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Notorious killers and murders

Profiles of vicious murderers and their horrible crimes.

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What the editors think is hot and not at Mazama.

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I’m from NorwaySolmoy Austbo, exchange student from Norway, gives a little insight into her life and what it is like to visit America.

Underage students vote in Mazama primary

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Total votes: 522Students at 837Non-votes: 450

Presidential election will be held on November 4

MHS:Mock election shows interestingly similar voter habits

AARON BROCKEY

Editor-in-Chief Will America see its first African-American President? Will it see its first woman Vice President? Either way, this election will go down in the history books as one of the closest, most emotional elec-tions ever, not to mention a first for the good ‘ol U.S.A. As in real life politics, there is al-ways a very large handful of people that opt out of voicing their opinion on the election. In the Mazama primary, there were roughly 450 students that did not vote. Although an imitation of a real election, 53% of the stu-dent population did not have a voice. In terms of the national election, approximately 64 million people over the age of 18 were not registered to vote as of 2004. That means that those 64 million peo-ple have no say whatsoever on the future of their country and ultimately their lives. It is extremely important to vote

if a person is able, the future of the entire United States depends on who the people think will be the right candidate to run the country. Without voting, people may be giv-ing up the basic unalienable rights outlined in the Declaration of Independence, of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For how can they possess these rights if deci-sions as important as these are being made for them? This mock election also revealed the natural hostile attitude that comes out of people during presidential election time. Lisa Shmidt’s freshman English class al-most broke out into an irate argument while in the process of voting, luckily she was able to hold it down. “I think it is important for students to have their own opinions about politics, but I wanted them to keep it to themselves to prevent any arguments,” Shmidt says, “Politics is the hardest kind of conversation to have because there are always going to be disagreements.”

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Powderpuff gets roughMazama powderpuff scores and pictures from the gradu-ating class games and the rivalry games against KU.

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Is voting for Senator McCain because he chose Governor Palin as his running mate a good voting strategy?“Absolutely not, the vice president will not sign bills... Nor will they give the di-rect address to our country, the only thing the vice president is really recognized for is when there is a scandal, which Palin is notorious for in Alaska.”

If you were running for president, who would you pick as your running mate?

“Mr. Hall... No joke!”

What do you dislike about the candidates?

“The one thing I dislike about Obama is that he is all about pro-choice and I think that women should have the right to choose, but it shouldn’t be so easy. And I don’t really like any-thing about McCain.”

What do you think is the most important issue being discussed in politics for the upcoming election?

“Gas prices for sure!”

Is there a particular issue that would persuade your vote?“Immigration. This country is made of different immigrants and this generation of people don’t let them come from the south. They should at least find a way to choose the right people to allow them en-ter the U.S.... So a better solution to the problem is needed.”

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Mazama Senior High School

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Underage students vote in Mazama Primary

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Total votes: 522Students at MHS: 972Non-votes: 450

Presidential Election will be held on November 4

See PRIMARY, page6

Man On The Street If you were running for president, whowould you pick as your running mate?Compiled by Aaron Brockey, Billie Smith and Noel Swartz

Their perspectives on some very important issuesBarack Obama John McCain

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For more of Barack’s views andplans on important issues, seeISSUES, page 6

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School districtsto merge in 2009

Klamath County voterschoose to merge the Cityand County school districtsover the “unnessesarilycomplicated” boundarychanges.

Migrating toHornet and Peli-can territory

Aaron Brockey and Chris-tine Reed “Go to school” atother basin high schools tosee how different and thesame we all are, and theirviews on rivalry.

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Profiles on serial killers andmurders that stuck in history.

Vikings gear upfor the gameagainst Henley

The football team is pumpedup and ready for the game,but will the team’s improve-ment prove to be enough todefeat the pesky Hornets?

Read our blog onbroadcasting

The staff of The MazamaRune propose adding a tele-vision broadcast section tothe journalism program,looks to be approved by ad-ministration.

