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change of plans?

Before March 7, District officials remained hopeful that Puyallup residents would pass the 2009 Bond and Levy, sparing the District from making devastating cuts. Now that residents have rejected these propositions, these painful cuts seem all but inevitable. But what does this mean for Puyallup?

What changes are in store, and what can be salvaged?

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ierce county election results show that Proposition 1, a bond proposed by the Puyallup school District, and Proposition 2, a capitol levy also proposed, are not passing.

Districts must receive 60 percent of voter approval for the bond to pass and a simple majority for the levy. current polls show only 48 percent approve of the propositions. “at this point they do not appear to be passing,” Puyallup school District Director of communications Karen hansen said. the election results will be certified by march 25, according to Pierce county auditor Jan shabro. the $257 bond proposes a new elementary school, replacing Firgrove, Waller road and spinning elementary schools and additions to each high school. the $57 levy will fund smaller projects including technology and maintenance improvements and building upgrades.

“We have 14 portables that are in poor shape,” Puyallup high school Principal Jason smith said. “If the bond would have passed, we could’ve moved those teachers and students out of those and into a new facility.”

With nearly 22,000 students, the Puyallup school District is the ninth-largest in the state. and with failing bond and levy prepositions, the construction on Puyallup’s new wing will stop after completion of the first story. emerald ridge was going to get more space for 200 additional students and rogers was going to get a new auxiliary gym, according to smith. the bond proposed in February 2004 passed and allowed remodeling of aylen and Kalles Junior high schools. glacier View Junior high, edgerton and carson elementary schools were also funded through the bond. “the proposals have to be resubmitted so students and teachers can get what they need,” smith said. “It’s good for the community so we’ll keep trying.”

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Beginning next year, Puyallup high school will have a restaurant in the new building. the restaurant, which hasn’t been named yet, will open in fall of 2009.

“We’re getting Phs up to speed. all of the best programs have something like this,” Karri selby, culinary arts teacher said.

Features in the restaurant will include a possible tuscan theme and the culinary arts students will be cooking with new appliances, such as a pizza oven, a batch oven, ice cream and sorbet machines, and will make their own homemade chocolate and bread, according to selby. the restaurant, some say, is a necessity to the food programs here at Phs. “the point of the culinary arts program is to get students into food,” selby said. the restaurant will also help benefit students of the culinary arts program for the future, according to Jason

smith, principal. “the restaurant will help students learn how to become professionals,” smith said. however, the student body will not be able to purchase food from the restaurant. “the restaurant is not necessarily open to students,” selby said. “there’s a law saying we can’t compete against food service industries.” this doesn’t mean the staff and students will never be able to try the food, though.

“We will be doing food service jobs, like catering for parties and meetings,” selby said. although the restaurant and building will be up and running in the fall, the restaurant will not be fully operational until later next year.

“We’ll be starting slow, maybe leaning toward second semester to open fully. students need more experience to be open several times a week,” selby said. aside from the restaurant, the new building will host new rooms and classes for

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Because Puyallup voters failed to pass the bond, Puyallup High School will face serious difficulties providing adequate classroom space.

For more information, see: • Proposed Budget: www. puyallup.k12. wa.us/ourdistrict/ financials/0910Budget/ index.cfm • Election Returns: www.co.pierce.wa.us/ pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/ elections/misc/currentresults.htm

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Music linked to improved test scores B y E r i N f o s t E r C i r C U L A t i o N M A N A G E r

does music make you smarter? For years, listening to and receiving instruction in music has been associated with academic and intellectual advancement. “yes,” Steven m. demorest and Steven J. morrison, music professors at the university of washington, say in a research paper they wrote titled “does music make you Smarter?” “music or at least music education does make you smarter. we are confident in this answer because there is a wealth of research that demonstrates without a doubt that music instruction makes students and people smarter in music,” demorest and morrison wrote. unfortunately, this is not the answer many want to hear. available evidence indicates that music listening leads to enhanced performance on a variety of cognitive and spatial reasoning tests.

However, those effects are short-term and stem from the impact of music on arousal level and mood. mood, in turn, affects cognitive

performance; experiences other than music have shown to have similar effects. one study conducted at the university of california documented a short-term increase in performance on a spatial reasoning task after listening for twenty minutes to mozart. this has been commonly referred to as the “mozart effect.” “the consequences of music listening are likely to differ quantitatively and qualitatively from those of music lessons,” e. glenn Schellenberg, a psychology professor at the university of toronto, mississauga, said in his research of music perception and cognition. another study done by the national association for music education in 1999 had three groups of children participating;

one study cited showed a group of one group of children received piano keyboard lessons, another received children who received music instruction computer training and a third received no showed significant improvement on one of five spatial reasoning tasks—object special instruction at all. the children who received piano or assembly—than the non music group keyboard lessons scored 34 percent higher after four months and again after eight on spatial reasoning tests than other months. on the other four tasks, there was children who were matched in iQ and no difference in either base scores or socio-economic status. improvement between these findings were the two groups. thought to point to a “muSic or at So music doesn’t have direct link between music leaSt muSic a part in intellectual instruction and math and education development? science aptitude. doeS make you music lessons in according to the S m a r t e r . w e a r e childhood tell a different article by demorest and conFident in story. morrison, the details t H iS.” they are associated of these studies reveal S. m. demoreSt with small but general and a somewhat different muSic ProFeSSor long-lasting intellectual picture to what was benefits that cannot be previously thought. “there is evidence to suggest the aspects attributed to confounding variables such of musical thinking share resources and as family income and parents’ education. systems in the brain with other ways the mechanics underlying this association of thinking,” morrison, chair of music have yet to be determined. “there are fair amounts of research that education at the university of washington, whose research investigates neurological suggests students who are high academic achievers tend to participate in music,” responses to music listening, said. “rather than being just one thing, music morrison said.

“So music doesn’t necessarily make you engages many parts of the brain depending on what one is doing, such as performance, smarter, but if you are smarter you may tend to be in music.” listening, evaluating, remembering, etc.”

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continued from page one other subjects. “new digital photography, graphic arts, auto, and architecture and drafting classes will be apart of the new building,” Smith said. when examining the present Puyallup High School facilities, faculty and staff members in the school district speculated about the conditions and satisfaction of the current schools conditions compared to that of the new building opening next year. “there will be better facilities for the career and technical programs. as of right now, it’s unsatisfactory,” mike Joyner, director of Student learning and career readiness said.

Puyallup School district Faculty and staff members of the local Puyallup educational community say they are confident in the benefits the facility will bring to the Puyallup High School students, staff and the surrounding community. “it’s state-of-the-art and will be the best in the state of washington,” Joyner said. the culinary arts classes will move into the new building, as soon as midaugust and hopefully fully functional by mid to late fall of the 2009-2010 school year. the technology in the new building will be state-of-the-art in all new classrooms in the building. “the programs in the new building are geared to teach students how to provide services for mass amounts of people,” Joyner said.

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Sophomores and juniors interested in the running Start program at Pierce college there is an informational meeting for students and parents being held april 16 at the Puyallup High School auditorium from 6-8 p.m. oF

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club impact is sponsoring a bike ride in the commemoration of rachels message. Join club impact may 2 for the bike ride and walk along the orting trail. Sign ups available in the main office and in Hanson’s room P-8.

Puyallup cheer is holding an optional cheer clinic for participants Friday, april 10. tryouts are scheduled for april 20-25. Sign-ups begin march 26 and applications are available in the main office. there is a mandatory interview process for all trying out.

