stressful, but fun,” said junior, Tiffany ff Taylor. Even though their scores weren’t what they had hoped for, the team isn’t going to get down on themselves. They are just going to make changes to each routine. As last year’s region champions, the Spiriteers hope that they may be able to step it up in the competitions to come. “At the next competition we’ll do a lot better bec ause we’re more prepared,” said Amber Mecham, sophomore.
“In class Jessica is always conscientious and gets things done,” said Hadley “I have found that if athletes work hard to get good grades, it carries over. They are more likely to work hard in practices and games.” When talking about her grades, Lindow said, “I’ve always been expected to [get good grades] by my parents. Although she has had much success in both sports and school, Lindow remains very modest of her accomplishments. Anyone who knows her would say the same thing. “Jessica sets her goals high and works very hard to reach them,” said Lindow’s mother, Bobette Lindow. As for her future academic plan, Lindow says she plans on going to college, probably at Snow, but doesn’t know what she wants to major in.
Boys’ basketball struggles through preseason losses BY CHANA THOMPSON The boys’ basketball team has struggled through the beginning of the season. Their one win came against the North Sevier Wolves, 4540. With room to improve, the Hawks work hard to strengthen their patience and control the pace of the game. “We’ll do alright this season if we slow down,” said Carl Peckham, sophomore from Ft. Green. Peckham was not the only team member that commented on the speed the Hawks play. According to Lane Allen, senior of Mt. Pleasant, the team hurries too much, they don’t take the time to see what the other team’s set up is, and they hurry down the court and let the defense control instead of being patient and controlling their own game. “I would like to see the boys more in control and not to panic,” said Head Coach Bull Kiesle. The team believes they can improve on their weaknesses, and even with problems, the Hawks manage to even out the bad with the good. The Hawks have some key players whose height is their contribution to the team. According to Peckham, one of the team’s strengths is senior Jared Bailey. “He’s a good shooter, a baller, and impossible to block,” said Peckham. But Jared is just one of the many athletes who have proven that basketball is not a one man sport. The team works in unison to pull together their many personalities and step up to the challenge. The team motto, “We, not me,” shows just how dedicated the coaches are in focusing on the need to work tegether as a team. “I think we should do pretty well this season,
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Let’s talk holidays with North Sanpete
Mallory Port
Senior, Wales Favorite Christmas tradition: We always do family activities, like going to concerts Favorite Christmas movie: A Christt mas Story Favorite Christmas song: The Christmas Shoes Favorite present given to you: A trampoline Favorite present that you gave someone: a book of inspirational letters
Sara Fowels
Freshman, Mount Pleasant Favorite Christmas tradition: Opening two presents on Christmas Eve Favorite Christmas movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Favorite Christmas Song: Joy to the World Favorite present given to you: Scooter Favorite present that you gave someone: race car track that I gave to my brother
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Nightmares? She relates. The story of Wake. Author: Lisa McMann Pages: 210 Genre: Teen Fiction, Thriller/Suspense Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Tina Mitchell
Teacher Favorite Christmas tradition: Eating breakfast with family in pajamas Favorite Christmas movie: Home Alone Favorite Christmas song: O Holy Night Favorite present given to you: A stuffed ff puppy dog when I was 6 years old Favorite present you gave to someone: I gave my dad a camshaft lamp that I made him.
