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Happening NOW •QUINNcidence Day: Celebrated with random acts of kindness today at WHS; nationally Saturday •Show/Jazz Choir: Best of Show competition at WHS—middle school division 5:30 p.m. today, high school division 8:20 a.m. Saturday, finals 7 p.m. Saturday in auditorium
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Barbecue beef sandwich, french fries, peas •À la carte lines: Cheese pizza, bean and cheese burrito, baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches
Group Meetings •R&R Book Club: Will meet to discuss “Eleanor and Park” fourth period and “Me, Earl and the Dying Girl” fifth period today in the Library. •Boys Soccer: Players will meet for an open-field from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the Avera Sports Institute. •Drama Club: Members will meet at 3:15 p.m. Monday in the Little Theatre.
Other Reminders •Seniors: Check the spelling of your name as posted in the counseling office window—this is how it will appear on your diploma. Correct with the registrar by Thursday. •Seniors: Sign-up for the year-end party now—follow “Senior Class Party” link at WHSBooster.com. NOW Friday Staff
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Best of Show event takes over WHS this weekend
Show, jazz choir event begins today, continues Saturday By Taylor Nase, Addison Sannes, Peyton Stenzel and Nora VanAartsen usicians will take over WHS this weekend, as the 13th annual “Best of Show” show choir and jazz choir competition is held today and Saturday in the auditorium. Nine middle schools will kick-off the weekend today at 5:30 p.m., starting with WHS’s JV show choir Natural Selection and ending with WHS’s varsity show choir Classic Connection, both performing in exhibition. WHS’s jazz choir, Mad Scatters, will begin things on Saturday at 8:20 am. in exhibition as seven jazz choirs and 12 show choirs compete. Prelim awards will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by a dinner break at 6 p.m.
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The six top show choirs will then compete in finals at 7 p.m. Saturday. Final awards will begin at 10 p.m. Saturday. Director Jeff Spencer is pleased with the season. “The season has gone very well,” Spencer said. “Natural Selection finished second in the women’s division at Roosevelt and was Grand Champion of the women’s division at both Vermillion and Omaha North. Classic Connection finished eighth at Muscatine, Iowa, fifth at Roosevelt, third at Vermillion and fourth at Omaha North.” Senior Jordan Allen is well prepared for this weekend. “Although it means the season has come to an end, I can’t wait to host and perform with all of my best friends one last time,” Allen said.
Photo by Megan Zimmer Courtesy Warrior yearbook SHOW OFF—Sophomore Curtis Cornish and senior Corinne VerMulm perform in Classic Connection’s 2016 show.
Megosha to represent city at state Poetry Out Loud finals By Thayer Smith and Joey Wehrkamp Senior Miliyna Megosha recently stepped it up to the next level by qualifying to the state finals in the city Poetry Out Loud competition. Megosha is one of eight from South Dakota trying to make it to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in May. Megosha said she is Miliyna Megosha excited for the opportunity. “Poetry is very dear to my heart and being able to perform it for others is an amazing expe-
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rience,” Megosha said. The two top finalists at state will both win cash prizes as well as a poetry collection for their school library. At national’s the first place winner will get to take home a scholarship of $20,000. Teacher Michelle McIntyre said Megosha has a good chance. “Last year we had a competitor who took second place and was an alternate at nationals,” McIntyre said. “We’re hoping we can do just as well or better at state this time around.” State finals are March 21 at Edison Middle School in Sioux Falls.
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Freshman Student of the Month •What are your p l a n s / d re a m s for the future? I want to go on to college and become an architect in the future. •What activities are you involved in at WHS? I am involved in girls tennis and Warriors Read Together and am a member of German Club and the Renaissance Committee. •What is your favorite class this semester? My favorite class is algebra. I understand it. •What is your advice for readers of the NOW? Be excellent to each other.
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Freshman Student of the Month •What are your p l a n s / d re a m s for the future? I hope to become an astronomer some day. •What are you involved in at WHS? I am still looking to become involved. •What is your favorite class this semester? I enjoy biology because I like science. •What is your advice for readers of the NOW? Try your best in all you do. •What is your favorite movie? “AntMan.” •What inspires you? My family.
Senior ready to win this baseball season High’s in the 70’s forecast across the state today have me excited for baseball season soon. It’s time to start thinking about making a run for a state baseball championship, something WHS hasn’t had since 2001. The last two Hear me. . . seasons haven’t gone our way, with our seasons stopped short with a loss to Tyler Olmstead Lincoln in the Region tournament. So far, in my three years of varsity baseball, I am 0-6 against the Pats, including getting no-hit by senior Nolan Burchill in late April last spring. However, after going so long without a win against our friends from Lincoln, a
win is bound to happen soon. My fellow seniors and I are going to have to step-up our leadership this season in order to complete our goals. Some help will also come from some younger players, including sophomore Alex Bertram and junior Hayden Fiala. With my high school career coming to an end soon, I am most sad about this spring and summer being the last time I play on the baseball field with fellow senior Logan Eckhoff. Logan and I have been on the field together for 10 fun-filled, exciting years. I will always remember all of our road trips together, travelling from city to city for the Sioux Falls Titans. Nothing beats playing with a teammate for that long. The teams will make the most of the opportunities we have left together, and hopefully bring WHS a State Championship trophy and make Warrior Nation proud! Senior Tyler Olmstead can’t wait for the opener March 31!
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Smartphone classroom use lowers grades By Franco Ordonez McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — Smartphones, tablets and other devices can be very handy at school. Curious about something the teacher said? A quick Internet search can turn up more facts. Want to prepare charts and present topnotch class reports? As the saying goes, there’s an app for that. But distraction by mobile devices is something to worry about.
Science Friday Jeffrey Kuznekoff studies communications at Miami University Middletown in Ohio. For one recent project, he let college students take notes during a video lecture. Afterward the students took a test on the material. During the video, one group of students could text or tweet about anything. Another group could text and tweet only if the messages related to the lecture. A control group couldn’t text or tweet at all. “Texting on things that are unrelated to class can hurt student learning,” Kuznekoff found. Overall, the control and class-related-message groups did 70 percent better on the test than did students that could text and tweet about anything. That control and relevant-message groups also scored 50 percent higher on notetaking. “You’re putting yourself at a disadvantage when you are actively engaged with your mobile device in class and not engaged in what’s going on,” warns Kuznekoff. His team shared its findings in the July 2015 issue of Communication Education. Those findings mesh with what college students themselves report. Another new study found that the more time students said that they typically text, use social media or read online during class, the lower their grades are.
