Weather
The University of South Dakota
Friday NOW is brought to you by:
Tonight: Cloudy Low 22°
Today:
Friday, Dec. 2, 2016
Regular Schedule
Happening NOW •Oral Interp: State Festival 9 a.m. today through Saturday at Harrisburg High School •Bowling: vs. O’Gorman 3:30 p.m. today at Eastway Bowl •Girls Basketball: ImPACT testing 3:30 p.m. today in A-104 •Debate: At Millard West High School 4 p.m. today through Saturday in Omaha, Neb. •Wrestling: Rider Invatitional 9 a.m. Saturday at Roosevelt High School •Gymnastics: Lolly Forseth Invitational 11 a.m. Saturday in gym •Winter Formal: Dance 8-11 p.m. Saturday in commons
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Cheeseburger, french fries, peas •À la carte lines: Cheese pizza, bean and cheese burrito, baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches
Group Meetings •SMASH Book Club: Will meet to discuss “A Monster Calls” fourth period and “Fight Club” fifth period today in the library.
Other Reminders •Hour of Code: Is coming on Wednesday during lunch hours. Sign up in the library today to attend. •Baseball: Registration is now open at siouxempirebaseball.org/high-school through Jan. 27, 2017. NOW Friday Staff
Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Anderson and Sydney Stallinga Assistant Editor: . . . . . . Maddie VanderFeen Staff: Rachel Boer, Kylee Haub, Hailie Schock, Megan Nolan, Erika Lehan, Shoniya Stonehouse, Alejandro Martinez, Logan Barber, Abdisa Baneta Editors-in-chief . . . . . . . . . Carson Herbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Maham Shah Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Lueth The News of Washington is a publication of the Orange & Black Staff Washington High School–Sioux Falls, S.D. WHSNOW.COM Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ TNS Campus High School Newspaper Service
Vol. 22 • No. 56
www.whsnow.com
This Weekend:
Cloudy Cool High 33°
Mostly cloudy Not as cold High 40° Sunday
Winter Formal dance takes over commons Annual event set for 8-11 p.m. Saturday at WHS
By Sydney Stallinga, Taylor Anderson and Erika Lehan arrior students will get down at the annual Winter Formal dance from 8-11 p.m. Saturday in the commons. Tickets will continue to be sold at lunch today for $10. Price will increase to $15 at the door Saturday. Non-WHS guests are allowed at this dance, and must be at least in high school and under 21 and must be signed-up in advance by 5B today at the ticket table. All WHS students must have their school ID to enter and guests should have a state-issued ID. Freshman Isabel Wilkins is ready for Saturday. “I’m really excited for my first high school formal,” Wilkins said. “I can’t wait to get dressed
W
up with my friends and eat a free dinner.” Junior Madi Forseth is also ready to take on the night. “Formal is going to be lit,” Forseth enthused. “I can’t wait to get funky on the dance floor one last time with my favorite seniors. It will be a night to remember.” Junior student council member Ruhama Tereda has been preparing for the dance. “Look forward to the photo booth and get excited for a rockin’ DJ for a good time,” Tereda said. Sophomore student council member Marlene Valdovinos is also excited to show off their work. “The commons will be decorated with lights, black, gold and silver,” Valdovinos said. “We can’t wait to see everyone there enjoying the dance!”
If you’re going. . . Who:
•WHS students and guests who are high school age to 20 years old. Outside guests must be signed up by 5B today.
What:
•Winter Formal Dance
When:
8-11 p.m. Saturday
Where:
WHS Commons
Tickets:
$10 during lunch today, $15 at door Saturday
Gymnastics team hosts major event By Alex Martinez Warrior gymnastics team members will be hosting the Lolly Forseth Gymnastics Invitational Saturday in the WHS gym. Competition begins at 11 a.m. Saturday as the team will be competing with several teams from across the state, making it the largest meet WHS has hosted in a few years. Eleven teams from Sioux Falls, Rapid City and other major eastern South Dakota
FOLLOW US, WARRIORS!
