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After 18 months of renovation, local Karshner Museum reopens its doors to visitors and Puyallup School District students.

“The goal was to have it be a part of the third grade social studies curriculum so [students can] learn about or the past 18 months, the Karshner Museum has Coast Salish Tribes. We are also going to have this be a been under construction for renovation purposes. place that other school districts can bring their students The museum itself has been part of the Puyallup to on field trips,” Yeomans said. community for over 100 years but it was not until Making a plan and executing it are recently that the building was taken two different things. Most times the “THE in more consideration. latter of the two does not get done DETERMINATION The Museum was originally because of higher priorities. This was WAS MADE WITH founded by Dr. Warner Karshner and T H E S C H O O L B O A R D not the case for the museum. his wife in 1930 in memory of their “There are always lots of things in TO INVEST IN AND son Paul who died of polio.

M A K E T H I S A F I R S T - any organization that people feel are Architectural work, construction the priorities. Very seldom do we ever CL A SS M USEU M...” and even some demolition was have the opportunity in a situation TIMOTHY YEOMANS required for the renovation of the like this where we have been given a SUPERINTENDENT museum. gift 100 years ago and we get to renew Superintendent Timothy Yeomans that gift,” Yeomans said. has been an integral part of making these changes The task of executing the changes that happened happen. were made possible because of Casey Cox, the assistant “The determination was made with the school board superintendent of the school district; Brian Fox, the to invest in and make this a first class museum, which executive director of communications and Rudy Fyles, every school districts in the nation have,” Yeomans the operations director. said. “The collection is worth over a million dollars.

“They had the vision for what this could be. We [We wanted] to make it a space where we could have worked with community groups, The Friends of The learning and all sorts of other things so the effort was Museum and many others. They developed a plan and made to invest.” got lots of input, worked with the Puyallup Tribe and Once everything was said and done, a little over our goal was to have something that would be a gift to $800,000 was spent on the renovations. According to the community for the next 100 years rather than letting Yeomans, the changes to the museum have been made it wither and go away,” Yeomans said. in an effort to better line up with the state curriculum so more students can attend for field trips thanks to the To continue reading this story, visit vikingvanguard.com donations of The Friends of The Museum.

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Above: An exhibit on display at Karshner Museum.

Below: Brian Fox, Executive Director of Communications, speaks at the grand reopening ceremony.

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AP TESTS CHANGE them. In the multiple choice there is [now] 50 instead of 70 multiple [choice] questions and Many students take AP classes to be able to you get the same amount of time even though test into receiving college credit early. there are fewer questions,” AP Physics teacher This year, the tests for students in the AP Michael Segers said. “The test provides students United States History (also called APUSH) and more time to justify answers or, in the case AP Physics classes have been altered. of multiple choice, to really consider all the “A lot of colleges have said to [the College plausible answers and weed the real answer out Board] that the stuff they were testing are not from the ones that are almost correct.” the skills they want to make sure students Unlike the APUSH course, AP Physics has know. For instance, a lot been split into two year-long of it was memorization. “...T H E C OL L E GE S courses.

Fifty percent of the test was T O L D T H E C O L L E G E “Colleges were getting a lot memorization of facts versus B O A R D , ‘ Y O U R E A L L Y of students that...were getting actively working with the NEED TO BREAK fives but did not have the lab documents,” APUSH teacher THE COURSE INTO experiences and did not have Jamie Smith said.

TWO YEAR-LONG a deep understanding of the The change in the test has C O U R S E S , C O V E R I T material. So the colleges told affected the way that Smith MOR E SL OW LY...’” the College Board, ‘you really will teach the course. need to break the course into JAMIE SMITH “What [has] changed is two year-long courses, cover APUSH TEACHER that we are going to do a lot it more slowly, give students less lecture in class. I told more opportunities to absorb the students I will lecture one day per chapter the concepts and provide more lab experiences and there are 42 chapters so that will be 42 so they can actually see these concepts,’” Segers times. The rest of the time in class we are going said. “I would have preferred to have taught it to be working with more of the documents,” that way all along anyway.”

Smith said. “So we will be doing some In addition to being treating to an excess of roleplays sometimes; we have gone through information, physics students were also not and practiced the short answer questions and receiving adequate lab experience. written a document-based question. . .it is a lot “So the [colleges] put the data together more hands on stuff than lecture based.” and realized students are earning fours and According to Smith, the test will now require fives on AP tests but they do not come with more interpretation on the student’s part than the lab experiences and deeper, fundamental memorization. understandings to actually make it successfully “What they have done is a lot more of the through subsequent physics courses,” Segers test is having to actually be able to write. They said. “If the ultimate goal is to get students went from writing three essays to writing six through the full gambit of physics courses that written responses,” Smith said. “Instead of just is not taught in one year in college, that is taught multiple choice questions with a correct or over the course of four semesters in college. incorrect answer it is what is known as stimulus Why it was being taught as a one year course in based. You have to read a prompt or look at a high school is a mystery to me.” picture, see the stimulus and then read the Not all AP changes are happening this year— question. You cannot just get the answer from next year Puyallup High School will potentially the stimulus nor can you just get the answer offer Japanese Four available to students as an from your background AP class. knowledge. You have to “... S T U DE N T S A R E Most of the fourth-year use your prior knowledge EARNING FOURS language courses are AP and the stimulus to be able AND FIVES ON AP classes. However, Japanese to effectively answer the TESTS BUT THEY Four is not. questions. It is taking a lot DO NOT COME OUT “I am in the process of more interpretation and a WITH THE LAB turning the paper in to the lot more connecting the dots E X PE R I E NCES...”

