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tripodium Sept. 25, 2014 lVolume 43 l Issue 1 l Salina, KS 67401 l @SHSTripodium

Animal shelter receives donations from homecoming By Hailey Chapman

Salina High School South’s 2014 homecoming charity is the Salina Animal Shelter. The Student Council has worked really hard to earn money for the charity by selling tickets during lunch to win prize baskets. Vanessa Cowie, the Animal Services Supervisor, explained what our donation money will go to. “The money will go to improving the lives of sheltered animals. It helps us get medication, treatment, amputations, dental treatment, and any other operation that will help make an animal adoptable,” Cowie said. When the Shelter picks up a stray, depending on the condition of the animal, many procedures may have to be fol-

lowed. If an animal is not in good condition, the shelter spends large amounts of money to make the life of the animal better. They work extremely hard to make sure all animals are adopted. The donation to the shelter

will, in time, bring in more strays to be cleaned, fed and medicated pre adoption. Money also goes to spaying and neutering stray animals, other procedures used to make strays adoptable. All donations to the shelter will help make a difference.

Homecoming Game

When? Friday, Sept. 26 @ 7 p.m. Where? Salina Stadium How Much? $4, free with activity pass Game Theme: Blackout

Homecoming Dance When? Saturday, Sept. 27 @ 9-11 p.m. Where? Salina High School South Simon, a three-legged cat, arrived at the Animal Shelter with a disabled leg. Employees at the shelter paid for amputation surgery to help Simon lead a much happier life. photo by tiffany bowers

How Much? $8 before, $10 at door

Homecoming Queen Candidates

Michelle Franco Favorite Disney Movie?

Logan Frost

Favorite Disney Movie? “Princess and the Frog”

“High School Musical”

Something no one else knows? Has grandma hands

Favorite Disney Movie? “Fox and the Hound”

Prince crush?

Prince crush? Aladdin (Aladdin)

Emilee Holloway Bayli Huffman Bailey Waters Prince crush?

Flynn Rider (Tangled)

Something no one else knows? Left foot is two sizes bigger than right

Aladdin (Aladdin)

Something no one else knows? Can juggle basketballs

Favorite Disney Movie? “Up!”

Prince crush?

Prince Charming (Another Cinderella Story)

Something no one else knows?

Favorite Disney Movie? “The Little Mermaid”

Prince crush? Li Shang (Mulan)

Something no one else knows? Can twerk

Princes uniquely ask princesses to Disney homecoming By Tiffany Bowers

Logan Harner (’16) asks Megan Mong (’15) to homecoming using a band drill chart at a game.

a sign after the volleyball scrimmage.

Short (’16) “begs” 5.Tyler on a street corner to ask

Cole Calvert (’16) 6. Sydney Koch (’16)

Smith (’14) surprises 4. Kole Amanda Clayton (‘15) with

Lexus Burroughs (’16) to go to homecoming.

Trevor Herrington (’18) poses that he is “dying” to go to homecoming with Angie Hall (’18). Justin Sullivan (’17) asks Emily Michels (’15) to homecoming with a heartshaped necklace.

Can do a one handed cartwheel

asks from Central by forming multiple Red Solo Cups into a heart.

Truhe (’15) asks 7.Colin Taylor Thompson (’16) by

putting a parking ticket on the windshield of her car after a football game.

“Stud” Evan Irish (’17) 8. asks Paige Rose (’15) to

homecoming with a pair of diamond studs.

Tripodium Staff Co-Editors in Chief Tiffany Bowers Cassidy Sweet Design Editor Morgan Ayotte Copy Editor Emma Snyder Photo Editor Carly Sackrider Business Manager Reagan Hughes Staff Members Cheyenne Burns Hailey Chapman Nathan Endreshak Iestyn Hurtig Tyler Kirchner Kasey Renshaw Editorial Policy The following guidelines will be used in consideration of printing letters to the editor. 1. Letters should be no longer than 200 words. 2. Letters should be signed and must include the address and telephone number of the author. No anonymous letters will be published. 3. If it is the wish of the author and the editor is in agreement, the author’s name may be withheld. 4. The letter must not be libelous, obscene profane, and it must not infringe upon copyright. The letter must not be an invasion of privacy or disruptive of the school process. Tripodium The Tripodium is dedicated to publishing news, features, columns, and sports in a unbiased and professional manner. Any news, features, or columns, including letters to editor are welcome. This publication is a forum for student expression and will not be subject to prior review by USD 305 administration.

THIS WEEK Thursday

Varsity Girls Tennis @ South Cross Country @ McPherson: 4:30 p.m. JV/V Soccer @ Derby 9th Volleyball @ South: 5 p.m.

Friday

Homecoming Varsity Football: 7 p.m.

Saturday

Homecoming dance: 9 p.m. Varsity Volleyball @ Newton: 9 a.m.

Monday

9th/JV Football @Goddard JV Golf @ Bennington: 3 p.m. Varsity Tennis @ Campus: 3 p.m.

Tuesday

JV/V Soccer

Wednesday

Freshman Aspire Testing Day: 8 a.m.

WHAT’S NEW Because of the ACT Aspire Testing Day for freshmen, class schedules next week will be different. Monday will be a Green day, Tuesday will be a Gold day and classes on Wednesday will follow a special schedule starting at 7:35 a.m.

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opinion

Chromebook: bright future or destined to fail By Nathan Endreshak Many students have been debating for quite some time over what effect the Chromebooks are having. Chromebooks are new to most schools and Salina High School South is honored to be one of the first schools to start using Chromebooks. However, some students would rather not have them. It does not really seem like things have changed much since we recieved the Chromebooks. We still have laptops (being substituted by Chromebooks), and we are still using the same websites and writing in the same styles. With the addition of Chromebooks, students now have the ability to work on an essay or research paper anytime, anywhere. While some people are having a struggle adjusting to the different layouts and formats of using Google Docs and Google Drive, it will prove beneficial in the end though. With Google Docs, students can now also share documents with other people so that many students can collaborate on a project simultaneously. Along with these, another benefit is that Chromebooks will allow students who do not have computers at home to be able to work on homework at any time instead of having to spend more hours here before and after school. While Chromebooks do allow greater accessibility, many students argue that the Chromebooks will only achieve failure in the end and that students will continue to abuse this power. A Chromebook has already been stolen and who knows how many more there will be. In addition, many are still worried that students will over use the school’s bandwidth with the use of unnecessary websites like Pandora, Netflix, Hudl and Grooveshark, that will stop some students from actually doing their homework. Keeping your Chromebook safe is as easy as locking it in your locker and students using unnecessary websites can be exited out of them by teachers. When Josh Massey was asked how he felt about the new chromebooks, he said that he realizes that everything is not perfect with them and that students will abuse them, but likes that student now have all their information and homework easily accessible to them. Chromebooks will benefit the school and the students greatly, giving us better accessibility and granting us better organization. While we may experience a few complications at the start, many of these will be corrected by the school over time.

