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Issue 5
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Prom
Special Feature pages 6 and 7
ecoLife
Inside Look page 10
Expressions
Inside Look page 11
CPR
RxMarijuana
News page 2
Opposing Views
Opinion page 9
Photo by Bianca Zerwas
Design by Lindsey Lawrence
The Wire
Ruhaak Trains Future Photographers Through Senior Pictures
Chris Ruhaak of
HP&D helps out
senior Peyton
Poast with a
senior picture.
“He showed
our staff new
techniques,
and things we
didn’t know,”
yearbook photo
editor junior
Joe Stokes
said. “ Like
how to work
with different
lights and
backgrounds.”
Photo by Sanjula Mahathantila
What company would be generous enough to provide Lewis
Central senior students with professional photos free of charge? In
February, Chris Ruhaak of Heartland Photo and Design worked with
yearbook and newspaper photographers to train photographers to
take senior portraits.
Ruhaak started his photography career in high school taking
pictures for the yearbook and newspaper. With a degree in
journalism from University of Nebraska, he worked on training
himself in photography. Ruhaak is now a member of the Professional
Photographers of America and has also won numerous competitions.
Since 2001, Ruhaak had operated out of his studio HP &D with his
wife Melanie.
With an interest in nature photography, Ruhaak’s photos have
been published in many magazines including AAA’s Travel Magazine
and Spirit. He still travels as much as he can, taking pictures but
he does not submit them to magazines because of his busy work
schedule taking professional photos for seniors as well families and
businesses.
He dedicated his time and effort to give back to high school
journalists and help seniors get their pictures into the yearbook. “It
makes me feel good that the kids are leaving happy with a smile on
their face,” Ruhaak said.
Story by Bianca Zerwas and Sanjula Mahathantila
Certified in New Curriculum
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In most classes, people may start off
paying attention for the first ten minutes or
so, but the attention fades as class drags on.
They find themselves staring blankly at the
equations on the board wondering, when
they are ever going to use this in life. In
most cases, the answer is never. But Lewis
Central has a new required class that teaches
something you might actually use, possibly
even to save a life.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
certification is now required by the state of
Iowa for all students starting with the class
of 2012. It will be taught as a part of Health
class, and the unit will take about a week.
The tenth graders who took Health last year
will be taken out of a P.E. class for a week to
get their certification.
Some of the topics that will be
covered include how to prevent disease
transmission through CPR, how to check for
consciousness, rescue breathing techniques,
using the Automated External Defibrillator
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(AED) machine, and the actual process of
performing CPR.
Sophomore Jeremy Robbins took the
class last trimester. “The class was good, I
liked that we actually got to practice using
the AED on a dummy.”
Health teacher Tracy McVey will be
doing the bulk of the teaching, but Coach
Chris Hanafan and Coach Jess Bond will also
be teaching some of the classes. All three got
certification last fall so they could teach it
this year.
It seems to be going over pretty well with
students and teachers alike. “I think it is a
great idea. We have had it in our curriculum
before but have had trouble get someone to
come in to teach it,” McVey said. It may one
day come in handy for the students learning
it. “The more people that know it the greater
chance that if someone needs it, someone
could perform it,” Robbins said.
Story by Taylor Jensen
Reporters
Bianca Zerwas
Sanjula Mahathantila
Taylor Kuhn
Photography Editor
Bridget Hall
Bridget Mulligan
Becca McMillen
Copy Editor
Carrie Miller
Sara Rudolph
Brandon Myers
Assistant Editor
Logan Marada
Taylor Jensen
Kyla Spencer
As sophomore Kallie Ferris practices on a dummy, she
remembers the basic steps to giving someone CPR in the
case of an emergancy.
Photo by Bianca Zerwas
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in this publication reflect those of the student writers, not the
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March 26,2010
No Taxation on Hot Tunes
When listening to the radio, students
may hear various commercials being
broadcasted that feature slogans like,
“Stop the radio tax,” or “Say no to
performance tax.” There is even a Web
site devoted to defeating the proposed
tax. But what exactly is this tax and how
will it affect listeners?
Currently, radio broadcasting stations
pay royalty fees to songwriters and musical
composers of the songs they air, but do not
compensate the performers of the songs.
Musical performers earn money from the
sales of their CDs and from downloads via
music Web sites such as iTunes or Yahoo.
The record industry is asking Congress to
impose a tax that will require broadcasting
stations to pay a fee to performers when
they play their songs.
Freshman Tyler Wobken thinks the
tax is totally justified. “The people who
make the songs should get paid for it, and
not just the company who owns them,”
Wobken said.
Broadcasting stations, however, feel
that this tax would further increase their
already significant losses in revenue, as
well as discourage radio stations from
airing music by new artists. They believe
that the current system sufficiently
benefits each party of the music industry.
In past years, Congress has acknowledged
that radio stations are responsible for over
one and a half billion dollars of the money
that record companies make annually.
Senior Cesly Gochanour feels that
enough money is already paid to musical
performers, “I say they shouldn’t have to
pay money at all. If people wanted to pay
money they would just go to a concert or
something.”
This tax would affect the community
by drastically reducing the variety of
music available to be aired, and prevent
new artists from being heard. Some radio
stations may be forced to shut down
entirely if they are unable to pay the fees.
Radio broadcasting stations collectively
generate about six billion dollars, which
they give back to the community through
charities and contests. If the tax were
imposed, most of that money would
be sent out of the local community and
be given to the already wealthy record
labels.
Radio stations encourage listeners
to weigh in on the issue by either joining
their online effort or writing letters to their
state’s congressmen. Whether students
agree with the tax or not, it will affect
them and they can voice their opinion.
Story by Kyla Spencer
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The Rash That Isn’t a
Oh, wrestling practice. It is the place
where athletes put on ten layers of clothes,
sweat like it is the desert, and start eating
wrestling mat. After a hard practice, nothing
sounds better than a nice, long shower
and…a doctor’s appointment?
After a long day of school and a
strenuous, demanding practice, freshman
Austin Leer was icing his shoulder in trainer
Dave Byrne’s office like he normally did.
