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Dates To Remember!

Today King of HeartsAssembly

February 7th King of Hearts Dance

February 14th Valentines Day

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REED GJONNES:HIKER

EXTRAORDINARE

KING OF HEARTSPREVIEW

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IN THE MOOD FORVALENTINES

STORIES?► Pages 4 & 5WHAT IS

LOVE?OXFORD

WORD OF THE YEAR

TWO SOUTH STUDENTS TO PLAY AT

CARNEGIE HALL► Page 2

WHY FAFSA IS IMPORTANT► Page 2

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The DECA State Career Development Conference, open to any member of DECA, is approaching and will be held

on Feb. 22 to 24 at the Jantzen Beach Red Lion Hotel in Portland. Around 130 students from South will be attending this conference for four days in Feb. to present projects they have been working on for months. They will be competing against roughly 1200 students from across Oregon. Stu-dents engage in role plays in which they present business proposals to a panel of judges in a Shark Tank like manner, and make and present research projects.“I’m really excited to share my project at state. I am in an Entrepreneurship Written Event. My company is a storage company

with delivery services for college students in Eugene. I think my project will do well because the increasing numbers of col-lege students, and I’m really excited to hear what the judges think,” said Maxwell Moeller ‘18Students pour three to four months worth

of work into their projects, and often look forward to presenting them.“I am excited to go and present my projects at DECA State. My partners and I have worked very hard to get to this level,” said Tate McWhorter ‘17. Students that place in the DECA State Development Conference

will be able to compete in the DECA International Career De-

velopment Conference in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Dixon, the business teacher, said that he is hoping for 30-40 students from South to place at the DECA State competition.

The logo from the Oregon DECA website

JAYSA COONS/ News Editor

NATALIE DUNN / Reporter

Salem Recognizes Black History Month

WHY FAFSA IS IMPORTANT

DECA State is at South’s Gate

Black History Month hap-pens each February, to remember the accomplish-

ments of events and African American people. It was officially recognized by the United States government in February of 1976.The theme for Black History month this year is ‘a century of black life, history, and culture’, announced by the Association for the Study of African Ameri-can Life and History. The theme is to recognize all African Ameri-can accomplishments in the past century. There is much controversy about devoting a month to an entire

race. “I think of black history month as a time for remem-brance, remembering the events that led to the numerous oppor-tunities of today and the hard-ships many suffered through to obtain more equal rights,” said Zunyana Crier ‘17.Black History Month originated from Negro History Week in 1926. Canada and the United Kingdom also recognize Black History Month as well.The Oregon Black Pioneers orga-nization has an exhibit and will host speeches at the Read Opera House downtown. The exhibit is called African Americans on the

Railroad in Oregon. It focuses on the contributions African Ameri-cans made to expand Oregon railroad systems in the 19 and 20th century. The opening recep-tion for the exhibit, which is called was held Wednesday, Feb.

4. The exhibit will be at the Reed Opera House until April 15.Last month on January 19, Martin Luther King Day, Barbara Roberts, Oregon’s former female governor spoke about various topics including, human and civil

rights issues.“I am a white ally working with communities of color,” Roberts said.In addition to Roberts, College of Law Dean at WIllamette University, Curtis Bridgeman, also spoke. “Its really crucial what this day stands for and the progress we’ve made and all the work we still have to do,” said Bridgeman.In honor of the month, there are celebrations across the country, keynote speakers and Nike is releasing a special edition collec-tion of shoes and apparel.

TIARA SCOTT / Editor in Chief

Former Governor Barbara Roberts speaks on Martin Luther King Day on civil rights issues at Willamette University

Reminder: The guest policy for dances has changed. Check by the office to see the highlighted changes.

Photo By Hope Magee.

What is FAFSA? FAFSA stands for Free Application for

Federal Student Aid. Students who plan to attend college are highly encouraged to fill out an application. FAFSA is an aid that determines the amount of ex-pected family contribution (EFC) towards a student’s education. If planning to attend college in the fall, the FAFSA must be com-pleted by June 30th. It is impor-tant to apply as soon as possible because for some schools it is first come first serve.

“It’s important to fill out the FAFSA early because financial aid offices at the colleges you

want to attend are going to start pulling that data together and they will be taking their pools of money that they have to offer either through federal grants or through their own endowments and start awarding it to their

incoming freshmen. So if you file late they may well very have already awarded all the money they have to give out. One reason to get it done by Febru-ary 1st if at all possible is that Oregon students who plan to go to college in Oregon, if they meet the income guidelines, can qualify for 2,000 dollars in schol-arship grants. So that is money you never have to pay back” said Aspire Counselor Pamela Filbert. The Aspire center [in room 234] is open to students who need help applying for FAFSA. “You are always free to come by room 234 and check things out, and see if the volunteer mentors are already busy with a student. They might need to leave their name and get called back at a later time. Usually we can accommodate students if they have a problem right away,” said Pamela Filbert. HOPE MAGEE / Copy Editor

Justen and Elmoreto Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is a venue well known for hosting a host of famous names, including

Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Louis Arm-strong, Frank Sinatra and Yo-Yo Ma. South will soon add two more to that list; Cameron Elmore ‘15 and Mikayla Justen ‘17. Justen, a trumpeter since the fifth grade, and Elmore, a bassist of 9 years,

will perform in Carnegie Hall on Sunday, Feb. 22. They both faced many challenges over the course of their musical careers, Justen being a female leader in a male-dominated section, and Elmore faced the challenge of finding a way to practice his bass without having one at home to work with.

