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Woodland Park south [April] 23 and we said that we just cannot do it: we have no other resources.”

The best way to prevent these types of problems for ood communication between field trip organizers and the Transportation Department Transportation is for trip organizers and sports team allow for student transportation in the Puyallup coaches to contact Transportation with their plans as soon as possible.

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“Requesters for field trips [need] to help us provide However, April 23 a lack of communication between organizers and Transportation caused bus shortages better support and availability of resources, meaning buses and drivers, as soon as they know that they district-wide.

According to Assistant Principal Miguel Perez, the have a need for Transportation in their planning shortages were caused by an event called We Day in efforts,” McDaniel said. “It is very important for them to consider Transportation and if we are a last-minute Seattle.

“It is [an event] to reward students who have been consideration, change that. You can do all the planning in the world but if you cannot get doing a lot of community service to the event that you are planning, for either national or international “FOR ANY it does not really matter. My desire organizations for a cause,” Perez said.

PROGRAM, NOT is for planners to incorporate their “They put on something there and there JUST ATHLETES, are districts from all over the state that I T I S T H E T I M I N G . transportation piece into their initial plan instead of secondary plan.” will send kids to that on school buses.”

OUR FIRST Additionally, the growth of sports Cathy McDaniel, the Director of AND FOREMOST teams from bringing freshmen into Transportation, said that Transportation PRIORITY high school athletics has created was not informed of We Day and thus IS GETTING had to scramble for buses.

S T U D E N T S T O A N D another greater need for buses outside of the incident that occurred April 23. “[Transportation] did not know FROM SCHOOL. “The district already does a lot of anything about the ‘We’ event until the SO WE MAKE last minute when, I believe, one of the S U R E T H A T T H A T subcontracting with the charter buses because [of] how many sports teams junior high schools called and asked IS GOING TO we have going different places either for buses,” McDaniel said. “We were HAPPEN” from the junior high level all the way attempting to get buses and the buses CATHY MCDANIEL to the high school level,” Perez said. were taken by other school districts who DIRECTOR OF “We have added the C-teams and the had advanced knowledge about the TRANSPORTATION C-team schedules for some sports.

‘We’ program. They had reserved all of So there is an increase of buses being the charter buses… when I say ‘buses’ I am speaking of charter buses… they had reserved all needed just for athletics themselves.”

Sometimes the sports teams use charter buses of the charter buses back in September and October instead of district buses but it all depends of scheduling because they were aware of the ‘We’ program.”

Because there were no buses available that day, within Transportation.

“For any program, not just athletes, it is the timing.

Transportation could not support some of the district’s athletics and field trips in the normal way. As a result, Our first and foremost priority is getting students to some athletic teams were released earlier than normal and from school. So we make sure that that is going to happen,” McDaniel said. “If we have, among our driving to go to their games.

“We exhausted everything from our drivers and pool, drivers that finish delivering to a certain school or there were none available for the charters so the only have a window of opportunity they will use that driver. alternative was to see if the athletes for those games So we look among our drivers and their trips to make could get dismissed earlier so we could get some of sure that we have that there are none that can do it. If our drivers to take them to their games. So that is what none of those are available then we go outside to the we did,” McDaniel said. “Emerald Ridge had a game at charter companies.”

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Among the five schools in the Puyallup School District to receive the Washington Achievement Award, Puyallup High School was the only secondary school to receive an award.

Washington Achievement Award winners are selected using the State Board of Education Revised Achievement Index and are based on state-wide assessment data within the past few years. There are five categories overall: Excellence Progress, Reading Growth, Math Growth, Extended Graduation Rate and English Language Acquisition.

Puyallup High School was recognized for math growth, making this the second year of receiving this award having earned

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Head of the Math Department, Carrie Keizur expresses her feelings on winning the award in math growth this year.

“It feels great; we work really hard in the math department and it is nice to know that the things we are doing are paying off.

It shows our hard work and looks good for the school,” Keizur said.

Principal Eric Fredericks also expresses his pride in the school’s triumph.

“I felt proud to have received [the award and] was elated to have been the only secondary school [in the district] to receive the it. I think what is most significant is it speaks to the hard work of our students and teachers to get better at what we do,” Fredericks said. “One of my themes this

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Above: State Superintendent Randy Dorn, Principal Eric Fredericks, Superintendent Dr. Tim Yeomans and Executive Committee Chair Isabel Muñ-Colón pose with the award.

year is to ‘be phenomenal’ and the whole that PHS increased at a higher rate and idea behind being phenomenal is to get is in the top five percent of high schools better every day. Excellence is a habit. is a great accomplishment. Specifically, It does not just happen and any way we they improved in their math scores which achieve excellence of any sort and in this traditionally has been more challenging to case by winning the achievement award is achieve. I am very proud of the students just by working hard and doing the right and staff for their hard work,” Donovan said. work.”

Keizur reflects on the reasoning for why In addition to boosting the morale of students, the award serves as a symbol the school received the award.

“I look at it as more our whole school, of excellence for visitors to the school.

Fredericks speaks about what he hopes I think the kids are working hard and the award will do for the reputation of the the teachers are working hard and it just benefits everybody. I just school. think over the years we “I think [one of] “I THINK are more familiar with the the benefits [of the WHAT IS MOST standards and the important award] is perception SIGNIFICANT IS things that we are supposed and for a lot of people perception is reality I T S P E A K S T O T H E to be teaching and really HARD WORK OF focusing on those aspects,” and when people see O UR STUDENTS Keizur said. these banners hanging Fredericks reflects on what on the walls of our A N D T E A C H E R S T O GET BETTER AT receiving the award means school, given that both WHAT WE DWO” to him personally and what of the banners are it means as a whole for the fairly recent in history, ERIC FREDERICKS school. it speaks a lot to the PRINCIPA L “I love this school. It is a people who come into our building and see the banners about historically significant school not only the quality of opportunities students have in this community but in this state and to be successful here,” Fredericks said. to be able to stand in front of 500 of my “I think a lot of people find comfort in constituents at an awards ceremony and sending their students to a great school. receive an award on behalf of the students Greatness is reflected in those awards and and teachers of this school is very special. that is ultimately then what is perceived by It is also an honor that PHS was the only secondary school in the district to be people who come here.”

Puyallup School Board President Pat recognized,” Fredericks said.

Donovan acknowledges the progress made by the school.

To continue reading this story, “PHS has been working hard with the visit vikingvanguard.com staff and students to improve test scores, while that is the goal every year the fact

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“It is scary. You are putting yourself out there to be really excited to get to work with them and make decisions rejected. One of the things that I try to tell everybody who with them,” Pierce said. “Also I am excited because we ith nearly two months left before the school runs or is thinking about running is to ask, ‘what do you have a lot of ideas and goals for next year. I am excited to year ends, it was time for the current 2014-2015 have to lose?’ Your pride, for a few minutes. If you do not really get those going and really hope to make sure that ASB officers to step down from their positions win, it feels icky for the first evening and then it does not those happen and leave our legacy behind.” and make room for next year’s officers. After weeks of matter anymore. They have nothing to lose,” Mooring In the upcoming year, the ASB officers will have the preparation, it all came together April 21 as candidates said. chance to reach out to students. Robillard elaborates gave their speeches to the school.

For four of the candidates who achieved their goals of on some of the officers’ goals that he would like to see As a result, students voted junior Kenton Robillard being elected into position, their efforts paid off. Being achieved. as ASB president-elect, junior Nick Fraser as ASB vice leaders of the school means being more involved with the “I think our goal is to make this school the best it has president-elect, sophomore Sam Ebner school and its students. Robillard shares ever been, with students feeling respected. Also we hope as ASB treasurer-elect and junior Kelty his ideas of what a school president that students come to school and are having a good time, “IF YOU DO NOT Pierce as ASB secretary-elect for the having a good time after school and feeling safe at PHS,” should be like, in his eyes.

