October/November 2016
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Volume III Issue2
Boatman takes the helm
Google Education new administration happy to be here breaks through
Makayla Meinhardt
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ach morning before 7 a.m. you can find Carol Boatman and Jason Moen by the front door greeting staff and students. Their energetic personality is unmistakable. New principals walk the halls of WHS with one thing in common, they both like interacting with students. Carol Boatman is the new principal and Jason Moen works as the new assistant principal. Amy Spargo, Wasilla High’s previous principal, left to work as the the Director of Education at District Office and Carol Boatman stepped up to take her place as principal. Boatman’s previous spot as assistant principal opened up and Jason Moen took the job. Carol Boatman is originally from Union, Oregon and has lived in Alaska for seventeen years. In her free time she enjoys being outdoors doing things such as hiking and backpacking. One of her favorite things to do outside of school is read, “ I love the Passage series and anything by Jodi Picoult.” Before coming to Wasilla High School, she was the principal of Snowshoe Elementary. She felt encouraged to switch from elementary to high school and also felt as if she could bring a lot into the high school setting. She said the difference between the high school and elementary school is how much busier she is and the conversations between the two student groups are also different. Colony High School had a position open for principal at the same time as WHS. But, Boatman chose to go to WHS because both of her kids were Warriors, and it is just home for her. “Once a Warrior always a warrior,” Boatman said.
IN THIS ISSUE SEEING IS BELIEVING PG 4
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Principal Carol Boatman and Assistant Principal Jason Moen are happy to take the helm at Wasilla High as new administrators. Boatman has been a principal for 11 years. Both of her children attended Wasilla High and it ‘feels like home’ to her. Jason Moen came to Wasilla High from Russian Mission where he taught for 8 years before becoming a principal, first at Marshall, and then again at Russian Mission. Moen’s wife is a graduate of Palmer High, so in a way ‘it was like coming home for us, too,’ Moen said. (photo by Zach Griffin)
SOCIAL MEDIA PG 6
SAY CHEESE PICTURE DAY PG 7
asilla High-and all of the Mat-Su schoolsbegan the school year embracing the digital world with Google Apps + Google Classroom. But, online classrooms demand different instruction as well as increased bandwidth, and the inclusion of Google Apps has created a google of possibilities as well as a gob of issues. Google Classroom started on August 12, 2014. It aims to simplify creating and grading assignments in a paperless way. Currently, Google Classroom has over 10 million students and teachers registered with their service from 190 countries. Google Classroom makes it easy for work to be turned without a chance of it getting lost, as well as keeping things organized. Google Apps for Education met with controversy in 2014 just as Classroom got off the ground. It was discovered that Google had been data mining their users for ad targeting. Data mining is typically where bots, software applications that run tasks at a much faster rate than humans, scan information such as web history and sell that information to ad companies, who then target specific ads suited to the online users. Since then, Google has stopped targeting their Apps for Education users for advertising purposes and offers trainings and a plethora of educational apps. The district is able to support student emails through Google Apps for Education and students can access their work in Google Drive away from school. Before Google Apps, students could not get to any of their work housed on the school server except while at school. continued on page 5
ESPORTS GO BIG PG 8
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I am Wasilla Zach Griffin takes on Brandon Stanton’s idea “ Humans of New York” with “I AM WASILLA: WARRIOR NATION ONE STORY AT A TIME. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU?
“I listen to a variety of music because I like a lot of different things. Like when people are making me angry while I'm driving I listen to rap music, and then calm music when I'm tired.” -Serena Shields Warrior Word Staff Advisor: Emily Forstner Managing Editors: Alanna Christianson, Shyanne Massie, Kayla Schierholt, and Janee Wilson Photographer: Zach Griffin Graphic Editor: Alice Lee Webmasters: Tim Raska and Skyler Morgan Reporters: Kindall Rumbo Emmanuel Asher Aspen Bakner Trinity Barton Jase Clingman Samantha Hettrick Devin Johnson Courtney Johnson Raina Lewis Olivia McAnulty Makayla Meinhardt Skyler Morgan Timothy Raska Kalon Shampine Andrey Sheptekita Jasmine Wilson Jesslyn Zahrt
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“I like to listen to rap or hip hop. It just keeps me in an upbeat mood and more active and more awake during the day. I normally listen to music with faster beats because it can keep me more in focus of what’s going on around me, and it keeps me happy and alive.” -Blake Zitterich
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Student Gov’t - who is in officenow is the time to get involved Alanna Christianson
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n the halls of Wasilla High School, junior class President Shyanne Massie goes class to class thinking of everything from homework due, to how to improve the halls of WHS. Being class president for two years comes with a lot of responsibility and adds to Massie’s school work and life outside of school. Massie’s responsibilities consist of planning and running junior class government meetings, encouraging people to share ideas, maintaining contact with advisors, running concessions and getting people to help at concessions. As a junior class officer Massie helps plan and run prom. On top of all this, she must maintain a 3.0 GPA. Massie’s self driven and positive attitude keeps her excited. Her attitude passes on to others during the big challenges faced by student government such as improving school spirit and motivating students to participate. Freshman class president, Abbi Boucher, has much to learn from Massie and the other class officers. Boucher isn't sure what to expect or what is expected of her
as freshman president, but she is sure she can do her best with Vice President Chasity Joseph. “I really want to get to know everyone here because I just moved here from Texas,” Joseph said, “I want to work on my social skills. I’m not very open, and I would like to try and be more open and become a leader for people, someone they can look up to.” Boucher and Joseph share the same goals and hope to work together to meet them. They are leading the freshman class blindly for now, but finding their way and working hard to figure out how to get freshman involved. They both have a plan of attack, “Listen to people’s thoughts,” Boucher said, “and run things and make things smooth. [Also] run meetings.” They both want to make things better for the students and make high school more enjoyable for their class and the future classes. With events to plan and fundraising to do, the freshman have much to learn. But there is so much for them to look forward to. “I am looking forward to getting to know everyone I don't know and support everyone’s
ideas.” Boucher said. It used to be a goose chase to find out exactly who were officers. Now there is a link on the WHS website where everyone from advisors to the class presidents are listed. Many positions remain open and need to be filled. Talking to either social studies teacher and student government advisor Anthony Jensen or a class advisor can be a first step for being a part of making positive changes in WHS “Join!” Joseph said, “It would be very nice if you participated.” Boucher added, “We need you!”.
