LIVE WIRE II: THE LIFE OF A WRESTLER

The Live Wire Liberty High School 1400 Dubuque Street NE North Liberty. Iowa. 52317 Volume 1 Issue 2 February 2018

The Life of a Wrestler

Featuring: Jackson Brennan

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To highlight the complexities of being a wrestler, Jackson Brennan documented days throughout the season including his diet, his workouts, his struggles, and his triumphs.

Journal Entry 1 Breakfast After Practice: Kodiak Cakes Monday December 4 Lunch: PB Sandwich and Kirkland Protein Bar & ChocBed Time: 11:30 pm olate Milk Wake Up Time: 6:00 am Dinner: Chobani Greek Yogurt with Whey Protein Weight In Morning: 119.3 lbs.

Snacks: Chocolate Mint Cliff Bar & 175g Banana Weight In Afternoon: 118.3 Wrestling Weight: 120.0 •FIRST DAY BACK AND FEELING AMAZING •Ready to be back after a long two weeks of sitting out Breakfast: Kodiak Cakes •Regular morning lift, struggled getting back into lifting Lunch: PB Sandwich & Banana but going to keep hitting it hard and getting stronger Dinner: Penne Pasta with Red Sauce and Cheese •Lifting from 6:45-7:30 am Snacks: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cliff Bar •Talked about knowing the sport of wrestling, digesting the matches, making sure I know what situation I am in, •First day sitting out of practice due to injury and where and what I need •Hope doctors appointto be doing at all times: “In wrestling you will face ment is today for separated wrestling smart shoulder during Tipton many difficulties but the most •Practice: wrestling on tournament the mat from 7:45-8:30 •Coach Williams fell out of difficult thing you will come to am the door at morning prac•Being on the mat again face is yourself...” tice and it helped with the felt amazing and right mood/attitude •Conditioning didn’t fade •Keep staying positive and --Coach Joe Slaton, Club Coach as much as expected but looking toward the bigger still have to get after it picture and get it better •Doctors appointment at •Focusing in on set ups 2:45 pm today to shots; getting people to step so I can get to their legs •Out two weeks minimum and out of competition until •Need to work on lowering my stance and building it January 4th up, so that opponents can’t shoot on me •Get to come back strong against 6th ranked kid from •Need to make sure I keep the pace up during drilling CPU •Remember: always finish shots hard no matter what •Getting tips from friends on how to move forward •Keep it up and get stronger, two pound allowance starts from here on out: can weigh 122.0 from now on

“Don’t get inside your own head.”

--Will Hoeft, West sophomore wrestler Journal Entry 2 Tuesday December 19 Bed Time: 9:46 pm Wake Up Time: 6:15 am Morning Weight: 117.3 Afternoon Weight: 117.2 Wrestling Weight: 120.0 Breakfast Before Practice: Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cliff Bar

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Journal Entry 3 Tuesday January 9 Bed Time: 10:00 pm Wake Up Time: 6:00 am •Feeling a bit defeated at this point •Do not get down on yourself, no one learns or fixes something in one day •Need to keep working on bottom and getting out •You will get there; stay confident in your ability to wrestle •The second you start giving up and losing confidence is the second that you’re beaten •Do not let those negatives into your mind stay focused on what your goal and your why is •Tell yourself that you’re simply done losing

Journal Entry 4 Thursday January 11 MEET DAY Bed Time: 9:55 pm Wake Up Time: 7:00 am Breakfast Before Practice: Chocolate Brownie Cliff Bar Breakfast After: Kodiak Cakes Lunch: PB Sandwich & Kirkland Protein Bar Dinner: 5 Eggs & Cheese Snacks: Dark Chocolate Granola & Chocolate Mint Cliff Builder Bar

•Wise defense: make sure you’re getting your legs back and STUFFING HIS HEAD. Square up so he can’t step around and limp out •You’ve got nothing to lose but everything to prove to yourself; so go out there to dominate, to win •Stay positive and confident and no one will be able to compete with you.

Journal Entry 5 Friday January 26 •Last dual was yesterday, “You haven’t had your breakthrough had to miss it because I yet not because you aren’t working was sick, which was really like a champion, but because you’re disappointing •One week before not thinking like a champion. Don’t sectionals just train hard, believe. Who says you •Last week of preparation before it counts can’t win it this year?”

•The only thing that •Bus leaves at 3:45 pm matters is right now --Jordan Burroughs and meet starts at 6:00 •This is your last chance World and Olympic Gold Medalist pm to prove what you’ve been •Mount Vernon and telling yourself Maquoketa •Show yourself, your •STAY CONFIDENT coaches, and teammates what you’ve done this past •Stick to what you know works and what you’re good at year •Sweeps and controlling ties and keep moving your feet •You know that you can beat anyone in the state •Get the first move right off the whistle on bottom. Get •Go out and just wrestle your head and shoulders up. Don’t leave center circle •Wrestle where you’re good at, take them down and let •Morning practice worked on sweeps and step ups them up, break them, go out to dominate and no one and the right set up. Stand ups were working well and will compete with you stayed in the center circle •Show everyone that you are one of the best

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Many people say they could not wrestle; simply put, because it’s too hard. They say the conditioning, practice schedule, and matches are too physically demanding.

But the real reason why wrestling is hard is the mental aspect of the sport. The body can endure more than the mind. Wrestling isn’t only a sport; it is a lifestyle.