We Asked . . . Q: What is your favorite or least favorite thing about the Chromebooks?

Josh Miller (’15)

“I wish they still had Microsoft

A: Word because I still have not gotten used to the transition.”

Caleb Dougherty (’16) like the Chromebooks A: “Ibutreally the transition was hard especially with the mouse.”

Sofie Flores (’17)

love having the A: “IChromebooks but I wish we

could use them more in class.”

Josh Massey

“That all students have information, communication, and accessibility available to them.”

Staff Opinion: DO WE LIKE CHROMEBOOKS? Yes No Undecided

South gives back to ALS By Tiffany Bowers

Meet The Staff

Morgan Ayotte Design Editor Barista at Ad Astra and plans to end human trafficking

Hailey Chapman Staff Member Loves honey buns but hates crickets

Iestyn Hurtig Staff Member Loves playing drums and eating ice cream

Carly Sackrider Photo Editor Best night of her life was going to a Michael Buble concert

Tiffany Bowers Co-Editor in Chief Loves pugs, Cody Simpson and BK chicken fries

Cheyenne Burns Staff Member Likes wifi

Nathan Endreshak Reagan Hughes Staff Member Business Manager Loves to perform Loves her boyfriend magic in his free time and killer whales

Tyler Kirchner Staff Member Loves phoenixes, dragons and pie

Emma Snyder Copy Editor Has an unhealthy obsession with elephants

Kasey Renshaw Staff Member Loves chicken nuggets

Cassidy Sweet Co-Editor in Chief Loves to play piano and has an obsession with moccasins

Though it has began to quiet down, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was quite the rage in Salina for a few weeks, especially for students here at Salina High School South. From Facebook to Vine to Instagram, there were countless videos of participants flooding everyone’s news feeds.

What is it?

The challenge consisted of pouring a bucket of ice cold water on yourself or choosing to forfeit and make a donation to the cause. Those who took the challenge were also encouraged to donate a small amount prior to participating. Now, if you’re asking yourself what the “cause” is, you are not alone. Many participants did not know what ALS stood for or why the challenge was so popular, and that is when raising awareness becomes so important. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is a disease in which the nerve cells and spinal cord lose function over time. The loss of function can lead to paralysis in some cases, and in others, fatality.

Who participated?

There was an overwhelming number of students who took part in the challenge. Business teacher, Ryan Stuart, had his Leadership class participate along with another class from Central. The Drama Club, sponsored by Drama Teacher Kate Lindsay, and the band, run by Darren Brooks participated in the challenge and donated as well. The three groups’ combined fundraising efforts, along with everyone who donated, helped raise approximately $116.3 million as of Sept. 16. All donations raised go to the ALS Association, which then go toward all of the program’s expenses and research. “I believe it is important for our students to get involved in charity work, because charity work gives students a sense of belonging to the community and making the world a better place,” Brooks said.

How can I give back?

Although the excitement of the challenge has ended, the opportunities to give back to local, national, and even international communities are endless. Keep an eye out at school in the coming months for chances to give back. Various clubs, such as National Honor Society and Drama Club, and many others, have activities planned to do just that.

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news

Switchin’ it up: staff changes By Kasey Renshaw

Julie Falcon Assistant Principal

Salina High School South has a lot of new staff and administration this year. South also has a lot of position changes within the staff. The staff that are new to USD 305 are Debra Kohn, Stu Keerting, Susan Nulton and Danielle Lemon. The new staff that have worked in the district but are new to South are Janet Sauber, Linda Jones and Alan Shuler. The staff that you may have seen around before, here at South are Julie Falcon, Lindsey Sellers, Curtis Stevens, Agnes Zadina, Jim Allen and George Troutfetter.

that they succeed. Stevens knew when he took the job that there were going to be challenges. For instance, the bond issue. He knew that he could not let the construction get in the way of the high school lives. Stevens knew that he would have to step up during this time. “I embrace the challenges,” said Stevens.

the kids. She loves watching young adults change and mature everyday. Her least favorite thing about being the assistant principal is the paperwork. “I don’t ever dread coming to work,” said Falcon.

George Troutfetter

Debra Kohn Career Coordinator

Stevens taught here for five years, then moved to Salina South Middle School where he was the assistant principal for six years. Stevens moved to assistant principal at Salina High School South last year and he is now the principal. One of the biggest differences between principal and assistant principal would be that everything falls on the principal’s shoulders. The principal is responsible for everything. As a principal you have a lot more responsibilities. “The day never drags on, time just flies by,” said Stevens. Stevens likes being the principal because he gets to help kids. He makes sure the kids are safe, respected and

Before Julie Falcon became the assistant principal for South this year, she had a lot of other jobs. Falcon used to work at Weskan, which is a 1A school. She taught language arts and speech. She also worked with NHS, school plays and forensics. Falcon was also the assistant boys basketball coach, and she drove the school bus. After that, Falcon came to South to become the PBD director. Falcon was a PBD director with administrative duties, but she was also a counselor. She was a PBD director for two years, before moving to assistant principal. Falcon wanted to challenge herself, which is one of the reasons that she applied for the job. “I like interacting with all of the students and seeing the different groups of people,” said Falcon. Falcon’s favorite thing about being the assistant principal is

After 14 years of teaching, two years of counseling, 25 years as an assistant principal and one year of retirement, Troutfetter is back. Troutfetter is now the counselor for the sophomore class here. Last year, Troutfetter made the decision to retire because it had been long enough. He wanted them to bring in someone younger. When Troutfetter was told that Stevens would be taking over as assistant principal, he was very happy. He knew Stevens was a good person to run this place. “I subbed a lot, rode my horse and sailed on my boat,” Troutfetter said, when asked what he did during his retirement. Stevens called Troutfetter right before school started and asked him to come back and be a counselor. Stevens said they were not comfortable with anyone that they had interviewed and they thought Troutfetter would be a good choice. “I like being a counselor because it is fun and I get to help students think through their options,” Troutfetter said.

