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Bluestreak

Volume 33, Issue 6, February 26, 2016

Coping with sleeping disorders The Official Publication of the Andover High Student Body

The Trojan Bluestreak Table of Contents

Bluestreak Staff

4 -Photo of the Month 6 -Best Donuts of ICT 10-11-Trojanettes/Scholars Bowl 14 -Editorial & Column 16-17-Sleeping Disorders 20-21 -Student Spending 22 -Dates under $20 25-Mythbusters 27-Calendar 28-#1 Student Section

Addy Maples Editor-in-Chief Megan Curry Managing Editor Madi Hearne Design Editor Elizabeth Hartley News Editor Abby Beaver Pop Culture Editor Emma Starks Social Media Editor Stuart Jenkins Web Editor Elise Lindemann Photo Editor Grace Ball Sports Editor Emily Stybr Feature Editor Rebekah Martin Columnist Carrie Friend Columnist

Staffers Sophie Braynock Daryan Davis Ashley Dorf Maddy Bishop Hayley Jones Izabelle Kirkendoll Savitri Lazarus Trevor Newton Ashley Shandy Kamilla Sims Josie Beaver Sarah Sage

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Wichita Sports Forum OPening The new Wichita Sports Forum has become very popular since its opening. The Wichita Sports Forum opened on December 21. The whole place is 148,000 square feet. It includes basketball and volleyball courts, soccer and football fields and a new feature called Aviate. Aviate is a 20,000-squarefoot trampoline park located inside the venue. Some of Andover’s students are employed here.

“Working there is a fun experience and it is not like any job I’ve ever had. Having a job that is mainly focused on fun and sports is the perfect kind of job for a 16 year old. I have been working there since the beginning so it is going on three months now,” sophomore Aiden Hartman said.

The employees all have different things they like about working there.

“It is a great way to interact with kids and have fun at the same time.

It is a fun work enviornment and it’s nice getting some extra cash from it too,” junior Junior Han said.

There are foam pits, obstacle courses, a trapeze and many more things to do there. It is becoming a popular place for high school students to go hang out at on the weekends.

-ashleySHANDY

New principal As Andover principal Bob Baier retires at the end of the 201516 school year--after 18 years at Andover--Dr. Kristen Kuhlmann is ready to take his place. She has 13 years of leadership in professional learning and secondary curriculum.

Kuhlmann was previously Executive Director of Secondary Education for USD 253 in Emporia and had served as a principal and assistant principal for middle schools in Derby and Maize, respectively. She was also the assistant principal and women’s athletic director at Emporia High School.

“I have heard of Andover’s strong academic reputation from working in the Wichita [area]. I am looking forward to being a part of the Andover family and getting to know the students, staff and community. Relationships are important to me,” Kuhlmann stated.

Andover’s new principal will start at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year. Although the student body and staff will miss Baier, they are all looking forward to getting to know and to welcome Principal Kuhlmann.

-ashleySHANDY

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Photo of the month >> The girls’ basketball team gathers to pump each other up before they play Andover Central on Feb. 5. Central won the game after the Trojans battled to redeem themselves from a loss earlier in the season. “We tried to get a win after a tough loss the first time around, but fell short,” sophomore Hayley Jones said.

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Staffers explored Wichita tasting some of the sweetest things ICT has to offer

1st Flying Donuts

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2nd Prairie Donuts

3rd Hurts Donut

Daylight Donuts

1243 W. Central Ave, El Dorado, KS 67042 Daylight Donuts, located on Central, is a small donut shop specializing in mainly cake donuts. The donut we tried was their special maple bacon cake donut. The donut was covered with a maple glazed and topped with bits of bacon. It had a good consistency and was very dense, but the bacon was too crunchy and was not a good mix with the maple.

Hurts Donut

4618 E. Central # 60, Wichita, KS 67208 Flying Donuts, located on Central, had a variety of different flavors of yeast donuts. The chocolate glazed donut was our favorite flavor. The donut was fluffy and had a nice consistency and was topped with the perfect about of chocolate glaze.

We tried a few other donuts such as the plain glazed, which was another one of our favorites, and the maple bacon, which was not one of the best.

Prairie Donuts

7010 W. 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67205

1652 S. Rock Rd, Wichita, KS 67207

Hurts Donut, located on 21st, is one of the newest donut shops in Wichita, specializing in a variety of unique and extravagant cake donuts. We tried their popular red velvet cake donut. The donut was a red velvet cake mixture topped with lots of cream cheese frosting. It was a very dense donut and had a great flavor, but it was a little too sweet. Hurts has many other specialty donut flavors, like the Reese’s peanut butter cup donut and the cosmic brownie.

The Donut Whole

1720 E. Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67214

The Donut Whole, located on Douglas, is one of the most popular donut places in Wichita. The donut shop has a wide variety of unique cake donuts and is open 24 hours a day. We tried their most popular donut: the Fruity Pebbles cake donut. The donut was very good and had a lot of flavor with every bite; it was glazed in a citrus flavoring and covered in Fruity Pebbles cereal bits. Along with donuts, the Donut Whole sells many different kinds of coffees, teas, and smoothies and sometimes has live music on weekends.

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Flying Donuts

Prairie Donuts, located on Rock Road, sells a variety of cake and yeast donuts. We tried their most popular, the cinnamon pinecone donut, which was basically just a big donut covered in glaze and sprinkled with cinnamon. It was very light and had a great flavor of cinnamon to go with the glaze topping. The other donuts we tried from Prairie were not the best, some had very little flavor and the cake donuts were too dense.