To be successful you have to live and breathe it. It has to become a way of life. If you truly want to be the best, it has to become who you are. It’s definitely must feel worse than not easy, and I am still far you. You have to push from being mentally tough through any feelings and confident. But it’s and thoughts of doubt. something I am always In a match your mind working towards. This has to be sharp and fois the part of wrestling cused on dominating the I think people overlook. opponent that’s in front It’s way too easy to lose of you. If your mind isn’t

confidence or break down one hundred percent in --Dan Gable while on the mat but if that match and workWorld and Olympic Gold Medalist you can learn from those ing towards that goal experiences it will go a of winning, then you’re long ways. beating yourself. The A high school match is most important thing to only six minutes long. These six minutes can feel like remember is that feeling sorry for yourself is never an an eternity but they go by so fast at the same time. In option. Once this happens, you start to make excuses everyday life, six minutes may not seem like a long time, and telling yourself that it’s okay. You will give in and on the mat it is an all out battle. It’s not a street fight let up a little. That’s when it’s lost. You’ve beaten but it’s a street fight mentality and you have to have that yourself. You have to work and think like a champion. killer mindset in practice and during any match. People Get over that feeling of pain and that mental block think we prepare to compete in six minute increments, and believe. but that isn’t how this works. To prepare for those Some people might wonder why we put ourselves six minutes, you have to put your body through hell. through this. They wonder what we get out of it. The Something on another level from what you will face in a diet. The practices. The Saturday’s spent in singlets. match. Even then sometimes it is still not enough. That’s Everyone has their own why. Their purpose. Only our when the mental side, the right mindset, must take over. band of brothers, fellow wrestlers understand. The You have to tell yourself if you’re tired your opponent reason why I wrestle: it gives me something to turn to when nothing else is going right. If I’m having a bad day, I get on the mat and wrestle. No matter “There’s so much sacrifice. You have what happens, wrestling will always be something I to have a mindset to improve when love and it will always be there. The sport has taught you step out onto the mat. There’s weight cutting involved, training me more about myself than I’ve learned in any other twice a day, and keeping your activity, class, or life challenge. It has helped me look academics up. It’s just you and at everything in a new way: anything can be accomanother person; no teammates.” plished through hard-work, dedication, and a bit of effort. There’s always room from improvement. Even --Kaleb Williams, sophomore though I am still far from my reaching my goals; the possibility of making it happen it is what motivates me and drives me every day.

“Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easier.”

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elissa Fitzpatrick, sophomore, first found a love for taekwondo at her elementary school talent show. Soon after, she quickly enrolled in classes and is now ranked one of the top ten in the world.

Melissa did not compete often when she first started this sport, spending most of her time on learning the basics. As time passed, Melissa grew more competitive and her initial hard work showed at tournaments.

Melissa was not the only Fitzpatrick in the gym when she was younger. Her older sister, Nicole, also participated in taekwondo but quit once she reached a purple belt.

However, that did not stop Melissa from persevering and pushing to the top.

With a busy schedule, Melissa is glad she can create her own. Time spent in the gym can be anywhere from two hours a week to four hours a day.

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Melissa Fitzpatrick’s journey to becoming 7th in the world in taekwondo.

Sometimes, she even spends hours working on one move. The hardest move for Melissa is the butterfly kick. The timing has to be perfect to have enough momentum to make it around.

“Whenever she is in class she gives you all she has, every time.”

-Anderson Her coach, Lowell Anderson, said, “What truly sets her apart from others is her attention to detail and inner drive.”

Her hard work does not end in the gym, as her weekends are filled with national tournaments. The chaotic and loud tournament atmospheres only intensify her emotional stress.

For Melissa, when it is time to compete she drowns out the loud noises

by putting her headphones on and playing her favorite music, rap, while she stretches. “[I] just kinda hype myself up,” Melissa said. Every time she competes, her emotions are different, depending on who is there to watch and what her goals are for that event.

Melissa goes to tournaments ready to compete and take home first place. There is a lot of pressure to be the best that she can be when participating in tournaments.

Fortunately, tournaments are not

That’s when Melissa set out to win the title. When Melissa qualified, she was worried her parents would not take her to Worlds in Little Rock, Arkansas. After some convincing Melissa was off to Worlds.

Competing at Worlds was a different atmosphere than what Melissa was used to. Hundreds of people and new mats made it stressful for Melissa. all pressure and stress. They allow Melissa to meet many different people from across the globe who share the same love for taekwondo.

She has developed lifelong friendships from tournaments. Even during holidays some of Melissa’s taekwondo friends send her Christmas presents.

Melissa lives by the words of her coach, “You will never regret working too much.” Being the best she can be comes with pressure from her family, coach and most of all herself.

Melissa’s biggest accomplishment thus far in her taekwondo career has been participating in Worlds.

Worlds is the tournament of champions. In order to place, Melissa had to be one of the top ten in the world.

At this time in Melissa’s career she was not ranked so she had to work hard to earn a district title.

‘‘There was also something about being one of about 15 girls from the United States who qualified to compete at Worlds, that felt so validating. ‘‘ -Fitzpatrick

She states, “I had to spit on my feet the first day and the second [day] I used hairspray. It was like ice skating.”

Melissa even received a warning when she was competing because she slid right into the girl she was competing against and knocked her over. The slippery mats also made it hard for Melissa to watch the videos of her competing.

She said, “The videos of me competing are so embarrassing because I could barely keep my feet on the ground.” But the new mats did not stop Melissa from being the best she could be.