Then, Dave noticed something a bit unusual
about Leer’s shoulder. It looked like there
was a big rash on his shoulder and on the
side of his body. This “rash” was actually
not a rash at all; it was a mild case of staph
infection. “We don’t call it staph, we call it
‘the funk,’” Leer said.
After hearing the news, Leer went to the
doctor, where they gave him a few simple
instructions to follow until it was healed.
“Everyone thinks it’s a big deal but it’s really
not. We just have to tape it and put the
cream on, but we can’t practice,” Leer said.
According to Activities Director Mr. Hale,
the infection itself is not as big of a deal as
it seems to be. Staph is easily treated; the
victim of the infection must apply a cream
and sit out of practice for two to three days
until they are clear. The biggest threat is the
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Rash
possibility of not being able to compete at a
crucial wrestling meet and have all the hard
work and hours of sweat go to waste. “Let’s
say you had staph infection. You go to the
doctor and get treated for it, but you can’t
participate for two or three days. Imagine it
was the Thursday before districts. You wait
the three days and it’s Sunday. There goes
your season,” said Hale.
Even though staph infection itself is
supposedly “not a big deal,” Lewis Central still
took several steps to prevent staph infection
from spreading throughout the school. The
wrestling room is always thoroughly sprayed
with disinfectant before each and every
practice regardless of infection or not, but
this year there were a few other precautions
implemented to prevent infection. The locker
rooms were cleaned and disinfected, and all
students were instructed to clean out their
athletic lockers so they could be sanitized as
well. The weight room and wrestling room
were monitored and carefully sanitized
throughout wrestling season, too.
Because of the careful precautions
taken, less than five athletes were infected;
infection was kept to a minimum. Staph
infection was abolished from the school and
will not return. Not until next year, anyway.
Story by Sara Rudolph
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Wrestlers
Looking Ahead
to Next Year
Junior Matt Howell ends his record breaking season at the state swim meet in
Marshalltown. Previously in the season Howell broke records in the 200 yard freestyle
and 500 yard freestyle.
Photo by Bridget Hall
Swimming in
Charted Waters
Junior Matt Howell went into the state
swim meet held at Marshalltown with a
record breaking season and the title of
regional swimmer of the year. With two
years of experience under his belt, Howell
knew what to expect when it came to
competing amongst the best.
“I felt like I was more relaxed because
I am older and I knew what to expect,” said
Howell.
In the state of Iowa, the state swimming
competition is not split up into 1A, 2A, 3A
and 4A like most other sports. The athletes
are racing against the entire state, making
it harder to qualify for the meet, let alone
place in the top six and get on the podium.
“I think not being divided up into classes
makes you slower because you don’t get as
many chances to swim against the faster
kids during the season.”
Howell ended up placing tenth in the
200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:46.89, a
mere eight tenths slower then his qualifying
time. In the 500 yard freestyle he touched
the wall at 4:47.34, less then two seconds
off his regional time and placing eighth in
the process.
“I think this season went fairly well. I
think I could have improved a little more.
I look forward to next year being a faster
year.”
Story by Bridget Hall
For the first time in thirteen years,
Lewis Central wrestling has returned
home lacking a gold medal.
Not the entire state wrestling
tournament was disappointing for
the wrestlers and fans, though. Many
wrestlers showed promise for the future,
including junior Elijah Sullivan, who was
the runner-up in the 140 pound weight
class, and junior Jay Hildreth who finished
third in the 130 pound weight class.
Sullivan fell to Jake Ballweg of
Waverly-Shell Rock High School in the
championship match. However, Sullivan
looks at it through a different perspective.
“Well, I think that I did well overall
this year, but I’m going to use my loss to
help me work hard for the next season
and hopefully pull off a state title.”
Hildreth lost to Jordan Rinken of
Waver-Shell Rock High School, before
knocking off Tanner Schaefer of Spencer,
and Dylan Blackford of South East Polk to
fight his way back up to third.
“I think it was good!” said Hildreth
speaking of him and his teammates
performances at the state tournament,
“As a team we did some good things, and
some bad things. I think we’re young and
next year we will be on the top of the
state. I wish I could have got first. It was
hard to see a kid that I have beat twice
win it, but that’s okay. Next year, I want
to finish in the top 3 as a team and for
myself, I want to go undefeated and win
state.”
Looking at it with the glass half
full is the way to do it. Next year looks
extremely promising for our wrestling
team, and next winter the Titans won’t be
coming home empty handed.
Story by Steven Elonich
Senior Gary Utley
Senior Mary Clouser has busted a move alongside other team members on the Lewis
Central Dance Team for two years of high school and danced competitively at A Step Ahead
Dance Studio for ten years.
Clouser said the one place she would want to visit before she dies is Australia because
she really wants to pet a koala bear. The one food she can’t stand is oranges because of the
texture, but admits to liking orange juice only if there is no pulp. If she was given the choice
between being the queen of a foreign country or the president of the United States, she
would choose the latter because she loves America.
Clouser’s favorite toys when she was younger were the Care Bears that talked and the
Rugrats action figures. Her favorite junk food to indulge in is Taco Bell. She confesses that she
goes there almost every day and buys a nacho supreme with no tomatoes and a cheese roll
up. She prefers rollerblading over roller skating and says her brother is her biggest role model
because he the coolest person she has ever met.
Basketball is the sport Clouser says she wishes she was good at and strawberry applesauce
is her favorite snack. After high school she plans on either attending Clarkson College or
UNMC to become a pediatric nurse. One piece of advice Clouser would give underclassmen
is this: “Stay out of other people’s business and focus more on what is going on with you.”
Story by Bridget Hall
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Photo by Bridget Mulligan
Page Design Taylor Jensen
March 26, 2010
Common
Ground
Above: Sabrina McKeever and Matt Feekin act out a scene as mother
and daughter in Drama II’s production of “Greater Tuna.”
Photo by Sanjula Mahathantila
At right: Junior D.J. Hendrix and sophomore Carrie Fuerst hold their
breath as they dissect a cat in Brett Ford’s Anatomy and Physiology
class.
