BLUESTREAK 1744 N. Andover Rd. Andover, KS 67002 Volume 32 Issue 5 January 26, 2015
The Dangers of Sexting National Merit Scholars pg. 6-7
what’s inside >> Winter Break Review pg. 4-5
Wrestling Success pg. 18
News in-depth
feature
Bubble Soccer New Year’s Resolutions Arctic Blast Winter Break Review Anxiety & Depression Sexting Issue Feminism
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BLUESTREAK STAFF Meg Plank editor-in-chief Ashli Ellerman managing editor Anna Schrag design editor fun editor Megan Curry copy editor Madi Hearne visuals editor Lily Farha business manager
National Merit Scholars Students Budget & Routines
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Gloria Mares news editor Paige Schlitter photo editor Hayley Landers assistant photo editor Kristen McPherson online photo editor
Sexuality Controversy
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Haley Rowe columnist
EDITORIAL
Sports pop
Madison Martinez features editor/ columnist
Grant Cohen sports editor
Wrestling Jacey Washington Scholars Bowl Success
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22-23 A Year in Review 24-25 Snow Day Ideas culture 100 Reasons to love AHS 26
Elizabeth Hartley writing coach Brittiany Clark in-depth editor Monica Goldberg content editor Abby Beaver page editor Katherine Dakan web editor Addy Maples pop culture editor Yousef Krichati social media editor Carly Flake writer/photograher Cary Conover adviser
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Contents Dec. 26, 2015
‘New Year, New Me’
Bubble Soccer Bubble Soccer is a different, active sport, which is played similar to regular soccer with a twist. There are two goals, and it is usually played on a soccer field and includes two teams. The bubble is an inflated plastic ball, which includes two handles and straps. “You can bump into each other and get tackled, but you won’t get hurt; it’s a fun safe sport,” sophomore Liz Kim said. Many Andover students have been participating in this sport at the Wichita Sports Center. Former Wichita State University volleyball coach Jeff Sanders opened Wichita Sports center for his club volleyball team. The facility includes indoor volleyball courts, indoor soccer, a weight room, and a message room. Sanders got the idea of bubble soccer from his friend. Over holiday break at the end of 2014, he ordered the bubbles for the club. Ever since Bubble Soccer was introduced to Wichita, the sport has been a hit. “It was super fun to do with my friends,” senior Zach Seabrook said. This sport is beginning to become popular around the Wichita area, and is an exciting way to hangout with friends. “Very tiring, but fun,” sophomore Kaitlyn Seabrook said.
As the new year begins, so do many New Year’s resolutions. People begin making lists of things they wish to accomplish in the new year and pacts they make with other people to help better themselves. “My new years resolution is a lot like many other peoples’, I just want to be healthier and do more things that are better for me, unfortunately that means less Netflix and more running. I just want to eat more fruits and less unhealthy foods,” junior Julia Corrieri said. Other people have resolutions they are more likely to keep doing during the year, some are easier to accomplish than others and do not require as much time and effort. “My first resolution is to stop from getting so distracted when I am driving because I am really bad about multitasking while driving and that is dangerous so I am trying to stop. My other resolution is to try and like salad by the end of the year because I really do not like salad now but it is healthy so I want to learn to like it,” junior Jenna Rose said. Many new years resolutions begin on January 1st and continue through the next couple of weeks and then eventually people just stop doing what they said they would do. “I would like to keep up with my resolution this year because I have not in the past and I want to succeed with this resolution,” junior Julia Corrieri said.
