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Looking for a fun way to pass the time or a

unique date idea? Make cookies! Here is our

favorite holiday recipe.

2 THE TIGER TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2009

INSIDE THIS ISSUEFind out how you can give

back to your communityby checking out the great

ideas in the center spread.

PAGENot even once. METH hasbecome one of the biggestbillboards of the year.

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Editor-In-Chief

Coleman Bowyer

Managing Editor

Nick Hamilton

Advertising ManagerRyan Putnam

Sports Editor

Tersa McCarty

Features Editor

Megan Ciciliot

ArtsEnt Editor

Vanessa Aguilar

Staff

Kolby Arehart

Deja Belnap

Cody BowyerMarla Francis

Danny Grimes

Karenna Jeffs

Mikyle Kay

Austen Kutsche

Taylor Maeser

TeLeigh Martinez

Kevin Meek

Jana Mueller

Kevin Reed

Ciara Shaul

Shayla Skillings

Morgan Spears

Douglas Weaver

STAFF

2009-2010

POLICY

The Tiger Times, a legally

recognized public forum for

student expression, is pub-

lished six to nine times a year

by the Newspaper Class for

students of Idaho Falls High

School. Expression made by

students in the exercise of the

freedom of speech or freedom

of press is not an expression

of District 91 school board

policy. The views expressed

in The Tiger Times do not

necessarily represent the viewof the entire staff, adviser IFHS

administration or the School

District 91 administration.

2009 The Tiger Times.

All rights reserved.

CONTACT

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Idaho Falls High School

601 S. HolmesIdaho Falls, ID 83401

Phone: (208) 525- 7740

FAX: (208) 525-7768

E-mail: [email protected]

COST: Single editions are free.

What If?

Whatifturkeysdidnt

gobble?

WhatifMs.Jones

takesovertheschooland

weallstartsinging?

Whatiftheworldre-

allydoesendin2012?

WhatiftheTwilight

seriesnevercameout?

Whatifmusicdidnt

exist?

Whatifsophomores

knewhowtowalkduring

passingperiods?

Whatifthenewspa-

perclasswasIFsnew

administration?

Whatifgreenwas

thenewpink?

Whatifpeopleknew

todriveonice?(Got some great answers?

Send them to us at iftigertimes@

gmail.com.)

TURKEY TREATS

Want a fun game to play

during passing periods? Here

are Ryans What If? ques-

tions for this month. Ponderthe question and then ll in

your own answers or tell a

friend.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Thingshavebeenveryhectic

lately,makesometimeforyourself,takeanaporrelaxfor

aday.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).Yourrelationshiphasbeen

rockylately,maybeitstimetobreakthingsoffonceand

forall.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Parentscanbeahugeburden,

butyourshavebeensupercoollately,makesuretolet

themknowhowmuchyouappreciatethem.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).Itstimeforachangewiththe

newtrimesterstartingkeepyourgradesup,itllbeworthit.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Itstimeforachangewiththenew

trimesterstartingkeepyourgradesup,itllbeworthit.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).Youvebeenhavingalazy

coupleofmonths,itstimetogetupoffthecouchanddo

something,tryanewsportormaybehitthegym,getout

andplayinthesnow.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).Itmaynotbespringbutclean-

ingisinorder.Organizeyoustuffandyouwillfeelmuch

better.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).HappybirthdayScorpio,this

isyourmonththingsaregoinggreat!Keepdoingwellin

school,itsgoingtopayoff.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).Itstimetofreshenup

thosedrivingskills,withtheicyroadsyoudontwantto

dentyourridedoya?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Christmasiscomingup,

rememberthatwhenyouremoneymanagingthismonth.

Youhavelotsofgiftgivingtodo!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Thesnowisfallingsoits

timetohittheslopes,grabsomeskisorasnowboardand

gotearupthemountain..

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).Itstimeforanewhobby,

youvebeenboredlatelyandsomethingnewisdenitely

inorder!

Horoscopes created by

Ryan Putnam

TIGERS &THE STARSYour November horoscope

Use your favorite family sugar cookie recipe

but add some super fun flare to your plain

cookies with the fun ideas:

Use candy corn and make fun turkey feath-

ers.

Use M&Ms and give your turkey eyes.

Use a white or brown frosting and make your

turkeys body.

Use a decorative frosting and add details like

the nose and mouth.

