Well Said:!!!!!!!!!!!Turning our backs to Haiti is like turning our backs to a homeless man on our porchSaid by Dave Fullmer. Be-cause of Fullmers close ties and love for the country of Haiti, he organized a concert to raise funds for the earth-quake victims.

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Contents A & E................9 Crossword.........10 Features.............5 News..................1 Sports................6 Opinion.............4

Upcoming events:Today: Bar J Wrangler concert 7:00 @ Snow College activity centerJr. prom practice 1:30-3:00

!ursday: Drill team spirit review 6:00 in main gymJr. prom practice 8:30-10:00

Friday: No Jr. prom prac-tice

By the Numbers:

amount of money raised by the Haiti bene!t concert.

Number of years the FFA or-ganization has been around.

Number of art pieces entered into the Utah High School

Art Show. Alexis Fryer won !rst place out of all entries.

Average GPA of athletes at NS.

Average GPA of non-ath-letes at NS.

Final score of the Manti vs. NS game. Ending with a NS

victory

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3.3

80

2.7

$4,530

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BY BRANDI PEAHL AND AMANDA JOHANSEN

On February 6, Sanpete County came together in or-der to help Haiti, a nation devastated by a recent earth-quake. A!er this earthquake many people in the commu-nity wanted to help those af-fected in whatever way they could. "is is true for both Dave Fullmer and Alex Boye. Fullmer has close con-nections with Haiti and has grown to love the country. He went to Haiti in 2002 to help build an orphanage, which he continues to support. "e or-phanage he supports consists of three buildings, two of which were destroyed when the earthquake struck. “Turning our backs to Haiti is like turning our backs to a homeless man on our porch,” said Fullmer. "rough Fullmer’s e#orts the community came togeth-

er to produce a performance that would rally the locals. "e performance was held at Snow College. Fullmer invited a variety of community members to perform numbers in order to add diversity to the concert. "ese are all people who have a passion for music and helping others. “We have the moral ob-ligation to help people in need,” Fullmer said "e need to help people is what in$uenced Fullmer and Alex Boye to join together to help a country in need. Boye performed the concert on a volunteer basis. Alex Boye, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and professional sing-er who has produced his own CDs. His comedic and out-going personality and his ex-citing performing methods helped to get the audience involved in the concert. “I remember praying and

praying to have an opportu-nity to help in some way how ever big or how ever small, and then the very, very next day I get an e-mail from Dave Fullmer about this,” said Boye. In order to help with the success of the concert and to include diversity in the per-formance, a variety of genres were included. Tom Fuhriman and Sher-ri Boekweg performed “All I Ask of You” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s the Phantom of the Opera. Dorothy Vanlentine, a concert pianist, performed the “Warsaw Concerto” com-posed by Richard Addinsell. To seriously shake things up, a Snow College Violin-ist Terry Greenhalgh and her brothers Benson and Mayu Greenhalgh performed Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir”. Members of NS Choir had

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BY CARLY CHAPMAN

More than 900 art en-tries, and only 313 selected for exhibition. "e 38th An-nual Utah High School Art Show at Springville Museum of Art began with much suc-cess for NS. Alexis Fryer, se-nior, Spring City, was chosen as Student of the Year for the All-State High School Art Show and was recognized by Congressman Jason Cha#etz as %rst place award winner of

the "ird Congressional District. “"e signi%cance of this is she has proven herself to be one of the most disci-plined, serious, and talent-ed art students in the state of Utah,” said Justin Taylor, a Museum juror, profes-sional artist, and co-owner of the Bridge Academy of Art. Fryer’s %rst painted oil portrait of someone be-sides herself, “Carly” was

chosen %rst place award winner for the "ird Con-gressional District, a na-tional award that allows Fryer’s painting to hang in the connecting gallery be-tween the Congressional O&ces and the National Capitol Building in Wash-ington, D.C. Fryer and her parents are invited to at-tend the ribbon-cu'ing in June. “She gets to leave the Utah art scene and go to a na-

tional level,” said Paul Allred, NS art instructor. When Allred took NS’s entries into the Museum to be judged, a gallery o&ciator spo'ed Allred uncovering Fryer’s painting “Carly” from its protective plastic. "e of-%ciator immediately o#ered to buy the painting, but was disappointed when Allred told him it was not for sale. “Many painters of realism This painting by Alexis Fryer, 

entitled “Carly,” will hang in the Nation’s  Capitol.

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SEE PAGE 2, ALEXIS FRYER

Concert raises money for Haiti

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SEE PAGE 3, HAITI CONCERT

BY AMY BANGERTER

A new bill up for debate in the Utah House of Representa-tives may change the way that public teachers are paid. Rep. Marie Poulson proposed a resolution that was recent-ly approved by the House Education Commi'ee and could place teachers on merit pay. According to Deseret News instead of being based on aca-demic degrees, certi%cation, and years in the profession, pay would be based on student achievement and quality instruc-tion. Many educators in the state are in debate about whether or not this would be bene%cial and fair. Teachers at NS also have their own personal views about the bill. “I hate the idea because if high school students know that the teacher is being paid according to the test scores, and they hate the teacher, they will deliberately do poorly,” said Kate Carney. Teachers feel most strongly about the fact that students’ exam scores would be a main determining factor in how much they would get paid. “I think that if it went to that, teachers would start teach-ing the test and just focus on those questions instead of giving students a good overview of everything,” said Cheryl Hadley. “I don’t think that’s necessarily the best.” Students would produce various results depending on their testing abilities. “We have students who have learning needs who are not going to test well,” said Carney. “You’re not only punishing them, but you’re punishing the teacher too for things that are beyond his or her control.” Teaching students who are on di#erent levels with di#er-ent strengths presents some of the problems that would result from merit pay. “I think that’s really hard to do because classes change ev-ery year,” said Hadley. “Some years you have students who know math and do really well and other years you have stu-dents who struggle.” "ere are di#erent aspects that teachers at NS feel would prove to be negative if the HJR3 bill were passed. “"ere are variables we cannot control like class size and students’ desire to achieve,” said Hadley. “We can work hard with making it easier to understand but we can’t a#ect de-sire.” Students at NS agree that desire would contribute to the

Teachers’ pay may be based on student success

SEE PAGE 3, TEACHER PAY

BY SADIE IVIE Summer is long gone, the leaves have fallen o# the trees, the days are shorter and cold-er and the ground is covered with snow. "ese signs let ev-eryone know that winter is about to set in, but for some these signs tell them that de-pression is on its way. Every year over half a mil-

lion Americans are a#ect-ed by a depression that is caused by the characteristics of the winter months such as cold weather and short, dark days. "is illness is known as Seasonal A#ective Dis-order (SAD) or more com-monly known as the “Winter Blues.” Although adults are the largest group a#ected by

SAD, teenagers are de%nite-ly not exempt from it. Most high school students prefer summer rather than winter. A recent survey done at NS high revealed that 49% of the students like summer be'er than any other season, and only 9% prefer winter. “Winter pisses me o#,” said Ben Davis, senior from Fountain Green, “I woke up

the %rst day it snowed and bawled for two hours.” Davis is not the only who has strong feelings against the winter season. Several stu-dents interviewed at NS ex-pressed their opinions about why they dislike this season. “I like summer a lot be'er, there are more things to do,” commented Carlie Brother-son, Junior from Mt. Pleas-ant. "ere are many reasons why high schoolers like the warm, sunny summer months over the dreary, dark winter ones. “Summer is be'er because there is no school,” said Mi-cheal Henson, freshman from Fountain Green. “Win-ter is too cold and it makes me tired and unhappy.” One of the largest fac-tors that contribute to “"e Blues” in teens is the issue of sports. Many students at NS participate in sports that are temporarily put on hold during winter because of the weather. “I participate in high school rodeo and it sucks be-cause there’s no rodeos in the winter so it’s boring. And it’s

harder to ride my horse in the winter,” said Brotherson. “You can’t play baseball in four inches of snow,” said Da-vis. For whatever your reason might be, you may be feeling the toll that winter is taking on your mind or body. Here are some tips to help with your Winter Blues and to make the season more enjoy-able. 1- Wear bright colors. During the winter season, the sun doesn’t show it-self as o!en as you’d like. So make your own sun by wear-ing your favorite yellow shirt or pink shoes. Making your out%t brighter can also make your day brighter and im-prove your mood. 2- Exercise. When you work out you feel be'er about yourself when you see the %nished results. But ex-ercising also releases endor-phins which make people happy and can li! your spirits during these dark months. 3- Have fun! Find some-thing you love to do and do it at least once a week or more. If you love to cook, make a special dinner for your fam-

ily. If you love to read, set aside some time to dive into your favorite books or just hang out with your friends. Finding something that makes you happy keeps you excited and gives you some-thing to always look forward to. 4- Eat right. A lot of peo-ple tend to stock up on their starches and sweets during the winter season. Eating these unhealthy foods can slow you down, make you gain weight and also make you disappointed in yourself. By choosing an orange over a snickers you will feel more energized and proud of your-self. 5- Get as much sun as you can. "is might be the hardest step, but it’s also the most e#ective. Take a walk or sit outside in the early af-ternoon when the sun is out. By being outside you can soak up the li'le amount, but much needed, sun that’s available. "e suns rays can warm you up during a cold winter day, and will remind you of the warm summer months that are on their way.

