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VOLUME 49 ISSUE 1
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
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PROFILES
1 IN 2000: MI PHYO ‘20
To Mi Phyo ’20, family is more important than anything. This 1 in 2000 traces the story of her family, including tragic deaths and life as a refugee in Thailand.
F E AT U R E
RIDE ALONG WITH AN OFFICER Have you ever wondered what police officers really do? WSS staffers got the chance to ride along with University of Iowa police and see what a shift is truly like.
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FAST & FRESH BREAKFAST
With the school start time being moved back to 8:50 a.m. this year, there is a little bit more time for breakfast.
SPORTS
SUCCESS & SIBLINGS
Whether it’s competing in the Olympic Trials or being invited to one of the most competitive summer training camps in all of high school football, the Martin family does not lack in talent.
LETTER DEAR READER,
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I sincerely congratulate you on making it halfway through first trimester. What a tremendous achievement in light of the scorching heat we’ve had to endure! Whether this is your first or your last year at West, I’m sure you’re elated to be back. Freshmen, get ready for the most exciting years of your life (thus far) and seniors, well, I hope you’re embracing college application essays as a way to “find yourself.” With a new year comes new West Side Story staffers, all of whom have brought a great amount of talent. The first publication cycle is usually fairly rough, but with these talented folks, the cycle was
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smoother than you sliding into your crush’s DMs. This issue covers a variety of topics from the lack of parking at West to what it means to be American, with more interactive material than ever. Our cover story highlights the growth of an incident that brought the Iowa City community together into a story that will inspire people across the nation. We followed how this story captured the attention of the filmmaking industry to the touching moments that occurred on the set.
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CLUB CONNECTIONS
West Side Story revives its Club Connections series, profiling different clubs every Thursday.
KIRKWOOD CLASSES Students are taking advantage of the later start times by attending classes at Kirkwood.
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STUCK: THE RISING PRICE OF EPI-PENS West Side Story looks into how Mylan’s Epi-pen price increase is affecting students.
GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS?
With more renovations occurring at West, gender neutral bathrooms have been a hot topic of discussion.
NEWS
PHONE PRISON BY KATIE FUHRMEISTER
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sophomores to the West Wing members will not touch the phones themselves. Office. This year, the implementation “It’s a liability issue,” said of phone detention aims to Keitel. “We open a locker and separate individuals from the they put phone in.” Phone inappropriate use of technology. detention implements a safe “We want students to understand system for teachers, who in past the expectations in class,” said years managed phone issues themselves. “We don’t Maria Martin, who want teachers to be held manages phone detention in the West Wing Office. accountable for personal property,” said Martin. While phones can have The total number an educational use of phones in phone in classrooms, such detention has not as Kahoot and polls, Maria Martin sometimes phone use is numbered more than 14 since September 14th. Compared not appropriate. “Once students post on social to the student population at West, media [in class], it changes the the number of referrals is under flexibility of phone privileges,” 0.6 percent. “Given the limited said Martin. “What’s the use of number of referrals, students messaging in class? … Teachers don’t seem to want their phone are humans too. Just like students, in the phone lockers … so [the they wouldn’t like it if during a students] are conscious of their presentation, others were on their usage,” said Martin. phones,” Keitel said. During the day, West faculty
ew this year at West is the concept of “phone detention.” Located in Room 106 and the West Wing Office are the lockers where the phones are held. After a teacher sends a student’s phone to detention, the owner may return to pick it up at the end of the day. Each locker has its own key and a master key. Phone owners then write their names on sheets that correlate to the lockers their phone are held in. As the process is still in development, teachers are unsure of the correct procedures. “Teachers don’t know yet to send students to a specific room, and send them to the main office,” said Phil Keitel, who manages phone detention in Room 106. According to Keitel, most teachers have referred students to the main office, which then sends seniors and juniors to Room 106 and freshmen and
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ollowing a multitude of attire that’s not school appropriate, complaints, West High but that’s only on the radical end,” principal Dr. Gregg Shoultz said McCain. “How is [strapless is to establish a committee attire] any more distracting than including West High parents, a sleeveless shirt that a guy is faculty and students to discuss the wearing?” Though the current current school dress code policy. Specifically calling into question representatives have not been the “no bare midriff ” rule, the decided, Dr. Shoultz plans to go to committee will convene late some school groups for representatives this September to discuss the for the committee. issue of the dress code targeting With students a specific gender, along with representatives on other potential amendments to the dress code. While some the committee, student feedback will parts of the dress code are being called out as gender Gregg Shoultz be a determinate in the outcome of the biased, others hope that parts committee’s rulings. of the dress code will be amended. “I support the idea of a committee “I would like to be able to wear some blouses, but I have to wear a with student feedback,” said jacket over them because my back Nathan Thomas ’17. “Ideally, people of many different groups shows,” said Lily Lucas ’17. McCain agrees that strapless attire and ethnicities [will be on the committee].” shouldn’t be a problem. “At a certain point, there is certain Although students have different
hopes and expectations for the committee, the outcome of the committee members will be decided by Dr. Shoultz. “In an ideal world… [the committee] has equal representation from every demographic. That being said, it may be full of people who have not been dress coded before,” said Kalen McCain ’17. For now, the committee members will be decided in late September. An update of the committee’s progress will appear in the next issue of West Side Story.
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COMPLICATIONS IN THE
TROJAN NATION A look at the problems that students are worried about and their solutions. BY REAGAN HART
1. AIR CONDITIONING Only a month into the new school year, the heat has already become a problem. The heat and humidity forces early outs and creates nonideal classroom conditions. This brings up the talk of air conditioning. “Primarily, the two buildings that aren’t [air conditioned] are West and City High and a few elementary schools that are in the same boat,” said Justin Colbert, dean of students. These early outs shorten certain periods’ class times. The heat makes it difficult for teachers to teach and students to learn. “[The heat] throws a little bit of a curveball in
there,” Colbert said. “It’s requiring the teachers to focus a little bit more. It’s requiring the students to focus a little bit more.” He does find this as the silver lining of the early outs as he sees having a little adversity in life is not such a bad thing. “It’s not ideal, but I don’t think it’s completely wiping off teaching and learning from occurring,” Colbert said.
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2. PARKING SPACES Another issue that students have identified is that they can’t find a parking spot. Jaxon Klosterman ’17 and Darby Donovan ’17 are two of many students that are frustrated by the overcrowded parking lots. “[I park] on the grass because by the time we get here from Kirkwood, there are no parking spots,” Klosterman said. They find it unfair that students with unauthorized vehicles park in the back lot. Their class gets out later then many of the other Kirkwood classes which has added to their frustration.
“All the other Kirkwood kids beat us [to West],” Donovan said. Klosterman and Donovan explained how they see sophomores park in the back lot, and know of graduates who have passed down their stickers to underclassmen siblings. Colbert said that parking is challenging the overcrowded state of West High. “The parking spot spaces are adequate to a certain extent, but then when you throw in construction you’re reducing the amount of parking,” Colbert said.
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STAYING COOL There is a plan to get West air conditioning, but it is not set in stone. According to Duane Van Hemert, the director of facilities management, it all depends on if the bond referendum is approved. This would increase property taxes, allowing installation to begin in 2018. It would be finished by either 2020 or 2021. By the end of construction, the need for an early out due to extreme heat would be eliminated. The plan is to vote on the increase in September of 2017. If students wish to help, they can talk to adults about voting. Colbert said that next year there will be less people in the classrooms because of Liberty High School and this should help decrease the discomfort of a humid and hot classroom. But for now, students should look at the weather and dress accordingly. “Don’t come in jeans and a sweatshirt when it’s super warm out,” Colbert said.
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There are a couple steps that can be taken to alleviate the stress of parking. “Always check that front lot … closest to Melrose. There are usually spots available,” Colbert said. Colbert explained that if there are no spots after checking there, it is a good idea to park on the grass in the back lot by the fence. However, it’s important not to park at the end of an aisle. This would prevent the buses from being able to turn safely. Afterwards, go notify the office that you have parked in the grass. This way you do not get penalized for parking in a unauthorized parking spot. “Try to prioritize finding a legitimate parking spot first,” Colbert said. The second thing students can do is politely go talk to the office if they know another student is an underclassmen parking in the back lot. “I think next year when Liberty High opens and you have 800 fewer students going here approximately, it’s going to alleviate that issue,” Colbert said. The main thing is to communicate with administrators, and hope the parking situation is better next year.
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POLITICS RECAP
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West Side Story takes a look into the standings of the two nominees in the polls and their favorability among people across the nation and at West High.
ver the past couple of months, the presidential election has been heating up. The Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, alongside his Democratic counterpart, Hillary Clinton, have both made controversial comments, policy proposals, claims and promises. Amid all of the confusion surrounding this unprecedented race, no clear winner is certain.
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NOT OFFENSIVE Above: 2016 Presidential Election predictions map. Upper right (left to right): Average voter predictions for Iowa based on five polls. Percentage of West High students who believe each candidate will win. Lower right: Percentage of West High students who find Donald Trump offensive or not offensive.
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MI PHYO ’20
To Mi Phyo ’20, family is more important than anything. This 1 in 2000 traces the story of her family, including tragic deaths and life as a refugee in Thailand. BY JUNHEE LEE
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emember who you are and where you come from.” This is the promise Mi Phyo ’20 makes during her daily phone calls with her grandmother. And eight thousand miles away from her grandmother’s home in Burma, a poor country in Southeastern Asia, Phyo keeps true to her word. Using stories from her parents and her grandmother, she pieces together the story of a life she might have known. She traces her story back to the late twentieth century, before she was born and when her father, Thein Maung, was young and still living in Burma. It was the story of a happy family with a dark twist, a family turned upside down when Maung’s father passed away from cancer. Fatherless as a teenager and without a source of income, Maung moved to Singapore where he worked as a construction worker for seven years. After making enough money to provide for himself but unable to shake the guilt of abandoning his mother after his father’s death, Maung decided to move. But as a Mon, an ethnic group that had been continually repressed and massacred in Burma, he feared ethnic persecution in returning to his home country. So, he packed his bags and moved to Thailand. There, he met a Mon woman
named Mi Cho who ran away from Burma. Like Maung, Cho understood the dangers of being a Mon in Burma and also feared the military dictatorship that had taken hold of the country after World War II. So she took refuge in Thailand, where she and Mi’s father got married and had a child. The child’s name was Mi Phyo. But just three years later, their child grew ill with pneumonia. ‘Karma,’ Maung thought to himself, ‘for not visiting my mother after my father died.’ Growing desperate and finding inadequate cures for the illness in Thailand, the family arranged to move to the United States. They set their sights on Indiana, where they found a house and Maung found a job. Cho arranged for her parents to move to the States as well, hoping that life would be better for them outside of Burma. But yet again, a twist of fate struck a happy family when Cho’s father suddenly passed away. Without a husband, Phyo’s grandmother refused to come to the States, and so the family left without her. Feeling devastated by the loss of her father, Cho arrived at the States already having “given up on life.” But after five months and with great personal strength, she found her footing in a new country and began life anew. She gave
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birth to a second daughter and moved to Iowa this August. Compared to her parents’ story, Phyo enjoys a less dramatic life in the United States. She hangs out with her friends, drudges through her schoolwork and loves to play soccer. But among these things, there’s a kernel of Burma and Thai in Phyo’s everyday life, helping her remember where she’s from. She speaks the Burmese language, Mon, in her home and she cooks Thai food with her mother. She does online research of Burma and Burmese culture. And of course, she keeps in touch with her grandmother. After first meeting her on a trip to Burma in the seventh grade
and having little in common (Phyo remembers that her grandmother’s two interests were sewing and reading, two things she herself wasn’t fond of), her grandmother’s life stories and Phyo’s interest in her family’s history blended into a bond that ties Phyo to her culture and her family. And so, when asked about what in her life she was most proud of, it was no surprise that her immediate response was, “My family.”