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NEWS DECEMBER 1, 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES NICK H AMILTONEDITOR

Cody Bowyer

Staff reporter

According to a statewide surveyreleasedbythestateinJanuary,moreteensandyoungadultsviewtheillicitdrugmethamphetamineas a danger-oussubstanceandtomakethemawareofthehorricandlifealteringaectsthatcomefromusing. Many have become aware of thecatchphrase,NotEvenOnce!Infact,accordingtothesurvey,aeroneyearofadvertisingtheIdahoMethProject,63percentof teensand77percentof

young adults arenow awareofwhatmethcando,andwhyitisarisk. Eighty-sixpercentofyoungadultsdisagreemethmakesyoumorepopu-lar,91percentdisapprovetheusingofmethand68percentreporttheyhavetriedto dissuade friends fromtakingmeth. This campaign is a keydriver for

parent-to-child discussions about thedrug.Infact,49percentreportatelevi-sionadvertisementpromptedthecon-versation.And61percentofteensand57percentofyoungadultsagreethattheIdahoMethProjectadsmakethemlesslikelytotryorusemeth. IdahoFallsHighSchoolstudentsareworkingtocreateawareness,aswell.I

volunteerwiththeprojecttohelpmakeadierence,SpencerBrasher, junior,said. This program is a good thinganditcanmakeadierence. TheIdahoMethProjecthasbeenahighproleforceagainstmethuseforthelastyear,Sen.PaiAnneLodgesaidearlierthisyear.Theresultsaretruly impressive.Imgratefulfor the

dierencetheyvemadeinNampa.Isupport thecontinuationof thepre-vention campaign throughout the

state. The Idaho Meth Project waslaunched inJanuary2008. Theorga-nizationheadquartered inPaloAlto,Calif.,and,accordingtotheirWebsite,thereasonforthisprojectistoreducethe rst time use of meth throughpublic servicemessaging andpublicpolicyandcommunityoutreach.

NOT EVEN ONCE

Daniel Grimes

Staff reporter

StudentsatIFaregeingajumpontheiracademiccareersbytakingcollegecourseswhilestillaendingregularhighschoolclasses. Many students are willing tosacricethesmallthingsinordertolowerthestresslevelwhileincol-

lege. Bytakingtheseclasses,theyaresavingalotnanciallyinthelongrun. Most importantly, these stu-dents arereceivingcredit thatcanbeusedtocreatecollegeresumes.

Thereareavarietyofclassesthatcould be taken to receive collegecredit;tonameafew,allAPclasses,CNA,Horticultureandyearbookornewspaper. Some AP classes require prepclassesandthatyouhaveatleastaBaveragetogainaccesstothatclass.AccordingtotheDistrict91coursedescriptionbook,ifyoudonthave

aboveaBinCNA,youarenotal-lowedtotakeitthenexttrimester. Collegeisdenitelya newex-perienceandyouhave tobe a lotmore to be responsible about be-cause you will be treated like an

adult, Mariah Free, senior, said.Thereisabsolutelynoslacking.Ifyou slack, the teachers dont careatall,yougetabadgrade.Youareslam-packed with regular home-workandcollegehomework. Senior Thomas Picke said col-lege was a lile harder but theteacherstrynottooverdoit.Col-lege givesyoua senseof respon-

sibility,he said.(The classes)goonyourcollegerecord,soyoucantaord to really mess up. Balanc-inghighschoolclassesandcollegeclass homework is extremely im-portant.

Students get jump on college by taking courses offered here

Idaho Meth Project reports progress making kids aware of dangerWe need more

public-private

partnerships like

the Idaho MethProject working to

improve the lives

of all Idahoans.- Idaho State Sen. Patti Anne Lodge

Taylor Richardson/Tiger Times

Tersa McCarty, senior from Idaho Falls High School,

and Vanessa Ponce, a senior from Skyline High School,

study anatomy for their CNA class.


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4 NEWS THE TIGER TIMES DECEMBE R 1, 2009

Brandon Clements

Spud Annual Photo Editor

Suicideistheeighthlead-ing cause of deaths in theU.S.and thedeath ofmorethan one mil lion peopleworldwideeveryyear. Tessa Egan,withseveralother students from EagleRock Junior High, orga-nizedacandlelightsuicideawarenesswalk aroundtheGreenbelt,Oct.30.

