Alex Laggren Portfolio 2017

Newspaper Portfolio 2016-2017

Alex Laggren

Cover Letter Mr. Kevin Feige Head of Marvel Studios Marvel Studios S. Buena Vista Street Burbank, California 91505 Dear Mr. Feige, I noticed that you had an opening in your position for a staff writer. I was hoping it would be possible to schedule an interview with you.

I have also been a fan of Marvel comics since I was a child, giving me a vast knowledge of the company and its many characters and properties. It also gives me the ability to give original takes on many classic characters, much like Robbie Reyes’ origin in Agents of SHIELD. I have had experience working on a newspaper as an editor in chief. It has given me valuable leadership skills. Working as an editor in chief has proved to be difficult, but not too difficult to handle. The skills that I have acquired prove that I am able to handle the tasks necessary for the job. I am accustomed to the software used by the newspaper and my own personal writing.

I have also gotten leadership skills from the National Youth Leadership Training camp held by the Boy Scouts of America. This camp taught many valuable skills that will help with this possible job.

Being an Eagle Scout has also brought its fair share of leadership opportunities.

I also have experience in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as the Google equivalent of these applications.

I believe I have what it takes to be a staff writer because of the skill set I hold as well as the knowledge of the many properties Marvel holds. Thank you for your time, I look forward to meeting you in person.

Sincerely, Alex Laggren

Resume Alexander Laggren 480-316-0621 6106 E. Smokehouse Trl. Scottsdale, AZ 85266 Skills Taken two years of French Editor in Chief of award winning newspaper, CS Press Eagle Scout Advanced computer skills Good communication skills Strong leadership skills Education Currently a senior at Cactus Shadows High School, graduating in 2017 Activities/Awards Skills USA vice president at State level Editor in Chief at the CS Press Eagle Scout in BSA Previous Employment No previous employment References Lori Hart lhart@ccusd93.org

Reflection 1 This semester I learned the more intricate workings of InDesign and how to teach others the basics of the program. I learned to balance the classes with the newspaper in a way that minimized stress and provided an easy schedule. I will use these skills in the future at ASU when I will be balancing my my classes and any clubs that I’ll be involved in.

I learned how to better manage deadlines between the paper and regular class work. I will work harder to get work done earlier and in doing so making the workload less stressful. That is the most important thing that I believe needs to be improved.

I think I worked I could with my teammates. I would try to engage in stronger communication to ensure that there are no mistakes that could be made. The problems with all the wrong bylines could be fixed with strong communication of who was in fact writing the article.

I continued to learn even greater importance of the necessity of the truth in journalism, what with the emergence of “fake news� and how that has affected how journalists are viewed in society. And with the plagiarism we faced in the first semester, we were able to work around it and show the rest of the staff how important it is to not plagiarize.

As editor in chief, I believe that I was an important asset to the staff while I work to unify the paper and ensure that everyone worked well with each other throughout the year. I have also stayed until everyone had left during nearly every production day.

I faced problems of leadership at times, not being as strong of a leader as I could have been, one that the staff needed. But I feel that in the end, I was able to give some of next years staff the information they need to function well with inDesign next year. I worked hard to overcome my problems with public speaking and I believe that I have made great strides since the beginning of the year. I feel like I will even better prepared for college and beyond.

Reflection 2 I believe that my most significant piece would be all the various Trending Now pages that I have created throughout this semester, especially after the New York trip because of the design skills I had learned from the trip. If I had to pick one specific month, it would be April, because I feel that the blending of picture in the overall layout worked well together. Even in black and white, the photos still stood out to the reader making it an interesting page. It did take some time to make the page look the way I wanted it to, and it came together days before production day, making the final day necessary for all the touch ups that were needed. The most difficult part would be cropping out all the photos to make sure that both the photos and the stories fit with a reasonable amount of white space on the page.

As editor in chief, I believe that my most significant contribution to the newspaper would be teaching all the younger staffers, and those that are coming back with the basics of inDesign and answering any questions about their articles of assignments that they had. I could say that my contribution could be as a leader, but I felt that I was more of a mentor that helped each person that needed it one on one. It was difficult in the beginning, but after I realized how much some people wanted to learn, I was willing to teach them as much as I could from my own experience in their shoes to prepare them for the future. My goals were to give them the knowledge that could be built upon stronger and last longer by the teachings of the newspaper advisor, Lori Hart.

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Kimberly Yee, proposes the protection of were journalism students who wished Melanie Allen, President of the Arizona student journalists by giving them rights for their voice to be heard. The staff of the Interscholastic Press Association, said equal to that of a US citizen.

CS Press attended the hearing as part of “my students began to shy away from The bill states that, “A student joura field trip planned by adviser Lori Hart. their journalistic voices, which was very nalist may exercise freedom of speech Two staffers addressed the senate edu- disheartening.” and freedom of the press in schoolcation committee in support of the bill, The vote was unanimous in favor of sponsored media.” This means that the Annalee Barnett, Sports Editor and Sara the bill, it will now be placed before the bill could reduce the ability to censor Windom, Style Editor. full senate for a vote. student publications by school admin“This bill is amazing because it is During the committee hearing, four istrators. The bill will affect both colnot only taking a step forward in grant- other bills were heard. SB 1204 involved lege and high school publications. ing freedom of speech and the press in district review over textbook selections.

When Yee was a student journalist, schools, it is also protecting journalists SB 1254 involved segregation in regards her own newspaper was subject to cenand their advisers,” said Barnett. to school selection and open enrollment. sorship. “It would be interesting that I’d Senator Steve Smith of Maricopa SB 1314 focused on the protection of stube sitting in my government class and voiced many concerns about the bill dent privacy. An Amazon representative learning about the First Amendment before the vote was taken. Smith ques- appeared to state that they agreed with rights and freedom of speech, and then tioned the ability for students to cause the bill. SB 1156 set the amount of hours going to“Enemy my next class in journalism others without school requires Trump for a student to earntook a of the people.” embarrassment Four wordsto with enoughbeingouta mentioning by name, issue with the presand seeing I was not able to exercise illegal or libelous. Yee explains that this credit in a specific class. strength to divide an entireis the population and void the ident’s statement that mainstream media is the "enemy of those rights,” said Yee. purpose of the adult adviser in the

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meaning of truth. These four words were shot like bul- the people.” Bush told Matt Lauer that "we need the media lets into one of the key components of democracy by the to hold people like me to account. I mean, power can be leader of the democracy itself. The press is not the enemy very addictive and it can be corrosive and it's important of the people, it is the exact opposite. forMEMBER the media to call to account OF THE SPORTS MEDI- people who abuse their CINE whether CLUB, GIBSON RHEAor helps to When Donald J. Trump tweeted out that “The fake news power, it be here elsewhere." wrap Abby Hagan’s ankle. . 4OLIVIA PERSYN media… is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American Former presidential candidate and Arizona Senator, people,” on February 17, he repeated the words of dic- John McCain, also emphasized the importance of a free tators such as Vladmir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. It has press during an interview on NBC. “We need a free press. been a tactic of fascist regimes to attack the free press by We must have it. if you want to preserve democracy as we creating a sense of distrust in the media. We need to be know it, you have to have a free and many times adverated in the 1960s, but the nology that promotes the mixture of augvery careful that this never happens in the United States. sarial press. And without it, I popularity did not mented and virtual reality by creating a A free press is essential to democracy. A free press am afraid that we would lose boom in Hotel? who needs one, just get out come until a Kickstarter page headset thata tenyt projects the computer disensures that the people in power do not abuse that power. so much of our individual libwas made on the crowd funding site play onto any object in one’s field of view.

The right to the press has been an American value since erties over time. That's how for the Oculus Rift in 2012. It is possible to display the surface of Mars was announced the founding fathers penned it into the Bill of Rights. dictators get started.” “I think VR is a very useful technol- from the safety of home. been used safe testing Each journalist carries unimaginable importance in proMedia companiesogy canthat behas corrupt andforbiased, but of that The Microsoft Hololens is currently

By ALEX LAGGREN editor in chief vehicles and has the ability to expand into available as the development edition with tecting the rights of every United States citizen and pre- should not be reasonmuch to threaten a fundamental American the price of $3,000, the most expensive VR more,” said Trevor Kinard, a senior. serving the truth in government. right IS andCONSIDthe news sources that hold it toRiftthe VIRTUAL REALITY The release of the Oculus washighest soon set currently on the market. thethat next is stage importance. of technological evo-journalist followed seek by many Presidents often disagree with the press,ered and True the different truth incompetitors, an indepen- “I think it’s a move in the right direction. with many companies moving for- and such as the HTC Vive,The Sony Playstation their right. Barack Obama had a contentiouslution, relationship dent, transparent, harmless way. press reflects However, I think they’re too early in their ward to develop VR headsets to keep with VR, Samsung Gear VR and the Google development stages to actually warrant with Fox News when he was president. George W. Bush the truth, even if it iscardboard. sometimes harsh. the rising competition of the new market. buying one,” said Brian Faires, a junior. also had a difficult relationship with the New York Times So go ahead and argue with each other.

Debate who The first modern VR headsets were creMicrosoft is developing its own techCurrently, Virtual Reality headsets are as president. But they both acknowledged the necessity is right and who is wrong. But please be careful not to for a free press. attack the press for reporting these debates. We need Last week, George W. Bush spoke out in support of the to do everything we can to ensure the foundation of our press on The Today Show, and called the media "indis- democracy is not weakened by demonizing the one thing pensable to democracy." In his first in-depth interview that guarantees its existence: a free press.