“There was also something about being one of about 15 girls from the United States who qualified to compete at Worlds, that felt so validating,” said Melissa.

Countless hours spent practicing, attending tournaments, traveling miles and feeling pain all led to Melissa securing a spot in the semifinals.

Melissa is currently ranked #7 in the world for her division and a state and district champ.

“Win or lose, she will give you everything she has every time,” said her coach, Anderson.

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Busy Beekeeper All about D’s Bees By

Carley Spading

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esponsibility has a number of names in the high school world. Homework, jobs, little siblings, it’s the start of adulthood in many ways. But few teenagers know the responsibility of starting their own business, much less one that relies on some of nature’s smallest, hardest workers.

“I have hives, they’re each an individual group of bees with a queen and workers and drones, each box is a hive up and down,” said Dominic Shover, sophomore.

Shover runs his own business called D’s Bees, which he started from his own backyard.

Shover collects honey from several dozen beehives throughout the spring and summer, and shuts down during the winter.

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“I like seeing what kind of stuff they make, because they make different [types of ] honey. It’s not always gonna be the same, it’s always gonna be slightly different,” Shover said. “It’s fun looking at the bees in the frames and seeing every couple days how much progress they’ve made. And it’s really cool seeing the baby bees come out of the cells, it’s really interesting to look at them.”

Shover has been maintaining these hives for just over a year now. As out of the ordinary as this occupation is, where he got his start is perhaps even more unusual.

“I was doing the Scuba Merit badge for scouts, and the counselor for the merit badge was also a beekeeper,” Shover said.

He received a Youth Beekeeping Scholarship from the Iowa Honey-Producers Association, which provided him with most of the gear and supplies he now uses. “[The counselor] thought I would like it and so I applied for the scholarship and wound up getting it,” said Shover.

The Iowa Honey-Producers Association has been around since 1912, promoting small scale and professional beekeepers alike. But not everything is easy for those who cultivate these small insects.

“We’ve had about two hives that we’ve lost to colony collapse disorder, and this is the first time [my mentor] has seen it,¨ Shover said. “Colony collapse disorder is pretty much where if you go to the hive and there’s under thirty bees in it and they’re all dead. There are no dead bees outside the hive, and maybe thirty at max inside, and the rest of the hive is

Dominic Shover’s honey products sport their very own logo

gone.”

Colony collapse disorder, also known as CCD, is a strange phenomenon that has been affecting more and more beehives across the country in recent years.

“It’s been hitting Iowa somewhat, but it’s been hitting some other states a lot more. This is the first time we’ve seen it personally,¨ Shover said. “It’s probably because right next to where the bees are, we have a farmer right there who has soybeans and he uses pesticides. But he has to tell us when he uses pesticides so we can wrap up the hives so they won’t get any of it on them. But he failed to do that once and that killed some of them.”

Challenges like this, however, cannot keep this entrepreneur at bay.

“Once I started and had honey I wound up making a business out of it and started selling it through one of my mom’s old coworkers, John Grant,” Shover said. “He has a business called Chameleon Candy, and he brought me into it and so I’m selling my honey and he’s selling his Italian ice and candy apples.

We’re kind of partners then, and it just keeps going.”

This occupies Shover’s time throughout the summer and even into the fall.

“Right now, we don’t have to worry about the hives really, we could go out and look at them, and if it’s a warmer day they might be going in and out of the hive,” he said. “We had one big hive that was actu-

ally gathering pollen when it was 50 or 60 degrees out.”

Not much honey production goes on this time of year, but Shover gets into the groove once spring comes around.

“It gets really busy in the spring because if the hives are going really well, you need to get into a rhythm,” Shover said, “you go out there, grab the honey, take it in, spin it, and then put the frames back in the hive, and then within two days they’ll fill the frames back up and then you can keep going back and forth. And if it’s going really well they can produce about 40 pounds a week.”

This will be the second year that Shover has been in business, and he has big plans for production, as well as high hopes for years to come.

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What’s Your Binge?

By

Debbie Bonilla Nick Hoover

Are you addicted to binge watching shows? There are so many apps out there that allow people to watch their favorite shows and movies. Netflix and Hulu are the most popular streaming platforms used.

To Binge or not to Binge, is a question people may ask themselves with plenty of movies and show, it’s hard not to find a series or franchise that anyone could get into. The existence of Netflix and Hulu revolutionized this occurrence intensely by providing people an easy way to access the shows they love.

After speaking to several students here at Liberty they were asked some questions about the shows they watch.

A sophomore, Sierra Suiter said, “[My favorite show is]Prison Break or Greys Anatomy. They’re kind of scandalous, but good shows. They’re funny and I like making fun of all the characters.”

Everyone has their favorite shows, some more mainstream than others and many watch them for however

Favorite Shows at Liberty

long they would like to.

Out of a sample size taken from a group of students at our school, a majority (47%) of students stated they watch less than one hour of TV each night.

This is intriguing because the average American watches on average five hours of television each night, and only 8% of students stated they watch this amount of television.

The platform that people prefer to use to watch shows is a large factor that affects how people binge and how often. With regular cable television people can only binge when the TV network actually plans a marathon for a certain show. Due to this, many

“They’re kind of scandalous, but good shows.”

-Sierra Suiter, Sophomore

individuals who want to binge their show may not be able to with their day to day lives.

The creation of Netflix and Hulu allowed these individuals to binge whatever they want, whenever they want. Out of the polls that were taken from a sample of students, a vast majority said their main way to binge was through the use of Netflix.

