January 2014 - Grand County School District
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January 2014 - Grand County School District
Grand County High School Moab, Utah January 2014 The Devils’ Advocate -FREE- Number 90 (Volume 11 Issue 5) -FREE- GCHS students attend Senior Snowball royalty honored at dance Jan. 23 theater conference GCHS students and chaperones at Utah Theater Conference at Weber State University. Photo courtesy of David Bryson By Brendon Henderson and Amber Snyder On Jan. 16-18, about 20 students from the GCHS “Devils Drama” drama department team attended the annual Utah Theatre Conference held by the Utah Theatre Association. This year it was held at multiple venues in Ogden, including Weber State University and the Summit Conference Center. The conference draws around 2,000 drama students from across the state and offers them the opportunity to take part in workshops led by professional actors, directors, screenwriters and casting directors from across the nation. “It was a very beneficial experience, as always!” said Devils Drama president Brendon Henderson, who attended his fourth theatre conference and was awarded with the “Theatre Student of the Year” award for GCHS. “Knowledge and understanding are both huge parts of acting,” Henderson added. “There is so much more to acting, I feel, than just reading words off a page. This is an art and the actors serve as artists. Artists take time to develop their skill and are always studying to try to figure out how to perfect their craft. This is what the Utah Theatre Conference supplies us with, an opportunity to take part in these amazing workshops and perfect our craft.” “Plus, it lets us explore our crazy sides as well!” Henderson added. On top of the workshops, the conference also featured a performance from “Whose Line is it Anyway?” stars Greg Proops and Jeff Davis. The two comedians specialize in improv comedy, which is basically where they have no script and they make up the scenes on the spot with no practice and no preparation beforehand. Tia Shumway described the performance as “freakin’ hilarious”. There also was a impactful and emotional keynote address given by the creators of the “Laramie Project,” Greg Pierotti and Barbara Pitts. In the end, the Utah Theatre Conference proved an extremely beneficial and fun experience for all of those involved. The knowledge that the students gained from the conference will go towards the team’s region and hopefully state competitions happening in early April. FFA selling cookies and chocolates for Valentine’s By Kristin Acosta Happy Valentines Day! The school’s FFA club is introducing a Valentine’s Day fundraiser for students to purchase something sweet for their friends or special someones in their life. From Monday, Jan. 27 through Feb. 13, students can purchase chocolates or cookies. Three chocolates with a personalized note are $1, while seven chocolates and a note are $2. Cookies are one for $2 or three for $5, also with notes. These goodies are being sold before and after school and during lunch by members of the FFA club, in the commons area. They will be delivered on Valentine’s Day, Friday, Feb. 14. With the school year just past the halfway point, students celebrated at the Senior Snowball dance on Thursday, Jan. 23. Dozens of students attended the event, which took place in the school’s cafeteria, commons, and auditorium. Honored as the royalty were king Adam Jenkinson and queen Becca Farnsworth (seated). Attendants were (standing, from left) Jacey Johnson, Layton Call, Reyce Knutson, and Kayeley Wells. Photo by Jeff Richards Team-building exercises held during advisory By Brendon Henderson On Monday, Jan. 20, the GCHS student government initiated a team-building exercise designed to help students get to know one another better. During advisory period, the classes were split into different groups, each of which did a different group activity in different parts of the main building as well as the TSAC building. Some of the activities were: building card towers out of student ideas, “telestrations” drawing games, a “lover’s leap” game, and trust-building exercises. “It let me get the chance to talk to new people and I loved it,” said freshman Jackie Codina. GCHS Principal Stephen Hren said the activities will continue once each month until April. Students will rotate and do each of the four activities over the four-month period, staying in their assigned color group. GCHS student Mikayla Williams walks on planks held by fellow students during a trust-building exercise on Jan. 20. Photo by Jeff Richards Debate team members compete at UVU and Columbia By Becca Farnsworth and Anna Scherer On Jan. 24 and 25, 10 debaters from GCHS headed to Utah Valley University in Orem for a tournament. Overall, the Red Devils tied for third place along with Maeser Prep. Taking first in duo interpretation for Grand was the team of Brendon Henderson and Asia Nielson. Emma Sweeney also placed in the top seven in impromptu (in which there were more than 70 competitors). While none of the other GCHS debaters placed in the top three, as a team, they competed very well and worked hard. The Red Devils were missing some of their top competitors, as six members had traveled to Columbia University in New York City to compete in an invitational tournament. Accompanied by teacher-chaperones Ryan Hand and Jennifer McKay, GCHS students Anna Scherer, Deanna Irvin, Nat Smith, Emilia Cubelos, Stacey Andrus, and Robin Willscheidt-Johnson all performed very well, though none broke into the finals rounds held Jan. 26. Reported Irvin: “It was really eye-opening because everyone debates on such a higher level. It was an amazing learning experience.” The team left for New York early in the morning Jan. 22 and returned Monday, Jan. 27. Scherer, Willscheidt-Johnson, Irvin, Smith, Cubelos, and Andrus were given the opportunity of a lifetime while traveling to the Colombia Invitational. They faced the bone-chilling cold to compete against some of the top debaters in the nation. After two days of debating, although no one from Grand broke into finals, they can all say they learned a tremendous amount. Not only did they get to learn about debating, they were able to learn about art (visiting the Metropolitan Museum), history (visiting the 9/11 memorial), and the New York City culture (visiting Times Square, Central Park, and many other tourist attractions). The team said the trip was an inspiring experience and they would like to thank everyone who made it happen. Table of Contents News........................................................1, 2, 3, 7 Features.................................................. 