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Aquarius, Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 Your spiritual side is dominant -- maybe too much so? It can be hard for you to disentangle mystical truth from hard reality, and that might make it tough to make big decisions. Pisces, Feb. 19- March 20 Your big dreams are making life much more interesting -- maybe more interesting than real life. That’s okay, because you should find inspiration to help you plan for a better future. Aries, March 21- April 19 You reach a milestone, probably rather early. That doesn’t give you the luxury of slacking off, unfortunately, but it does mean you have a serious leg up on the competition! Taurus, April 20- May 20 Try not to worry too much when that one colleague or friend keeps teasing you -- they are just bored and trying to stir something up. If you keep cool, they are sure to move on to someone else. Gemini, May 21- June 21 You’ve got high ideals, and you need to make sure that you’re sticking to them. Today is a good time for you to step up and tell the world what you will and won’t take from it -loud and proud! Cancer, June 22- July 22 It may seem like you’ve landed on the planet of the robots everyone seems cold, aloof and almost unemotional. It’s all relative, though, and you may find that as you chill out, they start to heat up. Leo, July 23 - Aug. 22 Little fights can flare up into full-scale epic
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warfare if you’re not paying attention, so make sure your eyes and ears are open. Things may need to change if you want this relationship to work. Virgo, Aug. 23- Sept. 22 jingoism: You’ve got your routines, and you’re fine with that -- but sometimes, life gets in the way. Extreme and emotional nationalYou should expect a disruption -- though not a ism. Often characterized by an bad one -- to occur before noon that leads you aggressive foreign policy. down a new path. Libra, Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 You can’t let the day slip past without trying something new and daring. It could be an outfit, a pick-up line or even a new restaurant, as long as you’ve been toying with the notion for a while now. Scorpio, Oct. 23 Nov. 21 Someone at home -- a roomie, a kid or even a pet K RIS -- is acting VAN LOON, out and keepJUNIOR ing you from enjoying the peace and quiet you deserve. You could ride it out, or you could show them how you feel. Sagittarius, Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 Someone needs to hear from you. They might not even know how to reach you, so it’s a good idea for you to send out feelers to your entire network just to see what’s going on with them. Capricorn, Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 Say what you feel and feel what you say this week. It is going to be a lot easier for you now, and you can do so with little fear of getting in trouble.
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EDITORS SHAYLA SKILLINGS & CODY BOWYER
FEBRUARY 2011
Souper Bowl Mania
Google accuses Bing of 'cheating'
IF gets into the giving spirit with annual food bank donations Cody Bowyer News Editor
It seemed like a lofty — read: unreachable — goal. Collect 35,000 cans in a two-week stretch in January for the Idaho Falls Food Bank Warehouse . But IFHS Student Body President Taylor Anderson wasn't discouraged as he led the charge in this year's annual Souper Bowl. In fact, he never lost faith in the the students of IFHS. "I just tried to be positive," Anderson said. "I wanted to have a good attitude and it paid off. I knew we could do it." Besides the obvious
moral payoff, IF competes against cross-town rival, Skyline, to see which school can collect the most cans. There are in-school incentives as well as a district-level incentive, as well. This year, the district agreed to give each school a longer lunch period if they met their respective goals. IF students brought in cans with promises of extra credit or just because they felt like they wanted to contribute. “It’s a good thing to do," Sarah Minor, junor, said. "If only I knew where to put them. We'll make our goal, though, because we’re awesome."
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Mikyla Arrington/Student Council Student council members, along with Principal Randy Hurley and Adviser Honoré Storms, stand next to the thousands of cans of food collected by Idaho Falls High School students during the annual "Souper Bowl.." The school exceeded its goal of donating 35,000 cans to the Idaho Food Bank.
After a weak start, more incentives to classes who brought in the most cans - such as getting out of school 10 minutes early or arriving from lunch 10 minutes late seemed to energize the
student body. "The quality of the food donated was especially good and those who rely on the food bank will benefit so much from the efforts," Anderson said. "There were so many ways in
which people helped it is impossible to begin to list them here." Because the school met their goal, students and teachers alike will receive an extended lunch, Fri., Feb 4.
Once again, IF pulled together to collect thousands of cans for the Idaho Food Bank. Here is the breakdown of what was collected for the two weeks of Souper Bowl.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. charged Feb. 1 that Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine is copying its results. The Web-search giant said an elaborate “sting” operation discovered that Bing was echoing digital bait that Google had secretly planted in its search algorithm. “Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined this: Bing cheating, copying Google results,” Google fellow Amit Singhal, one of the Mountain View, Calif., company’s top search engineers, announced on his Twitter feed. Microsoft denied that it was copying Google’s results, firing back in a blog post that accused Google of a “spy-novelesque stunt” in planting obscure results on its search algorithm to try to prove that Bing was echoing its results. “It was a creative tactic by a competitor, and we’ll take it as a backhanded compliment. But it doesn’t accurately portray how we use opt-in customer data as one of many inputs to help improve our user experience,” wrote Microsoft search executive Harry Shum.
