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ISSUE 3, OCT. 6, 2003

After 15 suspensions, many varsity cheerleaders are spending this season

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sidelines David Vranicar • staff writer

Before it was on Fox 4, wdaftv4.com or 980 KMBZ, it was on the classroom intercoms. It wasn’t spelled out for the 2200 that heard it, but when an announcement called the entire varsity cheerleading team to the office, stories and suspicions began to swirl. “It’s the last day I’ll be wearing my uniform for a long time,” thought senior Laura Wilkerson,, part of the 17-person squad that was chopped to two on Lancer Day. Nearly 90 percent of the team was suspended from action after East was informed that all but two had been drinking the night before. The suspensions were a mandate of the SMSD drug and alcohol policy.

The district’s policy, signed by all high school athletes, is treated like a contract. Student athletes must sign it to play, agreeing not to use alcohol, drugs or tobacco. “The district policy is that an athlete who has an in-season violation is out for the season,” East athletic director Lane Green said. Even though the cheerleading season spans from the beginning of fall sports to the end of the spring season, the suspensions will be effective only through the football and boy’s soccer seasons. “The policy calls for that particular student to be suspended for that particular season,” district spokesman

Rusty Newman said. “For cheerleaders, they essentially have three seasons. The consequences are defined by each season.” The sequence that led to the suspensions started at 11:30 the night before when Susan Winters, mother of captain Caroline Winters, was awoken by the slam of her front door. The team was having a slumber party at Winter’s house, but some girls were coming and going into the night. Susan went to check on the situation as the noise persisted, at which time she found that the team had been drinking. “I called parents and I had Caroline, as the captain, call coach,” said Susan. “I talked to the girls until 2 (AM).”

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Pompom promotion Junior varsity cheerleaders replace fifteen suspended varsity cheerleaders

photo by Jessie Fetterling

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“We JV love the Varsity”: Sophomores Megan Sayler and Alex Talley stunt along the stadium sidelines as the Varsity cheerleaders cheer them on from the stands.

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The second string players sit on the sidelines dreaming about the day they will start on the team. The understudies for the star of the school play secretly hope they will get their chance to shine. The feeling of wishing to be on top is not uncommon but when you get the chance, it may not be as it was imagined. The junior varsity cheerleaders at Shawnee Mission East are no longer looking forward to the day when they may become varsity cheerleaders. They are the varsity cheerleaders. Some of the girls on the squad are experiencing mixed feelings about the sudden rise to varsity. “It was bittersweet. It’s a nice feeling to be out there, but its for the wrong reasons,” sophomore Molly Magoon said. The JV squad was called into action when fifteen members of the varsity squad were removed from the team for violation of school policy. The JV cheerleaders are now responsible for cheering at all varsity games, and some junior varsity games, which means they have four games per week. The sophomore and freshmen squads are stepping in and helping cheer at some of the JV games. The other girls on the squad agree with Magoon. “I was shocked about the whole thing,” sophomore Alex Talley said. “I felt out of place, I knew I had to do it, but it didn’t feel right.” “I was reluctant to do it at first, because several of my best friends are on Varsity,”

Junior Varsity co-captain Emmie Leek said, “they were so upset over what had happened that it kept me from being very excited about cheering Varsity.” The schedule change has also been a big part of the girls cheerleading experience. They have gone from 2 games a week to a game every Friday, plus many of the Saturday morning JV games. They will also be responsible for any tournaments the varsity may enter. “We’re very busy. Its every night and its overwhelming,” sophomore Emilee Weltner said. “it’s a lot harder. We weren’t expecting it at all.” “There is a lot more pressure to perform at the varsity games,” Talley said. “Its not just parents in the crowd, it’s a lot more people.” Although the squad is cheering varsity, the girls don’t consider themselves the varsity cheerleaders. “We know we’re not varsity,” Sophomore Megan Sayler said. “I don’t know what to say when people ask me what varsity is like, because we’re just substitutes.” “This is the kind of thing that can make or break a squad,” Magoon said. “I think it has brought us all closer together.” The squad will need to be close to cope with their sudden rise to the top and they will most certainly have a lot of time together with many cheering hours ahead.

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Continued from page 1 Head coach Shirley Holladay called the school after hearing from Caroline. “It was pretty tough (telling the school), but I knew it was the right thing to do,” Holladay said. “It’s part of my job.” Associate Principal Mike Wolgast then relayed the information to Green. The next day was a turbulent one for Susan, whose morning started with calls from cheerleaders’ parents commending her actions. The fourth call was the first of many she received scolding her for letting the news reach the school. More phone calls and hate mail were to come. “Some of the parents that were supportive initially were only supportive until their girls got benched,” explained Susan, who despite the flack from parents, students and

cheerleaders hasn’t forgotten the reasons for her actions. “My biggest concern is my daughter: what kind of person I’m raising? I’m the one who has to look at myself everyday.” Being suspended hasn’t blinded team members to the fact that they were violating the policy. “I do know I was doing something wrong,” Wilkerson said. “It’s so hard because the administration had to do what they did when they found out.” “Our punishment fits our crime,” another suspended cheerleader said. But acknowledging their own violation of the policy doesn’t erase feelings that they weren’t the only ones in the wrong. “If they’re going to enforce the rule they

need to enforce it on everyone. I think (drinking) is a huge part of being a student at East,” the cheerleader said. “What we did wasn’t any different from what half the school was doing that night.” “The part the girls are having the most trouble with,” Susan Winters said, “is that (other athletes) are out drinking…it’s just a matter of getting caught.” But the focus of East and Green isn’t to find violators of the policy. “We don’t seek out these problems,” Green said. “We only deal with the situations that are brought to our attention. The last thing we want to hear is that a group of your kids were out drinking this weekend. “But when it happens, we have to deal with it.”

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Renaissance woman One Shawnee Mission East senior takes on a new identity during Renaissance Festival weekends

“Good day! How fare thee?” Sarah Jane McKenzie, daughter of a Canterbury tavern owner, is greeting strangers at the town gate. Things arenʼt what they seem, however. Canterbury is the Renaissance Festival, the fictional Elizabethan 18-year-old is actually senior Lindsay Young, and her accent and costume are the work of long hours of classes. “Iʼve been going [to the festival] since I was four, and working there is something Iʼve always wanted to do,” Young said. “This year I finally had the time and the transportation.” Young signed up with the Renaissance Festival over the summer. Hours at the Academy, the training school for performers, are required from every volunteer. Veteran performers, including previous festival royalty, teach classes in subjects ranging from accents and Elizabethan customs and manners to drumming and hawking merchandise. She then developed her character, Sarah Jane McKenzie, in detail that included her ancestry (her paternal grandfather was a Scot who ran away with a gypsy) and her most embarrassing moment (slipping on the tavern floor and spilling ale all over herself and a customer).

