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Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
Happening NOW •Girls Tennis: State meet through Saturday at McKennan Park, WHS and Brandon Valley Middle School •Volleyball: Varsity Invitational today and Saturday in Fargo, N.D. •Football: Varsity vs. Watertown 7 p.m. tonight at Arrow Stadium •Oral Interp: Season opener Saturday at Roosevelt •Marching Band: At LINKS Marching Contest Saturday in Lincoln, Neb. •Cross Country: 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria, Minn. •Dance: Mitchell Invitational 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Corn Palace •Gymnastics: Open gym 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Power and Grace Gymnastics •Athletic Hall of Fame: Induction ceremony 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Washington Pavilion
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•Career Week: Continues with presentations during lunch periods today in the Little Theater—today, careers in firefighting. See first period teachers for passes. •Free Flu Shots: Will be administered to students on Oct. 21. Pick up a consent form in student services now. NOW Friday Staff
Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Nase and Peyton Stenzel Assistant Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . Thayer Smith Staff: Caden Goetschius, Kane Miedema, Tyler Olmstead, Joey Wehrkamp, IvaJane O’Brien, Addison, Sannes, Nora VanAartsen 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. WHSNOW.COM Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service
Sunny Breezy, warmer High 79°
Anna Goodhope still unbeaten in singles, doubles
•Today’s lunch: Grilled cheese •À la carte lines: Cheese pizza, bean and cheese burrito, chef salad, sandwiches
Other Reminders
Saturday:
Warriors in 13th after Day One of State Tennis Meet
Lunch Time at WHS
•FCA: Members will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at 1100 N. Vail Drive. •Drama Club: Members will meet at 3:10 p.m. Monday in the Little Theatre—all interested invited.
Mostly sunny Cool, calm High 64°
Partly cloudy Low 50°
Photo by Sydney Arrington RETURN—Senior Anna Goodhope prepares to return a volley in her fourth flight win Thursday at WHS.
By Thayer Smith and Addison Sannes arrior varsity girls tennis team members are in 13th place following Day One play Thursday in the State Girls Tennis Tournament at McKennan Park, WHS and Brandon Valley Middle School. In singles play, only senior Anna Goodhope finished the first day undefeated at Flight 4. Goodhope, who is also undefeated in doubles with sister and freshman Charlotte Goodhope at Flight 2 doubles, said they are having lots of fun. “We are working our hardest and we will just have to finish our strongest and play our best these next few days in order to win some matches,” Anna Goodhope said. She will continue play today on the WHS courts with finals set for Saturday at McKennan Park. Charlotte Goodhope, seventh grader Katelyn Nesheim, freshmen Libby Nachtigal, sophomore Sadie Goodhope and junior Skylar CloseSmith fell in matches Thursday.
Eight inducted into WHS Athletic Hall of Fame By Taylor Nase Eight former WHS athletes, coaches and supporters will be inducted into the WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday at the Washington Pavilion. Events will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour. The dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m.
and the induction ceremony will conclude the evening beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets were sold in advance or at the door for $35, as available. 2015 inductees include athletes Scot Namanny, Kevin Croston, Dallas Ustrud, Paul Schock, Ron Moon and Linda
Smith; coach Kim Nelson and contributor Lyle Farrand. The purpose of the Washington Athletic Hall of Fame is to honor and recognize former members of the coaching staff, administration, athletes and contributors.
Football team plays tonight in Watertown By Peyton Stenzel and Nora Van Aartsen Varsity football team members (5-1) will travel to Watertown to take on their 11AAA foe the Watertown Arrows (1-5) at 7 p.m. tonight at Arrow Stadium. WHS is rated No. 2 in the most recent poll; Watertown is unrated. Assistant coach Jason Stahlberg said the team should be ready. “We’re excited about the game,” Stahlberg
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said. “The boys feel like they’re ready and will have a good showing for the WHS crowd.” Junior cornerback Jack Bren said he is optimistic about tonight’s game. “We just need to come in strong and stop them right away,” Bren said. “If we do our jobs, we will come out on top.” Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. in Watertown, and many fans are rumored to be planning a warm slumber party theme for a cool fall night.
