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Editor’s !nk: Running Against the Wind

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out the wind my lungs wouldn’t be as strong as they are now.

This is the same in life. Without obstacles, we would never get a chance to develop our mental, emotional, and spiritual

ife can be great, but it can strength. also be difficult at times.

Sometimes I feel ashamed

Sometimes you feel like you’re when I slow down during a on top of the world, but then run. I want to be great at it, but

20 Elise Hangartner

3 Tania Martinez

21 Joshua Rodriguez

8 Leonardo Castillo

25 Richard Zdziarek

11 Cesia Flores

26 Abigail Hill

19 Sabrinia Lopez

28 Melanie Román

19 Uriah Rivera

feel like you can’t possibly go to take baby steps to regain any longer. Life is a lot like dis- strength. As Confucius said, “It tance running.

does not matter how slowly you

When running outside, every go so long as you do not stop.”

day will be different. The weath-

Melanie Roman Class of 2013 Editor

er is constantly changing which is why you have to be prepared for anything. As I get ready for a run, I keep that in mind.

Art of theMonth

The wind is calm, the sun is

shining, and it’s not too cold; not too hot. I start running, and I’m feeling great. Endorphins start to kick in. Life is good. This is a good-case scenario for the average runner. Sometimes this is the case for most runs, but unfortunately it doesn’t always go like that.

I’ll be running and somewhere along the way, I’ll turn a different direction. All of a sudden I feel a gust of wind hit my face. The more I run, the harder it becomes to keep my speed up. Side stitches begin to take over my rib cage. The cramps become too much to bear, and I reluctantly slow down.

Sean Roat Class of 2015

At times I will get lucky, and

I’ll have the wind behind me.

That makes my runs so much easier, but I realized that with-

Seniors Step Up (cont.) memorable experience,” she added.

The

outcome

of

the

weekend was a success. Seniors and family and friends enjoyed the weekend.

This year’s 2013 class

president is Katie Hanaway, Vice President: Hannah Miller, Secretary: Aidan Hubert, Treasurer: Emily Hangartner, Sports coordinator: Hannah Hubert, Zach

Sloan,

Faculty Alec

Parliamentarian: and

Student

Representatives:

Schrenk

and

Ralph

Diya.

niors and sophomores to shine and show off their football skills.

Both teams entered the field wearing their class colors.

The sophomores were working hard to catch up but could not.

The seniors won this game and were ready to face the other class.

The junior class huddles before making their play.

and the seniors were ready to

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he students of Wisconsin their team on. Both teams were getting in their positions. The Academy started loading on the field; the whistle blew, and whistle blew again, indicating

the buses on September 29, the game started. The freshmen the beginning of the last game.

Saturday night to head to the were struggling. Juniors were in Seniors were in the lead by one Rio

the lead touchdown. Intensity was growand were ing as the game went on. All the

football

“It was fun dominating the other classes.” not going thing was set when they - Alexandra Ufret ‘13 to quit. field.

Every-

seniors and juniors classmates were wrapped in blankets cheer-

got there. As the mass of kids The final whistle blew, ending ing their team on and watching poured out onto the field, the the game; leaving them with a freshmen, class of 2016, and the score of 16-0. juniors, class of 2014, laced up

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It was now time for the se-

their shoes, tied on their flags, and got ready to start off Sports Night. After a quick explanation

Kimberly Rodriguez Class of 2014 Wisconian Staff Reporter

The final game has begun,

play. Juniors were on the field

of rules, the game began.

The juniors were pumped up

and cheering on their team. The freshmen were also cheering

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2 Roxana Lazo

” Seniors Barely Make It Out Alive

want to throw in the towel. You can’t keep going. In life it’s okay

Nov, 2012 Vol. 48, No. 2

November

there are times when you just it is okay to go slow when you

THE WISCONIAN

Happy Birthday!

■■Think Pink ■■Bells Ring Out ■■Follow The Leader ■■What’s Your Vote?

