October 2018

Red ‘n’ Green

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

The

VOLUME 51, ISSUE 2 222 Memorial Drive Berlin, WI 54923

A BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OPEN FORUM SINCE 1924 Newsbriefs Natalie Ceman

Reporter Sophomores partake in safe driving seminar, learn important lessons

Every year the Sophomore Class, in preparation for getting their licenses, attends the Party at the PAC. This informational event was held on Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Performing Arts Center in Appleton.

The students spent the day listening to stories of the dangerous and sometimes fatal effects of distracted and impaired driving, in an effort to prevent these events in the future.

They listened to first hand accounts of these outcomes, as the speakers implore them not to make the same mistakes they did.

“I think it was definitely nessesary. There are so many people who still text and drive and it leads to a lot of accidents,” sophomore Vincent Evans said.

“You need to just turn off your phone while driving, put it in the backseat, and if it’s an emergency, just pull over to use it.”

Faculty changes use, time of mandatory CIA With the new school year comes a few new changes to the weekly schedule, particularly CIA. Not only is the time of CIA altered, but also the purpose and goal of that time is new. The Junior Class is the main group affected of these revisions.

CIA will now be utilized as a time for ACT prep for the juniors on Wednesday, in hopes it will help them achieve a high score on the test. CIA also now takes place for 45 minutes between fourth and fifth hour.

Members of the Junior Class have mixed opinions on these adjustments.

“It shouldn’t be mandatory. It should be my choice to participate in ACT prep or not,” junior Kara Block said.

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-Nurse addition to high school, pg. 3 -JUUL in depth series, pg. 4-5 -Fall sports reflect on season, pg. 7

Senior organizes creation of new club

Bryn Hermanson Editor-in-Chief

Senior Timo Roberts has wanted to be involved in a club that offered debate and discussion since his freshman year. The only problem for Roberts was that the school did not offer a club that he was looking for, at least not until this year.

Due to the lack of the club Roberts wanted to be involved in, he founded the Berlin Respect Club whose main focus is to allow students to talk about their opinions on anything and everything.

“The Berlin Respect Club is going to be Berlin’s sole debate and discussion club,” Roberts said. “Members will talk in a respectful manner to discuss current events, controversial topics or anything that could be the subject of controversy.”

Roberts came up with the idea while reading and analyzing the Kavanaugh hearings. He thought that our school should have a place or platform where students could discuss these different topics, which is why senior Gerardo Barraza joined the club.

“I value respect as a person, and discourse between people in school. I don’t think there was an outlet for us to express our opinions in a way that wasn’t destructive. I feel that the Respect Club is a great opportunity for that, and I’m happy to be a member,” Barraza said.

With Roberts wanting to make an

Senior Timo Roberts hosted the first Berlin Respect Club meeting on Oct. 16 in math teacher Nicole King’s room with a male dominant crowd showing up. The club meets every Tuesday during CIA in King’s room. “Members will get the ability to articulate ideas and opinions and present them in Photo: B. Hermanson front of other people that are doing the same thing,” Roberts said. impact with his idea, he first needed to get approval for the club.

“Getting permission for the club was pretty simple. Within a day, the club went from a concept to completion. I thought about the point of it, wrote down a few key ideas and who would be a potential board if I wasn’t there,” Roberts said.

“I then had a meeting with Mr. Mork and talked to him about it. As long as there was no funding, it would be all good.”

A challenge did not rise when looking for an adviser for the club.

Roberts asked math teacher and

forensics coach Nicole King due to her knowledge and capability.

“Timo asked me and I said ‘sure’. I think it’s a good idea that people should be able to have different opinions and still be able to talk civilly,” King said. “I think young people and adults should all learn how to talk to each other respectfully, even if they have different opinions.”

As a result of the club being brand new, Roberts and King are figuring out topics as the meetings go along.

“The first step was to get people here and to see what they’re inter-

ested in talking about,” King said.

“I put the agenda onto Timo’s lap because it was really all his creation and his idea. I thought I’d see how it goes if he just creates an agenda.”

While there will be bumps in the road, Roberts says he believes the club will be an overall success.

“I think this club will be successful because everyone has opinions, and we live in a society that values individuality,” Roberts said, “If we present a place where you can go and express that individuality, I don’t see why it wouldn’t be successful.”

More cameras installed throughout school district Ryan Breeden Reporter Surveillance cameras have been installed throughout the district. It was a two-week process that began during the first week of October. These new cameras are part of the requirements to earn the School Safety Grant.

“These are German-made, state-of-the-art cameras that are designed to help us monitor the entrances and hallways at all times,” Project Manager Adam Umbreit said.

Since these cameras are necessary for the safety grant, the state is paying for all of them to be installed.