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New ski shop brings gear choices to IF
Johnny Latham Staff Reporter
It’s that time of year again.. The temperatures are dropping and snow banks are rising. As you rummage through clothes to find your jackets, gloves and hats, you realize that all your snow gear just doesn’t fit like it used to. As you go around town looking for a good shop, you stumble across 3 Peaks, a new business that just opened in the past few weeks to give the people of Idaho Falls a much-needed boost to the snow gear market. “They have the most competitive prices,” Cody Callender, junior, said. For too long people have been looking to get ready to hit the slopes had to either travel way outside of town or suffer the high prices of the shops already here. ”They’re the first shop in town to carry top-of-the line brands.” Kaden Wray, junior, said. According to Wray, service is excellent along with the savings, but savings mean nothing if you don’t know what you’re buying. “Very helpful and experienced employees,” Callender said commenting on the employees of 3 Peaks. Whether you need coats, gloves, hats, skis, snowboards, or anything to make the winter more fun.
QUICK NEWS FROM AROUND ... THE WORLD Egypt remains in turmoil, violence erupts
Across the country, Egyptians are taking up arms to protect their neighborhoods, including children yielding bats and swords. In a poor section of the city of Suez, outsiders are questioned, Jan. 31.
Carolyn Cole/MCT Campus
MCT Campus CAIRO — In the fight to save his embattled regime from a popular revolt, U.S.-allied President Hosni Mubarak's administration has severed the phone and Internet, rounded up journalists, closed banks and dispatched riot police to beat back protesters. On Jan. 31, the government halted all trains throughout the country to prevent Egyptians in outlying provinces from joining throngs of protesters in Cairo who are planning an audacious march on the presidential compound. As Mubarak resorts to a measure deemed extraordinary even by the stan-
dards of Middle East autocrats, demonstrators pledged to keep up their rebellion until the president steps down. "Each of you here today, bring three more tomorrow!" an activist yelled into a bullhorn in downtown Cairo's Tahrir square. "If you love Egypt, you will come!" Mubarak reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday, keeping most of the old guard in palace, Omar Suleiman, the former intelligence chief who last week was named Mubarak's first ever vice president, told Egyptians in televised remarks that the government will conduct talks with opposition groups and take immediate steps to address unemployment and other economic concerns.
Here's my take on the news ...
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"Egyptians are rejecting the government of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt for a variety of different reasons. Some are Islamists and want an Islamic state in place of the secular state controlled by the Mubarak government. Others oppose the lack of democracy in Egypt in general. The United States has supported the Mubarak government and repressive governments in other countries because they have been stable partners for the US, not because they have been democratic. This puts the US in a bind – the US has been a vocal supporter of democracy around the world in general, but democratically elected governments may not support US positions on issues like the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Pressure built on the US to support the democracy movement over the past week. President Obama responded on Feb. 1 by calling on Mubarak to begin the transition toward democracy in Egypt now." - Matt Allen, government teacher
Here's my take on the news ... Here are a few thoughts: • As I understand it, the protests in the streets of major Egyptian cities began as protests against rising food prices, tough economic times, and a sense that human rights are not protected under the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak has been in power since the 1980s; he has not allowed much freedom of expression in Egypt and has used his security forces to keep a tight rein on the FRANCIS country. Keep in mind that he came to power after a group of radicals assassinated the previous president Anwar Sadat. There is reason to fear a radical movement in Egypt. • Mubarak’s problem is similar to the U.S. problem in the Middle East. There is a risk that too much liberty will empower radical groups who would use freedom of expression as a means by which to make a move for their own taking of power and ending liberty. • From my understanding, there are at least four groups involved in the street fighting: a group favoring democratic reforms and the resignation of Mubarak, a group of radical Islamists who are supporting the attacks on Mubarak but do not have the same goals as group one, a group of supporters of Mubarak, and groups of people taking advantage of the chaos for a bit of looting and theft. • The key element to watch in these types of situations is the army; the military has not taken a clear stance that I have seen as of Feb. 2. They do not seem to be shooting the protesters. If the army moves against Mubarak, he is out. He already said he will leave in September by not running for re-election. If the army moves against the protesters, we can assume that there would be serious bloodshed. Summation: “A revolution is not a dinner party; it is not so refined…” (Mao Zedong, Chinese revolutionary leader). The future is not clear; track the behavior of the army, it is usually a barometer indicating the direction of events. - Jim Francis, AP Euro History teacher
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Idaho schools chief details ed reforms
Cody Bowyer & MCT Campus News Co-Editor
BOISE — Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna outlined an overhaul in education as he demanded more technology in the classroom and a pay-for-performance plan for teachers. Luna detailed his proposal for lawmakers on the House and Senate education committees. The plan may be difficult for “the adults” in public education to digest but the reforms are designed to benefit students, Luna said. The current system, which has lost roughly $200 million in funding during the past two years amid the economic downturn, is no longer sus-
Other highlights of Luna’s plan:
• If a high school student meets all their graduation requirements by their junior year, the state will pay for them to earn college credit while completing their senior year. • Parents would have input on teacher evaluations, which would also factor in student achievement growth. • Idaho colleges and universities could be authorized to operate charter schools. • Students will have the flexibility to take online courses without permission from their school district.