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Sweethearts hosted by FFA

BY BRANDI PEAHL

With 506,199 members in the National FFA Organiza-tion nationwide, North San-pete’s chapter is just a drop in the bucket. Yet FFA week is held in almost every chapter in the United States, Guam and Porto Rico. Planning FFA week be-gins in December with at least two major meetings and several smaller meetings to prepare for the events of the week. All of the FFA o&cers helped in the planning with some help from the entire chapter. O&cers had various assignments such as making posters and gathering le'ers from parents for the candi-dates. FFA is a youth organiza-

tion, not a club, that is rec-ognized nationally. "e orga-nization has been around for around 80 years. Having a Sweetheart is a tradition that was started years ago, before girls were allowed into FFA in 1969. "is was a way to get girls in-volved into a guy’s program. "e Sweetheart winner from each chapter would compete at an Area contest. A!er Area contest winners would go to state and then nationals competing to be the Sweetheart. For NS FFA week was held February 8-12 with the Sweetheart’s dance on the 13th, one week before FFA week is celebrated nationally. "e theme this year is Lead Out Loud.

Candidates for FFA Sweet-heart competed in various agricultural events. "ese events included agricultur-al trivia, poster making, sad-dling a horse, backing a four wheeler along with several other events. “I really didn’t care about the competition,” said Au-brey Christensen, a Sweet-heart candidate, “I did it for fun although people thought I was serious.” "e candidates found that when they were less serious they had more fun. FFA week was not only for the candidates but for all the members of the school as well. "ere were days for all of the students to dress up and participate. Kevin Allen, the FFA ad-

viser feels that there could have been more participa-tion if there had been more activities for the whole stu-dent body. Another change would be to have the Sweetheart can-didates promote FFA week more. Planning the week more thoroughly and togeth-er as a team is also something that can be improved. "ese are changes that can be made for upcoming years. Although changes can be made for upcoming years, this year had a positive out-come. "e purpose of FFA week is agricultural literacy. “"e purpose is to help people understand how im-portant agricultural is,” Allen said.

Seasonal a!ective disorder caused by bad winter weather

P!"#" $% S&.-/ I,-/As you can see above, winter is still raging in Sanpete county and students are start­ing to notice the effects the long, cold months have on their bodies and minds.

feel they can just copy a photograph and call it good. Anyone can learn to do that,” said Taylor. “But not anyone can learn to really see and observe nature. It takes a lot of time and disci-pline. It is evident in Alexis’ work that she is a serious student of painting and drawing.” "e 38th Annual Utah High School Art Show is the lead-ing art contest in the state, and one of the most competitive high school art competitions in the country. Out of 93 high schools and 936 entries from across Utah, seven jurors at Springville Museum of Art chose 313 pieces, including four entries from two NS artists. Fryer and Kodi Kleven, senior, Mt. Pleasant, were chosen to represent NS, each with two respective art pieces. Unlike other competitions where athletes or musicians compete in front of judges, artists le! their art, absent, for evaluation by judges. Kleven was surprised when two of her art pieces re-ceived a spot in the show. “I was expecting maybe one of them to [get in the show](but not both,” Kleven said. She has always had a sketchbook in which to practice drawing. For her recent art entries Klev-en used a technique of sketching a reference on paper with a pencil, scanning the sketch into the computer, and painting the drawing electronically in Photoshop. Kleven hopes to get some type of art scholarship with her skills and plans to pursue a degree in illustration as she gains her college education. As NS’s Art Sterling Scholar, Fryer thinks her recent ac-complishments will help make her portfolio stand out to Ster-ling Scholar judges. “I make something I like then I hope others like it too,” Fryer said of her entries. “I think the judges will like seeing that my art has gone somewhere…that other people have liked it.” Fryer has worked hard to develop her artistic talent. “It’s not like you can start lessons at a certain age(you just draw,” Fryer said. She is currently taking a drawing class at Snow College. She admits that since she has been working on completing her Sterling Scholar portfolio, she has not had much time for drawing. Fryer plans to continue her artistic work by majoring in visual art in college. She wants to make a career in doing studio work and showing in galleries. “I hope Alexis continues on the path she is on and makes wise decisions that will allow her to be one of the great artists of our time,” Taylor said. “She has a tremendous head-start.” All-State High Schools of Utah Show will on display until 26 March 2010. "e Awards Ceremony is Saturday, March 6.

Alexis Fryer, continued from page 1

SEE PAGE 3, SWEETHEARTS

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the chance to perform with Boye in the song “I Want Jesus to Walk With Me”. Singing the song with Boye took e#ort from the students including practicing every day a!er school for two weeks. “It was fun to work with [Alex Boye], and to perform with someone so awesome, yet so humble was insane,”said Carissa Roberson, NS Choir Director. To get the audience more involved members of the au-dience were taken onstage to add more of a connection be-tween Boye and the audience members and to add a sense of realism and involvement. "is concert was a bene%t for those who performed and also those in Haiti. "e concert raised $4530 which was less than hoped but was still a good turn out.

Haiti concert, continued "om page 1

"e week also had a pos-itive outcome for Raberta Garlick who was crowned FFA Sweetheart 2010. Gar-lick says she was surprised at the outcome because it was so close between all of the girls. “I did my best and had fun throughout the week,” Gar-lick said. Garlick liked be-ing able to compete in things that she does everyday. "is

along with being in FFA for four years helped her to earn the crown. FFA week brought mem-ories for the candidates and school spirit for those who participated. Students choose how fun they want the week to be and it is based on an individuals a'itude and behavior. “You have as much fun as you want to,” Allen said.

Sweethearts, continued from page 2

School budget questions answered

BY JESSE RICHMOND AND CHRIS LARSON

"ough the school’s bud-get is accounted for entirely, it’s not all in the same place. Tracking it takes several trips to the o&ce, an hour or two looking through %les, and at least one call to the district o&ce to make sense of it all. Trust us, we know. "e money for the budget comes from a few di#erent places. Mostly, the money comes from both State and Property taxes. Additional funds come from trust lands, properties in the state set aside for education. Agen-cies rent these properties, the money is deposited in a bank account, and schools throughout the state are paid from the interest. "e total budget for the 2009-10 school year was $59,711. "e biggest chunk, a sum of $28,952, is given by the state according to how many students enroll. (658 students enrolled, making the total $44/student.) Additionally, the district allocates money for curricu-lum ($9,931), a leeway fund for the instructional supplies is voted on ($11,350), and the le!over money from last school year is carried over

($9,478), resulting in the to-tal budget. When the budget is divid-ed, the only recurring cost is textbooks, which is given according to a %ve-year cy-cle in the departments. "is amount totaled $19,493, and was spent mainly on History books. A!er the textbook mon-ey is set aside, the remaining balance is used at the discre-tion of Principal Jim Bowles. Part of this money is used for CUES orders, where teach-ers request supplies like pa-per or markers. "e rest of this money can be used to buy new materials (the band program acquired new music), replace broken equipment (three projector bulbs have burned out this year at an average of $200 apiece), pay for teacher train-ing, and many other uses. $26,962 of the budget has been spent thus far, leaving $13,256 to last until the end of the school year. “I just have to make sure that my budget doesn’t get down to nothing,” said Bowles. "ough Bowles some-times does have to limit spending from the budget, he realizes the needs of the teachers.

“I just want to be able to get the teachers what they need,” said Bowles. So far, it seems this philosophy works. “As a department, we’re pre'y well set,” said Kate Carney, Language Arts teacher. Carney says that, al-though the department has done fairly well on the cur-rent system, she would prefer a %xed budget. Carney believes that if a %xed system was in place, the teachers would be able to save up for more expen-sive items, like a much-de-sired ELMO projector. In the meantime, the English teach-ers use the money mainly to buy textbooks and novels. Math teacher David Har-ris is content with his share of the budget, as far as tech-nology is concerned. “Technology-wise, we have most everything we need,” said Harris. Harris is satis%ed with his projector and smartboard in his class-room, and says that the class fees at the beginning of the year cover the cost of calcula-tors. Harris does admit that the Pre-Calculus class is in need of new textbooks, but other-wise he has no complaint.