Special Olympicsseeks new young volunteersA great way to spruce up re-sumes for jobs and collegeadmission

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Ads which promote illegal products under Oregon law, oppose any religion, are written in bad taste, include racial comments, sexist comments and/or false statements will not be accepted. The Editorial Board has the right to refuse any ad. No advertisement that is copyright protected, libelous, irresponsible, or that violates school or community standards for good taste will be accepted. Students who appear in ads must sign a model release acknowledging that they will accept no monetary remuneration from the client, and that their appearance in the ad is for the benefit of the publication rather than the business or professional. All advertising accepted by the staff must meet the same guidelines as editorial content.Please call (541) 885-4289 if you have any questions.

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The journalism students at Mazama High School publish the Rune, the only official newspaper on campus. The purpose of the newspaper is to factually inform and entertain its readers. As an established open forum for the student body, truth will be the staff’s major goal. It is the responsibility of each of the staff members to adhere to the Journalism Code of Ethics as set by the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. The code states that journalists cannot accept gifts, favors, or privileges that could compromise their integrity. All material published will be the result of brainstorming by the staff. Subjects stimulating to the majority of the student body will be used. The Editorial Board, which is comprised of the editor-in chief and assistant editor, will determine the priority of the stories and the overall design of the publication. The adviser serves to give students a better understanding of the functions and ethics of a publication. The adviser does not serve as a censure. Student editors will decide the material to be published. In accordance with community standards, profanity will not appear in the publication.

Students are free to express an opinion on matters of public interest under the “fair comment rule”. Under this rule, the student has the right to intelligently criticize the school and its policies.

Editorials reflect the opinion of the Rune. Opinion stories reflect the opinion of the writer and do not represent the opinion of the faculty and illustrations of MHS.

Controversial issues will be covered from both points of view. School news as well as any local, national, or international events will also be covered.

All illustrations (artwork, photos, cameras, and maps) will be bylined and any factual errors will be corrected.

Letters to the editor are welcomed. All letters must be signed and between 200 and 300 words long. They may be submitted to the editor in room 46.

The Rune retains the right to edit letters to comply with journalistic standards. All possible effort will be taken to maintain the original intent of the letter.

This is your school. Help improve it through your opinions, praises, and constructive criticisms. If voiced aloud and in large enough numbers, we can bring about a change.

The Mazama Rune Editorial Policy The staff of the Mazama Rune will:

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2. Strive to eliminate spelling and grammar errors.

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Halloween Costumes Are they allowed?

KRISTIN SIZEMORE

Staff Reporter

Break out the pumpkin socks and fake vampire teeth, because that’s just about as spooky as it gets here at Mazama. Ever wonder why it was okay to dress up as pirates and princesses in elementary school, but not now? Almost every year principal Terry Bennett sends out either a written statement or an announcement about Halloween costume appropriateness. However, Mazama High School does not have a policy forbidding them. In the past, Halloween has been carefully watched, due to an incident where simply stating that a student’s creativity got a little bit out of hand would most definitely be an understatement. Halloween has the reputation of spooky costumes and trick-or-treating. What is appropriate for school should not be a question. Although students have not been allowed to wear costumes to school in the past, students almost always find a way to work around the Halloween costume rules in order to have a little bit

of creative fun for this holiday, even if it means simply changing their style for the day. Halloween this year falls on a Friday, and many students would like to dress up at school, but the question is, are they allowed to? The answer to this question lies in Mazama’s handy-dandy student hand book in the dress code section (page 45). Costumes are not forbidden if they do not violate the school dress code, such as:requirement of shoes, no hats or head coverings, top and bottom garments must meet or overlap, nothing whatsoever gang related, no alcohol or drug references, etc. Also, note that administrators reserve the right to determine whether or not any item of clothing is appropriate. Please also note that Mr. Bennett may, at any time, send out a statement regarding Halloween costumes, which of course will determine the official rules for this year. Other than that, have a good Halloween, be creative, have fun, and don’t make your dentists too angry.

CAITLIN HINTON & SHELLEY MORRIS

Staff Reporter

Every second weekend of October the little town of Merrill hosts the annual Potato Festival to celebrate the potato and potato farmers.

