- Anchorage School District

Electronics:
From cell phones to
iPod’s newest, students
enjoy technology
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Volume 40, Number 1
Talledega Nights:
World Cup:
A review of Ricky
Bobby’s adventure
Headbutt makes
Italy the world champions
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Dimond High School’s new year features fresh policies
Fall Issue
By Toni Langley
community.
“The idea is to have the incoming submitted and the administrators will
Igaramkin Reporter
“We
were
looking
for
a
way
kids
can
seniors
paint it the week or two
handle the design elimination process.
The 06-07 school year has started with
make
a
connection
at
school,”
said
before
their
senior
year
starts,
so
that
it
is
“The idea is to build school spirit and
a bang.
Anna
Knapp,
English
teacher
and
Change
up
all
year
long,”
Navarre
have
the participation of all the levels of
This year began with a freshman
grades,” Navarre said.
assembly and a sophomore,
Our school has also
junior, senior assembly.
received
new lockers this
The upper-class assembly took
year.
Green
lockers were put
place 5th hour on August 25th,
in
art
hall
and
G hall in order
and the first freshman assembly
to
decrease
crowding.
started 6th hour.
“We needed lockers to
“It was fun, the skits
make
sure that every student
were cute,” said freshman Sara
had
the
opportunity to have a
Pence.
locker,”
Navarre said.
Administrators decided
Also,
excluding the
to follow a different direction
students
occupying
the new
and go with separate hours for
green
lockers,
seniors
and
this year’s first assembly due to
juniors
received
the
same
that there was not a freshman
lockers that they had last
assembly during freshman
year.
registration.
“They should have seniors
“I think the freshman
in
one section,” said junior
assembly was successful,” said
Kelsey
Jensen.
Kathleen Navarre, math teacher
Along
with new lockers,
and
Student
Government
Dimond
also
received new
advisor.
chairs
in
the
House
commons
A new tradition has begun
areas.
These
chairs
will not
at Dimond. This year’s seniors
replace
the
other
chairs
in
will create a painting above
Photo/ Austen Mersereau the classrooms, but students
the elevator as something to be
Students walk into Dimond High School under a blue sky in early September
have had a positive mention
remembered by.
for them.
The subject was brought
of Heart program coordinator.
said.
“They’re
so comfortable,” senior
up at a spring focus meeting when student
All seniors who are interested can be
Seniors are eligible to send designs and
Adam
Dodson
said.
leaders and teachers came together to talk involved in the process of the painting, and start putting it together as soon as possible.
about ways to make Dimond more of a even submit their designs.
Then, the class will vote on a design
Cell phone policy tightens
By Gina Mauro
Igaramkin Reporter
The new cell phone rules have become
a major issue being discussed in the halls
of Dimond High School. Whether the
opinions are positive or negative, everyone
has something to say about what’s going
on.
The new cell phone policy is more
strict than last year. Cell phones may not
be used during passing time. Obviously,
cell phones may not be used during class
either. However, cell phones may be used
before and after school and also at lunch.
If they are seen in the hallways or during
class time, they will be confiscated. If the
same cell phone is taken away multiple
times, a parent conference is a possibility.
Further disciplinary actions will be taken if
the problem persists.
Kevin Theonnes, Dimond’s Assistant
Principal of Student Services, said that
the administration “just want the students
to get to class on time so they can learn.”
He said that more tardies are given
because of cell phone usage than for any
other reason. There are between 300 and
400 detentions given every day at Dimond.
Since students can not use their cell phones
between classes there is a significant
decrease of tardies given compared to last
year.
Although the administrators feel that the
new rules are for the best, some students
do not agree. Many students believe that
cell phones are their responsibility and
they will deal with the consequences if
they need to.
“Students should be left responsible for
their own actions,” junior Amy McVey
said.
“We brought the new rules upon
ourselves. If people had just followed the
old rules we wouldn’t be stuck with even
more restriction,” McVey said.
She said that people need to learn to make
good decisions on their own. Also, people
should learn that there are consequences
for their actions.
Other students do not blame themselves
for the new rules. Some think that it is just a
bad idea and students should be able to use
their phones anytime they are not in class.
Sophomore Tristan Michaels said that the
new rules are “horrible.”
“We should be able to use them during
passing time,”Michaels said. He disagrees
with the new rules and wishes they were
back to the way they were last year.
Even though freshmen do not know what
the rules were like last year, they still have
an opinion about them. Some of them are
actually rather optimistic about the new
policy.
“It’s better than not being able to talk at
all, I mean we don’t really need our phones
during passing time,” said freshman
Rachel Weiss. Even though Weiss uses her
cell phone every day at school, she knows
the appropriate times to use it and has
not gotten into trouble.
Whether the new cell phone rules are
considered a good idea or a bad one, the
students at Dimond must realize that these
rules are here to stay. Everyone must learn
to live with them.
Lunchtime extends five minutes
By Celina Fischer
Igaramkin Reporter
The 2006-2007 school year kicked off
with five extra minutes added on to the
lunch schedule.
August 22, 2006, came faster than
expected and the summer for the
Anchorage School District came to a
quick end.
The school year has started and students
are getting back into the regular routine
of having to wake up early enough to get
ready for school.
For those who drive a vehicle or even
those who get a ride to school have to
understand that being late comes with a
significant amount of consequences.
There was a meeting that was held where
the Dimond High School Principal
Cheryl Guyett, the DHS staff, students
and anyone who was interested, had an
open discussion about where to adjust the
time for longer passing period or a longer
lunch.
“The six minute passing period is enough
time to get to class. I do think it’s fair for
the students who go out to lunch to have
the extra five minutes, which would in turn
minimize detentions,” security guard Vera
Hart said.
Dimond teachers felt strongly about the
agreement to add minutes to the lunch
schedule because they felt that a longer
passing period was not necessary.