Senior class President: VP: Treasurer: Delegates: Activities
Lance Lee Andrea Wagner Sierra Imo Amelia Butler, Cameron Smart Sierra Kissler Devin Johnson Beth Smart Lyndsay Wyatt
Advisor: Advisor: Junior class President: Shyanne Massie VP: Tre MacKay Treasurer: Moselle Lonnie Secretary: Jacob Norton Coordinator: Wyatt Wallis Historian: Kylee Harrell Advisor: Breezy Beebe Advisor: Karli Dreyer Sophomore class President: Lancelot Crisostomo VP: Skylar Morgan Coordinator: Julian DeLaCruz Advisor: Melinda Ragsdale Advisor: Amy Anderson Freshman class President: Abbi Boucher VP: Chasity Joseph Treasurer: Tylin Mitchell Secretary: Chloe Gunther Activities: Olivia Young Advisor: Emily Forstner Advisor: Ben Dexter
Teens learn to lead leadership is more about character than age Jesslyn Zahrt
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een Leadership teachers Breezy Bebe and Karli Dreyer believe that Teen Leadership is more than just a credit. They help form the young leaders of the future. Teen Leadership is a class that meets at the end of the day during 7th hour. It works to teach students how to be reflective students for change. The class begins each class period by helping students learn to self reflect. And, then the students begin the steps toward developing into succesful leaders. Finally, teen leaders become involved in their community with the thinking of paying it forward. In the first few weeks of Teen Leadership with Ms. Beebe and Ms. Dreyer, the teens focused on getting to know the students and encouraging each other to self reflect. Beebe and Dreyer want the students to come up with qualities that make a good leader, then have the students work to embody the qualities to equip them for their future. “Teen leadership helps students realize every student has the capacity to become a leader,” Beebe said. Teen leadership plays an important role in the school. The class first was adopted last year to replace Wasilla Hu-
TEEN LEADERS WORK FOR CHANGE THAT IMPROVES LIVES
Teen leadership students in Breezy Beebe’s Teen Leadership class gather together for a group photo in the early days of the class. Teen Leadership is a semester long course that works to develop strong community and school leaders. Beebe was previously a counselor at WHS who is now an APEX instructor and teaches Teen Leadership. (photo by Karli Dreyer). man Relations’ class. The leadership class was used to help out with the Capturing Kids Hearts program. Since Wasilla High has offered the teen leadership there has been a change for good in the
school. “This is a class that I wish I had in high school. It was something that I definitely would have needed because high school is hard for everyone on a personal level,” Dreyer said.
Teen Leadership is community focused. Students are a required to complete a community project. “In teen leadership the individual becomes no more and you become the community” senior Devin Johnson, a student in Beebe’s class said. Johnson joined the class at the beginning of this year and said since being in the class he has become more involved around the community and school. This year, the first class community project takes Teen Leadership to Iditarod Elementary every Friday to read to the kindergartners and 1st graders. The curriculum used for Teen Leadership comes from the Flippen Group and Capturing Kids Hearts. It is built on the idea that as more students get involved in the school and the Wasilla community, the more positive impact for both school and community.
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Warrior Nation Seeing is believing
being visually impaired doesn’t impair learning Aspen Bakner
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eeing is believing. And to watch Ginger Shepardson is to believe that sight isn’t the only way to get your way through high school. Ginger Shepardson is blind, and the single clue is her white walking stick. Ginger is a sophomore at Wasilla High School, and knows her way through the halls better than anyone else. When Shepardson was only five years old, her vision started to wither and everything became blurry. She would run into walls and other objects. She eventually got glasses and was able to see normally again. During that same year, her vision became blurred again. Shepardson and her parents went to the doctor’s office and discovered it was not her eyes, but what was behind them. Doctors discovered that Shepardson had a tumor the size of a golf ball eating away at her optic nerves causing her vision to blur. The doctor also explained that the tumor was so bad that he expected her to only live a week.
BRAILLE KEEPS VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONNECTED But Ginger received the proper treatment immediately which kept her alive. Around Halloween soon after having the tumor removed, Ginger decided to celebrate by creating a scarecrow. Ginger could feel its button eyes as she placed down the scarecrow’s bowtie. Then as if a switch was hit, Ginger could see those button eyes and bowtie. Extremely excited about the event, Ginger visited the doctor. The doctor explained to her that she could see 10% out of her right eye, but 0% out of her left.
Visually Impaired teacher Sarah Moreau uses a Brailler to transcribe Ginger Shepardson’s reading material from a visual copy into Braille copy. Ginger receives the same work as all students with advancements in Braille equeipment and training. (Photo by Zach Griffin) continued on page 6
Google Education Wasilla High School principal Carol Boatman said, “I like Google classroom and the many features that it has for teachers. I love the possibilities it brings to the classroom such as increasing “real time” participation.” Teachers are not required to only use Google Classroom, and currently not all teachers use Google Classroom. They have several options to choose from the LMS or Learning Management System, including other online classrooms such as Edmodo. Bandwidth has been a problem for WHS, but the school has recently received upgrades to their access points which should help address the bandwidth problem. WIth the 21st century moving toward everything being digitalized from things such as books and magazines to even classrooms, this raises the question if all classwork and homework should be online. Boatman said that she doesn’t believe that all homework and classwork should be online. “I believe the best way to meet the needs of students is with a personal connection from the teachers they work with. Building relational capacity with students will continue to be the driving force behind education decisions for WHS students,” Boatman said.
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STUDENTS CONNECT WITH GOOGLE APPS AND CLASSROOM
(left to right) Sophomores Raina Lewis and Olivia McAnulty, and senior Kayla Schierholt work with Google Apps during Journalism. Journalism I and II use Google Classroom for assigned lessons, and Google Drive for all Warrior Word documents. Google mail is used to communicate with fellow Word staff and WHS teaching staff. (Photo by Zach Griffin) Student opinions are mixed about the increase of digital learning. Sophomore Aspen Bakner said she likes Google Classroom because “Everything is online and it is easier to work on it at home. And if you lose a copy of something you can print
it off, work on it at home, and and turn something in.” Junior Kalon Shampine had different views though, “It’s not convenient for the working person, and it’s better to have a hard copy.”
