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Volume 34, Issue 2 2700 NW Glencoe Rd Hillsboro, Oregon

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Numerous changes challenge educators This year the Hillsboro School District faces many new policies that are results of mandates aiming to make Hillsboro schools more effective, but their implementation is a strain on teachers and administrators alike

by ANISHA DATTA Many teachers and administrators have labeled the 2013-14 school year as one of the hardest years of their career due to the numerous changes the district has recently undergone. Many of these adjustments have deep implications for students and teachers alike.

The first change came with the passage of Oregon House Bill 2220, mandating that teachers grade by Common Core Standards (CCS). The Common Core Standards focus more on summative assessments, and affects middle and high school students in all subjects. Rather than grading on effort, CCS measures how close to the standards students perform.

“Within a few years, it’s unlikely we will have letter grades,” English teacher Duncan Wyndham said.

House Bill 2220 was a subject of much discussion in the Hillsboro School District last fall when a group of nine parents “pulled nine students out of Evergreen Middle School because they [were] upset with the school’s transition to the new Common Core Standards,” according to the HSD spokeswoman Beth Graser quoted in an Oregonian article. The concerned parents said that their kids’ grades were suffering because of this approach.

According to Wyndham, CCS necessitates new lesson plans that focus on getting students to meet the standards.

“We need to make sure that what we’re assessing [is equal to] what we’re teaching,” Wyndham said. “It forces teachers to look at the end result.”

Critics of CCS include education historian Diane Ravitch, who says that the standards are inflexible and overemphasize standardized testing.

“There is something about the Common Core standards and testing, about their demand for uniformity and standardization, that reeks of early 20’th century factory-line thinking,” Ravitch said in a speech to the Modern Language Association on Jan. 11, quoted in the Washington Post. “No other nation in the world has inflicted so many changes or imposed so many mandates on its teachers and public schools as we have in the past dozen years. No other nation tests every student every year as we do. Our students are the most over-tested in the world.”

In addition to changing standards, the HSD has adopted a new system for evaluating teachers because of Oregon Senate Bill 290.

“Teacher evaluations are tied to their students’ performance,” Macauley said. He stated that the new mandate “causes stress,” yet sets higher expectations for teacher accountability. “[It] measures student learning that teachers influence,” he said.

Much of the stress comes because the mandate was im-

posed on July 1, 2013 without any prior warning, merely months before the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.

This left little time for schools to comply with the mandate, according to Macauley.

To top it all, the HSD adopted a new software, Synergy, to organize and process grades, transcripts and standards.

Synergy replaced a system the district had been using for over 15 years. Synergy is also being used by the Portland, Beaverton, Salem, Tillamook, and Forest Grove school districts. According to Macauley, the change means hours of teacher training to connect grades and transcripts on Synergy to Common Core Standards.

When combined with large class sizes and being in a state with one of the lowest education budgets in the nation, the changes make the 2013-14 school year a stressful one for teachers “There are more changes this year than ever in my career,” said Wyndham, who said he now works about 60 hours a week to accommodate the changing standards.

“I’ve seen some teachers pretty defeated by it.”

Macauley said that the “messiness” of the transitions might be due to their novelty.

“I’m not dejected by all these changes,” he said regarding the many bills and systems newly in effect this year. “It just happened all at once.”

Ready, set,mow!

Students in the advanced machine welding classes are working to modify riding lawmowers

by BECCA COLLINS

Students will be racing riding lawnmowers around the high school track in a class-against-class competition in the spring.

The goal of this project has been for each of the three advanced machine welding classes to modify a lawnmower to enable it to travel at a high speed, while still being safe to ride. The students are getting a good idea of how the engines and pulleys work, and they learn other valuable skills, machine welding teacher Rob Brauer said.

“They have to learn to work as a team,” Brauer said. photo by HALEY INMAN According to senior Andrew Neuman, the project is Avanced machine welding students are transforming lawnmowers into race cars for the spring competition. beneficial to the students for several reasons.

“Using the mower gives us mechanical skills and unfrustrating because of people disagreeing and the mower derstanding that will transfer to most cars and other equipThis is a great project because not running smoothly, but also enjoyable. ment that we will deal with in the future,” Neuman said.

“Working on it with the class and with friends is fun,” The students involved are responsible for the purchase students like the competitive na- Estrada said. as well as maintenance and production of their racing Brauer heard about this project from woodshop teacher ture of racing and the mechanical lawnmower, Brauer said.

Mike O’Connor, who saw the idea on the Internet and was After purchasing a mower, generally from Craigslist, aspect of working on the mower. involved in a similar race over the summer. students need to make sure it can run. They then remove “This is a great project because students like the comBut there is a catch. Each class has to complete the the mower’s deck and begin the process of making the petitive nature of racing and the mechanical aspect of project with $300 or less. This includes the purchase of mower faster. They make this change by switching the working on the mower. It is also cheaper and safer than the mower and any repairs it may need. Because the mowpulleys to give it more speed and less power. racing things like cars,” O’Connor said. ers are generally old, they sometimes need new batteries Students are also responsible for the production of a Neuman said he enjoys several aspects of the lawnand work done on their engines. reliable braking system and creating a gas pedal to control mower project.