Photo by Bianca Zerwas
Driver Education
@ Iowa Western Community College
Summer classes start Jun. 1 and again on Jun. 28
They meet 8-11 AM, Monday - Friday
The classroom portion is done in 2 weeks. Driving is sched- Speechers Jessica Willadsen, Camilla Cortney, Brittany Bell, Ellen
uled after class and on Saturdays and may take longer.
Overholtzer and Shawn Moore in rehearsal.
Call 712-325-3404 to register or for information
Senior Matt Vang has been involved in things such as Student Council
and Lewis Corporation for three years, National Honor Society and Express
for one year, and choir for all four years of high school.
Vang’s favorite color is blue is he is not quite sure why, but says it’s
probably because it is the color of the sky on good days. The one place he
says that he would like to visit is Japan because he says he might feel more
at home. Even though he is not Japanese he thinks he would enjoy himself. If
Vang was given a roll of duct tape he would use it to cover Mrs. McLaughlin’s
room because she could use a little humor in her life.
If Vang was given the choice between being a super secret spy or a
knight in shining armor he would chose to be a spy since it is the closest
thing to being a ninja. He is not a fan of either ketchup or mustard. Vang also
added he would much rather discover a new continent than a new planet
because people could actually live on the continent, whereas they would
die out in space.
“Have fun with life while you still can. It’s going to be a pain in the butt
later.”
Story by Bridget Hall
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Photo by Sanjula Mahathantila
It is the one subject that many people
normally have a problem talking about, but
now people are more approving of it. What
is the topic? The topic is people’s sexuality.
The one place people can go where no
one will judge them for their sexuality is
the Gay Straight Alliance. GSA is a group of
students who support and help each other
with their sexuality. They also help fight
discrimination that comes along with coming out about who they are.
GSA is for anyone who wants to join,
whether you are gay or straight. The goal
of the group is to make the school environment a better place for everyone. Everyone
is there to discuss and tell about personal
experiences they have had with discrimination.
“It’s not a professional setting, but
more like ‘hey, we like you for who you
are,’” said sophomore James Hodge, who is
the president of GSA. At the meetings they
talk about upcoming and current events
that are happening within the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, and Transgender community. They
also play games and do other fun activities.
One of the main things GSA does is
take part in the Day of Silence (DOS). This
day is pre-selected once every year; it is
when anyone participating stays silent all
day. The purpose of not talking is to show
that it is not fair that they get discriminated
against and harassed at school, which
should be a safe place. This year DOS is on
April 16, 2010.
“Art club is for everyone with artistic
talents, whereas GSA you can be anyone
and fit in,” Hodge said.
In the end, it does not matter who
you are or who you like. It is the uniting of
students in the school to stop the serious
problem of discrimination that occurs in
many schools today.
Story by Taylor Kuhn
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Photo by Sanjula Mahathantila
Activities 5
DressDilemma
“It’s all downhill
after the dress.”
Twenty years ago, this saying
carried a lot of weight, and it still
does. For prom, there is nothing
girls want more than to be the
most beautiful belle at the ball,
whether they admit it or not.
Having the perfect dress is a
necessity, but what happens now
that the perfect dress is nowhere
to be found or is too expensive?
As worth-while as it may be,
the cost of prom can sometimes
be upwards of five hundred
dollars for a couple for one
night. If this was no a stretch for
people five or six years ago, it is
now. The unemployment rate is
approximately ten percent, the
housing market is slow, and it
seems like the price of everything
is going up while incomes seem
to be going down; everything is
suffering because of it. Whether
teens like it or not, prom may start
to feel the effects of the economy.
According to a representative
from Younkers, new prom dress
sales are taking a hit. A lot of
girls start buying their dresses in
February and sales peak in midMarch, but Younkers has had
a rush of girls buying dresses
now. The reason? There is a
large clearance rack of last year’s
dresses adjacent to the new ones.
Instead of spending two hundred
dollars for a brand new dress, girls
can get last year’s styles for about
half the price.
Dillards, however, is not
experiencing any such decline.
“I’ve barely been selling any of my
99 dollar dresses…girls are buying
the 159 and 179 dollar dresses
more than anything,” prom
specialist Laura Mendoza said.
“I’ve been worried [the economy]
was going to affect my sales this
year.”
It does not appear to be
affecting sales at all. One Saturday,
in one hour alone, Mendoza sold
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over 1,400 dollars worth of prom
dresses. “The buyers for [Dillards]
did not buy as many 200 dollar
dresses as they did last year. I
think that may have something to
do with it. They bought a lot more
of the 159, 169, and 179 dollar
dresses,” Mendoza said.
A buyer not buying as many
dresses seems to be a trend this
year. Girls appear to be searching
high and low for the perfect
dresses, but stores just are not
getting as many prom dresses
on the sales floor. Last year,
the malls were filled with prom
advertisements and gowns were
practically falling out of the store
windows. Now they racks are
even barren and hidden away in a
corner in some stores.
This dilemma leaves girls
with three practical options. One:
settle for a dress. They may not
be in love with their dress, but it
will have to do. Two: order a dress
online. Although a lot of people
are skeptical about ordering
something as important as a prom
dress over the internet, it may be
the better option for others. With
a few clicks, access is gained to
every popular prom outlet and
store in the world, presenting the
shopper with endless options for
dresses. Three: borrow a dress
from a friend, sister, or aunt.
Chances are, they will probably
have a gorgeous dress hanging
lonely in the closet. “I borrowed
my dress,” junior Natalie Olberding
said. “My parents make me pay
for it so I don’t wanna spend 400
dollars on a dress I’ll only wear
once.”
Even if girls do not have the
“perfect” dress for prom, they
can be sure of one thing: prom
will be fun. The economy may
be changing the way we shop for
prom, but it can never change the
fond memories we will have when
it is over.
Story by Sara Rudolph
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It’s not the Question
It’s How you Present it
[Pre]Prom
Are you ready?
