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•HonorFest: 8:30 a.m. today in main gym •Boys Tennis: State meet continues 9 a.m. today through Saturday in Sioux Falls •Play: “Is He Dead?” 7 p.m. tonight, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday in Little Theatre •Baseball: Region Tournament vs. Brandon Valley 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Harrisburg—championship 5 p.m.
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Barbecue beef sandwich, french fries, corn •À la carte lines: Cheese pizza, bean and cheese burrito, baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches •Senior Cook Out: In front of WHS or in main gym
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HonorFest 2017
19th annual event celebrates success at WHS By Maham Shah HS students and staff put their pride, excellence and tradition on the line at the 19th annual HonorFest, sponsored by the Renaissance Committee, this morning in the gym. HonorFest allowed students of all grades to celebrate their academic, social and athletic achievements. One of the highlights of the event was the revealing of the Top Ten Seniors for 2017. Top Ten Seniors included Jillian Stamp, Kelsi Kearney, Josh
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Garry, Feven Goitom, Amy Walker, Jonah Nelson, Lauren Green, Maham Shah, Hailey Nold and Isaac Goeman. Various WHS groups also performed at the event in order to entertain the students, including the cheerleaders, teacher Marc Murren, the marching band drum line along with special needs students and others. Emcee for the event was teacher Jason Lueth. The WHS Renaissance Committee has been planning for HonorFest since the begin-
ning of the year. There were also awards given out for the Student of the Year for each grade, as well as for the Teacher of the Year. The freshman student of the year is Leah Barber. Sophomore student of the year is Libby Nachtigal. For the junior class, Seth Benson is the student of the year. Senior student of the year is Hailey Nold. Teacher of the year is Jamie Van Sloten. Many other honors were presented, including the Warrior Award and honors for academics and attendance.
Group Meetings •All Seniors: Will meet in the auditorium 4A today. •Cross Country: Athletes will meet at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday in A-146 •AP Information Night: For next year’s students is 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the commons.
Jillian Stamp Top 10 Senior
Kelsi Kearney Top 10 Senior
Josh Garry Top 10 Senior
Feven Goitom Top 10 Senior
Amy Walker Top 10 Senior
Jonah Nelson Top 10 Senior
Lauren Green Top 10 Senior
Maham Shah Top 10 Senior
Hailey Nold Top 10 Senior
Isaac Goeman Top 10 Senior
Leah Barber Freshman of Year
Libby Nachtigal Sophomore of Year
Seth Benson Junior of Year
Hailey Nold Senior of Year
Jamie Van Sloten Teacher of Year
Beach Bash 2017 •Today: Spirit Day •HonorFest: 8:30 a.m. •Senior Cook Out NOW Friday Staff
Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Anderson and Sydney Stallinga Assistant Editor: . . . . . . Maddie VanderFeen Staff: Kylee Haub, Erika Lehan, Logan Barber, Kelsi Kearney Editors-in-chief . . . . . . . . . Carson Herbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Maham Shah 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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Editor’s note: The Warrior Q & A Sports is a weekly profile of Warrior students with the goal of helping members of the WHS community come to know each other better. Subjects are chosen by the Student/Activity Leader of the Month Committee at WHS. Assembled by Carson Herbert
Special schedule in effect today A special schedule will be in effect today because of HonorFest: 1st Period Attendance.... 8:10-8:20 a.m. HonorFest 2017....8:30-10:30 a.m. 1st Period....... 10:30-10:58 a.m. 2nd Period..... 11:03-11:31 a.m. 4th Period..... 11:36 a.m.-12:31 p.m. 4A 11:36 a.m.-12:01 p.m. 4B 12:06-12:31 p.m. 5th Period........ 12:36-1:31 p.m. 5A 12:36-1:01 p.m. 5B 1:06-1:31 p.m. 3rd Period.......... 1:38-2:02 p.m. 6th Period.......... 2:07-2:33 p.m. 7th Period.......... 2:38-3:05 p.m.
Page 2 Mason Gravett
Junior student of the month •What are your plans/dreams for the future? I plan to go to college to major in commercial Aviation and atmospheric science and one day hopefully fly for Delta Airlines. •What activities are you involved in at WHS? Fishing Club and Link Crew. •What is your favorite class this semester? Photo I, because I like to know how to edit photos to make them look cool. •What is your advice to readers of the NOW? Work hard at everything, and it will eventually pay off.
Friday, May 19, 2017 Jenna Ronken
Junior student of the month •What are your plans/dreams for the future? I plan to attend college, then go on to medical school. •What activities are you involved in at WHS? I am a member of the girls soccer team and SALSA and was inducted into National Honor Society. •What is your favorite class this semester? My favorite class is AP Psychology, because it is very interesting. •What is your advice to readers of the NOW? Show up to class and do your homework.
Tennis team in third after day one Boys Tennis
By Sydney Stallinga Erika Lehan After day one at the state meet, the Warrior varsity boys tennis team is in third place with 362 team points at the state meet in Sioux Falls. At the end of day one, The Lincoln Patriot leed with 390 points followed by Rapid City Stevens with 370 points. Senior Ethan Hays thinks it will be a good tournament. “We had a great first day,” Hays said. “Hopefully, everyone can keep up the level of play and we can make some upsets.” Play will continue this morning
Adventure Awaits
AT BLACK HILLS STATE University
indoors, with this afternoon’s location to be determined. The state meet will end on Saturday.
Girls Golf
By Taylor Anderson The Warrior varsity girls golf team was in action at the Brookings Invitational at the Brookings Country Club Thursday, finishing in eighth place shooting a 382 in a tough 12-team event. O’Gorman won the day with a score of 329. Junior Madison Hollingshead paced the Warrior team, finishing 12th overall with an 86 on the day as three team members shot their best score of the season.
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Invention warns of rip currents
By Sid Perkins Science News Today (TNS) LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Want to know if where you’re planning to swim has strong, swift and dangerous currents? Just ask a Clever GIRL—a Clever Global Intelligent Rip Locator, that is. That’s the name 18-year-old Maddison King gave to her new invention. It can alert swimmers to potentially deadly waters containing what’s known as “rip currents.”
Science Friday A senior at Meriden School in Strathfield, Australia, Maddison is also a lifeguard. So she knows the risks posed by these rip currents. They form after a wave breaks on shore and the water rushing back to sea now gets focused into a very narrow channel. That channel could be a slot in the rocks just offshore. Or, it could be a temporary gap in a mass of sand. Whatever its source, that focus makes water flow through the gap very quickly, notes King. So King decided to develop a warning probe that could alert swimmers when rip currents are present. Clever GIRL could help save many lives, she suspects. In her country, for instance, rip currents are behind about 90 percent of all drownings at the beach. It also could help lifeguards—about 80 percent of the rescues they perform involve swimmers caught in rip currents. Because the spinning propeller powers the warning light, her buoy needs no batteries. The current prototype cost Maddie about $300 to make. But if the devices were produced in large numbers, they might cost no more than $100 each, she says. Future versions might even include something like a warning siren. That would provide even better alerts to dangerous rip currents.
