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Seniors reflect on years of CF musical inspiration With school wrapping up and winding down, the Cedar Falls music programs prepare for and perform their final concerts of the school year. Orchestra performed for the last time on Tuesday, May 16, the last band concert took place on Monday, May 22, and choir students sang this year’s last notes on Wednesday, May 24. These final concerts have certain traditions attached to them, like awards, senior recognitions and gifts for the directors. Those traditions, as well as the fact that it’s the seniors’ last performance with these groups, makes it a highly emotional concert for some, especially seniors. Regardless, these final concerts are a chance for seniors to reflect on what they’ve been a part of for the last three years. “Saying goodbye to the music department is definitely the hardest thing; that is something I wish I could have forever,” senior clarinetist and vocalist Alexis Hahn said. “I know that going to college it’s not ending, it’s just transforming, and it may be better than it was here, but this was my foundation, and it was definitely the most important thing to me in high school. I’m very grateful for it, and I don’t want to say excited to move on, but I’m ready.” Hahn reflected on some of her favorite memories from her high school music experience. “Our last [marching band] performance, we were out on the football field instead of in the Dome because the varsity game was cancelled,” she said. “I was [conducting] the closer [as the drum major], and during the last few measures cutting the band off, turning to the audience, I remember thinking ‘this is one of those moments that I’m always going to remember,’ I don’t think I’ll ever
forget it. It was a really cool moment.” Hahn will be attending the University of Northern Iowa next fall as a member of the clarinet studio, pursuing a degree in music education. She acknowledged some lessons she learned as a part of the music department in high school. “Band is a place where everyone is valued and everyone is important, and I really learned that through being a drum major,” she said. “I also learned that simply showing someone you care goes a really long way. I learned that being a leader is about serving others, not about serving yourself.” “The orchestra concert was really emotional. I almost cried a few times,” senior violist and vocalist Briar Stiers said. “I had only gotten to be with Ms. Osborne for one year, and I know that I’m going to miss her. It was such a good concert, and we were all so happy to be there. Choir, I think is going to be more emotional because it’s more personal; there’s text and words involved, so you can make it more personal. The music is going to be really incredible and really fun, and I’m just going to miss it so much. There’s so many good people I’ve gotten to know through choir and so many good experiences that I’ve had because of choir. It’s going to be sad to see all of that go. At the same time, I’m really excited to make more memories.” Stiers recounted some of their best musical moments at Cedar Falls High School. “This year, when we [the chamber orchestra] played the Brandenburg Concerto, I’ve always wanted to play as a soloist with an orchestra, and I finally got to. I got to do it with Alex [Dou, fellow senior violist], and it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.”
In the final choir concert of the year, singers dance during a moment in the Indian song “Balleilakka,” and (at left) seniors Henry Shockley, Mallorie Sckerl, Owen Schupbach and Sam Schmitz take the stage with all the other choir members to sing the senior song, “Reaching Toward,” composed by senior Brooke Prohaska. Stiers said they are grateful for the knowledge they gained in music at Cedar Falls and that they will be taking that to Luther College, where they plan to study music education. “It means a lot to me because every year I have such a hard time saying goodbye to the seniors in band, especially,” senior trombonist and vocalist Jack Dunning said. “It was always cool to be a part of their last concert and now it’s my last concert.” Dunning’s experience in the music department was very broad, and his memories are many. “Being a soloist with the marching band was cool. Same thing with the jazz band. Being a soloist was an honor, of course,” he said. “All-State was also
something cool. I never thought I could make it, but hard work and dedication got me there. I’ve really enjoyed the music program here, all the opportunities, such as playing in the pit for the orchestra, symphony orchestra, pep band, all those ensembles have been really cool.” Dunning will be furthering his musical studies at UNI next fall, pursuing a degree in music education. “It’s really sad to be leaving,” senior saxophonist and vocalist Katherine Campbell said. “I love band and choir, but I think they’ve taught me so much. I’m ready to explore more and bring CF to other places and show everyone that we have the best music program ever. Obviously, I’m sad, but I have siblings coming into
the music program, and my time here is done.” The music department taught Campbell many valuable lessons, to her own admission. “CF music taught me a lot on how to work with other people, how to practice correctly, how to get further in my music career and how to enjoy what I’m doing while also challenging myself to play more difficult music.” Campbell will be pursuing a degree in classical saxophone performance at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. “It’s fun to look at myself, how much I’ve gotten better, how much I’ve grown as a musician. In seventh grade, I picked up the trumpet, and it sounded like an elephant,” senior trumpeter
and vocalist Owen Schupbach said. “Now I can actually manage to piece together a song.” Schupbach had many emotional connections with the high school ensembles. “Band and choir are close to the heart and very emotional,” he said. “Choir I’ve only done two years of, but it’s really special to sing with friends. You’ve been with those friends for four, five, six, seven years, and it’s a good experience.” Schupbach will be continuing his musical journey at Luther College, studying music education. While the seniors look beyond Cedar Falls, others say goodbye to them and look to the future of the high school music department. Orchestra director Ann Osborne spoke about worries that she had coming into the year and her relationship with this year’s senior class. “When you have an orchestra teacher that you like, and they leave and you’re about to be a senior, that can be kind of hard for people. I was a little anxious about that and getting to know the seniors and developing relationships,” she said. “It’s been a process, but I would say we’ve all become pretty close, and I wanted to show my appreciation for them at the concert, so I spoke about each senior a little bit and gave all seniors a flower. I think they’ll always have a place in my heart since they were my first group of seniors I had at CF.” “One of the things we do at our final concert is we recognize our seniors for their accomplishments. I have a unique perspective as I prepare all the information and look at everyone’s record,” said wind symphony director Gerald Ramsey. “That’s a chance for me to FINAL NOTES Continued on Page 2
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Holmes Junior High is a school of High academic achievements and inclusiveness, so when Jeremy Jones, first year principal for Holmes Junior High took his job there, it was a big responsibility. “Holmes is a tremendous school, and I think anyone, including myself, would consider themselves lucky to be a part of it. Once most people are a part of our building, there is a strong desire to stay. Holmes is a special place because of the people who are a part of it,” Jones said. Jones was an assistant principal at Peet Junior High whose goal was to become a principal. “Being a principal is a huge task because of all the roles that you fill on a daily basis. Despite that, it is also a very rewarding position. There is perhaps no other position in any field that provides you with the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life like being an educator. Our staff has the opportunity to make a difference every day,” Jones said.
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Holmes Principal Jeremy Jones Jones has put a positive influence on multiple individuals and teachers. Jim Duff is a science teacher at Holmes and has been teaching there for 20 years at Holmes. “He’s fitting in very nicely. The faculty enjoys his presence, and he bonds with everyone including students and faculty,” Duff said. Although Jones is doing a tremendous job at Holmes, there are always issues to deal with. The big-
gest challenge this year for him was trying to get to know all of our students as well as possible. “From my perspective I thought things went very well during the 2016-2017 school year. We worked very hard to build great relationships and rapport with students, parents and staff members during this first year, and that will continue to be a major focus. In addition, our staff has worked very hard to improve student learning,” Jones said. He credits the huge help he has gotten from staff and students to improve. “Generally, I would say that I was mostly excited to be joining the tremendous staff at Holmes Junior High. Having been in the Cedar Falls School District for two years before being named the principal at Holmes, I was well aware of the outstanding reputation that Holmes had academically and with activities, so I was excited to have an opportunity to be a part of that culture,” Jones said Jones finds a lot of similarities
between both Holmes and Peet because they are both in the district, but he still knows the difference between the two. Jones said, “I would say that the two schools are very similar in many respects: they both have tremendous students, supportive parents and a hardworking, dedicated staff. There were and are some differences in terms of programs that are offered at both schools, but administration and staff in both buildings have worked very hard this year for the two buildings to become more similar in that regard. I think that Holmes has a very positive climate and culture. The vast majority of our students and staff love to come to school or work every day, and that is what makes Holmes a great place to learn.” Jones has grown to be very comfortable with Holmes and said he thinks of it as family now after only being here for a year. “One of the great things about Holmes and really the entire Cedar Falls Community School District is that we have a
tradition of excellence academically and with all of our activities. Despite that tradition of excellence, there is not a sense of complacency that exists — teachers and students alike have a growth mindset and desire to continually get better at everything we do. There is always room for improvement, and we will continue to work hard to ensure that all students learn at high levels throughout our building on a daily basis.” Holmes has warmed up to Jones and find him very wise. “My best piece of advice for students and staff would be the same thing — learn something new every day. We are in the business of education, and we want all of our students and staff members to have a growth mindset and develop the skills to be lifelong learners. By working together, we continue to build our capacity to solve any problems that we might face and continue to improve our school for all students,” Jones said. By Staff Writer Jibreel
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FINAL NOTES/Continued from Page 1 reflect on the stuff that everybody has done. It’s really kind of cool ahead of time to be looking at all those specifics that each one of those seniors has done.” “The senior class has been an excellent group of musicians to work with over the past three years,” symphonic band director Kyle Engelhardt said. “They’ve been shown tremendous growth since their sophomore year, and they’ve turned into some of our strongest leaders. They’ve also left us in pretty good shape by being good role models and setting the stage for the sophomores and juniors to step up and fill those leadership positions once the seniors graduate. I think one of the things that’s cool about the senior class is many of them are going to continue performing, with band, choir or orchestra, and continue to share their love of music with others throughout the rest of their lives.” Engelhardt recognized the emotion of the final concert, but told seniors to look at it as new beginning rather than as the end of an era. “For the seniors, it’s their last high school performance but it’s not their last performance. I hope that as they go to college they continue to play for fun or for their degree, and I also hope that their experience in high school with a good positive experience and that they become consumers of music and patrons of the arts.” “I really love the seniors this year. They’ve given me so much guidance and help toward becoming a great musician,” sophomore
Peet pops concert concludes season The last band, more commonly known as the pops concert, is the Peet band’s chance to play more well known pieces from movies or television shows. The Peet seventh grade band played “The Wild Westerns” by Michael Story and “Courage,” a march by Harold Bennett. The seventh grade jazz band played “Fat Cat” by Doug Beach and “Watermelon Man” by Chris Sharp. The Peet eighth grade band played selections from “The Chronicles Of Narnia” and “Captain America.” The ninth grade band played a selection from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” and the eighth and ninth grade jazz band played a tune called “Pick Up the Pieces.” Eric Lins, the Peet sev-
enth grade band director, said he was very happy with the year as his students grew so much more as students and musicians. “Every year my fondest memory is getting to work with so many great students and seeing them grow as people and as musicians. We always laugh a lot, and the level of music always exceeds my expectations,” Lins said. Looking forward to the summer and even the next school year, Lins said, “Summer lessons will be a lot of fun. Also, welcoming a new group of seventh graders into the Peet band family is always a lot of fun every fall.” Lins said he was honored to get to work with such fine students this year. “I am inspired by the work ethic
and drive of these students to be a part of something great. Students always have the potential to be greater than they think, and we get to help them achieve that while making great music,” Lins said. As a last note to his students, he mentioned, “Always find ways to do what you love, and never settle for anything less than your absolute best in everything you do.” Ben Byersdorfer, the Peet eighth and ninth grade band director, said he was very excited for the concert and all of the hard work the bands had put into practice each and every rehearsal. “Kindness and camaraderie come first in the band room. Great musical performances are simply a residual effect of such culture,”
Byersdorfer said. The ninth grade band gave Byersdorfer a little journal as an end of the year gift to show their appreciation for all that he has done both in the band room and out of it. Sending off the freshman to move on into the next chapter of their lives is always hard for him, but Byersdorfer said he is excited for the new experiences his students will be faced with at the high school. “We love sending the leadership of our ninth grade class on to high school as we anticipate and expect the younger students to fill those roles next year,” Byersdorfer said. By Staff Writer Alayna
percussionist Jeremy Marchesani said. “They’ve influenced me so much, and they’ve been a big impact on my life. They’ve been like family to me, whether musically or socially. They’ve all connected to me in ways that only true friends and partners could do. I’ll miss them greatly, and there’ll never be another group like them.” “We’re losing a lot of good
leaders next year, and the sophomores and juniors have big shoes to fill,” sophomore trumpeter and vocalist Rachel Kuehner said. Sophomore horn player and vocalist Jamie Knox echoed her sentiment. “I look up to the seniors. I like a lot of them, and I made a lot of friends next year. I’m sad that they’re leaving,” she said. “The spring concert is a very
special one. I get to recognize a group of kids who have given part of their school life to further, in my case, the choir program, but in all of our cases, the music program,” choir director Eliott Kranz said. “Whether they have been in choir for three years, one year or one semester, I still think it’s important that they be recognized for their accomplishments. This senior class
has been a group of great leaders, both musically and as people. There are so many talented musicians who excel in many ensembles and on many instruments, but the thing that I’ll miss most about this class is that they’re good people.”