Supt. Tom Luna tainable, Luna said. “Do we continue to cannibalize the system we currently have or do we change the system?” Luna said. Under his multiyear strategy, which has backing from
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, all ninth-grade students will be given laptops and, starting with the 2012-2013 school year, required to take two online courses a year. “I am very concerned about the fact that we want effective teachers and we want them more actively involved in their profession, but yet we’re going take away their ability to
discuss at the bargaining table things like parent-teacher conferences, what professional development they need, how students are graded, said Idaho Education Association President Sherri Wood in an article in the Idaho Statesman. “All of those things are discussed in negotiations.” Increasing the student-perclassroom ration from 18.2 to
19.8 over the next five years to save about $100 million, according to the proposal. “I don’t quite understand the trade-off,” Wood said. “You’re going to give a teacher a ‘clicker’ and yet you’re going to load more students into their classroom.” Several lawmakers on the panel praised Luna for his innovation, with Senate Education Committee Chairman John Goedde calling the education plan “the most comprehensive package I’ve seen in a while” and cautioning that it could take lawmakers some time to sort through all the details. “It’s going to take a while for the committee to digest,” Goedde said.
As he begins his term as superintendent, Tom Luna answers IF students' questions
As Supt. Tom Luna begins his next term as head of Idaho public instruction, we asked students to send us their questions so we could forward them to him. Here are his responses: • Is there more food in the cafeteria for the students to eat? They say that they are hungry. The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs follow the US Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines to ensure schools serve a minimum number of calories necessary to meet students’ health needs. Idaho’s New Nutrition Standards for School Meals, which are stricter than the USDA guidelines, also give a maximum number of calories. If you are concerned about the portion sizes or calories served in your school or district, please contact your local school district and ask for a nutrient analysis of the school meals. The menus for the National School Lunch and National School Breakfast Programs are reviewed by health professionals.
• What is being accomplished with more math and science credits? The Class of 2013 must meet the new high school graduation requirements in order to graduate, which includes an additional year of math, an additional year of science, taking a collegereadiness exam, and completing a senior project. In the ever-changing 21st century, we know the fields of math and science are growing in importance every day; therefore, these additional requirements are a step in the right direction toward ensuring our students are prepared to succeed once they graduate. In addition to these requirements, I have worked to improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas through several programs and initiatives. The Idaho Math Initiative started just two years ago, but is already showing great results in helping better prepared students to take higher levels of math once they reach mid-
dle school, high school and beyond. I also worked with former astronaut Barbara Morgan, who currently works at Boise State, to develop the Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars Program. This program gives Idaho students the unprecedented opportunity to work side-by-side with math and science experts from Idaho and from NASA on solving real-world issues related to space exploration. • If we’re cutting teacher budgets, where is all that money going and why do we still not have enough textbooks? When I took office in 2007, I secured funding for the Classroom Enhancement Package, which provides $20 million in funding every year for classroom supplies, textbooks and ISAT Remediation each year. Of that money, districts received $10 million to purchase new textbooks each year. This money remained in place until the current 2010-11 school year. Idaho and other states across the nation have faced an economic crisis in recent years as revenues have declined
statewide and come in under expectations. As a result, the state does not have as much money as it has had in years past to fund the same programs. ... As the state’s leader in education, I fought to preserve student-teacher contact time and those critical classroom programs that helped increase student achievement significantly over the past four years. Because of this, I was able to preserve teacher jobs across Idaho as well as funding for remediation programs for students who struggle, the Math Initiative, the Reading Initiative and LEP Enhancement Grants. Other groups lobbied for funding for textbooks and classroom supplies to be cut. I encourage you to contact your locally elected school board members and ask them how they spent the funding for textbooks since 2007. • Why aren’t the teachers allowed to be on the school board? They actually know what the students are See LUNA, Page 6 >
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C ELEBRATING DIV ERSITY
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One of Idaho Falls High School's most-celebrated traditions, Multicultural Week kicked off with the annual assembly in the Civic Auditorium. This year's keynote speakers were Steve Pointon and Joe McKeown, two friends caught in the middle of the political unrest in Ireland. Several other cultures were represented at the assembly and throughout the week as IF students were exposed to dance, food and costume.
Photos by Ryan Hansen's Advanced Photojournalism class ABOVE: A Brazilian dancer from Brigham Young University-Idaho readies to perform his capoeira. Capoeira is a mixture of martial arts and dance. RIGHT, CLOCKWISE: Mikyla Arrington, senior, moves into fourth position during her dance studio's ballet performance. Steve Pointon, keynote speaker from Ireland, explains his country's violent past to students at the Multicultural Assembly. Luke Hansen, son of publication teacher Ryan Hansen, hits the pinata during lunchtime activities. Spanish teacher Sergio Romero performs a tradition Mexican dance.
