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District decides on uniforms for next year
Alyssa Christian Editor-In-Chief
A firestorm of parent and teacher complaints about student wardrobe over the last few years has culminated in one of the most controversial school district decisions in recent history: Cedar Rapids schools will be mandating school uniforms at the beginning of the 2012-13 school year. “Complaints had been surfacing more and more over the last couple of years to the point where we had to answer with something… teachers were becoming increasingly uncomfortable with student attire… ‘saggy pants,’ ‘cropped tops,’ ‘short shorts’ and ‘excessively low cut tops’ were among the most frequent of complaints,” according to a release from the school district. Although the discussion of school uniforms has been around for years, excessive teacher and parent complaints, in combination with gang-related scares throughout the country including in cities like Atlanta and Los Angeles, have brought the new policy to fruition. The decision was finalized earlier this month at a district administration meeting on Wednesday, April 11. “Although I know it will be a big change- I’m excited to see how it will affect the learning environment here at Wash… We’ll be able to concentrate our focus entirely on academics… not dealing with distractions of how people are dressing and what
so-and-so’s wearing today,” said Principal Dr. Ralph Plagman. The new uniforms will require khaki or navy blue pants with a grey, white, or navy blue polo or a red polo on game day; all of which will become available for order from the district or at the Wash student store. The district believes that this will cut down on school day interruptions involving student outfits and will create a more
environment that was “discouraging of educational pride, enthusiasm and intellectual innovation.” (Dewitt College of Education, 2008) When standardized
“We understand that this will not be a popular decision with most students, but hopefully, in time, we all will see the benefits of school uniforms and then the reasoning behind this decision will become clear.”
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professional atmosphere at school. “I’ve always believed, just as being a principal is my job, coming to school and being an active learner is [the students’] job. Now they’ll be dressing the part, too,” said Plagman. Studies suggest that students perform better when dressed in uniform. Similar studies concluded that sweat pants and other excessively casual attire created a “lethargic” and “apathetic” academic
test scores were experimentally compared among students who wore school uniforms and those who didn’t wear uniforms, those in uniform scored, on average 32% higher. (Dewitt) However the student response is not overwhelmingly in favor of the new policy and touches on the limitations on freedom of expression that it inherently involves. “I was infuriated,” said Haley Voss, ’14, of her initial reaction to the news. “I couldn’t
believe that at a public school I would be forced to wear a school uniform. It’s infringing on my freedom of expression and it’s not cool. I understand a dress code, you know, but an actual school uniform is not right. I dress appropriately for school and I shouldn’t be punished for those who don’t.” “We understand that this will not be a popular decision with most students, but hopefully, in time, we all will see the benefits of school uniforms and then the reasoning behind this decision will become clear. We hope to relegate students’ ‘creativity’ to the art rooms and their ‘expressiveness’ to their academic writing, and keep ‘style’ and ‘fashion’ elsewhere, where it belongs,” said a representative of the district. Well luckily for Washington Warriors, this is all a joke and a complete fabrication. So happy April Fools, everyone!
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WORLD IN REVIEW
Venezuelan President Battling Cancer------------------------------------ Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is currently undergoing radiation treatment for the cancer that has recurred recently over the past few months. The 57-year-old president initially sought treatment in June, 2011. Chavez hasn’t revealed to the public what type of cancer he has, but experts speculate Chavez is dealing with colon cancer. Chavez, who is often at odds with the United States, is receiving treatment in Havana, Cuba. Chavez has publicly questioned whether the United States is responsible for him developing cancer. He has stated that the United States’ leaders have been infecting certain world leaders with cancer.
100th Anniversary of Titanic Sinking--------- The world remembered the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking into the Atlantic Ocean on April 14, 1912. 100 years ago, the Titanic struck an iceberg at approximately midnight and sank three hours later. More than 1,500 people died in the tragedy while 700 people survived. Commemorative cruises have been created to celebrate the historical event and to visit places that coincided with the ship’s final hours, such as the ship’s final port stop and the burial ground for those who passed away during the voyage. The Oscar winning film, “Titanic,” has also been re-released in movie theatres in 3-D as well.
Syrian Army to Uphold Ceasefire Agreement-----------------------------The Syrian military claims it will uphold a ceasefire agreement once it completes operations against “rebel forces” within their country, but would be ready to end the ceasefire if opposition forces posed new threats. The ceasefire agreement was a result of action by the United Nations and the Arab League. Special envoy, Kofi Annan, has been reassured by the Syrian military that they would uphold the ceasefire, but many Western countries remain skeptical. It is believed that more than 9,000 people have been killed by the Syrian military, while more than 100,000 people have fled from Syria to neighboring countries such as Jordan and Turkey.
Visit crwashsurveyor.com -for an interview with the 2013-2014 school year Student Senate president and vice president. ------------------------ExcerptWhat are you most looking forward to as co-presidents? K: Having a more exciting student section. R: And breaking the world record for most people doing the Bernie!
-for photos from the Iowa City rally for Trayvon Martin. Many people gathered together to rally against racism and racial profiling of the 17-year-old high school student who was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman. -for videos from the Mansions On The Moon concert that was held in Iowa City. Washington High School graduate Ted Wendler is the lead singer as well as a guitar player in the band. Top Photo : Photo by Jessica Erb Middle Photo: cc by werthmedia
Briefs by Ian Schweiger Staff Writer
North Korea Launches Missile----------------------------- North Korea fired a long-range missile early morning on Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korean officials claimed the three-stage rocket would be carrying a satellite into Earth’s orbit. However, experts believe it is the same technology that could deliver a nuclear warhead to the United States or other regional allies. It is believed the missile failed after the first stage and only stayed airborne for one minute. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned that the missile launch was a direct threat to regional security and the United States would take appropriate measures. Powerful Earthquake Strikes Indonesia again---------------- An 8.6 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra. The powerful undersea earthquake set off tsunami warnings across the region. Sumatra is the westernmost island in the Indonesian archipelago. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami in the same region killed over 230,000 in 2004. The earthquake resulted in only a handful of deaths and caused limited structural damage. However, seismologists believe this earthquake will increase the risk for a higher magnitude earthquake in the region because of an acceleration of undersea plates that are colliding with opposite moving plates from Australia.