–graceBALL
Bubble Soccer @ Wichita Sports Center
–elizabethHARTLEY
3001 S. Madison St. 316.393.2035 Arctic Blast
This winter has definitely been an extremely cold winter with very low temperatures. Around the second and third weeks of January temperatures reached a low of 7 degrees, but with the wind chill it felt more like -4 degrees. Students began to complain about having to attend school in the morning saying that it was “too cold to leave the house or go to school.” Students were tweeting and talking about how the temperatures are too low to stand outside and wait for the bus or that it was just too cold to walk from the parking lot to the school. For school to be canceled the wind chill has to be colder than -10 degrees, and the temperatures during the week did not reach that low. “I wish school had been canceled because it was so cold outside and I did not want to get out of my bed and leave the house. I only like the cold if it snows a lot so that school can definitely be canceled,” senior Keegan Hanson said. The cold weather affects students’ work ethic and overall mood during the day. If bodies are sluggish, minds are sluggish. –elizabethHARTLEY
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Winter Wanderings
Students travel over extended winter break Traveling is a typical part of many students’ winter breaks, whether they are visiting loved ones or going on a vacation. Christmas break was extended this year, comparatively to previous school years. Students utilized this extra time to its full potential by traveling for the holidays. For senior Nick Harrelson, vacationing with his family and his girlfriend, senior Alexa Wasinger was, how he chose to spend his freetime. “We went to Isla Mujeres off of the coast of Cancun, Mexico,” Harrelson said. They were in Mexico for two weeks, sightseeing and spending time on the beach, including swimming with dolphins and snorkeling. Harrelson’s mother planned the trip because she wanted to be somewhere warm during the holidays. “It was Alexa’s first time seeing the ocean so it was really interesting to watch her reaction,” Harrelson said. “Every morning I got to read from a hammock looking at the ocean and that serenity was indescribable,” Wasinger said. Senior Keegan Hanson received the opportunity to travel outside of Kansas by heading to California to see one of her former Andover High friends, Nikki Zielinksi. Zielinski’s parents paid for Hanson’s flight out to California. “I had never been to California before so this vacation was very memorable,” Hanson said. It was even better for Hanson because her friend was the one who showed her around instead of navigating California on her own. While staying with Zielinkski and her family in Anaheim,
Hanson was able to explore many parts of California. “We ice skated for New Years Eve which was really fun,” Hanson said. “We also went on a bike ride along the beach.” Hanson rode her first roller coaster during her trip to the “happiest place on Earth,” Disneyland. The only downside for Hanson was not spending New Years back in Kansas with her family and friends. “Ice skating was really fun, but I would not have minded ringing in the new year with more of my friends,” Hanson said. Junior Jenna Rose spent her break on a cruise that started in Galveston, TX and stopped in Progreso and Cozumel. It lasted five days, leaving Dec. 29 and arriving back in Galveston on Jan. 3. “We decided to go because my sisters and I are all older now so we could enjoy it more,” Rose said. While in Progreso, Rose and her family explored a beach and received an opportunity to go snorkeling while in Cozumel. Because the trip lasted through the new year, Rose spent her New Years Eve on the boat, where her and other travelers watched the New York ball drop on a big screen television on deck. “I met a lot of new friends that I still stay in contact with through Snapchat and Instagram,” Rose said. Overall, Hanson, Harrelson, Wasinger and Rose all agree they were well-spent vacations. “I would love to go back to California and visit Nikki and her family again,” Hanson said.
- monicaGOLDBERG
Going Out of Town vs. Staying Home Out of a survey of 250 students, we compared people who traveled outside of Wichita for the holidays and who stayed home over break. It showed that 76% of students did not travel compared to the 24% who did.
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1. Harrelson and Wasinger on the beach, Punta Sur. 2. Harrelson and Wasinger boating while in Mexico. 3. Hanson spending Christmas in California with friend Zielinski. 4. Harrelson and Wasinger’s view from their backyard in Isla Mujeres. 5. Rose celebrating New Years on the boat deck on her cruise. 6. Hanson and Zielinski on a bike ride along the beach in California. 7. Hanson with Zielinski and sister at Disneyland.
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National Merit Scholars Four students from Andover High School achieve high recognition The National Merit Scholarship Corporation(NMSC) was established in 1955 as a non-profit organization. The corporation conducts both the National Merit Scholarship Program and the National Achievement Scholarship Program, competitions for recognition and scholarships available to high school students. The National Merit Scholarship Program allows students to take a test, the PSAT, during their junior year and be entered in the competition based on score. “They have to take the PSAT as a Junior and they have to have an index score of 200+. Then it will depend if they fall within the 1%-1/2% of Juniors in Kansas and where the cutoff falls to become a semi finalist and advance in the program. All students in the 200+ and cutoff score are considered Commended,” Assistant Principal Amanda Grier said. The requirements to enter the competition are minimal. An interested student must: • take the PSAT/NMSQT • be enrolled as a high school student (traditional or homeschooled), progressing • normally toward graduation or completion of high school, and planning to enroll full time in college no later than the fall following completion of high school • be a citizen of the United States Seven Andover students, four of which will graduate from Andover High in 2015, were commended by the NMSC, meaning they score highest in the state of Kansas on the PSAT/NMSQT they took the fall of their junior year. Now seniors Daria Hager, Jack Hall, Isaac Montgomery, and Nick Harrelson are still unaware of whether they have qualified as national finalists. “The juniors have not officially been notified of their status in the program. Once you become a semifinalist there is an application to fill out and then your notified if you are selected as a finalist,” Grier said. This is the step Andover’s four seniors are currently waiting on—waiting to see if they will receive scholarship money, or be sponsored on a full-ride from a school. According to nationalmerit.org, “some 50,000 with the high-
est PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program. In September, these high scorers are notified through their schools that they have qualified as either a Commended Student or Semifinalist.” There are several ways students are able to benefit from the NMSC. Depending on scores, a student could conceivably earn a full ride to college. “There are corporation scholarships that go along with it, there are schools that will give you scholarships up to a full ride based on their score in the program,” Grier said. Based on scores and rankings, students can receive several levels of achievement. The first level is being commended for a score of 200+ points on the PSAT/NMSQT. After being commended, students are eligible to be Semifinalists, top scorers in the state. Finalist is the highest level of recognition. “The requirements for finalist standing are based on the following: be enrolled in the last year of high school, have a record of consistently very high academic performance, be fully endorsed for finalist standing by your high school principal, complete the application, take an authorized administration of the SAT to confirm your scores,” counselor Sue Coffman said. Recognition by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation is generally considered a big deal to students as well as their families and schools. “I took the test sophomore year and was within the range to be commended, but it didn’t apply since I wasn’t a junior, so it didn’t really surprise me that I was commended this year,” Hagen said. According to nationalmerit.org, “ A variety of information is available for NMSC selectors to evaluate: the Finalist’s academic record, information about the school’s curricula and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school official’s written recommendation, information about the student’s activities and leadership, and the Finalist’s own essay.” Andover is proud to claim four commendees as her own. Having these scholars, and three from Andover Central High School directs a bright light onto the Andover school district. “I was really excited [to be notified as commended], and I hoped I would continue on to Semifinalist standing,” senior Isaac Montgomery said. Aiming high and working hard got these scholars into the spotlight. National and even state level recognition will follow these students around their entire academic career, and into the real world.
