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Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017

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Happening Now •Student Council: Regional meeting all day at Yankton High School •Football: Freshmen vs. Lincoln 4:15 p.m. at Howard Wood Field •Girls Soccer: End-of-season banquet 5 p.m. at Falls Overlook Cafe

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Breaded chicken patty •À la carte lines: Pasta, beef fajita, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Girls: Planning to participate in gymnastics for WHS this winter will meet, along with a parent, at 5:15 p.m. tonight in the auxiliary gym. •Juniors: Who pre-registered to take the PSAT will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the auxiliary gym. •Chess Club: Will meet at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in A-127. New members and beginners are welcome.

Other Reminders •Free Flu Shots: Will be available to students Wednesday. Pick up information and a permission form today in the student services office. •Students: Who had free or reduced lunches last year will go to full price, $2.85, on Monday unless a new application is submitted this week. •Photos: For the year-end HonorFest video can be submitted anytime to Instagram #whshonorfest2018. NOW Tuesday Staff Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sidney Kennedy and Seth Benson Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . Taylar Erickson Staff: Daniel Slaven, Madelyn Moravec 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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Dance team takes first in Metro Conference meet Cheer finishes fourth at Sanford Pentagon

By Taylar Erickson arrior competition dance team members took first place in the Metro Conference Meet Monday at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The Highsteppers won Pom by 32.5, scoring a 275.5; Hip Hop by 18.5 points, scoring a 276.5 and Jazz by 15 points, scoring a 283 to earn Grand Champion with a 278.33 average. Senior Alyse Dockter, a member of the dance team, said she was very impressed. “Over the year we have had some struggles and have improved tremendously,” Dockter said. “With only one competition left, we will be working super hard this week and next week to perfect each routine. I am so proud of how far we have come this season, and can’t wait to dance one last time with this team.” In cheer, the Warriors took fourth with a 229, after having 10 points of deductions. O’Gorman won with a 239.5, followed by Brandon Valley with a 236 and Roosevelt with a 233. Lincoln finished fifth with a 140. Junior Sarah Snelling, a member of the cheer

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Photo by Melia Dockter JAZZY—Members of the Metro Conference champion WHS dance team perform their winning Jazz routine on Monday night. team, was also proud of her team Monday. “We brought a lot of energy to the floor last night, though our deductions got the best of us,” Snelling said. “We’re going to work hard and make sure that doesn’t happen at state.” All that remains for the teams now is the state meet Oct. 21 at Stevens High School in Rapid City.

JV football team beats East, stays perfect JV Football

By Daniel Slaven The Warrior JV football team dominated Sioux City, Iowa, East 36-3 Monday in Sioux City to remain unbeaten and improve to 7-0 on the season. The Warriors started out strong as sophoSports m o r e Wyatt Reitmeier scored twice on a 27-yard touchdown run and a 25 yard interception return. Junior Dillon Madsen scored twice on a 32-yard reception and a 15-yard reception from freshman quarter-

back Tyus Hanson. Madsen also had a 23-yard field goal in the win. Scoring for the Warriors was rounded out by Malik Paulson’s 1-yard touchdown run. Junior Trey Ponto said it was a good win for the Warriors. “We played well, but we need to play hard the full four quarters,” Ponto said. “I am proud of my team. Though it was a good win, we’re going to keep practicing hard for next week.” Next up, the Warriors Travel to Yankton on Monday for a 4:15 p.m. game to finish the JV season.

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Volleyball

The varsity volleyball team went 4-2 at the Scheels Invitational Volleyball Tournament Friday and Saturday in Fargo, N.D. WHS defeated West Fargo Sheyenne 25-16, 25-16; Turtle Mountain Community 25-8, 25-10 and Devils Lake twice 25-20, 25-19 and 25-13, 25-15 and lost to Fargo Shanley 10-25, 20-25 and Bismarck Century 29-31, 25-23, 12-15. Monday, two sub-varsity teams played at Sioux Falls Christian. The sophomore team lost 11-25, 18-25 and the freshman A Team fell 18-25, 16-25.

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Metro teams dominate football poll After defeating Aberdeen Central 42-13 Friday, WHS is again No. 1 in the football poll, out today.

11AAA Football Poll

School (First Place Votes) Record, Last Week’s Ranking

1. WHS (30) 7-0 1 2. Roosevelt 6-1 2 3. O’Gorman 5-2 3 4. Brandon Valley 5-2 4 5. R.C. Stevens 4-3 5

Others receiving votes: Aberdeen Central

11AA Football Poll

School (First Place Votes) Record, Last Week’s Ranking

1. Pierre (30) 6-1 2 2. Mitchell 5-2 1 3. Harrisburg 4-3 3 4. Douglas 3-4 5 5. Brookings 2-5 4

Others receiving votes: Yankton

AA Volleyball Poll

School (First Place Votes) Record, Last Week’s Ranking

1. Harrisburg (15) 13-1 1 2. Mitchell (1) 15-1 2 3. R.C. Stevens (1) 22-3 3 4. Aberdeen Central 10-4 4 5. O’Gorman 11-9 5 Others receiving votes: Watertown, Huron, WHS

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Exchange student enjoys his time in America Junior Lucas Kroehnert visiting from Germany By Madelyn Moravec If WHS feels a little more European this year, there’s a good reason—one junior has traveled from Germany to experience the American lifestyle. Junior Lucas Kroehnert has been in America and at WHS for about six weeks, and he will be staying with a local family until July of 2018 and says he has been enjoying everything American. “America is one of the greatest places ever, and I love all the people I have met Feature here,”Kroehnert said. “The students and teachers are all so nice and caring here at WHS. I have already met so many new people that I now can call my close friends!” Kroehnert said he loves spending time with all his new friends he has met in school, and he enjoys going to school activities, especially football games. “I came to America because I have always heard so many great things about it and I wanted to see if it lived up to the expectations, and it has,” he said. Kroehnert said being here has been a great opportunity to learn the

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History.com (MCT) The hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reached a dramatic climax on Oct. 10, 1985, when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercepted an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom and forced the jet to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily.

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Photo by Rachel Boer JUGGLE—Junior Lucas Kroehnert, an exchange student from Germany, has fun at the apple orchard. English language, because that is very important to him. Kroehnert said it has been an adjustment for him. “One of the biggest differences living here is seeing kids my age drive,” Kroehnert said. “In Germany, you have to be 18 years old and they are a lot more strict with it.” Overall, Kroehnert is happy he came to America. “So far it has been the best experience,” Kroehnert said. “I am so happy I made the choice to come here!”

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American and Italian troops surrounded the plane, and the terrorists were taken into Italian custody. On Oct. 7, four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. Some 320 crew members and 80 passengers,were taken hostage. Identifying themselves as members of the Palestine Liberation Front–a Palestinian splinter group–the gunmen demanded the release of 50 Palestinian militants imprisoned in Israel. If their demands were not met, they threatened to blow up the ship and kill the 11 Americans on board. The next morning, they also threatened to kill the British passengers. Yasir Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) condemned the hijacking, and PLO officials joined with Egyptian authorities in attempting to resolve the crisis. On the recommendation of the negotiators, the cruise ship traveled to Port Said. On Oct. 9, the hijackers surrendered to Egyptian authorities and freed the hostages in exchange for a pledge of safe passage to an undisclosed destination. On July 10, 1986, an Italian court later convicted three of the terrorists and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 15 to 30 years.