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We don’t want to put this back on the citizens of the community. They’ve stood by us forever, and we don’t want to burden them with our problems.

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--Principal Jim Bowles, on why the school has cut back on fundraisers despite the deficit in the sports department.

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Sports department seeks to recover deficit BY ALYSSA HALL

In 2002 the NS Athletic Department could sit soundly knowing that in their budget sat $3,323. However, this would be the last year that the account would remain at a positive balance. Over the course of the next few years the account dropped further into debt, reaching an all time low of $69,243 in 2006. Although NS has yet to regain financial stability with their athletic funds, they have decreased their deficit by $47,053 in the last four years, $40,453 of which has been recovered in the last three years since Mr. Jim Bowles gained responsibility as principal at NS.

The current administrators at NS received this deficit without previous knowledge of its extent, and are unsure how it was incurred. “The way I perceive it is that it was a gift from one advisor to another,” said Bowles. Although no one is sure all that occurred to bring the budget into such a deep deficit, it was accumulated by unpaid fees and unchecked spending with little oversight. At its lowest point the debt reached $69,243 in 2006, and half of the programs had a negative balance in their budget greater than $1,200. Currently there are only five teams with negative debts. During the time the budget took

a turn for the worse, Cheryl Hadley was the girls basketball coach. She successfully managed to keep her account at a positive balance by thousands of dollars by budgeting wisely and planning ahead for expenditures in the future. “If there wasn’t money, you didn’t buy or you cut back so you could plan ahead,” said Hadley. However, not all of the coaches had the same budget managing skills as Hadley. The actions of some of the coaches and advisors of past years have left the current coaches with an inheritance of, in some cases, severe deficit. Despite the challenge of a large deficit, Bowles feels that the answer

to correcting the problem doesn’t involve penalizing the current athletes and coaches by forcing them to pay for the debts of the previous programs. “I can’t see penalizing the athletes for what happened before I got here or they got here,” said Bowles. Although the current athletes are not being forced to pay for the previous debts, the programs are being required to limit their spending. These limitations include purchasing new items only when funds are available and buying cheaper equipment and uniforms. In addition, a traveling limit has STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Flex time draws mostly positive reactions from students

Today: Region Drill Team

Competition @ SVC

Upward Bound Open House @ 7:00 p.m. (Mr. Ericksen’s Room)

Thursday:

Wrestling @

Richfield

Girls Basketball Richfield @ NS

Friday: NS Wrestling

Tournament

Speech & Debate @ Bingham Boys Basketball @ Richfield

Saturday: NS Wrestling

Tournament

Speech & Debate @ Bingham Snowriders Sundance Trip Indoor Soccer (Aux. Gym) @ 10:00 a.m.

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Students in the library (a popular spot) during Flex Time. Some use the period for schoolwork, but many use it for recreational purposes instead.

BY ZACKARY ENCE AND TYLER GLAD

By the Numbers:

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Hours needed to prepare lunch for about 430 students.

$69,243 Amount that the sports department was in debt for in 2006. The deficit has since been reduced to a more manageable total.

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Number of couples who attended Senior Ball. The money raised did not cover the dance’s expenses.

Contents A & E................7 Crossword..........8 Features.............4 News..................1 Sports................5

Ever since the flextime program started this year students have been giving mixed feelings about how they think the program is working. “It feels like a prison,” said Cynthia Cook, a sophomore at NS, “they should just buy everybody orange jumpsuits.” Many students expressed a similar attitude towards the free period. However, according to a recent survey, only 18 percent of students at NS say that they do not like Flex time. That

means that almost 1 out of every 5 students dislike the program. One reason may be that some students are required to regularly attend a specific flex class. 42% of students at NS fall into this category. “25 to 30 people attend math flex each day,” said Cheryl Hadley, a math teacher at NS. Many students also feel that the rules during flex are too restrictive and limit the full potential of flextime. They also commented on the limiting rules in the library and commons areas.

Students also said that they thought that flex was not worth their time, but according to the survey 72 percent of students use the flextime to work on homework and other school related activities. “We need to have more fun options for the students who are caught up,” said Hadley. Some teachers and students feel that they who deserve it should be able to attend a larger choice of “fun” flexes. However, many good things have been expressed about the program.

Various factors contribute to low Senior Ball attendance BY KAYLEE HOLGREEN

Senior ball is the last dance the Seniors have together before graduating from high school. Elsewhere, it is usually a big event. In North Sanpete High, though, this is not the case. Over the past three years the school has either barely made enough money to cover the cost of the dance, or, like this year, the school has lost money from lack of attendance. Senior Ball is also the only other boy’s choice dance besides Jr. Prom. Many members of the faculty and stu-

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Students at Senior Ball. Few people attended the dance.

dents believe that it is the boys that are at fault.

“The boys here need to be more chivalrous. At other

schools I’ve been to almost every boy asks someone to dance,” said Dax Higgins, science teacher at NS and DJ for the dance. The senior ball this year had a total of eighteen couples and five single girls in attendance. This unfortunately did not cover the cost of decorations and other expenses. “There weren’t a lot of people; it was hard for some kids to feel comfortable,” said Higgins Nelson Reyes, senior, didn’t attend Senior Ball STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