LaMar’s Donuts

3130 N. Rock Rd, Wichita, KS 67226

LaMar’s Donuts, located on Rock Road, is another favorite in the Wichita area. We tried the regular glazed donut, which was not anything special but had a great flavor, a great consistency, and just the right amount of glaze. We also tried the apple spice cake donut, which we all agreed was one of the best donuts we had ever had. It was very dense and had a good consistency and had tons of great flavor.

5th LaMar’s Donuts

-elizabethHARTLEY

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St. Valentines massacre

Andover Students Compete in Dirt Bike Race

This Valentine’s Weekend was the St. Valentines Massacre Dirt Bike Race. Seven Andover students were able to race that day. This was one of the longest races for such a wide variety of people and bikes. This was really the first big race for many seasoned and new riders. But it wasn’t just any race; it was an endurance, dirt-racing track. They offered a two-hour race and a four-hour race on an all dirt and mud track. Many Andover students participated in the endurance race. Just a few being Tyler Wright, Derek Blagrave, Brayden Winters, Ashley Beamon, Lee Garrett, a.k.a Mr. Garrett the auto shop teacher, and me.

This was a medium-sized dirt track that was a combination of mud, dirt, jumps, hairpin turns and many other fun but challenging parts. Some parts of the track going right past the place where you park and set up. Having hundreds of dirt bikes racing by as you take your breaks was incredible.

But let’s start with the lineup. Everyone was in different heats. A girls group and some guys and depending on how big your bike engine were. On the start line was scary being 150-200 bikes on the line at the same time was intense and this being most people’s first race was even scarier. We start out with a practice lap to just get a feel for the track since you can’t see most of the track. So we start off and sadly this being my first time around this track I crash on one of the hairpin turns in the middle of the track, and of course I snap my clutch.

For those that don’t know too much about bikes, this is one of the most important parts of the bikes. It’s how you change gear and for a bike it gives you a lot of control of your

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speed, it slows you down and speeds you up. Luckily they had a pit stop for refueling, repairs, brakes, and to switch partners. In such a long race you had to stop for the entire thing. For example, Tyler and his partner Logan would constantly switch off between laps during the four hours to eat and refuel. Now stopping in the pits was a whole other ball game. So many people in the pits scrambling to fix what they needed and race back onto the track. Lucky we had a great pit manager. This being Mr. Beamon, Ashley’s dad, he raced back and forth from the camp to the pits with gas, food, water, and parts. Seeing my clutch broken really put me down since we really didn’t bring any new parts. But thankfully everyone there is like a big family and we were able to walk through the camp and find a new clutch in a matter of minutes. So we screw the clutch back into place just in time for the starting line up, for real this time.

Ashley and I, since it was our first race, decided to do the women’s two-hour division. Not surprisingly there were only six girls in the whole race. Which made my heat the smallest one, but the craziest thing for me was the amount of diversity.

Not only in people but also in bikes. You had anywhere from 550 cc, which is huge for a dirt bike, to the smallest being 50cc for the little kids in the race. They had four-wheelers from all over the place. But the craziest thing for me must have been the little kids racing with the adults!! Five, six, and seven year olds on bikes that don’t even come up to my knee. But trust me these little guys were FAST. They were passing Ashley and me.

Of course they were in their own heat but they were racing right by people like Mr. Garrett who has been racing for years, not only that they were feisty racers too. Pushing past people, diving into the turn, kicking up mud just like everyone else.

Unfortunately I didn’t medal, but many other people

dirt bike race in our group did. Mr. Garrett and his partner got first in his heat against the hardest people with the best bikes. Tyler and his partner Logan, who were in the same heat as Mr. Garrett, got 10th in the race against 50 other people in that heat. It had to be one of the best times I had ever had. Talking to other people, they said they had the same experience. “ My favorite part of the race was seeing all the Andover kids showing up and participating in the race itself. I love seeing kids come out and trying something new and not all that easy,” Mr. Garrett said.

This was incredible to me because Mr. Garrett has been racing and personal riding since he was a teenager. Even over the summer he participated in races like races in Reno, Nevada where pro dirt bikers go to race. He really just loves seeing kids share the same love he has had for all these years.

The jumps, the mud pits, and the drops, it was all so in-

tense and fun--something I would recommend for everyone to try.

But don’t get me wrong, it’s not easy at first. Although we always make sure we are completely safe. For example, we wear riding boots that may or may not look more like moon boots but it’s for the ankle support. We wear riding pants, helmets and goggles as well. So you fall (which, trust me, I did a lot in the race) but you just pop back up, start your bike and take off. Just go for it and try it. That’s all it took for me was to just jump on and try. For everyone who raced it was love at first sight.

-sarahSAGE

All photos by Mr. Beamon

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Academic Triumphs Shining light on Andover’s overlooked scholastic students

Q & A With Andre Kurait

Q: How many years have you been on the Scholars Bowl team?

A: “I’ve been on it for two seasons, so two years.”

Q: Why did you decide to join?

A: “I joined because it was something fun to do after school.”

Q: How do you prepare for a meet?

A: “I honestly don’t prepare at all.”

Q: What is your “specialty” topic?

A: “I am pretty good at math and science questions.”

Q: Do you recommend it to anyone interested in trying out?

A: “Absolutely.”

Photos by Elise Lindemann With the roaring excitement of basketball also comes the fun and challenging Scholars Bowl season.

According to the Andover High website, Scholars Bowl is a team competition against other local high schools in which teams of four or five students answer questions in several categories including Social Science, Language Arts, Fine Arts, Current Events, and many others.

There is a junior varsity and varsity team, each with many proponents around the school.

“I’ve been interested in scholar’s bowl since I was little, it all looks very interesting to me,” freshman Martina Schneider said.

