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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

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Happening Now •Student Council: Brownie sundae sale during lunch periods in commons •Siouxland Public Library: Issue and renew cards during lunch periods in commons

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Chicken nuggets, potatoes with gravy, dinner roll, steamed cauliflower •À la carte lines: Cheese lasagna, bean and cheese burrito, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Quiz Bowl: Team members will meet at 7:20 a.m. Thursday in A-136. •Chemistry Club: Meeting 3:15 p.m. Thursday in A-217. •Renaissance Committee: Members will meet to prepare for HonorFest at 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the gym.

Other Reminders •German Club: “Pie a Teacher” fundraiser through Thursday during lunch periods in the commons— tickets 50 cents each or 3-for-$1. •Senior Cook Out: Is Friday—no senior open lunch, bring your student ID.

Beach Bash 2016 Dress up, dude! •Today: Preppy Day •Thursday: Groutfit (gray outfit) Day NOW Wednesday Staff Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Point and Carly Knutson Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Johnson Staff: Michael Enalls, Ty Smith, Makayla Uithoven, Keenan Sorgdrager, Seth Randall, Rheannan Bills, Stephen Cordell, Joe Simko, Mckyla Moon 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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Beach Bash week continues with bean bag tournament Events culminate with 18th Annual HonorFest Friday

By Caroline Point and Stephen Cordell he annual spring celebration of WHS school spirit known as “Beach Bash” is continuing this week at WHS with dress-up days and other festive events and will eventually culminate with the 18th Annual HonorFest, a celebration of our school’s excellence, Friday. With the school year winding down, it is a chance for a last dose of school spirit for the year that includes Preppy Day today, Groutfit Day featuring gray outfits on Thursday and Orange and Black Spirit Day on Friday as Warriors pack the gym in all black and orange

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to show off Warrior Spirit at HonorFest. Tuesday night the WHS student council hosted the firstever Bean Bag Tournament in the gym. Student council member sophomore Brock Walker said it was a good time. “It was a great addition to Beach Bash and will be a fun event for years to come,” Walker said. Senior Jacob Skogstad and sophomore Hank Eggebraaten won the event. A brownie sundae sale will be held today during lunch in the commons and the senior cook-out is Friday to end the special week.

Photo by Joey Wehrkamp THROW—Senior Mackenzie Hellwig participates in the bean bag tournament Tuesday.

Public library visits to renew, issue cards By Rheannan Bills Librarians from the Oak View Public Library at 3700 E. Third Steet will be in the commons during lunch periods today to issue new Siouxland Library and renew expired cards. If students used to have a public library card and can’t find it, they can get a new

card for free. If students have library fines, they can talk to the librarians and many will be forgiven. A Siouxland Library card gets students free access to a huge assortment of print and electronic books, music and movies/TV shows at any city public library location and online. It also allows for com-

puter use and wireless internet access at the library over the summer or anytime. WHS librarian Kerri Smith said she encourages every student to get a public library card. “There are just so many great choices to choose from over at Oak View, as well as many more choices and variety,” Smith said.

Baseball team falls to Bobcats 10-0 By Aaron Johnson Varsity baseball team members fell to the Brookings Bobcats 10-0 Tuesday in Brookings. The Bobcats scored seven runs in the first inning. Brookings

used three pitchers that combined for a no-hitter. Senior Tyler Olmstead said getting no-hit is never fun. “Now we have to improve for regions this weekend,”

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Olmstead said. Coach Chad Barman said he agrees. “The nice thing is that everyone is 0-0 come Saturday, and whoever plays best on that day will come out on top,” Barman said.

Lincoln will face Harrisburg at 11 a.m. Saturday to open regional play, followed by WHS vs. Brandon Valley at 1:30 p.m. The winners will play at 4 p.m. All games are at Harmodon Field 2.

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Warrior opinions If you could add a schoolspirit building event to Beach Bash week, what would it be?

A ssembled and photos by Ty Smith

Libby Nachtigal Freshman

“I would add school-wide dodgeball during passing period for Beach Bash week. Because, why not?”

Brock Walker Sophomore

“A beauty contest would be a good addition to the week so I can scout out my next girlfriend.”

Page 2 Kaitlyn Fischer Junior

“If I could, I would add a push-up contest to the week because it will help our track team win state.”

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Mackenzie Hellwig Senior

“I would add a football game to Beach Bash week, because I miss football season.”

Michael Frericks Teacher

“We should add dunkball with trampolines to the week, because it’s extreme and fun.”

Freshman makes first year at WHS a great one As the end of this school year approaches and I look back on all of the memories I have made, I am proud to have been a freshman at such a great school. In this year, I have become a much better person, and have met many new people that I will cherish forever. Throughout my freshman year I have made many memories and had countless new experiences. I will never forget, for example, cheerHear me. . . ing at the top of my lungs in the student section at the football and Joe Simko basketball championships and countless other games or the laughs I had at the variety show. I began this year as a nervous freshman, with many doubts and misgivings. But I am finishing as a very differ-

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ent person. This year, I have matured into a much tougher, smarter and more loving person that isn’t afraid to take chances. I have become more like the person I have always aspired to be. Teachers such as Mr. Reiner, Mrs. Zweep, Ms. Hurley, and many others have helped shape my future by making me a much better person. From these great people, I have learned virtues that will serve me throughout my life. Mr. Reiner taught me that I can be anything I want to be, if only I prepare myself for the obstacles I will face in life. Ms. Hurley, my English teacher, has taught me that I must be organized to succeed, and that my school life must always come first. These lessons will aid me in everything I do, throughout my life. My freshman year was one of the best of my life, and I have grown more than I thought possible. With summer quickly approaching, I can only look forward to starting my next school year as a true sophomore of WHS! Freshman Joe Simko is the future president of the United States.

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Vaquita porpoises nearly extinct By Sandra Dibble The San Diego UnionTribune (TNS) SAN DIEGO — The population of the vaquita, a small porpoise endemic to Mexico’s upper Gulf of California, has plummeted to about 60 survivors, according to a new study by an international team of scientists that urges stronger measures to protect the species. Without sustained efforts, scientists warn that the vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, could become extinct within five years.

Your green world Their report was presented in Ensenada last week to Mexico’s secretary of the environment and natural resources, Rafael Pacchiano Alaman. It urges a permanent ban on the drift gill nets used by fishermen in the upper Gulf, as well as stronger enforcement measures to prevent illegal fishing. While praising “unprecedented conservation actions” to protect the vaquita, scientists say the porpoises continue to drown when they end up unintentionally caught in the nets used to catch another critically endangered species, totoaba fish, whose air bladders command high prices in China. In March alone, three dead vaquita were found, “all having died from entanglement in gill nets probably set for totoaba,” according to a statement sent late Friday. The authors of the report are members of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA), an international advisory group to the Mexican government. Their findings come more than a year after President Enrique Pena Nieto traveled to the Baja California fishing town of San Felipe to announce an unprecedented two-year ban on gill-net fishing in the vaquita habitat and a compensation program for local fishermen.