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Newspaper Portfolio By: Faith Hasher 2016-2017

COVER LETTER Dear Lori Hart,

Throughout this past year I have dedicated myself to the CS press. I am now applying for the job of the opinion editor.

This past year I have shown you that I am dedicated to the paper by always getting my work turned in on time as well as having complete stories. I am very passionate about the pieces I write. Hence why I would be a good opinion editor.

I have watched and learned from the editors this year about using InDesign. I also had to turn in a portfolio using InDesign this year for my final. This gave me a head start for next year.

Whenever I am passionate about my writing I always write my best pieces. One of the best skills I posse is time management. Mostly everyone on the staff waits to the very last minute to get interviews which is the very first thing you need to do.

Deadlines are not hard for me because I do not stress myself out by waiting. This would be helpful for next year when I am editor because I will work on my pages before our production day.

Being a team player is always key when holding the position of an editor.

Throughout my whole life I have shown great leadership skills and plan to continue this skill next year.

I believe next year has a strong staff and I hope you strongly recommend me for the position of opinion editor.

Sincerely, Faith Hasher

RESUME Faith Hasher 28908 N. 150th st Scottsdale AZ, 85262 407-620-8522 faithhasher@gmail.com Skills Hard Working I have always been the type of person who starts something and will not stop until I finish. I am constantly taking rigorous classes to push myself to the best of my ability.

Time Management I constantly have to balance my difficult classes with and my two sports I participate in.

Handling all of this I know there is no time for procrastination so I try to be proactive and finish whatever I can ahead of time.

Effective Communication I have baby-sat ever since I was young, with the children I have to be very direct but at the same time I have to say it in a polite way that is respectful. I make sure they do what they are suppose to do when asked by the parent even when they do not want too.

Experience Baby-sitting These past couples years I have spent my time baby-sitting younglings from the range of infants to twelve years old. Within baby-sitting I have learned to be able to think on my feet, entertain and take control of the situation. The kids are happy but they also always respect me and my authority. I grew up with two younger brothers so I have been baby-sitting ever since I can remember.

Tutoring: Recently, I have started tutoring on the side. Tutoring provides me to have patience, work with people and have effective communication.

Volunteer experience This past year I ended up getting a whole class to go down to the Feed My Starving Children center to volunteer. I had about 30 people in the class that went and helped feed kids who are in need of food in Mexico. We ended up packing food for about 50 people for a whole year.

Education Cactus Shadows I am currently in high school which I started 2014 as a freshman in the fall and plan to graduate in 2018 as a senior in the spring. I attend Cactus Shadows High School. After high school I plan to further my education by going to college to get at least a 4 year degree.

Awards Throughout my high school career, I have always taken rigorous classes to challenge myself and push myself to a higher level of education. My sophomore I took AP World History which was my first AP class and I took a test and past to get college credit. I took all honors before that and now take a mix between honors and AP classes. I have just been accepted into the Quill and Scroll society as well.

Reflection #1 Over the course of the year on the CS Press I have learned the skills of deadlines, teamwork, journalism ethics, dedication and how my work matters. The first semester as a journalist was intimidating but as the year went on, so did the skills of the journalist.

This semester I started sitting down with the editors while they put together their page and asked questions. This is how I started to learn InDesign. The end of the year our advisor required our class to put together a portfolio on InDesign teaching all the students to work with this program. Secondly, I learn the ability to put my thoughts together in a well-constructed paper. The first semester I was able to put all of my thoughts on the paper, but I struggled with putting them in order based on importance.

Growing up in a technological advanced century I believe that any skills or programs that I learn now would benefit me for the future.

For many of the staffers deadlines are the hardest part about being on the CS Press. Second semester our advisor gave us stricter deadlines in order to produce a better paper, which resulted in fewer errors. Deadlines within the paper are most relatable to a real job. The editors on the paper are relying on you to finish your articles in order to start making the pages. For the future I would recommend everyone following a stricter deadline in order to produce a better quality paper.

Teamwork throughout the newspaper is critical because everyone is relying on each other to hold up their end of the bargain. One thing that I did well was I always got my articles in on time so my editors could start editing and producing their pages. I did not have any controversy with anyone on the staff, kept my head down and just worked. For next year I would recommend to inform the staff often that no ones opinion is wrong and they are not get-

Reflection #2 ting judged for it. It is important for the staff to work as a team in order to produce an award winning paper. For the last issue of the paper, our advisor brought in laptops for all of the staffers to work, and this helped with everyone getting there articles in on time. I think the hardest part was when some of the staffers went to New York and then our school had spring break, so most of the staffers did not have enough time.

One of the biggest parts about being a Journalist is journalism ethics because so much of the media nowadays is biased and do not always tell the truth. I learned that in order to report on a story, you need to go in knowing the topic.

So the biggest thing is doing a ton of research on multiple sites. It is also to not plagiarize because that could jeopardize the whole entire paper and its reputation.

In order to be on the CS Press you need to be dedicated to the paper in order to produce good results. Throughout the entire year, I always got my work turned in on time and always tried my hardest in every article or photo I turned in. I helped out when our paper needed to do a last minute article or photos. For example, this year no one had taken many senior photos so I came back two days later with about 200 pictures of seniors.

The hardest part this semester for me personally was trying to produce good leads. I struggled writing an interesting lead that would draw people’s attention to my article. I learned that the more practice that I have writing them, the better I got. My greatest weakness was writing leads. As mentioned before I overcame them by practicing. Throughout the years to come I plan to continue to grow as a writer by practicing as much as I can.

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SKATE OR DIE Students pass time skateboarding,

rollerblading, and this longboarding at My most successful piece semester that was understanding. At the end of the issue I local roller parks.

I have written is an opinion sports piece that ended up winning an award for best sports is called “ sports that don’t get the spotlight”. opinion piece.

I wrote this towards the beginning of the seThroughout the process of putting together mester and it was the first opinion piece this the article, it was very easy to prove my point. year put on the sports page.

I talked to the principle that mentioned that This was probably one of the easiest pieces football and boys basketball gets the most of mine to write because I came up with the attendance by the student body. I also went idea and I relate to the topic. I participate in around to the head coaches at the school cross-country and track, which hardly get any asking about their successes over the past recognition for their success. In this piece I couple years and showing how they were not talked about the success of many teams that mentioned whatsoever. For example, Alex do not get any recognition because they were Burghardt stated that the year before they not football or boys basketball. For example, put up a banner recently before senior night 4 I mentioned covering the OPINION how the wrestling ALL SPORTS DESERVE THE SPOTLIGHT girls’ basbanner in ketball has the gym. gotten sec- “Year after year, the My purpose school has sports ond in state of writing that go to state with no recognition for the past this arwhatsoever...it would be great if we two years. ticle was to supported all the sports, not just the Of course, bring atten“popular” ones.”

I knew this 4 tion to the would draw students, a lot of attention from the football team and and the administration in the lack of equality the boys’ basketball team, but a lot of them between the sports. As I continued to write also agreed with my statement. I did not this I discover that many of our athletes are slander the teams at all I just simply stated quite talented and have had no recognition how they get the entire spotlight. Some of for there successes. The purpose was to find a the football players thought I was specifically solution for the lack of expanding the spotslandering them, when in reality I just wanted light onto all of the athletes. all teams to be treated equally.