“Passing time? Lunch is better!” library
assistant Kollette Schroeder said. She
favored adding the minutes to the lunch
break versus passing time.
After an extensive amount of feedback, a
majority voted for a longer lunch.
The minutes that were added to the lunch
schedule came from the class minutes the
teachers would have with the students.
Guyett also had to take into consideration
the KCC bus schedule.
With much anticipation and conflict,
Guyett calculated how many minutes
could be used to extend the freshman and
upper classman lunch.
The minutes that were added to the lunch
schedule benefit the students who are
members of clubs, and students who go off
campus to eat lunch, and it gives teachers
more time to help students.
Another benefit is that the
number of detentions received after lunch
would decrease.
“It will only decrease tardiness, if
students take the extra time seriously,”
Guyett said.
The halls are full of positive comments
about the minutes added on the lunch
schedule.
“The last five minutes are beneficial
based on the fact we get extra minutes until
class starts,” senior Arik McAlees said.
Sophomore Mercedes Curran, on the
other hand, wasn’t as excited, “I get to eat
more. It’s better for those who go out for
lunch.”
It’s still early enough in the year to see
how the minutes will benefit the students
and staff, but most can agree that the
minutes added on the lunch schedule
will make the school year more fun for
everyone.
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Dimond students not happy with new rules
By Noelle Knudsen
hats.
“We live in Alaska, after all, and we
Igaramkin Reporter
Senior Travis Blocker said it was cool should be able to wear hats on all days, not
Not every Dimond High School student is wearing a hat his freshman year, and now just spirit day,” Owen said.
happy with the new rules and policies put that he is a senior, he doesn’t get a choice.
Blocker said that there should be more
into place for the 2006-2007 school year.
“Kids should have the right to wear a attention on girls who dress in skimpy
Cell phones use has been restricted and the hat in school. After all, our parents did,” outfits that are inappropriate than on
tardy policy has been strictly enforced.
Blocker said.
someone wearing a hat.
Sarah Owen, a senior, said, “I think it is
Owen felt that everyone should be
Blocker did acknowledge that the school
lame, not to be able to use it during passing allowed to wear hats, as long as they are district has made these rules concerning
periods for emergencies.”
appropriate. She pointed out that wearing a the dress code to prevent gang affiliations
Cell phone use has been a controversial hat is not like wearing chains. Chains could and violence.
topic at Dimond since students began be used as a weapon.
bringing them a
few years ago.
No one can
argue that cell
phones
have
made everyone’s
lives
easier.
Students are able
to get needed
messages from
their
parents,
their
work
place and let’s
not forget their
numerous friends.
But due to misuse
of cell phones
during class time,
their use is now
limited.
Most students
do not have a
problem
with
not
wearing
their
pajamas
or bandanas to
Photo/ Austen Mersereau
school, but there
An aerial photo of the DHS campus shows landscaping which is not apparent from the ground
is a desire to wear
Excitement builds during Homecoming season
By Gina Mauro
dance.
dance.
Igaramkin Reprter
“I am expecting to spend between $100
“My favorite part of Homecoming is
Homecoming is one time of the year when hanging out and having fun with my and $200,” Philpott said before the dance.
Dimond students seem to be extra excited. friends,” Sophomore Kalie Dickey said.
Others are not as enthusiastic about
From the game, to the floats, to the dance,
emptying
out their piggy banks.
“I am very excited for Homecoming
there is always something happening.
“I
am
not
expecting to spend a certain
because I am a freshman so it is my first
Senior Toni Langley, a Homecoming co- high school dance. I think it will be very amount of money. I’m just going to spend
chair, has all the information about what interesting to go and hang out and dance what I need to,” Dickey said.
each class is doing for their float.
Many students go places before
with my friends,” freshman Heather
Since the theme for Homecoming
Homecoming like the football game or
is Disney, all the floats have Disney
out to dinner.
themes. Langley said that the Freshman
“I’m going to the Homecoming game
float is Jungle Book, the Sophomore
and out to dinner,” said Philpott.
float is Aladdin, the Junior float is Toy
One major debate is whether it is
Story, and the Senior float is Peter Pan.
better to go to Homecoming with a
The winning float for Homecoming
date or with a group of friends.
was the creative Toy Story float that the
“I think it is better to have a date
juniors made.
but to go in a group with your friends
What a coincidence; those were also
because then you aren’t with just one
the spirit days for Homecoming week.
person the whole time; you are with
Langley also said that the Homecoming
your date while hanging out with your
theme song was “Don’t Wanna Miss a
friends,” Dickey said.
Thing” by Aerosmith. She said that the
Even though Homecoming can
colors for the dance were maroon and
be very fun, there are also some
gold.
disadvantages.
The election for who wins the
Junior Terry Shurtleff said that a
Homecoming Court is a major part of
disadvantage is “being broke the next
the whole Homecoming process. The
weekend.”
Homecoming King and Queen were
“Homecoming should be held in a
Cody Sloan and Shea Evans.
bigger place, not the school,” Philpott
It was “really exciting and surprising,”
said.
Evans said.
Spirit days are always a fun and
“It was pretty cool,” Sloan said.
interesting time at Dimond. Many
If someone else were to win, Evans
students like the fact that they can go
said that she would “congragulate the
Photo/ Spectrum to school dressed strangely without
person that did win, I would be happy Homecoming Queen Shea Evans and King people giving them weird looks.
for them.”
Philpott, Dickey and Shurtleff all
Cody Sloan dance on Saturday night at the
Sloan said that he would do “nothing dance
agreed that class colors is the best spirit
because one of his friends would have
day.
Philpott said.
won.”
“I like class colors because it shows your
For many people, the word Homecoming class spirit,” Philpott said.
