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March 7, 2016
Madison East High School
Vol. 92, Issue 6
Through
Student Senate
Students Have a
Say in Their
Education
by Talia Resnick
East students are known for their involvement in social issues and pressing for
change, yet many run into the same wall- what
exactly can I do to promote change? Regarding
problems within our school district that need
to be changed, Student Senate is a great way
for students to voice their opinions and watch
change actually happen.
Meeting every other Wednesday at the
Doyle Administration Building downtown, the
student run committee is open to any student
that is part of the MMSD district. Anyone can
show up at any time, no paperwork or teacher
recommendations required, and time spent at
meetings counts as volunteer hours for students.
While at the meetings important figures within
the district, including district representatives,
superintendent Jen Cheatham, and activists
from independent organizations, listen in as
students discuss the flaws they perceive in their
school system. They have discussed issues
regarding the health education system, racial
disparity in classrooms, and preparing students
for real world experiences. The ideas for change
that student generate are then taken into account
by the district representatives and implemented
in up-and-coming district policies.
The meetings are typically held in a
debate-like style, where students are given the
space to share honest opinions about issues
in our district and work with one another to
create solutions. The MMSD district is run by
adults who don’t always experience the problems students do, so Student Senate is a way
for students to take control of their own education. Hannah Nyoike, a junior at both East and
Shabazz City High School, and a member of
Student Senate says that Student Senate, “gives
students a chance to....[continued on page 4]
East Walks Out To Oppose
Anit-Immigration Bills
by Sophia Klimowicz
Hundreds of East students from
all grades did not report to class on the
morning of Thursday, February 18th.
Instead they marched down East Washington Avenue to the Capitol building,
where they joined 30,000 or more protesters demonstrating in opposition of
two bills currently under consideration
in the legislature. Assembly Bill 450
does away with so-called “sanctuary
cities” by prohibiting local governments
from enacting policies that ban police
officers from requesting the immigration status of persons it has “lawfully
detained.” Senate Bill 533, which has
already passed the Senate and been
sent to Governor Walker for approval,
blocks municipalities from issuing identification cards to any person except for
job-related reasons.
These bills have sparked outrage in
Wisconsin. Immigrants from all over
the world living in Madison came together on this day to express their rage
towards these bills. Since Latinos make
up the majority of the population with
undocumented immigration status, they
made up a majority of the protest, they
believe the bills were especially directed
at them. For instance, many argue that
Assembly Bill 450 will make it much less
likely for Latinos to report crimes to the
police out of fear of deportation. Others
argue that Senate Bill 533 will make it
nearly impossible for undocumented
Latinos to get the forms of identification
needed to access some services, including
food pantries and health services.
To express their dissatisfaction with
these bills, Voces de la Frontera, a Wisconsin-based immigrant rights group,
helped to organize the Thursday protest
as a part of Día Sin Latinos (Day Without
Latinos). On this day, thousands of Latinos walked out of school and work, many
then making their way to the Capitol, to
demonstrate the importance of Latinos in
Wisconsin’s economy.
Latino students at East High School decided to join....[continued on page 4]
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Editorial: The Conserve School
Experience
by Inez Dufresne
“Conserve School is a semester
boarding school located in Land
O’ Lakes, Wisconsin. It has a focus of environmental stewardship
through academics engaging students through interactions with
the forest, lakes and wildlife of the
Lowenwood Campus,” - Conserve
School Mission Statement.
East Fight Song
We’ve got the old East Side pep
We’ve got the team with the rep
We’re gonna show you, one and all
We’ve got the team that ne’er will fall
We’ll FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT for dear
East Side High
With the banners in the sky
We’re a bunch with a hunch
That you’re gonna get a trimming
From the old East Side High!
East Alma Mater
To thee, our East Side High School
Our Alma Mater dear,
We’ll ever sing thy praises
Through all the coming years.
Thy loyal sons and daughters
Although they leave thy fold,
Will always be defenders of
The Purple and the Gold.
Ask Peppy...
Dear Peppy,
I don’t think I did very well on the
ACT. I was very stressed and couldn’t focus. I haven’t signed up yet to retake it and
I don’t even think it’ll go much better the
second time. What should I do?
Sincerely,
What if I Don’t Get Into College?
get your group together, either in or out of
school, to talk about the project. Make sure
everyone knows what they’re responsible
for. Don’t be afraid to be in charge; bossy
people get stuff done!