The spirits of the town are always higher this time of year. Everyone is getting ready to celebrate and getting shops prepared; people and organizations come together to clean the town and make booths to reach out to the community and visiting families. John Ongman, a volunteer firefighter for the city of Merrill and the Lions Club said “[there are] exhibits, booths, the parade, pop-warner football, horse shoeing tournaments, and live music from local singers.”

This year’s theme was ‘Our Heritage, Our Future,’ “just to celebrate the potato and farmers,” said

Ongman. But things this year are a little different than in the past. “[In the past] there was a big dance held Saturday night, there was a carnival, and then the Spudbowl--the big game between Lost River and Bonanza that the whole town would go to and support,” said Barbara ‘Icenbice’ Dean, a Merrill community member.

Some Mazama students and staff have been potato festival queens and candidates. Janie Kirkpatrick, a former queen representing Lost River High School, said “It was lots of fun, very exciting and I met a life long friend--Judy Story. It was a real big deal for me because I grew up in Merrill. Back then we didn’t have a whole lot to do socially so this was a real big event. We had the talent show, the queen ball, the banquet and then the harvest dance. It was a big community event.”

Cindy Kellstrom was queen in 1969 representing Henley High School. “The

year I was queen they decided to try something new. Each candidate had to create a float. Then the student body had to choose the best float and that was the winner. My float obviously won. I was dressed up as a giant potato. They wrapped me in Chicken wire, stuffed me with brown napkins, then my mom went out to our potato fields, found the biggest potato she could and put it on my baton. Then they gave me a crown and that was my float.” In the same year as Janie Kirkpatrick, another Mazama High School staff member ran- - Judy Story. “Back then, the selection of the queen was based on ticket sales, a talent competition, and chaperone input. Story says, “The best part of the whole experience for me was that I was asked to attend the Oregon State Fair and work in the Potato Commissioner’s booth with girls from all over the state…”

Potato festival changes over the years

Mazama students make a difference through one of a kind classASHLEY ALAQUINEZ

Staff Reporter

“I feel that our community is in need of changing, and that’s what this class is here to do,” says freshmen Jesce Anderson telling how she feels about Mazama’s Service Learning class.

Four days a week Kristi Sturgeon’s class gets together to voice their project ideas, plan out the details, and complete their chosen project.

When working on his project sophomore Alex Hasko says, “The thing that I look forward to the most is the looks on the other people’s faces after we’ve helped them out.”

“I think it’s a good idea having this class, because it shows our community that we care enough to take charge,” says senior Lacey Garrett stating why she thinks this class is a good

idea.Many ideas came up in

the class project discussion. One of the projects that everyone was in on was the “Fixing of the M”. Students who gave up their day off of school on Oct. 10 to move rocks, paint, and pull weeds were happy with the end results. “Before it looked easy, but as we started working we realized it was going to be harder than we thought. When we were done and we looked up at it, it looked amazing and we felt good because we knew that we did that,” says Jennifer Garlitz after they finished the project. Fixing up the “M” isn’t the last of their projects, in fact it’s only the beginning, there are many more community services to be accomplished.

Sophomore Kendra Nitz says, “One of the things I think people can learn from this class is to take a break from being

selfish and do something good for someone else.”

Mazama having a Service Learning class can have different effects on the students that attend

MHS. Sophomore CJ McCulley says, “Service learning affects me personally by making me feel good about myself and what I have done for our community.

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Ted BundyThe VW Killer

John Wayne GacyThe Clown Killer

CHRISTINE REED

Managing Editor

On November 24, 1946, Theodore Robert Cowell was born. In May of 1974, Ted Bundy took the life of his first victim, whose family wishes her name to remain anony-mous. As a child, some of his family knew something was...awry. His aunt Julia remembers waking up on numerous occasions seeing her two year old nephew attempting to slide a knife into her sheets. During his juinor high years, Bundy was much of an introvert, avoid-ing any emotionally stress-

ful situations. High school proved a turning point in popularity, but girls still didn’t seem very interested. Bundy attended a few different universities in Washington, and soon fell in love with a woman of high class, and the feeling was almost mutual. He began school-ing in California and when his girlfriend graduated, he was dumped. This may have been the event that made something inside Bundy simply snap. His infatuation with this woman evolved into an unhealthy obsses-sion. He began working harder than ever to build up a resume that his ex would

