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OPINION

From off to on, open to close, and stop to go, these actions can be caused by one thing: flipping the switch. Prejudging and name calling are other actions that could also be corrected by one thing. The start-of-the-year assembly took on a new meaning. A meaning to change the way we act as a whole, to in fact flip the switch. We were given the challenge to improve our school and the opportunity to treat others better.

To many of us we walk the halls care-lessly; we throw around language and discuss our upcoming plans for the weekend, hardly ever taking in any consideration beyond our-selves. We sit in class without ever talking to the person we’re forced to sit next to—all because of a few prejudgments, and a strict teacher enforcing the seating chart. Often we don’t join certain clubs, in fear of how it’ll affect our social status. Or worse, we force ourselves into eating disorders to feel pretty, get into drugs to feel cool, or constantly dis-tance ourselves from our families to ensure we’re at the party of the weekend.

To many others, we walk the halls si-lently, clinging to one or two friends, and going straight from class to class. For some of us, we fear lunch the most, and find any excuse to not eat in the lunch room. We join clubs to meet people, and hope to feel a sense of belonging.

It’s pitiful the opportunities these peo-ple miss out on, and the friendships they’ll never gain because of fear.

Riverside means too many different things to many kinds of people. Whether it’s a place you regret going to, the place you spend hours in the morning getting ready for, or the place you simply take nothing but an education from, it all has one thing in com-mon. It’s a home to all of us, regardless if we have love or hate for it; we all have to wake up and be here, five days a week for four years. Yet continuously we leave people out, let others feel like they don’t belong, and make people’s lives painful.

Flip the switch. Allow yourself the op-portunity to meet new people regardless of who they are, allow others the sense of belonging and give people the benefit of the doubt. You may never know why a person acts the way they do, but punishing them for it is no way to treat them. Flip the switch.

flip the switch Brianne Kopp

STAFF REPORTER

As we brainstormed ideas for this issue, one staff reporter told a story about a man named Cal Coburn Brown who was executed on September 9 for raping, torturing, and murdering a Burien woman in 1991. This story disturbed me and led to this article about the death penalty.

Before sitting down to do the necessary research I was completely for the death penalty. Anyone who had the audacity to knowingly and purposefully take away an-other human life shouldn’t have the right to live out his. Brown took away someone’s rights so why should they have any? I soon realized this matter isn’t cut and dry or black or white. This subject is in fact quite gray, and many factors must be considered to clearly make a decision. It’s ignorant not to consider the opposing side, especially when it comes to an issue as solemn as capi-tal punishment.

First of all, the death penalty should not be abolished, but it should only be used when absolutely necessary. An exam-ple would be Saddam Hussein, who killed anywhere from 500,000 to a couple million people. He should have been, and was, ex-ecuted. A person like him has no value of human life and should not be allowed to ruin and taint anymore lives.

The crime committed doesn’t have to be on such a grand scale either like in Cal Coburn Brown’s instance. Convicted on nu-merous assaults in California and Oregon, Brown also served seven years in an Oregon prison. He was released on parole only two months before he killed the Burien women. Brown was Washington State’s 78th execu-tion since 1904. I agree with his sentence (the death penalty)—he raped and tortured a woman intentionally with no reason, killed her, then left her body in the trunk of a car. This was a hellacious crime and it took sev-enteen years for Brown to be executed.

The death penalty isn’t really a deter-rence given the many years in prison before the criminal is actually executed. The aver-age time in prison for a person on death row

is 11 and a half years. That’s a long time. This long time is due to our court system’s seemingly never ending appeals and plea bargains. The book Justice Delayed? Time Consumption in Capital Appeals: A Multi-state Study by Barry Latzer, and James N.G. Cauthen is a “study on the time taken to process direct appeals of capital cases in fourteen states.” The reason for so many appeals is to make absolutely sure that whoever is put on death row is not inno-cent. Unfortunately many appeals equals many negative impacts. According to Latzer and Cauthen some of the “negative im-pacts” are the finality of the administration of justice, increased imprisonment costs of the criminal, it weakens the deterrent ben-efits of capital punishment, increases the emotional trauma of the murder victims’ family and friends and delays the resolution of deserving capital appeals.

