Mr. Polk Visits DC - Arlee Joint School District No. 8

THE
JOCKO
Volume 76 Issue 27
Mr. Polk Visits D.C.
By Travis Christopher
Two weeks ago, our
very own history
teacher, Mr. Polk, took
a week-long trip to
Washington D.C. The
trip lasted for five
days.
Mr. Polk was selected as a “scholarship
coach”, according to
him. The program that
he instituted into his
government class, We
The People, goes all
the way into the national level. The national competition was
on that same week.
of the book, there are
mini-congressional
panels. The way it
works is there are three
teams with different
questions and they have
to days to prepare for
their question. Then
they gave their answers
to their questions.
At first the competition goes into the state
level, then one team
from their state rises
above the rest and goes
into the national level,
which was held in
Washington D.C. this
year.
Mr. Polk‟s explained
“it‟s a good program to
get kids involved in. It
helps to teaches kids
“It’s a good program
to get kids involved
in. It helps to
teaches kids about
the constitution and
how our government See “Mr. Polk” page 2
works.” -Mr. Polk
Arlee High School
May 13, 2010
Sophomores Blaze Through Western
By Nick Morigeau
Due to a scheduling mix,
the freshmen and sophomores both took a day off
to go on trips last Monday.
The freshman went on the
annual golfing trip, but the
“It went wonderful, and
the bus didn’t even break
down!”
-Ms. Auer
sophomores went on only
the second Gear Up trip to
Dillon, Montana. While
there they toured the University of Montana Western, home of the Bulldogs.
“It went wonderful, and
the bus didn‟t even break
down,” laughed home ec
teacher Ms. Joyce Auer.
The sophomores experienced the standard college
visit; Hearing glowing testimony from college stu-
dents acting as tour guides,
and racing to finish as
quickly as possible.
Just like the previous year,
sophomores were delighted
by the lunch time treat, an all
-you-can-eat ice cream surprise. Apparently the ice
cream machine was having
troubles yet again. “It tasted
like cardboard, but I had two
cones,” exclaimed sophomore Clayton Trimble.
Without fail, students that
go off school grounds and
eventually do something dangerous and quite entertaining.
“It was boring but then Zack
Carver tried to jump up to a
tree branch and missed. He
landed flat on his back and
cut his finger,” laughed
sophomore Leif Rova. The
rest of the college visit was
for the most part, uneventful.
Asbestos in the Hallway
Just as a refresher,
We The People is a
program the Mr. Polk
adopted for his government class. We The
People teaches the
founding fathers‟ ideas
behind the constitution
and how the constitution ties into today‟s
issues. Every now and
then, after each section
By Molly BigSam
Almost four years
ago Mr. Gregg Dougherty, Maintenance Supervisor was replacing
the floor in the front
portion of the hallway
inside the high school
when he discovered
something quite unusual and potentially
dangerous. He had discovered that there were asbestos tiles on the floor and
some parts of the asbestos
were popping up from
around the sides of the
tiles.
Asbestos is a group of
thin, flexible thread like
materials. It is strong and
does not burn or conduct
heat and is not affected by
any chemicals. It is found in
metamorphic rocks and is
normally used in the construction of buildings and
houses, it is also found in
insulation. In ancient Egypt
asbestos cloths were used to
prepare bodies for burial. For
the Romans asbestos was
See “Asbestos” page 4
The Jocko
Dear Editor:
I am writing in regards
to a story that was published in the May 5th issue of the Jocko. First of
all, I would like to say
that the story was a good
representation of the
process the junior class
went through while writing their research papers.
I am very impressed with
many of the junior students and their level of
dedication to this project.
Mrs. Domingo
was very willing
to answer any
questions and
also to help the
students find resources for their
research papers.
This was a collaborative
teaching effort between
Mr. Polk and me. I asked
Mrs. Domingo to help
our students learn how to
research effectively in the
library. She was happy
to help. She taught our
students how to use the
databases that she subscribes to as well as an
online encyclopedia.
Mrs. Domingo was very
willing to answer any
questions and also to help
the students find resources for their research
papers. Regrettably, Mrs.
