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Above: Students and staff were divided by college teams and competed in a modified NCAA bracket against one another. The food they brought in helped stock the Food Pantry, going back to students in need.
each class with the same number of students per team,” Madness also collects several other necessities. “The drive also collects toiletries and things like Woolley said. “In addition to trying to keep each team anned Madness—oftentimes the instigator of Kleenex, shampoo, bars of soap, deodorant and it all equal, we also try to keep the big powerhouse teams away excitement and competition between all first period goes right back to the kids through HOSA. HOSA collects from each other. So it is a bracket but it may change a little classes at PHS everything and gives things out to kids based on what bit over time if it benefits the food pantry more.” Leadership adviser Jamie Mooring explains some of the they need,” Woolley said. Mooring reveals that a large part of the success of background surrounding Canned Madness. However, according to Mooring, Canned Madness has Canned Madness is due to teacher involvement. “We used to do Canned Madness around Thanksgiving not always been as successful as it is now and several other “I do not think that the success of Canned Madness but what we heard back from the food banks was that strategies were used before in order to try and motivate is anything that Leadership does. I really think it is the they were filled with food on Thanksgiving because every more students to bring in food. buy-in of the teachers. Every year we have a handful of school does a food drive around that time. The food “I have been advising [Leadership] for 12 years now teachers who really promote the food drive and really banks are what made us move the food drive to the spring and we always have had a hard time getting students and make it a competition. The winning teacher is going to get because their response was that they teachers involved. We knew it needed a breakfast party and that is really an afterthought now,” were run dry by March and they needed be a competition in something. For Mooring said. “It is just really cool that to some replenishment,” Mooring said. According to Woolley, the competitive aspect of Canned a couple of years we partnered with the Mooring states that Canned Madness everything that the kids Business and Marketing classes and had Madness is what sets it apart from other fundraisers. benefits students at PHS whose families “I love the competition part of Canned Madness. I market the food drive and then donate stays in the Viking them may not be able to afford enough food. love seeing classes get excited about it we would run the drive,” “When HOSA decided that they were and trying to bring in as much food as Mooring said. “That Family.” “[Canned Madness] going to put together a food bank for our possible and seeing how excited kids worked a little bit but school, Canned Madness seemed like a get to see if they are going onto the next we were at a Leadership generates more JAMIE MOORING natural thing for [Leadership] to do. It is round or to see if they won or if they conference when we got TEACHER just really cool that everything that the the Canned Madness idea excitement in the school lost. I think Canned Madness is just a kids donate stays in the Viking Family. It cool process and it generates more from another school and even more than just a really is great to help out the community but it is really amazing some of the students brought the idea excitement in the school even more than that the food stays here at the high school and we stock back and wanted to try and to see if it just a normal fundraiser,” Woolley said. normal fundraiser.” our own pantry so that kids and their families can get in might work.” Although the competition has fueled LEVI WOOLEY there if they need to,” Mooring said. excitement and higher levels of student Mooring states that the competition STUDENT According to senior Canned Madness leader Levi part of Canned Madness has helped to participation within the drive, Mooring Woolley, the point value of certain items are based off of facilitate excitement around the school. says that the true meaning and purpose the higher or lower demand for those items in the food “For whatever reason, Canned Madness has really taken of Canned Madness lies in its service to the community. pantry. “If you were to talk to the teachers who are consistently off and teachers buy into it, students buy into it. Canned “HOSA determines what [Leadership] values at the Madness did exactly what we hoped it would do, which in the competition until the end, they will say that the highest on our point scale and what they need is what we is to kind of give an incentive to participate in the drive,” heart of it is that our school will benefit from Canned value at the highest number of points. Things like peanut Mooring said. Madness. Kids do not realize that there are some kids who butter, shampoo and conditioner are rated higher on our In order to keep the competition organized, Woolley sit next to them in class who visit the food pantry every point scale so that the big teams like Matt White and [Eric] states that Leadership uses a bracket to separate first day,” Mooring said. “I think that those teachers put on a Ryan will bring those things in and try and get the most period classes into equal numbered teams. big show because they know that that is what the kids buy points possible,” Woolley said. “We just try to collect as “We make the huge bracket out in the main hall just to into but if you ask any of the teachers, at the heart of it much of those items for the kids and the food pantry as have a visual for all the teachers and the students to see is that they know it is a really good cause. That is really possible, because they need them a lot more.” what is going on. 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PHS students are invited to meet in the Library Mondays and Tuesdays after school from 2:30-5 p.m. for a place to complete homework and get help with assignments. No sign up needed to attend. An activity bus will be available at 5:20 p.m.
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If you still have not purchased a yearbook there is a limited amount available through the bookkeeper, $50 cash or check. Seniors, if you have baby pictures, send them to uniquevikingphs@gmail.com; pictures will be accepted on a first received basis.
SENIOR CAP AND GOWNS
If you have not yet placed an order for cap and gown units, graduation products, class rings or class tags, you may still order them at www.jostens.com or call 800-567-8367. Cap and gown orders will be delivered April 5 during lunches.
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The Friday before Spring Break there will be no school due to a Staff Development day.
ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Seven Viking student-athletes were honored by the Tacoma Athletic Commission as PHS Athletes of the Year. Two of the seven Athlete of the Year awards went to Vikings. Kate Jacobsen for gymnastics and Jordyn Bartelson in girls wrestling. Jaden Vollmen, Hannah DeWitt, Jessica Galan, Reed Wetzel and Josh Franich were named PHS nominees.
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here are many ways to get involved in politics; one is by participating in the caucuses, a way to choose who should be the delegates to the party conventions. The Vice Chair of the Legislative District Democratic Organization of Puyallup Karen Edwards explains how the caucus can help you be involved politically and in the community. “The caucus is your chance to tell your neighbors why
your candidate would be the best choice for president. If you choose to speak you can hone your public speaking and your persuasive abilities. You will get to meet your neighbors and build a sense of community. It is a great way to get involved with your community and with your local Democrats,” Edwards said. Edwards clarifies what individuals should do if they are confused about the candidates and what they should do before the caucuses. “Come prepared. Know why individuals support your candidate. If you are undecided, know what questions
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you would like to ask,” Edwards said. Edwards then informs students why participating in the caucuses can be valuable. “It is a great learning opportunity. You will get to see people with different points of view respectfully argue their point and hope to convince some voters. If you will be 18 by November, you too can participate,” Edwards said.
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On this calender is a list of upcoiming events around Washington, from PHS sports to the Spring Fair.
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27 Easter Easter Brunh Cruise In Seattle.
28 Spring Break Starts.
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30 Boys Soccer @ ER. Baseball vs. Bethel.
