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Above: The Commitment to Graduate wall, located near the atrium, holds the signatures of students who are dedicating themselves to the process of graduation. There are locations for all three of the graduation dates corresponding to the sophomore, junior and senior classes. Students are no longer able to add their name to the commitment to graduate wall, as that time has already passed.

is more about a community and unity thing. More about saying you are a part of The leadership team creates a way the class of the ones that are highlighted to commit yourself to graduating on downstairs. So it is just a starting place. time.Leadership and AP Junior English With all big ideas that we have done even teacher Jamie Mooring explains what with winter wishes, the egg hunt, with lip dubs it all kind of starts as a small thing that Commitment to Graduate is.

“Commitment to Graduate started as an has to snowball and grow into something idea where we have all the students sign bigger. So as a first year attempt all we are looking for is kids to be something saying ‘yes, I willing to put their name commit to the work it is “It is an outward comup on the wall, under going to take to complete graduation years,” this process of high mitment you are saying their Mooring said. school,’ in hopes that we Mooring also shares just keep them focused on out loud in front of your what it means when you their goal,” Mooring said. school..” signed the wall and the Mooring says how graduation robe and what Commitment to Graduate DAV I D PIC K L E S it should mean. is aspiring to graduate on PROJECT MANAGER “It is an outward time. commitment you are “You just have to sign [the wall]; it is a contract with yourself saying out loud in front of your school saying ‘I commit to the work it is going to that this is a focus I am going to make. It take to get all the way to graduation.’ There may not mean a lot this year because it is is no exchange of anything other than you a brand new program. But the goal is that are making a commitment to yourself. It is a couple years down the road it will obtain not to us, it is not to PHS, it is not to our more meaning,” Mooring said.

The On-time Graduation Specialist renaissance program, it is to yourself,” Shelley Jellison sees the program positively Mooring said.

She then talks about the direction she impacting students.

“I think that anytime you bring attention wants this program to go and how she to a program that has a positive outcome, thinks this might impact the graduation like we are talking to students about rates this year.

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need to do to achieve that goal that you painted and how long it took them to should expect to have positive outcomes,” finish.

“This summer myself and about five Jellison said.

Jellison adds that there are multiple other people came in about two weeks things to get students to graduate on time. before school started and painted for “Annually the On-time Graduation about 60 hours to get the walls done. It was Specialists and I are joined by the a lot of bonding,” Pierce said.

Pierce voices what she loves about counselors and we do a transition presentation for sophomores during the the wall and what the significance of the first month of school. We meet with all graduation robe people signed the same of the sophomores through the biology day they signed the wall.

“I love the wall. Also everyone who classes and we do a presentation that covers what they are bringing with them signed the wall signed a gown and the from the junior highs and what they need to gown will be on display at graduation for achieve while they are here. That includes all three classes,” Pierce said.

She tells what the wall and the signatures what credits they need to earn, state mean to her. testing requirements, “I think the wall is really as well as culminating “This year [Commitment cool because it gives all project requirements.

Really it is kind of an to Graduate] is more about people the opportunity have ownership over induction program where a community and unity to the wall, over the school we lay it all out right at the and over their education. beginning,” Jellison said. thing.”

I also really love that it is a Senior Kelty Pierce permanent thing,” Pierce recalls how the idea was JAMIE MOORING said. brought up and what she LEADERSHIP TEACHER Pierce also speaks did to get the program on about what she hopes the its feet.

“The Commitment to Graduate wall wall will mean to future Vikings down the was an idea I saw at the Jostens National road.

“I think as the walls get older the Renaissance conference and I decided I loved the idea and wanted to make it tradition and the significance of it will be happen at school but I was not quite sure even cooler,” Pierce said. where or when I could do it,” Pierce said.

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ost students and teachers have limited knowledge on the subject of the BYOD and the new Wi-Fi accessible for students past the fact that it is available.

Mark Vetter, the director of instructional leadership for technology and school support, works with technology and developing a vision of implementing technology into classrooms.

Why is the administration allowing students to use our technology in the classroom and giving students Wi-Fi to use the Internet?

“Why do we allow you to use pencils, pens and books?

Is that not how you learn? In your age [you learn] using technology. We have finally caught up to our kids,” Vetter said.

Almost everyone has smartphones with them at school every day. Students are now allowed to use their phones, which has more power than what it took to send the man to the moon, to further their education, according to established protocols by teachers.

The district has the money through the technology levy the voters passed a couple years ago to upgrade Wi-Fi at

to remember the reason all of this is happening and that the high schools and give everyone access.

“We do block some things that are bandwidth hogs, but is education.

“The technology is about the learning, not about the we can control it. When you are logging on you are going through our filters. You are going to be technology itself. The BYOD, the focus is to hopefully open up more able to access the learning you need to “...the goal is that we are there learning,” said Vetter. learn in a safe way,” Vetter said.

When students graduate and go to The district also has control over how hoping to use more and college and work, they are going to be much access students have, for example more online educational using technology. during SBA testing, they can shrink resources...”

“Twenty-one of the 22 universities in access because SBA has precedence. The the state use a digital learning platform. students are not being monitored but DAV I D PIC K L E S It is called the Learning Management they could be if needed.

PROJECT MANAGER System or LMS,” Vetter said.

“As we evolve as a district we are going to go more digital learning. So next year, The project manager of the Wi-Fi and you have to take a senior social studies course, hopefully BYOD program, David Pickles, is in charge of bringing all the curriculum and additional resources are going to be the parts together.

“My understanding of the goal is that we are hoping digital. There is going to be classroom sets of computers in those classes that will access the curriculum digitally,” to use more and more online educational resources and Vetter said. giving access to students so they can get to those resources With this added technological tool, does this mean is obviously critical for that to be successful,” Pickles says. getting rid of pencil and paper?

For some organizations and clubs, having access to “Right now we are adding on, this is not a revolution; it online resources means greater efficiency.

“I use it all the time for debate and research; it is pretty is an evolution,” Vetter said.

Everyone may be really excited about the aspect of awesome and helpful,” debate student, Luke Maghirang using laptops and smartphones at school but they have said.

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BIRD VANDALISM AFFECTS DRIVERS

Citizens in downtown Tacoma are finding broken windshields and dented hoods and having to pay thousands of dollars as the result of birds dropping walnuts on parked cars to break them open.

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Over the past three years, people have walked up to their cars to find holes in their windshields in Tacoma.

Human beings did not do this, it was birds — crows who were dropping walnuts on people’s cars to open them.

Tacoma city official Dana Brown explains the situation.

“Every fall, over the last three years, crows have taken nuts from a local tree and they are dropping them on to hard surfaces. One of those hard surfaces is a parking lot that I manage and when walnuts are dropped from a great distance, they dent car hoods and they break windows,” Brown said.

Brown has come up with a variety of options to stop this ongoing problem.

“We have talked about a number of solutions including [a] noise out [at the parking lot], that humans would not hear, up to extermination, which extermination would not be very acceptable in the downtown community,” Brown said.

Anita Gallagher, a victim of this bird-based incident, shares her emotion to when she found out there was a hole in her windshield.

“I was angry but not altogether surprised. I know a couple of co-workers who have had their windows broken by the crows earlier this year. Of course, I was hoping it would not happen to me and I was not happy about it,” Gallagher said. “Thankfully I have glass replacement on my auto insurance policy, so the replacement of the window itself was covered. However, I did have to have

the window tinted to match my other windows, which people as well. I was informed that my window was broken by a co-worker before I walked out to my car at cost about $120.”

Brown says that cars are not the only way the birds use the end of the work day. There were broken walnuts on the ground around my vehicle, so it became clear that the to open walnuts.

“On my way into work, I have seen these birds who take crows has broken the window,” Gallagher said.

Brown has seen another bird watching this project. the same walnuts and put them on the road on Woodland “They are all crows, there are some interested seagulls Avenue right where the wheel hits the pavement and they and they huddle around and watch. They swoop in behind to pick up the crushed remind me of the seagulls on ‘Finding nut because the car ran over it. They are “... we first thought it Nemo.’ They just sit there watch they try using different ways to crack open the swoop in and get some of the bounty,” nuts to get their food,” Brown said. was vandalism... So then to Gallagher said.

Brown explains how they first learned we started watching the The parking lot is park at your own risk. about the problem.

