On January 26, 2013 the Sandpoint High School dance team earned first place in all categories at their first competition of the year at Lakeland High School.

The team com-peted with a hip-hop, kick and upbeat jazz rou-tine, along with a small routine of eight members, a captains’ dance and a solo performance by senior Summer Weidler.

Sandpoint will host the district tournament on February 23 in hopes of qualifying for the state tourna-ment. The team will also compete in the PNW tournament in Boise this March.

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BasicallySpeaking Do you feel safe at Sandpoint High School? Why or why not?

SophomoreAustin Laiche

JuniorBailey Tomazich

SeniorMichelle Barley

“Yes,becauseit’saniceschool.”

“Definitely.It’saniceschool.”

“Yes,it’sasmallcommunity.”

“Yes,there’snotroomforexclusion.”

FreshmanRavyn Smith

SHSafetySHELBY BAUGHN | STAFF MEMBER

n SECURITY STAFF: (above) School Re-source Officer Ian Hoyland and Campus Secu-rity Monitor Paul Mares stand in front of their wall of security camera feeds. Video surveil-lance is just a single part of the existing and new security procedures in place.

RecentlyatSHS

With the recent shooting at Sandy Hook Elemen-tary, millions of Ameri-

cans are putting more pressure on school safety. Sandpoint High School and the Lake Pend Oreille School District have spent time over the past few months analyzing the effectivity and prepared-ness of their plans for school safety. The question remains: what would have happened if Adam Lanza, famed San-dy Hook shooter, had at-tempted his plan here at Sandpoint High?

“I believe he would have been successful,” said Eric Ahrens, a Criti-cal Infrastructure Specialist who assessed vulnerability in a couple of LPOSD schools. Considering that, is SHS school truly safe?

“I believe that our schools are safe. I also know that the School Board, the administrators and the teachers are con-stantly assessing ways to keep schools safe and making changes to do so. It is an ongoing process,” said District One Idaho State Senator Shawn Keough.

LPOSD recently made headlines about examining school safety and cur-rent emergency procedures.

“Currently we are reviewing all of the school safety plans. We have also asked

local law enforcement to review and have asked them to give us feedback. Princi-pals have also met with district adminis-tration to share concerns and to request technology and/or facility improvements to make our schools safer. Our Board of Trustees will be reviewing this informa-tion at an upcoming school board meet-ing,” said Shawn Woodward, LPOSD Su-perintendent.

Both locally and nationally, the idea of arming individuals in the school has be-

come an issue of note. Section 18-3302C of the Idaho code allows individ-uals authorized by the school district to carry a firearm. Cur-

rently, LPOSD code states that “...there is zero tolerance for the possession, threat of use, or actual use of weapons on any District property.”

Assistant Principal Tom Albertson is not sure more firearms are the answer to safety concerns.

“Having firearms in class is more of a security issue. Securing firearms for classroom teachers would be difficult,” Albertson said.

The SHS administration has already begun internal improvements to school safety. Building on the existing 44 secu-rity cameras, the next plan is to add night

vision cameras. Soon, all staff will be re-quired to wear a school ID and eventual-ly, all non-student visitors will be given a visitor name badge. The goal is that every adult in the building will be identifiable.

Along with Ian Hoyland, an armed School Resource Officer, “Paul Mares is our set of eyes. His job isn’t just writing citations and parking tickets, he’s here to keep watch,” Albertson said.

On the state level, Idaho governor Butch Otter has recently hired former head of Idaho State Police Colonel Jerry Russell to conduct a comprehensive re-view of school safety across the state.

“Col. Russell is a solid individual with many years in law enforcement. I look forward to his review and suggestions.” Keough said.

Idaho State School Superintendent Tom Luna’s budget proposal for 2013-14 includes $150,000 for this review of school safety.

What can students do to keep Sandpoint High School safe?

“Awareness of your fellow students and good communication is essential,” Ahrens said.

Albertson said students should,“make sure to report anything out of the ordi-nary. Conflicts, bullying, harassment, don’t try to keep it from the authorities.”

“It is important that we not be reactive to the tragedy at Sandy Hook but rather we should take a proactive approach,” Keough said.

In the wake of recent school shootings, SHShas begun to analyze the procedures in place to keep all students safe.

Safe and Sound

CurrentandfutureplansformaintainingsafetyatSHS

n Providing staff with information about school safety and proceduren Two yearly school-wide lockdown drills in fall and springn Over forty security cameras span-ning entire school buildingn Full-time uniformed School Resource officer from the Sandpoint Police Departmentn Campus Security Monitor who patrols the entire campus grounds

n Locking of front office doors to prevent unauthorized accessn Requiring all staff to wear ID badge for identification at any timen Students who are aides or part of school organizations must wear ID badges while in the hallwayn Moving spring “active shooter” lockdown drill to Februaryn Installing night-vision cameras

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AcaDeca to host regionals

Counselors meet parents

Sandpoint High School will host the regional Academic Decathlon meet on February 2 against Priest River, Wallace and Clark Fork High School.

Students will compete in ten subject areas, eight of which are focused on this year’s curriculum theme, Russia. Addi-tionally, competitors will give a prepared and impromptu speech and conduct a formal interview. Decathlon coach Mary Bird is predicting great things for the team as they prepare for future competi-tions.

“I am pretty sure we will place either first or second [at State] and we may have the opportunity to go to Nationals,” Bird said.

The United States Academic Decath-lon association decided this year that 50 teams would be invited to the national championship, giving Idaho a good chance of sending two national compe-tition teams to Albuquerque, New Mex-ico, this spring.

