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Parade welcomes in holiday spirit
Eaton lights up Christmas
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Eaton’s Parade of Lights has been a part of Old Fashioned Christmas for 6 years. This year, the parade finished the night on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. The parade snaked through town just after the Old Fashioned Christmas, which took place at Eaton Middle School. The parade started at the Evangelical Free Church, go around the High School and Middle school, and returned back to the church. Bruce Bormann, one of the main organizers of the event, said, “We have over 20 entries so far.” According to Bormann, there were between 15 to 20 floats in the parade last year. The year before last, there was no parade held
Residents, students catch holiday spirit with floats (Clockwise top left) Santa brings in cheer with a float featuring an inflatable Santa and reindeer, covered in lights. The Eaton Grove cheerful red pickup truck carries a festive, flocked Christmas tree; Vietnam veterans march beside a section of the Vietnam Memorial recreation, with the American flag unfurled. A Greeley ambulance joins the Eaton crew decorated with lights and a tree in the back. Jay’s Automotive float features a garage and driveway
because there wasn’t enough floats entered. “The largest parade we had was the first and second years, when there were in excess of 30 floats,” Bormann said. This year, Bormann and his partners were expecting several more late entries as some people waited to see what the weather was going to do. “I think overall that this will be an excellent parade,” said Bormann, “and I think the Old Fashioned Christmas will be the biggest and the best the Eaton Area Chamber has hosted.” “This is our ninth annual Old Fashioned Christmas,” Bormann said, “It’s the Chamber’s way of saying ‘thank you’ to the community for supporting our local businesses throughout the year”. The weather
forecast looks promising, according to Bormann, and they received float submissions after the deadline. The Old Fashioned Christmas is a town tradition, with attractions such as the Chili Supper, the live nativity scene, and the ugly sweater contest, all at the middle school. The Annual Tour of Homes also happened on the same day, and one of the main attractions was the oldest private home in Eaton. All of these events happened on Dec. 13, starting as early as 11 a.m. and going until 8 p.m. The parade featured a mockup section of the Vietnam Memorial, Eaton Grove’s truck carrying a white Christmas tree, and Santa Claus riding with local children.
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Group gives back to the Eaton community
Kyra Orullian (15) and Casse Strole (16) help feed families by donating canned foods
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Key Club spreads cheer
Gifts to kids of Madison Elementary amyphillips opinon editor Spreading Christmas cheer, Key Club members gave first grade students of Madison Elementary School Christmas presents while sharing holiday goodies. For the first time in years, enough members participated in the event to take a full size bus to the Greeley Recreation Center where the gifts were distributed. Key Club members bought and wrapped presents for the first graders in November. On December 11, Eaton Key Club members met with other Key Clubs from University and Greeley Central High School while meeting with Kiawanis members from the
community to eat lunch with the children. At the end of lunch, each student met with Santa Claus to receive a bag of presents. Liza Nelson (17) said, “It was really cool to see the kids’ faces light up when they got their gifts. You know it really meant something to them.” During finals week, Key Club will sell donuts, coffee, and chai from the senior hallway before school and during advising/enrichment. Right: Dalton Hamm (15) and Liza Nelson (17) help a first grader from Madison Elementary with the Chinese handcuffs he recieved in his gift bag from Santa Claus
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FFA shoots to collect record number of cans lydiabradley Editor-in-Chief Even though this a chapter activity, the chair-man for the food drive is Junior Jorge Quintana. However the Quintana has decided to stick with the usual ideas since those seem to work the best. But for Quintana this isn’t just another small project that he can do through the FFA. For Quintana this is more about what he can do for his community. “I have always liked helping people that are less fortunate than me” said Quintana. Last year the FFA collected over 5,000 items that would be given back into the community to provide a holiday meal for 75 families that cannot afford it. According to Hedi Lanning the food drive has been going on for over 11 years since it has been a part of each group of kids that she teaches. And each and every year the community seems to get more involved. “We collected 200 cans during carol-
ing for cans this year which is more than we have ever collected” said Lanning. And with that state of mind, this the best project for him to be doing. Especially with the holidays coming up fast, why not help those that are less fortunate. Quintana has a personal goal of trying “to feed 80 families, which is five more than last year” and of course five more families doesn’t really seem like that much but in reality that is five more families that don’t have to worry about where their holiday meal is coming from. This year hopefully 80 families in the Eaton Community will receive baskets of food from the FFA, making the holidays a little brighter and little more special. The food drive ends on Dec. 17 and the community will continue to give all of their support and various nonperishable items to help others. Eaton FFA, making the holidays better for families.
