The Blueprint

Student News from Hunter High Wolverines 4200 S. Wolverine Way, West Valley, City, Utah

Volume 25 : Issue 3 February —- March 2015

Winter Sports Score Big at State Drill Hits Jackpot in Vegas

BY: Andrea Almaraz and Michelle Rodriguez

Drill attended the national drill meet in Vegas the end of February and

came home with three 1st places in military, dance and hip-hop. We took second

in kick and over-all in hip-hop. According to Andrea Almaraz and Michelle Rodri-

guez, “The competition was different to Utah because the judges in Utah are bias

whereas the judges in Vegas were fair. Unfortunately, we had two injuries and

we had to respace the formations at the last minute. Canyon View High from Ce-

dar City was our toughest competition. The dancers were not just good as a team,

they were also good individually.”

Drill team senior, Kristy Truong, said “Vegas wasn’t how I planned it. I

was injured during warm-ups and the team had to make changes in the routine

five minutes before performance. This was my first year on Drill and even though

it was my last year, I have enjoyed every minute. Vegas was kind of sketchy and

scary.”

The best part about the trip were all the good memories. We caught a

cockroach in our kitchen where we stayed. It was really nasty. We took lots of pic-

tures at the pool and we shopped a lot. Cirque Du Solei was the best. Next year

we want to go to Disneyland.”

State Wrestling: —- 4th Place Jonathan Saafi, junior – 5A 152 lbs.

“I felt that I could have done better. I felt that I wasn’t

as focused before the matches as I needed to be. It was

a really long season and I’d like to thank my coaches

and my teammates for making me the wrestler I am

today.”

More than just pom-poms BY: Christina Slade

Every high school athletic event has an audience, but the cheerleaders

are the spirit of the sport. Cheerleaders keep the audience entertained by their

performances and they provide spirit to the crowd. Hunter High Cheerleaders

attended Nationals in Las Angeles in March 12-13. Nationals is the ultimate test

of cheerleading dedication, enthusiasm and talent.

“Competition for Nationals consisted of 24 teams meeting in Anaheim. We didn’t

place, but we learned how close cheer has made us as a family,” said Britton My-

er. “ Out of 24 teams competing, Hunter was one which received no penalties and

that is an incredible accomplishment,” said Alissa Gonzales.

Hunter High cheerleading coach,

Richelle Rindlisbacher, said that students

want to be cheerleaders because they are

really into school spirit. They practice on A –

days at 6 a.m. through 1st period. They also

practice once a week at night for 3 hours. It

cost $2,000 dollar a year as well with the

sacrifice of time for planning.

Kalie Ninow, senior has been a

cheerleader for five years. She claims that

she has spent at least $10,000 dollars and

thousands of hours for the sport. “I love to

cheer because I like getting crowds excited

for the game. I like performing in front of

them as much as getting their reaction. The

louder they shout the more fun I have.

These past five

years of cheer have

provided me with

self-esteem, grades, and confidence,” Kalie said.

Alissa Gonzales said she cheers because she love

to compete against other high schools to show that

Hunter is the best of the West. It is important to her.

She’s been cheering for six years. Cheering builds the

relationship with your team mates and we end up be-

coming family.

State Basketball:

Boy Basketball State Quarter Finals

Girls Basketball Historical 1st Region Championship

Quarter Finals

State Swimming: Claire Jackson, junior 500 Yard Freestyle- State Champ

3rd Place – Seth Kohler, senior, - 200 Yard Freestyle

4th Place – Seth Kohler, senior – 100 Yard Freestyle

6th Place 200 Free Relay– Claire Jackson, Mikayla Bambrick, Brooelle Corbridge,

Anyela Lanza

Wolverines celebrate 25 years of teamwork

Twist on a Cancer Story

BY: Chanel Gailey

Me Earl and the Dying Girl directed by Alfonso Gomez and this years’

star of the Sun Dance film festival, is not the typical love story about the boy

that falls in love with the girl dying of cancer. It won the US drama grand jury

prize and the US drama audience award.

Greg, a high school senior that keeps to himself to avoid unwanted ene-

mies is forced by his mother to become friends with his old friend Rachel. Rachel

was recently diagnosed with cancer but Greg says “We used to be pretty good

friends, but fourteen-year-old girls are psychotic.” After hanging out for a while

Greg and Rachel become close friends.

I don’t normally like those sad movies on things like cancer, but this one I

really enjoyed. It’s not a love story that’s filled with a ton of “ooshy-gooshy” mo-

ments, but has a lot of emotions that we actually feel in real live, not just stories.

Should Utah lower the voting to 16

Scholastic magazine printed a story about a sixteen year old Florida

teen, Miranda Rosenberg, who wants to vote. She said, “Currently, only

people ages 18 and older are allowed to vote in elections. I think this is

unfair. I pay taxes, why can’t I vote?” Some people feel that 16- and 17-

year-olds are not mature enough to vote. The Blueprint opinions differ.

“I believe we shouldn’t lower the voting age. Voting should be for those who un-

derstand it. Those who understand it are usually over the age of 18.”

