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WELL SAID “I get to see kids in different setting so kids that maybe struggle in a classroom don’t have to hold still.” – PE teacher Bill Pollock on why he enjoys teaching
UPCOMING EVENTS Tuesday, Oct 3 Volleyball Richfield @ NS 6:30 pm Thursday Volleyball Emery @ NS 6:30 pm Football Manti @ NS 7:00 pm Wednesday, Oct 11 Soccer TBA
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3 Number of girls tennis players who advanced to the semi-finals at the state tournament
24 Number of years Brother Hadley taught seminary at NS before being transferred to Manti
1 Place at region golf by River Dillman; Joe Garlick placed second at region
GEAR UP steps in to help seniors By Abigail Clawson
The start of yet another school year brings a wave of new questions and worries to the minds of the new seniors. For many, this sudden realization that high school is almost over, and the
responsibility that it brings, adds up and takes its toll on the new seniors. The GEAR UP program at NS is taking off on a new level to combat these problems and help students better prepare for life after high school.
The first major change in GEAR UP comes with the new Site Coordinator, Heather Hafen. She oversees the grant for both the seniors and the freshman, who she has been with since their seventh grade year, making this her third
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we just want to promote some type of post high school education, whether it’s college or a technical field or going to trade school, just setting the students up with some kind of purpose and getting them career
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New athletic trainer to assist sports at NS B Y LUCY A NDERSEN
As sports in high school have gained popularity and intensity, the need for more athletic assistance has increased. NS recently hired a new certified athletic trainer to teach classes and aid in the overall wellness of high school athletes. Trainer Jamie Withers began working with the football team two years ago. This year she has taken on a bigger role. “It took her a while to move here, but in the meantime we knew we wanted a trainer,” Ault said. When other districts would play against NS they would ask to speak to the trainer before they came. Ault quickly realized how vital it is to offer an athletic trainer to both teams. To help maximize the abilities of the new trainer, the high school added a much needed training room. One of the dilemmas that arose when discussing the room was where to
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New athletic trainer, Jamie Withers, tapes football player Wesley Madsen’s ankle.
put it. “We thought we would put it in the main gym but we knew that would take a lot of remodeling,” Ault said. They realized that that option would probably be dif-
ficult and time consuming so athletic director Cheryl Hadley and former NS coach Sharon Christensen took it upon themselves to find a better option. The result was a storage room for lunch tables next to the aux-
iliary gym. “It was a much better choice,” Ault said. “It’s much more finished, it’s warm, it doesn’t leak through the ceiling, it has a floor. It has these
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Family contributes to Students not fazed Harvey relief efforts by changes in fees B Y THOMAS DE GROFF
25 Total dollar increase for pay to play in every sport at NS this year
year with GEAR UP. “What we want is to...have college in the minds of everybody all the time so they’re constantly thinking, ‘College, there it is again, what am I gonna do?’” Hafen said. “And it’s not necessarily college;
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Luke, Autumn Heugley pose during Harvey cleanup process. The Heugles were in Texas for 10 days.
By Mosiah Bunting
students out of school, Hurricane Harvey has affected With 27 trillion gallons of countless people across the rain, 75 billion dollars of dam- entire United States. Volunage, 72,000 people rescued (as See Harvey, page 3 of Friday the 1st), and 215,000
Any student at NS who participates in sports or other extracurricular activities has likely noticed an increase in the fees they pay to participate this year. This has caused complaints and confusion—especially when students compare their expenses with friends from schools nearby—who appear to have an easier burden on their wallets. Manti and Gunnison Valley high schools have similar fee schedules, with pay-to-plays for all sports except football costing only $35. This is less than even last year’s fees at NS. At the beginning of 2017,
the athletic administration took a look at the many expenses that come along with participating in sports and other activities. They eventually settled on a $25 increase to each payto-play fee—for all sports. This means that the smallest amount any student pays to play a sport is $75 (compared to last year’s– $50), with football and golf charging upwards of $100. “It cost more than you realize to run programs,” said secretary Brenda Aagard. Aagard has listened to many complaints coming from students and their parents who
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2 news Fees, continued from page 1 may not understand all the factors that affect heightened fees. “We’re not a very wealthy school… It’s kind of a shame that we have to keep up with other schools that raise their fees,” Aagard said. Students should understand that every dollar they pay for their sports or organizations is needed for coaches and athletic administrators to afford their various and often pricey expenses. “There’s things that we don’t even consider—and those things are expensive,” said Principal Nan Ault. From tennis balls to tape, everything adds up. One especially significant change this year involves transportation budgets. Coaches will now be required to cover their own travel after surpassing a certain amount. “It’s expensive to take these kids out on events. We have to pay for equipment and travel, and this is just
where we’re at,” Ault said. Alongside all of this, there has been a significant increase in the number of students on fee waivers in recent years. One might think that this could have factored in to the raise in fees, but that is not the case. “Athletic administration does not look at the fee waiver cost. They have no idea—I don’t even have any idea,” Ault said. Fee waivers are certainly not a loophole or an easy way for students to work around paying the pay-toplay fee. Some coaches even have students work off their fees. “If they qualify [for fee waivers] I don’t think they sign up for a sport and look at it like ‘I don’t have to pay anything—I’m going to play.’ They just want to participate,” Aagard said. One concern is that with higher costs, some students will be afraid to join clubs or participate in sports.
Some students have their parents cover the expense, but for those who pay with their own hard-earned money, an extra $25 might just be the tipping point. “I do think [the fees] might deter students from joining a club or sport,” Aagard said. Sophomore Spencer Brown plays football, a sport with one of the highest costs here at NS. He also moved here recently from Georgetown, Texas—which gives him a unique perspective on the situation. “[The cost] is reasonable,” Brown said. “Compared to the last school I went to it’s cheap.” Brown believes that the best way for students to justify the cost of their sports and extracurriculars is to step back and see how nice they have it here. “Once they see the prices of other schools they’ll see that it’s reasonable—and worth it too,” Brown said.
