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“Class is back in session. If you are not registered, get registered.” This was the campaign message President Barack Obama stressed for all of those in attendance at the Colo-rado State University Monfort Quad on Aug. 28. As the 2012 presidential election comes up on the last few cam-paigning months, Obama took advan-tage of the huge college atmosphere at CSU to advertise the importance of voting and lowering college tuition.

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As witnessed by the Presidential debate at University of Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 3, Colorado is shap-ing up as a major swing state in the election and votes for both candidates will count more than ever. At CSU, sophomore Haley Damn-Hamblin introduced Obama and said, “We can make a difference in an elec-tion that can come down to just votes.” In 2008, Americans made it clear that they wanted change, and this time around, the end result is not as obvi-ous as last time.

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An Obama supporter raises the Obama “Forward” slogan in a crowd of over 13 thousand CSU students. Many students waited all day in the 90-degree heat to get get an up-close spot to hear the President speak.

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Community would benefit from Rec. Center Around town, there is talk of a proposed recreation district complete with a multi-million dollar recre-ation center, but it might not be a reality quite yet. According to Mayor Pro Tem, Brad Moos, the town board met with the school district in August and dis-cussed the possibility of a recreation center in the fu-ture. However, he noted that at this point it is not public record that such a decision

has been officially made and a formal committee has not been formed. He reported that if the town decides to move on a recreation center, it will be a Mill Levy issue at the earliest on the 2013 ballot. Don Cadwallader, As-sistant Town Manager, also said that while he has heard about the possibility of a recreation center, the town is currently not involved with this initiative. He stated that a separate community group may be forming to make plans.

Steve Longwell, Athletic Director of Eaton High School, said, “I think our community is in dire need

of a recreation center.” Longwell said a new recre-ation center would take the burden off of the heavily used high school and unite the community. According to Longwell, last year alone, the high school was used for over 700 different school, ath-letic and community events. More space in a new facil-ity would benefit a grow-ing community and help it prosper. Often EHS is busy seven days a week with some sort of event going on. Often-

times teams are forced to share gym space with high school teams as well as oth-er community events, forc-ing Longwell to construct a creative practice schedule, especially during winter sports. He said extra space and a new facility would meet the needs of the stu-dents and the community by balancing out usage and making for a less chaotic schedule. Instead of driving to Greeley, residents of Ea-ton who participate in ath-letic and recreation activities could stay close to home.

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President Obama to students: vote! 13,000 were in attendance at the Monfort Quad to see the President speak on that Tuesday. College stu-dents, high school students, parents and those uncategorized filled the grassy area under the scorching sun to recognize the importance of college. “A higher education should not be a luxury, it should be something every person can afford,” said Obama, “You can make decisions to make college af-fordable. Your vote will decide where we go from here.” Congressman Jared Polis, along with Colorado gov-ernor John Hickenlooper, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar and Damn-Hamblin preceded the President. Polis said, “[This election] is gonna be pretty close. This time it can come down to just a few votes. This election is about your future, our future.” While Obama was speaking in Fort Collins, GOP candidate Mitt Romney was in Tampa preparing his acceptance speech as the Republican Presidential Nominee for the Republican National Convention held from Aug. 27 to Aug. 30. According to the Oct. 3 Gallup presi-dential tracking poll President Obama leads by 4% over Mitt Romney. Obama was at 49% compared to 45% for Romney. Third party candidates and undecided voters combined were at 6%. Romney suffered after a fundraiser video was released recently, in which Romney said, “There are 47 percent

of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. My job is is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” However, the Washington Exam-iner also quoted the President, who flubbed an interview with Univision when he said, “The most important lesson I’ve learned is you can’t change Washington from the inside.” Although August’s event at CSU was the work of the Democratic party, the point was bipartisan--get involved: “Participation is the definition of de-mocracy,” said Gov. Hickenlooper. To a pumped up crowd, with sweat drop-ping down every forehead, Forward signs bobbing up and down, the Presi-dent told students,

“America remains the one indispens-able nation. Will this be an America where, no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from, no matter who you love, no matter what your last name is, you can pursue your own happiness; you can make it if you try? That’s what this campaign is all about. And in November, your voice is going to matter more than ever before. Because this week in Tampa, my oppo-nents will offer you their agenda...”--The President paused for a loud round of booing. But then he countered by saying--“Don’t boo; vote. If you are not regis-tered, get registered.The decisions that we make as a country will affect you directly in very personal ways.”

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FFA garners state,national awards Being picked out of a pool of 660 candidates is a major event for Eaton High School FFA program, which won an award as a three-star winner in national FFA chapter. Three stars is the highest ranking for this award. Sponser Heidi Lanning said get-ting picked out of 660 candidates she said “Feels really good. It makes me proud of the school and community.” To achieve this award the students of the FFA program had to fulfill certain projects and submit them with an application last October. The projects were then sent to state level and scored. Before send-ing to nationals the students were able to make revisions then sent it to be scored and evaluated. Lan-ning said this is the first time since she has been working at Eaton High school that the FFA program has won this award. The chapter

members, including Aaron Vam-mer (13) and Mitchell Kammerer (13), will be flying to Indianapolis to accept this award October 24. John Deere is sponsoring this award. Besides FFA winning an award, they are also taking an FFA member to see if she has won a na-tional award.

