Issue #7

THE LOBO LEGEND The voice of Conifer High School

May 12, 2016

Vol. XVIII Issue VII

We are like DECA, but less classy and more violent.

Spring Sports: Girls Lacrosse Conifer’s Reece Miller (left) defends against a Dakota Ridge forward during the girls lacrosse game at Trailblazer Stadium on Thursday April 7th. The Conifer girls lacrosse team finished their season on Saturday May 7th against Columbine High School. Spring sports at Conifer officially ended regular season competition on May 7th as well. Forrest Czarnecki/The Lobo Legend

Mines in Dublin, Conifer Teacher Travels For Tunes By: Audrey Hayes Kim Mizenko lived in England for a year as a child, then travelled to Africa and travelled all over year Europe.

Travelling to Ireland with the Colorado School of Mines marching band, her college marching band, during St. Patrick’s Day weekend wasn’t too much of a change for Mizenko.

“About a third of the band was alumni,” Mizenko said, referring to the Colorado School of Mines band.

Mizenko, despite graduating in 2013, still plays with her college band. The band in question has travelled continentally before to South America, but they’ve never travelled across the world to Europe. The School of Mines band plays for the annual Mines Little Theater musicals.

“I play clarinet. I’ve been playing since I was 7, so almost 20 years,” Mizenko said. She said she’s stayed with one instrument so long because it’s easier to read one clef, a way to indicate the pitch of the notes played, and making friends in one group is better than suddenly switching instruments, therefore switching groups.

Mizenko said that she loves marching band because they’re doing cheers and making shapes with their formation. The band dressed in full Colorado Mines marching band gear, featuring the signature red/black flannel and hard mining hats.

“We played ‘Hey Baby,’ and ‘The Mining Engineer’ in the parade,” Mizenko said. According to Mizenko it was quite a fun time to march with so many people in the parade.

The trip was from March 10-19, leaving the band members with down time to explore Ireland. Mizenko said she walked about 10 miles a day just exploring the town of Dublin, since half the time they were there, they had free time.

“We got to tour the Waterford Crystal factory, and then we went one day to the north which is technically England,” Mizenko said, “and we got to go to Giant’s Causeway. We got to explore the English side, the countryside, and the main city of Dublin.”

For Mizenko, the trip was absolutely amazing.

“My next adventure is Asia,” she added.

Concussion Proof or Concussion Prone?

By: Audrey Hayes The NFL reported there was a 58% rise in concussions during the regular season in 2015. In 2013, there were 148 concussions, 115 in 2014, and 182 in 2015.

Concussions have been higher than ever in four years.

This year the Conifer football team tried out new helmets that were designed to prevent concussions and other head injuries. However, Conifer’s concussion statistics differ from NFL concussions very much. More than half the varsity team did not get a concussion throughout the 2015-2016 football season.

It could have been because of the padded helmets, although Eric Kragel, defensive coordinator, linebacker, and running back coach for varsity, doesn’t think it was the helmets that caused the decrease in concussions.

“It seems like there’s always kind of dips [in concussions numbers] every year. Some years we have more, some years we have less,” Kragel said.

Kragel hopes the helmets are the cause of the dip

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Above, Conifer junior Mason Meyer (with ball) takes a heavy hit from an Evergreen defender while gaining a first down during the 2015 Mountain Bowl game in October. Forrest Czarnecki/The Lobo Legend

Conifer students dance at Mile High Stadium in Denver on prom night in April. Audrey Hayes/The Lobo Legend

Historic Prom For Conifer By: Andrew Dickson For the first time in school history, prom was cancelled.

A worried staff cancelled at 12 pm on Saturday. It was a tough decision because CHS had invested so much into the venue, and yet there were no refunds. Luckily, the Broncos football team let it slide and everyone enjoyed a night to remember.

After months of planning, four feet of snow, and a visit to the Mile High Stadium, the 2016 prom was a success.

Students arrived in limos and cars. As student pulled up they were escorted to the elevators where a well prepared Broncos’ staff member guided them to the correct location. When the elevator reached the 3rd floor, the party started. The music blared, as students proceeded to a hectic coat check.

