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Carlos AguilarGaona (3’rd from left) and his family at the Sparrow Club Assembly with bilingual secretary Luis Diaz and youth contact counselor Patti Seitz. Both Seitz and Diaz were instrumental in beginning Sparrow Club at Glencoe.

At the assembly, Aguilar-Gaona was given a check for $23,400 by the Sparrow Club Leadership.

District to add new online school Internet based classes open up new opportunities for Hillsboro students

by MATTHEW BERGTHOLD

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How to save a life

Sparrow Club reaches goal of raising $23,400 to pay for alum’s kidney transplant

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by SAMANTHA MATSUMOTO

he Christmas letter was not an ordinary one. Like most others, it was written by a small child, sending wishes to Santa Claus. However, instead of asking for the usual toys, eightyear-old Brisa Aguilar-Gaona’s wish was different. She asked only for her older brother, Carlos, to get well soon.

Carlos Aguilar-Gaona, a 19-year-old Glencoe alum, had been diagnosed with kidney failure three years earlier, and was desperately in need of a new kidney.

However, to get an organ transplant, Aguilar-Gaona’s family needed $35,000.

Over the last year, his mother had only been able to raise a fraction of that amount.

Youth Contact counselor Patti Seitz learned of Brisa’s wish shortly before Christmas, and shared it with Glencoe’s Sparrow Club. The club, which had formed earlier in December to raise money for Aguilar Gaona’s medical costs, could not yet assure the young girl that her brother could get well. However, they could bring Christmas to their family.

Two days before Christmas, the Sparrow Club leadership brought a Christmas tree and dinner to the family.

Sophomore Angel Mandujano, a member of Sparrow’s leadership, said eating dinner with the family made him realize the impact that Aguilar-Gaona’s health had on his little sister.

“It’s not just affecting Carlos and his mom, it’s affecting his eight-year-old sister,” Mandujano said. “We’re making a difference to her too.”

When his father came to pick him up, he began to talk with Aguilar-Gaona’s mother. Through conversation, the two realized they were related. AguilarGaona was Mandujano’s uncle.

Principal and club adviser Bob Macauley had said previously that there were no coincidences in Sparrow Club.

After this incident, Mandujano agreed.

When describing Sparrow Club’s origin at Glencoe, Macauley recalls a boy named Angel coming into his office, who said he wanted to get involved in the community. Mandujano said they met that day with no idea of what his future role might be.

“I just wanted to be involved in something,” he said.

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It’s not just affecting Carlos and his mom, it’s affecting his eight-yearold sister.

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Mandujano’s chance came quickly.

Not long after Macauley met Mandujano, Patti Seitz entered his office in tears.

Seitz had recently been contacted by Aguilar-Gaona’s mother, who was looking for ways to raise money for her son. Macauley was deeply touched by the story.

“Can you imagine working seven days a week, [as a] single mom with two kids, and only saving $5,000 out of the $35,000 needed to save your son?” Macauley said. “And that’s not celebrating Easter [or] Christmas. Saving every penny. I can’t [imagine]. ” However, Macauley had an idea. His friend Jeff Leeland founded Sparrow Club in 1995 to raise money for sick children. Glencoe adapted Leeland’s model for its endeavor.

Macauley knew the school must act quickly to help save Aguilar-Gaona’s life. He consulted Seitz and bilingual secretary Luis Diaz to put together a group of students to help. Sparrow Club had its first meeting the next day.

In its first assembly in mid-December, the club focused on encouraging the student body to get involved with the cause.

Mandujano said the assembly was successful in reaching the student body, particularly a video the leadership had made to raise awareness for Sparrow.

“People were literally crying in the bleachers,” Mandujano said. “In the first half hour [after the assembly], we had raised $600. By the end of the day, we had raised $2,000.”

Contributions from local businesses and friends of Macauley raised the total to $4,000 by the end of the week.

Senior Tayler Feinauer worked tirelessly to publicize Sparrow’s next big fundraiser, which was a silent auction at the annual Glencoe-Hilhi basketball game. The auction raised approximately $2,000, with roughly 50 businesses donating auction prizes ranging from Burger King coupons to Winterhawks tickets.

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Knowing I was making an impact on someone’s life [kept me motivated.]

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Feinauer, who is described by Macauley as “all action,” recalls volunteering for so many fundraisers that Macauley had to tell her to focus on her other activities.

“Knowing I was making an impact on someone’s life [kept me motivated,]” she said. “It’s harder when it’s just for you, but it’s easier to be motivated when it’s for someone else.”

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Free online classes will be offered through the Hillsboro School District starting next fall.

A new program called the Hillsboro Online Academy will provide more individualized education for students and expand course offerings for home schoolers, according to Academy principal Linda Harrington.

Students can fulfill all credits required to graduate through online courses.

According to Harrington, the district has lost 255 students to other online programs, and hopes to bring them back into the district through the Academy.

Online classes will have a teacher who communicates with students over the Internet. The teacher will assign lessons and projects on a weekly basis, which will have regular deadlines. Students can choose when they want to complete assignments, as long as they meet deadlines, and will have more control over their own schedules.

Harrington said the goal is to make an “individual learning plan for each student.”

Some teachers will require in-person meetings, but it is not mandatory for them to do so. Attendance of classes and completion of assignments are important just like in any other schoolroom. Students will “attend” class by logging on to the Academy’s website. While students will need personal motivation, teachers will contact parents if students are not doing their work or not attending class.

Harrington said the goal is to offer classes beyond those offered at a regular high school, though this will depend on funding.

The Academy is buying its curriculum, so the more classes it offers, the more money it will cost for the district. Classes such as welding or wood shop will not be offered through the Academy, because they require physical faculties that the Academy does not possess.

Students from other districts can transfer into the Academy. Due to emphasis on small class size and the limited number of teachers, the Academy’s virtual space may fill up.

Currently students will not be able to enroll in both online and offline classes, because schools get a set amount of money from the state for every student that they have. Because of this, attending multiple schools is impossible, because trying to evenly divide the money would be too difficult. Ideally, Harrington said she would love if that could happen one day.

Students can currently enroll at www. hillonlineacademy.org.

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Through Latino Eyes A través de los ojos latinos

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students] look at us “ [White like we’re stupid.They think we don’t want to learn, and that’s just not true.

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Prejudice, both outright and through careless jokes, can cause Latino students to feel unwelcome. However, students of color and the Equity Team are grappling with how to create a more inclusive school culture

by MATT KISHLOCK On a relaxed day in her Child Development class last year, sophomore Cristell Arriaga was talking at a table with her friends. It was near the end of the first semester, so grades were being finalized, and students did not have much to do. Class was almost out, and most of the students were socializing. After a particularly clever joke, Arriaga and her friends erupted in laughter, prompting her teacher to ask the girls to quiet down.

In response, a Caucasian girl sitting nearby began to loudly complain about the Hispanic students, saying they were loud, crude, and that they distracted the other students with their raucous behavior.

Arriaga said she was hurt by the girl’s comments. It surprised her that, in an already loud class, she and her friends were being singled out because they were Hispanic. “[White students] look at us like we’re stupid,” Arriaga said. “They think that we don’t want to learn, and that’s just not true.”

This event solidified the already introverted Arriaga’s tendency to stay quiet, and to avoid her Caucasian peers.

“I don’t feel comfortable around a lot of white people,” she said. “I feel almost like I’m in an alien world, like I’m invading.”

Feelings of exclusion Feelings of discomfort among Hispanic students around their Caucasian counterparts are unfortunately common, according to Ezra Ereckson, graphic design teacher and leader of Glencoe’s Equity Team.

To gain more insight into these problems, Equity Team conducted focus groups with students of color. Through these, students have expressed frustration at the racism they face every day, ranging from outright prejudice to casual racism, most often in the form of careless jokes from their peers. According to Ereckson, this casual humor often has a greater impact than students realize.

“A lot of people don’t know they’re doing it, [because] it’s just accepted,” Ereckson said. “[Just because] it’s couched in humor doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.”

photo illustration submitted by CATALINA MARQUEZ PARRA The focus groups reported that this problem spans all social groups. “[Every group] we’ve talked to […] has experienced it,” Ereckson said. “I think it’s very pervasive.”

These feelings of exclusion are compounded by the fact that, despite making up over a quarter of Glencoe’s student population, Hispanic students and their families are hugely under-represented in Glencoe’s staff, according to Luis Diaz, Glencoe’s bilingual secretary. In Glencoe, they rarely see Hispanic staff members who can speak to their needs. For some, they may not even be able to find a staff member who can speak their language.

This underrepresentation also includes school culture, according to Ereckson. Ereckson said many students do not believe they are meant to be successful, which is reinforced by a school culture in which most things that represent success are white.

“Students are telling us that they want to be involved, [but] often feel that ‘it’s not for them,’” Ereckson said. “[For many], if they felt more invited, like they belonged, they would participate more.”

Because of this, many Hispanic students feel disconnected from their education. This disconnect convinces many students to not apply themselves, according to Ereckson. This contributes to what is commonly referred to as the “achievement gap,” or the disparity between the academic performance of certain groups of students, especially groups classified by race and socioeconomic status.

Experiencing the achievement gap Sophomore Juan Montoya observed the achievement gap when four Hispanic students came into his math class his freshman year. They were not fluent in English, and struggled considerably with the all-English material. Montoya’s teacher knew Montoya was the only other Spanish-speaking

student in the class and asked him to help them through the equations. Because of his help, those four students were able to pass.

“It was heartbreaking, [seeing] people coming to learn and then not even being able to understand [the material],” Montoya said.

Working towards change Hispanic families are disproportionately affected by low income, according to Diaz. Since many parents have to work multiple jobs, they are not able to spend much time helping their children with school work. Many parents also are unequipped because of their own limited schooling.

According to Diaz, for some families, the number of hurdles they have to face every day prevents them from involving themselves.

“There are a few families that just give up [because of the difficulties they face],” Diaz said.

To combat these factors, Diaz moved to the attendance office this year to help Hispanic students and families.

Through this work, Diaz has become a role model to Hispanic students, according to both Arriaga and Montoya.

“If we don’t succeed in bringing in parents into the school, we aren’t doing our job, which is to make these students succeed,” Diaz said. “We need to break the achievement gap, [and to do that], we need to involve parents.”

Ereckson said the Equity Team has been collecting data and talking to students to determine what changes are actually necessary. He said he is optimistic for the foundation which is being laid this year. “[This year is the] beginning of a long-term process,” Ereckson said. “A lot of positivity and energy is going into making the school better reflect all of the kids here.”

Diaz, who has worked in Glencoe for the past 10 years, said he is happy with the progress that has been made, though determined for things to get better.

“I’m going to make it happen. Things are changing for the good.”

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Continued from page 1 The Glencoe-Hilhi game also inspired additional donations. Patti Seitz said a couple who attended the Hilhi-Glencoe game were deeply touched upon hearing Aguilar-Gaona’s story.

They emptied out their savings account and anonymously donated $3,000 to Sparrow Club.

“I think that’s what Sparrow Club inspires in people,” Seitz said. “When given the opportunity, everyone wants to do something good. [The people in the community] were given the opportunity.”

Macauley agrees that the giving community is what made Sparrow Club possible. He said, that beyond the fundraisers the leadership coordinated, Sparrow Club’s success is due to the involvement of nearly every student at Glencoe.

“There was some coordinating, but it was a spiritual movement,” he said. “People were touched, and they responded.”

Sparrow Club presented Aguilar-Gaona with the $23,400 for his medical costs in April. At the awards assembly, Macauley asked students who contributed to Sparrow Club to stand. Nearly twothirds of Glencoe’s students rose to their feet.

The student body rose once more in a standing ovation when Aguilar-Gaona accepted the check.

“I just want to say, ‘Thank you,’” he said.

“You’ve done what would take us a year or two to do. You’ve helped us get to the next stage of starting my life.”

For Manjudano, the importance of Sparrow Club was the incredible kindness the community showed to a family who had little hope.

“By the time [Carlos’ mom] reached the school, she felt like she had no other option,” he said. “The fact that the school helped her out gave her the hope that things could get better.”

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Policy changes as bullying evolves

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by ANDREW ROGERS

hen junior Valerie Nelson* was called into the vice principal’s office one winter afternoon, she did not expect to be disciplined for any reason. Nelson had recently made some complaints about a teacher on Facebook. She felt she was being “harmless;” that her comments were private and would have no lasting effect. “[When they called me into the office], I had no idea what was going on,” Nelson said. Nelson did not think her comments would get her in trouble, but she was suspended for harassment of a staff member.

