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WELL SAID “Americans are nicer than Germans, but that doesn’t mean we’re angry.” – Foreign exchange student Charlotte Patron on Americans’ perception of Germans
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11-3 The overall record of the volleyball team.
86 The number of goals senior Angela Clayton has scored in her soccer career.
7 The number of new teachers teaching at NS this year.
25 The amount of Upward Bound students who traveled to New York this summer.
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Over the summer, the Utah State Board of Education adopted a new law in an attempt to combat the state’s growing problem concerning teacher shortage. This law allows schools to hire teachers with professional experience in a certain field, but who may not have teaching experience or even a teaching license. In 2010, 2,417 new teachers began their careers in Utah schools. Almost 400 of them didn’t come back the next year. Within 5
years, only 58 percent of the group remained, with more than 1,000 teachers having left the profession, according to the Utah State Office of Education and a recent Deseret News article. This law will help the immediate teacher shortage problem, and is more beneficial to small schools like NS than the bigger schools. “We have some good, capable teachers right now who don’t have their teaching licenses,” Cox said, “but they’ll be great teachers, and we’d be significantly understaffed without them.”
However, the path to receive a teaching license isn’t the only reason for teacher shortages. It’s a combination of several other things as well, and if these issues aren’t addressed, not much is going to change. “The biggest issue is the pay,” said business and computer science teacher Justin Morley. “It’s a good job with good benefits and a good schedule, but at the end of the day you still have to pay your bills and not everyone can go work a second and third job to do that.” In his area, computer science,
teachers make a third of what they could make if hired in any other given business. “Every time they raise our salary, they cut our retirement and insurance so much that it’s not worth it,” English teacher Kate Carney said. “In today’s society, I wouldn’t choose to become a teacher.” The salary is especially disappointing when compared to the amount of work that goes into being an educator. “Teaching is one of those
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HOPE Squad to help struggling students BY
A BIGAIL C LAWSON
Everyone knows someone who has been or who is currently depressed. Students at NS are no exception, which is why the HOPE Squad has been brought to the school. “The HOPE Squad is an organization that is created to identify and help students with depression, students who are struggling,” said Ben Cox, counselor and HOPE Squad advisor at NS. “Students who have either depression or suicidal thoughts.” Cox, Principal Nan Ault and Work-Based Learning Coordinator Jon Hafen felt a need for a HOPE Squad, and wanted to be as involved as they could by overseeing the HOPE Squad as advisors. “We’ve talked about this for the past year, and we really felt strongly that it was something we needed here and not just overseeing it,” Ault said. “Of course I [would have tried] to talk to counselors and try to support them in getting a HOPE Squad started, but I actually asked to be involved.” As part of organizing a HOPE
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Squad at NS, the student body completed a survey, and those results were used to select students who would become the HOPE Squad team. “Students took the survey
last spring and it basically iden- group I guess you can imagine in tified those students that oth- the school.” er classmates trust,” Ault said. Having a wide range of team “So when we looked at the list, members makes it easier for stuthese kids were very diverse. They came from every sort of See HOPE, page 2
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The HOPE Squad recently attended a training to help them learn how to identify struggling, depressed, or suicidal students, and make NS a more positive environment.
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A long dead organization has been resurrected here at NS, and it’s got people talking, but “Squawkers” is not without some controversy. Most of the student body is asking a relentless stream of questions about the mysterious club that rose from the dead, and await more information about the new club. Many students thought that the Squawkers club was the Student Body Officers’ idea, but it was actually introduced by assistant Principal Jeff Ericksen. The Squawkers club was huge at NS
when Ericksen was in high school, but it went away about 8 years ago. Jeff reintroduced the idea to the SBO’s, and they decided not only to bring back the club, but make it a big deal as well. “We want to bring it back, and make it a club that everyone is going to want to join,” said activity agent Brenden Blackham. The motive for the club, according to Blackham, is to create more school spirit and heavier hawk pride. New cheers, matching
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2 news Teachers, continued from page 1 things where if you really want to be good, it requires a tremendous amount of work, and it’s incredibly demanding,” counselor Ben Cox said. Another thing that comes into play is the general lack of respect and appreciation for all that teachers do. “People need to stop belittling us,” Carney said. “They don’t understand what it takes to help prepare students for college
and careers.” Teachers are preparing the next generation for every occupation, and they are often overlooked and not valued as much as they should be. “If we could, as a society, have a paradigm shift that gives more respect to the profession of education,” assistant principal Jeff Erickson said, “that would be a big step in recruiting and getting more good
Squawkers, continued from page 1 t-shirts, and theme nights organized by the club presidency will hopefully crowd football games with more hawk pride than ever. Blackham hopes that this club will “organize the rowdy crowd a little better, and make it as cool as the big schools”. He hopes that Squawkers will give kids an incentive to support Hawk sports,because they can go support their friends and their school, but also get a kickback for showing up. Even though a lot of effort was put into bringing back the club, the motives of Squawkers weren’t well spread to the student body. Conflicts arose when Squawkers was first introduced at an assembly, because it was announced that only members of Squawkers would be allowed
to stand on the front three rows at football games. Many students were upset at this, because later a $15 fee was announced, so students thought they were paying $15 just to be able to stand at games where they’ve been standing for years. “It doesn’t make sense to me that you have to pay to stand on one of the front rows,” said junior Brooke Price. Price goes to every football game she can, and she has always stood on the front row of the rowdy crowd. She wasn’t happy when she found out Squawkers was going to try take that away from her unless she paid. Many people only joined the Squawkers because they didn’t want to lose their spot in the rowdy crowd. Price was one of them. “I only joined because I was
teachers.” Although this law will bring in more new teachers, more will also leave, which creates an ineffective cycle. “One of the worst things you can do for students is give them a first or second year teacher,” Cox said. “Not that they’re bad, but they’re learning, and it takes at least a couple of years to get the hang of it. Constantly cycling students through inex-
told I had to in order to stand on the first three rows at games,” she said. Like Price, many other felt forced to join. The complaints soon reached the ears of the SBO’s, and they decided an alteration was needed. “We heard everybody complaining, and so we decided we’re not going to do that,” said Vice President Gavin Cox. He and President Jackson Blackhurst explained that the $15 club fee wasn’t just to stand on the front three rows. It would cover the cost of t-shirts, discounts and dances, and other benefits. Even if there were no benefits, a club fee would still have to be enforced. “Any club that we create, we are required by the school district to have a club fee,” Blackhurst
perienced teachers is a problem in itself. It seems that the board should be looking to increase compensation, rather than making it easier to become a teacher. “The law in itself isn’t terrible,” Cox said, “but the biggest problem is that it doesn’t really address the underlying issue, so it won’t help in the long run.”