Representing a local chapter, at a national FFA event isn’t an ev-eryday occurrence for high school students. However, for junior Ari-ana Brown (14), the national spot-light will soon be a reality. At the end of this month, Brown will be flying to Indianapolis to see if her FFA project on dog breeding has

won a national award. Brown said, “I wanted to win something at state, but I wasn’t expecting nationals.” Right after Brown won a first-place gold in small animal production last June, her face was broadcast to all the FFA members at state on a live TV interview. The project that will send her all the way to nationals, was a 20-page extensive applica-tion called a Proficiency Award. Her project for FFA consisted of breeding dogs. Brown said she lost one of the puppies out of twelve in the first litter. The second litter had five puppies, and four of them were sold. Brown said, “I kept the fifth puppy.” Brown said that her parents were a major inspiration for her success because they al-lowed her to complete her project for FFA. She also said that starting out FFA as a freshman has affected her life in many ways. Currently she is Chapter secretary of FFA. Brown said that FFA has made her a bet-

ter leader and speaker. “FFA hasn’t changed my views at all. It has grounded them.” Nationals is a big deal, but so is hav-ing a student in Eaton High School FFA as a dis-trict officer. A warm hug from some-one you ad-mire after achieving a huge goal, is always welcoming. Junior Erin Carney (14) learned on the night of September 5 that she had been elected as a district officer of FFA. Carney said, “I didn’t even re-alize my name was written on the board as an officer until Brooke Miller gave me a big hug and said congratulations.” Carney was giv-en the position of FFA District Reporter, but said the placement

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Class of 2014 slides on TCAP; Juniors rise above Although Eaton students have mad skills, they dropped the ball on TCAP’s this year. Because EHS is ranked on ACT and TCAP performance, the bottom line for students is this: It is not enough to just pass the test, stu-dents must do as well or better than their previous year’s score. District Curriculum Coordinator Bridgette Muse said, “Every year all of the schools are assigned a performance rating based on a possible 100 points.” Any school that scores a 60 or above is rated in the highest level. Eaton scored a 64.3. In order for the Eaton to maintain its high rating, the school’s TCAP scores must not fall. Muse said, “If students don’t main-tain their proficiency from the previ-ous year or catch up to proficiency by 10th grade, they fail to make their growth target.” It’s not just a matter of making proficiency, Muse said, “Advanced students must remain advanced and proficient students need to maintain as well.” Test scores will be even more vital to the school starting in 2013-14 because 50 percent of a teacher’s evaluation will be based on student growth including STAR, TCAP and

ACT scores. Teachers are now held more accountable for the test scores their students score. On a more positive note, this year’s graduating class, the class of 2013, had a slight boost over the last year’s ju-niors in ACT scores, rising from a 20.2 in 2011 to a 20.9. However, the TCAP scores headed in the other direction. The scores from the class of 2014 decreased in all areas. Muse, said, “Overall proficiency was lower than their 9th grade performance and does not match how they perform on other assessments like Star, Explore, Plan, and classroom tests.” Muse said the class of 2014 un-derperformed and is capable of doing better on the tests while the class of 2015 has maintained steady scores on average--reading was the only area to drop slightly in scores. Muse said that in order for the school to improve scores, “EHS needs to figure out how to motivate students to give their best effort on the TCAP.” The school has already begun im-proving literacy skills by adding more evidence-based reading and writing into classes, and the math department will evaluate the Algebra and Geom-etry curriculum.

Muse said the high school has also “added several courses this year that allow students to earn college credit while taking classes here.” Overall, Muse said, “Eaton com-pared favorably to other school dis-tricts in Weld County, topping profi-cient scores in 5 of 7 areas tested for TCAP and number one in ACT as well.” EHS did not top Fort Collins or Es-tes, but compared favorably to Love-land and Longmont.

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took her by surprise. “I turned right around and read my name by Reporter. I was so excited. I love the FFA so much and this gives me a way to connect with other FFA members.” She said her inspiration derives from Brooke Miller, who was last year’s District Reporter. Carney says that she is planning on following in Miller’s footsteps by becoming a State officer. Carney started her job on September 26. This job requires her to take pic-tures, share them with the people she meets, and explain FFA to them. She will hold this position for a year, and will need to be in-terviewed for it again next year. Carney said when she first started out as a freshman she wanted to be a part of everything that FFA had to offer. “ FFA is my home, and it is where I learned who I am as a person.” FFA is a program that helps students become leaders, and make positive impacts in their community using agricultural edu-cation.

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To improve the intricacies of marching, the EHS marching band held a March-a-thon, to raise nearly $2500 for the band. Donors contributed cash for every minute students marched in the hot sun Friday, Sept. 21. The march-a-thon, which required members to come to school on a day off, not only improved the band’s marching skills, but it also raised money for better equipment and band trips. Every day this summer, Phong Nguyen prepared his team for nationals by creating a manditory band camp lasting two weeks during the summer from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Drum major, Hannah Moser (13), has many thoughts about the marching band this year. She said, “I think we have improved since last year, but there’s a lot more room for improvement. We are working really hard; we lost a lot of people, but we’re making the best out of it.” Moser said, “It is hard [being a drum major] because I’m not used to people having to look at me for direction. It’s a lot of fun, though, because I get to see how much we improve throughout the season.” Nguyen said he is looking to improve the skills of the band along with the Moser’s conducting. Moser said,“I love watching everything come together. It would be awesome to take the band to state, but that’s a group effort. I want to focus more of coming together as a family instead of tearing each other down like how it has been in the past.” Saxophone leader, Haley Cox, has showed her perseverance toward building a stronger band. She said, “I think our performance will be better than most years, but the underclassmen haven’t grasped how much time and effort need to go into it for competition.” Nguyen has pushed the band to improve its skills in dynamics, precise steps, firm form, and more. Nguyen’s thoughts on the marching band this year are optimistic. He said, “The band is playing and marching great!” Striving for excellence, though, is the name of the game. Nguyen said, “Every student in the band needs to improve this year.” Strict practices have been key; the students have been pushed to their limit. Only this, Nguyen said, will make the marching band peerless. As Cox said, “People need to watch the marching band this year; we will be doing big things.”

