Garfield Messenger: Volume 96, Issue 3

VVolume 96, Issue 3

December 15, 2017

An Open Forum for Student Expression

Supporters of The Garfield Messenger Benefactors Anonymous Bridge Partners Karen Cooper Nancy Chapin Real Estate LLC Richard Albrecht Patrons Al and Sue Raitt Britt Anderson David Bills Elana Jassy Ellen Chestnut Hazel Pearson Janet Gwilym and Bing Tso Jennifer Kerns Karen Santos Metro Dog Pet First Aid Nancy Sapiro The Samuelson Family Friends Anonymous Barbara Kelley Barbara Staley Carol Rava Ciaran and Jillian O’Kelley Diana Peterson Elli and Kiran Lingappa Heidi Flora Joanne Harvey Kari Kaill Karin Brookes and Simon Woods Kim Franklin Leah Klein Leslie Davidson Michael Seiwerath and Rachel Kessler Mou Ferry Patricia Taagen Phebe O’Neill Roman Weil The Argeres Family The Woods Family Tova Gaster Val Shank These contributions help make the production and publication of The Garfield Messenger possible. If you would like to support The Messenger, please contact us at garfieldmessenger@gmail.com

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Volume 96 Issue 3 December 15, 2017 Cover by Freya Wiedemann and Peter Kubiniec

NEWS

A&E

Homeless in High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Street Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Get Ready for Eight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

JustCallMeZ on the Beat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

By Patrick Walsch

By Delphi Drake-Mudede

FEATURES

By Freya Wiedemann and Peter Kubiniec

By Kevon Avery

Holiday Bops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

By Tsion Belgu

Festive Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

By Lily Laesch

Can Teachers Hang?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Personality Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tips on Scholarship Hunting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Winter Break Reads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

By Hailey Gray

By Ula Jones

2017 Year in Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

By Delphi Drake-Mudede and Carlin Bills

Break on a Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

By Abby Cooper-Drake

By Carlin Bills

By Sydney Santos

sports Bittersweet Loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

By Tsion Belgu

On Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

By John Volk

Got to Get the Green . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .18

By Sa’vell Smalls

The Secret World of Sports Rituals. . . . . . . . . . . .19

By Ula Jones

Mess Guess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .19

By Josh Chestnut

Editorial and Letter Policy The purpose of The Garfield Messenger is to present student perspectives on issues and events related to the Garfield High School community. The Messenger’s editorial responsibility lies not in presenting a particular viewpoint or agenda, but in representing a variety of opinions. Views expressed in publications by The Messenger do not necessarily represent those of our staff, supporters, or the Garfield High School student body and faculty.

The Garfield Messenger welcomes responses to our publications as well as opinions concerning issues relevant to Garfield. Please send editorials, opinion columns, or letters to the editor to garfieldmessenger@gmail.com Contact The Garfield Messenger The Garfield Messenger Garfield High School 400 23rd Ave Seattle, WA 98122 Phone/Fax: (206) 252-2270 E-mail: garfieldmessenger@gmail.com

Executive Editors Flora Taagen • Julia Lin Photography Editor Ruby Seiwerath Art Editor Ana Matsubara NFO Editors Jessica Morales • Claire Boudour A&E Editors Susana Davidson • Sydney Santos Sports Editor Josh Chestnut Business Executive Paulette Argeres Advisor Corey Allan Martin

Writers Abby Cooper-Drake • Carlin Bills • Delphi Drake-Mudede • Hailey Gray • John Volk • Kevon Avery • Lily Laesch • Patrick Walsh • Sav’ell Smalls • Tsion Belgu • Ula Jones Photographers Toby Tran • Peter Kubiniec • Freya Wiedemann Illustrators Emma Riddick • Arlo Van Liew • Kathryn Porter • Ariel Cook Business Staff Izzy Woods • Jefferson Ashby

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News Homeless in High School

What the recent increase in homelessness means.

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By Patrick Walsh

ccording to a new study by The Seattle Atlas for Student Homelessness, 1 in 13 Garfield students are homeless. The district wide study found that Garfield, a leader in Basketball and Robotics, also leads in its homeless population, with 136 homeless students enrolled. In the past four years, that number has increased by 84%, thanks mostly to increased reporting of homelessness.

These numbers give one an idea of the

are not all struggling. Some do well and some don’t just like the rest of us”, said Mr. Willis.

Sophie’s ability to succeed, despite her circumstances, is aided by the services Seattle Schools guarantee for all homeless students, including transportation to and from school, and basic food and housing. By ensuring such services, Garfield helped Sophie shift her focus away from survival, the primary focus if you’re hungry and cold, and

Quick Facts On Student Homelessness The Amount: In the US there are 1.36 million homeless students.

“Garfield leads the district in its homeless population, with 136 homeless students enrolled.“ scope of homelessness, but, statistics like these can be easily dismissed or forgotten.

One cannot empathize or connect with a number; instead, it’s through stories and portraits that people understand the numbers. So, what does it mean to be homeless at Garfield, and what is life like for some of those 136?

To get an inside perspective, the Messenger reached out to the Garfield community, and Sophie*, a junior, responded. Unsurprisingly, for someone often reduced to a statistic, Sophie wanted to make it clear that homeless students aren’t all the same.

“It’s not like we’re all the same, and it’s not like we’re all put in some special separate group”, said Sophie. For Sophie, being homeless didn’t overpower her identity. She didn’t identify as Sophie, the homeless student, but as Sophie, the slightly weird girl who was pretty good at math.

Mr. Willis, who was made Garfield’s coordinator for homeless students earlier this year, echoed Sophie’s sentiment. “ Y o u know, these kids

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towards her schoolwork.

Yet, as bright as Sophie is, she’s far from the top of her class, and while she hopes to attend college, it’s not a guarantee.

“I try, but there’s a lot of days when I’m behind”, said Sophie.

