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Blood drive benefits Puget Sound Blood CenterBy Shahrum AliHawkeye staff

MTHS held its annual blood drive on Feb. 22 in the auxiliary gym. The MTHS Family Career and Community Leaders of America, or the FCCLA, hosted the blood drive.

There was an overall increase of 9 percent in the amount of donors from last year, up from 76 to 83.

More than half the donors Friday were first time donors.

According to Erica Spellman, the Family and Consumer Science Teacher and FCCLA adviser, students and facul-ty donated enough blood to save 240 lives. One person’s donation, just a pint

of blood, can save up to three lives.Spellman said that only about 5 percent

of the United States population donates blood. More than 80 percent of the people who donate said that they would donate again, however.

She also said that 80 percent of that 5 percent is made up of teenagers. To donate blood, teenagers must weigh at least 110 pounds.

The age limit is 16 years and up, and guardian permission is required for 16- and 17-year-old students.

“It doesn’t hurt that much,” student Jasmine Shih said.

“And I feel like I’m helping out my com-

munity. I think everyone should do it,” Shih said.

Amy Frost, a Discovery School teacher who donated blood, said, “My main motive was to save lives. It’s something really con-

venient I can do at school to give back to the community. I think it’s great that we do it every year.”

Spellman said that the Puget Sound Blood Center commended MTHS for this

year’s “monumental job.” The Puget Sound Blood Center’s staff

said that they would like to see people from Terrace come back for two additional blood drives in the fall and spring next year.

Students, staff donate to save lives

Shahrum Ali/Hawkeye

Senior D’Mari Sughrim was one of 83 to donate blood on Feb. 22 at Terrace. Sughrim’s friend Meagan Rochlitzer sat with her for support.

“My main motive was to save lives.

It’s something really convenient I can do at school to give back to the community. I think it’s great that we do it

every year.”Amy Frost

Discovery school teacher

Wall Street woes continue to impact the Evergreen stateBy Shahrum AliHawkeye staff

While the Pacific Northwest hasn’t been hit as hard as other regions of the country, the economic downturn is beginning to have an impact on local businesses and families – par-ticularly home owners who have sub-prime loans.

A sub-prime loan is a special loan given to house buyers who have either low income or bad credit history. During the last couple of years many of these housing loans have been unful-filled. Critics claim the interest rates are intentionally too high. Foreclosures inevitability have an impact on the U.S. econ-omy, worth $1.3 trillion in March 2006. There was a 75 percent increase in foreclosures from 2006 to 2007.

According to RealtyTrac, 405,000 house-holds lost their homes in 2007. In Washington, there have been 23,705 foreclosures.

There have been nearly 50,000 complaints of mortgage fraud in the last year alone. In January, the FBI opened an investigation of 14 companies related to the sub-prime mortgage crisis, after having about 15,000 complaints that month.

Neil Power, chief of the FBI economic crimes unit, told CNN that “On accounting fraud, we’re looking at housing developers who may have reported cash reserve accounts to reflect falsely inflated values.”

Other aspects of the economy have been con-tributing to what most would now call a recession. A recession is a drop in a country’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product.) The U.S.’s current situation can be attributed to debt – some of the biggest being the $6 trillion trade debt (which is exceeding the national debt), and the $1

trillion Iraq War debt. Altogether, during the past decade, this has amounted to a $9 trillion in debt in a $13 trillion economy.

The U.S.’s dependency on foreign imports is another possible cause for the recession. It is especially severe because of the increas-ing dependency and borrowing from China. Other causes are the United States dependen-cy on foreign imports, especially the increas-ing dependency and borrowing from China. 92 percent of U.S. non-athletic footwear, 92 percent of audio video equipment, 89 percent of luggage and 73 percent of power tools are

Chris Keith/special to the Hawkeye

Dozens of graffiti tags were found all around MTHS Feb. 21. The school was tagged with such markings as “Bothell,” “LHS,” “IHS,” “BHS,” and “3BC.” This is one of many recent occurrences. Crews cleaned much of the markings on Tuesday.

Vandals leave their marks

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“The U.S.’s current situation can be attributed to debt –

some of the biggest being the $6 trillion trade debt, and the

$1 trillion Iraq War debt.”

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John Sidney McCain III was born on Aug. 29, 1936. His father and his grandfather were both Navy admirals; therefore, it was John’s turn to enter the Navy.

He went to the United States Naval Academy and grad-uated in 1958. He then became a naval aviator, by flying attack aircraft from carriers.

In 1967, McCain was on a mission over North Vietnam when he was attacked, shot down and injured. He was held a prisoner until the Paris Peace Accord in 1973. When he recovered he began to fly again but retired from the Navy in 1981.

After his naval career, McCain turned to politics. He ran for a seat as a Republican in Arizona in 1982. He won the primary election in September of 1982. He was also elected the president of the 1983 Republican freshman class of the Representatives.

McCain then joined the Arizona senate in 1986. In January 1993, he founded the International Republican Institute, a non-profit democracy promotion organiza-

tion tied into the Republican Party. This helped to boost his foreign policy expertise and credentials.

Senator John McCain ran for president in 2000. Politicians have stated that the battle between George W. Bush and McCain for South Carolina entered American political lore as one of the nastiest and dirtiest battles in politics. Bush defeated McCain largely by getting South Carolina.

McCain was devastated but he was quoted as saying: “I would much rather lose a campaign than a war.”

McCain was always right behind George W. Bush. In the 2000 primary elections Bush got 12,034,676 votes. McCain was in second place with 6,061,332.

McCain declared his candidacy for the 2008 presiden-tial election on Feb. 28, 2007. He won New Hampshire on Jan. 8, 2008 and South Carolina, the first in the south, on Jan. 19.

By Feb. 5 McCain won the majority of delegates for the 2008 Republican National Convention. He cur-rently has 998 delegates while his closest opponent, Mike Huckabee, has just 254 delegates.

McCain shoots big

imports. Also oil prices have skyrocketed. In 2003,

Oil was worth $27 a barrel, and has now reached a record high of about $101 a bar-rel.

This also increased the gas prices in some areas to $5 per gallon for consumers.

To try and counter this recession, the Bush Administration is using 1 percent of the GDP in a $150 billion stimulus pack-age. President Bush called it a “booster shot” for the economy.

Checks will be mailed to many Americans in early May. The intent of the package is to increase spending on U.S.-made products, either avoiding the recession or making it relatively short.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has also made an effort to try to counter the sub-prime mortgage crisis.

On Jan. 22, the Federal Reserve cut the key interest rate by three-fourths of a per-cent, the biggest cut since 1984.

Shortly after, on Jan. 30, he made another one-half percentage slash.

Economic woes begin to erupt

Office Name QuestiON QuOte

PresideNt Cameron Hollingshead How are your leadership skills are compatible with this position?

“I’ve been in ASB since seventh grade. I’ve taken a lot of different positions. I have a lot of experience and I think I have the creativity to fill out this position.

Vice PresideNt Michelle Lui How do you plan to represent the under represented voices in this school?

“I want to make it seem like we are open to ideas. I think people are intimidated to give ideas. I’m going to go out and ask random people what they think of our decisions and if they don’t like them, I will keep them in mind.”

treasurer Willada Loch What are your plans to replace the lost revenue from the vending machines?

I was hoping we could get the bill (SB 6449) passed. The more we push them, the more pressure, the more likely it is going to pass. In order to create the pressure we have to get everyone to know about it and that would be my job.

secretary Cori Pingul How will you improve communication between ASB and the student body?

“I will improve communication between ASB and the school by being open to everyone and by being approachable. People can approach ASB with their problems and what they think needs to happen in the school in order to make a change.”

shadee semana“As secretary I am a really easy person to talk to so if anyone has something to tell ASB to improve ASB or the school then they can tell me and I can tell the ASB or Stew (Kim Stewart.) I wont bring people’s views down but bring them up. I’m going to talk to people and make them more of what is going on.”

HistOriaN Michael Tran How will you make this position more relevant to the student body?

“ASB is a team and everyone contributes equally. I plan on carrying on the actual role of historian which is to keep track of secretary’s notes, file information and take pictures of ASB events.”

shahrum ali

“Historian basically files records and takes into account different choices the school has made. As historian, I will see what great options the school has made in the past, and try to incorporate those ideas into the collective ASB, then maybe it would be more relevant to the student body. For example, we could try and not recycle the Homecoming themes from past years.”

Alisha Kirschner“I feel like we al do different tasks but we are all going to contribute together to plan assemblies and plan events for the school. I feel like it is already relevant because we will all be working together to get the work done.”

PublicrelatiONs

Whitney GretchHow will you work with school media forums and fill the communication gap sometimes seen between those groups and ASB?

“I will try really hard to do everything those organizations need me to.”

Josue Henriquez “I will write an article in the Hawkeye and would like to, at least every two weeks, talk on HBN to let the students know what is going on.”

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It’s election time at Terrace, tooAs candidates make their bid to represent students and tackle an increasingly complex agenda of issues facing ASB, clubs and sports, the Hawkeye posed these questions…

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With all the political hoo-hah going around there is no wonder people are trying to find the candidate who best suits them.

The Hawkeye’s Executive Council has chosen to endorse Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for a various reasons.

We feel as if he would be a great president of the United States, bet-ter than Sen. John McCain, Sen. Hillary Clinton or any other candi-date. He is able to grasp the attention of young voters, especially stu-dents. Obama has become a beacon of hope and change, two things that the citizens of United States have been waiting for, for a very long time.

Students and teachers should support Obama. On Obama’s Web site, he states that he “believes teachers should not be forced to spend the academic year preparing students to fill in bubbles on standard-ized tests.” We agree that this style of teaching is not very useful and needs modification. Obama plans on creating “Teacher Service Scholarships” that will pay for four years of undergraduate educa-tion or two years of graduate education if teachers agree to teach in high-need locations for four years. Obama plans on making college an option for everyone by creating the “American Opportunity Tax Credit,” which will cover most of the tuition at public universities and make community college free for most students.

The Iraq War is one of the most hotly debated topics and Obama’s stance makes us want to have Obama win the Democratic nomina-tion and the general election later. His ideas of having a timetable to pull out of Iraq supports what many young people believe in terms of having troops out of Iraq now. Everyone also sees that under President Bush, America is losing its integrity and we want that to stop. Obama has plans to stop these things and rebuild America’s name.

The nation needs a charismatic leader who will inspire everyone to unite and take efficient steps, more specifically, to pass laws that will bring forth improvements so that we won’t have a veto-spree from the leader himself or herself or from the Congress. We feel that Obama is the sort of leader who can rally both politicians and citizens.

Obama has reached out to all sorts of people through many speech-es. We think that he will be able to connect with not just those who take the side of Democratic Party, but also of Republicans, too. He essentially wants to make America one nation and not political parties be a barrier for the nation. In a sense he wants one color, purple, to be a mix of everyone so that people can be united as one nation and not divided into two parties.

His policy of having health insurance affordable for everyone is also a great idea. As he has said on television before, if health insurance is affordable to people then they will buy it, but if not then they won’t.

Obama plans on investing $150 billion over 10 years on and support research on clean energy for today and the future. His long-term goal is to lower carbon emissions by 2050. Obama also wants to create a forum where the leading developed nations of the world can discuss energy issues. At The Hawkeye we feel that as one of the most pow-erful and influential nations the United States has a duty to lead the world toward environmental responsibility. Obama is the man to start us down that road.

Obama plans on investing $1 billion over five years to help Americans that reside in the lower income bracket with job success. He is going to help the lower class by also raising the minimum wage to a living wage and by providing tax relief for low-income working families. In the “Land of Opportunity” we need to give more oppor-tunities to our own citizens.

We are happy to see Obama’s success and popularity in the presi-dential race and we are hoping that he remains in the lead. Obama can bring the change that this country needs. He can lead this nation to a bright and beautiful future.

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Barack obama: our choice for president The upcoming election poses an opportunity for change. Not only a change in a president,

but also a change in policies, in satisfaction, in opportunities.

Students who turn 18 before Nov. 4 will have a chance to cast their ballot, in favor of their presidential hopeful. As dissatisfaction with the current president is high, it will be the civic duty for every critic and person over 18 to vote

in hopes that the next four to eight years will be a time of recovery and reform.

