Eagle`s Eye 30th Anniversary issue

Ironwood The
High School
Glendale, Arizona
Eagle’s Eye
Volume 30 Issue 2
October 16, 2015
What’s Ironwood surpasses thirty years, tradition continues
inside?
News
Read about
Ironwood’s
COOP kids
all grown
up on...
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Sports
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With Ironwood turning 30 years old, this issue is dedicated to all the accomplishments and changes surrounding the school over the years.
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Read about Ironwood’s championship teams throughout history
on...
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Clubs
Get to know Ironwood’s diverse
clubs on...
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Events
See a calender of upcoming events
at IHS on...
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Spirit
Get inspired! Read about IHS
traditions on...
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It is just better here: alumni come
back to campus as part of the staff
Shalina Baysan
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Madison Lyrenmann
Staff Reporter
Over the last quarter of a century, Ironwood has seen thousands
upon thousands of students roaming its still-growing campus and
making memories that are sure to
last forever.
There are, however, quite a few
of those students who have chosen a career in education; some
even have come back to teach at
their alma mater.
A handful of Ironwood’s alumni
have gone into the teaching profession and found their way back
to teach at the place they had spent
some of their years. Among them
are Ms. Kathy Wilson, Ms. Terra
Dodge, Mr. Christopher Kwant,
Mr. Sean Flanigan, Mr. Scott
Bolinger and Mr. Jay Figueroa.
When asked if they had seen
themselves becoming teachers
in the future during their school
years, they had varying answers:
Wilson had never dreamed of ever
becoming a teacher, initially getting college degrees in business.
Dodge knew she would become a
New tardy policy removes sweep,
students prepare to be on time
Taylor Hatch
Staff Reporter
Ironwood has set up
a new tardy policy in
an effort to reduce
classroom
interruption, reduce the
number of students
loitering on campus
and to teach promptness
for future situations.
This policy was put in place because teachers would have to stop
teaching to help a late student
catch up. It was also made so students will come to class on time
and get more work done now that
they have an actual punishment.
Ironwood has done away with
sweep, the place that students
would go to when they are late.
Sweep was located in a classroom. A late student would be
sent to this classroom and would
sit quietly in a chair doing nothing for the whole class period.
However, this seemed to not be
encouraging kids to go to class on
time so Ironwood installed a new
system
Beginning the 2015-2016
school year, a student will have
no consequences for their
first three unexcused
tardies.
After that, a total
of three unexcused
tardies will result
in a fifteen-minute
lunch detention in the
front office. Following
the next two tardies, the
student will have to do on campus work detail.
The work detail may include
scraping gum off tables or picking up trash. Any tardies after this
will result in an off school suspension. A student will get five
excused absences before the same
consequences start being put in
place for them. A student must be
escorted to the office by a parent
for a tardy to be counted excused.
If a student is thirty minutes late
to school they will be counted absent.
The overall goal for this new
policy is to get students to class
on time and have them get work
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teacher, however not necessarily
in high school. Bolinger admits
that he spent a couple years at
Glendale Community College to
figure out that he was sure about
becoming a teacher.
Flanigan appears to have been
positive about his teaching career from the get-go, explaining,
“By the time I graduated, I actually won a scholarship [to go into
teaching]. I knew I was going
to be a teacher, and there was a
part of me that was planning on
coming back here to teach and
coach.”
All of these teachers had their
own reasons and different influences for choosing their profession.
Bolinger had his old teachers
like Mr. Justin McLellan; Dodge
felt that her father, also a teacher, had been a good influence on
her. Flanigan had the previous
wrestling coach, Mr. Schultz, and
English teachers Mr. Mangin and
Mr. Bausch, who impacted him;
he then wanted to stay involved
with sports, but “wasn’t talented
enough to be a professional athlete”, so he turned to coaching.
Ironwood athletes make
it to the big leagues
Eric Chaides
Editor-in-Chief
Making a career of athletics is
an incredibly difficult yet highly
sought after dream. There is many
hours and dedication put in to
making it big. Several Ironwood
graduates have acheived this laborious aspiration; therefore, the
Eagle’s Eye staff would like to
acknowledge the individuals that
graduated to pursue careers in
amateur and professional sports.
• Mark Ernster – Ernster graduated from Ironwood in 1995/1996
to attend Arizona State University. He played on several teams
belonging to amateur leagues,
starting his career on the Ogden
Raptors in 1999 and ending it
in 2003 as a player for the Beloit Snappers. Ernster played as
a third baseman, second baseman
and shortstop throughout his four
season career and was responsible
for 515 defensive putouts and assists. (baseball-reference.com)
• Paul Ernster – The younger
brother of Mark Ernster, Paul Ernster attended Northern Arizona
University after graduating from,
which lead to a three year long
career (2005-‘08) in the NFL.
Ernster played for the Pittsburgh
Steelers, Clevelend Browns and
the Denver Broncos as a kicker.
(nfl.com)
• Read more on page 7...
