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After nearly two years of work, the proposed Development Framework for the GrandView area in Edina was offered to the community for comment from January 30th to March 28th. The Development Framework covers an extensive reworking of the GrandView District of Edina that stretches across Highway 100 from the Grange Hall and Cahill School to Vernon Avenue.

These plans are not intended to provide specific details about the project; rather, they describe the overarching ideas. The intention of the communities involved with the project is to integrate the input from Edina residents into the plans over time. After the commentary period, the new suggestions will be considered and the ideas revisited.

The land use will emphasize the city hall and library. Another major goal of the proposal is to improve the district’s transportation and accessibility to pedestrians and bicyclists.

While the project has not entered the final detail phase yet, it is likely that there will be updated retail space and a green space. “With green space, you get unscheduled interactions, whether it is with teens or older people” said Chris Rofidal, who is overseeing communications for the development.

“The vision [of the project] is to bring together numerous groups of people,” added Rofidal.

Junior Halle Nicholas supports this new plan. “I think that parks are always a good idea. It would be a much better use of the space to have a park in the GrandView area than the current paved roads we have now,” she said.

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City aims to increase environmental awareness “This is an excellent opportunity for students (and others) to think critically about environmental issues and apply these thoughts to discussions with Edina leaders,” said senior and student commissioner to the EEC, Bevlin Jennings. In fact, Michele Bachmann and Keith Downey have both promised to attend the event; event attendees can chat with them about climate issues.

The Edina Energy & Environment Commission (EEC) will be putting on an Edina Dialogue on April 19th from 6pm-8:50 p.m. at Fick Auditorium.

The dialogue will revolve around the environment, the economy, and the food supply in global and local contexts. The event is free; all members of the community are welcome. The keynote speaker at the event will be Dr. Jonathan Foley, Director of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. You may recognize Dr. Foley from a recent Ted Talk. Regardless, Dr. Foley is a renowned and powerful environmental speaker who will raise questions of both personal lifestyle and collective sustainability relative to climate and food supply. “Edina is considered a leader in taking action for the environment in the metro area. Progress in energy efficiency and creating a green economy Edina needs new people and new energy to drive these improvements to new levels,” said Paul Thompson, president of Cool Planet and EEC board member.

As far as details of the event itself, from 6-6:45 p.m. will be a social hour; refreshments will be provided. From 7-7:40 p.m. will be Dr. Foley’s presentation followed by a question-andanswer session. Following the Q & A will be arguably the most valuable part of the night: a panel discussion made up of local leaders. Representatives from within Edina from the business, school, political, religious, and other sectors will be present to discuss. Ms. Sarah Zarrin Mohtadi, EEC board member, lead organizer of the event, and president of Edina Go Green, added, “This is a community event with a collaboration of City of Edina, Mayor, Edina schools, residents, project earth, profit and non-profit organizations, community of faith, and businesses.”

There will be follow up to the event; community members and leaders will facilitate discorse. Also, students who attend the event will receive certification in Environmental Awareness, awarded by Dr. Locklear, Ms. Sarah Zarrin Mohtadi, and Mr. Paul Thompson.

Teachers who attend the event will receive three Continuing Education Units.

Ms. Mohtadi concluded, “We all are part of the environment. With the busy daily lives we have, it easy to forget what our impact on the environment is. We need to go beyond recycling.”

For more information visit www.EdinaGoGreen.org Tara Gupta, staff writer

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Every ten years due to the census, redistricting must occur to balance out every district in many aspects.

Meet Angela Berger, the Web editor for the GOP’s Senate District 41 site. When the redistricting plans were announced, her district was largely moved to District 49. She found a new mean of sabotage in politics.

Her master plan? She bought the domains for websites d49dfl.com, sd49dfl.org, sd49democrats. com, sd49democrats.org, and dflsd49.com. If those websites are accessed, they go directly to the “Go Daddy” search engine. The domains were registered on February 21, the same day that the redistricting plans were announced. One might assume that the purchasing of the domains was a reaction to the redistricting.

Sophomore Bin Chen said, “It sends the message that our leaders will do anything to win, and that kids should play dirty to win. It doesn’t really show integrity.”

Taking those domain names made it difficult for the DFL party to make websites for their new districts. Through purchasing the web addresses, Ms. Berger was able to mute the DFL party’s voice, since they no longer have an obvious way to contact the public.

Lynn Swon, Co-Chair of the Senate District 49 GOP declined to comment on the situation.

With the increasing number of methods that politicians can express their views, there are also increasing numbers of techniques to stop them from doing so. While some may argue that what Berger did was childish and unprofessional, others may say that what she did was okay. After all, what she did was legal.

Megan Couture, staff writer

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On April 21, the world will wake up to towns blanketed in posters with the face of Joseph Kony. That is the goal of the movement: to publicize the atrocities committed by Kony; who is accused of the murder, rape and kidnapping of children in Uganda over a 20-year period.

In a video posted on YouTube, the movement’s leaders call on people to plaster posters of Kony’s face on telephone poles, fences and other public spaces around the world.

The event, called “Cover the Night,” is set to take place at midnight on April 20.

With more than 80 million views on YouTube, the Kony 2012 video has taken the online world by a storm. The video shows the devastating impact of Kony’s violent behavior on Ugandan families. Senior Ryan Gaertner said he was “shocked” after seeing the video. “It made me want to help to stop this guy and get him arrested.”

The movement aims to pressure the U.S. government to commit troops and other resources to help capture Kony and bring him to justice. The Cover the Night event was proposed in the video as a way to boost awareness and inspire people to contact their congressional representatives.

The Kony 2012 movement has generated a lot of interest, but not all the attention has been positive. Invisible Children, the charity behind the Stop Kony project, has been under criticism since the video surfaced on March 5.

The charity raised over $13 million last year, but only 31% of the money went to Ugandan relief efforts. The rest of the money is spent on film making, marketing and advocating for the company.