31 Community Service applications due.
1 Baseball @ Rogers . All of April, Tulip Festival in Skagit Valley .
2 Baseball vs. Issaquah @ Safeco Field . NCAA Basketball Final Four in Houston.
3 Spring Art Show at Long Beach. Daffodil Queen’s Coronation @ Pantages Theater .
4 NCAA Basketball National Championship game in Houston.
5 Baseball @ Curtis . Softball vs. Graham Kapowsin . Boys Soccer @ Curtis.
6 Softball vs. Curtis Girls Water Polo vs. Newport.
7 Emerald City Comicon at the Convention Center starts.
8 Baseball vs. ER Girls Water Polo in ER Tournament @ Rogers.
9 Girls Water Polo in ER Tournament @ Rogers.
10 Emerald City Comicon at the convention center ends. Daffodil Parade.
11 Restaurant Week continues.
12 Girls Tennis @ Spanaway Lake Boys Soccer vs. Rogers Baseball @ Bethel.
13 Softball vs. Emerald Ridge. Track and Field vs. Bethel. Girls Tennis vs.Todd Beamer.
14 Spring Fair begins . Restaurant Week Ends. Girls Tennis vs. Bethel.
15 Boys Soccer @ Spanaway Lake Softball @ Spanaway Lake . Baseball vs. Curtis.
16 Track And Field @ Add it Up Invite Earth Day Run .
17 Spring Fair ends “Saturday Night Fever” @ Pantages Theater .
18 Girls Tennis vs. Olympia . Girls Water Polo @ Rogers.
19 Softball @ Bethel Baseball @ Spanaway Lake. Boys Soccer @ Bethel Girls Wtaer Polo @ Auburn.
20 Girls Water Polo @ Sumner. Baseball @ ER.
21 Track and Field @ Graham Kapowsin Girls Tennis @ Rogers .
22 Baseball vs. Rogers. Softball @ Rogers.
23 Track and Field @ Bellvue invite . C-Team boys Soccer @ Sumner.
24 Spring Carnival @ Evergreen State Fairgrounds.
25 Girls Tennis vs. Graham Kapowsin.
26 Baseball vs. Graham Kapowsin .Softball @ Graham Kapowsin Boys Soccer vs. Curtis.
27 Baseball @ Spanaway Lake Girls Tennis @ Spanaway Lake.
28 Apple Blossom festival starts in Wenatchee . Track and Field @ Spanaway Lake.
29 Softball @ Curtis. Girls Tennis @ Bethel. Girls Water Polo @ Auburn Tournament.
30 Tulip Festival in Skagit Valley ends. Boys Soccer @ Rogers . Girls Water Polo @ Auburn Tournament
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Even today in our modern world there is a distinct weaknesses. Even mental illnesses that damage a body physically, stereotype that is applied to men. Society tends to expect men to be strong and without such as a body dysmorphic disorder or eating disorders (such as what is talked about in our focus this issue), are weakness. They are expected to be unbreakable in mind and body, left untreated as they are viewed as too emotional of topics for “real men” to talk about. a veritable Superman. If mental illness is left untreated, Unfortunately, Superman is not real. “Mental illnesses in men especially the forms of mental illness that Nor is the standard of being immune to sadness or being good at every sport. are often left unaddressed have physical effects, there can be serious to the individual who suffers from More often than not, these stereotypes because of stereotypes damage it. become something of an issue when it Mental illnesses are not something to be comes to mental illness or eating disorders that men should not talk taken lightly. as men are expected not to show any about their emotions...[or As such, The Viking Vanguard hopes to weaknesses. dispel the more harmful portions of this This desire to fill the stereotype of their] weaknesses.” stereotype with the focus of this issue Superman, leads to those men with real OUR VIEW being on stereotypes regarding men. mental illnesses never seeking treatment. Subjects such as the medical descriptions Mental illnesses in men are often left unaddressed because of the stereotype that men should of mental illness and their treatment are covered within not talk about their emotions or reveal their emotional the center spread of this issue on pages six and seven.
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Self esteem attributed to tags My heart was racing a million miles a minute, my arms overflowing with clothing. I was looked around at a once familiar place that was now foreign to me. I stumbled around the department with a lingering feeling I did not belong there.
When we see people with clothing, I glanced at the other girls who were, at the time, doing my job better cars or homes, that are more glamourous than ours, it is common than me. I saw them gracefully and to feel a blanket of envy. Materialism is engrained into our confidently making sales all while subconscious, where we waltzing around in perfectlythink and act differently styled ensembles that made upon seeing people with my outfit look like child’s better things than us without play. Check out additional news, stories and photos on our website: ourselves even being aware I finished putting the of it. clothes back and went to Having nice and expensive the stockroom to see if my things can really play a outfit was really that boring huge part in the way we compared to the others and perceive people around to my findings it really was. us. Extravagant items give From that point on I S.BARROW off the image of financial decided it was time to step STAFFER superiority, more advanced up my style and stomp on my education and affluent wallet. This certain instance was not my citizens. We have seen those fancily dressed first encounter with materialism. Materialism is not something men or women and immediately humans are born with; it is something assume they are rich, smart and better than the average. developed from their environment. I am writing this piece to debunk You could say my job at Nordstrom was hypothetically a volunteering that idea. Having nice things can be a result position considering all my money of a good education, fluid income earned was spent on clothes. When you are in a place where you and opportunities, however those are selling beautiful clothes, it only materialistic masks people wear are seems natural to want to wear them so not the things that define them. Extravagant possessions do not you look like you know what you are serve as people’s identities. doing.
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The brand of jeans you wear or the car you drive does not determine your intellect, morals and character. We are so concerned with our image that we often times forget what really defines us. While having nice things can provide a sense of security letting us know we are okay and accepted by society, it is not the type of thinking that is genuine and brave. At the end of the day, everyone experiences materialism and envy of other people around them. Even those people at school or on Instagram accounts are off envying some other person that has the bigger and better thing. As a person who is interested in the fashion industry, there is a giant gray area for me. I have learned from trial and error that while fashion and nice things are such an amazing form of selfexpression, they are not things I should invest my self-worth into. Focusing on cultivating your own style and life to be 100 percent authentically you is the most positive thing you can do. I am convinced it is impossible to be completely unmaterialistic. However, reminding yourself of things you value more than your possessions in life could be the most beneficial way to appreciate the life you lead. For what it is, at the end of the day having expensive clothes or items will not get you a college degree or a stellar career.
