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Lyla Rayyan, Amy Dunford, Javiera Sevilla, Shantall Prado, Jackie Sloves, Theresa Richardson, Beth Raymond run in a meet against Mission.
Cross country runners are awarded for their endurance
Justin Davenport
Free Lance Reporter
The cross country finals
were held at Coyote Hills
on a challenging 3.1 mile
course. The starting position for Washington was less
than ideal pushing the team
to having to start harder and
faster.
Junior Beth Raymond
and senior Jackie Sloves
were in the lead along with
two students from Irvington High School and Mission San Jose High School.
At the incline of Nike Hill,
Raymond pulled away from
the other leaders and on the
other side of the hill had attained a 35 second lead. Following Raymond, Sloves and
junior Theresa Richardson
competed for the lead with
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Luckily, these are only
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NBC, who was against the
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Wireless to distribute videos
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an exciting and innovative
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content.
focus is on middle school
and high school students,
adults are also welcome.
“The kids who attend are
very interesting,” said WHS
GSA club advisor Stewart
Perlman, “They’re creative,
intelligent, and sincere.” The
summit begins with a series
of performances and speakers.
After its opening, attendees have a choice of a variety
of workshops dedicated to
educating and supporting
youth. Free breakfast and
lunch will be provided with
vegan, vegetarian, and meat
choices. After the closing
performances, a dance and
drag fashion show will be
held from 8 - 11 p.m. at 1800
Market Street.
“It’s so cool,” senior Sarah
Parker said, who attended
last year’s YES, “They take
kids from the audience who
want to be in the fashion
show.”
YES will be at Everett
Middle School located at
450 Church Street in San
Francisco. Anyone can register online at http://www.
gsanetwork.org/yes/yes-reg.
html. The pre-registration
deadline is at noon on Nov..
17.
YouTube material gets pulled
Aaron Williams
In Depth Editor
YouTube has fascinated
many people with its ability to host and share videos
around the world. Whether
it is clips from popular
shows or personal videos
of stupid stunts, YouTube
has appealed to the masses
and with its recent purchase
by Google for $1.65 billion
dollars, looks like it plans to
stay.
However, 30,000 different clips were recently
removed, as requested by
several Japanese media companies. Comedy Central has
also pulled many of its shows
like “The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart” and its cohort,
“The Colbert Report.”
YES, youth planned youth led
Leah Andrews
Reporter
On Saturday, Nov. 18,
from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. the Gay
Straight Alliance Network
will be hosting its annual
YES, or Youth Empowerment Summit. According to
the YES web site, the summit
is focused on lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, and
straight ally youth dedicated
to fostering safe schools and
youth activism. This free
summit is sponsored and
hosted by the GSA network
and is both youth planned
and youth led. Though its
the Mission and Irvington
girls.
Raymond kept up her lead
on the Bay View trail and
won with a 60 second gap
between her and the second
place finisher. Richardson
and junior Shantall Prado
also finished in the top ten
with all league honors.
The boy’s team was expecting a difficult time as
Mission and Irvington had
3 people close to winning
individual league crowns.
Missions main contender,
Trevor Addison fell during
the race and lost his place
in the leading pack. Edrian
Luna managed to pull to
third in the race. Freshman
Ben Rich placed eighth and
won all league honors.
After the team stayed at
the course after everyone,
not wanting to leave with the
win in their wake.
League champions was
an incredible accomplishment with NCS to look forward to with our section
being in the top quarter. The
girl’s team is ranked fourth
and fifth depending on the
poll consulted. The boys are
speculated to be in the top
ten. Both shall be introduced
as MVAL champions at the
NCS meet.
As adults prepared to vote in the Nov.. 7 elections The Washington Hatchet decided
to let the seniors, who will be of voting age in coming elections, decide for themselves.
Below are the national results compared to the results of the votes of the senior class.
elected/measure passed
National Results
Propositions
Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Rep)
Phil Angelides (Dem)
House of Representatives
George Bruno (Rep)
Fortney Pete Stark (Dem)
Senators
Richard Mountjoy (Rep)
Dianne Feinstein (Dem)
Todd Chretien (Green)
Marsha Reinland (Peace and Freedom)
Don Grundmann (American Independent)
Michael Metti (Libertarian)
1A Transportation Funding
1B Security and Air Quality
1C Emergency Shelter Funds
1D Kindergarten
1E Disaster Preparedness
83 Sex Offenders
84 Water Quality
85 Parental Notification
86 Cigarette Tax
87 Alternative Energy
88 Education Funding
89 Political Campaign Tax
90 Government Acquisition
K Coyote Hills
L Utility User Tax
Senior Results
Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Rep)
Phil Angelides (Dem)
House of Representatives
George Bruno (Rep)
Fortney Pete Stark (Dem)
Senators
Richard Mountjoy (Rep)
Dianne Feinstein (Dem)
Todd Chretien (Green)
Marsha Reinland (Peace and Freedom)
Don Grundmann (American Independent)
Michael Metti (Libertarian)
Propositions
1A Transportation Funding
1B Security and Air Quality
1C Emergency Shelter Funds
1D Kindergarten
1E Disaster Preparedness
83 Sex Offenders
84 Water Quality
85 Parental Notification
86 Cigarette Tax
87 Alternative Energy
88 Education Funding
89 Political Campaign Tax
90 Government Acquisition
K Coyote Hills
L Utility User Tax
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Rep. Stark wants you to vote
Kate Pyatybratova
Around the World Editor
Congressman Pete Stark,
his wife Deborah and their
four children appeared at
an assembly of government
and leadership classes in
the cafeteria on Wednesday,
Nov. 1. Stark, an incumbent
Democrat who was recently
reelected into his position,
spoke about the importance
of becoming informed about
one’s government and voting
in the upcoming elections.
“The elections that a
bunch of elderly, mostly
white males are making are
going to be very important
to you,” Stark said. “At the
moment you turn 18, you
become an adult: you can
do hard time for a felony,
your parents don’t have to
support you anymore, and
you can go to Iraq and get
shot at.” To give an example
of how empowering voting
could be Stark brought up
the elections around the UC
Davis area where registered
students decided to cast their
votes for an eighteen-yearold candidate who won.
For the past two years,
he has been voted the most
liberal Congressman, a message which became clearer
with his responses. Stark was
questioned about his views
on the War in Iraq, illegal
immigration, lowering the
drinking age from 21, and
abortion issues.
“He feels that we have to
find a common ground on
the issue of immigration,
not only because evicting 11
million people would be impractical and is going to hurt
the economy, but it could
be done in some other way,”
government teacher, Tom
Vargas said.
Stark staunchly stands
against the war in Iraq.
“I hope you’ll avoid those
recruiters who are lurking
out there trying to get you
to sign up, because I don’t
think you should,” he said.