Seniors, continued from page 1 minded.” seniors help finding and apA major factor in helping plying for scholarships so that seniors this year is the Stu- they can receive more funding dent Success Agents (SSAs). for college. The purpose of these agents While the focus is on is to have someone who can scholarships, senior Christian help the seniors with their col- Sanchez is grateful to have lege and career goals and the someone with the college exsometimes stressful process perience who is always there it takes to make these goals a to see how he is doing and anreality. swer his questions. “[The students’] agents “[My agent] is always are somebody to help them,” right behind my shoulder; Hafen said. “Help them with he’s always asking me what their senior brag sheet, with I’m doing or how my day’s letters of recomgoing, he’s basimendation, help “[My agent] concally like a needy them write their vinces me that I don’t girlfriend,” Sanpersonal essays. have to know exactly chez said. “But I Our advisors are what I’m going to do.” feel like [he] is going to be helpvery helpful in ing...as well, but the agents are a sense, because you always a little bit closer to their age; have somebody you can ask, they’re just a couple years and I’m glad he’s there to help ahead of them in the college me out a bit.” process so they’re actually livEach agent is different, ing it and doing it right now.” and while some focus mainly The main focus and rea- on helping the student apply son behind the SSAs is to give for scholarships, others are
finding scholarships for and giving help in all areas of applying for college and choosing a career. “[My agent] does a lot more than I do,” senior Emily Hill said. “She’s found me... all these different military grants I can have, she’s informed me of ACT dates and how to fill out the FAFSA completely, she’s helped me figure out where to go to college, and she gives me career advice.” For Hill, having someone who is at that stage in life who you can talk to and learn from
is the best part of having an agent. “[My agent] convinces me that I don’t have to know exactly what I’m going to do; it’s ok to change my major,” Hill said. “She makes me a lot less stressed out, she helps me find scholarships and opportunities that I would otherwise not have access to, and I can talk to her about anything if I need to; it’s like having your own private career counselor.” However, not all seniors opted to have an agent, and some feel that while the agents
are helpful for many of the seniors, they do not need the extra help. “I feel like for most people [the agents] would help, but for me if I want to know something I get on and look it up myself,” said senior Johanna Peel. “So far most of the stuff she’s told me I already know, but with a couple of my friends … they feel like it’s really helped them because they’ll find different scholarships through her and she helps find different things for them.”
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Harvey, continued from page 1 teers across the entire country have gone to help with Harvey, with the Heugley family joining these ranks of volunteers Luke and Autumn Heugley, students at NS, and their mother, Heather, recently returned on Sept. 16 from helping with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The Heugleys said that they wouldn’t have gone to help with the relief efforts if the Helping Hands organization hadn’t contacted them. “[Helping Hands] just sent out a generic email to us,” said Heather Heugley. “They wanted to know if we were willing to help with Harvey.” The Heugleys accepted, and they left to go help with the relief efforts on Sept. 6. “I just wanted to go down there and see what kind of damage the Hurricane left behind,” said Autumn Heugley. During their efforts in the relief area Autumn admits she saw plenty of damage down in the area. “I just wasn’t sure what to expect,” said Heather Heugley. “There were so many unknowns about the whole thing.” Regardless of the unknowns, the Heugleys left promptly with only partially knowing what they needed, or what they were doing for the relief efforts. Because they left so quickly, the family had to stop at a Home Depot on
the way down to pick up some tools they were going to need in the relief area. Mucking out houses was the family’s assignment when they arrived in the relief area. Mucking means taking the wet section of a house apart until only the framing, electric, and intact plumbing were left. “It was pretty fun… you don’t usually get to tear [houses] apart,” said Luke Heugley. One of the most memorable stories for the Heugleys was when they had to move personal possessions out of the house. “We couldn’t lift the mattresses because they were so full of water, so then we cut them open and it oozed yellow and brown,” said Heather Heugley. The carpets, the furniture, basically everything that needed to be moved was saturated with water. The Helping Hands people told the Heugleys to be careful of E.coli, Hepatitis A, tetanus, and sewage backup that may be in the water, so most of the volunteers were covered head to toe with clothing. The volunteers were expected to start working at 7 a.m., and work until 7 p.m.. After the work was done, a cold shower was available to those who were in need, and then volunteers would go sleep in the tents that they brought with them. “I was just so impressed with the
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things that worked out really well.” Ault is grateful for the space and that Withers knows the best basics to fill the room with. Withers’ own desire to become a teacher came from her sports medicine teacher in high school. “I had an awesome sports medicine teacher in high school,” Withers said. “I just really liked the class and what we did in the class so I knew that I kind of wanted to go into like nutrition health fitness that kind of route.”
kindness of the people,” said Heather Heugley, “I expected we would be the ones helping the homeowners, but they helped us in so many ways too.” The homeowners would go out of their way to make sure the volunteers had a warm meal most every day. “Except for the looters, everybody seemed to be helping each other in whatever ways they could,” said Heather Heugley. Many of the houses in the neighborhood had spraypaint on the roofs. After the hurricane hit the rescuers would come by the houses on a boat. “The roofs were the lowest things they could spray paint,” said Heather
Heugley. “The rescuers would come by and check the houses. When they were sure nobody was in the house, the rescuers would mark the house to show they had been there.” Now that the Heugleys are home they admit it is still not back to normal. “I feel like I have to help the people around me,” said Heather Heugley. All the Heugleys admit it was a really cool experience, and that they would do it again if they were given the chance. “I would definitely recommend this experience to other people,” said Heather Heugley.
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Freshman Autumn Heugley poses in front of hurricane debris.
Going into college and getting her generals done at Salt Lake Community College, she still hadn’t decided what she wanted to do until she bumped into her teacher in a grocery store. “I told him kind of where I was at and he wrote a letter of recommendation for me at the [University of Utah],” Withers said. “I decided to go that route and transferred to the U and took the prerequisite classes and I decided to apply for the program.” Withers is the first contact for athletes who have
been injured at sporting events or at practices and helps them with their needs. “I give a prognosis and talk to them about what’s going on what they’re dealing with,” Withers said. “If it’s more than I can deal with or that I have the resources for I can transfer them to the next level.” Ault and the coaching staff are thrilled to have this new resource available at the high school. “She has such an intelligent and great way about her when deals with these problems and I really ap-
New PE teacher looks forward to impacting students B Y E MI PALMER
Recently hired NS physical education teacher Bill Pollock is a man of many interests. He graduated from SUU, majoring in physical education, and worked with at risk youth for 16 years. He has lived in Spring City for 15 years, so he is not new to NS. On the side he shoes horses, and loves to go on the mountains, whether it is hunting or just riding his horses. He also owns hound dogs, which he uses to help him run mountain lions. Although he enjoys all of these things, he is fond of the sport of golf. “It is the only sport I can continue to get better now that I am older,” Pollock said. Sports have always been a big part of Pollock’s life and have taught him many lessons from playing what he loves. He hopes to pass on some of these lessons he has learned as he helps Coach Chris Hoopes as the as-
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sistant coach for this year’s upcoming basketball season. “He has an ability to relate to kids and will be a great teacher,” Hoopes said. Hoopes is a big factor in why Pollock decided to come to NS and is excited to coach alongside him as the two have known each other for many years. Pollock enjoys teaching PE largely due to the students and the help the class gives them. “I get to see kids in different setting so kids that maybe struggle in a classroom don’t have to hold still,” Pollock said. “I enjoy being active with the kids and watching them in a nontraditional setting.” Pollock hopes to help kids and have an impact on their lives; he is excited to continue to teach at NS. “Kids’ successes are kind of the things you remember,” Pollock said. He loves to help kids and is good at understanding where they come
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PE teacher Bill Pollock shows students how to treat sore muscles.
from. Pollock wants kids to succeed and wants to help them get there, and help them in everything from the big to small things in life. “[The success] might be little,” Pollock said. “I am not talking about state championships, I am just talking about a kid graduating that didn’t anticipate on graduating or exceeding a goal they set.”
