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South Tahoe High School Viking LongshipÂVolume II Edition IIÂ September 2016
The Sports Fall Sports
News, Schedules, New Articles
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The Voices Heard Around School, Sage Words from Sage, Free Advice
The Times Club Schedules and School Events
The Colors Arts News from
Lacey
The Numbers A Mental Game from Matthew
Photo Courtesy: Emily Doyle, Head Staff Photographer
New Victories on and off the playfield
On Friday, September 9, 2016, a multitude of amazing things took place. Babies were born. People got married. South Tahoe High won their first home football game and the new jumbotron made an official debut. The evening was filled with excitement. South Tahoe was up by point after point, the crowd was screaming in joy when a great play was made, but little did most know that two amazing teams were part of the explosive victory that night. A small and little recognized team sat at a temporary location beneath the new scoreboard, computers and coffee covering the table as they managed the new jumbotron. Every time South Tahoe’s successful team made a touchdown or field goal, the team below, comprised of DMA teacher Travis Steil and members of the DMA club Thunderclap, worked hard to put a corresponding animation up on the scoreboard. Two members actually created an animation about the snack shack within the evening itself, putting together a drawing in less than two hours to display. Though some were dubious about the school’s necessity for an expensive new scoreboard, many fears have been quelled as the Jumbotron is finally getting used and run: and by students, no less.
The Times Ah, September, the infamous ninthÂsupposedÂtoÂbeÂseventh month of the year. If only Julius and Augustus hadn’t gotten so arrogant as to create and name entire months after themselves, the calendar would have been laid out so much better. Damn those pesky Romans… September at STHS is a lively month, packed with home football (and tennis and soccer and cross country), and school events. The leaves are starting to show spots of red and orange, the air chills, and the newness of school hasn’t worn off just yet , making spirits high. It’s the calm before the storm, Vikings. Be quick and get your warm coats out, for we in Tahoe are never sure when the times are right for snow to fall.
Clubs and Club Meetings: Ally GayÂStraight Alliance: Thursdays at Lunch in Mrs. Heidel’s room, BÂ9 ASHRA (Advocates for Safe and Healthy Relationships Alliance):
Wednesdays from 3:00 to 3:45 in room A12. Computer and Robotics Club: Thursdays at lunch in Mr. Smith’s CATÂ206 Friday Night Live: Fridays at lunch in Ms. Russell’s, STÂ103 Gardening Club: Fridays at lunch in Ms. Greenough’s Generation Green: Tuesdays at lunch in Bedwell’s room, STÂ1. Come for
cool nature hikes and environmental fundraisers! Interact Club: Mondays at lunch in BÂ5 Key Club: Mondays at lunch in Ms. Berry’s room, CÂ7 National Honors Society: Wednesdays at lunch in Mrs. Miller’s room, AÂ9 Order of the Ictus: Mondays at lunch in the TADA Music Room S. Club: Tuesdays at lunch in Mrs. Tilson’s room, BÂ8 Strategy Club: Wednesdays and Thursdays after school from 3Â4:30 in Bedwell’s room, STÂ1 Thunderclap: Thursdays at lunch in Mr. Steil’s VTV room. Creative Writing Club and the Longship Staff meets Tuesdays in Berkshire’s, BÂ4. We welcome new
writers and journalists willing to communicate, learn, have fun, and contribute to the Viking Longship.
School and Community Events: Sept 23Â25: Bishop Photography Trip Monday Sept. 26Â Sports Picture Day Ashland Theatre Trip: Sept 29Â Oct 2 Homecoming Week: October 3ÂOct 7 Homecoming Football Game: Friday, Oct 7 Homecoming Dance: Saturday, Oct 2 National Chocolate Milk Day: Sept 27 TBWES Environmental Trip: Oct 12Â14
©September 2016
The Sports
Fall Varsity Sports Schedule and Scores Please send in any corrections, changes, or additional events to [email protected] .