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“To me, [being] ASB president means Robillard said. “I think my overall goal would be to have ICK Y FOR THE Running a campaign to be elected as a to not only be a leader and help others students come to school and actually enjoy themselves, FIRST EVENING leader of the school requires dedication but to be an example of what it means rather than coming to school and feeling like they do not AND THEN IT to the school. Pierce talks about the D O E S N O T M A T T E R to be a Viking and always representing want to be here.” amount of preparation she has put into The four officers have a positive outlook on what their your school and your peers,” Robillard ANYMORE. THEY her campaign. future will look like as leaders. Mooring H A V E N O T H I N G T O said. “Some of my “I had to write my speech, create the addresses what the students of PHS can responsibilities would L OSE .”

“I THINK OUR posters and everything. I wanted to make be being a leader and G O A L I S T O M A K E expect from the new ASB leaders. sure that I was able to talk with students JAMIE MOORING “This group is dedicated to making setting a good example, THIS SCHOOL TEACHER who normally would not vote or who sure that they serve the school. They are being someone that THE BEST IT did not necessarily know who I was,” service-related kids for sure. I do not people can come talk HAS EVER BEEN, Pierce said. “I took time passing out gum and cupcakes to, being respectful and nice to not only think that they realize how much time WITH STUDENTS and getting my name out there. During the week of students but teachers and staff.” is actually going to go into it but I know FEELING campaigning it mostly consisted of talking to people and that they will be alright when that time Treasurer-elect Ebner discusses what R ESPEC T E D.” getting prepared for speeches.” commitment comes,” Mooring said. he is most looking forward to next school For the candidates, getting their name out to students year.

KENTON ROBILLARD Mooring continues to explain the JUNIOR and getting themselves known was key when it came to qualities of the Robillard, Ebner, Fraser “[I am excited] for the opportunities. gaining votes. Fraser says it was important to talk with I do not know exactly what is going to and Pierce as leaders. students.

“I think that you will have officers that you can be proud come along next year and I am really looking forward to “A lot of preparation went into [the campaign] not just what is going to surprise me,” Ebner said. “With all the of who are going to not just going to talk about being during campaign week but overall. Not all the preparation people that I will be working with me next year, it will be leaders, but who are actually going to embody what it went necessarily into the speech and the posters. It went a fun year. I want to make this school a better place. It is should be to be a Viking leader at Puyallup High School,” into networking by letting kids know who I am and getting already great as it is but I want to make it even better and Mooring said. “As far as eliciting big change, I do not think name notoriety so that I would win,” Fraser said. there are going to be big changes but there are going to just help improve it.”

After the process of campaigning, the elections took Much like Ebner, Pierce is also looking forward to what be small things that [the officers] do regularly that will place. Teacher and leadership adviser Jamie Mooring will get accomplished as the ASB team works together. positively impact the school. I am looking forward to it. I comments on what the experience is like for candidates.

“I think I have the best team surrounding me so I am think that they will all do a great job.”

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Texting and driving has become a problem amongst drivers.

According to NBC News, about 60 percent of teens text while driving and more than 3,000 teens die each year in car

crashes caused by texting and driving.

Sophomore Hannah McCann knows texting and driving is not a safe thing to do and explains what she does to try her best and prevent it.

“I know texting and driving is not a safe thing to do but I still end up doing it,”

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The end is approaching. As cliché as it sounds, the finale of wisely. Preparing for your junior or sophomore year now can this year is on the ever-coming horizon. For many students, this give you the extra edge you need to glide seamlessly into that wave brings a flood of last events with it. The end of AP tests, year. Success in school and success in life will both require effort, end of classes, end of sports, end of clubs; the end of school. whether it be you getting ahead in the summer or struggling When it seems that everything is coming to a conclusion, it to juggle classes in the fall. You can take the opportunity to is important to remember that it is not really an end, rather a complete your community service during this month if you have the extra time and by doing so you can beginning.

“NOW IS THE make the remainder of your high school career This month sees the beginning of finals, TIME TO GATHER that much easier. the most important part of every high school STRENGTH AND Just remember that all of those ends, year. Now is the time to gather strength and push through to the last day of school, P U S H T H R O U G H T O conclusions, farewells, hat throws, finals and T H E L A S T D A Y O F tests are not the end but the beginning of the despite the fact that it may seem like the perfect time to start a vacation and go on S C H O O L , D E S P I T E next step. Seniors are taking their first step into THE FACT TH AT the adult world, juniors are making it through cruise control. Do not go on cruise control, take a deep breath and continue for the I T M A Y S E E M L I K E the most infamous year, only to embrace what THE PERFECT some consider the harder challenges of senior next five or four, if you are a senior, weeks of T I M E T O S T A R T A year. Each end a lie, each beginning a truth. school. There is little more than one month VAC AT ION...”

The truth being that the final days of high until the end of school, a period of time so school are not the final days of our lives and we significantly smaller than the school year OUR VIEW are always approaching that future we hope to that we just endured through.

Even when the first sun of summer vacation bears down on make for ourselves.

The time to rally our spirit for that final push is now. We have you, know that the vacation time you have should not be spent entirely on relaxation. Do not entirely give up on relaxation made it so far and the inconceivably short distance between during your summer break but keep the idea of making the best now and summer break or graduation, is growing ever shorter. use of your time in mind. The Viking Vanguard suggests that Make the wise decision now and do not let the prospect of being you take up a job, learn a skill or prepare for next year’s classes done with school deter you from facing the current challenges as highlighted in this issue’s focus. Do not make the mistake of of school and being that great scholar all students can be. There leaving your summer homework for the final sunset of August; is no challenge that can be set, that you cannot overcome when you persevere and use your intelligence. Now is the time to this just results in tears and regret.

The Viking Vanguard hopes that you use this final month begin the future.

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Students discuss the dangers and consequences of texting while driving. The tempation to drive distractedly becomes stronger as students gain experience and become more comfortable while driving.

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As technology is advancing, texting and McCann said. “When I drive with a friend I usually ask them to read my text message driving has become popular in teens and to me and I will ask them to reply for me. as well as some adults.

Sophomore Ryan Teague admits to When I am driving by myself, I will usually wait until I come to a stop or when I feel texting while driving and explains the temptation behind it. confident to check my phone.”

“Yeah I do text and drive, usually when Washington driving law has a fine of $124 for a first-time offense. Texting I am with my friends in the car. They sometimes text and drive and driving laws are “WE ALL KNOW too. We all know what considered a “primary” WHAT COULD could happen if we text law. A “primary” law is HAPPEN IF WE and drive. We could get when an officer can pull you over for the offense T E X T A N D D R I V E . into a car accident or WE COULD GET worse but it gets really without having to witness INTO A CAR tempting to look at your other violations.

ACCIDENT OR phone when it rings, Security guard Gregory WOR SE ...” knowing you got a text Royal does not see teens message,” Teague said. texting and driving on RYAN TEAGUE In Washington State, campus but rather in SOPHOMORE hand-held cellular other places. devices are prohibited “Here at PHS I see kids texting and driving every so often. Most due to the dangers it can potentially cause.

“The best way to prevent texting and of the time they are usually speeding to try and park to make it to class on time or driving would be to turn your phone off or when they are leaving school,” Royal said. turn it on silent so you cannot hear your “I mostly see teens texting and driving phone ring if you get a text message. That when I am going through my everyday life should hopefully help discontinue the temptation to text and drive,” Royal said. rather than being here at school.”

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Coggins reflects on school year The second we walk through say their goodbyes and embrace what those doors our sophomore year, the is coming next with open arms. That time is close at hand and it countdown begins. is coming quicker than we The moment the first have all anticipated. bell rings on that first day, High school is the time the clock starts ticking. For for firsts. Many of us have the sophomores, there are gotten our first cars and about 540 school days until experienced that first taste graduation. For juniors it is of freedom that comes along 360 days. with a driver’s license. Many But for the seniors, there of us have experienced are only 180 days left before they walk out onto that G R A C E C O G G I N S that exhilarating rush of your first love where you platform and receive their GUEST suddenly feel invincible diplomas.