Janet Sauber Curriculum teacher

Stu Keerting Band

Agnes Zadina Full-time PBD

Linda Jones Psychology

Lindsey Sellers PBD

Curtis Stevens

Curtis Stevens Principal

Julie Falcon

Danielle Lemon SRO

George Troutfetter Counselor

Jim Allen Counselor

Susan Nulton Business

Alan Shuler Drafting

Foreign exchange students talk about life in America By Cheyenne Burns

It is always fun meeting new people and finding out more about them, especially if they are from a different country. This year there are four foreign exchange students attending Salina High School South. Mikihisa Ynasa (’16) recently moved to Kansas from Tokyo, Japan. He loves to ride his bike because Salina has more flat land than Tokyo. Ynasa does not like most American food but he does enjoy fish and steak. Before coming to America he feared it was not going to be safe, but living here he realizes it’s safer than expected. He likes living with his host family and does not miss home much. For him, learning English was a little difficult. He knew how to read the words and could understand what people were saying to him but he cannot comprehend English very well. Ynasa does enjoy America and

all its traditions. “I like how it’s a patriot country, no flags back home,” Ynasa said. Laura Diekmann (’16) came from Germany and the transition for her went well. She loves that all the food and language is different. Her favorite things are the people and color guard. The people are very open, are good with relationships and are nice. Color guard is fun and she has never had anything like it back home. “They are proud of their land; it’s so cool,” Diekmann said. She loves American culture and likes how American religions are diverse. Diekmann enjoys America and even plans on going to New York with her parents next year. “I want to travel to other places,” Diekmann said. Another student from Ger-

Mikihisa Ynasa (’16), Alessandra Capurno (’16), Laura Diekmann (’16), Jonas Frost (’17) playfully posing. photo by cheyenne burns many is Jonas Frost (’17), who moved here one month ago. He likes how all the people are kind and polite. Tacos are his favorite food because their different than the ones he had before and there is no Taco Bell in Germany. “Tacos are good, I like them a lot,” Frost said. He said he does not miss his family as much but he does

miss his friends. “I think it’s because I won’t lose my family, but I might lose my friends,” Frost said. He likes his host family because they are nice, funny and amazing to be around. The last foreign exchange student is Alessandra Capurno (‘16) who was born in Florence, Italy and she came to America because of a contest her par-

ents signed her up for. She had to compete with other contestants and wrote a speech about America and she ended up winning. “I have always wanted to come to America,” Capurno said. Her favorite food is cheesecake, she likes going to the mall and she loves graphic design and art. She likes the people here because everyone is kind to her and treats her like a friend. “I understand myself better,” Capurno said. A fear of coming to America was not making any friends and no one would speak to her but she has made great friends. Living here has definitely changed her. With any foreign exchange student, American culture may come as a shock. All four students seem to be enjoying themselves and their time here.

sept. 25 news 4 Chromebooks assist in making students’ work easier By Cheyenne Burns

Tech repair is a class which Sauber has two people from every block come in and work. People in the tech team will get trained by MIS and after a while the students will show MIS how to do it.

Chromebooks will change the way students work with technology and should advance students’ learning. With Chromebooks, students are able to think independently and easily access assignments and resources.

Apps and Features

What to know

Students should always bring their Chromebooks to school and be careful when holding it. In the first week there have been a few broken books; cracked screens, broken hinges and problems with the charging, which could be a manufacturing default. The Chromebook is an inventive way to help students avoid carrying around textbooks and worrying about the thousands of papers they have to keep track of for every class. The main reason that the Chromebooks were chosen was the cost because they are cheaper than laptops and iPads. The Chromebooks meet most of the student needs and can easily be monitored. Taking care of the Chromebooks requires extra responsibility. If someone constantly forgets of theirs then they can get a loaner, but after enough times of continuous borrowing, they will be disciplined. If the Chromebooks break, the students pay for it since there is no insurance plan. If it is a manufacturer default, they will exchange it for a new Chromebook and will not have to pay for what has happened. Students will keep the Chromebook until they graduate or transfer schools.

Megan Kappelman (’16), Keaton Kinion (’16), Damen Donaldson (’16), Noah Corn (’15), Keenan Bowles (’16), Trenton McAdoo (’17), Matthew Chumsena (’16) and Ritchie Rosas (’17) pose with the new Chromebooks. photo by cheyenne burns

Pilot

In order to see how students would interact with the Chromebooks, a pilot or test run was conducted last year when teachers and students used them to determine if they would be effective in the classroom. Teachers that participated in the pilot were Nikki Chamberlain, Josh Massey, Carlene Stueve and Kevin Poland. Massey only saw trouble with the Chromebooks when students began learning how to use them. As students became familiar with them, they had less trouble. The books are a good tool when doing class work because they help teachers and students avoid using excess amounts of paper. However, Massey still had a lot of positive things to say about the Chromebooks. He had few negative experiences, including that he could not transfer over lessons and had to create new materials. Poland had similar experi-

ences. The books were flexible with the objectives, helped figure things out and it opened up new doors. What he likes most about them is Google Docs can automatically save documents or presentations and everything can be easily accessed. A disadvantage with them is that people are abusing privileges by not following instructions during class. Students can be immature and can go on the web to search answers to cheat. Poland believe it takes them to the next age by helping with college and jobs. Since students live in the digital age it will be easier to do everything technology wise. “[The Chromebooks are] one of the best things to happen to South High,” Poland said.

Tech Support

Janet Sauber is South’s curriculum technologist. Sauber was in charge of the Chromebook distribution and helps support the teachers and students with any technical difficulties.

