Issue 1: A Look Ahead

ISSUE 01 SEPT. 25, 2015 | VOL. 47

A Look Ahead

NEW LEADERS OF STUDENT COUNCIL DISCUSS PLANS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ADDISON SHERMAN

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Northwest PASSAGE ISSUE 01 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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AN INCOMPLETE ENTRY Officer Tompkins provides updates on the progress of the new security project ON THE JOB Students spend their summers working at a variety of unique places

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NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS Seven seniors have been named semifinalists for their scores on the PSAT, the most in the district

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HOMECOMING TRADITIONS Homecoming Week features three big events prior to the dance

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Ben Becker Carter Adam Kasey Gardner Olivia Sloan Jenny Silva

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Makaila Williams Shelby Beaumont Rachel Bateman Mia McDonald

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RUN LIKE THE WIND Molly Born has proven herself as one of the fastest girls in Kansas

ORANGE HAS A NEW BLACK Bo Black will take over the varsity football team this season as head coach

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LAUNCHING THE LINK Link Crew welcomes freshmen with a new program and team building activities

The purpose of the Northwest Passage is to relay important and interesting information to the community, administration and students of the Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. As a newsmagazine, the Northwest Passage will cater to the interests and concerns of the student body. Outside concerns and activities will only be covered if they somehow affect the school or students.

The Northwest Passage is a 32-page newsmagazine. The paper will be distributed every four weeks during fifth hour. Subscriptions will be available to the community for $25. The Northwest Passage firmly supports the First Amendment and opposes censorship.

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New leaders of Student Council discuss plans for the school year

The content of the newspaper will be determined and created by the entire staff. When questions concerning word choice, legal problems or ethics arise the editorial board and adviser will discuss the problem to find the solution. In these cases, the editorin-chief and editorial board will have the say in all decisions. Letters to the editor will be accepted and encouraged. The staff reserves the right to edit for grammatical mistakes, length and good taste. Letters may attack policy but not people.

In no way will ideas or viewpoints be changed. The editor-in-chief and editorial board reserve the right to refuse any letter.

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Influence PHOTO BY ADDISON SHERMAN

LEADERS WITHOUT TITLES DESERVE RECOGNITION

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AS WE ENTER A COMPETITIVE WORKPLACE, MANY OF US FORGET THE FUN OF CREATIVITY

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ur administrators and teachers are the generals of the school. But it’s not their ID badges and cushioned swivel chairs that grant them real influence over the student body.

They put in hours upon hours in an effort to improve the school and build relationships with those around them.

The best leaders are the ones who reach out, acknowledge and accept their peers, making them feel welcome at Northwest. These people don’t have to be presidents or officers.

Club representatives, along with unspoken leaders, make things tick. The people who smile in the hall and ask how that physics test went last hour hold influence.

There are social groups — cliques based on social or economic status — but everyone admires our unspoken leaders, regardless of status. A role model gains influence through their actions, not necessarily positions.

Club presidents and members of executive boards earn their titles through enthusiasm and taking pride in what they do. There are also students without titles who deserve recognition for their actions.

It’s a leader’s job to advise their organization or group.

But talking to the student who sits alone at lunch, or inviting

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underclassmen to watch this hilarious video you just saw are actions that help give a student influence.

Not all leaders at Northwest hold positions of power. Leaders set the precedent and provide an example to those around them.

Leaders understand what it takes to make the most of the situation that is presented to them, regardless of their position in the social hierarchy. Even the most commendable and influential students can come up short at times.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO WIN AN ELECTION TO GAIN INFLUENCE. Commitment to a club or cause is a venerable trait, and ultimately helps build a reputation. Dedication is what makes a leader.

You don’t have to win an election to gain influence. All it takes is compassion, a smile and a willingness to set an example for your peers. Here’s to the unacknowledged leaders of Northwest.

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am one of those lucky people who knows what it’s like to lose oneself to music.

A few years ago, the piano was the biggest part of my life.

The baby grand next to my window used to be my escape. For hours, I would sit at the keyboard and feel the power running down the length of my arm into my fingertips as I spun melodies and harmonies. I heard each note in the same way one tastes delicious food. I pursued music with hunger.

When I was 14, I won $1,000 in a music competition with Martin Cuellar’s ‘Toccata.’ It was such a biting thrill ride of a piece that it was almost impossible not to win with it.

I have one original composition. Every time I play it, I visualize a dark sea. The song follows the waves crashing under a storm, the sudden stillness, then the soft whisper of rain and the grand vastness of silver and teal under smoky fog. I can see and feel it all clearly in the chords and phrases, which I deliberately construct with a water-like quality to them.

It used to be that nothing made me happier than music.

Nothing used to bring me more joy than writing or playing piano.

My middle-school self thought of music and words as my own magic powers.

After letting my third piano teacher go due to a financial conflict, piano began to lose its pull. Two more teachers came and went; still nothing clicked.

I stopped practicing.

Music had become work.

With my first few teachers, piano was a hobby. Getting good at the art just came with doing it too much. But when I started winning competitions, performing original compositions and entering the competitive academic world, expectations began to form. I felt pressured to keep moving up. I was playing piano not for pleasure but because I had to get better.

CREATIVE OUTLETS — WITH NO EXPECTATIONS ATTACHED — ARE CRUCIAL TO OUR WELLBEING. After several months of missing my craft, I pulled out my old books and learned one song after another. I once again felt like I was removed from the world. I was left with the hope that piano would become my escape again.

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Is the new security system fully implemented at this point?

What should students expect when the project is complete?

