June 2015 - West Seattle High School

June 2015
West Seattle High School
Prom a night
to remember
See Pg. 9
Where is the
class of 2015
going?
See Pg. 10 & 11
Vol. 88 No. 5
Softball
ends season
at State
See Pg. 18
Seattle teachers walk out
School year extended by one day
By Hannah Gordon-Kirk
On Tuesday May 19th thousands
of teachers from Seattle, Issaquah,
and Mercer Island held a walk-out in
downtown Seattle to demonstrate to
lawmakers for an increase in school
funding.
Police blocked intersections between the Seattle Center and Westlake
Park, allowing more than 2,000 teachers, parents and students to chant and
cheer as they marched. Some carried
signs with powerful messages including “Students are More than a Score.”
Others played drums and rang cowbells. Garfield High School’s Latin
teacher Wayne Miller even plucked
away at his banjo.
Then in the midafternoon just as
the day was winding down, word had
gotten out that State Democratic Senators in Olympia staged a walk out of a
hearing over a Republican-favored bill
that would’ve punished teachers for
the walk-out. Before they left, State Senator Bob
Hasegawa, D-Seattle, made a short
statement condemning the bill —
which would’ve docked teachers’ pay
for the day they were on strike — as
having “countless legal, moral and logistical flaws.”
“This bill offers no solutions to our
historic funding challenges and it is
clearly only useful as a messaging tool,”
said Hasegawa, the ranking Democrat
on the committee. “The message is
that there is more will to attack teachers and their families than to come up
with real solutions to our funding challenges.”
As the hearing went on, lawmakers
continued to speak out against striking teachers. Many argued that the law
on teacher strikes is ridiculous, and
they should have the right to speak
out against lawmakers (as a union)
without punishment. Senator Michael
Baumgartner, R-Spokane and chair of
the committee, said that he believes
the strikes are illegal and criticized
teachers for “taking time away from
the classroom” and “for not bringing
their protest to his committee.” Regardless of the bill’s outcome
the walk-out was considered a success
by many, as they said they thought it
made a lasting impression in support
of school funding.
Governor Jay Inslee said on Tuesday in Olympia, “Obviously, we’d like
teachers in the classroom, but I really
understand deeply the profound frustration of teachers who have been denied any COLA for years now, the legislature right now is going to get an 11
percent COLA while the teachers are
having to dig in their own pockets to
buy colored pencils for their kids.”
COLA stands for “cost of living adjustment.”
With the teachers decision to walk
out there has been an extra day added
to the school year. Making the official
last day of school June 16th instead of
the 15th. Many students were already
upset with having the last day of school
on Monday and now with the addition
of one more day it has left many students at West Seattle High School upset.
“I appreciate that the teachers are
taking a stand to lawmakers, and I
think it’s really important that school
funding is improved, however it’s annoying that it’s at our expense with
adding the extra school day,” said Junior Emma Williams.
This also extended the seniors one
day pushing back graduation rehearsal
to the morning of graduation, June
9th. Seniors will now attend classes on
June 8th and then the morning of June
9th they will have the senior breakfast
Thousands of teachers gathered downtown to try
and send a message to Olympia about funding issues.
followed by mandatory graduation rehearsal. The breakfast starts at 8:30
a.m. in The Commons with rehearsal
at 9:30 a.m. in the gym. Seniors then
have to arrive at SWAC by 4 p.m. to
prepare for graduation at 6 p.m.
The walkout was one of many that
have been happening across the state
in order to send a message to the legislature about funding education. There
were several districts that walked out
before Seattle and some districts that
have walked out since.
“I didn’t understand why they were
walking out,” said senior Nia Blassingame. “I think they needed to do a better job of letting the public know why
there was no school and why they were
doing the walkout.”
In addition to pushing for increased
state funding this is a bargaining year
for the Seattle Education Association
which represents teachers, and classified staff.
Another issue that is at the forefront of the education debate is the increased testing and whether it should
be tied to teacher evaluations. There
were many students who opted out of
the new Smarter Balance Assessment
this year as it was kicked off in Seattle
Public Schools.
Bargaining will continue throughout
the summer.
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THE CHINOOK STAFF
Editors-in-Chief------------------------------Jacob Carney
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Staff Reporters-------------------------------Sumaya Dirie
Larenn Dixon
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Nialanni Jackson-Jordan
Lindsey Jensen
Alex Jessup
Eryn Johnson
Cassidy Julian
Kylie Leinbach
Andre Moore
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Meron Mulu
Allison Parker
Cole Peterson
Shelby Walker
Shaneen Walter-Edwards
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WSHS - June 2015
Your Futures Revealed
Discover what the stars hold in store for you...
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Happy Birthday!
Just a reminder that it’s okay not to be okay. If you’re stressed
over finals or anxious about unresolved arguments with friends,
you don’t always have to put up a facade, you don’t always have
to be the one who is happy and stress-free, because the reality is
that everyone has bad days, and it will make you feel better if you
allow yourself to let it out.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Make sure that your goals are realistic. You tend to shoot for the
stars, and it’s important to aim high, but if you aim too high you
may never be happy with what you have. If you’re constantly
looking ahead, you miss all of the beautiful and wonderful things
right under your nose. Enjoy the now and remember that the
future is an experience, not a competition.
Leo (July 23-August 22)
To avoid being overwhelmed by work as the end of the year approaches, focus your energy on the
larger projects that are worth more points. It will be easier to catch up on busy work later than to resurrect your grade from a grave dug by your half-assed final project. Make sure you’re setting yourself
up to end this school year positively.
Virgo (August 23-September 22)
Don’t let yourself become confused or overwhelmed by the barrage of information and events coming
your way. Keep your head up and keep going. You’ll figure it out as long as you keep moving forward.
Stopping everything to figure things out will just cause more problems for you.
Libra (September 23-October 22)
It’s tempting to shut yourself away in an attempt to calm the chaos of the world around you, but by
tuning everything out, you’re missing some really important experiences. Don’t lose your friends over
school work and don’t lose yourself either. Alone time is okay, as long as you also find time to be with
others as well.
Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
If you get a strange vibe about a situation, walk away. Your instincts will tell you if something is dangerous or not. If you don’t feel safe, find another place to be. You won’t be productive in an environment where you don’t feel comfortable. You will also enjoy yourself much more if you can relax in the
situation instead of being uptight about it.
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
It’s time to take charge of your life. Don’t rely on other people to sort out your problems. There may
be some anxiety in the air that causes you to overreact to a situation that normally wouldn’t faze you.
You need to dig down and take responsibility for getting out of this mental or emotional jam. Don’t
rely on other people to do it for you.
Capricorn (December 22-January 19)
You’re stressed about finals-aren’t we all- but you need a break from studying. Take a walk, go get
some ice cream; hang out with your friends for a couple of hours and then get back into your studying
groove. You’ll be able to focus better and your stress levels will decrease, if only temporarily. Don’t
forget that your mental health is more important than your transcript.
Aquarius (January 20-February 18)
You may be anxious to get some new projects underway today, even though they aren’t necessarily
ready or well thought out. You must first learn that patience is key. Jumping the gun could cause a
false start that disqualifies you from the race. Avoid this fate by playing it cool and laying low. Keep
your big guns under wraps for now. You don’t need to bring out all the heavy artillery yet.
Pisces (February 19-March 20)
You might not be in the mood to cooperate. You will most likely want to work on projects alone at
your own pace. You will probably have to come out of your shell and interact with others. You may
need advice or input.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
You have no doubts about your ability to succeed. This is good, but also dangerous. Even if you are
confident you can ace this test, make sure you review your notes in case the teacher throws you a
curveball. The end of the year is not the time to slack off. Stay on top of your grades and make sure
you’re trying your best these last few weeks.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
You’re loyal, but your loyalty tends to leave you in toxic relationships. Try to remember that you are
the most important person in your life. The world does in fact revolve around you, and although
friendships are important, your happiness is more important. Get out of toxic friendships, put yourself first every once in a while.
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Issue 5
NEWS
What you need to know for graduation
- West Seattle High School - June 2015
By Shaneen Walter-Edwards
Okay so graduation is four days away
and the senior class of 2015 is stressed
and excited.
“I’m really excited to graduate, I know
everyone is going to do great with their
post high school plans,” said graduating
senior Aby Riggins. “It’s been fun, but
I’m ready to sleep in.”
This article is going to tell you the in’s
an out’s of graduation so that you are
prepared for the big day. This includes
time, location, date, and what to wear.
And of course what everyone always
wants to know about, tickets. To clarify
a couple of things, all seniors have to attend their classes on June 8th; this will
be their last day in class. During school
that day, they will also have a senior
farewell assembly.
First things first, graduation rehearsal will be on June 9th at 8:30 am in the
commons. As an incentive, breakfast
will be provided for all attending seniors. Rehearsal will immediately follow
breakfast, in the gym for graduating seniors only. I just want to make clear that
this rehearsal is MANDATORY. If you
DON’T go to graduation rehearsal, you
DON’T walk at graduation. So I expect
everyone to be there.
