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Happening Now •Oral Interp: Runners-Up Tournament in Yankton cancelled •Debate: After-school novice event 3:30 p.m. in Harrisburg •Gymnastics: Season opener vs. Hendricks and Pipestone Area, Minn., 6 p.m. in Pipestone

Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Pulled pork sandwich •À la carte lines: Pasta, soft taco, chef salad, sandwiches

Group Meetings •Native American: Juniors and seniors will meet in the administration conference room to hear from a guest speaker during open lunch periods today. Pizza and soda will be served. •Chess Club: Members will meet at 3:15 p.m. today in A-136. All interested welcome. •Spanish Club: Members will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in A-154 to discuss a December service project, results of the recent bake sale and order T-shirts. All current and former Spanish students are welcome. •SALSA: Student service club will meet at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in the orchestra room. New members welcome. •Collision: Christian fellowship group will meet at 3:10 p.m. Thursday in A-135. •Drama Club: Members will meet at 3:10 p.m. Monday in the Little Theatre. 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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Warrior basketball teams both begin practice Monday Boys hope to improve on second place, girls hope to repeat By Jenson Amdahl, Isaiah Feterl, Jared Gully, Josh Freese, Madi Forseth, Libby Nachtigal and Maham Shah t may just be Dec. 1, but Warrior basketball is up and running, with the first day allowed for practice Monday in South Dakota. Things will be a little different this season, as both the boys and girls begin practice on the same day, and both end at a unified tournament March 17-19 at the Premiere Center in Sioux Falls. The girls hope that’s all that changes this season, as they go for their third AA championship in a row. The boys will look to finish onenotch higher after falling to Lincoln in the 2015 championship.

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Boys Basketball

The Warrior boys basketball team will include returning seniors Sam Siganos, Carter Keller, Sam Gezehagne, Robert Speeks and Jacob Skogstad on a team that earned second place in last season’s state tournament. Head coach Craig Nelson said he is very excited to see how the season will go. “I’m interested to see how it will all come together as one at the Premier Center,” Nelson said. “I’m excited to see how the season will play out!”

Girls Basketball

The Warrior girls basketball team was actually unable to begin practice on the first allowable day Monday, as they were scheduled to begin after school and were not allowed due to severe winter weather. The team will officially get back in action today, however, and have high hopes and big goals coming off of their two-peat,

Photo by Jack Schelhaas BALLERS—Head boys basketball coach Craig Nelson (back to camera) works with recruits on the first day of practice Monday in the gym. defeating Mitchell in 2014 and O’Gorman in 2015 for back-to-back state AA titles. The Warriors are returning their top two scorers and rebounders—seniors Anna Goodhope and Sydney Arrington—along with two other starters from last year’s team, seniors Maddie Wiley and Jade Visker, both a vital part of last year’s championship squad. Head coach Jamie Parish is excited for this year’s team and season. “We return four starters and have a total of 10 returning players to this year’s squad,” Parish said. “Our team will have some very good depth at the guard and wing spots this season.” Both the boys and girls open with Rapid City Stevens on Dec. 11 and St. Thomas More on Dec. 12 at WHS.

Gymnasts open in Minnesota tonight By Kendall McMahon, Erin Thompson and Matt Farniok Warrior gymnastics team members will kick-off their season tonight at a JV and varsity triangular meet vs. Hendricks and Pipestone Area, Minn., beginning at 6 p.m. tonight in Pipestone.

WHS students competing today include freshmen Katie McKee and Olivia Warne, sophomores Karen Gonzalez and Lily Saaleephiw and one junior competitor along with several middle school team members. Girls will compete in four categories, including beam, vault, bars and floor.

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The Warrior team is coached by Ellen Engrbretson, who has much experience judging and teaching gymnasts. Saaleephiw said she is super stoked for the season to begin. “We have a whole new set of girls,” Saaleephiw said. “This year will definitely be one of our best years yet.”

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Sophomore Megan Etrheim picked as one of top players in AA soccer

By Maham Shah As the soccer season came to an end, girls across South Dakota were chosen to be a part of the 2015 Girls Elite 11 soccer team by “Soccer605,” a local on-line soccer magazine. Sophomore Megan Etrheim, a forward for the Warrior varsity, was chosen as a part of the “dream team” for soccer players representing sanctioned South Dakota schools. She joins a very select group of players who made the Elite 11 as sophomores—something few players have been able to accomplish. Etrheim was known on the field for her ability to strike fear into defenders hearts because of her ability to be fearless, yet smart and efficient with the ball. According to the magazine, it was her confidence that set her apart from the seniors eligible for this year’s team. Etrheim said she is ecstatic to be a part of such a great group of Photo courtesy Scott Guse athletes. KICKIN’ IT—Sophomore Megan “It’s a big honor and accomplishEtrheim in a Warrior game from ment to be named to the 2015 AA this season. Elite 11, considering the number of

great athletes out there,” Etrheim said. “The Elite Eleven is an ideal starting line up team from both of the divisions. I’m going to miss the seniors, but I’m looking forward to next year already.” Head girls coach Scott Guse had nothing but positive things to say about Etrheim’s contributions to this year’s team. “Individual Feature awards often represent team success, and our team’s success put Megan on a stage to allow her talent, combined with her tremendous work ethic, to shine through,” Guse said. The Warrior girls soccer team saw a lot of success this year, ending their season at 9-3-1 in the state quarterfinals. after the season Etrheim was also named to the First Team All State along with senior Morgan Moe. Senior Peyton Stenzel was named to the Second Team All State. Academic All State team members, open only to seniors, were Moe, Stenzel, Carly Hannestad, Abbie Grinager, Erin Thompson and Hannah Johnson.

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‘Chunnel’ connected in 1990 History.com (TNS) Shortly after 11 a.m. on Dec. 1, 1990, 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drilled an opening the size of a car through a wall of rock. This was no ordinary hole–it connected the two ends of an underwater tunnel linking Great Britain with the European mainland for the first time in more than 8,000 years. The Channel Tunnel, or “Chunnel,” was not a new idea. It had been suggested to Napoleon Bonaparte, in fact, as early as 1802. It wasn’t until the late 20th century, though, that the necessary technology was developed. In 1986,

Our History Britain and France signed a treaty authorizing the construction of a tunnel running between Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. Over the next four years, nearly 13,000 workers dug 95 miles of tunnels at an average depth of 150 feet below sea level. Eight million cubic meters of soil were removed, at a rate of some 2,400 tons per hour. The completed Chunnel would have three interconnected tubes, including one rail track in each direction and one service tunnel and cost a whopping $15 billion. The regular shuttle train through the tunnel runs 31 miles in total–23 of those underwater–and takes 20 minutes. The Chunnel is the secondlongest rail tunnel in the world, after the Seikan Tunnel in Japan.