Issue 14

HARBINGER

Shawnee Mission East Issue 14 Feb. 11, 2003

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C RDS Senior sweetheart candidates hope for the crown

Liz Tschudy Staff Writer Burger King crown: free. Picking out the perfect dress for everyone to see: $120.00. Choosing the right tie: $40.00. Finding a corsage to match the dress: $30.00. Getting nominated for Sweetheart King or Queen: priceless.

The thrill of nominations begins two weeks before the actual dance. Seniors nominate their peers by circling names on a print out of all the eligible seniors.

All seniors are eligible except for those who were nominated for homecoming king and queen. Each senior can choose five of their peers.

Senior S a r a h T h o m a s voted for Sweetheart King and Queen nominees because she felt there were some people who deserved to be nominated. "I voted for who I thought were the people who didn’t care who they were friends with and who are nice to everyone," Thomas said.

Friday, February 14 all students at SME will be able to vote on who should

be crowned Sweetheart King and Queen.

Freshmen B r i t t a n y A t h a thinks its exciting to be able to vote for Queen and King candidates. She is glad to have a brother who is a senior because this way she knows some of the nominees.

"Sometimes you don’t know half the people. If you didn’t know any of the people, it would be stupid," Atha said about underclassmen being able to vote for sweetheart king and queen.

Those nominated get to wear Burger King crowns the day nominees are announced. Getting woken up early in the morning and getting taken to McDonald’s for breakfast is one tradition SME has for the nominees.

Ten Stuco members woke the surprised nominees up around 6:15 am.

Nominees were told "congratulations you have been nominated" and to be at McDonald’s on Mission Road at 7:00.

“The reason I like to go is because it’s good to see their faces when they find out they’ve been nominated,” junior M o r g a n L a f f e r t y said. Lafferty was one of the ten Stuco members to wake

nominees up.

Eating dinner with their parents and being escorted by their fathers onto the basketball court during half time, is a long standing tradition for girl nominees. It is also a tradition for boys to have a casual dinner with their parents the same night.

There are 13 boy candidates up for King and 13 girl candidates for Queen.

Queen nominee H a n n a h M i l l e r is hoping to win, but isn’t going to do anything to get people to vote for her. Miller was woken up at 6:15 by N a t e S t i t e s in a bunny costume and A n d r e w G r e e n e.

King nominee P a u l J a g e r was still too tired to understand what was going on when he was woken up at 6:15 by Lafferty. Through out the day Jager was congratulated by people he didn’t know for being nominated. The Sweetheart Queen will be crowned this Friday during half time at the basketball game. The king will be crowned the following night at the dance.

Despite the competition nominees seem to be open minded about who the King and Queen will be.

Nominees King Jamie Dix Sam Fritz Richie Harris Andrew Gray Adam Griffin Alex Hernandez Paul Jager Paul Lewis Charlie Meers Will Ruddick Brandon Sollenberger Andrew Wagner Justin Wilson

Queen Rachel Berlau Lauren Brown Emily Coleman Saralyn Leffel Reilly McCaddon Hannah Miller Melissa Needham Rebecca Parker Lauren Pierson Sarah Quimby Megan Spencer Marianne Thompson Amy Woodsmall

Student gives help to Dominican Stephen McKim Staff Writer

h e l p i n g h a n d s : Volunteers carry supplies collected by SM East students for Dominican medical centers. photos courtesy of Donte Ruiz

D o n t e R u i z stood and watched the people in line as they walked through the makeshift pharmacy. Almost 180 people of all ages stood in the line, each waiting their turn to talk through an interpreter to a doctor.

As the people moved through the line, Ruiz checked their symptom card for the proper amount of medicine to give the people. The people listened intently as Ruiz read out-loud when and how much of the medicine to take. The people smiled as they said “Thank you, thank

you” and walked off. For Ruiz, a sophomore here at East, this was an experience of a lifetime.

Ruiz was part of a mission team sponsored by Village Presbyterian Church that provided health care for the people of the Dominican Republic during the week of January 11.

The goal of the mission team was to improve the living condition and the lives of the people through the means of medicines, soaps, shampoos and other supplies donated through area-wide drives. One of those drives is the Dominican Drive here at East.

“I think the Dominican Drive

is a great thing for the school to do,” said Ruiz.

“When the (students) were bringing in different items, it showed me that people at East care about the people of the Dominican Republic.”

The supplies or soap, I t T a k e s a V i l l a g e : Sophomore D o n t e R u i z helped medicine and shampoos out at this Dominican village. are donated through affect the majority of people who the Dominican Drive are sent to live in the Bateys. the Dominican Republic where Ruiz’s team concentrated teams, like Ruiz’s, distribute their work in the Bateys, which them to the people. The supare the communities of Haitian plies help to improve the level of immigrant sugar farmers . personal hygiene. Poor hygiene is the main cause of intestinal See D o m i n i c a n R e p u b l i c , page 3 parasites and other diseases that

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School Security

Despite current problems, switch to digital cameras won’t happen Cynthia Goldman Staff Artist Cameras were, in fact, filming the night that racial graffiti symbols were spray painted onto Shawnee Mission North property.

Officials tried to recognize the culprits but couldn’t because the footage was too dark and blurry.

The North incident occured at the same time that discussions arose among students and faculty about the district’s security. All the cameras in the district are the same. In order to improve the quality of security, school administrators are thinking of digitalized cameras and door policies, but nothing is official.

The current camera system continuously records daily activities onto a VHS computer. The footage is seen on a frame-byframe system. If something needs to be viewed closer, it is possible to zoom in, but the results become grainy and undistinguishable.

“Right now you can see a car pulling up and you can see what type of car, but you can’t see what license plate it has,” assistant SM East principal R o n a l d M e r s c h said. “With digitalized cameras, this wouldn’t happen.”

Digital cameras are an alternative for the district. The differences between a digital system and a VHS system are the new multiplexors that help to clarify by taking images in and projecting them onto a TV screen. This new technology also takes a shorter time to review past footage.

Mersch said it takes about three hours to review one hour of footage currently.