- meganCURRY
INSIDE :
The Mind of a Brainiac
What is the worst grade you have ever recieved on an assinment? “B on an assignment in Honors Modern World History.”
- Jack Hall
How many AP classes are you in? “Five.”
-Nick Harrelson
How much did you study for the SAT? “I read the instruction book.”
-Daria Hagen
Do you have any superstitions before you take a test? “I eat a bar of chocolate.”
-Isaac Montgomery
Feature Jan. 26, 2015
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REGULAR routines Students’ daily rituals before school Michelle Wetter
Liana Tauke
Rylie Evenson
Lucy Anderson
Shower: 10 minutes Hair: 30 minutes Makeup: 10 minutes Clothes: 10 minutes
Shower: 15 minutes Hair: 2 minutes Makeup: 5 minutes Clothes: 35 minutes
Shower: 20 minutes Hair: 15 minutes Makeup: 20 minutes Clothes: 5 minutes
Shower: 30 minutes Hair: 20 minutes Makeup: 20 minutes Clothes: 20 minutes
GIRL’S AVERAGE
Shower: 19 minutes
Makeup: 13 minutes
Hair: 15 minutes
Clothes: 17 minutes
BOY’S AVERAGE
Shower: 12 minutes
Breakfast: 8 minutes
Hair: 2 minutes
Clothes: 4 minutes
Zach Seabrook
Josh Loflin
Matt Steinert
Conner O’Connell
Shower: 15 minutes Hair: 2 minutes Breakfast: 5 minutes Clothes: 5 minutes
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Shower: 15 minutes Hair: 3 minutes Breakfast: 0 minutes Clothes: 5 minutes
Shower: 15 minutes Hair: 0 minutes Breakfast: 10 minutes Clothes: 2 minutes
Shower: 5 minutes Hair: 1 minute Breakfast: 0 minutes Clothes: 2 minutes
Students’ Spendings Typical Andover Student Daily Purchases *in a poll of 150 AHS students
73%
Of students get the majority of their money from their parents
34%
Of students spend most of their money on clothes
27%
Of students get the majority of their money from their job
17%
Of students spend most of their money on clothes
48% 31%
Of students spend most of their money on food
18%
Of students spend most of their money on gas
Of students spend most of their money on food
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Of students spend most of their money on gas
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PARENTAL
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Gender identity acceptance issues cause dangerously high suicide attempt rates 24 hours turns into 1,440 minutes which turns into 86,400 seconds in a day. Approximately every 4.67 seconds someone attempts suicide in the U.S. Thats 18,500 people in one day. Approximatley every 8.32 seconds a transgender attempts suicide in the U.S. That’s 10,384 transgenders alone in one day. Why are over so many suicide attemps made by transgenders? Hardly anyone accepts who they want to be. General research shows that 58 percent of transgenders who attempt suicide are due to not being accepted by their family. I was walking in Dillons the other day and saw a couple shopping together. My first reaction was “oh my gosh that is the cutest couple ever, he is helping her pick out make up” Secondly, I noticed was how everyone was looking at them. I was trying to figure out why people were disapproving of them and once I saw their faces I realized what it was. I ended up knowing who both girls were; one of them was a transgender. I could tell they noticed because of how some of the people were looking at them with obvious judgment. I saw at least 6 people walk past them and look at them with
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disgust or disapproval. So many people frown upon transgenders saying it’s “wrong” or “sinful” but have no problem with getting plastic surgery themselves. Over 41 percent of transgenders in the U.S. have attempted suicide sometime in their lives. That is almost nine times the national average, according to a survey released last month. Another study released this month showed why transgenders are at such a high risk. Researchers found transgenders who had suffered discrimination or violence risk was exeptionally higher than most. Researchers also found that the risk for transgender teens who did not have their parents support was at least 27 percent higher than teens with parental support. There are so many important issues in the world that not many are paying attention to, but parents are worried about their girls wanting to be a boy and boys wanting to be a girl. “I think it is very wrong to be so unsupportive of someone’s decisions of how or who they think they should be, especially if it is your child,” senior Ashlynn Stuart said.
