October, 2012

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the black and white. oct. 2012. volume 21 issue 3. 5152780449. 6501 NW 62nd ave. johnston, ia

The reasons behind the

pasta dinnersStudents and coaches

opinions on pasta dinners and what you can do to be

ready for the next game

pg. 15

A different view on purpose

Purpose statements are meant to ultimately help the students. Yet, they should not be directly

given to students.

pg. 13

statementsDrugs&Alcohol

The lowdown on energy

drinksFind out the truth about these popular drinks and

alternative recipes that are healthy and boost energy

pg. 12

Know your rights, find the facts on the drug bust and learn about

breathalyzer. Also, read what to do if you have suspicion of someone under the influence.

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The Black and White is published solely by the Johnston High School newspa-per staff. Its goal is to inform, enlighten and entertain Johnston students. It is an open forum. In accordance with Iowa law and board policy, students assign and edit material and make all decisions of content. The paper is published ten times per school year. The paper will avoid material that is libelous, obscene or an invasion of privacy. The law does not require parental permission to use student quotes. Ethically, we believe students can speak for themselves. Staff editorials represent the opinion of a majority of the editorial board. Editorial and opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the adviser, school officials or the district. Letters to the editor must be signed. Like all material, letters may not be libelous, obscene or an invasion of privacy. Bring letters to room 413 within one week after publication to be considered for the next issue. The Black and White strives to report accurate and timely information. If you believe that an error has been printed, please contact the editors at jhsblacka-ndwhite@gmail.com. The Black and White is a member of CSPA, NSPA, Quill & Scroll, and IHSPA. Recent issues of the paper earned these honors: Colum-bia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist, National Scholastic Press As-sociation First Class rating, Quill & Scroll Gallup Award, IHSPA state placings and sixth in the National Best of Show.

PHILOSOPHY

in this issue

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ws 3 photo essay

Marching band com-petes at Valley Fest

4Johnston plans new sister cityCity looks into opportu-nities across the world

5 Nurse says noExcessive requests for medicine put to a stop

6False info on the webA look at how unvali-dated information can impact the world

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Drugs and alcoholBreathalizers, drug busts, the rights of the accused

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Room 21111Golf tournament held in memory of student

A unique teacher-stu-dent bond

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12 CaffeineThe truth behind energy drinks and recipes to energizing smoothies

13 Purpose statementsLooking at the purpose statements differentlyGuest opinion on Bosco Sticks

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ion Less medicine14

Carb loading15

Limit the medication for ADHD for better results

Do pasta dinners befor games do any good?

16 HalloweenThe latest scares, screams and treats.

10 Things on Pinter-est that failed or suc-ceeded

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Laura Scieszinski

Austin BuschClare FarrellJeremy CaracciNiki FergusonMonica GagneAaron GrayMollie GreenwoodMyles GlandorfTaylor JoensKatelyn Lunders

Staff writersmeet the staffEditorial board

Hannah Soyereditors in chief

Paige Cramer

design editorKenzie Foldessub-editorsSarah Margolin- CopyAnne Rogers- SportsSarah Ross- Feature

Ethan MarshallCourtney MithelmanSarah RossZoe Wilson

Letter to the As a former Homecoming Queen, I can honestly say that the title is absolutely meaningless . It really only serves to make that one person feel as Sally Field put it in her Oscar acceptance speech “You love me ! You really love me!” What is sad how-ever is the number of people who are actu-ally hurt by not being selected. At my 35th class reunion this year, there were women who commented on how they would have liked to have been selected for the title. To be very honest, I was more concerned about what place our float was going to take, and was elated when it took first place. Please understand this is in no way meant to take away the joy and excitement felt by this year’s Homecoming Queen and King. I do remember how wonderful it felt for that one day and night. I for one think that Homecoming could be celebrated in a way that would be more meaningful to more people.

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Debra Kleckner

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VALLEY

XXXIIIThe marching band competes at the ValleyFest marching band competition at Valley stadium on Oct. 6.

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Junior Sarah Birkett and the rest of the color guard members surround color guard captain senior Lauren Stephens as she changes flags. Stephens played the part of Maria, one of the main characters, during the second song, “One Hand, One Heart.” Paige Cramer/BW

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Seniors Laura Smalley, Katie Giles, Joe Dailey, and junior Andrew Boge (all drum majors) salute the crowd during the awards presentation at the end of the night. The band received fourth place during the day show and ninth place during the night show. Paige Cramer/BW

1.Freshman Loyal Ulm and sophomore Ethan Niu perform in the pit section at the Valleyfest Showdown. The band’s theme was music from West Side Story.

Anna Lam/Dragon

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To commemorate their drum line captain junior Joe Seda, juniors Amy Nihart, Riley Deutsch and Jeremy Williams preview the cookie cake they bought for him. The cookie said “Happy Boss’s Day, Joe!”

Tyler Fenton/Dragon

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Katie Landy leans back at the very end of the show for the clos-ing song, “Tonight Quintet.” The marching band ends all of their shows by turning to the left, cen-ter, and then the judge’s box, be-fore hitting their final note.

Anna Lam/Dragon

Fest

layout Kenzie Foldes

words Hannah Soyer and Austin Busch

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words & layout Zoe Wilson

Chubbs the chinchilla gave birth to three babies in Kyla Burns’ science classroom the first week of Sept. Burns purchased the chincilla from someone on Craigslist. “I am pretty sure the lady who sold her to me did not know she was pregnant either, otherwise she probably would not have sold her,” Burns said.

Burns shares her classroom with science teacher Jennifer Rollings. Rollings reported Chubbs was making odd noises. “I found that odd because she never makes any noise,” Burns said. “I looked in her little house in the cage and saw extra legs in the box with her.”

Burns plans on selling the mother and one of the two baby chinchillas because she does not have enough room or time to take care for all three of them.