The group sold candlesfor adollar apieceaspeoplewalkedthegreenbeltwithandsupportedanimportantevent. According to Egan, due

to the economic downfallandstressofeverydaypeerpressures, many teens arelostandhavenoescape. Programsandfundraiserslike these hope to increaseawareness so that deathrateswillslowlydecrease. Thestudents goals wereto raise money andaware-ness to programs that helppeople in tough situationsandpreventionsofthesedi-sasters.

According to Egan, theturnoutwasheartwarmingandoutstanding and manypeopledonatedmorethanadollarforthecandles.

A Walk to RememberHigh schools, junior highs honormemory of friends gone to suicide

Brandon Clements/The Spud Annual

Illuminated by the soft glow of candles, students from Eagle Rock Junior

High School and Skyline High School crowd together as they remember

friends who took their lives during a memorial walk at the Riverfront.

Boston Brown/The Spud Annual

Waving to the camera, new vice principal Haley Jones returns from a visit to classes in the West Stadium.

Jones was a choir teacher at Taylorview Junior High School and will take over Aaron Jarnigans position until

the end of the year.

Aaron Jarnigan, former assistant

principal, poses for his ofcial

Army photo. Jarnigan is preparing

his battalion for deployment.

Lisa Mattisch

Spud Annual

In November, VicePrincipal Aaron Jarnaginwascalledback to activedutyinthemilitarywherehe would lead troops ina possible mission inAf-ghanistanorIraq. His replacement forthe remaining year, Hal-eyJones, whopreviously

taughtchoiratTaylorviewJuniorHighSchool,joinedtheadministrationstaff. AsJonespickedupdeal-ingwithstudentactivities,sports,the supervision ofteachersandworkingwiththefacultyat Idaho FallsHighSchool,Jarnaginbe-gankeepingourAmericantroopsinline. J ar na gin i s t he com-mander o f the Rexburgand S t. Anthony uni tswhichis made upof 131

soldiers. He is responsi-ble fortrainingmissions,escorting convoys to Ku-waitandhelpingwiththewithdrawal of Americant roops and suppl ies. Iwil l make sure my mis-sions are accomplished,

hesaid. Jarnaginalsoembarked

on anothe r mi ss ion hewasdeterminedtoaccom-pli sh tra in ing Jones .Hehasbeenshowingmetheropes,shesaid. During a brief one-week t raini ng period,JarnaginmadesureJoneswould be able to handleevery th ing he has beenresponsiblefor.

Jones i s exc ited abouthernewrole.Iwillmissteaching and feeling likeyoumake a differenceinthe students life youdo as an administrator, just in a different way. Iwill miss teaching choirevery day and workingwithmusic. She is looking forwardtoworkingwith the stu-dentsandthefacultyandgettingtoknownewpeo-ple.

Jarnagin prepares for deploymentFormer vice principal anticipates departure to Iraq or Afghanistan


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OUTLOOKDECEMBER 1, 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES COLE BOWYEREDITOREDITORIAL POLICY: Letters received to the edi-

tor are subject to editing to avoid libel or other

illegal expression, as well as for mechanical or

other grammatical mistakes. Letters must be

limited to 250 words and must be appropriate

to print in a student publication. The adviser

and editorial board reserves the right to not

include any letter they deem inappropriate.

Kevin Reed

Staff Reporter

PresidentBarackObamadeclaredwaronsummervacation. Inastatementearlierthisyear,hesaid,Now,Iknowlongerschooldaysandschoolyears

arenotwildlypopularideas,accordinganAssociatedPressnewsstoryinSeptember.(Itsnotpopular)withMaliaandSasha,notinmyfamily,andprob-ablynotinyours.Butthechallengesofanewcenturydemandmore

timeintheclassroom. Somestudentsareupsetaboutthis.Ithinkitwillharmus.DrewFlion,sopho-more,said. Expertsaredisagree-ingabouttheplan.Butevenwiththedisagree-ments,thisplancould

reallyhappentous.Thepresidentthinksitwouldhelpraisescoresontests,itwouldbringaendancehigherfortheschoolwhichwouldraisemoremoneyfortheschools,there-foreopeningupmoreopportunitiesforthe

schools.Thissoundsridiculoustothestu-dents. Theparentsmajorconcernisthatfamilytimewouldbeessen-tiallybegone. Ifthisplanisinef-fect,studentscostfor

See SUMMER, Page 8 >

Obamawants usin school

more?

NO MORE LONG LUNCHES?

