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Student voting in local elections Gavin Sherris and Peter Ford page editors America is a country that prides itself on democracy and voting is a cornerstone of the democratic system. Many seniors at Sheldon were excited to vote on November 6. Senior Stephanie Rayl did not vote this election but she does have opinions on some of the candidates and measures on the ballot this year: “It is important to vote because I want to have a say in my future.” Many students would agree that voting is important, especially in young people, but they aren’t familiar enough with the process, candidates or measures to actually participate.

Students who follow the election often feel strongly about certain candidates or ballot measures. Rayl, who is politically unaffiliated, hoped that measure 105 would be approved. The measure, which was not approved, was written to repeal a law limiting the use of state and local law enforcement resources to enforce federal immigration laws. “It’s important because it’s our safety. I’d rather be safe in case something did happen.” said Rayl.

Some students feel that the voting age, which is currently eighteen, is too high. Senior Lily Fields said, “I feel that sixteen year olds are pretty politically informed and can live with the consequences.”

Appropriate voting age has been a national and global debate for some time, with some countries such as Brazil allowing citizens as young as sixteen to vote, while others, like Pakistan, have the voting age set at

twenty-one.

Unlike Rayl, Fields feels that she is informed enough to make educated decisions if she were able to vote.

“Yeah, if I would be voting for one of them, I know which one I’d pick,” said Fields. Some students have been following the election closely, and support ballot measures and candidates they feel reflect their views most accurately.

Some students, like Fields, feel disenfranchised by the electoral system when it comes to presidential elections.

When asked if she feels her vote matters, Fields replied: “In midterm elections, yes. In actual elections for president, no, because the Electoral College doesn’t really, you know, when the whole Hillary Clinton,

Trump thing happened she didn’t get enough Electoral College votes and so the large percent of Americans who voted for her didn’t matter.”

Senior Zach Landrum turned eighteen this September and was part of the voting minority. When polled, only 11.8% of Sheldon seniors voted in the midterm election. A lot of students seemed uninvolved and uneducated on the measures and candidates. A common point of controversy between students is whether or not their vote matters.

Landrum claimed that his vote itself may not matter but him voting and being an active participant in our democracy does. “I’ll vote and it may not change anything, but it will at least mean my voice will be heard.”

Student Voting

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A poll demonstrating how many students voted (12%) and how many didn’t (88%) out of 200.

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Climate lawsuit against federal government Lindsey Putnam and Jasmyn Jensen page editors Climate change is a ‘catch-all’ term used to describe the shift in worldwide weather and humans’ relation to this shift. Kelsey Juliana is from Eugene, Oregon, and has been engaged in climate change activism since she was ten years old. On October 19, 2018, Juliana came to speak to students in the gym at lunch. Juliana is the face of just one of many movements nationwide. Juliana remarked that, “I did not start this movement, we all [21 people] decided that this was something that we felt really strongly about and recognized that we needed to take action.” Juliana is referring to her young recognition of global warming and climate change, and that it impacts much more than the polar bears.

If you look up Kelsey Juliana’s name an abundance of Youtube videos and interviews regarding climate change swarm your screen. Juliana said, “When I was ten years old, I started researching how climate change was effecting people and places that I loved. I was ten years old researching which countries were affecting polar bears and penguins, what was affecting the waters I loved to swim

in. It wasn’t until I really invested in school reports and it was through reaching out and trying to educate myself that I realized that climate change wasn’t affecting just polar bears, it was affecting me too.”

Many students at Sheldon have different feelings towards how we are affected by climate change. Although climate change is a wide spread issue, there are things that local people can do. Junior Kenneth Mitchell said, “Honestly, in our position we can’t do much to personally help.

90% of the problems we have with climate change are the faults of big companies and the farming industry.

What we can do is inform. As a group, we can have a voice.”

According to Nasa.com: “Humans have increased atmospheric CO2 concentration by more than a third since the Industrial Revolution

began.” The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of the transition to big buildings for manufacturers to produce large amounts of products for customers.