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These classes were meant to prepare her for most situations sheʼd encounter, but some things she couldnʼt help. Labor Day was her first weekend working. It was also the first weekend to be rained out in the festivalʼs 27year history. “Of course, we donʼt get an umbrella, since itʼs not part of the period,” Young said, adding that she hadnʼt expected as much rain as the festival has had this year. During her work, she wears a sixteenthcentury costume: a purple bodice, blue chemise, blue skirt and her great-grandmotherʼs friendʼs bloomers. In rainy weather, her only protection is a straw hat, but she says that overall her costume isnʼt inconvenient. “Iʼve been coming in costume even when I wasnʼt working,” Young said. “Sometimes I trip on my skirts, but itʼs much easier to dance in them, and costumes make it so much more fun.” Young works at the front gate almost every weekend from Labor Day to Columbus Day. She spends half a day greeting visitors, taking tickets and handing out programs, then another half day walking around and talking with people.

“The best part of the job is interacting with all the different people, especially the other characters,” Young said. “Patrons move on, whereas you see the performers every weekend.” Some of her fellow performers were even adopted into her characterʼs family; sheʼs gained a sister, an uncle and a great-uncle since starting work. Young also has time, though, to explore the festival. This year is unusual in that the theme, “Cinderella,” required a complex alternate history rather than having Henry VIII or Elizabeth I as the king or queen: Elizabeth marries Henri II of France and the king is her fictional nephew Richard IV. The weekend themes are all centered around romance, complete with romance novel titles like “Veils of Silk,” “Knights of Valor” and “Mists of Eire.” Young, however, looked forward to “Heart of the Highlands” because of her characterʼs Scottish heritage. Rain or shine, she (or Sarah Jane McKenzie) will be there to wish visitors “good harvest.”

Speak as the Elizabethans do OK

Very well, ‘Tis done, As you will, Marry shall I

Wow!

Fie me! Marry! ‘Zounds (God’s wounds, pron: ZOONDS) I’faith! Hey-ho! God’s Death! What ho!

Excuse me

Forgive me, Pray pardon, I crave your forgiveness, By your leave

Please

Prithee (I pray thee), If you please, An thou likest, An it please you, By your leave, An thou wilt, An you will

Thank you

Gramercy, I thank thee, My thanks, God reward thee, Gesundheit! God Save You!

Bottom line

In the end, At bottom, In the main, Finally, In the final analysis

Bathroom

Privy, Jakes, Ajax

Certainly!

Certes! (SIR-tees) (However, NOT “I am certes that I paid that account.”) Vocab is courtesy of “Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge…”

National Art Honors Society looks to be bigger and better Jessie Fetterling of anything they want. “I’m thinking of projects include finishing that “crap on the making a dress out of pop can tabs,” Li said. wall” downstairs that people keep asking Along with the fashion show, they plan about. This month, NAHS plans to either on having an SME Art Fair, where students paint or apply a mosaic to a SHARE/SADD can sell their own work, get a profit, and mural outside room 404. Later on, they also plan on starting an annual mural that also make money for charity. will be painted To get into National each year and “The reason this year is going Art Honors Society, you somewhat to be great is because all four need to have taken two semester art classes describe what of us actually care about the and gotten an A or B happened the year it was club; it’s not just about college in both of them. A five painted. resumes and scholarships to dollar entry fee is also required. “I want a us.” mural that says “The reason this something, --Cynthia Goldman year is going to be great is because all not just some random four of us actually picture,” Goldman said. care about the club; it’s not just about Another idea they had is to have a college resumes and scholarships to us,” Goldman said confidently. fashion show. They want to make it district If you haven’t joined already, there’s tons wide, and let people make clothes out

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College Clinic

Students make sure your grades are Planning on going to college? Stuat their peak; first quarter comes to a dents can get face-to-face answers close Friday Oct. 17. If your grades do from the college of their choice at the need improving, at least you have a Shawnee Mission College Clinic on four-day weekend to think about how Oct. 8. It begins at 6:30, but get there that’s going to happen, and another early, because parking could be a quarter to even it out before finals. problem. Conveniently, it does take place at Shawnee Mission East.

of stuff to get involved in. Flora even wants to “branch out to the community through art” by doing more art projects for the community and also having people in the community help out. All four have loved art since they can remember, and as juniors in their first leadership positions, they seem to each add something different to the club. “We have so many ideas, it’s hard to keep track of all of them during the meetings,” Goldman excitedly said. While Goldman and Gairnes love to draw, Li enjoys jewelry making and Flora likes photography. Coming from different artistic backgrounds, they each hope to add their own creativity to make the club more interesting so that more students will be involved in it.

Band and Orchestra

The first orchestra concert will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The Shawnee Mission East band will be playing at the Marching Festival on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. There is also a jazz concert on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., so go and support the band and orchestra.

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With only seven people at the end of last year, the National Art Honors Society has started the year off well with four juniors as the new board members and a membership of about sixty people. “Last year, we would basically just go there, eat food, and leave, “ said NAHS President Cynthia Goldman. Goldman, along with the other four board members: Emily Gairns (Vice President), Cicy Li (Secretary), and Ian Flora (Treasurer), plan on improving and expanding the club a lot this year. “It was kind of sad; the reason I became secretary is because I was one of the only people that stayed in the club at the end of the year and wasn’t graduating,” Li said. The four members plan on, of course, keeping everyone interested in the club, but in order to do that, they are doing at least three big projects this year. They want to get at least three murals done. One of the mural

Habitat Garage Sale

The eighth annual Habitat Garage Sale will take place on Saturday Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Students can volunteer by donating items. If students have any questions call Patti Fuhrman at 677-0117.

GONE WITH THE WIND SECTION: Junior George Deveau performs with the marching band.

