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East High School

Des Moines Public Schools

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Proposed renovationsGrant provides students opportunity to plan library remodel

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photo/Natalie Flores Blueprint provided by local architecture firm

JanuaryIssue

Co-Editors in ChiefAaron Hosman

Stephenie Gabriel

Savanna Bullington

Keesha GainesNatalie Flores

Darian Delaney

Joshua Dunigan

STAFF

Staff MembersBrianna Boner

Micheala HaleKarina Hernandez

AdviserNatalie Niemeyer

PrincipalSteve Johns

Kendrew PanyanouvongMichelle NouchanthavongChase ReynoldsSteven Johnson

Brian Rivera

Ethan 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

Tyler Vail

December 23, 2012/Page Editor: Michelle N.2

Photographer: Brian Chang

News: Centerspread: Sports:

Features:

Pg. 3-Datebook-Attendance policy

Pg. 4 & 5- Libraryconstruction

Pg. 8- Weight room etiquette

Pg. 6 & 7- Safety at DMPS

Pg. 11- NFL playoffs

Pg. 12- Inside look at The Tribe

Pg. 9- Dear Keesha - Conspiracies- Movie reviews

Opinions:

Malesa Navorath, 9

Cindy Barrera, 11

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News

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Updates and upcoming events

NEW MISSING ASSIGNMENT PROCEDUREParents with an email on school file will now receive an email sent home every-day if their child has any missing as-signments. The email will be sent every day until the assignment is turned in or no longer available to be made up. The goal of this new procedure is to de-crease the number of failing grades.

UNEXCUSED ABSENCE PHONE CALLS INCREASEAfter blocks 1/2 and 5/6 everyday, par-ents will receive a phone call at ten A.M. informing them that their student has been counted absent. Phone calls will continue to be made at six o’clock also. The goal of the additional phone call is to notify parents that their student is not at school earlier in the day, allow-ing parents to get students back in class.

ID POLICY ENFORCEDSchool administrators introduced an enforced ID policy on January 2. Post-ers on the North main entrance read: -ID’s must be on a lanyard and worn around your neck at all times -No entry to the building without your student ID dis-played on a lanyard -Temporary ID’s (label badge) must be worn on your clothing -All visitors report to main of-fice to receive a visitor’s badge

WINTER FORMAL

Student government is currently planning the Winter Formal dance for the 2012-13 school year. The dance will be held Saturday, February 9 in the East High cafeteria from 7 - 10:30 P.M. This year’s theme is ‘Struck by Cupid’ with traditional Valentines day colors - red, pink, and white. Tickets will be on sale closer to the dance.

story/Steven Johnson

Absent VS Tardy

As many students know, if you are 20 or more minutes late to a class you will be counted absent. If you are 10 or more minutes late to a class on an early out day you will also be counted absent. However, the math does not add up.

10 mins of a 60 min class =

16.7% of the class time

20 mins of an 80 min class =

25% of the class time

In order to make this rule equal, the 10 minutes needs to be bumped to 15 minutes.

15 mins of a 60 min class =

25% of the class time

Hear what the administration has to say on this topic in the February issue of the Scroll.

Merit mishapsstory/Aaron Hosman

ou rush in through the main entrance and the cool morning air follows

you in. It is easy to tell that the Hall Monitors are waiting for stragglers to be walking in; Bundled up and with a hat, scanning IDs and print-ing passes is a morning ritual that many at the school including the Administration would like to end.

“Big message is to get to class on time and to avoid problems with tardies and at-tendance,” Assistant Principal Gail Soesbe wrote in an e-mail.

The morning blocks 1 and 5 are by far the worst at achieving good attendance. A good system keeping track of merits would be ideal for students who struggle in getting to school on time during any period, in most cases that is.

“She hands it over and it (the pass) said one (merit), where it should have said eight. I was laughing because…it’s not

good if they can’t keep track,” junior Trevor Abeling said.

There are minor mistakes that are better known to occur within the PlascoTrac Tardy System as well and they can be corrected.

