ACT TipsBeat the TestStudents prepare them-

selves for the ACT test. Mrs. Callaway shares secret tips to do your best on the test.

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ElectionsWho to Vote forNew presidential candi-dates support different viewpoints. Find out whose ideals you agree with.

CHS Indians have some goals and aspirations for the new year. 2012 is suspected to bring change to students in our community.

ResolutionsNew Year, New You

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Heart Day

Roses are red, violets are blue. Spend your Valentine’s Day with someone who loves you!

President’s Day

Enjoy your day off and take time to remember and learn about some of our country’s greatest leaders.

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We’re getting near the end of the year, and February is one of the last chances to improve your ACT score. Sign up for the February ACT and ACT acadamy!

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President Truman signs Executive Order 9981 stating that all people will be given equal opportunites in the armed services.

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas makes segregation in public schools illegal. The decision overturns the “separate but equal” rule.

Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a bus and is arrested. In re-sponse, the Montgomery black community participates in a bus boycott that lasts for al-most a year until the buses are desegragated.

Martin Luther King Jr., Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttleworth establish the South-ern Christian Leadership Conference, which becomes a major force in organizing civil rights.

Four students from North Carolina Agricul-tural and Technical College begin the first sit-in of the movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. writes “Letter from Birmingham Jail” after he is arrested during an anti-segregation protest. Later that year, about 200,000 people join him at the Lincoln Memorial where he delivers his “I Have A Dream” speech.

James Meredith becomes the first black stu-dent to enroll at the University of Mississippi.

President Johnson signs the Civil Rights act of 1964.

Malcolm X, founder of the Organization of Afro- American Unity, is shot. Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Presi-dent Johnson issues Executive Order 11246, which requires government contractors to “take affirmative action” when hiring minori-ties.

Loving vs. Virginia establishes that prohibit-ing interracial marriage is unconstitutional.

Martin Luther King Jr. is shot by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee. President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, retail, and financing of housing.

Congress passes the Civil Rights Restora-tion Act, which expands the reach of non-discrimination within private institutions re-ceiving federal funds.

When Martin was born, his name was actually Michael Luther King Jr., but he changed it when he was older.

He graduated from high school at the age of only fifteen!

From 1957-1968 he traveled over six million miles, spoke over two thousand times, and wrote five books.

In 1963 he was named Man of the Year by Time Magazine.

At age thirty-five, he was the young-est man to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. He gave all of his reward money to further the civil rights movement.

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vGun Control:Firm advocate that citizens should have the right to bear arms.

Abortion:We need a competitive health care system that is allowed to cross state lines. He thinks national-izing health care will hurt everyone and the govern-ment shuld stay out of health care.

Health Care:United States must quit spending outside their means, and we must create a balanced budget. Congress must stop spending money on discretionary items.

Budget:We should teach patriotism instead of incorporating multi-culturism into our schooling. He would provide students at homeless schools with scholar-ships to private schools. No interest on school loans for science and math students.

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Taxes should be cut on people earning less than $200,000 a year and cuts on payroll taxes for those over 65 years old.

Supports universal health care, but not a govermental program that would raise taxes. Wants to offer tax breaks to individuals without insurance.

Supports the “No Child Left Behind” act. Wants to enforce economics and family values into schools.

Pro-lifeIn favor of the Second Amendment.

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Plans on spending a majority of tax dol-lars on social secu-rity, medicare, and children’s health insurance.

The Affordable Health Care Plan, which states that every-one should have health care no matter how much money they make. He believes in universal health care.

Has initiated the “Race to the Top” initiative. He favors assessments that get away from standardized testing and encourage creativity. Believes tax money should go to public schools to better them. Be-lieves “NO Child Left Behind” should be revamped to achieve better results.

Believes it helps protect people, but doesn’t give those the right to trans-port guns outside of the U.S. and to use guns that will hurt others.