Sophie’s not the only homeless student who’s falls behind, as the recent Seattle Atlas for Student Homelessness survey revealed a massive gap between housed and homeless students. According to the study, homeless students in Seattle are twice as likely to test below their grade level in state exams, and are four times more likely to be absent 40+ days. Further compounding these problems, Seattle Schools discipline homeless students at twice the rate of other students, causing many chronically absent homeless students to miss even more school.

The Definition: Student Homelessness is defined as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.”

The Change: The amount of US homeless students has doubled in the last ten years.

At Garfield, 51% of homeless students are chronically absent, missing over 10% of the school year.

This may seem obvious to some. Of course homeless students do worse in school.

But to Sophie, it doesn’t make sense that a bright kid born without a house should suffer, while a lucky dummy born in a mansion gets to prosper.

“I don’t exactly know how they should level the playing field for school, but I know it’s super unlevel right now” As Sophie suggests, nobody knows exactly how the current disparities can be fixed.

Much of it may be a result of the uncertainty and constant adjusting which comes from lacking a steady home. As living arrangements can change frequently, transferring schools is often an unavoidable reality, and so homeless students transfer at four times the rate of housed students, making an unstable life even less stable.

Other contributions to the disparity between homeless and housed students are equally difficult to address, as they are rooted in the past. Nationwide, only 17% of homeless students attend preschool, compared to 51% for

Art by Ariel Cook

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housed students. As a result, beginning with elementary school, many homeless students are already behind their peers, and, as most lack the studying resources that other students have, catching up is extremely difficult.

Looking towards senior year and beyond, Sophie is worried. There’s pressure to get a job, instability at home, and her first ever AP class. It’s tough to see a bright future when every day is clouded by urgency and stress.

Regardless, Sophie is looking forward to college, and she’s far from alone. 58,000 formerly homeless students are enrolled in college right now. Wherever she ends up, she’s likely to find students like her, who, despite the odds, managed to outpace the lucky dummies.

*To preserve anonymity “Sophie’s” actual name was never revealed in the interview with us. Her real name is not Sophie.

News

Get Ready For Eight

Big changes coming to Garfield.

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By Delphi Drake-Mudede

ecently, the Seattle public school district has decided that there will be a major change in coming to Seattle Public High Schools in the coming years. An email, sent on November 21st by Garfield’s academic dean, Kris McBride, stated that Garfield will be piloting a new schedule in the 2018-19 school year. The email states that the district is “mandating that we offer 32 credit opportunities for students in their 4 years,” adding two periods to a student’s course load. Since then, Garfield’s administration has decided that this quick of a change is not realistic, and that the schedule will not be implemented until the 2019-20 school year.

“The district has said they will fund us so that classes can cap at 25 students,” said McBride in the email. Despite this, the new schedule would violate certain contractual issues like the fact that teachers would be teaching more than 5 periods a day and would have more than 150 students.

The intention of the schedule change is to allow students to take more than six classes a year and eventually earn more than 24 credits for graduation. “The district had said that they were going to create a new schedule for comprehensive high schools that would allow kids to earn more than the current 24 credits over four years and schools

Art by Kathryn Porter

would have a couple of different options to look at.” said McBride.

By the 2019-20 school year every comprehensive high school in Seattle will be implementing the eight period day schedule.

“Originally the district was going to work toward making a change for next year, but then they said ‘Oh no, that was too fast, but there might be schools that want to choose to do some changes for next year,’ and that’s where we fall,” said McBride.

Initially, Garfield administration decided that Garfield should look into changing schedules for this coming school year, acting as a pilot for this program. “The school administration decided that it would be good to examine the possibility of moving forward for next year, so it wasn’t an all school decision,” said McBride.

There are several options the district has taken into account on ways the new schedule should be split up. “Some schools do eight periods every single day, some do four one day, the other four the next day and just keep flipping back and forth, like Bellingham school district does that, and that’s one of the schedules that I know the district is really interested in,” said McBride. “Cleveland high school currently has an eight period schedule and they do the flip-flop except on day a week they do eight periods. Other

Cleavland High School’s Current Schedule schools take all eight periods and split them so you do four first semester and the other four all second semester. So there is differ- Q&A with a Cleveland student: Senior Eva Sukphon-Devita ent ways to split it up and still you’re earning eight credits a year,” said McBride.

What is your schedule like now?

Math teacher Ian Sample surveyed his students and found that many felt the schedule “We have an A and B day schedule for all days change would not be beneficial to them. This of the week except Wednesday. Wednesday was primarily because they felt if there were is an anchor day which means we have all eight periods that would mean there would eight classes. Mondays and Thursdays are A be more homework and less time to com- days where you go to period one, three, five, plete it. According to McBride however, no and seven, and B days—Tuesdays and Frimatter which schedule is picked, the length days— are the same except you got to period two, four, six, and eight.” of the school day will not be changed.

Currently, the district is looking into How long are your classes? modeling our schedule after the Bellingham school district’s schedule.“Somebody from “Each class is thirty minutes long on the district came to a meeting this morn- Wednesday and lunch and advisory are both ing that a bunch of us sat in and he said that twenty minutes long. On A and B days, each there is a lot of interest in moving toward class is eighty-five minutes, and lunch is the Bellingham model,” said McBride. This thirty minutes and advisory is twenty.” would mean students would go to four periods a day, alternating depending on the day How long has this system been at Cleveland? of the week (as well as an advisory period). “All of highschool. Well, anchor days were This would cause each class to be 85 minutes on monday and classes were forty-five minutes long until this year.” long According to McBride,with this schedule many upperclassmen will still have the op- Do classes last a full year or just a semester? tion to have off periods, like many currently “It depends, electives like art and gym for do .“It doesn’t mean that every student has example are one semester. AP classes or to take eight periods, just like right now we core classes are a full year.” have a lot of students that don’t take all six. I Are there classes that you have to take? am assuming that there will be a lot of similarities if we had an eight period day,” said “You have to take math, which some years is McBride. However, if a student is not en- a block class and some years and some years rolled in all eight periods, they will not be el- not, and then humanities which is always a igible to waive PE with an academic waiver. block.”