Photo Courtesy of Oregon DECA

Breyana Jaso ’15, Omar Hidalgo Salomon ‘15, Mariah Goodell ‘15, Ryan Rambeau ‘15, Yesenia Hidalgo ‘15 and Zederic Price ‘15 pose for King of Hearts pictures

Photo By Aaron Satyanarayana

King of Hearts Dance

SKYLAR COBOS / Reporter

This year the King of Hearts assembly will take place today and the dance will

occur on the tomorrow on, Feb. 7. The theme for the dance is tiki island. Voting for court started on Jan. 6 and by that Friday the results were in; for freshman court, Alejandro Sanchez and Colin Vogt. For sophomores: Diego Ramirez-Ramirez and Francisco Ramirez, and juniors on court are Uriah Thompson and Julius Liang. Finally, Zedric Price, Ryan Rambeau, and Omar Hidalgo are the 2015 King of Hearts seniors on court. Dress code for the dance is semi-formal, with exceptions, and Mrs. August asks that girls wear ap-propriate garments underneath their dresses. She would also like students to keep in mind that be-havior at this dance determines whether we have spring fling. As far as behavior goes, the tone is appropriate dancing with “no twerking allowed.”Uriah Thompson, who has been on court once before as an es-cort, says he is “pretty excited” and thinks it will be fun. “The whole tiki island theme is sweet.”

Mikayla Justen ‘17 and Cameron Elmore ‘15 have been selected to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Photos By Chloe Curtis.

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CECILIA BARAJAS / Reporter

Reed Gjonnes: Hiker Extraordinaire

Teens for Jeans A Chance for South to win Money

CHEYENNE WARD / Reporter

KARINA ORTIZ / Reporter

CHEYENNE WARD / Reporter

Reed Gjonnes, a student here at South, has been hiking ever since she was

little. She has participated in several hikes around the United States and looks forward to do-ing more in the future.

In 2011, at age 11, Gjonnes and her father, Eric Gjonnes, hiked the Pacific Crest Trail which is 2,652 miles long. She finished after about five months of hiking and passing through Washington, Oregon, and California. At age 12, she and her father hiked the Ap-

palachian Trail, which goes through the East Coast. This hike was 2,168 miles and took them about three and a half months to finish. In 2013, the two of them hiked the Conti-nental Divide Trail which is 3,100 miles long and took the father-daughter duo five months to finish. She has also done some random hikes around Oregon.

“The Continental Divide Trail was my favorite hike, it was a more remote and vigorous hike. The wildlife and scenery was amazing,” said Reed Gjonnes.

Being a freshmen this year, Gjonnes is focusing on school-work mostly but she has some interest in Forestry Service and is still looking into her options for the future.

“I have no idea what to do in the future, I’m exploring new ideas,” said Gjonnes when talk-ing about her future.

Her accomplishments have been widely shared. Various media outlets such as USA Today and the Statesmen Journal have written reports on Gjonnes journeys.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year was held in the Las Vegas Conven-tion Center from Jan. 6 to the 9. Introduced

was many future altering electronics that range from watches with GPS locators to help parents locate their children to cars that can drive them-selves.

Some of the new products that were introduced this year have the capability to change the future of electronics in the world. This year several prod-ucts were reintroduced with better functioning and more advanced technology for these products.

For example, Samsung Electronics introduced a new flash drive called the Portable SSD T1. This flash drive is slimmer than a business card and is able to transfer information faster.

Lenovo LaVie, a brand for electronics, intro-

duced a new line of lightweight PC’s and tablets, for example a 13 inch laptop that weighs approxi-mately 1.7 pounds.

“Lightweight tablets are a plus because carry-ing around a heavy electronic can be annoying,” said Miguel Anselmo ‘16.

Also unveiled at the show this year is a patch by Fitlinxx, Fitlinxx is a computerized system that attaches to existing fitness equipment and adds an intelligence dimension to a workout. Their new patch is called the AmpStrip, a health tracker that can be worn anywhere from 3 to 7 days and will track heart rate, activity and stress.

“The AmpStrip seems very interesting and a start to a healthier country,” said Avery Chitwood ‘17.

