Lakeridge Newspacer June 2, 2016

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June 2, 2016 Vol. 44 Issue 6

All good things must come to an end Lakeridge students are distraught, distressed and disgruntled over Assistant Principal Rollin Dickinson Staff Reporter leaving LHS. Teachers Holly Dottarar, Rachel Frennea and Kathleen Tarlow are leaving as well. About a month ago, Dickinson talked over the big decision of leaving LHS to become Principal of Lake Oswego High School with his family.

“We are always up for a new adventure, I think that’s good to live life as an adventure because it frees you to do different things,” Dickinson said.

Dickinson certainly lives his life as an adventure--growing up in San Luis Obispo, CA then traveling across the country to Durham, North Carolina then ending up in Lake Oswego. He and his wife, who was actually his middle school girlfriend, made the trip over to Portland.

When he moved from North Carolina, he was already an English teacher. For his first job interview he stopped at Lakeridge, and he instantly fell in love with the people, energy and spirit. He canceled his other interviews later that day.

“Everyday feels like a party at Lakeridge,” Dickinson said. “I walk around and there are just so many people I’m excited to see, and who actually seem genuinely excited to see me!”

People are genuinely excited to see and talk to Dickinson Senior Nick Eaton recalls his first time meeting him.

“When I first moved here in 2011, my family and I toured the school during the summer, and it was led by Mr. Dickinson. He has an infectious energy that is so refreshing. It’s sad to see him go.”

Dickinson taught English at LHS for six years and was the English Department chair for a couple years before joining the LHS administration and becoming Assistant Principal. With the long-lasting friendships that have been made between students and faculty with Dickinson, it will surely be hard to see him leave.

“I have always been impressed with his strong communication skills, his ability to articulate what matters most, and his commitment to doing whatever it takes to help each and every student,” said Principal Jennifer Schiele.

Many Pacers have taken to the internet to showcase their thoughts on Dickinson’s leaving, including this tweet by sophomore Annabel Levin: “Dear LOHS, if you do not appreciate Rollin Dickinson as your Principal, we will have a serious issue. Because he is my favorite person ever.”

The LHS student body is no stranger to talking about Dickinson; quite frequently, he is mentioned in everyday conversations.

“I hope to create the types of relationships I have here at Lake Oswego,” said Dick-

By Georgia Weeks

By Savanna Courntey-Durrett and Margaeret Zackery Staff Reporters

Young Historians At the Young Historians Conference this year, four LHS seniors’ papers were selected by a committee of PSU Graduate students to be within the top eight papers. The students were Ceile Charlie, Spencer Gregg, Logan Marek and Sam Levin. Impressively, out of the 26 years Levin was participating, this is the 24th year LHS has had a paper awarded in the conference.

DECA Three LHS students who attended the International Career Development Conference earned spots in finals for their events. In Marketing Communications Team Decision Making, Cole Lambo and Seba Marin-Quiros placed.

In Entrepreneurship, Emmett Moore finished in the top 10.

DECA members who attended were Ben McMullen, Emmett Moore, Jeshua Cogen, Nicole Ferrie, Nick Salsburg, Darcy Crumbleholm, Seba Marin-Quiros, Cole Lambo and Justin Miller.

Film Festival Several Pacers were named finalists in the International Youth Silent Film Festival. Finalists from Lakeridge include Hannah Cumming, Carlo Mery, Kyle Windham and Phillip Zevenbergen. On May 23 at the Hollywood Theater in Portland, their films were viewed. Lakeridge was the only high school in the festival to have more than two students make it to the finals.

Photo by David Rollins

Rollin Dickinson saluting LHS farwell. inson.

From filling in for English teachers to playing a set at LOchella just last week, the Lakers are more than lucky to have such a great teacher, role model and friend as Dickinson.

Choir State With scores of 94 and 96, Lakeridge choir placed 8th at state.

Senior Caleb Warden said that choir worked together “for a good, unified sound.” They did a Latin piece, a Russian piece, a contemporary English piece and a classic spiritual, according to Warden.

“It was quite amazing to see us improve, from getting 7th in TRL to getting 8th in State,” said Matt Aldridge. “It was cool how we placed higher in State than the school who won TRL.”

Orchestra State

Other Honors Two Pacers received book awarding recognizing their dedication to academics over their time at Lakeridge. Claire Williams was awarded one Book Award from Harvard. Williams said her hard work and love of reading was a large factor in being honored with this award. Albert Wang received two books for The Book Award from Dartmouth College. Wang is currently in AP English and has been in the Honors English program since his sophomore year. Williams is also in AP English and has been in the Honors program since her

Registration

Lakeridge orchestra placed 8th at state. This will be the last state performance with teacher Nita Van Pelt, as she will be retiring from the program next year.

“She has grown the programs at Lakeridge and LO so much, basically to where we go to state every year. She works really hard, to the point where we want to go to state for her and each other,” said Bailey Buchanan. “It’s been a great year.

I loved it. It was a great experience and I definitely recommend doing it.”

On senior registration day, parking permits will be sold for $50 a semester. Vice Principal John Parke says that priority for these tickets will be given to the seniors, but juniors and seniors who did not show up to registration will be able to buy leftovers. If church parking is available next year, seniors might be given priority in the lottery.

Band State

Summer Practice

Band earned tenth place at state. According to Lucy Perusse, it was a very stressful event but overall went very well.

Trumpet player Emmett Moore attributed the band’s success to the amount of work they buy in to the competition.

“We started working the songs months in advance,” he said. He also said he believed the esxtra work paid off. “Every member held up their part very well. We all moved as one.”

Perusse also said that teacher Corey Alston did a very good job preparing the class.