Football Boys Tennis
Girls Tennis
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Cross Country
Volleyball
8/26 @ Sparks 49Â19 Win
8/30 Vs. Truckee 10Â8 Win
8/30 @ Truckee 11Â7 Loss
8/25 Vs. North Valleys 1Â0 Loss
8/27 Vs. Montgomery 6Â0 Loss
8/26 Douglas Class Races
9/7 Vs. Fallon 3Â1 Win
9/2 @ Spring Creek 51Â21 Loss
9/1 Vs. Incline 13Â5 Win
9/1 @ Incline 11Â7 Win
9/7 Vs. Lowry 1Â0 Win
9/7 @ Lowry 3Â2 Win
9/2 Twilight Invitational
9/9 @ Elko 3Â0 Win
9/9 Vs. Fernley 36Â8 Win
9/5 @ North Tahoe 16Â2 Win
9/8 @ Sparks 18Â0 Win
9/9 @ Sparks 6Â1 Loss
9/9 Vs. Sparks 5Â1 Win
9/10 Nevada Union
9/10 @ Spring Creek 3Â1 Win
9/16 @ Fallon 38Â30 Win
9/8 Vs. Sparks 18Â0 Win
9/13 @ Fallon 13Â5 Loss
9/20 Vs. Truckee
9/14 @ Incline 2Â0 Loss
9/17 Folsom Invitational
9/14 @ Incline 3Â1 Win
9/23 @ Lowry 9/14 Vs. Churchill
9/15 Vs. Truckee
9/23 @ Elko 9/20 @ Truckee
9/21 Retro Relays @STHS!
9/16 @ Lowry 3Â1 Win
9/30 @ Wooster
9/15 @ Truckee
9/20 Vs. Incline
9/24 @ Spring Creek
9/23 Vs. Elko 9/24 Truckee Invitational
9/21 @ Dayton
10/7 Vs. Dayton Homecoming!
9/20 @ Incline 9/29 Vs. Churchill
9/28 Vs. Churchill
9/24 Vs. Spring Creek
9/23 @ Sparks
10/14 @ Elko 9/22 Vs. North Tahoe
9/30 @ North Tahoe
9/28 @ Churchill
9/28 Vs. Truckee
10/21 Vs. Truckee
9/27 @ Sparks 10/5 @ Lowry 9/30 Vs. North Tahoe
10/3 Vs. Fernley
9/29 @ Churchill
10/8 Vs. Sparks
10/5 Vs. Lowry 10/7 Vs. Elko
©September 2016
Varsity Football with Back to Back Friday Night Lights Wins By Emily Abuhajleh
The Vikings have been on fire recently with last week’s win against Fallon (38Â30) and the previous week’s triumph over Fernley (36Â8). Unlike our easy win against Fernley, it was a nail biting last ten minutes against Fallon while the Greenwave fourth quarter rush scored twentyÂtwo points in almost under ten minutes. Without Senior Jacob Bernal’s final touchdown pushing the Vikings’ score to 38, it might have been just too close for comfort. However, throughout the night Seniors Noah Jackson and Robert Cage’s
names boomed throughout the stadium after scoring touchdown after touchdown and other star players such as Junior McCallan Castles and Senior Jacob Bernal helped the
team score a total of 74 points over the two weeks, getting the Vikings two great wins. Collision after collision, tackle after tackle, touchdown after touchdown. Although it would seem an end score of 36Â8 would indicate an easy game, the Vikings were still playing at their full capability against Fernley. Scoring a total of seven catches, two touchdowns, and a total of 136 receiving yards, it seemed as though Junior McCallan Castles owned the Viking field that Friday night. Alongside Castles, Seniors Noah Jackson and Robert Cage seemed unstoppable. The crowd could
lip sync with the loudspeaker as they announced yet another Vikings touchdown. However, the repetitive and almost anticipated scoring didn’t make the crowd any less excited or the energy of the stadium any less electric. Photos courtesy of Emily Doyle.
©September 2016
opinions The Voices on campus
Heard Around School: Opinions on Campus This week’s question: Are you excited for autumn?