“I think that flex is a good use of my time,” said Jeff Burton, a junior at NS. Most of the student body feels that flex is an improvement from earlier years. Students have said that flex is a good time to sleep, do homework, relax, and talk with friends. “I think flex is a great tool for the students if they use it right, but if they don’t use it right it is a waste of time,” said Cynthia Glad, library assistant. Most teachers have said that students must show initiative for flex to be a beneficial. Most students and teachers have said that the flex program has potential, but also that it needs improvements in order to be helpful to everyone. Very few students or teachers want to get rid of the program. Despite the fact that most people like flex time, students have been expressing a dislike for Monday advisory. “[Advisory] is totally unfair, unjust, and everything about it is wrong,” said Burton. Overall most students express this opinion. They feel that the advisory period is a waste of time. Burton also expressed the feeling that if they actually had something to do in advisory he would be happier, STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Teachers receive valuable training tips from prominent educator BY HANNAH ALDRIDGE Educator Dr. Anita Archer gave a presentation on Monday to the faculty of NS, South Sanpete, and Wayne school districts. that was worth every minute of the 8-hour seminar, say those in attendance. “She is extraordinary,” said Nan Ault, Vice Principal at STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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NS plans to implement core curriculum changes for next year BY HUNTER ERICKSON

The state of Utah, along with 42 other states, has decided to adopt a new Common Core system that will gradually be put into place starting next year. This new Common Core will change the curriculum that the teachers have to teach, affecting grades K-12. “It’s going to be big for students, but it’s going to be huge for teachers,” said Nan Ault, Vice Principal at NS. The 2011-2012 freshman class will be the first and only class in the high school next year to start this new system. The year after that, the freshman and sophomore classes will be using the system, and by the 2013-2014 school year, the program will be completely implemented in all schools. In the Elementary Schools, 2011-2012 sixth graders will also be using the Common Core, but grades K-5 will not until the following year. The Common Core math classes, called Secondary Math one, two, and three, are now going to be integrated classes. Currently the math classes at the high school are subject oriented (Geometry, Algebra, etc.), but the Common Core classes will mix different parts of these subjects. Secondary Math one is going to include mostly Algebra 1, with some Geometry and some Statistics. Secondary Math two is mostly comprised of Algebra 2. They also want to teach right triangles and circles, along with triangle Trigonometry, and some more statistics. In Secondary Math three, the last course, the students will learn mostly College Algebra, some Trigonometry, Statistics, and the rest of Geometry. “What hasn’t been decided is

what is going to be required to graduate,” said David Harris, a math teacher at NS, “If they say [Secondary Math 2] is required, then [the students] would learn Algebra 2, and some Geometry. If they say [Secondary Math 3], then College Algebra and Trigonometry are required to graduate.” The English classes at the high school are also going to be affected. “For English, [the curriculum] is going to be in more detail,” said Tanya Roundy, an English teacher at NS. One thing that the state wants to work on in English is the reading scores. “More of the new core for Language Arts is meant to improve the reading scores dramatically,” said Ault. “They want students to be able to read and write on a more college level.” One of the problems with having only Common Core is that all of the students in a grade, regardless of their educational level, will be grouped in the same classes. For this reason, NS is setting up an honors program for students who excel. “If we have an honors section we can take them deeper,” said Harris. There are a few concerns that are going along with the Common Core program. One of these concerns is that the school will have to provide teachers for these new classes, as well as keep the current classes going over the next couple of years. “Every year we’re going to have to add new classes, which is quite demanding,” said Ault. Another concern is that some of the current teachers do not have a high enough endorsement to teach the new Common Core math classes. In order to teach these classes, teachers must be level three endorsed, and some of the teachers at

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These tables show the coming changes in the math curriculum for grades K-12, beginning next year.

NS are only level two. Textbooks and tests will also present a problem. Although the school is adopting the new classes, they will still be using the current Core exams to test the students until 2014, which could affect the scores. Along with using the current tests until then, new textbooks aren’t being provided as well, which means teachers are still going to use the subject textbooks in the integrated math courses.

No-zero policy instated in English classes BY CHRISTIAN CARR At the beginning of the 2009-10 school year, NS implemented a no “0” policy in the math department. With the policy, students are required to turn in all of the homework assigned to them. If they didn’t turn them all in, then they would fail the class, regardless of the percentage earned. The idea of the policy was to help the students to get higher scores on their tests and to learn the concepts. According to Cheryl Hadley, a math teacher at NS, having to do all of their homework would theoretically accomplish this. “I think that you always have students who will do what they have to in order to get a grade,” said Hadley. “[The policy] helps them to learn the concepts.” Upon seeing the success of the math de-

partment, the English department at NS decided to try out this policy in their classes this year. “Math had it, so students started taking a lower grade in English so that they wouldn’t fail math,” said Tanya Roundy, an English teacher at NS. “But English is not a lower priority,” The English department decided they would try it out to see if it helped the students obtain better test scores and raise their grades. Now at the beginning of a new semester, the teachers are starting to evaluate the effectiveness of the policy. “[Students] are not only doing it, but everyone is participating,” said Kaylene Johnson, an English teacher at NS. “Even if they are doing a minimal amount of work, then STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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One of the reasons the state has decided to adopt the Common Core is to better prepare students for college. “If we get kids college ready, regardless of what they decide, they’ll be work ready as well,” said Ault. Competition was also a factor in the decision. “Their philosophy is that they want to be taking the same type of courses that other countries are and compete with them,” said Harris. The difference, according to

Harris, is that many other countries don’t educate all of their citizens, such as China, Japan, or India. This means we’re not competing with the same population or level of students as those countries. “It’s going to be a challenge if they pull this off,” said Ault. The system for the Common Core is not completely worked out, and changes are still being made, but the school will start using it next year.