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BRING ON THE FUNK: Senior Mary Sprouse and junior James Levy perform the show-opening drum majors’ salute.

BAND It was close to the end of Spanish class when a person sitting near me started to hum the bass drum rhythms to the beginning of “Brick House”. He did this for a few minutes, then stopped for awhile and then started humming it from the beginning again. “Cool song?” I say Stephen McKim to him as the bell rings. “Yeah, it really is. I have team games first hour and hear the band playing it every morning,” he said. Little did my classmate know that his comments made all of the hard work and cold, early morning rehearsals worth it. That night the band would march its show, “Bring on the Funk”, at the football game, a culmination of almost two months worth of hard work and teamwork. I have to admit that being in band is a huge commitment. During the summer, instead of sleepingin to the nice “early” hour of 11, I fall out of bed around 7:30 each morning to make the 8:00 rehearsal. For a week, my normal schedule of sitting on the couch or behind a computer screen all day is changed to

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four hours of standing behind a snare drum working on technique, site reading, and memorization. In addition, for all of first quarter, the band meets at 7 every morning to venture out onto a muddy, damp field to learn marching formations. On the field, the drum majors are given the incredibly

When it comes down to it, it is the teamwork and camaraderie that defines marching band.

--Stephen McKim

difficult job of setting over 100 people into large, curving patterns. Not only do I have to play my music from music from memory while moving from formation to formation, I also have crab-walk left and right, keeping within my formation, and out of the way of the other 100 people who are all moving at the same time I am. Through these challenges and preparations to make the show come together, the band develops a strong sense of teamwork. Each section must work together with the rest of the band, as well as with each other to make each form correct. Through all

Letter to the Editor

This letter is not to explain or criticize. It is merely to help everyone understand that we, as SHARE/SADD executives, plan to continue making our service program a success. We want you to know that this situation has made us stronger, more committed leaders. The three of us have thought long and hard about the events of recent days, and we have learned a life lesson ; a lesson that cannot be learned without experience. No one is invincible, no one is above the rules, and most important, no one is a lesser person because of a bad choice.

A drummer’s tale of brotherhood of the chilly mornings and frustration from having to march the same formation over and over, this sense of teamwork strengthens to the point of camaraderie. Before each game, the percussion section huddles into a circle, and shouts “East!” or “Lancer Combat!” or any other word that we think up at the last minute. It doesn’t matter what we shout, but what matters is the fact that we have worked hard together, and are now ready to show off that hard work for the night’s performance. When it comes down to it, it is the teamwork and camaraderie that defines marching band. It is a blend of talents, personalities, and even weaknesses that make it unique. The feelings I have when I finish marching the show are not disappointment or “thank God that is over with,” but feelings of satisfaction, accomplishment and pride. At the end of every performance, I know that I am a part of something bigger than just myself alone. As a member of marching band, I am part of a team that works together to create something that not only entertains and rallies school spirit, but builds a team spirit felt on and off the field.

We have learned from our experience and plan to make responsible decisions in the future and to work to influence others to make responsible decisions, as well. We would appreciate your support and understanding as we continue to build and nurture the SHARE/SADD program. Sincerely, Emily Perry, Abby Maurin, and Laura Wilkerson

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Sweet 16 Blues:

One teenager’s most terrible day

Corban Goble Man, you gotta be kidding me. I was only running an errand of some sort. Why I am running errands, it’s my birthday! Sixteenth, at that. How could this type of thing happen? How could this type of thing happen? On my birthday I can’t explain how my Jeep plowed into the helpless, parked Civic. Maybe I had that predictable teenage aura, that sweet air of invincibility. I mean, I had been driving it for half a year or so with restricted privileges. Ah, how I wish I could take a breath of that air now. When I pulled into Ward Parkway that day, Maybe that white, ’97 Civic taunted my greenish Cherokee in a fashion that drove it to the edge. Hell, I don’t know. All I could do was formulate ridiculous, theoretical scenarios about why this wasn’t my fault. What I did know was this; I was in it. Deep. The owner of the Honda quickly identified her car, because she saw it happen through the window of her store. I remember gazing up at that sign; it was a hearing aid center. I hit the hearing aid lady, who represents help and kindness and puppies and flowers and innocence. She glared at the teenager who did minimal (by minimal I mean not devastating) damage to her car, a teenager that epitomized, well, teenagers. With my relentless luck so far, I next expected to burst out in flame and be eaten by a pack of pigeons, out of pity, for I know that I didn’t deserve even that. In the next move, prescribed by Driver’s Ed, I grabbed

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all the insurance information and car registration from the glove compartment. How I wish I could hide there. It hit me. Insurance Cards. From Insurance companies. Car Insurance Companies. Money. The owner of the victim Civic led me back into her store so I could call someone. I hit the back of the green chair and sliding down, as a smashed egg slides down a brick wall. I apologized as best I could, offering a fair share of clichés. “I’m sorry. I really am. I’m stupid. I’m dumb. I’m sorry.” I hit the touchtone keys, and that familiar set of tones rang out. Home. Mom. “You did what? At this rate you’ll be in…” “Yeah, I know. Shut up.” My mom’s good-natured jarring didn’t set me at ease. I guess I just loathed the thought of tomorrow’s wreck, and the subsequent 363 wrecks to round out the year. I left the office, cautiously. Never have I been such an intense and focused driver. I remember sweating around my temples, and seeing a homeless man. Maybe he wants to trade places? I avoided my mom and slammed my door, my shame hammering way in my head, thinking about the whole experience. Well, I would’ve blown that $648 anyway, right? Lousy Capitalism.

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Banned books violate freedom of speech Heather Bartlett A few weeks ago, I participated in Banned Books Week. I boldly defied the public decree and read one of J.K. Rowling’s novels, also known as the Harry Potter series. Although it is not illegal to read these books, libraries and schools across the nation have been banning them almost regularly, as if Christmas came early for little book burners everywhere. I believe this undermines almost all that our good country stands for. The first amendment of the constitution prohibits Congress to make a law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. Banned Books Week was meant to emphasize the freedom to choose or freedom to express opinions even if that opinion might be considered unpopular. Books are usually challenged with the best intentions-- to protect others, usually children, from difficult ideas or information. But I believe that it is extremely important to ensure the availability of these books to any who want to read a different viewpoint. According to the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books list in 2002, the top three reasons for challenging books are because the material is considered to be “sexually explicit”, contain “offensive language”, or be “unsuited to an age group.” Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view, but rather, an attempt to remove these books from the school curriculum or library. This leaves a restriction of access to others. Let a free people read freely, as the positive message of Banned Books Week lets out.