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One of the events "I think Key Club helps tre- that the club goes to is Wild At mendously with students try- Heart, which is an animal resing to connect more with them- cue service, and owl sanctuary. selves and their peers. It offers The club also helped Kiwanis students from different schools with a salt river clean up, and opportunities to build friend- does many fundraising events ships and meet the people of for causes like aids. our community in a welcoming "It gives opportunities to and helpful manner," said Reilly kids to get out and help people Krawczyk, a junior. while also teaching leadership. driven cars, however it could also be dan- to 13 in 2004.”

Students have a chance to Also, we get to travel and meet CAR MANUFACTURERS, HARD- gerous because who knows how safe they Artificial Intelligence is one major learn skills that they will use for kids with the same passions ware manufacturers, and Uber: these really are,¨ said Maddie Weber, a senior. automated feature currently being the rest of their lives in future as us throughout Arizona, New three groups have one similar characAutomation has always been thought worked on. teristic, theyfuture are all working towards theMexico to takeand over El human jobs, as far back “When I was a kid I was told that robots jobs, and relationships, Paso, Texas," saidas the automation of their business. industrial revolution.

Although were going such as leadership, citizenship, Stephanie Floe, a senior and and Google are working towards the true beginning of modern to replace andUber pride. president of Key Club. automated cars that will not require a automation can be traced back “It’s kind of freaky humans and “Key Club was initially a There are 36 organized driver in the future. Currently a human is to the 1980s. that has defiCactus Shadows club, and then, Key Club because even though still behind the wheel to ensure that acci-districts “It’s a bigthat unknown, it’s hapnitely hapwhen Mr. be Dodrill sponsorsplit up It’s into, computers aren’t dents can avoidedquit if the tech on topInternational pening it hasis happened. pened, so of the encounters changing workplace, obviously it ing it, vehicle it kind of died any off,problems. and and they arethe defined by theand state supposed to make This shows that a in lot theirofcurrent stagesor the economy,” saidis the Robert laid off some there was not interest region.

This club largthese technologies have not yet been able Reisener, a science teacher. of the skilled on our campus, but there was est and oldest service program errors, there are to take the place of the human worker.

According to Michael workers but a lot of interest the commuhigh school students in the underlying moral A crash occurredin in Arizona that endedforMorgenstern at The Economist, yet it created nity. made with over 270,000 memwith So the the self decision driving carwas being flipped,world, “automated teller machines other skilled dilemmas about the prompting company to withdraw might have been to workers, like to make it the a community club, so itsbers, 5,000 clubs inexpected 37 countries. autonomous from testing "I spell doom to forjoin bank programmers, they startedvehicles meeting up the at the decided as tellers a fresh- choices that the phase for a short time before continuing by taking over some of their and obviously YMCA,” said Steve Bebee, prin- man just because I loved the again in San Francisco days later. routine tasks, and indeed in mechanical computer will end up cipal. of being in average a lot of clubs and ¨I think that it's really interesting toidea America their number engineers,” This organization I experienced meet- making,” see the new technology is in internathe Uber selfthen fell once from 20 per branch in 1988 said Reisener.

Demi Alexander, a senior tionally acclaimed and is a part ings and events I fell in love," of manySHADOWS different PRESS high schools. said Floe.

THE CACTUS Key Club is sponsored by Students of all ages are TAKING CARE, Abby Mock Kiwanis International and helps encouraged to join, and help out and Rachel Matheson, both Kiwanis carry out their mission their community by going to sophomores, go on different trips to help children all around the volunteer events, raising money around the area to help out their world. for a cause, and even running community with service needs.

Mock and Matheson are helping “I think it is a great experi- their own meetings. The stuout by gardening and taking care ence for students to actually go dents in the club elect their own of the enviroment. out and experience the commu- president, vice president, and nity involvement and the dif- secretary, and there is a limited 4STEPHANIE FLOE ferent things it does. We have a amount of adult interference.

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As people become more reliant on technology, the number of advancements are going nowhere but up. Alex Laggren discusses the upcoming expectations, effects, and doubts about the unexplored possibilities, filled with...

Tiny little robots

Companies have increased the use of automation due to the faster productions speeds, allowing them to sell more of a product.

Those that replace their workers with assembly lines are more likely to save money due to focusing solely on the maintenance of the machines.

“It’s kind of freaky because even though computers aren’t supposed to make errors, there are underlying moral dilemmas about the choices that the computer will end up making,” said Demi Alexander, a senior.

Smartphone notifications are also considered a form of automation. Utilizing a computer instead of a human being to send alerts.

H&R Block is using the power of Watson, IBM’s supercomputer that houses the basics of AI will now be involved in handling taxes with the employees of the company.

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PROTECTING OUR GALAXY ONCE AGAIN FROM EVIL FORCES

BY ALEX LAGGREN g editor in chief

Marvel’s best and biggest cosmic heroes have returned once again to save the galaxy in style.

James Gunn packs even more action and heart into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

This edition of the Guardians trilogy involves Chris Pratt’s Star Lord learning the truth about his half alien heritage as well as the tense relationship between Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillan’s Gamora and Nebula.

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tape, compiled by Gunn, proved to be just as memorable as the last. The main song of this film is Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain, playing at all of the most important and action packed scenes.

Each of the Guardians all showed great character development while Baby Groot stole the show when he danced to Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra in the beginning.

Saldana and Gillan work well together mending their relationship after years of being tools of the mad titan Thanos. Dave

Bautista was exceptional as Drax, showing a fun and bombastic character compared to the hardened warrior he was in the first film. Bradley Cooper and Michael Rooker made an unlikely team up of Yondu and Rocket Raccoon that turned into one of the best scenes in the film.

Although Star Lord’s father is changed from the comic book source material, Kurt Russell did a superb job playing Ego, the living planet, a celestial god like being and Star Lord’s birth father.

The major plot twist of the

film could be seen well before it was shown, but that didn’t take away from the emotion that Pratt showed when learning the truth of the main villain.

Overall, this film was as good as the first Guardians of the Galaxy if not better, cementing the importance of the ragtag gang saving the galaxy when it needs it the most.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 shows that family doesn’t always mean the people you are related to, but the people you care about the most.

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Across ARIZONA school districts face a teacher shortage. Governor Doug Ducey plans to fix this problem with his newly proposed 2017 education budget. During his State of the State address he laid out an 18-step plan that covers everything from the teacher shortage to student debt.

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Arizona received a D+ and was ranked 45th among states in the 2016 annual ranking by Education Week, which put the state’s level of school funding and its poverty achievement gap near the bottom in the nation.

“If we are serious As a whole, about supporting education and tackling Arizona is the our teacher shortage, least attractive we’ve got to take action state for on multiple fronts and this is one more positeachers to tive step in the right come to. direction,” said Ducey.

As a whole, Arizona is the least attractive state for teachers to come to, according to Dan Hunting, senior policy analyst at the Morrison Institute. Staggeringly low salaries, the pressure of mandatory testing and lack of respect for the profession are only the starting points of why teachers are fleeing the state.

The teacher shortage hit home this year when four teachers left after the first semester, leaving the school scrambling to find qualified replacements.

“Quality teachers are hard to find halfway through the year, because if you are a good teacher, why aren’t you working? The most we can hope for is recent graduates.” said Steve Bebee, principal.

Low salaries are one of the main reasons teachers leave the profession. Ducey addresses this issue in his new budget by giving all teachers a permanent two percent increase in pay, rolled out over a five year period.This translates to about a dollar a day, $1,000 per year. Educators around the state acknowledge this is a step in the right direction, but too small of an amount to make much of a difference.

“Teachers make nothing in this state, below average actually. We as a school don’t have the best foundation to build upon for a better future,” said Regan Anderson, a

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Alex LAGGREN Editor in Chief

Phoenix Herpetological Society is open to the public to learn more about reptiles.

Lauren HAGGAR News Editor

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Logan LARKIN Photo Editor

Senate Bill 1384 would allow freedom of speech for journalism students if passed.

Maddie HOWARD Spotlight Editor

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Two students debate whether Obamacare is worth the cost.

Anything chocolate

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A writer discusses the effectiveness and the legitimacy of the science of astrology.

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According to a study done by the Guardian, Arizona ranked fourth highest in amount of civilians killed by police in 2016.

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Shadow, the $1.5 million reconnaissance drone used and housed at Fort Huachuca has gone missing. Officials are searching for possible crash sites for the aircraft.

CREEKER

Cave Creek is hosting its annual bike week at the Hideaway Grill.

ARIZONA RANKED FOURTH IN DEATH BY POLICE

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16 CHOPPERS RIDE

The newest and most effective phone scam is now in Arizona. The scam involves getting a phone call with the question “can you hear me?” and when the recipients answer yes, the caller can make unauthorized charges on various bill. To avoid this scam, never say yes, or any word of confirmation.