From,
Peppy
Dear College,
This time might not have gone so
well for you, but you can retake the ACT
as many times as you want. Make sure you
study and look up some tips for acing the
ACT before retaking it. The most important
thing to do is take as many practice exams
as you can so stressed when you’re taking
the real thing. Good luck!
With love,
Peppy
Dear Peppy,
Dear Peppy,
In one of my classes we are working on groups presentations and I am really
frustrated because my group isn’t doing
any work. Like any! I am really nervous
because we will be up in front of the whole
class for the presentation, and I don’t want
to look silly because we don’t know what
we’re talking about. Help!
Sincerely,
Nervous
Dear No-Man’s Land,
I loved Conserve School because I was
in a completely new and beautiful learning
environment surrounded by people. We learned
a lot about the importance of the environment
and its protection. Conserve helped me grow as
a person in a lot of different ways. In English
class, for example, a big emphasis was put on
using our voices to advocate for the environment. We practiced speaking in front of the
class and voicing our arguments about an environmental cause we were passionate about. In
every class, the emphasis was on taking home
what you learned at Conserve and applying it to
the life around you.
The way you learn at Conserve is drastically different from the way we learn here
at East. Students at Conserve are outside at
least once a day for class, whether it be to read
something for English, go on an adventure for
history, crawl around looking at dirt for Environmental Science, collect leaves and sticks for
earth art, or set up a tent in outdoor skills class.
History and English class featured a four-hour
and five-lake canoe trip into the neighboring
wilderness to read some passages from the
Lewis and Clark. Just the fact that I got to be
outside so often made it so cool.
Every single one of my teachers at Conserve wanted. me to do....[continued page 2]
Dear Nervous,
Group work is tough! You should
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One of my friends, “Jen” was recently kicked out of our friend group. All of
our friends suddenly ganged up on her and
accused her of hanging out with her other
friends too much. I feel terrible about it. I
don’t want to keep spending time with this
group of people, but I feel like I don’t have
anywhere else to go. What do you suggest?
Sincerely,
In No-Man’s Land
This is a tough situation to be in, but
if you don’t want to hang out with these
people, why don’t you try reaching out to
Jen? Ask her how’s she’s doing and explain
that you’re truly sorry for what happened.
You can spend more time with Jen and your
other friends rather than the bullies. Surround yourself with good vibes!
Love,
Peppy
East Tower Times
Volume 92, Issue 6
Ethics Symposium Top
notch
by Lily Jenssen
The Madison Rotary
Club-sponsored sixteenth annual
Ethics Symposium took place at
the Monona Terrace in mid February. Upperclassmen from high
schools across Dane County
attended the event to participate
in student-directed ethics discussions.
The full day of activities
started off with a continental
breakfast and then was followed
by an amazing performance by
members of First Wave, a multicultural artistic program for
students attending UW-Madison
that focuses on spoken word and
hip-hop culture. First Wave’s
opening performance addressed
several ethical dilemmas
through spoken word, singing,
and silent acting. Three shorter performances touched on
slavery, police brutality, and the
Holocaust. They were insightful
and helped prompt students to
share some of the dilemmas in
their own lives. Students shared
their stories in small groups and
a few bravely spoke to the entire
group. Some of the personal ethical dilemmas that were presented included deciding whether or
not to go to the Dia Sin Latinos
rally this month, the positives
and negatives of group projects,
standing up for LGBT people,
whether to stay and do homework or join the family activities, and maintaining the family
relationship despite varying
political views.
Later in the morning,
students attended three breakout sessions to discuss relevant
issues in today’s world. The first
situation required students to determine safe ways to get home
after being stranded at a party
with a drunk friend. Next, students discussed the benefits of
approving or rejecting a proposal that would allocate $60,000
of a committee’s $280,000 budget to provide summer intern-
Conserve
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...well and love the outdoors.
They taught all of us students
to feel connected to the environment and to use the environment as a learning tool. Most
importantly, the teachers want
students to really want to learn,
and they supported us every step
of the way. You get to know your
March 7, 2016
Students Take to the
Polls
ships to students of color. The
last ethical dilemma was about a
locker room policy regarding a
transgender student. For each of
the discussions, students followed the Rotary Framework to
come to their final decision.