College Board,” Japanese versus just right or wrong.” teacher Reiko Yoshikawa said.

MICHAEL SEGERS The AP Physics test has “Hopefully it will pass and it AP PHYSICS TEACHER also been changed to give will go next year go to the AP. students more time to answer I have to turn it in by October, questions with quality responses. you have to wait a whole year. “ “You still get 90 minutes but there is at least one According to Yoshikawa, AP Japanese will not fewer question or possibly two fewer questions have different content as Japanese Four. and that is dependent on the difficulty of the “[It will be different] just in name. Hopefully questions. If they are all deemed to be relatively next year the class will be AP Japanese,” difficult then there is going to be two fewer of Yoshikawa said.

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Above: AP Physics teacher Michael Segers helps students during a lab in his sixth period AP Physics class.

Below: Japanese teacher Reiko Yoshikawa teaches in front of one of her Japanese classes.

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SOCIETY PRESSES CONFORMITY Acceptance is something that each and every one of us your best friend to sit with the person who you generally seeks on a daily basis our lives. We seek the acceptance see alone. When you see a smile that recognizes that you from friends, family, significant others, teachers—even are there and embrace who they are, that is when you have people we do not know. We crave the assurance that we done your job.

It is so simple, so cliché but it is still so under performed. are not alone. It is human nature to try to seek out who we are as individuals, while still attempting to conform to This idea of performing simple acts of kindness is something we all know we should do, we have been the stereotypical idea of what a person told to do so since elementary school. But should look and act like according to “THERE IS A FINE it seems avoidable, like it is someone else’s societal norms.

LINE BETWEEN responsibility. But that is never the case.

There is a fine line between INDIVIDUALITY Some people will tell you they are immune individuality and conformity that we AND CONFORMITY to social pressures and the need to conform, strive for but seldom achieve. But while THAT WE STRIVE that they feel no pain in being different. This the unachievable is attempted, we can FOR BUT SELDOM might be true to some degree but generally work on something within our grasp ACH I E V E .” these people seek acceptance by embracing and control.

OUR VIEW their differences. But there will always be a Acceptance. slight pull to being up to society’s standards.

This dilemma of individuality and The staff of The Viking Vanguard urges you conformity is a two-sided die. In our search for normality, we generally forget to accept those to not look to societal norms to determine what you do or others on the same search. Accepting someone is more how you do it. Grow where you are planted and be who than closing your eyes to those you deem unfavorable you believe you are. Do not look to society and others to and passively ignoring their differences. To truly accept inspire yourself, look into yourself. Let yourself flourish but someone is to treat them kindly. That might be laughing never lose sight of the fact that others are going through at a bad joke, not giving the evil eye to someone who unseen struggles. Accept and embrace all others and their disagrees with you. It might even be sacrificing time with differences and acceptance will be given to you.

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Guest discusses self realization Before she had even finished, my I walked into school, second period, Carlie artfully practicing the piece the scent of violin rosin lingered in the on her lunch, her fingers gracefully eyes dripped with fresh tears knowing fluttering upon the neck of her cello. that all that I had dreamed for this year air. A smell I shall never forget.

I looked down upon the tiny Each day her piece became blacker was about to be taken from my hands, incoming seventh graders, “sevies” we with the graphite from her pencil, snatched up by those dancing fingers. called them. I was a freshman in high while mine gathered a fine white film I excused myself to the bathroom wherein I locked myself in a stall and of dust. school, the top dog and the elite.

When I walked into class the day wept, knowing that I was no longer As I marched down the rows of chairs to the front of the orchestra, I of the test, I could almost feel the first chair, the top dog and the elite.

When I look back on met eyes with every other cellist there. tension from emanating that day, I am reminded The petrified seventh grader’s eyes from nervous sevies, afraid of my faults and the wavering in awe, the indifferent eighth to be humiliated in front of improvements I have made grader’s eyes showing their submissive the class. since.

There was quite a roles and last, the lone ninth grader, I no longer consider Carlie, her eyes defiantly holding my difference however when myself “the best” at I strolled up to Carlie. gaze as I strolled by. anything until it has been As I walked up to the first chair, my Confidence radiated off of proven multiple times and teacher Mrs. Pelandini announced her just as it had rolled off even then, being “the best” in a cheerful manner: “Welcome to of me when I walked in on is never permanent. orchestra, what I am handing to you the first day, only today, I LIAM MONAGH AN I also learned to now is a piece that you will need to was the defiant one.

GUEST appreciate the hard work I still took that first chair practice and learn for a chair test that spot but no longer did I have the that the elite put in to their studies, will be coming up in a few days.”

My face contemptuously smiled as I arrogant attitude that the first few athletics and talents. As I look to every successful athlete there is a history of days of school had instilled in me. responded, “Pfft… Whatever.”

Mrs. Pelandini glanced at me and hard work. To every businessman who I picked up the piece and tossed has a corporate office there is a history in my backpack. Carlie Olson, the demanded, “Impress me.”

I took a look at the music for the of hard work. Take a world renowned collected ninth grader, picked up her first time, sizing up pianist and they have a history of hard copy, scanned the the music as if it were work. print and seemed “I LEARNED THAT I learned that success is not a secret. the opposing team in to be circling every SUCCESS IS NOT A Thousands of people know how to be a football game. note. After dissecting SECR ET...IT IS A I lower my bow successful and it is a personal choice the piece of music, PERSONAL CHOICE until it grazed the to be great. she continued to TO BE GR E AT.” When I was younger, I was often strings and then I place it neatly in a questioned by many different people, started to play. folder and store it in LIAM MONAGHAN The tune shook “Are you working hard or hardly her file cabinet of a GUEST a little at first but working?” Now I realize that working backpack. as I regained what hard earns great rewards in the During the rehearsal, I recall Mrs. Pelandini little confidence I had left, the sound future. I have not become an athlete, musician or a mathematician without inquiring: “Could you take this class a poured from my cello.

