The Messenger: Volume 123, Issue 6

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“Messenger” is published in print once a month, except during vacations, by the communications department of Wichita High School East, 2301 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS 67211. The Journalism department can be reached at (316) 973-7275 or via email at smartin2@usd259.net.

“Messenger” staff will publish news, entertainment, features, and sports in an unbiased and professional manner and serve as a public forum for the students of Wichita High School East.

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“Messenger” is the official student magazine of Wichita High School East and it is distributed free to students. The opinions expressed in this publication reflect those of the student writers and not the Board of Education, Wichita High School East administration, faculty, or adviser.

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The Editor

From enrollment to acceptance letters, February seems to be a month dedicated to planning for the upcoming school year.

With that in mind Zach created a very informational double-page feature on student loans and different ways for students to make receiving a higher level of edcation more affordable.

In addition, Mollye worked on providing insight for a class offered to all students at East, Youth Entreprenuers.

Throughout the course students receive a business based education that teaches the importance and value of working for yourself.

While on that note, Morgan and Aarman did a light-hearted feature of students’ funniest work stories.

High school is the time for working gross, low-paying, and often terrible jobs, however, students often leave with fantastic stories and motivation to never work those jobs again.

For more information on scholarship and post-graduation plans follow @BlueAcesCareer and @EastMessenger

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State assessments are back for sophomores and juniors. The schedule is still in the works, however, students will be testing between March 9 and May 15.

Here is what DeeAnn Merry, testing coordinator, said students need to know.

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What will students have to do with their phones and other property and how can you guarantee it will be safe?

“Students can keep it in their backpack, or if they don’t have one, then we’ll have baggies that they can put their name on and we can lock them in my office until they finish with their tests. There are solutions to that and students just need to plan ahead.”

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How does the new state assessment system, KITE, different from previous years’ systems?

“Rather than the multiple choice format we’ve always had, students now have to interact to answer questions. So when you answer questions you might be dragging and dropping things or creating graphs, instead of just choosing a multiple choice answer.”

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How can students prepare for the Kansas State Assessments?

“Usually, it’s just really doing well in your classes. The teachers have a pretty good idea of what is going to be covered (on the tests).”

2.18-2.19 parent/teacher conferences 2.20 senior trip down payment due $30 2.20-2.22 Nights of Music 3.2 spring sports practice begins 3.8 daylight savings time 3.8-3.10 state DECA competition 3.13 no school 3.16-3.20 spring break 3.23 spring pep assembly

SENIORS $30 down payment for Worlds of Fun trip is due on Friday, Feb. 20 Scholars prepare their state of mind for State Select students from band and orchestra will travel to Orlando, Florida over spring break. The groups will not only perform their own concert and be ranked in a national competition, but they will also visit Disney Parks and Universal Studios as well. sabrinarussellphotographer

The Scholars Bowl team placed second in the City league finals as well as second place in Regional finals. The team competed in the State finals Feb. 14.

Students who qualified for State include: seniors Nikhil Ramanan, Helen Welch, Yash Kamath, Britt Leake, Cody Degner, and Emma Bennett, and although Donovan Duggins, jr., qualified, he will not be competing due to prior commitments.

The team practices twice a week but Welch said that is not the only thing preparing her and her teammates.

“Going to practice and playing Scholars Bowl for the last few years has been the main perpetration,” Welch said. “It’s one of those things the more you do it, the better you get.”

• Editor’s Note: State results were not available at press time.

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orking with the American Red Cross, reading to elementary school kids, and painting over graffiti. Picking up trash, organizing books at East, and sorting crayons at a preschool.

Six of 152 service projects over 2,500 students and staff members have participated in over seven years because of one event.

Based on a poll of 150 upperclassmen, only 58 percent of students gave Aces in the Community a four or five when asked to rank how beneficial the service event was to them on a scale of one to five, with five being the most beneficial.

These results not only show how beneficial the event has been to some students, but also show the potential of how great it can be to all students.

While Aces in the Community has many merit and intangible benefits, one downside of the event this year is the scheduling. Sandwiched between State Music Festival (April 15) and a district wide inservice day (April 17), Aces in the Community is stuck.

Students may fail to take the event seriously if no real value is placed in it by faculty to begin with, which manifests itself through the untimely scheduling.

Whether the date was chosen to avoid unpredictable Kansas weather or to encourage attendance, it is unacceptable.