Registration for sports at LHS is changing. Instead of filling out a packet obtained at the front office will now be filled out online. At the Lakeridge Athletics website under the registration tab, athletes and parents will be able to fill out all registration information online. Once completed the registration information will go directly to athletic secretary Liz Murphy. Despite this change, the rest of the process remains the same.

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OPINION

June 2, 2016

Gourmet treats in LO

Does the stress ever really stop?

By Kenzie Hudler

Cartoon by Sims in the morning, take in and fully understand loads of information for eight classes and then retain it all for a test.

Many of us even go to an activity after school, where when we finish that and then have tons of homework to finish in the last few hours of the day.

After all this work, we deserve a relaxing summer break.

Though taking up the responsibility of things like having a job, looking for colleges and taking summer classes teaches us important lessons about adult life, it just doesn’t seem right that our break isn’t really a break.

It would be wonderful to have this idea of preparing for adult life mixed in with our curriculum.

It could be sort of like the quizzes we took that told us some possible jobs we might be interested, which in itself is very helpful. Maybe we’d take a period to look up some colleges with and think about the future. That way we’re not worrying about it over our summer break.

While we are certainly excited for summer break, it’s a shame that it won’t be the break we and many other students truly need.

Take a hike to one of these spots!

By Liam Thropp Staff Reporter

Photos by Liam Thropp

With so many unique places to eat in Portland, we often forget about the underappreciated restaurants we have right here in Lake Oswego.

Gourmet Productions is easily one of the best places to eat in Lake Oswego; yet, it feels like no one has even heard of it.

While Gourmet Productions originally started out as a catering company in 1992, owners James Joyce and Vickie Davies decided to expand their business into a restaurant, considering the positive reviews they received from their customers.

The Lake Oswego location menu offers gourmet sandwiches, entrees, sides, salads and desserts. Recommendations with high regard include the “Tuna Tosti” sandwich, Baja Salmon Cakes, the “Pick-a-Pepper Sandwich” and the “GP Sweet Treat” of the day.

Gourmet Productions is located on B Avenue in downtown Lake Oswego, right across from Rite-Aid, and is open Monday-Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Entrees are typically sold by the pound, and prices range from $5.95-$18 per pound or serving, while sides and desserts cost about the same. Overall, if you’re looking for a nearby, quaint restaurant with freshly made sandwiches, soups, salads, and more, Gourmet Productions is a great place to try.

Staff Reporter

Summer break is precious. It’s that time of the year where students can finally relax without any stress.

Or, that’s what we wish it is. In reality, summer means lots of work and college preparation for high school students. After almost a full year of learning and studying, it seems like a stressful summer is the last thing we need.

It all boils down to stress. A school year is nine months of stressful activities like homework, studying, sports and we don’t even need to mention finals.

It’s about doing our best to create our own paths to success and that takes a huge toll on the mind. No one denies that stress can be unhealthy if it’s there for long periods time.

The stress is even apparent to the authorities.

“It’s like a pressure cooker in here,” said LHS counselor Brent Pransinker. “Even the most normal, healthy looking people seem on the edge.”

Sure, there is a weekend, but the stress is still there during those days. Summer break is the perfect stress reliever because it starts everything all over again.

There’s no worrying about a paper due next week.

Let’s not forget that some of the work we do is fairly hard. It’s not always easy to come to school early

Cape Lookout State Park (top) and Mitchell Point (Left)

Page design by Savanna Courtney- Durrett

Portland’s glorious geographical location allows us to travel within two hours to see the beach, mountains or forest. And lucky for you there are a few supreme hikes that allow you to explore these places to see their unique natural landscapes. I have a few hikes in mind that will get you out of the house to enter Oregon’s pristine landscape.

What’s my first choice? It would have to be a beach hike. Cape Lookout State Park offers a variety of hiking trails, but my personal favorite is the Cape Lookout North Hike. It may be a turn-off due to its 9.6 mile round trip distance and 2340 foot elevation gain, but it is totally worth the minor ankle sprains and sunburns. The hike is a state forestry trail

that drops you out to the tip of Cape Lookout which sits atop a 60 foot cliff.

But it is a personal favorite for its ocean views and natural environment. It’s sure to be a highlight of your summer.

Another hike on the opposite end of Portland is Mitchell Point. It is a quieter spot that’s 2.6 miles long, located a little over an hour away from Lake Oswego. It is, however, a 1,270 foot elevation gain.

The view is not blocked by rocks, massive trees or pesky tourists from the border across the river, but it does have a panoramic view of the Columbia Gorge.

I would definitely recommend this spot.

So pack your bags for an adventure because I just gave you something to do this summer.

Letter to the Editor I actually did write a response to the

feminism article. I never sent it in, but after reading the grossly insensitive recent article about the lack of formal response to the article, I couldn’t stay silent on this issue. I hope that this letter inspires some empathy and understanding towards both feminists and women as a whole.

The first reason why I stayed silent, and something that must be understood, is that feminism is incredibly important.

Feminism is a movement of validation and respect towards women. When it’s challenged and attacked as incorrectly as it was, it’s a personal attack on my own validity as a person and as a feminist.

I was also convinced that my response had to be completely bulletproof and perfect in order to be valid. Feminists (and any women that voice their opinion) are scrutinized and attacked if the information they present is in any way unpolished. I had to be perfect to be right, and I had to completely summarize feminism and correct the original article’s hundred misunderstandings in under 250 words, which was an incredible challenge.

