Proposed Ban Would Curb Bad Driving Habit

Issue 6
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April 2, 2008
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3504 Harry Langdon Blvd. Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Proposed Ban Would Curb Bad Driving Habit
An accident involving students is not uncommon in the high school parking lot, which is part of the reason lawmakers are aiming to
reduce distractions behind the wheel. State lawmakers want to restrict the use of cellular phones, and more specifically stop text
messaging while driving.
Photo by Josh Stroeher
Kaitlin Carlson
Assistant Editor
A law recently introduced
to the Iowa legislation is one
that will heavily affect minors
who drive and some adults
who are guilty of texting while
driving. This new regulation is
the outlawing of driving and textmessaging.
This law forbids those under
eighteen to drive while on any
type of phone device. As for the
adults, they are being made to
cease cell phone usage with the
exception of hands-free gadgets.
Iowa
Lawmakers
have
seen the issues that talking
on a phone or texting while
driving have created: distracted,
careless drivers. Statistics have
shown that at least twenty
percent of drivers are sending
and receiving text-messages
when driving. The law is aimed
toward those with intermediate
driver’s licenses and special
minor’s licenses.
Sophomore Melissa Fuerst
said, “If it [the law] applies to
teens to not use a phone at all,
adults shouldn’t be allowed to
use their phones either.”
The consequences include
a misdemeanor and a minimum
thirty dollar fine. This could
cause issues for minors trying
to get a full license at eighteen.
To qualify, teens must be
misdemeanor and violation-free
for twelve months.
Currently, seventeen states
and the District of Columbia
have similar laws. Washington
was the first state to pass such a
law in May 2007, quickly followed
by New Jersey in November.
Before allowing the law
to
proceed, members
of
the lawmaking board will be
evaluating the laws and accident
data of other states to consider
benefits. They will also begin to
form more specific boundaries
for the law.
Drivers’ Education instructor
Ron Siske said, “The law would
allow people to focus on driving.
The main issue is the dialing
because we talk with other
passengers in our car anyway.”
With improvements come
boundaries, and five states
have already declared laws to
prohibit using hand-held phones
all together and twenty-four
are still contemplating similar
legislation.
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[april 2008]
Study Shows You Are What You Drink
to get the medicine out of the
So why hasn’t there been
water so that it’s safer to drink,” much controversy about this?
said sophomore Jason
Authorities have tried
Simpson.
Scientists should find to keep this scare
The number of
under control.
a way to get the
Americans
taking
“The government
prescription
drugs
should
have
told
Shelby Klepfer
medicine out of
over the past five
people right away
Reporter
the water so that and should fix it,”
years has risen twelve
Most cities have fluoride in percent to 3.7 billion,
it’s safer to drink said junior Anthony
their water to promote healthier while nonprescription
-Jason Simpson Schovanec.
teeth. But water with Tylenol, Advil drug purchases held
Scientists
say
and birth control pills? Many major steady at around 3.3
that the low doses
cities have tested their city water billion, according to cnn.com. of medications in water have no
only to find medication residue in Many of these prescriptions and heath risking effects for now; it
the water.
over the counter drugs include won’t be too much of a problem.
The way medication has been birth control, hormones, mood In the future, it may evolve into
getting in city water is simple. stabilizers and tranquilizers. It something more, but according to
People take pills, and the waste is estimated that about 41% science teacher Nathan Doorlag,
from pills comes out of their Americans are drinking this “The article in the World Herald
bodies’ body and into wastewater. infected water.
was a misrepresentation of science.
The wastewater
“I
don’t The article was fear mongering,
is then treated
think that there (arousing fear) since they put fear
The government should have told
by
water
is enough of in the headline. They should have
people right away and should fix it
treatment
one kind of a done more research. They should
-Anthony Schovanec pill in water to have been more focused on the ph
plants before it
goes right back
harm anyone,” levels and looked at more studies
into pipes. Many water treatments said heath associate Iva Bachman. before printing the article.”
don’t completely get the remainder “As of now, I don’t think there are
All research for this article
of the pill out.
enough studies to prove that the was obtained from cnn.com and
“Scientists should find a way pills could cause any harm.”
The Omaha World Herald.
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Sipping from her water bottle, freshman Janna Hargis doesn’t
appear to be concerned about the hidden dangers that could be
lurking in her water. Recent water studies have shown traces of
drugs in city water supplies.
Photo by Josh Stroeher
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School Armed And Ready To React To Recall
mind it is unsettling to think
about the events that took
place on February 18th.
According to www.
chicagotribune.com, on February
18th, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced that the
Sarah Waldron
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing
Reporter
Company had launched the recall
In spite of the fitness craze, of 143 million pounds of beef -- the
beef is what’s for dinner and our largest meat recall in United States
love for a great cheeseburger has history.
surely not wavered. Ground beef is
This recall covers meat
a staple in school lunch programs produced
since
February
throughout the United States. 2006. Because of the nature of
From
pizza
ground beef
We stopped the shipment of that beef
to
nachos,
production
and made sure not to serve any of the and its shelf
a day barely
goes by that
life, much of
beef from that company that we had
ground beef
revoked
-Matt Peterson the
is not seen in
meat has likely
our school cafeteria. With this in already been consumed. However,
said LC lunch server Matt
“If you eat too much of the
Peterson.
meat you could die,” said school
The primary reason health associate Iva Bachman.
for the recall was that the
Animals that are ill or diseased
federal authorities said they don’t
have solid evidence of illnesses Hallmark plant violated USDA must not be used for human food
rules regarding the treatment of under USDA regulations. Those
linked to the meat.
“I was worried about eating downer cattle. Downer cattle are rules were relaxed slightly last year.
animals that arrive USDA veterinarians determine
school food when I
If you eat too much of the at the slaughter on a case-by-case basis whether
heard about the beef
plant but cannot a downer cow could not stand
recall,” said junior
meat you could die
up because of because of an injury, such as a
Ashley Noggle.
-Iva Bachman stand
an illness or injury. broken leg.
Hallmark/
The students at Lewis Central
Westland sold at least 37 million Following the discovery of mad
pounds of meat to the national cow disease, or bovine spongiform can take comfort in knowing that
school labels all
school lunch program and other e n c e p h a l o p a t h y
I was worried about eating our
materials with the
nutrition programs run by the (BSE), in the United
school food when I heard suppliers name and
States in 2003, the
USDA during the recall.
date received, so if
“When we found out USDA has forbidden
about the beef recall
when a recall
about the recall we stopped the the slaughter of
-Ashley Noggle and
happens it is easy
shipment of that beef and made downer cattle in an
sure not to serve any of the beef effort to reduce the chance of BSE to identify potentially unsafe food
materials before it is served.
from that company that we had,” entering the human food chain.
143 Million Pounds of Beef Recalled
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It’s A Strange World After All
Taylor Basch
Reporter
Emily McIntire, a fifteen-year-old sophomore from Chesapeake,Virginia, discovered an oddly shaped corn flake
while she was eating fistfuls of the cereal on her way to
school. The corn flake, in the shape of Illinois, was posted
on eBay, and someone has offered over $2,000 for it.
