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South Salem High School - 1910 Church St. SE Salem, OR 97302 Friday, October 30th, 2015 - Volume LXI, Issue II

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► Page 2 Free Community College 3 Fall Fun

► Page 5 Behind the Meme ► Page 5 Cheating in Class ► Page 6 Feminism

► Page ► Page 4 Thanksgiving Food Editorial ► Page 4 Volunteer ► Page 7 Water Polo Opportunities ► Page 8 Football

To the rightHomecoming Queen, Alexis Ober ‘16 and Homecoming Princess Jenna Gross ‘16.

Homecoming King Elijah Swartz ‘16 and the rest of the homecoming princes.

Photos by Harley Amick

Homecoming 2015 From left to right; Alyssa Martin ‘19, Samantha Martin ‘19, Faith Ullom ‘19, and Martina Cermesoni ‘16.

From left to right: Maisie Monaghan ‘16, Lucas Vollmar ‘17, Zosia Buse ‘16, Kenna Banford ‘16, Russell Harder ‘16, Athena Paraskevas-Nevius ‘16, and Sebastian Linares ‘17.

Oregon, Oregon, Wherefore Drought thou S Oregon?

Photos of the Marion Street Bridge connecting to West Salem. The dropping water level can be seen in the right image.

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his summer, Oregonians have experienced one of the hottest summers in the last ten years.

It has also been dry, with low precipitation. In July, temperatures reached a high of 105, the highest Salem has experienced in years. A cause of the intense heat could be that last year’s winter did not supply as much snow to the Oregon mountains as expected.

The recent drought also had a big effect on the Oregon rivers. There are 70 rivers with a low status on

JOSE MENDEZ / Reporter their water levels, and the main reservoir of the Rogue River and Lost Creek Lake will be dealing with low water issues until the rain returns, since their water level was 60 feet below full.

Firefighters have been working around the clock because a majority of the days this summer were very dry. The U.S. Forest Service spent around $200 million a week battling wildfires across the country this past season.

“Our firefighters have been work-

ing overtime this summer and I feel like it’s this drought to blame,” Lucas Hildahl ‘18 said.

“I learned a lot about the greenhouse effect in middle school, I’m not an expert, but that’s what I think keeps affecting the drought,” Ryan Bohl ’18 said.

As greenhouse gas emissions continue to heat the planet and cause changes to the climate, winters like this past one might become more common.

Thouroughly Modern Millie MIA LINDSEY / Reporter

outh Salem Drama will be presenting Thoroughly Modern Millie. The musical is about Millie Dillmount, a small town girl from Kansas decides to go chase her dream in New York, 1922. With a new look and goal to become a stenographer, Millie takes on her new life with new friends.

“The dances are really coming along and i’ve seen some of our tech stuff, it’s pretty impressive Max Morter ‘17 said.

“We’ve been having a really nice energy around the cast about a lot of optimism which I’m really excited about because in the past years when we’ve done musicals it’s been a lot of ‘ugh do we have to

Cast

Photos courtesy of M.O. Stevens

do it again’ but now it’s ‘yeah, let’s do it again’.

The overall energy and motivation of show’s going really well,” Araya Glancy ‘16 said.

The production still has its difficulties however. “There’s not enough room on the stage for all the sets we want so it’s a lot of giving and taking and going with the flow of how we need to plan basically backstage so that’s difficult for the crew,” Glancy said.

Tickets will go on sale in Nov. The musical will have performances on Dec. 4, 5, 10, and 11 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 6 and 12 at 6 p.m. More information about ticket cost and the dates they will be sold will be released in Nov.

Millie Dillmount - Clare Burnett Jimmy Smith - Max Morter Mrs. Meers - Faye Monroy Miss Dorothy Brown - Ashton Johnson Ching Ho - Noah Camuso Bun Foo - Montana Langford Miss Flannery - Alex Robinson Mr. Trevor Graydon - Aaron Satyanarayana Muzzy Van Hossmere - Zunyana Crier

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Student Discount!

Forest Fires

news A firefighter rushes twoards a fire, trying to contain the blaze

SULEMA MEDINA / Reporter

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Photo by Kiana Ruff Jackson.

ccording to the Oregon Department of Forestry, a total of 992 fires across Oregon have burned 78,198 acres as of Jan. 1 through Oct. 5, 2015. Out of those 992 total fires, 726 of them were human-caused, and burned 16,671 acres, while the other 266 fires burned 62,102 acres were caused by lightning. Taking this into perspective, people must acknowledge that although wildfire danger decreases in the fall, the Oregon Department of Forestry still advises everyone to be wildfire safe, as fire season remains in effect and generally will last well into October.

In fact, an average of more than 200 fires burn an excess of 1,000 acres across the state each fall.

During the early fall of 2014, about 6,500 acres were burned from three combined fires that occurred at 36 Pit, Yellow Point, and Scoggins Creek. At this time of year, more than 90 percent of all fires are all human-caused.

“Oregon is known for its lush

Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Forestry.

emerald-coloured forests, so it’s sad that we are the cause of most of the fires that are destroying our beautiful green surroundings,” Ana Alcantar ’15 said.