Yet, along with all legal adults’ rights and civic duty to vote, comes another obligation. The obliga-tion of voting responsibly, which was envisioned by the founding fathers who aspired that American voters could responsibly choose the most demo-cratic and optimal president.

Voting responsibly includes: not voting solely based on race, gender, regional inclination, your parents’ party inclination, your friends’ party incli-

nations, age, candidates’ rhetorical abilities, or which candidate is hotter. The list of possible biases or illusions goes on and on.

Voting responsibly also constitutes research: of candidates’ policies, of their experience, and of which candidate will bring about the reform and change in this country that you wish to see or which candidate will keep that status quo if that is what you desire.

So, before you decide to vote for a candidate because he or she advocates change (with cool blue signs), yet you know nothing of his policies for change, take the time to do a little research. Then compare and contrast different candidates’ applica-tions for president, and make your decision as to which is more fit for the office.

As we have seen in the past, jumping on a can-didate’s bandwagon with all your friends results in war, recession, and a dissatisfied public. This upcoming election, and future ones, requires more than the simple duty to vote, it requires a duty for impartial judgment and unbiased research, in hopes for a brighter future.

And remember, you can still register to vote in the Career Center in the library.

Voting responsibly is important

Nathan KingHawkeye staff

Marijuana was not made illegal for health or moral reasons; rather it was made ille-

gal to get rid of competition. Hemp was such a versatile material that mem-bers of the timber industry or people who had financial interests in the timber indus-try pushed legislation for-ward to criminalize marijua-na. In 1937 the Marihuana Tax Act was passed which helped lead to the illegaliza-

tion and criminalization of marijuana. Since that time rather than reforming laws and decriminal-izing marijuana, the exact opposite has happened. President Richard Nixon waged a “War on Drugs” which is still being fought today. It has cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars, with no real effect besides ruining people’s lives and putting more nonviolent criminals in jail.

Former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper has come out in recent years as an ardent advocate for the legalization of all drugs. In an article titled “Legalize drugs—all of them” Stamper writes: “We’re making more arrests for drug offenses than for murder, manslaughter, forcible rape and aggra-vated assault combined. Feel safer?”

It doesn’t make sense to put a pot smoker in jail. It costs about $19,000 to keep an inmate in prison for one year. This money could be spent on edu-cation, roads, health care, or other services, but instead it is used to take a nonviolent person off of their couch and put him or her into a cell.

First off, drug users are not criminals. Drug use and addiction are medical issues, not crimi-nal issues. Second, jails typically aren’t good for inmates. Most inmates don’t reform themselves, but rather they get worse. This is shown by the

return rate of prisoners, which in a survey of 300,000 was 51.8 percent. The story of George Jung is a great example of how the prison system can have negative results. When Jung was sent to jail for trafficking marijuana he met Carlos Lehder who introduced him to the Columbian Cartel and when Jung left jail he became one of the big-gest coke dealers in the world working for Pablo Escobar.

Whether one smokes marijuana should be a deci-sion that one gets to make for himself or herself. If marijuana was legalized, the deadly black mar-ket would shrink, honest research could be per-formed, and jails would not be filled with so many nonviolent criminals. Along with legalization new laws would be created such as laws to make sure that there were age requirements and that people did not drive after using. Marijuana has addictive traits, but not nearly as much as legal drugs such as alcohol or tobacco.

However, most people do not get addicted to marijuana. Marijuana can be responsibly used. While some may abuse the drug, it is very possible for someone to occasionally smoke pot in their free time.

What is so wrong with a person getting all of their obligations done and in their free time relax-ing and smoking some marijuana? As long as a person has their priorities in order, marijuana should not be considered an illicit drug. It has been unfairly demonized and incorrect stereotypes have grown about its users.

Where marijuana has been decriminalized and/or legalized no major problems have occurred. Thirty percent of Americans live in areas where marijuana has been decriminalized in some way and studies have shown that usage has not increased nor have adolescent attitudes changed.

Jacob TupperEditorial Editor

Drug users aren’t criminals

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Some people would argue that graffiti is a form of art; some would say that it is just a fun thing to do on

weekends. Either way you look at it, its still wrong. Though I have to admit some graffiti artists are great at what they

do, these people don’t understand that some people are hired to paint buildings as their job.

What is it that makes a person think that they can just paint over it with their so-called art! If you are going to do graffiti, do it on something like a wall that peo-ple don’t really care about. Not a school, or a freeway overpass.

It’s one thing to write on a freeway overpass, but to spell whatever it is you’re trying to write wrong, that just totally defeats the purpose.

Personally I think graffiti would be much more appeal-ing if people could clearly read what was intended to be written.

Though nonetheless graffiti is wrong and not to mention illegal. I do agree that graffiti is a small form of art only because some people actually do it to express a message to society. Whereas some people do it to show anger by writing slanderous language on walls of schools and the occasional garbage can.

Basically, what I am trying to say is that I don’t like graf-fiti in general. But I do agree that in some cases it could be considered as art. But unsolicited art does not belong on the side of an elementary school, or on a train. Personally I think it makes certain things look trashy with it. When people want to go see art, they will go down to the local museum and look at it on their own time. It’s a fact that in society today people are forced to look at it on the side of the highway everyday on their way to school or work that seems stupid to me. Graffiti “artists” think that it’s okay if it’s on the side of the freeway because it is like seeing free artwork everyday.

Well, the fact that it eventually deteriorates the wall, and fades after a few months just makes it all the more point-less. If enough people liked seeing the graffiti and it wasn’t considered vandalism then it wouldn’t be illegal. The fact that it is illegal just goes to show how many people hate it.

Vandalism in general is seen all over our school as well as in our community. This just shows how many imma-

ture people there are in this world, that either have way too much time on their hands, or think they have nothing better to do. Truthfully I think people need to do some-thing more effective and legal with their time, instead of wasting other people’s time trying to clean up their mess. If

you are going to do graffiti, do it on your own property or someplace that not a lot of people will see, or just stick to doing it on a canvas and displaying that somewhere. Stop wasting other people’s time and energy to clean up your 15 minutes of fun.

Amanda LockleerOpinion Editor

Ji Mun/The Hawkeye

Graffiti is wrong and a waste

There are movies that inspire us to accomplish more

things, movies that go back in time and teach us historical e v e n t s , a n d m o v i e s that cap-ture our b r e a t h w i t h e v e r y

romantic scene. Some mov-ies make us hold our stomachs in laughter, falling down on the ground because the movie was so hysterical.

Finally, some movies, like “The Golden Compass” stir our reli-gious and theological beliefs. “The Golden Compass” was first a book published by an atheist author named Phillip Pullman. The book was his first novel in “His Dark Materials.”

The Washington Post Book World wrote about “The Golden Compass” that it was “arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past 20 years. If (“The Subtle Knife”) is as good as “The Golden Compass,” we’ll be two thirds of the way to the completion of a modern fantasy classic.”

Publishers Weekly praised the book, writing: “As always, Pullman is a master at combining impeccable characterizations and

seamless plotting, maintaining a crackling pace to create scene upon scene of almost unbearable tension.”

Those were only a few quotes of admiration for the book. In short, most people love the book and the recent film adaptation that was released earlier this win-ter. Most, that is, with the excep-tion of many vocal conservative Christians.

Some conservatives who view this book religiously dislike Pullman. Not all Christians feel that way though. Some have said that this movie is a fantasy story, and that they enjoyed watching another person’s view on God. Reviewer John Howell writes “the only sin “The Golden Compass” appears to have committed is that of not sharing the same set of beliefs as the Christian faith.” In other words, some of the mate-rial that the producers made in the movie is not the same set of beliefs that Christians would fol-low.

I am a Christian, and from what I saw in the movie, it seemed like the movie producers made the faith overly dramatic, which is okay to do, but it is shows a different side of Christianity. It was really interesting to watch because I had a pen and paper in my hand writing madly of all the different material that the movie put in about Christianity.

Pullman answered a few ques-tions from his readers a while ago. One girl asked him: How do you respond to the claim that your books are anti-Catholic and promote atheism? His reply was straight to the point and suffi-cient. His reply was: “My point is that religion is at its best it does most good when it is farthest away from political power, and that when it gets hold of the power to (for example) send armies to war or to condemn people to death, or to rule every aspect of our lives, it rapidly goes bad. Sometimes people think that if something is done in the name of faith or religion, it must be good. Unfortunately, that isn’t true; some things done in the name of religion are very bad. That was what I was trying to describe in my story.”

Pullman did not write this story because he wanted to send out a message of atheism. He wrote this book about good and bad.

I think in every person there is a narrow hallway with a small com-pact closet. In that closet there is mixed emotions piled high. There are such emotions that one per-son could not explain it. I think that when we find that closet, and peek into it with curiosity because we have never seen it before, we get scared of what

we see. As people pull out those emotions they try to find out what the emotions are and how to organize them. You canít just look at those emotions and walk away from them. I think that is what Pullman was trying to do. He had so many emotions about his faith and about life that he found in that compact closet. That was him, organizing and solving those emotions.

One can say that you can’t truly live until you find out what

is inside you. Pullman was brave enough to march right down to that closet and sort out his emotions. I have tried multiple times in my life to sort out my emo-

tions, but I find myself too scared to try and run away with fear and agony.

Until I am able to clean out my closet, I read and question to other people such as Pullman himself how he cleaned his. Faith is such a diverse, confusing, pow-erful, and unimaginably amazing substance that people soak up in many different ways. This is Pullman’s way of soaking it up. I am a strong believer in God and I choose to follow him, so to read what he has to say about Christianity and good verses evil in this mind boggling book, cre-

ates a whole new level of thinking for me. Faith is one of the biggest problems in our world today. I think if we are not careful, then it could destroy us. It has bought out the worst in us because of so many disagreements on what is right and how to show our faith to God. It is just a matter of how humans handle this diverse con-cept in life.

“As for the atheism, it doesn’t matter to me whether people believe in God or not, so I’m not promoting anything of that sort. What I do care about is whether people are cruel or whether they’re kind, whether they act for democ-racy or for tyranny, whether they believe in open-minded inquiry or in shutting the freedom of thought and expression,” Pullman told his critics. “Good things have been done in the name of religion, and so have bad things; and both good things and bad things have been done with no religion at all. What I care about is the good, wherever it comes from.”

This explains a lot about Pullman’s opinions. Once audi-ences read this book, they were so quick to misjudge and think that Pullman was writing a book of unrealistic views of Christianity. Pullman has a respectable mind and put it to use, but in a way that made his readers think, and I think that many weren’t ready for that.

Elle PattersonHawkeye staff

“the only sin ‘the Golden Compass’ appears to have

committed is that of not sharing the same set of beliefs as the

Christian faith.”

‘The Golden Compass’ and religion

OPINION5 | Hawkeye | 26 February 2008

| See what the robotics team has been up to Page 6

| Don’t like something going on at school? Speak up and write a letter to the editor. E-mail us at [email protected]

Hawk TalkQ: How much sleep do you think is enough to function at school?

Annie Hogansenior

“At least 6 hours, but I never get that during the school week. But I like to sleep a lot cause

my bed is so comfy.”

Mark BurbankInnovation teacher

“ I think you should get 8 hours. But I get way less then that and

I function just fine.”

Matt Brenchley sophomore

“5 to 6 hours. If you have less then that, you’ll

fall asleep in class and it will get annoying.”

Julian Snow freshman

Ask any senior right now who is taking a math class because they didn’t meet standard on the Math WASL and I am sure they will tell you the same I am going to tell you—take

the WASL seriously. WASL tests are coming. Reading and Writing will be March 10-13. Math and Science will be Apr. 14-18. I can-not stress enough how important it is for you to be prepared for these tests. They are a fact of life for us and not passing them means not graduating. Our goal is to help you by doing all we can to make

sure you are prepared.Here are some tips to help you do your best on the WASL:1. Eat breakfast- I know that finding time to eat breakfast

is hard, especially when you are scrambling to get ready for school. But during these very important tests, it is crucial that you make some extra time to eat something before coming to school. A cup of yogurt, some string cheese, peanut butter and toast, anything is better than nothing. Just eat something.

2. Get some sleep- Staying up until 2 a.m. is not something I would advise, since the test starts at 7:30 a.m. Give yourself a chance to do well on the tests by going to bed a few hours ear-

lier. Make sure you are rested and ready to perform by getting at least 6 hours (I would say 8 hours, but I am being a realist here) of sleep each night during the test.

