The Wire, Issue 2, 2015-2016 by Lewis Central Community Schools

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Around The School

Growing from the Stem National Honor Society Bettering the Community One Student at a Time Teen Tatoos Ready for Business Only in Iowa

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Fine Arts

Arsenic and Old Lace Show Choir Bonding Jammin’ into Jambassador

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Everything FALL

Into the Life of

Sports

The Last 3.1 Miles Sport Shorts Attacking State... Again Diving Into State The Boys of Fall On The Downslope

Editorial Columns

Opinion

Update to World 2.015 Feminism On the Rise Success Ticking Away

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For Better or For Worse Syrian Civil War Shots Heard ‘Round the World Water You Waiting For Psychopath Caught Selling Baby Parts?

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Photos from the different fall sports that made it to the state competition.

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Is Bullying the Problem? Living in Fear No More Special Olympics Bowling 10 Silly Laws that Should Collage Exist but Don’t Most Embarrassing Moments

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GROWING FROM N A T I O N A L H O N O R S O C I E T Y An opportunity with both benefits ISABEL VILLANUEVA and eye opening experiences. THE STEM REPORTER OLIVIA SCHNEIDER REPORTER

When someone says astronaut who do you think of? Most people would probably think of a man like Buzz Aldrin or Neil Armstrong. But in recent years girls across the world have been challenging the status quo in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) programs and career paths. Sophomore Lauren Bilek, who is taking several science classes this year said “I think science is a little more open to women…” and then went on to explain that the treatment of females is different depending on which area of STEM you’re in. “In engineering, I noticed that a lot of the guys were a little bit more open to expressing their...opinions just because there were more of them. I think if we had more girls we’d feel a little more open and we’d be a little more equal.” Bilek made it clear that she thinks the teachers at Lewis Central are really good about including girls in STEM classes by encouraging them to participate. Awards and scholarships are offered to girls interested in STEM like the Society of Women Engineers Scholarship Program, scholarships from The Center for Women in Technology, and many more. Scholarships and awards like these have been offered to girls at LCHS, including junior Hannah Smith, who won an award last year. There are many STEM programs to partake in around CB and Omaha including Code Crush, an immersion program at UNO that introduces 8th and 9th grade girls to the world of IT (Information Technology.) The Henry Doorly Zoo has a whole slew of volunteer options where you can learn about biology, zoology, and ecology. Girls are becoming less afraid to stray from typical feminine gender roles and expand their knowledge in STEM areas. If you’re a girl who was nervous to show your smarts, now is a great time to get involved. LCHS offers many science and technology classes like Electronics, Meteorology, Woods, etc., and the teachers are eager to teach whoever wants to learn.

NHS is an extracurricular held at Lewis Central, it stands for National Honor Society; the goal of NHS is “to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in the nation’s secondary school students,” says NHS sponsor Ted Duitsman. They have monthly meetings, a fall induction ceremony, and a breakfast for senior members in the spring. NHS also performs at least three group service projects each year. This year they are hosting two different blood drives and they are serving meals to families that live outside of the Omaha area who have children in the Omaha Children’s Hospital. They’re also going adopt a family to provide them with gifts or necessities around the holiday time. National Honors Society is quite difficult to get to be a part of. There is a selection panel in charge of selecting the final list of candidates. They look for many different things, specifically four traits: scholarship,

leadership, character and service. The candidates are required to have a GPA of 3.4 or higher. They look for people that show good leadership skills. Students are asked about their leadership positions in the school, community, or work activities during their high school years. Members of NHS have to have good character, they should be honest and respectful. Students have to want to help others without recognition. Students must also have at least 20 hours of community service. In this program there are many different roles to be filled, there is a president which is senior Kye Madsen, vice president Bryn Norville, Harley Waldstein as secretary, Caleb Shudak as treasurer, and Duitsman as the adviser. While being in NHS is fun and exciting it also has its perks. It looks really nice on a college applications being in NHS. Being a part of NHS is a good experience, members get to help and provide for people that are struggling.

BETTERING THE COMMUNITY ONE STUDENT AT A TIME A group of students add charity work to their everyday schedules. HANNAH DUNLOP COPY EDITOR

The holidays are coming up soon which means the giving season is upon us. Although some minds go straight to receiving presents and what they will get this time of year, some focus on what they can do for others. A new class at Lewis Central, Talented And Gifted (TAG) Seminar, has become a major outlet to give back to others all year round. Trudy Kimble, the advisor for TAG Seminar, has given students the opportunity to choose their calling and follow their own curriculum. Some students decided to focus on our community and how they could help make a difference in poverty. Gabe Kjelgaard and Lauren Bilek, both sophomores, are involved in TAG Seminar. In this class they chose to pursue a community service project. Their plan is to host a color run called 5k for 5 families. All of their proceeds will go towards five

families in need in our community. “I don’t do this for a reward, I do it because this is what I’m being called to do,” said Kjelgaard. Senior Anna Bilek is also a part of TAG Seminar; she has decided to create a benefit dinner in honor of Mike King, with the proceeds going to the Open Door Mission. Bilek is not the only student setting up a benefit meal; Anna Ford, Allison Ryan, and this writer are pulling off a benefit brunch this spring. All of the proceeds will be going to the MICAH House. These students hope to do more than just donate a can of food to the local shelter, although the small things do help, they want to make great leaps towards bettering the world around them. “I know that there are people in our community who can’t support themselves, and if I have the chance to help change that, I will take it,” said Ford.

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Challenging the gender bias in STEM.

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TEEN TATTOOS Inked for a reason.

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Jocelyn Nightser “Ezekiel 25:17 To me it means that I will always protect my family, and I will not let anyone come in the way of that. It’s also a little reminder of my dad and how we always quote Pulp Fiction.” Emily LeMaster

Mykenzie Leehy “Mine says “Born on the Bayou” with a wave above it. The Bayou means a lake/ swamp in the South and I was born in Louisiana and the wave represents that I swim.”