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Jostens will begin distributing cap and gowns for seniors thursday, apr. 9 and Friday april 10, during all three lunches in the foyer. to make past due payments call PHS representative rick mortin at (253)-2100575.

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enior robyn olson fell just shy of becoming Puyallup’s first daffodil Queen in 20 years, placing second at the March 13 coronation ceremony at Puyallup FourSquare church behind Melanie Stambaugh of emerald ridge. olson became PhS’ princess in october, defeating seven other aspirants for the position.

With her first runner-up finish, olson becomes the highest-placing princess from PhS in over a decade. last year’s princess Jessica Merrell was third runner-up to the title of daffodil Queen.

Puyallup’s last daffodil Queen was lea Snider of the class of 1989.

The title of first-runner-up brings additional rewards and responsibilities, including the $8,000 Sandy hust Scholarship. as first runner-up, olson will be responsible for presiding over official daffodil Festival events when Stambaugh cannot be in attendance.

For her victory, Stambaugh received the $10,000 Western Washington Fair Scholarship.

The 23 daffodil princesses, all of whom come from local high schools, are judged on their poise and ability to articulate through various mediums. The bulk of the judging occurs prior to the ceremony.

Forty-five percent of the total score comes from a formal interview with members of the judging panel, and 15 percent is based entirely on first impressions.

The ceremony itself requires each competitor to deliver a prepared speech as well as to answer an impromptu question and accounts for roughly 40 percent of the final score. olson said she was concerned that her answer to the impromptu question, which concerned how being a daffodil princess has prepared her

for success in the future, had jeopardized her chances at placing. “i was thrilled,” olson said. “after my impromptu, i didn’t think i had given a great performance so i didn’t think i was going to place. i was just so happy.” going into the competition, olson identified Stambaugh as one of the likely contenders for the title. “i always thought Melanie was going to be a strong competitor from the very beginning,” olson said. “if not me, i love to have her as queen. i’m sure that she’ll be a great representative. you can’t beat Melanie.” olson, too, came into the competition with an advantage. olson’s father, dave, serves as the deputy Mayor of edgewood, and olson has a history competing in pageants. at the 2008 Miss Washington outstanding Teen Pageant, olson won a scholarship for giving the best interview.

Similarly, olson said she considered her interview as the part of the selection process that came most naturally to her.

Since the March 13 ceremony, olson has already served in several capacities as the firstrunner-up, including as a representative of the daffodil Festival at the Washington State legislature and as a judge at a local dog show. olson plans to use the $8,000 scholarship she received through daffodil to finance her college education at Seattle Pacific university. olson says that during her time as a daffodil princess, she has become a much more comfortable public speaker and has forced her to adapt to meeting new people. “it’s really helped me step out of my comfort k e l S i e c a g a M P a n g | V a n g u a r d zone and work on my public speaking skills, which i know will help me in the future,” olson Senior Robyn Olson shares a quick hug with Sumner High School princess, Shelby Parkin, said. “it has been a really fun honor to be a part during the 2009 Daffodil Queen Coronation. Olson placed second to Emerald Ridge’s of the history of the Festival.”

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The city of Puyallup knew that they had started something big once they received the very competitive liFT grant given out by Washington state. easy rider area, eZra, is the new mass transit bus system being planned for the city, that will provide convenient transportation between South hill and downtown Puyallup. glenda carino, a worker with the city of Puyallup, said that representatives from the city are presently in Washington d.c. meeting with federal lawmakers about receiving federal funds for a study to formulate the plan. They are requesting

$1,500,000 for the project.

“The city is working with Pierce Transit to plan how eZra will work, how much it will cost, where it will run, etc.,” carino said. “Pierce Transit wants the bus system to run from the Sounder station downtown up to 176th, which is even outside the city limits.”

Puyallup is planning to have a system similar to those running in eugene, oregon and Portland, oregon.

The study will explore different options for the system.“We envision having busses run every 15 minutes on the route and possibly having a separate lane for the busses so it wouldn’t be in traffic and can avoid congested areas,” carino said.

Melanie robinson, the customer Service coordinator in the city manager’s office, said the eZra is going to be user friendly and convenient for business people and people just running errands. “one option we’re looking at for eZra is having machines at the bus stations where passengers will pay the toll before getting on the bus like other mass transit systems have installed, which saves times for the passengers and bus operators alike,” robinson said.

Because the process of bringing eZra to life is still in its early stages, specifics about it such as where exactly it will run, how much it will cost, and whether it will have its own lane are pending.

arie Salomon, the Principal of Puget Sound Properties, lives in Bellevue but works in Puyallup and is excited for the eZra project.

“Transportation is a key factor in any decision a client makes in deciding where to relocate their business especially for the South hill area, as employers want to get their employees to and from work conveniently,” Salomon said. as a businessman in Puyallup, Salomon can speak personally for the business aspect affected by this change.

For those who have to commute to meetings during the day throughout Puyallup this will save time and money, and potentially reducing stress for the workers.

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EVENT SHATTERS WALLS, PRECONCEPTIONS i wrapped my comfort zone around myself. Burrowed into it, sinking teambuilding activities. deep into its familiar grip. i felt it lock itself to me, wrap its fingers around my wrist threateningly, become my companion and become my tumor. once i submit to it, it envelops me and clings like Saran Wrap—supposedly invisible, but it gives off a reflection, a glow, it screams a muffled plea to notice that it is masking me.

That it is hugging me and suffocating me at the same time. my eyes swept back and forth, routinely crying. searching for a familiar face. for someone “i feel like they picked too many cool natural. Someone who i would normally people,” a girl in my comfortable group be seen with, someone who i would stop said nudging her friend beside her and and chat with in the hallway. laughing. my muscles tensed and sudevery day, like a routine, i pull the bubdenly i felt uncomfortable in my own ble around myself along with everyone comfort. around me and their own bubbles, fasten i looked around at the surrounding it and deadbolt it, hide behind it and bepeople with a new clarity of vision, noticcome it. ing all of the clusters of students, standing Today was no different. Today was unin packs, oblivious of the whole. cannily the same.

We stood penned up in “i heard that we’ll cry a the front of the gymna“eV ery day, lot,” one girl said, shrugl i k e a r o u T i n e , sium like a herd, but not a ging her shoulders inunited herd. a herd made i Pull The differently. She peeked up of many, many little BuBBle around from behind her own herds that were all verbalmySelf along WiTh eVeryone quilted comfort zone, her ly backhanding the herds around me smile was plastered and that might be different and Their oWn her eyes had a made-up from their own.

Bu BBl eS...” sparkle. i returned her my herd stood idly, common courtesy with bandying different explaBecca harriS a shrug that mimicked nations for what today managing ediTor hers, verging on mockcould mean. Tossing back ery. and forth what they had heard, how many “i guess we’ll have to see,” i said back people had challenged them to not cry. to her, smiling as i pressed my nametag to in the midst of the buzz of easy convermy chest. a tag that is supposed to inform sation, a loud, firm, comforting, inviting, the world simply of my name, but what booming, enthusiastic—comfortable— felt like a glued-on label, like a permanent voice brought buzzing to an abrupt end. category.

