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WELL SAID “I’m here for some reason. I don’t know what yet.” –Former principal Jim Bowles on his decision to become a custodian at NS after 4 years of retirement
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2.25 Percent charge to be added to Mt. Pleasant residents’ energy bills to help pay for the new pool
64 Percentage of NS students who would have voted for Donald Trump if they’d been old enough
3 Place senior swimmer Benjamin Palmer took in the boys 200 meter freestyle
11 The number of weeks senior Cody Booher spent in Basic Training in Georgia
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New swimming pool to be built in Mt. Pleasant
Donald Trump after winning the recent presidential election. Trump’s win shocked millions of Americans and many political analysts. NS held a poll days before the election, and the results of that poll matched the totals of both the county and the state.
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Donald Trump’s recent presidential win shocked millions of Americans, but for most NS students, it was a cause for celebration. Though nearly all NS students were too young to vote, the SBOs created a Google Forms “election,” where all students could express their opinion. Even with the option, though, less than a third of the student body, 192 students, participated.
This compares to a 55.6 percent eligible voter turnout nationwide and an 80 percent turnout in Sanpete County. Despite the low turnout by students, the results of NS’s election were remarkably similar to those of Sanpete County, as reported by the Sanpete Messenger. Donald Trump received 64.1 percent of NS votes, compared to nearly the 65 percent of the county’s vote. Hillary Clinton votes were 15.1 percent in the school compared
to 10.5 percent in the county. Evan McMullin’s totals were 15.5 percent compared to 20 percent in the county. Gary Johnson got 5.7 percent in the school, and 2 percent in the county. This election was unprecedented in many ways. One of the most visible was the dislike of both major party candidates. Both in national and local politics, the majority of people’s perceptions of the candidates was unfavorable. In the election, millions of votes were cast to keep
Students take IVC courses through Ednet due to lack of AP classes offered BY
M AKENZY PALMER
Concurrent enrollment classes are familiar to many of the students at NS as a way to get both college and high school credit from the class. Most concurrent enrollment courses are taught by a Snow College professor through Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC) but a few classes, such as English 1010, College Algebra, Welding, Drafting,
the other candidate out. This negative perception is widely held at NS. “I don’t like [Hillary Clinton],” said junior Thomas Degroff, “but I like Trump less.” Senior Garrett Rasmussen feels a similar way, but on the other side of the political spectrum. “Even though [Trump] is not a wonderful person,” Rasmussen said, “[Clinton] is a whole lot worse.”
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AVERY BRIGGS
It has been forty years since Mt. Pleasant City has had a swimming pool, but by summer of 2017 that will change. A new swimming pool will be built behind Mt. Pleasant City Library, directly south of the splash pad. It will be twenty-five feet long, beginning with a depth of four feet and increasing to twelve, so it will accommodate all ages of people who wish to use it. According to Mt. Pleasant City mayor Dave Blackham, there will be diving boards on one side and a slide at the four feet range. The pool will also be used by the North Sanpete and Wasatch Academy competitive swim teams, as there will be six fast lanes. The land was donated to Mt. Pleasant City by North Sanpete School District, with
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An artist’s rendering of what the new Mt. Pleasant aquatic center will look like. The blue section is where the swimming pool will be.
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Norbest faces challenges as it prepares for future BY
M EGAN A LDRIDGE
their time there, each unique in its own way. However, many of the stories seem to have one thing in common: motive. Many of the workers from the plant came from Mexico, and most, if not all, are there to take care of families back home. A few months ago, Norbest applied to get visa workers to work in their plant. They
They say that nothing good comes without hard work, and the workers at Norbest know that better than anyone. Working at Norbest’s turkey processing plant in Moroni entails many things. photo by Makenzy palMer Students are taught by a Snow College pro- The labor is hard, diffessor through Interactive Video Confer- ficult, and just plain messy some of the encing (IVC) at the Ednet Building. time. and Calculus are taught ment (AP) classes proWorkers at the by some of our high plant tell many dif- See, Norbest See Classes, school teachers. ferent stories from page 3 Advanced Place- page 2
2 news Election, continued from page 1 In the days immediately following Trump’s election, thousands of angry Americans expressed their dissatisfaction by protesting and rioting in cities from coast to coast. History teacher Tyler Bailey compares the panic that has been happening in the aftermath of the election to what happened immediately after Barack Obama was elected in 2008. “In 2008, it was the Republicans who were going to Canada,” Bailey said. “Eight years later, life for me as a Republican hasn’t changed much. This is the same way.” Although Bailey recognizes the divisive nature of some of the statements Trump has made, he believes that a President Trump will look different than a campaigning Trump. “I think Trump said some of those things just to get elected,” Bailey said. “He’s going to shake the boat…[but] he’s not going to deport every illegal
immigrant, he’s not going to ban Muslims, [and] he’s not going to build the wall.” Bailey also thinks that Trump will run the country in a fundamentally different way than his predecessor, Obama. “[Trump] has been a successful businessman,” Bailey said, “I think he is going to run it like a business.” Although some NS students do feel nervous about Trump’s upcoming presidency, many students are hopeful about the next four years. “I don’t think Donald Trump should be the person that represents the country,” Degroff said, “[but] I don’t think there will as much change as people think there will be.” Some students disagree; Rasmussen believes that Trump will bring many changes to the country, changes which he thinks are positive. “I like Trump’s tax policy and abol-
Presidential election results by percentage
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A graph providing the results of the presidential election held at NS compared to the United States, Utah, and Sanpete County.
