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TROY INVOICE VOLUME 44, ISSUE 3 February, 2013 Auburn High’s Student Voice Since 1969 253.931.4880 [email protected] The Auburn High School Boy’s b-ball off to promising start “SHOCK THE NATION… NATION!” said senior power forward Spencer Fisher after Auburn’s exceptional start to the 2012-13 basketball season. Having only lost three games and won 10, the Trojans have already made big strides away from last year’s losing record and no playoff appearance. When asked about the success the team has been having so far Fisher responded by saying, “I feel like our success directly re- flects our coach. Hansen knows what we are capable of, so he holds us to a high standard and pushes us to get better every- day”. The thing is, people can see for themselves, for so far this year Hansen has these players play- ing great basketball. “We’ve had a really good year this season,” Coach Hansen said. “The coach- es had us picked at 7th place in the league and right now we’re battling for first, so this year has been a huge success,” he added. Last year, the seniors seemed to have a too relaxed attitude, not driving to the basket enough and contesting opponents’ shots. But the seniors this year have truly stepped it up. Senior point guard Harold Lee em- braces his role as a senior. “Last year our senior leadership was low—I wasn’t very vocal and should’ve stepped up as a lead- er.” Harold has proven to be a man of his word, as the Trojans are second in their division this year. The team is gelling and this has helped establish to the students at Auburn High and in schools around the state that this year the Auburn Trojans Boys basketball team is no joke. Hopes are high. “I think we’re capable of going deep into the playoffs and making a run for a state championship, but we just have to take it one game at a time and we’ll see”, Fisher said. The players know they can’t get there on their own. “The student section has a bigger role than they may think. Free throws are game changing points and their chants distract our opponents, making it more difficult on them. Like the Se- ahawks, I think they’re the best and the students here provide more pressure, especially here at home”, said Harold Lee. Great team, amazing student section, and second place in the league equals what promises to be a great year for the Auburn High School boys basketball team. Alan Munoz PHotographer Courtesy of Alan Munoz J. J. Ruffin goes up to make a lay-up against Kent-Meridian Over the last few months the Auburn High School hallways have been filled with “Take What You Need” post- ers. These posters have little tags you tear off that say such things as: hap- piness, strength, perse- verance and love. Essen- tially, you take what you need to get through your day. The tags are gone almost instantaneously, with students pulling them off as soon as they see them; it is often that you see an empty page. Who is behind this creative act? Many initially assumed that the leadership team was the face behind the mask. This, however, isn’t the truth. The student re- sponsible is, in fact, not even on the leadership team. One of our fellow Trojan students has been printing, cutting, and taping up these sheets for months. In an ef- fort to help this student continue their hard work and dedication to the school without fanfare (which is what they would pre- fer), they will re- main anonymous. This student and their actions have become a popular topic of conversation for AHS students. Lunch tables are filled with stu- dents exchanging words of encouragement. Many students are inspired by these words. And while they probably won’t change your entire outlook on life, they can make getting through a tough day or bad week just a little bit easier. Soph- omore Riley Loeks commented that, “The posters helped me get through bad days.” The mystery stu- dent says they did this to encourage people. They thought the AHS student body needed something to smile at throughout the day. It’s obvious that this has been ac- complished when teen- agers and teachers are seen tearing off the tags. As something new that the Troy InVoice staff has started, this stu- dent was given the first ever Heart of the Trojan Award. When our staff hears about something amazing that someone is doing, often anony- mously, we want to make sure we give back to them. Zola’s has gra- ciously donated coupons to these winners. The staff is proud to start this program and inspire good deeds in people as this student already has. Mystery samaritan delivers good vibes Justina Brown Editor INDEX Sports.............1 News.............. 2 Features..............3 Holiday Fun.......4 Check us out on the web! www.troyinvoice.com

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TROY INVOICE Volume 44, Issue 3

February, 2013Auburn High’s Student Voice Since 1969 253.931.4880 │[email protected]

The Auburn High School

Boy’s b-ball off to promising start“SHOCK THE NATION…

NATION!” said senior power forward Spencer Fisher after Auburn’s exceptional start to the 2012-13 basketball season. Having only lost three games and won 10, the Trojans have already made big strides away from last year’s losing record and no playoff appearance.