“Part of the (academic waiver) policy is that What are block classes? you have to have a full schedule so whatever the schedule is you have to have a full sched- “Block classes are classes that take two peule because otherwise you would have room riods. So right now I am in AP stat which is periods one and two and AP bio which is pein your schedule for PE,” said McBride.

There are still several issues to be worked riods three and four. So, with our schedule I out before the it can be assured that the go to my block periods everyday. schedule will change next year.“There are so many things that have to happen no make it a viable option,” said McBride. “Nothing is set in stone, this has all happened very quickly in the last week or two,” said McBride.

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Features Can Teachers Hang?

What some Garfield teachers do on the weekends.

By Hailey Gray Often seen scribbling sigma functions on the whiteboard, furiously typing on a keyboard, or grading papers with a red pen in hand; like students, Garfield teachers are plagued with the daily stresses of school and homework. However, when not confined between the dull, beige walls, sitting upon creaky swivel chairs, and counting down the minutes until the bell’s shriek echoes in the hallway, what do teachers actually do with their lives?

Much to students dismay, teachers don’t sleep in their classrooms and consistently correct tests while eating cold takeout out of a soggy box, and playing endless reruns of Planet Earth and Ellen on the smartboard. Through interviewing some of Garfield’s teachers, I revealed the answer to the mystifying and perplexing question: do teachers socialize?

Mr. Leslie Q: Do you have a GHS teacher squad you hangout with?

A: “A large group of Garfield teachers engage in a weekly debrief session on Friday afternoons at a local establishment, and that’s a good sort of group therapy session…

There’s a lot of people who like to do sort of a Friday Happy Hour thing and just talk about the week, responsibly of course!”

Q: What’s your favorite weekend activity?

A: “I think having a late brunch with my wife...and our dog Bonkers...he’s a crucial part of weekends. If it’s nice out, we’ll take him to the dog park, and watch him be socially awkward around the other dogs.”

Q: What does a casual weekend day look like?

A: “We [Leslie and his wife, Daniela Di Iorio] are on a pretty highly competitive pub trivia team… we go to the national championships. Um, Binge watching TV, I’m watching Glee at the moment… I don’t know how relaxing that is, watching a show about high school. And then, my other sort of life is as a musician, so usually there’s music stuff, whether it’s band practices, or going to shows, or doing shows...I sing and play guitar primarily.”

Ms. Cohan Q: What’s your weekend hobby/sport?

A: “I like to paint, I do watercolor, and I paint mostly dogs. That’s been my new hobby!”

Q: What does a casual weekend day look like?

A: “I wake up later than normal, I’ll sleep in...Sometimes I like to go for a walk, depending on the weather, at Seward Park...I generally will see some friends on the weekend, um, for lunch or for dinner, usu-

ally around a meal...Currently I have a little 4th grade basketball team that I coach, so on Saturdays we have games, and so that’s fun!”

Q: What does a night out look like?

A: “We might go out to dinner...and go out. My girlfriends like to go dancing, so they always try to get me to go dancing, and I will occasionally.”

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Q: What’s your weekend hobby/sport?

A: “In the springtime, we go to the Mariners. And then, When it’s not nice out, just kinda playing with my pup, eating at different restaurants, and I like to watercolor...I have these coloring pages that I printe from this lady I found of Instagram...it’s kind of like a coloring book for watercolor.”

Q: What does a casual weekend day look like?

A: “Eat bagels in the morning, because we are from the East Coast. And then, we usually squeeze in an episode of Game of Thrones… If there’s, like, school stuff going on, I try to make it to some of those!”

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Finding the best scholarship options out of the myriad available to Garfield students can be daunting. Here’re a few helpful tips for identifying and pursuing financial aid.

1. Search through reputable sites. Most websites that ask for payment aren’t trustworthy.

2. Check with community services like the Seattle Foundation for local scholarships.

Some of the best options could be right in your area.

3. Time consuming applications are good. Usually, scholarships that don’t ask for a written submission or other qualifiers will be granted nonspecifically. Less applicants choose those with more complex submission processes, which gives you a better chance.

4. If it doesn’t fit, don’t pursue it. Different scholarships are geared towards different types of people; instead of bending your image to fit standards, work hard to find options that better fit your needs.

5. Expect competition. It’s easy to forget that financial aid is, fundamentally, exclusive. Obtaining certain scholarships won’t be easy.

Photos by Freya Wiedemann

Ms. Dinh

Tips on Scholarship Hunting!

Q: What does a night out look like?

A: “I don’t do nights out… my partner will go and hangout with his friends, and usually that’s when I do my coloring...and just like watch my own shows like This Is Us.” Q: What’s your favorite weekend activity?

A: “I love napping. I just really love it.”

Q: Do you have a GHS teacher squad you hangout with?

A: “Mr. Zimm is my work husband, Ms. Pelland is my work wife. Ms. Cohan, Ms. Gun usually I also do stuff with...I’m pretty immersed in the teacher scene.”

6. Remember to watch your deadlines. Students often lose out when they neglect to keep track of when applications are due.

Check out these websites to start a search: http://thewashboard.org http://scholarshipjunkies.org http://studentaid.ed.gov Thanks to the Garfield College and Career Counselors for input. Best of luck!

Features

2017 A year in review

Women’s march, January 21

By Carlin Bills and Delphi Drake-Mudede

Good News • Stephen Jones, a man who was homeless, was sleeping near the Manchester stadium when he heard the attack.

He helped multiple survivors who were fleeing the scene. An online fundraiser was started for Jones which raised enough money for him to rent a house for at least 6 months.

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23 year old Chance the Rapper won three grammys including Best New Artist. He made Grammy history since his album “Coloring Book” was available by streaming only and Chance had no label supporting him.