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from Page 5 going through. Why do we allow business people make
the schools decisions if they don’t even know the kids’ needs and wants? Under Idaho Code 33-507, it is unlawful for a school
board trustee to have any financial interest directly or indirectly related to the maintenance or conduct of the local school district. Therefore, an employee of the school district cannot serve on the local board of trustees. Business people as well as parents and other citizens can be qualified members of the board of trustees because the mission of any school or district is to raise student achievement and meet the needs of the customers of education. The customers of education are oftentimes the businesses in the state of Idaho. There is an inseparable link between business and education. A
robust economy depends on a high-quality education and vice versa. You cannot have one without the other. You need a quality education system to produce workers who will fuel a growing economy. You need a healthy and growing economy to pay for the public education system that creates those workers. Too often, this link is overlooked. That is why we need the business community and education community to work closely together to continue to improve our education system. • How long do you plan on staying in office? I ran for a second term
Have concerns or questions about Luna's new education plan? Contact Superintendent Luna: trluna@sde.idaho.gov. as Idaho’s State Superintendent because we made great progress in raising student achievement over the past four years, but I recognize we still have a long way to go. We are on the right track and headed in the right direction. I hope to continue to work to raise student achievement and meet the needs of all students in the coming four years.
OUTLOOK Helping for all the wrong reasons IFH S TIGER TIMES
EDITOR
AM ANDA J OH N ST ON
FEBRUARY 2011
Sure, we made our goal. But did students feel the true spirit of charity? Amanda Johnston Opinion Editor
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ouper Bowl is a time to try to gather cans for those who are less fortunate. Why though, are the students really bringing in the cans for Souper Bowl? Walking down the hall, there are comments about how many points you will get from a certain teacher if you bring in so many cans and how many points a different one is giving. Students are talking about which one they want to bring cans to in order to improve their grades. Did our generation forget what food drives are supposed to be for? It is not just to gain bonus points to up your grade, although it is nice to have that option, but it is to give those that need it the food that they don’t have and can’t obtain.
Gaining extra credit points is not a bad thing, but when the cans are brought in for that reason and that reason only, people aren’t really caring about what this whole event is for. Student Body Presi-
two weeks YOU have the opportunity to help. With the steep goal of 35,000 cans in rough economic times we need to work together for a substantial outcome.” These cans are going to the Idaho Falls Food
“We are more focused on getting our school goal and meeting that. We need to remember why we are doing this. We are doing it to feed people and help people and we don’t care if we have a trophy at the end of the night.” - Alexa Knutson, senior, in a Local News 8 interview dent Taylor Anderson echoed many students’ giving spirit in an initial e-mail to faculty and staff: “These next two weeks are filled with opportunity, emotions, and most important of all…charity. Charity that involves the community we are named after and represent. These next
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Bank Warehouse to help those in need and it should be that people bring in the cans because they wish to help out these people that need it. The Student Council members did such a great job in portraying this spirit. In an interview with Local News 8, Alexa Knutson, senior,
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said,“We are more focused on getting our school goal and meeting that. We need to remember why we are doing this. We are doing it to feed people and help people and we don’t care if we have a trophy at the end of the night. It is reward enough we are feeding people and helping the community.” This is the attitude students need to realize in order to feel real accomplishment. Yes, they are helping out people, but they aren’t doing it for the right reasons. If teachers did not offer extra credit, the goal would have to be lower because there is no way that students would feel half of the motivation they feel when they can up their grade. Seeing the cans we have raised makes it worthwhile, but we have to remember why we are raising the cans and bring cans for the right reasons.
Mikyla Arrington/Student Council Adviser Honoré Storms assists in counting the cans in the cafeteria during Souper Bowl. Though IFHS made its goal, did students feel the true spirit of charity?
In the end, most students caught the true spirit of giving (see the graph on Page 3). But, no matter what the motivation, many people will benefit
from our efforts. But, until most students donate because they want to donate, there will always be a lack of the true spirit of charity.
Sharon Oliver’s statistics class explores Tiger opinions ... mathematically. Here are this month’s findings.
Would you rather sled or snowmobile?
Would you rather ski or snowboard?
Do you buy season passes or daily tickets?
Winter fun
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Grand Targhee FULL Adult 13+ $69
Kelly Canyon
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HALF Adult 12+ $29
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Jackson Hole Adult 13+
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What is your worst snowboarding experience?
“I took my little brother snowboarding up at Kelly Canyon and he fell off the ski lift and hit his head when he fell. He had to get stitches.” - Kristen Bond, junior
“I broke my arm at Targhee and I had to get carried down by the ski patrol and immediately rushed to the hospital.” - Sean McCarthy, junior
“I lost my phone on the ski lift and had to go back to look for it for two hours! I had to keep hiking up the hill because the ski lifts had closed, I never found my phone.” - Mary Rovig, senior
“Last winter I hit a drop at Kelly Canyon and when I landed, my knee hit me in the mouth. My teeth got knocked loose and the skin on my top lip had to get cut off. It sucked.” - Kiefer Reyes, sophomore
What is your favorite snowboard or ski brand?
