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Happening NOW •Bowling: State Meet begins 8 a.m. today at Empire Bowl •Jazz Band: Great Plains Jazz Festival at University of Nebraska in Omaha, Neb., today and Saturday •Wrestling: State A Meet begins 10 a.m. today at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City—finals 4 p.m. Saturday •District 2AA Basketball: Play-in games— girls Yankton at Brandon Valley 7 p.m. tonight; boys Harrisburg at Yankton 7 p.m. Saturday •Basketball: Sub-varsity City Tournaments 9 a.m. Saturday—freshman boys at Lincoln, freshman girls at Roosevelt, sophomore boys at WHS, sophomore girls at O’Gorman •Show Choir: At Rhythm in Red competition 10 a.m. Saturday at Vermillion High School— Natural Selection JV 11:30 a.m., Classic Connection varsity 4 p.m., finals 7 p.m.
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Group Meetings •SMASH Book Club: Will meet to discuss “The Demon King” fourth period and “The Monstrumologist” fifth period today in the library. •Track and Field: Athletes and a parent/guardian will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the commons. Athletes need to attend a meeting at 3:15 p.m. Thursday or 7:30 a.m. March 4—choose one meeting. •AP Students: Will meet to discuss AP Test registration during reading period March 4 in the auditorium. NOW Friday Staff
Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Nase and Peyton Stenzel Assistant Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . Thayer Smith Staff: Caden Goetschius, Kane Miedema, Tyler Olmstead, Joey Wehrkamp, IvaJane O’Brien, Addison, Sannes, Nora VanAartsen 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. WHSNOW.COM Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service
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Marketing students earn honors at state conference Sophomore Ruhama Tereda elected state president By Peyton Stenzel and Nora VanAartsen arketing students from WHS had a successful turnout at the DECA State Conference Monday and Tuesday at the Holiday Inn City Centre in Sioux Falls. The event is made up of leadership workshops and role play competitions, and many WHS students took home medals. Taking first in the buying and merchandising team event were seniors Jack Hammond and Alex Nelson. Senior Selame Kassaye and freshman Ashan Akuei competed in the travel and tourism team event, earning second. Seniors Kassye and Hammond, junior Deann Pillatzki and sophomore Trahas Habtemariam also placed first in their individual events. Sophomore Alexis Gjoraas placed second in the principles of marketing. “I think WHS did better than we
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Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Chicken strips, potato wedges, dinner roll, corn •À la carte lines: Cheese pizza, bean and cheese burrito, chef salad, sandwiches
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M A D A M E PRESIDENT— Sophomore Ruhama Tereda was named state DECA president.
expected to,” Gjoraas said. “We went in and had a lot of fun and did the best that we could.” Along with Gjoraas, Nelson placed second in the job interview event. Adviser Brad Kennett was satisfied. “I was proud of all the students who competed at the conference this year,” Kennett said. “The overall experience will benefit them throughout their careers.” Receiving the biggest recognition of the conference was sophomore Ruhama Tereda, who was named the new DECA State President. “It’s a huge honor to have Ruhama selected as the state president,” Kennett said. “I know she will do an excellent job.” In April the students will compete at the International Career and Development Conference in Nashville, Tenn.
Principal Jamie Nold to leave WHS Nold to begin job as Assistant Superintendent next school year By Addison Sannes and Taylor Nase Principal Jamie Nold announced at a faculty meeting Thursday afternoon that he will continue his career in the Sioux Falls School District as the new Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services next school year. Prior to being named WHS’s head principle 10 years ago, Nold served as the assistant principal at Lincoln for five years and was also a math instructor in Sioux Falls and Watertown before that. Superintendent Brian
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Maher said he is excited to work more closely with Nold. “Jamie brings a wealth of administrative experience, knowledge of the district and passion for educational excellence to this position,” Maher said. “During his time with the Sioux Falls School District, Jamie has assumed many leadership roles in the district and in the community.” Nold has formed many long lasting relationships with the students and staff at WHS. “Let there be no question I will miss Washington High School,” Nold said. “I have Warrior Nation Events
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spent 15 great years as a teacher, coach and principal at the building. I have had the privilege to have built incredible relationships with students, staff and parents.” Nold said his time at WHS is not done yet, however. “I look forward to continuing my work with all the Sioux Falls Schools, but not until after we win the Warrior Olympics!” He said he would like to thank all the people involved in our school and wants to finish his last school year here at WHS in a strong way. All WHS News
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State A Wrestling Meet begins today in Rapid City By Caden Goetschius and Kane Miedema The State A Wrestling Tournament starts today and ends Saturday at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. Varsity wrestlers that will represent WHS include eighth grader Simon Tiede, freshman Malik Paulson, sophomores Alex Stoneall and Brock Wulf, juniors Jacob Wagner and Alex Lorenzini and seniors Hunter O’Connor and
Chayden Fitzsimmons. The tournament includes both the A and B events and will consist of 420 wrestling matches over two days. O’Connor goes into the tournament with one of the best records in the state, finishing 43-1 in the 152 pound weight class this season. The matches will be streamed live on-line and the finals televised on SDPB TV-1 Saturday.