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More than $1,500 in less than three weeks. CF parents Sarah Corkery and Amanda Weichers are hoping to enlist the city’s cooperation in constructing a disabled-friendly playground in Greenhill Park, but first they will have to raise $500,000 from grants and private donations. Corkery and Weichers drew inspiration from an inclusive playground in Portland, Ore., called Harper’s Playground. Mark Kuiper with RitlandKuiper Landscape Architects has already worked up some designs for a similar park in Cedar Falls. The chosen park is Greenhill Park. “We felt that Greenhill Park provided the nicest canvas for us to develop what we actually feel is going to be a destination park for Cedar Falls,” Kuiper said. “There just aren’t many examples of parks in Iowa that are doing this well, so we feel like this is going to
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Holmes Junior High Student Council collaborated with the students at Hansen Elementary to raise for funds in the Bracelets for Beau campaign. be a regional draw.” So to help with the drive, Mrs. Foss’s third grade class at Hansen Elementary is sacrificing fun and games to help a friend. In their spare time,
her class makes stylish bracelets for their friend Beau, who struggles with a seizure disorder and was born with a rare brain abnormality. The profit is going toward
building the disabled-friendly playground at Greenhill park. Tuesday, May 23, Holmes Student Council volunteered to be part of the good deed. The group of students walked over to Hansen and met many kids who have sacrificed their recess to help make bracelets. Tuesday night, the young kids sold the bracelets at Michaels Craft Store and brought in $151 in sales. This puts the total of money they have received so far for bracelets at $1,511 over the last couple weeks. The Facebook page dedicated to “Beau’s Beautiful Blessings” said, “Many folks came in tonight that saw a post on FB. They were a friend of a friend of a friend. It shows you the power of social media and helping us to spread the word about the #PlaceToPlayPark. Keep talking, sharing and telling everyone you know about this amazing playground for
people of ALL abilities. You never know when the right person might be listening.” Student Council staff leader Julie Rouse was very heartstruck about the effort put into helping Beau. “We appreciate the opportunity to be a small part of the Bracelets for Beau campaign. Mrs. Foss’s class is doing great things, and it is a joy to see their hard work pay off,” Rouse said. “One day the Place to Play Park will be a reality, and it will be a great tribute to their friendship and giving spirit. The Holmes Junior High Student Council members enjoyed every second with these third graders, and we found making the bracelets therapeutic. It reminded us to take time and do things for others. It’s good for your soul.” Mrs. Foss’s class will be visiting Holmes Junior High to By Staff Writer Jibreel
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Foster teen overcomes trials, graduates from local school
Authors festival celebrates successful Cedar Falls writers
According to the most recent research, across the nation only 54 percent of children in the foster care system will graduate from high school. Research conducted by the School of Social Work at the University of Washington illustrated that less than 11 percent of teenagers in the foster care system, will go on to college and Casey Family Programs research says that only 2.5 percent will graduate from a four year college. But a soon to be graduate of Grundy Center High School Keyontay Guzzle, is breaking the norms of stereotypical foster care teenagers. Guzzle went living five years in a house full of his cousins and was taken care of by his grandma, only seeing his biological mom off and on in his early childhood. After moving in full time with his mother, the nightmares soon began. “She was in an abusive relationship, in and out, with men, and it just wasn’t a good environment for me to be in,” Guzzle said. Soon after living with his mother for a short time, he was taken away at 13 years old and put into the foster care system. Guzzle was placed into the home he now lives in today but had issues at the start of his foster care journey. “I went to another foster home after leaving the first one, but that home didn’t work out, and then I was admitted into treatment.” After being released from treatment and working out his emotional and physical struggles that cling with Guzzle’s story, he found his way back to the first home he was placed in when he was 13 years old.
Cedar Falls has been a home for talented writers for hundreds of years. To reunite five best-selling authors and encourage many others to follow their deep interest in writing, the Cedar Falls’ “Umbrella Group” (organizers) created the Cedar Falls Authors Festival. The festival will take place over the course of a year, May 2017 to May 2018. Five nationally known best-selling authors will be celebrated throughout Cedar Falls during this period — Bess Streeter Aldrich, Ruth Suckow, James Hearst, Nancy Price and Robert Walker — as well as many other Cedar Falls’ authors. To bring the festival to the public, the steering committee has collaborated with many groups and individuals including UNI, the public schools and the city’s cultural group. Altogether, 20 organizations are collaborating to help bring the festival to the public, some of the major partners being the Cedar Falls Public Library and The Hearst Center. All of the authors being celebrated were born in Iowa and have spent a good amount of time living and writing in Cedar Falls. Community members will be able to meet these authors and read and hear their works and learn about them through the programs taking place each month. They will be able to see how these authors have taken their Iowa roots with them and be able to connect with the authors personally. Audience members will also be able to see how the authors’ works have developed into films, plays, music, art and more, as well as some of the works they have inspired. The idea of the Cedar Falls Authors Fes-
Ever since, Guzzle has been progressing in school, sports and extracurricular activities. “I’m involved in music, football, basketball and baseball. Yeah, I do it all,” he said. Due to a torn ACL, Guzzle will not be taking any offers to play football around the state of Iowa but will attend Hawkeye Community College in the fall to get his general education classes done, study digital mass media and to be involved in the social services program as well. “With graduation coming up, I am most excited to probably find out who I want to be and with what I want to do in college, what I want to do in life. I’m looking forward towards music stuff and getting deeper into that.” Being an ambitious teenager, one of Guzzle’s many dreams is to pursue music, not only to produce it but also make it. With being in choir, singing throughout local concerts or just around the house, he is determined to go on the X-factor and prove himself with his voice. Somehow, in some way, Guzzle won’t let any more obstacles stand in his way. He said one of the hardest parts of getting to graduation and looking toward a future is staying focused and driven. “One of the main struggles is staying on yourself and what you want to achieve. Being focused and driven can get you over those bumps and toward something better.” Although low funding, lack of support and many other struggles come along to those kids who “age out” of foster care and FOSTER GRAD Continued on Page 5
tival first came to Rosemary Beach (one of the organizers) when she was having lunch with some friends. She started talking to her friend Barbara Lounsberry, also one of the organizers, about the nationally known Iowa author, Suckow. This started them thinking about all of the great Iowan authors. “We started to look at all of the authors, and we saw that we have a lot of good authors here,” Beach said. As they began identifying them, they found the five authors that are known throughout the United States. “After a couple cups of coffee in a couple weeks, we came up with the idea for this festival, and as I began asking people if they were interested in it, there was nobody who told me no,” Beach said. The purpose of the festival is “to inspire young and old through the knowledge that Cedar Falls has produced writers from pioneer times to now. To convey that writing is a valuable and rewarding form of expression that members of the Cedar Falls community regularly engage in. To enhance civic pride and our sense of community identity by recognizing that Cedar Falls can boast of five nationally known, best-selling writers — more than any other town in Iowa. To celebrate all of our Cedar Falls’ authors, past and present, by creating a Directory of Cedar Falls Authors,” said Cherie Dargan, one of the organizers. Dargan hopes the festival will attract a wide range of interest. “The festival is open to all ages and interested parties, young and AUTHORS FESTIVAL Continued on Page 5
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Teens fighting limits of labels No matter what, people always seem to have preconceptions about people that they don’t really know. You can hear things in the hallway or from your friends about others, that can easily turn into one big game of Telephone. A person can be judged by their looks and their actions, and what does that really say about them? And what does that say about the person judging them? Something that people tend to do is judge others that they don’t know based on stereotypes that may or may not be correct with that person. It’s no question that stereotypes didn’t just come out of nowhere. They most likely were created based on a pattern found in a certain group of people that has caught on to be the main identification of them. Yes, these preconceptions of people can be good or bad, and they can be funny, but to whom? The people stereotyping or the person being stereotyped? In a survey taken by students from Cedar Falls, over half of the students that had taken the survey answered that a person’s personality affected what they thought about a person in a negative way. Twenty four percent of the students who had taken it said that race and religion affected their views of a person negatively, and another nine percent chose “other.” When asked what they meant by “other,” many students said that the way someone acts toward others affected what they thought of a person. The answers seemed fair. No one would want to be friends with someone who treats others badly, and, of course, you would want to befriend someone who is nice and caring. But how does someone’s race and religion make you think negatively of them? If someone’s views and beliefs don’t match yours, does that make them good or bad? Everyone should be entitled to their own opinions, but where is the line drawn? Once you offend someone with your opinions or “jokes,” does that make them hurt or just sensitive? Of the people who had taken the survey, 59 percent said they had been stereotyped before. Another question in the survey asked students to answer honestly if they stereotyped. Twenty nine percent of answers said they did, and half of those people that said, yes, they did it as jokes, but are they only jokes for certain stereotypes? If you tell an Asian person they’re smart because they’re Asian, is that considered an insult or a compliment? “Well they did say you were smart,” someone might argue, but why is it that they are smart because they are Asian? Along with that, how does a girl having blonde hair make them a “dumb blond”? And why does it only apply to girls? A person’s intelligence isn’t based on their race or the color of their hair. It’s classified by their intelligence — nothing more, nothing less. There are so many preconceptions of people in certain groups, and they can be completely off of what that person is actually like. Having these ideas of people without actually knowing them can be very dangerous because you can hurt the person’s feelings while thinking it’s just a joke. Stereotypes can also take tolls on people’s mental health.
Not only can stereotypes be extremely hurtful, but thoughts that people can have on their stereotypes can put them in a box. Being stereotyped creates the idea in a person’s mind, that this is the only thing they can be. These are the standards that they have to live up to, and if they don’t, they become an outsider to their stereotype. It’s hard to realize that you are more than what people think of you firsthand. When so many people put a label on you, it’s a struggle to shake it off, and if you stereotype, you have to realize that not everyone can take their stereotype as a joke, and it can really get into people’s heads that this is the kind of person they have to be. School is the perfect place for stereotyping to take place, especially when it’s your first year starting. Everyone either knows each other, or not at all, and when you don’t know a person, you’re gonna have some first impressions of them. From students whose identities have given them misconceptions on who they are as people, see their opinions on stereotypes.
JILLIAN GAINES: “basic white girl”
Q: What is your opinion on stereotypes? A: I don’t really like stereotypes because to me, it seems like something that people have to either strive to be or it’s something people are conformed to. Q: How do you think stereotypes can affect people? A: I think it can make people feel bad about their gender, race or where they come from and make them feel as if being different is something to look down upon. Q: How do you get stereotyped? A: Some people think I talk a certain way or dress really “basic,” and some people think I’m dumb just because I’m blonde. Q: What do you think of others who stereotype? A: I don’t think it’s very fair of them to
hold others to a certain standard when everyone is trying to make a name for themselves. Q: Why do you think people stereotype? A: I think people find it easier to place people in a group, so then it’s easier for them to understand each other, rather than get to know another person. Q: How do you respond to being stereotyped? A: I usually ignore them, but if someone is being offended, then I usually say something and get the record straight. Q: How do you think others should respond to stereotypes? A: I think others should try not to make stereotypes a thing and try to make individuality more popular.