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A LOOK IN THE MIRROR Overweight and lacking in self-confidence, Diego Rivera ’19 knew something had to change. Lucky for him he did just that, and more. BY PRATEEK RAIKWAR
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hen Diego Rivera ’19 looked at himself in the mirror during the sixth grade, he saw a lot of things: a kid who was overweight, a kid who was lacking self-confidence, a kid who needed to change. After stumbling through his elementary school’s burdensome fitness testing, Rivera received a letter from the school alleging that he was at risk of heart disease and diabetes. Knowing that his grandma had heart disease and that most of his father’s side of the family had diabetes, it was clear to Rivera that this letter was no joke. So, he chose to initiate the change with sports. “Throughout the years that I’ve been in school and just during my childhood, I’ve tried basketball, I’ve tried flag football, I’ve tried baseball, I’ve tried literally everything,” Rivera said. “There was just this competitive aspect and I didn’t enjoy it.” The problem with changing wasn’t about motivation, it was about how to actually accomplish it. Eventually, Rivera’s uncle contacted him and asked if he’d like to go on a bike ride. Rivera recalls that he immediately “got into it.” Although he didn’t see it coming, that ride was the catalyst not only for Rivera’s weight loss, but also one of his biggest passions. He particularly finds the individualistic aspect the most enjoyable because “it’s a way to just have time for myself, time for personal thought, time to get away from a lot of things.” If he’s not alone pedaling through the crowded streets of downtown Iowa City, then COMPILED BY CAROLINE YOUNG DESIGN BY CRYSTAL KIM
Rivera also enjoys lengthy rides throughout the entire state. One ride in particular that he’s participated in the past couple of years goes from Gooselake, Iowa to Dubuque, Iowa and back––a total of 115 miles of travel and about 10 thousand feet of climb. “I’ve done [that ride] for the past two years now, but this year I couldn’t complete the second part of it because I got heatstroke,” Rivera said. “Essentially, it’s the hardest ride I’ve ever done.” After that ride, Rivera decided to take a break from riding in events to earn money to fund some of his upcoming biking-related activities. Unfortunately, one big issue for bikers, like Rivera, is the steep pricing; events can cost several hundreds of dollars, not to mention the actual price of a bike. Fortunately for Rivera, Sugar Bottom Bikes hired him despite him being too young. “In the past, I knew how to change tires and do other basic things, but I wanted to learn more … I went in and was really nervous at first, [but my coworkers] were really nice and cool,” Rivera said. “One of the three elite racers in Iowa, Nate [Kulbon], works there, too… He taught me a lot of things overall and even came over to tell me ‘Hey, you should maybe get involved with racing.’” Although he doesn’t really like the competitive aspect of racing, Rivera plans on giving a couple a try, at least. Even if racing fails to impress him, Rivera still feels that riding leisurely is satisfying enough. “[When I finished the Gooselake to Dubuque race the first time] it was not only
the feeling of ‘Wow, I did this,’ but also looking at myself, I could finally see how far I’d come.” he said. “In the matter of three years since I’ve started riding, I went from riding 5 to 10 miles and thinking it was a lot, to riding 69 miles and then another 46 the next day.” In the matter of three years since he started riding, Rivera has also lost of fat and gained a lot of confidence. Rivera accredits a lot of his success to his family who not only funded about $1,500 towards one of his bikes, but also provided plenty of necessary moral support along the way. “My dad has always told me, ‘You are where you want to be. You’re smart, you’re fit, you’re good at a lot of things, but if you don’t do anything with it then you’re not going to go places.’” Rivera said. Evidently, Rivera took this to heart when he was just starting out with his goal, and he wants others to do exactly the same. “Starting out may be difficult, but over time you will see progress,”
Rivera said. “[Accomplishing your goal] might not happen over a night, over a week, over a month, maybe even over a year. Obviously for me, it’s taken me three years [to become as fit as I am], and I’m still not exactly where I want to be.” Even if he hasn’t fully reached his goal, looking in the mirror now, Rivera sees a kid who is fit, a kid who is self-confident, and, most importantly, a kid who has changed.
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NEW FACULTY BY SHAWN THACKER
As the new school year kicks off, West High welcomes seven new faculty members to our diverse group of students and staff. From former footballer to ex-archaeologist, these new additions to West are excited to start off their first year and merge their unique backgrounds with our school’s culture. What are your impressions of West?
“I’ve been very impressed by the student [behavior] here. I see the students moving up and down the hallway in a hurry to get to class [and] excited to do their work.”
Interesting Fact:
LUKE DEVRIES ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
“I grew up here in Iowa, [lived] in San Antonio for nine years, and I’m a big Hawkeye fan. I like going to Iowa football games, but I’m quickly becoming a West fan so I am excited to see all of the sports teams.”
What are your impressions of West?
JUSTIN COLBERT DEAN OF STUDENTS
“I knew that it was a good institution. I knew academically it was top-notch, I knew athletically it was top-notch, but I don’t think you really get an idea until you’re actually here. So I think I was surprised by just how high the standards were and how high the performance was in all areas.”
Interesting Fact:
“I grew up playing sports [and] when I was teaching I did a lot of coaching. I [also] played college football at Drake University.”
What are your impressions of West?
“Well, I had a lot of initial thoughts [coming to West] because I’m not from Iowa [and] I’m not familiar with Iowa. When I first got here I thought, ‘How impressive; there’s a lot of diversity here.’ I really love that.”
Interesting Fact:
“I do really love to run. [However], I’m kind of taking a break right now because I’m expecting my second baby.”
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MAYA DEVRIES FOREIGN LANGUAGE
What are your impressions of West?
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“I love the vibe here … You can tell that there’s a great teaching staff here and that there’s just a lot of smart people doing really great things. The kids are very empowered and just wonderful, wonderful students.”
Interesting Fact:
“Well, first off, I’m a Cincinnati sports fan, so all things Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals. You’ll hear that a lot from me. I also really enjoy barbecuing and grilling. I am a charcoal grill [and] smoker fanatic.”
What are your impressions of West?
“Before I moved to Iowa last summer, I taught at a school in the Chicagoland area for four years. Because West very much resembles my old school, West feels more like home to me than I would have expected.” JONNA HALL ENGLISH
Interesting Fact:
“I’ve danced since the age of three and I spent five years coaching the dance team at a [previous] school, so dance is a huge part of my life. I [also] went [to Venice] there when I was in high school … People always say that with climate change and the rising waters it may not be there one day, so I made sure to enjoy my time there. And of course I had to go for a gondola ride.”
What are your impressions of West?
“I had heard a lot about how [West] is a very high academic-achieving [school]. So I was really excited to see how well the students responded to meeting an archaeologist and how I could weave archaeology into [my] history classes.” ANSON KRITSCH SOCIAL STUDIES
Interesting Fact:
“As an archaeologist, we did a lot of what’s known as experimental archaeology, which is this idea that you practice [and] try doing something that you think Native Americans or prehistoric people did. And one of those things is flint knapping, which is making arrowheads and stone knives and tools that they would’ve made out of rocks. So on occasion ... I try to go out to my backyard and make an arrowhead and flint knap a little bit.”
What are your impressions of West?
“I have nothing but positive things to say. I’m glad to be here. The kids are great, the classes are great, even our temp buildings out in the back.”
MICHELLE MILLER MATH
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“I played rugby in college, I’ve been skydiving [and] I did a semester abroad in Scotland.” PHOTOS BY TERESA KNECHT DESIGN BY TYLER THOMASSON
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FRIEND CRUSH BY CHRISTINA DAI
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rom this issue’s Friend Crush comes a story of two girls and a llama (but most of it is about two girls). Emma Durian ’19 and Emma Gehlbach ’19 became friends out of something they had in common: speed. Or rather, their lack of it. “We did seventh grade track together. We were some of the only girls who ran distance and we were the slowest. We just ran together and talked for a really long time,” Gehlbach said. And thus, a friendship was born. It didn’t take long for Durian and Gelbach to become associated with each other. “Our seventh grade literacy teacher used to call us Emma squared,” Durian said. From then on, the pair’s relationship has only strengthened. Recalling many memories (most of which are
far too embarrassing to share), Gehlbach said, “[She’s] fun to be around. I help [her] out of embarrassing situations. When she messes up, it’s usually about something clueless.” Mirroring this sentiment, Durian said, “I can be really dumb about stuff and she
cannot keep a secret for the life of her. You know those charities where you can donate an animal to a person in a poor country?” Gehlbach said, before being interrupted by Durian. “We called our old teacher the “Llama Mama -,” “- because she got chased by
“WE CALLED OUR OLD TEACHER THE 'LLAMA MAMA' -,” “- BECAUSE SHE GOT CHASED BY A LLAMA," - Emma Durian ‘19 and Emma Gehlbach ‘19
likes to [tease] me about it.” One such situation involved a botched homecoming proposal. “Last year there was this guy who wanted to ask [Durian] to homecoming, but she thought he was joking so she got up and walked away,” Gehlbach said, laughing at her friend’s folly. Secrets are also apparently difficult for Durian. “She
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a llama,” Gehlbach finished. Continuing, Durian said, “We were gonna buy … a llama [in honor of her] and donate it to a family somewhere.” However, things didn’t quite go as planned because Gehlbach “kind of spoiled the whole surprise” after the teacher overheard the plans. Nonetheless, Durian
and G elb ach remain as close as ever. Though their schedules don’t match up, they still find time to hang out during cross country. “It’s actually not hard to find time to hang out because we have cross country practice six days a week, so we see each other then,” Gelbach said. Six days may seem like a lot, but the two aren’t tired of each other, and aren’t planning on separating any time soon. “I think it would be cool if we went to the same college and we were roommates,” Durian said. Long live Emma².