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NEW SCAM ARRIVING IN ARIZONA

Good and Plenty

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OPINION

LOCAL

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Education Budget

17 HIKING HOTSPOTS Explore new and interesting hiking locations.

senior. yet scores from Arizona students indicate that To entice more new teachers to the profes- they are ill-prepared for not only higher edusion, Ducey wants to lessen the burden of pay- cation, but what comes after. To remedy this, ing off student debt for teachers by supplying more Career and Technical Education (CTE) financial support. He is working with the three will be introduced. CTE classes are anything Arizona universities to offer a tuition-free from hospitality and tourism to marketing teaching degree to those interested in becom- sales or culinary. ing a teacher. He also plans to offer loan forAnother front will be college knowinggiveness for STEM teachers. and-going programs, which targets eighAnother way to bring more teachers to teen districts in the state. It helps ready stuArizona is to make it easier for teachers dents for their post-secondary futures, spein other states to transfer here. Currently, cifically juniors and seniors who have less a big deterrent for transferring teachers is time to decide. Sponsored by Helios Education the lengthy certification process. During his Foundation, it advises students on how to address, Ducey used Sandra Day O’Connor as study and take the ACT, apply for the FAFSA an example. O’Connor, who was a certified (Federal Application for Student Aid), create teacher, was the first woman to ever serve career and education action plans, and poston the United States Supreme Court, but she secondary applications. would be deemed unqualified if she decided to The final step in Ducey’s plan is come out of retirement and teach history in a Acheive60AZ. This is a community based allihigh school classroom. ance of education orgaDucey’s education bud- Ducey’s education budget nizations, businesses get also focuses on individand philanthropists cooralso focuses on individual ual education and prepardinating with governor ing students for life after Ducey to boost the edueducation and preparing high school. All day kincation of all Arizonans, students for life after high dergarten is a proven way not only K-12. Only fortyschool. All day kindergarten two percent of residents to expand early literacy. By bringing voluntary full-day (aged 25-64) in the state is a proven way to kindergarten to all Arizona hold an associates, bachexpand early literacy.

By schools, Ducey hopes to elors or other post-secincrease cognitive skills. ondary certificate accordbringing voluntary full-day Tribal nations and rural ing to the chancellor kindergarten to all Arizona schools lack the same privof Acheive60AZ. Out of schools, Ducey hopes to ileges as the more centralevery ten working adults, ized schools, such as reliless than five have comincrease cognitive skills. able broadband. Bringing pleted a higher education. students who attend these As a whole, the goal is to schools into the 21st century is important, and ensure that at least sixty percent of Arizonans Ducey’s plan includes money to pay for science over 25 have a certificate or college degree by and technology. A statewide computer science the year 2030. and coding initiative is his solution, along with While Ducey has a prioritized budget, it must connecting them to high-speed internet. still be approved by the legislature. This means Admissions tests like the ACT and SAT are that teachers and administrators are not yet required for those who plan to attend college, able to accurately plan for next year.

FOOD

19 COFFEE COSTS Find out the real cost of a cup of coffee everyday.

STYLE

17 BRINGING BACK BANGS Bangs are becoming a popular haircut in 2017.

SPOTLIGHT

10 HUMANS OF CACTUS SHADOWS Get a better look at some of the students of Cactus Shadows.

10 TALENT SHOW See the winner of the Cactus Shadows talent show in this news recap.

11 NEW TEACHERS Meet the new teachers that have arrived on campus.

SPORTS

22 RAH RAH RAH Pom and cheer are in the spotlight, see what the differences in the teams are.

21 SHREDDING THE GNAR Skateboarding and roller blading have come back into the spotlight.

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RISING WATER LEVELS Due to the multiple storms with increased frequency, lakes controlled

by Salt River Project have reported these are the highest water levels in years.

NATIONAL UBER LOSES CUSTOMERS Over 200,000 Uber customers have have deleted their apps and accounts in response to the ride sharing app running during a taxi strike at JFK in protest of the immigration ban. This movement started with #deleteuber on social media.

MCDONALD’S RELEASES NEW SHAKES McDonald’s is releasing four new shamrock drinks in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The four new flavors are the Chocolate Shamrock Shake, The Shamrock Chocolate Chip Frappe, The Shamrock Hot Chocolate, and The Shamrock Mocha. The new flavors will start appearing mid February.

DOJ REPORTING MASS VISAS BEING REVOKED The Department of Justice is reporting over 100,000 visas have been revoked due to the recent immigration ban by President Trump.

GLOBAL TERROR ATTACK IN FRANCE A man wielding a knife was shot and killed by a French solider at the Louvre after attemping to attack security and vandalizing various works in the museum.

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By ALEX LAGGREN g editor in chief

VIRTUAL REALITY IS CONSID-

ered the next stage of technological evolution, with many companies moving forward to develop VR headsets to keep with the rising competition of the new market.

The first modern VR headsets were cre-

ated in the 1960s, but the boom in popularity did not come until a Kickstarter page was made on the crowd funding site was announced for the Oculus Rift in 2012.

“I think VR is a very useful technology that has been used for safe testing of vehicles and has the ability to expand into much more,” said Trevor Kinard, a senior.

The release of the Oculus Rift was soon followed by many different competitors, such as the HTC Vive, Sony Playstation VR, Samsung Gear VR and the Google cardboard.

Microsoft is developing its own tech-

Return to Twin Peaks

By SARA WINDOM g style editor

TWENTY SIX YEARS AFTER THE TWIN

Peaks finale aired, a third season is in the works.

To the naked eye, it seems strange that the third season is occurring so late, however, this could be due to the minds behind the episodes: David Lynch and Mark Frost. Digitalspy. com points out that during the last episode aired, Laura Palmer said, “I’ll see you again in 25 years,” which, when taken literally, could explain the gap.

Though it has been a while, the show is not a remake, it is a continuation of the cult classic and features many of the same fan favorite characters as the original, like Shelly Johnson, Bobby Briggs, and Dale Cooper.

Showtime has picked up the series, with the two hour long season premiere set for May 21. 4 ABC

Back on stage

By GRACE HAYCRAFT-MCKEE g staff writer

COMING BACK FROM A

year long break without social media, Ed Sheeran released two new singles in December 2016. It had been two years since he last came out with an album.

“I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes,” wrote Sheeran on an Instagram post in December 2015.

Sheeran kept his promise to his fans when he wrote he would be back next autumn. He came back from his leave with two new singles on Billboard’s Hot 100, Shape of You being number one and Castle on the Hill in the top ten.

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nology that promotes the mixture of augmented and virtual reality by creating a headset that projects the computer display onto any object in one’s field of view.

It is possible to display the surface of Mars from the safety of home.

The Microsoft Hololens is currently available as the development edition with the price of $3,000, the most expensive VR set currently on the market.

“I think it’s a move in the right direction.

However, I think they’re too early in their development stages to actually warrant buying one,” said Brian Faires, a junior.

Currently, Virtual Reality headsets are

being used for entertainment purposes, primarily video gaming and films. VR is also beginning to be utilized at a professional level. Auto companies are using this technology to simulate possible scenarios.

“I think, over time, it could definitely be useful, I haven’t seen where it’s been productive,” said Matthew Scott, a CTE teacher, “I have seen different clips of them hoping that it could be used in hospitals to teach and train doctors.”

Virtual Reality software is still being upgraded and the hardware is being reworked to become smaller and more portable.

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Rise of the machines

By ZOIE LAMBESIS g staff writer

MEET

ALEXA,

A

BLUETOOTH

speaker that responds to voice commands and will do almost everything she is asked to do.

The Amazon echo can make a shopping list, play music, share the weather, tell jokes and order dollhouses.

The Amazon Echo can read audiobooks and give the latest news at any point in the day. If rushed, the echo can order an uber and pizza from the apps connected to a personal phone.

The echo can also connect Amazon Ecobees to lights and a thermostat. That makes it possible to ask Alexa to turn off the lights, and to change the temperature in the house.

Alexa will do everything she is told to do, which is both positive and negative. For example, Brooke Neitzel, a 6 year old, ordered a $160 dollhouse and four pounds of sugar cookies, all on her mother's card.

"Can you play dollhouse with me and get me a dollhouse?” said Neitzel.

Not too long after that, Megan Neitzel’s mother was greeted with her daughter’s packages at her door step. The family ended up keeping the cookies, but they donated the $160 dollhouse to charity.

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They’re hot and they’re cold

His next album, Divide, is expected to be released on March 3 with two new singles and fourteen more songs.

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By EMMA RUSSELLO g staff writer

HYDRO FLASKS, A VACUUM INSU-

lated beverage bottle that keeps cold drinks cold for 24 hours and hot drinks hot for six, are growing in demand. Not only athletes are using this new technology, but students, teachers, and everyday people.

The Hydro Flask has double-walled insulation that keeps the liquid inside the same temperature all day long, and leaves no condensation along the stainless steel outside.

There are seven different sizes, three lid types, four parts and fourteen colors one can choose from.

The company has a program called Parks For All that gives grants to three nonprofit organizations that help the development and maintenance of parks all around the country.

The goal of Parks for All, according to hydroflask.com, is to support the development and maintenance of public green spaces every-

where to enable people to live healthier, happier, and more fulfilled lives.

Hydro Flask was founded in 2009, but recently reached fame when it expanded around the globe in 2016 using a multitude of advertisement such as Parks for All. “I really like my Hydro Flask because it keeps the water cold for a really long time, and it’s fun to put stickers on the bottle,” said Ashley Vogel, a junior.

This product is appealing to people of all ages, and is expected to increase in demand in upcoming years.

