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Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Turkey tidbits, mashed potatoes, dinner roll, green beans •À la carte lines: Pepperoni pizza, cheese enchilada with chips, chef salad, sandwiches

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Other Reminders •Winter Formal: Outside dates must be signed up by lunch period today in the commons. The dance will take place from 8-11 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 each, and may be purchased during lunch periods through Friday. Outside dates can be signed up at the ticket table today and must be at least in high school and under 21 years old. 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

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AP Environmental Science students visit Big Sioux River Class members analyze health of local waterway

Group Meetings •Art Club: Members will meet at 3:15 p.m. today in E-119. •Chess Club: Members will meet at 3:30 p.m. today in A-127. •Okichiyapi Club: Members will meet at 3:45 p.m. today and Dec. 6—today to travel to Whittier for mentoring and next week for a campus cleanup. •Girls Only: Hour of Code will take place during lunch periods Dec. 6. Register today at goo.gl/h6GxKU. Space is limited.

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Photo by Ross Blank-Libra CATCH AND RELEASE—APES student senior Jena Mitchell counts specimens from the Big Sioux for analysis. By Jada Cunningham dvanced Placement Environmental Science (APES) students took a field trip to the Big Sioux River at three points around Sioux Falls on Oct. 12 to take samples of river water. The students will now analyze these samples to assess the health of the river during

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cold winter months and compare the data to that generated by past APES students. APES teacher Ross Blank-Libra said it is a great educational opportunity for the students. “We collected water quality data,” BlankLibra said. “Information included temperature, PH, dissolved oxygen, phosphates, nitrates and turbidity. We also collected invertebrates, sampled fish populations and tested for coliform bacteria activity.” Blank-Libra said it was good to get out to the river before the cold set in. “We will revisit the data during the water quality unit later this winter,” he said. “Not everyone stayed dry!” Senior APES student Ben Trebilcock said he had a good time on the field trip. “It was fun to get to go to the Big Sioux and look at the different ecosystems,” Trebilcock said. Senior Sydney Jaureque agreed. “My favorite part was going to the falls and watching everybody trying to catch the carp,” Jaureque said. “The best part was that our group had seven people fall into the river, which was the most out of all the groups.”

Gymnastics team takes first at LHS By Mallory Junso Warrior gymnastics team members opened their season with a win at the Lincoln Triangular Tuesday evening at Lincoln High School. WHS won the team title with a score of 120.8, followed by Lincoln with 120.4 and the Vermillion Tanagers with 116.9 points. Individually on vault, senior Lily Saaleephiw placed second scoring 8.75 and sophomore Faith Ungang took fourth, scoring 8.35. Sophomore Mary Christensen scored 7.85 on uneven bars

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earning first, sophomore Kia Gjoraas scored 7.15 for third and junior Katie McKee scored 7.1 for fourth place. Freshman Holly Weidner scored 7.95 on the balance beam earning her fourth place, followed by Saaleephiw who scored 7.7 for sixth place. On floor, sophomore Autumn Hullinger scored 7.8 for a fifth place spot. All-around, Hullinger scored a 28.75 for fifth place and Saaleephiw scored 27.85 for sixth. Weidner said the meet was very successful, overall. “The meet was very good

because we got first,” Weidner said. “We came together and tried our best, and it got us a win. Our next meet is Saturday, and I feel we are very prepared as a team.” The JV placed second with a score of 93.85, overall. Eighth grader Abriana Salberg placed fourth allaround and sophomore Hanna Hockenberry placed third allaround for the JV. The Warrior gymnastics team will next compete at the Lolly Forseth Invitational at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lincoln High School.

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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 Connor Davis Senior

Daine Long Junior

Carrie Clarke School Nurse

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

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“I would pick speed, so then I could run to my classes faster, because I like to be the first one in the class.”

“I would like to have super speed, because I want to run fast, just like my brother Cole.”

“I would like the ability to teleport. Then, I would get to places faster and not waste as much time.”

“I wish I had lawn mowers on my feet so then my mowing business would make more money.”

“My superpower would have to be the power to heal someone by just touching them.”

Warrior basketball will bring excitement to gym Warriors, It’s nearly December, and that means only one thing—basketball season is nearly upon us! With football ending on a high note and a Warrior state title, let’s try to start off the basketball season on a high note, as well. Hear me. . . After coming up short last season for both the boys and girls Nathan Rietz team, they are both looking to bounce back and finish what they started last season. Personally, basketball is my favorite school event to go to as a member of the student section, because of the great cheers and great plays that get the whole gym on their feet. Unlike football, you also don’t have to worry about dressing for the weather—just show up dressed for the theme, and cheer for your fellow Warriors.

Every year we have a great student section, so let’s keep our reputation up by filling up the bleachers, no matter where the game is played. Underclassmen, don’t be afraid to make an appearance at the games. The upperclassmen can’t boo you, because we don’t do the class chant. Plus, if you don’t go, you might miss senior Zach Heins slamming down an amazing dunk, or one of senior Logan Uttecht’s nasty crossovers. The Warrior boys and girls teams both started practicing this week to prepare for their season opener, which will be here at WHS. Both teams will play in a boys and girls, varsity and JV doubleheader against Rapid City St. Thomas More Dec. 9 in the Warrior gyms. Let’s help both teams out by filling up the stands at WHS next Saturday and cheering on the orange and black as they take the court for the first time this season. See you there, Warriors! Junior Nathan Rietz will be in the front row for the Warrior opener.

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Wolves could be declared extinct By Bruce Henderson The Charlotte Observer (TNS) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A key U.S. Senate committee has urged a federal wildlife agency to end a 30-year effort in North Carolina to save endangered red wolves from extinction. The news was part of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s $32 billion spending bill for the Department of Interior and environmental agencies, released last week. It adds fuel to mounting pressure by North Carolina’s wildlife commission and landowners to halt the program.

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Tillis, a Huntersville Republican who had previously recommended the program be ended, wrote the provision and submitted it to the committee for inclusion in the bill, his staff said. Red wolves were declared extinct in the wild in 1980. Wolves from a captive population were re-released in North Carolina in 1987 and are the only remaining red wolves in the wild. The shy, secretive animals weigh 45 to 80 pounds as adults. In an explanatory statement with the bill, the Appropriations Committee acknowledged the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s request in 2015 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service end the program and declare red wolves extinct. “The program has failed to meet population goals for the red wolf and has impacted North Carolina landowners and the populations of several other native species,” the statement read. “The committee encourages the (Fish and Wildlife) Service to consider ending the program in fiscal year 2018 and expects the service to work closely with the (state commission) during fiscal year 2018 as it determines further actions on this matter.”