A student had seen her comments online,

and brought them to the attention of the teacher in question.

For Nelson, the incident caused a realization. “[I realized] the stuff you say on the Internet doesn’t go away,” Nelson said.

According to Principal Bob Macauley, the emergence of cyberbullying forces students to learn what is appropriate or inappropriate to say in an online setting, a skill previous generations had no need to learn.

“Students have to exercise better discernment at a younger age now,” Macauley said.

The ability to harass and bully with the use of the Internet and other technologies also affects the workings of school policy and decision making. Macauley said that,

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while the school would like to move further into technological endeavors, officials are not sure how to make sure the technology stays safe in the hands of students and fully prevent cyberbullying.

“We want to be in that electronic world...appropriately,” he said.

Vice Principal Mary Peterson said that dealing with the discipline of cyberbullying is one that can be confusing in certain situations. “[Administrators] struggle to determine what our role and resposibility is when it comes to cyberbullying,” Peterson said. “[The Internet] adds a whole [new] element.”

Under district policy, the school is only allowed to discipline students if their online comments or actions relate directly to school, otherwise referred to as a “school connection.” Typically, the “connection” occurs when the incident makes a student or school employee feel threatened, harassed, intimidated, or bullied, according to Peterson.

But unless that school connection is clear, it is difficult for administrators to determine whether they are able to intervene and how they are able to intervene.

According to Peterson, an incident that involves a teacher will almost always be seen as having a school connection, but an incident that involves a student would have to meet futher “school connection” criteria. Additionally, if a threat is posted online (i.e. “Jimmy will beat up Joe at 3 o’clock by the bathroom”) and brought to the attention of administrators, the school will take action without hesitation.

Social studies teacher Scott Roosevelt, who researched cyberbullying extensively in college, said that some schools struggle with cyberbullying because they do not want to step over their power.

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“Schools are not policing bodies,” Roosevelt said. “[They] can’t go beyond school property.”

For example, if one student harassed another student over a social networking site after school or with private electronic equipment, the school most likely would not have disciplinary authority. The school could offer a mediation session between the two students as an alternative.

Schools must consider even more factors when it comes to cyberbullying cases.

An administrator may also have to consider “reasonable foreseeability,” which means determining whether it was plausible that a certain number of people would be able to see the cyberbullying.

Reasonable foreseeability is important in situations when students make websites or profiles attacking a teacher or another student. In Pennsylvania, a student made a fake MySpace profile for their school’s principal that referred to the principal’s weight. However, this profile was private, and the Pennsylvanian state courts said that the student did not harm because the page was not seen by many people.

The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to address a case on cyberbullying, likely because the U.S. Constitution does not address education as a federal right, according to Roosevelt. Under the 10th Amendment, the right to an education is one that is established by the states; which, of course, every state has done. * Name altered to protect identity **Editor’s Note: All photo illustrations have been staged and do not represent the activities of the newspaper staff.

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Performing Arts in Brief Drama students head to Internationals Drama club will be representing Glencoe at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Freshmen Emily Upton and Maddie Ogden qualified with their dramatic scene, and Senior Jake Malstrom qualified with his performance of two contrasting monologues. For her set design, Senior Rebecca Holland received a Superior rating. The Tech Olympics team, consisting of Tessa Zagone, Elise Hampton, Colin Mejdrich, Anni Reilly, and Miranda Leyson received second place for its achievement in technical theatre.

In addition, Senior Samantha Matsumoto and Junior Devon Roberts entered their scripts. Roberts got second, and Matsumoto placed fourth. Roberts was also elected to be one of the four State Thespian Officers for Oregon.

This will be Glencoe’s second consecutive year at the International Festival.

STATE SENIORS: Becca Baugh,Elise Hampton, Rebecca Holland, Miranda Leyson, Samantha Matsumoto, Jake Malstrom, Colin Mejdrich, Megan Nishida, Anni Reilly

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Speech students excel at tourneys Glencoe’s speech and debate had a very competitive year. T.J. Miller was State Champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate and won fourth place in Oratory. This year, Glencoe will be sending three of the four competitors from the Northern Oregon district to Nationals in Student Congress in Indianapolis: Brett Morgan, Jacob Pavlik, and Miller. All three Public Forum debate teams (Lorena Colcer and Marian Jamieson, Brett Morgan and Jacob Pavlik, and Olivia Hering and Tasha Lane) placed in the top three spots at tournaments starting in October and ending in April. Curtrina Crocker won fourth place in state for Prose. Marian Jamieson and Lorena Colcer made it to semifinals in debate.

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a city very different from others he had

by NICOLE KULICK avenous and weary from a twelve-hour bus ride, encountered in Western Europe.

“It just had this Old World feeling, like a Glencoe teacher Rick Shearing stepped onto whole different planet, and I just really enjoyed the frigid streets of Krakow, Poland. Peering that,” Shearing said. through the bus-station crowd, he spotted When not working, the two men socialized the man he had come to see—his best friend and fellow in the local pubs and cafes that ringed the Glencoe teacher Bill Huntzinger. city’s market square.

On most weekends Both men had grown up in upstate New York, and lived and school breaks they took night trains to only a few blocks apart in college. They forged a bond neighboring countries, avoiding the beaten based on a shared enthusiasm for poetry and camping. path of tourist-friendly national capitols in “We were in the same tight circle of friends,” Shearing favor of mountaintop camping and views of said. “We spent a lot of time together.”

But they parted ways shortly after graduating, Transylvanian castles.

“It was a real feeling of freedom, having Huntzinger immigrating to Poland to fulfill his dream of your backpack on your back and just jumping teaching overseas while Shearing moved to Ireland. on a train and going to a country very different “We both decided on our own, but it was just kind from where you started,” Huntzinger said. of coincidental that we both moved at the same time,” They once hiked Shearing said. through the ruins of the Huntzinger settled in Krakow, and We both decided Plaszow concentration quickly fell in love with its cobblestone streets, old world architecture and on our own, but it camp.

“It’s a sort of wild bustling market square.

Bill Huntzinger and Rick Shearing on a camping trip in Letchwas just kind of place with all this “It’s an incredible place…a very worth State Park, New York in 1996 before they left for Europe. majestic, ancient, very cultured place,” coincidental that we overgrown grass, and They still maintain their friendship while teaching at Glencoe. he said. both moved at the you can just look at it and kind of imagine what Poland…I seriously went to bed hungry some nights. It Captivated by the nation’s culture, same time. it was like,” Huntzinger said. was rough,” he said. he took a literature class at a local Shearing said that the experience taught him Returning home university. He wrote his thesis entirely in Polish, a not to take the life he has for granted. challenging task for a non-native speaker.

While in Poland, his work visa expired, and only “It was very sobering to live amongst them, not to have “Now I know what my ESL kids go through [because] through the fast-talking of his Polish companion that he I had to go through that level of studying literature in a Holocaust survivor come into your institution and tell narrowly avoided deportation after being detained at a you their story, but to live among them. Just bump into another language,” Huntzinger said.

Slovakian border crossing. Driven by poverty and his illicit them on a daily basis, almost,” Shearing said.

Reunited While Huntzinger found steady work as an English immigration-status, Shearing returned to the United States after only six months in Poland, settling in San Francisco.

Meanwhile, Shearing had left Ireland to tour Western teacher, Shearing took a series of unprofitable jobs as a Huntzinger joined him in the Bay area a year later, Europe, eventually arranging to visit Huntzinger in Poland. design consultant. along with his wife who he met and married in Poland, “I wasn’t getting paid for that so I had to get another When he arrived, Huntzinger was living in a vacant office where they lived until Shearing moved to Oregon. After job,” Shearing said. With bills mounting, he followed his building while trying to find an apartment. landing a job at Glencoe, h e persuaded then-principal “There was no hot water. It was wintertime and people friend’s lead and found a teaching job.

Carol Loughner to interview Huntzinger, who moved up “That was my intro to teaching, I probably never would were taking cold baths, showers with hoses… There was as well after he got the job. have become a teacher if it wasn’t for the fact that I went to Now, more than a decade after they first met, the two Poland,” Shearing said. “[Before I had] never friends live a few blocks apart. They carpool to work and thought of teaching in the faintest way.” no real heat their famuilies camp and celebrate holidays together, But his lack of English degree or teaching as well,” Shearing maintainging the close bond they formed while abroad. certification, barred him from steady, wellsaid.

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Shearing was OUR “I wasn’t making [much] money at all in similarly enchanted by Krakow,

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“I’m looking at how to draw that,” Peters says out loud, gazing at a black T-shirt. Reaching over from his slump, he grabs a shirt starring a small cyan pony on the front.

“I think I know what I’ve been doing wrong now,” Peters states excitedly, reaching for his sketchbook. In his free time, Peters draws comic strips of candy-colored ponies inspired by the show “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.”

Peters is a “Brony,” the term used to identify male fans of the show “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” the newest installment in the “My Little Pony” universe.

Peters said that he likes the show for its humor and animation.

He is also a fan of older shows worked on by the same creator, such as “The Power Puff Girls” and “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.”

“Believe me, when I first started to watch this show, I was skeptical. My masculine side fought the urge to watch the show, but I guess it was because so many other people, including

friends, insisted that I’d like it.

I probably wouldn’t have been as understanding if it weren’t for them,” Peters said. “Before then I had no interest whatsoever. I found that the show was funny, but also entertaining to me on a more mature level and the animation caught my eye.”

Another Glencoe Brony, sophomore Conner Stettler, agrees with Peters’s analysis.

“I love the random humor, it is like Spongebob with continuity,” Stettler said. “The show and community inspires so many people [to create their own renditions] as well.”

Peters was inspired by the online Brony community to contribute his own work on websites devoted to the show.

“After browsing through other fans’ art for a couple days, I thought to myself ‘Hey, I could do that!’” Peters said. Peters creates single-panel comic strips and drawings, which he then uploads online.

“I haven’t seen all of his work, but he’s pretty good, especially for having just started,” Evan Mokler, a friend of Peters, said.

Frustration is a common problem for Peters when he tries new drawing techniques. He remedies this by taking a day or

two off of drawing to bring in a new perspective.

“When I don’t have to erase something 50 thousand times, it’s a good day,” Peters says. “It’s also easier to envision what I want to draw, but getting it on paper is another story.”

Despite some of these frustrations though, he looks at mistakes as a learning experience.

“I can’t be too hard on myself,” Peters said. “I’m just practicing; it’s not life or death.”

While Peters enjoys drawing, he also said it is not his passion.

“My main goal is to get into video game development. Games have always been in my life, and I love to play them,” Peters said.

“After seeing some commercials for the Art Institute in Portland, I decided that’s what I wanted to do after school.”

For now, Peters plans to continue drawing as a hobby, upload his creations to a Tumblr and Deviant Art account he made in late march, and watch ponies. “[Becoming a Brony] has been really fun; I never expected anything like this to happen.

There hasn’t been a downside, just nothing but fun all the way,” he said.

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A gymnast’s graceful routine represents a lifetime of practice and hard work. But for Jubilee Sappington and Lauren Fasshold, the dedication has paid off

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by LORI HURSH our hours a day, five days a week, senior gymnast Jubilee Sappington is training. She has been doing gymnastics for as long as she can remember.

“I’ve been competing since I was four, but I was basically just born into it,” Sap-

pington said.

Sappington and freshman Lauren Fasshold both train at FlightSchool, a gym owned by Sappington’s parents Phil and Lynette Sappington. Fasshold started at FlightSchool when she was about five years old.

“My family is really big on sports, and I couldn’t really do anything that involved a ball, so they signed me up for gymnastics,” Fasshold said.

Both girls are competing at very high skill levels. A gymnast’s level is determined by the difficulty of the skills they can perform. The skill levels are used to create fair competition. Fasshold will be training at level 9 next year and Sappington is at level 10. Sappington is at the highest possible level before elite. Elite gymnasts are world class and compete for spots on Olympic teams.

This year Sappington competed at Nationals in Virginia

from May 9th to the 13th. It was her third time competing as a level 10. She placed tenth on bars and felt she did well in her other events.

Getting to such a high level of competition has taken a huge time commitment, and it has also caused injuries for both girls.

Sappington has cut her head twice. The first time was when she was four and tried to do a vault when it was set too high. She hit her head on the springboard and had to get stitches. The second time was when she was eight and over rotated a back tuck and hit her head on the metal leg of the trampoline. She has also dislocated her ankle, shoulder and her collarbone, fractured her shin, and had surgery for a hernia.