- meganCURRY & paigeSCHLITTER
Freedom of
Speech
We all know that the United States has making underground newspapers to proa fetish for freedom of speech. It is our test the war in the sixties, and they faced most highly referenced amendment. It much more persecution than we do now. seems more necessary than ever, in lieu Yet kids today are afraid to say how they of this year’s terrible crimes against the feel about controversial topics even to journalism world, such as the beheadings their friends, out of fear of rocking the of journalists Steven Sotloff and James boat. There are many people in the world Foley, as well as the Charlie Hebdo atthat still today are not given the opportack in Paris. It has been a year of vigtunities you are. When the most recent ils, solidarity marches, and Charlie Hebdo cover was published, there impassioned responses. were some places in the world Not everything that is where simple street vendors sellpublished because we “You feel more ing the magazine were brought in excercise freedom like family at team for questioning, and newsrooms of the press is always dinners than you were torn apart, as if they housed right, or moral, but that do anywhere else,” terrorists. is one of the sacrifices When we say that we mourn we make as nations so Sotloff and Foley, and that we that someone else can stand in solidarity with Paris, it say something that is means that we grieve in the wake right or moral. You could say of these terrible tragedies. But it does not something foul or disgusting or racmean that we agree with everything these ist or biased, but we’d be happy if you did. men ever said or drew or photographed, Because we’d get to fire back, full force, or that we stand in solidarity with their on why you were wrong. That creates this words and images, but we do stand by the beautiful chaos, this plethora of ideas. principle. It is a principle that allowed It starts discussions. It gives the people Woodward and Bernstein to uncover the the opportunity to decide what they think. Watergate scandal. It is a principle that Not to say that America is so starallows us to write a (probably) not-thatspangled awesome, because we are great editorial that we can laugh at and definitely not the only country that cellearn from later, and one that allows you ebrates little to no censorship. But we to publicly criticize this, if you’d like. need to make better use of the resources - bluestreakSTAFF we are presented with. Kids our age were
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the question of
Depression
Walking the halls of Andover High, you frequently hear students go on and on about how stressed they are with their extensive amounts of homework. It seems to be a pretty common occurrence but some students suffer from a medical condition where homework really does do them harm. According to webmd.com “Stress can also lead to emotional problems, depression, panic attacks, or other forms of anxiety and worry and vice versa.” Students who suffer from these disorders may struggle in school as well. With the added stress of multiple classes, it can make for a difficult time. “Anxiety does interfere with school. In 8th grade I had to leave school a lot. I also spent a lot of time with certain teachers who would help me out when school became too much for me,” sophomore Emma Starks said. Many believe that depression and anxiety are not real issues when in fact, they are. People suffer from both every day for a certain medical reason. According to adaa.org “It is not uncommon for someone with an anxiety disorder to also suffer from depression or vice versa. Nearly one-half of those diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.” “Mine started out as anxiety but then turned into depression. It is genetic and it’s not because something tragic happened and I’m depressed about it. I have ADD and we did not know about it at first. My symptoms from that caused me to become depressed,” Starks said. Starks’s depression has also interfered with social situations. She has had to figure out different coping mechanisms to control it. “I can be having fun and be happy but sometimes I can get super sad out of the blue so it sucks,” Starks said. Starks also believes that people who suffer from depression and anxiety should not be considered “emo” or “overly sensitive”. “More people have it than you think. I used to be embarrassed by it but I’ve worked really hard to get better and now I can help people,” Starks said. One student who wished to remain anonymous, also agrees that the condition is misunderstood. It affects different people in different ways. “When I get depressed, all I want is to be more depressed. It sucks you in. That’s why they call it a ‘downward spiral’. You don’t want to leave the little corner you’ve made for yourself. The whole thing becomes romanticized,” Anonymous said. Both Anonymous and Starks just want others to understand the medical condition a little better. They want students to get the facts straight. “Depression isn’t just about being sad about yourself or hating yourself. Sometimes you’re just numb when you look at the world around you,” Anonymous said.