ishing Obamacare,” Rasmussen said. is good. Trust me, I’m educated on “He wants to bring oil and gas back to this.” America, and that’s good, and the wall
Pool, continued from page 1 the contingency that the property and everything on it will be turned back over to the school district in fifty years. In order to pay for the construction of the pool, Mt. Pleasant City obtained a grant and low interest loan from the the permanent Community Impact Board (CIB). The CIB gets funds from mineral rights that the federal and state governments own, and they put in back into the communities that are directly affected by mining efforts. “We were very, very fortunate to be able to have [CIB] authorize $2 million, $1 million worth of a grant...and $1
million with a 2.5% loan for thirty years,” Blackham said. Additionally, Branch Cox will donate approximately $300,000 worth of excavation labor needed, and the excavating will be done by MKJ Construction. Also, Wasatch Academy has committed to give $30,000 every year in exchange for their use of the pool. The work will begin once the city receives completed plans from CO Building Systems, who is going to put the building over the pool. Thanks to Proposition 7, which passed with over 70 percent
approval, the pool will be open year-round. According to Blackham, the proposition is “an additional fee on the energy usage of each and every household or business inside of [Mt. Pleasant] city.” The city will add a 2.25 percent change to Mt. Pleasant residents electric and energy bills, which on average adds $3.50 per month. Overall, the city will get about $105,000 every year. This money will solely pay for pool management and operational expenses. The city also has plans to fix up the rest of the property near the
pool. “The remainder of it will be a parking lot on the east side of the pool, and a beautiful little park there as you go up Main Street...with trees and all and maybe a gazebo and some park benches,” Blackham said. One benefit Blackham sees from having the pool so near the library is parents can have their children check out a book and read for a while before they go swimming. “It’s kind of a little angle to say ‘Hey, we’ll put a little smarts in your head and then have fun,’” Blackham said. Mt. Pleasant
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The land where the new swimming pool will be built, the goal by which it to be finished is July 4, 2017. The land is near the splash pad and the library.
City worked with the Brigham Young ‘Civil engineering and Recreation’ class and relied heavily on their research, which showed the pool could be done by Me-
morial Day. However, the city’s open date is set for July 4, 2017. The city also hopes to be able to charge Mt. Pleasant residents less for using the swimming pool.
Classes, continued from page 1 vide another way for students to earn college credit. Although more demanding than concurrent enrollment, some believe that AP classes are more valuable. Students are encouraged to take both types of concurrent enrollment, as they are a cheap way to start building a college transcript and to prepare for college. However, in a recent survey, most students said that they preferred the classes offered by a high school teacher. “Our IVC program is not a bad way to learn and there are some great classes offered,” English 1010 teacher Ben Cox said, “but with hundreds of students in your class, it’s difficult to really interact with the teacher. Here, students have more individualized attention, and it makes a difference.” Taking concurrent enrollment classes at the high school is also beneficial because the classes are built-in with the A/B block schedule. IVC classes don’t always work well with the schedule so some students end up missing other classes because they overlap with college courses. There are other benefits of taking concurrent enrollment from high school teachers. “The biggest advantage is that we take the whole year to cover the material that [IVC students] learn in a semester,” said College Algebra teacher
Cheryl Hadley. This gives students more time to practice and clarify the concepts that are being taught. For the first time this year, the English 1010 course is the only highschool concurrent enrollment class that is a semester long. This change was made to allow more students to take the class because the class size caps at 25. In order to move to a semesterlong class, Snow required that the course use the curriculum that has been prepared by the state for English 1010 through the Technology Intensive Concurrent Enrollment (TICE) program. “Personally I don’t love the TICE curriculum,” English 1010 teacher Ben Cox said. “There are definitely some good things in there but I miss the freedom that I had when I taught the year-long class.” Cox plans to abandon the TICE curriculum and return to teaching just one year-long class next year. “I think students had a more enjoyable time doing a variety of activities that are very much English related and helpful for college prep but weren’t limited to the specific set of assignments that TICE offers,” Cox said. “Essentially we arrive at many of the same goals, but we have more time to
do other valuable things as well.” AP courses are popular around the country, but not offered at NS. AP classes are extremely rigorous, and the entire year is spent preparing for a final exam. The student receives a score 1-5, with 5 being the highest score, but does not earn college credit unless he scores at least a 3 on this test. However, if students are studying the field in which the AP class falls under, the college may require a 4 or a 5. However, the test doesn’t affect the student’s high school credit. AP music theory and biology were offered at NS, but didn’t last long because not enough students requested the classes. “I loved teaching AP biology. It was a really difficult class but I got to work with the best students and challenge them,” science teacher Brad Bentley said. “We had some great discussions. I miss it, and I would like to see it brought back.” Although AP classes are extremely difficult, Bentley, Cox, and Brewer agree that the benefits outweigh the cost. “In my opinion if you pass an AP class, you know and remember the material much better than if you take a concurrent enrollment class,” math and physics teacher Jed Brewer said. Brewer taught AP chemistry and phys-
ics for about 10 years before coming to NS. “Even if you don’t pass the test, AP classes are extremely valuable in preparing you for college,” Cox said. “There’s a value in learning too.” The classes aren’t only difficult for students, but for teachers as well. Because teachers don’t know what’s going to be on the test, it’s difficult to know which areas to emphasize, and which areas not to spend time on. “It’s tough for a teacher who’s never done it,” Brewer said. “I got to the point in physics where I was passing 95% of the kids, but it took me about 8 years to get there.” However, Brewer believes that even a beginning AP teacher, along with students who are willing to work hard will succeed, it’s just more demanding. Compared to concurrent enrollment, which is just five dollars per credit hour, taking an AP test is usually around $85. When Brewer taught AP chemistry and physics, the school district reimbursed the fee if the student passed the test. “The reason we don’t offer AP classes is that there’s no demand for it,” Brewer said. “Kids are intimidated by it, and they’d rather take a less stressful class.”
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news Norbest, continued from page 1 were approved in July, and this September,on 68 of them arrived. In December, they leave again. The H2B is the program that the visa workers work under; it provides companies with seasonal workers. They arrived ready to work. Currently, about 62 such workers are left. CEO of Norbest Matthew Cook explains that the reason why these workers leave is for a variety of reasons, anywhere from it being too cold to the intensive labor involved. “The [H2B] program is not a real sustainable program, but it does help us bridge to the future, it buys us a little time,” Cook said. Norbest has experienced a fairly high percentage rate of employee turnover before, Cook attributes that partially to both the economy and the difficult job. “It’s hard work, it’s long hours, and the bottom line is that our workforce is not
used to that,” Cook said. Norbest has started to integrate Snow College students to the workforce, but hiring college students provides its own set of challenges. “It’s been hard as a company to kind of think out of the box on how to track employees who value their free time over a steady job,” Cook said. However, the changes do not stop here. Earlier this past year, the plant purchased new machinery, including chillers. The chillers help the bird reach 0 degree temperature in 72 hours (a requirement from the FDA). With these machines, they can do the work that needs to be done in less than half the time. Some think that the new machines are a cause for injury; others think that it is significantly more efficient. In the last 45 days, they have installed 32 pieces of new equipment. All of
these changes are working towards one common goal. “We want to become a more sustainable organization,” Cook said. “The vision is that in five years from now, we reach 250 million pounds from where we started.” This would mean that 230 more jobs would be created. The plant needs to bring in another $50 million in capital to make these changes happen. “When we established these plans, we pretty quickly looked out and discovered that we have a money problem,” Cook said. The company has been getting the money for these changes through raising capital land, and finding people to invest in the business who share the vision of Norbest. This money will act as the runway to the “new” Norbest. The main struggle of the plant is that there is an overproduction of meat, putting
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Norbest, the turkey processing plant in Moroni, is undergoing staff changes to cope with unforeseen problems.