Although film can be sent to the police department for viewing, someone must be in the East building in order for this to happen. Digital cameras are more convenient since the footage can be easily downloaded at the police department without the help of

anyone at East. This could be more helpful if there were ever a hostage situation in the building.

Even though new security cameras seem to improve security, associate superintendent G e n e J o h n s o n explained the disadvantages, “[Getting digitalized cameras] has been discussed but there’s often a misconception with digital cameras. Number one, they’re not cost effective. We’d have to replace all the cameras in the district, which would be pretty expensive. Second, we’d have to allocate the money (from the equipment budget).”

The quantity of security cameras in a building depends on the building’s size. East has at least 48 cameras located in the most populous areas while bigger schools such as North have more. Each of the old cameras cost $1,000. Both Johnson and Mersch agree getting new cameras would be expensive and unnecessary.

Even though there are flaws in the system, it is still beneficial to the school’s safety.

“Do schools say cameras are helpful? The answer is yes,” Johnson said, “We never intended security cameras to take over everything. They were made to provide a higher level of security.”

At South, however, the cameras did work. When students attempted to steal a snake from the building several years ago, the cameras led administrators to identify the thieves.

East students and teachers are contemplating the change digital cameras would bring to their school.

“Kids will consider the fact that they might be watched before they actually do something,” freshman L y d i a G i b s o n said.

The idea of new cameras was dismissed, but administrators and SROs are still making efforts to improve security.

“...Sometimes, there are students that leave propped doors while they go to their car,” Detective S t e v e T a y l o r said.

This becomes a problem because it increases the risk of unwanted intruders being let into the building by oblivious students and faculty.”

“The building is like your car.

You want to keep the car locked so no one will get in. That’s the same with the school building,” said biology teacher L a r r y C o l b u r n, sixth hour hall monitor.

The plan hasn’t been established yet but one thing is for sure.

“Safety is a high priority at school,” Johnson said. “Of course academics and learning are the most important, but people can’t learn in unsafe conditions. We take safety seriously and we punish threats severely.”

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Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic continued from page 1

the Dominican Republic.

Timmons The Dominican Republic, a country putDominican Drive started ting together known for its white sand beaches, also harthe trips in 1994. These bors these slums.

“The shelter they inspired Top five donors (English classes) trips have is an aluminum the youth that went on them sided box with a tin roof,” Ruiz said. “That 1. Colburn to find a way to raise more is the irony of going to supplies and the Bateys. You see the 2. Fast beautiful countryside, 3. Ives student interand then you go to the est.

Before 4. Cramer this, there Bateys and see were no such horrible conditions.”

5. Dain programs at These same conditions influenced Bev East to help Timmons, coordinator of the support the drive.

“The kids who went on the trip Dominican Drive, to start going to

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drummed up the initiative to get the drives going,” Timmons said.

“The freshman class now takes this (responsibility) up.”

Since 1994, Timmons has gone at least once every year to the Dominican Republic to help the people in the Bateys.

“My love is to go out in the villages and give hands-on care with the sugar cane families,” said Timmons.

Timmons has ever since been committed to getting people involved in supporting the Dominican trips by supporting the Dominican Drive. Her commitment to the Dominican Drive has influenced many, like Ruiz, to help others.

A t t h e c l i n i c : A patient is examined at the clinic in the Bateys, which is stocked by donations from drives like East’s.

“It gives you a greater respect for them and it gives me a greater sense of community satisfaction,” said Ruiz. “It helps me know that I

helped someone, rather than myself. It made me learn not to take (things) for granted.”

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Opinion

information, letter to the editor

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editorial cartoon

Nukes R Us US Wasting Millions on Weapons We’ll Never Use

Tom Woodward Staff Artist

editorial Bashing Bush hurts peace initiative The Peace Rally is massive at East. However, the style of campaign is not effective in getting the anti-war message across. Campaign slogans that focus on the individual, and insult the audience that the Peace Rally needs to reach the most, aren't working.

The campaign took a sour turn when a mirror was hung in the main stairwell. It was clear the Peace Rally wanted YOU to know YOU could be in the war. The protesters wanted students to think, "what about my well-being?" First of all, this information is not accurate. It assumes fellow students will be going to war. The news only indicates an air assault and Special Forces troops. There is no reason to assume any student will be in danger, because there has been no mention of a draft.

There wasn't a draft in Desert Storm, the first war on Iraq, and there is no evidence they will need one now. It also makes the Peace Rally seem somewhat juvenile. The concept of war today has changed from the past. It is now fought to protect the well being of an entire population of people; the Peace Rally only comes off seeming self-serving.

Campaigning slogans like "Drop Bush, not bombs" couldn't be any more counter-intuitive. The peace movement needs to convince the conservatives and President

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Bush's loyal followers. This sort of Bush-bashing campaign policy directly insults the people that the Peace Rally is trying to persuade to the cause.

Straight information could be a strong tool to crack a conservative mindset. The hard facts against the war are numerous, but the Peace Rally doesn't use them to their advantage. Facts like, there are no proven Al-Qaeda ties to Saddam; or there is no proof of chemical weapons postOperation Desert Storm; or even trying to look at the other side - if we did manage to overthrow Saddam, one of his followers could replace him.

An arsenal of campaign angles that don't alienate conservatives might be just what the Peace Rally needs to get back on track. Drop the hackneyed "Peacenik" mottos that either don't make sense or attack Bush personally. The Peace Rally just needs to get to the heart of the issue.

Correction for Issue 13. Unique Star story by Lindsey Melvin. The final sentence was omitted: But no matter what Jack ends up doing in life, I’m proud to say that I’m the sister of this clapping, singing, Barney-watching toddler with an extra chromosome.

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Today, right now, as you read this, there are men and women working twenty-four hour surveillance shifts over nuclear weapons silos inside Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. These weapons and the people who guard them have been waiting tensely since 1963, according to the policy of Ben Proffer Deterrence, in order to discourage Editorial Editor any other nuclear attack. For all practical reasons, it has worked. The danger of mutual nuclear annihilation has kept our back yards clear of fall-out. But today is not the same world they envisioned in those cold days of 1963.