“Unfortunately for the people who “The first reports were broken parking lot and we realized park there, it is park at your own risk. So windshields and we first thought it was there is no compensation, it is broken vandalism that was occurring. So then that it was birds.” windshields. One guy ended up having we started watching the parking lot and DANA BROWN $2,800 of damage between his roof and we realized that it was birds. At that point CITY OFFICIAL windows. Plus he had to have his car it was just a small clan of birds, maybe partially repainted. Windshields cost three or four. They were using the hard surface as a tool,” Brown said. “It has become deadly over about $400-$800 a piece,” Brown said.

Brown expects, unless the city takes action, this will go the years, so that leads me to believe that it is a learned trait. So they are passing it on to their youngsters and on for a while.

“I suspect it will be an on-going problem. The birds are other birds are like ‘hey, that is pretty cool, let us start being successful in what they are doing. I suspect that we doing that.’”

Gallagher had heard of this problem before this will see more birds doing exactly what this small group of birds is doing. Unless we take some measures to make happened to her.

“I know a couple of people who had their windows them move on to a different place or take care of the food broken as well. Since the time that my window was source,” Brown said. broken, I have learned of it happening to three other

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rom mainland Greece to some of its several islands, members in this year’s Travel Club will be able to experience the country and its culture.

The Travel Club will be putting on a Movie Night Dec. 11 to help pay for this trip.

Travel Club President Delaney Walker explains the variation of fundraisers that the club does throughout the year.

“We do two different kinds of fundraisers. We will do individual fundraisers like we did flower bulbs earlier in the year, where however much we sold, we made the profits from that personally. Then we do group fundraising which is like movie nights, craft fairs and car washes. And then we will do take overs like the Barnes and Nobles take over,” Walker said.

“We tried to get into working concessions at some Husky games but we did not get a Tax ID [in time].”

Students can offer their own unique input into the kinds of fundraisers that the club does according to Club adviser Kristin Gerhardt.

“Delaney’s mom has been awesome; she was actually the one who got us the for potentially “I do anticipate some fairly contacts going out and doing outrageous photographs concessions later. I have that I do coming out of this trip... [fundraisers] every year so that I am Absolutely gorgeous familiar with those,” Gerhardt said. “It is really scenery.” nice to open it up to kids and say, ‘What are some KRISTIN GERHARDT ways you guys can think TEACHER of to fund these trips?’

They give me all kinds of weird and wonderful stuff. Some of it we can do and some of it we cannot. It is fairly collaborative.”

Gerhardt describes some of what the students will be able to expect during their trip to Greece.

“I do anticipate some fairly outrageous photographs coming out of this trip. With the white-washed islands and the blue, blue sky. Absolutely gorgeous scenery. I am looking forward to getting back into the Mediterranean. That is a very fun swimmable ocean,” Gerhardt said.

Walker’s inspiration to join the club came in part due to the history of Greece.

“I grew up around traveling. My mom has been traveling all of her life and I really enjoy different cultures and seeing different parts of the world. So when I heard that we were going abroad to a place with a lot of cultural history I decided that I wanted to join to learn about it and travel there,” Walker said.

While students have some limited input into the kinds of trips Travel Club will go on, most of those decisions are ultimately made by the teachers.

“When we can, kids [pick] out where to go and why, so this year we already planned on going to Greece 2016 and we tentatively planned to go to the South Pacific 2017. Then we ask these guys which version of [the trip] they wanted and they picked this version of it,” Gerhardt said. “And then we asked where else do you want to go and they were like, ‘we

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Above: Adviser Kristin Gerhardt looks on as the students of Travel Club discuss details for the trip to Greece that is planned for summer 2016. Right: Travel Club member Isaac Kaipaiwen looks through a guide book for excursion ideas for the upcoming trip to Greece.

The students involved in the club get some say as to the locations to which the club travels as well as the planning of the fundraisers.

want to go back to Europe.’ So now we are planning on what is called a European Caracal 2018, where they will go to five or six different countries.”

Although Walker and fellow club member Whitney Carpenter are experienced travelers, not all students need to be. Carpenter expresses why she wanted to join Travel Club.

“I have always really loved traveling and going different places with my family and I thought it would be really cool to go with friends around the world and see different things,” Carpenter said.

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The concept of equality has been worked into Everyone should be treated equally.

As simple as that sentence is to write or to say aloud, it the foundation of American society over the years that it has been a nation. Yet, people still seems to be harder to achieve in practice. unconsciously (and some consciously) Because of this, groups throughout history “The concept of equality discriminate against women. To be have been created in order to promote equality between people. One of which has been worked into the true to the American ideal of equality between people, we must move past that seems to be gaining a lot of attention foundation of American these unconscious discriminations by is the Feminism movement, which hopes to promote equality between genders society over the years that consciously concentrating on them.

Women are even equally capable at (contrary to the belief that Feminism is it has been a nation.” physical sports and contests, as evidenced solely about women’s rights). by our story on girls participating in Historically speaking while the OUR VIEW masculine sports. This furthers the Feminism movement may be younger argument that women should be treated than other groups, it has made great gains equally to men but it can also be generalized for equal rights between genders. These gains, however, have not necessarily led to a more accepting as a piece of evidence towards proving that all people are populace. This issue of The Viking Vanguard seeks to rectify equal. As gender is not a qualifier for sport or academic this by focusing on the topic of what feminism is, exactly. success, neither would race.

The Viking Vanguard implores the audience to This is done with the goal of providing a society wherein consider this topic of equality in all their daily interactions. everyone can be equal.

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Red cups stimulate contempt A video posted on the internet by one man sparks controversy over whether new Starbucks cups imply a hatred towards Christmas.

Many people know of the current mad because of a red cup? I thought this was a joke.

The holiday season is getting way too commercialized holiday hubbub surrounding the Starbucks red cups. A man by the and we are losing what Christmas is all about. It is about name of Joshua Feuerstein started giving more than just presents, red cups and how cheap the whole fiasco when he posted you can get your next flat-screen.

It is about spreading cheer and doing good deeds. a video on the internet about how Why are we focused on the style of a cup? There is so Starbucks hates Christmas.

The company apparently hates much more in the world to focus on, even though we tend Christmas because their holiday to focus on the presents or the great deals we got at the mall. The real focus should be on objects cup is red and they did not add any “The holidays should be that cannot be bought in a store.

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STAFF Feuerstein told less focused on superficial situation through the eyes of someone of However not all religious people people to boycott items and more on the religion. look at this situation the same.

Starbucks because of the cup.

But that does not change the fact Do we not have anything else to worry people around you.” that a cup should not be the focus of about other than the style of a cup? the Christmas season. Neither should People were posting all over social BAILEE DOMAN anything you can buy at a store. media in agreement and disagreement to STAFF The holidays should be less focused on Feuerstein’s argument.

There is a lot of unrest over a cup that holds hot liquids; superficial items and more on the people around you. Get furthermore this entire ordeal is has been blown way to out together with your family and focus on the relationships you have and appreciate them. of proportion.

When I first heard about the controversy I asked myself if this was actually happening. Did someone actually get

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STUDENTS ADVOCATE FOR THR3E

Thr3e across the street is off campus. Students venturing to Thr3e during school hours is a violation to the district wide, school board policy. Approximately 320 students were surveyed about this policy.

If there are concerns that PHS students will not return to school once they have left campus to go to Thr3e, then there should be even more concern when students walk towards the portables.

The portables are right next to the parking lots and technically part of the campus.

Thr3e is further from the parking lot than most of the school and it would be more difficult to leave school from Thr3e than from anywhere else on campus.

A major factor in the equation is safety. Especially with all the incidents happening at schools across the country recently, safety is a huge factor in student life.

Besides the presence of a teacher, students are just as safe across the street at Thr3e as they are across the street in the portables.

If there were an attack on the school, students may be safer at Thr3e than the cafeteria or anywhere there may be an abundance of students and staff.

However, I am not suggesting Thr3e is an appropriate safety zone for students during dangerous occurrences.

Being able to go to Thr3e during lunch would definitely brighten up my day and give a little change in environment.

Changing from the colorful spirited walls of our school to the warm reds and yellows of the coffee shop across the street would help me get through the other half of the day.

Letting students go across the street could very well open up the cafeteria more, shortening lines within the school and giving students more places to congregate. In reality though, being able to go to Thr3e would be a challenge for the school to make possible and is very unlikely to happen in the near future.

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Thr3e is a very popular place among students.

Before and after school it is bustling with high school students.

We all know there are students that go during lunch time besides the fact that it is against the rules.

A majority of the school wonders why we are not allowed across the street at the well-liked coffee shop for lunch and despite what most students assume that rule is not a school policy but district policy.