First, we will sit in our seats according to the seating charts and we may be
moved around to fill any gaps. Then, we
will practice exiting the ceremony, line
back up, and practice entering the ceremony. Any form of disrespect or poor
behavior will prevent you from walking
at graduation. We should be excused
after the completion of the rehearsal
around 11:00 am.
Graduation will also be on June 9th; the
ceremony will start at 6:00 pm sharp at
Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW
Thistle St Seattle, Washington 98126).
Seniors should arrive at SWAC no later
than 4:00 pm. At this time you will get
your name card and your place in line.
Line up will be at 5:30 pm. If you are not
in line at 5:30 you will NOT walk.
Seniors should be dressed in their
caps and gowns and have to be wearing shoes. Ladies, you should wear
shoes that you are able to walk in be-
Graduation is June 9th at SWAC.
cause there will be a lot of walking. It
is recommended that you don’t bring
anything with you because there is no
secure place to put your things so they
must be left with families or in vehicles.
Ponchos will be available in case of rain.
The doors will be open at 5:00 pm for
the audience. Family and friends don’t
need tickets to enter graduation. There
will be general seating. Cake and diplomas will be handed out in the parking
lot immediately following the ceremony.
If anyone has any questions, just talk to
Christina Posten in the activities center.
From no lips to big lips New Schmitz Park School
By Shaneen Walter-Edwards
Kylie Jenner has been questioned
multiple times about her signature, noticeably larger pouty lips and she claims
that it is only the product of lip liner
and makeup. This isn’t taken at face
value and people have decided that she
has had professional work done on her
lips. The result of this is the #KylieJennerChallenge that is rushing through
the country.
It’s not only teens doing the challenge, it’s preteens and adults also.
The challenge involves the process of
putting your lips into a shot glass or
something of the sort and sucking out
the air. It has been discovered that the
results are only temporary but can permanently disfigure your lips.
Many people have tried the challenge and their attempts result in less
than desirable effects, like bruised
or chapped lips. In some cases, lips
wouldn’t go back to their normal size
and people would be unable to close
their mouths and in extreme cases it affected their speech.
Doctors are concerned with the
well being of the teenagers and adults
practicing the method of this challenge
because it can lead to irreparable damage of the lips. This could be achieved
by the shot glass breaking and cutting
your skin, the suction causing bruises,
damaging some of the nerves in your
lips, or your lips never returning to
their original state. This is because the
prolonged suction during a 60 secondtime period puts negative pressure on
your lips and the glass.
“I’m not here to try & encourage
people/young girls to look like me or to
think this is the way they should look,”
Jenner posted on her Twitter account
to stop the challenge. “I want to encourage people/young girls like me to
be YOURSELF & not be afraid to experiment with your look.”
Kylie Jenner is completely against
the challenge and feels shocked because she didn’t think people would
go to such drastic attempts to gain her
lips.
Even Jenner’s boyfriend, Tyga is
against the challenge. He has requested that she take some time offline and
off social media to get away from it all.
Apparently he doesn’t like the way she
is handling the situation and understands that she just need a minute away
from it all.
“I think it’s stupid and I don’t understand what’s so appealing about having
bigger lips,” said WSHS senior Yoly Alvarez. “ Like why would you want your
lips to be that big? And you don’t know
if it’s going to go way. You might actually be stuck like that – And that would
totally suck for you because your natural lips look good with your face but
bigger lips are going to look unappealing.”
By Cassidy Julian
Have you seen the massive amounts
of construction of 51st where the old
Pathfinder was? Schmitz Park will be
going into that empty lot within the next
year or two.
The district is currently trying to decide the new name for the school and
have narrowed down the choices to four
options. One option is Genesee Hill Elementary School. Genesee Hill is the
name of the original building (which
opened in 1949).
Genesee-Schmitz Elementary School
is another option. Genesee-Schmitz
recognizes the shared identity and history of the neighborhood and the two
schools.
Dietrich Schmitz Elementary School
is a third option. Dietrich Schmitz was
the longest-serving member of the Seattle School Board in history, serving 32
years and multiple times as President.
Thelma DeWitty Elementary School
is the final option. Thelma DeWitty was
the first African-American teacher in
Seattle, working first in West Seattle at
the Cooper School.
The new Schmitz Park is set to open
on Genesee in the fall of 2015, due to the
growing population in the Seattle Public School District. The design process
began before the voting portion of this
process due to the short time frame.
On the Schmitz Park website it states,
“School boundaries need to be adjusted
Schmitz Park will get a
new name and location.
to accommodate enrollment growth and
new school construction that will occur
over the next few years.”
The main reason for the new location change is the rapidly growing SPS
student population. Schmitz Park currently has 612 students, 17 portables,
and 16 in building classrooms. This has
caused problems for the schools schedule, such as shortened class periods due
to the time it takes to move the students
through the halls, lack of library, gym,
and reading time because they cannot
accommodate all the classes in a week.
Not to mention they have only three
bathrooms each for the boys and girls.
Schmitz Park was donated by Ferdinand and Emma Schmitz, and officially
opened in 1953.
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NEWS
The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
The Baltimore Riots bring new attention to old issue
By Kylie Leinbach
rested; because of the handcuffs, they
cannot do it themselves. The six officers
who basically attacked Gray did not do
this, leaving the man in the back of a police van where he received grave injuries
to his neck, back and spinal column. As
a result of his injuries, Gray went into a
coma and later died on April 19th.
Although all six officers were charged
with homicidal actions and second-degree murder, all six posted bail by that
night. The Gray family’s attorney said
that even if the officers were free now,
they were glad that the charges had
been pressed.
The riots started the day before Gray’s
death and are ongoing. Like the 1968
event, people have taken to the streets,
destroying businesses and even schools
in the Baltimore district have been shut
down. But is this really the way to try
and gain equality between races?
The President of the United States
says that the kids who started these riots have ‘no excuse’. “They aren’t pro-
Nepal in need
Be safe. Drive smart.
In 1968 an event called the Baltimore
Riots took place. The riots were sparked
by the death of Martin Luther King Jr.
and the lack of equal citizen rights for
African-Americans. The uprising included crowds taking to the streets,
burning, looting and destroying local
businesses, and confronting the authorities of Baltimore and the nation alike.
This year, on April 12th, 2015 another
event has taken place to spark the Baltimore Riots of 2015, not unlike those
which happened 47 years ago.
On the 12th, a young, African American man named Freddie Gray was severely injured by the uncalled for and
violent actions of six Baltimore police
officers. Gray was apprehended for reportedly no reason and was denied not
only his request for a medical inhaler,
but also the necessary safety in his ride
to the station.
In the event of an arrest, it is required
that an officer ‘seat-belt’ the person ar-
By Hannah Gordon-Kirk
On April 25th a 7.8 magnitude struck
the Grokha district in Nepal. This powerful natural disaster primarily affected
the country of Nepal but the quake also
reached neighboring countries like India
and Bangladesh.
The earthquake also caused an avalanche on Mount Everest killing 19 people
in total, making it the deadliest day on the
mountain in history. It also triggered another huge avalanche in Langtang Valley,
where 250 are now missing.
Due to the poor infrastructure of buildings in the surrounding area, numerous
buildings and historic monuments have
collapsed and have collectively mounted
into deep pits of rubble that now cover the
streets of one of the poorest countries in the
world. Hundreds of thousands of people are
now left homeless, starving and at a loss.
Each day more and more people are
found under the rubble and it has been estimated that over 7,000 people have been
declared dead. Thousands more are still
missing, including two high school students from Garfield High School.
It is estimated that India’s sub continental plate moves 1.8 inches every year
under Nepal and Tibet. The result of this
is the Himalayas. The constant pressure
from these particular plates cause constant earthquakes that happen on a regular basis, it’s just that this one was catastrophically bigger than any other since
the 1934 earthquake that killed 10,000.
The people of Nepal are in desperate
need of help. The hospitals are overflowing and do not have the capacity to help
everyone.
Connect with the following sites to
make donations: Unicef, International
Red Cross, Mercy Crops.
By Lindsey Jensen
With summer coming up, many people lose simple common sense towards
their driving, especially teenagers. This
is why we all need to be reminded of basic safe driving tips that will help everyone have the best and safest summer.
The most important driving tip is to
always buckle up, yet so many people
forget this basic step. National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration statistics
reveal that more than half of all accident
fatalities involve people who were not
wearing seatbelts. A shocking 70 percent of fatal car crash victims between
the ages of 13 and 17 were not wearing
seatbelts. Wearing your seatbelt gives
you a greater chance of survival.
Another basic tip is don’t drink and
drive, simple as that. More than 30 percent of all car accidents in the United
States involve alcohol impaired drivers, and 28 percent of those accidents
involve teen drunk drivers. Not only is
it a terrible idea, it’s also a crime; getting caught with a blood alcohol content
of 0.08 or higher will result in fines,
license suspension and/or jail time.
With all the summer parties coming
up, it may seem hard to avoid driving
drunk, but all you need to do is think
ahead. Just plan ahead and figure out
the designated driver. Making sure you
and your friends are safe is never an inconvenience compared to the disastrous
consequences of driving drunk. Even if
you forget to plan ahead there are always other options like calling a cab.
testing, they aren’t, making a statement,
they’re stealing,” he said. “It’s counterproductive.”