Up until college, students nationwide have not had to worry about student

debt. Scholarships, grants, and loans serve to alleviate that fear; and the best part is that there is an abundance of them, especially scholarships. Scholar-ships are unique in that their eligibility requirements, beyond simply taking into account Grade Point Average and SAT or ACT scores. Nowadays, commu-

nity service and extracurricular activities play a large role in who is rewarded major moolah; but don’t be discouraged if clubs or sports aren’t your thing. Here are a few large scholarships that will provide relief for those who don’t have much to write down in community service or aca-demic achievements, in order of soonest deadline. Visit Clypian.com for links to the scholar-ships.

The Teens for Jeans drive is a campaign with Aeropostal and DoSomething.org. The campaign is for people to be able to

donate their gently used or brand new jeans for people in need.

“The Teens for Jeans drive is a great oppor-tunity to donate my jeans that I don’t need and donate them for people in need of them,” Daisy Martinez ’16 said.

Many schools and businesses take part in the Teens for Jeans drive, South will be taking a part in it until Feb. 14.

There is a chance for schools to win money, a performance by the Vamps, and a $10k scholar-ship opportunity, along with a free poster when you sign up at DoSomething.org.

Scholarships for South Students

Create a Greeting Card Scholarship$10,000Deadline: Feb 18Eligibility: Any high school studentSpirit of Anne Frank Scholarship $10,000Deadline: February 27Eligibility: High School seniors with community service background, specifi-cally in reference to battling prejudice and intolerance. It is RECOMMENDED to have read “The Di-ary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank.100 Black Men of America Future

Leader Scholarship$2,000Deadline: February 28Eligibility: High school seniors that have a GPA of 2.5 or greater, have completed 50 hours of “active” commu-nity service within the past 12 months with certified documentation, and will pursue full-time status at a college or university in fall of 2015.Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship$10,000Deadline: March 2Eligibility: Women who want to attend

a women’s college; have 3.5 GPA and SAT scores of 1800 or higher OR no single ACT score lower than 25), strong references, and a desire to make a contribution to society, as well as a strong sense of self.Engineering for You 2 Video Contest$25,000Deadline: March 2Eligibility: Be able to submit a 2 to 4 minute video about engineeringToyota Teen Driver Video Contest$15,000Deadline: March 16

Consumer Electronic

ShowPresents New

Gadgets

The “Smart Watch” was presented at CES this year.

South is taking part in the Teens for Jeans drive until Feb. 14.

Gjonnes on Knifes Edge on the the Continental Divide Trail in 2013.

Scholarship opportunities at South are posted in the Aspire Center. Photo courtesy from cnet.com.

Photo courtesy from Aeropostle.

Photo courtesy of Reed Gjonnes.

Photo by Cecilia Barajas.

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COLE CALDWELL / Reporter

Valentine’s Day is coming up and many people have a special person in mind to ask out on a date. This could be a nerve wracking experience and may

cause sleepless nights. To assuage those fears, here are a few very sweet and simple ways to ask somebody out on a Valentine’s Day date.Ask in person - Approach your person of interest and simply ask “Will you go on a date with me?” or the unoriginal “Will you be my Valentine?” Make it public - During school, or in any public area, make a poster or loudly ask the special someone out on a date.Give them a nice treat - Bake a cake or cookies that say, “Valentine?” It is hard to refuse a sweet treat.Find out the person’s interest - Favorite color, tv show,

or favorite food and use that to determine a way to ask your person of inter-est out on date using one or a

combination of the sugges-tions above.“Say ‘I hate everyone, but I don’t hate you. Be my Valentine?’” said Jose Ramon

Torres ’15, while suggesting a way to ask a girl to be his Valentine.Have a date planned out before hand, include flowers, chocolates, or some sort of candy. Remember to look your best and ask with confidence.

Romantic MoviesF o r t h e V e n g e f u l V a l e n t i n e s

Gifts from the

Heart

Be my Valentine?JENNIFER TAPIA-LEMUS / Opinion Editor

MIGUEL ANSELMO / Photographer

NATALIE DUNN / Opinion Editor

In general couples like to get together and grab some snacks, cuddle on the couch

and watch some Valentine’s Day movies.

The Valentine classic, The Notebook, is based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.

“Definitely one of my favorites,”said Grace Carter ‘17.

When the movie starts, Allie and Noah’s long romance begins in a nursing home where Allie unfortunately gets alzheimer’s. Her love, Noah, comes to her side every day and tells her stories of how they fell in love. Most of the movie is told via flashbacks.

A story that is also based on one of Nicholas Sparks’ books, The Lucky One, begins with Logan, played by Zac Efron, finding a picture of a girl while he is serving in Iraq. He vows to find the girl behind the photo, who he has come to believe saved his life. After traveling a

long distance, he gets a job at a ranch. The ranch is owned by Beth, the girl in the photo. Beth, who is played by Taylor Schilling, is unaware of his background.