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“No, it’s not complete. We still have to finish up the glass, and a couple of electronic situations, but it’s getting close.”

“Once everything is up and running, the only entrances will be through the main doors and the student doors. All the other exits will be armed with alarms. They will alert the office, and students leaving through those doors will have consequences.”

“I think that it will take about a month to get everything up and running. It will take some getting used to.

Ideally, all [construction] will be completed by midSeptember.”

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What should the students know walking into school the first day the security is implemented?

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“We just want everyone to pay attention to what’s going on, be patient, and understand what is expected of them.”

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STUDENTS SPEND THEIR SUMMERS WORKING AT A VARIETY OF UNIQUE PLACES

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ome high school students spent their summers going to concerts, while others went off to camp, but sophomore Erin Osner spent her summer doing both.

From June through July, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Osner worked as a music therapist at Successful Sounds “Camp Kidz Rock!” in Overland Park.

“I’ve always loved music and I’ve always had a special connection with autistic and disabled children, so I thought, ‘What a fun way to help them,’” Osner said.

The camp is designed for children ages 4-10 and focuses on social skills and sensory processing, among other things.

“Mondays and Tuesdays, we did one-on-ones, helping the children with their personal needs,” Osner said. “Wednesdays and Thursdays we got to go on

field trips where the environments were not confined to other autistic kids and the volunteers, and [there were] life problems they will have to solve when they aren’t with us.”

The camp provides several instruments that the children can learn to play, and the staff comes with their own instruments as well; Osner with her flute.

“I think [the music is] important because it helps them release their anger or stress,” Osner said.

“It helps them feel more comfortable with their surroundings. When they are more comfortable, they are able to communicate better with another person.”

Communication is key and, in the end, Osner’s weeks of work and all her flute playing got her just that.

“On the last day this kid came up and hugged me and he said, ‘I’ll miss you Ms. Erin,’” Osner said. “It gave me the biggest smile, and I cried.”

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enior Jack Treas loved Sporting KC games so much he accepted a job that allowed him to be a part of them on a regular basis.

“The atmosphere was amazing, with all the excitement,” Treas said. “Whenever we would score there would be a ton of people cheering and that was a really fun environment to be a part of.”

Treas bussed the suites at the Sporting KC Stadium, restocking ice and food while making sure everyone had clean dishes.

“It is kind of the same as working in a restaurant,” Treas said. “I have to wear all black and I have to clean the plates because it is like a giant buffet.”

One of the most enjoyable parts of Treas’ job was working with his girlfriend, 2015 graduate Jackie Ball.

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Osner wants to pursue a career as either a musical therapist or an adapted physical education specialist, and this camp was her first step.

“Camp benefited me because it made me realize that I could follow this as a career and really love it,” Osner said. “It opened more doors to helping so many other children or adults through clubs or more camps.”

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“IT GAVE ME THE BIGGEST SMILE, AND I CRIED.”

Jack Ball’s mother worked at the Sporting KC Stadium and offered each of them a job.

“With all of the excitement of the stadium, it was just a really fun place to work,” Treas said.

It can be stressful to have a difficult boss while working in the service industry, but Treas said he never felt that kind of pressure while working with his managers.

“My boss was really nice and was never mean to me when I messed up,” Treas said. “She would just show me how to do it right.”

Treas and Ball, the first two bussers to work in the Sporting suites, were occasionally assisted by high school basketball and soccer teams for fund-raisers.

“Between bussing tables, we could watch the game

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for a few minutes,” Treas said. “It was really nice to get away from the bussing.”

Treas worked every home game, and the crowd kept him going.

“I would happily work there again,” Treas said.

“The hours were good. There was never really a dull moment.”

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“THE HOURS WERE GOOD. THERE WAS NEVER REALLY A DULL MOMENT.”

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t all started at the Jerusalem Cafe on Pennsylvania Ave. and developed into three restaurants and three food trucks across Kansas City.

“It’s quite different [working in a food truck] because you don’t have that many people working with you,” junior Raian Hajmahmoud said. “It’s just three people in the food truck and everyone has one responsibility.

You have to get used to that environment.”

Hajmahmoud mostly works at the Westport Munchies food truck, but his family owns two other trucks: the Jerusalem Cafe and KC Smoke Burgers.

His father and uncle came to the United States with the idea they would become lawyers, but there was something about cooking.

“Fast food does not have any taste; I like to have food with taste,” Raian’s cousin Zaid Haha said. “If I make the food, I like to give it to the people the way I like it. You need something that comes from the heart.”

Hajmahmoud’s family mostly cooks Mediterranean, but they started to dabble into different types of food, as their businesses of over 25 years grew.

“Cooking brings money,” Haha said. “There is no

lie about it, and people love our food. We got to give them what they love.”

The food trucks are open from 10 p.m to 4 a.m., an uncommon time slot that allows Hajmahmoud to meet interesting people.

“It’s never good to have the same old people come and order,” Hajmahmoud said. “You will have new people from different places.”

The Jerusalem Cafe, KC Smoke Burgers and Westport Munchies can be found in Westport and the West Bottoms regularly, but they also travel to about six festivals a month.

“It feels pretty good, just knowing that it’s [the family business] been going on for a while,” Hajmahmoud said. “No one else would be able to do it except for my family.”

Hajmahmoud has been working at his family’s restaurant since he was nine years old. After a lot of trial and error and a few grease fires, Hajmahmoud has become an admiral cook. Although he can create a wide variety of Mediterranean dishes, he does not want to be in the kitchen forever. He hopes to become a part of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) after he goes

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to college.