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Bar J Wranglers aid North San-pete in school fundraiser

BY KIMBERLY LARSEN A!er a lot of e#ort from many NS students in selling tickets, the fundraiser concert by the Bar J Wranglers for NS will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the Ephraim Snow College. "e Bar J Wranglers is a group of western singers from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. "e group consists of Bryan Humphrey, Don-nie Cook, Danny Rogers, Tim Hodgson, and Sco' Humphrey. "ese %ve men, dressed in cowboy a'ire and playing guitars, violins, and other string instruments, perform old western songs for people all over the world. "ey draw many people to their performances with their mu-sic and their humor. Sharon Christensen, an athletic director at NS was able to have the experience of watch-ing the Bar J Wranglers perform at a Moro-ni feed company banquet. She described the Wranglers as a fun and family oriented group. “It’s going to be a good concert,” said Christensen. “People are going to go away saying that was a good thing to a'end.” "ese concerts that the Wranglers per-form in have been going on since 1977 when Babe Humphrey started the group. Hum-phrey was one of the original wranglers and a!er retiring, passed the business along to his sons, Bryan and Sco' Humphrey, who lead are a part of the group today. Although many have heard of and have seen these wranglers, not all of them know what talent is in this group. All of the Wran-glers play instruments ranging from the violin

to the banjo and guitar. Tim Hodgson is just one example of the talent. He is a %ddler in the group and has won various awards away from the Wranglers including 4-time Idaho champion %ddler, 2 -time U.S. open %ddler and 2- time national men’s champion %ddler. Each year the Bar J Wranglers show this talent by performing at the Bar J Ranch just outside of Jackson Hole, Wyoming from Me-morial Day weekend to the last Saturday in September. During their o# season they perform in other various places around the world. When looking for a fundraiser to lower the debt in the sports department at NS high, there was mention of this group and their tal-ent. A!er some phone calls to the Bar J Wran-glers and to Snow College by coach Sharon Christensen, a fundraiser was set. A concert with the Wranglers was organized and tickets were bought for this by NS. Students who participate in sports at NS started selling these tickets at the beginning of this school year. A portion of the money from the tickets goes to the debt and also to the sports that the student selling the tick-ets participates in. Overall the students sold about 1,700 out of the initial 2,600 tickets available. Shealee Austin, a junior at NS, was one of the many students who sold tickets for this occasion. She %rst heard about the Bar J Wranglers from her parents and her grand-pa. "ey have all a'ended at least one of their concerts and know the Wranglers. “It’s really cool in Jackson Hole,” said Aus-tin, referring to the Bar J Ranch.

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results. “To some students it doesn’t ma'er what teacher they have,” said senior Lin-coln Olmstead, “they just have the wrong a'itude and they’re not going to work anyway.” Olmstead is not the only one who feels that some stu-dents do not care enough about school to make merit pay worthwhile. “"at’s retarded,” said se-nior Allie Miller. “"e way they’re teaching won’t always reach some of the kids no ma'er what they do. So it’s really not fair if they’re paid on students test scores.” One of the goals of the bill would be to determine if teachers are focused and do-ing well in the classroom.

“I don’t know how they even expect to measure how one teacher compares to an-other and who deserves mer-it pay or not,” said David Har-ris. According to Harris they would be paying only core teachers merit pay and that wouldn’t be fair for those who do well teaching drama, choir or band classes. “In education there’s not a fair way to do it,” said Harris, “particularly when people are assigned to di#erent [po-sitions].” Despite the negatives of the bill, teachers at NS do feel that continually increas-ing their personal knowledge is important for the success of students. “I think we should always

work to improve as teachers and improve our teaching strategies and knowledge of our teaching area,” said Had-ley. Some teachers can see positive sides of merit pay. “It would make some teachers that are just coasting and not trying to teach be-come more concerned about their curriculum,” said Brad Bentley. No ma'er the circum-stance or the method of pay-ment, teachers are focusing on their students and work-ing hard to help them suc-ceed. “You have no control over what you teach or who you teach,” said Harris. “You just do the best with what you’ve got.”

Teacher pay, continued from page 1

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Lynsie Clark; sopho-more “No but yes”“No, because they are teaching even if the students aren’t learn-ing anything. !ey’re still teaching and trying to help. Yes, if they are failing the test, then the teachers aren’t helping them as much as they should.”

Haley Ence; senior“No”,“Sometimes some stu-dents don’t try. Its not fair to teachers who put in extra time to teach the students.It’s not the teachers’ fault that some students are just dumb.”

Joseph Anderson; fresh-man“Yes and no”,“If a teacher does a good job teaching most stu-dents will get an A in a class, but there are some kids who don’t care. Even if they do have a good teacher they’re just going to fail the class anyway.”

Brad Bentley; biology, AP biology and math teacher:“No”,“!ere are a lot of stu-dents who don’t care about their test scores. It would penalize the teacher and there are some teachers who get a lot more special-ed stu-dents than others do so those teachers would be penalized.”

Tanya Roundy; drama, English and speech and debate teacher:“No”,“Student’s abilities di"er depending on the class-es they are taking.”“Test scores aren’t a valid indicator of students all the time. !at’s only one form of assessment. We should use other forms to indicate how much a student really knows.”

Torri Egan; senior“No”,“It’s not the teachers fault if they are placed with students that struggle. For some students a C is a big achievement and something they worked hard for and for some an A takes no e"ort”

NS Speaks: Should teacher pay be based on student test scores?

IN OUR VIEWBY CHANA THOMPSON

If you are one of those people who are in tune with things that go on around you, then you probably have heard about merit pay. If you don’t know what merit pay is, let me explain. Although it has recently been in the news and has been more greatly con-sidered, the merit pay issue has been debat-ed for 40 years. In a nutshell, my de#nition of merit pay is teachers ge$ing paid for the quality of their teaching based on student test scores. I’m not sure how teachers would respond to the change in their salary, it just depends on the a$itude they have towards it. Some teachers at NS would happily accept the challenge of teaching more intensely so that students’ would surely do be$er on tests. Others I am not so sure about. In my opinion, to be a teacher means to help the student learn. Teachers at NS stick to the curriculum for the most part. Some-times I question what would happen if the government switched teacher salary over to merit pay. How many teachers at NS would receive a lower salary due to the incorpora-tion of merit pay? Is it fair that teachers who don’t neces-sarily “teach” get the same salary as teach-ers who keep the students and the opportu-

nity to give them more knowledge in mind? Some teachers at NS clearly love knowl-edge and teaching students what they have learned; while others seem to be there just for a paycheck with no thought in mind for the students and the progression of their learning. Merit pay has two sides to it, like every is-sue; which side would you choose? Some of the pros that come with merit pay are that it motivates teachers to go above and beyond teaching requirements, I mean, who doesn’t want some extra cash for put-ting in a li$le more work? Intelligent and e"ective teachers would most likely be more willing to stay in a teach-ing career because they would be recognized for their e"orts. !ere is currently a teaching shortage and merit pay would inspire potential teach-ers to reconsider teaching as a career. I believe that through this teaching cri-sis Americans should be open to change. If we can solve issues through merit pay, we should consider it more heavily. If the old ways of teaching aren’t working, possible so-lutions such as merit pay should not be dis-carded so fast. You can see how just these few examples would encourage the incorporation of mer-it pay, but if it were to happen there are also several cons that con%ict the development

of merit pay. Some argue that merit pay would detract from the main goal in education, which is to focus on the students and to give them the best education possible. Merit pay could get messy, how exactly could one #gure out a way to pay each teacher. Where would the boundaries be? If teacher pay relied solely on the test scores of students, factors such as the stu-dents’ ability to take a test, their study hab-its, their a$entions span and such, do not necessarily re%ect a teachers’ ability to be a good teacher. You can see how this would be a potential hazard and a kink to how the system would work; thus taking away from time that should be spent on the students’ and how to increase their capabilities to learn. Results of merit pay in the future, if im-plemented, could be counterproductive. Teachers that once worked as a unit in prob-lem solving and such, could develop an “I’ve got to watch my own back” a$itude that could truly e"ect students in a negative way. Success is a di&cult thing to measure. How do you measure success? !ere are also several de#nitions to what success is and ev-eryone has their own opinion. We should just pay what teachers are worth to begin with. Merit pay has the po-tential to encourage dishonesty and to cor-

rupt the education system. Educators would #nancially be motivated to lie about testing and results. Complaints and lawsuits would arise. Morality issues are all reasons why we should not incorporate merit pay into our educational system, in the end all of the bad that erupts from merit pay distracts from teacher energies that should be going into teaching students how to read and success. !e quality of education students’ receive would indi"erently being e"ected in a nega-tive way by merit pay. I am torn with this issu. I can see how it can help and hurt at the same time. Person-ally I believe that a solution must be met to help the education system. I am not so sure that merit pay is the answer. It seems that it would take a lot of work before making it permanent. So much work would be put into it that could be spent focusing on the students’. I am not totally against the idea either, if it increased the motivation of “lazy” teach-ers to do their job, without being dishonest, I’m all for it. It is di&cult to #nd a solution to these problems because there is so much contro-versy over the ma$er. Whatever the deci-sion is, it should be made in the bene#t of the students, which is why we have teachers in the #rst place.