-ashliELLERMAN
By the Numbers
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Staffer Reflects on Past Sexting Assembly Administration takes charge with sexting assembly Teens caught sexting may be charged with production, distribution and/or possession of child pornography - all are federal crimes Prior to winter break, Andover High School had an assembly concerning recent events that involved ‘sexting’. Sexting, as most of you know, is the act of sending sexually explicit images or content, primarily through the use of cell phones. The decision was made to have gender-separate assemblies. That decision was widely talked about and debated between students, leaving many unsure if it was the right choice. Many were disappointed by the presentation. They felt as if the speaker just wanted it off of her desk, or simply, that it was a waste of time. In the speaker’s defense, she was most likely trying to illustrate the truly horrific crimes she has to deal with on a daily basis, and that kids being punks draws resources, time, and energy away from the victims that really need the help of the police department. The assembly educated us on sexual assault statistics and the legalities of distributing pictures of underage girls, but it failed to address the fact that this is, more than anything, a social issue. Freshmen, I say this not to make fun of you or make you feel bad, but you are not adults. Yes, it’s true that sometimes people exhibit great maturity for their age, but, generally speaking, you are children. Everyone goes through it, and that’s okay. I sure felt like a grown woman when I was 14, but in reality, I was just a little kid. I bring this up because I know that a lot of the girls involved were under the age of 16, at least at the time that the photos were taken. Not only are you children legally, but a lot of you are still children mentally and emotionally. That being said, asking for or sending suggestive photos may not seem like a huge deal, but believe me when I say you are not ready to make those decisions for yourself yet. When I think about the guys involved in distribut-
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ing photos between friends and online, many of them older, I see red. Who do you think you are? These girls made an idiotic decision, and they may have egged it on, but they also decided to trust you. You took that trust and you betrayed it. You humiliated them. You shamed them. You threw them in the trash. All because you wanted to look cool or gain access to a DropBox or get revenge. And then you laughed and yelled out during an assembly that was trying to teach you that. That was somebody’s daughter. That is your folly and your stupidity, not theirs. As for the girls, I’m not going to go into detail about what you did wrong. You know what you did and I will not degrade you any further. You have received your punishment already, and I think you understand now. Some may see my choice to not scold you as sexist, as if I’m painting girls as victims and boys as villains. That’s not what I want. I want to go beyond where I felt the assembly fell short. I want to start a social discussion about this social problem. From a statistical standpoint, women send more pictures than men. But that is because, unlike men, women typically don’t ask for photographs. And when women do receive them, they do not send them around on the massive scale that men do. Yes, both parties are in the wrong and both parties are responsible, but we must shed light on the fact that there is a big difference between sending a nude photo, and sharing one of another person with all of your peers. Those are two distinctly variant behaviors. One of these actions is foolish, and one is callous. One of these actions is much worse than the other. I encourage the administration to keep this in mind if they want to come any closer to the truth about this issue.
-haleyROWE
to send (someone) sexually explicit photographs or messages via cell phone.
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THE NAKED TRUTH
Beware of What You Share. Once it is out of your hands, it is out of your control.
SEXTING STATISTICS
20% of teens
have sent or posted nude or semi-nude photos or videos of themselves.
THE BREAKDOWN
18% of teen boys & 22% of teen girls
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37% of teen girls 40% of teen boys
29%
sexually have sent suggestive messages. of teens nudes have been showed to someone they were not intended for.
IS IT WORTH THE RISK? 15
Statistics from guardchild.com
IN-DEPTH Jan. 26, 2015
1838 Iowa becomes first state to allow women to obtain sole child custody in the event of divorce.
1841 First co-educational institution of higher learning, Oberlin College, begins granting woman bachelor’s degrees.
1850 First National Women’s Rights convention is held. Oregon allows unmarried women to own land.
1915 American Medical Associations begins admitting female members.
1916 Margaret Sanger opens the country’s first birth control clinic.
Feminism is a touchy subject. In today’s world, it is often met with anger or laughter, and rarely with serious consideration. This may be because most of what young people today know of the movement is “crazy twitter feminists” and they know little of the basis of the ideal. Feminism is not about burning bras or getting mad when a guy opens a door for you. Feminism is about providing equal opportunity for women, legally and socially. Why does feminism make people angry? I think that is because there are some women out there that call for female domination of men, and perpetuate that we are the fairer sex. Or that all men are evil, patriarchal rapists. But if the core of the movement is about equality, in what world do those assumptions make sense? You see, these women are not feminists, even if they call themselves that. They shame the name. Because they do not understand it. Why does feminism make people laugh? Maybe because we think there is no need for it. I mean, women were never kept in chains, or sold and traded, or savagely beaten (is this a bad time to bring up the Rule of Thumb?). No, women were always oppressed in much more subtle ways. In the United States, the legal battle is over, for the most part. The battles we face now are social ones. Examples of this may be the inequity of Hollywood, or the inconsiderate nature of modern music, or the fact that despite the passage of the Equal Pact of 1963, women still only make 77 percent of their male counterparts’ earnings, specifically in the corporate world. So why do I need feminism? One word: History. Accept and acknowledge that the past happened. Don’t compare our plight to the struggles of another group, or conclude that one was worse than the other. Don’t say
Feminism [fem-uh-niz-uh m] noun 1.the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. 2.an organized movement for the attainment of such rights for women.