Turning to meet the face that matched finally, my eyes settled on a familiar the voice, i was greeted with a warm, maface—a natural companion—and we miternal woman who was evidently strong grated towards each other automatically. and soft both mentally and physically. She like magnets, the moment we found clapped her hands rhythmically, psyching comfort, we snapped together. no one us up for whatever was awaiting us inside. ever challenges comfort. a magnet preattempting to lift our indifferent spirits fers to cling to its comfortable companwith her energetic beat. ion; it never opts for the unattractive alindifference. ternative. it swarmed throughout the room as the That unattractive alternative was surbuzz of conversation commenced—the rounding me, yet i stuck to the norm. indifferent jingle of our banter and of the Stuck to the natural. Stuck to the combells around our necks as we were herded fortable. through a door. Through the door, the ini’d heard i would cry today, at chaldifference did not evaporate, through the lenge day. tunnel of clapping and enthusiastic staff That’s all i’d heard, that there would be and adults it lingered, as the herd crowdtears involved and runny noses and lots ed into folding chairs with their friends it and lots of crying. i looked around again, was stronger than ever. analyzing the turnout and subconsciousThe soothing and invigorating voice ly categorizing them. of the woman was projected around the Wondering if they’d be seeing me cry gym as she introduced herself. call her later, but more wondering if i’d be seeing auntie nola, she said, and meet her friend them cry and if we would be crying toray-ray. The two challenge day leaders gether and most of all, why we would be started the day with get-to-know-you and

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hausted at the crying i submitted myself The indifference rose, it was just anto, had the vast majority of the room not other leadership conference. submitted to the same tears. if everyone The indifference rose, the urge to cry around me hadn’t been petty and weak seemed nonexistent. and exhausted as well, i would have felt The indifference rose, my hopes sank. torn down. had they not felt as torn down ray-ray and auntie nola told us to as i did, i wouldn’t have felt built up. crowd our chairs around the front of the as i looked at the faces around me, room. much like i had that morning, i realized To surround them. something else. i realized that the whole We did as directed, just like any good was not made up of multiple little herds. herd. We pulled in close to one another.

That actually, we were all crossing our They wanted our knees to touch, that’s fingers for the same thing, we were all how close we pulled together. crossing our fingers silently for equality. i didn’t know that’s how emotionally What i realized is that though there may close we would all feel eventually, i didn’t be so many different parts that make up connect that all of our sentiments would the herd, though no number of chalbraid together into a single strand lenge days can force people of people, i didn’t imagine that to permanently live out of the herd could link together with their comfort zone, we are all something stronger than stone. working towards a whole. i pulled my chair towards them, There were faces in the i was front and center. i was the crowd that i’d known for target, i had the prime spot. years. auntie nola told her story and People who i had walked i wept for her. down my street with from her tears were brimming over, the bus stop every afternoon her voice was faltering, i wept. in junior high, people who i B. harriS She told a tale of strength and spent my elementary school m anaging holding herself together, i wept. years with, people who i had She gathered herself together never met. They all had one and thanked us for listening, she thanked thing in common; they were people who us for letting her explain everything we i hardly knew at all. would know if we really knew her, i wept. as i left challenge day to face the rest ray-ray told his story and i cried for of my day, hundreds of excessive hugs and him. apologies and greetings later, i tried not to, i didn’t i noticed something else. “if eVeryone want to be like everyi felt the breeze. i felt the around me one else who went to crispness of the air, stinging hadn’T Been challenge day and P e T T y a n d W e a k and biting at my skin. i could crumbled beneath the hear, i could see, i could live and exhauSTed stereotype that you a S W e l l , i W o u l d with a clarity i hadn’t noticed must cry. But it wasn’t before then. h aV e f e lT Tor n that i was obligated my Saran Wrap had evapdoW n.” to cry. as the leaders orated. looked into my eyes, i But as i entered the rush Becca harriS managing ediTor felt their pain and reof cliques and students who lated it with the pain were oblivious to the change of those around me and with my own, i that i’d encountered today, i couldn’t help wept and i cried. but feel it defensively shrink and cling to We all sniffed and hid our blotchy me. i could feel my bubble trying to force complexions and were separated from itself around me. i resisted, i pulled, i our comfort zone and moved into small tugged, i pushed. groups, “families.” in each family, we foland it clung. lowed the lead of ray-ray and auntie i watched people pass, cozy in their nola. We told our stories, no matter how own bubbles. and i wondered what it small or insignificant we felt. would take for them to reach out and pop There was a tissue box in the middle of theirs. i wondered if it would take a milour circle, but auntie nola said not to give lion more challenge days for them to find anyone a tissue. That’s like telling them to a needle sharp enough to puncture their man up, to stop crying. What they’d been insecurity, or if the resistance of a few hearing all their lives. The truth of the could lead to the resistance of the herd. matter is, according to auntie nola, you of the whole. need to let them cry.

But no matter how much i think, i can The tissue box sat idly. still see the bubbles. Because thinking The tears, however, were active. doesn’t change anything. That’s why they i would have felt petty and weak and extell us to be the change.

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This past election day, Washington voters approved an initiative modeled after Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act that allows terminally-ill patients to request a lethal prescription. Supporters of Initiative 1000 claim that it spares dying patients from the agony of a protracted death that saps the family both emotionally and financially, while opponents argue that it allots too much responsibility to doctors, who are only human and cannot ensure that their lifespan projections will be 100 percent accurate. Two Vanguard reporters have taken opposing stances to help you form your opinion. In this corner: PRO. letting the disease kill him, but instead the 341 patients who chose lethal injection taking matters into his own hands. Also, by in Oregon, 80 percent cited the main reason having the choice of when and sometimes for their decision was the loss of enjoying where to die, the end of a life can become life, freedom to do and go where they easier on the patient and his friends and pleased and dignity, and only about three family. percent said they based their decision on It is understandable that one of their financial situation. the controversies is that Initiative I suppose for now Washington 1000 may pressure those who will have to hope that what is best struggle financially to choose for a person will outweigh what is assisted suicide. best for a wallet when it comes to The drug, which only costs their choice. around $100, is far less pricey In the end Initiative 1000 compared to continuative deserves our support based not care, especially with the on whether we would choose current economic hardships. assisted suicide, but instead by unfortunately the only way to L . A N D E r S O N realizing that this option could rEPOrTEr solve this issue would be to make provide a major relief to the each option equal in monetary victims of terminal diseases. value.

Because of one’s moral or religious This is yet another example as to why our outlook on life it may seem hard to see country would be better off with universal why Initiative 1000 could be helpful to health care, but I believe that may be an someone, but it all comes down to giving argument for another day. someone a choice in a matter that for the However, according to The New Atlantis most part they had no control over in the Journal of Technology and Society, out of first place

of their decision, an adult resident of Washington State and must give several requests to their physician for the prescription.

Also, under state law patients must be informed of all other options, including comfort care, hospice care and pain control, and are encouraged to talk their decision over with friends and family.

I believe in Initiative 1000 because it provides an option that, while a difficult decision to make, really does have benefits for all parties involved.

With assisted suicide the patient is relieved from a quality of life that isn’t suited to what he or she is comfortable living.

While this may seem like a frivolous reason to end one’s life, the fact of the matter is that the type of person who would choose assisted suicide is often someone who is fiercely independent and sees his disease as something that is there to break him. choosing to die on his terms can be very therapeutic in the sense that he isn’t

When has it become OK for one man to determine how long you have to live?

When did suicide become something that was considered dignified?

Obviously to a lot of people this year who voted yes to Initiative 1000 (assisted suicide) in Washington.

Initiative 1000 gives a person the right to end their own life with no intent of living longer then the doctor says they will.

“Death with Dignity” is what pro I-1000 voters call it. “Assisted Suicide” is what I call it.

I don’t know about you, but taking self administering drugs, a lethal overdose of medication, is suicide no matter where the drug is purchased or prescribed.