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A flash of red, an uproar from the crowd. The Man in Red has struck again! Without warning, during the first day of school assembly on Tuesday, August 21, a mysterious Man in Red bolted through the student-filled crowd as Principal Mark Naill addressed the students. As his mask was pulled firmly over his head, shielding his face from curious onlookers, many students believe that the mysterious Red Man is, in fact, the masked character known as El Pollo Loco. It is obvious to most Eaton High School students that El Pollo Loco is, indeed, Michael Cardona (14). Last year, Cardona appeared at many sporting and drama events in a luchador mask, and called himself El Pollo Loco. However, just because the man is wearing the identity of El Pollo Loco, does not conclude that it is him. New to the scene is El Pollo Loco’s arch nemesis, El Cerdo Sucio who is, in fact, Estin McGraw (14). This new and masked foil showed up to a wrestling showdown October 1 at a pep assembly to kick off spirit week. Despite El Pollo Loco and El Cerdo Sucio being enemies, they

joined together in the grander goal of defeating the viking, Olaf the Nifty Nordic, who was very obviously Philip Rininger (14). Despite these new characters’ identities not being secret, they throw more confusion into the dilemma of discovering the identity of the Man in Red. Cardona claims that the Man in Red remains a mystery even to him. He said, “I think he’s some idiot in a red suit who has no life, but he’s probably a good guy and maybe charming.” Cardona says the Man in Red most likely has El Pollo Loco’s mask because “he is a thief and a stealer of ideas. The Red Man’s obsidius crimes must be stopped.” Tony Aguirre (14), a student in the crowd at the assembly, said, “I think the Man in Red is the typical Eaton High School enthusiast.” However, he seems to have his own idea of who this enthusiast might be. Aguirre said, “I know it’s Michael Cardona; he’s my bro, and bros know bros.” Naill also had his opinion on the the Red Man. He said, “At first I was almost frightened, but then I realized from my days that Spiderman was a good character, and he was there to support me and the assembly.” Even Naill is eluded by the identity of the Man in Red. Naill said, “I did

not know who he was. I thought it might have been Toby Maguire, but he was much smaller than Toby Maguire.” It is therefore assumed that this abstruse man in red is clearly trying to bamboozle the student body. Because of his mask being extremely similar to that of El Pollo Loco, students automatically assume that the Man in Red is Cardona, which is

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Brittney Wright Ag Ed/ Industrial ArtsOriginally From: Eckert, COPrior to Eaton: Student taught at Valley/ Substitute taughtFavorite thing about Eaton: High expectations of the studentsCulture of the School: Respectful and supportiveTeaching Style: Realisitic

Lauren Hall MathOriginally From: Fairfeild, TXPrior to Eaton: Teacher at high school in TX, teacher in alternative program in GreeleyFavorite thing about Eaton: Atmosphere of comraderyCulture of the School: Connected and involvedTeaching Style: Pretty laid back

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Emily Strait EnglishOriginally From: Steamboat Springs, COPrior to Eaton: Student at University of WyomingFavorite thing about Eaton: School pride and tight-knit community of teachersCulture of the School: Impressively Welcoming Teaching Style: Goofy but productive

Eaton High School has had quite the change-up when it comes to it’s staff. This year, the school aquired four new teachers: two

Ken Versoi MathOriginally From: “Everywhere”Prior to Eaton: Teacher at Valley High SchoolFavorite thing about Eaton: Atmosphere of successCulture of the School: Friendly and supportiveTeaching Style: Fun and enthusiastic

exactly what the Red Man strives for. His identity remains anonymous, and students’ minds remain baffled. As sporting events are becoming more constant, the Man in Red’s identity is becoming more mischievous. Every student has one question on his or her mind. “WHO IS THE MAN IN RED?!”

El Pollo Loco (left) and El Cerdo Sucio (right) prepare for a wrestling show-down as Student Body President Dalton Shoop (13) acts as referee. Though El Pollo Loco has been mistaken for the Man in Red, he assured the student body that he is not, in fact, the ellusive Red Man. El Pollo Loco said the true identity of the Man in Red remains a mystery even to him.

Math teachers, Ken Versoi and Lauren Hall, Industrial Arts/Agriculture Education teacher, Brittney Wright, and English teacher, Emily Strait.

These newcomers have brought their varied backgrounds and styles to Eaton in order to teach students to the best of their ability. These teachers sound off on how they

perceive the culture of the school, their favorite aspects of Eaton, their individual styles, and their history before joining the staff of EHS.

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The Peyton PlayTake your girl to the next Broncos game. Chill out max during pregame and have your dad’s old high school friend, Peyton Manning, throw a ball in your direction. Catch it, and give it to her, hoping she notices that “Homecoming?” is written on the ball. This will work for anyone because everyone’s dad was buddies with Peyton Manning in high school. That guy was popular.Squarin’ up the TimeTake your intended askee to Times Square on New Year’s Eve, and as the clock strikes midnight, ask her to homecoming. This is the perfect idea because 1. she’ll never be expecting it because it is so far in advance, and 2. she’ll be so impressed that you dished out all that money to take her to New

York there is no way she could deny you. It’s practically a guarantee that she’ll say yes.Jive to JBiebsInstead of singing to your girl in an off-key and embarrassing fashion, get JB to serenade her with his silken honey voice. This could be tricky because unlike Payton Manning, the chances of your father being old high school buds with Justin Bieber are very slim. If you’re desperate, get your brother-in-law who looks a lot like Justin Bieber to hide under her windowsill at night in the dark while JB’s voice emanates from a boom box nearby. She’ll never know the difference.Parachute ProposalCall up the girl of your choice and tell her to come outside. As she stumbles outside confused and curious, dive

out of an airplane. When you pull your chute, it’ll open up and say “Homecoming?” You then can float down to her welcoming embrace and await the “YES!” that she will surely exclaim as soon as you touch ground.Flash MobEnough said.Indie MovieOnce you film your video, take this girl out to a movie. Get your best friend, who is a film projectionist, to interrupt the feature presentation and roll your film. She’ll be stunned you put so much effort into your asking and shocked that it is so public. Note: this will take quite a bit of effort and a lot of preparation. You’ll have to clear Bradley Cooper and Blake Lively’s schedule so that they can star in your film. You’d have to write a script, film the video, edit it, and find time to become best friends with a film projectionist. Make sure this girl is worth the effort. **If this movie is going to be worthwhile at all, it should definitely include an 80’s montage.Scuba DivePut your message in a bottle, but instead of floating it to her, make her inadvertently search it out. Take her on a lovely trip— let’s say to Playa del

