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Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016

First-Day Schedule

Happening Now •Basketball: At O’Gorman—JV 3:30 p.m., sophomore 4:45 p.m., freshman boys 5:30 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., freshman girls 7 p.m., varsity boys 8 p.m.

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Pulled pork sandwich •À la carte lines: Pasta, soft taco, baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Auditions: For the winter play, “Becoming Bronte” will take place at 3:15 p.m. today in the Little Theatre—see director Bryan Aukerman in A-126 today to preview script and with questions. •Chess Club: Members will meet at 3:15 p.m. today in A-136. •Principal’s Advisory Council: Members will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in E-112. •R&R Book Club: Will meet to discuss “Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour” fourth period and “Take Me There” fifth period Friday in the library. •Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday at 1100 N. Vail Drive.

Other Reminders •Seniors: Register for the year-end party now—follow “Senior Class Party” link at WHSBooster.com. NOW Tuesday Staff Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maham Shah and Carter Keller Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . Kendall McMahon Staff: Josh Freese, Isiah Fetrel, Erin Thompson, Jenson Amdahl, Jared Gully, Matt Farniok, Madi Forseth, Elizabeth Nachtigal, Lauren Olson Editor-in-Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . Maddie Wiley Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . .Hannah Smith Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Lueth The News of Washington is a publication of the Orange & Black Staff Washington High School–Sioux Falls, S.D. Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service

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Basketball teams each earn pair of wins in Rapid City WHS girls rated No. 1, boys No. 2 in new poll out today By Maham Shah and Madi Forseth arrior varsity basketball teams each won two games over the weekend in Rapid City.

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Friday at Stevens the varsity won 66-37. Senior Sam Siganos led the team with 14 points, with junior Jack Talley and sophomore Zach Heins following closely with 10 points each. Heins also contributed eight total rebounds. The JV won 56-50, with sophomore Topher Zahn the leading scorer with 19 points. Saturday, the boys played at the Civic Center Ice Arena, defeating Central 68-47. Siganos led the team with 15 points, followed by Heins with 13. Talley accumulated eight

rebounds in the win. The JV squeezed by 55-53 with junior Angel Arroyo scoring 17 points. Talley was pleased with the two wins. “We did very well overall this past weekend,” Talley said. “Our whole team played in sync and things clicked very well.”

Girls Basketball

Friday at Stevens the varsity won 64-43 as junior Kelsi Kearney led the team with 15 points and senior Carly Knutson had 11. The JV won 69-60. At the Civic Center Ice Arena Saturday the varsity won 47-40. The JV fell by one 44-43. “It was a hard-fought road win at Rapid City Central and a tough JV loss,” head coach Jamie Parish said.

Girls still No. 1, boys remain No. 2

The girls remain in the top spot after a pair of victories out west over the weekend and the boys remain No. 2 in the new Sportswriters poll, out today.

Girls AA Basketball Poll

School (First Place Votes) Record, Previous Ranking

1. WHS (7) 16-1, 1 2. Aberdeen Central 16-1, 2 3. O’Gorman 14-3, 4 4. Lincoln 13-4, 3 5. Brandon Valley 11-6, NR

Others receiving votes: Harrisburg

Boys AA Basketball Poll

School (First Place Votes) Record, Previous Ranking

1. O’Gorman (7) 13-4, 1 2. WHS 14-4, 2 3. Huron 14-3, 3 4. Aberdeen Central 13-4, 4 5. Watertown 12-5, NR Others receiving votes: Roosevelt

Teams both visit O’Gorman tonight

By Carter Keller Both the girls and boys will play at an all-level basketball doubleheader tonight at O’Gorman. It will be an exciting night as the varsity boys are current-

ly ranked No. 2 behind No. 1 O’Gorman, while the girls remain on top at No. 1 and O’Gorman is ranked No. 3. Senior Madison Wiley said O’Gorman is very good. We need to play hard

tonight,” Wiley said. “We had a good weekend of basketball and look to carry over that momentum.” Action starts at 3:30 p.m., with the varsity girls at 6:15 p.m. and boys at 8 p.m.

Freshman teams busy over recent break By Jenson Amdahl, Matt Farniok and Isaiah Feterl Freshman basketball teams faced a pair of city foes over the long weekend.

Thursday the reams faced Roosevelt. The boys A Team won 74-62 as Jayden Jonhannsen had 22 points. The B Team fell 57-51. The girls A

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Team won 43-26 and the B team lost 48-35. Monday the Warriors took on Lincoln. The boys A won 66-56 and B fell 59-39. The girls A

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won 36-34 after coming back from a 19-4 deficit and the B lost 46-11. Both A teams will take on the Knights tonight at O’Gorman. All WHS News

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Talented musicians. . .

All-State Band member chosen for event to be held April 2 in Watertown

Four to represent WHS following lengthy audition process By Erin Thompson Four students from the WHS band have risen above the rest and will be representing WHS at the All-State Band concert April 2 in Watertown. These students include freshman Mariska Gurath on the flute, seniors Megan Hudecek on the clarinet and Michael Deaver on the tenor saxophone and junior Jakob Larson on the bass trombone. All four students auditioned in front of a panel of judges in four different categories including a solo, scales and a sight reading of music and took a written test covering music terms. Following this lengthy audition process, a judging panel then picked the top musicians to be part of the All-State Band. Deaver and Larson were further honored by being named to first chair for the band, meaning they are the best musicians in the state on their respective instruments. Deaver, who has been participating in band for the past eight years, said he enjoys playing and is honored to be chosen. “I play to play,” Deaver said. “It gives me a good way to express myself.” Hudecek, who will be sitting second chair at the All-State Band Concert, said she is excited to have been chosen for this opportunity, as well. “I think it will be awesome to get to play with musi-

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Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut History.com (TNS) On Feb. 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.

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Photo by Mark Diischer ALL-STATE—Band members from WHS include (L-R) Senior Megan Hudecek, freshman Mariska Gurath, junior Jakob Larson and senior Michael Deaver. cians who are better than me,” Hudecek said. “It’s such a great opportunity.” Band director Mark Diischer said he is proud of his students. “It’s a group of very talented students,” Diischer said. “We had the largest turnout for auditions in the past five years for WHS, which is awesome. I’m really looking forward to seeing how they perform at the All-State Band Concert in the spring.”

Because the ancient Egyptians saw their pharaohs as gods, they carefully preserved their bodies after death, burying them in elaborate tombs containing rich treasures to accompany the rulers into the afterlife. In the 19th century, archeologists from all over the world flocked to Egypt, where they uncovered a number of these tombs. Many had long ago been broken into by robbers and stripped of their riches. When Carter arrived in Egypt in 1891, he became convinced there was at least one undiscovered tomb–that of the little known Tutankhamen, or King Tut, who lived around 1400 B.C. and died when he was still a teenager. Backed by a rich Brit, Lord Carnarvon, Carter searched for five years without success. In early 1922, Lord Carnarvon wanted to call off the search, but Carter convinced him to hold on one more year. In November 1922, the wait paid off, when Carter’s team found steps hidden in the debris near the entrance of another tomb. Inside lay a sarcophagus with three coffins nested inside one another. The last coffin, made of solid gold, contained the mummified body of King Tut. Among the riches found in the tomb–golden shrines, jewelry, statues, a chariot, weapons, clothing–the perfectly preserved mummy was the most valuable, as it was the first one ever to be discovered. Despite rumors that a curse would befall anyone who disturbed the tomb, its treasures were carefully catalogued, removed and included in a famous traveling exhibition.