The theory is relatively sound, if a little morbid. The process of thought that leads to the creation of thousands of nuclear weapons, many times more than you would need to destroy all life on this planet, is that no sane person would attack a target that would ensure the destruction of everything we know.

The target for this philosophy was the Soviet Union, a rational, identifiable enemy. Since 1991, however, there has been no USSR, no reason for such massive destructive power. Many people have realized that and agencies are hard at work to control, contain, and destroy nuclear arsenals around the planet, but they have missed the largest one of all - our own.

"There's a lot of nations out there that have weapons of mass destruction," Capt. Stacy Vaughn told the Denver Post. "We use these as deterrent. If nations know we have these, hopefully they won't use theirs against ours. And there's probably some nations that have capability that we don't know they have." Deter at what cost?

By threatening the use of such devastating force we will destroy every innocent man, woman and child in their country? We can do better than that.

This argument is not an appropriate resort. If the world comes to this contingency, it's all over anyway.

Plus, with the rise of active terrorist cells around the world, how would you know where the attack originated?

As destructive as the September 11 terrorist attack was, a nuclear suicide would leave even less of a trail.

So what are we doing with these thousands of nuclear weapons, both at home and abroad? Wasting money money that could be used to help failing schools, failing economies, failing communities. Instead of wasting precious resources threatening the annihilation of our enemies, we should instead use them to transform the desolate countries that are churning out these desperate people into places that offer opportunity to live.

Men and women are wasting their lives and our tax dollars watching over the end of civilization as we know it. As long as the US harbors nukes, other countries will always have an excuse to keep theirs, and we will be losing precious energy in a time of crises.

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Opinion

too much homework, letter to the editor

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Be

for THANKFUL Momentary overload worth price of admission into adulthood

So, I’ll admit it. There have been times before when I can get a bit crochety-old-man-ish. But this one really buys the pie.

Hold on to your hats, fellow students, the homework assigned at this school is not that bad, as opposed to what many seem to think. This is not to say that our Alex Abnos average homework load is comparable features editor to a grain of pencil lead, but it is certainly not the 1000 piece stick pen value pack that most people make it out to be.

You might think that the amount of work is too much, but unlike a lot of jobs done by adults, you are getting something non-monetary for your hours of hard work. Not only are you reinforcing the knowledge that you (hopefully) gained during the course of your class period, but you are also earning your way through one of the toughest and most important times in anybody's life. High school is a time to branch out and experience the things that the grown-up world has to offer.

However, just like anything else in life, it doesn't come to you. Work is required to get what you want no matter what stage of life you are at, and that is what high school and homework teaches you. By the time you get to a real job in the adult world, the time for that will be over, and so will your career if you haven't got those skills.

Another thing most people fail to realize, that ties into the homework debate, is just how good we really do have it.

We live in a school environment that epitomizes the word "safe". We have our choice of activities to participate in that are (for now) free of charge. We have a library equipped with high-speed computers and a touch-screen presentation board. When we graduate, the name "Shawnee Mission

editorial cartoon

cartoon by Barrett Emke staff artist

School District" on our transcripts will be enough for many colleges to give us a special look.

By all rights, we could be just a short way across the border. The Kansas City Missouri school district is un-administrated, uneducated, and unaccredited. To graduate from a KCMO high school holds about much worth as Hanson concert tickets.

If you want to see an even more extreme version of just how good we have it, hop on over to Puerto Rico and test the emotion by the ocean. English teacher K e l l y F a s t, who taught there earlier in his career, said that the conditions in Puerto Rico are among the worst he has seen. Poverty runs rampant in the country in general, and most schools are not equipped with any kind of proper facilities.

homework

The point here is that, with all of the advantages we hold over a large percentage of the world's population, a few more hours worth of homework seems well worth the price of admission. Free.

In addition, to say that no new material should be learned in the process of doing homework goes against the entire principal of why we do homework in the first place. Self teaching is a skill that is almost as important as the actual content of what you are teaching yourself. In real life, there will not always be a knowledgeable person nearby to assist you, and there is no such thing as "coming in before or after school".

I'll conclude with a thought for the teachers.

Don't mistake this article as an excuse to give more homework. This is simply saying that we are fine where we are, and you're doing a great job.

The old man has left the building.

letter to the editor Listening to the radio on Saturday morning, I quickly realized my show had been cancelled due to breaking news. The space shuttle Columbia had broken apart re-entering the atmosphere.

I was completely shocked. A space shuttle disaster has happened only once before in the history of our space program. Once. I sat there, realizing this issue has made it into textbooks everywhere, and it affects me. Why? Because I am an American.

Coming to school on Monday, the Columbia was still fresh on my mind. I became increasingly disillusioned as I attended five different classes with no mention of the event. It drives me crazy to think the parametric mode and the Triangle Shirtwaist Company took priority over national disaster. I was not looking for a lengthy discussion, but maybe even an allusion of some sort would have been nice. How would even a minor

mention of the issue have satisfied me? It would have been setting a good example for us as students.

We have much to learn about what it takes to be a true American.

If our NASA program, our space shuttle Columbia, and our countrymen inside have become issues small enough to be overlooked, I would ask you to reconsider. The district, grades and deadlines cannot always be placed upon the highest pedestal. Please, in the future, let us reflect upon our tragedies to gain an appreciation of the significance of the accomplishments and capabilities of this country. Also, let us use these events to understand the risks that Americans are willing to take for the United States to maintain its technological leadership.

-- Junior Mary Sprouse

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Little Shop of Horrors

f o w o h S e l t Lit

HOR

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Skid Row musical makes a killing

C o o l W i t h o u t C a v i t i e s : Playing the part of the leather wearing motorcycle dentist, Senior J a m e s M c N o w n sings his theme song to the crowd.

Andy Heintz Staff Writer All photos by Patty Morrisey

S i n g I t L o u d : Senior B l y t h e G u m m i n g e r takes it solo.

The Shawnee Mission East Drama department performed the musical “The Little Shop of Horrors.”