She had her surgery this past November. Recovery time took about two months.

Of all her injuries she said dislocating her shoulder during sophomore year was the most frustrating.

“I was having such a good year and that killed it,” Sappington said.

Fasshold’s least favorite part of gymnastics is pushing through the pain of an injury. One injury she has had to deal with is severe back pain.

“At home if I’m doing homework, I have to sit a certain way so it won’t hurt. Or when I wake up in the morning, I feel like I can’t move. Ibuprofen is my best friend,” Fasshold said.

She has to get taped for shin splints, and her shoulder frequently pops out of place or grinds from wear. Fasshold’s ankles constantly cause her pain. It is the result of landing short after vault with her knees almost touching the ground, while her feet are still flat.

Although training can be difficult and is hard on the

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body, both girls agree that the friendships they have made at the gym are irreplaceable. “[Fasshold and I] are practically sisters. She even lived with me for two months,” said Sappington.

Gymnastics has also been a way for the Sappington family to spend time together.

“We get to spend four hours a day with our children, and most parents don’t get to say that,” said Phil Sappington.

Phil and Lynette Sappington have been coaching gymnastics for about 20 years and have owned FlightSchool for almost nine. All of their children were gymnasts. Sappington’s brother competed in gymnastics for the army at West Point, and her sister competed for a year at University of Alaska.

“The best part is getting to develop the kids into good athletes and good people,” said Phil Sappington. This is the last year Phil and Lynette will be coaching one of their children at FlightSchool.

Despite the fact that Sappington is graduating next year, she will still spend a lot of time at FlightSchool. She plans to go to Portland Community College next year so she can stay close to the gym and help coach the level 5 and 6 gymnasts.

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Year in France transforms sophomore

by ANISHA DATTA Peering into the crowd under a mane of flight-tousled hair, sophomore Chelsea Plinke set foot in the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. People bustled around her, followed by strings of fluent, excited French.

For the first time in her life, there was no family coming out of the jetway behind her, no familiar faces in the throng waiting outside the gate. This time, 5,000 miles away from home, she found herself in an entirely new world.

“When I first arrived in France, I didn’t really know what to expect,” she said. “I was really kind of blind. [It] hit me that these people don’t speak English, and that I would be stuck here all year. That depressed me at first.”

After only a semester of French during her freshman year at Glencoe, Plinke first faced the challenge of learning French to navigate her new home - the mastery of which she attributes to her full immersion into another culture. “[Being with] people who speak a language natively everyday is the best way to learn it,” Plinke said. “After two weeks in France, I had learned more than [I had] all freshman year.”

Now, Plinke is fluent in French. Aside from her slight American accent, she speaks with enough proficiency that people barely notice she is American.

“I understand, speak, dream, think, and count in French,” Plinke said.

After five months of living out of country, and still two months to go, Plinke has found many differences between France and the United States. The most distinct, she maintains, is the French attitude towards food.

“The hardest thing for me was table manners because Americans are quite relaxed when it comes to eating,” Plinke said. Even simple things, such as the placement of hands or the order of courses eaten, are strictly observed at a traditional French table.

High school in France, according to Plinke, is an entirely different experience than what American teenagers undergo. There are no school-sponsored sports in French high schools; no mascots adorn the gym walls, and the concept of “school spirit,” for the most part, does not exist.

Plinke spends her Friday nights watching “House” with her host family, as opposed to the games or school activities that would take up her Friday nights back home.

However, the popularized American version of high school is familiar to French students.

“Everyone asks me if ‘pom-pom girls’ really exist, and if my school is like ‘High School Musical’,” she said.

The French students Plinke encountered are very famil-

iar with American culture. According to Plinke, trends in France today include many American staples, such as Levi’s jeans and wedge heels. Plinke has taken it upon herself to assimilate into French culture.

“I’ve thrown out a lot of my clothes from home and bought new ones,” Plinke said. “My host mom says the only thing that throws [the image] off is my accent when I say hard words, and that I am blond with blue eyes. There aren’t very many here.”

Plinke was eager to travel, so she relished the opportunity to participate in an exchange program. Her family was supportive of her decision, and is excited for the prospects that foreign exchange holds.

“I decided to put my own feelings of nervousness as a parent of aside and know that this is going to be a great experience for her,” said her mother, Brenda Plinke.

The Rotary Club, which sponsored her exchange, took measures to avoid homesickness, such as forbidding Plinke to call home for the first three months of her stay. Plinke and her family recommend the program.

Brenda Plinke even plans to be a host parent for a rotary exchangee next spring.

Studying abroad, Plinke said, is completely different from going on vacation, since an exchange program warrants staying with a family, thus providing a more authentic, wholesome experience.

“I decided to go out of the country to see what was out there while I was young and had the chance,” Plinke said.

The unique experience of living – not visiting – abroad is rare to come by a sophomore in high school, according to Plinke’s friend Lauren Anderson.

“I hope she gets a new view on life after this experience,” Anderson said. “It’s a once in a lifetime chance to do what she is doing.”

Plinke’s decision paid off: in her time abroad, she has traveled all over Europe and met interesting people, including an English couple who live on Privet Drive. All in all, Plinke recommends the foreign exchange experience.

“I really suggest studying abroad to everyone, because the experience is worth more than anything you’ll learn at [home],” she said.

“Also, her host brothers are super hot,” Anderson said.

“Everything’s better in Europe.”

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‘Midnight in Paris’ has original charm

Award-winning ‘Midnight in Paris’ brings refreshing comedy to the big screen. Written and directed by Woody Allen, this film brings a new quirkiness that is a bit out of control

by MAGGIE KLEIN Unlike many movies today with their repetitive storylines, “Midnight in Paris” is exemplary in its originality and astute humor. This independent, but reputable film has a star-studded cast including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Tom Hiddleston, Marion Cotillard, and Kathy Bates. The marvelous acting, enchanting music, and playful witticism leave viewers with a satisfaction that comes from watching something truly uplifting.

“Midnight in Paris,” written and directed by Woody Allen, is a story about modern-day Gil Pender (Wilson) who is in Paris on business with his fiancée (McAdams) and her family. One night,

on a walk through the streets of Paris, he gets lost and ends up in the 1920’s.

The uniqueness of the plot is what really brings this film to life. A normal, average guy gets transported through time into the 20th Century, and is surrounded by literary, musical, and other artistic geniuses. Renowned authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald are just two of the colorful characters he meets.

The portrayals of these artistic geniuses complete the plot. These characters are based on known facts, but have an added comical factor. The writers have exaggerated their personalities in a way that is both believable and ridiculous.

Along with the exciting, historical characters, comes the insanely awkward,

but hilarious humor. The situations are both fantastical and realistic and have strange real-life scenarios that cause interesting, comical responses. The conflict between Pender’s two realities adds to the humor. His life and his adventures in the 1920’s are drawing him in different directions, pulling his reality apart by the seams. This mind-blowing experience gives this film its comedic edge.

Audiences will enjoy watching this film because all of the elements flow so well together. The hilarious scenes, wonderful acting, and award-winning original plot combine to create a one-ofa-kind feature. This is one independent film that no one will want to miss.

Free Summer Concerts SoulCalibur 5 does not live up Being a broke, jobless high school student can get hard when it comes to going to concerts. This problem gets worse in the summer, when so many bands come to town but teens have so little money to buy tickets with.

However, Portland is full of festivals and concerts that are free. Here, the Crimson Times editor highlighted his favorite summer music events that cost nothing.

Want to find out more about free summer concerts? Go online to page 20

to legacy of previous games

by ALYSSA GORE As the sixth installment in the “Soul” series, “SoulCalibur 5” continues the story that should have been put to rest with the last game. Namco Bandai Games, the developers of this weapon-based fighting series, grew lazy with many aspects of the game and spent too much time on other, less important ones.

Released for the Xbox 360 and the PS3, what should be the latest and greatest game of the series falls short of the standard the rest of the games set.

The series follows the tale of two swords: the cursed sword Soul Edge and its opposite, the spirit sword Soul Calibur. This game takes place at the end of the 16th century, 17 years after the end of SoulCalibur 4.

The story focuses on a young man by the name of Patroklos, son of a well known series veteran, Sophitia Alexandra, on his quest across Europe and Asia to find his long lost sister, Pyrrha.

Soon his fate, and his sister’s, are intertwined with the two legendary swords.

As far as gameplay goes, this is not an easy series to learn.

There are 25 different weapon styles, and before you can really start playing the game, you have to sit in training mode for about an hour or two trying to figure out what you are doing.

Even people who have played the series before have to relearn the controls of their favorite weapon style to find out what has changed, or pick a new weapon style because their favorite was taken out.

If that was not bad enough, the other game modes available make it obvious that this game is not meant for beginner or casual gamers.

Most of them get very challenging unreasonably quickly, which is great for advanced gamers, but not for people still stumbling around the controls. That leaves many stuck in the game modes that are around their level of experience, and that gets boring and repetitive.

This game is hard to play over and over unless you are determined to overcome the challenges thrown at you, which is unappealing for some people.

The only features that stand out are the improved character creation and the updated graph-

ics, sound effects, and dramatic background music; basically two updated features for a $40 game.

Namco could have done so much more with SoulCalibur 5.

It is a big disappointment, with a lot of cut corners in almost every aspect of the game. When they decided to make another game, they should have taken their time and done it right.

A message to Namco’s game developers: do not slap fans in the face for loving the series and coming back for the next game. It will end badly.

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Don’t mess with my comics!

The widespread rebooting of classic DC comic titles serves only to confuse readers and ultimately disrupts the flow of graphic novel history

by ELISE HAMPTON If you really want to study American history, read comic books. No other medium can capture the mood of an American era quite as well. Through comic book heroes, you can discover the public opinion of our nation, the slang used by the peopleof the time, and the clothing styles that were popular. These heroes embrace the American dream.

In what other country could an Amazon or space alien find fame and acceptance? And to top it off, these super-powered saviors wear our flag as their standard of battle.

Wherever our country goes, so do these heroes.

I refer to the characters of DC Comics: primarily Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman. We have seen the movies. We have bought the merchandise. And a number of us have read the comics. These characters are practically a national institution.

So when DC decided to throw away almost 70 years of tradition and history to reinvent their entire universe last September, fans were understandably outraged.

The publishing company called

this move The New 52, referencing all 52 of their regular comics that would be part of the change.

This shift is the equivalent of NBC and all of its sister stations restarting all of their television shows at the same time.

This is not the first time that a comic book publisher has relaunched their universe. In 2000, DC’s competitor Marvel created the Ultimate Universe, which tried to revise their stories for the modern era. However, they continued to publish the stories of their original universe for fans that refused to change. Today, the Ultimate Universe is selling fewer copies than their original storylines.

The secret behind Marvel’s success is not their reboot, but their movies, which are some of the highest grossing films in the United States. These movies cleanly define their characters and their origin stories, which creates a strong beginning point for new readers.

This DC reboot has essentially recreated some of the defining characteristics of American mythology, just in case new readers might want to start reading at a convenient origin story. This approach assumes that, if any fan wanted to start reading comic books, they will not have seen any movies and will be unable to begin in the middle of a story.

Considering that their regular fan base is their only fan base, cre-

ating a new universe with slight variations only confuses readers more, as they struggle to differentiate new details from the old stories.

Essentially, this reboot implies that comic books fans have neither the comprehension nor the patience to begin with the older comics, or to just leap into the story midstream. Here is the problem: unless the entire genre is reinvented, the demographic for comic books will never change. The reason that geeks are featured so heavily in comic books is because geeks are the people reading them. And geeks are stereotyped as being smart for a reason. We know how to look things up.

In tracing our nation’s history through comic books, you can see patriotism, panic, and charity; these traits later came to represent the eras from which they came.

Do we really want future generations to see our era marked by impatience and stupidity?

This reboot is just a desperate ploy for attention for a company falling behind independent publishers like Image, who publishes the Walking Dead, or the publisher Dark Horse, who publishes a multitude of familiar comics such as Hellboy. If DC wants to keep their fans, perhaps they should swallow their pride and ask Marvel how to make a decent movie.

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Six words, one story edited by CRYSTAL WILLIAMSON

Rumor has it that a group of reporters once challenged author Ernest Hemingway to write a story in less than 10 words. His response inspired the six-word memoir.

Here are memoirs submitted by Glencoe students

I like girls who eat carrots.

-- Maddie Moen, 10

Wanting what I’ll never have again.

-- Mary Walker, 11

Only few more days till freedom.

-- Brianna Moody, 9

I run but can’t escape myself.

