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dio station KBCO. Many folks at this Christmas season are suffering from the poor economy and cannot provide anything for their families. However, our community has great programs to aid the less fortunate. For one, more food is always needed. In the Boulder community, the Foodshare program collects food and donates to people in aid. In addition, many supermarkets like King Sooper’s and Safeway also accept canned goods to donate to the needy. It
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Across the United States, the poor economy has had a major impact on many people in our communities. This year could be maybe the most depressing Christmas due to a lack of food, gifts and shelter for the homeless of our community. For the Thanksgiving holiday, five of the Denver Rescue Missions were reporting more then 1,000 occupants per building, grand totaling 5,000 people in the Denver Rescue Mission buildings according to local ra-
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larger, previously 40 hours a week, and now 50. Both of the new interventionists enter with experience. Ripley used to work as an interventionist councilor at Netherland High School. Hetch was previously the director of the expulsion school in the St. Vrain District. Before that, she worked for seven years as an interventionist. Hetch is very excited to work at Fairview. “I am looking back to getting back into supporting instead of disciplining, and supporting the students here in any way I can.� Fairview went for a short period of time without an interventionist, but, though there is no law requiring high schools to have an interventionist councilor, as Lupanachi said, not having one, “would be a bad idea. BVSD’s largest school won’t go without an interventionist. It’s just been hard to fill the position in the middle of the school year, so there’s been a gap.�
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Rose Lupanachi used to be Fairview’s interventionist councilor, but she is now the Dean of Students. Her role has drastically shifted, but she hopes to take her experience from her past position into her new job. “I won’t be able to completely change the job,� she said. “There are aspects of discipline that have to stay the same. But I hope I can handle things in my own way. She applied to be Dean of Students after going back to school and getting an administrative degree. Unlike most jobs, the interventionist position is not filled by BVSD. The mental health care center hires for it, and Stensrud makes the final decisions. The interventionist post did not remain unfilled for long. The Monday after Thanksgiving Break, Jenny Hetch took over the job. She is supplemented by Suzy Ripley, who works the position on Tuesdays and Thursdays, for a total of ten hours a week. The interventionist’s job is now
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Bake sale ban has drastic effect on student clubs By SHARONE GOLDMAN
The ban on bake sales, implemented since the age Club, said, “Since [the Cambodia Orphanage bracelets, and this year we were hoping to do beginning of the 2011-2012 school year at Fairview, Club] raises money for an outside organization, more.” Last year, GSA raked in over $500. That stirred an inevitable outrage among students. [the Ban on Bake Sales] really affects how we are money helped them recruit more members and How would they obtain treats that assuaged their able to operate and get funds to help out the orga- host more events. hunger as well as delighted their taste buds? Al- nization we support.” Although the seemingly obvious path for clubs though students no longer spend an obscene Jennifer Anderson, president of the Art Club, to take would be to sell other, non-edible items, amount of money on empty calories, this ban gal- is also facing some quandaries with this bake sale most students aren’t willing to spend money on vanizes a much more pressthings other than chocoing issue: The ban on bake late, sugar, and corn syrup. sales is, essentially, a ban on Adams told the Royal Banthe simplest and most sucner, “We are still braincessful means for clubs to storming other fundraising gain monetary support. ideas. It is so hard without Through various interbake-sales, [because] they views with student-leaders, were like built-in fundraisthe Royal Banner found that ers. [This] makes my job a many clubs are, indeed, hurtlot harder in trying to oring from the fiscal ramificaganize everything and it is tions of the ban. Bake sales, a lot more difficult for our once a sure-fire way of getclub to get the funds we ting the necessary income need.” to support various causes “[The ban on bake sales] around Fairview, are now could potentially kill our gone indefinitely. club if we don’t find anothThe Royal Banner asked er way to raise the amount Zoe Polando, the co-leader of money that we need,” of Ellipses Magazine, Fairsaid Polando. view High School’s LiterRegarding the feelings ary and Art magazine, if her of students as a whole, club needs money in order to Kennedy said, “Regular operate. “Oh yes,” she said. students who aren’t a part “The only way we are able of clubs enjoyed the bake to publish the magazine is sales, especially on block to raise about $600 throughdays, because it provided out the year.” Last year, bake something to look forward sales generated all the proto during their breaks, or ceeds for Ellipses, as they do during passing periods.” for most clubs. Publishing Bake sales brought about magazines is expensive, and the benefit of monetary the funds from these bake support. However, an argusales enabled it. ably more important ben“We do need money to efit of these sales was the run our club,” said Badminfact that they helped bring ton Club leader Mark Buckclubs together. Katherine ner, “because we tend to go Uhlir, leader of the Red through birdies fairly fast Tent Club, has managed and you can’t play badminto meet most of her club’s ton without birdies.” Like financial needs through The district’s recent crackdown on bake sales has left student clubs short on funding (ZOE POLANDO). other clubs, Buckner said, outside funding this year. “We had bake sales last year However, they still hosted to raise money.” Though the Badminton Club still ban. The Art Club is responsible for painting the a bake sale last year, “[not because] money was has birdies left over from last year to last a little intricate continental murals found in the 600 hall, a necessity for [the] club, [but] more of a way of longer, “the ban has the possibility to cause [this a task that can only be completed with willing bringing the club together.” club] some problems.” students and copious amounts of paint. Though On that topic, Kennedy added, “Everyone in This ban isn’t only affecting student facilities the Art Club currently has all the paint they need, GSA is sad about losing bake sales, because they within our school. A few FHS clubs have the sole bake sales helped them because, Anderson said, are fun events and making food with friends is an purpose of benefiting other organizations around “[They] allowed us to have security in knowing awesome bonding experience.” the World. “The purpose of my club is fundrais- that we [won’t] run out of money and have to Clubs, which are generally free opportuniing for our partner school in Gulu, Uganda,” said shut down the club.” Anderson also added, “Be- ties for student enrichment, are now in trouble. Spencer Renteria, leader of the Invisible Children sides being president of Art Club, I am a member Without these clubs having the simplest means of Club. Last year, this club generated revenue pri- of several other clubs that do require money to generating an income, students are consequently marily through bake sales. Without them, Rent- run, and they are suffering greatly from the lack suffering too. eria’s organization’s ability to fundraise for their of bake sales.” partner school is limited. “This,” he said, “will Cayla Kennedy, one of the student leaders of most likely result in less money not only for Gulu Gay-Straight Alliance along with Esme RodehavHigh School, but also hinder our capability of par- er, also voiced her concerns. “We currently don’t ticipating in events such as the Creek Festival.” need money to run, but we like to fund events Bailey Adams, leader of the Cambodia Orphan- like Day of Silence, which includes stickers [and]
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Students donate blood at annual blood drive By LEO LEONG
Bonfils center held a blood drive on October 11th. Fiftyone Fairview students participated in the blood drive and there were 35 first time donors. Forty four units of blood was donated overall which helped up to 132 patients. However, there were more students that donated blood last year. “I’m not going to do a prize because we didn’t
“Blood can not be manufactured- it can only come from generous donors” -American Red Cross have as many people donate as last year. It’s too bad!” said Caterina Zagona-Prizio, blood drive coordinator. ZagonaPrizio state that Fairview won second place last year for having the most first time donors. Colorado passed a new law in 2008 allowing 16 years old
to donate blood with parent consent. Many courageous High School students donated blood to the Bonfils Center which helped hospitals across Colorado. People working at the Bonfils center state that blood can not be manufactured and can only come from kind donors. People who start donating blood at an early often continues doing it for their lifetime. The blood that Fairview students donate goes to Bonfils Blood Center and the center will send the blood to over 200 hospitals in Colorado. A single blood donation can save up to three patients while a person can donate blood every 56 days, up to six times a year. Fairview students can still donate blood by signing up on the Bonfils Blood Center website. Visit https://donors.bonfils.org/ for more information about blood donation and the Bonfils center.