find suitable. Women saw this handsome, intelligent young man as a perfect boyfriend and potential husband. In 1973, the killer-to-be had an unexpected rendezvous with his ex-girlfriend. All of his hard work paid off; she fell for him again. Bundy eventually ended it. With this, he was very satisfied. He had done her just as wrong as she had done him, and he had hoped to somehow prove to him-self that he was too good of a man for such a woman. On January 4th, 1974, a woman was brutal-ly attacked in her bed in the basement of a home near

the University of Washing-ton. She survived, despite massive damage to her head and abdomen. Lynda Ann Healy wouldn’t get away as lucky. All the police found were large amounts of dried blood on her bed and the nightgown that was stuffed in her closet. More and more women fell prey to Bundy in the next few years. Some were never found, some were only found by the bones left behind. The gen-eral estimate of dead wom-en is around 35, but some say over 100. Bundy was executed on January 24, 1989 in the Florida State Prison in Starke, Florida.Courtesy www.rupturarecords.com

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CHRISTINE REED

Managing Editor

John Wayne Gacy was a high school dropout but nevertheless a hard-working member of the Chi-cago area. He was a diligent contractor and contributor to the Democratic party. He volunteered often for good causes and during the block parties he hosted, he dressed as Pogo the Clown to enter-tain the children. Police arrived at Gacy’s home in Norwood Park on December 23 bear-ing a search warrant. Head-ing directly to a closet, they discovered the trapdoor they had been searching for. The door revealed a crawlspace with a small amount of standing water at the bottom. Investigator Daniel Genty began digging in the southwest corner of the moist space. An unmistakable

stench arose from the freshly spread ground; the smell of death. After weeks of dig-ging and careful uncovering of Gacy’s crawlspace, they discovered the smell had been coming from the rot-ting bodies of twenty-seven different boys and young men. Four more bodies were left in a pit in Gacy’s garage, under the driveway and river near his home. These brutal mur-ders were a surprise to those who knew Gacy as the intel-ligent worker of the commu-nity. Where did he go wrong? What had hap-pened? John Stanley Gacy was a demanding father and John Jr. seemed to do no right in his father’s eyes. Constantly search-ing for approval, Gacy strived at school to help teachers, achieved accept-

able grades, did quaint after-school jobs, such as the pa-per route, helped his mother around the house and more. By simple obser-vance, Gacy saw that people respected and admired vol-unteers and other public ser-vants. He created and orga-nized a civil defense squad while still in high school and elected himself captain. The sense of popu-larity made him quite satis-fied, but he was less satisfied with his physical appear-ance. It seemed women were as well. When Gacy failed as a lady’s man, his father gibed him with names like “sissy” and “weakling”. Though constantly rejected, Gacy did not give up on impressing his father. When he was eigh-teen years old, he joined a volunteer campaign for a congressman candidate. At nineteen, Gacy decided high school wasn’t

really his forte and dropped out. He was highly in-volved in the Roman catholic church and a superb bowler on the St. John Berchmann’s parish team. He formed a young adult group called Chi Ro Club, which put on small ac-tivities like dances. After spending much time building up his credability to his father, he considered priesthood. He saw this as the ultimate step to becoming superior to his own father. The priests ig-nored his desires to do so. Gacy put himself through years of hard labor, not for himself but still for his father’s high standards. Nevertheless, his father was a hard man to please. Fed up, he fled his hometown without a word to his family. Three months lat-er, his mother found out he was working in a mortuary. He came home soon after.

While married Gacy abused and killed boys and young men in the vicini-ty. After divorce, the killings become more and more fre-quent; there was more free time to satisfy his needs. Gacy once visited fortuneteller Florence Bran-son. She handed him a deck of cards, and he pulled cards

she interpreted meaning he had boyfriends and he had some kind of darkness about his life, even crimes commit-ted against the “boyfriends”. Branson reported him and launched the search. Gacy was convict-ed of thirty-three murders and was sentenced to life in prison in southern Illinois.