“Worth every second of watching,” said Sarah Bartruff ‘17.

In The Vow, Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams star in an emotional film based on a true story where a woman loses her memory in a car accident. She remembers her early life, but not the moments she spent falling in love with her husband. The husband, who is still com-pletely in love with the woman he married, vows to help her remember their love story.

”It’s so romantic,” said Mad-die Peterson ‘17.

These are just some popular choices for valentines day mov-ies. Some other movies might include A Walk To Remember, Titanic, The Last Song, and Safe Haven.

Valentine’s Day is coming up soon, which brings the struggle of getting

something for friends, family, or for anyone else important in your life. Special handmade DIY presents from the bottom of your heart are a great route to go.

The first DIY is a deck of “52 Reasons Why I Love You.” Made out of a deck of cards and some printer paper, this gift is a fun way to tell your special someone why you love them!

To get started, you’ll need a deck of cards, a hole puncher, printing paper, two book rings and ribbons (optional).

First you need to brainstorm. Think of someone who you want to give this to and brain-storm 52 things what you love about her/him and write them out. Then measure the middle of each cards and cut the white paper to the exact measure-ments of middle. Hole punch each card in exact measure-ments at the left side and add

in two book rings or tie two ribbons.

The second DIY will be a can-dy bouquet. You’ll need a plant pot, floral foam, fake flowers (and leaves), candy of choice, craft sticks and hot glue.

Use the hot glue to stick the floral foam on the pot. Then hot glue the candies to the sticks and press the fake flowers onto the foam. Stick the candies to the floral foam after that and make sure they stick out more than the flowers.

Graphics By Sara Togstad.

A note is a classic way to ask someone to be your Valentine.

Photo by Chloe Curtis.

Photo by Chloe Curtis.

Photo by Anna Scherer.

“Say ‘I hate everyone, but I don’t hate you. Be my Valentine?’” -Jose Ramon Torres ’15

Sour candy is great with a sour heart on Valentine’s Day.

JENNIFER TAPIA-LEMUS / Opinion Editor

A romantic movie is a perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day.

If you hate Valentine’s day, are tired of simply wearing black, and want to take your protest to a new extreme, you can try these fun pseudo-

psycho activities.Whether you’re trying to get back at an ex, or

trying to get a date, you can enjoy a little cathartic release in the form of burning rituals.

Revenge: Acquire a personal item from the one that

wronged you. (Anything with sentiment or DNA should do.)

Place the item in a contained, fire safe, easy to control area. (Just because you may dislike the person, doesn’t mean you should put the environ-ment around you at risk).

Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper, ground chili pep-per flakes, chili powder, or any other spicy spice, along with lighter fluid on the object.

Do a little dance, sing a little song, throw a lit match into the fire, stand back a bit, and wait for the person to get down tonight.

Looking for Love:Gather the insides of cute things, or things you

love, such as stuffed animals or the fillings of your favorite treats.

Stay safe by practicing proper fire safety in your burning ritual. (No need to risk an eyebrow,

or worse, while trying to create a connection with someone)

Sprinkle loving things like sugar and spice and everything nice, along with lighter fluid on the object.

Do a little dance, sing a little song, light a little match, throw it in, stand back and make a little love.

Movies are always a safe activity to partake in for those who want a laid back Valentines Day.

“I’m just going to watch movies and pig out with my best friend,” said Amanda Kelvin ‘18.

Older classics are always a reliable choice. Grease, Footloose, and Dirty Dancing are the fall-back of many singletons, as well as Titanic.

“I’m going to cry over the Titanic, which I’ve never watched before,” said Zoelle Collins ‘17.

Single people who think that performing a ritual is a bit much, but still can’t stand the holi-day can always block out the events of the day with music. If one is bitter because they’ve been wronged, or are single and proud of it, they can look up a perfect playlist on 8tracks or Spotify.

The who don’t want to be alone can always take a page from Jessica Biel’s character on Val-entines Day, and throw an anti-Valentine themed party. Simply cover a room in black decorations and specify that it is a singles party on your invita-tions or e-vites. Spice up the night with foods like Red Hots or Voodoo men from Voodoo Dough-nuts. Then tie the night together with a heart shaped pinata to beat candy out of.

For those who are sad and will not have val-entines can spend their days like Andy Honyak ‘17 who said that he will be home alone sitting in chocolate.

*Note: these rituals are fake. They are made up by the author and will not work regardless of religious affiliation, gender, or race.

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The customary act of giving candy, mostly chocolates, on Valentine’s Day is one

we all know. Those corny, yet sentimental, heart-shaped box-es accompanied by a bouquet of flowers is something many would like to receive from a sig-nificant other. No matter what kind of candy he/she receives, you’re guaranteed some sort of gratitude, but why not go the extra step and purchase some-thing with a bit more quality?

