Mr. Polk Visits DC - Arlee Joint School District No. 8
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Mr. Polk Visits DC - Arlee Joint School District No. 8
THE JOCKO Volume 76 Issue 27 Mr. Polk Visits D.C. By Travis Christopher Two weeks ago, our very own history teacher, Mr. Polk, took a week-long trip to Washington D.C. The trip lasted for five days. Mr. Polk was selected as a “scholarship coach”, according to him. The program that he instituted into his government class, We The People, goes all the way into the national level. The national competition was on that same week. of the book, there are mini-congressional panels. The way it works is there are three teams with different questions and they have to days to prepare for their question. Then they gave their answers to their questions. At first the competition goes into the state level, then one team from their state rises above the rest and goes into the national level, which was held in Washington D.C. this year. Mr. Polk‟s explained “it‟s a good program to get kids involved in. It helps to teaches kids “It’s a good program to get kids involved in. It helps to teaches kids about the constitution and how our government See “Mr. Polk” page 2 works.” -Mr. Polk Arlee High School May 13, 2010 Sophomores Blaze Through Western By Nick Morigeau Due to a scheduling mix, the freshmen and sophomores both took a day off to go on trips last Monday. The freshman went on the annual golfing trip, but the “It went wonderful, and the bus didn’t even break down!” -Ms. Auer sophomores went on only the second Gear Up trip to Dillon, Montana. While there they toured the University of Montana Western, home of the Bulldogs. “It went wonderful, and the bus didn‟t even break down,” laughed home ec teacher Ms. Joyce Auer. The sophomores experienced the standard college visit; Hearing glowing testimony from college stu- dents acting as tour guides, and racing to finish as quickly as possible. Just like the previous year, sophomores were delighted by the lunch time treat, an all -you-can-eat ice cream surprise. Apparently the ice cream machine was having troubles yet again. “It tasted like cardboard, but I had two cones,” exclaimed sophomore Clayton Trimble. Without fail, students that go off school grounds and eventually do something dangerous and quite entertaining. “It was boring but then Zack Carver tried to jump up to a tree branch and missed. He landed flat on his back and cut his finger,” laughed sophomore Leif Rova. The rest of the college visit was for the most part, uneventful. Asbestos in the Hallway Just as a refresher, We The People is a program the Mr. Polk adopted for his government class. We The People teaches the founding fathers‟ ideas behind the constitution and how the constitution ties into today‟s issues. Every now and then, after each section By Molly BigSam Almost four years ago Mr. Gregg Dougherty, Maintenance Supervisor was replacing the floor in the front portion of the hallway inside the high school when he discovered something quite unusual and potentially dangerous. He had discovered that there were asbestos tiles on the floor and some parts of the asbestos were popping up from around the sides of the tiles. Asbestos is a group of thin, flexible thread like materials. It is strong and does not burn or conduct heat and is not affected by any chemicals. It is found in metamorphic rocks and is normally used in the construction of buildings and houses, it is also found in insulation. In ancient Egypt asbestos cloths were used to prepare bodies for burial. For the Romans asbestos was See “Asbestos” page 4 The Jocko Dear Editor: I am writing in regards to a story that was published in the May 5th issue of the Jocko. First of all, I would like to say that the story was a good representation of the process the junior class went through while writing their research papers. I am very impressed with many of the junior students and their level of dedication to this project. Mrs. Domingo was very willing to answer any questions and also to help the students find resources for their research papers. This was a collaborative teaching effort between Mr. Polk and me. I asked Mrs. Domingo to help our students learn how to research effectively in the library. She was happy to help. She taught our students how to use the databases that she subscribes to as well as an online encyclopedia. Mrs. Domingo was very willing to answer any questions and also to help the students find resources for their research papers. Regrettably, Mrs. Domingo was not given the credit she deserves Opinion Page for giving the students her attention. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Domingo for helping my students and supporting both Mr. Polk and I in this project. She went out of her way to accommodate our students during their research process and also as they were writing their papers. Thank you Mrs. Domingo. I appreciate what you did for us. -Mrs. Noland “Mr. Polk” from page 1 about the constitution and how our government works.” He took the trip because he also wanted to get involved in the program and also to know how to coach kids who are interested next year. “The kids over there were awesome and inspiring. I think our kids have a good chance against kids from other states,” said Mr. Polk (Above) The Arlee Drum Group belts out a rhythm optimistically. “I now for dancers at Native American Day last week. know how to coach our kids for state next year,” added Polk. The Jocko is a weekly publication of the journalism The way nationals class at Arlee High School, Arlee, Montana. The work is that the fifty states students research, write, and print the stories and go against each other. assist in layout. The reporters are Molly Big Sam, Then the judges pick the Travis Christopher, Tabitha-Anne Earling, Shane top ten teams, and then Gillette, and Nick Morigeau. The advisor is Ms. those ten teams go against Anna Baldwin. We welcome letters to the editor from students, each other for the top three. staff, and community members; we reserve the right The number one team this not to print letters or to edit them for length. We do year was a team from Calinot proofread letters for grammar or spelling. Letters fornia, then down to Alawhich identify individuals by name or otherwise bama, then Virginia. may be altered; libelous submissions will not be printed. Sports Page 3 Tracksters prepare for districts By Shane Gillette The Arlee track team has been working hard this week to prepare for the district track meet at Polson. For the athletes to move on to divisional they have to place in the top six. The district meet is today and tomorrow. The end of