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Streets atoftheFrance,
Durham
It’s that time of year again. Girls
are shopping for the perfect dresses
as well as making hair and makeup
appointments. While the girls are doing
that, the guys are out renting their
tuxedos and booking the limos. It’s prom
time and everyone is making plans.
Every year, six juniors plan the
junior senior prom. This year’s prom
committee consists of three boys and
three girls. The guys are Nate Connealy,
Luke Norville, and Dylan Wulff. The Girls
are Sarah Gates, Jenna Ladd, and Kait
Madsen.
At the beginning of February these
six got catalogs and started looking for
the perfect theme for this year’s prom.
After several weeks of searching and
conversing with each other they settled
on a theme. The streets of France!
“The streets of France was chosen
because it goes well with the venue,”
junior Jenna Ladd said. The colors are
said to be a variety of blacks, golds, and
reds.
“I think prom is going to be a
ton of fun this year because all the music
is hand selected by us,” junior Luke
Norville said.
Everyone on the committee is
equally involved in the planning for
prom. Whether it be choosing the gifts
to the color scheme or even the theme
itself. Even though these six plan prom
by themselves, we are the ones who
make it enjoyable so start planning the
pre-prom stuff now.
Story by Becca McMillen
Romance is a key
part of the prom
experience; every girl
wants it, and every boy
worries about messing
it up. It all begins with
the basic question,
“Will you go to prom
with me?”
For some the answer to this
question means everything to a
high school student and it can
drastically affect the outcome of a
very important night.
It is all about asking the right
way, no one wants to be asked in
the middle of lunch with a tator tot
shoved in their mouth. The timing
must be perfect and so must the
way it is asked. A perfect example
was when senior Cole Jensen held
up a sign that said “Prom?” after
Natalie Olberding had won at her
track meet. “It would be hard to
top off what Cole did,” Olberding
said.
The same can be said for
Brady Wells decorating junior
Kaiti Madsen’s way to school
with streamers and signs where
everyone could see. Students are
getting more and more creative
every year, like Madsen who last
year asked her date to snoball
using a fortune cookie. “I want
to ask a different way every time,
pretty much anything creative,”
Madsen said.
So whether it is the guy or the
girl asking the question, romance
is important for that perfect night.
It may not be what every girl
expects, but it certainly could not
hurt. Story by Bridget Mulligan
More Than a
Dress
Saturday March 13, Lewis Central held the
annual dress drive, sponsored by Jennie Edmundson
Hospital. All benefits made from the drive went
to the Spirit of Courage Cancer Care Fund. Going
on nothing but dresses donated by students and
volunteers, they helped sell dresses at inexpensive
prices to help out not only cancer patients, but girls
who otherwise may not have been able to get a
dress for prom. Over eight different businesses also
donated toward making prom a special night, these
prizes were raffled off to a few lucky girls for a day
pampering and good food. This drive was helpful for
everyone involved, the volunteers, the girls, and the
patients of Jennie Ed.
Story by Bridget Mulligan
Photo by Bridget Mulligan
The Wire
Our Country
Our Language
Christopher Jensen
Editor in Chief
A Facebook page named “You came to our
country, you learn our language” inspired me
to write about how annoying it is when someone tells me people need to speak English if
they are going to be here. Though sometimes
they are only kidding, a lot of times these people are completely serious.
They say things like, “It’s our country, so
they need to learn our language.” I do agree
that the United States is our country; however, it’s their country just as much as it is ours.
Don’t be so possessive of land, please. All of
our families were once considered immigrants,
so I think everyone should be more empathetic for people who don’t speak English. It is only
your country if you are a citizen, it’s not determined based on your native language.
By law someone cannot be forced to learn
a certain language, so if someone wishes to
speak to people who don’t speak English, they
should be the one learning a different language. A lot of other countries already don’t
like America, so don’t you think it would impress them if most of us were bi or even multilingual? After all, we are known to be a nation
of very different ethnicities and cultures.
I have never traveled outside of the U.S.,
but a lot of my peers have. They have visited
places like Mexico, France, and even Russia.
The ironically hypocritical thing: they went to
‘their’ country, but never bothered to learn
‘their’ language.
Obviously there is a bit of ignorance floating around mixed with a little ego. Just because English is the most spoken language in
America, doesn’t mean people should just cut
themselves off from learning any other language.
I think there is an inner prejudice in people
who want everyone to speak English to make
them think people who speak English as a first
language are in charge of this country, which
to me sounds very racist. Why can’t we just
all decide to learn and speak Spanish? Even
though most people speak English in the U.S.,
globally Spanish is more popular than English.
The next time you have a feeling of
annoyance because someone’s speaking
Spanish to you, all you have to do is say
“No hablo Español.” It’s that simple.
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Opposing Views
In Favor
Imagine getting the news that in nine
months you will be a mommy or daddy, your
parents will turn into grandparents and your
eight-year-old brother or sister will be an aunt
or an uncle. The only word flashing through
your mind is ‘how?’ The answer: You had sex.
Teen pregnancy is by far no laughing matter. Rates continue to rise, despite efforts from
parents, schools and the media. The “just don’t
do it,” which applies to drugs and alcohol, and
“save sex until marriage” methods are outdated according to today’s society. There are still
those, like myself, that choose to believe that
sex should wait.
Health class teaches us the scary side of
the things society tells us not to do. It shows
us teen moms, effects of drugs and the consequences of alcohol. Are we not almost guar-
Against
For as long as most of us can remember, we have been told to just not do certain
things. We have been told not to smoke, drink
until we are of age, not to have sex until we are
married, or not to do drugs at all. We started
learning all of this at such a young age that it is
drilled into our minds.
Students are taught sex education at an
age when they are not even thinking about it.
As a fifth grader a big concern is whether or
not you are going to get picked last during P.E.
or classroom games. By the time kids start to
become sexually active, we have begun to disregard what adults have already taught us.
With the “just don’t do it” method, we are
told to not do it at all. We are told simply just to
Sex Education in School
anteed cancer at some point in our lives if we
smoke? When you make the decision to have
sex, is your entire future not put on the line?