When you really think about that and you can do anything with them at final countdown, there is not much your side.

But with first love comes that world time left on that clock that is ticking away faster than we all believe it to be. shattering heartbreak when the day The first day of school is always filled comes and you both go your separate with an air of excitement for most ways and suddenly it is like you cannot juniors and seniors, who have stories breathe. For many of us, high school is of summer nights and adventures to the time of our lives.

For the rest of us, it is nothing share among friends who have not more than an inconvenience in the seen each other since June.

But for most sophomores, there is way of our journey to get where we an air of nervousness hanging over are supposed to be in life. I think it them, not knowing what to expect. is beautiful though, when you really Fast forward to the last day of school think about it. I was extremely lucky to for our beloved seniors and the aura experience all the trials of high school around them has changed. It is the this year. I knew what it was like to fall final day for them. The clock has run down and stand back up again.

One of my favorite sayings is “fall out and all that is left for them is to

down seven times, stand up eight” and that saying brought a deeper meaning into my life this past year. Because it is not how far or how hard you fall that defines you but your ability to stand back up and keep on moving. That is what really matters.

Part of growing up is learning how to get back up and move on from your fall and learning from your mistakes. I know some of us feel like the best days of are life are zooming by us right now and if we do not make the best of it, they will be gone. The amazing thing is that the majority of our best days have not occurred yet.

There are so many amazing days that are still ready to be shared. Although the countdown is on, there are still so many days left to do something extraordinary and it is never too late to get up and start all over.

As Robin Williams said in the movie “Dead Poets Society” “carpe diem; seize the day.”

Now the time has come to pass the torch, as June rapidly approaches. For seniors, it may be the end of an era but it is also the start of an age. When September comes, the cycle will begin again.

But for now, let us all enjoy the ride while we are still on it.

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here is something so invigorating about being in a darkened theater with a thousand strangers standing, packed like sardines anxiously awaiting the arrival of Hozier.

There is something about the feeling of your heart pounding to the beat of the low notes from the bassist of Bad Suns and something about lying on a grassy knoll while some of the most memorable artists you have heard play on 107.7 The End are playing live, right above your toes.

The feelings I receive from going to a concert are some of the best I have ever felt in my life and I would recommend that everyone experience them more than once in their lifetime. These memories are what keep me alive and young and no matter how awful my dancing skills may be, I always feel the definition of a dancing queen when I am experiencing one of my most admired musicians for the first time.

There are numerous R E B E K A H E D G B E R T different concert venues; STAFF there are arenas, small standing-room theaters and my personal favorite–festivals. These venues all elicit a different experience than the next.

Arenas, are my least favorite of all the concert venues I have attended. Do not get me wrong, I love going to any concert regardless of the venue but there is always a more preferred venue than those such as Key Arena. These concerts, to me, are just so much less personal. You are not really getting the full experience of being close to the artist and feeling the music close up.

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The idea of visiting vast landscapes we were told to get ready to spend the rest halfway across the world has always been of our day on our feet.

Let me make it clear that I can barely at the peak of my interest. I would consider myself very nomadic; you will not catch function properly with a minimum of five hours of sleep. me in the same place for long.

I had not slept a wink on that nine hour You could say traveling runs in the family. My mom was a flight attendant plane ride. Yikes.

Much to my surprise I can fully recall for 15 years and was being paid to explore new continents, famous landmarks and of looking up at Big Ben with a huge smile plastered on my face thinking, “I am course, attend to flying passengers. actually here right now.”

The year 2012 was the Paris was next. The beginning of my world “Madeline” stories I read traveling extravaganza. I was countless times over the lucky enough to be invited course of my childhood with a group of other students could not get out of my from Aylen Junior High to head. The Eiffel Tower was a embark on a 12-day trip to landmark on my bucket list.

England and France. It began Not only did I see the Eiffel with the first steps onto a Tower, I was able to scale the British Airways 747, the largest many steps to the middle plane I had ever been on.

SUZANNE STONE section and look over at the Excitement was an STAFF Parisian skyline. I also licked understatement of what I was the structure of the everfeeling. I had been told about my grandparents’ trips to the very places famous monument just to be able to say I did. that I would be going that summer.

The actual traveling portion of the trip England was everything I could have ever imagined it would be. When we first was my favorite part. Two hours on a bus arrived at Heathrow Airport around noon, driving in English or French countryside

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was simply unforgettable. Being able some two percent milk any day.

I stood on top of Mount Pilatus with four to laugh with my friends made that of my best friends, in awe that I was even experience even better.

After that trip I went into a deep able to experience this type of landscape withdrawal; I would never be pleased at such a young age.

Italy was impeccable. with my ever so familiar Roaming around in a surroundings now that “THE ACTUAL Florence street market I know what the world T R AV E L I NG was not what I was has to offer.

PORTION OF THE expecting before we left As I thought my TRIP WAS MY for the trip but I would not potential of traveling FAVOR I T E . T WO have wanted to be doing was diminishing due to HOURS ON A a busy high school life B U S . . . W A S S I M P L Y anything else. The boat and an empty wallet, U N F O R G E T T A B L E . ” ride around the island of Capri was a picture I was presented with SUZANNE STONE perfect way to wrap up this another opportunity to STAFF amazing trip. explore the unknown.

The withdrawal after this Last summer I was able to go abroad to Switzerland and Italy. trip was more solemn than the last. I had This trip was much different than the the time of my life once again. I was in too last. I was not as familiar with Swiss and deep, I could not stop my traveling days Italian culture as I was with English and here.

I can guarantee that I will never lose that French. I had no idea what to expect.

Switzerland was astounding. The craving that was planted in me three years natural rolling hills looked straight out of a ago when I first stepped foot onto that fairy tale. Up until this point I had thought British Airways 747.

I will always want to immerse myself Lucerne was a dairy company supplied at into countries that are completely out of Safeway, not a bustling city.

I think I would prefer this Lucerne over my comfort zone. And I will.

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My three arena concerts were all incredibly lively: One waste of money and two years ago I probably would have Direction (yes I cried when they came on stage), Maroon agreed with them; however, I came to a realization not 5 and Katy Perry. Katy Perry was wild from start to finish, too long ago that if I am not going to spend my money from her 40 background dancers dressed as jungle on things that make me happy such as seeing my favorite animals, to the firework show featuring “Prism Vision” bands live, then I have no purpose to save my money.

Especially while I am young and do not have things glasses that every concert goer received at the beginning of the show in order to enhance the effect of the light such as taxes and insurance to pay for, I might as well live it up and spend it on things I enjoy. I mean sure there is show.

Nothing can be said about standing-room theaters college and a new car in my future that I will need to save for but why not enjoy music in the now except that they are an experience like no while I am young and able to jump and other. From the wide range of Seattleites “IF I AM NOT in the packed Showbox dressed in an G O I N G T O S P E N D dance?

These thoughts have been my anthem eclectic combination of high-waisted MY MONEY ON since I began high school, with so many shorts and combat boots, to the dense SOMETHING things happening around me to stress out smog that chokes the concert goers THAT MAKES about like tests, grades and deadlines I with its illegal and anxious, deodorant ME H A PPY,LIK E need some way to get away from it all to deprived smells.

SEEING MY clear my head.

From The Neighborhood to Bad Suns FAVOR I T E BA N D Even if that means spending upwards of there is a highly diverse crowd of enjoyers T H E N I H AV E NO of music. Music has no limits; a genre of P U R P O S E T O S A V E $40 to stand for five sweaty hours listening to a group of people slamming away at music does not define the population of M Y MON E Y.” the keys and pounding the drums; at least its listeners.

REBEKAH EDGBERT STAFF it is filling my head with something other You will find this same diversity at than the negative thoughts of how to festivals, ah those beautiful, beautiful festivals. These concert experiences are my definition of prepare for that English final or how to get over the nerves summer. The thrum of music is everlasting at a festival, of performing that singing test in front of the whole choir.

