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They want to be...

With a dream to enhance her drumming skills, Haley Ross ’12 has the dream to be a more experienced drummer. “I want to be an experienced drummer because I want to enhance my skills.”, said Ross. With her being a little unsure how her interview went, she did not quite know about her chances. “Maybe I’ll get picked.”, said Ross. Since Ross is already a drummer she will definitely keep on practicing. “I will keep on drumming even if I don’t get picked.”, said Ross.

Shelby White ’12 wanted to spice up her life and try out for made. When sitting next to her, she seemed very excited. “I really was excited to try out, it was something I really wanted to do.”, said White. White wanted to become a guitar player, something she has never done before. “I think music is awesome, that is why I decided to try out to play guitar.”, said White. After she came out she felt very relieved to have her interview be over, but she wasn’t sure how she did. “I don’t know if I will get picked, it’s a

possibility.”, said White.

Mitch Diedrich ’12 has a dream of be-coming a football player and even though he could have just went to football tryouts, he decided to try out for made. “I want to play football, a corner actu-ally because it is a good position.”, said Diedrich. After Diedrich came out he felt very good. “I think I have a pretty good chance.”, said Diedrich. Though he didn’t get pick he still is all for persuing his dream. “I think I would try out sometime here at school.”, said Diedrich.

Chris Jewell ‘11 decided he would take a shot and try out for made. He wanted to be made into an MMA fighter. “I tried out because I wanted to become an independent person and get free train-ing.”, said Jewell After going in for interview Jewell was asked if he thought he had a good chance of getting picked. “I think everyone does.”, said Jewell. Even though Jewell did not get chosen, he is still thinking that he could peruse his dream in the future. “I think I would pursue it aw long as I can find places to do it.”, said Jewell.

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Mitch Diedrich ‘12 Chris Jewell ‘11

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Class picking coming upAshley Timmins Co-Editor Early March the current eighth graders, freshmen, sophomores and juniors will begin selecting their classes for the 2011-2012 school year.“Students will read the handbook, study the regis-tration sheet, choose courses with help from teach-ers, parents, friends, councilors, ect. They will need to look at required subjects and make sure they pick classes that fill them.”, said Kathy Stender, Guidance. All the students will be able to sign up for all their required classes and explore their elective choices. Luckily so far there will be no cuts in electives, and they are actually going to try to get more concurrent

classes, college credit classes. Each grade has a number of certain required classes along with all the electives they can select. Like an art class or psychology or a foreign language, which students are highly recommended to do. Now an important tip for those of you looking to graduate early, try to get all your required classes dur-ing 1st and 2nd term. For the underclassmen, make sure you know how many credits needed to graduate, and try to take Kirkwood classes to boost not only your high school credit, but your college credit as well.

Earthbook club starting up again

Maddie CollierReporter

As we have all probably heard, Mrs. Werth just had a baby. Because of this, she has to stay home and take care of her new son. With her ab-sense, the school had to temporarily fill her science teacher position. The school searched for a temporary sub-situte when they received a reference from Mid Prarie for Robert Brown. Brown is now filling in for Werth for a six to eight week time period. Brown is origionally from Lincoln, Nebraska. This is not his first time

working as temporary sub. He has substituted at sixteen other schools including Lisbon, Iowa City, and Mid Prarie. Brown has had a good time here so far. “I enjoy being here,” said Brown.

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Annika HayesReporter Many of you may not know what Earthbook is, or maybe you’ve never even seen one. I found out that Earthbook is actually really cool.“ E a r t h b o o k is the High Schools liter-ary magazine,” says Keri Willis, Chief of Earth-book. Earthbook was started/created in 1971. “This year stu-dents are making a big deal out of it because it is its 40th anniversary,” stated Willis. “It has a lot of poems, stories, memoirs, art, and cartoons

in it.” If you’re a student at the High School or assure center, then you can submit work in the Earthbook. Earthbooks

will be for sale in May for ten dollars. Willis recommends buying an Earthbook because “You can read really good stuff.” If you’re interested in being on Earthbook staff them you have to be a senior, you have to of taken creative writ-ing, you have to take Earthbook class, and there are meetings that you need to attend.