You don’t have to be a scientist or environmental specialist to see the dangerous impact we as a race have made. Senior Giosanna Prochot went to the speech and claimed, “It made me angrier and a little bit more fired up.” She also stated the importance of reusable water bottles and how we can start a big movement with little actions.

Photo by Jasmyn Jensen Kelsey Juliana speaking passionately to students.

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Lack of playing field water fountains Jackson Wiles and Nevaeh O’Roy staff writers Staying hydrated is a key variable in living a healthy lifestyle. Drinking water is important while playing sports, after exercise, and at any moment of the day! At Sheldon High School, most sports can be found practicing and competing on the track and field. The problem for most sports though, is there is not a clean credible drinking water source on either field.

When athletes forget their water bottles or drink all of their water, they run into a problem when trying to quench their thirst. This is why placing water fountains on the fields would benefit the school’s athletes’ health. Sophomore Larson Helikson said, “When I’m out there playing football and a bunch of sports, I get thirsty and it sucks when I forget my water bottle.” Helikson said he gets really parched when playing sports, and not having water while playing can really hinder his A game. In terms of how often he uses a water fountain in school, Helikson said, “At least 10 times a day, if not 20.”

Staying along the lines of the importance of drinking water and staying hydrated all day, sophomore Paityn Miller said she drinks lots of water especially while working out. Yet, she thinks it’s odd we don’t have any water fountains near the track or field! Miller said, “I think having water fountains near the track and field would be very beneficial for our athletes.

We then could get a drink of water whenever we’d like and not having the worry of forgetting

a water bottle would help so much.”

As you can see this can become a very important issue for athletes at Sheldon high school. This could affect their health and how much they can actually apply themselves throughout whichever sports they play. Also adding to the fact that lots of student athletes tend to leave their water bottles behind, Miller concluded, “I have forgot my water bottle multiple times while I am on my way to practice.” Miller truly believes this would be a great move for Sheldon High School to put water fountains on the track and field, specifically for the benefit of the athletes.

Out of the vast number of students at Sheldon High School, many are student athletes who perform many different sports

and activities on the fields. Sophomore Trent Bynum is a multi-sport athlete here at Sheldon. Bynum’s main sport is lacrosse which he competes for on the turf field.

Bynum said, “I’m out here playing my heart out, leaving everything on the field, and it really makes me parched.

It’s very hard to get a clean, easily-accessible water source while I’m out there.” Bynum said that he always runs into this problem and thinks adding water fountains on the field would have a really positive outcome for all athletes.

Bynum said, “When I’m out there my mind is only on securing the win for my team. Not having to worry about the water situation would really benefit me.”

There are no water fountains near the track.

photo by Ben Bratland

Under Armour All-American Class induction

In the Sheldon auditorium on November 26, 2018, senior Michael Johnson, Jr. (2nd from left) was formally accepted to play in the game taking place January 3, 2019 with 100 of the country’s best players in Florida at Camping World Stadium.

Photo by Gavin Sherris

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Tips for keeping grades up Connor Quinney and Hayden Salisbury staff writers School is an influential part of your life. Good grades are a big deal in order to be successful in life. Some students find getting good grades to be easy and some students find it hard. This article is meant to help you succeed. These tips will help in all classes, not just certain ones. High school and getting good grades can determine how your career or job will be and how successful you will be later in life.

Some students can feel overwhelmed by too much work.

What are some tips you use? Sophomore Zack Carter said, “I handle too much work by regularly checking in with my teachers outside of class. Carter also said, “Getting behind in class is okay if you can get your grade back up by paying extra attention in class and getting your late work in as soon as possible.” Too much work from missing school or even just having a heavy workload can easily be dealt with by communicating with teachers and working hard on work outside of the class.

Studying is a big part of maintaining good grades.

Freshman Mason Taylor has some tips for studying more efficiently. Taylor said, “When I study I use Quizlets or study guides, if provided, to help me study. Also, when studying separate yourself from distractions and focus on only what you are studying. Studying is too big of a part of school to not take serious.” What are some tips you have for studying? Do you use those tips regularly? If so, does that work for you and do you excel on tests? Tests are vital to keeping a good grade in almost all classes so studying and getting an edge on the test will only help you in creating a healthy amount of stress and achieving good grades.