Kolby Arehart

Staff Writer

Everytrimester,wehaveECAs(endofcourseassessments).Everyoneseemstogetexcitedabouttheendofthetrimester.Butwhywouldeveryonegetex-citedforECAs.Thefactis,itsnottheECAsthateveryonegetsexcited,itsthelongerlunchperiods. Usuallywegeta100-minutelunch,andthatFridaywewouldjusthaveahalfday.Thatstheonlythingtolookfor-wardtoattheendofthetrimester.Ilikethelongerlunchperiodsbecauseit

givesmeachancetogotoasit-downrestaurantandde-stressaernalswithmyfriends.Whentalkingtostudents

hereatdearoldIF,theyseemedtoechothesamething.Ilikedthelonglunchesbecauseitgivesmetimetoeatmyfood,OliverDuncan,junior,

said. Itgavemetimetoeatandsocializewithfriends,ColeTremeling,junior,said.

Butthereisaplussidetoshortlunches.TherearenomoreECAstoworryabout.Inalmostallmathandscienceclasses,wewere

stuckwithnotonlytak-ingtheECAsbutalsotheteachersnals. KellySomsen,mathteacher,admied,

ManymathteachersarestillgivinganalandanECA. Ifeltlikesomethingwasgoingtodieinme,RobertClay,junior,said

whenhewouldndoutthathewasnotonlygo-ingtotaketheECAbutanalalso. Butsometeacherslike

theideaofnotgivinganECA.IlikenothavingtogivethemanECAbecauseIdontthinkthe_district)ECAmatchedwithwhatIteachthestudents,scienceteacherWendyStraubsaid.

Studentsseemstohavedierentopinionsonthissubject.IlikeitbecauseImnotsostressedanymoreaboutECAs,BradyGalbri-ath,junior,said. IlovehowIdonthavetoworryaboutECAsanymore,AustinWeller,junior,said. IlikethembecauseitgivesmeachancetopullmygradeupifIneedit,CodyBowling,sophomore,said. Ipersonallylikedthewayitusedtobe.Thelongerlunchesandhalfdaygaveastudentachancetoworkwiththeteachertobringtheirgradesup.Ithink

theonlythingthattheECAswheregoodforwasthattheycouldhelpbringyourgradeupifyoureallyneededit.

I would rather have it

like last year. It gives you a

chance to have a longer test-

ing period time. Its not like

this years where they tell you

what day you are going to be

testing in this class then in

the non-testing classes you

do nothing for the day.

- Brandon Barnes,

junior

I like a test schedule

having hour-long classes with

three on one day and two onthe next day ... and I would

rather give my own ECA

rather than a district ECA.

- Glenna Goeken, English

IFHSYOUSAY SO ...

Thisyearthelonger

lunchesandECAsarea

thingofthepast.Isthata

goodthingthough,orwould

itbebettertohavetheECA

daysback?

With no ECAs,end-of-trimesterschedules remainthe same. But arestudents happyabout it?

by Kolby Arehart

Dude, whattime is it?!

No! Were onregular schedule!

About 1.

Were good.

Im really starting to miss ECAs!


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Thanks for the Holidays

6 FEATURES THE TIGER TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2009

Morgan Spears &

Megan Ciciliot

Staff Writer &

Features Editor

Idaho Falls doesits best by giving to

the community. Forthis to happen, theremust be organiza-tionsthat tryto helpout, including theIdaho Falls Commu-nityOutreachCenter,commonly called thesoup kitchen, is lo-catedon301S.Boule-vard. Thekitchenstartedmore than 25 yearsago originally as achurch sponsoredevent, then devel-opedintoafoodbank

and out of the dust,thesoupkitchenroseup to become thegreat place i t is to-day. Themainmealthesoup kitchen serves

topeopleiscasserole,withsalad,arollandadessert. They also servecream soups andcanned fruits aswellasvegetable. Starting in No-vember, the kitchenbegan serving mealsseven days a week.Due to the economythis year, the loss ofjobsandlackofjobs,thesoup kitchenhasbeenserving25to30percent more people

thanlastyear However, becausethekitchenisservingmore, their shelvesfindthemselvesemp-tierandemptierastheseasoncarrieson.Theshelvesofthekitchen

have to be restockedeverytwomonths. Alotofworkgoesinto running a soupkitchenandthecoor-dinators themselvesputinoveraboutfourhoursaweek.