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And while Invisible Children focuses on helping Ugandans, it seems too U.S.-oriented for some peoples’ tastes. No Africans serve on its board of directors.

The Kony movement itself is also the target of critics.

There is evidence that Kony is no longer in Uganda, meaning he is no longer a threat to the region’s stability or its children. Others say that Kony’s once-mighty rebel army has been reduced to just 200 fighters. If that’s the case, then what will happen to all the money that’s been raised?

Others say that the one of the movement’s chief goals – mobilizing the U.S. military to help find Kony – could prove to be too expensive for taxpayers, who already are tired of involvement in foreign conflicts. Previous American interventions in places like Vietnam and Iraq have lost public support.

In an odd twist, Jason Russell, the movement’s leader, was recently arrested for running around nude at an intersection in Los Angeles. Ben Keesey, the CEO of Invisible Children commented on the incident, “Russell was unfortunately hospitalized yesterday after suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition.”

“All of the negative criticism is taking away from the spirit of the movement,” said Gaertner. The rest of the spirit – whether positive or negative – remains to be seen on the April 21st event.

Vivian Engen, staff writer

ject Lead the Way

t the beginning of this school year, Edina High School, Valley View, and South View students interested in science, math, engineering, and technology were given the chance to earn college credit for their coursework.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a pre-engineering and engineering technology program, gives up to three transferable college elective credits and up to six engineering credits from the University of Minnesota to each course. Students must get a 70 percent on the subject test and 85 percent or better in the class to be eligible. The University of Minnesota also offers special scholarships for PLTW students.

PLTW is a national program that gives students the skills they need “to be competitive in the 21st century workplace,” according to the course curriculums.

Junior Ben Albitz couldn’t agree more. “I liked POE [Principles of Engineering], because it gave me an understanding of what engineering could be, what I liked and disliked, and what I was good at and bad at. These really helped me narrow down what fields of engineering I’d like to pursue. If you have room in your schedule, you should try PLTW classes. They are fun and you might end up really liking engineering,” Albitz added.

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are the courses offered through the program. “In Intro to Engineering (IED), we have a 3-D program called Inventor, where students can draw parts and assemble them using the software to have a virtual 3D version of a product. They learn how to design, measure, and assemble virtual products,” said Mrs. Jodi Ramirez, the Civil Engineering and Architecture teacher.

“In Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA), another PLTW course, The students learn how to design houses and libraries through the REVIT Computer-Aided Design program. They design several structures and learn architectural skills and civil engineering calculations along the way,” she said.

The Edina High School district has over 1,000 students participating in the PLTW program. Last year, 85% of the students earned college credit.

According to Mrs. Ramirez, classrooms this year “ran full all six periods with 30 students in each class.” However, she hopes that the program will expand. “We have room to grow,” she said. Mrs. Ramirez also hopes that students understand that they will have the tools in class to become successful. “We offer lots of in class help and work time. Students receive as much time as possible to become successful.”

Monica Omodt, opinion editor

Mr. McLean recruits Edina Peer Tutors Edina Peer Tutors is new this spring. Started by science teacher Gavin McLean in order to “capitalize on the skill level [of students] at the high school,” the program will allow talented Edina High School students to help other students who are struggling in different areas. Although it is currently in a trial mode with a handful of students, Mr. McLean is hoping to expand the program next fall.

The program has already enjoyed success, having affected what Mr. McLean said was “more students than expected.”

“Tutors are enjoying it, and students like the extra help,” he added. While many of the tutors have been working at the high school, EMath, High School 102, and Strive, as well as some English classes, several tutors have been working at Valley View with middle school students who also need extra help.

Edina Peer Tutors is looking for new tutors for next year as well. Interested students can talk to either their counselors or Mr. McLean to get more information about the application process.

McLean said that “most placements will be during school, but some can [tutor] during zero hour or after school.”

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An inside look at the life of a Sneakerhead

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Kevin Franz is a true sneaker head. The Edina junior owns many pairs of shoes, customizes his own, and occasionally spends up to $500 on a single pair.

In February of 2011, Franz started his collection once he saw the Lebron 8 All Stars. After purchasing the expensive pair of shoes, Franz found out they were very rare. This finding started his interest in shoes. “I joined a couple sneaker blogs to talk about shoes. From then on I just got caught up in the hype,” said Franz.

Franz collects mostly basketball shoes but also has a few skateboarding and running shoes. Franz doesn’t like to brag about how many shoes he has. Instead, when asked how many shoes he has, he replied, “Not enough.”

“I look for historical, classic shoes, like something that Jordan wore. I also base it around shoes that just look nice.”

Franz’s shoes range from prices between $120 a pair, to upper $500 and $600’s. “My most expensive is probably the Jordan 11 Concords,” said Franz. He buys his shoes with the money he earns from working at Five Guys. “My parents buy NONE of my shoes,” claimed Franz.

Franz admits that it is not easy to purchase a pair of rare shoes. “On December 23rd in the middle of winter I got in line at Studiiyo 23 in Uptown at 12 a.m. and waited until 12 in the afternoon at subzero temperatures with no sun for this pair of shoes.” The reason? “The Jordan 11 Concord is known to be the most iconic Jordan.”

Another sneaker head, sophomore Chris Enriquez brought customization into Franz’s life. Enriquez started a company called CE Custom Kicks. With a website (cecustomkicks.com) and twitter account up and running, his shoe customization

Crazy for furry friends When sophomore Mary Walsh was in second grade, she wrote an entire series on her pug, Pudgie. The book, called “Pudgie’s Great Adventures,” was about how Walsh “woke up one morning and Pudgie could talk to me, and she had to- save the world from evil cats.” Although it was never published, Pudgie’s great adventures live on.

