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The Cedar Post tallied a total of 82 athletes and asked them about the role that religion has

The debate over public display of religion has been spotlighted nationally, due to the actions of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. He di!ers from the

typical NFL quarterback because of his devotion to his faith, publicly owing all of his success to God, and kneeling in prayer a"er every touchdown.

#is intertwining of religion and sports is prevalent in Sandpoint High School as well, through the actions and opin-ions of coaches and players alike. #ese religious activities are expressed in a variety of ways.

Lake Pend Oreille District Policy 2350 states that the district may not prohibit private religious expression by students, as long as they aren’t disruptive.

Athletic Director Tom Albertson was not aware of a policy

relating to religion and sports, but personally believes there should be a separation in SHS athletics. In his coaching ex-perience, he has found a way to give players the ability to pray, without imposing a par-ticular religion on the team.

“Before a game, I would recognize a moment of si-lence so that players could fo-cus or re$ect, or pray if they choose to,” Albertson said about his experience coach-ing.

Other teams do speci%cal-ly recognize a certain faith in team led prayers. Sophomore Colin Jurenka said his basketball team has prayed before ev-

ery game, and this has united them. #is case of team prayer is student led, but in other sports at the school, the coach may

lead. But when group recognition of a single religion occurs within a team whose players may di!er in faith, some players feel le" out.

Sophomore Hunter King is a longtime soccer player who is familiar with being out-side the religious majority on sports team.

“I’ve been on teams where they pray be-fore games, and I’m not particularly reli-gious, so you feel pressured to join, and if you don’t you’re kind of excluded. You’re looked at di!erently,” King said. “#e more individual it is, the less alienated other play-ers will feel. ... #ere shouldn’t be any pres-sure.”

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IN THEIR HANDS: Pre-game prayer is a common occurance at Sandpoint High School and other schools across the nation. Some students participate gladly in team prayer while other athletes feel a certain pressure from their teammates or coaches to pray.

GRAPHIC BY ANDY MEYER | GRAPHIC EDITORPHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DYLAN VOGEL | PHOTO EDITOR

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Lessons and LifeTeen mom adjusts to changes post pregnancy

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Co!ee.com is the newest co!ee house in town. "ey’ve only been in business for three weeks. Jim and Angela Reese, the owners, are high school sweethearts. Being locals and having family in Sandpoint they decided to move here from Newport a#er 19 years and open a co!ee shop.

At their shop they o!er free wi-$, daily baked goods, and soup for lunch, complimenting their micro-roasted co!ee blends. Currently, they o!er $ve dark roast blends that you can ask for at the shop or take home by the pound.

For students who show their school ID upon purchase, they o!er a 50 cent discount on any drink.

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process of changing Wednesday club attendance policies for ACCESS. "e proposed plan is that clubs will not be mandatory for students to attend. Green-light students may either have the choice of staying in ACCESS, going to club meetings, or, if they are an upperclassman, leaving campus.

Also in the process of being decided is whether or not red-light students can attend club meetings. Attending academic clubs can possibly have a positive a!ect on a student’s grade, and the administration and teachers don’t want to restrict grade progression.

So many students with no where to go and club attendance numbers being eIther too large or too small are the cause of these wanted changes. If these tentative changes do take place, they can be expected as early as next

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Q. When people found out that you were pregnant, how were you treated differently?

Q.What educational decisions did you have to make once you knew you were pregnant?

Q.Will you be coming back to SHS during your high school career?

Interview with teen mom Ashley Shepard

Interview with school administrationQ. How does the school deal with teen pregnancy?

With a rise in the amount of teenage pregnancies, girls are now forced to balance their education with motherhood. Interested in the choices they have to face, the Cedar Post set out to discover what it’s like to be in their position. Following are the interviews with former student Ashley Shepa-rd and the school administration.

A. Some people have been very rude, but I’m so thankful for my friends, family and church for being supportive and helping me get through it all. I lost my best friend, the whole situation was very hypocritical because it could happen to anyone.

A. I was already doing part-time online school when it happened and it just seems easier to continue when I got pregnant. I did a semester over the summer so I could take one off to take care of the baby.

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A. Our school doesn’t have a policy. The girls never even come talk to me so we don’t have any thing to do with it.- Dr. Becky Meyer

A.LPO they offer classes that move at the girls’ own rate and partial credit courses too. Same with taking online classes. If a girl has morning sickness or taking care of her baby she could take her classes when she has time or is feeling optimal. - Deb Nusbaum

A. Our school doesn’t have the set-up and support for a mother like the LPO or taking online cours-es from home has. At the LPO they have a special pre-natal class where the mother or parents can learn about having a baby, also they have a free daycare that’s actually in the school where the mother can go check on her child and feed it. - Cindy Albertson

A recent statistic collected by the schoool’s administration before the end of the $rst quarter revealed that 240 students were failing as opposed to 175 students who were failing the exact time last year.