Students seem to have fun at Homecoming
because they get to spend time with their brings up one thought: money. Some
friends, listen to music, and, of course, people expect to spend over $100 for the
Nov.9,2004
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Entertainment3
May26,2005
igaramkin Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
By Zack Dixon
Igaramkin Reporter
I have to admit that when I bought my
ticket for “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of
Ricky Bobby,” I wasn’t really feeling the
skepticism that someone should feel when
they’re about to write a review. I already
knew it was going to be worth every one
of my $9. All anyone had to say to me is:
“Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver.”
Ironically, this is exactly how producers
pitched the movie to the studio.
“Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky
Bobby” begins with a birth of soon-to-be
racing legend, Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell),
a dim-witted speed-driven redneck, in the
back of a Chevelle, with Reese Bobby
(Gary Cole), a drug-dealing wild man, at
the wheel.
After this incident, newly born Ricky
doesn’t see his dad for years until one day
he shows up for his elementary-school
career day speech, in which the slogan
for the entire movie was spawned: “If you
ain’t first, you’re last”.
Those six words of mangled English
became Ricky’s lifestyle, and he eventually
grew up to become a NASCAR driver
under the firm belief that there was no such
thing as Ricky Bobby in second place.
A series of misfortune occurs, however,
when a French Formula One racer becomes
a part of the team, and Ricky is dethroned
from his NASCAR career.
Just as things were getting bad, Ricky’s
dad chooses, (now of all times) to return
to his son’s life and get him back on the
horse.
In his brand-new, re-horsed state, Ricky
came back to annihilate his foreign archnemesis in a slow-motion victory never
before seen on NASCAR (but of course,
no one has ever made it through an
entire NASCAR race before, so there
very well could have been one ).
Walking out of the theater, I could
describe it in one word: Glorious.
Of course, after the theater shell-shock
ceased, more colorful words eventually
followed.
Original. After being assaulted by
endless numbers of football “rags to
riches” comedy/dramas, it was a good
change to see a new sports movie
where a pasty, grown man ran through a
racing track in his underwear without a
reasonable explanation or meaning.
Creative. Ricky Bobby’s character
tapped so well into Will Ferrell’s reallife personality, it could have been an
autobiography. The mild stupidity and
southern drawl seemed to be modeled
after Ferrell’s previous work, such as
“Anchorman” (2004) and “Bewitched”
(2005).
I have to say, “Talledega Nights” isn’t
exactly a summer knock-out like “V for
Vendetta,” but I think it still lived up to
its hype.
And just for added emphasis, I’ll say
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, stars Will Ferrel as Ricky
this:
Bobby, posing with the trophy above, a race car driver whoʼs only goal is
It’s glorious.
to win first place in his races. The movie premiered August 4, 2006, and
made 19 million dollars in ticket sales just within the first weekend of being
released.
Stone Sour album a hit “A7X” visits Anchorage
written for Slipknot and the rage that he
used to fuel them, but this change in Stone
Sour has not stunted his skills as a great
singer and composer.
Overlooking the lyrics of “Cardiff,” the
song seems to have a spiritual meaning
behind it with the chorus, “You can’t kill
my mind! A man delivered…can never
make his way in darkness. I know tonight
will end, but I won’t give this life away.”
Anyone with little knowledge in heavy
metal would see that lyrics with a spiritual
premise stand out amongst what, again, is
the generic image of rage and hate in heavy
metal.
The album’s single hit aired on the local
radio daily is “Through Glass.” The song
is one of the few slow-going, non-metal
songs on the album. Just as the first Stone
Sour album’s smash hit was the calm and
powerful “Bother,” the band seems to
captivate its fans with something other
than what they play as the majority of their
songs.
“Through Glass” moves its listeners
with powerful lines and a main chorus that
brings out the true feelings within.
“Cause I’m looking at you through the
glass, don’t know how much time has
passed, All I know that it feels like forever,
but no one ever tells you that forever feels
like home, sitting all alone inside your
head” is the riveting chorus that motivates
the emotion in its listeners.
Was the album a landmark for Stone
Sour? Senior Sean Stewart replied, “It was
and it wasn’t at the same time. It wasn’t a
very big radio hit, but to Stone Sour and
Slipknot fans it was great.”
Overall, “Come What(ever) May” is a
huge leap for metal in its growth away
from its old, stereotypical image that has
been seen since its birth.
By Savanah Heiner
in the large moshpit. The heat in the room
Igaramkin Reporter
was described by Cerny as being “like a
The crowd surged as the lights went off. sauna, except it smelt horrible.”
They chanted “A7X A7X” over and over
Many minor injuries occurred during the
enticing the band to come out. Girls were concert, with people getting accidentally
sitting on other people’s shoulders waiting knocked out, hit in the face by elbows,
to get a view
stepped on or even fallen
of the show.
upon.
The
lights
“I got hit in the neck
moved across
and almost fainted,” said
the stage as
senior James Robbins
M. Shadows,
when asked if he suffered
Synyster
any injuries. “But the
Gates, Zacky
concert was worth going
Ve n g e n c e ,
to.”
Johnny Christ
This was the first time
and The Rev,
Avenged Sevenfold had
walked onto
been to Alaska. Avenged
the
stage
Sevenfold is a hardcore
from the leftmetal-punk band that
hand
side.
formed in 1999 in
The
crowd
Huntington Beach, Calif.
went
wild.
The band members all
Girls
were
went to high school
screaming
together.
from
every
The name Avenged
direction; fists
Sevenfold was based on
were up in the
the philosophy of “what
air. The energy
comes around goes
radiating off
around.” They were
the
crowd
18 when they released
Sevenfoldʼs
guitarist, their first album “Sounding
was
intense. Avenged
People
were Synyster Gates, performs in a cloud the Seventh Trumpet (Good
head banging of fake fog at the concert put on at Life)” which was released
and most of all the Egan Civic and Convention Cen- in 2001.
ter September 7.
moshing.