Personally, I love Thr3e and having a coffee shop with many desirable snacks across the street is convenient. I agree along with 95 percent of the student body that we should be able to go JEN SETHE during lunchtime. Nevertheless is this STAFFER request attainable?

Running Start students can go over to Thr3e at their leisure even if they are students at PHS at the time they cross the street regardless of it being against the rules.

During lunchtime they can walk over to Thr3e and in the event a staff member sees them the issue is waved off when they state that they are a Running Start student.

Thr3e resides on private property but I cannot see the management arguing with more customers coming through during the day.

District policy states that students leaving school property during school hours is not permitted however, Thr3e is right across the street and it is a little preposterous to consider it off campus thus applying disciplinary actions to students seems unjust.

Opinion: “With all of the rain we have been having, the storm drains cannot handle all of the rain.” Ray Thomas, a junior here at Puyallup High School shares his input on why there is so much puddle build up at Puyallup High School. “Fix the way the roads are built and to flatten it out.” Thomas shared this input as his personal advice to help the problem of puddles rising very rapidly within the streets limits.

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“Feminism is just equality to me in general.”

“The belief in women’s rights.”

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pretty much on your own. A lot of the work is self-initiated or sometimes we are called to the office or ‘call-driven’ if After being away for seven weeks on medical leave there is something that needs to be done.”

To the degree that working in security is an independent within the first month of the school year, security guard job, there also comes with it, a fair amount of responsibility.

James [Jim] Jenkins is back on the job again.

“We [security guards] are the eyes and ears of the “Coming back and getting used to the schedule again continuity of the education of the school. was not difficult other than I did not That means that we have to look out know who most of the sophomores were. for students who are wandering in the My first few days back mostly involved hallways when they should be in class,” working on different projects and working Jenkins said. “We also watch out for with the substitute security guards and kids who are wandering around in the getting to know them,” Jenkins said. neighborhoods nearby PHS who may be According to Jenkins, working in potentially disturbing the peace of those security is mostly a solitary type of neighborhoods.” vocation, which allowed for the easy JIM JENKINS Though a large part of Jenkins’s job adjustment to coming back after being SECURITY GUARD is to moderate students at PHS, his away for several weeks.

“At first I just intended to do sub work here at PHS. I responsibility is not limited to students alone.

“Some of the roads that surround PHS do not actually was a Pierce County Sheriff for a while. I have been here at PHS for five years and I started out as a substitute for look like school property, even though they are. So a lot of four months,” Jenkins said. “As a security guard, you are people drive through our roads, or walk on PHS property B Y

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“We [security guards] are the eyes and ears of the continuity of the education of the school.”

without realizing that they are on school property,” Jenkins said. “The school sits right on Main Street so it is really common for lost people to come in and not really know where they are going. When that happens, I help direct them to get to where they need to be.”

Jenkins states that safety is one of the main priorities of a security guard.

“I am constantly watching out for whether people on school property are supposed to be here or not and I am always looking out for any damage to school property,” Jenkins said.

Though there is a lot of responsibility and duty that comes with working in security, Jenkins states that he nonetheless enjoys his job as a whole.

“I have never really found my job as particularly difficult. I really enjoy walking around and talking to different people. I actually attended school here in 1975 and my three brothers and my mother graduated from PHS as well. I feel a pretty strong connection to the school and some of the people who live around in the area,” Jenkins said.

School welcomes new security guard From working in security on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, to the Washington Youth Academy, Larry Juitt is the new security guard at PHS who is taking the place of former security personnel Greg Royal.

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“I worked as a security guard at an alternative school, the Washington Youth Academy in Bremerton, Washington from 2009 to 2010. With my background being rooted in security, I was basically working in the U.S. Army for 21 years,” Juitt said.

Aside from 21 years of military experience, Juitt also possesses an academic background rooted in security related work.

“I majored in criminal justice, which includes law enforcement, corrections and security at the University of Phoenix. I wanted to work in security because I like working with people. As a security guard, you meet new people on a daily basis,” Juitt said.

such a hot topic recently,” Juitt said.

Though being a security guard may not always be easy, Juitt reveals that being a part of the security personnel is more gratifying than it is difficult.

However, Juitt reveals that working in the field of “The most rewarding part of being in security is security does come with its own difficulties that require working with people, whether they are young or old. I a fair amount of patience to overcome. enjoy being able to assist people in the “The difficult part of my job is that best way that I can and hopefully make sometimes we [security personnel ““My main duty is safety a difference in their life at least on that and administration] can get lost in and security of the student day and for every day that I am here,” the communication process. Also, said. staff... Especially since Juitt establishing a rapport with people and Overall, Juitt says he looks forward to having them actually trust your judgment safety has been such a hot being a part of PHS for years to come. can sometimes be difficult,” Juitt said.

“I really like PHS. My wife is a former topic recently.”

According to Juitt, working in security graduate of PHS so I felt that I had a LARRY JUITT requires complete devotion to the safety of connection here. I am proud to be here.

SECURITY GUARD the student body.

I am proud to be a member of the Viking “My main duty is safety and security of family team and I hope to be here to the student staff. I think that is really important and I contribute to the learning environment for a long time,” am dedicated to that. Especially since safety has been Juitt said.

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HS alumnus Joshua Garnet, who was entering his senior year at Stanford University, won the Outland and Morris Trophies Dec. 10 and Dec. 15 respectively.

The Outland Trophy is given to the most outstanding interior lineman in all college football. Garnett is the first offensive guard to win the Outland Award since 1997. The Morris Trophy is given to the most outstanding offensive and defensive lineman in all of the Pac-12.

Garnett’s football coach while he was in high school, Gary Jeffers explains Garnett’s greatest strength. “[Garnett] was a special player when he was in seventh grade. [Then] he came to us as a 6’4”, 285 pound sophomore who could run and play. His dad played in the NFL so his dad knew what kind of training as development he needed and what kind a size he would have,” Jeffers said. “He [was] a pretty talented kid from the very start. I mean no one knows you are going to win the Outland Trophy but [the coaching staff] knew he would probably be a Division 1 kid with the grades that he had and his size and

with a lot of potential, size and athleticism. Then they athleticism.”

Jeffers talked to a lot of colleges when Garnett was here. transformed him into an Outland Trophy winner.”

When contacted by colleges Jeffers goes into what he “Through the recruiting process I pretty much met every [college] in the nation. We were down in an office said to them.

“His best attribute is the strength of his family. He comes quite a lot. He was contacted by Florida State, Auburn, Alabama, Texas schools and Michigan was huge on him,” in a focused, determined, self-actualized individual. He knew early on in his life what he wanted. He wanted to Jeffers said.

Jeffers explains why Garnett choose Stanford over go to Stanford, be a doctor he wanted to play football and pursued those dreams heavily. The support of his family Washington.

“The best answer for why he went to Stanford instead and being perseverant and being a hard worker,” Jeffers said. “He came in with a lot of talent of going to Washington to follow in his dad’s and he could have not worked really footsteps is best explained by Randy Hart, hard but he did. He always worked hard who is the Defensive Line coach at Stanford. in the weight room, always worked He said that ‘if you can get kids who can get hard to accomplish his goals. His into Stanford, we do not lose very many of physical attributes made it look like he them.’ With [Garnett] able to get into Stanford, was going to be able to play but are you Washington has a great education but it is not a good student person and do you have Stanford,” Jeffers said. a good core. Those are the other things This is one of several awards that the alum of that are really important. Obviously he 2012 received. He was first team All-Pac-12 and GARY JEFFERS has turned out into great young man, named to the Walter Camp All-America first COACH we are really proud of him.” team. He was a team captain and plays for the Garnett’s senior year in high school was not all smooth Stanford Cardinal, who were the Pac-12 champions this sailing. year, now headed to the Rose Bowl.

“My wife, my youngest daughter Hadley and I went Jeffers was his coach only his junior and senior year.

“I think as a ninth grader at Kalles [Junior High], his down and watched the Notre Dame game. We got to be parents had talked to the district about letting him come on the sidelines. I got to see [Garnett]. He would tell you, up and play with the tenth graders,” Jeffers said. “They [that during] his senior year it [was] hard to stay focused did not let him so I do not think he hurt some kids but when you have everyone and their mothers coming up I do not think there were a lot of kids who wanted to go and saying how great he is and please come to our school,” out and face him. He went to a University of California Jeffers said. “There were a couple times his senior year at Los Angles camp between his ninth and tenth grade where we as a coaching staff had to redirect and collect year. UCLA was the first to offer him a scholarship at that but he has really turned out into a great young man with all the success that he has had.” point.”