School lunch improves in quality BY KIMBERLY LARSEN

Over the years, eating school lunch has seemed to be almost taboo in the eyes of some, but this year many students and staff members at NS have said differently. In a recent survey conducted at NS, more than two thirds of those who eat school lunch on a regular basis agreed that it has actually improved this year. Many of those who saw a change in school lunch, said that that it had improved not just in taste, but also in nutritional value and variety. It used to be that most students could guess what was for lunch depending on the weekday because it was pretty consistent. This year it is a lot harder to predict. “I like that there is more than just chicken and pizza to choose from,” said Haley Nuttall, a junior at NS. At the beginning of this school year, NS brought in a new staff of lunch ladies who are a part of the change in the food. Jo Ann Mollinet, the head lunch lady at NS, said that they were working toward the Healthier U.S. School challenge. The challenge comes from the state of Utah and is a way to improve the nutrition in public schools. Right now there are certain requirements that schools have for lunches. Some of these are ½-¾ cup of fruit and vegetable combined per week, 1 serving of grain daily, and a few others. Whole grains are currently encouraged but there is no set requirement. The Healthier U.S. school challenge was put in to en-

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Jo Ann Mollinet rolls out dough for school lunch. lunch ladies at NS make all the bread from scratch.

courage schools to work towards the criteria over the next few years because it probably will become the requirement in time. “We’re actually not forced to do it,” Mollinet said. “Eventually we will be, so we’ve just chosen to do it now.” Some of the goals in the challenge that NS is working towards are more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat milk. “We try to get as close as we can,” Mollinet said. One area that has already been regulated is the preparation of the food. This year schools in Utah can’t fry anything. Instead, traditionally fried foods have to be grilled or baked.

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Because of the regulations and goals this year, the hours of the lunch ladies are lengthened. They are preparing, cleaning and planning all day in the NS kitchen. Mollinet said that it takes about five and a half hours to prepare enough food to feed about 430 students each day. This time doesn’t include that of cleanup. Some servers are here until the end of school on most days. Although the goals made for healthier school lunches means more hours for the lunch ladies, they said that they enjoy what they do. “The lunch ladies should be commended,” said Auralee Brookes, a Family and consumer science teacher at NS.

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NS Times Staff Editor-in-Chief Jesse Richmond Managing Editors Kimberly Larsen Alyssa Hall Business Manager Alyssa Hall Advisor Ben Cox News Christian Carr, editor Alyssa Hall Tyler Glad Kaylee Holgreen Hunter Erickson Zackary Ence Kimberly Larsen Features Hunter Erickson, editor Maria Reyes Jesse Richmond Austin Sanders A&E Jenahsea Long, editor Ellie Nix Kimberly Larsen Sports Dustin Allred, editor Alyssa Hall Kaytie Nielson Mandie Peckham Layout Jesse Richmond Kim Larsen Alyssa Hall Photography Christian Carr, editor Special Thanks to: Sadie Ivie Jeremy Zabriskie Chana Thompson Amy Bangerter Hannah Aldridge

Sports deficit, continued from page 1 been put in place that requires teams to stay within a boundary of 150 miles unless otherwise approved by the board with an explanation and plan of how the extra miles will be paid for. In 2009, the athletic department also elected to cut the number of games in a season by 10% in order to lessen the expenditures of travel and payment of officials. In the past three years, because of this and other efforts, the budget has made tremendous improvements. The first step in this process occurred when Bowles realized the extent of the debt and decided the numbers needed to be made known to those who were currently uneducated in the subject, yet were responsible for the budget, such as his fellow administrators and the current coaches. Bowles also turned to the NS School Board for solutions where he received help stabilizing the general athletic budget. Since Bowles confronted the board with the scenario, they have kept everything in check and watched what is being done to reestablish the accounts. “This board of education has really taken the initiative to notify me of what’s going on,” said Bowles. As a joint effort the school board and administration at NS have made a goal to have every budget in the athletic programs at a zero balance. It is not allowed for teams to increase the debt when the money is not there to use. Since Bowles has been principal, the programs have maintained a zero balance budget. “Mr. Bowles has been working really hard to recover some losses,” said Hadley.

At times coaches have used their own money to keep their individual budgets out of the red. Since Russell “Bull” Keisel has been coaching at NS he has put his

Account Account Balance 2006 Balance 2010 Drill Team Boys Basketball Cheerleading Baseball Boys Track Girls Track Wrestling

-$22,954 -$13,110

own paychecks back into the boys basketball B\budget. This act has pulled their account out of the red. “I put all my pay in there,” Kiesel said. “I don’t take any pay for what I do.” Bowles is grateful for the support he has been receiving from the current coaches. “Our coaches have been really terrific with supporting the cuts that we’ve had,” said Bowles. “I couldn’t ask for any better coaches and any better support.” The coaches have not been the only ones supporting the NS sports program. Sponsors have also played a large role in the recovery of the budget. “If it hadn’t been for certain sponsors we’d still be massively in the hole,” said cheer advisor Sheri Anderson. The community has also been a great support in fundraising efforts.

teacher at NS, doesn’t approve of the students who attended the Gunnison dance instead of Senior Ball. “I don’t care if there is another dance in Gunnison, support your school,” said Butler. “The seniors are going to be out of school in four months. They should take the opportunity to get together.” Other students had different reasons for not attending. “The timing was bad. The dance was right after Christmas break and Pref. People were all danced out,” said senior Trevor Ivory. This shows another contributing factor

Senior Ball Royalty

Positive Difference from 2007-10 -$20,240 $2,714 -$2,476 $10,634

-$10,696 + $478 -$9,379 -$8,508 -$5,734 -$4,690 -$5,555 -$1,135 -$4,104 -$3,076

Senior Ball, continued from page 1 due to a wrestling competition. However, even without a time conflict, he said he wouldn’t necessarily go. “I would have gone to the Gunnison dance with friends, because it is easier,” said Reyes. This turned out to be a big conflicting factor for the Senior Ball. Gunnison High School held the annual food drive dance on the same day as Senior Ball. The Gunnison dance is usually very high in attendance, having students coming from North Sanpete, Manti, Juab, Delta, Gunnison, etc. Mr. Butler, a Spanish

