Keely Doran

Keely Jack Doran Newspaper Portfolio 2017

Keely Jack Doran Newspaper Portfolio 2017

Reflection One

Over the course of this semester I learned not only the work behind page layouts, but also correcting errors ranging from simple typos to miscredited quotes. I think watching the editors put together pages in InDesign was an invaluable educational experience. InDesign is widely used, and if I decide to continue in journalism in college, it will be a priceless skill. Of course since I only just started using it, I could use a lot more practice because things are definitely going quite wrong.

Another thing that was slightly problematic were the deadlines. It’s not like the timeframe for writing articles changed much from first semester, except for the last issue of the paper which was rushed due to an earlier production day. The loss of a week set me back a bit even though I didn’t have many articles.

One of my favorite parts of newspaper is hands down the people. Every day I can always expect jokes flying around the room over the sound of laughter and people falling out of their spinning office chairs. The cohesiveness behind each issue really makes it more powerful. When you work together you just get this amazing result that has so much diversity and personality in it.

A crucial aspect, in my opinion the most crucial thing, is ethics. The entire purpose of the news is to truthfully tell the population current events, not alternative facts or hearsay. If you can’t trust information what can you trust? Plagarizing, lying and being subjective are surefire ways to misinform or anger people which is not the goal.

As a staff writer and one of two copy editors, I feel like my job was relatively important, although I could have delivered better articles toward the end of they year. Aside from that, the copy editing was extremely helpful and I think that was the biggest help this semester.

Personally, I think the biggest problem I faced this year was writing opinion articles, specifically the May group editorial. Ultimately I didn’t end up writing it which was fine by me, but the process of figuring out what editor’s thought could have been much more efficient. Never until this specific group editorial had all of the editors gathered to discuss how they wanted to write it, which was unprofessional. Every issue’s group editorial should have involved a meeting like the one I sat through.

Reflection Two

I really enjoy the freedom that comes with an opinion piece. In December I wrote an article on the very real threat of genetic modification, and even though I had many more articles over second semester, this article resonates the most with me. I put weeks of research into it, even going as far as to read an entire novel about the subject.

The result was an understandable, educated, and impactful article that discusses why it’s a threat, how it would come to fruition and basically what it is. I didn’t miss a possible angle, including why people would think it’s a viable societal option. Tipping my hat to the other side was interesting, but worthwhile because a lot of people think genetic modification should become a common medical procedure.

I did run into difficulties while writing it, mainly how to write it at the right reading level. The science behind it included a lot of vocabulary that wasn’t common phraseology. Also, just understanding the science.

Even with biology and AP Biology under my belt, some of the processes like THC tumor downregulation threw me for a complete loop.

That’s where the extensive research came in.

What came out of it was an unusual wealth of knowledge about building babies, for lack of a better description, and an innate sense of pride about writing something so...me. It was what I believed in, on a topic that isn’t well-known but fascinating to me as an individual. I think investing such passion in the topic was one of the main reasons it stands to be my favorite article of all time. Past that, I didn’t get an overwhelming response from people who read it, but a couple of other staff writers sat down and talked me through what they thought, and why they thought it. I think that alone was worth researching it and figuring out to word it. Feedback from them really made my day, it was something I really encourage, especially from people who’s opinion I respect or value.

Reflection Three

Rays of sunlight dappled the entirely self-reliant cafe, surrounded by picturesque plateaus and view windows. This is what greeted me at the end of the tour at Arcosanti, a conceptual architectural design that is home to roughly eighty people.

In April, a couple of staff writers (me included) and editors discovered this hidden desert gem and decided to go explore it. The road trip included a stop at two different crazy doughnut shops (for Maggie), Rock Springs Cafe (because we can’t go more than two hours without food) and a farm on Bloody Basin Road that Sean (travel editor) used to work at. Out of this adventure came an article about Arcosanti that described how it entirely self-funded and based on the idea the urban sprawl is a detrimental force that needs to be stopped. I think it was one of my favorites because I went and experienced it, talked to habitants there and really got a feel for what I was writing about. I don’t that kind of feeling behind articles can be faked, and the authenticity is just amazing.