too much of it on the market. “We have more turkey at the end of the year, which means that we just have more cash sitting in the freezer every year,” said Cook. He goes on to say that there are other competitive meats on the market such as chicken, pork, and beef which have increased anywhere from 1%-4% this year. Another setback involved in the job is the exportation of the birds. The largest case of avian influenza broke out in 2015 in
the Midwest, which killed 7.3 million turkeys. Other countries shut out the birds so that they wouldn’t get their birds sick as well. With all of these struggles in sight, it is important for the leaders of the company to keep the end goal in sight. “My favorite part of my job is seeing employees finding satisfaction in their work, and for customers receiving what they expect,” Cook said. “It’s pretty satisfying to see a product that took two years to produce sitting in a store with someone happy to purchase
Six senior boys compete for title of Most Preferred Man BY
LYDIA M ADSEN
Preference week has just wrapped up here at NS with Coletyn Curtis being named “Most Preferred Man”. Ryker Erickson was named first runner-up and Eddy Mendez was named second runner-up. Preference is an event put on each year by the FCCLA club. It starts with each student in the school nominating a senior boy of their choice. These votes are then counted, and several boys are chosen and notified to compete for the title of “Most Preferred Man”. This year six boys were selected. Seniors Ryker Erickson, Eddy Mendez, Haden Poulson, Coletyn Curtis, Noah Richmond, and Kaleb Bailey took on the competition this year. “I honestly wasn’t
expecting to get nominated,” Mendez said. “I did enjoy the competition though.” Starting on Monday, the 7th, the boys were given a list of tasks they needed to accomplish each day, ranging from baking cupcakes to caring for mechanical babies. The candidates met after school each day, taking on whatever was thrown at them. “It was something not to be enjoyed, but to be endured,” Erickson said. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the boys had to sell the food items they made the previous day to the student body at lunch. Luckily for them, the sales didn’t correspond with the taste of their food. “First of all, I sucked at the baking part,” Mendez said. “I messed up on the cupcakes and
I burned my suckers twice, so I had to make them three times.” Between the baking, sucker-making, and child care, Mendez wasn’t the only one to have some struggles throughout the experience. “It was funny watching my sanity slowly leave me as I died over the course of that week,” Erickson said. Ending the competitions, Friday brought NS an assembly, where the results of the week’s activities were announced. Erickson ended up placing first in both the cupcake and sucker making competitions, while Mendez took first in the child care portion. The boys then took the stage in black, sparkly tuxedos and pink wigs to perform a dance routine taught to them by the school’s Dance
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Preferred men contestants, from left to right, Kaleb Bailey, Coletyn Curtis, Ryker Erickson, Eddy Mendez, and Haden Poulsen. Not pictured is Noah Richmond. Curtis walked away with the title with Erickson and first runner-up and Mendez as second runnerup.
Sterling Scholar, senior Melanie Beck. “While learning the dance it was funny to see us all actually getting into it,” Mendez said. At the end of the assembly, the boys were escorted on to the stage by the ladies of FCCLA,
where a letter written by their family members was read to them. After the assembly, the female students were allowed one vote for the man of their choice. Votes were then collected and the results were announced Saturday,
November 12th at the Preference dance. “I got a Subway gift card, so that was nice,” Erickson said. “I was also excited for the candy necklaces they gave me.”
Seniors apply for college during college application week BY
E MI PALMER
For seniors, college application week is an important week because it’s a week that will help determine their next four years. “[The goal] is to get all students to apply to at least one higher institute after high school,” said NS school counselor Chet Keisel. Keisel wants to let students know that they can apply for colleges and be successful. College week is helpful for students because some students do not know how to apply to a college. Many may have parents who did not
go to college, so they are not familiar with how to apply, this is what college week helps do. When you apply for a college, they make you pay an application fee. However, during this week, several colleges in Utah that participate waive their fees for students who are applying. During this week some activities that the seniors participate in are attending an assembly about applying for colleges, signing a banner, and applying for colleges that they are interested in attending in the future. Last year was the first year that the school had done college week, and de-
cided to do it again this year and in the years to come. As they saw many benefits for students and counselors. In the past, students applied on their own and it was more difficult for counselors to know who had applied and who hadn’t. This way, counselors work with students to make sure they photo by eMi palMer complete the process of applying for Counselor Chet Keisel helps secolleges. niors fill out applications during Colleges like having this week becollege application week. cause they get an idea about how many students are thinking about coming going to college. to their school. It also encourages stuOverall this is a great opportunity dents to apply because they don’t have for the seniors to find out what college to pay, where money can be an issue in has to offer.
4 news Teachers and students make pledges for annual Sub for Santa drive LUCY A NDERSON
Tots program. “We work with the marine’s Toys As the holiday season draws near, for Tots program,” Vice Principal Jeff NS is getting into the spirit of giving. Ericksen said. “That’s where all of our For the past years NS has participated Sub for Santa money goes.” in the Sub for Santa charity and has Every year teachers and students just recently joined with the Toys for take on the challenge of doing undesirBY
able tasks for the sake of raising money for the charity. From years in the past, we have had the privilege of watching teachers and students participate in memorable pledges. “Mr. Higgins chugged rootbeer, Digger ate a worm,” Blackhurst said. “I
Mr. Allen shaves goatee for $2,500 Mustache for $5,500
remember a lot of them, and they’re all really funny.” Last year, NS raised about $3,500. This year Blackhurst has high hopes. “I hope to get around $4,000 this year,” Blackhurst said. “Just to set a goal.”
