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LEVYWhat the 2012-2013 Supplemental

means for LPOSD stakeholders

In March of 2013, the Lake Pend Oreille School District will vote on a supplemental levy dealing with the school’s money and budget for the next two years.

The supplemental levy is solely based on student enrollment. Student numbers have been at a steady decrease in the Lake Pend Oreille School District since 2006, and because numbers have been down, the district receives less funding from the state. Therefore, the district must raise the amount asked for in levies to continue funding the same things.

MEGHAN O’HARA | STAFF MEMBERDATA COLLECTED FROM “BUDGET - FISCAL YEAR 2013” AVAILABLE AT LPOSD.ORG

MADEY LYNCH | STAFF MEMBER TYSON BIRD | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The red area below shows the number of students enrolled in the Lake Pend Oreille School district, 1999-2012. As schools across the state of Idaho have lost students, state funding has been reduced. The yellow area indicates the average amount of money funded by levies in Idaho.

1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

4,1474,061 4,117 4,130 4,076 4,098

4,1554,073 4,028

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State Sources - 73% State Sources - 66%

2010 Idaho AverageRevenue Sources

2013 LPOSD Revenue Sources

2012-2013 LPOSD Proposed

Supplemental Levy$6,864,088

Taxes 10% Taxes

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$5,877,003 - Staf ng - 86%

$150,000Technology - 3%

$208,000Maintenance - 3%

$133,809Curriculum - 2%

$289,500Student Activities - 4%

*the levy also includes $40,776 in “Fund Balance” and $155,000

in “Contingency/Transfers” which make up about 2%

These two sources are fully funded by LPOSD supplementary levies.

Where do you think money comes from to

fund our school?basically speaking:

“From fund-raisers and

cutting all the good elective

classes.”

“Estate owners or taxpayers.”

“Taxpayers.”

“Taxes and people who live in Sandpoint.”

SeniorMichael Stormo

SophomoreBrent Buchmiller

JuniorBrittany Esparza

FreshmanBaylee Webster

senior sophomore

senior sophomore

junior freshman

junior freshman

3,656 3,693 3,699

3,55655 60 60 60 62

70 76 79

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135 140

(in millions of dollars, from idahocfp.org)

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percentages approximated to the nearest integerdollar amounts are exact

What this money fundsMaintenance includes• Custodial staff• Utilities• Snow plowing• Building maintenance

Student Activities includes• Bus rentals• State competitions• Facility rentals• Coaches supplies• A 2.5 percent cut

Staffing includes• Staff, general, upper quartile and “k intervention paras”• Staff IT• Coaches salaries• Trip salaries• Custodial staff

Curriculum includes• Consumables

Technology includes• License fees

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“Each student that attends Sandpoint High is worth $6,000.” ex-plained Lisa Hals, budget manager for the school district. This may not seem like a lot of money but a good analogy is a classroom set-ting. If you were to take away a class of 25 students, the school district would lose about $150,000.

“When you lose that much money, we can’t afford to keep that teacher.” Hals said.

With this supplemental levy, the district is expected to ask for ap-

proximately $6.8 million and with enrollment down, the school is heavily depending on this. Another thing to be aware of is that the first thing to go when the budget is cut are electives and teachers. In a supplemental levy, $6 million of the levy goes to paying teachers and other employees of the district. $823,000 goes to instructional support.

If this supplemental levy does not pass, the district will lose one-third of their funding, which comes out to about $1-2 million per year.

NEWSpage 2 Halloween 2012

as aside note

Practice times and ACCESS rules still obscure at SHS

Thinking Pink

— Brooke Obaitek and Kennedy Search, Staff Members

Busting the Brush

Red Zone Now Open

— Dean Knaggs, Staff Member

Tom Luna lands at SHSState Superintendent discusses Propositions 1,2,3

A new clause in the ACCESS schedule this year states that “team or activity practice” may only be-gin at 3:30 p.m.

After almost two months of school, questions remain about the definition of this clause, and what is defined as a “team or activity practice”. Cross country coach Matt Brass, for example, re-quired runners to be at practice by 3:15 p.m., un-less they had a teacher note.

“Practice officially starts when we start running at 3:30, but information needs to be given, and in order for the team to be home before 6 or 6:30, that information needs to start at 3:15,” Brass said.

Brass is not the only coach who has interpreted the “team or activity practice” definition in his own way. Head Football coach Satini Puailoa re-quires athletes attend an after school film review and study hall, unless they are requested by a teacher.

“I guarantee we aren’t the only ones doing it,” Puailoa said. “Volleyball sets up nets in the gym

before 3:30.” Confusion surrounding this policy are reflected

in student athletes as well. Senior Levi Speakman feels there is inconsistency in the enforcement of ACCESS.

“Most coaches don’t respect the rules of AC-CESS, except for soccer,” Speakman said.

The Sandpoint High School admin-istration does not condone violations of the ACCESS poli-cies as outlined on the schedule.

“The SHS Admin team would be very disappointed to learn that some coaches were starting practice before 3:30 p.m.” said SHS principal Dr. Becky Meyer. “Maintaining a 5-star status takes cooperation and support from all SHS staff, including coaches.”