ONLY IN IOWA

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Wear French braids everyday of your life.

Skylar Armstrong

“I was diagnosed with type one diabetes when I was 7 and have wanted a tattoo for it ever since. I’m always going to have both of them for the rest of my life.”

“This one on my ribs is Celtic knot that means family, I got this along with both of my parents because a lot of my family is from Ireland.”

Sophomore Hannah Dunlop

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READY FOR BUSINESS Improving student’s futures one step at a time. REPORTER

Have you ever heard of Business Professionals of America? BPA is an organization teaching high school students more about the work place. In fact, BPA’s tagline really says it all- “Today's students. Tomorrow's business professionals.” Last year’s competition was in Anaheim, California. BPA member Harley Waldstein who went to the competition last year says, “The trip to the hotel was pretty awesome, just because it was sinking in that we were actually in California. My favorite part was that there were lines of palm trees along all of the major roads.” Currently, the BPA members are preparing for a national competition in May held in Boston. “There are over 100 different divisions,” says Harley Waldstein. All of these divisions are under four general categories: Finance, Information Technology, Administrative Support, and Management/Marketing/Human Resources. Students in BPA practice to perform tasks under these categories.

Doing this isn’t the only thing that is required in order to go to a conference, another thing the members do is raising money to travel to a national location. The students in BPA are running the LC swimming concession stand as one of their main profits. Students put a lot of effort into BPA and there is a payoff. Some benefits include getting involved, helping build skills for a future career in business, along with broadening your horizons. Waldstein values learning trade skills, figuring out how the workplace operates, and gaining experience. “We’ve got a lot of new students, so we will have a lot of new energy and I think it’s going to be a learning year for them. I think they will see the benefits of what BPA has to offer and the excitement of meeting new people,” says sponsor Kathy Lincoln. Cheryl Casey and Derek Archer are also sponsors. Anyone can fill out an application to be a part of BPA if you’re interested in trying it out, if you are looking for a cool organization to join, perhaps BPA is for you. Plus, you get to visit posh places like California and Massachusetts.

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ADDISON SMITH

It’s called pop, don’t fight me on this.

Junior Tristan Jones

Drink some “pop” (everyone else in this country calls it soda.)

Junior Taylor Rolles

Everyone’s first job is at HyVee.

Senior Mickenna Curry

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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

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Paige Hickey, Austin Dunham, & Josie Ellis

Nolan King & Artur Melika

Zach Schaben & Jordan Dickinson

Photos by Arianna Young

Comedy plus horror equals this play.

The drama department’s production of the show “Arsenic and Old Lace” was one incredible show. After many weeks of working on the show, all of their hard worked paid off on Friday the 13th as they opened the doors to their show. The play was great, and besides a few problems with the costumes, everything seemed to go as planned. The actors involved were really convincing in their role as they played very different characters. In every scene the dialogue flowed smoothly and every actor, lead and supporting ones, did a fantastic job. With all the great acting the story became very interesting, and with all of subtle jokes and physical humor, there was never a minute where I was even slightly bored. Even the set itself was well built, with lots of detail and depth, including furnished rooms that weren’t even used for the show. After the show, senior Zach Schaben, who played the lead role of Mortimer Brewster, said “I thought tonight’s play was really good, and one of the best we’ve ever done, especially with the audience really boosting up our energy.” Though many of their shows are great, I think this one will be a gold standard, for both acting and energy, for many years to come.

SHOW CHOIR BONDING

ARIANNA YOUNG

PHOTO EDITOR

Show Choir takes a trip to the pumpkin patch.

Corpany’s trip to Vala’s on October fourth was the third annual fall activity for the show choirs. From a hayrack ride and bonfire, visiting a haunted house, or a trip to the pumpkin patch, there are many students that love the bonding time they get each year. “I think my favorite part was when we were going through the corn maze. It was really funny because Kate and I were trying to find Emma and Lydia so we yelled ‘Marco’ and a bunch of people yelled back ‘Polo,’” senior Saleena Gooch says. The group retreat was a great way for the members of the two groups to get to know each other outside of the usual show choir setting. It gave the students a chance of growing closer friendships and being able to get to know the other members of the group. One of the two show choir directors, Sara Langdon, said, “It’s fun to have some bonding moments for the choirs outside of rehearsals and it’s fun for the kids get to be together, not necessarily group specific but just the entire show choir department together.” There will be many opportunities to come and watch the show choirs; come watch the performances and show some support. Events in the future include: • December 17- Performances at the annual show choir opener • Late February- The start of competition season • March 17- The Swing Show for the final performances of the season

Maddi Davis. Lizzie Sealey, & Taylor Johnson

Izzie Villanueva & Ryan Price

Saleena Gooch, Lydia Morris, & Kate Doolittle

Noah Parks & Saleena Gooch

Members of LC Corp and Company

Mackenzie Larson, Arianna Young, & Bradley Still

Kate Doolittle

Photos Submitted by members of Corp and Company

ALLSTATE AUDITIONS

Allstate auditions happened recently on October 24. Allstate is a series of events that gives students a chance to rehearse and perform with multiple other students from many Iowa schools. The process before the auditions is very long and stressful for these students. Beginning in August they get their music and start working hard from then until October to learn it and be ready to perform. Finally it is audition time and the students travel to Atlantic for their auditions. After the auditions the students that make it start practicing with the others that also made it; after that they are able to perform. Some do not make it, but the process is still long and can be difficult; everyone is very proud of the students that chose to participate. Choir Allstaters- Olivia Behm, Holly Bingham, Kitty Terhune, Jordan Dickinson, Emily Finnegan and Artur Melika. Band Allstaters- William White, Delayne Andrews, Katie Moore, Tanner Hawkinson and alternate Zach Schaben