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Boatman loves how WHS is friendly throughout the building. Boatman’s five year plan for the high school includes raising the graduation rate from 92.7% up to 100%, peer to peer interaction to grow along, and growing a more supportive and positive environment. Before living in Alaska, Moen grew up in Bemidji, Minnesota, but had always wanted to move to Alaska. He was fortunate to come up to visit his sister stationed in Alaska. He loved the state so much he decided to pack up his bags and move.. The first job in Anchorage was shoveling snow. Eventually, he worked with AK Children Services as a child care counselor where he met his wife. Later, he took a teaching job at Russian Mission, 70 miles northwest of Bethel. Moen loved it so much, he stayed in the village for 21 years. “You’re never going to be bored when you work in a school,” Moen said. When he first started working at WHS he felt overwhelmed switching to a larger school from a smaller community where he knew everybody. Moen’s goals are to know all the students and teachers and support them in achieving their goals. Overall, WHS’s Capturing Kids Hearts impresses Moen. He can’t get over how friendly everyone in Wasilla High is.
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Wasilla shoots for the moon 2016 Fall AASG Conference
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IT TAKES EVERYONE TO RUN AN AASG CONFERENCE THIS BIG he lights go out and 530 conference would’ve been AASG student from $65,000, but because the around the state city worked with them and watch in awe as the Colony businesses throughout the High school marching band Valley offered donations, delivers a galactic perforthe total cost was $24,000 mance with flashing wrist dollars. This paid for food, bands and Darth Vader facility, and motivational conductors. The band’s speaker and mentalist Russ interpretation of Star Wars Peak. and Star Trek promised Each delegate paid a $90 that this AASG conference registration fee that helped was going to be out of this with the final cost. world. By the end of the conThe organization of the ference the hosting Wasilla 2016 conference held at delegation was exhausted. the Menard Center started Junior Angus Shaw’s face a year ago. paint dripped down his After attending the 2015 cheek down to his chin, his Chugiak fall conference eyes glazed over, “It didn’t the Wasilla Warriors began require the most gigantic preparing for their chance student body to run it, but to host the biggest AASG a decent size of group. ever. It took a lot of work to “I remember having on set up the food for the Student government hosts Ella Bronk, Sarah Prosser, and Alexis our sign up of ideas for schools and different Adams help register 530 student delegates at the three day 2016 AASG speakers, and Oprah and events.” conference at the Menard Center. The girls signed up students from Ellen were one of the first Lee said while getting around the state for community explorations such as Hatcher Pass hikes ready for the conference, people on there. And we and archery. (Photo by Kindall Rumbo) actually contacted those “You learn how to get out people but “They said no,” of your comfort zoneout tulip bulbs to all participants student government officers Wasilla High junior and class that when somebody hands you to match the 2016 theme, could pull off an event this big, public relations officer Alice Lee something, even if you don’t Growing Dreamers into Lead“It was a group I trusted to get said. know how to do it, or you don’t the work done to actually host, The first step to make this con- ers. Additionally at Kodiak, the want to do it, you gotta do it, or team decorated cakes reading because you know what it is we ference a go was to set a goal. it won’t get done.” “We wanted to set a record,” said Join Us at Wasilla High Fall 2016. have to do.” Being the hosting school The Warrior team even took their “I think the reason why advisLee. changed things Lee said, “You campaign to Twitter, updating the ers come is that they really beThe next call to order was get to go to such great conferplans throughout the summer. By lieve in the mission that the kids more about logistics: who would ences, but now you get to see the time fall registration closed are doing and so they are willing be the guest speakers and how all the hard work and dedication 561 students had registered. to give up their time to travel behind the scenes.” do you feed hundreds of high On Saturday night when the school kids over a three day peri- They had done it. It would be the here,” Jenson said. Paying for the conference Wasilla High student government od? That's when the work began. largest conference ever. Wasilla High student governwas another matter. Before the team shuts off the lights, they As early as the spring Kodiak ment advisor and AASG Chairofficial partnership between can be sure that the force was AASG conference the Warriors man Tony Jenson said he knew Wasilla High and the Wasilla City with them. started campaigning by giving that this year’s group of WHS Council, the original cost of the
Seeing is believing This became extremely helpful because she could now see blobs of color. For Ginger, going through life was simple, but going through school proved a challenge. In first grade, Ginger learned to read Braille alongside the alphabet, and later learned to write sentences. “It was surprisingly easy to learn the letters, but it was harder to learn the punctuation,” Ginger said. Braille was invented by Louis Braille in 1829. Braille was told that Cpt. Charles Barbier created a new form of communication called “night writing” made for the French Army to communicate without speaking or needing light to read. This inspired Braille to make a system of communication of his own for the blind.
Ginger does well in the classroom, performing just as any other student. The only difference is that she must use her Brailler, a typewriter like device, to type out her work and use as a calculator. During class, Ginger quietly unzips her backpack and gets out her blue Brailler while everyone else unzips their book bags and dig out a notebook and pencil. “She does [work] like any other kid,” said sophomore Trinity Barton. “We always work a way so she can do it with us, and she always gets good ideas that make it easier for her and us.” Ginger is the only student using Braille at Wasilla High at the moment. Sometimes that makes it difficult to relate to other students when she is the only one using Braille.
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“Someone will just bump into me a little and start freaking out, like, ‘Oh my gosh are you okay?!’” Ginger explained. “And it’s kind of weird, because I’m just like everyone else. I just can’t see as well as they can.” Ginger’s teachers see Ginger as if any other student. She works and takes tests as everyone in the class. Ginger can even walk from the school to McDonald’s all by herself. The teachers of the Visually Impaired, housed in Portable E2, see Ginger during one period every day and teach her how to be independent in school and life. Her Visual teachers love working with her, and enjoy adapting to her needs. They tell Ginger to always say yes when a teacher asks if she can do something,
and then they later figure out how to make it work. “Oh, I know she does,” Jacinda Danner, Ginger’s orientation and mobility teacher said when asked if Ginger performs like any other student. “She is very independant.” Ginger is currently trying to gain contact with the State Department of Transportation to get the cross walk intersecting E Bogard Rd and N Crusey St to be audible so it is safer for Ginger and other visually impaired people. This would help increase Ginger’s independence and level of mobility. Ginger’s work to try to make crossing the street safer is like how she does everything. She puts her mind to anything and everything. Seeing Ginger is believing.