Halfway through prom, the administrative staff at CHS breathalyzed latecomers, a surprise for the student body.

Juniors and seniors hung out on the stands, dancefloor, and inside by the massive wet bar filled with drinks ranging from water to tropical punch. Other amenities included a wide variety of pastries, cookies, and chocolate covered strawberries. One of the best areas to sit was in the stands of Mile High overlooking the field.

One of the most important parts of the night was royalty. Prom Queen Lindsey Kelly was accompanied by Prom King Mason Ratzer. For the juniors, Ben Powell and Antigone Biddle were named prom prince and princess .

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Champions On The Ice: Mountain Ice Wins State Title

By: Forrest Czarnecki Three goals in the last two periods, several close calls, and an exciting finish couldn’t keep the Mountain Ice High Plains hockey team from claiming their first state title in the spring high school hockey league this past week. Mountain Ice beat Monarch High School 6-4 to win the title.

“It was really intense, we were up 1-0 going into the second [period] and then [Monarch] scored and it was 1-1, and it kept going like that until it was 4-4,” said Sierra Natzke, the starting goaltender for the Conifer/Evergreen combined hockey team.

“We went into overtime and nobody scored,” she added, “[and] we went through 4 skaters for a shootout, and our team scored twice. So we won 6-4.”

Before the championship game, the team was focused more on having fun, and seeing where the energy takes them.

“The energy on the team was really great, and we were all super pumped and ready to play,” Natzke said about the pre-game atmosphere in the locker room, “we were ready to play hockey, and just have fun with it.”

The energy the team generated in preparation for the game carried all the way through the celebration following the game winning shootout goal.

“Once our teammate scored the final goal, everyone threw up their gloves and helmets and they rushed to him,” Natzke said about the celebration, “it was great.”

Above, Conifer’s Sierra Natzke poses for a portrait at CHS recently. Natzke is the starting goalie for the Mountain Ice High Plains ice hockey team, which won a state championship earlier this month. Mountain Ice beat Monarch High School for the championship. Forrest Czarnecki/The Lobo

Concussion >> in concussions because he believes it’s another tool to protect kids playing the sport. However, Kragel believes it could also be because it’s possible the players didn’t hit each other as much or maybe it’s just a dip year.

“In practice, you try to control that [head injuries] where you’re hitting dummies more and you’re not going full speed,” Kragel said.

The helmets in question were designed in 2014 to prevent or decrease the probability of getting a concussion in football, baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, softball, and wrestling. All Jeffco schools had to participate in testing the new helmets to conclude if the equipment was effective or not.

“The helmets were very uncomfortable and many people didn’t wear them because of that reason,” Cole Wagenhals, a senior, said. “Jack Pretner wore the new helmet and got a very serious head injury. For that reason, I don’t believe the helmets contributed to fewer head injuries.”

The players, however, don’t exactly agree with Kragel.

While Kragel hopes the helmets did prevent concussions,

Cole Wagenhals, offensive lineman and defensive line, doesn’t believe the number of concussions were reduced. “[Most players] only wore the helmets in practice and most concussions happen in games,” Matt Aceto, quarterback and defensive linebacker, said.

Despite all the Jeffco schools requiring the players to wear them, most players didn’t wear the helmets all the time. Of course it wasn’t the worst thing in the world since concussions decreased.

“I believe no matter what, there will always be head injuries,” Wagenhals said.

College Bound Athletes From Conifer

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Below, Jack Prentner (with ball) takes a hit from an Evergreen defender during the 2015 Mountain Bowl at Evergreen High School in October. Players on the Lobos football team tested out new helmets this year in hopes of reducing the amount of concussions. Forrest Czarnecki/The Lobo Legend

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By: Forrest Czarnecki Three student athletes from Conifer High School will be playing college sports next fall for their respective colleges.

Steve Moe, Jake Barrett, and Jasper Davidson all signed with Division II schools to play collegiate sports.

Moe will play basketball for Hasting College, in Hastings, Nebraska. Jake Barrett will be playing baseball for Hastings College, in Hastings, Nebraska as well.

Davidson will be playing women’s lacrosse for the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs next year.