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March 10, 2017 Vol. 10, Number 6

By LAUREN HAGGAR g news editor

From Angel and Ellis Island,

to our border

fence, immigration is something our nation has faced since

the very beginning. The American dream is one in which people can enter our country and have an opportunity to prosper and thrive, but the struggle America faces presently, is how to deal with close to 11 million illegal immigrants, and how to reform immigration and the road to citizenship into a process that does not take nearly a lifetime.

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION PLAN

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Note to Readers: Many sources declined to be interviewed due to fear of deportation.

The nation ponders: Who can stay, who must be ...

Walled out?

Immigration was at the height of every debate this past campaign season and Trump is committed to delivering the change that he promised.

Trump’s plan mainly consists of deporting illegal aliens with a criminal record, building a southern border wall, and vetting all immigrants entering the country.

“The current administration is only enforcing current policy, laws, and regulations, and I support it,” said Katie Inman, a junior.

Most recently, Trump began the very early stages of building a border wall between the United States and Mexico. Fox News reported that “the administration issued a preliminary request for proposals to contractors.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it plans to start awarding contracts by mid- April.”

There are many challenges to building a wall, including cost, which has been estimated at 15 million. Trump has vowed to make Mexico pay for the wall by imposing a 20 percent import tax. Likewise, Trump also plans to hire 15,000 more border patrol and ICE agents. Despite support from Republicans, Trump faces lots of opposition, especially from the Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who is adamant that Mexico will not pay for the wall.

“Do you think a wall is going to stop them? It’s just another obstacle. And it might be the easiest one for them,” said Sheriff Tony Estrada. Estrada, the 73-year old Santa Cruz County sheriff, was born in Nogales, Mexico and arrived in the United States at age 1. He is a part of the Southwest Border Sheriffs’ Coalition, who, according to USA Today, are scattered across the four border states and are opposed to the wall.

THE DREAMERS

Immigration policy also affects young people who are in the country illegally, many of whom were brought here by their parents when they were very little. Under the Obama administration, the Dream Act, which was never formally passed by Congress, promised to help address the hopes and aspirations of children here illegally after they graduate from high school.

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NETFLIX

With a bachelor theme, Ryan Clary was crowned this year’s Mr. Cactus Shadows.

4 LITTLE WOMEN The Shadow Box Players put on a musical adaptation of Little Women for the first time.

OPINION 7 DAKOTA PIPELINE PROTEST

Pictures worth a thousand words

Bob Ross is still popular in today's culture through memes and his soothing voice from his television show that aired decades ago.

From 1983 to 1994, he was seen giving painting lessons on original landscapes in The Joy of Painting.

But even after the end of his show and his death in 1995, Bob Ross is quite popular in pop culture.

The Joy of Painting became available for streaming on Amazon, Hulu and iTunes in September of 2015, and the spinoff, Beauty is Everywhere, was released on Netflix in June of 2016.

Many people are attracted to Ross’s calming personality and relaxing voice he uses while painting. Ross’s unique appearance and memorable quotes make him popular in memes through social media.

Music in the groove BOB ROSS’S LEGACY will

continue to gain popularity with people bringing back old videos year after year. 4 NEWSWEEK

After becoming the television phenomenon of 2016, fans of the Netflix original Stranger Things have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of a second season. The wait ended when a trailer was aired during the Super Bowl. However, the trailer raised more questions than it answered. The biggest one being, “Where is Eleven?” The creators of the show, the Duffer Brothers, have kept any details of the new season under lock and key from the public eye. Fans can catch the second season when it is released on October 31, 2017.

Netflix launches more original programings

By GRACE HAYCRAFT-MCKEE g staff writer

This year Netflix is coming out with more original shows for their subscribers. Netflix has become very popular these past few years which has brought them to release original shows such as Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things.

THE CACTUS SHADOWS PRESS

9 CHALLENGING RACHEL’S CHALLENGE Two students debate whether Rachel’s Challenge makes a difference.

CREEKER 10 FILMED IN THE CREEK Cave Creek and the area have been the settings for many movies.

11 TEA ANYONE? A student reviews a local tea room, with an England inspired theme.

FOOD 16 BURGER BUY

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STYLE

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most well known as Eleven in Stranger Things, will be returning in season 2. 4 VARIETY

A writer discusses how the Dakota Access Piplline will affect the Native American population.

Vinyl records continue to make a comeback

Thessalhydra is coming

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These past shows have become very popular and widely viewed which has brought Netflix to release more like Marvel’s The Defender, Marvel’s Iron Fist, and Bill Nye Saves the World. Also, many past original shows are releasing new seasons because of the how successful they were last year.

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BY ZOIE LAMBESIS g staff writer

V

inyl records are making a comeback, making it easier for people to add to their collections. What was once popular in the 1960s, now has teenagers interested in the more vintage way to listen to music.

“I got into vinyls because I like the quality of the sound, also I really like the old fashioned feel that a record gives,” said Alexa Hokanson, a senior and record collector.

According to Forbes, “Vinyl records are projected to sell 40 million units in 2017, with sales nearing the $1 billion benchmark for the first time this millennium.”

“I think vinyls have a nostalgia to them that will never go away and there's a special feel to the LPs that this generation is now coming across,” said Matthew Scott, a film teacher.

Spotify and Soundcloud make it simple to look up music and listen to for free, but people find that the experience they get when listening to vinyls is nothing comparable to listening to music from a phone.

“I agree it’s easier to just pick up my phone and go on Spotify, but it’s 100 times more fun to go and find a record that is from my favorite artist, or find new artist just from the cover art. It is more about the experience you get picking out vinyls that makes it more fun than going on my phone,” said Sarah Spicer, a sophomore.

As teenagers are experiencing the new but old way to listen to music they are enjoying the vibes that the records give off.

“Collecting records is a great personal

experience that allows you to become closer to the music you like. It allows you to fully appreciate the feature of each record,” said Hokanson.

The rise in demand for records has stores like Urban Outfitters jumping on the trend and selling vinyls and record players. Their vinyls range from $20-40 dollars per record, and their record players range from $100300.

“The higher the price the better quality the sound will be so I would recommend investing in one that is a little more pricy,” said Spicer.

However, second hand stores like Record Room, Stinkweeds, and Zia Records sell records that are reasonably priced. By shopping at these stores where they sell new and used vinyls can make collecting records more affordable.

“Most record stores have $1-2 bins where you can find cheap records, but typically used records will run $5-25,” said Hokanson.

What new record collectors do not know about vinyls is that they are easy to scratch. Even handling them with your fingers on the record instead of the edges or the center can leave scratch marks.

Scratches can be prevented by cleaning the record and the stylus free from dust.

“Records can be cleaned simply with an anti-stat cloth. If it has dirt, a few drops of dish soap can take it off,” said Hokanson.

According to digitalmusicnews.com, within the next three years, ‘HD vinyls’ are expected to be released into the market.

These vinyls reduce the time required to produce the LPs.

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SPOTLIGHT 18 HUMANS OF CACTUS SHADOWS Get a better look at some of the students of Cactus Shadows.

19 LADIES WHO LUNCH Go behind the scenes and see what the ladies who make school lunches are like.

20 MIGOS REVIEW One student reviews the latest Migos concert.

SPORTS 21 BEST IN SHOW Read about students who specialize in horseback riding.

23 ROW, ROW, ROW Yes, you can row in the desert.

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What are you doing for spring break?

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Alex LAGGREN Editor in Chief

Sleeping

Lauren HAGGAR News Editor Annalee BARNETT Sports Editor

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Hanging with friends Swimming

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putting themselves at risk of deportation. According to the American Immigration Council, the Dream Act had the chance to help nearly 1.5 million undocumented children. In addition to the privilege of attending higher education, the act also proposed that anyone who has resided in the United States for at least five years was now eligible for conditional lawful permanent resident status. The long term goal of this act was to help lead the pathway to citizenship, and to help create productive and efficient members in society.

While it is not clear how DACA will be affected by Trump’s immigration policies, CNN reported that “Trump has said it is not his intention to deport all of the people who sought protection under DACA. Instead, the administration says it will initially focus its efforts on immigrants with criminal records.”

“It is encouraging to know that the dreamers are left out of the deportation plan because they are contributing members of society who aid the country,” said Alissa Hafezi, a junior.

STRUGGLES IN SCHOOL

E. COLI OUTBREAK IN ARIZONA Officials are reporting four cases of E. Coli found in I.M. Healthy soynut butter. All cases were children under five in a daycare center. There is currently a recall on the product and consumers are being told to avoid any I.M. Healthy products.

BAND RESCHEDULING ARIZONA CONCERT The Red Hot Chili Peppers are postponing three of their concerts. Band member Anthony Kiedis is recovering from bronchitis. The concert has been rescheduled to October.

Going to Disneyland

Sean GANNON Travel Editor

IMMIGRATION

LOCAL

Illegal and legal immigration is financially impacting school districts nationwide. A common program that is costing taxpayers close to $59.2 billion annually is Limited English Proficiency, otherwise known as LEP. Taking out the federal funding portion of this amount, LEP cost Arizona alone $742,533,419, according to the Federation For American Immigration Reform, or FAIR. The LEP class is designed to help illegal and legal immigrants learn the english language.

“Until they [students] reach a certain level of proficiency, they are on a computer program learning the language. Students hate it, it is boring, and they then are thrown into certain classes and given two of the same classes for additional support. Ideally, these students need to be in a class with a teacher, that has a curriculum to teach the English language learners,” said Nasr.