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Social Media,Good,Bad,Ugly I
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nstead of listening to the panel members at the AASG conference, teens whipped out their phones, tapped into an app and mocked the speakers. Memes dominated social media. And, just like memes do, it all became a joke. How embarrassing. Alaska's student leaders met for a statewide Alaska Association of Student Governments Conference on October 13-15. On Friday evening, the event held a panel discussion high profile officials: Mat-Su College Director Talis Colberg, Dr. Jeff Anderson from Wayland Baptist University in Wasilla, Sen. Mike Dunleavy (R-Mat-Su), Mat-Su Borough School District (MSBSD) Assistant Superintendent Dr. Monica Goyette, and Dr. Susan McCauley with the State Department of Education and Early Development. But, as they discussed the future of Alaska’s education in all seriousness, the future behaved as if it didn’t really matter. Students in the audience posted disrespectful jokes on social media regarding comments made by panelists.It’s ironicduring October, the National Bullying Prevention month- that the
student government representatives were essentially bullying adults. The scary part of the AASG behavior is if students consider talking negatively about state officials is acceptable, imagine how they treat their peers “I feel like there are not a lot of people who understand the difference between having a mature discussion with opposing ideas and arguing meaningfully,” Wasilla High School senior Maxine Spicer said. As technology advances, so does bullying. Cyberbullying has become such a common occurrence that the exposed can ignore it just by swiping their thumb. Of all online users, 88% have seen cyberbullying. Unfortunately,of those, 30% did simply swipe it from their screen and turned to self harm, and 10% of those have attempted suicide. “It's scary how much power people have when it comes to the internet. Being behind the screen takes away our humanity. You don't have to see anyone’s emotions, you can pretend you didn't see it and then not stand up for the victim,” Spicer said. Spicer was a victim of cyberbullying when an old boyfriend
used old photos to harass and embarrass her on Twitter. The worst part was having people talk about it right next to her as if she wasn’t there. Spicer said it was scary knowing someone had that much power and that the internet was everywhere. This negative behavior associated with online bullying has become so ubiquitous that the leaders of our state have been forced to pass laws to protect victims. Alaska’s House Bill 482 states that school districts are expected to impose rules and regulations that address and punish forms of bullying. Wasilla High School promises to investigate any instance of reported harassment as soon as they are put on notice. According to the student handbook, any offending students will comply with the school’s corrective measures to stop harassment or they will be removed from the school. Rather vague rules for such a specific problem. They are so vague could any student really rely on the school to take care of it? Vagueness is not what we need now. As teenagers, our social media profiles are like our autobiog-
raphies, holding every intimate detail of our lives. In 140 characters or less, we communicate daily events, both good and bad. With this, we exercise an incomprehensible influence on othersand our future. Influence that no other generation could ever imagine possible. It’s science fiction material gone viral. Cyberbullying is a real problem our generation started, and now it's time to end it.
If you see it report it. Hear it, report it. And more importantly, tell your peers to stop it.
Wasilla Public Library opens new doors Skyler Morgan
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ooks are priceless, and when the new Wasilla Public Library opened its doors on September 23rd, it released 62,000 of them. “Knowledge can bring you all around the world,” librarian at Wasilla High School Shelley Logsdon said.
The old Wasilla Library was only 8,000 square feet, just a third of the area of the new library’s 24,451 square feet. This expensive improvment cost almost $300 a square foot, but well worth it as over 800 people have registered for a library card in the past month.
But even with the increase in thousands of books, the new library is nowhere near its capacity of 93,000 books. Who knows, with the continued support of the borough and city, maybe in the years to follow the library will acquire even more books.
The City of Wasilla is not the only one grateful for this new library, the students at WHS, and WMS are also grateful as they just happen to be right next to it. The district wide inservice is an example of the library meeting the needs of many. The inservice on increasting student engage-
After $15 million and three years, the 24,000 square foot building was complete. To pay for this project, over $170,000 were donated. Of the $170,000, $50,000 was donated by the Wasilla Library Association to see this dream come true.
The increased size is not the only new thing though, a $50 thousand budget was approved for books, translating into 62,000 books for the library, a significant improvement over the 55,000 books housed in the old library.
Along with all the books, the library budget allowed for 40 new computers, including 20 laptops that can be used for up to two hours a day per person. The library has also added new study spaces, and two meeting rooms which can be combined to hold 160 people.
ment was held in one of the meeting rooms on October 27 for high school teachers. “The library opens up opportunities for students. Its enough space to study and provides internet access to those who don't have it at home,” WHS senior Devin Johnson said.
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Say Cheese Wasilla High
there’s more to your mugshot than you thought Courtney Johnson
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hen Picture Day comes to mind, students groan and grumble at the thought of putting on a fake smile and bright lights flashing in their face. But at Wasilla High School, students decided to do more than just complain this year, they decided make a mockery of the annual event. During the day long Life Touch photo shoot, upperclassmen poked fun, made goofy faces or even switched identification cards in the attempt to brighten up the 2016-2017 yearbook. Their actions became more disruptive than funny though. The seemingly harmless gesture has caused complications regarding safety for everyone across the district. School pictures, or Mug Shots, are the one thing that should be taken seriously and handled professionally,” Jill Showman, Chieftain yearbook advisor for Wasilla High School said. Seniors who plan to take professional senior pictures don’t see the purpose of Picture Day, assuming that the photos are
only for the school ID. However, that assumption is wrong. The school mugshots are uploaded to the school district student information system, SchoolMAX, as well as in the yearbook. When students switched ID cards on Picture Day, the prank resulted in mismatched pictures and names. Those who didn’t
Chrissy Mulneaux, Wasilla High School’s counseling secretary stressed the problem and explained, “Some events require school ID’s. If students don’t have their IDs, they can be looked up through the system. When their picture doesn’t match their names, it can stir up trouble,”
high school, but, each year, the yearbook staff earns credit in a yearlong course dedicated to a superior yearbook. “We have to fix every little problem and make sure we create a perfect yearbook. If we didn’t, those pictures could give WHS a bad rep,” Tenboer said. Yearbook Staff member Lindsey Fish emphasized how hard the WHS Yearbook Staff works, “We have to go through and sort over 10,000 pictures and finish our pages before our deadline.” Along with interviews, taking pictures, and organizing everything, hundreds of hours go into creating a yearbook, a book that is kept for generations in bookshelves throughout homes everywhere. The mixed photos have only made the task that more difficult. “We’ve had more problems with Picture Day this year than any other in the past 3three years. All we can do is raise awareness and stress how important Picture Day really is,” Showman said.
