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April 28, 2011 Issue 57 Volume 4

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4

EDITOR:

KELLI GOLINGHORST

REPORTERS:

WILL ADEN

JOHN BLACK

DAKOTA CARSTENS

JOHN DAVISON

MITCHEL DIERICKX

DAVID HARRINGTON

MICHAEL HARRY

SAM HAWLEY

TREY JACOBS

AISLINN MARTIN

NICOLE McCOMBS

DREW MEREDITH

AUSTIN PLAGGE

GRAYSON SCHMIDT

JAMESON SHANK

ALEX TRAUB

JON ZROSTLIK

ADVISOR:

CAROLYN KECK

In this issueNS’s G ot T alent................3.

Genesi s Volenteen.....................4

Call of Duty violence................7

Ni ckelodeon “Gl ory Days”. .....10

200 South................................13

Tablet War s.............................15

Senior S potl ight......16

Great Food.............................14

Nuclear Power ....................18

School Safety............................5

Murra y.............8

Baseball........................20

Tenni s....................................21

Girl s Soccer..........................2 3

Girl s Next Level....................24

Student-built Ho me.....25

Ki tchen...................................26

Flav’s Chicken .......................28

Endgame..................................29

College.....................................30

Guy’s Guide to Prom................32

Cover:

Junior Devi n Guerre ro

pitches for the vars i ty

team.

Photo by Li ndsay Puls

opinion

feature

sports

news

NewsApril 28, 2011 I s s u e

57, Volume 4

NorthScott!s Got

TalentWhat:A talent show, open to anyone

(solo or group)

When:Friday, May 13 @ 7pm - Doors

open at 6pm

Where:North Scott Auditorium

Cost:To attend: $5

To enter an act: $10 (Deadlineto enter: May 6)

Other events include a bake

sale, silent auction, white ele-

phant sale and a 50/50 raffle

All proceeds will be given toDavid and Stacie Kintigh, tohelp defray some of the cost oftravel to Iowa City and backwhere David is receiving med -ical treatment.

To enter an act or justvolunteer, contact Ms.Demmer-Freeman atjoanie.demmer@north-scott.k12.ia..us

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Inspired by the NBC hit show,“America's Got Talent,” North Scott'sversion of the popular talent show willtake to the stage on Friday, May 13that 7pm in the Auditorium.

“North Scott's Got Talent,” will fea-ture students, staff and communitymembers singing, dancing, playingnumerous musical instruments andotherwise attempting to entertain theaudience. Some of the biggest andmost popular acts include seniorJohn Davison juggling-while on a uni-cycle-sophomore Sam Morrisonplaying the accordion, local countrystar Angela Meyer, the LancerProduction board singing the “great-est hits,” from recent musicals and ofcourse, quite possibly the most antic-ipated act of the night will feature theNSHS Staff with their rendition of“Respect.”

Also taking place that evening willbe a bake sale, silent auction, 50/50raffle, and white elephant sale. And incase you may be wondering, a whiteelephant sale is where participantsbring in the funniest and weirdestitems they can find in their attic,garage, or closet. It's like a garagesale, but way more entertaining.

All proceeds from the talent showand accompanying events will bedonated to David and Stacie Kintighin hopes of offsetting some of thecosts of making frequent trips to IowaCity where David is receiving medicaltreatment.

Coordinator of the events, Ms.Demm-Free, says, “it's going to be anawesome night, we're going to havea great time raising money for a goodcause.”Clearly, this will be a night you won't

want to miss.

Kel li

Gol inghors t

Above: NS faculty has talent and will revive “Respect.” Below: Sam Morrison

plans to entertain as well.

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4News

For the second year, the GenesisMedical Center i n Davenport isrunning the Vol unteen program. Inthe Volunteen program, teenagerscan volunteer i n the hospital andhel p organi ze fundrai sers for thehospi tal . The teenager s deci dewhen and how long they want tovol unteer, and when and what theywant to do to fundrai se. For exam-ple the last fundrai ser done was abake sale wher e the volunteersbaked goods and sol d them at thegift shop to pati ents and theirguests. The money ra i sed by thefundrai sers i s then used to buynew equipment and hire more per-

sonnel for the hospi tal . Whi l efundraising is important, t he mainfocus of the group i s to help out thehospi tal i n areas where they lackhelp, and gai ning experienc e at thesame time.

Volunteers have many choiceswhen it comes to what they want todo. Teenagers can choose to volun-teer in the gift shop, cancer rehabcenter, the front desk, and the ERlobby. In the gi ft shop, you cancashier, bake goods and sell them,take i nventory and assi st patientsand their guests. In the cancerrehab center, you hel p clean upequi pment, escor t pati ents,direc ting guests, and helping takecare of the patients needs. At thefront desk, you direct guests todifferent places in the hospital, topati ents' r ooms, answer phone

calls and hel p greet guests. I n the

ER lobby, you regi ster patients,

escor t pati ents to tr eatment

rooms, and help assist pati ents and

thei r guests. At the outpatient care

center, you act as a l iaison between

staff and patients' famil ies i n the

sur gery or i ntensi ve car e uni t

waiti ng room.

Meetings are the fi rs t Tuesday of

every month at the Genesis Medical

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Davenpor t, j ust off Mar quette

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On May 6 there will be a livestockpetting zoo for Food For America.The Food For America is being held toeducate elementary students aboutlivestock and food production. Therewill be a wide variety of animals at theevent and students from elementaryschools will be visiting.

Planned livestock will be: beef cattle,horses, chickens, dairy goats, kittens,alpaca's dairy cattle, sheep, swine,dogs, ducks, meat goats and turkeys.Students will be able to feed the ani-mals; most of the animals eat grainsand hay but a few of them are on aspecial diet. New this year is the Alpaca, but as

always kittens are most popular.The petting zoo is open mainly for theelementary school children who willcome on buses. High school studentswill be able to visit the animals from11:00 to 11:45 am. The petting zoo is free, so throughoutthe day there will be activities foreveryone.

The goal is for students to learnabout the livestock and how totake care of the animals.

Petting Zoo to be held May 6

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April 28, 2011 I s s u e

57, Volume 4 News

SeniorCheck-OutLast day for Seniors isFriday,May 20, IF

1. All semester examsare completed

2. You have completedyour senior check-outsheet

3. All bills are paid andyour counselor hascleared you for gradua-tion.

GRADUATION PRACTICE IS MANDATORY

8:30 am FRIDAY MAY 20.

GRADUATION -

1:30 SUNDAY, MAY 22 atthe High School gymnasium - REPORTFOR LINEUP BY1:00pm.

Please Note: Students must

have all detentions served

and bills paid in order to

walk across the stage at

graduation on May 225

In an effort to keep North Scott HighSchool nice and safe, security is a toppriority. The task of keeping everyonesecure requires money, time, andeffort from the school's staff. So, howdoes the district make sure that we aresafe?

The school district works very hardto ensure the safety of students andstaff by employing a variety of toolssuch as alarms or surveillance cam-eras. They also perform backgroundchecks on all personnel. It is veryimportant that the school keeps every-body safe otherwise we would nothave a stable working atmosphere

In order to make sure students aresurrounded by safe and reliableadults, Mr. Hawley says that theCentral Office contracts with an out-side company to run backgroundchecks on the staff including, teach-ers, coaches, secretaries, and aids.As far as substitutes go, their licensesused to be checked annually, butsince the Mr. Dismore incident (he hadbeen teaching at North Scott under anexpired license) the policy haschanged to require routine checks. Mr.Dismore was not caught when hislicense had expired for six months

because the school board used to per-form checks annually; now, they havemade it so that records are routinelychecked.

However, the school does not doany background checks on studentseven although when a student trans-fers here from another school, NorthScott receives records from the stu-dent's previous schools.

According to Mr. Hawley, we canimprove school security by installingmetal detectors or maybe even updat-ed cameras. “I am not a proponent ofmetal detectors,” he said, “but I sup-port cameras and I like having a policeofficer here.”

Mr. Wood says that our securitysystem works very well, but thebiggest problem is, “the number ofoutside doors the school has and thatstudents can easily prop open doors.”Wood also said that there aren'tenough personnel to secure the build-ing effectively and although we havetried cameras, there are dead spotsaround the school and they are look-ing to install more cameras.

Lastly, he added that the best thingstudents can do is to obey the school'srules, report problems as soon as pos-sible, and don't prop open doors.

School Safety always top priority

SeanAllch in

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Feature

“I could play COD 24/7,” says juniorSam Hawley. While the game hasbeen around since 2003, we are justnow beginning to experience the neg-ative affects it has on young gamersas they develop.

Call of Duty or COD, is a war gameseries about WWII, the Cold War, andmodern time war. The games focus onkilling the opponent and racking up themost points per kill in the time given.COD has seven games already outand another, Modern Warfare 3, tocome out in November 2011. This isgoing to be huge to gamers becausethe Modern Warfare series has beenthe most popular.