However, NS is making a large effort to cut back on fundraisers so that the community doesn’t feel the need to fix the debt for them. “We don’t want to put this back on

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the citizens of the community,” said Bowles. “They’ve stood by us forever and we don’t want to burden them with our problems.” In their efforts to accomplish this, each sport is limited to one fundraiser per year, and every other year a large fundraiser will be held for the entire NS sports program. Last year was the first year the joint fundraiser was held when the Bar J Wranglers performed a concert in behalf of the NS sports program. “We received a positive response from the community,” said Bowles regarding the joint fundraiser. An activity fee of $25 has also been put into affect this year, which every student at NS must pay at the beginning of the year. This fee pays for the entrance of each student for home sporting events. Although NS didn’t require this fee in past years, most schools do have this fee ranging from $15-$50.

to the low attendance; the Preference Dance was on the eleventh of December which was then followed by Christmas Break and then Senior Ball on the eighth of January. So the Senior Ball this year may have just had bad timing, and yet the numbers from past years have been low as well. Higgins believes that the low numbers are a growing trend. “Nowadays boys ‘hang out’ more, so they may feel uncomfortable asking someone to a dance,” said Higgins.

One of the greatest forms of revenue for NS sports lies in the gate charge at certain sporting events. The money from these games is then allocated to the general athletics fund so that all of those involved in the NS sports program will benefit, not just the sports with a gate charge. Although in the past the general athletics fund has been in the red, it is currently sitting at a positive balance. The money collected at the gated events will be placed into the fund and be distributed among the accounts that are still in debt. The main way NS will revive this account is by not spending money they don’t have and being more conscious with the funds in their budget. One way they will accomplish this is by distributing goods only to the athletes after they have paid for them so that the athletes are not in debt to the fund as well, therefore resulting in less debt in that sport’s budget. “You don’t spend money you don’t have and you plan for the future,” said Hadley. Ultimately maintaining a zero balance is the main goal according to Bowles. “Right now a zero balance is my focus,” said Bowles. Although Bowles was left with a debt that wasn’t his, he feels he and his fellow administrators and school board can contribute to the restitution of the deficit. “Most of the debt happened in the past, but you can’t dwell on the past,” said Bowles. “You’ve got to focus on the future and ask what we can do to get us out of the hole. That’s what I’ve done, and we’re headed in the right direction.”

Anita Archer, continued from page 1

NS. Ault was impressed with Dr. Archer’s teaching philosophy, the way she modeled her beliefs about education in particular. According to Ault, Dr. Archer takes an engaging and consistent approach to education. One example of Dr. Archer’s engaging style of teaching is what she calls teaching at a “perky pace.” She defined this as teaching with enthusiasm and speed. This style of teaching is meant to create interest in the topic for students and instructors, as well as covering the subject in a timely manner. Of course, Ault was not the only one to be inspired by Dr. Archers Flex time, continued from page 1 presentation. “[Dr. Archer] had great but for now all he can do is sleep. Many students also said that the feel- points and teaching skills we ings they have towards Monday adviso- can all use,” said O’Dee Hanry depend on the advisor. If the advisor sen, counselor at NS. Hantries to make advisory fun, it usually is. sen believes that he learned The advisory/flex program has a more effective way to enhelped students and teachers keep track gage students from Dr. Archer’s seminar. He plans to of where they are and have fun.

implement his new found knowledge in his own presentations in the near future, stating that Dr. Archer delivered “great instruction.” Another staff member that felt that the presentation was beneficial was Christy Bird, teacher at NS. She believes that the most valuable piece of information she gained at the seminar was how to keep students actively involved during a lesson. She, like Ault, believes that the advice of teaching a perky pace will help her do this. Bird believes that “not just talking,” but instead allowing students to participate in the lesson through various activities will help the lesson’s efficiency. “Now it is time for some good reflection and implementation,” said Hansen. No doubt, many educators feel the same way, and changes will be made to their classrooms.

Counselors’ corner Freshmen and Sophomores can now schedule SEOP conferences with their counselors to prepare for next year. Juniors, you need to sign up to take the ACT at least one time this year. The deadline for the next test is March 4th. Scholarships are available. For details on participating schools and application deadlines, visit the counseling center. For additional help with ACT Test Prep, scholarships, career exploration, college selection, etc. visit www.utahfutures.org or StudentEdge.com

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Verizon customers anticipate arrival of iPhone 4 BY JESSE RICHMOND

On Jan. 9, 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone, creating a tech buzz the likes of which had never been seen before. This buzz was killed substantially, however, when the company announced that the phone would only be available through AT&T. Flash forward to January 11, 2011. During a Verizon Wireless press conference, the company’s president and Chief Operating Officer Lowell Adams invited Tim Cook, his Apple counterpart, onto the stage in order to make another big announcement: in the coming month, the iPhone 4 (said by the event’s press release to be “the most innovative phone in the world”) would be available on Verizon’s network. “This is an important step for the industry as two great companies join forces to give wireless customers one of the most important technological additions to the mobile landscape this century,” Adams said. Here are the details taken from the press release: The iPhone 4 will be available to all Verizon customers, start-