No matter how much incentive is given to attend, even if that includes the possibility of receiving a failing Ace time grade, students will find it hard to come to a half day of service and school between two vacation days when attendance is already an issue for the event.

Part of the issue, however, is in the teachers’ motivation or lack thereof.

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What role have you seen Aces in the Community take in your years as a participant?

“I think you can just learn so much outside of the classroom opposed to inside of the classroom. I feel like Aces in the Community is what you make of it.”

-Bethany Chegwidden, sr.

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place value in the event or take it seriously? Teachers, the people students spend their whole lives modeling themselves after and whose standards students work all hours to meet and exceed, need to own up to their role in Aces in the Community.

Without full support from teachers, it will continue to be a wasted opportunity.

Teachers are doing students a disservice by not fully supporting the event and doing all they can as educators to promote the value of community service.

Students will be unable to recognize the value of community service or gain any leadership experience if the people that teach them do not value this event and encourage students to learn in this manner.

Not all teachers take this approach to the event, but the ones that do need to reevaluate their role in what students take away from the event each year.

Administrators need to consider the overall effectiveness of the event and examine how scheduling truly impacts students’ attitude toward the event.

Forty-two percent is much too high a percent of students that have not seen the merit of Aces in the Community after participating for over two years, with two different Ace time teachers.

Aces in the Community is too great an opportunity to be wasted year after year, especially by something as simple as scheduling.

Whether serving the community is bringing projects to the halls of East High or taking it to the trails of Great Plains Nature Center, teachers and students both need to evaluate their opinions on service and embrace the opportunity to give back to others while challenging themselves.

“I haven’t found it that meaningful. It seems like there is a lack of effort and it seems like it is just something done to check off of a list. A lot of times people will skip because it seems like a wasted day the way it is structured. Perhaps if Ace times did smaller or more influential things to develop relationships, it would make it more influential.”

-Britt Leake, sr.

“I think it is a great way to learn more things about our community. Obviously we help people, but I think it helps students to be more aware of things going on within their own community.”

-Adlyn Crockett, sr.

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Letter to in response to January’s editorial the Editor

Feminine mistake

As someone who has been reading feminist literature, talking to feminists, and educating myself on intersectional feminism for the past year, I don’t think it’s valid for someone who doesn’t have that knowledge to be writing about this topic. As Mary Wollstonecraft once said, “I do not wish for women to have control over men, but over themselves”. My feminist goal is not to convince men that girls are of value, but to achieve a future where the judgment of our value is not placed in the hands of men.

-Parnia Razinobakht, jr.

In the United States and all around the world, feminism is paramount for everyone. The Huffington Post reports that women still suffer from a 23% pay gap. We rank 75th in female political involvement. The U.S. has a larger gender gap than 22 other countries including Germany, Ireland, Nicaragua and Cuba, according to a World Economic Forum report. None of these problems will be solved by a “tougher skin”. These facts are not meant to make women feel like victims. Feminism doesn’t cause women to feel this way. Sexism does.

-Jacque Walters, jr.

Also signed by Katherine Yang, sr., Julian Garcia-Goodwin, jr., and Erin Mittman, soph.

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Employees share unique job experiences

Samantha Mitra, jr.

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Fusa Restaurant “I was working with my mom and business was pretty slow. Evening rolled around, and a family of gypsies came in. Everyone, the mom, the daughter, the boyfriends, they all came in at once. I was giving them their food and when I went to the back, there was a little girl in the ice cream, holding the spoons, drooling over the ice cream. I asked, ‘Are you lost?’ She said, ‘No I came to get ice-cream. My mom said I could have some.’ The mom comes back and screams, ‘Cupcake’ and drags her out.

The mom then insisted to give me $5 that she pulled from her bra, which was really sweaty and gross.”

Now hiring Varying job opportunities are available in many fields throughout the city.

Students interested in applying for work may wish to apply to the following places.

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“One Sunday night I was working, and it was after hours. I was in the kitchen, grabbing some food to eat after the long day and when I came out there happened to be three men just sitting there. It was really weird that they just showed up, but we served them anyway because my dad felt bad.”

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“We host a lot of wedding parties and it’s usually about 200 people that bring their own drinks. There was one where the guests went through nearly all of their alcohol before 11 p.m. There were people slumped up across the wall everywhere and another group of people were vomiting all over the dance floor. The cleanup took hours, and, needless to say, that’s the craziest group we have ever had.”