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Sangamithra Sathian surveyorwhs.news@gmail.com | April 23, 2012
Washington High School’s Adastra brings hope to refugees in China
Left & Right Photos : Students enjoy the dance under the fluorescent lights. Above : A birdie on the court. Left : Photo by Alyssa Christian Right : Photo by Katie Nunemaker Above : cc by chipmk
Visit crwashsurveyor.com to look at bios of the 5 refugees. Friday, April 20, 2012 Sports Assembly @ Main Gym Men’s Track @ Cedar Falls, 4:45PM Women’s Track @ Waterloo West, 5:00PM Saturday, April 21, 2012 Orchestra @ Jefferson Men’s Tennis @ Iowa City High, 9:00AM
Men’s Soccer Soph. & Varsity @ CV Soccer Complex, 9:45PM
Men’s Tennis @ Iowa City High, 1:00PM
Men’s Soccer Soph. & Varsity @ CV Soccer Complex, 1:45PM Prom Grand March @ Main Gym, 5:00PM Prom Dance @ Off-Campus, 7:30PM Post-Prom Party @ Off-Campus, 11:59PM
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Post-Prom Party @ Off-Campus, 12:59AM
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For refugees, there is probably little to break the monotony of their persecuted life. But this spring, Washington High School students were given an opportunity to help them do just that. Amsar, Faraq, Zabir, and Amir, four Pakistani refugees, have faced extensive horrors in their past. “[They have] witnessed their family and friends being brutally tortured and murdered, their houses burned, and endured beatings during their own childhood,” said Jon Paramore ’12, Adastra president. “They live in the pain and fear of their past memories.” These refugees were willing to, “give up necessities like shelter and food to have something to do,” when Adastra stepped in, deciding to facilitate their love of badminton, a sport at which they excel. To accomplish this goal, Adastra bombarded the school in a huge spectrum of fundraising events, culminating in a dance and badminton tournament on April 6 in the band room.
Adastra member Emma Azelborn shared that in the three weeks leading up to this, “bake sales were held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday after school in the foyer, and during lunch in the cafeteria featuring items baked by members of Adastra.” There was also a penny war, which the sophomores won by an extremely narrow, two cent victory. Consequently, they now have the honor of choosing a teacher to get a pie in the face during the next school assembly. At the dance, black lights and fluorescent birdies were present and a badminton tournament occurred, along with the guest appearance of Wash’s own Crump Squad to fuel the festivities. As a result of this myriad of fundraisers, they were able to sponsor the players for three to four years, far exceeding their goal of five or six months of sponsorship. When the four boys were informed of this via Skype, they were very emotional and thankful towards the students at Washington for all of their effort and contributions. On the success of this fundraiser, Paramore explained that, “With the money that the school raised, we were able to purchase membership into a Chinese gym for these young men, which is considered elite in China, and something they never would have been able to achieve on their own.” In addition, they were able to purchase badminton equipment for the refugees to use at the gym. “For them, it’s more than just a recreational activity. It’s a reason to live,” Paramore said.
C A M P U S
Kiran Misra Staff Writer
Monday, April 23, 2012 Men’s Track @ Linn-Mar, 4:30PM Women’s Track @ Linn-Mar, 4:30PM Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Women’s Golf @ Hunter’s Ridge, 1:00PM Women’s Soccer @ Kingston, 5:45PM Men’s Soccer @ Xavier, 6:00PM Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Women’s Golf @ Gardner, 3:15PM Thursday, April 26, 2012 Men’s and Women’s Track: Drake Relays @ Drake Women’s Golf @ Twin Pines, 3:15PM Men’s Tennis @ Bettendorf, 4:00PM Friday, April 27, 2012 Men’s and Women’s Track: Drake Relays @ Drake Saturday, April 28, 2012 Men’s and Women’s Track: Drake Relays @ Drake Men’s Tennis @ Home, 8:00AM Women’s Soccer @ Linn-Mar, 8:00AM Men’s Tennis @ Linn-Mar, 12:00PM Women’s Soccer @ Prairie, 12:00PM Men’s Soccer @ Kingston, 1:45PM Men’s Soccer @ Kingston, 9:45PM Monday, April 30, 2012 Women’s Golf @ Ellis, 9:30AM Men’s Track @ Kingston, 4:30PM
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Michael Andersland Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again: class officer elections at Washington High School. There are already several candidates running for positions for next year’s sophomore, junior, and senior classes. To run for class officer, students must fill out a nomination which includes a declaration of intent, a paragraph about why the student want to be a class officer, thirty signatures from classmates, as well as three teacher recommendations. They can run for president, vice president, treasurer, or secretary of their respective class. Once a student has been nominated for office, campaigning begins. Students campaign in a variety of ways including posters and flyers in the hallways, buttons, handing out candy or snacks, and explaining their ideas to improve the school and organize events for students. However, any campaign materials posted throughout the school must first be approved for use, and candidates are required to add Erika Derrick, the class officer elections advisor, on any Facebook or Twitter accounts, in order to prevent bullying or illegal activity. “Any unsportsmanlike conduct gets you out,” said Derrick. Candidates for president and vice president must record speeches to be viewed by all students on Election Day, and after watching them, students vote. Ballots are counted by Brenda Carter in the activities office and in the past, candidates have
finished within five votes of each other. Once elected, class officers have a variety of duties including fundraising and service projects for all classes as well as specific roles for each class. Juniors are in charge of raising money for and organizing WPA, while seniors are in charge of prom, senior service day, and choosing a class gift for their class. Additionally, senior class officers are generally expected to organize class reunions for their class in the future. Caroline Rossberger, ’14, is running for treasurer for next year’s junior class. “[I want to be treasurer] because I want to contribute time and help raise money for class funds,” said Rossberger. Class officer elections are typically held in late May, after seniors have already left, but this school year ends sooner, so the elections are going to happen earlier, on April 27.
Thanks!
