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2 ContentsNovember 16, 2012 / Page Editor: Stephenie Gabriel

4NovemberIssue Features

Opinions

NewsPg. 10-Freshmen at Walker Building-Dear Keesha-Does high school prep you for life?

Pg. 12 -No Shave November

Pg. 5- Fall styles

-10 way NOT to break up with your girlfriend/boyfriend

Pg. 8-East High counselors-Texting and driving

Pg. 9-Paranormal activity at East-Real life bullying

Pg. 3- Election coverage

Pg. 4- School boundaries-Upward Bound

Co-Editors in ChiefAaron Hosman

Stephenie Gabriel

Kaylene Drayton

Savanna BullingtonKeesha GainesNatalie Flores

Darian Delaney

Dillon Glass

Joshua Dunigan

STAFF

Staff MembersBrianna Boner

Leandre Glover

Micheala Hale

Karina Hernandez

AdviserNatalie Niemeyer

PrincipalSteve Johns

Kendrew Panyanouvong

Michelle Nouchanthavong

Chase ReynoldsSteven Johnson

Brian RiveraMarissa RobinsonEthan Rustan

The Scroll is a public forum for student expression.

LETTER POLICYThe Scroll welcomes letters but reserves the right

to edit for space as needed. Outside contributions are subject to the usual restrictions of libel and obscenity and must conform to general paper policy, which is available upon request. Signed commentaries represent personal opinions, not views of the staff. Also, your letter needs to include your full name and grade. Unsigned letters can not be printed. You can deliver your letter to Natalie Niemeyer in room 3060N.

ADS POLICYAds are available in quarter page, half page and

full page sizes. Ad inquiries should be directed to Natalie Niemeyer at natalie.niemeyer@dmschools.org. The Scroll reserves the right to reject ads deemed not in the best interest of East students. The paper is printed every four weeks by Wilcox Printing in Madrid, IA.

DISTRICT EDUCATIONALEQUALITY STATEMENT

The Des Moines Public Schools prohibits discrimination in educational and employment programs and activities based on age, race, creed, color, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. In addition, the District prohibits acts of intolerance or harassment toward employees or students that are not related to the individual’s employment or education.

NOTE: All contents are the product of the EHS newspaper production staff. Occasional stories are contributed from the Journalism Intern program.

Jeilah Seely

Chelsie Smith

Brandon TorresTyler Vail

Centerspread Pg. 6/7-School lunches

Sports -East’s hunting students -Mr. Thering interview -Roichelle interview

Polk County area high schools mock election

Barack Obama

Mitt Romney

Other

60.26%33.15%

6.59%

News 3East High School / Page Editor: Aaron Hosman

Datebook: Updates and upcoming eventsTuesday, November 20

-Student government will be hosting a student/faculty volleyball game and canned food drive during blocks 8 & 9. You can still purchase tickets during lunch Friday. Tickets cost $4 or $2 if you bring two nonperishable food items.

-The girls basketball team has their first game at Ankeny starting at 6:15 p.m.

-Tuesday, Nov. 20 is also the last day of school before Thanksgiving break. No school on No-vember 21, 22, and 23.

Tuesday, Nov. 27

-The boys basketball team has their first game of the season against SE Polk here at East starting at 7:45 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 26

-Bowling has their first meet against Mason City at Premiere Lanes. The meet begins at 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 29

-Boys swimming has their first meet against Dowling Catholic. The meet begins at 5:30 p.m. at East.

lection Day has passed and that means some of our very own East High School Se-

niors had the chance to vote. On November 6 Iowa fa-

vored presidential incumbent Barack Obama by 52per-cent, helping him continue to reign as presi-dent into his second term.

A pew re-search study suggests that first time vot-ers have beliefs that make them distinct from past genera-tions. 67% of 18-29 year olds (potential first time voters) prefer a bigger g o v e r n m e n t that provides more “service”.

“… Obama really targets the younger Americans, and Romney is more about big business…”, Prisma Rau-cho said, a senior who voted.

Students kept informed during campaigns before the

election in more than one way by watching presiden-tial debates, YouTube, and participating in government classes. The Obama Campaign even had some help from some of our very own peers.

“…I’m in a government class so I’ve been paying at-

tention, and I went and cam-paigned for Obama, knocked on people’s doors and talk-ed to them.” Raucho said.

The Democrats cheered while Republicans fear for the

future of the GOP. Romney claimed 46 percent of Iowa votes and 48 percent nation-ally. Romney had little chance attracting young voters.