Carmen, Mexico— and suggest scuba diving. (If you’ve picked a winner, she’ll definitely be pro-scuba.) When she’s distracted by a man-eating shark or something of the like, drop the bottle to the floor of a nearby reef. Then catch her attention and mime “Whoa! What do you think this is?” She’ll take the bait, bring it to shore, open the bottle, and you’ve got yourself a date to Homecoming.Hot Fireman Set fire to your intended date’s yard. Call the fire department, and when they arrive, have an extremely attractive, shirtless, fireman douse the fire with the white foamy magic that comes inside fire extinguishers. With this foam, have him spell “Homecoming?” She’ll still be in shock from the prospect of her house burning down (not to mention the sight of the attractive fireman), so she won’t know what else to say but yes. **This is a very high-risk proposal. Make sure you contain the fire, and most importantly, make sure the hot fireman is still slightly less attractive than you, otherwise she will think the proposal is from him and simply be disappointed when you show up.Cupcake Wars Enter “Cupcake Wars” because it’s

your girl’s favorite show. When the judges instruct you to build a sculpture of some Disney movie, disregard their instructions. Build your sculpture in the shape of this girl’s face. The judges will be all mad when they’re critiquing your design, and that’s when you say, “Will you go to homecoming with me?” The judges will be uber impressed with your commitment and gall, and they will reward you with the $10,000 cash prize. What with your adorable proposal and your newfound wealth, you’ve got your date for this year not to mention the scores of other girls who will be head-over-heels wishing you’d asked them. **Depending on your artistry talent, this could either go really well, or really bad. You could land yourself a new profession as a bakery chef, or a spot on the hit TV show “Art that Looks like Doo-Doo”. No girl wants her face to look like doo-doo.FireworksWe all know the story. Take her onto a rooftop and cue the fireworks! As she’s gawking at how lovely they are, she’ll be taken by surprise when grand finale spells out the word “Homecoming?” Cliché though it may be, it’s still romantic and no girl could say no.

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With elections right around the corner, The Red Ink conducted a survey of 200 students to determine who they would vote for. what issues they consider most controversial, and whether their views support or contradict those of their parents. Although not all the students answered all of the questions, between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, 80 of the students chose Obama, and 128 students chose Romney.

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The issues that the the students said would be the most important for this election were the economy, with 99 votes, health care, with 74 votes, immigration, with 26 votes, and gay marriage, with 17 votes. When asked if their political views supported or contradicted their parents, 174 students said they support their parents’ political viewpoints, while 30 do not support the same political views.

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Freshmen Kaitlin Carey and Matt Burkart (16)

Sophomores Emily Pennington and Tucker Goodwine (15)

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Eaton High School students need to formulate their own political opinions during this Presidential Campaign and not simply mimic their parents. The outcome of the Presidential election as well as local matters will greatly infl uence what the future holds for them. Students, as young Americans, should not blindly follow others and let peers, family and the media dictate their views. Instead, they need to think for themselves. Never has it been more important to seek the truth about issues facing the country. As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama travel across the nation spreading their viewpoints, as television advertisements spew misleading facts, as Facebook posts fl y back and forth at the speed of light, students should check the reliability of information on both sides. Voting should be determined based on truthful knowledge of an issue as well as personal values and beliefs. As Thomas Jefferson warned, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” In other words, citizens have to think for themselves in order to maintain their freedom. High school students must strive to do what is right, play their part in America and celebrate in those freedoms. This nation faces some of the toughest econmic times it has ever faced. In this diffi cult time in America, the U.S. needs to hear the voices of EHS students. Students who are 18 need to vote and choose a strong- intentioned leader who can make diffi cult decisions and get the United States back on track. Young adults need to educate themselves on the larger national issues such as the economy and healthcare because these issues

affect them. If students think they aren’t affected by the economy--think again. Have you tried to get a job lately? If you think healthcare doesn’t matter, ask your mom and dad how much that last trip to the emergency room after you tore that ligament or got that last catscan cost them. But that’s not all. In less time than a graduating senior can guess, the future economy will greatly dictate the plans they make for college and for the rest of their lives. As the next generation of leaders, young Americans need to save our great country before it’s too late. Start standing up and making a difference now. This is America; the possibilities of greatness are endless.

Recreation Center Several leaders in the community and the school have said a new recreation center would take the burden off of the heavily used high school and unite the community. The Red Ink stff agrees. With over 700 different school, athletic and community events. Each year, EHS is busy seven days a week with some event going on. Extra space and a new facility would meet the needs of the students and the community by balancing out usage and making for a less chaotic schedule. Instead of driving to Greeley, residents who participate in athletic and recreation activities could stay close to home and save both time and gas. It seems pretty apparent that a new recreation center is a great initiative and that would help the community for many generations to come. Hopefully it will be on the 2013 ballot and students will be involved in part of the community decision making.