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*Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are in the lead for the Republican Nomination

The Scholar Bowl team practices hard to play hard

A question is asked, and each con-testant rushes to be the first person to hit his or her buzzer and answer. When the question is answered correctly, points are awarded to the correct team. These are all common occurrences for the Scholar Bowl team during practices and competitions.

Scholar Bowl is just like any other sport with junior varsity and varsity divisions, district, state, and regional competitions, and is sponsored by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA).

“We’re just a bunch of nerds who like to answer trivia questions,” senior Holly Dinkel said.

Practices for the Scholar Bowl team take place in Jeff Carter’s room (144) Monday after school until 4:15, Tuesday from 6:50 to 7:30 in the morning, and Thursday from 6:50 to 7:30 in the morning and after school until 4:15.

Members must come to at least two meetings a week, and anyone can join.

“The more practices you come to, the better you are at answering questions,” Dinkel said. “The more practices you come to, the better chance you have to be on varsity.”

The meetings let members get used to the format used in competi-tions. Many of the practice questions are either pyramid questions, where

students wait for something that sounds familiar before answering, or slam dunks, which are two-word terms that are used the most at competitions.

Questions are asked from various categories including math, history, literature, science, geography, fine arts, and music. Each member has a specialty.

The practice the Scholar Bowl team puts in does not feel like work to its members.

“It’s just for fun,” senior Sonia Yang said. “You do not have to be a genius to participate….You get to hang out with friends, meet new people, and use the knowledge you have learned from TV, school, and music.”

For more information on how to join the Scholar Bowl team, talk to the team sponsor, Jeff Carter.

Are you someone who is against people making destructive decisions? Do

you like to help out in the community? If you answered yes to these questions, the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club is for you.

“SADD isn’t just about a positive lifestyle,” senior Erika Enlow said. “It’s about finding your niche and being in a group of people who will be your support system and a posi-tive distraction from life’s curveballs.”

At the meetings, the SADD Club members discuss upcom-ing events that they can participate in and play games.

“We go out to the community to volunteer for children and families affected by others doing destructive decisions,” senior Angel Loe said.

The group meets the first Wednesday of every month in Ashley Murawski’s room (1), and new members are wel-comed.

The SADD Club currently does not have many members. However, the club hopes to gain members by putting itself out there by doing more activities.

“It is possible our low numbers are due to the recent inac-tivity of the club,” Enlow said, “or maybe there is a miscon-ception about who we are and what we do.”

In October, the SADD Club hosted and sponsored Red Ribbon Week. The members posted signs around the school about the negative effects of doing drugs and drinking. The signs included statistics about how dangerous the two are.

“I remember in elementary school [Red Ribbon Week] was a much more influential ordeal,” Enlow said.

Enlow believes the club would benefit from visiting el-ementary and middle schools to help spread awareness during next school year’s Red Ribbon Week festivities.

For more information on about the SADD Club, talk to the club sponsor, Ashley Murawski, Angel Loe, or Erika Enlow.

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“Les Miserables has a mix of everything. There’s love, anger, sadness, and disappoint-ment. There is an emotion for everyone. It’s completely and totally relatable,” senior Student Director Kelsey Ross said. There are three student directors for the musical: seniors Miranda Wickam, Morgan Noble and Kelsey Ross. The student directors have a lot of du-ties in the musical.

Wickam and Ross’s duties ranged from taking attendance to building the set. “We have an extremely talented cast, crew and production staff,” Wickam said. “This show is definitely a task. But it’s nothing we can’t handle.”

Noble’s job during rehearsals is staying organized and on top of things. “Since there’s always something to do, I could be building a wall or planning the lobby,” Noble said.

The girls have a lot of work cut out for them but they can’t wait for everyone to see the musical. The dates are March 2nd, 3rd, 9th, and the 10th.