When a tractor trailor flipped
on Highway 99 in California,
its cargo escaped, and eight to
twelve million bees swarmed a
section of the highway. The bees
stung police officers, fire fighters,
and tow truck drivers as they
tried to clean up the accident,
but several beekeepers driving
by the scene stopped to help.
The insects were going to be
used to pollinate almond trees
when the accident occurred.
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Joy Douglas, from Boulder, Colorado
has dyed her white poodle, Cici, pink
to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Unfortunately, the dyeing of animals is
illegal in Boulder, and she could be fined
$1,000 for her coloring act.
George Brook was eating
an order of steamed clams
in Florida when he bit
down on something hard.
Turns out it was a purple
iridescent pearl, valued
at over $6,000. The gems
are most frequently found
in New England, but the
restaurant manager said
the clams this pearl was
found with came from the
Florida panhandle.
A court in Italy has ruled a couple can not name
their son “Friday” and ordered him to be named
Gregory instead, after the saint whose feast
day he was born on. The court had an administrative
norm banning the use of “ridiculous or
shameful” first names for children.
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[the wire]
Barbie Brought to Life
Sara Marshall
Reporter
The “perfect” woman. She
would smile sweetly, wear high
fashion clothes, maintain that unbelievable girlish figure, and of
course constantly suffer from severe diarrhea. Yes, that unbelievably perfect specimen would be
the Barbie.
Scientists from www.mediaawareness.com, recently built a
computer-generated model of a
woman with Barbie doll proportions. This brings a new definition
to the term “life-size” Barbie. But
it turns out that the doll is too
perfect. In fact, she’s so perfect
that she wouldn’t even be able to
function in real life.
The Barbie’s back would not
be strong enough to support the
weight of her breasts. She also
wouldn’t be able to survive very
long considering her body would
be too narrow to contain all of her
internal organs. She would be allowed half a lung and only a few
centimeters of bowel. That means
that if Barbie were real, she would
be suffering from chronic intestinal problems and eventually die of
malnutrition.
So what does this perfect
plastic doll have to do with us?
Everything. Especially considering that she is the unattainable
figure that women in society are
“supposed” to be. I guess the real
Perfectly beautiful, the traditional Mattel Barbie
shows that perfection is truly unattainable, even with
surgery.
Photo by Sara Marshall
answer to this question would be
media. Barbie is media. And so
are the sickly underweight models
in the daily newspaper ads, and the
women on television who look
like they have never eaten a meal
in their lives. The average model
weighs 23% less than the average
woman. How many plus-sized, or
even average women do you see
on the news? How about average-sized models selling clothes,
cola products, or cars? You just
don’t.
I’m not saying all people
should be overweight while promoting obesity, but if people are
healthy and they are made to feel
bad about that, then something
is wrong. Young girls and women
everywhere are developing more
eating disorders and unhealthy dietary habits to achieve the unattainable body that media portrays.
In fact 35% of girls between the
ages of six and twelve years old
have been on at least one diet, or
have suffered from at least one
eating disorder.
In addition, research has recently suggested that exposure to
thin, young, air-brushed models is
linked to eating disorders, depression, and a loss of self-esteem. Will
media stop before we are all sickly,
underweight and depressed?
The answer is no. But I
wouldn’t want to end this article
on a morbid note, so I will tell
you this: These negative body images are actually considered good
for economy. Think about it. The
more women hate themselves, the
more plastic surgery they get to
“fix” themselves, or the more diet
pills they buy. Not to mention the
more funerals are paid for when
these women slowly commit suicide. Cha-Ching!
However, eating disorders and
unhealthy dietary habits are a serious issue and should be taken as
such. If you or anyone you know
is trying to lose weight in an unhealthy way, get help! You can
contact professionals at The National Eating Disorders Association hotline at 1-800-931-2237. It
can be easy to hate the way you
look when the media portrays the
“perfect” figure as unattainable.
But remember this, and although
it sounds cliché, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!
Language: Foreign to You and Me
Bringing the world
to Lewis Central,
senior Jiaye Wang
educates students
on the language and
culture of his home
c o u n t r y, C h i n a .
From Shanghai, Jiaye says he wants
to go to college to
be a businessman.
Photo by Hayley Perrin
The Wire Staff
Editor-In-Chief
Amanda Goeser
Assistant Editor
Kaitlin Carlson
Design Editor
Maria Jones
Photography Editors
Hayley Perrin
Josh Stroeher
Business Editor
Lindsey Lawrence
Reporters
Taylor Basch
Amanda Berg
Athena Burns
Kaitlin Carlson
Damien Croghan
Savannah Greening
Chris Jensen
Shelby Klepfer
Kaiti Madsen
Sara Marshall
Joe Stokes
Sarah Waldron
Joe Stokes
Reporter
Je ne parle pas français. If you
know how to translate this you
didn’t learn it at our school. I imagine not very many people could.
Lewis Central needs more foreign
language classes so students can
have more choices and a better
learning opportunity.
At Lewis Central it is not required to take foreign language
classes, but most four year colleges require one to two years of
foreign language. To attend Iowa
State you must have two years of
a single foreign language and to attend University of Iowa you must
have two to four years of foreign
language.
If you want to go to a four year
college you must take foreign language, but we only have Spanish as
a foreign language at our school.
So we are not only forced to
take foreign language, but we have
no choices. As all students know,
studying and trying to master a
foreign language does not come
easy to anyone. Trying to memorize spelling and the definitions
of words, not to mention trying
to murder the pronunciation of it.
A person may decide they do not
want to take Spanish, but rather
switch to a different language such
as Russian, German, Chinese, or
French that is offered at Iowa State
University and The University of
Iowa. Putting in all that effort to
learn a language that you may not
study in college is a waste.
I do realize that Spanish is
the second most commonly spoken language in America. Still, if
we are going to be almost forced
into learning a second language we
should at least be able to decide
which language we want to learn.
There are languages other than
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Spanish, and if we had a variety to
learn we would feel less forced.
There are more than just Spanish
speaking people in the real world.
Who knows what job you may
have and what languages you will
need to know.
The Chinese Club that has
started at our school has caused
more interest in learning a foreign
language other than Spanish. I think
that if we have more options some
of the languages might actually be
fun to learn. Chinese Club is definitely a step in the right direction.
I don’t speak French? (It is
the French translation for the first
words in the story). Having more
foreign languages options could really benefit students and the school
in quite a few ways.
Kick It Up
A Notch
Amanda Goeser
Editor-In-Chief
I work up to my potential in
each of my classes most every day
– I complete my homework, study
for tests, and participate in class. It
was not until someone asked me,
“Why?” that I realized not everyone works that way. All that I could
come up with was, “Because I want
to get good grades and make something of myself.” The person I was
talking to said, “Doesn’t everyone
want to? You don’t need to work
hard, though.”
Apparently I have been taking
motivation for granted. Motivation
is the inner drive that makes you
want to be the best or pushes you
to achieve the impossible. There is a
bit of it in all of us (whether or not
you want to believe it).
The key to motivation, however,
is listening to and acting on it. This
seems to be where we run into trouble. As high school students we have
the world at our finger tips – seriously. Why can’t people realize how
much they have going for them?