Stark’s statements were to
some of the students such as
senior Kenny Durbin who
have considered going into
military.
“I don’t think he should
have made military sound
so bad. It is an honor for a
person to go and serve one’s
country,” Durbin said.
Despite the controversial points of view, both
the teachers and students
thought the presentation
was educational.
“This is their country.
These are the decisions that
affect [student’s] lives. That
day they learned more about
who [Stark] is, and the issues
that concern him,” Vargas
said.
Stark is a graduate of MIT
and UC Berkeley. In 1963,
he had started a successful
Security National Bank in
2006
No more trans fat
in KFC’s chickens
Chen Yang
Reporter
Photo by Molly Sweeney
Stark dons a WHS cap after the assembly.
Walnut Creek. He became
a democratic candidate for
representing
California’s
13th District, which incorporates Fremont, 10 years
later. Since then, he has been
winning by a landslide, earning 74% of the vote in the
recent Nov. 7 elections. Now
that the Democrats have
taken control of the House,
Stark will now relinquish his
position in the Health Com-
mittee and, instead, serve as
the Chair of the Ways-andMeans Committee, which
determines the allotment
of taxes.
Stark’s children took a
week of school (and kindergarten) to come and
campaign with their father.
They remain by his side
throughout the different
conferences and interviews
he attends, such as the one
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On Monday, Oct. 30,
KFC announced plans for
the elimination of unhealthy
trans fats from their menu
items. The announcement
came just before a New York
Board of Health hearing
discussing the possibility of
a citywide ban on
artificial trans
fats in all
fast food
restaurants.
Health
experts have
long warned
about
the
health
problems associated
with trans fats.
Studies show that
trans fats are responsible for
Illustration by
raising cholesterol levels in the bloodstream, leading to clogged
arteries and heart problems.
According to statistics, the
average American consumes
more than two kilograms of
artificial trans fats each year.
Fast food restaurants
have been blamed for causing obesity with their use
of fat-laden frying oil. KFC
plans on uniformly using
soybean oil, which contains
zero trans fat, to replace the
various types of frying oils
used by its restaurants nationwide. At this point, this
change has been successfully
applied to almost all menu
items except for the biscuits.
“There is compromise.
Nothing is more important
to us than the quality of our
food and preserving the terrific taste of our product,”
declared KFC President
Gregg Dedrick. Although
many view this new policy as
KFC’s first step toward healthy
food, many
KFC restaurants
h a v e
a l r e a d y
been experimenting with
healthier alternatives to their
conventional
cooking methods.
“We have
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been using
healthy oil for a few years.
Some of the other locations
nationwide are already moving toward good oil. This
announcement only makes
things official,” said the manager of an Oakland KFC.
“It’s a good thing. I still
like KFC with or without
[the trans fat],” said junior
Brittany Ridge.
KFC plans to complete
the switch to soybean oil in
April 2007. This change will
cover the thousands of KFC
restaurants in the United
States.
Teachers begin
work on SLC grant
Mina Baber
Dennica Fernando
Reporter
News Editor
The administration hired
Brynn Osicka as site coordinator for the Smaller Learning Community (SLC) Grant
and she is trying to establish
a team of teachers to help
her make decisions on what
actions to take.
The SLC Grant works to
make big schools have small
classes, giving the school a
smaller feeling and students
a chance to feel a closer and
more comfortable relationship with their teachers.
The grant hopes to make
the school and classes have
a community-like feeling.
The deal behind obtaining
the grant is the school has
to show that certain students
need more help than they
are receiving.
“Then, we show them
how we’re going to help
them,” Osicka said.
Two years ago WHS applied for The SLC grant, but
was not accepted. This year,
WHS applied for a second
time along with 350 districts
around the country. When
the districts were narrowed
down to the top 50, FUSD,
Photo by Melissa Yao
which is, Kennedy, Irvington, and Washington got it.
The staff will be following a pilot program, where
teachers try new things and
investigate different ideas
to fulfill the objective of the
grant and spend the money
in the best way. The program
may start second semester.
“There is an action plan,
but now that we have the
money, we still need to work
with it to fit it with WHS
mission,” Osicka said. The
staff will revisit and work on
the plan, making changes to
better suit the school and the
money received.
The current plans aren’t
concrete. She hopes by Jan.
there will be a clearer view of
what the action plan for the
grant is.
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November 15,
2006
Jones is glad to be back
Sam Mahood
Staff Reporter
U.S. History and Sociology teacher Ken Jones is
one of Washington’s most
experienced staff members.
However, all the experience
in the world couldn’t prevent
him from missing the first
two months of school while
recovering from multiple
back surgeries.
The operations began at
the end of school in June.
Jones said the operations
were needed to help alleviate 35 years of chronic back
pain caused by athletics. He
played baseball at UC Berkeley on a scholarship.
Jones’ first surgery was
a fusion of L 2, 3, 4, and 5
vertebras with a decompression. A fusion operation
joins multiple vertebras together; it is usually done in
response to unaligned or
herniated disks in between
vertebras. This first surgery
took four hours. If all had
gone well this surgery would
have been Jones’ last, and
he would have been able to
come back in time for the
first day of school. However,
he faced complications from
the gruelling surgery.
A suture in the spinal column broke, causing spinal
fluid to begin to leak. This
setback required a second
surgery, which took place in
mid July. This surgery lasted
seven hours. Jones’ recuperation time was pushed back,
preventing him from starting the school year. He lost
33 pounds during the recovery period.
Although the start of
school was merely one and a
half months after his second
surgery, Jones had hoped to
return in time for the first
day. Jones said that it didn’t
really hit him that he was
going to miss time until the
first day of school passed
and he wasn’t on campus.
He thought at that point
that he would return at the
beginning of October, but
that date also came and went
without a return to school.
Jones then set the goal of
returning at the start of November—a deadline he was
able to make.
Jones is pleased with the
progress of his classes in
his absence. Simply getting
back to teaching has been
his favorite part of the recovery process. “It just killed
me being unable to come
back,” Jones said. “I thought
I would be able to do it, but I
just couldn’t.”
When he did come back
Jones was greeted warmly.
“It was cool to have students
say, ‘I’m glad you’re back.’ It
was a nice adulation.”
Regaining his health is
obviously Jones’ top priority this year, but he is also
focused on helping his stu-
dents. This year Jones has
said he hopes to support
his students in their learning and prepare them for
AP exams in the spring. He
is currently teaching AP U.S
History, college prep U.S.
History and Sociology.
Jones is also hoping to get
back to some of his old programs, a Vietnam War memorial and the junior class’
Marathon Dance. He plans
to schedule the Marathon
Dance sometime in early
spring, which is later than its
usual December date.