♥ ♥ ♥ Store Bought: ♥ ♥ ♥Most people go out to buy

their candy at their local big-box stores. People are known to only buy specially-branded Valentine’s candy that big com-panies release. While some en-joy these branded candies, the classiest consumers will always be a more fond choice for those with more mature tastes and desires.♥ Ferrero Rocher: These ping-pong sized chocolate and hazelnut spheres are simple, yet classy. They’re available throughout the entire year and can typically be found in small packs right at checkout coun-ters. These Italian delicacies are also available in boxes of 12, 16, 18, 24, and 48.♥ Ghirardelli, Dove, Godiva and other name brands: These kinds of chocolates, for a price, feature higher quality ingredi-ents and presentation. Even the regular packaging can look fancy enough to the eye of the giftee, though most companies also package them in a more traditional style for the holiday. ♥ Regular candies/chocolates: Simplicity can go a long way. It’s better to give something than nothing at all. Many stores sell variety packs with fun-sized chocolates/candies. Truth be told, there’s still a level of qual-ity that you could take into account. Purchasing an assorted bag from a dollar store will typically yield cheaper-quality sweets as opposed to larger stores such as Walmart or Tar-get. If possible, go for regular

sized candy bars, make up for quality/variety with size. In addition, there’s an expectancy for smaller gifts so handing out something bigger than what they may expect would cer-tainly catch interest.♥ ♥ ♥ Locally Made: ♥ ♥

♥Would you rather stay

away from these pre-packaged sweets and go with something made here in town? Look no further as Salem has a variety of options down-town to keep your gift boxes full.♥ See’s Candies: Choco-holics rejoice! See’s offers assorted choco-lates of your choice. The extensive selection includes brittles, tof-fees, fudge, truffles, and more. This holiday season, they are offer-ing Valentine’s boxes to store store-bought choc-olates in. See’s Candy is located downtown right next to JCPenney.♥ Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: For the Valentine’s occasion, the store is selling boxed chocolates in addition to their already massive offering of sweets. If you want to go the extra mile, purchase their other delicacies such as their chocolate-dipped strawberries, or caramel apples. Rocky Moun-tain Chocolate Factory is locat-ed in the Salem Center, next to Epris.♥ The Little Cannoli Bakery: Want something a little more niche? Do you, or whoever your gifting to, possess more cultured tastes? Then hop on over to the Reed Opera House! The Little Cannoli Bakery offers pastries and cookies. Everyone gets chocolate or sweethearts but how impressive would it be to get your valentine eclairs or

macarons?♥ Sugar Sugar: A new local favorite tucked between busi-nesses on State Street, in the same block as the Reed Opera House. Sugar Sugar is a newer shop going into it’s fourth year of business here in Salem. They sell candies and cupcakes of many different varieties. While pricey, you really pay for excel-lent quality of their confections.

♥ ♥ ♥ Home Made: ♥ ♥ ♥If cheesy or sentimental is

your goal, then making sweets at home is your best option! The labor, and not-to-mention love, that you put into making some-

thing yourself is a much appreci-ated gesture and you can decide what you would want to make. If you’re willing, give it a try! There are plenty of resources for one to learn how to concoct a delicious treat.

♥ ♥ ♥ Favorite Sweets: ♥ ♥ ♥“I snuck some gummy cinna-

mon lips into a movie marathon once,” said Abby Whitney ‘17. “They taste really good.”

“I think sweethearts are really good.” said Hannah Meyers ‘17. “They are classic.”

“White chocolate is good any time of the year.” said Russell Harder ‘16.

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Valentine’s CandyTAKUR CONLU / Co-Editor-in-Chief

A box of chocolates is a Valentine’s Day favorite. Photo by Chloe Curtis.

KARINA ORTIZ / Reporter

Every year when it’s Valentine’s Day do you plan to do something special or simply go out with your special someone? Are you

having trouble thinking of something to do? If this is you here are some ideas.

“For Valentine’s Day, I never know what to do with my special someone because I don’t know if we’ll like the same thing” Rubi Rios ’16 said.

Movie date to the theater. A comedy movie would be “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out” and “The Wedding Ringer” or an action

movie would be “Taken 3”Something active and fun things to do

would be to go bowling, you can do this at Northgate Bowl, Town & Country Lanes and AMF.

Go out to eat at places like Red Robin, The Rock, Rock-N-Rogers, Panera Bread, Olive Garden, or IHOP.

Go ice skating. Some close ice skating rinks would be the Lloyd Center Ice Rink and Ice Chalet Ice Skating Rink.

Fun Date Ideas

With Valentine’s Day being just around the

corner, students of South shared their definitions

of love.What is love? Love is dif-

ferent for different people. For some it’s a strong romantic connection with

another person, and for others it’s strongly caring about someone in a pla-tonic way.