1917 Jeanette Rankin becomes the first female to serve in the House of Represenatives.
1920 Women’s right to vote becomes the 19th amendement to the U.S. constitution. Wife beating is outlawed.
the words “not everything is a feminist issue”. Understand that when you belong to a group of people that at one point in recent history was oppressed or stepped on, if I may speak for minorities as well, you approach many things in life with a specific lens. You proceed with caution, and sometimes paranoia, to ensure that the horrible things that happened to your people, never happen to them again. You walk on eggshells, afraid that someone will put you back in the corner. On top of that fear, add these statistics: 1 in 6 women will be raped in their lifetime, compared to 1 in 33 men. 1 in 3 girls will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18, contrast to 1 in 6 boys. And this is just the U.S. I’m not implying anything, because these are facts. Telling the truth, and presenting the reality of the world we live in does not make me aggressive or hypocritical. It means I become the someone that had to say it. Yes, rape happens to men too, but not anywhere near the scale that it does to women. You do not have to live in that fear, so you do not get to judge us for trying to empower ourselves. That is why I need feminism, because it makes me feel safe. What do we want? We want to be taken seriously. We want young men to not be afraid of us, and to show some sympathy. We want young women to not be afraid to identify. We want to stop being stereotyped as hairy lesbians (though if you are a hairy lesbian, keep doing you). We want this country to become a world leader, so that we are one step closer to ensuring the girl in Pakistan her right to an education, and providing the woman in India with access to safe birth control. Because that’s what it’s all about, really. That being said, our one, fundamental goal is to let any woman who feels limited by her gender know that she shouldn’t, because we are your allies.
-Haley Rowe
eminism 1963 Equal Pay Act passed
1973 U.S. Supreme Court rules in Roe v. Wade that laws prohibiting abortion are unconstitutional.
2010 Sex discrimination is out lawed in health insurance
1981 Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice
1994 Violence Against Women Act becomes a law
1993 Marital rape is out lawed nationwide
1975 United States Armed Forces opens it military academics to women
Photos By Hayley Hunn
One Pin Closer To Success Wrestling team remains undefeated Andover exceeded many expectations during the 2014 season, which included a 3rd place finish in the Blue Valley Northwest Tournament, 6th place at regionals and sending five wrestlers to the state tournament at Hartman Arena. Hungry for more success, the Trojans have gone 10-0 to start the season. Victories over matches against Campus, Maize South, Goddard Eisenhower, and Valley Center have helped the Trojans move into first place in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League and are on the verge of clinching their first league title since 1985. “The mentality that we have this year is a lot different,” head coach Brett Fiene said. “Our style of wrestling is that we’re going to beat on you and ring you around the mat. We’ve been able to hold that confidence for several weeks now, even when we are outmanned in a match.” A major contribution to the early success for Andover has been the return of All-American sophomore Paul Stuart. Placing second at 5A state tournament at 113 pounds in 2014 despite being sick with mono the week of the state tournament and not having a single practice. Stuart has moved up to 120 pounds and has been dominate on the mat. Stuart is unbeaten in every match he has competed in and won his bracket in the Riley County, Wellington, and Augusta tournament. Along with helping the Trojans win the Riley County and Augusta tournament, Stuart is confident that he can have more success as the season progresses. “I feel like I have gotten a lot better,” Stuart said. “I will not be satisfied with anything less than a first place finish at state and I would even go as far to say that anything less than a first place finish at Nationals would be somewhat of a disappointment to me.”
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Along with the 3rd place National All-American, the Trojans have four out of five state qualifiers from 2014 returning to the team. A second place finish from sophomore Jack Maki and state qualifiers like senior, Jake Dusenbury, not advancing past the first round at the state tournament has made them work harder. Placed second in the Augusta Tournament and fifth place in the Wellington tournament at 170 pounds has helped boost the fourth year senior’s confidence as this his last year as an Andover Wrestler. “I just keep doing what I’ve always been doing,” Dusenbury said. “Just have to keep hitting the weights and keep getting stronger and the success will come.” Success has come along this season by working hard every single day, consisting of a grueling schedule of four practices and two matches per week. “What’s happened with us is that we are getting success and we want to get better,” Fiene said. “Our practices are better and they are outlined better. The next step is to just get better.” The road will get bumpier as the Trojans approach the second half of the season. Andover will compete with Goddard and Ark City to finish up league play along with wrestling in the Blue Valley Northwest, Rose Hill and their very own Andover Invitational before wrestling at regionals. While they will face 102 ranked wrestlers and four state champions in the next two months, this Andover Trojan group is ready for the challenge and anxious to see its Cinderella season unfold. “We really over performed last year,” Fiene said. “We are wrestling to the expectations but we haven’t been exceeding them. We are looking to do that in the next couple of weeks.”
