Staff Editorial There are things inside all people that they have to get rid of in order to proceed with their life. These things cause motivation and endurance to decrease rapidly. However, as time goes on, most people know there is a better way to keep a healthy lifestyle. To keep moving forward and persevere, people have to pull and pick the bad things out. Sometimes the pulling and picking can be an extreme situation, like an appendix that has to come out through surgery. It can even be something small, like choosing a different group of people to hang around. No matter what it is, there are ways to make it easier. Start off with the little things and slowly build on the bigger things. Patience and steadiness are huge keys to maintaining the ability to evolve. There may be slip ups and buzzers if things get sloppy. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is important to remember to just wait and try again. Being able to pursue new things and ignore the bad is all a part of being able to move forward. Family, friends, and society can make the hard situations seem impossible to overcome. Being in these situations is not permanent, it is up to individual perspective to make changes. Selena Gomez has been diagnosed with lupus, but has not given up on her career or her dreams. In 2013 she admitted to having lupus and cancelled a tour during that time. Lupus is a chronic disease that can affect any part of the body like; the skin, joints, blood and kidneys, according to the Lupus Foundation of America. “I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke,” Gomez said. Anything that has been set inside of you or in front of you is an obstacle that you can get past, get through, change, or take out if you have the will to want to change.
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Leaving the high school nest New columnist Cheynne Harris laments about the fact that she will soon be leaving the safety net of high school for the real world
Anything but Chey By: Cheynne Harris The final chapter of childhood truly ends when high school is over. Why would I want to act like an adult when I do not feel that I know how? The examples given to follow are not easily practiced when life shifts things around. Unlike school, if you fail something or do something wrong in the real world there is no repeat option, no “start over next year.” If you screw up then it will affect you the rest of the time at work, with family, with society. Young adults are told they need to do so many things that we feel have not been presented to us. How are we supposed to be able to vote in a political system that does not represent any system we were taught in a classroom? Notes are much different
than the actual test. This year I am supposed to be preparing to vote for a president, yet I barely know what the candidate’s mean by the words that escape from their mouths. Am I a liberal or conservative? I have no clue? We have to base everything off what we have learned on television or hearsay. We go through school and learn things that do not feel like they will translate into every day adult life. Being able to locate the powerhouse of a cell is important in biology, but it has not helped me outside of class. What is the point in learning things that do not apply to life after high school? The closest thing that has helped me even a little was personal finance, which never even scratched the thick surface of the “real world.” The pre-calculus information I have learned will surely not help me figure out how to fill out a form regarding health care. Shakespeare’s works will not help me do my job at a restaurant or fill out a college application. I acknowledge that I am learning some important critical thinking skills when I am in these classes, but it does not feel like it is going to translate right now into my adult life. People say parents are the ones who should teach these “extra” things, but how can my mother or father
teach me things when they were never taught them either? Being a senior feels like being at the beginning of a video game with no tutorial or knowledge of how to fight or defend. I wish there was a class called life. Maybe then I would have a little foundation for what to do when trying to get by. I have been told I should take it upon myself and learn these things on my own, but how can I learn something when I don’t know what I’m trying to figure out? What would help teenagers is a list of everything an adult has to do, to acquire, and know how to do. Give me an extensive list of how to figure out how much mortgage I can afford, keep a job, and how to deal with corruption staring you in the face while you are fired without just cause. Please, give me all the advice that you have been given that got you right where you are, because I do not want to suffer through long nights of hunger and living paycheck to paycheck. After 13 years of school I can honestly say I still do not feel ready for life after high school, and while some of that is the natural fearfulness of moving from one aspect of life to the next, I think part of it is my desire to have been introduced to more life skills in the classroom at some point along the way.