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The human race knows the It was the fact that she saw me as someone so far below depression— she starting holding my hand and walking her that asking me to move was not worth the effort. The me to class, chiseling away at the stone. Eventually a step, importance of steps. We watch Armstrong on the belief that I had held so close to my heart was confirmed: light and beautiful, formed from the rock. I finally understood. The rocks in my heart and mind moon with ceaseless wonder, a baby I was worthless. This idea had been lodged like a stone in my throat for were materials. God was instructing me to make stepping waddles and we smile so wide it years and now I was finally able to swallow it down and let stones. seems our face might split in two. With more determination than I had ever had in my We turn stepping stones into art it sit comfortably in my stomach. But the longer you carry life, I carved day and night into the stone. I made stair and we adorn our feet with the softest a rock, the heavier it becomes. The belief that I was worthless became burdensome in a after stair. There were days when the rocks would crash leather and prettiest diamonds. matter of weeks. As the number of lonely down on me but the knowledge that they could be turned We cry as we watch into steps, into a beautiful staircase like the man rise from his “The idea had been lodged lunches piled up, I felt E. BAKER the belief press against “I am still making stepping something from a fairytale, helped me wheelchair, able to GUEST like a stone in my throat my stomach. The rock stand back up. walk again. I am still making stepping stones. I am became so big it clogged Steps are powerful. stones. I am proud of for years and now I was my throat. It moved up proud of them like Michelangelo of his The most powerful step I have ever experienced was not my own. finally able to swallow it to encase my brain in them like Michelangelo of David. They are masterpieces, they are not perfect, they are masterpieces. They unrelenting cement and Nevertheless, over time it has broken his David.” down...” are built from everything: from kindness, the world suddenly went me to pieces and then served as the EMILY BAKER from heartaches and from stories good very still. inspiration for the most beautiful thing in EMILY BAKER GUEST GUEST and bad. On a particularly silent my life. I am president of Be the Change club. day, the rock reached It is October. I am cold and cramped and raindrops are clinging to the heat of my face. My legs my heart. I decided that I was not going to waste any We make stepping stones. I help foster a new belief, the have unfurled from under me, I am stretching them, when more space. But before I could completely erase myself, belief that everyone matters. I tell students and staff about being stepped over. I tell them about feeling those I suddenly lock eyes with a girl. She is a fellow student, someone stepped in. Someone started knocking. The noise banged relentlessly against what had become rocks in my stomach. I tell them I made my stairs the hard wandering around outside during lunch, who has no idea she is about to change my entire life. I start to move my my stone fortress. It shook at the walls and beat the rock way. I also tell them I would do it again. I tell them they are legs, melt back into the wall for her but before I can she away from my heart. Those knocks belonged to my loved. I tell them that they matter. I make sure everyone I mother, telling me a thousand times a day; "I love you. You meet does not feel worthless. steps over me. I tell them steps are powerful. Of course, it was not the step that left me shattered. are important. Please keep living." A friend researched
Trump causes staffer to question, ponder I
I have yet to meet a die-hard Trump was raised to never judge a book by supporter but obviously they are out there. They are strong in multitude and they its cover but after listening to what are turning my nightmare of Donald Donald Trump has to Trump becoming the next President of say, it is hard not to the United States into a possibility of the wonder how far off I future. Trump may as well cause more would have been in international conflict than we have my judgment. Trump is the currently with what he plans to do as our JEN SETHE biggest source of president. He wants to build a wall between us and entertainment in this STAFF year’s elections and Mexico and make Mexico pay for it despite puts a lot of people their protests otherwise. He says he does not off, yet he still leads in the primary results. “Trump’s narcissistic mean to be offensive or racist by this plan of My friends and I scroll behavior towards his action yet his actions through his Twitter and cringe at the statements, success as a businessman speak louder than his words. opinions and accusations does not win him any If he plans on cutting posted to his account. off our country from It may not be hard to points...” another, what stops him offend people in this day from offending another and age but Trump has JEN SETHE STAFF country which could an exceeding talent for it possibly become a huge and that is not a quality we threat to the U.S. in the future? need in a leader. America does not need any enemies or Trump’s narcissistic behavior towards his success as a businessman does not win countries hating us. In a debate he stated that countries will him any points and only makes him look do what he wants without negotiation. more self-centered and egotistical.
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There is a reason Trump is the leading That sounds absolutely insane and makes me even more terrified at the thought candidate in the Republican Party. It may be his business ethic or his brutal of him being in a pivotal position in our and crass honesty but personally I have government. He continues to insult his followers yet to hear or witness anything good from him. and it is getting harder to There seems to be a believe he is a Republican “There seems to be a mystery with his views and lack of mystery surrounding where Trumpsurrounding gets his religiousness in spite of the fact that he claims he is. where Trump gets his voter turnout. Everyone gossips about the Even the pope stated voter turnout.” outrageous doings of the his doubt of Trump’s candidate, growing his religiousness. JEN SETHE popularity amongst all “A person who thinks STAFF ages. only about building walls, While his crazy antics wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not a Christian,” are laughed about, they may just actually Pope Francis said after his time in Mexico be the key to his success so far on the race to the White House. on his way back to Rome. Before young voters begin to vote, Trump Now Trump did refute this statement and and his proposals should be considered in argues that it was extremely disgraceful. Nonetheless it does make a person a serious mindset. While some of his proposals are joked question Trump’s morals after the pope’s about and laughed at, something to statement. He turns debates into a circus compared consider is these things will become a reality to all of our lives in the future if to debates in the previous years. His followers cheer and yell at them and elected. it just seems a lot more out of control.
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Q: Do you think it is okay for men to cry?
“Yeah because they should be allowed to feel emotions too.”
“Of course, it is an emotion and guys feel emotions. What is wrong with crying?”
“Yes, it shows they really have feelings.”
“What is the difference between girls and guys crying? We are all people.”
“Yes, I do, because we are human beings and we have the same emotions.”
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enior Kaylyn Ledvina explains her involvement in the most recent school play “As You Like It.” “I was Rosalind and Ganymede. They are actually the same person just Rosalind is pretending to be a boy. I am also the costumer. I make sure everyone has what they need to look presentable and as accurate to the time period as possible,” Ledvina said. Ledvina has been a actress most of her life and is still going strong. “‘As You Like It’ was my eighth show. I have been doing [shows] since I got here as a sophomore. I have been doing plays for 10 years. I do like 70 percent acting and now I do all of the costuming, I did everything for ‘Oklahoma’ and I did everything for ‘As You Like It’ and I just started pulling things out for our next children’s show,” Ledvina said. Ledvina shares some keys to acting and becoming the character you play. “[Technique and preparation] depends on the show and the character you have. Last year there was a character I had where we were going through a difficult divorce. Every time we had these benches, he would sit at one end and I would sit at the other and I would think, I am going to lose him and it puts me in a different mindset,” Ledvina said. Ledvina believes in knowing the difference between the actor and the character and that they are different people. “You are a completely different human from your character and that is the first step in being a successful actor. Realizing that there is a wall between the two of them and forcing yourself to get into that other person’s shoes,” Ledvina says. S e n i o r Hannah Musik shows even the smallest of characters can have a huge impact on a story.