2, 3, 7 Sports............................................................4, 5 Opinion...............................................................6 Back Burner.....................................................8 Page 2 NEWS & FEATURES Sterling Scholars update Grand County High School’s 12 Sterling Scholar nominees are getting ready for the regional competition to be held on March 18 at USU Eastern campus in Price. Here is a quick update on these dozen seniors. Full biographical blurbs will appear in a future issue. Note: nearly all of these students have previously been named GCHS Student of the Month. Justin Cresswell, Grand’s nominee in the Fine Arts category, was the featured artist in a one-man art show featured at the Museum of Moab throughout January. Brendon Henderson, the Speech and Drama candidate, was recently honored with the school’s “Theater Student of the Year” award, and received offers from several universities and colleges throughout Utah. He won a region first-place award for public speaking in FBLA and also took first-place (with Asia Nielson) in duo interpretation at a recent debate tournament. Anna Scherer, the nominee in Foreign Language, was named a GCHS Student of the Month for January, and has been busy with debate, including a trip to Columbia University in New York City. Becca Farnsworth, the English nominee, was recently named Senior Snowball queen. She was Academic All-Region in tennis last fall. Sarah Stalpes, the Family and Consumer Science nominee, is busy with finishing the GCHS cheerleading season. After receiving offers from three universities, she accepted Westminster’s $13,000 scholarship offer, and is applying for additional scholarships. Mercedes James, the music nominee, was Academic All-Region in cross-country in the fall, and is playing basketball for the Lady Devils. She is working on a percussion solo. Deanna Irvin, the Science nominee, also competed with the debate team at Columbia University in late January. She was named Student of the Year last year along with Adam Jenkinson. Jacob Francis, the Trade and Technical Education nominee, has a 25-1 record in wrestling so far this season, and was named to both the first team all-state and the Academic All-State team in football. Joseph Andrew, the Mathematics nominee, has been busy playing in the indoor soccer league. He founded the school’s Ultimate Frisbee club last fall. Layton Call, the Business and Marketing nominee, placed in two events at the recent FBLA region competition. He also was named to the Academic All-Region team in football, and is the senior class president. Adam Jenkinson, the General Scholarship nominee, recently received a scholarship offer from Yale. He is the starting point guard for the Red Devils basketball team, and plans to play baseball this spring. He was Academic All-State in cross-country. Jessica Valdes, the nominee in Social Science, was Academic All-state in volleyball, and also played in a volleyball all-star game. She plans to play softball again in the spring. GCHS Students of the Month for January 2014 By Sarah Stalpes Grand County High School is pleased to announce the Students of the Month for January 2014 are Anna Scherer and David Bentley. Scherer, a senior, is the daughter of Mike Scherer and Cassie Paup. Her favorite classes include Spanish and Political Science 1500. “I love learning another language and enjoy the feeling of overcoming when I’m faced with a challenge.” Scherer says. Scherer listed her most challenging class as Political Science 1500. “There’s lots of discussion in class, and it’s challenging to allow others to express their own views on such diverse topics,” she says. “I have to remind myself to hold back and respect each person no matter how I feel about a specific opinion.” Scherer is currently taking English 1010 and Political-Science 1500 for this year’s second trimester, and has previously taken FCHD (Human Development) and Geology 1010 last trimester. “I want to take every opportunity I have in order to receive the best education that high school can provide me,” Scherer says. As the president of the school’s Earth Club; it’s Scherer’s job to hold school clean-up activities and recycling days where she brings together Earth Club members to pick up trash in the parking lot around the school and sort through recycling. Scherer has engaged herself in many community service projects with the National Honor Society, including handing out water at the water station for the Canyonlands Half Marathon and serving food at the pasta dinner. Scherer also serves as a mentor for young children at the Amigos Club program. She is Grand County’s Sterling Scholar nominee in Foreign Language, a member of FCCLA, a debate team captain, and member of the National Honor Society. Scherer has placed in many debate tournaments over the last four years, along with placing in Envirothon and FBLA competitions. Scherer works at Canyonlands Natural History Association during the week as a paid intern. Scherer’s posthigh school plans include attending college at either Northern Arizona University, Colorado University at Boulder, or the University of Utah and taking up a major in Spanish. Bentley, also a senior, is the son of Scott Bentley and Leticia Bentley. His favorite class is English 1010. “The professor is great at allowing us to write on nearly any subject, which gives me a lot of freedom when it comes to writing assignments,” Bentley says. He listed his most challenging class as government. “It’s mostly note-taking, and this makes it hard to stay focused, especially when there’s so much information to have to digest.” This year, Bentley has taken FCHD Human Development and English 1010 through USU Extension. “I thought it would benefit me later to take these extra college-level classes,” Bentley says. Bentley participates in the Amigos Club program where he helps mentor under-privileged children and keeps track of all the mentors who show up. The sports that Bentley has been involved with at GCHS include: football all four years of high school, track and field for three years, and wrestling for two years. This year, he was named to The Salt Lake Tribune first team all-state in football and to the Deseret News all-state second team. Bentley holds an after-school job at the Moab Recreation and Aquatics Center, working at the front desk. When asked what would make this school a better place he replied, “More student participation, and more trash cans placed in the parking lots to prevent so much littering.” Bentley’s post-high school plans include going to college and studying athletic training. The GCHS Student of the Month program is sponsored by the local Elks Lodge under the direction of Frank Vaccaro. The high school coordinator is Richard Jenkinson. The students are also recognized by the Rotary Club and Grand County School District Board of Education. The program was started by the Elks to recognize students who are outstanding in the areas of character, leadership, service, citizenship and scholastic performance. Page 3 NEWS & FEATURES National Honor Society inducts 33 new members FBLA competes at region FBLA club members pose with adviser Steve Hazlett during region competition in Price on Jan. 9. Back row, from left: Brooklan Chant, Lily Hazlett, Zhanna Rice, Asia Nielson, Lindsay Farnsworth, Daniel Porter, Kayla Weston, Rebecca Minor, Colton Hawks, and Steve Hazlett. Front row: Alec Tatton, Brendon Henderson, Joseph Andrew, Layton Call, and Andrew Hugentobler. Photo by Jeff Richards A total of 33 Grand County High School students were inducted into the Arches chapter of the National Honor Society on Monday, Jan. 20. The new members included 28 sophomores, three juniors, and two seniors. Chapter president Adam Jenkinson welcomed the new inductees, and short speeches about the organization’s areas of focus were given by fellow members. Becca Farnsworth talked on scholarship, Anna Scherer spoke on leadership, Layton Call talked about service, and Mercedes James spoke about character. The new inductees were then escorted to the stage by current members and given a certificate and asked to sign the membership roll book. Pictured above, top row from left: Derek Johnson, River Murdock, Duncan Reidhead, Austin Aubry, Preston Bagley-Gurtner, and Seth Holyoak. Second row (standing): Savannah Noorlander, David Bentley, Annie Heywood, Jacob Francis, Britnee Lewis, Mandolin Wilkinson, Brayden Ward, Andrew Hugentobler, C.J. Hren, Lauren Drake, Reyce Knutson, Anna Scherer, Cody Jones, Selena Butterfield, Symony Call, Asia Nielson, Thomas DeWitt, Marisol Pesce, Caleb Howe, Kayla Weston, Emilia Cubelos, Robin Willscheidt, and Anastacia Andrus. Third row (kneeling): Kyra Scovill, Madison Jones, Becca Farnsworth, Lily Hazlett, Lindsay Farnsworth, Tressa Renn, and Zoe Wuthrich. Front row (seated): Jessica Valdes, Meera Edwards, Mercedes James, Adam Jenkinson, Layton Call, Joseph Andrew, Tanner White, Sarah Stalpes, Brityn Ballard, Kayeley Wells, Kwincey Wells, Tracy Dalton, and Tierra Hawks. New inductees not pictured: Koi Cook and Sam Dutton. Photo by Jeff Richards Quiz Bowl dates scheduled It’s Quiz Bowl season once again. The popular academic competitions, which are organized and sponsored by the Southeast Education Service Center, feature rapidly paced head-to-head games of 25 questions in various subjects. Two separate series of tournaments are scheduled to take place, a junior high event for students in sixth through ninth grades, and a high school event for students in 10th through 12th grades. Grand will participate in both tournaments, with teams of 9th-graders in the former and teams of upperclassmen in the latter, said Jeff Richards, who is coaching the GCHS teams at both levels. For the GCHS 9th-grade teams, the junior high tournament schedule is as follows: Feb. 4 at Grand High, Feb. 18 at San Rafael Jr. High, March 5 at the Carbon District office in Price, and March 18 at Green River High. The 10th through 12th graders also have four tournaments scheduled: Feb. 11 at Emery High, Feb. 26 at Grand High, March 20 at San Juan High, and March 25 at Carbon High. If interested in playing, see Mr. Richards. Adult spelling bee Feb. 27 Moab’s third annual Adult Spelling Bee will take place at Star Hall on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Teams of three members will compete against one another for prizes and bragging rights. Prizes will also be awarded for best costumes. The event is a fundraiser for the Grand County Education Foundation. Last year’s bee raised $3,000. Dance, lip sync planned A Sweethearts girls’ choice dance sponsored by the sophomore class will be held Saturday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. at the school. Tickets are $3 per person, $5 for couples. Come out and celebrate Valentines! Also, a Lip Sync performance night sponsored by student government will take place Thursday, Feb. 20 in the auditorium. A sign-up sheet is in the office, so get your music approved and start practicing! A school talent show is also scheduled for the night of Wednesday, March 19. Grand County High School placed third out of at least eight schools that participated in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Eastern Region competition held at USU Eastern campus in Price on Thursday, Jan. 9. “We had one of the smaller groups with just 15 students, but they did great,” said Grand’s FBLA adviser Steve Hazlett, adding, “We brought home 17 certificates for placing in the top five of their events, in addition to five first-place plaques.” The competition featured between 200 and 300 students from eight area schools, most of whom spent between one and three hours taking 100-question tests in various business-related subject areas. Grand sophomore Colton Hawks placed first in two categories: Marketing and Introduction to Business. He also placed third in Accounting. GCHS senior Brendon Henderson took first in Public Speaking 2 category, which involved giving a five-minute prepared speech about the goals of the FBLA organization. Also for Grand, sophomore Brooklan Chant placed first in the FBLA Principles and Procedures category. Fellow sophomore Lindsay Farnsworth placed second in that same category. Senior Layton Call placed third in Business Communications and fifth in Technology Concepts. In addition, sophomore Daniel Porter took first in Technology Concepts. Porter also placed second in Introduction to Tech Concepts and fifth in Introduction to Business. Also, sophomore Josh Lawley placed second in Network Concepts. Junior Alec Tatton placed second in Technology Concepts and third in Business Calculations. Junior Rebecca Minor took third in Business Law. Sophomore Lily Hazlett took fourth in Network Concepts. Junior Andrew Hugentobler was fourth in Database Design and Applications. Senior Joseph Andrew placed fourth in Parliamentary Procedure. Also competing for Grand were Asia Nielson, Kayla Weston, and Zhanna Rice. Other schools participating in the event included Carbon, Manila, Altamont, San Juan, Emery, and Duchesne high schools, plus Mont Harmon Junior High. Grand’s FBLA club members are planning to attend the FBLA State Leadership conference scheduled for March 5-7 in Layton. Page 4 SPORTS & ACTIVITIES Lady Devils win first 2 region contests The Grand County High School girls basketball team won their first two region games to improve to 9-2 overall, but then lost three straight region contests. The Lady Devils saw their first region win in nearly three years when they defeated the Wasatch Academy Tigers at Moab by the score of 54-40 on Jan. 9. “That was a big win for us, for us to be able to get that huge weight off our backs and get our first region win,” said GCHS head coach Tony Chacon. The Lady Devils hadn’t won a region game since beating South Sevier 50-48 in double overtime on Feb. 12, 2011. Against Wasatch Academy, Grand got off to a slow start, managing just six points in the first period, which ended in a 6-6 tie. Half of Grand’s points that quarter came on a 3-pointer made by senior Alena Geiser on the first shot of the game. The Lady Devils gained momentum and ended up outscoring the Tigers 17-9 in the second period and 18-10 in the third to build a 