The most difficult part of writing this article was probably having someone edit my piece. I did not want anything taken out or for someone to tell me I could not have that in the article. Luckily my editor was understanding of have passionate I was about this piece and

By SARA WINDOM § staff writer

Skateboarding, though it has been around since its early days in the ‘50s, is becoming a trend amongst students.

“I skate everyday for as long as I can.

If I have three hours, I skate for three, if I have two, I skate for two, and if I have all day, I skate all day,” said Matthew Blackert, a junior.

Skateboarding has gone from a laid back activity into a viable career path.

Geoffrey Johnson, a social studies teacher, credits this to the rise of multiple competitions such as the X Games.

“My best friend and I just skated everywhere we went. I lived in a rural community, so there was no neighborhood, so to get to a friend’s house I would have to go about a half mile or even longer in some cases, and I didn’t want to walk that. So I just started skateboarding,” said Johnson.

Finding a spot in Cave Creek can be challenging, but drive a bit further, and plenty of areas are skate-friendly all day.

Michael Chmura, a junior, often goes to Scottsdale or Phoenix to practice new tricks, or just skate around.

“We go to PV skatepark a lot, sometimes if we want to skate street we go anywhere. Downtown Phoenix a lot because they have some cool spots,” said Chmura.

Chmura started skating in seventh grade when he saw his friends doing it.

Though he does not plan on making a

career out of it, he plans to keep at it for as long as possible.

“Get really good at riding around and reverts and stuff like that before you start doing tricks, because that’ll make learning tricks a lot easier. Like the better you are at board control, the better you are at tricks,” said Chmura.

While skateboarding can be an easy mode of transportation and a way to have fun with friends, with every sport comes the risk of injury.

“My friend and I built a ramp in his yard and we skated that as much as we could, as much as his parents would allow us. I cracked my tailbone as I was skating the ramp, I would say I landed wrong, but I didn’t land it,” said Johnson.

With extra cartilage in both knees and having fractured his ankle over the summer, Blackert has fallen a few times too.

“I like skating, but it’s unrealistic that I can do it much longer,” said Blackert.

Luckily for him, he has taken an interest in filming the sport. Recording his friends at skate parks with professional

gear gained his youtube channel 270 subscribers. He sees a future in producing skate videos.

Though retired from the sport now, Johnson still watches similar videos online.

“I think I was good for my time and for my age, but you didn’t have skateparks locally that we could go to, there was just one and it used to be a roller rink, and

they just converted it and that was the only place we had, other than our own yards,” said Johnson.

Roller skating, though it is not the same, as skateboarding, can also be pursued. There are numerous rinks located around Arizona, such as Great Skate in Glendale and Skateland in Mesa, offering skating times almost every day.

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Every year people ask the same question, “why do basketball and football get more recognition then track and wrestling?”

Last year, the girls track team placed second in state. The team also broke five school records and nothing was mentioned for either of those. The record board has not even been updated in over three years.

This past summer, all of the banners in the gym were updated, yet they did not update the track board.

Many sports like track, golf, wrestling, cross country, softball, baseball and biking, do not get any attention because they are not considered to be the “entertaining” sports.

This is ironic, because these are the sports that often have the best overall performance, such as the baseball and softball teams continu-

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ally going to state every year.

For example, our golf and bike team won state just recently and there were no announcements or recognition at all.

Cactus Shadows has exceptional freshman athletes such as Karli Koskovich, who is going to state for soccer. This is a “big deal” and yet has mostly gone unnoticed.

Year after year, the school has sports that go to state with no recognition whatsoever.

At a minimum, there should be announcements. These athletes deserve recognition for their hard work, even if their sport is not one of the “popular” ones.

Another example is tennis, who has gone to state for the past four years. However, once again, they receive no recognition.

This may be due to the fact that many matches and games take place in far away locations and it can be hard to rally for a game that is a long drive away, but that it is no excuse.

There can still be announcements, appreciations, and reminders for each of these unrecognized sports.

That way, at least every sport is being treated with the same recognition and level of fairness.

Most of these sports have home meets, games or matches, yet the Nest is absent.

This year, the girls soccer team is heading to state and they had a playoff game in Tucson. They requested a charter bus, just like the football team did. The only difference is that the football team actually got a charter bus while the girls are taking a yellow school bus for about a two

hour drive.

On Twitter, Cactus Shadows has an account @CSNest, where they notify the student body about upcoming sporting events. So far, tennis, cross country, wrestling and many other sports have never been mentioned on this page.

It would be great if we supported all of the sports, not just the “popular” ones. Obviously, this would be difficult to enforce -- you can’t make someone go to a game. However, it is easy to make announcements, put up banners, or update the records board regularly. The school should make sure that these hard-working and successful athletes get the recognition they deserve, because no one sport is more important than the other.

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ions, and we should all be open‑minded and willing to lis‑ ten to what others think.

If you have any hope of getting someone to listen to your ideas, you must be able to state your opinion in a mature fashion. If you just shout out your opinion over and over and call anyone who doesn’t agree with you bad names, you are never going to get anyone to listen to you, especially not the people who disagree with you.

Here’s a tried and true method for expressing your opinion effectively: State the problem. Don’t shout the problem. State it. You want to try to make this sound official and believable, so use appropriate language. For example, School should start later in the day, when teen‑ agers are more awake.

Tell us the why. Use statistics and real facts to back you up, not things you heard someone say one time.

For example, In a study conducted by Harvard Medical

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students would just stay up until 2:00 a.m., so why bother changing the schedule? Because for those students who crave more sleep, a later start time will actually make it physically possible.

Always end with a solution or some action you want your readers to take. The obvious solution to this problem is to change the start time to 9:00 a.m. Please attend the school board meeting on April 15 and speak up in favor of this change.

Listen. Instead of actively listening to the other point of view, many simply prepare their counter argument. When you are still preoccupied with your side of the story, you miss the chance to learn or to see things from another perspective. Approach any discussion with an open mind, not hostility.

challenging, but drive a bit further, and plenty of areas are skate-friendly all day.

Michael Chmura, a junior, often goes to Scottsdale or Phoenix to practice new tricks, or just skate around.

“We go to PV skatepark a lot, sometimes if we want to skate street we go anywhere. Downtown Phoenix a lot because they have some cool spots,” said Chmura.

Chmura started skating in seventh grade when he saw his friends doing it.

Though he does not plan on making a

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By FAITH HASHER g staff writer

WEAT is dripping from their fore-

heads and, hearts are pounding out of their chests as the track and field athletes kicked off the season competing this past Friday at the Aztec invitational at Corona Del Sol. The girls team is already looking forward to state as they are out for revenge from last season when they came in second to Deer Valley.

Both girls and guys are gearing up this year with the largest team they have had.

Most of these athletes were either in another season

during the winter or participated in the off season training.

During the first week of track, all of the athletes went through rigorous conditioning as the coaches pushed them.