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The NS student body cheers at a recent home volleyball game. SBOs have brought back a new club that gives special priviledges to students, including reserved rows for cheering.
said. The front three rows rule has since been removed, so Blackhurst and the other SBO’s hope
the complaints and confusion will die down, and the students will look forward to being a part of Squawkers.
HOPE, continued from page 1 dents to find someone they can relate to or go to for help and talk to. These members are also going to be reaching out to students, as they will be trained to identify students who need help or someone to talk to. “Our team [is] not therapists, they’re not counselors; they’re going to be trained in how to look for...red flags for students,” Hafen said. “And their main part is to be a friend to the students and [to make sure]
the student feels like there’s someone in the school who cares about them and is able to provide them with information on where they can go to get help.” The HOPE Squad attended a retreat Sept. 15-16 to begin their training, and get to know each other as a team. “The retreat went really well,” said Chase Bailey, senior and HOPE Squad president. “We got to know each other, and really be-
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Cox said, “and make sure that they are taken care of emotionally as well as academically, because there are a lot of stresses and a lot of challenges that every student faces.” Helping students focus on being happy is part of the HOPE Squad’s plan, because while not all students have depression, not all students are happy. HOPE Squads are not just about preventing suicide, they are about helping all
students and changing the high school atmosphere to be happier and friendlier. “Our goal is to not only address suicide prevention,” Ault said, “but to also bring together a really unique and powerful group of kids that can help create a culture change, one that is more supportive and tolerant, and identifies maybe some of our classmates that need assistance.” In addition to helping students deal with depression, HOPE Squad is also about bringing awareness of these difficulties to schools and letting people know that mental health issues are something that can and need to be talked about. “The HOPE Squad’s always trying to bring mental awareness out, and make it less of an awkward thing to
talk about and more of an okay thing to talk about,” said senior and HOPE Squad member Hannah Howard. As the HOPE Squad builds throughout the school year, and in years to come, they hope that this is something that will change the entire school and improve it. “I want [the students] to see this as really one of the most powerful organizations that we have at this school,” said Ault. “And I want [HOPE Squad] to feel like they’ve made a difference. That this is really a positive thing for us. We’re very proud of the fact that we have a strong HOPE Squad. I hope it becomes just really one of the best things that we do here.”
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Seven new teachers arrive at NS this year A DDIE A NDERSON
Katrina Palmer teaches the new American Sign Language class With the start of a new school and is excited to be teaching year, NS has seen many new again. She previously taught 4th changes. Some of the changes, grade and middle school but like new policies and redesigned since then has been a stay-atsoccer jerseys, aren’t especially home mom. That time teaching noticeable, but there are seven as well as taking ASL in college changes that are very apparent- and being a substitute interpreter -meaning NS has seven new for her friends, has helped to preteachers to teach new classes pare her for teaching at the high and to replace teachers who have school. moved or retired. Last year Palmer got a text Matt Syme, Math from Principal Nan Ault asking if she would be interested in teaching and she happily agreed. “I really like teaching and I like the students a lot,” Palmer said. This year is a trial year for the ASL class and depending on how it goes, NS may see a Sign Language 2 class in future years. Randi Griffith, Business Matt Syme is a new addition to the mathematics department at NS. He graduated from NS and then attended Snow College and Utah State to earn his mathematics degree. He has since been teaching math in Wayne County. Both Syme and his wife are from here and decided to move back home and he’s excited to be a part of NS again. “It brings back a lot of old Randi Griffith is a new business memories,” Syme said. “But of teacher at NS, which include the course it’s different from what I’m classes: digital business applicaused to.” tions, math and personal finance, Katrina Palmer, American marketing, and yearbook. Sign Language Before Griffith started teaching, she was a librarian here at the high school and has also been the NS girls’ varsity basketball coach for the past few years. Griffith earned her associate’s degree from Snow College then continued to SUU to get her bachelor’s degree and from there has been a stay at home mom. At Snow she met her husband and they deBY
cided they would want to live in Sanpete County if they got the opportunity and they did and she loves it here. “[My husband and I] both like the small town feel and the atmosphere,” Griffith said. “We’re outdoorsy, so it works well for us.” Rhett Bird, College Prep
Brad Bentley is the new science teacher and teaches the biology, zoology, and human physiology classes offered here at NS. While Bentley is a new addition to the teaching staff this year, he has taught here for sixteen years before he was moved to the middle school and is thrilled to be back. “I was wanting to come back to the high school,” Bentley said. “I didn’t want to leave the high school in the first place.” Bentley went to Utah State where he graduated with a biological composite degree and then went on to earn his master’s of education. “I’m really excited to be back at the high school,” Bentley said. Rhett Bird teaches the col- “I love teaching here and just enlege prep class at NS, along with joy all the energy and the vibe being the head football coach. that’s at the high school.” Before he came to NS he was livJustin Morley, Business ing in Spain for two years while on an LDS mission. He received his associate’s degree from Snow College and will be starting on his bachelor’s degree at Utah State. Bird is a graduate from NS where he was involved in football, basketball, and track. He is excited to be back at NS. “I really like it, especially teaching,” Bird said. “That’s the different side that you don’t re- and Computer Science ally see when you’re at the high Justin Morley is new to the school.” business and computer science Brad Bentley, Science department this year. Before he came to NS, he worked for Norbest in Moroni in the NutriMulch department while he was going to school and trying to earn his degree. He went to Snow College for his associate’s degree and is currently going to Utah State. “I truly think North Sanpete’s the best,” Morley said. “I wanted to come and be a part of it again and try to have students have the
same opportunity of success that I’ve been able to have.” Morley is a graduate of NS and is happy to work in a department that has expanded so much since he attended here. “North Sanpete was great when I came here but now I think it’s just a little bit better,” Morley said. Bryan Strain, PE Bryan Strain is the new physi-
cal education and strength training teacher along with being a coach for the freshman football team and the head coach for the wrestling team here at NS. Strain has been teaching since 2009 and before he came to NS he taught in Arizona at Flagstaff High School. Strain moved here because the job was perfect for him because he gets to do the two things that he loves--coaching and teaching. Along with the job, he and his wife have family all around the Utah area. “We were just looking for a place we could call home, that’d be a good place to raise our kids and would be a job that I would love,” Strain said.