Domingo was not given
the credit she deserves
Opinion Page
for giving the students her
attention. I would like to
take this opportunity to
thank Mrs. Domingo for
helping my students and
supporting both Mr. Polk
and I in this project. She
went out of her way to accommodate our students
during their research process and also as they were
writing their papers.
Thank you Mrs. Domingo.
I appreciate what you did
for us.
-Mrs. Noland
“Mr. Polk” from page 1
about the constitution and
how our government
works.” He took the trip
because he also wanted to
get involved in the program
and also to know how to
coach kids who are interested next year.
“The kids over there were
awesome and inspiring. I
think our kids have a good
chance against kids from
other states,” said Mr. Polk (Above) The Arlee Drum Group belts out a rhythm
optimistically. “I now
for dancers at Native American Day last week.
know how to coach our
kids for state next year,”
added Polk.
The Jocko is a weekly publication of the journalism
The way nationals
class at Arlee High School, Arlee, Montana. The
work is that the fifty states
students research, write, and print the stories and
go against each other.
assist in layout. The reporters are Molly Big Sam,
Then the judges pick the
Travis Christopher, Tabitha-Anne Earling, Shane
top ten teams, and then
Gillette, and Nick Morigeau. The advisor is Ms.
those ten teams go against
Anna Baldwin.
We welcome letters to the editor from students,
each other for the top three.
staff, and community members; we reserve the right
The number one team this
not to print letters or to edit them for length. We do
year was a team from Calinot proofread letters for grammar or spelling. Letters
fornia, then down to Alawhich identify individuals by name or otherwise
bama, then Virginia.
may be altered; libelous submissions will not be
printed.
Sports
Page 3
Tracksters prepare for districts
By Shane Gillette
The Arlee track team
has been working hard
this week to prepare for
the district track meet at
Polson. For the athletes
to move on to divisional
they have to place in the
top six. The district meet
is today and tomorrow.
The end of track season
is nearing so all the tracksters are competing at
their best. “I have improved and because of
that I will make it to divisionals,” exclaimed
sophomore Sam Nelson.
“I haven‟t had much time
to improve, but I do expect to make divisionals,”
commented senior Kyle
Felsman. “I‟ve improved
a lot and I know I will
make it to divisionals,”
added sophomore Becca
Nelson.
The season has been a
roller coaster ride for the
track team. The weather
and cancellations has
made it an unusual season. “The season is going
good, we‟ve done more
work than in the past,”
stated Sam. “This season
pretty much has just been
a big practice for districts
and divisionals,” explained Becca.
Everyone is excited for
districts because the
weather is supposed to be
nice, and there is going to
be tough competition.
“I‟m excited for districts
because I‟m going to tear
it up in the javelin,” announced Sam. “I‟m ready
for districts because I get
to compete with tough
competition and have
fun,” exclaimed Becca.
“I‟m excited for districts
because it is supposed to
be nice!” laughed Kyle.
Bazaar a Big Hit
By Shane Gillette
This year‟s bazaar went
well again for the Arlee
Community. The bazaar
was 2 weeks ago on Sunday. Many Arleesians attended the bazaar so they
could win prizes and play
games. The bazaar took
place at the Sacred Heart
church after Sunday mass.
There were many events
at the bazaar this year;
there are cake walks, silent auction, kids‟ games
in the basement, raffles,
and lots of enjoyment.
Not everyone in the
church community attended that day though.
The senior youth group
was gone attending the
second annual kickball
tournament in Missoula.
The youth group ended
up winning two out of
four games and taking
5th out of 15 teams.
See “Bazaar” page 4
wanted photos, they
Approximately 3 miles
went back to town to get
north of Arlee, the Jocko
sophomore Camas
River contains a display of McClure to help them
rustic cars. According to
document their advenArlee resident, Jesse Reture. “The view of the
hbein, the cars line the
cars was awesome,”
river for erosion control.
commented Camas.
However, it didn‟t really
The cars seem to be in
work because as the river about 5 groups all strung
channel got narrower as
down the river by cathe cars were added, the
bles. “They‟re laying on
same amount of water was each other like a bunch
forced to flow through a
of dominos that have
smaller area.
fallen over,” began Jen.