■■Fall Fest A Success ■■Seniors Step Up

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Bells Ring Out

Think Pink

in suspense.

was awesome that we were

able to help the cause, and

Suddenly, the juniors took

the lead.

I’m glad that I was a part of

Only a few minutes

were left, and the seniors need-

it.”

ed to catch up. A few minutes

Along with Pink Day, Miss

before the game was over, the

Bass has also been sell-

seniors made two touchdowns,

ing pink ribbons that she

giving them their victory.

made.

The final score was 26-3.

Craft Store when I saw pink

Seniors were declared cham-

ribbons. Suddenly I got the

pions of Sports Night. Jessica experience to have with friends somewhere other than school.”

idea that I could make them

Miss Katie Bass showing off her pretty pink ribbons.

Diaz ’16 said, “It was a great

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as well,” explains Miss Bass.

n the sunny day of said Miss Bass, “I really October 10, 2012, the wanted to bring awareness

Alexander Ufret ’13 said, “It was Wisconsin Academy stu- and support to the cause, so much fun dominating the oth- dent body and staff rocked and I thought Pink Day was er classes.” their pink apparel for a spe- a fun way to do that.”Miss Noemi Flores Class of 2013 Wisconian staff reporter

cial day known as Pink day. Bass

first

discussed

her

Since October is breast can- idea with the girls’ club, who cer awareness month, WA agreed it was a great idea. decided to wear pink in hon- It then was approved by administration.

On Wednes-

Quotes

day morning after chapel,

“To speak gratitude is cour-

the

teous and pleasant, to enact

gathered

gratitude is generous and

take pictures

noble, but to live gratitude

in

is to touch Heaven.”

brance

“To live a life fulfilled, reflect on the things you have with gratitude.”

school to

remem-

Pink

— Johannes A. Gaertner

“I was at Michael’s

of day

The beautiful pink ribbons are accented with gems. The money collected will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which does breast cancer research.

“Our goal

was to raise 500 dollars. So far the ribbons have made over 250 dollars.

We are

about halfway,” she continues. Keren Flores ’13 said, “I was nervous that not many people, especially the boys would participate, but the turnout was successful.” Indeed Pink Day was successful.

Miss Katie Bass states,

“I am just thankful for all the support that has been shown.

day

— Jaren L. Davis

or of that and to show some was very fun, and it brought

“Thankfulness is the begin-

school spirit.

ning of gratitude. Gratitude

is the completion of thank-

come about? Alumnus and ness is,” said Baylee Wright

fulness. Thankfulness may

assistant girls’ dean of WA, ’15. Alexandra Ufret ’13 add-

consist merely of words.

Miss Katie Bass came up with ed. “I had so much fun wear-

Gratitude is shown in acts.”

the idea. “My mother was di- ing my fuzzy pink slippers.”

— Henry Frederic-Amiel

agnosed with breast cancer,” Karla Diaz ’14 said. “I think it

to my attention how impor-

So how did Pink Day tant breast cancer aware-

n Wednesday, October 24, the bells traveled to

Toledo, OH to participate in the annual Ring Fest hosted at the Toledo First Church.

There, they were joined by

“Enter

14 other schools to partici-

“One

of

the

reasons

bells is done at WA is be-

gates

with

courts

with

thanksgiving

pate in the 13th annual Ring Fest.

his

and

his

The bell group (Belissimi Cerchi) two clininicans, praise; and the founder of Ring Fest pose for the camera. give thanks to him and praise his name.”

cause, bells is a group activ- entire concert,” said Kyrie has reputation for ringers — Pslams 100:4 ity that requires the ringers King. One of clinicians, Mi- coming well prepared. Also

to play together as a unit, chael Glasgow, penned it es- the conductors are excited “Give thanks in all circumto come and work with comthus teaching them coopera- pecially for Ring Fest.