When asked about the success the team has been having so far Fisher responded by saying, “I feel like our success directly re-flects our coach. Hansen knows what we are capable of, so he holds us to a high standard and pushes us to get better every-day”. The thing is, people can see for themselves, for so far this year Hansen has these players play-ing great basketball. “We’ve had a really good year this season,” Coach Hansen said. “The coach-es had us picked at 7th place in the league and right now we’re battling for first, so this year has been a huge success,” he added.

Last year, the seniors seemed

to have a too relaxed attitude, not driving to the basket enough and contesting opponents’ shots. But the seniors this year have truly stepped it up. Senior point guard Harold Lee em-braces his role as a senior. “Last year our senior leadership was low—I wasn’t very vocal and should’ve stepped up as a lead-er.” Harold has proven to be a man of his word, as the Trojans are second in their division this year. The team is gelling and this has helped establish to the students at Auburn High and in schools around the state that this year the Auburn Trojans Boys basketball team is no joke.

Hopes are high. “I think we’re capable of going deep into the playoffs and making a run for a state championship, but we just have to take it one game at a time and we’ll see”, Fisher said.

The players know they can’t get there on their own. “The student section has a bigger role than they may think. Free throws are game changing

points and their chants distract our opponents, making it more difficult on them. Like the Se-ahawks, I think they’re the best and the students here provide more pressure, especially here

at home”, said Harold Lee. Great team, amazing student

section, and second place in the league equals what promises to be a great year for the Auburn High School boys basketball team.

Alan MunozPHotographer

Courtesy of Alan MunozJ. J. Ruffin goes up to make a lay-up against Kent-Meridian

Over the last few months the Auburn High School hallways have been filled with “Take What You Need” post-ers. These posters have little tags you tear off that say such things as: hap-piness, strength, perse-verance and love. Essen-tially, you take what you need to get through your day. The tags are gone almost instantaneously, with students pulling

them off as soon as they see them; it is often that you see an empty page.

Who is behind this creative act? Many initially assumed that the leadership team was the face behind the mask. This, however, isn’t the truth. The student re-sponsible is, in fact, not even on the leadership team. One of our fellow Trojan students has been printing, cutting, and taping up these sheets

for months. In an ef-fort to help this student continue their hard work and dedication

to the school without fanfare (which is what they would pre-fer), they will re-main anonymous.

This student and their

actions

h a v e become a popular topic of conversation for AHS students. Lunch tables are filled with stu-dents exchanging words of encouragement. Many students are inspired by

these words. And while they probably won’t

change your entire outlook on life, they can make getting through a tough day or bad week just a little bit easier. Soph-omore Riley Loeks

commented that, “The posters helped me get

through bad days.” The mystery stu-

dent says they did this to encourage

people. They thought the AHS student body needed something to smile at throughout the day. It’s obvious that this has been ac-

complished when teen-agers and teachers are seen tearing off the tags.

As something new that the Troy InVoice staff has started, this stu-dent was given the first ever Heart of the Trojan Award. When our staff hears about something amazing that someone is doing, often anony-mously, we want to make sure we give back to them. Zola’s has gra-ciously donated coupons to these winners. The staff is proud to start this program and inspire good deeds in people as this student already has.

Mystery samaritan delivers good vibesJustina Brown

Editor

INDEX Sports.............1News.............. 2

Features..............3Holiday Fun.......4

Check us out on the web!

www.troyinvoice.com

news February, 2013PaGe 2

It’s been 2013 for about a month. It’s a good time for a gut check: How are your New Year’s resolutions going so far?

Alex Ducolon, a ju-nior, said “I don’t have any resolutions or goals yet.” Fair enough. Sure-

ly, Ducolon isn’t alone on this. But if you didn’t set a goal for yourself yet, it’s not too late. Af-ter all, resolutions big, small, and in between help us remember that we can always get better, improve, mature, grow.