“We all work together, that’s how we make our goals,” Haha said. “That’s how we make our dreams come true.” want to be in the kitchen forever. He hopes to become a part of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) after he goes to college.

“We all work together, that’s how we make our goals,” Haha said. “That’s how we make our dreams come true.”

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“FAST FOOD DOES NOT HAVE ANY TASTE; I LIKE TO HAVE FOOD WITH TASTE”

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tarting with a robotics league at the age of 9, sophomore Jack Kuckelman has always had an interest in computers, but this summer, computers became more than just a hobby.

“My brother co-owns a business called Grad specs,” Kuckelman said. “They make websites. All summer I’ve been going pretty much every day and I gradually learned the steps to make a website and the code for it.”

The past summer was just an internship for Kuckelman, but around the time school started, it became a real job. This past month he worked on his first big project, which will produce his first pay day. “[The project] is basically the behind-thescenes functionality of a website,” Kuckelman said.

“More or less, the framework.”

Kuckelman is interested in going to Kansas State University to learn more programming languages or to learn more about the hardware of a computer, and wants a career working in this area.

“You can do [this job] from anywhere that you have internet,” Kuckelman said. “If you want to, and you had a family, you could work at home for two hours and then take an hour long break and then go back to work, rather than a boring office.”

Although Kuckelman sees this as a great job opportunity, he finds a way to have fun working at Gradspecs.

“My favorite part has to be that whenever I go to work, we always take breaks and we have about 20 different gaming systems there so we always have tournaments,” Kuckelman said. “Mainly Call of Duty.”

Along with a hobby and a job, computers are a passion for Kuckelman. Although he is a 15-yearold working with people in their 30s, he has no trouble stepping up and going after what he wants; something that runs in the family. “[My biggest inspiration is] my brother because he’s always been the kind of guy who hasn’t always had it completely figured out, but he’s always

known what he wants to do and he’s always gone for it,” Kuckelman said.

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“[MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION IS] MY BROTHER HE’S ALWAYS KNOWN WHAT HE WANTS TO DO AND HE’S ALWAYS GONE FOR IT.” CONTINUES ON PAGE 08: NW PASSAGE | feature 07

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unior Brooklynn Roth could be a pirate or a Disney princess; she could be Superman for a day or transform into a vampire at night, but for now she is selling the costumes.

“It’s fun to see people look for costumes because you get to see how excited they are for Halloween,” Roth said. “It makes you remember how excited you were when you were younger.”

Roth works at Fun Party and Wedding Services, a family business owned by Betty and Tom Wilson, on Johnson Drive. Although Roth enjoys her job, she did not apply for it herself.

“I was shocked [when my dad applied for the job for me],” Roth said. “But then I got on board and I met amazing people. My boss is the sweetest thing, and I love her to death.”

According to Roth, the best part of the job is that it is not just work anymore: she has found a family.

“Sometimes they need to run an errand and they trust me to take care of the store,” Roth said. “They trust me with their own personal life. They ask for

help when they need it because we are a family, so I have them, and they have me.”

The store is known for selling Halloween costumes and supplies year-round in addition to balloons. They inflate approximately 100 each day.

“The biggest hassle is the balloons because it gets really tiring,” Roth said.

The process includes blowing up each balloon using a helium tank, tying the balloon, tying a ribbon on the balloon, using scissors to curl the ribbon and then cutting the ribbon so each balloon is the same length.

“You get cuts all over your fingers,” Roth said.

Roth said Fun Party and Wedding Services has become the go-to stop for high school students looking for costume ideas or accessories to participate in spirit days.

“I’ll get customers from school,” Roth said, “[We] kind of have a bond because they will see me in the hallway and ask, ‘Hey, do you have this in your store?’”

Roth has been working at Fun Party and Wedding Services for over a year and has taken on new jobs

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including organizing schedules and making sure coworkers know how to help customers. But it is not all work. There is still time on slow Saturday mornings to try on costumes and spend time with the co-workers who have become her close friends.

“It’s fun,” Roth said. “Pun intended.”

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“IT’S FUN TO SEE PEOPLE LOOK FOR COSTUMES BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE HOW EXCITED THEY ARE FOR HALLOWEEN.”

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utting on cap after cap, senior Jake Nobrega carried on a family tradition: working in his family’s shampoo factory, Central Solutions, over the summer.

“The most difficult thing about working on the line is keeping a good pace and being as fast as the other people [on the line],” Nobrega said. “If not, then the line will fall behind and the other workers will have to pause the line for you to catch up,” Nobrega said.

Nobrega’s grandfather started the company in the mid-1920s, and every generation since has worked there.

“I love being part of this tradition,” Nobrega said.

“It was founded in 1925, so 90 years ago, and I am really excited to keep the tradition going.”

Nobrega said what he will remember most from

this summer is the heat of the factory. Empty bottles run through the machine on a conveyor belt and are filled by hand before being shipped.

“There are six lines,” Nobrega said. “One of them is putting stems of the spray bottle into the bottle that runs through the machine. Then they get filled up, the cap gets screwed on manually and the person on the end puts them in a box. From there they get distributed.”

The company manufactures a variety of shampoos, lotions, hand soaps, recovery creams, hand sanitizers, etc. Their products can be found in hospitals, schools, porta potties, nursing homes and correctional facilities.

Nobrega said what he will remember most from this summer is the heat of the factory.