For $4,500 Mr. Rainey and Landon Bailey will wax their legs
Mr. Strain will get henna tattoos for $3,700; Will shave off his eyebrows for $4,000
Mr. Braithwaite will paint his head green and red with sparkles down the middle for $888.88
Enoch will allow the cybercore girls to give him a makeover for $2,000 Mrs. Johnson will make crepes for each of her classes that raise over $55 For $1500, the senior class officers will do the cinnamon challenge For $2,500 they will drink tabasco sauce For $3,000 Chase and Bailee will eat a handful of bugs The junior class officers will eat peppers and warheads for $2798 Mrs. Turpin will dye her hair hot pink for $3,000 Haylee and BrookeLyn will let the school pick the lunch for $500 For $1,000 the lunch ladies will dress as Santa and the reindeer Mrs. Hathaway, Mrs. Griffith, and Robin will do iPod karaoke to a Christmas song For $3,000 they will allow the SBOs to do their hair and makeup for the performance Mr. Whipple has four deals. 1. For every $1,000 dollars raised Señor B will serve a tennis ball at his back. 2. At $2,750 he will dye his hair. 3. For $3,400 he will wear a dog’s shock collar and bark. 4. For $4,000 he will allow the school to name his firstborn child. For $2,000, the SBOs will do the Gallon Challenge For $10,000, they will shave all the hair off their bodies. For $2007, Gavin, Chase, and Jackson will go skydiving in Moab Mr. Sadler will shave and temporary tattoo his bald head for $4,000 Mr. Syme won’t shower or brush his teeth if we don’t earn $4,000 If we do earn $4,000 he will support all NS teams and clubs Mr. Cox will eat a live goldfish for $3,333.33 For $4,000, Mr. Morley will shave the top of his head
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Former NS principal returns as custodian
principal--he had fun with his “Now that I’m a custodian, students,” Said former NS stu- the students are gone when I dent Erik Johansen. get here,” Bowles said. “I don’t Bowles’s retirement, have the interaction with the though short lived, proved to students that I used to.” have its benefits. Bowles got Being a custodian, Bowles to test his hand in oil painting, is the first to attend to the contraining and riding his horses, sequences of the ever famous and spending some quality water bottle flipping craze. A time with his three children chunk of his time consists of and grandchildren. removing water bottles from Luckily for NS, Bowles, ledges and lights. decided his place was at the “There’s always one or two high school. that get way high--they did a “Having [Bowles] here good job of getting them up just seems natural,” said prin- there,” Bowles said. “You have cipal Nan Ault. to hand it to them, they probBowles’ return as a custo- ably spent more time getting dian proved to have its advan- it up there than I do getting it tages and disadvantages for down.” photo by Kaleb Cox him. He is ecstatic to be back In both positions as a prinFormer NS principal Jim Bowles enjoyed a brief retirement before deciding he at the high school without the cipal and a custodian, Bowles wanted to return as a custodian. pressure of being an educa- has greatly benefited NS. “[With Bowles] there is BY CARLI JOHANSEN ment wasn’t for him. Bowles how they wanted the school tor. Bowles keeps our school clean, safe, and protected. nothing left undone,” Ault missed seeing the students to be,” said middle school Jim Bowles has been deal- and being involved at NS, so band teacher and former NS However, Bowles does miss said. ing with students’ messes in when the opportunity pre- student Ross Christensen. “I talking with and getting to know the students. one form or another for 36 sented itself, it seemed wrong love that man, he was epic.” years. Bowles, current custo- not to apply. As principal of NS, Bowles dian and former principal and “I’m here for some rea- walked away with some great teacher, spent eight years as a son,” Bowles said. “I don’t stories. Busting students for principal at NS, went into re- know what yet.” riding unicycles through the tirement for four years, then In his time as principal, halls, stopping some prankcame back to NS as a custo- Bowles put everything he sters from completely blockdian. The reason? There isn’t had into his job: he piloted ing off the junior hall with one. the ACT for juniors, ran the garbage cans, and stealing a se“I was home once reading school fairly and smoothly, nior boy’s stuffed penguin and the paper and saw the adver- and made a friendly environ- putting it in the trophy case tisement that they needed a ment in the school. He espe- are just the tip of the iceberg. full-time custodian,” Bowles cially enjoyed interacting with Bowles loved getting to said. “Something said, Jim you his students. know his students on a percan do that.” “[Bowles] worked with sonal level, and his former stuphoto by Kaleb Cox Bowles began oil painting during retirement. He Bowles prefers to be active students a lot to help them dents loved it too. and busy and felt like retire- reach the goals they had for “[Bowles] was a great enjoys a variety of activities including training and riding horses.
Hunting remains a popular pastime for many NS students B Y A DDIE A NDERSON
Across the country, hunting is a well-known activity that unites families and friends in the great outdoors. That is the same with many students at NS; for some it is a way of life. “I like to get in tune with nature,” senior Bo Church said. “I like smelling the pine trees.” Church, along with almost all hunters, would agree that being out in the fresh air is one of the biggest reasons that they enjoy hunting, but paired with that comes the adventure. “I like to see animals fall to their death,” said senior Jake Wright. Wright and Church often hunt together and while they have joked that at times they would like to shoot the other person, they do enjoy the company.
“We have good conversations on the hikes,” Wright said. Wright and Church take hunting seriously, which frequently starts with waking up early in the morning, spending the day hunting, and hiking out around nine o’clock at night. Wright doesn’t think much of those casual hunters who sleep in and just drive around hoping to find an animal with dumb luck. “You got road hunters,” Wright said. “Then you got us.” For some hunts, camouflage is a necessary part of the hunter’s gear, and along with hiding your attire, many hunters use a scent-eliminating spray. Hunters are encouraged not to use it as aftershave before dates. “I just roll around in the dirt,” Church said. “I take a pine tree branch and I rub it all over myself so I smell
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country.” There are two main categories of hunting: big-game and small-game hunts. The popular big-game hunts around NS include deer, elk, and moose, with the small-game hunts including pheasant, goose, and turkey. “It’s harder to hunt big game than waterfowl because you don’t get as many chances,” sophomore Niel Briggs said. “My favorite thing about small-game hunting is that I can bring my dog.” Hunters usually have a dream hunt which can range from anything from an Alaskan moose hunt to an African bow-hunting safari. “My dream hunt would be going to Texas and hunting wild boars out of a helicopter,” sophomore Debby Petersen said. Petersen, along with the majority
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Sophomore Niel Briggs poses with a turkey he shot. Briggs, along with many other NS students, enjoys his time hunting.
of hunters, just wants to participate in a hunt that is above and beyond what’s typically done. “I mostly want to wrestle a crocodile and kill it with my pocket knife,” Church said. “Or a spoon.”