16-point lead heading into the final period. Sophomore Talaunee Croasmun scored 16 points to lead the way for Grand, while Sadie Hansen and Shailee Croasmun added nine points each. Brook Schultz added eight points and five rebounds. Grand made just 6-of-16 free throw attempts during the game, but the Tigers shot even worse from the free throw line, converting just 3-of18 attempts. “We need to start improving on our foul shooting,” said Chacon, who added, “Still, we played a good game all around, and it was a big confidence boost for us.” In their second region game, the Lady Devils defeated San Juan at Blanding on Jan. 14, winning the hard-fought contest in overtime, 67-61. The Lady Devils opened up a double-digit lead early in the game and raced to a 34-16 halftime lead. “We came out firing on all cylinders in the first half,” said coach Chacon, “We really took it to them. But right at the end of the third quarter, San Juan hit a shot at the buzzer that gave them a spark, and there was a huge shift in the momentum of the game.” The Lady Broncos outscored Grand 3018 in the final period, but missed a potential game-winning free throw in the final seconds. Regulation ended with the score tied 57-57. “We kept fumbling the ball away and making mistake after mistake, but I just told the girls to calm down and take care of the ball,” Chacon added. Shailee Croasmun, who led all scorers with 29 points, hit four crucial free throws during overtime to help seal the victory. Also scoring in double figures for the Lady Devils were Schultz, who made 14 points and collected seven rebounds, and Call, who had 13 points and eight rebounds. “It was a good experience for them to get a big lead, then lose it, then come back and win the game,” Chacon said. “It’s always hard to win on the road at Blanding, so this was a big win for us.” Both teams had multiple players foul out, with San Juan seeing four or five of its players sent to the bench after committing their fifth foul. For Grand, Geiser and Hansen each also fouled out. Grand attempted 60 free throws during the foul-plagued contest, making 34 of them, or 57 percent. San Juan shot 23 free throws, converting 12, or 52 percent. Despite getting off to a promising 2-0 start in Region 15 play, the Lady Devils lost their next three region contests, falling at home to Emery on Jan. 21 by the score of 64-51, then losing on the road to both South Sevier on Jan. 24 and North Sevier on Jan. 25. In the Jan. 21 game against Emery, the Lady Devils shot poorly in the first period, falling behind 23-3. Midway through the second quarter, Emery had built a 38-8 lead, after which Grand finally started to score more Grand’s Talaunee Croasmun goes up for a layup against Wasatch Academy on Jan. 9. Photo by Jeff Richards consistently. Still, the Lady Spartans posted a 41-20 halftime lead and went on to win the game by 13 points, 64-51. At South Sevier in Monroe on Friday, Jan. 24, the Lady Devils again got off to a slow start and trailed 29-14 at halftime. “We were tired and hadn’t gotten enough rest,” Chacon said, noting that several of his players had attended a school dance the night before. “South Sevier came out with a press defense and jumped on us pretty quickly,” Chacon added. “We were prone to make mistakes and couldn’t get any continuity or transition very well.” The Lady Rams went on to win the game by 20 points, 56-36. Shailee Croasmun scored 22 points to lead Grand in scoring, and also recorded seven rebounds and two steals. The Lady Devils traveled to nearby Salina on Saturday to play North Sevier. The Lady Wolves ended up winning the game in overtime by two points, 49-47, but Grand coach Chacon said his players played a much better game than they had the night before. “This time, we had plenty of rest, and were a lot more aggressive right from the get-go,” Chacon said. Grand led 13-12 at the end of the first period and 26-22 at the half. North Sevier outscored the Lady Devils 13-8 in the third period to take a one-point lead into the final quarter, which was a low-scoring affair. Grand scored just five points in the fourth period, but held the Lady Wolves to four, and the game went into a five-minute overtime tied at 39. “It was a back-and-forth battle the whole game, with no more than a five or six point lead for either team the entire time,” Chacon said. “We had the ball with the score tied at the very end of regulation, and Talaunee Croasmun got pushed and lost the ball out of bounds with two seconds left, but no foul was called, and it went into overtime.” Shailee Croasmun, who led all scorers with 18 points, fouled out of the game during the overtime period. Talaunee Croasmun managed to sink two long 3-pointers to help keep the Lady Devils within striking distance down the stretch, but North Sevier ultimately came away with the two-point victory. “Those are the type of games you really have to win, but we at least had a chance,” Chacon said. “If a couple of turnovers or a couple calls had gone differently, we might have had a different outcome.” Grand also beat Dove Creek, Colo. 45-41 at Moab on Jan. 28 to improve to 10-5 overall, 2-3 in region play. The Lady Devils were scheduled to travel to Mount Pleasant to play Wasatch Academy on Jan. 30. They will then have four more region games in February. Boys basketball starts 3-1 in region By Robin Willscheidt The GCHS varsity boys basketball lost a hard-fought game on Jan. 3 against the Monticello Buckaroos and won decisively on Jan. 4 against the Maeser Preparatory Academy Lions. Friday’s matchup against the Buckaroos was a fight to the end, with the Red Devils eventually falling short of a victory by only seven points – 63-56. Behind by 14 points in the beginning of the third quarter, the Red Devils rallied and eventually tied the game in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter. With the score at 54-54, the Buckaroos scored nine points and the Red Devils scored only two before the final buzzer. Senior Adam Jenkinson led the Red Devils in points scored. The GCHS starting varsity team also included seniors Koi Cook, Kaden Risenhoover, Trevor Bertuzzi and Hunter Stitzer. “We made some mistakes down the stretch,” said GCHS head coach Brook Shumway. “Now we know what to work Koi Cook loses control of the ball during win over San Juan on Jan. 15. Photo by Jeff Richards on.” The following evening, Jan. 4, the Red Devil squad scored a landslide victory over the Maeser Prep Lions. Grand came out strong at the beginning of the game and kept a firm lead for the duration of the contest. Grand easily outpaced the Lions to end the game with an 82-29 win. “We came out and led from the start. We never relinquished the lead,” Shumway said. GCHS seniors Cook, Risenhoover, Bertuzzi and Stitzer led the game on the starting varsity team. Junior Tanner White filled Jenkinson’s spot as a starter after Jenkinson was injured in the Jan. 3 game against Monticello and was unable to play on Saturday. “We’re still