Once the lawnmowers are finished, they can travel the acceleration similar to a car, instead of one that is con“[I enjoy] working with my friends, getting the mower around 30 mph. The finished mower can compete in sevtrolled by hand. finished and seeing the effect of what we have done to it,” eral events, like a drag race, a race around the track, and “Trying to put a gas pedal, like a car’s is very challengNeuman said. an off-road race. ing because it’s not as easy and takes more thought and These races will take place during lunch by the track, According to senior Alex Estrada, the project has been planning,” Brauer said. and all students are encouraged to come watch.

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Christina Zimmerman (top) won a scholorship to study photography and filmmaking at the Univerphoto submitted by CHRISTINA ZIMMERMAN sity of Oxford (left) for six weeks this past summer.

A shot from the other side A senior traveled to Oxford, England for the opportunity to study photography with 488 students from around the globe

by KENDALL ROSIER When senior Christina Zimmerman heard about an academic program to study at the University of Oxford last summer, she aspired to be one of those students. She submitted an application and paid for the trip to Oxford where she would study photography and filmmaking for six weeks.

She traveled by herself and stayed at the university with 488 other students from around the world who all shared a passion for photography and filmmaking.

“I was happy for her to have the opportunity. I was nervous when she got on the plane, and I gave her a lot of extra advice about being safe that she probably didn’t need,” Zimmerman’s father, Richard Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman’s mother, Annie Zimmerman, also allowed her to go.

“I decided to let her go because I knew that it would be good for her and when I studied abroad I had amazing experiences,” Annie Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman attended several classes and listened to numerous guest speakers.

She said it was a challenge because in her photography classes she had to turn in a flash drive of her assignments weekly.

She remembered one night when she had to run from her college (Oriel) to the other college (Pembroke) to turn in her flash drive at 11:53 at night. It was a fiveminute run to the college, and she had to be back at midnight or they would close the gates and she would get study hall for being late for check in.

Zimmerman considered this one of her greatest accomplishments because she was in flip-flops and had to navigate the uneven cobble stones. It was also her biggest lesson on procrastination.

Another challenge occurred when she first got to Oxford. She realized the bank had given her the wrong currency. She showed up with euros but the United Kingdom used pounds instead. Navigating the city and campus also proved to be a challenge.

Zimmerman described Oxford as a small, old, safe town that was not tech savvy. She had to go to an Internet café if she

wanted to get online, which left her feeling disconnected from the world. But it was easy to be engaged at Oxford because it had an atmosphere that was different from anything else she had experienced.

Zimmerman said the most rewarding aspect of the trip was the friendships she made.

“I had so many conversations where I would sit down with someone from Italy and just start talking about what home is like for them and how they have to adjust, then the conversation would probably end with a lesson on how to speak Italian,” Zimmerman said.

As the program progressed, the difference in cultures was not something that separated the students but rather brought them together, she said: “Coming home from such an eye-opening experience and transitioning into the rest of my life, I have a new perspective of the world and my own potential within my family, community and culture,” Zimmerman said.

Photography is one of Zimmerman’s fa-

vorite things, and she has been studying it for three years and does not plan to stop.

“When she had success and created some photos she was really happy with, she realized there was no end to improving.

She could just keep on learning different techniques and that motivated her to keep learning,” Richard Zimmerman said.

She aspires to find a way to make a difference through her pictures and find a better way to serve her community and contribute her talents to a greater part of society.

“It will force people to recognize things they would avoid [and] it could help people understand issues in society,” Zimmerman said.

She hopes to get people to rediscover their confidence. Not only to disguise their natural beauty, but to show them the unique spark they have that the rest of the world loves them for.

“It’s a challenge though, to take the pictures that make people stop and readjust their thinking and perceptions of the world,” Zimmerman said.

Anything but drowsy Glencoe theater puts its own take on the musical,“The Drowsy Chaperone”

By LORENA COLCER Riding down the rink on roller skates, senior Dhan Cabalitasan concentrated on keeping his balance. He needed to learn to roller skate for his part in the winter musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

“I never knew how to roller skate before the musical,” said Cabalitasan, who plays Robert Martin, the fiancé.

“I fell down 11 times just to get the parts down … [I would] listen to the music or sing to take my mind off of slipping,” Cabalitasan said.

The musical, opening Feb. 21, is about a man, referred to as simply the “Man in Chair,” played by senior Riley Gibson, who loves musicals. He describes one musical in particular with great affection, as if he is introducing a dear friend to the audience.

“He’s a little disconnected from the world; a little bit of an introvert… [but] he loves musicals,” Gibson said. “It’s very much implied that he’s depressed, [and] through this musical he can share himself and what he loves.”

The play includes harsh themes like racism and sexism, but also manages to remain lighthearted. “[It] points out all of those things that are wrong, but also how they lift you up. It’s uproariously funny,” Daliposon said, “’Southern Hospitality’ was a family-friendly play. This is not.

I recommend middle school and up.”

Some of the actors that star in the show include seniors Gibson, Cabalitasan, Emmanuel Contreras and Kaleb Bacchetti, juniors Emily Upton, Maddie Ogden, Taya Dickson, Andrew Murphy,

Stewert McGinnis and Lindsey Stimpson, along wth sophomore Jerod Packard and freshmen Thomas Sepulveda and Jessica Mclaury.