track season is nearing so all the tracksters are competing at their best. “I have improved and because of that I will make it to divisionals,” exclaimed sophomore Sam Nelson. “I haven‟t had much time to improve, but I do expect to make divisionals,” commented senior Kyle Felsman. “I‟ve improved a lot and I know I will make it to divisionals,” added sophomore Becca Nelson. The season has been a roller coaster ride for the track team. The weather and cancellations has made it an unusual season. “The season is going good, we‟ve done more work than in the past,” stated Sam. “This season pretty much has just been a big practice for districts and divisionals,” explained Becca. Everyone is excited for districts because the weather is supposed to be nice, and there is going to be tough competition. “I‟m excited for districts because I‟m going to tear it up in the javelin,” announced Sam. “I‟m ready for districts because I get to compete with tough competition and have fun,” exclaimed Becca. “I‟m excited for districts because it is supposed to be nice!” laughed Kyle. Bazaar a Big Hit By Shane Gillette This year‟s bazaar went well again for the Arlee Community. The bazaar was 2 weeks ago on Sunday. Many Arleesians attended the bazaar so they could win prizes and play games. The bazaar took place at the Sacred Heart church after Sunday mass. There were many events at the bazaar this year; there are cake walks, silent auction, kids‟ games in the basement, raffles, and lots of enjoyment. Not everyone in the church community attended that day though. The senior youth group was gone attending the second annual kickball tournament in Missoula. The youth group ended up winning two out of four games and taking 5th out of 15 teams. See “Bazaar” page 4 wanted photos, they Approximately 3 miles went back to town to get north of Arlee, the Jocko sophomore Camas River contains a display of McClure to help them rustic cars. According to document their advenArlee resident, Jesse Reture. “The view of the hbein, the cars line the cars was awesome,” river for erosion control. commented Camas. However, it didn‟t really The cars seem to be in work because as the river about 5 groups all strung channel got narrower as down the river by cathe cars were added, the bles. “They‟re laying on same amount of water was each other like a bunch forced to flow through a of dominos that have smaller area. fallen over,” began Jen. The water current next “I think they‟re pretty to the cars is exceptionally cool!” fast, and In certhe river tain is very places, deep. the river The river bank and essenseveral tially trees have eroded grown downaround, wards over and through through the riverthe cars. bed inAlthough stead of a third of eroding the the river frames Adventurers stand in front of their band. are in the The en- discovery. water, the gines rust didhave been taken out of the n‟t give off a smell. In cars, however, the rust some of the cars, the from the car bodies is still seat fabric is still intact, adding contaminates to the but in others there are water. only the springs left. Seniors Jennifer Keller Steering wheels, glove and Tabitha-Anne Earling boxes, speedometers, came across this scenic gear shifters, rear view area last Thursday while mirrors and windows looking for a new fishing hole. Deciding they See “Adventure” page 4 By Tabitha-Anne Earling Page 4 and can crumble easily. When it crumbles it beused for wrapping on bodies before cremation. comes almost microscopic and makes it easy to be Asbestos can be very inhaled. hazards. The asbestos To get rid of the asbesdisease is a disease when tos exposure Mr. Doughscar tissue blocks the exerty made sure to bring in change of gases in the lung, which will eventu- the professionals. Western State, an asbestos really cause a shortness of moval company originated breath. Lung Cancer is from Missoula came in to also very common with the school and ran tests to asbestos exposure. The see how bad the exposure exposure will often time truly was. cause Mesothelioma, a The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) created certain regulations to help protect workers that are around asbestos. The regulations require workers to wear rare and fatal cancer in the lining of the chest and respirators and protective clothing. Some employees abdomen. Scientists are not sure how asbestos can even need to be provided special room where they cause these diseases but can change their clothing they do believe that if a person inhaling a fiber It is thought by that is longer than 5 to 10 many scientists micrometers wide, does that asbestos can increase the risk of an illness in the future. not cause any It is thought by many harm as long as it scientists that asbestos is still intact. can not cause any harm as long as it is still intact. When it crumbles When it crumbles it reit releases tiny fileases tiny fibers into the air and this is when it be- bers into the air and this is when it comes dangerous. Asbestos is friable, which becomes dangermeans that it is very dry “Asbestos” from page 1 ous. after work. This will help prevent people from carrying asbestos fibers home with them and transferring it to loved ones. Western State took air samples to make certain that the asbestos had not polluted the air in the building, and it hadn‟t. They then removed the tiles and removed them from the school campus. Afterwards new tiles were put down. The whole removal process took about 4 weeks. Still today there are some traces of asbestos tiles in a few of the classrooms inside the high school but in no way is it a threat to anyone inside the building. “Adventure” from page 3 varied from car to car. “Some of the cars were really, really, old and some of them looked like they had „fresh‟ paint jobs and new chrome fenders,” mentioned Tabby. The cars seem to be from around the late fifties to early seventies. Tuesday of this week, science teacher, Mr. Padgett, accompanied Tabby and Jen to take a look at the cars for himself. “I think they‟ve been there since the 1960‟s. There seems to be about 20-25 cars there. I‟m almost positive that you can‟t use cars for that anymore,” revealed Mr. Padgett. “Bazaar” from page 3 (Asbestos Fibers) “Kickball tournament was a blast!” exclaimed freshman Albert Plant. The youth group had a fun filled day playing kickball, having a BBQ, and praying. Even though the youth group didn‟t go to the bazaar many members of their families did. The turnout for the bazaar was very good. There were many people and everyone had fun. Some of the senior high youth even attended the bazaar when they got back from the kickball tournament so they could try and win a cake or raffle.