The Sandpoint High School coun-seling staff has been working all year to achieve further parent involvement in the education of SHS students. Over the past few months, the counseling depart-ment has held numerous parent nights.

On December 3, the counselors put together a Free Application for Federal Student Aid night, otherwise known as the FAFSA night. Parents were able to receive information on the FAFSA and learned how to apply. In January, the counselors hosted a FAFSA open house where they assisted parents and senior students while applying for the FAFSA.

Another parent night held in January was directed towards junior parents. The PSAT results were viewed and explained at this event. There was a dual credit in-formation meeting in January as well.

Jeralyn Mire, SHS Post-Secondary Counselor is already seeing the benefit of these parent nights.

“We have had a superb turnout. Par-ents have been very appreciative of these informational meetings. Students have been relieved that they are not solely re-sponsible for relaying this abundance of information back to their parents.”

Another meeting is coming up short-ly for freshmen and sophomore parents on February 6th regarding the EX-PLORE and PLAN tests that were taken in the fall.

-Tyson Bird, Editor-in-Chief

-Kaitlin Wallis, Business Manager

-Brooke Obaitek, Web Editor

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I believe that our schools are safe.

Shawn KeoughIdaho Senator, District I

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Sandpoint is home to many artists as well as their art projects. With Arts and Crafts Fairs, public paintings and murals and student art shows, Sandpoint houses a great many talents.

Senior James Jones was the original student who wanted to start the proj-ect. However, wanting to get more students involved, he went to Zabrielle Dillon, a SHS art teacher to recruit more students. Now seven students have agreed to help with the mural: Ruby June, Gabrielle Earle, Zale Filce, Galen May, Echo Simmons, Kristen McPeek and Julian Kubiak. Dillon says stu-dents want to feel a part of an artistic future.

It is one week into the project and Dillon has high hopes. The city will

purchase all the supplies needed for the mural and in approximately two weeks, Dillon and her students will give their plans to Carol Deaner who will then present the proposed mural to the city.

In the alleyway between first and second street, a new student made mu-ral will appear. Since the mural is showcasing the youth the group will be creating a graffiti mural. “Graffiti is a younger art form,” Dillon said.

Sandpoint is trying to revamp the arts system with the youth. Since the bypass was finished there ssome feel that there is more industry and less arts in Sandpoint.

“I am delighted to be a part of this,” Dillon said.

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Distinguished young womenYoung women in the Sandpoint community to join in anual competition for scholarships and praise

Art in the streetsUrban art project gives Sandpoint High students an opportunity to leave their mark

Silverwood gets fresh ride

n THE START OF ART: (above) Graffiti art is already beginning to pop up in the old-fashioned brick alleyways of Sandpoint.

n Artists rendering of proposed ride, courtesy of Silverwood Theme Park.

KRISTEN MCPEEK | A&C EDITOR

Meghan O’HaraStaff Member

The annual Distinguished Young Women competition will begin February 19. The scholarship program is an opportunity for junior girls to earn scholarship money and represent their community

in further competitions. This year the program will have the theme “Brave.” The Distinguished Young Women local board, which is made up of past par-ticipants who have a passion for the program, decided on this theme because it is an, “important attribute, and will be fun for the girls to get into.”

Each participant competes in six categories. A winner is chosen in each category, and the representative and overall winner is decided based on point and overall well roundedness. Scholarships will be given for the six scored categories: talent, self expression, academics, interview, fitness, and be your best self. An additional scholarship is given to the “Spirit of DYW.” The receiver of this award is chosen by the participants based on whom they think best embodies what it means to be a Distinguished Young Women.

Sign ups will begin January 31 and the informational meeting will be held February 7. Participants should expect to practice every Tuesday and Thurs-day from 5-8pm, and alternating Saturdays from 9:30 to 12:30. The time was

moved back from previous years, “We wanted to make it more accessible for those who wish to take part in sports as well,” Program Director Julie Nolan said. Participants should expect to only miss up to three practices, in order to stay up to date on choreography.

The program is scheduled to take place May 4 at the Sandpoint event Center. Last years winners took home $4000 for the overall title, $3000 for first runner up, $2000 for second runner up, and $600 for each category respectively. “It was a really good experience, I got to know the girls in my grade a lot better.” 2012 Second Runner Up Beth Lewis said. The practices will be put on by put on by last year’s winners along with the Program Direc-tor Julie Nolan.

Abby Leisy will complete her last year as chairperson for the Sandpoint Distinguished Young Women program. A replacement is currently being searched for.

The winner of the 2013 Sandpoint Distinguished Young Women program will compete at the state level her senior year for more scholarships against representatives from other communities from all over the state. The winner of that competition moves on to the national level.

Cymbre MartinStaff Member

Silverwood Theme Park an-nounced on Jan. 22 their plans for a new 104 foot thrill ride and a fam-ily fun ride for the 2013 season.

The other family fun ride called the “Barnstormer” is already ready for construction when the weather begins to cooperate.

Silverwood theme park is plan-ning to install a one-of-a-kind-to-the-United-States cylindrical-shaped thrill ride.

Silverwood came out with the idea with plastic bags with the words, “Warning, it is highly rec-ommended you keep this bag,” making the anticipation even more for when they finally revealed it.

The European-designed ride stands at 104 feet and seats 24 people by harness. It rotates a full 360 degrees, 13 rotations a min-ute, while swinging back and forth until it is completely upside down then keeps going round and round.

Senior Tommy Fury said, “It should bring a lot of revenue to Sil-verwood and I’m looking forward to the new features.”

Silverwood is having a nam-ing contest for the new thrill ride on their website, silverwood-themepark.com. The winner of the naming contest wins a gold pass to Silverwood, a reserved seat for them and one friend for the very first ride, and a Silverwood gift basket.