A few schools within the Beaverton and Portland school districts have performed the “Drowsy Chaperone” in the past few years, but Daliposon said she is confident that Glencoe’s interpretation is unique.

“We try not to have the same show in the same district within a few years of each other. But sometimes it just happens. But I believe [we have a] different take [on it] than Westview or Jesuit [did],” Daliposon said.

The show starts on Feb. 2122, 27-28, and March 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets on opening night are $8, tickets on Feb. 27 are $7, and all the other nights they are $10.

photo submitted by GLENCOE THEATER Senior Emmanuel Contreres, junior Maddie Ogden and freshman Thomas Sepulveda are a few of the actors in, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which opens Feb. 27.

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Putting their heart into art

Glencoe’s thriving artistic community has produced several talented artists who draw inspiration from their surroundings to capture their world

Erin Ruark — Multimedia Artist

by SHAUN ARMSTRONG

photo submitted by ERIN RUARK A collage created by junior Erin Ruark depicts the character Mr. Durden from the film “Fight Club”.

Junior Erin Ruark is a talented illustrator and visual artist, winning first prize at the 2013 Youth Art Exhibit in Hillsboro. She describes her art as something constantly changing. Ruark gets her inspiration from everything around her, but is also inspired by graphic illustrator Alan Moore and author George R.R. Martin. Art is something she loves, and it has always interested her. She loves it because of its many possibilities.

“Usually my art has an element of darkness, or it represents something obscure,” Ruark said.

“It’s all about self-expression. I enjoy the process of making something and watching it develop.

It’s something I find really satisfying.”

Her advice to other artists comes from the book “Steal like an Artist” by Austin Kleon. The

book gives four steps to being creative. First, try to break free from a comfort zone. Next, find inspiration in other art, and try to imitate it. Remember that it is not plagiarism if credit is given to the original artist. Third, try not to make the piece be something it is not. Finally, be curious and educate the mind.

Ruark has found these tips particularly helpful because they can also apply to the inner person.

She encourages artists to use their inspiration to make themselves who they want to be.

“Exposing yourself to new ideas is the best way to fuel your creativity,” Ruark said.

In the future she plans to continue improving and growing with her art and to make a little money on the side selling her art. She plans to go to either an art school or a four-year university.

Nick Korynta — Sculptor

by DAISY ALFARO After taking sculpture class his freshman year, junior Nick Korynta began creating found object sculptures. His sculptures range from bottle tab chain mail to bottle cap dragons. Why he began is a mystery to him. His inspiration comes from the litter he finds himself collecting.

His method consists of collecting litter, looking at it, and then creating something of relevance.

“It just happens. If something comes to mind, then I start working on it,” Korynta said of his process.

Some of the items he collects include computer chip capacitors, broken cameras, car pieces, old TV antennas, and broken radio parts. Small sculptures usually take him about an hour to create.

According to Korynta, the biggest obstacle is having the right materials and the time. As a result, a majority of his sculptures are not completed. The bottle tab chain mail Korynta is currently working on has about 1026 tabs.

The sculpture he is most proud of is a mask that originally started out as a pair of goggles. He made the goggles out of wire and part of a frame from sunglasses. With the aid of materials he had strewn around, he took the goggles one step further, and created a wearable punk rock mask. “[It is] hard to make something that’s your own without copying,” Korynta said. “[Sculpture is] not for everyone.”

Even though he has a passion for sculpture, he does not plan to pursue a career in the art industry.

photo submitted by NICK KORYNTA A sculpture created by junior Nick Korynta consists of miscellaneous objects like bottle caps and batteries.

Getting fired up and fighting the flames Students aspiring to become firefighters attend a class which covers the basics of firefighting and tasks of first responders

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by MILES TRINIDAD

ecked in 45-lb. firefighting gear, the students of the fire science class walk into a burn simulator, a building designed to expose firefighters to realistic fire and smoke conditions, and prepare themselves for a heated brawl.

When the doors close with the students locked inside, a roaring fire bursts out and rages throughout the building, filling it with smoke and leaving them unable to see.

The students race to control the flames and the temperature rises to a stifling 1200°F. Unlike most other classes, this activity is just business as usual for those in the fire science class.

In a class taught by firefighters at Liberty High School and at the North Plains Fire Department, six senior Glencoe students—Katie Allie, Jordan Bering, Shaun Canaday, Emmanuel Contreras, Austin Lawrence, and Cayce Pitts—strive to earn their first responder certification and the basic certification to firefight. The class provides hands-on experience both in and outside the classroom.

Allie has been on numerous rides with firefighters, and Pitts helped take command during a real car accident on the freeway. Allie and Pitts originally thought they would follow other professions, but the fire science class inspired them to become firefighters.

But Contreras, who is also taking the class, has dreamed of being a firefighter since he was six years old.

According to Allie, the class is not the easiest. It re“It sounded like something cool to do when [I was young], then it [became] something I [wanted] to do when quires determination and a willingness to get dirty. Despite the challenges and stress, the class opens many opI got older,” Contreras said.

Contreras worked with firefighters when he was 14 portunities and displays a path where you can help the years old and received additional experience last year dur- community.