“The safety grant started this whole process, so the state is providing the funds for all hardware being installed around the district,” Superintendent Dr. Robert Eidahl said.

Everything was installed by Heartland Security and Accucom Security Solutions from Oshkosh. No cameras were put in classrooms, but they are near all entrances and in the hallways.

“The greenhouse entrance is

a big spot where we put a lot of surveillance. We are monitoring areas that we can’t always see and trying to keep them secure,” Safety Director Josh Youngbauer said.

Along with the cameras at all entrances and in hallways, the exteriors of all buildings are monitored as well.

“We have the ability to see the entire outside of the building, and those exterior cameras have night vision as well,” Umbreit said.

Adding all of these cameras is supposed to be a big security benefit for the school, but some students do not see it that way.

“While I understand the reasoning for installing cameras is to take preventative measures and increase security, it isn’t like anyone that is capable of doing such a heinous act is going to think twice just because of cameras,” senior Timo Roberts said.

“It’s a waste of state funding, in my opinion.”

As for the footage that gets recorded by the cameras, there are many different people that have access to it if needed, and it can be kept for as long as

needed.

“The main offices and police liaison can see the footage at any time and the principals have apps on their phones so they can view it as well,” Umbreit said. “Anything that the cameras record can be played back for the entire school year.”

While there are no set consequences for opening a door for somebody, it will be handled by the school and not the police.

“There are no fines for opening a door, but there will be schoolrelated consequences,” Police Liaison Officer Georgia Trochinski said.

With the addition of these cameras, there are now 75 different cameras in the district.

“There are a lot of cameras now, but if it’s for safety I don’t think it crosses the line,” senior Mitchell Krueger said.

There are a lot of ways to monitor what is going on, but the cameras are not intended to be an invasion of privacy.

“We want everybody to be aware of what’s going on if something were to happen, so these cameras will help us a lot in that aspect,” Eidahl said.

The cameras are just the beginning of the safety movement that the district is undergoing to earn the safety grant.

“The goal is to keep everybody safe and these cameras are going to do that for us,” Umbreit said.

Camera Fast Facts • 27 new cameras have been added to the high school • 48 have been added at the other two schools • 12 dual-lens cameras in the high school • 100% exterior coverage of entire district • 75 total cameras at all three buildings

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Opinion

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

Editorial

The Red ‘n’ Green Berlin High School 222 Memorial Drive Berlin, WI 54923 920.361.2000

Students need clear message on new school policies, rules

“Fines will be given to students who open locked doors for others." “There will be nicotine sensors in school toilets.” “Members of the Berlin Police Department will stand outside the greenhouse doors waiting to enforce the commons-doors-only entrance rule.”

Rumors like these spread especially fast in a small school like ours. Stories can get altered and rearranged as fast and as expansively as they are spread. Soon enough, an untruthful story is flying through our halls. How does this affect our daily lives?

For example, if a student opens the door for a friend, how are they supposed to know it was wrong in the first place? Would it be just to punish them if they didn’t know it was against the rules?

The point is that students are confused. We need a clear message on the new policies and the rules they entail. We need unambiguous statements that leave no room for misinterpretation. The school would function better as a whole, as more rules would be followed.

To get accurate information, we

Bryn Hermanson Editor-in-Chief As we all know from the long, thin “flash drives” falling out of students' pockets or the empty pods in the parking lot, JUUL has been the latest craze among students.

Not to be a Negative Nancy, but has anyone seen or even heard about the effects of JUULing on teenagers, or the effects a little quarter-sized pod can do to the human body? Well, take a seat and let me tell you some facts about what hitting that JUUL can do to you.

According to Juul.com, one JUUL pod contains an equal amount of nicotine as a pack of cigarettes! The reason this is so harmful to high school students is that nicotine is highly addictive. Being addicted to nicotine could potentially lead to smoking cigarettes, putting us at a higher risk for health issues, all before we actually get to do something successful with our lives.

The main health issues that are brought up multiple times on the news and online are brain development and cancer. In a article published in “Women’s Health,”

talked to Police Liaison Officer Georgia Trochinski and Principal Lynn Mork for the truth on these speculations.

First off, nicotine sensors in the toilets are not being used, nor will they be in the near future.

As for fines for opening the door, the punishment for that is not set in stone yet, but Trochinski can assure us that the consequences, as of now, will not be too extreme.

While the chances of getting a fine for opening the doors for classmates are low, students are almost guaranteed to face some sort of discipline, so they should just not do it.

Even though there are some rumors that are currently false, that could change in the future. Police patrol at the greenhouse doors is not in effect at this time, but it is not out of the question in the future.