Nationally-known speaker and paralympian Melissa Stockwell will speak to the community Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at the middle school auditorium. Her talk is the first in a series of events called Celebrate Johnston. Shari Walling, Summit P.E. teacher and swim coach, started the community building program. “Its going to try to inspire us and challenge us to be a community, and work together to weave all the positive things together in Johnston and unleash a positive place to live, work, and go to school,” Walling said. If you want to be a part of Celebrate Johnston, go to the Johnston Partnership web-site, find Celebrate Johnson, and donate.

Chinchilla gives birth

Celebrate Johnston

Senior Dylan Johnson was selected as the stu-dent representative on the school board. Johnson does not have a vote on the board, and does not get to influence issues that are brought forth. “I will be able to represent students and act for the stu-dents best interests in a way that we didn’t really have before,” Johnson said. Johnson wanted the

position for his love of the school district and his interest in politics. “I’m pretty passionate about doing what I can for the district,” John-son said. If anybody would want to give any input you can see John-son in the library once a week, or contact him through JDragonMail, Facebook, or Twitter.

New student rep.

Sister city on the waywords & layout Austin Busch

Mayor Paula Dierenfeld and General Timothy Orr meet with Kosovar President Atifete Jahjaga at Camp Dodge. This meeting began a seach for a sister city in Kosovo.

A new sister city initiative for Johnston is in pro-cess. Johnston city leaders have been planning a partnership with an undetermined city in Kosovo (a newly formed country in Southeastern Europe) since August. This could mean pen pals, trips abroad and cultural exchanges for students.

This sister city depends on Mayor Paula Di-erenfeld’s initiative moving forward. Ne-gotiations have been taking place between the country of Kosovo and the city of John-stons’ civic leaders in an effort to find a good match for this town. Once a Kosovar city similar to Johnston is approved, both cities will enter the sister cities program.

Kosovo is located between Serbia and Albania in Eastern Europe. Kosovo officially speaks Albanian, although English is widely spoken. It is predomi-nately Muslim. Relations began during a conference held at Camp Dodge this June. General Timothy Orr had previous military connections with the Kosovars, and wanted to build those connections into peace relations. The Kosovar president, Atifete Jahjaga, several ministers, and Johnston city leaders were invited to attend. “It’s like meeting with the founding fathers of their country. They really want to learn,” Mayor Dierenfeld said.

In August, several ministers in the Kosovar gov-ernment came back to Johnston to meet with civic leaders from the community. Currently, candidate cities are being considered. The forerunner towns

include Gjakove (President Jahjaga’s hometown) and Peja, both on the Eastern side of the country.

“I think you just feel comfortable around them,” Mayor Dierenfeld said. “Even if you don’t speak the same language, you can tell the similarities between us. [Kosovars] share a lot of the same values. They care a lot about their education, they’re hard work-

ers and they’re agri-culturally based.”

Kosovo is the new-est democracy in the world, formed out of a portion of Serbia af-ter the Kosovar War in 1999. It officially became a democra-cy through the 2008

Kosovo Declaration of Independence. It is recog-nized as a democracy by 91 of the 193 United Na-tions, and is still struggling for a national identity to separate itself from the Serbian government.

The high school already has its own partnership with St. Etienne, France. Every other year, students travel to France in the spring, to see tourist destina-tions and experience daily French life. “It’s a unique opportunity to actually live with a family there,” Mary Moermond said. There is a possibility of a similar exchange program with Kosovo.

The next phase of the project will be contacting the leaders from each candidate city, to help deter-mine which city Johnston is more “kin” with. Then the relationship will be solidified. Although there is an official Sister City organization, Mayor Dieren-feld is expecting our relationship to remain informal, stressing the ties between our towns in other ways.

“It’s like meeting with the founding fathers of their

country.”- Mayor Paula Dierenfeld

Provided/Staff Sgt. Chad Nelson, Iowa Army National Guard

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Last year students at the high school consumed 6,000 Ibuprofen and 2,000 Tylenol. If you do the math, that’s over 8,000 pills taken in one year. School nurse Susan Krebs said that it got to the point where it was just too much. “I was seeing 50 kids a day for over-the-counter medicine on top of the kids that I administer medication { ”

“By last April,

6,000 ibuprofen

& Tylenol.At that pointno.I just said

2,000

we went through

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words Jeremy Caracci & Myles Glandorf

Nursesays

Overuse of medication leads to new rules in nurse’s office

UrbandalenurseBrenda Ness

Over-the-counter medications may be administered with written parent consent. The medications are administered by the nurse and students are not to carry medica-tion with them. The nurse is not allowed to administer acetamino-phen and/or ibuprofen. She can only give the recommended dose listed on the label. Students are allowed to recieve up to six total doses for the school year.

The nurse will give over-the-counter medications and pre-scription medication, but the student has to have a written or verbal permission from thier guardians.

WaukeeNancy Minor (Former Nurse)nurse

nurseJennifer Wing

The nurse will give students two Tylenol or two ibuprofen. She will give up to five doses a year with parental permis-sion. Any other over the counter medication she has to have a doctors order for before she administers it.

differentschoolsdifferentrulesSchool nurses create own regulations on prescription and over the counter drugs.

to every day,” Krebs said. Now Krebs won’t administer any medications unless necessary.

After going through so many pills, Krebs decided that she was not going to purchase anymore over-the-counter medication than she needed. “Over-the-counter medication was my biggest expense,” Krebs said. “They

were taking up over half my budget. We’re talking hun-dreds of dollars on just over-the-counter medication alone.” Spending so much money started to have con-sequences. “It got to the point where I needed other sup-plies, and my budget was too low.”

Just because Krebs is not purchasing as much medi-cation, does not mean students cannot take it. “You can take any medicine you want,” Krebs said. “Just bring it in yourself.”

Junior Amanda Chance has been bringing in her own bottle since last year. “It works better for my back pain and headaches,” Chance said. “I would go in there so often that I was using up a lot of the medicine she had.”

According to the school handbook, parents must sign a consent form before their student can bring in a bottle of medication. “I knew from last year that I had to bring in my own (medicine) so I just brought back the bottle I had before, and got my parents to sign the sheets that said I’m allowed to take it,” Chance said.