Lack of water causes field hardness, potential injury for athletes BY
E MI PALMER
The sports fields at NS have been a subject of much discussion this year, namely the poor quality of said fields. These past years there has been a lack of water, which is evident in in the football, soccer, and baseball fields. Water seems to always be an issue. The valley has had a few rainstorms, but not enough to help the fields. “We need a rain that lasts,” said custodian Mark Stewart. This year has just been a bad year for water and has not been the only year; water seems to always be an issue here. Currently, the football, soccer, and the baseball infields are watered using culinary water, or drinking water, which means they will always have water. The football practice field and outfield of the the baseball field, however, are on irrigation water, so the water runs out sooner. Fortunately for the football team, the football practice field will soon be switched to culinary water. With the water restrictions, it makes it hard to give
the fields adequate water. The school is doing all that is in their power to get the fields as much water as possible. A possible solution is making the football field a turf field is a good possibility. If this was done, soccer would play on the football field. A turf field would cost the school about $750,000. Turf only lasts for about 8-10 years, so putting turf in would be a continual cost. The cost per year would be around $75,000 depending on the quality of the turf. Turf gets hot, so in order to cool it down water is still needed. The fields also have to have a certain softness to prevent injuries. In order to get the fields tested it would cost about $1,000. The fields have not yet been tested, but in a couple of years it could become a law that the fields have to have a certain softness to help prevent injuries. This test, called a G-max, must be passed or else no-one is allowed to play or even practice on it. Money is another issue, as this year there was a budget cut for the fields. Usually the school has $120,000$150,000 to spend, but this year the budget was cut to 50,000. All that money goes to fertilizer, sprays and other
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The soccer field is one of the fields that suffers from the lack of water, and is currently run on culinary water.
things to help the fields. Some people believe the administration isn’t worrie about the fields, but in reality they are doing all they can. “The fields will always be a discussion,” said Principle Nan Ault.
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NFL players’ protests bring light to important issue BY
A BR AHAM BUNTING
We, as Americans, seem to hold our flag in an almost sacred light, and we tend to lash out against anyone who disrespects it. Over the past few weeks, this lashing out has been targeted toward the several NFL players who have sat out the national anthem. This wave of pushback began almost immediately after it was noticed that Colin Kaepernick did not stand for the anthem on August 26th. Two days later, Kaepernick met with the press and explained his reasons for sitting out, and identified it as an act of protest. Kaepernick sat out because he felt the country is oppressing people of color. “That’s something that this country stands for: freedom, liberty and justice for all,” Kaepernick said, “and it’s not happening for all right now.” When asked about what specific issues he was trying to address, Kaepernick spoke of police brutality. He mentioned the lack of training police officers have and the inadequate measures be-
ing taken to make police accountable for their actions. Kaepernick is planning to sit until, “there’s significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent.” Several NFL football players have followed Kaepernick’s lead and have sat out the anthem, all for the same reason as Kaepernick. There are actually two controversies in the the story of Kaepernick and the rest of the NFL players sitting out the anthem. The first is in the methods of Kaepernick to get his message across. The second is the problem he is addressing, police brutality. When the players sat for the national anthem, most of those who saw it perceived it as an act of disrespect towards the American flag, and towards the military. In fact, the reasons for the protest were not really about either. The American flag is representative of the American Republic. If you don’t believe me, look at the Pledge of Allegiance. When the players sat, they essentially said, “We are not going to stand and recognize this flag as
a symbol of our country until it represents what it claims to represent: liberty and justice for all.” The protests were never about the military. Kaepernick made the point that his great respect for the military made it even easier to sit for the anthem. “[The soldiers] fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone,” Kaepernick said. “That’s not happening. [Soldiers] are dying in vain because this country isn’t holding their end of the bargain up, as far as giving freedom and justice, liberty to everybody.” In regards to the type of protest Kaepernick made, the problem is not with him. It is with us. As a society, we have let the flag and national anthem become so sacred, that they hold more value than human lives. Should the national anthem and the American flag be respected? Of course. However, we cannot dismiss the issue the NFL players are attempting to address because we disagree with the method of the protests. Far too many people are focusing
exclusively on the players’ “disrespect” towards the flag. If they want the players to stand for the anthem, they should address the expressed problems. Further, there are very few types of protest that accomplish the good that Kaepernick’s protest has done. The protest was nonviolent and legal, it disrupted nothing, and it has the potential to get people to think. It has been very effective at getting the attention of those who are on the other side of this issue; the same people who seem to be rabidly patriotic usually deny or try and ignore the problem. What other forms of protest fit these same criteria? At the very least, this is a massive step up from many of the antics groups like “Black Lives Matter” take part in. We need to have a conversation about systemic racism and police violence. Up to this point, that has not happened. If NFL players sitting out the national anthem is what it takes to have that conversation, then I support them. Unfortunately, the issue might be deflected in the com-
ments about the protests themselves. Should that happen, the players should unify and begin sitting out games. We Americans have determined that we belong overwhelmingly to what has been coyly termed the “Church of the NFL.” Thus, the players have incredible public clout. If they begin sitting out games until the issue is addressed, things will happen. Indeed, if the problems are not addressed, the players are morally obligated to do something of this sort. After all, if they will sit out the anthem, but not the game, then we see the depth of their commitment. “If we have these conversations, there’s a better understanding of where both sides are coming from,” Kaepernick said, “and if we reach common ground, and can understand what everybody’s going through, we can really affect change, and make sure that everyone is treated equally and has the same freedom.” These conversations need to happen. Both sides of the issue have much to offer, but until we engage in both sides of the issue, we cannot progress. I don’t agree
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Jackson Blackhurst: Nerd, president, pizza man BY
NICOLE BURTON
With a full schedule and big plans, student body president Jackson Blackhurst has been preparing for this school year for months. Tasked with helping plan major school activities, Blackhurst rarely has a free moment, and he loves it. “This is my biggest accomplishment,” Blackhurst said. “Being student body president is probably the biggest thing I’ve ever done. I didn’t do it for scholarships; it was all because I wanted to reach out to more people and change the high school for the better if I can.” His goal as SBO president of reaching out to the students is evident in this year’s theme: Courage to stand alone, proud to stand together. “We try and include people from all different groups in all of our activities so everyone gets included,” Blackhurst said. Part of that goal is being achieved by the changes made by the SBOs to the Hawk of the Week contest. “We wanted to recognize more students and more faculty members for what they do,” Blackhurst said. “This year we’re doing Hawk of the Week every week and we pick that students because they did something special.” However, this isn’t the only change coming to NS courtesy of the SBOs. “This year we’re also planning to do a Freedom Week in November,” said Blackhurst. “We do our fun days like hat day and pajama day and then also we’re going to do an election for the current US election to see who our school thinks should win.” However, planning isn’t just fun and games, said Blackhurst. It’s also lots of planning and working through different perspectives. “We’ve had times when we get frustrated with each other, but we all balance each other out because we have such different backgrounds,” Blackhurst said. Blackhurst himself has a background with various extracurriculars and clubs, urging students to be as involved as possible during high school. “Don’t be afraid to join clubs that your friends won’t join,” Blackhurst said. “Your high school experience isn’t about anyone else but you. Friends do make it better but we need to try our hardest to be involved in what we want to be involved in.” Following his own advice, Blackhurst has made it a point to be as involved as possible. That record of involvement start-
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SBO President Jackson Blackhurst works at Main Street Pizza, as well as his being involved in a large variety of clubs and other service activities.