Blood Statistics Source: American Red Cross Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. More than 38000 blood donations are needed. The most requested blood type from hospitals is type O. Single car accident requires as many as 100 pints of blood. Share of the U.S. population eligible to give blood: less than 38 percent.
Occupy Wall Street protest strikes Boulder County By RACHEL JOYCE
At four PM on Friday October 14th, the Occupy Wall Street protest found it's way to Boulder. Over 300 peaceful protesters filled the sidewalks with signs stating everything from "Our voices are never heard" to "For Sale: America" and "Democracy not plutocracy.” Cars passed by honking their horns in support, people whistled and cheered, and overturned buckets were used as drums as the 99 percent's voices were finally heard. "I decided to participate today because I don't want to tell my nieces and nephews that I stood around and did nothing while America lost it's democracy," said Dan Frazier, active member of the Boulder Peace Group. “That’s why I’m protesting, why we’re all protesting.” Among these 300 protesters stood Tom Moore, who waved an altered version American flag, with logos of big corporations replacing the stars. “There is so much corruption in our country and big corporations are gaining all the control,” said Moore, in reference to the six big banks that are worth 64% of
Protestors holding signs at Boulder (JOSH BROWN).
the nations GDP. Three of these banks exist in Boulder: Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo. “This rally was held on the corner of 26th and Canyon for a reason, it’s right next to the Bank of America building” said Moore. “We want them to hear the 99%” Despite the rage felt by all protesters, the rally remained non-violent and no arrests were made. Kathleen Marcle, regional organizer of Move On, worked hard to organize the protest. Marcle meet with Boulder Police, who set clear ground rules to ensure that everything remained peaceful. "Protesters must stay on the sidewalks, which are public property. They must not linger on the medians or Jaywalk." said Marcle. The Boulder Police were over all very pleased with the results of the protest. "They have been a very cooperative group" said one officer, stationed to keep an eye on the event. "We have sent most of our officers home because everything has been so peaceful." The Boulder Police took an observational approach, promising not to intervene unless camping ordinances were broken.
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The unrecognized folly of the administration’s overprotection I can’t believe I’m writing this. Really, out of all The idea of toughening freshmen up and welcoming them to high school is people—me? what hazing is all about. When I hear that the administration is threatening The reason I’m surprised at myself is that usually major consequences on hazing, I cannot help but lament the direction Fairview I’m not one to publicly criticize “the system.” Heck, is headed. Maybe I’m simply wired more conservatively than others at our I’m an IB kid, and I recognize that my reputa- school, but such stringent policies on hazing exhibit an administration, a freshtion is much more as a goody-two-shoes than man class, and a group of freshmen parents that cannot take a joke, cannot deal as someone likely to voice controversial pro- with the unexpected, and cannot cope with the realities of a world that does tests. not always hold one’s hand. By MATT JOHNSON However, in this instance, I feel strongly enough to For example, I heard a rumor—re- “The idea of toughening make my voice heard. What I have been witnessing is part of a worrying trend member, it is only a rumor (although I freshmen up and welcomthat is sweeping across Fairview and further engrossing Boulder in its so-called am very convinced of its truth)—that ing them to high school is “bubble.” The problem is that Fairview’s own administration is egging it on, some senior girls were going around ear- what hazing is all about.” due to a combination of a well-intentioned yet misguided desire to be inclusive ly this school year distributing Hawaiand a self-righteous attitude of a killjoy, neither of which is actually helping ian leis to freshmen boys. When these students in the long run. leis were received, the obvious joke was that these boys had “gotten ‘leid’ by a The issue I am addressing here is that the administration and teachers senior girl.” After we stop our uproarious laughter from such a complex, highare cracking down like never before on hazing. The act of hazing freshmen, brow humor, let’s consider what apparently happened to one of the senior girls which can come in an infinite number of creative forms, is conducted by the participating in this harmless joke. According to my source, this senior was seniors and is (I believe) a necessary rite of passage to brought into a room full of members of the which freshmen should be subjected to a reasonable administration and admonished because of extent. this ploy. At one point, one faculty memTo qualify myself for making this argument, let me ber relented slightly and asked, should such explain my hazing experiences, two of which come to hazing be allowed to occur, if the senior had mind right away. The first occurred during the sumenough leis to distribute to every single boy mer before freshman year at Fairview basketball’s in the freshmen class, so that no one felt left annual trip to the University of Wyoming basketball out. camp in Laramie. During I’ll try to be civil here, but that is absurd. the stay in the university’s First of all, bringing in one student to face “The act of cramped, dirty dorms, two the wrath of the administration over an inhazing is a of my friends and I had the nocuous joke like that is ridiculously unfair necessary rite misfortune to land sleepto that poor senior. Secondly, the idea that of passage.” ing arrangements in the every single freshmen boy should receive a same room as two popular lei makes me sick to my stomach. Could sophomores (whose dialogue, to say the least, opened someone seriously suggest this? my mind to a different usage of the English language But I guess it’s just the world we live than I had ever heard before). One night, the whole in. No, actually, it’s the Boulder we live in. collection of Fairview basketball players on the trip Boulder, which is justly depicted as not bedecided to have a gathering in our room before bed, ing an accurate representation of the rest which consisted of the older players hazing us incomof the world, is a sterilized place in which ing freshmen. More specifically, we engaged in “rap complete equity and equal inclusion of all battles,” as one tiny voice-cracking freshmen would is overdone. I did not think this was postry to think of lines that would not only rhyme, but sible—trying too hard to include everyone that would make a jab at his opponent. Long story that we lose sight of reality. But if someone short, I lost my rap battle in a