To prevent this confusion, it is crucial that the staff gives the students a clear statement on what the rules are, how they will be enforced and the consequences in place if we break them. Perhaps a flyer or a district- wide email would suffice.

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Senior Column: Is Juuling really that cool?

Carol Southard, R.N. and Tobacco Treatment Specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said that nicotine addiction can act as a neurotoxin and can mess with the brain chemistry so the brain would not function normally without it.

This is a concern for teens because our brains are still developing and our brain is more vulnerable to addiction. It was also found in a study cited in “Women’s Health” from the journal “Pediatrics” in March 2018, that teenagers who used e-cigarettes had higher levels of cancer causing chemicals in their system than non-smoking teenagers.

Beyond health concerns, JUULing

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Photo: C. Streck can lead to consequences in school.

From observation on social media and word of mouth, a number of the “JUULers” here are athletes, not to mention multiple-sport athletes.

According to the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Joe Brandl, if students get caught with a JUUL or any other smoking products, the school takes it and students could get a citation for having it in school.

Parents are then notified. For the second offense, parents are notified once again, and the student is suspended.

For the student athletes, they will not be able to participate in 20 percent of the season if caught the first

to the

Student questions KIND committee

Dear Editor, I would like to say that the KIND committee is really not kind at all. Their method of choosing new candidates is biased and elitist. How is it kind for new members to just be the friends of current students or the favorites of teachers? How much does the KIND committee do? The hypocrisy is kind of annoying. If the teachers are allowed to be sarcastic, but tell students off for the same thing, is that kind? My question is, should the KIND committee really be called kind?

-From an "unkind" student (Name withheld by request)

time. If students admit to having a JUUL or using other smoking products, that time is reduced to 10 percent of the season.

A topic that is also commonly brought up are the flavors JUUL produces for their product. Would JUULing be really that popular if there weren’t flavors like mango, fruit medley, mint and crème brûlée? With flavors like these, it seems like JUUL is lowkey marketing to teenagers, even though their mission is to “improve the lives of the world’s one billion adult smokers.” Even though these flavors sound more attractive and less harmful, teenagers are still consuming the same amount of nicotine a pack of cigarettes has.

Overall, does that rip really pay off in the end? As a student body, we need to be cautious of the chemicals we are putting into our growing and developing bodies.

We have so much to look forward to in our lives, so why would we want to take the chance and use a product that shortens them?

Sources: womenshealthmag.com, juul.com

Editor

Students block hallways Dear Editor, I believe that the halls are always very busy between first and second hour, and if people are going to wait for friends they should stay off to the side, not in a line in the middle of the halls.

-Junior Mackenna Ponto

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

Continuous yearly work for secretaries

Bryn Hermanson Editor-in-Chief

Besides calling students down to the office and letting students in when they are late, secretaries Missy Gravunder and Laura Sobieski have a lot more on their plates than many people think.

Throughout the school year, the secretaries are responsible for online registration, updating the school website, being the secretaries to the principal and assistant principal, and putting together academic breakfasts and graduation.

While these are just five examples of what they both do, Sobieski and Gravunder also have their own duties to carry out.

The secretaries are also responsible for state reporting that includes information on students like community involvement, what the teachers teach and information about the school like graduation and drop out and attendance rates.

“Every student has an ID number with the state, so it’s maintaining clean information for all the state reporting we have to do about the student,” Gravunder said.

One of Sobieski’s main responsibilities is taking care of the activity accounts by being the bookkeeper. She also takes care of ticket sales and ordering the concession and vending machine items.

The biggest job for Sobieski

Secretaries Missy Gravunder and Laura Sobieski work throughout the year to make sure the high school runs smoothly.

Photo: B. Hermanson comes in January when the Local Community Scholarships open up.

“I send out information to past donors and ask if they would like to donate again, get the application ready, get and remind students to apply, make sure students send out thank yous to the right donors and get information to the students on how to collect the scholarship,” Sobieski said.

On the other hand, Gravunder mainly deals with athletics.

“I set up the calendars, rosters, create the programs, awards, the passes for parents night, senior night activities and anything the coaches need,” Gravunder said.

While they are extremely busy during the school year, many times

they get asked “what do you do in the summer?” Their answer is that summer is one of their busiest times and does not slow down until the fall sports meeting in late July.

“Summer is closing out one school year and getting ready for another,” Sobieski said. “It’s amazing what needs to get done to make it all happen.”

Even though there are pros and cons about their jobs, they say the pros outweigh the cons in the end.

“It’s fun, but sometimes it gets overwhelming because we are constantly doing a little bit of everything and then have to stop to greet a parent or answer the phone,” Sobieski said.