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Coaching style and success Winter coaches bring different styles, but each see levels of success within their programs By: Sean Baker Content Manager Ritenour High School’s athletics have shown a lot of success, whether it has been in development or through winning. The success in these athletics is due in some part to the many coaches of the teams. Wrestling coach Conye’ Ausar and boys basketball coach Mike Nelke are two coaches who have found great success in their coaching. Ausar is a coach who takes the approach of aggression to teach his wrestlers. While some athletes may not be used to this style of coaching, his wrestlers say that it has help many of them to push harder in life. “He coaches with a lot of aggression. He always wants us to stay on our opponent, never give him a break, never give him space, and never give up,” senior Alex Peterson said. “He teaches us how to break people and never give up.” Nelke tries to take the calm approach to coaching, as opposed to Ausar’s aggressive approach. “I try to be calm; they have seen me blow up a few times, but I feel like if you are constantly yelling and screaming then they will tune it out after a while. So I try to be as calm and as positive as I can be. But at times you need to go a little crazy,” Nelke said. Although these two coaches are very different, each has had varying degrees of success. Ausar has received accolades because of the individual successes of his wrestlers. One source of pride for Ausar is Eric Bowman, who won State
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in 2012. This is Nelke’s first season as coach at Ritenour, but the team has already gotten out to an 12-8 record. They also beat Kirkwood High 70-57 on Friday, January 22. “A lot of people didn’t expect us to beat Kirkwood, and certainly by as many points as we did. But I think that it is a belief that we are starting to have in ourselves and I think we can do some special things with this group, not only for the rest of the year but for a few years,” Nelke said. “I think there certainly is a lot of talent here, and not only that, but they want to learn, and they want to get better. They are good kids and they work hard, so I think the future could be pretty bright here.” Many of the coaches today
believe that education must go hand and hand with athletics to help student athletes advance in life. “(Ausar) is always on us about our grades, and giving a lot of motivational lectures about life, with one being that wrestling will make everything in life easier,” junior Ryan Howerton said. The success that these coaches have seen has been from many different methods, but the end result has been success with wins or more development in the players, or even just joy of the sport. “I think (Nelke) focuses on both, but us having fun is what he is focused on the most. I think he just wants us to have fun and enjoy it,” senior Fermin Jeff said.
Coach Mike Nelke has taken over the boys basketball program and brought a calm approach to the sidelines. Photo courtesy: RHS Athletics
Wrestlers making moves Athletes on the wrestling team are showing improvement and winning matches, despite often starting at a disadvantage By: William Qualls Staff Reporter As second semester rolls in, Ritenour’s wrestling team has made some positive strides in their season. While there has been individual success with many of the wrestlers, the team often starts at a disadvantage in matches. “The team is doing well so far this year considering we don’t have any student-athletes over the 170 pound weight class, which means we start every competition down 24 points,” Coach Conye’ Ausar said. “I usually count the total matches wrestled and for me to consider it a win, we should win more matches than we lose.” Ausar says that even teams who have technically beaten them have had their coaches talk to him after the match about how much better Ritenour wrestled. “At the dual meets that we have had so far, the coaches have said, “The scoreboard doesn’t tell what happened. You guys beat us tonight.” Many wrestlers are having
positive seasons. According to Ausar, Austin Cornell (21-5) has been having a standout year. “Austin Cornell won the Ritenour Invitational, placed 4th at All Suburban, and 5th at Ft. Zumwalt East, so he would be the team MVP and he continues to get better exponentially due to his relentless work ethic,” Ausar said. Ausar also noted that Brian Chrun (21-11), Alex Peterson (26-8), Ryan Howerton (20-9), and Brenden McCauley (10-2) are having standout years, and that RJ Sagum (14-10) is wrestling up two weight classes and he is still holding his own. Peterson is a senior wrestler who is seeing all of his previous work pay off this season. He credits the work ethic of the team. “We exercise every day and we have an option to stay late, and on the weekends we work out as a team and train together,” Peterson said. Peterson also credits the confidence instilled in him by his coach and teammates. “You always have to go into