-grantCOHEN
Getcha Head In the Game Freshman follows in father’s footsteps Jacey Washington practices everyday at 6:00 a.m. with the freshman basketball team, but he doesn’t stop improving his basketball skills there. The 5’10” freshman pursues dreams to play basketball beyond the high school level, just like his father, Mark Washington. Washington’s father played college basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State and is ninth in school history for 3-point shooting percentage in a season, shooting 46% behind the arc during the 1992-93 season. Washington left school early to pursue his dream of playing professional basketball before getting his degree in business. Mark Washington played professional basketball for 12 years, playing in Austria, Germany, Gjilan, Mexico, France, and Turkey. After a couple of attempts in the United States, he created a private basketball training facility in Wichita called Network4Ballers. Seeing his dad play in college and professionally as a kid, Jacey Washington has dreams of following in his father’s footsteps. “Right now I want play division 1 college ball and get better so I can maybe play professionally,” Jacey Washington said. In order to do that, Washington understands that it is going to take a tremendous amount of work to get to where he wants to go. In order to get better, Washington trains with his father, seeking guidance from the 12-year veteran’s basketball path. “We bump heads on the court and go one on one and I teach from that stand point,” Mark Washington said. “We do a lot of different exercises to stay with the group if not a step ahead.” Along with playing with his dad, Washington plays on many different summer league teams when the basketball season is not in progress. This past summer, Washington played with the Independent Panthers summer league team, which consisted of one senior and the rest of the team were college freshman. Playing up with guys four years older, Washington led the Panthers to a tournament championship in Kansas City, scoring 31 points in the final game. From a father’s perspective, Washington believes that his son can accomplish his goals on the court. However, he wants to make sure his son his prepared for life once Jacey’s basketball career ends. “The bigger picture is after basketball,” Washington said. “The ball stops bouncing for everybody at some point. Hopefully what he can take from dedication and hard work in the game and apply it to outside of the game.” Leading the freshman team in scoring and getting ahead in his studies, Jacey Washington excels both on and off the court. Once his schoolwork is completed, he focuses his attention to his basketball skill set and what he can do to reach the goal he wants to. His work ethic and desire motivate his teammates to achieve their goals and work hard to make themselves and their team better. “He’s the type of dude that puts a smile on my face when I see him on the court,” JV basketball sophomore Michael Bell said. “Coaches say that the freshman learn from the seniors but really we learn from the freshman too. I love playing with him.” Training with his father and now playing for Andover gives Washington a good head start in reaching his goal among other players. When the season is over, he will not stop working to become a better player. He will continue to work hard on and off the court until he accomplishes his goal “I would be satisfied and happy (when I accomplish my goal). But I would keep working to play at that next level,” Jacey Washington said.
-grantCOHEN
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Scholars bowl 1.
What is Scholars Bowl? Scholars Bowl is the activity of competing using your knowledge to rapidly answer questions over various topics. Each team tries to outscore the other by answering questions quickly and correctly.
They know it & they show it Andover students use their knowledge to compete against other teams
A club like no other has made learning fun. Students enjoy going because of the way they learn what they learn. Scholars Bowl makes students want to come back rather than reject the opportunity. Scholars Bowl is a club where students compete against other schools with trivia questions. Scholars Bowl is much like most athletic tournaments, with “pool play” for bracket seeds. Pool play consists of playing against other schools to try and advance to the bracket play. Besides the extreme competition, Scholars Bowl is also a place for friends to be made. Scholars Bowl participant sophomore Emma Starks most enjoys meeting new people through Scholars Bowl. “It is mostly students that are not in any of my other classes, so I get to meet tons of new people” Starks said. Not only is Scholars Bowl a fun way to learn, but also is a way to help participants learn new things or help with what is hard for them to remember. Scholars Bowl has a variety of subjects that questions may come from, such as religions, literature, current events, et cetera. Knowing that there is more to learn encourages students to stay involved and excel. Scholars Bowl is open for any student to join. Disregarding grade and participation in other sports, students
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are able to participate. Scholars Bowl is a Kansas High School Athletic Association(KSHSAA) event. It is not like most KSHSAA events though. If you have a question that you think would be a good question you can send it in and they will decide if they should use it or not. Like most KSHSAA sports, Scholars Bowl is divided into 6a, 5a etc. “I think it’s just a great way to learn new things, you literally learn new things every time you go to practice,” sophomore Collin Wreath said. That is why students keep coming back. Scholars Bowl is commonly known as Quiz Bowl. Other names include Scholastics Bowl and Academic Bowl. Throughout Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, Scholars Bowl is played from middle school to university levels. During World War II, a television program known as College Bowl, created by Don Reid, was aired as an activity for U.S. troops. The Academic Competition Federation(ACF) was founded in September 1990 as an alternative to College Bowl.
