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8 THE TEACHER-PARENT

PREDICAMENT How being a parent impacts teaching at EVHS FEATURES

Written By Brian Nguyen

Dwenna Nelson

Ms. Nelson has two kids: Brontë (twelve) and Thomas (eight).

How Their Teaching Style Has Changed

Both teachers say that their attitude and teaching style would not be the same if they did not have children. Mr. Bartlett states that his kids “have changed him a lot” by making him kinder and more empathetic. He has a lot of “respect for his students and has high hopes for them as well.”

Mrs. Nelson also believes that her kids have affected her attitude towards her students, she now has a more “nurturing tone towards them because they are someone else’s children.” She feels that she has “a deeper connection” to her students because of her children.

Sam Bartlett

Mr. Bartlett has four kids: Dagny (eight), Mila (six), Duke (five) and George (three).

Finding Balance in Their Lives

Teachers who have children have to work especially hard to separate their work and personal lives.

Bartlett and Nelson both describe that they do their work in school so that they can spend more time with their kids at home.

Nelson describes that teachers who have children of their own have to work especially hard to “find a balance” so that they do not “sacrifice the quality of either lifestyle.”

DEVILS CREATING CHANGE

that had never been involved with anything in the school and they were like ‘I feel like I was a part of something. I feel like, seeing my name up on that screen meant something to me. I did that.’” The assembly’s success has ensured that it will be a permanent part of the school year for years to come. Both Brenna and Ms. Rivera believe that Devil Duels will have an impact far beyond the limits of a three-hour assembly or one week in September. Rivera says that she feels “our school has a little bit more warmth to it now in terms of relationships When Ms. Rivera came to Eagle Valley High School two years ago, she was shocked at how disrespectful and toxic some of the school’s traditions at pep fests could be. She hated the fact that the freshmen were booed and mocked by the upperclassmen, and then were told to support their peers and have school spirit. Rivera describes that “we’re gonna tell freshmen that you need to do this for the team such as stick around and watch Varsity games, but why would they? They just got booed by those people.” The main goal of Devil Duels was to get the entire school community involved and create a better school culture than what EVHS had in the past. Rivera believed this was so important because “when you have a large population of students that maybe don’t get involved, they never have that sense [of community] in their high school career, so why would they go out into the world and practice teamwork when they don’t even know what that looks like?” Devil Duels was to be a way in which to include students that usually would not get involved in other school activities, and could teach these students about life skills like teamwork and communication. The assembly was an immediate success despite some of the staff and students initial misgivings. The school community came together in a positive way many believed could never happen. Students who had never participated in school activities before Devil Duels got extremely involved. Brenna describes how she “had some kids come up to me Volume 1: Ms. Danelle Rivera and Brenna Mosness ‘21 Written by Riley Dudley

between classes and between people.” They hope that the culture and excitement of the assembly will translate into a more positive culture within the school, and that more kids will get involved in school activities. Ms. Rivera sums up Devil Duels with one simple idea: “Overall I think it creates a sense of community that people become sort of proud to wear something the says Eagle Valley High School instead of feeling like “thats just where I go to school.” Devil Duels will likely become a fundamental component of Eagle Valley due to the positivity it brought to the school and surrounding community. Overall, [Devil Duels] creates a sense of community that makes people proud of EVHS “

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Minturn VFW Veterans visit Eagle Valley ahead of Veterans Day

Photos By Ian MacFarlane

On November 4, 2019 veterans from the Minturn VFW visited Eagle Valley High School in advanced celebration of Veterans Day. The event was coordinated by Social Studies teacher Ms. Nicole Dewell, and students had the opportunity to learn about veterans and their military experiences and life stories they have. Veterans Day is nationally celebrated on November 11 to honor the nation’s military veterans.

Alden Kostick ‘21 admires the art celebrating the veterans who came to school to share their experiences.

Dave Schneider, Dan Smith, Buddy Sims, Bill Welch, Al Zepeda, Claire Noble, Butch Mazzuca, and Walt Knight from the Minturn VFW gathered in the Auditorium

Veterans Claire Noble and Dave Schneider reflect on their military experiences with students in Ms. Suzanne Hewett’s photography class. Students in Ms. Dewell’s Human Geography class listen with intrigue to the veterans’ stories and service experience.

Butch Mazzuca tells students about how as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War he had to fly into enemy fire to rescue a 17-year-old American soldier who was surrounded by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong after his entire platoon had been wiped out.

Volleyball Season

Recap Written By Carter Josef

Despite a loss that big, Meredith knows that they “didn’t let it drag us down.” Rather, they used it as an opportunity to make some changes. Claire says that “we started to hold ourselves more accountable as a team.”

The girls volleyball team wrapped up their final regular season games this week. Their record ended with 12 wins overall and 7 in-league victories. As they begin to prepare and move forward towards regionals this weekend, it is important for them to reflect on their year so far.

The season has had plenty of highlights. The players believe that one of the biggest wins of the season came against Palisade. Claire Whelan ‘21 explains, “It was the first time we played cohesively together and as a good unit.” As the team went on to win the game at home in four sets, Avery Vangoey ‘21 felt “it was a breakthrough moment for us. It was the first time we played to our ability.”

The team has pride in another incredible game this season against the Steamboat Sailors. Meredith Murphy ‘20 explains, “We played really well together.” Even though they lost the first two sets, Meredith describes that they “never thought we were going to lose.” On most teams, players would lose hope with two losses looming over their heads. However, Claire remembers that “we were never apprehensive, we were always consistent, and we stayed confident.” In order to come back in that game, Avery noted, “We basically never gave up or let off the gas.”

This season didn’t just come with successes, though. The team lost both of their games to their rival, Battle Mountain. As with any rivalry, the team really wanted to win those games. With the loss, Avery felt they “let a lot of people down.” Their ultimate goal of the season is to make it to state. In addition to this, they also have more specific team goals to work towards at every game. These goals act as stepping stones in order to accomplish the end goal of state. They have a pyramid of success with blocks for them to accomplish in each game. These blocks consist of things like skill, intensity, enthusiasm, friendship, loyalty, and industriousness. Industriousness, the concept of working energetically and devotedly, is something the team focused on a lot. Claire defines it as “hard work mixed with intensity.” She adds that even though “your 100 percent on a bad day will not look like your 100 percent on a good day, you are still giving 100 percent.”

In order to reach their ultimate goal of state, they must first win at regionals, which they will play at this weekend. Meredith shares that to prepare for these games, the players are “busting their butts at practice.” She adds that, even at practice, “Every single play is 100 percent, and if you’re not, somebody calls you out.”