Lucy Adams For a full version of this letter, visit www. lakeridgenewspacer.com

NEWSPACER Staff Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief ............................Henry Adams Section Editors Feature and Entertainment Editor .......... Cece Levinson News Editor ...................................... Ryan Moll

Sports Editor.. ................................... Ryan Moll Opinion Editor. ......................... Jeffery Mueller Layout .............Sam Hoevet and Lucy Perusse Graphic Design ........................... David Rollins Adviser Erin Schloetter

Reporters Henry Adams, Garrett Bolen, Abby Coleman, Savanna Courtney-Durret, June Davies, Nic Fernandez, Sam Hoevet, Kenzie Hudler, Marlon Kahmann, Cece Levinson, Ryan Moll, Jeffery Mueller, Sara Nyland, Lucy Perusse, David Rollins, Erik Svoboda, Liam Thropp, Sims, Caleb Warden, Georgia Weeks, Margaret Zackery

The Newspacer is the official publication of the newspaper class at Lakeridge High School. The Newspacer staff welcomes your feedback. Letters to the editor will be printed as written, except in the case of obscenity, libel or personal defamation. Letters will be printed at the discretion of the editors. Letters may not exceed 300 words. Letters will not be edited for spelling or grammar, but may be edited for length. Letters must be signed. Letters to the editor can be brought to Erin Schloetter’s box in the main office or can be mailed to Henry Adams c/o Erin Schloetter, P.O. Box 739, Lake Oswego, OR 97034. They may also submitted on our website at Lakeridgenewspacer.com As per Oregon law, the Newspaper is a forum for student expression and the opinions expressed in this publication represent those of the individual writers, but do not necessarily reflect those of Lakeridge faculty and/or staff. The unsigned editorial in each issue represents a consensus of the Newspacer’s editorial board, composed of the four major editors.

Front Row: Nic Fernandez, Henry Adams Row 2: Jamie Hamann, Kenzie Hudler, Wesley Wells, Sam Hoevet, Jun Davies, Savanna Courtney-Durrett, Sara Nyland Row 3: Sims Vincent, Caleb Warden, David Rollins, Jeffery Mueller, Ryan Moll, Georgia Weeks, Liam Thropp, Cece Levinson, Lucy Perusse, Margaret Zackery Not pictured: Garrett Bolen, Abby Coleman, Marlon Kahmann

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Senior Edition June 2, 2016

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A Poem, A Thank You The wisdom of fathers is play when you are asked.

Each game of catch could be the last or first--a gift, a chance, to hold time between the two of you before the sun sets.

Give, accept, return.

In this world that spins to to do, to do, check, check, that myth of modern missing listless time, I strive to remember: It is all one game of catch.

I am so happy I always said yes when you asked (to talk, to walk, to listen, to learn) and that we held time for awhile in the blue these years and played so to speak before the sun set.

- Roland Dickinson

Senior Bucket List • Travel around Spain Simon Homedes • Be the lead singer in a band. Dani Morimoto • Splurge on something that’s important to you. Sam Wolf • Focus on the now, not the when. Kaylee Frisbee • Hike either the PCT, AT, or CDT, or all three. Graham Lawson • See a Shakespeare play at the Globe Theater, perform in a symphony, and volunteer in a third world country. Talia Chen • Visit every single continent.

Michael Kot • Visit Machu Picchu and skydive. Maddie Rabing • Travel the world.

Adam Faris • Marry rich. Emily Klaebe • See the Northern Lights. Ellen Nelson • Don’t die. Serena Spivey • Summit a mountain. Angus Brebner • Visit every continent. Riley Whalen • Become a famous author. Andrew Tesoriero • Visit the seven wonders of the ancient world. Madeline Monk • Hike the west coast trail on Vancouver Island.

Paden Alie • Ski in Alaska. Rich Tuffs • Inspire someone you’ve never met. Caroline Haroldson • Change the mind of a homophobe. Kira Moore • Start a family band.

Matt Jordan • Be on the game show ‘Survivor.’ Ann Monroe • Go on an adventure and canoe alone on a lake. Sungmok Lee • Get married, have a family, and skydive.

With my family. Blake Carnese • Successfully land a water airplane. Zach Garrison • Marry Henry Adams. Kodiak Berkoff • Skydive. Massen Newton • Save a life. Morgan Kaye • See gorillas in the mist. Hannah Cummings • Backpack through the general area of Europe. Jackson Oberg • Hike the PCT. Daniel Farthing • Snorkel and scuba the Great Barrier Reef, serve a mission trip in another country, eat Canadian bacon in Canada. Eva Sayre • Cook a foreign meal within that country. Emily Sauers • Travel the world. Sarah Mitchell • Live in a van for 2 years. Spencer Schaffer • Backpack through Europe. Sagar Patel • Skydive. Trevor Wilson • Go to space. Trent Cowden • Live in Italy. Wiley Dewitt • Eat at the best sushi restaurant in the world. Paul Sanchez • Hold a random world record. Garrison Russell • Make a first ski descent.

Will Johnson • Base jump. Jordan Ryalss • Go to Mars. Tristan Thompson • Meet Beyonce.

Abby Spear • Read an entire dictionary. Julia Winett • Fish in the Mississippi river.