With the shooting, bombing, andmurdering happening in every game, itcauses some concern among manyas to where our future is going.Teenagers and adults are learning tokill their enemies with the same gunsand weapons that harm our world rightnow.

I have played this game a few timesand to be honest, I do not like it at all.The game is gruesome and when thedead bodies lie around, it makes mefeel sick.

But, perhaps the murder and gunsare not the worse part of the game.

The killing of Nazi's and terrorists(just to name a few) causes studentsto say very racist things, bringing outthe worst in them.

COD also features numerous racessuch as Asian, German, and Russian.While playing the game with somepeople, I have heard many racial slursand derogatory language towardsother races.

It worries me that the future ofour nation is becoming prejudice

and aggressive towards some races,

not to mention laughing after a person

gets gunned down.

COD is not a good game for

American teenagers to be playing,

and while the game may be fun to

some, it serves no positive purpose.

Call of Duty too violent

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MitchDi e r i c k x

Violent video games debated,

especially Call of Duty

FeatureApril 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4

Because of their violence, videogames have been a hotly debatedtopic since the start of the new millen-nium. Of course, the improved graph-ics, and the fact that they allow thegames to be more detailed and attimes more violent, doesn't help theircause.

One of the most controversialgames is the Call of Duty series, a firstperson shooter game focusing onWorld War I and II, the Cold War andmodern day warfare, but is the gamereally a cancer to our society?

The argument against Call of Duty(often referred to as COD) is the sameold, over-used sentimental argumentthat people want to “protect their chil-dren.” They claim that the violenceportrayed in COD negatively affects

their kids.I will be the first to admit that COD

is violent and that yes, it is a wargame. But, it's rated M for Mature-which should warn parents of the con-tent inside. Therefore, the questionbecomes: Why are adults buying theiryoung children an M-rated game, andthen later complaining about thescenes depicted?

Now for those who are of age, haveplayed the game, and still dislike theimages and messages of COD, theproblem is not the game-but you. Thegame allows you to turn off graphiccontent, censor inappropriate imagesand scenes. So do it. And ultimately, ifyou don't like it don't play it.

Racism, however, is an entirely dif-ferent story. Arguing that the game istoo violent is at least understandable,but saying that the game is causingracism is a stretch.

Stereotypes may occur, but its notlike the villains of the series are all thesame race. The Russians are oftenoffended with COD's series, as the oldUSSR is often featured as the enemy.Cubans have also found offense inBlack Ops (Call of Duty's latest install-ment of the series) but even theUnited States are featured as the badguys in Modern Warfare 2. In conclu-sion, racism displayed in gamesshould be endowed to the players, notthe game itself.

Call of Duty is at fault for violence,and does have a certain amount ofracism. But the blame for Call of Dutyfalls on the players and the peoplewho criticize the series. If gamershave enough of a problem with thecontent, the game allows the player tocensor it. If they think they can tolerateit, then their personal morals are injeopardy at their own risk, and thegame cannot be faulted.

Call of Duty not too bad

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SamHa w l e y

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4

Mrs. Murray can be seen on anygiven day smiling down the hall wayand saying a friendly “Hello” to every-one. Since arriving at the high schoolin 2005 as the World History teacher,Murray has enjoyed the classroomand teaching her students everyday.This year, she decided to broaden herhorizons and take on a new task aslibrarian.

“In 2008, the University of Iowaoffered the Laura Bush FoundationGrant and I applied for it,” explainedMurray. “I got the grant and they paidfor my education to learn half aboutbooks and half about technology. Ireally wanted to learn about the tech-nology side of it.”

She figured she could use the tech-nology side of the education in herclassroom even if she did not get alibrarian job right away. Luckily howev-er a job opened up at the high schoolwhen Mr. Coffman retired.

“Mr. Coffman was part time here andpart time at the Jr. High but when I gotthe job, I told the administration that Iwasn't ready to give up teaching yet,”said Murray. “I wanted to be in theclassroom and in the library at thesame time so I have no time to goback and forth from here to the Jr.High everyday.”

Murray says having both jobs andhaving to be here from 7am to around5pm everyday takes up a lot of hertime when she is here. Balancing bothjobs and the expanded hours is hardenough. That's one of the reasonswhy she will be stepping down as co-

advisor of Student Governmentat the end of this year.

She also says the first semes-

ter was kind of stressful and difficult toadapt to both jobs but it has gotteneasier. Mrs. Buswell and the staff havemade the transition easier and havehelped her a lot.

Perhaps the biggest issue Murrayreally faced this year was the doors.Mrs. Murray explained that the issuewas that students were skipping classand roaming around the library all day.Since the library staff becomesaccountable for every student whenthe enter the library, this skipping androaming caused concern.

“Before [the policy], when youentered the library, you were supposeto sign in but nobody really knew,”says Murray. “Now with one entrance,the students have to sign in and theywill also know where the ideal exit willbe too. Thankfully everyone has reallybegun to understand why the movewas made.”

Seeing as she is only there in theafternoon, the decision was not hers.Buswell decided to use the oneentrance and exit system to ease herjob since she is there full time. While itwas inconvenient in the beginning, thechange has been successful thus far.

Murray has shown a lot of interest inwanting to put a new face to thel i b r a r y. She and Superintendent

Schwiebert have been discussingremodeling the library in the next fewyears to make it more of a student-based area.

“The furniture won't change but thisyears we have worked on moving thetables around to make more room towork,” explained Murray. “We hope tomake it a fun and welcoming place forstudents to work and feel comfortablewhile in here.”

Besides the door issue, Mrs. Murrayhas had a pretty decent year. Sheloves doing both jobs and hasn'tdecided which job, teaching or librari-an, she will want to do full time in thenext 5 years. This year was just aboutgetting her feet wet in the library andseeing how it went but she is still lovedby the social studies department.“She can't leave. We won't let her go,

she's a great person,” says Mr. Guge.“I feel like I have the best of both

worlds right now and it's going great,”exclaimed Mrs. Murray, with a smileon her face.Murray is very happy with how every-

thing has gone, seeing as many dis-tricts have been cutting librarians. Shelooks forward to working on makingthe library a comfortable and positiveplace while teaching her students atthe same time.

MitchDi e r i c k x

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Murrayenjoys bestof bothworlds

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4 Feature

In these hard economic times, fewthings affect Americans as much asgas prices.

According to the U.S. EnergyInformation Administration, gasprices are on trend to match- andpossibly surpass-peaks of four dol-lars a gallon, similar to top pricesseen in 2008. According to MSNAutos the price of gas at Casey'sGeneral Store in Eldridge is withinapproximately ten cents of thenational average. The highest gasprices in the US today are over fivedollars a gallon, while the lowestprice is just over three dollars.

The rising costs of gasoline haveput a major strain financially onteenagers, who often work for justminimum wage. North Scott seniorJameson Shank shares this senti-ment, saying “I just spent forty dollarsof potential college savings on gasthe other day. Needless to say, it'sdisappointing.”

The Quad-City Times reports that

even people with higher paying jobsare feeling the squeeze of risingcosts. Therefore, more and morepeople are considering public trans-portation or even bicycles to get totheir jobs in order to save money.

It seems that the causes for theserises in gas prices were caused by anumber of events. During 1999 manyworried about the state of our com-puterized society with the threat ofthe Y2K bug looming overhead,along with the presidential transitionin the following years. During themid-2000's the price hike may havebeen caused by the war in the mid-dle-east, a major exporter of oil.Recently, it seems that the currentprice fluctuation is being caused bythe internal conflicts in Middle-Eastern countries who are also majorexporters of oil.

It appears that the gas prices areprimed to rise even higher with norelief in sight for many Americans'financial woes related to transporta-tion.

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Gas prices are expected to continue to climb - what!s a girl to do?

Michael Harry

Best gas

prices in

Quad Cities Quadcitiesgasprices.com records the

lowest prices in the Quad Cites. Here

are the highlights as of April 21 at

3:20pm

Murphy USA, Davenport - $3.65

Casey!s on Pine St and 63rd - $3.65

Kwik Shop on 53rd and Sheridan,

Davenport - $3.65

Kwik Shop W. Locust and Harrison,

Davenport - $3.65

Shell at Harrison & W. Locust,

Davenport - $3.65

Phillips 66 NW Blvd & I-80 - 3.65

Pilot at I-80 exit 284, Walcott - 3.65

Shell at State and Devils Glen ,

Bettendorf - 3.65

So, if you!re paying more than

$3.65 for gas, check out these sta-

tions.