Pollock cares about each student in his class and wants them to be their very best in everything they do. He hopes that his class can teach students something they can apply to their life, even if it is only something small, because the small things add up. He understands kids and relates to them, making him a great teacher.
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Trump, bias causes distrust towards the media
By Kaleb Cox
It’s easy to see the country is in a bad spot right now. People are divided, more than they have been in a while. You know the saying, “You can’t always believe what you read online”? Well, in today’s society, this is truer than ever, and is due to the ever looming presence known as the media. The media, though not something we shouldn’t distrust completely, is something we should be very wary of for multiple reasons. With the way the inter-
net and social media work, information has never been easier to come by. Anything newsworthy happens, you get a buzz on your phone letting you know what’s happened. It’s that simple. While incredibly convenient, the ease at which we get information can also be very dangerous. The media’s influence can be as simple as a bias. Biases are everywhere. You can’t read any news articles online nowadays with the author only giving the facts, there is always an opinion included.
Back in July 2016, one of the Democratic National Convention emails revealed that CNN (known for their liberal biases) had asked the DNC what questions they should ask Donald Trump in an upcoming interview. A little bias may seem harmless, but that can eventually lead to straight-up misinformation. At President Trump’s Inaugural Ball, he and his wife Melania danced to Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” CNN later published an article claiming that the late Sinatra’s daugh-
ter Nancy was upset that her father’s song was used. Nancy Sinatra said no such thing. As you might have guessed, President Trump has been the center of this media circus, especially over the course of the last year or so. Regardless of your feelings for the man, it’s been hard to find out exactly what’s going on due to the media’s lack of reliability when it comes to reporting on him. They want to see him fail, and they’ll say whatever they need to in order to make sure you believe it. It’s quite scary that the
media is taking their responsibility to inform millions this lightly, just so they can force an agenda. However, there is something we can do. Although we can’t control the masses, we can stay informed by checking multiple sources before we accept a story as fact. Always be skeptical whenever you see a headline, and don’t immediately share an article with friends just because the headline informs you of what you want to be true.
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Foreign students come for experience
B Y CARLI JOHANSEN
The bigger the better, a defining catch phrase for the US, from our drink sizes to the people, sets a stereotype of America that suggests we don’t like to do things in moderation. This is what foreign exchange students Sophie Duijn and Emma Siegenthaler pictured life in the US to be like before their arrival. Their decision to come to US was a difficult one, but for both Duijn and Siegenthaler the decision was influenced by uncertainty of the future. Both graduated as juniors, meaning they have finished with high school in their home country. “I didn’t know what to do [after I graduated], and I saw this thing [advertising foreign exchange], and the next thing I knew I was going to America,” Siegenthaler said. This is the third year that NS has hosted foreign exchange students, providing a definite culture shock for students from all over the world. This year, juniors Siegenthaler and Duijn have the chance to live the “real American experience.” Duijn is living with
Pam and Lynn Anderson’s family in Spring City, and Siegenthaler is living in Fairview with Erin and Reuben Anderson. Whether coming from the Netherlands like Duijn, or Switzerland like Siegenthaler, the US is quite different from anything one would have thought. “You have no freedom. Everything is so strict,” Duijn said. “Like the dress code and curfew and no swearing.” Despite the culture shock, so far Duijn and Siegenthaler have enjoyed their time in the US. While they have enjoyed the people and lifestyle, they have enjoyed the food the most. “I really like the burgers and cookies here,” Duijn said. Before coming to Utah, both girls went to an Education First (EF) camp in New York at Muhlenberg College, to prep them for life in America. The 10-day camp prepped the girls, and other foreign exchange students from all over the world, for life in America. The camp taught them American customs, slang, and songs. It also helped them connect with students from all over who
are going through the same thing as them. “Camp was the best experience of my life,” Siegenthaler said. After arriving at NS both girls have found many friends here and admire the socialness of Americans. “I love that the people here are so open to talk,” Duijn said. While being a foreign exchange student is fun, it doesn’t come without its struggles; being away from everyone and everything you’ve ever known is tough. photo provided by Sophie Duijn “You have to trust Sophie Duijn poses with her soccer team in the Netherlands. Duithat everyone will be jn is staying with a Spring City family during her time in the US. ok while you are gone,” photo Siegenthaler said. provided by Emma In addition to missSiegenthaler ing home, the strain of Junior Emma speaking an unfamiliar Siegentlanguage on a daily basis haler is difficult. shows “It takes a lot of enher talergy to speak English all ent as a figure the time, it’s frustrating,” skater Duijn said. on her Perhaps the biggest home ice thing they want you to in Switknow is they don’t bite; zerland. Siegentgo up and talk to them. haler “It’s not easy for us has to come up to people, enjoyed and say ‘Hey I’m an exmeetchange student’,” said ing new people Siegenthaler. “So we during wouldn’t mind at all if her time you come up and talk to in the us. We want to be friends US. with everyone.”
Fairview's Corner Station re-opens with new deli
By Charlee Christensen
Fairview, at some point in the past, used to have a lot more life to it. The city included a restaurant, a grocery store, and a roller skating rink. The life of the city was slowly lost bit by bit over the years, and there weren’t a lot of places for the town to come together for a long time. This past summer, a new deli opened on main street to infuse a little more flavor and give the town a place to come together. Jason Mardell, owner of The Corner Station Deli and Co-op, wants to make his business useful for the people of Fairview and everyone who comes to the deli. “The building was sitting here empty for about a year and a half,” Mardell said. “ And I approached the owner who use to run the co-op side
in here since 2008, and I just decided that I wanted to see the building in use and to be useful for the city of Fairview and for the residents.” The two came to the conclusion that half would be a deli and the other half would still be a co-op. The idea of reopening the Corner Station was one that Mardell and the previous owner were both enthusiastic about. “I want The Corner Station Deli to be a place people can come just to hang out, and be a place that brings a little life to the center of Fairview,” Mardell said. “When I was growing up as a kid, there was a grocery store, and restaurant and different places down here you could come, now to me it just felt like there wasn’t anything down here, so I’m hoping to bring that back.” Many people from Fairview and the surrounding
towns are delighted by the opening of this local business. “We hope to be a community place where people can come and hang out and shop for gifts, and also come and grab a nice lunch, and be kind of a community hub,” Mardell said. The Corner Station is always trying to please their customers. They want to ensure the customer always get what they want. The most popular items at the deli are their turkey sandwiches and their turkey bacon avocado sandwich. The basic combo of the sandwich, chips, and a drink costs $7. They also have soups ranging from $3.50-$5.50. As with all business, the best employees are crucial for the success of the Corner Station Deli. “When I look for employees, I look for someone that is
photo by Charlee Christensen
The newly opened Corner Station Deli and Co-op on main street in Fairview brings life back to Fairview.