stances; for this is God’s

tion,” said Mr. Anderson, WA Michael Glasgow was mitted young ringers. will for you in Christ Jemusic teacher. “Bells can be born in Detroit, MI and has In the choir, one of the

sus.”

used to praise God. Playing studied in Concordia, WI. He groups had an aluminum bell, — 1 Thessalonians 5:18 in bells also helps devel- is one of Concordia’s first the lowest bell in the entire op sight reading skills and double-emphasis students, hand bell group. “The alumi“I will praise God’s name in both hand bells and choral. num bells were cool,” Kyrie rhythm.”

in song

Going to Ring Fest gives When the piece was commis- said. “I really liked the bass and glorify him the bells group an opportuni- sioned, he wanted something bells. They sound cool and thanksgiving.” ty to meet academy-age kids that the hand bell groups are usually easier than tre

and develop friendships with could perform at church and ble bells,” said Eric Carlson. them. It also brings the bell at concerts. For this reason When the Ring Fest group all

with

— Psalm 69:30

“Give thanks to the LORD,

group together into a cohe- he looked through the SDA played together, about 1000 for he is good; his love hymnal for an obscure song bells rang. sive unit.

endures forever.”

its Katie Hanaway ‘13, Amadeo Abarca and ‘14, and Noemi Flores ‘13 rock out the m e a n i n g . I hope that the school continpink. ues this. ” “Pink

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Quotes

Maly Vang Class of 2015 Guest Reporter

This is the 13th Ring and found the hymn “There’ll After church the group — Psalm 107:1 helped dismantle the stage.

Fest, and WA has been repre- Be No Dark Valley”. other clinician’s The three bell groups that sented at each one. An inter- The “And esting fact is that Wisconsin name was Timothy Waugh. stayed unscrewed the plat-

whatever you do,

whether in word or deed,

Academy was the first group The group played two of forms so that they were in do it all in the name of the to go to Ring Fest along with his compositions. He is the piles of legs and tops and

Lord Jesus, giving thanks

Then they Toledo Junior Academy and world famous Rhythm and crosspieces. to God the Father through Beat teacher. He taught the were carried out to the storAndrews Academy.

him.”

One of the pieces, the group a couple of tricks like age unit. Afterwards the bell — Colossians 3:17 Ring Fest group played was the “pat your head and rub groups piled in their respec

tive buses and drove home. com- your stomach” game.

Some of the reasons that posed for Ring Fest. It is Krista Carlson Class of 2013 called “No Dark Valley”. “It famous conductors come to Wisconian Staff Reporter was my favorite piece of the Ring Fest are that Ring Fest a

piece

specifically

(Taken from the NIV Bible.)

20 Questions with Matthew Schneider ‘15

Follow the Leader

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n October 4th the buses were loaded bright and

early for the annual leadership conference held in Michigan. All of Campus Ministries, Student Association, Senior and Junior Class Presidents and Vice Presidents were all on their way to the Au Sable campgrounds.

Before they arrived to the

camp, there was a stop at Wilson

Seventh-Day

Adventist

Academy. Campus Ministries had a song service and brief de-

The leadership group leading out a song service before arriving at Camp Au Sable.

votional for the students. After same work as we do, is always some recruiting was done, the refreshing, makes me feel like teachers at Wilson invited the we aren’t alone on making our

“Caption That!”

Wisconsin Academy students to own school a focus on God.” some recreational time.

The speaker for the week

The drive was about nine end was senior pastor of the hours long. Keturah Wilkinson Burns Seventh-Day Adventist

’14 said, “I think the hardest part Church, Cory Jackson. His dywas driving up to Au Sable, it namic sermons were about the took forever; also trying to find a true definition of a leader. He

What’s Your Vote?

comfortable way to fall asleep.” stated that the first thing a leader Although the trip was long, the should do is to be willing to be group had fun on the bus, none- the leader God wants him or her theless. to be.