For those of you who are thinking “Who does this ‘Amanda Goeser’ girl think she is?” I am talking
directly to you. You already have several things going for you: 1) You are
at school. And not just any school
at that – Lewis Central. You may
disagree, but LC is a school where
there is something for everyone and
opportunities are endless if you act
upon them. 2) You are reading this
paper. Call me biased, but the fact
that you have taken time from your
day to skim these twelve pages says
something for your impetus.
Motivation, however, isn’t something you can hold in your hand, nor
is it an all-or-nothing situation. Sure
you can possess a bit of a drive, but
no one except you knows about it if
you don’t utilize it. Besides that, we
can’t all have the same amount, and
if we all did the earth would fall off
its axis. That may be a bit steep, but
it does take all types.
Now, I am in no way saying that
I am always 100% at the top of my
game, because I am not and that
would be nearly impossible, or at
least very “fake.” At the same time,
I don’t understand why people don’t
put forth a strong effort. The justenough-to-get-by attitude (that may
of you prescribe to) is very frustrating. A poster slogan that has always
stuck with me seems to sum up motivation and said something to the
effect of, “If you don’t have time to
do it correct the first time, you must
have time do it again.” I don’t know
about you, but I typically don’t have
time to redo things.
For you pessimists out there, I
pose a question. What is the worst
thing that can happen when you put
yourself into everything you do?
Well, of course you can fail, but is
that not what you were doing before
you were trying?
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Tennis Team Prepares
to Meet Their Match
practice on March 11.
“We’re going to have fun.
There are twenty-five girls. The
first practice was great. Everyone
knows it’s a great opportunity,”
said coach Mace. “I see significant
improvement in several girls.
Anyone can step in and do it,”
said coach Mace about the new
varsity.
“I have been to camp three
years and have taken private
lessons for two,” said freshman
Candace Carlson, “this is my first
year on a team.”
Varsity last year was all seniors
and now the team needs players
willing to take over. According to
Cunningham, tennis players need
to have coordination, and must be
willing to have a great time. He also
joked, players must “have a desire
Preparing to hit the ball, senior Kailin Bellows brings her tennis for a good tan.” Getting the feel for
talent to the court. The girls tennis team will be fielding a com- the stroke, repetition, athleticism,
pletely new varsity line-up this year.
Photo by Josh Stroeher and “good feet” are what Mace
says makes a tennis player. Juel
said that tennis players need to
counselor and tennis coach Curt have patience, and work more
Mace.
on the mental
“She can give a new view
abilities than
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on tennis, and can help the girls
their physical
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more,” said senior Sami Juel. When bot , it’s
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While junior Ashley Harris says
The only
are at “love.”
called
that she brings a different view
thing
varsity
Savannah Greening
and different
players
possess
Reporter
If both te
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The 2008 Titan Tennis season teaching tennis.
from
the
Junior
Varsity
is “being
it’s
called
is underway. There are many new
“It’s going
in the top 6.” Other than that,
a “deuce
additions to the team this year.
according to Cunningham, there
”
Besides the new players to the
is not much difference.
go
team, there is another coach.
Mace said this year it’s hard
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to be fun. There to say how well this season is
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are so many going to go. Last year’s varsity had
seventh grade
spots open,” said experience. “They were 4 time allLanguage Arts
tennis coach Clay Cunningham. city winners; they came in second
teacher, is the
He also adds that it will be fun in conference. It’s tough to live up
third
coach
to see where everyone fits to.”
on the girls
into the team.
The girl’s tennis team had
Tennis team.
“It’s going to be a good their first practice March 11.
She
brings
year, but its going to be a Mace said the team’s first practice
“enthusiasm,
learning year,” said Harris. The went really well. He wants to help
knowledge, skill, and she can relate team has already gotten off to a improve the girls to be the very
to the players,” said guidance good start with the team’s first best they can and still have fun.
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Track Takes Off
S e n i o r s
Blake Whatcott, Derek
Nightser, and
Jackson Dick
train for a
successful
track season.
This will be
a rebuilding
year for the
Titan
boys
track team.
Photo by Josh
Stroeher
Josh Stroeher
Photography Editor
Lewis Central’s track team
has been successful in the past
and this year they start off the
new season with high hopes and
strict goals. After losing talented
runners to graduation last spring,
the team plans to rebound by
working harder than they have any
previous year.
“We’re going to rely on more
of a team effort for relays now,”
said senior Mason Tsuji. “We
have to rely on teamwork due
to the loss of [Jordan] Besco and
[Damon] Coyle, but we have a lot
of incoming talent and I think we
can pull it off.”
Every year the team works on
form, strength, and conditioning
but this year they are putting a lot
of focus on another subject as well;
teamwork.
“We are working on building
a team atmosphere by celebrating
everyone’s victories together and
really stressing on stepping up and
helping each other out,” said coach
Barb Motes. “We know we’re
lacking some experience and we
have to make the most out of what
we have, and I think we do that by
creating a team atmosphere. It’s
hard to fall apart when everyone is
pulling together.”
Of course teamwork is an
important goal for each of the
athletes to work toward, but a lot
of them also have gold in mind.
State competition and even the
Drake Relays are already in the
sights for a lot of the students.
“We’d like to get the 4x100
into the Drake Relays and maybe
even the 4x400,” said senior
Jackson Dick. “We’re going to
need a lot of the underclassmen to
step up and get into more relays.”
The incoming class of freshmen
runners are working hard out on
the track and they plan to show
that this season.
“We didn’t have as many
new kids come out for track as
we would have liked to, but we
did gain a lot of speed from the
underclassmen, I am just hoping
they are ready to step it up,” said
Dick.
So with a talented class of
upcoming runners, and great team
leadership and camaraderie; the
boys track team will be ready to
perform their best.
Try to guess this issue’s featured spring sports athletes
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I have been waiting for Tennis
season all year and, have been
training constantly getting ready
for competition and now that the
season is here, I cannot wait to
play. Right now I am in five classes
including British Literature, English
Comp, and Meteorology. In high
school I have played two sports,
tennis and track. I ran track my
freshman year and have played
tennis for four years, three of them
being here at the high school. I
have bad road rage when people
drive slowly, and my favorite drink
is Frost Gatorade. Who am I?
I am a senior at LC and among
other classes; I am taking P.E. and
advanced art. I also play soccer
and this year will mark my fourth
year that I have started varsity.
Although I don’t play any other
sports for the school, I do play
soccer for the Bluejays, a team in
the Nebraska Futbol Club. We
did very well winning the State
Cup, Regional Championship,
and placing third in the National
Tournament. My favorite music
artist is Lil’ Wayne, and my favorite
movie is American Gangster. Can
you guess who I am?
Josh Stroeher
Photography Editor
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Athletes featured in the last issue were... COURTNEY KMEZICH and BRIAN JACOBS
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[the wire]
Show Choir Show Down
Performing for friends and family at the recent Swing Show,
senior Caleb Housley, freshman Cole Johnson, seniors Carly Sinn, and Logan Mundt, sing and dance as members of the
Lewis Corporation.
Photo by Hayley Perrin
Hayley Perrin
Photography Editor
Rise and shine for the journey through LC’s show choir season. From the routine workouts
to show time, Lewis Corporation
and Lewis Express have practiced
for the performance of a lifetime.