Even states far away from the border face language barrier problems in their school districts. FAIR reported that “In Portland, Maine, a sanctuary city more than 2,000 miles from the southern border, 27 percent of public school students are enrolled in LEP programs and 36 percent of students speak a primary language other than English at home.”

The language barrier causes not only students to have trouble learning but it creates a difficulty for teachers, who are responsible for making sure every

child receives an education and an equal opportunity to learn.

PROCESS OF CITIZENSHIP

For those who aspire to enter the United States legally and lawfully, the process of becoming an American is a lengthy system, that for some can take up to several years and for others less than 12 months.

The process itself only consists of a few steps, but the issue arises with how long each step takes.

“I think our process of citizenship is a solid foundation upon which we allow people to enter the country.

However, in this time of heightened security of the nation, I would not find it unwise to ensure that people becoming citizens in this country have intentions of helping, not hurting the country,” said Hafezi.

Obtaining a green card is the first step to citizenship. Around 1 million people obtained green cards in 2013, and once they show residence in the United States for a minimum of five years, they then can apply for citizenship. But in 2014, according to Time, close to 11 million people applied for green cards, and out of those only around half had the chance to receive permanent resident status.

Next, applicants are required to fill out a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS form N-400. The form cost $640 with an additional $85 due as a biometric fee, bringing the total to $725. After the paperwork is filed some of the finals steps include, being fingerprinted in order for the FBI to run a background check, and attending an oath ceremony where applicants will not only be interviewed but also need to pass the civics exam.

The entirety of this process sounds simple, but due to the lack of green cards available and the mass amount of people wanting to enter the United States, this dilemma is ultimately causing illegal immigration to rise.

“The current immigration policy could and should be simplified and made to work more efficiently,” said Inman.

One of Trump's main immigration plans, other than building a wall, is to reform legal immigration.

According to FAIR, for immigration to be a process that works and is stable, the amount of people wanting to immigrate would need to be reduced from nearly one million to 300,000 people. If the number could decrease, more people would be able to receive visas, and thus be granted citizenship.

NEW METHOD OF CAR THEFT BEING USED Thieves are finding ways to duplicate car security codes to make exact copies of that model’s keys. The VIN number and access code are all that someone needs to be able to duplicate a key.

CHRIS ROCK SHOW IN MAY Chris Rock will be appearing at the Comerica Theatre on May 6 after cancelling the show back in February.

Those who bought their ticket prior to the cancellation will recieve a food voucher.

NATIONAL COSTCO RAISES MEMBERSHIP COST Costco announced that it will be increasing their annual membership fees by $5, raising the total cost to $60. The Executive Membership costs will be raised from $110 to $120.

BRAWNY CHANGING DESIGN FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH The Brawny mascot will be replaced for the month of March. The Brawny woman will be representative of the company’s part in the strength has no gender initiative.

MERCEDES-BENZ RECALLING CARS DUE TO FIRE HAZARD Over 300,000 cars are being recalled

by Mercedes-Benz due to the danger of car fires. There have been 35 car fires reported across the country.

GLOBAL NORTH KOREAN HELD IN MALAYSIA RELEASED The only North Korean involved in the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Nam was killed with VX nerve agent on February 13.

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April 17, 2017 Vol. 10, Number 7

April Issue

BALLOONS IN THE SKY LIKE DIAMONDS

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YEE STANDS UP FOR HIGH SCHOOL PRESS FREEDOM State Senator Kimberly Yee has introduced legislation to allow high school students considerably more press freedom.

Her legislation was aided by testimony from CS Press staffers before both the houses of the Arizona legislature.

BY KIERA RILEY g opinion editor

JOURNALISM STUDENTS AND ADVISERS ALIKE WAIT ANXIOUSLY AS A

new free speech bill snakes its way through the lawmaking process. If passed, Senate bill 1384 will allow First Amendment protections for student journalists across the state.

Introduced and sponsored by Senator Kimberly Yee, SB1384 aims to create standards for public high schools, community colleges, and universities that prevent unfair censorship on the basis of financial support from schools. Instances of censorship in scholastic publications occur across the nation because of the precedent set by the Supreme Court case Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.

Hazelwood stated that schools have the right to set “high standards” and refuse to sponsor speech that was deemed inappropriate by administrators.

“So many students have been taught to bury the truth or let it go unreported because they know that their superiors will not allow it to be printed. SB 1384 allows students to begin practicing real journalism, so I think all students and faculty in the field should support it,” said Sara Windom, style editor for the CS Press. In March, Windom testified in front of both the Senate and House Education Committees to encourage their support of the bill.

STUDENTS GAIN SOME CONTROL OVER STUDENT PRESS

Although the law set by Hazelwood does still control student rights, SB1384 creates a new set of standards to be applied when reviewing student publications, which puts more power into the hands of the students. Specifically, articles can only be censored if they are libelous or slanderous, constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy, violate federal or state law, or disrupts the orderly operation of public schools.

“As a student, I feel relatively powerless to stand up to our administrative staff. I have bent at the knee because I wanted to graduate without a fuss. That bothers me,” said Henry Gorton, a student journalist at Sunnyslope High School. Gorton also testified in front of the Senate and the House Education committees and shared his experiences with censorship as a member of the Viking Views school newspaper.

YEE INSPIRED AS A TEEN

Although this is the first time the bill is being heard in the Senate, this is not its first proposal. In 1992 at Greenway High School in Phoenix, a then 17-year-old KimberlyYee was first coming to grips with the issue of censorship in high school publications.

“I would be sitting in my government class learning about my First Amendment rights and my freedom of press rights but I wasn’t able to exercise them in my next class which was my journalism class,” said SenatorYee. To try and combat this problem, Yee volunteered to advocate and speak for a bill similar to SB1384 when she was a senior in high school. The bill passed through the education committee but never passed into law. Now, Yee has resurrected the bill in hopes of finishing see PRESS FREEDOM on page 2

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Cactus Shadows took many students on a field trip to see many of the animals they learned about in zoology.

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VICTIMS OF NAU SHOOTING TAKE TO THE STAND

The three Cactus Shadows publications attended the CSPA journalism conference in New York.

OPINION 7 RESPECTING THE RED WHITE AND BLUE A writer discusses how the soldiers in the US military should be respected because of their service.

9 GETTING HEATED OVER GLOBAL WARMING Two students debate whether global warming is caused by humanity or a naturally occurring event.

CREEKER 10 FULL OF HOT AIR Cave Creek and the surrounding area’s skyline is filled with hot air balloons.

11 KOREAN CUISINE A student reviews and spotlights a local Korean food truck.

FOOD 16 DASHING DONUTS Different donut shops are reviewed, see which came out on top.

STYLE 15 PROM DRESS QUIZ See what dress matches you the best based on the answers you put.

SPOTLIGHT 18 HUMANS OF CACTUS SHADOWS Get a better look at some of the students of Cactus Shadows.

19 MR. RICHARD See the legendary Mr. Richards before he leaves the school.

20 BE OUR GUEST One student reviews the latest iteration of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

SPORTS 21 SURFS UP Ride the waves in a variety of water sports.

23 HEY BATTER, BATTER, SWING It’s baseball season once again.

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Not going to prom

Mia GILLING Creeker Editor

Two NAU students testified in the murder trial for Steven Jones. Jones is charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault. The testifying students speak about helping the victims shot during the incident.

Kiera RILEY Opinion Editor

BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVES INCREASE IN TUITION COSTS

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Natural opponents of the bill are school adminisallowing for inappropriate language or topics. trators, superintendents and school boards because Yee’s response brings up the code of ethics taught of issues with school image and community backin journalism classes and the position of teachers in lash. Oftentimes, scholastic publications’ coverage the classroom. leads to stories that paint the school in a negative “The journalism code of ethics teaches our jourlight. In other situations, principals nalism classes that you have to or superintendents censor conshow both sides of the story.

“The difference between cepts that are seen as controversial Otherwise, it is a lopsided story what happened 25 years and what kind of teacher is going by the community. With the difago and today is that I ferent elements of the bill limiting to promote that in their classthe ability of administrators, many learned from some of the room?” saidYee. oppose the idea.

The bill proceeded to pass testimony that we heard through the Senate with one In order to bring in two different sides of the issue, Yee talked through the course of all opposing vote. Representative to the people both in favor of and David Stringer, the single ‘no’ of the deliberation and I opposed to the bill to find a comvote, said that the guidelines worked with the natural promise which maintained the were not strict enough. Stringer central idea of the bill. The comproargued that students would pubopponents of the bill.” mise allows for districts to constilish inappropriate articles and tute independent codes based on face no consequences.

Said Kimberly Yee, senator.

SB1384 then went through standards in the bills. the House of Representatives.

“There is a level of comfort with More questions were raised regarding the conschool administrators as we are moving forward stituents of the bill. In particular, Representative because they will be able to have a policy in place at Lawrence voiced his concern surrounding the the district level,” said Yee. maturity and ability of high school students to Although Yee brought the bulk of the opposition write an editorial, or opinion piece. Representative on in the early stages of the bill, the proposal still Lovas felt it unnecessary to include advisers in faces resistance from some parties. Senator David the bill; his reasoning being that teachers could Stringer is the most recent of the opposition. As the be pushing their opinions onto the students. only no-vote during the Senate hearing, Stringer Representative Campbell expressed that he feared expressed his concerns regarding possible inapprothe ability of students to write stories that were, priate content being printed without stricter stan“out of bounds.” Finally, Representative Campbell dards. believed that there was no need for the bill.