National Merit Semifinalists Seven seniors have been named semi-finalists for their scores on the PSAT, the most in the district. Each student entered the program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). These semifinalists will be considered for more than $32 million in scholarship offers this spring.

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Although Nobrega does not always want to put caps on shampoo bottles, he does plan on taking over the business alongside his family in the future.

“My brother, my two cousins and I would all like to be partners in the company,” Nobrega said. “I would like to double major in business and chemistry, so I can help the people in the labs develop new products.”

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“I LOVE BEING PART OF THIS TRADITION” ROBERT AULT GINA GABRIELLI SAMUEL KORTH GRACE LADD DEON RICHMOND NICHOLAS SENIOR SAMUEL VERSCHELDEN

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Meet the executive board The parliamentarian is an expert in StuCo’s rules of order, helping to make sure proper procedures are followed during meetings.

The parliamentarian organizes Freshmen Elections in August/ September, President-Vice President Elections in February/March.

The secretary helps StuCo stay organized by keeping written records of meetings and sending out notices about events.

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The president runs each class period during fifth hour and plans each activity and leadership lesson. The president also communicates with outside sources for each of the events and assures them of the regulations of each event. The president implements order.

Standing behind the podium, facing the fifth hour Leadership Practicum class, student body president Hallie Ingraham discusses StuCo’s plans for the year. As a freshman Ingraham never would have thought that her position as a representative would lead her to presidency.

“The parliamentarian at the time was in charge of dances and she handed that off to me my freshman year,” Ingraham said. “I took that over and I realized how much I love leadership and making a difference and being able to influence other people.”

Over the past three years, Ingraham and vice president Nate Jones have switched between the roles of president and vice president each year. In their senior year, they think they have the experience necessary to make a difference.

“Everyone has the power to make a difference in our school,” Jones said. “Hallie and I have known that for years, and that’s why we wanted to be in StuCo. We want to do as much as we can to make sure everyone knows they have a voice.”

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The vice president oversees the committee system.

The vice president also assists the president in class activities, event coordination, and implementation of order.

The treasurer is in charge of collecting and disbursing money for the clubs, as well as keeping records of all things expenserelated such as cash advances, purchase orders, bills and accounts.

Alongside Ingraham and Jones is a full senior executive board including secretary Amelia Hoelting, parliamentarian Bailey Jarrett, treasurer Sam Oberbroeckling and publicist Katy Terry. Together, the team is planning all the school’s annual events and bringing new ideas to the table.

“We’re doing open forums [each quarter],” Ingraham said. “We’re encouraging everyone that wants to, to come to these open forums and talk to us about what they want to see happening in the school. I know there are so many great ideas within the school and they just don’t know where to go. I want Student Council to be viewed as the people that can help you make things happen.”

According to Ingraham, it’s important for Student Council to not only provide a voice for the student body, but to also have a respectable reputation at Northwest. StuCo adviser Sarah Dent agrees.

“We are just really hoping that we can continue to improve our reputation in the school as true leaders,” Dent said. “We are always trying to challenge students: you need

The publicist meets with all committees before, during and after events to publicize all StuCo activities and events by creating posters, banners, flyers and announcements. The publicist communicates with local newspapers, the journalism department as well as PTSA and updates the StuCo Twitter account.

to talk the talk of being a StuCo rep, but you also have to walk the walk.”

Student Council members will also be involved in community service. Each quarter, a different class will plan a community service event, starting with the seniors.

For Ingraham and Jones, a large part of being a leader is being able to pass down what they’ve learned to future Student Council members.

“I want to feel like I made a difference,” Ingraham said. “A lot of StuCo class is supposed to be about growing as a leader.

We’ve learned so many things. We’ve really grown from our freshman year to our senior year.

“We want to be able to give that to the freshmen, sophomores and juniors. We’ve done a bunch of leadership activities and lessons so we’re really hoping that we continue to impact people, not only within StuCo but within the entire school.”

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tweeted those out every day.”

Terry said that in order to build a sense of community, it’s important that students are a part of the StuCo events.

She encourages the student body to get involved and give StuCo a follow @smnwstuco on Twitter and Instagram.

“I think social media is an insanely powerful tool,” Terry said. “One tweet or Instagram post could affect an entire community in a matter of seconds.”

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s parliamentarian, senior Bailey Jarrett is in charge of planning community service trips, recycling and StuCo bonding activities, in addition to his basic parliamentary duties.

“I’m excited about all of the community outreach we’re going to do,” Jarrett said. “Once a month we go down to Shawnee Gardens Healthcare and volunteer. Another idea that is being discussed is going to a foster home and helping out, but it’s not for sure yet.”

Jarrett said one of StuCo’s goals for this year is to participate in more community service activities.

ecretary Amelia Hoelting is kicking it in gear this year leading StuCo’s merit/demerit system.

StuCo members receive merits when they have done well however when members are not doing what they are supposed to be doing, such as skipping meetings, classes or events, they will get a demerit. Using the merit/demerit system motivates the StuCo members.

“The merit/demerit system is a way to keep student council members accountable for events they miss or their

behavior in the class period,” Hoelting said.

As secretary, Hoelting takes notes on what is going on in the classes and meetings, she also gives notices out to members and parents about different events.

“At first joining was just about making new friends, but now it’s about really making a difference,” Hoelting said.

By the end of the year Hoelting hopes to be able to say that she stayed organized, kept up with her responsibilities and made a difference in the lives of those around her.

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reasurer Sam Oberbroeckling’s job as treasurer encompasses more responbility than ever before: he will be in charge of approving expenditures for a variety of clubs.