Are drugs and alcohol not two sure-fire ways
to end up down the wrong path? We are not
just told not to do these things, we are shown
what happens if we do and prevention methods fail.
If you still choose to believe the school
isn’t teaching us about sex, turn on your TV,
open a magazine, or read a newspaper. Are
the screaming babies and exhausted, young
mothers not enough to convince you? Our
schools and the media are trying to teach us
a lesson. It may be as straight forward as a
Public Service Announcement or as disguised
as the next hit teen show, but the message is
always there.
When told not to do drugs, we are given
the short and long term effects. School tells
us if we start, it’s most likely we won’t stop.
If one chooses to smoke, ways of quitting are
often given, but no one said it was going to
be easy. Consequences of alcohol abuse are
also explained. Knowing when to stop and
deciding when to stop are two very different
things.
The world is begging us to stop and think
before we do. Our school is telling us to sit and
listen before we rebel. Maybe next time before
you decide to take place in an activity that could
end up being life altering think of something
other then yourself. Imagine that little brother
or sister sitting at home playing with their toys.
Consider your parents working hard to make
your life better for you. Is that really the role
model you want to be? When you have children
will you consent to having them act the way you
did at their age? Think about it.
Story by Bridget Hall
abstain, but what about the people who do not
listen? If we decide to try any of this we do not
know how to respond to the consequences. For
example, with smoking, adults do not teach us
how to quit if we get addicted. They do not tell
us that if we decide to drink what amount of
consumption is acceptable and what amount is
dangerous. They also do not teach us how to
identify alcohol poisoning, which is something
everyone needs to know how to recognize.
Most students are rebellious, therefore
they do the opposite of what they are told. By
getting told to not do drugs, smoke or drink
until you are of legal age, or to have sex until
you are married, some young people will go
out and at least try one or all of those things
before they should.
Most likely if we get told not to do some-
thing our automatic reaction is “I wonder why
we shouldn’t?” Some people’s reaction is that
they are going to do that at one point in their
life. The majority of people who choose to go
against what they are told, do that because
they would like to experience the feeling it
gives them. After which some become addicted
to that activity and do not know how to quit.
We as students deserve to learn everything about the topic and not just how not to
do it. If we are taught ways to handle ourselves
in situations where there is drinking or smoking, etc. we could potentially save lives. Those
who do try these things need to know how not
to get carried away. We should be taught alternate ways to handle these situations if we
decide to take part in them.
Story by Becca McMillen
Cartoons: Childhood’s True Love
Every Saturday morning most kids awake to the great love that is a fresh bowl of Cocoa Puffs and an episode of their favorite
cartoon. Recently it has seemed this classic tradition has become a nightmare. Cartoons are no longer what they used to be, similar
to society. Children’s one get away from life has become a dismal, dry snore fest rather than adventure away from the real world.
As a child, we all reminisce about the classics such as, “Cat-Dog,” “Hey Arnold,” “Dexter’s Laboratory,” and “Rugrats.” All of the
shows put us in real-life situations with not so real characters; the beauty of it was that the shows had real-life value, and we could
all relate to the situations. Cartoons now don’t relate to kids in a creative way, they lack pizzazz.
Take the show “6teen” for example; it is based solely around teens getting into trouble in a mall. While the writers have an accurate view on a teenage life, it does not have the creativity to make it a cartoon. Compare this to “Dexter’s Laboratory”; Dexter would
get into mischief with his sister Dee-Dee, while he created his “mad scientist experiments” and still had a somewhat realistic situation. This provided a good message to kids about life, because they could relate to the characters and learn lessons in a fun way.
Cartoons may be interesting with realistic situations. Look at, “The Simpsons,” Math teacher, Joe Ankenbauer’s favorite show.
“The Simpsons is a great show; it has a realistic plot, it’s hilarious, and it can relate to many people,” said Ankenbauer. This takes a
real-life dysfunctional family and puts them in a realistic situation; everyone knows without the charisma of Homer, Bart, and others, this show would not be funny, and probably would not be the cartoon it has been for the past 20 years.
Even renditions of the old cartoons such as “Batman,” “Scooby Doo,” and ‘Looney Toons” have become terrible. The originals
were and always will be the best, because today’s versions do not have the same violence, comedy, or originality as they used to.
Cartoons have become the new trend followers, with the way they try to relate with everyday life or nothing at all. It seems to
be a huge let down, while normal sitcoms seem to be rising. Shows such as “Family Guy,” “The Simpsons,” and “South Park” seem
to have taken the media by storm with the fresh originality and controversy. What have cartoons become now a days and what will
they become in the future?
Story by Logan Marada
Page Design Chris Jensen
March 26, 2010
Signing the Way to Open Communication
The high school students in the Council
Bluffs Community district are offered choices
when it comes to foreign languages, such as
French and Spanish. Sadly, Lewis Central has
only the latter offered. While Spanish can prove
useful, I would rather have at least one other
language to choose from, like sign language.
LC sits right across the street from Iowa
School for the Deaf (ISD), yet sign language is
not offered. I understand that it’s not a free
slice of pie; there would have to be teachers
found and hired. However, I talked with Mr.
Story and he said that sign language is a great
tool and there might be a possibility of offering it outside of school. The problem is most
colleges look at traditional languages, such as
French, instead of sign language. I’m not necessarily saying I want sign language as a credit
class, but rather an opportunity to learn something outside of the rut of everyday classes.
Most people who know sign language use
it because they are either deaf or mute. I’ve
seen these people in the stores, minding their
own business when people come up behind
them and get irritated because the language
used is one they don’t understand. The glaring
Opposing Views
In Favor
Although the extent of the medicinal value of marijuana has
been disputed, it has several benefits. Among these are treatment
for nausea and vomiting, stimulation of hunger in chemotherapy, as
well as in AIDS patients, and lowered eye pressure to be effective for
treating glaucoma. Less confirmed individual studies also have been
conducted indicating cannabis is beneficial in a variety of conditions
including multiple sclerosis and depression.
While cannabis for recreational use is illegal in most parts of the
world, its use as a medicine is legal in a number of territories worldwide. In the U.S., federal law outlaws all cannabis use, while permission for medical cannabis varies among states.