ed with joining FBLA. “[Former computer teacher Koby] Willis came up to me and told me about FBLA and what it was and I thought it was a cool idea,” Blackhurst said. “I’d go spend a couple days with friends, miss school, things an irresponsible freshman would say. But I went and I had fun and I learned a lot as well.” Now, beginning his fourth and final year in FBLA, Blackhurst already has a number of achievements under his belt regarding the club. Blackhurst has attended three national FBLA competitions in Nashville, Chicago, and Atlanta. His freshman year he placed second at state with Kylee Mitchell and Bryce Blackham in E-Business. As a sophomore he placed first at state with Kallie Anderson in mobile app design. Last year as a junior, Blackhurst placed fourth at state in graphic design with Kallie Anderson. With the looming year of SBO responsibilities, Blackhurst plans to keep FBLA a big part of his life “It really prepares me for the future especially where I want to go into things like technology and business,” Blackhurst said. Hand-in-hand with the technology
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side of FBLA, Blackhurst was a member of Cybercorps his first three years of high school. “I’m a nerd--I’ll just say that right now,” Blackhurst said. “I really like technology and I really like to explore computers. I love photography and taking senior portraits and night pictures.” Blackhurst’s love for technology and gadgets is owed to one teacher. “I’ve always been into technology since I was little. I’ve always messed around with laptops and phones,” Blackhurst said. “Then, when I got into middle school, what really hit it off was Mrs. Carey Ivory. She really helped me see all the different types of technology and taught me how to code, and that’s really what got me into technology.” FBLA and Cybercorps aren’t the only extracurricular Blackhurst is involved in, though. This year will be his third year of yearbook and second year of journalism. Blackhurst also balances work and a social life on top of his school activities. However, Blackhurst’s favorite high school memory hasn’t come from FBLA or SBO, but from peer tutoring. “For prom a group of kids and I asked
some of the special ed students and we went to prom with them and that was really fun,” Blackhurst said. “I took Anna King. That was probably one of my favorite memories from high school.” Since his sophomore year, Blackhurst has enjoyed being a part of the peer tutor class. “I have an aunt who has special needs so being around her since I was little I’ve come to really like the kids that have disabilities,” Blackhurst said. “I like learning how to work with them so my sophomore year I decided to join peer tutor and I love working with the kids.” Balanced with his already full schedule, Blackhurst has been working since he was twelve, beginning by working with his dad, installing irrigation pivots. Recently he has been employed at Cavalier Pizza then Main Street Pizza. “When I first started working with my dad I was like, this is terrible,” Blackhurst said. This is not going to help me with my future. Why am I doing this? But I realize now that if I hadn’t learned how to work I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
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Apple reveals new products, still lead the tech industry BY
TR AYSON THOMPSON
On September 9 in San Francisco, Apple captivated audiences for hours yet again as it held its keynote event. This event released several new products, upgrading Apple’s lineup of technology. One of Apple’s new devices that was released was the “Apple Watch: Series 2.” The Apple Watch has a ceramic outer case and is completely water proof. This new and improved Apple Watch will come with a cost, though. It will cost between $269 to $1024. While the Apple Watch: Series 2 is very impressive, an addition to the Apple Watch: Series 1 family was also announced, titled “Apple Watch Nike+”, which is meant for those of us who try to be
active. “The perfect running partner,” will try to coach you to get you to the best of your abilities, but will do so at the cost of $369. The main product release of the night was the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The new iPhone will have a new force touch home button, for a better, more comfortable experience, as well as two new color finishes, Jet Black and Black. The new iPhone was also revealed to be water and dust resistant. The iPhone 7+ was revealed to have two optical cameras for DSLR camera level focus quality. The Retina display implemented into the new iPhone is the best of any smartphone on the market. To give more space for new hardware and technology advances, the headphone jack has
been removed from the phone altogether, however they are offering a lightning to headphone jack adapter to make up for it. The iPhone 7 will have a price value of $649, and the iPhone 7+ will be priced at $769. Since the new iPhone will be ditching the headphone jack, Apple revealed their new wireless earbuds titled “AirPods”. They will be able to connect to any Apple device wirelessly, hence the name. The battery life of the AirPods will be around 5 hours, and the battery life is a big factor in the cost, which will be $159. The new Apple products reflect the way Apple operates. They often understate what they have done. The quality of the new products is still the same as Apple has always promised. Even if the new products do not introduce anything revolutionary, they still provide needed updates with the same quality customers of Apple has come to expect. For example, in recent years, the industry has tended towards water-resistant devices. In 2014, Samsung released one of the landmark water-resistant devices: the Galaxy 5. Apple, like it has tended to do in recent years, has held back from following the newest things until they themselves have
thoroughly tested the concept. Even though the iPhone 6 series was released after the Galaxy 5, it was not water-resistant. It has taken Apple two years to release a product with the idea Samsung released. For Apple consumers, this should be comforting. By refraining from riding the tide of current industry trends, Apple has ensured that its products are safe and reliable; at the very least, the new iPhones have never exploded. One of the new features already mentioned is the removal of a headphone jack. This will and has caused angst among early reviewers of the product. For me,
this removal is annoying. However, for Apple, this removal is strategic. Apple seems to be moving to a wireless, audio platform among users. If we imagine Apple products 20 years in the future, I think we will see an immersive experience where the technology will interact seamlessly with the user. Someone will be able to call someone, get directions, or book a hotel all from an audio platform. When everyone has these AirPods, the possibilities are near endless. Clearly, the new Apple products are a re-emphasis of Apple’s dominant role in the market as a courageous trend-setter. I am excited.