close contest, for which can suggest making sure that every one of the penalty was having shaving cream sprayed all over 300 kids receives a lei in the space of one me before a humiliating walk out of the room and day, I suppose it is possible. down the hall to the showers. Another instance that has reinforced this The Administration’s overreaction to “hazing” has coddled inThe second hazing experience occurred in Fair- coming students (ZOE POLANDO) point is the issue of Greenbriar parking. The view’s student senate class, again when I was a freshnight before “Freshman Friday,” historically man. My sister, head girl at the time, decided to write me a fake love letter the day on which seniors forgo parking in the senior lot and take the spots on from a “secret admirer” on a small pumpkin during the then-annual “Pumpkin Greenbriar, I heard a rumor that seniors would lose the senior parking lot if for your Pumpkin.” She made sure I would receive it during the student sen- they conducted such an episode of mass parking hazing. In other words, the ate class together, and when I did, my reaction certainly didn’t disappoint her. senior lot would be opened to all classes if the seniors were to follow through I, suddenly a love-struck little freshmen boy, became wide-eyed and started with this hazing plan, which—let me remind you—is performed annually by bringing the pumpkin around to my friends, wondering each graduating class. who adored me enough to write me a full-fledged love Once again, I have multiple arguments against such “Such stringent policies on note expressing her deep desire for me. When word got a crackdown. First, this type of hazing effects everyone around to me that it really was from my sister and not the hazing exhibit an administra- but the freshmen, who cannot drive yet and thus cannot unknown love of my life, I stared at her as she burst into tion and a freshman class park on Greenbriar. The people it really hazes are the laughter along with everyone else who had witnessed these that cannot take a joke, cansophomores and, to the greatest extent, the juniors. Secevents unravel. ondly, I understand that this type of hazing might anger not deal with the unexpectI digress--but not really. The only reason I mention ed, and cannot cope with the the administration; it would make the juniors who northose events is that, although they were not the most enmally park on Greenbriar find different spots, causing realities of a world.” joyable of moments in my life at the time when they octhem to be late to class, which would anger both teachers curred, I can look back now and appreciate how funny they and the juniors themselves. However, do not threaten us really were and how much I have grown since then. I recognize my naïvete with something like the removal of the senior lot for some good-natured hazing from three years ago, and those instances offer distinct reference points to my that has minimal effects on one day of the school year. The most important maturation while at Fairview High School. Those moments were all in good point is that if kids and teachers are really going to break out into fits of rage fun, and they certainly helped to toughen me up and get me ready for the new, because of a parking problem, they really do not Continued on Page 7 tougher world of high school. Although I certainly was not very amused during know how to manage minor inconveniences. the hazing, I am very glad now I was subjected to it.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to me A girl can’t argue femi- outfits should not by any standards be appropriate for nism when she goes to school, and yet somehow they have become a common school in the middle of sight around Fairview. winter wearing next-toThese trends, of course, were not started in high nothing and expecting her school. Don’t even get me started on the media--beUggs to keep her warm, sides the fact that it only portrays the skinniest posbecause you can fight for sible girls, they are almost always dressed in itsy bitsy respect when you don’t re- dresses that make me crinkle my nose in disgust. What spect yourself. kind of example does that set for girls our age who are I understand fash- trying to figure out who they are? Celebrities are under By KATIE STEEN ion trends and I under- different pressures than we are, and although we may stand that being proud of not realize it, school is still a place in which you need to your body is honorable, but that doesn’t mean you are be professional to some extent. public property. I see teenage girls walkI am not trying to demonstrate my ing through the hall wearing basically “No one can fight superiority in this area. I have been nothing and I am embarrassed to be a for respect when subject to the effects of the media and I female. don’t wear t-shirts and long pants every girls don’t respect Throughout history, women have been day. However, my point is that girls at repressed and expected to be submissive themselves.” Fairview wear clothing that objectifies to their husbands, or them and then those as Ms. Brennan would same girls complain say, to be “pregnant, about guys treating barefoot and in the them like nothing but kitchen”. The woman’s a plaything. You can’t movement in the 1920s complain about men and the subsequent staring at you when age of jazz and flapyou are asking for it. pers spurred women Let’s be honest, horto start breaking free mones are basically of their societal reoozing out of every straints, wear shorter orifice of this school, skirts, drink alcohol and if you are wearand be openly proing a shirt that is exmiscuous. Since then, tremely low-cut, the women have been jusguys aren’t going to tified to wear what be able to help lookthey want and divorce ing down it. “Oh my their husbands and be gosh, that guy was independent. TOTALLY talking However, I feel that to my chest.” Really? in recent years this inDoes that bother dependence has been you? I’m sorry, but exploited in the media I don’t believe you. and in teenagers and When you finally find young adults. Just bethat guy that is percause you are allowed fect for you, I think to wear whatever you it is a real treat to want doesn’t mean you dress up for him and should. Modesty is not maybe even show a respected now as it little skin, but that once was, and is even is not going to be as attached to words Feminists in high school face accusations of hypocrisy (ZOE POLANDO) special if the guy who with a negative connotation such as “prude” or uptight. sits next to you in Econ has already seen all of your Another factor, although I don’t mean to be crack- Victoria’s Secret lingerie by leaning over to pick up his ing down on administration, is that dress-code rules as pencil. enumerated in the planner are not enforced at all in The deepest root of this problem comes down to reality. According to the Fairview planner, it is against self-respect. The nature of respect is that you have to the dress code to wear “excessively revealing clothing, apply it to yourself before