• An 81 year old woman named Masako Wakamiya taught herself the basics of programming and releases her own iPhone app. Her app is called Hinadan and is based off of a traditional Japanese festival called Hinamatsuri.

• On August 21, a total solar eclipse was visible throughout parts of the United states including northern Oregon, and South Carolina. The was the first total solar eclipse visible in the US since June 8, 1918.

• Same-sex marriage bill passes in Australian Senate: In November, the Australian senate passed the same-sex marriage bill. The bill easily passed the senate by 43 votes to 12.

Celebrity News November 15th: 21 year old rapper Lil Peep died the night before his concert in Arizona. He was an inspirational artist to many due since he addressed topics such a mental health in his music.

May 18th: Legendary singer, songwriter and musician Chris Cornell died. He was best known for being the lead vocalist for the rock band Soundgarden November 27th: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement. The pair will get married in the spring of 2018 but the actual date is unknown.

June 13th: Beyonce gave birth to twins, Rumi and Sir

Humanitarian crisis, March 11

The UN declared the world to be facing the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945.

20 million people faced the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria.

Mosul, July 10th

Approximately three years after the city first fell, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared Mosul to be fully liberated from the Islamic state.

Hurricane Harvey, August 13th

The storm formed on August 13th, and on August 25th, it became a category 4 hurricane when it hit the coast of Southern Texas. The storm brought on heavy rainfall and flash flooding leaving at least 39 people dead and an estimated 185,149 homes damaged or destroyed.

Las Vegas Shooting, October 1st

A 64 year old gunman fired upon a crowd of at least 30,000 people attending the Harvest Music festival in Las vegas. 58 people were killed and at least 515 people were injured making this tragic event the deadliest mass shooting in the United States.

The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, more than a million people worldwide participated on a march to promote women’s rights and gender equity as well as to protest Trump’s presidency.

FBI director James Comey fired, May 9th President trump fired F.B.I. Director James Comey. Comey was the leading investigator looking into the potential collusion between Trump’s advisors and the Russian government.

Charlottesville protests August 11

A group of white supremacists and white nationalists rallied against the removal of a confederate statue. The rally which included a torchlight march evoked images of the KKK, resulted in one dead and dozen injured. It was meet by counter protesters who hung a banner on the base of the statue reading Black Lives Matter.

Hurricane Irma, August 31

Became a major hurricane that swept through the Leeward Islands, then Barbuda and the Virgin islands. It escalated to a category 5 and left a trail of devastation through Cuba, the Key West, Alabama, Georgia along with North and South Carolina.

The storm killed at least 112 people and left countless residents homeless.

Earthquake in Iraq and Iran, November 12

A 7.3 earthquake hit the border between Iraq and Iran. It left at least 530 people dead and over 70,000 people homeless.

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JustCallMeZ on the Beat

A&E

Q&A with Garfield rapper Zalay Sherrell.

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By Kevon Avery

here are a lot of talented musicians roaming the halls, but one name you should definitely get to know is Zalay Sherrell, better known as JustCallMeZ. Sherrell, a junior, is the first prominent female rapper to come from Garfield. Her music has a flow and style of its own. If you listen to rap artists that have a chill vibe like Syd from The Internet, then Sherrell’s music is for you. Sherrell has collaborated with other Garfield artists like Chandler, Lex and Otieno Terry. I talked to Zalay (JustCallMeZ) about her experience being a female teenage rapper. (Catch her on Soundcloud @ JustCallMeZ)

4.)What do you write for? (Self expression, fun, a message)

1.)When did you start songwriting?

5.)What are some things that you’ve had to overcome that stood in the way of your goal? How did you overcome them?

I started writing in the fifth grade

2.)What’s it like in the life of a female rapper?

I used to write for fun but then after a while it became an outlet for me… it helps me with stress, depression, and anxiety… I also write to help others, I’ve talked to people that listened to my music and a lot of them can relate and mentioned that I helped them when they were in tough situations and that’s another reason that keeps me going, it warms my heart to know that I can help others.

In the life of a female rapper it’s not easy but it’s not hard… it’s just as much competition as if I were a male rapper.

There are going to be people that like my music and people that’s not going to like it but if you don’t got no haters you ain’t poppin

One thing I had to overcome was deciding on if I should give up or not, there has been a few times when I wanted to quit. So my mental state of mind was a big thing to overcome.

3.)Has it been hard balancing your daily life with your music?

6.)Who/What is your biggest inspiration?

It’s been real hard balancing my daily life with music because school gets out so much later and it gives me less time in the studio.

My biggest inspiration is hope and faith, but also Obama, Tyler Perry, Phora, and Joyner Lucas… there’s more but as of now those are my top ones

Photo by Toby Tran

7.)How does it make you feel when performing or when you’re in the studio Honestly, I’m so nervous when I’m in the studio and I don’t know why but each time it’s easier and more relaxing. Performing wise, I’ve only had one performance and I was really nervous and shy but once I started going in I loved it! I would love to perform some more!

8.)What’s your number one goal with music?

My number one goal with music is not only to be successful to the point to where my family will never have to work again but also to make others happy and be able to spread a message through my lyrics.

9.)What’s your favorite song you’ve written, and why?

My favorite song I have written is probably the “Did you wrong Remix” featuring a really good artist by the name of Otieno Terry. It’s a really good vibing to me and others, and it was also the first song I actually put out and shared with others

Art by Arlo Van Liew

10.) Describe yourself as a person?

I would describe myself as a chill, laid-back person in general. To others I can be more funny and outgoing, usually if I’m comfortable around you.

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A&E Compiled by Lily Laesch Hazelnut Chocolate Cake

Festive Food

Holiday recipes from the Garfield community.