One way to prevent forest fires from happening is to follow the restrictions put up by the Oregon Department of Forestry. For example, creating an open fire remains prohibited, including campfires outside of approved campgrounds, and the burning of debris. Other restricted activities are off road driving, using tracer ammunition and exploding targets, and the use of power equipment. It is especially crucial to take these precautions now that sixty-seven percent of the state is in extreme drought. According to Auburn University, “The amount of moisture in fuel is the major element that will determine how much of the fuel will burn [available fuel].

According to how much moisture is in the fuel, all will burn, only part will burn or, if wet enough, none will burn.”

Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources

The title off of a Chemeketa Scholars pamphlet.

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NATALIE DUNN / Opinion Editor

n July 17, 2015, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a bill to offer community college to qualifying Oregonians at $50 per term.This program, called Oregon Promise, will start in the fall of next year. To qualify, students must have lived in Oregon for at least a year, applied for welfare, and, beyond that, must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average.

“This program will give a

CTEC

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here is a new schooling option now associated with the Salem-Keizer school district called the Career and Technical Education Center [CTEC]. The school was designed to teach students construction and manufacturing skills, including lessons on how to build houses and piping within

lot of people the opportunity to achieve higher dreams,” one parent of a south student said.

The bill passed on July 8, making Oregon the second state in the nation to offer free tuition for community college. Unlike the Chemeketa Scholars program, which two years offered to students with a 3.5 GPA at Chemeketa Community College, this bill offers students almost free tuition until they graduate.

This will help people to get a higher education with greater ease, and allow students to have higher aspirations for themselves. “ Current students attending community college will not qualify for this aide, but current high schoolers potentially could. Regardless of that, the bill will grant Oregon and Oregonians easier access to a brighter future.

the city. At CTEC, all classes are intertwined with each other.

Math and English teach along the same lines, both following one long course. If someone was learning to be a constructor, for example, their math class would teach them how to read blueprints while their English class would teach them about famous architects.

CTEC was created to help students find careers with higher paying jobs and better benefits.

They focus mainly on technol-

The Chiwaukum Fire north of Leavenworth, Washington in July 2014. ogy, and teaching students how to work with it. The school is made up of one hundred and seventy juniors and seniors all wanting a more hands on career.

“In the future most jobs are going to require some sort of technology which isn’t a forced subject here at South. At CTEC every student takes CAD, which is Computer Aided Design,” Jose Guzman ‘17 said.

CAD is a software usually used by architects, drafters, engineers, and artists to create

two-dimensional and threedimensional models, as well as precision drawings and technical illustrations. For some students college is not an option, so CTEC gives them the experience and the knowledge they will need to find a well paying job in the future.

The students at CTEC are jumping right into work. On Sept. 28, they started building a house located on Mahamo Loop in Salem.

“We’re gonna dig up the land,

build a house, and sell it. It’s gonna be fun,” Guzman said.

They are building the house alongside two companies, ConTech and Mike Riddle Construction, only getting help with the foundation and roofing for liability purposes. The teachers and those in charge are really pushing for safety. Although they want the students to learn from the experience they also want to make sure safety is always their number one concern.

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How to Scare your Neighbors

Halloweentown, OR KARINA ORTIZ / Reporter

(without giving them a heart attack)

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ANNA SCHERER / Copy Editor

alloween is the holiday of scares: kids are dressing up in ghoulish outfits, watching horror films, and decorating their houses to be the most frightening on the block. These ideas may not be the most exciting, but they will fit right in with all the other frights.

Toilet paper tubes, aluminum foil, and glow stick can easily be made into evil glowing eyes. Simply cut any desired eye shape out of the toilet paper tube, and coat the inside with foil. Proceed to tape a glow stick to the inside where the eyes are. They can then be placed inside bushes, peering out at all

the passing trick-or-treaters.

Jump scares are also a classic, with many different variations. Some people like to dress up as a scarecrow, or some similar masked figure, sit out on the porch with a candy bowl in their hands, and jump out at all the trick-or-treaters brave enough to come forth. Others hide off to the side, or inside trash cans. If there are any trees near the porch, consider hiding in the branches of one and dangle objects, or make sudden noises from above. A spider on a fishing line would give just enough of a scare to be fun.

Photo by Harley Amick.

Photo by Mag Petersen.

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Every year St. Helens recreates the mythical atmosphere of Halloweentown throughout the month of October.

he film follows three kids, Marnie [Kimberly J.Brown], Dylan [Joey Zimmerman], and Sophie [Emily Roeske], who follow their grandmother Aggie into a magic bus that travels to Halloweentown. There, they find out that she is a witch, and that they all have powers that they would later use to fight and defeat the “evil shadow”.

Halloweentown, was filmed in St.Helens, Oregon in 1998.

Every year St.Helens recreates the mythical atmosphere of Halloweentown throughout the month of October by showcasing movie scenes and events every weekend.

“I’ve seen the movie Halloweentown many times, but never once did I know a recreation was made over it,”

Candy Bark Recipe

Michelle Roldan ‘16 said.

“I grew up watching the movie Halloweentown, but I never knew it was filmed in Oregon or that every year St. Helens recreates Halloweentown,” Rubi Rios ‘16 said.

Local shops join into the spirit of Halloween by decorating their shops with scary decorations to form the

whole feeling and theme of Halloweentown. Attendees are encouraged to dress up, especially as the magical creatures featured in the movie.