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Students counting down to Costa Rica Griffin and students will travel to Central America for the trip of a lifetime this summer
karaleekothe Staff Reporter Trekking up volcanoes, zip-lining through the canopy of a jungle, and long walks on white-sand beaches are just some of the few activities that Spanish Teacher, Aleena Griffin, and her students will be experiencing this summer when they travel to Costa Rica. Lauryn Schriner (15), Aaron Lichtenberg (16), Tucker Goodwine (15), Payton Richter (17), Maddy Lamb (16), Koreena Burger (16), Martin Diaz (16), Alie Hodgson (16), Jennefer Tenorio (18), Emily Pennington (15), and Cheyenne Moyer (18) are counting down the days until the trip this summer. Students can still sign up to go to Costa Rica; contact Griffin for more information. Griffin said she is taking students
to Costa Rica because of its affordability and her love of travel. Griffin traveled throughout high school and college, and wants her students to have the same opportunity. She said, “It’s important for students to see different ways of life and experience other cultures in the world. It helps us appreciate diversity.” Although most of the students attending have not been to Costa Rica before, Hodgson is returning for her second trip to the Central American country. She said, “I really loved Costa Rica the first time I went because of its beautiful region, animals, and overall fun atmosphere. Also, its interesting seeing people of different cultures.” Two graduates from Eaton are also attending, Brandi and Rebeka Tenorio, and travel-
ing with their sister, Jennefer. It is Jennefer’s first time traveling internationally, and she said, “It will be really interesting to see the world. I would go with my sisters anywhere.” The trip is eight days long, starting in San Jose, then up to the Poas Volcano and hot springs. The group will climb the volcano and take a soak in the hot springs. Day three and four consist of exploring the Monteverde reserve and Cloud Forest, concluding the adventure off with a zip-line tour of the canopy. Then, they will travel to Manuel Antonio, on Costa Rica’s southwestern coast, to stroll on white-sand beaches, see various wildlife, and explore caves. The journey ends with a folklore dinner and authentic food before they return to the United States the next day.
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Production wins Superior One-act at CSTC kacijurgensmeier Staff Reporter
Actors and actresses of all levels came to learn and compete at the 50th annual Colorado State Thespian Conference (CSTC) on December 5, 2014. Eaton High School’s production entered a one act competition, which blew the judges away, and they stole the One Act Superior Award for “Thirteen Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview” directed by Senior Tucker Goodwine. Tucker Morrell (15) said, “I feel that everyone did a great job, we definitely put our hearts into it, and I am very ex-
cited for the newcomers in theater, they will go very far.” CSTC also provides workshops to help actors and actresses improve their acting skills. Lucas Haferty said, “ It was really neat to see the energy and the passion in the people there. I never thought of theatre as something to compete for. I had a lot more fun with it. I definitely think this experience will help me in my performance, because I realized that it is okay be more vulnerable on stage. I think that will improve my performance.” Acting teachers from across the state taught workshops that ranged from play
writing, auditions, and blocking all in the hope of developing better actors and actresses. Kyra Orullian (15) said, “I really enjoyed the workshops and being able to see all the different lessons they put together to help us become better actors. I loved being closer to my classmates and meeting people who had common interests in acting. Overall it was just really great.” Hanna Hergenreter (15) said, “I love being able to watch my fellow classmates perform a One Act and I’m very proud of how they did.” CSTC is an annual event that production will be attending next year.
Thespians Houston CLevnger (17) Mary Martiin (16) Demi Ball (16) Tucker Morell (15) Sam Ogden (15) Tucker Goodwine (15) Colton Ingram Desiee Bradley (15) Skylar Williams (16) Tarynn Sieg (17) Kaitlin Carey (16) Conner Untident (16) Amanda Shuman (15) Emily Pennington (15) Ashton Baker (16) Kaci Jurgensmeier (16)
Goodwine discovers the joys of being a director kacijurgensmeier Staff Reporter Senior Tucker Goodwine directed, cast, starred in, and received an award at Colorado State Thespian Conference (CSTC) for a superior One Act called “Thirteen Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview” on December 4, 2014. This is not Goodwine’s first award, but he said, “I have never been so excited about an award in high school. The superior ranking truly shows the talent that is in this class, and the hard work and dedication that the cast put into the One Act. We only got what we put into it. This award was much deserved.” Experienced is an understatement when it comes to Goodwine’s career in the world of theatre. Goodwine has four years of theatre under his belt, he lettered three years in a row, and has received two superior ranking in one acts from CSTC. Within his four years he has been casted in Footloose as Reverend Shaw Moore, Midsummers Night Midterm as Lysander, Murder on the Nile as Egyptian Police, Get Smart as Agent 44, Beauty and the Beast as Lumiere, and It’s a Wonderful Life as Clarence the Angel. Goodwine stresses the importance of theatre programs in high school,
Knowledge bowl freshman members are assigned the task of working to untangle buzzer cords. One of the biggest additions to this year’s team is a new set of individually held buzzers that will eliminate the old tapes that members had to hit with sometimes questionable results.
Tucker Goodwine (15) director of “Thirteen Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview” presents superior one act award.
he said, “Production has allowed me to venture out of my shell. Over the past 4 years, production has been my escape from everything. The stage allows me to forget whatever is going on in my life, and become a totally different person. Theatre is my saving grace. Not just the acting part, but the people in theatre. We become a family, and it’s really like no bond I’ve seen or experienced in the high school.” Because the theatre program has been so successful, especially in the past few years, the production hopes that the theatre will become more recognized and develop into a bigger program that will help prepare students for the future through public speaking, developing relationships (networking), and responsibility.