FATEMEH MOOSAVI: “Terrorist”
Q: What are your opinions on stereotypes? A: I don’t think there’s any way stereotypes can be good and harmless. Categorizing and reducing people to a single idea is pretty dehumanizing for anyone. It paints a lot of assumptions that are usually harmful and inaccurate as truth, and that causes a lot of damage to the societal image of entire groups of people based on one thing. Q: How do you think stereotypes can affect people? A: It puts them in this little box that limits how they see themselves or others see them. Having to limit yourself to the small space others put you in can really destroy the confidence you have to reach your fullest potential. It stops you from trying new things that are really important to you so that others can feel comfortable seeing you as just one thing, rather than a normal, complex human being. Q: How do you get stereotyped? A: It always has something to do with being a minority. In Iran, people think of me
as backward or a traitor because I’m Arab. Here, people call us terrorists and think we all need to be saved by them. The one that’s most annoying and difficult to live with is the assumption that Muslim or brown girls can’t be attracted to other girls. Most people don’t even seem to consider that some Muslim girls are also LBT. Q: What do you think of people who stereotype? A: They probably haven’t had the resources needed to educate themselves on how they can treat others more fairly, and I think there’s always room to learn and improve yourself in that aspect. It’s constant growth throughout your life, so I understand it to some extent. Others that are just unwilling to let go of their ignorance and bigotry are a lot harder to deal with, and most of the time, it’s just very embarrassing and sad for them to think it’s OK to continue such behavior. Q:How do you respond to stereotypes? A: I’ve just learned that I can’t expect others to change, so I have to remember that I am who I am, and others can’t dictate or change what I can be. I just try to enjoy surprising people rather than get upset by it.
JONATHAN MORAN: “Disrespectful teenager”
Q:Do you think stereotypes are good or bad? A: I think they’re bad because you judge people before you even get to know them, which can be very hurtful. They make people feel bad about being who they are. Q: How do you think stereotypes can affect people? A:I believe stereotypes can hurt people a lot. It can be racist, sexist and just plain mean. Q: How do you get stereotyped? STEREOTYPES Continued on Page 5
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STEREOTYPES/Continued from Page 4 A: People assume that as a teenage, you are disrespectful and rude. Like if you walk into a restaurant, servers are probably thinking, “Oh no, here comes these disrespectful teenagers. They’re gonna trash the place. They won't even leave a tip.” Q: Do you think you fit into this stereotype? A: No, because I tend to respect people older than me, and when I go to places, I try to be polite and be positive. The people that are rude make that stereotype for other people who are actually nice. Q: What do you think about people who stereotype others? A: I feel as though they are judgemental and should learn to get to know someone before they judge them. I believe they do it because they are maybe unhappy with their own lives, so they judge other people who are different from them. Q: How do you respond to people that stereotype you? A: I try to ignore it and realize that what they think doesn't matter to everyone else Q: How do you think others should respond to being stereotyped? A: I believe that people getting stereotyped should either confront the person that's doing it and showing them it's not true, or you can ignore it and realize that what a few people think now, won't matter at all in 15 years.
SARIMAH OGBONDAH: “Oreo”
Q: Do you think stereotypes are good or bad? A: I think stereotypes are bad. I think so
Staff Writer Jade Pham conducted the poll of Peet Junior High students.
because every person is filled with such contrasting characteristics that even the most prominent one won’t suffice as an accurate way to describe them. Stereotypes are just a way to label people without properly know-
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old and there are programs that everyone can learn from,” she said. “We want young people to know that writing is going on all around them. Writing is not something far away or rare — but done regularly in CF — like breathing,” Lounsberry said. It was created to attract people with all different interests. For those who like drama and playwriting, they can hear Rebecca Christian and Lenore Howard at the Hearst Center on Saturday, June 10. Christian wrote the play “Just Suppose” about Suckow, and Howard acted it out. They will talk about how they researched and prepared to write the play. Those interested in art and sculpture can see a sculpture honoring Iowa authors Suckow and Ferner Nuhn in the Hearst Sculpture garden on June 10 at 3 p.m. A UNI student did the artwork. Ferner started the first community art center in Cedar Falls in the
1940s; he and his wife were friends with James and Charles Hearst. For those into art, they might enjoy the exhibits at the Hearst. Also, Ferner was an artist and there are some portraits of his on the Suckow website. http://www. ruthsuckow.org/ home/FernersArt--Figures-ofthe-30s Those who are into poetry can check out Hearst, and those who are into books made into movies, they can check out Nancy Price and the showing of “Sleeping with the Enemy” in Seerley Park (rated R). Of course Waller’s book “Bridges of Madison County” was made into a movie too, and later there will be a showing of a movie based on one of the works of Aldrich. Activities for the festival have
ing them. Q: How do you think stereotypes can affect people? A: I think that stereotypes make people feel lesser than who they are. Stereotypes
already begun. Although the May programs have ended, festivities will begin again in June, beginning with an examination of Suckow’s work. Suckow (1892-1960) wrote nine short novels and 43 short stories, most of them set in Iowa. To learn more about Suckow and other authors visit http://www.cfauthorsfestival.org/. The Cedar Falls Public Library also showcases some of the authors’ works and their biographies, with an exhibit on the second level. It is open any time for interested community members to see. The Hearst Center for the Arts is another place to see some of the authors’ works ahead of the programs. If someone is an author, there is a spot on the homepage to take a survey to nominate that author to become part of the Iowa Authors’ Directory. This festival will not only bring recognition to past famous authors, it also hopes to inspire potential future authors. There will be many other events throughout the year celebrating the different authors and their contributions. By Staff Writer Sophia
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are very confining and judgmental, and that can make people feel like that stereotype is all they are. Q: How do you get stereotyped? A: Sometimes, I hear stuff like, “You’re the whitest black person I know,” or something of that nature. It’s annoying because I’m just trying to be true to myself and live my life, and there are people who constantly feel as though they have such a good view of who I am and need to tell me what they see. Q: What do you think of people who stereotype? A: I think they’re stupid. If you stereotype, you’re judgmental and inconsiderate. So what you see on the outside is far from what’s on the inside. If someone treats you with respect along with others, why is it that their race is a problem? Race does not determine intelligence or status, and it does not affect how a person treats others. If someone likes something that is widely popular, that doesn’t make them “basic,” and a person’s age doesn’t exactly define their maturity. We think we can judge people based on their appearances, and we think that we know them based on what we see from other people of similar race, religion or status as them. But as cliche as it sounds, what matters most about a person isn’t based on the color of their skin, their gender or their age; what matters most is the only thing that people should pay attention to, which is a person’s personality. By Staff Writer Jade
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FOSTER GRAD/Continued from Page 3 are able to move onto college, Guzzle is one of many who don’t listen to those doubts being spit into the world about foster care children. “I want to prove to people you can succeed in life even though you grew up in an environment that wasn’t the best.” Today, foster kids are overlooked and their funding is very limited when they graduate high school and decide to continue their education throughout college. One way the Cedar Valley is striving to help Guzzle and many kids like him is making and receiving donations, celebrating their accomplishments and throwing an open house graduation party. The open house was this Thursday, May 25 at the Hawkeye Community College. Eighth grader at Holmes and founder of Furries For Fosters, Aaliyah Tournier is still taking donations for the kids graduation high school. “I just want people to know if you come from a background that, you know, wasn’t the best, you can always make a change and not look at the negatives of the situation but focus on the positives instead,” Guzzle said.
One of the main struggles is staying on yourself and what you want to achieve. Being focused and driven can get you over those bumps and toward something better.
— Keyontay Guzzle
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Though, there may not be any news updates, articles and opinions due to lack of information about this topic, foster kids graduating high school is a serious and continuing issue that needs more support each and every day. By Staff Writer Tehya
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Family tries week without social media The biggest killer of meaningful time is a component you can completely control: the cell phone in your pocket. Recently, my family and I took a week off from school to have some intentional time as a family in Sarasota, Fla. Prior to our trip, my family told us all that we would either be leaving all of our phones except one, or powering them down for the majority of the day … every day. This thinking was inspired by my mom (Jenni)’s philosophy of what phones can do to you when they are controlling you, and what you can do for yourself when you control them. “Well, first, being off the phone makes you forced to have conversation with those around you. You have no device that could tempt you in distraction, similar to how a TV would bother you,” Jenni said. “Phones also limit cre-
ativity and imagination. We had to create a game in the pool because we didn’t have those distractions. Instead of TV, we made ourselves create, and then it came so naturally. We had such fun nature walks. We delighted in beauty, and it inspired us to have open thinking and therefore a much better time.” While this sounds wonderful and relaxing, phones still tempted. My brother Josiah fell prey to his phone about midway through our trip. At first he checked it briefly, but once he started, his isolation with it only grew. “I felt the need to check my phone in order to stay updated back at home,” Josiah said. “I wanted people to value me, and by checking my phone, I can reaffirm people care about me and want to know how I’m doing when I’m gone. I never enjoyed checking social me-
dia. I never felt good after seeing everyone's worlds spinning just fine and maybe better than my own. It made me feel like other people were having a better time than I was. I left Instagram comparing myself to other people and unhappy with what I looked like, felt like, was doing etc. The happiest I was on the trip was playing ball with my dad on the beach. I didn't have a phone. I wasn't distracted, and I enjoyed life in the moment without wondering if someone was enjoying it better.” My mom has examined what phones do to others and herself for many years. As she has become wise in the matter, she has also become an awesome truth speaker into many people's distorted views of their lives in comparison to others and simply what “staying up to date” can really do to people.
“I think you can look to it as a pick me up,” she said. “It is like a drug, an escape at times. It’s like he needed to know what was going on, a fear of missing out, and he also sought affirmation in his social media standings. Likes on a picture and his friends questioning where he was made him feel liked and remembered by those at home.” “The reason he feels worse afterward is because he didn’t find that affirmation,” Jenni said. “Instead, he just sees all of the people in his life that seem to be having a better time or look as though they are coping just fine without him there to be with them. It triggers something in us that is jealousy and ugliness. It throws you in a rut.” Jenni gave advice on how to spot an addiction with your phone and to really reflect on if one needs it.