Soccer Legacy Reaches Final Year: Conifer’s Bailey Trinkino Leaves It All On The Field

By: Shawnie Wilde and Audrey Hayes With all the AP and honors classes at Conifer High School, science Jessie McFadden took it upon herself to teach AP Biology this year. Though many students would say it’s a hard class to stick out, a certain group of students figured out that the class would be much easier just to steal the tests and give the answers to other students through Facebook Messenger.

During this semester, there was a break out of students in McFadden’s and fellow science teacher Christy Stricker’s classes taking pictures of tests, and sending it to their friends. Four students were suspended for taking the pictures, but there were over 40 students in the group message that they were being sent the answers.

“There were definitely pictures taken of the tests, and there were definitely paper copies removed,” Greg Manier, vice principal, said.

The expectations of students are to get their homework, classwork, and studying done on time. However, if there is an easier way, high school students will find it.

“I didn’t expect it of our students; I didn’t expect to have to deal with it all,” McFadden said.

The students who started the group chat got suspended, and all others involved were punished by being required to take the final in the class in addition to the taking AP test. Since it is an AP class, usually the students don’t have to take a final if they take the AP exam for a college credit.

These students, however, have to take both.

Manier said, “At the university level, you’re probably going to get kicked out.”

In 2010, Open Education Database ran a study on anonymous cheaters, and unsurprisingly found that cheaters on average had a higher GPA. High GPAs are exactly what teens aim for. Many teens study for tests or cheat on tests to get a good grade, not to learn. The same study revealed that 60.3% of college students cheated on their exam out of 30,000 students.

Manier said, “The staff is trying to improve what we do so kids have fewer opportunity [to cheat].”

“Cheating isn’t ever going to get you anywhere in life.

It’s just going to get you through high school, and then in the real world you realize, ‘I have no idea what I’m doing,’” said Molly Snively, the AP photography teacher at Conifer.

Legends of Conifer: Christian Minion Above, Jasper Davidson (21) defends against a Palmer Springs attacker during a game in April. Davidson signed with UCCS in Colorado Springs to play Division II lacrosse next year. Forrest Czarnecki/The Lobo Legend

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By: Chynna Stueber “When I was three, I was for sure a little hoodlum.

Apparently I was dropping curse words left and right.

I was really into dirt biking back then, and one time I was dirt biking in my neighbor’s property. My neighbors yelled at me, so I told them to, you know, bad word off.

Then I grew up, and started watching skateboarding videos of people, and they all looked like they were making people angry and having a good time. I started skating. There was even this one time my friends and I went to hit this one spot a few pros had been to, and there was a security guard there. We ticked him off naturally. In the end, he threw a can of pepper spray at us. I skate to let out anger, and when anything’s putting me down, I just pick up my board and go.”

Above, Bailey Trinkino (16) keeps the ball away from an opponent at a recent game. Trinkino has played on the Conifer girls soccer Varsity team all four years of her high school career. Photo prvided by Bailey Trinkino By: Jasmine Anderson Senior Bailey Trinkino stands ready on Conifer’s half of the soccer field, eyes searching for the ball among the running players. When she spots the ball by the feet of an opposing player, who is running rapidly towards Conifer’s goalpost, she jumps into action to keep it from hitting Conifer’s net. Trinkino leaps in front of the opposing member and kicks the ball to one of her teammates, who immediately runs to the other end of the field. A cheer echos from the stands as the soccer ball flies into the opposing team’s goal.

“Soccer has been a really big part of my life and I’d really like to keep playing,” said Trinkino. “My experience on the team was really great. We’ve definitely gone through some ups and downs, but I think that being involved in a sport at Conifer is a really cool thing.”

“There’s a lot of teamwork; it’s how we get a lot of our strengths as a team,” added Trinkino. “We’re a smaller school than a lot of the schools in our league, so it’s kind of hard to get some of that talent sometimes.”

Trinkino has played defender on the girls’ soccer team for all four of her years at Conifer High and is the longest running player currently on the team. She played JV in her freshman year, then finished her last three years playing for varsity. Trinkino has been awarded with a varsity letter each year she has played for Conifer.