“Student Council oversees several accounts that have begun using the credit card,” Oberbroeckling said.

“However, StuCo itself hasn’t used them yet.”

This has been a tough transition for quite a few clubs around the school, but Oberbroeckling is doing his best to keep it all running smoothly.

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“I am responsible for responding to any club sponsor wanting to use the credit card within 24 hours of them emailing me,” Oberbreckling said. “This has added a bit of a workload.”

Other than the new credit card system, Oberbroeckling still has to do all the jobs the past treasurers have had to do.

“I have to take care of all the requisitions and collect the checks for each event as well as being in charge of all the cash StuCo handles,” Oberbroeckling said.

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“I really want to help people and bond with them,” Jarrett said.

For Jarrett, StuCo is a great way to give back to the school.

“StuCo not only lets me serve and help my school, but it lets me go above and beyond what I could normally do,” Jarrett said. “I never really thought of myself before as someone that people look up to. I want to be the best I can be for the people that [look up to me].”

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Social Media Whisperer n her first year as publicist, senior Katy Terry has taken over StuCo’s Twitter and Instagram accounts. In the past, these accounts have been neglected, but Terry is working to use them to StuCo’s advantage.

“I’ve been trying to come up with ideas to get out information in creative ways,” Terry said. “During elections last spring I made short, 10-second videos of the executive board members telling students why they should run. I

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1. After being crowned, senior Maggie Marx congratulates seniors Jillian Borel and Brooke Bennett on Oct. 3. 2014 at the SM North District Stadium. Marx was nominated by SADD and Thespian Troupe #888 2. Seniors Donte Colum and Jillian Borel ride on the Homecoming court parade float on Oct. 6 2014.

3 The class of 2018 shows their school spirit as they hold up their class sign on Oct. 6 2014 in the SMNW parade float.

4. Thespian troupe #888 wear their fairy tale costumes at the Homecoming parade on Oct 6. 2014.

5. Senior Savannah Taylor, nominated for homecoming court, walks with her father at the SMNW Homecoming football game on Oct. 3 2014.

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HOMECOMING WEEK FEATURES THREE BIG EVENTS PRIOR TO THE DANCE +BY BENJAMIN BECKER & OLIVIA SLOAN

The Parade:

For just the second time in school history, students will line up along 67th St. during the school day to watch the Homecoming parade.

“This year we’re hoping to enhance ‘the biggest little parade’ to make it run more smoothly,” associate principal Nancy Tynon said.

The Homecoming parade will begin at 11:50 a.m. Oct. 8 and will start at Benninghoven Elementary and continue down 67th Street to the west entrance of the student parking lot.

“The parade is one of my favorite Homecoming traditions because it gets everyone excited and pumped for the Homecoming dance,” StuCo publicist Katy Terry said.

In addition to the NW students and area residents who line the parade route, Benninghoven students and parents also attend the parade.

“Last year I was a little worried about the route of the

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4 parade,” Tynon said. “I thought it was going to be too short, but it turned out to be perfect.”

The Spirit Club executive board is in charge of planning most of the parade. They work from the beginning of September until the day of the parade.

“It’s crazy how much the parade has changed since I started going to Northwest,” Terry said. “The parade used to be on the Saturday before Homecoming. Now it is a few days before the dance and during the school day.”

Any club is able to enter the contest and create a float.

All competitors have a little over a month before the parade to get them done. On the day of the parade, the student body chooses the best float. Last year, KUGR’s float won the competition. Sponsor Billy Dent said his students are out to win again.

“I wish I could tell you we spent weeks on our float and then won because that’s what other people did,” Dent said.

“But I had nothing to do with it; the kids did it all. I think that’s how it should be.”

Apart from hoping for a louder sound system for the emcee, Billy Dent hopes the parade has the same success it had last year.

“I think last year was the first year the homecoming parade really worked,” Dent said. “I thought it was really cool getting out of school, it just felt more like a small town Homecoming parade, which is kind of what we were going for anyways.”

The Assembly:

After the 1,800 students pack into the gym Oct. 8, Spirit Club will kick off the Homecoming assembly with pep, cheers and class chants.

“The assembly is the [most important tradition],” Spirit Club co-president Maggie Preston said. “The candidates are

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5 presented and it’s a really good way to get everyone involved.”

Every grade will present a skit, the Homecoming candidates will walk, the fall sports teams will announce their achievements and the senior class will see if they can hang on to the Spirit Stick.

“Being a senior this year and seeing all my friends, or even possibly me going out and walking cross on court will be really exciting,” senior Spirit King Ron Kopp said.

Spirit Club is heavily involved in many activities around the school, including the assemblies, WPA, Prom and Not-S0-Late Night; however, this is one of their most popular events.

“It’s definitely our assembly with the most involvement with the community,” Preston said. “The student sections are always loud and the parents can get really into it.”

The Football Game:

Only one weekend each year begins with a football tailgate and continues with a dance: Homecoming.

“It’s the biggest game of the season and everyone is there to watch you,” running back Xavier Perry said. “You try so hard not to mess up.”

The Cougars will play Olathe Northwest and should expect a tough opponent. Although the Ravens lost 20 seniors, last year’s JV team, who was undefeated, is stepping into their shoes. A trio of starters from last year will return including inside linebacker David Burton who led the Sunflower League in tackles last year, power running back Darius Henderson and wide receiver Jesse Rose.

“Homecoming is always a big game, and we won it last year,” varsity quarterback Ron Kopp said. “It’s always nice to go into Homecoming dance with a win, all excited.”