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Sanpete carries on a tradition nearly a century old. Just recently Manti has re-joined NS in the same region and the tradition continues.

BY CHANA THOMPSON

Tradition is something every school has. One tradition that has been lost in modern NS High is that of the rivalry dolls that are passed between North Sanpete and South Sanpete when the boys’ basketball team wins. Many do not know much about this old tradition that has been around since as early as 1913. !at means that the dolls have been around for just about 97 years. A brief history which is North Sanpetes’ version, of the dolls begins with the birth of Rastus. Rastus was a li"le black doll who sat on the piano at the old Overland Hotel situ-ated just north of the northwest corner of 1st south and State Street in Mt. Pleasant. In 1913, Manti High Schools’ basketball team came to Mt. Pleasant in a horse-drawn wagon for a game at North Sanpete and stayed in Overland hotel, stole the doll and took it to Manti. At the next game, when NS went to Manti to play, the Manti boys held Rastus out over the court dangling from a #shing pole. By the end of the game, some NS boys grabbed Ras-tus and ran from the gym with him. As the years went on, each school tried to steal Rastus from the other who had suc-cessfully got away with him. Finally to fos-ter good sportsmanship between the schools, it was decided that at each basketball game

from then on, the doll would go to the win-ner until the next game. According to John Ericksen, previous principal at NS, in 1938 NS was lacking school spirit so they decided they needed some “pep”. !e student body o$cers and the cheerleaders decided to purchase anoth-er black doll which they named Pep. During a pep assembly they held a wedding ceremony and Rastus married Pep. Spirit and rivalry continued for many years, but in 1953 NS lost spirit once again. !e school experienced a losing streak, so again the cheerleaders of NS and the Pep Club provided a solution. !ey purchased a small, black baby doll. In an assembly they announced that Pep was dead at NS, so they held a funeral and they carried a casket out to the football #eld to bury Pep, but they heard a cla"er in the casket and decided Pep wasn’t dead a%er all. When they opened the lid, Pep jumped out, and she had a baby in her arms. She and Rastus named the baby Victory, NS really needed a Victory. !e three dolls were a trophy for each game between the two schools. During the time that Ericksen coached NS Basketball from ’73-’81 there was an incident where the dolls were stolen by students’ from NS. At a game played in the recreation center in Mt. Pleasant the dolls were taken. Towards the end of the game the lights shut o& and it was total darkness. When the lights turned back on, they discovered the Ratus and Pep had been taken. Lew !orton, the principal at the time tracked down the kids responsible for the the%, and they dolls were given back

to Manti. !e dolls were a great sign of power and gave each school bragging rights. It was a symbol of whoever was the best, which is why there were incidents with the dolls being stolen. No one wanted to give them up. According to Ericksen NS would hold try-outs for students’ to represent Rastus and Pep. !ey would use shoe polish to make themselves appear black. At half time they would get two minutes to perform a dance. !ere were even cheers from the student body that encouraged their team to play harder to achieve the great trophy of the dolls at the end of a game. “We’ll get Rastus, We’ll get Pep, and we’ll get Victory too!” !ese cheers could be heard throughout these basketball games. A%er North Sanpete and South Sanpete districts both got new Superintendents. !ey felt the dolls were discriminatory so they de-cided to replace them. At the time the choice was made to discon-tinue the dolls, Rastus was 68, Pep 40, and Victory 25. !e dolls were stolen and were just recently returned to Manti at the dis-trict o$ce. Today the black dolls in the tro-phy case at NS were donated from the class of 1967 and are not the originals. Brenan Jackson, Assistant Superintendent at South Sanpete said that the original dolls were returned three years ago to previous basketball coach Wilber Braithwaite, Rastus, Pep, and Victory arrived in a UPS box at his house. “!e box had an address from back in Wisconsin,” said Jackson. “!e town on the box didn’t exist and the bar code had been scratched o&.”

!ere was no way of knowing who had stolen the dolls and sent them back. Inside the box a le"er revealed that the person had stolen the dolls and they wanted a clear con-science. A%er the decision to discontinue the orig-inal dolls, NS and Manti worked together to create a new object to pass back and forth be-tween rivals to keep spirit strong at basketball games. !e new trophy was decided to be a plaque with swords and hawks to represent the school mascots and supposedly was or-dered to be made in Salt Lake. But it was never done. Eventually two “Cabbage Patch” dolls were purchased, and then named Sandy and Pete. !ey were used in their #rst trophy game on January 24, 1987. Sanpete was known as “Carrot County” because of how many carrots were farmed in the 1940’s, in fact, many Sanpeters’ were called ‘carrot eaters’, according to Ed Staker a teacher at NS of 26 years. !e dolls were supposedly called “Carrot Patch” dolls, to go along with the culture of Sanpete. An anonymous NS student during Sandy and Pete’s era said the dolls were such a sign of power that she, along with her friends was willing to steal them. “We took the dolls before the game start-ed; we had a sinking feeling we were going to lose and we didn’t want to give them up,” said the source who preferred anonymity. “At the end of the game Manti kept singing, ‘We want Sandy, we want Pete, Manti Templars can’t be beat,’ and they went to go get the dolls, but they were gone.” !e girls felt guilty and shortly returned the dolls to the front o$ce of Manti during an assembly so no one would see them. Because Manti changed regions from 3A to 2A the Sandy and Pete dolls have resided at NS since 1987, and the tradition wavered. !is year has been the #rst year that NS has been able to play their rivals, the Manti Tem-plars, in a region game. !is game took place a few weeks ago resulting in a Manti victory. !e dolls were handed over to Manti. Although this tradition has been going on for nearly a decade, many students’ at NS do not know the history of these trophy items of rivalry. “I think the dolls have lost their meaning and the kids don’t know anything about the tradition behind them,” said Ericksen. !e dolls were intended to keep everyone involved and interested. “I think school spirit and a"endance is down,” said Staker. “Now days there are too many ways for kids to #nd recreation other than a"ending sports games.” It is the job of the student body to carry on these traditions, or they will be lost. Many students’ a"ended the #nal game of the Hawks’ basketball team on Feb. 12 against Manti. !e Hawks’ fought until the very end and they pulled through winning the game 70-64. With the win, the team repossessed Sandy and Pete and the dolls will be in NS trophy case until next basketball season.

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BY PAUL COOK

!e NS Hawks’ managed to end their season on a good note win-ning three of their last four games, but their victories weren’t enough to get them into the state tourney. When the team learned that Del-ta beat Emery, they realized that they would not have playo& to get into state. Delta had more wins in the region so NS was beat out. “We had some rough times but it ended on a pre"y good note,” said senior captain Nathan Aagard. !e #rst of these four games was played against the Delta Rabbits, who the Hawks beat earning them-selves their #rst region victory. !e score was 73-59 with four Hawks in double #gures led by point guard Devin Shelley with 19. !e following Friday NS played the Juab Wasps at home. Rhe" Bird returned to play his #rst game since his injury. He had a big impact on the game scoring 10 points. With only a few seconds le% in the fourth the score was tied at 51, when Bird blocked a lay up by Juab to send the game into overtime. In overtime the Hawks out-

scored the Wasps 8-4 winning the game 59-55. One of the deciding factors of the game was the Hawks excel-lent playing throughout the third quarter, where they have struggled in the past. !e Hawks stayed on their feet through all four quarters and overtime, which allowed them to walk away with a victory in the end. Dallen Bird led the Hawks against Juab with 21 points, 13 re-bounds and #ve assists. !e next week North Sanpete played the Wildcats in Rich#eld. !e Hawks lost the game 63-56. Both Dallen Bird and Shelley had 19 points in the loss. For the last game of the season North Sanpete played their rivals the Manti Templars. !e Hawks gained a hard-earned victory in a close game. Aagard led the Hawks with 14 despite fouling out early in the fourth quarter. “It was a great game,” said Aa-gard, “I wish I wouldn’t have fouled out, but beating Manti was a perfect way to end my career.” Following behind Aagard was Dallen Bird with 10 points and a

triple-double. Free-throws were a huge fac-tor in the game. !e Hawks made 28 out of 44, most of which were scored in the fourth quarter. Com-

pared to the Templars who shot a total of only 21 free-throws making 16. With this year’s basketball sea-son over, players have mixed emo-

tions. “I feel old and worthless now that basketball is done,” said Aa-gard. “But I’m glad I did it.”