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Ed GeinThe Butcher of Plainfield

David BerkowitzThe Son of Sam

CHRISTINE REED

Managing Editor

Although David Berkowitz is no mass mud-erer compared to other kill-ers, such as Bundy, he is fa-mous in terms of insanity. Berkowitz’s nick-name, Son of Sam, comes from his own belief that a 6,000 year old demon lived in his head, but spoke to him mainly through the neigh-bor’s dog. This demon, Sam, commanded him to kill. He claimed the de-mon had a mighty thirst for blood, and if he disobeyed, it made his life utterly intol-erable with its earsplitting screeching and howling. In the spring of 1975, David Berkowitz joined a cult. He claimed they performed innocent harmless actions at first, such as seances and fortune tellings. Soon the cult in-

troduced him to drugs and other heinous activities. Berkowitz claimed he attacked his first victims on Christmas Eve of 1975 using a knife. He said the first victim died, and the sec-ond was severely wounded. This account has never been confirmed by police. One July night in 1976 in Pelham Bay, several other members of the cult and Berkowitz approached the home of Mike and Rose Lauria. They couple went inside, leaving their daugh-ter and her friend in the car outside. Son of Sam at-tacked. Using a .44 cali-ber revolver, Berkowitz fired three times. One shot was fatal to Donna Lauria, the other hit Jody Valenti’s thigh and the third missed completely. Police did not sus-pect Berkowitz as the killer,

Disclaimer: This feature is for entertainment purposes only. Stories were assembled and written using information gathered from “True Crime: Serial Killers” by The Editors of Time-Life Books. The Mazama Rune does not support notoriety through murder or other means of harm to others.

but after arrest he confessed to this homicide. Criminal psychol-ogists say that Berkowitz was a paranoid and a schizo-phrenic. The “demon” was most likely an aural hal-lucination. He believed the reason he escaped arrest so many times was because the demon had cast a type of illusion over him, making him invisible to all police. All his life Berkow-itz had felt a lack of identity, an absence of being. Many murderers have broken backgrounds, whether it be parental or social issues. Berkowitz’s par-ents never married and he was given up upon birth. Any of the few friendships Son of Sam made were not long-lasting and girls were repelled from him. His explanation for this was that “There is

a force to turn peo-ple away from me. Somebody wants me destroyed, makes people dislike me and makes girls be not at-tracted to me in any way. If I had close friends or girlfriends I would be able to re-sist the force.” Psychiatrists talked to Berkow-itz, and when asked about women, his re-sponse was, “I blame them for everything. Everything evil that’s happened in the world -- somehow it goes back to them.” He later told police that after each kill, the demons would harvest the souls of the vic-tims. Six people in total were murdered by Berkow-itz, all while he claimed he

was possessed by “father Sam”. Others were wound-ed by his bullets. At one scene, Berkowitz left a letter. In it, he threatened the terrified New York area:

“POLICE: Let me haunt you with these words: I’ll be back! I’ll be back!”Berkowitz has a 365 year sentence in Fallsburg, New York.

CHRISTINE REED

Managing Editor

Ed Gein is known purely for the macabre, horrid actions he performed. Mur-ders? No, those weren’t enough for Gein. It was what was done to the bodies that horrified the people of Plainfield, Wiscon-sin. This mad killer has inspired the Hollywood horror films Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs. When police searched the home, they literally found a house of horrors. Items of tor-ture and terror were found in the house made from the rem-nants of his unfortunate vic-

tims. There was a collec-tion of shrunken heads, skull-cups, livers, hearts and intes-tines found as well. Plainsfield was in shock. The whole process had started out of curiosity. Gein’s father was an abusive alcoholic and his mother was a dominant woman who was sure to keep her two sons away from the evil temptations of women. After his father and brother died, he and his mother resided in the lonely country-side of Wisconsin. Augusta Gein filled his head with the wrongdoings of society, most linked to the evil of women and sins of the flesh.