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he West High School Poms did a great job.” team is starting their year Despite the setback, the team has off with a new coach and a added a new lyrical dance routine new addition to their routine. Nolte to their program in addition to Academy teacher Christy the usual pom and jazz Scimeca is now coaching routine. They took the for the team, marking a new dance to a summer change from the last coach dance camp competition who had a large part in at the University of building the team. Illinois where they “It was nice to bring placed fi rst, ensuring CHRISTY SCIMECA, in something new,” said their spot at the national COACH Mackenzie Bonner ’17, competition level. a Varsity Pom dancer. “Lyrical is different,” “Christy is really understanding Scimeca said. “It’s different because and can really relate to us when we it tells a story. The lyrical piece is come to her with problems.” called “My Love” and it just talks Though she had to get to know about getting through triumphs many of the dancers, Scimeca knew and hard times in your life and some from her work at the Nolte what gets you through that. I think Academy. each girl, if you asked them what “It was really comforting to know that I knew her and what she’s like. It made the transition a lot easier,” said Taylor Fridrich ’18, another member of the team. Scimeca took over from previous coach Katie Melloy in May. -Christy “[The previous coach] did a great job building the program, and building the fundamentals of what a dance team should be. I get to come in and work with what’s the story was, their answers would already there,” Scimeca said. “We all be a little different and that’s met once before when I got the job what’s beautiful about it.” to let me know what she did and While Scimeca said the song is how she did things.” about her love of dance, members From there, Scimeca was on her of the team have different ideas. own. “[The song is about] saying thank “We pick our team in March, you to something that has brought but because of the time they you up in life. I find the inspiration hired me, we had to pick in May,” that it’s my last year on the team,” Scimeca said. “Being two months Bonner said, “I’m not fighting just behind was stressful but I for myself, I’m fighting for the 17 think we other people on the team. I
don’t want to let them down, let Monday practice, but that’s one of Christy down, or let my parents my favorites,” Fridrich said. down.” The team has also found The team hopes to win a state title inspiration from creating dream with all three routines and to place boards through Scimeca’s guidance. in the top 10 nationally with “We created individual their poms and jazz routine. vision boards, so each However, Scimeca’s goals girl had to look inside for the team reach beyond herself, who they are dancing. as a student, a person, “It’s important for anyone a dancer, a teammate, to be a well rounded TAYLOR FRIDRICH and kind of plot that all individual,” Scimeca said. “I out and see it every day,” ‘18 think we’re losing ourselves Scimeca said. The girls in technology and things like that wrote down their goals and for ... it’s good to remind yourself to both this dance season and goals look outside of yourself and not to throughout college and life to help be so selfish.” motivate them. Scimeca has encouraged this Scimeca has also tried hard to focus with the team through bring the dancers together as a various community events, team. “We have a big sis, little sis thing. The old members are paired with a new member, or upperclassmen with underclassmen ... For practice you have someone to partner up with and someone to go to, someone to talk to, someone to Scimeca, Coach help or get help from with dance or technique,” Fridrich said. Overall, the team enjoys the direction their new coach is going including a kids’ clinic during the in. summer and one later this fall. “Christy is making it about us,” She looks to motivate dancers by Bonner said. “Now it’s about providing motivational quotes and our team and we’re more opportunities for introspection. involved in what we’re “One of [the quotes] was, ‘If you doing.” can dream it you can do it.’ We’ve only gotten a few [quotes] so far because we get them at every
“IT’S GOOD TO REMIND YOURSELF TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF AND NOT TO BE SO SELFISH..”
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RIDE ALONG WITH
When my phone got stolen at Lake Macbride this summer, I called the University of Iowa police to come help me out. After that interaction, I became curious as to what it was like for a police officer on the job today in the United States. On Sept. 15, I got the opportunity to ride along with Officer Trestian at the University of Iowa Police Department. Here’s what it was like. BY NINA ELKADI
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Upon arriving at the station, Alyson Kuennen, who is the photographer for this story, and I read the homemade signs that covered the door to the conference room. “I don’t get worried when you guys are driving around because I know you are going to keep everybody safe,” one of the signs read. Written by elementary school children, these encouraging signs set the tone for the room. We debriefed with Trestian and watched her document a report that involved a car being hit in a parking lot. Right away, I was surprised at how much of police work involved data entry.
never thought about in my life. The officers began discussing different instances where their food was tampered with, generally because they had a previous negative encounter with someone in the kitchen. At an iconic restaurant downtown, the officers were served ice-cold bleach instead of water. We got a full tour of the police station, and ended up at dispatch.
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Around 8:30, a Blue Cap was pressed. Around campus, Blue Caps were installed as a way for people to call for help immediately with just the press of the button. Unfortunately, more often than not these blue caps are pressed as
“YOU CONSTANTLY FEEL LIKE YOU’RE UNDER A MICROSCOPE. PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIND A SMALL MISTAKE ... AND HOLD IT AGAINST YOU.” - Sanda Trestian, Officer
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The first question Trestian asked us as we got settled was if we were hungry. After both of us replied with a shrug and a “Sure...” we headed up to the Chipotle with two other officers and got our meals. As the Jets beat the Bills on the flat screen T.V in the conference room at the station, we ate and experienced first hand the camaraderie between the officers. The dinner c onve rs at i on turned to something I had
There, you could see almost every street in downtown Iowa City illuminated on big screens. The UIPD has access to 1,800 cameras across town, and can zoom in close enough to see license plates. At dispatch, they can also speak through the tornado siren to make Hawk Alert announcements. Any 911 calls reported in the
a prank. Although this may be the case, the station treats each call as if someone were in need of help. We hopped in the car and went to check out the situation; which was in a tunnel under the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. There was no one in need of help, and we headed back to make it for roll call. Roll call is where officers are debriefed for their shift, which began at 9 p.m. On the way back to the station, we began to talk about what being a woman in law enforcement was like. “It’s hard for [men] sometimes to accept as
equals, but that also depends on the maturity level of the person that you’re working with and the experience that they have,” she said. “This job is all about respect. As long as you all respect each other, everything kind of works out.” We pulled into the garage of the station as two other officers were walking in. “A lot of people always say police work is 95 percent boredom and 5 percent sheer terror,” one of the officers said. “One percent terror,” the other corrected him. Trestian and I continued talking, and got onto the issue of how being an officer has changed in recent years. “I can see the difference in how people are watching everything, recording everything,” she said. “You constantly feel like you’re under a microscope. People are trying to find a small mistake you make and hold it against you.” Still sitting in the garage, we were interrupted by a tap from one of the officers at our window. “That burrito made me tired,” he said.
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Although we were late for roll call, we weren’t the only ones. Another officer was having uniform issues, which caused all of his colleagues to make fun of him and question whether or not he was truly
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AN OFFICER having “uniform issues.” After roll call, we bounced back in the car and set out for what would be three more hours in the car. Trestian pulled a girl over for making an illegal turn outside of Rienow Residence Hall, and inside the squad car we had the ability to listen through Trestian’s body camera and watch through the dash camera; which are always rolling when the sirens go off. For the rest of the night, we drove around the west side of the river and listened to stories Trestian had accumulated throughout her years in law enforcement. After moving to Iowa, she studied marketing and international business. Although she had dreamt about getting into law enforcement when she was younger, for a while she had given up that it was possible. “I ended up riding along with a friend of mine, and I got the bug,” she said. “Coming to work every day not knowing what you’re going to have, it fits me.”
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CLUB REACHOUT BY CHRISTINA DAI & PRATEEK RAIKWAR
From Zombie Research Authority Club to Computer Science Club, West High has a very diverse pool of clubs. Despite their differences, however, many share the common interest of giving back to the community.
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JUMP ROPE CLUB So, what can jump roping do to help the community? For West High’s Jump Rope Club, the answer comes in the shape of an annual event called Jump for Joy. “We raised money for an organization called To Write Love On Her Arms, which helps people with depression or other mental illnesses that [are] not getting enough help,” said Molly Ruden ’17, Jump Rope Club co-president. The event went on to raise
fifteen hundred dollars last year. Noteworthily, members of the club also jump roped for 66 minutes to represent the 66 percent of people who have an undiagnosed illness. It turns out that jump roping can be a way to raise awareness for diseases, to earn money in support of those diseases and to have fun while doing it.
FIRST ROBOTICS CLUB Besides building robots that can shoot a ball through a hoop, the FIRST Robotics Club is also heavily involved with the Iowa City community. This summer, the club held their first children’s summer camp in early August. “We made brochures, we made a website, we called parents and asked if their kids were interested in robotics. The kids ranged from second grade to sixth grade, and they learned how to program and build robots,” said Yajatra
Kulkarni ’19. The team used the Lego Mindstorms kits for the robots, something everyone, including camp counselors, could enjoy. “Teaching robotics to elementary students was a fun experience. In my opinion, making [robots] with Legos is more playing than working,” Kulkarni said. The club also took their robot, Fido, to the Iowa State Fair in midAugust, showcasing months of hard work.
STUDENT SENATE Though student government may seem to work within West High, Student Senate does its part in reaching out to the community. Each year, the organization holds both a food drive and book drive, giving what they collect back to the community. “Student Senate makes all the posters and stuff and helps with the collection. We get all the students to bring all the food and it goes to the Crisis Center. The book drive goes to the other elementary schools in the school district,” said Student Senate Secretary Nathan Abramoff ’17. Each member of Student Senate is also required to volunteer once every trimester. They are offered an assortment of options covering many different areas of the community. “We also have a bunch of volunteer opportunities for the students to do. That includes the Children’s Museum, the public library and helping with tutoring,” Abramoff said.
SSIKED Instead of taking the more common route of giving back to the community with money or other tangible resources, SSIKED, predominantly takes a more indirect route. SSIKED’s mission includes “promoting academic growth for our students here at West,” Jade Merriwether ’17, SSIKED copresident, said. In working towards this mission, SSIKED holds weekly discussions about diversity and improving academics at West High and participates in events having to do with the history between races and DESIGN & GRAPHICS BY RYO OHASHI
ethnicities throughout the year, such as a Black History competition and a Latino History competition. “Talking about social issues is important because it applies to everybody in some way,” Merriwether said. “It’s our responsibility as young people to keep the movements going about certain things such as … racism.” Beyond holding discussions and participating in competitions, SSIKED also hosts the Diversity Dinner each October to help introduce new families to the West High community, along with a very successful annual clothing drive
which collects anywhere from 500 to 700 pounds of clothing. “[The club] felt proud about what we were doing with the academics. We felt proud about what we were doing with the celebration of diversity, but we wanted to adopt a service piece,” Maria Martin, SSIKED advisor, said. “We want to also give back to the community and not just to ourselves.”