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Rounding the final corner at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium, sophomore Molly Born looked back to see her opponent right behind her. She was dripping with sweat and breathing heavily while she gave every ounce of energy to cross the finish line first.

“First of all, I was glad to be finished and two, to have accomplished my goal,” Born said. “It was such a surreal moment after I had finished, realizing that I had just won.”

Born won two state track championships as a freshman. In addition to state titles in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs and a fifth place finish last fall in cross country, Born broke the school record for the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:51:27.

“I think the best part about winning the title was standing on the top of the podium representing Northwest,” Born said. “It really made me appreciate all the people who helped me get there, like Coach Rose and my supportive teammates.”

Born found her love for running when she started to run for Team Swanson, the Trailridge cross country team before there was a schoolaffiliated one.

“It was a lot of fun, and I found some success

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which made me want to work harder,” Born said.

“I continue to run because I really enjoy the people I get to run with. I also enjoy the competition and pushing to improve myself and my team.”

Even though running is an individual sport, a runner still needs teammates to get through the tough parts of the race.

“My teammates really encourage me and help me out when I have no idea what is happening,” Born said. “They are the ones who helped me run faster. Running with them at the beginning of the cross country season last year, I really looked up to them and they showed me the ropes and how to run and how to do the meets.”

Born’s coaches see her work hard day in and day out to become a state champion.

“Molly Born is a huge asset to the track and field program for three reasons,” head track coach Mike Cooper said. “She is very coachable, willing to listen and eager to learn about her events. She is disciplined in her training routine, from training miles, to proper diet, to good sleep habits. And she is very humble.”

Her teammates have seen her quiet but strong leadership qualities both on and off the track. “[Her leadership] is the cool thing about Molly,”

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runner Camille Henderson said. “She leads by example instead of telling people what to do. She doesn’t ever make people feel like they are beneath her.”

While running around the track or course, a runner must be cool and calm to help finish the race.

“Molly has a very calming presence,” runner Ashley Ard said. “She doesn’t freak out about anything, and I could feel like I could trust her with anything, even if it didn’t involve running.”

According to the runners, cross country is different from other sports because of its constant action and no breaks.

“Distance runners run all year long,” Born said.

“The races are mentally and physically challenging and you are pushed to your limits.”

Born doesn’t want to stop running after high school and hopes to be recruited for a collegiate cross country team.

“My goals for my running career are to keep improving myself and my team,” Born said. “I want to run in college. I guess we will see how the rest of my high school career goes and go from there.”

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PHOTO BY TARYN SMITH Coach Bo Black talks with junior Xavier Perry about a play on Aug. 27 at the Gatorade Scrimmage. Black coaches at Great Bend for 13 years before. coming to NW this year.

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new man will be leading the Cougar football team into battle, as they run onto the field in front of screaming fans and the bright Friday night lights. The team will be tested early on as they face last year’s state champions SM East and the two top five in Kansas-ranked football teams, Lawrence and Blue Valley, in the first four weeks.

“I think it is a group of kids who haven’t had much success in a while on Friday nights,” new head football coach Bo Black said. “It is a very tough schedule. I think we have some lofty, achievable goals in front of us: bringing everybody together in a way to be successful on Friday nights.”

Football has never been just a hobby or interest for Black. It has been his way of life since he was a child.

“My dad was a high school football coach for 36 years,” Black said. ”I have probably been on the sideline every weekend since I was in the second grade. Nothing ever crossed my mind other than coaching football. This is my 20th year coaching and I still really enjoy it.”

Black was notified about the head coach opening by his friend, former head football coach Aaron Barnett.

“I was really good friends with Aaron Barnett,”

Black said. “I kind of knew about Northwest and, after being contacted, I liked the idea of raising my kids in the Kansas City area.”

He has two children: Hannah, a freshman at Northwest, and Ty, a seventh-grader at Trailridge.

One of the most important qualities of a coach is to get his players invested in game plans, which his players have done.

“Practices are way better,” senior linebacker Tyler Holland said. “I’m learning a lot more about the game and my position. The coaching is unbelievably in depth and they’re really fun to be around. It’s just a big family now.”

One of the first things Black did when he was hired was make the summer workout routines more rigorous.

“The weights program focused more on multiple muscle groups in a day,” senior quarterback Ron Kopp said. “We used to just focus on one group a day.”

Both players and coaches have seen the intensity and passion that Coach Black has brought to workouts and practices but he always looks out for his players.

“I think Coach Black really likes to develop a relationship with his players,” defensive line coach

Billy Dent said. “He makes it more like a family atmosphere. Some people may say that he is a player’s coach. I wouldn’t mistake that for being soft or anything. He will be hard [on players] but right up to his heart he is going to love on people and make sure they know he cares about them.

Every player who comes out will know he cares about him.”

The other coaches like Black’s coaching style and what he has done to the program so far.

“He’s seen a lot of successful football teams and built a successful program [at Great Bend],” offensive line coach Dave Coopman said. “I believe he will bring that here.”

“THIS IS MY 20TH YEAR COACHING AND I STILL REALLY ENJOY IT.” PHOTO BY BRYCE REX

Six-time Western Athletic Conference Football Coach of the Year three years as coach of the West Squad in the Kansas Shrine Football Bowl 2007 Girls 5A Track and Field Champions at Great Bend Two sectional championships Kansas Coaches Association Track Coach of the Year

Nine conference championships Four regional championships Two-time Western Athletic Conference Track Coach of the Year State runner-up in 2006 Coached 13 seasons at Great Bend Hays High School 7-2 Five seasons as offensive coordinator in Lancaster, Texas

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the link 1. Seniors Amelia Hoelting and Addison Sherman hang up a sign Aug. 12 in the auxiliary gym. The sign was made to welcome the freshman on their first day of school.