“What would attract them too him? Nothing- Nothing.” Angelo Arreola said- a senior who also got to vote for the

first time.Students

were also k e e p i n g themselves infor med by under-s t a n d i n g the par-ties’ dif-f e rences.

“ . . . t h e view is, Re-publicans are usually rich and c o n s e r -v a t i v e … there are special is-sues that

attract people to the conser-vative side, but I don’t think that people are really Demo-crat or Republican right now. They are mostly Independent and they just pick the issues

they like…” Raucho said.Raucho also voted for how

some policies may affect her in the distant future. Health care and the means of pursuing a higher education are important.

She would like to stay under her parent’s coverage until she is 26 and finds it difficult to understand how former can-didate Romney expected her to ask her parents for money for higher education when her parents like so many oth-ers can’t afford it themselves.

The entire student body also had the chance to vote in the Polk County Area High Schools Mock Elec-tion that was held Oct. 11-12. A 48.3 percent turnout of students was reported.

The mock election re-sults reported a great-er Victory by Obama. Obama received 60.26%, Romney claimed 33.5%, and 6.59 percent of votes were cast towards other candidates. Iowa accomplished a 71.7 percent of registered voters that made it to the polls. That represents about 1,555,570 voters. Nationally, a 57.5 per-cent turnout was observed.

Our state was among

EFirst time voters make a markstory/Steven Johnson

Get Schooled has extended the Attendance challenge to December 11. Improv-ing attendance will boost East’s points, along with participation on getschooled.com. Also ‘On the Hunt’ will open back up during Thanksgiving break. 500 searches are needed in or-der to receive full points.

the most affected by Cam-paign ads with $10.4 mil-lion spent on our state.

Iowa was the eighth state with most money spent on ads in total, and $4.48 million spent for every of age voter buy super packs and other outside groups, compare that to less than a penny spent for every voter in California.

Ballot questionsShould East have longer

combined lunches?

Should social networks have regulations on

cyber bullying?

Should safe sex be given more emphasis than

abstinence in schools?

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NO

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NO

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NO

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4 NEWSNovember 16, 2012 / Page Editor: Stephenie Gabriel

School boundaries headed for a changehave been proposed are set up to develop direct feeder patterns from sixth-twelfth grade. The chang-es will take place starting at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

Students who will be directly impacted by the changes will be contacted in November or December to be informed about the changes, the new school they are assigned to and explained to about the op-portunity to be grandfa-thered into a school of their choice. After given the news of the changes, families have until March 1, 2013 to fill out the Grandfather Clause application and have

it returned to the main of-fice of their current school campus. The Grandfather Clause application will give the families a chance to keep their student(s) at the current school they are already attending.

In order to improve each school’s boundaries, School Board member Connie Bo-esen commented on the topic saying that each school needed to get a better bal-ance of students in them.

Approximately 600 stu-dents in grades sixth-twelfth will be affected by the new school boundaries.

t has been 25 years since the Des Moines School Board has had

to adjust the school bound-aries. However, with the growing amount of stu-dents that come filtering through the district, this year school board members made the decision to change the school boundaries.

“The attendance area changes will benefit students by creating a more consis-tent feeder pattern from middle to high school. The transition from middle to high school will be improved for students,” School board member Bill Howard said.

The new changes that

story/Stephenie Gabriel

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o often it seems like students have trouble staying on track for college. They have work,

friends, and so many other distrac-tions; college is really the last thing on people’s minds. So if you want a way to enjoy high school while still staying on track for college, then sign up for Upward Bound.

“Upward bound is a federal program that helps kids stay in school and to help go on to col-lege,” East High School Liai-son Roxanne Kucharski said.

In the program participants are required to attend workshops, edu-cational and cultural field trips, and sessions with guest speakers. They are also required to attend a six week summer college ses-sion that is free to all participants.

“During the summer program they’re on a college campus for 4+ weeks being exposed to college

campus, college instructors, and they’re busy,” Mrs. Kucharski said.

“We are like a family, we learn a lot but we also have a lot of fun,” Upward Bound East High School Coordinator Nicole Kalkwarf said.

Students gain a lot from being in Upward Bound. For example im-proved grades, confidence, ACT /SAT test prep, the opportunity to make new friends, and a monthly pay-ment during the school year for your grades (summer checks are weekly).

Applying for admission does not guarantee acceptance into the pro-gram. To qualify you need to be entering grades 9-11, and a stu-dent at East, Lincoln, or North.

The program mainly aims for low income students and/or potential first generation college students.