— Dean Knaggs, Staff Member

n Anonymous survey of 100 students.

39: Students have considered suicide.

45: students have neither considered nor attempted suicide.

16: students have attempted suicide.

Invisible presence

Suicide is a persistant issue in High Schools across the country. Al-though it is not immediately evident at Sandpoint High School, an anonymous, outside-of-school survey conducted by staff member

Desi Storks revealed that it is not entirely absent. Resources are available to the community to help prevent suicide in the community, including The National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK and the Coeur D’Alene Men-tal Health Services at 1-800-769-1405.

Luna presents budget

Idaho Superintendent of Pub-lic Education Tom Luna recently released his 2014 education bud-get. His budget proposal included a 3 percent increase to the public education budget. Luna called for $1.31 billion dollars in additional spending, including more than $10 million dedicated to technology. This three percent increase is high-er than that requested by Governer C.L. “Butch” Otter, who called for only a 2 percent increase. Luna wants $3.7 million to develop core standards for public school students and $4.85 million for math and science teachers. Luna has also requested $150,000 to reconvene an Idaho school safety task force.

— Julian Kubiak,News Editor

Cedar Post survey reveals suicides presence at SHSDesi Storks, Julian KubiakStaff Member, News Editor

OPINIONFebruary 2013 page 3

SAM LEVORA - STAFF MEMBERKELLY OMODT - STAFF MEMBER

The Mission of the Cedar Post Editorial Board, through the Opinion Page, is to provoke thought and discussion among the student body regarding issues of social, political, and educational concern.

When it comes to school safety, just how safe are we as a school? Recent acts of school violence, such as the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, have gotten a lot

of people worried about their safety or the safety of their children. So, just how safe is SHS?

We, as Editors, believe that Sandpoint High isn’t under any immediate threat of danger, but we also believe that we aren’t well prepared to meet with any threat, if one should occur.

In fact, in the past, a few teachers have not par-ticipated in lockdown drills; some even continued to teach right through the very event that is sup-posed to prepare us for a shooter in the building.

And speaking of lockdown drills, they only hap-pen when students are in class. Teachers often have advance warning, which means many students have advance warn-ing as well. So how, exactly, does knowing about the drill beforehand, being prepared for it and hidden away in the relative safety of our classrooms, get us, as students, ready for the event of an actual shooter, an actual act of violence?

Well, it doesn’t. If the administration wants us to really prepare for

a shooter, why not have a lockdown drill commence during lunch or a passing period? An actual shooter won’t be so kind as to inform the teachers and students of the time of their attack and it seems crazy to suggest that they would wait until all the students were in the safety of their classrooms, behind locked doors and thick walls.

It is true that we take more into account than just lockdown drills, but will ID badges or locked doors really slow down a dedicated shooter? Probably not. Doors can be broken down and glass can be shot out.

And, when it comes down to the wire, all the carefully planned lockdown drills, all the safety measures, and all the plans we’ve made will go flying out the window the second someone panics. Since we are high-schoolers,

and freaking out is part of our nature, this likely wouldn’t take long. Induce a little panic into any situation, no matter how well planned, and the plan isn’t going to last long.

Sandpoint is a safe town, though, a peaceful little place, but we’d be willing to say that the people of Newtown were saying the same thing a few months ago.

America is one of the most gun fanatic nations in the world, now having more guns than people. Last year, more than 30,000 people were killed in this nation over

gun violence. That is 23,000 more deaths than all the U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gun control is one of the most under addressed problems in our country and is seen as a threat to tackle by many politicians. However, this is a problem that needs to be addressed and people who believe in controlling firearms should stick up for gun control and say enough is enough. Many politicians have protected the heavily unrestricted gun market by addressing peoples’ hysteria for any form of governmental attempt on gun control. Newt Gingrich

stated that, “...Obama... is as much a threat to us as the Nazis and the Soviet Union.” Statements like these frighten people into running to their local gun stores to obtain personal arsenals.

I believe that every person has the right to protect their home and themselves, but people who take their personal collection of deadly weapons out onto the streets, as if its some sort of patriotic duty, put everyone in danger. Because of our nation’s incredibly loose gun laws, the number of places where it is permissible to carry weapons grows every day. A new proposal is being introduced, that would allow some

teachers to have guns in school, because nothing protects kids more than untrained shooters and crossfire. One of the biggest defenses of our nation’s current gun control policy is the 2nd Amendment. However, when this was written, the only avaliable guns where mus-kets. Today, it is legal to buy guns that fire 166 bullets per second. There is simply no need for weapons like this unless killing large numbers of civilians is freedom.

Sandpoint High School students, teachers and staff share their opinion on a

variety of matters ranging from the absurd to the serious.

The opinions reflected in Sound Bites do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Cedar Post staff or

Sandpoint High School as a whole.

Compiled by Emmett Jones, Opinion Editor.

“[If] guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.”

The Cedar Post strongly encourages you to voice your opinion through the paper. Please e-mail your letter to shscedarpost@gmail.com or bring a copy to room E-8.

SoundBites

SUPER BOWL

“There is a lot of pressure involved over something that is really so trivial. It

shouldn’t matter so much.”Alan Orr- JUNIOR

“I don’t really care about it, but I just hang around and watch it for the fun

of it. ”Janice Aylward- FRESHMAN

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VALENTINE’S DAY“Never have a girlfriend for any major holiday, especially Valentine’s Day. It’s

just too expensive.”Lyn Evans- BOOKEEPER

We...believe that Sandpoint...isn’t under any immediate threat, but we also believe we aren’t prepared...Cedar Post Editoral Board

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lettersEDI ORto het

I am writing this to comment on the sec-tion of the most recent Cedar Post about the new girls varsity basketball coach. I believe Bill Bender will be a great addition to our team. I have heard great things about him. I also believe Bender should help with the soft-ball teams this year. He would be a great help.