JAMMIN’ INTO JAMBASSADOR ARTWORK BY JANALEE GARDNER

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JAMbassador is an internship for high school students where they have the opportunity to work with local artists, help with public events, help others learn how to improve and embrace their artistic ability at the Joslyn Art Museum. In addition to all of those things, they also get to better their skills and learn a lot from the experience. After hearing about the opportunity from art teacher Kari Lewis, Janalee Gardner jumped at the amazing opportunity and is now volunteering on weekends. Gardner will be working mainly in the children’s room, where kids can go to discover and play around with different types of art. She said she took this opportunity because that’s where she can interact and help people the most. When asked what she was most excited about, she replied with, “I like the opportunity to help others bring out their artistic ability, it’s something I love.” Although you may have missed the opportunity to be a part of the internship specifically you can still go to the Joslyn Art Museum just to enjoy all the amazing pieces of art that they have available. It’s located in Omaha, Nebraska at 2200 Dodge Street. Also, if you have any younger kids in your family there is a room dedicated just for them where they can learn about the different kinds of art but also explore the ways to use the different kinds of art and actually use them. When you do this internship, you are able to learn and explore, and also be hands on with certain things and not only better yourself but be able to make an impact and others lives, big or small.

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UPDATE TO WORLD 2.015 MATEO RODRIGUEZ CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF

This past year has been promising for new technology coming out.

SUCCESS TICKING AWAY Is time managing you?

This past year has been promising for everything in the technology field. From the Apple Keynote event to the development of the three screened movie theatre, and everything in between. Everyone has heard about the latest technology released from Apple, from the Apple T.V. and the iPad Pro, to a not so exciting piece of technology/ accessory, the Apple Pencil. Claiming praise, Apple is still excited this year for their developments. Why? Well Apple made a smart move to make a newly developed iPad Pro. It has a bigger screen, over 12 inches, and a new powerful chip to handle the high use of it. Also, the new and improved iPhones have came out. On top of that came the new Apple T.V., it has built in apps that you can play or stream on your T.V. by using the remote system.

FEMINISM ON THE RISE

MEGAN BAILEY REPORTER

Feminism reaches the extreme.

Feminism is a big controversial idea in today’s society. It is a range of movements and ideologies that share a common goal, which in feminists case, it is for womens rights and equality. Feminists have campaigned and protested all over the country for womens rights, the right to vote, to hold public office, to work, to earn fair wages, or equal pay, to own property, to educate, to enter contracts, to have equal within marriage, and to have maternity leave said http://www.merriam-webster. com. They have worked to promote bodily autonomy and integrity, to protect women and girls from rape, sexual harassment, and domestic violence. They do this to ensure that women are treated fairly and equal to men, to not be “pushed around” or “abused.” What really gets to women is equal pay. Women on average earn less than men in virtually every single occupation. In 2014, female full time workers made only 79 cents for every dollar earned by men, a gender wage gap of 21 percent, wouldn’t that frustrate you? Yes, it would

frustrate me but I believe women have gone too far with “proving their point.” People find feminists outrageous and too extreme which is understandable in some cases. Dating back to 1920 when women were granted the right to vote, The Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor was formed to collect information about women and the workforce and safeguard good working conditions for women. Although this was a wonderful day for women at the time, the need for equality has become more relevant. Society is changing all the time, women are changing, and the needs of women are changing, the extents of showing support for feminism has gone to the extreme.

BRENDEN O’BRIEN

MANAGER

The overwhelming feeling of not having enough time in a day to complete all the tasks that are expected of you is an all too common feeling among many high school students. This concern crosses the minds of many students and the stress that emcompasses this feeling can wreak havoc in their daily lives. Students begin questioning their capabilities and their effectiveness of being successful. Pressing time constraints are a daily struggle among high school students.This unfortunate truth is something that nearly all hard working students have either encountered or will encounter. How successful can you truly be if you are required to take on so many tasks and still enjoy the high school scene? Many people take on a more demanding workload than others while still being held to the same standard. Can you truly expect a student to do his or her best in school, as well as being heavily involved in extracurricular activity, work a job, and find time for friends and family? It can be accomplished, but does the cost outway the benefits? These students strive to be successful, while trying to juggle a hectic schedule encompassing academics, athletics, social and work life. A typical student who is involved in any type of extra curricular activity or club gets home any time between 6:00 p.m and 10:00 p.m. This allows for a minimal amount of time for that student to get their homework done as well as getting an acceptable amount of sleep. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to accomplish these things effectively. Prioritizing and organization are two important skills to have that will make this chaos a little more manageable. Taking on challenges within a busy schedule is an essential life skill that becomes beneficial for the future. However something ultimately has to give and you must limit yourself for your own personal pleasure. The people who surround you must recognize what is holding you back and accommodate for your stress because at any point in time they could be in the same position as you are. Everyone deserves a chance, especially those who work hard to achieve success.

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Aside from Apple’s releases, YouTube is right now at war, with the newly developed YouTube Red, a membership of pluses to come, not pleasing the audience. To get these features it cost $9.99 per month to enjoy videos on YouTube without ads, while also giving you the option to save videos to watch offline on your device, and play videos in the background. In recent news and rumors, if you are a ‘YouTuber’ then you must pay up or get a box of tissues, because your videos will be forever forgotten. Luckily if you do pay for your membership for the new YouTube maybe you could enjoy it with the 270 degree movie screen. Although not fully developed, it’s getting some attention. For when you want more than the 3D gizmos of objects flying at you, you could enjoy the three screen experience.