Sauber is the supervisor of the student techs, otherwise known as the tech team, and she will be here for the rest of the school year. The tech team is a group of students who fix the books when they are damaged and help with basic repairs. Simple problems are addressed by the tech team; internal problems will be handled by MIS. Members of the tech team are Megan Kappelman (’16), Keaton Kinion (’16), Damen Donaldson (’16), Noah Corn (’15), Keenan Bowles (’16), Trenton McAdoo (’17), Matthew Chumsena (’16), Nathaniel Burke (’15), Mathew Mehl (’16) and Ritchie Rosas (’17). Students on the team can earn credits and they are graded on customer service, such as how well they fix the books and how they answer questions when someone needs help figuring something out. They joined the team by teacher recommendations or because they were in the pilot classes.

Something offered with the books is Google Docs, which is very useful when notes are being taken. It also comes equipped with a graphing calculator and a monitoring and sharing app called Hapara. All the Chromebooks have this app but only the teachers can use it. Another feature, Google+, is a social networking site similar to Facebook. Statuses can be posted, students can change their icons, send messages and even video call. The reason students can not download apps is because during the pilot, some students were able to bypass the security and go to banned websites by downloading proxy apps.

Opportunities

Chromebooks are a great way to get work done fast and to help students advance with technology. The Chromebooks are better than textbooks and paper and they help get assignments done more efficiently. “Everyone being provided a Chromebook has a tremendous opportunity. Students need to treat it as an opportunity to advance their education and not just a way to get out of paying attention in class,” Sauber said. Sauber thinks Chromebooks are the way to go and can help students achieve their goals.

Clubs provide variety of opportunities to get involved By Tyler Kirchner

International Cultures Club Sponsor Brenda Geist - Meets the first Tuesday of every month.

Lab Chicks

Sponsor Nikki Chamberlain - Meets the first Tuesday of the month.

Business Professionals of America

Sponsor Kaisha Edgerle - Meets the second Tuesday of every month.

National Honor Society

Sponsor Carlene Stueve - Meet every month of the school year.

Writ Club

Sponsor Krista DeVoe - formally known as Lit Club, members meet every month of the school year.

Gay Straight Alliance

Anime Club Anime is a style of Japanese film and television animation typically aimed at all audiences. Inuyasha, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, even sci-fi movies are animes. Pokemon, Godzilla and Cartoon Network are different styles of anime. “Anime is a fun and exciting thing to do,” club sponsor Josh Massey said. Students that are interested in anime or do not already know about the community, they should talk to a club elected officer or join them Wednesdays after school in Massey’s room 413 and be prepared for a good time. This is one of the many unique clubs that South has to offer.

Sponsor Nathan Breeden - Meets every Monday.

Drama Club

Sponsor Kate Lindsay - Meets the first Tuesday of the month.

Quiz Bowl

Sponsor Michele Palmgren - Meets every Tuesday.

Animation Club

Sponsor Kim Warren - Meets the first Thursday of the month.

Anime Club

Sponsor Josh Massey - Meets every other Wednesday.

Chess Club

Sponsor Charlie Todd - Meets every Wednesday.

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Sponsor Brittany Haynes - Meetings are held as needed during ELO.

Tree Huggers

Sponsor Gary White - Meets in the commons every month.

Robotics

Sponsor Lyric Cairns - To be determined on meetings.

Video Games Club

Sponsor Josh Massey - Meets every Tuesday.

International Cultures Club International Cultures Club meets Tuesdays during ELO. Their leaders are both Spanish instructor, Tobi Eckhart and French instructor, Brenda Geist. The club will go on different trips, learn about cultures, traditions and foods. Student participants learn diversity of the world and experience cultures through special guest. “Different cultures and different things; who does not love that?” Geist said. Many may be intrigued by the opportunities of the cultures club. Considering joining for all the fun and excitement.

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South High junior soaring to new heights By Emma Snyder At the ripe age of 17, most teenagers have just gotten their driver’s license. Some parents still do not trust their teenagers behind the wheel of a car, but can they be blamed? It is scary to let their little baby turn the key in the ignition and set out for school or work without being in the passenger’s seat to guide them. To most parents, their children are all still toddlers riding around on tricycles. Most parents have trouble letting go and trusting us to do more adult-like things, but breaking this parental norm are Aaron and Karen Borcherding; parents of Salina High School South student, Brendan Borcherding (’16). Borcherding is currently in the process of receiving his official pilot license through the Kansas State University Salina Aviation Program. “As of right now I have passed my written exam for my Private Pilot License, so once I get enough hours I will be able to take my flying and oral exam. Once I complete that, I will get my license,” Borcherding said.

Motivation

Some may be wondering what made Borcherding decide to become a pilot. He has had an interest in things that fly his entire life: he used to make model rockets, which then led to his interest in remote control planes. “Ever since then, I knew I wanted to fly planes,” Borcherd-

Borcherding prepares for take off on a solo flight at Kansas State University Salina. He had to check the plane and adjust all of the gears and equipment before taking off. photo by jd warren ing said of his motivation to start flying. Borcherding’s first flight was towards the beginning of June. The clouds were low, making for a nice and scenic view. He just recently passed his written exam for his private pilot license, and is now flying almost everyday after school at K-State Salina; depending on the weather and wind conditions. His instructor, John Snyder (’10), is a former South High graduate who just recently graduated from K-State Salina. “If a student has a passion for aviation, he or she can excel through training,” Snyder said.