Jeffers speaks to the type of teammate and person Jeffers tells how Garnett has changed since leaving.

“The player he was for us and the guy he is now are Garnett was.

“The teammate and student part speak for themselves. just two totally different people. It is like saying that the player he was his senior year is the He is graduating from Stanford on time while playing a same as when he was in eighth or ninth Division 1 sport, those are both pretty impressive feats. He grade. He has grown so much; they have wants to be a doctor so he is getting his Pre-Med,” Jeffers developed him so much both through said. “He is a smart dude that works hard. He is the kind diet, weight room, footwork training and of kid that is always going to be involved with his school just the level of technique that they get into,” as an alumni. He has always come back for our Viking Jeffers said. “When he left [the] bus he was Legends camp.” a really good high school football player

“He has really turned out into a great young man with all the success that he has had.”

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SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND PLIGHT OF WOMEN BEYOND THE STEREOTYPES THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE TERM “FEMINISM” HAS GAINED A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION. IN AN EFFORT TO INFORM BUT MORE SO BROADEN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE READERS, VANGUARD DELVES INTO THE TOPIC OF FEMINISM.

MEANING OF WOMAN EVALUATED

Though there is still a lot of change to come in the midriffs, their skirts have to be a certain length and the pursuit of equality of the two genders, Hazen emphasizes list goes on,” Gerhardt said.

“Men, their rights and nothing more; Women, their Hazen addresses some of the more subtle influences what feminism has successfully accomplished in the past. rights and nothing less:” this was a famous quote from modern music can have on the way people view women.

“Feminism to me is women striving for, not always suffragist Susan B. Anthony during the Progressive Era. “Some of the music that is out now degrades women equality but acceptance. Obviously it is hard for me to Though women’s roles in society were arguably more so much and it almost becomes acceptable. I just think say as a male but I like to think that women in society limited in the past than they are now, women still believe of how it molds the minds of the younger people. The today have so much more choices compared to women that they are not treated as complete equals. music plays a big role and I think that will be the next in the past,” Hazen said. “I think if we look at the feminist Kristin Gerhardt, who primarily teaches struggle. The younger generations have lost some of their movement as a whole, one of the things it has given is the American Studies II, states that the struggle for women’s sensitivity to certain matters,” Hazen said. opportunity for women to determine their own outcome.” equal rights is still a work progress.

Despite the accomplishments feminism has made, However, Gerhardt believes that the emergence of “Discrimination is interwoven within our culture and more female lead singers have begun there is still the issue of the pay gap it is hard to get away from. A boy does something stupid to change those familiar pop culture that continues to exist between men and what do people say? ‘Boys will be boys.’ A girl does images. and women’s wages. However, Hazen something stupid, ‘She should have been smarter.’ There reveals that the pay gap in tennis is “Now that is starting to change.

1987 is no ‘Girls will be girls,’” Gerhardt said. almost nonexistent.

Adele just apparently broke every Despite the long journey of equal rights for women, record there ever was in terms of “I am the tennis coach here at PHS It is reported by the Gerhardt says that there has been evidence of sales with her new album and she is a and tennis is really one of the only Census Bureau that the improvement. sports out in the world where there is woman. Yes, there are backup singers “There are elements that show women in society have but she is an independent, solo act. If equal pay. I am not saying that every average woman makes come a long way. I was born in 1980 and I was one of the you turn on the radio, it sounds like tennis tournament gives equal pay first generation of women where I truly believe that we there is a fair balance of male and but in the tennis world, the Big Five 68 cents to the dollar were told we could do anything. I could be the doctor, the female artists,” Gerhardt said. tournaments they have yearly are earned by a man. lawyer, the astronaut, the teacher, etc.,” Gerhardt said. equal pay,” Hazen said.

Gerhardt states that the influence “If I was willing to work hard enough, I could have any from media is not strictly limited to As for why the pay gap job I wanted and I think that was one of the first times in music culture. originally began, Hazen provides American history where that was really true.” a more traditional theory that was “You can get information from the Gerhardt states that the more subtle forms of gender radio, you can get information from commonplace during the time when roles and stereotypes are still present in pop culture. television, you can get it from movies and you can get it women first began entering into the workforce.

“If you look at music culture from the 1940s, you have from magazines or social media. We are almost drowning “In a way I think I understand why it has always the male singer like Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra with the in information and it can be scary. To an extent, we are historically happened. One of the more traditional ideas big voice out front. Then you have the backup of women seeing a lot of the same things being repeated over and behind it is, why invest equal pay for a female employee singing behind them, looking pretty,” when she may all of a sudden quit and start a family? over,” Gerhardt said.

Gerhardt said. “That has lasted all the Hazen believes that even though Traditionally, I think that is why women were always kept way through today. Look at modern there are some positives to be found at lower pay but that has changed now and I do not think 1920 videos of rap or rock. You will see a lot in the influence media has had in that that is a valid reason to continue that practice now,” Women are granted of the man standing out front and then society’s perspective on women, the Hazen said. the women are objects around him.”

In terms of equality and gender roles, Gerhardt states negative influences seem to receive the right to vote by the American Studies II teacher Brooks that the marginalization of people based on their gender more attention.

Nineteenth Amendment, Hazen states that feminism was not “You can find the positives in media; goes both ways. always thought of in a positive light.

“I really hope in my lifetime that society gets to a however I just think the negatives which was signed by “I think feminism in the ‘70s was are more in your face. People are just point where men will go to a female mechanic and not more of a negative term. A feminist bombarded with the negative. There make snarky comments. I really hope we get to a point in Secretary of State, was thought of as someone who was is relief every so often when a public society where we have a male nanny and people do not Bainbridge Colby. aggressive and someone who was figure comes along who does not fit make nanny jokes. It is not just men looking at women a kind of pushy,” Hazen said. “Whether certain way, it is women looking at men a certain way as that ideal image,” Hazen said. people think of it in a positive way or According to Hazen, social media well,” Gerhardt said. in a negative way, I think feminism has As for the history that has led women in society to can also play an important role in the led women to believe that they can have both a family and way society views women. advance so far, Hazen states that there is a need for more a career. If it were not for feminism, that probably would “I love sharing those videos on Facebook of what a appreciation of the events that have shaped the country not be the case today.” woman looks like in a photoshoot before and then after we live in now.

As for the action that women are taking to pursue in the actual finished product with all the tweaks and “I wish more students would appreciate the history complete equality and acceptance, Gerhardt believes other things they had to do to make her look ‘perfect.’ I of some of these movements because some kids do not that there should be more young women involved in the think that is absolutely ridiculous. It is just media putting believe that these movements are even an issue today,” movement than there currently are.

Hazen said. “Students should look at the big picture of pressure on women to fit a certain mold,” Hazen said.

“What I would really like to see today is a lot of pushback Gerhardt states that there is one particular stereotype of what has come before them and understand that there coming from young women about things like the dress women that is persistently projected by the media today. might be reasons why people feel differently than they do. code. In an average dress code there are two lines for “A stereotype we still see on television today is the Students should appreciate the difference, yet strive for males. There is a laundry list of what women cannot do. beautiful idiot. You do not see the male version of that. acceptance.”

They cannot show spaghetti straps, they cannot show There is no hot, stupid guy archetype,” Gerhardt said.

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Anti-feminism clarified through professionals A misconception about feminism today as described by Feminists Studies eminism today is males and females professor at the University of Washington advocating for equality amongst all Dr. Natalie Jolly focuses on feminists being genders. stereotyped.

However the movement of anti“No one wants to identify with feminism is not necessarily considered something that seems stale or of our to be female hating parents’ generation. men but men and It works along the women afraid of same lines making breaking gender norms ‘feminist’ a bad word and delving into a so that no one wants 2009 world where equal to be accused of being opportunities are a (hairy, loud, angry, Sonia Sotomayor available for all people. obnoxious, ugly, insertbecomes the third Anti-feminism can insult-here) feminist. mean different things As a result, women female and first Hispanic to many different (and men) avoid people. APUSH teacher speaking out about Supreme Court Justice.

Willie Walker offers his gender inequality for own definition on the fear of social sanction,” topic.

Jolly said. “[It is] the hate that Feminism is not women actually have a made up of only voice and that their voice is important to radical women, feminism is more than the society,” Walker said. stereotype that it has.