“I play Eponine. She is a young girl who is street-wise and tough, but also sensitive and lonely.” -Anna Brockman

“I play Jean Valjean. The story follows him through life of unfair conditions and struggles.” -Caleb Hazelwood

“I play Marius. When he appears in the show he falls in love, but also experiences death first hand.” -Tyler Heckman

Students spend months preparing for early spring performance of les miserable

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1. sophomore jay and junior regan shultz smile proud with the cheer/ pom squad in their kickline. 2. senior jarred estenson and coach Kane brooner fight for the ball during the game. 3. senior jarred estenson slam dunks during the game. 4. senior Kylie Vieth shoots as she is blocked by teach-ers: shank, fordyce, and shultz. 5. Pom members backflip during the half time show.

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Q: How did your prior basketball experience help with the games?A: Being aggressive against the teachers.Q: How did you get your team pumped up?A: I just told them that we are better than what we think we are and when we work together we can do anything.

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After months of preparation, Junior Matt Wright shows his full potential at the city wrestling meet on Thursday January 26th at Lafayette high school. Wright was able to lead his team to victory by pinning Osborn from Benton in 28 seconds. This competitive match gave Wright the city heavyweight title. “Matt’s match was awesome. It was an exciting moment and everyone was really proud of him.” B.J. Thomson said, who was at the matches. With eight varsity wrestlers

unable to compete, the rest of the team had to step up and compete

at a higher level. Excitement in the air, and the room only getting louder, Junior Varsity wres-tlers pulled through for the win. Another intense

match was Dayton Janssen against the number six ranked wrestler in the state. He defeated the highly ranked wres-tler in the second period with a pin.

This was also a proud night for seven other Central wrestlers who came home with city title bragging rights. Central defeated Benton with

a 36 to 32 win and a 51 to 19 win over Lafayette, leaving the Indians with the city championship.

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Left to right: junior terrell strader prepares to take down his opponent. blake Dixon stays on top of his Lafayette opponent and senior Kenneth strader stays aggressive in a match with a benton wrestler.

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Dayton janssen get inspiration from coach swope during the match.

Left and right: Dayton janssen keeps his benton opponent in a headlock. senior tyler romeiser sizes up his opponent. senior shane grier gets ready to slam his opponent and isaac barnes keeps a good hold on Lafayette opponent.

The bleachers were packed with excited spectators as the girls on the Central swim team warmed up for their final home meet of the season—Senior Night—at the YMCA January 18, 2012.

It was not long until the competition be-tween Central, Troy, and Platte County started.

The girls climbed up on their platforms, and, when the buzzer went off, they leapt into the 10-feet-deep water below.

During each race, swimmers on the sidelines encouraged their teammates by chanting their names and telling them to “GO!” People in the crowd also cheered on their team as well.

After the varsity half of the swim meet was over, there was a special ceremony for the seniors and their parents.

The seniors stood in a huddle while the rest of the girls on the team made an aisle. After a senior swimmer’s name was announced, the se-nior walked down the aisle as the team cheered. At the end of the aisle, each senior was given a bouquet of flowers by her swim coach Marnie Jenkins before meeting the swimmer’s parents.

“It made me feel so special to be recognized as a senior even though I’ve only been swim-

ming one year!” senior Alex Steilen said. “The team was amazing!”

After all of the seniors’ names had been called, they all dove into the water in celebra-tion. This was not just a way to say goodbye to the seniors, but it was a way to commemorate their individual achievements through swim-ming.

“Some of my greatest accomplishments have been swimming a 500 free and 200 IM in meets,” senior Elisha Segrist said. “They are races I never thought I could do, but I have multiple times now.”

For one swimmer, just being able to swim was a big accomplishment in itself.

“My greatest accomplishments would be swimming for four years and getting a varsity letter sophomore year after doctors told me I would never be able to swim because I was born with a cleft lip and palate,” senior Spencer Darnall said.

Swimming has taught each swimmer important life lessons: to always persevere and to never give up on herself. These life lessons paid off when the girls won the meet.

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from left to right: the senior swim-mers wait for the senior night fes-tivities to start. / senior alex steilen meets her parents during the senior night ceremony. / senior elizabeth hagen cheers for the other seniors. / senior elisha segrist receives a bouquet of flowers from coach jenkins.