These hours arespentfixinganythingthathappenstobreakdown,servingmeals,cleaning and buyingfood.Buyingthefoodisagoodportionof

time spent on thephone making surethat everythingis uptoparandthatthereis enough food forthatmonth. The Friday beforeThanksgiving, thesoupkitchenhadare-wardingdaybyserv-ing 87 people whichincludedtenchildren. Anyonethatshowsuptothesoupkitch-enisneveraskedanyquestions about whythey are there and

they can re turn tothe counter as manyt imes as they wanttoget refillson theirfood. Thekitchen relish-es the fact that they

can treat the peoplethat come there likecustomersatarestau-rant. Almost everychurch in Idaho Fallsandsurroundingareashavevolunteerstohelpwiththisprogram. The number onething that the soupkitchen strives to doisto treat thepeoplethatshowupwiththeone thing that theywantthemostdig-nity.

Two volunteers

work preparing

the days meal

for the homeless

and needy just

before Thanks-

giving. Students

are encouragedto volunteer at

the homeless

shelter with

adult permis-

sion.

Photo by

Kevin Meek

The Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen gives back to community during the holidays

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7FEATURES THE TIGER TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2009

AspenHospice inIdaho Falls needs caring,

compassionate individuals

are needed to serve as vol-

unteers with patients and

their families. Specialized

training is provided.

Call 529-0800.

Help,Inc. is a childabuse prevention center.

They need volunteers to

help with home visiting,

support groups and train-

ing can be provided. All

volunteers must pass a

background check.

Call 522-5545.

TheBonneville

CountyHumaneSociety is seeking

volunteers to work for

thrift store, playtime with

animals and foster homes.

Training and supplies are

provided. Call 529-9725.

Clipping for Peace

YMCA in Idaho Fallsneeds volunteers to help

coach 4 and 5 year-old boys

and girls in basketball, T-

ball and/or soccer.

Call Mike Smiley at the

YMCA, 523-0600

Megan Cicilot

Features Editor

Couponsare oen overlooked andunusedeventhoughafamilycanuse

themtosaveuptohundredsofdollarsonasingletriptothestore. Merlyn Bello, special educationteacher,realizedthisandfoundawaytogivebackwiththese smallsimplegis. HerrsthourclasshasbeencuingoutcouponsformanymonthstogivebacktothesoldiersoverseasaswellastheirfamiliesathomeandtheveteranshereinIdahoFalls.EveryMonday,thestudentsramptheirhandsupbywork-

ingso hardon collectingnewspapersandcuingoutthecouponsallhour. In October, the class collected upto $550 worth of coupons. My sonservedinIraq,andIfeltlikeitwould

besomethingforagoodcausethatmykidscoulddotogivebacktothemili-tary,Bellosaid. Once thekidscut outthe couponstheyarethensenttotheOverseasCou-pon Program, in Ansbach, Germany.Youaresupportingtheservicepeopleandtheirfamiliesbysendingcouponsthatyoudonotuse,andalloftheextraonesthatyoucannd,tothem,Kel-ceyMoore,juniorandaideforBello,said.

Ryan Hansen/Tiger Times

Merlyn Belloff, special education teacher, center, leads her class in clipping coupons for American

soldiers and their families. The class has saved soldiers and veterans more than $1,700 in the

past three months.

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Idaho Falls High School class cuts outcoupons in effort to aid veterans, soldiers

GET INVOLVED! So,youwanttohelpoutinourcommunity,butyoujustdont

knowwheretostart?Thereareseveralnonprofitorganizationsin

IdahoFallsthatarejustclamoringforyourhelp.Also,checkwith

localchurchestofindoutifanyoftheircongregationsmayneedhelp.Anotheridea:calllocalretirementhomesorcarefacilities.

Herearesomeotherideas:

Local retirement homes/care facilities

Getagroupoffriendsorhaveyourclubvisitsomeofour

friendsinnursinghomesthisholidayseason.Andtuneupyoursinging!Theyloveitwhenyoungpeoplesingtothem.

Parkwoods

Meadows

523-7800

Fairwinds

542-6200

LincolnCourt

529-3456

GoodSamari-

tanSociety

523-4795

$448in September

$550in October$700in November

Amount of coupons clipped

(money saved) by Belloffs first-

hour class.