Those in favor of the bill include the Arizona Senator Yee responded again by referring to the Interscholastic Press Association (AIPA), students journalism code of ethics and the fact that there and advisers. In the first Education Committee hearing as well as the Senate hearing, students and advis- are qualified teachers in the classroom to ensure adherence to policy. In light of these concerns, ers from around the state were invited to speak in Yee is working towards adding a section that will favor of the bill. address the journalism code of ethics. The bill is “Presenting to the committee was kind of nerve also in the process of adding more amendments in wracking because I had never done something like response to the concerns brought up on the house that. I was the last one to go so the anticipation floor. One of the amendments will allow censordefinitely built up. My voice was a bit shaky when ship if the content is, “lewd, obscene, libelous or I started but overall, I thought it went pretty well,” slanderous.” said Windom.

SB1384 goes to the entirety of the legislature for The bill passed out of the Education Committee a vote in the coming weeks. unanimously. Although prior to the vote, Senator Steve Smith argued that there could be loopholes

The approval of increased tuition costs by the Arizona Board of Regents will affect all public colleges. It will increase costs of ASU by 1.4 percent, U of A by 3.9 percent and NAU by 2.7 percent.

PHOENIX ZOO RAISING MONEY FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES The Vaquita porpoise, classified as the world’s most endangered marine animal, will receive assistance from the Phoenix Zoo. The zoo and the Arizona Center for Nature Conservation sent $500,000 to VaquitaCPR.

COMEDY SHOW IN LATE APRIL Demetri Martin will be appearing at the Talking Stick Resort in scottsdale, as well as Rialto Theatre in Tucson as a part of a tour for his new comedy special. Tickets are currently available for purchase.

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Full of rhyme and reason

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Chancelor Bennett, also known as Chance the Rapper, donated 1 million dollars to Chicago public schools after an ‘unsuccessful’ meeting he had with the Illinois Governor.

most severely underfunded in the nation.

The schools had to cut back on school supplies, teachers and afterschool programs.

However, with the money donated to CPS, Social Works is hoping to rebuild the schools, strengthen curriculum, provide materials for student support, and more.

On Friday, March 3, the rapper met with Bruce Rauner, the Governor of Illinois, to discuss school funding in Chicago.

According to CBS local, Bennett left the meeting feeling “flustered” and that he had gotten “vague answers”.

Bennett, a Chicago native, retaliated by donating 10,000 dollars to 10 different Chicago public schools (CPS). The donation was made possible by using the ticket sales from the Rapper's upcoming Spring Tour.

The artist is also co-founder of an organization called Social Works, where people can donate money directly towards Chicago Public Schools. For every 100,000 dollars donated, Social Works will donate an additional 10,000 dollars in hopes of CHANCE THE RAPPER has donated reaching their goal of 215 million dollars. a 1 million dollars to the Chicago public schools.

According to Social Works Chicago, 4BILLBOARD Illinois’ education system is one of the

AMAZON TO CREATE NEW JOBS Amazon announced that it will be hiring 5,000 at home workers and 30,000 part time workers throughout the US.

SECURITY COST FOR BETSY DEVOS IN THE MILLIONS Increased security for Betsy DeVos will be costing around $8 million for the eight months. The $1 million per month security plan will be coming out of the Department of Education.

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CONFIRMED On Friday, April 7, Neil Gorsuch was confirmed as the new Supreme Court Justice by the Senate. The vote was 54-45.

GLOBAL US MISSILES FIRED AT SYRIAN AIRBASE President Trump responded to the Syrian government’s use of a banned chemical agent by firing multiple missiles at a Syrian military base .

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With the addition of new shows, movies, and a more simplified rating system, Netflix is again updating its interface.

Hit movies such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and Gremlins are now available as of April 1. New Neflix Original series include 13 Reasons Why. Recent releases The BFG and Kubo and the Two Strings came out later this month for younger audiences to enjoy.

Netflix is in planning on changing from a five-star rating system to a “thumbs up, thumb down” method, similar to that of Youtube. According to Todd Yellin, vice president of product, there was a 200% increase in ratings with the new methodology.

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the truth about “alternative facts” Hillary Clinton,” and “FBI Agent Suspected in Hillary Email Leaks Found Dead in Apparent Fake news is a hot topic on both sides of Murder-Suicide.” the political spectrum. While fake news has “It’s hard to know what information to trust always been around, during the past election because you can’t really ask the politician if year, it became widespread and is now some- the information is true. You just have to make thing that the media regularly reports on. The a judgement call,” said Dani Brooks, a freshissue has become so widespread that Google man. just announced that they are installing a “fact While many fake news stories are highly check” tab in order to help readers identify improbable and designed to generate income fake news stories. for the site reporting the “news,” even estabAccording to Buzzfeed, the top-performing lished news and social media sites have been fake news story is a hoax from October that caught up in false reporting. Isaac Wingfield, claimed President Obama had banned recit- a journalist for the New York times, intering the Pledge of Allegiance viewed employees from Facebook in schools. It was published “It’s hard to know and Google. In the interview, he

by ABCNews.com.co, a fake learned that both of the social what information site made to look like ABC media mega moguls are removing to trust because News. The Obama hoax fake news from their platforms on generated more than 2.1 you can’t really ask the grounds that they violate polimillion shares, comments, cies against misleading content. the politician if the and reactions on Facebook “State and national news stations information is true. are full of fake news. They just want in just two months. (A counter on the article page ratings and popularity. They’re You just have to suggests the story has been basically a joke at this point,” said make a judgement viewed more than 110,000 Noah Benner, a sophomore. times.)

Snopes is a fact checking datacall.”

Other fake news about base that provides users with inforsaid Dani Brooks, a US politics that hit big on mation on whether a story is true freshman Facebook this year included or false. If false, the real facts are “Pope Francis Shocks provided and the unbiased sources World, Endorses Donald Trump for President, are provided. According to Snopes, so long as Releases Statement,” “Trump Offering Free social media allows for the rapid spread of One-Way Tickets to Africa & Mexico for Those information, manipulative entities will seek Who Wanna Leave America,” “ISIS Leader to cash in on the rapid spread of misinformaCalls for American Muslim Voters to Support tion.

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Living in the Shadow of a King KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS was nominated for

You spin me right round When at work or school, many people are using the new fidget toy that is meant to help with anxiety, nervousness and constant restlessness. Fidget spinners are becoming more popular in schools because students found a way to deal with their abundance of energy.

Instead of tapping one’s feet excessively or clicking one’s pen, people now can fidget more silently. Another toy people have been interested lately have been fidget cubes. Fidget cubes serve as the same purpose as Fidget Spinners, but some people have found they enjoy the spinners more because they... spin.

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From the director of the television show Fargo, FX presents their newest adaptation of one the Marvel Comics’ X-Men. Legion aired on February 8 with their first episode titled “Chapter 1” of an 8 chapter season.

Following the life of David Haller, played by Dan Stevens, better known to comic fans as Legion: son of Professor X and a mutant whose combination of mental disorders, and extremely powerful telekinetic abilities, set the stage for a battle with reality.

The viewer starts the series with a sense of distorted reality that is introduced in the first few episodes.

Through progression, the show takes shape around the plot of David’s psychological battle with himself, and his illness. Hawley’s presentation of setting along with time includes elements from the 21st century incorporated into a ´70s era set design that runs par-

allel to other Marvel Comic timelines.

Chasing after big budget original sci-fi content like Stranger Things, and Westworld, Hawley has been getting strong accolades for Legion. The acting is led by Stevens, a Shakespearean trained actor, and features Aubrey Plaza, who plays the Shadow King, a mutant living inside of David’s mind and main antagonist of the series.

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The Dream Center, a local organization, is working to help victims of human trafficking all across the country

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Kiera RILEY Opinion Editor

Two students debate whether or not the US should be actively involved in global affairs.

Sean GANNON Travel Editor

Cave Creek hosts many shops with the perfect gifts for up-coming graduates.

By AnnAlee BArnett g sports editor

11 korEan food truck One student discusses the Korean food truck moving around Cave Creek.

A problem worthy of presidential attention is sweeping the nation: human trafficking. In most cases, it seems to be that human trafficking is a distant and foreign issue, however, what most do not realize is that human trafficking is present in their own backyards.

The Trump Administration announced several weeks ago their involvement in stopping human trafficking.

“It’s about time, it’s a major problem,” said Brad Penner, a police officer. Penner is involved in several efforts to stop human trafficking, including the FBI Federal Task Force on human trafficking when it deals with child exportation and sex trafficking.

The issue was originally brought up by Ivanka Trump and was later adopted by President Trump. The President stated in an article that he will be directing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to review the sources being poured into fighting human trafficking. The President also stated that it was a topic that was “not talked about enough.”

In Arizona, the number of hotline calls concerning human trafficking has more than doubled over the last few years and, according to National Human Trafficking Hotline Data, Arizona saw a 30 percent increase in human trafficking in 2016.

“There are variables that make it more public, the police force and the public are also very involved, which makes it more public. It is a problem, and we’re trying to combat it,” said Dominique Roe’ Sepowitz, director of the Office for Sex Trafficking Intervention Research or STIR. STIR is in the school of Social Work at Arizona State University and is within the college

food 16 packing for picnics Check the various supplies you need to have a fun and exciting picnic.

styLe 15 drEss androgynous See what androgynous style is and why people dress the way they do.

spotLIght 18 Humans of cactus sHadoWs Get a better look at the students of Cactus Shadows.