Although the job can be demanding both physically ing a week-long program in Portland. Having on-the-job experience is not the only thing necessary to pursue this and emotionally, the ability to help others is what inspires them to pursue this career. According to Pitts, the differjob, according to Pitts. “[You’ve] got to have the stomach and nerves for it. ence they make in someone’s life makes the job worthThe stuff you see, you won’t see at any normal job,” Pitts while. Although they are only in training where they face normally simulated flames and controlled situations, the said.

The fire science class is not solely focused on firefight- students of the class are determined to see that their hard ing and involves a wide array of training for the students work pay off so that they can help people in the future. “[Sometimes] you get good calls where you can see like freeing people from car accidents, conducting search and rescue operations and learning forced entry are a few your work affecting that person’s life or saving that person’s life,” Pitts said. “It fills you up and makes you feel skills the students develop.

On rare occasions, real lives are in danger, and the stu- awesome.” dents have to act, and in some instances, it does not end well. On one call, Contreras had to respond to a man suffering from a heart attack, but was forced to stop due to a “no resuscitation” paper the man issued himself.

“It’s weird knowing that you have to stop trying, [fully] knowing that someone is about to die. That’s a little rough,” Contreras said.

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Understanding Seminary Seminary is a class in which students can learn about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and its teachings.

by CAROLINE GALLEGOS Across from the main parking lot lies the seminary building where about 100 students attend off-campus religious classes every year. Though many students come to eat lunch at the seminary building, others may not be as familiar with the class and what it is about.

I felt something different “there, so I wanted to know more. Seminary has had a large impact on me.

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Seminary was founded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (more commonly known as Mormons). It is a non-credit class that anyone can take. Students meet every other day in 2A, 2B, 3A, or 3B. Each class has about 30 students.

The program has a four-year rotation. Each year students study from one of the Holy Scriptures including: The Bible (Old Testament and New Testament), the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine of Covenants.

At seminary every class begins the same. A student or teacher, Randy Harward, otherwise known as Brother Harward, will play the piano and the class will sing a hymn. One student will pray, and then another will give a spiritual thought; either a scripture they liked and found

photo by CASIDEE CLEMENT Brother Randy Harward teaching his 3B Seminary class. insightful, or a spiritual experience that touched them. Brother Harward will then begin his lesson. This year, seminary students are studying the Book of Mormon.

Brother Harward prepares the lessons which are designed to cover an entire standard work over the course of a school year. All students are invited to participate, whether to ask questions, or share an experience they had. These classes are designed to help each student grow and develop, but

Taking Seminary has “ provided me with new

friends, and people that like me for who I am.

From streets to beats Oscar Gonzalez has used his upbringing in the city of Los Angeles as a source of inspiration for the music that he makes with Rodrigo Rojas

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eniors Oscar Gonzalez and his friend Rodrigo Rojas were both hanging out at a local Mcdonald's restaurant when, out of the blue, they heard an employee freestyling.

This type of rap involves a person singing without an instrumental beat or previously composed lyrics. Little did Gonzalez know that rap would become his greater calling in life.

After that day Gonzalez and Rojas were both committed to creating songs of their own.

“Now we create our [own] music. We felt that we had something more to give in life, and music was our calling,” Rojas said.

Last summer, Rojas spent countless hours learning about music software using computer programs such as FL Studio. Because Rojas had a musical background as a DJ, he was able to pick up on the programs relatively fast. Now Rojas is in charge of creating the musical beat to the songs and Gonzalez forms lyrics that reflect his emotions.

In November Gonzalez released his first musical solo. The first production was a remix from the popular song “Pound Cake”

by Drake. This production was quickly followed up in December by releasing a remix of “Killuminati,” a song originally by

photo by DEVIN HERBERT Oscar Gonzalez released his first musical solo in November of 2013.

Tu-Pac. Gonzalez and Rojas have become a music duo because both share a love for rap.

For Gonzalez, rap stemmed from his upbringing, because he grew up in Southern Los Angeles.

He remembers the tough life he endured while living in the “ghetto” surrounded by bad influences.

According to his sister, junior Heidy Gonzalez, life in LA was full of danger. The apartments they lived in were surrounded by gangs, and violence was inevitable. As Oscar and Heidy would often hear fights, gun fire and police sirens.

At that time, rap gave Gonza-

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the main purpose is for every student to grow closer to Jesus Christ.

While most people that take seminary are of the Mormon faith, prior participa-

lez the will to move forward. He believes, that rap is influential to people because it delivers strong messages by narrating life experiences.

“When I was little I would always look up to Eminem. Because he grew up in the ghetto, of Detroit and he gave the message that anyone can [achieve] anything,” Gonzalez said.

According to Heidy, her brother is creative and always thinks outside the box, because he seeks to be unique at everything he does.

“Music has been everything to my brother since he was a kid.

[Now] he often tells me that he will make it as a musician, and I support him because he never stops following his dreams,” Heidy said.