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                      In  this  pivotal  time  in U.S. history  it  is time  to  make a  “change.” Gas  prices have doubled, g r o c e r i e s cost  more, h e a l t h c a r e costs  are rising, and job loss is at an all time high.          Although  the president  inherited a  challenging  economy,  the  question is, how has he improved the economy and are our lives better today than they were four years ago?       President Obama promised to cut 

2012 election will decide fate of America

    The  London  Summer  Olympics quickly  became  the  most  anticipated event  of   2012.  Magazine  covers everywhere  featured  half-naked Olympians  promising  to  make  these Olympics  better  than  the  last.  Aside from  the  advertised  athletic  prowess, much of  the media’s attention focused on how attractive those athletes were.          Ryan Lochte  (obviously), Ashton Eaton,  Michael  Phelps,  James Magnussen,  Chris  Paul,  Hope  Solo, Aly  Raisman  and  Tom  Daley  were just  some  of   the  highlighted  beauts. In  2008,  the  world  watched  US swimmer  Michael  Phelps  go  eight-for-eight  in  Beijing. While  all  of   that hooplah  was  going  down,  I  directed my eyes elsewhere.       A  curly-haired  goofy  swimmer donning  a  pair  of   diamond-crested grills was unknown and underestimated. And  so  my  obsession  began.  Four years later, this stud—the man everyone now knows as Ryan Lochte—returned with  much  hype,  and  a  huge  female fan base...along with a visibly  low IQ. As  the  much-awaited  Opening Ceremony  neared,  every  branch of   media  covered  even  the  most ridiculous stories vaguely touching on the Olympics  (fashion,  ex-Olympians from  the 80s, Olympic-inspired  food, etc).  Meanwhile,  the  “Loch  Ness Monster” posed on the cover for Men’s Health,  Sports Illustrated,  Men’s Journal 

and Time Magazine (most of  which  I had to buy #worthit). This was just the beginning of  Lochte fever. Once the games  finally  began,  interviews with him and his family highlighted dozens of  channels. His answers to questions were  quite  dim  and  slowly  delivered, but  let’s  face  it—we weren’t  focusing on  how  dumb  he  sounded,  we were focusing on his ripped body, the body that  is my phone’s current wallpaper. Commercials  guaranteed  heart-pounding  matches  between  Phelps and  Lochte,  USA  and  France,  and they  were,  and  Missy  Franklin  was cool, too. But enough of  that—after a week of  nonstop swimming coverage, Lochte went home with two golds, two silvers and one bronze medal…and a Twitter following of  over 1,000,000. It wasn’t  long before talk shows invited Lochte  for five-minute conversations to promote, well, Ryan Lochte. Leno, Fallon, and Ripa all took a piece from the  Lochte  pie  to  satisfy  America’s post-Olympic-hunger.   (My  DVR  sure  enjoyed recording  all  of   those.) Anyway,  the  point  is,  America  is obsessed  with  athletes.  America  is obsessed  with  attractive  athletes.  I’m obsessed  with  attractive  athletes.  I literally  could  list  dozens,  but  this long  rant  was  just  about  one—Ryan Lochte,  Olympic-gold  medalist…slash heartthrob.

    On this day, Oct. 8, 2012, America recognizes  its  great  discoverer, C h r i s t o p h e r C o l u m b u s . Across America, people  celebrate the  man  who, 520  years  ago, stumbled  not upon  American shores,  but instead, those of  Hispaniola. Wait what?     I  thought  he  discovered  America? Well,  you’ve  been  misled.     That’s right. In 1492, King Ferdinand and  Queen  Isabella  of   Spain commissioned  Columbus  to  find  the shortest  route  to  the Spice  Islands  in India.         But  instead, Columbus  staggered onto  the  shores  of   the  large  island containing  the  Dominican  Republic and Haiti about a thousand miles away from  the  closest  shores  of   North America. Columbus and his men then proceeded to wipe out the indigenous people of  Hispaniola.     When they were all but extinct, he realized, “Hmm, maybe I should have kept them around as slaves.”      But not  to worry, Columbus didn’t have to perform work himself. Oh no, he  found  slaves  alright. He  imported them  from  Africa  and  forced  them to  perform  labor  entirely  new  to them  under  grueling  conditions.         So  let’s  review:  Columbus  failed to  find  India,  failed  to  find America, landed  on  Hispaniola,  wiped  out  the indigenous people, brought slavery to 

the  country,  and  then  received  a  day of   commemoration  and  celebration for  his  grand  contribution  to  history. Something  seems  a  little  off   to  me.     Why in the world would Americans choose  to  celebrate  a  man  who  not only did not discover their country, but also wreaked havoc on the land he did discover  and  laid  the  foundations  for American  colonization  and  slavery?        Apparently I am not  the only one asking  that  question.  At  Eaton  High School,  every  one  of   the  foreign exchange  students  knows  about the  real  deal  behind  Columbus.  In Germany,  Norway,  and  the  Czech Republic,  people  look  at  America flabbergasted by the ridiculous holiday that we celebrate on this day. All over the world people know the truth, and yet Americans are left in the dark about the truth behind Columbus.    Well not anymore. It’s time to open up our  eyes  and quit  giving  a  terrible man the honor of  a national holiday.         Three  states  in  America  have caught on, though. Alaska has stopped celebrating  Columbus  day  entirely.  Hawaii,  instead,  celebrates  a  day  they call Discoverer’s Day, a day to celebrate the  Polynesian  discovery  of   Hawaii. South  Dakota  celebrates  Native American Day,  Individual cities such as Berkeley,  Sebastopol  and  Santa  Cruz, California  have  followed  suit  now celebrating what  they  call  Indigenous People’s Day instead of  Columbus Day.        It’s time for the rest of  America to catch on and stop giving recognition to a man undeserving of   it. What better day to start? Take action right now. On tthis day.         Happy Columbus Day  everyone. Let’s make it one worth remembering.