Practice times are not the only thing causing confusion about ACCESS. Because the last class

period ends at 2:30 p.m., some leave campus at the end of instruction, while others erroneously think students must be requested in order to see a teacher. Science teacher Woody Aunan feels that ACCESS is under-utilized by students.

“Access is an opportunity, but kids take it as a punishment,” Aunan said.

Aunan’s view is mirrored by students at Sandpoint High School.

“ACCESS is good because I’ve never been to it,” freshman Mat-thew Curtiss said.

Again, the administration ex-pressed that ACCESS is an op-portunity for academic benefit and was designed with students in mind.

“The staff worked collaboratively to create the Afterschool ACCESS time schedule,” Meyer said, “and without 100 percent buy-in, we will not be able to maintain our high academic expectations and stellar student performance.”

Most coaches don’t respect the rules of

ACCESS, except for soccer.“Levi SpeakmanSenior

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ACCESS attracts attention

Seniors flocking to the polls

Campus Security Monitor, Paul Mares, led the attack this October to clear the brush next to the Special Services building after he caught students smoking in the back.

Mares, with the help of some students, has worked every Satur-day in the morning this October to clear out the brush. Mares is hoping to open the view more to lessen the security issue of students commit-ting to illegal, on campus, illicit substances.

The Special Services building is located between the main lot and Division Street making students, like senior Jonathan DaVault, in the back of the main parking lot pleased with the clean up taking place.

“It’s nice cause not a lot of people hang out over around my car now.” DaVault said.

This site offers an open space that Mares hints could possibly become another lunch spot for students dur-ing hot spring days because of the cover of shade offered by the trees. Mares also put out the idea of start-ing a student garden in the future.

“People like to do things in dark places,” Mares said.

With the new clean up, you’re likely to see Mares around the cam-pus filling in the absence of Dennis Sanford. Many students say that Mares is having to fill big shoes left behind by Sanford, though Mares thinks he is going to do just fine.

“..[I am] benefitting from the hard work that he put in last year, but I plan to build off of that,” Mares said.

On the first Tuesday of November, United States citizens will vote to decide who the leader of the nation will be. Joining the ranks of adult citizens are some of Sandpoint High School’s se-nior students.

Out of 50 seniors polled, 28 percent will be eli-gable to vote in the next election. However, only 80 percent of those eligable plan on voting. Al-though not all seniors will be 18 in time to sup-port Obama or Romney, many seniors are politi-cally aware.

“This election has a lot to do with all of our fu-tures, even if we can’t vote now, we will be adults while this man is in office.” senior Rio Pedersen

said. Students seem to agree the main issue is the

economy, with 60 percent of those polled calling it their main concern.

“Healthcare, social security, jobs, welfare, and the overall economy are all things to be worried about.” Pedersen says.

Just over half of all Senior SHS students recog-nize that their parents and family members have influence over their political beliefs.

“I was raised around my parent’s political belei-fs, regardless of if I meant to or not, I absorbed some of their opinions.” senior Adam Murray says.

Regardless of what influences their votes, who they will be voting for, or if they can vote at all, SHS students are excited for the election.

Cymbre MartinStaff Member

Grade 12 gets involved in the 2012 presidential election

Cymbre Martin and Dean KnaggsStaff Members

n DEEP IN THOUGHT: Tom Luna listens attentively and contemplates a ques-tion during the interview over Propositions 1, 2, and 3.

SHELBY BAUGHN | STAFF MEMBER

Tom Luna, Idaho Superintendent of Public In-

struction, and Education Advisor to Mitt Rom-ney’s campaign, visited Sandpoint High School, Wednesday, October 24. Creator of Senate Bills 1108,1110, and 1184, now known as “Luna Laws” or the “Students Come First Laws,” Luna a lot to say about the propositions that will be put to a vote in Idaho on November 6. These controversial laws center around teachers union’s collective bargain-ing rights, student perfor-mance based salaries and technology implemented in classrooms. A lot of op-

position has been put for-ward by teachers unions both in and out of Idaho. Opinions vary about whether this funding is ap-propriate.

“This is a law that will be voted on by Idahoans, in my mind the efforts to either support or repeal these laws should be kept in Idaho,” Luna said.

SHS English teacher Kelli Knowles disagrees.

“Nationwide funding just shows that the nation understands what is wrong with these reforms and that should mean some-thing,” Knowles said.

Much of the contro-versy centers around stu-dents being provided with laptops and being required to take two credits online. Opposition to the propo-

sition argue that this will increase class size and put students at a disadvantage who do not learn well on computers. “It does not drive up classroom size, the way it will be implemented is decided on a state level,” Luna said. Teachers unions are concerned with the change to merit-based pay. “Teachers have been fed misperceptions by the union leaders, once they find out these laws provide them with opportunities for bonuses, their opinion might change,” Luna said.

Luna answered ques-tions regarding his upcom-ing propositions and their effect on Idaho schools.

A complete video ver-sion of Luna’s interview can be found at shscedarpost.com

Cymbre Martin and Sam LevoraStaff Members

Q. What do you believe the role of federal government should be in education?

A. I believe in states rights when it comes to education. I take a tenth amend-ment approach. There is nothing in the constitution that gives the federal govern-ment say in education.