“Sometimes there may be a misprinted pass or one with the wrong name on it. In those cases, students take the passes to the attendance office window… If something needs to be adjusted with a student’s record, the pass is placed in my box and I han-dle the removal,” Soesbe said.

However, correcting the pass is at that very own student’s discretion. Misprinting a pass with the stu-dent’s wrong name on it may add a merit towards an undeserving stu-dent’s detention if the late student does not go and correct the pass.

“I think it is a problem and people should not be count-ed for other people’s tardies” senior Brandon Diehm said.

The system is not perfect, but it backs up the attendance pol-icy. When a faulty pass is made and corrected by a student. It is not corrected right away

“Every three hours (Since November 2012) they (Infinite Campus and PlascoTrac) sync with each other at the district level. The pass received from Plasco overrides what is in In-finite Campus,” Soesbe said

Teachers do not appreciate stu-dents walking in late and would rather admit you to class without a late pass. The current policy al-lows teachers to spend less time taking attendance so class in-struction time can begin sooner.

Yet, there are some stu-dents who have had no en-counters with merit mishaps.

“I haven’t heard any-thing about that,” sopho-more Jesse McGregor said.

YStudents experience defective late passes

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Opening a whole new chapter

This is how the library currently looks. Upon entering, the librarian’s desk is to the left where students check in. The Stairs lead to the top of the library where books and tables are located. The computers are to the right of the library and shelves of books are alphabetically organized on shelves to the left.

This is what the students are planning to do to the same area. The lower level will include areas for students to sit and use their electronics. The stairs will lead to the upper level area with areas still yet unknown.

This is what a student or faculty member would see when they enter through the library doors. The computers are located to the right along with the windows and books. Tables and books are located to the left.

This is what the same area will look like after the reconstruction. Tables and books will be located to the left, and along the right side will be areas for students to use their electronics.

photo/T. Vail & E. Rustan

photo/N. Flores

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istreated books, mis-used computers, win-dows that overlook

the unattended court yard, this isn’t the environmentally friendly library a student at East High would see upon entering it. The East High li-brary has books and comput-ers available for any education-al purposes of students, but having those resources avail-able doesn’t always guarantee satisfying the student’s needs.

East High won a Safe and Supportive school grant that an organized group of stu-dents will use to improve the school based on the re-quests of the student body. Supervised by an East High administrator Mrs. Lane, the student run group consists of seniors Lauren Holmes, Xavier James, Aaron Hos-man, juniors Roichelle Marble, Gabriella Aravela, Sam Clay, and sophomores Noar Get-tan, Kennady Lilly, and Manny Saenz. They meet weekly to collaborate over the numerous ideas to improve the school.

M “We have a weekly meeting with an architect to get ideas. We’re aiming for a more wel-coming library so students can come and be comfortable and hopefully even a coffee shop run by students,” Noar Gettan said.

T h e idea to begin the changes at the East High library was de-termined by the results of the Safe and Sup-portive school surveys that stu-dents took two years ago. The surveys ques-tioned the stu-dent’s feelings and opinions over the safety and overall en-vironment of their school.

“The funding came from the Safe and Supportive school grant; it’s decided from the student data base through the surveys stu-

dents took,” Mrs. Lane said. Throughout the day students

continuously visit the library for books, computers, and to study. Teachers are allowed to reserve the library for their class to use the educational

resources; stu-dents aren’t denied entry to the library if they have their I.D or a pass, which brings con-flict to those who have re-lease. “ W e want a place for students who have re-lease time but have to come back for an-other class or extra-cur r ic-

ular activity because they are always told to leave the school grounds,” Sam Clay said.

The amount of students that come into the library av-erage around 250 to 300 a

day. East High librarians be-lieve the renovations may in-crease the amount of student interest towards the library.

“Anything different would be a change and people would be coming in to check it out” Librar-ian Mrs. Kiernan said.

Planning the usage of the grant takes time and dedica-tion. This whole project will revolutionize over time with the help of the communi-ty and participation of this dedicated group of students. The project will be left as a legacy for the future genera-tions to visually see the great things an East High Scarlet is capable of. The renova-tions to the library may be-gin around spring break.