The President may have a point, although the event has spurred action in
America; un-needed violent action as
well as productive action.
Many people were upset with the
president’s comments, quoting the famous non-violent protester, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. who once said, “A riot is
the language of the unheard.”
Many reports have come out about
the history of Baltimore’s police abuse
that have led to citizens being upset
about much more than the death of
Freddie Gray alone.
“The riots were needed because they
get the word out,” said senior Essence
Cassell. “Before the riots no one was
paying attention to what was happening in Baltimore. Peaceful protests only
take you so far.”
Cassell is a member of the Diversity
Club which has focused on educating
Speed is nothing to play with, research has shown that every additional
mile per hour you drive; you increase
the chance of a car crash by to five percent. In 2008, speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of all fatal
car accidents that resulted in the loss
of 11,674 lives. Studies show that even
driving 10mph over the speed limit increases the risk of a car crash as much
as 50 percent. Wouldn’t you rather be a
few minutes late but safe, or risk your
life and be on time?
“One driving tip I would highly advise
is to always drive at the speed limit.”
said junior Gabby Carufel. “It’s very important to drive at the right speed in case
of an emergency brake, like a child runs
out on the street. Also if a car in front of
you suddenly stops and you were speeding, there’s a higher chance you won’t
be able to stop in time to not hit that
driver. Don’t speed, I would know, I just
recently got a speeding ticket, and that
fine is not fun to look at.”
Avoid distractions. Although cell
phones are one of the primary sources
of distraction, listening to music, having
friends in the car, applying makeup, and
even eating are all distractions as well.
At least 25 percent of all crashes nationwide involve the use of cell phones.
There is no need to look at someone’s
tweet while driving, put your phone on
airplane mode or better yet, just turn it
off.
Whether you realize it or not, listening to music is also dangerous. It may
the school on police brutality this year
through several activities and demonstrations, the most recent being on May
1st. During the lunch the Diversity Club
was in the courtyard with chalk and
hundreds of names of people killed by
the police in the last year and a half.
As of May 1st police had killed 392 people in the first four months of the year
alone. The Diversity Club wrote “Silence
is Violence” and students and staff wrote
names of people killed by the police.
“At this point it’s getting kind of ridiculous how people still don’t understand
how racism is still a problem,” said Cassell. “People need to wake up and realize
that something has to be done.”
People are taking a stand to the action of police against U.S. citizens and
U.S. citizens against police. Attempting
to sort out what’s what and settle this
debate that’s been spurred by the death
of Freddie Gray and those like him, such
as Michael Brown, Rodney King, Trayvon Martin and many others.
There are many ways to
make your drive safer and
arrive alive.
seem like singing along to your favorite
song or picking a different radio station
isn’t a big deal, but it actually is. You are
more focused on getting the next word
right or picking a better song than focusing on the red traffic light in front of
you.
Having all your friends in the car may
seem like fun, until two friends die as a
result of the distracted driver from the
blasting music.
Overall, teenagers underestimate the
level of hazardous conditions created
by distracted driving. Be safe Westside
driver.
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Issue 5
A&E
The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Best Westside memories of 2015
“Beating Sealth in basketball, making
it to districts even though we’re the
shortest team in the metros from all the
other teams.”
- Sophomore Akili Kasim
“ My best memory would be well that’s
a lot but I would say joining Diversity
Club because of all the new friends
and the change I’ve got to make at this
school and I think its an amazing what
we can do when the students come
together as one to make things better.”
- Senior Carmen Ramos
“Being a senior, graduating, getting
accepted to University of Washington
and moving on in life getting on to
bigger and better things.”
- Senior Sienna Nettey
“Being able to make an impact with the
just love yourself campaign for that
week.”
- Senior Claire Elbaum
“The best time of this year would be
the tutors helping me in Mash and my
friends helping me do better than I’ve
done in other years. They all make me
want to come to school and try harder.”
- Sophomore Zakayla Haynes
“ The majestic bonding on the Alaska
trip with the boys football team. It was
just a great time.”
- Mr. Burggraff
“ Winning the metro championship
with the girls basketball team and
everyone including the teachers coming
to support and at the end of the game
everyone from the school came down
screaming jumping around with our
Dome pictures.”
- Junior Lydia Giomi
“Making new friends meeting new
people and finally becoming a freshman
in high school and getting to play high
school sports like soccer and track.”
- Freshman Taylor Trimming
“Having the best biology teacher Ms.
Philps for my first year of high school.”
- Freshman Symmone Davis
Issue 5
“All the crazy stuff that’s I’ve done but
mainly coming to school on Halloween
and scaring everybody and freaking
them out because that makes a great
day. But most definitely the best part of
this year was the death penalty debate
in Mrs. Brown’s class. That made my
year pretty exciting.”
- Junior Troy Nelson
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A&E
The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Cooking with Zay
As spring is ending and summer is approaching, for seniors it’s time to graduate! And also time to partaaaay! I’m going to give you all the recipes perfect for
small parties, luncheons with your bestie or bf/gf, dinners, sleepovers, WHATEVER, I have a recipe for you that will
satisfy your guests and your wallets!
Parties:
Hamburger sliders
1 Baguette
Half-pound hamburger meat
1 half onion
Mushrooms (however much you like)
Johnny’s seasoning salt
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
Pinch of garlic salt
Mexican style cheese
First get the meat cooking in one pan,
put it on low so you have time to sauté
your onions and mushrooms in another
pan. Once the meat is starting to brown
all the way through and no pink, slightly
drain your meat and add seasonings
listed above. Slice your baguette into
about 1 inch slices an put them in the
oven to crispen the bread. Add some
cheese onto each then top it with the
meat (flattened into a patty) then the
caramelized veggies and you have a delicious hamburger slider.
Salt/Pepper
Flour
Oil
Get your chicken clean, season the flour
with the seasonings listed above, dip it
in plain flour then in the hot sauce, then
again in the seasoned flour then drop in
the hot oil until your at a desired golden crispness. And BOOM you got hot
wings.
Mix pineapple juice and spite and you
have a great tasting punch.
Strawberry Shortcake
Angel Food Cake
Fresh Strawberries
Cool Whip
Powdered Sugar
Pineapple Punch
1 can of dole pineapple juice
1 bottle of sprite
First slice your strawberries. Leave them
in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Set
your Angel Cakes out. Put the straberry
slices on top. Do a dollop of Coole Whip.
Finish with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Boom, everyone’s satisfied.
Hot Chicken wings
A pack of chicken wings
Red hot, hot sauce
Johnny’s seasoning salt
Garlic salt
Now you have a perfect fun easy dinner
for a small party. See you next time for
lunch.
Coachella draws some Westsiders
By Allison Parker
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual festival that is held in
Indio, California located in the Inland
Empire’s Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert.
The idea of Coachella started in
1993 when Pearl Jam, which is a Seattle born band, performed a concert
at the club fields and almost 25,000
people showed up to watch them. The
festival officially started in 1999, it was
a two day event back then and around
25,000 people attended.
The line up for the first festival included Morissey, Tool, Beck and The
Chemical Brothers. The next year they
didn’t hold Coachella because they
wanted to improve and work on it all
together because many people complained of the scorching heat and needed places to stay on the camp grounds.
Flash forward a decade and now
Coachella is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Tickets are very
expensive, general admission tickets
are $375 but bigger packages and VIP
tickets can go well over $1000. Coachella isn’t just concerts scattered around
the camp grounds, there are activity
tents, art studios, dodgeball, pie eating contests, relay races, and you can
even get a massage there. For food they
have cupcake vineyards, farmers market, food trucks, restaurants and much
more.
It’s no surprise that celebrities go to
enjoy the shows. This year Kylie Jenner
and sister Kendall, Brooklyn Beckham,
Paris Hilton, Jaden Smith, Rihanna,
Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo,
Gigi Hadid, Usher, Aaron Paul, HAIM
and many more attended from April
10th through the 19th. The artists that
performed included ACDC, Tame Impala, Alesso, The Weeknd, Alt-J, Hozier, FKA Twigs, Drake, Tyler the Creator, Florence and the Machine, Marina and the Diamonds, Mac DeMarco
and many more. During The Weeknd’s
performance Kanye West came in and
performed with The Weeknd which
was a huge surprise to fans.
Dori Wylde, sophomore, was very
fortunate to go to Coachella.
“The plane ride there was really
bad because I hate plane rides,” she
says. “Also, the drive from my hotel
Coachella drew thousands of people to the annual
festival this year.
to Coachella wasn’t too bad, but it was
crowded to get to it.”
Wylde went with her older brother,
his friend and her friend Anastasia. She
unfortunately didn’t see any celebrities
except those who performed.
“The best part was seeing the artists
I came for like The Weeknd, Lana Del
Rey, Drake etc.,” said Wylde. “Also, I
met new people and overall it was such
a great experience.”
Wylde’s favorite artist she saw was
The Weeknd because he’s her favorite
artist.