The Special Education Department of Washington High School would like to thank all who contributed to the iPad fund raiser. We thank you for your recent support of the iPad program at Washington High School for our students with special needs. Your interest and generous donation has contributed to the purchase of 12 iPads and countless applications for student use. Recent studies have shown that the use of iPads can be highly beneficial to student learning and development. Students at Washington will be able to use these iPads to develop problem solving skills, technology skills, and etc. While the fund raiser did not meet its goal of 25 iPads, your remarkable kindness and generosity has already made a difference in the lives of students.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are officially engaged! The proposal is said to have come after a 6 year relationship. Pitt is said to have designed the ring himself. cc by ElvisTR / cc by oparazzi photos
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Grant Kamin surveyorwhs.opinions@gmail.com | April 23, 2012
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Iowa Tests strike again
Sofie Lenzen Guest Columnist
ITEDs are awesome. I feel as strongly about this statement as the rest of us, but really, if you think about it, ITEDs, are pretty awesome, in comparison to other standardized test that we as high school students get the privilege of taking. Here are the reasons the now-called Iowa Assessments are so
freaking cool. Shortened classes. Sure, the school day is still as long, and you have two hours of testing in the morning, but in perspective, 40 minute classes give the feeling of a half day, and half days make everybody happy. Shorter classes mean that students with an early bird, such as myself, get fifteen extra, precious minutes to sleep in, fifteen minutes I have enjoyed far too much in the past couple of days. The ITEDs don’t cost anything. Okay so you are giving two hours of your day to testing, two hours that you would’ve spent in class anyway. Besides your time, the ITEDs are free to you. After taking numerous AP tests which are hella money and the ACT which not only costs money, but also takes up half of a perfectly good Saturday, the ITEDs look more and more appealing. ITEDs are chill. You walk into your homeroom, your materials get passed
From the mind of Luke
out to you, you don’t even need to bring your own pencil, just your body and your brain (and hopefully you’re fully dressed). You don’t even need to study for the ITEDs or buy any bulky Princeton Review book. You walk out of those tests more confident than any AP test or ACT I’ve ever walked out of. Wash provides you with food. Everybody gets a granola bar. Not even the gross, healthy ones. The good ‘ole chocolate chip ones that claim to be good for you but we all really know it’s just like eating candy. Speaking of candy, if everybody in your class shows up, that’s exactly what you get! Lots and lots of candy, another added incentive that no other standardized test is able to provide for you. You can get T-shirts. These are some nice T-shirts that have been a Wash tradition for years. They’re classy, and make everybody wearing them look smart (which they are because they won an ITEDs shirt). You can wear the T-shirts to sporting events, to bed, and even on the 4th of July. Plus, you get to put your T-shirt winning awards on numerous applications when applying for organizations, clubs, scholarships, and schools. When you’re a senior, you don’t have to show up. Even if you still don’t think that ITEDs are awesome, all of that strenuous thinking that you have to perform really pays off when you don’t have to show-up until 10 a.m. senior year during ITEDs season. This privilege also comes with bragging rights, when you get to rub it in all of the underclassmen’s faces that you just got there when they’ve already been there for three hours. If these aren’t reasons enough to think the ITEDs are awesome, that’s fine. You will still have to take them. But if you ask me, I have just convinced myself that the ITEDs might be the greatest tests ever.
Lollapalooza with Kleman
Lewis Blake Staff Writer
Letter to the editor Dear Grant, Thank you for printing one of the most insightful columns written about 8th graders taking classes at high school. I am a middle school teacher and I couldn’t agree more with Kate. Very few teachers at either the middle school or the high school level were consulted by anyone as to the decisions that were made. We can only conclude the there was some political move behind this decision besides “ meeting the needs of the students”. I wholeheartedly wish that this column could be also reprinted in the Gazette. Again, I am very supportive of the sentiments written in this column and I plan to show it to as many people as I can. Kate Ernst did a very good job of presenting her points in a mature well written manner. Thanks again, Marcia Miller
As I scroll through the official 2012 Lollapalooza lineup, I can’t help but to get a sense of anticipation and excitement coarse up and down my spine from the sheer variety of talent and skill these artists demonstrate. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, Bloc Party, and Zeds Dead are only some of incredible artists lined up to headline which will undoubtedly make for an incredible Lolla experience. Personally, I have never been to Lollapalooza, and so I’m not entirely sure as what to expect once I get there. Apart from crowds ranging up to 160,000 people and music so loud you can feel the bass vibrate throughout your chest cavity, I’m still left to wonder how it will work out? How am I supposed to know which bands to see? How long does each band play for? Can I bring my dog? With all of these questions on the technicalities of Lollapalooza, I need to seek some guidance, and who else better than those I seek it from each day, the teachers of Washington High School? Asking simple questions is too easy, however. I mean sure, our teachers are practically professional question
answerers, they do it all day. But I’m not content with answers, I think what we need is real world experience for an educational purpose, and that’s why we need to be able to take our teachers to Lollapalooza. Think about it for a second. It would be sort of like the US Humanities trip to Chicago each spring except for in the summer, for three days, with massive crowds preferably inebriated attendees and some great jams. Seeing as Lollapalooza will be held in early August, the same rules that apply to teacher student relations during the school year don’t come into effect. With a levitated sense of responsibility, students and teachers could seek out educational opportunities in an array of new experimental techniques which would only improve learning during the mandated school year. I’d love to see Mr. Scherrman with face paint, screaming at the top of his lungs at a Black Sabbath gig. Mrs. Strait could take us to go see Chancellor Warhol and we could all kick it with Mr. Kleman at the Bassnectar concert. I know he’s down. I want to see Mr. Throndson crowd surfing, Mrs. Baker in the front row of Skream & Benga, and Dr. McMann in a mosh pit. Tickets are on sale now, so teachers, do yourself and your school a favor and buy one before it’s too late. Together we can be the first school in the nation to attend Lollapalooza for an educational purpose and I think that title is just as important as any of our other prestigious academic achievements.
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Grant Kamin surveyorwhs.opinions@gmail.com April 23, 2012
Police drug dog searches
Efficient method or enabler of illegality? When the drug dogs come to school there is no doubt it causes a distraction to the learning Gus Stolba of the whole Guest Columnist school and the students that are searched, often they are embarrassed to the point of where they can’t show their face around school without getting bombarded with harassment. Naturally this causes a lot of concern within the student body, especially because some of the students that are caught get let off and are said to be innocent. So what was saving any of the students from the harassment that come with being searched? For answers to this I went to our very own resource Officer Thaddeus Paiser. Most the time when the parking lots are searched it is because someone gives information to either an administrator or Officer Paiser himself , but they are also searched on a regular, routine basis. During these routine searches, they sweep the lot, often using multiple cops, so they can do it quicker and move on to other schools. This explains one of the main complaints I have heard that it’s “overkill” to have that many cops at school especially when they’re all gathered around one student. Once the dog has performed his “sniff” of a car, it can signal to the K-9 handler. If the car is signaled on, they call the student down to the office where they search your person and call your parents. A common misconception is that they can
bypass your constitutional right to search your car, but that is not true, if you are under 18 it is up to your parents, if you are over 18 its up to you, but if you do deny them they still can pursue a warrant. I think its ridiculous that anyone could think that this creates a safe haven in the schools. Teachers are not as naïve as you might think and students do report people. If you become a distraction there is a long line of recourses that will follow. A minimum of a 3 day suspension is given if charged or found to be in the position of drugs or alcohol. Not to mention the repercussions it can have on college applications, job applications, school sports and academic clubs. As for the students that are searched and let off without any recourse, Officer Paiser said that they almost always find traces of drug usage but not enough to press charges or even have repercussions at school . The dogs can smell residue on a chair that someone sat on, with marijuana in their pocket, a week later, due to the fact that a dogs nose is thousands of times stronger than our own. Students should not be smoking marijuana during school and more importantly in their car. So like Officer Paiser said “I’ll put money on the dog” You’re being searched for a reason, the dog signaled at your car so therefore the embarrassment and distraction that follows is not his problem. It is on the students. It’s not Officers Paiser’s job to keep the students from watching it and talking about it in class. It’s the students’ responsibility to be in your seat, ready and quiet, even if you’ve got a little bit of passing time to go check it out.