Shalina Baysan
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Ironwood has had hundreds of
great teachers and coaches over
the last thirty years. Every teacher
has dedicated their lives preparing
students for future success. From
the very start, the staff has helped
it grow from “The Beginning of
the Best” to what it has become
today. Although each staff member has played incredibly vital
roles in the lives of students and
overall community, in honor of its
30th year anniversary,
• Read more on page 2
Students share most influenial
teachers over past three decades
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anniversary
Friday, october 16, 2015
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Glory of Love by Peter
Cetera
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30 teachers make creates
significant affect on campus
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thirty of the school’s most influential individuals from the current staff are highlighted, in no
particular order:
1. Vance Setka – Principal
2. Susan Schmit – Assistant Principal
3. Mark Borkowski – Assistant
Principal
4. Russell Dunham – Assistant
Principal
5. Gerald Sydnor – School Resource Officer (SRO)
6. Bianca Nielsen (nèe Bruce) –
Library
7. Tawney Hayes – Eagle’s Nest
Manager
8. Debbie Owen – Career Center
Specialist
9. Chris Kuczka – IB Coordinator
10. Shannon Winkel – Receptionist
11. Lyman Akers – Performing
Arts (Drama/Theatre)
12. Geoff Hutter – Performing
Arts (Choir)
13. Tim Ormsbee – Performing
Arts (Band)
14. Mandi Lanning – Performing
Arts (Dance)
15. Becky Lopez – Performing
Arts (Dance)
16. Monica Garvey – Visual Arts
(Art)
17. Christopher Kwant – Visual
Arts (Media)
18. Anne Roberson – Language
Arts/Newspaper
19. Mark Adams – Ind. Tech (Engineering)
20. Michele Schiff – Science/National Honor Society (NHS)
21. Jennifer Goldman – Guidance
Counselor
22. Paula Somers – Guidance
Counselor
23. Brian Starr – Guidance Counselor
24. Charles Shute – Guidance
Counselor
25. Cindy McCaughey – Guidance Counselor
26. Ed Smith – Business/DECA
27. Kathy Wilson – Business/Student Government
28. Ian Curtis – Language Arts/
PE/Coach
29. Terra Dodge – Special Education
30. Brittany Hall – COOP Coordinator
Some may argue that the list
above is entirely too short; rest
assure that these thirty teachers,
coaches and school-wide staff
members are only the tip of the
iceberg, when it comes to incredibly influential people all throughout Ironwood’s campus.
Each and every one of them
has had, in some way, positively
impacted the lives of the student
body and community throughout
their time. The staff at Ironwood
truly prove that “It’s Just Better
Here.”
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Music
Cheerleader
by OMI
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Movie
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You’re my best-friend
I’d love to go with you
HOMECOMING?
Top Gun by Tony Scott
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To: Nicole Hreniuc
From: Sebastian Arrieta
Furious 7 by James Wan
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Cartoon Fashion evolves on campus through the decades Cartoon
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Maya Walker
Staff Reporter
Kylah Woody
Staff Reporter
Raquel Warren
Staff Reporter
Cardigans or hoodies? Bellbottoms or skinny jeans? Plaid
or plain? These are only a minority of the few fashion trends that
have circulated through Ironwood
High School campus in the last
30 years. As new generations
come about, individuals have
introduced a variety of fashion
formal but relaxed appearance.
From 1991- 2012, fashion had
surely evolved over this time. In
the 1990’s, with all the controversial issues occurring, many students based their apparel on selfexpression. The 90’s was a time
were young adults used their individuality instead of conforming
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Animated
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choices.
To demonstrate, the 80’s were
full of button-up shirts with highwaisted loose pants or knee length
fitted skirts, a style most females
wore in the days of bright colors
and exaggerated hairstyles. As
for the gentlemen, casual wear
included plain button-up shirts,
cardigans and slacks, presenting a
to what authorities or society has
taught them. This era influenced
upcoming generations to use their
clothing as a statement that represents who they are.
The year of 2015 took on a
toll of its own. A majority of the
fashion is based on past trends.
Many girls have been caught in
Birkenstock sandals, giving off a
cute but classical look. Boys have
often improvised their fashion
by wearing ripped capris, cargo
shorts and fitted skater t-shirts.
This school year could possibly be
depicted by the year of recycled
trends. While students definitely
bring their own unique styles
onto the Ironwood campus, many
seem to be borrowing looks from
nearly 50 years ago. From 70’sinspired bell-bottomed pants and
tie-dye, to 90’s grunge/alternative accessories like chokers and
platform shoes, select styles from
the past few decades are making
a huge comeback; making 2015
seem like a trip to the past.
The most popular of these repeated trends seem to be those
from the 90’s to the 2000’s, such
as flannels, ripped jeans, haltertops, and crop-tops, but vibrant
patterns full of movement like
those of the 70’s.
With today being the time of
reoccurrence, maybe 20 years
from now our children will, too,
repeat the fashion choices of their
parents.
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Ironwood alumni return to give back to campus
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All of these teachers had their
own reasons and different influences for choosing their profession. Bolinger had his old teachers like Mr. Justin McLellan;
Dodge felt that her father, also a
teacher, had been a good influence
on her. Flanigan had the previous
wrestling coach, Mr. Schultz, and
English teachers Mr. Mangin and
Mr. Bausch, who impacted him;
he then wanted to stay involved
with sports, but “wasn’t talented
enough to be a professional athlete”, so he turned to coaching.