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“[I will miss] swimming every day and seeing my teammates every day.”

Spencer Darnall“[I will miss] the friends I’ve made on the team, supportive coaches, and the joy I had swimming w/my team.”

Elisha SegristElizabeth Hagen“[I will miss] the girls and the fun we’ve had together.”

“[I will miss] hanging out with the team. I made so many friends when I joined the team. I especially love the bus rides.”

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the senior girl swimmers jump into the pool after being honored. the swim team went on to win the meet.

Audrey Anderson“I will miss the team.”

the poms squad put on a half time show with the cheerlead-ers during the cancoming games. their spectacular moves dazzled the crowd.

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“We’re one big family, and it saddens me that I’m gonna have to say goodbye this year.”

Lights dim, and the wild crowd becomes tamed and silent. Music starts and center stage are the Pom girls, ready to impress the school with fierce, eye-catching moves. Central’s Poms squad is no joke. From coming up with a routine to putting their talented team together, they take every aspect dead serious.

“Making the team is challenging,” Senior Kit Nelson says. “You must have teacher recom-mendations and do three night clinics where you learn routines and perform them with a partner in front of judges.”

It’s a demanding process where any girl can be cut. Nobody has a guaranteed spot. “It’s hard,” Junior Rebekah Atlakson says. “I didn’t make the

team the first time I tried out.” Making the team is no walk in the park,

but once you make it, it’s rewarding. “There’s a reason why making the team is tough. There’s a lot of responsibility, like coming to practice and working on routines,” Atlakson adds.

Routines are choreographed or creatively put together by the team. “We usually turn on some music and the moves come to us,” Nelson explains.

The Poms squad are the stars of football and basket games. Their dazzling moves capture ev-eryone’s eyes. No matter how long it takes them to put together a routine, Central’s poms squad will always be prepared to put on a show.

“It’s feels awe-some to be on the team as a sophomore. It’s quite the accomplishment.”

“Good repu-tations are earned, and we’ve worked hard to earn and keep ours.”

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“Poms is a lot of work, but I don’t regret being on the team. It’s rewarding.”

More than just Dancing, Poms squad required discipline, adademics and excellence

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Dribbling down the court on a fast break junior Shun Williams sees everything. He sees the defender in front of him pressur-ing the ball, he sees a teammate cut to the basket, he sees the crowd, crazy as ever, yearning for him to make an exciting play, but more importantly, he sees a bright future for the boy’s basketball team.

After years of tough loss after tough loss, the team found a spark and is rolling with it. The boys came out of the gate quickly this year with a 13-3 start, rolling over rival teams. “I’m very pleased with the way the team is coming together,” Coach Neil Hook said. “We hope to finish strong, but we need to improve in some areas.”

Though morale is up, the team

is still getting down to business when it comes time to practice. “We’re running drills and trying to stay in shape,” Williams said. “We’re still working hard and trying to finish the season how we started it.”

With this season’s start, Coach Hook thinks this success can become tradition. “That’s what we work for, to build a team with success year in and year out,” Hook said. “That success encourages underclassmen and middle schoolers to come out for the team.”

Even with success Coach Hook stays modest about a playoff run. “It’s whoever is playing well at the time,” Hook said. “We still need to improve in those areas.”

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“I feel really good because we don’t usually start out this well. We’ve been playing together for a long time now and things are finally clicking for us.”

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“I think we’ve set higher expectations for the rest of the season. We knew we had the potential to be this good.”

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“We’re looking to go to the playoffs. As a team we are collaborating better and working harder to accomplish our goals.”

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above right: sopho-more D. gray brings the ball up the court. gray has become a huge contribu-tor to the team this season.

above left: senior c. bell goes up strong for a layup.above center: senior b. schlange looks to pass his way through the defense.

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top left: senior D. irvin drives to the basket against Lee’s summit. Left: the team stands on the sideline ready for the game.