“I played the character Le Beau which making the play a reality. “I do a lot of research on the show and means dumb in French. Le Beau in the original play was a boy but Le Beau is kind design a set at home. I come in a build the of an androgynous character and no one set and later in the process we hang lights really questions it. We ultimately went with and paint the set. I had some people in making it a female character. Le Beau is a Ms. West’s class create posters. I have been pretty small character and she is only there doing theater since I was in sixth grade so for one scene but she really moves the about 42 years now and I thoroughly enjoy it and very fortunate to have story along,” Musik said. Le Beau is a flat character but a huge this job,” Sirl said. Sirl elaborates on the plot instigator to the plot as a whole according and theme of the school to Musik. “She is basically the secretary for the play. “[‘As You Like It’] is about, duke who usurped all the land and that is one of the main conflicts in the show. as far as plot goes, some people who She runs around and tells everybody get exiled to the woods, from court and what is going on and when. She is the one they end up falling in love with each who introduces the two main characters other out there. Thematically love is a of a love interest to each other but she big theme but it contrasts courtly life also saves the main love interest who is or city life with outdoors,” Sirl said. Similar to most Shakespeare plays, Orlando,” Musik said. Musik’s character saves Orlando, a main the storyline consists of more than meets the eye. character played by Brandon Sujika. “When you are in court everything is “She warns him to leave where he is staying so that he can live and continue very strict and regimented, you cannot to go out and do things. Even though it is act upon your feelings and when you a small part, she had a huge influence on go out to the woods things are a little different. You can act on your feelings and how the plot played out,” Musik said. Theater and biology teacher P.J. Sirl gives show your true self,” Sirl said. input on the work that goes into creating a play and the experience that comes from it. “I am the director, set designer, the head stage technician but my kids do a “Le Beau is... only there lot of the work and it is my job to teach them how to do it. We cast the show for one scene but she back in December and have rehearsals really moves the story everyday after school,” Sirl said. The play starts as an idea in Sirl’s head along.” and floruishes into masterpiece from there. HANNAH MUSIK “It starts in my brain as maybe a good SENIOR ACTRESS idea or maybe not a good idea. First I have to decide on what we are going to do and it is based partially on who is around and then coming up with an overall design, idea and style for the show,” Sirl said. After Sirl “The first step in being plans out the show, he gets a successful actor... [is to work at
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The confines of social structure have been challenged by some. In an effort to educate and promote deeper thinking, The Viking Vanguard explores the male aspect of gender norms and the physical and emotional impact they may have.
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patriarchal and the man was supposed to be head of the family,” our stereotypes of what a senator looks like have shifted,” Ceynar said. Walker said. f glossy magazine covers, lined up in grocery store There are low numbers of girls in leadership positions and Ceynar states that it is less about archetypal views but more ome adorned with pictures of tan, muscled men. low numbers of boys in more nurturing and caring positions, about classifying concepts in order to understand them. takes care of patients with practiced ease. He does not “One factor comes down to a need to simplify and understand Ceynar hopes to see these numbers change. e could be doing anything else. The comment “so you our worlds. People naturally divide things into categories. “More girls aspire to become president now than even 50 se” not affecting him the way it used to. It helps us to organize and simplify our worlds. Stereotypes years ago. This is important and we still need more women in ereotypes surrounding the male gender, restricting are like mental shortcuts for understanding people,” Ceynar Congress (in 2015 only about 19 percent of the U.S Congress ting the way they feel or act, some wish to break away said. “Although often inaccurate, gender role expectations was female) but what we really need, however, to see is more confines of these stereotypes. and stereotypes help us understand our complex social worlds men doing careers that women have traditionally done chelle Ceynar, professor of psychology at Pacific quickly. It is relatively easy to categorize people as male or (teachers, nurses, childcare workers, etc.). Only about 9 percent University, addresses society’s placement of gender female and to divide social roles along those of nurses are men. Eventually, jobs will not be categorized by gender and it will not be divisions. Since traditionally women have been y places expectations on both women and men to the caregivers, we associate the qualities of care “Women are expected to be unusual to see men who are nurses or women particular ways. Women are expected to be nurturing, giving with women (nurturing, kind). Since who are presidents. If boys and girls saw both ren and beautiful. Men are expected to be assertive, traditionally men have been the breadwinners, nurturing, love children and men and women doing every job, they would ve and dominant,” Ceynar said. we associate the qualities of bread winning beautiful. Men are expected feel less constrained by gender roles,” Ceynar ogy and APUSH teacher Willie Walker urges people to with men (ambitious, leader).” said. ender and see personality. Walker gives examples of common As people age, they grow and change. Walker to be assertive, competitive need to see personalities and just see people as shares his personal growth from believing in stereotypes for the male gender. and dominant. ” eings. People need to see that we have both X and Y traditional gender roles to being more open “Well, men are not supposed to be here is nothing that should hold us back. I think that minded. emotional, men do not cry. We are supposed to M I C H E L L E C E Y N A R ople care about the expectations that their true self be the bread winners and we are not supposed “Before I went to college I had the idea that PROFESSOR come out and they suppress things and that leads to you had to be a strong man and because of to be able to handle the feminine side of our es, stress issues and I think all that is emotions because it makes us ‘weak’ in the me growing up with Christian heart disease, kidney disease and it is values I was taught that a man is the head of eyes of the world,” Walker said. ental but physical,” Walker said. “Well, men are not With attention focusing mainly on females and body image the household and I grew up in that [strict, explains the ramifications that may Christian, conservative] type of environment. I issues associated with the female gender, Ceynar hopes to see e when people do not fit neatly into supposed to be emotional, believe in a lot of that but I was also raised by focus turning towards men and the way they are portrayed in ole. a single mother who was [both] mom and dad the media. She believes that if men and their issues are focused men do not cry.” expectations placed on different and I am a single dad and my daughter says on in the media it will break down some of the rigid expectations an lead women and men to choose [that] I am more feminine than her so I do not for all genders. W ILLIE WALKER develop interests and react to TEACHER “We have a long way to go to achieve any sort of gender believe that we can hold that in high regards in ways that fit with their expected anymore and that we have to look at people as equality. We have focused a lot of attention on women in the le,” Ceynar said. “If they do not fit neatly into their a whole,” Walker said. media but we also need to examine how men are portrayed in gender role, they may feel as if there is something Ceynar believes that gender roles are changing along with the the media and its impact on boys. More often than not, the male th them and face criticism from others. There is way society views different genders. She hopes to see gender characters in the media have ripped bodies, are very violent and or women to be thin and for men to be muscular— roles stop constricting what jobs people take. treat women with appalling disrespect. It does not leave much hich can lead to eating disorders.” “I think gender norms are already changing as a result of room for boys to aspire to be kind or intellectual or funny or a adds a historical view point as to why society has people taking on the roles traditionally held by the other sex. As caring father or loving partner. And it sets up a lot of potential les. more women have moved into careers traditionally held by only for violence toward women. If you look at the narrow ways in man’s world and ever since the dawn of time, Adam men, we see more girls aspiring to those careers. For example, which we portray both women and men in the media, you will t has been a man’s world. The way the Greeks and the women have only been able to vote in the United States since begin to see the boxes that we put people into and how much nd all these old societies came about they were very 1920 but since they began voting and holding elected positions, society limit the potential of both boys and girls,” Ceynar said. B Y