Wok Fried Noodles

Submitted By Nicole Burns

Submitted By Stella Emerton

Cake: 6 eggs, separated 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 jar of chocolate hazelnut spread (14oz) 1 tablespoon rum or water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup ground hazelnuts 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted Topping: 5 oz raw hazelnuts 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 ½ tablespoons rum (or water) 4 oz bittersweet chocolate (chopped)

Noodles: 12 oz Dried Noodles 1 1/2 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms, thickly sliced 2 cups spinach 1 cup bean sprouts 3-4 scallions, sliced diagonally 2 small garlic cloves, chopped 1 tsp minced ginger 2-3 eggs, beaten Sauce: 1/2 cup chicken stock 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp cooking wine 1 tsp sesame oil a few twists of freshly ground black pepper

ingredients

method

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 inch spring-form pan and cut a circle of parchment paper. Press down parchment on pan and butter it.

Step 2: Beat egg whites with salt until they form stiff peaks. In a separate bowl, beat the chocolate hazelnut spread and butter together, and then add egg yolks, rum, vanilla extract, and ground hazelnuts. Stir in the cooled melted chocolate, and follow by folding in the egg whites on at a time.

Step 3: Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake begins to come away from the sides of the pan. Remove from the oven and cool.

Step 4: Now that your oven is free, toast the hazelnuts. Cook for around 17 minutes at 350 degrees until golden brown. Cool COMPLETELY on a plate.

Step 5: Add cream, rum, and bittersweet chocolate to a saucepan. Heat gently and stir until melted. Remove from heat and continue stirring until the ganache has reached desired consistency.

Step 6: Loosen the edges of the cake and remove the siding of your spring-form pan.

Spread the ganache over the top, and place hazelnuts on top.

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ingredients

method

Step 1: Boil the noodles for 4 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Then add vegetable oil and toss to combine.

Step 2: In a separate pan, cook your eggs like scrambled eggs. Set aside.

Step 3: Heat your wok over high heat and add in 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Fry the garlic, ginger and scallions until fragrant.

Add mushrooms and spinach and fry.

Step 4: Add sauce and bring to a boil. Toss in the noodles, eggs and sprouts. Continue frying until incorporated.

Szechuan Green Beans

1 lb green beans, trimmed 2 tbsp minced preserved vegetable 1 tsp minced ginger 1 tsp red pepper flakes 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp corn starch 1/2 tsp sesame oil 1/8 cup water 2 green onions, chopped

Blanche green beans in boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Strain them then combine the soy, sugar, vinegar, corn starch, water and sesame oil for sauce. Then fry preserved veg and spices in wokuntil fragrant. Add in beans and sauce. Fry until combined.

Serve with green onions sprinkled on top.

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World Peace Cookies

Bò Kho

(Vietnamese Beef Stew)

Submitted By Mr. Zimmermann

Submitted By Ms. Dinh

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 stick plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt (or 1/2 teaspoon table salt) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 lb boneless beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1.5-in cubes 1 large yellow onion, half thinly sliced, half chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 4 tbsp Vietnamese Beef Stew Base (Gia v bò kho, found in Asian markets) 3 tbsp fish sauce, or more to taste 2 cloves of minced garlic 1 package rice noodles 64 oz or 8 cups beef broth 1 lime, quartered Thai basil and cilantro for garnish

ingredients

method

Step 1: Whisk the flour, cocoa and baking soda together in a large mixing bowl. Beat the room-temp butter on medium speed until soft and creamy. Add both sugars, the salt, and the vanilla extract and beat for 2 minutes more until fluffy.

Step 2: Gently mix in the dry ingredients until the flour disappears into the dough. You can do this with your mixer, but I do it with a rubber spatula by hand. Work the dough as little as possible once the flour is added, and don’t be concerned if the dough looks a little crumbly. Toss in the chocolate pieces and mix to incorporate.

Step 3: Turn the dough out onto a work surface, gather it and divide in half. Working with one half at a time, shape the dough into logs that are about 2 inches in diameter.

Wrap the logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Step 4: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 325 °F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or a light coating of butter and then flour.

Step 5: Unwrap dough logs. Using a thin knife, slice the logs into rounds that are about 1/2 inch thick, squeezing rounds together if they crack.Arrange the rounds on the baking sheets, leaving about 1 inch between them.

Original recipe from Dorie Greenspan

ingredients

method

Step 1: Marinate beef for at least 3 hours in 2 tbsp of Stew Base, garlic, 1 tbsp fish sauce, and sliced onions. Drizzle with oil, combine, and refrigerate.

Step 2: Drizzle large pot with oil and set to medium heat. Cook carrots for 3 minutes, then add chopped onions and beef (with marinade). Cook until carrots are tender.

Step 3: Add beef broth, remaining Stew Base, and remaining fish sauce to pot. Bring to boil then let simmer for 5-10 minutes as it thickens. Discard any froth that forms.

Step 4: In a separate pot, boil water and cook rice noodles according to package instructions.

Step 5: Serve the stew poured over rice noodles. Add lime juice, cilantro, and basil on top. Enjoy!

If you have any recipes to submit in the future, send them to ghsmessengerae@gmail. com.

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Recomendations from the GHS Library.

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Desert Flower by Waris Dirie One of 2017’s top books checked out at our very own school library, the 1998 autobiography of Somali model Waris Dirie reveals her life story, from running away from her home after a forced marriage to becoming an international supermodel and UN Special Ambassador. Note that Dirie, as a survivor of female genital mutilation (a ritual among some Muslim communities), discusses her experience in Desert Flower, since she has used her celebrity to raise awareness for this issue.

Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah Another top ten checkout, Adeline Yen Mah recalls her journey to adolescence in a wealthy household in China during the mid-20th century. The book chronicles Yen Mah’s search for love and acceptance, including her experience with physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her family members.

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The Daily

Serial Season 1

This WNYC Podcast hosted by Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson is relatable, hilarious and most of all honest. The pair have hilarious chemistry, seeing as they host a comedy show together, so it’s the perfect podcast to listen to if you want fun, easy going and hilarious entertainment. They’ve hosted people from Queen Latifah to Kevin Bacon and no topic is off-limits for these two. The show has discussed relationship advice, racism, wardrobe malfunctions and haunted houses. 2 Dope Queens is political, provocative and random, but most of all it’s worth the listen.