“It is going to be designed with the students in mind. It is going to be the best because the students deserve the best. It will be the kid’s legacy to the school. I will help supervise, but this is for the students, by the students,” Mrs. Lane said.

“It is gong to be designed with the students in mind. It is going to be the best, because the students deserve the best! It will be the kid’s legacy to the school,”- Mrs. Lane, Student Improvement Leader

The student run organization meets weekly to discuss their plans for the East High library. They are an elite group of students who plan the usage of the grant money based on the student bodies wants and needs. They meet with an architect firm in the Des Moines community who are helping make their vision become a reality. They will spend the next months putting their plan in action as the school watches their master plan unfold.

Top left row: Seniors Xavier James, Aaron Hosman, Lauren Holmes, Juniors Sam Clay, and Roichelle Marble. Bottom Left Row: Sophomores Kennady Lilly, Noar Gettan, Manny Saenz, and Junior Gabriella Aravela.

photo/N. Flores

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story/Jeilah Seely

“Yes because I know that the staff are everywhere.” -Brent Nery (9)

hen parents send their children to school, they expect them to be safe.

However in a post New Town world the topics of violence and safety in schools are at the forefront in schools across America. Principals and police officers everywhere are work-ing on new policies to try and improve the safety of schools.

East High School is intro-ducing several new policies and other ideas at the start of the second semester. Such as moving the attendance room into the main office, making it mandatory for students to wear photo id’s around their neck at all times, and mak-ing new guidelines for visitor

passes (see sidebar for details). “The big push right

now is making sure all students that are here, belong here,” Principal Steve Johns said.

Other policies at east in-clude locking all doors except the main ones at eight every morning. This is to help prevent outsiders from wondering into the school. East also has four hall monitors that roam the halls during the day, _ their names_. Each hall moni-tor is assigned a special part of the building to monitor. _ write about the breakup of the school. These areas are as-

signed by Ms.Clausen; Clausen is the hall monitors supervisor.

But the monitors don’t roam alone S.R.O (School Resource Officer) Officer Santizo also protects these halls. Officer Santizo has been a cop for 11 years. He started at East last year,

at first he only worked half of the year now he is the full time officer at East High school.

“East is definite-ly busier than other metro schools; it’s almost like a small

town,” Officer Santizo said.Officer Santizo watches out

for random people wander-ing around the building. If he comes across someone then he tries to identify the person by asking questions. If they belong here then he makes

sure they get where they need to be and if they don’t belong here then he han-

dles the situation accordingly. “All non-students (ex-

cept parents) are trespassing,” Santizo said. “We can’t just let anybody come up here and be dangerous to our students.”

Over all the teachers and stu-dents feel that East is a safe place.

“There is no perfectly safe place but I’ve never had a mo-ment where I felt unsafe in this building,” Teacher Samy El-baroudi said. “The biggest key to safety is communication.”

Although everyone will have to bear with it until east gets into the swing of things. Not everyone is going to agree with the steps that East has taken, but at the end of the day it’s all to make East a safer place.

“We have to discuss what we’re willing to give up to make our school a safer place,” Principal Johns said.

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“We have to discuss what we’re willing to give up to make our school a safer place,” -Steve Johns

These photos were taken as a test to see if all outside doors are really locked to outsid-ers. The photos feature Alex Underwood and Ethan Rustan. (top left)The duo walked right through the front set of doors of the main entrance but came to a halt at the second set of doors. (top right) The two staff members experienced many difficulties as they tried to enter the school through locked entrances. (bottom left) They finally had a breakthrough when they found an unlocked south entrance. (bottom right) Tri-umph was in the air as they opened their second consecutive entrance. Both of the entrances that Ethan and Alex were able to open were both south entrances. Both of the entrances had signs that stated that students were not allowed to enter through these doors and visitors must enter through the main entrance. As you can see, that did not stop these two curious students or potential strangers from opening the doors.

photos/Tyler Vail

KnockKnock

The doors of East High are to be locked by faculty at the time of 7:45 a.m. to insure the safety of our students. After investi-gating during fourth block, we found that this was not entirely true.

