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DECEMBER 2013

LAKE TO STATE BY UGO NNADI

Martin’s College in Lacey, to start their

unnadi@live.com Although, unexpected by past predictions, the Spanaway Lake volleyball team made the state tournament for the The team went 1-2 at the state there, the team had to overcome several The SPSL regular season ended with all three schools from the Bethel School District (Bethel, Graham-Kapowsin and Spanaway Lake) in a tie for the last two

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November 2nd to play Graham-Kapowsin

The team met up with Newport in their The Sentinels started rough and were “Our nerves got the better of us in the In the second game, the Sentinels showed their resolve as the teams went the end, an out ball gave Newport the setThe Sentinels pushed through their third set, carrying the momentum from

and earned a seed to the West Central

The team fought hard and lost the set, 25-

At the District tournament, the team had to open up against the #1 seed, eventual 4A state champion Bellarmine

The team had to move to Timberline

Lake quickly in three sets, as they did to

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The team was put in a loser-out

STATE BOUND: (Top) The team huddles before their game against Mt. Vernon. The team defeated the Bulldogs, 3-1. (Lower Left) Arlicia Ortiz spikes the ball against her Mt. Vernon opponent. (Lower Right) Senior Kaila Norton sets the ball up to the net for her teammate. The team placed anywhere from ninth to twelfth at state.

third in the WestCo North and knocked

The team steamrolled through Tahoma (3-1), Kentridge (3-1) and Olympia (3-1) and took sixth at the district tournament,

Again, put in a loser-out situation, Spanaway Lake came alive and defeated

“We were able to play as a team,” said

losing to Bothell the number 5 team from

Communication is key in volleyball, and the team communicated very well “The love for each other is what made

ninth and twelfth, since the WIAA stops placing teams after eighth “Compared to last season the chemistry

Some would say that the odds were in the Sentinel’s favor, especially since they had a varsity team of seniors The team had less than a week to prepare for the state tournament and on

OPINION

Students and staff split on new security measures BY MOLLIE CALLIES molliemc16@aol.com Due to the increase of incidents like shootings and threats at schools across the country, the Bethel School District has put a closed campus for the past two years, but the new security system gives “closed the rules and the requirements for the security system may be inconvenient at times to students, teachers, and even parents, is it really all bad? “I think the security system is a good makes kids feel safer because there has Not many students think it is that great agree, however, that the intentions and the purpose of the system is what makes the system worth it and a good idea especially “I think it’s awesome,” said security

BY VANESSA VALDOBINOS for the kids to skip class, and also it is good because of all the shootings at other

ayoitsvanessa@yahoo.com A new security system was installed

way part of the school enter the school to “The security guards have to monitor the doorways all day which makes it more

times, having to let students in the building to walk all the way around from the 300 building to the “I think it’s a good system,” “It keeps kids accountable, and we are always aware of who is entering and exiting

The security system has some things that may become an issue throughout

PRO v. CON

thinks the system is a good idea to keep kids accountable and to be aware of who is exiting and The system helps prevent students from not only skipping class, but from being We should feel lucky to have the system despite the minor inconveniences the

Not having that many guards wondering the halls checking the students may become “We are hoping on getting a big monitor

The system locks all doors that monitor the front doors and let

Some of the main issues are students

At the front entrance, there is

When students head to their class outside in the 300 building, the door is locked and students and teachers may not be available

she rings like a

“doorbell” that

you are and what your purpose is

“The new system is a little over the top, You have to go through a whole process to The process which the students and parents have to go through is stating their This prevents people who are not in any

“If a student has an early dismissal pass and they are in the 300 building they have to walk all the way to the front of the school to enter because no one is there to open the That may concern parents of their children’s safety, since the purpose of the system was to keep the students inside either building also easier to maintain the student’s transportation from building to

On Guard Spanaway Lake High School 1305 168th Street East Spanaway, WA 98387 EDITORIAL BOARD.................................. Bradley Dean .......................................................................... Deanna Ellis ............................................................................. Alyssa Fox .......................................................................... Kyle Garrett ................................................................. Kushaiah Herrero ....................................................................... Dakota Pearce ........................................................................... Kilon Perez .................................................................... Sarah Thomann REPORTERS ............................................... Darryl Bunch ........................................................................ Mollie Callies ........................................................................ Jovanni Daep .......................................................................... Alex Houser .................................................................... Fanny Humbert ................................................................... Desarae Jackson ..................................................................... Carissa LePage ............................................................... Brandon McAuslen ............................................................................ Ugo Nnadi ......................................................................... Justin Reyes ...................................................................... Heaven Rivers ......................................................................... Kaitlyn Story