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During the month of February, WHS students have been hous-ing students from France. “I was so excited I couldn’t sit still,” said Jan Gallagher, French. Maddie Westen, ’12, is hosting one of the French students. His name is Adrien Subitte. Westen became Subitte’s host after she filled out an application for an organization called Language and Friendship. Gallagher was the connection between Westen and Language and Friendship. “Mrs. Gallagher knows people who run the organization,” said Westen. Language and Friendship is an organization that is based in Minneapolis, MN. The organization’s goal is to send American students to other countries, mostly France, and send foreign students, i. e. Italian, Spanish, etc. to America. Gallagher hopes her French III and IV students will enjoy the experience. “I hope that my kids will be sure to visit France someday,” said Gallagher.

Westen is excited that Subitte will be staying with her. She says that she is only used to living with her parents and younger sister. Westen says that having French students at our school will allow her to use French in a real life situation.“I love French, and I’d be able to use my skills,” said Westen. Gallagher hopes that WHS will learn from the French stu-dents. Gallagher wants our students to realize that there are other cultures and students out there that are different from ours. Gallagher hopes to take the French students out to her farm and to have dinner with them before they leave for France. Gallagher says she hopes her students and the French students will stay in contact. “Usually if they make a connection like this they stay in con-tact and visit each other back and forth,” said Gallagher.

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Rebecca Harman, last year’s accounting teacher, has retired. Last year she took early retirement. She was surprised when the school called and asked her if she could come back to teach three accounting classes, and to take the position as a long term sub. Harman teaches two accounting I classes and one accounting II class. “I needed something to do in the winter anyways,” said Harman. Harman was anxious com-ing back to school.

“I thought it was going to be hard coming back, but I was surprised how fast I adjust-ed,” said Harman. Harman feels it is important for students to take an ac-counting class to prepare for the real world after they have graduated from high school. “Everyone needs to keep track of their finances, and accounting class gives the students a little over view of a higher level. Harman is not sure whether or not she will be back to teach again next school year, she said that decision remains up to the school administra-tion.

WHS welcomes Harman back to teaching

Demon Café to open soonAnnika HayesReporter Kim Scherer, “The idea for the Demon Café was mine. I read about other schools doing it,” said Scherer. The Demon Café will be opening sometime in February. “Price ranges will be $.50-$2.00,” said Scherer Proceeds from the Demon Café will be going towards iPods for Mrs. Scherer’s room for her students. They will also be going to-wards the business to help build it up. “You can volunteer to work there for silver cord hours,” said Scherer. Scherer’s students will also be working in the Demon Café.

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Everyone needs to have a dream

In January, MTV’s Made casting producer came to Washington High School to find out what dreams the students had and to see if he could find a student for Made. Students who tried out had a recorded interview with the casting producer as he asked them about their dream. We think that it was a wonderful opportu-nity for MTV’s Made to come to Washington High School. Most people would not come to a small Iowan farming town to look for talent, or in this case, to look for a teen with a dream. For some, this was the chance for a student

who is passionate about becoming a basket-ball player, or becoming a ballet dancer. This was the opportunity to be lifted from a small town and be flung into your dreams. Everyone should have dreams, even if that dream is desiring that new laptop. We think they give the motivation for a person to achieve something greater than what they are right now. With enough work, a dream can become a reality.

Keep healthy in relationshipsThe staff voted

7 to 0 in favor of this view.