Is school too much pressure? Some students feel there is too much pressure with school. Senior Madden Salisbury said, “I feel like there is a lot of pressure with school, but it is easy to overcome with a good work ethic. Students need to take a deep breath and just focus on school to get good grades.” School can be too much pressure. If you slack

off and don’t pay attention you can get behind and become stressed. So in that case just keep up with all your classes and check with your teachers as to what you can do to help understand the class and continue to get good grades.

With these tips, will they help with your grades? Keeping good grades isn’t an every-once-in-a while thing, you have to

do it every day in every class in order to succeed.

These tips are here to help you succeed and be used often. Now, if you use these tips they will help you achieve good grades for the rest of your school career.

photo by Ben Bratland

A student studying in the library.

Most important subjects Zoey Hamilton staff writer Freshman Obie Glover said the most important subject in school is team basketball. He said the person best at teaching it is Coach Stiegler. He said he would not change anything about the subject because, “ I like it just the way it is.”

Freshman Kierra House said that her favorite subject is math and the best math teacher is Mr. Martell because, “He lets us think before giving us the final answer.” Her favorite parts about the subject are, “The tests, because they really challenge me and make me work hard.”

Freshman Jonah Grange said that he thinks the most important subject is lunch because, “It gets me recharged and

ready for the rest of the day.” In terms of desired changes, he said, “It should be longer, so then you are not rushed to eat your food.”

For the three students asked, the top three important subjects are math, team basketball and lunch, all for different reasons, being taught

by Coach Stiegler and Mr. Martell.

Importance of artistic and factual subjects 3% Artistic:

45% 52%

200 students were polled as to what type of subject is more imprtant.

Factual: Both:

chart by Peter Ford

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Apple Music vs. Spotify Griffin Lambert staff writer Rivalries. Since the Stone Age, rivalries have been a part of human civilization. Xbox versus Playstation. Fortnite versus PubG. Rome versus Egypt. The Sheldon community will settle the biggest debate of the year, no, of the century.

Apple Music versus Spotify. In terms of which program the community likes most, sophomore Kenny Harrison said, “I use Apple Music because it is the platform I prefer, and I own an iPhone.”

Sophomore Andrew Boyd owns Spotify Premium. He prefers Spotify over Apple because “Spotify is more simple than Apple Music.”

Soundcloud is also another alternate music. Boyd said that the rappers on Soundcloud are very interesting.

Different types of phones may be a driving factor on which music program people think is best. Student teacher Mr. Emery owns an iPhone because “the battery life is better than the Android.” Emery owns both Spotify and Apple Music because he gets a discount for both of them, because he is a college student. Emery is currently a student teacher for Mr. Bowden, a

science teacher here at Sheldon.

Doing this article, the Sheldon Community found that the music app that is prefered depends on multiple reasons. For instance, the type of phone a person will use may be a factor in what platform they use. Android users will most likely prefer Spotify or Soundcloud over Apple Music, vise versa.

It also may depend on how much money someone is willing to spend on listening to music. In conclusion, there is really no superior music app, and Soundcloud is very strange.

An average student’s phone showing off various music apps.

Photo by Gavin Sherris

Various student hobbies Makaya Davie and Sean Darasuriyong staff writer Most Sheldon Students spend their time outside of school either working on academics, playing a sport, or working at a job. Others have unique plans after school hours that are academically focused, and others have extravagant plans with peers. Students have some unique plans for after school. Junior Cain Petty talked about his gaming and activities: “My favorite game is Fortnight and I usually play it for hours after I get home from school; the dances are epic!” The free-toplay game has had 78.3 million players over the course of a year and a half.

Sheldon junior Riley O’Connell talked about his job and the time he takes to study: “It’s hard to balance my job at 7 Eleven with the amount of time I am able to spend academically. I end up staying up later than I wish I could on my homework when I get home late.”

Many students spend the last half of their day at work, which leaves less time for homework.

Junior Brad Gunnarson does a unique hobby with his free time. “I enjoy making candles in my spare time.

I can mix different colors and scents together to make them unique and strange. I have always wanted to sell my candles at the farmers market. I think I could make a pretty penny.”