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A Summer in Ecuador: A student’s story Dianne Smith I lay in bed, trying to quiet my breathing and listening for any signs of life in the house. I didn’t want to make any noise in case they heard me. I wondered, was I the only one awake or was I the only one at home? I knew my host parents both worked, so they might already be at work, but I didn’t know if my three host brothers had to go to school or not. Should I get up and see if the rest of my “family” was awake or stealthily stay in bed, waiting for a wakeup call? It was 7 AM. By this time my real family would be awake, dressed and ready to go. My dad would shower, put on his boring suit and sit down to read the newspaper. My brothers would stuff down some Ego waffles and gather their folders and books into their backpacks. They would scramble out the door with a “Have a good day, sweetie!” from Mom. But for me, this morning was different. I was in Ecuador, a country located in the northwest corner of South America, living with a host family that I didn’t even know. If anyone was going to tell me to have a good day, it would be in Spanish. Eventually I crept out of my bedroom to find everyone still in their rooms. My new parents and my middle brother, Andr, were awake but still in their pajamas watching TV. I would joining them, laying haphazardly on my host parents’ bed, to watch the morning news until nine. The news was in Spanish, but I still kept updated on the California governor’s race and the war on terror. I snuggled with my “mom” even though I’m not that affectionate with my real mom. It was something I

would never do back home, but I was in Ecuador and I had to fit in with the Ecuadorians who surrounded me. We had arroz con huevos for breakfast, with instant coffee and orange juice made fresh that morning by my family’s maid. Arroz con huevos, rice with eggs, became my comfort food. Plenty of ketchup and salt made it feel so very American, which was amazing when so much of the food I ate was foreign to me. Instant coffee made me gag, but the orange juice was heavenly. It was made with fresh oranges that had been purchased at the market or on a street corner, not the kind that came on a truck from California and got picked before they were even ripe. That morning, all six of us ate breakfast together. The concept of eating breakfast with the entire family was entirely foreign to me. I was used to my family back in Kansas who ate breakfast in the car, while doing makeup in the bathroom or sitting on the couch in front of the TV. After breakfast, I went upstairs, intending to take a shower and get dressed before we went out. Unfortunately, the hot and cold knobs for the water in my shower were opposite. I had no idea that the hot water in my new house came from a water heater about the size of a small television mounted above the stove in the kitchen. Needless to say, I got dressed that morning without showering. My typical American outfit turned out to be completely wrong. Later I would learn that my green linen pants were completely out of style. Linen was too relaxed and comfortable for the more formal, proper style in South

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America. My J.Crew flip-flops were just too impractical due to the dirty streets and the crazy busses. It was vital that you were prepared to jump or run because the busses didn’t stop all the way when you wanted to get off. Wearing sweaters was another story. My host mom had told me that Ecuador had all four seasons in one day but I didn’t understand what she was talking about. After wearing that black sweater the first day, I got it. The mornings were freezing, then around lunchtime it heated up to the point where I’d start to sweat and by 6 PM, when the sun went down, it was freezing again. I learned to layer my clothes. Differences abounded between my home in the Midwest and my new home just a 20-minute drive from the Equator. But the differences aren’t what matter. What matters is that I had the best summer of my life in Ecuador, being a foreign exchange student. I gained an extra family, including three brothers who teased me like my real brothers and a mom who took me to get $3 manicures. By the end of my two-month stay, I knew our morning routine and I’d finally learned how to get hot water for my showers and dress appropriately. It’s an amazing feeling when you can feel comfortable in a foreign country, with a foreign country and with foreign food. No more waiting in bed, wondering what to do in the morning and whether or not to get up. Despite the differences, I was family and I was home in Ecuador.

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STRETCHING the NO the balance between exercising and re Lindsey Melvin

Lindsey Melvin Jerry Seinfeld, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Cameron Diaz relaxes, it is becoming a popular choice for teenagers trickling workout. Senior Kasey Keller started yoga classes at the video “Living Arts with Rodney Yee” two or three Throughout the hour-long video, Keller mimics includes basic moves like “Downward Dog” and “upside down stuff ” like inverted poses on the wall, “conscious relaxation.” Even though yoga is not as intense as a “It has improved my arm strength. I feel it the with everyone because more celebrities and Another slow-paced exercise similar to yoga belly breathing, pilates focuses mostly on the “Pilates increases torso strength. It works Barnett fell into pilates by accident. She was been teaching pilates for two years now. During her class, Barnett plays the that sort of atmosphere that draws around 19 those 19 people, about 20% are teens, but the “Flexibility helps, but anybody can do great,” Barnett said. A few men per class who and get more oxygen. However, girls “Girls don’t want big muscles, Brown took some yoga classes once a week. She finds “It puts me that’s why I like

claim yoga as their number one workout. And because this exercise not only tones but also as well, especially those who would rather do anything besides a heart-racing, sweatYMCA two years ago because her mom enjoyed it. Now, she does it with the times a week. the positions. First she does “sun salutations”, the yoga term for “warm-ups”, which “Forward Bend” to get the breath, body and mind all working together. Next comes the handstands, and back bends to bring confidence and stability. The video wraps up with strenuous, cardiovascular workout, Keller notices the positive results. next day. Madonna does it every day; look at her arms. It has become a lot more popular people in the public eye are doing it,” Keller said. that is becoming more popular is pilates. While yoga focuses more on balance and deep abs and stomach that is known as the “power house.” all four stomach layers and pelvis,” said Jennifer Barnett, pilates instructor at the YMCA. having chronic pain in her neck so she took yoga, which helped the pain immensely. She’s “Healing Water” CD or Frank Sinatra, anything to create a calm, relaxing atmosphere. It’s people to her class each time, most of which have come from a long day at a job or school. Of ages range from 14 to the upper 70s. it. One lady came in, and you’d think a breath of air would blow her over, but she did see the benefits come to the class. Pilates helps runners stand more upright seem to generally get more out of pilates. we want lean muscles,” Stephanie Brown,senior, said. last summer but now she does a pilates video about pilates easier to follow. in a good mood and makes me feel good about myself when I finish the video. Maybe it--because I can finish it,” Brown said. Emily Plotkin, senior, tried yoga and also found it hard because of the flexibility aspect. Now, after ordering a “Windsor Pilates” video from an infomercial last summer, she does pilates two or three times a week. “I don’t like to exercise, but pilates is the one thing I don’t dread. It’s not painful; it’s relaxing. I do the 20 minute video; I do it a lot, and I never get bored,” Plotkin said. She can do it lying on her bed or on the floor. At the beginning she stretches, then she goes through the ten major positions, which are basically each a different way to do sit-ups, and at the end she works her thighs, legs, and calves. Plotkin knows she is in better shape because of pilates. She has more definition in her abs, legs, and thighs. At the beginning she was sore a lot, but now it has become routine and it feels good. Plotkin feels pilates is great for people who don¡∫t like to exercise, because it’s fun and it doesn’t require overexertion. Realistically after years of doing yoga or pilates we’ll probably never have Madonna’s arms or Cameron’s figure, but there are benefits. It helps heal injuries. It reduces stress. It tones and shapes. Bottom line: it’s a non-drastic way to stay healthy. “The reason I do pilates is not to look like a perfect model, it’s to feel better and to know that I’m achieving something good for myself,” Plotkin said.