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The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Talent show reveals variety of Westside talent
By Zoe Mullen
This year’s talent show was one of
the best yet and had a huge variety of
performances and talents displayed.
The show began at 7:00 p.m. and ended
around 9:30 p.m. Tickets were five dollars with an ASB card, and eight dollars
without one.
Not only were the performances
great, but so were all of the other people
who put work towards making this show
happen. From singing to djing, the talent show showcased the many talents
that we have here at West Seattle High
School.
The show began with a brother and
sister performance. She sang while her
brother played guitar, playing a beautiful song in Spanish with a complex back
story about love. This was a great way
to begin the show, and it earned positive
feedback from all of the judges, which
was well deserved.
One of the most unique performances
of the night was given by DJ Close to the
Sun, playing Gridspace off of his new
mixtape, “New Face Same Game part
2.” He began the performance wearing a
mask with a light show behind him, and
midway through the show he changed
masks to one that looked like a reflective
television. This performance was great
because it was unlike a lot of things that
most the audience have seen before, and
not only did it captivate his ability to DJ,
but also his drumming talents.
The top three most beloved performances of the night were performed by
Taryn Smith and her boyfriend, Charlie
Elliott playing guitar, piano, and singing, and Joseph Nguyen performed a
dance. These performances were ranked
as top three by the judges, even though
all of the other ones were very good.
The winning act of the night was
performed by Joseph Nguyen, with an
impressive dance performance. Ngyuen
was already well known around the
community for his talent, so it was no
surprise that his performance was an
intriguing one. He danced by himself
on stage showing of his great choreography and talent, and won first place that
night because of this, which was well
deserved.
Sophomore, Lucy Wickersham states,
“The talent show was one of the best that
I have seen so far at West Seattle High
As the winners were announced, Joseph Nguyen took
first place for his dance moves.
School. I really liked the variety of acts
that had happened, but Brynn Snodgrass and Lindy Tongol’s collabortation
was definitely one of my favorites.”
Sophomore, Ryan Wissmar had other
favorites as well. “DJ Close to the Sun
was my top favorite because he brought
a lot of energy to the show and made the
show more lively. He had a very unique
take on DJing, and I loved all of the different heads he used throughout the
performance.”
The talent show was a great way for
the whole student body to be able to appreciate and realize the huge amount of
talent we have at our school.
BTS makes a comeback with “I Need U”
By Sahra Ibrahim
Bangtan Boys (BTS) are a seven
member boy group in Korea signed
under the entertainment company
Big Hit. Their debut was on June 13,
2013 with the song “No More Dream.”
Since they’ve won several “New Artist
of the year” awards, but have not hit
top charts on music sites. They have
one Japanese album, and four Korean
albums.
On April 30th, BTS made their long
awaited comeback with the release of
their music video for “I NEED U.” This
is their fifth album since their debut.
After teasing fans with the release
of a tracklist, highlight medley, and
music video teaser and various styled
concept photos, the group has finally
unveiled the full music video for their
comeback track after giving a sneak
peek on Starcast.
The track borrows many elements
from electronic music, matching
well with the group’s strong vocals
and aggressive rap. To go with the
power in the music, the members are
shown running through various urban
settings such as a gas station, railroad
cars, and more.
“I NEED U” is the title track off
the group’s mini-album, In the
Mood for Love Part 1, featuring nine
tracks. Students at West Seattle were
emotional about BTS’s latest video.
“If you’re a BTS fan be ready to cry,”
said junior Ellen Ho. “Watching this
video was torture and brought tears in
my eyes.”
This time BTS went with an urban
type of style, by hanging out near
train stations and running through
alleyways. Instead of their usual
strong bad boy image, they went for a
more melancholic look. The track has
a nice beat that matches the group’s
vocals and different rapping styles.
I turned into a crazy fangirl right
when I heard Suga start rapping in
the beginning. My feelings didn’t
stop there though; I was also
amazed by their acting skills.
The song is about a girl who is
hurting them emotionally, because she
doesn’t seem to love them anymore.
So they are saying I don’t want you
anymore, but I need you, because the
feelings are still there.
I enjoyed this music video because
it’s not just them dancing in one place
with different sets, it’s telling a story.
The MV shows that when the members
The Korean Boy Band, BTS, made a comeback this spring
that has many fans excited.
are alone, they are depressed and
sad. When they are together, they are
having fun and laughing.
Just like when you break-up with
someone and your friends are always
there to help cheer you up. Basically, in
the end, BTS always has each other.
Bangtan’s video ‘I Need U’ was very
different from their usual videos. The
song was a ballet so rather than having
a dance, which is common for BTS to
do, they changed it up and made it a
story.
“Often when watching BTS they have
an up beat song and involve a hard
core dance, but this was a big change
and had a story to tell in the music
video,” said Ho. “I really love this new
concept and I’m excited to see how
BTS will perform this live.”
Will BTS finally get the win the fans
have been waiting for? Will they hit
top charts? Keep looking out for more
news and continue supporting them.
And be sure to check out “I Need U.”
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Fuller House coming to Netflix
By Cassidy Julian
Do you remember the classic TV
show Full House from the 1990s?
Well, as of 2016, and a new sitcom,
Fuller House, is coming to Netflix.
Fuller House is incorporating
some of the old cast including D.J.
Tanner (Candace Cameron), Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin), and
Kimmy Gibler (Andrea Barber), and
Uncle Jesse (John Stamos).
Stamos is Fuller Houses’ producer
and is set to guest star on the new
upcoming show.
The original Full House was on air
from 1987-May 1995 on ABC Family. The show ended with Michelle
Tanner falling off of her horse and
suffering from amnesia. In the final few minutes of the show she had
regained memory and that was the
end of Full House. The family sitcom was about a
widowed father (Danny Tanner) trying to take care of his three daughters (D.J. Tanner, Stephanie Tanner,
and Michelle Tanner), but eventually his brother in law (Uncle Jesse)
moves in along with his best friend
(Joey).
At the end of each episode they
would end it with a moral that corresponded with the actions that took
place in the episode.
Fuller House is set to start off with
13 episodes, and is set to star D.J.
as a pregnant widowed veterinarian
who needs help taking care of her
two kids, J.D. (12) and Max (7).
During her time of need Stephanie
and the long time best friend of D.J.,
Kimmy all move in together.
Stephanie is an aspiring musician,
and Kimmy is a single mother with a
teenage daughter Ramona.
Becky (Lori Laughlin), Joey (Dave
Coulier), and Danny (Bob Saget) are
currently in negotiations, and the
Olsen twins who would switch as
to who played Michelle Tanner and
claiming that they were unaware of
the upcoming reboot of the show,
and are unsure as to whether they
will sign on at all.
Fuller House will be premiering
in 2016.
Upcoming concerts Upcoming movies
By Zoe Mullen
With summer coming up, so are several opportunities to see concerts. Artists such as The Decemberists, Wilco,
Delta Spirit, and Son Lux will be touring and coming to areas in Washington
close to or in Seattle.
The Decemberists will be playing
on July 16, in Maymoor Park in Redmond, WA and will be touring with
band, Calexico. The Decemberists are
from Portland, OR Oreg. and formed
their band in 2000. The band consists
of Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, and John Moen. Their
music would be classified as indie folk
and rock. Some of their most popular
songs are “Make You Better,”, “Mariner’s Revenge Song,”, and “Down by
the Water.”. They will be playing off of
their newest album that was released
just this year called “What a Terrible
World, What a Beautiful World,” and it
is at 5:00 P.Mp.m.
Wilco will also be playing at the
Maymoor Park in Redmond, on August 11, with Jenny Lewis as the opening performance. Wilco was originally
from Chicago, Ill., and formed in 1994.
This alternative rock group consists
with artists Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt,
Glenn Kotche, Mikael Jorgensen, Nels
Cline, and Pat Sansone. Their most
well known album is “Yankee Hotel
Foxtrot” with many great songs such as
“Jesus, Etc.,” “Heavy Metal Drummer,”
and “Kamera.” They will be playing off
all of their albums, and the show will
begin at 7:00 p.m.
Delta Spirit is an indie rock band
that was originally from San Diego,
Calif. They formed in 2005 with members Jon Jameson, Brandon Young,
Matt Vasquez, Kelly Winrich, and Will
McLaren. Their first album was “Ode to
Sunshine,” with songs “People C’mon,”
and “People Turn Around.” Their most
recent album, “Into the Wilde” was in
2014 and most popular songs off the
album are “From Now On,” “Into the
Wilde,” and “Hold My End Up.” They
will be playing at The Crocodile on
June 9, 2015. Doors will open at 1:00
p.m.
Son Lux is a musician named Ryan
Lott, from Denver, Colo., who began
making music in 2004. Although he
was originally from Denver, he mainly
produces music in New York City now.
He has worked with hit artists, Lorde
and composed music for several other
musicians. His most popular songs are,
“Lost it to Trying,” “Easy,” and “Flickers.” He will be playing at The Crocodile on June 27, and doors will open at
8:00 p.m.
These concerts will be here before you
know it, and tickets are selling fast. Be
sure to attend one this summer for a
great experience.