Activities such as haunted tractor rides, treasure hunts, glow in the dark golf, ghost stories, pumpkin carvings, and cake decorating contests will be held. St.Helens also has a 5k and a 10k run, with a little twist. The Monster Dash is held on Oct.10, and the benefits will go to local veterans.

On the last day, a costume contest is held for kids with cash prizes, and a parade afterwards at 5:00 p.m.

Brown, the actor who played Marnie, attended the pumpkin lighting ceremony on Oct. 10 in the St. Helens courthouse plaza.

FALL FUN SOPHIA LEE / Reporter

ANNA SCHERER / Copy Editor

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andy is tantalizing any time of year, which is why the free candy given out on Halloween is such a temptation. Among South students, most enjoy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, candy corn, and Hershey’s chocolate. A lot of trickor-treaters. however, receive too much candy. A Halloween Candy Bar Bark is perfect for all those leftover Twix, Kit Kats, and Snickers.

“What leftover candy,” Hannah Larson ‘17 said.

Ingredients: -3 cups of bittersweet chocolate chips -2 cups of candy bars, cut into bite size pieces -Pretzels, candy eyes, nuts, potato chips, etc. (optional)

A variety of candy that can be made into candy bark.

Directions: Using parchment paper, line a baking sheet, and set aside for later.

Melt the chocolate chips until the mixture is smooth. This can be done either in the microwave, or using a double broiler.

Proceed to pour the chocolate into the baking sheet so that it is an even thickness all over. Sprinkle the candy bars, and any other ingredients over the top. Put the baking sheet into the refrigerator for the next 30 to 45 minutes, or until the chocolate is fully hardened.

After the bark has hardened, take it out the refrigerator. Cut it into pieces.

These can be normal squares, or irregularly shaped for that extra weird factor.

Eat it immediately, or store in a cool place inside an airtight container. Makes 10-12 servings.

Photo by Kiana Ruff Jackson.

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A cluster of ready to be picked pumpkins at Roloff Farm.

alem has many places to go to in autumn when pumpkin season rolls around. With hot drinks and warm fires, it leaves a lot of people excited for fall.

Bauman’s Farm has many things to do when the weather cools down, and everyone is ready for fall.

The Baumans started their farm in 1988, making vegetable bins and freezers for fruits, which led to opening a stand, there they started selling their goods. The farm has fun events during the fall, like both dark maze and corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and many others. Fresh cider is made right in the shop, along with their baked goods.

“They have really good apple cider,” Brandon Kudna ‘18 said.

Bauman’s also has a large amount of animals to see and pet.

E-Z Orchards is another popular place to go for hot cider and freshly made doughnuts. During the fall there are many activities, like going to the petting zoo, and enjoying the seasonal features of E-Z orchards.

“E-Z Orchards was like a magical wonderland, and the best thing about first grade was going to E-Z Orchards. I loved the environment

of excitement and wonder, oohs and ahs filled the huge field of children who experienced the amazing place along with me,” Faith Bartolo ‘18 said.

The farm also has farm animals, tractors, and corn mazes for kids to have fun in.

“They had great peaches,” Maria Vasquez ‘18 said.

Vice Woods Farm was started in 1963 by Vince Woods. He used to grow pumpkin patches at his house, but inherited several acres of land from his uncle, which moved their farm to a different location. The move, however, didn’t damper their operation at all. The Woods kept their farm going, and have continued farming there for 100 years.

They have a corn maze for little kids to try and solve, and also provide chances to feed chickens.

There are many fun things to do in fall, whether that would be carving pumpkins, going through mazes, or simply curling up with hot cider and a book. These places put the spirit in autumn, and make it a homey, fun season for everyone to celebrate.

“Ez Orchards was like a magical wonderland” -Faith Bartolo ‘18

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MARVEL: Cinematic Universe

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arvel Studios has become a dominating superpower in the superhero movie industry. With every entry sharing and expanding the universe, each film manages to attract viewers, both new and hard core.

Catching Up on Phase One and Two: The Marvel Cinematic Universe [MCU] is divided into “phases.”

Phase One focused on introducing Iron Man [Tony Stark], The Incredible Hulk [Bruce Banner], Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff], Thor, and Captain America [Steve Rogers]. Along with the origin stories of the heroes, the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division [S.H.I.E.L.D.] is established and is the main driving force in the uniting of what would become the Avengers.

During Phase Two, S.H.I.E.L.D. falls to the terrorist group, Hydra, whom Captain America supposedly defeating during WWII. As for new superheroes, the Guardians of the Galaxy are a ragtag superhero team featuring Starlord [Peter Quill], Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Groot, and Rocket Raccoon who star in their own film. In Ant-Man, Scott Lang becomes the titular hero after stealing a special suit from former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Hank Pym. The Hydra-trained Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] and Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron and join the heroes after the death of villain Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and a brief stint with Ultron. The audience is also introduced to the

concept of the six infinity stones during Thor: Dark World. In the film, the reality stone is seen in the form of the “Aether”. The space stone is mentioned at the end of the same movie to be the “Tesseract”, a macguffin under the possession of Hydra during Captain America: the First Avenger. The power stone appears during Guardians of the Galaxy and introduces Thanos who is looking for the stones. The power stones ends up in the hands of the Nova Corps during the ending. In the second Avengers film, Loki’s staff is embued with the powers of the mind stone (given to him by Thanos in the first Avengers film), which Tony Stark uses to create Ultron. The mind stone then becomes part of the android, Vision.