Krebs said the process is easy. “Just bring in your own bottle, and I’ll lock it up and put your name on it,” she said. “It’s the easiest and safest thing to do.”

Still, there are some circumstances when Krebs will administer ibuprofen or Tylenol purchased by the school.

“There is no way I’m going tell a student no,” Krebs said. “(I) don’t want to make a kid suffer all day when they’re in actual pain.” Before, kids were not necessarily coming in for actual pain. “It’s meant for an injury or an actual situation, not headaches.”

Administering medication occupies Krebs’ time when she is needed elsewhere. “I work on IEPs and health-care plans. I help out with the Child-Serve nurse, and those are priority over giving headache medications,” Krebs said. “If only parents and teachers saw how many kids come in for (Tylenol or Ibuprofen), when I have to run and help a kid having a seizure or something like that. There is higher need outside of my room than giving a student Tylenol or Ibuprofen,” Krebs said.

There are right and wrong times to go to the nurse’s office. “If it’s just a way to get out of class, then it’s a problem to me,” Krebs said. “I just don’t wanna be made the bad guy because I’m not giving out ibuprofen or Ty-lenol.”

SoutheastPolk

layout Kenzie Foldes

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Problem:

Solution

Education

Obama Romney

OR

O R

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A mock election was held in the hallway to the cafeteria on Thurs-day Oct. 11. The Polk County Election Office provided an official voting machine, ballots and even particular voting pens.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors were all encouraged to vote. “It was just simple and easy and it wasn’t a huge, long process we had to go through,” junior Carmen Vajgrt said, “Also, putting the questions on it about our school helped too because it actually felt like what you voted for mattered even though it was just a mock election.”

Student council provided workers throughout the day to keep things running. A survey of five yes-or-no questions was added to the ballot. Student council received two of these questions.

“I think it’s great that the kids got to have an active role and see how running an election actually works in terms of signing in voters, some of the frustrations with the machine getting jammed and just helping kids and recognizing what the voting process looks like,” student council advisor Chris Beguhn said.

Problem:

Solution

Military

OR

Problem

Solution

Health Care

OR

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“The idea of cutting our military is unthink-able and devastating. And when I become president we will not.”

“I think both canidates want to make a change which I think we need in our country. But, I think both canidates need to take a step back look at the other side because I think right now everyone’s just kind of arguing.”

“Key thing is — be informed. I think lots of times if all you do is just see the commercials or listen to a few stories, that gives you a general idea. But, you should research it on your own in a more detailed view.”

Ethan DeGroot, senior

The U.S. spends approxi-mately $666 billion on the military and defense. With the national deficit at 16 trillion the option has been brought up to cut our military spending.

With national unemployment rates at 8% many students can’t afford college without having student loans.

“[...]Take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business.”

“[....]We’ve got to make college more af-fordable for more young people. We can’t put the middle class at a disadvantage[...]”

“Our military will be leaner, but the world must know the United States is going to maintain our military superiority,”

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists, all else is lost.

America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.

Provided/ Gage SkidmoreProvided/ U.S. Congress

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“I don’t care for either of the canidates. I just don’t care for either of their ideas. If I don’t like them they why would I vote for them as the leader of our country? If it was a different canidate, then I’d vote. All the power to the people who are voting.” Connor Mackey, senior

“Everybody understands the desperation that people feel when they’re sick. Every-body[...]wants to make sure that we have a system that works for all Americans,”

With the rising cost of health care many Americans cannot afford to pay for health insurance leading to many Americans being uninsured.

“Obamacare is bad law constitutionally, bad policy, and it is bad for America’s families, the federal government isn’t the answer for running health care[...]”

I won’t be able to vote this year. I’m 18 but I still can’t vote because I’m not a U.S. citizen, so I’m forced to sit through hours of campaign ads knowing I dont have a choice for what happens in the future.

Bonnie LePage, senior

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Sophomore Reid Sinnett puts an “I voted” sticker made of mask-ing tape on junior Paul Honold.

Mock ElectionKim Hughes, senior

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THE INTERNETThere’s no question about it - while the Internet pro-

vides a bunch of factual information, it also is the home to many things that cannot be validated. Sometimes, this false information can result in catastrophic events.

The 14-minute clip “Innocence of Muslims” was first released on YouTube in July under the username “sam bacile,” now determined to be Nakoula Bassely Nakoula, an Egyptian immigrant living in the U.S. Since this initial upload, it has gained a lot of attention. The film portrays the life of Muhammad in a negative and crude way. According to some of the actors, the video was voiced over. All the actors have claimed through a statement to CNN that they were misled, and knew nothing about the edits that were going to be made.

This video has resulted in many protests around the world, mainly in the Middle East, where Islam is promi-nent. Actress Cindy Lee Garcia has received death threats since the clip became popular and is seeking legal action against Nakoula.

On Sept. 11, American Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed along with four other Americans in the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, by an extremist Mus-lim group. There are many controversies about what sparked this attack, although some people are claim-ing the clip “Innocence of Muslims” has at least incited some of the violence, proof that false information can impact the world.

Blogs, forums, false photos, voiced over videos — with so few regulations as to what can be put on the Internet, unvalidated information often abounds.

Masters of their

Domains

.com

.org

.net

.edu

The extension for commercial sites; the

most common do-main name you will find on the internet.

Used for trade asso-ciations or non-profit

organizations

Sites used for schools, universities, or other places to get

information

Used for internet pro-viders and intranet

enterprises.

Also known as the “tourist guy,” this photo popped up on the internet shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. It supposedly showed a plane about to crash into the WTC, although it was later proved to be photoshopped in.

Provided/Wikipedia

4chan

Reddit

Cracked

Sketchy SitesNotorious for trouble with the law, this anonymous

forum is a hive for Internet trolls (a term for people

who intentionally aggravate others online). Anyone can

post things, with the most recent posts appearing at

the top.