"e administration has had several meetings with the Department Chair Leadership Team to discuss the grade %uctuations, pose solutions and ask themselves what they are doing dif-ferently this year from last year. Some students have begun to question the reason behind the rise in F’s.

“It could be [ACCESS]. I mean that’s the only thing that’s changed this year from last year,” junior Annalisa Arm-bruster said.

"e administration recognizes that ACCESS is a signi$cant di!erence from last year to this year; however, they think the grade trend could be the result of other changes as well.

“ACCESS is a work in progress,” said acting Assistant Principal David Miles. “"ere are certainly issues that need to be resolved. Student expectations are unclear and some teachers aren’t fully aware of the parameters. We’re still solving the little hiccups and bugs however, there have to be other issues

as well. "e philosophy of access is to help students communicate with their teachers better, and to keep them from failing.”

Principal Dr. Becky Meyer has been working hard to make sense of the new statistics.

“We’re really hoping students give their position on the issue,” said Meyer.

"e administration will send out a student survey in January that asks for students to present solutions or feed-back. "e administration is taking the issue seriously. In the conference room there are over ten poster papers tacked against the wall posing solutions such as “teachers need to self re%ect” or “let

[the students] fail.” Some teachers hold the theory that

the students need to fail, so they can pick themselves up.

“Some teachers go with the ‘tough love’ approach,” said Miles. “No free rides. It’s not like those teachers are giving up on them, they’re teaching re-sponsibility.”

"e administration also concluded that they will bring back more ba-sic, strategic classes and lower their class numbers. Likewise, if a student has three or more F’s, he or she will be placed in Academic Intervention, which is currently taking place.

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As this week comes to an end, every-one can feel the

holiday cheer in the air. We can’t help but be in an upli!-ed mood as Christmas trees are decorated and holiday music plays in every public place we go.

With such anticipation for break to start, school is the last thing on anyone’s mind. I, for one, am not able to pay attention at all in class when there are more important things to think about, such as what kind of presents to get for people, or what kind I’m receiving.

Teachers think they are doing us a service, getting us prepared for "nals. However, who is going to remember everything we learned in the last week before the much-anticipated Christ-mas break? Not me. And we have roughly a month a!er break until the end of semester, so we will have plenty of time to prepare.

It’s not that I don’t love all of these distrac-tions. #ey make school life more inter-esting. I just strongly believe that the last week before Win-ter Break should be

designated for parties, or, if nothing else, for some quality Christmas movies.

Our school should realize that I am not the only student who feels this way. #ere are way too many distractions at this time of year. Not only do the hallway decorations em-phasize our excitement, but Moose Madness is constantly on our minds with the end-less talk of it. How teachers expect us to take tests before we are o$ on our merry way is entirely beyond

me.

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#e Cedar Post is governed by the same legal rights as the professional press. Under the First Amendment, we reserve the right to free expres-sion and freedom of the press. #e student newspaper of Sandpoint High School is an open public forum for the students of Sandpoint High School and the community of Sandpoint, Idaho, with its editorial board making all decisions concerning its contents; it is not subject to prior review by administration, faculty, or community members.

Unsigned editorials express the views of the majority of the editorial board.

Letters to the editor must be signed, although the sta$ may withhold the name upon request. #e paper reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and all letters are subject to law governing obscenity, libel, privacy and disruption of the school process, as are all contents for the paper.

Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of the sta$, nor should an opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as opinion or policy of the administration, unless so attributed.

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Since the turtle-necked, blue-jeaned 90’s, renowned men like David Beckham have become pioneers in the steadily growing, metropol-itan-styled “Euro” fashion scene. In our northern Idaho wilderness, though, the drive

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Art means dif-ferent things to every

artist: it is an escape, a time killer, a relaxing a!ernoon.

I spend a huge amount of time draw-ing. One would think spending hours on end drawing and erasing would be impossible for me, the one with the shortest attention span in my family and

the inability to sit still. My mind seems to somehow go complete-ly blank, and my focus is completely directed to my drawing, every detail, every shade.

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- I actually come from a religious family. In middle school I started listening to George Car-lin and Bill Maher, it kind of opened up the issue and made me think.

- It de"nitely in%uences my choice in friends and in relationships too.

During one of our many in-depth argumentative

discussions, the editors came to an enlightening realization. #is beautiful moment of “Oh, yeah!” cast a bright light amongst an otherwise freezing, dreary season.

As the winter months set in and the roads become riskier for student driv-ers, ACCESS has proved to have an unforeseen, yet invaluable solution to an infuriating problem that has plagued the SHS parking lot for too long.

Previous to ACCESS, the "nal bell served as a starting gun shot, where students sprinted out of class, and stomped down anyone that

got in the way to their car, to be one of the "rst to speed o$ campus. If you were one of the unfortunate who were trampled during the frenzy, look forward to a half hour wait in the funeral proces-

sion that was the line of departing cars.

Now, green lighted stu-dents can casually stroll to their vehicle, spend a few good moments picking out the perfect feel-good song

to listen to and roll the heck out of here without having to worry about the rush. With ACCESS, this problem has been solved, and for that, we give thanks.