-Alexis Merritt

BILL BENDER

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the editors’ collective opinion on this month’s

cover story

COPY MACHINE“The whole copy machine business is just a

huge exercise in plagiarism.”Woody Aunan- CHEMISTRY TEACHER

FINALS SCEHDULE“I loved it a whole bunch, and I felt like the homework for each night was to-

tally manageable.”Sadie Nitcy- SOPHOMORE

All the other kids better run, bet-ter run... do we know what to do in case of a gun?

The Sandy Hook Connecticut shooting was a tragedy which shocked the nation. The government is using this tragedy as a means of promoting gun control, arguing, that if firearms are

available to everyone, then these shootings will continue. However, when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.

Criminals have always found ways to get a hold of weapons, even if laws are set in place. The solution of gun control goes against the Con-stitution of the United States. In the Second Amendment it declares, ‘A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.’ Because of this amendment many lives have been saved due to civilians’ ownership of firearms.

Pearl High School, Mississippi, 1997: After shooting several people at his high school, a student headed for the junior high. Assistant Principal, Joel Myrick, retrieved a .45 pistol from his car, pointed it at the gunman’s head and ended the killing spree.

Santee, California, 2001: A stu-dent began shooting his classmates. An off-duty cop who was taking his daughter to school pointed his gun at the shooter and held him until more police arrived.

It is not the phone that auto-matically sexts, the beer that causes automatic inebriation, or the car that causes accidents. The same can be said for the gun. It is not the gun that kills people; it is the man or woman or teen behind the gun that does.

If our government decides to enforce gun-control, the peoples’ rights will be violated. When lawful citizens are not allowed to protect them-selves or those they love because of government intrusion, it will not only be the right to own guns that Americans will forfeit. It will be their right to life.

Living in the cold weather and dealing with snow everyday doesn’t exactly appeal to many. Me, on the other hand, just like many, live for it. Skiing has brought many people together from all over the

world. Many friendships are created, and held together, just by sharing a simple and pure love for the same sport. Our eyes light up at the sight of snow covered mountains, our hearts beat a little faster when the season for skiing grows near, our minds lift with memories from the previous years, and our lungs scream for the cold mountain air that stings them. It’s the love that fills our body, the love that we sacrifice the threat of broken bones for, the love that pulls friends in with stories, the love that will never break our hearts, but enlighten them and save them from our everyday struggles. It’s our love that lifts us away from our troubles and carries to the mountains. Skiing is more than a sport, it’s a love and a lifestyle.

“Gun control is...[an] under addressed problem.”

HOW SHORT IS TOO SHORTMaddie Russo and Nathan Schwartz’s

column was intriguing. They covered an is-sue that has really been a problem for many people. Boys, short shorts don’t show off your legs, they’re just gross. Two inches of cloth hanging around your waist is not enough. By all means, wear those short shorts when you run, but nobody needs to see hairy white thighs all day.

-Bailey Bassett

SAVANNAH PITTS - STAFF MEMBER

The Cedar Post is governed by the same legal rights as the professional press. Under the First Amendment, we reserve the right to free expression and freedom of the press. The 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 admin-istration, 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 staff may withhold the name upon request. The 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 staff, nor should an opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as opinion or policy of the administration, unless so attributed.

Skiing: it’s more than just a sport

SIERRA SCOTT - CARTOONIST

ARTS & CULTUREpage 4 February 2013

No place like home

A vs. B days

Just like any person, each state has its own unique personality when it comes to culture, politics, and beauty. The decision of whether to stay or leave Idaho after high school is a big one and requires careful decision-making abilities. The pros and cons of living in the old potato capital of the world may make up your mind on

whether or not Idaho is the right fit for you in the future.

Pros -SKIING, duh!

- The interesting landscape from Sandpoint to Boise, along with beautiful mountains, lakes and everything else; the scenery can be just amazing

- The number of wonderful out-door activities are endless

- U of I has some of the best tuitions costs of any public institution in the Nation

- Boise is ranked 8th out of 100 as one of the best U.S. cities to live by CNN news

- Sandpoint is voted the most Beautiful small town in the U.S. by USA today and by Sunset Magazine. Also Sch-weitzer voted “best kept secret” by Powder Magazine.

- Potatoes, they are a good source of carbs and just go great with any meal

- Idaho has been the home of many white suprema-cist and racist activities

- Primary and Secondary school teachers rights have been targeted by many state officials like the right of collective bargaining

- Scandal by Congressman Larry Craig

- Rich elite celebrities buy houses in places like Sun Valley to spend a week out of a year actually in the state.

- There is no highway that runs North-South through Idaho, so trying to get to Southern Idaho can take a while

- When you go anywhere else in the country, people will confuse you for being from Iowa

Cons

- Idaho is a right to work state which can make job security trickey

University of Idaho Boise State University North Idaho CollegeLocation: Boise

In state tuition: $3,991

Out of state tuition: $15,434

Entrance difficulty: 95% ac-cepted

Location: Moscow

In state tuition: $6,212

Out of state tuition: $19,000

Entrance difficulty: 85% ac-cepted

Location: Coeur d’ Alene

In state tuition: $2,846

Out of state tuition: $7,534

Entrance difficulty: All accepted

Sam LevoraStaff Member

-Close community and family

Dean KnaggsStaff Member

Techy TipsLexi DeMersSocial Media Editor

Tap top to scroll: When surfing the web, reading lengthy e-mails, or going deep into someone’s personal Face-book history this trick comes in hand. When you have found yourself scrolled way down on a page, simply tap the top black info bar and you will be immediately returned to the top.