If you’re interested in join-ing you can grab sign up pa-pers in the counseling office.

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TRiO program supports students on their road to college story/Jeilah Seely

To read more visit www.easthighpublications.com

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The map above, taken from the Des Moines Public Schools website, displays the proposed changes to each high schools boundaries for next year.

FEATURES 5East High School / Page Editor: Michelle N./Jeliah S.

Comfy, cozy, and stylish2012 Fall styles

Leather jackets, varsity jackets, beanies, knitted sweaters, hoodies, jean jackets, boots, and scarves

“With fall, you’re able to dress within layers not only to provide warmth and comfort, but to give your outfits different dimensions as well.” -Alex Huynh (12)

“Fall is a neutral kind of weather. It’s the season to dress comfy and casual but still look cute.Brooke Nouchanthavong (9)

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1 .Don’t tell her friends or your friends that it’s over before you talked to her. - It makes it seem like you can talk the talk, but you can’t walk the walk. 2 .Don’t break up with her on Val-entine’s Day. - Her father will come after you.3. Don’t talk about her personal life -Dude that’s supposed to be be-tween you and your lover, not the world.4. Don’t start going out with her best friend. -Well I guess you should say ex best friend.5. Don’t have your friend deliver the news to her. -Man up and tell her yourself.6. Don’t find her a new boyfriend. -

Not all women are easy and find all men to be attractive. Come back to the real world.7. Don’t take her on a date and leave her halfway through dinner. -Come on now, this is not Hollywood.8. Don’t break it to her through a note with a smile. -Well you can smile, but at this rate your morality levels are depleting.9. Don’t break up with her in the middle of class. -Call the cops there is going to be a fight.10. Don’t break up with her over the radio. - You just earned yourself 10 million haters. How do you feel about your achievement?

story/Brianna Boner story/ Jeilah Seely1. Tell his friends to dump him for you. –if you’re going to dump him, do it yourself!2. Dump him in front of everyone. –why publicly embarrass him, it should be between you and him not around everyone else.3. In front of his family –you might have just scarred that kid for life4. Get him mad so he dumps you, because you “don’t want to hurt him” –honestly if your that unhap-py, just dump him5. Don’t even tell him it’s over, just let him see you with someone else –this would probably be the shadiest way to dump someone6. Give him the cold shoulder –if he’s messed up he deserves to know

7. Through social media –twit-ter and Facebook are not there so you can hide behind a computer to do your dirty work; break ups are meant to be face to face! #Were-Done8. In a text – only cowards hide be-hind a phone9. On/near a holiday or his birth-day- his birthday/holidays are go-ing to be there for the rest of his life, don’t ruin them.10. By cheating –no one deserves to be cheated on, if your unhappy just dump him.

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6 School LunchNovember 16, 2012 / East High School Page Editors: Aaron Hosman 7t has been 15 years since the DMPS Food & Nutrition department has seen a major change in school meal regulations. In late January of this year

the USDA, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled new guidelines for how much and what can be served in school cafeterias.

New guidelines for school lunch in-clude reducing the amount of satu-rated fats, trans fats, and sodium. They also include increasing the variety and amount of fruits and vegetables of-fered and the use of more whole grains.

With a strict wellness policy already implemented in Des Moines, these new national regulations only have a small ef-fect on what is seen in DMPS lunch lines.

“We actually offered all of these things already; the portion size is what changed for us. We are offering big-ger portion sizes of fruits and vegetables in the high schools and in all schools. The big thing that did change this year is that students are required to take one fruit or vegetable,” Wendy Miner said.

Since East has already been offering healthy options, sophomore Andrea Squi-ers said, “There aren’t really any more options. I usually do take one, but if there isn’t anything good I don’t eat it.”

Concerning waste, Miner said the Food & Nutrition department is hoping

Istory/Aaron Hosman

Calorie Count

Cheese bread Pepperoni pizza Chef salad

Cost: $

MilkCalories Carb Fat Sodium 300 35 12 600

170 26 7 200

60 15 0 10

Pepperoni pizza

Oven french fries

Peaches

Calories Carb Fat Sodium 290 29 10 570

46 11 0 85

60 6 4 106

75 15 0 0

French bread

Marinara sauce

Cole slaw

Grapes

Calories Carb Fat Sodium 236 7 10.5 420

109 18 3 165

70 7 4.5 270

Salad/cheese

Breadstick

Ranch dressing

Calories Carb Sodium130 25 180

130 23 125

100 12 120

80 12 120

Chocolate

Strawberry

1% Skim

White skim

*All milk must be fat free

Full breakfast................$1.65

Reduced breakfast.........30

Reduced breakfast.......$2.55

Reduced lunch...............40

Approximately 60 percent of DMPS families qualify for free or reduced breakfast/lunch prices.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends that students chooses three of five options on the graphic pictured right. Two choices must be the larger, fruits and vegetables selection and one of the three grains, fluids, or meats.