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We’ve all witnessed drug searches go on at Washington, and one thing is very clear from these Grant Kamin incidents- they Opinions Editor are made to be a spectacle to scare the portion of the student body that engages in illegal activity into submission. The cops are excellent at this, and even if they aren’t intentionally scaring ever single student it causes quite the effect. As Grant Gregory explained in the January issue of The Surveyor, drug searches are part of a tactic called the Panopticon effect which takes action when a certain group of people witnesses enough police intervention to become selfgoverning. Theoretically this idea works quite well. In real life it doesn’t fare so well. That being said, a fair majority of that subset of our population has the ability to logically process information about what is going on and formulate a way to beat the system. In this case, it’s a one step process that involves taking their illegal substance out of their cars, and moving it straight into the classroom. Drug dogs haven’t, and never will be allowed into classrooms. What that means is that the classroom is by far the safest place to keep any illegal substance with the current system of searching. I could spin this even more and say that by cops forcing drugs into the classrooms it makes it easier for dealers to peddle their products to innocent students during class, but I don’t believe this is happening. I
have faith that the student body has too much respect for the faculty to let this happen. They want to keep that problem out of the classroom and the only reason they can’t is because their cars are being searched. On the other hand, the cops are just as smart (if not smarter) than us and the idea of what searches actually do had to have crossed their minds especially as they are in the act of searching the lockers and cars. The cops job is to make the school as safe and free from illegal activity as possible, yet their actions are instead taking two steps back. The only problem is, there is little to nothing the cops can do. If they continue to search in their current system there will only be more of the same, a migration of illegality into the classroom. If they stop searching all together the classroom will be safer but the other areas of the school will see increased problems. Not only this, but the presence of dogs in the schools at all creates an environment that isn’t suitable for learning. It doesn’t matter if you have nothing to fear, the stigma of fear we have been raised with has taken too deep of a root. We’ve reached a dead end in the world of searching the schools with drug dogs. It doesn’t matter how amazingly accurate these dogs are if they can’t search everywhere in the school. The cops are wasting their time, as well as that of those who are falsely signaled on by our K-9 friends. Also, stop bringing your drugs to school you idiots. Or, just stop doing drugs all together, that works just as well.
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Student by day, cake baker by night
Nick Hansen Staff Writer
Q: When did you start baking? A: When I was thirteen I began taking a class through Wilton. It’s a cake decorating school and product’s company. Q: What do you bake? A: I bake cakes for weddings, birthdays, and any other kinds of events. Q: Do you sell your cakes? A: Yes, I’ve started my own business called Cakes by Allison. I have a Facebook page where people can get in contact with me to order a cake. Q: Would you like to continue baking in the future? A: Yes, when I graduate I’m going to begin taking courses at Kirkwood [Community College], then after that I plan on attending an institute in Canada to study baking and decorating. Someday I’d like to open my own bakery. Q: If you could learn to bake anything, what would it be? A: I know how to bake pretty well, but I want to learn how to do chocolate and sugar work. That would definitely add new opportunities to what I could make. Q: Where do you get the recipes for your cakes? A: I have all my own recipes. They’re made through a lot of trial and error. Q: What is your favorite kind of cake to bake? Photos provided by Katie Nunemaker
A: The snicker-doodle cake is probably my favorite.
Mr. Jans: A blast from the past Evan Fisher Staff Writer
Kenneth Jans, retired Washington High
“I’ll always remember his Nesper Sign
School teacher, was a beloved teacher and is still
jokes of the day,” said Sarah Keppler, ’13.
known today for teaching AP Human Geography.
He taught at Wash for 23 years and retired in
to the places in which he taught about in his his-
When retiring, Jans had plans of traveling
2010. tory classes.
“He’s traveling, driving his convertible,
and enjoying his retirement,” said Frank Scher-
rman, Wash social studies teacher.
“Mr. Jans and his booming voice was the
best part if AP Human Geography,” said Kate Ernst and Sofie Lenzen, both ’13.
*Due to unavailability, Jans was not able to be contacted this month. Look out for the May issue of the Surveyor as we hope to have a Q&A from the man himself.
2000-2001 yearbook photo of Jans.
Photo from 2001 Monument
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Freshman Year Amy Parker, Staff Writer Washington High School encompasses a wide range of tools for students to use and help prepare themselves for college or whatever follows graduation, and freshmen are put right on track at the beginning of high school. “As you get older, academics only get harder, so freshmen must take a good first step by taking a rigorous schedule and getting into good patterns of learning behavior,” said Jacob Mason-Marshall, a freshmen counselor and Language Arts teacher at Wash. “I’m taking and planning to take AP classes,” said Ronnie Crump, ’15. Wash has the opportunities to excel within the classroom and prepare for college with the wide range of AP classes offered. “The first thing freshmen need to do is get used to high school. It’s hard to get used to someone not telling you exactly what to do, but my best advice for freshman who are college bound is to go fully into schoolwork,” said Mason-Marshall, “Just stick to the basics and the social life will take care of itself.”
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SophomoreYear Junior Year
Amy Parker, Staff Writer “For sophomores, we have the ninth and tenth grade night where students and parents can come in and we talk about what to start doing for college. We encourage an interest toward the future, building grades, and taking many practice tests,” said Dean Blanchard, a counselor at Washington High School. These practice tests can assist when taking the ACT and SAT, college entry exams, as they ask similar questions and give practice on taking timed tests. Another program available is the now-required PLAN test taken sophomore year. Both encourage students to start thinking about college. “I’ve gotten mail from colleges, and read through it to figure out what is offered,” said Bailey Ziehr, ’14. “The mail and idea of college definitely makes you show up to class and think towards the future,” said Megan Rivera, ’14. “More and more sophomores and parents are looking at the best options for their college choice,” said Blanchard, “The interest has definitely increased.”