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Spanaway’s hallways stay crowded BY LAURYN STOVALL & JADA THOMAS lstovallonguard@gmail.com jthomasonguard@gmail.com At Spanaway Lake High School hallways are too crowded, and that is what makes most students late to class. People stop in the middle of the hallways to socialize or just stand there and do not move. because when we come and go to lunch that hallway becomes too crowded. All you see is pushing, people trying to get through the door. The school should at least allow one lunch to go through leaving at one time, then after they all go through the door, the next lunch would go. It will save people from getting hostile and everyone pushing each other.

When teachers push students to get to class it doesn’t help, it frustrates everyone even more than the slow-walking students. Another reason why the halls are even more crowded is, because we all have our own little groups that hang out. Most groups stand to the side, but some other groups stand in the middle of the hallways to where people can not get through. If it is our passing period they should let us hang out and talk for three minutes. Finally, the halls are so crowded that when people are really aggravated they take their anger out on someone else for example, someone bumps into a mad person on accident and they will take their anger out on you or towards another student walking the crowded halls.

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BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER: Students pushing through a crowded hallway continues to be the trend at Spanaway Lake. Getting to class can be a hassle for many students.

LGBT rights continue to be challenged BY MEGAN TAYLOR & CARISSA LePAGE clepageonguard@gmail.com mtayloronguard@gmail.com The country’s earliest known gay rights organization was ‘The Society for Human Rights’ in Chicago, established in 1942. With controversial opinions in the country, from ‘Why over gay rights?’ To ‘being gay is unnatural’, Spanaway Lake appears gay rights for the most part. “Coming from a straight male, it doesn’t really bother me. It honestly doesn’t my family members are gay Not all students agree with this opinion, some strongly disagree. “I have a lot of friends that are gay. I just think they should be straight. It would be Domestic partnerships are for same sex couples. It allows them some couples have by the federal government. “I would not want someone to tell me

is up to the discretion of each state. CT, DC, DE, IA, MA, MD, ME, MN, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA) that allow same sex marriages, with New Jersey being the latest to legalize same sex marriage on October 21, 2013. “Personally I think it should have been like when my grandmother was younger, it was illegal to be married and after all of these years it should be how the female junior. Even with gay marriage being illegal, many gay and lesbians are still being bullied. Spanaway Lake High School has a support group for students that are trying to understand their sexual orientation. The support group being the GSA ( Gay Straight Alliance). “GSA is an opportunity for students to come and talk about issues they might said advisor “ It allows kids to share issues they may have at school or home. Our main goal is to improve the

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Freshmen are people too

...................................................................... Lauryn Stovall ....................................................................... Megan Taylor ........................................................................ Jada Thomas ................................................................. Shayla Thompson .............................................................. Vanessa Valdobinos .......................................................................... Skylar Webb ........................................................................ Victor Zuniga ADVISER ...................................................... Todd Keister

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Student Sound-Off

In our June issue of the On Guard, we omitted two students names from the cast list of Arsenic and Old Lace. CAST AND CREW Senior - Cassidy Steele Junior - Treyon Riche Senior - Morgan LeBlanc Freshman - Alexis Holloman Senior - Jacob Loomis Senior - Danyel Roberts Senior - Ruth Walker Freshman - Alandra Creelman Freshman - Victoria Wheeler Freshman - Chris Smith Senior - Kyle Garrett Freshman - Elisabeth Berry FreshmAn - Tatiyana Mixon Senior - Hannah Coe Sophomore - Emanuel Tello

At Spanaway Lake High School, everyone should feel welcomed, equal, and as if they belong in their new environment were once a underclassman, especially a freshmen. Plus, every upperclassman has been in some underclassmen’s shoes, struggling to get away from the bullying, having negative vibes directed towards them, and unnecessary comments being thrown their way day by day. Some upperclassmen have mixed feelings about the new underclassmen who have entered the halls this year. “I think they’re really good kids, junior Fatelynn Brown. “I think they’re short and said senior Kareem Babbs. Underclassmen tend to look their own role model. Taelor Shanz. “As long as they’re fair, chill,

opinions, the way it should go is that you should not judge or base or outer appearances, because it is not right. Just think about the quote that says: “Judging a person Shouldn’t everyone just call a truce and stop history from repeating itself? Let’s start a new this and agree, act on it, and show it. Yes, some freshmen are for sure immature, but at some point, upperclassmen need to look around their classrooms and see that at times, they are just as immature at times as the freshmen they make fun of. Everyone is immature in their own ways, just like everyone is mature in their very own ways. (Family Over Everything). Sentinels are supposed to be family no matter your grade, skin color, height, weight, or anything in between. Bring each other up and make every upper and underclassmen feel like family.