Nicholas Langley • See the world. Marlon Kahmann • Graduate high school. Ibraheem Almulla • See the Northern Lights in Iceland. Ellen Nelson • Go to Alaska. Steven Gray • Watch the Gators win the National Championship. Nic Dee • Go to Estonia and skydive Natalie Bristol •

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College Map

June 2, 2016

NEW YORK

University of Washington

Bard College

Logan Marek Riley Whalen

Seattle Pacific University Trent Cowden Audery Easley Rachel Volkman

Corey Rich

University of Idaho Noah Belcik Sophia French

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Wesley Wells Lindsey Wignot

Gonzaga University

Wenatchee Valley College Riley Anderson

Ryan Moll Ann Monroe

Boston Conservatory

University of Minnesota,Twin Cities

Caroline Haroldson

Wellesley College Margaux Delaney

Sacred Heart University Brooks Dutton

Marquette University Cecilia Levinson

Dutton Elske

Northwestern University

Utah State University

George Irving Spencer Shaffer

Margaret Darby

University of Utah

Centeral Oregon Community College

Elijah Park Eva Sayre

University of Nevada, Reno

Kyle Hauskins Hunter Hoddevik

University of Colorado at Boulder

Community College of Denver

Timber Manning

Zachary Amuro

Colorado Mesa University

Oregon Institute of Technology

Lauren De Lancellotti

Justin Miller

Earlham College

Jared Fitkin Jack Mayer

Jacqueline Zawada

University of Colorado at Denver Caleb Warden

United States Air Force Academy

Duke University

Michael Moxness

Carter Zenke

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Oregon

Sonya Ahmadyar

Santa Clara University

Linnea Greenland Walter Hill Owen Kessel Taisei Klasen Michael Kuhn Kelly Landreth Ellison Marks Narges Milani-Baladi Madeline Monkewicz Danielle Morimoto Heidi Newland Beatrix Ngia Austin Peters Ibraheem Almulla Sophie Baccarat Riley Broderick Jun Davies Carson Donnelly Lisa Douglas Mackenzie Dunham Harper Eveleth Tristan Foster Monica Holliday Nick Jacomino

Menlo College Harrison Groves

University of California, Berkeley Keaton Blovad Sam Levin

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Greg Bisbjerg Bailey Buchanan

San Diego State University Mackenzie Hilts Hendrik Struik

Spencer Greg Daniel Ragsdale Samantha Wolf

San Bernardino Valley College Massen Newton

Occidental College Rachel Winningham

Westmont College

Biola University Selah Crisp

Chapman University Nathan Berl Bailey Huggins

Loyola Marymount University Samantha Danchok

California State University Lanae Lillard

Elijah Pilkington Paul Sanchez Richard Tuffs

University of Southern California

Nathan Barba University of Redlands Garrett Riggs Danielle Bassett

Sophia Abdulmajid Natalie Bass Christopher Bue Bryanna Byrd Jaden Campbell Naomi Corbett Veronica Dexter Colin Farver Jackson Freeman Steven Gray Amanda Gregg Gabriel Hargrove Perpetua Hingi Stacey Hungerford

University of South Carolina

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Marie Perrine

Natalie Bristol

Grand Canyon University

University of Alabama

Arizona State Sydney Borgeson University

Christena Rogers

Brandon Samwick

University of Arizona Hunter Radcliffe Samuel Reed Cole Reidl Conner Rooney Ben Rosenbaum Jordan Smith Lona Tappouni Luke Thesing Tristian Thompson Samantha Willis Julia Winett

Portland Community College University of California, Los Angeles

Tara Atwood

William Johnson Jordan Kalahui Michal Kot Elenaore Kritler Cristal McAninch Chase McCann Sierra McCutchen Zoe McIntosh-Nelson Ryan McLaughlin Sara Michell Jeffery Mueller

Grace Donaghy

Northern Arizona University

Oregon State University

Ceili Charley

California Lutheran University

Sarah Philippona Julian Pottenger Madeline Rabing Haley Rathmanner Emily Scott Gabrielle Socolofsky Andrew Tesoriero Holden Thesing Kourtland Thompson Kyle Windham Jocelyn Wright Mitchell Yep

Thomas Moore

Notre Dame

Mackenzie Sandor

Mia Von Tobel

Paden Alie Ryan Andersen Alex Brivic Madison Canelis April Chia Paul Dawson Wiley DeWitt Adam Faris Camille Feinstein Zachary Garrison Nicholas Giani Alexander Goldman Noah Green

Salisbury University

Padgett Gustavson

University of Denver

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of the Pacific

Maria Pitari

MASSACHUSETTS

University of Portland

Jesse Davis Elise Harrell KJ Martinez Reed Mederos

Briana Van Tassle

University of Vermont

Emily Souers

Lane Community College

George Fox University

Nicholas Eaton

Boise State University

Alev Brigande

Western Oregon University

Bates College

Talia Chen

Elaina Howie

Henry Adams

Linfield College Reed College

University of Rochester

Kaid Hanzelic Deveau Haley Paulson

Whitman College

Daniel Farthing Kevin Fu

Holden Catlett

David Rollins Nicholas Salsburg Mick Van Den Bos

Montana State University, Bozeman

Alexander Belnavis

Kaitlyn Green

Jackson Oberg

Evelyn Cooper Simon Homedes

Washington State University

Washington State University Vancouver

Annika Haug Keaton Wood

Adam Bartkowski Nikolas Dee Eric Mott Mac Owen

Cornell University

Colgate University Syracuse University

University Of Montana, Missoula

University of Puget Sound Jarod Barnes

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Dakota Johnson Sativa Julian Shelby Larson Graham Lawson Lillyanne Mann Brandon McKnight Carlo Mery Harrison Moore Benjamin Skidmore Serena Spivey Zachary Stephenson Meghan Taylor James Thomas

Madeline Bliss Rileigh Hamilton Frances Lowe John Ramsey

Texas Christian University Matthew Sporre

Baylor University Nicole McBee

Stetson University

Trinity University

Thomas Wasman

Joshua Lee

Portland State University Rashid Abdussamad Francis Basso Mia Berard Hannah Cumming Kaylee Frisbie Connor Nelson Avautumn Reeves

Keiser University - Miami Jordan Ryals

INTERNATIONAL McGill Univeristy (Canada) Louis Bourque

University of Hawaii at Manoa Lillianne French

University of British Columbia(Canada) Morgan Kaye Elli Newman

Information from 221 students who answered the Naviance Survey as of 11 a.m. on May 27, 2016.