“I feel safe because I’ve got friends that have my back.” -Moussa Kuyatch(10)

“Yeah because teachers are really strict and there is not a lot of bad people in school.” -Jakeline Guerrero(10)

“I feel safe because I know the staff is watching.” -Cesar Aguilar(11)

“Theres not much danger but it really depends on the community.” -Lydia Dyer (12)

East strives to protect its studentsDo you feel safe at East?photos by Natalie Flores

photo/Tyler Vail

Do you feelsafe atEHS?East students were surveyed

randomly during classes about how safe they feel at East.

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Feature

Feature

Work out or get

itness, it’s part of being human. If you’re not active,

don’t eat healthy, or work-out, chances are you’re not going to be happy with your body. It’s 2013, and the number one thing peo-ple will have at the top of their new year’s resolution lists is to lose weight and get fit. East students have the privilege of having their own complete gym in East.

The pathetic thing is that people destroy equip-ment, lounge around, and leave dumbbells and bars lying on the ground, mak-ing it difficult for people that are trying to work out.

“I think it’s selfish and dangerous, it’s hard to lift when you have to look for the dumbbells you need,” Senior Gerardo Perez said.

If you don’t want to work out, okay that’s your choice,

but don’t ruin the weight room for other people.

Every single one of the bike machines has been van-dalized. The screens are ru-ined and those machines aren’t cheap. The school bought them for students to use, not for idiots to ruin. Another thing a lot of people might not know is that we have a dumbbell rack where we can put every single one of the dumbbells so they don’t have to be on the floor.

“A mass majority of the kids take care of the weight room and want it to look nice. There’s a few that ruin it for the majority, like the lazy kids that don’t put their dumbbells away, or be benching and don’t lift the bench back up, and unplug machines. They don’t leave the weight room clean,” coach Schoon said.

The weight room also has a lot of clips that you put at

the end of bars to secure the weights so they don’t fall out. You should use them. From past experi-ence, some kid tilted his bar and the weight came flying off almost hitting my foot while doing curls. It’s not safe. Another safety tip is to always have a spotter. You don’t want to be in a situ-ation where you’re under a lot of weight and you can’t get it up. It may not look like it but the weight room can be dangerous. Acci-dents have happened and people have gotten hurt.

Do you want to repre-sent a school that has a trashy weight room with equipment that’s destroyed? When you get nice things don’t destroy them be thankful of what you have cause a lot of schools still have older outdated gyms.

F

out

Don’t be that guy

photo/ Brian Rivera Above photos show the disrespect that East students’ have shown to the weight room. The photos display the improper use of the weight room and equipment.

story/Brian Rivera

Student expresses his disgust on weight room behavior

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Opinion

unny, crazy, yet relatable, “This is 40” shows the actual struggles parents go through

every day- but in a humorous way. Pete (Paul Rudd) and Deb-bie (Leslie Mann) are the married parents of two daughters. The oldest, Sadie (Maude Apatow), is 13 years old, who is like any other teenager that cannot live with-out her iPhone, computer, and iPod Touch. Their eight year old daughter, Charlotte (Iris Apatow), is your basic ob-noxious child that will not leave her older sister alone.

At the start of the movie, Deb-bie’s 40th birth-day is around the corner and she tries to deny the fact that she is reaching that milestone. Pete owns a record la-bel and Debbie owns a boutique. Things go downhill after they mysteriously start to lose money from their boutique. Pete’s record label isn’t doing very well because

he is trying to sell a lot of Graham Parker albums, but fails. Only a couple several hundred albums are sold, therefore his business isn’t getting enough money.

Pete and Debbie are under a lot of stress at this point so they argue at times. After many argu-ments, the couple realizes that they need to work on their rela-tionship. So, Debbie makes up a list of things that would help them. They start exercising more,

stop lending money to Pete’s father, Pete eats healthier, and Debbie stops smoking.