Let’s be honest, it can be hard to find the time or the interest to keep up with the news. However, the New York Times’ podcast makes it easy.

The Daily is a 20 minute podcast released every weekday that covers the most pressing news story in depth. The podcast is the perfect length for your commute to school and will make sure you start each day updated on the most important news story. Do not fear, the Daily is not a typical dry news podcast; it covers a wide array of topics but also gets intimate interviews with individuals so the content is often incredibly meaningful.

Serial is one of the most commonly known podcasts because each episode captivates its listener by unveiling a new twist into the investigation Hae Min Lee’s murder. Hae Min Lee was a sweet and popular high school senior who was murdered in 1999. Lee’s boyfriend at the time, Adnan Syed, was tried and convicted for her murder. The host Sarah Koenig gains access to the trial testimony and police interrogations as well as interviewing Syed through phone calls to the prison.

What she uncovers is a far more complex story than what the public knew about.

Zarafa: A Giraffe’s True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris

By Michael Allin This title is a personal recommendation from Garfield’s own librarian Mr. Manzin, who recently read and highly enjoyed the book. Zarafa follows the true story of the first giraffe in France, given to the country as a war tribute from the Ottoman Empire in 1826. Her journey from Alexandria, across the Mediterranean, and a 550-mile hike to Paris is inspiring to everyone around her, from politicians to commoners.

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Sports Bittersweet Loss

Football makes history with best season ever.

By Tsion Belgu

For the past two years, Garfield’s football team has been showing incredible progress and great strength.

The hard work of our football team this year, lead them to the State Semi-Finals, which hasn’t been done since 1956.

Although the football team’s remarkable journey came to an end against Rainier Beach, their hard work will be found in the history books.

Second-year coach, Joey Thomas has seen the progression the football team has made and is proud.

“I was disappointed that we didn’t finish it, that we didn’t do more but I’m proud of the seniors. I’m proud of the way they fought, I’m proud of the way they stayed together, they could’ve gave in when we were 3 and 5 but they didn’t. So that told me that they’re starting to listen to the lessons and are learning,” Thomas said.

Thomas has been around football for almost all of his life, his father was a football coach, and he’s been playing since he was eight. Thomas describes the strength of this year’s football team and how much of a bond they

all have made with each other.

“The fact that this team came together towards the end, to become a brotherhood, made them start to understand the message, and when everybody put their own personal agendas aside that’s when we started to grow,” Thomas said.

Just like Coach Thomas, senior captain and linebacker for the team, Jason Nguyen has been playing football since he was just eight years old. He was also the first in his family to ever play football, and felt really happy with the team’s work this season.

“It felt like a dream, and we felt accomplished that we reached our goal, also we were proud to make history,” said Nguyen.

Coming into the season Coach Thomas had one goal and that was to go with their motto T.O.P., which stands for Total Optimized Potential.

“If we could totally optimize our potential, we can live with the results. I was perfectly okay with what the results were as long as we totally optimize our potential,” Thomas said.

Leo Cunningham, the junior kicker for the team, has now been playing football for two years. His father was a quarterback in high school, and when he didn’t have anything to do in the fall he started playing football.

“It feels really good to have the privilege to be a part of this team. Every senior played their heart out through the end of the season and it was an honor to be by their side,” Cunningham said.

Not only did they play their hearts out, but with the new schedule at our school, balancing school and football was also hard.

“Practices were normally after school until 7:30 every day, with meetings in the morning, which meant lots and lots of late-night homew o r k

sessions. Nobody else had as hard as a schedule as we did,” Cunningham said.

Cunningham has high hopes for the upcoming football team and is excited to start up a new season.

“I’m extremely excited to see our young talent show up bigger and stronger. We had a huge group of underclassmen who competed with the older guys, and it’s going to be very fun to play with those guys. I’m looking forward to bringing the excitement and thrill of high school football back to Garfield and to go win a state championship,” said Cunningham.

Over- all it was a bittersweet loss, but all the hard work the football team put in this season paid off, and they are ready to grind again next year.

Photo by Toby Tran

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Sports

On Impact

Concussions in youth and high school sports.

By John Volk verything seemed to be going normally for Garfield junior Malini Williams during an April soccer game earlier this year. The sun was out but the air stung, a typical spring day in Seattle. As always she provided a watchful eye from her goalkeeper position, scanning the field routinely to make sure her defenders were in place to counter any sudden runs from the opposing offense. Then she got kicked in the head.

“I got a throbbing headache and my head felt really fuzzy, like it was full of cobwebs,” Williams said. “I kept trying to shake my head a bunch to clear it up but that just made it worse.”

For Williams, this was the second of three concussions she has fallen victim to since 2013 and the first of two concussions suffered between April and September of this year. This is a worrying trend. She says that after three concussions in one year, her parents will not allow her to return to the sport. Williams has had two in five months.

“I’ve definitely lost a lot of my aggression and confidence as a result of the concussions because I’m just worried I’ll get another one,” Williams said. “Yet I don’t want to quit. I want to keep playing because it’s a part of soccer.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a concussion as a type of traumatic brain injury induced by a sudden hit that causes the head and brain to move back and forth rapidly, sometimes leading the brain to “bounce around or twist in the skull.” According to the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, they account for 12% of the 1.35 million sports related trips to the ER among those under 18 in the US. The Seattle Sports Concussion Program is the leading group on tackling concussions in youth and high sports. An alliance between Seattle Children’s Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, and UW Medicine, the program is dedicated to providing “the right treatments at the right time to keep your young athlete safe and healthy as they recover from their injury.”

Andrew Little is the manager of athletic trainers at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He believes that it is important to recognize and be careful with concussions but also to not allow them to negate participation in sports or exercise.