Additionally, Wilson relays
how one of her original volleyball coaches, Mrs. Marci Phillips, had offered her an assistant
coaching job. “With her mentorship and guidance, I fell in love
with teaching and coaching and
went back to school. I realized I
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TV SHOW
The A-Team
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Years running: 1983-1987
Seasons: 5
MOVIE
wanted to give back since I had so
many teachers and coaches that
gave so much to me.”
As Kwant says, it was a perfect storm of circumstances that
he—and everyone else—had
come back to teach at Ironwood
specifically. “I had been teaching for 11 years before and knew
that I wanted a media position,”
he explains, “and there were only
one of those in each high school.
It just happened to be that Ironwood’s opened up first.”
Now being teachers rather than
students themselves, they have
learned different things about the
school life. Dodge says, “It’s a
family. I knew that a student, but
I didn’t really see it until I was a
staff member.” Flanigan addresses how most teachers had more of
a professional demeanor in comparison to their usual, every-day
ones. “The biggest surprise was
how different some teachers are
in their personal life in comparison to [their professional side]—
you know, there’s this perception
that some people are just who they
are, but I see that a lot of teachers
have a professional kind of demeanor that they bring with them
that’s really not the way they act
everywhere else.”
“Teachers and staff here selflessly sacrifice so much for their
students to have the most valuable experience possible,” Wilson answers. “I think I knew that
when I was a student, but not to
the depth I do now. The reason
Ironwood is amazing is because
of the rich tradition and sense of
community that was established
30 years ago.” When asked about
any teacher myths or stereotypes
that they were able to debunk
of confirm, Bolinger states simply: “Teachers aren’t out to get
anyone.” It is a given that any
school would change significantly throughout the course of thirty
years.
As a student in the very first
batch of Ironwood students,
Flanigan reminisces, “It’s hugely
different. When I came here as a
freshman, we didn’t have upperclassmen. There’s no homecoming, there’s no alumni. I mean,
there were very few traditions.”
He adds, “By the time I graduated
in 1990, we had started to have
some traditions. But the reality
is [that] much of the stuff has developed over the last 25 years that
made things a lot better.” Wilson
describes the evolution of Ironwood, citing, “The rooms I teach
in used to be full of typewriters,
and I used to have to always make
COOP Kids: Then and Now
Jerecka Avalos
Staff Reporter
Legos. Juiceboxes. High school
students. Ironwood’s Child Oriented Occupational Program
(COOP) has been a part of the
community for several years. It is
a student-led preschool program
that is located on campus.
Throughout the years, COOP
has not just been some preschool
attached to a high school; it has
become a large part of the school,
as have many of its past students.
Previous COOP kids are currently attending high school here
at Ironwood; they are little Eagles
all grown up.
These students are no longer
the preschoolers who were oblivious to the world around them;
they are now young adults with
hopes, dreams, accomplishments
and hobbies of their own.
Junior student Jamie Larson
was in the 2004 COOP class.
When asked what memories she
has from this experience, Larson
expressed, “I remember every
Christmas they would have Santa
Claus come, and he would give
[COOP kids] candy…”
Larson is currently taking
media productions, a class only
a few doors down from the preschool. It is as if she is beginning
her school career almost exactly
where she started it.
In addition, she also participates in marching band, plans to
rejoin Key Club, and contributes
as a member of FBLA. Overall,
Larson is an outstanding member
of the Ironwood community, content in this current period of her
life.
Quite often, COOP brings back
many of its former members to be
apart of the COOP team. Adam
Wallander, also part of the 2004
COOP class, is one former student interested in re-entering this
small community.
The times that he spent in that
classroom playing with Legos
(later creating his own game called
Crash Derby, where one gathers
Legos together and throws them
at each other) has inspired him to
want to take child development,
the prerequisite for COOP.
Wallander is a fairly involved
student; he is a Staff Reporter for
the Ironwood Eagle’s Eye newspaper, a member of the swim
team and also in Anime Club.
He recounts about his COOP
days, “It was pretty fun, too; I had
a good time, [and] I made some
friends…”
It is not uncommon for teachers to support the program and
send their own children to COOP.
Marissa Lopez, daughter of Coach
Lopez, was a little Eagle at Ironwood back in 2006. “I remember the assemblies, the marching
band storming the halls… and
my birthday because I shared it
with a kid named Noah Beck [Mr.
Beck’s son] The teachers were
pretty bomb,” Marissa recounted.
Volleyball is the name of the
game for Ms. Lopez, a freshman
on the Junior Varsity (JV) team.
Not only is she a great player on
the court, but she is also a great
member on the field. She is in
the Ironwood Marching Band
as a part of the clarinet section,
and is a dedicated member.
Jamie Larson, Adam Wallander and Marissa Lopez are
only three of the many previous
COOP students that are now
roaming the halls of Ironwood.
This school has established
a community where children
who were in COOP can go fullcircle and be a “teacher” to future Eagles.
Taylor Nyquist
Staff Reporter
Zahraa Hmood
Health Editor
Over the past year, there have
been many new additions to Ironwood that have helped to improve
our campus.
On the football stadium, near
the north end zone, the old scoreboard has been replaced with one
that is more customized for the
school.