L a t e r , Debbie goes

to an OBGYN and is told she is pregnant with her third child. She’s happy but angered that she is having another baby at age 40 and she doesn’t want to tell Pete because they have financial prob-lems. Debbie tells her friend, Barb (Annie Mumolo), that she is ex-

pecting another child who tells her that she needs to tell Pete.

On the day of Pete’s 40th birthday party, Debbie and Pete get into arguments with their parents. Debbie’s father didn’t become a part of her life until now and Pete’s dad just uses Pete and Debbie for money. After being stressed with the arguing, Debbie hurries to the front yard and grabs a cigarette and tries to light it up but she’s caught by Sadie. Her kids didn’t know that their mother smokes. Barb over-hears Sadie yelling at Debbie for smoking and says out loud that she shouldn’t smoke because she is pregnant. Pete hears Barb say this and storms off angrily with his bike because Debbie didn’t tell him the news.

“This is 40” shows the true struggles of being a parent and the struggle with money. Every-body gets put under a lot of stress but in the end it’s all worth it. I recommend this movie for every-one who loves a good comedy.

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efore Dorothy Gale came to the Land of Oz; Before the Wizard of Oz even ruled

the land. When a small-town circus ma-

gician named Oscar Diggs (James Franco), with dubious ethics, was flown away by a twister to a magi-cal place to the Land of Oz. He thinks he hits the jackpot with fame and fortune his for the tak-ing… that is, un-til he meets the three witches.

Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West (Mila Kunis), Evanora, the Wicked Witch of the East (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South (Michelle Williams), are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expect-

ing. Reluctantly drawn into the

epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Os-car must find out who is good and who is really evil before it is too late. Putting his magical

arts to use through illusion, ingenu-ity, and even a bit of magic, Oscar transforms him-self not only into the great and pow-erful Wizard of Oz but into a bet-ter man as well.

Finally, every-body can know how Oscar be-came the Wizard

of Oz and who ruled the Land of Oz before him. The movie will be in theaters everywhere on March 8.

“This is 40” shows the true struggles of being a parent and the struggle

with money. -Chelsie Smith

This is 40 delivers the laughsF

B

Oscar transforms himself not only

into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better

man as well.-Savanna

Bullington

story/ Chelsie Smith

story/ Savanna Bullington

Off to see the new Oz

I do not like homework. If I don’t get it done in class I don’t do it. Even when I try and plan on it I always find myself doing something different. What should I do?

I do the same thing myself. When I really have something important that I know I have to finish, I will go in my dining room because there is no TV and there is a table for me to work on. I like to listen to music on my phone but then and I find myself scrolling down my timeline on Twitter and Instagram. Try and have fewer things around you as possible to focus on your homework.

I hate getting up for school I’m always late then I end up with Saturday school which I never go to. What should I do?

My suggestion for you is to try and go to bed earlier because you’re going to need to wake up earlier. There is no other way around it. Take a shower and do your homework as soon as possible, so you have time to sleep at night. Have your outfit picked out at night also, so you don’t have to waste time in the morning. When I wake up I think move fast.

My friends’ boyfriend keeps coming on to me and I kind of like him too, what should I do?

Don’t do it! You need to tell your friend that her boyfriend is coming on to you. I get you can’t control your feelings but that will ruin your friendship when she finds out, and she will! Do you think she will be ok with that? I bet you can find new friends but you can also find another boyfriend. If he is flirting with you when he’s in a relationship with your best friend he will do the same to you.

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Opinion The East High ScrollLetters to the Editors, Dear Keesha or your opinions can be sent to: hosmanaaron@yahoo.com, Ste14ph@aol.com, Natalie.Niemeyer@dmschools.org or dropped off in room 3060N

Opinion

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Some East students question whether or not we have been told the “whole story” throughout history.