“..becomes a safety hazard” take the pictures professionally and made “silly faces” made face recognition nearly impossible for the computer system that assists the yearbook staff. “It’s a huge hassle for the yearbook staff when Picture Day isn’t taken seriously,” Senior Yearbook Staff member Sydney Tenboer said. The Chieftain staff tags every student’s picture to ensure equal representation throughout the yearbook. But, this year, unclear pictures as well as mixed up names and pictures resulted in inaccurate information.
False information becomes a safety hazard for everyone from school secretaries to administration - including the police - because they depend on accurate access to this information. The Picture Day information can be used to track down a student in the event of an emergency, and falsified IDs ultimately generate a larger problem. Every year, approximately $40,000 are generated through advertising and sales toward the yearbook’s publication. Not only is the yearbook one of the most expensive activities in a
Change Fills The Walls
with new but-not-so-new teachers Janée Wilson
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igh school is full of changes. Students graduate and go on to work or go to college. Along with their graduating students, teachers change. Teachers leave students and a familiar school behind to pursue other life goals.With the leaving of one old teacher comes the arrival of a new one. This year, WHS welcomes five new teachers to its classrooms. Everyone has the experience of being new at something or new somewhere. Sometimes though, a person can be new somewhere but not be new to the experience. They are a newbie who isn’t new at all. One of the benefits of being a teacher is the mobility the career offers. Teachers leave old schools, and possibly their hometowns, for a different job. So, even when they are new to a position, they may not necessarily be new to the profession.
AMY MECHER
Such is the case for Spanish teacher Amy Mecher. In room 132, she can be found during her 6th period prep writing stories for her Spanish students and organizing her desk before her next class starts. Hailing from a small town in Michigan, Mecher
HARD AT WORK BEING NEW BUT NOT SO NEW
Spanish teacher Amy Mecher pens a story for her Spanish I students during her prep hour. Mecher joined Warrior Nation this year after Senor Hall moved to Utah. This is her third year of teaching. (Photo by Zach Griffin) originally strived to become a doctor because of her love for the sciences. “When I started school I wanted to be a doctor. But I realized that it was a lot of work and I wasn't getting anything out of it,” Mecher said. After switching her major from
biology to art, Mecher learned that at her university in order to switch from a science to an art she had to take a foreign language. Eventually, after falling in love with Spanish,she changed her major to Spanish in 2008, and kept her art and science minor.
“I always knew I wanted to teach, so I decided to teach Spanish,” Mecher said. In 2013 Mecher started her career teaching biology and Spanish at Kotzebue High School. She misses from teaching in Kotzebue is her students and co-workers. continued on page 10
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Warrior Sports Video games break into sports world LEAGUE OF LEGENDS AND MORE FOREVER
Evan Berryman demonstrates how to watch eSports on a high definition Mac. Berryman is a self-professed gamer. He is an example of how gamers demand live-streaming and are influencing the gaming world. (Photo by Zach Griffin) Andrey Sheptekia
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ove over NFL, eSports is about to take your place in the 21st century. No concussions, no shoulder pads, no helmets or mouthpieces. Just a computer, broadband and live action. ESports are live video game competition standoffs between teams who fight for a championship title. E-Sports focuses on the online gaming community who spend endless hours practicing for championships all over the world. These action packed video games are played on multiplayer online battle arenas, MOBA. Cyberathletes, or gamers, practice up to 18 hours in a
single day. As eSport players are more dedicated to winning some e-Sport athletes resort to performance enhancing drugs such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Vyvanse. These drugs are used to help the players focus, gain control of their movements, and is believed to help their coordination. Although some players believe that the performance drugs help them, many believe that the drugs are adversely affecting the gaming community. The gaming community fears that the drug use might become more of an addiction and may spread throughout the gamers similar to conventional sports teams. “This harms the community, and is a shortfall to a very deep
Warrior football shows promise despite losses Trinity Barton
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he annual Potato Bowl football game is one of the biggest games in the Valley’s short football season. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Moose stomped on the Warrior field and took the victory, breaking the hearts of the Warrior seniors in their last home game of their career. The Warrior team believes they could do better. More practice will help them next year, although, “They have improved greatly. They’re just going week by week,” Head Coach William Stout said. Stout started playing football during his high school years. wHe had a coach he respected dearly who made him want to be a coach some day as well. This same coach mentored him in the beginning of his coaching career. Stout came to Alaska in 2012
looking for coaching jobs all around the state. He found Wasilla High School needed a coach. He and his wife moved to Wasilla and he started coaching right away. Stout wants to continue working and improving the Warrior football team year by year. This year the team recognized most of their teammates as personal friends.“We get along most of the time,” sophomore and T.E.K.P Mykal Nelson said. End of the year stats show improvement over last year’s 0-11 record. The Varsity team finished the year with a trip to the playoffs and a 2-8 record. JV ended with 1-8, and C Team 3-8. Next year’s team members are already back in the gym weight training every day after school for an hour and a half. Football starts again in August 2017.