Feminism has been considered to Being a feminist is not a title exactly and be a taboo and quite restricted topic of it is more of a way of thinking. It is a belief. conversation throughout the timeline of “People who are seen as anti-feminist American History and even before that. may not self-identify themselves as being Division of Culture, Arts and anti-feminist. A person’s beliefs about Communication at the University of gender are just one part of their identity,” Washington Tacoma Campus Dr. Edward Chamberlain said.

Chamberlain explains the course antiWith anti-feminism typically being feminism has taken over time. something viewed as mostly a negative, “Feminism has taken numerous forms one can wonder how being an antithroughout history and feminists have feminist has benefits for both genders. held diverse views on how to advance the “There is certainly power in dismissing cause of gender equality,” Chamberlain the relevance of feminism – it is very said. difficult to stand up and say ‘Hey, there is The idea of feminism is not based off a problem here’ and we are desensitized of the stereotype that it is an extremist to do this through a variety of cultural group of women in hopes to banish men pressures,” Jolly said. all together from society.

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A part of these social norms can be Jolly explains that anti-feminism is a global issue and not specifically centered seen as hate from men. With the abstract ways of thinking men can begin to feel in America.

“It is a problem for women and girls uncomfortable with the changes going on.

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by Walker. government or business,” Jolly said.

“I think the women are becoming The feminist movement has over the past stronger and the men year been highlighted are going to realize it and taking swift actions and down the road they to speak out for change. may have a problem or Feminism can be a 1964 the men are just going touchy conversation Sex discrimination to fall back and be lazy piece due to the and just accept it,” objections of opposing (discriminating based on Walker said. individuals. a persons sex i.e. men Instead of fighting “I do think that some for a cause and picking young men may feel and women) is outlawed a side of feminism targeted by feminist or anti-feminism the critique, or what they by the Civil Rights Act. quest for equality imagine feminism to be should be the goal of critiquing. The men in the people. my class are constantly “Things can be saying ‘Yeah, I never equal without necessarily being the same, thought of that,’”Jolly said.

Being a feminist does not follow its especially when we have different bodies stereotype. The education of its true (so maternity leave may be different from meaning, as described by Jolly, is a key part paternity leave, for example) and that need to be discussed as we continue to work for of getting people to support the belief.

Being an anti-feminist can not equality and sameness,” Jolly said. necessarily be defined as hating women.

Anti-feminism can be defined by people afraid to color outside of the lines and not follow gender norms.

Girls challenge masculine sport stereotypes directed towards females.

“I think insults like ‘you throw like a girl’ is demeaning. It should not be something that is negative because I get that we are naturally weaker in the physical sense but we “You hit like a girl.” are still really tough. We work hard and it is discrediting when people make girls sound “You run like a girl.” weak when I know a lot of girls who are even tougher than boys,” Batchelder said.

“You throw like a girl.”

Batchelder has felt underestimated because of her gender and empathizes with other These are just a few of the statements girls may be confronted with when playing sports. Junior and Lacrosse player Katie Batchelder encountered a few of these in a high girls who play sports.

“I have felt underestimated sometimes. I think that there is still a lot of judgement school gym.

“In PE I have heard people say things to my friends. One friend I have would always especially for girls in say, wrestling because they have to wrestle boys and they just hear ‘move in cause she is a girl’ but then she would hit it and they would back off,” expect it to be an easy win and a lot of them will go out and beat the boys. Lacrosse is the same way, you can totally beat someone with foot work. Maybe you are not as strong but Batchelder said.

Senior Taylor Rutherford has been playing softball since she was young. She speaks you can beat them with a different mind-set,” Batchelder said.

Rutherford touches on common perceptions of women and the idea that women are about her first time playing. weak.

“As a little girl I would always play catch with my dad, so as soon as “I know that doing something like a girl is perceived as weak by I was old enough he signed me up for T-ball and I have been playing most people but I find that most girls who play sports like fast pitch ever since. I remember drawing a lot in the dirt with my fingers and are extremely strong, not only physically but mentally as well,” picking all of the dandelions in the outfield during my first game.

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I think I was too young to have a real appreciation for the sport,” 1932 Batchelder feels negatively towards the stereotype that women in Rutherford said.

Amelia Earhart is the first sports cannot be feminine or girly.

Rutherford criticizes people that tend to insult others and “Girls act different in sports than they do in everyday life or their discriminate based on gender. woman to complete a social life. They could totally be girly and feminine and still play “When people say you throw or hit like a girl, I really just try to ignore it. I find it pretty insulting but people who say that tend to non-stop transcontinental basketball or any sport. They can still wear skirts and makeup but not every girl is like that,” Batchelder said. “Every girl is different and just have some underlying insecurities so I choose not to let it affect me,” flight. because you play a sport does not mean you are not a certain thing.

Rutherford said.

Just because you play sports does not mean you are only athletic or if Senior Sophia Barton has been wrestling since she was a sophomore. you do not play sports you are only girly.”

According to Barton she felt intimidated the first time she wrestled.

Barton debunks the stigma that girls cannot do things boys can do.

“My first match in my sophomore year, I was so scared. I thought I “In some aspects yeah, girls can do anything guys can do. I can was going to get pinned really fast and I was not really sure of myself. work on cars, I can wrestle, I can play baseball, I can do anything a It did not end up being that bad though,” Barton said.

Barton strongly states her opinion on her thoughts on “you throw like a girl” and guy can do if I put my mind to it, sometimes even better,” Barton said.

Barton says to other girls that they should not let their own perceptions of themselves insults much like it.

“Doing something like a girl is not an insult. I can run far, throw far and hit hard. stop them from trying new things.

“Do not be afraid to try it just because you think you are weak. Wrestling and a lot of People should not use it as an insult just because they think that a different gender is weaker than another because that is not true. Girls can be just as strong as guys because other sports are about mental strength as well as physical strength. Just do not be afraid doing something like a girl means doing it as best as you can and working hard for it,” to go out and try because even if you do not like it you are not stuck in it and it is not for everybody. It is a tough sport but if you are unsure just try it,” Barton said.

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Rutherford encourages girls to play sports and experiment with different activities.

Barton boasts that her male counterparts who have underestimated her in the past do “I would recommend every girl to get into whatever sports they can. It is a really fun not feel that way when they lose.

“I have felt like people underestimate me. I have had to wrestle guys at my old school way to get exercise. Some of my best friends I have met through softball. It is a great and they are always hesitant to wrestle me because I am a girl and they think it is going way to meet girls your age, plus it could end up paying for your schooling one day,” Rutherford said. to be an easy win. They usually do not feel like that after they lose though,” Barton said.

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Mergel has been swimming since freshman year. She started setting school and personal records as a sophomore but Mergel says that just because she is graduating that does not mean her days as a swimmer are over.

at and what I was passionate for. Then I did swimming for two years and they told me I should do club because they thought I had so much more potential. I have been Every day athletes are trying to break their records and on club for about seven years. I have never done any sport other people’s records. A Senior and swimmer Mackenzie since. It is a huge part of my life,” Mergel said.

Mergel has broken five records and beaten her own Swimming three hours a day, six days a week is a personal best records several times in her swimming schedule Mergel is not looking to change any time soon career at PHS. as she plans for her future in competitive swim.

Growing up, Mergel went from sport to sport trying to “I am going to finish out my club season which ends in find the sport that she felt good about the summer and I plan on swimming in doing. “ I set out to break a college,” Mergel said.

“I just tried a whole bunch of sports Not only breaking records in her final record... I chose my just to see what I was good at like year of high school competitive swim, [recreational] basketball, [recreational] ultimate goal and that is Mergel goes on to tell about the previous softball, I did volleyball once, I even did records she had broken while at PHS. ballet once. I did basketball for a long something I am proud of.”

“The first record I broke was sophomore time but I realized I never really loved any year, I beat the 200-free record and then of it. I did not really have a passion for any MACKENZIE MERGEL junior year I broke the 200-free record SENIOR of those sports,” Mergel said. again, which was my own record, then I During one summer, Mergel’s parents broke the 100-breaststroke. Then Junior year I broke those enrolled her into a swimming program to help her same two records again and two relay records. Then this strengthen her swimming skill. They did not expect what year I broke the same two records again and one more was to come as she climb the ranks and levels improving relay record,” Mergel said. her skill.

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improves her swimming skills.

“I think it just goes to show that I have put in so much work that I have continually every year gotten better to beat my own personal best records. It makes me happy that I am able to improve every year and not have a peak.

Many people reach that peak and then never go beyond that peak and I have been able to continually improve in that,” Mergel said.