Did al-Qaeda really have full responsibility for the attack on 9/11? Or did the U.S government have some things that they are hiding? Did Elivs Presley fake his own death? And who

really killed J.F.K?We look into the thoughts and opinions of the students at

East High, and make some of them question the stories they have grown up believing.76% of East High stu-

dents think that the United States very own government had something to do with the attack on 9/11Matt Schmitt, 12“I think 9/11 was a hoax. It gave us a reason to go to war with Iraq, before all of this happened we had nothing against them.”

56% of East High students think that the first landing on the moon done by America was a hoaxBhavik Patel, 11“There’s no reason to lie to the whole country and say we accomplished some-thing that we truly didn’t. I think that we were the first ones to go to the moon, I don’t believe that we would be lied to about something that huge.”

47% of East High stu-dents think there was more than one man involved in the assassination of J.F.K.El Baroudi, Econ teacher“I’m not saying that it didn’t hap-pen, but there are a lot of unan-swered questions. Like, how did someone so far away get such a good shot of him, and how was he able to reload so fast?”

29% of East High students think that the sinking of Titanic was suspiciousLindsay Helm, 12“I think that the way the ship broke in half was odd. And the Titanic was called the ship that will never sink, but oddly enough it did sink.”

What do East High students think about some of the most talked about conspiracies?

30% of East High stu-dents think Elvis faked his own deathBrandon Leach, 12“The reason the coffin weighed 900 pounds is because he prob-ably had guitars in there with him and other items.”

5% of East High Students think the royal family had some part in the death of Princess DianaDiane Flemming, Office staff“I don’t think the royal family had anything to do with it. The pa-parazzi just wanted to chase her and make her life miserable.”

story/ Darian Delaney

Super Bowl XLII - Glendale, AZFeb. 3, 2008

Giants 17, Patriots 14MVP: Eli Manning, QB, New York

Super Bowl XXXVI - New Orleans, LAFeb. 3, 2002

Patriots 20, Rams 17MVP: Tom Brady, QB, New England

Super Bowl XXXIV - Atlanta, GAJan. 30, 2000

Rams 23, Titans 16MVP: Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis

Super Bowl XXV - Tampa, FLJan. 27, 1991

Giants 20, Bills 18MVP: O. Anderson, RB, New York

Super Bowl XLIII - Tampa, FLFeb. 1, 2009

Steelers 27, Cardinals 23MVP: Santonio Holmes, WR, PIT

Super Bowl XXIII - Miami, FLJan. 22, 1989

49ers 20, Bengals 16MVP: Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco

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Road to Super Bowl XLVII

Sports

Super Bowls to Remember

t’s no surprise to see the New Eng-land Patriots making a run deep into the playoffs once again. Tom Brady

and his clan stormed past Houston in the Divisional round with their explosive of-fense, and the ability to shutdown Matt Schaub and the Texans. Brady will lead the Patriots into the AFC championship game in a rematch from last year’s AFC title matchup against the Ravens. Tom Brady will have home field advantage on his side, and will look to defeat the feisty Baltimore defense through the air. The Patriots hope to return to the Super Bowl for the second consecutive season.

he heart and soul of the Ravens, Ray Lewis, looks to win his last Super Bowl before he retires

from the NFL. The key to the Raven success is through their leader Joe Flacco. Flacco will need to have the same out-standing game he had against the Den-ver Broncos with over 300 passing yards. Ray Rice will need to limit the turnovers to a minimal, and rack up the both the rushing and receiving yards. The Ravens hope not to face the same defensive in-tensity problems as the other remaining teams in the playoffs, and need to slow down Tom Brady at Gillete Stadium.

he exciting sensation Collin Kae-pernick looks to continue his leg-endary play in the playoffs after a

win against the Green Bay Packers. Kae-pernick’s versatile play is the key to San Francisco’s success, and breaking down the coverage schemes of the Atlanta Fal-cons. San Francisco’s defense will look to confuse the veteran Matt Ryan, and secure the passing game through the air. San Francisco’s solid running defense has been struggling lately, but Aldon Smith and Patrick Willis hope to get back on track by slowing down Atlanta’s run-ning backs at the rowdy Georgia Dome.

att Ryan hopes to expose and shred the San Francisco defensive backs through the

air. Atlanta Just came off a huge nail biter against a solid Seattle Seahawks team that was decided by a late field goal. Atlanta needs to finish games more effectively in their remaining run to New Orleans to compete in Super Bowl XLVII. The Falcons blew a 20 point lead at the half against the Seahawks where they would hang on to get the victory. The win gave Matt Ryan and the Falcons their first playoff victory in four previous trips.