3. Attend WASL Prep Sessions- We are scheduling some preparation sessions the week prior to each test. These prep sessions will give you a chance to see what kinds of questions you are going to be asked, answer questions that have been on previous tests and also provide you with some useful tips and strategies. Like anything that is important to do, preparation is key. Taking some time to get yourself ready for the test will help you do better.

4. Relax- On the days of these tests, remember that you know this stuff. Test anxiety can really get in your way and I understand that there is some big-time anxiety for the WASL. This is a high-stakes test—your graduation from high school is dependent on passing, but also remember that you know the material. You know how to read and write. You know how to do the math problems. You are prepared for these tests. It is good to be a little bit nervous—that is a sign that you care about what you are doing. But be confident that you know your stuff and the WASL is a chance for you to show that.

WASL is a very important aspect of your high school life and it is here to stay. Doing everything you can to be prepared is the best way to ensure that you successfully navigate these tests. I wish you the best of luck on these tests.

Greg SchwabPrincipal

Get ready, set, WASL time!

The Hawkeye provides school officials this column each issue as a part of our mission as an open, public forum

Education REfoRm

Schools should allow students to learn what they

want

“6 to 8 hours is a good quality sleep. It also

helps if you keep to a regular sleep pattern.”

“About 8 hours is enough for me, but that’s

only because it’s what the doctor suggests.”

The principal’s corner leTTer To The ediTor

Titi Chikoorejunior

dear editor:School doesn’t work. In fact, school is very

possibly the most counter-invitive and ineffec-tive nationwide establishment at this current point in time. Teachers love to sport their rub-bish about how “teaching results in learning, but involving results in understanding,” but the simple fact of the matter is that involve-ment cannot happen within the confines of the modern day classroom. The highest and most interesting form of learning comes from experiencing the subject matter, not by sitting down at a desk and talked to.

So what has to change? First of all, the Federal education budget has to see some severe improvements. In the year 2006 alone, about $120 billion was invested in the Iraq war. That same year our beloved soon to be ex-president slashed the education expen-diture from about $56 billion to about $53 billion. More money needs to go to teach-ing our children how to create, inspire, lead, and innovate, rather than to drop bombs and shoot people. With more funding, schools can be expanded, classrooms added, teachers hired to lead those classes, all resulting in the expansion of potential curriculum choices for students.

To utilize these assets to their fullest, the rules, restrictions, and requirements for grad-uation need to under go drastic changes. It is not at all unreasonable to have 22 credits as a basic prerequisite, but allocating those credits to specific subjects is pure stupidity. If you don’t like foreign language and do not plan on entering a corner field that calls for such abilities, then why should we have to take it? That’s not to say someone should be completely relieved of a class, but rather given the option to invest that period of the school day in the advanced study of a subject that interests them and they will apply later in life. These are the first few baby-steps in a wide-scale education reform in America, a change for the better.

Brendon Moran sophomore

Amount of Sleep The Effects8 Hours Refreshed mood; alert; peak physical performance

7 Hours Moody; occasional trouble concentrating; reduce short-term memory some drowsiness while driving

6 Hours Testy; irritable; poor decision-making; reduce immunity; impaired motor skills; weight gain.

5 Hours Testy; irritable; poor decision-making; reduce immunity; impaired motor skills; weight gain.

4 Hours Extremely irritable; exhaustion; higher risk of ulcers, dia-betes, heart attack and obesity (due to less efficient metabo-lism rate); dangerous to self and to others on the job and while driving

Source: Sleep researcher James Maas, PhD and Mark Rosenkind, former president of NASA’s Fatigue Countermeasure program. K. F. LAMOREUX COPSY 101 HANDBOOK

* For more information check out page 14 of Health

Technology6 | Hawkeye | 26 February 2008

| Read about the upcoming musical “Godspell” opens this week page 9

| E-mail the Technology Editor for any interesting stories at [email protected]

By Cassie SorianoTechnology Editor

It’s that time of year again as MTHS’s Robotics club prepares for the annual FIRST Robotics Competition held in Portland, Oregon on Feb. 28 to March 1.

The Robotics team 1778 has been working since the Jan. 5 kickoff that explained what this year’s competition and chal-lenge will be. The For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) 2008 Robotics Competition objective is to construct a robot capable of rolling a 40-inch rubber ball, known as a “trackball,” and lifting it across or under an overpass. The other objective is similar to a NASCAR race, where all com-peting robots will race around a field as many times as possible under a time limit. The Robotics club tested their robot on Aviation High school’s field last month, which resembles the arena that will be at Portland. In the FIRST Robotics Competition, there are three modes called Autonomous, Hybrid, and End Game. Autonomous Mode is the 15-second period where the competitor’s robot must be pro-grammed to run by itself. Hybrid Mode is the two minute game that’s similar to NASCAR, although the competing teams

are set up into Red and Blue groups. During Hybrid Mode, a Driver will maneuver their team’s robot through an arena and lift the trackball either under or over any upcoming overpass-es. Drivers must also move their robot around any other robots so that they don’t collide and dam-age each other. Junior Avinesh Bilash will be the Driver for this year’s 1778 Robotics team. After Hybrid Mode ends, the final period is the 15 second End Game. The End Game’s objec-tive changes every year, and the robot’s design usually depends on what the End Game will be. This year’s objective involves a team’s robot being able to not only lift the trackball, but also to get it across an 80-inch overpass.

The Robotics club also has a high goal in mind that’ll take some time to prepare for. In 2010 they plan to reach for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition’s Chairman’s award, the high-est award given to a team. In order to reach this goal, our school’s Robotics club m e n t o r e d L y n n w o o d High School’s team through planning, fab-ricating and testing. They’d not

only built one robot for them-selves, but also helped built the LHS robot before they had to ship both on Feb. 19. However, the two clubs didn’t work sepa-rately, but as one team with one goal in mind. Even though they were building two robots for the 2008 competition, the Robotics club got a lot accomplished before they had to ship their robots. “It’s a lot less stressful than last year, everyone would say so,” described sophomore Michelle Stone about the process of build-ing their robots. In celebration of the successful ship-off, one mem-ber dressed in a penguin suit and walked around school on Feb. 20. Unlike last year when mem-bers stayed in the Robotics room until at least 9 p.m., students didn’t have to work late nights to finish their robots in time. The Robotics club is also improv-ing their safety procedures to hopefully win the Safety Award. Last year team 1778 received the

award for making sure that everyone on the field

had safety goggles on at all times, and

that they were cautious around dangerous tools during fabrica-tion. All the mem-

bers will be learn-ing CPR so that they

will be able to handle emergen-cies at home, at school, and also at competitions if it’s needed. Once the 2008 FIRST Robotics

Competition is over, team 1778 will be going to the Regional Competition in Tacoma, March 20-22.

By Elizabeth SengHawkeye staff

Microsoft introduced a new tie between the virtual world and reality with their Microsoft Surface.

A project kept secret for about six years, Microsoft Surface is a table-top computer that has a width of 30 inches made of holographic glass, an enclosure, a projector, and two cam-eras. All of these features are used to allow single or multiple users to liter-ally “grab” data and move it around by touching, discarding the need for a keyboard or mouse.

The Surface was made to change the way people interact with digital content and will also change how people shop, dine, play, and exchange infor-mation.

This tabletop computer lets users share photos and music, find directions, and even purchase food. It will soon be in restaurants so that cus-tomers can search through an up-to-date digital menu to see what they may want to purchase, which can reduce the hassle of not having enough menus for customers.

When the bill needs to be paid for, a credit or debit card can be placed on the Surface and all of the items that were purchased appear as pictures on the screen. Those can then be dragged to the credit or debit card and will show the buyer how much it will cost for each.

The Surface also reacts to paintbrushes, allow-ing the user to paint with their fingers or paint-

brushes on certain programs. Placing other physical objects with an identi-

fication tag on the tabletop will trigger different responses.

For example, if a digital camera is placed on the Surface, the computer will display the photos and the user will be able to move them around or into anoth-er digital device, such as a cell phone.

Users can view different kinds of music and select the ones they want and drag them onto the music device or share

music with a friend. The Surface can also allow the user to find

directions to places and transfer the directions to a phone with map feature. The set-back is that these items will only react to the Surface if it has an identification tag.

The Microsoft Surface is mostly aimed for com-mercial users at this time and will be in places such as Sheraton Hotel and Resorts; IGT, a global company that specializes in design, manu-facture, marketing computerized gaming equip-ment, network systems, licensing, and services. Harrah’s Entertainment, restaurants, other public entertainment venues, and other similar compa-nies will have access to the Surface.

The Microsoft Surface is currently priced from $5,000 to $10, 000 for commercial use only. The cost won’t go down until the next three to five years and won’t be available to non-commercial customers because of its expensive installation processes.

Microsoft finally ‘Surfaces’ its first tabletop computer

Photo courtesy of Michelle StoneRobotics Club members work with mentors Ray gibbs and Kevin Crader on LHS’s robot Jan. 18, after their first robot was successfully completed.

On Feb. 21, 2008 a missile launched by the U.S. mili-

tary successfully struck the mal-functioned satellite USA-193.

The spy satellite was l a u n c h e d December 14, 2006, but with-in several hours had lost power, and con-

trol of the satellite was never regained.

The reason this satellite was destroyed was because of its hydrazine fuel tank, a com-mon agent used for rocket fuels and developing photographs. Normally the hydrazine fuel would’ve depleted as the satellite orbited the earth, and wouldn’t pose a threat to humans. USA-193’s inactivity over a yearlong period could’ve caused the chemi-cal to freeze into a mass of a half-ton, similar to a mini-van. With this fuel tank full of frozen hydrazine, the chemical wouldn’t burn up in the atmosphere had the satellite fallen to Earth. Also, since the satellite wasn’t able to be

controlled, it couldn’t have been deliberately de-orbited. When a satellite is de-orbited, it’s maneu-vered to fall into the ocean to avoid populated areas.

According to msnbc.com, the Pentagon was given permission to shoot down the satellite before it could potentially enter the Earth’s atmosphere and expose humans to the toxic hydrazine fuel. A U.S. Warship near Hawaii was desig-nated to fire a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) at USA-193 on Feb. 14, and on Feb. 21 the missile hit the satellite directly.

The chances of the SM-3 hitting the satellite were slim; however with USA-193’s orbiting altitude descending over time, the mis-sile was able to reach the satel-lite. Whether the fuel tank was destroyed along with the satel-lite has yet to be determined, but the debris will likely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere before any of it reaches the ground.

Chances that the satellite would fall in populated areas were just as low as the missile hit-ting USA-193. Now that the spy satellite has been turned into fragments, the likelihood is even smaller.

USA-193 shot down by sea-launched missile

TECH Talk

Robotics Team 1778 prepares for the 2008 FIRST Competition at Portland

Cassie SorianoTechnology Editor

“a project kept secret for about six

years, Microsoft Surface is a tabletop

computer.”

hawkeye | 26 February 2008 | Technology |7


Ever wonder which Web sites are legitimate, and which ones just want your Social Security number?

Carnegie Mellon University’s Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory (CUPS) developed a fun and unique way to avoid becoming a phishing victim.

Phishing is a method used to deceive people in order to get their personal data, and “Anti-Phishing Phil” is an online Macromedia Flash game that teaches how to determine phish-ing Web sites and e-mails.

Through levels of instruc-tions that “Phil” the fish learns from his father, players guide the young goldfish through the Internet (known as “InterWeb Bay” in the game) and its pos-sible dangers.

They also get to see just how scammers make themselves appear legitimate, but by look-ing for certain key elements fig-ure out if they are fake or not. With e-mails that ask you to call a number they’ve provided or to enter in personal information, Anti-Phishing Phil provides three easy steps to follow. The first step is to resist any urges to call the number or reply; look over the e-mail and evaluate why you’re information is even necessary. Also, never call the number they include in the e-mail if it

doesn’t seem completely legitimate.Checking the Web site’s address bar is one of the main

methods to find out if the Web site is a scam. The three main parts to a URL is its prefix, address, and file name. The prefix is the beginning of the URL that includes the “http” portion. After the prefix is the actual address of the

Web site, which ends before the first forward slash in the URL.

On the right side of the address is the Web site’s name; it’s very important to know where the Web site’s name is because it tells what the com-pany’s real address is.