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dysmorphic disorder,” Aversa said. “[This disorder would include] somebody who may not be different enough to h as meet the criteria for those eating disorders but somebody o be who is [obsessed] enough about their appearance that it affects their mood or it impacts their comfort in social ve to situations for example.” The difference between what is relatively normal owth behavior and what constitutes an eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder depends on the medical definition erent of that disorder. Definitions of behavioral disorders can be are found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental hair Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-V). “Some of that depends on what you call a disorder. There is a manual of s that intense peer psychiatric disorders that is kind of kept ison that we see in to provide some clarity on when you call it a disorder or when you call it just sort eenagers...” of feeling awkward and uncertain about yourself. I think if you just look at the A RC AV E R S A feeling awkward and uncertain about DOCTOR yourself it would be probably rare that any teenager did not have some of those hich concerns and questions about their body,” Aversa said. hings Aversa further explains the differentiation between a body disorder and what may be considered normal. nage “There is that intense peer comparison that we see in teenagers where they look at ‘how do I compare to that rders person?’ One of the dimensions that are always going to be a physical appearance and you can always find somebody are that looks, in your mind, better than you. That is a big . We issue in teenagers, especially high school. Generally that ging is those feelings moderate quite a bit when somebody hits of as college-age or after high school age,” Aversa said. and Registered dietitian nutritionist Karen Petermeyer from have the Eating Center of Washington explains why there tends idea to be more women seen with eating disorders than men. body “We do see more women with eating disorders and I am inclined to believe that is for multiple reasons; our diagnosis criteria is geared towards women, males are less likely to seek treatment and there are not a lot of options for males in the treatment world. Eating disorders are viewed as a ‘female thing.’ Previously one of the criteria for diagnosis of anorexia nervosa was amenorrhea (not having their monthly period) this automatically excludes any males from the diagnosis. Sadly, eating disorder measures are not gender neutral, which is something to still be worked on,” Petermeyer said. “In most treatment facilities the population is 9:1; females to males. That does not mean that number is true for the amount of males with eating disorders in our country. Current data shows
a ratio of eating disorders in adolescents as 3.5:1 (females right. We do see too much exercise with some eating to males). Most of the eating disorder research is geared disorders,” Aversa said. Wilson describes what a body dysmorphic disorder is towards women.” Counselor Charissa Walson describes the general idea and how it develops in terms of muscle dysmorphia. “Their emotions are not connected to what their bodies behind how people develop body dysmorphic disorders. “Som e people get too obsessed with it which can show are actually going through. It becomes like a very strong up as an eating disorder, it usually has to do with a loss tunnel vision. With muscle building specifically, people of confidence and an emotional state and a lack of ego do not quite understand that they cannot achieve what strength. We usually think of ego as being too big of an ego they see in other people because we all have different or there are mean to people and are overcompensating. It genetics. What guys [tend] to want in their shoulders is to actually usually means that they have a small ego, where have a strong shoulder bed, which is just genetics,” Wilson they do not think very highly of themselves so they are said. “You cannot create a bigger shoulder bed...that is making up for it in other ways,” Wilson said. “It is a slow just genetics. You can work out you calves all you want but moving situation basically you start with working out and if you do not have a big calf bed, your calves are not going getting attention or getting healthy feedback. If people get to look bigger. So then it gets frustrating that they are not used to you being in shape they are not going to tell you [working out] hard enough so it becomes more and more that you look amazing every day, then it becomes ‘How of a mental disorder.” Treatment for eating disorders can involve a team do I get stronger and better and how do I achieve the of people with various roles and jobs, according to attention that I was getting before.’” There is currently no general recommendation as to the Petermeyer. “Eating disorders can be treated by a multidisciplinary amount of time one should spend exercising as Aversa team (dietitian, therapist, primary care physician and explains. “You have different organizations that attempt to make psychiatrist if needed). At Eating Recovery Center we recommendations on exercise and we are trying to figure treat those who need higher levels of care (inpatient, residential, day treatment and intensive that out. I do not think, in medicine, we outpatient), this is where individuals go have a set ‘here is how much somebody to receive more therapeutic and medical should exercise’ especially for teenagers. “...then it becomes ‘How support. We work as a collaborative team There are two questions to that, there is do I get stronger and better to individualize care to help disrupt how much should somebody exercise, formal exercise, like somebody going out and how do I achieve the eating disorder behaviors, re-nourish restore someone so instead of just and playing sports or running or doing attention I was getting and surviving they are thriving,” Petermeyer vigorous exercise. Generally you could said. say 30 minutes a day of exercise most before?’” While eating disorders are not days. There is probably a good place to something that can always be avoided, have a minimum but vigorous could CHARISSA WALSON COUNSELOR Petermeyer offers insight as to how one include just a good walk,” Aversa said. can start recovering from a disorder if it “I think another question is how much inactive time do people have and these days with video develops. “Talking with a safe person (family member, friend, games, TV, telephones, cars, class time, there is a lot of inactive time where somebody just sits and does not move counselor, etc) to share thoughts and feelings can be very beneficial. Eating disorders are not a choice, they are a much.” Even though there is no set maximum amount of time biopsychosocial disorder. We like to say, genes load the people should spend exercising it is possible to exercise gun and life pulls the trigger,” Petermeyer said. “Being supported by community and loved ones who are able too much, according to Aversa. “In many cases, you will see people with anorexia who to see a shift in personality, temperament and eating will exercise to the point of such physical stress that their behaviors can be helpful in intervening early. Eating body does not produce normal hormones. It is more disorders thrive in isolation and shame. The sooner you recognized in females sometimes stop having periods share with someone the quicker the recovery process can because their hormones are telling them that they are be.” severely stressed and their hormones cannot be balanced