Wanting to give credit to those around her who helped with her success in improving and “Many people reach reaching her goals, that peak and never go Mergel thanks her supporters. beyond... I have been able “I am super thankful to have all my family, to continually improve.” co-swimmers and high MACKENZIE MERGEL school supporting me.

SENIOR We [co-swimmers] all have each other’s backs and we are so proud of each other. I set out freshman year to break a record and I come out senior year breaking five, I chose my ultimate goal and that is something I am proud of,” Mergel said.

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describe this tune is to imagine a roller skating rink in begin to hear the new, different material.

“End of the Day” is a firework; bursting in all sorts the 1970s with groovy disco lights and some fashionable The boy band of this decade; you either hate them or of directions (no pun intended) and an threads. love them.

Yeah, I was not expecting that astonishingly beautiful scene to take in. “‘End of the Day’ is a Or if you are like me, you are obsessed with them. either.

Switches between tempos and keys keep the One Direction, the multi-platinum band from the song interesting. reminds me of end firework bursting in all credits“Wolves” United Kingdom, have release some to a movie about a summer “If I Could Fly” will melt cookie-cutter pop tunes in their day but sorts of directions (no camp. Odd, woodsy and lighthearted. heart after breaking it “Once you get into the your to claim their new album is like the others This is easily one of my favorites into a million pieces. The pun intended) and an would be complete rubbish. middle of the album you songs meaning entails because it is so different from the “Made in the A.M.,” the band’s fifth that One Direction’s astonishingly beautiful music that they were making three really begin to hear the studio album and first without former years ago, when I was first introduced hearts are “for your eyes scene...” bandmate Zayn Malik, has to be one of to One Direction. new, different material.” only,” which if that does my favorites. The sound is so eclectic and Coming from a long-time listener not make you feel like SUZY STONE there is at least one song on the album that of this band, I highly recommend you are living vicariously P R I N T E D I T O R SUZY STONE can turn skeptics into fans. giving “Made in the A.M.” a listen, through One Directions PRINT EDITOR The first song on the album “Hey even if you do not consider yourself love lives, I do not know Angel” is a subtle way to introduce “Made a fan. One Direction may just surprise you like they what will. in the A.M.” Not too catchy, not too out of the ordinary.

“What a Feeling” is a song that surprised me when surprised me.

Once you get into the middle of the album you really listening in the most delightful way. The best way to

Starz resurrects ‘Evil Dead’ franchise “Ash vs. Evil Dead” has been revived as a brand new television series. Cheesily hilarious and excessivley gory, this show impresses the reviewer and leaves him pleasantly surprised. the original actor). The years in between the movies have not been kind to Ash, as he has succumbed to age without really An old classic has returned from the growing up as a character. To make up for his lack of maturity, Ash is complemented dead. by two new The famous “Evil Dead” characters who add series has been fairly dormant “Jokes are delivered in new and unique since 1992, with the exception of one reboot that cut out tandem with violent scenes depth to the series that was lacking the protagonist that made it in a humorously ironic beforehand. famous. But this last October, the trilogy was revitalized way... ” Despite Ash’s age, with a TV show that continues the series is very the horror comedy’s legacy.

KYLE SMITH CHIEF fast paced and “Ash vs. Evil Dead” picks action filled. Each up several years after “Evil Dead II” left off with the main character, episode is a blast, with the action scenes Ash (who is played by Bruce Campbell, smoothly transitioning to more dialogueB Y

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“Ash vs. Evil Dead” is fast, hard-hitting impact more than just one small cabin and hilarious. Jokes are delivered in in the woods, like in the original trilogy.

This “Evil,” as it is called, has the tandem with violent scenes “Ash is complemented by ability to poses people creating undead creatures (that are in a humorously ironic way that two new characters who add intelligent) called “Deadites.”

In the shows charmingly is unique to new depth to the series that cheesy style, the gore is as the “Evil Dead” series. was lacking beforehand.‘” exaggerated as the heroes are.

If excessive gore is not to your “Ash vs, Evil tastes, I would not recommend Dead” begins KYLE SMITH it. with the main CHIEF But if you are, then “Ash vs. c h a ra c t e r Evil Dead’ is an amazing show accidentally releasing “The Evil” from the first two that should not be missed. movie again.

This time however, “The Evil” has

Jessica Jones receives marvelous review wants them to and they have to do it regardless of the damage they could incur upon themselves.

The character is played exceptionally by David “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” is an outstanding show.

Tennant, who conveys all the terror and horror that It is a violently unique addition to Netflix’s should be associated with the ability to force people to recently produced run of TV shows that include do terrible things. Tennant easily makes the character “Marvel’s Daredevil.” As the name implies, Kilgrave the best villain in all the Marvel Cinematic “Jessica Jones” is a show set within the same Universe so far. fictional Marvel Cinematic Universe as Jessica’s relationship with Kilgrave is a complex one, “The Avengers” or “The Guardians of the as she was once under his control and is desperately Galaxy” but is told in an episodic TV afraid of falling under his control once again now that format rather than one singular movie. Kilgrave has “returned.”

“Jessica Jones” follows an Throughout the show, flashes to Jessica’s past emotionally broken private reveals more about both of the characters while investigator, who is the namesake adding an extra layer of depth to the current conflict of the show and also happens at hand. Jessica is trying to capture to have super Kilgrave in order to save a character powers. Even who becomes important partway “Jessica is not a super though she has into the first episodes. super strength hero by any means. She A lot of the show’s strengths and some other come from how believably personal s u p e r - h u m a n is dreadgully cynical and everything is. Jessica is intimately abilities, Jessica is mildly sarcastic...” tied to her worst nightmare and not a super hero by seemingly cannot escape. This works any means. extremely well with how fast the show KYLE SMITH She is dreadfully cynical builds up to introducing Kilgrave, C H I E F and mildly sarcastic which really conveys the feeling that making her a stark contrast to everything in Jessica’s life is spiraling characters like Daredevil or Captain America. out of control, not that it ever was in control.

Jessica puts out a tough exterior but that exterior Only a couple things really work against “Jessica is quickly revealed to be nothing more than her Jones.” The shows graphic content and very mature hiding from some deep routed pain. themes, while handled tastefully, makes it unsuitable Unlike other comic book inspired media, Jessica for younger audiences.

Jones is a beautiful exploration of weakness and Older audiences who are not bothered so much by sincerely human emotions. graphic content or shows that deal with adult themes Few other shows can boast such qualities and not will find an excellent watch that is hampered only by even some of my favorite shows can boast such a some pacing issues with the narrative. “Jessica Jones” quality. A lot of the depth in this show is created by starts off fast but slows down towards the middle, Jessica’s relationship with the shows main villain: where the show should have really sped up.

Kilgrave.

“Jessica Jones” is still by far one of the best shows I Kilgrave, or Purple Man as he is known in the have ever seen. It is a well contained story that carries comics, has the ability to control people’s minds. a lot of impact and depth. If you are looking for a good He can simply command people to do whatever he Netflix binge watch this.

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ZOOLIGHTS ILLUMINATES HOLIDAYS

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium spreads holiday cheer with their annual Zoolights. Visitors are awed by a beautiful display of colorful lights. The exhibit perfect to go to with family or friends.

Another really nicely done part of the lights was outside the aquarium is lit up Just about the only time it is fun to be fish that look like they are jumping along in the freezing cold after dark is when the stream though they are still light, you get the chance to walk around Point not to be confused with the moving light Defiance Zoo and Aquarium for their display of fish near the lit up display of festivity where lights of all colors and bears. sizes are hung up along the pathways, in Sadly, I had not bundled up as much the plants and terrain as I should have in only in shapes of animals a light jacket, it ended and flora.

“I also advice bundling up up getting a lot colder Zoolights is at the than expected. Since Point Defiance Zoo to keep warm, hats, warm the aquarium was really and Aquarium off of jackets and gloves should the only place at the zoo Pearl Street in Tacoma that was heated and only be a must.” and at the Front Gate it place with restrooms is $10. it causes it to be quite If you are looking to ASHLEY WAKELEY packed with families STAFF save some money but and strollers. are not a member of I recommend bringing the zoo it is online or at Fred Meyers for some snacks and bottled water while $8.50, although if you are a member it you are there especially if you plan to go is only $5. as a group as food can be expensive.

Personally, I loved seeing the pseudo I also advise bundling up to keep Northern Lights along one of the warm, hats, warm jackets and gloves pathways because of how pretty the should be a must. colors work together and how nice it If you are in a group or even by was to look up into.

