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First-Day Schedule
Happening Now •Football: JV 4:15 p.m. at Sioux City, Iowa, East High School •Cheer and Dance: Metro Conference Meet 5:30 p.m. at Sanford Pentagon •Volleyball: At Sioux Falls Christian High School—freshmen 6 p.m., sophomores 7 p.m. •Band Booster: Monthly meeting 7 p.m. in band room •Senior Class: Party parent planning meeting 7 p.m. in library
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Foot-long hot dog, baked beans •À la carte lines: Pepperoni hot pocket, taco fixings, chef salad, sandwiches
Group Meetings •Young Dems and Progressives: Will hold a joint meeting at 3:10 p.m. today in A-122 to vote for officers for this year. •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 •Juniors: Take the PSAT Wednesday at WHS. 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 Monday Staff
Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophie Nieman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Zach Heins Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riley Jensen Staff: Cyler Melvin, Trevor Burkhart 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/TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service
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Football team improves to 7-0 Warriors defeat Aberdeen Central 42-13
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By Sophie Nieman arrior varsity football team members defeated Aberdeen Central 42-13 Friday night at Howard Wood Field, improving to 7-0 on the season. Even as steady rain started to fall right around kick-off time, the players did not let up for the entire game. WHS remained dominate, not letting the Golden Eagles score until the second half of the game when the Warriors were playing a mostly second-string team. With runs of 1, 39, and 7 yards, junior Tupak Kpeayeh scored the first three touchdowns of the game. The next came on a pass from junior
quarterback Jayden Johannsen to senior Logan Uttecht. On a 4-yard handoff, Kpeayeh scored once again and the final score was a pass to senior Shiloh Flanagan. Uttecht was happy about the win. “It was a good game, but we have to focus and have another good week of practice.” In total, Kpeayeh had 26 carries for 209 yards and Uttecht had three receptions for 35 yards by the end of the night on what was not a pass-friendly evening. The Warriors will next travel to Rapid City Central this Friday for a game at 6 p.m. at O’Harra Stadium.
Softball team takes third in tournament By Cyler Melvin and Zach Heins Softball team members finished third in the State A Softball Tournament Saturday at Sherman Park. After rain postponed the event on Friday, the tournament was condensed into one long day on Saturday. WHS came into the tournament as the seventh seed and
first beat Brookings 7-2, then Rapid City Stevens 10-9 before falling to Brandon Valley 11-2 in the quarterfinals. They then came back to beat Harrisburg 5-4 on the back of senior Tara Oren’s grand slam. The Warriors then beat Stevens again in the doubleelimination tournament 8-5 in overtime international rules
with a grand slam by sophomore Abby Witt. WHS then lost to eventual champion O’Gorman 8-1 to finish in third place. Junior Lauren Olson said she was really proud of how well the Warriors played. “Everyone fought hard to make it as far as we did,” Olson said. “I am lucky to have cheered on such a great group.”
Girls tennis team finishes in 13th place By Riley Jensen Warrior girls tennis team members took 13th place with 164 team points at the State Tennis Tournament ThursdaySaturday in Sioux Falls. Lincoln took first place, with 650 total
team points, followed by O’Gorman with 508 points. Individually for WHS, freshman Katelyn Nesheim fell in the second flight ninth place finals to Vanessa Witenberg from St. Thomas More. Seventh grader
Rylie Nesheim and senior Kennie Brandt won the ninth place match in the Flight 3 doubles finals. Brandt said tennis has introduced her to amazing new people. “Things may not have gone exactly as we’d hoped this week-
end, but I am thankful for every second of my senior season,” Brandt said. Coach Jillian Hurley was impressed. “The girls worked really hard and improved immensely throughout the season,” Hurley said.
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Editor’s note: The Warrior Q & A is a Sports 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 Madi Forseth
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Sophomore student of the month •What are your plans/dreams for the future? I would like to go to college, then work in the medical field. •What activities are you involved in at WHS? I am involved in the SALSA volunteer organization and dance. •What is your favorite class this semester? I like psychology. It is really cool and interesting •What is your advice to readers of the NOW? Do your homework, study and have fun! •What is your favorite movie genre? I like comedies.
Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 Monish Magar
Sophomore student of the month •What are your plans/dreams for the future? I’d like to graduate from high school! After that, my dream is to be a singer. •What activities are you involved in at WHS? Not any, currently, but I would like to play soccer for WHS next year. •What is your favorite class this semester? Biology is currently my favorite. Mr. (Troy) Wanner is the best. •What is your advice to readers of the NOW? Try and try until you succeed, and don’t run from the challenge.
South Dakotans celebrate Native American Day On the second Monday of every October, Native Americans share their culture and traditions with the rest of the state South Dakota. Today, WHS will join the state of South Dakota in celebrating Native American Day. Since 1990 Hear me. . . South Dakota is the only state to do so. The holiday is Joe Simko designed to be a time of unity for the native and non-native cultures in South Dakota, and a celebration of the history of the people indigenous to America.
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“It is a day to honor them as people and as a culture, with their contributions to make America great,” Okiciyapi Club adviser Bruce Rekstad said. He also shared that the members of Okiciyapi Club are very excited to share their culture with the rest of the school. Personally, I am very excited for today’s celebration as well. I enjoy learning about the cultures of others very much, and it will be a great opportunity to broaden my horizons. Today, WHS will be putting up a traditional plains tipi in the commons that will be blessed during lunch periods by sophomore Olivia Davenport and freshmen Chaya Freeman and Alyssa Krush through a traditional Native American dance. Junior Joe Simko is proud to be a Warrior.
Trump touts Puerto Rico effort in video By Alex Wigglesworth and Laura King Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tweeted a video highlighting his administration’s post-hurricane recovery effort in Puerto Rico. In a message accompanying the video Sunday evening, the president appeared to lament what he viewed as a lack of recognition of the federal government’s achievements. “Nobody could have done what I’ve done for Puerto Rico with so little appreciation,” Trump wrote. “So much work!” The nearly nine-minute video opened with the caption, “What the fake news media will not show you in Puerto Rico.” It went on to feature a variety of federal workers distributing supplies and giving brief interviews about their duties. The video wrapped up with a slow-motion montage of Trump greeting residents and military personnel during his visit to the hurricanebattered island on Tuesday. Trump’s tweet came as his administration brushed off fresh criticism from the mayor of San Juan over the federal government’s recovery effort in Puerto Rico. William “Brock” Long, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Sunday dismissed the latest pleas for urgent assistance from the mayor, Carmen Yulin Cruz, as “political noise.” “We filtered out the mayor a long time ago,” Long said on ABC’s “This Week” when asked about a pair of early morning tweets from Cruz, in which she said she had unsuccessfully sought help from FEMA after the power failed at a major hospital. Last week, Trump in a tweet suggested Cruz is a “politically motivated ingrate.” She had made a number of pointed public criticisms of the pace and scope of the federal relief effort.