A healthy relationship is made up of a couple that is keeping it realistic, and keeping expectations in the real world. There has to be talking in the relationship and that you fight fair. Also it is good to be flexible do stuff on your own and try not to be co-dependent cause that could lead to more serious problems in your relationship. You also should know who you are and what your limits will be don’t let your limits be

• Keeping expectations realistic- Don’t have expecta-tions that are too high for your partner to be successful in ac-complishing. If you think that he is going to throw himself at your feet and die for you, you are not being realistic.• Talk to each other- Find time to talk to each other. You both will feel better after talking about your feeling. It might be hard for one if not both of you, but it will be nice to get your feelings out and know how you feel. Talk about the way you feel everyday and let him/her know what your feelings

are.• Be flexible- Make time for things that you both want to do and that each other wants to do apart. Make time for you things that you want to do on your own like go out and have girls night or guys night. When your partner ask for space be nice about it and give it to him/her• Fight Fair- Be fair in the way you fight. When some-one ends up in tears it is time to stop and say sorry to each other. If you are fighting over something that is ridiculous then maybe you are just trying to find a reason to get mad and maybe it is time to move on.You and your partner should always have time for each other and time for being apart. There will be ups and down but you will meet some amazing people along the way.

“There will be ups and down but you will meet some amazing people along the way.”

“Veterinary technician,” Teara Richards, ’12.

“Pediatric nurse and lawyer,” Kyara Stogner,’ 12.

“Astronaut cowboy in space,” Cameron Kleinschmidt, ’12.

What is your dream job?“With enough work, a

dream can become a reality.”

Jovany Reyes ‘13

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Ashley Timmins2/17/2011

Ashley Timmins Co-Editor Did you know that four to five million animals die in shelters every year, roughly 11,000 every day? Did you also know that there are more than 6,000 licensed pup-pymills in the US and who knows how many unlicensed? Or even that Iowa is ranked third in the top ten states in the US for the most puppymills? Puppymills, also known as “commercial breeders”, breed thousands of puppies a year to sell to pet shops across the country. Dogs are forced to live their entire lives crammed into small cages made of wood and wire mesh, tractor trailer cabs, or cages hung from trees and most of the time never let out to exercise. These cages are not heated or air conditioned, meaning in the winter they freeze and in the summer they die of heat stroke. The dogs cook on the wire cages in the heat. Many dogs lose feet and legs when they are caught in the wire floors of the cages and are cut off as the dog struggles to free themselves. Female dogs are bred twice a year and are usually destroyed when they are no longer able to produce puppies. By

destroyed I mean shot or bashed in the head with a rock. Often dogs are covered with matted hair, sometimes so matted that they are suffocated and blinded, with jaws rotted from teeth decay and eyes with ulcers. Also one of the saddest things is dogs are “de-barked” by ramming a steel rod down their throat to rupture their vocal cords. Now your probably wondering why I’m going on and on about this. Well its because everyone needs to know the cruelty that is going on all around us. Helpless animals are being tortured, and there are too many careless people not helping. Animal abuse is something I feel very, very strongly about. I just don’t understand how someone can take advantage of something so helpless com-pared to them. I visited Pet Land in Iowa City a few months ago and as I walked in I saw all the glass windows with cages filled with dogs. I felt so bad for one who was limping and had what looked to be a wound from being bitten by another dog. It was cold and shivering. I immediately asked one of the workers if I would play with it, since I felt so bad for it. As me and my boyfriend played around with it I started crying. The lady

asked if the dog had hurt me and I said “no I just don’t really understand out of everyone who works here, nobody sees the condition this dog is in, and I don’t get why no one is doing anything about it.” Dumbstruck by what I just said to her she got embarrassed and just walked away. And this is exactly what I mean by people are to careless to help animals. How could someone just turn there back away like that? Picture this, for you who have dogs, picture them sitting outside in the freezing cold, in a cage with five to six other dogs, sitting in their own waste, not able to bark for help, and then once they are worth-less to the owner, bashed in the head with a rock. How sad is that? I guess my main point to this article is that people need to think about how they are treating animals, and if you do see an animal that is being abused then you need to report it. Most people will probably blow everything I just said off, and that’s your choice, but then there will be those who will take charge, and those are who make the difference.

The truth about where your dog might have came from.