Overdose is closely related to suicide and suicide is an act of selfishness that leads to nothing but more pain in the end for the patient and their family. Initiative

I’m not too big of an expert on death.

I’m obviously still alive, so I’m lacking personal experience.

Only a few of my relatives have died in my lifetime, so again I don’t have much to go off of concerning death.

I don’t know how to relate to people who’ve experienced a lot of death in their lives, nor am I able to communicate how I feel about it.

However, there is one topic that I believe I can articulate well because I feel passionate about it and that is Washington’s new assisted-suicide law, or Initiative 1000.

Initiative 1000, which is closely based on Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act that became law in 1997, was passed last November, making it legal in Washington State for terminally ill patients to receive a medication that would cause the patient to die within a few hours of ingestion.

To qualify for this medication a patient must be terminally ill (meaning their disease will produce death within six months), competent in understanding

God, our creator, who decided when we arrive and when we will leave, carries the only true knowledge of when death will occur.

By administering drugs, you are not only breaking your natural life cycle but also allowing your life to be determined by a little pill that you are holding on a higher pedestal than your life itself.

Dying with dignity doesn’t come from ending your life because of the fear of suffering or experience, dying with dignity in my opinion is standing strong against the illness and never giving up.

It also comes from putting your trust in the Lord, for what he does is greater than any doctor or any pill can do.

Death is one of life’s mysteries and happens when it is supposed to. I-1000 is putting a stop to the natural way of life.

1000 not only allows for the There are no identical illnesses, patient to keep the family less cures or reactions. Physicians are informed, but also allows the specialized in healing not killing.

Physician to declare the actual “We believe physician-assisted “cause” of death false because suicide is fundamentally all reporting is sealed from the incompatible with the role of public and there are no penalties physicians as healers. for doctors who do not report Patients put their trust in their activities. physicians and that bond of trust A doctor in my opinion has would be irrevocably harmed by E. SWENSON rEPOrTEr absolutely no say in when a the provisions of this dangerous person is going to die. initiative.

First off doctors are humans, there is The initiative is a dangerous distraction room for errors. from symptom-directed end-of-life care There are multiple times when the that provides comfort for dying patients estimation of “lifetime” has been wrong and their families. for many kinds of patients.

Our focus should remain on caring for All doctors can rely on is what is written terminally ill patients and should never in a text book or has been seen by their own shift toward helping them kill themselves.” eyes, each patient and illness is different Brian P. Wicks, MD, President, Washington every time.

State Medical Association said.

This past election day, Washington voters approved an initiative modeled after Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act that allows terminally-ill patients to request a lethal prescription. Supporters of Initiative 1000 claim that it spares dying patients from the agony of a protracted death that saps the family both emotionally and financially, while opponents argue that it allots too much responsibility to doctors, who are only human and cannot ensure that their lifespan projections will be 100 percent accurate. Two Vanguard reporters have taken opposing stances to help you form your opinion. In this corner: CON.

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he 2009 puyallup school district bond did not need to give him a quality early education. by the time pass. there will be no new computers; no second he’s reached junior high he may have a nice new school or third floor to the new building here at puyallup if he goes to aylen or kalles, but the technology will be high school; no new elementary schools for the growing old and worn-down. without the bond he can’t plan on community; no new essential resources for keeping up the computers or sMart boards being replaced. none of us can. as the population swells his classes become with the competitive place this world is becoming. even larger and having adequate one-on-one time with needless to say, we are disappointed. his teacher becomes difficult. the fact a family with an average $288,000 home is he and the rest of puyallup’s students would be expected to pay $233 per year.

“EduCation won’t be receiving the education they was this really too much to ask? sure, shouldn’t deserve. whether it passed or not this we’re quite aware that the country is in an suffEr just bond was going to affect every child economic recession. but we’re also aware bECausE thE in the community; unfortunately the that if we want to have a stronger and EConoMy is in outcome is negative. more competitive country we need to start da ngE r .” yes, these are hard economic times. by fixing our schools. but along with this recession this city was it too much to ask that the students our viEw can learn to see what is really worth of the puyallup school district receive spending its hard-earned money on. do the resources needed to learn, grow, and we really need to go to starbucks every prosper? was it too much to ask that there was sufficient room for the expected 700 new students morning? do we really need those new shoes? now, don’t the district is expected to gain in the next six years? was stop spending money on consumer goods altogether. that it too much to ask that we could gain new and improved would leave us with an economy worse than the current science labs, a subject that as a country we could all stand one. the fact is that we need to look at our budgets, see what isn’t completely necessary, and most of us would be to improve? let’s look at your average puyallup student. Maybe he surprised to find enough leftover money to pay for the lives up by waller road. unfortunately he isn’t getting bond.

Education shouldn’t suffer just because the economy is a new elementary school any time soon. the classes are cramped and his teachers are lacking in what they in danger.

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The scientific definition of beauty w be determined by symmetry, according psychologist karl s. kruszelnicki.

“It is common in right handed people their right foot is slightly bigger than their kruszelnicki said. along with the right foot being bigger than left, it is a scientific fact that as same as feet, t are slight differences in the left and right si a face. “many actors have preferred to be photogra on one side of their face, rather than the ot kruszelnicki said.

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beauty talks: what your peers are “Beauty is that emotion you feel deep inside of you that makes you experience a sense of helplessness; a sense that no matter what goes wrong or how bad things get, the beauty that has invoked your emotions will thrive.”

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The science of attraction to people’s appearances study of attractions at the argosy university Psychology Institute have proven through research has been the subject of many studies over the and numerous polls that most adolescents tend years. with the availability of plastic surgery, one can alter just about anything he to seek dating relationships with doesn’t like about his body. people who look similar to their wHITe TeeTH “most of my surgeries consist friends or clique appearance. are HIgHly of either reconstructive to correct This is said to be a trend in teens desIrable facial defects or facial cosmetic because they are adapting to because THey enhancements,” Plastic surgeon the world of dating and feel are one oF THe christopher nyte said. comfortable with dating a familiar FIrsT THIngs a reconstructive surgeries range face.

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s you’ve come to understand your sexuality, you have likely gained a firmer grasp of what you find attractive in a potential boyfriend, girlfriend or hookup. but have you asked yourself what makes these traits attractive? most often, the attractiveness factor takes root in biological reasons. recently, The discovery channel explored the scientific origins of what we consider sexy in its documentary The science of sex appeal. some of the researchers’ findings are summarized below.

Walking Style we have mechanisms that are designed to detect desirable characteristics in other people, according to doug kenrick of arizona state university. we appear to have one mental apparatus searching for people with sexy walks and another encouraging us to walk in a sexy manor when others are watching according to scientist carrie Johnson. when a female walks, she is apt to move her hips laterally, according to Johnson. when a male walks, his shoulders swagger from side to side and he tends to puff out his arms to augment the visibility of the size of his body.

Shapes why is the shape of the body significant to human sexuality?

Johnson photographed hundreds of different body types and asked test subjects to score them in hopes of determining what body shapes were sexually appealing on a mass scale. while conducting the experiment Johnson examined where her test subjects looked on the body with an eye tracker. she found participants in the study mainly focused on facial features. other areas of interest to the participants were hips, legs and the chest. The curves of these features are perceived as sensual and attractive to the viewer.

Scent Females’ sense of smell can help determine a suitable mate, especially during their monthly cycle, when they are most likely to conceive a child.

In addition, the study concluded women find the scent of relatives sexually repellant. during the “smelly T-shirt” study, scientists found the test subject to have a strongly negative reaction to the t-shirt with the scent of a relative’s sweat.

