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The Paw Print
April 29, 2016
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News
A Concert of Musical Arts
By Maddy Jones
On Friday, March 18,
Brenna Black (senior) produced her senior project,
A Concert of Musical Arts.
Many students from EHS performed in the concert including Brenna Black (senior),
Drew Eastlick (junior), Riley
Kutzer (freshman), Lillian
Stout (freshman), and Delaney Swanton (sophomore).
Also performing were Molly
Schaefer on guitar and Ann
Hayduk on drums. The night
was filled with amazing tal-
Brenna Black (senior) and her performers at the Avery.
ent. Kutzer stated, “The project turned out great. It was a
fun night and I’m glad I was
a part of it.” Black quoted,
“The night was overall very
successful. I’m thankful for
all the support in the community and everyone who helped
out. I would like to give a
special thanks to my mentor,
Madeleine Ayres. I couldn’t
have done it without her.”
A Concert of Musical Arts
was a great way for students
and musicians to express
their musical talents for the
community.
The Scott Valley Libraries Writing Contest
By Elizabeth Hughett
The Fort Jones and
Etna Libraries held their annual writing contest with the
theme of “Mainstreet.” At
EHS the first place winner
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was Collette Callaghan, while
the second place winner was
Cassidy Bowman. The third
place winner was Delaney
Swanton, while in fourth
place was Trinity Andrews.
Honorable mentions were
awarded to: Maddie Meyer,
Parker Stewart, and Dakota
Watton. English teacher Ms.
Dickinson was the supporting
teacher from EHS.
Brenna Black with her mentor,
Madeleine Ayres.
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Etna High School Newspaper
Vol. 12, Issue v
The Haves and Have- Trimathelon Competition
Nots: Raising Awareness
About World Hunger
By Mason Justice
By Mason Justice
Before lunch, on Wednesday,
March 2, the students of EHS
had an assembly put on by Rylie
Munn for her senior project. On
the way into the gym, students
were given cards explaining
their status: high class, middle
class, and low class. There was a
section for each social class and
students sat down in their designated section.
Rylie Munn speaking about her
senior project.
Munn opened the banquet by
giving some background on the
three groups in society. Then she
had people from each group stand
and move around showing that social position can be lost or gained
easily, depending on one’s circumstances. This showed students
how positions can be unstable.
As if the words didn’t truly hit
the heart, Munn served food to
each group; it was appropriate
food for their standings. The rich
ate tri-tip steak, salad, breadsticks,
and fancy water. Students in the
middle class section got rice,
beans, tortillas, and water. The
poor got rice without plates nor
utensils, and water without cups.
This made the students realize that the rich should help the
people in poverty. “It was a real
eye-opener to see what less fortunate people have to go through,”
said Gwen Johnson (freshman).
Jen Apland (senior), a server and
speaker at the banquet, commented, “The poverty dinner was an
enlightening experience that provided an insight into the poverty
that exists both in our world and
in our community.”
This experience was truly inspirational and made an impact
on the students and staff at Etna
High School.
Almost half the school was in
the low class section, eating rice
and water.
The annual Trimathelon
Competition was held at
Shasta College on Friday,
March 11. This was the first
time Etna High School has
participated in a Trimathelon.
The EHS students were
the youngest and smallest
division there, and traveled
the farthest. The team was
lead by their fearless math
master, Mrs. Robinson.
When they arrived they
were entered in three different
categories:
Chalk
Talk,
Dragonslayer Derby, and
Applied Problem Solving.
Collette Callaghan and Trinity
Andrews (sophomores) got
fifth in Chalk Talk, Jenny
Rickey (junior) and Jen
Apland (senior) received
fourth in Dragonslayer Derby,
and Sierra Watson and Angelee
Dowling (juniors) got sixth in
Applied Problem Solving.
Overall, the girls went
out of their comfort zone in a
competition never done at Etna
High and made Etna proud.
The 2016 EHS Trimathelon team.
Rotary Shelter Box
By Bradley Buchter
On Thursday, March 10,
through the Scott Valley Rotary Club, Kieran Welsh, owner
of Shelterbox, presented the
product in the EHS auditorium. Mr. Welsh set up the kit,
which included a large tent
and a large cooking stove.
Shelterbox has a presence
in 90 countries and supplies
“care packages” to the victims
of natural disasters. Needed
shelters, supplies, and support
are given when communities
are overwhelmed with natural
disasters. Inviting Shelterbox
to EHS through the Rotary
Club gave students a little insight into what happens when
a natural disaster hits.