The infinity stones will eventually lead into the next two Avengers movies: Infinity War – Part 1 and 2.

Marvel has also ran its television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. concurrently with the second phase and focuses on the character of Agent Phil Coulson who is revived after his death in the first Avengers film. A second series was also broadcast, Marvel’s Agent Carter, following the story of Peggy Carter, Steve Rogers’ romantic interest during the first Captain America film. On Netflix, lawyer Matt Murdock is introduced as the crime-fighting reddevil of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen in Marvel’s Daredevil.

Captain America: Civil War: After the creation of the Ultron and the destruction of the fictional country of Sokovia, debates are held as to the accountability

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The Humane Society is a great place to volunteer if you like pets.

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Thanksgiving Foods MEIGHAN BULA / Reporter

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A turkey being carved for Thanksgiving dinner.

any argue that the best part of Thanksgiving is the food.

This holiday is almost completely centered about eating, but there is always the question of why is it a tradition to always eat turkey on Thanksgiving. Historians do not know exactly why eating turkey is a tradition, but there are some theories out there. One involves historians discovering a letter written by a pilgrim in which he stated he went on a turkey hunting trip before the meal. Turkeys are a native bird of North America and readily available, leading to them being eaten on Thanksgiving, where the tradition stuck.

There are many options to eat on Thanksgiving; including mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, stuffing, green bean casserole, with

CASSIE RAMBEAU / News Editor

ince Thanksgiving is approaching, some people may be thinking about ways to give back. For many, that way is volunteering in the Salem-Keizer community.

Key Club: Key Club is hosted every week at South by math teacher Amy Sequeira. A large aspect of this club is to provide volunteers for the many different events held through a foundation called Kiwanis.

“The ultimate goal of key club is to provide South students with volunteering opportunities and allowing them to make an impact on our local community

As the name suggests, the Alternative Energy Club educates students about alternative forms of energy, and even has an emphasis on community work. Those interested in joining should contact Warren Trotter, the club advisor, or go to Room 116 Thursdays right after school. Currently the club is focusing its efforts on solar energy, as there are more opportunities when it comes to grants and funds for solar panels. In addition, there is an emphasis placed on community service, because the AEC will also be dedicating time to informing residential communities about solar panels, and how to start their

Brandon Miller ‘16 and Jimin Lee ‘16 giving a presentation at Key Club.

outh Salem High School has always offered a variety of clubs, and as the years progress, new ideas for clubs tend to arise. It is no different this year and new clubs have been formed; there is the Alternative Energy club, Radio Control, and even a reinstatement of the Anime club.

of super heroes. The political debate of whether or not heroes should relinquish their secret identities and reveal themselves to the government forms a rift between Tony Stark, who is for the cause, and Steve Rogers, who strongly opposes it. This issue is dealt with in Captain America: Civil War, based on the Civil War comic by Mark Millar. The movie will split up the existing heroes into two opposing groups and introduce Black Panther, a neutral hero from the fictional African nation of Wakanda, and the MCU’s version of Spider-Man. Marvel Television: The third season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs at 9 p.m. on ABC. After the end of mastering the powers she gained at the end of the second season, Agent Daisy Johnson (formerly Skye) is attempting to assemble other “Inhumans” such as her.

In the second season of her respective show, Agent Peggy Carter moves from New York City to Los Angeles to deal with new-age atomic threats. Marvel’s Agent Carter is expected to air in early 2016. Marvel’s Daredevil will also premiere its second released around the same time.

Also fighting crime in Daredevil’s neighborhood is former superhero turned journalist and alcoholic Jessica Jones. Starring Krysten Ritter as the titular hero in her own series, Marvel’s Jessica Jones premiers on Netflix on Nov. 20. All episodes of the show will be released on the first day to encourage binge watching.

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the list going on and on. Many people, however, have their own favorite dishes.

“Sweet potato casserole is the best because my mom is a great cook,” Addi Flint ‘18 said. It is not a surprise that a potato dish is someone’s favorite, as potato dishes are commonly considered a staple.

“My favorite food on thanksgiving is mashed potatoes but i like them all, it’s so hard to choose!” Leslye Santana ‘17 said.

A lot of families do not eat the traditional meal on Thanksgiving. Many of them come from different backgrounds, and eat the food of their cultures. “In my family we eat islander food, it’s usually a big roasted pig or we eat shrimp.” Jamara Bailey ‘18 said.

Volunteer Opportunities

Clubs at South

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TAKUR CONLU / Editor-in-Chief

and on a global scale,” said Brandon Miller ‘16, President of South Key Club.

A meeting is held every Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the north library, and is open to any South student.

Carousel: The Salem Riverfront provides another volunteer opportunity. Since the carousel is run solely on donations and volunteers, they need as many as they can get. There are also many perks for volunteers, such as free rides on the carousel and discounts in the gift shop. The first step to becoming a volunteer is through an interview.

This can be set up by calling the Salem

SULEMA MEDINA / Reporter own solar-powered systems.

Next up, there is the Radio Control club supervised by Brian Eriksen in Room 11 at 2:40 p.m., also on Thursdays. Its main focus is to discuss, operate, and learn about all types of RC vehicles. Students in the club will have an opportunity to learn about RC vehicles and how they function.