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“We had a customer come in who looked like he was in his 40’s. He brought his kid with him and was looking for a bucket hat. He wanted my help even though usually people don’t ask for me to help them. He kept asking, ‘Do you think I look good in this? Like, would you date me?’ I said, ‘No, I am, like, the age of your child.’ He decided to purchase the hat, and in the interest of business, I tried to convince him to buy two hats. He said yes, under the condition that I checked him out at the counter, which was a strange request. He then talked about his bull riding career and asked me for my name so he could look me up on Facebook. When he added me on Facebook, his name was ‘The Taco.’ Before checking him out I told my manager and hid in the back.”

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A brief history of Federal Involvement in higher education 1958 The National Defense Education Act starts federal funding of colleges.

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1965 The Higher Education Act (HEA) begins the Pell Grant program and Stafford loans.

2003 New revisions to the HEA expand the size of subsidies given to colleges.

2008 The Higher Education Opportunity Act again expands college subsidies.

1972 The Higher Education Amendments begin several new federal student loan programs.

1986, 1992, 1998 Reauthorizations of the HEA increase the size and scope college aid programs.

2007 The College Cost Reduction and Access Act expands Pell Grant payouts.

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Behind the ise While many news articles purport that rising college tuition costs are a recent trend, they have been increasing astronomically for the past 50 years.

Three major policies drive this increase - first degree price discrimination, the lack of for-profit institutions, and an economic distortion known as the Bennett effect.

Since the passage of the National Defense Education Act in 1958, the federal government has requested income information from students and their families in order to receive financial aid. The government then passed this information to colleges. This has resulted in first degree price discrimination, in which colleges know the maximum tuition cost that each student can afford, leading to the elimination of consumer surplus.

Most colleges, such as public universities, are non-profits. While the general public would view this as a positive development, the lack of a profit motive reduces the incentive to cut costs or improve the quality of a product. Due to this economic postulate, it should be no surprise that tuition at public universities has grown at double the rate of private colleges in the past 50 years.

In 1987, William Bennett (the Secretary of the Education at the time) noticed that the expansion of federal aid programs beginning with the Higher Education Act of 1965 have resulted in a massive increase in the price of tuition. This is due to the third-party payment problem, where if an entity other than the consumer is paying some of the costs of a product or service, the consumer is less sensitive to price increases.

Colleges also face barriers to entry, or obstacles that make it hard for someone to enter the market for a product or service. Government accreditation agencies and regulators make it difficult for a new institution to being conducting business. While this does play a role in tuition increases, its effect is negligible and not a large factor.

On Jan. 9, President Barack Obama proposed a plan to offer two years of subsidized community college for students who maintain a GPA of at least 2.5. The plan is based on the Tennessee Promise program, which also covers the cost of community college. Many analysts have raised concerns that community colleges in Kentucky are raising tuition prices after the subsidies, reflecting a similar trend with other government programs.

Perhaps the most devastating fact is that while college-bound students fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in hopes of lower tuition, these programs reinforce the cost increases in the first place.

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Freshmen and Sophomores Take challenging high school classes

Since the passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965, average, inflation-adjusted tuition at private colleges has increased from $10,273 a year to $31,231, a jump of 328 percent.

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Juniors and Seniors Keep your grades up, as report cards for all four years can affect scholarship eligibility.

Where are you going?

Spellman College What is the annual tuition? $40,000 How are you financing this?

“I received several scholarships, including the Dell Scholarship, which is for students that are involved in a college preparatory program. They pay $25,000 a year and provide a laptop.”

What suggestions do you have?

“Spend as much time as possible looking for scholarships. Treat it like a job.”

Jessica Griffin, sr.

Where are you going?

Kansas University What is the annual tuition? $18,500 How are you financing this?

“I used lots of scholarships and got some funding from Pell Grants.”

What suggestions do you have for others?

“Apply for every scholarship that you qualify for and keep in your needs and career in mind.”

Where are you going?

Kansas University What is the annual tuition? $18,500 How are you financing this?

“I have $45,000 in bond savings and I got a small scholarship that pays $2,000 per year.”

What suggestions do you have?

“If you really want to do a certain degree, go to the college that offers it. Community college is another great option.”