By Allison Parker
2015 has some highly anticipated
movies including Pitch Perfect 2, Paper Towns and The Hunger Games
Mockingjay Part 2.
The first Pitch Perfect came out on
September 28th, 2012. It became very
popular and earned over 113 million
dollars worldwide. It is now the second
highest grossing musical comedy movie with School of Rock in first. This
movie is based on a book called “Pitch
Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Capella Glory.” With the crazy success of
the first film, in April 2013 they confirmed that there will be a sequel which
came out on May 15th, 2015.
Emily Parker, sophomore, was very
ecstatic when she found out that there
is going to be a “Pitch Perfect 2”.
“The first one was so funny that I
don’t even know how the second one
is going to live up to it but the trailer
looks really good,” said Parker.
However, many people say the second is not nearly as good as the original. The songs don’t really add anything new and the comedy is definitley
less brilliant than the original. I don’t
reccomend they continue this sequel
any further.
The hit trilogy, “The Hunger Games,”
is completing its series this November
with Mockingjay Part 2. The highly
acclaimed film featuring Jennifer
Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam
Hemsworth should be very exciting
and a great way to end the trilogy. After Mockingjay Part 1 being slow and
basically just a film leading up to Part
2, Part 2 is bound to have a lot of action and lots of events throughout the
film. Mockingjay Part 2 is coming to
theatres this November 18.
After John Green’s success with
“The Fault in Our Stars,” it was only
appropriate to make another one of
his books, best selling novel “Paper
Towns” come to life. Paper Towns will
start showing on July 24, 2015 which
will be starring supermodel Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff, Cara will
be playing Margo and Nat is playing
Quentin.
Annika Salenjus, sophomore, is
very excited to see Paper Towns. She
is planning on watching it with all her
friends since they all want to see it as
well.
“I read the book a very long time
ago and I was so excited when I heard
that they were making it a movie,” said
Salenjus. “The book was so good, I
loved it. I’m also really impressed with
the casting, I love Nat Wolff and loved
him in Stuck In Love. I can’t wait!”
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Prom makes history for Class of 2015
West Seattle High School- June 2015
By Larenn Dixon
Prom was Saturday, May 30 from
8 p.m. until midnight at MOHAI. hundreds of seniors and their dates had a
great night.
The theme for the night was Making History. The museum was available
on all floors for students and staff to
explore. There was a large dance floor,
a few tables with flowers and two small
tables with desserts and water.
Once dancing began, it continued
until the final song. this year’s prom had
some of the most dancing of any prom
in recent history.
“It was the time of my life with my
dance partner,” said senior Shaheeda
Kariko. “My advice is just make it fun
for yourself and don’t stress. Dance!”
Students arriving at MOHAI as the sun goes down.
Kariko could be seen dancing most
of the night with her date, Fynniecko
Glover.
“It was not what I expected,” said
senior Kabrea Brooks. “My advice for
underclassmen is make sure to go with
a small group, have everything planned
out way before and make sure everybody has their money to pay for everything. Don’t walk out on your date and
if you have a after party don’t charge 15
at the door.”
Many students went to events after
the prom including people’s houses and
hotels.
“It was a really good time with my
friends and after prom it was a little bit
unorganized but still fun,” said senior
Sarah Laasri.
From Left: Some of the earliest guests dance with PE teacher Melissa Boswell. Students explore the upstairs.
Shoes come off for the night and line the walls of coat check.
From Left: Students enjoy the dance floor as the evening gets started. Megan Duong gets robed prom queen.
Megan Duong and Naod Sebhat are prom King and Queen. Students enjoy the dance floor.
From Left: Some of the staff that made it out to chaperone the event. Coats came off for most of the night. Fynniecko Glover and LeeAndre Dickerson get down. Staff and students fill the floor for the Cupid Shuffle.
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FEATURE
The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Where in the world is the Class of 2015 going?
Portland State University
- Portland, OR
American University
- Washington DC
South Seattle - Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Elijah Mixon Stearns
AvinaPhung
JoniO’Reilly
FynnieckoGlover
Brandon Tyler
United States Coast Guard JacobCarney
Pacific University AustinCommons
- East Coast
Forest Grove, OR
Daseray Dang
JuliaHadley
CharliElliott
DevonDascher
PatienceKennedy
Lawerence University SumayoAbdi
Linfield College DavidAlde
Appleton, WI
McMinnville, OR
AyanAli
HenryBennett
CarterMensing
BaileyArnold
TrevorCram
SumayaDirie
SavohnFarstad
Salvador Hernandez
AndrewKhim
SarahLaasri
BophaLim
LIM College Madison LuBahn
New York City
Elizabeth Ngonevolalath
Giulia Nammi Morseletto
CalvinNguyen
Nicholas Outley
ErinPennington
ColePeterson
Luis Santiago Alanis
University of Iowa - Goucher College Jacqueline Sifferman
Towson, Maryland FabiolaSuarez Alanis
Iowa City, Iowa
Katherine Longabaugh
YuweiGuo
NatalieWilliams
Ann-Marie Young
August Mears - Academy Of Interactive Entertainment
Chandara Cheth- Automotive Dealership
Elliot Trowbridge - Star Maritime
Shadid Baker - Working
MalachiCayetano - Working
Taisha Mollinedo - Working
HannahWhite - Working
Taryn Smith - Year of Community Service as Miss Seattle
Brookhaven College Fort Worth, Texas
Nialanni Jackson-Jordan
BYU Hawaii - Laie, Oahu, HI
AbbyTerry
University of Alaska - Anchorage, Alaska
Christopher Nunez-Cubias
Cal. Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, CA
HollyHinnant
Southern California
Jacob Woodbury - Working
SamuelColdwell - Working
Univeristy of La Verne - La Verne, CA
LindseyHage
Sonoma State - Sonoma, CA
MianaColeman
Yolybeth - Alvarez
Shoreline Community College - Shoreline, WA
WyattCarlock
JoshuaSommer
GavinGarcia-Penor
Seattle Pacific University - Seattle, WA
Helen Rubio Polanco
Chapman University - Orange, CA
RobertHarrelson
CarmenRamos Mora
MadelineCain
NaodSebhat
Solinette Pich
ErikaBond
TianaLee
Bellevue College - Bellevue, WA
KyraArceo
RachelDeVore
ZaylaGipson
NoahGomes
SamuelOgan
CaelinSchaefer
SimonTate
HanadMohamed
PricilaDalida
Kevin Wright Jr
Seattle Central - Seattle, WA
JadaCrespin-Thissel
AishaDiriye
DevanEndreo
Kaysiana Hazelwood
Shaheeda Kariko
HeidiLopez
JoannaErcolano
MaritzaMolina
AshantiNelson
JahineWallace
LeoWergin
BinbinZhao
DanielKemp
The Evergreen State College - Olympia, WA
AbigailFollansbee
Nicholas Hamilton
Highline - Burien, WA
Maxwell Sadow
Demetria Doty
Michael Lu
Green River Community College - Auburn, WA
Emanuel Santos Macias
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
ZacharyRichardson
MaazaTsegai
Shaneen Walter-Edwards
Enya Garcia Collazo
LenaLe
SydneyWoods
ClaireElbaum
DevonFox
Chandra Lim
Tulane University - New Orleans, LA
Pierce College - Puyallup, WA
Elizabeth Brown
Washington State University
- Pullman, WA
KabreaBrooks
ShaunaCampbell
EssenceCassell
JessicaDelacruz
EmilyJones
ApisaraKrassner
MikalaPapahronis
Anthony Tran
Gabriella Vanek
Gonzaga University
- Spokane, WA
IsabellaBurzynski
Northwest University - Kirkland, WA
EmilyFiso
BrianSilva
Central Washington University - Ellensburg, WA
Benjamin Hamalian
AndreMoore
Stephen Skvarla
HunterVentoza
KevinCuddy
BuickMacNamara
Whitman College - Walla Walla, WA
MiraSkladany
Pacific Lutheran Univerity - Tacoma, WA
JosephKane
Tacoma Community College - Tacoma, WA
Elizabeth Mendoza
Univeristy of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA
Nathaniel Livingston
LianneMcLanahan
India Reidt
College - Korea
Edge Performing Arts Center - Los Angeles, CA Grambling State - New Orleans, LA
ErinMcDevitt
ITT Tech - Renton, WA
PIMA Medical Institute - Renton, WA
Seattle University -Seattle, WA
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
LuxuriaBordeaux
AugustCarow
MeganDuong
Maxwell Eronimous
ShawnGunnier
SahraIbrahim
KristineLa
KristineLe
Ming Hua Ma
ThuNguyen
EdwardSander
DanaitTsegay
Annalisa Ursino
CapriceVilleza
TinVo
SophiaWatson
AnneWilliamson
JasmineJones
SiennaNettey
UW Bothell - Bothell, WA
Nia Blassingame
Au Pair - Madrid, Spain
Abigayle Riggins
Full Sail University - Orlando, FL
KazelWood
Seohyeon Kim
Return to South Korea - South Korea
Youngju Eom
San Diego - San Diego, CA
DagneyLansdowne
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OPINION The Chinook
- West Seattle High School - June 2015
Why just tell time when you can do more with the iPhone watch
By Sahra Ibrahim
Apple is
well known
for
the
different
products
that
they
sell
from
iPhone, to
iPod,
to
MacBook’s,
to
iMacs.