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Junior Year Madeline Berg, Staff Writer Junior year is often described as being the toughest year of high school. Along with a heavy workload, it is the beginning of the college experience with taking the ACT, college visits, and junior conferences. Many colleges have special junior visit days during the spring that are a very popular choice among visitors. “Visit colleges! Get on campus. As much technology as we have today with photo and video tours, there’s nothing like getting on campus to get a real feel for the school to see if it’s a good fit,” said Jen Byers, Washington High School counselor. Junior year also marks a time of increased emphasis on grades and transcripts. “The most important thing is having a really strong academic year because the third trimester is often times the last thing on the transcript,” said Byers. Finally, doing your best on the ACT is essential. “Take it as many times as possible,” said Josh Hughes, ’13, who began taking the exam in middle school.
Senior Year Madeline Berg, Staff Writer
Photo by Lauren Johnson
College
we’re going & how we get there)
People often say that one of the biggest decisions in lifemake in will be the college that one chooses to attend. For seniors in all high schools, the application process and then deciding where to go distinguishes this year from all previous in high school. At this point, most have already applied and made the choice on where to go. However there are a few seniors left that are still struggling to make this decision. “You really have to listen to your gut,” said Jen Byers, a counselor at Washington High School. Byers describes the three main components influencing senior’s decision as “money, opportunities, and a variety of majors.” “The biggest thing is definitely courses and college specialties,” said Danielle Gallet, ‘12, when asked what to look for in colleges. However, students can come up with a long list of colleges whose campus, social life, and location appeal to them. The tough part is narrowing it down to the final one.
10 | Profiles
CJ Cooper surveyorwhs.profiles@gmail.com April 23, 2012
Stolba throws Wash art in a new direction MJ Kamin Staff Writer
Most people don’t spend their lunches throwing pottery or glazing their latest work in the art room, but for August Stolba, ’13, that’s where you will find him almost every day. Stolba generally makes functional pottery, but also does quite a bit of drawing. After he is finished with his work, he gives it to his mom or keeps it in his house, possibly to be used as a cereal bowl later on. “[I love] the feeling once something comes out of the kiln,” said Stolba, “or giving a pot I made to my Mom because she always loves them.” Stolba submitted some of his work to the All- State competition, but has yet to receive results. Stolba has taken drawing, all the ceramics classes, and a directed study where he threw everyday at Washington High School. “Gus, between the last year and this year, has matured both as an artist and as a person; he is very motivated about learning more about ceramics and art in general. He is just a really good person to have in the art room because of his excitement,” said Elizabeth Schmelzer, an art teacher at Wash. Stolba says Schmelzer has a big influence on his art. “She always gives me a lot of advice
and helps me when I have problems,” said Stolba. In the future, Stolba plans to continue with art. “I don’t think I will ever become employed as an artist, but I would like to sell pottery throughout my life. I want to major in Environmental Science (in college) but I would minor in functional pottery,” said Stolba. “I’d kind of be surprised if he didn’t [pursue art in the future]. I can definitely see him doing a couple of different things, maybe doing it more on his own,” said Schmelzer, “He does a really great job on the wheel. For a teenager, for someone who is a junior in high school, I would say [he is] one of the best I’ve seen since I’ve been at Wash.” Stolba is president of Wash’s Art Club, which meets every Wednesday in Schmelzer’s room, 237. “We don’t really have a set group of people who are in art club, but if people need to work on projects after school or everybody who is in here (the art room) on a regular basis shows up every once and a while,” said Stolba. Stolba advises aspiring artists to get involved in the art program at Wash. “Go to art club. If you are interested in taking a class, take it,” said Stolba.
Photos to the right: Stolba working on his latest art project. Photos by Katie Nunemaker
Keepin’ it chill, Leonard looks for a lucky lady
Freshman Favorites Word Search Food: Tacos
Hobbies: Sports and Music
Color: Blue
Band: Photo Illustration by CJ Cooper
Odd Future
Class:
Language Arts
Athlete:
Earl Boykins
Season: Summer
“I’m kind of crazy, but I can also be kind of chill,” said Braxton Leonard,’15, when describing himself. Leonard is involved in golf, soccer, and show choir at Washington High School. His favorite hobbies are playing sports and anything involving music. Leonard is interested in sports medicine and would like to pursue a related career in the future. Although he isn’t looking for a relationship, Leonard prefers girls with pretty eyes. “They’ve gotta have a good personality, be funny, and chill,” said Leonard. Someday he would like to go on a dream date in Jamaica, especially with his celebrity crush, Jessica Alba.
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Kitty McGurk surveyorwhs.AE@gmail.com | April 23, 2012
May the odds be ever in your favor The odds, were absolutely, and entirely in my favor when watching the number one movie in America for three Kitty McGurk weeks straight, The Hunger A&E Editor Games. Although I didn’t have the strength to attend the midnight premiere, I was able to see this phenomenon that everyone was tweeting about shortly after. Now although the public was very concerned with how the producers were possibly going to make a plot dedicated to teenagers slaughtering each other appropriate for the mass majority and range of people
planning to attend the movie, they pulled it off and were able to obtain a PG-13 rating. Although there were times throughout the move when you’d cock your head slightly thinking to yourself “are these kids taunting and laughing about slaughtering other kids their age as if it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to them?” But, your head was only cocked momentarily because the producers did such an impressive job of giving their audience background knowledge of these twisted districts and their lack of control over the whole situation, that you as the audience just felt as if it was normal. From a reader’s standpoint, the director did a very sufficient job of matching the characters in the
Titanic round two? The original 1997 film “The Titanic” was recently rebirthed on the big screens earlier this month, Hannah Jonasson in 3D. This is a new Staff Writer fad movie directors in Hollywood and other places are into. Basically, they ask themselves, ‘Which classic movie that we’ve already perfected would look sweet with characters and images popping out at you?’ According to multiple studies, American’s no longer go to the movies for the gut-wrenching plot; they go to satisfy their thrill factor. Some directors are taking the easy way out, in my opinion, by bombarding your multi sensory and visual pleasure with the 3D aspect. For some people, however, this is working. Understanding this is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the marvelous ship, they wanted to do something to honor it. If you don’t have a problem with 3D movies, then this review is most likely rubbish to you. In my defense though, I believe 3D is taking the originality and creativity right out of producing movies. The 3D twist didn’t change
many experiences within the movie, of course they couldn’t literally change the script, then it wouldn’t be the original Titanic anymore. The impact 3D made on me was the sensation that I was a passenger on the boat. Okay, we all know it sinks, but without giving away too much information regarding what the plot is about, for those of you have not seen it yet, the 3D film gives you a new perspective while watching. For example, when they are walking along the deck of the boat, you feel like you’re walking beside them and when the drowning passengers are attempting to stay afloat in the icy cold water you try not to gulp for air yourself. The Titanic is still a traditional love story set in the context of one of the most significant events of the 20th century, no matter if you see it in 2D or 3D. In my opinion I held some high expectations for the ever anticipated “remake” and I’d concur it is still an enjoyable film, but re-releasing it in 3D on the sunken ship’s 100th anniversary is nothing but a marketing ploy. However, regardless of all things claimed previously about the destruction done by the invention of 3D, The Titanic still remains one of my favorite films.