I was quite proud of my skill, pushing my limits every day. Each day little more seriously?”

My exact thoughts were “Why considering I had never glanced at the striving harder than the day before.

That week in orchestra I was dusty paper that was still sitting on my should I? I am the best player here!” hardly working and I paid the price When I returned home, I pull out piano’s mantle.

My pride was shattered however, for my decision. Every time the the useless floating paper from the bottom of my bag. As I was sorting when Carlie began to play. The sound question arises: “Can you do more through the leftovers, I recognized that came from Carlie’s instrument for your school, for yourself, for your the piece of music, wrinkled and torn was ten times as beautiful as anything community?” my thoughts go back to that had come from mine in the six that day, to the lack of time that I put from all the jumbling in my bag.

I gingerly place the archaic-looking years that I had been performing. in to my work and I know the answer.

Yes. sheet of paper upon the piano’s Where my song had shaken, Carlie’s Yes, I can do more, because I can mantle, where it rested for the days swooned and dipped fingers in flight, performing their own little dance always work harder than I am right leading up to the test. now.

Every day in school, I would see across her strings.

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“Students should remain at home for 24 hours after their temperature has returned to normal and until the student feels well enough to participate in normal activities.

Students should bring tissues to cough into or to wipe their nose and then throw away the tissue. Bring a water bottle to increase fluids and NOT to share. All medication given at school must have a physician order and a signed parent permission for the nurse to administer.”

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-Muscle aches, body aches, fatigue -Headache, fever -Cough, sore throat, runny/stuffy nose

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•22 million school days are lost per year due to common colds •38 million school days are lost per year due to the influenza •5-20% of the U.S. population acquires seasonal flu •Each year, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized and 36,000 people die from the flu

PREVENTION: *Quotes collected from Jean Kinnaman PHS nurse. *Information and facts collected from the official CDC website.

Saliva in a cough travels at 30 mph, faster than the world’s fastest racehorse.

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“Influenza is spread from person-to-uced person by respiratory droplets produced when a person coughs, sneezes or talks. Students with an active case of the flu and/or fever are infectious and nd can spread the disease in each of their eir nd six classes as well as in the hallway an and lunch room.”

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“One can prevent getting the flu by using proper hand washing technique, receiving an annual flu vaccine and avoid sharing items that may be contaminated with saliva such as beverage containers.”

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that did not exist in the district at all. I was the first person in the district to teach AP Soccer coach and teacher Matt White Psychology. Now AP psychology exists at has taught at several schools including all three high schools and AP government PHS and Emerald Ridge. White currently exists at all three high schools.” teaches AP Psychology and AP Government White describes what lead him to and coaches both boys and girls soccer. become a teacher.

White has been a “I think that I have coach for 26 years, been given a lot of gifts “I THINK YOUR JOB starting in 1988 and and I do not think that IS, I F YOU H AV E has been teaching AP when you have been GIFTS, YOU ARE classes since 1996 when given gifts you take SUPPOSE TO USE he started teaching those things and you T H E M...”

AP Government hide in your big house at Emerald Ridge. with your three cars and MATT WHITE Afterward, he taught your gated community,” AP PHSYCHOLOGY AND AP the first AP Psychology White said. “I think your GOVERNMENT TEACHER class in the Puyallup job is, if you have gifts, School District. you are supposed to use “I was the only one who had experience them—like Superman—make the world teaching AP anything. I had taught AP safer and better. I figured that this was Psychology for five years before I came an opportunity, that this was something here. I started teaching AP Government I could do to serve others with those gifts because the class needed to be offered and that I had.”

I was the only one with experience teaching AP at Emerald Ridge,” White said. “So then [the school] created AP Psychology and

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Returning teachers explain their passion for teaching and how being an educator has influenced their lives.

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watch them develop and bloom. I really like that aspect of teaching.”

Teaching art has influenced her life in Surrounded by paper stacks, paintbrushes, and past masterpieces, more ways than solely as a profession.

In 2002 Coleman was diagnosed with it is hard to imagine art teacher Dorrie Hodgkin Lymphoma, a Coleman anywhere “I H AV E A LWAY S form of cancer. else.

BEEN A FAN OF “I have always “I think it is very interesting to be able to P E O P L E E X P R E S S I N G been a fan of people tell a message or story T H E I R A R T T H R O U G H expressing their art TAT TOOS.” through tattoos. It was visually. I love being important for me to able to pull that out of DORRIE COLEMAN create my own design students,” Coleman ART TEACHER because it was my said.

Originally wanting to be a restorative journey,” Coleman said. architect, Coleman has found her true For the complete story behind love in teaching art.

“I like the process of art,” Coleman said. her tattoo read “Teachers reveal “I can take students with no art knowledge significance behind tattoos” by Lacey at all, teach them a few basic skills and Rose.

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Above: Art teacher Dorrie Coleman got a tattoo after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2002.

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New student senior Reily Mendenhall has a national title in karate.

“The board of directors from each of the regions of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) set up a panel on the edge of the rings,” Mendenhall said. “One of the direct students of the creator of ISKF was the head judge.”

Mendenhall received first place in “Kumite,” or sparring, at the ISKF National Championship in Alaska last September. He beat an entire division of black belts to get this rank.