“Bailey is an important role model for our younger players. Her legacy will include having built a culture of team unity and love that will continue for years to come,”

said Mark Friedrich, the coach of the girls’ soccer team.

“She is so good at inserting positivity and calmness into the squad and she is great at not letting drama enter the team. I am confident that she has left our team strong enough to carry forth these values. Bailey has a calm and supportive personality and is extraordinarily well-liked by her teammates.”

Senior Erin Munder, one of Bailey’s teammates, said, “Bailey is a very wonderful person to be around: She’s very motivating; she’s the nicest person I’ve ever met; and she does her best in everything. I’ve definitely seen a growth from her in soccer. It’s just great to be around her.”

Trinkino has a lot of pride and faith in her team, just like her coach and teammates have in her, and she values the ability for them to work together to win their soccer games.

“Playing is a really fun bonding experience with the team; any team bonding activities that we do are just really great to get to know each other,“ Trinkino said.

“We can kind of transfer that to how we play on the field.

Every game we’re improving a lot more than the previous game. We’re coming together a lot more as a team, which is really exciting.”

“For any future soccer players: Try to make connections with the people on your team,” Trinkino said. “It transfers to the field when you end up playing for each other and not yourself. It’s a really fun experience.”

Legends of Conifer: Rebecca Gipe

By: Shawnie Wilde

“Music is inspiring. It’s a way to communicate, especially if there’s a language barrier. It’s worldwide communication.” Rebecca Gipe is a drummer for the CHS Band. “My dad also plays the drums,” Gipe said, “It’s a way for us to connect.”

Band is not only a way to connect but it teaches life lessons, “It makes you be diligent and responsible.” Music is a way for people express their feelings without words.

“Music is my life” Gipe ended.

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On her first day in Denver, Francesca Zaja posed for a photo in downtown. Zaja has enjoyed her stay here but is excited to be home with her family. Photo courtesy of Francesca Zaja

Olivia LeBlanc(left) stands with her college lacrosse coach Sarah Gombar. Photo Courtesy of Olivia LeBlanc

students in the past year LeBlanc hopes she’ll make lifelong friendships. “I still talk to [the foreign exchange students we’ve had here],” LeBlanc said. She also has friends over in Europe.

“I’m not freaked out about anything really except for not being able to communicate for the first few months,” said LeBlanc. She’ll have limited contact with her parents and friends since Rotary doesn’t want her to become homesick. Even towards her parents LeBlanc can only talk to them once a week. “I can’t talk to them all the time,” she said.

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that will be relevant in my future, ” Zaja said.

Francesca Zaja is one of two foreign exchange Being an exchange student has given Zaja a new students here at Conifer. Coming from a city where she can walk to get ice cream and ride her mindset. She’s met many new people who have changed her, helped her, and showed her a new bike to school, Conifer is a huge change. world. Before leaving, she knew this experience Zaja is from the city of Udine. It’s located would be hard for her, “I knew this experience in Northeastern Italy. She can drive to Venice, Croatia, Austria, and Slovenia in about an hour. would be totally worth it,” Zaja said.

“The first thing you notice Udine was established in “Every day is a new here is everything is bigger. the times of the Romans, It’s crazy, like cities, streets, and there’s centuries of adventure and every day I cars, and houses,” Zaja said. culture within her city.

“I [used to] live in the center, Udine became very imlearn something new.” so I can walk everywhere I portant after the fall of the want. If I want an ice cream Western Roman Empire.

Francesca Zaja I can just walk and get one, Going around the world and here I live twenty minwas a big deal, and leaving utes away,” Zaja said. Back her family was even worse.