every match with confidence,” Peterson said. Chrun is another of the wrestlers who has shown improvement this season and been rewarded with positive results. His wrestling roots were a bit different than some of his teammates. “My family was into wrestling, and it sounded like fun,” Chrun said. Chrun also said that while it is a demanding sport, sometimes wrestlers just have to deal with the physicality of each match. “I just ignore the pain from matches,” Chrun said. While the team is already seeing success, Ausar believes that only better things are coming in the future. “The team is young and the future is bright, but there is still work to do and we will continue to be disciplined, work hard, and get better each match,” Ausar said. “ I think several wrestlers are ready to contend for State, but getting there and coming home empty handed is not the objective. 6th and up! Medals wanted, medals earned.” Ryan Howerton wrestles in a meet at Hazelwood Central. Howerton has started the season with a record of 20-9. Photo courtesy: RHS Athletics
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Rams leave St.Louis After a 20-year period spent playing in St. Louis, the Rams owner brought the NFL team back to Los Angeles
The Edward Jones Dome lease was a major reason the Rams were allowed to leave for Los Angeles. This photo shows the team playing the Arizona Cardinals in 2010. Photo courtesy: Chris Yunker on flickr.com
By: Bri’Asia Mays Staff Reporter St. Louis, Mo. is known as the Show-Me State, as well as the home of the Cardinals and Blues, but it is now the former home of the Rams. As of 2016, the Rams are no longer a part of St. Louis. Though this is a shock to many Rams fans, some fans saw this move coming. “This has been planned for years when Stan Kroenke became part owner of the Rams,” science teacher Heather Bonner said. In 1995, the Rams made their move from Los Angeles to St. Louis. This became the start of support for many local fans for the football team. “A big part of why I liked the Rams so much is because they were based in my hometown,” senior Lucas Marroquin said. Recently, the Rams were
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known for their losing record in the NFL, having not made the playoffs since 2004. However, in 1999, the Rams gave St. Louis a chance to celebrate as they won the Super Bowl. Upon coming to St. Louis, the team moved into a new stadium, and their lease said that they had to keep it as a top stadium. However, the lease also said that the terms were year to year, so the Rams could leave at any time. The stadium played a key role not only in the ultimate decision to relocate, but according to football fans, it also played a role in poor attendance. “The (Edward Jones Dome) was outdated, it was not a fun atmosphere for fans to see a game in, which decreased ticket sales a lot,” media teacher Jeremy Housewright said. The Cardinals continuously sold more tickets than the Rams. Often, the Rams would not pack a full
house until after the baseball season ended, which sometimes went until late November. “Business wise, I think it might be a good move for the team, because LA generates more money, so if that’s what Kroenke is seeking, then he’s going to the right place,” sophomore Rashad Caves said. Kroenke’s business decision has already led the Rams to double in their value, land a TV deal, and a brand new stadium by 2019. Since the Rams were originally from Los Angeles, many fans from California also could not wait for their return. There were 45,000 ticket deposits sold in a course of two days. “Having grown up in Los Angeles, this is now the second time the Rams have left my hometown,” English teacher Ron Steinschriber said. “A lot of my friends from home are ecstatic about the Rams coming back and talking about getting tickets.” However, LA’s gain could become St. Louis’ loss. Local businesses may decrease in profit due to the removal of the Rams. There will be no more Sunday night hangouts at local sports bars or family outings to restaurants on game day. “Being an NFL city does have value. You are more appealing to businesses because you appear to have a larger, stronger market than cities without NFL teams. However, we have other professional teams that are big selling points to businesses. The Cardinals are a dynasty, and the Blues have a competitive history with a good fan base,” social studies teacher Alex Terrence said.