I just hope that the fondest memories I will recall from never letting your ears sleep there is constant, harmonious my high school years will be those of my friends and I noise.

My favoritism towards festivals started at age 10 when standing outside donned in hats and coats in the winter my parents took me to my first concert, Creation Fest only to take them all off once inside the doors to see Bad at The Gorge. Creation fest is a Christian music festival Suns and New Politics for the second time; or lying in the lasting three days and includes many musicians as well scorching heat of the August sun at The Gorge awaiting the overdue rescheduled performance of Sam Smith. as speakers.

Regret will never be held in the memories of the five In the past two years I have attended close to 20 concerts.

Some people may say that going to this many concerts is a hours that those $100 tickets bought.

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Every student knows that the end of the school year is just around the corner. Keeping grades up and ending the year strong are always concerns for administration and the teachers.

Vice Principal Maija Thiel says she will go out of her way to help out struggling kids.

“I try to let them know that I care about them. ‘First of all how are things going, how are your grades, how are your classes, how is everything going, how are [you] balancing out the stress that [you] have? Is there anything we can do to help? Is there a specific class that is giving you troubles?,’” Thiel said. “Then I work with them and help them with strategies for them personally maybe with their families and also with their teachers and getting them all the help that they need.”

AP Psychology teacher Matt White says he recognizes the rise in pressure during AP testing time.

“Pressure rises significantly, up until the AP test; it is a high stress [time] for the teachers and students. For the teachers, we are held to a very high curriculum standard.

I cannot teach the things that I like, spend time on the things that are fun, you have to march through so the students will be prepared and successful. So that is very challenging and stressful,” White said.

According to White, the high stress times are different depending on the class.

“For AP teachers, the high stress is May. For the non-AP classes, the high stress [time] is in June. Then it is the same thing they have things they have to get through so the student will be prepared for the next level of education whether it be a math or science class, you have to get to this so you can understand the next thing. The stress level for everybody ramps up,” White said.

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White compares the school year to a said.

Thiel says the second part has to do with 400-meter race.

“Drive hard to the end, drive hard to the the amount of work and the amount of time finish line. Three quarters of the race is needed to complete it all.

“The other part of it is just feeling stressed tough but the last quarter [is really tough].

It is the people who are willing to hurt the and overwhelmed by everything that has to most [who] are the ones who will do the get done. How do you manage time, so I help them with all of the stuff best. It is the same thing in they need to get done and academics,” White said “IF YOU WANT prioritize what they need According to White, the TO GET BETTER to get done and where they students who work the YOU NEED are going to go for help for a hardest will see the greatest CHALLENGES. variety of things,” Thiel said. benefit and results.

CHALLENGES ARE White wonders if the “The people who will OPPORTUNITIES challenges in the ramped-up work the hardest are the TO IMPROVE AND work level towards the end of ones who will be the most WORK HARDER. TO the year is a bad thing. successful and will reap THEN BE ABLE TO “Is it challenging, yes, the rewards. That is the WORK HARDER IN because you have all of goal that we have. Once we T H E F U T U R E .” the tests you have to pass. are done with the AP test But the issue is not that it then we get to celebrate.

MATT WHITE AP PSYCHOLOGY is challenging, the issue is If the students can see the TEACHER anyone who wants to get end goal and that there is better at something they a value to getting there, they will work hard through that and then have to do hard things,” White said. “If you want to get stronger, you have to lift heavy celebrate the results,” White said.

Thiel says she finds two common things weights. If you want to be fit, you run and that get asked of her towards the end of the workout. Those are not easy things they are hard things.” year.

Working hard is necessary for getting “Some kids it is ‘I need help feeling motivated to get here each day.’ That is a better at something, White says.

“To get better at anything you need to work common one or ‘I do not feel like coming at all or I feel like coming late and I do not want hard. So if you want to get better you need to do that.’ So they know they need extra challenges. Challenges are opportunities to help for that. Then I work with them and improve and work harder. To then be able to ask what would motivate them what would work harder in the future,” White said.

Thiel sees the stress level kick up as the make them feel good,” Thiel said.

Thiel says she will do anything to make end of the school year comes sure a student is here and learning She says closer.

“I would say that any time that personal communication is key. “’Hey, why do not you check in with me the end of the semester is each day so I know you got here and on time coming, especially the end and if I start not hearing from you or see you of the year, I definitely see are not showing up I am going to come hunt more stress for students. We

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recognize that this a more stressful time because it is an important time, it means a lot what happens with your grades, what happens with your future and how everything ties together and that is certainly something that we watch and pay attention and taking care of kids,” Thiel said.

Watching out for each other is one of many things Thiel says she appreciates about PHS. “I appreciate [that] at our school [it] is not only the teachers watching out for the students but the students are watching out for each other as well. They come to us and say ‘hey, so and so is really stressed out, I am really concerned about them. Could you check in on them?’ I think it is really important how the students take care of each other,” Thiel said.

White sees a misconception in society regarding stress.

“I think we have a misconception about the stress in our society. Stress is a fact of life, it is unavoidable. It is not an issue of reducing stress, it is the issue of handling stress. It does not matter if you are sitting on a beach in Fiji, getting a tan while someone is bringing you a fruity beverage. You are still trying to figure out how am I going to pay for it, how are my kids doing. There is stress everywhere,” White said.

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they give for students that are wanting to enlist in the completed,” Fellin said. military; we get that every December,” Jellison said. “So, Fellin provides additional advice for students to prepare.

As summer slowly approaches, the work students will “Another thing you can do to prep for next year is to sophomores, juniors and seniors can take it. However, if you have to do next year can become overshadowed by the actually read over the summer. People do not think about are a sophomore it does not count because it is only good desire to take a break. Unfortunately, now that but it always helps and it keeps for two years. So just really looking at what the requirements “YOU REALLY might be the best time to start preparing for your mind attuned. If you have any are for their post high school plan and then preparing WANT TO GET A next school year to ensure that students have coursework that you need to make up, for that, whether it be through academic coursework [or] J U M P S T A R T I N T O then you certainly need to do that. If elective coursework.” a solid start to their junior and senior years.

PROGRESSING IN Counselor Ted Fellin describes what should Fellin explains what students should avoid do during there are credits that you are behind YOUR LIFE AND be done now and during summer to prepare [on] then you need examine and look at their senior year.

IF YOU GO ON for next year.

“The other thing is [to] make sure, that again, that they do summer school,” Fellin said.

VAC ATION YOUR “One of the big things [students] can Career Specialist Shelley Jellison not go on vacation their senior year because unfortunately a SENIOR YEAR do now is finish strong, this year. Because offers advice for juniors as they start lot of folks do that. They just figure, ‘Oh I am about done and THEN YOU ARE unfortunately, sometimes we get kids who are I am supposed to enjoy my senior year,’” Fellin said. “Well, their senior year.

REALLY SCREWING getting burned out and I “Specifically for the juniors, I think your senior year is a big deal, the thing is your life is a bigger UP ANY PLANS understand that by this it is important to be looking at what deal and you really want to get a jump start into progressing YOU H AV E FOR point and time they go they want to do for post-high school. in your life and if you go on vacation your senior year then YOU R SE L F.” on vacation early in So if it is college, specifically a four- you are really screwing up any plans you have for yourself.” their minds. You If students do not do well during their senior year, then year university, it would be important TED FELLIN cannot do for them to be looking into the their choice colleges may revoke their acceptance according COUNSELOR that, you requirements to make sure they have to Fellin. have to really finish fulfilled all of those requirements with their credits. If there “I have known kids that have applied and [been] accepted strong and make is a school that requires three years of World Language, they to colleges or universities and when we were supposed to sure that [need to be] prepared for that,” Jellison said. give grades to universities, they [saw] the grades of the kids everything Taking and preparing for the SAT are both important who went on vacations in their minds. The universities have is things students should consider doing according to Jellison. the option of withdrawing their acceptance if their grades are not staying up,” Fellin said.