What makes an individualEthan BlackPhoto Editor What makes a person individual has been a highly debated topic in some circles. Is it based on what they wear or what music they listen to? To me, a person is an individual when they learn that they do not need to act or dress a certain way to impress their friends. I am not saying that everyone is not unique. People are unique in themselves. Everyone has their own personality, their own likes, and their own appearance. The problem is people hiding their interests and things they dislike to fit into another group or to make friends. This act of assimilation is what causes the lack of individuality. Assimilation is the act of trying to integrate yourself or group into another culture. Trying to dress a certain way to fit in with a clique is an example of assimilation. Sure, the big things like changing your style of dress or the way you act to fit in is junior high school stuff, but I have seen people change them-selves completely to fit in to another group. Yes, we change what we like as we progress through our years as a teenager, but should

you not do what you please than fit in a group? An incredibly useful mind set to have as you go through high school is the thought that you should not care what other think. Now, that does not mean go off and do whatever you may please and not give a second thought to what the consequences may be. Heeding the advice of your friends is useful, too. However, if you happen to trip and fall down the steps in high school, it is a handy tool to tell yourself “Hey, I like this band. I shouldn’t be ashamed about what that stranger thinks.” That is the first step towards individuality. The mindset that you should not worry whether your interests will embarrass you or not. The second step towards individuality is allowing your interests attracting friends to you, not changing your interests to find friends for yourself. The friends you can truly connect with become your strongest. That is not to say you can have a limited group of friends. I have a large variety of friends that range from people who like the same music as I do to college students and adults who share my love of photography. You can have

friends for every interest you have, and that step is another towards individuality. The last step towards individuality is expression. Express yourself. If you enjoy drawing, draw in a style that suits you and is unique to you, not what you see on the television or the way your friend draws. If you enjoy playing an instrument, play the way you want to play. You also do not have to limit yourself in expression. The artists of the Renaissance would express themselves through poetry, art, and the clothes they wore. Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most fa-mous artists in history, also was an inventor, writer, and scientist. Expression is whatever you may please it to be. By this point, many of us already know what are interests are and many of our friends are based on these interests. We express ourselves through drawing and writ-ing, and some of us may even not care what others think about what we do. The point is that we as humans, we are already unique. What we need to do express this uniqueness and put it out into the world. We need to tell everyone “Hey. I’m an individual,” and put our impact on society.

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WashingtonianFeature6 2/11/2011

What is your favorite love song?

“‘I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know’ by Never Shout Never,” Jay Ames, ’12.

“‘ Forever and For Al-ways’ by Shania Twain,” Blair Farris, ’12.

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day Stories

“I bought my wife a dog,” said Mr. Jewell“I hired someone to sing Valentines at my wife’s work to embarrass her,” said Mr. Buch-holz

“I took a girl out on a date and I accidently called her another girls name and she got up and left,” said Chris Cameron, ’11

“I never get Valentines,” said Melissa Vasquez, ’13

“One time I bought a girl chocolates and they all melted. Another time I got a girl flowers and there was a bee in them,” said Carlos Cisnero, ’12

“In college I asked a girl as a joke if she would be my Valentine but she took me seriously and bought me really nice gifts and took me out to eat,” said Mr. Wieland

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“‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’ by the Police,” Shanen Hagans, ’11.

“‘First Dance’ by Justin Bieber,” Erika DeMers, ’11.

“‘Just the Way You Are’ by Bruno Mars,” Adriana Banderas, ’11.

“Chocolate Kisses” Brad Weatherman ‘11

“A Man” Megan Reuscher ‘13 and Lauren Kimball ‘13

“Red Roes” Marina Milosavljevie ‘12

“Ulices” Alan Sanches ‘13

“Chocolate Bunny” Brett VanWelden, History.

“Blue Rose” Maggie Barrera ‘13

“Candy” Morgan See ‘11 “A date” ‘13 Tyler Ousey “ Dinner at Dodici’s,” Lynn Loula, English.