-- Chris Vancleve, 11

Battered and bruised, I still refuse.

-- Nicole Thatcher, 10

Good times are never wasted times.

-- Christopher Phanthavong, 12

See MEMOIRS, page 20 online

Seniors’ parting words edited by MAGGIE KLEIN

Soon-to-be graduates offer their wisdom for next years’ seniors and underclassmen Start on scholarships over the summer! Start on scholarships over the summer! Seriously! -- Anonymous Use the planner that you buy. -- Cole Stave Know the importance of school, stay on top of your grades, because it is important for your future. Branch out, you’re never gonna see any of these people ever again.” -- Lauren Johnson See SENIORS, page 19 online

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Food carts have taken the city of Portland by storm. When the Crimson Times explored the many carts, we learned food carts allow customers to sample a diverse array of affordable dishes. Here are some highlights from Good Food Here, a food cart park located at 4262 SE Belmont Street, Portland.

Herb’s Mac and Cheese “Herb’s Mac and Cheese” was our favorite food cart overall--it provided the unique opportunity to customize a bowl of Mac and Cheese from a variety of meat, vegetable, and cheese options.

Not only was it fun to create the meal at “Herb’s,” it was also incredibly tasty – the cheeses were incredibly rich and delicious – and remarkably affordable at $5 to $8.

Doghouse PDX When a normal person thinks of tater tots and hot dogs, hastily prepared TV dinners come to mind. This vision will absolutely change after a visit to The Doghouse. Their tater tots, served plain or with eggs or even bacon, are the perfect combination of crunchy, salty, and oily. This is fast food at its finest. The Doghouse is located on SE Woodstock & 48th in Portland.

Rockabillies

It would not be a trip to Portland, if we did not try something completely bizarre – so we went to Rockabillies and tried the Elvis, a sandwich with peanut butter, bananas, and bacon. It was better than we thought it would be, but the Elvis is definitely an acquired taste.

Aybla Grill

Aybla Grill is another culturally authentic food cart, featuring Mediterranean delicacies like kabobs and falafel. We tried the gyro, which was filled with delicious vegetables and perfectly cooked lamb. If you like meat, you will enjoy Aybla Grill.

Sushi PDX

We also enjoyed Sushi PDX, an authentic Sushi cart that features an assortment of sushi rolls in traditional and surprising interpretations. We recommend the $5 Shrimp Tempura Roll, which was a mind-blowing compination of savory, sweet, and crunchy fried fish and rice.

Above: Senior Andrew Rogers holds a card published by “Dining Out For Life,”which advertises local businesses and donates the money to fight AIDS. Left: Senior Staff Photographer Haley Fortier says that even though she hates sushi, she loved the Shrimp Tempura Roll from Sushi PDX. Below: A Portland hipster orders a Hawaiian doughnut from Namu, a Korean-Hawaiian food cart. From left to right: Namu, Da-Pressed Coffee, Sweet Pea Brulee, EuroTrash, and Herb’s Mac and Cheese.

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by ELISE HAMPTON

The choice to live without God in a largely Christian nation is not the same as a choice to live without morals

merica is one of the most religious countries in the world.

According to the National Opinion Research center, 60.6% of Americans have no doubt whatsoever that there is a God and that this God is the standard of morality. Keep in mind, these are just the strong believers. There is an entire spectrum of faith. The other 39.4% are spread among the spectrum of a wide variety of beliefs and views.

I fall on the opposite end of this spectrum. I do not believe in God. This does not mean that I am a cynical heathen. I do not want to tear down established religion. I do not want to take faith away. I do appreciate the value and culture that exist because of religion.

In the past, I have hidden my lack of religion. Atheists are not always welcomed with

open arms. In fact, we tend to be one of the least trusted or respected minorities in the United States, due to our lack of belief in a higher power.

A study conducted by psychologists at the University of Oregon and the University of British Columbia last year suggested that, given the hypothetical situation of a hit-and-run accident, a majority of people would suspect an atheist over a rapist as the perpetrator of the crime.

My friends have tried to convert me. They had the best intentions, I am sure, but it stung.

I have been ostracized. I have been told that I would burn in Hell.

"Wherever there are religious majorities, atheists are among the least trusted people," said sociologist William M. Gervais, in a recent Yahoo article about the subject. This is more than likely due to the fact that we have no higher power to honor, and believers feel this means

that we do not or cannot behave ethically.

I do have a moral compass. However, it is internal. I do not cheat, steal, or offend. I do not do these things because I know that they will hurt the people around me. I believe that bad people will be punished by the law. My path was my choice, and if people use religion to make the same decisions, it makes no difference to me.

Atheists are a statistical minority, albeit an invisible one. Just like any other minority, we do not want to cause any harm. The days of violent change are long gone. We just want to receive the same respect that any other group would. Please do not try to convert us. Please do not assume that we lack morals. Please know that whether a person is atheist, agnostic, deist, or a true believer, we are all human and should be treated as such. That is my moral compass.

any high school students gain support and purpose through religion. I am one of those students. Despite all of its benefits, faith can lead to a lot of conflict and is widely controversial.

These conflicts arise at school and can also lead to many bad situations and can even persuade students to hide their beliefs. For students to be open with their beliefs, there must be understanding throughout our school.

Plenty of Glencoe students wear religious memorabilia, which is sometimes viewed as a tool of pressuring others to join their religion.

This is simply not true. Students who show their faith openly do so for their own benefit more than to impact others.

People express their faith to support their beliefs, or they wear religious clothing as a symbol of personal accomplishment, such as after receiving a sacrament. Through completing a sacrament, you gain more of a connection to your faith and receive new gifts from God; it is a great accomplishment and so often you receive memorabilia to symbolize that special day. For them, these outward symbols are cel-

ebrations of something very important in their lives. Expressing religion in such an open way often leads to question or conflict.

In my own experience, I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by people who are accepting of my beliefs and open to me expressing them as I wish. However, I do still change how I express my beliefs in school. I prefer to be gentle when representing my beliefs in areas that are hotly debated and avoid talking about things that may offend others. Whenever I feel I need to make a point, such as on topics like abortion, I try to keep the beliefs of others in mind. There is no need to put down other beliefs while expressing my own.

Unfortunately, there are some who judge others by their beliefs. Some students keep their faith to themselves to avoid judgment. This can lead them to suppress their own personality to fit in. When your faith is slurred, it is difficult to continue openly sharing it with others. We must all have a level of respect for each other as students, and as people. If people want to be respected as they stand by personal beliefs, they must first respect others who do the same.

People often ask how I will feel if I die only

to I find that my religion was untrue. This is a very hard question, but it has a simple answer.

My faith helps me live to my full potential, and even if I turn out to be wrong, I will be satisfied with the way that I have lived because of my religion. It has given me a motivation to be the best person I can be. If I die knowing that I made the right choices in life, whether my motives were correct or not, I still chose the right path, and I will be happy with that.

High school brings up a lot of new situations and decisions to all students; whenever I am faced with a difficult decision I can use my faith to find an answer that I can be proud of.

Religion provides a moral base to help solve any situation. These morals may be the same as nonreligious students, although the reasons behind their morals are different. In a situation of moral question, it is my religion that helps me to live the life that I feel is right, by giving me more consequence.

Through high school we all face challenges, and we need others to get through them. As a school we have the opportunity to grow together and learn to accept and work with others. The only thing that is stopping us is ourselves.

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Religion supports and lifts students in their lives. An expression of faith is simply an expression of the student’s true self

Haiti: a single story

by TINA ANDERSON I knew about the earthquake. I knew about the constant struggle for the people of Haiti to get the food and clean water needed to survive. I knew that Haiti had all the characteristics to define it as a Third World country, and I was prepared for that. I knew there would be no running water and electricity only a few hours a day. I also prepared myself to witness true human suffering. But that is only part of the story.

Over spring break I went on a mission to Pignon, Haiti with Evergreen Christian Center. I spent 10 days running a youth camp, and traveled to teach and play with children.

Actually being in the country presents another aspect of the story. After my time in Haiti, I can see the country through a new lens. I learned about the people, their everyday experiences, and their culture.

When I think of Haiti, I remember myself sitting on the top of a white pick-up truck riding down the bumpy dirt roads. I see sugar cane fields and cacti fences, small children waving and a vast blue sky surrounded by mountains.

As our plane flew into the Port-au-Prince Airport in Haiti, there was no mistaking that we were in a Third World country. We could see homes with concrete and mud walls falling apart. All bodies of water, including the surrounding ocean, were the

color of mud.

Out the window of our small plane from Portau-Prince to Pignon, I saw more of the same.

All I had previously seen of Haiti was hunger, crying children, and sick people lining up outside of broken down clinics waiting for help that would never come.

But that was not the only thing I experienced in Haiti.

While there were moments of complete sorrow for the starving people, there were also moments of complete and utter joy. Haiti did not feel like the Third World country I had seen on the news, but just another place that needed some help.

I did things in Haiti that I would have never expected. I worked in a medical clinic organizing life saving medications into separate bottles. I spent my days with kids who spoke a different language, but I still communicated with them.

Haiti was not what I expected. I had bought into a single story of a country. I took what I saw on the news at face value. I did not previously see the beauty of the country, just the suffering. I thought I knew what to expect, but I only knew one story.

Single stories are dangerous like that. They can skew your perception of a country, of a group, of a single person. I learned not to assume that things are as they appear.

Haiti is a place of a people who are not defined by their suffering, but a place of people who are joyous and loving and a place of incredible natural beauty. It is a place where you can ride on the top of a pick-up across a brown-watered river up a hill in the middle of a lightning storm and enjoy every minute of it.

But do not take my word for it. I only have one story.

Seniors Tina Anderson and Jael McGee and sophomores Cady Herb and Seth Russell spent their spring break volunteering in Haiti.

Here, they commemorate their time spent at a Pignon orphanage, about 66 miles from the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake.

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Spring sports build skills, membership Track & Field

Colorguard won first in division with their show “To The Other Side.” According to senior co-captain Saren Pihlaja, the show was “about love and accepting other people.”

To recruit more members, the guard has been hosting a weekly event called Spin Club every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m.

“This is basically for people who are thinking of joining Guard, but are too shy to show up for auditions,” said Coach Amy DeGiovanni. “It’s an opportunity to try out what we do, and see what guard is all about.”

STATE QUALIFIERS: Alex Barr, Josh Friend, Ryan England, Tayler Feinauer, Kayla Fleskes, Trebriel Larry, Cecilee Russell, Cody Newsom, Kaylie Van Loo

SENIORS: Megan Nishida, Saren Pihlaja,

Despite not having enough players to form a full offensive and defensive team, girls lacrosse managed to kick Century out of playoffs at their Senior Night game, played at Hillsboro Stadium.

Although the team’s small size has allowed the girls to grow closer, a full-sized team would be preferable according to Coach Tim Smith. He said that he welcomes all girls to try out for what he calls “the fastest game on two feet.”

SENIORS: Lauren Van Dyke and Susanne Ruether

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Four girls placed in the state track meet at Hayward Field in Eugene. Kaylie Van Loo placed 2nd in javelin, 4th in discus, and 6th in shot put. Cecilee Russell came in 3rd in the 300m hurdles. Kayla Fleskes placed 5th in discus, and Tayler Feinauer placed 6th in javelin.

The underclassmen-heavy track team has succeeded at all levels of competition, setting a tone for team growth on the young team.

“I love track because it’s for everybody. Some students will continue on in college, and some will stay [at this level],” said Coach Dennis Rice.

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Bowling

The bowling team, founded this year by senior Nick Losli, competed at the state tournament. The team raised money for the bus they took to the tournament in Bend, by holding a bowling night fundraiser at Four Seasons Bowling Alley.

At the tournament they placed ninth out of sixteen places. The bowling team practices a few times a week, and have a combined high score of 260.

Junior Austin Wiren says he hopes for the team to remain active next year. The bowling team would like to expand into a boys and girls team, since no girls competed this year.

SENIORS: Nick Losli, Spencer Skurja

Drumline Partway through their season the drum line lost its instructor, so band instructor Ray Severns coached them until replacement Nick Worth was hired.

“We had three different instructors who ran rehearsals very differently from each other,” junior Tessa Zagone said.

Eight freshman joined drumline this year, filling out the twenty-fiveperson team with fresh faces. The team also featured a fifth-grader.

The team portrayed slaves and gladiators in their show “The Rise and Fall of Rome,” placing eighth at championships.