“I would say to all the youth and adults, I think that if you are afraid of leaving your phone off, or have a fear of missing out on the social media: you’re addicted. Ask yourself what you use your phone for? Is it for the basic purposes, or is it for social media and that status? Do you need to know what everyone is thinking and find yourself in that controlling mindset? If you’re being honest, and this is true, that is an addiction. How do you solve this? Give up your phone or social media. See how you fill your time. See how much extra time you really do have. Go outside. Talk to people's faces. Let a suffocated imagination breath and run wild. Ask yourself the purpose of your phone. Why are you afraid to fast from it? Control your phone, don’t let it control you.” By Staff Writer Claire
High school, love it or hate it, has obtained quite the reputation for an overload of work. Though through all the trials and tribulations that high school will provide, homework seems to be the kingpin of day-ruining factors. A recent Hi-Line survey including freshmen to seniors looked to answer these basic questions on homework: how much is received, does it cause stress and does it positively or negatively impact grades. According to Huffington Post, American students will spend an average of six hours a week doing homework, but the Hi-Line survey found that 50 percent of CFHS students spend an average of at least two hours a night doing homework. Around 50 percent of students said it “always” creates stress, with another 25 percent saying “often.” A third of students also reported that homework has a direct negative effect on the grades they receive in classes. The survey allowed for anonymous explanations of how homework affects students. One of the top responses was sleep. According to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, teenagers need around nine and a half hours of sleep a night for proper brain development. They
also found that the average teenager today receives about seven hours of sleep. According to the survey, students are aware that their sleep routines aren’t the healthiest, but is homework really to blame? One anonymous response said homework not only takes away sleep, but also relaxation. “It creates more busywork without actually teaching me anything. I feel so anxious and stressed when I'm not able to finish it, and sometimes I'll fall asleep at one in the morning with half my homework done.” Another top reason that students gave was the lack of learning that homework provides. One student said, “Homework very rarely ever helps. If you already understand something, the homework is pointless because you have a firm grasp of the concept already and probably don't need the practice. However, if you don't understand the subject, the homework is also pointless because in all likelihood you will still not understand the concept when you’re done, and you will likely just be practicing it wrong.” Debates on whether or not homework is effective or not is nothing new. Finland is often praised for its non-homework model, and the United States
is often encouraged to follow suit. In 1960’s through the 1980s, education systems in the United States and Finland ranked relatively the same, falling at about 30th on the list of education systems. Then in the early 2000s Finland did away with homework, shortened its school days and they shot right up to number one. “They do not have homework,” Krista Kiuru, minister of education in Finland, said. “They should have more time to be kids, to be youngsters, to enjoy their lives.” Finland held its number one ranking until 2015, but other countries took notice of the changes in Finland and modeled systems the same way. The United States still lands at about 30th on the rankings of education systems. Cedar Falls counselor Susan Langan sees the effects that homework has on students on a weekly basis. Without giving a specific number, Langan said she sees a lot of students every week coming to her office feeling stressed about homework. “When a kid comes in feeling stressed, I try and help them break down what they need to do and split things up. Sometimes I encourage them to get help, but a lot of times they
don’t like to get help because they feel teachers won’t think they're capable.” Langan also said she feels that stress levels would be reduced if the homework wasn’t quite as hefty. “For a lot of teachers, giving lots of homework is just something they’ve always done. I’d like to see teachers give less homework. I mean, [students] will still have homework, but maybe instead of five pages, it could be reduced to one. I really do worry about it. Kids want to take tough classes, but when we’re also on them to do college applications, FAFSA and scholarships, the workload can get huge.” Langan said she worries about what these large work loads mean for the development of students. “I think that with all these AP classes and busy schedules, middle schoolers are dealing with things that high schoolers typically deal with, and high schoolers are dealing with stuff college students usually deal with, so I wouldn’t mind seeing things slow down. Taking advanced classes are good if you’re ready, but there’s no need to rush. It’s important to spend your time as high schooler enjoying aspects of life.” A homework free school
system may not be as far out of reach as once thought. In 2011, the New York Times did an article on homework restrictions being enforced on schools in New Jersey. The author of the article, Vicki Abeles, is a renowned filmmaker, known for her work criticizing educational systems. In her article, Abeles described, “a wave of districts across the nation trying to remake homework amid concerns that high stakes testing and competition for college have fueled a nightly grind that is stressing out children and depriving them of play and rest, yet doing little to raise achievement, especially in elementary grades.” A homework free future is exciting for students, but it is likely scary for teachers. Research points to negatives that homeworks brings, but the idea that “practice makes perfect” cannot be ignored in any facet of schooling. Whether homework is helping students pass classes or destroying development, homework doesn’t seem to wither in the scrutiny. Kiuru and Langan both commented on how homework in America may be here for longer than than students would like.
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Unrealistic, edited body images increasingly common on social sites Social media made it’s undeniable impact as it quickly consumed the lives of modern day generations. According to a survey conducted amongst 85 CFHS students, a large 52.4 percent admitted to spending one to three hours on social media, and while there, the overwhelming amount of posts surrounding body figure and beauty, shame and comparison falls into the minds of many females and males. Junior Taya Mahi said, “I follow a few icons on social media. While they normally make me feel good, there are times when I’m feeling a down about myself, and those times seeing beautiful girls on Instagram can be kind of hard when you, yourself, don’t feel beautiful.” Junior Alexandra Gudgeon said, “The easiest way to lose self-esteem is to look at pictures of Instagram models on social media. It is so quick and simple to pull up the images, yet the damage seeps into the most complex outlets of your life, and it’s so long-lasting.” Furthering the damage on young social media users, the photos often shared amongst popular icons portray images that seem unattainable and unrealistic. Mahi said, “Many Instragram models are portraying a body that is unrealistic. Not everyone can be super skinny and have amazing bone structure and confidence. I think it causes girls to workout too much, be anorexic. I think that it causes girls to strive for a body type that is so where near realistic.” In addition to the large amount of images representing difficult to obtain appearances, young teenagers have been conditioned to prioritize the attention on media. Amongst students, when asked how important “likes” are on shared photos, 65.9 percent of students responded with moderately important to highly important. Senior Kayla Vanderwerf said, “Social media has become less of an outlet to share and connect through photos and more of a chance to prove popularity. It’s typical for users to be constantly looking at the ‘like’ count after posting something. Some-
how, it has transformed to something so important.” Adding to the issue and further driving self-destroying acts, phone applications that allow for alteration of pictures have caused social media users to partake in heavy filter using and body morphing or enhancing acts upon photos. In a survey with 85 respondents, 54 students amongst the high school admitted to using filters to enhance their photos while 22 admitted to using body alternation editing such as teeth whitening, skin darkening, acne erasing and enlargement or inducement of body parts. Vanderwerf said, “I use filters on my photos, and I find that there is more of an aesthetic drive rather than a physical appearance improvement drive. It starts to go overboard when people are using other applications to change their body and natural parts. The applications are so easy to download and use. It makes you wonder how many people are using them and causing deception.” Mahi said, “I think that there is a lot of editing that goes on amongst Instagram models. It is interesting because a lot of icons aren’t completely ‘real.’” Despite the known usage of photo enhancement and editing applications, teenagers who are continuously exposed to social media still face damaging effects to selfesteem after viewing the photos. In a survey questioning CFHS students in regards to feelings after viewing such photos, many respondents said the constant comparison made them feel damaged or broken. Gudgeon said, “Almost every social media user is guilty of using some type of editing app on their photos. In addition, there have been so many articles and videos exposing the insane alterations that can be made from the editing apps. Even with this knowledge, we choose to overlook it and continually criticize ourselves.” Despite the self-esteem damage shown amongst CFHS teenagers, in a survey of 108 respondents, 54 students rated healthy selfesteem as one of the main
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Social media sites promote a lot of unrealistic body images, many of them manipulated in photo editing apps. priorities in their lives. One of the easiest ways to decrease self-esteem damage caused by social media is to withdraw and focus on one’s current self and surroundings. Student counselor and women’s leadership adviser Susan Langan said, “You have to limit your time on social media and check your feelings on what you view. If it makes you upset or jealous, you need to do something to make your life better or to appreciate it more. There is a feeling of inadequacy that continues to be there with long-term usage.” In addition, self-acceptance movements have worked to combat the selfdefeating thoughts and bodyshaming comments. Contributing to the selfacceptance movement, many social media users have used applications such as Instagram and Facebook to spread natural beauty and self-love. Mahi said, “I think that
some social media icons have a positive impact. Some who have ‘normal body types’ or stretch marks post about them. It is truly amazing because it seems to humanize them and bodies in general.” Vanderwerf said, “I love seeing the women who work to empower other women on body-love and positivity. They are the ones who make Instagram and medias alike a positive outlet where acceptance is of most value.” The only way to completely destroy self-defeating thoughts is to continue the progression toward acceptance. Langan said, “We have to be more accepting of all, especially of females who are not the skinny-minis or the blondes, the model that everyone thinks you can strive for. We need to be accepting of all different sizes. Society is doing better with portraying women who aren’t the super skinny women. There is a
problem with overuse of the skinny shapes and models. We have made progress, but there is a long way to go.” Overall, as a society and as individuals, Langan said teenagers must remember that the images and bodies portrayed on social media are not always as they seem. Langan said, “A lot of students who are spending time on social media are thinking, oh, this is what I am striving to look like. You have to do a self-check and remind yourself that people only put out their best looking photos and content.” Gudgeon said, “With social media, you truly cannot believe everything you see. If you focus on yourself and become your biggest ‘follower’ or ‘supporter,’ you will find that self-love is easier than it seems.” By Staff Writer Maddie
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Diabetes moving up on list of America’s top killers I stir from my deep slumber as the acute amount of light protrudes into my room from outside. I poke my finger and blotch the deep crimson red blood onto the miniscule strip. I walk over to the cabinet filled with sugar foods and drinks in my room and snap the tab on a mini-Sunkist and down the whole cylinder into my gut. I snap another tab and down another can. I sulk back into my bed, and shortly after I collapse into another sleep only to be awakened and begin a day of more ups and downs. This is a normal morning in the life of a type one diabetic. Unfortunately, discrepancies like this occur almost daily. The constant battle of equilibrium throughout the body is a lost war. Not many people are aware of the attrition conflict that is churning like a Caribbean hurricane inside the body. First off, I’d like to get one thing straight. Type one and type two diabetes are different diseases. Type one is a genetic disability, and type two (or onset diabetes) is brought on due to lack of balance between fat, glucose and insulin in the body. My biggest pet peeve is not knowing the difference. I understand that the knowledge of diabetes is on the back burner, and, unfortunately it is likely no one will understand the dedication to keeping ourselves alive we have to burn through. Type one diabetes can occur at any age, old or young. It is started when your pancreases beta cells get attacked and acidicly mutilated by white blood cells and t-cells in your body. The beta cells are cells that pro-
duce insulin, a hormone needed to survive. The insulin controls the level of glucose in your blood stream. This is a constant fight for equilibrium that is easily maintained. Nondiabetics glucose levels stay within the 100-150 range, which is nearly perfect on the scale. I would compare the functions of your pancreas to that of driving stick. Automatic shifts you don’t have to worry about. You put in park, drive and reverse whilst trying to complete an easy job of not dropping the transmission from the car. But driving stick is a whole other situation. You have to pop the clutch often (checking and managing blood sugar) and multitask on both the road in front of you and situation at your feet. It’s a skill that is quite never mastered, and if not adhered to properly can lead to devastating losses. Things on the type one side, however, do not seem so bleak. With new advancements made every day, it is becoming easier and easier to maintain a healthy A1C. I, along with many other diabetics, wear a CGM or continuous glucose monitor. It does exactly what it sounds like and constantly measures blood glucose. I asked fellow type one diabetic Blake Zimmerman about the CGM, and he voiced it better than I ever could have. “I definitely think that the CGM is worth it despite how annoying it is at times. It helps me to know what my blood sugars are doing, which helps me if they are fluctuating or when I am sleeping.” Even though, like Zimmerman
said, the CGM is very annoying, it is truly a life savior in the terms of constantly keeping you up to speed on your blood glucose trends. Apart from CGM, the only bright spot in the future of diabetes is the Artificial Pancreas. Just like it sounds, the Artificial Pancreas acts as a synthetic pancreas that controls your glucose and insulin levels throughout the day without the push of a button. With more and more focus on the up and coming artificial pancreas, it is becoming a more real possibility. Pains of waking up at two o’clock in the morning are slowly disappearing and will soon be non existent in the coming years. The dreams of diabetics not only living their lives just like every other person is not only coming more of a reality, it is also becoming a formality. With help from leading schools and hospitals around the globe, clinical trials have been approved for the public. For the first time, few amounts of diabetics are experiencing what a day in the life of a non-diabetic is like. The carefree lifestyle relating to not counting carbs and constantly monitoring your blood glucose is soon becoming a great and exciting palatability. Your body is a well oiled machine, run by three main things. Blood, protein and glucose. From energy levels to enzymes to hormone production, the pancreas and its allies maintain one of the most important systems inside your body: the endocrine system from your thyroid that controls hormones and metabolism to your adrenal glands which produce important hormones like adrenaline and cor-
Tips for deflating diabetes Breakfast;
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day; especially for a diabetic. All the protein and carbs absorbed in the early parts of the day carryover and control your body’s insulin and glucose levels. The best superfood to start your day are eggs. The protein and low level of carbohydrates and sugar easily maintain your metabolism and glucose throughout the day. Next, oranges high levels of vitamin c not only prevent scurvy, but they also provide a nice high carb boost to start the day. Cereal can also be a nice substitute. Preferably a more bland whole grain cereal would be best, but overall it is not a bad option.