She had to become more independent since she home in Udine, she has the chance to either drive to the beach or the mountains in fifty mindidn’t have her parents to back her up all the utes. It’s been very difficult for her to adjust to time. “There’s been times when I really wanted not having the beach fifty minutes away, and the to hug my mom or dad,” Zaja said. Zaja misses ski area even further- an hour to an hour and a her family but she knows she’ll always be able half away. to talk to them. Leaving her family wasn’t easy, but she is thankful for technology that helps her Zaja may be a senior here at Conifer, but in keep in touch with her family. Zaja wasn’t afraid Italy high school is five years, so next year she to travel, but she was unnerved. Her decision to will be attending high school again. Students become a foreign exchange student helped with in Italy go to high school just like anyone, but they get to choose what classes they take. They her nerves though. get to choose their schools, too. Zaja’s school is “I decided to become a foreign exchange student for many reasons, mostly because traveling a classical school. She studies Greek, Latin and Italian grammar. and meeting people from all around the world has always been a big passion of mine. I thought this experience would change my life, open my mind, give me experience and important skills

By: Mackenzie Orr

Leaving Home to Study

All Around the World The Journey of a Lifetime By: Audrey Hayes, Chynna Stueber, and Mackenzie Orr

Olesya Tretyak made a massive leap, both phys- easy getting to where she is. Nine thousand peoically and intellectually. She has embarked on a ple entered the three part trial to travel overseas, spiritual odyssey, one that will change her life yet only 300 were chosen. The first part of the and shape her future. competition was based on their English knowlTretyak made the journey from “Little Paris,” edge. They would have to write an application as Lviv natives like to call their town, to Conifer. on themselves, talking about their hobbies and But her journey isn’t over yet. their strengths.

She grew up in Lviv, Ukraine, on the western The second round was two essays written in Enside of the country near Poland. This year, as a glish. The contestants were required to write a junior, she decided to come to America to study. letter to their future host family. For Tretyak this She won a competition run by the U.S. governwas all basic stuff because she had prior knowlment, which allowed her to come here. From edge on all subjects. her standpoint, Conifer The last trial was a simple “Now I can say I have a is so different since she’s interview where contestants accustomed to a large city were asked questions and second family here” with public transportation had to answer in English. and all that goes with living After she waited five months Olesya Tretyak in the city. to hear back from the U.S. Since Tretyak started primary school in Department of State, she found out she was one Ukraine she has had classes with the same twen- of the 300 students who made it through. ty four people. American students have different Although it was a hard transition to leave her people in their classes each semester, compared home, Tretyak said, “I am really close to my host to Ukrainian students having the same peers in family. Now I can say that I have a second family all their classes. here.”

For her, coming to America, where there is Approximately 800,000 people live in Lviv, the more than a hundred kids in a graduating class, City of the Lions. Compared to Conifer’s 8,924. is a bit of a change. In Ukraine students don’t Ukraine has around 45 million people in the have the luxury of free periods, study halls and country. Ukraine is about the size of Texas. seminars. Students have seven classes and their Lviv and Conifer, both are now a home to schedules change throughout the week. Stuher. She’s traveled across the world to experience dents have ten minute breaks between classes, somethings he’s never experienced before. Treand twenty minutes for lunch. tyak has been here since last summer and will Although it’s been a bit of a change it wasn’t be heading back at the end of the school year.

The Dream that’s Now a Reality Not your typical senior year By: Mackenzie Orr

Normally senior year is filled with senioritis and rado. In the months to come Leblanc said, “[I’m college applications. Instead Olivia LeBlanc will scared about] not knowing the language.” She be spending her senior year in Croatia. While leaves in late August of 2016. her friends will be suffering through their senior LeBlanc won’t find out about her host families year she’ll be fully immersed until May. She knows she’ll be staying with more in Croatian culture. “I’ve always been interested in traveling than one family but will be saying in the same and the culture. I’ve always wanted to study city for the entire eleven month period. “I want abroad too,” LeBlanc said.