For everyone not familiar with this musical here is a little history for you. “The Little Shop Of Horrors” was a movie made in 1962 that starred Jack Nicholson. It was remade as an off broadway play in1976.

The story is about a man named Simore who buys a plant that turns his life upside down.

This plant ends up being a man-eating plant that talks and feeds on blood. Simore feeds people to the plant so he can achieve fame. Simore’s strange antics are because of his desperation to be a somebody instead of a nobody.

This play starred senior B r a n d o n S o l l e n b u r g e r as Simore and B l y t h e G u m m i n g e r as Audrey. Other notable characters were the Dentist, played by senior J a m e s M c N o w n, and the plant, played by sophomores A d a m J o h n s o n , W i l l F r i t z and junior E l l e n K i r k. Senior S a r a l y n n L e f f e l was pleased by the upbeat style of music that is played throughout the musical.

“This is the most energetic play I have ever been involved in, and I really enjoyed performing the wonderful music,” Leffel said.

Drama teacher T o m D e f e o was happy to be able to perform a play that combined music and horror.

“I think this is the first music/horror play that we’ve done since 1996,” Defeo said.

The Actors have been working extremely hard, putting in hours and hours of practice after school.

“It’s required the most work of any play I have performed in,” Fritz said.

W e l l F e d : Senior B r a n d o n S o l l e n b e r g e r stares in surprise.

Y - M C A : Juniors E r i k a H u d s o n , E m i l y L y k e n s, and E m i l y P e r r y sing the title number.

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car tagging, anti-drug ads

TAGGING TIMES Car tagging is becoming an increasingly popular prank, but why?

Pat Ryan Staff Writer What’s the best way to get a point across to another person?

No, its not direct contact, it’s car tagging! Whether it’s asking a sweetheart to WPA or slandering ones genitalia, car tagging is a trend that’s quite popular among students at Shawnee Mission East.

Kyle Just ask junior R e n s e n h o u s e, who gets his car tagged almost daily.

“It gets pretty annoying after awhile,” said Rensenhouse.

The most common way to

accomplish the prank is to spray shoe polish on the windows of the car. The polish is easy to spray on but rather difficult to clean off.

“One time someone wrote ‘spoiled’ onto my window and I got really annoyed,” said junior K i r s t e n G r a d i n g e r. “It’s really annoying to clean off and a stupid thing to do in the first place.”

Sometimes the cruelest graffiti can be meant as a harmless joke, as in the case of senior T y l e r Johnson.

“I know that my friends are the

Anti-drug ads miss the point David Vranicar Page Editor Watching TV leaves the viewer susceptible to a barrage of messages. Most ads are aimed at coaxing audiences to buying a product, but a new kind of advertisement has emerged, those telling viewers what not to do.

Sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and paid for by the US government, a host of anti-drug spots has tried to attack the issue of youth drug use. The ads show an array of drug-related problems, including testimonials from parents of drug overdose victims and scenes of poor decision making caused by drug use. The campaign against illegal drugs is not, however, targeting the main culprit of the dramatic scenes portrayed on the commercials.

One ad, showing four

teens under the influence of pot running their car into an innocent bystander, seems to ignore the bigger issue concerning impaired driving. Of the 6,390 people aged 15-20 who died in auto accidents in 2000, 36 percent involved alcohol, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In 1998, 2.1 of the eight million college students in America drove under the influence of alcohol, yet ads don’t feature the dangers of drinking and driving, but rather smoking and driving.

Two spots depict marijuana’s dangerous sexual side effects, one showing a girl passing out and being taken advantage of after smoking, another revealing the saga of a girl whose inhibitions were so lowered because of

ones who do it so I don’t get that offended,” Johnson said.

One of the most extreme cases involved junior T i e r n e y W e e d.

“I was late so I parked in the sophomore lot. After school I walked out to my car and I saw a whole bunch of inappropriate words on my car and stole all my CDs,” Weed said.

Weed was quite upset. She is now more cautious when it comes to locking her car.

Legally, a person can press charges against the offender if the victim

deems the material offensive enough. First, the accuser would have to file a report, and the police would then send it to the district attorney’s office. Then, the district attorney would decide if the case should go to court.

If the person does not want to find justice legally, he can report the incident to the resource officers or D r . R o n M e r s c h According to D e t e c t i v e T a y l o r, a person can be suspended from school for up to ten days, but it all depends on what is writ-

ten. Indications of racism and threats are some of the issues that are taken the most seriously.

“In my opinion, some occasions are OK. Like asking someone to a dance, but the administrators may see things a little differently. It all depends,” said Taylor. “There have only been two cases reported to me this year and I have seen about three first hand.”

marijuana that she got pregnant.

Alcohol, however, is more of a factor in such instances, leading to100,000 college students between ages 18-24 reportedly being too intoxicated to know whether or not they consented to sex and 400,000 college students having unprotected sex after drinking in 1998. Alcohol is a factor in half of all rapes, with the 1824 year old age group experiencing 70,000 rapes.

Another ad in which someone is presumably killed because of pot is that in which a teenage boy accidentally shoots his friend after experimenting with drugs. A study ranging from 1993-1998 showed that 57 percent of domestic violence cases involved only alcohol, while 11 percent involved only drugs.

Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in firearm offenses and is reported as having been a factor in two-thirds of cases involving violence from a loved one.

Why wouldn’t alcohol be addressed as the focal point of such ads portraying drugs like marijuana?

“Drugs are seen as outside the acceptable

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“Alcohol is just as deadly as half the drugs in those ads,” said Rasmussen. “There are jsut as many alcoholics as drug addicts, but alcohol is socially accepted so it’s OK to advertise for it.”

Starting at a very early age children are immersed in advertising campaigns geared specifically towards them. And with the media’s ability to impact what people perceive as acceptable, it is no surprise that alcohol isn’t met with the same level of scorn as illicit drugs. “It’s not seen as deviant if you use alcohol, it is if you use other drugs,” said ArndtHelgeson.

Anti-drug advertising campaigns are getting increasingly elaborate.