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Sub-varsity city tournaments set for Saturday around SF By Tyler Olmstead and Joey Wehrkamp Sub-varsity City Tournaments go on throughout Sioux Falls beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The freshman girls will be playing at Roosevelt as the No. 2 seed, playing No. 3 O’Gorman. The sophomore girls are playing at O’Gorman as the No. 1 seed against No. 4 Roosevelt. The freshman boys A Team will be the No. 2 seed,
taking on No. 3 O’Gorman. The B Team will be the No. 3 seed and play No. 2 O’Gorman at Lincoln. The sophomore boys will be hosting at WHS as the No. 1 seed, playing No. 4 Roosevelt. Sophomore Will Farniok is ready. “It will be fun to conclude our season on our home floor,” Farniok said. Admission is $2 for students and adults and $1 for seniors 60+.
Taking AP Spanish class turns out to be a fiesta ¡Hola, Warriors! I’m here to tell you it’s never too late to learn a new language. Although I’ve spent the majority of my senior year cursing my first period AP Spanish class and fearing the wrath of my teacher Doña Hear me. . . Lupita, I would go back and do it all over again. And you should do it, Nora Van Aartsen too. Not only will you impress your next love interest, but learning a foreign language will increase your brainpower and make you stand out when you’re applying for a job or traveling to exotic countries. Other benefits of being bilingual include making new friends, watching daytime telenovelas, having a mysterious
alter ego and overhearing people who mistakenly assume you have no idea what they’re talking about! Fortunately, we are lucky enough to live in a country with so much diversity that each of us are surrounded by a multitude of cultures every day. If you’re not quite brave enough to register for AP Spanish, there’s always a varsity of other languages available in the Sioux Falls School District, as well as Rosetta Stone and local Mexican restaurants, because who doesn’t like enchiladas? However, I maintain that the cultural experience that comes from AP Spanish at WHS is like no other—you are sure to encounter an abundance of “fiestas” and mariachi impersonations by Doña herself. It’s a lot of hard work, but it will pay off in the end. Therefore, if you have any passion for the Spanish language, I advise you to take action right away. Buena suerte, mis amigos. ¡Senior Nora Van Aartsen is ready to fiesta!
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Concussed brains need time to heal By Franco Ordonez McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) Repeated hits to the head — even mild ones — can take their toll. But a new study shows that to let the brain recover, taking a few days to rest may be essential.
Science Friday A typical high school or college football player experiences about eight hits to the head each week of the football season. And those hits can add up. None may seem serious by itself. They may not even give rise to symptoms of concussion — unconsciousness, headache, dizziness or forgetfulness. But continued hits to the head rob a player’s brain of the time it needs to heal, new data show. The researchers then looked at what happened when repeated head hits were spread out over time. A group of mice experienced a concussion once a week for 30 weeks. They had the same total number of hits to the head as the one-hit-a-day group. But these mice had time to recover between each concussion. Like the mice that had a single concussion, these mice showed no problems with their balance, anxiety, learning or memory. That suggests their brains were able to repair the damage in between hits. “The brain can cope with mild brain injuries — as long as it’s given time to recover,” notes Mark Burns, who led the study. These results suggest athletes should be sure to report any symptoms of concussion, he says. “It’s okay to sit out. Not resting can lead to long-lasting damage.” The findings were published online Feb. 5 in the American Journal of Pathology.