you can go around applying i.e., clothing that is inappropriately sheer, tight, loose, it to your friends, family, teachers, or peers. or low-cut, that bares or exposes the stomach, back, Girls--if you don’t respect yourself, how can you exbreasts, buttocks or underwear”. Next time you walk pect men to respect you? Most of us are seeking that through the halls, play the game where you count how guy who will be the perfect gentleman--open doors for many people are wearing clothing that would defy this us, buy us dinner, give us gifts, and not take advantage rule. I think you will be unpleasantly surprised by the of us in any way. A guy can’t results. Fashion trends seem to be getting raunchier by treat you like that unless he “If you don’t the day, and I really don’t understand them. Since when has respect for you, and he respect yourself, did it become attractive to wear a spandex skirt that can’t have respect for you how can you rides up every when you are going around expect men to five seconds flaunting your body like it is respect you?” “Modesty... is attached to and a lace top up for grabs (literally!). words such as “prude” or with nothing uptight.” underneath it? Those
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Powderpuff football reverses decades of gender equality in sports The concept of powderpuff football is eliminate all traces of sexism by changing the name from powderpuff to “Lady not just annoying, unnecessary and ob- Knights football”, which is sexist in its own right. We don’t call any boys’ varsinoxious, it is also grievously sexist. ty sport the “Manly Knights”, so why does a girls sport require this distinction. That’s right. Instead of celebrating the The only instimany accomplishments of tution that enFairview’s female athletes, courages women the decision to allow powto participate derpuff to become a reality in some form is an unfortunate trend ocof football is recurring across the nation and grettably sexist. is setting women’s athletics Why? It starts back after several decades By MATT SPARKMAN with the name. of inspiring advancement. “Powderpuff ”. This moniker implies that the senior and junior girls participating in the game (many of whom are excellent athletes, some receiving scholarship offers for their talents) are simply more concerned with makeup than making a game-winning reception. The time when girls were laughed at for wanting to participate in athletics has passed. So why is the idea of women playing football equally as laughable as men dressing up in skirts and a cheerleading outfit? TOP: The Senior Powderpuff team I’m certainly not saying women shouldn’t play celebrates after a 19-0 victory. football. They should if they want to. Hopeful(PETER LAZAROFF). ly, in the future, girls show the kind of interest that they’ve exerted in powderpuff into pushing RIGHT: Senior Emma Lazaroff runs for a women’s football team as a varsity sport. the ball (PETER LAZAROFF). I know the idea sounds preposterous, but forty years ago, the concept of major universities selling out 10,000+ arenas for women’s basketball and volleyball games would have sounded even more unrealistic. But the fact is, women’s sports, especially at the collegiate level, have become extremely popular, and the interest is only growing. A crowd of over 17,000 enjoyed the Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M women’s basketball championship game this spring. Why couldn’t America embrace its most popular sport played by women? Fairview’s female athletes should be celebrated for their achievements. After all, there are far more girls at FHS and in the state of Colorado receiving major athletic scholarship offers than guys. Emma Lazaroff will continue her education and play lacrosse at Duke, a perennial top five team. Nicole Edelman has played volleyball at the international level, and is part of a top ten recruiting class at the University of Colorado. Berkley Gamble is going to Washington to play soccer, the school where US national team Goalkeeper Hope Solo played her college ball. These are just a few of Fairview’s college-bound women athletes. So why did the administration permit a “sport” where girls are pictured as catty and at a biological disadvantage to men instead of one that promotes and encourages female athletic success? The powers that be thought they could
Administrative approach to “hazing” too stringent, authoritative Would you believe I am a Link/
From Page 5 Knight Crew leader? Yes, I am one
of those seniors who ends his summer early, participates in training, leads Freshman Orientation, and comes to freshmen orientation most every month for the sole purpose of supporting the freshmen and helping them get acclimated to the atmosphere of high school. You may not believe it from what I have written so far, but I truly do want to help the freshmen make the most of high school and feel the support of an older student leader who is willing to be kind to them. However, there is a difference between helping and babying, between leading and promoting an inability to solve problems. Plus, even in Knight Crew I cannot escape the constant overbearing yet unclear threats that accompany the issue of hazing. Our Knight Crew faculty leaders warn us that if we are caught hazing the freshmen that we are leading, the admin-
istration will punish us in some way that is never fully described. It’s like being subject to some ambiguous warning that states, “do not haze, or else…” An “or else” mentality should not be part of a high school, and it certainly should not apply to something as innocent as good-natured hazing. Although it still feels strange to be writing an article like this, the main point that I am trying to relay to the readers of this horribly long-winded article is that there is such a thing as protecting too much. Holding the freshmen’s hands and being over-attentive to their every whine is not going to promote their development as resilient young men and women in the real world. Although I realize that they are at an insecure age and that they need the help of upperclassmen, I can say from personal experience that hazing helps the development of a youngster; learning to take a joke and shrugging off a minor inconvenience is an underrated skill that kids in Boulder
could stand to learn. The administration’s strict policy of making senior hazers squirm is undermining their own mission to prepare students for life outside of Fairview. This all makes me very worried for the Class of 2015. How are they going to handle life without someone always there beside them, protecting them and making sure they are perfectly included everywhere? What will they do when they step outside of Boulder’s bubble and encounter a world that will be largely unkind to them? Will they be prepared to laugh a little, to let things roll off their back, to live without human authority protecting them? Or will they, when faced with the unexpected, look beside themselves and reach out their hand for support that isn’t there anymore?