The Rotary Framework
is an acronym that guides students through each step of the
Rotary process. The steps are to
Recognize an ethical issue, Obtain information about the situation, Test alternative actions
from various ethical perspectives, Act consistently with your
best judgment, Reflect on your
decision after acting, and Yield
to your ethical judgements. Near
the end of the process, students
also answer the question “What
action best respects the rights
and dignity of each person?” to
help them reach a decision. In a
nutshell, students first explore
their gut reactions to ethical dilemmas, and after discussing the
topic with other students, they
give their final decision to the
particular issue. After the three
sessions, students returned to
the main room for lunch and the
closing ceremony.
At the end of the day,
students reflected on their
experiences, sharing what they
learned from the discussions.
Many students appreciated being able to meet new people and
have thorough discussions about
different topics. East junior
Thomas Mulholland explained,
“I thought it was cool how we
could all come to the same
opinion [by using the Rotary
framework].” The Rotary Ethics
Symposium aimed to educate
students on how to make better
ethical decisions, and the event
was a success in accomplishing
that goal. The symposium was
a great experience for everyone
that attended and the students
encourage next year’s juniors
to attend the rewarding experience.
teachers fairly well because you
live with them and interact with
them on a daily basis during and
after school. Every teacher I had
was passionate about teaching
the younger generation how to
go out into the world and use our
knowledge to be stewards of the
land.
I think it’s a great learn-
by Alyssa McGillivary
On February 16, 2016,
the spring primary election for
the Justice of the Wisconsin
Supreme Court was held, and
multiple East students worked
at various polling places around
Madison. According to a member of the Madison City Clerk’s
Office, East High School had
the highest number of workers
(seventeen) in February’s election. “I heard about [the polls]
over the announcements when
they said no school and money,”
said studious junior Livia Arneson. Poll worker and East junior
Fiona Mulhern added, “I’m
turning 18 soon, and I wanted
to see how the elections worked
first-hand. I learned about the
entire voting process from each
voter who came in, and I got to
work every station”.
According to Kevin
Kennedy of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board,
only 10% of eligible voters were
estimated to come out and vote
for the spring primary election. East junior Inez Dufresne
agreed, noting that “it seemed
that not very many people knew
there was an election, or they
ing opportunity for everyone,
even if you think you’re not the
“outdoorsy” type. The reason you
go to Conserve is to learn and
grow. If you’re interested in the
environment and what you as a
young person can do to sustain it,
and you want to have an amazing
learning experience, Conserve is
the place for you. It is fully paid
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didn’t care about who was being
elected because they don’t think
it will affect them.”
Livia Arneson witnessed
the passive attitude toward the
February election while working
the Maple Bluff polling place.
“While I was working, a guy
came into the building of the
polling place and asked what the
vote was for, and when he heard
the reply he was like, “Eh, whatever, it doesn’t count.””
Fiona Mulhern noted
that “The next few elections will
definitely have a bigger turnout
because they are much more
publicized and talked about and
people think they are ‘more
important’, but all elections are
important.”
For most of the students
who participated in working the
February election, they learned
a lot about the voting process
and the public’s attitude towards
voting.“I would definitely do it
again; it was super interesting,
you get paid, and it’s a really
good experience,” said Mulhern.
There is a good chance we will
see more East students at the
polls at this April’s Presidential
Primary Election!
for except for a $200 application fee. That’s like a $25,000
merit-based scholarship (even
though they don’t just look at
your grades). Going to Conserve
really helped me see the impacts, positive and negative, that
humans make on this world. I
am a lot more aware now about
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Dia
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.... the protests and organized
a walkout on Thursday. Organizers encouraged their
fellow students to participate,
but urged them to have their
absences excused by their
parents. Information about the
walkout eventually reached
the ears of East Spanish teachers Barbara Davis and Aaron
Jossart. They noticed that the
upcoming Día Sin Latinos and
Capitol protests tied in very
well to their Spanish 4 curriculum, where students had been
studying immigration since the
beginning of the school year.
After speaking with Principal Hernandez, the two were
allowed to lead a school-sanctioned field trip for Spanish 4
and Spanish 5/AP students to
attend the protests.
On Thursday morning,
hundreds of students, both
Latino and not, met outside
East and proceeded to march
down East Washington Avenue
to the capitol. Students carried American flags and hand
made signs and banners with
messages such as “We are not
the problem” and “Education,
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Not Deportation.” Some wore
monarch butterfly wings made
out of cardboard, symbols of
migration and freedom. As they
walked, different chants made
their way up and down the
mass of students. “We are the
migrants, the mighty, mighty
migrants” and “Sí se puede
(Yes we can)” were commonly
heard.