in the pre-season. We’re trying to improve each game and fix little problems so that we’ll be ready for region,” Shumway said. The Red Devils next defeated Pinnacle Academy 70-42 in a non-region game in Moab on Jan. 7 before heading into their first region contest of the season on Jan. 11 against Wasatch Academy at Mount Pleasant. Top-ranked Wasatch Academy won that game by 50, oustscoring the Red Devils 85-35. But Grand then rebounded to win their next three region contests, beating San Juan at Moab on Jan. 15 by the score of 77-56, then beating South Sevier 58-55 at Moab on Jan. 24, followed by a 5246 home win over North Sevier on Jan. 25. The Jan. 15 home game against San Juan, Grand’s arch rival, set the stage for a fierce contest. In the first minutes of the game, Red Devils jumped out ahead of the Broncos, taking an early 9-0 lead. By the end of the first half, the Red Devils had expanded their lead to more Grand players celebrate after scoring a basket against San Juan. than 20. “We started out great. The defense was working really well and we definitely had them in the first half,” said Shumway. The Broncos came back strong in the second half, cutting Grand’s lead to 12 points as the Red Devils struggled to effectively pass the ball. “We were kind of all over in the third quarter. We didn’t pass very well,” said Shumway. But the Red Devils managed to put their game back together in the fourth quarter to end the contest with the 21-point win over the Broncos. Risenhoover led the Red Devils in scoring with 21 points, and Jenkinson, Cook and Bertuzzi also scored in double-digits. “We had four kids who scored in double figures. It was great,” said Shumway. Following their big home wins over North Sevier and South Sevier on Jan. 24 and 25, the Red Devils (8-4 overall, 3-1 in Region 15 as of Jan. 29) were scheduled to play three games the final week of January: at Emery on Jan. 29, against Wasatch Academy at Moab on Jan. 31, and at Green River for a non-region contest on Saturday, Feb. 1 Page 5 SPORTS & ACTIVITIES Grand takes second place at 2A Southern Division championship Jan. 25 that meet takes place,” Pierce said. “Actually, the The Grand County High School swim placings and seedings for the state meet won’t be team placed second overall in the 2A Southern official until Feb. 6. We will just have to submit our Division Championship Meet held on Saturday, times and see what happens.” Jan. 25 at Castle Dale. Several other GCHS swimmers could also qualify Three swimmers from Grand were division for state meet spots by posting one of the top 16 champions in at least one individual event. individual times so far this season. For example, Senior Jackson Knowles placed first in the junior Robin Willscheidt, who was in New York 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:07.94 and also with the GCHS debate team and didn’t attend the won the 100-yard butterfly in a personal-best divisional meet, is almost certain to qualify for state in time of 1:00.26. For the Lady Devils, freshman the 100-yard breaststroke, as her best time of 1:18.86 Alexa Pierce won both of her individual events, is currently fourth highest among 2A swimmers. establishing personal records in both. Pierce Teammate Richards is listed fifth overall in that same won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:03.19, race with a time of 1:21.56, so she also is likely to nearly 18 seconds faster than her closest compete in that event at state, even though she placed competitor in that race. She also placed first in third at the divisional meet. the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:05.35, Other Red Devil swimmers who may qualify in not only breaking her previous best by more similar fashion include Hren and Drake Hackney for than a second but also bettering the top male the boys, and sophomore Mandy Wilkinson for the swimmer’s time at the meet by more than two girls, plus a handful of relay swimmers, coach Pierce seconds. said. He noted that each swimmer may swim no more The other individual division champion than four events in any high school meet, including from Grand was freshman Jayelen Knowles, the state meet, at least one of which (but no more than who won the gold medal in the 200-yard two) must be an individual event. freestyle just as her older brother had done. Her “A swimmer can qualify in either two individual winning time was 2:33.78. Jayelen Knowles Red Devil swimmers pose with their medals after taking second place overall at the 2A Southern also placed second in the 500-yard freestyle Division Championship Meet in Castle Dale on Jan. 25. Back row, from left: River Murdock, events and two relays, or one individual event and up Duncan Reidhead, Ethan Clark, Drake Hackney, River Richards, C.J. Hren, Wiley Sheldon, and to three relays,” Pierce explained. race with a personal-best time of 7:00.98. At Saturday’s division meet, host team Emery High Grand also took first in both the girls and Treyton Helquist. Front row: Sadie Bown, Jackson Knowles, Mandy Wilkinson, Alexa Pierce, won first place in both the boys and girls categories, the boys 200-yard freestyle relays. In the girls’ Jayelen Knowles, and Cora Johnston. Photo by Jeff Richards with the Spartan boys totaling 180 points to runner-up race, Mandy Wilkinson, Cora Johnston, Sadie 2:40.05. Freshman River Richards placed second in the Bown, and Jayelen Knowles teamed up to win the race 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:48.13. For Grand’s 97 points. Third-place Delta had 78 points, and in 2:11.34, exactly two seconds ahead of second-place the Grand boys, junior Duncan Reidhead took second in the Millard boys scored 15. In the girls category, Emery Emery. In the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay, Grand’s C.J. the 50-yard freestyle with a personal-best time of 25.22 won with 167 points, while Grand was second with 124. Hren, River Murdock, Duncan Reidhead, and Jackson seconds, and senior Treyton Helquist placed second in the Third-place Delta had 72 points, Wasatch Academy was Knowles won the race in 100-yard breaststroke with a personal-best time of 1:14.09. fourth with 16, and South Sevier was fifth with 14 points. a time of 1:45.03, edging The Lady Devils also placed second in both the girls The aggregate team scores for all six competing schools, Emery’s team by nearly 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relays. in order, were as follows: Emery (347), Grand (221), Delta four seconds. In the former event (the first race of the meet), Jayelen (150), Wasatch Academy (16), Millard (15), and South In addition to the Knowles, Richards, Pierce, and Mandy Wilkinson Sevier (14). The state 2A meet is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at above-mentioned first- combined for a time of 2:19.91. In the latter event (the place winners, four last race of the meet), Pierce, Bown, Cora Johnston, and Brigham Young University in Provo. Meantime, Pierce said other