According to William Riffe ‘16, “It’s a mix of hu-man passion, emotions, and science.”

To put things in a scien-tific point of view, accord-ing to sciencedaily.com “dopamine, adrenaline, and norepinephrine, in-crease when two people fall in love…love lights up the pleasure center of the brain.”

Maddie Melgard ‘17 defined it on a less serious note, describing love as “when you give your last piece of pie to that person because they’re just that important to you.”

“Love is when you care about someone a lot

and you care about them almost more than you care about yourself. That kind of love doesn’t gener-ally happen when you’re a teenager,” Ally Chancellor ‘16 said.

“Being accepted by someone, like family or an-other person, or just having someone there for you,” are Maranotha McElhinny ‘18’s thoughts on love.

However you define it, be sure to tell someone you love them this Valen-tine’s Day.

Second Semester Survival Guide

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opinionCECELIA BARAJAS / Reporter

What Is L ve?SKYLAR COBOS / Reporter

Pick-Up Lines; Perfect or Pestiferous?

HOPE MAGEE / Copy Editor

One semester down; one to go. Whether first semester

grades were knocked out of the park, or were decorated with D’s and F’s, second semester provides a second, and last, chance to redeem oneself and impress your teachers and parents; as well as have bragging rights when talk-ing to friends. Finish the year strong with study tips and suggested goals to make in order to alleviate the stress of scrambling to

get assignments and proj-ects done.

Print out a calendar from February 2015 to June 2015, or buy a pocket planner to write down all homework assignments, extra credit opportunities, and proj-ects that will be due. To reinforce organization, set alarms on your phone to go off after school, or send yourself a text reminder of all assignments. Some teachers give schedules regarding assignment due dates, such as Chamberlain

and Britton, so take advan-tage of previews to refrain from procrastinating.

Quizlet and other apps are also useful tools to be able to focus on studying. Other apps include Chegg Flashcards, which takes the place of having to buy no-tecards and write out each study term; Encore Study Program; Evernote Peek; and Exam Countdown, as motivation to not procras-tinate. Google “apps for studying” to find a larger variety of apps to make the

best of study time.Numerous sports psy-

chology studies have proven that setting goals causes athletes to want to pursue a sport longer and enjoy it. We’re less likely to give up standards that we set for ourselves, so come up with a list of academic, sport, and social goals, to have a powerful triad to follow by in life. Below are some examples:

• Stay after school at least two times per week

• Raise my Chemistry grade from a C to a B • Cut down my running time in track by 30 seconds• Ask Alicia if she wants to go to The Governor’s Cup after finals

Take an optimistic view of second semester rather than sighing heavily at the mention of it. Make a lasting impression on your grades, and be significantly less stressed, through proper organization.

“Baby, don’t hurt me”

Pick-up lines are a good way to break the ice with someone you are

interested in. Funny, creepy, or just plain sweet, pick-up lines grant the user a chance to talk to someone they’re interested in without having an actual reason. However, what lines work, and what lines don’t, all depend on the recipient; “It’s sad to say this, but pretty much any of them [would work], just having someone that’s willing to say hi,” says Aaron Stahr ‘16.

Pick-up lines may be fa-mous for how cheesy they are, but for a lot of people, the line itself isn’t what catches their attention. “It’s not really the words, it’s really what’s behind it, you can’t just walk up to someone and expect a good reaction just from words. You have to have meaning behind it,” said Jonnah Ferreiro ‘16.

Ferreiro himself would not use a pickup line, because he believes that it’s better to “just walk up and introduce yourself.”

Some popular pick-up lines are infamously inappropriate. “I’ve heard some pretty good ones… definitely can’t say that one… yeah these are all way too bad, I’m sorry,” said Stahr.

A few pickup lines that could work for you are; “I lost my number, can I have yours?”, “You must be a park-ing ticket, because you’ve got ‘fine’ written all over you.”, or even “Are you sure we don’t we have a class together, because I’m certain we have chemistry.”

While pick-up lines are a good way to kickstart a con-versation, use them at your own risk, because they don’t always work for everybody.

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opinionIllegal Streaming Websites ZACKARY CHASSMAN-McDONALD / Sports Editor

Nancy’s Burgers vs Five Guys

Oxford Word of the Year CASSIE RAMBEAU / News Editor

With the new arrival of Nancy’s burg-ers and fries many

people have questioned the difference between Nancy’s and Five Guys. When look-ing at both restaurants Nancy’s does resemble Five guys a lot with their decor and menu style. However the small differences is what makes the two restaurants unique in their own way. For instance, Nancy’s may not have the coca cola drink machine, but they do offer shakes and adult beverages.