“We’re not here to please
People were being passed around over only one segment of music fans.” said
onlookers’ heads in an act called crowd M. Shadows in an interview posted on
surfing.
Avengedsevenfold.com. “There’s always
“It felt awesome except for the part where going to be some segment of the audience
I got dropped,” freshman Alex Cerny said. that isn’t expecting what we play.”
This happened a lot. People who
“They had a very good live performance.
weren’t strong enough to hold others up Their music sounded as if it was just off
dropped several people, but people nearby the album,” said Mike Tolan a senior at
looked out for them. There was a lot of Dimond. “I hope they come back.”
roughhousing. People could barely move
Photo/Savanah Heiner
By Jeff Dison
Igaramkin Reporter
The heavy metal band Stone Sour has
defined a new image for rock and roll
everywhere with their new album release
“Come What(ever) May.” With their
first album release back in August of
2002, this long-awaited sequel had high
expectations.
The band stars the vocalist and lead
guitarist of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and
James Root. Taylor and Root split from
Slipknot to take a break and work on the
Stone Sour project to follow up what they
started in 2002 with the first album release
which was a smash hit. The band also
features drummer Roy Mayorga, bassist
Shawn Economaki and guitarist Josh
Rand.
All of these talented musicians come
together to compile this powerful and
renewing album for the heavy metal
genre.
The generic image of heavy metal is
laden with hate, spite, revenge and rage,
making it look as if artists don’t put effort
into writing out a song. Although Stone
Sour is not the only band who has worked
to change this image, they still helped wash
away much of the grit on the painting of
hard rock with this album’s release.
Corey Taylor, who seems to continue to
include a heavy tone in his music yet keeps
the lyrics fresh and fueled by emotions
more than rage, writes the majority of the
songs.
“I’ve done this on my own, and I don’t
care what you do to me, I won’t hand over
what is mine! I’ve done this for too long to
let you take it away from me, It’s too late
to stop me because I refuse to die!” is the
chorus of “Hell and Consequences.”
The words are more encouraging than
enraging, giving hope and power to
listeners everywhere.
Fans of Taylor know of his old songs
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Features
Igaramkin
March17,2004
Latest gadgets grow popular at DHS KCC yields
juncture
By Patrick Wolverton
The iPod has revolutionized music they now come in. The new Nano is now
Igaramkin Reporter
listening by providing mobility and large more like the mini iPod with both having
High school students are getting all kinds storage space. The newest iPod out is the rounded edges and color skin. The new
of new electronics nowadays. Around iPod Nano. It is thin and small, but holds iPod also holds 2, 4, or 8 GB, which is up
to 2,000 songs. The new shuffle also came
Dimond High School are a variety of a lot of music.
gadgets and gizmos, including the new
Sophomore Trason Merritt said he likes out. It is now half the size it used to be and
now is capable of clipping to your clothes
Razr cell phones, iPod Nanos and
or anything else
car audio systems.
you need it to
Many students have cell phones,
clip to. With
so there are many different styles.
a 1GB and a
One type that has stood out as
512MB model,
a must-have cell phone is the
it can hold up to
Motorola Razr.
240 songs.
The Razr can range in price from
There are
$50 to $300 depending on the phone
several different
company. Sophomore Trevor Marrs
places to get
received his Razr from Cell One in
music for your
Fairbanks and bought it for $250.
iPod.
ITunes,
”It’s a perfect size. It’s really
which is run by
convenient,” Marrs said.
Apple, the maker
But what is so special about the
of the iPod, is a
Razr?
commonly used
Is it the sleek skinny look that
downloading
has everyone hooked? Or is it the
service.
There
capabilities of the phone?
are also Kazaa
“It’s small, easy to carry, and
and other music
its pretty popular, plus it has a big
Cody Hester, sophomore, and Scott Wamsganz, freshman, pose
downloading
screen,” Marrs said.
in the freshman house with an iPod and a Razr phone, some of the
sites. You can also
With all these features, how is the
latest technology offered in stores.
upload songs from
phone’s reception?
CDs.
”It’s not bad....you can hear and
how the Nano plays music and fits into his
“I
listen
to
rap
and
rock,
I really like rock
stuff,” Marrs said.
pocket.
‘n’
roll,”
Merritt
said.
It looks like the Razr has it all, good
They have made it come in five colors
Listening to iPods during class had been
reception and great features, what could now instead of just white and black. Green,
a
problem
at Dimond since they came out.
be next?
Pink, Blue, Silver, and Black are the colors
By Adam Henderson
Igaramkin Reporter
The King Career Center (KCC) is a
trade school attended by 1,100 students
from Dimond High School and the other
high schools in Anchorage. KCC benefits
the future Alaska by giving kids skills in
trades like welding, carpentry, and other
construction trades that are in shortage
right now.
KCC is different from the high schools
around Anchorage because every kid
enrolled there, who is either a junior or
senior, goes there by choice.
“Kids choose to go, they don’t have to go,
kids who are there really want to be there,”
assistant principal Nancy Brain said. Brain
has been working at KCC for 18 years.
“I love it, it’s the best job I’ve ever had,”
Brain said.
Professionalism is one of the main things
KCC teaches. There are no bells and kids
are expected to be one time, just like at the
real job site. The Career Center offers a
wide variety of trades: aviation science,
photography, cosmetology, horticulture,
welding, carpentry, small engines, body
and fender, masonry and many others,
according to the school’s website.
There are two sessions offered at the
Career center, A.M. classes which are 8:
00-10:00, and P.M. classes are from 11:
15-1:20. Each class at the Career center
counts as three classes at each person’s
home school. A benefit of taking A.M.
classes is that there is a half an hour period
r gallon. One is to change the car’s air between when KCC ends and Dimond
filter. Having a clogged air filter uses more starts, so there is time to grab a quick bite
gas in your fuel injection mixture, which to eat or run an errand before you get back
lowers your miles per gallon considerably, to school.