Tradition promotes rivalry between NS and Manti

NS boys’ basketball ends on a bittersweet note: rival win, but no state

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BY CHANA THOMPSON

!e end of another wrestling season has come at NS, and coaches feel that it has been an overall success in multiple ways. Living true to their mo"o, “Ev-eryday and in every way we get a li"le be"er.” Head Coach Tanner Cowan feels the athletes’ improved in every aspect of their lives through wrestling. !e team as a whole also progressed throughout the season. At Region, held in Cedar City on Feb. 5-6, NS placed 8th out of 10. Six NS athletes quali#ed to go to State. “I thought they performed pre"y well,” said Cowan. “It’s tough because we have the top team in the State [in our region].” Although Delta took the region title for 2009-10 wrestling season, NS wres-tlers and coaches feel good about beat-ing Emery and their rivals the Manti Templars. Jared Wa"s a senior from Fairview took #rst place at region in his weight, 152. “Region was good because it was the #rst time I ever took #rst in something and it felt really good,” said Wa"s. A%er region, the team went to UVU for the State tournament on Feb. 11, 12 and 13th. Most of the athletes were beat out within their #rst two matches. Wa"s unfortunately su&ered a slight

concussion during his semi#nals match and had to forfeit his next match, tak-ing 4th place in his weight at state. “I didn’t have any control over what happened so I can’t be mad,” said Wa"s. “Taking state would have made this year be"er because there aren’t very many state champs.” !is is the end of the road for Wa"s, although he did not take state this year as he had hoped, he said the best part of the season was becoming united with his team. “We bonded as a team very well,” said Wa"s, “Spiritually, physically, and pre"y much in every way.” Taylor Walker, a junior from Ft. Green, feels that a highlight this season was how the team came together with the coach, his wrestling style, and the techniques he taught. “It’s hard to make changes but, this year it all came together,” said Walker. “A lot of the #rst year wrestlers did re-ally well.” Cowan said that a lot of the younger athletes got more mat time this season. According to Cowan, Abdiel Silva, a sophomore and #rst year wrestler, did exceptionally well this season consid-ering his lack of experience and injury. He placed 8th in his weight, 171, at re-gion and made it to state with a ripped tendon in his thumb, but was unfortu-nately beat out in his #rst two matches. !e amount of younger athletes has also been a weakness to the team be-

cause they lack experience. To gain ex-perience they must practice a lot and Cowan said that the boys worked hard but they also complained a lot. He be-lieves this is because they haven’t been worked very hard in the past. “!e kids have never really been ex-pected to perform at a high level and it does take time,” said Cowan. “I’ll be patient and wait for it to come.” Another issue Cowan faced was get-ting his athletes to listen and do what he tells them to do in practice. “I know that I have to earn my re-spect and I have only been here two years,” said Cowan. Walker said that the coaches have been really good to motivate all of the athletes, especially the younger ones to keep their spirits up a%er matches. !e coaches were really good to help their a"itudes. “We’re a small and young team, but we have good coaches,” said Wa"s. Walker feels that this season was good and it would be even be"er if the athletes would have had a good a"i-tude in the practice room, which in re-turn would have promoted success and a be"er wrestling program. Cowan was satis#ed with the overall season, and he is seeing slight changes that will bene#t future wrestling teams to come. “I expect a lot more wins next year and I think the kids will bring it on,” said Cowan. Cowan plans on doing freestyle wrestling for those who are interested in the spring to help prepare for next years’ season. “More kids will come out and wres-tle at the beginning of next wrestling season,” said Walker. “[I think] they’ll be excited to start because they got to come watch at state and have got to see what they’ll be working toward next year.” With next year’s wrestling season in mind and this years’ coming to a close, Cowan hopes that in years to come the mind set of the athletes will change so they may be mentally stronger. “All [the] things in life you have to give it all you’ve got, no regrets,” said Walker. “You have to work for the good things.”

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Girls’ basketball season doesn’t turn out as planned

BY AMANDA CLARK

Erica Draper, senior and captain of the NS girls’ basket-ball team, has played basketball from a young age and has continued to pursue her talent throughout the years. Draper was inspired by her brother to start playing bas-ketball in third grade. “My brother played, and he is my idol,” Draper said. “!at’s how I started, but then it started to build my con#-dence so I kept doing it.” Con#dence plays a key role in why Draper enjoys bas-ketball, along with the fact that she loves it all around. “[Basketball] challenges me physically as well as mental-ly because it helps me to learn plays and the strategy behind it,” Draper said. Draper’s growing con#dence has been noticed by others around her, including her twin sister Jessica. Draper said that her con#dence and ability to be a leader shine through when Draper is on the court. “She is good at taking command and telling the team where to be,” Jessica said. Draper’s ability to lead others is one of the reasons she was chosen as one of the team captains this year. Coach Cheryl Hadley said this is due to her ability to work hard. “She is very coachable, and has a very positive a"itude,” Hadley said. Draper tries to ful#ll that position by being an example to her team’s members through improving her individual game and by keeping the teams spirits up so they can im-prove their game. Shelby Earl believes that Draper is doing just that, with her positive a"itude and her focus on the goal. “She has a good a"itude and brings the team together,” Earl said, “and she never gives up.” Earl also said that throughout the year Draper has tried to keep the team focused on the game they are playing and not on personal ma"ers. She sees Draper as the peacemaker of the team. ' “I try to keep teammates remembering why we are here-to play basketball, and put 100 percent into every game and every practice,” said Draper. Draper’s ability to step forward has helped others gain con#dence and according to Jessica she is a real role mod-el. “She is [a role model] because I am not the bravest,” Jes-sica said. “Seeing her step up and do what she needs to is an inspiration to me.” As Draper is an inspiration to those around her, her qualities have also helped her in her other talents and inter-ests which include singing and acting. Draper is currently a member of the NS choir, and has been in several musicals. She also loves to be outdoors while camping, snowboard-ing and #shing. !rough Draper’s many accomplishments she has come to realize it pays o& to work hard. “Even if you fail at #rst, keep working harder,” Draper said. “Just never give up on something you love.”

BY AMANDA CLARK

!e NS girls’ basketball season recently came to an end with a victory over the rival team of Manti High. From the start of the game the team had an advantage and played their best. Ac-

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cording to the players it was not only exciting but fun. “We played as a team,” said Alex Sorensen, a sophomore. “And it was just really fun, ev-eryone was pumped up.” Although teamwork has been a problem throughout the season, many of the play-

ers have learned a lot about what good team work does for the team. !e importance of playing as a team became known not only through games lost due to lack of communication but also the games won, because of the teamwork used on the

court. “I enjoyed winning,” se-nior Kara Anderson said. “We just played and had fun.” According to Sorensen, they didn’t just win-they killed them. !e energy at the end of each quarter was

high with the Hawks in the lead. With the anticipation of a win in the air, school spir-it was high. !e ladyhawks kept up their game and con-tinued to play hard to end with a win of 55 to 24. Despite the concluding game, the season didn’t turn

out as planned. Coach Cher-yl Hadley notes that she was disappointed with the out-come. “I felt like we had poten-tial to do a whole lot be"er but we couldn’t get it togeth-er,” Hadley said. Although the team didn’t have great success through-out the season, the members of the team were satis#ed and believe it was well worth-while. “At the end of the season we realized all the friend-ships and memories made,” said Kylee Blackham, senior and team captain. !e other team members agree that the year has been a good one full of memories and lessons learned. Anderson said that her coaches and friends are peo-ple she looks up to and that she will never forget any of them. She also said that bas-ketball has helped her in many aspects by learning to deal with things be"er. Coach Hadley agrees that their biggest accomplish-ment of the year was that several players improved per-sonally from the beginning of the year until now. Although some may have wanted a di&erent outcome of games lost and won, the players seem to have an ap-preciation for the accom-plishments they have made individually and as a team.