District adds nursing staff:

Brandl joins high school as registered nurse Kalynn Wilson

Reporter

For years, school nurse Terri Mauel has been the only nurse the whole district depended on. Now, she has help from Jesi Brandl.

“She is the first person who was hired. She is a registered nurse,” Mauel said.

Brandl first heard about the opening from Superintendent Dr. Robert Eidahl.

“Dr. Eidahl posted the position and approached me with the idea of working in the school part-time,” Brandl said.

Brandl has not worked in the medical field for a while. Being the school nurse is her first job in the nursing profession.

“I’ve been home for the last seven years. This position works very well for me to get back into the work force,” Brandl said. To be elligible for the position, Brandl had to have a degree.

“I had to have a four-year college education. I went to Winona State University. It’s a certified school for nursing,” Brandl said.

Getting back to work is something Brandl looked forward to.

School nurses Terri Mauel and Jesi Brandl work together in the nurse's office on weekdays. Previously, Mauel has been the only nurse in the entire district. “It's been very good She’s a professional, and she’s very nice,” Mauel said.

Photo: K. Wilson Mauel was looking forward to having Brandl working here, as well.

“I’m mostly at Clay Lamberton in the mornings. I come to the high school in the afternoon.

There’s a full-time health aide at the middle school, so I go there when she needs me,” Mauel said.

While Mauel covers things over at Clay Lamberton, Brandl will be at the high school.

“I will be here at the high

school three days a week, and Mauel will be district wide," Brandl said.

When neither Brandl nor Mauel is present at school, student services secretary Sarah Judas fills in. With Brandl on staff, it has cleared up Judas' schedule to achieve other tasks she has to do.

“It has freed up my time, and has been quite helpful,” Judas said.

Ryf, Erb chosen for Student of the Month

Isabelle Willett

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Reporter

An outgoing personality and a sense of determination has made senior Samuel Ryf an icon at BHS and October’s male student of the month.

“It’s been fun. I’ve definitely learned a bit. Throughout high school I’ve swam, and been part of Linc Crew and Student Council. I felt like I needed to help the school out, so I got involved,” Ryf said.

Ryf has made an impact on many throughout his years at the high school because of his involvement and positive attitude.

“He is friends with everyone. I think that’s because he is genuinely nice to everybody,” junior Alec Moriarty said.

Ryf has been able to navigate high school with a sense of humor.

“He has a great personality, he is a great conversationalist and he can always carry on a conversation, even with adults,” Guidance Counselor Matt Willett said.

Ryf has achieved great success within the swimming community and academics.

“I’m not always book smart, but I’m super outgoing which I feel has With her nose in a book, senior Emma Erb has been able to quietly lead within BHS. For her contributions to the school, Erb was chosen as October’s female student of the month.

“There have been many ups and downs throughout my high school experience. I wasn’t really involved until I was an upperclassman. I saw my classmates having fun with their extracurriculars, so I decided to get involved,” Erb said. “When I was a sophomore, I joined Battle of the Books because I really love to read. I’ve also joined choir, band, the play, the musical and swimming.”

Over the past four years, Erb has really been able to come into her own and find what she enjoys doing.

“I’ve seen her confidence evolve over the past four years.

She really came out of her shell,” Choir Director Lisa Utecht said.

“She is a leader. Emma is truly a smart gal who knows what she wants and goes after it.”

Erb enjoys reading whenever she can because she often relates her books back to her personal experiences.

“You would normally see me

Photo: Marsha Walejko really made an impact, Ryf said. “I started swimming when I was seven, due to a piece of paper coming home from school. It was the same year that Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal. My friends give me a hard time about swimming, but I’ve been able to balance what I care about with what others care about,” Ryf said.

Many admire Ryf’s contribution to BHS, and his dedication to what he cares about.

“I admire Sam’s ability to be his own person. He doesn’t conform to others, and I admire his hard work,” Willett said. “I also respect the discipline it takes to balance academics with swimming, and I know not everyone could do that.”

Photo: Joey Monson-Lillie Photography with a book. I like to read because not everything in a book is reality, but you can always turn your dreams into reality,” Erb said.

After high school Erb plans to continue her education. She is interested in a career as a school psychologist.

“I want students to have someone to go to, and I hope I can be that,” Erb said.

Many believe Emma will find sucess on whatever path her future takes her.

“She will reach any dream and any goal she has, when she puts her mind to it nothing is out of her grasp,” stepmother and math teacher Shawn Erb said.

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In-depth series

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

FDA puts in effort to stop marketing JUULs to teens

• Almost one-fifth of middle and high The JUUL company sells school students have seen JUULs flavors to attract used in school. teenagers such as • The FDA is giving the JUUL compafruit medley, mint, ny nine more days to prove JUULs mango and crème won't be sold to teenagers under brûlée.