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A profile of a WHS staff member
Editor’s note: The Warrior Q & A is a weekly profile of a Warrior staff member with the goal of helping members of the WHS community come to know each other better. Subjects are chosen at random by the NOW staff. Assembled and photo by Caden Goetschius and Joey Wehrkamp
Jeff Spencer •Name: Jeff Spencer •What is your position at WHS? I am the head choir director. •Where did you grow up and attend high school? I was born and raised in Chadron, Neb.
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 •Who are your family members? My family consists of my wife Jennifer, stepson Mason and stepdaughter Megan. •What did you do before you came to WHS? I taught at West Central High School in Hartford, Roosevelt High School and Chadron High School along with the University of Nebraska. I also coached high school football. •Do you have any interesting hobbies? I love riding motorcycles •If you could travel to any place in the world, where would it be and why? I would like to travel to Europe, because of all the history. •Since it’s football season, what team will you be rooting for? The Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Netflix can distract you from pressures of school Imagine this—you just got home from school, and you have tons of super-important homework to do, so you grab a quick snack and flip on the TV and binge watch Netflix for seven hours, completely neglecting any responsibilities you might have. Netflix is the Hear me. . . dominant movie streaming service in the world right now, and with 9,109 titles Kane Miedema to select from (at my last count) you’re bound to find something you’ll like. I hear a lot of people talking around school about their favorite shows, and the one I have found is the most popular is “Grey’s Anatomy.” It’s an American medical drama show where lots of people die, and hooking up in
equipment closets is normal. Another seemingly popular show that I have not seen is “American Horror Story.” I just watched the trailer for “American Horror Story: Hotel,” and all I can say is “Gosh darn, that show is mighty strange!” Apparently popular Netflix series and reality have little to do with each other. Personally, my favorite show on Netflix ever is “Mad Men.” It’s a show that takes place in the cutthroat advertising business during the 1960’s. All the aspects of the 1960’s are there, like JFK vs. Nixon, and the Cold War. The main character is Don Draper (but not really). Don really enjoys dabbling in the art of women and drinks. That’s all I can really say without spoiling anything, so you’ll have to check it out for yourself. So grab some of your favorite food and your significant other and forget about the pressures of school for a few hours and just Netflix n’ chill. Senior Kane Miedema is an advertising genius.
JV football team remains perfect after win over East WHS now 6-0 after win in Sioux City
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By IvaJane O’Brien JV football team members traveled to Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday and brought home a 42-13 win over Sioux City East. Junior Thuro Reisdorfer scored on a 45-yard touchdown reception from freshman quarterback Jayden Johannsen. Sophomore Wyatt Schmidt’s fumble recovery in the end zone scored the second touchdown for the Warriors. Next came sophomore Ben Schelhaas’ seven-yard touchdown and sophomore Jakob Devries’ 20-yard interception scores.
Coach Eric Struck said the Warriors played well. “Defensively for the Warriors, Wyatt Schmidt had a fumble recovery for a touchdown and Jakob Devries had a 20 yard interception return for a touchdown to help lead the Warriors,” Struck said. Up next for the undefeated and 6-0 JV Warriors is a home game vs. cross-town rival Roosevelt on Monday at WHS. The varsity will next play tonight as they travel to Watertown, and the freshmen next host Roosevelt Tuesday.
Study links fracking to premature births By Sean Cockerham McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — New research from Johns Hopkins University suggests pregnant women living near oil fracking wells in Pennsylvania are more likely to give birth prematurely or have highrisk pregnancies. “Now that we know this is happening we’d like to figure out why,” said Brian Schwartz, lead researcher and a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Is it air quality? Is it the stress? They’re the two leading candidates in our minds at this point.”
Science Friday Schwartz and his colleagues studied the records of more than 9,000 mothers who gave birth in north and central Pennsylvania between 2009 and 2013. They compared the data with information about natural gas fracking wells in the region. The researchers found that living among the most active quartile of fracking activity was associated with a 40 percent increase in premature birth and a 30 percent increase in reported high-risk pregnancies, which can mean factors like high blood pressure or excessive weight gain. Johns Hopkins said the research, published in the journal Epidemiology, was peer reviewed and funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Huge amounts of high-pressure water and chemicals are pumped underground in the fracking process to break shale rock and release oil and natural gas inside. Fracking has created an energy boom in the U.S, although it’s beginning to falter with the crash in oil and gas prices.