2. Huddling and chanting together, Link Crew members gather around sponsor Matt Wolfe to celebrate the coming of the freshman Aug. 12 in the auxiliary gym.

Following the huddle, members of the Link Crew went on to cheer for arriving freshman.

3. Junior Jason Eskina peels of his name tag in the auxiliary gym. The Link Crew wore name tags so the freshman could remember their names.

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The [Fox 4] reporter asked me if I would have benefited from Link Crew as a freshman. I said something to the effect of ‘I came from a small private school and was very overwhelmed simply by the size of Northwest.

Link Crew would have helped me adjust to the bigger school and feel welcome.’”

—senior Mark Petrie

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I remember he asked me what Link Crew was, and I said Link Crew was a way for upperclassmen to connect with the freshmen and help them feel welcome. He asked if it went well on Freshman Day, and I said that it did because freshmen felt like they could ask us all questions, but that when we were freshmen it would’ve been scary to ask anyone older than us questions.”

— senior Colleen Freeman

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or the first time, freshmen were welcomed to Northwest by upperclassmen representing Link Crew. The goal of leaders and members was to help freshmen transition into high school and connect with upperclassmen.

“Honestly, we have a school full of energy and positive leadership,” Tynon said. “Our sponsors worked endlessly and tirelessly to make it happen. All [these are] ingredients to build that positive culture.”

According to Tynon, Link Crew was used to its full potential at Turner High, and Tynon hopes to bring the same success here. “[Juniors and seniors at Turner High] would put notes in [freshmen] lockers for good luck on finals and those kind of things,” Tynon said. “Those weren’t as

structured, they were more of an individual initiative that the link leaders would take to make the freshmen feel welcome and help with their transition.”

Funds for this program were taken from anti-bullying accounts, and accounts allocated for these types of leadership programs.

“I would say it’s money well-spent as far as enhancing a culture to support our freshman, start their school year in a positive way and build a relationship between upperclassmen and freshmen,” Tynon said. “We wanted to work to change the culture for our freshmen [because] we want them to feel welcome.”

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dministrators Nancy Tynon and Lisa Gruman walked into the social studies office to find three teachers who would be exactly who they were looking for. They began to talk about a new program that would help transition freshmen into high school. Matt Wolfe, Christine Lamourie and Kelsi Horner were all in.

“I’ve got the easiest part,” Wolfe said. “My role, up to this point, has been the face. What I mean by that is, I was the one the freshman saw on the first day. What they didn’t see was all the work, time and effort Horner and Lamourie put in: organizing groups, getting freshmen in the right place, getting the supplies. They’re really good at that stuff.”

Lamourie and Horner have Wolfe’s weaknesses as their strengths, and that is how the leaders balance out and function. “[Horner and I] do more training with the juniors and seniors,” Lamourie said. “We do the behind-the-scenes stuff. There’s a whole lot of work that goes into making

the groups because you try to have a balance of gender, you try to have a balance of different types of students and that’s kind of hard to do without knowing them. We have a whole database. You also have to match them up with the seminar they’re going to be in and there’s nametags and supplies and you’re like ‘Oh, we’ll just make groups’ and there’s a lot more to it than that.”

Link Crew leaders and members (recommended by teacher) spent 12 hours preparing for Freshman Day. The crew met and trained, playing team building games, learning how to teach the games to the freshmen and how to talk to the shyer students.

“From a freshman teacher’s perspective, I thought it went very well,” Horner said. “I saw a lot of freshmen that were smiling which is unusual the first couple weeks. They usually have this terrified look on their faces, so smiles were good.”

Prior to this year, student-led orientation days were unheard of. Teachers giving their responsibilities with

Students in Link Crew Freshmen:

As the freshmen walked through the doors on their first day, they were greeted with chants and cheer from upperclassmen. Not knowing these students would have a big influence on them for their first day. Link Crew, a new program at Northwest, coordinated and planned every process days prior to these big events for the freshman.

“I think the Link Crew was pretty helpful,” freshman Ashlyn Mills said. “Otherwise we would have been really lost, not knowing where to go.”

The assembly introduced the freshmen to the traditions of school assemblies. Shortly after the assembly, they were introduced to their Link Leaders.

Each group had its own theme such as African Safari, Trains or a Hawaiian Luau. A wide variety of activities allowed freshmen to get to know each other and their leaders.

“It [Northwest] was a lot bigger and a little weirder compared to our first day at middle school,” freshman Dylan Brunner said.

Link Crew members helped the freshmen find their classes, answered any questions or concerns they had and became their friend.

Some freshmen want to be a Link Leader when they are eligible to become one.

“I would possibly want to join the Link Crew just to help out the new freshman,” Brunner said. “And help

them find where they go.”

Wolfe, LaMourie, Horner and Tynon hoped that by spending the day with a Link Crew member, freshmen would feel more comfortable in their new surroundings.

Freshmen are just as important as any student, it’s Link Crew’s privilege and job to make sure they know that.

Upper Classmen:

Junior Ryan Rebori and senior Katie Born were grouped with 10 new freshmen, having to lead and guide people they just said hi to for the first time.

The pair learned their names, played team building games and acted as their guide for their first day.

“The first day was a lot of fun,” Born said. “We all got to play games, and get to know the freshman in our group.”