Vegetarian options

Main changes

tips to improve lunch line flow3

- Salads offered everyday-Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

twice a week-Yogurt (cold sack lunch)

-Occasionally macaroni & cheese

-Reduce the amounts of: Saturated fats Trans fats Sodium-Increase the amount of: Fruits Vegetables Whole wheat products

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lthy options

New adjustments by federal government

change what is served in DMPS and East high

cafeterias

-Before entering the lunch lines read the menu posted on the door and scout out which line you want. Scattering and jumping between lines only creates confusion and slows the lunch lines down.

-Take the fruits and vegetables offered, Since you are now required to take at least on of the healthy options, do so. This will make it easier for the staff on the register, keep the line moving and save the Food & Nutrition department money.

-Be respectful. Please and thank you make the day of the lunch employees easier and a better environ-ment for everyone. Also, don’t push/shove/cut in lines, keep your food on your tray, not in the air. Don’t forget to get rid of your lunch tray properly.

that if students take a fruit or vegetable they at least try it, and in return like it.

“I just take them because I have to, but I do try some. I think it’s kind of a waste (making students take a fruit/vegetable), usually they don’t eat them they just throw them away,” junior Stephanie Mendez said.

School nurse, Vicki Bonnett thinks everyone should have a ‘plant slant’ diet which means eating more natu-ral foods and less processed foods.

“I think any program that would allow children more access to fruits and veg-etables will always have a positive impact on their health…Kids are hungry when lunch comes around so I think they’ll eat what is offered to them,” Bonnett said.

Following the wellness policy by DMPS and the national regulations all ale cart items offered at East must be approved be-fore being served. This includes the baked chips, juices, and packaged snacks available.

Miner believes there needs to be a change in the mind set of everyone con-cerning their diet and starting at school with healthier options could spark that.

“I can’t imagine anyone would want to be unhealthy when they get older, they (students) just don’t think about that now,” she said.

In the coming years stricter regulations in-volving school breakfast can be expected.

8 FeaturesNovember 16, 2012 / Page Editor: K. Hale, N. Flores

Texting and driving is no “LOL” matter

Planning for College? Learn the FinancialAid Basics

The four primary funding sources are listed below. However, the first step when seeking tuition funding is to file a FAFSA (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/) to determine what need-based funding you are eligible to receive.

1. Need-based grants originate from Federal and/or state government agencies and include the Pell, SEOG and TEACH.

2. Merit-based scholarships are awarded by admissions offices, and outside groups, with consideration of specific factors.

3. Cash payments are straightforward. Colleges typically offer an interest free payment plan.

4. Student loans are used when there are no options left to cover the remainder of tuition.

- Federal loans include the Stafford, Parent Plus and Perkins. Federal loans may qualify for subsidies, have guaranteed interest rates and do not require a credit approval.

- Private student loans help fill the funding gap when federal loans, grants and scholarships are not enough to cover the total cost. Only apply for private loans after you have exhausted all other forms of aid.

For more information, visit our website at www.EdCoCU.com and click on “Loans” and then “Student Loans.”

Like a bank...but better!www.EdCoCU.com

Lack of availability

story/Natalie Flores

“I feel like counselors just lis-ten, I don’t really feel like they counsel. They can’t fix prob-lems,” Said senior Justice Brown.

“I would like to see them have a certain schedule for just the school and then a certain sched-ule for time with their students.”

O n Friday October 12, East High students were given the op-

portunity by AT&T to safely witness the dangers of tex-ting and driving. In order to show students the dangers in a safe way, a simulator was used to prove how dis-tracting technology can be.

The simulator gives a virtual view of the road, it reaches a certain velocity and it lets you know when to begin texting. The simulator has obstacles that require your absolute con-centration, if you managed to not crash it tells you how many traffic violations you made.

“I have to admit that if a text comes when I’m driving I get distracted. It’s a piece of technology that we have not learned to handle. It’s a

message to everybody that you cannot text and drive,” Principal Steve Johns said.

According to the research done by AT&T, you are 23 times more likely to be in-volved in an accident when texting and driving. When you are behind the wheel you are re-s p o n s i b l e for not only your own safety but the safety of others.