A H S L E Y W A K E L E Y | V A N G U A R D yourself, commemorate your time by I also really enjoy the lit up trees in taking a picture in the shark mouth inside the aquarium.

Above:People are entering Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Zoolights is an atraction where can such Dr. Seuss fashion using colors such as greens paired with purples and go to see the zoo lights up in holiday colors. reds paired with white.

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‘I Am Malala’ novel fails to meet standards

On the other hand, I enjoyed Yousafzai telling little the bus on the way home from school. She was targeted anecdotes about school and her family. The book also sent due to speaking out and giving speeches against them. a wave of inspiration and gratefulness “I come from a country that was created Malala Yousafzai, author of “I Am Malala”, is a young for the education we have in America. at midnight. When I teen, who when struck by tragedy, used I enjoyed her discussing her love for almost died, it was just “I enjoyed her discussing her voice to tell her story. Although journalism and competing for the top educational and inspiring, I found “I Am “I am Malala throws a lot after midday,” Yousafzai her love for journalism of her class. She discussed hanging out in her book.

Malala” to be bland and for lack of a better of facts about Pakistan’s wrote “I am Malala” throws and competing for the top with her friends, listening to music and term, boring. reading Twilight books, which is very Yousafzai grew up in Mingura, Pakistan history and leaders, which out a lot of facts about of her class.” relatable.

Pakistan’s history and during the time of the Taliban and was I found hard to follow.” leaders, which I found “I Am Malala” introduces the raised in a life of terror. She is an advocate HALEY KEIZUR amazing story of a girl in a Middle hard to follow. Often for women’s education and enjoys going S T A F F HALEY KEIZUR Eastern country as well as her life as times, it went on for pages to school and giving speeches. Her mother STAFF a feminist. This topic is in the large to elaborate on one thing, and father have been great in encouraging which was not very interesting. Yousafzai right now and this book is great to educate readers on the her to get education, as her father also introduced a lot about the divisions in religion that came troubles girls face each day. enjoys reading and writing.

Yousafzai was shot Oct. 9, 2012 by a Taliban member on about in Pakistan.

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‘Empire Strikes Back’ annihilates series “Star Wars”, as we all know is a beloved classic that has touched millions of our hearts in the most memorable of ways. From the beginning of “A New Hope,” through “The Empire Strikes Back,” to the “Return of the Jedi,” there has been an impact on one of the greatest cinemas of all time.

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Yes the whole trilogy of Star Wars is absolutely amazing and action-packed but try we must.

The least favorite of the bunch is “The Phantom Menace.”

Yes, seeing nine-year-old Anakin was interesting to see grow, along with many other known characters being introduced like Jar Jar and Obi-Wan but much of the movie was filled with politics between the Republic settling issues before the war really started to progress with the droids.

Then again, the well-known phrase came from this movie in the Star Wars trilogy: “May the force be with you.”

With the number five spot out of the six movies, there is “The Attack of the Clones.” This part in the story more involved the unraveling of Anakin and Padme’s love.

While this is very much adored by the audience, it was quite slow as an intro to the inner feelings of the characters rather

than more huge explosions and intense battles we all know and love to witness.

The number four spot is going to be “The Revenge of the Sith.” Action starts to unravel as we Star Wars lovers adore to see.

Jedi Knights are spread out across the galaxy leading a massive clone army in the war against the Separatists.

This all starts to be very intense while on top of this outbreak of war, Chancellor Palpatine has been kidnapped.

With the number three spot there is “A New Hope.” This is the journey of Luke Skywalker taking over.

He joins a group of unlikely strangers to be assembled, a Jedi knight, Han Solo, the cocky pilot and a Wookie. All to save two of his droids we all are familiar of, C3P-0 and R2D2, from the empires world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to save the beautiful princess Leia from the grips of the evil Darth Vader.

The number two spot belongs to “The Return of the Jedi.” Han Solo

was kidnapped and brought back to the palace of Jabba the Hutt and the rebels attempt to destroy the second death star.

All this tension is quickly rising while one of the most iconic moments in Star Wars starts to kick in, Luke Skywalker struggles to make Darth Vader return from the dark side.

Finally the number one spot in the entire Star Wars series is “The Empire Strikes Back.” With the overwhelming odds with the rebels being brutally over-powered by the empire, to Luke training with master Yoda, there are so many pieces in play.

On top of all this, Darth Vader is pursuing Luke’s friends in preparation to capture Luke himself.

There is a strong sense of little hope but we the audience have to build that drive to believe in Luke to turn the tables of the efforts against the empire.

A strong feeling of needing a hero really moved the audience and had fans cheering for the rebels while sitting on the very edge of their seats.

This is the most exciting part of the whole Star Wars trilogy, at least my very favorite.

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players so next year might be our year to get over the hump,” Batinovich said.

The PHS volleyball team made a deep run into the Even though the team did not bring home hardware, playoffs this year, after going just 6-6 in league play. it was PHS’ first trip to state in a few years.

PHS volleyball coach Tony Batinovich says that “Volleyball last made it to state in 2012. Just before there is no star player because everyone contributed. the seniors arrived, they would have been in ninth “There really was not a best player this year, grade. That team placed in state, they got sixth that everyone filled a role on the team. The nucleus of our year so it had been a couple years since we had then starters were five sophomores but then we had some been there. This year we won our first match then seniors who came in and solidified our positions. dropped our next two, so in theory we were in the top We had two juniors who played really well. I know it 12,” Batinovich said. sounds cliché but this was a whole Batinovich says the league team effort, all 14 girls helped at “If we can stay hungry and tournament was the momentum some time in practice or matches changer. contributed to our success,” everyone stays hungry, if “The biggest momentum changer Batinovich said. was the league tournament. When the Batinovich knew they would we can take off from where girls got into the league tournament we play some tough teams once the we stopped this year than played three different kinds of teams. team got to the league and district One we were ahead and they came I think we can do some back and we still beat them. Another tournaments.

“Well 6-6 got us into the league beat handily in three straight sets. great things next year.” we tournament and we knew that once The last was against a pretty good TONY BATINOVICH we got there we would need to win Tahoma team. We won the first two VOLLEYBALL COACH one of our three watches to get to sets, then dropped the thirdbbut still districts. I thought that we had a battled back and beat them in the good chance to make it to districts. Then once you get fourth,” Batinovich said. “I think that gave the girls to districts it all depends on draws and who gets hot the confidence after they won three different types so we knew that we would have to play some tough of matches and they all came out the same positive teams in districts but we played tough teams in non- result and we just started playing better. Sometimes league game so we were hoping that would prepare us you can learn more by losing than you can by winning for playing those better teams,” Batinovich said. but they were actually playing at a higher learning In the league tournament PHS played all teams and that gave them the confidence to think that they from the North division of the SPSL. can just keep on doing what they were doing.

“The girls came up big in the league tournament.

Batinovich sees that there are somethings he cannot We had to play three teams from the North [league]. control but next year is looking up for the team.

They had to play the third, fourth and fifth placed “If we can stay hungry and everyone stays hungry, if teams and beat them all. Then when we got to districts we can take off from where we stopped this year than we ended beating Kentwood who was the number I think we can do some great things next year. We have one team out of the North this year which then put us a lot of experience coming back. But it might be like in a play-in state game against a very good Olympia the Seahawks, last year the made every play but this program,” Batinovich said. “That one I guess it was year they cannot seem to get the right bounce of a meant to be, because we were down a lot in the fifth ball,” Batinovich said. “There are some things that we set and we came back and one that. It was nice for the cannot control but I think with the personnel coming girls to see that we can hang with anybody.” back the fact that they have been to the postseason The team has a goal every year but this year they and know what it is like I would say that this group went farther than expectations dictated. could do a lot of great things over the next couple “We may have exceeded expectations, our goal years.” is always to make it to the state tournament but A challenge for the team was playing time for sometimes that is not in the cards. We were overall a everyone. pretty unexperienced team, postseason wise. We had “The biggest challenge for us was we kept 14 no one in the program who had ever made to any girls on varsity this year. That is probably a little too postseason and beyond. Maybe the goal is pretty lofty much when it comes to equal playing time. So it was but the girls, they exceeded it and showed even we the idea of keeping all of them happy, if that is even there inexperience overall, they are talented enough possible with 13 other teammates,” Batinovich said. to keep going,” Batinovich said.