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YOGA V. PILATES Yoga- The word “yoga”¨ comes from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit. It means “oneness.” The central thought of yoga is that the individual is a part of the whole universe. Yoga developed more than 4,000 years ago on the subcontinent of India. Yoga was inspired by Buddha; yoga practice has always been central to Buddhism and Enlightenment. Pilates- Joseph Pilates was born in 1880 in Desseldorf and was a sick child who suffered from rickets, asthma, and rheumatic fever. He studied body building, diving, skiing and gymnastics to improve his health. When World War 1 broke out, he was sent to several internment camps. While there, he took old bedsprings and attached them in various positions to be makeshift exercise machines. He taught safe exercises to those recovering from injuries. No one who did his exercises died. In the late 1920s he emigrated to the U.S. and opened an exercise studio. He lived to the grand age of 87 despite all his illnesses. www.yogastudio.com/Page7.htm www.uniservity.net/clubs www.pilatespeople.co.uk/pilates_founder.html

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Students gather their chips and start dealing as poker makes a comeback

Thanks in part to one reading opponents, and generally, decision making. of the most thrilling World While the ultimate goal for most East students playing Series of Poker in recent poker is having fun and spending a little money, others memory, poker games are sprouting up at East like money have higher, and somewhat more ludicrous aspirations. trees. The event, shown nationally on ESPN, took place “I would have to say that the most influential World from April 15-May 23, and since then many East students Series poker champion would be myself 20 years from have begun staging their own poker games. now,” Junior Mitchell Miller said. “Over the summer we got games together 2-3 I think I feel a bet coming on. times a week, and we still play at least once every week,” says senior (and avid poker World Series fan) Danny Brozman. Although these “poker nights” aren’t for nearly as big of pots, they still provide memorable moments. And while it may take a while to get a big hand, when one comes up it is ever so sweet. “Once I took a huge pot with four aces over a full house. It was a killer hand,” Brozman said. Unfortunately, for every memorable highlight, there are always memorable disappointments to match. Just ask senior Cody Willman. “One time I thought I had a straight and bet almost all my money. The only problem was I only had 7-9-10-jack. I didn’t have the 8. I didn’t realize this and ended up losing easily. It hurt bad.” A great way to improve poker skills is to watch, watch, watch. ESPN shows re-runs of former World Series poker tournaments MAKING THE FLOP: Senior Jessie Wiard turns POKER NIGHT: With cards in their hands and money routinely, and there is no better way to learn over a card from her hand while playing at a rethan from the best of the best. The remarkable on the line, seniors Jessie Wiard and Joe Haugh parcent poker night. photos by Jessie Fetterling players in the tournaments are experts at ticipate in a night of cards with fellow poker fans.

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A New Powerhouse: The Sushi House offers a rare and exotic taste Joe West

The Sushi House allows customers to watch their meal being photo by Alex Helmuth created in front of them.

For years Kansas City has offered only two or three Japanese restaurant powerhouses in this community. The fear of eating something other than unseasoned mashed potatoes and a well-done rib eye perplexes the minds that have discovered eclectic cuisine. Although this concept is fairly new to many in Kansas City, there have been a few restaurants that have always presented themselves as innovative. Displaying excellence in infusing different cuisines is the trend. Town Center is one of the most difficult places to successfully run a restaurant of eclectic foods. Very few Asian-influenced cuisines are available except for a Japanese steak house and The Sushi House. When it comes to Japanese cuisine, people are either huge fanatics or are absolutely scared to death of Japanese cuisine. Sushi is the main attraction at the Sushi House located at The Town Center Plaza facing north. The distinguishable art décor promoting modern Japanese structure is an uplifting experience that separates itself

from other Japanese restaurants. There is a pastel lime-colored backsplash along with stainless steel narrow heat lamps as if it was showcasing the sushi bar and the people eating at the artistic presentation. The somewhat narrow and long

cucumber, tempura shrimp, and a spicy mayonnaise sauce. Most restaurants serve this with a sweet teriyaki sauce in the roll, but Sushi House once again provides a different aspect of sushi. The spicy mayonnaise sauce continues the layers of flavor. All sorts of t e x t u r e s like the crunchy tempura shrimp, crisp cucumber, and sticky and non-mushy rice make each bite enjoyable. Sushi House has different types of ice cream for dessert such as the Mochi ice cream, Azuki Red Bean ice cream and Green Tea ice cream. The Mochi ice cream consists of Mochi, a sweet rice cake with the same flavor of ice cream. It was a brilliant move by the Sushi House to bring the Azuki Ice Cream dessert to the menu; major Japanese restaurants don’t include it in their menus anymore. Azuki has a scent of sweet red bean flavor. This is definetly a fun experience. With prices ranging from $3 to $11 per roll, (traditionally a roll has 5 pieces), you can have a variety of tastes for your money.