There are also “JUUL skins” being sold on mulitiple websites trying to target teenagers.

Sources: truthinitiative.org "F.D.A. Targets Vaping, Alarmed by Teenage Use" NYTimes.com Sept. 12, 2018 Created by Mari Beltran

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18, or they will be discontinued.

• If you vape, you are more than four times more likely to start smoking cigarettes.

• Students between 12 and 17 years old have seen JUUL use in school.

• The FDA issued 131 fines ranging from $279 to $11,182 to popular gas stations who were selling JUULs.

With senior

Cedrick Sanchez

Reporter Mari Beltran: When did you start JUULing and why?

Senior Cedrick Sanchez: “My first hit off a JUUL was probably around the begining of 2018. At that time I never really tried nicotine other than vapes, but the nicotine level isn’t anythig compared to the JUUL.” Q: What do you think of them?

A: “I like them. I don’t think they're a bad product or necessarily a problem. People are often quick to judge about JUULs, and they focus on negatives instead of positives.”

Q: Do you crave the JUUL at school?

A: “I don't find myself thinking about it at school. There’s no poInt in hitting it 24/7, or it would turn into a bigger problem.”

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One JUUL Pod (5%) equals the same amount of nicotine in a pack of cigarettes News outlets and social media sites report widespread use of JUUL by students in schools, including classrooms and bathrooms.

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Cigarette smoking causes most cases of lung cancer.

Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths.

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JUULing has lar Isabelle Willett

negative effects. Everyone is completely obsessed with it.

They practically plan their days Taking hits off a small flash at school around when they can drive looking E-Cigarette has be- take the next hit off their JUULs,” come a new craze. The JUUL was junior Myah Jodarski said. created to help smokers quit traIt is against school policy ditional cigarettes. JUUL has not to possess a JUUL on school only reached its target audience, grounds. It is also illegal for anybut also millions of teenagers. one under the age of 18 to own Those addicted to the nicotine a JUUL or any other e-cigarette. filled product even attend BHS. “If you see anyone JUULing, we “Students JUUL in every bath- encourage you to turn them in so room in the school. You also we can work towards stopping see it in the the problem,” parking lot, Police Liaison “It’s annoying. I don’t want Officer Georand even in some classto have to see it every time gia Trochinski rooms,” seI walk into the bathroom said. “It is exnior John or even at sporting events. tremely diffiVang said. cult to enforce I want to be able to watch The quesbecause I don’t tion is, how the game without clouds of personally see is the JUUL smoke being puffed in my it, and there affecting face,” junior Myah Jodarski are no distinct students odors.” said. even when Students they are not also report the ones using it? seeing empty JUUL pods in the “It affects a lot of people. It’s a student parking lot on multiple large distraction for everyone at occasions. If students can obvischool,” senior JD Neubauer said. ously see their classmates JUULAccording to students, the JUUL ing, then why don’t they report is reportedly being seen by a ma- what is happening? jority of the BHS student body.

“It has sadly become the norm.

Due to the large percentage of I also believe that we don’t want nicotine in the product, even stu- to be the ones to tattle about it, dents are becoming addicted. so everyone just kind of knows to “It definitely has a bunch of keep their mouths shut,” Jodarski

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In-depth series

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By the What are your Numbers: thoughts on JUULing?

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Concern 29%

said.

According to a Red ‘n’ Green survey, 43.6 percent of the BHS staff has reported a student for some type of smoking.

Smoking products are still being seen by both students and staff, causing the school to feel the effects.

The addictive quality of the nicotine in the JUUL pods has lead to many spending large sums to feed their habit. It has also caused many of the students to worry about their peers.

“Hopefully JUULing doesn’t lead to anything worse, but I’m sure most students will do it regardless,” Vang said.

Another concern is how JUULing is affecting those who don’t partake in it.

“It’s annoying. I don’t want to have to see it every time I walk into the bathroom or even at sporting events. I want to be able to watch the game without clouds of smoke being puffed in my face,” Jodarski said.

The long term effects of the JUUL may not yet be known by consumers, due to the newness of the product, but the withdrawal symptoms are evident to students.

“You can tell the kids who use it miss it when they aren’t using it, and even a shift in behavior is evident,” Neubauer said.

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“It’s pretty bad for you, but it’s a lot better than cigarettes,” freshman Lola Jecevicus said. “But, I would rather have no harmful things damaging my classmates.”

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Teachers’ awareness of JUULs in school Have you ever seen a student JUULing at school?

Maybe 12.8% Yes 10.3% No 76.91%

of students report using an electronic vapor product in the past 30 days.