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“It is very complex and difficult to master any of these forms.”

Although Mendenhall was awarded a national title at this Championship, he was mainly focused on something else.

“I was not worried about winning or losing; I cared more about making new friends and meeting new people,” Mendenhall said.

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Senior David Lee has been speed skating since the age of nine.

Last year Lee competed at the national speed skating competition held in Roseville, Minn.

For the United States Junior Ranking, he placed first overall for the 500 meter and second overall for the 1,000 meter.

Lee says he was inspired to begin skating from his parents’ previous accomplishments in the sport.

“I kept skating because both of my parents were successful skaters. My mom was [the] 1988 Calvary winner Olympian for speed skating and my dad was the Korean National coach for speed skating,” Lee said.

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“Because skating is so how fast you go, every tim own personal record it break it again. That is the part about speed skating,”

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Above: PHS senior, Reily Mendenhall, battles his opponent in ISKF National Championships. He eventually pulled out the first place win and champion title.

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“This is my 31st year [doing this job]. I [once] had a student’s mother call in and tell me tthat her daughter would not come [to school] because she did not like her outfit she was wwearing. Now I have never had anyone call in ffor something quite like that before.”

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s PHS offers a diverse setting for dents and staff, each member is uipped with a personal story. Some er words of advice, while others show ividualism through hobbies and ries. We are the Humans of Puyallup.

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Senior Anthony Lee enjoys watching movies, listening to his favorite heavy metal bands and playing video games with his four closest friends. What people may not know about him, however, is his passion for tattoos.

Lee got his first tattoo June 20, as a birthday gift.

“Here on my right arm, I have a tiger. I am eventually going to sleeve it out and so I am doing a family themed thing. I got the tiger for my brother, he was born in the year of the tiger and then his birth stone is a ruby so it has ruby eyes,” Lee said.

Lee’s passion for tattoos began with his family. So far, he has tattoos for his brother and mom.

“I got a little mouse [on my right arm] with a rose and diamond [eyes] because the eyes are too small for her birthstone. So, I just got her two favorite things which are roses and diamonds,” Lee said.

Lee plans on getting tattoos representing the rest of his family as well.

“Eventually I will get a wolf for my sister [who was born in the] year of the dog and a dragon for my dad,” Lee said.

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ALUMNI HARNESSES COURAGE Mehlhoff faced many adversities while in high school but found his way after graduation Adam will be taking hormones for the rest of his life, Adam describes the impact of announcing that he was every week. He initially did not feel any affects. transgendered to his friends.

“I started them and did not feel like there were many “Mainly it is just figuring out who you want to be During his senior year, alumni Adam Mehlhoff announced that he was a transgendered man, which is to surrounded by. [Of] my few closest friends, one of them changes, it took about a month before I started noticing say a biologically female person who identifies as a man. totally accepts it. She kind of knew because we grew up anything. The first thing that happened was my voice Adam was a member of the Gay Straight Alliance during together and she sort of expected it. My other two really started to drop. I am on testosterone and you have to his senior year. He has recently changed his name legally close friends, they accepted it. . .but we do not really talk inject it every week on my stomach. So I take 3 cc’s of much anymore. It has been sort of a hard process letting testosterone. It is sort of like a second puberty; it kind of from Sarah to Adam.

The process of informing his family was difficult, them go; we are still friends but it is not the same,” A. sucks but it is worth it,” A. Mehlhoff said.

GSA adviser Gayle Franks talks about some of the Mehlhoff said. according to Adam. hardships that transgendered students Laurie Mehlhoff, “I [grew] up and always felt more like Adam might go through.

Adam’s mother, “I [GREW] UP AND like a male and in eleventh grade I sort “I SEE MY CHILD “Transgendered students are describes how she first ALWAYS FELT MORE of decided to do something about it.

G R O W I N G C O N F I D E N T considered valuable members of the club So I started asking people to call me a L I K E A M A L E A N D I N started to realize that AGAIN. I SEE HIS and the club embraces them for who they different name. It was hard for people at T E N T H G R A D E I S O R T Adam associated with SELF-ESTEEM are. It is harder to get the general student the male gender.

OF DECIDED TO DO first, a lot of people sort of stopped talking “He never liked C O M I N G B A C K A L O N G population to understand the change SOMETHING ABOUT to me for a while. I lost a few friends. But WITH HIS SELFthough. I had to talk to several students wearing anything I T.” my family was really supportive and it WORT H.” about refusing to accept the students frilly. He despised was all right,” A. Mehlhoff said. change in gender status and name,” Franks dresses, ribbons and When Adam initially announced that L A U R I E M E H L H O F F ADAM MEHLHOFF said. “The response is always that ‘I have pretty shoes. He loved P A R E N T he was a transgendered man, he did not ALUMNI always called them that so I will continue the outdoors, he loved tell everyone at first. to do so.’ What students do not realize is to camp, build forts, “I did not come out to everybody, just the few people that were close to me. In senior year I came do wood working on his little Home Depot work bench. He that most transgender students are uncomfortable in the out to pretty much everybody. There were some people loved to play baseball. Almost every Halloween, he would body that they were born into.”

Adam will face prejudice in the future as Laurie explains. who were totally accepting and there [were] some who dress up as a boy of some sort [of] a cop, a firefighter, a “I have learned also that it is not a sexual issue. It is not were not. It was sort of a roller coaster; it was hard but gangster, you name it. He never went for a female role worth it,” A. Mehlhoff said. “Just recently I got my name except for one year in second grade as a witch. I think about sex at all. It is about gender. I have moments where I legally changed, which has been really helpful. A lot of he only did that because his friend convinced [him] to,” watch Adam and I get a little sad because of the prejudice he is going to face and I know that his road in life is going people are getting used to the idea and it is getting easier.” Laurie Mehlhoff said.