Corporation started practice at
summer camp in August and Express was Just around the riverbend. Their journey to stardom
has begun!
December 20th kicked off
the season with the Show Choir
Opener. Both Express and Corporation, as well as their younger
counterparts from Lewis Central
Middle School, the Titan Singers,
performed for family and friends
and set the bar for themselves.
“We had a lot harder choreography this year that made us work,
and it all paid off in the end,” said
senior Express member Jen Ranek.
In January, competitions began
and the pressure was on. Express
started by performing at Abraham
Lincoln High School in a State
Show Choir competition, while
Corporation headed to Gretna for
an Invitational. They had a rough
start with Express getting a II rating and Corporation not making
finals, but the season could only
improve from there.
The next stop was Grand Island. At this competition Express
took home a modest third place
trophy and Corporation captured
second place in their separate divisions.
“I felt really happy and proud
of the kids for accomplishing such
a great thing in a short amount of
time,” said choir director Brian
Johnson.
The following weekend the
show choir department hosted
an invite of their own. Each show
choir participant acted as a host
for another school. The jobs of a
host are to paint signs and posters, decorate rooms with balloons
and streamers, and direct guests
around the school.
The last competition took
place in the small town of Sloan,
Iowa, at Westwood High School.
At the climax of the season, show
choir was ready to perform their
hearts out. Results of the performances placed Corporation as
third runner-up in their division,
while Express won the first place
trophy for best prep show choir.
Senior Carly Sinn also received
an award for the best female performer of the night.
“It was very unexpected and
it felt amazing to be recognized,”
said senior Carly Sinn. “There
were a lot of awesome performers
there.”
To conclude the season, LC
students honored their show choir
friends by cheering them on at the
Swing Show on March 17th. The
program included performances by
Steven Bond Experience, N’Sync
girls, Michael Lively and friends, Logan Mundt and Adam Evans singing
Toast, and Morgan Wolff and Zane
Brugenhemke singing Juno. Then, of
course, all three Titan show choirs
made their final performance of
the school year.
“Every season you learn something new. They may not be your
best friends, but you get on stage
and perform it the same as the
person next to you. It makes me
even more excited for next season,” said junior Britany McKern.
From camp to competitions,
the LC show choirs have come a
long way and had the chance to
prove their talent. Students looking to get involved with show choir
next year need to keep the week
of May 19 to 22 open for practice
and tryouts.
Calling All Helping Hands
Sarah Waldron
Reporter
Are you looking for a way to get involved in the
community or maybe you just need volunteer hours
for college? If I just described you, then you should
definitely check out the Optimist Club.
“I joined the Optimist Club because I was looking
for a way to get more involved in the community,” said
junior Kristen Gerhardt.
The Optimist Club is chartered, meaning that it
is part of the Optimist Octagon International (JOOI).
According to www.optimist.org, the JOOI was created in 1988, and has quickly become one of the largest and most active youth service organizations in the
world. Teens today contribute 2 billion hours of community service annually.With more than 18,500 members in more than 675 communities, JOOI members
are constantly working to promote positive change in
their communities.
“I have been a member of the adult Optimist
Club for two years, and when I heard [my daughter]
MaKenna talking about needing community service
hours I thought that starting a youth Optimist Club
at Lewis Central would be a good fit,” said adult Optimist Club member John Butterbaugh.
The JOOI motto is “Kids Serving Kids.” Each
JOOI Club is governed autonomously, with its own
local leadership. By keeping that leadership local, JOOI
Clubs empower young people to make positive decisions to serve fellow youths.
“After meeting with MaKenna’s parents I wanted
to sponsor the Optimist Club,” said English teacher
Victoria Frivogel.
The Lewis Central youth Optimist Club is planning on going to Mohm’s Place, a shelter offering hot
meals to the homeless, on the first and third Sunday
each month. Other projects are currently being defined, so you would surely regret missing your chance
to join this club and take part in these community
service projects. There are also plans in the works to
help the Adult Optimists Club in Relay for Life and
help out with fishing contests in Lake Manawa during
the summer months. This can also provide an outlet
to display and enhance your leadership abilities.
It is not too late to attend a meeting. The meetings are in Mrs. Frivogel’s room before school at 7:00
a.m twice monthly. If you are interested in coming to a
meeting you can contact the Optimist Club President
MaKenna Dopheide, Vice President Summer Turner,
Secretary Amberley Proctor, or the Treasurer Kristen
Gerhardt.
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The Cause
Behind
The Fun
One of Student Council’s main fundraising events, Mr. LC, is always a fan favorite. Mr. LC 2008, senior Zane Brugenhemke,
was crowned by master of ceremonies social studies teacher
John Drake.
Photo by Hayley Perrin
Maria Jones
Design Editor
The many people involved
in Student Council work hard to
bring fun activities to the student
body. They bring their peers Mr.
LC, the annual Dodgeball tournament, and the dances: Homecoming, Snoball, and March Madness.
Student Council meets two
Tuesdays a month in the library at
7 A.M. for thirty minutes. There
they discuss the events coming up.
“We discuss the upcoming
events, like Mr. LC and the Dodgeball tournament,” said junior Emily
Gates.
There are many topics that
are discussed in the meetings.
Senior Adriene Hitchcock said,
“We talk about issues going on and
volunteer opportunities.”
March Madness wasn’t just the
informal dance. It consisted of the
many events sponsored by student
council. There was also the Mr. LC
competition and the Dodgeball
tournament. Student Council also
did some charity work.
“The money raised from that
[the informal dance] went to the
student council project which was
for homelessness and poverty,”
said advisor Lu Peverill.
Though everyone plays an important role, there are a few indi-
viduals who oversee what occurs.
Student Council is a student
led organization, which means
that there is a President, currently
Morgan Wolff, the Vice- Presidency
held by Amanda Goeser, the Secretary, Adriene Hitchcock, and the
Treasurer, Jenny Hall. The Sergeant
At Arms is senior Mallory Husz.
How do you get in to Student
Council you ask? Student Council
sponsor, Lu Peverill has the applications, for which you need signatures from twenty-five peers, three
teachers, and two administrators.
Elections are held toward the end
of the school year. Students who
wish to be a part of Student Council must reapply each year.
With spring elections coming
up now is the best time to join this
organization.
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Gone Bad
Sometimes, the headlines
read ‘Jolie Adopts Another Child
from Third World Country.’ But
more often than not, the news
headlines read ‘Britney Strikes
Back…While Driving Drunk.’
Those good stories are lost in
the media with coverage showing socialites who are known
for partying, breaking laws, and
having mental breakdowns documented by the paparazzi.
Welcome to the world of
the celebrity. But, to be more
specific, welcome to the world
of the not-so-good superstar,
where police lights are the
limelight.
These celebrities live a lifestyle most of us think would be
awesome. No responsibilities
and no punishments. People
love them for doing exactly
what they do—
incorrectly.
“I think it’s really stupid
when people look up to celebrities, especially when the things
they do aren’t socially acceptable,” said senior Zach Thomas.
“Like Paris Hilton, she’s a very
bad person and people still
quote her, put her in the news
even though nothing she does is
”
Young Britney Spears,
when she was innocent and sing Hit Me
Baby One More Time.