“While it is impossible to eliminate all concussions in sports, concussion prevention strategies can reduce the number and severity of concussions in many sports; though there isn’t a lot of supporting evidence that this is attributed to individual injury-prevention strategies,” Little said.

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“There is different risks in all forms of sports, and navigating that risk can be a complex decision, but it should not eliminate participation in regular physical activity.

There is a sport or activity for everyone, we just have to find what that specific thing is.”

Recently, the discussion on concussions and their prevalence in contact sports, football in particular, has exploded on the national stage. The majority of these conversations center on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly referred to as CTE, a type brain disease in the realm of dementia that Boston University’s Dr. Ann Mckee says is associated with “aggressiveness, explosiveness, impulsivity, depression, memory loss and other cognitive changes.”

CTE has made headlines this

summ e r w h e n a study from Boston University Art by Emma Riddick published in July revealed that CTE was present in 177 out of 202 brains examined from deceased football players across all levels, including 110 out of 111 brains specifically from the NFL level.

A prevalent issue with the diagnosis and treatment of concussions for athletes is a failure to self report the symptoms of head trauma. Whether from a developed stigma that coming out of competition for a concussion is a sign of weakness or simply a raw desire in athletes to continue competing for the love of their sport, the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago reported in 2012 that 42% of athletes intentionally do not report their concussion symptoms.

This failure to report is not unique to any

level of athletics. In a Thursday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals earlier this NFL season Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was forced out of the game after the officials suspected he had concussion like symptoms. NFL policy requires him to be examined by medical professionals before returning to competition.

Instead, Wilson was shown going to the tent where he should have been examined, but stayed there for a split second before running back onto to the field. He took the next snap without any medical examination.

Malini Williams did more or less the same thing last spring.

“Initially I said to my teammates and the ref that I was okay, I was lying, and they were okay with that,” Williams said.

“I played for another 20 minutes until my teammates noticed that I wasn’t really functioning properly and I got subbed off and didn’t play the rest of the game.”

Unfortunately, Williams had a game the next day. These games came directly after a five month stretch in which she had been sidelined with a broken femur, all the while yearning to get back on the field.

“The next morning I woke up with a massive headache, but I lied to my parents and my coach and said I was okay to play,” Williams said. “I didn’t want to sit out anymore because it is so frustrating [to just watch].

I took some Advil and played that game. Afterwards I could hardly stand up straight because I was so dizzy.”

Garfield athletic trainer Carmay JonesIsaac believes that it is essential to create an environment that makes student athletes feel safe and willing to report concussions.

“It would help if students could show empathy towards one another and treat the injured athlete with compassion,” JonesIsaac said. “Concussions can be an invisible injury... We have to be aware of how much the interactions the injured athlete has with teammates, coaches and even teachers influence the healing process.

This is especially true since concussions can lead to the development of depression in some athletes due to the invisible nature of the injury, a lack of support, an athlete’s loss of their place on the team or an unknown timeline for their recovery.”

Williams is in complete agreement she offers some key advice for those with friends or family members suffering from a concussion.

“The most important thing for student athletes suffering from a concussion is people who are there for emotional support,” Williams said. “Concussions can be extremely frustrating and take time to heal, and sometimes that’s longer than you think it should be taking.”

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Sports

Got to Get the Green

Looking at the ways Garfields sports raise money.

By: Sav’ell Smalls

S

elling boxes of fruit, t-shirts, Sounders tickets and more are just a few of the many ways Garfield student athletes have to do to be able to afford basic necessities to play their respective sport.

With no funding in place for Garfield athletics, fundraisers by teams have become the norm.

Finishing 2nd, 5th, and 4th in State during the past three seasons, Garfield’s Boys Soccer team is one of the top programs in Washington. But with no funding for basic needs you wouldn’t be able to tell.

The head coach of the program, Carlos Enriquez would agree.

“When I started with the program, we only had one set of uniforms for all three teams, JVC, JV, and Varsity,” Enriquez said. “So the majority of what we’ve been spending money on the last couple of seasons is just getting uniforms so that every team has a set. Last year JV and JVC had to split a set, so we’ll buy one more set and that’ll be it.”

Although, unlike prior years, the school did help them with something.

“Last year the school actually bought us a set of uniforms, which was a big help,” Enriquez said. “We got backpacks for the varsity team as well. But financially we haven’t gotten a whole lot of support.”

So with little financial support,the program has to rely on mostly donations to get essentials.

“For the last couple years the main way we’ve fundraised for the program is through donations from parents and alumni that we know,” Enriquez said.

“Our coaches are all Garfield alumni so our network of alumni is pretty extensive.

We don’t only reach out to current families, we have a broad community of generous Garfield soccer alum, and they’re a big reason why we’re able to get the basics.”

So what’s the problem? Why are students and parents having to work extremely hard to get jerseys?

“ASB generally gives a portion of the $50 ASB fee to the athletic program, but here at Garfield they don’t.” athletic director Ms.Lynch said.

But Ms. Lynch plans to change the relationship between the athletic program and asb.

“After winter break I plan on meeting with the ASB to try to implement a plan for athletic funding,” said Lynch. “We’ve also started a concessions program, where the concessions from games goes towards the athletic program.”

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With Friday quad games always packing the dawg house with paying spectators, the money from the tickets should be a great boost for the program. But it’s not, so where is the money going towards?

“When a lot of people are paying money to get in the games, we’re not collecting all the money,” said Lynch. “All the profits from the games go down to the district, and is split evenly between all schools.”

Even if gaining profits off of tickets would be a huge help, Lynch isn’t letting the loss of money discourage her and her plans.

“I plan to do a rotating uniform schedule where 1/3 of the teams get new uniforms a year,” said Lynch. “On a year if I bought boys basketball, I’d have to buy girls basketball. If I bought baseball new uni’s, then softball would get new ones.”

