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Volume XI • Issue 1 • October 17, 2012
The
Waunakee Community High School Waunakee, WIPurple Sage
OpinionRead Will Decorah’s view on the NFL replacement ref fiasco on page 4
FeaturesExplore the meanings of your dreams and find out what other people dream aboutpages 8-9
Photo Poll
Entertainment
Sports
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Is the new food program a good or bad thing? Learn
what your peers’ and teachers’ think on
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Lost on where to eat? See page 10 for a review of the
Roman Candle
Volleyball takes the conference title, for details on their un-defeated season see page 14
For ideas on how to spend your weekend
see page 16
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WHS HOMEPAGE
PURPLE SAGE
EDITIONS
Game encourages ‘green’ choices
October. During the school week, participants submit how they are getting to and from school. The more environmentally friendly, e.g., biking or walking, the more points awarded. Information for signing up included students’ ad-dresses which helps tracks their distance traveled to school daily. Saved car trip miles are recorded when you carpool, bike or walk. As a school, we have saved over 3,000 miles so far.
teachers worked with the proposal to purchase and install bike racks, improve teachers’ professional skills and make local bike route maps. The final activity was to plan for the 2012 at-tempt to change students’ habits via an online track-ing tool. The process of the program
is simple; make an account, tell about your “cool choic-es” and earn points for your club or organization. Sign-up’s ended the first week of
If you have heard the an-nouncements at Waunakee High School at all in the last few weeks, chances are you have caught wind of the Sustainable Transpor-tation Game.To give a little history as
to how this all started, in 2011 science teachers Kar-en Olson and Betsy Buck-ley proposed and received a grant from the Wiscon-sin K-12 Energy Educa-tion Program; KEEP. For the 2011-12 school year,
New game rewards students for making environmentally conscious choices. Game sparks competition between clubs and organziations.
Ellen DrewryNews Editor
Extra credit is available by posting what green activ-ity members have done or for something as simple as bringing a reusable water bottle to school. Points are recorded individually and for your club or organiza-tion. The winning team will be the club or organization that has the most points per person per team. Prizes are given out to
individuals weekly and to the final winning team at the end of the first quarter.
Healthy, Hunger-Free Act brings change
Many people noticed some changes when they went to get lunch during the first week of school. For high school students, they noticed smaller subs, a fruit and vegetable bar, and a lack of condiments. But what are the changes really about?Signed by the President
in December of 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act requires significant changes to the national school lunch program, which took effect at the be-ginning of the 2012-2013 school year. The major changes enacted
by the Act include calorie maximums and minimums based on age, a required ½ cup of fruits or vegetables to complete a meal and smaller portion sizes on grains and meats. These new requirements, howev-er, only include meals, as a la carte items are excluded.What has caused a lot of
problems for students is
knowing how to get their lunch with the new require-ments. Many students have been confused as soon as they walk into the lunch area. High School Principal Bri-
an Kersten simplifies the process by stating, “Left side requires fruits or veg-etables, right side you can take what you want.” What Kersten is explaining is the difference between a la carte and meal items. The majority of foods to create a meal are located on the left, while the majority of a la carte items are on the
employees. Vikki Hoyer, Waunakee Taher food ser-vice director, and Ami Schiminek, assistant food service director, have at-tended training through the Department of Public Instruction, School Nutri-tion Association and Taher. However, Hoyer said the process went very smooth-ly, and the biggest issue was implementing the food and vegetable requirement in the Middle and High Schools. However, this new Act has
been met with a lot of con-troversy from all over the country. “Students have been pretty resilient,” says Kersten. In Mukwanago, WI, students boycotted the changes, and a group of Kansas students produced a popular YouTube video titled “We are Hungry,” in response to smaller portion sizes. While Waunakee students
Freshman Nicole Amundsen chooses the required half cup of fruit in the new bar in the lunch line. (Photo by Kelly Moran)
Taylor MulcaheyReporter
see FOODpage 3
Dreams
right. Building a meal consists of
three steps. First, choose an entrée from the clas-sic station, diner station, pizza parlor, grab n’ go or international cuisine. Then, visit the fruit and vegetable bar and take at least ½ cup. Finally, choose a milk, and the meal is complete.The process for imple-
menting the new program has been very difficult for schools within the district and around the country. A lot of time has been put into learning the new rules and training food service
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The fourth stop, ‘Main Street Businesses’ was also Koltes Lum-ber for a period of time but now is unoccupied. (Photo
by Caroline Hayney)
Ellen Drewry, News EditorNews
It is no secret that we are the only Waunakee in the world. Take a journey back in time to explore the rich history of Waunakee and
Audio Tour lets everyone explore the history of WaunakeeAmanda Lungren
Reporterits inhabitants through the new “Waunakee Audio Tour.” The tour was put togeth-
er by last year’s Exploring Wisconsin students. Their research included reading
various news articles, ex-ploring photographs and maps and interviewing lo-cals. The students’ teach-er, Mr. Huttenburg, local librarian Katie Brenner, school librarians and the Wisconsin State Historical Society also played a big part in the creation of the tour. Starting at the old train
depot, the tour travels all around Waunakee, talking about the history of the businesses, schools, and people. The tour also highlights
some of Waunakee’s most important historical events, such as the fire of 1879 and the building of St. John the Baptist Church.
Listeners can experience the tour by either using their cell phone or visiting the OnCell Mobile Tour site. To listen to the tour yourself, call (608) 302-4211 or visit the Exploring Wisconsin Waunakee Audio Tour page under the LMTC
Panera caters to Top Teacher Pat Fischer
Pat Fischer (middle left) poses with Kylie Kaltenberg (middle right) and two Panera rep-resentatives when receiving her award on Friday, October 12. (Photo by Sammy Kauper)
The tour begins at the old train depot, now known as the Cham-ber of Commerce for Waunakee. (Photo by Caroline Hayney)
tab on the Waunakee High School website. The website also conve-
niently offers a Google Map with every stop labelled, so if you decide to use the mo-bile option, you can travel with the tour.
Senior Kylie Kaltenberg recently won Panera’s Top Teacher Contest, a writing contest put on by Panera in efforts to recognize teach-ers who have changed stu-dents’ lives.
The contest was specific to the Madison area and Kaltenbergs’s essay was chosen to be the best out of hundreds of entries.
Kaltenberg wrote a 400 word essay about a teacher that changed her life for her Effective Writing class with English teacher Mrs. Lisa Carothers. Then her mom found out about the Panera contest through an
email from her Panera club membership, and Kalten-berg entered the essay.
When talking with Kaltenberg, it is easy to see how much Instructor Pat Fischer means to her, along with the whole Spanish program. Kaltenberg cred-its Fischer for her double majoring in Spanish next year along with the oppor-
Ellen DrewryNews Editor
tunity of studying abroad.
Many Spanish 5 students know
about one of the prizes Kaltenberg won; a catered breakfast for her Spanish class, but the prizes extend-ed far beyond just that. Mrs. Fischer received a $100 gift card to Office Max and a $200 gift card to Panera. Kaltenberg received a Nook and $50 gift card to Panera. However, Kaltenberg says the things she gained from this experience were “not
“““ I was finally able to thank the Spanish pro-gram for all they have
done for me throughout my life. ”
Senior Kylie Kaltenberg
“““I felt that not only did I nominate Señora Fischer, but the whole
Spanish program.”Senior Kylie Kaltenberg
only physical things, but also confidence in myself.” She raves about the posi-tive impact the Spanish program has had on her, so it is easy to see where her essay would have a strong argument in Mrs. Fischer’s favor.
Kaltenberg did not tell Mrs. Fischer
about the contest until af-ter she had turned in the essay, so it was a surprise.
Senior Kylie Kaltenberg wins Panera Top Teacher Contest in recognition of Mrs. Pat Fischer.