Now as high school seniors, the musical duo seek to release a free mixtape comprised of 12 songs. Its main purpose is to give exposure to up-and-coming artist like Gonzalez. Until then Gonzalez will be diligent to get the mixtape ready to distribute by this year. Both Gonzalez and Rojas seek to pursue music as a potential career. Their songs can be found at https://soundcloud.com/ oscar-gonzalez-177 “If it’s a dream go for it, don’t stop. If you stop thinking about it’s not going to happen,” Gonzalez said.

tion in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints is not required. Senior Kristyn Helmick began taking seminary during the second semester of her freshman year.

“I decided to take seminary because I had a friend who took seminary, and she invited me to come eat lunch with her there. I felt something different there, so I wanted to know more,” Helmick said. “Seminary has had a large impact on me.”

Freshman Jessyka Thomas was recently baptized into the Mormon faith and began taking seminary the beginning of her freshman year.

“I took seminary so I could further what I already knew about God and the Book of Mormon,” Thomas said.

Baptism is not mandatory to take seminary.

“Try it out. It’s not going to hurt you.

It’s more fun than you think,” junior Michelle Lake said. “I took seminary because my friends invited me. I had just moved up here, and I didn’t really know anyone. Taking seminary has provided me with new friends, and people that like me for who I am.”

Lake and Helmick have also recently decided to get baptized into the Mormon faith.

“Everyone is welcome at seminary. It is a safe place with a great group of people and a support group,” Helmick said

Crimson Florist The students of Glencoe’s Greenhouse thank you for your continued support!

In the growth pattern: Designing and Selling:

Plant Sale: May 6th through May 9th, 2014 $5.00 Mother's Day flowers and cards available Accomplishments: Hunger Project: Planting 2,000 seedlings for “Growing Gardens” organization Ordered 3,000 strawberry plants to be planted and distributed to the Hillsboro School District’s k-3rd grade students Designed two Adironack chairs for the March 8th, 2014 Hillsboro Schools Foundation Auction

New this year: “Living Pictures”Assorted succulents woven together and framed

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Get involved with Glencoe clubs!

Glencoe’s selection of clubs and activities range from after school classics to new and innovative ideas that break the mold

Key Club

by NATALIE MICHAEL To raise money for Special Olympics, Key Club members participated in the Polar Plunge by jumping into freezing water near Broughton Beach NE Portland this last Saturday.

According to President Leena Sihapanya, Key Club is all about community service and helping people become leaders.

This coming April, members will

help raise money for the March of Dimes, which is an organization that donates money to eliminate birth defects. Members also went trick-ortreating for money through UNICEF on Halloween to help find a cure for neo-natal tetanus.

The meetings take place in room 230 every Wednesday morning at 8:30. Everyone is invited to get involved and sign up for community service projects.

Conspiracy Theory

by SELENA ANGEL

A new club called Conspiracy Theory was created by seniors Brianna Hopper and Maria Nelson.

They created the club to provide a place for people to discuss conspiracies they have come across, such as the assassination of JFK, the presence of aliens and the existence of Bigfoot.

The way the club approaches an idea is by doing further research on a known conspiracy and watching documentaries.

“Our club is different because we talk about things that most people wonder about, but never had the opportunity to openly discuss it with others without being judged,” Hopper said.

Anyone wanting to join the club can attend meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month after school in room 228, social st udies teacher Rebecca Clark’s room.

Everyone is welcome.

Gay Straight Alliance

by NATALIE MICHAEL The Gay-Straight Alliance club will again host the Day of Silence in April. This event calls attention to bullying and harassment. On this day people choose to take a vow of silence to support the LGBTQ2 (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and question).

Every GSA meeting provides a safe haven where people do not need to worry about what others think.

The members discuss their feelings

towards issues. They also try to spread awareness around the school by posting signs during club rush.

“Our goal is to bring Glencoe together,” GSA member Eli Ashby said.

GSA meets in Room 212 on Thursdays at 3:40. Everyone is welcome.

Game Design

by ABBY LANE

Students can start developing new gaming software thanks to the Game Design Club. Math teacher Bret Wood is the supervisor of Game Design club, but it’s really all the club members who make it special.

“When it comes down to the club, it’s all the students,” Wood said.

The club got started when sophomore Matt White approached Wood and shared his idea. White thought it would be fun to have a club on

something he has a passion for: designing video games.

Club members test out games, and design new pieces of artwork for the games. The club meets every Monday after school in Room 195.

Anyone is welcome to come and see what it is about. Wood said Game Design club enables kids to reach their full potential “The types of kids who normally aren’t leaders become leaders here,” Wood said.

Kindness Matters

by ABBY LANE Kindness really matters to junior Marissa Parker, a transferred student from Liberty. Parker came in hungry to make a difference at Glencoe.

Within the first few days of attending Glencoe, Parker began talking to Principal Bob Macauley about creating the kindness calendar that now hangs in the commons. What started as a small calendar and a few weekly announcements, branched out into a growing club.

The club which meets every Thursday after school is open to anyone who wants to join and be a part of the action.

“Everyone is welcome” Parker said.

The mission of the club to spread as much kindness and anti- bullying as possible throughout the school, according to Parker.

Green Club

by VICTORIA ANDERSON

Seniors Rachel Simon and Grace Diller will be starting Green Club second semester. They hope to continue last year’s success when 2013 graduates Brett Morgan and Morgan Hill reinstated the club.

“The two of us were happy to take it over after such a fun year,” Simon said.