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Layout and Articles By: Megan DeBruyn and Paige Reisman
We all know how stressful high school can be. From the pressure of SATs and standardized testing to teachers who beat you over the head with your planner until you learn to use it, there is a lot on our academic plates. I hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but there is something much more vital that we should be wasting away weekends prepping for--The Zombie Apocalypse. Think about it, if zombies show up at Fairview tomorrow and devour all of society, how much will our AP History test scores matter? So here is my question to you, Straight-A, IB-diploma candidate headed to Harvard University: who is on your zombie apocalypse team? Obviously you’d want to pick your friends, the ones you eat lunch with, or your lab partner in chemistry. However there’s probably one demographic at Fairview that you naively never considered: the teachers. The oldest and wisest souls in the building, the teachers have spent years walking these halls, discovering the building’s secrets, and suffering through the various near-apocalypse situations the school has seen thus far, such as when the cafeteria stopped selling Intajuice. It’s time for you to decide what teacher you would trust with your life. Keep your pencils sharp and your wits sharper: the zombie apocalypse is coming.
choice: a wet noodle.
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Fairview High School has their very own club that practices for the impending zombie apocalypse! The fastest growing club in Fairview, Humans vs. Zombies Club, meets on Wednesdays for an hour to two hours. Members split into two teams, humans and zombies, and battle in a game of tag that involves nerf blasters and bandanas. Student Life Editors, Megan DeBruyn and Paige Reisman, spent the afternoon with this club.
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By KALI CROSSEN
Voted the number one scariest haunted house in Colorado for the 13th year in a row, Field of Corpses is not for the weak hearted. Upon arriving, a colossal headless horseman will greet you at the door. Assigned tour guides escort fright seekers of all ages through a series of 50 themed rooms. Various themes are chosen, and they differ each year. When asked, anyone who has already experienced the haunted house will inevitably admit that the live actors are what makes Field of Corpses the scariest. Approximately 60 students volunteer to take on the role of a monster in the haunted house every year from local Arvada high schools including Arvada Ridge, Arvada West and Wheat Ridge. Volunteers must attend a night of orientation to reach their full potential as monsters, ghouls and goblins as well as essentially going through a dress rehearsal for the haunted house. Two students from Arvada West have made it their responsibility to create ensembles of medieval garments for all of the volunteers. They spend each summer brainstorming costume ideas along with sewing and recreating the images in their head. The live actors are permitted to get within inches of anyone who goes through the haunted house and for
some people, it may be too close for comfort. This factor of the haunted house makes it even more bone chilling simply because having a monster in such close proximity can seem like a real threat. However, none of the actors are allowed to touch anyone, so your mind should be at ease. A highly trained security staff is always on duty watching for any disagreement between customers of the haunted house and the live actors. Field of Corpses is frightening due to the long list of scare factors that exist throughout the rooms which range from chain saws to grotesque skeletons along with simulated rotting bodies. You will be relieved yet exhilarated when the light of the exit door in the haunted house finally comes into view. The haunted house is entirely worth the price of 15 dollars per ticket. Before visiting you may want to go online to their website, www.fieldofcorpses.com, and buy a VIP ticket on the Field of Corpses website which gives the power to skip the waiting line and go straight to the haunted house. It is open Thursdays and Sundays from dusk until 10 and every weekend of October from dusk until midnight. This excludes the week leading up to Halloween when the attraction is open every day. (Photo: KALI CROSSEN)
Horrifying Parks and Bumper Marks By CASON MCHOSE AND SAVARONE AMMANN
You just waited approximately six hours at the DMV, your agony has ended, and you have successfully emerged holding a license paper. You get your shiny, newish car and roll up to school in your new wheels. The only problem left is how to park and where. Its almost eight and there is only one small spot left between a brand new sixty thousand dollar Mercedes and an explosive gas truck. You line up your Honda and back into the spot with your fingers crossed. This time it works and no cars have collided or even been grazed. However, the next time might not go so smoothly. How and where to park are some of the most important choices the average high school driver must make, and doing it right makes you a much better driver. Inexperienced parkers lurk everywhere around Fairview High School. Local students attempting to “wing Greenbriar Blvd. is jam-packed with cars up and down the it,” are extremely comstreet each day (SAVARONE AMMANN). mon, and, furious students are seen quite often. Sophomore Matt Koch ranted about one of his substandard parallel parking experiences. “[I saw someone] start to parallel park and miss the turn and end up perpendicular to the curb. A nearby girl had to get out and do it for him.” Embarrassing right? However, there may be an answer to the difficulties. Junior Pat Rios claims that high schoolers are either lazy, or that they have acquired extremely large cars that have inadequate turning radii to accomplish a pristine parallel parking job. Cars are often left on the curb or swung out into the road; this can not be blamed solely on the size of their car. There are excellent drivers and bad drivers, as well as excellent parkers and bad ones. What exactly makes someone bad at parking? According to junior Ian Pyle, “if they hit a car or park on the curb,” they can be classified as bad drivers. Parking on the curb is bad but parking too far away can also land you a ticket. You must be within a foot of the curb.
Avi Becker, a sophomore who recently received his license, said that “people are bad at parking because they aren’t tested on it during driving tests.” Although adding a parking test to the driving test would solve many problems, it is not tested. Parking around the city is usually not as complex as , but the minuscule number of spaces at 7:50 am at Fairview makes parking hard. The most populated spot is the senior lot with 189 cars, however, you must be a senior to use this space, therefore it harshly limits the people qualified to park there. Some students park on lengthy Greenbriar, which holds 124 cars with space for more. The only problem is ending up too far down Greenbriar, resulting in a park not worth walking for. The next least populated place is Knox Drive behind the school. On an average day, Knox possesses 46 cars that fit snug down to the bottom. Lastly for a sneaky and witty parking spot, Ludlow Street holds only 27. The best spot to park, hands down, is the “fab four” spots located directly in front of the school. These spots are available only to the lucky four that roll up before the sun comes up. One student left his car in a fab four spot for a week because he was so proud. Next time you are driving to school afraid of inadequately parking, or nervous if a spot will reveal itself or not, take into consideration the numbers where people park and use accumulative knowledge of parks before deciding a procedure. Remember to keep your eyes open and look carefully for a spot, and make sure to stay with in a foot of a curb. As long as your wheel does not end up on the curb and the cars nearby are not scraped, this is considered a success.
Savarone Ammann, a 6’1” sophomore, demonstrates the poor park job of a student who did not park nearly close enough to the vehicle in front of it. (MEGAN DEBRUYN).
