Weather

Wednesday NOW is brought to you by:

Tonight:

Today:

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Regular Schedule

Happening Now •AP Tests: English Literature and Composition 8 a.m. •Girls Basketball: Open gym 5-6 p.m. in main gym

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, dinner roll, green beans •À la carte lines: Pepperoni pizza, cheese enchilada with chips, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Quiz Bowl: Team members will meet at 3:15 p.m. Thursday in A-136. •SALSA: Volunteer organization will meet at 3:20 p.m. Thursday in the orchestra room, C-111. •All Drama Club: Members will meet at 3:15 p.m. Monday in the Little Theatre. •Cheerleading: Try outs for next year will take place Tuesday-May 11—competition cheer for current eighth graders-juniors in the gymnastics room and football sideline cheer for current freshmen-juniors in the main gym. •Competition Dance: Try outs for next year will take place May 10-12 in the gymnastics room and auxiliary gym—current freshmen-juniors 4 p.m., current eighth graders 4:45 p.m. NOW Wednesday Staff Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Talley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Devyn Kennedy Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Olson Staff: Rheannan Bills, Deion Larsen, Justin Strutz, Joe Simko, Maddie Risch, Thomas Vissers Co-Editors-in-Chief . . . . . . . . Maham Shah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .and Carson Herbert 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

Vol. 22 • No. 142

www.whsnow.com

Mostly cloudy Scattered rain High 64°

Slowly clearing Low 41°

Thursday:

Sunny Light N. breeze High 67°

Link Crew applications due at midnight tonight Over 100 will help incoming freshmen become Warriors

By Rheannan Bills pplications for current sophomores and juniors who want to become a part of Link Crew to welcome incoming freshmen to WHS next year are due online by midnight tonight. Link Crew has been an important part of WHS and the Freshman Academy since the spring of 2009 and averages about 110 members per year made up of approximately half juniors and half seniors. Students apply online and then about 20 different teachers review the applications in order to create each year’s Link Crew. There are really two Link Crews—one leads Connections and has about 25 students and another leads Freshman Orientation in the fall and has about 90 members. Students chosen must be able to attend all training in order to be a part of Freshman

A

Photo by Emma Salzwedel for the Warrior yearbook LET’S HEAR IT—Freshman Academy coordinator Todd Novak and Link Crew members in neon yellow shirts lead incoming freshmen in a cheer last fall. Orientation. Junior Cassidy Waggoner, who was a member of Link Crew this past year, said the experience was a positive one for her. “It looks good on college transcripts as well as National Honor Society applications,” Waggoner said. “And, you get

free pizza!” Freshman academy coordinator Todd Novak encourages all who received invitations to apply for Link Crew by the deadline today. “Link Crew is a great way to learn leadership and to welcome new Warriors in a fun way,” Novak said.

Girls golf team in third in City Meet Girls Golf

By Devyn Kennedy The varsity girls golf team took third place in the first round of the City Meet Tuesday at Elmwood Golf Course. WHS shot a 409 Tuesday. O’Gorman won with a 336, followed by Roosevelt with a 365. Lincoln finished fourth with 412. Junior Madison Hollingshead took first for WHS and 12th overall with a

NOW IN YOUR E-MAIL!

94 on Tuesday. “I am very happy I placed first, and I can’t wait to show my improvement at the next meet,” Hollingshead said. The second round of the City Meet is scheduled for Monday at Willow Run.

Boys Tennis

By Lauren Olson The varsity boys tennis team defeated the Bobcats 8-1 on Tuesday in Brookings. WHS won all matches

played except for Flight 1 singles, where seventh grader Davis Shafer gave senior Elliot Hartwig the afternoon off as he and senior Ryan Morgans at Flight 4 had AP testing. Coach Jillian Hurley is pleased. “We had two players missing, and so we had to bring up two, and still played very well,” Hurley said. “It shows how much depth we have as a team.”

Read all the News of Washington each school day in your e-mail! Log in with your regular Chrome book credentials.

• News of Washington

Warrior opinions We’ve had a wide variety of weather this week. What’s your favorite season of the year?

Thad Femrite Senior

“I like summer the best because it’s nice out.”

A ssembled and photos by Dei o n Larsen and Th o mas Vissers

Mitchell Tolk Junior

“I like all seasons, because you can hang out with friends all year long.”

Page 2

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Cole Olson Freshman

Taylar Erickson Sophomore

“Summer is my favorite season because my birthday is in the summer and it’s hot outside.”

“Summer is my favorite season because it’s nice out and there is no school!”

Nina Nelson Teacher

“Summer is my favorite season because of the flowers and I get to travel with my husband.”

Don’t slack off, summer is not here yet As you may know, the school year is just about over— there is now less than a month left. Many of us are therefore eagerly counting down the days until we’re finally able to hit the snooze on homework and tests for a couple of months to enjoy the exciting festivities that summer brings. Unfortunately it’s not all smooth Hear me. . . sailing from here due to the dreaded Advanced Placement Tests Rheannan Bills along with semester testing that will stress us all until the end of the school year. So, Warriors, let’s make the most of our last month of school and finish by doing our best! As professional football player Ralph Marston once said, “Start strong,

98%

stay strong, and finish strong by always remembering why you’re doing it in the first place.” Everyone’s goals are unique, different and important, so encourage not only yourself but everyone around you who may need a little motivational “pep” talk before an exam, or even just to help them have the motivation to get up for school in general. The goal here is not too get too anxious for summer as the weather warms and your friends from other nearby districts begin their summer. Just remember—if you are returning next year, they will be back in school long before you. No matter where you are in this journey called high school, even all the way down at the bottom like our freshmen, remember you’ll get to the top sooner or later. So keep your game face on and make this the best last month of school you can. We can do it Warriors! Junior Rheannan Bills will enjoy her summer once June 2 arrives.

WHS

PA R KS A N D R E C R E AT I O N

NOW HIRING! Summer Seasonal Operations Positions Ages 18 and up. 50 /HR

of graduates pursue graduate studies or find employment in their chosen fields within six months of graduation.

SCHEDULE YOUR VISIT: 4

usiouxfalls.edu/admissions

4 [email protected] 4

800-888-1047

$10–$13

SummeR RECREATIONAL Positions Ages 16 and up.

STARTING AT

$10/HR

• BONUSES AVAILABLE • FT & PT POSITIONS • FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES DTP/O264434.ai

Apply online at www.siouxfalls.org/parks-jobs

605-367-8222

Cap on toxic chemical proposed By Stephanie O’Neill Kaiser Health News (TNS) California regulators are proposing a strict limit on a toxic manmade chemical that has contaminated water supplies throughout the state, particularly in its vast agricultural heartland.

Your green world California would be only the second state, after Hawaii, to establish a threshold for the former pesticide ingredient and industrial solvent known as TCP (1,2,3-trichloropropane) in drinking water. The chemical compound, identified in California as a human carcinogen, is no longer in wide use but has leached over the years into many wells and reservoirs. The problem extends well beyond California and Hawaii, environmental advocates say, but the chemical is not regulated by the federal government. Citing federal data, the Environmental Working Group, a Washington, D.C.based advocacy organization, says the chemical also has been detected in water supplies of a dozen other states, including New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Puerto Rico. Once TCP gets into the groundwater, it “persists for centuries,” according to the EWG’s April report. The California State Water Resources Control Board’s proposal would set the maximum allowable amount of TCP in public tap water at five parts per trillion - the lowest level that existing filtration systems can reliably detect and far lower than Hawaii’s. It “is a top priority for the state water board,” said board spokesman Andrew DiLuccia.