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News
Gift to the World
By Elizabet Hughett
On Monday, March 14,
four Etna High School students competed in the Rotary
Speech Contest at the Etna
City Hall. The four students
were Angelee Dowling (junior), Indi Dunbar (senior),
Drew Eastlick (junior), and
Chantell Talbot (junior). Each
student presented a five- to
seven-minute speech on being a gift to the world and on
the four-way test, which consists of these four questions:
Is it the truth? Is it fair for
all concerned? Will it build
goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial for
all concerned?
Dowling spoke on gender
bias, Dunbar took on bullying, Eastlick spoke on selflessness, and Talbot took on
depression.
The judges were Melanie
Fowle, Sherma Isbell, Dee
Jones and the timer was Greta
Morss. Liz Schwall gave the
introduction, Randy Eastlick
was the coordinator, and Tracy
Dickinson was the lead teacher.
First place went to Dowling and Talbot was the runner
up. Dowling was awarded
$100 and will move on to the
next level of competition in
Bend, OR. When asked about
the competition, Dowling
said, “I won street creed not
awarded by a teacher formally known as Mr. S.”
Chico State Field Day
By Rawnie Hoover
On Friday, March 11, the
Etna FFA Nursery and Landscape and Farm Power teams
traveled to Chico for the Chico State Field Day.
Saturday morning they traveled to Butte College to compete. Farm Power, which consisted of Esteban Bingham
(sophomore), Jace Cramer
(senior), Frank Hurlimann
(senior), and Trevor Tupman
(senior), placed third overall with Hurlimann placing
first. The Nursery and Landscape team was made up of
Angelee Dowling (junior),
Olivia Hanna (freshman),
Rylee Reynolds (freshman),
and Olivia Rose (freshman).
They placed fifth overall and
Dowling placed forth as an
individual. Unfortunately, the
Soils competition was rained
out. Hurlimann said, “It was
a successful field day for our
team. The rain posed a challenge for us, but we put in a
team effort and placed third.”
The teams are now preparing for Fresno State Field Day,
which is at the end of April.
Nursery and Landscape team.
Farm Power team.
Beef Ambassador
Rotary Speech Club contestants
The Paw Print Staff:
Editor-in-Chief: Indica Dunbar
News / Features editors: Gwen Johnson
Sports editor: Cassidy Gilmore
Page layout: Indica Dunbar, Ava Gomes, Olivia Hanna,
and Ariel Patterson
Photography: The Paw Print staff
The Paw Print Advisor: Ms. Lynn Karpinski
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By Madison Jones
On Sunday, March 20, the
local beef ambassador competition took place. Angelee
Dowling (junior) took second
in the Senior division and
first-time competitor, Nicole
Downey (freshman), took first
in the Junior division. The Paw
Print caught up with Downey
to ask her what it means to be
a beef ambassador and to tell
us about the experience.
“A beef ambassador is
someone who promotes beef
and lets people know how
beef can benefit them. They
need to be able to project their
thoughts to others while also
taking others’ opinions into
consideration. They need to
spend a lot of time researching information so they can
back themselves up when
trying to make a point. Beef
ambassadors also should feel
comfortable talking to people
face to face.
I want to be a beef ambassador to learn more about the
beef community and spread
the knowledge that beef is
not bad for you to consume. I
have competed in two competitions and plan to compete in
many more throughout high
school.”
Nicole Downey (freshman)
Sports
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Varsity Baseball Takes Third Lions Get a Double Win
By Cassidy Gilmore
By Gwen Johnson
On Friday and Saturday, Anderson scoring five runs,
March 18 and 19, the Etna changing the score to 2-6,
Lions Varsity Baseball hosted Cubs. The final score was 9-7.
the Marble Mountain Classic On a good note, Etna only alBaseball Tournament. The lowed four hits throughout
round-robin included three the game, and placed third in
other teams: Anderson, Hoo- the tournament.
pa, and Mt. Shasta. The first
game was a little rough for
the Lions. The team played
the Mt. Shasta Bears and took
a loss 5-1, Mt. Shasta.
The second game was a
much brighter outcome for
the Lions. Etna picked up a
10-0 win against Hoopa.
The third game against
Anderson decided if the Lions placed second or third.
The Lions and Cubs went into
the third inning 2-1 Lions,
but a disastrous inning led to Wear it, Rob Thom.
On Wednesday, April 8, the
Etna Varsity Boys Baseball
team had a double-header vs.
the Weed Cougars at home.