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Shining & Sharp: Fairview band “the Mosaic” fuses talents, fosters creativity By MEGAN DeBRUYN AND PAIGE REISMAN
Fairview High School prides itself on its advanced music program and the talented students that are a part of it. A relatively new band, called “The Mosaic,” has raised hype among Fairview students and locals who enjoy smooth jazz. “A mosaic is a lot of different pieces of glass, and individually they’re all nice and pretty and sharp. But when you put them all together, they create a beautiful piece of art,” says Arianna Hickey, a vocalist, of the group’s name.
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Canadian-born Leslie Feist’s last album, “The Reminder,” is perhaps the consummate “dinner album.” Its unwinding nature doesn’t necessarily beg for the spotlight, but the music still has some intricacies when observed under close inspection. “Metals” is similar to “The Reminder” in Sam Rock this respect, and is even warmer and more homey—if “The Reminder” is her dindin album, “Metals” is her driving-in-therain album. But while her previous studio effort had some peppy hits like “1234” and “I Feel it All,” among others, this album lacks anything that really makes you want to do fist pumps like a champ. “How Come You Never Go There” is as close as it gets, but it’s nowhere as uplifting as, for instance, “The Reminder’s” Spoon-esque “My Moon My Man.” “Metals” is simply not as good as “The Reminder,” but Feist is head and shoulders above most other musicians out there in terms of ablilty. Her cutesy little singing mannerisms are irresistible, and she wields both a bluesy-type guitar and a softlystrummed acoustic that complement her voice very well. Ladies and gentlemen, Feist is as classy as it gets.
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Bjork – “Biophilia”
(From left to right) B.K. Kahn, Eammon Morris, Joe Roessler, Arianna Hickey, Carlos Snaider, and Kay-Kay Rosmarin comprise Fairview’s student band “The Mosaic.” (PHOTO: DONATED).
Kay-Kay Rosmarin and Carlos Snaider, both juniors, originally met in order for Snaider to hear a different voice singing his original songs. The two realized that they should take their new found musical connection to the next level. They began recruiting other members to join them in their endeavour to create something more. The Mosaic officially came together in late May: Carlos Snaider, guitarist; Kay-Kay Rosmarin and Arianna Hickey, vocalists; Joe Roessler, keyboard and saxophone player; Eammon Morris, bassist; and B.K. Kahn, drummer. Says Rosmarin of her current co-vocalist, “Arianna and I had a Pops act together, and I was like, ‘Wow! Me and Arianna have a damn good blend!’” Their first gig was organized by Carlos’ family friends, who set up a house concert in Denver. Although the group agrees that the overall show was a success, Band Manager, Snaider adds, “We were scrambling because we only had two and a half weeks to pull together a two hour set.” While Kahn states that the members of the group “all come from very different backgrounds,” Morris reiterates, “Joe and I have a lot of classical training, while B.K. and Carlos have focused on jazz, Arianna focuses on musical theater, [and Kay-Kay] does R&B.” These once strangers who shared a couple of music classes together now meet at least twice a week and do not hesitate to poke fun at one another. The band agrees that, as KayKay phrases it, “Carlos is scary, he’s so sassy.” The vocalists also enjoy irritating Morris with “Happy Bean.” When questioned further on what this meant, the two only replied with, “Happy Bean is not a person. It is simply an entity.” This just goes to show, what happens at rehearsal stays at rehearsal. The future of this Fairview band is uncertain, with Kahn, the band’s only senior, going to college next year. However, Snaider had this to say: “We have a ways to go until that [time] comes.” For now, these talented students are just going to keep on grooving.
Most high school students would find this album immensely weird and alienating. “Biophilia” is not at any moment a routine listening experience; it is in fact quite the opposite. Every song brings eccentric new sounds to life. The Icelandic, putatively weird Bjork implements rapid changes in time signature (“Crystalline”), unpleasantly dissonant chord progressions (“Dark Matter,” “Hollow”), and abstruse instrumentation (every song) to truly define the album. But! This is some cooool stuff. Anyone who has an affinity for sonic experimentation, Bjork’s past material, or music that just sounds “different,” will find this album rewarding. Adding to the mysterious grandeur of “Biosphere,” Bjork has collaborated with Apple to release the album as a series of iPad/iPhone apps in conjunction with its physical release. This is undoubtedly the first album of its kind, and could possibly usher in a new medium for creative expression (+1 for that, Bjork). But these songs actually don’t need the multimedia component to be truly awesome. For all you avant-garde types out there, “Biophilia” is a great start.
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Smartphones are Taking Over the Castle By MIAH YAGER
The future of smartphones is becoming significant. You can get full-blown apps for all your classes, and a smartphone can help you do nearly anything around the world. Smart phones are more popular than any computer or any iPod because they implement some of the best technology out there, all at the touch of a finger. Some teachers and some teenagers are into more technology now. But as days go on, you will only see more technology because we use it for social interaction. To see how Fairview uses smartphones, I conducted a survey with some students. I found out that Fariview uses the Internet on their smartphones a lot, and discovered some students’ favorite apps. Check it out!
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Where – Explore your ‘hood, including new deals like reviews, offers, and places. Gowalla – Used for keeping track of your friends, and to discover the entire world. Urbanspoon – If you want to make dinner plans, use this app’s GPS technology to pinpoint random food places.
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Words Almost Mispronounced Shakespere in Bits: Macbeth The World Fact Book 2011 Infinity of Nations Vocab Wiz College Vocabulary Graphing calculator Algebra Touch Scales and Modes
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Zipcar 360 Panorama Video scope Jenga Amplitube Range finder Golfscape GPS FaceTime
HOROSCOPES w/ Artemis Wysteria Hey kiddies! Just got back from my sabbatical camping out on top of Uluru. Good times. Needless to say, I’ve had a REAL hankering to share my premonitions with y’all. I cooked up some piping hot horoscopes for you after I perfected the C# scale on my theramin—eat up, darlings!