“We have sprint, distance, hurdles, throws, jumps and pole vault. It takes a coach at each of these events to run a practice with over 100 athletes,” said Tandehl Collentine, head coach.

With the varied amounts of events all of these athletes have a chance at finding something they will excel at.

“The hardest part about track is the mental aspect because everyone is

tially lose their life in order to protect the rights of all Americans, not just the ones they agree with, or share the same politi‑ cal party. If those people are out there putting their life on the line to make sure their country's citizens have a free life to live, then we should give the military the respect that they deserve.

There are many ways to show respect to those who serve or have served. One option is, when you see someone in uni‑ form, simply go up to them and say thank you for your service. Other ways to show support include buying them a meal, or supporting disabled veterans programs, or getting involved with groups on cam‑ pus like the Veteran’s Heritage Program, which captures stories of veterans each year and publishes them in

By ZOIE LAMBESIS g staff writer a book.

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This piece is one of my best pieces this year because I am very passionate about it. Both of my parents served in the military so it was a very personal for me to write.

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When practicing these sports it is important to try them out when the water is calm and not choppy. The ride is smoother, and for beginners it will not be as hard to get up when the water is calm.

Wakesurfing is another water sport that is gaining popularity. This way of surfing can be dangerous since the surfer is just a few feet away from the boat. But having an inboard boat can reduce the chance of injury. These types of boats have the propeller placed under the boat instead of an inboard or outboard or outboard boat which has the Wakeboarding has propeller exposed. become more popular over This style of surfing is similar to the years, and many competitive ocean surfing, considering that in both THE CACTUS SHADOWS PRESS competitions like the World Wakeboard cases neither of the feet are strapped Association, take place all over the down. Once the surfer is up on their there to compete and you need to be ready hugemost it is nice to offer country.

However, people docoaches wake-as they feetarethey eventually throw the rope that to step up,” said Jack Magtibay, a sophomore giving during up hours the and summer. hours of their time to boarding as a hobby helped them get up on the boat or to a and distance runner. work with the athletes,” said Collentine.

“I continued wakeboarding simply Track athletes do not rely on teammates to Some of the coaches are volunteers,friend which on the boat. They then keep their step up when they are not running well, once they you means they do not get paid anything.momentum There because, get the basics down, by applying weight on their are the only ones who can push themselves is only allowed one head coach and two learning tricks is so satisfying,” said front foot. when racing. assistants coaches that are allowed to get Nicolette Dorame, junior who wake“Wake surfing is much different than Track and field has 15 events that everypaid ata Cactus Shadows. one competes in, therefore the track team is “When there are not enough coaches on skiing or wakeboarding because boards. water always in need of a lot of coaches. the ratio of athlete to coach increases The sport is staff similar in many ways to the board is shorter and the rope that is “Each event is really specific, a lot of tech- and this can lead to increase in liability. If but four they are not nique is required,and it takessnowboarding, the right coach- only coaches wereexactly on staff that used would to help pull yourself up is thicker,” ing staff to teach those events,” said Kaley give each between coach well over athletessaid to beSophia Hancock, a junior who does the same, the edging the 25two Dodd, a junior, hurdler, and high jumper. responsible for,” said Collentine. are different. Things to take note when many watersports.

With about 150 athletes coming out this The track team has the largest team on learning how tocampus wakeboard: the Something that does not take much season there is a greater need for coaches. and are inlet need for boat more coaches.

“Although stipends for coaches notput pressure on the heels of pull youareup, technical skill is tubing. Tubing is a the foot, and lean back. favorite among many kids and teenag“For people who are learning, keeping ers. The simple sport can be done with your chest close to your knees is key for any tube that is towable. Some tubes are getting up, and the next hardest thing one person and some can hold up to four to learn is to not stand up to early,” said people or more.

Dorame.

“My favorite thing to do at the lake is Another popular water sport is water to go tubing. It takes no skill, you just skiing. Some tips from USA Water Ski sit there and enjoy the wild ride,” said are to keep knees bent at all times, let Hancock. the boat pull the skis up, do not try and The hot weather is coming soon, and pull yourself up, and to have straight water sports are a sure way to beat the arms. heat.

Wet n’ Wild TRACK FACING HURDLES Sports THIS UPCOMING SEASON a junior, competes in the high jump. Dodd and her team, the Scooby Doo Gang, placed first out of the 22 teams comepeting. The track decathalon took place on February 24.

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it. The girls team for the past couple years has been very successful and I would write this again and again.

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The girls basketball team lost to the Seaton Catholic girls team at the state EVERY YEAR theting scholarships their sport as competition with a ATHLETES final score of 59 to 25, closing season with a for defeat. to go State, comeback but everyone However, the teamqualify plans for a to strong nextseniors year. most likely have been thriv-

automatically assumes it is about ing in their sports for the previBy FAITH HASHER staff writer up,” said Dolezal. ous three years. many years come. perfect,” said Lindseywhen, Brophy, in upperclassmen reality, For toexample, Kaley The girls lost to Seaton THE GIRLS BASKET- there a senior and captain. are many underclassmen who Dodd, a junior,Throughout has gonethetowhole State for ball team took on Seaton During the game some of Catholic last year so they were program from freshmen, to “Others may believe State got as fouled well. out These underthethey past in track putting everything had three Catholic for the second time gothetoathletes junior years varsity and varsity and into the game. field. As a freshman in a row on February 25. the training she has changed including Caitlin and recognition classmen do notBickle get the got second that it is the right our weaknesses we and improved.

The halftime score was 31 Tierney DeDonitas. they deserve. Although it is “One rareoffor in high jump. to 12 Seaton Catholic and then “I predict future teams “We constantly are work- had as a team was to continue of passage to goand to state, theywith theAnother is onKatie to play hard ref calls,” to examples was finalized with a score of underclassmen continue to build ing on playing as ato team 59 to 25. tradition of got success I believe thatbe we recognized. are a family,” said Brophy. should still Deininger, athejunior, who second upperclassmen Throughout the game there through hard work, disci“Our biggest strength has said Zoe Rondeau, a junior.

Obviously, at the beginning of the in State her freshman year, first her were many factors that played always been playing together pline and always remainMost of these girls train adn everyone has the all veterans are into put sophomore year, and second again as the into final result. and with discipline, our weak- season, ing together,” said Dolezal. and compete year round.

“The girls that their night due to various play Although the season did During the offbecause season, they at first, they have thewereafocused, junior at for dive. toness wait own factors was that we were not are usually playing for a club this time of the year, a lot of not end well for the Lady experience and an established Underclassmen are also looked and disciplined basketball team and are con- players are nursing their way Falcons, they are working turn.asIntogether reality, they as most are injuries at by colleges. though colleges from hardEven we had been throughout the record. for a succesful seastantly Usually, working underclassmen on their through nagging [underclassmen] a longdoing season,” said Dolezal. year,” said Bill Dolezal, assis- put year. and seniors strength the weight into in play whenroom. they start tend to looksonatnext juniors “Emotion is a tricky thing toward the end of tant coach. better in practice or have aGetting chance more, they still look for the few worked just as hard One thing that makes the you have to have it and har- the season many more injuDURING A HOME proveit themselves. exceptional underclassman. junior, Zoe Ronproductively too ries are more likely but the GAME, team perform well is their toness to excel as Yes, juniors deau keeps ball awaytalked can control girls leftthat it all out on Upperclassmen the court tight bond. every team much It is emotion important to realize arethe usually from the opposing player. has there ups and downs, but you as opposed to you con- no matter what the result was. the upperclassman who are get- about during announcements as well seniors.