Q. How does funding affect the cam-paigns for and against the propositions?

A. Idahoans passed this legisla-tion, and we are having no problem fundraising in Idaho. 85% of high schools have already volunteered to take part in Proposition three.

Q. What is wrong with the alternative reforms [to propositions 1,2, and 3] that the oppositions has put forth?

A. In 20 months, they [the opposition] haven’t brought forth one idea. It’s not like we have a choice between reform plan A and reform plan B, there is no plan B.

n1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime

nIt is the most commonly diag-nosed cancer in women.

nIn the U.S. alone, 220,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

nMore than 40,000 women in the U.S. will die from this disease.

nBreast cancer can also affect men

nHelp out with a breast cancer awareness charity

nJoin, or even start, your own fundraiser

nStart educating women (and men) about breast cancer and how to prevent the disease.

nDonate to a charity.

As October comes to an end, many people may not have real-ized that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of this, here are some important facts about this disease:

How you can spread awareness:

Economy

Foreign Policy

Education

Other

Healthcare

Military

What matters most?

Economy

Foreign Policy

Education

Other

Healthcare

Military

Staff member Cymbre Martin polled 50 senior students to discover what issues matter to high schoolers.

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Sandpoint High School’s student store, the RedZone, is again open for business.

In addition to serving various food items during both lunch, the Red Zone lets students take on leadership roles of running a busi-ness. Adviser Melinda Niemen said she really enjoys helping develop business skills they can use outside of school.

“I like when students take re-sponsibility and ownership for the business,” Niemen said.

— Kennedy Search, Staff Member

Sound Bites

The Cedar Post is governed by the same legal rights as the professional press. Under the First Amendment, we reserve the right to free expression and freedom of the press. The student newspaper of Sandpoint High School is an open public forum for the students of Sandpoint High School and the community of Sandpoint, Idaho, with its editorial board making all decisions concerning its contents; it is not subject to prior review by admin-istration, faculty, or community members.

Unsigned editorials express the views of the majority of the editorial board.

Letters to the editor must be signed, although the staff may withhold the name upon request. The paper reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and all letters are subject to law governing obscenity, libel, privacy and disruption of the school process, as are all contents for the paper.

Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of the staff, nor should an opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as opinion or policy of the administration, unless so attributed.The CP strongly encourages you to voice your opinion through the student paper. E-mail your letter or bring it by E8.

Cedar Posteditorial policy

OPINIONHalloween 2012 page 3

Editorial Board

Staff

Adviser

Staff 2012-2013

Tyson BirdKara Bruce

Emmett JonesKristen McPeek

Melissa MioneNathan Schwartz

Marissa VinsonKristina Gall

Tanner SheffieldBrooke Obaitek

Alexus AhrensKaitlin WallisBrian Millar

Lexi DeMers

Cymbre MartinDesi Storks

Dean KnaggsGrayce BrunnerJames JonesJulian Kubiak

Karlee PetersonKelly Omodt

Kennedy Search Kevin Hill

Maddie RussoMadey LynchMayla Millar

Meghan O’HaraSam Levora

Savannah PittsShelby Baughn

William Love

Editor-in-ChiefNews EditorOpinion EditorArts & Culture EditorSports EditorSports EditorPhoto EditorGraphics EditorWebmasterWeb EditorCopy EditorFinance ManagerAdvertising ManagerSocial Media Editor

SAM LEVORA - STAFF MEMBER

KELLY OMODT - STAFF MEMBER

The Mission of the Cedar Post Editorial Board, through the Opinion Page, is to provoke thought and discussion among the student body regarding issues of social, political, and educational concern.

You are worth $6,000. When the budget comes into play and the district balances their books, starts looking for cuts or addi-tions, you are worth $6,000. You can do the math from there.

The student body of Sandpoint High School is worth quite a bit of money, more money than most of us could ever hope to earn in a year, more than some people will earn in their lifetime.

But that still isn’t enough to feed our budget. With multiple extra-curricular activities to pay for, with sports to fund, band and choir, our beloved Cedar Post to factor in, with teacher salaries in the mix, with transportation costs looming, with classroom supplies to worry about, that $6,000 the district makes per student is gone as quickly as a single snowflake in a blizzard or a drop of water in an endless sea.

And that’s why we need the levy. And that’s why we’ve got our fingers crossed that it won’t fail and we won’t need to watch our activities, our sports, and our teachers vanish in a haze.

In fact, speaking of teachers, they’re the first head on the chopping block. Not sports or activities, as some people might believe, but teachers, the most important aspect of our education. A good teacher can change a student’s life, they can make a monumental difference in their future, but not if that teacher suddenly is dealing with thirty students, with thirty-five, with forty crammed into rooms built for twenty to twenty-five stu-dents. Students will, hopefully, still get a good education, but they won’t get the individual focus, the sometimes life-changing effect that an excel-lent teacher has on an impressionable student.

And after we make cuts to our fantastic teaching staff, activities and

sports will feel the pain of deep budget cuts. Without the levy, we’d lose our award-winning band and choir programs, take heavy wounds to our awesome athletic teams, and our already humbled drama department would likely disappear. And nobody wants that to happen.