schools will be in attendance. Doors will be open at 10 a.m. Saturday. Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for students K-12 and no passes will be accepted to enter the invitational. Medals will be given to the top six in each event, including vault, balance beam, uneven bars and floor excercise. Six medals will also be given for the members that compete allaround. The spring floor will be Warrior Nation Events
@whsPAC
moved into the main gym for this meet as all events are contested in one location. Freshman Kia Gjoraas said the team is ready to play host on Saturday. “I am very excited to host a large meet because we get to see how good all the other schools are and to show our Warrior pride,” Gjoraas said. “My goals for the team is to do better than the last meet and also for myself, I want to top what I did last meet.” All WHS News
@nowatwhs
• News of Washington
Page 2
Friday, Dec. 2, 2016
Wrestling team opens Debate team travels with Rider Invitational to Omaha, Neb., event By Hailie Schock The wrestling team will open their season at the Rider Invitational at 9 a.m. Saturday at Roosevelt High School. This will be the team’s first meet of the season and first under new head coach Lance Peters. Peters said he is very excited to start competing against other schools. “We have had a great
couple weeks of practice and are ready to use this weekend as a measuring stick to see where we are at,” Peters said. “We are open at 113 pounds, but other than that we are bringing 13 competitive wrestlers to the invite this weekend. The team’s goal is to have as many people place at state as possible. Individual goals are to compete well in every match.”
By Logan Barber Debate team members will attend their first out-ofstate tournament this weekend as they travel to the Millard West Invitational today and Saturday in Omaha, Neb. Events include both novice and varsity Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Congressional and Public Forum Debate. Senior Hailie Schock
said the team is excited for the weekend. “I think we will do well,” Schock said. “We have been working very hard over the past couple weeks, and it will be a good opportunity to go against schools we haven’t gotten to see yet.” Coach Travis Dahle is also optimistic “We will take it one day at a time and hopefully do well,” Dahle said.
Seasons greetings, Warriors! Basketball season, that is! After a well deserved vacation of resting our voices from cheering on the Warrior athletes this fall, it is time to start warming up your vocal cords and digging out those pom poms for winter sports. Hear me. . . Gymnastics is in full swing, and wrestling season opens Saturday, and before we Maddie VanderFeen know it, basketball season will once again tip-off. With the first week of basketball practice coming to a close for both boys and girls, this means only a couple more months of blood, sweat, tears and lots of hard work
to go until the State AA Tournaments March 16-18, 2017, in Rapid City! Our Warrior basketball teams will head to Rapid City to open their season next weekend against Rapid City Stevens and St. Thomas Moore. In order for our Warriors to have another successful season and both make it to the finals of the State AA Tournament again this season, it is imperative we have excellent attendance at the games so we can pump up our Warrior athletes and coaches. Just think, If you lose your voice cheering, you won’t have to do your Spanish speaking assignment the next day. Coming to the games and cheering for the “basketballers” is not only beneficial for the team’s spirits, but I am sure it is also proven to boost emotional, physical and mental health as a fan. So don’t miss a single game this season, Warriors. See you there. Senior Maddie VanderFeen recommends you should go watch Jack Talley dunk!
Attend the
Hour of Code Dec. 7th – 4th or 5th
[email protected] www.usd.edu
@UniversitySD
•
Visit with female technology professionals from EROS and Citibank
•
Receive a free t-shirt
•
Enjoy a pizza lunch
•
Learn how fun and accessible coding can be
‘Ringing’ in the ears not good By Lela Nargi Science News (TNS) Alex Smith remembers the nights that permanently changed what he hears. A punk and metal fan, he has attended lots of noisy concerts over the years. One band, My Bloody Valentine, is known for playing an incredibly loud chord and “holding it for like 18 minutes,” says Smith. Shortly after he graduated from college, he left one of their shows, as he’d left many others — with his ears clicking. The annoying sensation was gone a few mornings later. But some time later he woke up with a squeaky noise in his right ear. This persistent sound resembled “someone releasing air from a balloon,” says Smith. That was in 1999.
Science Friday He still hears the annoying sound. It has never gone away. Smith is one of an estimated 50 million Americans with a condition called persistent tinnitus. Tinnitus is a constant ringing, hissing or buzzing in the ears. It can be temporary, lasting only for a few hours or days. Or it can persist for years — even a lifetime. Smith had temporary tinnitus on and off for years. Until it became permanent. Some medicines and medical disorders can trigger persistent tinnitus. So can inner-ear damage from loud noise. Once considered an ailment of older people, tinnitus now afflicts many kids as young as 11. Risky listening behaviors tend to be the cause in such young patients. They expose their ears to loud music at concerts, clubs and through gaming and listening devices. As a result, a new study shows, more than one in four of them may now hear a nonstop ringing or other noise. The study also suggests that persistent tinnitus in teens may warn of serious hearing damage that could worsen as the victim gets older.