Instructor Ellen Grunder enjoys a bagel as part of the catered breakfast for the Spanish 5 class. (Photo by Sammy Kauper)
News
Waunakee Neighborhood Connections is a non-prof-it organization that works towards distributing re-sources to the people of our community. There are many ways that
WNC does this, but a big one is through the help of volunteers. Each month there are many volunteer opportunities that stu-dents are strongly encour-aged to get involved in. By getting involved students are able to get more volun-teer hours, give back to our community, and physically see the changes they are making. This month there are many opportunities to get involved. On October 5th Koats for
Kids was held at the home football game and deliv-ered a fairly good turnout. Also happening at the
high school this month is the annual laundry, soap and diaper drive, and the hat, glove and mitten drive. There is a big purple bin
WNC offers many volunteer opportunities
outside of the school store where laundry and diaper items can be donated. Pig-gly Wiggly and Walgreens also have donation bins. If donating items does not work out, there is always the option of donating monetarily online. This year the names of those who do-nated online are put into a drawing to win one of two $50 Alice.com gift cards. All these donations help WNC
Caitlin McGuireCommunity Outreach Director
Sophomore Flannery Raabe donates a bottle of detergent in the purple bin located in front of the school store. (Photo by Emma Fullenkamp)
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News BriefOne Act Upcoming CompetitionsOne Act is well underway this year, practicing Rock of
Ages daily. Their competition series starts on October 20, with the District event at Waunakee. There will be six schools competing for the judges’ approval to move on to Sectionals. Sectionals will be on November 3rd in DeForest. The highest level is the State Competition in LaCrosse on November 16 and 17. Waunakee One Act has been to the state competition for the past 21 straight years.
and other winter clothing are being collected. So look for the purple bins or go online and start donating now. Other than those oppor-
tunities, there are volun-
teer sign ups and further opportunities at WNC’s website and SignUpGe-nius.com. Make sure to check out WNC’s Twitter: @waunakeeconnect and Facebook page: Waunakee Neighborhood Connection as well.Finally, you can contact
senior Allysa Loeffelholz ([email protected]) who is a current WNC Board member, for further information or opportuni-ties. WNC is always looking
for more volunteers and can always use the help of WHS students. Time re-quirements vary by each volunteer experience, so don’t let that hold you back from helping out. Look into these opportunities, find one that suits you and start helping now.
have not been as outspo-ken, people who are un-happy with the changes are going to turn to other options, such as buying a la carte, bringing their own lunch or eating out.The Act was signed to help
create healthier kids and fight childhood obesity. There is a lot of discussion over whether or not this is the best option. Kersten stated, “A large
part of eating habits are go-ing to be formed at home.” However, Kersten also feels that the fruit and vegetable
bar exposes kids to new healthy foods that they otherwise would not have tried, and he therefore un-derstands the merit of the new program. “We know that the new
regulations are on the right track to healthy eating and we are very supportive,” said Hoyer. The new lunch program, as
a result of the Healthy Hun-ger Free Act, has caused a lot of nationwide contro-versy. However, with time, students will adjust to the changes, hopefully eating a little healthier in the pro-cess.
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FOOD
reach their goal. The goal this year is to collect 400 packages of diapers and 800 bottles of laundry soap to ensure there is enough to support the community. The drive ends on October 20. HERO club is holding a
glove, mitten and hat drive for WNC. In the front of the office in the high school is yet another purple bin where hats, gloves, mittens
become a full-time employee. Obviously there were disputes between each of these topics, and it led to a referee lockout
for about four months. If you ask me, it seems that the NFL
is always asking to pay less money to not only the off ic ials this y e a r . I ’ m
sure we all remember the players’ lockout last year, where the league and owners wanted more money for themselves and less for the players. You would think they would realize they a l r e a d y
have enough money to live
100 lives, so they should focus on things that expand your business, not their wallets.
The whole replacement ref ordeal made a big impact on not only the league, but the fans as well. A lot of people
in their position: the highest level of football they have ever officiated is high school, and now people are asking them to ref a professional football game. There is a huge difference in the number of rules they have to remember and the overall speed of the game.
You are probably asking, “ What does this have to
do with me, a student at Waunakee High School?”
For me and most Packer fans, the day after the Seahawks game was a dark one. It was as if someone we loved was taken from us in an unfair, unbelievable way. Okay, maybe it was not that bad, but it was disappointing. My mood was shot for most of the day because I was still angry and bitter from the night before. It also affects us because if your favorite team loses a game because of these officials, it could ruin their whole season.
Luckily for us however, the referee lockout ended just after week three of the regular season. The normal and familiar faces put on the black and white stripes and showed up all around the country on their first Sunday back. So for now, or at least until 2019, we will not be seeing anymore replacement officials.
were losing respect for the NFL, and it became some what of a laughing stock throughout the social world.
My advice to the league off ices and Mr. Goodel l would be to start focusing on improving the league and the
game by making it more enjoyable for everyone that is
a part o f i t , f a n s included. And, not only improve the league, but fix the problems they have right in front of them, and the money
will take care of itself.
As far as the replacement officials go, y e s t h e y made some b a d , e v e n
h o r re nd o u s , calls, but how much of the blame can we really put on them? It is easy for us to say, “I would have made that call,” when we are sitting in our basement watching 25 replays of the same play. Put yourself
I’m sure by now most of us have heard about the NFL’s decision to use replacement officials during a lockout with the regular officials we are used to seeing every Sunday. Ranging from middle school principals to part-time high school o f f i c i a l s , t h i s group of men has definitely made their mark on football.
Now, because most of us have no idea why the normal officials are in a lockout, I will take the time to inform you.
The first thing that everyone must remember is that the NFL is not just a football league and source of entertainment, it is also a business. It is a business just like any other, in which everyone is working towards making the most money, the officials included.
In a short summary, the officials are asking for a better retirement plan and higher salaries. The NFL, on the other hand, is asking to hire more official crews to allow more rest time and for every ref to
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Kellianne Mielke, Opinion EditorOpinion
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The worst call in the nation Will Decorah
Columnist
Talk about the roundabout
Kellianne Mielke Opinion Editor
Over the past couple years there has been much controversy about whether Waunakee should place a roundabout at the corner of Mobil and Walgreens, the intersection of High-way 19 and Highway Q.
After two years of re-search, the village has agreed with the Wisconsin Department of Transporta-tion to switch the intersec-tion to a roundabout.
Even though many peo-ple oppose the change now, it will end up being benefi-cial. Many studies show im-provements in traffic flow once roundabouts replace intersections.
It will make people hap-
pier because on their way home from a long day at work or school, they will not have to wait in a line of cars backed up all the way to the high school.
Another benefit of the new roundabout is it will help us to become more energy efficient. This is be-cause the improvement in traffic flow will reduce the amount of time cars sit at the stoplight wasting gas and emitting carbon into the atmosphere.
For pedestrians, round-abouts are actually safer, albeit less convenient. In order to cross the road by a roundabout, a pedestrian must walk on sidewalks around the perimeter of the roundabout. Overall, the new roundabout will be a beneficial addition to Waunakee.
New roundabout will eventually prove beneficial
Thumbs up!
Presidential ads and calls
WNC volunteeringoppertunities
Green and Healthy Contest
water bottles
No School November coming up
Three sports win conference
Replacement officials
Wasted fruits and veggies
at lunch
THumbs DOWN...
False accusations of painting
opponents’ fields
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OpinionWednesday SocietyQuotable
UOTE
– Michelle Obama
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we can help create a
culture where our kids ask for healthy
options instead of resisting
them.
It seems like putting down the school lunch program is all you hear about in the halls these days. The high price of meals, poor quality of food and paltry limits on ketchup packets are all outburts of complaint heard during the lunch periods. However, before you go and put packages of tomato paste under the lids of the toilets or write harshly worded letters of complaint to the lunch staff, consider the motive lying behind these changes.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was recently signed into law and strictly monitors what schools can and cannot serve at lunch. It has put restrictions on the amount of salt and fat in the meals and limits overall caloric content of the meals to 850 calories. I have heard many grievances, especially from athletes, about how this is not enough to keep them satisfied. But many studies have shown 850 calories to be more than enough for a lunch.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the recommended amount of calories in a day for a teenager
New school lunches: friend or foe?is around 2,200. If you are athletic, it might be another 400 calories. When you divide it out, that would be just about 850 calories for lunch.
As one who has Spanish in a warm, dim classroom right after lunch, I can attest to falling victim to one of the big worries about overloading on calories during lunch. A higher-than-average calorie meal leaves you sleepy through the next half of the day.
As much as I think this can improve health and focus in the classroom, I do have a problem with this new policy. Students around the school and even the district are not eating all 850 calories. Because some of the food being put on the trays such as the required cup of fruits and vegetables does not taste as good, it gets thrown out. There have been reports of massive waste all through our district and the nation.