“My favorite ski brand is K2.” - Kiley Kawamura, sophomore
“My favorite snowboarding brand is Burton.” - Anthony Utterbeck, junior
“My favorite snowboarding brand is Burton.” - Kaitlyn Jones, sophomore
“My favorite snowboarding brand is Tech Nine.” - Kaden Wray, junior
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Even with its new interface, myspace still can’t beat Facebook Mariah Mitchell Staff Reporter
The question which is more popular, Facebook or myspace, dominates the conversations of teens and social media geeks alike.
And, in an effort to appeal to more users, myspace changed its interface. But the change isn’t drawing many students. “Facebook is more organized and easier to use,” Shanna Justice, junior, said. “Facebook is safe to use and
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“Facebook. I used to have a myspace but I deleted it because facebook is ten times better.” - Carson Harrawood, junior
very family-friendly,” Camille Bidstrup, sophomore, said. Also, after the new myspace layout was developed, the effect was opposite of what they wanted — more and more people moved to Facebook. Some say the new myspace
is just a mess and very unorganized. “myspace was so unorganized that I ended up deleting mine,” Brooke Fugleberg, junior, said. After seeing all the comments about how much everybody dislikes the new
New layout of Myspace vs Facebook:
“Facebook because there are less creepy people on it.”
myspace, Tom (the creator) would have had some serious thoughts about going back to the old myspace layout. Considering all of the complaints and everything, I think that Facebook is more popular and more used.
How to win dance dates creatively
Marissa Clarkson Staff Reporter
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e all know that asking a guy or a girl “Facebook, because “Facebook, beto a dance can be > Hailey Blatter, myspace makes my comcause I’m too cool nerve racking. puter freeze.” There are multiple ways junior for myspace.” -Aubrey Bottcher, to ask someone to a dance - Kesha Clay, junior whether it’s a formal dance or a junior girl’s choice dance. For those out there that aren’t very creative, here are some ideas or ways you could ask someone to a dance: • Do a candy bar poster such as; Sugar Daddy, Please don’t Marissa Clarkson transmitted diseases (STDs). arguments for and against it (idebate. Staff Reporter Various students and faculty agree Snicker. Will you go with me to org). In fact, after every “Teen Mom” the dance? I always wanted to schools should offer sex education episode, MTV airs a promo for the go with you, since you’re such hould schools be able to have site itsyoursexlife.org and encourages opportunities. “It would be a good a BIG HUNK. Love, your Sugar contraceptives available for stuidea to have condoms here because young viewers to educate themselves. Baby. Or make your own with dents? There are various opinit’s better to have safe sex then unHowever, after looking through the other candies. ions towards this subject. And with website, one of the safest forms of protected sex,” a junior said. “Pro • Do a scavenger hunt that the constant barrage condoning teen viding condoms in school would be sexual protection isn’t mentioned leads around town or school. sex from shows like “Teen Mom” and prominently —abstinence. the most effective way to prevent Make a map for the girl/guy to MTV’s new controversial “Skins,” teens District 91, in fact, does have a policy unwanted teenage pregnancies and follow to try and find messages are receiving conflicting messages. STDs.” when teaching controversial issues. In or items. Use three or more hid Some say if school board policy alSection 619.0, school board policy reads, The argument against distributing lows condoms available for students, condoms includes the assumption that ing spots for your messages or “1. Pupils will have access to availthey are encouraging or permitting able materials which are relevant and it encourages an earlier onset of sexual items. Leave a treat and a “good job” note at all except the last adolescent sexual behavior. activity. If condom availability is the educationally significant to the issues Others may say having condoms in norm, who says that sex in general will place. Leave the invitation at the at hand.” By some interpretation, this last one. schools acknowledges teenage sexual could mean the district could allow become the norm as well? It would • Slip the date information behavior exists and will help kids have condoms and real sex education here. make adolescent sexual activity exinto a fortune cookie. You write it safe, protected sex. Some of the positive aspects of pected of teenagers and peer pressure like a fortune cookie message like There are pros and cons towards to have sex would increase. being able to provide condoms at “You will have fun time in near such a controversial topic and if curi As one teacher put it, “Abstinence schools include the possibility it could future” on one side and “Will ous, students can check out an online is the best, but if you’re determined to help reduce many unwanted teenage you go to the dance with me?” topic database that outlines several pregnancies and the spread of sexually have sex protect yourself.”