Although most students are at school for the whole day there are many different activities that take time and that stand out amongst others to participate in after.

Photo by Gavin Sherris An avid set up for gaming things like Fortnite or other games.

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Nutrition in a Nutshell

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High school nutrition

Sam Bateman and Jessica Johannesen editor and staff writer

enough time for at least nine hours of sleep. is replacing sugary beverages with water. She also The average teenager should get at least one hour suggested that it is better to eat whole foods rather of exercise a day. The majority of Sheldon students than pre-packaged foods. It’s better to eat whole foods participate in around two to five hours of exercise because they provide energy. Many people attempt 8-10 6 or l ess a week.

This can include aerobic activity, muscle to satisfy their need for energy through consuming 13.20% 34.10% strengthening and bone strengthening. The average foods and drinks high in sugar. Mrs. Hettick learned student athlete gets about two hours of exercise a of a nutrition tip from journalist Michael Pollen that day like Freshman Cristina Johannesen, “I get two suggests, “To eat whole foods, not too much, mostly 6-8 hours of exercise a day from cardio and dance.” plants.”

52.70% Both of these activities fall under the aerobic activity category. In addition to doing aerobic activities, it is Amount of Excercise also important to participate in bone and muscle strengthening exercises at least three times a 0-2 week.

8-10 15.70% Most high school students suffer from malnutrition and they 26.50% Most of high school students aren’t don’t even know it. Nutrition comes in many forms besides getting the proper diet that they need. just your diet; nutrition is influenced through diet and exercise.

2-5 Students plates should be at least two thirds 5-8 37.30% Having bad nutrition can affect your day to day life. It affects of plant based food. This means that the 20.50% your brain which will lead to having a hard time focusing and food should non-processed whole foods. doing supposedly easy tasks.

Mrs. Hettick, the nutrition teacher said, that The standard amount of sleep teenagers should get is between by doing this way of eating you, “Get more nine to ten hours. In our school, the average student gets between energy and feel good.” One main reason six to eight hours of sleep per night. Social Studies teacher high school students have a poor diet is Mrs. Youngblood-Lee said, “A main reason teenagers don’t get because they feel like it’s more convenient. enough sleep is because they are on their phones, avoiding going Another important part of your diet isn’t a food, but it’s water. to sleep”. Most think that the average high school student is very You need water to stay hydrated and also so that the other foods busy due to studies and sports, but that’s not always the case. can do their job.

Sports and school only take a few hours per night, leaving you A tip that Mrs. Hettick gave for maintaining a healthy diet

Amount of Sleep

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Gaby Rodriguez staff writer The Sheldon cafeteria is not a very popular place for the majority of students to hang out. In terms of ways to improve the cafeteria, junior Hannah Owens said, “If they added more food options or if more people were to go there I would consider going there as well.”

According to Owens the food would be better “If they had more options like what everyone goes to get at lunch.”

If the cafeteria was more appealing, many more people would go there. Junior Jade Freeman said the cafeteria would be more popular, “If they added better food or more options that are better.” Most people don’t go to the cafeteria because they don’t know what’s served there or have never been there.

The cafeteria isn’t used by most students, but if they made changes more students said they would go there. The problem isn’t the actual cafeteria, but what’s inside. The food isn’t appealing to most and that is the most reoccurring answer that students say as to why they don’t go there. Junior Brad Gunnarson said, “I don’t go there because nobody I know goes there and they don’t have food that I like.”

If they added more food that the students liked, then more people would go there. Most people said that if their friends were to go there then they would as well.

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Do you bring lunch?

Sarah Barakrat editor What are your favorite foods to bring from lunch or your favorite place to go to eat? Many students have their personal favorites regarding these. Sophomore Madison Stewart said, “ I like to go outside of school to eat during lunchtime. Market of Choice and McDonalds are my favorites because it usually saves me lunch money.” Students enjoy having some way to save money off campus. Especially because some of us have issues affording places like Dairy Queen or Safeway every day.

Bringing packed lunch is also a good way to save money, and can be more nutritious.