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Personally I like to stick with sandwiches as my main go to. The grains in the bread are perfect for a little energy pick me up. Sticking away from fatty dressing and filler ingredients, foods like avocados, tomatoes and peanut butter provide a lot of protein. Not only can these foods help your overall health, they can help eliminate the end of the day drowsiness. Ben Boezinger Graphic
tisol. The organs and glands that are connected to the endocrine system are some of the most sequential in the body, but one that isn’t may be the most affected. The kidney is vital to to maintenance of glucagon and insulin. The kidney is like the groom’s best friend at the wedding. Involved in every step of the way, the kidney and pancreas go hand and hand. Diabetes mellitus causes the blood vessels inside the body to be damaged, and this can cause a blockage in the kidneys. This leads to nerve damage and swelling in the extremities. About 30 percent of all patients will experience kidney failure over their lifetime according to Kidney.org. The risk that both type one and type two diabetics face is extremely life threatening and can lead to severe repercussions. The number of people who have a predisposition to diabetes, or prediabetes, is astounding. What’s even worse is the number of people that will develop type two diabetes over their lifetimes. People need to be educated about the risks that lead up to and involve type two diabetes so we can prevent the disease from debilitating the population. Of the 86 million people that develop pre-diabetes, 15-30 percent will develop type two diabetes. Personally, that number is disappointing for two reasons. First, as a country whose is trying to revolutionize its health, how do so many people not get the knowledge they need about the world they are going to encounter if they never
change their habits. Second, if they have been told about the path they are taking, it pains me that they are either too lazy or don’t care about the life they are choosing. It is offensive to me as a diabetic who was never given the choice of dealing with the pains of diabetes that these people when given a chance to do something about it, but choose not to. But aside from the facts, there is one thing that is certainly true; diabetes is on the rise. The CDC has stated that following the current projectory that the United States is on, one in three Americans will have type two diabetes. That number, to me, is staggering. Most of the population in 2050 will be so fat that their organs start to shut down. This will not only reflect against the lives of families, but also our healthcare system and economy. I do not want to rant, or stand atop a soapbox, but the expansion of the human body is something that will be a deciding factor in the future of the human race. We go backward in time to the centuries of death before the age of 40, or we can climb out of the sinkhole that we are swimming amongst and treat both our bodies and minds better. The greater the body, soul and mind are treated, the better that our race as whole can progress. If my previous calling has inspired you to treat your body better, or you are type one diabetic like me who wishes to control their intake better, I have some pretty healthy tips and eat to beat diabetes. By Staff Writer Ben
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My weapon of choice to help fuel me for the end of the day and through the night is pasta. Pasta can provide a huge amount of protein for the coming day and help in anything from the big test to the big game. You can’t go wrong with pasta. From spaghetti to fettuccine to even something as small as orzo, the proteins that the noodles produce help greatly in controlling health and diabetes. From first hand experience I can tell you that pasta can level off blood glucose levels and help maintain a steady A1C.
Snack foods
Personally, snacking is one of my greatest weaknesses. I have been called a ‘grazer’ by my doctors in Iowa City, meaning that I will often snack on my own terms and forget to count the carbs correctly. For diabetes and good health in general I would suggest staying away from fatty foods with high levels of sugar. Fruits and veggies are what have helped me turn my diabetes around for the better. Instead of crackers or similar foods, fruits like blueberries, bananas, and carrots are enriching and good for you. Helping maintain a steady flow of glucose into the system, the fruits and veggies can be pivotal in controlling insulin and glucose ratios.
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As you all have seen from previous tutorials of mine, I am a huge fanatic for luxury makeup. I spent thousands of dollars a year on my face, but is all the money really necessary to find a good product? To find this out for myself, I decided to compose an experiment of sorts. For one week, I split my face into two halvevs. One half of my face was the boujie makeup that I hold so dear and the other half was from the drugstore alternatives that I discovered through the help and recomendations of my fellow peers. I found some gems throughout this process and trashed the rest.
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Becca First Light Priming Filter $38 -Water based -Hydrating -Brightens up the skin tone with a pastel purple tint
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Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Primer Skin Transformer $9.99 -Silicon based -Light pink tint to brighten skin, ends up just making your face kind of red
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation $47 -Light to medium coverage -Skin looks natural and radiant -Blends easily, semi-matte finish -Slight flash back -Wore really well, over nine hours -Extensive shade range
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Wet n Wild Photo Focus™ Foundation $5.99 -Medium, buildable coverage -Blends easily -No flash back -Thick, sort of cakey -Faded a bit around hour three -Small shade range
Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer $30 -Hydrating -Doesn’t emphasize dryness -Full coverage -Thick consistency -Domb foot applicator, better to use with brush
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Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer $8.99 -Medium, buildable coverage -Looks natural -Wore well and all day -Weird sponge tip applicator, looks unsanitary
Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Champagne Pop $38 -No clear difference between this and drugstore option -Powder is too soft and shatters too easily. Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pressed Powder $30 -Soft, finely milled powder -Covers pores really well -Controls oil for five hours, no retouch -Colorless Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz Pencil $21 -Pigmented -Precise -Lasts all day Nars Bronzer in Laguna $40 -Blends extremely well -Powder is kind of hard -Right amount of pigment -No patchiness, but dark color Benefit Box Blush in Coralista $29 -Sheer pigment -Light glow -Just kind of disappears at hour five Nars Audacious Lipstick in Barbara $34 -Creamy, full coverage pigment -Wiped away on the inside of the lips when I ate -Color dupe of Wet n Wild
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W I N N E R W I Here, I am wearing both the high end and drugstore options on N half of my face. The high end makeup is on the left side of my N face and the drugstore is on the right. E While preference in makeup is highly subjective, I’ve realized a R few things that could help others: W 1. I might be spending a bit too much on makeup, and you might I be too. N 2. Drugstore makeup has stepped up quite a bit in these past few N E years. 3.High end does not nessesarily mean better. R The entire time I’ve been into makeup, I’ve really only purchased over-priced products thinking that more expensive meant better. While I still won’t go near $5 foundation ever again, I’ve realized that the drugstore options aren’t that horrible. In fact, some of the options at the drugstore performed better than the high end products. For example, I was really surprised at how good the Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer was. It didn’t trump my Nars concealer, though, to be fair, nothing ever really has. I also found that powder products from the drugstore were really great. My Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Champagne Pop has been a holy grail of mine for a while now and yet this $5 W I Wet n Wild MegaGlo™ Highlighting Powder in Precious Petals easily N took it over. I felt the same way with the Physicians Formula Butter N Bronzer, as well as the Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso. It then occured to me that maybe the high end options weren’t all E R that. Life’s too short to only buy one type of thing. By Staff Writer Yoon
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Wet n Wild MegaGlo™ Highlighting Powder in Precious Petals $4.99 -Pigmented and blinding highlight, definetely. Not for a natural look. -Powder is soft and buttery, performs just like a high end product Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder $4.99 -Controls oil for three hours no retouch -Small effect on pores -Weird glitter? I think it was a manufacturing error -Left a white cast NYX Micro Brow Pencil $9.99 -Almost the same as high end -Wore almost all day, but I wiped my brow, and it came off easily
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Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer $14.95 -Blends and feels like butter; lives up to name
Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso $7.49 -Too much initial pigment, requires tapping off brush before applying -Shimmery -Wears beautifully, doesn’t fade Wet n Wild Megalast Lipstick in Bare it All $2.49 -Felt dry going on -Wears well enough, but came off as soon as I ate
Total: $69.87
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Local establishments top list of offerings for best chai tea
What makes a good chai-tea latte? For me, there has to be the perfect balance of milk to tea and spice that zings every time you take a sip. Iced or hot, chai is a perfect beverage for someone looking for an alternative to coffee. Chai stands for the Hindi word for “tea” and consists of a mixture of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, anise and black pepper. All of these flavors marry into a sweet tea that can have milk or soy milk added to it for a delightful drink. With all of the different cafés and coffee shops available to us, there are a lot of options. So, I decided to seek out the best chai in Cedar Falls. First, I stopped by Cup of Joe in downtown Cedar Falls. This cafe is commonly known by everyone as the place to be if you need to relax and have a nice time. I ordered the normal chai and was pleasantly surprised by the spices and thick foam in the warm mug that was presented to me. However, Cup of Joe has a wide selection of chai, with variations that are interesting compared to other area coffee shops. The Cup has a chocolate chai, which is a combination of cocoa and a chai latte that is an unexpected good pairing. They also offer a seasonal “hot fluff” chai, which has marshmallow added to it, which makes the chai even more luxurious. My next stop was Sidecar Coffee Shop on College Hill. This chai was much sweeter than the one from Cup of Joe. It was obvious to me that the barista used quite a lot of milk in this
drink, because the chai was thick and creamy. The spices were right on, with a strong flavor of cinnamon. However, the chai came in a cardboard cup, which was slightly off-putting. I tried out two large chain coffee shops next, starting with Starbucks. I found that the tea to milk ratio in this chai latte was spot on. Unlike some other chai-tea lattes that I tasted, the prominence of tea was strong. There was also a nice blend of spices, perhaps a little weaker compared to the other drinks I tried. Caribou Coffee was the next chain I visited. I sipped into the cardboard cup and was immediately underwhelmed by the taste. This chai was by far the least appealing because it barely tasted like a chai. Instead of a blend of spices and sweetness, the only taste that came through was an overpowering amount of cinnamon. It made me wonder if Caribou just put some sort of powder into hot water to make it, because the consistency was also grainy compared to the few other drinks that I tried. In my opinion, the local coffee places offered the best chai-tea latte experiences. I thought that Cup of Joe’s chai was the best tasting, with Sidecar Coffee’s chai following closely behind. The depth of flavor and consistency of the drink, along with the impression that it was a true chai tea latte, made these two winners in my book. By Staff Writer Sabine
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After years in restaurant business, former Toad’s owner hands over keys Many may not know the man behind the Toad of Toad’s Bar and Grill, but former owner Dan Layton was not always who he is now. Once, he was nothing more than a worker at Burger King. Only through hard work did he grow up through the ranks and become the former owner of Toad’s Bar and Grill. Starting in 1980, Dan worked at Burger King. Slowly he climbed up from working behind the grill, to the assistant manager. Days went on and on, and he kept working. Then around the winter of 1991, Dan and his boss had an idea. After a lot of planning, they put their plan into action, allowing Toad’s Bar and Grill to be born. On June 7, 1991, Toad’s opened for business. The name comes from the original owner, Don Tode,and his old nickname was toad. In November of 1998, only seven years after the restaurant opened, Toad passed away, leaving the restaurant in Layton’s care. Layton was already the majority owner after this event, and with his partner, Ivan Wieland, he continued on Toads’ legacy. Layton worked at this restaurant for about seven years before coming to own it, and in 2016, his ownership of Toad’s ended. For 25 1/2 years, Layton owned/worked at Toad’s; however, eight years prior to his restaurant retirement, he had a horrible accident in a motorcycle race, breaking his legs. While he has recovered, his declining health forced him to
sell Toad’s. Now in his post-restaurant life, Layton enjoys a nice retirement, but not without work. He works at Caribbean Tan and Spa part-time. On top of this, he plans to help the new owner of Toad’s with doing payroll. Due to his declining health, Layton had little choice but to sell Toad’s. “You need passion to run a business, after my accident, which involved 14 surgeries, my gas tank was empty. After 36 1/2 years in the restaurant business, it was time for me to get out. Great customers, great workers and great memories.” With the restaurant business behind him, Layton looks back with a smile at the memories, and moves forward to the future. The past makes the present, and the present makes the future. This is a belief worldwide, and Layton is no exception. With 36 1/2 years in the restaurant business as his past, his present is a nice life of retirement. By Staff Writer Noah
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Cauliflower adds delicious twist to gluten-free pizza
The most popular food in America is pizza, originating from Italy. While most Italians strive to keep it reasonably healthy and very fresh, other Americans have dropped standards to a carb bomb of a meal, but here is an extremely easy recipe that is full of vitamins and protein, but it still gives your pizza cravings full satisfaction.
Grain-Free Cauliflower Crust Pizza makes one 10-12 inch pizza Only 30 Min!