Tucker Morin
Junior, Fairview Favorite Christmas tradition: Snowboarding with family Favorite Christmas movie: Elf Favorite Christmas song: Silent Night Favorite present given to you: Snowboard Favorite present that you gave someone: a Rubik’s Cube, my brother was way excited when he got it
Shane Mickel
Senior, Spring City Favorite Christmas tradition: Shooting and blowing things up Favorite Christmas movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Favorite Christmas song: Jingle Bells Favorite present given to you: Four Wheeler Favorite present that you gave someone: don’t remember
Students’ art and music highlight Illusion Academy concert
BY DANIELLE HARDY D Janie’s life is not like most other teenagers’: she’s cursed with the ability to enter other people’s dreams, and she can’t control it. Ever since she first found out at age eight, Janie has had her hands full trying to deal with being sucked into random dreams. Along with that, she also has to worry about her mother, who is an alcoholic and rarely around. Life is hard and lately it’s only been getting worse. The story-line itself was fairly interesting. Based on that alone, I probably would have picked up this book eventually. But the good qualities pretty much end there, proving that writing a successful book is based on more than just having a unique idea, you also have to keep the readers’ attention. The book skipped around a lot, changing from one person’s point of view to another, sometimes without the reader even realizing it. The organization was poor at best, and it almost seemed as if the author was trying to write it in a journal format, listing the date and time, even though some “entries” were closely located and very short. While reading the book, it was hard to stay focused on the story development simply because of the lack of fluency between sentences and the over-all choppiness. Incomplete sentences and thoughts, errors and one-sentence paragraphs littered every page of the book. The writing style, besides being flawed, was also a bit dry, and the characters did not have much depth to them. Perhaps all of these problems can be blamed on that fact that McMann is a new author, and Wake was her debut novel. The sequel (Fade) comes out later next year, and maybe by then her writing will have improved. Potential readers, be warned: Wake, while written for teens, has more than a few mature elements in it. Profanity, drugs, alcohol and crude remarks about sex often appear in the book. If this is offensive ff to you, the best idea might be to either not read the book entirely or skip a few parts of it. Though the book itself was a quick read, the plot was slow to build. Toward the very end of the book, around the last 30 pages or so, the plot started to become more intriguing—but as soon as it did, the book was over. Much like a dream, Wake flies by quickly but as soon as it’s over, it fades away leaving you with nothing.
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BY HANNAH ALDRIDGE College Students organize and produce an art show for artists of all shapes and forms. The Illusion Academy was full of people on the 5th of December; a group of college students called The Collective organized a concert and art show. “It was a nice taste of culture,” said Jill Coombs, senior. “It was completely diff ferent from anything we’ve ever done before.” Coombs, like many who attended, enjoyed a nice blend of art and music. Those who attended were entertained first by soloist, Sayde Price, followed by two bands, The Cape Town and The Desert Noises. All of them brought a unique alternative sound to the stage. Besides the music, college students’ art littered the
French Movie Night
On Thursday, December 18, the French Club will be sponsoring a Christmas movie night. Come to Dr. Wright’s classroom for an evening of culture, food and fun. In the spirit of Christmas, please bring a white elephant gift for exchange.The activities begin at 6:00 and the movie will play at 6:30. It’s $2.00 for anyone and free for French Club members who have paid their dues.
walls, including a mixture of purses made from old shirts, unique drawings and other interesting displays. But the art was not the only interesting thing to look at. Brette Richmond, a member of The Collective, chose to decorate the room with very unique light fixtures. The lighting ranged from a vintage lamp to Christmas tree lights.
“The music was good, but the atmosphere the lights provided was amazing,” said Matt Snijman, band member of The Cape Town. Snijman was not the only one to believe that the atmosphere was good; many audience members enjoyed it also. “The atmosphere the lights gave was amazing,” said Coombs. “I loved how differ ff -
ent it all was.” Coombs hopes to be able to enjoy another evening like this one again soon. “The music and the art definitely helped each other,” said Richmond. “It was really fun to have both.” Richmond plans to do another activity like this one some time next semester, and hoped to have as good a turnout as this one proved to be.
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The Cognitive Quest How well do you know NS High? Answer all of the questions correctly and e-mail us your answers. The quiz is open to students and members of the community. We’ll select a student to recieve a bag of candy! Just e-mail your answers, name and phone number to news@nsanpete. org Freshman Level: Who is the girls’ head basketball coach? Sophomore Level: Who is this year’s Social Science Sterling Scholar?
Christmas Movie Crossword Puzzle BY RACHAEL H HOWARD AND JESSE RICHMOND
Christmas movies are as much a part of Christmas as fruitcake and eggnog. How many of these classics can you find?
Junior Level: How many teachers attended North Sanpete as students? Senior Level: How many parts does Tom Hanks play in The Polar Express?
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