The authors recommend two reforms to accelerate the direct appeals process. The first is to stop prior reviewing appeals because it’s unnecessary, and studies show it increases processing time about 43 per-cent. Second, make deadlines for those in-volved in appeals so the cases don’t drag on for an unnecessary amount of time such as the 17 years in Brown’s case. If our legal system processed death penalties fairly in a reasonable amount of time, it would be a deterrence of crime and it would put more faith back in the legal system as a whole.

Some anti-death penalty supporters say it’s unconstitutional because it’s cruel and unusual punishment. This is kind of ironic because the pain the murderer inflicted on their victim was in most cases cruel and un-usual. But do we really want to be responsi-ble for the death of an individual? Religions have no place in the law because every re-ligion is different in some way or another and have their own views and beliefs. But religion for some shapes who they are and what decisions they make. Some say that it’s not right for anyone to “play god” and choose who lives or dies.

Keeping someone locked up for life without parole is less expensive compared to all of the trials and court proceedings for a death penalty case. In fact, the death penalty costs 38 percent more. If the nec-

essary reforms were made to the legal sys-tem, it wouldn’t be as expensive because they wouldn’t have nearly as many unnec-essary trials. Life without parole—is that a harsher sentence than death? Some would argue yes. Sitting in a jail cell knowing that you’re wasting away and you’ll never be free again—I can see how people think that’s a worse punishment because death is quick.

Clemency must be considered though. Take Maurice Clemmons, who shot and killed four Lakewood police officers. Before the Lakewood shooting he had at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and eight fel-ony charges in Washington. He was violent in his demeanor and especially dangerous throughout his court proceedings. He tried to throw a lock at a bailiff in court and it hit his mother instead. His sentence was 108 years in total but after about ten years of serving time he filed a clemency appeal to Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. On May 3rd, 2000, Governor Huckabee commuted the sentence to 47 years, five months and 19 days, which made him eligible for pa-role. The Parole Board in Arkansas unani-mously approved Clemmons’ release, and on August 1st he was freed.

Leading up to the Lakewood shooting, he was jailed on charges of the rape of a child and the assault of police officer. Be-fore the shooting he informed his friends and family that he was planning on shooting some officers; he even showed them one of the guns he was going to do it with. Not only did no one from his friends or family step up and tell the police this, they helped him get away with it. Setting him free was a huge mistake, and four innocent police of-ficers died because of it.

How many other people will be killed by criminals whose sentences were commuted? Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted 156 inmates on death row days before leav-ing office. These men are in prison for a reason and this isn’t a one-size-fits-all situ-ation. He was quoted saying the death pen-alty is arbitrary and capricious. Of course it’s subject to change; the death sentence shouldn’t just be handed out, it should be discussed with every crime committed.

Death penalty a lethal decision Change it up;Don’t be so quick to “inject” your opinion Shayla McGinness

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Now that you’re back, we’ll keep you informed!

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Some things have changed.

Students may realize that some of our beloved teachers have gone and left. But don’t give up hope! Riverside has been honored with the arrival of new teachers this year. Our new teachers Eric LaPlante, Orlyn Carney, Edmund Valentin and Jacob Luong are all ex-cited to meet their new students and become part of the community.

One of our newest teachers, Eric LaPlante, has the duty to teach our students geometry and advance algebra/trigonometry. LaPlante studied his math skills at Washington State University. After gradu-ation, he and his wife

moved to western Washington. LaPlan-te decided to teach at West Valley Ya-kima High School, but decided to get more involved with the community. He searched for other districts in Wash-ington and liked the Auburn com-munity the best.

Staying with the math de-partment, the next teacher is Jacob Luong. Luong graduated from the University of Wash-ington in 1997 and received an English major. He first taught at Kent High School and decided to move to a new district. So he chose Auburn “because this is the place to be.” He’s here to teach his students algebra

and pre-calculus. He definitely has a student point of view, and he’s mostly looking forward to paychecks and good lunches. A Seattle native, Luong’s favorite subject in school was cooking.