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8 OUTLOOK THE TIGER TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2009

SUMMERfrom Page 5

schoolwillincreaseabout12to15percent.Theteacherswouldbepaidmore,utilitybillswould

increase,busdriverswouldbepaidmore.Ithinkthiswillhurttheeconomyevenmore. IntheU.S.,therearemanyexamplesofgainswhentimeisaddedtotheschoolday. Charterschoolsareknownforhavinglongerschooldaysorweeksoryears.Forexample,kidsintheKIPPnetworkof82charterschoolsacrossthecountrygoto

schoolfrom7:30a.m.to5p.m.,morethanthreehourslongerthanthetypicalday.TheygotoschooleveryotherSaturdayandforthreeweeksinthesummer.KIPPeighth-gradeclassesexceedtheirschooldistrictaverageson

statetests. InMassachusesexpandedlearningtimeinitiative,earlyresultsindicatethatkidsinsomeschoolsdobeeronstateteststhandokidsatregularpublic

schools.Theextratime,whichschoolscanaddashoursordays,isforthreethings:coreacadem-icskidsstrugglinginEnglish,forexample,getanextraEnglishclass;moretimeforteachers;andenrichmenttimeforkids. Inmyopinion,thisplanisnotagoodone.Buttherearesomepeoplethatdowantthisplantogothrough.Thatmeansoursum-mervacationwillbecutshorter.

Thismeanswewillbestuckintheclassroommoreandnotoutside. Whenaskedaboutashortersummervacation.IthinkObamasplansucks,ChazStev-ing,sophomore,said.Ihateit.


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ARTSEnt.DECEMBER 1, 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES VANESSA AGUILAREDITOR

Some Cupid kills with arrows,some with traps, William Shake-speare wrote. Bale of the sexes

is the main theme ofthe schools play forNov. 18.

Jessica Nichols,senior, plays Beatriceand Andrew Day, ju-

nior, plays Benedick- a couple who vowsto never marry.

The plays actionheats up when thethe two fall in love.The audience willnd out what hap-pens when someone decides to play matchmaker and when you love someone somuch, it hurts.

An interesting mix of events of love is

going on. There is love, lies and trickeriesaround every corner in this play.

Everyone on the crew has worked re-ally hard for this and it isshowing, Nichols said.

She is very excitedfor opening night. Also ap-pearing in this productionis Brion Baird, Jessica

Benns, Colton Schroederand Kelly Bruner.The cast has

worked hard and I cantwait to see them in action,she said.

William Shake-speares play will come to

life Nov. 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lile The-atre.

IFHS

Tiger Theatre Company tackles Shakespeare

much

ADOabout theTHEATREBy Amanda JohnstonStaff Reporter

LittleTheater

December

15Opening night

through the18

BRITTONBAIRD,JUNIOR

JESSICANICHOLS,SENIOR

JESSICABENNS,SENIOR

COLTO

NSCHROEDE

R,JUNIOR

ANDREW

DAY,J

UNIOR

Doors open at6 p.m.$4 for adults2forstudents w/ID


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10 ARTS_ENT THE TIGER TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2009

In Paranormal

Activity, Katie

Featherston, left,

and Micha Sloat,

right, are a young

couple who move

into what seems like

a typical suburbanstarter tract house

and become increas-

ingly disturbed by a

presence that may or

may not be demonic

but is most active

in the middle of the

night.

Paramount

Pictures/MCT

Deja Belnap

Staff Reporter

He ew from the darkand I screamed. Paranormal

Activity is one of the mostintense movies Ive seen in mylife. Its been a while since Iveseen a good scary movie thatwas worth my time, but thisone kept me on the edge ofmy seat.

Paranormal Activity waswrien and directed by OrenPeli. He sent out a cast to ndpeople that had problems

with paranormal activities intheir homes. The cast foundKatie and Micah and Pelitalked to the couple about thehaunting.

Aer they talked and hadan understanding on whatOren wanted, he handed thecouple a camera and toldthem to record themselvesduring the day and night. Ka-tie has been haunted since she

was 8 years of age. The youngcouple wanted to gure outwhat was going on in theirhome. As they were lmingthemselves sleeping at night,

Katie becomes deeply shakenand worried about ticking osome evil entity.

Micah is a somewhatmacho, daring and welcom-

ing this unknown visitor tocome out and ght. They gothrough multiple horrifyingevents throughout the movie.Katie is beyond terried aboutthis thing and she wantsnothing more than for it togo away. They do lile thingsthey think will help such asusing; baby powder, camerasand voice recordings. They

even bring in an exorcist tohelp, but he wont even helpbecause the spirits energy istoo powerful and full of hate.In fact, he wont even enter thehouse.