“Also [being prepared] for testing, so On-Time Graduation Specialist Annette taking the SAT the end of junior year and if “IF A STUDENT Burnett describes the importance of senior not the end of junior year then the very first WANTS A year on a student. thing senior year, because they will want DIPLOMA, “In terms of the effect senior year on to make sure that they have that for their THEN WE DO the overall future, it truly depends on application and also if they do EVERYTHING WE not do well [they will] have C A N T O S U P P O R T the circumstance. If a student wants a an opportunity to retest,” T H E S T U D E N T T O diploma, then we do everything we can to Jellison said.

R E A C H T H A T C O A L support the student to reach that goal and go on to their post high school plans. We Not every post-high AND GO ON TO school plan will include T H E I R P O S T H I G H all stumble and it most certainly happens for some in their senior year,” Burnett said. going to college but if a SCHOOL PL A NS.” Burnett explains some possibilities of student is interested in ANNETTE BURNETT what students can do if they are failing another plan for their ON-T I M E classes. post high school GRADUATION “There are a handful of students who career they can still SPECIALIST graduate over the summer or come back get a head start during their junior and senior years, according the following school year for a semester or two. There may also be a student who ‘drops out’ and returns a year or years to Jellison.

“We have some programs later and reengages with our Puyallup Open Doors program for students that are looking at on South Hill,” Burnett said. “I know at times it can feel apprenticeships, for hopeless when you are failing school courses but I think the both incoming juniors most important thing is to know there are support people and seniors. The fire at PHS who are willing to help students get back on track.”

Fellin describes other opportunities students can take department has a volunteer program advantage of to make up credits that they may be lacking.

“We do have Odyssey where you can do credit retrieval that may be s p e c i f i c a l l y but that is basically during the school year. You can go for seniors but through summer school here, there are other schools in exploring those the area that offer summer school. There are online courses things and really that people can take and take the examinations for and get getting connected credit for those,” Fellin said. “The only way you can [make months before they up AP classes] is if you retake them. But the thing is you are graduate,” Jellison so far along that it is probably not a viable alternative. There are really no online courses for AP.” said.

For students wanting to take care of their community S t u d e n t s interesting in going service hours, they can find several opportunities to do into the military should so during the summer, from volunteering at the YMCA to take the ASVAB test volunteering at food banks. Students can learn more about when the school community service opportunities through the Career Center. provides it.

“I cannot stress how important getting [community “We also have the ASVAB service] out of the way can be for a student. It takes the which is the pressure off. I find that students that are doing their a p t i t u d e community service experience earlier have more of an b a t t e r y opportunity to pick and choose something that is interesting t e s t to them, that they will get more fulfillment out of than t h a t waiting for the last minute and then grabbing whatever they can just to fill the hours requirement,” Jellison said.

Fellin advises that students get help with any skills they might be struggling with over the summer.

“If there is anything that kids are lacking as far as skills, get some help for it during the summer. It is a good time to maybe get some help with math, find a tutor or find some tutoring companies. Try to prep yourself and make sure you are stepping into the things that you want to do instead of the things that you are forced to do that you should have done earlier,” Fellin said.

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“We have positions for swim instructors, lifeguards, Welcome Center staff, youth drop-in sports, recreation room monitor, pres the year comes to an end and you start planning your summer school gymnastics, dance and more,” Swanson said.

Swanson shares what her thoughts are on the values of having a activities, you might be looking for a job that will not suck the sunshine out of the summertime fun to come. There are summer job and how that is reflected in the work done by teens at a multitude of places looking to hire students for the duration of the the YMCA. “The YMCA is a great organization for teens to summer.

For the YMCA activity center of Puyallup summer time is one of work or volunteer at,” Swanson said. “For students the biggest hiring seasons for the organization, they look for students to work during the summer, it provides them an opportunity to learn skills, meet new friends; it with the best hirable qualities and readiness to work.

Doris Swanson, YMCA’s Associate Executive Director talks a reinforces responsibility and can help with selfesteem by learning how to be little bit on the qualities that they look for when good at what you do. Plus, it can hiring teens for summer jobs and beyond.

“I WANT TO give them a little extra spending “We look for individuals who are enthusiastic MAKE SURE I AM money to save up for and help us promote a positive, fun and safe FAMILI AR W ITH something they have environment for kids during the summer,” [MY RESUME] IN Swanson said. “We also look for individuals who C A S E T H E Y A S K M E always wanted.”

In addition to will focus on the YMCA core values, which are ANY QUESTIONS providing an income, honesty, respect, responsibility and caring.”

A BOU T I T.” working at the Senior Kelli Vitt gives her thoughts (based on YMCA can help teens experience) for what is potentially the best way to AMY KIUCHI mature, says Kiuchi. get hired for the job of your choosing.

SENIOR “It forces you to step “I would tell people looking for a job to be super outside your comfort zone. polite and excited when talking to the people who you hope to hire you. They are more likely to hire someone who has You will be put into situations where you have to deal with all different kinds of good manners and is excited to work for them,” Vitt said.

Senior Amy Kiuchi, who has had multiple summer jobs, gives her people with different personalities,” Kiuchi adds. advice on what to think about and how to prepare for an interview.

Vitt, who is currently working at “I always look into the job before. I will ask around especially if I know people who already worked there or currently do. I also will Wild Waves Theme Park, shares review my resume. I want to make sure I am familiar with it in case why she finds it beneficial for they ask me any questions about it,” Kiuchi said. “Another helpful tip teens and young adults to be would be to not drink coffee before an interview. It makes you jittery a part of the working world.

“I think having a job and you will talk to fast (I know this from experience).”

Not only is it important to find out what qualities the job is looking is important at our age for, it is also important to find out what kinds of hours they are because it teaches offering. Swanson briefly states what kinds of hours they will be us stuff like time management and offering this summer for students.

“Depending on which department the teen applies for and what the people skills that need is within our facility. Hours can range anywhere from four to 30 will help us in the plus hours,” Swanson said. “We do hire camp counselors who are 18 future,” Vitt said. years or older who could potentially work 40 hours a week.”

Along with figuring out what hours you will be working, it is crucial to identify what types of jobs they have open and what kinds of jobs you would be interested in. The YMCA provides a variety of different jobs to offer workers.

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In contrast to Williams’ opinions, a can spend on items they enjoy. recent survey conducted by the Viking Junior Jared Williams is currently employed at two jobs and he discusses Vanguard shows that 26 percent of sophomore and junior what he believes students should do with their “ T H E R E I S R E A L L Y students spend a majority money.

N O R E A S O N T O . . . of their money on food instead of the four percent “[I spend my money SPEND LOTS that saved their money. on] college books and OF MONEY ON DECA adviser Kim occasionally a drink from R A N D O M S T U F F . . . ” Root is also the adviser Three but other than of the Student Store and that, I save the rest of my JARED WILLIAMS Espresso Bar. money. Personally I think JUNIOR “I think that with all that more students need the money that [students] get they should [to] focus on saving more of their money rather than what they should spend it on. probably take a portion of [their income] I do not really spend a lot of money and to save and then plan what they are going I do that on purpose because I believe to do with the rest of the money. I think it B Y

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Assistant Principal Maija Thiel relays they received to save and then budgeted her views on student spending and tells the other money,” Root said.

Junior McKenna Storts states that she about her high school job experiences. “[Students spending] really depends had filled out 42 job applications before on their situation each being hired at Wendy’s individually.

I think two and a half months “[STUDENT ago.