Becoming a pilot

Flying a plane is a big deal and seems to be a very nervewracking task. For some teen1) Examine all around the plane: wings, fuselage, tail, landing gear, lights, oil and gas 2) Set all electrical equipment with the radio frequencies for the ground and for the tower control

agers, driving a car is still somewhat confusing and causes a bit of anxiety. Flying planes seems like an entirely different story, but not necessarily. “At the beginning, everything was challenging; especially landing and figuring out how to control the plane with my feet along with my hands. Now its getting easier to control the plane, but talking to the Air Traffic Control tower is still a little confusing,” Borcherding said. In this profession, many things could go wrong. This job seems like it should be for adults who have gone to college and met all the requirements, but that is not always the case. “You have to be 14 in order to get a student pilot’s certificate, 16 to do solo in aircraft and 17 to get your Private Pilot 3) Check the engine instruments when starting the plane to make sure they are all in the correct limits, such as the engine temperature 4) Retrieve the current weather information to know what to expect while flying

License,” Snyder said. Aside from this, a valid driver’s license is required and a medical test has to be passed. Basically, anyone can be a pilot if they meet the necessary requirements; but it’s definitely not something that can be achieved overnight. The entire process is very time consuming and calls for a lot of hard work and dedication. Throughout training, there are multiple progress checks that a student has to pass in order to advance to the next level of training. These can be very difficult, depending on the aspect that the student is being tested on.

Parental persuasion

Behind the challenge of becoming a pilot comes the challenge of persuasion. Borcherding had to convince his parents to let him become a pilot, which took a little bit of work. “Brendan has always had an interest in flying and one of his hobbies is to fly remote control airplanes. His interest evolved into flying as a career, so he pulled us to the K-State Salina Open House last spring so we could learn more about the Professional Pilot degree. After talking with instructors and advisors, we felt that he was responsible enough to achieve his goals and could start when he was ready,” his parents said. They have a lot of trust in their son to let him do some5) When starting to taxi: get clearance from the ground control to go to the runway

thing this extreme at such a young age. But in reality, it is really no different than parents of an Olympic athlete letting their child dedicate their life to a certain sport and train every single day. “Although we would have been satisfied to wait a couple of years so he could just enjoy being a kid, he had a different two year plan. It’s difficult to deny your son the opportunity to do something he is passionate about, and will be good for him from a career aspect.” Borcherding’s parents have not had the opportunity to fly with him just yet, but they are looking forward to it someday soon.

Looking into future

Borcherding is not just doing this for fun and the thrill of it. His goal is to get ahead in his future plans. He has always wanted to have a profession in the aviation industry. “I think it would be a great job to fly a plane. I don’t want to sit in an office all day. I would much rather be flying through the air,” Borcherding said. With all of the extra work he is doing in addition to his regular high school course load, he is on his way to passing his flying and oral exam. When he passes these tests, he will officially become a pilot and can better his skills throughout the rest of high school; benefitting his career later on. 7) Upon taking off and landing: correct for any crosswind so that takeoff and landing can be smooth

6) Upon reaching the runway: check again that 8) While flying: have to remember airspeed to the instruments are all be at. For example, while set and that everything is maneuvering, flight has entered in the electrical to be at 90 Knots equipment correctly

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Meeting new people is a perk of travel By Cassidy Sweet

carol white

For some teenagers and even for some adults, one seemingly far away dream is to travel the world. School and work and a combination of other things may seem to make fulfilling these traveling dreams impossible. However, this is not the case for everyone, including Carol White. White has been all over the world to many different countries. White has certainly been on many adventures and does not plan to stop traveling any time soon. “This year, we are planning to go to the Galapagos Islands,” White said. Not including the United States, White has been to numerous countries and areas, such as Tanzania, the Caribbean, Portugal, Iceland, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Uganda and Oman. White said while her and her

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husband love to travel in general, most of the time they have reasons to go where they go, as opposed to just traveling for no reason. For example, they went to Uganda to see mountain gorillas and went to Tanzania to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. White and her husband have also been to Nunavut to see the polar bear population, seeing as polar bears are facing extinction. Other reasons include scuba diving in the Caribbean and to see other animals in various countries. One of her favorite parts of traveling is meeting new people. Both her and her husband attempt to learn basic phrases of different languages so they have a foundation for understanding the culture and people of the countries that they visit, seeing as they go to many countries that do not have English as a native language.

“I find people very interesting. I like to expose myself to people who are different than me. It makes me a better person,” White said. Apart from other countries, White has also been to all 50 states, including Hawaii and Alaska. Not only has she been to more countries than most people will go to in their entire life, she has also been to more states than the average person as well. Most people will only go to a few countries or states in their life and there are some people who will never go out of the state that they live in. While everyone is different and not everyone has a desire to travel, White would most likely testify that traveling and exploring the world and other cultures is worth the experience and the memories.

Started with road trips, now going to E By Cassidy Sweet

Other than teaching, Michele Palmgren has had a bit of traveling experience in her past. At first, Palmgren started going on road trips with her children. Without care where they would end up, they would just start to go and find joy in their destination, wherever that happened to be on each trip. “My kids and I would get in the car and just start driving,” Palmgren said. Palmgren was born just a

little ways away from Canada, so she had been there a few times, however, that was the only country she had been to besides the United States until quite recently. After having experience with only having been on road trips around the States and to Canada, it was time for some other traveling adventures to occur in Palmgren’s life. This led to the Europe class trips that students would now have the opportunity to go on. As many students probably know, Palmgren has been one of the teachers that has accompa-

nied all of the students when they go on their senior class trips to Europe. The class trips started when one of Palmgren’s daughters was a senior in high school. So far, there have been five Europe trips available for students to go on. Students who go on the trip get the experience of going to one or more countries in Europe and receiving the chance to see foreign art, taste foreign food and learn more about other cultures. This past year , students got the opportunity to go to countries such as Paris and Switzerland, where they were able to go and visit different exhibits and see different parts of the country. This year students have the chance to go to Italy, on a trip which Palmgren will also be going on. This year will have the most students attend the trip compared to trips in the past. Palmgren plans to continue to go on the Europe trips with students for a while, considering all of the neat things that the students have the opportunity to do.

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Finding inspiration through discovery of culture By Cassidy Sweet

From going on missions trips to visiting family, Kevin Poland is another teacher who finds joy in traveling. Poland has been many places, such as Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Great Britain, Canada, Mexico, Belize and other various places across the world and in the United States. Poland has been on a few missions trips so far in his lifetime. One was to Tanzania, where he did a lot of helping people receive basic needs, such as clean water and food. Also in Tanzania, Poland did some translation work and through that got the opportunity to help share the gospel and Bible with people. Other missions trips have been to Mexico, where he got to help build different facilities.