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Change in schedule affects Biology students should be included in this class. Most of the students involved have said that they think that it is important to show improvement throughout the year. Although the upcoming end of course exam will not be easy, the study habits have not really changed much at all.

BY SHAYLA THOMPSON shayryannthomp@gmail.com In the past few weeks many students have had their schedules changed due to a new Biology lab for students who did not pass last year’s end of course (EOC) exam. Six weeks into school, many juniors were dropped from their Chemistry class in order to participate in this newly created Biology lab class. These students were those who failed the biology EOC last year. Counselor Heather Van Dyke said, “This allows them to to put together a collection of evidence (COE) to show the state that these students do know the material.” The biology lab counts as a science credit and students will still be able to take a fourth-year science if they want to go to college. Colleges mainly care that a student has taken fourth-year science classes such as Chemistry or Physics, so this Biology setback will not decrease the chance that a student has of getting into a college. Then, to add to this frustration, the decision was made to include an end of course exam for this class which include graduation requirements. “The reason why the counselors were so late at putting students into the Biology lab classes was because of a miscommunication and was not entirely our fault,” said Van Dyke. Some students have been put back into their normal science classes such as Physics or Chemistry even though they failed the Biology EOC. “The students who missed by one or two questions were taken out of the COE class but given the option to meet after school once a week to talk about Biology,” said Van Dyke. The students who have stayed in the course believe that the test is necessary and

this change in schedule, but teachers like Brianne Retan, have had their whole year changed. “The Biology Lab class changes how you teach,”said Retan. “We have to consider if these student know how to test correctly.” Kris Vargas, junior, has said “a lot of

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no harder then the science class they had taken the previous year. Even with the EOC, the students are not under any added pressure and have not had any dramatic changes to their study habits. It has also become apparent that the students all feel that this class is needed and can help them prepare for the job they want. Some have said that they need the class to learn about people and how to help them in the future.

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and has noticed it with his teacher as well. “We know the content,” said Vargas. “So it is a lot of review. I think if I had the chance to take the test again, I could pass it.” “Most people in my class do not even care. They do not do what they should and some are on their cell phones,” said junior Alexandria Bukikosa. “I really don’t care for it,” said Bukikosa. “I would much rather be in Marine Biology.” It seems that students are taking the

LEARNING BIOLOGY: (Top) Juniors Alex Hubbs and Joaquin Vergara Jr go over their notes in class together. (Bottom Left) Junior Shamonte Clark takes notes as Brianne Retan (bottom right) helps the students create those notes on species control.

New Staff Joins SLHS

Welcome

Math - David DeWitt

Lake

Security - Joe Keller

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US History - Russell Skurski

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Spanaway English Language Arts - Nicole Gray

BY VICTOR ZUÑIGA victorzuniga37@gmail.com

Out with the old and in with the new is what Spanaway Lake is saying this year with over 10 new hires for the 2013/14 school year. Some students dislike the transition of new teachers in the school. Others enjoy seeing new faces at Spanaway Lake. For some of these new faces, it is a whole new experience for them. Russell Skurski, a former middle school teacher now teaches 10th grade U.S history. from teaching 10th grade in that the subject material that you can cover is far more varied and you can discuss more mature topics,” said Skurski. “In addition, the rigor and expectations at the high school level far exceed those at a middle school level.” For Air Force veteran David DeWitt, the change is much larger. He teaches

Advanced Algebra and Algebra. For him, it is a whole a new adaptation in population size. He previously taught at Mount Rainier High School with only 91 students and nine teachers. Both of these new teachers say they look forward in teaching at Spanaway Lake in the future and being a part of the Sentinel community. “I do look forward to continuing to be a part of the Sentinel community.” said DeWitt. “There are great students, faculty, really enjoy being a part of the Sentinel community.” Skurski said, “I do look forward to having a career at Spanaway Lake for a long time. to doing well and this is an environment in which I feel that I can make a lot of positive impacts and grow as an educator as well.” The Sentinel community welcomes Spanaway Lake.