You don’t have to shoot for the moon. New Year’s resolutions might

involve eating health-ier food, saving a bit of money for a rainy day, or maybe being more fi-nancially “on it”. Debbie Sumner, the book-keep-er here at Auburn High School, said she’s “doing pretty well on my New Year’s resolutions,” but that paying all her bills on time is also on the

list because last year “I fell behind on that.”

Also, it’s impor-tant to remember that “slipping” is ok as long as you get back in the swing of things quick-ly and earnestly. Mrs. Ray, one of the secre-taries in the main of-fice, mentioned “I hope my New Year’s reso-

lution is going to end well by the end of this year. But I think it will be the same as last year. My main goal for 2013 though is to go to the gym more and have fun and to be myself around all of my friends.”

Now that’s something every-one can embrace.

Falling behind on your Resolutions? Worry not!Austin Lane

REPORTing intern

When parents send their kids off to school every morning, they don’t typically question whether they will ever their children again. Part of the tragedy of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newport, Connecticut is that the parents of twenty children didn’t know—couldn’t have known—they were saying their final goodbyes when they dropped off their children.

On December 14th, 2012, twen-ty children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary were shot and killed. The unfortunate news quickly spread across the nation, leaving many people dev-astated and confused. Numerous questions were left unanswered as the shooter himself commit-

ted suicide on the premises.Here at AHS, jewelry teacher Mr.

Telford, who has two young boys, shared his parent/teacher perspec-tive on what shocked him the most. “I think the most shocking part of it to me is that there exist individu-als in this world that have so little respect for human life that they would end it. Especially astound-ing to me is that they would tar-get such young children,” he said.

Mr. Telford isn’t the only par-ent or teacher that is astonished with what happened on Decem-ber 14th. Some Auburn High teachers described the shoot-ing as “heartbreaking”, “un-fortunate”, and “something we can definitely learn from”.

You may ask: what can we learn from such devastation? Undoubt-

edly, we feel pain. No less true, though, is that tragedy can elicit kindness and generos-ity; people all around the na-tion have found ways to extend their compassion to the teachers, families, policemen, and students who are suffering in the wake of this terrible massacre. One of the most popular campaigns is called “26 Random Acts of Kindness” that encourages helping others. In honor of the 26 who passed, people are taking it upon them-selves to complete 26 random acts in their community, whether it be paying for a meal for some-one who’s hungry, or simply giv-ing a person a hug who needs it.

“I think it’s really important that we treat each other with the utmost care. There are people who are in

des-perate need of attention and love. Reach out to someone around you today who you think may need a special word, a pat on the back, a simple hello, a warm smile,” psychol-ogy teacher Mrs. Wisness shared.

The Sandy Hook tragedy has affected not only the victims and families of Newtown. So the next time you see someone hav-ing a hard time with something, remember that not everything in the world makes sense, and it’s up to us to make it a better place. Challenge yourself Tro-jans. What random acts of kind-ness can you perform today?

AHS responds to Sandy Hook tragedyGabrielle Dozier

REPORTER

TROY INVOICE PHOTOGRAPHERAlan Munoz

REPORTING INTERNSTylor Cooper

Brittany EstigoyAaron FoustAustin LaneJoey Crowell

Alicia PetersonThalia Kirst

Jesse WiedemanKearia Sayasengsok

EDITORIAL STAFF

Co-Editor ….......…..…................Holly LaneCo-Editor ….............. .…..…..Justina BrownAdvisor..........................Michael Wasserman

REPORTERSLucky Backus

Stephanie MastermanSamara ChapmanGabrielle Dozier

EDITORIAL POLICYTo maintain a high standard of journalism, the Troy InVoice adheres all AP news writing standards. All members of Troy InVoice staff have agreed to this policy, and it will remain posted in the newsroom throughout the year. The Troy InVoice will strive toward excellence in every issue. It will aim to be a vital part of Auburn High School’s student body, and staff.

Auburn Senior High800 Fourth St. NE, Auburn, WA 98002

Newsroom: 253. 931. 4880 ext. 1309Fax: (253) 931-4701

11 February Transitions Class Meeting:

1. Have your five (5) February requirements checked off

2. Take any stored materials with you at this meeting to complete your portfolio

3. Finalized portfolios must be turned in to the Transitions teacher on or before 14th of

4. Be aware of consequences for not turning the portfolio in on time.

5. Senior presentation power point must be ready by scheduled appointment time.

6. Both the portfolio and power point must reflect your original work. AHS

February 2013 at 3:05 PM.

plagiarism rules apply to both items: Plagiarized items receive a 0.