Ever since the first movie theater was developed in 1905 and television was created in 1927, people have been sitting on the edge of their seats watching, enjoying, and binging their favorite shows and movies.

Whether the show is Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, One Tree Hill, or Supernatural; those who watch, will binge. It will always end in one question; What’s your binge?

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Pretty Little Liars

American Horror Story

Grey’s Anatomy

The Walking Dead

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What is your favorite show?

What is your favorite show?

Sierra Suiter (10)

“The Walking Dead. I am really interested in zombies and it’s dramatic and has a lot of action. You don’t get bored easily with it.”

What is your favorite What platform do show?

“Prison Break or Grey’s Anato- you use? my. They’re kind of scandalous, but good shows.”

“Netflix because it’s cheap.”

Do you ever binge What platform do you shows?

“Probably every year.” use?

“Netflix because Netflix is cheap.”

Do you ever binge shows?

“Yes, all the time. Who doesn’t? I watched Once Upon a Time in two days, Saturday and Sunday. I was so proud of myself.”

“Shameless. I like it because it’s funny and it makes me giggle. The actors just goof around and do dumb stuff.”

Will Poggenpohl (9) What is your favorite show?

“Family Guy because it is so dumb. It makes me smile no matter how bad of a day I’m having.”

What platform do you use?

“Netflix. [It’s] just the white girl thing to have.”

Do you ever binge shows?

“4 hours a night.[I go to bed] around 12.”

What platform do you use?

“Netflix because it ‘s cheap and easy to use.”

Do you ever binge shows?

“I don’t at all because I never have the time.”

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Liberty Leisure Finding ways to decompress between school, friends and work, many students find fun ways to fill their time.

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lec Nelson, sophomore, has little because my dad and brother been biking for about six years. used to ride Ragbrai when I was too “I really got into biking when I was young to go,” said Nelson. “Eventually my brother lost interest in it, and it’s mostly just been me and my dad who keep up with it.”

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“Competing in races has completely changed how I feel about biking, and I hope to do more advanced races in the future with some of the pros.” Nelson said.

Overall, Nelson feels that biking isn’t really work, but more of an - Alec Nelson, Sophomore opportunity to joke around with his friends while they’re all doing something they’re passionate about.

Just last year, Alec joined a local “Being with my friends and coachbike team and started competing es doing something we love is what in bike races such as mountain I enjoy most about biking,” Nelson biking, cyclocross, time trials, and said. “Biking in general just makes criteriums. me a happier person.”

“Biking in general just makes me a happier person.”

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yden Martinez, sophomore, has been doing Gymnastics since 2005 and started competing around 2006.

“My mom noticed that I was climbing on tables and counters

at a young age and decided that gymnastics would be good for me, and well, she was right.”

Martinez said. He practices almost daily and rarely has any time to relax between gymnastics and school, but there’s nothing else he’d rather be doing with his free time.

“My favorite thing about gymnastics, in general, is the adrenaline rush performing gives me.”

- Kyden Martinez, Sophomore

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“My favorite thing about gymnastics, in general, is the adrenaline rush performing gives me for sure, and my favorite routine is tumbling.”

Martinez said.

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hane Snapp, junior, can beat but shortly after he explored differbox, sing, play the guitar, piano, ent genres and now Frank Sinatra is drums, flute, violin, and write songs. another one of his favorites.

“Freshman year, my friend showed “Piano is definitely the instrume this song called This is Gospel ment I hold closest to my heart,”

by Panic at the Snapp said. “I Disco and that write most of my was the first songs on it and I song I really really enjoy how sang out loud. soft it sounds. [It] Panic at the is the perfect adDisco definitely dition to a deep, made me want meaningful song to start music that comes from - Shane Snapp, Junior as a whole,” the heart.”

Snapp said.

Snapp is a His main influence is Brendon Urie self-taught musician and performer from the band Panic at the Disco, that never fails to blow away the audience.

“Panic at the Disco definitely made me want to start music as a whole.”

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ikaley Lenth, sophomore, hasn’t been modeling since she was a toddler but she’s still on a quick rise to the top.

“I got started in modeling because my mom has been wanting me to try it for years and when I finally agreed to try it, I fell in love with it,” Lenth said.

She was a natural right away and quickly got signed to Elite Modeling Agency around a year ago.

“I just recently started really wanting to model because I never liked having my picture taken,” said Lenth. “In fact, I still don’t but it’s different when I’m modeling.”

Lenth’s diet isn’t too strict to handle, but she does have to miss quite

“I can be this image of someone new every time I model.”

eling is being able to try on personalities in the form of clothes and fashions.

“It’s truly amazing because I can be someone I’m not and no one will know the real me underneath it all,” said Lenth. “I’m really not that confident in real life, but the models and judges don’t know that so I can be this image of someone new every time I model. It’s like it’s me modeling, but it’s not really me.”

- Mikaley Lenth, Sophomore a bit of school, and make sure she keeps her skin and hair fresh and vital for her modeling career.

“I was really surprised when I met the models because, believe it or not, they’re extremely kind and they all wish the best for everyone.

Plus, it’s really fun being around other models because I’m pretty tall compared to the average female but around them I’m completely normal,” said Lenth.

Lenth’s favorite part about mod-

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Express Yourself

How students at Liberty wear their hearts on their sleeves By

Carley Spading

Kade Meierotto, 11 >

Kade Meierotto sports a grand total of 13 pins on his backpack, ranging from Deadpool to Pan-sexual Pride.