“Pokemon Go” captivates NS students along with people around the world
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C HRISTIAN SANCHEZ
The Pokémon franchise has captivated children and adults for decades. Recently though, a new addition to the franchise has returned fans to a near fanatic state. The Pokémon game was created and brought to the US on February 27, 1996. It was introduced to the US after it completely took over Japan. The creator Satoshi Tajiri wanted to create a game in which people could catch and train 151 unique creatures, called Pokémon. As a child, Tajiri was so fond of catching little crea-
tures such as insects, frogs and toads in the urban part of Tokyo, where he was born and raised. Tajiri created the game so kids can have the same thrill he did when he was a young boy. Fast-forward to this past summer, when the newest addition of Tajiri’s creation was released. Pokémon Go was developed and published by Niantic, a company based in San Francisco popular for creating virtual reality games. The company was created in 2010 with the assistance of Google, then broke off when creator, John Hanke, decided to split off. Three out of five kids at the school say that they don’t play Pokémon Go because they think it’s dangerous, boring, or they just don’t have time. “I don’t play because it’s dangerous,” freshman Lissete Rodriguez said. While there are those that do not like the game, there are those that enjoy the game. “I think the app is super cool; I just don’t have very good phone service here,” William Bachman said. Despite any advantages in fun and entertainment, the game has a definite downside, especially with regards to safety. As many kids are playing this game, there are accidents going on. One example among many happened in
Guatemala. Two Pokémon Go-playing young teenagers that were hunting, not paying attention to their surroundings, and shot down for not looking around. Incidents like this make critics of the game very nervous about the implications of it. “I think people should just stop being stupid,” French and English teacher Jori Turpin said. Pokémon has been a successful franchise for decades. A question that comes up with the creation of the game is what took so long to move this idea to the mobile app platform. “They probably tried to keep up with the technology. They had to wait to create the Poke stops and all the Pokémon,” Henson said. The most popular player on the show and games is Ash Ketchum. He always says that he is going to catch them all and the kids at NS might think the same. “I usually make my little brother play for me,” Henson said. While this game has its ups and downs it still seems to please the kids, teenagers, and adults of today’s time. So as long as there are still Pokémon to find, there are going to be people to find them.
Three NS seniors reminisce about childhood memories B Y LYDIA M ADSEN
You open the package and giggle with glee as the smell of wax hits you. There they all are lined up perfectly in rows. They’re each sharpened to a point, just right for coloring. You go back and forth on which one you’re going to use first, and finally decide on baby blue, a classic. Sound familiar to you? This is a look back at a common childhood memory. Whether it was good or bad, each of us had a childhood. For some it was filled with cupcakes, Barbies and glitter; for others it was filled with mud pies and horseback riding. Some people had a childhood somewhere in the middle. Either way, many of us gained stories that will stay with us forever. The students at NS have many different childhood memories, so it’s time to look back on the years that were childhood. Hannah Bartholomew Senior Hannah Bartholomew has a story that begins with building shelves. She was six years old and was visiting her uncle. During her visit, the family began building some shelves in her uncle’s storage room as she patiently
watched. After a while she turned around to go grab something from upstairs, and as she did she was smacked in the head by something. “It knocked me over and I ran to my cousin crying and she freaked out because I had blood pouring down my head,” Bartholomew said. Bartholomew had been hit by a 2x4 board that had fallen over as she walked past. “I don’t really remember much after being hit because I kept passing out,” Bartholomew said. “I still have a scar from it.” Kensi Kimball Bartholomew is not the only one who has suffered bumps on the head. Senior Kensi Kimball also has a memory of being injured, this time as an infant. When Kimball was three years old, her family lived in a mortuary, where her parents were paid to answer the phones at night. One night Kimball and her mom were coming home from grocery shopping. The mortuary janitor was sweeping the floors next to the staircase, which had a casket sitting on the banister. “As we started ascending the stairs, [the janitor] accidentally knocked the casket off the railing and onto my
infant head,” Kimball said. “I ended up with a crack in my skull.” Kimball still has the scar to this day. Skyler Rocco While Kimball and Bartholomew were receiving wounds and scars, senior Skyler Rocco was experimenting. When Rocco was younger, he and his friend would always do science experiments for fun. One day, the pair grabbed a bottle of GermX and a match. “We poured GermX all over in his sink and lit it on fire,” Rocco said. The boys believed that GermX fire was only visible in the dark, so they decided to test out that theory. To their luck and relief, the house didn’t burn down, and they were never caught. “To this day, I don’t think either of our parents know we did that,” Rocco said. Just like Rocco, Kimball, and Bartholomew, we each remember a different story about our childhood. While each story is different, in a way, each of our childhood’s were the same. We each have some memory in common, we just have to find it.
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German exchange students enjoy the many aspects of NS said Patron, a junior. “I went to use shampoo and [the bottle] was so big.” Stollenwerk and Patron are adjusting to American life and customs. Going to a new school, with a new language, in a different country is bound to be difficult to adapt to. In addition to strange shampoo bottles, they are surprised by how different the school is. “[In Germany], for six years you are in the same class with the same people,” Stollenwerk, also a junior, said. “You had one class, and every subject with them.” Though it has taken some adjustment, Stollenwerk and Patron are enjoying participating in school activities, and extracurriculars that were not available in Germany. “School is very different [in Germany], there is no school spirit or sports,” said Stollenwerk. Stollenwerk has enjoyed playing on the girls’ tennis team, and Patron loves taking creative and unique classes that differ from what she took in Germany, such as film, dance and French. Stollenwerk and Patron are also surprised to find out about the American portrayal of Germany. “Many people say that the German language sounds angry,” said Patron. “Americans are nicer than Germans, but it doesn’t mean we’re angry.” Stollenwerk and Patron feel welcome in NS thanks to the kindness of students who have taken them under their wing photo by Ireland Rawlinson “On the first day of school I met a guy, he showed me Carla Stollerwerk enjoys playing tennis for NS the whole school and [introduced me to] all his friends,” as there were no opportunities for her to play Patron said. “No German would’ve ever done that.” in her hometown in Germany. It wasn’t easy for either student to get here, but they can In Germany, you stick with your friends, and you both agree that it was orth the time and dedidon’t really associate with those you don’t know, so Pacation. tron and Stollenwerk found the friendliness at NS a pleasBY CARLI JOHANSEN ant change from what they were used to. A fair amount of work went into coming to Utah, long Apparently, America has weird shampoo bottles. At before the school year started. Both girls had to fill out least, that’s what Carla Stollenwerk and Charlotte Patron, mountains of paperwork, letters, and more just to get into NS’ new foreign exchange students from Germany, think. the program. Stollenwerk and Patron both began the ap“The strangest thing I’ve seen is the shampoo bottles,” plication process in fall last year, and completed it in Feb-
ruary. “We were interviewed by the company to make sure we knew English, and that [coming here] was our decision and not our parents’,” Stollenwerk said. Stollenwerk and Patron also had differing views of what NS would be like prior to coming here. “I came here [to Utah] two years ago with my family,” Patron said “so I knew that there would be cows, and sheep, and cowboys.” “When I found out where my host family was, one of the first things I did was Google how [North Sanpete] looks, how big it is, and what it’s like,” Stollenwerk said. Stollenwerk and Patron bring a different culture to our school, and expand our ideas of what the world is. Foreign exchange students at NS expose students to a lifestyle that is different from what we are used to in our small neighborhood of North Sanpete. Stollenwerk and Patron are excited to see what this new country, and new school has to offer.