After her death, Gein felt lost and lonely without his dictator. He boarded up every room his mother had often used, such as the living room, parlor and entire upstairs. Because he was de-prived any knowledge of wom-en other than their wickedness, Gein was a very curious man. He began spending his time lurking over anatomy books, taking interest in the female body. Gein decided to check the facts for himself. He dissected the bod-ies of several dead women he collected from graveyards. Gein was absolutely intrigued. There came a point where dead bodies simply were not enough. In 1954, Gein took

his first victim, Mary Hogan. The case was cold for three years. His next victim, Ber-nice Worden, was murdered in 1957 in her own hardware store. Gein was not known for his intelligence and left behind a sales slip bearing his name. Although Gein was charged with two murders, police estimated that the vari-ous items fashioned of human parts required at least fifteen bodies. The other thirteen were presumed cadavers from the graveyard. He was found guilty of first-degree murder, but de-clared mentally diseased. He died in 1984 in a mental hospi-tal.

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STUDENT NEWSPage 6

LELA YAZZIE

Staff Reporter

Elementary school is remembered as the innocent and simple years. Jr. High is remembered as the awkward ones, to old to do this and to young to do that. High school should be the unforgettable years of making memories that will last a lifetime.

Try going out for a sport. If the first sport doesn’t work out, then try another. Meeting new people and making new friends can improve self-esteem and social skills. Both of them will help in college and the working environment.

“I did cross country for my first two years of high

How to get the best from high schoolHave fun and get the very best experience at Mazama

school if I could go back I would have taken it all four years,” says senior Kimberly Moser.

There are also many clubs to consider: Skills USA, FBLA, Art Club, Journalism and more. Chances are there is something there that will be interesting to just about everyone. No one is forced to take them either. When people are there it’s because they want to be, which just adds to the fun.

Having a job while still in high school can be difficult. Some jobs are demanding and require much time, but it is great experience to have.

“If you really want a job make sure school

comes first,” says senior Alyssia Wilkinson.

If grades starts going down, but having a job is important, talk to the manager, being a good employee will make the manager more willing to work around other schedules.

Of course, the main focus of school is for students to learn. Here at Mazama there is a wide assortment of classes to choose from.

“I would like to have chosen electives that would have educated me more in my career choice,” says senior Shawntae Parnell.

M o s t upperclassmen just take the minimum classes required,

but when students do that they miss out on many opportunities. Remember that high school is the last four years of free education.

When students realize how short of time school is, they tend to get overwhelmed. When things get this way take a step back, relax, and breathe.

“Take every opportunity you get. Don’t regret a missed opportunity,” says senior Andrew Daw.

Be brave and take chances. Make choices on instinct, and don’t be manipulated by others. Twenty years from now when reminiscing about high school, it will be remembered as four of the best years ever.

JOIN IT: The football team, or any other team for that matter, is a great activity to be part of; they are also in need of stat keepers and concession stand workers. If you can’t join a team, sit in the stands and show support.

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JESSICA FULLER

Staff Reporter

What do you like most about Mazama?

“I don’t know. The people are really friendly and it is new.”

What are your interests?

“Soccer, I like to surf and snowboard and play beach volleyball.”

How do you like your soccer team?

“It’s great. Everyone was inviting to me.”

How’s being a senior in a foreign high school?

“It’s kind of weird, because I’m not a senior at home, so it’s weird to graduate twice. This counts as my junior year.”

Do you plan to graduate?

“Yes, I plan to graduate here. I need to pass each class with a C.”

The accomplishment I’m most proud of:

“I learned how to speak English in the fourth grade.”

Norway compared to the U.S.:

“The U.S has a lot more sun! It always rains in Norway. My favorite food in the U.S. is tacos!

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Exchange StudentCommunity Service Opportunities

CHANCE ROGERSService Learning is asking students and staff at Mazama to donate cash to a fund to help thirteen year old Chance Rogers with his bone cancer medical bills. Every dol-lar makes a difference! See Sturgeon in room 45.

TROOP SUPPLYAmerican troops currently located in Iraq are in need of simple toiletries such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet paper and lotion. If you’d like to donate these kinds of items to our brave troops, please see Becky West.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILDMillions children around the globe are in desperate situations and for many, Christ-mas signifies a glimmer of hope for peace. By packing small toys and non-parishable items in shoe boxes, Americans can help. Laurie Ross in room 46 has more specific information.