Moving to science class, we meet Edmund Valentin. Valentin is here to teach students science links and chemistry. This is his first official teaching job, though he student taught here under teacher Mark Davis. Valentin is a graduate from Pacific Lutheran University with a bach-elor’s degree in chem-istry and education. His first choice in schools was Auburn Riverside. Valentin’s favorite sub-jects in school were chemistry, Japanese and choir. He remem-

New teachers bring skills to classroom Jaymes Fleur y

STAFF REPORTER

Eric LaPlante

Jacob Luong Edmund Valentin

Orlyn Carney

Riverside will be looking into adding more dances for the 2010-2011 school year. After four years of no dances, the administrators, activities director, and a committee of determined parents and staff came up with a plan.

On Sept. 23, a freshman dance was held with some of Riverside’s top leaders. The purpose was to influence ap-propriate dance behavior, the idea being that a quarter of the school now understands and will participate in correct dance behavior.

According to activities director Meri Benedict, the fresh-man dance was phenomenal.

“I thought the amount of commitment from leaders and freshman was fantastic and exactly what we were looking for,” Benedict said. With part one taken care of, only Homecoming is left to determine the possibility of a regular dance.

“The adults shouldn’t have to play bad cop,” Benedict said. “During the freshman dance, not a single adult had to talk to a kid. Students need to make the commitment to dance appropriately.”

If the inappropriate dancing is controlled and seen as not a significant issue during Homecoming (Oct. 23), then as planned, another dance will be provided. Assuming the behaviors continue to be appropriate, the committee will then look into yet another possible dance.

“I like the idea of flipping the switch; I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to prove that they can have fun and be appropriate,” principal David Halford said.

For all four classes, this would be the first dance beyond Homecoming and Prom that they’ve had the opportunity to attend in their high school years. Back in 2007 the dance privileges were taken away due to inappropriate dancing and behavior. With frustration, the 2011 class looks forward and are hopeful of their chance at regular dances for their last year here.

Dances may returnBrianne Kopp

STAFF REPORTER

The talent show will be on Oct.7th in the ART at 7pm; it will cost $5, and students and parents can buy tickets ahead of time at the cashiers’ office.

“I recommend getting the tickets ahead of time,” alum-nus Amanda Cleveland said, who still remembers last year’s show. “The place is almost always packed.”

Jonathon Stenson is the organizer for this event and held auditions Sept. 28.

Past talent shows have included senior ASB president Michael Wong. He has advice if you’re using technology in your act. “If you are using the tech people, make sure they do exactly what you want and nothing less,” he said. That advice would have come in handy for his first show when things didn’t go quite right. He made it though that first bump, however, and is planning on performing his magic act during this fall show.

For many new Ravens, this show may be their first op-portunity to see the variety of skills students have to offer; they may even want to show their own. But what if they have stage fright?

“Go for it,” senior Spencer Lucas Rock said. “If you give it a shot, then regardless of whether or not you do well, you’ll gradually get better and more comfortable perform-ing in front of a group of people.” Rock knows this because he also performs with Riverside’s top choir, Symphonic, and helps as a tech for Vocal Jazz.

Wong agrees. “Remember that this is your school’s show, not an open mic at an unfamiliar place. This is a place where people come to support not criticize. Have fun!”

One of the groups planning on performing is Rock n’ Roll-ing Stone, with Spencer Lucas Rock, Keefe Hanson, and Jade Swepston. Rock will be singing “Hurt” by Jonny Cash.

Past shows have included ballet, hip hop, and lots of talented singers, including K Squared and SterioCast. Both performed in the 2010 spring talent show last year. Sterio-Cast’s performance involved the audience, literally creating a mosh pit at the end of the stage.

bers his dream job was to be an astro-naut. “Until I saw the Challenger explode on TV,” Valentin said.

Our next teach-er, Orlyn Carney, is teaching in the Lan-guage Arts depart-ment. He graduated ten years ago from Eastern University with an English and

music degree. Carney grew up in Alaska, where his favorite subjects and activites were music, English and playing football. He succeeded in get-ting his dream job as an English teacher. His first teaching job was at Cascade Middle School. Carney then decided to join us here at Auburn Riverside.