Knowledge Bowl gets new buzzers goes head-to-head in Platte Valley scrimmage isaiahcordova Web Editor
Eaton High School’s Knowledge Bowl team kicked off its season with a scrimmage against several schools at Platte Valley on Saturday, Dec. 6. Having graduated three of its four leaders from last year, this year’s crew placed well in the scrimmage with Trevor Alm, who is returning as varsity leader. In the 2013-2014 season, Eaton’s knowledge bowl team returned to the State competition for
the second time in a row, and returned with a fourth-place banner. The fourth-place finish at state was the highest ranking the Knowledge Bowl team had received in 25 years. Knowledge Bowl coach, Fred Kinney, said, “Eaton High Schools Knowledge Bowl has deep roots within the school itself. Going back for over 27 years, Knowledge Bowl is one of the longest running programs within the school. This year the group is made up of ten students, varying from
Freshmen to Seniors, all of whom go to practice regularly. The majority of the freshman team members came from the Brain bowl team at the middle school. Knowledge bowl is a competition where teams from different schools go head-to-head in a pursuit of brains, answering complex trivia questions with subjects varying from college-level math to the processes of punishment within the Roman Army. Knowledge bowl has its next competition in the middle of January.
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Choirs spread Christmas Cheer Through Song Bi-annual Christmas dinner and show another success
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Jessica Miller (18), Savannah Sheets (18), Sam Martin (17), Makayla Chumacero (18), Vivian Renfroe (18) practice their choreography song for the Christmas Dinner Show
Alle Daniels(18), Katelyn Clem(16), Kamika Kieler(18) prepare for this year’s christmas dinner show song. Director Christina ContreRaeWood ras has not only been busy with Staff Reporter EHS choirs have been hustling teaching music and choreography, and bustling to prepare for the but preparing the other aspects of dinner choir show that takes place the dinner show as well. Lasana is in the main gym at Eaton High the main course that will be served School on Dec. 16. All four choirs by several of the choir members. have been practicing for about six Andrew Nelson will be the MC weeks to put on the Christmas for the night. Contreras has also Dinner Show which happens bian- brought in a professional to set nually. All four choirs sing a few up lights and a sound system. The songs by themselves, have a cho- dinner show is the choir’s major reographed piece, and a combined fundraiser. Also available at the (all choirs) piece. Also taking place show is a silent auction and raffle is an all girls song and an all boys for different themed baskets.
EHS Bands perform for enthusiastic crowd mannypinkstaff Staff Reporter
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Adam Schott (15) blows away the audience as he performs his solo for the jazz band at the christmas concert.
The audience was electrified at the December 10 concert featuring two Jazz bands and Concert Band. Adam Schott was a big attraction as he performed his solos for the Jazz band. Jose Delgado who plays trombone is one of the members in this band. Delgado was not nervous at all. “This music will blow the audience away” Delgado says. He especially believes that a song chameleon by Herbie Hancock when performed will be a huge success. This is the bands by far favorite song. Houston Clevenger plays the clarinet for the other Jazz band. Clevenger said he was just a tad bit nervous but he believes it is normal to be. Clevenger really likes to do his solos. He recommends that if you like solos than that is where you need to be. The Concert Band finished out
the night sending the audience to create an applause that boomed throughout the stage. Logan Doddridge's the conductor and teacher for all three of three bands. After the concert he commented that “everything went really well. I am very pleased. I put some really hard music out there and they performed.” He also said that he can't to go to the next level, have harder music, and grow both in numbers and in skill.
Concert and jazz bands pull out all the “wow” for audience
Molly Byrne (18), Jacob Augustine( 16), Jose Degaldo (15), Victor Batrez (15), Clayton Baker 16) captivate the audicence with their skills during the jazz band performance.
A bird’s eye view from the balcony shows Logan Doddridge conducting the 2014-15 Concert band during the Christmas Concert.
Letter jackets go back to when Eaton High School was built: 1928. Nearly a 100 year tradition, students of every generation wear letter jackets to display their athletic and academic achievements. In 2014, letter jackets are the most popular winter coat because of their quality and warmth. The classic jacket made its debut at Friday night football games, when students needed to stay snug in their endzone lawn chairs. Now, guys and girls alike wear them to school and sometimes even all day. Girls add their own personality to them with a scarf to tie it all together.
Katelyn Clem (16)
Megan Radcliff (16)
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Strutting in a winter wonderland December 19, 2014
Lovin’ the Letter Jackets
EHS stays cozy with winter trends karaleekothe feature editor
Christmas Sweaters Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas...in every classroom at EHS. Christmas sweaters take the average Joe sweater to a whole new level. They are bold and seasonally colored, and sometimes slightly ridiculous. They are adorned with reindeer, snowmen, Christmas trees, and even pom-poms. However, no one can go wrong with this unique trend in the Holiday season. These sweaters combine a festive mood with a homey feel into one-kind of like drinking a gingerbread house in a Chai latte.
Hannah Olson (17)
Infinite Infinity Scarves
Promising Peacoats
The infinity scarf is every girl’s favorite fashion invention. They are the easiest scarf to wear, since they are a simple circle that wraps around the head twice. There is an infinite amount of these scarves at school; likewise, some girls have an infinite amount of infinity scarves. When the wind blows, as it always does in Eaton, infinity scarves stay securely on while other scarves go crazy. As recent innovation of the past decade, the craze for these scarves is huge.