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Making it to a state com-petition is not easy to accom-plish. Taking !rst place, is an even rarer feat. For senior Morgan Bloom, both were a reality.

Bloom went to Coeur d’ Alene in early December to participate in the Idaho State Drama Competition. While there she performed two piec-es: an ensemble serious and an ensemble humorous titled Dy-

ing With the Music Still Inside You and Twilight the Abridged Script, respectively.

“Everyone [at state] is al-ways so friendly and you learn a lot from the other actors and actresses,” she said.

Dying With the Music Still Inside You took !rst place. "e act focused on the passing of Elisabeth and Bekah Cole, two former SHS students who were involved in a car accident that claimed their lives earlier this summer.

Bloom began practicing

the act a month beforehand and then performed it with other seniors Leah Heer, Caleb Nishimoto, Osaze Ogbeide, and Sage Jensen.

Bloom began acting during her freshman year and started competing her sophomore year. Despite how little time Bloom has acted, she has al-ready started making her mark on the drama world.

“I think Morgan has a fan-tastic personality and she is an amazingly versatile actress,” Heer said.

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BREAKING A LEG: Senior Morgan Bloom pauses in the middle of a recent performance of Dying With the Music Still Inside You held in the Auditorium, Tuesday during ACCESS. The captivating skit was written by Drama teacher Jeannie Hunter in loving memory of Elisabeth and Bekah Cole who passed away July this summer.

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Love hockey but don’t have the equipment? Now you can play broomball! All you need is a frozen pond (there’s plenty in Sandpoint), a broom and a tennis ball. Get your game on with some friends.

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In the Selkirk Lodge they have a movie the-atre speci!cally for their guests. Who is to know if you’re staying there or not? Warm up your toes in the comfy bean bags and catch a quick re-run of the Lion King.

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Senior Ryan Schwartz is the second leading scorer on the Varsity basketball team. He is not only an impres-sive athlete but successful in academics as well. He has stepped up this year for the team even through very tough times with his father battling cancer.

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A. I just keep going the best I can.

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A. My main goals for me this season is to be an all around team player, bring intensity to the court, and score some points.

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BOY’S BASKETBALL: Senior post Trevor Litzell is fouled on his way to the basket. The bulldogs beat Priest River last Tuesday.

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With Teams preparing for the upcoming league schedule, it is time to assess their performances through the !rst half of their seasons.

"e girls basketball team is o# to a 6-4 start behind strong

defense and great team chemistry. "e team has worked ex-tremely hard to improve this season and Coach Lance Bruce lists consistent scoring and rebounding as areas that could use further improvement. If the girls can improve in these categories, Coach Bruce believes this team will be ready to make a run during the second half of their season.

"e boys basketball (2-5) team has been steadily improv-ing this season. Senior Jackson Olin has led the team by scor-ing within the o#ense and several players have stepped up and had high scoring games.

“We have chemistry and the make-up of a group that is willing to improve and get better and progress. I’m not thrilled about our record but I like where our e#ort is leading us,” Coach Tyler Haynes said.

"e wrestling team has competed in two meets this sea-son. In the !rst meet against Timberlake several wrestlers performed very well. Junior Matt Lockey was very impres-sive, at 285 pounds, pinning a wrestler who outweighed him by over 50 pounds. Sophomore Adam Weindl and freshmen Tanner McNelly also pinned their opponents.

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CONT!D FROM FRONT PAGERELIGION Many athletes, however, practice religion before a competition only with the intention of personal signi!-cance. Varsity wrestler Matt Lockey has been seen crossing himself and pointing upward before a match, a ritual he practices to not only to feel strengthened by his faith, but to also pay homage to his father. Lockey be-lieves anybody should have the right to express their beliefs, and cites the !rst amendment to protect that right. "e SHS chapter of the Federation of Christian Athletes, a national or-ganization that blends the Christian faith and sports, has been a thriving club in the past, but is currently not active. "e former advisor, Varsity Vol-leyball Coach Karen Alsager, has been unable to return to her position because of time constraints.

On teams of unexpressed religious a$liation, players face the risk of bitter backlash from their teammates when trying to join them under a prayer, even if their intentions are for the bene!t of the team, and not reli-gious in%uence. On an online article by NBC Sports,Tebow, before

an evaluation that was part of the scouting process to join the NFL, reportedly requested his fellow hopefuls to pray with him, and was cursed at by one player, and laughed at by others. "is is just one of the examples of the tension that sometimes occurs when religion and sports mix. Still, many are inspired by Tebow’s rise to prominence, and his mesage. “I’m inspired by Tim

Tebow, and I’m !nding that I’m wanting to watch his games because of the glory he’s giving God,” said Al-sager. “It takes guts. He is a great example of what a true Christian athlete should look like.”

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PRAY TO PLAY: Tim Tebow celebrates after scoring against the Minnesota Vikings. Tim Tebow praised god after the Bronco’s victory.

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