The club will have a weekly recycling program and will also par-

ticipate in multiple tree plantings this year. Last year they had about 15 members, mostly seniors, join the club.

Green Club is looking for new members. Yesterday was the first meeting of the year, anyone can join anytime. Students can get involved by speaking to the presidents and the adviser Barbara Furstenberg.

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Transforming challenges into works of art Senior Riley Braukman has faced many difficulties and has turned them into a positive experience not only to help him cope, but to also positively influence his peers

by ALICIA FASZHOLZ The crooked and deformed pieces speak of the difficulties. Dark and shadowy tones represent the challenges present in senior Riley Braukman’s life. Through the ups and downs, Braukman has been able to transform the monsters of his life into works of art.

Many of the challenges have hindered Braukman’s ability to live and perform, especially when his mother went through a period of rehabilitation. Her struggles with recovery were especially hard on him.

“Coping with her constant battle with addiction, I focused on her more than myself,” Braukman said.

What started as a mere distraction from the difficulties, transformed into a true hobby that Braukman is trying to perfect.

Patti Seitz, a grief counselor at Glencoe who has been a helpful mentor to Braukman, explained how he used his art to portray his emotions.

always go to art “Itowould find the comfort lacking in my life. ”

“As a child, he was able to use art to express the feelings he wasn’t quite old enough to understand,” Seitz said.

Close friend and fellow art student, senior Kristyn Helmick, describes the way Braukman juggles the difficulties present in his life. “[Braukman] fights a battle within himself everyday on what to do and deciding what he wants to let influence him,” Helmick said.

Through art Braukman depicts the wide range of emotions he has felt inside.

According to Art Teacher Marilyn Joyce, Braukman has the ability to take what he sees in reality and morph it into an artistic

approach. “[Braukman] thinks beyondW the face value of the matter. He depicts his take on certain experiences,” Joyce said.

“I shifted to art to resist falling down the wrong path that my family chose to take,” Braukman said. “Having feedback from

using art to reach “outI tolikeother people. ”

other people gave me a reason to continue with my art.”

A favorite piece of Braukman’s, “Oblong”, is representative of his typical artistic focus. In his work, Braukman displays a full range of emotion and underlying themes that extend toward more human connections.

“Riley has the ability to use his media to express the feelings he is hiding inside whether they be turmoil or happiness,” Helmick said.

Braukman has derived the pure emotions shown in his art from the many difficult experiences he has gone through.

“Throughout [my parent’s] fights and mishaps, I would always go to art to find the comfort lacking in my life,” Braukman said.

According to Seitz, Art has taught Braukman how to communicate his emotions and feel better in the moment.

Many students within the school can associate the name Riley Braukman with his intriguing style and passion for art. “[Braukman] really loves art and wants to make people think about things differently through his work,” Joyce said.

Braukman also wishes to use his art to benefit others and show them their potential.

“I like using art to reach out to other

NEHS

by SELENA ANGEL

Language Arts teacher Holly Dottarar created Glencoe’s National English Honors Society this year to further enrich students in the English language.

“English is powerful. It’s more than reading and writing and discussing,” Dottarar said.

Some of the main goals of the club are to participate in contests, help kids who are struggling in English, and come up with individual projects revolving around writing. Students who would like to have their college application and essays edited can bring them to the club every other Monday.

photo by DEVIN HERBERT Senior Riley Braukman serves as a peer mentor for fellow students people and showing kids that they do have artistic talent within them,” Braukman said.

According to Seitz, Braukman connects easily with people. He is able to share the truth of what he is going through instead of masking it. Braukman succeeded in peer mentoring because he sees people

for what they truly are and has great skills in helping people resolve their personal difficulties.

“Everyone is experiencing some kind of difficulty whether you can see it or not, and [Braukman] is able to help himself as well as other people by sharing his story,” Seitz said.

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Club members will be attending plays, doing community service projects and hosting a poetry competition.

is power“ful.English It’s more than reading and writing and discussing.

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Vice president and avid writer sophomore Daniel Smith said he looks forward to sharing the clubs accomplishments.

“I’m excited to start all the things we’ve been talking about within the club,” Smith said.

by NATALIE MICHAEL Six Glencoe students attend a sign language program that HilHi offers. This program is available to all teens in the Hillsboro School District.

Sophomore Valerie SeftonKelley is currently in her first year of sign language and attends during her 3B class. She said, “I am a visual learner.”

Sefton-Kelley also says she has a hard time with English, and sign language helps her

work on both languages at the same time.

Teacher Jennifer Batt types words on her computer and then visually shows the students the corresponding signs. She types a word then shows her students the sign for it. Also, they watch movies to gain the ability to recognize facial expressions and to read emotions.

Students who are interested may contact their counselor for more information.

MEChA

by VICTORIA ANDERSON Vice Principal Karen Shea and a couple of student leaders have reinstated MEChA. MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán) promotes higher education and provides members with the opportunity to learn about the history of a variety of cultures.

MEChA club members learns about cultures through discussions, movie nights and panels.

They also have opportunities to go to leadership conferences and will be working with a bilingual theater group named Teatro Milagro. There have been about 15 active members this year. MEChA’s main goal is to develop leadership skills, educate themselves about culture, and get all of their members to college.