P D.I.Y Do It Yourself

Fall Favorite

Recipes

Fall Crafts

Pumpkin Pretzels

Fall Candle Holders What You Need Fake Leaves Modge Podge Mason Jar Sponge Brush

• Cover the jar in Modge Podge • Stick fake leaves on jar

Ombre Pine Cones What You Need

• Pine Cones(real or fake) • Acrylic Paint • Paint Brushes

• 1 bag mini pretzels • Orange food coloring, 1 bag White Chocolate chips, melted slowly • 1 TBSP shortening, to thin out chocolate 1) Melt chocolate, add shortening 2) Add food coloring 3) Dip pretzels 4) Add green M&M for the stem

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Pumpkin Dip

• With your paint brush, start with your dark color at the bottom and light towards top

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Fake Leaves Modge Podge Balloon Sponge Brush

Blow up balloon Cover bottom in modge podge Stick fake leaves on After dry, pop balloon and remove

1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1/2 cup confectioner’s (powdered) sugar 8 oz of cream cheese, softened 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 8 oz Cool Whip topping, thawed apple slices, pear slices, graham crackers, for dipping

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Decorative Leaf Bowl

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INGREDIENTS

1) Beat the pumpkin, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and group cinnamon until smooth and creamy. 2) Fold in cool whip topping. Place in fridge until ready to serve. 3) Serve with apple slices, pear slices, graham crackers. Photos by: Jocelyn Nightser

#ImThankfulFor all my coaches I’ve had because I wouldn’t be where I am today without them.

Junior Madison Bright

Volunteer This FALL

#ImThankfulFor everything my family has done for me. A roof over my head, food on the table, and clothing. I wouldn’t be here without my family.

Sophomore Bradley Egner

Freshman Rilee Arrowsmith

#ImThankfulFor

Senior Victor (Mateo) Rodriguez was the winner of the Student Council’s annual Socktober, he recieved a giftcard and a possible pizza party for his Titan Times. Photo by Makayla Brown

#ImThankfulFor my family and my best friend Olivia Alexander.

Senior Kade Theobald

#ImThankfulFor having such good family and friends to spend time with.

YOU can volunteer too! Are you thinking about doing some good deeds this Thanksgiving or Christmas? There are plenty of teen volunteer programs in Council Bluffs that you can take part in. A couple places that need some help are Jennie Edmunson Hospital on 933 Pierce St. Teens are responsible for charting the amount of water that the patient consumes before refilling the pitcher, stocking closets, restocking towels and linens, visiting with patients, escorting patients to various parts of the hospital, running errands and helping the nurses. Other places you can volunteer at are: the public library, homeless shelters, cleaning up the community, local thrift stores and MUCH more. All you have to do is fill out an application and you’re set. Go out and do some good deeds this season.

How baseball has become an irrelevant sport JAKE LIEBER

SPORTS EDITOR

Let’s face it, when it comes to baseball, it is a sport that is well behind the times of modern sports culture. The Major League postseason has suffered from sagging ratings and has only proved that a majority of America doesn’t care about baseball. There are a few reasons why Major League Baseball has difficulty attracting fans. For starters, baseball is a slow pace game. Generally it takes three hours to complete a game, but the thing is football takes that same amount of time too. It’s just that football is able to pack more action into the duration of the game. Baseball is sometimes literally watching guys play catch with each other. Failing to gain a young fan base of the sport is a huge reason baseball is irrelevant. Young fans love highlight reel plays. Seeing a big hit in football or a high flying dunk in basketball are common in their respective sports. Baseball doesn't offer the level excitement as football or basketball and it’s really important to have excitement in your game to gain fans. I’ve noticed when it comes to discussing the best athletes across all sports, very few baseball players are mentioned. Mike Trout is the best player in Major League Baseball, but when discussing big name athletes it’s mostly football and basketball players such as LeBron James, Calvin Johnson, Kevin Durant, Adrian Peterson and etc. For me it is easy to figure out, baseball is irrelevant now. Baseball struggles to generate excitement in their game and if your game is not exciting, you don’t have people who want to watch. Baseball had at one time been the biggest sport in America, but it was at a time when football and basketball were just starting to be founded. It is hard for baseball to speed their pace of the game up because of the way the game is structured, so I think from now on it will be a secondary sport in America.

THE LAST 3.1 MILES Lewis Central sends two runners to the state meet in Fort Dodge.

COLTON LEAR REPORTER

Cross Country has ran their last race in their very exciting season. The boys team finished the season with a 6th place at districts and the girls team came in 5th place. This was not the last race for a couple of runners though. Senior, Kye Madsen who had been determined to qualify for state ever since the previous year where she fell one spot short from making it to state. “Missing the state qualifying spot by one place last year motivated and drove me the entire year” said Madsen. Finally reached her goal as she qualified for state with a 13th place finish at the district meet. Madsen finished her season with a 66th place at state.

Junior, Brenden O’Brien who had a breakout season, also qualified for state with a 14th place finish at districts. “Going into the season my number one goal was to make it to state. About mid season was when I actually realized I could reach that goal and from that point on I worked harder than I ever have before,” said O’Brien. Brenden ran his tail off at every practice which helped him earn 88th place at the state meet. The boys varsity cross country team graduates seniors, Noah Korner, Daytona Smith and Bailey Teply. The girls team graduates seniors, Kye Madsen, Nicole Miller, and Denae Statzer. Both teams have some excellent underclassman who can fill spots and help out for next year’s season.