S P E N D I N G ] R E A L L Y that is true whether it “I spend a lot more D E P E N D S O N T H E is a student or an adult. money [now that I have S I T U A T I O N E A C H Different people have different income levels and a job]. It went from me I N DV I DUA L LY.” responsibility levels. Some having $20 a week to people have very flexible $200 a week. I wish I got a MAIJA THIEL higher paycheck because A S S I S T A N T P R I N C I P A L incomes and some, not so much,” Thiel said. “I I do not like paying for gas. That eats up a lot of my money,” Storts [did not] have flexible spending money said. “It depends on if they make their because we just did not have it in our own money or if they are having money family. I had odd jobs [in high school]. I given to them by their parents. If they are was very involved in school, student body making their own money I think that they and a bunch of other activities. I did work should be able to spend it on whatever a lot of evenings and weekends, whether it they want because they worked for it. If was yard jobs, babysitting [or] just trying their parents give them $20 a week then to raise money to support some of the they should spend it on lunch or anything things we needed at home.”

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"I tried out a lot of sports when I was younger; I did the Fashion Board.

"It is very intimidating at times, because I am at the swimming, soccer, gymnastics, ballet. I liked ballet but all urrently students have the opportunity to learn of the other ones I did not really enjoy all that much. I just flagship store in downtown Seattle and so it is definitely more about fashion design through Nordstrom’s realized I was not really into the whole sports thing. I tried kind of scary because I do not know a lot of the girls there cooking, I did some writing but I have always been into because they all go to Seattle Prep or Kennedy. [Also] it is Fashion Board.

The program is put on by the Nordstrom Brass Plum fashion and I think over the past two years that interest definitely intimidating because you are talking to people who are buyers and sellers and people (BP) department, a section of clothing styles designed for has really grown," Barrow said.

“I THINK IT that run Nordstrom," Barrow said. "It Kehn explains what drew her to fashion teenagers.

HAS OPENED MY is also really fun to see how it all comes Next year the Fashion Board's name will be changed to design, as well as her goals for her future.

E Y E S T O A L L T H E together, how you can build a line and "Ever since I was little I have been doing Fashion Ambassador.

O P P O R T U N I T I E S I create something and have it work out Along with this change, the requirements for applying little sketches of dresses. I was actually C A N T A K E I N T H E so great. I think it has opened my eyes have also changed. Students must now be either seniors going to submit my dress designs as my F U T U R E .” to all the opportunities I can take in the [project] but they said you might not get or juniors and men can now join. future."

Sophomore Sierra Barrow describes what the Fashion it. I just made something else. Ever since SIERRA BARROW Barrow explains what she learned I was like eight I have been drawing little Board is.

SOPHOMORE from her time on the Fashion Board.

"It is a group of girls, probably 50 of us, who are designs," Kehn said. “I have always loved "I have learned how to really own my style and to really sophomores all the way to seniors. We meet once a month shopping [at Nordstrom] and I wanted to find out about the jobs because I think that is something not be afraid to share my individual way of doing things and we show our projects and we talk I want to do—work for a company like because that is really celebrated at Nordstrom, is to show about incoming styles. We [also] talk “I H AV E A LWAY S about how to market and throughout L O V E D S H O P P I N G that and I just wanted to learn more about who you are and what you like. I have also learned how the whole year we create our own line. [ A T N O R D S T R O M ] fashion. I am thinking about being a buyer to talk in front of a group and how to create professional or a trend forecaster, so you see the latest looking projects," Barrow said.

We then submit it to Nordstrom when AND I WANTED trends." we are done. Afterward we get the TO FIND OUT Nordstrom's opportunity to possibly get some of our M O R E A B O U T T H E Fashion Board designs featured in their department," JOBS BECAUSE I presents a unique Barrow said.

THINK THAT IS opportunity, as not Junior Chloe Kehn explains part of SOMETHING I many other shops what students will learn if they join the WA N T TO DO.” do similar things Fashion Board.

CHLOE KEHN according to Barrow.

"They have a curriculum [that covers] JUNIOR "Living in Puyallup the brands they sell in their store, they taught us about how they specifically place things so you there are not a ton of opportunities will buy them. It is really interesting because [they think for fashion, if you are interested in that thing. So I thought it would be of] things you have never thought of," Kehn said.

Students this past year focused on one large project, a good opportunity because I have rather than several different projects, according to Borrow. never pursued any organization that "It is a whole project for the whole year but each month was for fashion and I really wanted we do separate little parts and they show you how. I have to just see where I could go with created mood boards, which are basically building a it," Barrow said. "I would love for theme or mood for your brand. I have done inspiration Nordstrom to be my employer when I boards, a marketing plan, a budget plan and brand am older so I think getting my foot in the door would be really nice." comparisons to Nordstrom," Barrow said.

Kehn recalls one of the more When Kehn applied to the Fashion Board, she was moments she has asked to present something that inspired her, which she significant experienced while on the Fashion describes as being her main project.

"They told us to do a bunch of different designs for Board.

"I think first walking in and seeing our own clothing line, three dresses, four shirts. You are supposed to see what your clothing line fits into best everyone else that is in it, because within their three different styles in the store. So we did they are all from different schools... that, which was fun just to think about what your style is," and how you all have one thing in Kehn said. "But my main project was the [one] I had to common is that you love clothes turn in to get on the Fashion Board. [For that] I just looked and you love that kind of stuff. It was up my favorite things at the time, like celebrities [whose cool to meet people with the same style I liked], pieces I liked and I [put] them all together on interests as me and we all go into it C H L O E K E H N | F O R V A N G U A R D not knowing anyone so we all meet a scrapbook."

Barrow describes what led her to pursue fashion design [new] people," Kehn said.

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Band students competed at the State competition this year after qualifying at Regionals, which was held right here at PHS. Junior Katriel Looney has been playing clarinet since the fifth grade and gave a solo performance on her clarinet for State this year.

“State is basically just like regionals, except you have three judges instead of one. They all give you a score out of five and then your score is averaged out of the three. This year I got an overall of one which is superior and is the highest rating. I know there were nine people that got ones, so at least I was in the top 10,” Looney said.

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her piece and how the State competition compete at State this year.

“I played a Russian piece; at first it was has worked for her this year and last year.

“Last year I went to State and got a slow then it was fast. There were a lot of one too but I still did not place. This year accents in it too. I was critical of myself I played a piece that was opposite of my after, you are always your biggest critic strengths that forced me to work on my but I felt good that I got to State and I felt weaknesses. I am not surprised I did not good about my scores. [Mr. Ryan] said I had prepared very well and I did well. This place this year,” Looney said.

Looney also devotes herself to her craft whole experience boosted my confidence. outside of school by playing her instrument I have done solo ensemble for six years and this is my first year at state so I was for groups, schools and organizations. very happy about that,” “I take lessons from my mentor and I have “ I W A S C R I T I C A L Snead said.

Band teacher Eric Ryan since sixth grade or OF MYSELF explained how the State so. Sometimes I play A F T E R , Y O U A R E competition works and in the Puyallup Valley ALWAYS YOUR how performers get chosen Community Band and BIGGEST CRITIC to play at State.

I actually received a BUT I FELT GOOD “State for band works scholarship from them THAT I GOT TO almost in the same way just recently. I have done S T A T A N D I F E L T that track works. The top Western International G O O D A B O U T M Y performers get selected Band Community before to go to regionals—which and Puget Sound Wind SCOR ES.”” was held at PHS this Ensemble too. Those year—and then the top were also really cool,” MOLLY SNEAD performer at regionals for Looney said.

SENIOR each instrument gets to go Senior Molly Snead to State and the runner up also participated in the state competition this year playing the becomes an alternate for that instrument,” Ryan said. bass clarinet.

Ryan has been the teacher for band at “I started playing the clarinet in fifth grade because my grandmother plays it. I for the last 15 years. The trombone-playing changed to the bass clarinet because I like teacher spoke about his State musicians.

“I was very excited to see my State the sound and the parts of it. I practiced a lot [for state] but I also had to mentally musicians this year. We had six solos and prepare myself for it too because I am one ensemble. That was very exciting for shy and get anxiety performing in front me because we normally only have four of people sometimes. I envisioned myself solos. They all performed very well, they playing in front of people and that really made me proud as a band teacher,” Ryan said. helped me,” Snead said.