During the walk, a Dane
County police detail arranged
by Principal Hernandez, and
an East security guard and
policewoman accompanied the
students to ensure their safety.
Students took up two lanes of
East Washington, with cars still
allowed to pass them in the far
lane. Although a few drivers
gave the marchers the middle finger, many, many more
honked in support and encouragement out of their windows
and were generally supportive.
After arriving at the
Capitol, some students had a
chance to meet with State Representative Melissa Sargent,
who shared her outrage over
the bills and encouraged everyone to vote. She also said that
all conservatives voted for the
bill and all Democrats voted
against it.
At the Capitol, East
students joined a crowd of
thousands of protesters from
around the city and the state.
Inside, the Capitol rotunda
and the second and third floor
balconies were packed with
people. Chants and signing
created an energized, positive
atmosphere. Outside, thousands more people gathered,
chanting, listening to speeches
and just being present. East
students were a part of it all.
At 11:30, Spanish 4 and
5 students had to make their
way back to East for afternoon
classes, but many others, especially Latino students, stayed
until the protests had wrapped
up and did not go to school at
all that day.
Students who did not participate in the protests on Thursday reported huge numbers of
absences in their classes. Many
classes had only five or six
students in them, and teachers
were forced to cancel lesson
plans, only underscoring how
fundamental Latino students
are to East culture.
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.....voice their opinions and
concerns about relevant issues
regarding school and education
systems, and we actually have a
chance to really make a change
in the district.”
If you’re ever bored
on a Wednesday night around
six o’clock, drop down to the
Doyle Administration Building
and offer your opinions (while
eating free Ian’s Pizza)! Every
voice can make a difference, and
the greater the student representation is within the district,
the louder our want for change
becomes. You can go to a meeting and chip in or simply listen
to ideas to increase your knowledge of what is going on in the
district. Every opinion is valued
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Volume 92, Issue 6
March 7, 2016
Yes, Sexism Still Exists
The remarkably different answers men and women give when
asked who’s the smartest in the class.
by Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post
Anthropologist Dan Grunspan
Being male, he added, “is some kind
was studying the habits of undergraduates of boost.” At least in the eyes of other men.
[in college] when he noticed a persistent
The surveys asked each student to
trend: Male students assumed their male
“nominate” their most knowledgeable classclassmates knew more about course mamates at three points during the school year.
terial than female students — even if the
Who best knew the subject? Who were the
young women earned better grades
high achievers?
“The pattern just screamed at me,” To illustrate the resulting peer-perhe said.
ception gap, researchers compared the
So, Grunspan and his colleagues at importance student grades had on winning a
the University of Washington and elsenomination to the weight of the gender bias.
where decided to quantify the degree of
The typical student received 1.2 nominathis gender bias in the classroom.
tions, with men averaging 1.3 and women
After surveying roughly 1,700
averaging 1.1.
students across three biology courses,
Female students gave other female
they found young men consistently gave
students a recognition “boost” equivalent to
each other more credit than they awarded
a GPA bump of 0.04 — too tiny to indicate
to their just-as-savvy female classmates.
any gender preference, Grunspan said. Male
Men over-ranked their peers by
students, however, awarded fellow male
three-quarters of a GPA point, according
students a recognition boost equivalent to a
to the study, published this month in the
GPA increase of 0.76.
journal PLOS ONE. In other words, if
"On this scale," the report asserted,
Johnny and Susie both had A's, they’d re"the male nominators’ gender bias is 19
ceive equal applause from female students times the size of the female nominators’."
— but Susie would register as a B student The researchers also surveyed
in the eyes of her male peers, and Johnny
the instructors on which students spoke
would look like a rock star.
up most in the lecture halls, which could
“Something under the conscious is accommodate up to 700 students. Increased
going on,” Grunspan said. “For 18 years,
male visibility, they figured, could lead to
these [young men] have been socialized to increased male recognition.
have this bias.”
Men did raise their hands more
Purgolders
in action
From left to right:
ultimate frisbee
players, Lakers
hockey players,
Outdoor Leadership
class on field trip
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often, at least in the instructor's memory. But
after controlling for variations in grades and
participation, male students still received
more recognition from other men than their
female peers did.
The phenomenon leads to more than a
knowing female eye roll, the report's authors
wrote. College women in STEM programs
ditch their majors earlier and more often than
male students. That's one reason STEM fields
remain male-dominated.