Even though she doesn’t know her placement she still looks forward to be thrown into the LeBlanc applied to Rocky Mountain Rotary Youth exchange. She’s glad culture. “I want to experience how they actually she finally did too, “They say that it’s better to go your senior year live, what they do for fun, and their customs,” because if you go another year you come back she said. and you’ve had so much freedom for a year then There will be an outbound student orientation it’s a hard adjustment coming back,” she said. where she has to have a thirty minute presentation as well as a two minute speech in CroaThe application process included getting her passport photo taken, then she had to put them tian. The presentation is about what it means on four different applito be a global citizen to “I really liked Croatia, but then her, cations and sign specific and in her speech paper and get medical I got scared about the language, she talks about herself approval. The applicaand introduces herself in tions were then sent to Croatian.“I’ve been doing then I thought Switzerland Croatia. The weekend a lot of research and and included presentations putting presentations would be cool, ” from kids who are in together and talking to Colorado as exchange lots of people,” Leblanc Olivia LeBlanc student who advised said. She also has to make them what countries to go to. At the end of the a presentation about Colorado to show people weekend each applicant was given a sheet that in Croatia. listed seventeen countries they could go to. The Senior year is a big change as it is but being applicants were then asked in Croatia LeBlanc will have to adapt to their to label their top three choices. schooling. Croatian school starts in September and students have seventeen classes that will be LeBlanc decided to research all seventeen countries before the weekend. “I really liked either in the morning or afternoon depending Croatia, but then I got scared about the lanon each day. “It’s not consistent like here,” she guage, then I thought Switzerland said. LeBlanc will also be retaking a lot of the would be cool,” LeBlanc said, but after careful considerclasses she’s already taken since Croatia teaches ation she changed her mind. “Once I talked to classes in a different order. [a student from Croatia] I said ‘No I want to go “I’ll probably be taking chemistry physics there.’” and biology and probably geography,” she said.

LeBlanc isn’t sure what type of classes she’ll be Trying to prepare, Leblanc has been talking to a Coloradan who’s currently in Croatia along taking since she’s not yet sure where she’ll be with a girl who is from Croatia that is in Colo placed.

Since Conifer has had a few foreign exchange

Standing in front of Mrs. Thompson’s Journalism 1 class, Olesya Tretyak gives a presentation about Ukraine her home country.

She wore a traditional Ukrainian outfit to show her pride in her country. Photo by William Toppin

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Secret Menus: Little Known Secret With Well-Worth-It Rewards By: Adam Westfall, Eirik Skildheim, Andrew Dickson, Will Toppin Twenty first century technology seems to be lifting the cover off secret menus everywhere. What used to be known only by a select few individuals who frequented certain restaurants is now being exposed to the whole public.

A secret menu is essentially a collection of food items a restaurant can make, but they do not have on their menu. Few secret menus are officially acknowledged by their company, with In-N-Out Burger as an exception.

The items on the menus are created by customers or employees, and new items are being created every day.

Interested in discovering some new recipes to some of your favorite local restaurants? Read on!

Legends Of Conifer: Nathan Clapp

Jamba Juice: Pink Starburst Smoothie Ingredients: 6 oz. Lemonade 6 oz. Soy Milk 1 scoop of plain sherbert 1 scoop of frozen yogurt 2 scoops of strawberries Ice How To Order: Luckily this isn’t hard to order. Most of Jamba Juice’s secret menu items are either old smoothies discontinued, or a twist on a current drink. When we entered the store, we asked for a ‘Pink Starburst Smoothie’. The employees already knew the recipe, so we didn’t have to tell them the recipe. They just made the drink!

Our Rating: 5/5 stars- Great for someone who likes candy.

If you are looking for a sweet and tangy treat, this is drink for you. The drink tastes just like the Starburst candies it’s designed after, and it really hit the spot. If you aren’t a big candy person, or you’re looking for something healthier, this drink may not be for you.

By: Andrew Dickson “I value intelligence indubitably. I don’t want to be stupid. Ever since I was little, I had the freedom to do whatever I wanted with my life. I chose to be smart and outgoing. Living in DC, I experienced a whole different level of classy people. Schools were terrible out there. I was homeschooled most of my life. When I made the transition into high school, it rejuvenated me. Everyday, there is a new doorway of opportunity. Academics are better out here. I have hopes of becoming valedictorian.

After high school, I hope to go to Colorado School Of Mines, and study elementary particle physics. I give back to the community through Key Club.”

Editorial Policy The staff of the Lobo Legend has selected an open forum under which to write. Articles will be printed according to this policy.

The purpose of the Lobo Legend is to inform, entertain, and educate school readers as well as readers in the community and give an opinion of students’ interests on local, state, and national issues. The staff will take full responsibility to thoroughly investigate and report all sides of all issues with an unbiased and objective viewpoint.