SENIORS: Adam Heyen, Kevin Wisdom, Quillan Bourassa, Bryce Juenemann

submitted by GLENCOE BOYS LACROSSE Kyle Reynolds (at right) is one of three freshman on the varsity team which beat California-based Santa Rosa 11 to 6.

Boys lacrosse secures second conference title

The boys lacrosse team ended their 2012 season victoriously, ranked first in the 6-A Pacific Conference for the second year in a row. Head Coach Nick Deneffe said the team is the most technically sound team he has coached. The team won 14 out of their 18 games this season, including wins against Tualatin, Oregon Episcopal Score and Sherwood.

All three teams were in the top tier in the state, and Deneffe said that emerging victorious from these games were highlights of the season.

“Our coaching staff puts a ton of focus on technique and fundamentals on the players, and it is evident this year,” Deneffe said.

From the beginning of the season, the team has worked on improving consistency and focus. With the effort of the entire team and the coaching staff, their hard work paid off when they won the conference championship on May 12.

SENIOR: Ian Knight, Shane O’Rourke, Logan VanRoekel

Equestrian Junior Maddie Brosius placed first in dressage at the Oregon High School Equestrian Team state meet, held May 17-20 in Redmond. Five of the nine-member equestrian team qualified for the state meet as well. The team is half the size it was last year, which has caused them to grow closer according to junior and co-captain Kayla Sahlfeld.

“We’re more like a family than an actual team,”she said.

Riders practice for at least eight hours a week, but have to spend hours hauling their horses’ trailers before they can start practicing.

“Personally I spend…between four and five hours [each week] driving around,” Brosius said.

SENIOR: Kenzie Young

Juniors Jessica Bond (above), Kayla Sahlfeld, Morgan Hulsey and senior Kenzie Young took their drill team routine to state.

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Spring Sports Wrap-up Boys Tennis Taking fourth in league, boys tennis had a strong season this year, maintaining a record of 7-8. Senior Kurtis Campbell, who qualified for state competition, by placing third in district competition, said that making it to state had always been his goal in the four years he has been on the boys tennis team.

“Unless you’re one of the top [players in state], it’s really all about districts,” Campbell said.

Though the team is losing four senior players to graduation, Campbell, said he is optimistic for the team that will continue to play in upcoming years.

SENIORS: Matthew Bergthold, Tommy Nuthmann, Kurtis Campbell, Quillan Bourassa

Girls Tennis photo submitted by CONNOR KASTELIC Rugby is different from other contact sports because it Two friends went explor- is optional whether you wear ing the Beaverton and Hills- any head gear, pads or other boro area in search of a new safety gear. sport to try and in the process “The idea of minimal safestumbled upon a rugby team. ty gear probably spurred my Senior Connor Kastelic decision [to search for a rugby had been playing soccer all team],” Kastelic said. through high school.

The repercussions of hav“I wanted to play rugby ing minimal protection can be because I was looking for a large. sport that wouldn’t get in the “I hyper extended my left way of soccer but still allowed elbow playing in the first ofme to hit and tackle,” Kastelic ficial game of the season, and said. then I broke my left ankle Another senior Alex Lo- playing about four weeks ago. gan had been playing football The arm recovered in a week, and wanted a sport that mir- and the ankle I’m just now rored the aggressiveness and [getting back to practice],” athleticism of football.

Kastelic The next said. Along step for the I wanted to play with Kastwo was to telic, Logan roam the rugby because I was also had an Internet in looking for a sport that ankle insearch of a jury causrugby team wouldn’t get in the ing him to way of soccer but still sit out for a to join.

T h e allowed me to hit and few w eeks.

Beaverton S e v Barbarians tackle. eral rugby became teams have been established the perfect fit because of the in Hillsboro, but none have team’s passion, and sports- succeeded in remaining active manship. for more than one season.

“Rugby is different from “A team in Hillsboro would other sports in a number of be good to further popularize ways, but primarily I have the sport,” Logan said. been struck by the amazing sportsmanship, brotherhood, and sense of community that comes from playing it,” Kastelic said.

It is traditional with rugby to bring a meal to prepare at the end of the game for both the winning and losing team.

“At the end of every game, one team will have a meal prepared for both teams, and the players are encouraged to sit amongst each other [to] eat together,” Kastelic said.

The Beaverton Barbarians are not only a team that expresses the need for sportsmanship, but they are also one of the best rugby teams in the state of Oregon.

“Playing for Beaverton isn’t inconvenient at all. In fact it’s more than worth the drive to play for such an excellent team,” Kastelic said.

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The girls tennis team has been led by their new coach Sheridan Tator. Tator said that one of the biggest highlights of the year was when senior team captains Samantha Hopman and Kendall Conroy took fifth place in the doubles district tournament. Tator also said there was a lot of improvement from all

photo by HALEY FORTIER Senior Tommy Nuthmann hits a backhand on the run during a match against Forest Grove. the girls over the course of the year. Several players stepped up and took on leadership roles.

“There’s a good group of girls out there,” said Tator.

SENIORS: Samantha Hopman, Kendall Conroy, Hannah Weber, Leslie Keltner, Karen Dollaga

Boys Golf

Girls Golf

Winning the district tournament and placing second in the conference gained a state tournament berth for the varsity boys golf team. Junior Ethan Zickel, placed second at the district tournament out of 40 golfers and was 1st team All-Conference. Junior Connor Tripp took 2nd team All-Conference.

“The group as a whole performed well this season as the team’s low score was 302, and four golfers scored in the seventies,” Head Coach Tim Duvall said.

The girls golf team placed second at the district championship earning a spot in the state tournament.

Senior Maggie Harlow got 1st team All Conference, winning this honor for the third time in her career.

Junior Marly Anderson placed 2nd team All Conference.

With all the success this year Head Coach Matt Clark said he hopes for many new recruits next year to ensure the continuation that previous and current years started.

SENIOR: Derek Gorton

SENIORS: Erin Evers, Maggie Harlow

Baseball

Softball

Featuring only three seniors, baseball team faced tough competition with a young team this year.

“It’s a good group of players; we just have to learn to play at the varsity level,” Coach Tim Stewart said.

Stewart recognized junior third-baseman Randy Swayze as a standout who led the team offensively and was one of the best players defensively.

Senior captain Landon Glynn’s favorite game was against North Medford.

“We didn’t actually win the game, but we went for 11 innings.”

Despite an overall record of 10-17, the team made play-offs, winning play-ins against North Salem.

As league champions, the girls softball team finished the season with a 23-7 record and won the first two games in the state playoffs.

A major part of the team’s success was due to Alyssa Davis, Katie Sutherland-Finch, Courtney Clayton and Maria Dendinger, who, according Coach Jacy Jukkala are the strongest players this season.

Clayton, Sutherland-Finch and Davis made first team all-state. In addition Kayla Kendrick and Morgan Brown made second team all-state.

Sutherland-Finch also won pitcher of the year and Jukkala won coach of the year.

SENIORS: Landon Glynn, Daniel Douvris, Chris Haynes

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Three items, one island:

what would you bring?

by MACKENZIE STEVENS If you became stranded on a deserted island and had the chance to take only three things with you, what would you bring?

Some students who were asked considered floatation devices and generators; while others thought about their cell phones, celebrities, and their favorite kind of junk food.

“My computer, a bed, and my cat.” Becky May, 11 “A lighter, Megan Fox, and a knife.” Braden Stafford, 9 “Water, clothes, and a cell phone.” Kevin Rojas, 11 “My cell phone, a generator, and that kid Kevin Rojas.”

Skylar Martinez, 12 “A gun, flint, and a lifetime supply of water.”

Kevin Van Winkle, 11

“The Harry Potter series, a kangaroo, and a dingo.”

Jake Smith, 11 “A water bottle, an airplane, and William Levey.”

Alejandra Lara, 11

“Panda Express, my brother cause he’s a genius, and a boat.”

Nicole Gebbie, 9 “A genie in a bottle, a flying unicorn, and Nicholas Betum.

He’s my favorite Blazer.”

Grace Diller, 10 “My phone, Hot Cheetos, and my Bible.” Bridget Clancy, 10 “IKEA, Usher, and Costco.”

Nadia Thomas, 9 “A satellite television, a lifetime supply of steaks, matches. So you know, I could cook my steak..”

Jeff Meeuwsen, Dean of Students “A girl, computer, and food.”

Ariel Cruz, 10 “Clean underwear, water, and a first aid kit.”

Allyssa Niswonger, 12 “A beach volleyball, a life raft, and space food.” Peter Roth, 10 “Pineapple seeds (if it were a tropical island), a pot, and glasses.” Jimmy Alvarado, 12 “Babes, music, and hydration.”

Ryan Farrell, 11 “Food.. That’s all I need.”

Matt Coloma, 12 “My iPod, a generator, and a flare gun.” Austin Brown, 10 “Cash, cash, and cash.”

Cristan Guillen, 12 “My older brother, mangos, and my journal.” Carmen Walsh, 12 “My wife and my two daughters” Eric Fraser, Science Teacher “Toilet paper, a knife, and matches.”

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Passion for Art Senior pushes her artistic abilities and wins contest

by YABILEX RAMIREZ Senior Esperanza Pineda started drawing her favorite cartoon characters, Clifford and Scooby Doo, while attending grade school. Her classmates were amazed by her beautiful art.

“Everyone started to comment on my cartoon drawings, and they thought I was good at drawing,” Pineda said. Drawing became a hobby, and her passion for drawing has since grown and improved.

This year Pineda won first place in the Cesar E. Chavez art contest. She competed with students from 70 schools in Oregon, winning $200 dollars.

She had always been too shy to enter the contest, but this year she decided to showcase her art techniques. The artwork had to be related to Cesar E. Chavez, and his spirit, legacy and work. In her drawing, Pineda includes two portraits of Cesar Chavez.

“Since the theme was ‘Learning from the Past, Learning for the Future,’ I included Cesar Chavez when he was younger and then how he transformed as a good leader.

[He was] a leader well recognized for helping immigrants have their rights,” Pineda said. (“Como el tema era ‘Aprender del pasado para el futuro,’ incluí a Cesar Chavez cuando estaba joven y despues como se convertio en un buen lider. Un lider muy conocido por haber ayudado a los inmigrantes a obtener sus derechos,”) In her drawing Pineda also includes a bold eagle representing freedom, a boycott representing how immigrants fought for their rights, and field workers whom Chavez helped.

Creating the drawing was not easy for her. There were times when she got stuck and did not know what else to draw.

“Piece by piece I started to

Esperanza Pineda transform my drawing... At times I ran out of ideas, but it was surprising to see my drawings after I finished,” Pineda said.

“I have never taken so much time in drawing a picture, but this one did take me a little bit more than I expected. It is originally made by me,” Pineda said.

She never expected to be the winner of the contest.

“I was surprised and excited.

I had never won any contest. I felt proud of myself. I felt bold and strong,” she said.

According to Luis Diaz, who works in the English Language Learner department at Glencoe, Pineda’s drawing will be printed on next year’s Cesar E. Chavez conference T-shirts.

“There is about 1,500 students that will be wearing the shirt with Pineda’s drawing on the back,” Diaz said.

Last year Pineda took Art 1 and Photoshop and is now taking Art 2 and Cartooning.

All of these classes have been helpful for Pineda to gain more practice and better techniques.

She draws roses and Chicano pictures, but Pineda’s favorite subject to draw is portraits of people, particularly those she admires.

Last year one of Pineda’s drawings was shared by many people at Glencoe. This drawing

was a portrait of Alex Flores.

Alex was a student at Glencoe who passed away last year leaving the memory of the kind and caring young man he was.

“I was barely getting to know him. I talked to him a few times, but those very few words that we talked to each other, were enough to know who and how he was,” Pineda said.

Flores was in Pineda’s Spanish Class last year. His death left Pineda sad, wishing she could have known him more and become close friends.

“I felt really sad knowing that he passed away so I decided, to try and draw him. At first I wanted to write a letter to his parents saying that I was

sorry about their son’s death, but I am not really good with putting words onto paper. I then decided to draw him; as a way of saying more than words,” Pineda said.

Pineda’s drawings have improved so much that people want her to design them a tattoo. “People keep asking me to design tattoos for them. They are even offering me money to design their tattoos,” Pineda said.

She has already designed some of her friends’ tattoos, and is willing to design tattoos for those who ask. Pineda after all has a passion for art, leading her to the path of success.

This original artwork by senior Esperanza Pineda, won first place in the Cesar E. Chavez contest in March.

Students chosen to be recognized in upcoming novel

by CADY HERB Three sophomores were selected to have their work featured in best-selling author James Houston Turners next novel, “Dragon Head.” The book is set to release in 2013.