“This club is unbelievably fun, we have have competitions of many kinds, and love to share knowledge,” says Jacob Angelo ’17, club president.

Finally, there is the Anime Club, which had ended, but is now restarting again.

The club is located in room 213 and is run by Erica Simon; meetings are every Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 pm. Its purpose is to get together those who enjoy anime to discuss, watch assorted episode pilots, as well as engaging in anime related games and contests.

Riverfront Carousel and asking for Laura Tea-Pelley, or going in person and asking for an informational packet.

Humane Society: The Willamette Humane Society is another option for volunteering in the Salem-Keizer area.

“Our volunteers enrich the lives of every soul waiting for a forever home,” Willamette Humane Society employee, Brianna Bouchie said. They are responsible for dog walking, cleaning out kennels, and working in the humane society store, as well as just giving attention to animals that are waiting for adoption.

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emeing is an age-old tradition, ever since the sparse beginning of the interwebs, treasured and despised by many far and wide.

As October approaches, the internet begins its yearly renewal of Halloween memes. Today, the focus will lie on the spooktastic meme known as “the skeleton war.” A meme is classified as such when reference is made to skeletons in either a serious or punny manner, such as captioning photos of skeletons,

making purposefully shoddy photoshop creations involving them, or the use of skeletal reference when someone claims that it is ‘too early for Halloween decorations’. The meme holds a basis on treating the concept of conscious skeletons fighting in a full-fledged war as somber fact, making reference to veterans, recruitment, and other army practices.

The origin of this meme began with a post on Tumblr on Oct. 1, 2014 by user technicolour-

tendencies, a photo of skeletons captioned “Let the Skeleton Wars begin!” Ever since, the movement has gained extreme traction online and in real life, leading thousands of others to create their own extensions of the meme. One twitter user, dril, posted “if your grave doesnt say ‘rest in peace’ on it you are automatically drafted into the skeleton war,” which has thus gained over 8,900 retweets and 9,980 favorites.

There is debate over whether or not one does indeed join the skeleton war effort after death and decomposition, or if the war is between living humans and enchanted living skeletons already in existence. Controversy arises over the meme especially around autumn, as many enthusiastic memers have begun resurrecting artifacts and documents of the skeleton war as early as August 2015, irritating others as one singing Christmas carols in July would. Despite these opposing views, it would only be respectful to the sacrifice made by the many fallen comrades, now made into cheap decorations for their own holiday, to get along and embrace skeletal culture for the spoopy day of Oct. 31.

KIRA ANDERSEON / Reporter

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he King of Hearts dance has been a long lived tradition at South, as well as the assembly to crown the king and his queen. However due to recent budget cuts and some problems at last year’s dance, the assembly has been canceled. The king and queen will be crowned at the dance instead of a separate assembly, which seems like a pretty good idea.

The dance has always had some problems with multiple cases of Minors in Possession [MIP] every year. They could be in possession of anything from alcohol to marijuana.

Getting an MIP may not seem like a big deal, but along with it comes a fine, special classes, the loss of their driver’s license, and a two-week suspension. For those planning to go to college, it will be on their record, and they will have to inform the college board.

“Every time we have kids that get in trouble it’s that dance, and we’re trying to figure out why,” Kathy August, Head of Leadership said.

Some speculate that since the dance is set around Valentine’s Day, that the day alone could be upsetting some of the students due to their lack of dates, which might cause them to act out.

The assembly has been can-

celled to conserve money from the school budget. Assemblies are expensive to hold, and Leadership has decided that pep assemblies would be more important. Also, the king and queen could be crowned at the dance itself instead of having a whole assembly dedicated to it.

“We’re going to try to have three pep assemblies for each season of sports instead of two formal assemblies,” August said. Leadership figured it was fit since students seem to enjoy pep assemblies a lot more than the crowning ceremony assemblies, as there is more chance for involvement from the students.

The dance will be on Feb. 6, and this year South is encouraging students to go with friends, and to not put pressure on themselves to get dates. Dances can become really stressful when students focus on who has dates and who does not. Do not be afraid to just go with a group of friends and have a good time.

“South really wants their dances to be about everybody just going and having fun,” August said. Dates are not as big as a deal as students make them out to be. Going with friends can be a lot more fun and can be a lot less stressful.

Cheating in Class

Can Anyone Feel Secure When Their Apps Are Not?

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Cancelled King of Hearts; Breaking Hearts?

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BRODY MATTHEWS / Reporter

hroughout the past five years, smartphones have been growing in popularity. In 2010, about 62.6 million smartphones were sold, and this year an estimated 182.6 million smartphones will be sold. Snapchat, one of the most popular social media apps has discovered a few security issues.

Snapchat is a photo and video sharing app.

People can take a picture and post it with a caption, or send a message to someone. What separates this app from other social media networks, is that pictures disappear after a certain amount of time.

There are two primary features that make this app unsecure. The first is that the data is encrypted

in transit as it goes from one person to another via Snapchat’s servers.The second is that pictures on Snapchat do not disappear entirely, they just become much more difficult to find.

Other free apps, such as flashlight apps or children’s games, can be designed to give a person’s information. When people agree to the app’s terms of service, they could possibly be giving permission for third parties to access their location, photographs, phone contacts, and even search history.