Humans’ scents act as an incest avoider, according to the study. closely-related individuals will have a similar immune system, and consequently have extremely alike odors.

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“i saw so many other immigrants through the eSl was taught in their school and are now completely fluent. classes, most of them tried to associate themselves with this achievement allows christy to meet the goal she set others of their race or had a prejudgment that others were coming to america: to mesh with the culture and become nearly 7,000 miles away there is a different country. being racist towards them,” christy said. “i didn’t like that a part of her new home. now, both christy and Julie are a different culture full of different people with different they were putting on labels and making up excuses.” accent-free and speak english effortlessly. if anything, values.

Leading by example they have trouble with their korean, according to christy.

But changes in longitude and latitude don’t change christy’s original goals were to interact and be a part “i think the trouble i have with my english is just people. of the american culture. after seeing how similar to what other people have, i’d almost say that it doesn’t mean that someone 7,000 other immigrant students categorized it’s nonexistent,” christy said. “Sometimes i find myself “at F i r S t i t Wa S miles away can’t hop on a 10 hour flight themselves by trying to stick with a racial randomly blurting out korean words when i’m shocked JuSt me and my and close the gap between cultures group, she decided that having a more though which surprises people.”

S i S t e r B e c a u S e while simultaneously filling the holes optimistic view could make her the Because of their nearly flawless english, some people my mom Stayed created by stereotypes. exception. Soon, christy’s optimism paid hardly notice that the chois are not native to america.

Senior christy choi and her sister, i n k o r e a . W e H a d off in her achievements. their clear comprehension of the language helps them sophomore Julie choi, moved to america t o l e a n o n e a c H “it’s not about the titles but it’s more about to communicate with others and excel both academically ot H e r .” from korea four years ago. christy what it takes to get there. i still can’t believe and socially. was an eighth grader in a completely that i was able to relate to people here and “i didn’t realize at first that christy had emigrated Julie cHoi SoPHomore different continent with rudimentary express myself freely and comfortably,” because her english was nearly perfect,” mark Phillips, english language skills accompanied christy said. “all my life i always wanted to christy’s advisory teacher said. “as i got to know her by her sixth grade sister with an even-weaker grasp of the fight against stereotypes and over here stereotypes are so through advisory, i learned more about her story and met language. huge because of all the different races.” her mother at student-led conferences.” “i think it was hardest for me because i didn’t speak any after being elected as the student body president, Remembering their roots english and because i didn’t know how to communicate christy decided to take another leap and try out for the However, no matter how well the sisters fit into the with people,” Julie said. cheer team. taking part in these activities wasn’t what american culture, their parents constantly remind them A new home, a new life people would expect, according to christy, but she wanted of their korean heritage. every year, the chois try to visit everything that was familiar to the chois was thousands to portray an image to other students. their hometown. When Julie returned from korea last of miles away. the endless bustle of people, the subways “i see so many other students with the potential year, her korean traits surfaced significantly, according to and the uniformity of korea were all gone once they and desire to be involved in student government and christy. stepped off the plane, according to christy. leadership but they hold back because they don’t feel like “When my sister came back i could hardly recognize “i felt isolated because where i lived was a single-race that’s their place in high school,” christy said. “i just want her. She was so korean in the way that she dressed, spoke country and here it is very multicultural,” christy said. to show that here, we can do whatever we want. if you and even stood,” christy said. “it’s weird how short of an “i saw a lot of interracial relationships but i was trying to want it, just go for it.” amount of time can bring back all the old habits.” identify myself with a different group. it didn’t work out For christy, life is a matter of passion and ambition.

Some changes that christy and Julie underwent like that—everyone just sort of mixed like a giant melting many assume that Julie would take after were life-altering, according to christy. pot which was strange to me and really new.” her 4.0 grade point average sister who every aspect of the chois’ living endured “in korea, not only was home and familiarity halfway across the has always held leadership positions y o u n g P e o P l e S ’ transformations after the move, but the globe, but so were christy and Julie’s parents and their and been an outstanding student, lessons that have been learned and the oPinionS are sense of security. according to Julie. However, though her experiences endured changed them for the SuPPreSSed, i “at first it was just me and my sister because my mom younger sister looks up to her, Julie and better. didn’t knoW stayed in korea. We had to lean on each other,” Julie said. christy are very different. “i came to be very aware of myself and HoW mucH tHat “We didn’t really have anyone here except each other—i “i tend to be more ambitious and to know it is okay to express my opinions. imPacted me think that’s how we got to be so close.” outspoken. We are really different, in korea, young peoples’ opinions are until i came the chois’ new home came with a whole new set of period,” christy said. “We have different suppressed, i didn’t’ know how much that H e r e .” values. For example, respect is regarded as a very important values that we strive for. She is really impacted me until i came here,” christy aspect of the korean culture. in korea, Julie was required passionate about fashion, for me it’s cHriSty cHoi said. “i enjoy that freedom so much because Senior to call her sister by certain formal terms because of her just anything spontaneous, something it reinforces the characteristics i have now seniority and had to be careful with her words, according i can put my heart into and something and want in the future.” to christy. their relationship has not always been as close humanitarian.”

With graduation around the corner, as it is now.

However, though the chois are more different than the chois are both excited and nervous for another life“When we moved here, a lot of the cultural values alike, they both admire each other for their strengths. Julie altering change. this time, however, they won’t have each diminished which is kind of sad,” christy said. “But it’s looks up to christy’s passionate side and christy admires other to lean on while christy is away at college. this also sort of an advantage because [Julie and i] were able her sister’s resilience. Both have grown significantly since move won’t impact their relationship as much as their to become friends and become closer with each other. i their move to america, according to christy. former trip overseas did, according to Julie. if anything, really liked that aspect of change.” “i am more outgoing than i used to be and i am more the strength of their bond will only be fortified.

Some other changes were not as favorable, according comfortable with everyone,” Julie said. “i used to be shy “i think that it is going to make us closer because we to christy. christy’s expectations of america were almost around people because my english wasn’t perfect and will feel the emptiness of being apart,” Julie said. “We’ll as high as her optimism on the long plane ride. However, it was hard to talk to everyone knowing that they would be way more attached and will have more motivation to after arriving, she soon realized that being an immigrant make fun of me.” check up on each other—even if we are further apart, we’ll in a new land would not be exactly what she’d assumed.

Both came to america knowing what little english that be closer.”

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Though teenagers often want elaborate, lavish vacations, budget problems often complicate this. Find out how to have fun in a frugal way by visiting local beaches or taking campus tours at state colleges. with the proof of a valid driver’s license.

“Moped rentals are hugely popular here in ocean Shores, it’s a great family activity,” Where are you headed for spring break This & That Moped rentals employee rick ‘09? Maybe you’re going somewhere Pitcher said. tropical, or simply staying home. affordable spring break trips don’t But, if you are staying home because stop there. checking out in-state college you don’t want to spend your life savings campuses is another way to have a on a spring break trip, consider the various productive break. colleges including cheap trips for high school students.

Western Washington university, central, one idea for a quick get away is a gonzaga and eastern all have on-going weekend trip to Seaside, ore. The holiday college campus tours. inn in Seaside has This also a way rates posted on their to get the feel of “MoPed renTalS are website at $60 to $80 the campus life and hugely PoPular here dollars per night. a chance to check in ocean ShoreS, after the cost of out the recreations iTS a gre aT faMily an inn, gas and food and different classes ac T i V i T y.” would be the only offered. other expenses.