14 February Portfolio Due Date:1. Portfolios will be graded by 28 February, and returned to seniors after that date.

Students will be informed if they met or exceeded standards on their portfolio.

2. Sign up for presentation times on 4 March. Presentation dates are 12th or 14th of

March in the morning during school or 19th or 20th of March after school.

3. Students not meeting standards will be informed of the retry process to meet the

portfolio/presentation requirement.

Hey Seniors:Got Portfolio?

#GotPortfolio

Troy InVoice

2012 was a year of many new things, from bright colors to yolo, and everything in between. It’s time to take a brief look at the highlights of 2012 from an AHS point of view.

For one, our sports excelled. The Trojans football team made it to the state semi-finals, and our girls’ soc-cer team made it to the state finals. Our cheerleaders also had to get new skirts because of “length issues.” Oh my!

Speaking of fashion, bright colors made a comeback. Somehow, against good sense, wearing neon became “in” again. 2012 was the new 1983. There were also Yoga pants, which no girls actually do yoga in, at least not here at Auburn High. Also, strideline socks, the socks with the Seattle skyline on

them, became cool, cool, cool. Then, there were new apps

for our ever smarter phones. Instagram, Tumblr, Snap-

chat, Kik, and Pinterest all proved remarkably able to waste our time. Also, Twitter became more and more popular by the day—never before have so many people had so little of interest to say.

And, of course, all these apps must be accessed by a piece of technology; 2012 proved to us that increasingly this means our phones.

Cue the smart-phone death match between the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy s3.

And last but not least there’s the silly, random things people come up with that are huge-ly popular at Auburn High. First, the new “Gangnam style” dance. Then there was the say-ing, “Yolo” (You only live once), which some people live up too, and some peo-ple can just barely spell.

2012 had a lot of great beginnings, and some bad endings, but all in all, it was definitely a year to remember.

Troy InVoice

FeaturesFebruary, 2013 PaGe 3

Do you really know what you are eating? When you go get your burger from McDonald’s, do you really know what is in there?

It turns out that we often stuff our faces not even thinking about what we’re putting in our body. Senior Juan Pilanca had no idea where on the pig ham came from. “Pig?” he said. Then

senior Sean Lane taught h i m

that“ham comes from just under the butt of the pig.” With a dis-gusted look Juan said, “Really?”

According to Forbes.com the beef from most fast food restaurants are “sourced” from corn-fed cows, instead of the grass cows would “naturally” eat. Farmers feed corn to cows because doing so makes the cows fat in the shortest amount of time possible. Also, corn is cheap, being subsidized by the U.S. govern-ment. Cows are packed by the tens

of thousands into giant feedlots, which leads to beef with high levels of nitrogen, some-thing research-ers at the Univer-sity of Hawaii say is consistent with animals that eat their own waste.

When freshman Dondiece John-son found out about where Mc-Donalds gets their beef, he was appalled. “Oh my god. That’s just cruel and nasty!” he said.

But Mc- Donalds isn’t the only one at fault here. Even the packaged foods from the local Safe-way or Fred Meyer have some problems. Just because the package says “healthy” or has “no preservatives” doesn’t mean much at the end of the day. According to OrganicConnectMag.com Canada and the U.S. are the only two industrialized countries in the world without strict regula-tions on food labeling, which means that food labels are to be taken with

a grain of salt. So what does it mean when packages say all natural or no preservatives? The truth is we hon-estly don’t know what’s in the food we eat, unless you’re among the few who grow their food themselves.

In response, senior Zack Blake said “Well that’s terrible. I can’t even go to Safeway and know what I am getting is correct.”