Categorized as a social news website, Reddit

consists of posts made by registered users. Posts are

voted on by other users to determine which posts are put on the front page. Everything newsworthy is thus decided by readers, whether or not it is com-

pletely factual.

With a slogan of “Amer-ica’s Only Humor and

Video Site, Since 1958,” it is clear that much of the

information put on here is often twisted for comical

reasons. While things may be based on true facts, just about everything is

opinionated, and thus may be skewed.

Forum where anyone can post

comments and share images

Bulletin board style forum

where users vote stories to the

front page

Website where funny articles are posted by writers

of the site

plane:

weather:

tower:

The planes that hit the towers were both Boeing 767’s. This plane is a 757.

On Sept. 11, 2001, the temperatures were in the high 60’s, which is inconsistent with the heavy clothes the man is wearing.

The observation deck was closed at the time the plane hit.

Inconsistencies of the photoaccording to the Museum of Hoaxes website

words Hannah Soyer & Aaron GrayProvided/Wikipedia

layout Hannah Soyer

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The six states where teenage drink-ing and driving rates were higher than average were Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

1 in 10 or nearly one mil-lion students a month are reported driving after con-suming alcohol.

Drinking and driving among teens in high school has gone down by 54% since 1991. Still, high school teens drive after drinking about 2.4 million times a month.

1 in 5 teen drivers involved in fatal crashes had alcohol in their system in 2010. Most of these drivers (81%) had BACs* higher than the legal limit for adults.

http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/teen_drivers/index.

At no time can you be required to be a witness against yourself. You do not have to answer ques-tions from police officers that could incriminate you. You do not have to answer if asked if you have had anything to drink. Your refusal to answer cannot be used against you.You have a statutory right to call,

Know Your Rights

The 5th Amendment

Preliminary Breath Test

Right to An Attorneyconsult and see an attorney or family member once a police officer has restrained your liberty. You are permitted a reasonable number of phone calls to secure an attorney. You also have the right to see and consult with an attorney in private at the jail.You do not have to take this test. Despite this being an unreliable

instrument, the results can be used against you in court for public intoxication. There are no legal adverse effects to refusing this test.

Walking into the high school students hand the chaperone their ticket and walk right in. But at Dowling Catholic High School they are handed a breathalyzer before they can enter the dance.

At Johnston High School students are only breathalyzed under “probable suspicion that someone is under the influence,” Jerry Stratton, associate principal, said. This is determined by sight or smell; someone may be stumbling or smell like alcohol. If students refuse to take a breathalyzer they are guilty at the time, and administration proceeds like they are guilty. The administration always try to contact a parent to have them present due to the fact that most stu-dents at the dances are minors. If they cannot find a parent they still have to proceed.

“I don’t think our philosophy has ever been to test everyone,” Stratton said. “We only test the people we believe are under the influ-ence.” No one was breathalyzed at the home-coming dance in September, but Stratton can recall one from the prom of 2012.

A risk that presents itself when all students are not breathalyze is that some students may choose to drink before entering the dance. In

Breathalyzers at school dances

the past students have reported suspicious activity and concern to the administration at both school dances and games. “If you know something is going on, let an adult know so we can prevent something like that from happen-ing,” Stratton said. “There are negative conse-quences for the students who were under the influence, but at least they will be safe and back in school sometime.”

At Dowling Catholic they use breathalyzers at their three major dances. “We hope that this promotes healthy choices as each student and their guest is asked to pass the test before en-tering,” Grant Bousum, dean of students, said. They started this process eight or nine years ago and have found the use of breathalyzers to be very successful.

Whether a school uses a breathalyzer on ev-eryone, or only those students they believe are under the influence, they share the goal of keep-ing people safe. But they can’t see everything that goes on before dances or during dances. They need help to prevent students from getting hurt. “Could you live with yourself,” Stratton asked, “knowing you could’ve prevented some-thing from happening to them?”

Q. What do you think is the best way students should go about tell-ing an adult if they see someone under the influence at a school event?

A. “If it is at school or a school event they should talk to a teacher, administrator, or Stu-dent Resource Officer. If it is outside of school they should contact police. The reason for this is safety. If a student is under the influence they could be a danger to themselves or oth-ers, especially if they are driving.” -SRO Officer Jessica Jensen

A.“If you know something is going on let an adult know, so we can prevent something from happening. Could you live with yourself know-ing that you could have prevented something from happening to them?” -Associate Principal Jerry Stratton

Q. What are the consequences if someone gets caught under the influence?

A. “If a student is caught under the influence there are several things that could happen all depending on what they are doing at the time and what they under of the influence of.” -Jensen

Q. What do you do since they are drunk, but a minor?

A. “If a minor is intoxicated their parents are called and charges could be referred to juve-nile court. If it is at school or a school event there are also school consequences.” -Jensen

A. “There are negative consequences but we know they will be back in school sometime.” -Stratton

The breathalyzer shown above is one that belongs to the Johnston Administration. They are used if the administration believes there is probable suspision to do so.

Birds Eye View

up close&personalA closer look at a breathalyzer and its components.

Close-up

words Katelyn Lunders

Senior Ryan Harlow was backing out of his driveway at approximately 8:10 a.m. on Sept. 19, when he was forced to stop. He sat watching as the cars stopped at his neighbor’s house, 7323 Longboat Drive, Johnston. Harlow witnessed two people going from their cars to the sidewalk. They were holding hand-guns, and proceeded to walk up to the door. “It was exciting. It’s not everyday you see the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) break into somebody’s house,” Harlow said.

Then they entered the house to find a white male later identified as Timothy Michael Lantz. There were no other occupants, but there were marijuana plants. The agents found approxi-mately 150 small marijuana plants in a bedroom on the first floor. Once they investigated the basement they found 400 potted plants. There were numerous large plastic containers contain-ing harvested marijuana. In addition there were scales, packaging material, loose marijuana, and blenders containing marijuana residue.