While she may not actually be on the team, she is a big fan of the academic sport, as are many scholars across the globe.

Scholars Bowl dates back to the 1950s; it was used as a USO for World War II army men. A USO is a nonprofit organization that provides programs, services and live entertainment to United States

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troops and their families.

The Scholars Bowl team accepts anybody willing to come to practice. However, to be able to participate in tournaments, the student must be academically eligible and not have any outstanding detention time.

Five students are permitted at each tournament, however sometimes six will be taken.

The team is run by history teacher Joel Schaefer and Spanish teacher Meredith Mendenhall.

The team is also very flexible with other activities’ schedules.

Lettering is still possible, as long as one makes it to the practices and meets that they are able to.

-izabelleKIRKENDOLL

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Dance team excels at annual dance competition

Over the weekend of January 22 and 23, Andover’s dance team, the Trojanettes, attended the annual Kansas Spectacular Dance Competition in Olathe, Kansas. Knowing they were taking and competing three group dances and multiple specialty routines (solos, duets, and a small ensemble), the team prepared for this competition by practicing all year, Monday through Friday, at six in the morning. After many months of preparation for the only competition they attend, the Trojanettes were ready to leave it all on the floor.

Throughout the school year, the Trojanettes perform at home football and basketball games but also prepare for the Kansas Spectacular. During early morning practices, the team works to perfect not only the dance they perform at games, but also the technique and stamina used during the competition dances. During practices, the officers of the team, consisting of three seniors and one junior, help during practice to watch and critique the dances to make them as together and cohesive as possible. Chosen by the coach the year before, these officers give constructive criticism and pump up the team for competition. The road to competition is not a smooth or easy one.

“From the beginning I made a goal to push the team to new lengths and reach even higher levels of greatness than those from the past. I’m so proud of everything we accomplished together and how hard everyone has worked; from the non-stop 6 a.m. practices, to the two-a-day practices, there was never complaining or lack of effort. Receiving the ‘Best of the Best’ title at KSPEC really showed

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how amazing this team is,” said senior Elizabeth Kirk, Trojanetttes captain.

After all the competition dances are performed at the competition, awards are the final event that the team looks forward to. To be a recipient for the “Circle of Winners” the dance must be one of the highest scoring dances in that category. In the duet division, seniors Masha Frish and Madeline Dixon were inducted into the Circle of Winners.

In the solo category, junior Emily Stybr was inducted into the Circle of Winners. A division one rating, judge’s awards for all group dances and officer routine, an award for Best Overall Precision, an award for Best Overall Presentation, and the Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence were awarded to the dance team. The Trojanettes waited for the results of the Kansas Winners Circle Best of the Best award, which they strive for all year. This award is only given to the teams who receive the highest overall score. This award had never been awarded to the Trojanettes, in the history of the team. Once multiple other teams called for this award, the Andover High School Trojanettes were finally announced. A flood of relief and the feeling of hard work paying off resulted in the team celebrating with a group huddle and hug.

“This was a very exciting thing for the girls. They put a tremendous amount of hard work into preparing for the competition and watching them come together as dancers and teammates was really something special. I tell the girls all the time, I’m proud of them and I’m lucky to be their coach,” Trojanettes coach Kate Gangel said.

Overall, the Trojanettes had another successful year and are eager to finish it strong with the last home basketball games.

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Andover Sweethearts The American Heart Association offers sophomore girls a unique opportunity

Since 1994, the American Heart Association has worked in tandem with sophomore girls to reach their impact goal: “By 2020 to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20 percent.”

The American Heart Association provides sophomore girls the opportunity to become a “Sweetheart”. For twelve months, June to May, Sweethearts serve the community, learn about heart health, and network with peers. However, this exciting experience does not come cheap. The fee to be a Sweetheart is two thousand five hundred dollars. Due to this large sum, the girls have the opportunity to apply for merit scholarships.

These scholarships are founded on the individual’s community involvement and financial situation. Throughout the program the Sweethearts take on monthly activities such as group workouts, nutritional cooking classes, CPR training, teleparty fundraisers, dance lessons and the prestigious Heart Ball. These activities help the girls become more well-rounded and educated individuals.

In June they begin the application process. Wanna-be Sweethearts must be nominated before applying. Nominees are obligated to provide an application with two reference letters, have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA, lead a healthy lifestyle, and convey the qualities of a leader. Members of the American Heart Association choose the Sweethearts very carefully.

The heavily anticipated Heart Ball is a large component of being a Sweetheart. This event has traditionally taken place at

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the Wichita landmark, Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview. To coincide the location’s opulence, the girls come dressed in identical party gowns with hair and makeup done to impress. Attendees simply enjoy the party and celebrate the vast achievements made by the AHA. Sweethearts on the other hand, have much more work to do. Though this party is meant for celebration, fundraising does not cease. They continue fundraising throughout the night by selling roses. The girls also award the donors with gifts as appreciation of their donation. The funds raised go towards hearthealth research, community service, and educating the public.

After their hard work is done, the Sweethearts are presented to the guests. Following the presentations the girls have a special father-daughter dance. For most Sweethearts, this is the most fun and most memorable portion of the evening.

Though this program may seem like a lot of hard work, the girls have fun and believe that it is worth it in the end. Chase Merritt reflects on her involvement saying, “The Sweetheart program was a lot different than I thought it would be. The events were fun but the Heart ball was a lot of work. Overall, the Sweetheart program was a lot of fun and I made great friends out of it.” Making friends is only one small incentive to participate.

The Sweetheart program is highly reputable and therefore is an impressive element to college applications and resumes.