The all-the-boots-except-forUggs Boots
Although Uggs are indeed a trend this winter, they are not the only boots walking these halls. Knee-high riding boots in brown, gray, and black, are worn with leg warmers for a cute and cozy look. Combat boots are shorter and full of sass, and contrast girly outfits perfectly. And then there’s ankle boots, short but still the highlight of an outfit, and they work with nearly any style. Boots are also conveniently practical for the cold and snow.
Both girls and guys are keeping warm in peacoats during the chilly season. Anyone can look trim and dapper with a peacoat; the classic style is famously popular. Peacoats have been worn for 200 years, and designed for the Navy, but now anyone wanting that snazzy look wears one. Also, besides just looks, peacoats are very functional and have pockets specifically designed for cold hands, unlike most coats. Best of all, wear a peacoat to school or to a fancy restaurant, because they are incredibly versatile.
Celsi Jurgensmeier (18) Emma Meagher (18) Katie Griffith (18)
Unchanging Uggs On those frosty school mornings, most girls reach for their pair of Uggs to stay toasty in the winter. Uggs combine fashion and comfort, a rare combination, probably the sole reason they are still wildly popular every year when November rolls around. The moment it turns chilly, Uggs spread like wildfire, until the halls are filled with the stylish boots. Uggs originated in Australia, but they became America’s latest trend in 2000, when Oprah promoted them on her show as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things.
Charlie Culbreath (18)
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dvanced placement courses will no longer be part of the curriculum at EHS starting next year. Advanced classes including calculus, history, lit and comp, and chemistry will be replaced with college curriculum from the University of Northern Colorado--a program called concurrent enrollment. In years past, when students took an AP class at the high school, if they were able to score high enough on the end-of-year AP exam, most colleges would award them a partial or full-year college credit, depending on how high they scored. Next year, rather than waiting until the end of the year for a College Board Exam, if the students get a passing grade in the concurrent college class at EHS, they will automatically receive college credit for that class from UNC. This college credit is called a guaranteed transfer credit, meaning that the credit will apply at any Colorado college. The school district will pay for classes, as long as students get a C grade or above, which provides a new variety of opportunities for the students. Eaton high school counselor, Marcy Sanger said, “I am very excited for this program to be happening for our school. It will be very positive and will be in the best interest of the students.” Sanger said other states that have implemented
the program into their schools have seen their success rate rise higher than ever before. The problem with the AP classes before was that some colleges would not accept the credit especially in graduate programs or medical school. The new program guarantees credit at any college in Colorado, so that this problem will not occur. Chemistry teacher Gino Maio agrees that the program will be beneficial, specifically for the science program at EHS. He said, “There really isn't enough time to go through everything we need to in the AP classes because there is so much to cover. But with the new curriculum, I am very excited. It [the concurrent enrollment program] will provide students an opportunity to get the college credit with more variety and opportunities.” Although many teachers are excited about the new changes. English teacher, Deirdre Jones, who has been teaching and building the English AP program for nine years says she has mixed feelings about saying goodbye to AP. She said, “Historically, the AP English class has been very successful, and I have loved teaching students who have a passion for literature, so I am sad to see it leave. But I’m really excited about the concurrent enrollment as well. It’s just a change” Because the school is paying for the new program, it will cost the district more than the AP programs
currently do. But Sanger was quick to point out that the focus is not on the price, but on the best interest of the students and their education. Sanger said that the program will be a “win win for the students” because the school will pay for the class and the students who take the classes will be rewarded guaranteed transfer credit. Since the new classes will be weighted on a 4.5 GPA scale, some students have voiced concerns over competing for scholarships against students from 5.0 GPA schools. Sanger said “The good news is that most colleges and scholorships unweight the GPA to put everyone on a level playing field, is that is not as important .” Concurrent enrollment will be in the best interest of the students. Junior Kaitlin Carey expressed her feelings on the subject from the student perspective, she said, “I am definitely going to take these classes next year. It will be more beneficial to the kids who do take it, because they will get college credit. I honestly see no reason not to.” The new curriculum will guarantee a transfer of credits to universities in Colorado and will be implemented at EHS next year.
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“It willl be a better deal. Students will stil have to work hard, but I see much more benefit fo future.” -Garret Coalson (15)
“It will help our students in college, because we already have experience in college classes.” -Jared Foss (16)
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“ I love AP as a class. As a lit nerd myself, its the type of class I dont mind doubling with American lit. It makes me very sad that AP classes are going to be changed next year. I think the new program-at least for it--is worth so much more than a college class. Mrs. Jones teaches that class beautifully.” -Demi Ball (16)
“It will give stdudents an opportunity to be challenged to learn just to learn and not for a test.” -Chad Shaw, AP US history
“I like the concurrent enrollment better than AP because the credit depends upon 9 monthts of work rather than four hours of work in one morning in May. It is a lot easier to justify gicing someone a college credit when they have been working all semester for rather than if they had a really bad day and bombed the test.” -Mark Watkins, AP Calculus
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Lammily Doll hits market
Lammily’s realism threatens Barbie’s beauty standards RaeWood Staff Reporter A new kind of doll will be bumping the blonde Barbie doll out of kids’ toy chests on Nov. 28. This doll will be called the Lammily doll. The purpose of this new kind of this new fashion is to get rid of the unrealistic arched feet, beauty, and proportions of the common Barbie Dolls. According to the Lammily website, the creator of the brunette
haired doll, artist and inventor Nickolay Lamm, created the doll with more realistic proportions, including bigger feet, a shorter neck, and a bigger waistline because he wanted “to show that having things like acne, cellulite, stretch marks, are all normal things to have. [They're] nothing to be ashamed about. Real is cool." The doll also comes with clothes that women would actually wear in real life instead of Barbie’s extensive flamboyant wardrobe.