Ask for recommendations as early as possible Begin filling out the FAFSA (which is what makes college this expensive, but unfortunately it must be done) Apply for as many scholarships as possible Attending community college courses while still in high school Take high schools classes for concurrent (college) credit

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Sophomore auditions for ‘The Voice’ Tyruzaay Richards, soph., hopes one of the judges of “The Voice” turns his or her chair around for her. She is trying out for the nationally televised talent show.

For her audition, she has not selected a particular song, however, she has learned and is practicing “Someone Like You” by Adele and “Stay With Me” by Sam Smith.

“The songs I picked help bring out my voice and I can express myself through the songs,” Richards said.

At home, her aunt works with her to prepare her for the audition.

They practice and rehearse the selected songs every day.

Richards has been watching “The Voice” since the show began and is a huge fan of the show.

She was interested in trying to get an audition at a young age and has continued towards her goal.

“I chose ‘The Voice’ because they judge you on your voice, while other singing shows judge you on your appearance,” Richards said.

She has achieved this goal as her audition is Feb. 21 in Chicago.

Richards does not have a favorite judge, but if she had to choose one she would like to work with Pharrell.

Richards enjoys singing in choir.

She has been singing since she was three years old which helped her develop her passion for singing.

Richards knew she wanted to take singing seriously when people began encouraging her to audition for solos at Wilbur, Hadley, and Augusta Middle Schools.

At East, she is in Women’s Ensemble. Richards used to perform in small talent shows and auditions in order to get her name out. It wasn’t long before people began to recognize her.

She spends the majority of her time participating in a variety of area choirs. One of her most recent performances was at the Heights versus East boys basketball game where she sang the national anthem.

Tyrzaay Richards, soph., uses her sheet music as she practices for her audition on “The Voice.”

Reine Studebaker, fresh., plays around with her camera hoping to capture more creative photos.

Artist wins gold

Award honors ethic

Nine students qualified for Gold or Silver Keys in the Scholastic Art Awards, including Reine Studebaker, fresh.

“There are two awards, the silver key and the gold key,” Studebaker said. “The gold key is the highest award you can receive.”

Studebaker entered a creative photo and won a Gold Key. She is the only freshman to win this award.

The official results were released Feb. 6. The exhibition is open to the public and closes March 8 at the Wichita Center for the Arts.

“My inspiration to enter was Mrs. (Shelly) Salley (Photo Imaging teacher),” Studebaker said. “She inspires me to do everything.”

Gauge Carmichael, sr., was nominated by Chris Wyant, Engineering teacher, for the Career and Technical Education Pathaway Award. This award is given to students with a high work ethic and recognizes the ideal student.

Carmichael has been taking engineering classes since his sophomore year, when East began offering engineering classes. He continued to be involved in science to make sure he was prepared for the class and prepared for engineering in college.

“I have always admired real world sciences and how they can be applied to solve real world problems,”Carmichael said.

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Shoes are one of the highest selling apparel items in America, especially for teens.

From athletic shoes, dress shoes, boots, flip flops, sandals, crocs or tennis shoes, shoes are a part of everyday apparel.

From people who have just two pairs of shoes to people owning 15 pairs, shoes are necessary apparel that are very versatile.

Athletic shoes help athletes performance in many ways, for example, by being weightless the shoes help make track and cross country runners faster and have less weight resistance. Cleats help soccer and football

players from sliding and to maintain better balance on the field.

Some people debates what shoe brand is better, what shoe is most appealing, what shoes are the most comfortable, and which shoe is the best for performance.

With shoe companies raising prices of shoes, adding more materials, improving design, and more marketing, popular athletes shoes will always have buyers.

With a new shoe almost every month, the consumerism of having the next best thing will be a big boost for shoe compa-

nies.

Shoes are also a part of people’s personality with so many styles, patterns and color.

Shoes become one the things students use to make themselves stand out from others.

Sock selections allow students to express themselves and be creative with their wardrobe from normal socks to crazy socks to funny designs socks. With the additions of socks and other foot accessories, people can be different and show their individual styles and personalities.

Battle of the brands GIRLS BOYS

In a poll of 100 students, 50 boys and 50 girls, were asked what their favorite shoe brand was.

Out of those polled, 60 percent of boys and 50 percent of girls stated that Nike was their favorite shoe brand. Converse came in second for both, with 22 percent of guys and 36 percent of girls voting in favor. Jordans came in last for male students, receiving just 2 percent. Girl gave Jordans 8 percent of the vote.