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homecoming canidates, walk down the aisle.3. seniors Dre irvin

and milea mcfarland both anxious to see if

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1. senior brad schlange waits for the re-bound.2. junior shun Williams fights to get the ball in the hoop.3. Williams shoots a free-throw.4. the crazies storm the court after the final seconds of the game.5. coach hook talks to the players during a time out. 6. the homecoming court and other crazies show their spirit during the homecoming game.7. senior Darrin Dudley dribbles down the court.

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This show follows the lives of four teenage mothers dealing with the trials of balanc-ing school, jobs, and their children.

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New England father Peter Griffin and his family live in Quo-hog, Rhode Island. On a daily basis the family puts up with Peters wacky antics and unpredictable shenanigans.

Father Ted Mosby tells stories to his children on how he met their mother (hence the name). The story looks back on his interesting past experiences.

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Two socially awk-ward high school dimwits, Beavis and Butthead, go though life laugh-ing constantly and doing nothing useful with their lives. The show is a continuation from the 90’s hit.

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Four friends, and Danny Diveto, are the owners and employees of an Irish bar in Phila-delphia. Some how they seem to get themselves in strange situations daily.

In this unique comedy, a woman moves into an apartment across from two very socially strange guys that are very brilliant physicists. The show delves into the dynamics of their friendship.

Scrubs is a comedy that takes a look at the lives of a group of young interns fresh out of medical school entering the workforce. Each and every character has a unique personality and the way they interact with each other makes this an amaz-ing show to watch when you want a good laugh.

The main person of interest in the show is an intern named John Dorian or J.D.. J.D. is a goofy, but very eager physician who does all he can to help patients in the hospital. His best friend, and very competitive surgeon, is Dr. Christopher Turk. Turk and J.D. were roomates in college and medical school, and somehow managed to get hired by the same hospital. Turk was an athlete all throughout high school and college, and took that competiveness with him to the medical field. He believes that death is the opponent, and he’s good at the game. He saves more lives than he loses.

Turk is married to Carla Espinosa. Espinosa is a veteran nurse at the hospital. She looks over all of the interns and forms a close friendship with Elliot Reed. Dr. Reed is a push-over who is over-sensitive of her appearance. Despite these faults, she is a skilled physician.

Then there’s Dr. Cox: sarcastic, cruel, yet very hilarious, aCox is one of my favorite characters. He is very close to J.D., and shows it by calling him countless female names and in-sulting him every day at work.

This show has such a colorful cast of background charac-ters that there is never a dull day at Sacred Heart Hospital. The show does a great job of hitting you with random comedy that has you holding your side laughing, like its use of char-acter’s thoughts, funny situations, and cut-away scenes. The cut-away scenes are my favorite part of the show. Whether it’s dancing with Rerun from Whats Happening, Turk laugh-ing with the Fat Albert crew after a joke, or J.D. dancing with patients to foreign music, its classic use of random cut-aways makes the show priceless. Besides thefact that it’s the funniest show I’ve ever seen, every episode has an emotional conflict that makes you stop and think about life. That’s what make Scrubs truly special to me.

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The two weeks out of the year that we celebrate Homecoming are some of the most exciting. Students look forward to dressing up in outrageous and fun costumes for spirit week. The Homecoming games are a lot of times the only football or basketball games some students attend all year. For three years students watch the seniors be elected to homecoming court and go through coronation, many hoping to be up there themselves their senior year.

As part of the homecoming tradition, only in-season athletes are able to vote in the preliminaries for the Homecoming Court. Then the whole student body votes on who wins Homecoming King and Queen, out of the seven girls and seven guys selected. When time comes around to select the fourteen members of court every year, students unable to vote often protest and wish to have more of a say in who is chosen. But through tradition, athletes have always been the ones to vote in the preliminaries. I believe in keeping this tradition because Homecoming has always originally been for the athletes, they should have more of a say than the rest of the student body in who represents them that night.