Bring your talentLisa Gray

STAFF REPORTER

NEW PRINCIPAL: DAVE HALFORD

NEW VICE PRINCIPAL: SHAWNA LEONARD

NEW DEAN OF STUDENTS: JOHN ERICKSON

John Erickson has taught here eight years and he’ll tell you he’s “livin’ the dream.” In ad-dition to his duties as Dean of Students, he teaches in the 9th grade Flight Academy.

“80% of success is showing up. The other 20% is up to you!”

Shawna Leonard has taught science here since 2002, but this year steps into an admin-istrative role. She suspects the job will have its rewards and present new challenges.

“Be positive, make good life choices and support everybody.”

Dave Halford has been at Riverside since it opened its doors in 1995. He promises small and subtle changes, and wants students to know that he wants the very best for them.

“My goal is to make the school a better place to learn and have fun.”

“Let’s flip the switch!”

PHOTOS BY JAYMES FLEURY & LISA GRAY

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Teaching five days a week is hard enough, but imagine having a side business on top of that. Balancing all the extra work of being a teacher alone is a feat. So, to those teachers who have those side businesses, like Wendy Woldenberg and Stacey Bardsley, a pat on the back is in order.

Wendy Woldenberg, better known as the jewelry teacher, has a side business of commission jewelry as well as her own jewelry line, which includes designing and creating wedding rings for the ceremony. Her business is called “W2 Jewelry Design” and she works on her designs over summer, weekends, and some evenings. It never conflicts with her job though.

“I consider my role as a teacher first and foremost,” Woldenberg said.

She has managed to balance being a teacher and owning a business for the past fifteen years. If you, or someone you know, is interested you can reach Woldenberg at her websites, www.w2jewelrydesign.com and www.wendywoldenberg.com.

Stacey Bardsley has a side business of her own. Not only is she a beloved German teacher, but she makes crafts that she sells called “Imagine by Stacy.” Bardsley often sells her crafts during October and November at bazaars.

“I’ve had my own table at the craft bazaars for about 4 years, but I’ve been attending the bazaars and making crafts since I was a child,” Bardsley said.

She also has a room dedicated to her crafts in her house. Take a moment and imagine speaking a different language for six hours a day and teaching it to hundreds of students. It’s no easy accomplishment, yet Bardsley does so and holds a business together. Multi-tasking is a way of life, and she handles it with grace. Also, if you like Twilight or are interested in other crafts Bardsley makes (incluging jewlery, bottle cap magnets, recipe boxes, bookmarks, stones with sayings, etc.), email her at sbardsley@auburn.wednet.edu.

Both Woldenberg and Bardsley are committed teachers and businesswomen, and manage to balance their hectic lives well. Teaching for six hours, then working off the books to do more school-related work, and then focusing on a side business: that’s time management at its best.

Now, next time you complain about your hours AP homework think to yourself — what if I had a business to take care of too?

Teachers, Incorporated® Cheri Broch

STAFF REPORTER

Brianne Kopp STAFF REPORTER

Good things to have:

- Tide To Go - Flip flops - Deodorant - Cover up - Bobby pins - Band-aids - Hair spray - Gum/Mints - Chapstick - Perfume - Extra moolah !

Dress to impress:• Wear a dress that fits and compliments you in the best way possible.

• If you have a date, match the vest with the color of the dress.

• Also, when picking out the boutonniere and corsage, make sure to compliment the colors you’re wearing.

A Homecoming to remember

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For those of you with dates: Proper etiquette — The guy pays for the tickets, dinner, and the girl’s corsage. The girl pays for the pictures and the guy’s boutonnière.

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Take a ton of pictures• Compliment your date• Be polite, have class • Thank the chaperones• Dance appropriate •

DoN’t

Nitpick your date• Be disrespectful • Wear tennis shoes• Skip out on your date• Wear skimpy dresses•

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LisaGraySTAFF REPORTER

“I’ve danced forever and I just needed a change,” Turner said. “Cheer is fun, but it’s not something I see myself doing in the future.”

Turner is inspired by her brother, who is a wrestler and has been successful so far. He is 1st in the region, 4th in the state.

“Another reason that he is my role model is because he is so dedicated and driven in every-thing that he does,” Turner said. “I want to be as successful in dance as he is in wrestling.”