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Charlotte Patron enjoys the outdoor options offered at NS. Stollerwerk and Patron both appreciate the friendly atmosphere and culture of NS.
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The football season is in full swing, and NS has been playing well. NS has quite a different varsity lineup from last season, as they graduated off quite a few of their starters, Additionally, the former head coach was replaced with 22-year-old alumnus Rhett Bird. Despite these changes, the team seems to actually doing better overall. Bird is excited at this
new opportunity to coach a team he played for not long ago. “It’s great coming back to the school, and seeing all these new kids,” Bird said. “You really get a different perspective of how this high school is.” Bird, along with the rest of the coaching staff, believes that the team as a whole has become closer, and more ready to succeed than in previous years. “I feel like even more than last year, the players
have really bonded,” assistant coach Andre Rainey said. “And with this new defensive system and revamped offensive system, the players are really committed to doing things the right way.” Game one was a loss to Toole, 13-34, but the team doesn’t consider it much of a failure, but more of a learning experience. “There were some firstgame jitters,” Rainey said. “We had a lot of new starters, so there were some
nerves, and Toole’s a good team. I feel like if we played them now, or later on in the season, it would be a much more competitive game.” The next two games included wins at home against TImpanogos 36-28, and a nail-biter win at Maple Mountain in overtime 15-12. The loss of starters really started to show at home against Delta, where the Hawks lost 12-32. NS blames their own poor play, rather than Delta being the
better team. “Football has a lot to do with momentum,” Bird said. “[Delta] came ready to play, and we weren’t ready to play. Looking back at film, it’s not that they completely outmanned us and beat us because they were better, it was because we missed blocks and didn’t do our assignments.” Starting quarterback Spencer Steadman suffered an injury at Maple Mountain, but fortunately for NS, it’s minor, and say he
will be back by homecoming, which will be played against Richfield. However, the effects of this injury, as well as the others, have been apparent. “We knew going into the season [it would be tough] if we had lots of injuries,” Bird said. “We knew that we’re young, and it was going tough for us to get things going.” Richfield looks to be a tough opponent to beat, but the Hawks are confident they can come out on top. “[Richfield is] going to present a whole different type of game for us,” Rainey said. “They’re a spread offense, so they’re going to throw the ball a lot. We’re going to have to hone in and prepare for that.” The Hawks fell to rival Manti 17-27. NS led by three with half a minute left, until Manti threw a long touchdown pass, and returned a fumble on the following kickoff for a touchdown. As NS prepares for region games coming up in a few weeks, the schedule looks tough with both region and rivalry games, but they still think that they can win a second straight region title. “I feel like we stack up well against other teams,” Rainey said. “As we look at the schedule from a coaching staff perspective, we don’t see a team on the region schedule that we can’t beat.”
Girls tennis falls just short of region goal NICOLE DAY
They are currently second in region by losing once to Richfield, 2-3, and beating Juab Despite some challenges, the NS girls the first time, 3-2, but coming up just short tennis team has played well this season. the second time, 2-3. BY
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Mckenna Nielson returns a shot in a recent tennis match in a tournament at the high school.
“I’m actually really impressed,” said coach Craig Clark, “We’ve had some ups and downs but overall we’re doing really well.” Despite their losses, NS still has a chance at the region title. “It’s possible to win, but we need to beat Richfield and hope Juab is able to beat them too,” Clark said, but he isn’t the only one dreaming about a region title. “I want to be holding a gold medal in Manti at the tournament on September 30th,” said doubles player Hannah Howard. Even though region is within reach, it’s not going to be easy to achieve. “The key to the region title is consistency,” Clark said. The team has been focusing on this from the beginning. “I’ve been playing pretty well but I’ve mentally fallen apart a couple of times,” said sophomore Hannah Ostraff. She’s focused on adding spin to her forehand and becoming mentally tougher, but she’s not the only player on the team that has improved. After losing her first match to Juab, first singles player Lydia Madsen came back the second time and beat her opponent in three sets.
“That was my favorite match, both teams were there cheering us on, and it was really loud,” Madsen said. Although they’ve had a lot of great games, the highlight of the season for many players was the St. George tournament. Even though they weren’t able to walk away with a team win, they had some impressive individual wins. Second doubles was able to beat Jordan High School, a 5A school, 6-4 6-4. “It was the best we’ve ever played, both teams hit really well and we had to work for every point,” Howard said. Ostraff was also happy with how she played in St. George. “I didn’t win my match but we both played really well and I had a lot fun,” Ostraff said. However, the team isn’t just playing for the region title; they’re focused on improving and having fun. “I love playing with Candice, my doubles partner; she’s patient and a lot of fun and she makes great shots,” Howard said.
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Volleyball on track for fourth straight region title
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in the shoes of Stewart. “You do not really understand how hard it is to be a head coach until you have been in their shoes,” Turpin said. Turpin created a successful season last year, taking region for the third time in a row, but with the change the girls have had to relearn the style of Coach Stewart. “We had to get better a lot quicker, because of the change in coaches,” Ericksen
said. The team has been working really hard to achieve some goals they have set for this year’s season. Some of these goals are to take region for the fourth year in a row and play well at state. “We are doing a good job on succeeding at our goals; we’ve hit a couple bumps on the way, but we’ll straighten them out,” Stewart said.
With the two region matches already having been won, the girls are excited for the season ahead of them. “Were doing some really great things as a team we just need to get some communication struggles down,” Peckham said. NS volleyball team is looking towards taking region and playing to their best abilities. We will have to see how they do as the team starts fighting for the region title.
