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Happening Now •PSAT: Administration to juniors 7:30 a.m. in auxiliary gym •Author: S.A. Bodeen presentation to freshmen 8 a.m. in auditorium •Flu Shots: Administered to students with paper work turned-in 3:15 p.m. in commons
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NOW Wednesday Staff Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Smith and Logan Uttecht Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Simko Staff: Emelia Skogstad, Grace Isaacson, Amanda Johnson, Mallory Junso, Nate Rietz, Grace Kolb, Ayen Chagai, Rachel Wilson, Katelyn Smith 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/ TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service
By Nate Rietz and Carter Munce arrior oral interp team members saw success at their first event of the season Saturday. The Warriors participated at the Rough Rider Invitational Saturday at Roosevelt High School, as sophomore Blake Anderson and junior Maddy Morgan teamed up to take first place in the varsity duo event. Junior Lainee Mentzer also saw success in her event, as she won first place in all four rounds of prelims and took first place in the novice humor event. Novice events are for first-year team members. Other Warriors also placed well at Roosevelt as sophomores Skyla Sanders and Haroni Sahilu took third place together in the novice duo category. Junior Maddy Morgan placed third in varsity humor, and junior Reanna Rohrer placed third in varsity drama. Morgan said she is pleased with how the team is doing so far.
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Sophomore Blake Anderson
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Other Reminders •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. •Students: Any remaining yearbooks can be picked up in Student Services. •Bring: New shampoo or conditioner for the Children’s Inn shelter to first period this week. The class with the most donations wins a prize.
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WHS takes two first places at invitational
Group Meetings •Chess Club: Will meet at 3:15 p.m. today in A-127. New members and beginners are welcome. •Art Club: Will meet at 3:15 p.m. today in E-119. Potential new members welcome.
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Oral interp team opens season at Roosevelt event
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Chicken nuggets, potatoes with gravy, dinner roll, green beans •À la carte lines: Pepperoni pizza, cheese enchilada with chips, chef salad, sandwiches
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Junior Lainee Mentzer
“The team is developing and it is growing in size and skill and I’m proud to see the team improving,” Morgan said. Many other competitors also ranked first and second in several preliminary rounds, including senior Hazel Rios in poetry, who won two of her four rounds, and freshman Phoebe Wallace, who took second place in two of her rounds. Coach Michelle Mclntyre said she was very happy with the team’s efforts on Saturday. “It was a great kick-off to our competitive season,” McIntyre said. “We are excited to have a large team with a lot of energy and talent.” The oral interp team will next be in action this Saturday as they travel across town to Lincoln High School. This event is called the “Stars and Stripes” competition, and is a large early-season competition for the team. WHS will also host their own large competition, the “Orange and Black,” on Oct. 20, a non-school day at WHS and an opportunity for students and parents alike to observe the team in action.
Freshmen fall to Lincoln 20-12
By Grace Isaacson and Emelia Skogstad The Warrior freshman football team faced-off against Lincoln Tuesday afternoon at Howard W o o d Sports Field, falling 20-12 to the Patriots in a hard-fought battle. For the Warriors, freshman Tyler Boyum ran for a 15-yard touchdown. Late in the game, freshman
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Randolph Kpai also had an eight-yard touchdown run. Neither point after was good. Freshman Jonah DeVries was proud of his team’s performance, despite the loss. “We all played hard,” DeVries said. “Overall, I feel like we had a great performance compared to the last time we played Lincoln.” Things were more successful in the two-quarter B-game,
as the Warriors came out on top, winning 6-0. Freshman Brandon Williams had a 24 yard touchdown run for the only score in the B-game. Freshman Carson Strom said he feels good about the game. “We played well, but we still have room for improvement in next week’s game.” The team travels to Watertown on Tuesday.
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Autumn Hollinger Sophomore
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Author S.A. B odeen is visiting WHS today. Who is your favorite author? A ssembled and photos by Ja cob Smith, Na te Rietz and L o g an Uttecht
“My favorite author and books are the ‘Harry Potter’ series by J.K. Rowling. It has a lot of action.”
“J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ series is also my favorite. It’s a very great series.”
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“‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ by Iza Trapani. It’s got state-of-the-art pictures and it’s a good, tough read.”
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 Sidney Kennedy Senior
“I like Dr. Seuss. My favorite book is ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ because he can spit some heat.”
Dwyane Boer Teacher
“‘Into the Wild’ by Jon Krakauer. It was cool the way Christopher lived off the land. It’s something I could do!”
Help raise awareness of all cancer this month The month of October is known as breast cancer awareness month and many athletes are seen wearing pink to show their support for the cure. Volleyball has their annual ‘dig pink’ wearing pink shirts and pink laces. Football supports with their pink gloves, and Hear me. . . pink undershirts. It’s a worthy cause—around 41,070 people Mallory Junso die from breast cancer each year in the U.S. and an average of 252,710 people are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. October is a month where this disease is brought to everyone’s attention. It affects millions of people, all in different ways and the familiar pink ribbon helps raise attention and money. But breast cancer is not the only type of cancer that needs attention this month. All cancers are devastating.
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Annually, 157,423 people die from lung cancer and 49,750 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer. In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in total. It’s also important to not forget about kidney cancer, leukemia, pancreatic cancer, thyroid, bladder cancer, and many others. The NFL, for example, has strayed away from just breast cancer awareness and is trying to raise awareness of all cancers. On the field goal padding and referee hats there is a patterned strip with the different colors that represent the different types of cancer awareness. I also believe October should be a month where all cancers are represented and cures for all supported. Breast cancer research is important. But research needs to happen and needs funding for all types of cancers. Thankfully, cancer is not always a death sentence. Let’s spend the rest of October recognizing and bringing awareness to all types of cancers until there is a cure. Junior Mallory Junso knows this disease can be beaten.
Hurricanes may bring possibility By Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (TNS) SALYBIA, Dominica — In the ruins of his hurricane-ravaged nation, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit sees the homes that have to be razed, the hospital and clinics that collapsed and the power lines that failed.
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But amid the overwhelming destruction wrought by a powerful Hurricane Maria last month, Skerrit also sees opportunity. On Sunday, as U.N. Secretary General António Guterres wrapped up a 24-hour visit here and to Antigua and Barbuda, Skerrit presented a bold rebuilding plan for a tiny country that today can barely provide food and water for its people but wants to be a model for the Caribbean. He wants to transform Dominica, he said, into the “world’s first climate-resistant nation in the climate change era.” And he wants the United Nations — and Guterres — at his side on the front lines. “Our devastation is so complete that our recovery has to be total,” Skerrit said. “We have a unique opportunity to be an example to the world, an example of how an entire nation rebounds from disaster and how an entire nation can be climate resilient for the future. The plan, which began in 2015 after Tropical Storm Erika’s floods and mudslides left the island with a $482 million reconstruction bill, calls for more renewable energy and less fossil fuels, hospitals and clinics that won’t become paralyzed by power outages, infrastructure built around the environment and crops capable of withstanding today’s climate swings.