Aside from doing missions work, Poland, like most people, also likes to travel simply for the fun of it. Poland has also traveled like many people have: to go visit family. However, while most people have family that live in the state or at least in a surrounding state of Kansas, Poland has been to visit family in Canada. Poland finds joy through traveling by discovering and learning about the different cultures of the countries that he has visited so far. For instance, while in Switzerland, Poland said that he simply hopped on a bus and went wherever that took him. He also said that even though he ended up not knowing exactly where he was the whole time, leading him to actually discover more of the country than he probably would have if he

has everything planned out. “I like the feeling of being uncomfortable in another place. I like kind of just being lost and then discovering,” Poland said. While some people would be very out of their comfort zone in not having a plan, Poland doesn’t mind being out of that comfort zone too much. Learning about culture requires more than just sitting down and studying the meals eaten, the language spoken, the methods of travel and technology and the rituals acted out. Culture requires that element of getting lost and then ultimately discovering more about the people, the language and the

country. All in all, Poland loves to travel. And surely, he will not want to stop traveling any time soon. With many places to go and get lost in, Poland will have many opportunities to continue traveling all over the United States and the rest of the world and then discovering and continuing to do missions work in other countries, should he desire to do so in his future.

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social studies teacher

Europe

We Asked . . . Q: If you could go

anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Sue Montoy

“Hawaii. I went there once and loved it. It was nice and peaceful and has good memories.”

Krista DeVoe

“Scotland because I have read so many pieces of fiction set there and I would love to have visual experience there.”

Candace Mahoney

michele palmgren facs teacher

“I would probably go to Rome to see the Vatican City.”

Karac Vanderyacht

“In the United States, I would go to Seattle. Otherwise I have never been to Japan or Italy and would like to go there.”

Tobi Eckhart

“Spain, I have been to Mexico and know there are differences between there and Spain and would love to see them.”

Kate Lindsay

“Lately on my bucket list is London. I’ve never really been anywhere other than the United States before.”

Ryan Stuart

“Kauffman Stadium to

A: watch a Royals playoff game.”

Lyric Cairns

“I would go to Australia to see the Great Barrier Reef because of the snorkeling and sea life and animals.”

Shana Pittenger

“Australia because I have always wanted to hug a koala bear and a kangaroo.”

Collin Carlson

“Munich, Germany because

A: all they do is hang out and eat different pork dishes.”

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Volleyball team shows aggresive side By Nathan Endreshak

Stamps (’16). This year’s season has also brought a large amount of new players and Bingesser is excited with the levels of enthusiasm and motivation the players have. “I do wish that we could have more spectators and fans to come cheer us on during our games, it really boosts the teams moral.” Hailey Chapman said when she was asked what was one thing the she would change about this year’s volleyball season.

“I want to show my players a more aggressive and team based style of playing the game.”

Jon Bingesser

Upcoming Games: Varsity

9/27- @ Newton 10/2- @ Hays 10/7- Home 10/11- @ McPherson 10/14- @ Haysville 10/21- @ Hutchinson

Coach I.D.

Amanda Clayton leaps to spike a ball. photo by logan wilson

As sub-state and state are soon approaching for the Salina South volleyball team, tensions are high and everyone is excited. This has been a special year for volleyball, especially for their new coach, Coach Jon Bingesser as this is his first year coaching the volleyball team. Bingesser hopes to teach his players a more aggressive and different style of volleyball. Bingesser also praises many of his juniors and seniors for stepping up and taking leadership roles this season. Bingesser hope to have a successful year and would like to continue coaching in the future. Players to watch: Andrea Alstatt (’15), Hailey Chapman (’16), Shaylee Arpin (’15), Amanda Clayton (’15) and Balie

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Name: Jon Bingesser Years Coaching: 1

Players took a team photo after winning third place at the Southeast of Saline Invitational. photo by logan wilson

Cross country team makes final dash for finish line By Nathan Endreshak

Deja Rhodeman races for the finish line. photo by ross boling

As the season kicks off for the runners of South High, Coach Travis Peterson has high hopes and faith in his team. Above all else, Peterson hopes that he will be able to have both a girls and guys team be able to make it to state. Peterson says a lot has changed this year but he is most impressed with the amount of people this year who have had past experience in running. “I care most about teaching character and giving 100% even

“I care most about teaching character and giving 100% even when no one is looking.” Travis Peterson when no one is looking,” Peterson said. This will be Peterson’s second year of coaching the team after Coach Alan Hipp left.

Runners stretch and relax before competing. photo by ross boling

Peterson’s favorite quote is; “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” Steve Prefontaine, a world renowned runner, said. Their last meet was on Sept. 11 at Hesston. Each of the runners had to run against other runners of the same class. Boy runners to watch are Tristan Irish (’15), Ross Boling (’17), Josh Reed (’17), Daniel DeWindt (’16) and Mathew Winters (’16). Girls runners to watch are Emilee Holloway (’15), Macy Linenberger (’17), Mikayla Keiser (’17), Melissa Carnes (’15) and Brooke Keller (’15). This being the last year for seniors Irish and Holloway, they hope that they will be able to place at state and Peterson believes they will be able to place in the top five.

Upcoming Games:

Varsity

9/27- @ Newton 9/2- @ Hays 10/7- Home 10/11- @ McPherson 10/14- @ Haysville 10/21- @ Hutchinson

Junior Varsity

10/2- @ Hays 10/7- @ Home 10/11- @ Hays 10/14- @ Haysville 10/18- @ Maize 10/21- @ Hutchinson

Girls golf putts straight through hole-in-one season By Morgan Ayotte

“It’s the closeness of this year’s group and their focus that sets them apart.” Trey Crow heavily that it is a matter of closeness. “I think it’s the closeness of this years group and their focus that sets them apart,” Crow said. The season will wrap up within the next several weeks and after regional tournament play, Crow will coach his girls in to state play. Players to watch this season are Karissa Boyles (‘15) and Analisa Bridge (‘17). Both girls

Upcoming Games:

are the team’s top two returning and in the previous 2013 season qualified for state. Boyles began golfing her Junior year after a series of concussions that has left her unable to participate in contact sports. Boyles has found a good edge in golf and will be an asset in the team’s state play for this year with teammate, Bridge. The girls can be seen in action again at the Oct. 2 Hutchinson tournament.