“It doesn’t start until 8:00 and it’s a good
because the car is using more gas to operate
break in your day,” Leland Peterson says.
then necessary.
Peterson, a senior at Dimond, is in his
Another thing to do would to be to change
the oil in your car. Clean oil powers your second year at the Career center. Last
engines efficiency. Worn spark plugs can year Peterson took welding, the switched
shatter your car’s miles per gallon average, to body and fender at semester. Semester
so make sure your spark plugs are in shape long classes appeal to students because if
the student doesn’t like the class they are
as well.
Another, tip according to the website, is in, they don’t have to be stuck with it the
to check your tires. Under or over-inflated entire year.
A lot of apprenticeships are offered to
tires can lower gas mileage considerably
students who take construction trades and
as well.
And finally, if your car’s fan belt is too some other classes. For example, a student
tight, it’s providing too much friction, in welding for a semester or a whole year
making your engine work harder and thus can apply for an apprenticeship to go to
the Bush to weld and make some decent
use more gas.
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By Brandon Fifer
Graphic Designer
Lately, the prices of gas in Anchorage
have been taking a bite out of many
students’ wallets. With so many students
struggling to go to school, work a part-time
job, and pay for all of their bills, higher gas
prices just add another financial burden.
The average price for a gallon of gas
in Anchorage is $2.89. This equals about
forty dollars with every trip to the gas
station, which many kids have to do every
other day. That’s $160 or so a week, just
in gas.
When asked about their feelings on gas
prices, many Dimond students were quite
outspoken. The most common answer was
“I don’t care about gas prices because I
don’t drive.”
Many students ride the bus or get rides
from friends and parents. The rising gas
prices don’t concern them because they
aren’t filling up the tank.
Also, more and more students this school
year have been walking, biking or taking
the bus to school. The rising gas prices
likely caused many students to opt out for
another form of transportation, to dodge
the price of driving.
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had another point of view.
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money each week, and it really sucks when
almost all of it has to be spent on gas just
so I can get to school” said Sean Stewart, a
senior at Dimond.
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ClubCorner
5
March17,2004
Igaramkin
Science and Engineering club plans future events
By Hannah Gould
Igaramkin Reporter
The Science and Engineering Club is in
full swing this year, but is also looking for
new members to join the team.
“It’s all about science. We investigate
any aspect of science the kids are interested
in,” said science teacher Paul Schwartz,
one of the club sponsors along with
science teacher Wade Roach. They meet
every Monday at upper classman lunch
in room D204. Freshmen that are thinking
of joining should see either Schwartz or
Roach after school for details.
The club has been going on for over 12
years.
“I didn’t really start it. There was a
They were also planning a trip to Kodiak
group of kids that showed some interest Rockets Launch Complex in October;
in starting a club, and I just sponsored it,” they’re creating project design for the
said Schwartz. “Many
AHSSS
in
Weinvestigateanyas- N o v e m b e r ;
of those same students
received
substantial
pectofsciencethekids building robot
scholarships and became
chassis
in
areinterestedin.
scientists or engineers”.
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—TeacherPaul
Even though the club
and building
Schwartz
isn’t the newest, they
the
robots
are trying something
for
the
different.
competition
“We’re going to try to work with Chinook in San Diego during Spring Break. Teams
Elementary students that are interested in a all across the United States compete in this
program called Lego League,” Schwartz competition
called
F.I.R.S.T.
said.
“
”
Change of Heart
Steven Apilado
Igaramkin Reporter
Change of Heart isn’t your normal club
that you would just join just because you
want it on your transcript. It’s a program
that helps build stronger relationship
between fellow students at A.J. Dimond
High School.
When the club starts off they will hold in
school sessions on how to build a friendlier
relationship with other students and it is a
great place to meet people that you think
you would never ever would of talk to
before.
Anyone can go to a session of Change of
Heart all you do is to go to room B203 and
sign up.
Most kids that sign up and go through
these sessions once usually come back
wanting to be either a trainer or just to
come back for more fun hanging out with
peers.
Many juniors last year that are seniors
this year have come back to be trainers
like: Justin Toshi, Kylie Brown, Lyndon
Huber, and Candice Harris so that they
can leave Dimond High with a better
environment.
“We are really looking forward to another
year of training the freshmen and students
from the sophomore, junior, and senior
class that haven’t gone through Change
of Heart while here at Dimond High,” said
Anna Knapp, coordinator of Change of
Heart and teacher at Dimond.
They will be holding training at MPR
1 a couple times a week starting at the
beginning of October till the end of
semester.
All the freshmen house teachers will be
alternating on helping with change of heart
and there will be other wonderful teachers
helping like Kristen Melican, Todd
Sanderson, Dean Ball and Kristen Shank.
“When a student is recommended by
a teacher, its because the teachers sees
leadership skill in that person.” Said Mrs.
Knapp.
By Toni Langley
Igaramkin Reporter
Z Club has started this year with many
important goals.
Michele Nurmi, also a government
teacher, has been sponsoring Z Club for
eight years.
Along with Club officers, many students
at Dimond attend this community service
Club.
Senior Kristen Stevens is president
of Z Club, senior Morgan Downing is
vice president; junior Lauren Klemke
is secretary, junior Katelyne Sonido is
treasurer, and junior Carly Romo is in
charge of publicity and Sarah Anderson is
project manager.
Z lub meets every Wednesday in
room A203. Nurmi, officers and all of
the students involved with Z Club have
been working with many community
organizations including Trick or Treat
Town, The Food Bank, a ski for
women, Secrets of the Chefs, the M.S.
Society, and even The Heart Run.
“[Z Club is] part of a community that
does great things, [and] touches many
people,” Nurmi said.
By Gina Mauro
Igaramkin Reporter
Key Club may seem like just a community
service club, but many people think it is a
fun activity to participate in. Key Club
helps out many good causes and also
participates in many fun after and during
school activities.