Reverse panorama: For the iPhone 5 and 4S with iOS6 software you can tap on the directional arrow on the panora-ma guide to reverse the movement direction.

More street names on Maps:By going into Settings>Maps> and changing the font size to small you will be able to see names on otherwise unlabeled streets.

Do not disturb schedule:Settings>Notifications>Do not Disturb> Turn the Scheduled setting on and set your times! This turns on the Do Not Disturb setting every-day at your needed time.

Force quit an app:Hold down the home button for at least 6 seconds for those times when your applications just won’t work. This will allow you to force quit the app so you will be right back on track!

Design your own theme:There are online programs for creating your own theme like iPhone Theme Generator. This website provides guides on how to install the themes into your phone.

You may have just gotten a new iPhone for Christmas, but that doesn’t mean you have to be behind the game and not

know all the secret short cuts! Whether you are looking to get through applications with speed and ease, or personalize your home screen here is a guide for any technical tips!

Kristen McPeekA&C Editor A look into why some students prefer

A or B days and which are really better

What changes every day, starts the alphabet and can determine how fast you get up for school in the

morning? Sandpoint High Schools A day B day block schedule. At one point, every student has said, “I like A days or B days better.” Usually its because it’s one of the days are easier than the other one. Depending on a student’s schedule they could have early release or late arrival, these are huge deter-mining factors to whether students favor one day over another. Students likes and interests also play into what day they prefer. Statistically, A days are scheduled heavier.

More core classes are scheduled on A days than B days by 23 classes. “I like my B days better because they are easier and I don’t have to put in as much effort.” Zach Smith

said. On the other hand stu-dents who excel in their core classes may dread the days they have to draw or paint. Some students, though, base their favorite day not on academics, but on the people they have classes with or because of the

length of their day.“I like my B days better because I only have 2 classes and I get out early.” Junior Brooke Broehl said.Scheduled A and B days are preferred mostly because of personal opinion.

Madey LynchStaff Member

Karlee PetersonStaff Member

Mayla MillarStaff Member

Duck domination

KRISTEN MCPEEK | A&C EDITOR

I like my B days better because I only have 2 classes and I get out early.

Brooke BroehlJunior

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Students walking the hall usually talk about the latest gossip or about how much they can lift in physical education. Lately though the talk has changed to the newest show on A&E network, Duck Dynasty.

Junior Jack Armstrong said, “Hey! It’s like watching my friends and I but men with full grown beards.”Duck Dynasty is about the life of the Robertson family,

which is known for their duck and deer calls, and their beards. Each episode leads into a fun packed “redneck” ad-venture. Sophomore Corinne Ariss said, “Duck Dynasty is enter-

taining and a hick version of jersey shore.”Many claim the main reason they watch Duck Dynasty is

to see Uncle Si. Si uses many references back to his time in the Vietnam War and has a widespread use of vocabulary terms.Junior Hailey Luther said, “ It’s one of my favorite shows

and Uncle Si is my favorite person ever!”Along with Uncle Si is Phil Robertson, the founder of Duck

Commander, and Willie Robertson, Phil’s son and CEO of Duck Commander. Phil Robertson played first-string quar-terback ahead of football star Terry Bradshaw at Louisiana Tech University in the 60’s. He was drafted into the NFL but turned the position down because it interfered with duck seasons.Sophomore Taylor Lunde said, “Phil Robertson, I like him

because he is the best redneck/hillbilly ever.”Though along with supporters comes yeppy people, as Phil

would say, that don’t agree with their redneck traditions.Freshman Grace Hefley said, “It’s either the stupidest show,

or it’s the funniest, most addicting show.”The newest Duck Dynasty season premier is Wednesday,

Feb. 27 at 9 PM on the A&E network. Senior John John DeVault said, “Hey! I think that it is amaz-ing and shows rednecks have class too and thats a fact, jack.”

Duck Dynasty show has people talking, and the craze is getting ready to take over

February 2013 page 5ARTS & CULTURE

Sophomore Sara Ahern was exposed to the environment of an off-screen set in a Hollywood film July of 2011, as she played an orphan in the remake of The Three Stooges. The Three Stooges started out as a ‘raucous vaudeville act’ in 1925 and first appeared in Hollywood through a Fox Film Corpo-ration feature film, Soup to Nuts, in 1930.

After traveling to Hollywood with her father, James ‘Sporty’ Ahern, Sara was personally asked by the Benjamin Brothers (Three Stooges executive producers and friends of the Ahern family) to be a part of scene in the movie.

On set, she was appointed the role of an orphan and is part of the scene in the movie when the Mother Superior has just been told that the orphanage will close unless the nuns are able to raise $850,000 by a designated time. Sara is seen as one of the many orphans who run up to Mother Superior as she tells the children the depressing news.

Though her film time in the movie was only for one

minute, Sara had to be the set for four days due to script and scene complications. When asked if she would be a movie extra again, she answered, “yes.” In fact, Sara may be an extra for another movie coming out this year in May--Dumb and Dumber 2. However, when asked if she was considering a career in the movie business, she said no.

“No-it’s a big mess to be on set, not as cool as everyone thinks it is. It’s actually a lot of stress,” Ahern said.

Even though her dream as a little girl was to be a “movie star”, she answers now that Hollywood is, “not all that it is cut out to be.” And instead of the glamorous Hollywood por-trayed by the media, Sara described it as, “dirty.”