Although the intentions of this act are commendable, the guidelines for this policy have to be amended. This senseless discarding of perfectly good food needs to be put to an end.
The
speaksStaff Editorial
Democrat or Republican?Take a look and decide for yourself.
THumbs DOWN...
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OpinionAnika Hauck
Columnist
If you are interested in participating in a Food For Kidz event, you can sign up at
the Waunakee Village Center.
“I don’t like that the other line [Chef Chris] is gone, and overall, it’s just bad.”
Emily WilderGrade 10
“The prices are a bit hefty, and it’s ridiculous.”
Blake Anderson and Andy HagenGrade 12
“What do you think of the new school lunch program?”
“I believe that any change that promotes healthy eat-ing is a beneficial change.”
Jennifer JohnsonEnglish Instructor
“It’s tasty, and I like it.”
Austin IhrkeGrade 9
“It’s so bad that I don’t even eat here.”
Kassel GillGrade 11
W hile mak ing healthy choices may not be a top priority for the typical high school student, the topic has now weaseled its way to become one of the most talked about concerns in the United States.
I mean, there are only about 1/5 of us high school students who are overweight, and getting a serious illness that we would have to deal with every single day for the rest of our lives wouldn’t be that bad, would it? Actually yes, it would. Now with the numbers
rocketing higher than ever, the government has passed a new law to attempt to deflate America’s teenage corpulence.
Waunakee High School is now abiding to the new law by having smaller portions of proteins, breads and grains and larger portions of fruits and veggies. While I am glad people of authority are concerned about my generation’s health, I personally think this law is a weak approach. The biggest cause of obesity is simply the poor quality of foods, not how much you eat day to day. In fact, athletes should be eating more so they do not get hungry during their after-
school practices. I believe this new law should have been about food quality rather than food quantity.
To see everything for myself, I went through the lunch line. Being pretty full to begin with, I picked up a few celery sticks from a fairly full bin, some canned pear slices, and a cup of juice. Then, when I sat down to eat, I personally thought the pears tasted excessively sugary, but finished them anyway. Next, I ate my celery, but it didn’t taste very fresh. After that, I was curious as to what the ingredients were in the juice I picked up, and I am not sure why I was surprised
to find the second ingredient was high fructose corn syrup. I decided I would not finish that.
My point is that while it would seem I ate a fairly healthy lunch of celery, pears, and juice, it really was not since it was just a lot of processed sugar. It only makes sense that if you are consuming lots of sugar everyday, you will gain weight, even if it is not an excessive amount.
As I said before, this new law should not have been about the amount of food students are being served, it should be about the quality of the food being served. One way I like to get my fruits and vegetables for
the day is by juicing. You put a few fruits and vegetables into a juicer, and it makes you a tasty, refreshing and filling drink. If the school had only five juicers, then getting your daily intake of fruits and vegetables would be much simpler and it would not have to be so unpleasant.
With the installation of a couple juicers and a simple upgrade in the food quality, there would be no cuts in our food portions, and it would make the battle against obesity easier in school. Overall, the new lunch law had the right idea but missed the real dilemma.
Hanging out with friends, listening to music and talking to people are some things we all do and enjoy doing. Now think if you could hang out with friends, talk, listen to music and help people all at the same time?
I love every October when the “Food for Kidz” program comes and holds a charity event where volunteers make food packages at the Waunakee Community Center. I know
you are thinking, “I can’t cook.” Well, do not worry: you do not have to. All you need to do is hold a bag and dump ingredients in it.
T h i s i s m y f a v o r i t e community service work I have ever taken place in. You do not have to cook, clean, organize or build things. That is what I love about it. You get to hang out with friends and listen to cool music like you would any other day, only now you are also helping people; and not just in faraway places like Africa or Guatemala, but people here in Waunakee and Madison.
Food For Kidz is a great oppertunity to volunteer and meet new people
5.5 ounces
every day
3 cupsevery day
6 ouncesevery day
2 cupsevery day
2.5 cups every day
Alexandra OhmColumnist
School lunch program should favor quality over quantity
Waunakee Gives Back
FeaturesJenna Frazier, Features Editor
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This past summer, fifteen students left for a once-in-a-lifetime nine day paleontol-ogy experience excavating fossils in Kansas.
They left August 4 for He-bron, Nebraska and then left for a tour of the Sternberg Museum in Hayes, Kansas the next day. For the following five days, they stayed at Wi-nona High School in Winona, Kansas.
Those five days consisted of vigorous fieldwork at the site, which was in the chalk beds of Western Kansas about 25 minutes away from the school. This particular site was great for digging because of the marine deposits from the Cretaceous Period, which was over 70,000,000 years ago. They expected to find creatures like fish, turtles and other marine reptiles.
Senior Connor O’Rourke said he, “learned a lot about
creatures that used to live in the Western Interior Seaway, like mosasaurs and xiphacti-nus.”
When asked about a typical day, senior Mimi Cuccia said, “[It] would entail walking around the quarried out areas, and as soon as you saw some-thing out of the ordinary, you would find a comfortable seat and dig it out. As simple as it sounds, it really was a great experience.”
This trip was not exclu-sively fun though; it was a great learning experience for the students. Senior Graham Steinhauer said, “At the Stern-berg Museum, we learned a lot about the geologic history of the Central United States as well as the creatures that lived there. After we arrived in Winona, I learned how to properly locate a fossil, exca-vate it, and plaster it.”
Many of the students men-tioned patience is important when excavating fossils. Mimi Cuccia shared that “Patience
really pays off on this trip. The fossils that we found were so amazing. Even just a fish jaw was worth the wait of all that meticulous digging.” O’Rourke also agreed that patience pays off, “because some of the larger fossils took days to dig out.”
After five days out in the
field, students started their voyage home August 11 with positive attitudes toward the whole experience. Many said they would definitely go again if they could because they had an awesome time and it was worth enduring the hot tem-peratures. The fossils they had worked with were prepared
in the paleontology prep lab at Waunakee High School and then placed on display. Although participants in the trip were only allowed to keep some of their finds, they will always keep the memories from Kansas with them.
Students gather outside the Sternberg Museum in Haynes, Kansas, where they learned about the geologic history of the Central United States. (Photo submitted)
Trip Favorites
Proud Moments
New Experiences
Junior Kaitlin Ripley and homeschooled student Susannah Tebon work with pickaxes in the chalk beds of Western Kansas, excavating Cretaceious-age marine deposits. (Photo submitted)
“My favorite part was late night volleyball. After dinner, ten or so people went to the gym to play volleyball. Nothing on that trip made me laugh harder than seeing Connor O’Rourke, among oth-ers, whiff his serves.” -Graham Steinhauer
“My favorite thing other than the digging was most definitely playing dodgeball after a hard day with all the other students. It got really intense!” -Mimi Cuccia
“My favorite part was that feeling you got when you finished digging out a fossil because you finally get to see the result of the hours of work you put into digging it up.” -Connor O’Rourke
“I was proud of myself every time I found a fossil because they can be almost invisible in the rock. Although I was proud of myself, I was more proud of the group as a whole. Everyone worked hard all day long in 100+ degree heat, and I never heard anyone complain during the entire week.” -Graham Steinhauer
“I was proud of the fact that I helped a lot of people dig up their fossils, as I wasn’t lucky enough to find a very large fossil to work on by myself.” -Connor O’Rourke
Lizzie RungeReporter
“Before the trip, I had never dug up anything more impressive than tiny shells in limestone, so basically everything about paleontology was new to me. During lunch, Mr. Bower brought out a special treat for everyone to try...smoked oysters and sardines were on the menu, and they were delicious.” -Graham Steinhauer
“I got to use a pickaxe for the first time in my life, which was a little exciting for the first few minutes, but it was exhausting after a while. I also learned how to pick out fossils from rock faces, which made it a lot easier to find fossils.” -Connor O’Rourke
Students excavate fossils in Western Kansas
Whatdoyourdreamsmean?W
hatdreamsdoyouremember?
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DREAMS
What do your dreams mean to you? Dreams are series’ of sensations, im-ages, or thoughts that pass through a sleeping person's mind.
The idea of a dream goes deep beneath what most consider them to mean. Although many people have different dream experienc-es, dreaming, for certain, occurs with everyone. Most people dream in color, while other people may dream in black and white, just the same as many people can remember their dreams, but many cannot.