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the deficit in half  and instead, is the first president to add five trillion dollars to our national debt which has led to the decrease in America’s credit rating.  He and  the  Democrat  Party  believe  that the  government  should  play  a  larger role in the lives of  Americans and that the  government  should  spend money to help people and get the middle class back on its feet and in jobs.          On  the other  side of   the debate, the Republican Party and Mitt Romney believe  increasing  government  and government  spending will  not  help  a failing  economy  and  that  individuals make better decisions about spending their  own  money  than  does  the government.      They want to decrease the size of  the  government  and  spending,  make the  country  more  business  friendly 

and  help  people  help  themselves.  An example  of   both  political  points  of  view  can  be  seen  in  Maryland  and Virginia.  In  Maryland,  Democrat Governor O’Malley increased sales tax, tobacco  tax,  gas  tax,  income  tax  and raised taxes on Maryland’s millionaires; He invested in schools, transportation and  public  works.  His  state  has  a seven  percent  unemployment  rate and  continues  to  experience  budget shortfalls.      In Virginia, Republican Governor McDonnell,  cut  taxes,  reduced state  expenditures  and  helped  make business  regulations  less  difficult.  He turned a six billion budget deficit into a  one  billion  surplus  and  has  a  5.9 percent unemployment rate.           Similarly,  other  Republican Governors  in  New  Mexico,  Ohio, 

Wisconsin  and  South  Carolina  have taken  states  with  large  deficits  and turned  them  into  surpluses  without raising taxes. Their examples show that we shouldn’t spend what we don’t have, and budgets  can  be managed without taxing  the  people.  Obama  may  be  a great guy, but nonetheless people must not fall prey to his friendly personality and fluffy words and focus on the fate of  America.         As  Americans  we  are  all  in  this economic  crisis  together  and  must put  our  political  differences  aside. The  United  States  is  on  the  path  to bankruptcy. If  our country falters,  life as we know it is over. Here in Colorado we can make a huge difference  in  the outcome.      Unfortunately, this close presidential race  will  be  won  and  lost  by  Swing 

States.  The  people  here  must  see the  blatant  truth  and  vote  wisely to  represent  Colorado  in  a  positive manner. Most voters can not begin  to comprehend  the  importance  of   this election.     This election is the future of  America and must be dealt with decisively so our country  is not brought  to  its knees  in another four years.      We must remain strong economically and militarily so that the American light of  liberty can continue to shine in the world.      Other  countries  that  don’t value  freedom    would  be  happy  to move to the front of  the line.       Never  has  so much  been  at  stake. Now is the time to educate yourself  on what is best for our country. Don’t get caught up in false accusations or empty campaign promises. You decide.

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Time to pull the plug on Chris Columbus

He was one of the best coaches I ever had the pleasure of playing under. He will always be one of my favorite coaches.-Mitch Unrein

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Mondt awarded Coach of the Week for Brush come-back

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Bailey Schumacher (16) bumps the ball to set up Paitton Heltenberg (13) for the kill. Teammate Brittany Pierce stands poised for backup.

The Eaton volleyball team continued its impressive season as the girls beat Estes Park in three games, making now 12 games to one in its last four matches. Eaton has not lost since they played 5A Arapahoe High School in a tournament over a month ago. The Reds, who have been bitten by the injury bug this season, have been playing underclassmen, who have played very well. After graduating five key players from last season, and the girls lost senior captain Molly Wilson (13) to frequent concussions before the season, and Division I prospect Ryleigh Haynes (14) to a blown out knee. The Reds had to look to their bright youth for answers. With just one senior and three juniors, the youthful Eaton squad began its state title defense. Captain and lone senior Paitton Heltenberg (13) says she understands the difficulty of reaching their goal of a state title. “Last year was hard and we had some great seniors and great leadership. This year it’s just me, but we do have great leadership and teamwork,” said Heltenberg, “The younger players are really living up to their potential.

It doesn’t feel like I’m playing with freshmen and sophomores.” The Reds, who won the state title last season, look to keep their title defense going on Tuesday, Oct. 9 against bitter rival Platte Valley, a team that Eaton has dominated in the past four seasons. They then play Sterling, Valley and Brush in the final two weeks of the regular season before districts begins. Valley is currently ranked number one in the state, with Eaton just three spots behind them at number four, so that Oct. 18 matchup should pan out to be a great game. And with both teams undefeated in league play, it should decide the Patriot League’s regular season winner.Then, the Reds will head to districts, where they expect to have a first or second seed, and depending on how they do there, their fate for the regional tournament will be decided. Only time will tell whether or not the young, inexperienced Reds can handle the pressure of the big stage that is the Denver Coliseum, but if there is one team that could do it, it is this Eaton squad.The Reds take on Platte Valley at home tomorrow night at 6:30 and Valley the 18th for the annual Kills for Cancer night.

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After a 43-34 comeback against the Brush Beetdiggers, head coach Bill Mondt was named Coach of the Week by the Denver Broncos. In his 19th year as the Reds’ football coach, Mondt, as always, was humble. Mondt said, “It’s really quite an honor, but added, “It wasn’t just my coaching,. The players did a heck of a job; they should be receiving the award.” The Reds, thanks to some great time management on the coach’s part and determination by his team led a 30-point turn around in the second half of the Sept. 14 game in Brush, with 20 of those points coming in the last three minutes. Dalton Shoop, senior starting defensive end and offensive tackle said that the award, “Is great. He is a great guy and he deserves it. “ Mondt was born in the little town of Hardin and graduated from Kersey High School, where he played football, in 1954. After adding a teaching certification to his mechanical engineering degree Mondt was hired in Eaton in 1994

as a math teacher. After an illustrious career in engineering, having invented a method using rail tracks for radio communication in underground salt mines, Mondt said he wanted to return to help kids. Mondt graduated from CU in 1959, and played offensive and defensive

lineman for the Buffaloes, starting in 30 of 31 games, including CU’s 1957 Orange Bowl Championship.Mondt adds his 19 years of coaching experience at Eaton High School, to two years assistant coach at the University of