Hundreds of students entered the contest which was the brainstorm of Turner and his friend, rapper and actor LL Cool J. Their goal was to provide an opportunity to reach out to high school students and let their voices be heard.

Taylor Doxey, Ty Seely and Makayla Kemper’s winning descriptions will be meshed together with those of 24 other finalists to create three teenage characters, and will be acknowledged in the book. Doxey was selected as the first place winner, she will also receive a Kindle Fire as a token of Turner’s appreciation.

Doxey had only two weeks to form her ideal character after her English teacher, Juanita Reiter offered it to her class. Doxey

put everything into her character that she is interested in.

“The hardest part was probably getting all the things the author wanted but having it my own,” Doxey said.

She entered the contest using her sisters laptop while on a family trip to Utah. She remembers that her sister was annoyed that the application process was taking so long because she wanted her computer back.

Weeks went by before Doxey received an email on May 3 from Turner telling her that she had won. Her mother congratulated her, saying that the honor would look great on college applications, but it meant more than that to Doxey.

“It encourages me to take more chances with things,” Doxey said.

Seely was one of the finalists in the contest, and Turner said that Seely stood out among the entries. “[He] was the best guy out of all the en-

tries,” Turner said.

Seely wanted to have his character, Musa, be based on his own love of exotic plants.

Musa is the scientific name for a banana.

As for Kemper, writing came naturally to her, and she was compelled by the idea of the contest. Her character, unlike Ty’s, did not come from life experiences. Kemper’s character, Nikki, had lost her father which led to her mother’s insanity. Her story goes on to tell how the character ends up leaving home and leaving Philadelphia.

Kemper has always enjoyed writing.

“I started writing my own stuff, but I never finished it,” she said, “So it’s encouraging to write more.

Turner had read articles about people losing hope in today’s teen creativity. However his experience was the exact opposite. He said he was very impressed with the quality and creativity of the entries. The teenagers had been heard.

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Student battles health complications Junior Dante Johnson has been living with a inflammatory condition that has followed him since sixth grade. This condition, Ulcerative Colitis, brought him to Doernbecher’s last summer

by JOE WALLACK Laying in the hospital bed with multiple IV’s inserted into his arm, Dante Johnson is barley able to keep his eye’s open, and unable to use the restroom. Suffering from an inflamed colon, he wonders when this pain will ever end. His mother, on the side of the bed covers his hand with hers, stares into his eyes, and assures him that everything will turn out fine.

Johnson spent a week at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital this past August after a flare up in his colon. This inflammation, known as Ulcerative Colitis triggered many problems including abdominal pain and frequent restroom usage. Unfortunately, he missed most of the annual band camp event during this time, where band students prepare for their upcoming season.

“I was most of all mad at the colon problem reoccurring again. The only major problem was having to use the restroom a lot” said Johnson.

On the first day in the hospital, doctors gave him oral steroids in order to strengthen his large intestine. Those steroids allowed his regular medication, Azathioprine which suppresses his colon from inflammation to properly function since the medicine would cease to work by itself. In addition, Johnson underwent a scan to check for a moresevere case of Ulcerative Colitis known as Crones disease. Fortunantely, the results were negative.

Following that day, the rest of Johnson’s visits to Doernbecher mostly involved with monitoring the swelling through additional scans and making sure that he was consuming his medication. Luckily, Johnson was able to participate in the last two days of the band camp with much improvement

in his health. With an IV mark displayed on his wrist, the drowsiness due to the hospital visits, made a difficulty to perform various activities, especially in the hot sun.

“I was very tired all the time... it was definitely more difficult to perform some the activities once I returned” commented Johnson.

One of his best friends, Parker Groop who also plays saxophone, was surprised by his absence. He ended up having to fill Johnson’s spot as a section leader being the next highest position. He was immediately shocked when he learned from another band student that his friend was spending his time in the hospital during this time.

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I just worry that this problem doesn’t affect his finding of a job.

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“It wasn’t until band camp that I noticed he was gone, it was a whole different experience when I had to lead the section” commented Groop. Worrying about how the illness could affect Johnson, Groop wanted his friend to fight the condition off as best to his ability and to make a remarkable recovery .

Johnson’s mother, Jennifer who has stood firmly by her son through the whole experience and became tremendously worried about his health and how it could affect him in the future. Whether it is reminding her son to take his pills, or giving him emotional support, she has always been there to help him get through the pain.

“I worry about him a lot, and it definitely adds more stress on my part,” Jen-

photo by VALENTINA CHAU During his fisrt inflammatory experience, Dante Johnson was rushed to the hospital so doctors could find out what was affecting his health. nifer said. One of the most suprising experience for Jennifer was being unaware of her son’s colon condition until two weeks had passed. Because of this, she advocates strong communication between parent and child for others who face similar problems.

“This was not unexpected for he has experienced this before. I just worry that this problem doesn’t affect his finding of a job,”said Jennifer.

Although his condition can cause some conflicts at school, he currently spends his days after school with his alto saxophone participating with the Glencoe Symphonic band and jazz band. In band, Johnson plays

Volunteering at the zoo allows Bourassa to bring out inner child

Senior Quillan Bourassa has been volunteering at the Oregon Zoo since his sophomore year. Within the zoo, he works with various animals

by HANNAH EAKIN It was a hot and humid day at the Oregon Zoo when senior Quillan Bourassa was working as a teenage volunteer in the goat yard. In the midst of helping the other volunteers, he saw a woman on the verge of fainting.

Bourassa got her some water and sat her down on a nearby bench so he could call security.

Moments later, security officers arrived with an ambulance. When the woman was taken away in the vehicle, Bourassa hiked back to the goat yard to finish his shift for the day.

As a result of how he handled this situation, he was promoted from a Zoo Teen to a Teen Leader.

A Zoo Teen is a student volunteer who monitors all the places where visitors can touch or interact with animals. At those stations they watch for people who look lost or are not being safe.

The Zoo Teens usually start in one of three stations, generally working at the Family Farm exhibit. For example, sophomore Reyna Cox and freshman Elsa

Bergman have also worked as a Zoo Teen. Cox works with all the animals in the petting zoo, while Bergman informs visitors about endangered animals in the Family Farm.

As a Teen Leader, Bourassa gets to his shift 30 minutes early to check everyone in. He then gathers all the other Teen Leaders and, decide which stations the

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It’s really fun to be with the goats because that is where I can get the most interaction with vistors.

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Zoo Teen will be going to. On their shift they have to wear what the teenager volunteers call “The Zesty Blue Zoo Teen Shirt.”

Bourassa was introduced to the Zoo Teen program when he was attending a different camp in grade school, and he saw the

teens working. After seeing them, he decided that he wanted to become one when he got old enough. Bourassa began getting involved in the summer of 2010, after his sophomore year.

Now as a Teen Leader, he supervises the Zoo Teens to make sure they are doing their tasks correctly.

In addition to his other responsibilities as a volunteer, he watches out for the animals making sure that they are in good health. For example, he brushes the goats in the goat yard and feeds the chickens in the Family Farm. Of all the animals he works with, he likes working with the goats the most.

“It’s really fun to be with the goats because that is where I can get the most interaction with visitors,” he said.

Although he does not want to be a zoo keeper as a career, he does want to continue volunteering after graduating high school.

“Volunteering as a Zoo Teen has taught me to keep my inner child, and therefore, interact with people of all ages.”

all sorts of music and various solos. when he is not playing saxophone he spends his time reading mainly science fiction or playing the Xbox 360. During his time with the family, they gather around the TV to enjoy their weekly broadcast of “American Idol” which has formed into a weekly tradition.

Johnson’s health is also currently making a gradual recovery. By learning from his tough experiences and taking his medicine on a daily basis, Johnson has become stronger than previous times despite that this problem could occur again in the near future. To maintian his health, Johnson continues to take his medication and keeps to an optimistic mind.

Secretary retires after 22 years

by SAMANTHA MATSUMOTO After 22 years at Glencoe, longtime secretary Marilyn Spragg is retiring. Spragg, who began working at Glencoe as a Language Arts assistant in 1990, has seen five principals come and go. During her tenure at Glencoe, Spragg has seen the transition from typewriters to computers and has had previous students become her coworkers. photo by VALENTINA CHAU Throughout the many changes, a constant in Spragg’s life has been the community she has built at Glencoe. This community has seen her through major changes in her life, including the death of her husband.

Spragg said her favorite memory at Glencoe is the kindness the staff showed her when her husband was very ill. During this time, Spragg worked half days at Glencoe, and spent the rest of the time caring for her husband. One day, the attendance secretaries at the time came to her house and gave her a manila envelope. Inside was $800, money collected by the Glencoe staff for Spragg. After her husband’s death, the staff continued to offer emotional support for Spragg.

“When I came back after the funeral, the staff was very kind to me. That’s probably my biggest memory at the school,” Spragg said.

After her retirement, Spragg plans to move to her hometown of Boise to live near her two daughters and six grandchildren. However, she said it will be difficult to leave behind her “school family” and a career at Glencoe defined by the relationships she built in the community.

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photo by LEIGHANN LOOSE

After desks and chairs are pushed against the walls of Richard Linnell’s classroom, Spanish 1 students form a circle and listen.

Spanish teacher tries something new Señor Ricardo changes up his teaching style to help students learn more effectively

by LEIGHANN LOOSE Chairs are stacked in the corner; desks are thrown against the walls of the classroom. On one side of the room a desk is covered with papers, assorted foods and neatly stacked books. The middle of the classroom has nothing but bare tan linoleum flooring.

A circle of students form around a bald man in a peach-colored button-up shirt.

This man is Richard Linnell, but students know him as Señor Ricardo, Spanish teacher in room 227. This class has more to it than the visual chaos first seen. Linnell

has decided to change the environment of his classroom to help students learn more effectively.

Instead of teaching in the traditional manner with students sitting at desks, Linnell tries to use as much of the space as possible. The students play interactive games that get them on their feet.

“There is no place to hide. They can’t isolate themselves from other students,” he said.

One of the games is called “Sillas de Muerte,” which is similar to musical chairs, but uses Spanish sentences.

“Learning this way helps a lot. I actually

learn more,” said freshman Alex Morgan, a student in Linnell’s Spanish 1 class.

Linnell’s idea to change his teaching style first sparked when visiting Darcy Rogers, a teacher at Crater Lake High School.

He saw how Rogers’ students loved this style of learning a new language.

He wanted to try this method of teaching with his own students in an attempt to “Shake things up.”

“I was in a slump,” Linnell said, “I felt like I was a boring teacher.” Linnell began this style of teaching with last year’s students, but it was a hard transition and ended negatively. He decided to try it again

with this year’s new students and has had a successful outcome so far.

“I am encouraged, and I am open to change,” Linnell said.

Kaitlyn Samuelson, a freshman in one of Linnell’s classes said she is pleased with Linnell’s new strategies. “I’ve taken 10 years of Spanish, and I have learned more this year than the other nine years,” Samuelson said.

Linnell said he is loving the results from the new teaching method. He thinks it is a positive change for foreign language and possibly other subjects, as long as the teacher and students keep an open mind.

Student blends old country with new

accustomed to American traditions. She even got used to American fast-food. “[Lorena] was just like my friend’s children, eating French fries with ketchup,” Doina Colcer said.

Colcer said she is glad her parents decided to move to the United States. Romania was a communist country until 1989, and is still dealing with the transition from a communist to a democratic government.

Though things have changed in the past 20 years, Doina said the education system in Romania, when she was a student, was much stricter than here. Both Colcer and her Sophomore Lorena Colcer has adjusted mother agree that there are more opportunities for Colcer in the United States. As a student at Glencoe, Colcer is to life in United States, but she has not able to take classes in more specialized subject areas that forgotten her Romanian roots interest her, such as forensics.

Colcer said she loves being a part of the speech and

by SAMANTHA ROOF debate team, an opportunity she probably would not have The package finally arrived in the mail after six months had in Romania. This year, she qualified for the state of uncertainty. It came from the United States Embassy, competition in Public Forum Debate to argue whether the and Doina Colcer could hardly believe her eyes. Her hus- government should mandate child vaccinations. Colcer band, Vasile, had been skeptical about their chances of and her partner, Marian Jamieson, won third place in the winning the visa lottery. They both knew that countries competition.

“I guess it’s [speech and debate] an outlet for me. I can were only allowed to issue a limited number of visas every put all my thoughts into it, and I am challenging myself,” year to citizens who wished to immigrate to the United Colcer said.