In the Main Gym, the floor was
sanded and repainted. Athletic
Director Mark Borkowski stated that the hardwood floor was
completely resurfaced and our
“branded” eagle is now on center court, versus. our old design,
an uppercase “I”. As for the New
Gym, there will be new badminton Sectional Championship banners. Additionally, each year the
graduating class leaves behind a
contribution that would be placed
on campus, known as “The Senior Gift.”
Student Council advisor Kathy
Wilson mentioned that the 2015
senior class purchased an archway, which was placed over the
student parking lot entrance along
59th avenue. Screens for the Hall
of Fame windows were also purchased, but have not yet been installed.
Some other additions include
new gates provided by our district, chairs placed in our library,
the Kiosk located in the front office and improved landscaping
around campus.
All of these projects took planning to help improve the overall
experience on campus. One project that the school eventually will
undertake is “the track facility”
out on the field. These new additions have made the school more
advanced.
sure I had a quarter for the payphones by the cafeteria so I could
get a ride home after practice.”
“I think the core of Ironwood is
still the same,” concludes Kwant
of the school’s changes. “There’re
new faces and new teachers and
new students; that’s constantly
evolving and changing, but I still
think that striving for excellence
and having so many things for
kids to be involved in has always
been a key in Ironwood, and it
still continues to be.”
All of these former students had
found their home at Ironwood,
still making many memories that
will live with them for years to
come. Mr. Flanigan likely summarized it best when he humorously said, “I like to joke that I’m
such a loser that I never left high
school. So here I am: I’m still at
my high school.”
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TV SHOW
Orange is the New Black
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)
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Out with the old, in with the
new:Ironwood upgrades campus
Pretty in Pink
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Opening Box Office:
$6 Million
Straight Outta Compton
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Opening Box office:
$60.2 Million
30 years of spreading our wings
For this anniversary issue the Eagle’s Eye held a contest to all students to show their creativity in what they believe best describes Ironwood. With all the submissions entered, the Eagle’s Eye
narrowed down their top three favorite. The three placers were given gift cards to recognize their hard work in this contest. Congratulations!
Third Place: Abigail Thomas (all seven
art pieces)
First Place: Angel Iniguez
Fourth Place: Madison Lyrenmann
Second Place: Cynthia Morales
The Newspaper class would like to
thank all the submissions that were
submitted and for the students who
spent the time to create these beautiful art pieces.
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Anniversary
Friday, October 16, 2015
Ironwood Eagles reminisce on past hilarious experiences
Stephanie Nicholson
Staff Reporter
Rania Sabri
Staff Reporter
At Ironwood High
School, many experiences are created that
make the year enjoyable.
Along with celebrating
the 30th year anniversary,
Ironwood
is also
celebrating numerous
laughs and
flashbacks that
have
occurred
throughout the years.
The
students have experienced many
hilarious memories throughout
their high school journeys.
Junior Cody Garcia reminisced
about a brief humorous anecdote.
“Last year my friend and I went
to the Eagle’s Nest and asked if
we could get a discount on the
cookies, which was two for a
dollar and the venders replied by
saying we had to go out and advertise for them. So we went out
with pom-poms and screamed to
go buy snacks. After that we
ended up getting two cookies for a dollar.”
A junior, who goes
by the name of
Allan the Pandacorn, was riding
his bike to school
one
morning
and while riding towards
the office
he lost control of the bike; he
swerved onto the
rocks and flowers, falling off his
bike.
Pandacorn
realized he had
peed his pants,
and called his mom
crying to pick him
up.
Soph-
omore Karene Valdez explained
of an incident that her friend had
while playing a water game.
“One day after school, my
friends and I were
Melynie Williams
Staff Reporter
Ironwood, where the traditions
have remained the same even after 30 years Student council has
been the primary club to carry out
the designs and tradition ideas.
Mrs. Wilson the student council adviser does an outstanding
amount of work to ensure that
the spirit at Ironwood is seen and
heard.
With the help of students in her
class the student council never
fails to make the campus look
spirited.
Many traditions have been carried out from year to year, while
others are new to campus.
All of these traditions whether
they are new or old, are always
enjoyable for the student body.
One homecoming activity that
Ironwood used to host was a bonfire at the south end of football
field.
The staff ensured that all safety
precautions were taken for the
students. With the help of firefighters, it was a safe and enjoyable event for students and staff
alike.
Recently, the bonfire has been
replaced with something that has
been a big hit with the students:
the carnival!
There are numerous activities at
the carnival that vary from year to
year but there are many returning
activities as well.
With the carnival being such a
huge hit here at Ironwood, it has
been carried out at other schools
around the district. The carnival
has become a very popular homecoming event for a lot of high
schools.
Another tradition that has been
present at Ironwood for numerous
years is having Mr. Cruz create a
special design on the football field
to correlate with the homecoming
theme each year.
Traditions are what bring communities and schools together and
strengthen the bond.
With the help of Student Council and many other clubs, Ironwood High School has been a
bright, spirited, and tightly bound
student body for the past 30 years
and will hopefully continue in
this direction.
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t h e
600
building playing this innuendo game.
My friend
Darena
tripped
a n d
crashed
into the art gallery
glass window and
broke the lights.