My other two favorite pieces were the lacosse articles, and the photos. Both were such fun to write and I picked up such weird terminology along the way. Finding out that the entire hockey team was bored on off-season and decided to try out just for kicks made me die of laughter. I would have never known we had a team, much less one composed of mainly hockey players if I didn’t know the unofficial captain, Gibson Hreha. I also would have never gone to the games and seen all the losses. Every. Single. Game. Even though there were no wins this year, the team got experience, bonding time and anticipation for next year, when a girl’s team might make an appearance.

Photographing lacrosse was a new experience for me. I had previously photographed baseball, soccer, wrestling, volleyball and many other sports you can think of but nothing as contact-heavy as lacrosse. A big portion of the game is just running around hitting people with sticks. Trying to capture the facial expressions and movement of the sticks without a blur was difficult, to say the least. Overall, it allowed me to meet some amazing people and write these incredible articles with photos to back them up.

All About Me

Falling through the second story of an abandoned church in Rodney, Mississippi was not what Keely Doran planned on doing the spring break of her junior year. However, as unplanned as it was, it did earn her the name of reckless explorer from not only family, but friends as well.

Throughout her life she has been known to throw herself into situations not completely known. This not-entirely thought out way of life comes from insatiable curiosity, a bad sense of boundaries, and having friends stupid/interesting enough to do these things with her.

So far, her senior year has not included any major life-threatening events, save for almost falling off a large boulder at Tonto National Park.

“She’s always been really adventurous, even as a kid. I used to take on all these backwoods trails when she was a baby,” said Trish Doran, her mother.

Doran holds a love for all things abandoned, and it leads her to places like the domes in Casa Grande, or the dog tracks outside of Phoenix. She also enjoys graveyards, a family tradition passed down through her mother and great grandmother.

“One of my favorite things about Keely is that she’s always pushing me to do new things I would never do otherwise. It can be anything from a concert to sleeping outside on a trampoline in the middle of the desert. Even getting dinner with her can turn into an adventure,” said Sydney Smith, her best friend.

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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.

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

February Issue, Front Page

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Vanilla Peeps

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

Fun Dip

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Kit Kats

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Annalee BARNETT Sports Editor

OPINION

By KEELY DORAN g staff writer

Poor pay leads Arizona schools to wonder where new teachers can come from

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Good and Plenty

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Kiera RILEY Opinion Editor

8 OBAMACARE OR NO OBAMACARE

Katelyn REINHART Features Editor

Two students debate whether Obamacare is worth the cost.

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Sara WINDOM Style Editor 9 HOROSCOPE: FACT OR FICTION?

Olivia STICKEL Food Editor

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

Sean GANNON Travel Editor

CREEKER

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

Education Budget

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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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NEW SCAM ARRIVING IN ARIZONA 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.

ARIZONA RANKED FOURTH IN DEATH BY POLICE 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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DRONE MISSING FROM LOCAL MILITARY BASE

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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.

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 fortyto expand early literacy. By school. All day kindergarten two percent of residents bringing voluntary full-day (aged 25-64) in the state is a proven way to kindergarten to all Arizona hold an associates, bachschools, Ducey hopes to expand early literacy. By 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.

February Issue

LOCAL

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17 HIKING HOTSPOTS Explore new and interesting hiking locations.

IN BRIEF

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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the Marc Jacobs show also had a crystal detailed heel.

“I really like that new style of heel called the Mary Jane heel.

I feel like it’s on a lot of boots and just regular shoes and I’m glad it’s coming back,” said Ashley Kirtzstein, a senior who

ORTS

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said Kathleen Roberson, a math teacher.

With the looks on New York Fashion Week, each person who attends is able to recreate the outfit to fit their own personal style.

festival frenzy SPORTS

With all the music festivals coming to Arizona, Keely Doran breaks down what to wear to be comfortable all day long.