personable, that can smile for the customers, someone that’s reliable, and that has a good work ethic,” Mardell said. “Someone who is persistent, and has a clean and well kept appearance.” As the Corner Station Deli and Co-op gains more
business, Mardell hopes to see his idea for bringing back the life in Fairview and creating a closer knit community come together. The hours for the business are 11-7 MondaySaturday, and 12-6 Sunday.
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NS club rush offers new, old clubs to students B Y SALEM K IMBALL
On Sept. 15 there was a gathering. A gathering of immense magnitude. A gathering that has happened at NS for years… A gathering… of clubs. This gathering of school clubs has come to be known as Club Rush. Club Rush gives students a chance to see all of the clubs together in one place and find out what opportunities are offered by the differ-
ent clubs. As there were many returning clubs this year, along with a handful of new clubs, there was no shortage of opportunity for students to become more involved. This year you had your standard academic clubs such as FBLA and FCCLA and then your athletic clubs like Snow Riders and the Mountain Biking Club. And just for fun, you have the Ping-Pong, chess, and magic clubs. For
those with less uniform interests, there are other clubs that cover a plethora of other subjects. But why is it important for students to join clubs, why should students want to become more involved? The simple answer is that it is beneficial. “As I see it, being involved in clubs gives students a well-roundedness. It allows them to interact with people better, it gives them better communication skills
and the opportunity to be a follower, but also the chance to step up and become a leader,” said Vice Principal Jeff Ericksen. Overall, Club Rush is an experience that is beneficial for all students even if they do not end up joining any clubs. They get to see the clubs in action, and after they have gone over all the clubs and seen what they might be interested in, they can go back at almost anytime to sign up.
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NS students view clubs at this year's Club Rush. Students have a larger variety of clubs to choose from this year.
Although many students will never end up joining any clubs—they still get the opportunity to know that they can.
And if there is a club that doesn’t currently exist, students can take it upon themselves to create it.
Seminary teacher departs after 24 years at NS
photo provided by Mayzie Talbot
Seminary teacher Fred Hadley was reassingned to teach at Manti High.
By Mayzie Talbot At the end of the 2016-17 school year seminary students at NS received quite a shock when they found out one of their beloved seminary teachers would be leaving. After teaching seminary for 24 years at NS, Brother Fred Hadley was transferred to Manti to teach seminary.
Staying in one spot for 24 “I live here but I’m not a part years is unusual for a seminary of it anymore. I still stay inteacher. Normally they will volved, but after three years I stay for 3-7 years before being won’t know any of the kids.” transferred to a new seminary After teaching for seven institution. years with Hadley, Brother “I loved just watching Caden Anderson misses the young people grow up,” Had- positivity and love that folley said. “Teaching there so lowed Hadley everywhere he long I started teaching their went. children, teaching second “Brother Hadley has this generations.” way of making people feel Hadley’s love for young loved. He made me feel that people is what inspired him to way all the time and he did a start teaching seminary in the great job making students feel first place. that way too,” Anderson said. “I love to watch young From the moment Anderfreshmen come in and watch son accepted the job teaching them over four years grow at NS, Hadley was there ready and progress and see the lights to help and be a friend. He come on in their eyes,” Hadley even helped Anderson find a said. place to live. With 24 years of being “I just remember thinkheavily involved, joining a ing, like, that’s so nice of him new community has been to take time out of his day to hard for Hadley. drive me around to look at “I miss it all,” Hadley said. houses,” Anderson said. “He
even invited my wife and I over for hot dogs.” Even students that only had the opportunity to be in his class once feel the impact that Hadley’s leaving has brought. “I miss Brother Hadley because he made seminary fun and interesting. I always felt welcome in his classes,” sophomore Lydia Miller said. Hadley’s other former co-worker, Brother Brian Lindow, chose to see Hadley’s transition in a more positive light. Through his experience teaching at his former schools in the city, Lindow learned that changing teachers is usually an exciting time for most. “I also realize that it could be really hard for Brother Hadley because of how connected he is,” Lindow said Because Hadley taught for so long, Lindow was a student
in his classes while attending high school at NS. “It was a unique relationship, you know moving from being taught by brother Hadley to teaching with him,” Lindow said. Lindow remembers Hadley as someone that cared about people’s lives and what went on outside of his job. “Brother Hadley is really good at focusing on our lives outside of seminary, you know ‘What’s going on?’ ‘How are you doing?’ ‘How’s your family?’ that type of a deal,” Lindow said. With Hadley gone, a new teacher had to be found to take his place. Brother Paul Pace transferred to NS from Manti High, bringing a whole new experience to students in his classes with his very positive and high spirited personality.