Page design by Jun Davies and Sam Hoevet

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June, 2, 2016

Senior Edition

Page design by Jun Davies

Newspacer Seniors As I am writing my final piece for the Newspacer, this goodbye, I am reflecting on not only the last two years I’ve been involved with helping write the paper, but also my experience in high school. High school has been one for the books with the classic drama, the school spirit, and the homework load. High school is an overall stressful time that is well-known. It doesn’t get easier as you go up a grade either as everyone says it to be, but there are classes that help the stress load and are ones you can enjoy going to.

Joining Newspacer has been one of the greater things about my rough schedule. The ability to write about basically whatever I wanted for the last year as a staff reporter was a good time, and then this year being an editor has been a great experiBy Cecilia Levinson ence and has put me in a place of leadership.

Feature and Entertainment Editor I have had the duty of throwing out articles of my choice and editing the ones before they were ever to be placed in the paper. I recommend Newspacer for anyone who likes to speak their mind and enjoys writing, it’s a little homework based class and it is actually fun.

Try new things. It’s what high school is about.

Junior year, my mom gave me the choice of continuing to Spanish 4, or joining the Newspaper class here at Lakeridge.

The first time I walked into period 6 Spanish class, I asked “Puedo ir al baño” (can I go to the bathroom), I walked to the counselor’s office, and told Mrs. Emery I wanted to switch into newspacer, and lucky for me, it was the same exact period.

With that being said, I was not fond of Spanish class, and was happy to get out of it. If only I could get out of math and science classes as well. I disliked these classes, and it’s unfortunate for anyone who does because they’re required to graduate. However, that is not the point.

The point is that to drag me through the horrors of the classBy Jeffery Mueller es I didn’t like, I found classes like newspaper, English, art, Opinion Editor history, psychology, marketing and advertising that I love and appreciate and value so much. They are what I am good or at least decent at. I know my strengths. That is not to say I don’t want to learn a second language or get better at math. I know I can still improve.

I continue forward with this self-awareness of what I am capable of, what I need to work on, and who I truly am, Jeffrey Mueller.

Ya know at the end of day, nobody really has got everything figured out. Even some of our most praised role models are still mixed bags of good and bad. In high school there can be a lot of pressure to be 100 percent right. Generally this is a good pressure. It really is a great thing to push yourself and those around you. However, while this pressure is by and large a force for good, I think it may have gotten a bit out of hand.

Students are taught that every point matters, if you bomb one test then all hell breaks loose and suddenly you might not be able to still make it into the college of your dreams. But here’s the rub: We are all just mildly evolved primates on tiny space rock in a relatively insignificant corner of a moderately sized galaxy. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHY WE ARE HERE OR

By David Rollins WHAT THE POINT TO IT ALL REALLY IS. No one really knows, and while that can be a disheartening Fotoboi thought at first, it can actually be a very liberating realization in time. Once you sit down and recognize that everyone around you is really just as lost as you are, it sort of forces you to give yourself some slack in life. More importantly, it helps you relax a bit. In many ways, it helps you to take yourself less seriously; gives yourself a bit of wiggle room where you can try new things with smaller consequences and even fail at times but then still have the confidence to move forward after a failure.

Now, I’m not by any means suggesting that we should stop trying. Life is beautiful, strange, complex and just straight up weird! We should wake up every day with tenacity and a will to explore our world around us.

I guess what I’m really trying to shoot for is: Hey look, if everyone is equally confused about life then why not decide to make your own meaning out of it all? For all we know, we’ve really only got this one shot, so why not figure out what you love then chase it.

Chase the thing you love every day, and if you truly attempt to do this then when your time comes you’ll be content with what you’ve achieved. High school is a fantastic time to take calculated risks, to begin to find what you want to chase in life.

If it is at all possible, try to take a step back from your current surroundings. Take a deep breath. And after that deep breath, just try to love life. Love life, but really truly take a moment to love those who support you, who think you are special and those who you consider to be special as well.

Because hey, who knows? Tomorrow could be your last day on this tiny space rock, so you’d better try to make the most while you can.

I’m not very good at goodbyes, so instead with my allotted space, I will instead compile the ultimate list of cat names:

By Caleb Warden Staff Reporter

Mittens Meowzaki Milky Groucho Tootsie Marx Schrodinger Chachki Popcorn Jiro

Kat Hunter Artemis Vladimir Bob Dutchess Lucifer Sassy Pete Iago

Boo Poopy Tigger Spunky Racket Henry Meowgi Ozzy Snoop Randy

This was my first year of Newspaper and I am so lucky to have worked with all of the unique and creative people who make it a cohesive unit. I only wish I had taken the class that much sooner because I enjoy it so much!

I took three classes with Simo this year; Yearbook, Journalism and Newspaper and I have loved each and every one. I suggest to the person reading this to forcast for any or several of those classes - they are a blast and in Yearbook, you get free food during work parties.

However, these classes don’t come without their share of work, but the work you do is so rewarding. In Newspaper, you get the satisfaction that the articles that you write and

By Jun Davies the layouts you design are being read and seen by your fellow Staff Reporter peers. In Yearbook, you get the satisfaction that you have put your hard work into something that the whole student body will have been waiting their entire year for. You have to work hard to get these rewards, but it is worth working hard to get the satisfaction.

All in all, I have had an amazing four years at Lakeridge. I will miss being a part of this community, but I know that I will always have a home to come back to.

Thanks for reading this!

By Henry Adams & Ryan Moll

Editor-in-Chief and Editor of Sports and News

Alone we sat, cold and helpless.

No nourishment combined with 13 hours of marathoning Runescape had left us feeble and largely incapacitated, like big slugs. Henry looked over at me and opened his mouth-hole: “Ya know Ryan, these have been a great few years.“ Ryan looked back at me and said “Yeah, they’ve been okay, I guess. I dunno.”