Another thing: everyday you’re eating poison. Yep, that’s right. According to naturalnews.com, every day we are consuming noxious chemical, typically some sort of mold-inhibitor or pesticide residue that remains on the food we buy at the grocery store. These are not only bad for our health but are bad for the development of our bodies. They stunt our growth and can break down our DNA. Yikes! Maybe it’s time to start getting to know our food.

Do you really know what you are eating?tylor cooperREPORTing intern

2012 no longer trendingAaron foust

REPORTER

14 February Portfolio Due Date:1. Portfolios will be graded by 28 February, and returned to seniors after that date.

Students will be informed if they met or exceeded standards on their portfolio.

2. Sign up for presentation times on 4 March. Presentation dates are 12th or 14th of

March in the morning during school or 19th or 20th of March after school.

3. Students not meeting standards will be informed of the retry process to meet the

portfolio/presentation requirement.

15 April Transitions Class Meeting:

1. Seniors achieving “Distinguished Presentation and Portfolio” are invited to share

their portfolio and power point with freshmen, sophomore, and junior classes.

2. Other seniors will complete and turn in a “What advice would I give to incoming

freshmen?” worksheet.

3. Celebration of completion!

groanup.com

Valentine’sDay

The purpose of Valentine’s

Day is to get chocolates and flow-ers, and go on a romantic date with your

dreamy boyfriend/girlfriend right? Wrong. For

those of you out there like me who would check the

“single” box on a relationship survey, you will likely have

your own personal (maybe cynical) perspective on February 14th and what its purpose is.

It’s true, we get indoctrinated early. Almost from the womb we’re taught to consume the lovey-dovey stuff. For instance,

in first grade, we were FORCED to bring in Valentines for all our classmates, even the ones we didn’t particularly like. The bully,

the know-it-all, and the smelly kid all got the same “love” as your crush. Totally unfair. Then came fifth grade, which was a step

up. You start to see your friends send the little “I like you, do you like me? Check yes or no” notes. Then comes middle school,

where everyone falls in unconditional love for each other, which turns out to be conditional after all when Billy likes Sue more

than you. Jerk. And now here we all are in high school where no one really knows what to expect of Valentine’s Day.

Of course, it depends on your status and attitude. The couples out there struggle to find ways of conveying their in-

nermost feelings to their amour. And they won’t shut up about it. Hey, they’re called INNERMOST feelings for a reason.

Keep them there! V-day might just be the worst day if you are single and have to watch a bunch of couples making out in the

hallway. However, for those of you “optimistic” singles, sitting at home eating ice cream or playing video games might just

be your thing… And I am certainly not judging you for it either.

For those of you who are in long-term relationship thinking “This girl is a loser” or “She’s just jealous,” think again.

I will concede that there are some advantages to having a romantic night(s) with your partner, but I contend that stay-

ing unattached has its own perks. According to online news magazine theweek.com, 75% of girls expect a handwritten note or poem.

Ouch! Guys, do you really enjoy writing (A.K.A copying from the internet) a long sappy love note for

your girl? If so, kudos to you for that enthusiasm. For me, I get to skip that. And thank goodness—I

have enough plagiarism to do for my classes, thank-you-very-much. Girls, maybe your boyfriend

expects something as well (hint, hint). Except not something you can exactly buy (nudge,

nudge). According to a SodaHead poll, 33% of people believe Valentine’s Day is JUST

about sex. These statistics might even be higher for AHS, seeing that it seems like

everyone one around us is in bed with someone! I am proud to say I will

not be awkwardly spooning with any guy on the night of February

14th. It’s really up to you what your itinerary on

Valentines is going to be. Crying, eating, kissing,

making babies, or whatever it is that you do. Just remember one thing—it is what you make it. Sermon over.

Valentine’s Day:single is loVely-Gabrielle Dozier

Troy InVoice

Valentine’s Day FUnFeb, 2013PaGe 4

Fall in love with the history of V-Day

Valentine’s day: A holiday that conjures up warm fuzzy feelings in some while producing feelings of disdain in others.

To senior Bridger Deschamps, “Val-entine’s day is a special day to take a little extra time to show your love for people you’re close to.” He is looking forward to being able to make the holi-day “extra special” for his girlfriend Gabrielle Lane, also a senior this year.