Ingredients:
1 small to medium sized head of cauliflower - should make 2 to 3 cups once processed 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried basil (crush it up a little) 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (break it down a little more with your fingers) 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder Red Pepper flakes (a couple shakes) 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese 1 egg optional 1 tablespoon almond meal Choose your own sauce, cheese, toppings or whatever else you feel to add
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees, and place the pizza stone/sheet in the oven. Use your washed smallish cauliflower (you don’t need a big one) and cut the florets off (don’t use stem, just white part). Process cauliflower for about 30 seconds until you have 2-3 cups of snow like powder. Microwave processed cauliflower for about 4 minutes, and then place in a clean towel. Once cool, keep it in the towel and wring it to DEATH. You are getting the unnecessary water out of it so it doesn’t become a crumble in the oven. Now add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/2 tea-
spoon garlic powder, a dash of red pepper and the almond meal if your cauliflower made closer to two cups and not three. Mix well. Mix the egg into the dry ingredients, and then take your dough and mold it into a crust on your parchment. Make it tight and pressed down firmly, not too thick or thin. Then move the pizza that’s on the parchment unto the stone sheet
and place back into the oven. Bake your crust for 8-11 minutes, until it is a golden brown. Remove from oven. Let it cool for a few minutes, and then add whatever sauce and toppings you like. Enjoy this healthy and yummy pizza. By Staff Writer Claire
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Peet freshman sharing his skills on YouTube “A 15 year old kid from Iowa with a passion for filmmaking!”. Noah Smith is a ninth grader at Peet Junior High. He started making YouTube videos at age 10 in 2011. “My mom would film me jumping on the trampoline doing tricks, and me and my cousin made these videos that we thought were funny back then, but looking back it it, they were just really weird,” he said. Smith has loved watching YouTube videos ever since he was younger, including flipping videos, which are the kind of videos he makes now. “Last year I started watching a YouTuber by the name of Tanner Braungardt, and he did amazing flips and a lot of cool stuff, and I realized I can do a lot of that stuff too. I saved up my money for about four or five months to buy my very first DSLR camera, and I learned to get good with my editing software I currently use today. I have made tons of channels before, and I knew this one I really wanted to stick with,” he said. Smith also doesn’t put video making off as an easy task for him. “It took me a while to learn how to make good videos worth posting, but it truly is rewarding. Filming is very fun, but when you sit down to edit, it does take a good amount of time, but it is so cool to look at the finished product,” he said.
Smith also has inspiring words for students who are too scared to do what they love in fear of judgement. “I would just tell every person who wants to make videos to not care what others think. I got so much hate for making videos when I was younger, and I still do now, and even with tramp, but I love to do it so much, and I have a huge passion for it that all that other stuff doesn't really matter to me, I guess. I do what I love, and I could care less what other people think, and I think others should have that mentality too. If you love it, do it and don't let others take that away from you,” he said. Noah said he plans to make a profit and perhaps become famous from his videos. “The absolute dream would be to make YouTube a full time job. I love doing it, and I feel like I would only quit if it didn't give me happiness anymore, and I would move onto bigger things, but I really just see me being my own boss and having YouTube be a full time thing,” he said. “I would just like to say to anyone that has a dream or passion to just go for it and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t because the moment you start caring is when your life is not what you want it to be,” Smith said. By Staff Writer Kyandra
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Iowa hosting variety of summer concerts
Ah, summertime; the perfect opportunity to see one of your favorite bands play, and not have to worry if it’s on a school night or not. Whether you’re already into these bands or looking for new ones to explore, there are plenty of summer concerts to attend. The following concerts and festivals are just a few of the one’s that I am excited for.
80/35 in Des Moines
The 80/35 music festival in Des Moines is having it’s 10 year anniversary this summer and celebrating by having The Shins and MGMT headline the festival. 80/35 takes place on July 7 and 8 at Western Gateway Park, and MGMT will be playing on the 7th and The Shins the 8th. Tickets are $42 per day or $65 for two day passes. 80/35 was started by the Des Moines Music Coalition, which is a non profit organization. Their goal was to “spark growth in the city’s live music economy — to think outside the box to further enhance a creative, vibrant culture.” A perk about this festival is that there are two free stages, featuring both talent from
around the globe and high school performances. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, St. Vincent and The Flaming Lips are just a few acts who have headlined in the past.
Hinterland Music Festival in Saint Charles
The Hinterland Music Festival takes place on Aug. 4 and 5 in Saint Charles, Iowa. The lineup this year includes alt-J, The Head and The Heart, Foxygen, as well as Shakey Graves. Not only does this festival feature music — there’s art, craft vendors and family entertainment. All of the vendors are from this region, which makes Hinterland a great local festival to support. A two-day pass to Hinterland is $95, a Friday single ticket is $49 and a Saturday single ticket is $59.
Girlpool in Iowa City
Girlpool is coming to The Mill in Iowa City on June 1. The girl duo hails from Los Angeles, and the folk punk band has been compared to singersongwriter Kimya Dawson by Metacritic. Tickets are $12.
Miike Snow in Des
Moines
Miike Snow, a Swedish indie pop band, is coming to Wooly’s in Des Moines on June 25. Miike Snow originally started out as two childhood friends that not only made music, but produced it as well. The band has worked with Madonna, Kylie Minogue, as well as Sky Ferreira. While working with Britney Spears on writing one of her albums, they met the third member of Miike Snow who is American. Tickets start at $38.
Blind Pilot in Des Moines
Indie folk band Blind Pilot is coming to the Simon Estes Amphitheater in Des Moines. The band is from Portland, Ore., and has written three albums. Their single “Go on, say it,” was the single of the week in 2008 on the iTunes store. A unique fact about this band is that they performed on a bicycle tour — literally biking from Washington to California carrying their instruments on bicycle trailers that they assembled themselves. Tickets start at $108. By Staff Writer Emma
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Steps to Salsa
Señora Black’s Spanish IV class learns to move and groove to the music as they dance the salsa on Wednesday, May 24. Top Left: Brooke Prohaska, Bekah Bass. Top Right: Maaike Hassman, Sara Hoy. Bottom: Alex Dou, Henry Shockley, Miranda Simpson
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Our View Senior staffers say goodbye
Time always goes on. Dawn turns into dusk, seasons change, people grow … and high school seniors graduate. This Sunday, 370 young adults cross into the next stage of their lives. Whether it be college, work, family, or something else entirely, we at the Tiger Hi-Line wish you all the best. With that in mind, today will surely be a day filled with farewells. With 370 less Tigers roaming the halls, the Hi-Line also says goodbye to quite a few of our senior staffers. Your contributions, your energy, your presences will be missed. Now that we have bid adieu to our upperclassmen. They have decided to flip the switch and bid the rest of us a farewell as well. Especially to one very important member of our staff, our beloved adviser, Mr. Brian Winkel. Here are a few words from some of our senior Hi-Line staffers: “It’s very hard to describe how absolutely incredible it’s been to be part of the Hi-Line and to have been Winkel’s student. All I can say is it’s been an amazing journey that has helped me discover not only what I want to do in life, but also who I want to be. Through journalism and through Winkel, I’ve learned so many things that I will carry with me forever. Such as the passion to pursue the truth and your dreams, and other skills that will carry into the world past the door of room 208. Thank you, Winkel. Thank you, Tiger Hi-Line. I love you, and I’ll see you soon.” - Tana Gam-Ad “I’ve been in journalism for the past three years, and I cannot express how thankful I am to have come to know Mr. Winkel. Even though we disagree politically, we put it aside and work together. Whether it’s helping me lay something out or giving me advice as to which fly to use at a certain time of year for fly fishing, Mr. Winkel has always helped me.” - Brennan Kohls “Mr. Winkel recognizes the passions of his students and aids them to get where they need to be. He has inspired many to become beautiful writers and has been a wonderful mentor to all.” - Casey McIntyre “Something Mr. Winkel has taught me, is that you should never be afraid to be passionate. Winkel slaves over the paper every single week because he is passionate about journalism and passionate about shaping our futures — even when we don’t go into journalism. But relentlessly, he has shown passion for us and our passions. He encourages us to write about what we’re passionate about even when he has to give us a twist to make it relevant to the community. Cranking out an article every week isn’t easy, but the smile and pride on Winkel’s face on Fridays when he looks over the paper makes all the hard work worth it. Thank you for an amazing and challenging two years, Winkel. Here’s to many more.” - Albie Nicol “Thank you, Winkel, for everything you have done for me. I have learned so much having you as a teacher. Thank you helping me to realize what I want to go to school for and helping me achieve major things.” - Kaylee Olson “Mr. Winkel’s passion for his students and his area of teaching radiates each and every week. Mr. Winkel always tells his students, “Follow your bliss.” This quote from him has stuck in my head during journalism this past year and will linger with me for a lifetime.” - Maddie Palmersheim “He made me laugh when no else could. He made me smile when I only wanted to frown, and he made me happy when all I wanted to be was sad.” - Sam Prophet “Mr. Winkel is very supportive and dedicated to journalism at Cedar Falls High School and to the preservation and education of the field in general. He has been a great mentor who is willing and able to guide his students, and he’s so committed and devoted to the department and to his journalism students. I am very grateful to have had his mentorship, and sad that I have to leave him after only one semester.” - Noah Wolf Time always goes on. Memories, however, will always remain. Catch you later Tigers!