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NS senior leads tech crew, joins National Guard
by Nicole Burton
For most teenagers, summer means relaxing in the sun and being lazy. Senior Cody Booher’s summer, though, was anything but relaxing and lazy as he began a career in the National Guard. After eleven weeks in Georgia training, exercising, and going on the occasional toilet paper raid, Booher is excited to further his involvement in the military branch. “I wanted to serve,” Booher said. “I felt very patriotic and wanted to do something more.” However, he had his reservations about joining the military. “I had that thought in the back of my head that I don’t want to die,” Booher said. “I understand now that it’s more than that. Though dying
in a risk, it doesn’t happen as often as we think. Death isn’t really a factor that can keep me away from the military.” While his motivations to enlist are broad, one major factor was his father, who has been in the National Guard for six years. “There’s been times when I’ve felt like he’s missed out on a lot of important things like band concerts, performances, or even the play,” said Booher. “It’s been rough, but I’ve learned a lot because he’s in the military. As hard as it is, there is a lot of good that’s come from it.” After deciding to join the military, Booher did a lot of research on what branch to join, finally settling on the National Guard. “The entire purpose of the National Guard is that you get to serve and
defend our country, but you also get to have a home life,” Booher said. “You get to stay at home. You get to go to school.” However, Booher doesn’t plan on making the National Guard a side job. When choosing to enlist while in high school instead of doing ROTC in college, Booher decided it was the best path to lead him to the leadership positions he wants. “A lot of people think that some of the things that we do are corrupt and that the war we’re fighting is not worth it,” Booher. “I think that I could make something better out of these situations and that I can help. You’ve got to start from somewhere.” Booher is already preparing for his future leadership by working hard in high school and serving as the head tech-
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Cody Booher manages the soundboard during an assembly. Booher leads the tech crew as one of his many responsibilities.
nician for the tech crew. “Last year I had a hard time delegating assignments,” Booher said. “I did not have clear expectations on the things I was delegating so I ended up micromanaging and that was just too stressful to me. I couldn’t get it all done. I could
not physically do it all myself.” It’s from learning experience like that that Booher grows as a leader. “[The most important thing I’ve learned] came from my father while I’ve been in this head technician role,” Booher said. “He taught me that be-
ing a good leader means that you can leave and everything will still run smoothly. If you leave and everything falls apart, you’re a worker, not a leader.”
Majority of NS students enjoy shopping on Black Friday By Christian Sanchez The clock ticks, every second seems like a minute and every minute feels like an hour. You have been standing in line for what seems like the longest time ever. You look at your watch and realize you still have 20 minutes to go. You hear the doors open you see the plastic come off. I’m talking about Black Friday. Black Friday is an unofficial national Holiday where many retail stores lower prices so that people could get a great deal on a various amount of items. The term “Black Friday” was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. The term “black” refers to moving from red to black in profit margins. Back in the
day when accounting records had to taken by hand, a red ink signified a loss in profit, while a black ink signified a gain in profit. Ever since the Thanksgiving Day Parade back in 1924 the Friday following it became the unofficial day that kicked of holiday shopping. Black Friday became so popular because retail store owners realized they could draw customers in by discounting prices. Black Friday became the day to shop. We asked students at NS to see who actually did some shopping. Remarkably, more than 50 percent of students at NS actually go Black Friday shopping. This means that nearly half don’t go shopping on Black Friday. The big
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question is why? “I don’t go shopping because I don’t like crowded spaces: they give me a headache,” senior Kaleb Bailey said. “I just stay home and eat leftovers.” Although many kids prefer to stay at home on this dangerous day, there are those that do enjoy the thrill of a mini Hunger Games. “I go shopping for Christmas presents and clothes, and I usually only spend $100,” senior Abby Smith said. While many students participate in Black Friday, the level of spending differs. “I just usually go shopping until I run out of money,” junior Jenessa Eliason said. While this is a great time for re-
tail stores and customers, many stores have been opening and starting their sales on the day of Thanksgiving. This isn’t new, people have been doing this since the ‘90s. Many stores think this is a great way for business, and the majority of Black Friday shoppers at NS agree. They prefer starting their shopping on Thanksgiving Day. There are more teenagers at NS that enjoy the doors being opened on Thursday, but certainly not all of them. “It’s called Black Friday not Black Thursday,” senior Maribel Serrano said. While many teenagers don’t shop on this day, there are those that do. So as long as there are amazing discounts, there will always be people shopping.
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Where to move now that Donald Trump is President B Y A ARON A NDERSEN
ing to Switzerland. They have the highest amount of After the results of the guns compared to any other recent presidential election European country. Roughmany people are asking, ly 30 percent of homeown“What is the best way to ers in Switzerland own get out of the country, and some sort of firearm. Also, where do I go?” when the next world war Contrary to popular rolls along, chances are you belief, China is actually one won’t have to get involved. of the most free countries The Swiss are also known in the world unless you to have very high standards have an interest in guns. for housing, so if you have Hong Kong has some of the the money to move you strictest gun laws. In fact, if won’t be disappointed. If you are an arms dealer in you’re more of the anti-gun this country you can and type, then Romania would will be be put to death. be the country for you. The If the anti-gun attitude people of this country only in Hong Kong is a no-go for own about seven guns per you, I would suggest mov- one hundred citizens. Ro-
mania also has cheap WiFi and the cost of living is pretty low. Now we talk about the country everyone wants to move to, Canada. If you enjoy the outdoors, watching the northern lights, and a liberal ideology, Canada is your best option right now. Everyone is talking about moving to the great north, but few if any are actually following through with their plan. If you have decided you’re going to Canada you’ll be the first of many to find out they have tough immigration laws. Sorry Oprah, but it turns out you have to be a
jack of all trades or a skilled worker to be considered for a permanent residence. If you’re not, then maybe you should consider learning the French language, which is another way to get accepted into the country. At this point you might as well consider staying in the United States. Moving to an unfamiliar country, and possibly having to learn a different language will be challenging. Even if you work hard at it, by the time you learn the language fluently, Trump will be out of office and all of your hard work would have been for nothing.
photo provided by NS Times This Canadian border station might be getting a lot more traffic now that Donald Trump is President-elect.
Daylight-savings time changes students’ schedules B Y JASMIN M AGANA
as the Daylight Saving Time is kicking in, some NS students Daylight Saving Time is will have to plan out how they something that some of our will spend their time. NS students look forward to Students from NS have throughout the year. This year found that switching the time back to standard has helped them feel more awake in the mornings and ready to go. “It just feels so nice to look outside the window around 6:30 a.m. and feel like everything surrounding me is ready for the day,” junior Tania Ortiz said. As well as with winter
sports coming up and morning practices, students also find that it’s really nice to drive in the morning without having to worry about hitting deer or any animals crossing the road. However, the big difference is the amount of daylight that is enjoyed after school. “It sucks to know that you have just a couple of hours to spend with your friends after school because it starts to get dark at five-thirty,” sophomore Brian Navarro said.