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having a "fire" in your belly, but you have to control the fire so it does not burn you

years, Richie Willis, the head coaches goal was to build up the basketball program for

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as shown in magazines such as the Local Sports Beat, but there is no recognition for the freshmen or sophomores.

The cheerleaders have won 10 state championships over the past 12 years and the team is almost always composed of girls from every grade, definitely a freshman or sophomore on the team when they have won all those titles.

This past year, Delaney Dopp and Riley Lerew are just two the freshman who were on the team that helped them win state.

For the past three years the track and field board has not been updated. Multiple athletes have broken records over the years and no one knows about their potential.

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Some coaches, no matter what, put in the upperclassmen instead of underclassmen, even if the younger one is better. They may put them in because they have more experience, they have been there longer or they may have better leadership skills.

Others may believe that it is a right of passage to upperclassmen and everyone has to wait their own turn. In reality, they worked just as hard to excel at a state level as juniors or seniors.

So, the next time an underclassmen is heading to state, the school should show some recognition because it is very difficult for these athletes to compete against the more experienced upperclassmen.

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Local tech helps basketball players

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So being a track athlete it is easy NEW SOFTBALL FIELD AND FIELDHOUSE OFFICIALLY OPEN for me to express how I feel aboutTO STUDENTS

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gear gained his youtube channel 270 subscribers. He sees a future in producing skate videos.

Though retired from the sport now, Johnson still watches similar videos online.

“I think I was good for my time and for my age, but you didn’t have skateparks locally that we could go to, there was just one AT andTHEIR it usedEARLY to be a roller rink, and

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RESPECT OUR TROOPS

Everyday, has final say on what the military does. It Americans in is not the job of soldiers to question their the military orders. People who disagree with what make sacrifices the military is doing should focus on the to protect and leaders who are making these decisions. serve their country. Often referred to as There are some people who think “troops,” these people are, in fact, some‑ there should not be a military at all. Part one’s brother, sister, mother, father — a of being American means that you have loved one. the right to express your opinions. The Unfortunately, today there are many best way to show your disapproval of people who are disrespectful towards the the military would be through voting for military. For example, during President people who share your views. It does not Trump’s inauguration, the military was make any sense to direct this criticism given orders, yet people were blocking at people in the military, as they have no their paths and disrespecting them just control over this issue. because they did not support Trump’s When people sign on the dotted line nomination. This is wrong. People may to join the military, they agree to poten‑ not always agree with what the military is doing, but these people deserve to be treated with respect because they are putting themselves on the line.

First of all, it seems like many citizens do not real‑ ize that people in the mili‑ tary are given orders by commanders that they are required to follow. Within the military, there are many ranks such as officers and sergeants. These orders come from the highest level ‑ usually, the President of the United States and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The country votes for the president, who |ART BY XANDRA SQUIER

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they just converted it and that was the only place we had, other than our own yards,” said Johnson.

By MAGGIE MORANT § staff writer Roller skating, though it is not the same, as skateboarding, can also be purNew basketball tech created by Valley local is sweeping sued. There are numerous rinks located the sports world. such Former player,inCurtis R. Smith, around Arizona, as NCAA Great Skate has invented new product that offering will help aspiring playGlendale and a Skateland in Mesa, ers withtimes their almost ball-handling skills. The product is called skating every day. the Lazer 900, and has already been picked up by various NBA and NCAA teams.

4SARA WINDOM MORNING PRACTICE, Lazer 900 uses motion sensors to capture the user’s Varsity Pom girls work on their movements, while the user is mimics actions that are dance routine. Both Cheer displayed on a screen. Unlike other basketball training and Pom meet three times a technology, the Lazer 900 has the player use a real basweek as early as 4 a.m. in the gym. ketball to complete the drills. “I think it’s really innovaAANNALEE BARNETT tive that [Lazer 900] a realhour basketEvery year people ask the same ally going to state every year.

This may be due to the uses fact that drive. “Being on a team

By LOUISE JAGGUS § staff writerquestion, “why do basketball and ball,place that way you can For example, our golf and bike many matches and games take On Twitter, Cactus Shadows has an and having a coach actually your@CSNest, AIA State Champions for the tenth telling that is literallyand it football get more were recognition then team won state just kept recently andme in far cheer away locations can beimprove account where they notify OMMIES wave pom Tierney time, and have been National champions life and youor won’thard be able to do track and poms, wrestling?” there were no announcements to rally foranything a game thatskills,” is a longsaidthe studentcritique body about howupcoming you play and cheerleaders senior. events. So far, tennis, cross At press time,recognition they were on their else, and they weren’t When FAITH HASHER Lastlead year,the the twice. girls track team at all. drive wrong. away, but thatI get it is noDeDonatis, excuse. asporting is an essential part cheers, right? placed Or maybe it is in way DeDonatiscountry, playswrestling and many other to Florida to compete in Nationals.

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English teacher BrittneyThese replaced by tumbling andtling, stunting. drills play- benefit This year, the girls soccerent team is to help cross country,sity softball, baseball announcements. up banners, or update the records a player.” supported allflip theandand deserve recognition their hard heading to state they had Shadows has two pomand teams coaches the varsity team.

The try- for Cactus biking, get any attention board regularly. The school should “In cheer you stunt the do fly-not Dodd ersa playhone their skills Jamaalhard-working Scott, coach of even if their is not one Knuteson off gamecoaches in Tucson.

They requested because they are not considered be work, routines, sure that these as well.

Cindy varsity outs involve to memorizing per- sport ers into not the air, butthe pom is basically just at any time.make One feasports, just boys varsity the “popular” ones. Pom, and Dance ateacher charterHaley bus, just football the “entertaining” and successful athletes getbasketball. the recVagolike is theture forming stunts, and of proving the ability dancing. Either way, they’re both team sports. that makes the “popular” ones.”

Another tennis, who team did. The only difference is that unique This is isironic, are player. ognitionisthey deserve, because no JV coach. to work these as a team Cheerexample tryouts isthe sports but the only real difference the because product hasweek goneand to particstate for thePom pastadvanced four the team actually a charthe sports that havelast theabout best a full one sport to football Nationals and just got usually featured skill set,” said Nina Leonard, a often that it features drills is more important than the However, oncecompeted again, they ter bus while theingirls taking overall performance, such the onyears. other. by various NBA and NCAA coaches. in Florida.

They came 11th are that ipants are as judged spirit, eye contact, varsity cheerleader. are ainstructed yellow school bus for about “Ia feel twolike having experts instruct the drills gives the and softball teams continu4LOGANncludes LARKIN Both cheer andbaseball in Pom. precision, and ability.receive no recognition. in hip hop and 12th pom have won Anywhere between 30 to 40 girls try “In cheer tryouts [coaches] look for championships.