“Yes it’s my favorite season!” ÂRyan Newberger, Class of 2019
“Who? Oh, the season. I don’t really care…” ÂCharlie Filce, Class of 2017
“No! I hate autumn!” ÂChris Hoefer, Class of 2019
“No.” ÂMs. Bedwell, Science Teacher
“Yeah, I just like pumpkin stuff.” Mario Miranda, Class of 2018
“Heck yeah I’m excited for autumn!” ÂZoe Greco, Class of 2017
“Yup, I’m really excited for autumn” ÂDillon Mlynsky, Class of 2017
“Nope, it’s cold, no snow, and miserable.” ÂMax Morgan, Class of 2017
Sage Words: In the April of 2014, Flint Michigan’s water source changed from Detroit's water and sewage district to the untreated Flint river. Despite advisory from the Flint city council to revert back to purchasing water from the Detroit treatment plant, the state appointed Jerry Ambrose (flint's emergency manager who is in charge of all funds) issued a statement "Flint water today is safe by all Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality standards, and the city is working daily to improve its quality.” In other words, instead of buying safe water for a little more, the government chose to continue purchasing untreated, unsafe water and spending millions to try and convert it to clean water. Estimates of the cost for new pipes to replace lead pipes are from millions to 1.2 billion. Keep in mind, the citizens of Flint have to pay for this contaminated water. It is a requirement of parents to have running water by the Child Protection Agency, so if a household does not pay for water that is poisoning their children, the CPA is legally obligated to seize the children. A physician of Flint found that increased bloodÂlead levels has risen 5% (in 2015). Legionnaires Disease, coming from a bacteria that lives naturally in untreated water, has recently had an outbreak in Flint, infecting 87 recorded people, 10 of whom died. THMs (a chlorine byproduct) was found very early on, and long term exposure to this chemical causes cancer. It is incredible to me that these contaminants were found so early on, and still this injustice continued. On September 19th, 2016 (a day before I’m writing this) the city of Flint Michigan made it impossible to sue the state . They (gov snyder and his appointed board) enacted a law to prohibit lawsuits unless signed by the state. Therefore, people whose family members have died or had catastrophic health effects cannot get any compensation. Make no mistake. If this was a city of rich white people, this would have never happened. Our society and our corrupt government sees fit to enact violence against POC and especially low income POC. It is incredible that in a first world country such as ours, where it seems the upper middle class has everything it could ever want or need, an entire city could lose its fresh water supply, simply due to bureaucratic nonsense/money.
©September 2016
→http://www.helpforflint.com/action →http://flintwaterstudy.org/2015/09/pediatricÂleadÂexposureÂpresentationÂfromÂhurleyÂmedicalÂcenterÂdoctorsÂconcerningÂflintÂmi/ http://www.michigan.gov/flintwater/0,6092,7Â345Â76292_76294_76297ÂÂÂ,00.html
Submission of the Week: Free Advice by Freeman George: You know those stickers on apples? The other day I was sitting and eating my lunch when I pulled
from my bag the most gorgeous, red, crisp, giant, apple.
It was the 2nd Coming of apple Jesus, it was the Mona Lisa, the David, the Pantheon of apples. How
was I supposed to wait the 15 seconds it takes to remove a sticker? What was a small piece of wax paper
compared to the fruit messiah?
So fast forward to the next morning when, after my daily use of the porcelain throne, I catch a brief
glimpse of a certain sticker disappearing down the drain.
Now my advice is that you take that 15 seconds to remove that sticker because seeing it again is quite
disturbing, trust me.
©September 2016
The Colors The Lights – The Theatre – The Brush  The Aperture – The Sounds – The Sights
The Theatre
Congratulations to all those who have
been cast in White Christmas !
Tyler Martin, Zane Brady, Caroline Krolicki, Zyena Tolhurst, Trae Vincent, Aurora Gooch, Porter Befu, Ian Sielsch, Bailee Salmon, Melissa Lea,
Dominic Schlosser, Brian Trejo, Sammy Wright, Dylan Martin, Anna Edwards, Dean Kallas, Destiny Bueno, Cole Rhodes, Kayla Mason, and Sarah
Edwards.
Dance Chorus: Kayla Mason, Sadie Waldie, Bailee Salmon, Izzy Preston, Sarah Edwards, Emma Aaron, Hannah
Lucas, Sarah McConaughey, and Bryce Rasmusson.
Singing Chorus:
Senia Qualls, Laney Terell, Sierra Bedwell, Haley Lillard, Lacey Chappel, Eden Paganini, Faith Brown,
Zoe Greco, Briana Budd, Angel Capagli, Sage Alexander, Josiah Kramer, Quinn Picinonmo, Sophia
Lamore, Kylie Pilkinton, Maddie Evans, Elijah McClellan, and Alex Montgomery.