Even though the day goes by faster, there is a positive thing to it. Ortiz has been noticing a dramatic change in her sleeping habits. She has noticed that she becomes tired earlier than usual. The thing she likes about it is that she gets enough sleep so the next day she does not feel tired throughout the day. With the day being shorter, Navarro finds that he has plenty of time for homework and staying caught up in his classes. He found himself in
a situation where he believed that his day had gone by his eyes and freaked out that he had not done his homework. As he looked at his watch though, he realized he still had a solid four to five hours to work on it. Daylight Saving Time has been favored by many students, especially since it starts during school, making them value how they spend their time, and as well as getting “enough” sleep.
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Boys basketball looks to start fresh BY
K ALEB C OX
With an entirely new starting lineup this season, the NS boys’ basketball team looks to start fresh. The coaching staff sees this change as a positive and has seen a lot of effort from players. “We did lose a lot [last year], but I think that our new team is one of the most hardworking teams I’ve ever coached,” said head coach Cris Hoopes. “They like to get down, play defense and work hard for each other. It’s actually pretty refreshing and fun to watch as a coach.” The team appears to be very deep, with talent on all of the floor. Although these players did not see a lot of playing time last year, they believe the transition will go quite smoothly. “There’s just a few players that have played
any significant varsity time [before this season],” said assistant coach Tyler Bailey. “It’ll be interesting to see; they’ve got some good talent and good athletes, but in order for them to succeed, they need to work and play hard as a team.” With a handful of good shooters, ball handlers, and big men, NS has the potential to be dangerous. “I think we are a very balanced team,” Hoopes said. “I think the starting lineup will change throughout the year, and we’re just going to find out who can rise to the occasion.” There are only three seniors on the team, so if the Hawks are able to get something rolling this year, they could be able to continue that success for at least another year. But with that said, NS just wants to focus on what they can get done this sea-
son. “Hopefully it can carry over [into next year], and the things we do this year we can build upon,” Hoopes said, “but we’re just looking for a good season this year--that’s our main focus. We hope to get these kids playing well together, and have a good year.” NS’s region season schedule for this year looks tough, but beatable. “I think our region looks very good,” Hoopes said. “If I was going to pick a team that [is the team to beat] I’d say Juab. They’re bringing back the majority of their players from last season, but if they ended up finishing third or fourth, it wouldn’t surprise me.” NS opens the season at home against Delta on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Coaches and players alike are cautiously optimistic as the season begins.
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Junior Brock Bailey goes for a layup durning the Red and White scrimmage on Friday. NS plays their first game of the season Wednesday, Nov. 30 at home against Delta.
Swim team increases in size headed into second season cords,” said senior Nicole Day. “In other words we are competing against ourselves instead of other teams.” The team is just getting to a point where they are ready to move onto the harder techniques. This came to a surprise to Adams who thought they would by working on basics a lot longer. “Our first two meets went much better than I was expecting them to,” Adams said. “We have improved so much between the last two meets that I am excited to see the improvement continue.” At a meet last Wednesday in Richfield, senior Benjamin photo by Nicole Day Palmer took third place in Senior Ben Palmer swims at a recent meet at Richfield. He placed third. the boys’ 200 meter freestyle event with a time of 2:38. BY H ANNAH O STR AFF provement compared to the cided to join together.” Senior Chloe Dyches took five swimmers on the team With only a few returning fourth in the girls’ 100 yard With winter rolling in, NS last year. Adams attributes swimmers from last year, the freestyle with a time of 1:15. swim team has started their the increase to an increased team is mostly new swimmers The team is focusing on season and they have already awareness about the benefits who need to learn the bamuch more than just improvparticipated in two swim of the sport. sics of swimming before they ing times. Some of the goals meets. “I believe that it is because can work on endurance and for the team are to improve the Coach Brittany Adams is students are realizing how speed. This puts them behind different types of strokes in all looking forward to an exciting good it is for them physically the teams that they compete swimmers, improve the times season this year and is thrilled and that it is really fun,” Ad- against. of each swimmer, increase the that she has thirteen swim- ams said. “I also think that the “Right now it is more amount of swimmers, and demers to work with, a vast im- word spread and friends de- about setting personal recrease the number of disqualiIce cream
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fications. A swimmer can be disqualified for many different reasons--in all races if someone touches the bottom of the pool, hits the lane line, doesn’t perform the correct stroke, doesn’t complete the race, or starts prematurely. There are also certain rules for different types of strokes. Some of these are as simple as touching the wall with both hands, and others are as complex as doing too many dolphin kicks. Many swimmers had to learn these technicalities by trial and error. Senior Ethan Ostraff was one such swimmer; he was one of several disqualified at the Richfield meet. “I had an overall good first meet, but I definitely learned stuff that I need to work on for my upcoming meets,” said Ostraff. With two meets behind the team, they are taking a positive look on those meets and their future meets. “I didn’t drown or bellyflop, so that is fantastic. What else could I ask for?” Day said.
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Lady Hawks lose key players from last year BY
NICOLE DAY
The NS girls’ basketball team is facing a tough season with fewer players this year. Only twelve girls showed up to JV/Varsity tryouts, making it a small team. Senior Angela Clayton is disappointed that more people didn’t try out. “It upsets me because the coaches and players put a lot of work in, but people don’t respect the sport.” Despite the low turnout, down from the 24 girls on the team last year, Coach Randi Griffith is still optimistic. “Our team this year is going to be based on quality, not quantity,” Griffith said. The team has five returning seniors, which Griffith thinks is the perfect number “Just enough so that we have great leaders while still allowing underclassmen good playing experience,” Griffith said. The rest of their team is young but that doesn’t mean
they can’t be successful. “Our sophomore class carries us in numbers and skill,” Griffith said. However, the small team this year stems from an even bigger problem from last year. In the past, there has been some drama on the team, and there are some girls who decided not to play this year. “You’re always sad when a part of your team leaves,” Griffith said, “but if their heart’s not in it and it’s not fun for them we don’t want them to be miserable.” Senior Catherine Lund believes that the reduction in numbers stems from basketball’s intensity. “Basketball isn’t easy,” Lund said. “It requires a lot of really hard work and it’s a big time commitment but in the end, it’s worth it.” Despite having problems with team unity last year, they’re going to focus on turning this into one of their strengths this year. Doing this won’t be easy, but in the end
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Sophomore Tiffany Peckham dribbles downcourt on a fast break, defended by senior Angela Clayton at the Red and White scrimmage on Friday. Their first game will be Nov. 22 at home against Lehi.
they believe it will be worth it. “Everyone needs to have a good attitude,” Griffith said. “Everyone has bad days, but they still need to have a brave front and help the entire team.” Despite their problems,
they’re coming out ready to compete this year. They have a very tough pre-season scheduled this year including a game against the reigning 3A state champion Snow Canyon and another top competitor, Morgan. NS competes
in the toughest region in the 3A classification, and Griffith believes that their tough preseason schedule will prepare them for region. NS has their first game home game against Lehi on Nov. 22.