Based on the evidence the agents found, they believe there is probable cause to issue an arrest warrant for Lantz for the charge of Manu-facturing a Schedule I Controlled Substance. Harlow believes the overall reaction of the

Top: The residence located at 7323 Longboat Drive. Bottom: The fence still stands after the DEA broke through it so a truck could enter to pick up the marijuana.

DEA finds drugs in Johnston

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words Katelyn LundersThe deal with drugs and alcoholwords & layout Katelyn Lunders & Clare Farrell

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Caricos dr

When Cameron Carico and his three cousins used to play golf, their goal was to win the “traveling plate,” a simple gold plate that went to the winner of the latest round.

“The gold plate was created as a joke between the four of us,” Michael Cameron, Cameron Carico’s cousin, said. “Whoever won would get to keep the plate until the next time we had a four-some.” The cousins proudly displayed it on their mantels, took it on family vacations, and even glued it back together when some-one broke it.

Michael’s goal is no longer to win the gold plate. His goal is to prevent what happened to Cameron from happening to others.

Last year, the 15 year-old freshman took his own life. Now, the plate that traveled between the four cousins is buried with him.

“The day after we lost Cameron I brought my golf clubs and balls over to my grandma’s,” Michael said. “Justin, Tim and I just hit. We talked, cried, hit some more and the idea to have a tourna-ment for Cameron just came out.”

The idea evolved into the Cameron Carico Memorial Classic golf tournament. The event was held Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines. Participants played 18 holes of golf. A special “19th hole” included tailgating games.

The Carico family created the Cameron Carico +10 Founda-tion to help fund the Iowa Health Student Assistance Program through Iowa Health-Des Moines. The program helps students who are experiencing problems such as anxiety, depression, bul-lying or grief.

“When Cameron said something out of left field (while golf-ing), we would dock him 10 points,” Cameron’s cousin Michael said. “On the flip side, when he said something correct or funny he would earn 10 points,” Michael added. “So it just made sense that the foundation include the ‘+10’ because of all of the positive ways the foundation and Cameron will help students and families in central Iowa.”

One-hundred and forty-three golfers paid $65 per person, or $260 for a foursome. The event, which also collected donations from non-golfers, raised more than $9,000. “It was amazing how many people were close to Cameron and came to the golf classic to raise money for the charity,” junior Tyler Blackburn said.

Junior Grant Riessen, a friend of Cameron’s, participated. “It was fun to play with friends,” Riessen said. “But also, in the back of your mind it’s rough when you look for [Cameron] and he’s not there.”

Cameron’s father, middle school principal Brian Carico, said he was gratified by the large number of people who supported the tournament. “I wanted people to understand there are people out there to help and support you,” Carico said.

Michael agreed. “A little golf event matured into a foundation that will forever work to raise mental health awareness and sui-cide prevention,” he said. “We will overcome our sadness and heartache to make the world a better place.”

words Mollie Greenwood Sarah Margolinlayout

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ven to remember Cameron

Juniors (from left to right) Grant Riessen, Joe McGinn, Tyler Blackburn and Zack Brandt wait their turn to take their first shots. The tournament was done in groups and each group would take turns hitting while the others warmed up their swing. The event was held at Grandview Golf Course.

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An unbreakable bond

Special Education teacher Andy Cashin reads a book about leaves to sophomore Aaron Harvey outside. Cashin tries to incorporate the five senses in the lessons she teaches to the students.

Special Education teacher Andy Cashin holds up a card with the word “Thursday” written on it in front of sophomore Aaron Harvey. “Is today Thursday, Aaron?” Andy asks. Aaron makes no response.

Then, she holds up the “Friday” card. “Is today Friday, Aaron?” Aaron starts laughing, his way of saying yes.

“That’s right, Aaron. Today is Friday,” Andy says. She then picks another student to help count the days until they land on to-day’s date. “We call it opening; it’s a relaxing way to get each day started,” Cashin said.

Cashin is the head teacher in room 211, the severe and profound classroom. Stu-dents in this classroom show a wide range of characteristics that limit them from par-ticipating in general education classrooms. Five adults work with seven students in wheelchairs. Because of the teacher to stu-dent ratio, room 211 has a closer connec-tion than any other classroom. “It gives us a chance to spend more time with the kids, and we are able to develop a one-on-one relationship with them,” Cashin said.

Cashin always wanted to be a teacher, but never felt the connection with other students. When she went to Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside, a summer camp in Des Moines for adults and children with disabili-ties, she knew that working with kids with disabilities was the right job for her. “We learn so much more from them,” Cashin said. “The kids give us new perspectives on things, and they make the little things in life important.”

Special education associate Chanhom Tharrington works in room 211 as well, and has also developed relationships with the kids. “The kids in here deserve to learn and love life like any normal kid, and I love watching them succeed and helping them live their life to the fullest potential,” Thar-rington said.

Student helpers see the connection as well. “Whenever I’m in here I can see that this room isn’t like any other classroom in this school,” sophomore Danielle Wright said. “The teachers know the kids person-ally, and I can see that the kids make the teachers happy.”

Senior Karsen Kramer started helping in

room 211 at the beginning of the school year. “The teachers in there don’t treat it like just a job, they don’t just go through the motions,” Kramer said. “They make each day in there worthwhile, and I love seeing the strong connection between them and the kids.”

Students here learn more about people with disabilities than at other schools, one reason being the option of taking service credits in rooms like 211. ChildServe, an

organization helping children with dis-abilities, is also close to the high school. “Johnston makes it a point for everyone to be equal,” Cashin said. “Students at John-ston are exposed to the kids in this class-room, and it’s really cool to see everyone interact.”

Even though teaching kids with these types of disabilities can be difficult, the challenge is worth it. Cashin and the other teachers love what they do, and there is

never a boring day. “Communication is prob-ably the hardest part. Not being able to talk to the kids about their needs is a challenge,” Cashin said. However, there are other ways to communicate with the students besides talking, and every day the teachers and helpers learn something new about one of the students. “Whenever I see one of the kids succeed in doing something they couldn’t do before, that’s what makes this job worthwhile,” Cashin said.