Cheer most recently product credibility,” said Amy Mazanec, a senior.

THE CACTUS SHADOWS PRESS FEBRUARY 10, 2017 ■ 21 your standing tucks and how well you out for pom each year, and about 12 to However, the product raises questions about the effec14 make JV, and 14 to 16 make Varsity. work in a stunt group,” said Leonard. tiveness of practicing alone.

The average high school cheer team is Tryouts for pom last about four days and “Being on a team and having a coach critique how you made of about 25 girls. Cactus Shadows’ every day a different dancing aspect is play is an essential part of becoming a better player...

2016-17 varsity team includes 29 girls learned, according to Jessie Stevenson, having a product that doesn’t hold you accountable for and the junior varsity team is composed a varsity pom memberdancer. the amount of work you put in might not benefit a player,” “The main purpose is to encourage of 19 girls. said Jamaal Scott, the coach for the boy’s varsity basket“Usually everyone makes a team. school spirit at athletic events,” said ball team. Scott believes that while technology can help About 40 to 50 girls try out and if you Vago. “Pom primarily performs dance a player better their technique, it is not a suitable subdon’t make varsity, which is about 20 to skills and routines.” stitute for actually playing basketball in a competitive f the girls’ free time. Practices take 30 girls, you’ll definitely make junior varenvironment as a member of a team. sity, which is about 15 to 18 [girls],” said place every day at four in the mornBut, there is no denying that the Lazer 900 provides a ing and twice per week after school, Leonard. unique way of practicing ball-handling skills from the Cheer practices every morning at four lasting until eight thirty at night.“Over comfort of one’s living room. It also allows users to play in the morning and three times per week Winter Break [pom] had practice at any time, day, and any weather.

PRACTICING THE ROUTINE, Varsity Monday through Friday for about four or after school.

“I really like how having this would allow me to praccheerleader Malia Fusiara, a junior, does her part in the long and arduous practice.

“Trying to fit in homework is a strug- five hours each depending on what we tice anytime I wanted, without having to worry about the 4ANNALEE BARNETT gle. When I first started cheer, people needed to work on,” said Stevenson. weather outside,” said Mazanec.

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The Editorial Board members are Alex Laggren, Kiera Riley, Katelyn Reinhart, Lauren Haggar, Annalee Barnett, Madeline Howard, Mia Gilling, Sara Windom, Logan Larkin, Olivia Stickel, and Sean Gannon.

much as we could, as much as his parents would allow us. I cracked my tailbone as I was skating the ramp, I would say I landed wrong, but I didn’t land it,” said Johnson.

With extra cartilage in both knees and having fractured his ankle over the summer, Blackert has fallen a few times too.

“I like skating, but it’s unrealistic that I can do it much longer,” said Blackert.

Luckily for him, he has taken an interest in filming the sport. Recording his friends at skate parks with professional

Being an outstanding athlete as a freshman and sophomore was incredibly sad when the upperclassman who did not do as well got the recognition. Being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes made me write my best articles.

QUIET thunder took over the wrestling mats as the boys trained to compete against some of the top wrestlers in the state on February 10 and 11.The athletes compete at Ironwood.

Wrestlers have to qualify in sectionals to attend the state meet. In order to qualify.

It is must the wrestlers place top four in sectionals. This leaves THE CACTUS SHADOWS PRESS

16 people in the bracket to compete with at the state meet.

Every year, the team has had wrestlers go to state. This year Tyler Collins, a senior captain, went to state for the third time in a row.

“I'm feeling fairly confident, I'm ranked number one,” said Collins.

Collins started wrestling his freshman year of high school and has grown into an first-rate wrestler.

“I came from a place where we

were known to be the most conditioned wrestlers so I try to make sure my wrestlers do not get bet because they aren’t conditioned”, said Alex Burghardt, head coach.

This is Burghardt’s first year being a head coach but he's been involved in wrestling for over half of his life.

“The state meet is two days long.

One day, if you don't place but if you are going to place in rounds, it's two days,” said Shane Sturgon, a senior captain on the the wres-

tling team.

For athletes competing in wrestling, there are some obstacles they must overcome.

According to Sturgon, cutting weight is the hardest part about wrestling. It takes discipline and requires you to cut weight in a healthy way.

Many athletes cut weight for a variety of reasons. Some cut weight in order to lose the excess fat and others cut to wrestle small guys.

“The physical part is the easiest part about wrestling,” said Sturgon.

Unlike many athletes Sturgon loves the conditioning during wrestling.

“Conditioning is the hardest part,” said Collins.

“Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.”

“People associate wrestlers to be some of the toughest people as wrestling is the one of the most physically challenging sports,” said Sturgon.

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WEAT is dripping from their fore-

heads and, hearts are pounding out of their chests as the track and field athletes kicked off the season competing this past Friday at the Aztec invitational at Corona Del Sol. The girls team is already looking forward to state as they are out for revenge from last season when they came in second to Deer Valley.

Both girls and guys are gearing up this year with the largest team they have had.

Most of these athletes were either in another season

during the winter or participated in the off season training.

During the first week of track, all of the athletes went through rigorous conditioning as the coaches pushed them.

“We have sprint, distance, hurdles, throws, jumps and pole vault. It takes a coach at each of these events to run a practice with over 100 athletes,” said Tandehl Collentine, head coach.

With the varied amounts of events all of these athletes have a chance at finding something they will excel at.

“The hardest part about track is the mental aspect because everyone is

there to compete and you need to be ready to step up,” said Jack Magtibay, a sophomore and distance runner.

Track athletes do not rely on teammates to step up when they are not running well, they are the only ones who can push themselves when racing.

Track and field has 15 events that everyone competes in, therefore the track team is always in need of a lot of coaches.

“Each event is really specific, a lot of technique is required,and it takes the right coaching staff to teach those events,” said Kaley Dodd, a junior, hurdler, and high jumper.

With about 150 athletes coming out this season there is a greater need for coaches.

“Although stipends for coaches are not

CSPress Editors

Editor in Chief Alex LAGGREN Opinion Editor Kiera RILEY Features Editor Katelyn REINHART News Editor Lauren HAGGAR Sports Editor Annalee BARNETT Spotlight Editor Madeline HOWARD huge it is nice to offer coaches as they are Mia giving up hours Creeker and hoursEditor of their time to GILLING work with the athletes,” saidEditor Collentine. Sara WINDOM Style Some of the coaches are volunteers, which Photo Editor Logan LARKIN means they do not get paid anything. There Food STICKEL is only allowed one head Editor coach and Olivia two assistants coachesTravel that areEditor allowed toSean get GANNON paid at Cactus Shadows.

Copy Editor Emma RUSSELLO, “When there are not enough coaches on Keely DORAN staff the ratio of athlete to coach increases and this can lead to increase in liability. If only four coaches were on staff that would give each coach well over 25 athletes to be responsible for,” BONINE, said Collentine.

Caity Izzy CANTWELL, Dominic DAVIES, The track team has the largest team on Keely DORAN, Faith HASHER, Grace HAYCRAFTcampus and are in need for more coaches.