The material, ideas, and opinions expressed in the Lobo Legend do not necessarily reflect those of the adviser, administration, or individal staff members.

They are the sole product of the paper’s staff. The Lobo Legend staff will refuse to print any article with material containing libel, obscenity, writings that promote self-destructive behavior or that which promotes the material disruption of the school process. Letters to the editor are encouraged and may be dropped off in the high school office or sent to: Lobo Legend Staff c/o Conifer High School 10441 Hwy 73 Conifer, CO 80433

Starbucks: Hot Butterbeer Latte Ingredients: Whole milk steamer Caramel syrup (2 pumps for tall, 3 for grande, 4 for venti) Toffee nut syrup (2, 3, or 4 pumps) Cinnamon dolce syrup (2, 3, or 4 pumps) Whipped cream and salted caramel bits (or creme brulee topping) Optional shot of espresso How to order: It’s likely that your barista won’t have the recipe memorized, so it may be necessary to read him/her the recipe- so have it with you! We received a positive reaction despite asking the barista to go to the trouble of making a custom off-the-menu drink, but be prepared for the possibility of an annoyed barista.

Our Rating: 4/5 stars- Recommended for someone with a sweet tooth The ingredients were as rich as one would expect, especially if you get the recommended number of pumps.

To counter this, you could consider getting fewer pumps of some of the ingredients. The drive-thru Starbucks in Conifer didn’t have the caramel bits, but the drink was still delicious. Overall the drink had good taste, although we wouldn’t necessarily say it tasted like butterbeer.

Overall: Would recommend to someone with rich taste.

Above left photo, the Starbucks Butterbeer Latte is a drink on their Secret Menu, and it is very rewarding for those with a sweet-tooth.

Above right photo, the Jamba Juice White Gummy Bear Smoothie is found on the Jamba Juice Secret Menu, and it packs a flavorful punch or sherbert. Will Toppin/The Lobo Legend

Jamba Juice: White Gummy Bear Ingredients: 6 oz. Peach Juice 4 oz. Soy Milk 1 scoop Lime Sherbet 1 scoop Raspberry Sherbet 1 scoop Pineapple Sherbet 1 scoop Orange Sherbet 1 scoop of Strawberries Ice How to Order: Again, the employees at Jamba Juice already knew exactly how to make the drink and we did not have to tell him what to put in it. This may not always be the case, so it is always a good idea to know exactly what ingredients are in the drink you are ordering. We had the ingredients pulled up on our phones, which is also a good idea.

Our Rating: 4/5 stars- A very sugary drink that does not have very many health benefits Although it did not taste anything like a gummy bear, it was still a great smoothie. The employee there even recommended this drink. If you are looking for a tasty drink and not trying to stick with a diet, this would be a great drink for you.

Overall: This drink would be great for someone who likes sherbert ice cream and lots of flavor.

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The Beginner’s Guide To Female Speak

Test Answers...SENT In the new age of technology, cheating has gone beyond a handwritten note; students now use electronic communication to steal and share answers to tests and classwork. A recent cheating scandal at CHS led to the suspension of several students. Photo by Wikimedia Commons

By: Ben Inners Sometimes when a woman says something, there might be some sort of hidden meaning. Like when a girl says “okay, you win.” This can be translated into “Okay, I’m done with this, time to stop.” This is called Female Speak.

Without knowing how to interpret female speak, a guy can easily say something extremely stupid. To prevent such an epic catastrophe, men must first learn how to correctly translate a female’s words. This is a life-changing guide that has the potential to strengthen a thousand otherwise struggling relationships. With this, no man will ever go wrong again.

When a girl asks you to be honest about how she looks in a dress or whatever, she’s really asking if she’s hot or has a striking resemblance to a withering swamp hag with the measles. Even if that polka-dot dress makes her look like a saggy hairless monkey that threw up all over itself, you should still say she’s looks pretty.

If a girl points to a pair of limited edition Barbie strobe-light boots and says “those are pretty,” she’s really pointing at a pair of limited edition Barbie strobe-light boots and saying “get me these now.” Although they will be extremely expensive, they will also bring joy to her heart. One girl by the name of Katie Ryne agreed, saying that “No matter what, a girl should always be kept happy.