Grand swimmers Richards combined for a time of 4:38.89. The Emery Lady the Red Devils will continue to hold regular practices as they await word on the final qualifications and competition also earned automatic Spartans won both races. qualifying bids for state “We had some terrific times, and it was an all-around schedule for state. “Each meet we swim at, our athletes continue to impress by taking second place great meet for us,” said GCHS head coach Brian Pierce, in individual events. who added that the Red Devils might see even more state me with their dedication and their desire to perform,” Freshman Alexa Pierce enters the Sophomore Sadie Bown qualifiers, based on how many end up in the top 16 overall. Pierce said. “I couldn’t ask for better athletes. I just wish water at the start of the 100-yard took second in the 200“The 2A North Division meet isn’t until Wednesday there were more of them. Even though we are coming to backstroke, which she won in 1:05.35. yard freestyle with a [Jan. 29], so we won’t know anything for sure until after the end of our season, they are still giving 100 percent, and Photo by Jeff Richards most times a little more.” personal-best time of Red Devil wrestlers gearing up for region and state meets in February The Grand County High School wrestling team finished in fifth place overall out of 12 teams at the Gunnison Invitational meet held in Gunnison, Utah, Jan. 10-11. The Red Devils scored 42 total points at the meet, according to GCHS head coach Dennis Wells. Manti High School took first place overall with 87 points. With 63 total points, Millard took second place, followed by Piute, with 45 points and Wayne County, with 42 points. Two Red Devil wrestlers went undefeated throughout the tournament. GCHS senior Gage Lindquist, wrestling at 120 pounds, went 9-0 and took first place in his division, as did Red Devil heavyweight Edgar Gomez, also a senior at GCHS. Fellow Red Devil senior Jacob Francis, wrestling at 138 pounds, suffered his first defeat of the season in the tournament finals, losing in a 3-1 decision to Millard’s Justin Sorensen. Francis had beaten Sorensen by the same score the week before, Wells noted. Francis took second place in his division at the Gunnison tournament. Also for Grand, junior Robert Allred, wrestling at 132 pounds, went 6-3 and placed fourth in the tournament. Sophomore Seth Holyoak, wrestling at 145 pounds, went 3-6, and freshman Gage Moore, wrestling at 106 pounds, went 4-5. In the junior varsity division, GCHS junior Qordale Tsosie went 3-2 and took third place in the JV tournament. The Red Devils’ next wrestling event after that was a dual meet against the San Juan Broncos at Blanding on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Grand won the match by the score of 48-33. The last week of January, the Red Devils were scheduled for four straight days of competition: vs. Dove Creek, Colo. at Moab on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Monticello for a dual meet Jan. 30, and the North Sanpete Invitational om Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The Red Devils will then get ready for the 2A Southern Division meet the following weekend in Richfield on Feb. 7 and 8. The state 2A meet will be on Feb. 14 and 15 at the Maverik Center in West Valley City. Grand County High wrestlers, coaches, and managers pose for a team photo last Friday, two days after the Red Devils’ victory over San Juan on Jan. 22. Back row, from left: assistant coach Ron Dolphin, Ronnie Dolphin, Anthony Denton, Richie Cordero, Edgar Gomez, Robert Allred, Seth Holyoak, Tyler Shepherd, and head coach Dennis Wells. Middle row: Gage Longley, Gage Moore, Justin Moore, Qordale Tsosie, Andrew Hugentobler, and John Corbin. Front row: managers Haley Rice and Kasey Betts, wrestlers Gage Lindquist and Jacob Francis, and managers Kwincey Wells and Tracy Dalton. Photo by Jeff Richards Page 6 OPINION What is your opinion on same-sex marriage? By Sarah Stalpes “What is your opinion on same-sex marriage?” When first asked to write this editorial article, I feared what actually writing my opinion for my school to see might bring. I recall last year while discussing my thoughts on gay rights to a friend in class, a guy sitting next to us made a comment about how sick and disturbed we were for even allowing that thought to cross our minds. I thought long and hard about writing this, thinking of whether or not I’d be treated differently by staff or other students. Finally, I concluded that as long as this topic remained important to me then it didn’t matter if others disagreed or disliked me afterwards. Besides, what are opinions for? I’m a strong believer that marriage is marriage! Same sex or not, it’s all the same. I understand that some may not stand in agreement with this comment, but what I have a difficult time understanding is why. We are all human; we all crave love and affection. Some girls like girls, and some guys like guys; that’s just how it is. I grew up in a household full of many different perspectives with very diverse people, but we all had one thing in common and that was the beauty of an open mind. My mother never put limits on how we took in information; she always told my siblings and me that there are infinite answers and infinite questions, and that we were to decide which ones best suited our beliefs. If everyone lived with these standards, I feel as though the argument on whether or not same-sex marriage remains right or wrong wouldn’t exist as an argument at all. Of course, there’s always going to be someone who opposes the idea, but it would not be as over dramatized as it is today. To me, the true problem with “gay marriage” is that people are forgetting that in reality it’s just marriage, although some seem to think that marriage must only exist between a man and a woman. I revolve my thoughts of marriage around the force of love. I hope that one day everyone will share this credence. Until then, my plan is to do my best with generously sharing and kindly accepting others’ views. The Devils’ Advocate Grand County High School 608 South 400 East, Moab, Utah 84532 (435) 259-8931 Editors: Becca Farnsworth, Sarah Stalpes, Anna Scherer, and Deanna Irvin Contributors: Sarah Stalpes, Anna Scherer, Deanna Irvin, Robin Willscheidt-Johnson, Becca Farnsworth, Delaney Manley, Brooklan Chant, Brendon Henderson, Amber Snyder, Alec Tatton, Garrett Brown, Madi Stocks, Kristin Acosta, Haley Rice, and Justin Cresswell Faculty Adviser: Jeff Richards Printed by Times-Independent Publishing www.grandschools.org/highschool/DevilsAdvocate E-mail: [email protected] NOTE: The Devils’ Advocate is a monthly student publication of Grand County High School, produced by a staff of student volunteers with the assistance of their faculty adviser. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy, and we will promptly acknowledge and correct any mistakes that are brought to our attention. Send feedback and corrections to [email protected]. All opinions and viewpoints expressed herein are those of the writers and editorial staff, and do not necessarily represent the official views of Grand County High School, its staff, or the Grand County School District Board of Education. We also appreciate the support of our paid advertisers, and encourage our readers to support them, with the understanding that the school, the newspaper, and its staff are not legally responsible for any claims related to the products or services being advertised. All advertisements and associated agreements are subject to school approval. For advertising rates and other information, please e-mail [email protected]. Thank you! The year is going by fast! So many people will skim through these articles and never really take the time to listen to what we (the writers) are trying to portray as we type our 150 words the day of a deadline that was reset five times. I feel like poor Mr. Richards has been begging me to write this for what seems like forever. Well here I am no longer procrastinating, writing about all the thoughts going through my head about this trimester. I mean, where has the time gone? Someone please give me an answer because recently I’ve found myself looking for a house. Yes, a house! Oh lawdy! And it is only 30 days until track season My Two Cents and 117 days until the big day… By Haley Rice graduation! So many cool things have been going on too, like Senior Snowball! I had a blast, but I kind of regret never going until my senior year. I hardcore danced and ate some dang good food. Oh, get this: both basketball teams beat San Juan and wrestling did too! Woohoo! This trimester has been a blast and I can’t wait to spend one more with my amazing peers and party like crazy! (: For all of you people out there living life with “what ifs,” change them and make them “I’ll do’s”. You make this school year what you want and have fun doing it. I am now realizing that you have to just have fun in high school because when you get so close to moving away from it, you wish it would stay. Just one more day in a hard English class, or one more day of mat ball… a wish we all have to keep and roll with it when it is over. For now though, I’m going to part from this article in hopes you all took the time to listen to the 322 words I have given you. Enjoy this trimester, Red Devils! Yours truly, Haley! Just in Fun by Justin Cresswell A few tips for picking the right accessories It has come to my attention that some scarves, you should ask yourself if you’re people just don’t know how to pick the right going to be too hot. Scarves are definitely accessories. Boys and girls both wear a winter trend. Not only do accessories accessories, whether you think you do have their own trends, but they have or not. I, for one, never leave the house their own seasons as well. Some jewelry without my accessories. Accessories trends right now are bib necklaces, reptile are not only jewelry, hats, scarves, and bracelets, scripted jewelry, ring bracelet purses; shoes are also accessories. Yes, chains, or anything sparkly really. My whether you like it or not, your shoes personal favorite is bib necklaces. I have are an accessory and they are making a been absolutely dying to try them out. You statement about you. The question is, do should always try out new styles to see if you like the statement your accessories it is YOU. Some other winter accessory Fashion are making about you? Picking the right trends I love and have even seen around Column accessories can be a daunting task. When our school, are infinity scarves, beanies, By Brooklan Chant picking accessories, there are some things and of course boots -- anywhere from to take into account. With jewelry, a major ankle to over-the-knee boots. Anyone can factor is the color or metal (gold, silver, bronze, etc.), rock boots, whether over your pants or tucked in. because you should never mix metals. The cut and Although, I wouldn’t recommend boys tucking their style of your top can also play a part. For instance, pants into their boots, unless they are combat boots. if you have a top with beading or embellishments on Everyone should take advantage of the winter the bodice, you can skip the necklace. When wearing season we have left and try a new accessory trend. Page 7 FEATURES Game review: Animal Crossing: New Leaf By Delaney Manley Graphics: 7.5/10 Gameplay: 8/10 Animal Crossing: New Leaf is the fourth main title in the Animal Crossing series by Nintendo, released on June 9, 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS. The Animal Crossing series exists as an outlet of play for those looking for a casual and lighthearted experience as is the trend with the majority of 3DS titles available. Despite the absence of a gritty and stalwart protagonist or an enthralling plot line, being that that is not remotely the intention of the game in the first place, New Leaf succeeds in improving upon its antecessors and cajoling a sense of escape and achievement upon playing. Unlike the previous Animal Crossing installments, instead of acting as a villager, the player assumes the role of the town mayor, which appropriately allows the players to develop their town and lends their interactions with their animal “residents” a new flavor. New Leaf sells itself in a way similar to how it has successfully sold the entire series: by creating a mirthful and easy-going environment for casual play over an extended period of time. Those expecting a rollercoaster-like experience jammed with the twists and action of the century will remain disenchanted and left to the vast library of titles created to satisfy their needs; those looking for a breezy time-consumer will find themselves enjoying the light aesthetic and amusing writing of the game. The freedom of the game allows the player to take the simulation aspect and adapt it into an opportunity for unleashing one’s creativity and releasing stress through talking with the new villagers, customizing one’s town (New Leaf introduces the application of QR codes to create, use, or share new designs) or fishing, bug-catching and fruit-harvesting. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is an enjoyable experience for the casual 3DS gamer and for anyone else who is willing to give it a chance, despite its lack of complex and abstract entertainment value. Movie review: Saving Mr. Banks By Madi Stocks If you are anything like me, you love all things Disney, including a timeless classic Mary Poppins. Of course if you know anything about the movie Mary Poppins you would know that it was a novel before a movie. The movie Saving Mr. Banks was set in the time between the book and the rights to the movie being signed over to Disney in 1961. The movie tells the story of how Walt Disney had been trying for over 20 years to get the rights to make Mary Poppins (the book) into a movie. The woman who wrote the book (P.L. Travers) is very resistant for most of the movie; she doesn’t want to give Walt the rights. The movie has an excellent cast, including Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson and Annie Rose Buckley. Each person has taken care of their roles very well. You can tell they all care more about what it is and what it means to so many people. So if you haven’t watched Mary Poppins, find it or rent in and have a movie night. Then go and watch Saving Mr. Banks because it is most definitely worth it. Movie review: Anchorman 2 By Alec Tatton and Garrett Brown 10 out 10 PG-13 (Pretty good or 13/13) Anchorman 2 was one and a half hours of cinematic majesty. It quite literally knocked the socks off of my feet. I have never experienced the vast plethora of emotions that I experienced on that excellent night of viewing pleasure. I think everyone needs to experience the gripping tale of the one man who loses it all and has to regain the trust of his broken family. Brick (played by none other than comedy genius Steve Carrell) was the one man that brought the entire movie together into one excellent motion picture of excellence. “I can always guess how many jelly beans are in a jelly bean jar, even if I’m wrong,” says Brick Tamland during an emotional part of the cinematic experience. Throughout the movie, Brick will open your heart and mind to a whole new world of thinking; he made me laugh and cry. If one man knows how to provoke your emotions, it is Brick Tamland. Ron Burgundy leaves everything he knows, and rebuilds his news team and reporting career in New York City. He proves young reporting hot shot Jack Lime wrong when Burgundy get the best ratings ever and wins a bet in which Jack must change his last name from Lime to Lame, legally. Ron impressed the news company’s president so much she becomes interested in him and builds a relationship with him. Soon after though, Jack Lime, in a jealous fury, trips Ron when he is performing a radical ice skating routine. Burgundy is rendered blind by the most unrighteous ice skating accident. He then has to face trials no man should ever face. While he had no sight, he found a young shark that he named “Doby”. He raised the infant shark and nursed it back to health until he released it back into the ocean. It is truly a triumph of the human spirit. “I hope you eat lots of fish and people,” says Burgundy’s son when he is released back into the wild. The musical number “Doby” will move your heart to places that you didn’t think it could go (emotionally not physically). The end of this movie has the most star-studded cast of any film that has ever existed, ever. It has characters ranging from Will Smith as an ESPN news reporter to Liam Neeson as the head of the History Channel’s news team. It is a most excellent (mexcellent) battle scene that involves many different news reporters battling for really no reason. It is an exhilarating, heart-pumping, actionpacked adventure that will not let you sleep the next night from pure adrenaline. This on-screen majesty is one that will change a generation for the better, from Ron giving his son girl advice to Doby coming back for his revenge and getting cast away by Baxter (Ron’s Dog), to Brick’s girlfriend telling everyone about how she is 22 months pregnant. I would recommend this movie to anyone who wants to laugh a lot and have a change of heart. “‘If I had to rate this on a scale of 1-10, I’d give it a 10, ‘cause that’s the most there is’ – Alec Tatton” – Garrett Brown “Inspirational” – Abraham Lincoln “It was okay.” – Ron Burgundy By Brendon Henderson American Hustle (2013). Rated R Over the course of the winter holiday break, I learned two things. One, Netflix is the ultimate thief of one’s social life. And two, I am really getting the best out of this advantage of free movies at the movie theater. I went to the movies around six times over the break. Five of those times were to Anchorman 2 (wow, I can actually feel the eye rolls) and one of them was to American Hustle. Now, I’m sure if this article was on Anchorman 2, a whole lot of you wouldn’t even be reading this right now (even though I felt it was a great movie). So I decided to review the “gripping drama” that is American Hustle. In a nutshell, this movie is the classic story of criminal turned cop, but in this case the master con-artists Irving Rosenfeld (played by Christian Bale) and Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) are forced to work for FBI agent Richie Dimaso (Bradley Cooper) after being busted for fraud. They then proceed to enter a world of Jersey politicians and mobsters in an attempt to bring them down. Jeremy Renner plays mayor Carmine Polito who is caught in between the con artists and the feds and Jennifer Lawrence plays Irene, Irving’s wife. Now, I’m just going to be up front with you here. When I walked out of this movie, I gave a little shrug. To me, personally, it just felt like it didn’t live up to its expectations and here’s why! This movie has a 92 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and people are raving about how it is “Masterful” and “Dynamic”. While I agree with these statements (partially), I just don’t feel it was as grand as it was made up to be. The main problem is that they spent so much time building it up and talking it up that I was expecting to see an absolute masterpiece of modern cinema. When I walked into that theater, I was expecting to be moved and to be thrilled, but what I ended up getting was just a little caught up in the mix. Don’t get me wrong, David O. Russell is a great writer and a wonderful director, but what we have here is a little bit too much overcasting. It felt as though I was never honestly able to connect with any of the characters because every time we would start to get close to them, the scene would change. It was difficult for me to skip back and forth between the characters and their internal struggles and then go back to the basis of the main plot. However, I can say that all of the actors in this film gave tremendous performances, I would have just liked more time to get to know them. All in all, American Hustle was a good movie, but with an abundance of characters, somewhat awkward directing choices, and a 2 hour 18 minute running time, I would say it would be best to save your eight dollars because: American Hustle = can wait for Red Box or Netflix. Movie review: American Hustle Broadway musical review fundraiser planned in April “A Grand Night for Singing,” an entertaining Broadway Review, is scheduled to take place April 23, 24, and 25 at GCHS. The event will be a fundraiser for the GCHS drama and music programs. Auditions will be held in the GCHS music room on Tuesday, Feb. 4 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Adults and children ages 8 and older are welcome to audition. Those auditioning should come prepared with a song to sing. An accompanist and a CD player will be provided. Please contact Bonnie Nielson with any questions. 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