Junior, Mariah Caldwell, had similar views. “To me it means to love people that are closest to you more than you do every other day”, she said. She was quick to clarify that “You should love those people all the time,” and, “Valentine’s day just glorifies it.”

Her boyfriend, Jaykob Sloan, also a ju-nior, believes you shouldn’t just ap-preciate the special people in your life one day a year. “I surprise Mariah with stuff on random days because I don’t feel like love should be fully expressed on just a certain assigned day”, he remarked when asked about the holiday.

Though he doesn’t have a girlfriend, senior Dakoda Crawford enjoys Valen-tine’s Day because “there is so much love in the day.”

Lucas Muller, a senior, has a different view on what he sees as “just another con-sumerist holiday”. He re-marked that he can “show his love for women everyday”, add-ing that he doesn’t need a spe-cific day to express his feelings.

Much of the dislike for this roman-tic holiday likely stems from people feeling that expressing their feelings requires that they must purchase some-thing. This way of looking at Valen-tine’s Day ignores the affection that should be constantly expressed to those that you love.

Junior Brooke McCorkle echoes Muller’s ideas. “You shouldn’t go one day out of the year to show that you love someone,” she stated. “It should be every time you get a chance to see your loved one.”

Mark McLean, also a junior, believes “it’s just another way to cheat people out of money.” Over and above the materialism of Val-entine’s Day, McLean doesn’t like the way people “put emphasis on one day of the year.” He believes people could show their affection on any day throughout the year, not just one day in the middle of February.

HOlly LaneEditor

Across3. A food prepared from

ground roasted cocoa beans

4. to feel and show kind ness and charity to somebody

5. Red and white mixed together

9. A flat paper container with a seal able flap, used to enclose a letter or document.

10. Behave as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but without serious

12. Day Cards/ A small gift, sometimes containing candy given to loved ones

14. A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love

15. A popular shape that is also an organ in the body

Down1. for all future

time; for always2. A floating deco

ration inflated with helium

3. A sweet given to someone as a present

6. Heart shaped candy with say - ings on them

7. A similar winged be ing, or a representa tion of one, especially as symbolic of love

8. Songs/ a song about love or expressing love for another per- son

10. 14/ the day Valentine’s Day is celebrated

11. A gesture of affection done with the lips

13. Plants given in a bouquet

Across3. Chocolates4. Loves5. Pink9. Envelopes10. Flirts12. Valentine’s14. Romances15. Heart

Down1. Forever2. Balloon3.Candys6. Sweethearts7. Cupid8. Love Songs

10. February11. Kiss13. Flowers

Answers:

Valentine’s Day isn’t all about roses, chocolate or expensive dinners. The name has history behind it.

Some people believe that Valentine’s Day is a made-up holiday by Hallmark so they can sell more greeting cards every year. Val-entine’s Day is actually a church based holiday. Pope Gelasius deemed February 14th Saint Valentine’s Day near 498 A.D.

Claudius II, who was the emperor of Rome at the time, thought that unmarried men made better soldiers, so he decided to make it a law that young men could not mar-ry. When Bishop Valentine heard about this

law he took pity on the young soldiers be-cause they could not marry or see their sweet-hearts. He became an advocate for these young men and started to perform secret marriages.

He was soon discovered and jailed. While in jail, Claudius II tried to convert Valentine to worship the Roman Gods but Valentine refused. Since he didn’t convert, Claudius sentenced Val-entine to be executed on February 24th, 270 A.D.

There have been many differ-ent ways that this story has been told. Another ver- sion of this story included Valen- tine falling in love with his jailer’s daughter. Before he was executed he sent her a note

and signed it, “From your Valentine.” Legend says he sent this favor of love on February 14th. When people heard of this romantic act they stared to call Bishop Valentine, Saint Valentine.

The custom of choosing a sweetheart on the 14th spread through Europe in the Mid-dle Ages, and then to the early American colo-nies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14.

So on February 14th, “Valentine’s Day” was declared by Pope Gelasius I, even though it’s not an official holiday. Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St Valentine’s Day is now a day for sweethearts. Today, people send “Valentine’s” just like Saint Valentine did.

Lucky BackusReporter