There are times on the court where everyone on and off the team is counting on her, but the glory for the point goes to someone else. This is what Allyssa Ericksen experiences at some point every time she walks on to the court as the NS girls’ varsity volleyball setter. As setter, Ericksen has one of the most important and high stress jobs on the NS volleyball team. “I am expected to touch the second ball of every point,” said Ericksen. “ Not only do I have to touch it I have to get a good set to one of my hitters.” Ericksen can’t win the game by herself; she has to have her teammates there to get those good passes, and others to hit off her sets. “There is always room for improvement, but I think we’re off to a great start,” senior Clarissa Peckham said. Head coach Rickie Stewart was able to point out some up upcoming players. “We have some really good players, like Shelby Ison, Allyssa Ericksen, Clarissa Peckham, and Jentry Ison,” Stewart said. The NS team has been doing really well as a whole team. They have had some coaching changes in the past two years, which have made the season a little more bumpy. “It is very different coaching style between coach [ Jori] Turpin and coach photo by Hannah Ostraff Stewart,” Ericksen said. Shelby Ison and Madisyn Allred jump for a block during a game against Canyon View. The Lady Hawks won in When Stewart took a year off of coach- three sets, and they are now ranked first in region. ing to be with her kids more, Turpin filled
Soccer does well with first-year teen coach BY
CARLOS NAVARRO
This year the girls soccer team started off on a weird foot. The first couple of games, the girls were defeated by schools around Utah, but that was only preseason. Their first region game was at Canyon View, and they lost a close game by two goals. The girls then played against Carbon and beat them four to one. The team played Juab and won in overtime 2-1 two weeks ago. This week, they played Richfield last week, winning 3-1, and lost to Canyon View 0-3. With more games to come, junior Sarah Applegarth sees a bright future for the team this year. Applegarth is a starting varsity center mid who is the brain of the field as what people call the center mids in soccer. When playing against Canyon View the first time, Applegarth noticed a couple things from the game that she and the team will work on. “We could’ve won
against Canyon View,” Applegarth said. “It was a well fought out game between both teams, they just had to lucky goals against us that shouldn’t have gone in.” Avery Briggs, senior at NS, after watching the next Canyon View game, which the team lost, feels like they play at a disadvantage when playing teams like Canyon View. “We lack experience where we are playing against a team where all the girls have been playing all of their lives,” Briggs said. This year at NS has been a complicated year for the girls’ soccer team. It wasn’t until the middle of the summer that the girls knew that they were going to have a coach. Applegarth has had a new coach all three years that she has been attending at NS and is bugged by this. “It sucks because I feel like I have to impress each new coach every year, and you have to relearn how the coach teaches and how they want to play,” Apple-
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Hannah Bartholemew chases a ball during a recent Juab game. The game was won in favor of the Hawks in double overtime.
downgrade, but at the end of the day you get what you get,” Tew said. Although the girls’ soccer team has had a few bumps on and off the field, they are striving to go far through hard work and commitment. “I think that the team has a lot of potential; the problem is that we don’t
always harness that potential,” said sophomore Emi Palmer. Although Palmer is not always pleased with her team’s performance in some games, she really likes her team. “I like my team,” Palmer said. “Usually we get along well and work hard. If we can keep getting bet-
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Senior close to reaching lifetime soccer goal
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Senior Angela Clayton is coming close to scoring 100 goals in her high school soccer career. Currently, she has scored 86 goals. Clayton has been playing soccer since she was about six years old and has since fallen in love with the sport. “I’ve been playing soccer since the first day I came out of the womb,” Clayton said. Because Clayton always had fun playing soccer throughout little league, she decided she would try out her freshman year for the school team. “[I decided] my freshman year I would surprise everyone,” Clayton said. As Clayton progressed each season, playing got more and more difficult for her because she was remembered from the last time they played a certain team. “Other coaches would memorize my number and they would put three of their
defenders on me at all times,” Clayton said. “It wasn’t as easy to get through and make a goal.” Because of the intense number of guards on her, it has become increasingly hard for her to score. Running through these guards has become nearly impossible, so she has had to change her strategy. “Sometimes she tries to dribble through ten people,” Head coach Nicole Tew said, “But I think that if she learns to pass it to the wings and then have them pass it back into her, then she will be more successful.” Clayton has sacrificed many things in her life in order to be on the soccer team. “It takes a lot of my time,” Clayton said. “I’ve missed out on some things because of practices and games.” Between juggling being a soccer captain, school work, and being the SBO secretary, the stress can sometimes be overwhelming. When Clayton gets stressed
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Senior Gavin Cox watches the ball as he finishes his swing. The team took second overall in region play with Joseph Garlick placing first individually. Golf will compete for state Oct. 5-6 at Soldier Hollow.
she always has the support of her family to help buoy her up. “I’m really lucky,” Clayton said. “My parents support me in just about everything I do.” Soccer doesn’t necessarily come easy for Clayton. She works hard at on the field and off the field. “I work on soccer for about an hour outside of practice,” Clayton said. “Whether it be watching film or working on footwork.” All of her hard work has paid off. Senior Makenzy Palmer, a captain alongside Clayton, admires her dedication. “I really like working with Angela bephoto by Christian Sanchez cause I know that no matter what she’s goAngela Clayton goes for a ball over a Riching to give it her all,” Palmer said. “That ef- field defender. Clayton has scored more goa fort makes me and the team better.” Although Clayton is usually success- and I hit this girl in the face and her nose ful, one of Clayton’s most memorable ex- broke,” Clayton said. “I felt bad so I kicked periences is where she missed the goal. it out of bounds.” “One time we were playing Carbon
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Senior Ethan Ostraff runs alongside other schools during a recent meet in Price. NS will host region Oct. 11, and state is on Oct. 19.
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New horror video game leaves many fans trembling BY I RELAND
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The game “Until Dawn” is a recent horror game, very popular due to the effects players’ choices have. The choices you make in “Until Dawn” have bigger consequences than most other survival horror games. This makes the game more compelling than most video games The game’s plot is the classic slasher theme. Eight teenagers go up onto a snowy mountain far away from their parents and civilization. The actual story starts on the one-year anniversary of an accident that happened to the teenagers. Two girls go missing as a result of a harmless prank. A year after this unfortunate event, everyone gathers again to have fun and try to forget the terrible accident, but the rising tensions causes people to break off into couples doing their own thing. As might be expected in a horror game, this doesn’t last long. Within an hour everything goes wrong as a feral creature and masked madman begin to terrorize the teens. As players progress throughout the game. small choices have big consequences in the future events. Chapter one’s
choices will come up in chapter two, and how you solve the problems will affect upcoming chapters and provide tools to change interpersonal relationships. By attaching the branching narrative to not one but eight separate characters, you have a massive playground on which to control your own horror story. The game is very good at keeping track and broadcasting decisions. The way you talk to someone in chapter one will change their attitude toward the person you’re playing at the moment. If you talk to someone rather than helping someone, that person can be snide and mean to that character later on. Once you make your decision you can not rewind without restarting the entire game. Only once you finish your game can you go back and replay individual chapters. The software’s aggressive save feature prevents you from undoing anything, forcing you to live with the choices you make. It’s a brave move locking players into their decisions, but it’s a move making the gameplay and your experience controlling it more powerful. As you explore the mountain side there are little puzzles you must solve, such
as find a different route or a tool to get into a building. It feels like you’re in rails for most of the game, which is somewhat disappointing given how tantalizing the game’s snowy woods and creepy cellars are for exploration. The items you pick up are very interesting. They can unlock narratives giving you hints or warnings for future events. They reveal information about your missing friends, the murderer stalking you, and other mysteries of the area. At first each clue seems pointless and just there to prolong gameplay, but as you
play further you find that is not the case. You don’t expect to have so much fun with “Until Dawn,” but the depth with which your choices matter and affect the final outcome encourages to repeat the game over and over. The visuals can be wonky at times, but in the end “Until Dawn” succeeds in being a thoughtful use of familiar mechanics, a great achievement in player-driven narrative, and a horror game you shouldn’t miss. It is a good horror game and if you have the chance to play it, then take that chance.