Essentially, dreaming occurs when you are asleep and is designed to be a symbolic language that communicates with your
subconscious mind. Your subconscious processes your dreams and actually sends symbolic messages and symbols that, in return, are portrayed as the im-ages you seen. Because of that process, the meaning behind a dream goes far beyond what you see. Psy-chologists believe there are many reasons why we have the dreams we do. Some of the theories state we dream to cope with problems, re-live moments we cherish, or even imagine something we normally could not obtain in real life.
By the end of a person’s life, they will have slept about one-third of it. Because so much time is spent sleeping, you can imagine that much of your life is also spent dreaming. In total, the average person spends around 6 years of
their life dreaming, which is a total of 2,100 days. People spend at least one to two hours dreaming each night with a total of four to seven dreams occurring during that time period. Scientists have found that within five minutes of a dream, a human loses half of the memory about that par-ticular dream, and after ten minutes, over 90 percent is lost. In dreams, people are only able to see faces that they already know. Because information about dreams is subjective, no concrete data can be obtained about them. The ideas and facts about dreams are forever changing, but one thing re-mains the same—dreaming is one of the most interest-ing and mysterious things that happen to someone on a daily basis.
Dreaming:eighthwonderoftheworld
““I was a black man fighting in a war
and after getting shot in the side, I
ran to a house and pieced together a
gun that I used to shoot people with.
Senior Taylor Mulcahey
““I had a dream in 5th grade that some demon scare-
crow gouged out my family’s eyes in a cornfield
Freshman Taylor Tillman
““I was just walking down the street and
everything was made out of cheese.
Senior Aidan Bakken
““I had a dream that I was driving a truck full of yoga balls and I drove
off a cliff, but it was okay because I landed on one of the balls.
Sophomore Cameron Meinholz
““I was on a cruise and my mom and grandma started wrestling in the
wine cellar. My grandma then stabbed my brother with a razor that
you shave with, and it woke me up because I was so frightened.
Senior Sam Scheel
“
“I dreamt that ‘Mickey Mouse’ was a
swear word and whoever said it got shot.
Sophomore Brett Furst
““I had a dream that giant seahorses swarmed the land and took over. They were
too strong to fight back against, so I waited with my family until they came for us.
Senior Tommy Wiesler
“
“Last night I dreamt I was one of the people in Saw.
Junior Bryce Statz
All about
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NATUREsymbolizesindependence,serenity,restoration,andrebirth
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Source:http://www.dreamforth.com
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Brittney Hauke, Entertainment EditorEntertainment
The Milk Carton Kids formed in 2011 when solo art-ists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan both decided to put their solo careers on hold and play together.
They both hold the same ideals about life, even agree-ing to release their music for free on their website. Ever since, they have released two albums and toured twice. They are currently touring through the United States and Canada.
The Milk Carton Kids were recently brought back into the spotlight when they per-formed a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR in late August.
The Milk Carton Kids al-bum Prologue tugs at listen-ers’ heartstrings. Evoking a feeling of homesickness out of the depths of your soul, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan blend their voices and twist together their guitar skills to tell tales of heart-break and lost love. Released in July of 2011, this album is an abundance of indie folk songs.
Although The Milk Carton Kids are no overnight success, their website has received over
60,000 downloads of their al-bums since their release.
The Milk Carton Kids also have the honor of opening for the indie band The Lumineers with the hit “Ho Hey” at an upcoming music festival. Be-cause they are named by the San Francisco Chronicle as “bit-
Milk Carton Kids Prologue a popular download
Amanda VenskeColumnist
Head to The Roman Candle for a tasty and local meal
Taylor MulcaheyColumnist
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TweetableWEET
America 2012: The Learning Channel has
HoneyBooBoo, History Chan-nel has Pawn-Stars: and the Science Chan-nel has Pump-
kinChunkin.– Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson)
October 17- Codebreaker, Holy Motors
October 19- 5 Broken Cam-eras, Alex Cross, Paranormal Activity 4, The Flat, Tai Chi Zero
October 25- Beyond the Hills
October 26- The Black Tu-lip, Chasing Mavericks, Cloud Atlas, Fun Size, The Loneliest Planet, The Other Son
November 2- The Man with the Iron Fists, Wreck-It Ralph (2D and 3D), Flight, The De-tails, This Must Be the Place
November 8- Skyfall: The IMAX Experience
November 9- Skyfall, Christmas in Compton, Cita-del, Coming Up Roses, Nature Calls
November 16- Black Bird, Lincoln, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Anna Karenina
November 21- Life of Pi (2D and 3D), Red Dawn, Rise of the Guardians (2D and 3D), Silver Linings Playbook
November 23- The End, Hitchcock
Coming soon to a theater near you
Whether it is a Friday night out with friends or your mom was simply too busy to make dinner, The Roman Candle has something for everyone. With only three locations all around the Madison area, this pizzeria is proud of its lo-cal, hometown feel.
The Roman Candle takes the local approach in every-thing, including their ingre-
dients. The restaurant brags the use of “over 50 local
and Wisconsin ingre-
dients,” each one marked with a small stamp in the shape of Wisconsin on their menu. They also claim the use of only Wisconsin cheeses.
With a nearly unlimited amount of choices, it is no wonder The Roman Candle is so famous for their piz-zas. This is not a place to come in and expect fast food, and they are proud of that. Each pizza is handcrafted to order and baked in tradi-tional Blodgett deck ovens. The result is a perfectly baked crust: not too thick and not too thin.
Upon my waiter’s sugges-tion, I tried the “Profession-al,” which is one of their most popular specialty pizzas con-
sisting of pesto-Alfredo sauce, feta, house blend cheese, broc-coli, bacon, g r e e n
pepper, chicken breast
and jalapeño. It was an outstanding blend
of flavors that one cannot get anywhere else. I also tried a “build-your-own” tradition-al pizza, which my brother topped with his favorites, and it was excellent as well. Both pizzas were light, not greasy, well baked and had the perfect sauce to cheese ratio, which is
always important. Also offered are appetizers,
pastas and salads. With such variety, The Roman Candle has something for everyone. It also has many great veg-etarian options and a 99
percent gluten-free crust as a choice. The menu is very easy to navigate and
reasonably priced, with op-tions that are well within the average high school student’s budget.
With its friendly, laidback atmosphere, great food and reasonable prices, The Roman Candle is a great stop for any occasion.
They have locations in Mad-ison, Middleton and Fitch-burg. You can also find them online at http://theroman-candle.com.
Local ingredients and reasonable prices make The Roman Candle a great place to go for pizza.
The Milk Carton Kids’ second album, Prologue. It is available for download on their website. (bighassle.com)
tersweet and beautiful” and by NPR as “gorgeous contem-porary folk,” I encourage you to visit The Milk Carton Kids’
website and download their latest album if you are a fan of The Decemberists or Mum-ford and Sons.
Entertainment
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Must watches and one seasoners of fall televesion 2012
The Fall TV lineup this year should provide some good entertainment and some re-ally bad shows. Here is the rundown of what you should watch.Monday: Revolution is the newest show by J.J. Abrams. The show is set 15 years after everything powered by elec-tricity shut down. Phones, computers and even cars stopped working. Various mi-litias took over and are run-ning the country. The militia’s main goal is to find out how to turn the electricity back on to get even more power. Abrams’ shows tend to be hit or miss, but I would call this one a hit. It airs 9 p.m. on NBC, and full episodes are available on Hulu.Tuesday: Tuesday is home to many new shows. Most exciting is Matthew Perry’s return in Go On. Perry plays a sports radio host who is sent to group counseling af-ter his wife’s death. The show is pretty funny. However, it
Tommy WieslerColumnist
will not last forever, unless it takes a different path than grief counseling. Fox’s Tues-day night lineup includes Raising Hope and newcomers Ben and Kate and The Mindy Project. Ben and Kate is about a single mother and her idiot brother. It received decent reviews, but started off with some poor ratings. The Mindy Project stars Mindy Kaling, who played Kelly on The Office. Kaling plays a single physician similar to her character on The Office. If you wanted Kelly to get her own show, then this is the show for you. But for most people, Kaling’s char-acter is just a bit too annoy-ing to take the lead.