DIVING INTO STATE Swimming laps around the competition

OLIVIA ALEXANDER REPORTER

The state meet for the girls swimming team has wrapped up. There were many impressive performances by numerous swimmers. When asked how the team did, junior Nicole Gochenour said, “The team did great. It was hard to top last years performance but we all did the best we could.” Junior MyKenzie Leehy, the defending state champion, finished 2nd in the 100 free and 4th in the 50 free. Freshman Zoe Pawloski also had an impressive outing, finishing 10th in the 200 free and 8th in the 500 free which broke a school record. The 200 relay team of Leehy, Gochenour, Pawloski, and Abby Bruck finish 15th. The 400 relay team of Leehy, Pawloski, Bruck, and Sophomore Rebecca Weis finished 10th with a time of 3:38. As a team, they won the most meets during the season than they have in the

JAKE LIEBER

SPORTS EDITOR

past. This is especially impressive because LC is a smaller school compared to the other schools in Iowa. ‘’Overall I thought we competed very good. We all had our best times at the end of the season’’ said Leehy. The girls are returning a lot of youth next year so they are aiming for an even stronger performance at state next year.

Freshman Zoe Pawloski in the 100 yard Butterfly. Photo By: Bailey West

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ON THE DOWNSLOPE

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THE BOYS OF FALL

The football team found itself reaching the quarterfinal for the first time since they have joined 4A.

BAILEY WEST REPORTER

Lewis Central has been practicing and practicing to go to the dome. Everyone else thought that the Titans wouldn’t win the games against Urbandale and Ankeny. Especially since we weren’t playing at home, everyone doubted us. They said we would lose, but we didn’t, we won. With a winning score of 21 to 10 for Urbandale and 17 to 7 for Ankeny. The seniors are what led this team to winning round one and two of the playoffs. Senior Mitchell Brinkman says that “we have accomplished something that has never been done before, making it to the 4A quarterfinals, which is Iowa’s largest class”. No other Council Bluffs school has gotten that far in class 4A. What brought this team to victory is hard work and effort everyday on and off the field. They lost one of their quarterbacks which was junior Kenneth McMahan, who got hit by a helmet to the knee playing Urbandale and wasn’t able to play for the rest of the season, tearing his PCL and meniscus, also fracturing his tibia leaving behind a lot of bone bruising. Winning two games in a row left the Titans feeling confident and fearless. The first round

against Urbandale was a breeze and the second one against Ankeny was even easier. Great teamwork and dedication is what steered this team to victory. The Titans lost against Dowling 43 to 0. Senior Ryan Main says “I learned one thing, and it’s that this group of guys will always be there for me throughout my life. We’re more than a team we’re a family, we played so well every game because we believed in each other. This whole year brought us close together because we knew that the teams we faced were going to be bigger and faster than us, but we just played as a family and that’s how we got to where we are.”

Junior Kenneth McMahan finds himself scrambling for extra yards against disctrict rival, Souix City East.

Coach Bond and the team find theirselves in Cedar so bad and we knew beating them was the first Rapids once again. REPORTER

Being 30-5 says it all, after talking to seniors you can see the dedication of the volleyball team. “We put our heart into the games and try our best,” says senior McKenna Brown. The volleyball team was able to move onto the next round after squeaking out a win against Glenwood. “It felt so good to beat Glenwood because we knew they were good enough to beat us but we wanted to go to state

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The Florida Gators seemed to be unstoppable until their quarterback Will Grier tests positive for performanceenhancing drugs (PEDs). Grier is suspended for the remainder of the season. Grier was said to have taken an over the counter pill with a certain ingredient violating NCAA rules. Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb goes down on the first play from scrimmage in the Tennessee game. Chubb is said to have torn his PCL along with tearing a few ligaments in his leg. He will have reconstructive knee surgery, followed by a long rehabilitation process. USC Trojans head coach Steve Sarkisian steps down as he showed up to team facilities intoxicated. Sarkisian was said to have a severe alcohol addiction. The team's offensive coordinator Clay Helton will take over as their interm coach.

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step,” says senior Emily Albertsen. Next, the Titans swept ADM in 3 sets., 25-15, 25-21, 25-13. “It was a little shocking, because I thought they were going to be a lot better it should of been a one game “It felt prettty good, but I think it should’ve been a first round game, rather than a second,” says senior Kaci Hohenthaner. Norwalk was their opponent in the final district game. The Titans beat the Warriors and continued their play onto the state tournament for the second year in a row. “Going back to state was amazing, especially with this team because we have bonded so much.” says senior Natalie Patten. The Volleyball team returned to state and they prevailed through Marion on Tuesday with the first Lewis Central Volleyball team to win a game at state. In the semi-final, they took on West Delaware and took a tough loss. That doesn’t change the fact that they were the first LC team to make it to the semifinals in school history.

Long time South Carolina Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier retires at the age of 70. The Gamecocks had a 2-4 record when Spurrier decided to step down. Spurrier coached at South Carolina for ten and a half years and will go down as the most winningest coach to ever pass through South Carolina. Minnesota Gophers head coach, Jerry Kill, retires after a long life of coaching. Kill served as the head coach at Saginaw Valley State University, Emporia State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Northern Illinois University and the University of Minnesota. He had a lifelong coaching record of 152-99. He battled health issues throughout the past few years that kept him off of the field. For the first time since 1985 the Kansas City Royals have won the World Series. The Royals fell short last year in the championship where they were defeated by the San Francisco Giants. This year they came back much stronger and defeated the New York Mets in five games with a dominating performance.