book with their actors and actresses. Jennifer Lawrence, who played the main character Katniss Everdeen, couldn’t have fit the part better and was phenomenal. Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne…. Enough said. Now although I know I am risking my safety at school from some love-crazed girls (my Editor in Chief included), I must be honest with my review, right? Truly, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark was a nice fit. However, I found myself disappointed with his appearance many times throughout the movie, which changed my opinion on whose “team” I was truly on. Which let me tell you, is not an easy feat. I have stayed up numerous nights asking myself “so Kitty, who will it be;
Peeta or Gale? It’s not an easy life to live my friends. Regardless of my bias present from reading the book previous to viewing the movie, The Hunger Games was everything it was expected to be. It was the book that I’d walk upstairs and see my mom reading while it was the movie that my 4th grade cousin couldn’t wait to see. The movie, with its brilliant production, offered no single genre. It was your thrilling adventure film with brutal fighting and death while it remained your teenage romance film. And at the end of the day, can we really ask for anything more?
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Kitty McGurk surveyorwhs.AE@gmail.com April 23, 2012
Australian adventures from... an Australian
The name, “Shanay,” is deceptive. Yes, I am mixed. Ethnically? Unfortunately not. But Culturally? Yes. I go through the “American Citizens” line on my way out of customs in the U.S. and through the “Australian Citizens” line on my way into Aussie. It’s quite a slick set up actually, or was, until my brother and I realized as kids we weren’t allowed to be President of Shanay Gonder the United States. I could address Aussie cliches, like the fasciStaff Writer nation that Americans have with the sparsely used expression, “G’Day Mate,” or explain that unfortunately kangaroos aren’t kept as pets or ridden to school, but I’d rather discuss issues like Tim Tams. These rectangular chocolate cookies, more fittingly labeled “the crack cocaine” of sweets are just one example of a higher quality of food found in Australia. Meat pies, an Aussie staple, and my brother, not to mention any sane non-vegetarian, go together like PB&J. Or like Mr. Duer and his cool facial hair in varying styles. They’re really that good. Sausage Rolls, Pavlova, Supa Shakes, Lamington Cakes, Crunchie Bars, Freddo Frogs and Dream White Chocolate are all reason enough to test your sanity and board a 16 hour flight. Subtle and blaring differences set apart the U.S. and Australia. Say “Oi” to a nation where McDonalds (Maccas) is complete with an upscale cafe at every location, barbecues (barbies) at the beach are a national past time and the people are as naturally beautiful as the landscape.
Don’t get your budgie smugglers in a wad if you haven’t yet tried or can’t tolerate the taste of Vegemite; it’s an acquired taste. Just as driving on the other side of the car and road is an acquired skill. Even the use of cutlery Down Under varies in that your knife and fork are used together at all times. Putting them down and combining different foods on your plate and fork all at once instead of eating it separately is commonplace.
Budgie Smuggler: Speedo Pressie: Presents Docket: Receipt Thongs: Flip-Flops Pram: Stroller Chewie: Gum Serviette: Napkin Esky: Cooler Bikkie: Cookie Lollies: Candy Boot: Trunk
Jumper: Sweater Roo: Kangaroo Cozzies/ Bathers: Swim suit Ta: Thanks Joggers: Sneakers Mozzie: Mosquito Uni: University Arvo: Afternoon Oi: Hey Cuppa: Cup of Tea/Milo/Coffee
Footy: Australian Rules Football Chook: Chicken Jammies: PJs Daks: Trousers Chrissie: Christmas Lippy: Lipstick Heaps: Lots Dummy: Pacifier (“Spit the Dummy”= get really upset) Nickers: Underwear
Prawns: Shrimp Rubbish Bin: Trash Can Yabber: Talker Whinge: Complain Icy Pole: Popsicle Sook: Wimp Ripper: Something Fantastic Rellie: Relative Nice Effort: Great Job (cultural difference)
Jamnesty Run-down
All photos by Tori Wheeler
On April 13, 2012, Washington High School’s Amnesty International Club held the annual event, Jamnesty, Oliver Hammond which is a concert Staff Writer made up purely of student performers and benefits Amnesty International. The event began with 8 Guys With Mics singing an a cappella with Elliot Althoff, Joe Berry, Nick Corbett, Ian Butler, Connor Zuber, Robert Hogg, Brenden Weberg, and Clayton Willett. The group sang “Fix You” by Coldplay and “Valerie” by The Zutons. The Capitalists took the stage next, with Bradlee Birchansky, Tavian Morgan on saxophone, Brad Lock on cello, Dominic Valenti on drums, and Jemma Heigis on piano. This group was purely instrumental which was a drastic change from the previous group, which relied only on their voices. Third were The Poppyseed
Muffins with Robert Miley Jr. and Carly Herron, both on guitars. The two sang “Half of My Heart” by John Mayer and Carly stunned the crowd with her “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. It was during their last song that the audience could have truly heard a pin drop. Next were Quincy and The Boys with Quincy McGee, Shawn Fliger, Tim Westrom, Nick Corbett, and Even Hataway. This crew sang, “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty. A piano solo performed by Shawn Fliger came next, ensuing the entertainment and enjoyment from the crowd. Sixth was Those Two Juniors (You May Occasionally See in the Hallway) formed by Jessi Spurrell and Chessa Loushin, playing original composition, “I want to be a Banana.” This duet was rather amusing and offered great originality to the event. Girl Singing with Guy Playing Acoustic Guitar was after the two girls with Elijah Wolter, Tim Westrom, Brad Lock, and Evan Hataway, all beat boxing and slow motion breakdancing. It was obvious
that this performance was the wild card of the event but it succeeded in making everyone in the audience laugh. 54 Minutes was the last group to perform before intermission with Nick Miller, Aaron Bissell, Katherine Benya on piano, and Megan Jones on bass. This group was also the winner of the “People’s Choice Award” that night and deserved that position by amazing the crowd with their original compositions. Following Intermission were The Blueberry Muffins with Robert Miley Jr. on guitar and Nafia Abdi on vocals. They sang, “What makes you Beautiful” by One Direction. Next was Summertown with Robbie Goodman on guitar, Wyatt Forster on bass, and Nathan Metzger on drums. They sang “Today” by Smashing Pumpkins and “Smells like Team Spirit” by Nirvana. After that head bumping performance was Hannah Jonasson and Elliott Lewis with Jonasson on vocals and Lewis on guitar. They sang, “Eat” by Regina Spektor and “Take Me Home” by Young the Giants. These two made a perfect