“It’s becoming more serious since the newer generation all have cell phones and they need to be aware of the danger; you can kill someone or yourself. It’s a serious problem. I think it made drivers aware of the

situation and what it can cost,” gym teacher Ms. Willer said.

The texting and driving awareness campaign began in 2010 by the cellular company AT&T. The company has been traveling across America, and has stopped at high schools to

show driv-ers of all ages how important it is to be safe with their technology.

“ Y o u can get

into wrecks, the simula-tor teaches you the risks of texting and driving and how you can hit people or get into accidents,” senior Jessy Khanthaphengxay said.

Technology can not only

be entertaining and used for academic purposes, but it can also be the difference be-tween life and death if one does not use their technol-ogy at the appropriate time.

“The video that they showed us was very sad and people don’t want that to happen to themselves or their friends. I think that the video will help change people’s mind sets about texting and driving,” Jessy Khanthaphengxay said.

Drivers are responsible for their own lives and for the lives of others, one should be concentrated behind the wheel AT&T sends a clear message within their campaign quote, “When it comes to tex-ting and driving, it can wait.”

“You can kill some one or yourself. It’s a serious problem,” -Destiny Willer

o counselors REALLY coun-sel? Or are they too focused on the school? Have you

ever had a problem that you wanted to tell but couldn’t because you felt they wouldn’t listen? Or help you?

Some students feel many differ-ent ways about counselors. They feel it’s their job to prepare you for col-lege, and getting out of high school and planning a new life. They feel like they should help solve your prob-lems and work through situations you wouldn’t want to tell anyone else.

“I see a change now, we are getting more time to work with kids, planning their life, and it’s good because we get to create conversations, talk to parents, and do problem solving,” Said Kuchar-ski, counselor at East High School.She believed that East High School should see a change all together in students prepar-ing their lives after high school.

“I want to have us counselors go from room to room and see students; plans for their lives, and if they don’t have any, I would like to see us help them and prepare them,” Said Kucharski.

Dstory/Kayla Hale

“Texting & driving can kill you!”

Mrs. Kucharski Has been a counselor for DMPS for over 22 years, six of them here at EHS. Her career as a counselor began

at North High School.“I love it when students who were busy get caught up to-gether and begin doing better,

I love it!”

Features 9East High School / Page Editor: K. Panyanouvong

Paranormal activity: East high edition

photo/Brian Chang

he hallways you walk through every day here at East are the same hall-

ways people walked through over 100 years ago. Sounds haunted doesn’t it? The same people that came here might be laid to rest now, but some still do walk the same floors you do today. You just can’t see them.

Have you ever encoun-tered a ghost? Staff mem-bers and students have at our very own school.

“A girl fell down the stairway one day and they took her in an ambulance to the hospital. The teacher got here at 6:30a.m. the next morning and was walking down the hallway. The same girl that fell walked by him, and he asked her how she was do-ing. She said “I’m feeling much better, thank you.” He went to his classroom and got a call from the administration and they told him the same student

who fell down the stairway passed away in the hospital. He asked when, and they said it was at 3:30a.m.” said science teacher of 22 years Mr. Long.

That death occurred over 10 years ago, and happened to for-mal East vocals teacher James McNear, who declined to be interviewed about the incident.“I must respectfully de-cline your request, it is a very personal experience with me,” said Mr. McNear.

East high has been serv-ing students and the east-side community for over 150 years, making it the oldest school in the state of Iowa.

There have been more than four tragedies taken place at East. One of the most popu-lar paranormal sightings is of the ghost of the cheerleader that died of a cardiac arrest in the 1980’s, who roams the east wing and has been spot-

ted multiple times by janitors and a student of our own.

“Well in PE, I was do-ing the pacers. I looked at the glass door and thought I saw a ghostly figure of what was a girl. When I kept looking at it, the image got a little clearer. I saw a teenage girl from back in the day and she had on an old East high cheerleading outfit. It looked like she was carrying books and stuff in her arm. I told my government class, and they were telling me they expe-rienced stories with the ghost too and some girl told me about the cheerleader that died years ago. Mrs. Fenstermann told me the ghost does roam around the gym from time to time, but do not bother the girl. The jani-tors see them every night and know where they are located at in the school. I was shak-ing and when people told me it was real, I was crying,” said

Senior Christina Syhavong.Four of our newspaper staff-

ers had the opportunity to ex-plore inside the school on Hal-loween night. We ghost hunted in the main gym, wrestling room, swimming pool, audi-torium and the fourth floor; places at East where tragedies all once took place. Although we didn’t see anything with our own eyes, we did hear things that definitely scared us.