Apple reveal surprises customers with new products, prices
B Y TR AYSON THOMPSON
On Sept. 12, in the newly built Steve Jobs Theater, the successful tech company known as Apple held a special keynote event to talk about their existing products, as well as announce new products that would soon be hitting the market. After announcing that Apple Watch was the number one watch in the world, Apple also announced Apple Watch: Series 3. The new line of Apple Watches will come with cellular built in, and with that built in cellular data, you can stream over forty-million songs straight from the watch itself. Apple Watch: Series 3 launched on Sept. 22 at a price of $399 with built in cellular, but there will also be a $329 option without built in cellular. Apple went on to talk about how their line of Apple TV has won its second Emmy for “Contextual Voice Navigation for Discovering and Interacting with TV Content.” They received this award due to the ease with which Siri helps to navigate the Apple TV. Apple then announced a new addition to the Apple TV line, titled “Apple TV 4K”. Apple TV 4K is twice as fast as the current Apple TV on the market right now, and with that new processing power, the Apple TV 4K is getting a new video game called “Sky” from ThatGameCompany. Sky will be releasing this Winter only on Apple devices, while the Apple TV 4K was
released Sept. 22 for $179, while models with more storage will go for $199. After the announcement of the Apple TV 4K, Tim Cook came on to talk about how iPhone has been innovating the way we use phones for over a decade, and how they’ll continue to innovate for years to come. Mr. Cook then went on to announce the brand new iPhone 8, which has a glass finish on both the front and back of the phone, with that glass being the strongest, most durable glass ever put onto a smartphone. The iPhone 8 also comes with a new chip, the A11 BIONIC, the most powerful and smartest chip ever put into a smartphone. This chip allows for better graphics in apps and highly detailed 3D video games, and makes for much higher quality photos. The camera on iPhone 8 comes with a 12MP lens, deeper pixels, new color filter, and optical image stabilization. The new camera is able to sense when a person is in view, and is able to automatically focus directly onto the range that the subject is on. Along with fantastic photo capabilites, iPhone 8 is able to take amazing high quality video, in fact, iPhone 8 has the highest quality video capture ever in a smartphone. It is able to capture 4K video at 60 frames per second, and it’s able to capture slow-mo in 1080p at 240 frames per second, double the frames of the iPhone 7. Not only is iPhone 8’s camera great
for photography and videography, it’s also been designed for Augmented Reality, which allows game developers to be more creative with games and put their ideas into the “real world”. This could even be used to show which player is who at a professional sporting event. One new game specifically designed for iPhone 8’s Augmented Reality functionality is Directive Games’ “The Machines”: a competitive multiplayer game which you can play locally with friends around you, or online with players all around the world. The iPhone 8 will also support wireless charging. The wireless charger is basically a small platform that you jset your iPhone on, and it starts charging. Many restaurants, hotels, airports, and even cars will be putting this wireless charging platform to use from now on to make it easier for people to get their phone charged throughout the day, wherever they go. The iPhone 8 is on sale for $699, while the iPhone 8 Plus is going for $799, after both being released Sept. 22. After the announcement of the iPhone 8, Apple decided to surprise us with one more announcement, the iPhone X. Pronounced iPhone 10, the iPhone X has the entire front of the phone set up as a touchscreen, with the screen being the all new Super Retina Display, making for much more detail in images, video, and apps. Since the iPhone X has done away with the home button, which has been a main-
stay in every single iPhone released up to this point, the way you are able to wake your iPhone up is just by simply tapping the screen, and the second functionality that the home button had, going back to the home screen, has been replaced by simply swiping up from the bottom of the screen. Instead of using Fingerprint scanning like in previous iPhone iterations, the iPhone X uses the brand new Face ID unlock, which scans the face of the user, and unlocks depending on if the user’s real face is in view. The iPhone X is able to scan the face of a user by mapping out the face with millions of tiny dots, making it able to detect small details in the face which makes it almost impossible to unlock the phone without the true face of the user. Along with using the face scanning technology for unlocking your phone, Apple also announced that you would be able to use it to control “Animojis”, 3D emoji characters that you’re able to control with your face to show more expression in text messages. Although the iPhone X seems to very different in terms of looks to the iPhone 8, it shares the same specs as the camera on the iPhone 8, as well as the iPhone 8’s A11 BIONIC chip that allows for better processing power. The iPhone X is also compatible with the wireless charging platform, and will be priced at $999 after its release Nov. 3.
Loss of computer teacher causes complications B Y M EGAN BOOHER
Computer teacher Andre Rainey made a difficult choice to leave NS this summer. The decision presented itself when his wife got accepted into a nursing program at Snow College, which in turn lead to the loss of one of the main sources of income in his home. To provide for his family, Rainey had to leave his teacher’s salary behind and find a higher paying job elsewhere. Rainey now works in corporate sales. “I miss being at the school every day, and interacting with the students and with the fellow teachers and not being able to be around great people all day,” Rainey said. “…working
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home all the time. “My least favorite thing about this job is that I am always away from home,” Rainey said. In fact, he was recently in South Carolina for work related reasons. Rainey’s choice impacted some of the other
teachers, including drama teacher Alex Barlow, who picked up Rainey’s computer classes. “I was really excited about taking on extra classes, because before I was halftime here at the high school, and halftime at the elementary
schools and it was difficult to be stretched in all the different places,” Barlow said. “There were times when I felt like needed to be at the high school when I couldn’t be. Now I will not have to worry about that anymore.” Justin Morley, one of the other computer teachers who had to change his classes to accommodate the change, had an entirely different opinion. “I wasn’t thrilled, but it’s part of the job, and you just gotta do what you gotta do,” Morley said. The extra classes Morley had to take due to Rainey leaving lead to dropping classes that would have helped students in different areas. “I had to drop a leadership class that would
have been for my FBLA students,” Morley said. “That is where we would have run the school store.” This change has made it difficult for Morley, and put a cramp in things he needed to do. “It’s a little tougher to do things I was doing before,” Morley said. “But I will have to put things back together and adjust.” Many students are saddened by the loss of one of their favorite teachers, and the impact it has had on their schedule. “I loved Mr. Rainey’s class,” junior Shelby Robinette said. “We got done what needed to be done, but we did it in a fun way.”
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3 oct 17
Golf team sees unprecedented success
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Senior Joe Garlick hits an approach shot at the region tournament in Price where he placed second in region. BY
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The NS Golf team placed second in region on Thursday, with River Dilman in first place and Joe Garlick taking second overall. The team fell 21 strokes short of victory, with Grand taking the region win. The golf team has worked harder than ever this year, so their success at region was expected. NS junior Tyler Hadley placed sixth at
region, and is one of the team’s top four golfers. He has high expectations for the continuation of the team’s success. “We have a pretty good chance at state,” Hadley said. “There’s weeks when we play good we’ve beat everybody in our region by quite a ways.” The team practices all summer long, and this year their hard work was well rewarded. “As a team we’ve bro-
ken the school record by like 15 strokes,” Hadley said. “This is the best the school’s ever done.” Taking second as a team and individually for Garlick at region didn’t come easy, as the team faced a challenging course on a challenging day. “It was windy and cold and stressful,” Garlick said. “The kids from Grand had strokes up on me and I would get strokes back, and eventually I got into second place.” Garlick has been playing golf since he was four, and played high school golf since his freshman year. “I placed fourth place in region freshmen, sophomore, and junior year,” Garlick said. The climb from fourth to second was a steady one, and Garlick’s drive to win is what took him to the next level this year. “I wanted to be up there higher. Last year I was 10 points away from first place,” Garlick said. “I knew I could get it to that point; I started off in eighth place this year, down by 30, and slowly was able to get back up to second.” Like Hadley, Garlick attributes the team’s exceptional year on their hard work.