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STUDENT SELECTED AS DELEGATE “We cheered. The whole class cheered. He was elected as a delegate—that is an important distinction. Sadly he t is often unlikely that a high school student would will be going on a vacation and be unable to go onto the become a political delegate for a political party and yet next level because he will not be in town for that. To be a delegate costs $20 and you have to join the party to be one student at PHS has done just that. Senior Joel Gage has become one of two Republican an official member,” White said. “To vote as a Republican, delegates for his precinct, although he is unable to you do not have to pay $20 but to be a delegate you need continue to be a delegate as he will miss the next delegate to pay, plus the next level had a fundraising dinner that cost $50. So we would have immediately organized our Go convention. Gage recalls his initial experience and reasoning behind Fund Me [Page]. We were going to come up with money to then pay his $70 so that he could do it. Unfortunately he attending the Republican caucus that was Feb. 20. “I needed a civic observation for this quarter. I was will not be going.” Gage explains some of his worries regarding teachers also interested in seeing just who would show up to the Republican caucus and what it would be like. It was kind knowing that he was elected to be a Republican delegate. “Apparently, Mr. White has told a lot of teachers. I do of stereotypical Republican. [There was a majority of] not know how I feel about that because white people, older white people. They I know a lot of teachers who are liberal were all very friendly,” Gage said. “We “We cheered. The whole and I am not even a Republican, I just started off with a prayer, which I thought showed up to the caucus,” Gage said. “I was really stereotypically Republican. It class cheered. He was am more moderate but I do not know was a really friendly environment. It felt like, since it was a district caucus, the elected as a delegate—that how I feel about teachers knowing like, ‘Oh that kid is Republican delegate.’ I people organizing it did not have a lot of political experience but they made the is an important distinction.” have heard some people talking or were making jokes about [making a] super best of it, even though they were kind of PAC for Joel or something like that to disorganized.” MATT WHITE raise money so that I could go to county While Washington State is a primary TEACHER caucus. I cannot attend because I have a state when it comes to elections, AP vacation at the same time.” Government and Politics teacher Matt Not all delegate election is done as easily as in Gage’s White explains the basics of how the Republican caucus case, some of the delegate elections required the potential works in Washington. “They both have specific rules for what they are going delegates to give speeches, according to Gage. “As far as district caucusing goes, there was not a lot of to do and how they are going to work it. So the Republican caucus was Feb. 20, so the Republicans had their caucus people in my district so I did not have to make a speech and you show up by precinct. The Republicans divide you or anything. There was like two to three tables that had up and say, ‘here is your precinct, your location’ and so five or six people show up. So obviously you have to sort you show up by precinct and go into a little room and out who is the better person to be a delegate,” Gage said. “So I assume you basically have to have a speech. It is not have a vote of who you are going to support,” White said. Gage describes the process that made him become a necessarily a personal speech of what you will do but it is more of, ‘I am going to support this candidate and I am delegate. “Each district, regardless of how many people showed not an idiot. If you want the delegate vote for this district up (which was two in my case) needed to have a council to go to this candidate, then you should vote for me and I secretary and a chairman. [The person I was with] will apply my vote to the candidate.’” White explains how Gage is somewhat of a rarity within actually asked me if I wanted to be chairman and I was like, ‘You have political experience, so you should take it.’ his experience and why he believed that his classes So he took it and I got secretary,” Gage said. “Then you wanted to support Gage. “I have had friends of family and people who were move on to delegates and each district has a max of three delegates, meaning that if eight people show up to the delegates but they were middle-aged, two older people district then they can only have three. If two people show who have been in the party for decades, not an 18-yearold high school senior who showed up at up, you can only have two. Then you just a meeting to get some civic observation do a voice vote at you table like, ‘Aye’ or ‘Yea’ or ‘Nay’ and that is how you get “As far as the people that hours to get an assignment done for a That is unique and fun,” White elected.” were there, they were class. said. “We wanted to see him as a young With the election to being a delegate, there are some other responsibilities really friendly and really teenager at a national convention because we figured he would be the only youngish Gage would have to fulfill if he were to cool.” normal looking person at the Republican continue being a delegate. National Convention. We thought he “The delegate position means that would get actual TV coverage.” JOEL GAGE you have a reserved spot at the county SENIOR Gage describes his reaction to all the convention caucus, which I do not know support he had received. where it is being hosted but I assume it “I was kind of surprised [by the student support]. I is at a hotel convention center because they want you to pay $50 to attend. It was [going to be] a breakfast-lunch think that they were mostly doing it out of curiosity of thing,” Gage said. “And you need to join the Republican like, ‘[wow] that guy got elected to an actual position.’ I Party, which I am not too big on that but the delegates do not think a lot of them were necessarily supporters of basically show up to that and then they vote for county the Republican Party, neither am I really. I think they just representative. That is their duty and then the county thought it would be a cool opportunity to get someone representative delegate goes to state and they do the in and have influence by donating or giving a dollar or something so they could have actual political influence. same thing, then it goes to nationals and that is it.” White described his classes’ reaction to Gage’s selection Maybe they just thought that would be cool,” Gage said. 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“To anyone going through a tough disease, neuroblastoma had to go through chemo for three weeks and two radiations time I would tell them not to think about in a room for a week. Lewis once again and whatever your struggle is but instead to had the same support from “Loganfest” think about your happy place and what you enjoy to do to get that he had when he was your mind off that thing,” five, according to the “[Do not] think about Lewis said. family. Lewis also believes Now Logan is a current whatever your struggle is there is always something student at Kalles and the but instead... think about you can learn from going entire school is backing him in Loganfest to your happy place and what through a hard time or tough situation. help him and the Lewis you enjoy to do.” “There was a doctor family. Lewis’ strong that I met that had gone and positive attitude through cancer three and the support of his LOGAN LEWIS times and beat it three friends and family have STUDENT times. That helped me motivated him to keep know that I could do the same,” Lewis said. on fighting according to the family. Ever since he was little, Lewis’ story has Lewis says he believes people should never think negatively when in a tough been updated online at loganstrong.com for any supporters or friends and family to time.
see. The website features the information and activities that Lewis does and it shows the strength that Lewis has through his positive attitude. The website is still updated on a normal basis and shares his story step-by-step. “I like to play Xbox, go on walks and of course sleeping and eating. Also, I love to play golf,” Lewis said. Lewis’ positivity carried into everything he does including school. “My favorite subject is math even though I thought it was the worst subject ever in fifth grade,” Lewis said. This story is one of a strong boy who fought against the odds to prove that anything is possible that you out your mind to. Lewis believes that is one big thing he has learned through his battle. “I learned to never quit and never give up,” Lewis said.
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With all the piled on stress of the every day world, many have gone back to their childhood roots and started using coloring books as a method of de-stressing. Adult coloring books have become more and more popular in the last year. Vanguard staffers put the new craze to the test.