District should offer sexual education, protection
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EDITOR
M AT T C AM P B EL L
the players
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE
‘DRAMA’ IF students put on plays,
Colton Schroeder as
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learn basics of theater, life Matt Campbell Editor
The Tiger Town Players, formerly the Tiger Theater Company, put out another play, Shakespeare’s comedy, “As You Like It.” The cast and crew have been working tirelessly since the beginning of the trimester, with rehearsals three to five days a week after school and occasional Saturdays mixed in. “This year’s play went a lot better than any of last year’s plays,” TTP President, Erika Whittington, senior, said. “Our actors work hard to memorize Nathan Krebs, junior, shows off the set he designed for “As You Like It.” Krebs designed a functioning waterfall and transformed the Little Theater into a forest. SARAH BARNISH/ SPUD ANNUAL
their lines and are doing great. The play was a truly enjoyable success.” Drama students work in class and after school on plays and productions, and also spend a lot of time working on learning theater basics. Drama can help people get out of their shell and learn how to live life to its fullest potential. “Drama has definitely helped me find out who I am as a person,” Crystal Ponce, senior, who has a leading role in the 2nd trimester play, said, “I’m not afraid to be who I am, and to just have fun.”
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SARAH BARNISH/SPUD ANNUAL William Everly, sophomore, embraces Jana Hill, sophomore, during a performance of the Tiger Town Players’ “As You Like It.” The play ran from November 10-15, 2010.
... and did you see that set?
As any actor knows, a play is not complete without a set. The Tiger Town Player’s Shakespearean festival awardwinning set designer, Nathan Krebs, junior, designed the set for “As You Like It” that was unlike any the school’s drama department had ever seen. “We have spent countless
hours in the theater working on this, since the beginning of the trimester we have been here until 9 every night and came back most Saturdays,” Krebs said. With the help of a hardworking technical crew and his assistant set director, Ashley See SET, Page 12 >
Jana Hill as
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Gibson Cook as
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Team Cullen Vs. Team Potter
Madison Billingsley Staff Reporter
Ever since Twilight came out, and critics said, “Move over Harry Potter,” readers and moviegoers have been forced to choose between Edward and Harry. All over the world, people are rocking Team Edward shirts or lining up for Potter premieres. Now with the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2 comes out in July and Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1, is scheduled to come out in November, the competition is bound to be fierce. One is going to draw a bigger audience on opening night, and one group of fans will feel victorious. So the question is: whose side are you on?
THE FANATICSspeak “You can’t compare a love story to magic. In this, I’m not Team Edward, or Team Harry, I’m Team Switzerland.” > Stuart Deacon, sophomore
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from Page 11 Seggarty, junior, the set consisted of a 12-foot working waterfall, eight 15-foot trees that were papermacheted using more than 1,000 Sunday newspapers, with 400 feet of fabric for their canopy. “This is what I love to do, so I’m really excited to see it in action,” Krebs said.
Which is better, TWILIGHT or HARRY POTTER?
“They both have good plots, but the Twilight movies were crud, and Harry Potter 7 was so good I’ve seen it four times.” > Whitney Preussner, junior
“Harry Potter.It’s a better storyline, and Twilight is way overvalued.” > Kirstie Pelot, senior
“Definitely Harry Potter. The only reason I’d ever go to a Twilight movie would be to laugh at it.” > Cristie Cole, senior
What’s next for Harry and his wizard crew? Nico Boicelli Staff Reporter
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The seventh movie adaptation of the Harry Potter franchise has come and gone. Luckily for us, however, we have a second part to watch. This is a big spoiler to all of those unlucky souls who have not seen Harry Potter 7, Part 1 yet. Harry and the gang still
Oh, for Dumbledore’s sake!
Which is your favorite your favorite Harry Potter moment? Hit us up at facebook.com/iftigertimes and let us know. of Severus Snape, and, of course, the final battle at Hogwarts. The final installment of the Harry Potter series will show off some of the more mind-blowing effects that the Acadamy-Awardnominated first part was so praised for.
need to procure the last four Horcruxes, and you can plan on them making a big show of finding them. The gang still has to pull off a bank heist at Bellatrix Lestrange’s vault at Gringot’s Wizarding Bank, find out the true allegiance
ArtsEnt Calendar Here are some artsy events taking place around Idaho Falls. Date February 10 February 10 February 19 February 26 March 7 March 11 March 18 March 19 March 28 April 16
By Michael Ginosar
Event
Location
Time
The BANFF Mountain Film Exhibition - Cuddly, Creepy, Sexy McManus In Love One Night of Queen The Aluminum Show I.F.A.C. 3rd Annual Juried Guys and Dolls: DIstrict Musical Idaho Falls Symphony: Ankush Bahl Three Days Grace Poetry Slam
Colonial Theater Willards Art Center Colonial Theater Colonial Theater Colonial Theater Willards Art Center Eagle Rock Jr. High Auditorium Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium Eagle Rock Art Museam
7 p.m. 11 p.m. 2 & 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
Admission $29 $5 $50 $30 $10 $29 $10 $29 $37.75 $30
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GY MRATS
GETTING PUMPED IN THE FALLS
Q:
What gym do you go to? A: World Gym.