While out in September,
Jones’ classes were taught by
retired former Washington
High School teacher Merna
Morse. In October Nicole
Lavaud took over. Lavaud
was someone who Jones
had known for a long time,
“I knew her [since] the day
she was born. I thought that
was ironic. I taught with her
mom at American…and she
brought [Lavaud] to school
to show everybody her new
baby, and now twenty and
some odd years later she’s
subbing for me.”
Recovering from surgery
and missing school was a
painful experience for Jones.
However, time away from
school has reinforced his
love of teaching. This time
away has also made his students appreciative of having
a familiar and experienced
teacher.
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Students to make film for
environmental awareness
Yashad Kulkarni
Staff Reporter
The WHS Environmental
Club is working in an effort
to promote recycling and
make it appealing to teenagers. While at an earth camp
last month, seniors Lauren
Cates and Sarah Dutra were
approached by Lana Husser,
an environmentalist, who
suggested a contest. Sponsored by EarthTeam, a network of students, teachers
and environmental groups,
the contest challenges students to make a video documentary that will be shown
during Earth Week in April
2007.
The project hopes to inspire students and communities to be more environmentally conscious and take
an active part in promoting
conservation of natural resources. As Earth Week is
a highly publicized event,
select documentaries will
be aired to a wide audience,
on a total of six different TV
stations as well as streamed
on the web. The Environmental Club hopes that by
combining various talents
from WHS, the project will
be a creative approach to recycling. “We are hoping that
our creativity and teamwork
will encourage students to
recycle and create less waste,”
Illustration by Pirouz Mehmandoost
said Cates.
Currently, several students, including many in the
Art and Expressions Clubs,
have shown interest in helping with the film. “I would
enjoy bringing my creativity and input into the film,”
said Christian Cuison of the
Expressions Club. Students
that are interested in helping
with the project and want
more information can contact the Environmental Club
or Ms. Brumbaugh in room
96.
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This is the third year that
our school has hosted a group
of students from Columbia
for a week of enjoyable exposure to American culture.
The past two years have been
nothing but successful, and
there is no doubt that the
same will be said of this year.
However there is one little
twist this time around: the
twenty-three students from
Columbia that will visit our
school are all females from a
private all-girls school.
“This is just a great chance
to immerse the Columbians into American culture,”
Mary Gimeno, who will be
hosting the teachers from
the all-girls school, said.
“We’re asking families from
our school to host them for
the week to better acquaint
them with the culture.”
“This is a chance for the
kids in Columbia to show us
what Columbia is really like,
not what the news always
shows,” Daniel Skillings, the
coordinator of this exchange
program, said at the meeting
held on Nov. 8 in Gimeno’s
classroom.
Though the Columbians
coming on Jan. 7-14 are all
female, every student here
can host one of them, even
if you can’t speak Spanish.
“The week that they are with
us is so wonderful. We have
potlucks and outings as well
as a performance from the
Columbians themselves!”
Gimeno commented.
Just as the Columbians
are coming to America to
soak in the American culture, so Mary Gimeno wants
to bring a group of our students to Columbia to experience the Columbian culture.
“My dream is to take the
American kids to Columbia
in August since the Columbians start school earlier
than us,” Gimeno said. In
fact, David Skillings and she
will be traveling to Columbia this April to advance this
dream.
Junior Jesus Perez is hosting a Columbian girl. “I
wanted to choose the prettiest girl but I saw a picture of
another one who was smiling really big and I thought
she was bound to be friendly
so I picked her instead,” he
said with a smile. It is a guarantee that close friendships
and unforgettable memories
will be made that week.
If you are interested in
hosting a Columbian, see
Sra. Gimeno in Room 41.
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2006
Violence in Baghdad continues as abductions occur and hostility increases
Dennica Fernando
Aaron Williams
News Editor
In Depth Editor
On Tuesday Nov. 14,
there was an abduction of
what was initially estimated
to be 150 men in Baghdad,
according to CNN.com.
Currently most of those abducted have been reported
to have returned.
After some time the initial report of 150 men abducted was brought down to
be less than 100, according
to Mohammed Ali, an aide
to the higher education minister at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research/Scholarships and
Cultural Relations Directorate. The returned captives
reported not to have been
killed or tortured.
There were 80 abductors
wearing new and old Iraqi
National Police Uniforms,
according to Higher Education Minister Abed Dhiyab
al-Ajili. They arrived on Nidhal Street in about 20 vehicles and surrounded the
four-story building. They
separated the men and the
women. The women they
locked in
According to Reuters,
there were witnesses who
said they saw two police officials watching the abduction take place and doing
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nothing.
The Iraqi interior minister has ordered the arrest of
several high ranking officers
that were handling the security of the area across the
Tigris River, which is where
the abduction took place.
Al-Ajili is closing universities in Baghdad until security improves, because he
doesn’t want to see professors get killed. He remembers sending out a letter just
last week asking for better
protection for universities
and any educational buildings. Al-Ajili even requested
earlier for an increase of
about 800 guards for the
universities, but was rejected
for both requests.
This is just one of many
incidents happening in Iraq.
Tues., Nov. 13, 3 bombings
resulted in the deaths of 14
civilians and left many others injured. Furthermore, 40
bodies, all filled with bullet
wounds, were found scat-
tered across the capital. The
United Nations was furious
and denounced these recent
happenings. Ashraf Qazi, the
U.N. secretary-general’s special representative in Iraq,
believes that acts like this are
tearing the country apart and
are only making it harder to
establish peace.
Day by day, week by
week, violence is commit-
ted throughout the city
of Baghdad, as well as the
rest of Iraq. Time will tell if
America’s shift in political
majority will help or worsen
the conflict.
Inaccurate statistics about homeless
population in San Francisco shelters
Bharadwaj Ramchandran
Sports Editor
Living in the streets is a
task that is very dangerous
and tedious at some points.
Hospitality House,
one
of
San Franc i s c o’s
most recognized
homeless
shelters, provides many facilities for homeless people.
It shelters about 500 men
and women who are currently being relocated to a differ-
ent facility.
Erica McGary, a program
aid, monitors the shelter.
“This shelter provides
the homeless with clothing,
“It’s an ongoing thing.”
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“There is not a decrease
in the amount of people who
come to the shelter, but rather an increase. It’s an ongoing thing.” said McGary.
If this statement
is true, then why do
statistics from the San
Francisco Chronicle
say that there has been
a decrease of 28 percent in the amount of
people in homeless
shelters since 2002?
“Some people prefer living on the streets than living in the homeless shelters,”
McGary said.