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VIKINGS EMBARK ON EUROPEAN JOURNEYS to other countries in Europe, Smith is also eager to see her best friend, who was a German exchange student at PHS last year.

“I am staying at [my friend’s] house and I am enthusiastic for that too. I am looking forward to seeing my best friend and meet her family.

Going to new places is always scary, so I am kind of scared but I am really to see my dad and travel to Europe,” Smith said.

History teacher Jamie Smith, who has traveled to eight European countries, thinks that so much more can be learned from traveling and experiencing other cultures, rather than learning about the places from a textbook.

“What I love most about traveling is the fact that you can learn so much about the different cultures. You can sit in a classroom all day and learn a whole bunch [about those cultures] but actually going to those places and experiencing it, you just learn so much more just by being there,” Jamie Smith said.

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urope has a lot to offer. With its rich culture and authentic food, Europe presents itself as an ideal travel destination for many. In the upcoming summer, junior Shaylyn Smith will get the chance to visit Europe and get to explore new environments.

Smith is going to Germany for one month this summer to visit her father and step-mother in Ramstein, Germany where they are stationed.

Smith shares what she is looking forward to on her one-month trip.

“My dad promised to take my sister and I to a lot of different countries. I am not really sure which countries I will be visiting but every weekend that I am there, we will be going to a new country. Also, during the time my dad and step-mom take off [of work], we will also be going on mini-vacations,” Smith said. “I know that we are going to Paris so I am just excited to see all the beautiful cathedrals and to also try out my French while I am there.”

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The Travel Club is embarking on a trip to England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and an extension to France this summer.

Along with final planning for the 2015 trip, the club is currently planning for a trip in the summer of 2016 where they will travel to Greece and the Greek Isles.

Junior Scarlett Phillips has been the Travel Club president since September and is going on the trip to Greece in 2016.

“We have been preparing since September for this summer’s trip and since January for next year’s trip. We do a lot of fundraising and we are constantly planning events and fundraisers to do,” Phillips said. “I am really excited because I have never been out of the United States and I have heard the water is really pretty [in Europe].”

The Travel Club’s tour of the Great

The Travel Club is able to book their Britain will start by flying into Ireland and moving to different locations before trips through Educational Tours.

The Travel Club will have access to their final Irish location of Dublin. From Dublin, students will travel to Northern round-trip flights, 16 overnight hotel stays, full-time tour director, Wales, Scotland and four sightseeing tours England. The trip will “I AM LOOKING and local guides to help also be extended two FORWARD TO manage the trip along extra days for students LEARNING ABOUT Kristin Gerhardt to visit Paris, France.

E ACH COUNTRY... teaches psychology, Junior Dominique AND SEEING HOW Walker, a Travel E V E R Y T H I N G W I L L junior English, junior history and earth science.

Club member since BE DI F F E R E N T.” Gerhardt also runs the September, is going on DOMINIQUE WALKER Viking Historical Film the trip to the United JUNIOR Society and Travel Club.

Kingdom and Paris, “A lot of planning goes France.

“This will be my first time leaving the into making these trips happen. This will country. I am looking forward to learning be our third trip. We spend hours every day about each country individually and doing everything from starting fundraisers seeing how everything will be different,” to getting kids their passports. It is exciting because this will be some students first Walker said.

time leaving the country and others first time traveling on a plane,” Gerhardt said.

“We do all fundraisers. We are having a movie night May 8 for only a dollar. We sell flower bulbs and candles. We also take over restaurants, we do everything. The kids are very involved in the planning of fundraisers which is nice.”

The entire trip will span 18 days and conclude with students departing France to return back to the United States. “[We decide where to go] through a combination of [Gayle] Franks, [Jamie] Smith and I talking about where we think kids want to go. Sometimes we poll the kids directly like [for the 2017 trip] we were looking about taking students to the South Pacific. After telling the kids [they said] ‘what would be really fun is an eight country, 28 day tour,’” Gerhardt said.

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handicap never leaves the character but fortunately for the people, Daredevil will later go on to protect the city from destruction, using his other heightened senses.

This is what allows for the character to fight the criminal underworld effectively The show starts about as uplifting as a funeral and continues this tone throughout to create a sense of how corrupt the city is and why they need a masked vigilante to save it. “Marvel’s Daredevil” takes place in New York after the alien invasion showed in “The Avengers,” yet that is where connections to the movies end and the show begins to forge its own story. Matt Murdock along with his friend from law school, Foggy Nelson, work as lawyers in a part of town called Hell’s Kitchen.

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Former PHS student Adam Cimber has moved up in his pitching career. Having pitched for multiple teams, Cimber explores his experiences playing baseball in college and reflects on his time as a Viking.

San Diego Padres in the ninth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. dam Cimber, 2009 Puyallup Viking “I was ecstatic. I am huge into goal graduate, made his first Triple-A setting and my number one goal my senior appearance April 11 against the year at the University of San Francisco local minor league team, Tacoma Rainiers. was to get drafted in the top 10 rounds.

Cimber, who is currently on the San Hearing my name called in the ninth was Antonio Missions and is also a former one of the proudest moments of my life. I Washington Husky, has since been sent immediately called my dad and we both down to Double-A. cried on the phone,” Cimber said.

Cimber has found that there are not a lot Wiese suggested that Cimber reminds of changes from high school to college to him of Dan Quisenberry, a former Kansas the pros.

City Royals closer.

“It is the same game for me now as it “Dan Quisenberry was a closer for the was in high school. Obviously we play nine Royals in the 1980’s. The way Quisenberry innings every night as pitched, submarine (style opposed to seven and we of pitching) and had a “OBVIOUSLY use wood [bats] instead lot of movement on his THERE WERE of metal [bats] but you are pitches. Adam is more of NERVES BEFORE still out there with your a set up guy right now and THE GAME BUT best friends, competing P E R S O N A L L Y T H E throws a little bit harder and having fun playing a but the style is very similar.

MOUND IS MY game. I guess the biggest C O M F O R T Z O N E . ” Adam actually threw middifference that stands seventies his sophomore ADAM CIMBER out to me between year and when he left he ALUMNUS professional ball and threw mid-eighties. That high school and college makes a big difference,” ball is the length of the season. We play 140 Wiese said. games a year, nine innings every night of Cimber describes his routine each game the week,” Cimber said. and its importance.

Baseball coach Marc Wiese explained “Around the fifth inning I head out to a how Cimber changed a lot from his quiet spot away from my teammates and freshman year to his senior year. go through a pretty regimented stretch “He showed up as a 5 feet 11 inches, routine that I have kind of pieced together 100-pound ninth grader. He was a over the past few years. I switch from very slim, slender and very immature relaxed and joking in the dugout, to a physically. He ended up growing to 6 feet more concentrated game mode,” Cimber 3 inches. He came into high school as a said. “Routines are huge at any level of the shortstop and his sophomore year we game but when you have got a game every were a little thin on the mound, we had night of the week for six months straight, him throw some inter-squad games,” routines are your life, breaking them can Wiese said. “He started pitching at junior be deadly.” varsity and he was getting guys out. He did Cimber reminisces on what he wishes not throw very hard but he had some great he would have done when he was still in movement on his pitches and a good high school. feel for pitching. We had him start a “I wish I would have trusted game and he threw a four hitter and myself a little more. Having been there was no turning back after that through high school, college for him.” and a few seasons of pro Cimber admitted there were some ball, I have learned that nerves before his first Triple-A game. things always work “Obviously there were nerves before out one way or the game but personally the mound is my another for comfort zone. I have worked hard enough those who outside the lines that when I get on a w o r k mound, it is freeing. It does not matter hard what level you are at, a mound is a mound whose and if you have worked hard enough and you truly believe you have, it is easy to just trust and attack,” Cimber said.

Cimber touches on the approach he takes to every game.