An athlete once explained it to Kathy Northup, Student Government advi-sor, as “it is our homecoming, we are coming home to our supporters. It is a celebration of the sport and it’s tradition at Central.”

Although Homecoming is not all about the athletes, they are a huge part of it. They are the ones performing. The idea was never to have only athletes on court, as many wrongly think.

“Every year I look at the results, and it’s a nice blend of students,” Northup said.

There is always a few athletes, but with them are people involved in theater, other activities, or just well-known and liked students.

The tradition of Homecoming and the homecoming court is a tradition that we should keep for the athletes, in order to celebrate them and how they represent Central High School.

With winter homecoming now over, many of us are just glad we don’t have to stress over what to wear on dress up days and who we’re going ot vote for for King and Queeen, but some wish they would have been able to have more say in the primary votings. While most of us were happy wth the results of who made it on court, some wish that they would have had more say throughout the process.

“Everyone should be able to vote because we should all be treated equal,” freshman Brennen Schultz said.

Just because you participate in sports doesn’t mean you should have a bigger say in who makes it on court over those who don’t. School is a place where everyone should have the same rights and be treated equal, and that shouldn’t change when it comes to homecoming.

“It’s just tradition; it’s always been that way,” Stu-dent Government sponsor Kathy Northup said.

Homecoming week is a time for everyone to enjoy being a part of something whether they are in a sport or not. It shouldn’t be biased; only allowing sports participants to choose the court; homecoming should include everyone.

The goal of homecoming is for everyone to partici-pate and show school spirit, but why should we if itl’s biased?

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“No, because it doesn’t give a fair representa-tion of the whole student body.” -Senior Morgan Downey (Fall Athlete)

“No, because then no one else gets a say as to who is on court and it is not fair.” - Senior Lexi Wall (Spring Athlete)

“Yes, because it is a privilege the atheletes earn.” -Sophomore Mol-lie Siemens

“No, because people that are involved in the school, clubs, show choir, what-ever, should have a say in who they want to represent them... Athletes are not the only ones that run for court anymore.”- Senior Myles Rodney (Studnent Government and Theatre)

“Yes, it’s a tradition for the Homecom-ing Court to be representing the athletes.”- Rebecca Cal-laway (Math Teacher)

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Left to right: Deca advisor David jordan speaks out about the thought behind chairs for charity. People walk aound looking at all of the chairs. junior Zach hill describes the thought behind the design on a chair. a visi-tor paints on the chair donated to the noyes home. People examine the chairs and de-signs. murphy, Lawrence, and farrell talk about why they chose this project and give thanks. Pictures courtsey of freddie cabrera

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Chairs, stools, and desks filled the cafeteria Thursday January 19th for the DECA Chairs for Charity event. People quickly piled in to look at all of the designs and place their bids on their favorites. For this being the first year, the event was a major success.

Seniors Katey Lawrence, Katherine Farrell, and Melissa Murphy set up this event as a part of their senior project for DECA. “I thought this would be an in-teresting way to get the clubs involved in a huge charity project,” Lawrence said.

Clubs ranging from Ecology to FBLA took time to design and paint chairs to help benefit those in need.

This event raised $640, all of which was donated. A chair was also set up at the event that people could paint their own designs on, and was donated to the Noyes Home at the end of the night.

“I was really happy with the outcome,” Lawrence said. “So many people showed up and we were all really proud.”

This was the first year the event occured, but by using advertising and market-ing techniques, Farrel, Murphy, and Lawrence were able to get the word out. Teachers, students, and parents all attended the event.

Lawrence hopes that this event is continued in future years, and raises even more money.

DECA Raises Money for local charities through silent auction

Cassie Halling- FBLA

“I wanted to donate for a good cause”

Megan Walters

“It was a fun and creative way to raise money for a good cause”

Drew Bodicky

“I wanted to help out with the Chairs for Charity foundation”

30 Jumping Jacks5 Pushups

25 High Knees7 Burpees

10 Crunches7 Squats

5 Pushups10 Crunches5 Pushups7 Squats

30 Jumping Jacks1 Minute Wall Sit

5 Pushups25 High Knees

#1#2#3#4#5

Drink a lot more water!