NS students prepare for Shakespeare festival in October BY
SALEM K IMBALL
This year the Utah Shakespeare Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The Festival is a gathering of all the high schools from all over Utah to have a chance to show off their acting skills and passion for Shakespeare. In addition, junior high schools and out-of-state schools participate in the festival. This year in the Festival NS will be performing scenes from many of Shakespeare’s plays under the direction of NS drama teacher Alex Barlow. Ever since the Festival has been organized it has grown by leaps and bounds. In the year 1962 the audience there attracted just 3,276 visitors. But today the Festival brings in over 100,000 audience members, most coming
from Utah but also from places such as Nevada, Arizona, California, and other areas. The Shakespeare Festival this year is being held in October in Cedar City on the sixth through the eighth. Every school that participates is able to bring 2 scenes from Shakespeare plays, 3 monologues also from Shakespeare and 1 Shakespeare ensemble scene. Although the whole competition revolves around Shakespeare there are also other activities for the tech crews and dance teams. According to students performing, one of the many things that seems make Shakespeare enjoyable is the social aspect. They say that this is because when they are at the Shakespeare Festival there are many other people photo by Salem Kimball who share the same interests as them which makes them Brynne Lamb and Aiden Anderson practice easy to connect with and make friends.
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New Harry Potter book shakes fans with tremors of excitement This summer, hundreds of Potterheads waited in long lines eager to get their hands on something they have been awaiting for years. The sequel to the immensely popular Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” took the Palace Theatre stage in London in June. While those who saw the play loved it, fans who wanted to see it could not view the play unless they went to the venue in London. However, on July 31, the rehearsal script was published in book form for the entire world to read. The book was co-written by famous author J.K. Rowling, the writer of the original series. However, she was not the only mastermind behind the project. Script writer Jack Thorne and Broadway director John Tiffany aided into bringing “Cursed Child” into the world. Most fans believe that “Cursed Child” is a work of fan-fiction. There is still much debate about the qual-
ity of the work. Some of the readers were disappointed and felt that it didn’t live up to the promise of the original series. However, others felt that it was a dream come true. The book includes the original cast of characters Hermione, Ron, Harry, Malfoy and more. The plot follows Harry Potter’s son, Albus Severus Potter, and Scorpius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy’s boy, and their adventures in Hogwarts as well as their struggle to live up to their dad’s names. This book was filled with pleasant surprises as well as shocking ones. Even though the book is written like a script, readers will definitely find themselves reading it like a normal book in no time. Overall, this book is as magical and charming as any of Rowling’s other books. Fans will be able to read into “Cursed Child” as deep as they want, as the book was written with many different levels to it. However, it is advised to read the original series before attempting the “Cursed Child.” Those who jump into it without reading the preceding material will find themselves lost in the already-established universe.
The book has acted as a portkey in transferring Potter fans back into the enchanting world of Hogwarts, perhaps for the last time. Rowling feels confident that this will be her final Potter book. However, fans remain hopeful that she will give us more, but for now “Cursed-Child” will remain as a gift given from Rowling to her fans as a way to see their wizard friends again.
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halls -”See the girl with the big stick? Go take it from her.” -“Hurry and snapchat us touching her ankle, it’s fun!” -“Believe in fairies or you die.” -”Holy, you look like a sexy raccoon!” -“Kettlecorn is like heaven’s dandruff.” -“It’s so beautiful, like a cacoon that’s sparkling.” -”I don’t like gel pens, but they smell pretty.” -”Are earlobes appendages?” -”Is there a special name for eye water?” -”I have tasted a lot of paint and that doesn’’t taste like paint.” -”I am increasing surface area for my rear.” -”You hold my hand or I’ll hold your face.”
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1. His father’s house elf is named Dobby. 7. “You sly dog! You got me monologuing!” 8. Ben Solo’s grandfather on his mkother’s side. 11. Superman’s villian that loses all of his hair. 12. This bug forces antsto collect food for him and his gang. 14. The villian in spy kids who abducts secret agents to become characters in his TVseries. 16. Appears in the nightmare on Elm Street and is known for killing his victims in their dreams. 17. He wears a blue track suit in Lazy Town. 20. Abel’s brother and murderer. 22. The villian in Psycho, known for owning a motel. 23. A cannibalistic serial killer, known for saying, “Hello, Clarice.” 24. This captain is determined to kill the white whale. 25. Thor’s evil brother who is played by Tom Hiddleston. 28. Son of incestuous relationship between Cersei and Jamie Lannister. 29. The dragon from The Hobbit. 30. Iago’s master with a big goatee. 33. “Poor unfortunate souls!” 34. Captain America’s villian who is a result of a failed experiment. 35. The one ring answers only to him. 36. The mean principal from Matilda who locks kids in the chokey. 37. Played by Alan Rickman in Die Hard. 38. He who must not be named. 39. Metro Man’s replacement and Hal Stewwart’s hero name. 40. is blasting off again.
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1. Metal bends to his will in X-Men. 2. Tom Hardy played this villain in the third installment of The Dark Knight trilogy. 3. The purple old lady with wrinkles galore, who turned the emporer into a stinky llama. 4. The sassy, blue villian with fire for hair from Hercules. 5. This villian is scared of a ticking crocodile. 6. Peter Parker’s best friend’s father. 7. HEY YEYEYAAYEYAAAEYAEYAA, HEY YEY AAEYAAAEYAEYAA, WHAT’S GOING ON?! 9. This villian dies from coughing up blood from laughing too hard in Hunger Games. 10. Dr. Jekll’s evil counterpart. 12. The green villian from Cyberchase. 13. Batman’s villian who dresses in a fancy tuxedo. 15. The leader of the Others in Lost. 18. He is the boogeyman in Rise of the Guardians and is voiced by Jude Law. 21. Smither’s boss in The Simpsons. 26. She kidnaps puppies for their spotted fur. 27. The boss in Monsters Inc. who wanted to kidnap children for their screams. 29. He lets his older brother fall to his death into a stampede of wilebeest. 31. The snake from The Jungle Book that hynptizes Mowgli. 32. Sherlock’s villian described as the “Napolean of crime.
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