< Jonah Childs, 12

Jonah Childs not only has an impressive display, of pins, but several key chains as well.

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Alexia Stevens, 11 >

Alexia Stevens sports a colorful array of pins on their backpack, with a total of 15 pins.

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Maggie Houghton has a unique set of pins that set her apart from the crowd.

< Selena Wisner, 10

Selena Wisner has a unique set of icons that adorn the back of her denim jacket, with a total of 9 patches.

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Winter Playlist The Hottest Holiday Hits

Out of a survey of 226 Liberty students we found what their favorite holiday jams were Frosty the Snowman: 10%

Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel: 3% All I want for Christmas Is You: 54%

By

Mercedes Crile Kayle Cheney

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your favorite holiday song?

Jingle Bell Rock: 23%

Let It Snow: 10%

Never: 5% Rarely: 22%

How often do you listen to holiday music?

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All the time: 11% A lot: 23%

Only in

the car: 5%

Sometimes: 34%

HOLIDAY MOVIE? no

is it after Thanksgiving?

yes DIE HARD

no WATCH FOOTBALL INSTEAD

I’d rather punch you

how about some violence?

no

it’s turkey day!

yes

I believe

yes

what do you want for Christmas?

it creeps me out

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yes no thanks FROSTY THE SNOWMAN

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what is the meaning of Christmas?

hope

A CHRISTMAS STORY IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

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PG

are you more like a cop or a criminal?

HOME ALONE

criminal

weenie whistle

to fit in

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

consumerism

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

ELF

do you like Claymation?

LOVE ACTUALLY

I’d defend him in court

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no

how about a chick flick?

do you believe in Santa Clause?

yes

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accidental mayhem

BAD SANTA

cop

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What’s Your Whip?

By

Mercedes Crile Kayle Cheney

A survey was conducted of 217 Liberty students asking what brand of car they own and what car they hope to own in the future.

Ford 11%

Other

Nissan 7%

27%

Chevy 15% Volkswagen 6%

Fun Car Facts There are more cars than people in Los Angeles, California.

There are nearly

Jeep 7% Toyota 14%

Honda 13%

Jeep Other 15%

parts in a car.

There’s more than

4% Lamborghini 13%

Bugatti 9%

Audi 3%

30,000

The inventor of cruise control was blind.

Range Rover

1,000,000,000 cars in the world.

60 million cars are produced worldwide every year.

5%

Tesla

Porsche 11%

30%

Ferarri 10%

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Approximately 5 months of a person’s life is spent at a red light.

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“I love my car because I received it on the last day of summer. It was the perfect thing to help me start out the new school year!” - Mackenzie Byers, sophomore

“Sylvia is very reliable and she has lots of stains because of my sister.” - Harrison Voigt, sophomore

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From Nothing, To Something F

By

Jasmine Beemon Taylor Gardner

oundations of Journalism is a class that works on the school’s newspaper and yearbook. The typically only think of writing, but there are multiple aspects to the class besides just writings stories. Staff Live Wire is Liberty’s paper and the newspaper staff ’s goal is to produce a newspaper once every members take part in business advertising, interviewing, photography, and art and design,” Oleson trimester. Next year, the staff will work to produce added. two papers each trimester. The Bolt is Liberty’s Haley Wojciechowski, sophomore, is a tech specialyearbook, which is made up of 204 pages covering ist for the staff.“Tech squad is usually people who all clubs, athletics, and events at Liberty. The foundaare good with Jostens, [the website we use to create tions class is quite different from other classes. our spreads for Yearbook Journalism is entirely differ“Journalism is entirely different from and Newspaper], and ent from other most classes in high school. Mainly computers. If people have computer questions classes in high school. because pretty much anyone in high they come to me so we Pretty much anyone in high school could take school could take Journalism and find can get things in Jostens something they could be good at.” done faster.” journalism and find While write stories -Ashley Oleson, journalism teacher something they could and designing pages, be good at within the students are also reclass,” said sponsible for raising funds to pay for the creation Ashley Oleson, the journalism teacher. of the book and the paper. Everyone in the class is “When people think of journalism, they

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assigned businesses they must go to and persuade omore, said, “Theres nothing I’d change because I love them to buy ads to put into the newspaper and (or) journalism.” yearbook. Corissa Gavin, sophomore, talks about

While the staff members may love the class, the how one of her biggest struggles is during ad sales, year hasn’t come without complications. Oleson said, “Ad sales were harder for “We’ve had a rather rough start to “I like showing my creativity by me because sometimes I get our year. At the beginning of the social anxiety, which I think taking photos and designing year we had just roughly half of our has been getting better computers in our lab up and running spreads. ” with the more people I talk which made it hard to get staff memwith.” While ad sales can be -Corissa Gavin, “The Bolt”yearbook bers trained. We started a newspaper challenging, they help teach that we had a pretty good go on but editors in chief students about marketing we couldn’t use any of it because of skills and budgeting. a page sizing issue. We had to start

The foundations class is a very hands on completely over. Later in September, Jostens, our yearclass. Miss Oleson isn’t typically in the front teachbook and newspaper company, lost 11,000 plus pictures ing. But more-so, it is a class where students work that we had taken since the beginning of the year. It took together to get assigned tasks done by sharing almost 6 weeks to get the issue resolved. We’ve really had ideas and problem solving. Staff members do it all to overcome a lot of adversity and challenges. But yet including: working on spreads, editing writing, we’ve still managed to pull it off. I couldn’t have asked for interviewing, and taking pictures. It can be a little better staff members to help jump start this program and overwhelming at times but, Briana Ervin, sophmake all of it happen.”