Eat small portions every 2 hours!

Get enough rest

Exercise

Do NOT skip breakfast

lifestyles

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1. Air Popped Popcorn2. Nonfat Cottage Cheese3.Hard Boiled Eggs 4. Hummus5. Peanut Butter6. Fruit Smoothies7. Almonds8. Sliced Apples

9. Frozen Grapes10. Orange slices11. Broccoli Florets12. Green Salad13. Cherry Tomatoes14. Frozen Mangos15. Sunflower Seeds16. Soy Chips17. Bean Salad

18. Tuna19. Sliced Chicken Breast20. Pickles21. Olives22. Sugar Free Jello23. Nonfat Yogurt24. Frozen Yogurt25. Protein Bars

“Booty Wurk by T-Pain”-Senior Katie Brinkley

“In The Club by 50 Cent”-Senior Joe Wilson

“All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaled” -Senior Brad Schlange

“La La La by LMFAO”-Junior Lauren Gunderson

“The Motto by Drake”-Senior Lauren Smith

be sure to check the nutrition facts before you eat anything: particularly supposedly “healthy snacks.”

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1. Cut a pocket in the thick side of each chicken breast, being careful not to cut through the sides. Fold the cheese slices in half and insert them into the chicken. Wrap a piece of chicken to cover the cut side, and secure with a wooden pick.

2. Grease a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray, add the oil, and heat over medium high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken, rounded sides up, to the pan and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute.

3. Turn the chicken over and sprinkle with the pepper and thyme.

4. Cover and cook over medium low heat until an instant read thermometer inserted in the chicken registers 160 degrees F and the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Serve with a side of carrots.

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) (20 Crunches60 Second Plank100 High Kicks

30 Squats30 Second Side Planks40 Crunches w/ Weights

20 Side CrunchesStretch It Out!

Makes 4 servingsEach serving of cheese stuffed chicken breast contains:

141 calories13g protein

1g carbohydrate7g total fat

Ingredients:4 (6 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

4 (� ounce) slices reduced fat Jarlsberg or other Swiss cheese

4 thin slices prosciutto di Parma or reduced fat and reduced sodium ham

1 Tablespoon olive oil� teaspoon freshly ground black pepper� teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed

lifestyles

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“Eat healthier, less fast food.”

-Senior Brad Schlange

“Be a better person” “Play football next

year.” -Juniors Tanner Day and Brandon Perkins

“To work out every-day.”

-Junior Johnny Monahan

“Not make Mrs. Hoecker mad at

me.”-Senior Ryan Janni

“Be less distracted by Twitter during

school.”-Senior Amber

Chivington

Academics

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QAQA

QA

How many hours of rest do you recommend prior to testing?

8-10 hours.

What do you recommend to eat for breakfast prior to testing?

Eat a high protein, complex carb, and stay away from caffeine. Apples are good for waking up the brain. Drink lots of liquid!

What are the best things to pack for the ACT?

A high protein snack, a calculator, pencils, and your ID card.

QA

What is your #1 tip for taking the ACT?

Relax and be confident in yourself.

senior staff- megan grace anD jiLLian maY

#2#3

#4#5

#1 Get plenty of rest the night before the test

Pace yourself- don’t spend too much time on one question

Put new batteries in your calculator

Pack extra No. 2 pencils and good erasers

Eat a nutritious breakfast prior

#7#6

Answer EVERY question- there is no penalty for guessing

Eliminate as many incorrect answers as possible

Every test-taker suffers from the plague that is stress. So how do we solve this problem? Easy! If you’ve got an extra five minutes the morn-ing of the ACT, try one of these ac-tivities to get your mind off the test.

1. Spend some time in the sun: Take a little more time walking out to your car. If it’s too cold, open the

curtains in your room while you get ready!