If she ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.”

Although it’s very rare, there have been instances where a girl has cared about her weight. It’s imperative to say the right thing when such a momentous event occurs. If a girl were to ask if she looked fat in a plaid mini skirt, the correct answer is “no.” Do not tell her that she looks like Paula Deen after feasting on a dozen sticks of butter. She may look fat, but she doesn’t need to know that.

“Sometimes the truth hurts and he better not hurt me if he knows what’s good for him,” said Village Inn waitress Kayleigh Kirby.

Some girls like to be pretty. To do this, they can apply makeup to their otherwise shriveled up skin. No matter how much they put on, if they ask how they look you compliment them. Keep in mind that calling her Pennywise the Dancing Clown isn’t a compliment.

If you think a girl is mad, there a good chance she probably is. This could be for any number of reasons, but often times you’re the cause. Though there are plenty of ways to handle this hostility, only a few will actually tame her rage. You could ask her, but that doesn’t really solve the issue. It’s best to express your discomfort and then ask her how you should go about fixing it. This could save the relationship from a disastrous collapse, or at the very least when she breaks it up there won’t be as much hate leftover.

Girls have a certain sensitivity that they express in mysterious ways. Cassie Michael has her very own way of expressing herself. If a man is rude to her, she calls the cops. This is female speak for “I don’t like you.” Only after being equipped with the knowledge of interpreting her words can a man avoid such a hostile reaction.

By: Molly Mihulka Cheating has generally been thought of as one student copying another during a test, or sharing answers from a test they’ve already taken. Perhaps it’s the student that puts the formula equations in their bra, or sneaks in with a pen wrapped in a piece of paper containing answers. But no matter how cheating is perceived, it’s never been an easy thing to get away with.

Cheating required breaking into your teachers classrooms and stealing answers, or copying your teacher’s answer sheets on a copying machine and trying not to get caught. It takes a lot of commitment and effort to cheat.

But that’s not what a particular group of Conifer students would tell you. Recently, a group of over 40 AP Biology students began taking pictures of their tests and sharing them around via group chat and physical copy.

There was no breaking into classrooms, but more than one test was taken. And the cheating was as easy as hitting send.

“Cheating in school has always been around, it’s just much easier now,” said Louie King, a science teacher at Conifer High School. “If students when I was in high school had access to the same technology I’m sure they would have done the same.”

Cheating has been around since school first began, and each generation has had its way of cheating, whether it be having a smart kid do your homework for you or sneaking into your teacher’s locked classroom and stealing a test’s answers. The problem arising is the ease at which cheating can happen with modern technology. But

have the morals of today’s students changed?

“No! No way,” Vice Principal Greg Manier said, “Sure, the times have changed and the technology has changed, but my goodness, the ease of hitting send and [bam] there is the information to as many people as you’d choose to distribute it to.” In a world where it’s already hard enough to come out on top, and school is about grades and passing instead of learning, teens who normally wouldn’t cheat find themselves in a problematic situation. Cheating is now so easy, it doesn’t have a negative impact anymore, so the question becomes, what’s stopping them? “[Cheating] is just human nature, I think, and so that’s why we have to circumvent the ability to use [technology] that way,” Manier said.

“Teachers aren’t trained to handle the level of technology students today have,” King said. As technology advances, teachers should be able to advance with it, but so far not much effort has been made to educate the teachers.

In a world advancing faster than most can keep up with it, the morals of students and teachers aren’t much different than they were 50 years ago. The difference is made when a student can press a button and give the whole school the answers to a test instead of only having one copy you had to steal. And as technology continues to advance, the staff at schools will have to be trained to keep up with it, to keep students honest and temptation-free, so that the dishonesty that happened among the students of Conifer High can’t happen so easily again.

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Spotlight: Physics Class Takes Flight

Conifer senior Jasper Davidson, right, prepares to launch her rocket as Physics teacher Louie King, left, watches. Physics classes launched their rockets during the week of May 9th as part of their final project for the class. Below, students in King’s class check out a rocket that crash landed close by them. Jake Willard and Hope Tomasi for The Lobo Legend