The water current next
“I think they‟re pretty
to the cars is exceptionally cool!”
fast, and
In certhe river
tain
is very
places,
deep.
the river
The river
bank and
essenseveral
tially
trees have
eroded
grown
downaround,
wards
over and
through
through
the riverthe cars.
bed inAlthough
stead of
a third of
eroding
the
the river
frames
Adventurers stand in front of their
band.
are in the
The en- discovery.
water, the
gines
rust didhave been taken out of the n‟t give off a smell. In
cars, however, the rust
some of the cars, the
from the car bodies is still seat fabric is still intact,
adding contaminates to the but in others there are
water.
only the springs left.
Seniors Jennifer Keller
Steering wheels, glove
and Tabitha-Anne Earling boxes, speedometers,
came across this scenic
gear shifters, rear view
area last Thursday while
mirrors and windows
looking for a new fishing
hole. Deciding they
See “Adventure” page 4
By Tabitha-Anne Earling
Page 4
and can crumble easily.
When it crumbles it beused for wrapping on
bodies before cremation. comes almost microscopic
and makes it easy to be
Asbestos can be very
inhaled.
hazards. The asbestos
To get rid of the asbesdisease is a disease when
tos
exposure Mr. Doughscar tissue blocks the exerty made sure to bring in
change of gases in the
lung, which will eventu- the professionals. Western State, an asbestos really cause a shortness of
moval company originated
breath. Lung Cancer is
from Missoula came in to
also very common with
the school and ran tests to
asbestos exposure. The
see how bad the exposure
exposure will often time
truly was.
cause Mesothelioma, a
The Occupational Safety
and Health
Administration
(OSHA) created certain
regulations to
help protect
workers that
are around asbestos. The
regulations
require workers to wear
rare and fatal cancer in
the lining of the chest and respirators and protective
clothing. Some employees
abdomen. Scientists are
not sure how asbestos can even need to be provided
special room where they
cause these diseases but
can change their clothing
they do believe that if a
person inhaling a fiber
It is thought by
that is longer than 5 to 10
many scientists
micrometers wide, does
that asbestos can
increase the risk of an
illness in the future.
not cause any
It is thought by many
harm as long as it
scientists that asbestos
is still intact.
can not cause any harm
as long as it is still intact. When it crumbles
When it crumbles it reit releases tiny fileases tiny fibers into the
air and this is when it be- bers into the air
and this is when it
comes dangerous. Asbestos is friable, which
becomes dangermeans that it is very dry
“Asbestos” from page 1
ous.
after work. This will
help prevent people
from carrying asbestos
fibers home with them
and transferring it to
loved ones.
Western State took air
samples to make certain
that the asbestos had not
polluted the air in the
building, and it hadn‟t.
They then removed the
tiles and removed them
from the school campus.
Afterwards new tiles
were put down. The
whole removal process
took about 4 weeks.
Still today there are
some traces of asbestos
tiles in a few of the
classrooms inside the
high school but in no
way is it a threat to anyone inside the building.
“Adventure” from page 3
varied from car to car.
“Some of the cars were
really, really, old and
some of them looked like
they had „fresh‟ paint
jobs and new chrome
fenders,” mentioned
Tabby.
The cars seem to be
from around the late fifties to early seventies.
Tuesday of this week,
science teacher, Mr.
Padgett, accompanied
Tabby and Jen to take a
look at the cars for himself. “I think they‟ve
been there since the
1960‟s. There seems to
be about 20-25 cars there.
I‟m almost positive that
you can‟t use cars for that
anymore,” revealed Mr.
Padgett.
“Bazaar” from page 3
(Asbestos Fibers)
“Kickball tournament
was a blast!” exclaimed
freshman Albert Plant.
The youth group had a
fun filled day playing
kickball, having a BBQ,
and praying. Even though
the youth group didn‟t go
to the bazaar many members of their families did.
The turnout for the bazaar was very good.
There were many people
and everyone had fun.
Some of the senior high
youth even attended the
bazaar when they got
back from the kickball
tournament so they could
try and win a cake or raffle.