What makes the doll exceptionally different from the regular doll is that she includes special stickers that the child can stick on the doll and take them off as the child pleases. The stickers include stretch marks, pimples, scars, moles, and tattoos. Lamm says more accessory packs will be released in January, and a male version of the doll will be released later on. He even hopes to make a Build-a-Bear workshop version of the doll where children can create a stuffed doll with common markings that real girls have. Kids have loved the doll so far. According to CCN, In a test to see when given the choice of either a Barbie or a Lammily Doll, which one they would pick, kids have
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Fans praise Mockingjay Movie Hannah Olson (17), Demi Ball (16), Austin Howes (15) stand in line waiting to see Mockingjay
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Mockingjay premiered late Thursday night on Nov. 20. The movie, based off the novel that is the captivating end in the three book series. Mockingjay was turned into two movies because Francis Lawrence decided that Mockingjay would be better off split into two parts to cover more details. Students and adults rushed into the premiere on Thursday night to watch the two hour movie. Some fans even went to the AMC theatre in Fort Collins to watch the first two movies before going to see the third.
The movie was rated a four stars by IMDb and three and a half starts by Rotten Tomatoes which was about the same rating as the first movie, The Hunger Games, got rated back in 2012. Eaton High School senior Jehna Powell went to the premiere with fellow student Tiana Schwartz and her family as a tradition to go see all of the Hunger Games movies together and gushed that she “loved
the movie” and “it was everything I had hoped for.” Powell explained that the theatre was
so packed that the only seats left were in the very front row. Powell was only one person out of many students at EHS that went to the premiere. While Powell went to the first premiere, some EHS students like freshman Hannah Olson, and seniors Austin Howes and Tanner Alm are going to see the movie on friday Nov. 22 in high hopes that the movie will
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chosen the new realistic Lammily instead of the iconic figure that has been a part of the toy market since 1959. Lamm reports that he is glad to have put a doll on the market that doesn’t look like a supermodel because“if there's a doll which looks like typical people, it's saying that it's okay to look real and not like a supermodel.” Nickolay La amm
The Lammily doll accessories with stretch marks.
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Your Guide to Buying Christmas Gifts amyphillips Opinion Editor
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Lammily doll sparks body love
But I’m the pretty one
RaeWood Staff Reporter The Lammily doll, the doll that could change how girls see themselves, recently became available for purchase in late November. The doll is a brunette with an average body type, flat feet, no make up, and stickers that resemble pimples, stretch marks, and tattoos. This doll could be the spark that ignites a fire to finally incinerate the impossible beauty standards placed on girls. Teaching girls to love their bodies continues to be a problem when the media, toy companies, and clothing lines have all made them believe that they need to have a curvy body, tiny waist, perfect hair, no acne, a thigh gap, and other unrealistic beauty standards. Last March Target brought
the issue to the forefront with their infamous “thigh gap” ad, that botched a photoshop job so badly it was laughable. Victoria’s Secret is notorious for photoshopping off body parts on models and toys like Mattel’s Barbie continue to reinforce these impossible beauty standards. Celebrities like MaryKate Olsen and Demi Lavato both made headlines with eating disorders in a desperate attempt to be skinny and fit the image of what society desires. But the tide has turned: body hate is being replaced by body love. Now, Olsen and Lavato have come alongside celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence to speak out for body love, being safe, and eating healthy. American Eagle now refuses to photoshop their models.
Singers Mary Lambert and Colbie Calliet sing songs about loving one’s own body. The Body Love movement’s goal is to encourage girls to love their bodies and the movement is well underway. Although there are still negative influences encouraging girls to strive for “perfection,” a lot of people, companies, and corporations are endeavoring to replace these once destructive images with messages to love their bodies--stretch marks, pimples, thunder thighs, and all The Lammily doll is one more step towards the goal of the Body Love Movement. Barbie, step aside. Photoshop, cut it out, and I don’t mean body parts. Girls, its time to change the pattern of self harm, anorexia, and body hate. Now is the time to appreciate our bodies. Now is your time to speak out. Befriend the girl with hangups about her body, and show her how beautiful she is. Don’t let a girl’s body be criticized by her or anyone else. Although we grew up with Barbie’s influences on beauty, the chance to change our beliefs on beauty has come. Let our generation be the generation that passes on compassion and love. In her song, “Body Love,” Lambert sings, “The time has come for us to reclaim our bodies.” The time has come for girls to stand together, to stand united, to think of ourselves as beautiful, as attractive, as desirable. Take pride in your body. Take pride in every girls’ body. There is no need to starve for a smaller number on a scale. Don’t be ashamed to buy the bigger dress. Your fat, zits, stretch marks, tattoos, freckles, moles, hair, body, feet, teeth, eyes, nose, and everything else that you have on you is beautiful and perfect. There is no need to change a single thing about you. The boy that you want to impress should love you regardless of what you look like. Your senior photo will be beautiful no matter how much you weigh. Stop covering yourself with ten pounds of makeup; your natural face is stunning. Don’t let the Body Love Movement stop with Lammily and Celebrities. Continue the movement with you. The time has come to end Barbie’s reign of terror.