Mazama Publications (yearbook and newspaper) are selling Cold Stone Creamery punch cards. These cards have five One-Dollar-

Off boxes, two Buy-One-Get-One-Free boxes, and two Free Waffle boxes.

Worth $16, they sell for $10!Talk to a newspaper or yearbook student to buy!

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AUBREY HAGGE

Staff Reporter

The Twilight series is a thrilling love story about a teenage girl, Bella Swan, who risks her life and the lives of her friends and family when she unintentionally falls for a vampire. Stephenie Meyer started writing Twilight after she had a dream which is described in chapter 13 of Twilight. From there, she

wrote the rest of book one, then went back and filled in the beginning of the book. Meyer did not intend for her book to become a bestseller, she just wrote for fun and her own enjoyment.

The tale begins when Bella, played by Kristen Stewart in the movie, moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father and soon meets Edward Cullen, who is played by Robert Pattinson. Bella then meets Jacob

Black, whose father is Bella’s father’s best friend, and he explains to her what exactly Edward and the rest of the Cullen family are.

From there, Bella’s life is unimaginably changed throughout the next three books – New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. Bell is propelled into a mythical world that she would have never dreamed really existed.

Twilight will be in theaters November 21.

TWILIGHTThe epic saga sweeping the nation

NOEL SWARTZ

Copy Editor

Adam and Barbara are just like every other couple except they happen to be dead. After a horrific car accident brings them to a quick death they find that they are ghosts trapped in their very own home, and so begins the movie Beetlejuice. When their house goes on the market it is bought by the Deetz family, New York business man Charles and his kooky artist wife Delia. Delia goes to work immediately

remodeling the house to bring more artistic flow. This angers the young poltergeists who start to fight back and try to scare off the houses new inhabitants. They contact the afterlife’s leading bio-exorcist, a ghoul by the name of Beetlejuice. The one problem in this—Lydia. She is the daughter of Charles and Delia and she can see the dead couple Adam and Barbara. The childless ghosts take a liking to Lydia and change their minds about getting rid of the Deetz family themselves.

They soon regret contacting Beetlejuice. B e e t l e j u i c e quickly makes things worse and begins to endanger the Deetz family. When he develops a creepy liking for Lydia, Adam and Barbara must decide which is more important—resting in peace or saving the Deetz family from a fate much like their own. Beetlejuice is the perfect Halloween-themed movie for those who are tired of the same old horror flicks. This movie strings elements of black comedy throughout. Directed by Tim Burton in his usual dark style, fan of his other movies—The Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands will fall in love with this movie as well. A light-hearted comedy about the afterlife provides a safe and funny way to spend Halloween.

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A scene from Beetlejuice, a 1988 film.

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TYLER ALLEN

Staff Member

One of the strangest things in Klamath Falls is the supposed haunting of the Winema Apartments. For years people have been seeing things far beyond belief, which should only be seen in horror movies and nightmares. Things from sinks turning on without being touched to strangely dressed people being seen then disappearing into thin air are a few examples. Sometimes ancient buildings are remodeled and it seems that the spirits

may become upset at this redesign.

After talking to an employee at the Mexican restaurant downstairs (who wished to remain anonymous) from the Winema, she said a lot of strange and spooky things have happened over the time that the building has been under construction. She was at work one ordinary day when all of a sudden the little ropes up on the roof for design mysteriously started popping off there nails. The employee describes another incident where all of the sinks that are tough to turn,

suddenly started to flood water without anyone near them. Ben Piper, the owner of the building, says, “I believe that there are things beyond us, but I’m not sure what they are”. According to Mary, a resident of the Winema, there are two types of ghosts haunting the building. “There are the nice ones who just look like normal people, and don’t do much but walk right through your house. Then there are strange black figures who seem to enjoy messing with people by playing mean little tricks to scare them.”

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Haunted?KRISTIN SIZEMORE

Staff Member

Halloween costume ideas have drastically changed since the 70’s and 80’s. No more goblins and werewolves and ghosts. A student survey went out asking students of their favorite costumes, and costume plans for Halloween of 2008. There is no denying that the creativity of students is changing from the original ghosts, Frankenstein, werewolves and presidents. However, there is no doubt that this Halloween, the streets will be scattered with super heroes, pirate hats and eye patches, bunny ears, and Dracula.