Sophomore Yada Toei said, “I really enjoy going to different places during lunch every day. I personally don’t know my favorite.” Most students like to go to a different area every day for lunchtime, like Dairy Queen, Market of Choice, Safeway, Dutch Bros, etc. It brings variety and less unhealthy food every school day. There’s also Subway, which has more healthy options than some other places. Although each place has a healthy option no matter the place.

Sophomore Justin Yager said “I usually do go out to eat, mostly at Safeway and Dairy Queen.“ A lot of students go out to eat during lunch instead of bringing lunch from home. There are also other students who enjoy eating in the cafeteria during lunch.

Drawing by Sara Barakrat

Different lunch choices.

In the cafeteria...

Morgan Leon and Tia Ramos staff writers Many students at Sheldon High School do not eat the school’s food, but why? The staff doesn’t know. Sophomore Caroline Capper does not eat cafeteria food and said, “I would rather spend my money elsewhere.”

A reason students may not want to eat the school’s food is because they would rather spend more money on a different meal.

Healthy food is vital in a student’s diet especially if he or she is an athlete because they need the nutrients and the protein.

Some students aren’t able to afford food off campus so school food is an affordable alternative for them. If students feel that the schools food isn’t healthy, these students will have no other choice other than to bring lunch from home or buy food off campus.

Sophomore Owen Grigsby said he would eat school food if he knew it was healthy, “because school food is usually not fresh.”

Even if there was a wide variety of healthy options, students would rather eat food from a store like Safeway or Market of Choice, referring back to Caroline Capper’s quote. Some students may think the cafeteria is unpopular, because very few people eat there. Junior Jaiden Cook said she doesn’t

eat in the cafeteria, “because none of my friends eat there.” Even though not many students eat in the cafeteria, the students that do, should have access to a healthy variety of food. Although the school thinks by serving yogurt parfaits, and fresh and canned fruit, these choices may actually be unhealthy compared to organic fruits. Many canned fruits contain many grams of sugar, which won’t benefit a student’s diet. The cafeteria serves “Dole pineapple tidbits” that have 25 servings per container, 15 grams of sugar per serving, which is only ½ cup. They also serve “Taste o’the West pears” which have 11 grams of sugar per serving (1/2 cup) which includes 5 additional grams of sugar.

Students with low income eat food from the cafeteria because it’s free,

however if a student does not qualify to get free lunch, each meal will cost $3.40. If students have the money to pay for cafeteria food, this gives them a variety of different foods they can choose from, both off-campus and at school.

Illustration by Lindsey Putnam

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Future preparation

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Resources for goals Nila Soleimani staff writer High school can prepare you for your future, but sometimes it can feel as if it won’t impact your life as an adult applying for a job. Some people feel like they’ve had missed opportunities by not having chances for credits for college, resources or success. Schools giving more information of how to get into college more easily as well as resources for internships and future jobs after high school would be helpful as well.

According to sophomore Yada Toei, one goal she has set for herself is to make sure the job she aspires to have is proper for her. Toei said, “I want to make sure if accounting is a job that is right for me.” She wants to know this before she graduates from high school.

Toei said that what the school can do is “Provide more information about volunteering.” Volunteering is just one way you can improve your chances of securing your plans for your future. This school can give more information about where to find places to volunteer, or how to.

She says this about what we can do to improve student’s chances for jobs and other things in our future.

Some ideas to help you gain credits for college or help you get a job are also things people would like to know. Toei said, “Get in classes that have College Now credits. This school can help me get a job by providing some opportunities of how to work a real job in the workplace for an amount of time. If possible to give me job experience.” College Now is one way the school provides help to students to gain credits and prepare for college.

Sophomore Dabin Yun agrees with the statement that more can be done to ensure a quality future for students. Yun said “The school can provide a personalized learning for all students and create a process for students who are struggling on their grades.” She said this with the impression that all students are different, and learn in different ways.

In terms of what this school can do to help with future plans, Yun said “The teachers and counselors in the school should frequently assess student academic growth and inform them constantly.” She said this because there are people who do care about their grades, but aren’t getting the grade they feel they deserve.