Since Ashlee is so busy with her extracur-ricular activities, she sometimes has a hard time finishing all of her homework. But she stays up late to make sure that her GPA is more than sat-isfactory so that she can get into college.

Ashlee dances at the Auburn Dance Academy four days a week for a total of eight hours; then she dances for WNBA Storms two days a week not including games.

“After high school I want to go to WSU and then join a sorority and their dance team,” Turner said. “If not, I plan on going to USC in California.”

When Ashlee is out of college she wants to train dolphins and whales.

“I will always want to do something with dance, such as becoming a famous choreog-rapher, but training dolphins and whales has always been my dream,” Turner said.

Ashlee has a lot of big goals in her future, but her friends and family are cheering her on all the way.

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When walking through the hallway, you see hundreds of faces, but out of all of those faces how many do you think you could name? Twenty? Thirty? After reading this, you might be able to name one more.

When sophomore Ashlee Turner was three, she was very outgoing and always dancing around the house, so her mom decided to put her in ballet class to put all her energy to a good use. Turner fell in love with dancing and now she never wants to quit. Twelve years later Turner is 15 years old, and a level seven dancer at the Auburn Dance Academy. Hip hop is Ashlee’s favorite style of dance but she also does ballet, jazz, lyrical, and contempo-rary dancing.

Turner auditioned to be on the Seattle Storm Dance team when she was in eighth grade. She made it, and she is now a part of a seventeen-person dance team. Turner still dances for them at their games. In June of Ashlee’s freshman year, she went to Los Angeles for an away game along with the roast of the dance team; they stayed there for the weekend and went to a water park.

“I love dancing for the dance team,” Turner said. “The dancers, players and staff are all amazing; we are like one big family.”

Ashlee joined the cheer squad when she was a sophomore because she needed to try something new.

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Our senior Lauren Covey has a story to tell. You may have heard of the cross country and long distance race superstar, but what do we really know about her? Other than being a phenomenal student and athlete, she has been riding horses since she was a child. Covey rides wherever she decides to.

“I’ve been around horses as long as I can remember,” Covey said.

Covey has a giant family but just one sibling. Her sister, freshman Rachel Covey, also happens to be a star runner (4th on the team). The whole cross country team thinks of one another as brothers or sisters. The team’s 80 members strong and hard to beat.

“The team is just like a giant family,” Covey said.If you were to ask what she did last summer she

would have simply said, “I ran.” No doubt, she’s dedicated to her sport.

One of the most challenging things Covey had ever done just happened over the summer. For a grueling week, Covey and other natural born runners were pushed to their limits. At White Pass cross country camp runners are taught running skills, techniques and styles. Covey also had to run up a steep mountain during the camp, not an easy task at all.

Runners from all over the Northwest are brought together by their love of running. Stu-dents from Alaska, Washington and California travel to this wonderful camp.

Covey’s reason and inspiration for running was her friend senior Emily Morisawa, who in-troduced her to the running sports, especially cross country.

Her after school activities include running, cross country, homework and Honors Society. A

lot is on this senior’s plate, making for a hectic schedule.

As a senior, Covey already has an idea of where she wants to go to college. She has her sights set on a university, where she may even pursue her dream job to be a Crime Scene Investigator. With her grades, it shouldn’t be that hard at all. Covey has had a great GPA. Her grades are mostly A’s, and somehow, she finds time to do all of this and still be a geat athlete.

Ashlee Turner

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Clubs featured this month:Club Bulletin Board

You don’t have to be a master at the game, or even know the names of the pieces; chess club is open to everyone. Chess club meets Mon-days in Mr. Zeiger class (portable 901). Kids meet in there so that they can know other people who are interested in the same things and better their skill at the game.

As long as you are in a choir class here, you can be in Choir Club. Choir Club meets sporadically throughout the year in the choir room. The upper two choirs (Vocal Jazz and Symphonic Choir) are going to go to Washington DC for a tour in April.

FBLA ClubOn the first Tuesday of every month all grades come together to prac-tice business. FBLA Club travels so that they can compete with other schools. FBLA Club is good to join if you want to do anything related to the business world. For more infor-mation you can visit their website at www.wafbla.org.