Many students joined Key Club because
their friends were members, but then they
realized that community service can be a
lot of fun. When members were asked
why they joined the club, many of their
answers were very similar.
“I wanted to do something with my
friends and it looked fun,” sophomore
Torrie Brewer said.
Most Key Club members honestly
like to be a part of the club. Some
members like it because they know
they are making a difference, one step
at a time.
“I like Key Club, it’s really fun to
hang out with my friends and make
a difference in the community at the
same time,” sophomore Keli Booher
said.
Key Club at Dimond offers many
different
kinds
of
activities for its members
to participate in. The
members enjoy the fact
that they have a wide
variety of choices.
Brewer likes to help,
“people with disabilities
or disadvantages because
then I feel like I’m
helping a lot”.
Z club
Key club
They give schools a hint about what the
robot’s challenge will be a month before
Christmas, then building starts the first
weekend after New Years.
“Well, the competition starts with a six
week build-session, which is really short.
We brainstorm, design a prototype, and
give the team a chance to practice before
the robot gets shipped off,” Roach said.
Fundraising has been a problem in the
past for Dimond students to compete in
country robotics games.
“We usually place high; it varies from
year to year,” said Schwartz. “Last year
we started in first but got knocked off to
third”.
Drill Team welcomes
prospective members
By Celina Fisher
Ad Manager
A variety of different dance genres
brought Drill Team entertaining an
audience at school events, bringing a
selection of different cultures together.
September 13 was the start of the 20062007 Drill Team tryouts. Organized by
Security staff member Vera Hart, the
members and those who were trying out,
decided on officers for this year’s team.
Seniors Michael “Lalo” Guzman and Ben
Jimenez are head of the guys’ drill team.
Juniors, Olivia Jiminez and Kay Paraoan
are head of the ladies’ drill team.
“
It’snotaboutdancing
dirty.It’saboutclean
dancing,havingfun,
andlearningdifferent
varietiesofmusicand
bringingculturestogether.
—VeraHart,Security
”
This year everyone
has decided
on splitting the boys and girls due to
different levels of skill and talent.
“It’s not about dancing dirty. It’s about
clean dancing, having fun and learning
different varieties of music and bringing
different cultures together,” Hart said.
Practices are held Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday at 2:15-3:30 in the B-Hall
commons area.
“Anyone is welcome, but keep in mind
“
Welookforrolemodels.Studentswho
fightoraretruant
fromclassanddonot
maintainaC-average
cannotparticipate.
—VeraHart,Security
”
that we have closed
practices, so
you cannot bring your friends if they aren’t
going to dance,” Guzman said.
Dancing can be fun when you work
together as a team.
“We look for role models. Students
who fight or are truant from class and
who do not maintain a C-average cannot
participate,” Hart said.
Routines take a significant amount of
hard work and dedication. Those who
are interested in joining are more than
welcome to show can join next semester.
Be prepared to witness a new, more hyped
drill team on the floor this year.
Opinions
6
Igaramkin
Thoughts From The Hall
What do you think is the best movie of the summer?
“The best movie of the summer is ʻTalladega Nightsʼ because it was very funny.”
—Scott Wamsganz, Freshman
“The best movie of the
summer is ʻCrankʼ because it was good.”
—Chad Lammers, Sophomore
“The best movie of the
summer is ʻLittle Miss
Sunshineʼ because itʼs a
smart and quirky film that
anybody can enjoy.”
—Melanie Leydon, Senior
“The best movie of the Summer is ʻMe, You, and Dupreeʼ
because it was funny
—Orion Olin, Junior
District shrinks food in order to shrink students
Despite the fact that these foods are
much healthier than what I would typically
choose from the vending machines, I
still would prefer to have the option to
choose what I eat, regardless of the health
concerns, because, honestly, I’d much
prefer a large somewhat unhealthy
muffin so I’m not starving all day
rather than a microscopic muffin that
will only muffle the grumbling of my
stomach for a few minutes.
The decision to eliminate
the food that students rely on
to get them through the day
is fairly understandable, if it
were being made solely for
elementary schools. But instead,
this menu change was imposed
upon students who have had
Mini muffins are now being offered in the school cafeteria in replacement of the somewhere between 14 and 18
larger muffins that are no longer permitted due to new change in the schoolʼs menu years of experience to learn how
options. This change affected the price of food and drinks, the size of food, and the to make healthy decisions.
types of food offered, which did not go over well with many students at Dimond.
Overall, students should be
allowed to choose what they
want to eat, and how much they
Water, a necessity to survive, had a 25% horridly healthy and disgusting foods that
want to eat without their choices being
price increase, most likely to make up for did not appeal to me at all.
the lack of funds that would typically been
Now, I must admit, I am a terribly picky limited by what the district believes will
obtained from soda sales.
eater, and I like very few foods, but of the make us healthier. And all I really want to
As if this all wasn’t awful enough, they very few foods that I do enjoy consuming, say is this:
Less is not more.
also filled the vending machines with only baked versions were offered.
missing. All the soda was gone.
I figured that was no problem for me
due to the fact that I do not drink soda, but
moments later as I more closely examined
the machine, I realized that I was short 25
cents.
foreign foods that looked as though even a
dog would refuse them.
I was appalled to see that instead of
Cheetos and Grandma’s Cookies, I had
the options of baked Doritos, Corn Nuts
and Fig Newtons, among numerous other
Photo/Patrick Wolverton
By Brittany Bennett
Managing Editor
All throughout last
year of high school,
every day I would
purchase and eat
a deliciously large
poppy seed muffin.
This muffin was not
Bennett
so massive that I would
feel overly stuffed for
the next hour, but just large enough to hold
me over until I got home.