“I mean,” said Henry, “what about that time we went Footgolfing?”

“It was alright.”

“What about that time we played croquet?”

‘It was alright.”

“What about that time we went deep sea diving?”

“We never did that Henry, that is both dangerous and impractical.”

“Oh yeah,” said Henry.

“I guess,” said Ryan, “It’s just all overshadowed by our brief but very poignant stint in prison.”

It was then and there that we decided to turn over a new leaf. We would try to write a good article, and share everything we learned with the masses over the lengthy tapestry of our experiences.

With this monumental goal in mind, we trained our bodies and our souls in order to be able to crank out an article with such an appeal that even our most powerful of objectors wouldn’t be able to object. Our routine was simple: We would scream, as well as shriek, shout and yell, until we were ready to broadcast our ideas.

Completely drained of fluid, we sought a high place from which we could proclaim our newfound knowledge. Backed by a powerful message, we found that the louder we spoke, the more people we tricked into listening. Our life-changing tales soon amassed dozens of followers and we had a small boy who followed us around like a hypeman but shorter. That was cool because he also shined our shoes and refilled our water bottles with holy water.

Huddled around a blazing sacrificial pyre, we chanted at the skies: “EVERY AMERICAN IS WELL ENDOWED WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS.” Our followers waved their arms vigorously, as we cleansed our spirits with the good news that we had been graced with. For the low price of $15, we shared with them our story.

As we gained more and more followers, our funding increased, and we expanded our venture. We first invested in boats, then custom pencils, then a small Baltic island in the Gulf of Bothnia.

We finally had enough money to pay off our insurance fraud lawyer, as well as to buy a really nice church in SoCal. While chilling in our church, we had an idea-- following in the footsteps of other great cult leaders like Jim Jones or David Berg, we would gather our followers under one roof and convince them to imbibe in a drink with a “secret substance.” This would help us get our message across to the rest of the world, as well as to find eternal salivation.

We snapchatted all of our followers and told them to meet around 5:30. They squeezed into our church, flooding in like proverbial pasta into a tupperware. Sacred drink in hand (the sacred drink was just plain Capri-Sun because Kool-Aid is so passé), we proclaimed the good word one final time and drank, holy words emblazoned in flames above our heads: RESPECT THE POUCH. That was super tight. What was not super tight, however, was that we both dropped our ceremonial candles and they bounced up and smacked us in the family jewels, taking us out. Then we choked on the Capri-Sun and died. Which wasn’t quite as tight, because we were just sent to this weird Newspacer purgatory thing, where we are now gonna say our goodbyes.

HENRY: Hey, thanks for reading the Newspacer. If you don’t read the Newspacer, I’m not sure how you’re reading this, but thanks also. It’s been fun being the Editor-In-Chief, and also writing dumb articles. I love you. Keep it real.

RYAN: Hello friends. Thanks for sticking with us all year. I hope we’ve entertained you a bit and I hope that you learned something new along our journey together. Keep reading the newspaper, have a wonderful summer and stay hydrated. I love you guys, too.

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SPORTS

June 2, 2016

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Promising Athletes

Lakeridge is known for having one of the strongest athletics programs in not only the Three Rivers League, but in the entire state of Oregon. But a few underclassmen really stand out as having high potential in their respective sports.

One football hopeful is sophomore Nick Hoddevik. This past season he was the first-string running back and had a total of 616 rushing yards at an average of 77 yards per game.

He also led the team in all-purpose yards with 893. Hoddevik also plays linebacker and averaged 3.6 tackles per game while ranking fifth on the team in total tackles.

Another promising Pacer is basketball player Immanuel Allen. Allen is a sophomore who led the team with 14.9 points per game this past season. He has received a letter of interest from Gonzaga University, one of the top college programs in the nation. He also has a reputation for coming up big late in the game; last year he made the game-winning layup against No. 1 ranked West Linn, and later that week he made two free throws against Tualatin to seal a one-point win.

Jack Ninteman is a freshman on the Lakeridge tennis team,

By Erik Svoboda Staff Reporter

and his coaches and teammates say he has the highest potential of any underclassman. As the third-best player on the team, Ninteman only lost one match the entire season (both singles and doubles). He played doubles with senior Carson Donnelly, and together they reached the finals of the district tournament, beating the No. 1 seed in the process.

In girls cross country, there were three freshmen who are destined to be the future of Pacer girls cross country. Sarah Lyell, Lilly Bar and Eva Svoboda emerged as the three best runners on the team, leading the Pacers to a third-place finish at the district meet. Lyell finished in the top 10 in five races out of nine this season, Bar did so in four out of nine, and Svoboda in three out of eight. Their personal bests in the 5,000 meters are all under 20 minutes, and Lyell’s best time of 19:06.3 gave her the seventh-best time this season in the entire Three Rivers League.

With so many promising players that can have a team built around them, Lakeridge certainly has a bright future in a variety of sports.

New coaches bring new experiences to LHS athletics To the Pacer family, athletics have been a major part of our community here, and there have been a lot of changes in sports programs at LHS The new coaches hired this year have certainly made an impact on the sports programs for lacrosse, golf, track and field, softball, and tennis.

The boys golf team hired a new head coach, Dr. Nelson Neal. The coach has improved the team tremendously. Two of the boys on the golf team, Avery Keating and Timothy Lee made it to state.

The boys lacrosse coach is Ian Lamont, the retired Athletic Director of LHS and the girls lacrosse coach is Alex Byers.

“Alex gives our team a lot of good, constructive criticism,” said junior Maddy Hubbard, “She pushes the team to be the best we can be.”