A Helping HandFor the last four years,

ChildServe nurse Megan

Nikolish has been travel-

ing back and forth between

ChildServe and Johnston

High School. Two students

that attend Johnston have

a tracheostomy, which is a

surgical construction of the

opening of the trachea for the

insertion of a tube to facilitate

breathing, and Nikolish’s

job is to help those students

attend normal school. She is

trained to stay with them at

all times.

Since Nikolish is always

with the kids during the school

day, she is able to form a

bond unlike any other special

education teacher. “I get to

see the kids in a different

setting, both here at the

school and at ChildServe,”

Nikolish said. “I love to make

it possible for the kids to leave

ChildServe and help them

have the experience they

have at Johnston.”

Nurse Susan Krebs sees

the connection Nikolish and

the severe and profound

students have as well. “For

the last four years Megan

has been the best nurse I’ve

ever worked with,” Krebs said.

“She gets to know the kids

personally and is the best

advocate for them.”

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Loves loud noises, laughing, and sensory objects

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Rachel Christ

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Donna PetryseniorLoves country music, make-up, and girly things.

Missy Brown

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Neiman ClintonseniorLoves lights, noises, and Wheel of Fortune

Amanda WilbersophomoreLoves Disney music, prin-cesses, and relaxing

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Rae PerryjuniorLoves Nickelback, people,

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How to get a better night’s sleep:

Check out these healthy alternatives to energy drinks to start off your day.

Allow yourself to sleep or stay awake. Don’t try to force or control anything, you can’t force sleep.

Q.A.

Do energy drinks actually work?Energy drinks can provide an initial burst of energy, but it is usually short lasting and after the energy drink wears off, they can actually make one feel more sluggish than they initially felt. (On the other hand,) everyone has a calorie requirement they should meet every day, but energy drinks are not a favorable way to meet these calorie requirements.

What do energy drinks contain that make them unhealthy? Energy drinks contain added sugars, which are unhealthy sugars. Natural sugars are found in fruit and dairy products and these are the types of sugars that are healthy and these are the foods that students should have in their diets. Energy drinks almost always contain caffeine, which can be addictive and make students feel jumpy and over energized. This can make it difficult to concentrate during class.

What are the top things students need in their diet to have It is important for students to consume a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy. These foods in the right amounts give stu-dents the right combination of nutrients for strong and healthy bodies and minds.

Do some light reading. Choose a book you can easily pick up and put down.

Say good night to your worries and shut the bedroom door on them. Literally. Or write them down and close the book on them; whatever it takes.

Put your phone to bed. The anxiety of waiting for that next text will keep you up.

Drink a glass of warm milk or a cup of herb tea. Milk is rich in calcium and l-trypto-phan, which help your body prepare for sleep.

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6Get up after 30 minutes or so and do something you like or need to do. If you can’t sleep, you may as well be productive.

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No purpose for students Throughout the district, “purpose statements” are being

implemented in every classroom. These new statements are posted for the students but have no meaning for them.

Although not technically required, it is “expected” of teachers to post their statement everyday for their stu-dents. “Ultimately the test is at the end of the period is: can you tell me what you learned today?” Principal Brent Riessen said. “And if you can put that into your own words, that’s a heck of a lot more valuable than you being able to read it off the board.”

Teams of administrators are taking “learning walks” to take data on if teachers are doing them and if students know the purpose of class.

“The biggest thing about purpose statements is they need to be beneficial for our students,” science teacher Brad Jacobson said. “If they’re not beneficial for our stu-dents than we need to rethink how we’re writing them.”

Yet, these statements do not affect students enough to post them. They are not beneficial. Students learn by the lesson plan created by the teacher, not a purpose statement. “I’d rather the teacher tell me rather than it just being a requirement,” junior Jordan Boge said, “it is just unnecessary and teachers have better things to worry about.”

The purpose statement idea emerged from a bigger pic-ture of teachers all having a common instructional plan. There have been many professional development days to help teachers with this model. “I hope that I’m working toward it becoming a student resource,” English teacher Sarah Wessling said.

The purpose statements are only a small focus of the model. Although teachers need to have a focus of learning for the lesson, there is no particular need to post the state-ment for students.

Purpose statements are zooming in too deep. The in-structional model as a whole makes sense. However, tak-ing a small part of it out of context will not do any good.

This posting “expectation” is taking a large amount of time for teachers who could be using this valuable time for more important aspects like engaging with their students.

The elementary teachers are particularly having a hard time trying to relate these to students who are just starting to read and write.

While handling a new math program and new character program, the kindergarten teachers are working on relating these unnecessary statements to the students. “It’s energy that could be more appropriately used. We’re trying to jug-gle a lot of things, using a lot of energy, and want to put our energy where it is most useful,” Beaver Creek kindergarten teacher Janette Seybert said.

Some say that purpose statements can be used for students to start with a main idea of the day, look back to it when working to get the main concept and possible review material. “Students know the focus of learning (with

purpose statements),” Debra Cale, director of teaching and learning said, “If you don’t know the learning target it’s kind of hard to hit. And it also targets in on what the teacher needs to provide instruction on.”

But students do not look to the board to do these things. Good teachers will incorporate the focus of class throughout — purpose statement written or not.

There are other ways to hold teachers accountable for using the instructional plan. Having teachers write a state-ment and put them in a folder on the server would allow these “learning walks teams” to see purposes for lessons are there. Better yet, instead of learning walks, which make everyone nervous no matter what intention, have a familiar face walk in sometimes. If the principal or an associate checks up on these teachers, and their lesson for the day, then they will know if there is a purpose and if the teacher is implementing learning throughout the day.

Purpose statements should not be put on the board when they aren’t directly affecting students

The editorial board votes on the opinion behind the editorial. A simple majority is needed to pass. This month’s vote was 4-0.

Students will understand certain themes (on board) of “Whirligig” dem-onstrate through well constructed essay prompt (on board).Understand how historical context develops a story.