Wrestling season comes to an end Student Spotlight:Athlete shows leadership through good example

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BY SADIE IVIE

Everyone knows that qual-ifying for a national competi-tion is rare, but the NS cheer team recently competed and took #rst place at the Rocky Mountain Championship, which quali#ed them to be one of the select few teams who will #ght for the title at the national cheer com-petition. !is competition will be held on the 27th, at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California. !e cheer team is proud of their accomplishment and is looking forward to compet-ing at nationals. But because of a couple setbacks, they were almost unable to go. Money was a large fac-tor in keeping the team from competing, and a big reason why the school district op-posed the trip, but because of a generous donation from an anonymous source, the prob-lem of money was solved. “!e donation covered ev-

Cheerleaders prepare to go to nationals in Californiaeryone and every expense,” said Bradi Goble, cheer team captain. “Without it, we probably wouldn’t be able to go.” Money wasn’t the only thing holding them back. Be-cause of a rule the school dis-trict has about out-of-state events, they were denied ap-proval to go from the district o$ce. “!e district can’t support us because they don’t allow out-of-state travel,” said Jerry Kelso, head cheer coach. !e cheer team members and coaches a"ended the re-cent school board meeting to try to change their mind and get their support. A%er some persuading, they #nally got the boards approval. “We got their approval but they can’t represent us,” said Kelso. “We have to go on our own, not as the NS cheer team,” said Kelso. !e team is pulling a lot of extra practices and work-ing hard to get ready for the

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competition. “We want to squeeze in all the practice we can get in before we go,” said Chelsey Peckham, sophomore team member. !ese last minute prac-

tices are not easy. !ey work hard every day a%er school from 3-6 p.m. and are pulling all day Saturday practices. “We work until our bodies are exhausted,” said Goble. !e team members and

coaches have set their sights high and expect to do well. “We have the potential to bring home the title,” said Kelso. While the team members expect to do well, they do

realize the competition will not be easy and they’ll have to #ght for the win. “!ere’s going to be some tough competition, but I think we can do it,” said Peck-ham. “We’ve just got to bring it with a ton of energy.”

BY AMY BANGERTER

Sports and academics can o%en con(ict with one another, but their correlation shows positive bene#ts for many students. Accord-ing to students at NS, being involved helps them do be"er in school. “I think it just depends on the person,” said senior athlete Justin Poulson. “If they’re worried about school, then that’s all they do but I think if they’re involved in a sport they do be"er.” Poulson is not the only student who feels being involved is academically bene#cial. “Personally I think it motivates me be-cause you have to have grade requirements in sports,” said Devin Shelley, a senior basket-ball player. “In sports I want to be really com-petitive and do well and I think that carries over to academics.” Many students agree that those who are not involved in sports or other healthy extra-curricular activities o%en procrastinate and su&er from it. “People who have too much time on their hands procrastinate,” said junior Kassie Niel-son, “and then they end up not ge"ing it done because they don’t have any more time.” Athletes feel that being on a daily routine forces them to get homework and studying done. “I think I do worse when I’m not doing a sport because [sports] get you in a routine,” said senior Shelby Earl, who has le"ered in

volleyball, basketball, and so%ball since fresh-man year. “You go to your sport and then a%er that you do homework and then when you’re not in a sport you procrastinate and you don’t get it done.” Earl is not the only athlete who does be"er during season. According to Poulson, he feels he did bet-ter and was more mo-tivated to do school work during football season because he was required to go to study hall and was on more of a schedule. When he is o&-sea-son, Poulson says he is lazy and has less incentive to accomplish tasks. !is is similar for most athletes at NS. Many feel that when they are not in a sport, their energy level decreases but sports help to free them of stress on a daily basis. “Being involved is a good thing,” said Shel-ley. “It helps you get out there and be active so you’re not just si"ing around all the time.” “Sports are good recreational, relaxing things so they help to relieve the stress.” According to Nielson, having to think in school and also in sports is one reason why athletes are successful students. “Everyone who plays sports knows it’s not just playing)you have to think,” said Niel-son. “Both things are completely mental. I can do my homework be"er when I come home

from volleyball because I’ve been thinking the whole time.” Pushing themselves on the #eld or court helps students to achieve in the classroom. “I think that [athletes] learn to work hard in the classroom and in the sport,” said Earl. “It kind of goes hand in hand.” Athletes also have noticed that new poli-

cies have helped. Under the new conditions, get-ting homework assign-ments done on time has become a forced priority for athletes who hope to play. “With the new pol-icy how you can’t have

F’s, it pushed me to turn [homework] in ear-ly,” said Nielson. “You have to make time or you’ll fail the class.” Other athletes agree with Nielson. “!e new policy obviously motivates kids to do be"er in the classroom so that they can play the sport,” said Earl. Trying to be a good student while at the same time working hard to be a top athlete is not always easy for some. “It was hard to juggle both because your freshman and sophomore year you are not as tired,” said Nielson. “It gets to your junior and senior year and you just don’t even care. It’s not that you don’t have time)it’s that you don’t care.” Making time to accomplish everything creates problems for some student athletes.

Not only do some have both sports and schoolwork, but there are many who are also involved in clubs or organizations, and other extra-curricular activities that require them to sacri#ce their time outside of the class-room and practices. “I’m always doing a sport so I usually don’t have time to do other stu&,” said freshman Chad Wa"s. Trying to catch up on missing assignments a%er being absent from school due to a game or tournament is a problem for many stu-dents. “On tournament weekends you miss school 3-4 weeks in a row,” said Ezra Hains-worth. “It’s hard to keep up with the work be-cause you miss so much. It’s just hard to catch back up when you’re so far behind.” Some feel that the sport they participate in doesn’t a&ect them positively or negatively. “I couldn’t tell a di&erence,” said cross-country runner Shane Mickel. “It never really got in the way of academics.” According to Shelley it is o%en a ma"er of priorities. “Some people just prioritize sports and that takes away from academics,” said Shelley. “Sports take away adversity and that helps ac-ademics.” Although juggling school and sports can be di$cult at times, sports help many stu-dents with other everyday activities. “!e drive carries over into everything I do,” said Shelley.

Athletes grades and GPA’s are shown to be higher than non-athletes

THE AVERAGE GPA OF NON-ATHLETES AT NS IS:

THE AVERAGE GPA OF ATHLETES AT NS IS:

THE AVERAGE GPA OF GIRL ATHLETES AT NS IS:

THE AVERAGE GPA OF BOY ATHLETES AT NS IS:

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BY ALYSSA HALL

Planning the perfect date for prom is o!en consid-ered one of the most stressful parts of the event. "ere is so much that needs to be decided regarding the sched-ule, the cost and ge#ing your group to agree upon the activity. Here are some helpful hints to make your prom date a memorable and enjoyable experience.

Tip #1 – Don’t Over Book O!en times people worry that they won’t have enough to do throughout the day, and your date might get bored. However, when a schedule has more than two or three activities planned (depending on the time extensiveness of the activity), time usually runs out be-fore the other activities occur. Take your time and enjoy yourself as you go about your date instead of rushing to and from multiple activities. Your date will be#er enjoy his or herself and you will be less stressed.

Tip #2 – Get Creative "e most enjoyable and memorable dates are those that are unique and creative. Doing something out of the norm, such as adding a theme to your date, can be a great addition to the overall experience. If you plan on

watching a movie as a part of your date $nd a location to watch it at that $ts the theme of your movie (i.e.) Jaws in a swimming pool, Ratatouille in a restaurant, or a horror $lm in a graveyard.

Tip #3 – Design Your Dinner "ere are several di%erent routes you can take when approaching your dinner plans. You can supply your own food or head to a restaurant. If you decide to a#end a restaurant make sure to check if they have deals or spe-cials before a certain time of the day. Having dinner at a nice restaurant is o!en memorable and exciting, how-ever the most unforge#able dinner events are unique. Make your own food and set up a fancy dinner at a great location like a barn. Eat your dinner handcu%ed to your date. Have a progressive dinner where you have di%er-ent courses at di%erent houses. No ma#er what you do make sure to be creative.

Tip #4 – Don’t Be Late Last of all make sure to plan ahead so that you aren’t arriving home later than desired. Ge#ing ready for the promenade is o!en times a very stressful experience be-cause the girls run out of time a!er arriving home late from their dates. A stress free date is a happy date.

BY HANNAH ALDRIDGE "irteen years ago, the NS library was slowly deteriorat-ing. Very few new books were added. No automated system was used to keep track of all the books, everything was done manually. “Basically, North Sanpete li-brary was considered to be the worst library in the state,” said Nan Ault, NS Librarian. Ault was eager to modernize the li-brary when she began working for NS thirteen years ago. She explains that before the library was cleaned up, a state librarian would come and take pictures of the shelves as leverage for the state to continue funds. "e $rst three years of Ault’s job was to make a computerized system for NS Library, making everything automated. "is enabled the librarian to work quickly and more e&cently. So why keep the old and outdated books? “Most libraries have a special collection,” said Ault. “Ours is

the archive.” Many of the books in the archive are rare and now out of print. One such book, "e Story of Our Nation, was published in 1843 with cloth binding. "e archive is $lled with books similar to that. Some are em-bossed with signature designs of the time, others have leath-er covers. Pages are also made out of di%erent materials than books published currently. Many of these books also had people called “book de-signers” decorate the cover. All of these now rare ways of creat-ing a book in culmination with each other create a very inter-esting collection. So what does it take for a book to make NS libraries “spe-cial collection?” “Old year books, things out of print,” said Ault. “Anything I can’t replace.” Ault says that it is a disturbing thought that only a few years ago these rare books where placed out on the shelf with all the other books.