Top love songs for Valentine’s DayEthan BlackPhoto EditorThough everyone has different musical tastes, there are songs that everyone can agree on. Those songs are about love, and be-ing with that special someone. Here is a list of love songs to play during those times with your significant other. “Something” by the Beatles is a slow, meaningful ballad that is perfect for slow dancing with your significant other. With the opening line “something in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover,” you can not help but look into your boyfriend or girlfriend’s eyes and be filled with joy. “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars is upbeat and catchy, and perfect song to sing along with your friends. It is also a song to pledge your love for your boyfriend or girlfriend, because telling them “you’re amazing, just the way you are” is something lovers love to hear. “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith starts off with a slow backtrack of strings, violin and piano, only to burst into a heart-touching collection of strings, piano, guitar, bass and drums. Steven Tyler, the lead singer, spills his heart into the lyrics, telling his baby he does not to fall asleep because “I’d still

miss you babe, cause I don’t wanna miss a thing.” If you feel like watching the stars with your SO, “Cosmic Love” by Florence and the Machine is the perfect song. The collection of harp notes in the beginning instills a sense of wonder, and Florence Welsh’s soothing voice overlaps, singing about how the love of the life is so great that he blows out the stars and planets themselves. When we are around our lovers, they blow out the stars and leave us in the shadow of their heart. Sometimes, we feel as if we can never love again, or vow ourselves never to love. Hayley Williams, the lead singer of Paramore, sings about these same feelings in “The Only Excep-tion.” Vowing never to love when she was young, she met that one who was “the only exception,” and believes in love again. “Love Song” by Taylor Swift is an uplifting, musical rendi-tion of Romeo and Juliet. It is a song about two young people being deeply in love and the trials it can bring with parents and friends. It is a song you can imagine proposing to your girl-friend to, and timing it with the lyrics “marry me Juliet, you’ll never have to be alone.” “Hold My Hand” by Akon featuring Michael Jackson is about living in the moment. It talks about how life is too short to be

alone, and gives the courage to ask your crush on a date. Per-haps you could become a serious couple and “hold each other till we see the sunlight. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” is a ballad by Elton John. It is one of the most recognizable love songs in the music world. The slow music and heart-touching lyrics make it perfect for cuddling with your partner. It will have others asking “can you feel the love tonight?”

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Weird Phobias

Grasshoppers “Acridophobia”Needles“Trypanophobia”

Clowns“Coulophobia”

Girls “Gynophobia”

Dolls “Pediophobia”

Sharp Objects “Aichmophobia”

Water “Aquaphobia”

Feet “Podophobia”

Hair “Chaetophobia”

Flying “Aviophobia”

Trains “Siderodromophobia”

Birds “Ornithophobia”

Burning to death “Pyrophobia”

Morgan Rich, ‘13

Bryton Lumberg, ‘12

Alana Duwa, ‘11

Kyle Roder, ‘13

Brianna Salow, ‘13 Jake Engel, ‘12

Olivia Hartzler, ‘13 Cody Meserole, ‘11

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Matt Meyer, ‘12Maddie Bohr, ‘13

Many people have phobias. I myself am afraid of frogs “Ranidaphobia”. We thought it would be interesting to

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2/17/2011

Knupp gets back into wrestling after two years

Roth receives Coach of the Year.


Two years ago, Austin Knupp ’12, decided to quit wrestling to put his focus more on foot-ball. But he remained a fan of wrestling, and still attended meets. This year he decided to get back into the game. “I missed it,” said Knupp. Knupp did some pre-season training by lifting, but coming back was not totally easy. There has been some things that Knupp had to work through. “It’s was hard getting back into the groove and re-learning all the moves,” said Knupp. Knupp’s younger brother Tanner,’14 also wrestles. Austin feels like this is to his benefit. “We both have a competitive edge, so we push each other to be the best we can be,” said Knupp. Austin said he is glad he made the decision to go back out for wrestling and said he plans on going back out next season.

