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Warrior students travel to Men’s Chorus Festival
•Girls Tennis: State Meet at sites including McKennan Park, WHS and Brandon Valley Middle School today and Friday, finals at McKennan Saturday; moved to Huether Family Match Pointe, Woodlake and Country Club of Sioux Falls in the event of rain
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Meatball sub sandwich, sweet potatoes •À la carte lines: French bread pizza, chicken fajita, chef salad, sandwiches
Group Meetings •WHS Book Club: Will hold their first meeting during lunch periods Friday in the library. See librarian Kerri Smith to sign up. •Girls: Planning to participate in gymnastics for WHS this winter will meet, along with a parent, at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in the auxiliary gym.
Other Reminders •Students: May pick up yearbooks before or after school in A-133. •Photos: For the year-end HonorFest video can be submitted anytime to Instagram #whshonorfest2018. •Juniors: Take the PSAT Wednesday at WHS to prepare for the ACT and possibly qualify as a merit scholar. Register in the counseling center. •Free Flu Shots: Will be available to students Wednesday. Pick up information and a permission form today in the student services office. NOW Thursday Staff
Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Boer and Alyse Dockter Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sadie Goodhope Staff: Brock Wulf, Carter Munce, Caitlyn Wolfgang, Marlene Valdovinos Co-Editors-in-Chief . . . . . . . . Madi Forseth and Libby Nachtigal 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/ MCT Campus High School Newspaper Service
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Group joins 500 voice choir for finale at UNL By Caitlyn Wolfgang hirty members from the WHS choir participated in the University of Nebraska (UNL) Men’s Choir Festival Monday in Lincoln, Neb. The Warrior boys learned three pieces of music for the choir festival and performed the pieces during an evening concert at the Kimball Recital Hall on the campus of UNL. In total, there were approximately 500 high school boys from Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota that attended the event on Monday. The evening closed with a combined piece with all 500 festival choir members plus the University of Nebraska Varsity Men’s Choir, the Southwood Lutheran Men’s Choir and the Lincoln Boy’s Choir. Sophomore Kirby Kennedy said it was a very thrilling experience to be a part of. “It continues a tradition that has been passed on throughout the years,” Kennedy said. “Even though the bus ride to the festival was really long, it was fun because we got to hang out with our friends. It was nice meeting new people from different states at the event.”
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Photo by Jeff Spencer SING LOUD, BOYS—Members of the WHS choir including (front, L-R) sophomore Keaton Parrish; junior Eyan Allen; seniors Carter Munce and Dax Johnson; freshman Connor Vuong; (Row 2) senior James Slattery, sophomore Jake Larsen; freshman Tyler Masching; juniors Kaden Roach, Liam McKay and Riley Salzman; seniors Milton Padilla and Adam Greenfield; sophomores Isaiah Henderson, Kirby Kennedy and Isai Rivera; (Row 3) junior Ty Kulm; freshman Nathan Doll; sophomores Austin Nowka and Shawn Stanek; freshmen Isaac Corado, Darwin Reyes, Riley Stroh, Spencer Peterson, Ryan Bartel, Pierce Ouimet, Sam Jensen and senior Noah Schlekeway attended the UNL Men’s Chorus Festival Monday.
Competition dance team wins all three events By Alyse Dockter Competition dance team members took second place, despite finishing first in all events entered, at the Brandon Valley Cheer and Dance Invitational Tuesday evening at Brandon Valley High School. The Highsteppers won Hip Hop by 13.5 points with a score of 265.5, Pom by two points with a score of 256 and Jazz by one point with a score of 269.5 for an overall average of 263.67. Dakota Valley won Kick, which WHS did not enter, with a score of 272.5 and took second in Jazz and third in Pom for an average of 265 for
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the overall win. The Panthers did not enter Hip Hop. Each team is only allowed to compete in three of the four categories. Dance coach Angela Nieman said she was surprised and disappointed. “We found out it’s possible to win all three of our divisions, and get second overall,” Nieman said. Senior Sierra Nelson was also surprised by this outcome. “Overall, I thought we executed each routine nicely,” Nelson said. “There is still room for improvement, and we will be working to be the absolute best we can be these
next two weeks leading up to state.” The cheer team had 10 points in deductions, and finished with a score of 224.5 in sixth place at the event. O’Gorman won the 16-team competition with a score of 241.5. Junior Sarah Snelling said she was happy with their performance overall at the event in Brandon. “We had 10 points in deductions, which will be easy to fix and help our score go up,” Snelling said. “We are going to continue to work hard in practice so our score can rise!”