Adam’s early relationships were different from his to be more difficult because of it,” Laurie Mehlhoff said.

Some of Adam’s friends did not initially accept his “This breaks my heart but I also look at Adam and I am sister’s, according to Laurie Mehlhoff. change of name and gender identity.

“When he had his first boyfriend, even that was very proud of him. I see my child growing confident again.

“It has made me realize who my true friends were and my true support system. Not that many people are that different. My older daughter had really dramatic, romantic I see his self-esteem coming back along with his selfaccepting of it, that has been the hardest thing I think, just feelings for her boyfriends. My youngest (Adam) did not. worth. I am proud that he has the guts to follow his heart. letting go of the people who do not accept it because you So, I guess I knew he associated with the male gender just I am proud that he is the kind of person he is.” in the fact that he told me he wanted to be a boy and he have to learn to be happy for yourself,” A. Mehlhoff said. always wanted to dress like them since he was very little.”

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From a technical standpoint that is all depression is, chemicals. But from a real life standpoint it is so much more.

Puyallup High School counselor Ted Fellin has worked with multiple students who suffer from depression throughout his years working in high schools.

“Depression is a temporary or long-term state of lowered wellbeing and a sense of doom. It is a sense of gloom and a sense of loneliness and unhappiness,” Fellin said.

On average, one out of every five high school students will deal with some form of depression, according to a retired therapist Bev Casio, whether it be mild situational depression or more severe and long-lasting clinical depression. For teenagers, one of the hardest aspects of depression is realizing that eventually it will get better and that depression is only temporary.

“It will get better, there is hope and that is hard to convey to a high school kid who is feeling like this is the end of the world,” Casio said.

Depression is not a disease that a person can run a test for, often when diagnosing depression there is a process which

“I had anti-depressants and they did not work for me involves talking to a therapist. There is also no textbook case of depression and every situation has different and I did not want my happiness to be controlled by a pill,” Reynolds said. influences.

Reynolds is now focusing on treating her depression in A very common form of depression in the Pacific Northwest region is seasonal depression, Casio a more natural way by exercising and going on runs.

An association has begun to form more predominately mentioned. over the last few years in the public “There is depression from lack of “I HAD ANTIeye between depression and suicide sunlight [seasonal depression] and some people are very affected by that so they D E P R E S S A N T S A N D mainly due to celebrity suicides. Often THEY DID NOT the gap from mild depression to being would have some of the same symptoms W O R K F O R M E A N D so depressed suicide becomes an [as clinical depression],” Casio said.

I DID NOT WANT option seem to have been forgot along In teenagers depression takes on a new form. Naturally, the high school years are M Y H A P P I N E S S T O the way, according to Fellin.

“Many people have suicidal thoughts emotional for students, they are seeking B E C O N T R O L L E D B Y A PI L L .” that are not depressed and often independence yet at the same time are depressed people can have suicidal still kids.

BEV CASIO RETIRED THERAPIST thoughts. Having suicidal thoughts For senior Megan Reynolds, the does not mean you are going to hardships of depression are all too real. commit suicide,” Casio said. “One out Reynolds discussed losing her best friend to cancer just over a year ago and about how she of five teens probably has suicidal thoughts just because so much is going on throughout your teen years.” has since struggled with clinical depression.

“I dealt with losing my friend and helping take care of her and having to go to school and say ‘I am fine’ while To continue reading this story, visit vikingvanguard.com having it all build up,” Reynolds said.

On top of depression being a different disease in teenagers, most anti-depressants are not made to be given to the teen population.

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but as the series progresses, you realize the importance and conglomeration of the “unimportant” details and characters. But even more impressive than that is the unexpected. Throughout the entire season you never This October really know what to believe until the climactic ending marked another start where it all, in some sickening way, makes sense while also to the horror story. being almost poetic. Well, until a young child murders his This year, it is a “Freak caretaker and the last episode truly ends.

Show.” Simply put, I noticed that the first season of “American Horror it is fun. Seeing your Story” is scary but mostly in the way that it is mentally favorite actors return upsetting. There is not too much jumping after you but is enjoyable but seeing it is after you finish watching that you realize the near- them return as bearded traumatic TV show you just watched. And I love every ladies and Siamese moment of it. twins and other strange After the first season concluded I liked the series character profiles makes Facebook page, where I happed across a golden post. it even more exciting.

“American Horror Story” was to be continued, this time After watching the first coming out of the “Murder House” and moving into a few episodes, I think that somewhat run-down and horrifying “Asylum,” because this season will bring what is more creepy than that? This back some of is the thing I enjoy most about the “ . . . W H I L E T H E Y the fright and series. sadness of the DO NOT REUSE Season one and season two do “Asylum” while CHARACTERS not follow the same storyline at all. still remaining EACH YEAR, You could watch and enjoy season T H E Y D O R E U S E dramatic and two without even knowing about bearable.