Tyler JasperingBusiness Manager

Coach of the Year, an honorary title given to the most qualified and respected man or woman in each state, region, or nation. Coach Steve Roth was selected to be one of those chosen this year. “We have how many coaches in the state? And my peers picked me, that’s awesome,” said Roth Recipients of this honor are nominated by their colleagues, other coaches in the state. They then fill out an application stating their achievements, and finally a committee votes for the candi-dates. Applicants would be nomi-nated for their volunteerism in the community, association with local groups, and their coaching record. Roth participates in, and offici-

ates events ranging from collegiate track to local youth meets. “Some of the (track meets) he works are very prestigious. he of-ficiates the Drake Relays which is one of the biggest in the nation,” said Coach Hoover, Roth’s assis-tant coach of 8 years. Coach Roth is known around the state for his coaching style and his success with the track team. Coaching record is a major part of the criteria for the award. Along with his notoriety for success, he is also known for his unique, relaxed style. “He isn’t known for driving his runners into the ground, he enjoys it and he takes his job very person-ally,” said Hoover. As of February seventh, Coach Roth has been selected as a finalist for the national coach of the year

award. He will travel to Michi-gan and give a presentation over a technique that he has taught in his coaching career. “This will be one of the best expe-riences of my life.” said Roth.

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Parker Turner ‘12 is ready to begin his junior season for the Demons. He partici-pated in the long jump and the 4x100 last year and is looking forward to more of the same this year. “I’m striving to break my personal records in all of my events this year,” said Turner. Turner and the 4x100 team qualified for the state track meet and Drake Relays in 2010. Parker hopes for a repeat in his

relay and to qualify for the long jump. “30 feet, 5 inches should be fine,” said Turner. Track season is a welcomed change of pace for Parker. He enjoys the events, the outdoor track meets, some free Saturdays, and warmer weather. “I just finished wrestling and we’re al-ready talking about track? Time flies, but I’m ready to go,” said Turner.

WHS expecting dodge ball/volleyball tournament Jacob Black Co-editor

This spring WHS can expect a dodge ball and volleyball tournament. Tyler Jaspering and Dusty Dittrich, both ’11, are the head coordinators of the tournament. The tourna-ment is being held to fund the Washington High School Journalism Program. “I think [the tournament] will be a success if people actu-ally sign up,” said Ashley Timmins, ’12, co-editor of the Washingtonian. The official date of the tournament is undecided, but there are only four Saturdays in the school year that are unplanned. The possible dates for the tournament could be Mar. 19, April 2 or 9, or May 14. “We wanted to do it sometime in the Spring,” said Jas-pering. The volleyball games will take place in the Varsity gym, while the dodge ball matches will take place downstairs in the JV gym. For dodge ball, people of any age can sign up the week before the tournament at the cost of three dollars

per player. Once everyone has signed up, the names will be drawn at random and put into teams.“[The tournament] is not just for school, it’s for anybody,” said Jaspering. For the volleyball tournament, teams of six players can sign up for ten dollars. The teams will be randomly placed against each other. For both tournaments, the top three winning teams will win a prize. “It’d be nice if we could get a legitimate volleyball team,”

said Jaspering.Jaspering would like to acknowledge the fact that the tournament will be using WHS’s soft dodge balls, not hard rubber dodge balls. Volunteers are also needed to help with set up, concessions, and clean up after the tourna-

ment.“I think it’d be awesome to have a dodge ball tournament, but it won’t be good if nobody signs up. So please sign up,”

said Jaspering.

Superbowl raises tension in the hallwaysTyler JasperingBusiness Manager Superbowl XLV, or perhaps the Green Bay Pack-ers participation in it has tensions rising at WHS. Students speak critically of Green Bay. Amelia Roate ‘11 and Colton Covington ‘11 both have strong feelings on the subject. “I hate the Packers, especially Aaron Rodgers,” said Covington Some followers of the Packers have been defen-sive of their team, though. Green Bay is popular among students for various reasons, their players being one.

“I have always liked the Packers, and their quar-terback is hot,” said Roate Following the Packers’ victory, some talk is still heard amongst crowds in the hallways. The result of the championship game has not impacted stu-dents’ views of Green Bay and its football team. “I still can’t stand them, I only liked Favre and now he’s old,” said Covington.

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