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Feature

Take a second and think about yourfavorite show as a kid...is it even onthe air anymore? Personally, myfavorite childhood show, “Hey Arnold!”hasn't received significant airtime onNickelodeon in years. For most highschool and college age young adults,it is a similar story. As a generation,many of us are in dismay at seeing thedeath of these classics, and havewidely expressed it. There are severalpages on social networks such asFacebook dedicated entirely to bring-

ing back the glory days ofNickelodeon, and 90's/early 00's tele-vision shows in general.

Thankfully, the network has noticedthis uproar and has decided to takeaction. TeenNick is debuting a newprogramming block titled “The 90's AreAll That” in order to target this youngadult audience. The segment wasapproved for the midnight to 2 amtimeslot, but Nickelodeon has not yetreleased specific dates on when it willbegin.

The programs that were confirmedto rerun for “The 90's Are All That” are(appropriately) “All That”, “ClarissaExplains It All”, “Kenan and Kel”, “The

Amanda Show”, and “Rugrats”. If the

programming block does successfully

in the ratings, Nick executives have

expressed interest in expanding it to

show even more reruns as well as

90's movies.

So get ready to bust out your orange

soda and bring in the dancing lob-

sters, because we are all about to get

a heavy dose of much needed TV nos-

talgia.

Teens soon to relive Nickelodeon's “Glory Days”

Aisl inn

Martin

What Nickelodeon show would you like to see back on the air?

Chrissie Herrin- “The Amanda

Andy Shreves- “Rocket Power!”

Trey Williams-“Rugrats”

Marianne Hart- “Fairly OddParents”

Zach Thomas- “CatDog”10

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4 Feature

Lower classmen or just anyoneattending prom for the first time here isa forewarning about how to dress forpost prom. First, girls - don't show upin your dress. And guys change out ofyour tux. The whole purpose of postprom is to have a good time with yourfriends playing games. Even though Ihave not been to prom yet I haveheard the games get wild and wearingyour dress is not a good idea. Thejunior high gym will contain bouncyhouses/slides and there will be multi-ple games you can play, I would high-ly recommend wearing somethingcomfy and be able to move around init. After prom students only get about an

hour to go home and change into theirpost prom outfit. Since prom is alreadyin Davenport that adds about a 10-15minute drive at least to get back toEldridge, that is not considering thestudents that live out further inPrinceton, Donahue, etc.. For thosewho have that far to go I would recom-mend leaving your clothes at afriend”s house living closer to theschool so you can get to the juniorhigh on time to be there for when allthe fun begins. Even if you live closeto the school it would be smart to haveyour clothes out and ready so you canchange as fast as possible.

Post prom usually goes until about 3am. Now students are allowed toleave earlier than that but you can'tget back into post prom once you have

left. Now as post prom is going on youcan sign up to win many differentprizes! Its not a good idea to leave allthe fun early especially if you win oneof prizes which could include largeamounts of money or expensive elec-tronics! If you aren't there to claimyour prize it will be given away tosomeone else.

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Nicole

McC omb s

Post Prom

fashion

starts with

comfort

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Feature

While most of us will spend April 30getting ready for Prom and anxiouslyawaiting the events that are bound tounfold at Post Prom, senior McKennaRollinger will be spending her week-end auditioning for the University ofIowa Dance Team.After sending in a pre-audition video,which included a required list of spe-cific dance elements, a letter of rec-ommendation, an application with anessay, and a dance resume, McKennamade the first cut.

Now, she will head up to Iowa Citythis weekend to attend the three-dayaudition. For about six hours a day,McKenna will learn a jazz routine, thechoreography to the fight song andfinally complete an interview with thehead coach of the dance team.Throughout the entire process, thedancers must be on the top of theirgame because the judges have theability to make cuts at anytime. Then, just in case she isn't complete-

ly exhausted, she plans on, rushingback from Iowa City to make it back intime to enjoy at least a few hours ofProm. If she makes the team, McKenna isexcited about having the opportunityto travel and perform at the collegiatelevel. “The U of I dance team performsat the home football games as well asat other sporting events. They alsotravel to bowl games and compete atNationals in Florida every year,” sheexplains.

But, no matter what happensMcKenna remains optimistic,

trusting in her fifteen years of dancetraining to prepare her for one of thebiggest moments of her life. “Even if Idon't make the team, I will still attendIowa, continue to dance, and try outagain next year,” says Rollinger.

Kel liGol inghors t

Rollinger

trades

Prom for

dance

audition

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This year's Swing Show proved to

be a hit, featuring both high school

jazz bands and the jazz choirs 3318

and 200 South.

The show opened with “We Are In

Love”, a smooth jazz tune that com-

bined choir vocals with the hot

sound of the jazz band. Highlights of

the night for Jazz I included “Things

Ain't What They Used to Be” and a

very fun rendition of “Do Whatcha

Wanna” (arranged by Jazz I director

Mike McMann) that followed a Justin

Bieber skit featuring Sheldon

Phipps. The set for Jazz II included

the Latin-flavored piece “Calle

Ocho” and “Lonely Days”, featuring

soloists Marta Edwards and Gaby

Morgan.

200 South performed an excellent

rendition of “Scarborough Fair” and

“But Not For Me”, featuring a spec-

tacular solo by Alyson Ragona. The

high points 3318 included a jazzy

performance of “Blue Skies” and a

vocal rendition of “Pink Panther”.

Overall, the Swing Show was a fan-

tastic night of musical excellence for

the North Scott jazz bands and

choirs.

Michael Harry

Swingshowwassmashingsuccess

McKenna Rollinger

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4 entertainment

200 South, North Scott's top jazzchoir has had an exciting year.

On March 29, 200 South made theirway to Wartburg College in Waverly,Iowa where they performed with allJazz Choirs chosen throughout thestate to compete. Only seven choirswere chosen from each school divi-sion. 4A schools such as CedarRapids Washington, West Des MoinesValley and Pleasant Valley Highschool were a few they were upagainst.

After a long day of waiting around itwas finally 200 South's turn to get upon stage and do their thing. They sangfour songs with lots of enthusiasm inhopes of scoring high. 200 Southended up getting sixth place. It hadbeen the first time in a while sinceNorth Scott had even sent a group tothe competition. The ensemble consists of five sopra-

nos; Lindsay Heinen, Analisa Percuco,Emily Kolwey, Alyson Ragona, andEmma Wall. 4 Altos; A u d r e yMcdermott, Anna Schneider, NicoleMcCombs, and Sarah Onken. 3 bass-es; Kellen Moss, Brady Frieden, andLogan Hienen and 3 Tenors; SheldonPhipps, Branden Randelman, and

Anthony Curlott. The group has met at 7am before

school three d ays a week to rehearseand prepare their many songs thatvary from vocal jazz to some popmusic. Their first competition in lateJanuary was held in Muscatine wherethey performed in front of a judge whodetermined whether or not they quali-fied to audition for the state jazz choircompetition. After the performance allsingers waited patiently to see the listposted of what groups made the cut.Luckily 200 South was one of them! The next week the group gathered on

another early morning before schoolto video tape and record themselvessinging three songs to send in for thestate jazz audition. The adjudicatorswere looking for many things; blend,tone, dynamics, facials, and mostimportantly the overall communicationwithin the ensemble. For the singers,looking happy and excited to besinging with each other was critical atthat point. A few weeks past and final-ly the results arrived. They wereaccepted!

Nicole

McC omb s

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200 South finishes sixth in state competition

Emma Wall and Brandon Randelman

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 3entertainment

Want to have good food, but hatespending money? Believe it or not,there actually are restaurants in theQuad Cities that have delicious foodfor a modest price. While some ofthese hidden gems may be out of theway or hard to find, they are definitelyworth discovering. This issue we'refeaturing four of these “hole in thewall” restaurants: Boozie's, Grinders,Olympic Gyros, and A n t o n e l l a ' s .These restaurants feature a mix of dif-ferent types of food from around theworld, and are all affordable.Grinders, located at 1208 Locust St.,

Davenport, 2171 East KimberleyRoad, Bettendorf, and 3210 Avenue ofthe Cities, Moline, specializes inItalian pasta and sandwiches. Theirmenu ranges from spaghetti, gyros,many different kinds of pizza like

spaghetti and meatball, chickenalfredo, all meat and vegetarian,and their famous gondola sand-

wiches. The gondola sandwichesrange from 8 to 16 inches. Pasta goesfor around $5.50 for just the entreé,and $7.25 for the pasta, tossed saladand choice of homemade bread.Sandwiches go for about $3.50 to$5.25. You can also by family feasts,which contain a half gallon tub of yourchoice of pasta, garlic, plain or cinna-mon bread, and a 16 inch gondola foronly $17.00. Grinders is one of thebest and affordable Italian restaurantsthis side of the Mississippi.