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AMERICAN? WHAT
Recently, controversial actions by prominent figures towards the national anthem of the United States have become a national topic of discussion. This has questioned the importance of patriotism in today’s society and what constitutes being a true “American.”
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h say, can you see?” As trumpets blare and cymbals crash in time to the familiar tune, everyone in the stadium is standing, their right hand pressed firmly over their heart, eyes skyward. All except for one man found sitting, appearing almost oblivious to the actions around him. And though he remains silent during this period of time, the rest of the nation does not. San Francisco 49ers' football player Colin Kaepernick is facing both criticism and praise from citizens around the country for remaining seated during several football games, finally gaining national attention for his actions on August 26th. After this particular game, he informed NFL Media that he had chosen to do this in order to stand up for oppressed people of color and protest against police brutality. Actions by Kaepernick, as well as other prominent athletes in similar situations, have sparked controversial debates nationwide about how much patriotism is valued in the United States. Iowa City is no exception. Military families, in particular, have reacted strongly to this incident. Mitchell Clements '19,
CAPTION: MITCHELL CLEMENTS '19, WHO COMES FROM A MILITARY BACKGROUND, VOICED HIS DISAPPROVAL OF KAEPERNICK'S DECISION TO KNEEL.
son of a U.S. military pilot, was particularly upset with the actions of Kaepernick and other protesting players. “[Kaepernick] doesn’t know what he’s going against,” Clements said. “That flag stands for something more than just [a flag]. It means more to me and people like my family because we’ve [made] sacrifice[s], and we know what it means to serve. [Respecting it] shows appreciation for what you have and what this country has sacrificed as a whole." Social studies teacher Jeff Kelley agrees with Clements that respect for the icons of the United States is just as important as respect for the country itself. “Regardless of what your feelings are on any particular issue, the least you can do is to show your appreciation for your country,” Kelley said. “When the national anthem is playing, stand up and take off your hat.” However, some share views with Kaepernick in that certain moral beliefs take priority over public opinion or supposed unpatriotism. Madeline Ohl '19 praises Kaepernick for demonstrating his views in such a public way. “When [Kaepernick] says what he is doing is bigger than football, I agree,” Ohl said. “While I think it is good to show respect for your country, I understand how he feels about the treatment of colored people in our country today. I think that it is important for everyone to stand up to racism in any way they can, and as an NFL player, he took the opportunity to defend what he believed in.” Incidents like this have
occurred more and more often, demonstrating a general sentiment of more people being “unpatriotic” within younger generations. A data collection done by the American National Election Study in 2014 showed that although 81 percent of the Silent Generation (69-86 years old in 2014) “loved” America, only 58 percent of millennials (18-33 years old) felt the same. This brings forth the question of whether patriotism is still a key portion of being a true “American” or not. “Most Americans aren’t patriotic because most people don’t understand what they have,” Clements said. “They take advantage of being an American.” Questioning the significance of patriotism has led to differing perspectives on what it truly means to be patriotic, or, more importantly, what it means to be an “American.” Some believe that standing up for moral beliefs take precedence over being a true citizen. “The biggest part of being an American is to stand up for what you believe is right,” Ohl said. “Our country has always been a kind of mixing pot of different ideas, and while we have a lot to be proud of, there are still big problems facing Americans every day, especially racism.” Others believe that being an active member in the community and being knowledgeable on government issues is of the utmost importance. “The biggest responsibility [of being an American citizen] is being active in a cause and being aware of what’s going on in our government,” Kelley said. “With all
of our faults and problems, there is no other country on the planet that is better than the U.S. Not many people want to leave this country, but millions of people would like to be in America, and that [statistic] in itself speaks volumes of what the country is all about.” With the rise and fall of national attention on this topic over time, it is difficult to predict what future actions will taken by others regarding this situation. Only time will tell if more prominent figures will continue to join in exhibiting their emotions in this way again, or if this will simply become another fad of the past.
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T H E M OV I E
BY NINA ELKADI
PHOTOS BY SARAH LONGMIRE AND COURTESY OF ERNIE FOUND AND KATHY BRESNAHAN DESIGN BY CATHERINE JU
round 2,000 miles away from West High School is an exact replica of the West High gym. Complete with banners representing state titles up until 2011, the replica is almost spot-on. The purpose of this gym was not to have a second practice space for the Trojans and the Women of Troy, but rather to film a blockbuster movie - “Live Like Line.� In the summer of 2011, West High student Caroline Found died in a moped crash. The movie, which is expected to be released in April or May of 2017, chronicles her impact on the West volleyball team as it continued on to win the state championship.
OW DID THIS STORY BECOME A MOVIE? Three years ago, Coach Kathy Bresnahan (commonly referred to as “Brez”) and Caroline Found’s father, Ernie, were approached about turning the story of the triumphant team into a movie. It all began when Bresnahan sent a letter that would gain rapid traction. “Brez wrote a little bit of the story to HBO,” Found said. “So they came out and made an HBO special. They did such a good job with that, that it got movie makers excited.” Although the prospect of a film was exciting, Caroline’s teammates were still young, and all parties involved wanted to make sure that if a movie was made, it would be made with respect and dignity. “Our initial reaction was, ‘Hollywood’s not going to play with
our hearts,’” Found said. About a year after the initial offer, Found and Bresnahan found the screenwriter they were looking for. “Eventually there was a company that we really trusted, LD Entertainment out of Los Angeles,” Bresnahan said. “David Cohen came out last summer for a couple of weeks with us. He also wrote the screenplay for the show “Friday Night Lights.”” Cohen made a promise that anything he wrote would be respectful and honorable to the Founds, West High School and Iowa City. “It kind of came a point in time where you just have to trust,” Found said.
TOP: Helen Hunt, acting as Brez, and Jason Gray-Stanford playing assistant coach Scott Sanders. MIDDLE: A volleyball player decked out in West High gear playing a game. BOTTOM: The same scene from two different camera shots.
“OUR INITIAL REACTION WAS, ‘HOLLYWOOD’S NOT GOING TO PLAY WITH OUR HEARTS.’”
-Ernie Found
AST Playing the part of Ernie Found is Oscar-winning actor William Hurt. “It’s a little surreal,” Found said. “What do I say? ‘Hi, I understand you’re playing me.’” Kelley Fliehler, one of Caroline Found’s close friends, is being played by Erin Moriarty, who has played recurring roles in “True Detective” and “Jessica Jones.” “[Moriarty] truly understands the message of the story and seems to really understand and respect what we have gone through,” Fliehler said. “[She] seems to truly understand how amazing Line was, what made her so special and what an impact her life has had on people.”
Helen Hunt, another Oscar winner, will play Coach Bresnahan. “I loved playing a coach. Specifically this coach. I was never going to capture Brez because clearly there’s only one Brez,” Hunt said. “To find the parts of me that cared more about these girls than anything else, to find the parts of me that felt blown apart by something tragic and through working with these women put myself and them back together … this was very rewarding for me.” Bresnahan and Hunt became close friends throughout this process, spending an exceptional amount of time just getting to know each other. “I can’t tell you how many
hours I’ve talked to Helen Hunt,” Bresnahan said. “Even days of scene she would call and we would talk for an hour that morning. People just want to get it right.” Playing the part of Caroline is Danika Yarosh, best known for her recurring role on the TV show “Shameless.” “Seeing a number 9 in a green uniform walking and running aroundt, it did take my breath away. I had to step back and kind of turn around and walk around for a little bit,” Found said. “Even though I anticipated it, you can never really be quite ready for something like that.”
I LOVED PLAYING A COACH. SPECIFICALLY THIS COACH. I WAS NEVER GOING TO CAPTURE BREZ BECAUSE CLEARLY THERE’S ONLY ONE BREZ.” -Helen Hunt, Oscar winning actress
TOP: The West High 2011 championship team. BOTTOM: The replicated West High team.
HY CANADA? Across the United States, very few states have tax incentives to encourage in-state movie production. This means that incentives such as 30 percent off hotel rooms and food no longer exist, and there is no reason to film a movie without any benefits when there are incentives available elsewhere. “They wanted to film the movie in Iowa,” Found said. “But [the lack of incentives] coupled with the exchange rate between the U.S. and Canada
makes it a lot less expensive to do movies in Vancouver.” Vancouver has flourished in the movie business. They have a plethora of camera people, sound people and infrastructural capabilities to make the movie-making process as smooth as possible. “They told me, I don’t know if it’s true, but they said they can do $1 million worth of filming there for what they can do for $1.7 million here,” Found said.
N THE SET Both Bresnahan and Found have visited Vancouver twice to take part in the filming. “The highlight for me was having Brez and Ernie coming to Vancouver to share the story with us,” said Pete Shilaimon, the producer of the movie. Being on set, there are bound
to be a fair share of both funny and touching moments. For Found, one of his funniest moments occurred in his first interaction with Hunt. “Someone like Helen Hunt has a double, and the double looks just like Helen Hunt. I wanted to introduce myself to [the double], so I stuck my hand out and said, “ Yo u ’ r e doing a heck of a job as a West High volleyball coach, y o u’r e doing a great job acting like Brez and
you’re doing a great job acting like Helen Hunt!’ She turned to me and said, ‘I am Helen Hunt,”” Found said. “There came another time an hour or two later and I thought it was Helen Hunt out on the floor. I went up to her to tell her how I didn’t greet her with respect she deserved and I’m sorry that I got her mixed up and she said, “I’m not Helen Hunt, I’m the double!”” Bresnahan herself got the opportunity to have a cameo in the film, and it happened to be in a scene where she wishes “herself ” luck. “At the state tournament, Helen [Hunt] was going around, and she came up to me and I gave her a hug and said, ‘Good luck, Brez!’ It was so weird!” she said.
A scene being filmed at the Found Farm set in Vancouver.
-Kathy Bresnahan
“WHAT MOVIE DID YOU EVER WATCH AS A LITTLE GIRL OTHER THAN PRINCESS MOVIES THAT SHOWED WOMEN AS STRONG?”