Ms. Garvey came
out of the classroom
and asked my other
friend Marvin and I
Traditions soar to the future after 30 years
THE EAGLE’S EYE TEAM
Editors-in-Chief:
Eric Chaides
Gisselle Sevilla
View Editors:
Sebastian Arrieta
Chakra Gardner
Assistant Editor-inChief: Shalina Baysan
Feautre Editor:
Anastasia Salazar
Sports Editor:
Nicholas Spooner
Health Editor:
Zahraa Hmood
Entertainment Editor:
Jourdyn Riley
Layout Editor:
Abigail Thomas
Staff Reporters:
Jerecka Avalos
Jason Harris
Taylor Hatch
C.J. Hutson
Bethany Knight
Madi Lyrenmann
Stephanie Nicholson
Stefan Nikolic
Taylor Nyquist
Logan Reeves
Maya Ruiz
Rania Sabri
Nadelia Stapleton
Celeste Tejada
Maya Walker
Adam Wallander
Raquel Warren
Melynie Williams
Kylah Woody
Anne Roberson
Advisor
Editorial Policy
The Eagle’s Eye is a student newspaper designed to inform
those affiliated with Ironwood of events relevant to IHS
and its surrounding community. Our staff aims to be objective, accurate, responsible and adhere to the SPJ Code
of Ethics. Opinions voiced in editorials do not necessarily represent those held by the staff or Ironwood High
School.
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if we knew the girl, and Marvin
replied yes. The teacher
told us to get Darena so
she can tell what happened without getting
her in trouble.”
Sophomore Jason
Harris was not
paying attention
i n
his
English 1 Honors class.
A spider had startled him
when he looked up from his
desk. In fear, he told
his friend about
the
spider
and his friend
jumped out of his
seat and ran. As
the teacher, Mrs. Roberson,
heard the screams she got a broom
and killed the spider.
High school gives us memories
that can be good or bad, most of
the time people are able to look
back at the situation and laugh it
off. We can all remember embarrassing moments and it can still
happen throughout our
lives. As thirty years have
flown by we reflect on all the
moments we have had and
shared with friends we made
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senior prank is
“gnome” by everyone
Melynie Williams
Staff Reporter
An ancient tradition, senior
pranks are a fun and creative way
for the leaving senior class to
give a final farewell to the school.
With over three decades of graduating classes, we at The Eagle’s
Eye highlight some of the more
memorable pranks that left a lasting impression in many students’
hearts.
Unfortunately, it is sometimes
expected of senior pranks to
be vandalizing or destructive
of school property, however,
the prank of the 2010 proved
these farewells can be harmless.
It is one of the favorites among
many teachers and administrators and is humorously known
as the “Gnome Prank of 2010”.
The Ironwood students planted
dozens of plastic garden gnomes
around campus, including in little
nooks and crevices people would
not expect.
This prank was one for the
books; it went on from the beginning of the year, and lasted until
the end of the year. Due to this
being such a memorable and classic prank, Mr. Setka decided to
incorporate this ingenious prank
from the graduating class into the
graduation speech.
Numerous teachers got the
surprise of a tiny gnome in their
classroom. Mrs. Roberson acknowledged the pranksters in The
Eagle’s Eye back in 2010, tipping
her hat to their imagination. For
this, the seniors hid a gnome in
Mrs. Roberson’s room – a symbolic “thank you” for newspaper’s acknowledgement.
In my opinion, I thought this
prank was really interesting because it began in the beginning
of the year and was drawn out
throughout the whole year. There
was a large percentage of the student body that participated in this
prank, willing to create a long
lasting memory.
It strengthened the bond within
the entire campus, starting as a
simple prank but developing into
a campus wide conundrum.
Throughout the 30 years of Ironwood, this prank has been one for
the books.
Raquel Warren
Staff Reporter
Student Council. Art. FBLA.
NHS. All of these are clubs,
amongst many, available here
on Ironwood’s campus, striving
to get students involved in after
school activities.
In club news, Student Council members are preparing for
the annual Homecoming dance,
celebrating the school’s 30th year
anniversary on October 12-16th.
They will be designing Homecoming shirts, putting together the
yearly Homecoming parade and
hosting the famous TNT night.
Art Club will be designing and
completing the chalk wall mural
for Homecoming to displaying
school spirit. Members submit
designs to which Student Council
will choose their favorite. Over
the course of about a month, student artists handcraft the chalk
onto the wall, draw the contours
of the chosen design and fill it in.
In addition, Art Club officers will
be selling lanyards in assorted
colors for one dollar around campus.
Also, DECA is now recruiting
and asking for club memberships
open to all students, while FBLA
is holding open registration,
which can be picked up in Room
621 with the appropriate information to join.
Club news sparks interests
The Eagle’s Eye
Anniversary
Friday, October 16, 2015
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Students making a mark in the record books We are the champions
Anastasia Salazar
property of Philadelphia Union of • Best win-lost percentage in a
Feature Editor
Major League Soccer.
career
Madison Lyrenmann
Cruz is someone who worked • Most tech falls in a season and
Staff Reporter
vigorously to get to where he is career
Soccer. Wrestling. Swim. Since now, and he is not the last of the • Most varsity pins in a career
1986, Ironwood High School has hardworking Ironwood alumni to • Most near falls in a season and
had phenomenal athletes setting do the same.
career
new records. Through all thirty
Sean ‘Jersey’ Kane is the most • Most three point near falls in a
years, student-athletes have been successful wrestling athlete in season and career
making a mark in the record Ironwood history, having earned • Most escapes in a career
books.
the nickname from his previous • Most dual wins in a career
One of these fantastic athletes is home, New Jersey.