In addition to snuggling and “talking baby-talk to her,” Walsh enjoys how Pudgie, her dog of eight years, “does a dance for her food and snores.” What else makes this pug so loveable? “The fact that she’s so ugly she’s cute,” Walsh answered. Walsh’s love for Pudgie won’t end when she goes to college. When the said day comes, Walsh plans on “getting her a giant bone that she can eat forever.”

Cara Sierks, a sophomore, is the proud owner of Winnie, a cockapoo, named after the “Arthur” character Dora Winifred. Sierks has had Winnie since the summer of eighth grade. She described some of Winnie’s unique traits. “She can go through an agility course and jump over barriers and through frames.” Sierks went on to add, “She’s training to become a canine good citizen dog where she’d go to hospitals and cheer up sick kids.” On top of all this, Winnie can also “catch a Frisbee,” an activity Sierks enjoys doing with Winnie in addition to “taking her to the dog park.”

Senior Allie Aufderheide is a fan of cats. “When I see a cat, I give it a big hug,” she said. Aufderheide has three pet cats herself, which she really likes because they are “soft and cuddly.”

Senior Piper Bain shares her home with a plethora of various pets. “I have a cat named Picasso or Mocha or Latte, I’m not really sure…I have a bird named Opal, and some fish named Nemo, Loosey, Jacques, Sunshine, and Bonzai.” She went on to say, “I feed them once in a while and I kick them around and call them names.

I pet them with my foot. I actually like the fish because they make no noise.” When Bain goes to college next year, she said, “I’ll make a shrine for my pets at my college dorm. They’re really important to me. I’ll probably get a replacement fish, like a beta fish, maybe call it Fishie.” Bain, who once had a dog, often thinks about what dog heaven would be like. “They’re probably prancing around.

I think they all have a limp there, so that they can all be equal.”

Interested in a getting a pet for yourself? Among other various options, cats and dogs are available for adoption at the Golden Valley Humane Society. The Adoption Center there is open from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on weekends.

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was public. Franz was Enriquez’s first customer. With one shoe done, Enriquez handed over the paint to Franz because he did not have enough time with hockey. Franz shut down the business, but still customizes for himself.

Although Enriquez is done with customization, he has a new business involving shoes. Sophomore Tyler Nanne describes Enriquez as “Mr. Crabs from Spongebob. The only difference is Chris likes the money so much more.”

Enriquez has a connection in the shoe business and is able to sell fake shoes. “For years he has made a profit out of these fake shoes. Our whole Bantam A hockey team bought shoes last year,” said Nanne.

Jack Hultstrand, staff writer

April student feature: Keagan Potts Senior Keagan Potts picked up the electric bass in sixth grade after his friend, Lars Lindqvist, recommended he start playing. “I didn’t think twice about it,” said Potts.

Ever since, Potts has been taking lessons at the Linden Hills House of Music where he met the members of his current band, Silent Agency, in the spring of 2008. At the time, the band just so happened to be looking for a bass player, so Keagan decided to audition.

“It was my first real audition for anything musical,” said Potts. “Naturally, it went horribly, and I didn’t get in.” While he did not gain immediate acceptance into the band, Potts remained persistent, sending frequent emails to the band’s lead singer, Evan Bakker, to give him another shot at proving his true musical ability.

Eventually, Potts joined the band which now plays over twenty gigs a year around the Minneapolis area at venues ranging from the Hopkins Depot to First Avenue.

At school, Potts is just as involved in music. He is a section leader and a bass captain for Edina’s Symphony Orchestra and can often be seen playing bass in school

shows later in the year such as Current Jam and Pops. “I’m happy to help out wherever I’m needed,” he said. This year, Potts auditioned with over 15 solo acts for Current Jam, staying true to his word.

Beyond music, Keagan is a wide receiver on Edina’s junior varsity football team and is a pole vaulter as well as a captain of the track team. However, he says that he enjoys pole vaulting much more than football. “There’s nothing really quite like it,” he said. “It’s almost as much fun as playing music.” Potts will likely be headed to state this year for pole vaulting.

In the midst of his involvement, Keagan Potts has not lost sight of the value of education. He said that education “gives people the necessary tools to make a different in today’s world. It’s vital in order for us to understand what’s going on around us.”

As for next year, Potts has not decided what school he will be attending. He hopes to one day make a living playing music.

Grant Marks, staff writer Photo by Erik Rehnberg

Congratulations Mrs. Roehl!

Edina English teacher, Jackie Roehl is among the 10 finalists in Minnesota’s 2012 Teacher of the Year competition. Mrs. Roehl has been teaching at Edina High School for 12 years and is highly regarded among her students and colleagues.

Junior Solomon Anczarski stated “Mrs. Roehl understood me and changed the work to match my style.”

Part of Mrs. Roehl’s success comes from her determination to close the achievement gap. “Mrs. Roehl has changed the way I teach,” Said Elizabeth Barniskis, a fellow English teacher.

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Is our reliance on technology too deep?

48 hours free of phones, facebook, and email

Photos by Natalie Paule

Look into any hallway at EHS during passing time, and it’s clear how much technology is embedded into our everyday lives.

Due in part to the district’s reliance on Moodle, SchoolView, and other websites, we’re beginning to spend most of our days in front of a screen. Cell phones (and the Internet in general) are now just as important to schoolwork as textbooks and pencils. But what happens when someone chooses to unplug, if only for a few days?

To find out how deep our addictions run, we decided to give up anything with a computer chip in it for three [strikethrough] two days. We could drive to school, and we made an exception for our calculators, but pretty much everything else was out. No phones, televisions, computers, or iPods for forty-eight hours – a big change from our usual two or

three hours each day of texting and Internet use.

The first thing we found out was that we had more free time than we’d ever known. Without Facebook or texting capabilities, we could actually finish our homework before 2 a.m., get an adequate amount of sleep, and spend some time outside. The spark of procrastination was still there, but the fuel was gone.

Another, more obvious thing we found out was that it’s rather difficult to communicate with friends when you’re unable to use technology. By far, the hardest area of this was making plans.