Many phishing Web sites use a legitimate Web site’s address in their URL, but if it’s not on the right side of the address then it’s a scam. Company names with a hyphen after it are usually scam Web sites, as well as Web sites with a lot of random numbers and letters in its address. Players get to deci-pher whether a URL is real or fake during three-minute intervals. These “levels” appear after instructions and helpful tips on phishing attacks have been given.

In “Anti-Phishing Phil,” a player is initially given three lives as they guide Phil around the computer screen. The objective is for Phil to eat worms that have legitimate Web sites attached to them, and to reject the false ones. If

the player is unsure of the Web site, they can ask Phil’s father for help.

“Anti-Phishing Phil” is one of several projects that CUPS has been developing over the past years to prevent Internet users from becoming victim of scamming attacks.

By alan adzhiyevGeneral Manager

The LG Voyager was released late last fall and is exclusive to the Verizon wire-less plan.

The Voyager comes with touch-screen capabilities, along with a QWERTY key-board, an mp3 and video player, 2-mega-pixel zoom camera with video, and stereo Bluetooth.

The cell phone is about five inches in height, and two inches wide with a depth of .71 in.

The touch-screen of the Voyager is simi-lar to the iPhone. It uses a haptic, or touch-sensitive, mechanism to simulate physical buttons when pressed upon. It’s similar in build to its predecessor, the LG EN-V; therefore the phone opens from the side to reveal a keyboard underneath the exterior screen. The exterior LCD screen is 240 by 420 pixels while the interior is a 420 by 240 pixel screen.

The Apple iPhone has a touch-screen keyboard too, but it includes another func-tion. The function is that once someone spells something wrong on the keyboard the phone automatically “corrects” the mis-spelled word.

What about the people who mean to enter a name or a word that isn’t in the dic-tionary? They have to press an annoying little “X” mark box to insert the real word. With the Voyager any typing problems are non-existent. Although the Voyager does have predictive text, which is when the phone will decide what letter to enter so that dictionary words are entered. Though the option of using the keyboard leaves no room for mistake.

The new LG phone can handle up to

four hours of talk time and 480 standby hours, the amount of time the battery lasts without charging. A memory card is sold separately, however the Voyager has an external memory of 198 MB. Though this may seem like a lot for a phone with high-resolution pictures and music, purchasing a larger memory card would be advised. The memory card limit of the phone is eight GB.

Music can be purchased and placed on the Voyager through its EVDO Internet capabilities, and played through either ear-phones or its built-in speaker. EVDO is an acronym for Evolution-Data Optimized, which are Internet radio signals that are usually used on broadband Internet with routers.

EVDO can allow mobile devices to have data transfer rates up to 3.1 mbps. Along with Internet, Global Positioning System navigation capabilities are also a part of this new LG phone. The Voyager also utilizes its navigation system to oper-ate Chaperone Parent and Chaperone Parent/Child, which are programs used to tell where users on the same phone plan are and their location, if necessary to find each other.

The LG Voyager comes with standard text, picture, and video messaging, e-mail updates and instant messaging. The LG Venus was also released at the same time as the LG Voyager. The Venus is for those who would like to have a touch screen phone similar to the Voyager, but without the keyboard.

With the purchase or renewing of a 2-year contract plan, the voyager costs $349.99. With an online purchase at Verizon’s Web site, $50 will be deducted and reduce the purchase to $299.99.

LG Voyager adds to the iPhone rivalry

Anti-phishing Phil and his clever Web site helps prevent Internet scams

Courtesy of http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/antiphishing_phil/quiz/index.htmlAnti-Phishing Phil’s father explains Web site URLs that contain random-looking letters and numbers in the address portion of the URL are phishing Web sites.

A&E8 | Hawkeye | 26 February 2008

| See what went on at Lionel Hampton Page 10

| See how the Hawks did in sports this season Page 19

| Two guys and a bag of popcorn review “Diary of the Dead” Page 8

| Race to the White House Page 16

By Derek GilesSports Co-Editor

When Microsoft released it’s XBOX in late 2001, Halo: Combat Evolved was released alongside as a launch title. The first Halo was a game that had drastically changed the way ‘first-person-shooter’ video games were looked upon. Superior graphics, excellent multi-player design and smooth controls made Halo: Combat Evolved a cult hit in America.

XBOX and Halo brought along with them the feature of being able to connect up to sixteen XBOX’s togeth-er and play with up to sixteen players at the same time. “System Link” as it is called, enabled guys and gals all over the nation to take part in heated and competitive battles of the game.

From basements to local video game shops, this game was played with more enthusiasm and passion than any past console game ever had. It wasn’t very long for this game to make appearances in tournaments and be played with as much emotion as any other competitive entity.

Eventually, in early 2002, Major League Gaming (MLG), an actual professional video game league was established. This ‘league’ started by hosting Halo: Combat Evolved tournaments in various locations around the U.S. MLG carried Halo as their flagship game while also having tour-naments for Nintendo’s Super Smash Brothers Melee.

After two seasons of Halo: Combat Evolved being the main game, MLG picked up Halo 2 (released in November 2004) for its main game. At these MLG Halo

2 tournaments, there were two events within the tourna-ment; a four versus four team tournament and a free-for-all tournament. And by the end of the 2005 season, MLG had events with over 80 four versus four teams and 500 people competing in the free-for-all tournament (everyone that participated in the four versus four tournament usu-ally participated in the free-for-all tournament).

Within MLG, the very top and elite players are actually considered professionals. As unusual as it sounds, MLG has contracts with thirteen players; all signed to 3-year $250,000 deals. On top of this, MLG pays stipends to the players ranked within the top sixteen in four versus for and top sixteen in free-for-all.

In the latest 2007 MLG season, AOS sophomore Jacob Reiser has made it to the top ranks of pro. Although he is not signed by MLG, he still is considered a professional and is a highly regarded player. Currently ranked in the top eight in free-for-all and top sixteen in four versus four, ‘Hysteria’ as he is known in the Halo world, is a world-class player.

I had a chance to talk with Reiser and when asked how long he’s been playing, he said, “I got Halo 2 right when it came out but I didn’t really start playing it until about a year after that.”

Reiser has been playing Halo competitively for the past year or so, but like most players, he started small.

“I played in my first tournament at Gameclucks in Lynnwood and I teamed with two friends that go to Kamiak” he said. These tournaments however are very small compared to that of MLG tournaments.

“It’s a completely different experience. There’s a huge dif-ference between fifty people, and fifteen hundred people.” When I asked which he preferred, he quickly replied “MLG by a long shot.”

MLG’s 2007 season included stops to Charlotte, New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago, Orlando and with the champion-ships culminating in Las Vegas. This has been one of the most enjoyable parts for Reiser. “The best part about pro gaming is being able to travel the country and meet a lot of new friends.”

The sophomore is quite happy with himself so far and has made some fairly decent money for playing a video game. “Over the past six months, I’ve made around $4,000.”

MLG itself is still a very quickly growing company and these paychecks will only start to get juicier. When dis-cussing MLG’s future, Reiser said, “I see it getting bigger and bigger. There is already a T.V. show and the sponsors and amount of people already going are getting bigger and bigger. MLG does a great job.”

The title of professional gamer is a little ambiguous in Reiser’s eyes, as in, it’s not something obviously that would be career worthy. “A lot of people think that you are plan-ning on doing it for a career and ask, ‘What are going to do when Halo ends?’ when really it’s just another way to make money and pay for college instead of having another kind of job,” he said. “If I’m still making money in college, I see no reason to stop. After college, I plan on pursuing a career in the creation of video games,” he added.

Pro ‘Halo’ player makes a name for himself

David

Two film students and a horde of zombie popcorn

Colin

By Colin DiltzPhotography Manager

This movie is not your typical zom-bie movie. In fact it is very funny and has a serious message besides the zom-bies. There is also a deep message that points out how there are always people who would rather record events than partake in them.

George Romero does a great job at his zombie movies and rightfully so because he is basically the creator of genre. It is also apparent that he has a good sense of humor because he adds some very funny moments to the movie, for example the death of an Amish farmer who throws dynamite at zombies. There are many similar scenes like the afore mentioned.

One of the biggest parts of this movie is its point of view through a camera; not like how most movies are. At some points, though, it is amazing how the cameraman doesn’t turn off the camera and help out the victims. Every once in awhile there is a commentary between important scenes that sort of remind-ed me of video game cut scenes. These usually didn’t have a lot of importance except for the starting one because it showed how the disease affected humans and how it spread. These cut scenes also questioned the human con-dition and the role the media plays in reporting the truth.

As in all horror movies many char-

acters die, but I won’t list them (the characters or the death scenes?) so the movie isn’t spoiled. The graphics of the blood and guts however aren’t that cheesy. The producer did a very good job of making the movie look as real as possible.

However the ending didn’t seem like a very good one. It kind of just ended and left a lot of the questions unan-swered, but I think that is how this movie should have with the way it was set up.

By David ClarkHawkeye staff

“Diary of the Dead” is the newest piece by George A. Romero, a remake of Night of the Living Dead from the standpoint of a group of film students. The premise of the film is kind of a eulogy for the cameraman Jason, played by Joshua Close, and a brief description of the way the filming was done. Oh, before I get ahead of myself, let it be known that Diary of the Dead is shot in the form of a mockumentary, or a civil-ian view of fictional events unfolding

before them. The film begins with the scene of Jason filming for student film project. From there, the film students hear reports of the dead rising, and the story picks up from there.

Romero delves straight into the gold-mine of his older work, making use of zombies as plot developers versus gore machines (much like Night and Dawn of the Dead), not to mention that the living cast really plays themselves well. That was another thing that I deeply loved about Diary- each of the charac-ters were in their own way interesting or awesome like Jason’s film professor, who, carrying ,nothing other than a bottle of bourbon, decks out with a full size hunting bow and eventually a short sword against the dead. Another char-acter of worthy mention is Eliot, a kind of nerdy kid whom even uses an I.V. pole to impale a zombie.

If I could not stress it enough, let me say that this film cannot possibly get enough credit as a horror film, the sort of example it makes of “public informa-tion” versus true events, and a series of rather completely awesome characters. I believe that age is definitely work-ing upon Romero like wine: you have sweet and tasty grapes at the beginning, crush them up until juice, leave alone (for a long time) to avoid a bitter and bad taste, and finally you are left with a aged and educated drink to please your taste buds.

Used with permission from www.imdb.com

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MTHS Drama presents “Godspell”

7p.m. @ MTHS Theater

Four Freshmen7p.m. @ ECA

DeMiero Jazz Fest.



Ernie Andrews7p.m. @ ECA

DeMiero Jazz Fest.



John Pizzarelli7p.m. @ ECA

DeMiero Jazz Fest.







Orchestra Concert7p.m. @ MTHS

Theater

Band Concert7p.m. @ MTHS

Theater

Kill Your ex $10 @ Studio Seven

Duke ellington Orchestra $28.50

@ Jazz alley

Voodoo glow Skulls $12 @ Studio Seven

Choklate $20.50 @ Jazz alley

Terror $18 @ Studio Seven

gogol Bordello $20 @ The Showbox SoDo

Dr. John $28.50 @ Jazz alley

Immortal Divination $7 @ Studio Seven

Silverstein $16 @ The Showbox

alice Smith $17 @ Triple Door

Citizen Cope $25 @ Moore Theater

The Blow $12 @ The Triple Door

Sera Cahoone $Free @ easy Street Records

MSTRKRFT $13 @ Neumos

Say anything $16.50 @ Neumos

Benefit Concert Godspell Support Qaches NekMarch 7• 7p.m. •Nordstrom Recital Hall at the BenaroyaPerformances by: MTHS, Roosevelt and Garfield HS

Terrace’s yearly musicalFeb. 28-March 1 and March 6-8 • 7p.m. • MTHS Theater

Starring: eli Blaisdell and Joel Jewett


The MTHS Drama Department’s much-anticipated musi-cal “Godspell” will debut Feb. 28 to March 1, and will con-

tinue March 6 to the 8.In “Godspell,” director Jeannie Brzovic described the main element as depicting “a disorganized, dis-

enfranchised group of people com-ing together” and realizing that being

together isn’t all that bad. It is an eigh-teen person cast musical that’s based on

the Book of St. Matthew, it covers the parables of Jesus Christ up to his cruci-

fixion in the Bible’s New Testament. With only these requirements, the set is up to the

imagination and innovation of those per-forming it. The MTHS Drama Department’s

rendition will be a circus-theme to emphasis the parables as many different “side-shows”, but

all relating and coming together as one grand performance. Like a circus, the set and costumes

will include vibrant and abstract colors, along with a rock band that’ll be on stage the entire time.