This could allow a hacker steal a person’s identity, record search history, save messages, listen to their phone calls, and perform other actions of malicious intent.

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heating in high school has dramatically increased within the past 50 years as the focus in school has shifted from education to grades.

“I feel that the more pressure we have to do good on tests, the more we’d do just about anything to get good grades, is just sad.” Faith Bartolo ‘18 said.

Many students feel pressured to get good grades in their classes and are willing to do anything it takes to get an A, even if that means cheating.

In the 1940’s, 20 percent of college students admitted to cheating in high school, whereas now, between 75-98 percent of college students have admit-

ted to cheating in high school.

The majority of college professors, 65 percent to be exact, do not believe that cheating is a problem.

However, the same cannot be said about high school officials, especially among those involved in IB. Here at South, the extent of discipline for cheating can be anywhere from taking a zero on the test to being expelled from the IB program. Penalties can also vary depending on the severity of the cheating. In this way, cheating not only results in in-school punishments, but carries on past high school graduation. It, and related actions, can lead to bad habits that stick around

into adulthood.

“It doesn’t set you up for college if you’re planning to go. And it can make problems later in life because there are some situations you can’t cheat, even though you’re used to it,” Emma Ulveland ‘17 said.

Though 65 percent of professors in college don’t consider cheating a problem, it can solidify habits formed in high school.

A big problem many employers face right now is resume fraud.

Writing exaggerated or misleading information about oneself on a resume makes the employer question the integrity of the aspiring employee, and may lower one’s chances of getting the job.

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Pumpkin Spice Craze

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VIVIEN ROSE-PHILLIPS / Opinion Editor

ith the coming of the autumn, a quite popular annual flavor is resurrected yet again; pumpkin spice everything has come to haunt the streets. This is a controversial time because many people believe the pumpkin spice theme with food has been way overdone, over the past decade at least, and wish for it to just hit its last run once and for all. From the classic vpumpkin spice latte sold at Starbucks, and now practically any coffee shop one can find downtown, to cookies, to kale chips, it’s fair to say pumpkin spice has truly taken over.

“It is pumpkin spice cream cheese on a pump-

kin spice bagel. That is too much pumpkin spice,” Deborah Logan ‘17 said.

Just another overwhelmed victim of the autumnal spicy excess.

For others, this is a joyous reminder of the fall season, eagerly awaited all year.

“It’s hard to explain[Pumpkin spice] is like the feeling that comes with fall,” Kiera Anderson ‘16 said.

Starbucks, one of the biggest culprits in this flavorful craze, has responded to the pumpkin spice latte’s numerous critics this year.

They’ve redesigned the drink, adding real pumpkin, removing artificial caramel coloring, and using

allegedly more natural ingredients. Upon tasting the drink, it is in fact, subjectively, quite delicious, incorporating cinnamon and milky flavors to create a nom-worthy fall taste. It is clear that opinions are mixed, but pumpkin spice is only gaining traction more and more each year. Since it is at such easy, in-yourface disposal, and refuses to disappear anytime soon, there doesn’t seem to be any reason not to simply embrace it whilst the trend runs its course. As long as no one is getting hurt, the pumpkin-spice-crazed should be allowed to graze in peace.

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offee has been the main source of fuel for high school students for years, and South students are no exception.

They trail into school with a mesh of multi-colored straws, cups with misspelt names, and the everimportant dollops of whip cream. The Clypian has researched some of the best coffee places in South Salem for coffee lovers looking to freshen up their caffeine routine.

Caffeine enthusiasts looking for a bit of a twist on their average drink would enjoy Bentley’s Coffee, a convenient drivethru location. Bentley’s boasts a variety of beverages with unconventional, yet delicious flavors, such as the Oreo Mocha; a blended mocha incorporated with oreo chunks.

The Human Bean can also be reached easily by drive-thru. With connections made in coffee

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farming communities all over the world, The Human Bean has been able to facilitate community projects in coffee origin communities. Customer purchases allow The Human Bean to give back to these farming groups in places like Guatemala or El Salvador. Money spent on just one coffee could be used to provide school supplies for an orphanage in Ecuador, or place water wells in East Africa. For seasonal drink fans The Human Bean is currently offering pumpkin pie flavored beverages like their Pumpkin Pie Latte and Snowy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie.

“I like that you can get non-dairy, but it still tastes good in your coffee,” Isabel DeLeon ‘19 said.

Unlike The Human Bean, French Press Coffee and Crêpes gives customers a seating area to relax and enjoy their coffee in.

A Parisian themed cafe, French Press offers a multitude of drinks as well as breakfast and lunch options. Signature lattes include The Willamette, flavored with dark chocolate and hazelnut, or Jay Brûlée, a drink containing white chocolate, French vanilla, and caramel.

Staying true to its theme, French Press also holds a selection of sweet and savory crêpes, like the Strawberry crêpe or Veggie Medley crêpe.

Just a brisk walk, or short drive, from schovol lies a coffee location with a special place in the hearts of Saxon coffee drinkers: Dutch Bros.

With its own private-label Blue Rebel energy drink, alongside other specialty drinks such as smoothies, coffees, freezes, and teas, Dutch Bros has an array of unique items for their customers to choose from.

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Is the PSAT just Pain Suffering And Tears?