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TRACK FACING HURDLES THIS UPCOMING SEASON DURING THE TRACK DECATHALON, Kaley Dodd,

a junior, competes in the high jump. Dodd and her team, the Scooby Doo Gang, placed first out of the 22 teams comepeting. The track decathalon took place on February 24.

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pull yourself up, and to have straight are aand sure way to beat the state their opinion. the increase in sleep affected studentswater testsports scores arms. heat.

In this politically divisive day and age, it is more ability to learn. important than ever that we learn to treat each other with Bring up what the other side will say, and then tell us 4ANNALEE BARNETT respect and dignity. We are all entitled to our own opin‑ why they are wrong. If school started at 9 a.m. every day, ions, and we should all be open‑minded and willing to lis‑ students would just stay up until 2:00 a.m., so why bother tenHASHER to what othersOPINION think. changing the schedule? Because for those students who FAITH If you have any hope of getting someone to listen to crave more sleep, a later start time will actually make it your ideas, you must be able to state your opinion in a physically possible. mature fashion. If you just shout out your opinion over Always end with a solution or some action you want and over and call anyone who doesn’t YEAR agree with you bad for your obvious ATHLETES EVERY ting scholarships theirreaders sport as toas take. shown The in magazines such as the Some coaches, no matter what, go to to State, everyone seniorsto most likely solution have been to thrivLocal SportsisBeat, but there is no rec- put in the upperclassmen instead of names, you are qualify nevertogoing getbut anyone to listen you, this problem to change automatically assumes it is about ing in their sports for the previ- ognition for the freshmen or sopho- underclassmen, even if the younger especially not the people who disagree with you. the start time to 9:00 a.m. Please upperclassmen when, in reality, ous three years. For example, Kaley mores. one is better. They may put them in Here’s a tried and method for who expressing yourhas attend the for schoolThe board meetinghave on won 10 because they have more experience, there are true many underclassmen Dodd, a junior, gone to State cheerleaders “Othersopinion may believe go to State well.problem.

These underpast three in track and stateup championships effectively: Stateasthe Don’ttheshout the years April 15 and speak in favor of over thisthe past 12 they have been there longer or they not get the recognition field. As a freshman she got second years and the team is almost always may have better leadership skills. thatproblem. it is the right State classmen it. You dowant to try to make this sound change. they deserve. Although it is rare for in high jump. composed of girls from every grade, Others may believe that it is a of passage to believable, official and so use appropriate Instead of actively listening to the other of to upperclassmen underclassmen to go to state, they language.

Another For examplesListen. is Katie definitely a freshman or sophomore rightpoint of passage should still be recognized. a junior,view, who got second on the team when theycounter have wonargument. all and everyone example, School should start later in the day, Deininger, when teen‑ many simply prepare their Whenhas to wait their own upperclassmen Obviously, at the beginning of the in State her freshman year, first her those titles.

In reality, they worked just agers arehas more awake. you are still preoccupied with your side of theturn. story, you adn everyone season, the veterans are put into sophomore year, and second again as This past year, Delaney Dopp and as hard to excel at a state level as Tell us the why.

Use statistics and real facts to back miss the chance to learn or to see things from another play at first, because they have the a junior for dive.

Riley Lerew are just two the fresh- juniors or seniors. to wait their own most experience and an establishedsay Underclassmen are also looked Approach man who were the team that next time an underclassup,they not things you heard someone one time. perspective. any ondiscussion with So, antheopen turn. Inyou reality, record. Usually, underclassmen are at by colleges. Even though colleges helped them win state. men is heading to state, the school For example, In a study conducted by Harvard Medical mind, not hostility. [underclassmen]

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EDITORIAL POLICY: The CSPress the Journalism class of Cactus Shadows High School.THE CACTUS SHADOWS PRESS The newspaper serves the students and staff of Cactus Shadows High School and as a connection to the surFAITH HASHER rounding community.

The objective of the CSPress is to publish a factual, informative and entertaining newspaper, and to provide a forum for the expression of diverse viewpoints.

Everyday, The opinions and views expressed do not necessarily Americans in represent the views of the administration, the adviser, or the military all CSPress staff members. make sacrifices The CSPress is also published online, at cactusshadowscspress.com. to protect and The editors reserve the right to reject any material that serve their country. Often referred to as is libelous, obscene, or poses an immediate and material “troops,” these people are, in fact, some‑ disruption to the educational environment. one’s brother, sister, mother, father — a WE VALUE YOUR OPINION. EMAIL YOUR LETTER TO loved one.

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Trump’s inauguration, the military was opinion@gmail.com. Letters must be typed, less than 100 given orders, yet people were blocking words in length and signed. The editorial staff reserves the their paths and disrespecting them just right to edit for length. The CSPress will not print letters because they did not support Trump’s that are obscene, libelous or that target an individual. nomination. This is wrong. People may Advertisements that are obscene, misleading, or illegal not always agree with what to minors will not be printed. The CSPress reserves the the military is doing, but right to reject any advertisement. To place an ad, contact these people deserve to be the adviser or the Advertising Manager at (480) 575-2493. treated with respect because The CSPress is a member of the Columbia Scholastic they are putting themselves Press Association, the National Scholastic Press on the line.

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ball team took on Seaton Catholic for the second time in a row on February 25.

The halftime score was 31 to 12 Seaton Catholic and then was finalized with a score of 59 to 25.

“Our biggest strength has always been playing together and with discipline, our weakness that night due to various factors was that we were not as together and disciplined as we had been throughout the year,” said Bill Dolezal, assistant coach.

One thing that makes the team perform well is their tight bond. Yes, every team has there ups and downs, but once they step onto the court they are a family.

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perfect,” said Lindsey Brophy, a senior and captain.

During the game some of the athletes got fouled out including Caitlin Bickle and Tierney DeDonitas.

“We constantly are working on playing as a team and I believe that we are a family,” said Zoe Rondeau, a junior.

Most of these girls train and compete all year round.

During the off season, they are usually playing for a club basketball team and are constantly working on their strength in the weight room.

“Emotion is a tricky thing you have to have it and harness it productively too much emotion can control you as opposed to you controlling it. We talk all the time about having a "fire" in your belly, but you have to control the fire so it does not burn you

up,” said Dolezal.

The girls lost to Seaton Catholic last year so they were putting everything they had into the game.

“One of our weaknesses we had as a team was to continue to play hard with the ref calls,” said Brophy.

Throughout the game there were many factors that played into the final result.

“The girls were focused, at this time of the year, a lot of players are nursing their way through nagging injuries from a long season,” said Dolezal.

Getting toward the end of the season many more injuries are more likely but the girls left it all out on the court no matter what the result was.

Over the past couple years, Richie Willis, the head coaches goal was to build up the basketball program for

many years to come.

Throughout the whole program from freshmen, to junior varsity and varsity the training has changed and improved.

“I predict future teams to continue to build on the tradition of success through hard work, discipline and always remaining together,” said Dolezal.

Although the season did not end well for the Lady Falcons, they are working hard for a succesful season next year.

DURING A HOME GAME, junior, Zoe Rondeau keeps the ball away from the opposing player.

