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Happening Now •Spanish Club: Bake sale during lunch periods in commons •Debate: After-school novice event 3:30 p.m. at Roosevelt •Football: End-of-season awards banquet 6 p.m. in commons •Jazz Band: All-City concert 7:30 p.m. at Augustana University
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Breaded chicken patty •À la carte lines: Pasta, beef fajita, chef salad, sandwiches
Group Meetings •Cast and Crew: Of the fall play will meet to take a cast photo at 3:10 p.m. today in the auditorium. •FCA: Members will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday at 1100 N. Vail Drive. •Chemistry Club: Members will meet at 3:15 p.m. Monday in A-217—all current, former and future chemistry students welcome.
Other Reminders •Students: Learn about opportunities to become involved in WHS activities. Visit tinyurl.com/WHSActivities for more information. •May the Force Be With You: As the library celebrates the new movie with a “Star Wars” celebration after school Wednesday in the library. •Share Your Photos: Of the WHS school year for the HonorFest video with Instagram hashtag #whshonorfest2016. NOW Tuesday Staff Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maham Shah and Carter Keller Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . Kendall McMahon Staff: Josh Freese, Isiah Fetrel, Erin Thompson, Jenson Amdahl, Jared Gully, Matt Farniok, Madi Forseth, Elizabeth Nachtigal 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.
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Senior Chris Person earns first in Aberdeen WHS oral interp, debate teams compete at Golden Cup
By Lauren Olson, Libby Nachtigal and Josh Freese arrior oral interp and debate team members competed in the Golden Cup Invitational Friday and Saturday at Aberdeen Central High School. In a very competitive category, senior Chris Person took first place in Varsity Humor at the event to pace the team. Person said he was proud to be part of such a great team. “It was a pretty good tournament,” Person said. “It just shows how good WHS interp is getting. I really think they can become a state powerhouse team.” Part of that “powerhouse team” includes the Reader’s Theatre team of seniors Jordan Allen, Amellia Klein, Jazmin Sanchez, Angel Akurienne and Brianna Bradley who took fifth place overall for their rendition of “Stop the Beauty Madness.” It was the first performance of the year for this group. Coach Michelle McIntyre is already setting her sights on state. She said that the main focus this week in practice is preparing everything for the contest Dec. 4-5 in Sturgis. Allen said she is excited for this opportunity. “We are excited to compete in state,” Allen
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Photo courtesy Amellia Klein TOP SPEAKERS—(L-R) Seniors Amellia Klein, Jordan Allen and Chris Person; junior Brianna Bradley and seniors Angel Akurienne and (kneeling) Jazmin Sanchez with their awards. said. “It should be a lot of fun and we are working really hard to do well.” In debate, sophomore Samantha King took fourth place in Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Debate will be competing alongside the oral interp team this Friday and Saturday at the George McGovern Invitational in Mitchell.
Bowling teams open vs. Rough Riders By Erin Thompson and Madi Forseth Warrior bowling teams opened their seasons Friday at Sports Bowl as they took on cross-town rival Roosevelt. The varsity boys and girls fell to Roosevelt with the boys losing 31-19 and the girls 33-17. Senior Aaron Johnson scored the highest single game for the WHS boys with a score of 246. He also scored the highest series with 686. Senior Erikka Heptig had the highest score for the girls with 204 and
senior Emily Byllesby had the highest series with 475. In JV action, the Warrior boys took home the only win on the day. Freshman Caden VanNoort bowled a 190 for the highest score and freshman Jaden Schumacher the best series with 546. Freshman Destiny Eichhorn had the highest game and series score for the girls JV with 139 and a 386 series. Coach Troy Duffy said he was proud of the team in their opener.
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“I think we played well for the first game of the season against the team I know will probably be our strongest opponent all year,” Duffy said. “With that being said, our mental game needs to improve as well as making adjustments during the match. We have a very good team chemistry this year and some new players that really want to work hard.” The teams will next play Brandon Valley this Friday at 4 p.m. at Empire Bowl in Sioux Falls.
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On the dotted line...
Seniors commit to various schools during signing event at sports dome
By Jared Gully, Kendall Mcmahon and Carter Keller Four years of work, sweat and determination came to fruition Wednesday as four WHS seniors committed to various area universities to play sports next year. The event happened at the Avera Sports dome on the national signing day. Seniors Sydney Arrington, Anna Goodhope, Carly Knutson and Tyler Olmstead will continue their sports careers next year. Ol m s t e a d , Feature a right-handed pitcher on the baseball team, committed to South Dakota State. He has been at the top of the Warrior pitching staff as a sophomore and senior and was an All-Region pitcher and outfielder. “It’s going to be a great time meeting new people across the Midwest and I’m excited to live in a new town,” he said. Arrington, a post player for the girls basketball team, committed to Bemidji State in Minnesota. Arrington was a main part of the
Photo by Jamie Parish COMMITTED—Seniors (L-R) Tyler Olmstead (SDSU), Anna Goodhope (NDSU), Sydney Arrington (Bemidji State) and Carly Knutson (USF) at the signing event Wednesday. back-to-back WHS championship teams, averaging 16 points and six rebounds per game. “I love the game, and I always have and playing college basketball has been a dream of mine since second grade,” she said. Goodhope, another member of the girls basketball team, committed to North Dakota State University. “I am so excited and feel right at
home,” Goodhope said. “Everyone is so welcoming!” Knutson, a third member of the girls team, committed to the University of Sioux Falls. The Warrior girls basketball team has captured four state championships and had one runner up finish since 2008, and the trio has been a big part of that recent success.
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Articles of Confederation submitted History.com (TNS) On Nov. 17, 1777, Congress submitted the Articles of Confederation to the states for ratification. The Articles had been signed by Congress two days earlier, after 16 months of debate. Bickering over land claims between Virginia and Maryland delayed final ratification for almost four more years. Maryland became the last state to approve the Articles on March 1, 1781, affirming them as the outline of the official government of the United States. The nation was guided by the document until the implementation of the current U.S. Constitution in 1789.
Our History Less than five years after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, enough leading Americans decided that the system was inadequate to the task of governance that they peacefully overthrew their second government in just over 20 years. The difference between a collection of sovereign states forming a confederation and a federal government created by a sovereign people lay at the heart of the debate as the new American people decided what form their government would take. Between 1776 and 1787, Americans went from living under a sovereign king, to living in sovereign states, to becoming a sovereign people. That transformation defined the American Revolution.