Micah manages to recordseveral phenomena likeobjects moving on their own,lights and televisions switch-ing on and o and soundsranging from voices and

growls to footsteps and loudthuds. The strange occurrenc-es in the middle of the nightsoon involve Katie awakeningto spend several hours stand-

ing by the bed and staring ata sleeping Micah, and goingoutside to sit on the backyardswing. Then Micah would tellKatie about it the next morn-

ing and show her the video,and she wouldnt know whathe was talking about, she hadno idea she was doing that.

The great thing about thisis that it isnt your typicalscary movie. Its a must seefor all people looking for agood scare. I recommend thislm to teens, tweens, andadults that arent easily scared

when it comes to supernatu-ral activities. I would giveParanormal Activity a B+

because although it was anextremely good, suspensefulmovie, it was at times repeti-tive and tedious. It would getan A if they would have hadmore action during the movie,instead of sleeping and wak-ing up being the majority ofthe plot. Paranormal Activ-

ity is now at the ParamountTheater, commonly known asthe Dollar Theater. Ticketsare actually $3.50 and $2.50 onTuesdays or matinees.

10TOP TIPS

FOR X-MAS

BlackFridaycanbeanightmareforeagerrsttimeshoppers.Herearesometipstohelpyououtthisseason.

1. Check Out the Ads

2. Do Your Research Before Friday

3. Compare Prices

4. Look for Early Bird Shopper Discounts

5. Beat the Crowds with Night Owl Discounts on

Thanksgiving

6. Bring the Ads

7. Know the Store Policies

8. Ask for Gift Receipts9. Saying Charge It Can Pay Off

10. If you must brave the crowds, be prepared.

Paranormal Activity conjures $22 million in first weekendSCARY GOOD


11/12

SPORTS DECEMEBER 1, 2009IFHS TIGER TIMES TERSA MC CARTYEDITOR

We will do great.

Theyre fantastic, hard-

working, smart kids.

- Girls Coach

Brittany Christensen

The girls this year will

improve a lot and do well at

state. The boys lost some

great seniors but if theywork hard, they can still

make it!

- Liz Robinson,

senior

HOOP IT UP!

Being ableto kick aeld goal infootball is

considered to be oneof the more compli-cated skills of thegame.

It may be simpleto say in words, butto be able to kick afootball in betweenthose two orangeposts is easier saidthan done. TysonDavis, junior, ex-plained the skill ofadding that extra

seventh point aerthe touchdown.

The rst step inkicking a eld goalis to set the ball upon the tee easyenough.

However, thenext step can bevaried among yourpersonal preference.Tyson Davis takesthree steps back andone to the le.

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AUSTEN KUTSCHEFOOTBALL

Tersa McCarty

Sports Editor

Beyond the miracle touch-down pass or last-second prayer

goal, sports injuries also seem tobe a staple in high school sports.This season, Idaho Falls HighSchool athletes have suered

broken bones, torn ligamentsand tendons, and a whole hostof sprains, contusions and abra-sions and few sports have passedunscathed so far this year.

According to those studentathletes, the new goal - insteadof training to dominate the eldor court - is to stay positive andtrain to just get back in the game.

In August, Alex Hix, senior,took a hit to his leg which endedup in a torn MCL. However, Hixremained upbeat and continuedto play a supporting role on histeam. I dont feel less impor-tant to my team because you cankeep the sidelines in the game,

Hix said.Junior Alex Baker found him-

self sidelined in football due to abroken collarbone and had a dif-ferent take, It sucked, he said.

Injuries require a major adjust-ment for both the individual andthe team. Even in a non-contactsport, athletes can nd them-

selves on the wrong end of aninjury. Cross-country runnerKalee Beck, senior, found her-self in a boot courtesy of torntendons. I want to be there with

them while they race but I cantbecause of my leg, she said. Shestill supports the team, aendingevery meet and cheering fromthe sidelines.

While injuries present seriousproblems, the lesson here is thatinjured students can still helptheir teams and should be en-couraged to do so.

Athletes know life oenthrows curves and being ableto get back up and nd ways tocontribute is something innatein Tiger athletes. Alexis Walker,

junior, suered a broken bulaand spent the rest of the volley-

ball season in a cast. Its hard tofeel important when you cantplay, she said. But my team in-cludes me in every activity.

Getting back in the gameIF athletes struggle with sitting out seasons due to injury

Brandon Clements/Spud Annual

VarsityfootballplayerstakeakneewhiletrainershelpanIFplayerwithan

injuryontheeld.

The girls will do

great because Kathy

Collette (junior) is on

the team.