Colorado from 1964-66 and head coach at New Mexico from 1974-79. W hile at CU, Mondt was responsible for recruiting one of its best players, and CU legend, Bobby Anderson. Later in Mondt’s career, he did a stint in Indy Car tacing, working as vice president of marketing for Galles Race Team. Mondt was responsible for finding sponsers for Al Uncer, Jr. “We got him started. He was just a skiiny red-headed kid when he started, the same age as these kids, 17,” Mondt

said. Coach Mondt has coached some of the best players in the state, many of which have gone on to play at a higher level, Seth Lobato, UNC’s starting quarterback, and most notably Mitchell Unrein, the Denver Broncos starting defensive tackle. Unrein said Mondt, “was one of the best coaches I have had the pleasure of playing under. He will always be one of favorite coaches.” Mondt said the thing that stands out in his mind about Unrein is that “he enjoyed football practice. He liked to hit people, and not all players do.” Mondt has taken an Eaton football team to playoffs all but three years of his 19 years. “I don’t really keep track of the records,” he said. “That’s not what it’s about. It’s about the kids. They’re what it’s all about.” Each Denver Bronco weekly winner will receive a $1,000 donation from the NFL Youth Football Fund to be used in the school’s football program. In addition, Mondt will be in the running for the NFL/Denver Broncos High School Coach of the Year, which will be presented at the Dec. 30 home game at Sports Authority Field. The winner of that award will receive $2,000.

Photo used with permissionCoach Bill Mondt, wearing number 66, tales a knee with his old offensive line coach Marshall Wellsand, and Hall of Fame linemate, John Wooten, wearing number 69, and former linemate Sherman Pruit at the University of Colorado. Mondt was a lineman at CU from 1956-1958. Mondt also spent time coaching at Colorado and the Univer-sity of New Mexico before taking over at Eaton in 1994.

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October 8, 2012

Quarterback Britten Abbott (13) scrambles outside against Roosevelt in an overtime win, 29-23. Abbott lead the Reds to a fourth quarter comeback against Rival Brush in their next game. The Reds scored 20 points in 2 minutes to beat the Beatdiggers 43-34.

Eaton football not taking #2 state ranking lightly The Eaton Reds maintained a perfect record (5-0) with a 51-23 victory at the home of the Fort Lupton Blue Devils on Friday, Sept. 28. Austin Ekeler (13) started the game off with a touchdown one minute into the game. Two minutes later Casey Edens (15) caught a six-yard pass to put the Reds up 14-0. With two minutes left in the first quarter Ekeler found the end zone again. Britten Abbott (13) ran for a seven-yard touchdown in the second quarter. After Cole Edens (15) intercepted the ball on the 36 and ran it to the one yard line. Ekeler finished the drive in the end zone. Ekeler again found the end zone late in the first half to put Eaton ahead 44-7. The Reds ended the game with 222 rushing yards and 72 yards passing. Ekeler led the way with 176 rushing yards. “[The] offense executed well,”

said Head Coach Bill Mondt. Even with the great offensive stats, quarterback Abbott gave credit to the defense saying, “Defense got things going.” Abbott also referenced the three turnovers that the defense forced. The Reds are currently tied fior first place in the Patriot League and are the only undefeated team in the league. The Reds took on the Valley Vikings for their Homecoming game, and senior captain Trent Sieg (13) said, “I hope we come out fired up like we did last week and stay focused.” Valley has 2-3 record after losing to the Sterling 27-21. The Reds will fight Platte Valley in Kersey on October 12. The Broncos have a 4-1 and are tied for first place in the Patriot League with Eaton. Many expect this game to decide the winner of the Patriot League. Both teams beat pereneal

Patriot League contenders, Brush. Eaton is currently ranked second in the state behind Metro League’s Kent Denver, and Platte Valley is ranked five. The Reds feel like they are a force to be recond with. Senior Jordan Landen (13) said, “Our offense is probably one of the best in the state. I don’t play defense, but I can tell our guys know what they’re doing. Sieg, Shoop, Stevens, Williams, and Kilber are all seniors playing defense, and it really helps to have that leadership out there for the younger guys,” Landen went on to say, “The younger guys like Jones, Wiegel, and the Edens twins all are really tallented too. Our defense isn’t something that should be overlooked. After Platte Valley, the Reds play at Strasburg on October 19 then against Sterling a week later for their regular season finale, and they hope to be undefeated heading into the post season.

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Kayla Frink (15), pitches the ball in the Reds home game against Brush on Oct. 2. The Reds hope to make a push toward the post season.

Eaton softball con-tinues push to state

Eaton’s softball team continues to play well as they end its season over the weekend. The team is currently .500 and is awaiting the state brackets to be released. Eaton expects to be ranked in the top 15 in the bracket. After some d i s a p p o i n t i n g injuries that will keep two seniors in the dugout during state, being ranked this high is a great sign that the team has some life. Carly Jurgensmeier (13) had knee surgery last year, and was not able to play this season, but she is still doing everything she can to help the team. “I’m doing whatever they need me to do,” said Jurgensmeier, “I help the younger players with whatever they need, I help the seniors if they need anything, and sometimes I even get to call pitches. I feel like a player-coach

sometimes.” The Reds also lost senior Carolyn Aguirre (13) to a broken wrist that she suffered early in the season. Aguirre was tough and tried to play through the pain, but it got to the point where she could not play anymore. Senior Sallie Croissant (13) says the losses are bad, but they can overcome. “We have been through a tough season,” said Croissant, “But we’ve come this far, and we

aren’t going to give up. We think we can make a push toward a championship. We know we are underdogs, but if we play our best, we can do it.” The Reds know

they have a tough road ahead, but if they have played this well in a season with a lot of adversity, their possibilities could be endless. With a top 15 seeding in the state bracket, the Reds could very realistically finish in the final eight or even four at state. Their eyes are on a state title, though.