Do you have a hidden talent? Do you want to see your work in print?
Send your work to the Viking Longship at
Music
Come to the Order of the Ictus! We plan all of the events in
the music department, so come be a part of the action if you’re in the music department! Meetings are held on
Mondays at lunch in the Music Room with Mr. Bagheri.
Digital Media
Come to Thunderclap! The Digital Media Arts club meets on Thursdays at lunch in the VTV room.
We run the brand new Scoreboard at football games every Friday night and run other digital media events throughout the school. Come join
the awesomeness! Art Courtesy of Lacey Chappel
Art Courtesy of Sarah Cutter
©September 2016
The Numbers ÂEdited by Matthew BarnettÂ
“I hate math,” “When are we ever going to use this stuff anyway?” “I was never really good with
numbers.” We hear these statements everyday. Perhaps you have even said a few of these phrases yourself.
Alas, mathematics is not the boring, robotic and useless subject that every high schooler (and many adults)
seem to imply. That is why I am beginning a new miniÂseries which I am titling “Why you actually love
math but hate to admit it.”
In this series, I will explore the hidden uses of mathematics, little known insights and generally all
around mindÂblowing content. The first lesson will be on a field of mathematics rarely taught in high
school: game theory. Game theory is the study of, well, games. To be more specific, the subject examines
the choices of rational decision makers AKA rational agents. A rational agent is one that uses all the
knowledge available to it in order to form an optimal decision in a given situation. Typically, the games
studied in game theory are multifaceted, involving the consideration and anticipation of many rational
agents all plotting against each other.
And this is where you come into the story, dear reader. The survey I have put together below will
contain the first game. A valuable prize will be given to the winner, so sharpen your mind for the task.
Remember to think logically, and make sure you don’t take the game at face value. Good luck.
Survey link:
https://goo.gl/forms/bEDQBbINkpBPWhyG3
©September 2016
The Puzzles Morning Maniacal Mathematical Mystery Menagerie
A Buddhist monk got an errand from his teacher: to meditate for exactly 45 minutes. He has no watch; instead he is given two incense sticks, and he is told that each of those sticks would completely burn in 1 hour. The sticks are not identical, and they burn with variant yet unknown rates (they are handÂmade). So he has these two incense and some matches: can he arrange for exactly 45 minutes of meditation? If you have the answer, send an email to [email protected] and we will publish your solution next issue!
Mazes Easy
Medium
©September 2016
Hard
If you can solve the hard maze then send the solution to [email protected] and you will be featured in the next paper!
©September 2016
The Viking Longship Staff: Mr. Berkshire: Staff Advisor Sierra Bedwell: Chief Editor Emily Abuhajleh: Sports Editor Sage Alexander: Sage Words Writer Matthew Barnett: The Numbers Editor Meg Carlson: Staff Writer Lacey Chappel: The Colors Staff Editor
Emily Doyle: Head of Photography Freeman George: Free Advice Editor Daniel Hatfield: Heard Around School, Staff Writer Jackson Kusmik: Staff Photographer Max Morgan: Staff Editor, Max’s Madness Dylan Sanders: Puzzle Editor/Creator
We welcome new writers at meetings of the Creative Writing Club, Tuesdays in Berkshire’s BÂ4! The opinions expressed within this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Viking Longship. Submissions Guidelines: Subjectmaterial is accepted from any student, parent, teacher, or community member. Materialsmust not be vulgar or excessively violent in nature. Anonymous submissions are discouraged, but accepted. Please send any writing and art submissions to [email protected] with a title, author’s name, any text that is to be included, and a note explaining in which section of the newspaper youwish your submission to be published in. Any submissions deemed by the Longship or LTUSD staff to be unsuitable for publication may be withheld from the newspaper and/or edited for suitability. The Viking Longship is dedicated to maintaining free speech and freedom of expression among the students of South Tahoe High School. ATTENTION: COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All articles and works contained, displayed, or excerpted within this publicationusedonpermissionof their respective authors, and are copyright said authors. These materials may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed in any form without the express prior writtenpermissionof the copyright holders.
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©September 2016