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“They’re good water shoes because they stay on your feet and they’re easy to slip on.” - Abigail Peterson, fr.

“If I need to go somewhere quickly and I need shoes, I can just grab my Crocs. No one else appreciates them for what they really are.” - Olivia Federico, soph.

“If you don’t love your child, buy them Crocs.” Cathy Truong, fr.

“I would not wear Crocs unless I was far away from society.” - Gabby Shawnee, soph.

Crocs have become a social no-go to most trend followers.

While most scorn Crocs as a fashion crime, others appreciate the practicality as water shoes, house shoes, or easy slip ons.

“I hate Crocs and I think they are an abomination and should be abolished immediately.”

- Deena Helm, sr.

Olivia Federico, soph., shows off her Crocs. camilleburandayphotographer

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shoe prices Out of 100 students polled on how much they spend on shoes per shopping trip, almost half spend an average of $100.

Over the past few years socks have become a fashion staple and an outlet of self-expression for people of all ages. According to Yahoo Finance, Americans spent approximately $4.22 billion on fashion socks. Trendy socks can cost anywhere between $1 and $50 with an average fashion pair costing $14.

“I am a fan of bright socks. No one wants to see a boring tube sock.” - Daisy Garcia, soph.

“Quirky socks are a fun way to add personality to your outfit and make it more interesting.” - Brooke Colglazier, jr.

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Young Entrepreneurs create businesses and present plans

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Youth Entrepreneurs, a program started in 1991 by Lisa Koch with Koch Industries, stretches from Kansas to Missouri with programs in 41 schools. The mission is to take at-risk students and move them ahead of the game.

Along with trying to create prosperous students, the goals are to give them business experiences and to help them grow and become a high functioning member of society.

In this class, students are taught the ins and outs of creating small businesses and how to keep them running. They make business plans and figure out how to turn them into money making ventures. Students learn techniques to help them not only with their business but in everyday life.

“This is real true life for the kids, where they can learn how to start up this business and be successful right away,” Brandon Reith, YE instructor, said.

The students have many opportunities to present their businesses to peers and investors such as market day and the trade show at school and other competitions to which they travel.

“I have a few students every now and then and tell me they’ve taken things they’ve learned in my class and used them in life or other classes,” Reith said.

Hopes and dreams Emari Reed, jr.

Tony Patterson, jr.

“I want to start up a soul food restaurant because my grandparents cook everything from scratch so I’m used to that kind of food. There’s not many restaurants around Wichita that sell that type of food. I’m going to start out of my home and then hopefully find myself in a facility that I can call my own. In the months to come, I would like to be successfully selling out of my house.”

“I hope to be in a store within the next six months starting up my own barber shop. I like to give back and help others, say the Children’s Home. They don’t have much money. I could give them free hair cuts and I could also go to their homes. It is not only children that I want to help; it’s anyone who doesn’t have much money or transportation. My business will be low to nonprofit.”

Altasia-Kieko James, soph.

Quincy Krill, soph.

“I am starting up a baby sitting business. I want to do this so parents don’t have to worry about day care. It’s much easier to have someone come to their home to watch their kids. It’s almost like a nanny. I can be there as long as they need and keep them busy. Within the next six months, I would like to be working more than I am, for I have already started my business.”

“I have a very strong interest in video games so I planning on opening up an arcade. I don’t want to open up in the next six months; I would to wait until after I graduate high school. As for right now, I am just trying to get the money saved and figure out what all I am going to need to start up this business.”

Cole Bright, soph.

Jaylen Ewing, soph.

“I like a lot of cool t-shirts and I think it would be fun to make them so I’ve decided to make a business out of making custom t-shirts. I want people to know who I am in the near future.

I’m don’t want to be huge yet; I’m not ready for that. I just want my name out there and people to know what I’m doing.”

“(I want) To start up a fundraising food cart. I’m offering a service to help organizations fundraise by selling food. I wanted to do something with food and help people out but I didn’t want to do a restaurant. In the next six months I want to be starting up my business. I just need to get my license and I’ll be ready to go.”

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Swimmers race to State For the seventh year in a row, the boys varsity swim team remains undefeated in City league. With the reputation of being one of the strongest teams in the City, the team is under pressure to continue performing at such a high level.

Consisting of swimmers in all grade levels, a primary struggle for the team and the main focus during practices is finding a good balance of individual strengths and weaknesses.