rabbit hole. When drugs are used in any type of game , it becomes unfair and tainted to the spectators,” senior and avid gamer TJ Raska said. But, eSports started long before performance enhancing drug scandals. The earliest known game competition with the game Spacewar took place on October 19, 1972 at Stanford University. It wasn’t long before the gaming community grew worldwide. North America, Europe, South Korea, China, Macau, and Taiwan all have eSports. In 2000 around 10 tournaments existed by 2010 around 260 tournaments existed. As the tournaments grew larger, so did the reward money and locations. Pretty soon, organized Sports took over gaming and gained viewers every hour. With more viewers everywhere and anytime, it became necessary to broadcast freely. In 2011 Amazon created Twitch, their online streaming platform, and in 2013 over 71.5 million people watched Esports through livestreaming. Currently, most eSports enthusiasts are male. Surprisingly according to the Daily Dot in “The effects of esports sizable gender gap,”, half of all video game players are women, but 90% of eSport viewers are male. In addition, most eSports participants are either Asian and white Americans. The sport is trying to bridge the gap. But, the gap isn’t stopping the demand for now. Senior Evan Berryman, recognized as an accomplished gamer, is an example of how gamers demand live streaming, “Live streaming is great, and
interactive media is better than static.” As eSports gain popularity in live streaming, competitions, reward money also grows. South Korea leads in all things cyber and is the most organized. South Korea is the headquarters for the International E-sports Federation. This federation is trying to get Esports recognized as a real sport. According to NBC NEWS Individual Esport athletes are now being issued P-1 Visas to the United States. U.S Citizen and immigration services have successfully joined with Riot Games, the creators of the popular game “League of Legends” to help players get a five year visa. This visa will help players get in and out of the country with ease. The teams created by the players will now be far more accessible to others who travel between countries. Cyberathletes and viewers travel worldwide for competitions and tournaments. Some have become online celebrities. Justine Ezarik, a presenter and YouTube phenomenon, is popular gaming celebrity. Ezarik hosted games live streaming from a gamer’s point of view. This gave people the sensation that they were part of the game. Livestreaming grew at this point. Ezarik first hosted a Call of Duty XP Championship. She then later was part of a live-action game trailer for Call of Duty Black Ops 2. As she rose in fame, so did her YouTube channel. And so did her earnings; she is reported to have a net worth of $2 million.
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Warrior Sports TENNIS BECOMES OFFICIAL SPORT AT WHS
WARRIORS bring home gold Shyanne Massie
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Warrior tennis team captain Matthew Allen stands next to his Palmer High competition. This was Wasilla High’s first year sporting a tennis team. Teammae Sumie Hirobe grabbed 5th in state for Wasilla’s inaugraul state championship.
Wasilla High tennis in full swing Kayla Schierholt
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n the past you could see business Tech Apps teacher David Ralph on the football field. Now you can catch him Tuesdays and Thursdays coaching on the tennis court. Ralph received a $6500 grant through the Mat Su Health Foundation to acquire tennis equipment: balls, rackets, and other supplies to start the team. Ralph then made announcements about the new team and five interested students signed up right away. Three eligible players made the team: Matthew Allen, Ewa Galwiaczek and Sumie Hirobe. Both Ewa and Sumie are exchange students from Poland and Japan respectively. “I had heard about the team over the announcements sometime about mid April maybe early April. I didn't know who the teacher or coach was so I asked and was told Ralph was the coach. So I talked to him about joining the team,” team captain Matthew Allen said. As captain, Allen’s job is to represent the team and WHS when Ralph is unable to attend matches. Matthew also attends coaches meetings to fill in for Ralph when he is absent. The team practiced over the summer. They practiced at Wonderland Park if the weather permitted, or they would try to get gym time. It can be challenging to get court time in a gym because Alaska doesn't have very many indoor tennis courts available. “During practices we usually warm up, then practice hitting the ball. Then we go up to
the net and practice getting advantage,” Allen said. Wasilla is one of four schools to support a Region 3 tennis team along with Palmer, Colony and Kodiak high schools. JV tournaments were on Tuesdays and varsity were on Thursdays. The season started at the beginning of the school year and ended in early October when the team played at state. Sumie Hirobe placed 5th in state. “I was impressed at our first tournament. We won three out of four games. Everyone seemed to be picking up on the game quickly,” Ralph said. The team’s first match was against Colony which has a few experienced players. Ralph was impressed with his team and their progress. “I like all the matches because you get to go out and have fun while accumulating experience.” Allen said. “I think tennis is incredible. It's physically challenging and mentally challenging because it's so strategic,” Ralph said. Ralph grew up playing tennis as a child. He eventually played tennis in college at University of Oregon. “In my opinion, it's a lot more fun than the other sports that we have this season. It's pretty laid back because there's only a few of us right now,” Allen said The tennis season ended quickly and with already a state winner in its history, the tennis team hopes to have more players in future years. “We want to accept everybody we possibly can. Right now we had a small team, so we'd like to be a little bigger if possible,” Allen added. “Tennis is a sport for a lifetime,” Ralph finished.
killsUSA at Wasilla High allows students to discover their passions, grow their career aspirations, and appreciate their own self-worth through the work and dedication of instructors, administrators, association directors, industry partners and alumni. Since 1965, SkillsUSA has welcomed 11.9 million members from 53 states and territories. Offering 130 job categories, states hold yearly competitions for students to compete in. Winners of these competitions go on to compete at nationals. “I love being apart of SkillsUSA, I get to see my students be successful and that makes me feel good knowing I am apart of that,” WHS teacher and director of SkillsUSA Alaska chapter Ray Jensen said. Jensen has been the director for Alaska since 1967, and works to empower young adults to be prepared for their future. The Alaska branch has never brought home a medal from nationals until this year. “The successes from this year
has motivated more students to compete knowing they too can take home a metal,” Jensen said. The Alaska team brought 25 delegates to Louisville, Kentucky for the five day national conference. Alaska received gold medals in both Firefighting and Commercial Baking. WHS competitor Andrew DeArmond placed fifth in his Related Technical Math competition “Skills was an amazing experience and I was proud to represent our state and school. I was able to meet a diverse set of people from all over, and they were each very kind,” DeArmond said. SkillsUSA prides itself for having over 600 national partners, some of which provide internships and scholarships to top students. Belonging to SkillsUSA helps students develop work ethic, interview skills, public speaking abilities, and make connections in their desired field of work. “I plan to become an engineer. SkillsUSA has given me the skills I need to accomplish that goal.” DeArmond said.