Prom e!ort from students, teachers is worth the struggle

New sophomore chess club president takes on responsibilities to lead his groupBY AUSTIN SANDERS Trevor Black is a young chess play-er who has been playing for much of his life. He is also a member and the president of the North Sanpete High School Chess Club. "ough Black’s chess team has yet to competet, he believes that they have the ability to perform well. "ey have a tournament coming up later this month and they are contem-plating whom to take. Although the club has not been to any previous tournaments, they have been practicing together this year. "ere are currently ten people on the chess team, and they continue to see improvement in their skills. "e club is not a large club in terms of membership, but those who partic-ipate enjoy. Black says he has loved having a chess club at NS. He likes the chess club for many reasons--hanging out

with new friends and having fun play-ing a game he enjoys. He compares the game of chess to a game similar to war. Team members and the advisor $nd Black to be a dedicated member of the club and one who is willing to take the lead when necessary. “I am glad that Trevor is willing to step up and be the president of the chess club,” said Dax Higgins, the chess club coach. As president of the chess club, Black has the opportunity to share his knowledge with other members as well as expounding his own knowl-

edge of the game. Black believes that chess makes you mentally strong and powerful. “He is good at chess and is very dedicated,” Higgins said. As any good leader would do, Black looks to his advisor. Black enjoys hav-ing Higgins advise the club for di%er-ent reasons. Black admires his skill in the game of chess and the fact that he makes sure the club members are do-ing what they need to do. “He is just awesome,” Black said. Black enjoys his advisor and other aspects of the game. Most people have a unique way of playing the game. Black prefers chess pieces that are made out of plastic, preferably ones that are the color black. He also believes that chess is a more challenging game than check-ers, mostly because of the moves that are made. Although he knows many ways to cheat, he believes in a fair game of chess. “I believe that one pawn can win a game,” Black said. Black wants as many people who want to join the chess club, for the fun and the friendship and skills that are developed.

BY ALYSSA HALL Prom has been a right of passage for every high school student for as long as one can re-member, and the promenade at NS has been a strict tradition during for just as long. But while the promenade tradition here is unusal, it also takes a great deal of e%ort. Prom is a long and exhausting process in-volving many people. Before any of the phys-ical e%ort of decorating comes into play ev-erything must be planned. "e advisors and prom commi#ee $gured that on average they would each spend about forty-$ve to $!y hours of their own personal time with prom-related activities. “It’s a lot of hard work and e%ort,” said Ed Staker, junior class advisor. For Staker when prom planning begins he loses much of his personal time and his peace

of mind. But Staker isn’t the only individual entrust-ed with the many di%erent aspects of prom that need to be taken care of. In fact, the fac-ulty has created an eleventh grade board of advisors that are in charge of the various por-tions of prom that need to be taken care of. Some of the advisors in charge of prom are to be expected, such as Paul Allred, the art teacher, and Brandon Olsen the shop teacher, because of their area of expertise. However, there are also many other teachers involved that students may not know about. Along with the nine advisors who are ac-tual members of the eleventh grade advisory commi#ee, there are six other faculty mem-bers that have been asked to participate in the responsibilities of prom. "e faculty plays a very large roll in prom activities, but they are not the only ones who

have a lot of work to do when prom time rolls around. "e students participating in prom play a large part in making sure that the event is a success simply by participating. "ey also have to arrange their dates, purchase their formal a#ire, and make sure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. In addition to their responsibilities as stu-dents, there are a few members of the junior class that are chosen by their fellow peers to make up the student prom commi#ee. Prom also takes a great deal of time for stu-dents on the prom commi#ee as well. “Like my whole life I swear,” said Kassie Neilsen, decorating commi#ee co-chair. “So far we’ve spent at least twenty-$ve hours and in the end I think it will end up being around forty-$ve hours. So pre#y much my whole life.” Although said with a laugh, Nielson also said that she has lost sleep because of worry. "is work requires much sacri$ce. Losing personal time tends to be the one thing ev-eryone feels they have in common when it comes to making sacri$ces for the good of the event. "e advisors’ sacri$ces range from losing an opportunity to participate in a bar-gain of a golf tournament, spending time with their families, and in Brad Bentley’s case, a saturday night. But most believe that all the sacri$ce pays o% in the end. “When it all comes together and everyone gets dressed up it’s worth it because they look great,” Staker said. “Our kids don’t just look nice, they look great!” Although it requires much sacri$ce to be a volunteer for prom those interviewed were glad to do it. "ey didn’t deny that it was dif-$cult and not extremely bene$cial for them personally, but as Junior Class Vice President Trevor Ivory stated, it’s a donation of person-

al time for the good of everyone. To make a unique and memorable prom that looks great is the main goal of both the student and advi-sor prom commi#ees. "ough many feel like their e%orts are for a worthy cause, sometimes they wonder if their hard work is appreciated. “I think it’s appreciated, but I think some-times people forget the e%ort that goes into it,” Olsen said. “But it’s all for a good cause.” In general the prom commi#ee shared this outlook, however there were a few that felt unappreciated because of the negative com-ments they have received by students regard-ing their work. "ough some felt unappreciated, most students have a di%erent reaction. “I appreciate it. It’s very nice what they do. "ey do a good job,” said junior Brooke Bai-ley. “"e past years have been good, and the gym always looks nice,” Despite the fact that many students appr-ciate the work, many also see room for impo-rovement. Most feel that the promenade should only be on the $rst night. Other complaints were of having the prom in the gym, that the dance the junior class participates in isn’t upbeat and fun enough, all students should share re-sponsibility in helping with prom related ac-tivities, the advisors should get paid for their e%ort like coaches do for their e%ort, and that the advisors should rotate with their assigned class so that all faculty have the responsibility of prom every four years. Surely there are ups and downs of junior prom, but memories are be#er made than le! behind. "ere is much time and e%ort re-quired to create this memorable night com-plete with bells and whistles, but in the end it’s an event that planners hope the entire community can enjoy.

NS special collection re"ects library progress

Black strengthens chess club

Date ideas for prom or any other danceSnow Activities (tubing/sledding/boarding/snowmen).………$0.00Scavanger Hunts………………….…………………………$25.00Ice Fishing/Fishing (+ licenses)…..………………………….$40.00Horse Back Riding……………………………………………$0.00Shooting…………….………………………………………$20.00Bowling……………….…………………………………….$20.00Laser Tagging………….……………………………………$20.00Progressive Dinner at Houses…..……………………………$30.00Mystery Dinner w/ code menu…..…………………………..$30.00Fancy Dinner…………………….……………………….....$50.00Service Date……………………………………………….....$0.00Make T-shirts………………………………………………$15.00Board Games……………………………………………...…$0.00Movies……………………………………………………...$16.00Dessert……..………………………………………………$10.00Roller skating in parking lot (ned skates)…..………………….$0.00Make your own food and compete…………......…………......$20.00Jump’n Jacks…………………………………..……………$25.00Boondocks…………………………………………………$65.00Paint Balling……………………………………..………….$25.00Buy An out$t with pennies at DI ……….....…………………$15.00Hide and Seek in Wal-Mart……………….......……………….$0.00Race Shop and get supplies for dinner………….....………….$25.00

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BY ALEXIS FRYER

All students know that the NS music teachers are, obviously, mu-sicians. Students and others hear them play and sing while teach-ing, practicing, or performing. But what musical experience is hidden throughout the rest of the NS fac-ulty? !e NS Times has questioned several teachers in order to discov-er the a"ects of musical interests in lives that are not musically fo-cused. Each teacher interviewed noted the strengthening traits of music in areas such as learning, personal growth and determination. !ey also noted the bene#ts of music for relaxation and enjoyment and ex-pressed gratitude for having that al-ternate interest in their lives. “I only went to school so I could go to choir,” said Leah Woodard about her high school years. She now teaches English at NS. Woo-dard’s opportunity to do something she loved kept her going in other ar-eas. Woodard comes from an ex-tremely musical family. In high school she sang in jazz choir and concert choir as well as participat-ing in the school musicals. Woo-

dard also sang in a choir while at-tending BYU Jerusalem. Currently Woodard sings in the Easter O"ering Choir each spring. Each year she a$ends a songwrit-er’s festival in Texas, which is held in honor of her father, Mickey New-bury. Ed Staker, science teacher, is an-other of the NS teachers who partic-ipated in choir while in high school. Staker also reported being the lead in the school musical, the #rst mu-sical the school had produced in ap-proximately thirty years. “[!e musical] was one of the best experiences I ever had; it really helped me in my own personal de-velopment,” Staker said. Another who participated in high school musicals was Paul All-red, NS’s art teacher. Allred also was part of a performing group at Snow College and took piano les-sons from age six through college. Allred still enjoys the piano but admits that he does not play as of-ten as he would like. He said that he has always liked the arts and was encouraged in his interest by his parents who o%en took their family to performances and exhibitions. “It helps you appreciate people with skill,” Allred said. He felt the