ACTORS. SO the previous season. But even better E x c e p t EVERY YEAR IT is that while they do not reuse I S E X C I T I N G T O one thing, characters each year, they do reuse F I N D O U T W H A T Twisty the actors. So every year it is exciting unimaginably ACTORS OR to find out what actors or actresses A C T R E S S E S A R E h o r r i f y i n g are returning and what they will be a n d R ET U R N I NG.” playing. murderous While season one was more P A T R I C K F A I R B A N K S clown who CHIEF psychologically fear-provoking, gives even season two is jump-out-of-yourhorror socks-and-cry scary. This is the season where you hide enthusiasts like behind a pillow and hope you do not dream about the me bad dreams. monsters or amazingly terrifying events within the While the “Asylum.” This was probably my favorite season so far fear is exciting because of its ability to strike such fear, while also being and fun and enthralling with its many storylines. the drama And then there is season three, which is probably my of it all is least favorite. “American Horror Story: Coven” takes you glamorous, inside the interworking and politics of a group of witches u n d e r n e a t h in New Orleans. This season is filled with a lot more the show is humor, drama and suspense than the last seasons. Of something more. course still having many moving and intriguing plots to Each season of the show has try and follow along. undertone speaking towards society.

The group, or coven, of witches battle enemies from For example “American Horror Story: Freak Show.” Yes it the rival group of “voodoos,” another form of magic in the is scary but the “Come one, come all” attitude is really series, as well a group of witch hunters and even descent examined. The idea that while we may all be different or from within the coven. Most fun of all is seeing your in this case freaks, we are still family is strongly spoken favorite actors from “Murder House” and the “Asylum” to. They embrace this with the hashtag and saying, “Wir return. While still providing a few scares, this season will sind alle freaks,” meaning, “we are all freaks” in German. be much easier to watch for the “Freak Show” lea leaves the underlying impression that we faint of heart. can acknowledge strengths and differences in others and work together togethe for a common goal, while “Coven” has strong fem feminist tones.

Whether you want to watch “American Whe Horror Story” for a fright, the multitude Hor of interesting and intertwining plots or the underlying social concepts, I must t warn you. This show is truly, not for the faint of hearts. There are many gruesome death scenes, explicit nudity and upsetting happenings. They do not miss the opportunity to conjure up every sadistic death and explicit scene legal on TV. This is not a show to watch alone, nor is it something to watch with your grandmother.

But, if you are like me and enjoy the Halloween spirit, a good fright and emotional scarring, I would strongly recommend “American Horror Story.” Even if it means climbing out of your TV-isolated cave.

More so than all of that, I would urge you to look past the explicit death and sex and see into the dark poetry within the horror story.

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a t c h i n g television is something that I, as a rule, try to avoid. There was always something about sitting with my eyes glued to a colorful screen that I found too entertaining.

For whatever troubling reason, my favorite shows always revolved around murder, ghosts and an assortment of other various frightful and concerning things.

When I realized that I was skipping homework and exercise to feed my unhealthy obsession of dark matters, I essentially cut such TV consumption from my life. But then, like any good “Horror Story,” disaster struck.

As the Halloween decorations went up annually, I found it increasingly difficult to stay away from such classic delicacies as “The Exorcist” or “It” but I managed.

On an early October day some three years ago, I happened to be walking through the living room where my mother was seated as she crafted several oddities for Halloween, one of which is a baby doll she refers to as “Sister;” when a commercial came on the screen. That is where it began.

The commercial promised a show edgy and terrifying unlike any other and it in turn provided. In fact, the commercial did not do the multi-season series enough justice. “American Horror Story,” it was and nd is still called.

The commercial was all too enticing and nd I could not hold out, I had to break down and watch it. So that chilly Wednesday night, I sat down with my mother her and began to watch the first season.

From the opening credits, you know you ou are about to watch something terrifying. The worst st part? The music. Throughout the opening credits they ey play some bloodcurdling synthesizer sound while bombarding your eyes with tiny and disturbing vignette te scenes. I was hooked from then on.

The first season begins like any other good ghost story, in a haunted house. The first season ason is not much a bump-in-the-night kind of story,, it is more something that makes you sit and think for a good while after watching.

Rightfully so, the house has a rather bad d reputation.

The inhabitants of said house seem to die horribly and then haunt the house, then murder the next xt family and rinse, wash and repeat. This is the plot and this is the first season.

Of course, there are main characters that hat you become emotionally attached to (some of whom m you feel you should hate but really like them) who eventually ntually die. And of course there is a monster or two as well ll and a ghost character and other classic horror archetypes. types.

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10. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Of all the movies on this list, this one by far has the strangest plot. And that is why it takes a place on this list, the plot alone has captured my imagination which makes this movie worth the watch. The movie follows the tale of a woman named Rosemary, who encounters a series of strange events during her pregnancy that leads her to believe that the old people next door are really part of a cult. Fearing her child may be in danger she tries to get away from the cult with a seemingly unending amount of supporters.

“Rosemary’s Baby” is a great deal more terrifying conceptually than it is in execution. The failure to execute the movie as well as it could have been keeps it from taking a higher place on this list. “Rosemary’s Baby” seems to lack the proper timing to make it a truly great movie, which may sound like a bad thing but the movie still has a terrifying undertone that comes across between the funnier aspects like an old people cult and some odd parties that ultimately held it back.

9. American Werewolf in London (1981) The plot of “American Werewolf in London” is simple: two friends go on a hike in Europe where they are attacked by a werewolf; I bet you could have guessed that from the title. From there the movie unfolds as the main protagonist wonders if he is going insane or if the werewolf curse is actually real.

Imagine a movie that combines all of the best parts of a werewolf movie (namely the werewolf itself) while still taking the movie beyond just another werewolf movie.

“American Werewolf in London” does this by taking those essential elements, adding in a good deal of witty humor and horror and adding in elements of good movie making that elevates it beyond the other movies on this list. The transformation scene still sticks into my mind, years after I have seen the movie.