Wrestling starts season with new coaches and players BY
CARLOS NAVARRO
NS wrestling team jumps to a start as they prepare for the season this year with a new coach. They expect to have at least thirty-five wrestlers on the team, more than they had last year. The team began to practice early in October, including some two-a-day practices. With at least thirty-five wrestlers participating this year, there are more new wrestlers than returning wrestlers. Freshman Adrian Lemus is a new wrestler for the high school team, and has been wrestling for a while now. Lemus wrestled in junior high and placed fourth in state; this year he will be wrestling at 126 pounds. “This year I want to improve in wrestling and place in region so that I can compete at state and experience that feeling,” Lemus said. Lemus is excited to wrestle for NS and wants to push himself to the limit in order to wrestle on the varsity team. In order to compete at a varsity level, he must beat any of the wrestlers who want to compete at the same weight as
he does. The winner gets their varsity weight class. All of this separation between varsity and junior varsity will take place on Red and White Night on Nov. 22. “My goal this year [for the team] is to push each other and create a bond between our team so that we can all place in tournaments together,” Lemus said. Returning wrestler Gatlin Peterson is a senior at NS and has been wrestling all four years in his high school career, as well as when he was a kid. Peterson placed first in region and second in state last year and is looking for a state champion this year as well as region champion. “Knowing that it’s my last year wrestling for NS, I am going to give it my all and not back down to anything that comes my way,” Peterson said. This year, a lot can be achieved especially since it’s a fresh start with a new coach. “I would like to focus more on technique this year and get them to their top physical level,” Strain said. Strain grew up in California and
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wrestled as he went to school there, taking state his first year wrestling at heavy weight. After high school, he continued to wrestle in college for a bit, but then got married and lived in Arizona for a couple of years. He later moved to Mt. Pleasant, and received the job. “The kids here have talent, and
I want to help them show everybody that they have what I see in them,” Strain said. Overall, the wrestling team is expected to do well in a lot of the tournaments that they will compete in. They have lots of new wrestlers, but they don’t think that that will be a problem heading into the season.
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‘Doctor Strange’ continues successful Marvel franchise teach him the ways of the sorcerer. Things take a dark turn however, when sorcerer Kaecilius (played by Mads Mikkelsen) steals a page from one of The Ancient One’s ritual books. Kaecilius plans to use the stolen page to summon the dark entity Dormammu (also voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) to engulf Earth in the dark dimension. To stop the summoning of Dormammu, Strange must protect the four Sorcerer Sanctums, temples placed all around the globe, before Kaecilius destroys them. Doctor Strange has just the right grade A surgeon who can handle almost BY TR AYSON THOMPSON any injury set before him without break- amount of great acting, humor, seriousYou may look at the title of this mov- ing a sweat. But when a fatal car accident ness, and weirdness to make the crazy plot ie and think, “Doctor Who?”, and while robs him of the use of his hands, Strange pass with flying colors. Cumberbatch is it does have a handsome British man as looks for help beyond modern medicine. absolutely stunning as Doctor Strange-the main character, this movie is far dif- Strange goes to Kathmandu, Nepal, to his acting in this movie surpasses anything ferent from almost anything you’ve ever seek help from from “The Ancient One” else I’ve ever seen him in, including the seen. The main character, Stephen Strange (played by Tilda Swinton), who begins to hit BBC show “Sherlock Holmes”--it’s that (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is a
good. Another thing that is absolutely stunning in this movie is the visual style it goes for, making the real world look like it’s being looked at through an interdimensional kaleidoscope, especially the Inceptionstyled New York City scene later in the movie, that also brings an amazingly choreographed fight scene, with guys running up buildings and morphing buildings at will! Since I saw this movie in 3D, the visuals of this scene were made 100 times better; with the buildings popping right off the screen and Benedict Cumberbatch’s excellent acting, I recommend watching this movie in 3D. It’s honestly the only way to truly get the full experience. Overall, Doctor Strange has an interesting story with great actors to convey that story on a whole other level, and with the addition of the crazy-trippy visuals, it
New Nintendo console will redefine the company
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Video game company Nintendo is looking to turn things with the recent announcement of their newest home console. This latest addition to the Nintendo family is called the Switch, and it is intended to redefine what it means to be a home or handheld console. The Switch is just like any other traditional home console. You play on your TV, with a fairly standard controller. However, what makes the Switch so unique is that, when you have to go somewhere, you can simply disconnect the sides of the controller and reconnect them onto a smaller screen that powers the console, pull it out, and you can take your games on the go.
Fans were truly overjoyed when the Switch was finally revealed, just so they could finally see what it was. Nintendo had announced that their next system, codenamed “NX”, way back in early 2015 at an investors meeting. Since then, Nintendo kept their lips sealed, and said nothing about it, aside from its release date of March 2017. When some details were finally released in mid-October, fans were extremely relieved to finally have something, even if the was still five months from the release date. Nintendo is in a tricky spot right now. Ever since their first home console, the Nintendo Entertainment System, came out back in 1985, each of their consoles have sold fewer models each generation. This pattern ended with the anomalous Nintendo
Wii. The Wii was by far Nintendo’s most successful console, selling over 100 million units. Following this success, Nintendo flopped on the next-generation console, the Wii U. This was their worst selling console, with just over 13 million units sold. The Switch’s announcement came with a three-minute promotional trailer, which has gained over 20 million views. The trailer really nailed the concept of the system down, which was one of the major problems with the Wii U. Many people were very confused as to what it was. Many thought it was just an add on for the Wii. The Switch, however, has made it very clear what to expect from this new console. They showcased the portability of the system, as well as all the other ways you can play, includ-
ing sharing half of the controller with your friend for some local multiplayer action. It would seem that since the poor sales of the Wii U, Nintendo has learned its lesson and enhanced every feature of the Switch to make it picture perfect. A big feature of the Switch is intended to fix another problem that Nintendo has traditionally faced: lack of third party games on Nintendo consoles. The
Switch has resolved this problem by compiling a list of the best and brightest software developers such as Bethesda, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Sega, Capcom, EA, and others. With the Switch featuring best selling games such as “Skyrim” in the trailer, it’s a recipe for success. As exciting as all the 3rd party support is, though, we can’t leave out Nintendo’s own franchises.