The whole cast will also be on stage throughout the entire musical. In “Godspell,” the only charac-

ters with specific names are Jesus Christ, who will be performed by senior Eli Blaisdell, and Judas, who’ll

be played by junior, Joel Jewett. The other cast mem-bers will use their own names and perform as the gos-

pel. “Godspell” was chosen, Brzovic explained, because of its “flexible scenic element” and inexpensive ability to

use their resources.

By Jacob TupperEditorial Editor

Mountlake Terrace senior Jacob Tupper is putting on a jazz benefit concert titled A Tractor for Lesotho Benefit Concert for AIDS orphans in Lesotho, a landlocked country within South Africa. The con-cert will be held on March 7, at 7 p.m. at Benaroya Hall’s Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall. Three local, award win-ning high school bands will be performing: Roosevelt High School, Garfield High School, and Mountlake Terrace High School. The concert will also feature guest speakers, including Congressman Jim McDermott, who was recently knighted by the King of Lesotho. Other guest speakers include a rep-resentative from the Tacoma-Lesotho Connection.

Tupper’s goal is to get enough money to buy a tractor for the Saint Francis Mission is Lesotho. Father Clement Lefa Motlaopa OMI wrote the Tupper family saying that a tractor would improve conditions for the orphans that live at the St. Francis Mission. Tupper organized the event with the help of Holy Rosary Church in Edmonds. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpaper.tickets.com.

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival ’08

Top Right: Dynamics sang one song for their winner performance at the Kibbie Dome. They sang “Alice in Wonderland” on Friday night. The song included a solo by Joel Jewett. Last year, Dynamics also won their division at Lionel Hampton.Top Left: Eli Blaisdell was invited to sing in Hamp’s Lounge for winning the solo competition for bass singers. It was past midnight before he began to sing. It was obvious he was tired when he forgot the words to his song at the beginning. His song was also cut in half making it not as good as when he sang the song in the competition. He was the only Terrace student to win in a soloist competition at Lionel Hampton this year.Bottom Middle Left: Jazz I played in the Church of Nazarene in Moscow, Idaho. While the band didn’t win, they were one of the few bands able to rally up the crowd that night. Bottom Middle Right: Cari Smith sings “How Deep is the Ocean.” Even though she didn’t win a solo competition she sang very well, worthy of recognition.Middle Right: Matt Watson and his rhythm section, which consists of Andrew Jacobson on drums and Trevor Henzeli on bass, play a solo where Matt went wild with energy, which impressed the judge.Bottom Right Corner: Jazz II plays at Moscow High School. They played a few songs to a smaller crowd. The theater really allowed the full sound of the band to resonate and the crowd that was there had a great time listening to the band.

Stories and Photos by Colin DiltzPhotography Manager

Jazz bands impress

Jazz I and II played at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho on Feb. 23. Along with the band there were many soloists and one saxophone combo group.

The soloists were freshman Jack Walters, sophomore Jesse Anderson, juniors Mat Watson, Kelsey VanDalfsen, Nick Deller, Joel Jewett, and Trevor Henzeli, and seniors Eric Lundquist, Jory Tindall and Ben Walters. While all of these soloists were very tal-ented, none of the judges decided that they were the best in each section. However, the Jazz I and Jazz II showed great spirit by fol-lowing the soloists around to cheer them on. Occasionally a cou-ple of people from the audience would be so impressed with the songs that they would yell out. This only seemed to help the solo-

ists plunge ahead and create a wonderful sound on their instruments. Then it was time for the band to assemble and play.

Blaring horns and crazy saxophones run-ning rampant. No this is not the zoo; it is Jazz I’s performance in the Nazarene Church. The band played three pieces. “Cecilia,” “Sultry Sunset,” and “Uptown Recollections” in order respectively. In all three pieces Jory Tindall had a small or big solo. “Sultry Sunset” featured him as well. An unique feature about the saxophone section in Jazz I was that they got out of their seats while playing. It seemed that a lot of other bands had their sections stay seated; instead of having them dance and play lively like MTHS’s did. This not only made it easier to hear the saxophones, but it added a flavor of fun to the mix. It made people in the audience sit up in their seats and tune into the sound.

This same technique was later seen in the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra perfor-mance, which made it seem that the Jazz I saxophone section was even more profes-sional than it looked like before. The trum-pet section did a great job. Even though the section was three instead of four, missing Katrina Gears, they were able to keep their spirited playing up throughout the songs. As with alumnus Bryce Call, his younger brother Taylor Call has taken over the screeching high notes that add to the end-ings of each song.

The trombones also played fantastically. There low grunts and blasts added the depth to the pieces that seemed to be lack-ing in a few of the other high school bands. The section seemed to be working together quite well and it will be interesting to see what they can do next year.

Finally, the rhythm section. The true backbone of the band. They were able to

keep time and be the tracks on which this train of sound was able to run smoothly on.

In the end though, the judges picked Roosevelt High School over MTHS. It seemed a lot closer, but it is up to the judges. Even though they didn’t win the spirit of Jazz I hasn’t been dis-couraged because they still were able to play their best and get a great response from the crowd afterword. Unfortunately, the jazz band lost to Roosevelt High School, another Washington band. Judging from the crowd though and the spirit of the band the competition was much closer. It seemed after the band had played it was sure that they would have won.

Also playing after the concert was a saxophone combination. The combo contained the following players: Jory Tindall on soprano and alto saxophone, Ben Walters on tenor saxophone, Matt Watson on tenor saxophone, Jack Walters on tenor saxo-phone, Joel Jewett on alto saxophone, and Kelsey VanDalfsen on

baritone saxophone. As with the band, the crowd went wild after the combo finished playing. The combo had no rhythm section

Jazz 2 had a great performance at Moscow High School on Friday, Feb. 22. Their performance in the high school’s theater was on par with all the other school bands. Even though they were missing a few players from the band, they didn’t let that stop them from giving their best shot.

The band played three songs, which were “Night Shot,” “When I Fall in Love,” and “Flying Home.” The last song was composed by Lionel Hampton himself and it seemed appropriate that the jazz band would play a song by him at this festival.

Dynamics place first

On Friday, Feb. 22, the Dynamics performed in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho. Not only did they perform in their competition at the Church of Nazarene, they won their division and played in the Kibbie Dome. They sang three songs including “Alice in Wonderland,” “Never Never Land,” and “When You’re Smiling.” Joel Jewett had a solo in “Alice in Wonderland” and Amanda Turner had a scat solo in “When You’re Smiling.”

When the choir found out that they would be singing at the Kibbie Dome they were overwhelmed with emotion. They were jumping up and down frantically and they soon were gathered together by Mr. Sullivan and they got ready to go on stage. It was obvious they were very excited as they lined up to go on stage and everyone seemed ready to just start singing from backstage.

At the Kibbie Dome performance the choir sang “Alice in Wonderland” and Joel did a great job when he sang his solo. They dominated the stage with their big group and the other groups didn’t sound nearly as good as Dynamics did.

There were also three soloists during the day. In order of singing they were: Lexi Juretich, Eli Blaisdell, and Cari Smith. Eli won his competition for the solo bass. He sang three songs, including “The Way You Look Tonight,” “Where or When,” and “There Will Never be Another You.” For winning his division he later sang at Hamp’s Club well past midnight. The first thing Eli said when he came out onto the stage was that “he had never sung this early in the morning before.” At first he had some trouble starting, but was able to shake that off and finish his song. Also, his song was short-ened so that people could sing sooner since it was at least one in the morning before the main concert was finished.

Cari Smith, although not winning her competition, also sang very well at Lionel Hampton. She sang two songs, which included “How Deep is the Ocean” and “You Don’t Know What Love is.” Her voice was very good and could be compared to others of older jazz days. It was unfortunate that the judges didn’t select such tal-ent to get an award.

Lexi Juretich also sang a couple of songs in the Borah Theatre. Her songs resonated throughout the theater. The only problem about her performance was that the space was cramped and she didn’t have that much room to move around. Regardless she did a great job, even if the judges didn’t pick her.

This is the second year in a row that the Dynamics have won at Lionel Hampton. The group has continued to grow stronger and this can only help them more. Hopefully the win at Lionel Hampton will allow them to gain the momentum needed to win sweepstakes at the Mt. Hood festival.

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|Foolish minds? page 15 | Don’t lick those envelopes below

| The dangers of sleep deprivation page 14

FACT OR FICTION?

Licking envelopes causes tongue infection

By Devon CoxHawkeye staff

There are many urban legends based on the fear of insects that many people have, but one of the most disturbing would be the lick-ing of the envelope legend.

The story is that a woman was working in a Californian post of-fice and had licked an enveloped instead of using a sponge.

A week later, she noticed an ab-normal swelling of her tongue. She went to the doctor, and they found nothing wrong. Her tongue was not sore or anything, but a min-ute cut was found on the surface. A couple of days later, her tongue started to swell more, and it began to get really sore, so sore, that she could not eat. She went back to the hospital, and demanded some-thing be done. The doctor, took an x-ray of her tongue, and noticed a lump. The doctor was later forced to do an operation on the swollen area. During the operation, when

the doctor made an incision, a live roach crawled out! Eggs were found as the doctor probed more into the the tongue.

Physicians believed that the roach eggs were on the seal of the enve-lope and made its way through the patient’s mouth when the post office worker had cut her tongue earlier in the day. The egg hatched and survived inside of her tongue, because the mouth’s moisture and heat incubated the roach eggs.

In reality many people believe this because we know bacteria and fungus can live in our mouth. The warmth and moisture it provides is a perfect environment for most bacteria. But this ”urban legend” is just that made up story based on little fact and lots of creative think-ing. It is scientifically impossible for a roach egg to survive outside of the ootheca (hard casing in which the eggs are carried on the female cock-roach’s back).

So, if you find your self with a envelope-inflicted paper cut, just avoid eating salty food.

Next Issue...“The Silent Epidemic”

By Ji MunExecutive Editor

23andMe, a private biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California, announced the availability of their personal DNA analysis at a price of $999 in Decem-ber 2007.

Its name is based on the number of chromosomes found in human gene.

The purchase of DNA analysis can be made on the com-pany’s Web-site, 23andMe.com.

The process begins with the company mailing a barcod-ed saliva kit. Then the customers spit into a tube and send the sample to one of 23andME’s laboratories where the DNA from it will be analyzed.

When the analysis is complete, individuals will be able to access their genetics information on the Web-site. Through the Web-site, individuals will be able to “explore their ancestry, what genetics research means for them, and compare themselves to friends and family members,” ac-cording to 23andMe.

23andMe relies on the fact that closely related people have similar genetic make-up. The company will compare individual’s genetic profile to those of others around the world.

Specifically, 23andME claims to be able to trace maternal lineage through comparing mitochondrial genome, which is inherited directly from mother to her child. 23andMe

is able to track paternal ancestry through comparing the Y chromosome, which is passed from father to son. One can also compare his or her DNA structure with his or her family members whose genes have been analyzed by 23andME to find how and from whose athletic talents or food preference is inherited.

23andMe’s customers will be updated with the most re-cent DNA breakthrough. Dr. M. Ellen Mahoney, a breast cancer specialist interviewed by 23andMe said, “[The world is] far from developing a hypothesis” of diseases based on genetic profiles. Sometimes more than the ge-netic factors, “environmental factors play a significant role in the development of the disease as well.” Mahoney said, “But… this research has the potential to shed light on the mechanisms” of cell and its connection to the disease. Ul-timately, the Web-site says, the customers “will become part of a community that works together to advance the overall understanding of the human genome.”

Still skeptics believe that genetic information should be left under professional guidance. Interpretation of one’s DNA may result to ethical issues under the law.

On the other hand, the prospect of acquiring a DNA analysis intrigues many to use it for their own benefit. Es-ther Dyson, a director of 23andMe, said, “By bringing in-dividuals together, we will have the power to unveil what out genetics framework means for us, and how we can use that information to improve our lives.”