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The Syrian civil war has been an ongoing international armed conflict taking place in Syria for the past four years. It started on March 5 2011. It all started when Assad became President in 2000, during the 2011 Arab Spring, there was an uprising of Tunisia and Egypt. Syrians started to protest their authoritarian regime. Assad along with his supporters buckled down on conflicts violently and stayed within power unlike leaders anywhere else. According to Time, the runaways from the Syrian army created a rebel group, the Free Syrian Army in 2011. Assad ordered his soldiers to retreat back to their base in Damascus and other big cities around the Mediterranean coast and Lebanese border. Everyone else of Syria fell into the hands of gangs and rebel groups. Government teacher John Drake said “Syria has become a total mess, and a couple years ago the United States made the mistake of helping ISIS get started, part of the American policy is that we don’t like dictators, so we are pretty much sworn to get rid of Assad, and ISIS is trying to do the same. So the US and ISIS have common enemies. The big problem is who’s fighting whom”. According to CNN, in Syria there are many groups fighting, such as Al-Qaeda in Iraq, who sent soldiers into Syria to fight because they saw potential in joining. The group split into what is now known as ISIS and the al-Nusra Front. The split group continues to be enemies even know ISIS controls very close to half of the territory of Syria. ISIS was concentrated on taking away territory from anyone or group that stood in there way, such as the Syrian government, Kurdish and rebel groups. Recently there was a chemical strike from ISIS that landed in Gaziantep, Turkey. Drake says “that part of Turkey along the border of Syria, has been a haven, its shelter for people who are dissidents and people who are rebelling against Assad, trying to fight ISIS, and that you have all of these people who are trying to cause problems, it’s just a hotbed of bad activity and that I’m surprised that more people don’t attack it”, the bombs they used contain chlorine, which is a toxic industrial chemical that the Sunni militants in Iraq have been weaponing for almost a decade in vehicles and roadside bombs.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE The Situation at SeaWorld. JOCELYN NIGHTSER CO-DESIGN EDITOR

For those of you who are animal activists, this may strike your interest. For many years, SeaWorld has been a place of family entertainment, and a protest hotspot. Over the years, SeaWorld has made a profit off of trained orcas and other marine animals. This has grown to be a big debate on whether or not this is considered animal cruelty. SeaWorld is located in San Antonio, Texas, Orlando, Florida and San Diego, California. According to CNN.com, as of October 15th, 2015, California approved SeaWorld’s $100 million dollar plan to expand the killer whale exhibit to twice its current size. With this approval, California had one condition: SeaWorld cannot breed the 11 whales they have in captivity. After the 2013 documentary film “Blackfish,” a huge interest on the safety of these killer whales arose. Explaining how SeaWorld was lying to consumers about the health and environment of their animals, this was the start of an even bigger protesting problem. Supporters of SeaWorld say breeding animals is natural, and the expansion of SeaWorld will be an even healthier and safer environment for the killer whales to live

in. “It is a way to intrigue next generation marine biologists,” says senior Brenna Jones, “I don’t necessarily agree with SeaWorld and their intentions, but at least they’re making some changes.” Those against SeaWorld protest the expansion and the facility all together. Claiming this is an unnatural and inhumane way to live. Freeing the animals means happiness for the community and justice for the orcas. “I’ve never liked the fact that SeaWorld basically snatched these animals from their families and placed them in a tiny bathtub-like area to live,” says sophomore Adrianna Adams, “watching the documentary ‘Blackfish’ opened my eyes even more and made me completely against SeaWorld. Hearing the news that they aren’t allowed to breed anymore killer whales made me happy.” The SeaWorld expansion coastal commission has received around 200,000 emails and 50,000 letters. The regularly scheduled meeting in Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center had all 500 seats filled with 150 people standing outside. The debate of SeaWorld has a way of drawing in a big crowd for either justice or support for the local animals.

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Two gunmen open fire on two campuses, killing and injuring multiple people. ABBY OSWALD

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Are you Christian? This question proved deadly on an Oregon campus in early October. Not even ten days later, another gunman opened fire on an Arizona campus. A victim of the Oregon shooting, Anastasia Boylan reported that the gunman entered the classroom firing the gun. The professor was shot instantaneously as he walked in, and others were hit. Everyone inside the classroom dropped to the ground while the gunman reloaded his handgun and asked all the Christians to stand up. Boylan recounted her event and told CNN, “And they would stand up and he said, ‘Good, because you’re a Christian, you’re going to see God in just about one second..., and he shot and killed them.” Ten people including the shooter were killed. The gunman was reported as 26-yearold Chris Harper Mercer, but officials refuse to release his name to give him the attention

he sought. The handgun that was used to shoot helpless students was purchased in Arizona, which wouldn’t have been so nerve wracking except for the fact that the following week, yet another mass shooting took place in Arizona. Reporters are still trying to figure out whether there is a link between the shootings or not. According to Nurse News, Robert S. Flores, a student studying to become a nurse, was the one to blame for the killings on the Arizona campus. The gunman walked to the front of the classroom, and fired at the professor, then fired at another professor who was trying to get his students out of the room. It wasn’t clear when the third professor was killed. According to Tucson Police, the shooter committed suicide after the three shootings.

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WATER ARE YOU WAITING FOR? ALLISON RYAN

Scientists discover “life changing” news about Mars

REPORTER Ready to pack your bags and move to Mars? With large amounts of radiation, infertile toxic soil, and the lack of oxygen put aside, for some, this could be a future reality. You may have already heard about NASA’s plans to have humans on Mars during the 2030’s. Over the years, scientists have gathered an increasing amount of information about this red planet making this a possibility. One of the biggest necessities for life is water. According to NASA, there may be usable water on Mars. Pictures of Mars’ surface reveal evidence of hydrated minerals, which help to confirm claims of flowing water on Mars. It might not sound like a big deal, but liquid water has a much higher chance of supporting life than its solid form does. Even though this is a huge step forward in the reality of man on Mars, there are several other barriers in the way. Mars has intense radiation that could have long term effects on humans, extremely low temperatures, toxic

soil, and an unbreathable atmosphere. Although scientists and engineers are working on ways to combat this such as, systems for filtering the soil, long-wear spacesuits, and structures strong enough to withstand the harsh conditions. This technology is very expensive and still in the works. Someday your children or grandchildren might have the opportunity to partake in space exploration, maybe even take a trip to Mars.

Photo credits: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona New images from Mars show trails of flowing water. The hydrated salt found in the crater above gave scientists reason to believe this.

PSYCHOPATH CAUGHT GABBI NAAB REPORTER

Man in Fremont murdered his mother and what he did next will shock you.