In a Red ‘n’ Green survey,

66% In a Red ‘n’ Green survey,

30%

Have you suspected a student of JUULing in the classroom/bathroom?

39 responses

“It’s dumb, it’s stupid and it’s bad for you,” senior Emily Eagen said. “People think they’re cool when they do it and they’re not.”

Text and photos by Natalie Ceman In a Red ‘n’ Green survey,

No 51.3%

“JUUL is unkuul,” junior Derik Groves said. “People just use it to get buzzed.”

of students have seen JUUL use at school.

of students have tried JUULing.

Yes 48.7%

“JUUL is not cool!” sophomore Joventino Garcia said.

“It’s just a new wave, and it’s a different kind of vape in general.”

10% of students own a JUUL.

Statistics obtained from 2017 Youth Wellness Survey and a Red ‘n’ Green survey Created by Ryan Breeden

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Arts & Entertainment

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

How much do you have to run to burn off a piece of candy?

A package of five miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has a total of 220 calories. The average person will need to run for 17 minutes to burn off the peanut butter cups.

Two snack size York Peppermint Patties have 120 calories.

The aveage person will need to run for nine minutes to burn off the patties.

Two fun size Snicker bars have 160 calories. The average person will need to run for 12 minutes to burn off the candy bars.

Two fun size Kit Kat bars have210 calories. The average person will need to run for 16 minutes to burn off two bars.

Sources: Men’s Journal, Harvard Medical School Reports

Burial Chambers falls short of impressive Ryan Breeden Reporter One of the most popular haunted houses in Wisconsin is only 40 minutes away, but when going for the first time earlier this month, it felt like a bit of a letdown.

The atmosphere and setup of Burial Chambers was actually very impressive. There was heavy metal played very loudly and screams that were a bit startling.

The two haunted houses looked both scary and intimidating from the outside and the haunted woods, which is named “Phobia,” made me feel a phobia toward being anywhere near the place.

One thing that stood out was how well the costumes were put together and how invested the actors were. If nothing else, the way that everybody inside the houses looked was more intimidating than what the actual places were.

The two haunted houses were named Adrenaline and Insanity, but my group only went through Insanity. The theme of Insanity is a blend of fun house meets haunted house.

Upon entering, the theme was evident, which is that it has unusual environments and misdirection. It felt like we were battling the terrain more than we were the people.

There was a lot of uneven

ground and sharp turns where we nearly got lost on multiple occasions.

Mixed in along the way were these huge black airbags that are supposed to be hard to walk through, but it felt more like we had been in a car accident than anything else.

It took nearly 20 minutes to get all the way through, and it started to feel a little repetitive.

The whole thing was a long, winding hallway where people would jump out occasionally.

Overall, it was not a bad experience and we only went through one of the three places, so the other ones may be more exhilirating. As for Insanity, it felt really drawn out and redundant, so it was not as enjoyable as anticipated.

The amount of effort that goes into all of it is very evident, and even though Insanity was not terribly impressive, it would be intriguing to going back and try the other two.

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Teachers' Halloween Hits

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What's the scariest thing that has happened to you around Halloween?

“A group of my friends were playing Bloody Mary, and we said out loud 'if you were here, show us a sign.'

The next day there was a skull carved in the tree saying Watch Out,” senior Camryn Reck said.

“I got chased by a guy with a chainsaw,” sophomore Austin Rodensal said.

"I went to a haunted house in Waukesha. For one of the exhibits, you walk through a tunnel. They didn’t tell you, but there were strings that hung from the ceiling that shocked you. I was shocked in the face,” senior Lauren Seelow said.

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Math teacher Tara Chesebro matched her son's Shrek costume last Halloween. The wig she had was purchased and the rest of her costume was handmade.

Art teacher Angela Breunig dressed up as pirates with her family for a fun run 5k. Breunig was pregnant during this run.

Technology Integration Coach Nicole LeDioyt and Special Education teacher Alecia Starks dressed up as a chicken and a cow for the annual Halloween contest at Berlin High School.

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Boys Soccer Conference record: 1-6-2

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Volleyball Conference record: 2-8 What were some key things that got the team to playoffs?

“Communication, teamwork and the close relationships within the team,” junior Alysha Pischke said.

What were the crucial moments that led to playoffs?

“Playing Kettle Moraine Lutheran, we found we had a lot of potential,” Pischke said.

Football Conference record: 5-2 What were some key things that got the team to playoffs?

“Being physical in practice, and practicing like we’re playing.” senior JD Neubauer said.

How did it feel playing your last high school game?

“Playing my last game was hard. It’s difficult knowing that you’re stepping out on the field for Berlin one last time. I have a ton of awesome memories with the team and even though it’s over, those are some that I will never forget,” senior Isaiah Fredenburg said.