New Sentinel Teachers Dago Dedo - Foreign Language

Jonathan Norwak - Special Education

David DeWitt - Math

Jesse Olson - CTE

Nicole Gray - English Language Arts

Alex Perry - Math

Kathy Hunter - Administration

Russel/l Skurski - Social Studies

Kim Jones - Foreign Language

Stacey Thompson Administration

Joe Keller - Security

Lindy Walker

Paula Langager - Science

Feat

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All Hail Homecoming Royalty of 2013-2014 BY JACOB DAEP

ALL PHOTOS BY DAKOTA PEARCE

jdeaponguard@hotmail.com

SENIOR ROYALTY SARAH THOMANN and AJ PEREZ “I was surprised that they told me that I was elected king and thought that they were joking,” said senior AJ Perez. “But then it was true so then I was glad but at the same time it kind of didn’t feel school and I just wanted it to be over with and graduate.” After graduation, he said his plan is to “have a job as a physical therapist or a job where it evolves through exercise and science.” Outside of school, Perez likes to spend time with his family and also plays football. To those who did not win, Perez would tell them, “it’s really not that big of a deal but most importantly focus on putting 100% in what ever you do and always have a positive thought in you in other words always keep your head up”. Homecoming queen Sarah Thomann said, “I feel great and appreciated by the think I was going to win because I’m not usually a popular type of person I’m kind of a band geek, but anyway, it was a great experience for me.” Thomann has been congratulated by many people in and outside of school. Her advice to those who did not win, “Good job and stay focused on what your responsibilities are and always have 100%

JUNIOR ROYALTY MOLLY MARKWARD and LANDON POLK

SOPHOMORE ROYALTY KATLYN EWERT and RAMON GUTIERREZ

FRESHMEN ROYALTY KATHRYN BEST and DEVON CASTRO

“I felt good and superior and felt like I was # 1 and when they told me I was elected I was so surprised like I literately jumped up when I heard the news,” said junior Landon Polk. Besides winning homecoming prince Polk also mentioned he was proud to ask junior Molly Markward to Homecoming at Joust. Polk’s future plans are to graduate high school and attend NYU for a couple of years and then attend a medical school to become a surgeon. Outside of school, Polk likes to spend time with family, watch basketball and read books that amuse him. His advice to those who did not win homecoming prince is, “it’s not that really big of a deal because there are many great opportunities out there that are way more important than winning homecoming, and if you hear anybody saying negative things about you don’t even listen to them, you just got to stay true to yourself and know what you want to do.” “It makes me really happy to know that people have voted for me to be in this position it just makes me feel really special,” said junior Molly Markward. “But also, I didn’t think I was going to win either because there’s a lot of people in the school who can have that opportunity, but even if you don’t get elected, just be yourself and know that everybody appreciates you.” Ever since Markward won she mentioned that people would call her princess whenever she walks in the halls of school. Markward’s future plans are: “After graduating high school, I want to go to a medical school to become an oncologist and learn there for a while.” Outside of school, Markward currently works for Dairy Queen on the weekends but in her free time she likes going on Twitter and playing volleyball To those who didn’t win, “you just got to keep your head up but in order to do that you have to realize something like even though you didn’t win this position, just know that everybody in this school loves and appreciates you in a lot of ways,” said Markward.

“I was surprised and I never thought that I would win,” said sophomore Ramon Gutierrez. “I want to be an Aerospace engineer,”Gutierrez mentioned as his future plans. Outside of school Gutierrez likes to spend time with his family and his girlfriend. Gutierrez also played football for Spanaway Lake. To those who did not win duke, he would tell them, “there is a next year were you can have that opportunity but in the time being give it your all in whatever you do and keep your grades up in school.” “It was a very fun experience for me and I am honored to be crowned in that position,” said sophomore Katlyn Ewert. “But then I never thought I would win, because there are a lot of people in this school and it’s hard to have that opportunity. But besides that, I will cherish and remember this moment for a very long time.” Aside from royalty, Ewert’s future plans are to go to college and then join

“I felt really good and I feel really grateful for the people that voted for me and I thank all of them,” said freshman Devon Castro. “I was glad to have an opportunity to ask Autumn Doidge to Homecoming on a big poster.” Outside of school, Castro likes to play soccer and basketball and also hang out with friends. Castro‘s future plans include playing college soccer. To those candidates that did not win royalty, he would tell them, “Keep your head up and stay positive always.” “I was very surprised and it was a pretty good experience, I didn’t expect for me to win but I was really surprised and excited,” said freshman Kathryn Best. She mentioned that her future plans were to play soccer throughout high school and college. Outside of school, she likes to sing and play soccer. Best currently plays for the SLHS Girls soccer team. To those who did not win homecoming she would tell them, “you could still win next year but in the time being just stay focused in school and always have a positive mind in you.”