“We highly rick PiTcher “Seaside offers fun recommend you MoPed renTal eMPloyee attractions including come check out the the aquarium, sight colleges you plan on seeing at the oregon coast, and tax free applying to, the sooner the better,” WWu shopping,” Seaside holiday inn Manager Programs Manager audrey anderson said. kathy Mcdune said.

The campus tours offered at Western Since all the shopping in oregon is tax Washington university are arranged free the price listed is the price paid. through the admissions office. Tours are Shop the sale racks in a tax free state and open to any students interested and are save even more money. held five days a week and don’t require The next possible option for a less costly reservations. spring break destination is ocean shores.

“The 60-minute week-day tours are once again the hotel and inn rates range great for high school students,” anderson from $60 to $80 dollars a stay. said. although it’s not out of state travel, Western also holds a weekend tour ocean Shores is a desirable destination for which is ninety minutes in length. these reasons.

The weekend tours include a tour of the ocean Shores tourist websites write campus, resident’s hall, and admissions reviews about the ocean Shores Museum, presentation on selected dates. zoos, shopping centers, and the beach Saturday tours must be reserved itself. and can be registered for online at the another option is renting mopeds. Western Washington university office of Mopeds are also rentable in hour intervals admissions site. s a m w o o d s r e p o r t e r

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common illnesses are beginning to take their tolls on some puyallup High School students and faculty. although one could simply pop a couple advil, that isn’t always the smartest solution. instead, one may want to try alternative solutions that can help to prevent illness and speed up the body’s immune system. the first tip one should take into account is to begin by keeping potential illnesses out of the home. “prevention starts with your home settings,” karen Smith, school nurse said. “many illnesses are food-borne. cook food at the right temperature, refrigerate foods when needed, wash your hands and clean the area you cook in.”

While one can prevent factors from inside the home, there are influences that can be brought into the home setting almost undetected. “you should always remove your shoes. there are toxins on the ground that can stick to your shoes and when you walk around your home, you spread them around,” Smith said.

Sleep plays a major role in improving one’s health and preventing illnesses as well.

“the immune system is at its best when you’ve had your best sleep. you recover faster with the right amount of sleep,” Smith said.

However, illness prevention becomes particularly difficult during the cold and winter months.

“We need more fresh air. in the winter, we have the windows and doors shut and we don’t get out as often, so not enough fresh air is gained,” Smith said. also when at home, one should consider cleansing the air to prevent breathing in bacteria. “essential oils like lavender, eucalyptus, lemon and peppermint can help lower bacteria in the air and in your body,” Jennifer Bull, founder of unlocking the Body, said. “don’t take internally without supervision from someone like an herbalist, but you can take it if it’s diffused in the air and it helps to sanitize the air.”

Besides taking care of the surroundings, one can consume certain vitamins and herbs to aid the immune system in its healing processes. “vitamin c boosts the immune system. you could also try the herb echinacea, which if found in things like tea,” Smith said. tea is a common remedy recommended by health professionals and experts. “tea contains antioxidants and in viewpoint, they’re like cellular surgeons,” mark “dr. tea” ukra, founder of dr.

tea’s tea garden & Herbal emporium and author of the ultimate tea diet said. “as we stress, cells deteriorate and latch onto healthy cells and grow. this breaks down the immune system which increases your chance illnesses. antioxidants repair these cells.” two of the most effective substances in tea are the antioxidant egcg and the amino acid, l-theanine. “egcg is an antioxidant that repairs cells and reduces all kinds of illnesses, like heart disease and almost all types of cancers,” ukra said. “l-theanine stimulates the alpha brain waves, which improve focus and concentration and reduces stress.” although stress is one of the greatest factors in the hindering of the healing process, there are a large number of ways to reduce it. “you can choose from a number of things, like massage and aroma therapy, acupuncture, herbal therapies; these can all reduce your symptoms like pain and headaches. you can talk to doctors like herbalists, dietitians and chiropractics, ” Bull said. there is a point, though, when medication and medical attention are advised. “you should be medicated when you have a fever temperature of 101 degrees or higher or if you have a preexisting medical condition, such as asthma,” Smith said.

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n the next 71 seconds, someone in america will develop alzheimer’s. the alzheimer’s association estimates that the direct and indirect costs of alzheimer’s and other dementias in the uS amounts to around $148 billion each year. alzheimer’s is a well-known disease for elderly people, but what isn’t known is that it can affect children too, such as dillon papier, whose story was aired in a cBS news video march 1. papier is a 5–year-old who was diagnosed with the disease in 2005; he is enrolled in a research study at the national institutes of Health undergoing a series of tests to see if an investigational drug slows the progression of the disease. children’s alzheimer’s is rare and only around 500 people worldwide are affected by it; the children with the disease seldom live through their teens. dawn postlephwaite at pioneer place

alzheimer’s residence in tacoma said one can tell if someone may have alzheimer’s if they have unusual behavior, forget things frequently and are excessively confused. depending upon what stage they are in, patients have different reactions when they learn that they have alzheimer’s, according to postlephwaite. Some are in denial, others are in a more advanced stage where it doesn’t mean as much to them. “the best way for families of the alzheimer’s patients to deal with the forgetfulness is to step into their world. validating their feelings is important as well as not arguing with them, because it can be difficult and confusing for them,” postlephwaite said. christine Bozarth is a social worker at Heartwood extended Health care in tacoma and works with the patients who stay there and their families. She sees firsthand the effects of alzheimer’s on people and those close to them. “patients and their families go through disbelief, grief issues and feel fear when

they learn that the patient has alzheimer’s. the person starts having behaviors that wouldn’t be normal,” Bozarth said. “the family is greatly impacted by it because they grieve every time there’s a change.” alzheimer’s is irreversible and unstoppable, but there are medicines that the patients can take to deal with symptoms they experience in regards to their memory and behavior. “many patients take aricept for memory, some take anti-depressants, anti-anxiety pills or antipsychotics for behavioral problems. Sometimes the patients don’t have any anxiety, it all depends on their personal conditions,” Bozarth said. “the medicines can’t stop the disease; their purpose is to keep the person at their present stage for as long as possible.” debbie guse is a nurse at Franke tobey Jones in tacoma. guse agreed that the best way for families of alzheimer’s patients and the caregivers of the patients to deal with them is to be supportive of them and not make a big deal of it, because some

patients deny that they have it. “it can be helpful to patients when they begin to forget things and start to repeat themselves is to remind them of what they were talking about, give them little cues to get them back on track,” guse said.

Some are at such an advanced stage that they forget certain significant things that they did that day, sometimes they even forget they have eaten. For people at this stage, guse said caregivers at Franke tobey Jones will keep finger foods at the disposal of the patients for them to snack on so they get the right amount of nutrition.

“We do brain stimulating activities for the alzheimer’s patients and all of our residents throughout the day, including bingo and arts and crafts, to keep them active,” said guse. the medicines and activities are helpful for people with alzheimer’s and relatives of people affected by it can do these things to help them, but the best thing they can do is support them, and put yourself in their world, where they are at that moment.

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It’s a common occurrence; waking up in a cold sweat after a horrific nightmare or waking up from the alternate universe where the most unattainable desires are granted. Laying in bed, the dreamer is left to wonder: why? The Viking Vanguard took the liberty of decoding common dreams.