Go On airs at 8 p.m. on NBC and Ben and Kate and The Min-dy Project air at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively. Wednesday: I do not think I need to mention Modern Family and its Emmy haul, but its lead in show is some-thing worth talking about. The Neighbors is about a fam-ily who lives in a neighbor-hood of aliens. The show is very weird, and it does not fit in with the other ABC shows, but if you have half an hour before Modern Family, it is
worth a glimpse. The Neighbors airs at 7:30
p.m. and Modern Family airs at 8 p.m.Thursday: I have been telling you for a while now to watch
NBC Thursdays. This year might be the end to that greatness. 30 Rock and The Office are airing their final seasons. While both shows have been declining in quality, both should end their series with some laughs. Parks and Recreation kicked off with a bang and Swanson fans need not worry. Even though Leslie
moved on from the parks de-partment, there is still plenty of Ron. If you are looking for something after these com-edies, turn to CBS’s new show Elementary. This moderniza-tion of Sherlock Holmes is one of the hottest new shows
of the fall. It did experi-ence some controver-sy over the BBC show Sherlock, but CBS claims that they are not scripting it off of that version.
30 Rock airs at 7 p.m., The Office airs at 8 p.m., Parks and Recre-ation airs at 8:30 p.m. and Elemen-tary airs at 9 p.m.
Friday: Do not panic everyone. I know I have been telling you for years, watch Community
on Thursday nights. Well, Community’s move to Fridays at 7:30 p.m. is just one of its many changes. Its biggest however, is the ab-sence of show runner Dan Harmon. Fans need not wor-ry, as one thing that will not change is the shows unique-ness. The show will continue to be its quirky, funny old self.
Community was scheduled to return October 19, but NBC has postponed the première and has not released a new re-turn date. Saturday: Saturday is College Football day. In recent years, this meant watching the Bad-gers dominate the tough Big 10 conference. This year it means watching while the Badgers struggle in the weak Big 10 conference. However, this is entertainment, not sports, so I will not go on any further.Sunday: ABC continues its drama night with Once Upon a Time, Revenge, and newcomer 666 Park Avenue. Sunday night ratings might slip for ABC without Desperate Housewives, whose final season aired last year. If these dramas are not for you, I suggest turning to-ward AMC. The Walking Dead returned October 16 at 9 p.m., and it should be another great season. After an exciting Sea-son 2 finale, the show is set up to continue where it left off.
Once Upon a Time, Revenge and 666 Park Avenue air at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. respectively.
Hopefully you will enjoy this season with the new shows it has to offer and the return of old favorites.
Borderlands 2 is an innovative co-op experienceRyan Minor
Columnist
Back in the video gam-ing days of old, gaming with friends was not as easy as hopping onto your Xbox Live account and plugging in a mic. To play with someone else, you had to physically be in the room with them. Video game developers realized that if you gave a controller to the other guy or gal in the room, the game suddenly became much more enjoyable.
However, more and more game developers are forget-ting what it was that brought people together to play games in the past: co-op. Fewer games today even include co-op, let alone stress it.
A few years ago, a game called Borderlands changed that. Bringing humor, a new art style, co-op built through the entirety of the game and mixes of FPS and RPG ele-
ments, Gearbox’s Borderlands showed co-op could be fun again.
The newly released Borderlands 2, how-ever, shows co-op can be 2000 percent more awesome. At its heart, the game is a lot like the original: same world, same art style, same gun randomizer feature, same skill tree sys-tem, same controls and a bunch of re-turning characters.
But this time, Gearbox was not satisfied. They mas-sively updated the gun creation system, allowing for many millions of different guns to be gener-ated on the fly. You get rocket launch-ers that fly towards
their enemy, belt fed laser guns, railguns, grenade launchers, hom-ing grenades and talking guns.
The new game world is also many times big-ger and much more diverse. No more Desert One connects to Des-ert Two connects to Desert Three. Instead, you travel between arctic shelves to skyscraper cit-ies and under-ground caverns. To fill these new massive areas are new and massive enemies, add-ing more variety to the hordes of things trying to kill you.
On top of all the new loot, areas and enemies is one thing that is one of the Borderlands series’ greatest strengths: how funny it is. From a myr-iad of hidden references, silly quests and hours of hilari-ous dialogue, it is easily the funniest game that has been released in awhile. You will hear everything from obscure references to ‘80s movies to jokes from recent South Park episodes and much more. It will keep you laughing and forming endless inside jokes with your friends.
With the ability to eas-ily drop in and out of any friend’s game with just two buttons from the in-game menu, co-op is very accessible and stress free. If you and up to three friends are looking for something to sink some time into, Borderlands 2 is your game.
Bored after school? Check out this list of what shows are worth following here.
Borderlands 2 is available for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the PC. It is the perfect game for anyone who enjoys playing with friends. (iverged.com)
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Entertainment
Everyone will experience a very important point in their life. Everyone has to make a decision that will ultimately influence their future. I am, of course, talking about Hallow-een night, when you decide if you should continue trick-or-treating or if you are too old for the candies. Can I push it one more year? Do you think the people giving out treats will recognize a six foot zom-bie that is just “a little tall for his age?”
When you finally do start to realize that, sadly, you are a little too big when you try to fit into your old last minute zombie costume, your age-old quest of finding that perfect candy has now perhaps come to a close. However, reflecting back on the good years can also bring up images of the worst candies you found in your bag each year. Here are the top five worst candies that come to mind.
Smarties- Yes, at first
these colorful tablets of sugar may look appealing, but when you open the plastic wrap-ping, you find they taste a lit-tle like chalk. Mmmm. I mean they could at least claim to do what they say on the wrapper: make you smarter.
J a w Breakers- I feel this is fairly self-explanatory. A candy that says it will break your jaw? Why would I want my jaw broken? I do not want to spend the next few weeks eat-ing the rest of the good candy through a straw.
Double Bubble gum- You always wonder how long it has been sitting out when you take a bite into this rock-hard candy. If your tooth does not break from the first chew, then the lack of flavor af-t e r the first couple of
chews will be a de-terrent. At least you can pass this candy on to your unsus-pecting younger sibling for a quarter or a different piece of candy. Hey, a guy has to make a living.
Miniature Bars- Oh, those sneaky adults, trying to fit healthy stuff into the won-
ders of a chocolate bar. I do not want rice, walnuts or al-monds in my chocolate. The missing space that could have been chocolate leaves emp-tiness inside of my soul. In
addition, the bar itself is small. I do not want a bite size candy bar. I also do not want a bite size chocolate bar. A Snick-ers feast? Yeah right. I
need a man’s version of choco-
late and fluff. May-be Michelle Obama
has a hand in this?All the stuff that is
passed off as “treats”- Pen-cils, toothbrushes and rai-sins do not pass for treats. You have got Halloween all wrong. You are supposed to give candy to trick-or-treat-ers, not stickers. I cannot eat a pencil and expect sweet re-sults from it. Toothbrushes are like the anti-candy. I had to walk an extra fifteen steps
to the house, up two sets of stairs and ring a doorbell for something that was not even candy. I should have known better though - it came from the dentist’s house. And fi-nally, raisins might be great in trail mix any other time of the year, but Halloween just is not the place for them. Why would I want healthy treats? Adults should know by now that there are studies show-ing that chocolate actually has beneficial health effects. Dark chocolate is where it is at.
It has taken me thirteen years, but now I am beginning to realize why people give out all of these “treats.” I find a lack of Starbursts, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Snickers and Kit Kat bars in my bag ev-ery year. It is becoming clear people keep all the good candy for themselves. Though, who am I kidding; I would do that too if I had the chance. Hey, maybe this is the year to hand out candy instead of trick-or-treating. Happy Halloween and may you avoid the top five worst candies this year.
Be sure to enjoy your Halloween without these candiesJeff Beczkiewicz
Columnist
Marvel phase two is bigger and better than first installments
Marvel has made a big name for itself in the movie industry, from Iron Man to Captain America and many others. And though Marvel does not have the rights to many of their superheroes, they are staying in the game for the foreseeable future.
All of the movies that lead up to The Avengers were mere-ly phase one of Marvel’s mov-ie plan. Phase two has been announced and is packed with the returns of superhero favorites.
The first movie is Iron Man 3, to be released May 3, 2013.
This third installment may in fact be the last one, but
actor Robert Downey Jr., who plays lead
character Tony Stark, has ex-pressed interest in continuing his image as Mr. Stark. Iron Man 3 also stars Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Fa-vreau, Don Cheadle and Ben Kingsley who is rumored to be playing The Mandarin, one of Iron Man’s greatest enemies. Iron Man 3 presented a panel about the movie during the San Diego Comic Con conven-tion over the summer.