Restaurant Review dining area begins with the three Tatami rooms which face the windows looking out of Town Center. With about 12 tables and 9 seats at the Sushi bar it feels bigger than what is really there. Coca Cola Products are availabe. Iced tea, which has a fragrant scent of passion fruit, is also an option. What’s recommended is to order a variety of sushi. The presentation of the California Roll, Crunchy Roll, Unagi, and Tuna showcases its clean and fresh style. Everything is clean to the palate, somewhat refreshing. Flavors are never over-powered by one dominate part. The California Roll, probably the most popular sushi roll in the United States, is clean and tight, cleansing the mouth. It’s crunchy seedless cucumber crab and avocado is fresh and pure in flavor. The Crunchy Roll consists of roe,

‘Rock’ schools the competition Ian McFarland “School of Rock” is proof that Jack Black is here to stay. He carries the entire movie on his back. That’s not to say that there isn’t anything else good about this movie though; this movie is full of originality from it’s cast. But none of them carry the charisma o Black’s character, Dewey Finn. The film starts with Dewey down on his luck. He has lived with his friend, substitute teacher Ned (Mike White), for quite some time- peacefully too. But once Ned’s girlfriend Patty (Sarah Silverman) moves in, she discovers a loathing for Dewey’s

lifestyle and tries to get her boyfriend to kick him out. All this is topped off by his own band giving him the boot. Desperate for m o n e y , Dewey cons the

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Movie Review top elementary school in the state into thinking he’s Ned, and gets the job, hoping the paycheck will cover his debt to Ned and will get Patty of his back. When Dewey gets the job, this movie really starts to shine. It’s here that the comparison between the kids of the American Dream and the head-banger rocker begins. It’s hilarious to see a 10 year-old punk rocker, a big name conglomerate lawyer in the making, and a prepubescent fashion designer as Dewey’s students. It’s

like a melting pot of American personas all in a fifth grade classroom. In the end, this movie is about “sticking it to the man”, meaning disreguarding the standards of life. This movie is a lot like “Office Space,” only instead of rebelling against the mind-numbing monotony of suburban life, it’s about high-strung people being exposed to rock and roll. The only complaint I have is the predictability of this movie, the plot highly resembles an Adam Sandler movie. But it’s saved by some of the best humor a movie has seen lately. It is easily the one of the greatest comedy in years.

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Thirteen going on thirty The girls of “Thirteen” do as they like, but not as their mothers please

The acting in the film is fantastic. Wood has a wonderful range of moods, and her desperation in trying to fit in is felt by all in the audience. However, the film has such an exaggerated message about life in high school that it ends up being difficult to take the film seriously. Tracy’s escapades are all based in reality, but most of the time, the audience ends up laughing at the obviously stupid things she does. In one scene, Tracy freaks out after sniffing computer cleaner fumes, and rather than cry with along with her mother, I laughed out loud. It’s not that I find people who get high funny, it was just that the situation was so ludicrous. I fear that any adult who sees this movie will Holly Garringer fall under the common misconception that every teenager that tries to make friends in “Thirteen” is a movie that high school will fall into a deluge of drugs tries to capture the loss of innocence and sexual promiscuity. “Thirteen” helps that many adolescents go though. feed into public opinion that teenagers are However, its exaggeration of teen robots, who can be controlled completely by angst turns a serious film into a TONGUE-TIED: Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed of the film “Thirtheir peers, somewhat comical one. teen” show off their heavy metal. photo courtesy of Internet Movie Database The screenplay for “Thirteen” The film chronicles the life was written by Nikki Reed and supposedly Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood), a young want, while still being somewhat of a disciplinarian. is an account of her early high school high school student with a promising future. Like many Recognizing that Melanie is a “cool mother,” Evie quickly experiences. Ironically Reed fit the role of Tracy in real teenagers, she dreams of popularity among her peers, makes up a story of abuse in her own home in order to life rather than Evie, the character she plays in the movie. and she is willing to trade her “good girl” image in order live with Tracy and her mother. The girls continue to It is naive to believe that situations like this don’t happen, to impress “bad girl” Evie (Nikki Reed). The two girls deceive Melanie and fall into a spiral of heavy drug use, but it is also naive to think that these are the kinds of become the best of friends, and soon enough we find the theft and sexual activity. experiences that all teenagers face. bad influence of Evie rubbing off on Tracy as she begins “Thirteen” is a good movie. The story is So if you are going to see “Thirteen”, see it for to dress scantily, and dabble in drug and alcohol use. strong, and never dances around the point. Within the the story and the acting. But I wouldn’t go into the theater Tracy’s mother, Melanie (Holly Hunter), an ex-alcoholic first 20 minutes we begin to see the downfall of Tracy. expecting to see the life of the average teen thrown up on hairdresser who allows her children to do what they

The lowdown on “The Rundown” Evan Favreau

In “The Rundown”, Beck (The Rock) must find Travis (Seann William Scott), the son of an underground kingpin. Travis is located in the Amazon of Brazil, searching for a priceless artifact. When Beck arrives he finds Hatcher (Christopher Walken), a man also interested in the artifact. Hatcher also runs a gold mining operation that uses the oppressed natives for FREAK OUT: Seann William Scott and Rosario Dawon the hard labor. All Beck wants cope with the elements in “The Rundown.” photo courtesy of www.rundownmovie.com to do is bring Travis home, but instead he gets involved in the of him and less of The Rock, even if his character hunt for the treasure and freeing the townspeople. seemed uneven with seriousness and comedy. This sounds like a big, complicated and The action and fighting is well adventurous plot. In reality, the plot is nonexistent choreographed and unique. Even though it does and there isn’t really a feeling of adventure sport unbelievable moves and slow motion, it is – something this movie really needed. not just a rip from “The Matrix.” That said, I did Luckily this doesn’t damper the whole have a hard time buying The Rock taking out a movie. All of the actors are well cast, especially brick post with his shoulder. Christopher Walken. His character was so In the end, this is a fun movie. It doesn’t interesting I left the theater wanting to see more fill you with an emotion you have never felt before,