By assessing student’s academic growth, students will know what they aren’t learning, and will try to grow in that specific category, or try to find another method to learn or study.

Some schools expect you to do everything you can to be able to get into college or find a job after graduating high school, or completing your education. While you should be able to do most of this on your own, you will need help along the way. Help to provide information about things that can increase your chances of getting accepted in college or getting the job.

Volunteering, helping with applications, and giving chances like these would be a great help.

Sophomore M. Estrella said students need “More classes that include some assisting with things like different opportunities.” These are just a few of ideas to improve the ways students can have access to openings that would enhance the possibilities of getting jobs, internships, and being able to volunteer.

The college career center in the hallway.

photo by Sara Barakat

College visits are helpful Ben Bratland editor To learn about the college you want to go, all you have to do is go to a college visits. According to The Bureau of labor statistics about 70% of high school student go to college.

This means a large amount of students have to choose a college to go to, then why don’t many students attend college visits? Text Book specialist Carrie Mertz said, “student go to college visits to go get equainted with colleges that they are interested.” Choosing what college you will attend is a very important decision. This will decide where you will be and what you will do for the next 4 years. With important decisions you need to know everything about the school you are interested in.

College visitors show students what they offers and what it is all about. Many freshman and sophmores think that college visits are meant only for juniors and seniors, Kiara Person said, “no I have not been to a college visit because I’m only

a sophomore.” Going to a college visit is a way to learn more about that particular school and what the school wants in your application.

Kim Johannsen, who is the college visit planner said, “all college visits are for all student but we strongly urge higher classmen to attend.” College visit are targeted at higher classmen because of the amount of time they have left to make a decision. At college visits, the visitor show you what they want in a college application and are the same people who read your aplications. College visits are free for the students and for the school. All students can attend and all are an excused absence. Even if you don’t want to miss class you can go to the few college visits that are during lunch or after school. photo by Sara Barakat

The University of Oregon website for campus visits.

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Getting to know students and staff Michaela Kearney and Emily Goff editor and staff writer With over 1500 students at Sheldon, it can be hard to form relationships. Getting to know your peers and staff members is vital for a complete high-school experience. There are many students with unique perspectives on life and junior Dakota Landrum is one of those students. A fun fact Landrum shared is, “One time, I arm wrestled an alligator.” This is an experience that not many students have had.

A lot of incoming freshmen find that high school is confusing and overwhelming. Landrum’s advice for high-school students is, “Don’t try too hard, because if you try too hard you won’t be funny and people won’t like you.” Everyone has different perspectives on navigating highschool, and Landrum finds that being authentic is important.

College tends to be something on most students’ minds. Post high-school goals differ from student to student, and future plans can tell you a lot about their personality. Sophomore Lily Zeller wants, “To go to OSU for their zoology program.”

Asking people unique questions can tell you a lot about them. If Zeller was a color she would be, “Forest green, because I enjoy being out in nature.” Zeller identifies with nature, and finds herself happiest when she’s outside.

Photo by Lindsey Putnam Junior Dakota Landrum in his free time.

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Landrum said that if someone were to play him in a movie, it would be “Jack Black, because he’s perfect.” Jack Black shares Landrum’s sense of humor and charisma, so Landrum feels Black would be a great fit.

People find happiness in different places, and Landrum had a hard time picking between his happiest places. He settled on, “I’m happiest at home or at the beach with my friends.” Many people, Landrum included, value time spent with their loved ones or time outdoors.

Algebra 2 teacher Mr. Wright has been teaching at Sheldon, “Since 2007, so for 11 years.” He is known not only as a teacher, but as the advisor of the Irish Fishing Club and a football coach.

Wright’s favorite thing about teaching at Sheldon is, “Working with the students that work hard and care about learning math.” Wright encourages the success of his students and values their education.

As winter approaches, people start to dream about other places to be. If Landrum could be anywhere right now, he would be in, “Argentina, just because I thought of it first.”

Zeller would choose to be in, “Greece, because it’s pretty there.” Greece is a popular vacation spot, as it is beautiful and has a pleasant climate.

Overall, there are many interesting and unique individuals at Sheldon, in both our students and staff. It’s important to get to know the people in our community and spend time increasing our perspectives.