Thor: The Dark World, the se-quel to the first Thor, is slated to be released in 2013 as well. It is set after the events of The Avengers, though no plot details have been released at the moment. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Oth-er stars include Natalie Port-man, Anthony Hopkins and Christopher Eccleston who played the nineth doctor in Doctor Who.
Speaking of sequels, the sequel to Captain America is
planned for 2014 and is titled Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This movie will fo-cus on Steve Rodgers and his struggle to become part of the modern world. The rumor around this movie is that Bucky, Cap’s partner and friend, who was killed in the first movie, will return as the Winter Soldier. Stars include Chris Evans as Steve Rodg-ers, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Se-bastian Stan as Bucky.
The Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man are two other movies that are in the plan-ning stages, and both are the first movies in their respec-tive franchises. Guardians of the Galaxy is planned to be released August 1, 2014 and Ant-Man April 3, 2015.
All of this is leading up to The Avengers 2, which right now, is debuting May 1, 2015. Joss Whedon has agreed
to direct the movie, which has many fans excited after his won-derful direction of the first movie. Originally, he was not slated to direct the sequel, and Whedon had to give it some thought.
“Avengers 2, it wasn’t a tough deci-sion. For a long time I thought, ‘Well, it’s just not going to happen’, [but] when I actually started to consider it, it became so clear that I desperately wanted to say more about these characters,” Whedon said regard-ing his choice.
Fans are hoping for the reveal of a big ga-lactic story arc in The Avengers 2 that ties in the ap-pearance of Thanos seen at the end of The Avengers.
Whatever the plot, the sec-
For the few people that plan on squeezing in one more year of tick-or-treating, consult this article for the top five candies to avoid.
Brittney HaukeEntertainment Editor
The new armor for Iron Man 3 was re-vealed at the San Diego Comic Con in July, during the panel. Robert Downey Jr. and other actors were present. (cinem-ablend.com)
Marvel is embarking on a cinematic journey of expansions to its superhero plotlines encompassing multiple years and multiple sequels.
ond phase of Marvel is, hands down, one of the biggest events in the superhero uni-verse. Be prepared to throw all your money at Marvel.
SportsWillie Freimuth, Sports Editor
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Waunakee football wins 10th straight conference title
Kelly MartinManaging Editor
Senior offensive tackle Mark Siehoff blocks a Reedsburg defender on September 28. The Warriors beat the Beavers 34-0, extending the home win streak to 90 games. (Photo by Danielle Ninedorf)
The undefeated Waunakee football team enters the playoffs with a 44 game winning streak that is only four games short of the most consecutive wins in state history, (48) held by Manitowoc. A third straight undefeated season would put Waunakee up by one over the record.
Not only are the Warriors within setting another record, but the team secured their 10th straight conference title and 14th in the past 15 years with a 13-10 victory over Mount Horeb-Barneveld last Friday night. Head Coach Pat Rice enters the playoffs with his team for his 21st season, with a 220-28 overall record.
In the playoffs, Waunakee looks to win their fourth straight Division 2 state title and become only the second school in WIAA history to win more than three in a row. The Warriors (2009-11) joined Lancaster (2000-02), Manitowoc (1984-86),
Monro e (1990-92) , and Two Rivers (1980-82) as the only other schools to win thre e cons e c ut ive s tate championships.
Waunakee faced two major questions going into the 2012-13 season. The first being how to rebuild a winning team after graduating 15 starters on offense and defense, including all-state running back and freshman at the University of Wisconsin, Leo Musso and all-state kicker, also a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, Jack Russell. The second question being how to prepare for the two first games of the season against rivals Monona Grove and DeForest.
The first game of the season sent Waunakee on the road to Monona Grove. With only a minute knocked off the clock, the Warriors found themselves down 14-0. The Warriors came back in the second half but remained down by four, until early in the third quarter when senior Will Helbing put the Warriors up for the first time, 26-24. Senior Tyler Reynolds helped secure the 45-38 victory with four touchdowns.
With the first game under their belt, Waunakee hosted DeForest on August 31. The Norskies lead the Warriors 14-3 at halftime. Senior Ryan Kruser scored a touchdown in the third quarter and junior
Tyler Jensen intercepted a pass at midfield to help secure the 24-14 win.
The conference title came down to the final match-up against Mount Horeb-Barneveld. Waunakee traveled to Mount Horeb-Barneveld to face the also undefeated Vikings. The teams remained scoreless in the first quarter after several attempts by both teams. Waunakee’s junior Luke Russell missed a field goal attempt in the first quarter but the Vikings responded with a field goal of their own in the second quarter.
Waunakee went into half-time behind by three, but senior quar terback Wil l Decorah plowed into the end-zone from one yard out to put the Warriors up by three in the third quarter.
D e c o r a h s a i d , “ M y motivation is losing. I hate losing more than anything and that hate fuels me every game.”
Reynolds rushed across the goal-line in the fourth quarter to put Waunakee up 13-10. Jensen intercepted a pass on the Waunakee 10 to stop a Viking drive late in the fourth quarter. Waunakee
was forced to punt with 1:30 to play, but junior defensive tackle Alex Horras picked off another Viking throw just inside Waunakee territory to secure the 13-10 win.
Decorah said, “[Winning conference] means so much, it was our first goal for the season and to accomplish it the way we did, it couldn’t have happened any better.”
For the first round of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs, the Warriors will face Wilmot Union this Friday at Warrior Stadium at 7 p.m.
Boys’ and girls’ cross country place high at conference meet
Senior Patrick Ballweg (right) and junior Brady Zimprich compete in Sun Prairie on October 6. The boys took second place at the conference meet on October 13. (Photo by Kaitlin Brock)
Willie FreimuthSports Editor
D e s p i t e g r a d u a t i n g Taylor Zimprich and Sarah Heinemann to the University of Wisconsin Badgers, the Waunakee boys’ and girls’ cross country teams both are having stellar seasons.
After a strong showing at conference last year, the girls’ team was once again crowned conference champions, edging DeForest 40-43 on October 13 at Mt. Horeb high school.
Sophomore Sam Slattery placed the highest amongst Waunakee runners on the day, finishing fourth with
a t ime of 16:51. Junior Maggie Heinemann finished sixth, running a 16:58, and sophomore Sara Freimuth finished eighth with a time of 17:26. Sophomore Grace Gaugert f inished behind Freimuth with a time of 17:31. Junior Nikki Kulcyk finished in 13th place with a time of 17:40. Slattery, Heinemann and Freimuth earned first team all-conference honors. Gaugert and Kulcyk earned second team honors.
On the boys’ side, junior Noah Stamsta was the fastest Warrior, finishing sixth with 17:42, earning himself first team all-conference. Freshmen Nathan Dorn finished 10th, and seniors Stephen Cruz, Ben Young, and Joe Witt finished 11th, 13th, and 18th, respectively. All four earned second team all-conference honors. As a team, the boys
f in ishe d s e cond b ehind Baraboo. Both boys ’ and
girls’ automatically qualified for Sectionals at the Yahara
Hills Running Course in Madison this Saturday.
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Photo by Lydia DornInterview by Erin Moran
Volleyball reigns as undefeated conference champions
Seniors Elizabeth Evans and Caroline Hayney jump to block a spike on October 11 against Portage. (Photo by Erin Moran)
Capping off an undefeated c o n fe re n c e s e a s o n , t h e Waunakee Warrior volleyball team is rol l ing into the postseason with a full head of steam.
The Warriors (19-7, 12-0) achieved their goal of a conference championship with a win against rival DeForest on October 9. They gained sole possession of the Conference Championship with a win against Portage on October 11.
“ I t ’s a m a z i n g t o w i n conference,” senior Kelly Cefalu said. “With this team it makes it so much better.”
The Warriors are the five seed in their sectional, and begin play at home against 12
seed Tomah Thursday, October 18. Should they win, they play the winner of Verona and LaCrosse Logan on Saturday, October 20 in the Regional Final.
Senior Elizabeth Evans said, “We put ourselves in a pretty good position by getting fifth seed this year, so hopefully we can use that to get us as far.”
Confidence is a key attribute the team must carry with them throughout the playoffs.