Story/ Alex Underwood and Joshua Dunigan

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razy and loud cheers once echoed throughout the

historic East High gymna-sium. But that was once. Our gym hasn’t seen kids shouting Scarlet cheers for over a decade, but this year marks the school year where East once again has brought back the student section at basketball games. This energetic group of students call themselves, “The Tribe.” With a successful and hardworking basket-ball program, the Scarlet basketball teams deserve a little more than students just sitting around and socializing. The Tribe was created by a couple juniors that probably spend more time at East than at their own houses. Skyler Knut-zen, Lane Galvin, Kendrew Panyanouvong, Alex Un-derwood and many more school spirited students are at almost every game cheer-ing on the Lady Scarlets and boys basketball team

Tuesday and Friday nights. “There are a lot of things you guys are doing that is very, very good. You guys are showing school spirit, you’re getting into the games, you watch the games, you pay attention, and you know when we’re down and when we need to be picked up. The enthu-siasm is very neat. We’ve been missing that,” athletic director Ric Powell said. The Tribe may be small on numbers, but growing each game. Al-though the section isn’t bigger than football crowds, the students sure do get loud and rowdy. Themes are assigned every game so people know what to wear and how to dress, and sometimes it gets a little bit weird. By weird, we’re talking about beach outs, “thug” outs, a hot pink go-rilla suit, a Tigger suit, and many other wacky costumes being worn at games. “I think the Tribe has done a good job of try-

ing to build on the school spirit at East. Growing a group like this isn’t some-

thing you do over night

and I know the members are

looking for new

ways of

en-gaging all of our students. I think for the most part they have done a good job of representing

East’s student body in an

appropriate and fun manner,”

school improvement leader Mr. Byam said. The group seems to be building slowly and try-ing hard to get more people to each and every game.

Being the largest school in the state of Iowa with more than 2000 kids and having 20-30 kids showing up to a game just isn’t cutting it though.“I think the Tribe leaders are doing a good job trying promote the games, but some kids that would want to come don’t always have a ride or money to get in the games. Just reminding stu-dents and announcing the times, themes and where the games are at might be the most effective way to try to get people there,” junior Kathryn Garcia said.As the dedicated leaders and members try to spread the word and get The Tribe out there, the basketball players find motivating and are really happy with the support. The boys team is trying to rebound from a winless season from last year. They won their first game of the year a couple weeks ago, breaking their 24 game losing streak with a victory against Marshall-

town on Jan. 4 of this year. “They provide an atmosphere and an excite-ment that every player dreams of playing in front of. They have a bunch of school spirit,” says junior basketball player Ted Ko-foed. On the other hand, the Lady Scarlets are making a run for the state tournament. There is no doubt they are good, and their 12-1 record shows for it, with only a loss to state ranked team Ankeny.“It gets me pumped up during the game. I know the school is there support-ing us every step of the way,” says junior Lady Scar-let Shareece Burrell. As the basketball season rolls along, so does The Tribe. The Lady Scar-lets are left with five games before the regular season ends, the boys have seven games left. Both teams are facing off Waukee at Wau-kee this Friday night.

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“There are a lot of things you guys are doing that is very, very good. You guys are showing school spirit, you’re getting into the games, you watch the games, you pay attention, and you know when we’re down and when we need to be picked up. The enthusiasm

is very neat. We’ve been missing that.” -East athletic director Ric Powellstory/photos Kendrew Panyanouvong

THE TRIBE AWAKENS

2:52 p.m. CSTEast High gymnasium

6.47 p.m. CSTEast High gymnasium

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