Varsity

9/29- @ Wichita 10/2 - @ Hutchinson 10/6 - @ Manhattan 10/7 - @ Newton

Junior Varsity

9/29 - @ Bennington 10/2 - @ Salina Central 10/6 - @ Bennington 10/9 - @ Manhattan

Coach I.D.

Salina High School South girls golf has hit just the right step in their season playing significantly better than expected. The girls have taken on teams among Hays, Newton and Central previously and with half their season underway they are working on focusing more on their mental errors. After two previous home meets Sept. 18 for junior varsity and Sept. 23 for varsity, there will be much emphasis in using the next few games as strategic play in preparation for the Regional tournament. “We will continue our improvement on both personal and team scores,” Trey Crow said. “We got a pretty good team that seems to get along and work well together.” When asked what separates this season’s girls team from previous years Crow notes

Name: Trey Crow Years Coaching: 7

10/13 - Regionals 10/20 - State Taryn Holloway (’16) puts at practice Sept. 19. photo by morgan ayotte

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Girls tennis steps up after losing state qualifiers By Hailey Chapman

The girls tennis team starts out another season with upcoming meets in Wichita, Ellsworth, McPherson, and Newton. The team is starting strong in preparation for state and regionals which have yet to be announced. At the Salina Singles Quad the Cougars won eight, with an undefeated Sophie Darnell (’15) and Hunter Nowak (’15) winning two and losing one. The team had six wins at the Salina Central Quad, Darnell went undefeated, Shea McAllister (’17)

won two and lost one, and doubles team Nowak and Jessica Smith (’17) won one and lost two. The Cougars also recently competed in the Salina Central Invitational. Darnell was 2-3 and placed eighth out of all 32 entries. “We closed the chapter on

a really exciting group. Now it’s looking forward to seeing which kids are going to step up and carry on what’s started to be a tradition.” Coach Ryan Stuart said in an interview with KSAL. “It’s gonna be a good season. We are ready to rise to the occasion and perform our best at regionals.” Darnell said.

9/29- @ Wichita 10/2- @ Ellsworth 10/4- @ McPherson 10/6- @ Newton

Sophie Darnell prepares to recieve the ball. photo by regan forrester

Name: Ryan Stuart Years Coaching:13

Coach I.D.

Sophie Darnell (’15)

Upcoming Meets: Varsity

10/11-12 Regionals 10/17-18 State

“We are ready to rise to the occassion and perform our best at regionals .” Hunter Nowak (’15) serves the ball. photo by regan forrester

Players to watch this season include seniors Darnell and Nowak who have already started the season out strong.

Creating a legacy, boys hope for another great year By Hailey Chapman

Luis Jiminez (’15) goes for the ball in the Gatorade scrimmage. photo by logan wilson

The Salina South boys soccer team started their season at home against Buhler winning 4-0. They traveled to Goddard to play and left with a 3-1 win. The boys are starting out their season strong and continuing on a legacy that they started in the 2013 season. Last year the Cougar soccer team finished with an impressive 12-5-1 season. With this new season starting the team lost a critical player, Jose Escobedo (’16) who transferred to Kansas City. “Escobedo was our leading goal scorer last year, so he’ll be a hard one to replace, but this team will be able to pick up where he left off and play a strong season,” Coach Dave Ouderkirk said. “The team is young, but we have eight returning starters and 10 returning letter man, so they are all experienced.” The team began the season with wins against McPherson, 1-0, goal from Avila-Castro. They

had a big win against Maize South with goals made by Jose Ponce and an own goal from Maize South to finish the game 4-1. Players to watch include Jorge Gonzales (’17) and Ethan Bandre (’17), Juniors Jose Ponce (’16) and Gonzalo Avila Castro (’16), and Seniors Carlos Valtierra (’15) and Luis Armando Jiminez (’15). So far this season the South

Cougars are 6-1 and are looking strong and confident against other teams. The one loss this season was a tough one against Garden City. “I feel this season’s gonna turn out great, we’re a young team with more motivation than we’ve had before. Definitely looking forward to the future of Cougar soccer,” Avila-Castro said.

“We’re a young team with more motivation than we’ve ever had before.” Gonzalo Avila-Castro (’16)

Upcoming Matches: Varsity 9/30- Valley Center 10/2- Salina Central 10/9- Andover 10/14- Maize 10/21- @ Campus 10/23- Newton

South soccer kneels as a team to prepare for the game against Goddard. photo by olivia sherode

10/28-30- Regionals

Entering the game 3-0, team faces Goddard tomorrow By Kasey Renshaw

Upcoming Games:

“I would say our strengths this year are line play and overall athleticism.”

Varsity 9/26 - Goddard 10/3 - @ Andover 10/10 - @ Derby 10/17 - Salina Central 10/24 - @ Newton 10/31 - @ Great Bend

Sam Sellers

South football team runs out onto the field before playing McPherson. South won 61-32 in the home opener. photo by shaylee arpin

Dalton Wassenberg (’15) throws a pass during the McPherson game. photo by shaylee arpin

Coach I.D.

South’s homecoming football game tomorrow night is against Goddard who comes into the game with a 1-2 record. The theme for the game is black out. The boys started off their season winning 61-32 against McPherson and winning 57-14 against Campus, both at home. Then, last week the boys traveled to Hutchinson where they won 27-21. This season was the first time since 1988 that the Cougars started the season 3-0. Players to watch this year are seniors Dalton Wassenberg (’15), Eric McCullough (’15) and Alex Parker (’15). “I would say our strengths this year are line play and overall athleticism,”

head coach Sam Sellers said. Last year, the football team made it to the state championship game but lost 27-26. Their overall record last year was 103. Team captains are seniors, Wassenberg, McCullough, Cole Hoover (’15) and Seth Allen (’15).