The creators of such ads glorify the effects of illegal drugs to produce a feeling of antipathy towards drugs deemed unacceptablel, but in doing so alcohol has gone unmentioned in media outlets as a component leading to the problems stressed in many of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America commercials, showing that despite the dangers related to drinking, there isn’t the stigma attached to it as with other drugs.

36% : of 6,390 teenage auto deaths that were the result of alchohol consumption.

50% : Number of rapes, out of 70,000, that were achohol infulenced.

57% : percentage of domestic violence cases that involve alchohol.

11% : Percentage of domestic violence cases that involve drugs. range of behavior,” said sociology teacher V i k k i A r n d t - H e l g e s e n.

“It [alcohol] is legal in the adult world despite having effects that are as destructive as any other drug,” “They [advertisers] are going to advertise against the illegal drugs because they’re not socially accepted,” said marketting teacher M e r c e d e s R a s m u s s e n .

This doesn’t go to say, however, that acceptability means safety.

Profiles page 8 & 9

JobSe

Hank Jackson- Afterschool Care •Name: Hank Jackson •Grade: Junior •What is your job?

After school day care at Briarwood Elementary •How much do you get paid?

Seven dollars an hour •Why is your job interesting?

It’s interesting because I get to play with little kids and help them become good people •Is it hard work?

Sometimes the kids can get out of hand, but it’s fun and they always keep me entertained.

Joe Haugh- Interior Designer •Name: Joe Haugh •Grade: Junior •What’s your job?

I work at an interior design studio •How much do you get paid?

Seven dollars per hour •What does your job entail?

I organize fabrics and make catalogs. I’ve actually learned a lot of interior design.

•Do you plan on doing anything with this in the future?

I dont plan on it. But there is alot of money design, plus I would be one of the only straight men working with lots of girls.

Love them or hate them, most people who love

Jessie Osterman

Salary Facts •The average

M o s t Po p u l a r J o b s Other

45

44

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

Babysitting 18

Grocery Store 12

Country Restaurant Drug Club Store 8 8 6

salary for East students is $7.03 per hour.

•The lowest salary among students surveyed was $4.25/hour.

•The highest salary among students surveyed was $12.30/hour.

•Name: Jessie Osterm •Grade: Junior •What’s your job?

It’s a business called G day parties for little g and clthes.

•What do you do t I have to plan a lot of coordinate everything of behind the scenes possible without the g with each party.

•How long have yo We’ve done this for al several school carniva •Do you plan to c future?

Fashion, styling, desig and hopefully I can co the future.

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t of us need jobs to earn money. Here are six what they do to make a dime.

nn- Beautician

mann

Girlie Girls where we do birthgirls and do their hair, makeup,

to prepare for the parties? f things ahead of time and I g with the parents. There’s a lot work and none of it would be great group of girls that help

ou done this? lmost two years and we’ve done 60+ birthday parties, and als, auctions, and benefits. ontinue to work with fashion or beauty in the

gning, and creating have always been something I’ve enjoyed ontinue doing something along those lines in college and in

Adam Masonbrink- Doggie Bakery

Name: Adam Masonbrink •Grade: Senior • What’s you job? work at the Three Dog Bakery on the Plaza •How much money do you make?

Seven dollars per hour •What do you do there?

My job entails playing with dogs, giving free treats o them, and writing dogs names on doggie cakes.

•What is the best part of your job?

The best part is seeing all the unique breeds of dogs that the rich and amous bring in.

What else do you like about your job? like to see the funny expressions that people make when they see all the ritzy og treats and they ask, “is this people food?”

students at work Ben Driks- Umpire •Name: Ben Driks •Grade: Sophomore •What is your job?

I am an umpire for the 3&2 baseball complex •How much do you get paid?

This coming season I should be making around 22-23 dollars per game •What makes it fun for you?

I get to be outdoors and around a game I love, and because I can choose my hours. I am able to travel and go to camp without losing my job.

•Why is it an interesting job?

You get to know some of the teams and see them progress over the years. It feels great to watch a second-grader grow up to be a great pitcher.

•Do you plan to continue doing this in the future?

Of course

Jack Lynch- Golf Caddy •Name: Jack Lynch •Grade: Sophomore •What is your job?

I work at the golf course at Indian Hills Country Club •What are the benefits you get for working there?

I can chose my own hours and I get to play golf free on Mondays •Why is it fun for you?

The people I work with as well as my boss are really cool and I enjoy working with them. I also love golf, which is what my whole job revolves around.

•What makes your job interesting?

Every once in a while a loval celebrity like Len Dawson or George Brett will show up. It’s always amusing to see how well they can play golf.

•What’s the best part of your job?

Getting paid.

Do students enjoy their jobs?

No

(24%)

Yes (76%) Courtney Condron Copy Editor

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50

rap, David Gale

Cent Represents

Taking It Back To The Golden Days Of Gangster Rap Tom Woodward

staff Artists Rapping has been an escape for 50 cent, whose By the time you read this, the real name is Curtis rap world will have will have turned Jackson. Although he has upside down. After the death of never been one to knock Tupac Shakur and the Notorious the street life, he will say B.I.G., the rap scene gradually that he prefers the changed from its predominant gangrecording industry. ster image into a more flashy world “I was going back and based upon ice and cars. Artists like forth to jail. So when the Jay-Z and Ja Rule have dominated the opportunity came with rap market, their act and image the music, I wanted to try based upon style and braggadocio it,” 50 cent said in a lyrics. But it seems that time may be recent interview with ending. In fact, it may even be over Rolling Stone magazine. by the time you read this. After all, 50 cent’s new album will h a v e dropped almost a week ago.

The 27 y e a r- o l d native of the Jamacian section of Queens, New York is poised to “put the rap game in a choke hold” Top: 50 Cent preforms for a very enthusiatic crowd. Bottom :Both portraits of 50 cent. as he so Photo Provided by 50cent.com states in his new single It seems like 50 cent is just a natural at what he is ‘In Da Club.’ Unlike most of today's rap artists who will doing. During a quick stint with Columbia records which boast over mediocre beats and mention their superiority ended after he was shot nine times and suspected by the in a redundant uninteresting fashion, 50 cent will label to be involved in illegal activities, he recorded an describe his dominance a thousand ways and he does it album in a little over a month. Throughout all of the drama over some of today’s best beats. His first album on the 50 Cent has stayed strong, believing that he survived Shady/Aftermath label, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” could posbeing shot for a reason, although he will be the first to sibly the biggest thing the rap world has seen since Tupac admit he doesn’t quite know what that reason is. left the Digital underground and went solo.