If you haven’t yet heard about Omar Pettigen, then get ready for a shock. Pettigen is a thirty one year old man living in Fremont. His mother had recently had hip and knee pain, then soon after she started taking oxycodone medication, she became addicted, irritable, abusive, and rude, according to her son. With that being said, Pettigen took the situation into his own hands. He allegedly began to fight with his 64 year old mother, and then got overly upset and sliced his mother in half, took her heart out of her body and squeezed it. He then released himself once she was dead, and then went to a hotel and partied with his friends. When asked how he felt about what he had done, Pettigen replied with, “Good”. Further interviews state that he said he wanted to get caught. Sources say he left the door unlocked and his bloody clothing in the hotel room in a hotel in San Fransisco (losangelestimes.com). In between the murder and when Pettigen got arrested. He the

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had purchased a plain ticket to Chicago before the murder happened, but never showed up for the flight. He later told detectives he didn’t board his plane because he expected to be caught soon (losangelestimes.com). After everything is all said and done, Pettigen was charged with murder with enhancements of intentionally discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury and use of a deadly weapon. He also was charged with one count of desecrating human remains (losangelestimes). He’s currently in the mix of a court trial, waiting to hear his ruling. The Fremont community is currently mourning the death of Ms. Pettigen. Jim Morrison says “In a community as diverse as Fremont, she was known as a teacher who brought people together and made every student feel included and special. In talking with those who knew her, the themes that kept coming up were that she had a good heart and always had the interests of her students first and foremost in everything she did in the classroom.”

SELLING BABY MORGAN FIELDS PARTS? REPORTER

The National Institute of Health has spent over $76 million on research involving fetal tissue in the year 2014 with grants to over 50 universities, including Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Irvine, San Diego, and San Francisco. They plan to spend just as much, if not more, in 2015 and 2016 on their research. Fetal tissue is a rich source of the stem cells that give rise to tissues and organs, and studying them will give researchers clues on how to regenerate organs if ever in such a situation. This fetal tissue is “donated” from certain agencies, but they must not profit from the “donations”. According to federal law they can only charge for shipping and handling of the tissue, but they do not regulate how much agencies are allowed to charge. This is when the controversies come into play. "It appears to be legal, no matter how much you charge," Dr. Caplan, a biochemist at New York University, said, adding that there appears to be little or no oversight of the processing fees. "It's a very gray and musty area as to what you can charge." Videos recently released by the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress have focused attention on a medical practice not known to the public. This practice includes taking discarded, biohazardous materials from hospitals and clinics that perform terminations, they then take tissues from the waste products. After that, lab techs try to isolate a certain cell that the researchers order. These cells are extremely hard to isolate so, a lot of the cost comes from the isolation process, not the actual “sale” of the fetal tissue. The final products are shipped either frozen or fresh to the researchers. There are also costs for the shipping. This is all done through a company call StemExpress The problem with all of this is what has been said and printed about these sales. In a StemExpress brochure they state that there are many benefits for the clinics involved in fetal tissue sales. This was see as StemExpress admitting to the illegal sale of fetal tissues. It is now being said that, illegal or not, this could all lead to a change in the laws regarding these sales., it could even hurt the businesses involved, they could lose business and even be shut down over all of the controversy.

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Tim Good When it comes to senior Tim Good, life couldn’t be any easier for him, when it actually could get easier. We’re about to learn another Into The Life Of…

Tim Good was born in this world, 27 weeks early and on top of that Cerebral Palsy, a brain injury that causes a disorder for many different things. Because of these difficulties, Tim’s legs didn’t have that much feeling in them. “...caused me to not be able to walk normally like I wanted to…” as Tim describes. Tim will remain on his crutches for most of his life, the difficulty of that though is when Tim hears all the people whisper amongst themselves about him in the hallway and witnessing the people questionably stare at him. For Tim to hear the comments and see people stare at him makes him feel down, and Tim would want to respond, “It’s the way God made me, it’s the way I am, ” confirmed Tim. “And I can’t change anything about that.” When Tim was asked about “what has

been the most difficult stage in your life?” he responded with “...not being able to walk far distances without them (crutches)…” and “Not being able to do normal stuff that normal people do; like sports, walking and other stuff.” Although he can’t play football because of his condition, he does walk the football team out on home games. That’s something that get’s him through his day, in fact with his condition you might think he would be down in the dumps, but instead he gets through his day with motivation. “I just get through my day like any other day, I think ‘I can get through this day I know I can,’ I just keep a positive attitude about myself.” His advice would be any others going through a tough time is “Just face it head on and keep a positive attitude about whatever is going on and don’t look back.”

INTO THE LIFE OF... Paola EMILY LEMASTER Heredia MR. DRAKE BAILEY TEPLY CO-ASSISTANT EDITOR

Last year, there were more than 7.86 million Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States. Junior Paola Heredia is part of this number and plans to continue with her religion. Q: How is your religion different? What’s it like? A: We believe what the bible says is the truth. Some religions interpret it differently, but we believe that what’s in the bible is the way it’s supposed to be, not taken differently. Q: Is your life different from others because of your religion? A: We don’t celebrate holidays but we can have baby showers, graduation parties, things like that. When my friends are hanging out, I’m out knocking on doors. I can go out and talk to people whenever I want to, I usually go on Sunday mornings, but I go more in the summer because I have more time. I answer a lot of questions and tell people God’s future plans and promises.