Grunspan said reinforcement from
faculty members and peers is enormously
important to a young person’s education and
career development. A simple “You can do
this,” for both men and women, could mean
the difference between pushing through adversity or giving up.
If a female student's talent is ignored
or unnoticed in other classes, “it adds up,”
Grunspan said. “What does that mean for the
entire collegiate experience for women in
STEM?”
The study, he said, should be a warning. Today's students will grow up. They will
make hiring and promotion decisions. They
will shape policy.
Wrote the researchers: “Our work implies
that the chilly environment for women may
not be going away any time soon.”
East Tower Times
Volume 92, Issue 6
Swimmers Passionate
and Proud
by James Hughes
Hey fellow Purgolders!
As most of you probably know,
winter sports are beginning to
wind down as the snow slowly
melts. I thought I would give
you the inside scoop on the swim
team this year, as I have swum
for three years and now am a
graduating senior. This year, 22
students were on the swim squad,
the majority being sophomores.
All the swimmers improved
greatly over the season.
East lost all of its meets
this season, except for one
against LaFollette. As with many
East sports teams, our goal every
year is to beat LaFollette. L’s
down. Now, there is an explanation behind all of this losing
madness. Here on the eastside,
we don’t have many private swim
clubs that get kids involved in
swimming early, unlike the westside. On the westside there are at
least seven swim clubs that you
can swim for in the off season
and this explains why West and
Memorial High stay on top at
conference and state almost every
year.
On the Eastside, we don’t
need victories to show the pride
we have for being involved in
swim. In fact, East’s pride in
being a part of the eastside swim
team is at an all time high. Every
year we bleach our hair and then
shave our heads, like almost all
high school teams around the
nation do. We have accepted that
we lose a majority of the time,
and we have moved on. We enjoy
every race and know that we
swim for personal improvement
above all other things.
Next year, the team will
be even stronger, with great talent
at every grade level, and we’ll
have to see what we can fish out
of next year’s freshmen . Until
next season, East Boys’ Swimming is finished! Break hearts,
not records.
Valentine Sales a Success For Congress and
Interact
East student and wrestler Mike Dunlap. Photo: Kia Conrad
by Olivia Warnke
For Valentine’s Day, Freshman Congress teamed up with
Interact Club and sold “Cupid cards”, carnations and chocolate. Congress’s goal was to sell more Secret Valentine’s than they did Secret
Snowflakes, sales of which only resulted in a profit of $50 dollars.
Congress and Interact advertised the Cupid cards by making a commercial for Tower TV and their hard work payed off. A couple hundred valentines were sold, with proceeds going to East’s sister school
in Kenya and to East’s new Food Pantry.
Students in Congress aren’t sure what their next big project
will be, but when asked whether they thought their work improved
East they responded, “Yeah, definitely!”
Grappler Big Mike Dunlap goes to State
Purgolder Mike Dunlap
spent Friday, 2/26, at the Kohl
Center, wrestling for East at the
State Competition. He lost the
morning round to Liam Arnold,
from Milwaukee King, 2-0, and
then won his next round with
Jacob Stein from Hortonville
by pinning him in 1:40. He lost
his final round to Dante Johnson
from Fond du Lac. Even though
he didn’t accomplish what he
wanted at State, he had a great
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Dunlap wrestling at State. Photo: Jaun
Acosta
time. He remembers hearing his
coaches urging him on during the
meets.
Mike is a four year wrestler who started wrestling to stay
in shape for football, and learned
to love it as a sport. He is grateful
to his coaches, Shawn Hernandez, Jason Decorah, Kyle Leudtke, and Travis Pagle, and says,
“Thanks for pushing me.”
Attention Freshmen! Freshman Congress needs
more members. Students are encouraged to attend
meetings, which are held on Tuesdays at lunch in
room 2027. If you are a freshman and interested
in earning volunteer hours and improving the
East High community, Congress might be for you!
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Up Date
Beware the Ides of March!
Blood will be shed on 3/15--It’s the Red Cross Blood Drive!
Eat your iron-rich foods for the next two weeks and sign up to donate blood on the 15th.
You need to be at least 17 years of age, or 16 with parent permission. Let’s make this one a record-breaker!
Guess the Senior:
Here are headshots of two Purgolder Seniors.
Do you recognize
them?
Guess the Senior:
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Answers are elsewhere
in the paper. Good
Luck.