Sophomore
Brittnie Kreiser
Good Idols
Damien Croghan
Reporter
”
“
Hulk Hogan, because
of his 24 inch pythons.
I wanted to grow up
and be just like him
Senior Adam Mouw
newsworthy.”
We love these celebrities;
for some reason, we find them
appealing, even fit to be idolized. Despite their highly publicized lack of morals, some LC
students look up to these bad
idols.
“Marilyn Monroe might be
considered scandalous to most,
but she used her mind more
than her body and was a very
confident woman,” said senior
Misty Dew.
Maybe we are drawn to
their ability to do the wrong
thing no matter what. But some
are humbled by their humanity;
some people look to them because they are just being themselves. Instead of being self-conscious about themselves, these
bad celebrities embrace their
flaws.
“I think the reason people
think Paris is a bad influence is
because yes, she is,” said junior
Ashlei Fender. “But no one can
honestly say they are the perfect influence. Everyone makes
mistakes, everyone has done
things they regret, everyone has
made a bad choice. I think she
is a normal girl who happens to
be in the public eye more than
most.”
Opinions on these dysfunctional objects of our attention
vary significantly. Whether you
find these celebrities to be good
role models or just a threat on
the road, most likely they will
remain in the media and in the
hearts of some LC kids.
”
Showing off their N’sync impersonation, seniors Kendall Prine, Jessica Formanek, Rachel Schultz, Kristen
Schweer, and Morgan Wolff dance for the Titan Swing Show.
Photo by Josh Stroeher
The Idols of My Eye
Idols
The good
The bad
And the typical
Marilyn Monroe
Image from Google.com
Paris Hilton
Image from Google.com
Rocking it out, junior Ben Rausch and freshman Cole Johnson perform “Tell Me” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Photo by Josh Stroeher
Matt Mouw.
For many students, the younger
celebrities are idolized. Some of our
newer movies include up and coming
young actors. Some of these young
stars are Abigail Breslin, who stars
Shelby Klepfer
in many movies, but most recently
Reporter
Definitely, Maybe, and AnnaSophia
Robb who was recently in Jumper.
“I really liked Freddie Highmore
Our televisions are plastered
in August Rush. I love watching the
with celebrities. We have magazines,
movies he is in. He’s
books, fan clubs, and
“I only like celebrities
really a mature acwebsite dedicated to
that aren’t full of
tor,” said sophomore
celebrities. For many
themselves and don’t
Tayler Mehsling.
people,
celebrities
cause so much drama
Television series
are looked up to as
that people get sick
also have popular
idols.
of them like Britney
stars. With 88 mil“I only like celebSpears.” -Matt Mouw
lion people watchrities that aren’t full of
ing television daily, (According to
themselves and don’t cause so much
mediaweek.com) it is hard not find a
drama that people get sick of them
favorite television star. Many celeblike Britney Spears,” said sophomore
rities come from reality shows and
dramatic shows.
“Jared Padalecki, who plays
Dean on Supernatural, is my favorite
celebrity. He’s cute and you can tell
that he enjoys acting,” said freshman
Michaela Sutherland.
Lastly, people look up to the
more mature stars that star in our
comedies, action, and dramatic movies.These types of stars are the ones
who may be looked up to the most.
They also are the ones gracing the
cover of People Magazine.
“Scarlet Johanson is one of my
idols. She can act and is amazing. She
also is in The Nanny Diaries, which
is one of my favorite movies,” said
junior Sarah Piercy.
With each generation, our idols
and celebrities change. Who will be
our next teen stars?
All Kinds of Icons
regret anything. Also, she doesn’t
care what people think of her and
just goes with the flow.”
Having an idol is mostly about
looking up to them, how they live
their life, and their personalities. But,
there are some things you might want
Chris Jensen
to be careful about. For instance, you
Reporter
might meet them one day and find
There is more to an idol than out that his or her personality isn’t
good looks and publicity. There is exactly what you expected.
also a broad category of idols.An idol
A lot of the time people’s idols
could be a relative,
do something bad and
politician,
celebrity, “An idol is some- they get disappointed.
athlete, author, art- one who people Carter said, “If they
ist, or even someone want to model have made bad decithemselves after.” sions in the past, it
very common.
Of course, each -Jessica Safarik
doesn’t make them a
person’s idols are difbad person.”
ferent. The well-known celebutantes
But senior Nick Jensen disagrees.
like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie He said, “People like Britney Spears
are idolized by many teenage girls.
are idiots. They aren’t worthy idols.”
Sophomore Natasha Carter said
The definition of “idol,” from
her idol is, “Paris Hilton, because she Dictionary.com is “Any person or
lives her life to the fullest and doesn’t thing regarded with blind admiration,
adoration, or devotion.”
Freshman Steven Elonich deIn general people show they scribes his idol as, “Inspiring and
idolize people for different reasons, hard-working. Intelligent.” He also
some idols might be an actor, so said, “My grandpa is my idol because
they might watch all
even at his old age
“People like
their movies. If their
he still goes to work,
Britney Spears are
idol is a musician, they
no matter what the
might own all of their idiots. They aren’t weather is like, or how
worthy idols.”
albums.
he’s feeling, he just
-Nick Jensen
Freshman Jessica
gives everything his all.
Safarik said, “An idol is
Basically [he’s my idol]
someone who people want to model because of his determination.”
themselves after.”
Sophomore Tyler Larson met
Other people might idolize his last May. “My idol is Gabe Sasomeone because of their athletic porta; he’s the lead singer in Cobra
talent, their success in life, their am- Starship,” said Larson. “[He’s my idol
bition, or just their overall personal- because] he makes music that fits my
ity.
taste.” Larson’s favorite song by CoCarter said, “Idolizing someone bra Starship is, “Bring It (Snakes on
digs down deep into how their per- a Plane).”
sonalities are, and how they’re in difIdols can range from relatives to
ferent situations.”
celebrities, and several different catFreshman Cole Johnson said, “I egories than the ones listed. All the
would have to say [my idol is] Hugo students idolizing people have very
Weaving, from ‘V for Vendetta.’”
good reasons to look up to them.
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Don’t Settle For Anything Less
Lindsey Lawrence
Business Editor
Throughout March, the student body has slowly become
aware of a new project known as
Five Star. About once a week a new
wave of posters hit the walls...and
the windows... and the doors. But
what IS Five Star, and why is it such
a big deal?
Five Star represents Lewis
Central. At Lewis Central, we don’t
settle for anything less then the
best, but our graduation rates don’t
reflect that.
“Overall, Council Bluffs has
the lowest graduation rate of the
state,” said guidance counselor and
Five Star sponsor, Lu Peverill.
Abraham Lincoln High School
reported 80.66 percent for 20062007 and Thomas Jefferson reported 72.28 percent, Kanesville
reported 23.7 percent of students
leaving the school with diplomas in
hand, averaging about 69.80 percent for Council Bluffs community
school district. Lewis Central fell
about 3 points under the state average of 90.78 percent with 87.40
Members of the Five Star Street Team show a unified front as the entire crew wears their
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and are now available for purchase.