Outside of school Ewert likes to spend time with her family, boyfriend, and especially her cat. Ewert also likes to cheer and she is also currently part of the school’s cheer squad. To those candidates who did not win duchess Ewert would tell them, “There’s a next year, but just work hard in whatever you do and you may accomplish something way beyond.”

tures

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BY KILON PEREZ

As a senior, I had all these expectations going into my last year of high school. I especially had high hopes of the senior class winning Joust. When I signed up for this topic, this spread was going to be disgruntled and fueled by the anger and embarrassment of that night. I was going to explain how we were slightly ill prepared from the start. How we were working on perfect timing for the audio up until minutes before going on and how it was perfect the last time we all heard it. I would have explained how hard we worked together and how although we got on each others nerves and bumped heads, we still enjoyed the time together. But in the least, how devastated we were when things did not work out. When we stood in front of our student body, family, and friends and looked stupid because our audio did not play.

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FLY LIKE AN EAGLE: Sophomore Kavie Sear dances as the Federal Way Eagle in the sophomore’s Joust skit. Organization and humor were two huge contributing factors to the sophomore’s winning skit.

own spirit for their class. However, to blame a person of a crime we were not 100 percent sure they committed because it seemed that way, was wrong. We worked extremely hard and got the short end of the stick. But I am still extremely proud of the work we all accomplished together. I would like to congratulate the sophomore class on the win with their jaw-dropping skit.

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But now that I have had time to calm down, I realize to do such is wrong. Yes, it is sad we did not win. And yes, it is sad I heard seniors physically say, after Joust, they

SAY WHAT: Members of the senior class show confusion as their audio fails to work correctly during their Joust skit. The seniors pulled through even though they could not hear the audio at times during the action.

A foggy night on the gridiron BY DAKOTA PEARCE mr.pearce12@gmail.com

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team played the Federal Way Eagles for their Homecoming game at Art Crate Field. Coming into the game, all of the players were getting ready for the battle and to put a win into the record books. But nothing prepared them when halftime came and a heavy, dense fog

YOU CAN’T SEE ME: Junior Caleb Williams returns the ball during a kickoff against the Federal Way Eagles. The second half of the Homecoming game was enveloped with so much fog that the crowd hardly got to see the

horror movie in the making but none of the players were worried about it. “It was a new experience, it made it pretty fun because you were not able to see the fans but you were able to hear them. So, it was its own atmosphere, within itself,” junior Micah Brown said. else,” said junior Scott Ake. “It was pretty intense! It feels great

was a receiver, but here (Spanaway Lake High School) they moved me to running back and it was relatively easy, since I have a good O-line,” said junior, Madigan Taulelei. As one season ends and another will soon begin next fall, the seniors on the football team are going to graduate, go to college and go on to do bigger and brighter endeavors with their lives. Ake and Taulelei wish the seniors nothing but the best and hope they will be great in whatever they do. This season may be over, but the next season will be better because there is a strong and talented junior class that are ready to be seniors. was put in,” Brown said. “I didn’t want it to end,” said Taulelei. “I fell like it could been way better, and I’m looking forward to next year,” said Ake.

A&E

DECEMBER 2013

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Sean Connors Grade: Senior Online Rank: 42 Game Rating: 8.9 out of 10 Multiplayer or single: Multiplayer Do you think it’s better than GTA 4:Yes Why: They put more time into it and you can do a Favorite thing to do in GTA V: Spinning people out in races Dislikes: Not a thing Online or story mode: Online

GTA V:Worth the money

Grade: Senior Online Rank: 43 Game rating: 4.5 out of 5 Multiplayer or Single: Multiplayer Do you think its better than GTA 4: Yes Why: There are more things to do Favorite thing to do in GTA V: I like riding around with my friends in an 8 person car.