States. But luck was on their side. The Colcers were choColcer has grown up belonging to two cultures, Romasen the first time they entered the lottery. nian and American.

She knows how to speak Romanian The couple’s daughter, Lorena, was just over a year old fairly well.

Her two younger brothers, however, only in 1997 when her family immigrated to the United States speak English.

Most of her extended family still resides from Romania. Now Lorena is a Glencoe sophomore and in Romania, but because of the expense, Colcer returned American citizen who speaks English flawlessly. to Romania only once since she Colcer’s parents had worked as moved to the United States. Colengineers in Romania, but when In the U.S.A. you are living cer’s mother said it was difficult to Doina saw the ad in the newspaper move away from their family. for the visa lottery, she wanted to life at 100 miles per hour. It “Lorena missed her grandparmove to the United States to pro- goes so very fast. ents.

We could see that,” Doina vide a better life for her family. To Colcer said. be approved for the lottery, famiAs the years have passed, the Colcers have grown aclies were required to have a sponsor already living in the customed to living apart from the rest of their family.

United States who could support them. Ramona Toth, a “We’ve kind of just dealt with it,” Colcer said. “The chemistry teacher at Liberty, became their sponsor. She closest thing I have to an aunt here is my godmother, Rahad been a childhood friend of Doina, and had immigratmona.” ed to the United States a few years before. The Colcers Most Romanians are Christian, so Colcer said the holimoved into Toth’s home in Cornelius when they arrived. days are similar in both countries. Her family honors a Doina and Vasile had learned to speak some English in few specifically Romanian traditions, though. For examRomania, but it still took time to get adjusted to life in a ple, when Colcer’s grandmother passed away, the family new country and culture. was expected to mourn for a year. The Colcers were not “In the U.S.A. you are living life at 100 miles per supposed to wear bright and extravagant clothing during hour. It goes so very fast. Clothing, colors, fashion, treesthat time.

As a way to remember her mother, Doina Colcer everything around is different,” Doina Colcer said. frequently lit candles.

Because she was so young, Colcer was able to adjust One of the things Colcer looks forward to at Christmasquickly. She learned to speak English fluently and grew

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photo submitted by LORENA COLCER Lorena Colcer, along with her mother, brother, and cousin, visits the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Alba Iulia, Romania. time is a special dish her mother makes called “sarnale.”

“It’s stuffed cabbage filled with meat and vegetables, and it is really good,” Colcer said.

Ramona Toth said that the Colcers have adapted to American life without leaving behind their traditional Romanian heritage.

“The Colcers work very hard at becoming immersed in the traditions and culture of this country, while maintaining their own culture as well,” Toth said.

Colcer said she is proud of being Romanian, but she is glad she is living in the United States and going to school at Glencoe. Though she may seem like a typical American teenager, Colcer has not forgotten where she has come from.

“I’m a hybrid of Romania and America,” Colcer said.

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Junior gets scouted for his good looks Manuel Garcia works at balancing a teenage life with an extra-ordinary career

by JASMIN AGUILAR

photo submitted by TAYLER FEINAUR

Tayler Feinauer, Alyssa Davis, Kaylie Van Loo, and Kayla Fleskes at their eighth grade graduation in 2008.

Legendary on and off the court

Commonly seen together, the Fab 4 is known for wearing Nike shorts and athletic apparel. Under their athletic appearance is a story of an irreplacable friendship that started through the Glencoe basketball program

by CECILEE RUSSELL Sweat drips down the faces of the girls varsity basketball team as they huddle around a fired up coach and a clip board marked with last minute plays. Standing in that huddle are four girls that have a unique bond created by a passion for the sport.

Seniors Alyssa Davis, Tayler Feinauer, Kayla Fleskes and Kaylie Van Loo can each be described very differently as individuals, but their love for basketball brings them together.

The girls began to establish their basketball legacy in the fifth grade when they joined Glencoe’s youth competitive team.

The smart, yet shy Fleskes and hardworking and focused Van Loo joined the team late without even having to trying out. Fleskes laughed as she explained why the coach gave them an exception.

“We were both just freakishly tall,” she said.

Van Loo admitted that pressure from an athletic family led her to try out, “I didn’t even want to play. My mom forced me to, but now I can’t imagine my life without it.”

D a vis, who is known for her sassy personality, met Fleskes and Van Loo the same year on the team.

The energetic and gullible Feinauer later completed the quartet the following year when

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she joined the sixth grade team.

The girls grew closer through their middle school years, and by eighth grade they were inseparable.

“If you find one of us, you’ll find another,” Davis said.

Fleskes could not hold back the laughter as she recalled a middle school memory when she and Van Loo were chased all the way to school by a cat.

Sweaty and breathless, they then decided to sneak the cat into the school. Without admitting fault, they were amused as they watched as the security guards chase the cat down the hallways.

In winter of 2008 the girls entered high school together. All four freshman girls went into the tryout process with the fear of being separated onto different level teams.

When Coach Matt Humphreys asked whether they wanted to try out for varsity or junior varsity all four girls hesitantly stepped forward and tried out for the varsity team. ”We just wanted to be together. It didn’t matter what team we made, as long as we were together,” Fleskes said In the end, all four girls made the cut and played at the varsity level as freshman. They continued to play on the varsity team through all four years at Glencoe.

During basketball season the

just wanted to be together. It didn’t matter what team we made, we just wanted to be together.

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girls spend their school days, daily three hour practices and weekends together. Their friendship has transformed into a sisterhood.

According to Feinaur, each of them are as close to each other’s families as they are to their own.

Even Grandma Fleskes plays a role in their friendship. On holidays, she hosts full blown tea parties with fancy hats, food, tea, and gifts for the Fab 4. The girls make an event out of the afternoon. Although, Van Loo admitted that the event has slowly turned informal, “When we first started, we wore our hair down and dressed up, but now we just wear sweats,” By supporting each other on and off the court, the Fab 4 have been able to push each other to new limits in all areas of their lives. They helped lead their team to win the first league basketball championship in 18 years.

Next year, they will be attending separate colleges, and will not continue on to play competitive basketball. Although playing sports in college is still in the future for some of them. Davis will be playing softball for Oregon Institute of Technology. Van Loo and Feinauer have not committed to a college yet but are planning on competing in track and field.

Fleskes will be studying engineering at Oregon State University.

Despite being miles apart, they expressed confidence that they will be friends through the next stages of life. Through Skype and visits during breaks, they plan to never lose touch.

Strutting down the runway with the flash of cameras reflecting into his piercing blue-green eyes, junior Manuel Garcia, pursues his career as a model.

It all started two years ago at the Washington Square Mall.

A modeling scout from Muse Modeling approached him at the Cheesecake Factory, asked if he was interested and handed him a business card. Garcia later got in touch with the agent and then continued on from there.

He attended four casting calls.

Although he was not chosen, Garcia kept on trying and with time and faith he persevered.

“I was ready to give up, but I am glad I didn’t,” Garcia said His breakthrough came during his fifth casting call, where Garcia got requested by Fred Meyer.

Since then, he has modeled for Toy Company, Wild Planet, Grenade and Adidas. He also participated in Portland Fashion week earlier this year.

He also worked as a “human mannequin,” which involved posing like a statue as he presented a new line of clothes to the representatives of Nike.

Garcia prepares for a photo shoot by getting his clothes pinned to fit his body perfectly.

A beautician then applies light make-up on his face to make his features pop.

“He works very hard at what he does and tries his best at everything. He’s worked hard to get where he is at today in his mod-

eling career,” said Maria Dendinger, a friend of Garcia’s.

Garcia never really pondered the thought of becoming a model; he had completely different plans for his life.

“This was such a big change for my family. I went from wanting to graduate and go straight into the military, to modeling.”

He said it just sort of happened, and had to adjust quickly in his new world.

“The impressions of modeling are set at such a high standard, that people began to treat me different in the beginning… like I was a whole different person, but I’m not,” Garcia said.

Throughout all the changes, Garcia has been able to continue living a normal life. He continues to hang out with friends, go to dances and even keeps up a “normal” teenage job at Ore Asian, an oriental grocery store. “[…] the best part is that through all of the changes he is still the same old Manuel I met in the 7th grade. He’s someone that can humbly laugh at himself when looking back on his previous work,” said Cristal Sepulveda, Garcia’s best friend.

Garcia said he enjoys what he does and that if his career ever really took off, he would go bigger and try advancing his career into acting.

But for now, Garcia is just going to take it one, two, three steps at a time then turn around, smile at the camera, and see where it takes him.

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Garcia strikes a pose for one of his photo shoots.

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School mascots on new mural photos submitted by EZRA ERECKSON Senior, Jose De La Torre Cuevas works on the mural outside Room 104. The blue paint was used to sketch onto the wall first, since it was dark enough to see, but light enough that it wouldn’t show through the other layers of paint.

Two seniors create new mural featuring mascots from the four high schools in Hillsboro for their senior project

by ALI STRELCHUN Tide Guy washes up to Room 104 in a sea of crimson with the brightly colored HilHi Spartan, the Liberty Falcon, and the Century Jaguar beside him, chasing the finish line. Mascots from all the Hillsboro high schools sprint to the stadium; armor shining, wings outstretched, waves flowing, pouncing onto the field. The new classic comic book-style mural captures the spirit of the Hillsboro high schools.

The mural was created by seniors Jose De La Torre Cuevas and Gustavo Lopez Avalos for their senior project. They had some help from their friends, as well as their mentor, and art teacher, Ezra Ereckson.

The mural has transformed from brainstorming, to sketches, to painting on the wall over the last few months and was finished in May. The boys started sketching in their Car-

tooning 2 class last year. Principal Bob Macauley approved their ideas earlier this school year and they began their work in January.

“We showed him the sketch, told him how much time it would take, the few materials we would need, and he basically gave us the wall,” Cuevas said.

Macauley said he loved seeing the progress of the mural and hopes to see more outstanding student projects like this one.

The placement and decisions used to create these projects is difficult since Macauley wants not just quantity, but quality in these projects.

“I’m an art freak and I love art things like this, but I don’t want them at average levels.” Macauley said. “Average work can be displayed, but I’d rather see outstanding work be permanent.”

Cuevas had never taken an art class until his junior year last year, but he has al-

ready completed almost every art class that Glencoe offers by using each of his electives on art.

“I learned more in two years about art than I have in my whole life.” Cuevas said.

He said he thinks of Ereckson as his “Sensei,” and himself as the “grasshopper.” Cuevas’ original senior project plan was to use all of his artistic abilities to create a portfolio of logos, sculptures, and all sorts of designs for the band INTERPOL before Ereckson had suggested the mural.

The mural outside Ereckson’s room has replaced the surfer that was created several years ago. Ereckson explained why they decided to paint over it.

“It never felt finished to me since I came to Glencoe, and it had always just needed to have a new mural idea proposed.”

As of now, the mural is going to be photographed and set up in portfolios for col-

lege presentation. The mural was intended not only for school pride, but also to catch colleges and employers attention for these young artists. Ereckson said he hopes to help students complete more murals like this over the years he is here.

“I want it to be a way to say ‘Look at me. Look at what I can do’,” Cuevas said.

“It’s a statement of who I am.”

Senior, Gustavo Lopez Avalos paints the Century Jaguar’s basic details on top of the sketch.

Victim of bullying speaks out After years of living in fear of her peers, a junior still struggles with depression and faces stigma as a result of bullying

by AURORA FULGENCIO Being a victim of bullying since her kindergarten year, Alicia Smith* has experienced many difficulties in her life. She quickly fell into depression because of bullying during her freshman year. Smith said her sophomore year was the worst due to sexual harassment, depression, and family-related problems.

Smith would avoid people for fear of judgment. At school she would spend her time sitting quietly, reading in a hallway near her favorite classroom. She avoided people because she felt interacting with others would only make her feel more insecure.

“Being bullied makes you feel worthless to the point where you don’t even want to come to school anymore,” Smith said.

Even though Smith did not speak to any other students, she had a friend she could confide in. A teacher she felt secure with was Martha Sherwood*.

Smith and Sherwood would spend their lunch time talking about the bullying. Sherwood suggested ways to help solve the problem. She has also helped other students who had similar bullying problems.

One thing Sherwood has realized is that all kids who are being bullied have a similarity.

“They’re the quieter kids, the kids who won’t fight back,” Sherwood said.