Photo submitted by Lu Peverill
percent. With such low averages, issue, as well as a newly introduced
“We’ve been planning this
Council Bluffs was in need of some topic known as social norming. So- since December,” said senior Sami
outside assistance.
cial norming is a lot like stereotyp- Juel. “We were all really excited
Jim Campain and Scoot Cran- ing, it is the label you’re given in so- to actually start getting the name
dall travel the nation working with ciety. Schools have labels too. The out.”
students on common issues regu- discussion addressed some of those
Five Star includes forty stularly confronted in schools such as labels in Council Bluffs schools.
dents, ten from each grade level
drug and alcohol abuse. Campain
“I think it had a good effect on including the nine original memand Crandall came to Council Bluffs people,” said sophomore Morgan bers heading up the project. The
hoping to address issues concern- Misfeldt. “The meeting was fun and original members include seniors
ing the community as a whole.
we learned a lot.”
Sami Juel and Connie Smith, junior
A group of student represenDuring this meeting, person- Molly Quandt, sophomores Mortatives from each school came to- alized logos for each school were gan Misfeldt, Zach Pettepier, Jordan
gether to discuss the graduation revealed, thus the birth of Five Star. Morgan and Lindsey Lawrence, and
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The first step was noticeable
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“Ever since I’ve seen the signs
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The second step came a week
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Five Star street team hit the halls
for the first time in their new gear.
“Everyone was pretty enthusiastic about the shirts,” said Juel.
“The posters worked, but I think
people got pretty annoyed after a
few days of nothing happening.”
Students are now able to purchase their own Five Star merchandise; the design was a hit.
“I think they are pretty sweet,”
said Weatherill. “They almost look
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All of these names describe
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weather, sunnier skies, and longer
[page eight - inside look]
days – basically, the need for winter
to end and spring to begin.
“Spring is just full of life and
change, and I am just a lot happier
in the spring because of the weather and the color,” said junior Shannon Gascoigne.
Students agree that springtime
puts them in a better mood. According to www.mayoclinic.com,
normal reactions to the long winter months may include having difficulty waking up in the morning,
lacking energy, eating more and
gaining weight, and just feeling more
unhappy and down-in-the-dumps.
If these issues are severe enough,
they may be a sign that a person
has Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD). According to www.webmd.
com, SAD is a form of depression
that affects as many 1 in 20 people.
SAD goes away in spring and summer months because of its simple
cure: sunlight.
“I hate the cold weather, so I’m
happier [in the spring], and it’s track
season so that’s another boost,”
said sophomore Cody Maxwell.
Several other exciting things
take place in the season, boosting
students’ moods. Many look forward to spring sports and activities, including tennis, soccer, track,
golf, and the musical. Holidays,
such as Easter, May Day, and April
Fool’s Day, fall in the spring months.
Most importantly, each day is a step
closer to summer vacation and,
for seniors, graduation. Students
are filled with favorite springtime
memories.
“I really like the smell of
spring,” said freshman Ally Jensen.
As spring approaches, people
prepare for snow to melt, flowers
to bloom, trees to bud, and birds
to return. Students are upbeat and
light-hearted, waiting for the arrival
of summer vacation.
Jensen summed up the feelings simply. “Spring is happiness,”
she said.
[the wire]
“Just Cut it Off!”
Top
10
Reasons to Buy
a Yearbook
10. At your 20 year reunion, you’ll want to remember what you and your friends looked like.
9. Some day you’ll
want to prove to
your children
that you actually
dressed like that.
Amanda Berg
Cartoonist
As you walk down the crowded halls of LC, it’s hard not to notice the pixie cuts weaving around
you. Short hair has become somewhat of an infectious disease here;
afflicting one girl after the next.
Although not as prominent as
shoulder length styles, pixie cuts
and their close relatives seem to
be making more appearances than
Britney Spears in tabloids. Slight
exaggeration? Maybe… But when
you look around, it’s almost like
there was a huge sale on scissors
at Wal-Mart. The big question is
why?
“Just for a new look,” said senior Courtney Kmezich. “I wanted
something different.” Kmezich
wasn’t the only one bored with
her hair.
“I wanted a fun change, and an
easier style for summer,” said vocal
instructor Tamra Nally. “And short
hairstyles definitely take less time
in the morning.” Nally went on to
say, “I also think some get bored of
long hair. Short hair makes you feel
almost ‘liberated’ and [like] a ‘risk
taker.’” Of the women interviewed,
these sentiments seemed to be a
recurring theme.
“I like to be different,” said
freshman Maddie Overholtzer. “It’s
made my life easier and more fun. I
never had to curl my hair for show
choir and the wind doesn’t bother
me.” It seems convenience is a major contributing factor to this fad,
not scissors.
“I got sick and tired of it being long. It became a hassle in the
morning,” said junior Britany McKern. “Also, I did it to show that not
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long hair.” The winds of change,
convenience, the longing to be different, and anti Barbie conformity
aren’t the only the reasons for the
short hair revolution at LC, oh no.
Take for instance the blue haired
junior Courtney Zucca.
“I’m random and one day I
went to the salon and just decided to chop it off,” said Zucca. “It’s
frickin’ awesome. Shacow!” Well
these girls may have told their hair
stylists to “chop it off!” but what is
the reaction from the masses towards this bold move?
“You get more compliments
and more [people] notice you at
school and other social places,”
said Overholtzer. Certainly more
people would notice these ladies,
but is it always positive?
“Almost everyone loves my
hair: Lots of positive-ness.” said
Zucca.
“Some would say that my
hair was very cute or sexy. I had
many positive reactions,” said
Nally. “Boys would come up to me
and comment on how they like a
woman with short hair. It exudes
confidence. Personally, I just think
its fun.”
Though the hypothesis concerning a sale on scissors at WalMart was shot down dead, LC isn’t
without answers to the phenomenon of short hair on the ladies.
The motive is clear and it is not
only what governs our seasons,
and societies but ourselves as well:
Change. However, these ladies
aren’t just evolving or making a
statement. They’re having fun.
2. Because it’s all in color.
1. YOU’RE IN IT.
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today!
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[page nine - inside look]
FCA Night of Champions
National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 1, 2008
#2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people,
which are called by my name, and turn
from their wicked ways; then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.
Next Meeting
Thursday April 17, 2008
Room 301 7:00 P.M.
Please join us!
[april 2008]
Marching To The Beat of Her Own Drum
Amanda Berg
Cartoonist
There are very few people
who actually eat breakfast. Even
fewer still are the number of
people who will give you their
opinion in an educated and straight
forward manner.Though, I can only
think of three people over the
course of my life who self-censor
themselves, not in the sense that
they think about what they are
going to say before they say it or
talk like the Leave it to Beaver crew.
I’m referring to people whom
when they say something that
would make Mr. Story shake his
head heavily and assign Thursday
school, or dare I say it, Tuesday
school, they sound as if they are
on Jerry Springer. You know they
are saying a naughty word, but you
don’t hear it: There is a pause or
slew of pauses in a very spirited
speech. Bailey Perryman is one of
the few people I know who not
only eats breakfast, and gives her
opinion candidly and strongly, but
Freshman Nolan Johnson
actually engages in the act of selfcensorship ala Jerry Springer.