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Despite tough season, Reds determined to make run for state

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We’ve come this far, and we aren’t going to give up.

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Jordan Stromberger drives down the fairway at regionals in Boulder. The Reds finished with two state qualifiers, both sophomores.

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Even in what could be considered a down year, the Reds golf team still sent two golfers to state. The Reds finished the season on a strong note after graduating some very impressive talent from last season. Sophomores Reed Hodgson (15) and Jordan Stromberger (15) both qualified for state, and senior captain John Ottoson had a very impressive season himself. Last year, the Reds had Jake Ice (12) take second at state. Hodgson and Stromberger neither did quite that well, but both showed signs that they could compete at that level, and will be forces to be reckoned with in the next two seasons. The two finished 34 and 55 respectively. Only 84 get selected to the State tournament each year.

Coach Gino Maio said, “We all got better as the season went on. I think we should have had at least one and maybe two more at state this year. Last year we had one of the best golfers in the state, so we weren’t quite as good this year as we were last year, but I think it’s pretty impressive we had two sophomores at state.” For Ottoson, his rather impressive season came to a sudden end at the regional tournament, and he says he knows it should have lasted longer. “I played bad, that’s all. I know I could finish top 20 in the state if I played my best, but golf is more mental than it is physical, and after a few bad holes I just couldn’t get myself dialed in again.” Coach Maio said that Ottoson was the team’s best golfer all season, and the rest of the team, even the state qualifiers, knows that.

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Seniors Marcus Longwell and Jill Martin (13) are hopefull that they can make one last run at state this year. Both Martin and Longwell are they onl members of the team that made it to state last season. This year as like last season, the regionals for cross country were held at Lyons and state will be held in Colorado Springs. These two courses offer a reasonable amount of difficulty and the team hopes to work hard to do well when they confront them for the second time . Competition is expected to be tough, especially against state champions the Lyon Lions; thus, a state appearance for the Reds is slim. After a slow start to the season, the Eaton Cross Country team strove to come back strong and redeem themselves at Brush on September 22 in an inter-league meet. The first two meets of the season were more difficult due to the uphill grade on these courses which led to slower individual and team times. The Brush meet gave the team a good opportunity to prove itself to its rivals and fight back to the top in a bid to reach state. The team ran at Thornton on September 29 and allowed the team to regain confidence on an easy course.

Where’s Tebow when you need him?

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The Rookies...I mean Rockies

Peyton Manning is now the quarterback of the Broncos and has actually looked really good in the first four games of the year. The only problem is that they are only 2-2. At least they beat the Raiders, and got out of there without getting shanked or anything. The most impressive part of that game is that the Raiders had less that 500 penalty yards, but I digress. The problem that the Broncos have is that they don’t have a finisher... someone like... maybe Tim Tebow. Manning has gotten them within a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but have not been able to finish against some of the best teams in the league. That’s where Tebow comes in! pull the three-time league MVP in the fourth quarter and put in the guy that every housewife in America is in love with. It would be like having a starting pitcher and a closing pitcher in baseball. Baseball knows what is up. Makes sense right? John Elway, you should have kept Tebow, and maybe signed Jim Tracy to coach..... He would have had more wins this season with the Broncos than the Rockies anyway.

After three long weeks of bad calls and horrific officiating, the NFL finally gave into the demands of the referees and are no longer using the refs that are doing it for community service hours for peewee football leagues. Seriously, those guys had to have been Seahawks fans. In week one, they gave the Seahawks a fourth time out at the end of a game to give them a chance to win against the Cardinals. They ended up not winning the game, so it did not matter too much, but just two weeks later, on Monday night football, they handed the Seahawks a win. On the last play of the game, down by five, Seahawks’ quarterback, Russell Wilson, threw up a fail mary... excuse me, hail mary toward the end zone that got intercepted, but was ruled a simultaneous catch by Golden Tate, and was ruled a touchdown. Now, by rule, the replacement officials ruled this correctly, because a simultaneous catch is given to the offensive team, but its clear on film that Tate did not have control of the ball at all, and actually only had one hand on the ball. The play was reviewed and confirmed a touchdown. These refs showed us that the word “confirmed” has a very broad definition.

“Hey, wasn’t the Rockies game good last night?” said no one, ever. Can anyone believe this team? A team that some picked to win the NL West coming into the season is now last in the division and is the laughing stock of baseball. Sure, the Cubs and Astros have worse records, but at least they are trying to rebuild a team. The Rockies are sitting around saying that nothing is wrong and they’ll be fine. That World Series appearance was like the New York Giants going to the Super Bowl: everything goes right at the right time and...suddenly they are in. On top of that, the Monforts say that the general manager, Dan O’Dowd, is--quote--“Head and shoulders above every other GM in the MLB.” That has to be the most inane statement ever. Above all, however, it is the fans’ fault for the Rockies being so bad. Look at the Astros. Worst team in baseball has the worst gross income per game in baseball. Makes sense right? Now look at the Rockies. Third worst team in baseball, but has the third highest gross income per game behind only the Yankees and Rangers, who, by the way, are the two best teams in the AL. My advice to you, Rockies fans, is quit going to games if you want to see a good team. Make the owners spend money to make money, not cut payroll and be the third richest in baseball.

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Although a majority of the team was not able to make the meet, the Reds did well individually. The next meet is at Lyons and the team hopes to come back strong and do well after having a sub par performance their last appearance at Lyons.

Senior contenders, Marcus Longwell and Jill Martin ran in

Districts over the weekend in Lyons and are hoping for a berth to state.

Longwell and Martin both made it to state last year and hope to have

another shot.

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