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on,” Stone said. Crayola’s to work. The coloring craze is real and it is effective when looking After an hour and 30 minutes, my beautiful page was complete. Before beginning my page I had felt stressed to reduce your stress and improve your overall mood. These results are no coincidence as to why this is so. out and very amped up from my busy school day. B Y S I E R R A B A R R O W Afterwards, I had a clear mind and a sense of calmness. APUSH and psychology teacher Willie Walker offers his S T A F F It had felt very satisfying to be able to have completed a explanations onto why this is so. “It brings out the creative side in people and it keeps s life flashes past us at warp speed every day, it is simple task and have beautiful, colorful results. I decided to see if coloring books like these could really their mind preoccupied. A lot of stress is caused by easy to get caught up in the many stresses and things have the same effects on other people around me with overthinking of the mind and overthinking about around us. problems and issues. What people find is if you are doing No matter who you are and what you do, it is always similar levels of stress. I took to Vanguard staffers to see if this activity could things with your hands like coloring…it takes away from important to have an outlet to relieve stress in a healthy your mind. That type of physical action is show larger results in stress reduction. and productive way. “This activity definitely really what is relieving the stress,” Walker Coloring books seem to have always taken most interest Before staffers began to color their pages, said. a common consensus amongst the younger ages, however this These results are not due to simply an amongst everyone helped to calm me down. is no longer the case. “It had felt very satifying was feelings of stress, altered mindset. Adult coloring books have taken the It helped me slow down Walker explains how the calming confusion and exhaustion. to be able to have spotlight posing as a trendy and relaxing and relax.” effects of coloring are backed by scientific After 25 minutes of new way to relieve stress and anxiety. completed a simple reasoning as well. coloring pages of an adult Adult coloring books are essentially “You are using another part of your the same thing as a typical coloring task and have beautiful, coloring book and singing DAV I D ORON A body, it is a function mechanism. I say it along to old Disney tunes, book, only they have more intricate and STAFF colorful results.” is more biological. You really do not have I turned to my classmates detailed outlines to color, that typically to think 100 percent to color. It is bringing to see how they were take anywhere from 30 minutes to several your focus to one focal point instead of things going on in feeling. hours. SIERRA BARROW Staffer David Orona shares how he felt your head causing stress,” Walker said. It is all depending on how intricate and STAFF Adult coloring books come in many sizes and themes. after his coloring activity. coordinated you wish to be. “This activity definitely helped to calm Checking out local craft stores such as Michaels and I decided to test out the new coloring craze and see if it really does offer any relief to my stresses. me down. It helped me to slow down and to relax. I feel Target, you are sure to find the coloring book for you. So it is true, the coloring craze really does work and is I definitely seemed to be the perfect candidate for the that this activity definitely helps to improve people’s proven. job considering my copious amount of stress and lack of moods,” Orona said. All you need to do is sit back with your favorite coloring Print Editor Suzy Stone additionally expresses her sleep. tools, an adult coloring book and see how to amazing To make sure I got the full experience, I turned off similar results. “The adult coloring book did calm me down because I effects will calm you down and clear your mind. all electronics, found a quiet place and put my trusty was only focusing on coloring, not everything else going
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In an effort to clear student minds, Vanguard provides a piece of our own coloring book.
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My family along with a lot of people look forward to the Oscars (Academy Awards), each year. However we take a little bit of a different view on how to watch the Oscars.
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Now I have not seen the movie “Mad Max: Fury Road,” so I cannot say whether that movie deserved the awards or not but what I can say is that the other movies that were nominated for certain categories, I think should B Y J A X O N O W E N S have won. W E B S I T E E D I T O R For example, one of the six awards that “Mad Max” My family is very competitive, so we turned the won was sound editing, now I cannot say that “Mad Oscars into a game. Before each award, Max” was bad but I saw three of the five everyone says who they think is going to movies nominated for that award, “The “Best actor was the one Martian,” “The Revenant” and “Star Wars” win the award, if you get it right you get a point. the sound effects in those movies were award that I really felt was and My dad cleaned up this year beating amazing. In “The Revenant,” there were all of us by picking 16 of the 23 a lock...I really enjoyed times were they had to make it seem like categories correct. He really rode “Mad Leonardo DiCaprio was actually burning Max: Fury Road” but I guess it worked. Matt Damon’s performance himself, it sounded so real. Another I came in third, getting nine out of 23. good example, in “The Martian” when in ‘The Martian.’” My sister did horrible, she got four out the astronauts are trying to board their of 23 categories correct, my dad got all spaceship, the wind swirling around them JAXON OWENS the bragging rights, which is not good sounded as if it was in the movie theater. WEBSITE EDITOR because he can get very cocky. Best actor was the one award that I really This year was a little different because my sister was felt was a lock. I thought DiCaprio should win but I really away at college so we did the picking through Google enjoyed Matt Damon’s performance in “The Martian.” Docs. When I picked my winners I tried to spread it around “The Martian” is about an astronaut who is left by his because it is not normal for one movie to dominate but peers on Mars and everything he has to do to survive on this year one did. a planet where nothing grows. This movie is based on a
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book by author Andy Weir. I have not read the book but with that kind of movie where you are just spending two hours with Matt Damon, you have to want to hang out with that actor for two hours. Matt Damon made the movie a fun two hours “The Revenant” is about an Alaskan hunter who is brutally attacked by a bear and is left for dead by his fellow hunters and left to fight for his life through a number of different obstacles. I knew that he would win best actor after I saw “The Revenant.” DiCaprio did a great job, he maybe said 20 lines in the entire movie and still got the point of the movie across. Over the years that I have watched the Oscars, it is rare for one movie to get multiple of the big awards like best actor or actress and best picture. That held true this year. “The Revenant” got best actor and director, which is impressive but “The Room” got best actress and “Spotlight” got best picture. The awards were well-spaced out among different movies. There was a lot of controversy about no black candidates going into the Oscars. Chris Rock’s opening monologue may have been out there or offensive to some but I really found it amusing. He did not dance around any controversial topics like the Oscars being racially unequal, he came right out and said them which I found pleasing. I thought it was a good Oscars, I was really happy, being a newspaper reporter, that the movie that was newspaper reporter centric, the “Spotlight,” won best picture. I have not seen it yet but I really look forward to watching it.