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n October 14th, South students underwent the task of taking the Preliminary Scholarship Aptitude Test (PSAT), a pretest that provides practice for the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs) and gives students scholarship opportunities through the National Merit Scholarship Program.

The PSATs are the National Merit

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Scholarship Qualifying Test NMSQT. Upon completion of the PSATs, students who score well may become eligible to receive scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Program that can help finance their college experience.

“If you’re a junior and you’re taking the PSAT and you do really well on it, that is the way that you can be identified as a national merit scholar, which is a huge honor; and in some cases, depending on what college you want to go to you could get free tuition, room and board, or certainly a leg-up in the college admissions process,” Pamela Filbert, an ASPIRE mentor, said.

By taking the PSATs, students are also given the ability to receive an online score report that highlights the subjects they have tested well in, as well as the areas they could improve upon. This score report will also list recommended AP classes based off of the students’ scores. For juniors preparing to take the SATs, this provides feedback that can help them study and prepare.

“It’s good practice for the SAT, which gets you into better colleges if you do well,” Hannah Armstrong ‘18 said.

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South Salem Sports Athlete Spotlight:

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Equestrian Olivia Booker

Marcus Mariota’s First Season

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livia Booker ‘18, an equestrian, has been doing Trail, Western and English equitation, Showmanship, and Dressage for over seven years with no real off season. She currently practices twice a week, with one practice being a lesson with her trainer, and the other a free ride.

“I’m in the Equestrian 4-H Club at my barn that I ride at called the Fantasy Farms Fhantoms,” Booker said.

Western and English equitation is the art of horse riding that refers to a rider’s position while mounted, and enompasses a rider’s ability to ride correctly, and with effective aides.

Trail is the pleasure of riding any breed or style of horse across a piece of land that stimulates obstacles found in the arena.

Showmanship is when the rider is leading a horse, wearing a halter or bridle, through series of maneuvers called a pattern; the horse itself is not judged on its conformation, but on how the rider exhibits the animal to its best advantage. Dressage is both training and competing that emphasizes natural training of the horse to perform calmly and quietly in complete obedience to the rider.

“Some main reasons [I do this sport] are ...horses are really fun to be with,” Booker said. “You can do a lot of things with them, and they have their own personalities which makes it fun to get to know them.

They all have their special little thing, and just like how people love soccer, math, and stuff; my thing is horses.”

Olivia Booker ‘18 has been an equestrian for seven yerars and is in the 4-H Club.

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he Greater Valley Conference Championships for cross country took place Oct.ober 21, and South’s girls team placed 2nd in the conference with a score of 88. Anna Chau ‘19, Hailey Clifford ‘17 and Claire Wittenburg ‘16 were

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arcus Mariota had his first taste of the National Football League (NFL) on Sept. 2 . In week one Mariota threw for 209 yards, averaging 13 yards a throw. Mariota also threw for 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and an 81 percent completion percentage. He had a perfect passer rating (158.3). With those stats, Mariota was able to get a win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a score of 48 to 14.

His second game, statistically, was not as

good when compared to his first. He threw for 257 yards, but his completion percentage was 56 percent. A large fall from week one. He was, however, sacked 7 times, giving him no time to throw, forcing bad balls. The past few weeks he’s been putting up major yards but, the team has not been winning their games.

While Mariota has been putting up big numbers, he could have stayed one more year in college to help the Oregon Ducks.

“I think he’s doing pretty good for his rookie year but he’s needs to go back to his college days and start running it more,” Andreas Delgato ‘18 said.

“He’s doing really good, I just think he needs to be more of a leader,”Joshua Brown ‘18 said.

While it’s only been 7 weeks into the NFL season, Mariota has definitely impressed some people, but he hasn’t been leading the team like a real NFL veteran would.

Marcus Mariota when he played for the Oregon Ducks last year in a game against USC.

South’s top three performers.

Chau ‘19 won the meet for the girls with a time of 17:52 in the 3,000 meter run.

“We dominated at districts and I’m really proud of our team for doing so well. I do not predict that we will do as

well at State this weekend but I know we will try our best,” Anna Keller ‘16 said.

Although the boys team did not qualify for State, the top performers for the varsity men’s team this year were Thomas Burney ‘17, Jay Grant

‘19 and Aaron Stahr ‘16.

Quote: The 6A State Championships will take place tomorrow, October 31, at Lane Community College in Eugene, and the girl’s will be competing for the State title.

South’s Cross Country team in a huddle at the Greater Valley Conference Championships on October 21 at Bush Park.

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ost of the lineup on the girls water polo favor or hold a lead, Russell Harder can defend team are freshmen and sophomores, any player in any position and shut them down for the whole game, and Brian Prodzinski can giving them time to grow as a team, with a large amount of them showing potential. put the ball in the goal from almost any posi“Zhu Zu Gaudette [‘19], Lexi Highsmith [‘17], tion,” Normandy said.

“I feel that this years team has the potential and Grace LaDuca [‘17] are a few of our promising new players. We also have a very impressive to go farther than any other South team has before, and having the coaching experience starting team including Meridian Duus [‘18], Sidney Moses [‘17], Savannah Bowles [‘17], that Sam has along with the fresh playing experience of myself and the other assistant coaches Spencer Garfield [‘17] [our leading scorer], and our goalie Zia Habekost [‘18], who stepped up who graduated only a few years ago, I believe we can take a good place in the state competias varsity goalie after the very talented Sarah Smith-Trip graduated and had no problem filling tion if we work hard,” Normandy said. those shoes, becoming one of the best goalies we’ve ever had under Sam’s coaching,” Assistant Coach Normandy said.