Q. Why do you think your gym is the best? A. The secretary, she is so hot. Korey Fazendin, senior STOCK PHOTO IMAGE
When it comes to working out, IF students have many options here. Colby Walker Staff Reporter
ooking for a gym here in town but you don’t know where to start? Idaho Falls does not have a shortage of gyms. One of the most wellknown gyms in town is the Apple Athletic Club. Memberships start at $14.50 every other week which is about $36 a month with their “Get Started” program. They have over a 100 pieces of cardio equipment, three pools, hot tubs, a full size multipurpose gymnasium, five indoor
tennis courts and plenty of tanning beds with a single session for $6 or 10 sessions for $50. It’s located at 2030 Jennie Lee Drive. If you have questions or are interested in joining call the Apple at 529-8600. Another gym in town is the World Gym, which is located up Hitt Road right next to the Ammon Walmart. Their memberships start with a $100 enrolment fee and then $9.99 a month after that. They also have a VIP membership plan that runs at $19.99 a month which includes unlimited tanning and the ability to bring one of your friends
$100
initial
+ $9.99 monthly V IP $19.99 Hitt Road by Walmart
in with you at any time and 50 percent off all of their The World Gym consists of cardio equipment, free weights and weight machines. Even though it is drastically smaller than the Apple, World Gym is open 24/7 and has all the equipment The Apple has, just in a smaller number. If you want to check it out, they do offer free tours and have very experienced people to answer any questions you can think of. World Gym’s phone number is 552-0500. There are two Anytime Fitness gyms located around the
app .
$35
p er month
2030 Jennie Lee Dr.
area. The first is located at 1615 S. Midway Ave. The second is located at 2141 W. Broadway. A membership contract runs at $19.99 a month and can be used at any Anytime Fitness in the world. They are open 24 hours a day, have cardio equipment, free weights, tanning, weight machines, personal trainers and they pride themselves on keeping their facilities clean. Anytime Fitness can be contacted anytime at 542-9675 for the Broadway location and at 523-9675 for the Midway location.
Q:
What gym do you go to? A. Gold’s Gym (17th St. by Kmart). Q. What is the best thing about your gym? A. It’s free, for me at least. My mom works there as a bodybuilder.
logan merchant, sophomore
$20
p er month
1615 S. Midway Ave and 2141 W. Broadway
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Tiger hoopsters look to tourneys
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Colby Walker Staff Reporter The Idaho Falls High School varsity basketball teams entered their seasons with one thing in mind, the State Championships. “The varsity boys basketball team is working together really well,” Daniel Craig, junior, said. “We’re very athletic this year and our main goal is to reach the championships.” Even though they may not have been successful against Skyline during the “Black Out” game, Jan. 7, the varsity team’s goal of a state championship remains. “It was a tough game,” Collin Andrus, senior, said. “We worked hard, but couldn’t pull out a win. We’ve learned from our mistakes and are working to come back winning.” The girls varsity team, after coming out victorious against most of their opponents, now has bragging rights against the majority of their previous opponents. The girls have a near undefeated record and continue to dominate the league. “The team is looking awesome this year, and the best thing is we have a lot of returning girls coming back for next season,” Jesse Marboe, junior, said. “This season is the first time in 20 years that we have won two games in a row. We’re basically like a family. I love all of them.”
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Watch these basketball players
Here are four ballers who have caught our eye on the court.
The Athlete of the Month is earned by more than just being the player with the most minutes under their belt or the player with the fastest breakaway speed. Athlete of the Month should be judged by how much effort and determination Tiger athletes put toward their favorite sports. Basketball at Idaho Falls High School requires more than just participating and getting some cool hoodies, you have to give the game everything. This month we found four athletes, one from each of the JV and Varsity basketball teams.
Jake Guza
(SENIOR)
(JUNIOR)
Varsity Boys Basketball
What is your favorite part about practice? “The competition is the best part. Working hard and showing improvement is awesome.” How much effort do you put in? “We all push each other, even though we are a team it remains a competition between all of us.” How do you feel about be named Tiger Times Athlete of the Month: “I’m surprised. It is good to be recognized though.” Do you have any future plans involving sports: “I’m definitely playing my senior year, but I have no plans for college yet.”
Casey Davis
K athy Collette Varsity GIRLS Basketball
What is your favorite part about practice? “Being with the team and watching the girls my age and the younger girls improving their skills. It is a very rewarding feeling.” How much effort do you put in? “Whatever you put in, you get back, so I always try my hardest to improve and become a better player.” How do you feel about be named Tiger Times Athlete of the Month: “I’m surprised, but I am happy to be here.” Do you have any future plans involving sports: “For college, I have considered basketball and/or volleyball. However, I have not made a choice yet. Right now I’m just keeping my options open.” (S0PHOMORE)
(JUNIOR)
Varsity Boys Basketball
What is your favorite part about practice? “Practicing with the varsity players is definitely the best part, their intensity and focus makes practice more fun. We all work hard.” How much effort do you put in? “Everyone gives everything they’ve got. Every person in that room is working hard.” How do you feel about be named Tiger Times Athlete of the Month: “Great. I’m definitely surprised, though. It’s nice to be recognized.” Do you have any future plans involving sports: “Well, I haven’t been playing for as long as others but I would like to play my senior year if possible.”