duet pair and their presence on stage alone was enough to make the audience adore them. The Evan Hataway Experience was next with Evan Hataway, Brad Lock, and Ian Draves on guitars, Dominic Valenti on drums, and Nick Corbett on vocals. Next was Lil’ Gnome and Young Summerz with Anna Noreuil on vocals and Elizabeth Summers on piano. They sang “Video Games” by Lana Del Rey. This song, much like Carly Herron’s, blew the audience away and left the room dead silent. Northeast Eisenhower Ensemble followed with Will Roberts, Bradlee Birchansky, Kyle Fliger, Elijah Wolter, Ted Welch, and Atticus Roberts. These guys played “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex. Last but certainly not least was Kentucky Skunk Rupture with Brad Lock, Will Roberts, Kyle Fliger, Jemma Heigis, Even Hataway, Dominic Valenti, and Tavian Morgan. They played an original composition called “Soup of the Day” which was in fact, dedicated to Graham.
A&E | 13 5th Annual Georgie Awards Kitty McGurk surveyorwhs.AE@gmail.com | April 23, 2012
Worst Movie
Best Movie
1. “The Hunger Games” 2. “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2” Photo from HungerGamesmovie.com 3. “The Help”
Hottest Actress
1. “Human Centipede 2”
Hottest Actor
1. Ryan Gosling 2. Josh Hutcherson 3.Zac Efron
2. “Jack and Jill” Photo from IFCfilms.com
3. “Clash Of The Titans”
Best Fashion Trend
1. Emma Watson
CC by discutivo
Worst Fashion Trend
1. Toms
1. Sequined Uggs
2. RayBans 2. Megan Foxx CC by 916vince
3. Jennifer Lawrence
Best Album
Photo from Adele.tv
1. “Rolling In The Deep”- Adele 2. “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”- Skrillex 3. “Mylo Xyloto”-Coldplay
Best Frozen Treat Spot
1. Orange Leaf 2. Dairy Queen 3. Cold Stone Photo from OrangeLeafYogurt.com
Best Social Networking
CC by SMercury98
3. Maxi Dresses
Georgie Awards It’s been quite the year... from movies about teenage alsughter to earthy shoes and sequined uggs. We’ve been entertained and highly distracted in our classes with Twitter and Draw Something while we’ve also had the chance to amaze our parents with the YouTube video “Lemme Smang it.” We continue to love up on our Google throughout the year while we’ve made historical memories at football games. Taken from a survey of Washington High School second hour students, The Fifth Annual Georgie Awards sum up the best of the best of the 20112012 school year. Enjoy.
Photo from UGG Australia
3. Man Tanks
Best Lunch Location 1.Panchero’s 2. Bruegger’s
Photo from Pancheros.com
3. Burger King
Best YouTube Video
Photo from You Tube
1. “Lemme Smang It” 2. “Holla For A Dolla” 3.”Call Me Maybe”
Best Video Game
1. Twitter
1. Skyrim
2. Facebook
2. COD 2
3. Myspace
3. Halo 2
Photo from Twitter.com
Photo from elderscrolls.com
Best SmartPhone App
Best WHS Moment
1. Linn-Mar Game
1. Draw Something
CC by jcmedina
2. Peeling Skin
2. Words With Friends
2. Homecoming
3. Instagram
3. Sports Assembly
Photo from BigSky Conference
Best Website 1. Google 2. Reddit 3. Pinterest Photo courtesy of Google
14 | Sports
Joe Berry surveyorwhs.sports@gmail.com April 23, 2012
Augusta, time to include women The controversy surrounding the Masters Golf tournament has passed as fast as Reid Rossberger the tournament ended. Activist Staff Writer groups from around the world called for the overturning of the policy to not allow women as members of Augusta National Golf Club, a policy it has had since its opening in 1933. While the club has the moral responsibility to allow people of all sexes and ethnicity as members, it has the right to determine who can be members. Augusta National has been surrounded by controversy before. The club’s first black member wasn’t admitted until 1990 after escalating
pressure from the golf world. For a club that has been extremely conservative since its beginning, this was an overdue step forward. The Masters tournament is the largest viewed golf tournament in the world each year. The winner of the tournament gets the famous green jacket, an item more coveted than a super bowl ring. The directors have the responsibility to attract the best golfers in the world. When the club excludes half of those because of their sex, they are providing a terrible example. Our society allows private organizations to have special liberties. Forcing a club to allow
certain members is a direct violation of their rights. We could make a point that it wouldn’t be fair to exclude a member because they can’t play golf, or because they weren’t rich enough to pay the dues. The club hasn’t officially said that they don’t allow certain groups of people. It is an extremely private organization; the cost of joining the club isn’t even released. Augusta has a long-standing tradition to invite the CEO of IBM, a leading sponsor of the Masters, to join the club. This year there is a new CEO, Virginia Rometty. She attended The Masters, but not wearing a green
The club’s first black member wasn’t admitted until 1990
Above: Bubba Watson dons the famous green jacket after his victory at the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Right: Virginia Rometty, CEO of IBM, a top sponsor of The Masters appears in Augusta. Rometty was not wearing the green jacket which signifies membership of the club, which is traditionally granted to the CEO of IBM.
jacket, signifying the membership. I sincerely think Augusta National should invite Rometty to join the club, it would provide an example for golf clubs around the world and it would be a move that is far behind the equality our country and world has come to accept. I propose professional golfers all across the world, that travel to Augusta National to partake in The Masters, to boycott the tournament next year. If the top golfers boycotted this tournament, the prestige would be immediately lessened. Even the threat of these golfers not coming to the tournament would force tournament organizers to put pressure on the president of the club, insuring the membership for some of the top golfers in the world.