ing Feb. 10th. Certain qualified customers will be able to pre-order their iPhone on February 3rd. With a new 2-year contract, the 16GB model will cost $199; for double the space (32GB), it’s $299. So what’s different between the AT & T iPhone and the Verizon model? According to an engadget. com article, there is a slight physical difference in the phones, due to the fact that the two companies run on different networks. This requires a new antenna for the Verizon model and, consequently, a slight bump near the volume buttons. The devices also differ in software capabilities. While AT&T’s network allows for simultaneous calling and data (i.e. talking to your friend about seeing a movie while looking up showtimes online at the same time), Verizon doesn’t offer that particular service. On the other hand, as stated by the press release, Verizon’s iPhone has

the ability to serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to five devices, something that isn’t available with AT&T. One Verizon customer in particular, NS science teacher Dax Higgins, is very excited for the iPhone to come to his net-

work. “I’m sick of AT&T having the monopoly on [the iPhone],” said Higgins. Higgins said that due to AT&T’s strict coverage requirements, it technically isn’t possible to get an iPhone in Sanpete (potential customers give their zip code, and are told in return that the iPhone is unavailable in their area). The soon-available Verizon coverage will allow more people to get the phone in the area, but Hig-

gins is wary of signing up immediately. “I would wait. That’s what I’m going to do,” Higgins said. Higgins said he plans to wait because of the potential “iPhone 5” that he believes is likely to be released in the next six months. Higgins said that such a

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phone would likely offer 4G capabilities (something not offered on either network with the current iPhone 4), as well as larger storage capacity options. Something else that Higgins said may daunt potential Verizon customers is the cost of the required data plan. “The price [of the phone]

is appealing up front, but it’s on the data plan that they’ll get you,” said Higgins. While no information has been released concerning Verizon’s data plan prices, AT&T recently lowered their data cost to $25/month, which Higgins considers to be a smart move on their part. For those who want an iPhone’s features but don’t want the potentially high data costs, Higgins has an alternative, which

he uses frequently. Since, as Higgins says, an iPod Touch is essentially an iPhone without the phone, it can use all the apps available to the latter. This includes Skype, a free VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol; essentially, it allows the user to place a phone call over the internet) app, which when coupled with a microphone headset and a Wi-Fi signal, results in a fully-functional phone. To

ensure that there’s an available signal anywhere he goes, Higgins uses a Verizon MiFi hotspot, which gives him internet access anywhere he has cellphone service. Though a 32GB iPod Touch is the same price as an iPhone with the same capacity, Higgins said the real savings come from the MiFi hotspot, which costs substantially less per month than a Verizon data plan. The downsides to this option, he said, were that carrying both devices takes up more space, and that if more devices connect to the hotspot, the speed slows considerably. Only time will tell how well the iPhone performs with Verizon. The company’s advertisements proclaim it to be “the nation’s most reliable network,” but no one knows for certain how well it will handle the increase of traffic that comes from thousands of iPhone-hungry customers. And while Apple’s product taglines can border on the grandiose, the original advertising slogan for the iPhone 4 does seem fitting: “This changes everything. Again.”

Special needs students prepare to make transition from high school to real world BY MARIA REYES

High School doesn’t last forever, and for many students leaving high school is something they look forward to. For others, it can be something devastating. Turning 18 doesn’t always mean it’s a students last year at high school. It isn’t until age 22 that a special needs student leaves high school. They can either live at a group home or enter an assisted work force where they continue to be helped with life skills. “Once they turn 18, Sanpete Community[Training Center] can find them a job in the community,” said Cami Hathaway, special needs teacher at NS. According to Hathaway, depending on the student’s cognitive comprehension, they decide on a job that best fit thier needs and abilities.

At NS, special needs students have help from Hathaway, several other teachers and various students: peer tutors. “Peer tutoring helps by being part of these kids lives,” said Hathaway. “It teaches them what friendship is, teaches them social skills that don’t come naturally.” One student who recently made the transition is Angie Christensen. Many students have noticed her absence. “For most peer tutors it was fun to have her around,” said Tiffany Roundy, senior of Moroni and peer tutor, “She was just funny and entertaining.” For Angie, leaving a place where she had been for about 8 years, was a big change. “She’s adapting,” said Sharon Christensen, P.E. teacher at NS and Angie’s mother. “She still wants to come every morning.” It’s not only hard for special

needs students, but also for the people who worked with them. “It’s bitter-sweet,” said Carma White, T.A. at NS. “You miss them but you’re happy to see their progress.” Peer tutoring is a class where students not only help special needs kids, but also are more engaged with each other. “Peer tutoring is more involved,” said Sarah Gull, junior of Wales and peer tutor. “It’s more hands on.” Some people may not know how to act around special needs students. It could be because they don’t know how to communicate with them or simply because it may be a bit intimidating. In reality, people with special needs are more normal than most people may think. “They are human and have feelings,” said Hathaway. “They deserve to be here and want to be involvedthey are no different.” Even though going the extra mil-

Students weigh pros and cons of 3D TVs

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BY AUSTIN SANDERS Imagine having the luxury of watching 3D movies in your home. The new 3D TV makes it possible to watch movies and television threedimensionally without having to go to the theater. Some people think that the new TV is overrated and don’t feel it is a wise invest-

ment. There are many possible consumers who do not want to buy the TV because they don’t like wearing the glasses. Manufacturers are trying to make the glasses as comfortable as possible by making them similar to sunglasses. It is hopeful that by 2012 glasses will no longer be needed. As of now, the glasses range from $100-

$200 a pair. Despite the negatives there are many positive factors that people should consider. Channels such as ESPN are working on becoming 3D, which would feature around 85 different sports. There are also going to be 3D video games available. Students at NS are beginning to recognize the potential entertainment value of being able to watch threedimensional television. “I used to think that 3D TVs were way overrated until the other night when I was sitting on my couch reaching out to grab the seaweed in an ocean documentary,” said Cameron Sego. There are different options for people who are contemplating buying a 3D TV but are worried about their budget. The 46-inch TVs are starting at $2300 and the costs go up and down from there depending on size. There are also bundle packages online that include a Blu-ray player for those who think that picture is everything.

eis required when working with special needs kids, it’s well worth it.