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EHS buckled down on Nov. 5 and 6 and 120 seniors dealt with CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) testing as each and everyone whined and cried. However, the weeks leading up to CMAS, the tech department and Tessa Ochsner all came together with senior advisers and came up with a game plan that would get all of the teachers on board to tackle this state test. Even though many of the seniors weren’t super excited to take the test due to the fact that it doesn’t affect their grades this year, Ochsner did everything, which even included making shirts for all the teachers to wear, she could do to make this more of an enjoyable experience even though no one was super excited about it. The tech department went to a whole new level to get prepared for this test. They made sure that the Chromebooks all had the testing program loaded and ready to go so that there wouldn’t be any issues come test day. They spent weeks before, making sure the program would work and wouldn’t crash on us in the middle of the tests. Not only did they have to make sure that the computers would work, but Ochsner had to also create a schedule that had to run perfectly for the entire school. Classes had to be moved and the entire ‘28 building had to be shut down completely just for seniors. Ochsner coordinated replacement classrooms and a schedule that allowed the seniors to have plenty of time to get their testing done. Also praise to the senior class who even though, spent most of the week before whining and crying about it, most people still showed up and took the test and at least attempted it. But praise to the whole district for coming together to tackle this test, and it couldn’t have been done without the help from each and every teacher. No one was super excited about it but it once again was one of those things that had to be done. And everyone got together and did everything that they could do to make this run as smoothly as they possibly could so everyone could be done with it as soon as can be so the state could see how the test will be work
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Thoughts from the barn
Making future decisions without freaking out
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ith graduation only five months away, I am one of many seniors are trying to f i g ure out where to Bradley go to college and what I should major in. This can be extremely scary because in just a few months we will be thrown out into the world and we will have to make our own choices about what we want to do with our lives. However the experts say look at what type of things that you are interested in. The interests that you have are enjoyable to you. If you follow a degree that involves your interests, will make your college experience much more enjoyable. Along with your interests, it is also a good idea to look back at your beliefs and your values. Another good way to figure out what college major you want to pursue is to talk to people that are working in that field. Trust your heart and follow a major that you know you will end up loving Just remember that it is way more rewarding to be working in the field that you love.
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Props and Flops raewood Staff Reporter
Props:
of 2014 FLOPS:
To the seniors for trying hard on the CMASS that has no effect on their grade or education at all
To our favorite authors for always killing off our favorite characters. Always.
To Mother Nature for not giving us enough snow for a snow day yet
To fall sports teams for doing so “sport”tacular
FLOPS:
Props: To the Tech staff and Tessa Oschner for making all the laptops work for CMASS
Props:
FLOPS: To Apple for making a phone that bends
Props:
FLOPS:
To the Mockingjay To people who producers, actors, freaked out over and directors for Ebola such a fantastic
FLOPS:
Props:
To fall sports teams To the students who for doing so “sport”still use the terms tacular “Swag” and “Yolo”
Props:
FLOPS:
To Taylor Swift for To EHS Production “Shaking it off” for Class for such a Won- Victoria Secret derful play
Letter to the Editor Band Corrects the Record
Thank you for considering the event of the EHS Marching Band going to state this year as a story in the recent paper that was published on October 24, 2014. We worked very hard this year, and I just wanted to clear up a few things that were not quite true about our season. First of all, the state competition was not held until October 27th. In the article written in the Red Ink, it was mentioned that the competition had already happened, so that led to some confusion. Also, regionals were not held during the weekend of October 11th, but actually October 13th, a Monday. On October 11th, the Legend Marching Festival was held. At last year’s regional competition, the band was awarded second place, not second-to-last. This year we were awarded first, not third; this was previously stated in the article.