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from different directions On Pretty Girls Make during the final Graves’ debut album, chorus. Here the Good Health, the band group perfectly plunged into their demonstrates frantic, relentlessly rifftheir intense, happy rock ‘n’ roll after catchy style. just seventeen seconds. Pretty Girls And they didn’t let up successfully to breathe until the 27tackle somewhat minute album had ended. u n c h a r t e d A year-and-a-half later, territory with their follow-up, The New “Holy Names,” Romance, showcases the seeming to relax band as more patient— full-song for the they fight the urge to rock first time. The out for a whole minute guitars echo to the and 30 seconds. point of seeming Upon first glance, to drip, and Zollo’s The New Romance’s soft, resounding more subtle approach vocals reinforce is apparent—the cover the ambience the photograph is a simple band is going for. close-up of an animal’s The album’s first eye, contrasting with LOOKIN’ PRETTY: The band takes a break from rockin’ ‘n’ rollin’. single, “This is Our Good Health’s colorful and Emergency,” is a fastbeginning but ends with subdued drums, more intricate cover art. paced punk romp. The band opens up the album one acoustic guitar and piano. The next track, The usual ferocious guitars are kept in time instrument at time with “Something Bigger, “Mr. Club,” is a 48-second segue that sounds by the basic thump of the bass drum, which Something Brighter.” The sparse, steady like a mixture of hip-hop and original eventually explodes into a full beat. drums are soon joined by echoing guitars Nintendo sounds, played by a keyboard Album closer “A Certain Cemetery” trading sinister lines vaguely reminiscent of and what sounds like a drum machine. begins with a sort of hip-hop beat, leveling This leads to “All Medicated Geniuses,” out with a beautiful piano, xylophone and those in the Beatles’ “She’s So Heavy.” Lead clearly one of the album’s best songs. vocal interlude. The album ends with the singer Andrea Zollo enters softly but firmly, Driven by wailing guitars and backed other members joining in on the jam, Zollo followed by keyboardist J. Clark’s arcadeesque blips. When the drums momentarily by simple bass and drums, the song is singing, “When this is over, it’s alright.” give out, the other instruments seem to float completed with tambourine and rhythm The progress from Good Health to The in midair until gravity sends them crashing shakers and is the best display of Pretty New Romance is immediately noticeable back down with the strike of a cymbal. Girls Make Graves’ talent. within the album’s first few seconds, and this The New Romance’s second and last is equally exciting and rewarding. The overDrummer Nick Dewitt suddenly picks up the beat, and the song’s intensity is turned instrumental segue explores sweeping the-top completeness and cohesiveness of up. Eventually the band folds back into the textures by use of reversed instruments this record are exceptionally impressive. opening jam with more fervor, and the song and lots of keyboards, giving way to Combined with the band’s desire to play the raw, delayed guitars of “The Teeth straight-up rock ‘n’ roll, these traits make ends with lone keyboard echoes. “The Grandmother Wolf ” is close to the Collector.” Sporting one of the album’s The New Romance worthy of your lovin’. opening track’s opposite; it explodes at the best breakdowns, the song’s echoed solo climaxes with the band hurling each sound

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The Apples in Stereo – The Discovery of the World Inside of the Moone SpinART; 2000 Singer/Guitarist/Producer Robert Schneider (no, not the one from “The Hot Chick”) and his Apples in Stereo produced a true gem here in what I consider to be one of the bestproduced albums of all time. This is a record that combines all the elements of great 60’s music, yet, somewhere between the fuzzy bass and drummer Hillarie Sidney’s sweet vocal harmonies, remains totally original.

Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane over the Sea Merge Records; 1998 Neutral Milk Hotel is the solo project of Jeff Mangum, with the help of many friends (including Robert Schneider of the Apples in Stereo, who also produced this record.) Acoustic guitars combined with cryptic lyrics based on the diary of Anne Frank, along with horns and saws (yes...the tool), make this an album worthy enough to be named by Magnet magazine the best album over the last decade.

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Death Cab for Cutie,

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Ultimate Fakebook, The Plus Ones

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Chemical reaction

Teacher reacts to unexpected circumstances Paul Thompson Activities in California for include going to the beach and playing sports. Young Steve Appier was taking part in these activities as well, but he always found time for another hobby: science. “When I was 9 years old, my parents got me a microscope,” Appier says. “I put some of my blood under it to see what it looked like.” Appier, a chemistry teacher, developed a knack for science and athletics while in high school. He took advanced science courses and was a member of the baseball, football, and basketball teams. Appier was even able to squeeze in a little time to play catcher for his little brother, Kevin. Looks like the practice paid off for Kevin, a major league pitcher and longtime Royal. “I had him throwing off of a mound at four” says Appier, who is eight years older than Kevin. Appier, a varsity basketball and baseball player, decided to give up football halfway

through high school to run cross country. And, like everything else, Appier excelled. As a miler whose times were as low as 4:20, the track coach persuaded him to join the track and field team. He had become a high school sports star. After high school, a determined Appier moved on to UCLA. “ I

went in to college as a biology major with a minor in chemistry,” says Appier, who spent much of his time working in their state of the art radiocarbon lab. Appier also played shortstop for the JV

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freshman. As a sophomore, after not making the varsity squad, Appier set up a meeting with his coach. “Coach,” he said, “what are the chances that I’ll be called up this year?” By the time he heard the answer his decision was made. Appier decided to relinquish his roster spot to focus on his studies. With his strong interest in academics, Appier was not interested in toiling another year on JV. A friend from the lab then gave Appier an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. Appier was invited to work at an a rc h a e o l o g y dig in Switzerland for 6 months. The time i n Swit zerl and made Appier believe that archaeology would be his chosen field. There was only one problem. “You would be working for a few months, and then there would be a large time where there was

nothing,” he says. “That’s when I started substitute teaching.” As an odd twist of fate, one of the teachers that Appier subbed for ended up dying, and he was hired to finish out the semester. His venture into teaching had taken off. It was the summer after substituting that another intriguing offer was made to him. The offer was to play on a recreational baseball team. Appier had but one stipulation: to let his kid brother play. Appier’s friend and organizer of the team, was not too keen with the idea of a 16 year old kid pitching in a league with full-grown men. They were in it to win, after all. Kevin was throwing batting practice at the first practice when the team organizer came up to take some swings. It was then that Steve leaned over to his brother and said in a hushed voice, “pitch for real.” Kevin blew the guy away and proceeded to pitch every game of their season, leading them to a championship. Appier is content letting his brother be the one living life under the microscope.