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released, but only the game. Rockstar did not allow online access and unlock the horrible and deleting the characters of the few that were actually able to play normally online. But

Dislikes: Lies about release date Online or story mode: Online

was great with three characters to choose from with intertwining stories, and a week

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Kodjo Awadjie

BY ANDREW JOHNSON

BY KILON PEREZ perezkilon@gmail.com

Rating: Spanaway Lake to perform Frankenstein BY ALY FOX

Marvel show dazzles

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Cast List Victor Frankenstein

Frau Muller Ruth Rios Kaylene Cameron

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Elizabeth Lavenza

PLAYING PROFESSOR: Bonnie Laret, junior, and Patricia Lake, senior ask questions during a theater game exercise. Members of the drama department use these games to practice their skills.

Lionel Muller Elisabeth Berry Emmanuel Tello Henry Clerval Emmanuel Tello

Hanz Metz The Creature

Enemy.

Peter Schmidt

handle strange new cases. Each case tests the team as they

works hard to make a performance worthy of a larger stage. This year, the theater club has chosen

in the world. Some of their cases include the mysterious

Tech Crew protects the ordinary from the extraordinary. Chris Smith

can paint the stage in a few weeks.” get things ready for the play, whether it be the lights, the stage, and stage gear, like the backdrop and the sound tech. These together transform the stage in to a whole new world.

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Alphonse Frankenstein Tiauna Casrillo

William Frankenstein:

the aspects to this performance all the way down to the props. “We put together our hydronic bed, plugged it in,

BY DARRYL ANNE BUNCH

Tabitha Tone Kailey Mills

Richard Broshears

Josh Nelson

Kaye Kaneko

pilot episode earned a rating of 4.7 out of 14.

pursuing a couple in possession of a Chitauri weapon used in Joss Whedon stated that the show would be autonomous

“Some random people did come to rehearsal the borrowing lights from Cedarcrest and Bethel. The the maximum amount of magic making lights to pull “It feels really cool,” said sophomore Elisabeth of pressure.”

Simply put, we are always ready for help. Working hard can bring up the best and worst in people but you “There is no gender. There is no sexuality. There is no species, and there is no limit to what you can be on

your attention from the time it starts to the last minute of the show,” said senior Jessica McLane. “I think people should watch the show because its interesting show starts out weird then it builds up momentum and it

plenty that can be done for the department. There is makeup, and many others. So, if you want to be

that hard.

Rating

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VOLLEYBALL FUN: Senior Arlicia Ortiz enjoys herself at the Thomas Jefferson volleyball game. Ortiz was one of the leaders on this year’s state bound team.

ALL SMILES: Exchange students Anastasiia Paskar (Ukraine), Fanny Humbert (France) and Lea Sikora

Ortiz excels on and off the court

school in France, and I really like all the people,” said sophomore Humbert.

Exchange students enjoy America

BY DESARAE JACKSON

BY FANNY HUMBERT

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fannyhumbert98@gmail.com When you leave your home country,

Fannyhumbert98@gmail.com your vision of the world becomes said Ortiz were able to advance to the second day from Germany, Alihuseyn Dashdiyev

country to discover a new culture and

said Ortiz

is that we are with the same people for

and it is not always easy to adapt to

the school spirit and all the sports and

Ortiz Other than volleyball, on her free time,

equipment and infrastructures that you is certainly the reason why our schools

Ortiz

Hagar picked to lead Martin earns high honors BY JACOB DAEP

BY JUSTIN REYES

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shown a lot of leadership to his team,

advisor will complete any orders that are

HAIL TO THE CHIEF: ASB President Brittany is prepared to lead Spanaway Lake in 2013-2014. “I like having a wide scoop on everything and being able to help people when they need it,“ said Hager.

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most nervous when there are two

RUSHING: Senior Joe Martin rushes for a touchdown against the Puyallup Vikings.

Sports

DECEMBER 2013

ON GUARD

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Freshman Vinnie Nguyen plays a match against a team member at practice.When state comes this spring, Nguyen should be ready for what it is at stake.

CONCENTRATION IS KEY:

BY KYLE GARRET

to do. Nguyen and Wasson were seeded 4th and 8th respectively in the tournament. Their seeding shared one part of the

Freshmen Paul Wasson and Vinnie Nguyen both competed at the tennis West Central District Tournament (WCD) on Friday November 1st. While both of them aimed high, it was Nguyen who ended up taking second and this upcoming spring. with a 3-5 record in the SPSL South. freshmen, the team had a good chance of placing at the district tournament. Before the tournament had even his chances. “If I’m on my game I could make it to third or fourth, ”said Nguyen.