After tallying up all of the costume ideas, the ten most popular costumes, in order from most to least popular, are:

1. Batman2. Vampire3. Witch4. French Maid5. Pirate6. Bunny-Gangster-Pirate-Pimp7. Lady Bug8. The Joker9. Power Ranger10. Inappropriate

Have a fun Halloween, and be safe!

Top 10 Halloween costumesMazama students vote on favorite Halloween outfits

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SHELLEY MORRIS

Staff Reporter

Bonfires, the burning ‘M’, painting the shield, the homecoming parade, and Spirit Week--What do all of these things have in common? They are all Mazama traditions.These things have been a part of our school for the last twenty years. No one really knows how most of these got started, whether they be for fun or if they have a deeper meaning. The bonfire is one of the favorites to see every year before homecoming. This year the wood was arranged in the shape of a hornets nest to symbolize the rivalry between Henley and Mazama. Along with this comes the favored homecoming parade that trails from the House of Shoes back to the school. “I enjoy showing my pride for the school and my team by riding on the football float every year,” says senior Joe Dees. Spirit Week is considered to be one of the most fun traditions here. There are different themes for every day. This year there was Crazy Hair and Glasses Day, Twin Day, Hollywood Day, and Blue and White Day. “My favorite part was getting to dress up with my friend on twin day,” states sophomore Ashley Haney. Overall, homecoming week is the most exciting tradition here at Mazma. A senior privilege is to paint the coveted Viking shield with their names. It symbolizes the pride and the mark they have left on this school. It reminds everyone of the accomplishment of soon-to-be graduates from Mazama High School. “This is one of the coolest traditions because it reminds people who the big dogs on campus are,” says Dees.

School traditions start making a comeback at Mazama

Photo by Aaron Brockey

GAZING: Students from Mazama, as well as from other schools, huddled around the burning hornet’s nest, used as this year’s bonfire to help raise school spirit and pump the football team up for the next night’s game against Henley.

Photo by Brady Fabianek / Valhalla Yearbook Photo by Nick Schwebach / Valhalla Yearbook

PLAY FAIR: The extremely close second powderpuff game at Mazama was won by the seniors by a lead of just one point.

RUN IT OUT: Junior Mikayla Garrard runs down the football field in an attempt to score a touchdown, howeverw juniors lost this game by 1.

PowderpuffKnockdown The Sophomore pow-derpuff team started the first night off with a 24 to 6 victory over the freshmen. In the second game of the night the seniors overtook the juniors for a tight win of 7 to 6. The Pelicans were put back in their place the next night when the Maza-ma sophomore team won 26 to 6 and the senior team won 10 to 6.

JULIA BASDEN

Staff Reporter

Winning has been on the minds of the Mazama girls soccer team since the beginning. Now that they’ve got wins under their belts all is good. Coming into the first game they really wanted to win so that they wouldn’t be called the underdogs anymore.

When the asked about the highlight of the season sophomore Kaylee Stevens stated, “Winning a game because last year we didn’t win any.” They didn’t just win one game, they won four. Stevens says, “the team improved on everything they could together when they were on the field.” This season varsity made it all the way to conferences. Everyone is hoping that they’ll do very well.

Most girls are looking forward to next season and looking

for more wins. For next season the team is looking for “hard workers and people that want to play to win,” Stevens says. Both beginning and advanced players are welcome to come and play with the team.

The last time Mazama girls soccer went to conferences was when JV coach Kristi Sturgeon was in high school. When asked for a statement she said, “They started as a team and ended as a team, they all worked hard to get where they are now.”

Conferences are coming up soon here at Mazama High School though the annual banquet has not yet been scheduled. The banquet honors all girls for their hard work with three awards being given to both JV and varsity players.

Stevens wants to thank all the girls that came out and played with her this season by saying, “the team improved from last year and with the girls that came on this year the whole team improved.”

Mazama girls soccer looks forward to even more success