knowledge was important to under-stand what performers really could do. Tanya Roundy, English teach-er and director of the current NS musicals, was very positive about the e"ects of music in the student’s lives and her own. “[Music] crosses a lot of our boundaries in academics,” Roundy said. “It combines a lot of knowl-edge.” She said it was an important part of learning discipline, team-work and self-motivation. Roundy participated in band, or-chestra, choir and the yearly musi-cals at her high school. !ose same years she learned to play the piano. Currently she enjoys writing music and accompanying for her church music program. “It’s an integral part of who I am and how I see the world,” said Roundy. Other teachers who were inter-viewed also emphasized the impor-tance of music in developing a per-sons character, knowledge and life decisions. Sco$ Butler, NS Spanish teach-er shared a statement he remem-bered hearing from one of his mu-sic teachers. “!ere’s something about music

that kisses back.” said Butler. But-ler said that people are a"ected very deeply by music in ways they can-not be in other ways. It “speaks to one’s soul.” He said he has been frustrated by the late emphasis in education in subjects such as read-ing and arithmetic, at the expense of the arts. Butler said that music is a very basic and e"ective way of learning and improves performance in other areas. Butler participated in the jazz and concert band in high school, and was possibly most in&uenced by his experience in the marching band. “We had a very powerful march-ing band,” Butler said. In But-ler’s senior year of high school his band took #rst in state. !ey had around one hundred people march-ing on the #eld at games and he said that many people started com-ing just to hear them play. Butler felt his accomplishments in band were extremely rewarding, possibly even more so than his victories in sports. Dax Higgins, science teach-er, had a similar experience in his high school. Higgins played the trombone in band through jr. high and high school and played for the

marching band. “We worked all summer really hard,” Higgins said. !ough it was very di'cult and a lot of practice it paid of in the end. Higgins, like others, said that music programs are essential to teaching discipline, practice, and patience. “[!e band] taught me to stick with things,” Higgins said. Recently, Higgins and NS Eng-lish teacher Ben Cox, along with Cox’s brother Spencer Cox have be-gun to practice together as a small band. Higgins said he has wanted to play with others for a long time and is excited for the chance the three of them have to collaborate and build o" one another. !ough playing the guitar for the band, Higgins said he likes to try to play about anything he can get his hands on. “It’s a great release for me,” Hig-gins said. Higgins as well as the oth-er teachers noted the almost thera-peutic e"ects music has in their lives and the beautiful part it plays in who they are. !ough only a handful of teach-ers were questioned, each has had a unique story to tell and a strong message to share through their ex-perience with music.

BY WHITNEY NAFUS

Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) a trouble-prone 17 year old su"er-ing from ADHD and dyslexia, gets a twist on his ordinary life. A%er being a$acked by his substitute teacher who turns out to be a har-py, things begin to unfold. Percy’s best friend Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) reveals that he is his protector and rushes him home to safety. Percy’s mother Sally (Catherine Keener) then re-veals his lineage. Percy’s father turns out to be Poseidon, god of the oceans, and he himself is a demi-god. !e three then begin travel to Camp Half Blood were children of the gods stay. Along the way Percy ba$les a minotaur who kidnaps his moth-er. Percy’s teacher Mr. Brun-ner (Pierce Broanan) trades his wheelchair for legs, centaur legs. Mr. Brunner explains everything to Percy. Learning that greek my-thology is, in truth, real, Percy re-veals his powers.

Having been accused by Zeus (Sean Bean) of stealing his light-ning bolt, Percy a$empts on a journey to clear his name and to free his mother. With the help of Grover and Annabeth, (Alexandra Daddario) daughter of Athena, (Melina Ka-nakaredes) they set out in search of the three pearls that will lead them to Percy’s mother. Along the way they run into mythological monsters including Medusa (Uma !urman) herself. Finally, they arrive in Hollywood, where the underworld is located. In the underworld they face Hades (Steve Coogan) with wife Perse-phone (Rosario Dawson). !is movie was based on a book series by Rick Riordan in 2005. Unfortunately this movie is a lit-tle too fast paced, leaving out too many details to fully understand the events. !e movie is also miss-ing important development in the characters. It can be labeled as an easy-to-watch movie with plenty of action.

NS drama advisor plans student ex-cursion to NYCBY AMANDA JOHANSEN

New York, a place many people wish to go to. Some have said going to NYC is on the list of things an artist needs to do before they die. !e NS Drama Depart-ment holds an opportunity for that very experience. In the summer of 2009, Drama Advi-sor, Tanya Roundy a$ended a “Teach-ers’ Work Shop” on Broadway. !e sessions of the workshop are used to improve teaching methods in this #eld. !is year Roundy hopes to bring students with her. “It’s a once in a lifetime experience,” said Roundy !e conference is set for July 12-14, 2010. Over three days students will ex-perience what working on Broadway is like. Roundy’s son J.D. Roundy, and Eliz-abeth Miner are two students currently planning on a$ending the workshop. During this experience they will be able to participate in a series of classes to expand their knowledge of the theater world. During their stay in NYC they will have the oppurtunity to view two new Broadway musicals, though at an extra cost. !e cost of the conference is $600, due around the end of February. !e cost of travl and hotel accommodations will be due later. !is Broadway workshop is not a school-sponsored event; the money for the trip comes out of the wallets of the participating students. !e main pur-pose of the payment in February is to save a spot at the conference, seeing how in the NYC area it is a popular event. Even though the trip is quite costly Roundy hopes to continue to o"er the opportunity for others in the years to come. Next year Roundy hopes for more students to be able to a$end, and learn more about what is available to them. Because of the cost cost and the late no-tice there are students who would like to go this year, but are unable to. However, the chance to go to New York City and view professionals at work is enough for drama students to keep coming. “I think for a lot of students it would be a good opportunity, it would give stu-dents more culture and going to Broad-way is just awesome,” said Sarah Allan, a hopeful for next year’s trip. !e chance for an opportunity like this doesn’t come by very o%en, and stu-dents are taking advantage of it.

NS teachers reveal their musical experience, interests

NS Times sta" completed a survey of over one hunadred NS students to determine the high school’s top three result choic-es for the Academy Awards 2010.

Best Picture: Avatar The Blind Side Up

Animated Feature Film: Up

The Princess and the Frog

Coraline

Actor in a Leading Role: George Clooney (Up in the Air)

Morgan Freeman (Invictus)

Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)

Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)

Helen Mirren (The Last Station)

Music: Avatar

Sherlock Holmes

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!e 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be held Sunday, March 7, 2010.

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Students weigh in on the Academy Awards

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Academy Awards ContestCircle your choice for the given award, cut this section out, and turn it in to Mr. Cox. !e person who guesses the most correctly will win 2 movie tickets!

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FreshmenHow many Sterling Scholars are there from our school this year?

SophomoreWhat is the name of our new Sewing/Child De-velopment teacher?

JuniorWhat is the theme for Junior Prom?

SeniorHow many days are left in the school year?

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While walking down the halls at the school, you hear some bizarre things that make no sense when taken out of context. Here are a few of the funniest ones we’ve heard.­ She’s just going to be an evil woman, because women are evil.­ I can’t feel you touching my leg.­ [Cough, cough] I don’t know what I just in­ haled, but I didn’t like it.­ My back hurts, my butt hurts; you can massage my back...I’m not going to finish that thought.­ I like smelling those babies.­ My foot is a man. Look at it!­ I will slit his throat for grilled cheese.

WINTER OLYMPICS CROSSWORDBY HALEY ENCE AND HANNAH ALDRIDGE

Best Picture:Avatar!e Blind SideDistrict 9An Education!e Hurt LockerInglourious BasterdsPreciousA Serious ManUpUp in the Air

Best Actor:Je" Bridges-Crazy HeartGeorge Clooney-Up in the AirColin Firth-A Single ManMorgan Freeman-InvictusJeremy Renner-!e Hurt Locker

Best Actress:Sandra Bullock-!e Blind SideHelen Mirren-!e Last StationCarey Mulligan-An EducationGabourey Sidibe-PreciousMeryl Streep-Julie & JuliaBest Animated Picture:CoralineFantastic Mr. Fox!e Princess and the Frog!e Secret of KellsUpBest Music:AvatarFantastic Mr. Fox!e Hurt LockerSherlock HolmesUp