Olympic Gyros, located at 205 W.53rd St. in Davenport, is home of thebest gyros in the Quad Cities. Theirmenu consists of authentic lambgyros, Italian beef and sausage sand-wiches, fish sandwiches, chickensandwiches, and burgers. While all oftheir sandwiches are delicious, thetrue staple of their menu is the gyro.Wrapped it pita bread, the succulentlamb meat is covered in Greek yogurt,lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers and

onions. The sandwiches usually costaround $5.00, and $7.29 for a sand-wich, fries, and a drink. The sandwich-es are enormous, and well worth the$5.00. Also, the extra money for thefries and drink are worth it, consider-ing the giant helping of fries and 24 ozdrink. Olympic Gyros has the some ofthe best sandwiches and gyros I'veever had, and for how much food youget, is well worth the cost.

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Above: Will Aden enjoys his gyro.

Right: David Harrington also has a

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Boozies, is a bar/restaurant on 3rd

street in down town davenport, if your

looking for an excellent burger and

great service this is the place to go,these burgers are quite sizeable, they

come with anything on them, and they

have a secret Boozie burger sauce

that has kept them winning best burg-

er in the Quad Cities for the last hand-

ful of years. Another good thing about

this restraint is that the prices are low

and the atmosphere is good, everyoneis friendly, if you get a window seat the

views aren't too bad, and the price for

a burger, fries, and drink is under $7.

Antonella's is an Italian restaurant

right next door to Boozies, this place is

even more of a hole in the wall than

Boozies, but if you go in it is worth it,

they have all authentic Italian, butwhere they really stand out are their

pizza's and panini's. Although the

food is a bit price you get a large

amount, and it is the best you have

ever had, the pizza will come with just

about anything you could possibly

dream of eating, and the panini has

mostly beef and chicken, with cheese

and vegetable combo. These sand-

wiches's are huge and are well worth

the $10 for one.

Technology geeks have speculatedthe arrival of a Google Tablet sincethe unveiling of the iPad, but oneyear has gone by and Google hasyet to come out with their own inde-pendent tablet. The specificationsfor it are quite similar to the iPad; it issupposed to have a dual coreprocessor, front and back cameras,and the rest are just rumors. Butthese rumors sound quite promisingwith a display that can play HDvideos in 1080p, have Bluetooth,and have a 10-inch screen.

The expected price for a 32GBGoogle Tablet is $700, when an Ipadwith the same amount of memory is$200 less.

Although we are still waiting forGoogle's Tablet, others havereleased a handful of tablets that aresupported with android technologyand phone companies (usually witha 2 year contract).

The Apple iPad has been dominat-ing the tablet market, but it has notsold for a specific lifestyle. So far,they have been general, which hasworked out quite well, and nowgoogle is taking the risk of makingtheir tablet for the business class.With stands that allow for a phone,essentially it has a phone and thetablet in one, so you can use thetablet to bring up contacts. If thecontact has the same devise, youcan chat with them. This is a goodidea, but the same thing can be donewith Skype on the iPad.

So far that has been the only realevidence of marketing towards busi-ness people, but Google keeps talk-ing about business marketing, andwith an ever-changing release date itmay be a while before we find out ifthis tablet can topple the mightyiPad.

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David

Harrington

Google takeson Apple inTablet Wars

Senior SpotlightApril 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4

Jameson Shank

Siblings: My twin, Jonathan

Favorite Song: anything by the Foo Fighters

Favorite Quote: “ A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own

pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has

earned, this is the sum of good government,” -Thomas Jefferson

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: I try to be a good a person as I can be everyday

Peak moment: Making people laugh in Court Jestors

Pit moment: Jellybean (groan)

Activities: Court Jestors, The Lance

Most embarrassing moment: Jellybean (groan)

First high school crush: If I told you, I'd have to kill you

Most admired person: Hard to say, because wisdom can be found in so many

Last Saturday night I was…working at Rudy's Tacos

Favorite movie: Back to the Future

Little known fact about yourself: Facts are overrated-I prefer rumors

Favorite restaurant in the QC: It's a toss-up between Granite City or Winner's Pizza

How many questions did you lie on: All of them, maybe none-but I'm not sure

KelliGolinghorst

Siblings: Troy (33) Kerri (16) Lucas (13)

Favorite Song: “Rolling the Deep” Adele

Favorite Quote: “You only live once, so live life to the fullest”

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: Because for 3 months out of the year, I sacrifice

my Lancer pride and become a PV Spartan...Joni Paulsen and I represent

Peak moment: Standing on the podium at State with my 400 Free Relay team after placing 6th

Activities: National Honor Society (President), Swimming, Basketball, The Lance (Editor)

Most embarrassing moment at North Scott: Dribbling the basketball with my forehead during a

game

First high school crush: Blake Anderson

Most admired person: My parents and coaches

Last Saturday night I was…at Tantra celebrating Carlee's birthday

Favorite restaurant in the QC: Biaggi's

How many questions did you lie on: None

WillAden

Siblings: Brett (23)

Favorite Song: “Blood-Red,White, and Blue,” -Rise Against

Favorite Quote: “It is not a stereotype if it is always true,” - Daniel Tosh

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: Because I am like the tallest kid in school

Peak moment: When I could actually play sports

Pit moment: Clam chowder incident Freshman year

Activities: Band, Tennis

Most embarrassing moment: Marching without an instrument or uniform, and for some reason

getting a breathalyzer test in marching band

First high school crush: Liz Porte

Most admired person: Tim McIlrath

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MichaelHarry

Favorite Song: “The Ascent of the Stan,” -Ben Folds

Favorite Quote: “When one person suffers from a delusion, it is call insanity, when many people

suffer from a delusion it is called realization,” -Robert Pirsig

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: I designed the school's current Webpage

Peak moment: Visual Basic

Pit moment: Broken egg in Merrick's egg drop

Activities: Band and Webpage

Most embarrassing moment: Slipped on ice in the parking lot, fell on my back

First high school crush: I don't remember

Most admired person: Nate Spainhower

Last Saturday night I was…asleep

Favorite movie: A Clockworth Orange

Little known fact about yourself: I enjoy classical music

Favorite restaurant in the QC: Machine Shed

How many questions did you lie on: None

AislinnMartin

Siblings: Peyton (13) Bryce (8)

Favorite Song: SUCH a hard question, but probably, “Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun

Don't,” -Brand New

Favorite Quote: “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life,” - Pablo Picasso

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: I'm the realest

Peak moment: It hasn't happened yet, but May 22nd, 2011

Pit moment: all of my academics were my pit moment. I definitely did not try hard enough.

Activities at North Scott: Editor in Chief of The Lance, Student Government (co-president),

North Scott Singers

Most embarrassing moment: They all involve lunch trays…

First high school crush: I don't really remember…if not Grayson Schmidt, it was Ally Ruffner…

Most admired person: All of the strong women in my family, Gwen Stefani

Last Saturday night I was…bumpin' to some Gucci in my mom's van

Favorite movie: Kill Bill Volume 2 or Mary Poppins

GraysonSchmidt

Siblings: none

Favorite Song: “Sowing Season” -Brand New

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott?: “Cuz there’s only one”

Peak moment: Winning the first playoff game on playing varsity football sophomore year.

Pit moment: Losing to CR Kennedy 2nd round

Favorite Quote: “This one time, I seen a full frog eat a whole cat,” Dyllin Gorsch

Activities: Football, Track and The Lance

Most embarrassing moment: Chris Amaya locker room sophomore year - nuff said.

First high school crush: Tawni DeTrent

Most Admired Person: My parents and Brian Wilson

Last Saturday night I was…hanging with the hick boys

Favorite movie: “Forest Gump”

Little known fact about yourself: I lived in Germany for two years.

Favorite restaurant in the QC: Osaka

How many questions did you lie on?: I don’t lie ever...not even if there’s a fire.

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April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4

JonathonZrostlik

Siblings: Chris, Emma, and Zack

Favorite Song: “Metal Gear Sold 4 True Theme,” by Harry Gregson Williams

Favorite Quote: “With great power comes great responsibility. This is my gift, my curse.” -Peter

Parker

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: I only wrote two books, a movie, two plays,

and a successful comic book most of which started here.

Peak moment: friends, writing, and never paying attention in class

Pit moment: the time I skipped school

Activities at North Scott: The Lance, but I do awesome things outside of school

Most embarrassing moment at North Scott: Anytime I screw up, which isn't that often

First high school crush: wouldn't you like to know…

Most admired person: David Hayter

Last Saturday night I was…hanging with friends and watching great movies

Favorite movie: “Inglorious Bastards”

Little known fact about yourself: I can twist my right hand in a full 360-degree rotation.

Favorite restaurant in the QC: Winner's Pizza

David Harrington

Siblings: Matt and Chris

Favorite Song: “Tilting the hourglass” by Alesona

Favorite Quote: “Birdies the Word,”

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: I just do.

Peak moment: Playing the Iowa City playoff game.

Pit moment: Walking from the Central Park to Time Square on the New York trip to go to Hooters

with Dave, Mike, Sam and Jordan Porter.