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Boys basketball has a 5-0 record in region

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Colton Dunn dunks the ball during the home game last Friday against Emery, the game ended in victory for the Hawks 72-49.

BY DUSTIN ALLRED When region play starts it’s a clean slate for teams. Previous wins and losses no longer matter. The NS boy’s basketball team looked at region play as a fresh start and now they are 5-0 in region play, sitting at the top of the region standings. The hawks had previously been plagued by injuries, as both Rhett and Dallen Bird were

unable to play due to strained ACLs and a torn meniscus. Towards the end of the first half of the season, both brothers were able to play again. “Coming back after the injury was hard,” said Dallen Bird. “My knee kinda of still hurts, and there is some added pressure to do well since I have been gone.” Birds teammates agree that he and Rhett were missed and are already noticing the improvement of the team as a whole.

Girls basketball makes progress, downs region rival Manti during Spirit Week BY MANDY PECKHAM

Through new talents and hard work, the Ladyhawks basketball team has made much progression through diligence and commitment. As the season continues, they still continue to grow. “We work hard, and we are a committed team and everyone gives it their all at practice,” said Brooke Bailey, team captain and senior. “We all work together and we improve every practice.” The Ladyhawks basketball team couldn’t be more committed to becoming better. Basketball is a big team work sport and to play you need to know your teammates. “We all have our own individual strengths and weaknesses on the team and the team as a whole,” said Bailey. “ We have smarter passes and a lot more team work. The cooperation with each other grows every time we come together. We all make mistakes but one of the great things about this year is that we are trying hard to overcome them. When we do make a mistake, we don’t get mad or down we just keep on pushing.” “If you would have compared us to the first of the year, the difference would be night and day,” said Alex

Sorensen, a junior from Spring City. “We all work so hard. We improve thanks to our coaches. They know so much and sacrifice a lot to improve us every game and practice.” “The season is going great. One of the greatest things we have improved on this year is fundamental basketball skills,” said junior varsity coach Heidi Bouck. “ Our improvement from the first of the year is outstanding. We have improved leaps and bounds and are starting to come together and play like a team. The girls have a lot of respect for each other and are supportive in whatever happens.” With the win against the Manti Templars last week, the girls’ work appears to have paid off. They were close for first half and when the second half arrived the Ladyhawks stepped up their game and pulled out the win 63-52. Brooke Bailey had the lead in rebounds at eleven, with Alex Sorensen leading in three points with two and Taylor Gordon making 14 points. “We had such a good time playing,” said Bailey. “We played hard, and to beat Manti during Spirit Week was amazing; we played hard and it felt good to send them home with a loss.” Although the girls pulled ahead with a win against Manti, they suffered a loss to the Emery Spartans on last Thursday as the Spartans came out on top 64-33. “We just had an off day,” said Sorensen. “We just weren’t shooting well. It definitely wasn’t a good shooting game. Our defense was pretty good if we just could have hit any shots.” The season isn’t over yet. They are ending with the first round of region for the girls and starting on the second round. “We all have so much fun. There’s no drama and we all get along. It has been really good so far.” said Sorensen.

“When Rhett and Dallen came back it was kinda a big thing for this team,” said junior Colton Dunn. “When they came back, things started flowing for us.” The first win of this region-winning streak came on Jan. 7, when the boys took on the Richfield Wildcats at home. The Hawks had the lead in the game in every quarter as they came to a convincing 58-44 win over the Wildcats. Rhett Bird led the team in points, rebounds,

and assists that night. He had a total of 21 points with three, 3 pointers, seven rebounds, and four assists. The next win for the Hawks came when the team took on the Juab Wasps at home on Jan. 12. The Hawks just barely squeezed by the Wasps as Dallen Bird made a basket with 3.6 seconds left to lift NS over Juab 57-56. The Hawk’s winning streak continued as the team traveled to Delta on Jan. 14. This game was the closest by far for the team as the game went into Double overtime. The Hawk’s and the Rabbit’s were tied for most of this contest; NS finally outlasted Delta through two overtimes to take the road win 68-66. The winning effort came from Colton Dunn and Dallen Bird combined for a total of 47 points to lift the Hawks over the Rabbits. On Jan. 19, the NS team traveled to Manti to take on the Templars on the road. The hawks looked as though they might run away with the game early as they took an early lead in the first part of the second quarter, but the Templers battled back to take a one point half time lead. Manti seemed to be on the victory train as they outscored NS 13-9 in the third quarter, but the Hawks had an 18 point fourth quarter to seal the 47-44 win over the Templars. This win was a team effort as NS had three players scoring in the double digits to get the win over Manti. The most recent win for the Hawks came at home last Friday as the team took on the Emery Spartans. The Hawks took an early lead and kept it almost throughout the entire game. Rhett and Dallen Bird combined to score 43 points to lead the team to the 7249 victory over the Spartans. Now the team looks forward to their future schedule. The next challenge NS faces on the road to the state championship comes when the Hawks travel to Richfield on Friday. “This team has the skill, talent, and potential to be state champions,” said Dunn. “Now we are playing up to that potential.”

Wrestling drops match to Delta

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Brady Walker wrestles against a Delta opponent last Thursday. The Hawks dropped tough matches to one of the best teams in the state.