The highest technology we would allow ourselves for sending messages was handwritten notes, which proved ineffective.

Our friends text-bombed us after they found out that we had given up technology to annoy us, and when we logged back onto Facebook, we had an absurd number of notifications. During

our time without technology, we felt more removed from our friends, but not totally disconnected. We compensated for our inability to text by spending more time face-to-face with others.

The most surprising revelation that came out of this was that we don’t really need to be on Facebook into the wee hours of the morning to be happy. In fact, our lives were a little bit less stressful without the Internet – you’d never believe how freeing it is not to be able to check SchoolView every fifteen minutes, and, surprisingly, we were able to do our assignments from class offline without much of a time gap. Sure, we did go through a bit of withdrawal at the start, but in the end, we might just try this again and see if our lives are a little bit better for it.

Micah Osler and Sarah Nealon, staff writers

Uncovering Edina’s hidden hobbies Sophomore Phil Andre has a different way of getting around town. “My dad opened a car business [when I was in] third grade, and I helped him out,” he said. This interest in cars developed into an interest in mopeds. And it’s not just the thrill of riding a moped, it’s become a regular pastime of his. “I usually work on it three to four times a week, which is like 12 hours in all,” Andre added. The only bummer? Andre stated, “I almost never ride it.” He feels that it is too much work.

Another hidden hobby? Sophomore Isaiah Small has quite the talent. He can rap like none other. JC (his artistic name) has been rapping for over a year now, and his fame is increasing. “I have gotten around 700,000 views on Youtube,” Small said. When he’s not rapping, you might catch JC beat-making, too. “Rapping got me into beat-making and producing,” Small mentioned.

So what does his music sound like? “I really like Kendrick Lamar, he’s an inspiration.” You can find JC’s album, “The Colour: Birth of Joseph Collymore” on iTunes.

You might see senior Alex Schwartz at the DECAfe serving you freshly baked cookies, but this girl has a talent that really makes her stick out! She’s a baton twirler. In fact, she’s twirled at multiple pep fests at EHS. “When I was about five years old, my mom took me to a Jefferson High School marching band practice. I saw a girl twirling, and it looked fun,” Schwartz recalled. “I’ve been doing it ever since.” A unique sport requires unique costumes! “I order them, and then I have to rhinestone them by hand. It takes a lot of time,” said Schwartz. Twirling metal rods around in the air requires determination, and she has to practice three to four times a week for an hour each practice.

Next time you’re sitting at your computer creeping on Facebook or pinning must-have spring fashion finds out of boredom, think of all of the fun activities you could start up instead! Andre, Schwartz, and Small all put lots of hard work into their hobbies, and the satisfaction of succeeding is enough for them to continue. Be brave, and try something that makes you unique amongst your classmates; the result will be a happy, creative and individual you!

Megan Couture, staff writer Photo by courtesy of Alex Swartz

May Term: a great way to wrap up your senior year “I would totally recommend that all seniors go on May Term. It was a great way to wrap up my high school career,” said 2011 Edina High School graduate Christina Kosters.

May Term is an educational opportunity offered to seniors with satisfactory attendance and grade standing, to forgo coming to school for the last few weeks of school after A.P. tests, and instead complete an internship or a project of their choice. May term applications were submitted just over a month ago, so take a look at some of the things two seniors will be doing May 21 through June 4!

Senior Megan Armstrong has decided to do an internship. “I am shadowing my physical therapist for six hours a day, for ten days. I will follow him as he interacts with patients,”

explained Armstrong. “I decided to do a May Term to learn more about what I want to do for a job in the future!”

So while Armstrong will be staying in-state, senior Thea Zerbe’s project takes her out of the country. “My project is kind of like a mini-exchange program. For three weeks I will be living with an Italian host family and attending the Scuola Palazzo Mavisi, a language school, in Bagno Di, Itlay,” said Zerbe. “Instead of indulging my inner American tourist, I would like to completely immerse myself in Italian life and get to know the country’s people,” she went on.

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ECC: down and dirty

The Edina Community Center (ECC), the building that used to be the Edina East High School, is wellknown to a few select athletes and completely unheard of to countless others. Cross-country, track and field, football, and boys basketball practice and compete here.

Eric Risberg started as the new ECC trainer in the fall and his first year has been “working out pretty good” he said. “Working with football guys and basketball guys...was great and track has been good so far.” Risberg feels lucky to work at the ECC because he knows “other athletic trainers don’t have so much space.”

Athletes at ECC have the option to lift weights in the ancient weight room. In what was once the girls locker room at the high school, there are all kinds of machines among water-stained and nonfunctional showers. It takes a special person to work the touchy stereo system, but music is usually blasting from the dusty speakers while athletes complete their workouts. Senior Izy McClure said that the basement weight room is “the perfect place to work out if you don’t have a sense of smell.”

Inside the basement of the Community Center, there is a network of hallways, beginning with the locker rooms. Behind the locker rooms, the labyrinth begins. At its heart lies perhaps the oddest of the oddities of ECC – the Team Room. When one enters it, it would be simple to assume that it’s a meeting place for basketball players – the names of players and the formations of plays are written on the whiteboard. Of course, this doesn’t quite account for the rows of classroom-like chairs and couch area near the back, but it’s a fine hypothesis. However, it’s pretty unlikely that it’s used very often for this purpose, since the last time I was in there, the board was filled with the names of last year’s players – also, it seems like it’s in an incredibly inconvenient place for a basketball meeting. What’s the team room for? Does anyone ever really use it? Why is it buried so deep into ECC? Those mysteries are some I just can’t answer.

The athletes who train and compete at ECC are familiar with the trainer room tucked away in the dark recesses of the basement. It is much smaller than Mr. Tschida’s training room at EHS, but it certainly gets the job done for the five to ten athletes in there at all times.