Sweethearts walk away from their involvement as a more experienced individual with an abundance of knowledge on subjects pertaining to heart health.

-eliseLINDEMANN

Q&A with sweetheart

Miriam Young

Q: What did you gain from the program?

A: I met new people and got community service hours.

Q:What was your main role at the Heart Ball?

A:We got to sell roses and ran the events.

We represented the Heeart Association.

Q: What did you enjoy most about being a part of the Sweetheart Program?

A: I enjoyed hanging out with all the girls and getting to do something new every month.

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Staff Editorial

BLUESTREAK editorial policy

The Trojan Bluestreak exists to inform, persuade and entertain its readers concerning topics of importance. The newspaper recognizes all rights and responsibilities under the First Amendment.

The Bluestreak operates as a public forum for student expression and the staff takes full responsibility for newspaper content and its ramifications.

The Trojan Bluestreak will not publish material considered to be legally unprotected speech, libel, obscenity copyright infringement,unwarranted invasion of privacy or material that could disrupt the educational environment.

The Bluestreak is a CSPA Gold Medalist and KSPA All-Kansas honor recipient.

<<Megan Curry>>

High school sweethearts or bust “High school will be the best four years of your life.”

How many times have we all heard this phrase? We’ve heard it from parents, grandparents, estranged cousins, even strangers! Too many high schoolers think that good grades, good attendance, involvement, and of course, relationships make a good high school experience. Sure--if we’re in a romcom from the eighties.

Strong friendships are an important aspect of a teenager’s life, when hormones are raging and drama is prevalent. This time in life is supposedly the best, the most memorable, but for so many of us it may also be the most miserable. Classes are demanding, jobs are time-consuming, families want quality time, friendships are crumbling before us, responsibility is rising--but don’t forget to eat a balanced breakfast and get plenty of sleep.

We’re sleep deprived and not into showering, we put twenty minutes into outfits, we stress over those simple texts our crushes send, and we break down on bathroom floors in our pajamas. But having a significant other to turn to on those weekends you can’t get out of bed or make yourself eat is what gets you through. Having someone to hug and talk to all day long is what keeps a lot of us sane. But it’s not everything.

High school isn’t the be-all, end-all of life-long relationships. This isn’t the time to pressure ourselves into being with someone just to be with someone. No, this is the time to find yourself, and discover your own dislikes and likes. It’s time to discover our style and time to try new foods.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not dissing high school relationships; I truly believe there are those who will make it--we’ll

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come back for class reunions and the “it” couple from our classes will be married with two kids.

We tend to dismiss young love simply because it’s that-young. But who knows what backgrounds are behind those feelings; who knows the circumstances that couple met under.

We only know what people want us to know.

I read somewhere that the first thought that pops into our heads about a situation or person is what we were taught to think, but our adjacent thought is what we really think.

So don’t think that you’re a bad person for thinking “why would she date him?” or “They’re terrible together” if your conscience bleeds guilt into your followup thought.

But not being with someone doesn’t make anyone any less of a person. Don’t fret too much about it; if you haven’t found your high school-sweetheart, maybe you’ll find your college flame, or darling at your future career.

If I had a nickel for every time I walked down these halls and heard whispers of “I heard he’s never even kissed anyone” or rumors about what that girl did with her six consecutive boyfriends over three months, I’d be rich. Peer pressure is at an all-time high even though it may not be the kind pressuring we learned in health, with the illustrations in textbooks of a sketchy guy offering someone a blunt or a brown bag disguising a bottle.

The pressure we face is subtle, and oftentimes we don’t notice it until after the fact. It’s whispers and sly glances in class; it’s knowing people are judging what we did over the weekend with who. It’s expecting everyone to fit in with everyone else.

#OSCARSSOWHITE Lack of black representation in Oscar awards For the second year in a row there has been a disturbing lack of people of color in the Oscars. All 20 of the nominated actors are white people, and they even managed to leave out movies which show strong support from black characters. Two very successful movies that were clearly overlooked were Creed and Straight Outta Compton. Reese Witherspoon stated she is “so disappointed that some of 2015’s best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized…”

Danny DeVito told the associated press, “The Oscars’ lack of diversity is just an example of a larger societal issue. We are living in a country that discriminates and has certain racial tendencies.” Jada Smith is in strong

support of not attending the Oscars due to the lack of black representation, she tweeted, “...we are rarely recognized for our artistic accomplishments.” Many people see Jada as one of the few who initially called out the Oscars.

Many people are strongly encouraging the Oscars host, Chris Rock, to step down in support of black representation. Others hope he will take this opportunity to make a social statement about change. The Oscars released a statement in response to the controversy that quickly uprose, “The Board’s goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020.”

<<Carrie Friend>>

self imaging

Society’s influence on percieving beauty

<<rebekah Martin>> It is near impossible to go through an entire day without seeing the latest diet fad, a new way to conceal “flaws” using makeup, or an intense workout that targets a specific area of insecurity.

A study conducted by the Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty found that a quarter of the young women surveyed, aged 1517, would consider undergoing plastic surgery to alter their appearance in some way. This is extremely shocking and worrying for obvious reasons.

A huge contributor to the lack of self-esteem in people of all ages is popular culture. One glaring problem in the pop culture industry is a lack of representation. There is a problematic absence of people of color, people with disabilities, LGBT+ individuals; the list goes on and on. These absences occur in movies, television, advertisements, music videos, and

more. Pop culture tells us that the things that set us apart from others should be considered flaws instead of something to be celebrated.

We cannot place all the blame on the pop culture industry.