But on April 24, 2015 Apple added
a new product to their shelves, the
iPhone watch.
Apple Watch is unlike any device
ever made. Apple wanted interacting
with it to be just as easy and intuitive
as using your iPhone or working on a
Mac. So they invented all-new ways
to select, navigate, and input that are
ideally suited to a smaller device worn
on the wrist. The result is an experience
that’s both unique to Apple Watch and
quintessentially Apple.
Since wristwatches were invented
in the 19th century, people have
been glancing at them to check the
time. With Apple Watch, this simple,
reflexive act allows you to learn so
much more.
Apple optimized your favorite
apps for the wrist by developing
Glances — scannable summaries of
the information you seek out most
frequently. To see them, you simply
swipe up from your watch face. In an
instant, you can glimpse the weather
forecast, check out what’s next on your
calendar, or find your current location
on a map.
You can quickly swipe through
different Glances, or tap one to go
directly to its corresponding app for
more details. Seeing that most of
the features of the phone seem to be
focused on fitness, this confuses the
general public about whether it is
worth buying.
But don’t be fooled the watch comes
in three designs. There is the ‘Apple
Watch’, the ‘Apple Watch Sport’, and
the ‘Apple Watch Edition.” Each with
its own unique style and made for its
own purpose. The prices of the watch
range from $550, to $1000, the reason
the prices range depend on the style
and quality of the watch you decide to
get.
Although Apple has released
the Apple Watch their competitor
Samsung also plans on releasing
their own smart watch. If Samsung
had originally planned on releasing
The Apple watch is starting a new market for smart
watches, and other companies are starting to follow.
the smart watch within the next two
months, the success of the Apple
Watch might be to blame for the delay.
SamMobile notes that it’s also possible
that Samsung simply wants to stick to a
more reasonable timetable for product
launches in 2015. After all, there are
already six Samsung smart watches
on the market, many of which released
within months of each other last year.
As for the features of the
watch, earlier reports indicate the
Gear A will be equipped with a 14nm
Exynos 7420 chip, crown-shaped
power button, rotating bezel ring and
wireless charging capabilities. AT&T,
Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon will all
reportedly carry 3G models of the
watch.
So we don’t have a release date,
but if Samsung does end up launching
the Gear A alongside the Galaxy Note
5, we can probably expect to see it on
store shelves in September or October.
The competition between
Apple watch and Samsung Watch will
continue on, go out and buy your self
one to see if it’s worth it.
Dear Doktor Mo
Dear Dr. Mo,
Should I be thinking about college when I’m a sophomore? If so, what are some things that could prepare
me?
Sincerely,
Planning for the Future
Dear Dr. Mo,
Since summer is rapidly approaching, what do you recommend for
a summer bucket list?
Sincerely,
Summer Planning
Dear planning for the future,
I don’t think it’s ever too early to start thinking about
college. Some things you can do to prepare you for college is joining College Access Now. CAN helps you with
everything when it comes to college, from applying,
signing up for tests, getting scholarships, and even after you get into college
CAN stays with you the whole way through.
Sincerely,
Dr.Mo
Dear summer planning,
For this summer how about doing something completely out of your
element. If you’re afraid of heights then go skydiving, if you’ve never
been real camping or aren’t really an outdoors person, go camping!
Sincerely,
Dr.Mo
Need advice?
Drop off your letters to Dr. Mo in Room 133, or email
[email protected]
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The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
OPINION
Cultural appropriation: sharing is caring?
By SUMAYA DIRIE
We’ve all
seen it before; people
who are not
Indian-nor
marriedwearing
bindis, the
painted dot
between the
eyebrows;
people who
are not Native American or war generals wearing headdresses; people who are not
African-American nor spiritually convicted wearing dreadlocks. This practice of “borrowing” from other cultures
that one has no interest or knowledge.
is called “cultural appropriation” or, for
those of you who don’t like big words,
taking someone else’s culture and treating it as an accessory to your life.
You might be thinking, “Why is this a
big deal? At least they aren’t being racist.” Which might be true, but we HAVE
to think about the hypocrisy of the situation. I used to get made fun of every
day in elementary school for bringing
food from home, kids would give me
grimaces and cover their noses as if I
was carrying a fermented raccoon in my
bag, but now “exotic food” is inhaled for
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Asian citizens get their accents made
fun of all over the world, but Tiffany and
her gaggle of friends lose their minds
over Pho or general Tsao’s (who by the
way, didn’t have anything to do with the
candied meat, and we are almost sure he
doesn’t exist.)
Everyone and their hippy grandmother knows Coachella, the folk and indie
music festival, is the annual gathering of
the culturally insensitive, and it makes
me –for journalist purposes I’ll exaggerate- sick to my stomach to think that
these people are parading around wearing Om’s wherever they please, or wrapping belly dancer’s skirts around their
heads.
It’s so confusing to me that people
of color are “uncivilized” and seen as a
burden until you think our clothing or
religions are “pretty” and “unique.”
My people, my food, my beliefs, are
not to add color to your blank canvas of
a life. If you want to be culturally accepting, stop telling people who are a different shade than you to “go back to their
countries” when they might have been
born and raised down the block from you.
If you want to take part in another
culture’s practices, visit that country, or
ask people who come from that place,
don’t take it upon yourself to be the
representative of a place you can’t even
pronounce, especially when you’re going to oppress the actual native. Take
this from someone who lives this stuff
every day, it’s not cute.
“Acting black” in the media
By Nialanni M. Jackson-Jordan
Iggy Azalea, Mackelmore, Mac
Miller
all
of these are
great
rappers,
who
were
all
thrust into
the spotlight,
who all had
catchy beats
and
dope
lyrics but they also have one thing in
common they all try to “ACT BLACK.”
A lot of people ask me what does
acting black mean? And to be honest there is no actual term for acting
black, but here’s my personal meaning. Acting black means trying talk like
us, walk like us, dress like us, and just
straight up try to be us literally.
Let one of these rappers make a hit
and they’re at the top of the billboard
in less than a few days but let a black
rapper does it and it takes the longest
time for them to be recognized for it.
NOW TELL ME HOW MUCH SENSE
DOES THAT MAKE?
I remember watching the Feb. 23
episode of Fashion Police and one
the hosts made a comment towards a
young African American lady about her
hair, saying, “Zendaya looked like she
smelled like ‘pachouli oil’ or ‘weed.’”
It’s bad enough that we have so
many stereotypes on us now but to
throw something out there for everyone to hear is so wrong and especially
if you’re in the media all of the time,
not to mention it’s embarrassing to
this young lady to hear something so
disrespectful.
One thing that doesn’t make sense
and will probably never make sense to
me is when a black person does something and I mean it could be anything
from clothes to hair to even food, we’re
judged and bashed for it but as soon
as a Becky does it, it’s chic. Like c’mon
now are you serious?
Now I am not trying to brag but everything a certain race does that pertains to urban living, mainly comes
from the African American culture
and what I mean by that is; remember
when I stated before when I said they
walk like us, talk like us and, dress like
us? Allow me to elaborate on that.
African American are known to have
a great sense of fashion, male or female, and literally we can pull off anything we put on, it’s a gift. But then you
have those who don’t have that kind of
swag, so what do they do? They hate,
criticize, and mock us, and try their
hardest to belittle us. Trust and believe this doesn’t just happen over the
media it happens in the streets, and in
schools.
Then after all that negativity here
they come trying to do what we did and
let me tell you now NO IT DOES NOT
WORK, IT WILL NEVER WORK YOU
CAN’T COPY WHAT WE ALREADY
Bantu knots are not a new
hairstyle, nor are they
“mini-buns.”
CREATED! Were trendsetters so it
should be flattering but truth be told
it’s annoying.
Hairstyles seem to be on the menu
too, we put a weave in and girl I tell
you it looks good (sometimes). A lot of
female celebrities wear weaves, extensions, braids, etc. Like Beyoncé, Kelly
Rowland, Zendaya, Rhianna, Nicki
Minaj the list goes on, and depending
on how it looks the media dives right
in and goes in on them, with a bunch of
hurtful, rude, and offensive comments,
but after about a week of disrespect
what happens, here comes little Becky
with the extensions to her butt and it’s
considered so natural and real…for
real that’s what we do now? Oh, okay.
Now African American people have
this rumor about them going around
saying we’re not the most literate kind
of people, oh but best believe we are.
We just tend to use slang more on certain occasions, and as soon as we say
something its trending just like that,
then you have Jessica and her clique
of friends hating calling us out, ghetto, ratchet, all those great things, but
watch how as soon as she gets done
criticizing, wannabe, little Jessica is
using the words like its been a part of
her vocabulary since day one.
Bottom line and the point I am trying
to convey throughout this whole thing
is be you, not someone else. And above
all, don’t claim you created something
that you criticized another group of
people for and then stole.