After a workout, the runners and players can help themselves to ice bags or ice cups. The very adventurous can stand or sit in fortyfive degree water for ten minutes in the ice baths. “It’s really great when I get to wear the foot-fungus filled booties in the ice bath” said junior Molly Kuhs. In addition to the booties, there are small weights and other exercise equipment for the athletes in the trainer room.

Grace Meyer and Micah Osler, staff writer

Spring into sports Second semester is notoriously the hardest half of the year.

Teachers are cracking down, trying to finish the textbook by the end of the year, A.P. tests are looming, and warm weather makes it hard to concentrate. If the stress of the spring months is weighing you down, it’s time to fit a break into your schedule. And what better place to take a break than at an Edina sporting event? Edina’s spring sports include boys and girls track and field, badminton, boys tennis, boys and girls golf, boys and girls lacrosse, baseball, softball and synchronized swimming. Here’s a preview of our spring sports: Badminton In its second season, badminton is Edina’s newest sport for girls. With 47 girls on the team, coaches Steve and Margo Henke hope the team will “improve fundamentals and play with confidence.” Their practices are “fun, super fast, have loud rave music and great uniforms,” said Mrs. Henke. The coaches hope for a “festive atmosphere” at the meets this year. Minneapolis South is the team’s biggest rival. Last year, Edina lost to them in the beginning of the season, but then beat them later on. If you’re looking for a good match to watch, catch the April 24th match against Eden Prairie at 3:45 in the South View gym. Captains are seniors Patty Weicht, Alma Pronove and founder Celine Henke.

Boys Golf With a solid mix of seniors, juniors, and sophomores ready to try out for the team, boys golf is anxious to start the season. Their biggest rival is Wayzata, who has won state three years in a row, and will be looking for their fourth state title. Coach Phil Finanger hopes that the team “understands the importance of developing the short game on and around the green to improve overall scores.” He also believes that their biggest challenge will be staying patient. The best games to watch will be played at Interlachen in May. The captain is senior Dylan Rusk, who was named Junior PGA player of the year last summer.

Girls Golf With players ranging from 8th to 12th grade, girls golf is ready to kick in the season with almost all of the varsity players returning from last year. Their biggest rival is Wayzata, who won the state tournament last year and who also has a veteran team returning. Coach Mark Harelstad wants the players “to have fun and be competitive in every day of practice.” Their biggest challenge is to keep up the competition, and to realize the importance of their short game. Harelstad comments that the players not only pride themselves on representing Edina with a positive attitude,

but also with their apparel. “We look marvelous!” he exclaimed. Captains are seniors Grace Gilmore, Allie Buska, and Alie Nye. Baseball With only five returning players, this year’s baseball team will be fairly young. Also new this year are both of the varsity coaches, head coach Carter Freeman and varsity assistant Nick Kennedy. In spite of the young team, coach Carter Freeman is encouraged because they have a “great group of returners.” Their toughest competition will probably be Eden Prairie. Coach Freeman hopes that the team gets better every day. He wants them to play the “Edina way.

This is a certain way, basically playing the right way. The other coaches and I have outlined ten things or so that we want every player to remember to do during the game,” said Freeman. Captains are seniors Nick Leer and Nick Omodt.

So grab a few friends, make some superfan signs and try to watch at least one game for each sport this spring!

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Year-round school

Sucking the freedom out of summer

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magine school without summer break. All the memories of baseball games you played at the park turn into memories of a classroom, no more counting down the days until summer, no more looking forward to break, just school all year round every year of your life from the age of five to the age of eighteen.

This is a reality that many students in Minnesota face. Schools like Crossroads Elementary School in St. Paul have a year-round policy. Year-round schooling is a trend that is seen in districts all across the nation, and its popularity is growing. Chicago has put over 350 of its public schools on some type of yearround calendar in the last ten years. The idea behind year-round schooling is that if kids have less time off, they retain more material and do not need to spend as much time reviewing at the beginning of the year.

Year-round schools make up for summer break by having 45 consecutive school days separated by fifteen day breaks. Many advocates of this method justify it by saying that summer breaks were created when kids had to help their parents on the farm and it is therefore obsolete.

Can you really use that as an argument? The M&M was created so soldiers could have chocolate that wouldn't melt in the field but we don’t call for the end of the candy casing do we? Just because something was created for one purpose doesn’t mean it can’t fill another.

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n this past year, the Edina district and teachers became introduced to the website Turnitin. EHS is presently using it to encourage academic honesty. According to the homepage of the website, it is known as the “global leader in addressing plagiarism and delivering rich feedback.”

The source provides an opportunity for teachers to check for suspicions via this website easily and English 10 teacher, Jackie Roehl, claimed that it also “makes grading easier” as it “allows teachers to give detailed messages on how to fix punctuation and grammar errors without writing them over and over.” Some question, however, if is even an effective source and worth it to continue using in the future.

According to Advanced Placement U.S. History teacher, Tom Connell, who uses it for “identifications,” and Mrs. Roehl, who uses it for essays and questions, the source has been very effective in detecting cheating. Others who are not as familiar with the website wonder: How can you prove that a student is not using his or her own words? This is where the tool can be confusing to some--but rest assured. “An originality report is generated for each paper with a percent of how much the paper matches with other papers submitted to Turnitin and other websites,” said Mrs. Roehl

Year-round schooling is wrong. It may have its scholastic benefits, but it strips away one’s childhood. When a child spends so much time in school without a long break, their entire life centers around school. When I was a child summer was my time to live. No worries and no cares. Just time to be a child. Sure, year-round systems offer three week long breaks, but throughout the break, school is still looming over your head. Again, I don’t doubt that a year-round school would definitely have it’s academic benefits, but I believe that the ends could never justify the means.

Right now, kids who are in year-round schools can’t go to summer camp, they can’t play in summer sports leagues, they can’t travel for more than a few weeks at a time. They are missing out on all of these experiences that a school could never give you, the kind of experiences that shape who you are.