MPACT Although the impact of the Found family and “Live Like Line, Love Like Ellyn” has been felt in the Iowa City community for years, the hope is that this film will spread that message across the nation. “The message I’m trying to send out is simple. Live life to the fullest, to be grateful for every day and not take things for granted,” Shilaimon said. “The message is also that the Women of Troy never give up. That’s the strongest message. Never give up.” Fliehler hopes that the movie will influence girls around the nation to carry on Line’s legacy. “If this movie changes just one little girl’s life, or inspires one little girl to “Live Like Line” or embody some of the amazing characteristics Line had, then for me the impact of the movie is worth it,” Fliehler said. According to Fliehler, Bresnahan and Found, this movie is going to be one of the first of its kind, as not that many movies express stories of young female athletes. “What movie did you ever watch as a little girl other than princess movies that showed women as strong?” Bresnahan said. No matter what impact the film has or what the final product is, Found keeps one thought in the forefront of his mind. “I keep reminding myself that no book or movie is ever going to change our emotions and our experiences,” he said. “They are what they are, and they will always be that way. Nothing can change that.”
TOP: Kathy Bresnahan smiles behind a camera on set. MIDDLE: Helen Hunt and other actors sit on the sidelines. BOTTOM: The replica gym is filled to the brim as the “team” prepares for a scene.
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CALLIE DAINS ’18
Most teens these days find a “need for speed” when out on the road. This 1996 Mazda can’t even go 35 miles per hour. Here’s to just rolling with it. BY MOLLY HOWES
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While getting pizza at Papa John’s, Dains accidentally backed into a rock and severely scratched the back bumper. Once, while Dains backing out of driveway, she hit stepfather’s truck broke off the left view mirror.
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During a tornado in 2007, a tree went through the left back window. The window that replaced it, which was found in a junkyard, no longer rolls down. The numbers placed on the window at the junkyard to identify it have never worn off.
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DIRECTIONS: Say “hello” to fall with a WSS exclusive coloring page. Tweet your masterpiece @wsspaper with #WSSColoring to be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a gift card to Pancheros.
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BREAKFAST BY GABBY SKOPEC
OVERNIGHT OATS For those of you who can’t fall asleep at night and can’t wake up in the morning, overnight oats are the perfect solution. They’re tasty and easy to take on-thego. Time: 5 minutes Servings: 1 *recipe adapted from Smart Living Network
BASE INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup old fashioned oats 1/4 cup steel cut oats 1/8 cup ground flax seed 1/2 cup milk of choice (almond, coconut, regular, etc.) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS 1. Combine oats, flax seed, yogurt, vanilla and one of the flavor combos (see below) in a standard size mason jar or a similar container. 2. Fill to the top with milk. If using a mason jar, push the oats and flax seed around so the milk can seep through. 3. Shake and refrigerate overnight for at least 5 hours
Tip: Tape a spoon to the jar so you don’t forget one the next morning.
FLAVOR COMBOS
Mocha Vanilla yogurt 1 tablespoon cocoa powder ¼ cup coffee *¼ cup milk* 1 Tbsp honey
Chocolate Peanut Butter Vanilla yogurt 2 tablespoon PB 2 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 tablespoon honey
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Apple Cinnamon FALL BONUS
Vanilla yogurt ½ cup chopped apple ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Blueberry Blueberry yogurt ½ cup blueberries 1 tablespoon honey
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BERRY BREAKFAST CREPES INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup our 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS 1. Heat skillet over medium high heat. 2. Place flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, egg, vanilla extract and butter in blender and blend until smooth. 3. Melt about 1/8 teaspoon butter or use cooking spray to coat bottom of pan. 4. Pour just enough batter into pan to cover bottom. 5. After 1 minute, once
1 tablespoon butter, melted Additional butter or cooking spray Fresh mixed fruits, chopped (we used strawberries, blueberries, banana and raspberry) Whipped cream (optional) Powdered sugar (optional) there is no wet batter, flip crepe and cook for 20 to 30 seconds more. 6. Stack crepes while you cook the rest. 7. Fill each crepe with several spoonfuls of mixed fruit. 8. Top with powdered sugar and whipped cream. *recipe adapted from The Girl Inspired
These crepes are stuffed full with refreshing fruit, sure to wake you from your morning slumber.
Time: 20 minutes Servings: Three 10 inch crepes
AVOCADO TOAST WITH SUNNY SIDE UP EGG The colors on this avocado toast are sure to awaken you and this well-balanced meal, complete with protein and healthy fats, will keep you full until lunch.
Time: 10 minutes Servings: 2 slices of toast
INGREDIENTS 1 avocado 1/2 teaspoon lime juice Salt and pepper 2 slices of bread 1 tablespoon butter 2 eggs Tomato (optional) Bell pepper (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Peel and dice avocado. Place in a bowl and mash with lime juice, salt and pepper. Set aside. 2. Heat butter in saucepan over medium-high heat. Crack eggs into pan and allow the whites to cook. Spoon butter from the pan
onto the yolk to cook it. When the whites are set, use a spatula to pick up the egg and carefully drain off any excess butter. 3. Meanwhile, toast two slices of bread. 4. Spread avocado mash onto the toast. Top with tomatoes or bell peppers if desired. 5. Place the egg on top of the avocado toast. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper if desired. *recipe adapted from Whole and Heavenly Oven
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You secretly have a Harambe shrine in your room.
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You secretly cried when Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift broke up.
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You secretly listen to Jacob Satorious before bed.
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Do you still watch Disney Channel?
You secretly peaked in junior high.
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You secretly prefer Insta stories to Snap stories
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n 1981, a new channel called Music Television (MTV) played its first music video of the song “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles. This was a huge first step for music videos. “They became something you could watch,” said English teacher Nathan Frese. Before MTV, music videos were just short promotional videos that bands put together. They would be sold in small music shops or used as filler in between shows. It was harder to find them. “You would see [them] by accident,” Frese said. MTV would show the most popular music videos of the day, which in turn were the
had for the song,” Rosenthal said. most popular songs of the day. “If you didn’t have a cool Artists would go film in video, your song wouldn’t be different places instead of as popular,” Frese said. being in a recording studio. Many people would sit in front There was special editing with of the television just to watch special effects. Videos became the latest music video. a story for the song or artist would have random Spanish teacher David Rosenthal would see them effects. This was a pretty big first for many people at his friend’s house. Since there was a medium to to see. play their videos, artists Teenagers would talk and producers put more about MTV at school, so NATHAN FRESE, people knew they had to work into them. This ENGLISH TEACHER made them more of a watch what was the latest production. thing. “We got to see what vision they One of the biggest events to
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appear on MTV was Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” It first ran on Dec. 2 of 1983. The full length music video was about 13 minutes long with only five minutes being the actual song. The rest was directed like a horror film. “We were used to the videos being two to three minutes long,” Rosenthal said. Due to its popularity, every time MTV would run either the full length video or the shorter “Thriller” video many people would stop what they were doing to watch it. “I remember the first time
watching [the “Thriller” video]. I time to showing reality television was like, ‘holy cow,’” Rosenthal and games shows, but that didn’t leave the world without said. Rosenthal and Frese both agree music videos. VH1 was another that the “Thriller” video’s effect channel that played music videos, but it was not as popular was an important one for music videos. People with young people as MTV was. Many people would try to recreate the dance from the video also got their music videos from the channel at school dances, and BET. even on the playground. Frese also viewed it more This sort of visual DAVID ROSENTHAL, than once, not only for SPANISH TEACHER entertainment also began to branch out in other the dance moves, but to appreciate the different zombies ways. Several bands didn’t want to that the makeup budget had make production music videos, so created. clips of their live concerts were put “The choreography was awesome, together to be sold on the shelves. Towards the end of the 90s and too. Though I couldn’t dance at the age of ten, even I knew the dance early 2000s, computers and the internet started taking over. People moves were awesome,” Frese said. In the late 80s, MTV transitioned could download or buy a CD that from showing music videos all the included the tops song’s video.
As the 2000s progressed, video said. One such artist who did streaming sites like YouTube this was Beyoncé. She released became popular. Nowadays her visual album on April 23, people can easily type into a 2016, titled “Lemonade.” search bar to find the “‘Lemonade’ is a big stepping stone,” music video they want. Many videos now contain Granfield said. Granfield says how shocking or intensely creative content, leading every video is connected them to become viral over one theme, and it’s one of the first visual videos. Alex Granfield ’17 ALEX GRANFIELD ‘17 albums to get so much says his friends send him attention. music videos when they Music videos have changed a lot are going viral. “There’s the ones that are since the very beginning when shocking,” he said. visuals started being added to There is one more step that music music. They have gone from being videos have taken -- being released on television channels to YouTube on iTunes as the whole album. channels. As long as they are These are referred to as visual popular, they will keep evolving albums. with the rest of our culture. “It’s sort of like a whole movie in music video format,” Granfield
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSIC VIDEOS In 1926, the introduction of “talkies” in the film industry marks the beginning of sound and image collaboration.
Disney’s animated film Fantasia is released in 1940, featuring different pieces of classical music.
The Beatles begin publishing promotional music clips in 1965 to market their music without having to travel in person.
In 1975, Queen creates a promotional music video for Bohemian Rhapsody, one of the first singles where the music video was key to marketing.
In 1981, MTV launches in the US, marking music videos’ transition into television.
YouTube launches in 2005 and Vevo launches in 2009, moving music videos away from television and towards the internet.
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Picture a high school game. You’re likely seeing screaming fans or packed gymnasiums saturated with a constant hum of energy. Now imagine silence, solitude. For Caleb Crossett ’17, Kyle Jenkins ’17 and Adam Rose ’17, this is what comes to mind: A silent sport, one that is calculated and meticulously technical -- golf. All three seniors are entering their fourth year playing golf for West High, each with their own unique path through their years on the team.