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SPORTS The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Baseball ends 2015 swinging
By Shelby Walker
The baseball team finished the season
with an overall record of 11-11.
Morgan McCullough was recognized
as a Seattle Times star player for the second time. The Seattle Times also placed
Jamie Maples and Morgan McCullough
Senior Daniel Kemp hugs
his coach for the last time.
on the 2015 Metro All-Conference Players First Team. Jordan Sagmoen and
Buick MacNamara were also recognized
as honorable mention.
Alumni from WSHS can always be
Tenni
By Lindsey Jensen
seen at the homes games, some played
for the team in their years here while
others just love to come support the
school. Community members will bring
their children to come watch the “big
kids play big baseball” and those children are always in awe. They might
still be playing T-ball but seeing WSHS
students playing at such high levels inspires children around the community
to have a dream, to perform at such a
high level in baseball or anything else
that they will endeavor in doing.
“The baseball team is always a blast
to watch,” Casey Hart said. “They’re always so good and there are so many fans
that consistently go to the home games.
During practice they are committed and
do extra running if they need to.”
The baseball team has some of the
best camaraderie in the school. The
baseball team is always doing things together. When they aren’t together, baseball is sure to be a topic that will come
up in conversation. No matter the time
of the year these students are out playing catch, talking baseball, and working to be better so the next season will
more productive and successful than
the last. Their eyes are looking ahead to
their next step in this sport and team,
whether it be the next season, practice,
out, or at bat.
or tennis?
The West Seattle tennis team has definitely brought the “S” this year. “S” for
sportsmanship. This tennis team is known
especially for their great sportsmanship,
they walk on the court with high courtesy,
politeness, and great attitude. They also
saw a lot of success, sending two players
to State, girls doubles team senior August
Carow and junior Katie Lacayo.
Carow and Lacayo played three matches, winning one. The two they lost, they
split sets on, so both were close matches.
The Wildcats lost to Kamiakan 0-6, 6-2,
2-6, then defeated Capital 6-0, 6-2 and
finally lost to Enumclaw 2-6, 6-4, 4-6 in
their matches in Kennewick last Friday.
The State tournament offered some new
challenges for the Seattle players, with 90
degree weather and unfamiliar courts.
“I felt like we represented the school
really well even though we didn’t move
on because all the matches were really
close and I felt like we played really well
for being in such hot weather and on new
courts,” said Carow. “I wasn’t at all unhappy with the way we played.”
Both Carow and Lacayo played singles
throughout the season, but joined forces
for a doubles team in Metros, winning to
move on to Metros where they took fourth
and qualified for State.
Carow and Lacayo were named Metro
League Champions. Their scores were 6-1
and 6-3 playing doubles.
In addition to some outstanding play
by the two seniors, many of the other
memebers of tennis gained a lot from the
season.
“Being a first year tennis player I have
learned a lot this season,” said junior LaVera Shields. “I had never played before,
but the coaches have taught me a lot and
I have significantly improved my skills
since the first time I picked up a racquet.
I have also made a lot of new friends, won
a few games, and discovered a love for the
sport.”
From the many newcomers that joined
this season, the tennis team has discovered a lot of new talent. This new talent
added to the previous experienced team
members has made for an overall great
season.
“I’ve enjoyed tennis much more than I
expected, and I wish I would have started
Jordan Sagmoen throws the heat as the starting pitcher for the Wildcats.
Jack Paige gets a hit against the Roosevelt Rough Riders, in their final game of the season.
playing sooner,” said junior Bonnie Weglin. “I like being part of the team, spending time with my friends, and just playing
the game. It was definitely worth joining.”
Of all the matches this season, varsity
has an average score of 8-2 and JV has
also won more games than they’ve lost.
This season’s winning record will move
up the WSHS tennis team to Valley C next
year.
“Being JV captain has been one of the
best experiences of my life,” said JV captain Tiffany Tran. “It all goes down to my
teammates though. People don’t get to
see the kind acts that they do outside of
the public, but I do, and I know that this
is one of the best teams we’ve been able
to work with. After the season is over, I
truly believe that we all will remain good
friends, especially the captains. August
Carow has been my ‘go to’ girl throughout the year, she’s always willing to help
with needed information inside and outside of tennis. Megan Duong has been a
supportive and understanding friend and
that’s more important than it sounds.
Serena Williams said, ‘Tennis is just a
game, family is forever.’ I have definitely
learned this through the two of them and
especially the JV team this year.”
If you are interested in joining the West
Seattle tennis team next year, all you have
to do is join. At West Seattle, tennis is
a “no cut” sport. Never picked up a racquet? Don’t worry, no experience needed
to have fun, meet new people, and learn
the game of tennis.
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The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Track sprints into State
By Hannah Gordon-Kirk
& Jake Carney
Coach Will Harrison led the Wildcats
into a successful 2015 spring season.
There were nine Wildcat athletes who
competed in the Metro League Championships on Wednesday May 13th.
This included the 110m hurdlers Cass
Elliott and Chaaka Trahan. Birdie Harvey ran in the 110m hurdles and Trahan
placed first with a time of 15.47. Elliott
took second overall with a 41.90 time.
Chris Nunez, Noah Evans, John Ursino, Nuradine Abdi and Maggie Cooper
raced in the 300m Hurdles.
This year was a much more successful season sending three times as many
people to districts as last year.
The Wildcats also had a showing
in State. Nunez, Trahan, Elliott, Nata-
SPORTS
lie Fuller, Lexi Ioane and Lani Taylor
made it to the State meet last weekend.
Taylor placed seventh in State in the
400 meter dash. She finished 14th in
her 100 meter and 200 meter sprints.
Trahan finished sixth in the 110 meter hurdles and 15th in the long jump.
Elliott finished ninth in the 300 meter hurdles.
Ioane finished strong in the shot put
at 15th place.
Nunez finished 15th in the 300 meter
hurdles.
Ioane finished 15th in the shot put.
Fuller competed in the triple jump,
finishing 12th place.
In his second year at West Seattle
High School, now head coach Harrison is supported by assistant coaches
Amanda Alvarez, Doug Cooper, Crystal
Chris nunez, Noah Evans, Jonathan Cheth and Chaaka
Tran at the Pasco Invitational.
Lani Taylor showed strong at State on Saturday finishing seventh in the 400 meter dash.
Sims, Michael Engelbert, Larry Wymer,
and Tim Reilly. Most of these assistant
coaches are new to the program this
year, but they’ve already made some
lasting impressions on a many of our
athletes.
“Doug’s really chill, he definitely
knows what he’s talking about,” said junior 100m hurdler Birdie Harvey. “He
can be hard on me and some of the other hurdlers, but it pays off in the end.”
There are a total of eight captains
this year including Birdie Harvey, Natalie Fuller, Hannah Gordon-Kirk, Sophie
Johnson, Jake Carney, Mason Gionet,
Chris Nunez, & Lexi Ioane. Eight captains may seem a bit overwhelming,
however on a track and field team it can
be really helpful for underclassman to
be able to reach out to multiple different leaders that specialize in the wide
array of events.
“This is my first year of track and
going into it I didn’t really know much
about it,” said freshman Annie Means.
“So it was nice to have captains in different events and areas to help me out
and show me the ropes.”
This year’s team almost doubled in
size, and almost a third more athletes
qualified for the Metro League Confer-
ence Championships than last year.
Many new freshman athletes joined
the squad this year, and have shocked
many of the coaches and upperclassmen athletes with their outstanding
abilities. The track and field athletes of
the Class of 2018 have some very bright
and promising seasons to come.
The 2015 season saw new school records being set. Junior Natalie Fuller
broke the record for the triple jump
with a leap of 34′8″. Maggie Cooper set
the pole vault record at 8ft 6in. Chaka
Trahan, Lani Taylor and many more
athletes are just inches and seconds
away from setting more records.
Outside of training six days a week,
the track team also has separate team
bonding activities. Earlier in the season there was a scavenger hunt around
West Seattle, also there’s been a bowling night, and after-practice pickup
games.
Junior Sophie Johnson sums it up,
“The team is much more than just out
on the track, we’re like a big family (not
to sound cheesy). And there’s a friend
for everyone in this program. I have
met some of my best friends to this day
from being a part of the track team. I
suggest joining.”
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SPORTS The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Seahawks practice in Maui
By Jake Carney
Students at West Seattle High School
were not the only ones to enjoy a nice
vacation for spring break. The Seattle
Seahawks had a little fun in the sun as
well. The Seahawks spent the week in
Maui, Hawaii as a part of what Cornerback Richard Sherman dubbed as
“Traincation.”
What “Traincation” consisted of was
basically a mix of nice vacation-like relaxation and a tough training regimen
in the hot Hawaiian sun. Although these
practices were not mandatory for the
whole team, many key players attended
the trip.
As well as training and vacationing,
the Hawks also focused a lot on team
bonding and getting to know each other
in a way that fans can sense at games
and even from behind a TV screen.