Because her father works in the Camera and Electrical Department on set, Sara has the opportunity to frequent Hol-lywood and meet so many stars that they are too numerable to name. Her most memorable experience while on set of The Three Stooges was meeting Glee star Jane Lynch.

Extraordinary exposureSophomore receives the chance to play as an extra in the newest remake of the Three Stooges

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n LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Sophomore Sara Ahern smiles for the camera outside of the school. She recently was an extra in the newest Three Stooges film that took over 14 years to produce.

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Everyday is a holiday!Marissa VinsonPhoto Editor

Desi StorksStaff Member

Opposite DayLiterally the day

where you can do what-ever you want but mean the opposite.(i.e., Hey, I like your shirt. HAHA JUST KIDDING IT’S

OPPOSITE DAY.)

Singles Awareness (forever alone) Day

The day after Valen-tines day that is dedi-cated to those without significant others. Lone wolves need lovin’ too!

Everyone knows the more popular holidays (Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.), but we bet you didn’t know about these fun holidays. Celebrate something out of the ordinary for once! Everyday is a new holiday, or has the potential to be one. If these don’t give you something you’re interested in to celebrate every day, google has plenty of things to offer you.

Waffle DayThe people of Swe-

den celebrate this day to mark the beginning of spring. I say just eat waffles, my friends. Eat waffles just because waffles are awesome.

Look Alike DayDon’t like how you

look? Cool. Look like someone else on this day and it will be perfectly ac-

ceptable.

No Pants Day Hug Your Cat DayPeople across the

nation go commando. Pretty self explanatory.

Give your cat a big, love filled hug. Don’t have

a cat? Adopt one! Al-lergic? Buck up, and put a mask on. You can’t be

allergic to love.

Desi StorksStaff Member

Marissa VinsonPhoto Editor

Before becoming a couch potato during the super bowl, make these delicious potato nachos to snack on. These little potato nachos are so good. Topped with ranch salad dressing mix, pep-per jack cheese, & cheddar cheese makes you keep reaching for another one.

Potato NachosIngredients:8 medium red potatoes1 envelope ranch salad dressing

mix1 block of Pepper Jack Cheese2 cups (16 ounces) shredded

cheddar cheese2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream6 to 8 green onions, choppedSalt, to taste

DIRECTIONS:Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover

with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or just until tender. Drain; cool slightly. Cut potatoes into 1/4-in.-thick slices. Place in a single layer in three greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Top each with salad dressing mix, pep-per jack slice, & cheddar cheese. Bake, un-covered, at 350° for 8 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with sour cream and green onions. Sprinkle with salt. Yield: 12 servings.

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If you’re thinking of inviting friends over for the superbowl, make sure to have them RSVP so you know how much food and drinks you’ll need for your guests! If you don’t want to

make all the food, tell your guests to bring one food item, or drink item to bring as well so you have double or triple the amount. Remember to have fun and eat lots because the

superbowl only comes once a year!

Many have been involved, many have seen it. Facebook and Instagram drama becomes common among followers and friends

Social media drama takes over

Karlee PetersonStaff Member

Kelly OmodtStaff Member

Not-so-popular holidays for your taste

The trend of our generation is post-ing information on social net-working sites, good or bad about

our lives. Bedazzling other pages with our own personal touch. Mending the seams with old friends and tearing apart the other ones.

“It’s [social media drama] all based off of attention. People keep it going because of their need to get the last stab. I think it’s human nature meets modern day social media,” senior Brianna Samsel said.

Other people mention that fights over the screen are not effective, and that people need to bring up their problems in person.

“It’s stupid when people get in fights on a

screen, it’s like they can’t say it to your face,” junior Breanna Buchmiller said.

Junior Morgan Fulton said people “shouldn’t care about what other people do, and if they have an opinion at all they

should keep it to them-selves. I don’t like to involve myself in drama but when people try to start some-thing I just don’t give them anything to feed off of.”

Others mention pet peeves of truth is, pointless and endless photo posting.

Facebook fights are “just plain stupid,” according to senior Nicole Edwards.

“I’m normally on facebook for family and pictures, I just block out everyone else.”

“Drama passes and it’s always forgot-ten in time so it shouldn’t be something to stress over,” Fulton added.

I’m normally on facebook for family and pictures, I just block out everyone else.

Nicole EdwardsSenior

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Junior Collin Jurenka is a point guard on the varsity basketball team. Although this is his first time on varsity, he has delivered both strong offensive and

defensive performances; Jurenka brings a positive energy to the court.

Q. What are all the sports you play?A. I have played basketball, football, baseball, track, and tennis. Currently, I’m more focused on basketball and ten-nis. I have not participated in the others competitively in a while.

Q. When did you first start playing basketball?A. My first year of basketball was in 5th grade, when I played Rec.

Q. What are you most excited for this season? A. The district tournament. They are big games and I think we have a good chance to do well in the tournament and possible state.

Q. Do you have any pre-game traditions? A. Not really. I just stretch and stay loose.

Q. What does it mean to you when the fans come out and support?A. It makes me feel good to have the support of the stu-dents behind us and I think it helps the team play better.

Q. What’s your favorite part of basketball?A. Just being part of the team and the comradery that we have. Its a lot of fun to play with my teammates.

Q. What are your future goals for basketball next year and beyond?A. Definitely to compete at the district and state level. Then I will just go from there.

Q. Out of all sports you play, is basketball your favorite?A. Yes, I love the team aspect of it and the close games.

KENNEDY SEARCH & SAM LEVORA | STAFF MEMBERS

On December 8, Johnny Manziel, also known as “Johnny Football”, won the Heisman trophy. Manziel, who attends Texas A&M,was the first freshman ever to win the trophy. Along with the Heisman, Manziel was also the first freshman to win the Davey O’Brien National Quarter-back Award. He is the first player in SEC history to have two 500 plus of-fensive games and the second ever in NCAA history to have passed for 200 yards and rush for 100 in the same game.