DiCaprio receives Oscar for ‘The Revenant’ wildlife, the Ree and an unforgiving icy environment, Glass was determined to make it back alive. With sheer will power and a thirst for revenge Glass ventured B Y J A K E A L L E N back to his camp to settle the score. S T A F F In this two hour and 36 minute “The Revenant” is as gorgeous as it is continuation of grunting and yelling you gruesome. A thrilling tale inspired by a can experience an exciting and beautiful true story of the harsh environment masterpiece of suspense and fantastic of Montana that Hugh Glass acting. DiCaprio is indulged in the soul (Leonardo DiCaprio), had to of this film and is joined by Tom Hardy endure in order to survive. This who also does a wonderful job of playing is definitely a movie I would the betraying confidant of Glass, John recommend someone to see. Fitzgerald. While traveling in a group of The director, Alejandro Gonzalez fur trappers with his son Hawk Inarritu, put the cast and crew through a (Forrest Goodluck) Glass and rough time making them travel into the his group were attacked wilderness of Canada and some parts of by a group of Native Montana to convert it into a set. Americans called the Hours of the cast’s days were spent in Ree. After a brutal fight the chilling weather of Canada and they Glass and the surviving only used natural lighting for the film. men are forced to This means that the cast and crew would retreat back to their travel through the snow to only shoot for headquarters. a short and limited number of hours per day. This film has its fair During of breath taking “With sheer will power share t h e sights and heart stopping journey and a thirst for revenge moments, there are a lot back Glass of long periods of calm is brutally Glass ventured back to his and slow moving pace m a u l e d quickly shift into a camp to settle the score.” that by a bear chest pounding action and left that you cannot take your JAKE ALLEN shredded eyes away from. STAFF in a bloody “The Revenant” has heap, with a scarce chance to be one of the best directed movies of surviving his wounds. I have ever seen and it is all due to the Glass is then left behind unrelenting determination of the cast to die by his group. and crew. DiCaprio probably suffered one Pushing through of his most grueling and most physically e n c o u n t e r s draining roles ever having to dive in with and out of ice cold water in below zero conditions and not to mention the five hours of makeup he had to go through every day before a shoot. I did not notice any sort of mistakes or things that were obviously out of place except for toward the end when a character’s blood staining his teeth magically disappears revealing his pearly whites then to be covering his teeth again two seconds later. Other than the one flaw that I noticed I believe the entire movie was extremely solid; it packs a whole lot of action, scenery and story into every second of the 156 minutes that this movie is. I highly recommend anyone that can take a little gore mixed with someone likes a well story driven movie to see “The Revenant.”
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A LOOK INTO SPRING SPORTS Boys Baseball
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“I think our pitching is going to be great this year, we have an All-American in Chris Micheles and backing him with a guy like Austin Stump. I could see those two being really good this season and leading us to great things this year.”
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“I am excited about all of our players, Chris Micheles, Austin Stump, Riley Pletcher, Kenton Robillard, Ryan Teague and Ryan Perterson are all returning starters from last year that I am really excited about.”
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Above:Senior Riley Pletcher takes his lead off second base in PHS’s 10-0 victory over defending state champions South Kitsap High School, March 13.
“We have some new kids that have come in that I am really excited about, we have Collin Wolf, who came in from Sumner and Micheal Spellacy who came in from Battleground High School, who I think can make an impact, even in their first year here at PHS. ”
“Playing a team like South Kitsap in our first game of the year and beating them 10-0 shows that we are the team to beat this year. Also by beating the reigning State champs and winning the way we did really shows the amount of hours we have put in together off the field.”
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Miranda Gooler
Brooks Hazen “One big matchup for us this year is going to be against Graham Kapowsin because they have some good players. Our biggest match this year is going to be against Rogers, they have a few really good players.”
“I think that PHS has a great shot to win the SPSL title, we have won it the past three years and are aiming to make a fourth staright year. What helps is we have a good coach and only graduated two seniors last year.” MIRANDA GOOLER JUNIOR
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Above:Senior Jordan Kim and junior Miranda Gooler prepare for an oncoming serve in their match gaainst the Kentridge Chargers, March 17.
“One player that you should look out for this year is senior Jordan Kim, this is going to be her fourth year as a varsity player. She will be teaming up with Miranda Gooler when she plays in doubles matches. We do also have 10 returnig varsity players, so we are experienced overall.“
“Our varsity team as a whole is a group to look out for, with only three seniors we are a young group with a year of experience. We know what to expect and know now how hard we have to work to get better both personally and as a team.” MIRANDA GOOLER JUNIOR
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“As a senior I am just really trying to come into this year and make an impact. I am going to try and make my last year as a member of the PHS track one that I will remember.”
“Our philosophy on this team is to work toward improvement, as a team and personally, next is you come in and work hard each day and last you need to put in the same effort as all your teammates.”
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“I think that the track teams will have a very strong showing at the State meet this year, we have a lot of good runners on this team.” JOE BYMUN SENIOR
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Above:Track coach and P.E. teacher Ken Fliesch leads both the girls and boys sprinters through drills during a practice at Carl Sparks Stadium.
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“We always have high expectations. We work hard, we play hard. We always expect a lot of ourselves every day at practice, which easily translates to working hard in the games. The level of our expectations is about the same as how well we train and then see where we go from there.” MATT WHITE COACH
“I think this team can go far in State; we have a lot of talented guys. We had a really talented team last year and we have another really good team this year so it is just about making a run at the right time and get some good draws but I think that we are one of the best teams in the State.” LEVI WOOLLEY SENIOR
“We have 28 players returning throughout the whole program. There were 25 freshman that came in two juniors and two sophomores who are all new. We will have 10 returning starters that is not a horrible number. Our two captains will be Levi Woolley and Sam Ebner.”
Above: Tyler Nye (front), Sam Ebner(left) and Ethan Carlson(right), all run in to get the ball on a corner kick in the boys soccer team’s 4-0 victory over the Mead Panthers, March 13.
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Maddie Joy
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“The key for the team this year is going to be working really hard, with our swim sets, we need to really put in the work, the past couple years we have really slacked off sometimes, at least when I was on the team. We need to be really motivated and keep that end goal in mind so we can get to that top tier at State.”
Travis Braddock ”I believe that our team can get to the final four this year, we have a real talented group of girls so it will come down to the coaching staff that we put together so we can get them conditioned enough and play our style of play.”
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Above: Marayah Morrell shoots and scores on two defenders for one of 10 viking goals as they beat Lakes High School 10-3, March 15.
“I think that we can definitely place at State; I think that if we put our minds to it and we put in the work we can definitely place in the top four at State.”
“We have Mackenzie Davidson in goal, who is a returner and is awesome back there, she is a senior. We have Natalie Beck, she is our whole defense, she has been playing for years, she is a great asset to the team.“
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Emily Ensrud “I think this team can go to State easily; our skills can take us as far as the tournament goes. It just depends what happens on the field each day. I do believe that this group has the potential to be as good as the team who won in 2014. There are going to be steps that are going to have to be made to get to the point and become better as a team and come closer as a team.” EMILY ENSRUD SENIOR
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Above: Freshman Autumn Harris slaps a ball into right field as part of an eight run first inning in the softball teams game against the Sumner Spartans, March 17.
“For the team, this year is the same as all the other years. We just want to come in each day and try to win ball games and come together as a team, not just win. For me personally, this is my last year so it has allowed for me to kind of step into that leadership role and improve myself in becoming a better leader.” EMILY ENSRUD SENIOR
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Tony Batinovich “Hopefully the team can stay injury free for most of the year. We do have good depth this year, we have a lot of girls who play a lot of different positions, which helps. Also hopefully our pitchers can throw strikes and not give up a lot walks in games, then we get good hits and score runs, that is the key for us. We have a lot of solid kids who play for us.” TONY BATINOVICH COACH
“We are coming into this year with a lot of talent. My expectation is that the girls come in each day and work hard and hopefully score more runs than the other team and make it to the postseason where I believe that we can do some real damage this year.” TONY BATINOVICH COACH