On August 22, 2006, I stood in the
cafeteria line and looked over the
selections and saw, not my scrumptiously
large muffins, but muffins looked like
they were made for something the size of
a Smurf. A very small Smurf, and if you
think about it, Smurfs are pretty small as
it is.
So, after the initial shock of my
downsized muffins, I grudgingly decided
to purchase something ridiculously
unhealthy, yet ridiculously tasty, from
the vending machine. As I approached
the vending machines, I realized that
something was missing.
I stopped by the soda machines first to
grab a water. Then it hit me, what was
Students believe new cell phone policy unfair
By Maegan Simmons
That is the main reason administrators
Igaramkin Reporter
decided to put the policy into effect.
The new school year
Teachers as well as administrators are
started off with a lot of
looking forward to see how the policy
new rules and policies,
helps with all of the student tardiness.
one of which is the
If you are caught talking on your cell
new cell phone policy.
phone when you aren’t supposed to your
The policy states that
phone will get confiscated on the first
students can’t use their
offense, on the second it will lead to a
cell phone between 7:
parent conference and if there is a third
Simmons
15 and 2:00, except for
offense it could lead to suspension.
your scheduled lunch period.
Even though
administrators are
Kevin Theonnes,
happy about the
one of our new
new policy, some
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thinks the cell phone
and I should be
policy will help with
able to talk on
students being tardy
my cell phone if
to classes.
I want to,” junior Mary Hennessey said.
“When students are in the halls talking “If I’m late to one of my classes that’s
on their cell phones, they are more likely my problem to handle, not administrators.
to become tardy to their class,” Theonnes They shouldn’t have taken away our cell
said.
phones, because not everyone is late to
“
”
their classes.”
While some students like Hennessey care
about the new rule, others don’t. Some
students say that it doesn’t matter that
they can’t talk during passing time. Some
students are concerned that with the new
policy they won’t be able to call family
members during passing time if they need
to talk to them. The students would have
to use the phone in the main office, which
would still make them tardy to class. So,
there are mixed
emotions with
the policy.
I, personally,
don’t
like
the
new
policy. I think
administrators
could
have
thought of a
better solution
to dealing with
the tardy issue
than
taking
away our cell
phones. Even
if people aren’t talking on their cell phones,
they could still be tardy to class. People
just need to make more of an effort to get to
class on time so administrators won’t have
to keep taking things away from us. It’s our
passing period; we should be allowed to
talk on our phones if we want to. They’re
our cell phones and our minutes that we’re
wasting, not administrators’.
Sports
7
Igaramkin
April29,2005
Tennis team finishes season 8-6 Varsity, 4-0 Junior Varsity
By Steven Apilado
Do, senior and Matt
Igaramkin Reporter
Caprioli , junior for
“The Tennis season
mixed doubles.
was very exciting this
“Regions was good
year,” said Daniel
for team bonding
Yoo, a student at
and the games were
Dimond.
pretty good,” said
The high school
Do, a Varsity tennis
tennis season has
player for Dimond.
come to an end. The
Dimond had some
Dimond Varsity team
great matches in
finished the season
region
especially
with a record of 8-6.
Lau’s match against
Junior Varsity’s record
Service’s
Leif
was 4-0.
Eliassen, . It took
The school finished
about three hours.
well in the conference.
Lau and Eliassen
After the season came
match was so close
to an end the players
that it made it hard
prepared
for
the
to tell who was going
region matches on
to win. The game
Friday, October 6th
showed that who
and Saturday the 7th.
ever made the least
Half way through
mistakes would win
the season Dimond
the match.
lost their winning
“It was crazy and
streak against Bartlett.
long but after the first
They had never lost
set I started cramping
to Bartlett since
Photo/ Austen Mersereau
up and I mess up
it became a high Ellen Meiser wears Ugg boots as she practices her overhand return after school during tennis practice outside Dimond.
by giving up a
school 1971. That
couple points to the
was the biggest
because they were single. Elena Coe,
opponent that could
Itwascrazyandlongbut
winning streak ever
undefeated
in sophomore for girls
have
won the match for
done held against a
the season,” said single. Yong Kim, afterthefirstsetIstart- me,” Lau said.
Everyyeartheteamimedcrampingup
single school, according
Wheeles.
senior and Daniel
Dimond came in
proves
—CliffordLau,senior
to tennis team coach
Dimond students Yoo, senior for boys
fourth in regions, they
—LemWheeles,tennis
and Dimond teacher
that represented the doubles. Rebecca
lost in boys single in
coach
Lem Wheeles.
school at regions Walther , junior
semi-finals and losing
“Team to beat in
were Clifford Lau, and
Sarah-Marie
in the quarter final in
regions is West High
senior in boys Chan, sophomore for girls doubles. Mary girl singles.
“
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Sports
April29,2005
Igaramkin
Dimond football team finishes season 3-5
By Chris Smith
Igaramkin Reporter
The Dimond High School football team
struggled throught the season and did not
make the playoffs.
Quarterback Nolan
Olson was a secondstring quarterback and
starting running back for
Dimond High School’s
football c-team last
year. Olson came into
his sophomore year and
started at varsity quarter
back position.
“I just go out and do my
best, this is the seniors’
last year and I don’t want
to fail them. I go out and
do what I do to win. It
feels great to play with
all of these guys. Dimond
this year has a lot of great
athletes,” Olson said.
Coach Brewer has been
the head coach of the
Dimond Lynx for three
years. He has coached the
team on some level since
1997. Dimond’s first half
of the season turned out
with one win and four
loses.
“If you take a look at
the standings you will see
that our first half of the
season were again the top
five teams in the state”,
Brewer said.
“Playing for coach Brewer has been
great and has a lot of faith in me and the
team. My favorite part of being on this
team is that the kids are much better than
me, which makes me better also. My role
on this team is quarterback,” Olson said.
“Even though I wasn’t on the team last
year, this year there is a lot of talent. We
well. Mike is a great leader.