Continue analysis of character through review of quotes and information

leading to creating a thesis statement.

Apply discussion habits to engage in effective conversation.

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To evaluate where you are standing in your project and decide if you need

to adjust your pace and/or depth.

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Understand the overall causes and consequenc-

es of the Atlantic slave trade through small group

discussion.

Evaluate the changes colonization has on Latin America.

Apply visual methods to developing a story.

I understand the importance of proper nutrition during pregnancy.

I have an understanding of what is a learning disability.

I can reconcile a checking account.

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how it affects American society.

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Understand how to extensively con-duct research by doing background reading about the story topic.

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School lunches tend to have a bad rep. In the past, I personally have never had a reason to complain because to me anything cheese stick related and melted is delicious; the kings of this category being the great Bosco Sticks.

Bosco Sticks have always been my splurge items. But recently the government decided that this simply was not acceptable. The Child Nutrition Bill that Michelle Obama pushed for was passed and placed new nutrition standards on the foods that can be served as a school meal. One of the requirements was how many grains could be allowed per serving. And of course, Bosco Sticks are naturally too amazing to be legal. The result is that the serving size was

cut in half. And frankly, that is an outrage. Why should I have to pay twice as much for just two

cheese-filled bread sticks because the government decided the American youth has a weight problem? We always will have a problem! And if the individuals with said problem wish to help it, they can find a healthy way to do so.

In high school, we are told that we will have to start getting used to the idea that we are growing into independent adults and have to start making life decisions for ourselves. How is the government reinforcing this message by playing mommy and telling us that our food servings should be smaller so that we get smaller?

I as a student should not have to decide between going hungry or overspending at lunch. The government should not tell me “Your peers have a weight problem, so you will eat less.” I should decide for myself that too much is too much.

We live in a country where we have the freedom to choose many a thing. And high school is far too critical of a transition period for the feds to say “JK, eat less. You’re fat and we can help.” I am thoroughly disappointed in their short-sighted initiative and outraged that they’re limiting my food. That is all. Rage spent. Until I have to order extra-entree Bosco Stick(s) again.

Growin’ boy gotta eatguest opinion Mitch Corbin

Give me Bosco Sticks or give me death

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words & layout 1It was supposed to be an epic fort where the fan blows the light sheet over your head and makes a cool covering. It didn’t work. You just have a sheet over your head and a fan blowing on you. Not cool.

fan forts

2This semi-worked. If you skip the whole taco shell and just stick to a cookie with whipped cream and fruit it tastes just as good. If you try to make it into a taco bowl, it falls apart.

fruit taco

3You are supposed to be able to dip a small balloon in chocolate, chill it, pop the balloon and now you have a bowl to put your ice cream in. Wrong. It melts within 10 seconds, falls apart and doesn’t work as a bowl.

chocolate bowls

4If you are looking for silly putty instead of a bouncy ball, this is the one for you. It probably bounces about a foot and after an hour it just is a big blob. Don’t try it, not worth it.

bouncy balls

5This one was actually successful. Baking an apple with cinnamon and sugar and putting vanilla bean ice cream in it makes for a good fall treat. And everybody loves fall.

baked cinnamon apple

6These work just as they say you should. Of course, you can kind of tell you cut up a shirt and made a scarf out of it, but it’s easy to do! Go try it.

t-shirt scarves

7You have to have the right length of hair, but if you find a good tutorial on Youtube, it works well. Good for lazy days.

sock bun

8They are supposed to give that cool multi-color effect... do not even try it. Nail polish is just all over your hand and it is a waste of your time.

marble nail polish

9Nothing bad to report here. They are yummy, easy, and another good thing for fall! Again, everyone loves fall so go make them.

mini smores

10Unless you can create a beautifully written word out of medal wire, it looks ridiculous. I had to give up half-way through it was so bad. You will too.

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I still think you should talk to doctors about testing for ADD/ADHD

HeadlineMODS? Pictures?

Doctors and scientists have developed new medi-cines to better our world. However, these advancements have made us become too reliant on quick-fix medicines. Sometimes it is easier to quiet an active child with medi-cation rather than seek alternative methods.

At a camp I worked at this past summer, I spent time with kids that deal with ADHD and have extreme troubles settling down or focusing. Some of my relatives become quite fidgety and have trouble winding down about 9 p.m. when their medicine is wearing off.

ADHD is a legitimate disorder that affects kids, teen-agers and adults. The Centers for Disease Control re-ports that between 3-7 percent of school-aged children have it.

Dr. Michael Anderson, a pediatrician for many poor families in Atlanta, admits to prescribing ADHD medica-tion when children living in poverty are not performing well at school. In a recent “New York Times” article he said, “We’ve decided as a society that it’s too expensive to modify the kid’s environment. So we have to modify the kid.” Modifying the child, however, has consequenc-es.

Two of the most common medications for ADHD are Ritalin and Adderal, which are stimulants. The Drug En-forcement Administration classifies them as Schedule II Controlled Substances because they can become addic-tive. It does not seem like a good idea to prescribe ad-dictive medication to people, especially teens, who do not need it.

The medications also have side effects. They can make people feel restless and jittery, cause sleeping dif-ficulties, depression, racing heartbeats, mood swings and more.

A lot of times, medicine will make students feel fo-cused but also leave them feeling different. Audrey Bell, guidance counselor, works with students with ADHD. Bell has seen the medicine’s effects. “Some also do not have an appetite, do not feel outgoing or have troubles sleeping,” she said. “Those are two crucial needs for teenagers,” Bell said. “I feel sorry for them because the medicine does work but it makes them feel not like them-

Limit the meds

selves.” Senior Kara Ganzer has experienced the side effects

of ADHD medication. Ganzer has had ADHD since she was in elementary school. Focalin, the medicine she cur-rently takes, seems to work. Concerta, a medicine she took for a week, made her feel irritable and caused a dry mouth.