“Every summer for the past four years we’ve all been out there for at least three hours a days six days a week, all summer long,” Garlick said. NS junior River Dilman appreciates the team’s newfound success on a more personal level. Dilman became ill at the beginning of summer, and the doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him. “The night after I went to the doctor, I laid on my side to go to sleep and my pelvis actually pushed against my appendix and made it burst,” Dilman said. “I was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, and spent four or five days in the hospital.” The doctors removed Dilman’s appendix, and he spent the next six weeks in recovery, which meant a month and a half of no golfing. But he put in extra hours of practice when he recovered, and worked harder than ever to make up for lost time. “I don’t want to sound selfish, but it was especially nice to see our hard work pay off for me,” Dilman said. “The surgery kind of restarted my season about halfway through the summer, and it looked pretty
bad after I was coming out of that, But I knew if I pushed hard I could get back to my best and that’s what I did.” Dilman is the third golfer in NS history to be a region medalist, which means he had the best score throughout the whole year. “River and Joe were trading the first place spot back and forth all year, they’re both just really great golfers,” Said Head coach Todd Hansen.
With a region medalist and a second place win, Hansen admits his favoritism for this year’s players. “This is the best team that we’ve ever had,” Hansen said. “And you know what the coolest thing about this team is? The Chemistry. Everybody gets along, they gut kick everybody, they have fun, they just enjoy playing golf.”
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Junior River Dillman takes a putt at region golf, taking first in the tournament.
Volleyball fails to replicate past dominance freshmen. “We came back to practice after the Richfield game shocked and upset,” senior Shelby Ison said. “The team they saw is not the team that we are.” The team spent the week between the two matches working hard physically and mentally, but they weren’t able to apply what they had been practicing to the court until Saturday against Grand. Pulling off a 25-16, 25-13, and 25-22 win. “We’re getting our groove back. We all had a major rough patch, but I think we’ve gotten past it,” senior Allyssa Ericksen said. With two losses the team photo by Ben Cox is going to have to work really Junior Linzy Flinders and Senior Kelsie Neilson go up for a block against South hard and hope for a little bit Sevier. NS got the win with a 3-0 sweep. of luck in order to win region, BY H ANNAH O STR AFF back in a match against Grand ebrating as a team.” but that is what these girls with a 3-0 set win. The players agree that have been trained to do for The NS volleyball team “We identified certain ar- the two games were not their years. has started region play in a eas to improve on,” said head best matches. It really affectThe girls that participate rough patch; with two region coach Rickie Stewart. Some ed them personally, because on the NS volleyball team losses against Richfield and of these include energy, main- these are girls that hadn’t lost a start in middle school working San Juan, but the team came taining consistency, and cel- region match since they were with coaches to learn the basic
skills, and then once they get to the high school the real work starts. They attend multiple summer camps and trainings. They also participate in off-season club teams to keep playing. “The game doesn’t change so effort is a big deal, as they become more skilled,” Stewart said, “ We always practice serving and passing. They really need to become consistent players.” It is pretty rare to have a player that has played on varsity all four years, but Ison is an outside hitter who has started since her freshmen year. This doesn’t mean that she is the only one stepping up to the plate to help the team. “Shelby ison is a four year starter, but Madi Allred and Linzy Flinders are becoming very good blockers, and Allyssa is our quarterback she makes the calls,” Stewart said. With these girls working together they think they can pull a good season out of a bad start.
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Tennis finds success on region, state levels
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Senior Alexis Hammond hits a backhand at home against Grantsville. Hammond plays second doubles with Laynie Gillins and the pair took second at region. BY
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NS girls tennis has reached the end of a great season. On Sept. 22 they took second place at region, falling only four points behind Richfield. The state competition went just as well, with
the team tying for fifth. The competition was as held on Sept. 28 and 30 at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. “I think that state is going to be a really fun challenge for us and I’m looking forward to see what we can do,” said
assistant coach Sterling Whipple before the team left for state. Senior Hannah Ostraff took second place at the region tournament in the first singles bracket, with 6-1 region match play record. “There are always
things you can fix: starting quicker or changing feet positions,” Ostraff said, referring to her matches at region. Overall, Ostraff felt that she and her teammates played to the best of their abilities at region. At state Ostraff
played against Carbon in the first round, winning 6-2, 6-2. In the second round Ostraff took another win with 6-2, 6-4 against Wasatch Academy. Ostraff played Waterford in the Semifinals and ost 0-6, 0-6. BreAnna Swapp, senior and team captain, took first place in the second singles bracket with a region record of 7-0. Swapp had a successful first round at state, beating Maeser Prep 6-0, 6-2, but unfortunately had to forfeit in the second round against Waterford. Third singles, senior and team captain, Sunny Anderson took third place in her bracket with a region record of 5-2. At state Anderson had a tough first round with a loss against Waterford 2-6, 1-6. Senior McKenna Nielsen and Sophomore Nakiah Taylor took first place in the first doubles bracket, with a region
record of 7-0. At state Nielsen and Taylor won their first round against Waterford at 6-2, 6-1. In their second round they came out on top after a tough match against Morgan with a score of 6-6, 6-4. Playing against Grantsville in the semifinals they walked away with a loss of 6-6, 5-7. “State is always kind of intimidating, because we play girls that have had private lessons since birth, but it’s always way fun” Neilsen said. Laynie Gillins and Alexis Hammond both seniors, took second place in third doubles bracket having a region record of 6-1. Gillins and Hammond had a great first round beating Rowland Hall 6-3, 6-1. They lost 2-6, 4-6 in their second round against Judge Memorial. “Every match we were playing our hardest,” Nielsen said. “I think it was just a good season overall.”
Football struggles to gain an advantage this season BY
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The North Sanpete Football team is off to a rough start this year. With an 0-5 record, the team could be really discouraged, but that’s not happening. “So far there have been some really good things that we’ve seen,” said head coach Rhett Bird. “The attitude of the kids, it’s still really positive so far the attitude hasn’t changed from week 1 to week 6 even though we are 0-6.” Many on the team share coach Bird’s positive outlook, and they are planning to finish strong. “We’ve struggled, but it’s just a lot of little stuff that we need to clean up,” said defensive tackle and senior Cooper
Rosenlund. “Once we do that [we’ll take off] and I don’t think there’s anything that can keep up with us.” To improve this season, the team has been lifting weights, working on trusting one another, and working on the basics. “The biggest thing we’ve been doing this season is putting players where they feel comfortable.” Bird said. “We just made a move this week. Payton Clawson played outside linebacker and now he’s playing safety for us. So from week to week we’ve been trying to put the kids in the best situations, so they feel comfortable to go make plays Friday night.” Though the season is almost over, the team has goals
that are accomplishable. “The football teams goal this season is to make it to the playoffs.” said Bird, “We realize that where we are 0-6, it’s going to be tough to go and win the state championship so we are going to take it one week at a time.” The next games that are remaining in the team’s regular season are Richfield, Manti, and Juab. The team can still make it to the playoffs but it’s going to be tough. Some of the biggest things the team can do to make it to the playoffs is stay healthy and don’t turn the ball over. “I just love the kids especially when there’s good attitudes like we had this year,” Bird said. “Just seeing how they respond to coaching is in
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Quarterback Spencer Steadman rolls out to pass during the game against Juan Diego.
itself a very successful thing for me.” Watching film of past games to see how the team can improve is a regular habit of the football team, and the players do well with it. “With our attitude be-
ing in the 0-6 it’s easy to just go through a film session but the kids are still really eager to continue to get better every week and that’s what we’ve seen and that’s what I enjoy out of it is seeing kids be eager to try and go be successful.”