There is an ever-present pressure to look a certain way from people in our everyday life: our parents, peers, teachers, family members, etc. There seems to be a push to shift ideas of beauty for women; the “ideal body” used to be thin. Now, girls strive to be “curvy” (which, as it turns out, is an equally unattainable goal).

Instead of shifting these ideas, shouldn’t we be focused on being accepting of all body types? Is it right that our worth as people can sometimes depend on the way we look? While a good self-image is definitely not something that can be achieved in a day, we, as a society, must strive to become more accepting and open to bodies of all shapes and sizes.

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wide awake.... photo illustration by Madi Hearne

Teens struggle dealing with sleeping disorders Roughly 40 million people in the United States suffer from a long-term sleep disorder. Sleep disorders are changes in sleeping patterns or habits. There are over 70 different types of sleep disorders, which generally fall into one of three categories: lack of sleep, disturbed sleep, or excessive sleep. The most common sleep disorder is insomnia, which is being unable to get the correct amount of sleep throughout the night. Insomnia often leads to bigger issues such as anxiety or depression.

The next most common sleep disorders are sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and narcolepsy. Sleep apnea occurs when your airway becomes blocked, interrupting regular breathing and causing you to wake up periodically throughout the night. Restless leg syndrome is a discomfort felt in the legs, which usually worsens at night, which creates an urge to excessively move the sleeper’s legs. Narcolepsy is extreme sleepiness throughout the day; it is best known for the sleep attacks it sometimes causes, but these spells are not actually experienced by everyone who suffers from narcolepsy.

Getting the correct amount of sleep is extremely important in order for your immune system to work properly, along with other health issues. Sleep disorders are often a symptom of some other kind of medical/health condition. Some other factors that might cause a sleep disorder are: genetics, use of medication, aging, pain you had recently endured, or any environmental disturbances you may have experienced.

In general, sleep disorders need to be found extremely early on in order to be able to reduce or prevent symptoms. In most cases, behavioral changes will be the best, if not the only, solution to prevent a sleep disorder. A few examples of behavioral changes would be relaxation, therapy, or planning daily objectives ahead of time so you will not be stressed close to bedtime. Not only should there be

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many behavior changes, but environmental changes as well. Most people underestimate the importance of the environment in which they sleep in.

Electronics have significantly impacted the quality of sleep, and studies have shown we should not look at a screen in the 30 minutes before we fall asleep. Generally, sleeping in silence is best. However, white noise can improve your quality of sleep by making you familiar with sound in such a way that a more disturbing noise would more than likely not wake you up. Most people are most comfortable sleeping in complete darkness, and you should keep your room at around 65 degrees; sweating or shivering throughout the night will very negatively impact your sleep.

Some sleep disorders are commonly recognized in certain age groups. Children often suffer from night terrors, insomnia, and delayed sleep phase syndrome, which is the inclination to go to sleep late but wake up early. Older people most commonly suffer from rapid eye movement (REM) and sleep behavior disorder, which is experiencing very vivid dreams that normally cause you to physically react during sleep. They also suffer from sleep apnea and periodic limb movement disorder, which causes leg cramps during sleep, resulting in violent jerking of the legs during sleep.

Circadian Sleep Disorder (CSD) is its own type of sleep disorder.

CSD is a disorder in which someone’s sleep-wake cycle is not in sync with day and night. People often refer to this as “having a messed up sleep schedule.” Basically the body is “confused,” and won’t naturally be awake during the day and sleep at night. Humans have naturally correlated sunrise with the time to wake up, and the darkness as time to sleep. We don’t realize it, nor do we have any control over it, but our bodies react to the day-to-day cycle. The human brain naturally produces melatonin in the pineal gland. Melatonin is the

hormone that triggers waking and sleepiness. Artificial light, temperature, and stress levels can affect the level. This is why someone who sleeps in the basement, or someone who keeps his or her curtains closed might suffer from CSD. When your body can’t identify whether it is time to be awake or asleep, it loses it sync with the day-to-day cycle, which can cause other problems or sleep disorders to occur.

Most people consider sleep disorders to be more of a disruption than an actual medical condition. “Sleep disorder” is a very broad term because it can range from snoring to physically not being

able to sleep through the night. In most cases sleep disorders are something people don’t take seriously and neglect to find a solution.

People don’t realize how much they need to value their sleep. Your mood, behavior and awareness amongst other things are directly affected by how much sleep you get, not just the amount, but also the quality. Sleep disorders should not be taken lightly. Talk to your doctor if you think you may be suffering from a sleep disorder.

-carrieFRIEND

40 million

Americans suffer debilitating sleep disorders; the majority of them are undiagnosed.

Over children suffer from sleep disorders.

There are at least disorders that concern sleeping and waking cycles.

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Teens need about hours of sleep a night to function properely.

It is natural to not be able to sleep before

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1 out 3 people have insomnia sometime in their life.

An annual number of 1,550 car crash fatalities are due to falling asleep at the wheel.

https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/teens-and-sleep

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Student breaks down collegiate basketball With college basketball heating up and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament drawing near, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to examine the way the conference races are playing out. In order to predict the layout of the NCAA tournament, I will breakdown the local conference standings and the popular picks for sleeper teams.

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Big 12 Conference

Missouri Valley ConfErence

The Pick: The University of Kansas

The Pick: Wichita State University

Dark Horse: West Virginia University

Top Challenger: Illinois State

Top Challenger: The University of Oklahoma

Dark Horse: Bradley University

Okay itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bias, but although the Jayhawks must navigate the rest of a ruthless Big 12 schedule they should be the favorite based solely on experience. Kansas would make it a decade of Big 12 Championships and with that success comes with a knowledge of how to thrive in key situations. This veteran group led by Perry Ellis is currently 22-4 and trying to give KU its first title since 2008.