Because, if the levy breaks, anyone who wants to be in a school band, anyone who wants to play baseball, anyone who wants to participate in high school plays, they’ve got to move. And if you think that won’t af-fect anything, you’re very, very wrong. Less students in our school dis-trict means less money for programs and teachers, which means more students will leave for better, richer districts. Area businesses will likely see their revenue take a plunge, and a lot of very fine people might find themselves out of a job. And nobody wants that to happen.

And that, if anybody wonders, is why we’re placing a focus on the levy. Because, if it breaks, we’ve got to move. There’s not a student at Sandpoint High School who wants to see their precious programs or their treasured teachers slashed, and no community member wants to see the economy tank, especially when it’s finally on the way up. We didn’t choose to take this standpoint because the administration suggested it or the school-board ordered it; we support the levy because without it there would be no Cedar Post, no choir concerts, no school basketball games, no plays put on by the drama department, and unreasonable class sizes. We sup-port it because it supports our local economy by employing citizens and ensuring students’ money stays in Sandpoint.

We support the levy because, if it breaks, we do too.

Newt Gingrich claimed that this presidential election is “a choice between Mitt Romney and the most radical, leftist president in the history of America.” Republicans and conservatives have

characterized Obama as a socialist who has single-handedly killed the American Dream. However, the only thing that Obama has actually killed is Osama Bin Laden, which the last president, also a Republican, couldn’t accomplish after starting two wars to get him in the first place.

Under Obama, taxes have been lowered and Federal spending has been the lowest in decades. More oil is being drilled domestically than ever before, corporate profits are at an all time high, and Obama has never even mentioned gun control, let alone taking our guns as some conservatives fear. Does this sound like the most leftist president in all of history?

The only things that I could see be considered as radical is that he wants to lower military spending after generations of presidents have rallied behind inflated military budgets to play the “world’s policeman.” Mitt Romney criticized Obama, saying in the first presidential debate that “I will

not cut our commitment to our military, I will keep America strong.” Our current military spending is greater then next 17 nations combined, whom are almost all allies. Out of all military spending in the world in 2010, the U.S. made up 43 percent of it, equalling 693 billion dollars. However, Mitt Romney would like to almost quadruple military spending to two trillion dollars, and at the same time, wants to cut marginal tax rates by 20 percent across the board. His math doesn’t add up. His plans call for lowering taxes beyond reasonable measures, and at the same time raising federal spending on the military.

With his plans, he will hurt the middle class more than any action taken by Obama. In all reality, Romney is the dangerous radical that will kill the American Dream. Republicans are trying to portray Obama as something he is not, so that they can develop paranoia in voters and American citizens. The problems that he has dealt with are not his doing, but rather the doing of his predecessor, who happens to be of the same party as Romney.

America has been given a clear choice in the 2012 presidential election. Mitt Romney offers a fresh viewpoint of leading the country into a positive direction.

Today our nation is faced with serious economic challenges: unemploy-ment is at 7.8 percent, small businesses are being crushed by regulation, and energy costs have doubled. The deficit of the U.S. is roughly $6 tril-lion-this has tripled from the time Obama first took office. Under Obama’s administration, gas prices escalated from $1.84 per gallon to $3.88 per gallon in the fall of 2012. Obama has promoted the shutdown of fossil fuel resources in the last four years, and supported undependable alternative energy industries costing the American citizens billions of dollars.

“Peace through strength” rather than “peace through apology” sums up the difference between Romney and Obama. Governor Romney plans to act decisively on threats abroad and at home unilaterally if necessary,

based on intelligence briefings and not UN restrictions. He promises to maintain military funding during troop withdrawal from the Middle East, to ensure the protection of each soldier. Romney states that cutting our defense budget will put all of us at risk, providing an open invitation for those who hate the US. Benghazi is an example of failed foreign policy. The incident in which Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Ameri-cans were killed demonstrates incompetence of the administration’s chain of command. Could the fact that President Obama did not attend over 50 percent of his security briefings contribute to the Benghazi debacle?

Governor Romney takes his presidential candidacy very seriously. Setting high standards for himself and the country; he wants the United States to be propelled forward in every aspect. A vote for Romney is a vote for the United States of America.

HALLOWEEN

UNICORNS

JAMES BOND SKI SEASON

Sandpoint High School students, teachers and staff share their opinion on a variety of matters ranging from absurd to serious.

The opinions reflected in Sound Bites do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Cedar Post staff or Sandpoint High School as a whole.

THE ELECTION

EMADS

When the levy breaks, you gotta move

“Romney...will kill the American Dream”

Compiled by Emmett Jones, Opinion Editor.

“You can’t turn a slogan into a noun by sticking an ‘s’ on the end.”

Tyson Bird - JUNIOR

“Unicorns makes me want to take my wand out of my pocket and run around

in the Enchanted Forest.”Kara Bruce - JUNIOR

“I feel like Mitt Romney is going take the election and put some students

back in their place.”Nik Feyen- SENIOR

“Ski season is ‘snow’ joking matter. People who don’t ski are kind of ‘flaky.’ ”

Jacey Lawson - JUNIOR

“I’m going to go trick or treating. I hope people actually give me candy.” Jessica McPeek - FRESHMAN

letter

EDI ORto heTt

“Romney offers a fresh viewpoint”

I am writing on behalf of the new parent organiza-tion at the Sandpoint High School called C.A.R.E. C.A.R.E. is the brainchild of two parents of SHS stu-dents who noticed there wasn’t an active parent group, so with the help of Dr. Meyer, C.A.R.E. was born. We are now almost 100 parents strong and growing!