MEChA meets every Thursday after school in the TLC Conference Room of the library. Anyone interested in getting involved with the club is welcome to the meetings.

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Hip-Hop is hip with Hopsin

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by DEVIN HERBERT Hopsin is not your everyday rapper. With trademark white contact lenses, he looks slightly demented. This, along with his lyrics, makes him stand out from the image of the modern day rapper. In high school, Hopsin was placed into special educational classes because of his ADHD and lack of motivation for school work. He often makes fun of this fact about himself, using it as some of the punch lines in his raps. Growing up, Hopsin enjoyed listening to rap and credits Eminem as the artist that originally got him interested in the genre.

At the age of 17 in 2003, he started taking rap more seriously. He dropped out of school a year later to pursue a career in music, starting out by purchasing a cheap microphone and installing Fruity Loops (a digital audio workstation) on his computer.

Hopsin, whose real name is Marcus Hopson, has managed to accomplish a lot. He is the president of his own record label. In addition he appeared in the “XXL” rap magazine as one of the “Top 10 Freshmen” upcoming rappers of 2012, and his videos on YouTube have gotten millions of views. Hopsin actually had more success without the help of a major label.

He had initially signed with Ruthless Records in 2007, but his debut album was released more than a year later than he wanted. He also struggled with financial compensation, artist support and promotion. In 2009, he founded Underground rapper Hopsin has gained fame and fortune with a new look and a new message.

Funk Volume. After he did this, he realized that his old lives away and have no goals or future. be adults with no skills, and no future. label was holding him back from success.

Hopsin believes in the real, natural energy of people Overall Hopsin’s message is valid and positive. While In 2012, Hopsin appeared on MTV in Tech N9ne’s vid- and not tampering with it. Despite his achievements, he may be underground now, in the upcoming years he will eo for “Am I A Psycho?” Later that year he released the Hopsin is still considered an underground rapper. But this become one of the most popular rappers around. He is confifth installment of his “Ill mind of Hopsin” video series, hasn’t stopped him from criticizing more popular rappers, tinuing the legacy of rappers such as Eminem and Tupac. which has become extremely popular on YouTube. like Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Drake.

Look up Hopsin, he is worth your time.

In the “Ill mind of Hopsin 5,” he condemns this generaHe believes they do not deserve the amount of fame tion of youth that spend a lot their time having sex, doing they have and criticizes them in a song, saying they are drugs, and drinking, as well as the rappers that support this creating a generation of drop outs, slackers who are “Saybehavior. He denounces and condemns the people that ing “[screw] school” and dropping out like a miscarriage” participate in substance abuse, saying they’re wasting their and he is concerned that this age of teens will grow up to

Making fantasy a reality

by EMMA HANCHETT Cosplaying is a combination of the words, “costume,” and “role-playing.”

To most, cosplaying is simply a hobby, while others dedicate their lives to it.

Junior Sydnee Bybee has been cosplaying for many years, but had not presented a costume at Glencoe until this Halloween, when she was Scout from the videogame, Team Fortress 2.

“You can practically be your favorite character from a story; someone you can relate to,” Bybee said. “You can be anyone you want to be.”

A sibling team of popular cosplayers from Phoenix, Arizona, who go by

Comics

the aliases of Leon and Hikaru, participate in comic and anime conventions, and meet ups.

“For me, cosplaying is like a freedom. For just a few days, you can walk around as someone else, act like a huge dork, and basically become friends with everyone at a convention,” said Leon. “It’s a great way to just get away from your everyday life and pretend you’re something magical.”

Cosplaying is not limited to only conventions and meet ups, but any time that the mood strikes.

“I went to the store once in costume and character,” Bybee said. “It’s not like going to a convention where

people would smile and ask for a picture. At the store, or really anywhere in public, it’s kind of scary. You get a lot of weird reactions, sometimes even angry reactions. Usually the only thing that eases the discomfort is seeing little kids smile and tell their parents about the person in the funny clothes.”

Hikaru also enjoys cosplaying in public as well.

“I cosplay practically everywhere I go,” said Hikaru. “I mean, how awesome is it to go shopping for groceries as Deadpool or Batman? Imagine being at the grocery store and seeing a superhero or supervillain pick up milk.

It would make my day.”

photo by KRISTI CHAMBERS Juniors Sydnee Bybee as Scout from “Team Fortress 2”, Emma Hanchett as her God Tier, Thief of Hope from “Homestuck”, and senior Chelsea Heckethorne as a Red Shirt from “Star Trek : The Original Series”.

All That Glitters is Not Gold

by SHAUN ARMSTRONG

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Casper’s Not the Only Friendly One

by CHELSEA HECKETHORNE

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Girls basketball overcomes age gap, exceeds expectations

by BECCA COLLINS Hoping to repeat its previous victory, the girls basketball team will play at home against McMinnville on Tuesday Feb. 18. The Tide beat the Jaguars by 11 points during their previous meeting.

Led by three co-captains, senior Courtney Clayton and juniors Jessica Lantz and Cassidy Griswold, they have accomplished a league record of 6-2 and an 11-7 record overall as of press time.

“We are continuing to get better each practice and game,” Head Coach Dylan Hettrich said. “We’re working on trying to find consistency on offense.”