Corissa Gavin, sophomore, proofing a yearbook spread during the Journalism staff work night. Staff work night is a great night to get a lot of work done.

Gavin is the editor-in-chief for yearbook. She took Fondations of Journalism at West last year. With that experience, she has been an instrumental leader for the staff this year.

The students in Ms. Oleson’s Foundations of Journalism class went outside and participated in a bags tournament at the end of first trimester. It was a beautiful day for some staff bonding .

Sophomores staff member Ella Johnson works with Kate Randle, sophomore, during the staff work night. Kate came to check out the journalism class to see if she wanted to join the staff next year. Staff work nights include finishing spreads and articles, uploading pictures and eating food!

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Best Buddies

Sushma Santhana, the president of Liberty’s Best Buddies, shares her joy and experiences being part of the club. “Being part of Best Buddies at West High was a very fun experience for me. I met a lot of great people and it opened up my mind to all the different people that are in the community,” said Santhana. “I wanted to bring that to Liberty so I decided to start the Best Buddies club here because I think it’s an environment that we need to have.”

Best Buddies is a club that works to create friendships between students in the Special Education program and those who aren’t.

The sponsor of the club, Kim Cranston, enjoys the relationships

developed between peer members of Best Buddies. “I love to see the Best Buddies members come in at the end of the day and interact with the kids; it’s very enjoyable,” said Cranston.

Kate Randle, sophomore, joined Best Buddies after hearing about the great experience her father had when he was a member of a similar club in high school.

During monthly meetings, members interact with each other and plan special events, which include the annual Best Buddies basketball fundraiser and a cake decorating party.

Members of Best Buddies walk in the Liberty Fest parade.

Kayli Baldwin and Sushma Santhana, both sophomores, at the Best Buddies booth in the club fair.

GSA

Miria Burns and Jason Donze, both sophomores, representing GSA at the Liberty Fest parade.

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GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) president Jonah Childs, senior, was involved with the COLORS club at West High and wanted to make sure that there was a similar club offered at Liberty.

Teachers Carmen Gwenigale, Dave McNair and Melissa Nies also saw the importance of having the club at Liberty. “Having the students be part of GSA club,

Culture Club

Arely Carrasco, junior, came to Liberty from West High wanting to be part of a club where people from various countries can come and learn about different cultures around the world, while also getting to educate others about

Embracing With a student population coming from almost 70 schools and speaking 16 languages, Liberty High fosters a diverse environment.

To embrace this diversity, many clubs are offered with the mission to celebrate and learn about the various identities represented in our

THrough we want for them to be part of a safe zone, part of a group,” said Gwenigale.

Another purpose of GSA is to educate people not in the club about the importance of inclusion and identity. Miria Burns, one of the two vice presidents of GSA, hopes to do that by changing the public’s views towards the LGBT community through volunteer work.

their own culture.

At West, Carrasco was a member of Korean Club, where they would learn about the Korean culture, language and entertainment. “It was an interesting exploration, but I love culture club because we don’t just focus on one specific culture, we learn varieties of cultures throughout the world that are different from

Diversity

school. These clubs include Journey Above Poverty, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, G! World, democrats clubs, as well as many others not featured here.

By

Hayley Iglecias Razan Karar

Clubs

GSA members looking to recruit students at the club fair.

our own,” Carrasco said. During each culture club meeting, members learn about a specific country, through eating its food, watching media and/or hearing a student presentation about the country. Carrasco hopes that more students will join the club in the future. “We want our club to grow in the following years; we want to grow with Liberty High.”

SSIKED

SSIKED (Successful Students Inspired through Knowledge, Education, and Diversity) is an organization with the mission of “celebrating diversity and nurturing the GPA while fostering a more committed connected community”. Janelle Beemon, junior, has been a part of SSIKED for three years, starting when she was an eighth grader at North Central and continuing with her freshman and sophomore years at West High. As a part of SSIKED club, Beemon participated in events such the Black history competition at I’ll Make Me A World In Iowa, an annual event that takes place in Des Moines to celebrate and learn about African American culture and accomplishments. “That was my favorite part of [SSIKED],” she said.

“Being part of the competition shaped my mind now.”

She also participated in the Latinx Youth Summit, Academic Recognition Night and Diversity Dinner at West High. When she transferred to Liberty, she knew she wanted to bring the SSIKED community with her. So when Carmen Gwenigale, Spanish teacher, wanted to start the club at Liberty, she knew that Beemon

During a meeting focused on South Korean culture, members of the club ate rice and kimchi.

would be the right person to approach.

At West High, Carmen Gwenigale was involved in some branches of SSIKED. She helped the members who took part in the Latinx history competition, and through that was inspired by the message of the club.

So far, the club has organized a multicultural potluck as a part of the school’s Martin Luther King day celebrations, as well as participate in the Latinx Youth Summit.

Students and staff members get food at the multicultural dinner hosted by SSIKED.

Members of SSIKED at the club fair.

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Run Run Run

Gingerbread Man

Students and staff competed in a gingerbread house contest before break. They were graded on creativity, execution, cleanliness, bolt spirit and overall design.

By

1st

“The other teams had more people and better ingredients, but that didn’t matter, we pushed through.”