After going down in a game on November 24 against the Tigers, he came back out with a knee brace and finished the game with 439 yards of offense. It’s with these yards that he broke previous Heisman winners Tim Tebow and Cam Newton’s re-cord with a total of 4,600 yards on the season. This now made him the first freshman and fifth player in NCAA to pass for over 3,000 and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. -Maddie Russo, Kennedy Search, Staff Members

On February 23, members of the Sandpoint High School dance team will be competing at Sandpoint High School for the district title in order to move on to the state com-petition which will be March 15-16. These 19 girls, who practice every-day before school, during their 1B performing dance class, Wednesday technique classes and sometimes on the weekends, are striving to make it to state where they won the title in 2011. Senior captain Summer Wei-dler says their main goals for state this year is to win the title and bring home another banner. Last year the girls placed fourth behind rival Skyview. “It was really disappoint-ing when we got 4th place because that was the best our team had ever danced that year,” said senior co-captain Elaina Pignolet.

Dance competitions are scored differently every year so it is very difficult for the team to know exact-ly what the judges want. What does remain the same is the four routines they perform at state, hip-hop, lyrical, kick and prop. This year has been exceptionally challenging be-cause of the number of girls on their team. With the number of members usually around 15 it made it a lot easier to keep everyone in uniform but “now with the numbers up to 19, it puts that much more stress on this year’s captains,” said Weidler.

In order to compete and win districts, the girls have to perform not only those four routines but there is a captain’s dance which Weidler, Pignolet, and the other co-captain Hailey Nutt will be dancing in. In addition to that there is a solo

captain dance that Weidler will be performing and something the girls call small dance which only a few members who tried out and won over the spot will get to be in.

Although it’s been two years since their last ti-tle, the girls have taken much pride in their grades and have taken home the state academic award the past two years. “Our coach is always putting our academ-ics first, it’s something we all really try and focus on,” said Pignolet.

Just looking on the surface of the life of a teen on the dance team, it may seem as if there is no time for

fun and that it’s all work and no play but in fact it’s quite the op-posite. “This is arguably the most bonded squad SHS has to offer,” said Wei-dler. Before every performance the girls all gather at

someone’s house, get ready together and have dinner. Secret Sisters is also something the girls do in order to show their love for each other and the captains usually write notes for each girl to help get them motivated

and inspired for the upcoming rou-tine. Team parties are also a frequent occurrence among the title seeking team in order to create an even clos-er bond. Unfortunately sophomore Emily McKay has been out with an injury for the past few months.

“Not being able to perform with these ladies is very difficult, but this team has eleven new members and saying that, most people worry, but as I have been watching I’ve realized that these girls work so hard and they have all improved individually and as a team. If they put their hearts and minds to it, I think that they could go anywhere. I couldn’t have asked for a better team. They are so supportive of everyone, especially me having this surgery, and we are a family,” McKay said.

As the semester comes to a close and summer is closer every day, win-ter sports are finishing up as well. Which means that in the next month or so spring sports will begin. Any student that wants to participate should sign up in the office. Physi-cals will also need to be conducted for any students without one. Sport meetings will be scheduled during the next few weeks. The first day that sports can start practice is Febru-ary 22. Tennis has a student athlete meeting scheduled for February 12 and baseball and softball have open cages every week. - Kevin Hill, Staff Member

Johnny Football

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Let the competition begin

n COMMANDING THE FLOOR: Senior Captain Summer Weidler, senior Co-Captain Elaina Pignolet, junior Co-Captain Hailey Nutt, and the rest of the team perform one of their lyrical routines at a school assembly.

SAVANNAH PITTS | STAFF MEMBER

The Student Council is putting on the annual Ironman competition on March 7. There will be a $10 en-try fee that pays for the Ironman tee shirt and a waiver.The teams will be separated by class-es: freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors to compete.Sophomore Class President Pilar Herrera said, “I believe this year's Ironman will be great.”Student Council hopes to far exceed last year's Ironman that was canceled due to lack of participation from the student body by giving all partici-pants a bulldog cup and candy along with their shirt. - Dean Knaggs, Staff Member

Iron Man Rebirth

If they put their hearts and minds to it, I think that they can go anywhere. I couldn’t ask for a better team.Emily McKayDance Team Member

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Fast FactsThe Superbowl XLVII will be held at the Lousiana Superdome in New Orleans.The stadium holds up to 72,000 people.

Super Bowl XLVI (last year’s game) was the most watched program in television history.

The game is broadcasted to 230 countries in 34 languages.

This year’s Super Bowl is going to be one to watch. It’s a face-off between the San Fransisco 49’ers and the Baltimore Ravens. For the first time in Super Bowl history, the two head coaches are brothers. The Ravens are coached by John Harbough and the 49ers by Jim Harbough, a former Ra-vens player. For now the brothers are said to be keeping it strictly business and only exchanging a handful of text messages. Along with this sibling rivalry, another component making this game one to watch is the emotional factor backing Ray Lewis, a player on the Ravens. Lewis, a 13 time pro-bowler will be finishing his 17th season on the biggest stage of his career, the Super Bowl.

Bowl of Emotion

-Maddie Russo, Nathan Schwartz, Staff Members

Maddie RussoKennedy SearchStaff Members

As the new year begins, so does the new season of dance competition, hopefully with rewarding results

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Home - Coeur d’Alene

District Tournament Games

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Loser G1 vs. Loser G2

Home - Lakeland

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Feb. 5

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@Lake City High School

Spring sports will be starting a week earlier than usual this year; they will be allowed to start practices on February 22.