For the hip-hop fan it will be reminiscent of Tupac His album is, in one word, immaculate. Dr. Dre and the gangster-rap- era. For the person with the eclecunleashes the best beats he has made since his last album, tic music mix, well, give it a try. It’s different from the typwhich alternate between speeds and offer a variety of ical songs you will hear on a hip-hop radio station. So if sounds for the listener. 50 cent smoothly delivers lyrics you haven’t heard his name yet, it shouldn’t be long before that tell the tales of his violent life and express the frusyou do. He has been tearing up the underground rap tration he experienced trying to enter the rap scene by world for quite some time and his coming emergence on a signing with a major label. This man has seen it all at a larger scene will take hip-hop back to its golden days. young age. His mother was murdered in front of him when he was eight, he began selling crack at age 12, and he never has met his biological father. Tough life.

The Life Of David Gale

The New Film From universal comes out Febuary 23, 2003. Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven, leon Rippy and Rhona Mitra star in this thrilling tale of life, death, and the fine line between them. photos courtesy David Appleby of Universal Pictures

VGA:Video Gamers Anonymous Joe West staff writer This year X-Box will be leashing out many big name games and enhancing their Online gaming while Play station 2 tries to make it competitive with their huge amount of game choices. The top two Systems, X-box and Play Station 2 seem to have separated themselves from Nintendo Game Cube. Unlike in the past, Nintendo seem to have the upper hand with Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

“It’s a classic, It reminds me of the old days” Said Junior K y l e S c i o l a r o. Between students,

they either like one and hate the other. A system's "goodness" depends on what kind of games you like,” said junior M a t t R a d e r.

More students used to go straight home and play video games all day but because of jobs and homework, those days seem to be gone somewhat. Even though those factors come to play, students try to fit video games into their schedule.

“It varies, because I haven’t played much this past month. I use to play hours a week” Rader said about work over video games.

The games to look forward to are X-Box, Dead

or Alive Extreme Beach Volley Ball, Fantasy, Fable, Halo 2, and Indiana Jones.

Volley Ball game is based on the females of Dead Or Alive on Zach Island. The girls play volley ball, gamble at the casino, and build relationships as the player gets better in the sport. Fable is a game where every kind of action will create a different story line. Basically anything you do will effect life sooner or later.

“The best part about it is the fact that you create a unique character specific to what you do” said Rader.

Of course, all x-box players are waiting for the

release of Halo 2, which is projected to be even better than the first game, giving it a shot for the best game in gaming history.

Players are excited for all the new levels, equipment, graphics, and especially the online capability to allow downloadable new levels and playing against others around the world.

Price Comparison X-Box - $199, Includes a controller, Jet Set Radio Future and Sega GT 2002 PS2- $199 one controller Game Cube- $149 one controller

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Houlihan’s review

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SPEAK YOUR MIND Through the voice box In the FRONT HALL Suggestions

Opinions

•Spirit Week

- “I think Funky Friday should be -Fake Injury Day every Friday!”

-PJ Day - “Nominations should be eliminated. Too much trauma, too much •Prom drama. Annoying!”

- “Our school needs to have a - “I think SME sports are completely Prom King and Queen! Mrs. Fishman - there are plenty of good unfair and should be equal for everyone. For example: I believe seniors left by Prom time.”

Soph.’s should not be on a varsity •Charity squad because they will not appre- “I think we should have more charity drives and more dances.” ciate it and END UP QUITTING leaving people out who would have “Shorter, more informative been happy to be on it and stay announcements.” with it.”

Problems

Requests (Funky Friday, WPA)

Dear Suggestion Box, I feel that the school song “We don’t need no education”- Pink should be changed in a minor Floyd degree. The word “God” would be “Game Times”- For WPA that change. As you very well know, “I’m Too Sexy” not everyone has a belief in “God.” “White Wedding”- Billy Idol Some pray to Allah. Also, some do “Magnolia Triangle”- Stanton Moore not believe in a higher power at all.

“Macho Man”- Village People The word “God” in our school song “I want your sex” - George Michael can be argued to a degree which it “Karma Kamilian”- Culture Club might be offensive and derogatory.

“Waling on Sunshine” With that in mind, a possible substi“Wake me Up”- WHAM! tute could be “everyone” or “world” “If I only had a Brain”-Scarecrow or “students” or even “and.” I will “Chain Gang”-Sam Cook leave the substitution up to the peo“Lean on Me” ple in charge. It is widely known that the beliefs in higher powers is a touchy subject.

- “Have teachers actually look at the class when they are talking.”

- “Students should STOP making out in the halls!”

- “I’m tired of all these perpetual social restrictions.”

- “People shouldn’t just stand in the middle of the hallway and talk. This school is too small and too crowded for that!”

-Student

Houlihan’s or Houlibland’s?

Examining the highs and lows of one of Kansas City’s favorite restaurants Patrick Ryan Staff Writer Let's say your tummy is writhing with hunger and the slightest fancy of food makes your drool flow freely onto your sleeve... you lick your lips while picturing piles of Plush meaty pasta and flaccid heaps of flowing fettuccini.

The only thing separating you from delicious satisfaction is a single choice. Which of the many restaurants do you want to dine at? One thing's for sure: better not make it Houlihan's.

Headquartered right here in Kansas City, Houlihan's

is a nationwide chain that was founded in 1972.

When J.C. Nichols failed to renew the Country Club Plaza location’s contract, Houlihan's had to move to a new location, replacing the Fairway Grill at 53rd and Belinder.

After 25 minutes of waiting, my party was finally seated. I must say that the atmosphere was quite compelling. Expensive cherry wood booths with leather seats surrounded an attractive casual sports bar, giving the restaurant a dichotomous ambiguity.