-Ella Johnson, sophomore “We faced adversity and next year we are only gonna come back stronger.”

-Grace Crimmins, sophomore

Grace Brusegaard & Jenna Starr

2nd

”I think today was a win. The only real complication we had was the fact that we were constraint by the amount of candy we brought not knowing we could have brought more. We will learn from this experience and grow stronger for next year.”

-Beth Long, FCS teacher

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3rd

“We came in here as team and worked hard. Everything was going well and you know, ‘first is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the W on their chest’. I am going to take last place as a win because go Bolts.”

-Kayle Cheney, sophomore

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After taking Foundations of Journalism you can choose to be on the Live Wire, school newspaper, or The Bolt, school yearbook.

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On the registration sheet add 9 ENG114 Foundations of Journalism under the year long elective courses. We are in room H012, hope to see you there!

Foundations of Journalism counts as one year of English credit toward the required four years for graduation. Plus, it is a lot of fun!

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Staff Line-up By

Hayley Iglecias Razan Karar

It takes many people and departments to make a school function. Currently there are 110 staff members that make up more than 20 departments at Liberty. To provide a few faces to those numbers and to give staff members recognition for the work they do, The Live Wire will feature five people from various departments at Liberty High in each of our issues throughout the 2017-18 school year.

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Jennifer Naughton Counselor

Coming from a different school district, Jennifer Naughton, a guidance counselor, is excited to be working in the diverse environment of Liberty. “This is the first time that I have worked with a student population that has English as a second language,” Naughton said. “ It’s what I was looking for, a school with more diversity than where I came from.”

Along with that, Naughton enjoys working at Liberty because of the passionate staff and the daily student interaction. “I like having one-on-one conversations with students and I really enjoy getting to know all the students here and getting an idea of how I can help in a lot of different ways,” she said. “A school for me is not the building, not the shiny new pictures, it’s the people in it. That’s what I most like about Liberty.”

Since high school, Tom Cronk knew that he wanted to be a teacher, though he wasn’t sure what type. He began by teaching math, then switched to history, before finding his niche as a P.E teacher. “I love school, and being around kids, being active and moving is something I’ve always enjoyed,” said Cronk. Until this year, he has only taught elementary students. “Many of the students [at Liberty] I had as elementary students so it’s really nice to see them five years later,” he said.

Cronk teaches P.E. at Kirkwood Elementary in the morning before coming to Liberty in the afternoon. “The toughest part about my job is that not everyone likes P.E.” Cronk said.

“In elementary school, almost everyone loves P.E. so it’s difficult trying to find motivational things for kids who don’t enjoy P.E. like I do.”

Tom Cronk Physical Education

Kim Cranston Special Education

Kim Cranston didn’t always plan on becoming a teacher. She recieved her bachelor’s degree in political science and was accepted into law school when she met her husband and decided to stay in the Iowa area. She became a para-educator at City High, and later went back to get her master’s degree in education. She now works as a Modified Special Education teacher helping students in the Special Education program. One of Cranston’s favorite parts about her job is being able to interact with students and watch them grow. “For the most part they’re always happy and it’s kind of neat to see them succeed. I’ve had kids in the past that have turned around and can work at jobs that we [wouldn’t have anticipated] when they were freshman. It’s slow and it’s hard but we do it.”

Have you ever changed your room around and had to learn and get used to where everything is? To Lisa Bream, transferring to Liberty is a lot like that. Before coming here, Bream worked at West High, first as a building secretary, and later on as the registrar. “At West, everything had a home... Here, we kind of have to reinvent the wheel,” she said. Bream has been a vital part of Liberty since before it opened, helping with preparations and paperwork.

While at West, she would take note of all the forms that were delivered, and then worked with Principal Scott Kibby to make sure that these same types of forms were available when Liberty opened. Now, she works as a registrar, helping students transferring in and out of Liberty, along with planning school events.

Lisa Bream Registrar

Nate Oswald Biology

Before coming to Liberty, Nate Oswald was a science teacher at Dubuque Hempstead High School for 16 years. His love for science and coaching, along with having summers off, were the main motivators that drove him to become a biology teacher, his favorite part of the job is the daily interaction with his students. “Content is always second to the kids themselves,” he said.

“Many of you won’t remember what you learned in high school biology, but you’ll remember the teachers that impacted you, good or bad.” Oswald finds that working at a new school presents both advantages and challenges.

For example, unlike his previous school, Liberty doesn’t offer an honors biology course, so there’s a greater multitude of learning abilities in a class. “The toughest part of the job is finding something that’s fair to everyone.”

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New

Year Me

By

Jenna Starr Grace Brusegaard

Liberty High students and staff were asked about their New Years Resolutions for this upcoming year: 2018.

“I would like to see more Liberty students in the library.

I want kids to come in here intellectually curious.”

-Ms. Smith, Librarian

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“I want to walk my dogs in the woods more. Jenny [my wife] will have to remind me to make time to do so.”

-Mr. Shutt, Social Studies

“I want to believe, do my best, and never give up. Throwing up the rods more and waking up everyday with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”

- Mr. Gordon, Social Studies

”I want to eat healthier and become a better person. I will have to eat better and workout more. I also want to start doing more things for the community.”

-Izzy Jimenez, 9

”I want to try new things and take more risks. I’m going to say ‘yes’ more than ‘no’.”

-Abby Henderson, 12

“I want to work as hard as I can when I’m playing sports, and take advantage of all the opportunities to be better in sports.”