POTIONS MASTER: Chemistry teacher Steve Appier mixes chemicals to produce a reaction. photo by Jessie Fetterling

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Constant Improvement

Still scorching up the league, Lancer volleyball is

Girls golf team hopes to produce better results on their way to the upcoming state tournament

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A smash hit Gordon Culver talented team,” senior Kirsten Gradinger said. The team is already close to the end of the league season, with the top spot needing only four more wins to clinch it. Most of the competition comes in the form Focused: Junior Stefanie Bruggeman watches of quads, the ball during a match against Blue Valley which match North. the Lancers everything comes back to playing up against as a team. Without team success three other teams. They play there can not be individual each team to a best-out-of-three success,” Wright said. set match with the sets going to The team has high hopes for 25 points. The Lancers have also the rest of the year, including a competed in two tournaments. possible state title. With every They placed second in one, game the pressure mounts and surrendering one of their two the expectations grow, but the losses of the season, and placed Lancers have answered every first in the other. question. They’ve left nothing “This team is special. They unsaid and hope to prove they are put forth a huge team effort. Even indeed a special team. with a few stars on the team, photo by Celene Reynolds

The Lancer volleyball team has a record of 22-2, including a 7-0 mark in conference, a number one ranking in the state of Kansas and seven returning letter winners. Pressure should be high, but the lady Lancers volleyball team is feeling none of it. They just keep winning and having a good time. “It’s really fun this year. It has got to be the most fun that I have ever had playing volleyball because we all just get along so well and we all really like each other,” senior captain Jamie Johnson said. This year’s team has turned out to be the best team that coach Terry Wright has ever coached. It includes the only two players to ever play on varsity as freshmen, junior Greer Donnely and junior captain Stephanie Bruggeman, a top 60 player in the nation. The players work hard every day they practice to improve their game, but that is not the only thing that has led to their success this season. “We have great team chemistry. The team is just awesome. We are all playing well as individuals and have meshed together to create a really

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The Lady lancer’s golf team is nearing the end of the season. With the state meet coming up on Oct. 20, the girls are still trying to improve their games in order to earn individual placing. This presents the team that has only had one player place individually– a daunting task to take on in the next two weeks. “We have improved a lot this year. Everybody on the team has gotten better and we are playing better everyday. We have a talented group of freshmen that have stepped in nicely to combine their skills with the older girls on the team to create a good team mix,” senior Morgan Lafferty said. The girls have improved by multiple strokes this year. Each girl has improved their score by at least three shots over the course of the season. The strongest part of the girl’s game is off the tee where they have a lot of distance and are accurate enough to place themselves in the middle of the fairway to make their second shot easier. An easy second shot is exactly what the team needs because the short game is where the team tends to stumble. “This year we have all gotten a lot better. The whole team has been improved with the arrival of the talented freshmen class. We still however have a lot of work to do,” junior Maddie Simpson said. The weakest part of the girl’s game is the approach and short

game. They have dashed any hope of turning in quality individual results in these two areas. Jandl is the only player that has turned in any individual placing, earning a second place and a ninth place finish. “We always try to do better. We face the fact that there are always going to be girls out there that are better than we are. We just try to improve and have fun,” freshman Ellie Leek said. As a team, the girls have been able to place decently. In six tournaments this year, they have been in the top ten of all of them and their most impressive tournament was the Leawood South tournament where they earned a second place finish. ‘It is hard to really have anybody be a leader on the golf team since it is an individual sport, but as seniors we try to encourage the players when they have had a hard round or tournament. We really try to make golf a team sport,” senior Brooke Jandl said. With only one or two tournaments for each girl before the state meet, they hope that they can improve their all around game by huge amounts. They hope that their weekly Tuesday practices where they only practice on their short games will pay off in some higher individual placing and improve on their strong team results.

Cross Country

KC Metro Cross Country Championships 1. Justin Simonich 16:55 2. John McCormick 16:55.1 3. Will Gates 17:28 4. Brent Evrest 17:34 5. Jeff Judd 17:59

Girls did not run varsity in this event

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• The Lancers need to slow down John Davis and Ian Handshy who are averaging 6.7 and 8.4 yards per carry respectively. • The offensive line needs to buy time for Brett Condie so he can exploit the Lions pass defense which is ranked last in the Sunflower League. •The Lancers defense needs to step up against the second most powerful offense in the league averaging over 25 points per game. The Lancers are givingup over 21 points per game.

Football

Sunflower League Statistics Rushing 1. Andre Jones 2. Justin Gore 3. Ryan Torain 4. Kyle Lyon 5. DJ Barnett 6. Adam Booth 7. KYLE RENSENHOUSE 8. John Davis

OE 478 yds ON 415 yds SMNW 320 yds SMS 222 yds SMW 219 yds LEAV 215 yds SME 208 yds LAW 202 yds

Passing 1. Mack Brown 2. Adam Booth 3. Bryan Salsgiver 4. Allen Ramirez 5. BRETT CONDIE 6. Caleb Harvey 7. Mike McCall 8. Derek Miller

SMN 460 yds LEAV 445 yds SMS 419 yds OS 369 yds SME 369 yds LFS 325 yds ON 170 yds OE 158 yds

Recieving 1. Dain Dillingham 2. Anthony Parks 3. MIKE DUVALL 4. Brooks Faddis 5. Bryce Morris 6. Rock Dennis 7. Tim Sanders 8. Bryan Bennett

LFS 269 yds OE 224 yds SME 174 yds SMN 165 yds OS 149 yds LEAV 132 yds LEAV 130 yds SMN 123 yds

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THE HARBINGER GIRL AGAINST BOYS: In this race, Schultz (far left) was the only girl racing.

BMX biker babe. Sophomore Stephanie Schultz is number one in the state and for good reason: she rides three times a week.

RIDING IT OUT: Sophomore Stephanie Schultz rides the curve on the Raytown BMX biking track.

photos by Tierney Weed

WHEEL AND DEAL: Schultz poses with her BMX gear and numerous trophies and awards.

RACING AWAY: Schultz races three times a week out at the Raytown race track. The riders are placed in motos according to their age, skill level, and bike size. They then race three times, each time competing for the number one spot. If they place first in their moto, the rider then moves on to the final race. Schultz recently traveled down to Texas to compete and placed first down there. She is currently ranked number one in the state for her age group.

PREPARING TO RACE: The riders get to the track at about 6:30 PM at which time they register to race that night. Before the actual races, they usually take a few practice runs around the track to warm up and get used to the course.