Disappointment followed the recent loss of the Moose Antlers in Bonners Ferry after the Moose Mad-ness competition. Why did we lose? No one knows how the scorecard looked at the end of the night. What events did we win? What events did we lose?

Well, being a newspaper, the Cedar Post staff looked into getting a hold of the scorecard. But the ad-ministration would not release it to us and we were told it was because they didn’t want to single out certain groups or clubs that did not perform well that night.

Bonners even took it one step further by destroying the score card. What? Why would you need to destroy the score card? Well, we have no idea. Maybe they wanted to destroy the evidence of their so called controversial “win”. Did they actually win?

Now, Moose Madness is a school wide competition. So different groups will win and lose in the name of the school not their specified club. With that, if you don’t want to admit losing, then don’t compete.

What about the players on the basketball teams? Their score was up on a board all night for hundreds of people in the gym to see. Then it was in the Daily Bee for the entire community to read about. Every-one knows when the basketball teams win or lose, and not a second thought is given about releasing those scores. But when it comes to moose calls, singing, dancing, or cheering, things change.

Aside from the moose call, don’t all of those activities participate in end of year competitions (ex. Dance State, Cheerleading State). Why does it make a difference now? We get to know the results of those competi-tions. How is it fair for those groups to not know if they won or lost? If they won they wouldn’t be able to celebrate in their victory and if they lost they wouldn’t be able to see if they needed improving.

And what are people really going to do if they see the scores? Most of the student body has already formu-lated their opinions on each compet-itive group in our school. One loss wouldn’t change the way we look at our fellow classmates. Would it?

Our View From the Stands“And the winner is ...”

The score boardMOSCOWBULLDOGS 33 73LOss

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The girls basketball team finished off a strong regular season with an overtime win over Moscow, 41-38, last Friday. The Lady Bulldogs (12-8) have had no problem scor-ing throughout the season due to the offensive presence of junior Hailey Olin and freshman Madi Schoening. The girls team went 3 and 1 in league play, tying the Mos-cow Bear’s record (3-1, 4A IEL). The tie breaker came to total points scored in league play which left the Lady Bulldogs six points short of the No.1 seed. No. 2 Sandpoint will be playing for a state bid in the the double elimination districts tournament.

This season has been a difficult one for the boys basketball team (2-13). With only two wins under their belt, the team is trying to prepare for league games and the district tournament. Scoring has been a problem for the boys team throughout the seasonbbut junior Jeremiah Gagnon is looking to change that. Gagnon posted a sea-son high 28 points in the Bulldogs’ one point loss to the Lewiston Bengals. The boys team (0-2, 4A IEL) has its last two league games coming up. These games will deter-mine their seed in the district tournament and decide whether they have home court advantage.

Girls Basketball

Boys Basketball

Check out sports updates on our Twitter feed: @SHScedarpost

Nathan SchwartzSports Editor

Maddie RussoStaff Member

n ON THE COURT: Junior Captain Matthew Burgstahler looks to pass in a game earlier this season. Burgstahler is hoping to lead the team to victory in the district tournament.

Girls Results Boys Results

7:00

Winner G2 vs. Winner G3

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Feb. 22

Feb. 23 State Meet in Pocatello TBA

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State Meet in Pocatello

@District I-II Tournament

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Spring Sports

As basketball season comes to a close, many people will remember the players

that made the season memorable. However, each team has been as-sisted by managers that contribute to the teams many functions.

“It’s really time consuming”, said girls basketball manager Bailey Bas-sett. Many of these managers spend time at away games, home games

and practices. “For the first like month, we went to prac-tice everyday and filmed the whole practice along with learning how to take stats on an iPad as well as the green book,” Bassett said. Using these skills, these girls help the basketball team by accomplishing many of the essential tasks.

“We do a variety of everything and we each have our own du-ties,” said head manager Kate-lynn McCon-nell. Bassett also added that

they keep the coaches up to date on timeouts or fouls their players have at away games, making sure that the players have equipment they need like the balls, medical kits and a full

bottle of water.However, these girls still enjoy

the job at the end of the day. “I really like being a manager even though it can be really confusing,” Bas-sett said, especially when having to deal with rude home book ladies and communicate with the refs she added.

Varsity Basketball player Cassie Young said that, “they help a ton in practice with organization and the timing secessions...they’re always refilling our water bottles, which I thank God.”

We do a variety of everything and we each have our own duties.

Katelynn McConnellHead Manager

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Managing the team: Girls basketball managers help the functioning of team

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movie, then making dinner together

Advice for asking out that special someone: “Sometimes you have to

go for it! But never via text or internet, it takes away from that

special moment.”

Jake Diel and Hanna Potter

Together for : 14 Months

What they are doing for Valentine’s Day : Going out on a sushi date.

Advice for asking out that special someone: “Don’t rush into things.”

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for the budgetsweethearts:CUT-OUT PAPER VALENTINES

Dear _____________, Dear _____________, Dear _____________, Dear _____________,

Love, ___________Love, ___________ Love, ___________ Love, ___________

Roses are red, violets are blue.

Beautiful is spelledY-O-U

Twinkle, twinkle, you’re my star.

I’ll love you nearand love you far.

Valentine’s day is candy and sweet

I think that you’repretty neat!

Roses are red, violets are blue.

You’re done with me,I’m done with you

+a bonus breakup card!

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Cedar Post did a random questionnaire at SHS about who you thought was the cutest

couple at our school. Then we asked those couples what their Valentine’s Day plans were.