BY KAYTIE NIELSON On Tuesday Jan. 18, NS wrestlers went up against the Delta Rabbits. With a hard loss of fifty-eight to twelve, the boys were not feeling too optimistic. “It’s not that they were that much better than us, we just psyched ourselves out,” said Oliver Sylva, a sophomore at NS. Sylva’s teammates agree that the match ended differently than expected. “It could have been better, but I was way excited and ready,” Marcos Murillo said. “We just made little mistakes.” Only two of the wrestlers won: Aaron Lee and Jeffery Burton, both juniors at NS. “The team was scared of Delta,” said Lee. “I just went out there, mad, and fought my hardest.” The match fell on senior night--a little production that was put on to honor the seniors before the varsity matches began. “Senior night wasn’t what I expected from when I was little, because it would have been better if I had done better,” said Taylor Walker, senior at NS. Walker also said his performance didn’t match his preparation, but plans to do bet-

ter. He likes wrestling because of the lessons it teaches and work ethics. The wrestlers were not sure of themselves because of the state championship-ranked team they were playing. “We did pretty good,” said head coach Tanner Cowan. “We had a bunch of battles.” Even though the Hawks lost, they hope to redeem themselves tomorrow night against Richfield. Some of the boys have been preparing for this match by staying after practice, drilling harder, and working on their weaknesses for this next region game. “We need to be ready to wrestle, not only just there,” said Walker. Cowan says they aren’t going to prepare for this match any differently, but make sure they are ready mentally and physically. “We didn’t do as well Tuesday because of lack of experience, we need to get time,” said Cowan. Murillo believes that this season is going well and gives the following advice, “Just work hard and never give up and good things will come your way.”

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Freshman leads team in points, 11th highest scorer in 3A BY DUSTIN ALLRED

She is the eleventh high scorer in 3-A girls basketball. She leads the girl’s basketball team in points, rebounds, and steals. And, she’s a freshman. Taylor Gordon is playing well and trying to help the girl’s basketball team achieve their full potential. This season, Gordon has been a huge factor for the girl’s basketball team. Her scoring ability and average of 12.75 points per game has been the difference maker for several games per season. “I think my work ethic is the reason that I have done as well as I have,� said Gordon. “I work hard because I want it so much, I want to take it to the next level. “ “Taylor’s scoring ability is what sets her apart from others,� said assistant coach Heidi Bouck. “She is the high point man.� Gordon’s family started her out in sports when she was little. She looks to them for inspiration to motivate her. “My whole family plays sports,� said Gordon. “I’ve just always looked up to them and been inspired by them.� Playing high school varsity basketball as a freshman may be an intimidating thing for a lot of people, but not for Gordon. She goes into every game just thinking about what she needs to do to get a mark in the win column. “I go into games with the mindset of not getting scared of the people that I am playing against,� said Gordon. “It doesn’t matter if they are older or more experienced, I just go and play my game.� “She is a freshman and her talent and level of playing is beyond anything that I’ve ever seen in a freshman,� said Bouck. “She’s not afraid to play against seniors and juniors, and she still takes it to the hoop. She’s Incredible.� Some people may say that Gordon has an advantage over other players because she is left-handed. She tries to use this skill to her advantage as much as possible on the basketball court. “I definitely have an advantage because of my left hand,�

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said Gordon. “The advantage has gone away a little bit because other players know that I’m left handed coming into games, but using my left hand still can confuse the other team.� Gordon’s teammates know that they can count on her whenever they need to bring more offense into their game. They can know that they can rely on her throughout the whole game. “When ever I play with Taylor, I know that we can create plays,� said a teammate. “We can always count on her to get to the basket and score when we need her to.� Although Gordon has some of the best statistics on the

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team despite her youth, she is the first one to point out her weaknesses. “My biggest weakness on the court is my right hand,’ said Gordon “I’m also looking to improve on my team work this year.� Gordon has set high goals for herself this year. With the added help of the new coaches, Gordon hopes to help the team achieve greatness. “I have always had the goal of taking state as a freshman,� said Gordon. “I really think that it is possible.’ Now, with region play closing fast, can Gordon help the team come together and make the Mighty Hawks soar?

Cheer qualifies for Nationals

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BY ALYSSA HALL Only one week before the Spiriteers were to travel to Cedar City for their last competition before region they suffered a setback wherein they lost a teammate to ineligibility. With a spot to fill on the floor the girls began a week of long practices and much preparation. “We had a lot of changes to make in three of our routines and we needed to prepare for the cedar competition and region, which required putting in some extra time,� said Head Coach Alisa Cheney. Although the girls were exhausted from their long week of hard work they felt ready for the competition at hand. “I was nervous at first because having changed so many things so close to competition we had been making quite a few mistakes, but after the week of long practices I felt pretty prepared,� said Co-Captain Mikelyn Christensen. Entering the gymnasium of the Cedar City Redman Saturday morning for the performance of their first routine, the girls were prepared to give it their all as it was their third competition of the season. After the second performance of the day, their military routine, another setback fell into place when Sophomore Ana Bentley suffered an injury to her knee. After

being advised by the trainer at the competition not to dance for the rest of the day the girls were required to face the judges in their next routine with a hole in their formations. “I was worried it would affect our chance to win at first because it gave us a disadvantage,� said Cheney. The girls did not disappoint. In fact, the following

routine was one of the best performed throughout the entire competition. “After performing our dance routine I felt very confident. The energy was amazing and we gave it our all,� said Christensen. As the girls and coaches waited for the final results during the awards ceremony, they were filled with high hopes.