Wasilla High makes a splash with biggest team ever Kayla Schierholt
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n her third year of coaching the swim team, Hadley Remele had a lot of goals for this year’s team. Their goal was to improve times, get faster, and to qualify for state. The season began early August and ends at the beginning of November. The team has traveled to Soldotna and to Valdez. So far, the team hasn’t won any meets, but have earned second and third place honors. Practices for the 32 member team consisted of an hour and a half in the pool - including half strokes, endurance, and cardio- and an hour of dryland exercises-weights, running and conditioning. Swimming is an individual and team sport with team relays. Individually swimmers have timed swims and dive. The team has three captains Robert Leach, Anna Stout, and Brayden Schacle. Schachle has been state champion diver for two years in a row. “The team gets better everyday. As a whole they do very good,” Remele said. Coach Remele emphasized the importance of working as a team. Team building is one way to accomplish this. The team does team bonding in a variety of ways. They have breakfast together, spend time getting to know each other, and have secret pals who support each other. “The team has a lot of team spirit. They do really well accepting each other,” Remele said. “We’re always looking for more swimmers and divers. Anyone can join no matter what experience they have,” Remele said. Interested swimmers for next year can talk to Remele in room 121. November 6th will be the last meet of this season.
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Warrior Nation New Teachers
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ts cool to meet new people, but it's hard to not be around my old students who I feel comfortable with. And it's hard not knowing your co-workers,” Mecher said. Mecher believes when it comes to a teacher's importance, teachers give students a chance to have a sense of community with an adult. “Having teachers who foster individuality and instill the idea of the importance of education is crucial, “ Mecher explained. Mecher hopes to become a stronger foreign language teacher at WHS and improve her teaching methods. Personally, she tries to make better use of her time and see more of Alaska's scenery.
AMBER RINELLA
Downstairs across from the rhythmic music rooms in classroom 141, Amber Rinella sits during her second period prep reading essays. As an English teacher, Rinella said that her goal is to help her students enjoy literature and understand the power that words contain. Before coming to WHS Rinella taught at Teeland Middle for two years teaching language arts, Wasilla Middle for 8 years, and before that she taught in western Alaska for 4 years teaching “ all subject content”. Rinella’s teaching career originated in Bartlett High where she started teaching on September 11, 2001. “That was my very first day. When the Twin Towers were struck in New York City and I taught ninth and tenth grade English,” Rinella said. “ I love the beauty of words. I love that through listening and speaking with other people or reading the thoughts or the crafts of other people, I can see the world in more vivid color,” Rinella said. Teaching was a field that she fell into naturally. In high school, Rinella was wholeheartedly focused on living in the present. After high school, she went to a junior college and got her associates degree in English. “I was 21 barely and I signed up to go into the Peace Corps, but last minute I was revoked before I was supposed to go to Africa.” This left her too late to start college and without a plan or direction in life. She decided to get her Masters in education at UAA. It was serendipity, “The thing I like the most about teaching is the raw element, the opportunities where people allow themselves to be vulnerable or open to things,” Rinella said. Rinella said that she misses the trust that she had built up at schools where she had taught for a longer time. She hopes that her new students of come to appreciate words.
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KARLI DREYER
One door down from Rinella, Karli Dreyer brushes back her blonder hair while she preps for a variety of courses, English III Apex, Alaska History, Teen Leadership, and US History. Dreyer is the youngest of WHS`s new teachers. She has only been teaching for half a year since. officially, Dreyer hired last January during her student teaching. Dreyer said, “It was hard, time consuming and tedious” being both a teacher and a student teacher at the same time. “ I taught my classes in the morning, and then after lunch I would teach in my mentor teacher’s classroom.” Dreyer originally aspired to work in the field of psychology, but she decidedt that the health care system as a psychologist wasn't for her. “I thought about what is was to be a teacher and you have to understand the brain in order to put something in it. I use psychology when I teach.” Through her short time as a teacher, Dreyer said that one lesson she has learned is that “Nobody can teach you how to teach.” She said it is seemingly impossible to know exactly what will happen in the classroom, but hopefully a teacher can rely on the skills they are equipped with the get the job done. Dreyer’s goals are to have a curriculum that is completely her design based on how she teaches. Dreyer said her most important role in school is being a mentor. That role follows suit with Dreyer’s desire to to be remembered as “Someone who challenged their students to learn the material, but also think for themselves.”
Karli Dreyer and Amber Rinella work together at the district insservice held at the new Wasilla Public Library. Dreyer teaches English III next door to Rinella. Dreyer and Rinella are both life long Alaskans.
WILL STOUT
When he isn't getting the football players ready for a game, math teacher and coach Will Stout can be found upstairs in room 207. Bearded and bespectacled, Stout started teaching 7 years ago in his homestate ofTexas. Stout moved to Alaska in June of this year and has always taught at the high school level. “ Originally I was in business administration, then I transitioned into teaching in Texas and I enjoyed it,” Stout said. “ I think it's important to build relationships. Thinking back to my highschool teachers there were a lot of good memories and relationships that were built,” Stout said. Since working with cheeky teenagers can be a handful one lesson Stout has learned is that in order to teach you have to have patience. MAJOR RITCHIE Often found in the JROTC room with Sergeant Walker or with the JROTC students, Major Ritchie
Will Stout coaches football when he isn’t prepping for his math classes. This is Stout’s first year in Alaska but not his first year of teaching or coaching. He still keeps in touch with his high school football coach and calls him for advice. came to Alaska 4 years ago. She speaks with a slight australian accent, being raised in Australia, but was born in California. Ritchie said that she was drawn to the people of Wasilla because of their similarities to people in Australia. “It's almost the same as Australia. The people are very friendly and laid back, “ Ritchie said. Teaching was always an aspiration for Ritchie. She spent 25 years in the military teaching pilots. “I was going to do university teaching, but then this job came up,” Ritchie said. Since high schoolers are the future, as a teacher, Ritchie said it is important to keep students
motivated. When she initially started at WHS, Ritchie expected the students’ knowledge to be a bit limited and was surprised to find out high schoolers know more than one would think. “Since coming to Wasilla, I am surprised at the knowledge base they have. I just remember thinking these guys are so smart,” Ritchie said. Life is filled with so many different people from all walks of life. And the same could be said about a high school. Ritchie said to “never assume anything. Never assume someone's beliefs, background or education because it will always surprise you.”