Moving on from mistakes Ritenour teachers and students reflect on events from the past and how they are planning to move forward in the future By: Sidney Lee Opinion Editor The first semester is over, and students and teachers are looking back and trying to determine what they could have done to improve their grades or themselves as a person. As people look at the mistakes they made they come up with ideas to make this semester better than the last. “Well I know one thing I did that was not good for my grades was procrastinating a little too much in my classes. Sometimes my work would not get turned in, or it was late, and I just saw my grade steadily dropping,” junior Lauren Carter said. Mistakes are a way of learning how to improve. They are lessons that teach people what they can do that will be more of an advantage in the future. “I made a bad decision last semester right around finals, and it set me back in both semesters. I ended up losing some time in the classroom, and I had to find a time good enough for my teachers to come in and take my finals after school,” freshman Tasia Lee said. “It also affected me in January, because I was not able to start school with everyone else. I had to do make up work and do my current work at the same time. And it was a lot of stress.” When making mistakes people tend to bring themselves down about it, and let the mistakes affect them. They do not let their mistakes go and they let them upset them and define who they are as a person in their mind, instead of letting their mistakes help them
become a better person. “This year I am trying to allow myself to grow and learn from my mistakes, and not let them disable me. I need to be able just grow from them,” Copy Clerk Kimberly Baldwin said. As students and teachers begin this semester, they want to start it off better than where they ended it. Looking at the mistakes they made showed them what they could possibly do to make it a better semester for themselves. “I think that I should manage my time more wisely. Instead of waiting until the last minute to do
things and turn them in, I will do my work on time and make sure it is correct the first time,” junior Marcelo Aldave-Garcia said. Progressing into this semester students dedicate themselves to making good decisions and those that have a good impact on their grades. “I am going to have a positive attitude and learn to focus on school instead of the drama going on around me. I am also going to stay on top of my school work and make sure everything is turned in on time,” Lee said.
Junior Marcelo Aldave-Garcia studies in French class for an upcoming test. Photo by: Sidney Lee
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Staff and students reflect on what they can cut out from last semester, and focus on in the current semester as their New Years Resolutions.
Can you match the Ritenour staff member or student to their spot on the Husky?
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FACS teacher Janet Knese I will not let the sadness of my past and the fear of my future affect the happiness of my present.
Junior Kayla Dobin I will stop procrastinating, sleep more, and stress less this semester.
Sophomore Izzy Clark I will try to stop drinking soda
Senior Robert Carrington
Junior Gerald Purtty
Freshman Jayda Baylor
I will focus more this semester and keep my grades up.
I will keep my grades up, and excel in basketball.
I will keep my grades up and get a B in Biology.
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Missouri’s Wild Weather El Niño has been the cause of an unseasonably warm winter season By: Ryan Tiefenbruch Sports Editor The 2015-2016 winter season has started out abnormally warm, not only in St. Louis but also across the country. The blame is a strong El Niño, which is in place and should exert a strong influence over our weather this winter. El Niño, Spanish for “the boy,” is a set of major weather changes that happens every few years. It’s caused by unusually warm seawater in the eastern Pacific, off of South America. “We receive the abundance of our moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. By the time it move up from the gulf it encounters the prevailing westerlys which blow across our continent. What ends up happening is the cold air and the warm moist air creates instability in the atmosphere and it’s a perfect breeding ground at that point for atmospheric turbulence and that means thunderstorms and tornados,” science teacher Rick Rodgers said. El Niño usually happens every two to seven years. The movement contributes to the global increase in temperature. It is not that they are becoming more frequent it’s that they are becoming more deadly, more powerful storms. This year’s El Niño is among the strongest to ever be recorded. Typical El Niño effects are likely to develop over North America during the winter season. El Niño has a reputation for bringing mild winters to much of the country, especially across the northern states. “I hate winter, but I am glad it is not as snowy as it was two years ago,” language arts teacher Louise Haar-
Chapman said. The strong El Niño is leading to above average temperatures and rainfall for the winter months, which is leading to below average winter precipitation due to the lack of cold air. Students and teachers at Ritenour love the unseasonably warm temperatures, which is allowing for them to spend more time outdoors. “This winter has shown how flexible the St. Louis weather can be. I have gone to Forest Park to play golf, and to ice skate all in the same week. This winter has allowed me to experience all aspects of the St. Louis area,” senior Ivan Markley said. Sports teams are also taking advantage of the abnormally warm temperatures by getting some extra work in before the season starts.