Activities at North Scott: Football

Most embarrassing moment: Wearing a skirt to practice in the Brigadoon play to get used to wear-

ing it.

First high school crush: Kenzie Schadel

Most admired person: Ron Burgundy

Last Saturday night At Ronnie’s

Little known fact about yourself:I rocked a Mohawk in 8th grade.

Favorite restaurant in the QC: Little Caesar's

John Black

Siblings: Thomas Black (15)

Favorite Song: “I don't care,” -Fall Out Boy

Favorite Quote: “It's always the darkest before dawn” -Harvey Dent

Why do you deserve to be known at North Scott: Cause I is a senior

Peak Moment: anytime at Tech

Pit moment: not being in Tech

Activities at North Scott: I used to be in Tech

Most embarrassing moment at North Scott: almost ruining a play

First high school crush: I don't remember

Most admired person: Ronald Reagan

Last Saturday night I was…watching movies with my friends

Favorite movie: “The Dark Knight”

Senior Spotlight

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4 Feature

Due to the nuclear catastrophe inJapan, serious questions aboutnuclear energy have emerged. Someof the nuclear power plants in Japanlost electricity due to the massiveearthquake and tsunami that rockedJapan. Because the electricity is lostin these plants, nuclear meltdownshave occurred because there is notenough water to cool down theseplants. Since there is no water beinggiven off to replace the existing waterin these plants, the existing water isbeing boiled off. These meltdownshave led to hydrogen explosions, andan unhealthy dose of radiation hasbeen giving off in some areas inJapan. So are the benefits of nuclearenergy worth the risks?Even though this recent disaster was

in Japan, it does have a bit of a home-town effect. First of all, the radiation isspreading across the Pacific Ocean.Now, the amounts of radiation that aretraveling across the Pacific are sup-posed to be small non-lethal doses sothat should not do any damage.However, more concerns could arisebeing that there is a nuclear plant inCordova. The odds of the plant locat-ed in Cordova having a meltdown isextremely low, and paranoia about thechance of it having a meltdown is silly.But this should give some people herea reason to really think about alterna-tive energy, and to give it a chance.There are many benefits associatedwith nuclear energy, such as the highamount of electricity that is being pro-duced. Nuclear energy is very clean,

and powerful. In fact, nuclear energycan be green because besides theoccasional radiation, the only sub-stance that is being vented is steam.Over the years, nuclear energy hasgrown to become very reliable.According the “Nuclear EnergyInstitute” nuclear energy produced798.7 billion kilowatt-hours of energyin 2009. Even though nuclear energyis very powerful, it is also prettyexpensive when being compared tocoal and natural gas.

Wind PowerWind power is by far one of the most

promising alternative sources of ener-gy. It's becoming very popular amongmany people because it's clean, andvery effective. The wind power indus-try is growing very rapidly with manynew jobs being created, and the priceof wind power is also dropping.Because of the advancements to thesteel blades that are used today forthe windmills, wind energy can pro-duce much more energy than before.In fact, wind power makes one of thebiggest contributions to the U.S. elec-trical grid. According to “AmericanWind Energy Association”, since 2007,wind power has contributed 35% ofnew electrical generation. Also, in justone-year wind power contributes morethan 10,000 megawatts to the electri-cal grid. The best part about windpower is that there are no catastroph-ic risks, like there are with nuclearenergy.

Solor EnergySolar energy is also a very viable

option next to wind power. One of thegreat attractions to solar power is that

it is obviously extremely clean, andthere is no need to worry about anyemissions because it's simply har-nessing energy from the sun. Solarenergy can be very inexpensive com-pared to other sources of energy thatrequire laying high voltage wires.Normally one would think that solarenergy would be inefficient becausenot every day is sunny, but there arenew technologies that actually allowthe solar panels to still be very efficienton cloudy days. One of the only prob-lems is that it can't produce any ener-gy during the night, so it would have tobe partnered with another energysource such as wind power or naturalgas. Solar energy isn't a proven win-ner in the energy spectrum, but itclearly has lots of potential.

Alternative energy sources havebeen very popular among many indus-tries such as the car industry withhydrogen-fuel cells, and electricity. Ifwe can create and maintain alterna-tive energy sources for cars, then whycan't we use alternative energy on alarger scale, to help prevent a large-scale disaster such as another nuclearmeltdown? There is no question thateven though nuclear energy is clean, itcan be very dangerous. History showsus this by the recent Japan disaster,and even the worst disaster of themall: Chernobyl. We've dodged poten-tial disasters such as Three MileIsland, but we can't dodge every pos-sible disaster. Due to the risks associ-ated with nuclear energy, it would bebest to phase out of the relianceon nuclear energy, and rely moreheavily on an alternative source.

Alex

Traub

WIND TURBINE INSTALLED AT NREL'S NATIONAL WIND TECHNOLOGY CENTER,

GOLDEN, CO.

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April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Sports

It is that time of year again. The coldand miserable weather of winter fadesand the sun begins to shine a bit more.This can only mean one thing; sum-mer is almost here. For most students,summer means warm weather, swim-ming pools, beaches, barbeques, andmost importantly no school. Howeverto a select few, summer takes on awhole new meaning; it means the startof baseball season.

As with most sports, baseballrequires a substantial amount of hardwork and determination. However, onemust have a special mentality anddesire for the game as well. Whilemost students have the summer off todo as they please, the baseball teamis putting in long hours in humid tem-peratures to accomplish their goals ofnot only winning the MAC, but alsomaking a state run this year. TheLancers have a solid senior class ledby All-State centerfielder and 4-yearletterman Ben Engler. These seniorsinclude pitcher Robert Copley, out-fielder/pitcher Matt McKinney, short-stop Aaron Huber, infielder/pitcherDyllin Gorsh, catcher Brandon Voss,and infielder Cameron Christoff .Other returning lettermen are secondbaseman Brock Brade, outfielder/pitcher Devin Guerrero, outfielder/catcher Colby Sorensen, and infielderJohn Kinney.All but two starters from last year are

returning, which definitely gives theLancers an advantage when it comesto experience. “We should do really

well,” says senior MattM c K i n n e y. “We only lost two

starters and we are returning all of ourtop pitchers.” Among these pitchersare McKinney, Engler, Copley, a n dGorsh; Guerrero, Sorensen, andChristoff will see quite a bit of time onthe mound as well.

The race for the conferencechampionship will be a tight on thisyear. Other MAC schools in the huntfor the championship are the reigningconference champs DavenportCentral, Assumption, and DavenportWest. “Central is solid every year,”says McKinney. “So they will definitelygive us a game.” Either way, the

Lancer look forward to promising season

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Lancers seem ready for the season.

With spring league winding down,

North Scott prepares for their opening

game May 24th at home against

Dyersville-Beckman. The Blazers are

solid year in and year out, so this will

definitely be an exciting game. But it is

not enough to just go to one game.

These boys put in a lot of effort, which

sadly sometimes goes unnoticed

throughout the season. So when you

are not busy this summer, swing by

Lancer Field and take in a game, with

the way the Lancers look this year get

ready to cheer them on.

Let's be honest, North Scott tennisteam is by no means a powerhouse.We do not have the trophies, the tradi-tion, or the reputation of the top tierprograms in the state. But North Scotthas a unique team that focuses on twomajor philosophies: effort and fun.

Sure, the tennis team wants to gocompete and win each and everymatch they play. But its not about reel-ing in the wins, its about learning howto play a game, and having fun whiledoing it.

And why should it be any different?The tennis team competes everymeet, but sometimes the competitionis just too much to handle. But despitenot always getting top results, theLancer tennis team knows how toenjoy themselves. There are plenty ofinside jokes and fun games that goaround the NS tennis team despitetheir constant drive to compete in theconference.

Worried about getting cut? Not aproblem. The NS tennis team is a “no-cut” tennis program. Everyone will atleast have a shot at playing, and willplay against others at their level.

Students have expressed concernsabout the “athlete” aspect of thegame. Not a problem. Unlike othersports, tennis lets students work at

their own pace during conditioningweek. As long as effort is shown, you'llbe fine.

The North Scott tennis team, how-ever, can also be used a social spring-board. Tennis is the place for people togo have fun with other students, whilealso allowing the students to meetpeople they wouldn't usually see. Theteam's diversity includes plenty of rep-resentation at each grade level, andthe team has plenty of aspects withevery player from top netter Ty l e rCahill to the bottom of the list.

Tennis also isn't a pressured envi-ronment. Players are encouraged todo their best and play hard, but not theatmosphere is relaxed. For example,the team just recently installed “Short-Shorts Wednesdays”, which allowsevery boys tennis player to show a lit-tle more leg than usual. Who doesn'twant to see that?