The Orchestra Club meets every day in orchestra class. Those who want to be in orchestra and do not know how to play can talk to adviser Elsa Fager to be set up with a more experienced player. There are four officers of Orchestra Club: President Sam Bailey, Vice President Brooke Hanson and Secretary Kim Coon. The orchestra will have a concert on October 19th in the ART at 7pm. Orchestra is current-ly raising money so that they can go to Vancouver, BC in May. They are also going to Ellensburg for a high school festival.

Lisa GraySTAFF REPORTER

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Like Orchestra, Band Club takes place every day in Band class. There are seven officers in Band: President Kari Chicketti, Vice President Sebastian Hernandez, Secretary Katherine Nash, Historian Jade Swepston, Symphonic Band Representa-tive Mitchell Bredl, Equipment Managers Michelle Rabena and Aaron Howard, and Treasurer Ben Klontz. Band Club is cur-rently fundraising so that they can go to Washington D.C during spring break.

Band10/9 — Jazz Band Performance

10/21 — Band/Orchestra Concert

10/26 — Jazz Night #1

Choir10/18, 10/19 — District Choral Festival

10/26 — Jazz Night

TBD — GRMR Jazz Festival

Orchestra

10/19 — Orchestra,

Wind Ensemble Concert

7 10/5/10A&E

It’s finally October! Which means it’s that time again, to go to the theater and get snot scared out of us. This year’s list of horror movies is more than promising. Finally a vampire mov-ie that makes logical horror sense! But wait there’s more! Yet an-other Saw film, number seven proves to be one of the best. What could be scarier than another saw flick? Oh yeah, a 3D one! That’s not even the half of it; so many scary, gory, crazy, psychotic movies are still to be mentioned.

October 1st:Case 39- A movie that goes from

bad to worse, Case 39 isn’t for the faint of heart. A little girl who’s a victim of child abuse is “rescued” from child services. All seems well for the girl while she tries to find

the perfect foster home, but strange and creepy things start to happen. For whatever reason, dark forces surround this girl and all who are near.

Let Me In- Constantly abused at school, Owen becomes an outcast. He be-

comes friends with his new neighbor Abby. She promises to protect Owen at any means necessary. Around the same time, horrendous murders occur around the neighborhood. Owen becomes weary of Abby, espe-cially after she tells him that blood is needed for her to survive.

Chain Letter- A mes-sage that is spread through emails reaches the senior Jessie Campbell with a warn-ing. If the message chain is broken, then someone she knows will die. Ignoring the seeming harmless message, Jessie starts to notice her

clique starts to get smaller. One by one her friends are murdered by the chain man.

Hatchet II- This movie prom-ises gratuitous carnage with the return of the Louisiana murderer Vic-

tor Crowley. Our protagonist returns to the swamp to find what remains are left of her loved ones and get sweet revenge.

October 8th:Buried- As the name suggests, a

man is buried underground with no recol-lection of how he got there. He was sent to work in Iraq on a delivery job when he was captured by insurgents. This psychological thriller is sure to make viewers paranoid at a theater near you.

I Spit on Your Grave- Those of you born before 1979 may remember this one

(or may not want to). This remake tells the story about an author who, on retreat, goes to a cozy cabin. Late in the night she is tortured and brutalized by a few of the locals. Against all odds she survives, unfor-tunately for the locals, she wants nothing more than revenge.

My Soul to Take- Another mind boggling, nightmarish serial killer

October promises to produce scaresfilm! Sixteen years ago in the small town of Riverton a serial killer made an oath to kill seven children born on the night he died. And he kept his promise. A group of teens suspect one another to be possessed by the dead psychopath as each one of them are picked off. But one knows the answer, the offspring of the killer.

October 22nd:Paranormal Activity 2- The sequel

to last year’s thriller. Last year’s movie was a story of a haunted suburbia couple. As they felt a persistent ghostly presence they decide to investigate. They realize that some doors are better left closed.

October 29th: Monsters- This horror movie gets

a somewhat sci-fi fell to it. NASA discovers alien life forms in our solar-system, and wouldn’t you know it, brought them here by mistake. Now half of Mexico is quarantined and infested with alien life forms.