19 lEarn about mr. dElgrosso Read about the lovable master of math, Mr. Delgrosso, and his ways of teaching.

20 guarding our galaxy One student reviews the sequel to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

sports 21 scHolarsHips See what sports scholarships there are and who recieved them and who will be playing.

arIzona Lawmakers make decIsIon over gang enforcement

Photography, my Spotify playlists and coffee Concerts, mac and cheese, and film photography

Arizona lawmakers have voted to cut the Maricopa County sheriff’s department by $1.6 million in funding for gang enforcement. These funds were taken from the state’s Gang and Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission, whose objective is to deter criminal gang activity through state laws.

Bad jokes, chips and the travel editor Music, dogs and roller skating Memes, Lean Cuisine and thrift shopping everyday Cars, coffee and the features editor

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

10 gifts for grads

Sleeping, nature and hiking

Sara WINDOM Style Editor Olivia STICKEL Food Editor

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Arizona reached 108 degrees on May 5, breaking the previous record of 105 degrees that was made back in 1989.

Golf, God and newspaper

Maddie HOWARD Spotlight Editor

One writer talks about the new Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why, and the importance of the message it brings.

the NEWSPAPER of Cactus shadows high school in Cave Creek, Arizona

CraCking down on human traffiCking

Logan LARKIN Photo Editor

arIzona heat record made In may

Animals, newspaper and respecting our armed forces

Annalee BARNETT Sports Editor

The fashion club recently held it’s second annual fashion show that featured clothing donated by students and staff.

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Kameron Moore talks about what it takes to be the valedictorian.

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of Public Service and Community Solutions. They are 450 girls being cared for in recovery, with 50 who dedicated to researching human trafficking so that were saved from the human trafficking world. the public, the government, and even victims can be ‘We thought when we started this that most of better informed. them would be foreign nationals, and we do have 20 A recent survey conducted by ASU’s school of percent foreign nationals, but 80 percent of them are Social Work found that 1 in 3 homeless young adults local girls, they’re from the valley here,” said Steele. end up victims of sex trafficking. Roe’ Sepowitz first There are three ways in which human traffickbegan the project, along with several of her peers, in ing victims come to the Dream Center. The first is 2006 and it has grown since then. STIR works with through law enforcement. The Dream Center has the police department as well as the governor's office. contracts with Homeland Security, Phoenix Vice, “I’d be interested in volunteering, because I know and the local police department and is one of the top there’s a lot of human trafficking here in Arizona, I referrals for victims in the country. heard about that from In and Out because they have The second way that human trafficking victims a lot of stuff campaigning it so I’d definitely be inter- come to the Dream Center is through outreach. Every ested in volunteering,” said Annika Valcic, a junior Friday and Saturday night, Steele, his wife, and sevwho plans on attending ASU in the future. eral volunteers take to the streets and search bars, Another group devoted to help shady hotels, and homeless shelstop human trafficking is the When it first began ters for possible victims.

Phoenix Dream Center. Located The final way that victims come in 2006, the in downtown Phoenix, the Dream to the Dream Center is through Center is in the thick of the issue.

NGOs or non government organiDream Center was “Just through our work, we’ve zations. Through the work at the more focused on become known in the city as kind Dream Center, director Steele has homelessness and of a crazy group that’s willing to been nominated to be on several get out there and be a church that’s addiction, but in 2007, task forces including the governot really your normal church,” said nor's council for several years, the when Steele and his wife chairman of human trafficking vicBrian Steele, director of the Dream Center. tim services committee, and even came on board, human The Dream Center is part of the the mayor’s task force. trafficking became one Dream Center church and is considBy creating relationships with of the new top priorities. these politicians and governered one of its four campuses. When it first began in 2006, the Dream ment workers, Steele has recieved Center was more focused on home$700,000 dollars in grants to go lessness and addiction, but in 2007, towards the Dream Center. when Steele and his wife came on board, human trafLast year, 30 percent of the girls that came to the ficking became one of the new top priorities.

Dream Center were hooked on heroine, which is a The Dream Center has many locations all around way for human traffickers to keep victims under their the world such as Los Angeles, Holland, several in control. There are several different ways that people India, and many more scattered across the globe. can be caught up in human trafficking, including a Each location is devoted to helping the hurting and Trauma Bond. Traffickers will often form Trauma needy.

Bonds with victims, causing the victims to be relucAt the Phoenix Dream Center, there are currently tant to leave the human trafficking world.

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Archery is a sport that is growing increasingly popular.

Rescued from the Arizona Canal, a four week old otter has found a home at the Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde. Salt River Project crew members found the dehydrated otter, who is now healthy and taken care of in its new home.

tempe streetcar project weLcomes In a $50 mILLIon federaL grant City officials have hope that this project will better connect people in the city. The Tempe Streetcar project, is expected to be completed in 2020.

natIonaL acceptance Letter goes to prom A Minnesota teen took her Harvard acceptance letter to prom as a joke but also spoke about the importance that you don’t always need to go with someone.

18 fraternIty memBers charged In penn state for student death The frat brothers have all been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow member for causing him fall down a set of stairs.

ferguson protester from IconIc photo found dead Edward Crawford, who was photographed throwing a flaming tear gas canister while protesting in Ferguson during 2014, committed suicide in the backseat of his car.

gLoBaL trump to meet wIth pope francIs on may 24th The President and the Pope are set to meet at the Vatican later in the month.

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“One bad grade won’t kill you.

There will always be another test or assignment to balance it out, and stressing about what’s passed won’t change anything.

Learn from your mistakes and always seek out selfimprovement, but don’t let a bad test or day get you down.”

“Doing extracurricular activities has definitely helped me learn how to deal with stress as well as cope with many things at once. Without extracurricular activities I don’t think I would be as academically successful.”

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“I think the most important thing in high school is being willing to put yourself out there. Both in and outside of school, I’ve found that my best memories and experiences came about because I was willing to step out of my comfort zone and try something new.”

“I think the greatest thing about high school is that it’s a place to grow. I really found myself, and gained the self-assurance I needed to be bold and go forward. As a junior, I stopped caring for others’ expectations as much as I cared for my own expectations for myself.”

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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Griffin Adams, Industrial Design Jacob Baird, Intl. Business Lee Bardon, Business Sustainability Holly Benscoter, Biological Science Ryan Berger, Construction Management Toni Cantarella, Business Austin Cordero, Dentistry Max Dolin, Business Muisc/Entrepreneur Cole Donnell, Accounting — Hannah Dopp, Sports and Media Studies Rachel Dutcher, Digital Culture Christina Fankhanel, Business Susan Flores, Business Law Michael Gambert , Sports Media Sydney Garalczyk, Health Science Nurse Zachary Garrett, Barrett , Electrical Engineering Hannah Gohlke, Business with a minor in Computer systems — Natalie Grass, Business Law Stefan Gustafsson, Engineering Civil Engineer Mekelle Hand, Medical Jake Heideman Chris Hobb, Business Management Entrepreneur Julia Horner, Music Theatre Alex Hummel , Actuarial Science Morgan Kallusky, Business Lauren Ketchen, Business Law Tanner Knoop, Computer science Computer technician Brianne Kunkel , Business Alex Laggren , Creative Writing Michael Marcin, Psychology Ella Marencic, Business, Chinese Language and Culture Translator Jessica Masicia ASU Exercise and Wellness Physical Therapist Scott Mehan, Business RJ Miller, Business Actor Sam Miller, Mechanical Engineering Shelby Minnesota, Chemistry Megan Mullenmeister, Education Evan Myers, Military, Nursing Nurse Anesthetist Olivia Nicholls, Business Owen Nobis, Business Communication Christian Pershina, Engineering Diego Pina, Architecture James Rockwell, Mechanical Engineering Sharon Rudister, Pre-Med Surgeon Rebecca Ruditser, Biology Billy Sarsany, Criminal Justice Chantal Savoie, Political Science + Spanish Shannon Smith, Dance Jessie Stevenson, John Taylor, Business Communications, Marketing Gurpaul Thiara, undecided KT Thomas, Psychology, self-employed therapist Matthew Torre, Business Madison Weber, undecided Tara Welsh, Business Lexi Wilson, Social Behavior — Daniel Witkop, Accountancy and Spanish Jorden Wittman, Mechanical Engineering Ashley Wong, Biological Science Madison Zumstein, Interior Design Interior Designer

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Collin Adams, Business Fiona Ash, Human & Behavioral Science Psychiatrist Helena Benedetto, Business Aaron Cohn, Pharmaceuticals Pharmacist Tyler Collins, Physics Matt Denmark, Biomedical Engineering Anesthesiologist Gage Duncan, Dental Health Haley Ehmann, Medical Trey Elletson, Engineer Joseph Emnett, Electrical Engineering Caitlin Ford, Nursing Camden Frisby, Mechanical Engineering Kody Harmless, Finance Hedge Funds Ariana Heiner, undecided Jordan Hill, Psychology Danica Hinkle, Business Administration Trevor Kinard, Computer Science Alex Kinert, Undecided Kelsey Kinsey, Business Kyle Linner ,Electrical and Computer Technology Alyssa Mattioli, Business Amy Mazanec, Business Josh McGregor, Physiology Madison McNamara, Business Derek Moest, Business Management Kayleigh Mustacci, Microbiology Hostess Cassidy Nguyen, Communications Sports Commentating Cara Obluck, Business Sara Patterson, Nursing Lauren Raleigh, Pre-Med Cole Rasmussen, Pre-med Orthodontist Rachel Rodriguez, Biomedicine Jais Schilcher, Business Management Entrepreneurship Kylen Schumacher, Kierstin Seaback, Pharmaceuticals Skyler Silbermen, Entrepreneurship Abby Steward, Accounting/Finance, Spanish Taylor Strasser, Veterinary Science, Veterinarian Bailee Walket, Nursing