Erica McGary,
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Renowned photographer visits Photo classes
November 15,
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2006
Kate Pyatybratova
Around the World Editor
Photo by: Paul Ficken
Michael Collopy speaks to Photo class
In a sweltering 110-degree humid
heat of an non-air-conditioned apartment, Michael Collopy was awaiting to
photograph one of the most-recognized
faces in human history. It was his last
chance to capture the image of Mother
Teresa, a woman whom some referred
to as the “saint walking among us” before she took off for her trip to Russia.
With a sudden jolt of heart, the photographer noticed that the lens on his camera was fogging up. If enough moisture
would gather, not only the blast would
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opposed to an observer,” Collopy said. “I
of world-renowned individuals who have
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Collopy’s books. His
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portray
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spiritual
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WHS students
honor veterans
On Thursday, Nov. 9, at
11 a.m. Perry recited an article written by Eugene CorOctober 2006 was deemed rierra from the Nov.7, 1941
the deadliest month of the issue of The Hatchet. Correyear when number of casu- irra spoke about the imporalties for U.S. troops in Iraq tance of remembering the
reached 100, according to a veterans of the past and the
CNN website. The fatalities hardships they faced while
of war were the focal point fighting for the United States.
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eleventh hour of the eleventh this tribute. Jones reflects on
day of the eleventh month the change in student’s attiwas when an armistice was tudes about patriotism.
signed ending World War
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One,” ASB President KaRynn patriotism was the way of
Perry said. “It was originally life,” Jones said. “Since then,
known as Armistice Day the patriotism level [amongst
in remembrance of World students] has generally been
War One veterans and later low. [Playing Taps] was a
changed to Veteran’s Day to great way to bring the stucommemorate all veterans.”
dent body together.”
Melissa Yao
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a tour of the building. Although at first he
refused a sitting, Gorbachev was finally convinced to do it by his wife Raisa. Throughout
these photography sessions, Collopy noted,
Raisa remained by his side, persuading her
husband to say ‘cheese’ – the only word she
probably knew in English.
At times, Collopy actually had to alter his
style of picture-taking to accommodate the
needs of his subjects. For instance, during
his photography session with Nelson Mandela, he had to take a picture without using
a flash. Mandela’s eyes couldn’t
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the President of South Africa. he noted that
Mandela remained compasionate even toward people who supported aparthaid, and
got him in prison in the first place.
In his work, Collopy captured more than
portraits, he preserved the stories of individuals who shaped 20th century.
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Graduation is looming and
most seniors are asking themselves: “Am I ready to leave
home? Am I ready to grow up?
Am I ready for college?”
Senior James Kim is enthusiastic about graduating. “Yes, I’m
really ready to get out of Fremont
away from my parents. The majority of my teachers taught AP
and Honors, so I took my education seriously,” Kim said.
Seniors may think that they
are ready, but some teachers are
skeptical.
“I’m not confident that [se-
niors] are ready,” Economics and
Government teacher John Werner said. “They don’t know what
college is. When I give lectures,
they resist it. They don’t like it
but they don’t realize that that’s
what college is, lectures. I don’t
get my seniors ready for college. I get them ready for the real
world and some aren’t ready for
the real world.” Compared to last
year’s seniors, Werner matches
this year’s seniors’ maturity level
to be on the same level.
“You better be serious about
what you are pursuing. Like
any class, some [seniors] are
definitely ready and some aren’t.
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good, but learning is the focus,”
Stewart Perlman said.
Physics teacher Cliff Miller
took a rather factual approach.
“Are seniors ready for college?
UC’s and CSU’s say, in general,
no. [Seniors] are not 100 percent
prepared [for college]. I don’t
have any beliefs, but the facts say
it,” Miller said.
Whether or not seniors
and teachers think seniors
are ready, college is next fall.
With application deadlines approaching, seniors are scrambling to finish their paperwork;
whether or not they are prepared for college seems to be the
last thing on their minds.
As college deadlines draw near, seniors around campus are burning their
midnight fuel as they complete their college applications. For those seniors, stress
is a given.
Viel Agustin, a
senior, realizes the
importance of college applications as
the deadline draws
near. “Filling out applications makes you
realize that this is the
real thing,” he said.
By next year, you’re
in college and it’s
just so much to take
in. It’s hard to pick
the right colleges to
apply for. Money, location, and whether
they have your major plays a major role
in my stress.”
For the seniors
and other underclassmen who find
they stare at a computer screen daily,
there are other remedies than just relaxing. Dr. David Brew
of Eyexam of California recommends taking frequent breaks and blinking.
“Stress is an anxiety you create for yourself…you should be able to control [it] consciously,” Brew said.
For all students, it’s best to remember to
take some time off and relax.
Sharanya Kuppuswamy
Opinions Editor
The Washington Hatchet
In Depth
November 15,
2006
Survival of the fittest: the turkey pardon story
bird’s chances at winning.
Last year, Freedom lost her
Around the World Editor
presidential title after trying
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“pardoned” by the President
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the fate of their fifty million feathery relatives as
crisp-brown centerpieces of
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round selection are the bird’s November pardoning. Reappearance: the coloration of cently, the care providers
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behavior. Running away and dark blue suits of the White
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schedule will be a
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Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey should
be an American symbol.
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According to the U.S. Department of Agricul
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eaten in the U.S. at Thanksgiving
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Pardon is a formal affair. Last
year, President Bush said,
“For this turkey and his traveling companion, this will
not be their last Thanksgiving. By virtue of an unconditional presidential pardon,
they are safe from harm.”
While the rest of the birds
go of to the kitchens to be
served to the White House
staff, the lucky winners take
part in media coverage for
the upcoming year. In the
past, these turkeys would
retire for life at a petting zoo
in Fairfax, Virginia, that’s,
ironically enough, is called
the Frying Pan Park. The
pardoned birds usually die
within a year, but from obesity. They are buried on the
98-acre property by Farmer
Todd Brown.
Sources suggest the tradition of dubbing the National
Thanksgiving Turkey dates
back 50 years, while others
say the ceremony goes back
even further in time to Civil
War Era, after President Lincoln pardoned his son Tad’s
pet turkey. This event showcase American tradtion.
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Laura Ramie
Reporter
T
o many of us middle class Americans, world
hunger doesn’t make sense.
How can we allow millions
of little children to starve
to death in Africa, Asia and
Latin America, when we live
in a country where we spoil
our pets to obesity? The richest Americans have incomes
greater than the Gross National Products of developing countries, told by globalissues.org. A fraction of
the money we spend on the
military could feed starving
children for years. According to FoodChain, 96 billion
pounds of food is thrown
away each year by the Food
Service Industry.
It might not be visible to
all of us, but hunger does exist in America. What’s even
closer to home is the Bay
Area, with a shocking half
a million people in need of
food, as reported by the Alameda County Community
Food Bank (ACCFB). As a
result of the disproportionate growth between wages
and cost of living, and the
crumbling of government
safety net programs, some
families have to make a frequent choice between paying the rent or buying food,
the bank explains. The 20year-old food bank distributes nutritious food to some
200 soup kitchens, pantries,
and shelters throughout the
county, as reported on their
website www.accfb.org.