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Soccer plays under fourth coach in four years
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The girls soccer team has faced many changes this season. With having not only another new coach, but also a brand new region. That means new opponents and new travels. This year’s new coach Mickel Holder is born and raised in Cedar City, Utah. Holder is the fourth new coach in the past four years, and even though it’s her first year coaching, she has much to say about this year’s season. “I feel like the girls have come a long way this season and made huge changes,” Holder said. “I am very proud of how far they have come and the many things they are willing to do for their team.” With few games remaining, Holder plans on returning next year for another season, but still has so much hope for
this year. “I just wish for the girls to continue to get better every game and finish the season with no regrets,” Holder said. They’ve got a total of seventeen goals scored, with goals from Sarah Applegarth, Aspen Clayton, Sophie Duijn, Savannah Ence, Isabelle Johansen, and a team-high of six goals from Emi Palmer. With Palmer making the most amount of goals so far in the season, she has an average of 0.55 GPG (goals per game). The defensive line is working hard in trying to perfect their positioning. With the new coach trying everyone in new positions, they are giving it everything they’ve got, especially with this new region. “[The new region] sucks and I miss the old one,” Applegarth said. With the Utah High School Athletics Association
changing the size of 3A, NS was put in a region with others including Emery, Manti, South Sevier, Grand and Richfield. With some of the other teams gone, a few of the player are actually pretty happy. “I’m definitely glad we don’t play Canyon View anymore, it just wasn’t fair to have a 4A school play us at the bottom of 3A,” junior player Abigail Clawson said. With the girls having a new coach every year, there are major adjustments. It’s difficult to adjust to a different person every year telling you to do something you’re not used too. “Every year every coach coaches differently and looks for different things. So every year you have to change how you play a little bit for that coach,” Clawson said. “Certain coaches will tell you to
play a certain way, and the next coach tells you not to play that way.” The girls usually placed in second or first in previous years, but they are currently tied for third in this years season. They stand at four wins, six losses, and one tie against Grand. “I feel like [we’re strug-
gling] because we lost so many seniors last year, which was basically our entire varsity team,” Applegarth said, “so now we have a lot of JV players that aren’t used to the pace of varsity.” All in all there is still hope for this year’s season, with a new region, new opponents, new coach, and a new team.
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Junior Sophie Duijn takes a pass during the Hawks Homeoming game against Grand with NS taking the win 2-0.
Sports fields see major renovations over summer BY
A LEX L ARSEN
Due to recent changes made to the management and maintenance work of the grounds and fields at NS, the grass is definitely greener now. The school received many complaints the last few years due to the poor quality of the fields, so this past spring, the administration decided to move one of the custodial staff to work as the groundskeeper for NS. “When we approached the superintendent, he was really
supportive and we asked if we could restructure where we put people and that’s what we did,” Principal Nan Ault said. “So we put Mark Stewart out there on those fields.” Stewart has worked at NS for numerous years as a custodial staff member and has played a large role in many of the school’s projects. This year is his newest and likely one of his last projects as the official groundskeeper at NS. “I do the grounds, sprinklers, mowing and taking care of the
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New groundskeeper Mark Stewart worked hard to improve field conditions for athletes this summer.
grounds, mostly the fields and around the building,” Stewart said. “After graduation [of last year] I started working outside, and I’ve been outside ever since.” The topic of hiring a groundskeeper for NS has been a prevalent subject for board meetings for some time as majority of the staff, students, and community felt that the fields were not aesthetically pleasing, nor were some of them safe due to their condition. “The fields were looking worse and worse; they didn’t look good, [and] they weren’t green,” Stewart said. Along with the groundskeeper himself feeling uneasy with the conditions of the fields, NS Principal Ault has been devastated by these conditions in previous years. “Ever since I’ve been in this position, every summer it’s just been this constant battle with
fields and water, there was never any good conversation about what’s happening,” Ault said. “You have broken sprinkler heads, you had burnt lawns, you’ve got fields that aren’t ready when the season starts, you’ve got a practice field that needs to be maintained so kids can be on there safely.” With the previous management for the fields, all of the custodians would take requests to fix certain things in fields including dry spots, holes, etc. and would constantly overlap each other’s work, leading to more issues. “In the past, everybody was kind of just doing it… and we just never really knew who to go to,” Athletic Director Cheryl Hadley said. “So you had three different guys putting different sprinkler heads in, doing different fixes all the time.” After many months
of work in the heat of the summer, Stewart has been able to keep the fields consistently better managed. “[I would work] 8 hours a day, everyday, and sometimes more,” Stewart said. “Just mowing, and spraying, and weed eating, and fertilizing, and watering, and changing sprinklers… it’s a lot more work than I expected. I thought I would be caught up but I’m still not.” Although Stewart has not entirely caught up and implemented a working system for all of the grounds at NS, the difference he has made has been substantial and many have taken notice. “Every event I go to, I have parents comment, ‘The fields look so good this year, whatever’s happening, they look better than they’ve ever looked’,” Hadley said. Alongside the athletic director and the community, Ault be-
lieves that great work is being done and praises Stewart for the example he has set as the groundskeeper. “I’ve never seen anybody take such meticulous care of things, and it’s a big piece of property… hands down, it’s never been better,” Ault said. Alongside the comments made by the staff and the community, a school survey was taken from the students at NS and a majority of the students who play on the fields felt that their quality had improved. With all of the praise for the new management of the fields and the visible difference in the quality of fields, Ault feels that this position will likely be something that NS keeps for some time and hopes that other schools will get a groundskeeper in order to improve the quality of their fields.