Saw VII- Jigsaw’s legacy lives on! One of his first victims, after fighting for his life, learns his lesson in morality and starts his own legacy. This time in 3D.

Jaymes Fleur ySTAFF REPORTER

8 10/5/10SPORTS

Cross Country The boys team is currently 3rd in the state and 12th in the nation. The team has won two meets against Thomas Jefferson and Auburn. “Its a great group who run really well,” Coach Sumner said. Top runners from boys and girls are Korey Krotzer, Ra-chel Atwood, and Captains Lauren Covey, Keefe Hanson and Jeff Miles are leading the way to State. Two invitations have been extended to the team. At the Capital invite, Rachel Atwood placed 1st in juniors, 1st in the tree course challenge at Sea-side, and 1st in the Nike Pre-Nationals in the Division One varsity race. Coach Kaisa Swenddal-White’s goal for the girls this season is for the team “to do their best and to make it to West Central District.”

Boys Golf Boys Golf has taken home three wins and one loss so far this season and are sec-ond in the league. Some ambitions Coach Tom Adams has this year “is to win [their] league and advance through the district playoffs into the state playsoffs.” Senior Co-Captains Kevin McPeak, Brooks Solberg, and sophomore Nolan Cull are having a great season so far. Adams says he’s look-ing for Casey Shultz, Ben Blanchard, Mitch Blanchard, Andy Russell, and Josh Kumar to play awesome also.

Football So far football has had a decent start. Currently they are 3-2 with big games coming in the 2nd half of the season. Some goals Coach Morgan has this season is for the team to make it into the playoffs and to play the best they can. “In order to attain our goals, we will have to continue to improve and continue to believe in our teammates. If we continue to do these two things, we will continue to win games, and will make it into the playoffs.” As Coach Morgan and his team look forward to the playoffs, we all hope for more victories.

Soccer The Soccer team has had one win and five losses so far this season. Coach Lewis says his team is young and he has a lot of goals to improve them. Half of the team graduated last year and now the ladies are getting back in the roll of things. Some star players are Danielle Robinson, the captain solid defender, and senior Captain Megan Amis. Coach Lewis stated “they are a really good group of girls to work with and they are easy to coach.” We hope the best to the girls soccer team!

Girls Swim The girls swim team has had a rough start, but the girls have improved with each meet. Coach Crystal Jilbert’s goal is “to improve individual performance” because they are a newer team with a lot of fresh-men and sophomores, and only four se-niors. Swimmers who particularly stand out to Jilbert are Kate Wallen, Payton Gray, Lauren Perala, and Hannah Melick.

Girls Golf Coach Crystal Conant has led the team in stride. Her goal if for her team “to improve as golfers and as teammates, live up to our core covenants (diligence, in-tegrity, loyalty, and joy) and win a league championship.” This year there are seven seniors (Makenna Clark, Brooke Skagen, Chelsea Baker, Alessandra Amado, Miranda Kaopuiki, Brooklyn Hinkens and Shelden Doyle) who’ve worked long and hard this season to make an accomplished womens golf program. “Each are wonderful young women who I am very blessed to coach,” Conant said.

Tennis The boys tennis team has had a great season so far, winning eight matches and losing two. All the players have been very competitive and equal in skill. The four se-niors have helped a lot this season as well as the majority of juniors and sophomores. Some goals Coach Bruce Diehl has are to win league and build a hard working team with great sportsmanship. Another goal is to beat Thomas Jefferson next week. It will be tough since they’re the best in the league.“Its going to take real amazing play to beat Thomas Jefferson,” Diehl said. Boys tennis have won more matches than lost since 1998; hopefully, the boys will keep up their awesome record.

Boys Water Polo The Boys Water Polo team has won one game and lost three; all the games have been close calls with the boys losing by at most two points. Robet Terrio, Drew Ridge, and Cody Jones are leading, performance-wise. Coach Mike Van Eaton’s goal this year is “to continue building a team and up the level of play.” We all hope to see the boys live up to their great records so far and to go to State.

Sports Updateas of press time 9/29

Shayla McGinnessEDITOR-IN-CHIEF