What were the crucial moments that led to playoffs?

“The momentum we picked up from the Kewaskum game,” Neubauer said.

What secured your spot in playoffs?

“Our fourth win of the conference season against Ripon,” Neubauer said.

Cross Country Conference placing: Girls: 3rd, Boys: 2nd

Girls Swim Conference placing: 6th

Did you have a goal throughout the season that you accomplished?

What were some key things that got the team to conference?

“I achieved my goals, and my last race was my best race feeling good wise because I knew it was my last time ever. I tried my hardest to put it out there and enjoy it. It was very sad leaving everyone, but it was a good season,” senior Heather Hunt said.

“A lot of hard work and having a supportive team with a lot of practice,” freshman Lily Huber said.

What were some crucial moments this season?

“A lot of us broke records this season, which gave us something to strive for,” Huber said.

Dance team adjusts to new team, coach Mari Beltran

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T he gym filled with kids for the dance team tryouts on Oct. 6. Not only is the team excited about being in dance , but new coach Kelsey Trochinski is just as excited to be part of a dance team again.

“When I first started working here I showed up to some dance practices when the head coach, Laura Sobieski, needed the help, and I loved every second of it,” Trochinski said.

Trochinski has had a long history in dance, and it has been a passion of hers for a very long time.

“I was around four years old when I started dancing. I stopped at 18,” Trochinski said.

Being part of the dance team isn’t all about hard work, but having fun at the same time, which is one of Trochinski’s

goals.

“I’m looking forward to seeing how all these kids can work together and show team unity all at once while they perform,” Trochinski said.

Not only is the dance team performing at halftime of girls and boys basketball games, they are also going to competitions. Also new this year the dance team has their first male member, Calob Congdon.

“I’m really excited to have a male on the team, especially because there hasn’t been one before,” Trochinski said.

Congdon has had a spot in his heart for dance since he was younger.

“I went out for dance this year becuase I was in the sport for a couple years when I was younger. I really enjoyed how amazing it felt to do cool turns and leaps on stage,” Congdon said.

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Even after trying out in previous years, Congdon never gave up and finally made the dance team his senior year.

“I tried out for the dance team one other time two years ago, and I was told that I needed more time to gain a little more flexibility and stronger technique,” Congdon said.

The role for Congdon on the team is just like everyone else’s.

“I’m going to be a dancer and performer on the team like all the other members of the team are. I will be dancing alongside girls at competitions and basketball games,” Congdon said.

For senior Ashlyn Ballard, she has been passionate about dance for most of her life.

“I’ve been dancing since I was four, and I’ve been on the team for all four years,” Ballard said.

Competing against other schools is something all the

dancers are looking forward to.

“I’m super excited to do competitions this year, and to be able to compete against other schools,” Ballard said.

For sophomore Jennifer Schroeder, she is looking forward to starting the dance season with a new challenge.

“I’m really going to enjoy trying out competitions this year. It’ll be nice to have a switch up,” Shroeder said.

Even with the new competitions, the dance team is planning on shortening practices.

“Last year we had practices Monday through Friday, but this year it’s just Monday through Thursday,” Shroeder said.

The dance team's first performance will be at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game. The competition dates are yet to be determined.

2018-2019 Dance Team Ashlyn Ballard Brooklyn Ballard Cecilia Bruce-DeMuri Helena Buttke Calob Congdon Delaney Erb Abbey Freimark Emily Jahnke Araya Lemke Madelyn McClelland Gretchen Petraszak Camdyn Rohde Jennifer Schroeder Carlie Streck Ashlynn Thrasher Leah Vang

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Cross country battles adversity

Sportsbriefs Kalynn Wilson

Reporter Girls swim reflects on season As girls swim team season comes to an end, freshman Allisa Smoody shares her experience on the team “I really liked swim because of all my teammates,” Smoody said. “We did very well in the meets competing against big schools."

Smoody usually swims the breast stroke.

Girls volleyballl finishes strong as a team Coach Eydie Reiser says she is happy, even with the team's record being low this year.

The team finished with a record of 14-25.

“I’m really proud of the way the girls have continued to staay committed to each other. Success is more than what happens when you win or lose,” Reiser said. "I believe our team has found success this year.

The girls have worked hard, and they had personal growth. Some have stayed for extra time and that’s really encouraging to see."

Setter Joise Reich explains how this year has been good for the players, even with obstacles in the way.

“It's been hard because we haven’t been winning as many games, but it’s been a good building year,” Reich said.

Soccer hopes to improve for next season The soccer team's record is 7-11-2. Captain Isaiah Fredenburg explains what the team could have focused more on this year.