Winter Weather Facts Average Weather Ranges November - 24-40 December - 27-43 January - 24-40 Winter 2015/2016 Numbers Average Weather Ranges November - 42-60 December - 38-52 January - 27 - 43 November 2015 - 19 days over average high temperature December 2015 - 23 days over average high temperature , including four days over 65 degrees January 2016 - 17 days over average high temperature, including three days over 65 degrees
Quentin Lee, younger sibling of junior Sidney and freshman Tasia Lee, relaxes on a hot winter day. The temperatures have been higher than normal this year. Photo courtesy: Sidney Lee
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Who’s who in the 2016 Presidential Race
Hillary Clinton Photo Courtesy: Marc Nozell on Flickr.com
Students and teachers weigh in on the presidential candidates as the presidential primaries approach Senior Isabella Stone On Hillary Clinton: “Clinton is not a stable candidate and I don’t believe she will be strong enough to stand up to super PAC donors and Wall Street lobbyists.” Social Studies teacher Yul Amerson On Hillary Clinton: “She is qualified, but people don’t trust her.”
Hillary Clinton won the Iowa Caucus with 49.8% of the vote, compared to 49.6% for Bernie Sanders.
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Stone On Bernie Sanders: “Bernie Sanders is a miracle. Like Rachael Maddow said, “he reminds us that there are still liberals” which could not be any more true. He walked with King. He led student sit-ins for civil rights. He fights for women’s rights and the middle class. He is the only candidate who has yet to make a fool out of himself. He truly cares about our country and eliminating the deadly greed we see in our fabric. I truly believe he can win. And if he does, he will do his best to fix the problems caused by previous presidents starting with George W. Bush.” Amerson on Bernie Sanders: “Bernie Sanders: Very qualified, might be too far to the left for mainstream Americans.”
The Missouri primary is Tuesday, March 15.
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Democratic and Republican logos courtesy of DonkeyHotey on flickr.com
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Social studies teacher Joe Scheidler on Ted Cruz: “I really like his policies. He’s a true conservative who comes from the Tea Party model; however, it may be hard for him to win a general election. Social studies teacher Isaiah Melendez on Ted Cruz: “He is a very polished spreaker, he is against raising any taxes. he sees himself as a man of the people. He is good at gaining influence and power, but not delivering.”
Ted Cruz
Photo courtesy: Gage Skidmore on Flickr.com
Won the Iowa Caucuses with 28% of the votes
Donald Trump
Photo courtesy: Michael Vadon on Flickr.com
Social studies teacher Catherine Lampshire on Jeb Bush: “No spine.” Melendez on Jeb Bush: “He seems like a weak candidate right now, he seems like he is not even confident in himself during debates or interviews, he stumbles in his speaking and seems distracted by Trump.”
Jeb Bush
Photo courtesy: Gage Skidmore on Flickr.com
Finished the Iowa Caucuses with 3% of the votes
Ben Carson
Photo courtesy: Marc Nozell on Flickr.com
Finished second in the Finished the Iowa Iowa Caucuses with 24% Caucuses with 9% of the of the votes votes Lampshire On Donald Trump: “Vulgar, speaks Lampshire On Ben Carson: “He is a nonto a very specific group of Americans, those who like politician, but a smart man, who does not know a reality tv such as Miss America, Miss Universe and lot about government. I do not think he is going to the Kardashians.” win” Scheidler on Donald Trump: “May not be as Melendez On Ben Carson: “His hard core of a conservative as other candidates. It’s background is very intelligent, but he is putting his refreshing to see a candidate that is not from the foot in his mouth with the American people. He traditional Washington model. He’s pretty intriguing, is turning some people off by his words, but he is he’s creating a lot of buzz. drawing others in.”