Our eccentric waitress presented an ebullient charm that enlivened our moods.

We had a hankering for some greasy snacks so we ordered a batch of slimy mushrooms. They were fried to perfection, packed with herb and garlic cream cheese and topped with parmesan cheese.

After polishing off the mushrooms, our moods were still quite high. Our entrees, however, changed the tone of the evening. Although the plates we received looked pleasing to the eye and made our mouths water, they could have been better. As soon as I started to consume my chicken fettuccine alfredo, I tasted the terrible truth: Cheap, freezer-burned bits of chicken.

Our general consensus was that the food was mediocre. Houlihan's will try its best to cover up bland foods with tasty sauces and creams. The toppings are yummy but the product itself tastes plain and average. I ate about half of the plate. It was trying to tell me 'no

more'. Agreeing, I put my fork down and frowned.

Shoving a dessert menu in our face, our waitress gave us a wide grin. We all declined.

As she cleared our dishes, she dropped the entire tray, producing a cacophony that we can still hear ringing in our ears. After apologizing, she slapped a $60 check onto our table. Ouch! After such a mediocre experience, I've come to the conclusion that Houlihan's is not the place to be when seeking a good, hearty meal with a reasonable price.

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Kona Grill review

Kona offers alternative dining Lindsey Melvin copy editor Kona Grill provides a unique atmosphere to experience a variety of food from Japanese-American to Hawaiian.

I was greeted with a smile from the hostess as I walked through the doors of Kona Grill for the first time. The giant lights with shades shaped like exotic, oriental umbrellas hanging from the ceiling caught my eye next.

Those lights and the sconces on the dark green walls and the mirrors provided a dim, inviting atmosphere. A variety of music played in the background ranging from 80’s rock n’ roll to new-age hip-hop.

I had heard of this new restaurant before that opened in October next to the Plaza III and The Melting Pot. And I had heard of its reputation for having an amazing sushi bar and Japanese food.

I only waited about 3 minutes before I was seated. I lucked out, because according to Colby Kirk, food carrier at Kona, on a typical week day

the wait is at least 15-45 minutes. On the weekends the wait is an hour to two hours starting at 6 p.m. I came on a Tuesday around 7 p.m.

On the menu, there were appetizers ranging from $4.50-$7.95. There were salads from $5-$10. After debating about whether to order a meat specialty, noodle dish, seafood or an island pizza, I decided to get the basil pesto linguine.

Brian, our waiter, not only entertained us by singing a little bit of some Elvis songs (we thought he looked like Elvis), he also enlightened us with his knowledge of Kona Grill. He told us that the most popular dish is the macadamia nut chicken, $14.95. It’s a 10 ounce chicken baked in a macadamia nut crust covered with a light crème sauce. The macadamia nuts are flown in from Hawaii.

He also said that “Kona” is an area of Hawaii, and Kona Grill is a pacificrim-influenced restaurant, meaning they have Hawaiian and Japanese and other Pacific coast dishes.

I could see the kitchen from where

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I was eating. A glass wall separated the eating area from the kitchen, where the cooks were hustling to get the food ready.

My food arrived in 10 minutes. I could not even eat half of the heaping pile of pasta I got. I taste-tested the “Kona pizza” my friends ordered with sausage and tomato, also tasty.

Of course, we had to see what was on the dessert menu. Crème Brule, parfait, chocolate eruption, lime tart…it was a hard decision. We chose the chocolate eruption. It was a huge piece of chocolate cake with mousse and cheesecake in the middle and a raspberry glaze. Yum. Kona Grill proved its reputation to be true, being interesting and fun. It was unlike any restaurant I have eaten at before. Not strictly Japanese, like Hikari or Hibatchi, but not strictly Hawaiian. It’s a little bit of both.

I hated to walk out into the cold weather and leave the toasty restaurant. But…I’ll be back.

T o s s e d : A Kona chef prepares a fresh house salad.

Photo by Patrick Menihan.

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Sports page 14

rugby

Team practices for fun and camaraderie

Rugby ready to rumble Kevin Bever Page Editor As spring rolls into view, the Lancers Rugby Football Club looks to the upcoming season with confidence and high expectations. This year looks to be very promising with lots of new talent and a solid returning player base.

Practice for the club officially began on January 28, but many of the players conducted independent scrimmages and informal practices beginning in October.

“We scrimmaged earlier in the year mainly to get an idea of how many guys we had coming out and to get a head start on showing new players how the game works,” junior C h a d V i c k said.

Vick is one of ten returning players from last year’s State Championship winning team. The team lost a lot of seniors last year, including scrumhalf J a k e H i e r s t e i n e r.

They will be looking to make up the gap in positions this year with new recruits.

“It’s going to be hard at first because a lot of guys have no clue what’s going on, but the guys coming back are very knowledgeable in regards to the game. We shouldn’t have a problem teaching the new players,” senior and

team captain N a t e S t i t e s said.

There are nearly twenty new players so far, and more appear every practice. Rugby at SM East is informal and anyone who wishes to play can try it out without actually committing.

There is no sign-up list or tryouts. New faces are always welcome at r o u g h i n g i t : Coach A n d r e w P a r k i n s o n looks on as the rugby team rucks for the ball. practices, which are on photo by Kevin Bever Tuesdays and Thursdays lot of the basics are taught by the old players. at 4:30 PM. Weekend practices are also part of the sched“I like showing someone how to do something and ule, though they vary in time and day. Practices are held then watching them master that skill. It’s very rewarding,” at Franklin Park. junior M a t t H o o v e r said.

Rugby is a very complicated game, boasting more rules The team usually plays nine regular season games and than almost any other organized sport in the world. then a regional and state tournament. The first game, Coaches A n d r e w P a r k i n s o n and R o b L o n e y return against Olathe, is on March 1. this year to teach the team strategy and game play, but a

Sports

College signings, boys’ swimming, wrestling

Signing

OFF s i g n o n t h e l i n e : (At left) Senior R o y L o r e n shakes hands with football coach T o d d D a i n after signing to play football with Central Missouri State University.