Some last names were omitted from captions, making some students not as recognized as others. Lastly, the picture taken by Hannah Olson was taken at Legend High School in Parker, CO, not at the regionals competition in Lafayette. It is appreciated that our story was shared with the rest of the school and community, but after personally being interviewed about the entire season, I expected more out of this story. There were many contradictions throughout the story, and this sums up our hard work quite poorly. This year, the EHS Marching Band made history for the school by breaking a thirty-year streak and finally making it to the state competition. In the future, please make sure that all facts are straight before publishing a story in the newspaper. Thank you, Katherine Byrne
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Estes Bobcats Afraid to Get Paws Wet Season begins with win against Estes Park amyphillips opinioneditor
Opening the season with a splashing win, the swim team won against the Estes Park Bobcats with a score of 117-65 on December 4. New talent revealed itself on the team as two freshmen showed swimming is anyone’s game. Rylee Daniels (18) took first in the 100 fly and 200 individual medley (IM) while Courtney Parsons (18) won the 100 free and 100 back. While new talent grabbed the spotlight, veterans of the team also had success. Veteran diver Rebecca Whitaker (15) bested
her personal diving records from last year while the seniors helped separate Eaton from Estes in the relays. Doug Stone, swimming coach, said Thursday’s meet with all its success showed him he had more flexibility than he thought, but Saturday would show him more. The swimmers also enjoyed the win, Lauryn Schriner (15) said, “It was definitely the best first meet in the four years I’ve been here.” At the Saturday meet, once again hosted by the Bobcats, each swimmer competed in every event. Though there was no overall winning team, Eaton had
many high-placing swimmers. Justice Muro (15) attributes the success to the team’s good attitude and support: “If someone has a negative attitude, it will affect the whole team.” Among the team’s success sto-
ries, Daniels continued to win, taking first in not only every event in the meet, but the entire meet. Daniels may appear to be unstoppable, but she said she too felt first-year jitters: “It thought it would be difficult coming in as
a freshman but our sophomores, juniors, and seniors are wonderful.” Daniels said though winning was an unbelievable feeling, she wants to “improve on how many people on our swim team make it back to state.”
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Rylee Daniels (18) practices butterfly in practice after winning overall champion at Estes Park invitational.
Reds fall to Beetdiggers but plan for future mannypinkstaff staffwriter The Eaton Wrestling team had a great meet on Dec 11 against the Brush Beetdiggers. Although they lost, this did not destroy their confidence. Many of the team memebers say they need to forget the past work towards the future. Now all they can do is get ready for their next matches in Budweiser Events Center, Arena Circle, Loveland. Garrett Coalson (15), Jace Casseday (15), and Tanner Lewis (16) are on the top of their game. Coalson says his biggest challenge in wrestling is pushing through the pain and having mental toughness. But besides that, Coalson says he likes to see how far he can push himself. Casseday said his challenge is to get in his wrestling weight range. So, Casseday says “I love to set goals and accomplish them, especially in practice.” Lewis, like Casseday, also said his biggest challenge is to maintain his weight. Lewis likes the competition in wrestling.” I like
how it is just you out on the mat and all the weight is on your shoulders” said Lewis. All three wrestlers prepare by having a good diet, and doing lots of conditioning such as running. Roy True, the head coach of the team, said he is very confident in his team. “They all work hard and are very dedicated,” True said. True’s passion is to coach wrestling. “ They mean to me a lot because they all contribute good work and that gets us one step closer to the team title.” said True. True believes they are all skilled individuals that can be very successful. Manny Pinkstaff
Top: Jaymz Murano (16) brings down his competitor Right: Colton Ingram (16) pins his competitor to the mat Left: Garrett Coalson (15) prepares to pin his competitor Manny Pinkstaff
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December 19, 2014
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A sit-down with Lemon First-year coach discusses season dariusduran sportseditor
In the Eaton Red Ink’s first ever video interview, I was able to sit down with the Reds; head football coach, Zac Lemon. He spoke on his first year as a head coach in Eaton, as well as his history as a coach and player and shared his feelings on this season, taking the Reds to the final-four in his first year here. Since Lemon can remember football has always been part of his life, growing up without pee-wee football, Lemon played schoolyard ball until sixth grade when he took the first opportunity to play organized football and has been involved with the sport since, as a player and as well as a coach. While on the topic of football, Lemon shared his love for good football, and although has a favorite team, prefers good football over teams. His coaching experience began in 2002, where he assisted his old high school coach as a junior in college, then was first employed as an assistant coach in 2004 where he coached for three years, and became a head coach in 2007 and has been a head coach since. His
five years as an assistant coach all took place at Delta High School, while his seven years of head coaching experience prior to leading Eaton to the playoffs all took place at Hotchkiss High School near Grand Junction. It was there, where he was able to lead the Bulldogs the playoffs six consecutive years in a row, and led them to the semifinals three times. Although, Lemon was satisfied with the season’s final-four finish, he wished to have won it all, due to his championship mentality, but was proud of his team and all that they were able to accomplish this season. He shared the core values that he and his team stand behind which make the acronym CREDIT, the letters stand for; Commitment, Respect, Effort, Discipline, Integrity, and Toughness. Aside from football Lemon believes bigfoot doesn’t exist, and if he were there, Coach Lemon would know. Watch the full interview with Coach Lemon on his season and football experience at: eatonredink.com Kaci Jurgensmeier
Coach Lemon stands alongside his assistant coaches in a playoff match against the Gunnison Cowboys
Eaton dominates the Fall
All fall sports finish with great season at EHS
Photo Courtesy: MaxPreps
dariusduran sportseditor When it comes to sports, Eaton’s name is almost synonymous with dominant, and as fall sports came to a close this November, all five of Eaton’s sports teams dominated. All teams qualified and competed in state competitions and with the end of the season, Eaton had
a State Championship in Volleyball, a Final-Four finish in Football, and a fifthplace finish for the Boy’s Golf team. The fall sports teams will say goodbye to a total of 24 seniors between the teams, and all will leave with a sports season to remember. The Reds’ Volleyball team had a tremendous year, bringing home the State Championship title,
Kaci Jurgensmeier
for a second year in a row. Their only loss of the season came to class 5A State Champions, the Grandview Wolves (22-7, 5-2). The Volleyball team finished with a total record of 28-1, and an undefeated league record of 16-0. With the leadership of 12 senior players on the football team, the Reds were able to advance to the semifinals this season
Kim Carey
in the playoffs, where they were defeated by Patriot League rival the Brush Beetdiggers (13-0, 5-0) with a final score of 42-16. The football team finished the season with a final record of 8-4, and a league record of 2-3. They boy’s golf team who will lose two senior players took fifth in State this year, only 17 strokes behind the Sterling Tigers
Amy Phillips
who took the state competition this year. The girl’s softball team did great this year as well, making it to the quarterfinals where they lost to the Sterling Tigers (16-6, 10-4). One of the highlights from the girls’ season this year included winning their regional tournament for a second year in a row at home. The Softball team finished with a final record
Kaci Jurgensmeier
of 15-6, with a league record of 9-5. And the last team sport, Cross-Country had a great end to the season, although the boys didn’t qualify for state they had great season, while the girl’s qualified for the state run in Colorado Springs for a second year in a row where they came in fifteenth place overall, after placing third at Regionals.