“I feel we needed to take practices more seriously,” Fredenburg said. ”As far as the future of our team, more people will need to try out for soccer.”

Improving the team is also on sophomore Ralph Robert’s mind.

“I hope we can make it farther than this year, and have a better win-lose record,“ Roberts said.

Volleyball

At the end of the season, junior Josie Reich had 503 assists and 47 aces, senior Sarah Fleegal had 361 digs and senior Bria Reiser had 58 solo blocks and 300 kills.

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The boys and girls cross country teams finished their seasons earlier this month at the sectional meet, but they both finished near the top of the conference standings.

“We did well with what we had,” senior Scott McGibbon said. “It was hard to get any momentum going with the conditions being how they were.”

Throughout the course of the season, the team had three regular season meets get canceled, which is the most that Head Coach Matt Willett has ever experienced.

“In all my years of coaching we have never had it happen where full meets get canceled, and we had multiple meets canceled,” Willett said.

The fact that so many meets got canceled and that the conditions were so bad at times had a big impact on the team as a whole.

“It frustrated us as a team because we felt like we couldn’t run as well as we hoped,” junior Natalie Nigbor said.

Perhaps the biggest distraction of all was not the rainy weather, but an out-of-control mosquito population.

“There was a three-week stretch

The boys cross country team runs during their home meet on Sept. 11. The boys placed sixth out of 16 in the sectional meet. “It felt like anytime we were about to hit a groove, the next meet would get canceled,” Head Coach Matt Willett said.

Photo: EDGE Photography near the end of the season where mosquitos were so ungodly bad that we would have to cut practices short,” Willett said.

Despite battling the conditions and the mosquitos, both the girls and boys teams finished in the top three in the conference standings.

“It was a very weird season, but

there were a lot of people who made big improvements and we stuck together as a team,” McGibbon said.

Willett had nothing but praise for his team while reflecting on the season.

“I’m really proud of how the kids handled adversity and how we stuck together throughout the

season,” Willett said.

A large group of seniors have finished their cross country careers and Willett is going to miss them as friends just as much as he will as runners.

“These seniors were right there through everything and I’m going to miss talking to them,” Willett said.

Football season ends in first round playoffs

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The Berlin Indian football team played the Mount Horeb/ Barneveld Vikings on Friday Oct. 19, but could not run away with the win. The game resulted with the final score of 14-17.

“The last game could have been better. They made a few more plays than we did,” safety Ryan Bartol said. “We played really hard, but the outcome wasn’t what we wanted.”

The team was unsure what they were in for before this playoff game.

“I was hyped to play knowing that Mount Horeb wouldn’t think much of us coming from two hours away and being the smallest school in our group.

We definitely showed Division III that we belong,” wingback Jack Trochinski said.

The team now has time to look back at the successes for the season.

“We had lots of accomplish-

Berlin Indians run after Kewaskum quarterback during the Homecoming match. “Our total record is 7-3. The biggest accomplishment was making it to the playoffs,” tightend Kobe Krebs said. Photo: EDGE Photography ments throughout the season,” Bartol said. “Qualifying for playoffs for the fifth year in a row was definitely one of the biggest for the team.”

The players share their goals that they wanted to accomplish by the end of the season.

“One personal goal that I had was to have a game of 100 or

Fall Sports Stats Soccer

Sophomore Payton LoBianco lead the soccer team with 17 goals this season, while senior Grant Miller lead with most minutes played.

Sources: maxpreps.com, wissports.net

Cross Country

Sophomore Isaac Lueck earned First Team All Conference, while seniors Dirk Lueck, Scott McGibbon, Isaac Brey, Erika Mullen, junior Isabelle Willett and sophomore Nya Osterberg earned Honorable Mention at the conference meet on Oct. 11.

Football

Junior Kobe Krebs leads in receiving yards with 336 yards in three games, while junior Alec Moriarty had 1,439 yards throughout the season.

more yards of receiving,” tightend Kobe Krebs said.

Though they couldn’t hold on to their lead for the whole game, quarterback Lane Sobieski says his team did a lot of things well.

“We were running the ball well which opened up lots for us. Krebs also made some spectacular catches,” Sobieski said.

Sobieski shares his feelings toward his last high school game.

“It was sad playing in my last high school game, but I know that all of the good memories will last forever. It’s bittersweet,” Sobieski said.

Football has impacted Sobieski over the four years of his career in many ways.

“I got to play with a lot of great people over my career and got to witness great coaches. Bringing the community and school together with the game of football is awesome to see as well,” Sobieski said.

Girls Swim

Sophomore Kaylee Kriha won the 100 butterfly at conference on Oct. 27 at Plymouth.

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