PEYTON KUEHN, FOOTBALL

“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.”

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

DRESSED IN FESTIVAL ATTIRE, juniors Kate Rosenbaum and Emily Watkins and senior Korri Kerr chat in between bands. 4 MIA GILLING THE CACTUS SHADOWS PRESS

SKYLAR CARDOZA, SOFTBALL

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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.”

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ANDS waving in a frenzy, the

overwhelming sound of hundreds of voices screaming at once, nonstop dancing. This is a music festival. There’s no question as to what will be found, but what to wear?

Depending on the festival–indoor, outdoor, genre of music–clothing needs to be selected carefully, based on the perfect mix of versatile standout style and comfort. Here are some real-life options that will not lead to g staff writer sweat stains, or loss of hair.

Bychafing, EMMA RUSSELLO “It really depends on who you’re seeing, RECEIVING ANvenue OFFER FROM A COLLEGE, and what the is...all I know is never whether a scholarship or a walk-on is a dream of wear a dress,” said Katie Butler, aspot, junior. many students playing thethat sportnever that they love.

Jeans are one thing go out of According tostyle. ncaa.org, out of thethis eight million kids playing But, because is Arizona, pants at a high school sports, only 480,000 will continue playing festival is probably the worst idea ever.

Next in college. best thing is jean shorts.

Alexa Hokanson, a senior, is furthering her track and “I think jeans are a flexible closet staple, field at Grand Canyon University in the youcareer can wear them with pretty much any-fall with an athletic Hokanson theSydney 200, 400 and 800 thing scholarship. and they look stylish,”runs said Smith, a fashion entrepreneur. meter sprints.

“I relaxed love this sport “ToAnother receive staple both is loose-fitting, because like other T-shirts. Tuck it into those jean shorts. In sports and academic sports, there case of bad weather or other emergencies, tie is always for improvement a spiffy flannel or hoodie aroundroom the waist for scholarships you and you can actually extra coverage. have to have a certain see it through Shoes are the foundation of every good the numbers. team sports amount drive and outfit, andof being such, they should be Most chosen involve others with utmost care. First thing to think about is to make dedication...it’s a lot them strappy better in play. blisters. Do not opt for those adorable of blood sweat and Track on the other hand heels. Ever. on in me, myself tears.”

“My first thought when I seerelies someone I to get it done and heels is she made a mistake,”and said Julian Jim Swetter, athletic coaches to push you Voitek, a junior. director. and teammates as well,” A retro pair of Nikes, maybe some printed said Hokanson.

Vans or vintage Chuck Taylors will cover Many skills can be feet while still allowing personality to shine learned through playing through. If sandals are a must, go for somesports throughout high school and beyond. Skills such as thing like Birkenstocks. Even with a high determination and working hard towards a goal can play a price tag, the durability they provide is well role in succeeding at a sport. worth it.

“If I hadn't ran in high school, I would have never known about this talent I had. High school track taught me that MARCH 2017ways.

■ 15 I just hard work and determination can go10, a long 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.

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SCOTT MEHAN, BASEBALL “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.

Shadows.

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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zero wins.

“We don’t consider anybody a captain because we all get equal playing time, but every game we rotate and send somebody new into the huddle,” said Gibson Hreha, a sophomore.

Tim Jones is the current coach. Having coached for fifteen years, specifically lacrosse for the last ten, he also “I love lacrosse employs college because of players with at least a Level 1 or the tradition, Level 2 US Lacrosse it’s the oldest Certification.

“I love lacrosse sport known because of the trato man. dition, it's the oldest sport known to Tim Jones, the Lacrosse man. Another reacoach son is well-rounded athletes, lacrosse teaches awareness that will help any athlete improve their quickness, awareness, and ability to play any sport,” said Jones.

Jones is the Director of Lacrosse for the Desert Elite, which is a community youth program.