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY Gabriella Affronti, Undecided Demi Alexander, Art Tiana Aliberti, Psychology Delaney Barrett, Engineering Madeleine Bartlett, Environmental Conservationt Julia Blankinship, biomedical science Sydney Boling Psychology Mia Briguglio, Astronomy — Andrew Cohen Dominic Davies, Graphic Design Morgan Devin-Phillips, Physical Therapy Alexa Dragone, Biology Steph Floe, undecided Tyler Freeman, Business Management Meaghan Geiger, Pre-med Joshua Gober, Creative Media & Film Brianna Goldthwaite, General chemistry Devin Greene, undecided

Brynn Griffith, Mechanics Mackenzie Hagerty, undecided Jack Heslop, undecided Michael Huber, Biomedical Science, Doctor, Pharmacist Ian Jeffer, Exercise Science Casen Johnson Jake Johnson, Biomedicine, Physicians Assistant Riann Johnston, Nursing, Pediatric Nursing Korie Kerr, Communications, Graphic Design Alaina Kincade, Nursing Ashley Kritzstein, Business Amber Koklys, Nursing Casey Looney, Nursing Kelly McElroy, Nursing, hospital Kayla McQueen, Dental Hygiene Kaitlyn Moore, Nursing Bobby Murphy, Biology biologist Bridget Powers , Health Science Daley Reynolds, Journalism, Political Science Olympia Saville,Undecided Ashley Sharp, Hospitality Event Management Chase Spigarelli, Computer Science Josie Teegardin, Education Sadie Thompson, Journalism Audrey Woods, Hospitality

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Kassandra Barnes, Nursing Tierney DeDonatis, Criminal Justice Dannon Docktor, Business Management Raina Donati, undecided Dylan Dorough, Engineering Alexa Hokanson, Medicine Nursing Taylor Junior, Sports Medicine Daniel Kropman, Film Production Peyton Kuehn, Medicine, Nursing Ashley Mesenbrink, Communications Gabrielle Payne, Athletic Training EMT Adam Penzone Rebecca Schneider, Nursing Cassius Suits-Francisco, Sports Marketing Levi Ulmen, Biology with an emphasis in Pre-med

EMbRY-RIDDLE

Ryan Bobelick, Aeronautics, Pilot Jessica Eyrich, Cyber Security Otto Maytag, Aeronautic science

HAWAII Maggie Morant, University of Hawaii, Pre-vet

OREGON Brandon Bersstrom, Uiversity of Oregon Business, Architect

UTAH Nolin Andrus, Entrepreneurship Lauren Busbee, University of Utah Drew Millane, Bringham Young University, Biomedical Annie Overfield, Salt Lake Community College, English Ben Musser, Uncharted School of Discipleship, Sean Wright, U.S.U.,Aviation Tiffany Stoddard, Brigham Young University, Business Marketing

CALIFORNIA Kobe Gall Concordia University - Irvine Undecided Ryker Jarris, FIDM, Marketing Hunter Limoli, UC Santa Barbara, Business Hannah Lybbert, Robert day School of Economics and Finance, Dance Nash Ruckman, FIDM Jordan Winn Audio Engineering

Kayla Christienson, University of Washington.

Environmental Science

IDAHO Megan Boyd Idaho State University Health Science Alyssa Grove, Brigham Young University, Business Nick Kuhlmann, Boise State University, Potato Farming

WISCONSIN

MASSACHUSETTS

s Sam Kinard, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Industrial Design

MICHIGAN Kira Billard, Michigan State University, Neuroscience

NEW YORK

Casey Windsor, University of Wisconsin, Business

IOWA Jakob Richardson, DMACC, Sports Management Iowa

COLORADO Payton Atkins, Colorado State University, Communications Tyler Bergman, Colorado Christian University, Pre-med Robert Sirota, University of Colorado Boulder, Bowling Management Sonora Scheven, University of Colorado , Engineering Ryan Clary, United States Air Force Academy, Economics

Kris Iovino, New York Institute of Tech, Business Max Solberg, Cornell University, Computer Science

NEbRASKA Adam Braude, Concordia University, Pre-med Hayden Parker, Nebrasca Wesleyan University, Math Joe Huettner, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Business

Class of 2017 VIRGINIA Nolan Stirling, Southern Virginia University

NEW jERSEY Elizabeth Poulson

You know you’re from the Class of ‘17 if...

“You had Mr. Richards for eighth and ninth grade English.”

MISSOURI

Michael Bartlett, Air Force Sam Chapel Connor Gasser Gregory Isho Kevin McCaw Jack Nelson, Navy Katherine Pusateri Mitchell Wente

What was your favorite year and why?

Gabi Gianni “Rachel’s Challenge was the best unorganized senior ditch day Cactus Shadows has ever seen.”

What is your funniest memory from high school?

Jaylin Johnson, Rockhurst University, Pre-physical therapy

ALAbAMA

“Senior, because I’m here half as long.”

Alexa Dragone

Ryan Bobelick

“You have a half-day and still leave early.”

“Sophomore, it was easy and I made a lot of friends that year.”

Elizabeth Poulson

“When someone tried to start a food fight, threw one apple, and got suspended.”

“You are barely a ’90s kid.”

Mackenzie Hagerty

Alex Kinert

Drew Millane

“Senior year, I have friends in all of my classes, new and old.”

“When that kid stuck a paperclip in the electrical socket and blew the circut in the library.”

Taylor Seamless, Auburn University, Business

“You know the realities of the meat-packing industry.”

Daniel Witkop “You graduated with a tall guy that looks like Jesus.”

Casen Johnson “Mr. Delgrosso.”

Dominic Davies “Junior, all of my teachers were amazing.”

Megan Boyd “I had this funny dream where I was forced to wake up earlyand do copious amouts of busywork for four years...oh wait.”

TExAS

Austin Durham

Daniel Kropman

“Junior Year, I grew up a lot and got my license.”

“You remember the lip dub.”

Maggie Morant

Jorden Wittman

Madison Zumstein “Everything from Stuco and with my friends.”

Cade Foster, Texas A&M University, Mechanical Engineering David Hall, Wayland Baptist University

MILITARY

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WASHINGTON

WYOMING Shane Stratford, U of Wyoming, Kinesiology

Sara Patterson “Anything in theater.”

Riann Johnston “When someone threw a rock onto the stage at a performance and the school freaked out.”

Ethan Ruditser

What will you miss most about high school?

“Rojon.”

Lauren Ketchen “Nothing. Absolutely nothing.”

Jaylin Johnson

Do you have any advice for next year’s seniors?

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“Continue to be involved in school things until the end.”

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Alyssa Grove “Take in every moment one at a time, but don’t cling to it.”

“Yearbook.”

Korie Kerr “Seeing my friends every day.”

Tia Dorfman “Student Council.”

Ashley Wilcox “Golfing on the Golf Team.”

Camden Frisby

Steph Floe

“All of the football games and Homecoming.”

“Make sure you know what it is that you want to study if you go go college and make sure you’re ok with the carreer path you choose.”

“How easy it is compared to the real world.”

Machael Bartlett

Madison McNamara Keirstin Seaback

“Don’t procrastinate.”

Ashley Wong “Stay out of drama, it’ll ruin your year.”

Tara Welsh “Make sure you have enough credits so you don’t end up getting put into an online class a month before you graduate.”

Allie Smyth “Don’t put off work.”

Adam Penzone “Don’t slack off. Get a half day.”

Kayla Christenson

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Living up to the Legend

By Alex Laggren Working to become an accomplished author, Alex Laggren will be majoring in creative writing at Arizona State University.

“He’s an inspiration to every artist out there,” said Logan Larkin.

Laggren has been interested to write since he was a young child. Getting inspiration from early to mid 80s films and music, Laggren tries to recreate the feel that inspired a generation.

Laggren’s ultimate goal outside of being a published author is to work for Marvel Comics or Marvel Studios.

He has found a large amount of his inspiration from the stories that are told from this company and sees that it should be brought back to its roots with the recent controversy of its newest comic storyline.

Laggren was named after the ancient conqueror, Alexander the Great, because his parents believed that he would be extremely successful in the world.

In a way, Laggren hopes to conquer the literature world by becoming a successful author to the same level of Stephen King.

He first truly got a taste of creative writing when he took a class on the subject sophomore year, taught by Lori Hart, who would later be his advisor for the CSPress, his school’s highly awarded newspaper publication.

Taking such a class had strengthened his ability to take criticism of his work and not take it as personally as it would seem and to use the advice he is getting to make his works even stronger and more substantial than they had previously been.

Laggren primarily focuses on basic fiction with small amounts of science fiction and fantasy. His weakest type of writing would be poetry due to the lack of practice he has had with the subject.

Laggren is now preparing for ASU and writing as much as he can in his free time to ensure that he has strong enough skills for the classes that he will soon be taking.

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