According to the US
Census Bureau, 22 percent
of young people in America
live in poverty. Unfortunately, racial minorities suffer
more than their fair share of
this figure. According to a
recent study of hunger in
the Alameda County,
35 percent of emergency food recipients
are children under 18.
Hunger is especially
detrimental to their
health and education.
This Thanksgiving is
the best time to do
your part to alleviate a family’s
burden. The
ACCFB offers
various ways
to
help.
Ye a r round,
y o u
c a n
donate
nonp er ish able food
items at locations (such as grocery stores) hosting red food drive
barrels. You can coordinate
a food drive at your work,
school, church or community group. For more information, call (510) 635-3663,
ext. 318. You can sign up at
the website to advocate for
hunger relief or contribute
money. For community service hours, you can volunteer
to sort and shelve donated
food.
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November 15,
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‘Seam’ingly harmless shirts depict wrong messages
Staff Editorial
You see them everywhere you go. Retail shops across the nation carry them. Either they have an obscene, adult joke on the
front of it or imagery that reference to one. Adults and teens
alike own them. What are we talking about here? Screen printed
T-shirts with less than flattering remarks on them.
Whether it is, “you looked better on myspace,” or, “free
Breathalyzer test below,” these offhanded statements on shirts
have become a nuisance. Too many times have these shirts littered our campus and neighborhood kids. Now, we here at The
Washington Hatchet found these shirts to be hilarious; for a
week. Unfortunately, others consider these shirts to be comedy
gold. On a more serious note, a lot of these shirts give references
to girls in a way that show them as “sluts”. On the flip side, girls
also wear shirts that do the same thing. It is almost as if these
statements have convinced girls that they can only be as much
as these statements.
Fashion, as a whole, expresses the individual for who they are.
Therefore, if someone wants to wear one of these shirts, than by
Hypocrisy in Russia
Kate Pytrybratova
Around the World Editor
Some may say that voicing one’s opinion is the most
powerful weapon people
have, yet it could not protect the Russian reporters
who are being silenced after
trying to investigate the corruption, violation of human
rights and other dirty secrets
of their government.
Even while Vladimir Putin, “independent” Russia’s
second president, professed
his commitment to freedom of speech, independent
press, and strong democratic
principles at a summit with
the European Union three
years ago, he knew that to
Kremlin these were only idealistic concepts.
Several years ago, Kremlin has taken over TV-6, a
single independent television network in Russia,
claiming it could no longer
make money on its own.
Meanwhile,
Washington
Post reports, the broadcasting channels read their news
from a Moscow-approved
script. Reporters who interview Putin contingently are
“suggested” a list of questions, which they must follow, or loose their place in
On My
Mind
Sam Mahood
Columnist
It was President Bush
who lost the election, not
the Democrats who won it.
That has been the resounding message of the political
analysts. My Democratic
loyalties aside, I would
generally have to agree
with their sentiment.
Where does this leave
us then with this new con-
Kremlin reporter stuff.
Yelena Tregubova, a
member of the Putin’s press
pool was kicked out for failing to go along with official
instructions, and writings
subversive publications. After being threatened with a
small bomb that exploded
outside her apartment door,
Tregubova fled the country.
Leonid Parfybov’s and
Savik Shuster’s popular talk
show “Freedom of Speech”
was taken of the air when the
government disliked what
they said. This action clearly
exemplifies the absence of a
law on freedom of information, violating Article 29 of
the Russian Federation Constitution.
What bothers me even
more is the American response to anti-democratic
trends of Putin’s regime.
Where Russia is concerned,
President Bush’s administration has turned a blind eye
to the ideologies they made a
commitment to battle when
entering Iraq. What was the
point of fighting a 70-yearold Cold War with Soviet
Union, if we will sit placidly
when Russian press silently
screams for freedom and final downfall of dictatorship.
gress? Polls have shown that
Americans are not very optimistic about the direction of
this country and they want
to change. Getting things
done will surely not be easy.
This class of Democratic
congressmen is among the
most diverse ever. There are
now solid numbers of liberal,
moderate, and conservative
Democrats.
For years a diverse ideology has kept the Democratic Party from winning
elections. Now they have
the opportunity to set aside
their differences and find
what binds them together
besides the donkey logo. I
believe this common ground
will be a return to building this country around all
spectrums of the middle and
all means they are allowed to. Who are we critique others’ fashion sense? However, if shirts continue to have printed garbage
on the front, soon the individual will reflect the shirt. If a girl
has a shirt that says “angel” on the front but has devil wings
around it, it obviously is trying to say the girl is something different than what she looks. Now whether or not this statement
is true of the girl, others will assume it is and sadly, the girl may
too. Thus, another teenager is thrown into a world where the
words of other individuals shape who they are.
In conclusion, a seemingly harmless shirt now becomes an
advocate for the humanization of a gender, race, or ideology.
One must realize that what they wear ultimately reflects their
ideas and opinions of others and themselves. They can continue
to say that they do not care which is fine. As said earlier, the
individual should decide the way they want to be perceived. Ultimately, it comes down to whether or not one lets their appearance shape who they are. We as a society must learn that the
content we expose ourselves to, whether it be in digital, musical,
or written form, portrays not only one person but a majority of
people.
Who’s building the fences?
Illustration by Pirouz Mehmandoost
lower classes.
A minimum wage increase is obscenely overdue,
and likely to get passed soon
after congress takes its oath.
Cutting interest rates on student loans will keep college
a viable opportunity to students of all socio-economic
backgrounds, and help ease
the huge debt many of us
will be forced to climb out of
after college.
Alternative energy research needs an increase
from the inadequate amount
of funding it currently receives. If we set actual goals
for progress and think in the
long term, maybe we can finally catch up to our allies
under the Kyoto Accord.
Our country has one of
the highest percentages of
uninsured citizens – there
needs to be universal healthcare coverage for all children
and those below the poverty
line.
Most importantly, there
can be a refocusing on keeping jobs in this country and
cutting tax loopholes that
incant big business to outsource jobs so freely.
Iraq is obviously paramount in all issues this congress will face. A committee led by Republican James
Baker and Democrat Lee
Hamilton may finally provide some insight to the war
that both parties can accept.
No matter what though,
this will be a delicate issue. Everyone has their
own opinion on what to do;
some call for full immediate
withdrawal and others are
a slower redeployment of
troops. I think the answer
probably lies somewhere
in between – this election
proved we are in the era
of the moderate politician
after all.