Advanced Placement exams begin on Monday, May 4th at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition
Hall located at 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way in Madison. Parking is free. NOTE:
1. Bring photo ID (school ID, driver's license or other photo ID) - you will not be admitted to the exam without it.
2. Students should arrive at the test facility 30 minutes before exams begin.
3. Do not bring cell phones, smartphones, digital cameras, Bluetooth-enabled devices, MP3 players, email or
messaging devices into the testing facility. 4. Bring pens with blue or black ink and No. 2 pencils to each exam. Mechanical pencils are not allowed.
5. If you finish your exam early, you must sit quietly and wait until the exam ends. You may not read, do
homework, play cards, talk or engage in any other activities.
6. Published exam times (available at link below) do not include time for reading instructions, answering
questions, distributing test materials or breaks. If your exam begins at 8 am, plan to be at the testing facility
until noon. If your exam begins at noon, plan to be at the testing facility until 4 pm.
7. Please note that even if it is warmer outdoors, the temperature inside the Alliant Energy Center is frequently
much cooler.. Please plan accordingly and bring an extra layer if you think you may need it.
For additional information about what supplies students must bring to the facility, how to cancel an exam,
estimated timing by exams, etc., the answers can be found at the link below:
https://accountability.madison.k12.wi.us/ap-testing-madison
Get Ready to Dance in the Big Apple! Prom 2016
Prom is on May 7th at the Monona Terrace! Come and experience a New York City themed night,
where you can dance among the skyscrapers and stars, and say a quick hello to the Statue of Liberty. All
juniors and seniors are welcome. Sophomores may go only if invited by an upperclassmen. Prom this
year will also be featuring a gender neutral prom court, the winners of which will be announced the
night of the dance! Look out for ticket sales coming soon, and see you in the city!
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9am Boys’ and Girls’ City Track Meet, away
10am Baseball v. Waunakee, away
3/28
5pm Girl’s Track Invitation, away
3/29
5pm Softball v. Memorial, away
3/31
4:30pm Softball v. Middleton, home
5pm Baseball v. Memorial, away
7pm Girls’ Soccer v. Monona Grove, home
4/7
4:30pm Softball v. Janesville, away
4:30pm Boys’ and Girls’ Track Triple-Dual,
away
5pm Baseball v. West, home
4/8
5pm Baseball v. Johnson Creek, away
5pm Girls’ Soccer v. Edgewood, away
4/9
11am Baseball v. Lakeside Lutheran, away
4/11
2pm Boys’ Golf Match, away
4/12
4:30pm Softball v. Janesville-Parker, away
4:30pm Boys’ and Girls’ Track Triple-Dual,
away
5pm Baseball v. Middleton, home
7pm Girls’ Soccer v. Sauk Prairie, away
4/14
8am Boys’ Golf Invitational, away
4pm Boys’ Tennis v. Memorial, away
4:30pm Softball v. Verona, home
5pm Baseball v. Janesville, away
7pm Girls’ Soccer v. Memorial, away
4/15
3pm Boys’ Tennis Invitational, away
5pm Girls’ Soccer v. Nicolet, home
5pm Softball v. DeForest, away
4/16
8am Boys’ Tennis Invitational, away
11am Baseball v. Janesville-Parker, away
2pm Boys’ and Girls’ Track Invitational,
away
4/19
2pm Boys’ Golf Match, away
4pm Boys’ Tennis v. West, home
4:30pm Softball v. Beloit Memorial, away
5pm Baseball v. Verona, home
7pm Girls’ Soccer v. West, home
4/21
4pm Boys’ Tennis v. Middleton, home
4:30pm Softball v. La Follette, home
5pm Baseball v. Beloit Memorial, away
7pm Girls’ Soccer v. Middleton, home
4/22
1pm Boys’ Tennis Invitational, home
4pm Boys’ Tennis v. LaFollette, home
4:30pm Boys’ and Girls’ Tack Invitational,
away
4/23
8am Boys’ Tennis Invitational, home
10am Softball v. Sun Prairie, away
4/26
4pm Boy’s Tennis v. Janesville-Craig, away
4:30pm Softball v. Memorial, home
4:30pm Boys’ and Girls’ Track Triple-Dual,
away
5pm Baseball v. La Follette, home
4/27
2pm Boys’ Golf Match, home
4/28
4pm Boys’ Tennis v. Janesville- Parker,
away
5pm Baseball v. Sun Prairie, away
5pm Softball v. West, away
7pm Girls’ Soccer v. Janesville-Craig, away
4/29
4pm Boys’ and Girls’ Track Invitational,
away
5pm Baseball v. Monona Grove, away
4/30
10am Boys’ Golf Invitational, away
East Tower Times
Volume 92, Issue 6
March 7, 2016
Super Quiz
Zoroscopes
Subject: Basketball
Freshman Level
1. What does NCAA stand for?
2. When can a player score a one-point
basket?