J u n ior L i z A r m s t ron g said, “We’ll have to take the postseason one match at a time, and always go into it knowing that we have the skill and the potential to make it far.”
Cefalu said, “We’re going to see some really good teams but we’ll always go in with the mindset to win and we’ll take each game as it comes to us.”
This attitude and mindset has carried the Warriors this far into the season, and Evans, Cefalu, and Armstrong all believe teamwork, optimism, and perseverance led to this
success. “We play together as a team,
and everyone believes in each other,” Armstrong said. “We never give up and keep a positive attitude.”
Senior Kelly Moran said, “We mesh and all get along so well. I’ve never experienced a team like this.”
Evans added, “Everybody works together and never gives up on the ball.”
The Warriors’ ultimate goal is to “make it as far into playoffs as possible,” as Evans put it, or as Moran said, “hopefully make it to state.”
T h e D i v i s i o n 1 s t a t e tournament will be held at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Thursday, November 1 through Saturday, November 3.
Willie FreimuthSports Editor
Girls’ tennis sends athletes to state for second year in a row
Girls’ golf season ends short of a state appearance
Waunakee g ir ls tennis dominated this season going 75-0 in the Badger North Conference. All seven flights moved onto the Conference Championships for the first time in team history.
Senior Ally Pulvermacher, paired with junior Megan Clack, lost in the Sub Sectional rounds to Middleton, but P u l v e r m a c h e r t h o u g h t positively of the season. Pulvermacher said “I feel we had great team chemistry, and it took us farther in the
season.” She went on to say, “We tried our hardest and finished the season off strong.”
The pair of senior Allie Taylor and freshman Bobbi Stricker earned the number one seed at Sectionals. They played Sauk, Reedsburg, Verona and Memorial and earned their spot in the State Championships at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison.
Taylor said, “I ’m really excited and [going to state] has been my goal since my freshman year.”
Also moving on to the State Championships in singles
Bryanna BuchmanSports Reporter
were juniors Shelby and Tilly Chorney. Shelby Chorney beat Middleton’s Emily Oberwetter 6-0 in two sets to win Sectionals and advance to state. Tilly Chorney moved onto state as a special qualifier. She did not win Sectionals but, because of conference play, gained a spot in the State Championship.
Tilly and Shelby Chorney as well as Taylor and Stricker represented Waunakee as they competed in the State Championships on Thursday, October 11 through Saturday, October 13.
On Thursday, October 11,
the first round of the State Championships began. All Waunakee athletes advanced past the first round. Shelby Chorney defeated her second round opponent in two sets by the score of 6-0, 6-3, ensuring her a spot in the next round.
However, Tilly Chorney and the Taylor-Stricker team were ousted in the second round.
Shelby Chorney dropped her third round match 6-3, 6-2, ending a productive and historic season for the Waunakee girls’ tennis team.
Although the team won all their conference matches, the team fell short of winning the Conference Championship by seven strokes to rival Portage. Following conference, the team advanced on to Regionals at Portage.
Overall, Waunakee took third place with 361 points, just behind Madison Memorial with 345 and Middleton with 336.
T he team advanced to Sectionals at Beaver Dam. The team took fifth place overall with a 386 behind Verona Area,
Stoughton, Madison Memorial and Middleton. Senior Maddie Murphy tied with three others for 9th place with an 89. Senior Sydney Anhalt took 27th with a 97. Senior Morgan Parnell and sophomore Mal lor y Leppla tied for 32th place with a 100 and sophomore Alyssa Knight took 42nd place with 109 strokes.
A n h a l t s a i d , “ O u r season ended with a very disappointing rounds at Sectionals in Beaver Dam. Everyone on the team shot rounds that were not normal
for us, much worse actually. We fell short of advancing to state but we sort of expected it competing with some of the best teams in the state.”
Murphy said, “It was very tough to watch my golf season come to an end. Senior year was truly bittersweet. We not only did well in competitions, but we had a blast playing a simple yet difficult game. Golf is all about how you make it, and I would have to say our team stayed positive throughout the season.”
Kelly MartinManaging Editor
After two straight years of state appearances, the Waunakee girls’ golf team
ended their season at the WIAA Sectionals.
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Boys’ soccer finds block in road to state
Senior Austin Gerber battles a Watertown offensive player on Thursday, September 27 at the War-rior soccer stadium. Waunakee settled for a 0-0 tie against the Goslings. (Photo by Lindsay Denu)
The Waunakee boys’ soccer team may not have ended up where they had hoped, but they still walked away with a season to be proud of.
Earning a share of the Badger North Conference Championship, the Warriors finished 12-4-7, going 4-1 in conference play. Their only conference loss came against DeForest on September 25. The loss put them in a tie with Mount Horeb-Barneveld atop the conference standings, nonetheless accomplishing their goal of winning the conference championship.
Senior Patrick O’Connell commented, “I think we did so well this season because we have been playing with each other for over a decade. We know each other’s strengths and weaknesses so that we can play off of those and work together to find a way to win.”
The Warriors began the postseason as a fifth seed in a sectional that consisted
of many of the area’s top teams, including the reigning state champion and one seed Middleton Cardinals. Madison West, who the Warriors played a close 4-2 game earlier in the year, earned the two seed. The Warriors tied the three seed Oregon 0-0 in the first game of the year.
The journey to Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee and a state championship began for the Warriors on Tuesday, October 9 against LaCrosse Central. With three goals in each half, Waunakee cruised to a 6-0 victory, sending them to the regional final against the four seed Madison Memorial Spartans at Breese Stevens Field Thursday, October 11.
T he much ant ic ipate d matchup between the four seed Spartans and the five seed Warriors lived up to the hype. The first half was closely contested, tied 0-0.
Senior Casey Grosshauser said, “We talked it over at half and I thought our boys would come out stronger than them.” It turned out to be the opposite. Just three minutes into the second half, Memorial sophomore Hunter Brandon put the Spartans ahead 1-0, beating senior goalkeeper Sean Bakken. “We weren’t too worried about it,” Grosshauser said about the early goal.
That mentality showed just five minutes later, in the form of senior Aidan Bakken’s goal. Aidan Bakken took a pass from sophomore Dane Zaher and put in the equalizer at the 53rd minute. Little did the Warriors know, but that would be the last goal of their season. Seven minutes later, in the 60th minute, the Spartans beat Sean Bakken again, scoring what would be the winning goal. They added an insurance score in the 72nd minute, effectively
ending the Warriors season.“ T hose two goals they
scored…we made errors and they capitalized,” Grosshauser said. Sean Bakken had seven saves, but they were not enough as three goals beat the Warriors’ lone goal.
For the seniors, this was the last time they would get to play together as a team. Both O’Connell and Grosshauser were confident that the team would make a deep playoff run.
O’Connell said the abrupt end to the season was “a shock at first. Going into the game and thinking this could be my last game wasn’t a mindset I wanted to be in.” He added, “Our team played with a lot of heart and didn’t stop fighting until the last whistle.”
Grosshauser summed it up best, “It was hard to grasp the fact that my high school career was over. But hey, life moves on, and I could never be more proud of my boys.”
Willie FreimuthSports Editor
With conference approaching, girls’ swim is staying afloat
Sophomore Emma Fullenkamp swims the back stroke September 25 against River Valley. The girls’ team fell just short in a tough contest with the Blackhawks, 88-82. (Photo by Sara Freimuth)
With a new team and a new coach, the Waunakee girls’ swim team wasn’t exactly sure what to expect this season.
Junior Danielle Amundsen said, “For the team, we’re re-ally striving to just do our best and make a strong comeback even though things are chang-ing a lot this year.”
On Tuesday, September 25, the team had a dual meet against River Valley. The two teams were very close the whole meet with River Valley eventually beating Waunakee 88-82.
Junior Elena Patz com-mented, “Our season has been going pretty well. We’ve had a lot of injury and sickness, but we’re getting through it.”
The girls came back strong the next week in their dual meet against Sauk Prairie. Waunakee beat Sauk Prairie
86½-83½ to win the meet. Waunakee’s 200 yard medley relay took first place. Sopho-more Allison Pierce took first place in both the 200 yard IM and the 100 yard backstroke. Both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle were won by senior Elissa Hermsen, and Patz won the 100 yard butterfly and the 500 yard freestyle.