They also offer a variety of cheeses to add to a burger. They offer anywhere from 1 to 4 patties on their burg-ers as well. Aside from their burgers, they also offer more alternatives of food more than five guys such as sandwiches, salads, chicken, corn dogs, and onion rings. Five guys does not have milk shakes or any adult beverages, but they do have the new coca cola drink ma-chine that offers over 100 drink flavors. They also have their specialty cajun fries.

After trying both and com-paring the experiences and food at both restaurants it seems that Nancy’s Burgers and Fries has successfully made their mark in Salem. The vegetables on the burg-ers seem to be more fresh than at Five Guys. Also the patties at Nancy’s are done well where recently at Five Guys it seems like there burgers have been left on the grill too long. However Five Guys fries do trump over Nancy’s overdone fries.

Some websites that advertise that they stream free movies,

TV shows, or videos may not be what you think they are. A lot of these web-sites, including Putlocker.is, ProjectFreeTV.com, and many others, are all techni-cally not illegal.

Although these certain types of websites are not illegal, many contain

pop-up ads, risk of virus exposure, and many other annoyances. How these websites work is they have links to certain shows you might like to watch, and once clicked, the website requests the movie file from a different website, which may be an illegal website that contains pi-rated movies, and sends it right to your device screen

in a matter of seconds. The act of watching movies on these websites, however, is illegal due to the pirated movies from other web-sites you are watching.

“A lot of pop-up ads and viruses are in streaming websites that say they can play movies that just came out to theaters,” Jonnah Ferreiro ‘16 said, “viruses like spyware or malware

are really bad for a com-puter, so the fact that these websites attract a lot of people can really dam-age a person’s computer. “

Although websites like Putlocker.is may not be violating any laws, the pirated movies made by other websites are. Conse-quences for downloading a pirated movie can be very severe with fines reach-

ing up to $100,000 for any misdemeanors for owning pirated movies.

“One time, my computer caught a virus and it locked me out of my computer and wouldn’t let me ac-cess any files. Viruses are dangerous and any web-sites that have a risk of giv-ing you a virus are danger-ous too,” Aaron Stahr ‘16 said.

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Every year, a large sympo-sium is held in Portland for scientists and students

alike to present ideas regard-ing the environment and ecology of the Northwest. This conference is hugely important to scientists in sharing informa-tion about the environment with the public. This year it will oc-cur on Febru-ary 9, from 8 am to 6 pm, in the Smith Center Ballroom at Portland State University.

The conference will feature two keynote speakers; Marina Alberti, from the University of Washington, who is presenting “Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of an Urban Planet,” and Scott Hoffman Black of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Con-servation, who is presenting

“Bringing Back the Pollina-tors.” Two teams of South students will be presenting projects to the conference. John Patterson ‘15 and Cecelia Barajas ‘15 will be presenting on local squirrels’ reactions to human interactions; Stephanie Magee ‘16 and Spencer Martin

‘16 will be pre-senting a project about the feeding habits of

local birds. “We wanted to investigate

the effect that people have on our local environment,” says John Patterson ‘15. These projects could be influential not only as a representation of South’s science program but also in bringing local scientists closer to a full understanding of Northwestern ecology.

PSU SymposiumGABRIELLE TORGERSON / ReporterEvery year, Oxford

Dictionary picks an English word that

has become commonly used and deems it the Word of the Year. In 2013, the Word of the Year was ‘selfie.’ This year, despite finding strong competitors in words such as slacktiv-ism, bae, and budtender, Oxford picked ‘vape’

to be the official Word of the Year for 2014. “I don’t even know what context you would use that in and it just sounds like a weird word to use,” said Taylor Alderin ‘15. The definition of the word vape is a verb meaning ‘to inhale and exhale the vapor pro-duced by electronic ciga-rettes.’ This slang term

is often used in relation to vape pens, e-cigs, and vape shops. “I think it’s stupid and pointless. If you think about it how many times did you use the word vape last year? I can honestly think of one hundred different words that would’ve been better,” said An-drea Torres ‘16.

“We wanted to investigate the effect that people have on our local environment,” says John Patterson ‘15

The Nancy’s Menu.

Photo by Chloe Curtis.

Photo by Tiara Scott.

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The girls’ varsity basketball team holds the number three OSAA rank, with a record of 16 wins and two

losses this season, but with an undefeat-ed streak of 10-0 in the league. Jan. 30, the final game of the month, ended with an impressive win over the McKay girls with a score of 78-7. “We have good bal-ance on our team and lots of players who are versatile, meaning they can play differ-ent positions and have multiple skills. This makes us difficult to defend and we can match up defensively with most teams in a lot of different ways,” said Nick Mc-Williams, head coach of the South girls’ basketball varsity team.

Captains Erin McNally and Katie McWil-liams, who has already signed to OSU, are referred to as “good leaders for the team in their attitudes and work ethic on the court,” said McWilliams, who also gave credit to the entire team for the team’s success so far in the season. “All of the players are buying into the importance of playing great defense and turning that de-fense into an effective offense, they are also accepting that we are a better team when we share the ball and all players are involved in the offense.”