Even though the season for girls lacrosse is over, many still got all league mentions and titles, first team all league

By Abby Coleman Staff Reporter

went to Katie Stell, Rachel Kuhnert, Lauren Delancelotti and second team was Siena Davies and Natalie Bristol.

The boys lacrosse team still going on strong in playoffs and the team has a chance to win State.

“I think that the atmosphere has improved,” said senior Alex Goldman, “Coach Lamont helps by always keeping a positive atmosphere and he tells some great stories”.

Also, the tennis teams received girls and boys new head coaches that created a program that caters to the hardcore tennis players as well as the beginners.

The boys tennis coach at LHS is Chuck Eidenschinic.

Both Emmett Moore and Simon Homedes both received first team all league in singles. Carson Donally and Jack Ninteman made first team, second team went to Paul Sanchez and Ryan Mandel for doubles.

The girls tennis coach is Krissy Wyngardan helped Gigi Davies receive an honorable mention for singles and Katie Blikinstaff and Kristen Wong get second team all league in doubles.

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“The program changed because a lot of seniors left,” said sophomore Brittany Ngia, ”But we still had a great and fun season.”

Lakeridge track and field received a new boys head coach named Samantha Berryman who specializes in the events for javelin and pole vault. No one placed to go to State in these event, but the hard work of Berry,am is prevalent in the athletes.

Madison Collura, the new girls softball team at LHS, has taken the program to another level. This season many girls received all league title such as first team all league went to Gracie Neville and Kaylee Kruger and second team all league went ot Sara Nyland.

The new coaches this year have all been for the spring sports and so far these leaders have been making a big splash in improving and changing the sports programs at Lakeridge.

Baseball

In the midst of playoffs, baseball had a league record of 11-7, placing Those 31 in state. They beat Barlow last Monday (5-3). Their next game is against Wednesday against league leader Sheldon. If they lose a single they will be eliminated from the playoffs.

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Softball

Softball had a strong rebuilding year. Still a young team, they increased their previous league record by three wins, ending the season with 7-15 overall. Placing two away from a “play in” game for playoffs. The team hopes to qualify next year for a chance to prove their young talent.

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Track

At state this year senior Maddie Rabing placed first in shot put and third in discus. Alexa Harris placed 10th in high jump. Senior Noah Belcik placed third in 800. Same reed placed 7th in the 110 m hurdles. Cody Casey, Keaton Wood and Cameron Russell placed 10th in the 4x100 relay.

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By Sara Nyland Staff Reporter

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Girls Lacrosse

Girl’s lacrosse had a strong season this year, with an overall record of 8-7.The fell to opponent Lake Oswego on March 9 to move on in playoffs. The final score was 15-4. They Placed 10 in state after the losing in the quarter finals.

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Tennis

Tennis had a strong rebuilding year as far a team bonding and getting to know one and another.

With their record being 2-4, and their best match being against components Newberg HS. Pacers got the victory, winning 6-2. Senior qualifier, Ben Brewer placed third in state.

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Boys and Girls Golf

Boys and Girls golf had a strong season this year. Boys finishing 27 in state and girls finishing 22. The boys team had two members qualify for the all-league teams, Tim Lee tied for 22nd.

Avery Keating tied for 36th. Kendall Freeman tied for 13th and Katie Burgert placed 45th.

Boys Lacrosse

Lacrosse had an incredible season as far as league is concerned. They had one loss against West Linn, but came back the following game against them with a win. Currently first in league, and playoffs finally beginning. The idea of losing one game is not up for discussion. The final score of the first playoff game against Sheldon HS was 15-4. On Friday, May 27 they played OES in the quarter finals.

Results not available as of press time.

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FEATURE

June 2, 2016

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Nerd, geek and heart breaker of LHS Theatre geek.

Math nerd. The Co-editor of Layout ultimate magician. Heartbreaker. These are just a few of the titles you could give to junior Jack Dickinson.

Before attending LHS, Dickinson went to two different private schools in Portland; one was a Montessori school, which he attended for kindergarten and first grade, and then Arbor School of Arts and Sciences, for second to eighth grade.

“There was someone I was supposed to get married to in second grade. We agreed to this in first grade and we decided to put it off a little bit. And then I changed schools so that never happened,” said Dickinson. What a heartbreaker, right?

His next school, Arbor, was located on 23 acres of land for only 170 students total. He enjoyed exploring the woods and playing with the goats located on the campus.

It was at Arbor that Dickinson developed a love for math. Starting in fourth grade, the students were able to work independently, so he and his friend began engrossing themselves in math. By the end of their eighth grade year, they had gotten through Algebra 2. During his math-binging years, Dickinson also got into competition math.

He joined a competition math club at his school called “Mathcounts,” and they met every Friday after school. He is currently president of the math club at LHS and has placed first at the Clackamas Regional Skills Competition in the last two years.

At Arbor, Dickinson was also introduced to the card game “Magic: The Gathering.” He started to see the older kids at his school playing this game in third and fourth grade. In sixth grade, he and his friends also began to play.

“Magic: The Gathering” is a game played between two people who each start with a life total of 20. The goal of the game is to use your own cards that you draw to reduce your opponent’s life total to zero.

“The game plays a lot like chess, except for instead of six unique pieces, there are over 15,000 from 25 years of expansions,” said Dickinson.

“There’s a good chance my 60-card deck has zero cards in common with my opponent’s 60-card cards.”

Dickinson had a lot of friends who also played from sixth to eighth grade, but once he entered high school, not a lot of people played it so he fell

By Sam Hoevet

Photo by Sam Hoevet

Jack Dickinson flashing his cards.

out of the game for awhile.

“Earlier this year, I decided that I wanted to get back into the game,” said Dickinson. “I still didn’t have anyone that I knew who played it very much, so what I did is I went to one of my local stores and every Friday night they do small tournaments, called drafts. I started playing those and meeting people there.”