The most geographically unsound team in the Big 12 has developed into one of the most dangerous defensive teams in the nation, but the issue with the Mountaineers is that they are a one-trick pony. They rely on defense to lead to fast breaks and layups and have no semblance of a jump shot. Trusting this team may lead to a broken bracket.

Buddy Hield. Lon Kruger. Buddy Hield. Possibly the best coachplayer duo in the NCAA, Lon Kruger holds the record for most schools brought to an NCAA tournament (K-State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV, and Oklahoma) this season might be the best team he has ever coached. The starting lineup is one of the most veteran laden teams in the league, led by the best college basketball player in the country, BUDDY HIELD! The man is electric; he can bring a team back in a second, the Sooners will go as far as Hield will take them.

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The Shockers are rolling through a tame MVC schedule with no quality wins and a loss to Illinois State (17-11). Fred VanVleet is still a top notch point guard and Wichita State should just try to practice damage control and not lose another game leading up to the tournament. Wichita State is quickly losing any chance at a bid to the NCAA tournament without winning the Missouri Valley Tournament. Two bad losses to Illinois State and Northern Iowa have knocked them out of the rankings.

Illinois State (17-11) is quickly picking up wins against the rest of the Missouri Valley after a surprise upset of Wichita State.

Graduations and Transfers gave this team a new look but star player Devaughn Akoon-Purcell is guiding the Redbirds to second place in the MVC. If any team is going to uproot Wichita State from its throne Illinois State might have the best shot.

Bradley has been hustling everybody up to this point, 4-24 is the new 24-4 and this team is about to shine in the clutch. They will undoubtedly be the 2016 National Champions if by some miracle they make the tournament. They are led by two stud freshmen: Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye and Antoine Pittman. Seriously though, the Bradley Braves(4-24) are trending upward.

Rejects make a rebound Andover students make YMCA basketball teams to ball through winter

Dylan Mathew

Why did you decide to make a team?

Because I got cut from the high school team, but still wanted to play basketball.

What is your team name and why did you choose it?

AHS Rejects. We were all cut/rejected from the team, so we thought it would be funny to have that as our name.

Who is your coach?

Christopher Kabler, Brett Kabler’s dad. He was the only dad free and willing to coach on our game days.

What is your current record?

2-2

Eli Renoux

Why did you decide to make a team?

I never got a chance to play with all my friends and this was our chance.

What is your team name and why did you choose it?

TPI, and it stands for Trevor Price Industries and we got it from GTA V.

What do you enjoy most about it?

Being able to play basketball with your friends and not having to be 100% serious all the time.

How many players are you allowed to have?

Junior Han

I don’t know but we ball anyway.

Why did you want to join YMCA team?

Because it’s something fun to do on a Sunday with your friends. It’s really fun and exciting to play with your buds.

What is your favorite part about being on the team?

It’s an honor being an AHS Reject. Very few people have a chance to say they are. That’s my favorite part.

Would you recommend other students to make a team?

ahead.

No, unless you are trying to get balled on, then go

Do you think you will play again next year?

No I plan on taking my talents to the Andover High School basketball team next year.

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How do high schoolers spend their money?

Students open up about funding responsibilities Teenagers are infamous for their spending habits. Many high school aged students are expected to get jobs and provide for most of their “extras.”

This category would include food, technology, and clothes beyond the basics. Some students are allotted a weekly or monthly allowance to help pay for these items and are expected to budget themselves accordingly.

“My mom will usually pay for basic items like makeup and accessories if she’s with me, but if I’m out shopping alone or with friends I am expected to purchase things myself,” senior Hayley Helmer said.

Funding can be different for boys and girls because they “need” different things for the most part. Boys may want more money for food trips with their bros, but girls may want a bucket of fuzzy socks.

A poll conducted by the Bluestreak staff was taken by 201 Andover High School students, revealing that only 21.9 percent of students regularly buy gas for their car and 28.9 percent sometimes buy their own gas.

“I normally buy my own gas but if one of my parents happen to be with me they will usually offer to spot me for that tank,” junior Liana Tauke said.

Phone bills are more often paid for by parents than the teens themselves. It’s more common that the teen pays for the phone itself and any accessories. Generally if a student can provide the phone with his or her own funds, then parents will pay for the contract. Many parents like their teen to have a phone to keep in contact with them while they are out and about, especially after the teen starts driving.

Students get jobs for many different reasons such as gaining responsibility, having extra spending money, or to put into a savings account. Approximately 51 percent of Andover’s students are currently employed. High school students typically work in retail or in a restaurant; some choose to work in fast food, while others might choose host-

-carrieFRIEND

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Have you been employed?

are you currently employed?

No Yes

35.3%

No No

Yes

51%

49%

Yes

64.7%

“

80

My mom will usually pay for basic items if she’s with me.

-hayley helmer

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70 60

66.7%

What do you spend most of your money on?

50 40 30

No Yes

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15.9%

10 0

Food

Clothing

4.5% Technology

12.9% Other

Statistics are based on an

No

online survey of 200 Andover High Yes School students

96% 82%

of Andover students have access to a car have their own car

and of those,

Do you receive an allowance?

YES 15.9%

NO 61.7%

If you have a car, do you pay for your gas?

YES

NO

22%

37%

SOMETIMES

29%

SOMETIMES

NO CAR

22.4%

12%

DO you get If you have a car, do you pay for your insurAnce? rewarded for NO YES your grades?

NO CAR

82%

6%

YES

2% 10%

21%

If you have a car, did you pay for the car itself?