The boys’ varsity basketball team has

record of 15 wins and 3 losses this season, with a league total of nine wins and only one loss. Like the girls, the Saxon boys prevailed against McKay with a final

score of 67-40. “I am pleased with the progress of my team,” said Tyler Allen, head coach of South’s boys’ varsity team. “We are by no means at the peak of our

potential but we are making great strides at the right part of the season.”

Even though the Saxons have had a better win to loss ratio, coach Allen rec-ognizes there is room for improvement. “We need to find that energy reserve that we haven’t dipped into yet this season. We have the potential of being a fun team to watch, but until we commit to playing with a level of energy similar to last year we will only “survive” each night, not succeed.” Allen also acknowledges the hard work provided by Connor Fohn ‘15. “Connor Fohn has been a great leader for this team. He handles himself profession-ally on and off the court and the players respond to that. His ability to handle a difficult school schedule, impressive workout regimen, and commitment to the team and sport makes his leadership ability come easy.”

The Saxon girls will play at home today Feb. 6 against Sprague, while the boys will be traveling to face them in an away match. The teams will face Forest Grove on Feb.10, with the boys playing at home and the girls away.

Photo By Chloe Curtis

Photo By Chloe Curtis

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WrestlingSARAH AUDLEY / Feature Editor

PEDRO VIEYRA / Sports Editor

Adrian Zaldana ‘17 wrestles in a lost meet against North.

Eric Wunderlich ‘18 swimming against North Salem.

DancePEDRO VIEYRA / Sports Editor

This years South Salem dance team.Photo By Miguel Anselmo

Photo By Harley Amick

So far in the sea-son South’s boys swimming team is

5-3 and the girls are 6-2. They gained many new sophomore swimmers who didn’t participate last year which has given them an extra push. “We beat West for the

first time since 2009, I think we’re looking really good for districts and our swimmers have gotten a lot stronger this year,” Sarah Smith-Tripp ‘15 said.

Although the girls are doing well this year, the boys have fallen subtly behind but are still opti-mistic for districts. “We haven’t done as

well as we would have liked to this year but we are working really hard,” Carter Garfield ‘15 said. Districts take place

Feb. 13 where McMin-nville and West Albany will serve as tough op-ponents for the Saxon swimmers.

Wrestling districts will take place on Feb. 20 and 21 and South’s wrestling team is starting to

prepare. “We have had an up and down year so

far. We are very young and we are trying to build the team up for a good finish at the district tournament. Right now we have three Juniors who are ranked in the top 15 in the state, “ Coach Eric Zehner said. Vincent Villareal ‘16 is ranked 11th in the

Greater Valley Conference at 182 lbs.

Tanner Stones ‘16 is ranked 9th at 120lbs and Edwin Montez ‘16 is ranked 3rd at 182 lbs. Montez has a record of 15-2. There are three girls on South’s wres-

tling team, including Abigail Whitney ‘17 who just started this year. “I really enjoy wrestling, it is hard but it

is a lot of fun. Learning new moves and understanding them is great feeling. If we keep working hard as a team we could do very well at districts this year,” Whitney said.

SwimmingSARAH AUDLEY / Feature Editor

The South Salem Dance team has returned with four captains this season,

Yesenia Hidalgo ‘15, Adam Vang ‘15, Josephine Caudillo ‘16, and Cassie Rambeau ‘16, leading the group of 21 members. “It is different this year than usually having about 27 to 30 people to dance along side with; however, that doesn’t change the fact that we all still strive to be great dancers,” Adam Vang said. “We all have worked extremely

hard everyday at practice, and it is a great feeling, knowing that

the whole team is passionate and dedicated about dance,” Yesenia Hidalgo said, regarding how dance has taken off this year.The Saxon dance team will

be in competitions the entire month of February. Feb.7 the team will be competing at Stayton High School and the weekend after at South Albany High School. “I feel that the team this year

is doing great. Compared to other years, we have had a shorter time to learn our chore-

ography, but I believe we have worked really hard to finish and be ready to compete,” Vang said.In these competitions high

schools get together where they are given a score by two different judges in two sepa-rate rounds. “The competitions are lots of fun but can be very long,” Hidalgo said. “Perfor-mances are so entertaining to watch as well, I’m looking forward to see Pendleton high school, we only get to see them at state and wow they’re

amazing!” Vang also said, “I am really looking forward to mak-ing great memories with my team again. I also would love to place in State Competitions! It’s been years since our school has placed at State, but I’d like to be the next year to place. Most of all, even if we don’t place I just want to create memorable mo-ments with my second family.”The dance team not only at-

tends competitions, but they also may perform during as-semblies and in various sports matches at South.

Jack Frazier ‘15 goes up for a shot in the winagainst McMinnville.