“I probably did not do as great job of that, because Batinovich says that Emerald Ridge may have had we did not have a lot of equal playing time but some their number this year but next year could be the year. people earned their time due to their consistently “ER matchups [against us] were bad and they were a performing practice and in games. But I do think little more experienced in a number of positions. That that everyone did contribute at one time or another is now a program that has been to the state finals two whether it be helping in practice or serving six straight years in a row and I think that they had the tangible points as Senior Bailey Wood did in the Olympia game belief in themselves. Even though the last two times when we were down five points. It is stuff like that we have played them we have gotten ahead in certain really shows how everyone contributed to the success sets, we got better, we just weren’t good enough. They of the program.” are a good program, they do lose a couple of key B Y J A X O N OW E N S W E B S I T E E D I T O R

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Right: the volleyball girls ready for the return during a rally during the Emerald Ridge game which they lost. The girls finished around twelfth in State this year, with all starting players coming back next year.

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he boys water polo team went to State Nov. 11 and 12 in Kennewick, WA at the Toyota Center this year and finished fourth in the entire State at the 4A level.

The team had a total of five players recognized. The two team captains each were a part of those who got recognized.

Christian Braddock got first team AllDivision and Kyle Howgate got second team All-Division. Beau Pasquier joined Christian Braddock as one the first team All-division. Austin Stump joined Howgate on the second team All-Division. Finally Akosh Morrell got an honorable mention.

There was one opponent, however, that had their number all year long, head coach Travis Braddock said.

“Curtis is a really good team and Dennis Piccolotto, the Curtis coach, is a great coach. They prepared a lot in the off season as a team by traveling to play some great teams. It would be difficult for a team that does not play together year round to play at that same level. I think it will help our success next year and in the years after,” Braddock said.

Braddock breaks down the biggest game minutes of the game.

“We got a goal off that ejection [we of the year for the team.

“Our biggest victory was the last game were down 12-9], a minute and half later we got another goal [we against Mercer Island. were down] 10-12. Then That was the most important game of the “We ran one of our most Mercer Island scored making it 10-13, season and I know they prized trick plays off that awegoal called a timeout and were not ready for us. scored another goal 11Most everyone there time out.”

13,” Braddock said. “We expected them to beat us T R AV IS BR A DDOC K earned another ejection by five points. [Our guys] HEAD COACH and another goal 12-13, came out strong from the beginning and even when we were down then Mercer Island scored a goal [making 9-5 going into the half they were still fired it] 12-14, with 44 seconds left [in the game]. up and ready to get back in it, even though Mercer Island called a timeout, we got the our hole defender was out with a bloody ball back with 22 seconds left on the game and we called a time out.” nose,” Braddock said.

In desperation Braddock turned to a Through all the adversity, there was still trusted play. hope for the team in the fourth quarter.

“We ran one of our most prized trick “We went into the fourth quarter still down 12-8. Fortunately we had our hole plays off that time out. It is one where one defender back but we also got two of their of our players ducks under water while the starters ejected for the rest of the game and other players are creating a distraction, two others were one ejection each away then the player pops up catches the ball from getting excluded from the game. from the goalie and scores, making it 13Then one minute into the fourth quarter 14. Even though we did not have enough we got one more of their starters ejected time to get the ball back it was one of the but we still had four goals to make up if we greatest games we had ever played and truly epitomized the old saying; it is not even wanted to tie,” Braddock said.

Braddock goes through the last couple always about winning. It will be a game I

will remember forever.”

Braddock sees this season as a success.

“I think they exceeded my expectations this year. Individually we have a lot of really talented players but water polo, like any team sport, it takes a lot of teamwork. The players come into this high school sport without much experience. There are not a lot of youth water polo programs in the Northwest like there are in California. So we have guys with differing backgrounds in sport and some with no experience in team sports,” Braddock said.

Braddock saw every player who started as the best at their position.

“Every player in the starting lineup was the best player for their position. They were all the fastest I have coached in the last seven years. They all had great endurance, there were a few tough opponents that the starters had to play most of the game and when it counted they did not show any slowing down,” Braddock said. “We had great defenders and did not let many goals go by and we had lots of steals. We had some great shooters, wrestlers and drivers. They really moved well to get open on offense. Ultimately, it was their ability to come together and play as a team that carried them through the toughest games.”

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With more science break throughs coming every day, the importance of nutrition is becoming more and more in focus.

the foundation for the wrestler that I have become today,” Bartlson said.

Bartlson talks about winning another state title.

“It would be a disappointment if I do not win the state B Y J A X O N O W E N S “I know of a few wrestlers that do not eat as well as they title. It is my senior year, I have won three state titles W E B S I T E E D I T O R should. High school kids have a higher metabolism and already so going out with a loss this year would definitely they are able to burn off the garbage they eat so they think be a disappointment. I am going to really work hard to get School nurse Karen Smith points out the importance of that it is fine. In some ways they are right. It may not that,” Bartlson said. the meal previous to any sporting event. appear to hurt them but they do not understand that it is Lee states his displeasure about people’s disregard for “The previous meal for any athlete is important but not helping,” Lee said. “Wrestling is a tough enough sport their own body. it is truly the meals three to four days before an activity that to be the best you can be, you have to excel at all “Your body is your house that you will live in for the rest that has the biggest impact, especially if the athlete is parts. Diet is an important part in preparing for a match. of your life. Your diet is a direct result of what you put into engaging in a workout that will go two hours or longer, Eating poorly right before a match is definitely a bad it. I do not understand how people can be so proud of a i.e., a marathon runner. ‘Carb loading’ in the days prior idea. I have had several wrestlers puke in the middle of new car or house that they just purchased,” Lee said. “I to an event will allow a buildup of glycogen to be stored a match because they ate garbage food moments before see these people take great care of their belongings and in the muscles. This is the fuel your muscles will need for they wrestled.” yet they do nothing to take care of the most important that long term workout,” Smith said.

As a nurse, Smith sees health problems thing on earth, their bodies. You can Boys wrestling coach Aaron Lee explains what happens because of lack of eating. always buy a shiny new car; you cannot if a wrestler is above weight.

“I see [someone getting sick because of Your body is your house go always just buy a new body.”

“A weight plan is set by the WIAA based on a test of not eating] all the time. Exercise-induced Bartlson sees her time in soccer as your body fat. If the wrestler is above his weight plan then nausea is quite common. When a student that you will live in for the helping her with wrestling. he becomes locked in at that weight. An example is if I exercises they increase the demand on rest of your life. Your diet “I play soccer competitively and I am weighed 139 pounds but my weight plan their muscles and this going to soccer to play that, I am not says 132 / 138,” Lee said. “I am not in one the blood flow is a direct result of what doing wrestling in college. Soccer has “The previous meal for diverts of those two weight classes so now I am away from the stomach helped shape my body style and how I you put into it.” now longer allowed to go down to 132. I any athlete is important and into the muscles and am. However, I think the mental aspect am locked in at 138 /145 unless I get rebrain where it needs it of my wrestling as transferred into how I A A R O N L E E but it is truly the meals the most,” Smith said. assessed. You can only get re-assessed WRESTLING COACH play soccer,” Bartlson said. one time a year.”

“This diversion can three to four days before Lee talks about the procedures for Senior wrestler Jordyn Bartlson, who slow down digestion causing an upset weight classes in wrestling. has been wrestling since she was in the an activity that has the stomach. Lack of hydration can also “Wrestlers are on a weight plan. They are tested at fourth grade and has won three State cause headache and nausea.” the beginning of the year and the WIAA looks at the data biggest impact.” titles in her career adds her take on the Lee talks about the importance of a collected to consider how much body fat a wrestler has. importance of a good meal before a good diet.

He is allowed to lose 1.5 percent of body fat per week. He match.

KAREN SMITH “Diet is important throughout the cannot go below seven percent body fat. Wrestling is a S C H O O L N U R S E “It is important because it gives you entire year. During wrestling season challenging sport. It generally benefits you to wrestle at energy and helps you perform at your it becomes even more important to your optimal weight,” Lee said. highest peak. It is also good for you in general. During a make sure that whatever you eat is in some way adding Bartlson speaks to the difficulty of having a dad as a tournament when you take the hydration test and you nourishment to improve your body,” Lee said. coach. come in over weight you get locked in to that weight class Bartlson started wrestling at a young age and thinks it “It is tough having my dad as a coach, he definitely so you would not wrestle that weekend. Basically you helped her as a wrestler. pushes me. It is okay though he knows when I am coming work really hard all week to stay on weight,” Bartlson said.

“My sister and I did not get that serious until we got into in on hard days and he helps me become a better wrestler,” Lee talks about some wrestlers poor eating habits. third or fourth grade. It definitely helped because it laid Bartlson said.

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