There is no doubt that high school is a huge stress; week long breaks and even two week long breaks just don’t cut it. I can confidently say that if in my three years here if I never had a long break where I didn’t have to worry about school at all, I would have been driven insane. As a teenager summer is the great stress reliever and no three week break, no matter how often, could ever take its place.

Thomas Matthes, staff writer

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What percent, you may ask, proves whether or not a student is cheating? According to Mr. Connell, it isn’t too hard to figure out. “Typically, anything above 30% is a red flag,” he said. Mrs. Roehl doesn’t find difficulty in interpreting whether a student is cheating either. “Turnitin has made it much easier to detect plagiarism,” she said. “A sentence can be found plagiarized with a 20% match from the Internet.”

Turnitin has been reliable in detecting cheating, as it is made pretty obvious when it shows a match on the Internet. Mrs. Roehl confirmed this. “I have found a few students this year who copied paragraphs from the Internet.” She also said she has even found from the originality report that a rather suspiciously complex idea was plagiarized from a website.

The source is a very reliable detector and it invites in an effective idea: to encourage students to write authentically. Even then, though, it won’t prevent cheating once and for all. An anonymous student said, “It doesn’t encourage students to write from the heart, it encourages students to cheat ‘better’. They will learn to not plagiarize, but just steal the idea.” The Internet will always have mounds of information that may attract students in times of stress, so it is likely that a few may use it immorally at times. However, I believe the consequence of being caught on this website and getting in trouble will definitely decrease the amount of plagiarism in the future.

Stephanie Coleman, news editor

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Are tutors worth it?

don’t have enough time in the Walk into a Starbucks, day. Over 90 percent of the stuCaribou, or any other coffee dent body at EHS is involved shop after school and you’re in some sort of extracurricubound to see an EHS stular activity, and naturally that dent working on homework takes time away from being with a tutor. We pay tutors to able to do homework. Tutors help us understand what we are the effective answer to didn’t in class. From calcuour problems, specializing in lus, to Spanish, to that APAL understanding how a student paper you need to get an A learns on a personal level. on, tutors are there to help.

“Without a tutor I wouldn’t As a student attending have been able to score as EHS, it’s safe to say that I well on the ACT,” said junior don’t have a lot of free time Jay Dienst. “It was much more on my hands after school. effective than a class with Tough schedules and a subthirty other people.” stantial amount of homeFrom personal experience work to do keeps us busy I can say that tutors have when we get home. Whether helped me to dramatically it’s studying for that next improve my math grade this science test or memorizing year and to feel much more lines for your French presenprepared for the ACT. The tation, homework can add cost for a tutor is similar to a up. Time to cue the tutor. gym membership or cost for Many of them are former a sport—you’re paying for EHS teachers or experts in self-improvement. Around a certain area of study and $60 an hour for a one-on-one are often available to prosession is a typical rate. vide the individual attention photo by Tyler Gieseke If you’re struggling in that a student needs. a class or have ACT/SAT “It’s never bad to have “Tutors are the most effective option to improve your understanding of [a] subject.” anxiety, tutors are the most math explained in two difeffective option to improve your understanding of the subject and to calm your nerves. ferent ways by two different people,” said Julie Connell, a former Edina Public Also, you can lower the cost if you share an hour session with a friend or two. You’ll Schools math teacher turned tutor. be saving money, learning, and having fun at the same time.

Many people would argue that tutors aren’t necessary as long as you are willing to grit your Alex Van Gorp, advertisement manager teeth and work at understanding what you’re struggling with in class. For some this method may work, but not for all. I’m not saying that students aren’t disciplined; sometimes we just

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n March 1st, the students of Edina High School finished registering for classes. As they decided what classes they would be taking next year, they were told to consider a few things: rigor, graduation requirements, and their future. They were, however, instructed not to choose classes based on who might be teaching them. So, should a teacher impact whether or not you take a class?

Sophomore Alex Davis thinks that teachers do make a difference. “I’m taking A.P. Comparative Government next year just to have Mrs. Nimmo, and she’s also the reason that I’m participating in Model United Nations,” he said. Davis has also had a different math teacher each semester this year. “Having a different teacher makes a huge difference for me,” he said.

The fact is, students have different learning styles. While some may prefer a teacher who lets them work independently during class, another may need an interactive teacher.

Although it is unclear whether or not counselors think a teacher should impact why a student takes a class, guidance counselor Bill Hicks agrees that “teachers do impact a student’s learning experience.” Whether it is because of different learning styles or compatible personalities, students will find themselves being more

Junior prom? art by Anne Cavanagh

successful with some teachers than others.

So, if teachers do impact learning in different ways, why are we advised to avoid picking classes based on teachers during registration?

“Counselors don’t want kids to be disappointed in their class selections” said Mr. Hicks. In other words, counselors don’t want students to get their hopes up for having a teacher, only to find that a class doesn’t fit their schedule.

Students at Edina High School are lucky to be part of a system in which they can switch teachers and request up to one teacher. According to Mr. Hicks, EHS is one of the few schools that allows students to request having one teacher over another.

Although the request may not always be met due to scheduling conflicts and class sizes, administration goes through each request before the following school year. If you hope to have a certain teacher, it’s definitely worth asking your counselor about.

Here at Edina, with our ability to request teachers, we are given the privilege to let a teacher impact why we take a class. However, you shouldn’t base our schedules off of what we hear from siblings and other students because the fact is, you won’t know what you think of a teacher until you actually take his or her class. While teachers greatly impact our learning experience, we shouldn’t be too quick to judge whether that impact will be good or bad.

Emily Cherkassky, staff writer

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h, Prom. The dance that tons of Disney Channel movies amp up to be the pinnacle moment of our high school existence, not to be complete without a magical romantic sub-plot. As students at Edina High School, many of us will only go to prom once. Prom at EHS is usually considered the senior dance, although, underclassmen can purchase tickets. At other schools this is different. Consider Richfield High School. Their prom is open to all juniors and seniors, but many sophomores and freshmen attend because of older dates. It is even common for some students to go for all four years.