Aries (March 21 - April 19) Eat the BLUE tube of Chapstick for a snack today instead of the black one. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Best way to get your tooth abscess to subside: do a cartwheel. Trust me! Gemini (May 21 - June 20) You might save a humpback whale (they’re endangered) if you push your outie belly button back into your body where it belongs, or you might not. Either way, you should defs look into that. Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Resist the urge to punch that M.D. you see walking into Jimmy John’s with a stethoscope smothered around his neck. Leo (July 23 - August 22) Eat something mild for dessert like frozen yogurt or mixed fruit to balance out the chicken bucket you ate & to soothe your
Fairview Student Survey
Is having a smart phone easy for your sechdule? • “Yes. It can sync all my sports and due dates. It’s easy to check online and for a google search and it will have more apps to do school work. Yeah I get emails on the go so it helps.” • “No. Major time suck for messing around.” Do you use your smart phone more than a computer? If so, why? • “Yes, for the convenience. It’s more readily available.” • “No, because a computer is a more useful tool for me than a smart phone. I need a computer to do the work for my classes.”
anguished gullet. Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Try brushing your teeth BEFORE Mom & Pop read you bedtime stories this week to boost your chances of earning GameCube privileges back. Libra (September 23 - October 22) Your smart phone may know how to make pancakes, but have you ever asked it to cover up Grandma’s fart sounds while you’re watching SportsCenter? Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Remember when you backed into that Corolla while parallel parking one time? Heads up: it’s going to happen again this weekend. However if you leave the owner a friendly note saying it was just a nice “love tap,” everything will be okes madokes.
What is your favorite smart phone app and why? • “Pandora for iPhone and CNN on my iPad.” • “The news and CNN in my smart phone.” • “Interwebz, Tiny Wings, Maps and GPS, YouTube, Pandora.” How much do you spend per month on apps? • “I guess $20 max.” • “I think people spend minimal money like $5 on apps. There are so many fun free apps you can get that you don’t really have to spend big.” • “Nothing, because you can get bored for about every 2 weeks, and an Andorid has tons of free apps that will come fast.”
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) LOL you guys actually read these??? Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) When you arrive at your great uncle’s 76th birthday party this weekend, take only the slice of cake that is exactly 36° and promptly request a fresh copy of “The Berkshire Eagle.” Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Here’s the deal. Carrot Top, Meat Loaf, Rip Torn, Lady GaGa et al. are your idols, so why not come up with a stirring sobriquiet of your own to use with friends, colleagues, & your podiatrist? Pisces (February 19 - March 20) The paperwork may be tedious, but you should follow through with that flying squirrel adoption you were considering.
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O’Neill breaks soccer career scoring record
Senior Long excels against odds By ELLA JENAK
By ALEX FLYNN and CAROLINE KRUGER
Senior Shane O’Neill, Fairview’s star soccer player, recently captured the school record for career goals. Currently, O’Neill has scored 44 goals throughout his high school career which knocked out the previous record of 43. O’Neill is a great asset to his team as they approach their playoffs. Last year, O’Neill solely played striker, but he wanted to impact the game more so he switched to midfield. With four games left in the season, O’Neill has the opportunity to score more goals, making it even more difficult for future soccer players to beat. Although O’Neill is proud of this accomplishment, he has many other goals for the remainder of the season. “I would rather be remembered if we win the state championship,” O’Neill said. With all the hype of the season, O’Neill’s main focus wasn’t primarily to defeat the record, although it was in the back of his mind. Throughout the sea-
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son O’Neill concentrated on winning each game rather than worry about how many goals he needed to score to take the record. Two years ago, Darragh, Shane’s older brother, played on the same varsity soccer team and competed to see who was the star player. Darragh graduated two years ago and drew upon his soccer skill set in college through a different sport. Currently Darragh is the starting football punter for the University of Colorado Boulder. Although the brothers are now playing different sports, Shane is proud to have 13 more goals than his older brother. “I definitely want to play soccer in college,” said O’Neill. “I really love playing.” As the season is coming to the end, O’Neill is looking forward to the playoffs and hopefully winning state. O’Neill wants to play in college, although his decision is yet to be made.
Shane O’Neill scores a goal in practice (MATT SPARKMAN).
Fairview senior Connor Long has been extraordinarily successful in his swimming career, winning countless awards and a Fairview athletic letter, but his favorite parts of swimming remain “being a part of the Fairview team and making friends.” Above all, to Connor, swimming is a “great lifelong sport” (that he happens to be very good at). Connor has Down Syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a delay in physical and mental development, but having Down Syndrome hasn’t prevented him from excelling in swimming and at school. “I have to work hard to do some things that most people find easy to do, but I also like math, Spanish, Latin and swimming, and those are things many peoConnor Long with his ple find very hard to do,” Long says. Special Olympics medals At the Special Olympics Colorado State (BRIAN LONG). Summer Games that were held in Loveland in June, Connor won a bronze medal in the 50-free, silver in the 100-free, and gold in the 50-butterfly. His personal best times were faster than those set by any other swimmers with Down Syndrome at last year’s Special Olympics National Games. His outstanding times also qualified him to compete in the DSISO (Down Syndrome International Swimming Organization) European/International Open in Portugal this November and the World Games in Italy in November of 2012. Another of Connor’s many accomplishments is winning the “Exceptional Star of the Year” award at an event called “Salute the Stars,” sponsored by the John Lynch Foundation, for which he received a $5,000 grant to spend on his future academic and athletic endeavors. At the event, held at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, former Bronco safety John Lynch and his wife, Linda, celebrated exceptional student athletes, held a Q&A session with Denver Broncos Tim Tebow and Von Miller, and handed out awards to exceptional young athletes (one of whom was Connor). Despite the excitement of swimming at a national level and gaining the opportunity to swim internationally, the proudest moments in Connor’s swimming career were, “swimming fast to win three medals at the State Games,” and “working hard to earn [his] Fairview letter.” Connor’s post-graduation aspirations include going to CU-Boulder and, of course, continuing to swim. Until then, in his last season on the Fairview swim team, Connor hopes to “improve [his] strokes, lower [his] times, win more medals,” and finally, “make [his] teammates proud.” As Connor puts it, “People with Down Syndrome are normal people with a few extra challenges,” and whether he’s studying hard at Fairview, or winning medals for his swimming, Connor has undeniably shown that he’s capable of overcoming the challenges Down Syndrome presents to him.
Softball transitions with new coach By ALEX FLYNN and PAIGE LINDGREN
Melissa Schreiner smiles for the camera at practice (MATT SPARKMAN).