Hydrazine is known for being used as rocket fuel and for cancer research; it’s a colorless, flammable and oily liq-uid that can be hazardous to humans who are consistently exposed to it. After an announcement by the Pentagon that a U.S. satellite will be destroyed, health officials are concern about the consequential decision. The potential of the hydrazine leaking out of the satellite and effecting vast population was a definite scare for national security.

The majority of hydrazine is manufactured, but small amounts can be found naturally in plants. It can also be detected in tobacco smoke.

There are several types of hydrazine, such as 1,1-dim-ethylhydrazine and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine. Common symptoms of short-term exposure to the chemical in-clude irritation in the eyes, throat, and nose. High levels of hydrazine exposure can also cause dizziness, tempo-rary blindness, headaches, seizures, coma, and nausea to humans. Over long periods of contact, either by inhal-ing or directly touching, hydrazine can cause kidney and liver damage. When the chemical enters the atmosphere

or soil, it’s broken down into less toxic particles within hours and days. If it contaminates a body of water, usu-ally hydrazine dissolves into smaller compounds within a few weeks. Hydrazine, 1,1-dimethylhydrazine and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine have been determined by the In-ternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as possible human carcinogens; carcinogens are substances that can cause cancer to humans or animals. Hydrazine and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine are known carcinogens, as tu-mors have been observed to form in animals who received hydrazine exposure.

Hydrazine Scare: Destruction of U.S. satellite causes harmful chemical to leak out

23andMe: A company paving the way to have easy access to personal genetic information via the Internet

Image courtesy of 23andme.coman image of a chromosome represented as the logo of the company 23andMe.com

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iS ThiS norMal?!?

Kimberly NelsonITN?! Columnist

ITN?! (Is This Normal?!) Columnist Kimberly Nelson is here to answer

all health-related questions you might be afraid to ask, or to address

questions she just feels like she really needs to answer.

Credentials? Yep. She’s got ’em. Not only is she an MTHS health

educator, she has a masters degree in Theology and Counseling.

So, submit your questions to the Hawkeye, Ms. Nelson or Michael

Pascual in room 130. Letter writers may choose to remain anonymous

for ITN?!

MEET MS. nElSon

Dear Ms. nelson:

Why do we get in trouble at school for swearing when they say the same words on TV?

Signed,*(%#@& off

Swear words, also known as profanity,

slang, curse, blaspheme, cuss, and foul language is a common indicator of a society’s expectations for communication. Groups of people in any society use a certain set of jar-gon, or language, which fits their social goals. For example, while most of us speak English in the United States , many ar-eas of the country have specific

words, phrases and accents that distinguish them from other areas by their speech.

Every culture and language had a set group of swear words. Most of them have a word for feces, and for loose women (rarely do swear words exist for loose men, yet another double standard against women!!). They also usually have an expletive type word for express-ing extreme frustration or anger.

In the U.S , about 40 years ago, shut up was considered a very vulgar word, almost a swear word. And less than 20 years ago, crap was considered a major swear word. Now, both are common place, used on various TV shows and other media, and accepted in most social circles.

Some people think of swear words in two categories: major swear words, and minor swear words. Minor words include the ones you hear on TV and in PG rated movies. Major swear words are the ones you hear in Rap and R rated movies. I don’t think I need to list them, you all know what they are.

What is most noticeable to me is that currently there is a large dis-crepancy in swear word rules depending on social setting, who the (real or perceived) authority figure is, and where in public the group is hanging around. Basically, it depends on the situation as to if it is ok to swear or not.

Another interesting observation is that some people swear all the

time, and others never do. Those who don’t use swear words often know that there are millions of stunning words to be used.Have you ever been out with your friends hanging around having a good time. And across the way, there at the other end of the place is a gorgeous specimen who would be great to get to know romantically. You steal secret glances, watching for clues about their personality and inter-ests. And finally, one of you gets the nerve up to approach the other only to hear a string of boring swear words. If you are the swearer, you have just exhibited the most bland of verbal expressions. Sorry, you’re voted off the island. You are gone. I, and many others, want people who are interesting and fun communicators.

But here’s the big issue for me, I am so bored with you guys’ pathet-ic constant use of the same old boring swear words. I mean come on; you have been in school for at least 9 years, learning all kinds of new stuff. You have watched billions of hours of TV, MTV, videos, games

and movies. You, more than any other genera-tion in the history of humanity have come in contact with a variety of cultures, languages, you’ve traveled and seen all kinds of crazy stuff on the Internet. Yet, you still use the same 8-12 swear words.

Isn’t it every generation’s job to take cultural experiences one step beyond? Aren’t you expected to bend the rules, be creative, think outside the box, come up with new ways to chal-lenge authority? What about language, can’t you guys come up with something new in the world of language that isn’t easy like talking about body functions and loose women? I mean come on, you are supposed to be the bright future of our world, I’m not hearing any-thing unique or unusual. Instead it’s the same old swear words. I challenge you to come up with a new special way of expressing your-self. There are hundreds of thousands of great words to be used. Look some up. In fact, I’m going to offer some extra credit for people in my classes who can come up with a word to express themselves that is not a standard swear word.

As many of you know, humor is my forte, both is offering it and en-joying it. And, there is no greater laughter than one who uses words to entertain and keep me happy. I just want to be entertained and you guys rarely fail to do so, unless you are using the same old boring swear words.

Dear Ms. nelson:

Why do poodles exist?

Signed,Poodlehater84

Poodles were invent-ed by a group of

tiny traveling gnomes who worshiped Chuck Norris.

Basically, they de-cided that they wanted a tough dog who would be able to handle long strenuous winters, yet

pleasing to the gnomes’ eyes. Poodles were bred to traverse over hill and dale in search of spaghetti-os which were the gnomes’ staple

food. After a few generations, the gnomes began to cultivate spa-ghetti-o plants, thus making it

unnecessary for the poodle to stiff out fresh tomato paste or pasta trees.

Eventually, poodles were no longer needed by the gnomes and were traded for fire extinguishers. In fact, a really strong poodle could get as much as 3 fire extinguishers, especially if they were dyed pink.

Finally the remaining poodles were stolen as booty by pirates who dumped them on the island of Anorhistra , a little known English

colony. They were brought to France , were all levels of creepiness was forced upon the breed until be because the embarrassment that they are today. With the rapid production of Spaghetti-O plants, the gnomes discovered they could not eat as much as they could produce and so they began illegal trading with the Boy-R-De Family. Even-tually, the Family decided to go legal and opened several process-ing plants to blanket the land with Spaghetti-O’s. The gnomes, now filthy rich, started up a new venture in the world of baking and candy-making. Older gnomes are often found spending their retirement days relaxing in lo-cal backyards.

Nate Campo –

you’re my hero!

About 40 years ago, shut up was considered a very vulgar phrase,

almost a swear phrase.

Ji Mun/Hawkeye

Poodles were invented by a group of tiny traveling gnomes who worshiped Chuck norris.

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effects of excessive Caffeine:

AnxietyNervousness

IrritabilityDiarrhea

Irregular heartbeatUpset Stomach

PerspiringInability to Concentrate

Dangers of sleep loss and caffeine

as a teenager it was a drug that really screwed up a lot of my friends and also killed a couple of

my buddies as well.

ClunE’S CornEr

Michael CluneIntervention Prevention

Columnist

Michael Clune is a highly skilled, experienced Chemical Dependency

Counselor and is available to help and assist MTHS students and staff with Alcohol/

Drug issues. This could be another student, one of your friends, family members or

yourself needing information, a referral or counseling services. Clune is a Nationally Certified Addictions Counselor, a Mental

Health Specialist and he is also Nationally Certified to deal with Domestic Violence/

Anger Management and Relapse Prevention problems.

Phone: (425) 431-5599Office: Counseling Centerhours: M-F 7am-2pm

MEET Mr. ClunE

By Michael Pascualhealth Editor

We all know Seattle is the coffee chugging capital of the world, but is this something we should be proud of? It use to be that coffee was an “adult thing” to do. Yet today teenagers are becoming more prone to caffeine addiction. Simply going to Starbucks isn’t a place to get coffee any-more, but among teens a fad. To some it is a place for a social gathering.

As I ponder about how drastically caffeine affects sleep patterns and habits, the statistics gathered by the Mid-west Center for Stress and Anxiety makes me wonder why people don’t put the effects into consideration. Ac-cording to their research about a cup and a half of cof-fee is considered excessive. So ordering a medium size or “grande” in Starbucks may cause symptoms such as upset stomachs and diarrhea.

Even so called light drinks such as tea can also have the same effects that coffee has. Although caffeine in tea is only half as potent as caffeine in coffee people drink tea more excessively than coffee. In a way many ads propa-gates that iced-tea is a healthy “refreshing” summer drink when in actuality it stunts metabolism and may cause in-ternal problems from excessive consumption.

What is more disturbing is the potency of caffeine. The research states that if caffeine were to be discovered today it would be categorized as a controlled substance because

of its effect in both the brain and body.Another study also showed that utilizing caffeine as a

tool to deprive oneself from sleep is somewhat of a myth. Caffeine intake and its effects really depends on the per-son. How about sleep? Who has time for such a thing? Unfortunately these words are many of the commonly found excuses why people deprive themselves from such a revitalizing activity. In a random survey of 14 terrace stu-dents, all but three have responded that they get about 5-6 hours of sleep daily. The other three students responded that they average at most four hours of sleep. The amount of sleep for these particular students is a reflection among others. Having to be forced to wake as early as five in the morning to prepare for school then end the day with homework, after school activities and family obligations it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone if students act the way that we do. Lack of sleep impairs body function and long term causes can result into much graver ailments.

Sleeping patterns for example is a frequent problem that can be easily avoided. Simply removing caffeine in the diet can literally improve your sleep cycle. Though some might respond that they get sleep anyway, what they don’t realize is a “deep” state of sleeping is necessary to rejuvenate the mental and physical attributes. Disruption from such a state stresses the brain which may lead to chronic sleep disorders. For example, someone who had drank a soda pop before going to bed might feel more tired than re-freshed.

Waking up in the middle of the night may seem harm-

less, but by disrupting the sleep cycle the brain has the tendency to find a way to keep awake afterwards. This may explain why people who try to get back to sleep have trouble doing so because they disrupted their sleep cycle by going to the bathroom.

As a general guideline one should not drink any forms of liquid an hour before going to bed. Most Physicians ad-vise people to retain from consuming or drinking caffeine 6 hours before bed time. This include chocolate products which has about 90 mg of caffeine per ounce. Disorders such as sleep apnea where a person suddenly cease from breathing while asleep can become more frequent and in-somnia may also become a “nurturing” habit.

I recall one of the first times I was leading a treatment group and the men and women in the group were sharing some of

the things that they had lost due to addiction. It was emotion-ally hard to take at times as group members spoke vividly about losing tons of money, their families, homes, their freedom (jail) and their sense of right and wrong.

One guy in his 20s began sharing. He had brought some bank statements to share with the group. He reported that he lost $300,000 in 6 months, a beautiful home, his car, his family, and has gotten acquainted with living in a jail cell, but the thing that I’ll never forget and what began to make me really think about this cocaine stuff was his description of snorting some really good product and describing how his nose began to bleed. He mentioned that this wasn’t that uncommon as nosebleeds can be one of the common pleasures that generally occur by snorting co-caine. In this case he mentioned it was a nosebleed that wouldn’t stop. Although he absolutely didn’t want to go to the hospital his girlfriend insisted. He ended up spending three days in the hospital with a tampon stuck up his nose 24/7 because the bleeding wouldn’t stop.

It seems there is a thin membrane between our nostrils in our nose. For folks that like or are addicted to cocaine this mem-brane can be compromised and an abrasion can easily occur re-sulting in chronic bleeding that won’t stop.

I’m not sure why, but I began studying everything in the world about cocaine. As a teenager it was a drug that really screwed up a lot of my friends and also killed a couple of my buddies as well. Cocaine has a very negative affect on the heart and heart muscles.

The heart is divided up into chambers and cocaine use causes spasms to occur on the coronary artery. The coronary artery is like I-5. It’s an important road to keep the traffic going in a

smooth, unblocked manner. The same thing goes for the health of our hearts. If the spasm occurs and some blood is prevented to going to the top chambers in the heart then the person usu-ally experiences their heart pumping a million times a minute. It’s scary and the fear is it won’t stop or I’m going to check out (die). Usually people just fall on the ground holding their chest, but they don’t die. If the blood is prevented from entering the lower chambers of the heart, well then you do check out or die.