The Hawks newest addition Jimmy
Graham who previously played for the
New Orleans Saints was also on the
trip. Over the course of the week the Seahawks trained at King Kekaulike High
School in Maui just outside of their hotel in Wailea.
When visiting the Marriott hotel in
Wailea, I got the opportunity to meet
the “best corner in the league.” It wasn’t
The Seahawks combined training and vacation on their
Hawaii trip.
The Seahawks did some workouts on the beach.
Crabtree of the San Francisco 49ers either. It is interesting how TV media coverage can change the image of an NFL
player so easily.
My first impression of Richard Sherman was his positive energy, which
you could feel simply by his body language. Players such as Russell Wilson,
Kam Chancellor, Bruce Irvin, as well as
many other Seahawks were simply sitting back, relaxing and enjoying their
time off.
Sherman on the other hand was full of
energy, standing up on a bulkhead and
talking to his teammates in the booming
voice we are all too familiar with hearing during games. When I approached
Sherman he was very warm and welcoming. Asking questions about me
instead of merely talking about himself
personally.
After mentioning how I was from Seattle and was a big fan of the team Sherman humbly responded, “We’re just a
bunch of regular guys.”
In the past, sports media has regarded Richard Sherman as being a “thug”
or not classy because of his upbringing
in Compton, California. Regardless of
where he grew up Sherman graduated
from Stanford University and although
he talks a lot of trash during games he
usually has the facts and statistics to
back it up.
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015
By Hannah Gordon-Kirk
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is
an international association football
competition contested by the women’s
national teams of the members of the
“Federation International Football Association” (FIFA). The championship
has been awarded every four years
since the 1991 inaugural tournament
held in China, after the first men’s tournament which was held 61 years prior
to this. The United States beat Norway
2-1 in the final; winners of the first ever
FIFA Women’s World Cup. The current
title holder is Japan.
The tournament involves 12-24
(24 teams this year for the first time)
teams competing for the title at venues
within a given host nation over a period of three weeks. Teams are put into
random brackets, and must win within
their bracket to move on.
The competition in Canada will kick
off with the opening ceremony and
opening matches in Edmonton. In total, 52 matches will be played over 30
days (June 6 to July 5) from coast to
coast in six venues. The final match will
be played in Vancouver.
Canada, as the hosts, have been
named as the A1 seeds, which means
that they will play their first two group
matches in Edmonton.
The FIFA men’s world cup is widely
well-known and accepted into varying
cultures across the world. Their fan
support, advertisements, TV ratings,
etc... Outshine the women. 25 years ago
it was an immense struggle to get these
necessities met and to start and run a
functional fan club for women’s soccer.
Mia Hamm a former player and activist for women’s soccer was our American superstar and helped to spread the
popularity of women’s soccer throughout the world. She competed with the
U.S. women’s national soccer team for
17 years. She won the Women’s World
Cup in 1991 and 1999, and took Olympic
gold medals in 1996 and 2004. Without
her and her teammates bravery I am
positive that the FIFA Women’s World
Cup organization would not be as successful as it is today.
The program is still a work in progress and the Governance of FIFA is
working to include more countries into
applying to play in the women’s world
cup. Make sure to watch this coming
June.
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The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
SPORTS
Yearbooks are running out!
Don’t miss your chance to have a piece of Westside history
Yearbook Pickup Starts Friday, June 5th
Who: Prepaid seniors only
When: 2nd lunch only
Where: Room 133
What you need: Photo id or receipt
Yearbook Pickup Monday, June 8th and Tuesday, June 9th
Who: Everyone
When: 1st and 2nd lunch (not before school, after school or
during class)
Where: Room 133
What you need: Photo id or receipt if prepaid, $60 CASH
ONLY if you want to buy one of the few books not sold yet
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SPORTS
The Chinook - West Seattle High School - June 2015
Softball advances to State
By Hannah Gordon-Kirk
After an exciting and taxing season the West Seattle High School
girls’ softball team left their bats and
balls on the field in Lacey on Friday
May 29th. After taking second place in
the Metro League Championship and
making it through both Districts and
Regionals, their great run came to an
end with a pair of losses.
Their first game in the state championship tournament was against North
Central from Spokane and ended in a
5-1 loss. The second, a more lopsided
loss, was to Enumclaw, a 19-2 loss.
Their record this season was 17-3.
They made school history as well, becoming the second WSHS girls’ softball team to advance to State.
“Our goal was to make a big appearance at state this year, our team
was very promising this season, and I
am nothing but proud of our success,”
said junior Samantha Hemmert.
The softball team was one of six
teams that made it to state this year
for West Seattle High School. However, what really set them apart from
the others was their combined 3.72
GPA, a huge achievement to complement their success on the field.
Towards the end of the season some
serious injuries affected two crucial
players. Catcher Samantha Hemmert
dislocated her middle finger when
a Ballard athlete fouled a pitch into
her finger. Hemmert was moved to
second base while her finger healed.
Annalisa Ursino filled the Hemmert’s
spot behind the plate to near perfection. Hemmert recovered enough
to play catcher the last two games at
State.
Pitcher Gabby Wenn pulled her
hamstring running to first base just a
few games before State, and was told
that she could not play the rest of the
season. But that didn’t stop the star
Wildcat pitcher. Wenn pitched four
innings in the first game in Lacey.
Charlie Elliot filled this position when
Wenn was out with full confidence
and an exemplary performance in
multiple games.
“We really owe a lot of the success to
our coaches and fans,” said Hemmert.
After last year when the returning
head coach quit the day before the
first day of softball practice, Coach
Trevor Leopold stepped up and took
the position of Head Coach.
At the assembly just a day before
the girls took Lacey, Coach Leopold
said, “I’ve never coached softball before, but I’ve never been involved
with a team that loses. And I’ll tell you
what, we’ve been winning ever since.”
Coach Leopold won Metro Coach
of the Year and several of the players
also received All-Metro honors.
Rachel DeVore takes a defensive stance at second base
in the State tournament.
The 2015 Wildcat softball team is only the second
softball team to make it to State in school history.
1st
Team
All-Metro
Gabby
Wenn –
Pitcher
Annalisa Ursino – Outfield
1st Team All-Division (Mountain)
Sam
Hemmert –
Catcher
Emma Atkinson – 1st Base
Lucy
Mead –
2nd
Base
Charli
Elliott –
Shortstop
Spritle Hirano – Outfield
Honorable
Mention
Bryn
Snodgrass –
Outfield
Rachel DeVore – 3rd Base
Annalisa Ursino and her dad/coach Jeff Ursino at
their final game together.
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FUN PAGE
#HighSchoolIn5Words
I’m just trying to graduate.
We didn’t even learn this.
I’ll just do it tomorrow.
I found the answers online.
I’ll just be a stripper.
Yo you got a charger.
Let me copy your homework.
We had homework last night?
Mom literally everyone else failed.
This isn’t like the musical.
We didn’t even learn this.
I’m just gonna wing it.
I’ll do better next quarter.
Do you have a dollar?
Can I copy your notes.
Wait, that was due today?
“Bill Nye the science guy”
F**k it, I’m dropping out.
Aye, you got a pencil.
I can’t see the board.
What time we get out.
$3 for guys, girls free.
When does this period end?
Yo, you got a charger?
When does this sh*t end!
Can it be Friday already
GPA dropping like its hot.
I’m so done with everyone.
Can you send me screenshots?
I’d rather take a nap.
Do we have a sub?
You catch that twitter beef?
Senioritis kicked in freshman year.
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CALENDAR
Sunday
Monday
1
7
National Chocolate
Ice Cream Day
14
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
both lunches, rm 133
(prepaid and $60
CASH ONLY)
Green Out
Senior Farewell
Assembly
Smile Power Day
16
Last Day of School
1 hour Early Release
Friday
5
Yearbook Pickup
PREPAID SENIORS
ONLY
Room 133, 2nd lunch
Finals (2/4)
Iced Tea Day
Yearbook Pickup,
both lunches, rm
133 (prepaid and
$60 CASH ONLY)
Thursday
4
3
SWAC, 10
8 Yearbook Pickup, 9Graduation,
6 p.m.
15
Flag Day
- West Seattle High School - June 2015
17
11
12
Finals (3/5)
National Corn on the
Cob Day
18
Finals (1/6)
Red Rose Day
19
World Sauntering
Day
Go Fishing Day
Eat Your Vegetables
National Splurge Day
Fresh Veggies Day
21
22
Insurance
Awareness Day
Paul Bunyan Day
24
National
Columnists Day
National Pink Day
Father’s Day
First Day of
Summer
Go Skate Day
28
23
29
Camera Day
Hug Holiday
Waffle Iron Day
30
25
Swim A Lap Day
1
26
Beautician’s Day
Forgiveness Day
Take your Dog to
Work Day
Log Cabin Day
National Catfish
Day
2
3
Saturday
6
National Gardening
Exercise Day
National Trails Day
National Yo-Yo Day
D Day
13
Sewing Machine
Day
20
Ice Cream Soda Day
National Hollerin’
Day
World Jugglers Day
27
Sunglasses Day
4
Meteor Day
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June 2015
West Seattle High School
Volume 88
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Issue 5
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