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Joe Berry surveyorwhs.sports@gmail.com | April 23, 2012
Let the coaches coach, it’s football “All I want to do is give students the best four years of their lives, while making them a better athlete in the proGavin Jones cess, of course,” said Coach Tony Staff Writer Lombardi when I sat down to talk to him about the recent allegations against him. These allegations claimed that Lombardi physically and verbally harasses his athletes. To give everyone reading a feel for how legitimate these allegations are, out of the two moms that have headed the accusations against Lombardi, neither of them have a child that is currently being coached by Lombardi. “He said [to a student] ‘You think it’s funny? I’m going to shove this ball where it hurts.’ In a little different language than that,” said Kathi Jensen, one of the accusers in a recent interview with KCRG. This may or may not be accurate, but regardless, it excludes the part where Coach Lombardi asked said student twice to leave the gym, to which the student ignored both times and then proceeded to hit Lombardi in the head with a soccer ball, breaking his glasses. He then stood and laughed as the angered
“[Lombardi] basically bullied them into either being an athlete, or you’re going to be another class of student.”
Lombardi said the quote above. The KCRG report went on to say that the other mother’s son, who is currently graduated from Washington High School, quit football as a freshman because of Lombardi. “He basically bullied them into either being an athlete or you’re going to be another class of students,” said Kathy Davis. If we lived in a universe where, cars flew, humans had four eyes, Herman Cain was president, and it was opposite day all the time that would make perfect sense. But sadly we don’t. I’ve witnessed first-hand Lombardi and how he treats his athletes, and I think that he meets, if not a exceeds, the standards of a typical football coach. Of course he yells, of course he uses some PG-13 language. But that is standard, football has been this way, why should it change now? Ask any of your relatives who has played football before the 21st century if they would have
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even attempted reporting a coach for “verbal harassment.” You can bet that they will proceed to laugh at the thought of it. “I would never walk into Rockwell Collins and tell their best engineer how to build whatever it is they’re building,” said Lombardi, “so what gives parents the right to do it to me?” This is especially true due to the fact that Lombardi just led the Football teams to the quarter finals, in one of the most exciting seasons in Wash history. And while speculations have arisen about Lombardi’s previous employment and reason for departure, you may be surprised by the truth. In Iowa, if a teachers makes it through his first two years without any negative allegations and a unanimous vote of approval from the school board then they get a big contract extension, but in Illinois they have to go four years. Throughout Lombardi’s first three years in Illinois he led Hinsdale Central to the playoffs every year,
and in his third year took them to the semi-finals of the state tournament. But in the school board voting Lombardi got snaked with 24 out of 25 approval votes. The one vote was that of the Athletic Director who, ironically, had a friend looking for a coaching job. Hinsdale then went on to ask Lombardi to resign and not make a scene. Lombardi understandably refused to. What would you as a student or parent conclude when a coach randomly resigns after nothing but success? Scandal. He was fired after the next voting. He then went on to sue Hinsdale for their wrong doing and settled for 10,000 dollars. It’s almost as if the rough, tough, gritty, iron-man identity that football once had is being diminished. You see it everywhere, whether its professional athletes holding back and modifying their tackling strategies in fear of a fine, or local high school coaches censoring their language in fear of petty allegations like these. IT’S FOOTBALL PEOPLE! If you don’t like it then don’t play it! Just don’t tell the coaches how to coach. Information in the column obtained from an interview with Tony Lombardi and a KCRG interveiw with Kathi Jensen and Kathy Davis, both of whom did not return requests for comment.
2011-‐2012 President Awards
Kaelen Abernathey Mitchell Anderson Oladpupo Ladi Anibire Emily Arkenburg Sarah Aucutt Emma Azelborn Lynette Barber Morgan Barnes Nicole Baty Jillian Beer Sara Belay Katharine Bergman Molly Brown Tyler Burrell Andrew Butschi Ryan Cain Alyssa Christian Macie Collins Ross Crump Caitlin Daniels Avery Dement Tarah DeSousa Erin Emery Jessica Erb Courtney Fristad Danielle Gallet de St. Aurin Meridith Gantner Lily Gasway Lauren Gesing Lauren Goodlove
Katharine Goodwin Trenton Greif Katherine Hammond Blaine Hartman Megan Hepker Rob Hogg Clayton Hoyt Lauren Johnson Polly Johnson Ben Jones Ashley Kanellis Suzanne Keck Kelli Klaus Anna Kline Liesel Kohn Ashley Kraus Hannah Lodge Hunter Loushin Alexandra McFarland Kara McLaughin Caroline Mehlhoff Anri Moore Jacob Moss Molly Mudd Vance Mueller Anna Noreuil Katie Nunemaker Tara Oshel Jon Paramore Elizabeth Peck Maria Perez
Abbie Peterson Micah Rambo Conner Ramstead William Roberts Joslyn Ross Alana Sabin Shea Sabin Karl Salamon Sangamithra Sathian Anthony Schmidt Dylan Shah Caleb Stafford Samantha Stuer Elizabeth Summers Channing Tackaberry Taylor Temple Braedon Tovey Katie Turner Dominic Valenti Olivia Van Antwerp Forrest Vega Max Versteegh Jennifer Vestle Laura Vestle Taylor Vogel David Warner Brenden Weberg Ian Wedemeier Theodore Welch Taylor Westphaling Emily Wicke Clayton Willet Zoe Wolter
Congrats from the Wash PTA!
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BIRDIES OF
Above: Jon Paramore, ‘12, Adastra President,
plays a game of badminton to prepare for that night’s tournament. Below: Blair Burdt and Ian ford, both ‘12, show their glow under the black lights that covered the dance floor.
Katie Nunemaker surveyorwhs.sports@photos.com April 23, 2012
HOPE
Above: The pair of Brenden Weberg Above: Tim Westrom, ‘12, poses with is glowing graf- and Elliott Althoff, both ‘12, play fiti on the floor of the band room for the dance. Below: Gunnar Lenzen, ‘15, dances to the music provided by the night’s DJ, Caleb Stafford, ‘12.
badminton in their matching ‘Falcons’ uniforms. Below: A group of Washington’s students danced together as the night progressed in their white clothes under the black lights.