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Girls basketball team beaten at state The girls basketball team lost to the Seaton Catholic girls team at the state competition with a final score of 59 to 25, closing the season with a defeat.

However, the team plans for a strong comeback next year.

tend to look at juniors and seniors

better in practice or have a chance more, they still look for the few track and field board has not been because it is very difficult for these worked just as hard to prove themselves. exceptional underclassman.

The EDITORIAL represents the consensus view of the members of the Editorialupdated.

Board.Multiple athletes have bro- athletes to compete against the more to excel as juniors It is important to realize that Kiera Upperclassmen are usually talked Lauren ken records overAnnalee the years Barnett, and no experienced The Editorial Board members are Alex Laggren, Riley, Katelyn Reinhart, Haggar, Madeline upperclassmen. the upperclassman who are get- about during announcements as well one knows about their potential. is published by and seniors.

Howard, Mia Gilling, Sara Windom, Logan Larkin, Olivia Stickel, and Sean Gannon.

many citizens do not real‑ ize that people in the mili‑ tary are given orders by commanders that they are required to follow. Within the military, there are many ranks such as officers and sergeants. These orders come from the highest level ‑ usually, the President of the United States and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The country votes for the president, who

has final say on what the military does. It is not the job of soldiers to question their orders. People who disagree with what the military is doing should focus on the leaders who are making these decisions.

There are some people who think there should not be a military at all. Part of being American means that you have the right to express your opinions. The best way to show your disapproval of the military would be through voting for people who share your views. It does not make any sense to direct this criticism at people in the military, as they have no control over this issue.

When people sign on the dotted line to join the military, they agree to poten‑

tially lose their life in order to protect the rights of all Americans, not just the ones they agree with, or share the same politi‑ cal party. If those people are out there putting their life on the line to make sure their country's citizens have a free life to live, then we should give the military the respect that they deserve.

There are many ways to show respect to those who serve or have served. One option is, when you see someone in uni‑ form, simply go up to them and say thank you for your service. Other ways to show support include buying them a meal, or supporting disabled veterans programs, or getting involved with groups on cam‑ pus like the Veteran’s Heritage Program, which captures stories of veterans each year and publishes them in a book.

Without the military, this coun‑ try would not be one of the leading world powers. You may not always agree with what the military has done, but just keep in mind that these people go through immense training to protect and serve our country. Their service allows you to have a voice and not be pun‑ ished for speaking out.

The military everyday is fight‑ ing for the freedoms that this country provides, so show some respect the next time you see someone in uniform.

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believe that they can have U.S. birth rates have been it all. A full time job means declining steadily since the working at least eight hours recession in 2008, and 2016 a day and then coming home had the lowest birth rate and raising children is about since 1986. According to an another eight hours. article in Forbes magazine, Others believe that waitthere are many reasons for ing before having kids this -- the weak economy means that you are more means less money for fami- financially stable and would lies considering having chil- better support the children. dren, and more women are Teen pregnancies have working than in the past. also been trending sharply SPORTS Unfortunately, as a result down for years falling by of this decline in birth rates, roughly two thirds among some people are blaming all racial groups since 1990 Caity for Bonine explores archery features the students and teachers who participate in the skill-oriented sport women choosing their andaccording to www.herthe chance to go to Worlds in Wisconsin,” in this position until the shot is taken. hunt I try to shoot every night in my backcareers over having chilokuapp.com.

The age old practice of archery contin- said Olivia Stickel, a junior.

With a compound bow, at first the string is yard or go to Ben Avery and walk their aniues to draw people in, whether that means Archery is also used as a more inti- harder to pull back until it reaches the “let mal course.” dren.

Whether or not to have Many people say that havfor sport or hunting. Historically, archery mate form of hunting. As opposed to hunt- off” point, and becomes easy to hold back.

There are many archery ranges in was used for hunting and combative pur- ing withing a rifle,children which can be used from This is why the compound bow is used Arizona where people can go to brush up a child is a very personal is a part of the poses, but nowadays is often practiced as hundreds of yards away, bow hunters are more for hunting rather than for sport on their skills. According to the Arizona a recreational or a competitive restricted to around 40life yards away because hunters will often need to hold Game and Fish Department, local archery choice, andactivity calling women natural andfromthat everysport. their targets. Recurve bows or compound the string of the bow back for much lonranges include Ben Avery Shooting Facility “Whatfor I like choosing most about archery is thatto it is bows canone be used should for bow hunting. ger while watching selfish not have one.

But their target and wait- in Phoenix, Seven-Mile Hill Shooting is like hiking with a goal,” said Becki Meils, “My dad and his friends used to hunt ing for access to a good shot.

Range in Golden Valley, Northern Arizona wrong. with all of the factors women a senior. with recurve bows so being around them Archers must practice regularly in Shooting Range in Flagstaff, Silver Creek There are various types of archery which influenced me. When I was a sophomore order to stay on target.

Archery Range in Show Low, and Usery In thetarget millennial age group, faceI started today, having a used child include archery, field archery, clout in high school practicing with my “I to shoot yearMountain Shooting Range and Archery archery, 3D archery, crossbow archery, own recurve bow,” said Steve Bebee, prin- round all the time but Range in Mesa. there been a lot of workcould great flighthas archery, ski archery, and horseback cipal. “Now I shoot mean a G5 Quest,giving which is a up nowa I just start shootarchery. compound bow.” ing a few weeks force changes.

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Picking career These women are bypassing ily means that means you parenthood altogether. are so passionate about it It was only during the that it makes you feel whole.

1940s that America went So the next time a woman through a baby boom and tells you she doesn’t want to everyone was settling down have a child, please consider and having a family. Today, that she may have some very however, women no longer good reasons for her choice.

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BECKI MEILS, GOLF “When I got the scholarship I was really excited, but in the way that grows over a couple of days.

I’m really excited to get to play golf in a completely different way.”

SKYLAR CARDOZA, SOFTBALL

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OPINION FAITH HASHER

“Being topless in public may or may not be for every woman, but they should have the legal freedom to decide for themselves.”

SHIRTS OR SKINS After years of boys cross country runners being able to remove their shirts for a long distance run, girl runners are advocating for their turn.

One small step for women, two exposed breasts for humankind.

Unfortunately, today there are many people who discriminate against women athletes by not allowing them to take off their shirts, something that is taken for granted by men. For example, during cross country and track, the distance athletes run off campus and the boys are allowed to take off their shirt, however, the girls are not. This is wrong. People may not always agree with this decision, but there should be equality between genders.

According to www.outsideonline.com, after several arrests and protests, men finally won their basic human right to be topless in public in 1936.

Today there are 37 states in the USA that still arrest women for this same freedom.

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Being topless in public may or may not be for every woman, but they should have the legal freedom to decide for themselves. There is a campaign known as #freethenipple which represents the right for women to go shirtless.

All athletes are supposed to wear shirts on campus, but this is off campus. These athletes run six plus miles and all they ask for is to take off their shirt to keep cool. All of the girls run off campus.

Wearing a shirt would be the athletes’ choice. It should not be the school's decision to run without a shirt on.