YES

NO

4.5%

75%

PART OF IT

SOMETIMES 17.5%

9% 11.5%

Not going to college

Not going Part ofgoing it to college Not to college

Estimate how much your parents pay for “extras”

Yes

39%

23.6% 26.6%

No No Yes Yes

80%

100% 100%

11.1% 8.5%

No

Part of itof it Part

47%

61.5%

NO CAR

Are you expected to pay for college?

13%

NO

75% 75% 50% 50% 25% 25%

30.2%

None none

100% 75% 50% 25% None

of students did NOT 5.5% paid for part of it pay for their cell phone 14.4% paid for the whole thing of students do NOT pay for their cell phone service

89%

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Wichitawesome

Wichita is awesome; get out and explore 2668 N. Greenwich Ct.

Museum of world treasures

In addition to basketball and volleyball courts, sand volleyball courts and an indoor soccer field that converts to a baseball or softball practice area, the Wichita Sports Forum features a trampoline park called Aviate. If you’re looking to get your heart pumping with your friends check it out! The complex is open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday.

The Museum of World Treasures is a world history museum in Old Town. Discover treasures from around the world and through the ages. The museum’s mission is to provide a gateway to the past that educates, entertains and inspires lifelong learning. Hours of the museum are Monday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM and Sunday: Noon - 5 PM

Wichita sports forum

Keeper of the plains 650 N. Seneca St.

835 E. 1st St.

roller city

The Keeper of the Plains is a 44 foot steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita adjacent to the Mid-America All-Indian Center.

The statue provides a great photo opportunity for you and your friends.

Exploration place

3234 S. Merdian Ave.

300 N. Mclean Blvd.

This family-owned roller-skating rink with a shop is available for parties, plus private lessons. Enjoy skating to the lastest music on Fridays from 7:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. The skate center includes an arcade and snack bar.

Exploration Place is a hands on science museum open Monday - Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday from 12:00 - 5 p.m. It is home to Kansas’ largest dome theater, mini-golf, many exhibits and much more.

botanica gardens

wichita art museum

701 N. Amidon ave.

1400 Museum Blvd.

Imaginative botanical garden with children’s areas, a butterfly house, events & more.Twenty-six themed display gardens such as the Butterfly Garden, Woodland Bird Garden, Shakespearean Garden, Sensory Garden, Wildflower Meadow and multiple flowing fountains create a stunning atmosphere. You can visit Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm and Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.

Illustration by: Kamilla Sims

The museum was established in 1915, when Louise Murdock’s will directed a trust to be created to fund the Roland P. Murdock Collection, which was named after her late husband. It is opened Sunday Noon to 5 p.m.

Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The museum brings people, ideas, and American art together to enrich lives and build community.

did you know?

The Sedgwick County Zoo is home to three Amur Leopards, there are only about 40 left in the wild because they are the most endagered large cats.

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In 1928, Wichita State became the first college basketball team to fly to an away game.

Joe Walsh, singer and guitarist for The Eagles, was born in Wichita, although he spent most of his childhood in Columbus, Ohio.

Wichita was the site of the first sit-in by African-American students at a whites-only lunch counter. The sit-in began in July 1958.

Source: movoto.com, 360wichita.com

low-priced love

Options for spending less and experiencing more A Twitter poll taken by 213 AHS students reveals: How much do you or your significant other normally spend on a date?

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apps Daddy Long Legs

In a world plagued by terrible games where all one must do is tap the screen of a phone to have something happen, it is nice to see a game where the player must think about how they tap the screen.

In Daddy Long Legs, the object of the game is to move what looks like a fuzzy cube on pipe cleaners as far as possible by simply tapping the screen. As easy as this might seem, the consequences are quite severe.

At first, I was rather frustrated by the game, but after a few more tries to reach a new high score, I was hooked, especially after I unlocked a second character that moves like a galloping horse.

When it comes to gameplay, Daddy Long Legs is about as simple as it gets. However, its simplicity is what makes the game highly entertaining.

-stuartJENKINS

books Song of solomon

Song of Solomon begins in the 1930’s with Macon “Milkman” Dead III, the son of a highly regarded yet dysfunctional AfricanAmerican family in Michigan. The novel is the story of Milkman’s life and his journey to discover his heritage. While on his journey to discover his heritage he finds that his own ignorance has made him unconcerned with the chaos of his family and community and renews his sense of self. Morrison brings in flashbacks of the past and intertwines them with the events of the present. Morrison references real-life hate crimes such as the murder of Emmett Till and the bombings in an Alabama church that killed four girls. The novel has some graphic representations of incest, a knife fight and a shooting.

Through the discussion of slavery and racism that is seen throughout the novel, it gets the reader thinking about race, power and identity.

Lifeline

If being stranded on a desolate planet sounds terrifying, then sit back, relax, and hope that every choice made is the right one in Lifeline.

Taylor, a student studying the effects of gravity on rats, wakes up to find she has miraculously survived the crash of the Varia. She then sends out a distress signal that the player picks up.

With only two options to choose from at a time, the player must guide Taylor through the most difficult decisions of her life; such as where to find food, the safest place to spend the night on a cold and windy planet, and whether she should go clockwise or counterclockwise around a crater.

Lifeline is very unforgiving, and plays out in real-time, meaning that when Taylor goes off to look for something that is very far away, it might take some time before she has something new to say.

Lifeline’s rich story and adventure book feel make it easy to pick up but very hard to put down.

Lifeline is available to play for 99 cents on the Apple Store.