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“I didn’t have expectations, but rather hope that my girls would get what they deserved,� said assistant coach Ashley Cheney. In the end, the Spiriteers were awarded the honors of first place three times and second place twice, one of the first place honors being given for the dance performed directly after Bentley’s injury.

For the first time in over ten years the spiriteers were also awarded the most valuable award of the competition, the sweepstakes award. This award is given to one team that, out of all 12 teams at the competition, earned the most total number of points from the judges, and therefore reigned as champions over the entire event. This includes all classifications including 5A’s Weber High School. “I couldn’t believe it because we haven’t done that

well in quite a while,� said Christensen. “I didn’t even know what had happened because I was kind of in shock. Finally all of the practice and getting up early paid off big time.� Although the team is very excited about their recent accomplishments they know they still have much work ahead of them as their season draws to a close. They will compete today in Richfield at the Sevier Valley Center at 5pm for the title of Region Champions.

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Animal Farm continues to give insight and entertainment

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BY KIMBERLY LARSEN Some may say that the book Animal Farm by George Orwell is widely over-read,

but I have a different opinion. Whether it is read in class or on an individual basis, I feel that students should read this book at least once because of

the lessons that it can teach. The cover page of the book calls Animal Farm a fairy story, but it could also be called a parable because there are multiple ways to interpret the story depending on your perspective. The story starts out on a farm in England called “Manor farm”. The farmer’s name is Mr. Jones and by his description in the book, he seems to be lazy and drunk most of the time. Although Mr. Jones owns the farm, the animals are the main focus of the story. One night, after Jones has gone to bed, the animals gather together to hear old Major, the oldest pig, tell of a dream that he had. His dream was of an England where all of the animals were free. Major taught the other farm animals a freedom song called beasts of England and encouraged them to fight for their liberation. The animals soon kick Mr. Jones out of his farm and re-

name it “Animal Farm”. They come up with seven commandments that all of the animals must follow and start to learn how to read and write. The animals also take care of the farm by planting, harvesting and making improvements. Some of the animals, namely the pigs, are smarter than the other animals and pick up knowledge faster. This leads to the pigs kind of taking charge and taking advantage of the power over the other animals. Over the years the pigs gain more power, and slowly start to break each commandment. They justify it to the other animals and although the others are confused they accept it, because, of course, the pigs are smarter and must be right. The pigs become more and more like humans until, at the very end, the other animals can’t tell the difference between the two. Probably the most inter-

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esting part of this book, for me, was when I started to realize what the pigs were up to. In about the middle of the story, the pigs start to break the commandments, such as sleeping in a bed and wearing clothes. This is when Animal farm starts to change from an equal place for all creatures to a good, better and best place. It was interesting to see how the pigs slowly took over. I was shocked to see the end when the horses and donkey looked back and forth between the pigs and the humans and couldn’t tell the difference between the two. One lesson that I took from this story is that knowledge is important. If the chickens, horses, and sheep had been smarter and had known how to read, the pigs probably wouldn’t have had as much influence over them. This book shows that knowledge truly gives you an advantage in many things.

Another way that this book can be used is in a comparison to the Russian Revolution during the early nineteen hundreds. Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown by the Russian citizens because they wanted a better life and more freedom. Later, leaders such as Stalin came into play and brought about Communism in Russia. Life at this point was worse, for most, than it had been under the rule of the Tsars. This was the same for the farm animals. They thought that after getting rid of Mr. Jones their lives would be better, but in the end, life was as if they had never made the change. I enjoyed reading Animal Farm because it was both interesting and an easy read. The 126 pages can either be read for the lessons or just for entertainment. Either way, I think this is one that students should pick up.

The Green Hornet in 3D provides laughs, action

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The Green Hornet, with Seth Rogen as the lead character, offers laughs and some excitement.

BY ELLIE NIX The Green Hornet is a comedic action movie. It is the story of Britt Reid, who is the son of a rich journalist. Britt is a lazy, rich kid and is always getting in trouble. He soon gets a wakeup call when his dad dies, and he becomes the editor-inchief of his father’s paper. Soon after, Kato comes into Britt’s life. Kato is a brilliant mechanic, and Britt soon realizes Kato’s potential. Kato helps Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), realize what he really wants to do. They start by petty vandalism of Britt’s fathers statue, but that went horribly wrong. They end up helping a couple that is being robbed, but when it gets caught on camera, the only person that people see is Britt, and he’s green. That is how they come up with the name, Green Hornet. Britt and the staff at his family’s news paper are trying to come up with a name for the “mysterious man”, when Kato thinks of the Green Hornet. It instantly becomes a big name on all the newspapers. Meanwhile, Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz) is the mastermind of all the Green Hornets movements, without knowing it. She works as a secretary for Britt, and helps give him ideas as to what the Green Hornet will do next. The Green Hornet slowly starts moving all over the city. The purpose of the Green hornet is to appear as a villian, but in truth he is actually getting rid of crime in the city. All of a sudden, Britt finds himself faced with the possibility that the biggest criminal mastermind in the city, Chudnofsky (Christopher Waltz), wants him dead because the Green Hornet has been getting rid of all of Chudnofsky’s business. When he goes to meet him, he finds Britt and Kato, buried alive inside their car. Chudnofsky is satisfied, until the car suddenly blows up, freeing the men. Then things begin to go wrong. Britt decides he doesn’t need Kato’s help anymore, so he kicks Kato out, but then discovers a big secret and his life is put in danger. He goes to meet with the future mayor, Scanlon (David Harbour), not realizing that he is really the mastermind behind all of Chudnofskys movements. The Green Hornet offers brief increments of comedy along withsome action. It does include some language and vulger content though. Overall, the movie had enjoyable parts but was somewhat questionable in its nature.

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