Leadership

consisted

of All of the students had a many different break-out ses- good time, from the meetings sions for different school posi- to recreation times. New things tions. Each meeting was based were learned, and even new on how to be a good leader friendships were made. and sharing ideas for different events. “Our school always does the same Spirit Days every year, we talked to different schools and got some great new ideas for the rest of the year,” said Kimberly Rodriguez ’14. Kamille Thompson ’14 “Getting to talk to people that do the

Andrea Fernandez Class of 2013 Wisconian Staff Reporter

8. Who is your favorite cartoon character?

“SpongeBob.” 9. Which color best describes you or stands for your personality?

“Green.”

10. Describe yourself in a single sentence.

“I am amazingly awesome.”

11. What is your favorite thing to cook?

“Hot cereal.”

12. If you were any particular geometric shape what would it be?

“A decagon.”

13. Who is your favorite author and what is your favorite book?

“I don’t read books.”

14. What is the one thing that you would want your children to learn about life?

“Swag.”

1. What is something that gets you out of your comfort zone?

15. If you could travel back in time and meet yourself as a 10 year “Germs.” old kid what advice would you want to give yourself?

2. If you were granted three wishes from an angel or genie what “Be the opposite of me.” would you want?

16. What would you like to change about the world?

“Me, myself, and I.” “Get rid of global warming.”

3. If you could meet any celebrity or other personality in the world, 17. If you could be the president of your country for a day what who would it be? would you do?

“The Rock.”

“I would make myself a dictator.”

4. Who is your favorite super hero?

18. What is the craziest thing you have done? ”Sean Roat.”

“I fought Rashid and won.”

5. If you were an animal what would you want to be?

19. If you could do anything without dying or getting hurt, what “A monkey.” would it be?

6. What occupation do you want to have after college?

“Fight a lion and survive.”

“I want to be a stock broker.”

20. Who is your favorite president of the United States?

7. What is a trait you love the most about yourself?

“My cousin.” ”Everything.”

I “I’m so sorry I broke your hand.”

– Krista Carlson ‘13 “Leo gets beat by a girl.”

– Vicky Lopez ‘15 “Best friends stay together through thick and thin.”

– Jacqueline Flores ‘16

“I’m completely in love with you.

I’m losing my mind.”

– Sheyla Cruz ‘14 “I’m losing my hair.”

– Unknown

t’s election time here in dents,” says Mr. Martling, won’t have to think about it America. It has been af- “because one of the issues for another four years. Until

fecting some, but to others it is paying for college.” isn’t a big deal. Tania Marti-

Some

of

the

then, keep in mind what is

students happening.

nez ‘16 says, “The elections here are old enough to vote are important because you this year. Aidan Hubert ‘13 get a say on who runs the and Hannah Hubert ‘13 are

Kyrie King Class of 2015 Guest Reporter

A recent survey of Wisconsin Academy students shows that President Barak Obama is in the lead.

country.” On the opposing going to vote this year beside, Matthew Schneider ‘15 cause their father told them says “They are not that im- they should. Some people portant to because they are don’t want to vote, like Dar-

Wisconsin Academy Student Votes

boring in my mind.” There ien Stewart ’13. are many different opinions on this subject.

It is safe to say that the

presidential

election

has

33%

We are all in high school been affecting most students

now,

and

college

is

just who are following it. Soon the

around the corner. “I think elections will be over and we politics are important for stu-

22%

45%

Obama Romney Independent

Fall Fest A Success decorated with a desert-like nior’s class had the Wii and landscape. They sold enchi- an old car parked in the ladas; Horchata, a traditional outdoor

basketball

court,

Mexican drink made of rice which people paid to smash and cinnamon; beans, and with hammers. rice. “I thought it was very

“Friends, family, and Matt Schneider.”

– Tiffany Baun ‘14

“I’m thankful for coming to this school.”

– Adam Ringlund ‘13

“I’m thankful for true friends.”