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Summer school not an option for non-failing grades A new rule will go into effect this summer which prevents students from taking summer school classes to increase non-failing grades By: Alicia Watson Staff Reporter There is a new adjustment that will be affecting Ritenour students who are interested in improving their grade though the credit recovery program. The credit recovery program was initially put into place to support those students with other serious personal responsibilities outside of school by allowing them to complete credits in a non-traditional way. “In certain scenarios, like when people have children or are suspended long term, or transferred from different schools, this is a chance for them to finish classes in a semester,” Gregory said, “It is a course to help them get back on track.” Over the summer, students were previously allowed to retake a course in order to better their grades,
despite what their ending grade in that course might have been. A new rule will be going into effect this summer that prohibits those passing students from doing so. Now it has been modified to where only students who are failing the course are permitted to go through with the credit recovery program. Students’ failure to complete work throughout the year played a role in this ultimate decision to alter the qualifications for credit recovery. “The new regulations came from the state,” counselor Chaun Tate said, “They came to that ultimate decision because most students would just bypass doing what they need to do throughout the year, knowing that they could just finish in a shorter amount of time.” It is also common for students to take this course under the
impression that it is easier than sitting in a standard classroom setting. “The misconception is that this is easier than a classroom, which I do not think it is because you do not get that support from a classroom teacher,” Gregory said. “I am able to help with certain things, but as far as things like Algebra, I am not an expert in that area, so it is harder for kids to get that point.” For some students this new arrangement is not very appealing. They think that credit recovery should be available to anyone who wishes to partake in it. Especially if they are dedicating their time to boost a grade. “I do not really think that is fair,” junior Jalynn Manning said. “If you are taking time out of your summer to improve your grade, I do not see why it would matter what your original grade was.”
After school tutoring information If students need help, they can attend after school tutoring sessions with Ritenour teachers. English Tutoring: Writing Lab - Mondays 3-4, room 239 English tutoring - Wednesdays 3-4, room 213
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Math Tutoring: Algebra 1 - Thursdays 3-4, room 137 Geometry - Thursdays 3-4, room 134 Algebra II - Tuesdays 3-4, room 115 Science Tutoring Biology - Mondays 3-4, room 333 Chemistry - Thursdays 3-4, room 308 Physics - Thursdays 3-4, room 334
Problem solvers at Ritenour A Peer Mediation group has formed at Ritenour this year to help students solve conflicts By: Sarah Barbeau Staff Reporter As Ritenour rings in the new year, the school is bringing along a new program that will help students settle disputes inside and outside of the classroom. Peer mediation is a newly created program at the school that helps students solve conflicts before they occur. Dina Durnin, the freshman counselor, brought this idea to the school from her former counseling position at Hoech Middle School. “I know from the middle schools that they have peer mediation programs, so I wanted to bring it to the high school. I also wanted to offer it so that the actual peer mediators could also use it on resumes and college transcripts,” Durnin said. The new program is available to any student having troubles or who are involved in conflicts at school or home. There is a drop box where the small forms can be filled out and turned into daily by Durnin’s room in the counselor’s office and the Welcome Center. Juniors Morgan Coffey, Nathan Fogle, and Ma’isah McMillan have all had positive experiences so far as Peer Mediators “Peer Mediation is a group designed to help other people,” Fogle said. This is the second time Coffey has been in the pragram, and she feels very proud of the impact she makes on others. “I was a peer mediator in
middle school and loved how we actually got to help keep friends together. I was asked to be in the program again this year and was excited to help again,” Coffey said. McMillan believes being a member of this program helps her more as a student, as well as helping other students needing advice “If I got better at helping other people with their problems, maybe I could also do that with myself in my own life,” McMillan said. A job with peer mediation is open to any student at the high school with the specific requirements Durnin suggests. Many students who have the drive and potential to help others should join or ask Durnin for more information.
“My current mediators had to meet academic requirements, attendance requirements, and of course character/behavior. They couldn’t have any office referrals, they had to have A’s and B’s across the board, and they had to have at least 95% or higher attendance,” Durnin said. Principal Gary Spiller is the man in charge of the criteria needed to become a peer mediator so he’s also one to contact for more info. Anyone is offered the opportunity and the position needs to be filled. Whether students are in need of a peer mediator or want to become a peer mediator themselves, they should talk to Durnin, Spiller, or a peer mediator for more information.
Junior Morgan Coffey and sophomore Bailey Stock work together in Peer Mediation training. Photo by: Bri’Asia Mays
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In loving memory of Nate Parker
You can make donations to Nate’s family at www.gofundme.com/amazingnate#_
Photos below from Nate’s memorial at Ritenour High School on Wednesday, February 3.