8. Dracula (1931) Even though there was a massive change of the storyline from the novel to the movie, “Dracula” is well beyond being worth the watch. I recommend it for its historical significance more than for its actual modern enjoyment, as this is the movie that created the common image of Dracula that pop culture knows today. Despite its age “Dracula,” much like the vampire himself, still holds relevance and tells a well written story that was terrifying in its day but comedic now. If you watch it for any reason, watch it for the hilariously dramatic stares and faces that Bela Lugosi, the actor playing Dracula, pulls off in an attempt to convey the vampire’s hypnotic powers.

If you have read Bram Stokers novel then you will already know what the movie’s plot will follow, with some changes. In short, the movie follows the horrific acts of Dracula as he terrorizes the group of protagonists. The foremost of these protagonists is Van Helsing, who leads the group against Dracula.

7. It (1990)

6. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

watch this and its sequels. I cannot think of a better way to spend a weekend movie night.

Here it is, “The Shining,” the one movie on this list that has practically become an obligatory addition on any horror list. “The Shining” is deserving of both my ensuing praise and the praise it has received in the past.

The movie is about a family taking care of a haunted hotel for the winter. Their utter isolation is conveyed by wide shots and long gaps of seeming nothingness, followed by the beginning of supernatural occurrences that mimic the fathers decent into to madness as he is possessed by the dark spirits of the hotel. tel. Scattered through throughout this cursed gem are lines that have ave been quoted repeatedly before I was even born. Liness such as, “Here’s Johnny!” and “Redrum” have been immortalized ortalized beyond the movie itself.

1. The Evil Dead (1981)

4. Hellraiser (1987) Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser” presents one of the creepiest and weirdest version of demons I have ever seen. And it is wonderfully creepy.

The Cenobites are strange entities that exist in an alternate realm, alm, they serve as a secondary antagonist in the he film. Their secondary role in the movie workss to emphasize their neutrality and uncaring demeanor emeanor to mortal affairs. The main antagonistt though human, is also incredibly evil and creepy. Frank, the main antagonist, is an undead human whose rebirth scene is hauntingly executed despite e the limitations of the time.

“Hellraiser” tells ells a complex story that centers around Frank’ss brother and his family and progressively tells lls a darker and complex mystery.

The main bulk of the plot is more akin to a mystery movie than a horror orror one but the stories direction suits the overall direction of the movie

Lying somewhere between comedy and horror, the master of the macabre is ultimately “The Evil Dead.”

Personally this is one of my favorite movies of all time, just in general. If you need a good laugh you can watch this movie. If you want to huddle up in a corner and watch a good horror movie then you can still watch it.

Be cautious of its exaggerated gore and score of other graphic content, for it is done to an artful excessiveness that may be too much for some people. It truly is one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Not because of the lasting cultural impact it left or for its special sp effects (which are terrible, yet awesome) but bu because of the dedication and excellent cinematography cin put into it.

3. Night of the Living Dead (1968) mero’s masterpiece invented the George Romero’s Zombie genre as we know it. This black and white classic forces complete strangers use where they are forced into a farm house nst the onslaught of to survive against bies. “Night of the oncoming zombies.

Living Dead” is well paced, reepy and aesthetically creepy ul story tells a woeful that has a sharp hat conclusion that l.

I will not spoil.

Even by today’ss standard, thiss movie lookss e amazing due to the lack of cial any major special effects used. I urge you to watch this movie, even if you are not a fan of zombie movies.

2. Alien (1979)

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Many would argue that the “Alien” ore science fiction than franchise is more it is horror. I wholeheartedly disagree with that statement, ment, the original “Alien” is a dark horrificc experience upon your first watching. The Alien itself has an iconic design that at inherently lends itself to horror, through ough its inner mouth, claws and elongated gated head. It is a great predator that stalks talks the crew hunting them down mercilessly. “Alien” will have you move between moments of horror and surprise rprise to moments of triumph when the Alien is defeated at the end.

“Alien” created d what is probably the most iconic monster nster of our time. Its sequel, although h not a horror movie, continued this by elaborating on the Alien’s design sign and by adding the Queen alien. If you have not watched “Alien,” lien,” then you need d to take the time e to

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I doubt that this movie needs an introduction of any kind as even people who have never seen this movie could probably pick the main villain Freddy Krueger out of a line up. “Nightmare on Elm Street” has spawned so many sequels and spin-offs it could make your head spin but the original film remains as the best movie out of the whole series.

Like many movies on this list, the horror of this film lies mostly beneath the surface. Freddy Krueger is a murderer who hides in your dreams, the one thing you cannot escape. Everybody has to sleep sometime. The director, Wes Craven, uses this concept perfectly as the film progresses mixing a few good jump scares into the mix as well. Unfortunately the effects are dated to the point of losing some of their fearful effect, this only harms a few jump scares scattered throughout the movie though.

5. The Shining (1980)

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If there is one universal truth, it is that clowns are the most terrifying thing on the planet. Children know it, adults know it, I know it and Stephen King sure knew it when he wrote “It.” This movie is based on the novel written by King and I have to admit that I have never read it. This is partially due to having watched this dreadfully long movie and not wanted to know more. If anything is holding “It” back on this list, it is the run time of 178 minutes. Yes that is around three hours and I can only bear seeing movies that long once or twice, “The Lord of the Rings”being the only exception.

Ignoring “It”’s draining run-time is a hard thing to do at first but once you do you will be treated to some really creepy scenes, a good story and amazing acting on account of Tim Curry who plays Pennywise the dancing clown, better known as “It.” The combination of these elements have made “It” a part of popular culture and unlike many old horror movies that begin to feel clichéd over time, “It” still holds up.