-stuartJENKINS

ratings out of 5 stars according to Apple

The Fifth Wave

The fifth wave is a science fiction novel set in aftermath of an alien invasion. The main character, Cassie Sullivan, is in a relentless pursuit of her brother, Sammie, who has been taken. The fifth wave is approaching and only one rule applies: trust no one. The aliens are disguised as humans roaming the abandoned country killing anyone they see. Cassie is desperately trying to rescue her brother when she comes across the mysterious Evan Walker. Evan seems to be Cassie’s only hope in rescuing her brother. Cassie is caught between trust and despair, defiance and surrender and between living and dying.

-maddyBISHOP

-maddyBISHOP

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*Ratings out of 5 stars according to Amazon.com

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Fact or Fiction?

Mythbusters television show to air final season While it might seem like a myth that the popular cable-television series, Mythbusters, is leaving the Discovery Channel around March of this year, this myth cannot be “busted.”

Most people probably never even considered that the duo of Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage would stop appearing on their televisions every weekend to blow up another cement truck, or to see what else they could do with duct tape.

According to an article from Entertainment Weekly, the grand total of experiments performed on the show comes to 2,950 in 248 episodes over the last 14 years.

Before the final season aired, the two stars had their first-ever live tour, which came to Wichita December 1 of last year. During the Q&A session at the end, Jamie Hyneman revealed that he will be keeping the M5, the famous warehouse that houses most of the Mythbusters experiments, but will now be working on government commissioned plans for the military.

According to Physics teacher, Stephen Alexander, “[Mythbusters] is a good teaching tool because they are able to test things that we could never do here at the high school.”

Juniors Sam Pomeroy and David Neas have been watching the show for as long as they can remember, and have also been very

inspired by the show.

“Mythbusters has inspired people of all ages to love science, they make people want to learn more, even after the show,” Pomeroy said.

Over the years, people of all ages have enjoyed watching the show and have been influenced by the hosts to try their own versions. Despite the disclaimer at the beginning of each episode: “Do not try this at home.” Many people still want to relive as much of the show as they can. “[Mythbusters] has made me want to play with liquid nitrogen more, but they have crushed my childhood dream of walking on water,” Neas said.

As much as it is a shame that this marks the end of a very informative and entertaining legacy, the spirit of Mythbusters lives on in almost two whole generations.

The first six episodes of the final season have already been aired, but it is not too late to catch up on the rest of the episodes which air at seven o’clock every Saturday evening. www.ew.com

-stuartJENKINS

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Zika virus hits the USA The Zika Virus is becoming more of a caution in the U.S. The virus was first reported from the Pacific in 2007. Many world travelers have reported some symptoms of this virus after returning from some places in South America and Mexico.

It spreads through Aedes mosquito bites and symptoms are known to last several days to a week. Studies are being conducted to see whether the virus can be transmitted sexually. These studies take a long amount of time to monitor. Since the Zika Virus is so sudden in the United States, these studies may take several months or years.

Other ways of transporting the virus are also being studied. Blood transfusions and mother-to-fetus transmission are being monitored and studied. Some common symptoms include fevers, rashes or joint pain.

The virus will continue to spread and it will be hard to determine how to stop it. There are no known cures however; there are selftreatments that are recommended. As of February 10, 2016 there was one traveling-related case and nine locally acquired cases. This virus is possible to prevent by using insect repellent, wearing clothes that cover as much of the body as possible and using mosquito nets.

French Polynesia reported its first outbreak in October 2013, which affected about 11% of the population.

-ashleySHANDY

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March 2016 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Leap Day

Boys Basket- Girls Basketball Sub-State ball SubState Finals @ TBA @ TBA

Friday Boys Basketball SubState Finals @ TBA

Saturday SAT Test Date

2829 1 2 3 4 5 1st Day of Spring Practice Bowling @ TBA

Trojanette Tryouts

Stuco Election Meeting Vocal Concert 7:30 p.m.

Stuco Election Meeting Basketball State Qtr-finals @ KS Expocentre

Trojanette Tryouts End of 3rd Quarter

Piano Festival 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball Sub-State Finals @ TBA

Basketball No School State Finals Basketball @ KS State Semi-finals @ Expocentre KS Expocentre

6 7 8 9 10 1112

Spring DaylightSavings Time Break begins

Girls’ Basketball State Qtrfinals @ KS Expocentre

St. Patrick’s Day

Spring Break

1314 15 16 1718 19 First Day of Spring

Cheer Tryouts

Senior Events Athlete Meeting

Cheer Tryouts Good Friday

Swimming @ Stuco Petitions Due Emporia

202122 2324 2526 Palm Sunday

Easter

Sports Pictures Soccer @ Winfield

Stuco Baseball @ Campaigning Andover Track @ Soccer @ Circle Goddard Swimming @ El Dorado

Soccer @ Newton

Stuco Campaigning

2728 293031 1 2 Tennis @ Circle

Soccer @ Goddard

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#1 Student section

^^ Andover students pose for a picture while celebrating on the court after the boys defeated the Andover Central Jaguars Dec. 11. The game ended with a score of 56-49.

^^ Students take a photo in their jerseys during the basketball game against Hutchinson. The crowd erupted in cheers after Drake Shortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game-winning basket, ending the game with a score of 54-53.

Andoverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student section was ranked by catchitkansas.com and received a firstplace ranking four weeks in a row.

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>> Seniors wear shirts to represent their future college while all other students wear white during the game against Maize South on senior night. Andover was victorious with a score of 74-64.

^^ Students show their school pride at the Andover Central game on Feb. 5. The two schools participated in a friendly rivalry game, which ended in a loss for the Andover boys. The final score was 70-46.

^^ Andover students dress up in neon clothing for the winter homecoming basketball game. The teams defeated Goddard with the boys score ending in 53-44.