It is surprising that despite various studies not only in the United
States but through out the world; the use of marijuana has been outlawed. And it was made illegal for very suspect reasons, even though
it had been discovered likely before 7000 or 8000 B.C. when hemp
was used as a fabric. Harry Anslinger the commissioner of the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Narcotics in 1930 spread lies saying that
marijuana use caused black men to think that they were equal to
white men. And said it led to pacifism and Communist brainwashing.
Anslinger received help from William Randolf Hearst, owner of
a large chain of newspapers. He was openly racist towards Hispanics
and also had invested in the timber industry to support his newspaper
chain. The development of hemp paper would be huge competition,
possibly hurting his business. He also had lost thousands of acres of
timberland to Mexican rebel Poncho Villa. Around this time he printed stories in his papers saying that Mexicans and the devil marijuana
weed caused violence.
Hearst and Anslinger gained support by Dupont chemical company and various pharmaceutical companies to outlaw cannabis.
Dupont patented nylon, and wanted hemp removed as it would be
competition for their product. The pharmaceutical companies could
neither identify nor standardize cannabis dosages, and with cannabis,
citizens could grow their own and not have to purchase it from their
companies.
So everyone who is suffering right now is suffering more than
they must due to men who could only be referred to as racist and
greedy. They advanced their agenda all the way to Congress. Due to
a series of lies that can’t even be seen as half truths but now are
passed off as common knowledge; marijuana became illegalized and
criminalized on August 2, 1937. On the basis of all these lies the drug
should become legal as its effects far out way its side effects which
are minor at best. If you are still undecided or still leaning towards the
thought that it should remain illegal do some research yourself.
Story by Brandon Myers
Page designed by Chris Jensen
unfairness of this hits me hard. How is it fair for
the community to expect people to speak the
main language if they can’t hear or talk?
If people learned how to sign, then communication would be open and there would
not be as many people feeling like outsiders.
There would be more opportunities to form
friendships and bonds, as well as another foreign language class to offer. Iowa Western has
a sign language class, but I don’t always have
the transportation. I know if it was offered
here, I would be one of the students rushing
to sign up.
Story by Carrie Miller
Medical Marijuana
Against
On February 17, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy recommended in a unanimous decision that marijuana should be legal for
medical purposes. A common reason they feel this way is because it has been proven to help people with certain illnesses
better cope with their symptoms. But personally, I will always
consider cannabis a narcotic, not a pharmaceutical drug.
California made this change back in 1996, and they are now
trying to make it legal for people to smoke marijuana for recreation, not just for medical reasons. I don’t doubt that Iowa will
eventually try this move as well in a decade. I don’t feel good
about this because I believe allowing medical marijuana will increase the possibility of it being legalized for any purpose.
There is no difference in the way recreational and medical
marijuana is grown or what it’s made out of. When it is used for
medical purposes, it may help the patients with their nausea
and other side-effects, but it will also do the same thing it would
do if it were being used for some fun on a Saturday night.
People who want pot legal often use the fact that cigarettes
are legal even though they are way worse than marijuana. But
if pot were legal, huge companies aren’t going to sell it like drug
dealers do; no, they will most likely add chemicals into it, just
like they do with tobacco to make cigarettes. This is just going
to make marijuana just as bad for you if you were smoking a
cigarette, if not worse.
The United States Government Accountability Office allows
marijuana to be prescribed to patients for 16 different illnesses,
conditions, or symptoms. From anorexia to AIDS, some of the
illnesses are easily fixed, and some are incurable so marijuana
isn’t necessary for either.
Though all these illnesses could be easier if the person used
pot, they’re only considering helping their current illness, but
aren’t thinking about any possible new illnesses as an outcome
of smoking marijuana. It affects your state of mind and coordination. Shouldn’t cancer patients have a clear mind state? A
long with cancer, marijuana has 400 times more cancer-causing chemicals in it than a filtered cigarette. So while it might
help you with your chemo, it could also cause your cancer to
worsen.
I think there needs to be more studies done on marijuana
and its effectiveness on people during chemo. They should find
out exactly what reduces their nausea and if they can use just
that part of the drug, not the entire plant by putting them at risk
of becoming addicted even after their cancer is gone.
Story by Christopher Jensen
Life, Love, and the
Pursuit of Happiness
Lindsey Lawrence
Editor in Chief
You never know what you have until you come close to losing it. Working
with the elderly has taught me life skills
I never would have gained otherwise.
My appreciation for life and love and
the people around me has grown to be
so over whelming that I have to withdraw from my work and emotions in order to focus on everyday things.
I know first hand the difference between friends and family. For the past
few years I have neglected them, picking work and friends over things I never
should have. This leads me to the first
life skill I’ve come to learn: it is important to build bridges rather than destroy
them. It is important to know those
around you, hurting relationships with
teachers, parents, or friends can come
back to haunt you.
I have also learned to deflect regret. I work with people’s grandmas
and grandpas; I serve those who once
served us and our parents. It is important for me to keep my head up when
those I care for become ill or pass. At
first, I thought of the words I did not get
the chance to say. After experiencing
these feelings multiple times I found little ways to satisfy those people as well
as myself.
I say I love you more than anyone
I know, I take time to do extra work for
a smile and I compliment others. When
I leave for the day, I feel accomplished.
My needs are different from others in
the sense that a smile on someone’s
face who hasn’t smiled in days is time
well spent.
It’s the little things in life that make
me realize how long a person’s life really
is. We live in luxury, not because there
are starving people in the world, but because someday we will be incapable to
do the things we do now. I think understanding this at a young age is important. The appreciation of life and love
and those in your life is something you
will never regret.
Opinion 9
French
Fries
2011
The Wire
NFL
Lockout
“I want my
french fries!”
Over 106 million Americans watched the
Super Bowl on February 7, making it the
most watched telecast in the history of the
country. However, just about two years from
now there may be no Super Bowl. There
likely won’t even be any pro football games
played. An entire NFL season has never been
scrapped; not even during World War II.
A collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
would not be reached until 1993. A CBA is
a negotiation between representatives of
a union (NFL Players Association) and an
employer (NFL). The last CBA was signed in
2006 and passed by 30 out of the 32 team
owners. The 2006 CBA was designed to be in
place through the 2012 season but gave the
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option
owners.
t
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shorten the deal. In 2008, all 32 owners opted
out of the agreement.
A majority of the NFL’s cash flow comes
from its national TV contracts. One of the
main reasons why NFL owners want a new
CBA is that small market teams feel that
they are at a significant disadvantage revenue-wise to the large market teams. The
difference between high revenue and low
revenue teams is that the larger teams have
local radio contracts, local sponsorship dollars and signing deals in their stadiums (ex:
Lucas Oil Stadium) while the smaller market
teams do not.
Revenue discrepancies between large and
small markets are significant as taxpayers
became responsible for funding approximately 87 percent of the Colts’ new stadium. Owner Jim Irsay, covered 13 percent of
the cost when he sold the rights to Lucas Oil
New ways to go green are constantly being thought up. Our generation has ways
to recycle and reuse items that were normally just tossed away, now a new office
supply has come onto the market with the
potential to save schools, offices, and really anyone with a printer thousands of
dollars in ink and toner.
Although the first thing that may come
to mind is a new eco-friendly line of computer ‘products’ with a costly price tag,
this eco-update costs no more than your
time. To most people’s surprise this free
and effective new tool is none other then
a font.
Ecofont was designed with microscopic
holes in the letters that saves about 25
percent of ink and toner. The font’s legibility was an issue with those in the business
world, how clearly can a font with holes
be to those who print and read documents daily? But when compared to a
standard typeface, the font is just lighter
in color. To a business of 5,000 employees,
this means over 100 thousand dollars on
printed, scanned, and faxed documents is
saved yearly.
Loss of Junk Food Leaves
Students With Hunger
Pangs
“I’m hungry” is the cry of the student body,
especially freshman Nick Walker after what
seems to be a transition from the good, unhealthy junk food into the non-filling, bad
tasting healthy food.
“I want my french fries,” sophomore Zach
Rieck said. People like him, and anyone else
with a brain, want their french fries back
over the salads, beans, and corn that we’ve
been having lately.
“Salads are for the unhappy; fries are for
the extremely joyful,” junior Liz Gray said.
Do our lunch ladies really want us to be unhappy? But the blame lies elsewhere. They
cook what they are given, and make the best
out of it. The blame is hiding within the government.
Although President Barack Obama has nothing to do with Iowa’s “Healthy Kids Act,” he
is the problem for giving his wife any power.
There is a reason that there is not a woman
in office. She does not like the happiness of
children, nor does she enjoy full stomachs.
She and her charismatic husband both want
to increase school time, and decrease lunch
time. Of course this is half-stating the truth,
but we have to blame someone.
Government wants to stop childhood obesity, but with that, what does America have
on any other country? We have football, the
original Walmart, and obesity. Why would
we give one of those up? They’re tradition.
Story By Steven Elonich
ecoLife
10 Inside Look
company for 120 million dollars. Taxpayers
also picked up the cost for 48 million dollars
as a result of breaking the lease on the old
stadium, the RCA Dome.
The NFL’s new television rights agreement
with DirecTv will pay one billion dollars per
year from 2011 through 2014. Even if games
are not played in 2011, the NFL’s contract
calls for
them
to be Even if games are p a i d .
All 32 not played in 2011, teams
will re- the NFLs’ contract c e i v e
a b o u t calls for them to 31 milbe paid.
lion dollars
to stay
afloat
through a lockout. The NFL has debt limits of
120 million dollars per team as well.
There is no reason to believe that the NFL
players will be any more successful at holding out than the NBA was in 1998. The NBA
only cancelled half of its season, as did the
MLB in 1994. However, no World Series was
played. Just as in 2004 when the NHL decided to cancel its season due to a lockout. As
a result, leaving their sport without a championship game.
If the NFL locks out they have nothing to
lose, there will be a great chance there will
be no NFL games played. Look for a spike in
college football viewership as well as basketball and baseball. And perhaps the UFL
will benefit from the cancelation, but that is
if it is still around in 2011.
Story By Brandon Meyers
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‘What do you mean?’ he asked.
‘Well, everyone kept yelling, ‘Get the quarter
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Avatar’s impact on our Earth:
The movie Avatar came out December 18
and quickly turned into the top grossing
film of all time. The film has been viewed
by more people than the Titanic and
has been nominated for nine Academy
Awards. Although Avatar was praised for
its positive environmental theme, its actual impact on the environment is alarming.
More then 75 percent of Avatar’s viewers saw the movie in 3D. To the naked eye,
there is nothing a 3D movie, or its viewers, can do to harm the environment besides maybe litter or drive to the theater.
A closer look at the situation reveals a
problem: 3D glasses.
If the glasses were laid end to end, the
line would stretch almost 3,987 miles. That
is enough glasses to recreate the floating
mountains in the movie. Those conscious
of their impact on the Earth might reuse
their glasses, but the real responsibility
lies on the theater companies.
The glasses used at IMAX theaters can be
cleaned 500 times in a cleaning machine,
Dolby theaters give owners instructions
on cleaning them, while other theaters
collect glasses after the movie and send
them to a cleaning facility to be inspected,
sanitized, and redistributed.
Story By Lindsey Lawerance
Page Design Taylor Kuhn
March 26, 2010
Expressions
In-Depth
As the youngest student director at
Lewis Central, senior Courtney Zucca has
poured everything she has into the production of the fine drama department. She is
now president of International Thespian Society and has been a part of drama since her
first day of high school.
Zucca quickly moved to the production
team after she started on the sound board
for her first show, Arsenic and Old Lace. In
just one short year Zucca became a student
director, hand picked by Drama Teacher Tom
McLaughlin. The first to arrive and last to
leave, Zucca moves around the rehearsals
constantly.
She is responsible not only for making
sure the production crew has jobs to do, she
also works with scripts, scenes, and even
costumes. Since her main focus was drama
it was easy for her to mange time between a
part time job and school work.