Ganzer legitimately needs medication. School nurse Susan Krebs believes most students she administers ADHD medication to need it, but some students do not. “It is kind of a Band-Aid for what is really going on,” she said. Besides diagnoses that are legitimate, parents seem to want students grades to be better, for them to settle down, or make it easier to deal with them. “Where are the parents to talk to the child and counsel them?” Krebs said.

Krebs worked at a camp this summer In Boone. Some children were taking eight medications. Maybe all those medicines could be doing more damage than helping.

For example, some ADD medicine leaves people feel-ing depressed so they take depression medication. Then the depression medication makes it hard to sleep, so they take sleeping pills. It can be a never-ending cycle.

Lots of teenagers have troubles focusing, sleeping, and controlling their moods, but using medicine right away is the wrong approach.

School psychologist, Kelly Petersma, said most doc-tors recommend a multi-faceted approach. This means they recommend medicine to the child, while also learn-ing strategies and skills to help at school. Coping skills, therapy and even getting involved in activities help teens to focus their energy on something they enjoy. These strategies should be the first approach, whereas medi-cine is added if really needed.

Whether or not adults grow out of their ADHD or they learn to handle it better, many adults have fewer prob-lems as they grow older. If learning how to deal with it is the case, why not focus on coping strategies at an earlier age.

Like with many problems, working it out instead of try-ing to find the quick-fix tends to work better.

Paige Cramer/ BW

Susan Krebs keeps the ADHD medicine in the shelves all lined up and ready to give to students daily. Although most students take their medicine before school, she still has many students who come and take it during.

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Load up on athletes’ carb dietWhen sport teams think of team bonding, the first thing

that comes to mind is pasta dinners. Teams gather to ‘carb load’, socialize and connect better with their teammates before games or meets. “I think the effect of pasta dinners is more of a mental thing,” sophomore JV cross country runner Max Culbert said. “You think the carbs are help-ing you, so you perform better. The real question becomes whether or not these pasta dinners are actually beneficial to the performance of an athlete.”

The actual goal of carb-loading, also known as glyco-gen-loading, is to increase the amount of glycogen that is being stored in the liver and muscle tissue. The body can then use this stored glycogen and break it down as a source of energy. This is why athletes need a sufficient amount of glycogen in their bodies at the start of a game or meet.

Whether or not these “carb-loading” diets benefit an athlete, solely depends on if the diet is being performed correctly. “It is beneficial to have a pasta dinner the night before, because it gives the body an opportunity to store the carbohydrate for the game the next day,” West Des Moines Hy-vee dietitian Ellen Ries said. “If an athlete were

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letic event that will be lasting 90 minutes or longer. Assuming someone gets their normal recommended amount of calories from car-bohydrates it does not need to be done for shorter athletic events. Also, in order to get the most benefit it needs to start several days before that high intensity endurance athletic event, not just at the pasta dinner the night before like a lot of our athletic teams do.”

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Another issue that can become a problem with carb-loading, is that athletes get too caught up in the pasta and bread carbohydrates, where they should eat and drink a balanced amount of not only good carbs, but also protein. “A moderate amount of lean protein is also important to in-clude with the pasta meal because protein will help reduce soreness after the game,” Ries said.

Along with pre-game meals, athletes should also be thinking about what they are eating after their competi-tions. “ It is important to eat a combination of protein and carbohydrates after the game, too,” Ries said. “ If possible eat within 30 minutes to an hour of the game finishing.” Eating carbohydrate and protein rich foods after the physi-cal activities can help replenish the glycogen lost, and also rebuild damaged tissue in muscles.

The real key to making sure carb loading really works, is to have an overall healthy diet. “An athlete should al-ways focus on getting a good balance of fruits, vegetables, lean protein, whole grains, and low fat dairy,” Ries said. “The right nutrients are important for keeping your body functioning well and able to perform at the highest level.”

“I think they help your per-formance to an extent, but I don’t think if you miss a pasta dinner it will ruin your swim

meet for the next day. For me, I know carbs and carb loading are somewhat important, but honestly I think it’s more focused on team bonding and being together as a whole team outside of the pool. When I’m at pasta dinner, I’m not thinking I need to carb for my perfor-mance. I’m thinking about hanging out with my team and getting pumped up to complete.

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Junior Adam Johanson eats pasta at a team dinner Oct. 10 before the conference meet. The dinners typically consisted of fettuccine alfredo, lasagna and spaghetti. Drinks and fruit are also a regular part of team dinners.

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Skies grow cold and cloudy,

leaves fall from baring trees, nature descends back

into its hibernating state and the veil between this world and the next fades. This is

Halloween, the day that the departed roam amongst us once more, or at least that is what the ancient Celtics be-

lieved. Halloween is a shortening of All Hallows Eve, not to be mis-taken for the Catholic All Saints day which is also known as hallowmas. Halloween, one of the oldest holidays in the world, wasn’t celebrated until the

twentieth Century when Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of these traditions over with them. Halloween has origins to the ancient Celtic festival Samhain (Sah-win), a time

when pagans took stock of their supplies and prepared for the coming winter with a grand feast. They believed that on Oct. 31 the boundaries between the world of the living and the dead over-lapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as damage to the crops.

The druids (Celtic priests) believed that the dead would go from house to house threatening a devious trick and in order to be spared it was the common belief that a treat was required, which is

where the idea of Trick-or-treating came from. The ancient Celtics felt as though demons, witches and entities that caused natural disasters or diseases would be scared off if townspeople masqueraded

around as fiendish creatures on Halloween night, though not all believed. Along with this fear came the Jack O’ Lantern. A candle was placed within to illuminate the face in the darkness that followed the festivals. These Jack O’ Lanterns were supposed to

ward off or discourage these evil spirits from their house and is now an American tra-dition. The term jack comes from the fact that the townspeople would deceive

the spirits with the illuminated faces in the night. These traditions have since been moved to Oct. 30 now known as Beggar’s Night.

Nowadays the American tradition allows kids to dress up in costumes and go from house to house asking

for treats. In Iowa all that stands between candy and a child’s bag is a simple

joke told on Beggars’ Night.

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