The season ends in May, with the last game being played on March 23 at Mountain View. Next year Jones hopes that a co-ed team is possible. College coaches will be available for the females.

Do you think professional athletes get paid too much?

May Issue, Sports

“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.”

NATHAN CASSARA, A JUNIOR BASEBALL PLAYER

“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.”

SIERRA FLUEGAL, A JUNIOR SOCCER PLAYER

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“I think it’s a little unreasonable, but at the same time so many people watch them and they’re mostly well played, but then again, a little less would be reasonable.”

CHENEY COURTNEY, A JUNIOR SWIMMER

“I think it’s reasonable because any one who’s playing a sport has been playing it since they were two or three. Players have been working their whole lives to get to a certain point.”

CONNOR HANSEN, A JUNIOR HOCKEY PLAYER

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By KEELY DORAN g staff writer

STUDENTS SHUFFLE ONTO A

Zoology class visits World Wildlife Zoo A MEERKAT STARES INTO THE DISTANCE, at the World

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Wildlife Zoo.

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bus, the air half filled with muted excitement, half with apathy. For the past eight years, Mark Lauch, a zoology teacher has been bringing his students to the World Wildlife Zoo after spring break.

“The biggest thing I get out of it is that the kids get to relive their childhood. they spend so much time in an academic environment, seeing them out of it is always nice,” said Lauch.

With roughly forty students, one bus departed at eight sharp on Friday April 7. An hour long ride was spent either sleeping or talking about baby animals, they hoped to see.

While fun, the trip also served an educational purpose. Throughout the year students have studied everything from aquatic to avian life. Traveling to the zoo let’s diagrams come to life, and students can relate structures they have memorized to living, moving creatures.

“We’ve been learning about all these different animals and physically seeing them was amazing,” said Tatiana Bartolini, a senior.

Once at the zoo, Lauch allowed students to wander at their own pace. The

Down for Donuts

STUDENTS TAKE ON THE BIG APPLE

By OLIVIA STICKEL g food editor

Students from school publications, attended the 93rd annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) journalism conference on March 13-17. The conference is held each year at New York’s Columbia University, welcoming all journalism, yearbook, and literary magazine students to learn new ways to improve their publication.

Columbia University presenters include teachers and students from award winning publications, and well-renowned journalists. There are classes each hour, minus lunch, from early morning and ending at 3:15 p.m. at the latest.

Each class presents a different topic, but all relating to either literary magazine, newspaper, or yearbook.

“I really enjoyed not only the opportunity to learn, but the experience as a whole. Just being in the classroom at Columbia University was a big thrill for me,” said Scott LaVigne, a chaperone for the field trip.

The attendees were free to walk around the campus in between classes, and due to the location of the school, had numerous places to eat at for lunch.

“There’s plenty of choices to eat within the campus, there’s also several markets around with pastas, salads, and more. The campus itself is stunning, it’s difficult to walk in the gates of Columbia and not feel inspired,” said Blake Bradshaw, a sophomore and literature editor.

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By MAGGIE MORANT students, due to the weather condition in athe northeast.

ONUTS are major sta- The ”We had known prior our flight that it would ple ofto the American breakwas fast. Two of the most popular 4 ■ APRIL 17,donut 2017franchises in the United States include Krispy Kreme and Dunkin Donuts. But, personally, there is nothing better than a donut from a local donut shop.

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be snowing in New York, but as soon as we heard our flight was cancelled, we didn’t know if we would even still be able to get to the conference in time,” said Julian Voitek, a junior and an officer of the literary magazine. The field trip attendees had to make a decision on how to get there in time, as the tickets for other flights still going were being taken each second.

All of the students decided on taking a red-eye flight, arriving the opening day of the convention.

“All of us had to get ready in the vans to the convention because we had to go from the plane right to the classes,” said Korie Kerr, a senior and a yearbook student.

The literary magazine was nominated for a crown award, an award given by the CSPA, and won a silver crown.