So if you are looking for a hobby, orjust something fun to do, give tennis atry. It'll give you a bit of a workout, aswell as connect you with more kids atthe school. While the tennis seasonhas already begun this year, theopportunity to try it next would be a funexperience for anyone looking forsome fun. So is tennis worthyour time? You bet it is. 21

Why North Scott Tennis Is Worth Your Time

Derek Kupris enjoys a set, aviators complete the look.

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Sports

John

DavisonWith the coming of spring there is no

better feeling for NS's men's soccerteam than getting out on the pitchwhere they belong. With this new sea-son comes new expectations fromeveryone on the team.

The varsity squad is centered on acore group of seniors that have put alot of time and effort in the offseasonto improving the team and mentoringthe underclassmen. In the words ofsenior Austin Miller there's “A nightand day difference in the team fromlast year,” and in the season so far it'sheld true with their record at 3-3. Theteam has already surpassed both theiroverall win and goal total from lastyear. Now that might not sound likemuch being this early in the year butconsider that their only losses havebeen to state ranked powerhousesC.R. Kennedy, Waterloo West, andCedar Falls. They have a lot of experience on their

side two with multiple seniors whohave been playing for ages, and twofour year letter winners Miller, andDylan Michael. Being welcomed backto the team this year are seniorsBrandon Voss, who played freshmanyear and Bryce Sellers, who took aseason off last year. Both are starters

and play pivotal roles in the team.The team has quite a few under-

classmen as well looking to make aname for themselves as well. Thejunior class has only players DevinJohnson and Danny Purcoco.Sophomores Tyler Larsen, RyanDreshler, Jakob Han, Caleb Burt, andNoah Gumpert have seen some play-ing time and contribute a lot to theteam.

The team is looking redeem lastyear's losses against MAC teamsNorth and Central. Both were closelosses. Overall the team is looking tobe a MAC upset player this and hop-ing to make a run at state. So be sureto come out to the pitch, bring yourfriends and lawn chair and cheer onyour team to victory.

Above: Sophomore Tom Allen plays varsity for North Scott. Below: Junior Devin

Johnson returns for another year.

Photos by Joni Paulsen

Boy’s soccertakes offfor anotheryear

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4 Sports

Professional football has been a sta-ple in the American culture for yearsnow. During the football season, manypeople have their Sundays reservedfor sitting on the couch, getting out thechips, and watching the games.However, with the possible NFL lock-out for next season, it looks as if thisAmerican staple will be gone for abouta year. The problem is that playersand owners cannot agree on a newCollective Bargaining Agreement. Thismeans that the owners and playerscan't agree on player salaries, signingbonuses, and such for next season.Because both sides can't agree on anew CBA, it looks as if there will be alockout next season if the two sidescannot come to an agreement beforethen. This leads to a rather debatablequestion: Do NFL players get paid toomuch?

While many NFL superstars such asTom Brady, or Peyton Manning do getpaid an immense amount of money,there is a lot of pressure on them toperform to the extreme standard thathas been set for them. Many peoplewith an average nine to five job wouldcomplain that NFL players get paidmillions to play a game that they loveand apparently that's not fair, butthose same people probably couldn'thandle the media and pressure to per-form. Also, a lot of these players thathave the 3 to 5 million dollar contractsare also the ones that put fans in theseats; so without those players thenthe NFL might not be nearly as main-stream as it is today. Also, don't forgetthat many NFL players give back tothe community.

Many NFL players get about theappropriate amount of money for whatthe job entails, but signing bonusescan get pretty ridiculous. “USA

TODAY” posted NFL salaries basedon the 09-10 season, and the signingbonuses for some players were quitehigh. For example, Jay Cutler (QB forthe Chicago Bears) had a signingbonus set for 7 million dollars. In KurtWarner's (former QB for the ArizonaCardinals) last season, his contracthad a signing bonus set for 15 milliondollars. Now, most NFL players don'treceive signing bonuses and the one'sthat do aren't usually set this high.Getting paid this much just for a sign-ing bonus is pretty ridiculous though.

Another reason why NFL playersare paid the right amount of money isbecause of health concerns due to thephysical nature of the sport. After anNFL player's career, it is important tohave enough money to fund possiblesurgeries and such to solve physicalproblems that could have arose duringthat person's NFL career. The NFLdoes have a “Player Care” plan thathelps fund treatments for retired NFLplayers with certain health concernssuch as spine treatment, joint replace-ment treatments and such. However,this health plan that the NFL providesis very limited, and not every retiredplayer with health issues can beaccepted.

NFL player salaries have been andwill still be controversial, and it's veryeasy to come to the conclusion thatthey are paid too much. But whensomeone sets down and really thinksabout it, the players are getting paidthe amount that is necessary. There'smore to being a professional footballplayer than just playing football. It'sdealing with the media, handling thepressure, dealing with fans, possiblytaking care of health issues later on inthe career, etc. The NFL players arereceiving the right amount of money,and if they are smart about theirmoney then they will be fine.

AlexTraub

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Are professional athletespaid too much?

Girl’s soccerexpects towin

Raegan Czupka and Chelsey Blake

Roni Storjohann

Marianne Hart

April 28th, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Sports Feature

Inspired by last issue's article,“Success at North Scott paves way tofuture,” which featured numeroussenior boys who are continuing theirsuccessful high school athletic careersat the college level, it is now only fairto give equally deserving Senior girlsthe same honor. Plus, you just mightlearn something about your upcomingcollege search.

SoftballAfter offers from various schools,including UNI, Tor Hawley finallydecided to play for the University ofIowa Hawkeyes. Although coming offa serious basketball injury, she under-stands that she has her work cut outfor her. “I look forward to the chal-lenges of being an underdog on theteam and recovering physically andemotionally from my injury. I am deter-mined to prove everyone [who doubt-ed her] wrong,” she says. Fellow teammate, Dana Suiter com-mitted to Muscatine CommunityCollege because of the location, qual-ity of education, and most importantlythe fact that her college credits areguaranteed to transfer to UNI. Ofcourse, the chance to compete at thecollege level was also a determiningfactor. Overall, Dana is “really excitedabout joining the team, I think it will bea great experience.”

SoccerHigh school teammates, A n d r e aWilson and Chelsey Blake, will also beteammates in college as members ofthe St. Ambrose womens' soccerteam. Fortunately for Andrea, SAU was aca-demically her first choice for collegeand when the SAU coachesapproached her last season about

joining the team she couldn't resist. “Ilove the game of soccer and I amlucky to have been given the opportu-nity to keep playing after high school,”she explains.Much like Andrea, the greatOccupational Therapy programoffered at St. Ambrose helped to con-vince Chelsey to attend as well. Plusshe, “loves the team and coachingstaff, they're all so nice and welcom-ing.”

Cross Country and TrackSenior stand-out Kayla Naber will runfor the Luther College Norse this fall.Once she visited campus, she imme-diately fell in love with, “the small

Kel li

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Girls move on to next level

Above: Kayla Naber

Right: Samantha Butlett

April 28 2011 I s s u e

57, Volume 4 Sports Featureschool atmosphere. It reminded me ofhome.” In addition, Kayla is excited tobe a part of Division III team, andlooks forward to improving her skillsthroughout the next four years.

RowingNorth Scott's favorite rower, BethBaustian, visited numerous collegesbefore making her decision on whereto continue her already successfulcareer. But what made the Universityof Iowa her final choice was the factthat she would have a chance to buildthe team up over the years into a BigTen powerhouse. “I picked the schoolbecause I thought it would be cool tobe part of a program that is sort ofbuilding itself and has the potential tobe really successful,” she explains. Ofcourse, it was also hard for her to turndown a full-ride scholarship whichallows her to focus on her educationand athletics without worrying aboutaccumulating debt.

BowlingTeammates and bowling stars,Katelyn Tharp and Sam Butlett willbecome friendly competitors as theytake their game to the next level.For Katelyn, the location, campus sizeand the opportunities A s h f o r dUniversity offered her both education-ally and athletically were major factorsin her decision. She says that she islooking forward to, “bowling at a differ-ent level and improving her skills.”Sam, on the other hand, was attractedto Mt. Mercy University because oftheir excellent nursing programs andthe fact that she could bowl and be amember of the track team. Overall,Sam looks forward to competing andimproving her skills.

BasketballFor a multi-sport athlete like CarrieKilen before she even began to look atcolleges, she first had to decide wassport she wanted to play. But after a

successful basketball season, thedecision was easy.This fall, Carrie will join the LutherCollege Norse womens' basketballteam-under the direction of a newcoach. “Once I met with the newcoach, and spent some time with theteam I really felt like Luther was theplace for me.”