In the end some will say
I have the blind optimism
of youth. I, however, argue
that we must keep hope.
Without it this country
would not exist.
In his first inaugural
address Bill Clinton said,
“There is nothing wrong
with America that cannot
be cured by what is right
by America.” Hopefully
this new era of American
politics can prove that.
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Arts & Entertainment
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Artist Spotlight: graduate Marian Dilan
Pirouz Mehmandoost
Reporter
when she decided to go to
art school.
Now, in 2006, Dilan is a
sophomore at the California
College of the Arts (CCA).
She feels at home there.
“I have a romance with
art. It’s all about following
my passion.”
She made friends with
other Washington artists-,
some of whom happen to
be pursuing art in college
as well- and formed a core
group to help refine her
skills.
“The key to growing”, she
said, “is being able to receive feedback. It’s like tearing muscles when you want
them to grow.”
Dilan’s style of work is
what her professors at CCA
call “magical realism.” It’s
like seeing a bad dream that
borders on being pleasurable. She describes her work
technique as traveling from
one world to another.
“I have my own world. If
you do the things I do, you
have to have two worlds, or
you’ll go insane,” she said.
When it comes to predicting the future, Dilan can
see art play a major role in
her life.
“I just started doing band
posters”, she said.
With teachers who have
made artwork for high profile events such as concerts
at the Fillmore, she is receiving a prime education. Dilan
emphasizes on how important it is to learn from the
best.
“Artists copy work all the
time to hone their skills.”
Dilan sets a standard for
student artists. She hopes
that more young students
will embrace the beauty
of art, and even study it in
college. She believes WHS
has been the launching pad
for many artists in the past
years.
Dilan is the essence of the
young and ambitious mind.
Photo by Pirouz Mehmandoost
“I am mesmerized by the
beauty of the world.”
The words of artist Marian Dilan send the mind into
hemorrhages of thought.
Her style of dark, surreal
imagery brings to mind the
likes of Tim Burton, but with
more artistic skill. She is art
incarnate; tall and with yellowish eyes. The Washington High School alumnus
has painted her way to art
school, and was willing to
send a message to other artistic huskies.
She started her freshman
year at WHS in 2001.
“I did a lot of doodling,
but wouldn’t think too much
about my future.”
Dilan had art teacher
Todd Elkin for the next three
years at Washington. That’s
Photo by Pirouz Mehmandoost
An assortment of art work by Dilan.
Fake brands online allure customers
Sam Mahood
Jonathan Kim
Reporters
While the internet can
be the source of many great
deals on almost any product, teens should be on the
look out for deals too good
to be true. There has become
a booming market of factory variant sneakers trying to pass themselves off as
authentic products over the
internet. In the face of rising
costs and popularity, many
teens have taken to the internet to try and buy the most
sought after Air Jordan and
Nike sneakers.
Many websites selling
fake sneakers lure in the
consumer with low prices,
large availability, and claims
of authenticity. To avoid
these sites there are several
easy steps that consumers
can follow. Sites with a high
number of products with
prices well below market
level are almost always selling fakes. Another common
practice among fake sites is
to price every shoe exactly
the same. The easiest way
not to get burned is to check
the policy or F.A.Q. section
of any website you plan on
buying from. Fake sites will
usually insert a small statement saying their products
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Shows shot down
J.J. Kochly
Reporter
Sometimes there are
shows on TV that have all
they need to be instant classics—exceptional casts, great
writers, and fresh stories.
However, for some reason,
nobody ends up watching them and the networks,
regretfully, have to cancel
them. Luckily, we live in the
DVD age, where these shows
live a second life.
Upright Citizens Brigade
- is from Comedy Central,
this series is a completely
off-the-wall, over-the-top
bizarre sketch comedy show
that combines an irreverent
sense of humor with intertwining sketches and serieslong running jokes. Even if
you’re not a fan of oddball
humor, the scenarios and
sketches are so bizarre that
they’ll appeal to just about
anybody.
Brisco County Jr. – Here’s
a gem from the early 90’s.
Starring B movie legend
Bruce Campbell, this western series had it all – from
gunfights with outlaws to
aliens. It effectively combined Wild Wild West with
Indiana Jones. In the vain
of Rocky Horror and the Bill
and Ted movies, this series
is just so corny that there’s
no way you can’t fall in love
with it.
Dead Like Me – This
show, originally on Showtime, chronicled an interest-
ing take on the afterlife, and
how being the grim reaper is
a terrible job. It is a derisive
dark comedy that will appeal
to fans of movies like Fargo
and Death Becomes Her.
Clerks – Following the
success of the movie, this
show chronicled the further exploits of Randall and
Dante’s job at Quik-Stop.
This painfully short-lived
animated series had the
original cast doing the voices and although toned down
for television, still contains
Kevin Smith’s beloved sense
of humor.
Stella – This short-lived
Comedy Central series follows the bizarre escapades of
Michael, Michael, and David, three best friends living
in an apartment together. In
vain of Monty Python and
the Marx Brothers, this show
features nonsensical jokes
that are so stupid that they’re
intelligent, and some that
are so intelligent that they’re
stupid.
Firefly – Made slightly
popular by the movie Serenity, which was an adaptation
of select episodes, it followed
the crew of the starship Serenity, members on the losing side of a civil war, on
the run from The Alliance,
a galactic superpower. This
sci-fi/western series featured
amazing special effects, a
good story, and good action.
If you liked Serenity, then
this series will be perfect for
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Borat,’ the latest cinematic hit
JJ Kochly
Reporter
Borat is the epitome of a
love it or hate it movie. You’ll
either think it’s a perfectly
done, ingenious comedy—
one of the funniest movies
of the decade, or you’ll think
it’s a despicable, offensive
piece of garbage. The movie
chronicles Kazakh reporter
Borat (played by british
comic Sacha Baron Cohen)
and his trip to America to
meld the cultural differences
that would benefit Kazakhstan, a small relatively unknown country in eastern
Europe that has many problems with their economy,
transportation, and citizens.
After arriving at his hotel
in New York, Borat watches
an episode of Baywatch and
becomes infatuated with Pamela Anderson, so he plots
his trip westward from New
York to Hollywood, filming
all the way, where he plans
to marry her. Along the way,
he stops to meet with members of the Washington DC
gay pride parade, feminists,
religious fanatics, a group
of road-tripping frat boys,
and, to his horror, an ordinary Jewish couple. He also
learns many things, like how
to act and speak like a thug,
how to dine in a high-society southern household, and
how to defend himself from
a Jew. This movie also shows
intolerance in America,
based on people’s reactions
to him, from telling him to
go away upon approaching
him on the street, to being mistaken for a terrorist.
What makes this movie so
funny, besides how offensively funny it is, is Sacha
Baron Cohen’s dedication to
his part. When someone gets
mad and threatens to call the
cops or pick a fight, any nor-
mal person would drop the
charade and apologize. But
Cohen keeps the act going as
far he possibly go. And the
way it’s filmed, since only a
select few people are “in on
it”, they wrote it as they went
along, which makes it even
more admirable, because of
its ongoing story that actually makes sense. Also, there
is a ton of footage they didn’t
use in the movie, so expect a
limited special edition two
disc DVD coming out next
holiday season.
However, this movie is
offensive. This movie is very
offensive. This is one of those
movies where you might feel
bad laughing at some parts,
or the kind that a prudish
person would punch you if
they found out you like it.
Most people will love Borat anyways, and it’s one that
you definitely don’t want to
miss.
Jump into the Apparatus
Becky Allen
Copy Editor
The Name may be difficult to remember, but
the effect of their music is
not. The Red Jumpsuit Ap-
paratus’ “Don’t You Fake
It” is a very unusual mix of
pop-punk, metal, pop, and
screamo. Although you may
be fooled at first by their upbeat tempo, but this band
has taken their music much
November 15
2006
further than the average pop
song. The lyrics in songs
such as “Face Down” and
“Seventeen Ain’t So Sweet”
deal with deeper issues than
just drugs, sex and money. In
“Face Down,” the red Jumpsuit Apparatus deals with the
issue of domestic violence,
asking the listener “Do you
feel like a man when you
push her around? Do you
feel better now as she falls to
the ground?” In “Seventeen
Ain’t So Sweet,” they discuss
a young woman’s struggle
to get into the music industry due to the face that she
doesn’t look like the perfect
Barbie doll image.
All the elements blend
together to make a different,
unique, but very enjoyable
listen. Some may not like the
band because of the combination of different styles of
music, but I recommend at
least trying them out. What’s
to lose but the opportunity
to find some good music.
Picture corruption
David Lyons
Reporter
“The Picture of Dorian
Gray” by Oscar Wilde chronicles the gradual downfall of
a young man from innocence
to corruption. It serves as an
insightful and meaningful
warning about the danger of
man’s blinding ego that is as
applicable here and now as
it was in nineteenth century
England, when it was written and set.
In the story, Dorian Gray
wishes that the picture after
which the book is named,
painted by his friend Basil
Hallward, would age and
get ugly while he keeps his
youthful beauty. To his extreme shock and initial confusion, his wish is granted,
and as he gradually loses his
innocence and grows older
his external appearance
remains exactly the same.
Consequently, he dives
into fame, fortune, sex, and
drugs without inhibitions.
The painting, hidden away
in Dorian’s attic, serves as a
visual representation of his
conscience as it deteriorates
from its original beauty into
absolute repulsiveness.
Wilde’s classic novel is
full of his own unique brand
of witty dialogue which
makes it such a joy to read.
Through this he explores
such broad topics as the purpose of art, the value of youth
and beauty, the superficiality
of society, and the dangers of
external influence.
The Washington Hatchet
Sports
November 15,
2006
Page
11
Huskies Girls volleyball succeeding in NCS playoffs
the match 3-1, but the Husfootball Jonathan Kim
kies redeemed themselves
the following day. On Fri.
After the impressive peradvances formance with a record of 9Nov. 10, the Huskies had a
rematch against the Mission
1 during the regular season,
to NCS
Warriors. With their game
the Girls Volleyball squad
reporter
The varsity football
team (4-6), ranked seventh in the North Coast
Section, will play number
two ranked Pinole Valley
on Friday at 7 p.m.
Sports
Scores
Cross Country: JV
Girls
2 MileAllison Gower 13:24
Mary Murithi 16:01
Boys:
2 MileWill Chang 11:46
Dennis Gan 12:12
Cross Country: Varsity
Girls
3.1 MileElizabeth Raymond 19:41
Jackie Sloves 20:48:
Boys
3.1 MileRanvir Dhillon 17:47
Edrian Luna 18:06
JV Football
Last game:
WHS vs.NMHS
WHS lost 20-3
Girls Volleyball
WHS vs. MSJH
Thursday Nov. 9th
WHS lost 3-1
WHS vs. MSJH
Friday Nov. 10th
WHS won 3-0
WHS vs. IHS
Tues Nov.
WHS won 3-0
Girls Volleyball upcoming games
WHS vs. TBD
Thursday Nov. 16
NCS Round 2
Girls Water Polo
MVAL round one
WHS vs. NMHS
WHS won 12-6
MVAL round two
WHS vs. MSJH
WHS lost
Boys Water Polo
MVAL round one
WHS vs. JLHS
WHS won 7-6
MVAL round 2
WHS vs. MSJH
WHS lost 7-4
approached the Shaughnessy Playoffs with high
expectations. After their
inconceivable loss against
Mission on Oct. 31, there
was a split second of doubt
that the playoffs would actually be held at Washington
High School. However, the
Huskies came for redemption at the tiebreaker held on
the following Monday. After
taking the match in 3 games,
it was then set in stone that
Shaughnessy’s would be held
at home.
After this was determined
the Huskies moved on to play
their first match of the playoffs against Logan, the match
was won with ease and our
team walked into round 2.
In our game against Mission
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Amanda Richards practices her dive during practice.
on Thurs. Nov. 9, things did
not go as anticipated.
After senior Lindsay
Dooley’s injury on her left
hand, the Huskies slowly fell
apart. Mission brought their
usual crowd along with posters displaying their affection
for Washington High School
by saying “Kill, Kill, Kill the
Huskies”, in hopes to get
into our players’ heads during the game. After taking
the first game, the Huskies
did not play up to their potential level. perhaps the
noise was drilling into the
team’s heads. Mission won
faces on, the team came to
play that night, and took the
match in 3 games.
By winning playoffs,
Washington now has a seat
in NCS. After our victory
over the last-seated Irvington
Vikings, the Huskies have
advanced to the next round
and were playing Monte Vista in round two when this
edition of The Washington
Hatchet went to press. If the
Huskies come out victorious
in this round, they are likely
to play the Foothill Falcons.
Perhaps this will be the year
that the Huskies take the
title as NCS champions, but
as Megan MacLeod said “We
want to win it [NCS], but we
just want to to take it one
step at a time.”
Freshmen football assesses season after final loss
Kyla Koger
reporter
As the season ends for
football, the JV and freshman teams are already excited for next year. “We did
well, sometimes we weren’t
focused, but we got it together during game time,” freshman Steven Godfrey says.
“It was a different experience for me, we worked
harder than when I was in
the FFL,” freshman Chris
Jaracz said. Even though this
year hasn’t been their best,
the freshman team worked
hard and faced every challenge they were given.
“This year’s team was
very talented.” Coach Cravens said. “They worked
well together, which is a very
positive thing.” Cravens said.