As well as playing games, the Link Crew members gave their freshmen a tour of the building. Rebori hoped the tour would help make the freshmen feel more comfortable than he was on his first day of high school.

“I felt lost on my first day,” Rebori said. “And I think if I was a freshman now, I’d really like having someone there to help me.”

Link Crew Members were chosen through a long process that involved applications and a large group meeting during seminar last spring.

“We had a giant group interview,” Rebori said.

“We all played games and they made sure we were

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OF TEACHER PARTICIPANTS CONSISTENTLY RATE THE TRAINING AMONG THE BEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF THEIR CAREER AND STUDENTS REGULARLY CITE THE LINK CREW TRAINING AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. FOR 22 YEARS LINK CREW HAS BEEN REACHING SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION AND IN CANADA (2,636 SCHOOLS TOTAL)

freshmen to upperclassmen was a big change and some weren’t ready for it.

“I’m kind of a control freak,” Lamourie said. “The hard part is handing it off to these juniors and seniors and letting them go alone into a room with 10 kids. You don’t know how it’s going but I think it went as well as it possibly could.”

How freshman day went reflects the rest of the purpose of Link Crew: every freshman should be guided through their first school year.

“The idea is to get the freshmen to step up and behave the way we expect awesome NW students to behave,” Lamourie said. “We want them to buy into the culture that we want here. The end goal is that, if you do that with every freshman class, we, as a school, are better.

I feel happier at the start of a year than I have in a long time.”

enthusiastic.”

Link Crew brings together many different NW students who otherwise wouldn’t have had to chance to get to know one another. Taking on full responsibility with the freshman was a challenge for some leaders, knowing they would be expected to ensure their first day went smoothly.

“Link Crew has helped me get used to having people relying on me more,” Rebori said. “And having to actually follow through with everything I do.”

Aside from seminar meetings, future Link Crew events in the upcoming months are vague, but that hasn’t stopped the Link Crew leaders from communicating with their freshmen.

“Right now we are putting together events and activities,” Born said. “[We’re] encouraging our freshmen to go to all the Northwest games and events.”

As Link Crew leaders plan events with their freshmen, they are reminded of what Link Crew is really about: every freshman at Northwest having someone to help them through their first year in a new school.

“I think it is really important that the freshmen know upperclassmen and feel comfortable here,” Born said. “Link Crew is a really cool way to introduce the freshmen here.”

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rysis 3 is a beautiful game, let’s get that out of the way. There’s no denying it looks stunning and you’ll often stop to look around at the environment. You’ll likely want to play certain levels over and over again to take everything in. The game engine looks great and PC players will love the slick graphics. Even on the consoles the game handles incredibly, it feels very polished and well made compared to other FPS (First Person Shooters) in recent memory.

The gameplay is generic, you can decide to do basic stealth or go in running and gunning. It feels like a strange combination of Metal Gear Solid game at times, while being a Call of Duty other times.

Crysis 3 plays just as well as the other games in the series. The A.I. is not challenging. With the new Predator Bow that allows you to kill without going out of Stealth, you’ll feel like you are unfairly overpowering the enemy.

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic New York

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PC players will love the slick graphics”

City with your character is the last nanosuit soldier left on Earth; given the task of eradicating the insidious alien leader. the player playing as prophet, he is the last nanosuit soldier and is given the task of eradicating the alien leader. The story does not feel complete and by the end I wanted more than pretty graphics.

Overall, if you’re only interested in the single player experience, you’re in for a short ride. The Campaign isn’t very long following in many other FPS footsteps offering a fun ride but one that ends too soon. Crysis veterans will likely play the Campaign a few times to find all the hidden goodies and nanosuit upgrades, but for casual players that will play this once, you’ll be paying for the beauty, not the substance. Altogether this will be a fun Game With Gold that should hold you off until the next one coming Oct. 1.

The Martian (10/2)

The Bridge of Spies (10/15)

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. Night Shyamalan’s newest movie, The Visit, opens with Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) packing for a weekend with the grandparents they have never met. As soon as they arrive, rules are set about where the two can go in the house and how late they can stay up.

The premise of the movie seemed a little contrived. It was too convenient that their mother goes away on a trip while they decide to meet grandparents for the first time. Becca uses this opportunity to write a documentary about their mother’s childhood.

Shyamalan took a huge risk in taking something that is a positive in many people’s lives, a week at grandparents’ house, and turning it into an evil experience. Immediately, the grandparents are unpleasant. Imagine not knowing your grandparents and meeting them for the first time without your parents there. Awkward. Somehow he did manage to make cookies and milk and a

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Shyamalan took a huge risk in taking something that is a positive in many people’s lives”

game of hide and seek scary. Even though I was unimpressed by the plot, it was a hide-your-facein-the-crook-of-your-elbow kind of movie.

Becca and Tyler decide the best way to represent their mother throughout the documentary is by using her favorite song “Mocking Bird Yodel” by Mary Schneider as background music. It was not typical scary music, but it was creepy and ironic at the same time.

The Visit is a combination of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel and the Paranormal Activity saga.

Overall, I did not appreciate how grandparents were represented in the movie, but it was suspenseful. Fans of this movie would also enjoy the Paranormal Activity movies and Unfriended.

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HONESTLY, WE HAVE A SCHOOL FULL OF ENERGY AND POSITIVE LEADERSHIP. OUR SPONSORS WORKED ENDLESSLY AND TIRELESSLY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. ALL [THESE ARE] INGREDIENTS TO BUILD THAT positive culture.“ — ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL NANCY TYNON

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