“[P]rom is a chance for many seniors to star t wrapping up their years at Edina.”

While it would be fun to have another all-school dance at Edina, I think our prom is special. We have three dances that include all of the high schoolers, but I think having a mainly senior prom is a chance for many seniors to start wrapping up their years at Edina, and celebrate with their peers who they have studied with for the past twelve years.

As some would say, it is a celebration of our high school experience.

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I Am The Dream Interpretor What do your dreams really mean?

Sophomore Alex Davis claimed, “I don’t dream.” This is false. Everyone dreams.

However, you only remember the dreams you wake up from. It is not what happens outside the dream that is important, however, it is what happens inside the dream. Thanks to my magnificent new powers, I have become an all-knowing dream interpreter.

Some fortunate EHS students below shared their dreams with me. Check below for their interpretations.

Junior Adam Nix Nix, Dream #1:, “I flew to London. My parents didn’t come with me, and I landed near Kings Cross station. When I got there, I was just chilling when I got scared and walked away and someone started to chase me! The person had a striped beard and it turned out to be Kalley Norr! So I continued to run.”

Interpretation: Interpretation Adam has a deep inner conflict that he wishes to overcome by looking at it from a broad angle from multiple perspectives. Without any parents, he recognizes that he has no one to support him and thus travels to a red-light district in London, the one of King’s Cross. Being chased by Kalley (all that is good in the world) symbolizes how Adam wants to escape from the burden of no support. However, he does not know how to go about the issue.

Hedwall, Dream #2: “I was at the zoo and looking at the flamingos. All of a Junior Emma Hedwall sudden, they started fighting and dying when the tigers escaped from their cages and literally took me hostage! I was trapped there for some time, but then an old man came and saved me.”

Interpretation Interpretation: Emma’s interior mind is an utter disaster. Based upon the chaotic and violent actions of the flamingos, her mind is currently undergoing a major conflict that Emma herself can not decide on. Emma is captured in the conflict of whether females should rule the world or not until she is rescued by the old man, who symbolizes wisdom. Emma made the right decision with this knowledge, concluding that males and females can coincide equally.

Senior Nathan Rousey, Rousey Dream #3: “I was hanging out with some friends when suddenly there were a group of strangers with us. Suddenly the bottom of the room gave out, and we started falling to the sea! We were almost there. I was scared, but then we realized the sea was holographic and we fell through it onto an island. When we were on the island, we had to take place in the Hunger Games.”

Interpretation: Interpretation Nathan has seen the movie “The Hunger Games” a few times too many, thus he dreams of participating in the deathly battle. Because he fell into the arena of the island, he does not think he can emerge as victor. He sees his life plummet before him as he falls. Falling through the sea is different than falling into the sea. The sea symbolizes purity and life. So, Nathan has little chance to live in the Hunger Games due to the sea symbol. He does not like violence.

Those are only a few dream interpretations. If you want further information about your dreams contact the gypsies at 1-800-GYP-SIES. Sloane Nilsen, culture editor

Artwork by Natalie Paule

Bookmark This!

“The Snowy Day”

by Ezra Jack Keats Let’s face it - no matter if you’re six or sixty, here in Minnesota, a snowy day is something we all love.

And what do we do on a snowy day, besides driving carefully (sometimes) and drinking hot cocoa? We play in the snow! This ageless activity does not require any equipment (except maybe a coat and mittens) and hardly any preparation. No one captures the simplicity of playing in the snow better than Ezra Jack Keats in his book, “The Snowy Day.” Before you run off to read it, I should warn you - it’s a picture book. Don’t write it off though - it’s actually a quite impressive picture book that won the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1963. It is also the first full-color picture

book to have an African-American protagonist.

“The Snowy Day” is about a little boy who wakes up one morning to discover it has snowed.

He puts on just the cutest little red coat and runs around outside to make funny footprint drawings in the snow. Then he drags a stick through the snow, attempts (and fails) to join the older kids’ snowball fight, and executes just about every other quality snow activity you can think of. The little boy tries to take some of the snow with him when he goes home for night, so he puts a carefully-packed snowball in his pocket. But when he wakes up the next morning, it’s gone! The little boy calms down, however, when he looks out of the window and sees that the rest of the snow has not pulled a similar disappearing act.

This is the story of “The Snowy Day” - a happy little tale of a small boy who plays in the snow. Don’t be fooled though - the book is full of extended metaphors and symbolism just waiting to be analyzed by high school students. Just kidding. (Sorry, we couldn’t resist.)

Whether you’re babysitting for a friend or just have weird urges to go to the children’s section of Barnes and Noble with all the little cardboard books and cute stuffed animals, check out “The Snowy Day” for a simple story that will make you smile.

Bookmark This! is a monthly column where I feature truly fabulous books that EHS students may have overlooked. If you have a book suggestion or comment, you can contact us at bookmarkthisreviews@gmail. com. Keep reading!

Andrea Kimball, columnist Due to Andrea’s new position on Zephyrus, Bookmark This! will be passed down to Hannah Sommerville. Check out online for previous Bookmark This! columns by Andrea, and as ever, keep reading!

Shoes. OMG.

Shoes.

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Sperrys: You are soooo college. You like to pair these with your khaki shorts and button-down, and although you haven’t gone boating a day in your life, you’ve never looked better. Bottom line: you’re classy.

Crocs: You want something light and comfy, so why not strap on a pair of rubber kids toys to those feet of yours? Pair them with half-calf socks to spend the day walking on air, and add on some jibbets to show the world how trendy and interesting you are.

Running Shoes: You’re going to track or ultimate frisbee later anyway, so why not wear your Asics all day? You wear these because you’re a true athlete. You live in running shorts and your only experience wearing denim was at the Sadies dance sophomore year. You also enjoy showing off your calf muscles to the hotties standing nearby. If you got them, flaunt them?