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New LEGO movie continues to please fans
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A DAM C OX
In 2014 “The LEGO Movie” hit theaters across the nation and it was a smashing success, receiving a 96 on Rotten Tomatoes. There was no doubt that a sequel would follow. This next movie wasn’t technically a direct sequel it was more of a spinoff. It took the form of “The LEGO Batman Movie” which, unsurprisingly was a big hit as well, receiving a 91 on Rotten Tomatoes. Clearly there was high demand for a sequel, or another spinoff, and work began on “The LEGO Ninjago Movie.” If you are
unfamiliar with the LEGO Ninjago series, it is a long running line of LEGO sets that also spawned a TV series. This series has over 100 LEGO sets so it’s no surprise that they chose this theme for the next LEGO movie. The first thing that I noticed was not a good thing: the live action scenes at the beginning were not good, at all. Jackie Chan did fine voice acting for most of the movie but he didn’t do a great job in the live action scenes. Also the little kid didn’t add much to it either. However, once the movie really got going I started giggling like a little kid. There were so many funny moments in
that beginning scene I forgot all about Chan’s horrible acting. The news segments especially tickled my funny bone. We are quickly introduced to our main character Lloyd Garmadon. He is constantly being picked on because his dad is the evil antagonist Lord Garmadon. Garmadon is always attacking the city of Ninjago on a regular basis and it’s up to the secret ninja force to stop him. The ninjas are one of my favorite parts of the movie. Lloyd is the green ninja, the leader of the group, who has to battle his dad and his army which leads to some funny father and son antics with Garmadon. There is Kai the fire ninja who is al-
ways pumped and full of energy. Nya, Kai’s sister, the water ninja who is cool headed and definitely not a girly girl. Jay is the lightning ninja who is a major wuss. Cole, the earth ninja, is a hip hop DJ. Then there is my personal favorite ninja, Zane the ice ninja who is a robot. The side ninjas provide some of the funny parts in the movie, though I feel that they wasted their potential. Each character is extremely one dimensional and show little to no character development, besides Lloyd of course. Although the story is quite cliché it’s still quite charming and there are some nice touching moments. The family dynamic really made me smile. The humor is more aimed toward kids and teens; there is little humor adults would find entertaining which disappointed me quite a bit. “The LEGO Movie” and “The LEGO Batman Movie” struck a perfect balance between the two styles of humor that a lot of other movies fail to do. The movie wraps up nicely, though there was another cringeworthy Jackie Chan scene at the end. Although “The LEGO Ninjago movie was not as spectacular as the previous two LEGO movies, I liked the movie a lot. I would recommend it to most people who are fans of the first two LEGO movies.
NS students pleased with offered music classes BY
E MILY K ERKSIEK
Music is the heart and soul of America; it can be found almost anywhere. You hear it on the radio, it plays in shopping malls and on the elevator. Recent studies have shown that music is a stress reliever and gives people the feeling that they can escape from reality. “[Music] really helps with my mental health,” said band member Kylee Blackham. “Ever since I started learning guitar or clarinet, it’s helped with my depression and made me feel happier. It has given me a family that I didn’t know I had.” Many schools across America are cutting out music programs as they have shifted their emphasis to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Despite the emphasis on STEM courses, many students feel that the NS music depart-
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said. “A lot of people don’t necessarily like the classes we have right now. It could teach us a lot of things like music theory. There could be music classes to help you get ready for college. It could be fun.” Sophomore Lilli Rowan plays with the Snow College String Badgers Orchestra. She plays with Snow College because NS doesn’t offer an orchestra. “It’s a pain to drive thirty minutes just to go to orchestra class. I know a ton of people at North Sanpete who would love to be in orchestra,” Rowan said. Rowan is not the only student wishing for more opportunities. Junior Brynne Lamb would love to perform in a show choir, and Blackham would enjoy having a bigger band. “We need more music classes, always more music,” junior Marley Booher said. Through the music classes
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Students practice during zero hour jazz band, one of many music classes offered at NS taught by Tim Kidder.
that NS currently has students have found a sense of family. “It just makes me feel like I have a place to go to. I always have band, where I have a family,” Lamb said. Music classes have given students the opportunity to try something new and get out of
their comfort zones. They allow students to be expressive and be around people with a similar interests. “Band is a lot more than geeks sitting in a room. I mean that’s what it is, but we are a family and we love each other,” Blackham said.
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Halls “I didn’t see you there because of my massive body.” “If I toss you an umbrella, am I throwing you shade?” “Then Nephi flexes his muscles and says ‘repent ye heathens’.” “I am the Pope of Dope.” “Steak is my favorite chicken.” “I think I’m changing genders with my voice.” “I’m drunk off of doing ok.” “We should make math the new drug.” “I like hurting her, she makes me feel good.” “You’re a thirsty banana!” “Oh, I’m sorry I am not a professional ear jiggler.”
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5. Much like Scratch, this animal can sniff out food buried under a foot of snow 6. This disgusting insect carries tobacco juice and its blood is green 7. This fish has taste buds all over its body 8. The only mammal that can breathe under water 12. These flying insect cannot see the color red 13. This Asian mammal smells like buttered pop corn 14. This tiny insect takes about 250 short naps a day 15. The only bird that can fly backwards 16. These thick-skinned animals are almost always born as quadruplets 18. This giant, bug-lovin’ mammal walks on its knuckles to protect its long claws 19. This mammal’s tongue can weigh as much as an elephant 22. This animal, unrelated to pigs, has a brain the size of a cashew 24. This shellfish carries its teeth in its stomach 25. Being the best animal in the word, they some times purr while eating 26. This bird can only eat when its head is upside down 28. This arctic mammal has a blue tongue and black skin 30. This bird, found in the savanna, has an eye bigger than their brain 31. This rodent’s poop is shaped in a cube 32. This animal holds hands with their friends so they don’t drift away while they sleep 33. A skunk with this pattern does a handstand before it unleashes its present
1. Some species of this underwater animal can be as small as a grain of rice 2. A group of this animal is called a business 3. This animal’s sweat is red 4. This animal has two rows of eyelashes to protect its eyes from the desert’s sand 7. This big cat, while it’s first in being the fastest, cannot roar 9. This spiky animal can float because their quills are hol low and buoyant 10. This amphibian is able to regrow damaged limbs, eyes, jaws, and hearts 11. This primate is ticklish 16. This bird can soar for six days without flapping its wings 17. The antlers of this animal can grow a 1/2 inch per day 19. This pretty, flying insect tastes their food using the bottom of their feet 20. This rodent has fur lining their cheeks (their face cheeks) 21. This serpent can go a whole year without eating 23. This type of monkey burps to say hello! 26. This amphibian takes Metallica’s advice seriously and sleeps with its eyes open 27. Only females of this type of duck quacks 28. This omnivore cannot look up 29. These underwater animals don’t get cavities
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