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great golf and recover easily when he falls short. “There has not been a time where I wasn’t For Adam Rose ’17, the path to becoming a West High golfer was heavily influenced by having fun playing golf. Sometimes I do get down on myself because I have very high his older brother Ryan. “I started playing golf in the summer after expectations for myself, so when I’m having my eighth grade year. I chose to play golf in a bad meet I just have to put it behind me and high school because my brother played during move on to the next one,” Rose said. Despite the team not accomplishing his years in high school and I always enjoyed everything Rose had hoped, Rose has gained playing golf,” Rose said. In addition to introducing Rose to the sport, a lot from the team. “I always had the goal to win a JV or his brother guided Rose in his first varsity meet, and unfortunately I still few years on the team. haven’t accomplished that goal. But I “My brother has helped me also joined golf to meet new people and through high school golf. A lot of make friends, and I can say that I have the time when I was playing or become friends with people I probably practicing he was there, helping me improve my swing or another Adam Rose ’17 wouldn’t have talked to if it weren’t for golf and that feels good,” Rose said. part of the game. Without my Throughout his four years, Rose’s approach brother I never would have started playing golf, and would have never tried out for the to the game has been a constant source of reassurance to those around him, and Rose is team freshman year,” Rose said. Rose has always had a lighthearted approach sure to finish out this season as strong as ever. to the game, which has allowed him to play
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“We work on getting better and we do it together. It’s like playing a sport you’re “Golf to me is ... a passion as well as a lifestyle. passionate about with your sibling. You I love to be able to control the ball like that, constantly strive to be the best, and you make and it’s amazing to see all the time and effort jokes with each other, and have a good time,” Jenkins said. “The team dynamic the first put forth pay off,” Kyle Jenkins ’17 said. For Jenkins, the road to his four years playing couple years was really good but this year, I feel like it’s better than ever because varsity golf and eventually becoming I’ve known my fellow teammates the senior team captain started many since freshman year,” Jenkins said. years ago. Jenkins hopes to push the team in “I started playing golf when I was the rest of his final season and will four or five using a plastic golf ball look back at his time on the team and club in the house … over time I became more and more passionate Kyle Jenkins ’17 fondly. “I’m looking forward to more for the sport,” Jenkins said. Despite its individual-centered nature, golf tournaments and districts because I think we is much more than just a single player sport have what it takes to go to state. Although, for Jenkins. Jenkins displays a quality that at the same time I don’t because the more is vital for every team captain: a devotion to tournaments that go by, the less time there is being on the team,” Jenkins said. driving his team to success.
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how to fix it. I stopped wanting to play for a while, but I got help and got back to where I As a freshman, Crossett joined the team on was. It’s really hard in golf, because if you get a whim with no idea that it was the beginning down, it’s hard to bring yourself back from of an incredible four year journey. “I started that,” Crossett said. “You have to tell yourself playing golf only two years before I started that [you’ll] be fine; [you’re] good at golf. If high school, so at the beginning of high you think that you suck, you’re just going to end up sucking,” Crossett said. school, I was pretty bad.” Now, Crossett is playing some of the Being a relatively new golfer, best golf of his life, recently shooting Crossett struggled with a hurdle a personal best high school score of that many golfers never overcome: 84 in a varsity meet. mentality. “It was really exciting placing “I used to get really mad when I was playing badly, which was all the time, Caleb Crossett ’17 second the first meet this year. I had probably one of the best rounds of so I would constantly be [angry] my life at The Meadows in Dubuque. It was when I was golfing,” Crossett said. With age, Crossett developed a more a really rainy and cold day and just poured positive, carefree approach to the game. This, on us the first nine holes. I didn’t know how I was going to do with all of that going on, but it in turn, would greatly improve his abilities. “There were times where I couldn’t figure ended up being a great round of golf,” Crossett out what I was doing wrong; I didn’t know said.
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hile the foundation of these young athletes into the same medaled at Prairie and Pleasant any team is its veterans, training program that high school Valley, in addition to medaling at the spirit of the team is athletes use, the aim is to help them Seminole Valley. He has very high the young talent. This is especially become more confident. expectations for the team this true on the boys cross country team. “I think [the summer training season. The freshman-sophomore team has program] is a great idea, and I’d love “This is a talented team and the already come up with to see it implemented with ultimate goal is to win fresh-soph first, second and third seventh graders too,” said conference,” Woodward said. place finishes at their first Kevin Koffron, coach of While a good team finish is the three meets, respectively. the freshman-sophomore primary goal, there is still some Peter Woodward, Eddie team. focus on individual achievements. Dowling, Ken Wilbur, The summer Dowling talks about his Chen-You Wu and Julian training program individual goals saying, Wemmie, all freshmen, EDDIE DOWLING for eighth graders “I want to aim for ‘20 have scored in these involves going on varsity, as well as meets. The amount of young talent runs and doing workouts breaking Ali Ali’s ’17 on the team is unparalleled by with the team, as well as freshman record of previous generations, as Woodward weight training and core 17:30.” and Dowling have medaled in two strengthening. While KEVIN KOFFRON, It has always been a COACH of the first three races. summer training for eighth mantra on the team to One of the barriers to high graders has always been an aim for the skies, which achievement as a option, it was seldom taken is exactly what this class is setting freshman is lack of advantage of. However, its eyes on. This year’s team hopes experience. However, in preparation for this to improve on last year’s second many of these young season, Coach Koffron runners have been recruited eighth graders running for a long time. more intensely to keep up Dowling recalls his with other schools in the first experiences with PETER WOODWARD conference who run similar ‘20 running. programs. “The first time I got to get out and It appears that these new run was when I was five, mostly in team goals regarding freshmen road races,” Dowling said. preparation have had an impact This prior experience has made up on the class of 2020. The freshmen for a lack of seniority when it comes class has entered the season to high school races. Dowling with high confidence and high finished second at Prairie and 15th expectations. at Pleasant Valley, medaling at Like Dowling, Woodward both. To allow young runners like Dowling to thrive, one of the main goals on the team is to get athletes involved in running as soon as possible. This includes allowing incoming eighth graders to practice with the team in the summer, when practices are voluntary. By putting
place conference finish. While there is a lot of pressure on the future, the team also takes pride in what it has accomplished in the early season. When asked his favorite moment in the season so far, Woodward said, “Winning Prairie was a major [accomplishment] for us and proved that we can win meets.” While it has yet to be seen how the future will pan out for the fresh-soph team, it is certain that the new mentality and goals of the team are paying big dividends when it comes to young talent.
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Claire Ronnebaum ‘18, is well-known on the girls cross country team for being the most prepared person on the team. From snow pants to a mini umbrella, Ronnebaum has it all packed and ready for each cross country meet of the season. She shares with West Side Story some of the items that make up her meet-day bag.
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The forest green Iowa City West uniform is a key part of Ronnebaum’s bag, as she must wear it in the race.
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Ronnebaum will generally pack two water bottles to ensure proper hydration.
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or many people, making a varsity sports team is a goal that they work toward for their entire high school career. For others like Cailyn Morgan ’19, it’s just another part of their day. As a freshman Morgan was on the varsity softball and basketball teams. This year she has swapped out softball for volleyball, and is one of three underclassmen on varsity. When she isn’t playing for West, Morgan plays for the Minnesota Fury and Iowa Rockets club teams. Her outstanding accomplishments seem to run in the family. Morgan has both a brother and sister who play for college teams. Jeremy Morgan ’13 and Mikaela Morgan ’15 are both playing basketball for the University of Northern Iowa. When asked if she planned on playing for a college team, Morgan said, “My goal right now is to try and take my athletic ability to another level.” However, she is currently undecided on which sport she plans on pursuing. As for juggling the varsity sports and the expectations, Morgan is handling being one of the youngest on the team extremely well.
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“Sometimes I do get a little stressed because I think I need to show myself and prove that I deserve to be up there. Other times I’m like, I obviously deserve to be here, so I just need to work as hard as I can, [to prove] that this is the right spot for me,” Morgan said. Despite feeling like an underdog at times, the team and coaches only have supportive words for Morgan’s attitude as “upbeat, competitive, easy skills. to get along with.” “It’s nice because she’s really “She’s a good teammate and listens competitive and she really pushes well, she wants to accomplish me and works really hard,” said something and is working hard to do Madison Fay ’17, a volleyball and the things she wants to do,” Dolson basketball teammate. “She’s a great said. shooter; she “MY GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO TRY The girls this loves it and year are all AND TAKE MY ATHLETIC ABILITY TO she’s really c omp e t it ive good,” Fay ANOTHER LEVEL” and are said. -Cailyn Morgan ’19 l o o k i n g There are forward to a nine seniors great season on West’s after winning the spike back from City volleyball team this year, and earlier this month. As for Morgan next Morgan is being prepped to fill their year, Fay said, “She’s really mature and shoes next year. Assistant Coach she knows what our goals are. She’ll Scott Sanders said, “Cailyn is a great carry that on for next year and be a competitor and very coachable.” good leader.” In addition, Head Coach Randy Dolson describes Morgan’s practice
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SUCCESS & SIBLINGS BY DENIZ INCE & ELLIE GRETTER
Whether it’s competing in the Olympic Trials or being invited to one of the most competitive summer training camps in all of high school football, the Martin family does not lack in talent. Ruby Martin ‘18 and Oliver Martin ‘17 have both had immense success in their respective sports. West Side Story talked to the Martin family not only about their individual successes but also family life.
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ost athletes’ dream is to make it to the Olympics. Ruby Martin ’18, as only a high school junior, has already come very close to making her dreams reality. This past summer, Ruby swam in front of thousands at the Swimming Olympic Trials, reaching the finals in the 200 meter butterfly and receiving fourth place
as a youngster in the pool, only two spots from making the U.S. Olympic team. “When I actually got there and experienced everything that was behind the pool and everything that’s out where the actual main competition pool is, it was kind of jaw dropping,” Ruby said, “It made me a little bit more nervous, but it was cool knowing that they just
built this pool two weeks ago.” In addition to the Olympic Trials, Ruby has attended many other major swimming competitions. “Before Olympic Trials I went to Phillips 66 Nationals. I go to a lot of junior nationals, which is [for] eighteen [years] and under and I go to a lot of Arena Pro Series,” she said. “I like to attend them before Olympic Trials. I like to go and
“WHEN I ACTUALLY GOT THERE . . . WHERE THE ACTUAL MAIN COMPETITION POOL IS, IT WAS KIND OF JAW DROPPING ”
Ruby Martin ’19 steps onto the starting block before a race.
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Ruby Martin ’19 waves to the crowd after being announced at the Women’s 200m Butterfly finals at the US Olympic Trials.
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race against other Olympians and other fast people that had trial cuts like me and kind of get used to not being as scared or as nervous for when I actually got there.” However, Ruby’s success does not come without hard work, as her rigorous schedule of eleven swim practices per week and lifting two times per week keeps her busy. “The three days that I don’t have a two-a-day are Friday, Saturday, [and] Sunday. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, [and] Thursday I have morning practice and afternoon, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays I lift before I swim,” she said. Ruby considered joining the girls swim team this year but later decided against it. “I was actually thinking about
doing it this year. My freshman and sophomore year I didn’t do it specifically because of the Olympic Trials and training for that, but I was going to look into it my junior and senior year. This year I found out from my coach that I might make a World Cup team,” she said. If Ruby were to make the World Cup team, she would be presented with scheduling conflicts that would interrupt her school season at the most important time: state. Ruby has a big future in swimming ahead of her and has already been contacted by colleges. “I just got done talking about this with my coach. He’s kind of helping me out with that so I’m starting to think about college and where I’d want to go,” Ruby said. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARTIN FAMILY DESIGN BY SIMRAN SARIN
OLIVER MARTIN ’17 Oliver Martin ’17 went from being the only freshman on the varsity team to receiving scholarship offers from multiple top schools and becoming a leader on the football team. “Now that I’m a senior it’s more of a leadership position - leading by example, helping the guys during games and during practices, trying to keep high energy during games and practices,” Oliver said. As for his athletic improvement, Oliver has an intense training schedule to thank for that. “[His hard work,] it’s unprecedented. He works hard in season in [the] sport but then he’s always working on his own outside of practice times in the season,” football coach Garrett Hartwig
Oliver Martin ’17 runs down the sideline for a touchdown after receiving a pass.