–Tania Martinez

What are you thankful for?

cool that we sold Mexican candy and built a maze out food because a lot of people of gymnastic mats on the

Jair Aguilar ‘13 and Daisy Alvarez ‘13 test out the balance beam before Fall Fest.

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n October 28, 2012 Hanaway ’13. the famous Wisconsin

Each class, along with

Academy Fall Fest was held several other school organiin the school’s gymnasium. zations, was assigned to a Walking

into

the

building couple of booths where they

you could see the Olympic- could sell food, baked goods themed decorations. “I think and drinks. Along with the a lot of hard work was put into food, they also had various them, and it paid off because games and fun activities. it looked very professional,

“Piano.”

– Jared Marsh ‘14

“Food and friends.”

– Noemi Flores ‘13

“Random Chatter” “We’re the toenails that are about to be clipped.”

– Mr. Carter “You feel like a golden retriever.”

– Rashid Jones ‘13 “I hope you realize that this is going to look like a mutated alien when I’m finished with it.”

– Kyrie King ‘15 “I need more fish in the sea.”

– Keren Flores ‘13 “Sometimes I wish I could make a blanket out of your hair.”

– Daisy Rodriguez ‘16

“Friends, for being here, and for Ravi.”

– Brandon Maciel ‘16

Fun Facts — Lisalet Messer’s last name means “knife” in German.

— Kari Nelson has only had one principal in her life — her dad. (Mr. Nelson) — Zachary Sloan is 1/8 Oneida.

— Arianna King has freckles that form the little dipper on her left arm.

— Diego Lewis lived in Germany for a year.

— Don’Chavel Hickman has a twin brother.

— Saraiza Perez can fit her entire fist in her mouth.

— Monique Anderson has taken a tour at a police department.

The seniors sold cotton

The theme of the fresh-

especially with the balloon man class was the country of Olympic rings,” shared Katie Mexico. Their booths were

like it,” said Cynthia Roman gymnasium’s stage that at’16. One of the feature activ- tracted a lot of children and ities the freshmen had was a adults. They also sold pizhay ride. For their first time za, elephant ears and Culdoing Fall Fest, the fresh- vers ice cream. men did not seem frustrated Though or challenged in any way.

The

sophomore

were

favored

booths

more

than

class others, the students had

had a few activities visitors fun time selling and buying seemed to have liked. Some throughout the night. “Fall of the top activities of the Fest was really fun,” said evening were the horse rides Rakiya Veal ‘13. and dunk tank.

Keren Flores Class of 2013 Wisconian Staff Reporter

Adding to the fun the ju-

Seniors Step Up

S

some

Recog-

told my class about this idea of our weekend with the

nition has al-

and they loved it as much I few resource we had, it all

enior

ways been about

did.”

recognizing the se-

turned out to be good.” said

Friday night vespers they Katie Hanaway, “Some peo-

niors, but this year

started their program with a ple came up to me and said

the class of 2013

video that showed each per- they enjoyed it, and thought

wanted something

son thanking their parents. our class was hard working,

different.

The students also gave their and said that when we set

They

The class of 2013 doing the parents a rose. On Saturday goals, we accomplish them. can-can during their unique they continued the program I thought the best of part of and thank their family basketball game fundraiser. wanted to recognize

with their speaker, Allison senior recognition was the

and friends for all of

with the creation of the aim Hanaway, a Wisconsin Acad- afterglow

their support. Their

because

there

motto this year is “Gratitude and motto. Katie Hanaway emy alumnus. She talked were a lot of glitches that the is our Attitude.” Their aim is said, “When my mother gave about their aim and motto class and I noticed. I’m sure to give out 2,013 thank you me

this

idea,

there

was and how it would affect their if we had more time to plan

cards to people who have something unique about this. lives in a good way. helped them in their lives.

Katie’s

mother

It is different than any other

“As a class we pulled

helped class has ever done before. I together to make the best

we could had made it more

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