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There are multiple stages of dreaming. initially, the dream is a back story or set up where one can find himself in a location with a range of characters and props, according to dream analyst, ian Wallace early on in the dream, there is a call to action where the dreamer is confronted by

something beyond immediate awareness, such as the appearance of a wild animal or the knowledge of missing an important exam. The dreamer must eventually make a critical decision or carry out a crucial action. “if we are successful in this we can usually take the gift of our learning back into

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waking reality. The most successful stories in our culture tend to follow this pattern because it is the most unconsciously satisfying for us,” Wallace said.

Wallace graduated with a degree in psychology from the university of edinburgh in 1980 and has pursued dream analysis for over 30 years.

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I am being embraced or loved.

you wish to connect with the figure in the dream or with some quality that the figure represents, such as romance, creativity or gentleness.

I am being chased or attacked.

I am being healed, born or reborn.

you are feeling hopeful, renewed or better, or that something is stirring to life within you. When you or another person is giving birth, it often means that you feel as though you are improving or that something new has been born in you. a common dream during pregnancy, it represents your hopes for your new baby. if you are grieving, the birth imagery may express your hope for a new life for your loved one.

you are feeling threatened by someone or by a strong emotion of your own. you feel frightened, attacked and in danger. occasionally your brain may be replaying an actual event in your own life.

Someone I love or I am injured, ill or dying.

you feel emotionally hurt, damaged or fear becoming so. you feel like you’re coming apart. The dream may be warning you of an oncoming physical risk to yourself or a loved one. When another dies in a dream, it may mean that you feel that a part of yourself represented by that person feels as if it were dead. it may also express your wish that the person would go away or a fear of losing them.

I experience natural beauty or miracles.

you feel transported by the incredible scene before you. you may feel that life is amazing and that you are part of something exalted.

I am falling or drowning.

I am flying, dancing or swimming joyfully.

you feel great, able to soar as high as you wish, you feel as though your possibilities are limitless and that you can transcend anything. Flying dreams can also be tied to spiritual aspirations. Swimming may suggest the feeling that you can explore your depths confidently, and dancing may reflect joy in your body, an increasing sensuality.

Falling dreams often signify that you feel insecure or as though you have no support. drowning dreams often occur when you feel overwhelmed by having too much to do and are feeling ready to give up.

I am naked or inappropriately dressed in public.

you feel exposed, vulnerable or awkward, or you may fear that you may have revealed too much of yourself in a waking situation. rarely may you feel free and unencumbered.

I excel in a test or a performance.

you feel confident of your abilities or preparation.

I fail a test or perform poorly.

you feel unprepared for something, that you will “never make the grade,” or are playing the wrong part in your waking life.

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Four Puyallup grads have played in the NFL. In 1890 Central School was founded and in 1928 the name changed to Puyallup High School.

3. There was once a boy’s boxing program in 1926.

4. Puyallup once had a club for red-heads; “The Bon Fire Club.”

5. Baseball was cut as an interscholastic sport in 1930 due to lack of interest, but was reintroduced in 1945.

6. The Viking Vanguard was originally titled The Hi-Life.

7. On November 9, 1929 thieves broke in the school and stole $1 and keys to Maplewood, where they took two alarm clocks.

8. Three major earthquakes have rocked PHS: The Queen Charlotte Earthquake, Good Friday Earthquake and Nisqually Earthquake.

9. During the 1993-1994 school year the main building was closed entirely for structural renovations. Classes that year were held in portables, spare rooms in churches and other facilities around Puyallup.

10. PHS had a junior high attached to it from 1919 to 1956.

11. The first graduating class of Central School, the class of 1893, had 9 students.

12. Once had a ‘Smoking Committee’ that enforced the rules and regulations concerning smoking on campus.

13. Carl Sparks Stadium was originally named Viking Field.

14. Carl Sparks was the head football coach for PHS from 1939 to 1957. The stadium was named after him in 1970.

15. Our school motto is “Labor Omnia Vincit” which means “hard work conquers all.”

16. PHS has had 16 Daffodil Queens, but none since 1989.

17. The tennis courts were first built in 1969.

18. In 1969 figures showed that between 300 and 400 hot dogs and hamburgers were sold each day at the snack bar.

19. The 1981 senior ball theme was inspired Styx’s hit, “The Best of Times.”

20. The 72-year-old iron grille gates next to the library were originally in front of Viking Field and were taken down when the field started being used by the entire district.

21. The artwork hanging in the atrium entitled Kali-Kinesis, was created by class of 2000 grad Alyssa Akehurst.

22. PHS had a rifle club: The Nimrods.

23. The class of 1981 was the first class to have color photos for their annual.

24. In the summer of 1980 the Biking Vikings club cycled 3,000 to Chicago, Ill. 25. The Mr. Puyallup tradition started in 1989.

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For 11 years I taught math and history.

My favorite subject is Lincoln and the Civil War. I am sad to say I can’t beat either my 14-year-old or 12-year-old at any Wii games.

4. I would go to a professional musical once a month if I could.

5. I have never broken a bone.

6. I don’t like chili or peanut butter sandwiches.

7. I would love to be a general manager of a major league baseball team.

8. I could spend all day reading sports magazines.

9. I wrestled in the 101 pound category all through high school.

10. I hate making people wait for me. Probably why I hate being late.

11. My first day of teaching I was asked for a hall pass by one of the teachers.

12. I was an “elf” at Enchanted Village and got spit on while operating the Ferris wheel.

13. I swallow peas whole because I hate the taste.

14. I lettered in cross country and track at Washington State University.

15. I am excited to someday do an East Coast road trip with my wife, visiting a baseball park every night.

16. Our family dog is Max (and I’m certain he likes me more than I like him).

17. I was born in Kansas.

18. I am an introvert but with a lot of energy.

19. My all-time favorite TV show is M.A.S.H. 20. I love playing bocce ball, but my wife has won more tournaments.

21. My favorite movie is Casablanca.

22. I was a volunteer Young Life leader for 7 years.

23. I like to make S’mores in my backyard fire pit.

24. I am a terrible singer and dancer. Luckily, I don’t love doing either.

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20. In college I belonged to the University of Washington’s oral theater group.

21. Laughter delights me and I love a daily dose.

22. I still have “sleepovers” with two college classmates, friends who are 40 plus years and share our lives and families.

23. I was present in a college newspaper newsroom the day the Associated Press ticker (bells) signaled that J.F.K had been shot.

24. When Mt. St. Helens blew I was visiting my mother in Spokane and at mid day there was zero visibility.

25. In high school I had lots and lots of matching shoes and handbags in all colors.

I won a women’s golf tournament at the age of 13.

I’m married to my high school/junior high school sweetheart.

I acted in all my high school plays.

I once took on a motorcycle. Yes, I have boots and a helmet.

Gourmet cooking is one of my hobbies.

I collect thimbles.

I’m married to the man who held the water fountain on for me and then gave me a piece of gum on my first day of junior high.

8. In high school I was simultaneously a newspaper reporter, radio announcer, and candy striper.

9. On my honeymoon I was in a car accident.

10. I worked on a Masters degree in three different decades.

11. I wake and end every day in prayer.

12. I was the first woman to give birth in the Moscow, Idaho, hospital with my husband present in the delivery room.

13. My husband bought me guitar lessons for my 35th birthday.

14. I want to play piano and sing.

15. I like car racing and football.

16. I worked on the campaign to elect J.F.K. 17. I have read the newspaper daily since my freshman year of high school.

18. I was my junior high and senior high school’s newspaper editor.

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Behind by two runs in the bottom of the 4th inning sophomore robbie ingram was at the plate with a runner on second.

The pitcher winds up and releases the fiery fastball and ingram hammers it to the opposite field bringing around the go ahead run and the crowd pleaser.