After having fun playing in smaller tournaments, Dickinson began playing in a more competitive format called “standard,” which requires you to only use cards released in the last two and half years.

He went to a tournament about four weeks ago with about 35 other people from the store and ended up winning.

“That was kind of exciting to go from back in October when I first started, where I was a very casual player, to now where I can win more competitive tournaments,” said Dickinson.

He plans to compete in “Grand Prix Portland” in August, which is a three day, 2,000 person tournament. The top eight players get free airfare and a hotel for “Pro Tour Honolulu.” If you want to support your fellow pacer in an activity he loves, “Grand Prix Portland” will be held at the Portland convention center.

When Dickinson isn’t being his self-proclaimed nerd-self, he enjoys meeting up with his friends and participating in Film Club’s movie nights. He also likes being in theatre productions.

Getting into theatre at his old school, Dickinson participated in all of the theatre productions there; they had one every year.

“I wore a coconut bra in seventh grade for one of my characters,” Dickinson said. “I’m just going to leave that without context.”

While he did have fun in productions at Arbor, Dickinson didn’t immediately engross himself in the theatre-life here at LHS. His first show that he was a part of at LHS was “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” where he played Rerun van Pelt.

Once he got comfortable at LHS, Dickinson really began to show his true colors. In the most recent LHS play, he “dressed in the most ridiculous leprechaun costume you’ve ever seen.”

Many people would be embarrassed by this horrendous outfit, but it didn’t faze him at all.

Dickinson’s confident attitude allows him to conquer math, magic, theatre and life.

Fast-approaching release of ‘Finding Dory’ is exciting and worrisome

By Marlon Kahmann Staff Reporter

Pixar has settled into a rhythm releasing both sequels to huge hits from years ago and new, original movies. After the huge success from Oscar winning movie “Inside Out” Pixar decided it’s time for another sequel. A sequel from one of their most successful movies of all time “Finding Nemo.”

Fans have waited 13 years for a follow-up of the sea adventure, but on June 17 this year with “Finding Dory” the wait finds its end.

“Finding Dory” has a lot of familiar ground to the original film.

The movie starts in Dory’s hometown with the same cast of characters (Nemo and Mr. Ray) before embarking on an adventure across the sea to track someone down.

Marlin even hitches a ride on the shell of Crush, the stoner turtle.

The similarity will remind everyone what they loved about the first film, but the producer promised that new ground is also going to be broken.

In addition, Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks are returning as Dory and Marlin.

But there is also another side of

“Finding Dory.” Ironically, a franchise about wild fish fighting could lead to destruction of ecosystems by people seeking pets.

When “Finding Nemo” came out in 2003, countless kids left the theaters wanting a fish tank with their own pet Nemo. Now, marine biologists are worried that “Finding Dory” could create a similar demand, with major consequences for coral reefs.

According to marine science magazine, Hakai, clown fish aren’t the biggest worry since they can easily be raised in captivity to meet demand.

Dory, on the other hand, is a blue tang, a species that will have a hard time surviving in fish tanks.

Marine biologists worry that the new movie will increase the demand for pet Dorys, prompting fishermen to increase their effort to grab blue tangs from the wild.

According to Hakai, the majority of fish collected for aquariums takes place in the Philippines and Indonesia, where no regulation, such as over-fishing, has been set.

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Most Lake Oswego citiStaff Reporter zens already know that with warm weather comes the Lake Oswego Farmer’s Market, which sells some of the best donuts and lemonade you’ve ever had. For those that aren’t familiar with the community traditions of Lake Oswego, the annual Farmer’s Market is one that we take great pride in. From May to October every year, Millennium Plaza Park fills with tents and vendors selling a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers among other items.

With over 80 vendors attending this year, the quality of the 2016 Farmers Market could quite possibly the best one yet. Some of the best vendors are confirmed to be back for another summer at Millennium Park Plaza. Vendors this year include Nothing Bundt Cakes, Original Colombian Food, Groundwork Organics, Victoria’s Lavender, Willamette Valley Cheese Co., Mini Donuts, Juice-aaahlicious, Kat’s Crepes and Zoe Ann’s Cheesecakes.

Clearly, the Lake Oswego Farmer’s Market offers a lot of options for any kind of appetite or craving.

In terms of vendors that cater to customers with a sweet tooth, Nothing Bundt Cakes is a fairly new bakery in Tualatin that sells regular sized and mini versions of various flavored bundt cakes, and last month they were offering free samples of

By Kenzie Hudler

their white chocolate-raspberry cake. There is also Zoe Ann’s Cheesecakes and Kat’s Crepes, which are both popular tents. For those looking for an authentic cultural experience, a new vendor this year offers Original Colombian Food, such as arepas and empanadas, and the Gyro stand is still in full swing.

Junior Libby Hornecker claims that her favorite vendor at the Farmer’s Market is Juice-aaah-licious, “My family and I have been going to the LO Farmer’s Market for as long as I can remember.

My favorite vendor is the tent that sells freshly squeezed lemonade in all different types of flavors” said Hornecker.

If a meal isn’t exactly what you’re looking for at the Farmer’s Market, there are many vendors that sell fresh fruits and vegetables that come straight from the farm to the table, such as Groundwork Organics. Also, Vang Gardens sells exquisite bouquets of vibrantly colored flowers and Victoria’s Lavender is famous around Lake Oswego for their luxury lavender products as well.

With so many options of vendors to choose from, the Farmer’s Market can be overwhelming for a first timer. However, you’ll have plenty of time to try them all, as the Lake Oswego Farmer’s Market will be open every Saturday, rain or shine, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. until October.