The Lions beat the Cougars
13-0. Rob Thom (junior)
pitched an MLB-level game,
striking out 13 of the 15 batters faced. Forty-five of the 50
pitches thrown in the game
were strikes. As far as offense
goes, Henry Hanna (senior),
Shasta College Open
By Olivia Hanna
On April 8, Etna High
School’s tennis team headed down to Shasta College.
There were five teams attending the meet, which included
Dunsmuir, Etna, Mt. Shasta,
Quincy, and Redding Christian. Everyone played well.
On Saturday the team headed back to Redding for another well-played day. The teams
were originally supposed to
play from 9-3 but were cut
short at noon due to rain.
The next week, four of
the girls’ tennis team went
down to Quincy and three
of the boys team went. Diana
Brownell (sophomore) won
the girl’s consolation bracket. Diana and Janet Brownell
(sophomore) participated in
the Open as doubles and came
out on top in the consolation
bracket. Lexi Morrill (senior)
took second place overall.
Lexi Morrill and Abby Whipple played doubles and dominated the competition, taking
home first place. Jesse Garcia
(senior) won the boys’ consolation bracket. After two
long days of tennis, the Lions
headed home once again with
success.
Lexi Morrill.
Lane Clark (junior), and Isaac
Martin (junior) went two for
three in hitting during the
first game. Payton Dickinson (junior) also pitched an
outstanding second game,
giving up only two runs. The
Lions kept up their offensive
intensity and ten-runned the
Cougars again, winning the
game 12-2. Hanna went three
for four, Dickinson went two
for four, and Connor Eastlick
(junior) went one for two.
Fair Weather at Mt. Shasta
By Olivia Rose
On Thursday, March, 24
the Etna Lions went to Mt.
Shasta for the Mt. Shasta Fair
Weather Invitational. Over Devonn Layton winning the 400
all they did great. The varsity meter.
runners had one person who placed third with a time of
placed first, Devonn Layton 3:27:88, and Severin Pin(sophomore), who ran the 400 dell (sophomore) placed first
meter with a time of 53:57, with a time of 2:30:16. In the
and Brenna Black (senior) 1600, Marron Bahen placed
placed fourth with a time of third with a time of 6:27:60,
1:12:21. Three varsity play- and Brett Bahen (freshman)
ers placed in the 1600 meter: placed first with a time of
Black placed second with 6:01:58. In the 300 hurdles,
a time of 6:51:27, Michael Shakira Brandon (sophoMartin (junior) placed third more) placed second with a
with a time of 5:06:00, and time of 1:05:64.
The field events had three
Delaney Black placed second
with a time of 6:51:27. Jenny JV students who placed. TeaRickey (junior) placed second gan Ford (freshman) placed
with a time of 58:30. Overall, first in high jump with a jump
varsity had nine team mem- of 5 ft. Caitlin Bennett (sophbers place. Varsity runner Mi- omore) placed first in shotput
chael Martin (junior) said, “It with a throw of 25-04.50 and
was a great meet for a smaller discus with a throw of 79-01.
Emmaline Forrester (sophoteam like Etna.”
The JV squad did great, more) placed second in shottoo. Overall, they had 13 peo- put with a throw of 23-06.25
ple who placed. In the 800 and discus with a throw of
meter Marron Bahen (sopho- 65-01. JV runner and jumper
more) placed first with a time Teagan Ford said, “It was fun.
of 3:00:08, Nicole Downey We all did pretty well.’’
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Sports
Racking Up Two Wins Etna Softball Tournament
By Cassidy Gilmore
On Wednesday, Mar. 16,
The JV Lady Lions squad
played their first game of
the season, a double-header
against U-Prep. Even though
Etna played with the bare
minimum of nine players, the
first game started out with a
3-0 lead for the Lions in the
first inning. The Lions would
continue their hitting success
and win the first game 15-4.
All Lions got at least one hit
and scored at least one run.
The second game was nearly the same outcome, with a
final score of 16-6. “It was a
great way to start the season
Tulelake
Smashed
By Cassidy Gilmore
On Wednesday, Mar. 8,
the Varsity Lady Lions faced
the Tulelake Honkers. Despite the undesirable weather conditions, the game was
not canceled so both teams
toughed it out in the rain,
wind, and snow. The double-header was an even more
dreary game for the Honkers.
The Mighty Lions ten-runned
Tulelake in both games.