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only stipulation was that all students must meet at the gift shop at 12:15. Some split off to explore the aquarium ,while others headed straight for the mammals.

“One of the struggles is the paperwork that’s involved, getting it approved through the district office. Otherwise it is fairly easy, both financially and behaviorally,” said Lauch.

Various zookeepers were giving presentations ranging from sea lions to the lifespan of a tortoise. Most of these demonstrations were overlooked, students choosing to feed giraffes or koi fish instead. Peacocks meandered freely, occasionally coming up and squawking.

One of the main attractions was the petting zoo, which featured alpacas, baby deer, roosters and other small, domesticated animals. A free stingray feeding station was in the aquarium, across from the barbeque restaurant. Another attraction was the Safari Grill, which offered burgers, BBQ and ice cream.

“If I had the chance to go again, I definitely would,” said Kendall Gibaldo, a junior.

The World Wildlife Zoo is open 365 days a year, including all holidays.

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The next stop on this sugar-filled road trip was to Bosa Donuts, which

STANDING ON THE PITCHER’S MOUND, Jakob

Richardson, a senior, pitches the ball to home plate.

boys baseball puts in the work to come out champions at the upcoming state competition.

There are three baseball teams, varsity, junior varsity, and freshman, with overall 50 players.

Cactus Shadows varsity boys baseball is in division 4A and is ranked 35 in the state of Arizona. Overall for the season, they are 12-9.

“We just started our power point games so we’re done with tournaments, these are the games that count for the season,” said Adam Braude, a senior.

Braude has been playing for four years, and recently signed with Concordia State. He was awarded with both an academic and an athletic scholarship. So far this year he has played fifteen games. Last week, a grueling game against St. Mary’s left the Falcons with a win of 15-2. Braude made two home runs, stole one base and hit a ball at bat.

“I’ve played five positions so far this year, but normally I’m middle infielder and outfielder,” said Braude.

Middle infielder refers to second base and shortstop. Both positions require communication, speed and the ability to throw accurately. An outfielder is the position furthest from the batter, which generally means catching fly balls or throwing balls back to the infielders so they can tag a base.

“I play first base, which means someone catches a ground ball, throws

it to me and than depending on the out, you either throw it in or to someone else,” said Tanner Knoop, a senior.

Practice is held at Cactus Shadows no less than several times a week.

The varsity team consists of 23 players. This year they're aiming to get to state championships. The last year Cactus Shadows won state for baseball is 2005-2006.

The school that is most widely considered their biggest rival is Sunrise Mountain. Four out of the last five years, the Falcons have been losing to them until recently. On March 10, Cactus Shadows won against Sunrise Mountain with a final score of 7-4.

One of the new additions is the newly constructed baseball field, which was funded through the $40 million bond approved by the district.

“I love the new stadium seating and press box, but Gianni has always done a great job of keeping the field clean,” said Braude.

When attending a game, fans and parents alike can enjoy newly renovated bleachers, along with an updated press box. The home side remained the same, unlike the football field, where the home side was switched.

According to MaxPreps.com, Cactus Shadows players both individually and as a team have higher rankings than the national average. The biggest improvement over national scores is the amount of home runs scored per game.

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However, the chocolate frosted needed a little more frosting, while the s’mores was dry due to an obnoxious amount of graham cracker on top. But, with reasonable prices (all donuts ranging between $1.09-$3.49) I would definitely come back again.

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has blown up in this generation, but a quick click online is causing serious damage to the storefronts of clothing companies.

Well known stores such as Macy’s, Bebe, The Limited, American Apparel, Payless, and JCPenney are closing hundreds of stores nationwide. Whether it is due to bankruptcy, downsizing, or focusing on “better performing locations,” as Macy’s stated, there is one thing in common–all of these stores are having major success online.

LOGAN LARKIN A study delivered by retailwire.com reported that 51 percent of adults prefer to shop online rather than in store. In addition, 54 percent of young consumers were seen shopping online than their counterparts.

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