How many eight balls with the combination of alcohol have resulted in death?

Answer, a lot. I also mention to students who inquire about cocaine that you can’t go down to Bartell’s drug store and ask for the grade A or grade B cocaine.

The most common thing cocaine is cut with is lignocaine, a local anaesthetic used by dentists, and phena-cetin, a painkiller taken off the market in some countries over the connection with kidney failure. Other stuff used is baby laxatives, am-phetamines, benzocaine, caffeine, corn starch, dextrose, ephedrine, flour, inositol, lactose,

lidocaine, mannitol, phenylpropanolamine, procaine, sucrose, talc, tetracaine or quinine are just a few of the ingredients that cocaine is cut with before it reaches the streets.

Can we also say felony, go to jail do not pass go, do not collect $200? (Monopoly reference) and then there’s this thing called addiction. Cocaine is highly addictive and toxic.

The good news is that students across the US have gotten hip to cocaine and cocaine use among students has greatly declined over the last 20 years. This means your generation is smarter then ours on this one. I don’t usually make absolute statements about drugs because of the complexity of the issue.

Maybe it’s because I had some friends check out (die) from using cocaine and I’ve seen so much destruction from it, but I think it’s a bad drug.

Thanks for listening.

By David Scott Clark iiHawkeye staff

On Feb. 1, a district-wide message was sent to remove all beef products from the lunch menus.

Westland Meat Company, a beef vendor for our school district and several others, confirmed a spread of tainted meat throughout schools statewide.

With the release of a possible exposure of tainted meat, our editors thought it would be appropriate to explain food poisoning.

Food borne illness is a broad term for any disease from food, and is most often incorrectly called food poisoning. An actual food poisoning is from the consumption of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites and usually oc-curs because of improper handling, preparation, or food

storage.

There is a period of incubation before the microbes at-tack the body. During an incubation period, microbes travel through the stomach and intestine and attach them-selves onto the cell walls and multiply from there.

Most often, food borne diseases begin to take effect af-ter 16 hours and can last up to months or years such as in a rare cases of Listeriosis or Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease. Some sorts of microbes stay within the intestine and pro-duce toxin absorbed by the bloodstream while other di-rectly invade the deeper body tissues.

The dosage of infected food, along with the consumer’s age and health, may determine the seriousness of the ill-ness. For example, Salmonella, a relatively large amount of bacteria need to be consumed, of roughly 1 million to 1 billion, to produce symptoms in a human host. The pH

level can also greatly change the amount of bacteria re-quired by a factor of between 10 and 100. In addition to bacteria, exotoxins, which are excreted by the infected cell as the bacteria grow can cause food borne illness.

The danger of exotoxins are potent because exotoxins can produce illness even after the microbes that produced the exotoxins are killed. A known example of exotoxins is in the rare disease botulism, which occurs when low-acid foods are improperly canned.

Luckily for us, the prevention of bacteria is easily avoided though the use of hygiene products whether in the farm-ing area, in the meat industry, and distribution. States strictly rules that the origin, specifically time and place, of all food ingredients is known.

This allows for any infected material to be tracked and taken care of in quick fashion.

Guidelines to a healthier you

Cocaine: know the consequences

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Golf Oh, to step outsideOn a warm sunny dayAnd breath in the airAnd go to the first fairway Time for the greenA shot so sturdyLeaves just four feetFor the coveted birdie And after it dropsTime to begin once moreSeventeen more holesMore birdies in store Onto this holeAnd the next and the nextThis game is sure funIts got me vexed The day so warmThe sky so bluePlus the sun is shiningRight on me and you One more timeI line up for one underBut this time I whiffOh what a dumb little blunder On I goRacing the dayI don’t want to stopI wish the sun would stay Finally I reachThe last of the holesI put it in the fairwayAnd shoot for my goal I hit the ball highLined right upIt lands so softAnd goes right into the cup

An eagle an eagleOh what a great endingSo glad I'm playing tomor-rowOf course, weather pend-ing.

For high schoolers, their parents and others, the ris-ing cost of college has become a big issue. Sure, there

are scholarships, loans, savings plans and military aid, but even these programs rarely provide sufficient funds for todays’ costs.

The truth is that college costs have risen nearly 40 per-cent in the past five years, and the aver-age graduate leaves college with $19,000 in debt. It’s clear that this trend can no longer continue. So it’s not surprising that higher education has become a

deciding factor in the presidential election, however just three can-didates have clear plans to make changes.

Barack Obama, whose first proposed bill was to increase Pell Grant funds and give yearly aid to students from low income fami-lies, has the most extensive plan for the future. A $4,000 tax credit would be given to every college student. This would completely pay for a community college or could be used toward a public or private college, too. Obama also wants to simplify the financial aid process and allow people to share their tax info to see what aid they qualify just by checking a box when a family turns in their annual taxes.

Hillary Clinton’s plan has the goal of making college more accessible and affordable. Much like Obama’s, Clinton’s plan would put into place a $3,500 tax credit for every student. There would also be $500 million put into improving community colleges. Additionally, more funds would be put towards increasing college graduation rates.

Scholarships for AmeriCorps participation would increase and some selective col-leges would be challenged to expand for more low income students.

On the Republican side of things, Ron Paul is the only candidate with a true plan. He wants to put the Make College Affordable Act into place. This would enact a full tax deduction for undergraduate students which would help everybody. On top of this Paul is plan-ning to lower both living costs and student loan interest.

The presidential change essentially will happen at a perfect time. Its clear we can’t continue down the road we are on with little financial aid and high costs. Something must be done and who better than someone completely new with a promising plan?

Hopefully, whoever is elected president of the United States will stick to their plan and the improvements take place.

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Our editors will periodically select one or two artists for spot-light. With this sort of deal, what’s to hold you from sending in your demos, photos, portraits – anything you consider art?

To reach the Editor, you may e-mail [email protected], or for the pieces of art that would be considered less appropriate for electronic travel you may stop by the room 130 after school.

Please include your name, age, grade and contact info as well as the title and any information about your submitted artwork.

The Hawkeye will print as many artist profiles as space per-mits. As always, our editors reserve the right to refuse to print material, too.

Kayla CooperFeature-Co Editor

The poet WallSenior expresses self through rhyme and meter

College costs have risen nearly 40 percent in the last five years. Average graduate leaves college with $19k in debt. Just 3 candidates have clear plans to make

changes.

PReSIdenTIAL CAndIdATeS COLLege PLAnS

By Ji MunHawkeye staff

Jordan Wall, a Renaissance senior, has shared his poems in classes several times during the past several years.

Walls started write to poems in his freshman English class taught by Karen Hanson. “I’m pretty sure Mrs. Hanson started me with the whole poem deal,” Wall said. He said that his senior English class especially has enabled him to express his ideas and feelings.

“I don’t think most of [my friends] know that I write poetry,” Wall said. But when he shares his work, he gets positive feedbacks.

Featured in this page (right) is his favorite work, “How Foolish Are Our Minds?”

“I pick a subject, stick to it, and always choose a rhyme scheme I feel comfortable with,” he said. “How Foolish Are Our Minds?” for example, follows an “abcd” rhyme scheme. Wall said he feels that honesty is the strongest trait in his works.

“It’s usually easy to tell how I was feeling when I write a piece by just reading it,” he said. Although he rarely recites them, when he reads his work, he reads with “lots of emotion.”

His favorite poem is a poem he read in Calvin and Hobbes, a comic by Bill Watterson. He also enjoys Shel Silverstein’s works.

However, Wall admitted that doesn’t read many poems. “I just write them,” he said. He considers poetry a hobby but “more like a type of writing [he is] just good at.”

Music

Sweet, the sensation tinglesJoyful, the sound jinglesChoir, the people mingle The sound echosThe audience smilesA melodious roarFills the space Off the wallsThrough the airIn the heartsOf each smiling face A high noteA low noteAnd the music ringsA harmonious ace every soul happyEach person fulfilledSo special and softLike sweet satin lace yes, the music ringsMusic in the hallsMusic in the airMusic in each soulyes, yes, the music

How foolish are our minds?

How foolish are our minds?To Trick and deceitTo love and to hate

To accept and beseechHow foolish are our minds?

That they let us escapeAnd run away from our pain

Then play tricks, and call it fateHow beautiful are our minds?

which let us loveAnd show such passion

From far and aboveHow crazy are our minds?

That let us run freeAnd daydream all eveningJust to wake up with glee

How Bad are our minds?which lead us to steal

And cheat run, and hideAnd then fall head over heels

How destructive are our minds?So often lead us astray

But then make everythingSeem as if it’s ok

How numb are our minds?That pause for a minute

Again let us beginBut don’t let us finish

How fun are our minds?Oh just let us relax

And play games with our heartThen cause an attack

How foolish are our minds?That bleed us to death

And revive us once moreAnd smile, and rest

How foolish are our minds?

Illustration by Ji Mun/Hawkeye

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Our primaries

On February 19th the Presidential Primaries took place in Washington State. Although in our state the Democratic

primary results don’t count for any delegates there was still a bigger turnout than republicans.

The winner of the democratic party was Sen. Barack Obama who had over a five percent lead which may sound small but ir is almost 33,000 votes.

On the Republican side where six delegates were up for grabs and the winner takes all the delegates Sen. John McCain won. Former governor Mike Huckabee who protested the results quickly after the primary took place However, when it was all said and done he was over 25 percent behind McCain.

The race toHillary Clinton(D) New York senator

• Cut No Child Left Behind act, expand early intervention programs, double the after school

programs.• End war and phased withdrawal of troops• Universal Healthcare •Reform immigration system. • Lower taxes, create an Emergency Housing Crisis

Fund

Total Delegates: 1262

Barack Obama(D) Illinois Senator

•Tax cuts for working families and job creation

•Diplomacy in Iraq involving phased withdrawl of

troops• Health care available to all and mandatory for all

children and more preventative action

• Secure borders and promote economics in Mexico

to lower illegal immigration rates

• Reform No Child Left Behind act, make emphasis

on science and math


PReSIenTIAL VOCAB

go ahead and brush up on your presidential race vocabulary before getting the rundown.

Caucus: a meeting of a community to discuss candidates and choose who they want to support

Delegates: a representative based on the amount of votes cast by a state

Primary: a preliminary election where voters nominate candidates for each party.

Our caucuses

In nominating presidential candidates each state has its own way of nominating presi-dential candidates. Washington is one of the few states that use that caucus system

to elect the nominees. The delegates for the Democrats are completely chosen based on proportion of the candidate’s supporters.

The Republicans have a more complicated system where 49 percent of the delegates are based on the caucus and the rest are based on the primary. Washington’s caucus hap-pened on February 9th. Voters showed up at the caucus of the party they support and then separated into groups based on what candidate they supported. Undecided voters were given persuasive speeches and convinced to choose someone to support. Following the voting there was some problems as far as counting goes.

Mike Huckabee challenged the results of the caucus claiming that the state party chair-man called the election before all the votes were counted. The democrats ended up with Obama as the winner with 67.51% of the votes followed by 31.2% for Clinton. For the Republicans 49% sup-ported McCain, 22% supported Huckabee and Romney and Paul finished after with 19 and seven percent.

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Obama at Key arena

Barack Obama held the Stand For Change Rally at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 at the Key Arena.

The line to get in began before 6 a.m. and the line just continued to grow. When the doors finally did open, nearly 20,000 people filled the Key Arena and still thousands were turned away. On his way into the building, Obama stopped and gave a three to four minute speech to the people out-side. Obama remarked that the monstrous crowd was not only due to him, but also a frustration with the current administration. This was not Obama’s first time in the Northwest. Last December he made an appearance at the Showbox SoDo where he gave a speech. Although the Key Arena speech was a mixture of his other speeches there was new material and overall themes of hope and unity. The crowd showed their support by chanting, “Yes we can, yes we can,” a quote which has now been associated with Obama. Besides Seattle, Obama’s wife Michelle was campaigning for her husband in Spokane. Her appearance has fur-ther strengthened the campaign.