Student teachers around Sheldon Jesse Bishop and Jaylen Gaboriault editor and staff writer Every year at Sheldon there are student teachers in classes, working to become teachers to teach classes on their own. These teachers are still on their way to get their masters or bachelors degrees.

Student teacher Joseph Emery said, “I’m working to get a one to two year master’s degree, and have already received my four year bachelor’s.” Some decide to go to school for longer than others. Mr. Emery is getting a master’s. There are students in everything from math to English and even science.

There are different requirements for all three choices, and student teachers all have to decide what grade level they want to teach, which also adds to the time load. High school level prepping from elementary or middle school.

Some student teachers are at Sheldon longer depending on the degree they’re working toward.

Around Sheldon you see a lot of teachers in different classes working hard to become a full time teacher. Student teacher Brianne Wells said, “I will be here for the first trimester, (until November 30).” The trimester goes about three months throughout the school year, and after every trimester, it means high school students get a report card, and a new set of classes. Some student teachers also stay at school longer than others, but if they decide they want to, they will be here longer or they can move on. Some teachers want to teach

older kids, and some want to teach younger kids.

Student teachers at Sheldon also affect the students taking the classes. Although there are still teachers, the environment feels slightly different. Freshman Sam Harris said, “It seemed more chaotic.” Even though the class was different, he said the change was something that he enjoyed, and learned from. This means that student teachers can help both themselves, and the students they are teaching in the time they are at our school. Considering student teachers are soon going to have their own class to teach, they will be responsible for keeping lesson plans up to date, assigning work, and keeping students behavior under control. Starting on the road to be a teacher also requires lots of patience to put in the work it takes to be a great instructor.

Photo by Jesse Bishop Brianne Wells is a student teacher teaching one of Mr. Lawton’s classes.

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Gain this Grain

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Girls basketball road to state

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Leisa Washington and Jake Schwindt staff writers As we are approaching basketball season the team is getting ready and working hard to have a successful season. Girls basketball coach Brian Brancato said, “This team is as good as we’ve ever had throughout the nine years I’ve been here.”

In terms of what he would teach players that could carry on into later life, Brancato said “How to be dependable, how to compete and work with a team together.” He also mentioned, “If we compete as a team, that’s better than winning a championship.”

Team member Kami Walk said that what she likes about basketball is “The confidence you get from it, the relationships you have with your teammates and coaches. We’re really close, and we play well together.” In terms of what is unique about basketball, walk said “It’s kind of unique compared to other sports.”

Team member Aly Mirable said being on the basketball teaches responsibility and

commitment. Mirable also mentioned a few of the team goals: “Win league, win tournaments and don’t lose games. Go undefeated, baby!”

There are 24 games scheduled this season, and games typically last around an hour.

Sometimes the student section gets free food for attending the games. Coach Brancato recommends going to all the games.

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A pie chart refering to the amount of students that go to the girls games verses the boys basketball games.

Pie chart by Samantha Bateman

How teams prepare for games Jenna Price and Maddy Guistwite editor and staff writer

Photo by Coach Karsyn

The dance team has a stretching circle before every recital.

Sheldon’s sports teams have various ways they prepare for their games, performances and meets. Some of these traditions have been around for a long time, while others are pretty new. Different players and coaches often lead to the change of one tradition to the next. Whether the tradition is new or old, they can make sports a little more fun and get players ready for the game.

Sophomore Haley Christopherson, who is on the JV2 volleyball team, said: “For JV2, we set up the nets, eat food that the parents provide, and then get in a group to talk about what we’re going to work on that game. I’m not sure what JV does, but Varsity warms up in shirts, and then they change into their jerseys in the locker room.

They get in a big circle and cheer after that. I think it really pumps them up.”

“I guess I wouldn’t call it a tradition, more like a routine,” said Christopherson. Other sports, like basketball, do similar routines as well.

Brian Brancato, head coach of girls basketball, said: “Before our game we watch JV as a group, then we have time by ourselves in the team room, and fifteen minutes before, we review the plan. Once we leave the team room we sing the fight song.”