Although some of the bullying continued, Sherwood managed to stop much of the bullying that Smith experienced. Sherwood reported Smith’s situation to counselors, other teachers Smith was close to, and the vice prin-

cipal aware of the bullying. Sherwood also said when she encounters situations like these, she sets up parent conferences, writes up referrals, and tries to keep the aggressor and the victim apart.

According to Smith, Sherwood now has most of her bullying problems under control.

Her parents had planned to come and talk to the Dean of Students or the principal, but Sherwood solved the situation before it was necessary for her parents to come.

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Being bullied makes you feel worthless to the point where you don’t even want to come to school anymore.

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Smith’s brother Daniel* said she was not always as quiet and isolated as she is now.

“When we first got here [Glencoe], she was more open. And when things got bad, she closed up,” he said. Daniel has also been bullied since he was a young boy, but has a different perspective on bullying, saying he believes some teachers do not really know how to handle situations of this type.

“Teachers just say ‘Don’t do that again,’ but those words aren’t going to stop anything,” Daniel said. “They treat high school students as if they were in preschool,” he added.

Daniel said he believes there is always something behind bullying.

“They do it because they don’t know what it’s like to be bullied, and if they do know, they probably had to deal with it inside them-

selves to cope with being victims of neglect,” he said. “It’s more of a cry out for help.”

The one person Smith could talk to outside of school was her grandmother. They would talk often, and her grandmother supported her until her sophomore year. Smith said her grandmother suddenly turned her back on her and began complaining about Smith’s mood swings.

“I don’t have mood swings. It’s just that I can’t hold it in anymore,” said Smith.

Smith faces bullying, not only from her peers, but also from her family members.

Her sister, Amber* teases Smith at home and at school; because of the emotional stress at home and at school, the bullying has interfered with Smith’s education.

“Her friends give me little death glares in the hallways during passing time,” she said.

“I went to a very dark place, I cried myself to sleep, and thought about ending my life again because Amber said she wanted me to die.”

Sherwood still supports Smith in every way that she can. Smith’s family is still going through hard times because of various conflicts between family members.

“At times I feel like the bullying got better, but then I think it’s actually been worsening.”

Teenage bullying statistics in the United States

•1 out of 4 kids is bullied •43 percent of students are bullied online •1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully •160,000 students may skip school on any given day for fear of being bullied •50 percent of suicides among young people are related to bullying Source: stopwalktalk.org

School’s stance on bullying

•For actions such as verbal harassment or intimidation, punishments range from suspension to expulsion.

• In extreme cases the police will be contacted.

Bullying at Glencoe

54 bullying incidents have been referred to the administration. * Name altered to protect identity

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CYBERBULLYING: Use of social networking to bully forces forces policies to be re-evaluated continued from page 3 But because the right to an education is one given by the states, the laws dealing with school-related cyberbullying are also decided by the states. There is no one standard precedent for dealing with the issue of cyberbullying in the United States.

Of course, the confusing nature of cyberbullying policy does not let cyberbullies go completely unpunished. What the school does have to decide, though, Peterson said, is whether parents or police should become involved, or if the problem would be solved more effectively through a mediation session involving a student or a staff member.

Overall, Peterson advises students to be aware of what they say online and the consequences it can have.

“Just be careful,” she said.

Even though schools may not always have clearly defined guidelines address the problem, victims of cyberbullying are not completely out of options. If a

student posted untrue or hurtful comments about a student over the Internet, it could be considered libel. Libel is defined as the illegal spreading of untrue and humiliating statements (as opposed to spoken defamation, known as slander).

Libel also must be published in some manner, and the publishing does not have to be widespread: even a handwritten note is considered evidence of libel. If a student posted untrue statements about another student on Facebook or Twitter, the statements would be immediately published and then considered libelous.

According to the Associated Press, a 14-year-old girl from Georgia is suing two of her bullies for libel, after they made a fake Facebook profile of her. Though the outcome of the case has yet to be decided, the case appears to be an important step towards creating legal precedent for victims of cyberbullying.

Sophomore starts expansive shoe collection Hector Garcia’s collection of over 100 shoes contains several unique styles edited by KATHLEEN CONNELLY It was long past midnight and shoe collecting sophomore Hector Garcia stood in a line of over 300 people. Each person had the common goal of wishing to purchase the newly released Air Jordan II Concord.

Garcia had already waited six hours to get a black badge wristband that allowed him to get early access inside the Nike building. Despite his wait and the exclusive wristband, Garcia was unable to attain a pair because the highly priced shoes were sold out.

Waiting in excessive lines for hours to buy a pair of shoes is nothing new to Garcia.

“Whenever I hear on the news that they have a new shoe coming out, I always think about Hector. I know he’s going to be in line waiting for the shoe,” Layton Fishback, Garcia’s sophomore English teacher said.

Over the past four years Garcia has collected over 120 pairs of his favorite Adidas and Air Jordans.

At the age of 12, Garcia saw his older brother become immersed in the shoe collector’s world and become what is popularly called a “sneakerhead.”

Garcia started his own passion when he bought his first pair of shoes, a set of Air Jordans, his favorite brand.

His mother and older brother provided Garcia with access to enter shoe releases earlier and

get the shoes at a discount. This was possible as both family members are employed at Nike and are given black badge wristbands that give exclusive access to new Nike releases. After the amount of time Garcia has spent at Nike many employees now know him by name. The Nike manager told him to apply to Nike when he turned 14 because they would like to hire him.

While working for Nike, Garcia was able to cover the costs of his purchases.

However, he has recently been let go.

With his collection being so large, Garcia has filled up his closet with his shoes as well as his brother and mother’s closet.

Since both Garcia brothers are avid collectors, they have come to an agreement, which helps them to avoid arguments about the shoes. Their agreement is that whenever one of the brothers wants a pair of shoes that the other owns they sell them the shoe and then trade ownership.

Friends and teachers cannot remember Garcia ever wearing the same shoe twice.

“He always has some bright, vibrant color, or some really unique style. It’s really cool,” Fishback said.

When needing to pay a bill, Garcia says he just sells a pair from his collection.

Feature Page 19 Student voices project futures Glencoe students estimate where they will be in 10 years

edited by CRYSTAL WILLIAMSON “In a committed relationship, have a good job as an athletic trainer or Marine Corp.”Josh Talty 12 “Having a successful engineering career and either coaching or playing rugby at a national level.” - Connor Kastelic 12 “In Hollywood, making movies and acting in them.”- Emily Hill 11 “Hopefully I’ll be a successful make-up artist and happily married.”- Kaity Holmes 12 “Finishing up my degree in psychology, and world domination.”- Benjamin Davis 11 “I can see myself with a degree in engineering, working a decent job and married.”Elias Losli 12 “Very happy! Graduate college, working and traveling around the world. Happily married with no kids; but plan on having them later. Have a successful interior design business. Also a beautiful house somewhere with sunshine!”- Alexa Sagon 12 “Start a dance studio. Married and have a nice house.” - Tiffani Bryant 11 “Nursing in downtown Portland.” - Benjamin Biamont 11 “A job, car, still dancing and a fine honey.” - Matt Coloma 12 “Settled down with two kids and an amazing wife.” - Trebriel Larry 11 “Hopefully somewhere in Europe, being a journalist.” - Makensy Venneri 11 “Living in Montana being a sports therapist and coaching a wrestling team.” - Max McGee 9 “Either going to school or having a career in the Army or a career in law enforcement.” - Brian Moralas 12 “Modeling in Hollywood, married and might have kids.” - Pang Phasuk 12 “Having my own business and a Ferrari. Engaged, traveling the world.” - Erika Ovalle 12 “Working on a cruise liner in their kitchen.”- Nick Vandomelen 12 “Becoming an ambassador; or more realistically a pilot.” - Mason McKinney 11 “Living in Arizona with my best friend, just finishing out of college.” - Megan Marie McAllister 10 “Pro tennis player, making bank.” - Wesley Upton 11 “I see myself with a computer science job probably in another city; I’ll probably have a wife by then, too.” - Kurtis Campbell 12

SENIORS: Departing upperclassmen offer advice to future generations Continued from page 8 “Try hard push yourself, when it comes to senior year you can have fun, but still concentrate. Don’t let senioritis hit you too hard.” Chris Phanthavong “Pity points. Make your teachers like you because this will be the difference between a B and a C.” Marian Jamieson “Always have confidence in yourself, work hard, stay away from the opposite gender. No matter how attractive they are, stay focused on your work, because the boyfriend-girlfriend stuff will come later in life. It’s ok to fail, but never give up.” Julie Pham “No matter what anyone may tell you, sleep is more important than everything else.” Andrew Rogers “Live it up. Make high school memories. Because I regret not making many high school memories.” Chris Nance “To balance out schoolwork and fun. And don’t let one over take the others. Basically don’t [mess] up.”

Matt Coloma “Become your own person.” Sam Noh “Never leave things till the last minute.” Natalie Pinto-Santana “Know where you’re going [to college] ahead of time.” Lauren Van Dyke “Don’t procrastinate, stay on top of your stuff.” Lauren Johnson “Don’t take advantage of your time here, because it goes by really fast, and you’ll miss it.” Kayla Wise “CAMs are a lot of effort, proceed with caution.” Megan Nishida

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Free festivities and fun this summer

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by ANDREW ROGERS

photo from KINK.FM The Lumineers perform at the Bing Lounge.

The Bing Lounge and In-Store Concerts

photo from PDXPOPNOW.COM According to the PDX Pop Now! website, the 2010 festival (pictured here) attracted over 1000 spectators.

PDX Pop Now! (PPN), a summer festival hosted by the non-profit of the same name, is one of Portland’s most exciting summer music festivals. PPN has featured some of Portland’s most successful bands, from top 40 alternative rockers Hockey to feminist punks Gossip, who’s last single ‘Heavy Cross’ went platinum in five European countries. PPN also highlights the diversity of Portland’s music scenes. Last year, indie pop band Wild Ones played right before heavy metal rockers Wizard Rifle and rap group Living Proof. Regardless of one’s preferred genre of music, PPN always something for everyone. Plus, the free festival is sponsored by Vitamin Water, who gives away free drinks throughout the festival. PDX Pop Now! 2012 goes from July 20-22, at RefugePDX on 116 SE Yamhill.

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Live, love, laugh, and have fun.

- Lorena Colcer, 10

You decide your own fate, swag.

- Christana Logan, 10

Dance like no one is watching.

-Tiffany Van Dyke, 10

One Direction is my secret obsession.

– Megan Baxter, 10 What’s right is not always right. Craig Dow, 11

New York indie band The Antlers play at one of KEXP’s MusicFestNW free sessions. The performance can be watched online at KEXP.org.

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Though wristbands for MusicFestNW (MFNW), Portland’s largest music festival, can cost as much as $250, there are tons of ways to see big name bands at the festival without paying a dime. First, head over to the KEXP Live Sessions at the Doug Fir Lounge (830 E Burnside). The sessions are recorded for KEXP’s Seattle broadcasts and have featured some of MFNW’s biggest groups. In 2011, both Explosions in the Sky and Blind Pilot played sets before their headlining shows at Pioneer Courthouse Square and the Crystal Ballroom, respectively.

Then, make your way to Dr. Martens (10 NW 10th Ave, across from Powell’s Books), a high-end shoe store that hosts in-store concerts during the festival. These are just a few of the many opportunities to check out free music during MFNW. Keep an eye on the websites for local radio stations KINK (kink.fm) and OPB (opbmusic.org), who often host last-minute free shows at their studios, announced only days before they occur.

Congratulations

Summer is prime time for touring bands all over the country, but not all of them are playing large scale club and arena shows: many play a number of promotional concerts to attract a wider audience.

Some of these shows take place for radio broadcasts, most notably at The Bing Lounge (1210 SW 6th Ave). Sponsored by the search engine Bing. com, the Lounge hosts short day shows with national touring acts like Foster the People, The Black Keys, and The Fray, and are recorded for broadcast on 101.9 KINK. Admissions to these shows are done by lottery. You have to enter for a spot online at Kink.fm, but it’s definitely worth a try to get into these exclusive, intimate concerts.

Some of these smaller shows take place at record stores in the Portland area, like Music Millennium (3158 E Burnside) and Jackpot Records (203 SW 9th Ave and 3574 SE Hawthorne). These shows often feature less nationally acclaimed groups, and more local and smaller touring bands. But unlike shows at the Bing Lounge, all you have to do is walk into the store to see the concert. In-store shows also present the unique opportunity to meet members of the bands and see them in a more intimate setting. You might also see some bands that make it big later. Lupe Fiasco, Young the Giant, and Weezer all played in-store concerts in Portland before reaching mainstream popularity.

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