--Sequoyah Moore, 10

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BATTLE OF THE BRANDS

What is the best brand? Adidas? Nike? Under Armour? Here are some thoughts from various students.

O

ne student, Jordan Barry, sophomore, is adamant on staying true to Nike.

“You can’t lose yourself in another brand,” Barry said.

He also likes Nike’s motto, Just Do It, and the signature Nike Swoosh. Barry appreciates the materials and fabric used to make Nike products. He does not like Adidas and Under Armour because they do not have a motto that represents his motto. Barry makes a strong case that Nike is the best brand, but this is just one side of the story.

Next up is Samuel Nicklaus, sophomore. His favorite brand is Adidas. Contrary to Barry, Nicklaus likes Adidas because it is more popular in a fashion sense.

Nicklaus is all about what is hyped up, expensive and fashionable. He enjoys playing sports in some of his shoes. He loves his shoes, “The Yeezy 350 v2s bred colorway, my prized possession.”

Nicklaus believes that Yeezys are the best shoes because they were Samuel Nicklaus, 10 hyped by Kanye. He really likes the fashion of the Adidas products and appreciates that the Adidas brand has sports apparel and is still fashionable.

Tatum Elmer, senior, is a fan of Nike because she grew up wearing Nike a lot. She likes the shoes that Nike makes.

“The quality is better and the material seems to last longer,” Elmer said. She likes the comfort of Nike’s products, and believes that Nike is better than Under Armour and Adidas because Nike makes products last much longer and are more comfortable than the competition’s products.

Glenda Reighard, junior, likes the Tatum Elmer, 12 brand Nike because their sports bras and spandex “fit amazingly”. She also enjoys the fact that “for the team wear for volleyball, the spandex

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fit a lot better.” Reighard does not like Adidas because it does not fit very well, and she does not like Under Armour because it is “out of style”. Reighard would like Adidas and Under Armour more if they Glenda Reighard, 11 were more fashionable and if they fit better.

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J enny Saylo r, art teach er, and Brady Shu tt, social studies teach er, started dating in th e s pring o f 1997. Th ey met w hile volun teering at a West Hig h track meet. Saylo r and Shu tt were wo rking th e long jum p with Kathy Bresnahan , h eal th teach er. “Sh e’s a very big distraction w h en your trying to woo someone,” said Shu tt. Th ey g ot married De cember 19, 1998. Shu tt’s fa vo rite thing abou t Saylor is h ow com passionate s h e is. “We would ha ve e very animal under th e sun ,” said Shu tt, “we would be like Noah’s A rc as a h ouse.” Th ey g ot close to that one win ter w h en th ey had se ven dog s and six cats. Rig ht now, th ey ha ve two dog s and four cats. Saylo r lo ves Shu tt’s sense o f humor and th ey both enjoy th e ou tdoo rs. Saylo r and Shu tt lo ve to g o on hikes and walks throug h th e woods.

Th ey like to g o to Michigan to run on th e beach tog eth er and both enjoy to cook bu t occasionally enjoy dining ou t.

Cuffed Couples Claire Enyart, so p h omo re, and Cayden Du haime, so p h omore, started dating on No vember 5, 2016.

Th ey met in junior hig h bu t didn’t start talking un til th e summer g oing in to th eir f res hman year. “We started talking be cause s h e seemed really nice and cool,” Du haime said. “Sh e is really smart, funny, and always makes me ha ppy.” Enyart and Du haime enjoy th eir time tog eth er w hile g oing ou t to eat and hanging ou t at each oth ers h ouses. “He is very g enuine and makes me smile and laug h ,” Enyart said.

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By

Kaitlynn Hamers Stella Warren Mollie Whaley

Camber Old ham, so p h omore, and Nathan Ward, senio r, met throug h a Liberty Hig h ch eer team fund raiser. Th ey re cognized each oth er at o rien tation and started talking in S panis h class.

Old ham and Ward began dating s h ortly after on August 28, 2017. Old ham lo ves that Ward doesn’t care w hat oth ers think , and just has fun all o f th e time. Ward admires that Old ham has a sweet personality and is a g ood person all around. Th ey enjoy th eir time tog eth er by watching T V at each oth ers h ouses.

lsabel Smith , so p h omo re, has been single for h er en tire life. Sh e belie ves th e reason that s h e is single is due to th e fact that s h e is 6’1”. Smith enjoys th e added f ree time and doesn’t ha ve to please anybody besides h ersel f. Howe ver, Smith dislikes that th ere is nobody to buy h er food.

Henry Krain, so p h omore, has been single for a few mon ths. He likes th e liberty that comes with being single. Krain thinks h e is single be cause h e is “too h ot to handle #SIM PLE.”

Single Pringles

Shane Sna pp, junio r, dislikes being single be cause o f th e lack o f atten tion f rom a com panion , bu t is able to focus on thing s h e needs to wo rk on befo re being in a relations hip.

Sna pp belie ves h e is single be cause o f his uni que personality.

J osie A nderson, junior, likes that s h e can talk to anyone s h e wan ts. Sh e has com plete con trol o ver w h o s h e is f riends with and w hat s h e does.

“Th eres a lot more f reedom and a lot less drama,” A nderson said. With a full s ch edule consisting o f work and dan ce, A nderson has no time for a boyf riend.

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Live Wire Staff Artwork

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Makenzie Garrett, 10

Nick Hoover, 12