Jessenia Case (senior) and
Madie Meyer (sophomore)
both hit three-for-three in
both games. Dani Eiler (senior) also had good games,
hitting four-for-seven and
also managing five runs batted in. “It was good to start
off our season with a couple
of wins,” said Megan Dean
(sophomore).
off. We learned a lot about the
game and about each other,”
said Maddy Jones (freshman).
Madison Jones staying focused.
By Cassidy Gilmore
On Friday and Saturday,
Mar. 18 and 19, the Etna Lady
Lions hosted a tournament
consisting of eight teams. The
Lions played four of the seven
teams: Weed, Trinity, Hoopa,
and Durham. The Lions’ first
game against Weed went as
well as one could hope, with a
final score of 17-0. The second
game was another slaughtering given by Etna. The Lions
hammered the Trinity Wolves,
19-2. The next game against
Durham didn’t go nearly as
well. Etna fell to the Trojans
2-12. In the last game and the
competition for third place,
Etna fell again in a heart-
JV Lions End as Champions
Maddy Jones
On Saturday, April 9, the JV
Lady Lions hosted their home
tournament. The teams who
attended were Happy Camp,
Hoopa, and Tulelake. The Lions placed first, Hoopa second,
Happy Camp third, and Tulelake fourth in the four-team
round-robin.
Evie Duerr (freshman), Cas-
sidy Gilmore (freshman), Maddy Jones (freshman), and Dakota Watton (sophomore) received
all-tourney for the Lady Lions.
Watton stated, “This weekend
our team came out confident and
excited to compete. We played
with full heart and knew winning was the only answer. Even
though our season was short,
being tournament champions for
our own tourney was a great way
breaker to Hoopa. The Lions
finished fourth after falling to
the Warriors, 4-5.
Kortni Bennett (senior)
hit a pair of homeruns in the
tournament. Dani Eiler (senior) went 7/11 and also sent
one over the fence.
Megan Dean pitched all four
games in the tournament.
to go out strong.”
The JV Ladies finished their
season on a high note and are excited and ready for next year.
Jessica Dean.
JV Baseball Goes Undefeated
By Cassidy Gilmore
On Wednesday, March 23,
the Etna JV Boys Baseball
team played their first and
only outing of the season. The
double-header was against
the Anderson Cubs in Anderson. Steve Lampert (freshman) started out pitching and
made it four innings, notably
having nine strikeouts. Trevor
Downey (freshman) also did
an outstanding job closing
out the last two innings. On
the offensive side, Lee Wessell (freshman) was one of the
Lions’ main hitters in the first
game, going three for four.
The final score was 6-4.
The second game was a great
way to end the season. Kevin
Stapleton (freshman) pitched
the whole game with a 102 degree fever, giving up only two
runs in five innings and getting four strikeouts. Downey
got aboard five times in the
game and successfully stole a
base every time, adding up to
five stolen bases in one game.
The final score, 12-2, sent the
Anderson Cubs out with their
heads down. “Even though it
was short, I think the team
can agree it was a fun season
anyway,” said Lampert.
Opinion
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April 29, 2016
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Guns At Etna High School?
Many school districts
throughout the U.S. are facing
some hard decisions about
allowing designated staff to
carry concealed weapons on
campus. The Paw Print asked
students their opinion on the
matter. Two Paw Print staff
members also weighed in on
the subject.
Pro
By Gwen Johnson
In almost
all states guns
are illegal on
school
campuses.
Guns
are allowed on
campuses if the
local police department will
allow it and if all the staff
wants it. There have been
many debates on the topic:
Should employees be able
to have a gun somewhere on
campus to protect the children at the school? I think this
is a great idea.
If at least one teacher or staff
member carries a gun, schools
will be safer. I’m not saying
that everyone needs to pack a By Mason Justice
gun, but if one person had one,
Across the nation it has
say the secretary, it would prebeen
known that all firearms
pare our school more than it is
now. The secretary is usually are illegal on high school
at the front of the school and campuses. Although, recentcan watch all the cameras. That ly, there was a law passed
would be a lot safer than not that certain individuals may
having a gun at all.
be granted permission to
I do understand that there carry weapis always a chance of the ons on camgun getting into the wrong pus if granted
hands, but that is just a risk p e r m i s s i o n
we have to take. I would feel by its school
more comfortable if I knew
district board
an adult on our campus had
members.
a gun. I would know that if a
shooter came to our school, There’s no mistaking that
we might actually stand a school campuses are targets
for many mass shootings,
chance against him or her.