(Below) Seniors J o r d a n M a n n who is signing with Furman University, A m y H o l s t (Ball State), R i c h i e H a r r i s (Marquette) and T a y l o r W a r w i c k (Fairfield) gather in the library to sign for their respective universities.

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Swimming dives head first into state Heather Bartlett Staff Wroter That musty smell of chlorine and damp towels fills the air. The floor is covered in small puddles and footprints.

These are just a few of the signs of the swim team working hard. The team is on its way to defend a title. For junior B r y a n S a y l e r, the state swimming meet is just another swim meet for him to show his stuff. Sayler has qualified for the state competition six meets in a row. He holds the school record for the backstroke with a time of 57.3 seconds. And while his statistics show his talent, his attitude is kept at a modest distance, giving all of the credit to his comrades.

"Our team has strong senior leadership and we are going to do well at state this year," Sayler said.

In last year's state meet, the team placed in the top ten. This year, Coach W i l e y W r i g h t looks for the team to place in the top five.

Individual swimmers as well as relay teams have been strong throughout the season.

Three quarters of the relays as well as half of the individual racers placed first all season.

Sayler has led the team with eight out of ten meets resulting in a first place finish.

Freshman B r a n d o n B a r n e s has also made a splash in the 200-meter and 500meter freestyle this year.

"After the first meet, I realized that Brandon Barnes had a lot of potential to improve and be one of the stronger swimmers," Wright said.

And Wright isn't the only one that thinks so. Senior T a y l o r S l o a n praises the freshman for his hard work ethic as well. A majori-

s p l i s h s p l a s h : Junior B r i a n S a y l e r swims laps to prepare for state.

ty of the swimmers on the team can be found repeatedly staying after practice. Hard work is what carried this swim team to another chance at becoming reigning league champions. Results of the league meet weren't available at press time. The boys' swim team will go to the state meet on Friday, February 21st at Kansas State University.

"They all train hard everyday and they are always trying to help each other," Wright said.

Overall, senior P e t e r S i m o n s e n believes that the swim team has done very well through out the course of the year. And some of the credit should be given to coach Wright.

"Well, our coach really pulls the guys together. We all get along. It is all about having fun," Sloan said.

For some of these swimmers, this will be the last meet for a season. And for those like Sloan and Simonsen, it will be the last chance to represent SM East in a swim meet for the rest of a high school career.

Despite losing twelve athletes, the wrestling team continues to succeed.

Still going strong Gordon Culver Subscription Manager The mats have been full, the weights have been flying around the room and the halls have been packed with people running. It is wrestling season at East and there are wrestlers all over the school.

The team started the season by visiting the foundations to physical education classes. They did this in an attempt to interest people in wrestling. They showed a video to inspire the classes and let them know what wrestling is all about.

“We went to the gym classes and showed a video with high action and rock music. It really got a lot of kids excited, they just wanted to wrestle in class instead of the usual activities,” coach J o h n S o n d e r e g g e r said.

This season they had over forty kids come out for the team. The coaches have said that this has been the most numerous try out in the history of East wrestling.

Now about half way through the season, they still have twenty seven or eight wrestlers. Five or six of the wrestlers still on the team are those they picked up in gym classes, and they are progressing very well.

One of the people that they picked up from gym class was B r i a n H u m p h r e y s.

He has been wrestling the entire year for the varsity team in the 103 pound division.

“Wrestling is incredibly tough. It is like maxing out on every lift and then sprinting for six minutes straight,” junior M a r k R o b i n s o n said.

The wrestlers spend on average at least two or three hours after school practicing.

They run, lift and practice their wrestling techniques that they use in their matches.

The hard work has really paid its dividends in the past year. They had three people place at last years state meet and two others qualified for it. As juniors last year K e v i n E c k e r placed 5th, M a t t M i l l e r placed 5th, and A l l e n M i l l e r placed 6th in their respective age divisions.

“There are about four or five definite leaders on our team. They work harder than everyone, they try to inspire everyone, but most of all they go out and win,” sophomore B r y c e C o p e said.

And they do lead by example. This season their top five wrestlers have been very

r e s t l e s s w r e s t l e r s : Seniors A l l e n M i l l e r and M a t t M i l l e r wrestle during an exhibition match in a duel photo by Jimmy Sevcik and Dianne Smith against Bishop Ward.

successful. They have combined for a 113 and 30 record over all and individually Robinson has a 25-11 record, M. Miller has a 33-3 record, R y a n S o n d e r e g g e r has a 24-9 record, and Ecker has a 31-7 record.

The coaches say that they are looking at what could be a very promising post season. They could qualify as many as nine wrestlers, and feel that they have at least three locked in. They also are very excited

about the prospect that they could bring home a many a three state titles.

The wrestling tam is in the midst of a very successful season, hey have done well at tournaments, placing in all of them.

They have very strong senior leadership, and they have a very promising bunch of young kids that are wrestling for the first time.

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horse wrangling

Wranglin’ It Up: Sophomore S a l l y S i m o n s e n works on lunging with her horse last Sunday at Winding Rivers Camp.

Lunging, or training the horse to run in either direction according to the trainers commands, helps her to gain dominance over the horse. Sally, along with friends J e s s i c a D a l t o n and A l l i e W o m a c k, both sophomores as well, have been training with horses for several years.

All Photos By: Tierney Weed

Horse Play

Trio saddles up to teach others to ride

T r a i n i n g D a y : Sophomore J e s s i c a D a l t o n parades down the center of the ring, completing another drill.

During this drill the riders guide their horses down the center of the ring, trying to keep the horses inside the cones. Dalton, Simonsen and Womack train together in the winter time at Winding Rivers Camp in Dearborn, Missouri. During the Spring and Summer seasons, the girls teach Girl Scouts and other young children about all of the different aspects of horseriding from grooming and saddling to riding and training.

S a d d l i n ’ U p : Sophomore A l l i e W o m a c k saddles up her horse for a Sunday morning practice. Womack spent the next two hours working on drills, riding stances and lunging.