C.A.R.E. stands for Caring Adults Recognizing Excellence. As parents of Sandpoint High School students, our mission is “to better our school, students, teachers and staff through appreciation. We seek to create a culture of appreciation and respect in an environment people want to attend and work. We will utilize volunteerism and collaboration to enrich and support the betterment of our school. We promote to all those who walk through our doors – strive to be your best!”

What have we done with that mission? Maybe you were a freshman at the complementary welcome BBQ this fall sponsored by C.A.R.E.? Perhaps you enjoyed free entrance to the district finals girls’ varsity soccer game or even had a C.A.R.E. volunteer hand you your ASB card? These are a few of the ways we are trying to create a culture of support, appreciation and respect in the hopes of making your environment at school that much better.

We are also working on an annual project. While making plans for the freshman BBQ, we realized we could really use a BBQ of our own. Led by the father of a new student, a group of dads is heading up the “Build the BBQ” project. They are collaborating with Mr. Vasquez and his students to create a “chuck wagon” that could be used for school functions and other events. We are thinking of ways for the student body to help fundraise for items that cannot be acquired through donation, so look for more information on that.

In addition to the BBQ project, C.A.R.E. has imple-mented a “Student of the Month” program to recognize students who show excellence beyond their academics; who give back to the school community, who demon-strate a positive attitude in the hallways and give their best. We were proud to announce our first C.A.R.E. Student of the Month: Carli Giard. Congratulate her when you pass her in the hallways- she strives to be her best and it shows!

We are excited about all the possibilities for C.A.R.E. to collaborate with staff and students and create a great experience at Sandpoint High School. We will be sure to let you know when we have ways in which you can help. C.A.R.E. and all those around you WILL notice!

Sincerely, CA.R.E

C.A.R.E. cares

“I think it’s crazy not wanting to protect teaching and teachers.”

Pam Webb - TEACHER

“I’d sure love to get the ‘star’ without so many ‘bucks’.”

Emily McKay - SOPHOMORE

“I absolutely love the new actor, Daniel Craig. He’s handsome.’ ”Caleb Ehly - SENIOR

LUNA LAWS STARBUCKS

ARTS & CULTUREpage 4 Halloween 2012

T here’s a new sensation that’s sweeping the nation! But have no fear, it’s not another new phone.

No, instead it’s an old game from Japan that’s found its way to the light again, only this time, it’s infected the U.S. Guessed it? That’s right, it’s the kendama!

What is a kendama? A kendama is a tra-ditional Japanese toy that consists of two wooden cups of different sizes placed on the center of a wooden spike, with a smaller cup on the bottom of the spike, all connected to a string that holds a ball.

The point is to complete a sequence of tricks, in certain orders, in certain ways. Ju-nior Caleb Jeffries has been practicing the art of a kendama for just over a year.

“It’s fun and addicting. There’s a whole kendama community online that posts new

tricks that you can try, and you can make new ones.”

Kendama isn’t just to pass the time ei-ther. There is an organization called Kend-ama USA that puts together competitions for avid kendamers. Competitors have to complete a list of tricks in sequence, do the same trick for as long as possible, and even go against rivals, loser being the one who messes up first.

“There’s always room to progress. If you just keep at it, the rewardment from your progression is the best part,” Jeffries said.

Want to join the kendama experience? Go online or visit some local stores, and soon enough, you too can be a part of the sensation.

Kendomination

THE HALLOWEEN SCENE

Topdead traditions

Melissa MioneStaff Member

Most Popular Costumes:1. Superhero

2. Animal3. Monster

4. Food5. Athlete

Most Popular Activities:1. ScarywoodSilverwood takes on it’s fall form as a haunted park.

3. Halloween PartiesHalloween falling on a Wednesday may prove inconvinient for some.

Next please...The electric chair was first invented by a dentist

Bobbing for apples

School dress up

Its the nightHalloween was once called the night of witches

Scary Secrets

Black CatsWhen you see a black cat on the side of the road, if you dont hit it, it’s considered bad luck

Candy anyone?Snickers is the most popular halloween candy

Say What?Samhainophobia means the fear of Halloween

A taste of something differentJack-O-Lanterns were first scooped out turnips

Colorful TimeOrange stands for the colors of fall while black represents death

I ain’t scared!On average, 100 people fear spiders more than they do death

A wave of kendamas takes over

n KENDAMA DRAMA: Junior Caleb Jeffries spikes his kendama for the camera out front of the school during lunch. The toy can be found on the KendamaUSA website where a variety of different kendamas are featured.

KRISTEN MCPEEK| A&C EDITOR

Kristen McPeek, Madey Lynch, Meghan O’Hara, Kelly Omodt, Julian KubiakStaff

Spooky

2. Trick-or-treatingApparently you’re never too old to beg strangers for candy.

Halloween 2012 page 5ARTS & CULTURE

Sandpoint High Schools Technical Engineer-ing Educator Mr. Eric Mann has made his mark on the invention world and is now allowing his students to do the same.