During the preseason, games against Oregon City, South Salem, Sherwood and Southridge helped the team to improve.

“We had some tough [non-league]

opponents that really tested us, and I think we are a better team [because of] those games,” Hettrich said.

With athletes ranging from freshmen to one senior, the team has had to overcome some difficulties.

“They have had to learn to play and cope with each other’s style of play. Through the course of the season they have learned to trust each other,” Hettrich said.

Overcoming these difficulties has translated to several successes for the team.

The Tide came from behind to beat Lincoln 51-43 in overtime on Dec. 21, after only scoring 10 points in the first half.

“It was really exciting to come in from behind and end up winning,” Clayton said. “It was an awesome team effort.”

photo by HALEY INMAN Girls Basketball during their lineup introduction on Jan. 10. against the Century Jaguars.

Snowboard and ski teams hit slopes

by ALICIA FASZHOLZ SNOWBOARD TEAM This year’s snowboard team consists of seniors Liam Garrett and Kyle Richards along with junior Anna Burton. Although the team is small in number, Garrett said they know how to enjoy themselves on the mountain. “[Our team] knows that we’re there to have a good time so we do exactly that, as well as doing the best we can on our runs,” Garrett said.

The team, led by Head Coach Sam Grant, was delayed due to the lack of snow on the mountain until the first weekend in February. In the team’s slope style competition on Feb.1 and 2, Burton placed 5th, Garrett placed 6th and Richards got 25th. The state competition will be held at Mt. Bachelor during the second week of March.

SKI TEAM The Ski Team currently placed sixth in the Metro League, senior Cayce Pitts and sophomores Adam Williams and Mitch Viner have been able to hold their own on the mountain. Even though they are a small team they have a lot of potential, according to Pitts.

When on the mountain, “[the ski team] is very close knit, and we integrate well with the other teams,” Pitts said.

Instructed by Head Coach Troy Hall, the team is in pursuit of qualifying for the state competition in the beginning of March.

Boys basketball adapts to new style

photo by DEVIN HERBERT Senior Jared Duvall looks for a teammate against Newberg on Jan. 24.

by MARLO ECKERT When Head Coach Bob Wismer took over the boys’ basketball team, he brought a whole new staff, plays and style with him. Wismer’s style is to run the fast break as much as possible. The team has adapted fairly well to this new style.

The Tide has height to its advantage as most players are taller than 6 foot. The team consists of seven seniors who all see a lot of minutes every game. Having multiple starting lineups, the players have to practice like they play in games.

The fans are left curious to see who will be their starters for each game. This also allows opportunity for every player to get play time.

During their home game against Newberg on Jan. 24, the Tide (1-7), came out with their first league game win. Senior Shayne Rixie, a 6’6” post led the Tide with 26 points and senior co-captain Kyle Mincemoyer, a 6’5” post who puts up double digits regularly, added 17 more to win the game with a final score of 6560. Seniors Ray Castaneda, Jared Duvall, Matt Hopman, Grant Ramey and, Trevor Williams combined for a total of 22 points.

“We have to stay hungry for more wins as a team. In order to be successful as a team, you have to hate losing more than you love winning,” Mincemoyer said.

Wrestling finishes season strong

by MILES TRINIDAD

Facing a season which tested the integrity and character of the athletes before it even began, the wrestling team was determined to build themselves back up to overcome it.

“There were grave mistakes made at the beginning of the season [...] But I am proud of the response of the members who made those mistakes,” Head Coach Jason Harless said. “Those members accepted the consequences of their actions, stepped forward, [...] and have worked hard to regain and rebuild the integrity of the program.”

Over winter break, the team members proved their determination to rebuild themselves by sacrificing their time and willingly practiced three times per day. Their sacrifice paid off and now the team has hit the ground running. In its first dual meet with a full roster, the team

respectively defeated Century and Forest Grove 54-17 and 61-15 on Jan. 16 and later took first place in the Milwaukie Tournament on Feb. 1.

According to Harless, several members of the team, both underclassmen and upperclassmen, have emerged to become great leaders who lead by example and senior Tony Lucas has been one of them. According to Lucas, the team was determined to succeed and prove that, despite the obstacles, the team is one of the best in the state.

“I want to be a role model and I want to display the will and the heart to succeed to our team. I like to consider ourselves as one of the hardest working teams in the state,” Lucas said.

The team has Special District 1 Regionals on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 at Forest Grove.

Small swim team delivers big wins

by FERNANDO AGUILAR

Despite the small size of the swim team, the members have stepped up and have come away with remarkable wins this year. The girls swim team beat Hilhi and Newberg with final scores of 85-82 and 88-78, respectively. On the other hand the boys swim team has remained competitive this season, despite facing teams who are three times in size and pulled off a big 91-65 win over Forest Grove.

“The team packs a powerful punch for our size,” senior team captain Jonathan Napier said.

According to Napier, the girls and boys of swim team are preparing at the aquatic center for district meets which start on Feb. 14 and take place at McMinnville. After the finalists are announced, swimmers for individual events will be headed to Mt. Hood Community College for State competition.

“My goal for the team is that swimmers do their personal best times and have fun, too,” Head Coach Amy Powers said.