Lastest season of ‘Walking Dead’ continues successful series
have to fight and work to survive. On Oct. 31 in 2010, AMC aired the first episode of what would eventually become the successful series known as The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead is based off of the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman. The Walking Dead’s newest season has just begun for the seventh time and it has left fans feeling very emotional. “It was excruciating to watch,” said NS teacher Barrett Hilton. The past season’s finale sent the message that one of the main characters was going to die and left fans to fear and ready themselves. NS student, junior Cooper RosenB Y A LEX L ARSEN lund thought he had a good idea for what was going to happen. As the former police officer Rick Grimes awoke from “I was sorely mistaken,” Rosenlund said. a weeks-long coma, he found himself in the middle of a As the episodes continue to be released, the pace has catastrophic apocalypse. In a world filled with flesh eating slowed significantly and is giving fans time to grieve over zombies, crazed people, and few resources, Grimes would
the losses. All the while, AMC is still keeping the show interesting and emotional. “That’s what’s so great,” Hilton said about the third episode, “When a show can make you compromise your own beliefs because you appreciate that people sometimes are in very difficult circumstances--sometimes there isn’t a right or a wrong there’s just ‘what can I do to survive’”. According to a school survey, approximately a fourth of NS students watch the show regularly, and a majority of the watchers were upset with AMC’s decision to kill off one of the characters. Fans everywhere are preparing themselves for the many deaths and exciting moments that will occur in the next season. “You never know with The Walking Dead,” Rosenlund said regarding the future episodes.
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‘Wizard of Oz’ musical brings popular story to life BY
A BIGAIL C LAWSON
The drama department at NS has done it again: they have put together a fun, energetic musical that everyone will enjoy. This year’s presentation of “The Wizard of Oz” fulfilled all expectations set by last year’s “Cinderella” and “Anne of Green Gables.” The classic musical follows L. Frank Baum’s story of Dorothy, played by junior, Shinoahe Lee, and her adventures in Oz with her new friends: Scarecrow, played by Brynne Lamb, Tinman, played by Jonathan Fletcher and the Cowardly Lion, played by Kelsen Spencer. The musical was performed for four consecutive days, starting with the matinees of the first act for the elementaries and the middle school. These being their first performances for an audience, things ran smoothly, with virtually no flaws. While the performances for the younger schools were well done, opening night went even better. This showing went through without a glitch. The amount of time and effort that went into this
to make it run so smoothly was impressive. The set was cleverly designed; many of the main pieces were present in the majority of scenes, but the other props made a complete change in setting. With panels flipping to change the background, and bringing in different pieces, it was easy to forget that many of the same pieces were used throughout the entire performance. As you were taken from Kansas to Munchkinland to the poppy field and through Dorothy’s travels through Oz, the changes made by the technical and stage crew were striking and effective. You were not kept waiting for everything to be put in place for the change of scene; everything was changed speedily and well timed. In addition to the change in sets, the cast repeatedly changed costume and makeup, but were always complete and ready by the time they needed to return to the stage. With many cast members for both leading and supporting roles changing costumes and makeup so often, the thought and work that went into making those transitions complete
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Seniors Kelsen Spencer and Jonathan Fletcher, sophomore Brynne Lamb, and junior Shinoahe Lee perform in the musical “The Wizard of Oz.” They presented the musical last week.
was well done. Even more impressive were the actors and the passion they put into their characters. Those who played supporting roles were always portraying their current character: from crawling on their knees to become Munchkins, to dancing and cheering as Ozians, to walking in stilts to become a tree and being threatening Winkie guards, these members
were very dedicated. Not only were they dedicated, but the cast seemed to truly be their character. From Emily Hill as the Wicked Witch, Jennifer Boekweg as Glinda the Good Witch and Salem Kimball as the Wizard, the characters truly seemed to be their part. The actors put themselves into their character, really bringing them to life and making them a real person by adding their
own personality to their character. In addition to that, the cast was always doing little things when the focus was not on them, which added to the overall quality of the play. The most noticeable of these were done by Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion, whether it was Scarecrow’s facial expressions and movement to what was being said, Tinman’s retreat into his tin shell
when things got hairy, or Lion’s constant fear, even when not much notice or thought was given to it. With all the time and dedication shown by those who worked to add to this production, “The Wizard of Oz” is a show you do not want to miss. With an overall amazing experience we can say that the NS drama department has created an extremely delightful and rewarding production.
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Halls ”When I am dead I want someone to put cobwebs on my head.” -“My cheeks feel like electricity.” -“Your shoulder looks tasty.“ -”I got deodorant on my finger, smell it!” -“Do Europeans even have rulers?” -”What if you cried Mac and Cheese?” “Depends I’ve had had good Mac and Cheese and bad Mac and Cheese.” -”You say you’re not forgetful, then you go and misplace your burger.” -”Do you consider him a nerd?” “ No. I consider him a fool.” -”Some day I want to drink my weight in water.” -”Do you think if you sat on a seal it would be like a waterbed?” -”Can I call you back, I am counting sheep.”
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1. Those that can’t do, teach, and those that can’t teach, teach gym 2. With great power comes grerat responsibility 3. Snakes don’t walk, they slither. Hmph. So there. 4. I feel the need..... the need for speed 7. Here’s Johnny! 9. You talkin’ to me? 11. You see I’m a poet, and you didn’t know it 12. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain 16. Your mom goes to college 18. I’m king of the world! 21. Our pet’s heads are falling off! 22. What’s taters, precious? 23. Nobody puts baby in a corner 24. Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn 29. ‘Greater good’? I am your wife! I’m the greatest good your ever gonna get 30. You’re gonna need a bigger boat 32. South America. It’s like America... but south 34. It’s only after we’ve lost everything, we’re free to do anything 37. I will find you, and I will kill you
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