“My son was at summer wrestling practice and was down by the locker rooms, him and his friend was about to leave and it was really dark. They saw a person or a black figure down by a trash can and freaked out. They asked their coach to let them out in front of the building instead,” said 6 year registrar Sally DeGoey.

You can feel so much his-tory when you walk through some of the halls at East high,

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n the night of Oct 9, someone sat behind their computer and

made a fake Twitter account called “EHS HOOKUPS.” The account was putting people’s personal lives out there for the world to see. With up to 400 fol-lowers, the account was becom-ing the talk of Twitter on that Tuesday night. When you woke up on Wednesday the tweets were still being posted, and they were becoming personal.

“I think they went too far, it was funny until they started getting really mean with what they were say-ing,” senior Matt Schmitt said.

The tweets were listing off people who had “hooked up”, and making cruel jokes about a particular person putting their full name in the tweet. The person behind the Twitter ac-count had no boundaries in the things they were posting, anything and everything was

out there for everyone to see. Not all the people who were

written about took it seri-ously. Some of the students that were being bullied were laughing along with every-one else, not caring one bit

about what was being said. “I can take a joke, so I

thought that most of the stuff they said about me was funny. If I did something somebody is bound to find out, I’m not at all ashamed,” senior Aldo Plascencia said.

Students with high self-esteem said they weren’t bothered by things that are

being said about them. But some teenagers take negativ-ity to heart faster than others.

“They didn’t mean for peo-ple to take it so seriously, they were just messing around,” said junior Oscar Tavera.

In the afternoon of Oct.10, the administration got word of the accounts and made sure they were shut down. Some students thought the admin-istration had no right to step in and stop the cyber bullying.

“When it comes to school and impacts on the learning en-vironment in the classrooms, then it becomes our responsi-bility as the administration to stop what is going on,” assistant Principal Kathy Clausen said.

“I think the administra-tion did the right thing by step-ping in because some people were really affected by it,” said junior Sydney Mathis.

It seems to be that cyber bully-ing is the most common type of

it’s almost like there are people walking with you that once did.

“You would probably see a ghost if you were alone,” said nighttime custodian Van Mom.

There have definitely been too many ghost experiences East high can fit into one story. We’re known for being the larg-est high school in the state, but among students we’re known for the suspicious happenings and the lingering spirits of tragically ended lives. Whether you believe it or not, the sto-ries of ghostly encounters will carry on in this school forever.

story/Kendrew Panyanouvong

#Cyberbullying @EHSStudents targeted from behind the screenstory/Darian Delaney

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“I can take a joke, so I thought that most of the stuff they said about me was funny” -Aldo Plascencia

bullying for this generation. Teenagers don’t say things to each other’s faces; instead they go to their keyboard and talk about another person. Although cyber bullying is not taken seriously by some teenagers, it is a situation that needs to be addressed.

“I looked at the glass door and thought I saw a ghostly figure of what was a girl,” -Christina Syhavong

10 OpinionNovember 16, 2012 / Page Editor: Brianna Boner

High school lacks reallife lessonsstory/ Brian Rivera

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story/ LeAndre Gloverave you ever won-dered what the Walk-er building is used

for? If you didn’t know, now you’re going to get a heads up. Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year, all fresh-men classes were moved to the Walker building. Fresh-men attended physical edu-cation (PE), chorus, band, and orchestra at the main campus. This was done so there could be more space on the main campus and so the freshmen could adjust to high school life without jumping right into the large campus.

Beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, freshmen were moved back to the main cam-pus. This was done so there could be other classes avail-able to take at the Walker building. With the freshmen

at the main building, it makes it more complicated to get through the hallways during passing time. As freshmen look at their schedules they look baffled to find out where their next block is, with that being said it’s more conve-nient for freshmen to be lo-cated at Walker.

There hasn’t been change at the main building since freshmen have moved here. “More people, that’s about it. I don’t think it has changed, the hallways have been more crowded, but I think we’re able to manage the students.” Kathy Clausen said. With more people in the hallway it’s obvious that the freshmen should be down at the Walker. It would make it more con-venient for the upper class-men and staff during passing.

H

oming out of high school you know the Pythagorean Theo-

rem, all the wars of the 20th century, and the quadratic formula. So are you ready to use these skills out in the real world? Well here’s the catch there’s a very good chance you’ll never need it again!