“I bleep myself out when I say
cuss words. I don’t know why…
I don’t understand why, it just
happens,” said Bailey. “I just woke
up one morning and couldn’t say
certain words. Sad day.”
A very odd habit indeed and
what of this eating in the morning
business?
“I know it’s trite, but [I eat]
breakfast. Best meal of the day.
So good! So happy!” said a lively
Bailey in response.
Eating breakfast may make
her different from some people,
but not eating meat surely
has set her apart from most
everyone. And with such a fiercely
opinionated gal, you can be sure
most everyone who has met her
knows about it.
“One of my favorite quotes is
from the movie My Cousin Vinny,”
said Bailey. “He’s asking her about
his hunting outfit and Lisa looks at
him and says with her thick accent,
‘Imagine you’re a deer, you’re
prancing along, you get thirsty,
you spot a little brook, you put
your little lips down to the cool
clear water ... BAM ... a bullet rips
off part of your head. Now I ask
you, would you give a d*** what
kind of pants the son of a b****
“Jones Soda because all
their flavors are delicious
and they have cute little
quotes on the lids. You
could put them on Skittles.”
Junior Alaina Walker
“Bacon and eggs so it would
be easier to eat breakfast so my
mom wasn’t always screaming at
me to hurry up and eat.”
who shot you was wearing?’”
Even in a very carnivorous
world, this fiery lass stands her
ground. And animals aren’t the
only thing she voices her opinion
about. Bailey has an opinion about
most everything.
“I’m super opinionated and
I’m not quiet about it,” said Bailey.
“I have no issues telling people
what I think.”
I must add that, though
outspoken, Bailey is very respectful
of other’s views. She can often be
seen conversing rather happily
with Mr. Drake, her polar political
opposite… on most issues.
Surely such an enchanting girl
spends hours upon hours with
friends and acquaintances. “I don’t
really do social activities. I don’t
like people enough to,” said Bailey.
“My favorite cartoon is Opus and
he says ‘I love humanity. It’s people
I’m concerned with.’ That basically
embodies my opinion.” She isn’t
completely anti-social however.
“I do a lot with my church,
though,” said Bailey. “Because my
old man’s a pastor, I kind of get
sucked in. But it’s fun. I usually just
end up watching the kids.You can’t
go wrong with Tinker Toys.”
No. you really can’t. Tinker
Toys are amazing and so is the fiery
lass known as Bailey Perryman.
?
After coming down the slide too fast and hitting
her head, senior Bailey Perryman just laughs off the
slightly embarrassing injury. Saying, “Tis just a flesh
wound.”
Photo by Amanda Berg
“Banana pancakes, since they are
delicious and they remind me of
the song [by Jack Johnson].”
at
Wh Skittle
Flavor
Wou
ld
Add You
To
The
Rainbow
Senior Mike Dillon
“Random medication because
then you could see the
rainbow too.”
Sophomore Jessica Nightser
Students: More Than Just a Number
Joe Stokes
Reporter
“I try to make students more
than just a number in a class. I take
the time to get to know students
on a more personal level,” said
social studies teacher Sharon
Crawley.
Sharon Crawley grew up as
the middle child of four brothers
in Alexandria, Louisiana. Her
Dad works for Union Pacific
Railroad. When the company
started centralizing, and moved its
employees to Omaha the Crawleys
moved to Glenwood.
Inspired to become a teacher
by her eleventh grade history
teacher Mr. Garret. Crawley
attended night classes at Buena
Vista University majoring in
American History, World History,
and Psychology at the Council
Bluffs campus, and played softball
for IWCC.
Crawley started working in her
first public school as a sophomore
teacher in Glenwood. She has
been working at Lewis Central for
eight years, and is now a mentor
Instructing a class, Sharon Crawley is certified
to teach psychology and
social studies.
Photo by Taylor Basch
for the new Social Studies teacher
Roxanne Wiles.
“She has been helpful making
me feel welcome since it is my first
year. She is wonderful,” said fellow
history teacher Roxanne Wiles.
One of the methods that
Crawley incorporates into her
teaching is comparing things to
movies or television. Whether it’s
the Cold War or human behaviors,
she always tries to slip in something
to compare it to material that
makes sense to young adults.
“I feel if I make the lessons
relate to the real world or try
to compare topics to things
that are in your life this can help
students understand, relate, or use
information in the outside world,”
said Crawley.
“Crawley was very involved
and interesting when I took
Psychology,” said junior Mabel
Castro.
Another
thing
that
is
noticeable with her teaching is she
takes time and special interest in
your problems or concerns. If you
have questions or a conflict, she
takes time during class to answer
your question and if she can’t
answer it she’ll try her best to find
the answer.
[page ten - faces]
“I try to put that sense of
caring when I am teaching,” said
Crawley.
So whether it is comparing Star
Wars to World War 1 or helping
figure out if you are making the
right amount at your job, Sharon
Crawley is there to help.
“Teaching is more than
teaching. Teaching is also a learning
process for students and myself,”
said Crawley.
[the wire]
The Genius of Stephen Colbert
Viewers Love to Get Lost
Savannah Greening
Reporter
Lost took America by storm
when it hit television screens in
2004. Since then many Americans
look forward to Thursday nights
for the next exciting, fast-paced
episode of Lost.
Lost is about a plane, Oceanic
815, which crashed mysteriously
thousands of miles off
course. The
plane split in
half and the
front half and
the tail end of
the plane
were separated and later reunited. The survivors have been on
the island for three months. The
island is filled with many mysteries. Polar bears
appear with no
sign of their
origin and black
musty smoke
attempts to attack the survivors.
John Locke,
a.k.a
Locke,
and Jack Shepherd are both survivors of the crash. This season,
Locke and Jack have both taken
on leadership roles. Jack has taken
the group of survivors that want
to get off the island. They are at-
tempting to get a signal from a
telephone they got from a group
of four who have come to the island to get some mystery money
from Benjamin Linus, the leader of
“the Others.” The others are people who were on the island before
Oceanic 815 crashed. Locke has
taken the other half of the survivors and settled into “Otheron.”
“Otherton” is the little town that
Benjamin set up in order to house
“the Others.”
Lost is a show that might
be hard to get into if you begin
watching right in the heart of a
season, but
it is not
impossible to
find reviews on the internet. But
whatever you do, it’s never too
late to watch Lost and be a diehard fan. Any person can rent any
season of Lost on DVD and catch
up on all the missed episodes.
There are
still mysteries
that we don’t
know from the
first
season.
The smoke is
still a mystery,
why pregnant
women die on
the island, and
why there are polar bears on the
island. The writers of Lost have
signed a contract with ABC until 2010. That means that all our
questions will be answered within
the next two years.
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* T h e re
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k n ow n d e a t h
*The
population
of the Island is
approximately
seventy-five
people*
Lindsey Lawrence
Business Editor
Stephen Colbert’s I Am America (And So Can You!) is an epic
journey through the mind
of Colbert, himself. This
book scurries through the
tight crevices of hard hitting subjects such as old
people, sex, race and many
other controversial, yet
captivating subjects. This
novel is a place for the no
good politically correct (or
incorrect, in some cases)
finger waggers to go when
no one else accepts them.