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1. Scholar Bowl members and coaches do their signature move of brain power after their first meet. 2. A few of the boys from the Scholars Bowl team pose after they succeded at placing third in their first varsity meet of the season. 3. After their meet at Wichita Independent school the Scholars Bowl members pose celebrating their second place finish 4. Scholars Bowl member Emma Starks refers to this group as the “fab five”. Here, they pose for a picture reciving fourth place at the Maize Invitational.
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Predictions for 2015 This January, students celebrate a new year along with deciding on resolutions they wish to achieve. 2015 is anticipated as a promising year with expectations and opportunities. Freshman Parker McCafferty has little stress about changes that may occur this year. “It is better to be in high school and I will grow up more this year,” McCaffery said. “One of my resolutions is to get better at sports.” Evan Bell has high hopes regarding the rest of his sophomore year that include personal changes. “I want to start working out more and trying harder in school this year,” Bell said. Junior Lyndsay Goodman does not feel that her life will alter much in 2015, and said her year this year will likely be the same compared to last. “If I were to pick one resolution, it would be trying to spend more time with my family than I do now,” Goodman said. Perhaps the most drastic changes occurring within the following year are affecting seniors as they graduate high school and transition into college. Senior Andrew Hammar says college is what he is looking forward to most in the upcoming year, and he is ready for a change. There are predictions for advancing technology in 2015. According to futuretimeline.net, some upcoming advancements are: Windows 10 by Microsoft will be released, electric cars will rise to one million on the roads worldwide, a new generation of U.S. aircraft carriers will be launched, and the first selfregulating artificial heart will be available for patients. Students have ideas of how they think technology should increase as well as what they wish it could develop to. “In 2015, hovercrafts should become available for everyone to use as form of transportation,” Bell said. While some believe the year should be full of dramatic technological changes, others think minor adjustments should be made to technology that is already readily available. “They should just work on making computers better and better,” McCafferty said. Goodman believes it would be a “cool idea to use holographs regularly.” Overall, 2015 will be a year full of transitions both in personal lives and technologically.
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- Gauchos will make a come back - America’s Next Top Janitor premieres - Obama steps down from office so Paris Hilton can be president - Mr. Weidert will quit teaching to be a DJ - I will leave Travis for Harry Styles - First annual Andover Hunger Games Emma’s Corner is a new opinion column where you can find the latest and great trends and news for 2015 as predicted by sophomore Emma Starks.
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“Snow”cial media Students blow up social media with any possibility of a snow day During the winter, many students hope for enough snow to cancel the school day, or multiple school days. Students use
said. Most kids want snow days because they are able to sleep all
social media websites, such as Twitter, to try and convince the
day and not worry about having to go to school or do home-
administration to cancel school.
work. Other kids go and hang out with their friends and watch
Students tweet things about wanting a day off and how it is too cold or there is too much snow on the ground to be able to make it to school safely and then they tag the school administration Twitter account or the athletic director. “I think it is funny how some of the kids tweet to the administration asking them to cancel school or tweeting ‘#WillTwerkForRasmussen.’ I know that the students tweeting does not end up affecting the administration’s decision but it I like to read all the creative tweets people come up with,” junior Maddy Bishop
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movies, go sledding, make cookies, or build a snowman.
- elizabethHARTLEY
What are some things you could do on a snow day? Sledding: Sledding is one of the best ways to spend a snow day. You can gather all your friends, put on all your heavy snow gear, grab a bunch of sleds and snowboards and find the biggest hill you can to sled down.
Building a snowman:
Juhyeon Kim, Senior
do on snow Q: What do you days? Snow ball fights and A: igloos
Building a snowman can always be a great idea for a way to spend a snow day. If there is enough snow on the ground you can build a giant snowman with all of your friends.
Baking Treats: Baking is the best way to relax and get warm after a long day of sledding. There are tons of easy recipes online that you can make with your family and friends.
Watching Tv and drinking hot chocolate:
Ashley Beamon, Junior
favorite snow Q: What isdayyourmemory? When I lived in Michigan A: and we went sledding in a huge parking lot
If you are not a huge fan of the snow or the cold it is always a good idea to stay inside with a couple of friends and watch your favorite TV show or movie with a hot cup of hot chocolate and marshmallows.
Ice Skating:
Ice skating during the winter is always a fun idea, especially when you go with a bunch of your friends. There are great places to ice skate around Wichita, like the Wichita Ice Center. The rink is open certain hours and times during the winter months for people of all ages to come and skate.
Dawson Wagner, Sophomore
your favorite snow Q: What isday activity? by the fire with A: To cuddle my cat & drink hot chocolate
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