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Boys triumph over Bobcats
Boys defeat Bobcats 60-51 in first home opener dariusduran sportseditor
The Reds Boys Basketball team has successfully started their new season this year by getting to a quick 2-1 start, with only one three-point loss to the Sterling Tigers (3-1, 2-0), a game that went into double-overtime, but resulted in an unfortunate loss. Their most recent game against the Estes Park Bobcats (1-4, 0-2) was another exciting game which went into overtime, but the Reds were able to come out on top with a final score of 60-51. The Reds most recent game had everybody’s attention, as the Reds were seeking revenge on the Bobcats after the three-point loss last season that ended the basDarius Duran ketball team’s year. With the start Cole Edens (15) hits the free-throw that would send the Reds into over- of the game, the Reds were able to quickly get up against the Bobtime against the Estes Park Bobcats on Friday night, Dec. 12
cats outscoring them 12-4, in the first quarter. Although their quick start got them up, their momentum wouldn’t carry on with them into the next two quarters, where the bobcats were able to outscore the Reds 37-25, which led the two teams into the fourth quarter with a tight four-point game. In the final seven seconds, the Reds were down by one, but with one of Cole Edens’ (15) free throws, the game was sent into overtime. In overtime the Reds were able to effectively score nine points, as well as keep the Bobcats from scoring once, in the extra time. This was the Reds’ first homegame and their second win, after their 48-43 victory against the Bishop Machebeuf Buffaloes (23, 0-0). The Reds traveled almost two hours for their first game against the Buffaloes who were
able to make it to the Sweet-16 in playoffs in their previous season as a 12th ranked team in the state. The Reds are headed into this year’s season following the loss of four senior players, and was able to pull off a win against their Metro-League contestant, the Buffaloes. It was a low scoring, with a final score of 48-43, with the Reds coming out on top. The Reds got up on the scoreboard and kept their lead up until the third-quarter, outscoring the Buffaloes in each quarter, 10-7, 11-6, 15-14, then the Buffs began to come back in the fourthquarter outscoring the Reds by four points, 12-16, but the Reds stayed strong and sent the boys back home with a win. The Reds will face off against the Frontier Academy Wolverines, the fourth ranked team in the Patriot League (2-2, 1-1), tonight in Greeley.
Lady Reds fall short to the Sterling Tigers Reds face a first game loss 35-50 to Sterling karaleekothe featurereditor
The Reds shook out their first game jitters with a 35-50 loss to the Sterling Tigers on Dec. 9. The top scorers were Lindy Dixon (16), Bailey Schumacher (16), and Kaci Jurgensmeier (16) with 7 points a piece. Junior Caiden Rexius (16) led the team in rebounds, nabbing eight herself, and Schumacher led with four steals. Although they worked hard, they had one too many turnovers. Varsity Coach Todd Hernandez said, “We played well in spurts, but had trouble shooting and taking care of the basketball. We had a lot of open looks but couldn’t capitalize. I thought the girls played hard and didn’t give up, but we have to execute better.” Sterling had the advantage of
experience, because they walked onto the Reds’ court with two victories at Frontier and Ft. Morgan under their belt. The Reds will play every team in their league twice this year, unlike past seasons, so Hernandez said “this loss isn’t as damaging as it would have been in previous years.” Jurgensmeier said she is thankful for the opportunity to play teams again, especially Sterling. She said, “It’s hard losing, but we can learn from our mistakes, and we have the rest of the season to achieve our goals. We can only learn from this game from this point on, and not let it define us.” Similarly, Schumacher said, “Although we got down on ourselves, we did good as a team for a first game.”
The Reds still have 26 games left, and both Schumacher and Rexius said they are confident that the Reds can beat Sterling, the favored team for league champs, when they play them again in January. Ultimately, the goal for Rexius is “to be in the last game, on the last day, playing Sterling, and winning.” Emily Willier (15) jumps to block Sterlings’ lay-up.
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Bailey Schumacher (16) launches off the floor with her jump shot over Sterlings’ defense.