Shelby Jordan
JUNIOR Varsity GIRLS Basketball
What is your favorite part about practice? “I love to practice with varsity, the intensity is amazing.” How much effort do you put in? “The team is always going above and beyond, putting 150 percent into everything we do.” How do you feel about be named Tiger Times Athlete of the Month: “It feels awesome.” Do you have any future plans involving sports: “I am most definitely playing during my junior and senior year. College is too far away to tell right now.”
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Poling agrees to play ball for Army next year Austen Kutsche Sports Editor West Point Military Academy is renowned as one of the nations’ most distinguished educational institutions. Great leaders such as Grant and Lee, Pershing and MacArthur, Eisenhower and Patton, Schwarzkopf and Petraeus are among the more than 50,000 graduates, and in five years, Marcus Polling, senior, will leave with the same education and experience those great men had. “I always wanted to play college football,” Poling said. “Army recruiters talked to me last spring and offered a full ride football scholarship. It opens up a lot of opportunities for me.” West Point Military Academy is located in southern New York
and, according to its website, has a universal mission they hold to every cadet: “To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, and Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.” The military program starts the very first day a cadet attends. The bulk of “hands-on” military training occurs during the summer. Freshmen, or “plebes,” begin their West Point experience with Cadet Basic Training. This six-week program of instruction focuses on basic soldier skills and courtesies,
Natalie Stoker/Spud Annual Pushing past his Hillcrest attacker, Marcus Poling, senior, runs the ball for yardage earlier this year. Poling signed his intent to play football for Army Academy.
discipline, personal appearance, military drill and ceremonies, and physical fitness. Extensive demands are made on new ca-
dets as a test of their emotional stability, perseverance and ability to organize and perform under stress. “I am not too worried about the
training part,” Poling said. “It’s the education that I am stressed about.” “I verbally committed to West Point earlier this year, however I signed on Feb. 2, finalizing my commitment to attend,” Poling added. “Once I am finished at the academy, I graduate as an officer in the United States Army. Hopefully I will be majoring in medicine.” The academic program is very successful, as is evidenced by the Academy’s fine showing in national, post-graduate scholarship competitions. West Point and Princeton University are the only academic institutions in the nation that rank in the top four in both Rhodes and Hertz Scholarships awarded for excellence in undergraduate study.
Skin illness sidelines majority of wrestling team
Taylor Rapp Staff Reporter
The Idaho Falls wrestling team has been hit hard with a bad case of herpes gladiatorum (mat herpes), Staph infection (wrestling disease) and some cases of Mersa. Most of the wrestlers get this disease from the mats. Out of the near30 wrestlers, 12 spent several weeks on the sidelines due to illness. Staph infections are caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, which many healthy people carry on their skin and in their noses without getting sick. But when skin is punctured or broken, Staph
WHAT IS HERPES GLADIATORUM (MAT HERPES)? What is herpes gladiatorum? Herpes gladiatorum, or mat herpes, is a skin infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. How do you get mat herpes? This skin infection is spread by direct skin-to-skin contact. Sports that involve close contact with mat herpes lesions may spread this infection to other athletes.
bacteria can enter the wound and cause infections, which can lead to other health problems. It has affected the wrestling team by spreading at a quick rate and leaving more than half the team ineligible to compete.
How can mat herpes be prevented? • Personal hygiene is essential. • Shower at school immediately after practice, using soap and water. • Wash your towel after each use. • Always use your own plastic
The virus allegedly spread throughout the team by wrestlers not showering within 30 minutes after practice and wearing the same practice gear the next day without washing it. Staph infections can be
bottle of liquid soap. Use your own towel. • Equipment and gear should be cleaned every day. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands. • Never pick or squeeze sores; drainage is very contagious. Source: www.health.state.pa.us/sportshealth
avoided by regular hand washing and daily bathing, and by keeping areas that have been cut clean or covered. After about two to three days of taking medication, the virus is no longer contagious.
Ryan Hansen/Tiger Times With his mother behind him, Collin Andrus, senior, signs his letter of intent to play football at Idaho State University. Andrus will play after serving a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Andrus signs with Idaho State Colby Walker Staff Reporter
Collin Andrus, senior, signed his letter of intent to play college football for Idaho State University as Marcus Poling, senior, signed his intent to play for West Point. “I’m feeling pretty good and I’m really excited,” Andrus said. “Being able to continue my football career is awesome because most people don’t get that chance.” Andrus is not 100 percent sure about what he is intending to major in but he’s thinking along the lines of Exercise Science or Nuclear Engineering. He’ll begin playing for the Bengals in the 2014 season after serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.