Q: How did you get into this religion? Do you think you will continue on with it? A: I was born into it. My mom started studying it when she was older, but my dad hated it. He started to learn about it and got into it also. I do like it, I want to continue it and raise my kids the same way. Q:What’s your church like? A: I go to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on South 10th street. I enjoy going to church because I can relate to everyone and talk to others about what we believe in. the

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Q:How is your life? A:*Laughs* Life is what you make it. So far it has been a pretty easy and good life. Q:What is your dream job? A:A lawyer for animal rights or for children's rights. Q:Did you ever make a push to become a lawyer? A:I did but I was not able to sell my house so I was not looking to pay for the house or room and board at a college. Q:What is your favorite memory you have? A:I have a whole lot of good memories. Life is all about moments and there has been a lot of great moments in my life. Q:What has been the biggest obstacle in your life? A:Living up to the expectations of others. I was awarded the “Biggest Disappointment” award by my class members at my 25’ class reunion. People thought that I should have became more than just a teacher. Q:Are you happy with what you have done with your life? A:Yes, I know I have disappointed people but I am happy with what I have done. Q:Out of all of your stories, what is your favorite one to tell your students? A:*Laughs* The grenade story or me locking myself out of my house seem to keep coming back up every once in awhile. Q:Is there anything you regret doing in life? A:I regret not starting a family when I had the chance. At the time, not getting married sounded like the smart idea but now I regret it. Q:Who inspired you to teach? A:An old girlfriend from college. QWhat is your goal in life? A:I want to make differences in people's lives. Q:If you could have changed anything in your life what would it have been? A:If I could change anything, I wouldn’t be the person I am today but I am happy with myself so I wouldn't change anything.

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LIVING IN FEAR NO MORE

EMILY LEMASTER

CO-ASISTANT EDITOR

Elizabeth Willette awoke with no recollection of what had happened the night before. Sitting in her bathtub, crying, as a wave of emotions come over her body: anxiety, fear, and anger, as she tries to put together what had happened the night before. Willette, a senior at Appalachian State University had been drugged and raped by a close friend, something that is becoming more common at colleges and universities. According to www.clevelandrapecrisis.org, one in four women will become a victim of sexual assault during her academic career. More than 65% of these cases don’t get reported to authorities because the victim is too embarrassed and even when they do get reported, not much is done to help the victim because most of the time, it’s a “he said, she said” argument. Many teenagers, including myself, don’t think that anything bad could happen to them, but I’ve realized that anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. In October, 2007, Abe Satterfield and Cedric Everson, two football players at the University of Iowa were accused of sexually assaulting a fellow classmate in a friend’s dorm. Satterfield and Everson were both charged with second-degree sexual abuse six months after the attack; Satterfield was later charged with third-degree sexual abuse. Many colleges and universities are taking precautions so that sexual abuse is no longer an issue. At the University of Iowa, there are emergency blue lights, the streets are very well lit, and there is a service that comes to pick women up and take them home. Columbus State Community College is the safest school in the country and offers many safety features; such as text messaging to alert when there is an emergency on campus, campus police offer assistance with vehicle lockouts, and students must use identification when getting into events. Going to college is scary enough, but having to worry about your safety 24/7 makes things even worse. Women shouldn’t be afraid to go outside of their homes. Women should stand up against their abusers and men should stand up for what’s right. We should not be scared to live our lives.

10 SILLY LAWS THAT SHOULD EXIST BUT DON’T ABBY OSWALD

CO-ASISTANT EDITOR

Creepy strangers cannot make eye contact with you more than two times.

Socks and sandals worn together are banned.

You are able to rip off the tags of mattresses, pillows, hair dryers, etc.

People may not use Craigslist to find lovers.

Kids meals can’t have age restrictions. If my grandma wants a My Little Pony with her meal, she should be able to.

NO MORE MULLETS

Chocolate bars cannot exceed the cost of a single quarter.

Teens over the age of 15 may not trick or treat. Get a job and buy your own candy.

It is illegal for a mother or any other family member to put their child on a leash, especially at a store.

If you don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re,” you aren’t allowed to write.

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IS BULLYING THE PROBLEM? TAYLOR SMITH

CO-DESIGN EDITOR

School fighting can and will always affect us students in various ways. It’s scary to think about a friend, a brother or sister even, dying or being seriously injured due to an in-school fight. How do you decide when the problem is worth the punishment? Even though these incidents of unintentional tragedy keep popping up, still kids choose violence over other peaceful options. This makes me ask the question, how can we change that? “Negative choices, especially violence, are usually chosen when the student simply doesn’t believe they have another option, or don’t think any other option would work,” says Principal Joel Beyenhof. “Most the time there is an internal problem, whether it’s an emotional breakdown or just an in-the-moment decision, which causes a person to choose violence. Typically, it’s just a one time thing,” he continues. A popular thing to do in high school or middle school is to brush off every physical fight as a result of bullying. While sometimes this is true, mostly school fights are caused by teasing, drama within personal relationships, or offensive behavior that is directed at one or more people. It’s important for friends and peers to be able to spot the signs of a potential fight, and be able to effectively handle the situation before it begins escalating. In the school handbook, bullying and fighting are treated the same, with the same punishment of a 3-5 day suspension. This is mostly because of the direct relationship between the two. It’s comforting for me to know that the bully(s) would find themselves in as much trouble as the bullied student(s) who caused a fight. Instead of worrying about bullying, students should be more focused on finding a better alternative than violence. What you should consider before you act is, will it be worth it in the long run? Do the positive consequences outweigh the negatives? In nearly all cases, it won’t be worth it.

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“A while back I was designing the set for the school play and I ripped the back of my pants really bad.” -Junior Anita Tucker

“Once during cross country I accidentally tripped a girl running beside me, and when I asked her if she was okay she just laid there.” -Junior Jacey Martin

“One time I stubbed my toe and I only cried for 20 minutes” -Senior Noah Parks

“When I was younger, during one of my dance performances, I peed on the stage.” -Freshman Alex Whittington

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“This one time, in fifth grade history, I straight up tripped and fell right on top of my teacher.” -Sophomore Zendell Camblin