On the other hand, some people may be uncomfortable with letting their daughter or loved one run without a shirt. There is also a fear that, especially in Arizona, people will overheat faster. Keeping a

shirt on will result in getting sweaty but drying, which will cool your body. According to midpackrunner.com, running shirtless increases sun exposure and, therefore, the risk of melanoma.

There are many ways to show equality between men and women when it comes to running shirtless. One option is to change the rule by making everyone wear a shirt or no one wear a shirt. The second option is to make it illegal or legal in all states to run shirtless.

On September 11th, the cross country team at Foothills Technology High School announced at a meeting that all members of team were required to wear a shirt.

Running shirtless will decrease your overall weight resulting in you running faster.

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“I can’t even put into words how grateful I am to be able to play at the next level My softball career was almost ended due to an ongoing injury but I was lucky enough to recover.”

ALEXA HOKANSON, TRACK AND FIELD “I feel very grateful and accomplished knowing all of my hard work paid off. I am most excited about continuing to do what I love for four more years.”

“I was speechless but very excited at the same time when I got the opportunity to play for ASU. I’m looking forward to get better as a player and person while in college.“

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By KEELY DORAN g staff writer

RUSTRATED groans fill the

air as another rubberized ball swishes into the goal, rewarding the opposing team with another point. Lacrosse is an intense, full contact sport that has PLAYING LACROSSE IN THE QUAD, Michael Huber, Gibson Hreha, and Kylen recently started Schumacher pass the ball to one another. The lacrosse team is new to Cactus Shadows and up at Cactus is almost completely composed of players from the hockey team.

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Before the lacrosse season started, and interest was low, the hockey season was coming to a close. With no sport to occupy them during the spring season, hockey players decided to try their hand at a new athletic endeavor.

“I played hockey, so do most of my buddies, some of them also play lacrosse and said it’s a lot of fun. I just decided to sign up and try it,” said Michael Huber, a junior.

With no appropriate fields at the school, practices take place every Monday and Thursday at the Black Mountain field. The team provides their own goals. Practice isn’t mandatory, but encouraged, especially when there is a game the following night.

Starting in February, six games have been played so far. The latest game took place on Wednesday the 5, where the boys team played against Mountain Ridge ending with a final score of 2-14. Out of all six KEELY DORAN games played so far Cactus Shadows has

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Faith hit middle school she hit a through literally anything to get a PR roadblock. During the year at school or help the team do better in a meet” there are only three seasons for sports said Lindsey Murphy, a former Cactus in which athletes may participate. She Shadows Press member. For example then had to pick her favorite that was she lifted, started eating healthier and one of the most difficult decisions. In even had double workouts. Faith fell the fall she choose cross-country, the in love with running and has never winter basketball, and the spring track regretted it. and field. She participated in basket For the fall, she plans to ball for the two years of middle school break the school record for the 5k. She but realized that she did not love it. is training all summer with a trainer Faith had a unique interest in runand her dad, who used to run in colning. “You have that no one should lege. For the winter Faith plans to start 4 beat me attitude. IfThe someone runs betup club indoor track, which will lead CSPress asks student athletes... ter than you, work day and night to into the Do you think professional athletes get paid too much? get your running in line to be the best outdoor on track”, said Sean Wright, a senior. track

As a sophomore and junior season for year came along, Faith improved as the school.

CHE the years came along.

Her sophoFaith SW NATHAN CASSARA, A JUNIOR BASEBALL PLAYER more year Faith broke the 800-meter plans to school record as well as the 4x4. Faith’s break the junior year she also got the 4x8 school 1600-merecord. Faith constantly was trainter record. ing and trying to improve herself in Faith SIERRA FLUEGAL, A JUNIOR any little way that she could.

“You plans to CON SOCCER PLAYER HOC are a competitive runner who knows have four hot to start and finish a race strong. school records by the time she graduYou are also the runner who will run ates.

Alexa Hokanson, a senior, is furthering her track and field career at Grand Canyon University in the fall with an athletic scholarship. Hokanson runs the 200, 400 and 800 meter sprints.

“I love this sport “To receive both because like other sports and academic sports, there is always room for improvement scholarships you and you can actually have to have a certain see it through the numbers. Most team sports amount of drive and involve others to make dedication...it’s a lot them better in play. of blood sweat and Track on the other hand relies on me, myself tears.” and I to get it done and Jim Swetter, athletic coaches to push you director. and teammates as well,” said Hokanson.

Many skills can be learned through playing sports throughout high school and beyond. Skills such as determination and working hard towards a goal can play a role in succeeding at a sport.

“If I hadn't ran in high school, I would have never known about this talent I had. High school track taught me that hard work and determination can go a long ways. I just need to keep my motivation,” said Hokanson.

Another athlete who is continuing their love of sports through college is senior, Scott Mehan. Mehan has been playing baseball since he was three years old, and has received an academic scholarship to Arizona State University with a preferred walk on spot on the baseball team.

“It [baseball] has helped me become more mentally tough and create many friendships with my teammates,” said Mehan.

Being a student athlete is not just about the sports, academics can play a big part in getting scholarships for college. To be able to play requires a certain grade point average, and a level of maturity on and off the field.

“To receive both sports and academic scholarships you have to have a certain amount of drive and dedication. Just knowing the athletics part of it, it’s a lot of years training leading up to this, it’s a lot of blood sweat and tears to kind of get to that point and to want to continue on. Knowing collegiate athletics is in a lot of cases a full time job, you are required to go year around, train year around and just from personal experience they are paying you and they expect you to do whatever you can for their athletics. It takes a certain dedication from an athlete to do that,” said Jim Swetter, athletics director.

Playing a sport in college is an opportunity a lot of student athletes strive for, and it takes a lot of dedication and hard work to achieve.

n April 16th, in the year of 2000 a girl named Faith Hasher came to life.

PEYTON KUEHN, FOOTBALL Ever since she was a little girl Faith was involved in many sports such as soccer, gymnastics, dance, baseball, cheer and basketball. Still to this very day she has been involved continuously in sports.

When Faith got a little older she decided to no longer continue gymnastics, which she had actively participated all year long for many years. Faith’s dad then took her to a cross-country practice. Faith was used to running in games but now she was expected to run for a sport. At first Faith hated running, she did not understand how anyone could breathe.

Faith then complained to her dad but her dad told her to stick with it. Later down the line, Faith began to breathe SCOTT MEHAN, BASEBALL while running and grew quite competitive. She started competing in meets where she wanted to win. Faith started to follow in the footsteps of her father by becoming a runner. This was a start 4 of a new era for Faith Hasher.

Later down the line when “It feels good to be rewarded for putting in the time and effort over these past four years.”

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THE DESERT, Trevor Gannon practices his archery skills with a compound bow.

whether a scholarship or a walk-on spot, is a dream of many students playing the sport that they love. According to ncaa.org, out of the eight million kids playing high school sports, only 480,000 will continue playing in college.

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“I think it’s a good idea because they put a lot of practice into it and a lot of work, so in the end it kind of pays offand they spent a lot of money in their youth trying to work at it. They end up earning it back.”

“I’m going to say that there’s a lot that comes with doing professional sports just because you have to pay for traveling and you have to pay for equipment, it depends on the sport too.”

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