2. Jump some rope: The repetitive motion will make you relaxed and focused.

3. Crank up some tunes: play songs that bring back good memo-ries. Choose anything that gives you a positive image.

4. Breathe deeply: touch your in-dex fingers and your thumbs togeth-er to stop yourself from what you’re doing, and take a long, deep breath.

5. Say your ZYX’s: saying the alphabet backward will distract you from the task at hand.

Staff picks

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top Left to bottom Left:// jrotc performs their rou-tine at the homecoming Pep assembly/ by f. cabrera// senior boys dress up in basketball jerseys for multi-plicity Day// by f. cabrera// the crazies crowd tebow-ing after they storm the floor at the homecoming game//by K. Larson// middle: //the

Varsity basketball boys lift the cheerleaders in their dance routine at the Pep assembly// by f. cabrera// bottom left to right:// the homecoming court carries off the truman Patriot in the traditional skit at the Pep assembly// by f. cabrera// senior Lexi Wall and friends pose on multipicity day of

homecoming Week// by f. cabrera// senior ali howat drives around her oppo-nent// taken by f. cabrera// King tyler romeiser and Queen miranda Wickam de-liver their speech after being crowned at the coronation ceremony// by j.mcbee.

Editorial Policy:

Lauren Gunderson Junior Staff

Junior Lauren Gunderson doesn’t believe in New

Years Resolutions.

Junior Caitlyn Phil-lips is going to stop drinking pop.

Junior Miranda Poulson-Clark doesn’t have a New

Year’s Resolution.

Junior Manny Rivera is going to do a new sport.

Caitlyn PhillipsJunior Staff

Miranda ClarkJunior Staff

Manny RiveraJunior Staff

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Meet the Staff: What is your New Year’s Resolution?Staff

Jennifer ThiesCopy Editor

Freddie CabreraSenior Staff

Senior Rachel Pankau didn’t make a New Year’s

Resolution.

Senior Lauren Smith made a goal to workout five

days a week.

Erika EnlowSenior Staff

Carrie HillebrandSenior Staff

Lauren SmithCopy Editor

Shelby SmolkeSenior Staff

Alex SteilenSenior Staff

Taylor SwaveySenior Staff

Jacy AtkinsJunior Staff

Senior Freddie Cabrera is going to learn how to dance

and also take a picture that will make him famous.

Senior Carrie Hil-lebrand is going to stay healthy.

Senior Taylor Swavey is going to get more involved in

the community.

Junior Jacy Atkins is going to keep up with working out.

Senior Jennifer Thies is going to worry about things less.

Senior Erika Enlow is going to do everything she can to get a full-ride to college.

Senior Shelby Smolke didn’t make a New Year’s Resolution.

Senior Alex Steilen is going to stop freaking out so much.

Kim BarnesJunior Staff

Page BlackJunior Staff

Cecil BrattonJunior Staff

Nick BusbyJunior Staff

Junior Kim Barnes is going to get in shape this year.

Junior Page Black is not going to get sick all year.

Junior Cecil Brat-ton is going to be a better person.

Junior Nick Busby is going to stay in shape.

Senior Megan Grace is going to eat one more serv-

ing of fruit a day and learn how to write with her left hand.

Senior Jillian May doesn’t believe in New Year’s Resolu-

tions. She believes in lifestyle changes.

Senior Derek Rice is going to make a difference and then continue doing it.

Megan GraceEditor in Chief

Jillian MayDesign Editor

Brooke ShinnemanJunior Staff

Regan SchultzJunior Staff

Megan WaltersJunior Staff

Junior Brooke Shinneman didn’t make a New Year’s Resolution.

Derek RiceSenior Staff

Junior Regan Schultz is going to live life to the fullest.

Junior Megan Walters is going to show up to school on time.

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Rachel PankauDesign Editor

Adviser Jackie Scott is going to live a healthier

lifestyle.

Jackie ScottAdviser