With both Martins having abundant success, one might wonder how chaotic life must be like. Luckily, Ruby and Oliver have parents who are very willing to help their children succeed athletically. “Every day after school each of us will be going off doing our own sport, so our parents will be driving around taking us to sports [and] getting us home, so it’s pretty busy,” Oliver said. Spending family time together is also a challenge for the Martins. “Normally how a day would go is either I go to morning practice really early or he [Oliver] gets up and lifts and leaves. We go to school [and] I don’t really see him during the day. I see my younger siblings more than him,” Ruby said. PHOTOS BY NICK PRYOR
said. “Right now I’m in season for football, so Monday [and] Wednesday mornings [we’ll] get up and lift at 7:00 a.m. Every day during the week [we’ve] got practice after school for about two hours and 15 minutes and Fridays [we’ve] got games. Saturdays we have lifting at 8:00 a.m. in the morning and conditioning,” Oliver said. In addition to doing the workouts and training his school coaches give him, Oliver practices more when he sees fit. “I’ll do stuff on the weekend on my own [for] anything that I need to work on. Maybe lift on the weekend on my own or just maybe do some wide receiver drills,” he
Oliver Martin ’17 swings the bat at the Iowa Baseball State Championship Game.
“During the week we don’t see each other a whole lot at home. I mean, we’ll see each other right before we go to school in the morning or really late at night but most of our time spent together is on the weekends or Friday nights,” Oliver added. Not only are weekdays hectic for the Martins, but they also travel around the world for competitions. “Ruby travels all over, all over the country and even the world. Now she might be going to Hong Kong next month for the World Cup team so she’s getting to go to a lot of fun places [like] Ireland and Hawaii. Lots of traveling, it’s tricky but we go to everything we can possibly get to,” mother Lisa Martin said.
said. Oliver has also attended many football camps over the summer, culminating in a declaration as an MVP at the Nike Opening Finals. “I went to either college one-day camps or I went to some Nike camps. I went to the Nike Opening Finals which was in Beaverton, Ore. I didn’t know that they had an MVP for the camp beforehand, so I just went into the camp looking to do as well as I could,” he said. “When I was awarded that after camp I was glad. It was a good feeling.” As for his own future, Oliver has a lot to consider. Not only is he a star football athlete, but Oliver holds one individual swimming school record and is a part of
Oliver Martin ’17 stands at the line of scrimmage preparing for the next play.
Ruby and Oliver aren’t the only Martins actively engaged in sports. Younger sister Scarlet is following in Ruby’s footsteps to become a star swimmer. “She is very talented. She’s actually breaking some of Ruby’s records from when she was younger. She’s very independent. She’ll go train on her own. She doesn’t ask us for a whole lot of coaching tips or anything. She just enjoys the sport on her own. She is kind of creating her own path in the sport,” Oliver said. To be as successful as they are, the Martins work extremely hard to juggle both school and competitive sports. “Their work ethic is beyond my expectations. You hope your kids
three swimming school and state record-holding relays. On top of this, Oliver is also a varsity baseball player for West. “Right now I’m not 100 percent [sure on] which sport I’ll do [in college]. I guess I’d be leaning towards football right now because I’m getting the most interest in it, so I have the most options in it right now,” he said. “I have a handful [of colleges] I’ve kind of narrowed down to but I shouldn’t say.” Oliver has even began setting goals for his years after college. “If I play that sport in college, I would want to have a chance to pursue it at the professional level. That’d be a dream and goal.”
Oliver Martin ’17 walks down the line greeting teammates before the State Championship Game.
are successful in life and they all are handling all of that so well with school and just working as hard as they can to be the best they can be,” Lisa said. “That helps them in all aspects of life and just I’m very proud of them.” Despite the busy schedule the Martins have, they are always there to support each other and cheer on their family. “My mom has helped me through most of my swimming. My dad has always been there for me, [but] he normally can’t go to half of my away meets so he normally ends up texting me and kind of motivating me,” Ruby said, “They all watch me on live streams and they’re always there supporting me.”
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THE QB QUESTION This year, the football team is off to a strong start, winning their first three games. However, while Evan Flitz ‘18 has started in each game, coach Garrett Hartwig admits that the decision has been a tough one, as Ethan Postler ‘18 and Flitz have been competing for the starting position. West Side Story looks into the differences between the two and also the process that goes into choosing the starter for each game.
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ortunately yet unfortunately, head football coach Garrett Hartwig has a difficult decision to make before every game. With two different quarterbacks, Evan Flitz ’18 and Ethan Postler ’18, Hartwig has to make the tough call every week . “They play different games. What I mean by that is one of them has a physical tool set that the other one does not have. One of them is a little bit taller, the other one is a little bit more mobile. But both of them are very good quarterbacks,” Hartwig said. Although talent is very important, there are still many other aspects that affect who is chosen to be the starter for each game throughout the season. “There are a lot of things I look for. Accountability, number one - that covers a lot of things. Accountability on and off the field, understanding the offense first and foremost,” Hartwig said. A quarterback’s responsibilities extend off the field as well. “I mean, the quarterback is the quarterback. It’s the highest profile in all of sports, in my opinion. You have to behave yourself in a certain way, whether it’s in the classroom or in the community and certainly on the field,” Hartwig said.
team. “I’ve been playing ever since I could remember, really. I mean, I started playing tackle football in fifth grade and I decided right away
ETHAN POSTLER Ever since fifth grade, Ethan Postler ’18 knew that he wanted to be a quarterback. This year, Postler may get the chance to play this position for a ranked
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that I wanted to play quarterback,” Postler said. Throughout the years, Postler’s older brother, Austin, has been his biggest mentor and supporter.
“My brother Austin, who played at Iowa, has been my biggest mentor. I call him a lot and he gives me a lot of advice,” Postler said. With the help from his brother and also extensive coaching, Postler has been able to drastically improve since last year. “I think I have improved most on my decision making. I have never really had trouble throwing the ball, but it’s just been decision making. I think I have improved a lot but there is still improvement left,” Postler said.
EVAN FLITZ As the current starting quarterback, Evan Flitz ’18 has stood up as a leader on the team as only a junior. Hard work during summer training has led Flitz to major improvement and also to the starting position during previous games. “I’ve gotten a lot better at reading the defense and gotten a lot stronger. We did passing leagues over the summer and went to the weight room about everyday,” Flitz said. Although performance during games is important, Hartwig values practice immensely when deciding on his starters for the week. “Every week we go in with an open competition for all spots. That’s for the guy who is fighting to get on a special team, to the guy who’s been a three-year starter. They have to earn their spot every week,” Hartwig said. PHOTO: POSTLER (LEFT) AND FLITZ (RIGHT) STAND SIDE BY SIDE. PHOTO BY SARAH LONGMIRE DESIGN BY GABBY SKOPEC
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fter “Suicide Squad” was released this summer, it was announced that Harley Quinn would be getting her own movie. As a fan of DC Comics and everything that has to do with Harley Quinn, I’m excited to see that she will be getting some screen time. However, the relationship between the Joker and Harley is a messy and highly abusive one that was touched on in “Suicide Squad.” For readers who don’t know, she was the Joker’s therapist; he seduced her and now she does everything he tells her to. He’s also tried to kill her a bunch of times but she always runs back to him.
I have already seen couples in real life wearing jewelry, t-shirts, jackets and anything else commonly found at Hot Topic that relates to this comic book pair. I cannot begin to explain how maddening this is, but who am I kidding? I’m going to try. From Harley’s very first appearance in “Batman: the Animated Series,” people have idolized her. She was given enough attention to recieve her own spinoff webseries with Poison Ivy called “Gotham Girls.” Harley is very admirable character. She is a gymnast, a psychologist and isn’t given any specific powers until Poison Ivy gives her immunity to certain toxins. A large portion of Harley’s backstory is about how smart she is and how even a person with her education is suaded by the Joker’s manipulation. But as
mentioned before, the relationship is pretty sketchy. For people who recognize that their behavior is not normal, this shouldn’t be a problem. For those who see them as #relationshipgoals, it should be. Yes, the Joker and Harley Quinn are a power couple within the Batman comics and their own spinoffs, but they are not what a real relationship should look like. I worry that younger generations such as middle schoolers, and even some of us, might be getting the wrong idea. I say this because they’re great characters with some of the most highly developed and complex storylines and backstories of any characters ever. The complexity and layers to their beings make the characters who they are. Without fully understanding that they are
crazy, the couples who emulate them come across as a little crazy themselves. For starters, the Joker and Harley have tried to kill each other numerous times. The most notable incident was the when Joker realized he had true feelings for Harley and tried to send her off in a rocket to kill her. Harley’s attempts don’t get as far, as Joker has to only whisper three simple words and she’s all over him. Harley and the Joker also have a child together, who Joker doesn’t know about. Be them for Halloween; embrace the pop culture. But don’t go around spouting nods to the couple before you understand the connotations they have. Some of us, those of us who know a little too much about said couple, are gonna think you’re a little nuts. But I guess that’s what you’re going for.
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BY FENNA SEMKEN
his summer I have traveled to Lake Superior, Michigan, Washington D.C. and the European countries of Germany, Austria, Belgium, Hungary and Slovakia. At the start of the summer, each trip seemed years away, as if it could not come fast enough. That sort of excitement fills your whole body and makes you unable to sleep, and sleepless nights only intensify that long feeling of “two more weeks” and “eight more days.”
But now here I am, alone in my room which is full of new photos with friends from summer, souvenirs from my travels and scrapbooks full of memories. Oh, and did I forget to mention piles of homework? Before I could have even guessed, summer is just a far away memory. This always leads to the thought, ‘before you know it, it will be over.’ This can be applied to anything. Driving home from school, a long and hard workout, staying home sick or writing an essay. This can also be applied to high school. Freshman year seems like a billion years ago, while at the same time it feels like a day ago. Sophomore year feels the same way. Despite the difference in years, they blur together as just one big past. And now here comes junior
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year. The year you become an upperclassman and have tons of friends, the year you are involved with school and homework is loaded upon you. But before you know it, it will be over. Before you know it, it will be summer again. Before you know it, you will be sitting in this exact same spot thinking these thoughts about senior year being a month in. It doesn’t stop there. Then it will be freshman year in college, and graduate school and then, before you know it, you will be sitting here thinking about how you are getting married the next day. Time flies by, but once it passes it loses its distinction. The sleepover I had with a close friend two days ago seems just as long ago as the sleepover I had with my best friend in seventh grade.
It is easy to completely lose your mind constantly thinking, ‘before you know it, it will be over,’ but it is also important. As I am coming to the end of my teenage years, the end of high school and the end of living in Iowa City, I must start focusing on the now. The present. Don’t get me wrong, the future is important and it is helpful to have a plan, but to take time and focus on the now can help so much more. So now I focus on what is in front of me. I have fun in the present instead of planning what to do next and I make sure to always do what makes me happy, because life is so short and there is no time to waste on what kills your happy vibe. The end of my beginning is nearing, so I need to look around and live in the moment, because before I know it, it will be over.
12 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD LOVE NO AIR CONDITIONING BY LEAH DUSTERHOFT
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he papers droop, our pencils lose the ability to write on a page and our sweating teachers have the only fan in the room facing towards themselves. That’s what it’s like to sit in a classroom all day with no air conditioning and the lovely Iowa humidity. But never fear, I found some upsides to going to a school with no air conditioning: 1. Don’t worry if you forgot to put
on deodorant this morning because everyone smells jank anyways. You’ll fit right in! 2. Everyone always says Mother Nature was the world’s first hair stylist! Girls don’t have to worry about their hair falling flat because the humidity will add some volume in a snap. You also don’t have to waste time straightening your hair because we all know a wave will show up during first period anyways. 3. You are more likely to take a stroll through the nicely airconditioned library. On your way through you’ll probably see a book you want to read and stash it in your mind for later when you have to do a book report for Witthoft.
4. When your teacher catches you spacing out in class you can just say, “Sorry, I just can’t focus with this heat!” or, “Sorry, I couldn’t hear your question over all the fans. Can you please repeat it?” For added effect, talk quietly so they think the fans are actually really loud. 5. You can blame your misspelling of Shoultz (Scholtz? Schoultz?) on the heat too! 6. Superintendent Murley actually interacts with students when he leaves his air conditioned office to see what us peasants are suffering through. 7. Teachers move classes to a computer lab to get out of the heat. We all know nothing productive
happens during those classes. 8. The nice waxed floors get a little slick, which is perfect for you to trip, fall and drop all your books so a cute boy can come help you like in all the movies! 9. Instead of installing air conditioning we are now a better informed student body with new TVs everywhere in the school. 10. The temperature matches the nice setting of the school: Hell. 11. When you walk into your classroom and the seat is covered in butt sweat…yeah, I don’t know how butt sweat would ever be a good thing… 12. And of course, everyone’s favorite: early releases. That’s the shit I DO LIKE.
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t’s 9 p.m. on a Sunday night and you’re laying in bed recollecting all the memories from this extravagant weekend with your friends. As you start to doze off into a well-deserved sleep, you realize you didn’t do any of your Pre-Calc homework. You’re already in bed and half asleep; doing homework now would almost be a waste since your mind isn’t at its full potential. So, you decide to wake up early and do your homework in the library at school. You arrive to library ready to work --but wait. There are no tables for you to do your homework at. They are filled with people socializing and looking at their phones, not serving their necessary purpose of holding up your 500 pound textbook so you can get DESIGN BY ELEANOR HO
your homework done on time. Across the library you see someone frantically looking for a computer. They cannot find one to finish their Spanish PowerPoint because again, people are either sitting at them and just “hangin’ out” or some freshman is playing an online version of a video game he has at home. You two look at each other with a pleading glare at all the gossipers taking up your space -- your grade is on the verge of destruction and all you need to mend it is a small square space on a table and one chair. Many of you may have experienced the lack of room in the library to do school-related things -- or you’re a part of the massive gossip group gathering around the tables. Either way, the library has always been portrayed as a quiet, studious area for people to get work done. But how can I get work done if there isn’t a single computer open? But there are three rooms full of computers! Salinger, Angelou and the Cisneros lab! You run to the
lab and wait for the computer to log on. You begin to feel hopeful again -- like your homework may actually be completed for your third period class. Your hope vanishes almost as fast as it came when a librarian comes up to tell you that the labs are reserved for classes, but you can find a computer downstairs. YOU THINK I HAVEN’T TRIED THAT?! But you don’t say that. You nod and make your way downstairs and begin the depressing cycle of finding an open computer once more. I hope you can gather the point I am trying to make here -- that our library is spacious, but not spacious enough. Since we cannot stop the gossipers and gamers from hogging the computer space, the library should allow students who are actually doing work to use the upstairs labs. Although it may be hard for the librarians to decipher who is going to do work and who is going to bring the gossip from the main floor upstairs, maybe they can create another desk space on the top floor to keep an eye
on the students -- making it an actual movie-like library -- NO TALKING! Relate the library to the hilarious “Monsters University” film -- their initiation task was to go through obstacles as quietly as possible in the library while not disturbing the librarians. Our librarians are too nice to resemble the creature in the film, but when entering the library, we should act like they will throw us out onto the streets if we emit even the slightest of peeps. For the students that may not have computer access at home or are struggling with a job, sports and a social life, the library may be the only place for them to sit down and focus on their homework. We as a student body should be supportive of these students trying to get an education instead of preventing them from focusing with our disruptive “outside voices.” I understand that the morning may be the only time for you to socialize, but if this school can hold 2,100 students, you can find a different place to hang out.
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OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: SHOULD KAEPERNICK SIT?
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America, almost synonymous Colin Kaepernick sent America with “freedom,” is a nation that into a frenzy when the San prides itself in promising its citizens many rights. Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand Recently, Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers during the National Anthem before a game quarterback, exercised his rights by refusing to against Green Bay on August 26th. stand for the National Anthem, his reasoning Kaepernick refused to stand because he being that he didn’t want to show pride in a flag believes the American Flag represents the of a country that oppressed African-Americans oppression of minorities in the United States. and other minorities. People exploded, saying that to sit during the First and foremost, it’s important to point out National Anthem was not within his rights, and that Kaepernick’s actions are perfectly within unprotected by the First Amendment, but after his rights as an American citizen. He is directly the Supreme Court decision Texas vs. Johnson protected under the First Amendment of the (1989), Kaepernick’s freedom of nonverbal Bill of Rights. Of the five pillars in the First expression is protected. But the legality of his Amendment, ‘Freedom of expression’ covers actions or whether or not he should be fined by both verbal and nonverbal expression, and that the NFL is not what I am arguing. includes sitting down during the anthem. I disagree with Kaepernick’s choice to sit while Some say that his actions, though legal, are still our nation’s anthem is played. In my eyes, it was inappropriate. However, Kaepernick’s choice unethical and disrespectful. to make such a controversial move is very The National Anthem and our nation’s flag strategic. If Kaepernick were to make a simple stands for so much more than just longstanding speech, it’s doubtable that, between Harambe race issues. It stands for the men and women and Trump, people would that risked their lives to defend have even noticed. In all our country and Kaepernick’s SHOULD KAEPERNICK seriousness, we are a culture right to sit; the freedom we SIT OUT THE NATIONAL that likes excitement and have as Americans to pursue ANTHEM? scandal. Kaepernick took what we would like to without advantage of that, and now the government having to give we find ourselves giving this us the go ahead; the ability situation lots of attention. to make money by playing THE WSS EDITORIAL Despite what some believe, a sport we love instead of BOARD VOTED IN he isn’t expressing his hatred actually contributing to the SUPPORT KAEPERNICK of America. His motives are American work force. valid, as he is just pointing Yes, I agree that protesting out that there are aspects of this country the flag is protected under the First Amendment, keeping him from being able to fully appreciate but I do not agree with his actions. I especially it. America is said to be a place where anyone do not agree with his actions on the 15th can do anything with hard work. But is that anniversary of 9/11 when he continued to take a really true? Has it ever been? It’s difficult to find seat during the anthem. In the aftermath of 9/11 someone brave enough to deny the country’s the nation came together; the flag was a symbol slogan, but it’s about time someone arose and of unity, not something to tear us apart. On that did. When considering America as a whole, day Americans put aside their differences to the oppression of minorities shouldn’t be mourn the lives lost. overlooked. It’s a problem that is constantly But Kaepernick still sat on Sept. 11, 2016. swept aside by the powerful force of patriotism. No other country has as many high grade and If a person’s love for their country blinds them high paying professional sports teams as the U.S. from the nation’s problems, then that love goes has in organizations like the NBA and the NFL. from being beneficial to detrimental. The US.. has created a society allowing young Kaepernick selflessly disregarded his career to children to dream of being paid to play a game better others’ lives. The treatment of minorities they love, just like Kaepernick. These athletes is a controversial topic that many find are given fame and loads of money just to play uncomfortable, but his actions have opened the a game. Many other cultures see the American conversation and it’s finally getting addressed. It sports culture as an odd phenomenon. For could be considered that Kaepernick is actually example, in Germany high school varsity a shining example of patriotism. He made use athletics aren’t even a thing. Kids must pay to be of his rights for a noble cause. When it’s all said on a club sports team to play. and done, this country houses a bold spirit. The American flag should represent unity and It shouldn’t be a surprise that citizens of this pride. I`t should not be seen as a symbol of nation are just as bold. division in our country.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
INDEX Homework
Goodbye, 8 hours of sleep. I hope we reunite during winter break.
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Parking RIP West High lawn.
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Gregg Shoultz (a.k.a. Triple G) Make good choices, kids!
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Air conditioning Two hour early outs. Enough said.
+2 Harambe He lives on in the heart of every Trojan.
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7. Their school may not be finished yet, but freshmen are still rocking those high jerseys. 9. The date. The outfit. The pictures. The pressure.
ANSWERS 1 School starts; 2 Academic Focus Time; 3 Dress code; 4 Locker; 5 Football; 6 Two thousand one hundred; 7 Liberty; 8 Early release; 9 Homecoming; 10 Detention;
1. Now that at 8:50 a.m., maybe you’ll actually get enough sleep. Ha.
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“Closer” - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
“Ride” - Twenty One Pilots
WSS: Moved to the city in a broke-down car, and four years, no calls, Herman: Bad phone?
WSS: Yeah, I think about just way too much, but it’s fun to fantasize Herman: My car WSS: Oh, oh, I’m falling, so I’m Herman: Gonna get hurt
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“We Don’t Talk Anymore” - Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez WSS: We don’t talk anymore, we don’t talk anymore, we don’t talk anymore, Herman: You must be deaf
WSS: Now I can’t get you out of my brain. Ohh, it’s such a shame, that Herman: Your dog died
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