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The Tiger Hi-Line is a weekly publication of the journalism classes at Cedar Falls High School, 1015 Division Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. Our website is www.hiline.cfschools.org. The Hi-Line is distributed to CFHS students on Fridays to read during their third period classes. Columns and letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hi-Line staff or Cedar Falls Schools. The Hi-Line editorial is presented weekly in the editorial labeled Our View, and it is the view of the majority of the editors listed below. Reader opinions on any topic are welcome and should be sent to The Tiger Hi-Line staff or delivered to room 208. All letters must be signed. Letters must be submitted by 3 p.m. on Monday for publication in the following Friday edition. Letters may not exceed 300 words and may be edited to meet space limitations. Writers should include their contact information for verification. Editor-in-Chief: Tana Gam-Ad Opinion Editor: Brennan Kohls Staff: Macen Adams, Beau Anderson, Jibreel Bailey, Lily Becker, Ben Boezinger, Cassidy Christopher, Noah Dexter, Vipsa Dodiya, Alexis Dowden, Noah Forker, Halie Frahm, Kyandra Gillum, Emma Graening, Ethan Gunnuscio, Cody Hood, Jubilee Joyce, Yoon Ki, Jackson Kliewer, Mercede Kraabel, Olivia Kress, Elise Leasure, Sabine Martin, Luke Mattingly, Kate Mauss, Casey McIntyre, MacKenzie Michael, Kate Middleton, Jack Moody, Andrew Nickey, Albie Nicol, Kaylee Olson, Maddie Palmersheim, Jade Pham, Skylar Promer, Claire Rolinger, Claire Sabino, Kim Salmon, Sohia Schillinger, Lillian Schmid, Mallorie Sckerl, Sydney See, Lexi Sheeley, Emmey Sherbon, Colin Shultz, Lilah Skaar, Sam Spratt, Mia Stark, Brayden Stotser, Alex Templeton, Tehya Tournier, Matthew Walsh, Haley Williams, Alayna Yates
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Impeachment could impede U.S. progress
How many times have you heard someone say the word “impeachment” in the past week? Chances are, it has been too many. As new details continue to be dug up on President Donald Trump’s relationship between his campaign and Russia, many people, such as Democratic representative from Texas, Al Green, are calling for Trump’s impeachment. Meanwhile, the White House continues to play the defensive, denying memos from former FBI director James Comey and trying to mitigate the spread of news by issuing statements of denial against accusations. Whether or not the accusations uncovered by journalists and government officials are true, a call for impeachment as serious as the recent ones based on alleged obstruction of justice are not something to take lightly. Despite what you think even your most liberal friends would agree with, no one really wants impeachment. It’s not a light process. It requires a complex and expensive system of checks and balances through special committees and congressional hearings that can drag on for months and drown out important progress in policy making and silence all other issues at hand. No matter who the president is, most Americans would rather see him become a success and serve the people the best of his abilities than be removed from office. However, the accusations against Trump are not to be taken lightly, because if true, they are serious and deserve the utmost attention. Should the accusations not be true, investigations by the special prosecutor should be easy, and the White House should have nothing to hide. With rumors flying about the possibility of impeachment, it’s important to understand what the term means in the first place, and what it entails. Presidential impeachment is the process of bringing charges upon the president. Impeachment does not mean removing the president from of-
fice, though it can happen as a result. Impeachment is brought on by the lower house while the upper house conducts the trial. In an impeachment trial, there is no regular judge, and there is no regular jury. The role of the judge is taken over by the chief justice of the supreme court, in this case it would be Chief Justice John Roberts, who presides over the hearings. In the event that the charges brought upon the house are voted on and passed to the senate, the 100 members of the senate serve as a jury in the trial. First, a member of the House or a special prosecutor must recommend impeachment proceedings, such as Green or appointed special prosecutor and former FBI director Robert Mueller. According to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, impeachment and removal of the president may only occur in the event of “treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” Once proceedings are recommended, a House committee is called to review the allegations and decide if they are worthy of articles of impeachment. Usually, the matter is referred to the House Committee of the Judiciary where a majority vote decides if there is enough substance for impeachment to proceed. If a majority vote within the committee is reached, the committee begins to draft the Articles of Impeachment. It essentially outlines the charges brought against the president. The Articles are presented to the full House where the resolution is debated and voted on. A simple majority is required for the Articles to pass. If the Articles pass in the House, and the official is impeached, the matter is sent to trial in the Senate. Members of the House then present their findings and conclusions to the Senate. The trial in the Senate is much like a regular trial. The defense and the prosecution both have the right to call
witnesses and perform cross examinations, and the president is allowed to appoint a defense team of his own lawyers. Senate members deliberate in private after being informed of the charges, and vote on acquittal or conviction. A 2/3 vote is required for conviction of the president, and as a result, he is automatically removed from office and barred from holding future public office ever again. In the event that the President is removed from office due to proceedings of impeachment, the vice president assumes the role as president. No president has ever been removed from office through impeachment. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached in the House of Representatives — Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act and Clinton for his in-office affairs, but both were acquitted in their Senate trials. Richard Nixon, who has been cited heavily in the recent events with Trump and the Russian Investigation, resigned before he could be impeached in the House or the Senate. However, many agree that he would have been indefinitely impeached and removed had he not resigned. The president is also subject to criminal prosecution during an impeachment trial. While a president can pardon these criminal charges against a president, such as Gerald Ford did of Nixon’s charges, a president does not have the power to pardon impeachment cases. Impeachment cases are rare, however, calls for impeachment are not, and many elected officials dating back to George Washington have faced calls for impeachment just as Trump has today. Because the true extent of Trump’s supposed actions are still unknown, it is difficult to predict whether or not this lengthy process will actually begin. By Staff Writer Elise
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Dedicated students may be spreading time thin
Dear dedicated, I understand that the prospect of being involved in countless school activities sounds super important right now, but hear me out. I know from a first hand experience what it is like to overfill my plate. I know what it is like to say yes to every possible thing because the idea of taking on new challenges and meeting new people sounds absolutely incredible. I know what it is like to say yes to something just because it might look good on a college resume. I know what it is like to say yes to a favor that I don’t necessarily have the time to complete, and I know what it is like when I can’t follow through with all of these things because I have already committed to too much. If you are a person who can man-
age 50 different things at one time and still manage them all well, then I applaud you, but I find it rather difficult to spread myself out that thin and still do an admirable job trying to achieve all of the things that I hope to achieve. I’m not saying that it is impossible, I’ve just realized from my own life experiences (the very few that I’ve had), that it is really difficult to do a great job at something if I’m trying to do 10 other things at the same time. In my opinion, it’s better to do one thing and put all of my time and effort into it than it is to do 50 things in a mediocre manner. Don’t get me wrong, I think it is great to diversify when it comes to getting involved, and I think it is smart to put my fingers into different pools, but if all I ever do is put my fingers into a bunch of different pools,
I will never actually jump into any of them. I honestly think that I would be more successful if I didn’t try to do absolutely everything all of the time. I think I would be happier if I could learn to say no once in awhile. It’s important to be aware of how much to take on is too much. I’m not advocating that you drop all of the school activities that you’re in. I think it is super important to be involved in our high school. I just hope that you consider evaluating the time that you are putting into each of your commitments because I didn’t realize until right now that I might only be doing mediocre at all of the things that I am trying to take on. By Staff Writer Clare
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If you’re going on a backpacking trip or a canoe float down the river or maybe even in the mountains somewhere this summer, you’ll have a long list of equipment to bring. Besides needing the obvious things like a tent or sleeping bag, here are some easily forgotten things to bring on a By Opinion Editor Brennan backpacking or canoe trip in the bush.
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1. Solar Charger:
3. Dry Bag:
5. Cooler:
If you want to keep your phone and other electronics charged while kickin’ it in the wilderness, a solar charger is a must have. It takes energy from the sun through its solar panels and into a reservoir. The one that works the best for me is the Ayyie Solar Power Bank 10000maH charger. It has two USB ports, so you can charge two items at once. You can find it on Amazon for around $20.
Also going with the rainy camping trip or a week long float down a river somewhere, a dry bag can save your life. The best way to keep your personal belongings, food or even clothes safe and dry is a dry bag. It is exactly what it sounds like: a sack made out of waterproof polymer that folds over itself at the top and forms a handle. It is absolutely essential on a kayak or canoe trip, hands down. There are so many different brands and sizes of these bags that there is one for any need. There is no specific brand of dry sack that I particularly use, but any of them will work. You can find them at any sportings good store, Walmart or Amazon for an inexpensive price.
This will be a controversial pick, but for the cooler I have to go with Yeti. Don’t get me wrong I think paying over $100 for a cooler is ridiculous too, but if you’re going to be in the bush for over three days, a Yeti cooler is the only one that will keep its contents ice cold for that long. Off-brands can work too, but my experience with my Yeti coolers has been so positive that I’ll always stick with Yeti. When they say: “Built for the Wild,” they mean built for the wild. Yeti coolers are very well made and honestly can withstand just about any kind of torture test. You can see some of these tests on Youtube from independent channels and Yeti’s own Youtube channel. For my week-long kayak trip this summer, I’m bringing my Yeti flip-12 softsided cooler and my Yeti “roadie” cooler. Both can hold ice for ridiculous amounts of time. My only problem with Yeti coolers, besides the price, is how heavy and inconvenient they are to haul around. If I was on a backpacking trip, I would never bring a hard Yeti cooler. When you get the ice and other contents in there, depending on the size, the cooler can go 100 pounds plus. If it’s a backpacking trip, the flip-12 softsided cooler is the best option. Again, this is just a recommendation based off of my experience with them. I realize not everyone wants to drop $300 on a cooler, but if you want the best, it will cost a pretty penny. You can find these at sporting goods stores or Amazon.
2. Headlamp:
A headlamp is definitely a crucial piece of equipment for any good camping trip. Anyone who has ever pitched a tent in the dark or tried to set up a fire in the dark can vouch for this. A headlamp is essentially just a flashlight with a strap that you wear over your hat. Some of them even clip on to the bill of a baseball cap. I personally use the Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Series headlight. I have used this everywhere from the duck marsh throwing out decoys before the sun rises, to camping in Northern Minnesota. Definitely pick up one of these; the battery life on them is tremendous. We replace the batteries about once a hunting season, and it lasts the whole time. On the bright side, they’re also very affordable.
4. Rain Gear:
Everybody hates a rain-plagued camping trip, and even worse is getting soaked for a number of days straight. Hands down the best way to combat this is with a Frogg Toggs rainsuit. They come in a number of different colors and will keep you dry as a bone. The jacket and pants will go over top of just about any kind of clothing. The only downfall of the rainsuit is how hot it can get while wearing one. The rubber textile material keeps in the heat very well. Other than that one bad aspect, Frogg Toggs is the best rainsuit on the market. You can get one at Scheels, Walmart or Amazon for roughly $15-20.
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6. Knife/Utility Tool:
7. Proper Licensing:
Another vital piece to the camping equipment list is a good knife or utility tool. I say utility tool and knife because sometimes it can be both. This will be disputed, but there are two items that I always bring, and they’re both Gerber. I bring my Gerber Suspension MultiPlier and my Gerber Fast Draw Knife. Gerber knives hold their edges very well and require very little sharpening or maintenance. The pliers are spring loaded, so you can use them even easier when removing the hook from a fish or just using it for daily purposes. These two tools will be disputed by others, but for me they have served their purpose well and are very affordable. Like most of the other stuff on this list, they can be found at any sporting goods store or Amazon.
The last item on this list is one of the most important. Depending on where you’re going or what you plan on doing there, always make sure to have the proper licensing when you go. If you plan on fishing a trout stream in Northeast Iowa, make sure you have both the Iowa fishing license and a trout stamp. It is essential that you have a trout stamp if you are fishing a body of water with trout in it. Without it, if you get caught by the Iowa DNR, be prepared to pay a hefty fine. If you’re planning on a Boundary Waters trip in Minnesota, you have to have licensing to do it. Always be sure to check the local regulations of where you plan to go because if you don’t have the right stuff, you can pay dearly for it.
good instructors. Physical education teachers do lots around the gym to try to encourage students of all different shapes and sizes to participate and stay active. Lauren Bauer, a physical education teacher at Holmes, tries to encourage students that working out can be fun, and to continue it into other aspects of their lives. “I encourage all of my students to be physically active regardless of their shape and size because I want them to learn how to take care of their bodies along with learn how to live healthy, active lifestyles. I genuinely care about my students and want to provide them with the knowledge and tools necessary to be lifelong movers,” Bauer said. Ethan Jennings, a physical educator at Peet, said that he tries to focus on integrating each student into a role in the
PE class. “Every PE class has a wide range of ability levels. We do skill development many days depending on the activity. I will give different tasks for students based on their abilities. It is good for everyone to participate for peers of differing abilities. I will group kids on skill level when it comes to game play. Usually, I try and spread out the differing abilities. I hope that the more skilled students help develop the skills of their peers. When playing a game, it creates more competition if teams have an overall skill level that is similar,” Jennings said. Regardless of weight, skill level and motivation, every student is encouraged to get up and get moving, whether you are in a PE class or sitting at home.