In the spring of 2011, Mr. Mann came up with an idea for an invention while driving to Spokane. While listening to his music, he wanted a way to do this with his iPad without having to set it on the seat. This is how the idea for the invention of the flexable iPad stand, Bendi, was created.

Only a sophomore in college, Mann was new to the invention process. With his skills he was able realize certain criteria that he wanted to uphold during the process, like keeping all means of pro-duction in the U.S. for quality control and keeping the price low so consumers could afford his prod-

uct. “The process was overall very positive, with only a few minor setbacks”, Mann said.

Going through this program before graduat-ing left him with new skills, the skills that he is now using to help high school students learn the process as well. The program is called Inventors Club & Technology Student Association (TSA) and it allows students to invent new products. Students would then submit their ideas to a com-pany called Quirky, and from there the ideas with the most potential are sent off to be evaluated by companies with need for a possible invention. If the company wants the invention they take over all area of manufacturing and production, giving the student 30% of all profits.

This new program is available at Sandpoint High School, “It’s an amazing opportunity” soph-omore Preston Cole said. This class is for the stu-dents who dream about a career in technology.

Karlee PetersonStaff Member

n INVENTION AT WORK: Eric Mann poses in his classroom with his invention called the “Bendi”. The product can be used in cars, in the office, in the kitchen, or anywhere people may need it.

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From Quentin Torintino (Pulp Fic-tion, Inglourious Basterds) comes a story of freedom, revenge and a curiously vilanous Leonardo DiCaprio. A doctor (Christoph Waltz) frees a slave, Django, (Jamie Foxx) and trains him to become a bounty hunter. Django proceeds to hunt down a evil plantation owner (DiCaprio). Gunfights ensue.

Skyfall, the twenty-third film in the James Bond series (Daniel Craig’s third) will hit theaters this November. The actua story of the film is a bit murky, as it is not based on any of Ian Fleming’s original books, but it promises to contain ample quantities of Bond’s signature action.

From director Gore Verbinski (Pirates Of The Caribbean) comes this remake of the classic television show. Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales of the transformation of John Reid to the legendary man of justice, The Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer). Depp’s Tonto is guaranteed to induce some strange looks, and perhaps some anger, from fans of the original television show.

Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic story of love and tragedy among a group of east coast bigwigs, this film will be released just in time to brighten your Christmas. Nick Car-raway (Tobey Maguire) is a young midwestern-er who, upon moving to the east coast, comes into contact with wealthy gentleman named Jay Gatspy (Leonardo DiCaprio). Carraway proceeds to learn Gatsby’s secrets.

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Tasty, full of antioxidants, high in fiber and pro-tein, pumpkin seeds are all the rage! Here’s an easy recipe to make them yourself. Desi Storks Staff Member

Steps:1) Cut a big enough hole in the top of your pumpkin so your hand or spoon will fit

inside2) Scoop out all of the seeds and string3) Put the seeds and string into a big bowl and thoroughly wash them4) Place the seeds into a strainer and let them drain for 30 minutes5) Place them onto a baking pan and put them into a warm oven, 120 F-150 F to

dry them. Stir every 10 minutes to speed the drying process6)Take them out of the oven once dry and preheat oven to 275 F7) Spread the seeds onto a cookie sheet and lightly top the seeds with four tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil.8) Season your seeds with 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger,

1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice9) Place the cookie sheet onto a baking pan and place the seeds in the oven.

Bake until golden brown, about 10-20 minutes. Keep an eye on them and stir every 5 minutes.10) Once done sprinkle with salt and enjoy your pumpkin seeds, hot or cold.

Materials needed:*Pumpkin(your choice

of size)

*A sharp, serrated large knife

*Large spoon or your hand

*Baking pan*Cookie sheet

*Salt, cinnamon, ground

ginger, ground allspice

*Vegetable oil/Butter

*Big bowl

*Strainer

One of the healthiest teas is green tea. Interfering with the growth of cancer it not only burns fat, but it reduces risk of stroke

and improves cholesterol.

The highest caffinated tea is black tea and is the base of many flavors such as chai. It can even protect your lungs from smoke. Caffeine also increases mental

awareness.

Although green tea is anti-cancerous, white tea has the most potent anti-cancer properties. 40 percent of the nation’s fluid intake is tea, and white tea is considered

the crispest taste.

65 percent of Americans start their days with a cup of coffee. 68 percent of those

have one of their 13 cups in a week within the first half-hour they wake up. Although

it can cause weight gain and wrinkles, coffee is shown to improve memory.

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Found mostly in the gym, on the field or any place that requires a little exercise. Add some lemons that help clear your skin and contain vitimin C. Also, cucumbers and mint are ways of giving an extra fresh flavor for your sipping enjoyment. (Stickers optional)

Feel like sipping some hot chocolate on winter days? Try going homemade with cocoa powder , honey and a splash of vanilla for not only a healthier drink, but a good tasting more natural drink fit to your taste. Don’t limit yourself, these mugs can be used for coffee and tea as well, add a friend for extra fun!

Busy with school, homework, or run-ning around this cup fits not only in your hand, but in your car going everywhere with you. They make great gifts with many ways to personalize them.