Mysteries of the macabre, delvings into dark derangements and wails born in the lung of a banshee. These traits and more find their homes in the small frostbitten crevices of film known as horror movies. They illuminate the beings that were born in times of primordial fear and they happen to be my favorite genre. Here we have collected what we find to be the top 10 classic horror movies to have ever plagued the silver screen.

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is focused more on themselves ith a league record of 8-1 than on their opponents, the at press time, it is safe to score or the record.

No matter the skill level of their say the girls soccer team opponent the team tries to focus is a force to be reckoned with.

In past years, the Vikings have on the task at hand.

“We focus on ourselves and been league champions and have gone on to playoffs, a tradition take care of our jobs. If you work they intend to continue this year. hard and you are constantly improving, why Sen io rs [would] you “WE FOCUS ON Liz Griffith care about your OURSELV ES A ND and Jessica record? If you are TAKE CARE OF Udovich and doing your job, OUR JOBS. IF junior Jordyn you are doing YOU WORK HARD Bartelson are your job; your AND YOU ARE captains and record is what it CONSTANTLY are leading I M P R O V I N G , W H Y is, you have no scorers for the control over it,” [WOULD] YOU Vikings with a combined C A R E A B O U T Y O U R White said.

In addition RECORD?” total of 24 to their work goals at press MATT WHITE ethic, White also time.

COACH focuses on his A P players’ attitudes G ov e r n m e n t and AP Psychology teacher by making “Team First” a goal.

“We do a lot of stuff outside of as well as girls soccer coach Matthew White says that the soccer; we do team dinners and secrets to leading a successful get together. We make being a team boils down to “sarcasm and team a top priority,” Bartelson said. hard work.”

Coach White’s statement, The team’s success can also be attributed to White’s coaching “Mean no offense, take no philosophy, which involves offense,” embodies his goal for effort and attitude. He does not the team to be selfless and realize care about the team’s record, he that it is not about the individual says he just wants the team to but about the team as a whole.

“When players mean offense improve every game.“You can and take offense the team can always work harder,” White said.

He defines success for his team say goodbye to championships,” as working harder and better White said.

Although taking offense does today than yesterday, a goal not seem to be a problem for the which the team has adopted.

“We want to win State...to team.

“I think our greatest strength get better and have constant improvement, which is one of is our team unity. We are really close as a team. The soccer team our team goals,” Griffith said.

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Vikings won 3-1. gets along,” Griffith said.

On top of the team’s talent, work ethic and unity, they are very responsive to the coaching they receive.

“The team is very coachable.

Even in the midst of games they are willing to listen,” White said.

Although the Vikings have been very successful in their season, they have come across a

few challenging games.

“We have only lost one game.

From that [loss] we have started to take a lot more shots from outside the 18 [yard line],” Bartleson said.

As the Vikings approach the end of their regular season, they anticipate being league champs and are hopeful to make it further in the playoffs than they did last

season.

“I think we have a chance at going pretty far in State,” Griffith said.

The team will face Rogers, a school rival, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Sparks Stadium.

Players consider possible options for next fall After the team’s impressive season, senior players must make the choice of which schools to contemplate for their college career. While some players are still debating, others have already verbally commited. official signing date is not until February.

Colleges around the United States try Scholarships are only offered to students to recruit students based off their athletic attending a college level D2 or higher.

Girls and boys soccer coach, Matt ability and achievements on the field.

Senior Jasmine Lee has been playing White, is also the AP Psychology and U.S. soccer for three years at PHS. She plays Government teacher. “[This season] has been going well. forward as well as outside midfield.

There [is] always Lee has been recruited by and is going to play “ G I R L S R E C R U I T E D challenges and people get hurt and things go for Hamline University CAN VERBALLY which is a private liberal C O M M I T T O G O I N G left right up and down.

But things are going well arts college in Saint TO A COLLEGE and the girls are working Paul, MN. Due to the A N D P L A Y N G F O R hard,” White said. schools D3 status. Lee T H E I R T E A M . . . T H E Senior Jessica Udovich could not receive athletic O F F I C I A L S I G N I N G is the current captain of scholarships but can IS NOT UNTIL the Puyallup High School receive merit scholarships.

F E BRUA RY.” soccer team, plays “I went on my recruiting center back and outside trip a few weeks ago and KYLE THOMAS back and was recruited STAFF I loved it. The campus by the University of is beautiful and since I Washington. stayed with one of the current players I got “I am planning on playing soccer for to meet everyone who lived in the dorm and they all seemed really nice,” Lee said. their team. I like the coaches and how the “[When committing] the coach just asks team is very involved in the community. you if you are going to play for his team I really like the campus, I think it is really and you say yes. So unless I break my leg pretty. I am also interested in going into between now and next August, I plan on the medical field and they have a very good medical program that they offer,” playing for Hamline”.

Girls recruited by colleges can verbally Udovich said.

Senior Liz Griffith is also the current commit to going to a college and playing captain of the girls soccer team, plays for their team by making an agreement with the coach about benefits, playing midfield positions and is going to attend time and possibly scholarships yet the Washington State University.

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[WSU was appealing because] they have a really good [soccer] program and I have always thought the PAC 12 was so cool.

I also like the campus and going to a big college,” Griffith said.

The list of girls already recruited and

verbally committed includes Bailey Plumb who was recruited by Pacific Lutheran University, Jordyn Bartelson who has been scouted by Boise State University and Riley Kudabeck who has been scouted by Pierce College.

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