Practices are geared more towards the individual than the team as a whole. The more experienced swimmers are given different sets than the less experienced

swimmers and sets are aimed so athletes can specialize in certain strokes.

"Being undefeated means we have done some things correctly which is always nice," Joe Hutchinson, coach, said. "As we progress through the season, we move from learning techniques to focusing on the ability to train hard and then to race."

Hugh McPherson, fr., is one of three freshmen on the varsity team and said that the experience has helped him improve his own abilities.

“Being on this team has helped me become much more of a team player,” McPherson said. “I’ve been able to create really strong

Joe Hutchinson, head coach, recognizes David Vu, sr., during senior night at the last home City league meet, Jan. 29.

Wrestling winds down THE SCORE BOARD Kapaun 66............East 12 South 60............... East 10 Northwest 78....... East 0 West 70................ East 12 Heights 60........... East 12

Gearing up for Regionals, held Feb. 14, assistant coach Enefiok Akpan helped prepare the athletes for tough competition.

“I do most of the work with the bigger athletes who are stronger,” Akpan said. “One of the things that I really like is that the closer we get to City and Regionals, the guys start to perform better and actually place in tournaments.”

Results were unavailable at press time.

East 101............................Heights 85 East 120...............Bishop Carroll 60 Blue Valley Invite........... 2nd place Relay invitational............ 2nd place East 141................................North 42 East 129.....................................West 53 East 126.........................Northwest 59 East 132...................................South 54 Heights Invitational...........2nd place East 152...........................Southeast 26 East 129................................Kapaun 51 Jack Quah, fr., swims the 100 meter breaststoke during the meet against North and West, Jan. 15.

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The boys varsity swim team leads crowd in a chant prior to the meet against Kapaun and Southeast, Jan. 29.

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relationships with a lot of people that I didn’t know at all before I came to East. My performance in the pool has helped me gain respect from upperclassmen.”

Besides training, the team makes an effort to have fun outside of swimming as well as during practices.

"Being on a team means we get to bond a lot especially since we’re spending two hours a day with the same people,” Kevin Le, jr., said. “I feel like the other swimmers aren’t just teammates anymore; they’re more like brothers I can talk to and trust.”

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Junior varsity swimmer Melek Benayed, fr., swims breaststroke in the dual meet against North and West, Jan. 15. lindatranphotographer

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Nicholas Foster, fr., and Joseph Bouligny, fr., wrestle head-to-head. lindatranphotographer

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Wichita Northwest Q: What are the biggest challenges that you will face in your game against Northwest?

A: “Just them playing hard... We have to keep up competing because they bring a lot of energy so we have to bring energy, too.”

- Samajae Jones, sr.

Wichita Kapaun Mt Carmel Q: What aspect of your team will help you in your match up against Kapaun?

A: “Just playing together and doing what we’re supposed to do. If we play like we should, I don’t see why we couldn’t beat them.”

- Xavier Kelley, jr.

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Wichita Heights Q: What do you expect out of the team in your upcoming game against Heights?

A: “We know Heights is our rival. We know they’ll be a tough team, but we’re pretty confident with how we can play against them.”

- Zachary Jackson, sr.

Wichita North Q: Is there anything you think the team will have to overcome in the game against North?

A: “We won our last matchup so, of course, we expect nothing less. It’s always a tougher match up the second time around, but we will not play to lose.”

-Terence Caw, sr.

With the end of the season approaching, we asked players from the undefeated squad for their perspective on some of the remaining games.

Q: What are two strengths of the team?

A: “Number one would be depth, most definitely. We’re probably the deepest team in the state. Number two would be height because we’re really big. We have Mark (Hartley, jr.) who’s a guard, and Zach (Jackson, sr.) who’s a 6’6” guard. Our size definitely gives us an advantage.”

- Isaac Fralin, sr.

BOYS GIRLS SCORE BOARD SCORE BOARD West....................88-40 Bishop Carroll..64-44 Southeast...........71-61 North..................64-33 Heights..............63-58 Kapaun...............57-41

West.................... 69-51 Bishop Carroll..36-55 Southeast.......... 57-33 North..................42-32 Heights..............40-49 Kapaun.............. 29-57

The lady Aces sit at fifth place in the City league with six wins and five losses as of Feb 11. Within the next couple of weeks of the season, they will face some of the top teams in the league. Though they have had many ups and downs throughout the season, hopes are high to finish strong and perform well at Sub-State in March.

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