Mariah Ahlstrom

” I don’t think the voting age should be lowered because most students don’t

know or understand politics. You shouldn’t vote for something you don’t under-

stand.” Wanica Surur

“I don’t think the age should be lowered because kids are too immature at the

age of 16.” Chanel Gailey

“I think we should keep the age at 18 to vote. I don’t think that 16 and 17 year

olds really care about politics. I don’t think my parents care about politics so why

should I. I haven’t taken a government class, but maybe I should.”

Christina Slade

“This will give the younger generation a chance to stick up for themselves politi-

cally if they want.” Devin Edwards

“I feel that lowering the age will make teens feel that this is just another useless

responsibility.” Paige Dugan

Raise minimum wage The Federal government is considering raising the minimum wage from

$7.25 and hour to $10.00. The pro for raising the wage is that it would

help adults under thirty pay for their necessities while they’re in college

and trying to start their career.

“I don’t think we should do this because of “supply and demand”. The more pay

in a job would mean less workers hired which means an even lower employment

rate. I also feel that works are paid enough for minimum skills.” Devin Edwards

“I think we should raise the minimum wage because a person working full time

making minimum wage is living in poverty. These are families and not teenagers

looking for an after-school job.” Harley McFadden

No civics test for graduation

BY:Anna Rasmussen

Dear Editor of Salt Lake Tribune,

From the February 12, SLTrib, “Senate advances civics test for stu-

dents” , legislators moved to endorse SB60 requirement for all high school stu-

dents to pass a civics test that immigrants take to gain citizenship.

It seems that Rep. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper didn’t do his research.

Stephenson declared that the main point of this bill would make civically-

illiterate students learn more about how America’s government works and give

them the information needed so that more people will be involved with political

issues. His intentions are good, but Utah high school students are required to

take a government class for credit towards graduation. If students are already

required to pass this class, then why are legislators making students pass anoth-

er test which many legislators say is easy and shouldn’t be that difficult to pass.

This bill seems to be a waste of education funding.

Cheating or copyright infringement A Faribault, Minnesota dance team plagiarized last year’s Copper Hills

High School Dance routine at National Competition this year. They

were accused of stealing the routine, an accusation which they denied.

The five other teams in the competition protested the awards ceremony.

“I feel that this coach is to blame. I think the coach should be fired or something.

This is cheating”. Alysa Wall

“Was it wrong for the girls to copy the dance costumes, make-up and music

choice? Should this plagiarism have gotten the gold 1st place? I think this was

definitely cheating. “ Chanel Gailey

“I feel that there was too much copied by the team. Officially the girls were not

breaking any rules, but I feel that there was so much copied that they should not

have attempted the same idea.” Kristy Troung

“The idea is whether or not cheating is bad and what counts as cheating. I be-

lieve what the dance team from Minnesota did by copying Copper Hill’s routine is

cheating. If they gave credit to Copper Hill’s it’d be different, but they didn’t and

it’s wrong”. Mariah Ahlstrom

It’s wrong and not fair

Eliminating Sports in High Schools

In an article from the New York Times, author Amanda Ripley wrote the

pro’s and cons of getting away from school sponsored sports. One pro for

eliminating sports is that it takes away from learning. The side against

eliminating sports feels that sports provide better life skills for students.

“I believe that we should keep schools sports because it is a gateway for many stu-

dent’s lives. It gives students a thing to do and love. It also gives students a chance

to gain social skills and help with future lives.” Mariah Ahlstrom

“As I high school athlete, athletics is the only thing that kept me in school during

high school. I feel that many students benefit and are motivated by high school

athletics.” Chelsey Robinson, teacher.

“Many kids go to college on high school athletic scholarships. The benefits out-

weigh the negatives.” Devin Edwards

“I say keep the sports in high school. They can also help strengthen academic

skills. I’m in Marching Band. We use math in everything we do, counting notes

and steps, and figuring out step size.” Kishitan Davis

“I believe we should get rid of high school sports. Schools should be focused on

learning and not how many touchdowns a school gets.” Harley McFadden

“I think we should not remove sports, but cut down on the cost. The price we spend

on sports is ridiculous and should go to academic areas”. Chanel Gailey

“Athletics requires schools to spend a lot of money for tournaments, equipment,

etc. Student athletics learn a lot about themselves, what their capable of, who they

are, and they get better jobs with better pay due to the life lessons they learn. I

say keep sports”. Valeria Chirichigno

Waffle Love Not Love At First Bite BY: Chanel Gailey

You may have heard of the colorfully painted truck that sits in parking

lots and sells freshly cooked waffles. It is known as “Waffle Love.” I talked to the

man working the truck and he explained to me how they roll all the dough at the

store in Provo and the rest of the cooking happens in the truck. This makes the

waffle fresh. He recommended trying the Chocolate Filled and Cream waffle,

which is exactly what it sounds like, a chocolate filled waffle with cream on it.

Taking his advice, I ordered the Chocolate Filled and Cream waffle. I sat

down to eat it and got no chocolate at all and personally I think the cream was

way too sweet. Maybe they forgot the chocolate inside, but that is the main part of

the waffle, so how do you miss it? I loved the painted truck and the customer ser-

vice but the tiny waffle was definitely not worth the six dollar price.

Editorial and Opinions

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