Girls soccer has many traditions. With a new coach, some traditions were started while others

were kept. Sophomore Morgan Wagers said, “Our coach writes a goal on our wrist.

For home games we do secret sisters, and for away games we give each other notes.

We did secret sisters last year, but the wrist writing is new this year.”

Some sports don’t do that much.

Sophomore Chloe Kriz, who was on JV softball last season, said, “JV has no traditions, but Varsity passes a ball around in a circle and says their goals for the game.”

Other sports have very interesting traditions. Sophomore Hannah Doan, who is on the swim team, said, “Some kids slap themselves to get pumped up and eat lots of carbs.”

Water polo also has some very unique traditions. Sophomore Celia VanDenWymetenberg said: “We always do this thing called the Irish Jack; we scream out the letters that spell Irish as loud as we can while doing jumping jacks. It’s something we do to get pumped before every game and we are pretty well known for it, because we are so loud. Once we set off a car alarm.”

No matter the sport, they will most likely have a few traditions that players will follow.

New or old, they can add fun to any team.

Supply and Demand

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November 30, 2018

Opinion: communication is lacking Trinity Barton staff writer Not only do students have little say in what they want for the school, students are also not informed ahead of time about when changes happen. Student Zahjahne Sanchez said that the new school schedule had “alarmed” her. Students should know about things as soon as possible.

There is a new officer going around the school and not many students or teachers know who he is, leaving staff and students confused.

Most students don’t know how long advisory is when the school decides to have one. For free period students, they have no idea what time to show up to school. Usually, Voss will go on the intercom right before advisory and tell the students about it. The daily announcements aren’t helpful enough because most of the time, the noise of the announcement is blocked out completely by others talking, and sometimes even the teachers don’t listen. Some students aren’t affected by too much noise over the daily announcements. According to senior, Sheldon student “The announcements are

sometimes helpful but usually I’m already updated on what’s going on.” But for those students who have a free second period and leave, there’s no way for them to be informed of any changes or

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upcoming events, it’s not fair to make those students late to class because the school didn’t tell us there was advisory a day or two beforehand.

A lot of students also don’t know about different clubs around the school as well as activities going on around the school. If more students knew, that would make more students interested. We could advertise things around the school more so everyone is on the same page. When it comes to Naviance, a student I know doesn’t know much about it. The Sheldon student said, “I would like to know more about it; is Naviance required? I don’t know.” Students know it’s a big school so lack of communication is bound to be a small problem, but many think we could do better. The students and staff just need everyone’s attention and help.

Illustration by Lindsey Putnam School vs. Board

Counselor availability Baily Bray and Regan LaCoste staff writers Sheldon counselor Kendra Brott states, typical counseling appointments include talking about college, future planning, academic, and emotional support. Brott was asked if she thinks counselors should do a yearly check in with every student. She responded with “Sure, if we had the time instead of just talking to the students that are overachievers, or need help.” The counselors want to help every student in the school, but it feels impossible when there’s more than fifteen hundred students. Having counselors check in with students would help the counselors get to know the students and vice versa, it could also help students remain informed. Brott also said she hopefully sees everyone who needs to see her, but if someone’s in crisis that student becomes a priority.

Senior Tiana Cook finds the counselors very helpful when it comes to college. Cook has seen her counselor Kendra Brott more than five times this year. Cook stated, “I think the counselor hours are reasonable because I just want to leave class.” Some students who can’t miss class may think the drop in hours aren’t helpful, but Cook has found the visits really helpful because it’s nice to have help with college applications.

Junior, Isabel Ochoa has counselor Michael Voss. She believes that Carley Boyce is the easiest to approach and that Voss can be a little intense.

For people who are more shy it’d be easier if you could pick who you have as your counselor so no

matter what you can feel comfortable. Ochoa has been turned away once from seeing her counselor because she didn’t have an appointment. “There should be more than three counselors because they’re always busy, and I don’t like having to schedule appointments.” Ochoa feels counselors simply don’t have enough time for everyone.

Photo by Lindsey Putnam Scheduling appointments can be made online.

Illustration by Lindsey Putnam Counselor availability

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