Head Coach Rich Lampe commented, “There are some people getting best times, which is really good,” and Patz added, “Going [for] all best times is always a goal.”
With the conference meet approaching, Lampe said, “We are looking forward to the big-ger meets as we move forward [in our season].”
The girls’ team is currently expected to take third at the meet and Patz said, “It would be cool if our team could get conference runner-up and maybe take a few relays to
state.”Hermsen and Patz finished
1st and 2nd in the 100 me-ter fly at the Fort Atkinson Invitational on October 13.
The team finished sixth. The Warriors’ Senior Night was October 16 agasint Lodi, but results were unavailable at press time. The conference
meet will be held October 26 at the Waunakee Aquatic Center. The Warriors will compete at Sectionals on November 2-3.
Sara FreimuthSports Reporter
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Page 16October 17, 2012 The Purple Sage
Spicing up Waunakee nightlife
Keva Sports Center is the host of Sober Saturday Nights during the year and is free for students. (Photo submitted)
Students gather in Der Rathskeller; movies and con-certs are free for the public during the year in Der Rathskeller. (Photo by Anna Evansen)
ThisyearisthefourthseasoninarowforKevaSportsCenter’sSoberSaturdayNights.ThisseasonkickedoffSeptember29.Studentsingrades7through12areallowedandencouragedtoattendanightatKevawheretheycanplaygames,participateinsportsorjusthangoutinthelounge.SoberSaturdayNightswerestartedinanattempttoallowstudentstohaveasafeandsoberopportunityfortheweekend.Sincetheeventstartedin2009,thenumberofstudentswhoattendhasgrowndrasticallyinnumber.Studentsareabletochoosebetweensoccer,volleyball,badmittonandbasketball.Wiigamesandboardgamesareavailableforstudentstoplayaswell.SoberSaturdayNightsrunfrom7to10p.m.andwerestartedbyAliStone3yearsagoin2009.Startingthisyear,theeventisfreeduetotheBallwegFamilyofDealerships.Studentsarealsoprovidedwithfreepizza,sodaandaT-shirt.Inthepast,studentshaveevenbeenvisitedbylocalsportscelebritieswhojoininthefun.EachstudentmusthaveawaiversignedandabidetothelistofrulesprovidedbythestaffatKeva.TheopportunitiesforSoberSaturdayNightsthisseasonare:December15,2012;February2,2013;April13,2013andMay4,2013
TheMemorialUnionhasbeenamajorattractionthissummerduetotheappealoftheTerrace.Aswenearthelatermonthsoftheyear,however,itisbecomingtoocoldtospendtimeoutsidebythewaterenjoyingthefreemusicandwarmpizza;theunionhasoptionsforfreeindooractivitiesthroughouttheschoolyear.Manyoftheseeventsinvolvefreeconcertsormovieshowings.SomeoftheeventsheldintheMemorialUnionincludelecturesorlessonsonphotographyorart.Eventscomingupthismonthinclude:Concert: Army Navy with The Violet Lights, 10-19-12 at 9:30 p.m. in the RathskellerConcert: Ivan and Alyosha with Chamberlin, 10-20-12 at 9:30 p.m. in the RathskellerOpen Mic Night: 10-23-12 from 8-11 p.m. in the RathskellerThe Wisconsin Rewind Lecture: Josh Bycel, 10-25-12 from 5-6 p.m. in the Tripp CommonsOpen Mic Night: 10-30-12 from 8-11 p.m. in the RathskellerEventsavailableduringNovemberinclude:Free Art Fridays: Mini Masters, 11-2-12 at 5 p.m. at the Lakefront on LangdonConcert: The Daredevil Christopher Wright with Cuddle Magic, 11-2-12 at 9:30 p.m. in the RathskellerOpen Mic Night: 11-13-12 from 8-11 p.m. in the RathskellerTaste of Cultures: Discover Saudi Arabia, 11-8-12 from 6-8 p.m. in the Great Hall
Thisyear,theKeepWisconsinWarm/CoolFundishostingthethirdannualA-MaizingCharityCornMaze.ThenineacrecornmazeislocatedattheOldSauk’sBuisinessParkonthewestsideofMadison.Thenot-for-profitcornmazedonatesalloftheproceedstotheKeepWisconsinWarm/CoolFundtoprovideservicesforenergy-relatedemergenciesandisoneofonlyasmallfewmazesthatarenot-for-profit.TheKWW/CFwasfoundedin1996andworkstoprovideenergyforfamiliesincrisis.Themazeisopenfrom10a.m.to4p.m.onThursdays,SaturdaysandSundays.OnFridays,themazeisopenfrom12p.m.to9p.m.ThemazeofficiallyclosesNovember4.Ticketsare$8peradultand$6perchild. ThecornmazeisnottheonlyattractionavailableforthoselookingforsomeHalloweenfun.Therearealsopumpkinsforsaleaswellasactivitiessuchasfacepainting,crafts,coloring,apettingzooandphotoopportunities.Thereareconcessionsavailableforguestsaswell. Youmayalsoscheduleagrouptourthroughthecornmaze.Ticketscost$5foreachpersonwhoisinagroupof5peopleormore.
WiththeendofOctoberalreadyrapidlyapproaching,thedesiretowatchscarymovies,carvepumpkinsandvisithauntedhousesandcornmazesagainisgreatlyincreasing.Thisyear,themosttalkedaboutHalloweeneventisthehauntedforestatSchuster’sFarminDeerfield.TheforestisopenforallonFridaysandSaturdays.Ticketsare$15perpersonandaresolduntil10p.m.StudentswhobringtheirI.D.smaygetinfor$12perperson.Theforestisde-signedforages12andup.Schuster’sFarmalsoprovidesthepublicwithascarefreecornmaze.Schuster’salsohostsbonfiresforgroupsoffamilyorfriendsforareasonableprice.Thestaffmayalsoprovidegroupswiths’moressupplies,ciderorhotchocolateuponrequest. TheMayrFamilyFarminDeForestoffersasimilarexperiencetotheSchuster’sfarm.TheMayrFamilyFarmholdsahauntedcornmazeonOctober19,20,26and27.Thoseundertheageof16musthaveanadultwiththematalltimes.Thegeneraladmissionpriceis$10perperson.Abonfireisheldallnightlongforvisitorstositbyafterorbeforethemaze.Themazeremainshauntedfrom7-10p.m.
QuakerSteakandLubeisprimarilyknownforitsTuesday“allyoucaneat”wings.However,theQuakerSteakandLubeinMiddleton,Wisconsinoffersadifferentexperienceforcostumersaswell.Thursdaynights,theQuakerinMiddletonalsohostskaraokefortheirpatrons.Karaokerunsfrom9p.m.until1a.m.Quakeralsoofferslivemusiconoccasionandthemednightsforholidaysorsportsevents. AsimilaractivityforthoselookingtogrababitetoeatistheMonroeStreetFoodTour.Thetourwillleadyouto4differenttastingareasandmanyotherattractionsindowntownMadison.ThetourisonSundaysfrom12:30p.m.to3:45p.m.endingOctober28.ThosewillingtotakethedowntownexcursionwillmeetatOrangeTreeImportstogetstartedontheirthreehourtour.Ticketsare$48apersonandmustbepurchasedaheadoftime.Thetourtakesplacerainorshine.
Quaker Steak and Lube in Middleton holds karaoke for patrons on Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. (www.thelube.com)
OnSunday,October28,HalloweenattheZoowilltakeplaceattheHenryVilasZoo.Visitorsareen-couragedtodressupastheirfavoriteHalloweencharacterandtakeawalkthroughthezoo.SomeofthefeaturesatHalloweenattheZooincludefreetrick-or-treating,anactivitytentandevensomelivemusic.Theeventhasactivitiestohelpwithorangutanconservationanddeforestationincludingfillingbagswithpalmoilcandy.ThisactivityhelpswithconservationduetotheproductionofpalmoilinIndonesiaandMalaysia. HalloweenattheZoowasstartedin1987andhelpstoraisemoneyfortheHenryVilasZoo.Thismon-eyallowstheZootostayfreetoall.Theeventtakesplacefrom10a.m.to4p.m.Thelivemusic,courtesyofKenandtheKenlandBandrunsfrom11a.m.to2p.m.
Summer is officially over, and students are at a loss for what to spend their weekends doing. This month, we take a look at some of the options for those who prefer to get out on the weekends.