Throughout this season, Nguyen won all but two of his matches. Wasson only lost three. As freshmen, both have a lot of potential to go far in their tennis careers. Both Nguyen and Wasson practice intensely. They focus heavily on both footwork and cardio. “I was inspired when I watched a couple guys play tennis and I fell in love with tennis after playing for two days,” said Nguyen.

they would have had to play one another. against junior Jonathan Ho from Camas High School, who was the Greater St. Helen’s League number one seed. Wasson dropped the match, 6-0, 6-0. Nguyen, however, was matched against the number three seed from the Narrows League, Ryan Adams of Olympia. Nguyen battled with Adams, winning the set 6-1, 0-6, 6-3. Nguyen then went on a remarkable run throughout the rest of the tournament. Facing three straight number one seeds, Nguyen easily disposed of Ho 6-0,

and half years ago. My parents gave me the option of tennis or swimming,” said Wasson. Nguyen now gets the chance to compete at the state tournament, something no freshman in the history of Spanaway Lake has had the chance

Sentinels XC compete at Nike Pre-National Race

BY SKYLAR WEBB s.webb.onguard@gmail.com

In 1998, Spanaway Lake started their

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On Saturday, September 28th, Nike held a Pre-Nationals meet on the NXN course at Portland Meadows. Over 3,500 athletes from 100 high schools in eight states compete in this annual race in Oregon. Spanaway Lake’s cross-country team was able to participate in this prestigious event to represent the school. Five runners from the team, Colton Smith, Anevay Avila, Teru Kondo, Dakota Bickford, and Joel Castro, excelled and earned medals for the meet. the Men’s 5K for seniors. Teammates said he was the hardest worker and most dedicated runner on the team. Senior, Michael Conway stated

another number one seed, 6-1, 6-2, which put him in the championship match. In the match, Nguyen faced the number one seed from the Narrows League, Jamie Bautista, another freshman from Olympia. Bautista defeated Nguyen 6-1, 6-0 to take the WCD title, leaving Nguyen as the number two seed onto state. Wasson lost his second match 6-0, 6-1 to Adams from Olympia to end his run at the tournament. “I was surprised how wel I did. I took second and it feels great because I was playing sophomores and juniors while I’m only a freshman,” said Nguyen.

Times improve for young swim team

TIMED FINISH:

BY BRANDON MCAUSLEN

6-0, something his teammate Wasson could not do.

worker on the team. Kondo’s motivation should be a prime example for others. He wants to exemplify athletic

swimmers. Some of the girls had never swam competitively before, but that was going to change. Fifteen years later we have the swim team, and with 20 swimmers with years of swimming experience. It came out to be a good year for the Lady Sentinel swimmers. With the 96 to 63 win against Bethel as their only victory, the girls were left with a good feeling of beating a major rival, with the season coming to a end. The swim team will win and lose, but the greatest factor in their overall success is when they improve personally and as a team. “I think it is the greatest team-sport, because everyone is supportive of each other,” said senior Kristen Ryan. “We push each other to be the best that we can be. We are like a family, good or

bad.” “It is my favorite sport, actually,” said freshman Emily Nelson. “My favorite part of it is that the other girls are having just as much fun as I am.” With rush of competition running through some of the girl’s veins, others are there for improvement. “I love to compete and represent my school,” said sophomore Clarissa Fowler. “You still have a good time, laughing with the other girls on the time was, but if you had fun, or if you improved, then you won.” “I like swimming because you can watch everyone get better and faster as you go along, as the season ends, all the co-captain Alisha Long. “But you have to challenge yourself as well as others to improve.” The swim team at Spanaway Lake are here to improve, have fun and create a family among themselves.

positively through his actions. “I want to be a good role model and glorify God, be a good example for others and show that I have a purpose when I run,” said Kondo. He also believed that the team has improved over the course of this for the next season. 12th in the Men’s 5K for juniors with a time of 19:29:74. same race with a time of 19:32:37. Freshman Anevay Avila placed 11th in the Women’s 5K for freshmen with a time of 22:53:11.

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Nguyen takes a spin to the top of districts

LAPS AHEAD: The Spanaway Lake swim team holds up lap count cards, to keep track the amount of