The Vikings are currently second in the South Puget Sound league with a 3-1 standing. The defeat of Jefferson, Tahoma, emerald ridge and curtis has sprung the Vikings into their season. last year the team finished with a 20-5 record, failing to make it farther in state with a loss to Snohomish high School at everett memorial Stadium may 7, by a score of 9-3 in the first w ieSe round of the 4a state tournament.

“The coaching staff is changing the sign and number system from last year to hopefully help the team win,” coach marc wiese said.

The sign system for baseball is a series of hand movements from the coach to tell the batter or the fielder what they need to do in the next play.

The number system is for positions on the field which the players will be playing. another thing the team has tried to do has been to increase workouts everyday for two hours each day, four to five days a week after school since September to get in shape and win games.

“Throwing and lifting weights three to four days a week with the rest of the team is what the coach wanted,” senior pitcher cody Stone said.

The team tryouts were march 2 and consisted of lots of running, pitching, throwing and hitting. The team practiced at heritage Field to prepare for their first game against Jefferson high School, Friday, march 13 where they prevailed with a score of 5-1. “all teams in the SPSl are tough because anybody can win on any night based on performance,” coach wiese said. another rivalry is with rogers april 1 and april 15 at heritage Field. “we just need to worry about our team and not about our rivals or those good teams because then we will have lost our focus and edge,” junior shortstop andrew Berry said. in the SPSl all this extra work is needed to be a good team. Several teams in the SPSl last year had all the talent but just couldn’t pull out enough to make it farther in the journey to make state, like emerald ridge with their 10-4 record.

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er had a major league draft pick on their but a whole team that is capable of doing roster last year, colby Sokol currently incredible things as a team.

“Some key players to watch are [senior] playing baseball for the university of oregon. Sokol molded together what adam cimber, [senior] Joey leinweber, emerald ridge was last year. every team [junior] Sal arena, [junior] Berry, [junior] is a contender just by how they come out rehon but all the players know it’s about what the team does not individual and play each night. “we are worried about our team and performances,” wiese said. cimber was Tacoma news Tribune what we can achieve as a team each night,” junior centerfielder Sean rehon player of the year last year and 4a SPSl mVP. rehon was most valuable player in said.

To maintain that focus and edge, any the state playing for auburn riverside in team will need to have great chemistry his 3a SPSl league. arena and Berry were chosen as SPSl on and off the field. according to some players, the team has already established first team choices. leinweber, Tyler Peterson, Stone, robbie some traditions to help ingram are all SPSl along the way.

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“The team is really on The Team “The team has not one close this year from team are Skilled, player that is weak but dinners, tough workouts and just hanging out in c o m P o S e d , h a V e every player is capable of the parking lot,” junior g o o d a T T i T u d e S being players to watch,” left fielder Bret Bitow a n d m o T i V a T e u S Berry said. r e a l ly w e l l .” all baseball teams said. need captains to get that good chemistry in BreT BiTow Junior other kind of leadership baseball teams will most that no can do. definitely separate the “The leaders on the team are skilled, good teams and the bad teams at the end of the season. according to the players, composed, have good attitudes and motivate us really well,” Bitow said. the team is well on their way.

The leader needs to be someone that “with all the team dinners and all the tough workouts together, we feel we have is brave enough to step up and do little a family of brothers, chemistry between things to help the team win. however, as of presstime, a team us,” Stone said. great teams with good chemistry don’t captain hadn’t been named according to usually have just one or two good players the coach.

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s Seattle may have lost the Sonics, they do gain soccer team the Sounders who had their opening game last week with a win 3-0 against new york’s red Bulls.

“There has been more response in Seattle for having a soccer team than anyone else it seems,” Sounders fan, mark Phillips said.

The Sounders are going to play for the first time at Qwest Field in Seattle as a major league Soccer team. “i can’t wait to see what the environment feels like on Thursday,” Sounders goalie, chris eylander said.

The game sold out with 32,000 seats filled with 20,000 plus fans owning season tickets. eylander use to play for the Sounders united Soccer leagues team at Qwest. he said that games were usually around 3,000 in attendance and the most being around 10,000. “i have been watching the Sounders for a long time. They are multiple champions from the a-league,” Tony Vallone, local club soccer coach, said. eylander believes the team will do very well.

They have worked hard during the pre-season games and the colorado exhibition game last week. he says the team looks “very dangerous offensively.” Phillips thinks the team will be strong with the good players and coach. “it is fun to play in a country where there is a lot more passion for the game of soccer,” eylander said. earlier this month the Sounders travelled down to South america.

They trained to prepare for the season and play the teams around down there. he said that the hardest part was the training the 85 degree weather compared to washington.

“Being goal keeper fits my personality on the field,” eylander says. he says that he was naturally gravitated toward the position at a young age. also that he likes to dive around, crashing though people in order to do anything to stop incoming goals.

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Top: As senior Devin Thomas kicks for a goal sophomore Trevor Whitt assists as back up against the Graham Kapowsin Eagles. The Vikings defeated the Eagles at Sparks Stadium 6-0 March 17. Bottom: Senior Orlando Ramirez pursues for the goal as Whitt waits for a potential pass.

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First came Yoga, then came Pilates, but now the newest exercise craze is Zumba. With one million new participants in the last year, Zumba is becoming a more popular alternative form of fitness among students and local gyms.

become more popular in this last year with almost 1 million people taking it, according to andrea alegria writer of A he room is laced with huge Fitness Phenomenon. mirrors. “it has boosted my confidence and i women stand impatiently now dance in the front instead of the waiting for the instructor to arrive, back,” mota said. moving their bodies with shakes and zumba instructors require individuals shimmies, preparing for what’s to come. to yell and make their dancing big and The room jumps with excitement as dramatic. ears pound from the pulsating authentic “my favorite part is when the instructors music that plays in the background. encourage you; no instructors are the The instructor’s words spill out of her same but they are all good,” mota said. mouth like those of a drill sergeant. zumba helps with body resistance so “get up! go! go!, running becomes easier work your feet before and the distance being ran “zumba your arms, go! go!” increases. energizeS you zumba instructor at mota lost 20 pounds in for a whole the ymca yells out. the first three months of day...i re ally This is zumba. taking zumba classes, and can’T go a day “i love zumba still to this day says she can wiThouT doing because it makes you feel her body changing for i T.” feel sexy with all the the better. hannah hanSon different dance moves mota will continue Senior you do,” senior maria zumba and in april is going mota said. to be working on becoming mota has been dancing in zumba for a zumba instructor. over a year. She takes zumba at the ymca when asked about zumba senior and stands in the front row for the whole hannah hanson expresses her opinion hour. and how no other exercise can compare. zumba is a mix between aerobics that “a lot of other workouts like running intertwines mamba, cha-cha, samba, on a treadmill or doing the elliptical are meringue and other sensual dancing. so boring compared to zumba,” hanson zumba originated from colombia, and said. now can be taken locally at the ymca, in the beginning hanson would dread bally’s and l.a. fitness. zumba has for the class to get over, but now hanson B y e r i n S w e n S o n p r o d u c t i o n t e a m

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Get involved with Zumba in just three easy steps

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Decide which gym you want to join.

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Seniors Hannah Hanson and Donica Beckman dance March 12 at their weekly 5:30 p.m. Zumba class at Bally Total Fitness. The two moved quickly without breaks to a mix of Latin American music and pop remixes.

The Zumba instructor shouted out commands to encourage the students. Zumba is a Colombian, aerobics-based dance that combines shimming, shaking, jumping, running and other motions and forms of dance.