The Fairview varsity softball team’s season was filled with ups and downs, resulting in an overall team record of 1-17 and 0-11 in league play. Last year they lost a majority of their team and had only four returning seniors this year: Daria Caraway, Kory Crouch, Tess Englund, and Melissa Schreiner. However, with six underclassmen, the team is looking forward to upcoming successful seasons. “We went into the year knowing we may struggle a bit but we also see the next few years being very good,” head coach Ryne Willis said. A focus for the team this year was
to rebuild and strengthen the younger talent. “It is a very driven team and we feel that it will be a base to build from in the next few years,” Willis said. The team did not have designated captains this year because Willis and the team feel that “leaders emerge; they cannot be picked.” The team’s biggest rival, Boulder High, recently defeated Fairview in a hard fought 4-3 loss. With their season now over, the returning players look to improve in their offseason and come out strong next year.
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Matthies cherishes FHS soccer experience, time in America By PAIGE LINDGREN and PIPER SALVATOR
Junior Darius Matthies left Germany hoping to discover new experiences in America. One of these new experiences includes being a part of the Fairview boys soccer team. Matthies is a strong asset to the team. He plays central midfield and occasionally forward. In Germany he played soccer for six years until a leg injury forced him to quit. The level of talent on the Knights soccer team impresses Matthies as the quality of his team in Germany was not as high. Also, because Matthies was used to derogatory language on his team back in Germany, he appreciates the respect and sportsmanship of the Knights. Although Matthies has only been here for a few months, he already loves Colorado. His opportunity to come to the United States was a result of a connection with the Madden family. “They are great,” said Matthies. Almost every weekend he goes hiking or dirt biking with the Maddens in the mountains and has learned his way around Boulder by biking so that he does not have to depend on his host family for daily transportation. Matthies feels very lucky to have the opportunity to live in Boulder. While Matthies speaks excellent English, school in the US still challenges him because of the language barrier. He took four years of English in Germany before coming to the US, but his teacher had a British accent, so for Matthies the American accent has been the hardest aspect of the language to learn. But in America he is not required to take any math or science, so his work load is not especially demanding. Additionally, he is taking classes he enjoys, such as choir, dancing, and psychology. Understanding the human mind is difficult enough, but not being able to completely follow the American accent on top of that makes psychology Matthies’s hardest class. He is one among many of his friends not living in Germany this semester. Several of his friends are living in Texas, Uruguay, and Canada, and he loves to hear about all of their exploits. “Everything here is bigger: the shops and schools,” Darius said, but the size of everything in America is not the only difference Matthies has noticed. He loves how the people here are open-minded and direct. In North Germany, where Matthies is from, people are more closed and harder to get to know.
A negative side to America is that “there is not much to do,” said Darius. He was bored his first few weeks in America as there are no public discos, which Matthies is used to attending almost every weekend. While “Germany has much better beer,” Matthies has still greatly enjoyed his time in America.
Darius Matthies in action during a game (ALEC PRONK).
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Knights look to retain bragging rights as Panthers loom By CALEB PYKKONEN
It’s fall, and we feel ourselves creeping towards winter. Seniors are finishing the college applications for early decision or early action, juniors are beginning to learn how hard their year is about to become. Sophomores are enjoying life because they’re not at the bottom anymore, and freshmen are just starting to realize how to survive high school. Folks, we need something to take our attention away from school, if only for a brief period of time. Luckily for all of us that diversion has come, in the form of football’s version of the City Championship. Tonight, at Recht Field, two bitter rivals meet each other on the gridiron. In any match between the two schools one may expect high tensions and name calling, both on the part of the teams and the fans. Between Fairview and Boulder High there is no love lost, and emotions fill the venue any time the two face off. There are few rivalries in the state of Colorado
Players to Watch 1. Ben Meyer:
The catalyst of the Fairview offense, Meyer has had his fair share of big plays this year. His lightening-quick speed and dynamic ability have come up huge for the Knights this season, but the Knights’ offense will need some big plays from the senior if they are going to pull out a win at Recht Field tonight.
2. Sevrin Remmo:
One of Fairview’s captains, and leader on both sides of the ball, Remmo will need to control the line of scrimmage. On offense his blocking abilities will set up the Knights’ potent running game, and on defense he’ll fill up space in the middle of the line to allow Newey and other defenders to pass rush from the edge.
3. Carson Will:
A leader by example, Will also need to protect McVenes and set up big running plays for the Knights. Players will follow Will’s actions on the field, so if he plays well so will the View.
4. Sam Martin:
A sophomore, and one of the Knights’ deep threats on offense, he has a size and speed advantage over most secondaries. A couple big plays from Martin and the Knights should be off to the races.
bigger than Fairview High School vs. Boulder High School. And if that isn’t completely true, then the rivalry is at least the biggest in the city of Boulder. Says Senior defensive end Max Newey, “There’s a lot of tension around the community, and it’s probably the most publicized game of the year.” As school gets back into full swing (halfway through first semester, nearing Thanksgiving Break) there’s nothing quite like a good Fairview vs. Boulder matchup on the gridiron to raise school spirit and renew the rivalry between the city’s two powerhouses. Fairview and Boulder have played the City Championship 47 times, and the Knights hold a slight edge over the Panthers with a record of 27 and 20 in the series. But this number doesn’t mean anything to the players on the field when the teams face each other on Friday, as both sides are looking to gain bragging rights. “No matter how bad the teams are doing,” says Newey, “the game always brings out the best in both teams.” When asked for his thoughts on how the Knights
would have to play tonight, Newey thinks that as long as the Knights stick to what they’ve been doing all year they should be in good shape. “We’re not really going to change what we do in practice, we just do what we’ve been doing every day,” Newey says. Both teams are fighting for playoff positioning, and the Knights have been working all year to go deep in the playoffs. They would love nothing more than making an emphatic statement against the Panthers to prove that they’re going to make some noise in the post season. This year’s seniors are used to winning against Boulder, winning all three years since their freshman year at Fairview, and they hope to continue this trend tonight against their crosstown rivals. When asked for a prediction Newey said the Knights will win 3-2. Hopefully for the fans, there might be a little more offense in the game, but even if the score is that low, Fairview will be happy. There’s much to look forward to tonight, and hopefully the night will end in celebration for the Knights from the south side of town.
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