• Most varsity points scored in a
soccer player Danny Cruz,
season and career
a 2007 graduate from IronAlthough Kane broke
wood. Cruz had started
more than half of the replaying soccer around 13
cords while in school, a
or 14, while most players
couple of them have since
started off younger.
been broken after he gradHowever, with a sharp
uated in 2009.
eye for talent, Coach Tim
Kane has gotten two
Beck saw potential in him
college degrees and reas he walked down the hall
ceived certification as a
during school.
traffic control technician.
Cruz played on junior
At this point, he wants
varsity during his first year
a profession in teaching,
and on varsity for the recoaching or athletic dimainder of his high school
recting. Not only are land
career. Beck describes the
sports breaking records,
player as tenacious and
but Ironwood’s swimmers
admittedly not the most
have also broken some retalented; however, “he uticords of their own.
lized what he had at such a
Laura Lloyd, a 1994
high level of intensity that
graduate, had broken three
he overcame.”
records, including the
Since Cruz was a pertwo hundred free-style at
severing individual who
1:53.23, the fifty at 23.63
was the “toughest, hardestand the one hundred at
Laura Lloyd (left) after a swim meet in 1994
nosed kid”, he successfully
51.80.
with setting a record for the most
Kane began wrestling at fourLloyd is still currently holding
goals in 2007 (69 goals, eight years-old and trained all through- all three of those records thus far,
more than the record in 1998).
out the year. As Coach Sean Flan- making an exceptional swimmer.
Additionally, Cruz did not stop nigan expressed, Kane is “the type
Throughout Ironwood’s exishis soccer career in high school. of [student] who is hardworking tence, athletes have been making
He had once played for the Hous- when wrestling has mental and a mark by setting and breaking
ton Dynamo, an American profes- physical toughness.” This tough- records. Record-breakers like
sional soccer club.
ness provided Kane with the Danny Cruz, Sean Kane and LauHe currently plays first divi- power to break numerous records ra Lloyd are sure to go down in
sion soccer on a Norwegian club at Ironwood, such as:
history. Photo Credit: Ironwood
called Glint, though he is the • Most wins in a career
Yearbook
Jerecka Avalos
Staff Reporter
Celeste Tejada
Staff Reporter
Nick Spooner
Sports Editor
Ironwood has had some great
teams over the past thirty years
with ten state championships; six
in boys’ and one in girls’ soccer,
two in volleyball and one in track
in 1994.
When people think of sports at
Ironwood, they most likely think
of our dedicated soccer teams.
With six state championships in
boys’ soccer and one in girls’, it
is easy to see why.
The boys have numerous state victories occuring in
the years 1993,
2000,
2001,
2006. The girls’
team has their
own championship title in the
year 2006.
Tim Beck,
the boys’ varsity soccer coach,
said, “They were all really good,
but if I had to match them all up
against each other, the 2000 team
would have been really difficult
to beat.”
Soccer has been the star of the
sports at Ironwood due to the
team and coaches’ hardwork and
dedication.
The school has also won two
state championships in girls volleyball, one being in 1994 and the
most recent being in 2007.
In the 2007 year, the Lady Eagles went 29-11 on their way to
a Division 5 All-State championship.
Kathy Wilson stated her favor-
ite memory of that year was “the
way they overcame adversity.”
The team faced many challenges before reaching the chamiponship.
The week before the State Tournament they did not have a full
volleyball team. Wilson states,
“All six of my starters were hurt
at one point or another, from
sprained ankles, all the way to a
broken hand.”
Despite all of their hardships,
they came out victorious.
Wrestling is another sport that
has made its mark on this campus.
The Eagles wrestling team,
though it does not have a
team State Championship, has several individual State Champions as well as several
top finishes in the State
tournament.
Ironwood Wrestling
Coach Sean Flanigan
said his most successful teams were the
2007-2008 team and
the 2008-2009 team those
teams won three out of the four
tournaments they competed in
and beat several teams who won
their respective divisions.
Badminton a new sport to our
school has been quickly rising to
the top, winning consecutively
for the past three years.
So far they have won districts
in 2013-14, 2014-15, and 201516 and have also won sectionals
two years in a row. This seems to
be the start to something great.
The school has done great
things over the course of its first
thirty years, and hopefully there
will be even more in the future.
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Abigail Thomas
Comic Artist and Art Director
Every school has developed
their own spooky stories throughout the years. It classically begins
with the older students who conspire a gossip-filled tale to tell.
However, one true ghost story at
Ironwood that has been revealed,
in fact by a teacher, is The Dark
Room Ghost.
The Dark Room Ghost’s story has been told over a decade
to all photography students, by
the photo teacher, Mr. Newton.
Several events occur in the Dark
Room, a place inside the photography classroom where students
are allowed to develop their photographs.