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Warrior Nation JROTC owns Raider Decathlon WARRIOR JROTC MAKES STATE TAKE NOTICE
Raider Decathlon champions hold the trophy after winning the tough competition. Junior Jackson Stanley, Senior Mathew Allen, Senior Travis Strawn, Senior Alex Johnson, Senior Chance Strawn, Sophomore Kylee Nagl, Sophomore Shelby Nevada, Junior Kylee Herrell, Sophomore Hailey Kinchelo, Junior Lexi Mufale, Sophomore Talia Dillard, and Senior Bailey Belgard. (photo by Talia Dillard) Jase Clingman
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FJROTC Raider Decathlon, a series of ten athletic events a competition that took place at Diamond High School last month. Wasilla High School AFJROTC program’s Rader Decathlon stole the trophy from eight-year reigning champions Dimond High. The ten athletic challenges are
rope climbing, tug of war, pacer runs, timed mile, sand bag wheelbarrow race, inverted crawl (the crab walk) , basketball toss, dodge dip & dive, and Tarzan run. Senior T. Strawn said “Tarzan Runs is one of the toughest obstacles because we run on three balance beams which get progressively higher and then drop onto monkey bars.”
The students prepared for Raider Decathlon by practicing every Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Senior T. Strawn said, “The students who participated in Raider Decathlon have strengthened their friendships and gained new ones.” Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) James Walker stated, “The only thing we can do
to improve for next year’s competition is to work on speed and agility.” In addition, SMSGT Walker said, “We are already fast and agile, but we need to be faster and more agile in order to keep the first place standing that the cadets worked so hard to earn.” Junior Lexi Mufale who participated in all of the events said, “I noticed changes in the student's behavior and attitude when taking AFJROTC and participating in the activities.” One common behavioral change among cadets according to T. Strawn was, “They have a deeper respect for authority figures, and have a do- yourbest- attitude.” AFJROTC is a cadet run program, and the instructors assist in instructing many different skills for the students, not just skills needed for the military. It is a program with a goal to teach leadership skills, interactions with others, and help students get involved in the community. People assume that AFJROTC is military training only, but that’s not the case. AFJROTC also teaches students to overcome obstacles in life no matter how difficult or frightening. Wasilla’s AFJROTC improves the student’s morals character and ethics. “Those who participate in AFJROTC and participate in the activities we do as a unit take their schoolwork and responsibilities more seriously,” SMSgt Walker said.
The Word helps out My voice Jase Clingman
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n Friday October 14th, the organization My Voice, founded through My House, hosted a Halloween party for young kids with food, drinks and games. All the kids who played the games received a prize and lots of candy. Much like Gathering Grounds cafe and Stream Driven boutique, My Voice is supported by MYHouse homeless youth center in Wasilla, but operates as a standalone program run by local youth. “Everybody has a story, but not everybody has a voice.” That’s the idea My voice was founded on, according to program guide Heather Resz. The main goal for My Voice, though, is to “find something to cheer about” Resz said to Frontiersman reporter Caitlin Skvorc in the
October 15 article, “My Voice makes noise.”. The My Voice Halloween party consisted of build-your-owntacos, live music, and several fun games. Warrior Word reporter Jase Clingman helped provide music and helped run the games The games consisted of of ring toss, lollipop pick, and bean bag toss. The ring toss consisted of throwing a hula hoop onto a big stick with three pumpkins in the stick. Making the hula hoop around the pumpkins and stick, earned candy and a prize. The lollipop pick had the children picking a lollipop and if the bottom of the stick was colored, they won a prize and candy. The third and final game had the young children throwing a bag of M&M’s -acting as the bean baginto the eyes or nose of a giant pumpkin. Resz said she doesn’t know what the future holds for My
MY VOICE GIVES KIDS A VOICE AT MYHOUSE
Jase clingman plays the guitar for the My Voice Halloween party. (Photo Courtesy of Heather Resz) Voice, but for now, it supplies “a framework that allows us to connect young and old people and the arts.”
The Halloween party was just one example of how Resz and My Voice youth are doing just that.
Warrior Trends Nelles wins Alaska State Birkenstocks AP of the Year keep walking NELLES BRINGS IT HOME FOR WHS
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he hippies of the 60s were all about freedom, even to point of freeing their feet. Birkenstocks became the symbol of hippiedom and European finesse. Even though there are no more hippies, their shoes are still walking. Birkenstocks are the ugly shoes that have a contoured cork footbed. This gives feet a natural feeling and help with the foot’s arch. Podiatrists recommend this shoe for support and comfort, however, buyers of all ages would recommend them for style and looks. They love the look of flat soles and wide colored and buckled bands. There are over 300 styles to choose- that’s more than Nike could ever hope for- with a diverse range of colors for whatever occasion you prefer. One dedicated Birkenstock owner Ann Meinhardt has been known to say, “I can’t wear any other shoes now that I have Birks.” She said Birks go with every outfit, and she even doesn’t mind wearing them with clothes if they don’t match. Anything for Jeff Nelles receives an engraved gold pan during the District Principals meeting celebrating being chosen as the Alaska State Assistant Principal of the Year. Last year Nelles was awarded the Region VIII Assistant Principal of the Year, and then was forwarded on to the state level of competition. Nelles said winning was a ‘shock, but in a good way.’ He said that the award really speaks of the hard work the good teachers of Wasilla High do. “They make my job easy,” he said. He also credited Capturing Kids Hearts for making Wasilla High such a great place to work. “It’s a real honor.” (photo courtesy of MSBSD)
comfort, right? Before they were considered cool, Birkenstocks were denied by most stores/companies until a Whole Foods store started to sell them. Now most major store retailers do. In 1960s the price was only around $20, that’s nothing compared to the $90-$150 they are now. But most people, including Ann, would say “They’re [Birks] completely worth it.” Stores in Wasilla are limited that sell Birks, but, they’re always available at Northern Comfort with many styles to choose from. And if you don’t find any that fit your taste, just an hour away is the Alaska Walking Store in Anchorage. There are a lot of ways to wear Birkenstocks, you can wear them with or without socks depending on which pair you get, and you can also wear them with most pairs of jeans or leggings. Almost anything will go with Birks. That’s what makes them timeless. Even prom should not be out of the question for a diehard Birks kid. Just ask anyone, “These Birks were made for walking.”