How about learning things you really need. Like how to buy a house, do loans, get in-surance, or start a bank ac-count. If you were taught these simple skills you wouldn’t be asking yourself “When will I ever need this in life”.

“Yeah paying attention in Economics class is a good idea and knowing how to man-age your money is very use-ful. For the most part a lot of habits you develop in high school do stay with you good and bad,” Grand View Uni-versity student and East alum-

C ni Blake Cunningham said. High school has its cons

that we all seem to easily point out but it also has its good that we never seem to notice.

One of the main things school teaches you without trying, is people skills. From learning about all kinds of relationships, to meeting new people, to knowing who your real friends are and who will bring you down in life.

“There is a lot available in high school in getting to know people and yourself but not everyone takes advantage of the opportunity,” Psychology Teacher David Mahler said.

Spending 12 years of your life from a young child to an adult you should be able to tackle almost any situation thrown at you. Take in as much as you can now once you get that diploma the training wheels are off.

I’ve been seeing my boyfriend walking around with an-

other girl but he says their just friends. What should I do?

Tell him you are not okay with him walking around with anoth-

er girl acting like they are more than friends. If they are only friends,

why doesn’t he do that with all of his other girl-friends? Or does he?

I have a job and I go to school. I need the job to support my-

self but my school work is falling behind what should I do?

I do have a lot of friends in the same situation and I also play bas-

ketball and I understand you barely get time to do your homework.

But you have to take advantage of the time you do have. If you get

off work early or get days off, do your homework! Do not go hang out

with your friends when you could be studying and bring your grades up.

I’m 17, and my boyfriend and I have only been together for 6 months and he asked

me to marry him! He is in love with me, but I’m not in love with him. I don’t want to

say yes, but I don’t want to lose him. My friends and family are saying it is a bad idea,

but I just want to be happy and everyone else to be happy with me. What do I do?

If you’re truly happy then I say yes, but you say you’re not in love with him.

What if you never fall in love with him? That’s a waste of your first marriage.

If you’re in doubt of the marriage you shouldn’t go through with it. If he tru-

ly loves you he will understand and wait for you until you’re good and ready.

Sports 11East High School / Page Editors: C. Smith E. Rustan

oseph Thering is the new band teacher here at East High School. Some new changes have been

made to band member's schedules that will help encourage and improve the band’s performance. He is also in charge of marching band as well as concert band.

“East High band students are a joy to work with. They are funny, creative, original and caring people,” Thering said.

Thering graduated from Luther College. He plays alto, tenor, and bari sax. He has been in numerous music programs

in high school as well as in college. In high school, Thering was in concert band, marching band, jazz band, and solo/ensemble. He was also in choirs and musicals. Thering was inspired to become a band teacher when he was a drum major in high school.

In college, Thering was in concert band, wind and percussion ensemble, jazz band, jazz orchestra, symphony orchestra, mixed choir and men’s choir.

“I came to East by way of lucky misfortune. I was excessed at another position in

the district due to budget cuts and was very, very happy to have been offered the position at East High School,” Thering said.

Thering has made changes to improve the success for marching band. The b a n d ' s practice w a s m o v e d to 6:45 a.m. on A days because that is the time that is needed to accomplish something as

challenging as a marching show.“It’s too early for me, but if it helps make the band

better, I’ll do it,” senior Nancy Lovan said.

Thering w o u l d like to add

a n o t h e r m u s i c

class for advanced music

students called AP Music Theory.

There are things both Thering and the band members would like to improve. They would like others to memorize music and get better at marching.

“I just hope that

everyone is willing to put in 110% because it takes a lot of dedication and work to get our drill done and look our best. If we did that, we could definitely earn some trophies,” sophomore Christina Do said.

For the kids who are interested in band, Thering believes that band is for people who like to stretch their limits and see what they are capable of. It's not easy but challenge is usually more rewarding than the path of least resistance.

“I have felt privileged to be at East already this year. It has a great history and students who present themselves with pride and unapologetic honesty. [East] has great future as it adapts quickly to an ever-changing local and world community,” Thering said.

J

he girls East High Scar-let basketball team was lost without their fear-

less leader Roichelle Marble, af-ter a devastating loss in the first game in the playoffs last year. Known for her tenacious de-fense, flashy unselfish passing, and sharp shooting skills, Mar-ble led the 2011 Lady Scarlets throughout the playoffs. Once known as the fabulous fresh-man phenom, Marble is work-ing to make a comeback and re-claim her role as leader this year. The Lady Scarlets are sure to Q: What inspires you to play

basketball?A: “I’ve been playing since I was 4 years old and my dad was really good in college, plus I was born with the talent my parents say.” Q: What effect do you think your non Injury had on the

team? A: “I love the game so just watching was really tough. I’ve been on the team for a long time, since my freshman year I’ve been on varsity. I know what to do I’m the leader so it was hard to watch and hard for the players because they had to come out their comfort zones.”