SwimmingThe familiar saying, “the third time is acharm,” held true in my own search forthe perfect college. It seemed thateach time a visited a new college cam-pus and met with the swim team andcoaches, I immediately fell in love andtotally forgot about the other schoolsI'd visited. So, true to the saying, the third collegethat I visited-and subsequently fell inlove with-was the place for me. I choose Luther College because itwas the perfect balance between aquality, yet challenging education, anda respected and hardworking swimteam. For me, it was the best of both

worlds.Plus, I would get the opportunity tosee Kayla Naber or Carrie Kilen on aregular basis-and who wouldn't wantthat?

In the end, no matter male or female,freshman or junior, athlete or not, it isnever too early to begin to think aboutcollege and what would be your idealschool. As you should have seen, it isimportant to never settle for less thanwhat you expect and while visitingmore colleges than you can count mayget exhausting, don't give up, becausethere is a place that is perfect for eachof us-we just have to find it.

Great, now I sound like one of the hun-dreds of college postcards that youget in the mail every day.

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Andrea Wilson

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Feature

After Spring Break the student-builthome class began working on in theinside of the house. So far, the classhas been finishing the wood floor inthe kitchen and in the front office. Timehas also been spent the last fewweeks on painting the inside of thehouse and hanging the doors and trimon the walls. The morning group of students worksin the upstairs and the afternoongroup mainly works down stairs soeach group has specific jobsassigned. Students have been work-ing on the base trim in the house andalso the base shoe on the floors. Theflooring professional has been at thehouse the last couple of days workingon the bathroom. The house is getting

ceramic floors in the bathroomand the laundry room. Also the

shower in the master bathroom has alltiled walls and floor and should bedone by the end of March.

Both classes have many things to dobefore the end of school. In the nextweek the professional painters aregoing to go in the house and paint thetrim and doors and fill in all the nailholes in the trim boardThere is a huge list of jobs to be doneon the outside of the house. The classhas to finish the siding above the frontdoor. The deck in the backyard of thehouse has to be put up and sod andflowers need to be planted. The land-scaping will take some time toobecause it is a corner lot with a largeyard the house sits on. By the end ofMay the house should be ready to sell.

Students should apply to work on thestudent-built home for next year; sosee your counselor if you are interest-ed. Scholarships are available for stu-dents who complete the program. 26

DakotaC arstens

Student-built home nears completion

Above: Joe Kern and Kyle Bennett from Davenport North work on the fireplace

mantel. Upper right: Trey Jacobs for North Scott cuts post for the deck. Lower

Right: Cody Young from Davenport West drills a hole for the post on the deck.

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4 Feature

Our food service has been servingthe students countless lunches overthe years, but there are things goingon behind the scenes that regulatewhether we have pizza or MaxStix andwhat is healthy and what is noth e a l t h y. These are the things thatdetermine what the students have forlunch.According to Jean Baxter, who is the

manager of the high school's kitchen,the food is stored in a warehouse inCedar Rapids while the produce, orfresh vegetables, are all US grown.Baxter suspects foods such aspineapple come from the Philippinesand that none of our food comes fromAsia.

Lastly, Baxter said that the US gov-ernment sets the guidelines for healthand lunch has to meet those guide-lines. At the high school level the gov-ernment requires that the kitchenserves four ounces of fruits and veg-etables but students do not have totake them. “All of the guidelines aregoing to change by next year,” saidBaxter, “there will be more restrictionson sugar, fat, and sodium quantities inthe food served at the school.”

According to Andrea Mahler, themajority of the food comes from theHawkeye food service from Iowa Cityand some of the produce was fromLossredo. Mahler also added that a lotof the products are child nutrition prod-ucts for the national lunch program.The program requires that a particularamount of protein and bread beserved and that the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 would increasethe serving sizes of fruits and vegeta-bles, which would increase the cost offood the program has to buy. “ Theserving size,” said Mahler, “is current-ly a half a cup to a cup of fruit and veg-etables combined per day to _ cup toone cup of vegetables plus _ a cup toone cup of fruit per day.” “For the fruit

serving, the cost will increase at a min-imum of 17 cents per serving and thevegetables would increase by 21cents. One thing that might be of concern is

the niacinamide found in the lunch-room's chicken strips. According to theNational Institute of Health, niaci-namide is a type of vitamin B3 found inmany foods. This vitamin can be usedin order to treat things such as bullouspemphigold, grannloma annulare, dia-betes, and might help in treatingosteoarthritis. However, some side

effects caused by niacinamide includeintestinal gas, upset stomach, dizzi-ness, and mouth pains and can causehistamine, the chemical that causessymptoms of allergies, to be released.If great amounts of niacinamide aretaken it can cause gout, which is apainful arthritis that happens whensomeone's blood has uric acid build-ing up in it.

A day in the kitchenSeanAlchi n

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April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4Opinion

When one thinks of former PublicEnemy star Flavor Flav, what usuallycomes to mind are his gold teeth,oversized clock necklace, and ofcourse his main catchphrases“ Yeeeeah Boyyy” and “FlaaavooorFlaaaav” (which I do not constitute asa catchphrase since all he does is yellhis name).

Now he can associate himself withsomething else: fried chicken. That'sright, not only was he a rapper, and areality television star, but Flav hasdecided to take a stab at the restau-rant business. Unfortunately for him,being a restaurateur is one thing hewill not be remembered for.

On January 8th 2011, Flav opened“Flav's Fried Chicken” in Clinton, Iowa.Upon hearing this for the first time, theinitial thought that popped into myhead was, “Why?” First off, why woulda 52-year-old rapper decide to open arestaurant? Second, why would he doit in Iowa-especially in Clinton?

But nevertheless, after hearing a lotof hype about the chicken, I decided tocheck it out for myself. And to be hon-est, after trying it, “Ye e e a a h h hBooooyyy” would not exactly expressmy emotions.

I have always heard that “you onlyget one chance to make a first impres-sion”. This must be a new concept forMr. Flav, because I was not at allimpressed. Truthfully, my first impres-sion was, “This place is a dive.”However, I also know never to judge abook by its cover. Plus, I have dined atnumerous places that could be con-sidered “dives” and almost all of themhave had delicious food.

When I first walked in, I automati-cally noticed the spray-paintedportraits of Flav all over the

restaurant. Though they were notframed and looked a lot like carica-tures, I liked them. For me, they gavethe restaurant a sort of original, urbanfeel. What caught my attention nextwas the music. I am sure that trackslike “Bring the Noise” and “Shut 'EmDown” make for great mood setting,but personally, I could have done with-out them. Obviously being his restau-rant, we are going to hear his music. Iunderstand that, and I am not sayingthat I was against it. I am just notaccustomed to hearing rap while I eatat a restaurant.

But let's get to the important part,the food. While I am no fried chickenconnoisseur, I think I am able tell whatcolor it should be. Normally, it has thatnice golden brown color; but Flav'schicken was less golden brown, andmore mahogany. Still I remained opti-mistic, once again not wanting tojudge a book by its cover.

So I bit into my drumstick, only towonder where these secret spices Ihad heard so much about were at. If I

had to guess, I would say the secretspice was…salt-and lots of it. Afterbeing thoroughly disappointed with thechicken, I decided to try some of theFrench fries. Unfortunately, my mooddid not change one bit. Not only wasthe chicken rather ordinary, but sowere the fries, and the corn for thatmatter. I could not believe that I hadjust driven 30-40 minutes for suchmediocrity.

I do not mean to make it all gloomand doom. There were some upsidesto FFC. The cornbread muffins weresurprisingly very good, and the priceswere really not too outrageous. It isdefinitely something I encourage peo-ple to try. I mean it is not every daythat a rapper puts up a restaurant inIowa.

For this reason I say people shouldat least experience FFC once-but thatis probably enough. If you are ever inClinton again, and are craving somefried chicken, stick to the Colonel andwalk an extra 40 feet to the KFC nextdoor.

Update: Flav!s Chicken is now closed. Stay tuned for more Flav news.

Grayson S chmidt

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Flav's Chicken lacks “Flavor”

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4 Opinion

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On March 15, Rise Against releasedtheir sixth full-length album,“Endgame,”. While the angry, political-ly driven lyrics are as evident in thisCD as in their older works, they havetaken the music to a different level.While it's nothing like their older CD's,such as “Revolutions Per Minute,”“Siren Song of the Counter-Culture” oreven “The Unraveling,” “Endgame”does take a step back to their punkroots. A band, especially as old as RiseAgainst, can't play punk music forever.As the band matures, so does themusic they play and lyrics they write,which shows in “Endgame.” RiseAgainst fuses the more mainstreamsound they had in “Appeal to Reason”with some of the melodic hardcorefrom their earlier years, which createsa truly unique sound. While die hardfans from “The Unraveling” or“Revolutions Per Minute” may still notlike the more mainstream sound, themore hardcore sound of “Endgame”may encourage newer fans of theband to pick up older CD's if theyenjoy “Endgame” more than “Appealto Reason.”

