Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 Vol. 20 • No. 45 www.whsnow.com

Happening NOW•All State: Chorus and Orchestra through Saturday at Sioux Falls Arena—Grand Concert 7 p.m. Saturday•Speech: Oral interp and debate at Pumkinstakes today and Saturday at Lincoln High School; debate at Cedar Rapids, Iowa•Volleyball: Freshman City Tournament 9 a.m. Saturday at Lincoln High School

Lunch Time at WHS•Today’s lunch: Barbecue beef sandwich•À la carte lines: Cheese pizza, bean and beef burrito, baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings•FCA: Members will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday at 1100 N. Vail Drive.•All WHS Basketball: Athletes will meet in upcoming days—boys at 3:10 p.m. Monday in the auxiliary gym, girls at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday in A-118.•Sideline Cheerleaders: For basket-ball will meet at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday in E-109.•Green Club: Members will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in A-209.•Spanish Students: With three or more years of the class are invited to an informational meeting about a summer Cuba trip at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ronning Library.•All Winter Athletes: For WHS will meet, along with a parent, at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 in the gym.

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and Carson HerbertAssistant Editor: . . . . . . . Sydney ArringtonStaff: Shemles Megosha, Megan Rose, Addison Sannes, Amirah Michaeli, Rachel Konrad, Natalie MeyerEditor-in-chief . . . . . . . . . . . Jack NachtigalManaging Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . Lizzie SpierAdviser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Lueth

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By Carson Herbert and Shemles Megosha

Twenty-two WHS stu-dents will participate in South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra today and Saturday at the Sioux Falls Arena.

Sophomore Emera Gurath will serve as the Concert Master for this year’s All-State Orchestra, playing first violin. Senior Jacob Fenner will also participate on the trombone.

All-State Chorus members include fresman Jamie Bitz; sophomores Kaytie Vroman, Noah Salter and Spencer DeLange; juniors Corinne Vermulum, Annalee Leggett, Miliyna Megosha, Justin Glenn

and Brendan Wilson and seniors Mical Johnson, Sydney Park, Sarah Leiferman, Wendy Andres, Marli Ball, Fedor Vaznyuk, Cal Cross, Jack Nachtigal, Kevin Hanson, Cooper Voigt and Jacob Noordermeer.

Chorus Director Kirk Schjodt said the concert is an unprecedented opportunity for these students.

“They will have the oppor-tunity to join with about 900 of the best singers from across South Dakota,” Schjodt said.

A Grand Concert will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets range from $7 for stu-dents to $16 for reserved adult tickets.

By Addison Sannes, Rachel Konrad and Amirah Michaeli

Warrior football team members ended their season with a 17-7 loss to the Brandon Valley Lynx Thursday night

in the opening round of the 11AAA playoffs. The Warriors ended the season with a 3-6

record that did not accurately reflect the close games the team played.

Head coach Chad Stadem said he is happy with his team.

“I just wish we could have gotten them another win,” Stadem said. “It’s been inches all year—we played everyone tough.”

Senior Ian Ailts had a 45 yard fumble return for the WHS touchdown. Freshman Seth Benson started at quarterback because of junior Jack Schelhaas’ injury. Benson had four com-pleted passes and gained 24 yards.

Junior Thayer Smith said the Warriors came out with high intensity.

“We wanted to do the impossible,” Smith said. “I don’t want to have the season be over and have to let the senior boys go.”

Orchestra, chorus students participate in All-State event

Photo by Zach HeintzCARRY—Senior Rasheed Benton carries the ball in the game Thursday in Brandon. Benton led the game with 70 yards rushing.

Warriors fall to Brandon Valley 17-7 in first round

Photo by Mark GurathM A S T E R — S o p h o m o r e Emera Gurath will serve as All-State Concert Master.

• News of Washington Page 2 Friday, Oct. 31, 2014

•Name: Jeff Tobin•What is your position at WHS? I am a special education and FAME teacher and an assistant coach for the boys basketball team.•Who are your family members? I

have a mom, Kris, and a dad, Scott.•What do like best about WHS so far? I like all of the people, students and staff at WHS. I also love all of the culture and school pride.•What did you do before coming to WHS? I took the summer off after college before I started teaching here.•Where did you go to school? I attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, where I played basketball.•Where did you grow up? I was raised in Lanford, S.D., before attend-ing college in Aberdeen.•What was your favorite Halloween costume as a child? I was the Red Power Ranger for probably 10 years, so I guess that was my favorite!

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Editor’s note: The Warrior Q & A is a weekly profile of a Warrior staff mem-ber with the goal of helping members of the WHS community come to know each other better. Subjects are chosen at random by the NOW staff.

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Travel from West Africa restricted

By Brian BennettTribune Washington Bureau (MCT)

WASHINGTON — Ever since an Ebola case from Liberia arrived at a Dallas hospital last month, political pressure has been building on the Obama administration to restrict travel from the three West African countries where the disease has spread with frightening speed.

On Tuesday, the White House respond-ed by tightening the restrictions it had put in place, announcing it would funnel travel-ers from those nations to five airports in the United States where nearly all of them already arrive.

The measure appeared designed to defend against criticism from Republicans over the administration’s response to the Ebola threat, and it high-lighted the political back and forth that the virus has triggered just two weeks before the midterm election.

Beginning Wednes-day, airline passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea must now fly into one of five airports that already receive about 94 percent of the nations’ 150 or so travelers com-ing to the U.S. each day, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.

“You are seeing put in place measures that are intended to protect the American public,” White House spokes-man Josh Earnest said.

The added restric-tions — which Earnest described as “creative policymaking” — stop short of the ban on travelers from the three countries that Republicans have called for. The GOP immediately labeled the new limits insuf-ficient.

Science Friday

You’re never too old for Halloween funToday is the day, Warriors, the time of year when you

can be whatever you want to be—whether it’s a cowgirl, police officer or even a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!

It’s Halloween, so go all out and don’t hold back—this is your time to show your creativity and bring out the little

kid inside of you. People may say you are too old to trick or treat, but you’re never too old to dress up and have a good time.

But if you’re torn between costumes or have no idea what to be, I am here to help today.

First, there are so many characters from Disney that are

easy, yet fun costumes. For the girls you have your prin-cesses from Cinderella, to Belle, to Snow White—and of course, Elsa (but we all know that about every little girl in the country is going to be her). For you fellas, the girls are always looking for their prince charming.

It’s also almost everyone’s dream to be a superhero, so grab your capes and fly away to have some fun. Don’t forget that you and a friend can also dress up together. There is always the classic cop and robber costume, which is fun and simple. You could also be a boy band, such as the Backstreet Boys, or famous girl groups, like Charlie’s Angels. You could also dress up as the stereotypical Thing 1 and Thing 2 from “The Cat in the Hat.”

So have fun tonight and make this Halloween the best one ever! Senior Aveen Aware wants everyone to have fun and remember to be safe tonight.

Aveen Aware

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