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1) Reduce razor burn2) Stop foot odor3)Tenderize meat

4) Boost growth of rose plants

5) Relieve tired eyes6) Condition dry hair

7) Clean and condition wood furniture

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With Football season in its final wrap up, Senior Nik Feyen fills us in on his experience play-ing from Little League to running with the big,

mighty Bulldogs.

Q. How long have you played football and what position do you play? A. I’ve been playing on the offensive line since 3rd grade.

Q. Why do you enjoy playing Football?A. I enjoy playing alongside my friends & having fun with A.J. Buratto.

Q. Who has been your biggest motivator this year?A. Coach Pauiloa, because he pushes me to do my best in the weight room and on the field.

Q. In your mind, is it still about individual glory or has it become a team effort?A. Definitely a team effort.

Q. Do you want to play football at the next level?A. Yes, I’d like to, because I have been given the oppor-tunity to keep doing what I love doing and hopefully, the players I have next to me now will follow.

Q. How is this season different than last with the coach-ing change?A. The team is more disciplined. I have had a lot more fun, and the program itself has become an actual program that is fun to be a part of.

Q. What do you like doing besides playing football?A. In my free time I enjoy knitting with my younger sister Claire and helping my mother cook with the vegetables we pick out of our garden.

Q. Who is your favorite professional NFL team?A. The Seattle Seahawks.

Hunting throughout the ages has been considered a male sport, however,

current trends are showing this age- old belief is being defied by many Sandpoint High School women.

According to several organiza-tions that track women in hunting, national statistics are starting to show upward trends in women hunt-ing, demonstrating a growing com-mitment to the sport as a whole.

Teacher loves hunting

Although math teacher Lisa Cess-na is an accomplished teacher, one of her greatest achievements involves killing a deer with her bow.

Cessna recalls a time in her hunt-ing career where she had to wait days in a tree stand for her prey, a bear, to

come ambling along. Her goal was to shoot the bear with her bow. Howev-

er, her anticipatory nerves managed to get the better of her, resulting in

the kill being made with her gun. To Cessna, the preconceived

belief that hunting is a male sport is unknowable due to her up-bringing around female hunters and her lifelong hunting career. “I have never seen it as a male sport because I grew up hunting,” Cessna said.

Senior With the Power

Senior Sammy Goding is of the same mindset as Cessna; she sees the sport as being as welcoming to wom-en as it is to men.

Goding’s fondest hunting memo-ry is the time when she was walking along a ridge and managed to shoot a five point buck. However, she had only managed to graze the animal and then had to follow it down into a forest.

“After some determined stalking,” Goding said, “it ran out in front of me and I shot it.”

Goding continues with the sport because she feels that hunting dem-onstrates the ideology that women can do, and enjoy, the same things as men. Goding’s greatest accomplish-ment within the sport was the first time she managed to shoot an ani-mal.

Women Give Meaning

Senior Shellbie Montgomery be-lieves that women give more mean-ing to the sport of hunting than men because of the fact that women are considered to be a minority within the sport.

“While hunting,” Montgomery said, “my dad and I managed to track a cow elk to a huge bull elk. The whole experience was pretty amaz-ing.”

Montgomery’s greatest accom-plishment continues to be the times where she manages to hit her prac-tice targets.

Open season for female huntersSandpoint High teacher, students discuss interest in hunting

Think back to elementry school when girls had to check the length of their

shorts by measuring with the tips of thier fingers. That rule is supposed to stand true for the population of Sandpoint High School. However, male cross country runners seem to be exempt from this aspect of the dress code. With shorts reaching above mid thigh, there might need to be some regulation on how short is too short.

To qualify as “short-shorts” the inseam needs to be less than four inches. Yet some runners are abus-ing this qualification. Some even wear shorts that are two inches long. Why?

Let’s look at the benefits of wear-ing short shorts, or some might think “running belt”, due to its lack of material. It means less weight to run with, allowing the runner to expend little energy trying to carry the two inches of fabric round their midriff. This allows the runners legs to breath more easily and cool off

more quickly. They prevent skin ir-ritation during the race. But most of all, we think these running men just want to show off their legs.

But these guys need to under-stand that everything is good “in moderation”. You can wear the

shorts while you run in races or during practice, but is it neccessary to wear them during school? By all means at practice and races wear those shorts with pride! Get in the opponents head with the showcase of those lean mean running ma-chines. But the volleyball girls don’t wear their spandex during school, nor do wrestlers wear their sin-glets, so why is it okay for the cross country boys to wear their “shorts” to class?

We commend you for freely expressing yourself through cloth-ing choice but when a dress code is implemented boys should be expected to follow them as well. Although we understand these legs could be bringing us home a state title, we want to see your white hairy legs just as much as we want to see your underwear when sag-ging your pants: a very minimal amount. So guys, keep them up and at a length covering more than just your trunk.

How short is too short?

Kaitlin WallisFinance Manager

n SHOOTIN’ BUCKS: Math teacher Lisa Cessna poses with her deer that she shot near Moscow, while attending the University of Idaho. Cessna, who has also shot a bear, said she never saw hunting as a male-only sport.