Emily Cherkasskey, staff writer

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Seniors are in the middle of planning possibly the biggest night of their high school career: prom. Hollywood has emulated every possible prom situation ever. Will your prom turn out to be straight from a rom-com or out of a horror film? Check out what we deemed as the most memorable movie prom scenes!

“Pretty in Pink” A classic 80’s take on prom. Poor girl Andie and rich boy Blane date until their friends and socioeconomic statuses break them apart.

Andie ends up going to the prom alone where Blane realizes that he wants to be with her and they end up sharing a steamy kiss in the parking lot of their high school.

“Grease” Good girl Sandy and bad boy Danny put aside their differences and rekindle their summer romance at Rydell High School’s televised prom. Watch this movie for some date-stealing-pants-droppinghardcore-dancing prom fun.

“Prom Night” Donna and her friends are prepared for the best night of their

lives, but what they don’t know is that it will turn out to be their worst. Donna’s former teacher/stalker recently escaped from a mental institution and hunts Donna down, killing her loved ones as he goes. Maybe they should have worried less about who was going to win prom queen and more about if they would survive the night.

“Carrie” Some proms aren’t perfect, actually some are the exact opposite.

Carrie White, an introverted telepathic girl is perpetually made fun of at her high school. At the prom, she is doused with pig’s blood which causes her to go on a murderous rampage. This movie based on the novel by Stephen King shows how sometimes prom can go very, very wrong.

Edina’s 2012 Prom probably won’t include crazy killers or undercover journalists, but it will definitely be a memorable experience!

Ashley Smith and Krstal Walker culture editor and editor in chief *Read the entire article on www.edinazephyrus.com!

Tired of the greasy pizza, soggy pasta and subpar salads that the cafeteria offers? Or maybe you are like senior Henry Carlson who leaves “for a change, and I like fast food more than school lunch.”

Regardless of your reasoning for going out to eat, you need to find somewhere to go once you leave the high school. The following are time efficient and taste certified options for your lunch period.

Burger King (fast food) 5105 Industrial Boulevard Travel time: 7 minutes What to get: Gather two friends and get a baker’s dozen of single stackers Tip: Use the drive thru.

Imperial House (Chinese buffet) 7080 Amundson Avenue Edina, MN 55439 Travel time: 4 minutes What to get: It’s a buffet so whatever you can fit on your plate Tip: Don’t talk, just eat.

Cheetah Pizza (Pizza) 5125 Edina Industrial Blvd # D Edina, MN 55439 Travel time: 7 minutes What to get: Sausage pizza Tip: Fold it to eat it quicker.

Dill or No Dill (home style subs) 7031 Cahill Road Edina, MN 55439 Travel time: 4 minutes What to get: The House or Italian Club Tip: Get a meal so you can get a free cookie.

Noodles (noodle dishes from around the globe) 6531 York Ave S Edina Travel time: 10 minutes What to get: Anything but buttered noodles and you’ll be good Tip: Call ahead or prepare to be late to your next hour.

Chipotle (Mexican) 6801 York Avenue South Edina Travel time: 10 minutes What to get: A barbacoa burrito with chips Tip: Get the app and order ahead so time isn’t an issue.

Dairy Queen (fast food) 5001 Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN Travel time: 7 minutes What to get: Burger and a Blizzard Tip: Get some sort of ice cream or it will not be worth it.

Five Guys (burger joint) 3871 Gallagher Drive, Minneapolis, MN Travel time: 12 minutes What to get: A burger for everyone and an order of fries to share Tip: Go fast this one can be a time crunch.

Stu’s BBQ (located in the Edina market) 7102 Amundson Ave.Edina, MN 55439 Travel time: 4 minutes What to get: The pulled pork or ribs Tip: Get napkins, it is messy.

Michael Jacobson, news editor

Awesome off-campus eats

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interest for dummies

About two years ago, a website was launched that would change the way people expressed their interests. It gave people the opportunity to save images of products including clothes, food, tattoos, or paintings, you name it and they probably have it. What is this magnificent website, you may ask? Pinterest.

As a Pinterest user myself, the best way I can describe it is a melting pot of all your wildest dreams, and it puts everything you have ever dreamed of having in one secure and picture perfect place.

The point of Pinterest is to explore a world of endless ideas and inventions that are out of your grasp in the real world. It gives people an opportunity to dream up a world where they could have everything. Some of those dreams can come true by clicking the picture of the item you are interested in, and it will take you to the website where you can buy it.

The basics of Pinterest are as follows: you can sign in through Facebook which allows you to follow all of your Facebook friends that have a pinterest (this gives you the opportunity to get comfortable with the set up of Pinterest). Once you are all signed up and gather a few followers, you can begin pinning and making boards. A board is an overall category of the things you pin, and its focus could be clothes, hairstyles or pets. With those boards, you can then re-pin your friends’ pins and put them in the board that fits their description.

For example, if your friend pins a picture of an amazing pair of shoes that you are just dying to have, you can re-pin it to your ‘shoe’ board.

Although Pinterest is accessible to everyone, studies by Pinterest itself show that approximately seventy percent of all Pinterest users are women. This makes sense because a majority of the things that are pinned most frequently are images of things that interest women such as designer clothes, dream vacations, and beautiful wedding dresses that cost more than your car.

The whole process may be confusing and overwhelming at the beginning, but trust me, you will be addicted after ten minutes. Not only does it let you explore things you didn’t even know existed, but you can put everything you have ever dreamed about (like, your dream wedding) in one place.

If you are interested in signing up (which I highly recommend!) contact a friend of yours that has a Pinterest and have her send you an ‘invitation’ so the process speeds up! If you don’t know anyone with a Pinterest, you can request an ‘invitation’ through the company, and they will eventually get back to you!

Ellie Lagorio, features editor

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