After 10 years of touring, Ti mMcIlrath, still has his sandpaper

vocals and can still scream both bru-tally and audibly like in the bridge of“Midnight Hands.” The guitar duo ofTim McIlrath and Zach Blair createcomplex, underlying melodies thatcompliment the vocal harmonies thatTim and Zach also create like in “AGentlemen's Coup.Joe Principe goes away from Appeal

to Reason, and produces crazy basslines that are actually noticeable overthe guitars, like in the intro to the song“Endgame.” Brandon Barnes, who'sconstant, intricate drum beats haveremained constant through out theband's career, are just as enthrallingas ever like in “This is Letting Go.”Also with guest vocal performancesfrom singers like Matt Skiba fromAlkaline Trio, Endgame shows thatRise Against is still evolving theirmusic after 10 years and 6 albums.While the music is always important toa Rise Against CD, Tim McIlrath'slyrics are really what give meaning tothe music.

Like with their previous albums, thelyrics of Endgame pertain to eventsgoing on in the world right now. “Helpis on the Way” talks about the BP oilspill and Hurricane Katrina, and thelack of action taken to help the peoplea ffected. “Architects” tells the newgeneration to stand up and takeaction, and asks “Do you care to bethe layer of the bricks that seal yourfate? Or would you rather be the archi-

tect, the masters of your fate?” “Make

It Stop (September's Children)”

addresses bullying in schools, and the

consequences like suicide. “Disparity

by Design” talks about the limits of the

lower middle class, like what is going

on in Wisconsin. “Survivor Guilt” tells a

story from the point of view of a soldier

that died in Iraq, saying “I fought your

fight, bought your lie, and in return I

lost my life. What purpose does this

serve? What purpose did I serve?”

“Wait for Me” talks about a family deal-

ing with a member away on duty, and

“Endgame” talks about the end of the

world being a good thing, saying “Let's

shed this unclean skin, and start to

feel again.”

“Endgame,” while no

Revolutions Per Minute, doesn't just

return to Rise Against's punk roots, but

combines mainstream and hardcoresounds to create something truly

unique. Along with the new, mature

sound, Tim McIlrath's song writing has

never been better. Endgame is anoth-

er solid addition to Rise A g a i n s t ' s

already impressive collection of

albums.

Wil lAden

‘Endgame’ takes it to a whole new level

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4

If you are one of those seniors goingon to college next year than this articleis for you. As graduation gets closerand closer the anticipation and excite-ment for what college may bringgrows. However college brings somemajor changes compared to that ofhigh school. Here are some of thethings to expect with your college edu-cation.1. More Free Time- Most class loadsfreshmen year will consist of your “geneds” or general education classes,these are required by most collegesfor freshmen students. They are usu-ally unrelated to your major but mayhelp you become a more rounded per-son. They are mostly basic English,math, composition, science, govern-ment ,and history classes along withsome possible electives. Most stu-dents complete them within two yearsbefore focusing on their major.Managing your time in college will bekey to being successfull, you need toset apart time in the day to study.2.Social Activities- With more free timethere is more for you to be involved inthroughout college, most campuseshave a multitude of clubs organiza-tions and student groups that cover awide area of interests. Through themyou can do things such as; studyabroad, learn a new sport, join a fra-ternity or sorority, be involved in thecommunity and meet now or famouspeople. If your college has sportsteams going to games can be a greatthing to do on the weekends as well.3.Being independent- If you are goingto a university far enough away you

will probably be staying in a dorm your

freshmen year. You will have a place

of your own to decorate and maintain

how you want to, no more of mom

telling you to clean your room. You

should set up a meal plan to fit your

schedule and and know when you can

eat during the day. You will also be

able to control how you manage your

time and what to do with it, if you want

to wake up 20 minutes before your

first class you can, Its all up to you.

4. Harder work loads- This is probably

one of the biggest changes for for kids

going to college. College comes the

expectation that you are willing to

work harder to reach your goal. Those

five and six page papers you thought

were so much of a pain in high school

become a standard thing at college.

Also with class sizes being made of a

hundred plus people its kinda hard to

get help from your professor if you

need it. However, there are tutors you

can get and study groups you can join

to get help cramming for tests.

No matter what college you

attend there are many things for you to

look forward to. College can be a great

experience the important thing is just

get out there and find something you

like and do it. You never know where

you will end up or the people you will

meet, just enjoy your college experi-

ence and see where it takes you.

JohnDavison

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What will be so great about college?

What’s onyour playlist?

“No Sleep” -

Wiz Khalifa

“E.T.” Katy

Perry

“Born This

Way” - Lady

Gaga

“The GreenGrass

Grows” - TimMcGraw“Holler

Back” - LossTrailors

“I Love ThisBar” - Toby

Keith“The TalibanSong” Toby

Keith

“Satelite”

Rise Against

“Black +

Yellow” Wiz

Khalifa

“Welcome to

my Family” -

Avenged

Sevenfd

“Face Down”

- Red

Jumpsuit

“Look @ me

Now” - Chris

Brown

“Firework” -

Katy Perry

“Raise Your

Glass” - Pink

“Like Yeah”

Tech 9

Katy Loy and Carley

Lehner

Nathan Pauli

April 28, 2011

Issue 57, Volume 4

Prom is the dance of the year wherestudents get to celebrate the end ofthe school year and seniors get onelast chance to break it down on thedance floor. Prom can be stressful forsome people, whether it's askingsomeone, figuring out what to wear,deciding on where to eat, choosing agroup to go with and determining whatyou're going to do after - it can stressout even the most mellow guy.

Prom shouldn't be stressful, becauseanyone who wishes to promenade willhave a great time. So with that said,here are some tips, guidelines, ideas,and pointers about prom.

DateUsually the first step on your quest to

prom is deciding who you are going toask and how you'll ask her. Whendeciding on who you'll ask keep inmind the following; will you have agood time with her, does she have anadequate amount of swag, can shebreak it down and will she say yes. Ifyou answered yes to all of these,especially the last one, then you areready to ask her to prom. Asking is afairly difficult stop on the trek to prom;a text message or phone call simplywon't suffice. There are many differentthings that have been done before andit's okay to do something that's beendone before, but most importantly youshould add some type of creative, per-sonal spin on it.

AttireNow that you've asked your date and

she's said yes the next step is what towear. Your date would be a great per-son to bring with you when getting atuxedo. After all she is going to be theone that will have to be with you all

night. With the combination of a girland a guy's perspective you'll be look-ing fly as a kite. Next is what groupyou're going in, this part is easy,choose your friends and the peopleyou are going to stay up and get downwith.

After PromThen comes the question of what you

do after prom. There is post prom,which lasts until 3am, if you stay until

3am then you are eligible to win a vari-ety of cool prizes. Post prom is greatbecause it gives you something to dobesides going to party, drink and pos-sibly get into some unwanted shenani-gans. If you decide not to participate inpost prom, then find something fun todo with your friends, or if you find itabsolutely necessary, party responsi-bly.

Guy's guide to promAustin

Plagge

If the Guy!s Guide works for me, it will work for you too.

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Cameron ChristoffGPA: 3.986

College Plans: Attend Drake University and major in finanace.Favorite Class: Mangaging Personal Finance

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. KietzmanAdvice for the freshman: Get involved, have fun.

Summa Cum Laude

1.

April WeissGPA: 3.981

College Plans: Go to Carthage College to study Biology/Pre-Med Favorite Class: AP Music Theory

Favorite Teacher: Mr. K and Mrs. GrayAdvice for the freshman: Do your homework (even when you don!t want too

and get involved.

2.

Amanda PloofGPA: 3.976

College Plans: Attend University of Iowa to study political scienceFavorite Class: Teacher Helper

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Gray and Ms. SchwartzAdvice for the freshman: Have fun and keep up with your school work.

3.

Travis DierickxGPA: 3.961

College Plans: Attend ISU to major in Mechanical EngineeringFavorite Class: Strength TrainingFavorite Teacher: Coach Stewart

Advice for the freshman: Get involved in as many things as possible and meetnew people everyday.

4.

Grace McCammantGPA: 3.9

College Plans: Attend Iowa to be a pharmacistFavorite Class: Anatomy & Physiology

Favorite Teacher: Dr. OnkenAdvice for the freshman: Have fun and be involved because high school goes

really fast.

7.

Kelli GolinghorstGPA: 3.95

College Plans: Attend Luther College and be on the swim teamFavorite Class: AP Language

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Kietzman and Mr. WilliamsAdvice for the freshman: Don!t be afraid to challenge yourself.

6.

TJ ReedGPA: 3.955

College Plans: ISU to major in Computer & Electrical EngineeringFavorite Class: Mangaging Personal Finance

Favorite Teacher: It!s a tie between Mr. Williams and Mr. SchwartzAdvice for the freshman: Take all of the Honors/AP courses you can and

also get involved, I wish I had started participating earlier.

5.