“I don’t like to be the one on stage, I like
to be the person behind the scene who creates it,” Zucca said.
There is a deep emotional connection
for Zucca, as drama is like a family to her.
“Mr. McLaughlin has taught me a lot about
life, and working with all of the kids, I’ve
dedicated my high school career to this,”
Zucca said.
This immense connection to people and
the ability to lead others is what Zucca will
take with her after high school. Though she
has thought long and hard about her career
choice, nursing is the path she has chosen.
“My real calling is taking care of people,”
Zucca said, “ever since the Amelia House, it
just makes me feel good.”
Regardless of her career path, Zucca is
full and focused on the upcoming spring play
Fame, and is prepared to make this her best
show yet. “This is what I’m going to miss the
most,” Zucca said.
Story and photo by Bridget Mulligan
Page Design Sara Rudolph
Left: Struggling to jump for joy while recovering from ankle surgery, senior
Deanna Williams hops on her one good leg to show her excitement in making
All-State speech. There were six nominations to All-State speech this year,
two of which went to Williams in Acting and Improv. Other nominations
included Michaela Ruis, James Hodge, Emily Raygor, and Megan Reif.
Photo by Bridget Mulligan
Left: Freshman Michaela
Ruis enthusiastically hugs
Mrs. Nielsen the moment she
found out she made All-State
speech. Ruis qualified in
Poetry and will go on to compete with the best. All-State
speech is truly an honor, with
only four percent of students
receiving a nomination.
Photo by Bridget Mulligan
Selective service restraints,
Myths and Laws
In America, the Selective Service is not completely
clear on its laws and requirements. Some think women are
required to register just like men are. Some even think you
absolutely must register when you turn 18. And most often
people think registering for the selective service is an immediate draft into war.
The Selective Service requires men to register within
30 days before and after they turn 18, which allows a 60day period for registering. Late registration is accepted,
however, until a man turns 26. But technically one is still
in violation of the law if he does not register after the 60
days.
Men who do not register by the time they turn 26
must face consequences that go further than jail time and
fees. If someone puts off registering until he turn 26, he
could be denied federal financial aid and employment, or
possibly not be able to have U.S. citizenship. It is still possible to register after turning 26, but it’s hard and could
take a long time to do.
While men have to worry about registering on time
and what to do if they don’t, women do not. A lot of men,
and women, too, feel it is sexist that women are not required to register for the Selective Service. But there are
reasons for why they are not. Under U.S. law, it’s specific
to only needing men to register.
In order for the Selective Service to require females to
register, Congress would have to amend the current law
which only includes males. They would then have to propose a new bill which would include both men and women. All of this would take a long time to do, and with the
current economic crisis, the government just doesn’t have
time to worry about it.
There is a lot of confusion with the Selective Service, and since
many people who go to school are almost or already are 18, reading
more about it could benefit anyone. More information is available at
www.sss.gov.
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Dear B Team
“My first class everyday, I have students who enjoy getting me upset
by coming in late. How do I stop the teacher abuse constantly taking
place in my classroom?”
Signed, Abused Teacher
Dear Abused
I understand your frustration with your
students. Take your class on a “field trip”
or maybe even give them a treat. This
will get those late students to class on
time, even if they have to run to class!
Well some students have a tendency
of waking up late and you have to look
good for everyone at school. Wouldn’t
you rather them be late than not show
up at all? That’s what I thought, so deal!
Signed, Bianca
Signed, Becca
I got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago and now I have to attend a class, I
shouldn’t have gotten pulled over in the first place. How can I get out of a
ticket for the next time?”
Signed, Speed Demon
Dear Speedy
What in the world were you thinking?
If the police pull you over for speeding,
then you obviously deserve to attend
the class. It may be a pain to take, but
it will be over soon enough. If you learn
your lesson from the class, you won’t
have a chance of getting another ticket.
Signed, Bianca
If you are a girl, you can just cry to get
your way out of it in the future. However, if you are a guy, you are just out of
luck, sorry sucka! Maybe you should try
going the speed limit so you aren’t stuck
in these situations.
Signed, Becca
Disclaimer: The following questions are real situations and were asked for by
random people in the school. Questions answered by Bianca Zerwas are serious
responses, while the ones answered by Becca McMillen are only meant to amuse.
“My office mates are extremely messy and it frustrates me. How do I
encourage them to keep a tidier work space?”
Signed, Cluttered Campaign
Dear Cluttered
You should really consider having a conversation with them about it. If your situation
does not improve, you could get a bottle
of Lysol and just start spraying everything.
Next time they will think twice about
keeping a cleaner workspace for everyone
when their papers are soaking wet.
Signed, Bianca
If your office mates are men, the only
solution is to do it yourself. Otherwise
it will not get done. If your office mates
are girls, well then just say “dang girl,
where did you grow up? In a barn?” She
should get the hint.
Signed, Becca
“I have a friend that has a problem choosing a guy. She has been dating this one guy for nine months, but now there is another guy that
has come along and she does not know who to choose. How does she
decide?”
Signed, Worried Friend
Dear Friend
If she really likes her boyfriend, then she
should stay with him and not go off talking
to other guys. It’s not fair to her boyfriend,
but in the end, the decision is hers. If you
are truly worried about her, then talk to
her about it and just be there for her.
Signed, Bianca
Okay, first of all I’m sure you don’t have a
“friend” with this problem. Just admit it
is you. I always say out with the old and
in with the new, so drop the boyfriend
and start experiencing new things!
Signed, Becca
What is the best song to dance to and why?
“The best song to dance to is “You’re A
Jerk” by New Boys, because it’s awesome
and because it’s a party song,” junior Jared
Brandt said.
“Grind up on me” by Pretty Ricky because
everyone dances like that at school dances
anyway,” junior Jordan Brown said.
“Cowboy Casanova,” because it’s the male
dance team song,” senior Daniel Rieck said.
Photo poll by Bridget Mulligan
“Get Low” by Little John, because it’s a classic,” senior Allysan White said.