Any football team needs leadership.
Usually the leader on the team is the
quarterback. Dimond’s team has two
quarter backs that play; starter
Nolan Olson and back up
Jake Rabung. It is hard for
either of them to lead because
Rabung doesn’t play the whole
game and Olsen is young and
does not have a lot of varsity
experience.
“Leadership is my favorite
part of the team because
everyone expects you to be a
leader and I’m glad I’m able
to show them I can lead,”
Melendez said.
Everyone has a role on the
team and Melendez is wide
Photos/ Chris Smith
receiver. He also plays safety.
Above: Nolan
“I’m the wide receiver, the
Olson looks quarterback throws me the ball
downfield
up and I’m the one that beats all
for an open the corners and catches the ball,”
reciever. Left: Melendez said.
Mike Melendez “I think the team is a lot more
pulls in a 28 athletic than last year and when
yeard pass we show our true potential, we are
invincible,” Melendez said.
Even though Dimond is one of the hardest
working teams, they love to have fun.
“We have so many friends on the football
team and it’s so much fun just hanging out
with the guys during practice,” Melendez
said.
Even going through a though season the
team is already pump up for next season.
“I have some of the young players on the
just need to play as a team.”
Wide receiver Mike Melendez is a great team wanting to get in the weight room
Dimond athlete. Melendez is not just a so they can get prepared for next season,”
football star. He also plays basketball as Brewer said.
Headbutt makes Italy soccer world champions
8
NFL season
kicks off
By Steven Apilado
Igaramkin Reporter
Attention all NFL fans who have been
keeping up with the first three weeks of
the NFL. Some teams have exceeded some
expectations and others haven’t met with
expectations. There were meny key players
in the NFL that were injured for the first
game of their team’s season. This caused
the teams to not play as well as they usually
do.
“The Detroit Lions have played above
expectations,” said Todd Whitehurst, a
member if the Dimond security staff.
The Detroit Lions have surprised many
fans by almost defeating the Seattle
Seahawks on their home turf in their
opening game of the season. Even though
they lost 9-6 to the Seahawks, they have
earned some recognition for giving one
of the toughest teams in the league a run
for their money. The next two teams they
played lead to bad losses, like the one to
the Bears, 7-34, then another loss to Green
Bay 24-31.
“The best game so far of this year is the
New York Giants versus the Indianapolis
Colts, just because of the Manning
brothers,” Mr. Whitehurst said.
Here at Dimond there are some die hard
football fans that have been watching
football ever since they were practically in
diapers. Mr. Edwards is one of the few here
in Dimond that is willing to stick with their
team no matter how they are doing. Even
though his Miami Dolphins are struggling
he still has faith that they will do better in
the future.
Some people think that their team wont
win a Super Bowl unless a old superstar
from the past is willing to come out of
retirement to play again.
“As soon as Bert Jones heals his shoulder
the Colts will win a Super Bowl,” Pete
Mandel, a counselor in Dimond, said.
“The team I will go with is Chicago
Bears because they are determined this
year,” said Courtney Edwards, a Dimond
security staffer.
There are some teams that made the
Super Bowl last year that started the season
with an undefeated record including the
Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks and
the San Diego Chargers. But there are
some teams that didn’t do so great last year
that opened up with an undefeated record
for the first three weeks of school, like the
Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and the
New Orleans Saints. These teams have
done well for the first three weeks, but who
will survive the season with an undefeated
record?
By Austen Mersereau
forget, some bad refereeing, some diving, Bassett has played on the Dimond Varsity
Editor in Chief
and the head butt,” said junior Mackenzie soccer team for three years and will play on
On June 9th, 2006, in Berlin, Germany,
Broquet.
Varsity this year.
the national soccer teams of France
France’s star player Zinedine Zidane
The United States team was knocked out
and Italy played for the title of World
headbutted Italy’s Marco Materazzi and of the tournament early by Ghana.
Champion. Like the Olympics, the World
was given a red card.
“As usual, it [the United States’
Cup is held once every four years. The
“I thought it was pretty crazy when performance] wasn’t that great. U.S.
Germans hosted the tournament, so all the
Zidane head butted that guy in the chest,” soccer is progressively getting better, but
matches were played in Germany. The
Bassett said. “He was an idiot and head it is really going to depend on the people
final marked the culmination of a month
butted the guy. I still think he is a great of America... if we’re going to get better of
long tournament which included 32 teams
player; I don’t know why he snapped. I not. It will take time.”
from different countries.
think he just has a bad temper. He is not a
“The USA team had a problem
“It was an interesting World Cup. It had
classy player.”
scoring goals,” Broquet said. “They
a bunch of twists and turns... and upsets,”
When a player is given a red card, he is just couldn’t compete.” Broquet is a
Alex Bassett said. Bassett, 17, is a senior
ejected from the game and his team must Olympic Development Program (ODP)
at Dimond High School. He has played
play with one less player. This may have trained soccer referee and closely follows
soccer for ten years.
contributed to France’s loss of the match. European soccer.
The final match was viewed by soccer
One French player missed a shot in the
“Soccer is a game for all ages and all
fans all over the world. Each team scored
game-deciding shootout where Zidane nationalities,” Broquet said. “Until soccer
once within the first 20 minutes and the
could have scored.
becomes more widely excepted as the
score remained 1-1 until the end of the 90“Playing down definitely works against number one sport; That’s when soccer in
minute standard time. When the 30-minute
you. When it comes to the shootout: I the United States will reach the level of the
extra time period did not decide a winner,
think it would have been different if he leagues in Europe.”
the match went into a penalty kick shootout,
had been in it,” Bassett said. Alex
which Italy
won
by
two goals.
Italian fans
all
over
the
world
celebrated
the victory.
This year’s
final was one
of the most
controversial
in
World
Cup history.
“There’re
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