Name: Sam Sellers Years Coaching: 5

entertainment sept. 25 New Non-Fiction One Mic student involvement increasing Books Available 10

by Morgan Ayotte

Justin Burch

1. “Super Pop: Pop Culture Top Ten Lists” 2. “Defining Moments Series” 3. “Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World” 4. “American Life and Movies Series” 5. “The Age of Exploration” 6. “Black Firsts” 7. “The Boy on the Wooden Box: A Holocaust Biography” 8. “Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During WWII” 9. “Killing Geronimo: The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden” 10. “Ecuador: the Enchantment of the World Series” 11. “Unexplained Phenomena” 12. “Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a ‘Little Golden Book’” 13. “Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life” 14. “Poems to Learn by Heart” 15. “Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes” 16. “Enrique’s Journey” 17. “The Great American Dust Bowl” 18. “St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture” 19. “Bullying Under Attack: True Stories Written by Teen Victims, Bullies and Witnesses” 20. “Invisible: Poems for Social Justice” 21. “Romeo & Juliet” Graphic Novel 22. “Hidden Girl” The True Story of a Modern-day Child Slave

Olivia Sherode (’15) stepped to the mic for the first time her freshman year of high school and took a deep breath. Without ever having done anything else quite like it before, students all over the Salina area have been given a chance to take part in something bigger. One Mic, sponsored by Ad Astra Books and Coffee House and hosted by MC Cash Hollistah, also the founder, has given a stage to participants of ages 16 and older to hit the stage and drop a few lines of spoken word or poetry. One Mic has become the city’s biggest poetry event every third Friday of the month. “Cash invited me to share my poems at One Mic,” Sherode said. “I had lots of writing that was built up and had been wanting somewhere to let them out. One Mic has made me a lot

held in the later part of April and early May. The winner is invited as a feature poet to perform at the One Mic event. Since the door has been opened to high schoolers to participate and get involved with

South High graduate, Wesley Robertson participates in One Mic at Ad Astra Sept. 19. photo by iestyn hurtig

poetry here at South High,the number of students at One Mic has greatly increased. “I’ve been apart of One Mic at least since May,” Morgan Wilson (’15) said. “It’s a good experience. I recommend it to anyone interested in writing and showing the empathy in their poetry towards others,” Wilson said. The encouragement for the next year is to get more students, or young people as they are referred to at the event, involved to match the number of adult participants. The event in itself now has blown up in a huge way. One Mic is rising to the tip of many Salinan’s tongues because it is one of the hottest events in the city, as advertised. The next One Mic event premieres Oct. 17 and all are welcomed to come enjoy the entertainment, a cup of great coffee, or participate.

Speedy Stueve Carlene Stueve is very late to class, she got too carried away eating her lunch. Help her maze through the pod to Josh Massey’s room before the final bell.

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Age: 14

Favorite Class: Art

Three sisters: Tricia Higgins, Cheyenne Simpson and Trinity Burch

Favorite Disney movie: Bug’s Life

At home playing COD

Q: A: Likes Pizza

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Favorite Fast Food Item: McDonald’s Cheeseburger Favorite TV show: Scooby-Doo Which character in Scooby- Doo would you be? Shaggy

Hottest celebrity: Selena Gomez

Where do you see yourself 3 hours from now?

Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Band: Forget About Tomorrow (FAT)

One older brother: Brandon Burch

Likes Dogs

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What do you do in your free time? Draw

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more out and open about sharing my poems.” One Mic prepared its stage for high school students to become more apart of it after last year’s Salina High School South ELO Poetry Slam competition

Dislikes Cats

Where do you want your first high school job to be? Buyer’s Guide you were a household object, Q: Ifwhat would you be? so I could watch anything A: AatT.V. any time.

Dislikes Broccoli

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By Morgan Ayotte

“Today we are pleased to announce the biggest advancement in iPhone history,” Tim Cook said. Tim Cook is the newest appointed Apple CEO after the late Steve Jobs. The Apple iPhone 6’s new reveal was nothing short of glorious and nothing short of changing the course of history for the smart phone brand as we know it. At approximately 12:10 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 9 over 1.3 billion people stopped their day to either attend or watch the live event of the Apple iPhone 6 reveal. Even the Tripodium newsroom stopped its action to watch the event. Ooh’s and ahh’s errupted around the world that day as we watched Apple technologist Phil Schiller take the audience through the design and new capabilities. The iPhone is now

claimed to have the best displays in the industry, hands down. Made with four layers of screens including: ionstrengthened cover glass, foreground and background screens and an all new hollographic-technology screen, it has far advanced the 3D look of the pictures and apps viewed on every screen. This means that even reading an article or body of words on the screen will be noticeably set apart from the background of the phone. Everything is bigger, brighter and faster. The iPhone 6 comes with a 4.7” screen stretching to the very boarder of the phone and the iPhone 6 Plus is a model made bigger with 5.5” dimensions. With a 64-bit chip in the palm of one’s hand, the technology is now running 25% faster with 50% faster graphic performances.

Now all that may not make sense but this will resignate: that is 56% faster than the original iPhone of our time. Many have already experienced the drop of the new IOS 8 update, and with this technology already set in every iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, the phone holds an original health app that will track your daily movement, steps, calories burned, and target areas of improvement. “This is really cool technology,” Schiller said. The new eight mega-pixel iSight camera has advancement that make it possible to shoot 120-240 frames/ second videos, hold incredible autofocus to any shot and take burst selfies. iPhone 6 preorders began Sept. 12. They were then available in all Apple stores and partnering cellular stores Sept. 19.

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“Man of The Year” by School Boy Q

“Chandelier” by Sia

“The Morning” by The Weeknd

“Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce

“Remember the Name” by Fort Minor

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Color guard, twirlers enhance halftime band performances 1

By Carly Sackrider 1. Twirlers Meg Henry (’16) and Bailey Eidson (’18) practice before school. 2. Captain Morgan McCabe (’15) perform at the football game against McPherson. 3. Eidson, Salina South High School’s newest twirler, practices before school. 4. Captain Bailey Waters (’15) performs at the football game against Campus. 5. The color guard practices in the evening to prepare for their halftime performance during the football game against Campus.

6. Jody Apel (’17) has fun at color guard practice. 7. Bailey Waters (’15) and Hannah Kochevar (’16) at color guard practice. 8. Meg Henry (’16) practices twirling before school. 9. The color guard performs at the football game against McPherson. 10. Meg Henry (’16) performs at the football game against McPherson.

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