There are also newer players on the boy’s varsity team that show a lot of potential.

“Some names to look for are Kevin Foster [‘19], Kenneth Utter [‘19], and Max Garcia [‘17], who played last year. I’m very excited to train them through their high school careers and get the most out of their impressive skill sets,” Normandy said.

Head Coach is Sam Duus has talked with The starting lineup for the boys includes Paul Normandy about the season so far, and has the Lomax ‘17, Parker Morris ‘17, Russell Harder ‘16, same views of the season. and Brian Prodzinski ‘16.

“We’ve got some of the best seniors this year and this 2015 line up is probably the best “Paul Lomax is the fastest player in the pool 95 percent of the time, Parker Morris has the South has ever had,” Lomax said. “We’re feeling really confident this year and our coaches cool head, leadership skills, and creative and tactical abilities to turn a game around in our are feeling pretty happy about it too.”

Brian Prodzinski ‘16 making a shot at the goal during a game against Sprague on September 22.

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South Salem Sports South Salem Football Makes it to Playoffs

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he boys soccer team this year is ranked number 6 in the state according to the OSAA poll. South Salem has scored the most goals in the Greater Valley conference and third most goals in the state. South Salem will advance to the playoffs regarding the outcome of the game on Friday.

When asked about how he thought this season has gone, head coach Eric Johansen said The boys soccer team this year is 10-2-2 [ten wins, two ties, and two

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Connor Evans ‘16 going in for the kick at a South vs. North game on Oct. 16 where they won 5-0.

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his year, so far, the South football team has dominated on the field against many rival teams like North Salem and Sprague.

Many players, including coaches, are feeling quite optimistic about the outcome of this year’s season.

“This year, we’ve been working hard on the field.

We’re undefeated so far and I feel like our strong suits are definitely our offensive and defensive line. I think we’ll do

much better in the playoffs this year than last year and hopefully make it to state. ” Ian Strong ‘16 said.

So far, South has beat every team they have played against; McKay (50-14), McMinnville (34-20), Forest Grove (35-6), West Salem (50-43 OT), Milwaukie (56-12), Sprague (56-14), North Salem (39-14) and McNary (56-12) making their overall record (8-0) and guaranteeing a spot in the playoffs.

Vincent Villareal ‘16 about to start a play in a winning game against McNary on Oct. 23.

The girls soccer team huddle up at a game where they fell to St. Mary on Sept. 22 with a score of 0-1.

Volleyball Ranks 24th S outh Salem’s varsity volleyball team is ranked 24 by the OSAA website. As they end their season and go into playoffs, the coach and players have high hopes to finish strong.

They finished their season on Wednesday, Oct.22 with a victory over Forest Grove.

With a record of 13-10 they entered the playoffs on Oct. 28 “We have a small, core group of seniors, with a few

juniors and a lot of sophomores, so our potential to improve is tremendous,” Head coach Matthew Leichty said.

“We have a lot of skilled players in the program right now, and I think that one of our advantages is that we have good players in every position who can contribute on any given night.

Maddy Von Flue [‘16] has been good in the back row

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for us this season, which has given us more options on offense. Both our outsides Bridgette O’Conner [‘18] and Shelbie Christiansen [‘18] have done well.

Both our middles Simone Leaks [‘16] and Chloe Elmore [‘18] have stepped up at critical points throughout the season also. Overall, this is a good team, and when everyone is playing well, we are pretty tough to

Simone Leaks ‘16 and Selbie Christensen ‘18 face up against Sprague on October 1, winning 3-0.

o far this season, South’s girls soccer team has a record of (6-7). They have dominated teams like McKay (7-1) and North Salem (7-0).

Overall, they haven’t done as well as they expected this season, but coach Elvira Anaya believes that next season will be a much better one.

“For future seasons, we will continue to work hard and to maintain the tradition that the girls soccer program has worked to build over the years.” coach Anaya said.

So far this season, South’s girls soccer team has an overall

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CARLEE COX / Reporter beat, ” Leichty said.

“We lost a lot of seniors last year, so we had a lot of sophomores, but I feel like we pushed really hard and it went really well,” Von Flue said.

“I feel pretty good about my season,” Rylie Tiffin ‘17 said. “I had a lot of fun playing with my team and I think we improved a ton.”

losses], resulting in being ranked number 6, according to the Oregon School Activities Association [OSAA]. South Salem has scored 39 goals overall, the most in the Greater Valley conference, and the third highest amount in the state. On Friday, the outcome of their last game determined their eligibility for the playoffs.

With a final score of 6-1, South Salem advanced. Last year, the boys team made it to the second round of playoffs before being defeated by Central Catholic, 3-1.

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record of 6-8, with six wins and eight losses. Their best wins this season have been against McKay in which they won 7-1, and North Salem 7-0.

They lost against West Albany on Oct. 23, resulting in a final ranking of 33.

“For future seasons, we will continue to work hard and to maintain the tradition that the girls soccer program has worked to build over the years,” coach Elvira Anaya said.

They have not done as well as expected this season, but there are hopes that they will do better next year.