With plans forming, and things looking up, it’s looking like Ms.Lynch will take the athletic program another step forward.

But when her plans are initiated, we still have to do some of the dirty work.

“Now I’m not saying teams won’t have to fundraise at all, because every team is still going to have to do their own thing,” said Lynch. “But one thing that’s for sure

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is that a kid shouldn’t have to fundraise just to get a new uniform. That should be a given.”

Another program that not only relies on fundraisers, but lives on fundraisers is the Garfield GIrls Lacrosse program. The program isn’t an official Garfield sport, but a club. So, unlike other programs who can receive support from the school, lacrosse is all on their own. Because of this, the parents and players have to get creative when it comes to fundraising.

“At the start of the year we do this citrus fundraiser, where all the girls are expected to sell 6-8 boxes of oranges, grapefruits and other things to their neighbors and friends, and we get part of the profit,” Junior lacrosse player Lily Palmer said.

With both coaches last year being paid, and lacrosse not being the cheapest sport due to expensive gear, the money from the citrus fundraiser and donations are used up quick.

“A lot of the money goes towards team gear that people can afford, like sticks, mouthguards, and goggles,” Palmer said.

“Sometimes we have to go pretty far for games also, so transportation is definitely in the picture too.”

Art by Ariel Cook

Boys football is one of the more expensive sports Garfield has. With larger numbers and expensive gear such as helmets and shoulder pads, Garfield football relies heavily on the help of family donations and Garfield alumni.

“This past season we had two big fundraisers,” senior Captain Mekhi Metcalf said. “The first was sort of a booster program where you would donate a certain amount of money and you would get your name on things surrounding the team depending on how much money you paid.

After a successful first fundraiser, the team decided to do it again.

“The second fundraiser was through this organization called snap-raise,” Metcalf said. “We would set up profiles with our pictures so people would know who we are, and then put in emails and phone numbers, and the app would send messages to each one asking them to donate.”

Snap-raise was very successful, allowing the program to get new gear.

“The fundraiser lasted for a few weeks and the goal was $3,000,” Metcalf said.

“We ended up raising $4,887. This helped us pay for travel, renting fields with lights to practice on, and new gear. Without all the support of friends and families none of that would’ve been possible.”

Garfield’s girls soccer program was another fall sport that had to do a little fundraising to get some new gear.

“One of the fundraisers we did for this season was through a company called Fancloth,” senior captain Carlin Bills said.

“It’s a company that makes Garfield clothing, and we would help sell it and we’d get a portion of the profit.”

But like many of our programs one fundraiser is never enough to get everything needed for a program.

“We’ve also done a car wash in the past,” Bills said. “The money from the car wash went to things like portable goals, new balls, and new uniforms so that we had a full kit for all three teams.”

With some of the best teams in the state for multiple sports, it’d probably be shocking to an outsider to hear about all the hard work student athletes do just to get new jerseys. But with a plan in place, it looks like Ms.Lynch will be giving us a lighter load moving forward.

Sports

The Secret World of Sports Rituals Sports rituals are an international phenomenon. Turns out Garfield has them too.

By Ula Jones

Rituals in sports tend to be confusing, humorous, and very esoteric activities that are often shared among teammates for the sake of team unity and energization if not repetition alone. In fact, this worldwide trend is ubiquitous enough to rear its head among Garfield students as well.

Throughout the history of organized athletics, players have made a point of using unique methods or traditions to both boost their personal morale and attempt to improve overall performance.

These range from having a penchant for using a specific piece of equipment to routinely talking to goalposts, like professional ice hockey player Patrick Roy. Phillies outfielder Richie Ashburn admitted to sleeping next to what he considered lucky bats, and Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox carried out fidgety batting preparations throughout his career. Michael Jordan was even known for wearing his UNC shorts under his

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Chicago Bulls uniform as a homage to his roots. These superstitions are more common than one might think.

Here at school, players don’t hesitate to use odd methods if that’s what helps them get their heads in the game. The Boys Swim team has a myriad of ongoing jokes and traditions, including ritualistic worship to Garfield alumni Ed Kim before games.

“It does a good job of getting the team hyped, though some of the traditions have been dampened by administration in the past few years.” Senior Sam Bert said.

While some rituals are individualistic, the vast majority of team sports include some form of tradition. Some are more structured than others.

Maya Bui explained several of these from Girls Volleyball.

“One thing we always do is at

the end of our year, when we have our banquet. The seniors always get the underclassmen gag gifts,” said Bui. But there’s an even more systematic and enduring convention. “This has gone on for a super long time: we have a ‘Queen Bitch of the Court’ crown, and a senior passes it down to a junior every year. It’s like this tiny, plastic princess crown,” said Bui. “And we’d always go to Red Apple and buy aloe water before games, for some reason. But then since it closed we couldn’t do it this year, which is really sad!”

Boys Soccer also uses traditions and rituals to help them perform, including communally drinking a special tea before games.

According to Jasper Brannon, a senior on the team, “Everyone calls it Yerb. It’s like a tea where the leaves are in the drink still… It’s got a pretty high caffeine level, and

everyone really liked it. I hope it

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continues. I expect it will.”

Overall, the relationship-building aspect of team activities is their primary merit.

“The more stuff we do as a group the better we get to know each other, and the better the team functions the more likely we’ll have a chance to win. So I think it definitely helps,” said Brannon.

So, whether traditions are helping individual players perform their best or building up the team as a whole, their impact on playing is clearly a good one.

They’re an aspect of sports that has always existed and will continue to live on.

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Week 2

Looking back on last week, the freshman have taken an early lead with a 4-1 record, while the sophomores, seniors, and staff have all assumed the role of mediocrity with a record of 3-2. Coming in last for the time being are the juniors with a record of 2-3. For week two the Random Mess Guess Generator 8000 has done the unthinkable and generated two contestants with the same last name but aren’t siblings! We’ll see how week 2 will play out... Good luck to all.

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