“I really just try to focus on my own game I try not to pay too much attention to what team is in the other dugout or who’s in the box. Obviously some guys have strengths and weaknesses and you have to be mindful of those but for the most part if you work hard and execute your pitches, you can get anybody out,” Cimber said.

Cimber has one person to thank for getting him involved in baseball.

“My dad. Without him supporting me, pushing me, picking me back up and providing countless opportunities for me, there is no way I would be doing what I am doing today. If it was not for him, I honestly would not have showed up for the Puyallup High School baseball tryout my freshman year,” Cimber said. “I was so nervous and afraid of failure that I literally told him I did not want to go. But he knew what was best for me and drove me down to Heritage Park that day. I cannot put into words how thankful I am for everything he has done for me.”

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Daredevil is perhaps the most well-known of the Sometimes there is nothing in the world that I would characters that are getting their own Netflix produced rather do than lie down on my couch and read a good shows, yet many fans of movies like “The Avengers” comic book. Comics have always had a special appeal to probably do not know who he is. This works to the me that movies, television and books could never quite television show’s advantage by giving them the freedom to do something entirely different from capture. the mainstream Marvel movies. Where I was, however, speaking in the past “EACH SCENE IS “The Avengers” was light hearted and tense because a new television show BEAUTIFULLY full of over-the-top carnage, “Marvel’s has completely changed my perspective CHOREOGRAPHED Daredevil” is subtle and full of intricate on this subject. “Marvel’s Daredevil” AND VIOLENTLY dynamics between characters. has taken one of my favorite comic EXECUTED, “Marvel’s Daredevil” is a significantly book characters and made a show that REVEALING darker story than anything that has been captures the same aesthetic and appeal THE SPECIAL told in the Marvel cinematic Universe so of its source material.

E F F EC TS...” far.

Marvel has had a brilliant track It starts record when it comes to their “Marvel KYLE SMITH CHIEF with blunt, Cinematic Universe,” which is a yet painful collection of television shows and movies that all take place in the same setting forming a scene where the main character Matt Murdock, shared mythology.

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hearts are in the right place. And not just in going to Rainiers games and being baseball, in anything in life,” Cimber said. that little kid in the stands asking for “I wish I would have relaxed and trusted autographs, then suddenly I am the one that idea, that process, a little more. I think walking out of the tunnel while kids are 24-year-old Adam would tell 18-year-old asking for mine, as I am about to go out Adam, you cannot control circumstances, and pitch against the Tacoma Rainiers; it you cannot control how you are treated by was an unbelievable feeling,” Cimber said.

Cimber considers his best pitch to be his other people, but you can control how you respond. And if you put in the effort to do fastball.

“My fastball has topped out at 93 the right thing, you are going to look back miles per hour but I am six years from and realize consistently 88 to 90. With how you are right where “... I H AV E my arm slot [sidearm], you deserve to be.”

LEARNED THAT it is not necessarily as Climber has had a THINGS ALWAYS much about velocity as lasting effect on the PHS WORK OUT ONE it is about movement baseball team, according WAY OR ANOTHER and depth. I have had a to Wiese.

FOR THOSE WHO majority of my success “He was the first WOR K H A R D...” by locating my fastball to person to get us to the ADAM CIMBER sides of the plate,” Cimber State championship. He ALUMNUS said. put us on his back when he pitched the semifinal Cimber stresses against Tahoma and it was a great game. the importance of baseball and its He really set that winning attitude that relationships. has carried on throughout the years that “If there is one thing I have learned followed him,” Wiese said. through my baseball career about life, it is Cimber was astonished at the change in that there is not anything more important roles from when he was a kid at a Rainiers’ than relationships. The friendships that game. the game of baseball has given me are by “It was extremely surreal. Like I said, far the most rewarding aspect,” Cimber I try not to pay too much attention to said. “One of my coaches once asked me who I am pitching against but this if I could remember my batting average one was a little hard from when I was 11-years-old. I said no. to overlook. He then asked if I could remember who my G r ow i n g best friends were on my team when I was u p 11. I immediately remembered all of them.

Looking back, the most valuable things I own are the memories I have made with friends. Always put relationships first.”

When Cimber took the mound for the first time as a pro there was one thing going through his mind. “‘JUST THROW STRIKES.’ Understandably I was a little more nervous when I got on the mound that day. It was actually a pretty easy transition from college to my first year of pro ball though; I played for the Eugene Emeralds, whose home field was PK Park, the University of Oregon’s baseball stadium. Playing for the University of Washington and the University of San Francisco, I had played there a few times over my four year college career, so it was all pretty familiar once I stepped on the mound to start my pro career,” Cimber said.

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Matt Hummel

“I am Kobe [Bryant].

You must always have your favorite NBA player’s number.

Kobe is my favorite player that is why my number for basketball is 24.”

Austin Stump

“I had a lot of different numbers throughout my entire baseball career and I loved all of them.

My dad told me I had to choose a number to keep when I got into high school though, so I chose 10 because that was how old I was when my little league team won the championship.”

Saige Lyons

“I actually was not the one that picked my number. I met my club coaches before I started playing for them.

One of my assistant coaches always called me ‘deuces’ so I figured why not make it easier for her.

That is why my number is 22. Now whenever I do something good he throws up the peace signs on both hands.”

Kylie Myers

“My number is 20 because I loved Ray Allen when I started playing basketball.

I have never had a different number even though he changed his because I love the number so much now.”

Andrew Sablan

“My dad has always been a big supporter of my sports.

He taught me everything I know about all the sports that I play so the number that I normally choose for sports is his number when he played.

He always wore 24 so that is my number of choice.”

Kaylee Edson

“This year I wore number six I like to change it up every once and I while.

I decided to wear that number this year because I like Jackie Robinson.

His number was 42 but I wanted a low number so I took four plus two and got six for my number.”

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Baseball The baseball team had an overall record of 17-3, only losing to Wenatchee and Curtis High Schools.

Their record in league was 11-1 and earned the top seed in the South Puget Sound League South and second overall.

They head into districts riding a six-game winning streak. senior Zach Needham has the team’s only two home runs and is tied with senior Brenden Illies for the most runs batted in with 18.

Junior Riley Pletcher leads the team in stolen bases with 12 and Needham close behind with 10.

Girls Water Polo The girls water polo is currently 11-4. The team won the Emerald Ridge Invitational this season. They are 7-2 in league and are tied for second in league with Lakes High School.

Team captains senior Amy Kiuchi and senior Hailey Allen lead the team into the league playoffs which are going to be happening May 15 and 16.

Boys Soccer The 12-0 record the soccer team has is a good enough record to secure the league title for the second year in a row. Outside league they have one win and two ties putting their overall record at 13 wins and two ties.

Having not lost or tied a game since March 18, the boys will have confidence going into their next game at Sparks Stadium, May 16 at 1 p.m.

Boys Track The boys track team was 2-4 this season. Both of their wins, against Bethel and Spanaway Lake High Schools, they won by over 30 points. In the annual Puyallup School District Tri-Meet against Emerald Ridge and Rogers the boys lost to Emerald Ridge 85.550.5 and Rogers 78-58.

Girls Track The girls track team was 3-1 going into the Puyallup School District Tri-Meet against Emerald Ridge and Rogers, May 7.

All three teams were tied for second place in the SPSL South. The girls came out on top against Emerald Ridge with a score of 86-55 and defeated Rogers 75-66 to secure second place. The girls ended with a 5-1 record with their only loss to league champions Curtis Vikings.

Softball The softball team is 10-2 in league which is enough to grab the league title again this year. They have the third best record out of the two divisions in the SPSL with an overall record of 13-5.

They have one more game against the Central Kitsap, May 18. The girls have won their last three games giving them a boost heading into the playoffs.

Girls Tennis The girls tennis team is currently in first place at 8-2. With an overall record of 8-4, they currently hold first place in the SPSL South.

Having finished all of their games, they are waiting for the makeup of second place Graham-Kapowsin’s game against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels. The girls have the third best record overall in the SPSL.