Q: What did you do this off season to rehab?

A: “I had to have shoulder sur-gery because I dislocated my shoulder a lot. I finished my actu-al rehab in April and was already playing the same week; my rehab to me was playing basketball all summer. I eventually worked myself back into the rhythm.”

Q: How do you feel about transfers coming to East to

play on the team?A: “I’m excited about the trans-fers because I used to play with one when we were younger, and I’ve known the other since I was little. Anyone’s spot is at jeopardy, because our team is so deep anybody could start.”

Q: How far do you think East girls will make it this

year? Why?A: “I’m not going to say you’re just going to have to come to the games and find out.”

Liscence to kill

ast High has many extra-curricular activi-ties and sports are defi-

nitely in the higher echelon of popularity. Sports are con-stantly talked about and are an easy topic for discussion. There is one sport that seems to be left in the attic, though. Hunting is practiced by many students at East High and seems to inter-est more and more w h e n put into s p o t l i g h t .

Many students are getting ready for the hunting seasons and are getting that certain itch to go out for the chase.

“I’m so excited because this is going to be my first year going,” said Keagan Cook.

For many students, hunting is more than the chase, or the thrill, but some sort of connec-tion that makes it unique for each person in their own way.

“I’ve always gone out with my dad so it really is good bonding time for us,” said

sophomore Jesse Brookshire. Many parents and grandpar-ents have considered hunting with their children not only a good time to spend with them but also a great time to teach.

“I remember that I learned so much just from my first time going out for deer when I was a little kid,” said Brookshire.

H u n t -ing is a sport that r e q u i r e s skill, pa-tience, and an iron gut. Using

a firearm is skillful enough, let alone the common bow hunter. “My dad said I had to work hard to become good at shooting before I could go with him for deer hunting, and boy did I work,” said Cook.

“Hunting isn’t just going around shooting animals; that’s only half of it. Field dressing is the second part and probably the hardest,” said Brookshire.

An iron stomach is defi-nitely needed for hunting for first shooting the animal, and second having to field dress it.

“Field dressing” is a term used to describe the cleaning out of the unused organs and harvest-ing of an animal. “It is surly my least favorite part but you have to do it,” said Brookshire.

Iowa is actually considered a prime hunting state and is proud of its contribution to wildlife conservation. Iowa ground is hunted for many an-imals including deer, wild tur-key, pheasant, and even dove. Some sportsmen enjoy travel-ing to other states for different game like elk, mountain lion, antelope, moose, and bear.

Another sport that re-quires the same skill as hunt-ing but not the harvest of animals is clay pigeon shoot-ing, also called skeet shoot-ing. “Skeet” is a small clay disc used only for the sole purpose of shooting. Skeet shoot-ing consists of a shooter, and a throwing mechanism that throws a clay pigeon in the air for the shooter to shoot.

is a good alternative sport to hunting for the faint of heart and those with a weak stom-ach. But as many who do hunt would say, you’re missing out!

Roichelle Marble: Come back kid

E Tstory/Joshua Dunigan

story/Ethan Rustan

More students interested in hunting and national wildlife conservation organizations

New teacher for marching band makes an impact on students

“I’m so excited because this is going to be my first year going.”-Keegan Cook, 11

story/Chelsea Smith

New year, new sound

Features 12Page Editor: T. Vail/C. Reynolds/J. Dunigan

No Shave NovemberFlip you calendars and drop your razors because it is No Shave November! A month devoted to pure lazi-ness and hairy individuals. This semi-popular trend is growing on the face of East High. A few students and teachers are participating and growing their best beards, or at least trying. No one knows exactly where or why No Shave November was created but it has taken storm world-wide. There are a few contests online for partici-pants to show off their facial hair and possibly win priz-es. No Shave November has also helped charities show awareness for prostate cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Beard tips

What is No Shave November all about?

Beard master, Mr. Lenk, gives a student some one on one time.photo/Tyler Vail

“Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind” - Bulgarian Proverb

“The perks of having a beard are being able to getting a drink at the water fountain and cleaning your beard at the same time. Take advantage of it!”- Robert Hansen (11)

“Make sure you can grow a beard before you decide to grow a beard.”- Lane Galvin (11)

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