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Happening NOW •Boys Basketball: Team meal 5 p.m. in commons •Musical: “The Wizard of Oz” opening night 7 p.m. in auditorium
Lunch Time at WHS •Today’s lunch: Barbecue beef ribbette, carrots •À la carte lines: French bread pizza, chicken fajita, baked potato bar, chef salad, sandwiches
Group Meetings •Quiz Bowl: Team members will meet at 3:10 p.m. today in A-136 for practice. •Collision: Christian fellowship group will meet at 3:10 p.m. today in A-135. •LibCATs: Library advisory group will meet at 3:15 p.m. today in the library. •Boys Soccer: Team members will meet for an open field training at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Avera Sports Institute, 1601 W. 44th St., and again at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. •Drama Club: Members will meet at 3:10 p.m. Monday in the Little Theatre. Remember to bring and sell treats during this week’s “Wizard of Oz” shows.
Other Reminders •Baseball: Registration is now open at siouxempirebaseball.org/high-school for potential WHS team members through Jan. 27, 2017. NOW Thursday Staff
Co-Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Green and Emily VanBockern Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Walker Staff: Jada Cunningham, Tyler Stephens, Jhoseline Fuentes, Emily Wilcox, Madi Forseth, Sidney Kennedy, Libby Nachtigal Co-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. Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ MCT Campus High School Newspaper Service
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Musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’ opens tonight in auditorium
Show featuring a large cast presented through Saturday
By Emily Wilcox ans of musical theater, or just a good story, will follow the Yellow Brick Road to the WHS auditorium as “The Wizard of Oz” opens to the public at 7 p.m. tonight. Shows will also continue Friday at 7 p.m. and with a matinee Saturday at 1 p.m. Tickets for any show can be purchased at the door, as available, or in advance from the show’s business manager Bryan Aukerman before or after school in A-126. All seats are $8. Aukerman made it clear that there are only three chances to see the cast’s work. “There are only three performances of this iconic musical, so don’t miss your chance to see it,” Aukerman enthused. Director Micki DeCurtins said the show is for everyone. “All ages enjoy this show, because of the classic story, the wonderful music, and the characters,” DeCurtins said. “The actors have really done a great job of bringing every character to life! We also have a group of awesome dancers and ensemble singers.” This two-act musical features sophomore Reanna Rohrer as Dorothy and sophomore Tatiana Chance as the Wicked Witch. Fans may remember this duo from last year’s “The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet.” Rohrer said it’s a great cast.
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Photo by Matt Schuldt OZ CAST—Cast members of “The Wizard of Oz” include (L-R) freshmen Merci Bita as the Cowardly Lion and Isaiah Henderson as the Tinman, sophomores Tatiana Chance as the Wicked Witch of the West and Reanna Rohrer as Dorothy and freshman Blake Anderson as the Scarecrow. “I like the people in the show with me,” she said. “It makes acting easier being with a cast that you know. We’ve put a lot of hard work, practice and coffee into this show. We are very excited to see how the audience reacts.” The theater and music department only produce a musical every other year, so fans need to see “Wizard” this week or wait until 2018.
Girls tennis team holds awards banquet By Amy Walker Girls tennis team members celebrated their season at an end-of-season banquet Nov. 22 in the commons. At the event, awards were presented to team members, including to senior Skylar CloseSmith who earned the Spirit of Coach Award. “I think we had a really great season,” CloseSmith said. “It was hard losing so many seniors, but everybody worked really hard to improve and
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make the best of it!” Junior Sadie Goodhope earned the Spirit of the Warrior Award. Goodhope said she was humbled. “I was very surprised when my name was announced for this award,” she said. “I really love this team. I cannot wait until next year.” The most improved award for varsity went to senior Maddie Vanderfeen and for JV to freshman Mackenzie
Brekke. The last award of the night went to eighth grader Katelyn Nesheim, the Positive Vibes Award. Coach Jillian Hurley said she was very pleased with the team’s performance this season. “I am so proud of the girls and the effort they put forth this season, and know that they will continue to work hard into next season,” Hurley said. The team finished 13th at the state meet in October.
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Never forget those who allow us to live in freedom
Archive moving into Canada
Wednesday marked the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base named Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. The invasion, which killed over 2,000 people, involved a group of Japanese fighter planes destroying several of the U.S. base’s main components including battleships and planes. The event had an instant and lasting impact on our country as a whole. Hear me. . . One of the best quotes by a U.S. president ever came folCarson Herbert lowing the Pearl Harbor attack when President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the day will be known as “a date which will live in infamy.” He was right. The catastrophe has remained one of the most tragic, yet significant, dates in the history of our country. Soon after, the U.S. declared that it was at war with Japan and became involved in the conflict that has come to be known as World War II. It is now a tradition for survivors of the attack and their families, along with many other Americans, to recognize the day every Dec. 7th. Even though this notorious attack took place three quarters of a century ago, we cannot forget to recognize the heroes that sacrificed their lives in order to protect the land that they loved during the Pearl Harbor attack. The same goes for veterans of all the different wars the U.S. has participated in over the years, as well as soldiers currently fighting for and representing the United States. We must all never forget their sacrifices. Senior Carson Herbert would like to thank past and present soldiers for their service.
By Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — The internet was created in America. But is it safe in America? Some people don’t think so. A nonprofit group based in San Francisco has decided to “Trumpproof ” its massive openfor-all internet library by storing it in Canada as well as the United States.
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Technology Watch The group, the Internet Archive, which claims to save some 300 million webpages every week, said in a blog post that storing a copy of its vast digital assets in another country is a step toward “preparing for a web that may face greater restrictions.” It did not mention President-elect Donald Trump by name but noted that government surveillance and “terrible violations of privacy” have brought down libraries in the past. “On Nov. 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change. It was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change,” says the blog post by the group’s founder, Brewster Kahle. Installing an off-site backup for data is a common strategy for companies, but this appears to be the first time that a major internet virtual utility has migrated assets out of the United States for fear of perceived domestic risk.
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