Anderson High School has but allowing guns on school
allowed certain teachers to grounds is not going to fix
have guns in their classrooms. this. It will only make matThe Anderson police chief, ters worse.
Any person could walk
Mike Johnson, said he hopes
that other schools will catch onto a campus and say he
on and start allowing staff to or she was given permission
pack guns. He believes it’s a to carry a weapon and walk
step in the right direction and freely on the grounds. Also,
so do I.
there are most likely teachers
Con
somewhere in the nation who
could snap and start shooting. Teachers would have to
go under intense psychological testing to ensure they are
fit to carry concealed weapons. The Public School View
website says, “Carry application requirements and background checks do not prevent dangerous people from
acquiring weapons.”
Students, or other individuals, could also find out
exactly where the teacher or
person is keeping the gun.
The possibilities from there
are endless and frightening.
The last point is that guns
are not going to be in every
classroom. What happens if
the gun is on the opposite
end of campus? Then the
outcome will be exactly the
same; there’s no reason to
add additional risks if the
guns won’t even help.
Yes, there are some pros
to weapons on campus, but
the cons definitely outweigh
them.
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Features
Who Art Thou?
By Evelyn Duerr
Q: What is your favorite outdoor
activity?
A: I love to chase waterfalls and
adventure to new places.
Q: What do you like to do in
your spare time?
A: Sleep.
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Umm... Cheeseburgers!
Q: How tall are you?
A: 4' 11½"
Q: Where would you like to go
to college?
A: Pepperdine University is my
dream college.
Q: What’s your favorite TV show?
A: “Lost” is my fav.
Q: What country would you like to visit?
A: Either Thailand or the Dominican Republic.
Guess Who?
Libby Approved
Lemon Cream Cheese
Cupcakes
1 pkg. white cake mix (2-layer size)
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) lemon flavor instant pudding
1 cup water
4 egg whites
2 Tbsp. oil
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
¼ cup butter, softened
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until
blended. Batter will be thick. Spoon into 24 paper-lined
muffin cups. Bake 21 to 24 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.
Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Frosting: Beat
cream cheese, butter and lemon juice in large bowl with
mixer until blended. Gradually beat in sugar until blended. Spread onto cupcakes. Makes 24 frosted cupcakes.
S tr a n g e Fa c t s
By Maddy Jones
1. Opposite sides of dice always add up to seven.
2. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
3. Eleven percent of the world is left handed.
4. Months that begin on a Sunday always have a Friday
the 13th in them.
5. Coca-Cola would be green if the food colorant
wasn’t added.
6. Hippopotamus’ milk is pink.
7. Some chickens are half male, half female.
8. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
9. A blue whale’s heart can be as large as a car.
10. Porcupines float in water.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/adventure_pass/weird-but-true/
http://www.livin3.com/50-cool-and-weird-fun-facts-that-you-should-know
http://list25.com/25-amazing-facts-you-didnt-know-about-animals/2/
Features
Ride of the Month
By Jessica Dean
Q: What kind of car do you have?
A: 2003 Jeep Wrangler.
Q: How many miles to the gallon?
A: Like zero.
Q: How long have you had it?
A: It’s been in my family since 2005.
Q: Does your car have a name?
A: The Rebel Rouser.
Q: What was the most memorable moment with it?
A: I enjoy going through oddly small puddles and bumps
while feeling manly.
Q: What is the worst thing that happened while you were
driving your car?
A: The radio broke.
Q: What’s your favorite thing about your car?
A: Feeling ten feet tall in it. #WranglerWednesday.
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Fe atur e d Art is t
Nevada Nicholson
By Rawnie Hoover
Q: What is your favorite part of performing arts?
A: I love the feeling of getting on
stage and captivating the crowd
and the feeling of doing a good job
performing.
Q: Would you consider a career in
performing arts?
A: Yes; I want to go to SOU for theater and perform
at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Q: What advice would you give to anyone considering
acting?
A: Just be confident in yourself. If you’re scared, just do it.
Q. What is your favorite part of performing in plays?
A: Being able to be a different person when you are
your character.
Guess What?
Q. What is your favorite play you have been in and why?
A: My favorite is As You Like It by William Shakespeare, because I loved my part and, as cheesy as it is,
it’s where I met Phillip.
By Evelyn Duerr
If you can guess the answers to the challenges in the
Features section, tell Gwen Johnson or Ms. Karpinski to
win a prize!
Nicholson and Lindsay Miller in the 2013 EHS production of
Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap.