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Issue 7
June 2013
LC students keep it reel
with 4th Avenue Film Festival
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MR. COUMINE
The 4th Avenue Film Festival featured a diverse group: winner films from left to right were “What Skating Means To Us,” “Southside Christian Mission Trip 2013,” and “Dunsmore.”
by David Li
and Lily Morehouse
Staff Writers
LC video production teacher Joseph
Comine and Clancy Bundy and Adama
Harum from the Sci-Fi web series
“Transolar Galactica” hosted the first
annual Fourth Avenue Film Festival on
May 3 in the LC auditorium. Comine
displayed the top eight student films for
the film festival judges and the public
from which the judging panel selected
the to three productions: “Dunsmore,”
‘Southside Christian Mission Trip 2013
”and“ What Skating Means To Us.” These
films went on to play at the Bing Crosby
Theatre along with “Ferris Bueler’s Day
Off.”
“Dunsmore,” placing third, told the story
of a therapist plaed b filming producer
and actor sophomore Isaac Handelman
who worked on helping a murderer
played by sophomore Cory Cogley. This
comedy portrayed the therapist as highly
optimistic and the murderer as a naively
unaware individual, even as the therapist
realized he left the murderer in his kitchen
with a set of his knives.
Senior Taylor Wright, director of
“Southside Christian Mission Trip 2013,”
recorded his mission trip in video format,
something he thought was special. “We’ve
always taken a lot of photos, but this is
the first real video record of one of these
trips,” Wright said. Beginning with several
interviews and a timelapse, Wright
brought the audience with him on his trip,
mixing black and white scenes with slow
motion effects and cheery music to evoke
nostalgia.
For the first place winners, “What Skating
Means To Us,” junior Riley Richardson
filmed a series of skating sequences in
the Under The Freeway (UTF) skate park
featuring juniors Jake Siegel and Austin
Visintainer. According to Siegel and
Visintainer, the group was inspired to
produce the video because of their love for
skating.
Other movies included subjects such
as a hypothetical apocalypse, mutant
zombie bread, and sacred dirt that could
grant any wish. “I’ve always been amazed
by photography and filmography,’ Mead
freshman Melissa Chan-Jones said. She
played the role of “girl with pickle jar” in
the movie about sacred dirt.
Each winner received a check for $150
for first place, $100 for second place, and
$50 for third place, along with a silver
plate, and were judged on the creativity
and quality of production.
Shawn Jordan set to leave LC for
job as secondary schools director
by Lauren Guthrie
Staff Writer
Principal Shawn Jordan will move into a
position as Director of Secondary Schools
Support at the district level after six years
as principal of LC. His main focus will be
working with principals at the middle and
high school levels in the district, according
to Jordan.
“I will have a support and coaching role.
My responsibility will be to evaluate each
principal in those buildings [middle and
high schools within the district],” Jordan
said.
Jordan has been well-liked here at LC,
by staff and students alike. “He has a
kind heart. He is a kid advocate and has
a passion for education,” said Sharon
Condrey, Office Manager and manager of
Jordan’s schedule.
Jordan excels not only in his personable
demeanor, but also in his leadership
abilities. “He is a really good listener, and
he wants to get everybody’s perspective.
He is not afraid to make a tough decision,”
said Theresa Meyer, Assistant Principal of
Curriculum and Instruction.
As principal of LC, Jordan has worked
with teachers, staff and students. As
Director of Secondary Schools Support,
he will work mainly with principals and
parents who have concerns about their
child’s educational growth and future.
“My interest is the same at the district
as it was at LC, and that is for all students
to graduate and be well-prepared for
pursuing education beyond high school.
In any situation, whether it be technical
school, community college, four-year
university, or the military they will need
to read, write, problem solve, and think
critically,” Jordan said. “Each individual
dreams differently, but we want to provide
them with the tools they need to do what
they want to do.”
Students have enjoyed and valued
Jordan’s presence here at LC. “I like his
shout-outs and how he connects with the
student body. He is very approachable,”
said senior Samantha Hammer. Students
frequently refer to Principal Jordan as
“Shay-Jay,” further demonstrating his
accessibility and friendliness.
Meyer acknowledged his joy in working
with children. “His favorite times are being
in the classrooms. He is very personable;
kids know him,” Meyer said.
“He has always been excited to be here.
He has shared his enthusiasm and spreads
morale wherever he goes,” said senior
Taylor Wright, ASB President. “You can
tell he cares about the school.”
Jordan leaves with many positive
memories and experiences. “I have loved
being a part of Lewis and Clark High
School. My time at LC will always be a
highlight in my career,” said Jordan.
The process of choosing a new principal
will be extensive and begin shortly. Dr.
Shelley Redinger, Superintendent of
Spokane Public Schools, understands that
time is of the essence and deciding sooner
rather than later is better.
The district will look at candidates
from within the district first, and if no
apt replacements are found, will search
outside the district. They will not move
PHOTO BY LAUREN GUTHRIE
Jordan will continue his goal of increasing student graduation rates in his new position.
a principal from a separate division, such
as elementary school, unless they also
have previous high school professional
experience.
LC teachers will have some input in
the decision making process. They want
someone who knows how to build a
community inside and outside of the
school itself, trusts other staff members,
and is an independent, courageous thinker
who is an advocate for students and staff
alike, according to a recent staff meeting.
The staff hopes for a candidate who will
rely on the team around them and are able
to look past data points, to work for the
better of the students.
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From 2008 to the end of
2011, the number of
hungry families in
Washington grew from
about 88,000 to
163,000.
Source: US Dept of Agriculture
Issue 7
June 2013
Summer reading
assignments
change next year
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Upcoming Tiger
Pantry pounces on hunger
by Erin Muat
News Editor
School counselor Kathy Blancher
recently created the LC Tiger Pantry,
a food bank opened by demand where
students (not parents) can access food
if they need to supplement for a lack of
nutritious foods at home. Blancher hopes
the pantry will alleviate some burdens and
stresses of poverty to help students focus
better on academics while staying healthy.
“The ultimate goal is to teach kids to be selfsufficient in a healthy way,” said Blancher.
“It’s about empowering our kids to eat well.”
Blancher began this project a couple
months ago, and since then has received
the approval to continue from the staff and
administration at LC. She also encourages
seniors to take on culminating projects
that will further develop the Tiger Pantry,
such as creating a method of providing
fresh fruits and
vegetables without
spoiling alongside
the dried and
canned
meals.
However, her
concerns
about
food getting into
the hands of the
less-than-needy
have prevented the
open, walk-in style
of the Tiger Closet
to be applied to the
pantry.
Instead,
students
can
talk to teachers,
counselors
and
even custodians,
who
can
then
unlock
the
pantry
for
individual
students.
As many students can attest, lack of
proper nutrition can lead to a sharp
decrease in productivity. “It’s hard to
concentrate when I’m hungry during class,”
said sophomore Molly Schermerhorn.
Special Education Resource teacher
Natasha Carpenter said that she used to
give out crackers to her students in the
morning, but had to stop because the
district would not reimburse her for her
purchases. “A lot of my students haven’t
eaten, so you’ll see a lot of them sleeping
or having anger issues,” said Carpenter.
In fact, according to the Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
13,935 students in the Spokane School
District during the academic year 2012-
2013 were eligible for free lunch. But
for many of those students, eating
healthy on the weekends remains a
struggle. According to Blancher, some
of these students do not even collect
their lunches, due to the negative stigma
surrounding free and reduced lunches.
“They want to maintain their dignity,”
said senior Olivia Nagozruk, who
has volunteered at Second Harvest
Food Bank for five years. “[Getting
free food] shouldn’t be too obvious.”
One problem that can arise for food
pantries, or for that matter, any avenue
of food distribution (think of the typical
student going through the lunch line – all
fries and pizza, no fruits and veggies), is that
students take what tastes good and what
they are most familiar with, while leaving
behind healthier or unfamiliar foods.
Second Harvest Food Bank
faces similar problems in getting
people to take a variety of food.
“Typically what we see happen is that
food bank clients
may not be familiar
with some types of
products and simply don’t know
how to prepare
them. That’s often
the driving force
behind
clients
passing up some
healthy foods. To
address this, we often include recipes
or other product
information, with
some of the more
uncommon fresh
fruits, vegetables
or other foods that
are donated,” said Second Harvest’s director of development Kathleen Hedgcock.
Unfortunately, fruits and vegetables
are not yet available in the pantry, as
they have no way of keeping them fresh.
(DECA and the cafeteria currently control
the majority of school refrigerators.)
Blancher added that she would “so love for
the eco-garden [the small vegetable garden
on the Southwest corner of the Quadrangle]
to get hooked up with the food bank.”
Blancher has a vision for the food
bank, hoping one day students can
come in freely, take basic recipes and,
for the ingredients, take packaged
food from the shelves and pick their
own fresh vegetables from the garden.
The Tiger Pantry is scheduled
to open in the fall of 2013.
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by Jacob Frederick
Features Editor
All AP and pre-AP level English students across the district must complete
a reading project over the preceding
summer to be turned in on the first day
of class. The project consists of, at the
very least, reading and annotating a
book, though students must often complete a supplementary assignment too.
Incoming freshmen for the 2013-2014
school year will read and annotate “Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger and must
write a 1-2 sentence summary of each
chapter. Sophomores will read and annotate “Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine
Hansberry, and must respond to a reflective prompt based on their reading. The
book for juniors to read and annotate is
“The Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell with
no additional project, and seniors will
read and annotate “Catch-22” by Joseph
Heller, also without an additional project.
“All we’re asking folks to do is read
the book, hopefully enjoy it, and make
some annotations,” said twelfth-grade
English teacher Andy Lang. “We’re going to take care of everything else
once we get back into class together.”
“This summer’s assignment is to read
and annotate, just like in the past, just
with a different book,” eleventh-grade
English teacher Emily Haxton said. In
previous years, incoming juniors have
read and annotated Eric Schlosser’s “Fast
Food Nation”, which came out in 2003.
“I don’t want to say Fast Food Nation is
irrelevant, but it’s not as relevant anymore; it’s run its course,” said Haxton.
Lang and fellow twelfth-grade English
teacher Cory Davis decide on a different
book each year for the seniors. “Generally the book will be something that one
or both of us haven’t read in quite some
time because we want to reintroduce
ourselves to the book so that we can really feel like we’re learning along with the
students,” said Lang. “This year Catch-22
was Mr. Davis’ selection, and I liked
it the minute that he came up with it.
The freshman book was also changed
from that of last summer, after the unsuccessful choice of “Life as We Knew It”
by Susan Beth Pfeffer which proved to be
too simplistic for instructional objectives.
“Although a lot of kids enjoyed reading it,
the book was not of much literary merit; it
was hard to analyze character and hard to
even find a single passage worth spending
any time with,” said ninth-grade English
teacher Mark Robbins. “I felt bad that
teaching about the book they liked included
all the reasons why they shouldn’t like it.”
A Spokane Schools district team chose
“Life as We Knew It” for all of the incoming freshmen. “It blew up in their
faces, so this year they formed a committee, which I was on,” said Robbins.
“One year we did 1984 and that was a
blessing and a curse at the same time,”
said Lang. “1984 is an easy read and it’s
easy enough that sometimes you can lose
track of the imagery and thematic elements and the meaning behind the text.”
“This summer, I know you’d rather be
outside in the sun, but don’t procrastinate, do a little bit at a time,” said Haxton.
Similarly, Lang said “Grab a copy of the
book early; dive into it early. I think it’s
going to be an enjoyable read but as I said,
don’t put it off. Please don’t put it off.”
For more information about the projects
and book availability, talk to any English
teacher or visit the link on www.lctigers.com.
E-Cigarettes:
yay or nay at LC?
by Carter Powers Beggs
Opinions Editor
Electronic cigarettes, also known as
E-Cigarettes, have been lauded as a safe
alternative to traditional cigarettes. Since
2008 advertisements have proclaimed
them to be safe, smokeless and nonintrusive by using vaporization instead of
traditional smoke to deliver nicotine to the
user. As a result, E-Cigarettes have seen an
increase in use among teenagers, who grasp
onto the “safe” aspect of their promotions.
Despite not producing smoke,
E-Cigarettes contain nicotine, which is a
prohibited substance at LC and students
caught with them on campus will be
subject to confiscation and appropriate
punishment according to Administrative
Assistant
Mark
Lund.
However,
according to Lund, E-Cigarettes have
not been a big issue for administration
with only a few cases every year.
According to the Los Angeles Times,
E-Cigarettes were first invented by
Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik in 2000 who
thought of the idea to use jets of air to
vaporize nicotine solutions to create a
nicotine vapor that would be similar to
cigarettes without the smoke. A traditional
modern E-Cigarette, contains a cartridge
which contains the solution of nicotine
and serves as a mouthpiece, an atomizer,
which serves to vaporize the solution
and a battery and is easily rechargeable
which powers the entire operation.
Not all students are entirely convinced
that the electronic version is safe. Senior
Riley Jessett said “I reject the idea that
E-Cigarettes are safe alternatives, I think
the idea of inhaling chemicals, no matter
the form is unhealthy.” Other students
take a more relaxed approach to the
whole thing, “You can do what you want,
I don’t care,” said senior Cody Yoder.
One of the biggest complaints against
E-Cigarettes is that their much lauded
health benefits are not properly validated.
“They’re untested, and not validated,
but I approve of their unobtrusiveness,”
said
senior
Alex
Engelbertson.
The bottom line with E-Cigarettes
are that they are a nicotine
product. Any nicotine products are
prohibited on the school campus.
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Changing
history
(credits)
by Lauren Guthrie
Staff Writer
LC will face upcoming changes for history credits starting next year. The changes
will mostly affect seniors and freshmen.
Susie Gerard, an AP European History, Pre-AP World History and AP
United States History teacher, is head
of the Social Studies Department. “Senior year is the big change. The reason
is because the state added a stand-alone
civic requirement and we couldn’t incorporate it to make it count,” she said.
One option for seniors now is one year
of AP Comparative Government or one
semester of AP Comparative Government and a second of U.S. Government
and Politics, which satisfies the civics
requirement. The other option, nonAP, is Current World Affairs and Civics.
Practicum in Community Involvement, or
PICI, will stick around for one more year as
a “civics” requirement. After one year, the
course will have to get approved to be recognized as a civics requirement. It may end
up passing as a social studies requirement;
otherwise, it will be counted as an elective.
Juniors will continue to have the option of taking AP United States History (APUSH) or American Studies.
Freshman will now have the option
to take AP Euro, which has been usually reserved for seniors. They can also
take World History, a non-AP option.
Sophomores can take AP Euro, AP World
History or AP Art History. Any of these
classes will be counted as an elective.
“There are lots of exciting new options for
12th graders. And now that there is an AP
option for freshman, it will give them the
opportunity to jump in and tackle an AP
class,” Gerard said. Gerard likes the idea of
a civics requirement because it is relevant
to seniors looking to get out and vote.
Senior Maggie Korus is not a fan of
the new change of AP European History from a senior to freshman class.
“My mom actually argued with the
school board about it. We were upset
because it seems like they are saying
that European history is all that matters. And we have so many people coming to LC from all parts of the world
and we want them to learn about their
heritage, not just European,” she said.
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Students at the Spokane Skills Center grind metal. The Welding & Metal Fabrication Academy provides applicants a chance to learn
basic welding techniques, gas & plasma arc cutting and metal fabrication during the summer in a three-week condensed course.
New Tech Summer Academy
sparks future career goals
by Erin Muat
News Editor
The New Tech summer academy, a free, three-week-long, condensed version of the Skills Center, provides students a fun way to
explore different career options and develop entry-level expertise
in areas such as cosmetology, aerospace and computer programming, while earning 0.5 high school credit for each class completed.
“I decided to do the summer academy because it sounded fun, and
a good way to fill my summer instead
of sitting around and doing nothing,”
said freshman Blythe Irwin, who will
be attending the Welding Academy.
Open to students enrolled in
grades 9-12 (graduating seniors
can apply as well), the 38 spots in
each of the 16 academies fill up
quickly, so it is highly recommended to apply early. Currently, only
the July Mobile Electronics, Dental
and Construction courses, which
run from July 11 to July 30, are
open. All of the June sessions, which go from June 19 to
July 10, are full due to their popularity over the July option.
“The benefits of the academy are primarily exploratory. It’s fun
and kids can try new things, while during the school year classes are
more preparatory,” said Skills Center counselor Patricia Talbott.
However, these courses come with a catch: with a pass/fail
grading system and no homework over the summer, successful
completion of the class is based on attendance. Missing more
than one day costs an “Incomplete” on high school transcripts.
“[The Mobile Electronics Academy] is the only course in the
state that has this kind of program. If someone is interested in
pursuing a career in installing car accessory or add-ons, this is the
place to do it,” said Mobile Electronics instructor Brandon Hirst.
“The summer academy exposes students to career paths
they might want to follow up on or eliminate from their list.
It offers them an opportunity to select or reject career options,” said Broadcasting instructor Scott Dethlefs. He also
advises prospective students to apply for both the June
and July academy to experience a variety of different fields.
“It’s a great place to get a first impression with the potential to
learn something you can use even as just a hobby,” said Dethlefs.
He cites an example of posting videos online for entertainment.
“It’s a great opportunity to learn what separates the professional from the amateur photographer or video editor. Plus, it’s a fun
way to spend a few summer hours
and a good way to knock out some
high school credits,” said Dethlefs.
Dethlefs also provided a glimpse
into a typical day at the Broadcasting summer academy, which does
vary widely depending on the session chosen. All students begin the
morning with a free breakfast at
7:30am. For the Broadcasting students, they start producing videos immediately with a brief introduction to equipment.
“We have a more project-oriented approach, so
we throw ourselves right in to it,” said Dethlefs.
During the lunch hour, also with a free meal, the Broadcasting students can review a film. They then jump in to
news casting, since Spokane Community College, the location of most of the summer academies, has a full studio. Broadcasting students have the opportunity to transmit live, daily news on the intra-school television network.
Dethlef’s students then conclude the day at 2:00pm
with a bit of journaling on what they have learned.
For more information, please visit skillscenter.com.
The Skills Center is located on 4141 N. Regal Street.
“It’s a great place to get a first
impression with the potential
to learn something you can use
even as just a hobby”
Immerse in Chinese culture at Gonzaga
tai chi and traditional poem recitations.
Last year Gonzaga
professor
Cheng
Bin, first name Bin,
taught the high
school Startalk session, and this summer she will act as
the lead instructor
for the elementary,
middle, and high
school
sessions.
“[Students] can really
learn a lot of Chinese
language and culture
in a very fun enviStudents take part in one of the many cultural activities
ronment,” Cheng said.
offered at the Startalk Chinese program, including water
coloring, traditional dancing, taichi, singing and cooking.
At the end of the
camp, students will be able to put on a
by Abigail Stickney
show to demonstrate all of their new skills.
Staff Writer “My favorite part was singing traditional
This summer, Gonzaga University will Chinese songs and being able to perform
once again offer its four week long Startalk them along with Chinese skits on the final
Chinese program to high school students. day,” sophomore Laurel Stickney said. She
The Startalk program is taught by native attended last year’s high school program.
Chinese speakers and aims to create a full
The teachers of the program pride themimmersion environment for students rang- selves in creating both a challenging and
ing from elementary to high school age. fun learning environment. “[Participants]
Students who attend the camp will re- will be challenged and proud of their
ceive twenty hours of “face-to-face” in- achievement at the end of the program.
struction each week with the chance to They will get to do a lot of new things
participate in various cultural activities they have never done before,” Cheng said.
from singing and dancing to performing
Startalk is the name of an overarching
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHENG BIN
government program that provides the
resources for intensive language summer
camps and is part of the National Security
Languages Initiative for Youth, which was
announced by President Bush in 2006. According to the Startalk website, “The initiative seeks to expand and improve the
teaching and learning of strategically important world languages that are not now
widely taught in the US.” Startalk programs
across the country will be offering Arabic,
Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Portuguese,
Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.
Two years ago, LC welcomed an after school weekly class called “A Taste
of Chinese”. The class was spearheaded
by Spanish and French teacher Mary
Mhyre and was taught by Cheng. For
many Spokane Public School students,
however, the chance to learn Chinese will be a first time opportunity.
“China has become the second most
important country economically. It’s
playing a more and more important
role in the world economy and culture. Learning Chinese is important to
promote understanding between [the
United States and China],” Cheng said.
Chinese language ability also helps
kids become professionally successful. “[Knowledge of the language] provides great opportunities for students
to find a competitive job in the future,”
Cheng said. “Mandarin is such an up
and coming language [for the West].
People are realizing just how critical
[Mandarin] is to know,” Mhyre said.
Mhyre adds that participating in the
Startalk program will open up many new
doors and opportunities for students. She
says that past attendees have been able
to travel abroad as well as continuing language learning in college. “If we want to
prove our educational system to the world,
we should be learning major languages
like Chinese,” said sophomore Kelly Stone,
who participated in the program twice.
Separate sessions exist for both 6-8
graders and 9-12 graders, running for
four weeks from Monday through Thursday. The lessons will occur from 9:00 am
to 2:00 pm, July 1 through 25 and will
include several workshops conducted
by native Chinese on dance, watercolor
and calligraphy. Students who satisfy the
course requirements are able to receive
four college SEMESTER credits in Chinese
language, but those who do not can still
apply for high school credit. While the
program is free, high school and college
credit costs $50 and $227, respectively.
Students can apply on the Startalk Gonzaga website. They will
need an application form, current transcript and counselor form.
This year’s program has seen increased
popularity. “Spots are filling up very fast.
Apply as soon as possible,” Cheng said.
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Book drive meets success; 1800 collected
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Sophomores Holly Edwards, Isaac Handelman, Kelly Stone, Laurel Stickney, Leslie Cogley, Amanda Schaffer and Reed Lindholdt and
the others in English teacher Jennifer Showalter’s class won third place in the children’s book drive. The program was able to collect
1800 books to donate to Steven’s elementary school. The CORE freshman classes gave every Stevens student a book of his/her own.
by Cynthia Aparicio
Staff Writer
LC’s second annual children’s book drive
was a great success with the help of our
outstanding student body; the CORE
program was able to collect 1800 books
to donate to Stevens elementary school.
The book drive started on April 23 and
ended on May 3 with the goal of being able to give every student at Stevens
a book of their own to take home. The
CORE students advertised this event by
hanging up posters and delivering bags
to each fourth period in which to collect new and used children books ranging from kindergarten up to sixth grade
The CORE students who ran the
book drive then went on a field trip to
Stevens. They read books to the children that the CORE students created.
The CORE program is a group of
freshmen assigned to smaller, CORE
subject class. The children in CORE
were sweating as they carried the hundreds of books from classrooms and
then counted and tallied up the numbers of books donated from classrooms.
The fourth period who donated the most
was that of history teacher Michelle Grafos
in first place with 378 books; in second place
was Emily Haxton with 269 books; and in
third place was Jennifer Showalter with
199 books. Grafos’s fourth period earned
the pizza party for their generous help.
“We were hoping to show positive community contribution and leadership and
give back to our community and those
in need,” said CORE science teacher Alex
Karim. “The LC community collected
more books than last year. We are really
proud of the students here at LC for their
kind and generous contribution” said
CORE English teacher Matthew Orndorff.
At the field trip the students visited
classrooms and met with groups of seven
children. The children’s faces were filled
with joy as they were told they would
be receiving a book of their own to take
home and share with their families.
Many of the high school and elementary
students became attached to each other.
The Stevens students were excited and loved
being read to and reading themselves. The
Stevens students urged LC to read more.
Engineers roll around in paper wheels
by Abigail Stickney
Staff Writer
LC juniors Liam Gates, Jonas Hocheder and Pralad Khadka competed in
Eastern Washington University’s annual Human Powered Paper Vehicle
competition on April 27 after months
of hard work in their engineering class.
The team won fourth place out of
nine teams and were the only high
school team in attendance. LC’s team
was also credited with designing the
first wheel to ever complete the course.
“It’s a lot of research work, testing
work, design work. The idea is to design
a paper vehicle that can be ridden or
driven by human beings,” said Edmonds.
This is not the first time that LC students
have participated, but this year Edmonds
stepped up his team’s preparations. He gave
the groups deadlines by which to get their
paper vehicles to a functioning stage, and
only one team passed the test. “Last year,
all three vehicles fell apart,” said Edmonds.
Participating in the competition are
teams of three college or high school
students. The students, who come from
Washington, Idaho and Oregon, are
tasked with designing, building, and demonstrating a paper vehicle that can be
made to travel on human power. Materials
must undergo a density test to be considered fair, and non-paper components can
make up only ten percent of the vehicle.
The competition involved team members
driving the vehicle three times around a
race track. The competitors’ feet can never
PHOTO BY ABIGAIL STICKNEY
(From left) Juniors Jonas Hocheder, Pralad Khadka and Liam Gates spent their engineering class time building the Stargate at the
beginning of this year. Engineering teacher Nate Edmons encouraged his classes to create their own designs for this competition.
touch the ground. “It’s an Olympic race
track. It’s a real challenge,” said Edmonds.
The team’s vehicle is named the Stargate,
based on its resemblance to a certain titular
sci-fi space-time portal. Each team member will take the Stargate once around the
track. To drive it, “we have to stand with
our hands all the way above our heads,”
said team member junior Liam Gates.
The decision to make what is in a
sense a human sized hamster wheel
came when the three held a vote on design options. “We looked up some of
the earlier designs and found out that
there was a hamster wheel before us.
We thought ‘Well that doesn’t look too
complicated to build and even [make]
better,” said junior Jonas Hocheder.
However, the construction of the
Stargate was by no means easy. “[We]
ran into some unique challenges. Because of the glue we used, [the ve-
hicle] is misshapen,” said Gates.
Significant changes in design were
also made. “It was going to be a two
wheeled hamster wheel. We changed
it due to time constraints,” said Gates.
The Stargate is slightly unstable, but measures were taken to keep the vehicle from
disaster. “We’ve got ribbings made out of
polycarbonate that are wide enough to keep
it from falling over,” said Gates. He admits
that he has fallen out of the construction.
Australia. “This program, Youth With
a Mission (YWAM) focuses on equipping people and preparing them from
cross-cultural, relational evangelism.
I’ll be traveling a lot, possibly to countries other than Australia,” Bragg said.
Bragg will be abroad for six months,
leaving mid-August before traditional
school starts and returning in February.
“College hasn’t been appealing to me
the last couple of years because I didn’t
know what I would study. I figured I’d go
on an adventure, try new things, see the
world and do what I love while I don’t
have to worry about school,” Bragg said.
Another senior, Jonathan Simpson,
is choosing to leave the continent next
year as well. “My uncle has the career
I want in the future, and he’s going
to Africa to build playground equip-
ment,” Simpson said, “I hope to gain
valuable information about welding.”
Simpson plans to look into college options when he returns, but for now
“It gives me a chance to see other cultures and get out of Spokane,” he said.
Other students are doing what some
would call ‘College Plus.’ Schools recruited
high school athletes and seniors Sumner
Goodwin and Jack Chapman to play
sports, in addition to taking a full course
load. “They have great mentorship to ensure the success of athletes in college. The
athletes have to keep up their grades in
order to play, so they are constantly being
monitored and tutored,” said Mackeleit.
“College life is crazy,” Goodwin said. “Just
trying to manage everything and time
management is my biggest concern, obviously.” Goodwin is attending University of
Washington in the fall to run cross country
and track events. The team is comprised of
about 35 students, a combination of walkon athletes and recruits, like Goodwin.
For Chapman, the name of the game
is baseball at Linfield College, a private
school located in McMinnville, Oregon.
“The biggest appeal about Linfield is
probably it’s location, size, and academic prestige. I love Oregon and it’s
close enough to Portland that I can be
there on a regular basis,” Chapman said.
“I had the chance to walk on a few places with no guarantees of playing time
but I found the right fit where hopefully i’ll be starting by sophomore year
at a competitive school,” Chapman said.
Each of these seniors’ futures will be starkly different, but their origin at LC is the
same. Good luck to all the Tiger graduates!
Seniors give “super senior” whole new meaning
by Kate Dinnison
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Hundreds of seniors this year chose to
study at schools around the state and the
northwest, but few broke out of the traditional college track and forged a different path to their future. Some chose to
continue athletic success, and some are
getting a jumpstart on their career paths.
According to the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics, In October 2012, 66.2 percent of 2012 high school graduates enrolled in colleges or universities. For
LC, the percentage is closer to seventy
five percent according to College and
Career Readiness counselor Christine
Mackleit. Now what does that other
twenty five percent do after graduation?
Senior Emma Bragg chose to
participate in a mission program in
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LC Students travel, camp, enjoy summer
by Lily Morehouse
Staff Writer
This summer LC students are
doing everything from traveling to
Russia to camping down at the lake.
The greatest student body in the nation
has some great kids doing great things.
Sophomore Olivia Payne is traveling to
El Salvador for two weeks this summer to
work with refugee children. According to
Payne, she and other teenagers from Mt.
Spokane, Mead, the Community School,
and even students from Seattle will join
her and freshman Rose Hirsch in building
a library for the children in El Salvador.
Payne and Hirsch heard about this group of
students traveling from around the school
and became very interested in participating
so, they started meeting up with the other
students to help them plan for the trip.
Senior Chris Hueber is spending the
summer as many LC students have, at
Camp Reed. However, instead as a camper,
counselor in training, or junior councelor,
Hueber will be a counselor at the camp.
Hueber was a camper at Camp Reed for
seven years then participated in the two
week session for counselors in training, and
then spent two years as a junior counselor
before applying to be a counselor. Hueber
said that he will be at the camp all summer,
Senior Alex Golikov will be traveling
all the time until five days before he starts to Russia this summer to stay in a little
school at the University of Montana. town called Sochi to visit her grandma
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and her father.
Adam Thompson
Golikov’s
father
is not the only
is doing work in
tiger who will
Public Relations
not be watching
for
the
2014
television
Winter Olympic
all
summer.
Games that will
Thompson
is
take place in Sochi.
traveling
to
Golikov plans on
Norwich, England,
spending a lot of
a
city
that,
her time there with
according to the
family and friends
New York Times,
and hanging out on
is well known for
the beach (Sochi is
its book stores
located right next
and
libraries, Sophomore Olivia Payne stands with the to the Black Sea).
making the city flag of El Salvador, where she will travel Golikov says that
possibly one of the for two weeks this summer. Freshman
she has two goals
Thrompson will trek across the
most “well-read” Adam
to
accomplish
Atlantic Ocean to England this summer.
places in England.
during her trip: the
Thompson’s father, who is British, has a first is to learn more Russian; the second is
brother who is getting married in Norwich to learn how to cook for her grandmother.
which is why Thompson is visiting with his
Golikov believes that it is very important
family, including junior Ben Thompson, for Americans to travel because Americans
which he says he is “very excited for.” need to, “get out of the American bubble
Thompson has been to London twice before and experience other cultures.” One culture
and he says, “[I] like to travel because it is fun change, Golikov explained, is the airport
to see new places.” Thompson said that out experience in Russia, “They [Russians at
of all the sightseeing that he and his family airports] aren’t as helpful as Americans.”
will do there, he is most excited to see family.
After spending three weeks in
Sochi, Golikov will move down to
California to go to Modesto Jr. College.
Junior Jack Robinson will also be
traveling overseas this summer. Robinson
and his family will be traveling to Italy,
Germany, and Austria. Robinson’s
sister is studying at the University of
Washington and is taking classes there
so Robinson and his family will visit her.
Robinson is very excited to go to Rome
because he has always wanted to see the
Colosseum as well as many of the other
exciting things that Rome has to offer.
Freshman Ian Hash will be
experiencing
the
outdoors.
Every
summer, Hash and his family travel all
around the Northwest area camping.
According to Hash, he and his family
go, “everywhere [in the area], Priest
Lake and Lake Roosevelt are just a few
of the spots he and his family go to
Thursday through Sunday of every week.
Hash spends his time at whatever spot he
and his family are located wakeboarding,
swimming, hiking, and water skiing.
Hash’s favorite parts about his summer’s
adventures are, “getting dirty and not
showering… and being with my family.”
Hash enjoys getting away from home
because, “during school we [his family]
don’t see each other very often but over
the summer we are really a family. We’re all
together and it’s just a blast.”
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North Idaho
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Katie Heitkemper
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Andrew Boyd
Caitlin Breeze
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Victoria Crist
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Connor Dempsey
Kyler Goins
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Victoria Green
Martie Johnson
Andrew Kerr
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Gabrielle Cole
Kaitlynn Davis
Alexander Engelbertson
Heleana Lally
Jadyn Parsons
Jacob Keith
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Jewlery Students compete in metal arts
Photos Courtesy of Mike Campbell
by David Li
Clockwise from bottom-left:
Junior Lindi Mattinson sculpted
the hollow elephant “Lennon”, junior Ben Fitzhugh created copper
chainmail entitled “Hamata Cupre”,
junior Andrew Buckleund created
a fully functional steam engine,
and senior McKynzie Clark created
the necklace “Kokopeli Man in the
Moon.”
Staff Writer
Four LC students participated in the
Seattle Metals Guild’s competition,
submitting entries for categories
including sculptures and hollowware,
kinetics and jewelry. The participants
needed to have their entries submitted
by March 23 in order for them to
be considered and displayed at
the Washington State Convention
Center’s North Galleria. The Guild
declared winners on April 28.
Juniors Lindi Mattinson, Ben
Fitzhugh, Andrew Buckleund and
senior McKenzie Clark all participated
in the competition. Mattinson
contributed “Lennon,” a sculpted
elephant which won second place in
sculpture and hollowware; Fitzhugh
entered copper chainmail which
won first place in kinetics, while
Buckleund entered a fully functioning
steam engine for an honorable
mention; and Clark displayed her
“Kokopeli Man in the Moon” necklace.
Mattinson’s “Lennon” contained
17 articulating, or moving, pieces,
made out of a combination of bronze
with silver plating, bronze and brass,
while also doubling as a marionette
with a moving head. “I liked elephants
when I was younger,” Mattinson said,
describing her inspiration for the piece.
Displaying a medieval-esque
Photo courtesy of the internet
CCC holds first
annual “Poetry Slam”
by Lauren Guthrie
Staff Writer
The Creative Critique Club hosted a poetry slam May 3 at LC. The event received
a great response from the audience and
plans for more are already in the works.
Junior Emera Riley, the founder and
president of Creative Critique Club,
came up with the idea and ran the
show. “She wanted something to promote writing, art and what the club
was doing. As a group, they came to the
conclusion to do a poetry slam,” said
Andy Lang, English department head.
In total, six students read poems
they had written and were entered for
awards. Several students also hung artwork on the stage to display their work.
“The audience was really good. It was
small, which happens the first time
with things. There were a lot of friends
and a few family members. We heard
some amazing poetry,” Lang said.
The group hopes to put together another poetry slam next year. The event was
rewarding and a great experience for all
involved. “Students that took part gained
a great deal of confidence,” Lang said.
Riley originally founded Creative
Critique Club to provide a nice place
for people to make friends and share
their skills, according to Riley. She
eventually wants to become a writer,
dabbling in a little bit of everything.
Andrew Oesterheld read some of his
poems and received third place, earning him a gift card to Forza. “Rehearse
your stuff. Throw a few jokes out to
get the audience laughing. Have fun
and just do what you do,” Oesterheld
said. He hopes to become an author,
but wants to get a more stable job first
and work his way up with experience.
The club works as an open forum for
students to come and share their pieces of
upper body chainmail, Fitzhugh’s
Hamata Cupre won first place in the
kinetics competition, being wearable
and made of copper. “The armor
started with the chain project,” said
Fitzhugh. “I just kept going with
the chain project until I got this.”
Made out of a combination of
brass and tig-welded stainless steel,
Buckleund’s
steam
engine
was
completely functional. “The picture
in the display case isn’t even of the
finished product; there was more
stuff that I added,” Buckleund said.
Finally, Clark’s copper jewelry entry
was inspired by the native legend of
the man on the moon. “My dad gave
me this keychain when I was younger,”
Clark said while holding up a similar
figurine. “I was always interested in
Native American Culture, so that and
my keychain inspired me to make this.”
The competition limited schools to
6 submissions which were judged on
originality and craftsmanship, and are
being displayed from April 11 to June
6. According to metalworking teacher
Mike Campbell, the entries varied
between “organic” structures, which
are recognizable objects, and “abstract”
structures. “’Lennon,’ for example was
much more natural, with 17 moving
pieces. The trunk of the elephant,
the legs… all move,” Campbell said.
Students who want to participate
next year should talk to Campbell
in room 212, or consider taking his
metalworking class.
Photo by Emera Riley
Advisor Andy Lang and LC’s Creative Critique Club joined their fellow poetry slam competitors onstage after they performed at the first annual event in the auditorium May 3.
writing and/or art. The group then works
together to constructively critique others’
pieces and offer tips for improvement.
Oesterheld enjoys Creative Critique
Club and having the opportunity to get
down and see what you are good at. “We
usually say one thing we like and one
thing that could be improved. I’m not a
big art critic but I’ll pass it on to someone who gets it more. We cover each
other’s weaknesses,” Oesterheld said.
Riley hopes to continue the club
through next year. She also wants to
coordinate an art competition, simi-
lar to that incorporated into this year’s
poetry slam, but on a bigger level.
Sophomore Alyssa Carney also read her
work at the poetry slam. “I enjoyed participating. If I could have done something
differently, I wouldn’t have made it up [my
poem] ten minutes before and I would
have rehearsed it more,” Carney said.
“Know what you’re going to do and don’t
be afraid to get up in front of people.”
If you are interested in joining Creative
Critique Club, meetings are held every
Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:30pm in Mr.
Lang’s room.
Try these fun summer events and activities!
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The Spokane river:
embodying our city’s legacy
PHOTO BY ERIN MUAT
by Erin Muat
News Editor
Ever think of plunging into the cool and
clear depths of our own Spokane River on
a hot summer day? Well, it is not as delightful, and certainly not as pristine, as
you may think. In fact, far from it.
The brown bits of “floaters” hovering
around an unsuspecting swimmer, which
one may dismiss as merely a chunk of
soil, actually may come from sewage.
According to the Total Maximum Daily
Load (TDML) study, 55 million gallons of
effluent – tap water, sewage, and industrial waste – is dumped into the Spokane
River, daily.
“We saw a lot of nasty stuff down there,”
said sophomore Joslyn Bopray during a
river clean-up.
Enjoying a meal of fish so painstakingly
retrieved from the waters of Spokane
River also becomes a no-no for those
avoiding poisoning from mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or other
toxic chemicals – run-off from the days
of rampant mining and industrialism.
PCBs had many industrial uses for products such as electrical transformers, paint
additives, and hydraulic fluids, but have
been banned since 1977 due to its negative effects on both humans and the environment.
Even with this ban, PCBs and other
carcinogens still lurk in aquatic animals.
Consuming these can result in learning
disabilities (for children), brain damage
and even cancer, according to the Spokane
River Fish Advisory. The highest risk of
exposure occurs in the area between Nine
Mile Dam and the Idaho Border, according
to the Washington State Department of
Ecology; consuming fish from this area is
strongly discouraged.
“I would hope someday I could take fish
home and cook it and feel safe about eating it,” said AP Environmental Science
teacher Paul Neff.
Not only does the legacy of mining greatly contribute to the ongoing pollution of
the Spokane River, current practices by
individuals and businesses damage the
water as well.
The popular conception of recycling as
environmentally beneficial is not entirely
correct when considering its conversion
process. The Inland Empire Paper Company (IEP), a mere 15 minute drive from
LC, bleaches out toxic inks and dyes from
recycled paper to make them fit for sale
and proceeds to pump these chemicalladen substances into the Spokane River
as wastewater.
Though the river fails to meet several
standards of quality, existing organizations are helping to combat the worsening
condition of the Spokane River. For example, the Spokane River Clean-up gathers several tons of garbage with the help
of hundreds of volunteers every year, according to the Friends of the Falls.
However, some think that more can (and
should) be done by the public to eliminate
pollutants from the river. LC Key Club’s
president Katie Heitkemper said, “The
Spokane River Clean-up is great and a lot
of people go, but I think it would be better if there was more throughout the year,
rather than waiting all year round for this
one event.”
The Spokane River Clean-up will take
place on September 28 this year (2013).
Check their Facebook page for more information and updates.
Visually, it may be difficult to see that
LC Students enjoy
Spokane’s 75th
annual Lilac Parade
By Elle Collins
Staff Writer
Spokane’s annual Lilac Parade celebrated
their 75th Diamond Anniversary this year
on May 18 and the Junior Lilac Parade
on Saturday May 11. Many LC students
and staff were involved with this year’s
festival.
LC teacher Nancy Hough has been a
part of Spokane’s festival for a long time.
“I was a Lilac princess in 1974 and just
thought the organization was wonderful,”
said Hough.
Hough is currently the Lilac Association
Vice President of Area Relations which
means that she is in charge of scheduling
the parade and making sure everyone has
all the info. “I plan, collaborate and help
pull off big events during festival weekend
for around 300 plus people from outlying
areas,” said Hough
The Lilac Festival first started in 1938,
where they only had one float and it was in
the back of a pick-up truck and was put on
by the Associated Garden Club, according
to spokanelilacfestival.org.
Then in 1940, the First Lilac Queen
elected was Shannon Mahoney. This
was also the first year high school bands
played in the parade.
The years after from 1943-45 were
difficult though because of World
War II, but on June 20, 1945 some
lilac enthusiasts got together and the
following week the Spokane Lilac Festival
Association formed.
“The Spokane Lilac Festival remains the
premier heritage event and largest form
of family oriented entertainment in the
Inland Northwest,” said the Spokane Lilac
Festival website.
“My favorite part is parade day when
everyone is excited. I think parades take
us back to small town roots,” said Hough.
Other students that are participating in
the parade are LC Drill Team-ers freshman
Sami Hoiland and sophomore Mckenzie
Priest.
When asked if she was excited about her
first Lilac Parade performance Hoiland
said, “Yes, except it is really just marching
around in circles.”
Although it may be just marching in
circles it will require a lot of stamina,
because the parade lasts for a few miles.
“It’s a good opportunity for us to improve
our technique,” Priest said.
To prepare for the parade the Drill Team
girls have to build up a lot of endurance
and just learn the routine and practice it
a lot.
Junior Gabi Calderon will also be in the
parade this year. Although she has been in
the parade already three times, this will be
her first time doing it as a cheerleader.
“In band it was hard not to smile, but in
cheer you’re allowed to be more free and
interact with the crowd,” said Calderon.
“It sort of keeps the small town feel while
at the same time doing something very big
that only a vibrant town like ours can do,”
said Hough.
LC’s Drill Team, band, and cheerleaders
all marched.
the Spokane River is polluted, contributing to the problem of public inaction. “I
think people exaggerate when they say
the river is really polluted because whenever I’m down there it looks really clean,”
said freshman Justin Lee Springer.
The “Meet Me at the River Raft and Kayak Eco-Tours” hosted every summer at
the Spokane River allows people to learn
more about the river while also having a
good time.
Organized efforts are not the only
means of saving the Spokane River.
“Throwing trash away properly, scooping
up dog poop, all of these little things individuals do add up, and can slowly decrease
the pollutants in the river,” said Spokane
Riverkeeper Bart Mihailovich.
Lastly, the importance of preserving the
Spokane River not only lies in its recreational, but also its financial benefits. The
Spokane River attracted our first Natives
thousands of years ago, and continues to
attract businesses and people to our city.
“The River is our economic centerpiece.
It is part of our culture,” Mihailovich said.
“Spokane was founded solely because of
the River. There wouldn’t be a Spokane
without the river.”
PHOTO BY MICAH ESTELLE
Sophomore Jacob Larson hopes to use his entrepreneurship skills to create a a club that
bridges the gap between special needs students and the mainstream population.
Student aims to unify LC
Caitie Hartman
Staff Writer
Sophomore Jacob Larson aims to create
a new club to begin at LC this upcoming
school year: Bridge Builders. Bridge
Builders would meet weekly at lunch,
engaging students with mental and
physical needs with the rest of the student
body. Bridge Builders hopes to provide
an opportunity and place for students
to meet and get to know one another,
according to Larson.
“Both kids with and without needs
are isolated from each other. They are
also isolated from programs that bring
interactions between the two. I just want
to offer the possibility that kids can make
friendships anywhere,” Larson said.
Bridge Builders all started after Larson
attended a business competition.
“Students were to come up with a business
plan that they wished to start and
present that plan to judges. Jacob is my
first student to ever create a non-profit
organization for this project,” business
teacher Lisa Weiler said.
“He was so inspired that he even wanted
to take his idea forward and implement it
at school. I think this can be something
really special,” she said.
“[This whole idea] all started out with
my sister. I saw the need for special-needs
students and wanted to help,” Larson
said. He received third place for his Bridge
Builder’s project.
“I’ve gotten feedback from different
sources like Principal Jordan. The club will
just be hard to manage and start without
the help from special-ed teachers and the
guarantee that kids will actually want to
join,” Larson said.
“Because of the specialty needs some
students require students interested in
participating need to be taught how to act
by some of the special-ed staff so that any
interactions between the students are safe
and enjoyable,” Weiler said.
“We just really need to combine efforts
with the special-ed department. This is
such a great opportunity for the student
body to finally, routinely interact.” Weiler
said.
“If there were enough kids that signed
up I would [sign up] too in a heartbeat. It’s
weird a club or program like this hasn’t
already started,” junior Olyvia Ratliff said.
If you have any questions about the
club, come to room 111 and ask Weiler or
contact Larson for more information.
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Photo by Maiachi Richard
(From left) Sophomore Katherine Lawlor, dog Leo Lawlor, senior David Li, LC graduate Masoud Saleki, freshman Ian McCarthy, seniors Nick Porter, Margaret
Korus, Allyson Busko, Julio Pineda, Jacob Frederick, Justin Stokes, and Colin McCarthy are all members of the LC Quidditch Club.
Quidditch soars above muggle sports
by Rose Hirsch
Staff Writer
LC students have played their own
version of Quidditch for many years.
Originally a sport created in the world
of Harry Potter, it is a mythical sport
played on brooms with enchanted
balls is being reenacted by LC students
and other members of the Spokane
Community reenact the game year round.
In the book “Harry Potter” the game is very
intense violent and entertaining to the
readers and watchers of the internationally
renowned series of wizarding novels.
The four houses of Hogwarts would
compete in this sport played in the air
in tournaments to be the winners of
the school. The Gryffindor, Hufflepuff,
Ravenclaw and Slytherin houses compete
in the book for the Quidditch Cup, but
LC teens play for fun in a friendly rivalry.
“The fact that the author of Harry
Potter was able to create a convincing
enough universe that we all can
believe it and partake in something
that is so silly but still fun,” Slytherin
captain senior Colin McCarthy said.
Senior Margaret Korus, captain of the
Gryffindor team is a member of the group
of students that gather to play in this
sport. “The best part is when we beat
Slytherin,” Korus said. Gryffindor and
Slytherin players are notorious rivals
in the book both on and off the field.
Each house has a team and each team
has a captain. In addition to McCarthy,
the Hufflepuff captain is senior David Li
and seniors Jacob Frederick and Jackson
Peeven are captains of Ravenclaw.
“Each captain has a responsibility to
recruit members of their team,” Li said.
This team was originally started as
a senior project and they wanted to
get Quidditch to be a legitimate GSL
sport. It did not work out because it lost
popularity, but the students still continue
to play the game at Hutton Elementary
School every Sunday. After the seniors
who started it graduated, Korus and
McCarthy brought the game back to life.
The players in the book have tryouts
and set positions on the field but the
LC branch switches positions in order
to keep the game fair and interesting
for everyone. “Playing Chaser is
definitely the best,” Korus said. “It’s
the position where you run the most
and it has the most action involved.”
The game of Quidditch involves seven
players on the field at the time with three
goals on each end of the field. The goal of
the game is to get the “Quaffle” into the
rings to score points. This act is performed
by three players from each team and they
are called chasers (Korus’s favorite). The
beaters are two players from each side
that try to stop the other team from
scoring by hitting balls at them with bats.
The most important aspect of the game
is the “Seeker.” Seekers end the game by
catching a little magical golden ball that is
worth 150 points. In the non-magical world
where little gold balls cannot fly, the snitch
is a cross country runner dressed in gold
spandex running around avoiding capture.
“Getting into it is the best part,”
Frederick said. “Even though you’re
running around with a broom between
your legs, you can still body check
the other team which is really fun.”
Get involved with the Spokane student
Quidditch league by talking to any of the
captains about information to join. The
sporting events are held at Hutton School
on the South Hill.
Bennett said that he has always loved
baseball and when he started coaching
he was “excited for the challenge.”
Varsity player junior Jack Burke
also said he had a really good season
and that, “the whole team played
well together and all got along.”
“Yes, I did improve throughout the
season by becoming a better teammate,”
Burke said on his progress this season.
Bennett said that, “It was a very positive
season with a lot of improvement.”
Burke said he has played baseball ever
since he could remember and also plans on
continuing to play baseball in the future.
Varsity player senior Nick Aaro
said, “Bennett really helped a lot with
coaching and managing the games.”
Aaro has played baseball all four
years of high school, but does not
plan on continuing after he graduates.
Sophomore varsity player Ethan LaValley
said, “I really improved from last year.” The
reason for his hard work is that he wanted
to be able to be a good leader for the team.
“This year’s team did a lot better than last
year’s. We worked together and there was a
good chemistry between the teammates,”
A highlight of this season was the varsity
team making it to playoffs.
Freshman Spencer Moore pitches in
a game against Rogers. The freshman and JV teams were coached by
Robert Adsero and Ozzie Smith.
Baseball hits it home and calls it quits
by Elle Collins
Staff Writer
The LC baseball finished with winning
seasons for both the JV 12-8 and freshman
12-5 teams. Varsity won 9 and lost 11 games.
Head Coach Steve Bennett has coached
JV and freshman baseball for nine years
and this is his first year coaching varsity.
Bennett has also coached football for
15 years. “Being around guys that are
passionate about the game, respect the
game and want to get better,” Bennett
said, is his favorite part about coaching.
Photo by Mike Lee
Boys’ and girls’ tennis cause a racket
by Spencer Moore
Sports Editor
With their seasons coming to a close,
boys’ tennis has amassed a whopping
eight regular season wins and girls’
tennis a respectable four. Their regular
season records are 8-1 and 4-5,
respectively. Varsity member Kenny
Woodhead reflected upon the past season.
“We did really well this season,”
said Woodhead, who earned a first-
place finish at the Inland Empire
Tournament on April 26. “Our toughest
match was definitely against G-Prep,
but we were really good out there.”
Woodhead, whose varsity team also
received a first place finish at the tennis
District playoffs, has been thoroughly
immersed in tennis since the age of four. “I
started when I was four and since then I’ve
become a pretty good player, Woodhead
said. “With age comes quickness,
agility and a lot of physical traits that
younger players just won’t have.”
Despite a tough
loss to G-Prep
during
the
regular
season,
Woodhead
and
freshman Jacob
Johnson
were
lights-out in the
District playoffs,
dispatching each
team they faced.
“We play doubles
a lot, so we did good,” Woodhead said.
“We finally had to play Prep again and
we beat them. That was probably one
of the best moments all year, I think.”
Woodhead said he hopes varsity
tennis will take the GSL title next year.
While boy’s tennis enjoyed substantial
success throughout the season, girl’s
tennis lost both focus and matches.
“Our team’s mental toughness was an
issue in our last loss to CV,” sophomore
Grace Woodard said. “During practices
we could be putting ourselves in bad
situations to improve on that a bit more.”
“We must improve on making fewer
unforced errors keeping the ball in
play,” said girls’ coach John Kenlein.”
Similarly, freshman Jackie Lenhart
said, “The girls’ varsity isn’t that
good yet, but they will improve.”
Lenhart, primarily a softball player,
decided to play tennis to have fun and
to learn to play a new sport. “I’ve really
liked tennis this year, especially when I
played on varsity for a couple of matches,”
Lenhart said. “And I really like winning.”
“We had a tough match against
U-High, though. They have a good
team and my partner and I haven’t
been playing for very long, so it was
rough,” Lenhart said. “And there was
this one crazy call where the U-High
girl put her racquet right over the net.”
Nonetheless, despite a round of hardfought matches, girls’ tennis has shared
many moments of laughter and merriment.
“Funny things are said during serious
moments by athletes. Certain athletes
on the team make remarks that are
honest assessments of the world around
us, of something that just happened,
but most of all just randoms,” Kenlein
said. “When a completely random
statement happens it cracks everyone up.”
Both the boys’ and girls’ regular seasons
officially began on Mar. 18 and ended on
Apr. 30. Varsity members Luke Britton
and Jordan Strandness recently qualified
to compete in the state tournament,
which was held on May 24-25.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF GAY WALDMAN
Senior Mackinzie Hoiland takes a swing during GSL season play. The Tigers finished 7th.
Softball narrowly
loses in post season
by Carter Powers Beggs
Opinions Editor
The LC fast pitch softball team narrowly
failed to qualify for regionals after falling
4-3 to Mead in a closely contested game.
LC went deeper in the playoffs then in
the previous four years and everyone
on the team was proud of their season
and how they played. Returning varsity
members are excited for next year and
junior Brianna Smith said, “I want to
make it to regionals.”
LC ended their season 8-14 overall with a
6-12 record in the GSL coming in seventh
behind Shadle. Coach Paul Neff was
happy with the season as a whole citing
their postseason performances against
G-Prep and Shadle as contributing to a
great season. Junior Jessica Albinson
said, “It did have its ups and downs but
we had a really great year.”
However in the post season LC proved
their worth with a big 3-1 win against
G-Prep.
LC then played Mead, a team they
struggled with previously in the year
and narrowly lost 4-3. The team thought
that it was by far their best game of the
season and that they were communicating
extremely well throughout. “I had a play
where I caught the ball and threw it to
Sage without looking and she caught it, I
knew she would be there,” said sophomore
Anna Budke.
Looking back on the season the Tigers
were overall happy with their performance.
“I feel satisfied as a senior after our post
season,” said senior Natalie Hoogner.
Neff was also happy and said, “We played
a really great game but came up short
against Mead..I was happy though.”
LC looks to have a strong team next year
with only a few seniors graduating and
a large amount of experienced players
who have been playing varsity for several
seasons. “We have big holes to fill but we
have some really good freshmen this year,”
said Neff. Future senior captain, Albinson,
is also looking forward to next year and
said, “We have a great team, as a captain
I don’t feel like I’ll have that much that I
really need to do, which is a good thing.”
LC Soccer finishes
off succesful season
by Carter Powers Beggs
Opinions Editor
The LC boys soccer team had an amazing
run in the post season only to be stopped
narrowly by Walla Walla 2-1. The team
had big wins in the post season against CV
and G-Prep and qualified for regionals but
was stopped short of qualifying for state.
“We played our best soccer in the district
tournament,” said head coach Mica Lamb.
The team finished with a 13-6 record
overall with a 6-3 GSL record. They
finished in fourth place behind G-Prep a
team they later beat in the post season.
However the team believes that they
underperformed in league and really
showed their merit in the post season. “Off
the start it was unorganized but by the end
we were cohesive and in the post season
we proved that we played well together,”
said junior Kyle Briggs. Sophomore Ben
Blakely agreed with Briggs and said, “It
was a good season to put under our belts,
we proved it at the end.”
The LC team started off the year with
a 4-3 win against Hanford but then
according to the player underperformed in
the first half of the year. They had several
disappointing losses to Mead and Ferris.
“Our results didn’t accurately portray our
skill,” said senior Jamal Al-Hafian.
LC was stopped by Walla Walla 2-1 in
regionals after an amazing series of post
season wins. “It was pretty good but it
didn’t end the way we wanted it to,” said
Al-Hafian.
Previously LC had won 1-0 over G-Prep
and 2-1 over CV in the post season. Lamb
points to the diversity of the team as the
reason for their success. “We had a great
mix of experienced upper classmen and
talented young players on our roster,” said
Lamb.
Even with several key seniors graduating,
the returning team
is hopeful for next
year. “I worked my
whole life to be in this
position and I’m just
excited to bond with
the guys next year,”
said junior Tyrus
La’Rocca. Inspiration
isn’t going be an
issue according to
Blakely, who looks to
returning junior Ben
Thompson to direct
them, and said, “Ben
Thompson is a great
leader.”
Seniors who are on
their way out look
back on their years
with the team with
nostalgia. Al-Hafian
made varsity his
senior year and said,
“It was very fun, it
was my last season.
It definitely sucked
knowing this is the
last time I’d play for
LC.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY PAULSON
Goodwin went on to place second at state in the 3200 meter with a time of 8:58.07
by Devin Wolford
Ad Manager
Senior Sumner Goodwin wowed the
competition when he broke the 3200M
record previously set by LC graduate and
former teammate Kengi Bierig on April
27. Both of these students have stood out
in LC’s Track history.
“At the time Kengi broke the record it
had been around since the 1970’s,” said
distance track Coach Michael Lee. The
large time gap since the previous record
break makes both Bierig and Goodwin
unique in the 3200M.
Goodwin managed an outstanding time
of 9:01.52 seconds beating Kengi Bierig’s
previous record of 9:01.71 by a mere 19
milliseconds, a fraction of the time that
it takes for average humans to blink their
eyes. His time currently sits as the second
fastest time for the 3200M in the state of
Washington. “I was surprised he broke the
record because of a slow start, but there
were some fast laps,” said Lee.
“He really wanted to win it, it was pretty
unexpected that he would set a new P.R.
[personal record], he trained a lot for this
event,” friend and fellow track runner
Davis Matthieu said. Matthieu described
the training for track as running as much
as possible in the mornings, after school,
and even in the evenings.
Goodwin also succeeded in making it to
state competitions for the first time in his
running career after making it into the
top two at regionals. “It’s difficult to get
to state since only the top two are picked
from a region,” said Lee
“It just sorta happened,” Goodwin said.
Goodwin also expressed that he is going to
try breaking the record once more at state.
“My first lap was slow so I know I can get a
better time, I’m hoping to break 9 minutes
before the end of the year,” Goodwin said.
Goodwin is planning on attending the
University of Washington next year and
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Golfers always have two pairs of
pants, in case they get a Hole In One
varsity captain Avery McKee said.
by Katherine Lawlor
“I did a lot better the first day [of
Copy Editor Districts] than the second, overall
LC golfers competed at Districts
May 15 at Qualchan, and sophomore
varsity girls’ golfer Sierra Kersten
not only qualified for the state
competition, but won.
Originally, Kersten tied the last
hole with a birdie, but managed to
sink a 25 foot put in the sudden death
round for par against her opponent’s
bogie, thus dramatically winning the
competition.
Girls’ coach Michelle Grafos is very
proud of her golfers.
Grafos stated that they improved
immensely over the course of the year,
but she wishes that they could have
reached the point they were at earlier,
so they could continue to improve.
“As it went on, we all got better and
started improving… overall, it was
a really good season,” senior girls’
it went well.” McKee started golfing
her freshman year at LC, and made
varsity all four years; McKee was the
only senior girl who participated in
LC golf this year.
McKee plans on continuing golf as a
hobby for the rest of her life, but has
no plans for golfing at the University
of Idaho, which she will be attending
next year. “I want to keep golfing as a
hobby though,” McKee said.
“I’ve been golfing since I was 8 or
9 years old,” senior boys’ varsity
captain Joey Garrison said. He has
played on LC’s varsity team for three
years.
Though LC golfers practice
frequently as a team with their
coaches, they are required to practice
frequently on their own outside of
school.
PHOTO BY SPOKESMAN REVIEW
Sierra Kerston won State Girls Champion at the competition atClub Green Meadows
Summer sport camp options at Lewis and Clark
by Rose Hirsch Staff Writer
Running around your yard
for thousands of miles would be quite a feet.
by Riley Gabbert
PHOTO BY RILEY GABBERT
Seniors Jean-Luc Cinq-Mars and Marcus King work on their hurdels at track
practice. Both qualified for regionals in May. The boys 4 x 100 team qualified for
State. Senior Sumner Goodwin qualified for state in the 3200 and won second place.
Staff Writer
The LC boys track team finished
up the season with a 5-8 win loss
ratio. “The season had a rough start,”
said LC boys Track Head coach, Mark
Rhodes, “we had some bad injuries
pretty early on”.
One of the main focus’s this season
was making sure that the players were
committed to the team. “We worked
a lot on coming together as a team”
said Rhodes, and improved as a team
as well. “Working on team building
defiantly was one of our successes
this season” said LC Sophomore boys
track athlete, Andreus Englebertson.
One of the many successes this
season was the overall academics of
the team. “We really worked on our
players never having failing grades”
said Rhoades. And the working on the
teams overall academic performance
paid off as the team was awarded the
Academic scholarship.
However one of the main issues with
the LC boys track team this year wasn’t
anything to do with training, but the
overall size of the team. “We wanted
more guys and a larger turnout” said
Rhodes, but the team ended up only
having 57 players, much less than the
season before. For this reason, next
year before the season even starts the
coaching staff is going to shift their
attention the recruitment of new
players.
However despite the “rough” start,
the LC boys track team was able to
finish the season strong, in a meet
in which LC beat G-Prep and U-High.
After the season the team went to
regionals and players such a. “Overall
we had a pretty good season” said
Rhodes, but “we always want to send
more guys to state”
The LC Girls track team finished the
season with an 8-1 win-loss ratio and
took the title of Co-GSL champions.
“The team was really well rounded”,
said The LC Track Girls head coach,
Stephanie Splater, “We had 8 varsity
players that could have been on
any school’s varsity team”. Splater
also attributed their success in this
season on her “great coaching staff ”
that although was new, kept the team
healthy and improved many players.
A key part in how we progressed over
the season was when the realized
that “track is a team sport, and a lot
of individuals contributed.” Much of
the LC girls track team’ success comes
from the fact of how versatile the
team was able to become. “We had 18
players who could have been placed at
any event” said Splater.
The coaches and players focused
on keeping a positive momentum.
“We really focused on a lot of team
building, motivation, and cheering
the team up when we were down.”
Said LC Girls track varsity runner,
Olivia Ellis. The positive attitude was
upheld not only by the coaches, but
the players as well, “the team had
great senior leadership” said Splater.
The LC track team is now on their way
to Tahoma Washington to compete
in the Track state Championships.
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Arrested Development blue few minds
by Kate Dinnison
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Seven-year long television withdrawals are the worst. Loyal fans
have waited for the fourth season of Arrested Development since
the third season concluded in 2006. Well, kids, the wait is finally
over, and the arrival of the show has left much to be desired.
Netflix released the fourth season all at once on May 26, and
many loyal fans watched all 15 episodes, each clocking in at
30 minutes in length. Netflix took over after Fox dropped the
ball and creator Mitchell Hurwitz decided to discontinue its
production. “I had taken it as far as I felt I could as a series. I
told the story I wanted to tell, and we were getting to a point
where I think a lot of the actors were ready to move on,” he said
to Entertainment Weekly.
Neither the actors nor the fans were ready to give up on the show
yet, though. After years of lobbying for a movie or new season of
the show, fans everywhere, including myself, are disappointed in
the final result.
Season four is slightly off kilter - the jokes are flatter, the
original narrator, Ron Howard’s voice slightly aged and less
patronizing, and Portia de Rossi’s new reconstructed face is just
plain distracting. I found myself missing the slightly more lowbudget set and costumes as well as brilliantly timed jokes, which
have been changed in the new season to fit the tempo of so many
modern sitcoms.
Netflix built great anticipation for the show with their ad
campaign and leaks of star cameos, but this show proves that
all the great star appearances in the world can’t compensate for
lack-luster comedy writing. The new season features the likes of
comedians SNL’s Kristen Wiig, The Office’s John Krasinski, many
of the actors from Workaholics, and Bachelorette’s Isla Fisher.
I found great redemption, though in the writing for a few of
the cast, specifically Will Arnett’s character, Gob Bluth, and
David Cross’ character Tobias Fünke. Few quotes can stand alone
as laughable, but that’s the beauty of the writing for Arrested
Development - it’s the interconnectivity of the characters and
jokes, sprinkled with little nuances and subtleties you can only
catch by watching the show a second time.
The first three seasons still hold a special place in my
heart. I will always look back fondly on the long-standing jokes
about hot ham water, seals in yellow bow ties, stair cars and
cutoff denim shorts. The new season though brings a new light
upon and appreciation for the seasons that now seem so far
away.
According to The New York Times, Netflix “killed” the series, and
Netflix stock shares had their largest one-day drop in nearly six
months the Tuesday after the release, closing at $214.19, down
$14.55 in two days. Maybe there is a time and place for a show
like Arrested Development, and, much to our disappointment,
this series still belongs in the 2000s.
PHOTO BY ROSE HIRSCH
by Rose Hirsch
Staff Writer
The movie and book “The Perks of Being
a Wallflower” has taken bookstores and
teenager’s homes by storm. A book about
a teenage boy with a troubled past and
his development and growth through
freshman year high school is relatable to
the average teen and sheds light on the
“wallflower” community.
What is a wallflower, you might ask?
Well, a wallflower is the same as a fly on
the wall. Wallflowers prefer to sit on the
sidelines rather than to be in the spot
light. ”Wallflower” is not a derogative
term, rather it refers to someone who is
shy, a little awkward, and would rater
watch than participate.
This is what the main character, Charlie,
is like. The book by Stephen Chbosky is
written in the format of a series of letters
written anonymously to a friend. This is
a unique style of writing that helps the
reader understand how truly shy and
depressed Charlie really is. Charlie’s depth
was portrayed well by the actor Logan
Lerman and his quirky cute personality
shows through and makes him lovable.
However, in the movie the audience is
not trapped inside Charlie’s head the
entire time so Charlie is made out to be
a little more humorously relatable. The
audience is able to see how he relates with
his newfound friends, Sam and Patrick.
HE occasionally alludes to all the peculiar
things running through his head, but
because this is not the only side of Charlie
the audience is able to see, the audience’s
mental state is more relaxed as well.
Another part of the movie that is different
from the book is a small detail that makes
the characters a little more relatable and
gave the movie a more optimistic feel.
In the tunnel scene, Fleetwood Mac’s
“Landslide” is replaced with “Heroes” by
David Bowie. This is a small detail, but it
leaves a very specific impression.
“Landslide” is slow and a little tragic, and
Bowie’s song is upbeat and full of fervor.
It gives Charlie’s desire to feel “infinite” a
whole new meaning.
Emphasis on family and religion were
other examples of elements of the movie
that differed from the book. The reason
that the transition from book to movie
was so smooth was because Chbosky was
the screenplay writer and the director for
the movie.
Most novelists do not get to have a say in
how their work is portrayed, but because
Chbosky did, the differences between the
two were minor and successful.
Overall, both Chbosky’s work with “The
Perks of Being a Wallflower” movie and
book are noteworthy and exceptional. I
like the story overall because as a reader
you can identify with fifteen-year-old
Charlie. His life changes when he comes
to high school which most high schoolers
experience. He finds new friends,
takes some risks, and learns to build
relationships and become closer to people.
I am partial to the book over the film
however, because it delves deeper into the
family issues like the incident with his
sister and I was able to understand how
he felt by being in his head which was an
aspect that could not be captured by the
film.
Arrested Development, producer
Mitchell Hurwitz’ brain child, returned
after a seven-year hiatus.
Convocation
reformation needed
by Erin Muat
Chbosky speaks for
generation in 1999 novel
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News Editor
The creatures bellow and low, crowding
around the architectural orifices waiting
with an odd excitement for release. Yet
what waits ahead is pure horror.
It navigates through twisting passages,
up down left right, seeing little more than
the tufts of surrounding strangers, following them with reluctant obedience.
Its body heat skyrockets due to the close
proximity of fellow creatures as the surrounding air steams and warms from the
collective fear and adrenaline.
This could describe the experience of a
cow going off to slaughter or the passage
of an innocent LC student into the infamous quarterly convocation.
Lasting about an hour and half, these
school assemblies not only bring soreness to the buttocks, but also numbness
to the mind. The methods of delivering
this ultra-patriotic rhetoric in support of
this school represent propaganda tactics
our very own English teachers warned us
against since sophomore year.
“We have the number one student body
in the nation!” Principal Shawn Jordan
says nearly every con, rallying up thousands of students. Evidence? Source?
This hyperbole is a hasty generalization
and a bandwagon appeal. It epitomizes the
narrow-minded essence of cons, of stirring up the crowd with hyper-emotional
“school spirit.”
Furthermore, this “school spirit” lacks
compelling follow-ups on how to displace
such energy into something useful to improve the school and student body. For
example, after ten minutes of crowd-stimulation, leadership can touch on some job
or volunteers opportunities for students,
and give anecdotes how they can be personally or financially valuable.
Nevertheless, the convocations do hold
a few rarities worthy of attendance, possibly even mandatory. For example, the
tiger drill team with their consistently
remarkable performances, the occasional
talented speaker, such as Black Student
Union’s head James Wilburn, and last
year’s fancy-dancer who shared an important aspect of Native American culture
with our school, all bring light to the oth-
erwise dreary, dreaded assemblies.
However, apart from those gems is a
cesspool of infantile games and redundant
information delivered already through
other means (i.e. recaps of daily first and
second period announcements). Shall we
sacrifice our buttocks for this?
Adding to the myriad of tastelessly delivered mind-junk is the bias of student-body
coverage during these cons. At least 50
percent of content is devoted to glorifying certain groups (sports, cheerleading),
while important topics (budget, poverty,
stress, mental well-being, student opinions, minority culture, etc.) are mainly left
in the dust.
Though the abovementioned examples
of issues or topics are not conventionally
deemed “fun,” and may be darker than the
hunky-dory essence of cheerleading and
sports, “fun” does not equate to importance and certainly does not entail mandatory attendance. A required convocation should at least provide something
helpful for a student to better understand
or deal with the reality (keyword: reality)
around them.
Again, as a concession, we have sporadically hosted speakers with good ideas,
such as the recent rapper addressing bullying and the brother of a casualty to drunk
driving who spoke a couple of years ago.
But, that is irrelevant to making relatively
unimportant, sports-focused cons obligatory.
Students should at least be given an alternative. If liability is the issue, then staff
can overlook these non-con activities.
Teachers who would like to avoid the con
(as I am sure some do) can volunteer as
overseers of students who wish to be productive during a study hall session within
a classroom or the library. Or, as a second
option, we could even revert to the bagelmaking sessions of the middle school days
of yore. Thus, my appeal is as follows:
Include more minority representation
during cons (minority can mean popularity, race, culture, etc.).
Address an important issue at least once
every con that cannot be (or has not been)
condensed into brief daily announcements.
If the above cannot be met, provide a productive alternative for students.
Thus, my appeal is as follows:
1) Include more minority representation during cons (minority can mean
popularity, race, culture, etc.).
2) Address an important issue at least once every con that cannot be (or
has not been) condensed into brief daily announcements.
3) If the above cannot be met, provide a productive alternative for students.
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JOURNAL
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Indie band
NBHD rocks
the hood
Issue 7
June 2013
PHOTO COURTESY OF INTERNET
by Elle Collins
PHOTOS BY JULIO PINEDA
Staff Writer
The Neighbourhood, which is often abbreviated to The NBHD, is a little known
band based out of California. They are sure
to gain a lot of popularity soon with their
newly released debut album, “I Love You.”
This is The NBHD’s first full-length album and with eleven tracks full of telling lyrics paired with excellent beats it is
sure to make it on this summer’s playlist.
One of the album’s most popular tracks
is “Sweater Weather.” This song was released on one of their EP’s, “I’m Sorry…”
and instantly became their first hit. It
peaked at the number two spot on the
Billboard US Top Alternative Songs chart
and number fourteen on the Heatseekers
Songs chart, according to Billboard.com.
“Sweater Weather” is also the track that
got me hooked on The NBHD. It has a very
chill feel to it without getting to the point of
being boring and sort of turning into background music. The lyrics are so captivating
in the sense that when this song comes
on, it is hard not to start singing along.
“Sweater Weather” is one of their more
calm songs they also have powerful tracks
like “How,” “Female Robbery” and “Staying Up.” These tracks are more upbeat
without being really loud and obnoxious.
The NBHD are always able to stick with their
chill sound through out the whole album,
which helps to tie all of the tracks together.
The Neighbourhood consists of Jesse Rutherford on vocals, Jeremy Freedman on guitar, Zach Abels also on guitar, Mikey Margott on bass and Bryan Sammis on drums.
In early 2012 The NBHD released their
first two singles “Female Robbery” and
“Sweater Weather.” Then in May of 2012 the
band revealed their first EP “I’m Sorry…”
featuring these afore mentioned songs.
Now fast forward to April 23, 2013
and The NBHD released their first studio album. This album was recorded
with the label Columbia Records, which
is different from their EP’s that were
recorded with The Revolve Group.
Senior Julio Pineda used Instagram (left) and Photoshop (right) to edit the photo of senior Jacob Frederick reading the LC Journal
newspaper. The Instagram photo uses the Kelvin filter that oversaturates the picture with yellow highlight, a white border and a blur
effect. The Photoshop photo keeps the original photo intact by only adjusting the photo’s the contrast and sharpness.
Instagram? More like InstaSHAM
by Julio Marco Pineda
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Instagram has plagued the internet with photos laced with
horrendous filters that try to recreate photography’s past.
The popular photo-sharing app not only sullies the name of
photographic creativity, but it also enforces photographic
clichés that makes me and many Instagram-haters roll our eyes.
The filters of Instagram contain whimsical names such
as Hefe, Mayfair and Toaster; Really, the Toaster filter
toasts one’s photo into a crisp brownish color for the
consumption of some photo-baker’s mindless followers.
These filters recreate different effects from the vignette and
Polaroid that emphasize the handicaps of old cameras as well as
the High-dynamic-range imaging that takes effort to make. I have
no qualms for such effects as I also recreate some of these effects
in Photoshop, but I abhor the inability to change the intensity
of the effects or to mix and match these filters; Instagram does
not give you the freedom to be creative with its own tools.
For example, the Inkwell filter is one of the black and white
presets in this app which makes a photo, black and white. The
user cannot change the intensity of the black, grey or white
tones of the photo; it only applies this preset filter to any
kind of photo despite the differences of contrast, lighting and
subject of various photos. This filter lazily applies the black
and white effect just to make a photo look old and artistic.
A simple slider could be implemented to change the opacity
of the filter (which in turn gives users control of the intensity
of the effects), but sadly you are stuck with whatever settings
Instagram has for you. All of the photos processed by
Instagram will be the same and boring with no variety at all.
But not only is this limitation infuriating, but many
users also claim to be artists just because they made a
photo look like it went through a dark room by applying a
single filter. Don’t get me wrong: outstanding photos exist
in Instagram that used these filters in a masterful way.
However, these great photos differ with the other garbage
floating in the internet with the skillful use of design
principles such as contrast, subject and orientation of the
photo. Even if you apply the cool sepia filter with the vintage
effect a thousand times, the picture of your breakfast cereal
under bad lighting can never look artistic. You just look lazy.
Instagram is a great way to show your photos of close people,
pets, food and others to your friends and family and I commend
this program for being the Twitter of amateur photography. I
enjoy sharing my experiences with close relations when I can,
but Instagram should not be used as a photo-editing software.
I want my photos to be remembered by the handicap of our
modern-day cameras and the laborious attention and care I give
to these photos. I want my pictures to be appreciated for what
they are worth and not by a single click of a button from a free app.
“Really, the Toaster filter toasts one’s photo into a
crisp brownish color for the consumption of some
photo-baker’s mindless followers.”
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