The view from the stands:

Nathan SchwartzSports Editor

Maddie RussoStaff Writer

To qualify as “short - shorts”, the inseam needs to be less than four inches.

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Girls SoccerDespite having a good season with

a winning record in both the IEL and 4A league, the girls varsity soccer team fell short to Moscow in the District Championship game. The first seated Sandpoint team battled the second seated Moscow Bears in a high in-tensity game that eventually ended in a 2-1 loss. This is the first time since 2008 that the girls soccer team has not made it to the state tournament.

VolleyballAfter finishing their season out

with a winning record and sweeping Moscow and Lakeland both times the teams faced off, the volleyball girls had a home court advantage and first round buy for their district tourna-ment. The tournament resulted in a Bulldog victory over Moscow twice to send the girls to state for the 8th year in a row.

Cross CountryCross country has continued its

run on to state this year. After a dominating season, the varsity girls team placed second at districts, under Moscow, allowing the entire girls

team and two alternates to go to state. It was a building season for the boys, who managed to send senior Tim Prummer and junior Sam Levora to state this year. As district champions, both Levora and sophomore Mikhaela Woodward were expected to do well at the state meet.

SwimmingAfter an overall good season mixed

with past experience and recent ad-ditions, the swim team placed fifth at their district meet in Moscow. The team placed third in the 400 Free-style Relay, and sophomore Madison Contor medaled in both of her events. Going to state this year is Madison Contor, junior Shanna Crayne, and seniors Alex Krames and Kaitlin Wal-lis. Time trials were this past Saturday to determine if freshman Cassidy Story and junior Jacob Sweezy would join the team in their pursuit to state.— Compiled by Cedar Post staff

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District tournaments:Sandpoint teams perform well in 4A league

State champions! Boys Soccer team stops two year drought with 2012 4A Championship

n STATE CHAMPIONS: Above: The boys soccer team stands with the 2012 State Soccer banner, State Trophy and District Championship trophy at the impromptu spirit assembly. Below: The boys soccer team celebrates with the State Tournament trophy after defeating Skyview 3-2 in the final.

DESI STORKS | STAFF MEMBER

After three seasons of hard work, dedication and perseverance under

coach Adam Tajan, the boys soccer team brought home the 4A State Championship banner for SHS again.

“They love soccer,” Tajan said. “These guys have a love for the game that’s contagious. Toward the end of the year they, didn’t want practice to end. They’ll play past dark if I let them. Continuously, guys stayed late to shoot or work individually; they’re dedicated.”

This dedication is what lead the

team to finish out the season with a state title. “We were focused the full 80 minutes of every game,” said senior Anthony Fox. “We had more desire to win.”

The team of 22 boys beat Bishop Kelly 4-0 and had 2-0 semifinal over Wood River. The state title came after 3-2 victory over Skyview of Nampa.

After a successful season with the record of 14-5-2, the boys team advanced to state after beating Mos-cow and Lakeland high schools.

Eight seniors lead the way for the team. Many of the players also won awards from the league. Junior Joab Logan won MVP, Fox won Offen-sive Player of the Year and junior

Jeremiah Gagnon, senior Jeffrey Rokstad and senior Raleigh Hanson were also put on the All-IEL team.

This team fought through roaring winds, blazing heat and aggressive opponents until they all reached the goal that they had harbored since the beginning of daily doubles: the state title.

“Winning state was the greatest moment of my life so far,” Fox said.

Since the sport was sanctioned in 2000, the boys soccer program has won eight titles of the thirteen state tournaments. Seven of which were under the leadership of Randy Thorson. This is the first tourna-ment win for Adam Tajan as the boy’s head coach.

Melissa MioneSports Editor

A picture on social media can be worth a thousand words.

Facebook versus sports

Photos of athletes at par-ties on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter or blogs have led to suspension in various sports during the last couple of years. Images usually are of students at parties where illicit activities occur.

“If there is evidence [stu-dents should be punished]. How do you defend a picture where athletes are holding beer cans,” head football coach Satini Puailoa said.

Athletic and activities direc-tor Kris Knowles declined to comment on specific situations or consequences related to dis-cipline issues, but emphasized that athletes need to be aware of what they post or is posted about them on social media.

“It’s not like people are going through Facebook and looking at these things,” Knowles said. “We all just need to be careful of social media.”

Athletic policy related to these types of issues is based off district policy and catego-

rized into major and minor infractions. Major infractions include activities such as pos-session, sale and distribution of drugs, alcohol or tobacco. A first violation of a major in-fraction can lead to two-week suspension from games.

All Minor violations are dealt with at the coaches discretion and the advice of schools administrator if needed.

Puailoa, who had players suspended this year for athletic code violations, believes the school’s policy is fair.

“It used to be is you were caught doing something, you were done for the year,” Puailoa said. “Now it makes students learn their lesson then get back to what they need to be doing.”

Knowles said that a lot of factors come into play when determining the punishment for a violation.

“It could be a case of social media,” he said. “It could be a case of anything. Any case that we receive that violates the athletic code we’re going to look at it individually.”

Sam LevoraOpinion Writer

Ryan Schwartz | CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

n CROSS COUNTRY: The varsity girls start the race at the Will Johnson Invitaional.

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