Clinton down at Pier 30

For the Democrats, the Feb. 9 Washington cau-cuses became even more important after the

results of Super Tuesday, which put Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a dead heat. To try and gain support, both candidates campaigned in the state prior to the caucuses. On Feb. 7, Clinton drew crowds of more than 5,000 to Pier 30 on the Seattle waterfront. As if this number wasn’t large enough, hundreds were turned away because of lack of space.

Despite the speech starting over an hour late, and the building being packed to occupancy, Clinton made up for it with her speech. Some members of the crowd were surprised at how warm and caring Clinton was throughout the speech as she light-heartedly joked about the Bush administration and sparked excitement by promising to start bringing the troops home from Iraq within 60 days of her election.

Besides normal topics like healthcare and the war, there was also lots of talk about green jobs and help-ing the environment. Although Clinton has openly said that she prefers primaries because they imitate a true election better, she campaigned to win support in an effort to win the Washington caucus.

John McCain drama

While Obama and Clinton were campaign-ing to their crowds of many thousands John

McCain, a republican candidate, was speaking at the Westin Hotel to a crowd of only 400 who filled the ballroom just halfway. Despite the small turnout McCain has remained positive.

Recently on February 21st the New York Times wrote an extensive article that accused him of havinxg a relationship with a telecommuntions lob-byist Vicki Iseman were said to be close by many aides who were quoted anonymously in the report.

Following this report McCain and his wife answered questions from the press in a Toledo Hotel where they were campaigning. Here McCain denied the accusations and said that this was a smear campaign to destroy him as a nominee. Still, McCain plans to continue focusing on the future and his campaign.

the White House

Ron Paul(R) Texas Representative

• Lower taxes and re-prioritize government spend-ing

• More personal education for students• End war and withdrawal troops• End birthright citizenship and make sure all cur-

rent laws are enforced more heavily• Tax credit for teachers

Total Delegates: 14

Mike Huckabee(R) Former Arkansas Governor

• Change the No Child Left Behind act to allow states to have their own standards and more opportunities extra curricular activities for children

• Cut Taxes, make Bush tax cuts permanent and control spending

• Stay in Iraq until victory can be declared• More preventive health care and less employer based

health plans• More strictly enforce current laws, increase border security


John McCain(R) Arizona Senator

• Supports No Child Left Behind and will empower parents to choose the school for their child

• Cut corporate taxes to raise wages • Bolster troops in until Iraqis can govern themselves• Make health care cheaper and more accessible• Secure boarders but promote growth and assimilation

Total Delegates 957

Illustration by Ji Mun/Hawkeye

By Kayla CooperFeature Co-Editor

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SportS19 | Hawkeye | 26 February 2008

| Coach LeWarne moves on page 20 | Final winter sports standings page 20

| Spring sports begin below

Women’s TennisBy Alan AdzhiyevGeneral Manager

As the cold winter season fades, the women’s tennis team is ready to swing back into action. Women’s tennis began on Feb. 25. It is a no-cut sport so anyone is welcome.

“This is a game you can play for life, very low in injuries, and everyone in this sport treats each player with respect and it’s a gentleman’s game,” said coach Gigi Johnson.

Johnson has been the varsity tennis coach for 40 years at five different schools. She led the men’s tennis team to state in the fall. Johnson hopes to have fun with the women’s team and strives to take them to state.

The team’s goal this year is to be com-mitted to ten-nis but also to have fun. The first ten-nis match will be held at Lynnwood High School on March 11.

Be sure to check it out.

A schedule of the tennis matches will be posted on the Mountlake Terrace High School web site under the “Activities and Athletics” link.

SoftballBy Alan AdzhiyevGeneral Manager

Coming off a 12-4 record in division play and 13-8 overall, the Hawks man-aged to place second in WesCo South in the 2007 season. This year, the Hawks will be looking to improve their second place finish by beating out the competition in WesCo South and more specifically, the 2007 season first place Jackson Timberwolves.

For junior standout pitcher Kori Seidlitz, Jackson is dead in her sights and is the squad she definitely wants to beat most.

“I want to beat Jackson because of their first place finish to our sec-ond place finish, and the fact that I play select ball with two girls on Jackson,” she said.

Jackson, Kamiak, Shorewood and Lynnwood were four teams that Seidlitz thought might give them

the hardest time. “Even though Jackson graduated nine seniors from last year’s squad, I still expect them to be one of the better teams. I also expect Kamiak to be com-petitive again and I think Shorewood and Lynnwood have improved since last year.”

Despite two key senior starters graduating, Seidlitz also feels that the gaps and holes left by them will be filled with more than capable underclassmen. Seidlitz claimed that, “We have several underclassmen that could potentially fill the voids left.”

GolfBy Alan AdzhiyevGeneral Manager

Last year the MTHS men’s golf team went to the league championships and walked away with a trophy. This year, they have high hopes for it to happen again.

As well as hoping to make and win state and enter the South divisions, the guys also have plans to make the

Egbers tournament as a team, being led by senior captains Jordan Wall and Bobby Shoemaker.

Captain Jordan Wall said, “We’re going to have a big turnout this year.”

There will probably be six varsity, six JV, and two alter-nates that will make it on this year’s golf team.

Wall also said, “The turnout for girls [golf team] is not nearly as big as the guys team. But then again a lot of the girls do it for fun and do not take it as seriously as the guys team.”

The women’s captain, Chloe Treece, said “Most of the

team will be freshmen, and because they don’t have a lot of experience I want to build a solid team and make a JV team as well, but only if enough people try out. I defiantly want to train the freshmen to take my place in a few years.”

According to Treece, their team last year was quite competitive because they had four solid girls that played toward the top four matches. “This year will be more fun because there are freshmen on the team and we are going to try to build their experience” said Treece.

Tryouts began on Monday and games will follow after a few weeks of practices. Both teams hope for great turnouts at all their matches this season.

Men’s SoccerBy Alan AdzhiyevGeneral Manager

Last year was a year to forget for the Hawks men’s soccer team. A record of 2-13-1 while scoring seven goals through-out the entire season was not something the squad is going to neither remember nor think about.

When the conclusion of tryouts arrive and the team has been selected, all attention and focus is going to be on what it’s going to take to make the 2008 season a successful one.

The Hawks will have two returning sec-ond team all-WesCo players in sophomore goalkeeper Ben Winters and senior Kyle Torrescano. Along with these second team players, the Hawks will also have return-ing honorable mentions. Sophomore Manix Alvarez being one of them will stretch his duties to help set the bar and pace for fellow underclassmen.

Along with Alvarez, Devin Shearer will be a returning honorable mention. Shearer, being a senior will be in his last high school season.

The Hawks will need good performances from their returnees and young guns due to several proficient seniors leaving, four of

which were all-WesCo honorable mentions. The Hawks first game this year will be

against a Lynnwood squad that shouldn’t be too much for the team to handle. Their two key players, one of which was a first team all-WesCo player, and the other a sec-ond team all-WesCo player will be gone and left holes in Lynnwood’s roster. If the Hawks can get production from players like Alvarez, Winters, Shearer and Torrescano, a win should be very likely. The first game of the year has the potential to set the stage for a more successful 2008 season.

The first game will be on Mar. 11th at 7:30 p.m. on the Lynnwood turf. Lynnwood finished last year just ahead of the Hawks with a 4-14-1 record while scoring ten goals for the year.

BaseballBy Mallory JacksonSports Co-Editor

The men’s baseball team is already showing a lot of promise, although the season has barely begun.

Senior Jake Theis can see his team’s potential saying, “Last year’s team was young, this year we have more expe-rience and expect more from this team.” Theis says that despite the team’s expected success, Edmonds-Woodway and Jackson will most likely be the two teams to give the Terrace squad the largest challenge.

Along with the high hopes this season has created, this season is also bringing out some very dedicated athletes. “From 6’6” Karsten Strieby, I expect a powerful swing, as well as junior Paul Clingan. Juniors Jake and Ryan Sells, two of the best athletes in the school, will step up and play well,” Theis said. “If we want to win state, this is the year to do it.”

Spring sports looking strong

“This is a game you can play for life, very low injuries, and everyone in this sport treats

each player with respect and it is a gentleman’s sport”

GiGi JohnsonTennis CoaCh

Colin Diltz/HawkeyeSenior Haley Reutimann trains at the second day of tryouts.

Colin Diltz/Hawkeye

Senior Jory Tindall works out earlier this week as spring sports practices began.

“A lot of the girls do it for fun and do not take it as seriously as the

guys team.”Jordan WallBoy’s Golf CapTain “From 6’6” Karsten

Strieby, I expect a powerful swing, as well as junior Paul Clingan. Juniors Jake and Ryan Sells, two of the best athletes in the school, will step up and play

well.”Jake Theis

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WesCo overall W L W LKamiaK (4a) 8 0 10 1 mariner (4a) 7 1 10 2 edmonds-WoodWay (4a) 6 2 9 4 meadoWdaLe (3a) 5 3 6 7 JacKson (4a) 4 4 6 5 shoreWood (4a) 3 5 8 13 shorecrest (3a) 2 6 4 9 LynnWood (3a) 1 7 1 11 HAWKS (4A) 0 8 0 11

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Wrestling

WesCo overall W L W L JacKson (4a) 16 0 22 1 meadoWdaLe (3a) 13 3 20 3KamiaK (4a) 12 4 16 8 shorecrest (3a) 11 5 15 8edmonds-WoodWay (4a) 8 8 10 12 HAWKS (4A) 4 12 4 18LynnWood (3a) 4 12 4 19 shoreWood (4a) 3 13 4 16 mariner (4a) 1 15 2 18

as of 2/26/08

WoMen’s BasketBall

WesCo overall W L W L KamiaK (4a) 8 0 9 1 shoreWood (4a) 7 1 7 2 shorecrest (3a) 6 2 8 3edmonds-WoodWay (4a) 4 3 8 3 JacKson (4a) 3 4 6 5 mariner (4a) 2 5 2 8 meadoWdaLe (3a) 2 5 2 9 HAWKS (4A) 1 6 1 10 LynnWood (3a) 0 7 0 11

as of 2/20/08

Men’s sWiMMing

WesCo overall W L W Ledmonds-WoodWay (4a) 14 2 19 4 meadoWdaLe (3a) 13 3 21 4 mariner (4a) 12 4 18 6 JacKson (4a) 10 6 12 11 LynnWood (3a) 7 9 12 13 KamiaK (4a) 6 10 8 14HAWKS (4A) 6 10 7 14 shorecrest (3a) 4 12 9 16shoreWood (4a) 0 16 0 20

as of 2/26/08

Men’s BasketBall

LeWarne says goodbye to Terrace cross country teamsBy Mallory JacksonSports Co-Editor

After 12 seasons of coaching the men’s and wom-en’s cross-country team at Terrace, David LeWarne, who is also an instructor at MTHS, has decided to embark on a new coaching position.

The ’07-’08 cross-country season was the last sea-son LeWarne had the pleasure of coaching here. Next fall, he will be taking the head coaching posi-tion of the Snohomish High School cross-country team. This year is LeWarne’s 12th year teaching at Terrace as a health and fitness teacher. The decision to split from the Terrace cross-country team, how-ever, was amicable and for a personal reason.

“For the past 10 years, my family has lived in north Everett. I usually have a total commute of over an hour each day. With two young daughters, it is especially tough to spend that much time commut-ing, and we enjoy the neighborhood in which we live,” LeWarne said.

Even though this change appears to be the best thing for his family, LeWarne will leave with many happy memories accumulated over the years. “First and foremost, I am fortunate to have worked with great kids and coaches and [to have] developed] strong relationships with them. Not only have they been great, well-rounded people, but they [have been] open to the idea of working hard and demanded the best themselves,” he said.

LeWarne said he feels grateful for the support from athletic director Kim Stewart and the MTHS administration.

“Other coaches in the conference were amazed when they heard our principal starts our races, and our athletic director directs runners out on the course,” LeWarne said.

During LeWarne’s time, many traditions were started, such as the summer cross-country camps, winged-T, and the Homecoming football run. Under LeWarne’s leadership, the team was able to grab a few trophies, and in the past five years, fin-ished in the top five in the Northwest District and achieved qualifying for state twice.

NEXT ISSUE: More spring sports

Women’s TennisSoftball

Men’s GolfWomen’s GolfMen’s Soccer

Women’s Track & FieldMen’s Track & Field

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