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JV softball team This time, let’s turn takes fifth at state a tragedy into love
By Marlene Valdovinos Two weeks of softball state tourament action started Friday as Warrior junior varsity softball team members took fifth place in the JV softball State Tournament Friday and Saturday at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls. WHS went 3-2 at the event, winning more games in the tournament then they did in the regular season. Things could have started better as the Warriors lost to Rapid City Stevens to start the tournament off Friday at 11 a.m. They then came back to win the next two, however, beating Rapid City Central 5-2 and Brookings 14-11 and enabling them to advance to the second day of the tournament. The girls kept the hitting going on Saturday, beating Watertown 8-1, but then losing to Harrisburg on a walk-off double 7-6 to end the tournament. Freshman Jaden Warner and sophomore Kassidy
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Haberman led the team throughout the tournament with batting averages of .750 and .538, respectively. Coach Kevin Haberman said the girls played hard throughout the JV State Tournament. “One has to be very proud of what the team accomplished this past weekend,” Haberman said of the event. The varsity softball team will now open their state tournament this Friday at Sherman Park. WHS is the No. 7 seed, and will open the double-elimination event with No. 10 seed Brookings on Friday. Junior Lauren Olson, who is currently injured, said it will be a good event. “I wish I could be playing on the field,” Olson said, “but I’m excited to be cheering them on every game. Everyone has been improving a lot throughout the season and it will be interesting to see how the weekend goes.”
It has been four days since tragedy hit this nation yet again. I’m sure everyone has heard about the shooting at the Harvest Festival in Las Vegas that has killed at least 59 and wounded over 500, making it the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. To think that any person could be filled with that much hate is just heartbreaking. The solution is not to stay home and cower in fear, though. This and other events need to continue in memory of those who suffered and died while we pray for the parents who no longer have a son or daughter, the kids who no longer have a mother or father Hear me. . . and the pets that no longer have an owner. This world Rachel Boer needs to change for the better. We need to come together. It starts in your family, and here at WHS, I consider us all family. So do an act of kindness—or 100 acts of kindness— today and tomorrow and the next. Make sure everyone is included in the lunchroom or at an extracurricular event. Tell your parents and friends you love them—every day. Appreciate your teachers. Give your siblings a hug—a genuine hug. Take your dog on a walk and give it a treat. Call your grandparents and ask them about their day. Most importantly, show one another respect and compassion in all things you do. What happened in Vegas will not stay in Vegas this time. Let it be a reminder to all to love, be kind and care for each other, forever. Senior Rachel Boer is surprising her Mom with coffee today.
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Google launches new gadgets By Ethan Baron The Mercury News (TNS) SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday continued its push into hardware and its battle for market share against Apple, Amazon and Samsung with the release of new phones, virtual-assistance devices, a computer, a standalone camera and headphones. The suite of products represents integration of artificial intelligence, hardware and software, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said.
Technology Watch “The rate at which we are seeing progress with AI is amazing, which is why we are really excited about combining it with hardware and software to bring it together for our users,” Pichai said. After launching its first house-made phone, the Pixel, a year ago, Google on Wednesday announced two new versions, the Pixel 2 with a 5-inch screen, starting at $649 and the Pixel 2 XL with a 6-inch screen, starting at $849. The new Pixels, like the newer iPhones, have no headphone jack — they come with an adapter for plugging in headphones. Water- and dust-resistant, the phones are available for pre-order now, and are scheduled to ship and hit stores Oct. 19. “Apple and Samsung don’t have anything to be worried about, yet,” said Moor Insights & Strategy analyst Patrick Moorhead. “The Pixel 2 wasn’t that inspiring. I did like the camera, but overall it lacked differentiation. These phones are not an iPhone or a Galaxy Note killer.” Google also announced a new laptop, the “Pixelbook,” a slim, light computer with a 12.3-inch touchscreen. Starting at $999 and now available for pre-order, as well as several other devices.