Mr. Newton leaned forward
with an easing smile as he spoke,
his eyes lost in thought, explained
his experiences, beginning with
the background of The Dark
Room Ghost.
He admitted that he had heard
about this story from the previous
photography instructor roughly
ten years ago, about one of his
students.
The way the information was
relayed to him was that this particular student was deeply involved in photography, and was
an advanced photography student
who loved everything about Ironwood’s photography class. Because the previous teacher went
to school early in the morning
and left late in the afternoon, he
learned many things about the female student and saw her work on
her photos.
The student always performed
on her labs, Mr. Newton voiced.
“She was a student that was always here. She was here every
day before school, every day after
school.”
This student unfortunately had
difficulties at home, and found
Ironwood’s photography room as
her haven. “She felt like she was
safe, and felt protected, and that
is one of the reasons she spent a
lot of time here,” Mr. Newton solemnly stated.
On a tragic day, the dedicated
student passed away.
Mr. Newton discussed the
mournful loss, “Shortly after she
died, there were several people
that started seeing some really
weird occurrences happening in
the Dark Room…There was this
teacher who told me... that he,
on…at least a couple of occasions, saw her ghost, where he
would walk into the Dark Room
and he would see her standing in
front of the Enlarger, working on
an image.”
Frequently, one of the machines, the Enlarger, would turn
on and off, as well as the lights,
and the curtains would move by
themselves. The previous students have also witnessed the
same occurrences along with the
teacher. He explains, however,
“throughout the years, it kind of
slowly dissipated, and there were
less and less occurrences.”
In the beginning of the school
year for each class, he likes to reveal his personal experiences with
The Dark Room Ghost, making
the students more anxious than
already about the Dark Room.
“I have been in there and I have
seen the Enlargers turn on and off
by themselves…at the beginning
of the day, when no one else is
here…”
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• Elliott Wnek – Wenik currently
does work for Athletes in Action, an organization that hopes to
“help people answer questions of
faith and to point them to Jesus”
or, in other words, bring together
two of Wenik’s passions: athletics
and his Christian faith. (facebook.
com). Wnek is listed in the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame for his
years spent playing football for
the University of Arizona. (arizonaathletics.com).
•,Jason Murrieta – Murrieta attended NAU after graduating
from Ironwood as a star football
player. He continued to set records at university with 94 touchdown passes between the years of
2003 and 2006. Afterwards, Murrieta used his knowledge to coach
football at Liberty High School in
Peoria before moving on to playing Arena Football in 2008 for
the Washington Spokane Shock.
(azcentral.com)
• Danny Cruz – Born in Virginia
but migrated to Glendale, Cruz
played several sports including
football and soccer here at Iron-
wood. His career in professional
soccer began in 2009 with the
Houston Dynamo and, as of 2012
to early 2015, Cruz had been
playing as a midfielder for the
Philadelphia Union. However,
Cruz is currently playing on loan
for Norwegian MLS team Bodø/
Glimt. (mlssoccer.com) Cruz did
not even start playing soccer until
his freshman year at Ironwood,
showing his natural talent for the
sport. He explained that his experiences from football and other
sports had a significant role in
Cruz’s success in soccer. (ussoccer.com).
• Eric Hagg – After graduating
from Ironwood, Hagg attended
the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. After being drafted into the
NFL by the Clevelend Browns as
a safety, Hagg retired after 2 seasons (2011-’12). (nfl.com).
• Josh Watts – Watts began playing minor league baseball shortly
after graduating from high school
as he was drafted by the now dissolved Martinsville Phillies at just
18 years old. His five year career
began in 1993 and ended in ’98
after playing for eight different
teams as an outfielder.
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Ironwood clubs throughout the years
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news
Friday, October 16, 2015
Shalina Baysan
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
From the start of Ironwood High School, its students have had a chance
to become involved in the
schools’ clubs and organizations. Throughout its
thirty-year history, it has
seen numerous clubs come
and go, whereas others
stayed and evolved to what
they are now.
As of this school year, the
school has had a significant
sum of forty different clubs
and organizations that cover so many different aspects
of academics and community. The following clubs
on campus include:
ASL Club (American
Sign Language) teaches
sign language and culture,
providing students with
an
understanding
of
the different ways of
communication
through
signs.
Anime Club is for those
who are into anime, manga
and learning more about
the Japanese origin and
culture.
Art Club aims to expose
students to the visual arts,
available to students in Art
classes.
Band Club is organized
to promote the Ironwood
Band, available to those
enrolled in band classes.
Chess Club teaches the
game and allows students
to compete with others.
Choir Club is open
to choir and non-choir
students who wish to be in
the Ironmen or Ea-Gals.
Christian Club on
Campus is focused on
promoting the spiritual and
social life of students.
Clay Club is for those
enrolled in Ceramics.
Students participate in the
“Empty Bowl” fundraiser.
Comic Book Club is
open to all students who
have an interest in comics.
Dance Club is made
in addition to the regular
classes.
DECA (Distributive
Education
Clubs
of
America) is open to all
students who have an interest
in business marketing and
competitions.
Drama Club/Thespians
encourages students to
attain better mastery of the
theatre arts.
FBLA (Future Business
Leaders of America) is
a club for all students
interested in business and
computers.