Although this year’s MVP
is still undecided, Cravens
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Cedric Lousi(11) punts the ball as NMHS playes tr y to block it.
spoke well about all of his
players. “This year was a
good year, we played well
and had fun,” junior Jordan
Voytilla said. Their last game
on Friday was a good effort,
but lost with a score of 203 against Newark Memorial. This year’s junior varsity
MVP is still undecided, but
some players talked about
junior Chris Hinton being
their most valuable player.
“He has been going to
every workout after school
three days a week since January; he is very committed,”
junior Brendan Gallagher
said. He goes to the workouts, he doesn’t mess around
Gymnastics’ season a success
Irene Cheng
reporter
Though the girl’s gymnastics season came to and end
after their MVAL’s on Nov.3
at the Pac-west Gym in
Union City, the friendships
and accomplishments made
in the past two months will
remain in each team player.
A number of girls placed
highly in the MVAL’s including junior Jacqueline
Huynh, who placed first all
around in varsity, and junior
Morgan O’ Hare who placed
third all around in varsity.
“Since I was in JV last year, I
didn’t expect to do so as well
in my first year in the varsity
team but I ended up placing
really well,” junior Morgan
O’ Hare said.
Junior Varsity placed
second and varsity placed
third overall out of the six
schools they competed with
throughout the season.
during practice, and he steps
it up to lead the players.
We can’t wait for next
years season to start so we
can cheer our teams on and
hopefully go undefeated.
This is the spirit in all the
players mind. All players are
beliving that the next season
will be very good.
April
Capas
starts golf
team
Dennica Fernando
News Editor
This fall season, senior
April Capas brings the start
of the first girls’ golf team in
the history of WHS.
The team started with her
attending both MAZE days
and asking random female
students if they were interested in joining the first girls’
golf team. Although she
asked many under classmen,
the final line up for the team
were seniors Capas, Geneva
Climent, Janelle Condeff, Kat
Farberova, Brittany Johnson,
Natalie Kirk, and juniors
Sophia Hanjani, Jigna Patel,
and Dennica Fernando.
With Michelle Keller volunteering to coach, the team
was complete. Since the paper work for sports teams
take about a year to process, the team hasn’t played
matches and has used this
year as a practice season at
various driving ranges.
“This was the most fun
I’ve had in a golf season,”
Capas said. She liked how
eager the girls were to learn
and play the sport.
Capas’ golf career dates
back to her years in junior
high. In high school she
played for the boys’ team
during her freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
Capas is planning to join
again her senior year. She
also plans to continue to
play golf after high school,
having already sent out letters to several CSUs to play
on a golf team.
“I hope that girls’ golf
continues at WHS next year,”
she said.
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“This season was amazing,” coach Kim Freitas said,
“They all worked hard in
every meet and every girl’s
score constantly went up as
the season progressed. What
a great group of kids.”
As the season is now over,
Freitas as well as many member of the team are overcome with bittersweet feelings. “Now that there is no
practice, I come home from
school and I don’t know
what to do with all this free
time,” junior Morgan Goldstein said.
If you are interested in
joining the girl’s gymnastics
team next year, there will
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Sports MVPs
Washington High’s
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2006
Cross Country
Beth Raymond
Boys Water Polo
Scott Harvey
M
6
0
VP
0
2
s
Gymnastics
Jacqueline Huynh
Girls Tennis
Emily Kowalski
Girls Water Polo
Michelle Dictor
Photos by Melissa Yao
Raymond on track to success
Rebekah Lee
Reporter
Junior Elizabeth Raymond was honored as the
MVP for cross country because of her dedication and
continuous wins for the
team.
Raymond started off
freshman year on varsity
placing within the top ten
for varsity girls in the league.
Sophomore year she earned
all four possible medals on
varsity and placed third
in the league. This season,
Raymond went undefeated
in the league and her win at
MVALs helped the team to
win new championship banners. Her best one-mile time
is now 5:20 min.
“I really like the atmosphere. You can hate someone in the race, but then
everyone’s your best friend,”
Raymond said.
Being fifth in NCS, she
hopes to win a medal in State
on Nov. 25.
Huynh stretched to be the best Harvey’s commitment pays off
Irene Cheng
Reporter
Junior Jacqueline Huynh
is deemed the Most Valuable
Player on the Varsity girl’s
gymnastics team this year.
She worked hard throughout
the season and placed first
all around in the MVALS
held on Nov. 3.
“I do gymnastics all year
round instead of just during the season. I also take
classes and coach kids my-
Rachael Bridges
self,” Huynh said, “It felt real
good to be placed first at
MVALS.”
Huynh focuses on the
cleanliness of a routine rather than how advanced it may
look. “If you do a difficult
routine poorly, that’s worse
than doing an easier routine
cleanly.” She had a fun season and can’t wait until next
year. “Gymnastics is a fun
sport and everyone should
do it!”
Reporter
Imagine an eighth grader in the water, one who
has been swimming for six
years.
He beams as he scores a
point. Then four years later,
his junior year, he is slamming it into the net as he
treads water, scoring fifty
plus points and earning him
the title MVP (most valuable
player) against three other
players.
“I lead the team, score
goals, and basically try my
hardest,” MVP Scott Harvey
says modestly. He also gives
a lot of credit to the coaches.
“Our coaches really
pushed us; we trained harder
this year than any other. In
fact, the whole team pushed
themselves harder this year.”
Harvey said. He continues to
persue his sport and play the
best that he can.
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No competition for Kowlaski
Pritika Kumar
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In-Depth Editor
Sports Editor
Senior Emily Kowlaski
was named MVP for the
2006 girls tennis team.
Kowalski played for the
WHS team all four years of
high school. Apart from being captain this year, and receiving the Coaches Award,
she also seeded number five
in the league.
“I had an amazing time
this season. Everyone on the
team made my last season
the greatest ever. Thanks.
And to anyone who wants
to play tennis, just pick up a
racket. That is the first step,
because tennis is a lot of fun
if you have the courage to
pick up the racket and try.”
Kowalski said.
And it just proves that
anyone can be great at anything if they commit.
Dictor named best in the sea
J.J. Kochly
Reporter
The water polo girls
played a decent season this
year, with the year starting
out rough but the girls got
it together by the end of the
season.
Of all the talented girls,
one must be selected as the
one who worked the hardest,
lead the best, and was just
the overall best team player.
One must be selected to be
the coveted Most Valuable
Player. This player is junior
Michelle Dictor.
Michelle Dictor was initially drawn to water polo
by her mother, who played
at the international level,
and introduced it to her. She
exhibits all the traits of an
MVP. She worked hard, and led
the team, sometimes to victory. She’ll continue to lead
next year and in college.