3. In basketball, how many players are
allowed on the court at one time, per
team?
Graduate Level
4. Has a No. 16 seed ever beaten a No.
1 seed in March Madness?
5. What does the winning team of
March Madness do after the game
ends?
6. Who holds the record for most points
scored in a game?
PhD Level
Aries- Sometimes you’re sad, and that’s
okay. Sometimes you have other feelings, and that’s okay too. Keep feeling.
Taurus- Tomorrow’s a great day. The
day after tomorrow is not. You’ll need a
lot of pencils that day.
Iditarod
WordSearch
Sometimes called the “Last Great Race on Earth”,
this taxing 1000-mile sled dog race begins on March
5 and will take mushers between 9 and 15 days to
complete.
Gemini- As you drown in a sea of despair, remember that you ate breakfast.
The most important meal of the day.
Cancer- Sewing is a wonderful pastime.
Ripping things to shreds is also a wonderful pastime. These hobbies go well
together.
Leo- Knives can’t solve all your problems. Try hatchets.
Spring Reads For 2016
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys: Follows four refugees who hope that Wilhelm Gustloff will carry them
to freedom
Virgo- Honey attracts more flies than
vinegar. You wanna stop being covered
in flies? Stop being sweet.
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown: Phenomenal non-fiction on the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Libra- Do your work. Do it. Really, just
get it done and you’ll feel better.
The Martian by Andy Weir: A man gets stranded on
Mars; it is also a major motion picture
Scorpio- Stop doing that. You know
what. Stop it.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd: Historical
fiction based on Quaker Sarah Grimke and her very
own slave, Handful
Sagittarius- You have many secrets. You
should try selling them. You could make
some good money.
Capricorn- You’re ambitious. Trustworthy. No one thinks you’ll go rogue.
Aquarius- The stars say you owe them
cash.
Pisces- We all wish we could fly away
from our problems. You, however, wish
you were a turtle.
Answers:
1. National Collegiate Athletic Association
2. From a free throw
3. 5 players for each team
4. No
5. Cuts down the nets to take home
6. Wilt Chamberlain at 100 points
7. 1891
8. 1936 (the summer Olympics in Berlin)
9. Soccer ball
What’s In Your
Future?
7. In what year was basketball invented?
8. When did basketball become an official Olympic sport?
9. What kind of ball was basketball
played with before the ‘basketball’ was
invented?
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith: Read it!
It’s a classic.
Sled
Snow
Musher
Race
Alaska
Trail
Arctic
Iditarod
Nome
Anchorage
Victory
Checkpoint
Champion
Huskie
Wilderness
Malamute
Red Lantern
Booties
Frostbite
Tradition
Student Spotlight
Freshman Jamore Berry Boyd
1) The accomplishment I am most proud of:
Winning the Freshmen Academy Award
2) Most of my teachers would be surprised to
know: I want to be on Broadway.
The fictional character I’d like to meet in real
life: Rachel Berry from Glee, because we have a
lot in common.
3) I like to spend my free time: Doing vocal
warm ups and then singing. Also looking online
for a boyfriend.
4) What most adults don’t seem to understand about kids: They never give us
the benefit of the doubt.
5)Three words that describe me best:
Ambitious, courageous, and talented.
6) When I was younger, I used to imagine
myself as: doing Funny Boy on Broadway
as Danny Bryce.
7) The bigest change I’d like to make to
myself is: Stop focusing on boys and focus
on school.
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr: Two
lives intertwine; a winner of the Pultizer Prize for fiction
Inspirational Quotes for Spring
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light
can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only
love can do that.”
--Martin Luther King Jr
“Just don’t give up what you’re trying to do.
Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t
think you can go wrong.”
-- Ella Fitzgerald
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
Always remember, you have within you the
strength, the patience, and the passion to reach
for the stars to change the world.”
-- Harriet Tubman
Guess the Senior!
Zach Gaschinard
Queta Lockwood