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes (FCA) is a place
where students develop
spiritual understanding and
apply it to their daily lives.
FCCLA (Family, Career,
and Community Leaders
of America) participates
in family and community
service.
FEA (Future Educators
Association) is dedicated
to supporting students
interested in educationrelated careers.
Flagline requires
an audition. Members
participate in competitions,
parades and assemblies
with the band.
French Honor Society is
a place for French students
in higher classes who want
an opportunity to learn
more about the language
and culture.
GSA (Gay-Straight
Alliance)
encourages
acceptance and builds
understanding
in
the
LGBTQ+ community.
HOSA is a club for
students
interested
in
health career field that want
a chance to be involved in
community service and
medical competitions.
IB Club is for students
enrolled in the International
Baccalaureate program.
Interact Club is dedicated
to community service and
leadership. It provides
students opportunity to
work together to provide
services.
International Club helps
students bring international
cultures to the campus from
around the world.
Civic Action Club
promotes voter registration
and encourages students to
be involved with current
events.
Ironwood Reads Club
promotes
reading
on
campus by hosting schoolwide events every year.
Key Club involves
community service and
volunteer service inside
their community.
Law Enforcement
CTSO is for those in Law
I or II classes. They also
The Eagle’s Eye
compete in competitions.
Media Club is open to all
students who take interest
in media technology and
television production.
National Honor Society
promotes
leadership,
scholarship, character and
service to the school and
community.
Newspaper requires
Journalism as a prerequisite.
It promotes activities and
newsworthy events on and
off campus.
Photo Club is for all
students who are interested
in photography, its history
and production.
Skills USA is an
organization for students
that may assume a career
in trade and technical
occupations.
Spanish Honor Society
recognizes achievement for
students in Spanish III or
higher
Speech and Debate
helps students develop
skills and confidence in
public speaking, research
and debate.
STAND is Arizona’s
anti-tobacco
youth
coalition where students
raise awareness about the
dangers of tobacco.
STEM Club gathers
students to work on inquirybased Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math.
Student Council plans
activities for the student
body; members must be
elected for a position.
UNICEF helps to raise
awareness and provide
long-term humanitarian and
developmental assistance
to children.
Wrestlerettes assists
with scoring and timing the
wrestling meets as well as
increasing enthusiasm and
spirit among fans.
Yearbook records school
events through pictures to
create a book of memories
for students including.
All of these clubs do a
great deal in bringing the
Ironwood campus community together. As aforementioned, many of these clubs
and organizations have
been here from the very beginning.
However, there are others
that have left the campus or
have since changed their
names. The following are
some of the previous clubs
on campus:
Ambassador Club was
a service organization with
an aim to improve schools.
Breakfast Club has now
been changed to Ironwood
Reads.
Club Hitek was the mid‘90s Media Club.
COE, or Cooperative
Operation
Education,
focused on business.
FTA, or Future
Teachers Association, was
assumingly what FEA once
was.
Girls’ Ensemble was a
club where female students
came and worked on
creating clothing.
Ironwood Mascots
Club organized events
that involved the school
mascot.
I-Team was a club
organized to promote antibullying.
IMPACT Club was a
Christian club that stood
for “I Must Personally
Advance Christ Today.”
Leo Club was a Junior
Lion’s Club that gave
students an opportunity to
serve their communities.
Outdoor Advance
Club gave students the
opportunity to explore
nature and helped them
express themselves.
Pin Pals were what the
current Wrestlerettes were
called during the ‘90s.
Renaissance Club
focused
on
achieving
excellence
within
the
student body.
SADD was a student
organization against drunk
driving.
STAR Club was an antiracism club.
Triple Trio was a ninegirl singing group in 1987.
Vica-Hoe was later
changed into HOSA.
The clubs make a difference both on and off campus, with students and community alike. They allow
students additional outlets
to make many new friends
with the same interests and
give back to the community
at the same time.
These clubs helped take
Ironwood from “The Beginning of the Best” to being “It’s Just Better Here.”
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org
Ironwood’s October social calendar
SUN
4
5
11
12
18
19
25
26
NO SCHOOL
Columbus Day
AZMerit testing
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clipsgid.com
SUN
MON
WED
TUES
MON
THURS
1
FRI
SAT
2 Varsity FB @ Home 3
vs Cactus
6
7
8
9
13
14
15
16
17
20
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
WED
THURS
5 EARLY
FRI
SAT
12
13
14
19
20
21
27
28
27
Faculty showcase 7
P.M.
Faculty showcase 7 P.M. Faculty showcase 7
P.M.
Homecoming parade, Homecoming Carnival PSAT testing
6pm
AZMerit testing
AZMerit testing
Varsity Homecoming
football game
Varsity football vs.
Peoria (senior night)
AZ Merit test makeup
AZ Merit test makeup
November social calendar
TUES
4
1
2
3
8
9
10
11
15
16
17
18
22/29
23/30
24
Fall Play 7 P.M.
Fall Play 7 P.M.
NO SCHOOL
Veterans Day
Mickey Mouse’s
87th Birthday
RELEASE
25
26
FA L L B R E A K - N O S C H O O L
6
Fall Play 7 P.M.
10
7
Homecoming
dance 7-10pm
Swim meet
@ PUSD