Body types should not limit athletic opportunities
Kids have been living the “fat kid” stigma for decades. From getting picked last for recess kickball teams, to just giving up on exercising, being a heavy-set kid in athletic settings like PE classes is a challenge. A study published in a health journal called Medscape shows how people that are bigger aren’t necessarily worse at any sports. The important thing is the body composition, not mass. According to Medscape, “Age, sex, genetics and the requirements of the sport are factors that impact the individual athlete’s body composition. An optimal competitive body weight and relative body fatness should be determined when an athlete is healthy and performing at his or her best.” In fact, dieting and weight cuts are often bad for the body, as it doesn’t get all the energy
I encourage all of my students to be physically active regardless of their shape and size because I want them to learn how to take care of their bodies along with learn how to live healthy, active lifestyles. —PE teacher Megan Youngkent needed to partake in active sports. Medscape reported, “With extreme energy restrictions, losses of both muscle and fat mass may adversely influence an athlete’s performance.” With this said, students still believe that their weight or waistline means that they cannot be a good athlete. This can lead to feelings of discouragement, anger and frustration. All of these would be considered roadblocks that harm the achievement of the students more than the physical ability. However, there is often no
basis for this misconception. Megan Youngkent, physical education teacher at the high school, said, “I have students of all weight ranges that excel in my class. I feel that it is mostly a matter of will than body size. If a student works hard and tries their best, you’d be surprised how athletic they look. If a student is obese, it may be harder for them to move their body in a way they would like to for athletic success.” Not only is it a matter of will, but good athletes each have one thing in common:
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Pressures of social media weighing heavily on teens trying to measure up to expectations Almost everything we do we are using some sort of technology, but being that we use it constantly, what kind of toll does it take on us as humans? Do the accessories of technology, like social media and television shows, affect us too much and take away our human traits and turn us into robots? And what will the future bring us with the introduction of new and more advanced technologies? Social media networks, or SNS, have completely changed the way we communicate with each other. Social media allows us to talk to people we don’t see very often and allows us to see the lives of people that we wouldn’t normally talk to face to face. Social networking sites have brought many advantages of connectivity and sharing, but there are consequences that come along with those things. Recently, researchers have found that being associated with social networks has lead to having psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety and low self-esteem, but because social networking sites are a somewhat new trend, there is not a lot of solid evidence that links this social media involvement with these psychiatric disorders. If the link does become more evident, social networks would become huge health concern to the public. Since the development of social media, the time that young children and teenagers spend on computers and phones has dramatically increased. That leads to a decrease of social interactions within families and other environments. Social networks enable people to connect and interact with large groups of people. Those interactions are superficial and shallow and don’t adequately replace face to face communications. An Hi-Line survey conducted at Peet Junior High showed a surprisingly positive opinion
Social media can give people unrealistic standards. When their life doesn’t compare, people can think that they are doing something wrong and think that they have to change it. —Hi-Line survey respondent
on how social networking affects students. One student said, “I know that social media doesn’t affect my mental health because I know my limits on what to look at. If I see a picture come up that starts to give me anxiety, then I don’t look at it, or I get off my phone. I try to not follow any pages that endorse beauty standards because I have a good self esteem not looking at them, so if I can keep my social media positive, then negative self esteem thoughts never really come to mind.” Another student said, “Social media can make me happy because there are so many positive things to see there. You just have to control the posts that you see so that you aren’t exposed to negativity that you know you can’t handle and make sure you’re only seeing positive things.” To contrast, a student said, “I remember always thinking about what was going on on my phone, including on different apps. It was consuming and terrible for my mental health. Everyone can state their opinions, whether they’re dangerous or disgusting. It doesn’t matter. You’re exposed to everything, and it’s so scary.” It seems that social media can be used to strengthen bonds and communication among people, especially amidst friends and families, showing the benefits of social media on your mental health, but it had also been shown to weaken interactions within family and friend groups
and increase depression and loneliness. Social media can also have a huge affect on self-esteem, and many students agree. One student said, “No, for me personally they don’t affect anything like that, but for other people I could see where it would. For people of color, LGBT and other minorities that don’t get represented very much in media, I can understand their self esteem issues. Everyone is constantly shown that European physical traits are ideal, straight couples are superior and other religions aren’t as important. When I turn on the TV and see these things, I can understand the struggles and issues that minorities go through, simply by turning on the TV. I can see where this would cause self esteem issues.” Another student said, “Social media can give people unrealistic standards. When their life doesn’t compare, people can think that they are doing something wrong and think that they have to change it.” There are many reasons behind this behavior. There are some social networking platforms that are based around self presentation, and those applications can cause or promote narcissism. A study conducted at York University indicated that people with a lower self-esteem tended to be more active and post more self-promotional things. But on the other hand, being on social media can sometimes enhance self-esteem. Like what some of the students said
earlier, they had limits of what they looked at on social media and controlled their feeds so they can’t see negative posts. These same concepts can apply to the television shows and movies. Film can make a huge impact on acting and thinking. Since the release of the show “13 Reasons Why,” there has been a huge spike in the talk about mental health. The Netflix Original is about a teenage girl named Hannah Baker that commits suicide and leaves behind 13 cassette tapes that are her 13 reasons why she killed herself, whether it was the boy that raped her or the people that were talking about her behind her back. The show has been very controversial for its display of depression, suicidal thoughts and sexual assaults among teenagers. Many parents and teachers agree that the show is glorifying suicide and showing a character’s unreasonable rationalization for suicide, and since that the rate of suicide among teens is high, it’s questionable that the show should have been made at all. The Center of Disease Control says that suicide is the third leading cause of death among people ages 10-14 and the second among people ages 15-34. And in 2015, about 9 percent of high school students seriously considered attempting suicide. Risks of suicide contagion (when someone’s suicidal behavior influences someone else to express suicidal behavior) is the biggest concern surrounding “13 Reasons Why.” When asked if television and movies affected their mental health, one student said, “Not really, because I know it’s all fake. I think with shows like ‘13 Reasons Why,’ which is very graphic and very raw, you definitely have to be careful with it, but I don’t think show’s are the problem. You have to be in control of what you know you
can and can’t handle when you see shows like that. Read the description on what a show is about, and if you know there are triggering things involved in it, then you shouldn’t watch it. It’s all up to you on whether or not you choose to expose yourself to those things.” There is another Netflix Original that address these issues with technology called “Black Mirror.” Each episode tells a story of a futuristic world that heavily relies on technology. One episode is called “Nosedive” and is about a woman named Lacey that is obsessed with what people rate her on social media. She rates everyone she meets with five stars hoping that she will get five stars in return. Lacey lives a superficial life, posting the highlights of her life online and ignoring the bad parts just so she can get a high rating. She has a turn for the worse and her ratings starts to drop drastically. Lacey becomes upset and depressed about her life. She then runs into a woman with the lowest rating she has ever seen. The women tells Lacey that she stopped caring about the ratings and she has been happier than she has ever been because she didn’t waste her time being narcissistic and caring about what other people thought of her. We can all learn from Lacey’s experience. If we care too much about our social media and let it affect our mental health and let it consume us, we could “nosedive” straight into the ground. We live in a world that is built on technology. That will never change because technology is here to stay. But what we need to be aware of is the effects on us. It is okay to disconnect from the virtual world sometimes. But is there any way of disconnecting anymore if we are a world that is built on technology? By Staff Writer Mia
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Senior Nathan Hoy has ended his varsity track career strong with outstanding victories and performances in multiple events. His most recent triumph was at State when he placed first in the 400m Hurdle for the second time in two years and participated in the winning 4x400 team, making him a state champion for both junior and senior year. Success wasn’t just handed to Hoy, however, he has worked athletically hard all four years to claim such titles. “Deserved is a little bit of a rash word. I know how hard I worked, and because I committed so much to my training, yes, the end goal is to cap a state title, but at the same time it’s all about competing. A lot of other guys are working hard, and it really comes down to who has the most heart in the final stretch. Winning is fun — don’t get me wrong. But life is a lot more than winning. It’s important to enjoy the process and be proud of how you got there. We put in a damn lot of work, so, yes, it was nice to see that all pay off.” Like all champions, they have to start somewhere. With Hoy, the career didn’t start with him really having any big dreams. Like all champions, they have to start somewhere. With Hoy, the career didn’t start with him really having any big dreams. “I didn’t exactly grow up a runner. I’ve played sports since I was little and was always quick, but during junior high track, I never thought it would amount to anything. Freshman year, [coach Dirk] Homewood saw something in me and took me under his wing. I worked hard but didn’t have any reason to believe I would be anything special,” Hoy said. “I became good friends with Hunter Lavallee and Sam Ahrenholz that year, and before I knew it, I was pretty invested in the program. At the end of the year, my times started to drop, and I ran a 58 second 400 hurdle race at Districts, making me 25th in the state. Everything escalated from there. Sophomore year, I started to train hard in the off season and qualified in the 4 hurdles along with contributing to the 4x4. I ran a 50 point my sophomore year. I was also part of the shuttle hurdle team that placed 6th that year.” Hard work like Hoy’s had to stem from something, and he explained what that was. “What got me into it? Honestly the values that Homewood was teaching me and the incredible team bond that I experienced along with meeting my closest friends is what really drew me to the sport. It’s
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Senior Nathan Hoy clears the last hurdle at his last home meet this year. He finished in first place in this event at State after capturing his second title with a timne of 52.92 seconds. a sport where you truly are able to witness hard work pay off and where you can actually push your limits. I began to enjoy grueling hard workouts solely because of the incredible people I was able to do them beside. After winning the 4 hurdles and the 4x4 my junior year, I was excited to keep the ball rolling and see how far I could actually go in this sport.” To get to where he was and where he is still heading, Hoy had to work hard and commit himself to a disciplined cycle. “My training started back in late August. I started with a lot of speed and strength work. During the second cycle of the training session (around November) we started a new lifting schedule and started harder workouts. During this time, I was also focused on getting a good base, so I was putting in a lot of miles. I would lift at 6 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday along with workouts every day after school. Some days, lots of mileage followed by short speed work and some days we’d have hard workouts on the track. On Monday and Thursday, I
would have workouts in the Dome at 9 p.m., at least when it was too snowy to do workouts on the track, and then wake up six hours later on some days and lift,” Hoy said. “Diet wise, I try to eat pretty healthy during the year. No pop, no sweets, kind of standard stuff. I’m not insanely anal about it, but I definitely ate a lot chicken, pasta, rice and green food.” Apart from fundamental training and preparation, Hoy shared the in the moment emotions and how he has succeeded with mind over matter mentality. “What do I feel? That’s tough. There’s really no way to describe what racing feels like. Basically you spend 24 hours being nervous, visualizing and focusing on something that will literally only take 50 seconds. When the gun goes off, your body is filled with adrenaline, and, to be honest, it’s hard to remember a lot of races. Your body is running on adrenaline until you hit a point where your mind kicks in and you have to push past a mental wall. It’s
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actually a skill that takes a while to develop, but once you learn that, your body is actually a lot physically stronger than your mind. You learn to put that aspect aside and finish a strong race. All the work is done behind the scenes, though. Although you do get extremely nervous, it’s important to understand that nothing you do now will affect what is about to happen. You’ve already done all the work, and your body is ready and will do what it needs to do.” When the medals and years fade away, Hoy still will remember the lessons and morals he learned in these years due to coaching and brotherly bonds. “The values and lessons I’ve learned from Homewood along with the incredible bond I’ve been lucky enough to create with some of the guys has been my favorite part. Homewood has taught me what it’s like to work hard, trust others, be humble and a lot of other values that are crucial in life,” Hoy said. “He is more than just a coach. He cares deeply about who you are as a person, your faith and how you treat others. The way he’s shaped my outlook on life and me as a person is truly unbelievable. He’s taught me to overcome adversity, keep a positive mindset and to always be grateful. Along with him being a father figure, I’ve also been able to meet some guys who are now my brothers. When you spend that much time with someone, and go through that much pain, sweat and tears, it’s inevitable that you’re going to get pretty dang close. Those relationships are what I love the most. I think in track you’re truly able to appreciate your teammates the most because you actually have to push each other day in and day out, and you both have to sacrifice so much.” Aided with the faith of these friendships and the nurturing of a coach, Hoy will be spreading his roots to attend Boulder, Colo., this fall, planning to see just how far he can go with this sport. With God at the center, Hoy’s trust is secure and his outlook is positive. He said, “I’m eager to see how far I can go in this sport, but I know that there is a ceiling somewhere. I just hope I won’t hit it for some time. My future plans are in God’s hands, and I’m excited to see what he has in store. I’m just going with the flow. If you would have told me I was going to run track in Colorado nine months ago, I would have laughed at you, so, hey, I’m just going where life takes me.” By Staff Writer Claire
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Junior Chimzin Ogbondah has been playing soccer since he was five years old. He now plays on the men’s soccer team and plans on leading the team to victory being his last season next year. What is your biggest accomplishment this season? My biggest accomplishment this season was being a vocal leader on the field. What were some of your personal goals? Some of my personal goals were to not back down from 50/50 challenges and to not get any red cards. What were some team goals? It’s kind of funny because in the past we always had team goals, but this year our coach said that we weren’t going to set any goals as a team, and he wanted us to just work for what we want. Favorite moment? Best memory was getting left by the bus after the game against East.
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Soon-to-be graduates gather to enjoy last days of high school Emma Weimerskirch Photos