-Jordan Nelson,

junior

HereswhatourTigersaresayingaboutthisseason:

Weareveryathletickids

andwewilldowell.- Derek Despot,

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SIDE

Meet the Tiger athletes.

TT: How long have you been

swimming?

Ethan Griffel (EG): I have

been swimming for 12 years.

TT: Do you stay in shape all

year around?

EG:Yes, I train all year.

TT: What kind of accomplish-

ments have you made?

EG: I am a four-time state re-

cord holder.

JESSICA IRICKSophomore

ETHAN GRIFFELSenior

Swimming

Tiger Times (TT): How long

have you been swimming?

Jessica Irick (JI): I have been

swimming for about six years.

TT: How is it hard to train?

JI: It depends on the day. It can

get very hard.

TT: What accomplishes have

you made?

JI: This season at our last meet

I got the fastest record of my

season.

Swimming

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footed then you shouldstart with your le footaer taking the steps

back, that way you end

up kicking it with theright foot.

When you kick theball, you want it togo straight and in thedirection youre aiming.Therefore you want tokick the ball with thefront and inside of yourfoot right near the bot-tom of the ball.

Do not go too lowon the ball or you willsweep underneath it andit wont go more than afew yards. Good luck!

Kevin Meek

Staff Writer

Lets be honest, the Tiger

football team kept us guessingmost of the season. But, in theend, they proved they were oneof the most formidable teamsin the state.

The season began well withslaughtering Pocatello, 28-22.Following this win, they hada rough two weeks by losingtheir next two games. Howev-er, they came out prepared andcrushed the Rigby team, 49-13,

for Homecoming.However, the most memo-

rable win was Emotion Bowl.Even though rival Skyline

bragged weeks before that they

would nally reclaim the goal-posts in Ravsten, IF came outready, showed their impressiveset of skills and massacred the

Grizz, 28-13. It was really im-portant to me and all the otherseniors to win the EmotionBowl and keep the goal postsorange for our last year, seniorDevan Munk, quarterback,said. Ill always remember thefeeling of excitement when thegame nished. It was amaz-ing.

The team went on to play anail-biting 42-35 game against

what was thought a weakMadison team. With that win,the football team solidiedtheir spot in the state tourna-ment.

Aer a frustrating loss toHighland, the Tigers recom-mied during a bye week andpracticed hard for a second

shot to destroy Highland. Theyshowed up ready and put upan amazing ght by scoring 13points in 13 seconds during thefourth quarter. However theydid not have enough in them todefeat the Rams. They lost thegame, 26-34, which resulted ina fatal end of their season.

The teams nal all-aroundrecord was 4-5, 2-1 in districtplay. This was the rst year

Ive ever had a losing record,Reed Burt, senior, said. Ivewon a heckuva lot of games inmy overall career. This was oneof the most memorable.

Football men end season

Kolby ArehartStaff Writer

Through this hard and strenu-ous year, the cross country teamhad a great season.

Unfortunately, the Tigersdidnt make it tostate as a team.However, three

boys and four girls

managed to quali-fy as individuals.These were: KevinMeek, junior; Aus-tin Kunz, senior;Trevor Clarke,sophomore; Ni-cole Whitbeck, se-nior; Jessica Vance, junior; Madi-son Kunz, freshman, and CaseyCarpenter, freshman. The staterace was in Coeur dAlene this

year.It turned out to be a long two-

day trip just to get there. The

Crock Center was the best partabout the whole trip, Whitbecksaid.

She then described how TheCrock Center is like a giant AppleAthletic Club. They have a gi-ant indoor pool with a water slide

and a lazy river.The Crock Centeris a $25 millionathletic facility.

Once again Kunzproved his talentand competitive-ness by nishingan amazing hplace overall inIdaho. I wishedI would have

placed higher but I ran my raceand tried my hardest, Kunz said.

Carpenter placed 23rd and wasonly seconds away from being

a state medalist. Expect to seeCasey in the top ten next year,Whitbeck said.

Photo courtsey of Lynnette Meek

Theboysgatherforaquickmomentofsilencebeforestarting

theirraceatthestatechampionshipinCouerdAlene.

Seven IF runners compete at stateThough the Tigers didnt qualify for state asa team, several members run individual races

I WISHED IWOULD HAVE

PLACED HIGHER

BUT I RAN MYRACE AND TRIED

MY HARDEST.-Austin Kunz, senior,

who placed fifth in

state cross country

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