The book has a simple
plot.
“Bam! That’s me off
the cuff. Blunt and in your
face. No editing. I think it.
I say it. You read it. Sometimes I don’t even think it, I
just say it.”
Stephen Colbert is
a man of his word, I Am
America (And So Can You!)
is as off the cuff as possible.
When reading this book, one will
never forget who wrote it as his
name is plastered on several footnotes and side notes, as well as
helpful reminders to let us know
who’s boss.
Stephen Colbert, dictator,
comedian, and American citizen.
Dictator? Stop the presses-he
didn’t actually write the book? Of
course not! Colbert is a man of
many obligations. How could one
expect a man with his own opinion-based television show to find
the time to write an entire book
about his opinion5? As he says in
his introduction, he shouted his
thoughts into a tape recorder
word by word and gave his agent
permission to publish it.
Stephen is also a man of the
people. In the book, he has given
the average person, animal, and
random object the chance to
agree with what he thinks. “Stephen Speaks for me: a chance for
average Americans to agree with
what I think” the insert Colbert
includes in his book that shows his
true nature.
The setting is based in a large
country known especially for its
freedom: the United States of
America. Colbert bases every
opinion in this book solely on the
foundation of this country.
Colbert shares his background to prove the ignorance of Hollywood, the
point of sports in American
culture, and the necessity of
religion in everyday life.
The full-on American
experience can be witnessed
cover to cover. Stephen
Colbert is America he is
patriotic, he is lazy, and he
is prejudice. This theme is
expressed on every page of
his novel.
My reaction to this book
was about as radical as the
book itself. I went through
withdrawals when we were
separated, I Am America (And
So Can You!) made me laugh,
cry, and above all it made me
think. I thought harder than
I have ever thought before. I
believe I have become a better American, if not at least I have
a better sense of humor. “Bottom
line: Read this book. Be me. I Am
America (And So Can You!).” You
can catch The Colbert Report every night on Comedy Central at
10:30 p.m.
Television is Making Its Come Back
Writer’s Strike Comes to End
Taylor Basch
Reporter
For most people watch-
ing television is one of the only
things to do in the winter. That
was, until the writers went on
strike in November. After that
reality shows and reruns plagued
the small screen. But winter is
over now, and so is the writers
strike.
After over three months
of halted television and movie
production, the Writers Guild
of America (WGA) and the Directors Guild of America (DGA)
have reached an agreement.
The contract agreed on by the
two guilds will increase writers’
wages by three to five percent,
depending on the kind of writ-
ing. The WGA also has licensing
rights to entertainment projects
released on platforms other than
television.
But with over a billion dollars lost in the television industry, writers are already buckling
down to work. The Big Bang
Theory and Two and a Half Men,
have already started shooting
new episodes. And most other
programs will have new episodes
by April.
The writers have returned,
and the television shows are
soon to follow. So put up the
heavy coats and scarves, because
television is coming back.
Reality Shows Take the Cake
Joe Stokes
Reporter
It is almost impossible to
turn on the television and not
see a reality show. Reality shows
are classified as a television program that deals with real people
in real situations. Whether trying
to win a large sum of money, find
Mr. or Mrs. Right, or simply just
to get their ten seconds of fame;
these shows have been a big hit
for quite some time now. There
is a new breed hitting television
screens: reality dating shows.
Shows such as The Bachelor
and Average Joe were big hits
from 2001 to 2003. These new
shows; however, take celebrities
or somewhat-celebrities and put
them in houses with the opposite sex or the same sex and help
them find true love. Shows such
as Flavor of Love, I Love New York,
Rock of Love, and A Shot at Love
with Tila Tequila, have been big hits
for both MTV and VH1.
“Flavor of Love 2 is my favorite reality show because Flava
Flav is a straight up g,” said freshman Sam Moffat.
Why are these shows such a
big hit with a younger audience,
but in general? With 45 percent
of Americans watching reality
television alone, there must be
something that strikes an interest. Maybe these shows are a big
hit because not only do people
find such stunts as chocolate syrup wrestling interesting, but you
might question if you would do
that same stunt if you were on
that show.
“I watch reality shows because the cute guys and their hot
bods and also all the drama,” said
sophomore Mary Clouser.
Another reason a lot of people have began watching some
form of reality show is because
of the writer’s strike. From November 2007 to February 2008,
more than 12,000 writers went
on strike because they were not
getting fair compensation for
downloaded content.
“Lost and Desperate Housewives were reruns; it sucked,” said
freshman Whitney Androy.
Another question that may
come to mind is whether people
find true love on these reality
dating shows, or is it just a show?
Well, a reality love show makes a
sequel when a person didn’t find
love in the first season, such as
in “I Love New York 2”, “Flavor of
Love 2”, and “Rock of Love 2.” MTV
is scheduled to premiere a new
season of “A Shot of Love with Tila
Tequila” in the spring.
“I don’t think people find
love on reality shows because
there are like tons of sequels like
[page eleven - entertain me]
of Flavor of Love 2,” said freshman
Jake Kresl.
Sequels to these shows might
raise questions as to whether or
not contestants find true love,
but one thing is for sure: as long
as they keep being produced,
there will be people tuning in and
cheering on there favorite contestant.
[april 2008]
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
30
31
6
7
8
9
Girls Soccer vs. Girls track ReSt. Albert 4:30 lays 5:00 P.M.
P.M.
13
14
20
Thurs
1
3
2
4
Iowa Jazz
Early Dismissal Boys Tennis vs.
Championships
T. J. 4:00 P.M.
Boys Tennis
4:00
10
11
Boys Soccer vs.
S.C. North 4:30
P.M.
15
16
17
Co-ed track Early Dismissal
meet 5:00 P.M.
21
22
Girls Golf vs.
Kuemper 3:30
P.M. @ Fox Run
23
24
H-10 Art Show
@ Kuemper
27
28
29
30
Boys Golf vs.
HS Band
Denison 3:30 Concert 7:00
P.M. @ Fox Run
p.m.
4
5
6
7
8
Boys Soccer vs. Girls Soccer vs. Early Dismissal
Harlan 4:30 P.M. Glenwood 4:30
P.M.
1
Jokes:
Why don’t
sharks eat
clowns?
Because they
taste funny.
Fri
Why did the
How do crazy
cookie go to the
people go
doctor?
through a
Because he felt
forest?
crummy.
They take the
What do you
psycho path.
call a snail
What is a tree’s
on a boat?
favorite drink?
A snailor!
Root Beer!
Life
and
Times
of the
Food
We Eat
[page twelve]
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Sat
5
Dance Team
Show, 7:00 P.M.
12
ACT Test Date
19
Spring Play
7:30
25
No School
Spring Play
7:30
26
Prom @ MAC
Center
8:00p.m.12:00a.m.
2
3
Girls Tennis vs. Band & Vocal
Shenandoah
State Large
4:30 P.M.
Group Contest
Dodgeball
9
10
Track:
CB Relays
What has four
legs, is big, green,
fuzzy, and if it
fell out of a tree
it would kill
you?
A pool table!
What do you call
a boomerang that
doesn’t work?
A stick.
What do prisioners
use to call each
other?
Cell phones!